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pyomatic · 5 months
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*twirls hair around fingers* so there's this demon bear on the show about doomed 19th century sailors
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dollgraves-art · 1 year
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THE VAELBLADE
I've been messing around with Blender and finally got something I like and want to share. Making this into a gif was an annoying process but very worth it.
Lore dump under the cut~
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"What a wondrous and terrible thing Fae ingenuity is. The Courts saw a simple problem interfering with their collection of the universal truths; the Vael itself. To travel through a portal even within the primordial khaos which is their home of the Forest of Doors, takes immense power. It is no easy task, forcing the universe to give you a part of itself, to open to you, to travel through her in such a brutish way. Prior to the creation of tools such as witch-stones, this took rituals, weeks to months of plans; mages risked their deaths to open portals through which trade flowed.
When the First Dragons hid their hearts away, the Faeries sought them out. There is no power in reality as strong as the heart of a Dragon, and the power of the First made the potential in their hearts too tempting to ignore. No matter the dangers of their temples, no matter the outrage of the Drakoniq Assembly, adventurers and mercenari and the Fae Courts themselves sought these artefacts of majiq. The most famous of these is the first to be found, the Vaelblade, Heart of the Drakoniq Chaos.
With the retrieval the Vaelblade from its tomb in She'Ol, the Faeries were no longer bound to seeking natural portals to exploit with ritual majiq. Now, they could make their own, anywhere, at anytime, just as The Great Inevitable Change Aolroblan-thi had been capable of. They studied the Heart and its power, marveling at the aberrational nature of its power, and were forever altered by their closeness to it. But as all things of power are coveted, the Heart did not remain in Fae possession, stolen by thieves of unknown origin. The Vaelblade passed through many hands, many kingdoms, and many eras, before it found itself in the possession of Lucifer the Bringer of Light, leader of the Fallen Army. Lucifer sought it as a weapon against his brother the Metatron, for his Army was at war with the Angeliq Choir, but when he brought it down against the his rival, the corruption he brought to the Heart sundered the Vael, linking the plane of mystique to the plane of mundanity by a gaping, bleeding wound."
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betsy-jones · 2 years
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More work from the second year of Uni. This here is the first proper team game project I worked on. With my teammates Will, Will and Maksym. The game: Kubo's Adventure (Or something like that.) You play as Kubo the turtle, a ruins explorer, out on the hunt for an artefact deep within a pyramid.
The ruins were shared by lizards and birds and has four wings representing different seasons. I unfortunatly cannot find all of the art for this, there was an interesting sketch of a indoor waterway but unsure if that got corrupted or lost. Luckily I had uploaded the most important 3D assets too and some bonus ones back when sketchfab didn't have a limit. (And cool rendering/lighting scenes pre set up)
The Statues
The artefact/goal and Puzzle pieces. An ancient crown of pure gold.
Some of the props dotted around. Really I should have put them together in to one scene but I wasn't thinking about it like that when I uploaded them.
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adventure-showdown · 7 months
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What is your favourite Doctor Who story?
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ROUND 1 MASTERPOST
synopses and propaganda under the cut
Dreamland
Synopsis
During a visit to a local diner, the Tenth Doctor stumbles upon a mysterious alien artefact that leads him on a mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from the threat of the Viperox and the clutches of the American military.
Propaganda
Literally a doctor who area 51 episode. It's done in the WORST 3d animation possible and looks horrific. The story is completely uninspired and terrible, the characters are flat and uninteresting. It was so bad that it has practically been erased from existence. HIGHLY recommend watching it with friends because it is the absolute funniest thing i've ever seen. (@Alexmey-does-an-arts )
Real Time
Synopsis
On a planet known only as Chronos, two scientific survey teams have vanished. Inexplicably. Without warning. But with just one clue supplied - a single screamed word: "Cybermen!"
The University they worked for has called in the Earth security forces who despatch a third team, a mix of military and scientific might, under the auspices of a University Administrator. If that kind of volatile grouping isn't bad enough, three strangers have been added to the mix - a young human expert in Cybermen and a mysterious traveller in space and time, the Doctor, along with his companion, Dr Evelyn Smythe.
But can they solve the riddle of the vanished survey teams before the Cybermen harness Chronos' unique temporal gifts and rewrite the history of the galaxy?
