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My thinking was going in that direction, but hadn't yet gotten there. |D We never do hear much from the Powers that aren't in-between the Lone Power and Winged Defender, morality-wise.

(Digging through that wiki is fun, btw. Much useful for worldbuilding! ... Considering DD writes it herself. =P)

Someone should probably contact the author/find out who the beta is, then. Someone needs some explanation, I expect...

In fact, that fits perfectly well - they're Powers who built something (western civilisation, in the case of the Olympians), but then never managed to let go of it.

You look at someone like Artemis, who wanders around by herself with the few people she likes - and you compare her to the Power we meet in A Wizard Abroad, who hangs out by themselves and doesn't like to admit who they are. It's a very similar approach.

Does that mean they're influenced by the Lone One? Well, to the extent that everything is, sure. But I think it's a mistake to project Michael onto all the Powers. The One's Champion is a very distinct individual, and is predisposed to a black-and-white worldview. We've barely met any other Powers (that I remember, anywise), but there's no reason to assume they're as... well, angelic, even if in the fire-and-brimstone sense, as the Champion.

Interestingly, the wiki identifies Michael with both Athena and Thor (and Prometheus, who has a role in one of the PJ series, I think). Having multiple avatars of the same Power bobbing around could make for a very interesting story - though I'm going to take a stab in the dark that this one does nothing of the sort.

[Reads to check]

... wow. That is a pretty textbook Gary-Stu. I gave up at the point where Artemis wouldn't talk to him until he swore not to hurt her.

Anyway, yeah, no. Doesn't look like it's bothered to consider the possibilities at all. I'm not honestly sure the author understands what the Lone Power actually did...

hS

And you have perfectly captured JayBird's self-image. :D Right down to the fact that she doesn't have the faintest idea how to hold a sword.

Very nicely done.

hS

There is a RPG system, FATE, wich works by creeating 'Aspects' for the character, which follow these rules. Mainly a core one, a complication, and other for importants steps of life. The game system also got playing up or compelling these aspects as a major part of gameplay.

Guidelines like that really help for creating a character.

I...*might* be up for it in a couple of weeks, but the subpage sounds like a better idea. Especially since it means that people who weren't involved in or around for the initial thread could add to it...

~Z

How did I mangle the spelling so hard, auto-correct changed it to sherries? Ah well.

You know, it actually has absolutely nothing to do with Star Trek? I mean, the story has barely anything to do with My Little Pony, but there is truly, POSITIVELY, no reason it is called Starfleet Magic.

Yes, I have had my eye on this sherries for a while. You may recognize it under the former name: My Little Unicorn: Magic is Believing. If you have never heard of this infamous fic, look at the TvTropes Page for it.

Yes, I do still fully intend on tackling the thing. Even after all these years. I will do it. I swear.

And yes, that little detail with the sparkle blood will be included in the mission. It's too funny not to.

We're up to ten full novels, now, and a whole bunch of supplementaries! And if you click around on DD's tumblr, you'll find other goodies!

...and I didn't realize there were any others. XD

Copy-paste the non-discyourwebapps part and it should work.

There's a reason she's The Last Olympian...

How much Young Wizards have you read, btw? There's a bunch of books available on DD's site.

Er, you know how Mary-Sues have glittery blood? Well......... I found a character whom the narration actually states has glittery, I mean, sparkly blood!!

https://www.fimfiction.net/story/378005/25/my-brave-pony-starfleet-magic-season-vi/episode-24-a-royal-duel-to-the-death-part-1

"Suddenly, he spotted a speck of sparkling blood on the floor in the hallway. No doubt it was Grand Ruler’s blood as he was a deity alicorn, and their blood type sparkled."

I went into this one fairly blind in regards to my knowledge of Worm, but it's still one of the best fics I've read (it's still updating).

Stacked Deck (Or, Colin Wallis vs. Single Parenting)

Such is my shame, I contributed the aforementioned concept for this blasterdization of a Mando.

One exception to the Pantheon being influenced by the Lone Power that I'd argue--Hestia. She never really does much, but when she does, she seems to try to do right, without letting ego get in the way.

Well, I already recced a ton of fic, but I haven't done comics. So...

-xkcd[NSFW]: It has recently come to my attention that at least a few boarders are as of yet unaware of one of the most popular webcomics ever. Xkcd was, is, and remains an integral part of nerd culture in many corners. Plus, while it doesn't always hit its mark, when it is funny, it is *really* funny.

-1/0: Yeah, I've brought this one up before. But it's quite possibly the best piece of metafiction ever written, so I don't care. Yes, that is a bold claim. I don't care, this comic is amazing, and deep and heartfelt and raises meaningful questions about love, fiction, religion, and endings, all while delivering a fairly consistantly funny four-panel gag strip. And by comic standards, it had a very short run, so the archive is tiny.

...I was about to post more, but I just read that EME passed through the W3C and the EFF has resigned from said body, so I'm a little to depressed to do it properly.

Of I-guess-I'm-a-slash-author-now. The Badfic Game did it to me, too, and I really only have my own subconscious to blame.

If it makes you feel better(?), Lemony is supposed to be an experienced connoisseur of the M-rated genres. I... am not. For myself, I'm more weirded out, but also still amused in that CAH "oh god does this make me a horrible person?" sort of way. So, good job? ^_^;

~Neshomeh

There's a ton of information in this thread, though, and condensing it down into a format that would fit on the page will be tricky. Not that the page has to keep the structure it has now, but still. I don't suppose anyone besides me wants to give it a shot...?

Or we could just bung it all onto a subpage called Characterization/Advice from Boarders, or something like that.

