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thewebcomicsreview · 1 year

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I sometimes wonder if any of the people who supported Sinfest during its feminist phase are now ashamed of it after it became anti-trans.

Well, yeah, lots, the comic got way less popular after that turn, though it's less "I can't believe I liked that guy" and more "I can't believe Tatsuya Ishida suddenly became a crazy person one day".

Though Z6IIAB, who prefers to be called Celina, might be the oddest. She was on board with Tats' anti-trans turn, often fighting with members of the old board over it. Tats eventually took her side so hard he banned his entire forum and made a new one, with blackjack and hookers. Well, not hookers. Probably not blackjack anymore either, actually, given his RETVRN to Evangelical Christianity. At one point, the new forum had 70 posts and 41 of them were from two users, one of which was her

To a large extent, the yellow forums were made just for her. She posted there 842 times, 29% of all posts on this forum to this day. The forum was literally made just for her.

But then Tats became anti-Vax, and that was the new Current Thing for him.

And Celina was not super fond of that, and would post "facts" and "statistics" in the forums. Anti-Trans she was okay with. Anti-vax she was not super comfortable with. But still. She was Tats' biggest fan, and she wasn't going to throw that away over a conspiracy theory arc.

And then Tats started doing right-wing memes, and that made her real uncomfortable.

This post is from January 2022, and if Celina was already starting to look around her and wonder if she was hanging out with a 4chan nazi...

Then perhaps she saw this February 10th strip about how (((devils))) secretly control the world by controlling the banking system and started seeing the same thing here that I do. She didn't make a post for that strip, and a week later, on February 17th 2002, she posted on the Sinfest forum for the last time.

She hasn't been seen since. And neither has ZozoCitizen, or CopperRose, or RikkiTikkiTavi, all once-prolific posters last seen in September 2022. Tanagra last posted on the 4th of July. The new Sinfest forum was never exactly hip and happening, but it had its regulars once upon a time.

In the last two months, just counting manually, the forum has looked like this:

MeowingInsanely has posted one time Fabbo has posted one time Quil has posted three times, all in one conversation with Russly Russly has posted twenty-three times

Only four people used the forums, and really it's a one-Russly show. For comparison, just looking at site comments for my own not successful comic and ignoring the discord completely, 11 people have posted on the actual site comments (12 if you count me). If you go to my discord, you might have seen the creator of Starhammer lament their low comment numbers lately, and while I have 12 commentors in the last two months, I count 13 on Starhammer in the last two weeks.

Tats has one fan left, and that's it, and that's the fan who replies to her own threads and argues with herself. He has no money. He has no friends. He's got no fight left to fight. He's just a sad, pathetic, lonely man, trying desperately to win approval from literal nazis because he thinks they're the only people desperate enough to still like him, and they're not. They're not! All the alt-right shit Tats has done and they don't respect him at all and they never will and one day I think he'll eventually realize it and flip a switch to a new political identity. Eco-fascism or NIMBYism or communism or juggling or whatever he sees on Facebook that day.

He's just TimeCube now, with less friends and more racism. It's not even upsetting any more. Why get mad about an angry old man shouting alone in the dark?

#Sinfest #Starhammer

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aquadestinyswriting · 2 months

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Titan Modern AU- Chapter Four

Summary: Meredith and Elowyn have a chat with Starhammer regarding the shooting that took place two days ago, and what Fangthane's interest in it is.

Words: 1,798

Tags: @druidx, @sparrow-orion-writes @warriorbookworm, @thesorcerersapprentice, @blind-the-winds, @philosophika, @the-down-upside-finch, @hippiewrites

Warnings: Political BS incoming.

Notes: Had to do a little more worldbuilding for this one. Enjoy the little history lesson.

Meredith hovered in the door an extra moment, before Starhammer’s flat stare forced her to march in and stand at semi-attention next to the sofa that Detective O’Toreguarde was now sitting in. Starhammer ambled back to his desk and sat on the edge of it, stroking his impressive moustache,

“I had rather been hoping that I’d misheard the name Gruksdottir gave me, Detective. Not that I’m displeased to see ye, mind, but given why I need to talk to you…” he trailed off, glancing over to Meredith, who was looking between the Detective and her Lieutenant with a politely confused expression. He ‘harrumphed’ and looked back at Elowyn, “Given the situation, I think it’s only fair that one of us explains a few things to Constable Gruksdottir.” he said.

Meredith stood a little more at attention,

“Sir, if necessary, I can leave the room and get back to my post –” she started, before Starhammer held up a hand to cut her off,

“Negative, Constable. Command has requested that you be informed of the situation as it pertains to the security of the Kingdom with Toreguarde’s borders, seeing as you’re the only officer here besides myself for the time being.” he replied. The Lieutenant’s statement caused both women to frown in wary confusion, first at each other, then at the old man sitting in front of them. Elowyn sighed, then nodded,

“I suppose it would be advantageous to explain why and how you know who I am.” she conceded. She looked over to the Constable, whose frown of confusion had only deepened, “Lady Frigidwake and I know each other on a personal basis. She, and her friends, took me under their wing after the chaos of the attacks that almost destroyed Toreguarde ten years ago died down and we started to rebuild. We’ve become close since then, and consider ourselves as family.” she explained.