Propaganda no propaganda submitted
Scream of the Shalka
Synopsis
The Doctor's TARDIS materialises in the village of Lannet in Lancashire. An annoyed Doctor, who has apparently been transported here against his will, finds the village silent. Its inhabitants are all living in fear except for a barmaid, Alison Cheney. The alien Shalka have taken up residence beneath Lannet in preparation for a wider invasion. Despite his initial reluctance, the Doctor finds himself having to save the world again, aided by Alison and an enemy who has become an ally.
Propaganda no propaganda submitted
The Infinite Quest
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The Tenth Doctor and Martha must find the legendary lost starship, the Infinite, before the evil Baltazar, scourge of the Galaxy, gets it.
Propaganda no propaganda submitted
Ronald Rat Continuity Announcement
Synopsis
The Sixth Doctor disdainfully introduces an episode of BBC3's Roland Rat: The Series, and then proceeds to inanely cry out "Yeeeaaah!" — Roland Rat's catchphrase.
After the episode finishes, the Doctor is awoken by the prodding of a pole. He recaps the audience on what they had been watching, and then excitedly tells them to switch over to BBC1 to watch Doctor Who, which he refers to as "the series". Ron Rat jumps up, calling Doctor Who "rubbish" — an act for which the Doctor attempts to shoot Ron with a ray-gun he just happens to have on his person. Fortunately for Ron, the Doctor is a lousy shot.
Propaganda no propaganda submitted
The Man from M.I.5
Synopsis
MI5 agent Jimmy Bondson asks for International Rescue's help to locate the stolen plans for a nuclear weapon which threatens the safety of the entire world. Lady Penelope assumes the identity of a leading fashion model investigating the crime to lure out the culprits but is kidnapped and restrained aboard a boat with a bomb set to detonate. Scott and Gordon have little time to find and rescue her, as well as to steal back the plans, before the boat explodes and the criminals escape.
Propaganda
The First televised appearance of the Dalek Emperor. In an episode of thunderbirds no less. A continuation of the regular Dalek/Gerry Anderson crossovers which had been happening weekly in the TVC21 magazine for a year or so by this point. It is just a decent Thunderbirds episode with a cameo of the Dalek Emperor. (anonymous)
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thecrofttomb · 8 months
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Has Been Announced!
The classics are back, and they look better than ever! Relive—or experience for the very first time—the original adventures of our iconic Lara Croft lovingly remastered for a new generation.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered: Starring Lara Croft is a definitive collection of the trilogy started by Core Design over 27 years ago, which includes Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II, Tomb Raider III, and all of their respective secret levels and expansions previously available on PC only. This game bundle has been carefully restored with upgraded graphics and many other enhancements by the skilled hands of developer Aspyr, who was responsible for bringing the classics to the Mac back in the day.
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered lets long-time fans and newcomers alike step into the boots of the iconic hero in her first three adventures like never before. Experience the classic action and innovative gameplay that helped pioneer 3D gaming, spawned a beloved franchise which has sold more than 95 million copies worldwide since its debut in 1996, and made Lara Croft one of the most recognizable video game characters in the world. From the treacherous tombs of Peru in the original Tomb Raider to the awe-inspiring sights of Venice in Tomb Raider II and the mystical realm of India in Tomb Raider III, players will embark on a nostalgic journey filled with breathtaking landscapes and ingenious puzzles. Dust off your gear, sharpen your wits and prepare to step into Lara Croft's adventurous shoes once again as we accompany Lara on her original globe-trotting expeditions.
🦖 Tomb Raider (1996)
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In the game that started it all, adventurer Lara Croft has been hired to recover the pieces of an ancient artefact known as the Scion. With her fearless acrobatic style, she runs, jumps, swims and climbs her way towards the truth of its origins and powers—leaving only a trail of empty tombs and gun cartridges in her wake.
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Tomb Raider comes complete with the "Unfinished Business" (1998) expansion, which adds four new bonus levels spread into two extra chapters:
In Shadow of the Cat, several months after the events of Tomb Raider, Lara returns to the city of Khamoon, where she must investigate a hidden temple dedicated to the feline goddess Bastet.
In Unfinished Business, directly after the ending of the original game, Lara discovers a ruined segment in Atlantis, allegedly containing an alien hatchery. She must destroy the remnants of the Atlantean race before they infest the world.