~Neshomeh

So we've got a whole series of Wiki pages where people recommend fics

(I'll probably plug something and/or create one of those sometime later, but I figured this needed to show up in the thread.)

- Tomash

And angst? I do love me some werewolf angst!

Lemme plug a couple of fics by Stoplight Delight.

Against the Moon
The odds were stacked against him: a child from a blended home with no friends, no social skills to speak of, and a terrible secret. Yet slowly Remus Lupin began to discover there was a place for him in the world, if he could find the courage to claim it.

Currently at 132 chapters and still going strong, the fic follows Lupin from first year presumably all the way to seventh—it's still updating and is in the middle of third year right now. Stoplight loves to play with people's heartstrings and this fic really showcases how well she writes angst.

In Desperate Manner
He could not believe it had come to this. February, 1990: late in a hard and hungry winter, Remus Lupin has come to the end of his options. Desperate in the hours before moonrise, he travels to Knockturn Alley to transact some dangerous business.

This is a recent addition of hers and it's even angstier than the other fic. Unable to feed himself, Lupin goes to sell his blood in Knockturn Alley just so he'll have a little bit of coin. It's only three chapters so far, but it's an amazing look at what the years before book three were like for him.

Again, this is Iximaz recommending angst, so take it with a grain of salt.

...Characterization page on the wiki?

Because what else did you expect of me at this point?

These are all on my Rec page, but I'll copy them here for convenience, too.

• "Saving the Dragonborn" by SaxyGirl - K+
• Continuum: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Writing Status: In Progress
• Summary: The Dragonborn has a bad habit of getting herself in sticky situations and this time is no different. Lucky for her, Farkas is available to save her. Again.
• Why I Like It: It's good clean fluffy fun (and the occasional serious moment) with one of my favorite characters. A series of one-shots in no particular order, it's not trying to be anything grand, but succeeds at being something that makes me feel good to read—and, in fact, helped inspire me to go with the muse and start writing fanfic again myself.

• "The Wolf Queen Awakens" by Ms Katonic - M
• Continuum: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Writing Status: Complete
• Summary: Dragons may signify the world's end but as far as Elisif's concerned, her world ended well before that when Ulfric Stormcloak murdered her husband. So it is that no one's more surprised than her when a dragon attack on Solitude reveals that there's more to the High Queen in waiting than anyone suspected.
• Why I Like It: This is what happens when the NPCs are forced to take matters into their own hands instead of relying on a god-like PC to save them, and it's awesome. The author is extremely good at character-building, expanding on the little we know about the NPCs and giving them backstories and connections that make sense. Also at wrangling the politics of Skyrim and making the unlikeliest of allies into a crack force for saving the world. Particularly, if you're a Forsworn sympathizer, this one's for you.


• "Fearless Vampire Hunters" by Ms Katonic - T
• Continuum: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Writing Status: Complete
• Summary: Skyrim's at peace and the Dragonborn's hung up her adventuring gear to take care of her little girl and be Queen. So when a job comes up in the Pale to look into a crypt that might be being used for arcane rites, the Companions pick it up instead, little realising Dimhollow Crypt contains far more than just beasts... Sequel to the Wolf Queen Awakens.
• Why I Like It: Athis and Cicero do Dawnguard with a little help from their friends, and it's hilarious and moving and awesome. I'm not a fan of Cicero, don't quite get why he's so popular having not done the Dark Brotherhood questline myself, but this story makes him very entertaining and sympathetic, and it just works. Even the headcanon I don't agree with just works. May be read without having read "The Wolf Queen Awakens"—I did it, and never felt I was lost. Just really wanted to go back and find out how we got where we are here. Which I did. {= )


• "The Age of the Dragon" by Ms Katonic - M
• Continua: TES V: Skyrim x Dragon Age Inquisition
• Writing Status: Complete
• Summary: The High Queen of Skyrim should have the world at her feet, but some things even a Dragonborn can't command, such as the ravages of time, rock dust and Skooma. With her beloved husband dying, and her beloved five year old miserable, Elisif risks everything to petition the gods for a miracle. Except miracles come at a very high price...
• Why I Like It: I'm only on chapter 5 of this one, but it's more of what I liked about the last ones, and it's got Thedas as another continent on the opposite side of the world from Tamriel, which is interesting. I don't know much about the Dragon Age series, but so far, it's fun seeing the two cultures looking at each other askance and trying to figure out what to make of each other.

Dark Tower is and always will be my favorite Stephen King work/works. More of an epic than horror though.
It (the book by that name, not the aforementioned series) is also good. New movie just came out.
The Shining is a classic and it more recently got a sequel in the form of Doctor Sleep.
Insomnia was a very good read and is, IMO, underrated, and ties into Dark Tower--similarly to The Stand, another good one, but better-known.
'Salem's Lot ties into Dark Tower as well but is more horror than that. I'm currently reading Needful Things and loving it so far.
King's short fiction is good too--The Langoliers is nightmarish, and I really enjoyed The Library Policeman.
By the way, you can enjoy any of the DT tie-ins I've mentioned above without reading DT. It's more easter eggs and in one case DT ties up a loose end in one of those.

(Since I haven't greeted you already. |D Consider yourself awarded a model of the Transcendent Pig: never ask it the meaning of life! Also, it may occasionally teleport to wherever (and whenever!) location it finds most amusing.)

And I suspect it's more one of those "I want these characters to meet!" crossovers, rather than one that hashes out the mythologies (or at least, hashes them out believably) - in any case, I suspect all of the main gods in PJatO could be regarded as influenced by the Lone Power, given that Percy has to call them all out on their arrogance by the end of the main series.

But of course, this fic is AU, and that calling out one of those events lost. Convenient, isn't it?