Meredith nodded as she took in what Detective O’Toreguarde had said,

“I, of course, had heard about the attacks.” she said, finally sitting on the arm of the sofa, her voice low. “I was only a bairn at the time, but my Uncle Snorri and my brothers, Alfie and Magni, were deployed to help in the defence of Toreguarde, in honour of the alliance between our states.” Meredith looked down at the floor, her hands gripping at her kilt, “Only my uncle made it back in one piece.” she murmured. She shook her head to clear the memories away and looked back up at the Torejar Detective and Lieutenant Starhammer, “However, I fail to see what Detective O’Toreguarde’s relationship with Lady Frigidwake has to do with the shooting that occurred two days ago.” she said.

Elowyn’s face fell into a sympathetic grimace as Meredith spoke. No one had asked Fangthane to send reinforcements, but they had been enough to secure Toreguarde’s continued existence. Without them, Elowyn dreaded to think what would have become of her home and what remained of her family. She, likewise, shook her head to clear away the unwanted memories and looked up at Lieutenant Starhammer, her face twisting into an unhappy grimace,

“I’m guessing word has reached Fangthane about what happened?” she asked. Starhammer nodded, his face, likewise, falling into an unhappy frown,

“Aye, lass.” he confirmed. He glanced over to Meredith, who was looking more confused than ever. He sighed and shook his head, speaking directly to Meredith for the moment,

“D’ye remember the attempted assisination of King Storri a few years ago?” he asked. Meredith sat more upright and nodded,

“Aye, sir, I was a cadet at the time, but it was the only topic of conversation back at HQ for at least two months after.” she replied. She glanced over to Detective O’Toreguarde, who was staring at the window, not moving a muscle, “I also recall the… upset over Toreguarde’s refusal to extradite the suspects back to Fangthane when they fled here.” she added. Starhammer nodded,

“Aye, that caused quite a lot of upset alright.” he muttered. He stood and walked behind his desk, “It will not surprise you then, Constable, to hear that those same suspects are currently being investigated for the attempted assisination of the Triumverate Council of Toreguarde.” he said, leaning on the desk and looking at Elowyn.

To her credit, Meredith thought, the only reaction Detective O’Toreguarde had to the statement was a very slight twitch in her jaw. She watched as the Torejar woman sucked in a breath and slowly let it out before speaking,

“Olin, I understand that you have a duty to the Crown of Fangthane. But I’m just a detective, I’m not someone who has any authority over the decisions of the Toreguarde Council.” She stated, “I was put on this case to track down and bring in any and all individuals responsible for the crime that was committed. No more, no less.” she added firmly.

Starhammer blustered for a moment at the candid reply, before huffing an irritated sigh and sitting in his seat, the metal and plastic creaking loudly as he leaned back,

“I know ye don’t have that kind of authority, lass. That’s not why I’m annoyed.” he groaned, “The point is that I’ve been ordered by High Command – at the behest of the King’s Guard, mind – to try and convince the Toreguarde Council to agree to their latest extradition request.” he sighed.

Elowyn frowned in confusion once more,

“I fail to see the problem, Lieutenant. Yes, the Toreguarde Council has previously refused to extradite any members of the Grimbeard Clan back to Fangthane, mostly because they were seeking political refuge, claiming they were being targeted due to being open Throffites –” she was cut off by Meredith’s snort of derision,

“Bloody bollocks is what that is.” the constable muttered in Ghàidheal. Starhammer sent her a sharp glare, cowing the younger officer, before gesturing for Elowyn to continue.

Elowyn glanced between the two Fangthanians warily. Clearly there was some contention there. She shrugged it off and continued,

“However, given this latest turn of events; should any members of the Grimbeard Clan be convicted of the attempted assassination of the Triumverate Council, then I’m sure they’ll be more than happy to extradite them to Fangthane afterwards.” she said. Starhammer grimaced,

“That’s the problem, hen, His Majesty wants them extradited now, not later. High Command isn’t convinced that having them tried in Toreguarde first will lead to the request being granted. The expectation is that the Toreguarde Council will stall for time by insisting that the criminals serve their time here first, which could be at least another twenty years.” He shook his head, “I’m already arguing the toss about this with yer aunt.” he added.

Elowyn sat more upright, her face set into a determined grimace,

“While I appreciate that you think you’re trying to prevent any issues pertaining to my relationship with Lady Frigidwake – and her involvement in the mess that is the relationship between Toreguarde and Fangthane – I can assure you that you have nothing to worry about. I’ve already cleared my involvement in the case with the Attorney General.” she said firmly. “In fact, I think she asked Fugit to put me on this case.” she added.

Starhammer blinked for a moment, ‘harrumphed’, then crossed his arms over his chest and grumbled,

“Right. Well now I know who to direct Selene to when she throws a fit about yer involvement.”

“When she throws a fit about my almost getting shot you mean.”

Starhammer pursed his lips, but said nothing in response. Instead, he turned his attention to Meredith, who was looking pointedly out of the office window,

“Gruksdottir, I do hope ye’ve been paying attention and not been daydreaming on the job.” he called. Meredith snapped her head around so she was looking at her Lieutenant,

“I have, sir, I simply believed it wise to not get directly involved in the latter part of your conversation as it seemed personal, sir.” she stated, trying her best not to look as offended by the comment as she felt. Starhammer nodded,

“Good.” he said, “Now that you know what’s what, I want you to look up any files we might still have here about the Grimbeard Clan and corroborate with Detective O’Toreguarde to make sure our records on them are up to date.” he ordered. “I might as well have something to give Sergeant Major Ragnarsson when he calls for an update.” he added with another grumble.