🐉 Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft (1997)
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In the sequel, Lara travels around the globe on a quest to retrieve the legendary Dagger of Xian, fabled to grant the powers of a fire-breathing dragon to its holder. During her journey, she finds she's not the only one in search of danger! Warrior Monks and crazed cult members plot against her as she travels from the canals of Venice, to the bottom of the sea, and even to the remote mountain peaks of Tibet.
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Tomb Raider II includes the "Golden Mask" (1999) expansion, which adds five new levels in a separate mini-adventure.
In Golden Mask, Lara explores an abandoned Soviet military base and mine shaft somewhere in Alaska and discovers a strange and hidden world within. Many surprises await as she uncovers its secrets.
In the bonus level Nightmare in Vegas, while on holiday, Lara is taken by surprise when the hotel she resides in is taken over by baddies. After receiving an ominous vision of her butler Winston, our heroine sets off to rescue him.
☄️ Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (1998)
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In the third and last game of the original trilogy, Lara Croft follows the clues to a mystery that defies any earthly explanation as she tries to lay hands on four powerful artefacts fashioned from the heart of an ancient meteorite. From the jungles of India to the icy wastes of Antarctica, across the rooftops of London and into the depths of Nevada's mysterious Area 51, Lara is ready for anything that comes her way.
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Tomb Raider III includes "The Lost Artefact" (2000) expansion, which adds six new levels to explore.
In The Lost Artefact, after receiving a strange invitation to the Scottish Highlands, Lara now learns of the existence of a fifth artefact, the Hand of Rathmore. Lost for many years, this final piece will complete the set and unlock the secret of the ancient meteor's powers. A hazardous trail riddled with traps and enemies takes her from a Scottish castle's subterranean laboratory to the Parisian Catacombs.
As previously stated, in addition to a visual makeover, various enhancements were made to improve gameplay and performance. Along the three adventures, you'll be able to toggle between updated and original graphics and switch between modern and classic control schemes instantly. Furthermore, there are numerous quality-of-life improvements, including a camera lock-on and achievement/trophy support.
The game is now available to pre-order for 29,99€ with special savings opportunities for each platform:
Console players can pre-order with a 10% discount (some restrictions apply).
PC players can pre-order with a 20% loyalty discount if they currently own the original games on Steam or GOG.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered: Starring Lara Croft releases on February 14th, 2024, on Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X|S.
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k00292810 · 8 months
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radius conclusion
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a failed attempt at building a projector and a severe underestimation of the amount of time a stop motion animation will make i conclude with some storyboards of my introspective observations(stalkings) of limerick and my first attempt of a flipbook
although i’m proud of how my sketches and flat pieces turned out i’m really excited to maybe attempt some 3D artefacts for our next project and perhaps one day finishing a digital piece or stopmotion, time will tell…
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fablewolf44 · 5 months
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the holotome works off 3d modelling software which means they canonically could hook it up to a 3d printer and print models of their titans and various locations, artefacts and monuments they scan.
Ive been so busy thinking about the GIS capabilities that I forgot about a 3d printed Gareon figure
this may seem random but its revolutionised the headcanon department and I'm in a weird headspace so I'm sharing
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fashionwonderer · 2 years
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“ARTEFACTS" JEWELRY CAPSULE by Rohan Mirza now available on @ap0cene ✧*。 STARING THE AMAZING @princessgollum Created by @marierohanaa Outfit by @jeanpaulgaultier For this project @florencetetier 3D artist : @haaitia Creative Direction : @loloxloloxloloxx Makeup : @leana.ardeleanu Stylist : @loloxloloxloloxx my personal style account is @edaonay #fashionwonderer https://www.instagram.com/p/ClIqDFPtwpH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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inlocusmads · 2 years
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The Adventure of the Counterfeit Coins
In order to prove a museum isn't in fact, a museum at all, Nora and Trystan must go on a little "date" to scavenge for counterfeit artefacts. As usual, disasters ensue.
Featuring: Nora Rose, Trystan Thorne from Crimes of Passion
Word Count: 1.8k | No Warnings/Teen | References to Crimes, Book 1. Very mild spoilers ahead.
A/N: More case fics are on their way! This is the first of many, many such short stories. Written for @choicesficwriterscreations's "Naughty or Nice" event. I went with "museum dates" as the prompt.
🎵 Listen to Crates of Books as seen/heard on Sherlock.
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“Museums. Museums. Museums. Museums. Museums.” Nora jabbered. 
