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1. Well, my least favorite of my three is "The Adventure of the Misplaced Musical Miscreant". I didn't really get to work with the canon much, as the badfic pretty much forced me to focus on the OCs. It came out all right, for what it is, but I'll have to come back to the Holmesverse someday and do a proper mission. My other two missions come a lot closer to the kind of mission I really like, exploring the canon world outside the parameters of the fic.
   
   2. Honestly, I've never really thought about a single favorite mission. There are too many, and too much variety of style and cleverness between them. I don't think I can really answer this. Sorry!

The Silma (black letter, S) has two forms. The basic form is actually the upside-down version, while the question-mark should be used when there's a vowel over it. Which means that it IS a drawing error - I managed to get them precisely backwards!

You're right about vowels being the marks above (they're called tehtar, singular tehta), but they aren't optional. Well, that's not quite true: the A (three dots) is optional in Quenya. That's because it's the most common vowel, and the rules of forming Quenya words are strict enough that you can usually say there should be a vowel there. Example: if you wrote 'clm' in Tengwar, a Quenya-speaker would know that 'clam' and 'calm' aren't valid words. That would mean the only interpretations are 'calma' and 'calama' - and 'calma' means 'lamp'.

hS

I think my best mission is Of Course I Still Love You. My favourite mission of all time is Sue be Nimble, Sue be Fast, the PPC’s coming to kick your – by Insanegrrl.

I'm not sure it qualifies as it's not exactly a mission and it's still ongoing, but I'd say Blank Sprite. Why? Because I've come up with something very complex on meta level, and turns out I'm actually making it work.

On normal missions, it's a draw between Legendary Illogic (cowritten with Firemagic), because we found a way to hoist an extremely powerful Sue with her own petards (and we had fun deliberately keeping every charge to see if it could reach record chargelist lenght. IT DID... and ended up being an hassle to read as a result), and An Overabundance of Turbochargers and Cherry Flowers, because... well, I've missioned an old shame of mine. Makes me feel much better about Avalon: Last Rebel having ever esisted, especially since I got a second chance to write the characters from it RIGHT by recruiting them.

Favourite mission by somebody else?... But I like ALL OF THEM! Ahem, let's see. I think it might be All Through With This Niceness and Negotiation Stuff, by Desdendelle, Firemagic and Maslab, because of the sheer determination the Boarders and their Agents needed to get through that terrible trainwreck, and how the Agents used every single bit of their skills to get it done. You can feel how desperate their stuggle is. Well done, guys. Well done.

1) My own writings suck. Bad. I'm not proud of any of it. The closest runner is Hip and Hop's first mission - "Lady and the Tramp: Jurassic Edition". As for co-writes, I've only done one with eatpraylove - "Canon's Bane" - and one interlude cameo with Ixi so... that's it.

2) Oh that's also easy... The absolute favourite is the Holy Grail of Appropriately Ironic Assassinations - "He Was Practically Asking For It" by our one and only Ixi of the Mazes.

1. I'd have to say my favorite mission to write was "What's Latin for You Suck?" with Neshomeh. Partly because I was still an ickle newbie and kinda hero-worshipped her at the time and was all "Woo I'm working with Nesh!" and mostly because I think it turned out supremely well. *finishes tooting own horn*
   
   2. Is it any surprise I'm gonna mention Nesh for this one as well? "The Dark Side", cowritten with Phobos, is hands-down my favorite mission, though "Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern" is a close second.

1. Which PPC mission which you have either written or helped co-write, if any, are you most proud of? And
   
   2. Which is your absolute favorite mission published by anyone except yourself?
   
   I figured since the end of this godawful year is nigh, I'd take a bit of an informal census, so yeah.
   
   For me personally, while I do enjoy most if not all of my missions, my personal Crowning Moment of Awesome as a PPC writer will always be my very first posted mission, "Connecting the Dots" (I can't do links on mobile, sadly :c). Not just for sentimental reasons but also because it represents a momentous occasion in my history as a writer. Up to this point I had never really published any story which would've been added to the official continuity of any long-lasting community, nor had I gotten a beta reader for any of my writing. This mission changed all of that. On top of this, it also represents closure for my turbulent history on the Internet, sort of - I felt I owed it to myself to spork my old shame, to atone not only as a writer, but as a person as well. (I mean, I was a horribly immature and reckless @ssh@t when I co-wrote that fic in the first place, so...) Plus, I got two awesome agents out of it, so I suppose there's that, too!
   