Meredith hopped off her perch, stood to attention and saluted,

“Aye sir.” she said. She looked over to Elowyn, who looked between both Fangthanians and nodded, also standing up. The detective gave the Lieutenant a short bow,

“I’ll have a talk with Captain Fugit about what other information we might be allowed to give you. I want to see justice done as much as you do, Lieutenant, and I’m not going to stop until those responsible are behind bars. Though, which ones those will be, I cannot say.” she told him. Starhammer sighed,

“I’m sure ye will, lass. Go on then, I’ll not keep you any longer. Gruksdottir, ye’re dismissed.” he said wearily.

Meredith saluted again, turned on her heel and marched to the door, holding it open for Detective O’Toreguarde and quickly following her out into the reception area. She gestured to another door across the small reception area,

“Why don’t we sort out that witness statement first?” the Constable suggested, hiding a small smile at the barely hidden flustered expression on the other woman’s face. Not that she thought the slightly shorter woman looked quite cute like this. Of course not.It was a strictly professional observation.

Elowyn’s eyes went wide and she ran a hand down her face,

“Cuthbert’s scales.” she groaned, but quickly collected herself, “Yes, of course. I apologise, that conversation with Lieutenant Starhammer derailed things a little bit.” she added. Meredith shook her head,

“It’s no trouble, I realised that we’d all gotten a bit waylaid.” she glanced at her watch. It was now 1:15. She grimaced as her stomach rumbled, loudly. Elowyn cleared her throat to cover up her snort of laughter at the flush of red that spread across the Fangthanian woman’s cheeks and nose,

“Tell you what, Constable, why don’t we grab you some lunch? Then, assuming Lieutenant Starhammer’s relieved you of guard duty in favour of looking into the Grimbeards, we can pop down the station and get the statement out of the way. Then I can find some information that might be of help to you after that’s done.” she suggested. Meredith blew her breath through her moustache with an annoyed huff, but nodded,

“Aye, that sounds like a plan.” she agreed. Both women then turned to the stairs and made their way down them in almost perfect lockstep.

#aquadestinyswriting #titan fighting fantasy au #modern au #fictional politics #meredith gruksdottir #elowyn o'toreguarde #olin starhammer

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helix-studios117 · 2 months

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Like Halo? Look Into These:

So you're a massive Halo fan, but you're also looking to scatch your sci-fo itch by consuming material that's like Halo, yet you've no clue where to start. Say no more, I've got some recommendations for you.

Books

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card- It's better than the movie, the movie is doo-doo. Anyways, this book is bascially just the first half of Halo: The Fall Of Reach, which is Master Chief's origin story, but done in a much more in-depth way due to fact that Ender's Game focuses ENTIRELY on the hero's origin and pretty much nothing else. Just imagine Ender as John and it's basically just John's origin from the Fall Of Reach.

Starhammer by Christopher Rowley - This is a really DARK book, I'm just gonna say it right now. It follows a genetically-engineered superman named "John," who meets and befriends a cute Computer-AI girl, who he teams up with to fight a species of eldritch, zombie fungus-aliens. Any of that sound familiar to you? WARNING: This is a very violent book with pretty graphic descriptions of everything that goes on, read at your own risk.

Larry Niven's Ring-World - Pretty much where the idea of Halo comes from, this book is about a strange, alien ring-world planet megastructure that the heroes go on wacky adventures on. Other than the ring-world itself... this book pretty much is nothing like Halo.

Movies & TV

Starship Troopers - Though the original 1959 book by Robert Heinlein is the grandfather of all sci-fi, the movie that's loosely based on the book is closer to the marines and propaganda of the UNSC than the book is.

Firefly - Nathan Fillion plays Malcom Reynolds, who is basically just Buck (it's the other way around, actually). If Starship Troopers is the UNSC (in the form of The Terran Federation), Firefly is a show that's in the perspective of The Insurrectionists (in the form of The Brown Coats).

Aliens - Basically it's Halo: Combat Evolved from 343 Guilty Spark and onwards, with the Xenomorphs taking the spot of The Flood. Hell, Sergeant Apone is pretty much just Johnson.

The Mandalorian - Mando/Din Djarin is more or less Master Chief. It you want a show about a mysterious and stoic warrior who wears a cool helmet that he never takes off and battles aliens for a living, then this is it.

Soldier - My personal favorite of the movies that are listed, Soldier focuses on an old supersoldier struggling to live among normal humans after being ejected and abandoned by the evil military that created him.

Games

Destiny - Cliche, I know. But it's another sci-fi FPS created by Bungie that centers around a culture of warriors harnessing the power of an ancient entity to battle several different aliens at once. It's vaguely like Halo in the loosest sense.

Marathon - A much older FPS sci-fi game that was ALSO made by Bungie, Marathon serves as a precursor to both Halo and Destiny and the influences that Marathon has on both of the later entries is GLARINGLY apparent.

Helldivers II - Wanna be an ODST?

That's it, that's all; I hope that this list helps you satisfy your sci-fi/Halo itch.