She continued. “It doesn’t sound like a proper word anymore. There’s the -- oh, look. At. That. Mediaeval vases! Traditional, looks stolen and -- that one is a definite fake. You’d assume museums actually put up genuine artefacts, but you’d be wrong. There’s a whole fraction of them there, behind those veiled glass cases and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between papier-mache and actual mud, unless--”
She got a pocket torchlight from her back-up purse and shone it against the vase. “Rigid, a bit -- erm-- what's the word, ah porous! Porous! In some places, the material’s quite-- different compared to ordinary clay, there’s a lot of choppy paint work, as if they couldn’t be bothered to make it believable. Most definitely a fake.”
The Calloway Museum, an institution funded by the Hallow Group, were a bunch of liars. Sure, they had an exquisite art gallery, but most of what they mentioned in their Start Here! Tour pamphlets were all wrong. The vase, ambiguously named Chombo hicho and its origins dating to East Africa, didn’t actually exist.
Firstly, vases didn’t exist in 9000 BC, because it wasn’t until 6000 BC, vases travelled from China to Africa and had their use popularly widespread. Either the editors of the “Start Here!” pamphlets assumed that “9000 BC” was somehow older than “6000 BC”, or that it was really just a big old scam, milking money from viewers, casual-passersby and philanthropists at the same time. 
“Detective--”
“And the coins! God, I’d love to get one and test it under a microscope. Look at them! Look!"
“Detective--”
“Appears that the edge milling isn’t even properly raised. There’s also the stamping issue and the detailing. It feels like a shabby piece of work; as if they manufactured them in a machine after casting a coin in a silicone mould. It is, arguably, cheaper to work that way. Perhaps they could’ve digitally made them. You’ve got 3D printers. All it takes is a skilled graphics designer to carefully study the coin from images, draw it up exactly as it looks like, with some alterations here and there and--”
“Detective!”
“Oh, yes. It appears that I’m -- doing that thing again. Sincere apologies.”
“Yes. It is supposed to be a casual outing.” Trystan shook his head, quite frankly a little exhausted. “An outing is defined as when two or more people decide to go to an interesting place, without bringing in their work. You know-- like a date.”
It was odd seeing Trystan Thorne be a voice of reason, but it was warranted. It was usually Nora being the "No! Don't lick the gravestone!" person and granted, it was a miracle the universe hadn't promptly collapsed under the Role-Reversal Effect, as many romantic enthusiasts had put it.
Nora had been going on and on about counterfeit coins ever since the Matthew Bauman case, which involved a truck load of fake Euros and what appeared to be several tiny packets of a white powdery substance, chemically known as methamphetamine (also known as “N,α-dimethylbenzeneethanamine” or “the happy fast thing”) hidden cleverly inside two astutely engineered sides of a coin. Nora hadn’t stopped talking about the absolute genius and it had already been three days. 
It was also equally odd seeing the two dazed and confused “friends” walk about in a museum where, a few months ago, a wonderfully talented artist was brutally silenced by a man with a Morrigan Mask, who’d severed her heart. The place held trauma and was not at all optimal for “casual outings”. However these two had a very good reason to be there.
Due to Sonja Dormer’s murder case, the Calloway Museum was under a lawsuit regarding monetary compensation by Sonja’s parents. It went like this: Since Sonja was murdered in the museum’s premises and especially given that she’s a high-profile (was) artist and was given no security whatsoever, the Hallow Group were initially charged with paying a hefty damages fee to all the immediately affected parties; namely Sonja’s family for causing emotional distress under Tort Law.
The problem was, everything went fine. Too fine.
Considering Sonja’s family directed their lawsuit towards the management for organising and hosting a party, involving Sonja and no proper security regulations; referring to the Hallow Group as a “business” in several legal documents, with a “business management” that was callous in the smooth operation of their festivities. And this was a golden opportunity to take advantage of.
The defendant quickly made the claim that the Hallow Group was not a business institution, because it was a "not-for-profit organisation" that managed other non-for-profit organisations, the Calloway Museum being one of them. They held the proof of the Gala being a massive fundraiser to support local artists. Thus, the debate on “what qualifies as a business?” thus began and the trial hadn’t concluded since then.
“They closed down the Concession Stand.” Trystan remarked. 
Sonja’s parents approached the Ginovesi Agency a couple of days ago, after all that endless emotional turmoil they’d undergone and they wanted immediate proof that the Calloway Museum was indeed a for-profit business enterprise. Hence, these two showed up practically every other day; making a note of everything.
