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...well, except in an in-universe or game setting, but that doesn't count because I'm in Insane Mode (TM)...

...I don't know how to put the TM above the letters.

Cass (the sorcerer/bard, current me) has short hair parted slightly left-to-right (yes that's a significant detail, don't ask), and she wears a green tunic with a high neck, a pair of dark grey leggings, a green stone amulet on a gold chain, and brown knee-high boots with the tops folded over. Over all of this is a long black hooded robe worn open and with the hood down, and over that is a brown belt. The robe has embroidery on the sleeves and lower hem that consists of a thin golden stripe on the edge and a green stripe (on the sleeves) or a green design of thorny vines braided together.

-Twistey

...in any context that also includes the Scapegraces, Cass from the Knights will be referred to by her full name, Cass Kingside.

I'm curious, would you mind explaining your choices of class, etc. for these characters, as well as the world they live in with the Ever-King and that stuff?

-Twistey

... I'm a decent chunk of the way through a digital version of Shiny Newbie already. ^_^ No promises that it'll go anywhere, but you never know your luck. I'll report back if it gets to a playable stage. (So far it's all been about Boarder names.)

I've actually already made one board game about a PPC mission, over here. That... should tell you why I'm not popping up to contribute ideas, because it's an awful game.

hS

What do you think of the Artificer now (the UA version), based on what's said in the PDF that got linked to?

-Twistey

The workaround is if I disrespected the oldbies so badly that even you don't feel respected via this analysis thing, and instead everyone is just really shocked and angry, and, uh... *siiiiiiigh*

-Twistey

Since, after all, you wrote the mission for "Woodsprite of the North", which kind of inspired the mass mission game.

Also, it really sounds to me like Shiny Newbie TM would work better as a visual novel rather than a board game. Since you made the original PPC computer game, would you be interested in this approach?

-Twistey

... you would be showing how much value you place in my analysis of the situation. So really, your disrespect would just be a form of respect.

^_^

hS

"In that case... thank you," she said. "Guess I've sort of forgotten just drinking for the sake of it."

"That... is so not the point."

She half-stood in her seat and flagged down the bartender. "Hey, Ren? Can we get two Uncle Elronds here? Thanks!"

"The point," she added to Erica, smiling, "is a nice gesture toward mutual conviviality. And this one is officially on me."

(( There is a surprising dearth of fictional beverages that aren't soda or beer and don't have stupid names. Therefore, I made up a sort of cross-continuum cocktail you could only get in the PPC. The Uncle Elrond is jasmine tea with a drop of miruvor [a bit expensive!], and will arrive in two to three minutes due to steeping time. ))

1/ Respect the Oldbies.
2/ Disrespect the Oldbies.
3/ Become an Oldbie.

^_^

Also, this game is now called Shiny Newbie^TM. The ^TM is silent. :D

hS

...that back when I was still a fresh-faced Shiny Newbie^TM you had to tell me to relax because I was pretty much hyperventilating the first time you responded to one of my posts? :P

Erica slid a couple of pound coins across the bar as she spoke. "One of the side effects of my particular brand of immortality—I can't get drunk. Well... not for long, anyway. Certainly not for lack of trying. My healing factor just flushes it all out of my system."

I take it that means Jenni liked the article! :P

"I have the worst head for alcohol, but... I heard they got a supply of 1420 Shire beer in a couple weeks ago. I wouldn't say no to a canon delicacy like that, if they're not sold out by now." She glanced at Erica's glass. "What about you? May I return the favor?"

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(( That was perfect. {X D ... And no, an eventual 3- or 4-way would not surprise me in the least. >.> ))

I haven't heard anything to this effect yet, but I suspect/hope that we may close the office Wednesday and/or Thursday due to the very cold temperatures coming our way. IF that happens, I may pop into the chat for a game.

Failing that, maybe next Saturday.

~Neshomeh

... Rep Manager 2019: Be a Big Name in the PPC.

You play as... well, yourself, or as a new Boarder, angling to gain recognition in the writing community of the PPC. You can do this by making friends with other PPCers - reply to them on-Board, chat with them, exchange emails. You can also do it by sucking up to the Oldbies. ^_^ Dodge the drama - or maybe don't! Provided you come out looking good, it can really boost your profile.

Your first pseudo-goal is to work your way up to Permission - so better befriend someone who has the Beta stat! Then you unlock the writing half of the game, which is Agent Manager. You have to create agents, put them together into storylines, and try to write enough, and also uniquely enough, that people pay attention to your missions. (Cowrites are great here.) You might even get people imitating your writing, or even spark a shift in how PPC stories are written... just watch out, because sooner or later some newbie is going to show up and start stealing all that attention out from under you!

(I literally don't know whether I'm describing myself or Iximaz here. Not that other people haven't gone through this exact same process, but few have been as prolific as Ix or I... though obviously I'd never accuse Ix of sucking up to olbies!)

(Yes, I would accuse myself of that. Did You Know I Talked To Jay Once?^TM)

hS

Inside the FicPsych nurse's affairs with multiple Jack Harkness replacements—and the canon himself! (page 11)


Nurse Jennifer Robinson's sordid past is hardly a secret among those who follow the Monitor's reportings, but recently she has begun taking things to new heights. After allegedly kidnapping Captain Jack Harkness himself for a coffee date and a night of rough sex, the naughty nurse has gone on a collecting spree among HQ's Harkness look-alikes.

First there was none other than Jacques Bonnefoy (ESAS), a dashing man with a voice like an angel's. Formerly a Sue's object of desire, it seems he has found a new Sue upon which he can shower his affections. In an attempt to recreate her night with the canon himself, Robinson invited Bonnefoy on a coffee date as well. One can only speculate how their night ended, but the two were spotted leaving the café together, arm in arm and whispering excitedly. Rumors abound that they have already made plans for a second date. We can only hope Bonnefoy isn't the type to get jealous of himself, because Robinson wasn't done yet!

She was later spied talking to Erica Ambrose (ESAS), a relative newcomer to the roster of raunchy agents. While not a Harkness replacement per se, Ambrose is said to be an expy of the Time Agent, and indeed the two look nearly identical, right down to the cleft chin (which, while quite dashing on a man, is much less flattering on her). Not that this seemed to deter Robinson, who indeed initiated the flirting between the pair; a highly suspicious occurrence considering Ambrose's origins. Ambrose returned the advances eagerly, though, and the two have made plans to meet again.

Does Bonnefoy know Robinson is going behind his back to sleep with his female counterpart? Does he not care? It would not be out of character for him; as we reported in last month's issue, he and the changeling Dax (Crossovers) are infamous for hosting their inter-departmental orgies. Perhaps we will shortly be seeing Robinson get together with Bonnefoy and Ambrose at the same time, possibly even with the changeling wearing Harkness' face for good measure. After all, it's said that their old player created them with none other than Harkness in mind; if Robinson wanted to collect the 'full set', as they say, it's only a matter of time before she'll turn up for a visit to Crossovers.

Erica looked Jenni up and down and grinned. "I'm not seeing anything. Would you mind terribly if I appreciated you a little more? Actually—" She half-turned to the bar. "Can I buy you a drink?"

... it was its own class back then, and could make all sorts of magic items. You could theoretically get spells from any list with that under 3.5 rules. Eberron was the best.

My forte is mostly with the development weapons technology.