#halo #helldivers 2 #sci fi and fantasy

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druidx · 8 months

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Ghulkari, Paladin

Ghulkari was a friend of Orock, ogre drunken master and lately proprietor of the Plot Hook, and Orlin Starhammer, dwarven cleric and lately high priest of Moradin in Toreguard.

He traveled with the party for a while as Elowyn's paladin mentor (she having 0 clue what she was doing; he having a traditional paladin upbringing, and therefore did know what he was doing) until he was killed by a planar-displaced construct.

He is greatly missed by Elo and Orock.

#meta writing #Ghulkari #fighting fantasy #titan fighting fantasy #original character #wandering graphics #he was the one person Elo (and therefore me) had who knew WTF they were doing with this paladin shit and could explain everything #and he was taken too soon! I still needed help! but the GM put blocks in my way to getting him back for resurrection #because GM thought I/ Elo needed a push to be stand on our own as paladin. just because GM was right doesn't mean I have to like it...#DNS NPC

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nex-kyit · 4 months

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TLH: Zenith Devices

Spoilers for the Engineer, by Will Wight

My guess on who/where the Zenith Devices are going to end up with. The simplest guess is that one of each crew member will inherit one, but that leaves one extra device that goes either goes to no one or someone is getting two. My theory: the Magic Tower students get one!

Alternatively, Varic is getting all of them, or they end up in Horizon's cells, or they go back to sleep, or maybe all of the Magic Tower students get their own, or maybe they go to some other unknown force(the Vallenar Corporation perhaps?). These are the boring answers, so instead I'm going to focus on the first guess: all the crew members are getting one or more, and maybe the Magic Tower students. Heres a list on arguements for who could be getting which device. Names in order of who I think is most likely to get what.

Horizon/The Zenith Starship -> Varic (duh)

Shadow Ark/The Zenith Colony -> Mel, Shyrax, Students. - Mel: She has the strongest connection to Ark, as Ark already accepted Starhammer. Also Ark was found in her book, and there is the whole Ark and Mel are purple. She could probably fill the colony with Novabots too. Honestly, of the three options she has the weakest reason to get Ark, the only reason why I think shes the most likely to get Ark is because of the purple thing. In The Captain, Horizon was initially blue-green, and Varic had a blue aura, so there might be a color matching theme going on with the devices. - Shyrax: We've already seen Ark carrying and protecting huge fleets of ships, so I actually think ability-wise he fits Shyrax's role as a commander quite well. Not only that, it'll probably work as a safehouse for the Karoshan resistance, which can hang out inside the colony while the crew is out. It'll probably free Shyrax's time as well. - Students: So we know Mariala wants to keep her planet safe, and the rest of the students likely abandoned their families/lives to study under Varic. They have the strongest need of the colony, as they have actual planets to protect, something I think Ark mentioned he wanted? The fact that they are not crew members means they could also spend more time inside the colony. The problem with the students is that they are still very weak. Not even full wizards, much less archmagi, so Ark isn't likely to accept them.

The Zenith Blade(?) -> Raion, Sola - Raion: Out of all the Zenith devices, the blade seems to fit Raion the most. Like, way more than the other devices. It fits his combat art, and considering Horizon suggested it as the second device to find instead of Ark, next book (*Raion's* book) will probably have them going after the blade. - Sola: She is called the Fallen Sword, and is the Sword of the Last Horizon, so maybe she will get it. But honestly I can't see Sola using anything other than a gun.

The Zenith Chamber -> Shyrax, Sola, Omega - Shyrax: We know the least about the Chamber than any other device, as we don't have anything to go off of. At least we know the Engine is an Engine, but what is a Chamber supposed to do? Shyrax gets the Chamber because it's most likely to happen in her book. - Sola: The Chamber is described to be green. Sola's aura is green. Re. the Colony and Mel. - Omega: The Chamber is described to have a shadowy figure inside it. Omega is often described to be shadowy. Thats it.

The Zenith Gun(?) -> Sola, Omega - Sola: She has many guns. What's one more? Having two powerful guns could help her get around the whole cooldown with Worldslayer, or even replace it if Worldslayer is damaged or worse. And it fits her role as the Sword by giving Horizon even more powerful weapons. Considering her affinity for guns, I'd be really surprised if she doesn't end up with the Gun. - Omega: With that being said, there is a case for Omega to get the device. He also uses strange and powerful guns. The gun also is said to be in the Galatic Union, so maybe the crew will collect it in his book.

The Zenith Engine -> Omega, Mel - Omega: Like the chamber, we know very little about the engine, but we can speculate! The Engine could be used by Omega to boost/modify his aethertech body or subspace drive. An engine also seems fitting into his role as the Pilot. Alternatively: - Mel: Maybe she can use the Engine in her Novabots. It could possibly be used in relation to Starhammer and his evolution engine, which sounds cool, but more info. on the Engine is needed. It could fit her role as the engineer

The Zenith Processor -> Omega, Mel, Sola, Raion - Omega: The most likely candidate due to his connection with Solstice. We know the Processor can be used to process information much more accurately and faster, and we see a similar thing with Omega's scanning with his aethertech eye. It could also go well with the rest of his aethertech. - Mel: Again, could be used in correlation with her Novabots. - Sola: Could be used to buff her suit. - Raion: Could be used to understand/improve the Titan Knight. With the little we know about the processor though, any of the crew could benefit from it.