If, suppose, the Concession Stand handed out receipts and bills, it would be easier to prove that the Calloway Museum was indeed, making some profit from all the snack bars and the peanut brittle. And that was the intended plan. Unfortunately, it went down like a lead balloon after the Stand shut down. (Sonja’s parents didn’t have very good attorneys, anyway.)
“How do you prove something’s a business?” Nora asked the question.
“Well, you look into their records. And unfortunately in terms of records, we don’t have any records.” Trystan shook his head. “Just because an institution hires people, employs them, gives them a salary and so on and so forth, it doesn’t mean it is a proper, legally-backed-up business. And even if we do look into their records, find some -- bills, it won’t be enough. They have really good attorneys and enough personnel to fudge, swindle, lie, cheat and steal.”
Nora tilted her head, eyebrows raised, the wheels cramming and shrieking inside her mind.
“What? I brushed up on some legal reading. Museums don’t qualify as business enterprises, anyway. They’re often registered under non-profit organisations.”
“Perhaps--” The wheels in Nora’s head turned. “Perhaps we need to prove that the Calloway Museum isn’t a museum at all. Think about it. The vase we just saw was clearly a fake. A replica, even. But it went unmentioned. Museums would have that sort of thing. This is a replica of the blah-blah-blah thing. Perhaps we can prove that this museum isn’t a museum, because it doesn’t specify the true nature of the artefacts it displays. In direct violation of some -- code or whatever. The ICOM code, yes! That!”
“Great! How do we prove that? Maybe the vase is real.”
“Let’s take a look at the coins for a change.”
“This is supposed to be a date, Detective.” Trystan huffed, exasperatedly.
“And you’re giving up on your friend, Sonja? Not a good look.”
“I’m not! I’m just-- it is best if we stay out of trouble for a while.”
“What? One stabbing incident and you’re now a big old -- softie? You have to be joking.”
“Detective, this is--”
“Let’s see--” Nora bent down to see the glass case filled with ancient Chinese coins. Being a part-Chinese herself and having been expertly schooled by her mother on numismatics at a very young age as a substitute for bedtime stories, Nora could easily identify nearly three fakes. She couldn’t take a picture, but she wrote the details down, including what the Calloway Museum claimed to be the “true origin” of the coins. 
The coins in question were Ban Liangs, the first unified currency, minted under the emperor, Qin Shi Huang. They were curious little things with square holes in the middle. (As square-ish a circle could be). The date on the placard put the date of issue of the coins somewhere during the year, 221 BC, but the work was too perfect. (The "221B"C being just a lovely little coincidence)
Now, it was quite impossible to look at a coin and determine its legitimacy. Any ordinary human would break under the pressure. Like Trystan, for instance, who was now visibly sweating, turning around with his hands glued to his pockets, as if he was ready to throw a punch at any armed guard. Nora didn’t catch onto the danger just yet, because she was incredibly dense that way. Ridiculously smart, an insufferable genius, a calculative mastermind but also a proud resident of the City of Obliviousness.
Common characteristics among the residents included, but not limited to, obliviousness towards flirting, a blatant disregard for danger and otherwise perilous situations and possibly, in possession of the stupidest mind one could possibly have.
Detective Nora Rose had really good eyes. She knew colour saturations, studied ancient lettering for fun and knew, for certain, that such a neat job was impossible back in the olden days. In the olden days, freestyle lettering was a lot more common and this one looked straight out of some Nerdy McNerdy’s 3D printer. Upon close examination Nora concluded, in the span of six minutes, that the dimensions were off, the metal quality was frankly terrible and she doubted it was actually bronze. Even further examinations later, she observed that there were no grooves.
“Why do you have a metal detector in your purse?” Trystan deviated from his worries to enquire a stupid question.
“Pocket metal detector. Every woman and man has one. Ever since Brooklyn experienced this -- weird surge in -- these robot dates, dubbed one’s Perfect Match, there’s been quite a bit of panic in the dating field. Nobody knows if it is some rumour that the kids cooked up or if it actually holds true.”
“Robot Humans. I’ve seen this before. And I don’t feel so good.”
“Yeah-- just hold on a bit. This can penetrate through glass! I spent a lot on getting this, to the point where I haven’t gotten new clothes in the past-- six years. Shining.. Shining.. Aha! Not bronze! Gotcha.”
“Detective--”
“Now, I’ll just have to report my findings to the..”