   My favorite mission written by someone else is, of course, "Ring Child" by Neshomeh and Tungsten Monk. The character interaction between two amazing agent teams was fantastic to read, and their antics and arguing more than made up for how utterly horrifying the original fic was. Plus, that mission is the reason why Ficubi (and E.V.L. by extension) exist! Hilarious read, great pacing, and a solid ending, complete with Bad End taking up half of DoSAT.

You don't know how happy it makes me, that my reputation has grown as such that it's honestly difficult to tell whether I'm rubbish, or just being weird.
I... I think I need to brush away a tear, too.

Now, Tolkien! Those are some awfully big footsteps to fail at filling, oy? It'll be difficult, but I think I can handle that. I've always found spreading disappointment second nature!

Oy, thanks a lot, mate. I'd go into how much of a bloody great help you've been, but I feel like that'd be kind of soppy and, as we all know, I'm a big steely-hearted manly man who refuses to show any emotion other than raging, testosterone-fueled anger.

I can't wait for your spin-off, though, seriously. I've seen so few snippets of your writing, and it's all bloody great.
Keeeeeeeeeeey, get permiiiiiiissssiiioooon
(butactuallytakeyourtimeyou'llprobablybuggerupifyourush)

Belated, yes, but let's not dwell on the details.

On page 6 (where Tinco meets Silma and Ore at the multiple rivers), the black Tengwablock has what looks like a dotless right-side-up question mark on his head. But on the next page, its "question mark" is upside down. Was that a drawing error, or does that have something to do with the way that letter works in Quenya?

Also, comparing the English with the Quenya, it seems that vowels are notated as a series of dots above the consonants. Would I be correct to surmising that the Quenya writing system is an abjad, i.e., that Quenya is consonants-only and the vowels are optional, like in Hebrew or Arabic?

--SOH176, whose mastery of languages clearly does not extend to the various Elvish languages

"Xiv'riit will be keeping an eye on you as well, Virro," the shardmind growled. "This creature is not like the rest. Xiv'riit does not trust it." Xiv'riit walked over to where Keegra was, and bent his head to concentrate on the voices

Tell me, my friend, which one was your favourite?
Was it Squirrelrim, perhaps? Where the gameplay involved eating everything in sight, to build up fat to survive the cold?
Squirrelblivion? I wasn't too fond of that, and all the acorns looked too blurry.
Or how about Squirrelwind?
Or maybe you like the classics? Elder Squirrels Squirena? Squirrelfall?

Well, I know exactly what gift to give you! I bestow upon you: a squirrel-sized mallet. For breaking open those acorns, without munting your teeth! Yeah!

Welcome, mate. The legion of sarcastic ponces who don't ultimately add all that much gladly welcomes you in!

"Hallooo-o" Uriel begins in a strange accent, "You there on the other side of the door, ve may or may not vant to kill you. Please identify yourselves. Danke."

"Elf, I shall tell you this once and once only. If you cannot control that zombie, I will not hesitate to strike it down." She jerked her head at the door. "There are voices coming from behind here."

Virro: (10 + 2 Cir = 12) You successfully raise the Zombie, and with a burst of magic you make it stronger than before. You almost feel like you want to laugh as your new creation stitches itself back together and begins to flex its muscles and bend down to pick up the Mace on the floor. Amidst your triumph you fail to notice the Zombie Lord gain a bit of sentience, unknown to you it remembers what happened to it before and wishes to break free of your control. Either way you have become better at raising the dead through this. Gained Zombie Lord (Rolls 2D6 every round independent of its action, on a 2, 3 or 4 it breaks free of its control and becomes hostile to Virro) Necromantic Genius (+2 Cir when trying to raise undead).

Evard: ()

Uriel: (4) You realise that with potential enemies next door, making tea now is not a good idea.

Keegra: (9) You stand by the door, ready to jump out at anything that comes through it. (+1 Cir against anything that comes through the door next turn).

Xiv'riit: (9) You watch the Zombie as it arises anew, and you make careful consideration of exactly where it's weaknesses are, and what it is like. (+2 Cir when interacting with Zombie Lord).

