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Then there are zero issues for me ...

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For normal folks, not that likely, but since it's a Promethean I'd say it's at least more likely than usual. Prommies travel a lot just because of their condition, after all.

We can come up with a reason easily enough (even a mere "I wandered here"), if his place of origin is important to you. Unless his birthplace and several people from there are really central to the character, in which case they would all need a damn good explanation for their presence....

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Alright people, now we can talk about characters, Milestones and everything else. Feel free to post anything you have and ask whatever you need.

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The Fire That Moves the Stars:

“In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself within a dark woods where the straight way was lost.”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno

The Divine Comedy is, under one of its many possible interpretation,s the tale of a lost man that, helped by the love and will of Heavens, starts a pilgrimage to save himself and find his souls. The Decameron, on the other hand, is a collection of popular tales that show the hopes, vices, dreams and stories of all sorts of people, even in the wake of the Black Plague.

This Promethean...

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I'm making conjectures here out of nowhere here, so don't give me too much credit, but the idea that the Arisen might be beings sort of removed from the flow of time that only come to our world during a Descent, is something that intrigues me. Like some sort of disembodied intellect that, empowered by the divine laws of Duat, is cast into flesh and burning with Sekhem, visits our world and then returns to a timeless state of existence, both as agents, slaves and prisoners of the judges .

I don't know if things will be actually like that, but it's a vibe I'm getting....

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Got a chronicle name, "The Fire that moves the Stars", and I'm currently compiling some house rules and odd mechanics.

When I'm done, I'll write the description of the campaign in a OOC thread. Getting closer people: I had to write a couple of important things, but we're almost there

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Is there any mention of alchemical, grown in a jar, homunculi in the books? Either as a Lineage of something else, I'm looking for all we might have about those

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Spent the evening on a beach chair reading Cthulhu Mythos antologies and waiting for the fireworks.

Also, a short article about John Carpenter I finished to write today is getting published in a small magazine and I'm even getting paid for it. Not much, but enough to buy another book or a something like that.

Little things, but enough to call this a good day.

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Strong Sybaris though....

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Sorry, couple of busy days, but eventually I figured a quick reply on the phone is better than no reply.

That's a good one, I'll keep It in mind in case I decide to lean on Acrozatarim's Bat for the Suthilu.

It was not Bat that casted its heart out (no Pangeans back then), but a darkness-themed Idigam. The idigam changed and the heart became the Suthilu. But it's stuff whose details are easy enough to change, if needed...

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I have an ophthalmic visit today (nothing bad, just a check-up), but there are good odds I'll have to get some drops in my eyes.

Always hated that, those burn like hell and make me unable to read or watch anything for half a day. Awful.

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Thought the same about that story. And, about the rest, you're absolutely right. It's pretty much a recurring theme, with some rather raunchy tales here and there....

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I saw it! When it was posted in Acrozatarim's Patreon, it got me quite interested.

I'll see if there's something to be done with it. Both you and nofather are raising some good points about it.

I guess I'll have to solve my dilemma between what to do with Bats and their creator, the Obsidian Butterfly. Lots of things have changed since I wrote both and I can't decide yet how update things, what to change and what to keep. While I still like both of these creations of mine a lot, I wonder if perhaps I should change their connection. Seriously not sure about that.
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Finally got some spare time and I went back into Warframe and played The Sacrifice quest. That waited for far too long.

It was as awesome as they said. Started it hoping to know what happened to Space Mom and got way more than that. It's massive spoiler territory, so I won't say much more, but it was great for several reasons. Can't wait for more storyline for my Tenno and her Frames to confront with, though Fortuna sure seems cool as well.

Long story short, I love this game.

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That one could defeat the Marvel and DC universe both, let's be real...

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Innocents is my single favorite book of the entire franchise, even more than Slashers. To say I look forward the 2nd Edition is a big understatement.

What's great about it? It's not easy to explain that quickly.

It might be because, for a combination of Goosebumps, Mighty Max and Stephen King, I'm a huge fan of kids in Horror, but Innocent catered to that love of mine with skill and great writing.

The crunch was good, replacing the Cardinal Virtue and Capital Sins systems with one of Asset and Faults I will never stop believing to be the precursor of 2nd...

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Uhm, cool. The lack of a Mummy 2nd Edition is something I feel more heavily than that of other games for several reasons and I do crave for it quite badly. This blurb also hints at changes I'll probably appreciate, especially as someone that also prefers Arisen to be a Nameless Empire exclusive (while other kind immortals are fair game) and wants to see more of Duat, the Judges and the other divine beings of the gameline.

Also, I wonder where those oblique Lovecraftian references will stand in 2nd Edition, if they remain at all. They were interesting and I would lie if I said they...

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Forgive the odd question, but the Kickstarter payment went through for you? I got no confirmation of it.

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Don't worry, still a few days before I post the OOC thread and we start talking for real about the campaign. It's high on my priority list, but I gotta finish a couple of things first.

I posted the list of characters above just to give some actual evidence that I'm working on this ...

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Hey there everyone, since I have a tough exam tomorrow and I needed to chill somehow, I decided to write something out of impulse. Inspiration (and the Godzilla trailer) brought me back to my Fantasy Kaiju setting. Since you people were important for me when I turned the idea into something more solid and you gave me the first precious feedback, I thought that sharing it here would not be a bad idea. I also post these on a blog, but I honestly care to show this stuff around here as well (though I know it's wildly out of place). So, here's another entry for that tapestry of mine.

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