#The Last Horizon #Theories #will wight

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violetqueenofpentacles · 5 months

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WORLD MAP

Asterius, capital city of the Kingdom and home to an ancient tower

Mare Nostrum, home of the Mages’ Guild. Casting outside guild walls is forbidden in the city

Starhammer, a village of reclusive crafters cut into the side of the mountain

Mare Lumen, struck by a magical meteor summoned by a dark wizard; the town has been reduced to two overlapping craters and a ramshackle camp of refugees to the south

Fairhill, formerly the independent capital of a halfling kingdom that was conquered hundreds of years ago by The Kingdom of Elves and Men

Smoulder, a small nation independent from the Kingdom and protected by both a magical volcano and the powerful high priestess who controls it.

Greystoke, an acclaimed university and library that is said to have survived the destruction of the original Mages’ Guild millennia ago

Mare Frigoris, tucked behind the Umbra Mountain range this small frozen fishing village sees little news from the kingdom at large and is only reached via trading ships

Forest of Glass, said to be the remains of what was once the Eastern Enchanted Forest. This vast wasteland consists largely of petrified trees slowly crumbling away into sand.

#dnd #world building #D&D

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justsomespiders · 6 months

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I'm asking about your favourite superhero

, "spiders man" is a alternative universe spider man, they are a hivemind of spiders that think they are Peter parker

we've seen spiders man lol we're just also weird

tbh idk if we have a favorite superhero anymore, our thoughts on those guys have long since gone from adoration

so, starhammer ig?

how's the cell service in europe :P

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darkeraven22 · 1 year

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Seven Seas OEL Manga Arkham Woods Review Chapter One (Digital)

Does The Lineage Of Your Writer Make It A Good OEL?Yeah. Once upon a time in the so so past… Probably still a thing now… Its been kind of a fad to write Indie Comics, and in this case OEL Manga. Seven Sea’s past with the genre is no exception. So say hello to one Christopher Rowley. Author of the credited as classic Sci-Fi novel Starhammer. Don’t worry if you never heard of it. I wont. Artwork…

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#Arkham Woods #OEL Manga #OEL Manga Review #Reviews #Seven Seas

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db-reviews · 1 year

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#167 - Heavy Metal Fruit - Motorpsycho (2010)

After the release and recording for the band's more alternative oriented anniversary album, Motorpsycho gets back on track with more progressive rock music. This time around, they sort of shift back a bit to a more heavier, grungy sound that originated from their first three records, specifically Demon Box. Unlike those days, they have improved on their songwriting and playing techniques considerably over the past 19-20 years, and so we get one of their heavier, but still masterfully created albums yet.

Take this what you will, imagine if the stoner rock/metal of Sleep's Dopesmoker merged with the neo- psychedelic jams of Thee Oh Sees, plus a sprinkling of the space infused atmospheres composed by SBB, and a topping of the heavy psych movements of Hawkwind, and you get yourself Heavy Metal Fruit, as this is, in my mind, one of Motorpsycho's finest works. Each song on here is played to a very masterful degree of expertise, ranging from slow, stoner jams, to more fast paced songs that make me want to come back for more. I find that each song takes its sweet time in composing and playing, so that by the end, you feel like you've been on an amazing journey of sorts, and I absolutely love that kind of stuff in my progressive rock records.

I just absolutely love the heavier direction this album composes. The band was right when they named this album 'Heavy Metal Fruit', as this album just screams super well made heavy psych prog that can rival some of the best jam bands. I especially love the first two songs of Starhammer and X-3 (Knuckleheads in Space). Starhammer is just this big, 12 minute extravaganza of stoner metal jams that never gets boring in the slightest. Just the amount they work with in that song is crazy, and it only solidifies the band's immaculate image in my eyes.

X-3 (Knucklesheads in Space) is also another really great song on here. Just how it weaves through these super shimmering space rock jam sessions, to these almost laid back guitar and trumpet movements that contain more ambience than a Brian Eno song, and how it ends by swelling up with these weird, almost Echoes-like sounds that transition into the next song of The Bomb-Proof Roll and Beyond just leaves a lasting impression on me.

I think it would also be criminal not to talk about the 20 minute epic of Gullible's Travails. This era of Motorpsycho, the band has really started amping up on their epics, and they, so far, have been some of the best parts of the albums they are in. Just how each part carefully weaves through these magical, psychedelic, and very space heavy progressions, with build ups and playing styles that could rival the likes of Uriah Heep, Amon Duul II, and Elder, and an otherworldly momentum of beauty towards the end, it all composes to a song worthy of being called a prog rock epic. I absolutely love it, and it is by far one of the band's best works of music.

This album is not only a masterpiece of progressive rock standards, but the 3rd masterpiece the band put out in their long careers as legendary musicians. This album is an essential record that deserves any and all love it can get. I have bit into the heavy metal fruit, and I am loving the sweet taste of it.