“DETECTIVE! I believe we have a situation here!”
The two of them turned around to face a fleet of armed guards with guns pointing directly at them.
“If it is worth mentioning now, perhaps--” Trystan began, slowly raising his hand. “The Calloway Museum and its subsidiaries receive a portion of their funding from several Cultural Ambassadors from this very tiny European country. Very tiny, actually. Not the biggest. Just up in the Baltic -- mountains. I might know them.. You know, from other places.”
Nora let out an audible sigh. “And you didn’t think to mention it earlier?”
“Of course not! I just happen to love getting killed in various dumb ways, actually!” Trystan said. 
“Nice to meet you, Prince Thorne. Now, please get down while I attempt my very best to kill you with this wonderful AK-12. Thank you very much for cooperating!” Their leader stepped forth with a massive rifle of his own.
“I have a plan. But we might not make it out alive. It’s a very slim chance, actually. Around 30-70, with the seventy being our odds of not making it out alive.”
“That isn’t a plan!”
“It is a very good plan! Just -- trust me on this, Detective.” Trystan looked determined. 
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A/N: And that's it! I'm ending it there! Now nobody would know what Trystan's superb plan really was all about. Hahaha (evil laugh)
Now I'm not a legal expert. I asked a bunch of different people about "suing a business party on accounts of distress" and many people had different answers. So I'm just going to leave it at that and not address it further, because I spent so many hours going through it, I'm physically sick and distressed myself. If anyone's an attorney or a law student here, please help me with this!
[I remember in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, there was this case where a daughter's family sued a hotel's management for a wedding dress slip-up. I'm operating under the same assumptions, even though South Korean laws and United States laws can vary)
Did you like that Perfect Match reference? :)
This is the coin, the Ban Liang, that the Calloway Museum faked:
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I'm not a numismatics expert either! So some details might be ambiguous, wrong, vague, etc. If you happen to know something about the general manufacturing of these coins, how they were smelted, sculpted, etc, please reach out. I want to include some details!
Okay that's all. Thanks for reading!
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Bonnie Prince Charlie: Recreation shows the face of Jacobites rising
He is one of Scotland’s most famous historical figures but more than 200 years after he died, Bonnie Prince Charlie has been given a new lease of life by experts at the University of Dundee.
A team at the University’s Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID) has recreated the face of the Prince as he would have looked at the time of the Jacobite rising, his unsuccessful attempt to restore his father, James Francis Edward Stuart, to the British throne.
Aged just 24 at this time, this new recreation has been produced using death masks of the Prince, which have been painstakingly photographed and mapped by Dundee researchers. Subsequently, 3D models were produced with state-of-the-art software allowing experts to “de-age” the Prince to create a representation of him from the period he is best remembered.
“I have looked at previous reconstructions of historical figures and was interested as to how these could be done differently,” said Barbora Veselá, a Masters student who initiated the project and whose work will feature as part of the University of Dundee’s annual Masters Show, which opens to the public on Saturday 19 August.
“I wanted to create an image of what he would have looked like during the Jacobite rising. There are death masks of Bonnie Prince Charlie that are accessible, while some are in private collections. We also know that he suffered a stroke before he died, so that made the process of age regression even more interesting to me.”
Born to the exiled Stuart King James III of England and Ireland and VIII of Scotland, Prince Charles Edward Stuart sought to regain the Great British throne for his father in the Jacobite rising of 1745.
Despite some initial successes on the battlefield, his army was defeated by government forces at the Battle of Culloden, near Inverness, in April 1746 and he spent the next five months as a hunted man before eventually fleeing to France. He spent the rest of his life on the continent and died in Palazzo Muti, Rome, at the age of 67.
Since his death, Bonnie Prince Charlie has continued to inspire writers and historians and has come to the attention of a new generation of admirers through depictions in modern media, including television shows such as Outlander.
Following his death, a cast of the Prince’s face was taken, as was common for notable figures at the time. The Dundee team examined copies of two these masks - located at Highlife Highland's Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, and The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, creating a composite over several months. Barbora took photographs from all around the masks and then utilised photogrammetry software to establish a 3D model. In total, she estimates that almost 500 images have been taken of both masks as part of the recreation process.
“It has been a pleasure to work with these artefacts,” she continued.
“The access I have been given has been incredible. There are moments, when you are working with the masks, that it suddenly strikes you that this was once a living person.