Kali: ()

Yeleni: ()

Priya: ()

Davug: (10) You go and stand guard with Keegra, no longer hiding the fact that you admire her and the way she fights, so much so that you are actually more confident now when you are in a fight with Keegra. Admirer(+2 Cir when fighting alongside Keegra)

Shaban: ()

Zombie Lord: (7) Picking up the mace in your hands you feel ready to do some damage, you also notice a piece of Scale Mail lying around and decide to take it to provide you with more protection than just your skin. (9) You cannot shake off your loyalty to Virro and so still feel like you must obey his command.

Characters:

Virro: Weapons - Shortbow(+2) Quiver(37 Arrows), Armour - , Other - (+1 Cir when guarding a door or doorway), Orc Bodyguard (You control what your Orc Bodyguard does each round), Undead Orc Bodyguard, Zombie Lord, Necromantic Genius (+2 Cir when trying to raise undead), Health 30/26

Evard: Weapons - Dagger(+2), Dagger(+1), Armour - Studded Leather Armour(+4, Invisibility), Other - Invisibility (Can turn invisible for one round (counts as a passive action), Cannot be noticed or attacked by enemies whilst invisible, +1 Circumstance when attacking whilst invisible. Invisibility can be activated once every 4 Rounds (Rounds Remaining 0, Invs ready to activate)), Health 27/23

Uriel: Weapons - 2 Club(+2), Armour - Sturdy Robes(+1), 2 Leather Armour(Light +2 Can't be Worn) Other - Belt of Advanced Monk Training (+3 Dam when unarmed.), Health 33/29

Keegra: Weapons - , Armour - , Other - Ring of Thur ('Rub thrice and drop it' and a mysterious stranger may arrive to help you for a turn, One use only), Belt of Monk Training(+1Dam when unarmed), Health 26/22

Xiv'riit: Weapons – Spork(+3), Armour - , Other - , Ring of Thur ('Rub thrice and drop it' and a mysterious stranger may arrive to help you for a turn, One use only), (+2 Cir when interacting with Zombie Lord), Health 25/28

Kali: Weapons - Deer Shot(+3, Deer Fling), Armour - Leather Armour(+1), Other - Deer Fling (Once per room, you may fling a Deer instead of a stone at an enemy. This does +1D8 damage, and the difference between the offence and defence scores (either way) is taken as damage by the Deer. If it survives this it stays around as a permanent companion following your orders), Health 16/12

Yeleni: Weapons - Quarterstaff(+2), Armour - , Other - , Health 30/26

Priya: Weapons - Monk's Spade(+2), Armour - Banded Armour (Heavy, +4), Other - , Health 19/25

Davug: Weapons - Mace(+2), Longsword(+1), Armour - Studded Leather Armour(+3) Leather Armour(+2, Not Used), Other- , Health 25/26

Shaban: Weapons - , Armour - Leather Armour (Light +2), Other- , Health 3/7

Zombie Lord: Weapons - Mace(+1), Armour - Scale Mail(Mail. +3), Other- (Rolls 2D6 every round independent of its action, on a 2, 3 or 4 it breaks free of its control and becomes hostile to Virro), Health 27/27

Loot in Room 4: 2 Leather Armour(Light +2),

Aside from one of my own shed feathers and a complimentary kit of Spikes, have a working Golden Snitch with a Pokeball engraving and a replica One Ring that totally doesn't make you invisible!

Get out of my brother.

I'm usually not one for chocolate, but when it comes with black holes, I'm all in!

Bad-dum, tss!

Please have a bag of black-hole chocolates to celebrate. Guess you know all the basics by now, so welcome to the madhouse.

This calls for a celebration! Cheese for everyone! Actually, wait, no, scratch that. Cheese for no-one! That can be just as much of a celebration, if you don't like cheese!

Ah, but the Skunk Butt Rugs are the most delightfully scented rugs ever put forth by man, mer, or beast. I hear that they make most wonderful gifts for arctic shrews.

As for the sprinkles, I'm sure that I can find some... interesting applications for them.

I have been giving the honor of presenting you with your Discord Invite!

https://discord.gg/0zL6OvKrsM4gca0Z

Tar-Tar has never Gravity Falls-ed. The glory of this reference is lost on him.

Many thanks, Iximaz. Spaghetti is, in fact one of my preferred dishes, and I shall quite enjoy consuming it.

I have also been informed that it represents, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. This is also highly appreciated, and shall be consumed as well. I shall take it in my hand and put it in my face-mouth.