5/5

#music review #album review #progressive rock #psychedelic rock #progressive metal #motorpsycho #grunge #metal

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tonkifivestar · 2 years

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Tai stellar wipe

This secret convention did not go unnoticed by the GTU’s Ministry of Intelligence, prompting the GTU to announce its ‘Centuries of Peace’ policy to appease the galactic powers, as well a major economic rejuvenation plan to further strengthen the Union’s newfound position. The competing major powers, the Star Concord and Stellar Axis in particular, grew fearful of the potential destabilizing factor of the GTU toward the galaxy’s balance of power, while some major star-nations (the Florians and Peronisti) even argued for the preemptive ‘pacification’ of the Terran state, only to be rejected as militarily unfeasible by the rest of the convening powers. Handling the so-called 'Terran Questions'. In one of the secret anti-Terran meetings brokered by the Ruu, various convening major powers quickly found themselves in a state of panic and disorder in an attempt to find common ground in Nevertheless, by the aftermath of the Byrum Cataclysm, hundreds of star-nations grew wary of its meteoric rise, fearing of the potential rise of ‘another Tyrum’ that may destabilize the entire galaxy. Its victory against the Beneficial Compact quickly solidified its position even further, albeit at the cost of nearly causing an economic recession due to the careless wartime economic management of Carla Diaz’s administration. 5.2 Effect on galactic military thoughtīy the end of 25 th century, the Greater Terran Union had unquestionably become the most powerful military powerhouse in the galaxy, placing itself as an equal with other major powers such as the Star Concord, Florian Matriarchy, Vol Hive and the Sophox Garden of Worlds.3.3 1st August General Counteroffensive.3.2 'Liberation' of Terran puppet states.2.1 Casus belli and the Florian secret buildup.The war was ended by the signing of the Treaty of Kaprisi, jointly brokered by the Sophox Garden of Worlds and the Star Concord due to the pressure of the observing rival powers of the Milky Way Galaxy at that time, which resulted in the formation of the Commonwealth of Kaprisi as well the Stellar Axis nearly losing its position as one of the major powers of the galaxy, having lost three-fifth of its entire standing military along with its resulting economic recession.ĭespite the signing of the peace treaty, the sheer devastation and humiliation inflicted toward the Florians become the spark of the decades-spanning Terran-Florian rivalry, with the resulting revanchism resulting into an equally devastating second conflict seven decades later at the height of the War of the Five Fronts. The war lasted from 6th July 2520 and ended on 14th April 2529, beginning during the final stages of Operation Starhammer, the Terran’s first crusade against the Vol Hive. The First Terran-Florian War, also called the War of Justice and Liberation by the Florians, was a devastating nine-years conflict fought between the Greater Terran Union (as well its vassals) and the Florian Matriarchy-led Stellar Axis.

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dreamsbeyondsleep · 3 years

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The best way to enjoy webcomics is to completely forget about them for 3 years then stumble back across them on a nostalgia trip.

#webcomics #awaken #starhammer #paranatural #oh I wish I could quit you pnat #but you've got a hold of me

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aquadestinyswriting · 2 months

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Titan Modern AU- Chapter Three

Summary: Meredith gets a telling off for staying in the office past clocking-off time. Starhammer offers her a lift to her new place and she gets some time to settle in. Two days later, Detective O'Toreguarde returns to the Consulate to get that witness statement.

Words: 1,646

Tags: @druidx, @sparrow-orion-writes @warriorbookworm, @thesorcerersapprentice, @blind-the-winds, @philosophika, @the-down-upside-finch, @hippiewrites

Warnings: None for this chapter.

Notes: 'Haud yer wheesht!' is one of my favourite Scots phrases. It basically just means 'shut up'. Tone can indicate the swearing in the middle when required.

“Gruksdottir, weren’t ye supposed to clock off at five-thirty?” Lieutenant Starhammer frowned as he walked past the computer in the main reception area, noticing that his new constable was sitting at it. The clitter-clatter of keys being hit in rapid succession paused as the short woman looked up from the screen,

“Writing up an incident report, sir.” she replied, ducking her head back down and resuming. Starhammer huffed out a sigh,

“About the shooting that occurred earlier?” he asked pointedly. Meredith nodded, not looking up from her screen this time,

“Indeed sir.” she confirmed, her tone distracted, “I had to leave my post to render medical aid to a Toreguarde Investigative Branch officer.” she added.

“Gruksdottir, ye’re aware that it’s now ten minutes til six, aye?”

“I am aware, sir.”

Starhammer growled, marched over to the desk and put a hand in front of Meredith’s face, blocking the screen,

“Then why are ye still here?” he ground out. Meredith frowned, the first time Starhammer had seen the expression on her face, and looked up at her commanding officer,

“Because I need to finish the report, sir.” she remarked, confused. Starhammer simply shook his head, grabbed the mouse, saved the document and closed it. Meredith pursed her lips,

“I was still working on that.” she grumbled. Starhammer shook his head,

“And now I’m ordering ye to go and bloody well clock off.” he retorted. Meredith spun the chair so she could send the lieutenant a confused glare,

“I did clock of at five-thirty, sir –” she didn’t get any further as Starhammer groaned, closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose,

“That doesn’t make it better, Gruksdottir.” he sighed “In fact that makes it worse.” he added. He squinted one eye open, just in time to catch his constables’ bewildered expression before she schooled it. He sucked in a breath, lowered his hand and sat on the corner of the desk,

“Look, I understand that, back in Fangthane, things’re a bit more hectic, and I’m sure most officers are forced to work a bunch of unpaid overtime to meet deadlines set by politicians that have no idea how the world actually functions.” he noted, “However, that is definitely not the case here, and I’d rather ye actually went home after clockin’ off.” he held up a hand as Meredith opened her mouth,

“I wasn’t done, haud yer wheesht. While I do appreciate the enthusiasm, I find that writing reports as soon as an incident has occurred often leads to officers forgetting key details as they’ve not had a chance to fully internalise what happened. Make some notes, aye, but let yourself sit with it for at least a day before writing up a full report.” he suggested.