“We don’t tend to think about the age of people when we study history, but Prince Charlie was just 24 years-old when he landed in Scotland and to visualise how young he was at this pivotal moment in history is fascinating.
“He has some interesting features. Beauty is a very subjective thing, but Bonnie Prince Charlie does have distinctive features, such as his nose and his eyes, that encourage you to study him.
“Hopefully this recreation encourages people to think about him as a person, instead of just a legend. At the same time, it is important not to romanticise him or the era of history. There are many accounts of him but having a face to look at helps us to view him as a human and not just a name from history.”
CAHID’s Dr Tobias Houlton, who specialises in craniofacial identification and forensic imaging, said that this new image would bring new interest in the life of the famous Prince.
“This has been a hugely exciting project,” he said.
“Through many hours of hard work, Barbora has given us an exciting new insight into European history. This recreation will undoubtedly fascinate the public and the added dynamic of using artificial age-regression to bring him back to the Jacobite era, when he was most famous, showcases the range of expertise we have here at the University of Dundee.”
The recreation will feature as part of the University of Dundee’s annual Masters Show. Visitors are once again invited to the studios and exhibition spaces at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design to explore a multitude of works that include fine art, comics, and animation, to items designed with health, science, innovation and functionality in mind.
The exhibition is open to the public from Saturday 19 August to Sunday 27 August.
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Published on 18 August 2023
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unwelcome-ozian · 2 years
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You mentioned Project Bluebook and Project Bluebeam as long gone projects of the past. I've heard that Project Bluebeam will be done in the future. Can you give more links about Project Bluebeam, the one that was done back in the day?
Project Blue Beam is a theory about technologically simulated ‘second coming’ that will occur in four steps. (1994)
The four steps to Project Blue Beam:
Manufacture sophisticated top-secret weapons to cause earthquakes around the world in specific and strategic locations to unearth religious artefacts with the attempt to use them to disprove religions’ effectiveness (2012?); (AO News – Weather Geoengineering)
Sophisticated technology to beam 3D holographic images of all the prophets or heads of the four major religions: Jesus, Mohammed, Krishna, Buddha. Simulate the second coming of Christ. The images would be broadcast simultaneously in the sky around the world. They will merge into one to make all the people feel their God is speaking directly to them with the sole intent to use in the antichrist and the end times.
Use invisible wave frequency technology via telephonic platform to access people’s minds and impact thoughts to gain control of the mind and make people feel they are in direct communication with their God. (Voice to Skull (V2K) technology - discovered in 1962 by Dr Allan H. Frey, and it is called the "Frey Effect." The technology can put voices in your head, that no one else can hear.)
Use sophisticated tech to put the thought in individuals’ minds that the rapture is coming and that they face an imminent alien invasion. They will also get a transmission that other planets are being invaded and ravished. This step will finalise the birth of the One World Religion, the antichrist’s arrival, and the New World Order.
Here’s links to some information on the theory.
"Project Blue Beam False Flag"
NASA Blue Beam Project
Operation Blue Beam - Details Exposed
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nicholas5401499 · 2 years
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Week 9 - prototyping
Pre class activities
This week we had a video about prototyping with Andrew Simpson. The way he describes the process of prototyping testing different dimensions and interactions with a product was very familiar to my process of designing my perfume bottle. Once I had identified the basic design, I went about making a number of iterations to alter the design to find a form which was appealing and ergonomic. Using this process I was able to identify a design with a tapered side to a smaller base made for a better ergonomic design.
Exercises
I learnt more this week about the power of the computer assisted world of prototyping and how it can assist you with your designs. The presentation at the MCIC about 3D scanning was really impressive — it’s amazing how for computing power and algorithms have come, even in the 6 years since I was at uni last. Seeing how accurately and quickly designs that have been quickly modelled by hand can be brought into the digital world without needing to use CAD software was surprising. When I visited the MCIC to scan my bottle, I did see the limitations in the process. My design had a few undercuts and “hidden areas” which made it difficult for the computer to scan, making it a delicate process. Even then there were a few artefact errors which make the mesh difficult to work with.
I didn’t have access to my scanned bottle until later in the week, so I used this week’s exercises as a chance to learn about the mesh modelling with the bottle scan provided on Moodle.
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Importing and running the quad remesh in Rhino was very straightforward.
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Once it was in 3dsMax the past few weeks of working with the software meant that I was very comfortable adjusting the object and altering the pivot point.