Meredith’s annoyed frown lifted into something a little more thoughtful as she took in what the lieutenant had just said. After a moment, she nodded,

“That makes sense, sir.” she said, moving to switch the computer she’d been using off. She paused momentarily,

“Sir, did Lady Frigidwake get back to you about lodgings for myself?” she asked. Starhammer beamed at her and nodded,

“That she did, lass. Actually, it’s a good thing ye were still here. Apparently a room just became available in a lodging house on Serpentine Road. It’s not too far from here, about a ten minute walk or so.” he replied happily. Meredith nodded and finished turning the computer off, grabbed her Shanter and stood,

“Very well, sir. I’ll grab my things and check out of the Crabbit Sow, then make my way there.”

Starhammer chuckled,

“Not by yourself, you’re not.” he told her, “I’ll give ye a lift to the inn, let ye grab yer things, and help ye get settled into your room.” he said, bringing out his keys and jangling them. Meredith, realising she wasn’t going to be winning any arguments with her Lieutenant, simply shook her head,

“Again, ye don’t need to go to such trouble.” she grumbled, “But I’ll not turn down the offer of a lift when it’s given.”

An hour later, Meredith was standing in the room she would be calling home for the foreseeable future, looking out at the view over the canals from the window of her kitchenette. Starhammer smiled as he finished signing off the last bit of paperwork and turned to his constable,

“Right then, I’ll let ye get properly settled for the night. If ye need anything at all, here’s the number for my house phone. Dinna panic if one of the wee ones answers it, just ask if their grandpa’s available.” he told her.

Meredith repressed the urge to roll her eyes as she took the slip of paper and placed it on the counter,

“I don’t need babied, sir.” she told him. Then she smiled, “I do, however, appreciate what you and Lady Frigidwake have done for me.” she added. Starhammer beamed at her,

“Ye’re very welcome, lass. One last thing, before I pop off home to get assaulted by a three and five year old, when that T.I.B officer comes ‘round to get yer statement, bring them into the office. If the shooter’s who I think it is, I have some pertinent questions to ask them in return.” he said. Meredith frowned,

“Sir?” she asked. Starhammer shook his head,

“Stuff to do with High Command and the King’s Guard, hen. I’ll fill ye in when that officer pops by. In the meantime, I expect to see ye at 9am tomorrow and no earlier.” he said firmly. Meredith suppressed the urge to salute, though she did stand a little more at attention,

“Aye, sir.” she replied. Starhammer rolled his eyes, but said nothing as he grabbed his coat and finally left. Meredith cocked her head to one side, then walked back to the window she’d been looking out of. She watched the hustle and bustle at the docks below, pondering her Lieutenant’s words. She stroked her beard thoughtfully, then shook her head, turned away from the view and set about sorting out the shopping that Starhammer had insisted they pick up on the way.

True to her word, two days later, Meredith spotted the dark skin and brown hair of Detective O’Toreguarde approaching the Consulate entrance just as the nearby clock tower chimed 1pm. Meredith relaxed from attention and waited for the Detective to approach.

Elowyn allowed herself a small smile as she noticed the Fangthanian woman relax when the clock tower chimed out the time. Discipline like that boded well for conversation ahead. She just hoped that the constable was able to remember what she saw the day of the shooting. Elowyn shoved the memory of her partner’s leg bleeding profusely through her hands to the back of her mind. Time to get that statement, then do whatever it took to catch the man who’d shot him.

The Torejar officer nodded in greeting as she stepped up beside the Fangthanian woman,

“Good afternoon, Constable Gruksdottir. I’m here to take down that statement if you’ve time?” she asked.

Meredith nodded, and gestured to the door of the Consulate,

“Of course, Detective. I’m on lunch for the next hour so we’ve plenty of time. However, my superior officer has asked to speak with you regarding the incident we were both involved in.” she stated, walking towards the door and pulling it open. She gestured for Elowyn to walk in ahead of her.

Elowyn frowned, confused, walking to the door but not quite through it,

“Did your superior officer say why, Constable?” she asked warily. Meredith shook her head,

“Not in any explicit terms. I believe, however, it was to do with the individual who shot your partner.” she explained.

Elowyn pursed her lips. It wasn’t like the Stronghold Guardian Corps to insert itself in Toreguarde internal affairs, even if the man responsible for the chaos a couple of days ago was Fangthanian. Then she remembered why she and Breakwood had been chasing him. She sighed and stepped into the blessedly air-conditioned lobby,

“Very well, in the interests of maintaining some cooperation between our states, I can explain some details to your commanding officer.” she said. She looked back at Meredith as the other woman walked into the lobby alongside her. She suppressed her smile at how attractive the constable looked in that slate-grey uniform. Even the beard was somehow attractive on her. Too bad she was a witness and, thereby, completely out of bounds.

Meredith, seemingly oblivious to the slightly too-long look the detective was giving her, walked on ahead, leading Elowyn across the marble-floored lobby and up the majestic mahogany staircase. It didn’t take long for both women to reach the upper floor and find the door leading to Lieutenant Starhammer’s office. Meredith rapped on the oak surface, then stood at relative ease as she waited for a response.

“Aren’t ye supposed to be on lunch, Gruksdottir?” Starhammer called from the other side. Meredith merely shook her head,

“Detective O’Toreguarde from the Toreguarde Investigative Branch has arrived to get that statement, Lieutenant.” she replied. Elowyn quirked an eyebrow at the pronunciation of Lieutenant, but didn’t say anything. There was a grumble, the slight screech of a chair being pushed across the floor, then the steady tromp of a decidedly rotund man walking to the door.

Lieutenant Starhammer opened the door with a little more force than he probably intended, Elowyn realised as she noticed the Constable stand a little more to attention as soon as he had done so. The old man’s eyes widened as he took in the short stature, dark skin and ruffled brown hair of the Torejar woman standing next to his sheepish-looking Constable. He quickly schooled his expression, shook his head and gestured to the sofas,

“Well come on in then.” he groused, stepping to one side to allow both women to walk into the office.

#aquadestinyswriting #titan fighting fantasy au #modern au #meredith gruksdottir #elowyn o'toreguarde #olin starhammer

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fluffyxai · 2 years

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starhammer gift

Made this one for one of my patrons (the only one in my discord serer X3) They were sick during the pandemic so I did this as a get well present. They're doing fine now though which is great. I just didn't post this for ages. --- https://linktr.ee/FluffyXai For galleries, Patreon and more

#mlp #pony #pegasus #oc #starhammer

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gamer-of-the-day · 3 years

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Today’s Gamer of the Day is: Evelyn “Evey” Li from StarHammer

#starhammer #evelyn li #gamers #webcomics

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bgb16999 · 3 years

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I recently completed a reread of Starhammer, a superhero webcomic about a teenager who finds Orion's Mallet, an alien weapon which gives them powers. The main character is asexual, aromantic, and nonbinary. Moreover, they already knew they were AroAce as a teenager, but they don't realize they are nonbinary until later in life. Needless to say, the similarities the main character has with me draw me in to the story pretty quickly.

What follows are some ramblings I have about the events of Book 1. This post contains SPOILERS. If you haven't read Starhammer yet, go read it and then come back to this post. Only read on if you have either already read the comic or don't care about spoilers.

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One thing that really struck me, even more than the first time around, is that the people and/or process behind the whole "disciplinary hearing" are both incompetent and corrupt, and that the entire hearing is their desperate attempt to find a scapegoat.

During the first five chapters, they consistently scold Evey for the horrible act of "getting involved" with superheroics, on the basis that an inexperienced, unlicensed minor shouldn't get involved. But then in Chapter 6, page 42, the committee abruptly switches to scolding them for the exact opposite: claiming that if only Evey had gotten involved sooner, they would have been able to stop Orson's plan before it even started. The committee is using two directly contradictory arguments to try to convince us of Evey's "guilt," something a real lawyer would only do if they were wildly incompetent. Moreover, the second argument of guilt-through-inaction ignores the fact that all of the actual adults who actually had jobs to catch supervillians also failed to do anything about Orson until it was too late. That potentially includes the members of the disciplinary committee themselves: if Evey is guilty through inaction as the committee claims, then so are the members of the committee. Which leaves me with the impression that the entire hearing is just an effort by the people in charge to use a scapegoat to distract from their own failings.

The subsequent conclusion that Evey is somehow responsible for Superion's death is equally ridiculous. It reminds me a lot of what I call the "Charles Guiteau excuse." After Guiteau shot President Garfield in 1881, Garfield lived another few months before dying of an infection related to the gunshot wound. During his trial, Guiteau argued that he was guilty of shooting the president, but not killing him. The real killers, Guiteau claimed, were the doctors who treated Garfield, because if they were better at their jobs then he wouldn't have died. The difference with Starhammer is that in Guiteau's case, the only person who made this excuse was the desperate defendant. In Starhammer, it was the supposed authority figures who try to push the blame for Superion's death, not onto Orson (who actually killed him), nor onto the incompetent adult authorities (including themselves), but onto the moderately-competent teenager who actually stopped Orson but didn't quite do it fast enough to save Superion.

The one point where the council actually mentions how Evey made things worse than if they hadn't been their at all was their failure to install security updates on their goggles, which allows Evan to hack into the system. But, if your top-secret database has such weak security that a 16-year-old's accessory can get you full access, then the adults who were supposed to be in charge seem far more culpable for negligence.

In the end, the council says they let Evey off with a "reduced punishment" thanks to their popularity with the general public. How many other people without the benefits of fame were given far harsher sentences for much less by this corrupt council?

None of this discussion is necessarily a criticism of the comic. The presence of a (partially?) corrupt justice system adds a bit of realism to an otherwise very fantastical world of superheroes. And, it shows that the Starhammer world has problems that aren't caused by people like Orson: problems that can't be solved by hitting them with a mallet.

#asexual comic #asexual webcomic #aromantic comic #aromantic webcomic #nonbinary comic #nonbinary webcomic #starhammer #evelyn li #evey li

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