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The FFD modifier was the most useful tool in this stage of the process (in my opinion). Making small adjustments to the proportions of the model will be really handy.
I used a couple of taper and symmetry commands and the repaint tool to fix a weld seam around the symmetry point, and touch up a couple of scan issues pointed out by Rob in class.
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The end design was a taller and slightly prouder design than the original, but only required minor adjustments.
Reflections
The 3D scanning tool was very quick, however imperfections can take a long time to fix up.
With uncomplicated objects, 3D scanning is probably not the quickest or best way to work with your design in CAD software. However, I can see it used as a guide for simple shapes to draw computer models.
The tools in 3dsMax and other CAD software would allow the design process to create dozens of iterations on a design such as this, making slight adjustments in form in order to gauge the right aesthetic and functional balance with the use of 3D printing.
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gaymer-hag-stan · 2 years
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On the 25th of October, twenty six years ago, Tomb Raider was released in Europe for the Sega Saturn.
The game follows archaeologist-adventurer Lara Croft, who is hired by businesswoman Jacqueline Natla to find an artefact called the Scion of Atlantis. Gameplay features Lara navigating levels split into multiple areas and room complexes while fighting enemies and solving puzzles to progress.
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The character of Lara was based on several influences, including Tank Girl, Indiana Jones and Hard Boiled. The 3D grid-based level design, innovative for its time, was inspired by the structure of Egyptian tombs. The music took inspiration from English classical music. Originally announced in 1995, the title went on to receive extensive press attention and heavy promotion.
Reception of the game was very positive, with praise for its innovative 3D graphics, controls, and gameplay, and it went on to win several industry awards. Lara Croft herself became a cultural icon, rising to prominence as one of gaming's most recognisable characters.
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adventure-showdown · 6 months
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What is your favourite Doctor Who story?
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ROUND 2 MASTERPOST
synopses and propaganda under the cut
Dreamland
Synopsis
During a visit to a local diner, the Tenth Doctor stumbles upon a mysterious alien artefact that leads him on a mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from the threat of the Viperox and the clutches of the American military.
Propaganda
Literally a doctor who area 51 episode. It's done in the WORST 3d animation possible and looks horrific. The story is completely uninspired and terrible, the characters are flat and uninteresting. It was so bad that it has practically been erased from existence. HIGHLY recommend watching it with friends because it is the absolute funniest thing i've ever seen. (@alexmey-does-an-arts )
Dr Who and the Daleks
Synopsis
Accidentally thrown together, Dr. Who, his granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and their friend Ian cross the universe in Who's new invention, the space and time machine known as "Tardis". When they land on the planet Skaro, the travellers meet the kind and placid Thals, who live in fear of the dreaded Daleks. Somehow, Dr. Who and his party must find a way to help the Thals overcome the deadly mutants who live inside impenetrable metal casings.
Propaganda no propaganda submitted
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16h23min · 2 years
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ARTEFACTS jewelry collection by Rohan Mizra
3d artist : haaitia
Models : Sekhou Drame and Pricess Gollum
Clothes by JPG
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Is it possible to use Pataphysics (I.E: the science of imaginary solutions) to REALLY fuck the game up, and maybe even... escape Paradox Space Itself?
Pataphysics is almost literally a joke from what I can gather. Some 19th century meme from a French guy.
I will say that memes can indeed fuck up the game. The Artefact Grist and the fact that you can alchemize psuedo-3D .jpg items are notoriously shitty, and if you actually Prototype some deepfried monstrosity the other players deserve one free kick in the pants directed at you. Each. Monthly. In addition to being visually painful and audially grating, it also makes the game run like crap. And considering that the game is REALITY, you don't want it. You colliding bumping your hip against a table and you organs ripping themselves out of your body for a second before remembering they're supposed to be inside your body is the least of your worries, important game constructs can randomly brick themselves when exposed to this stuff. It's funny when they do it but then you realize that you're inching ever-closer to a softlock.
And to address the last point, deepfried memes have not been able to let us escape Paradox Space or let us stop playing the game. We had an issue with a semi-ironic cult that thought that once and they were not only misguided but also kind of annoying because they shit up every discussion they encountered with their one-notes jokes that got old really fast. To be fair, nobody has tried Pataphysics yet, to my knowledge. So knock yourself out. I don't know how one conducts pataphysical study but it can't be that deadly, can it?
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