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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Weapons, Tech, War, Armor, Anything warrior related. in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 year, 2 months ago
Sorry if this offends you
The deepest, darkest corners of my soul are rising, bubbling with rage likened to a volcano at the mere thought of being asked such a question!!!
… … … Lol no🤣🤣🤣🤣
I worry about offending people sometimes too, but if people can’t handle a simple question or criticism about something they created, then that’s…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic The Lucid Wraith in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
@jonas @highscribeofaetherium @savannah_grace2009
What are y’all’s thoughts on my depiction of Thing?
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Weapons, Tech, War, Armor, Anything warrior related. in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 year, 2 months ago
Ok, first, before all the cool stuff, I’ll introduce the standard Shome’el sword and shield:
There isn’t much to say about the sword, but I like the design. As for the shield (front and side profile) It is designed with a curved body, that forms a kind of pseudo roof. This is because of the nature of Omialia being in a space of…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic The Lucid Wraith in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
I that’s how I did it actually now checking the original document:
You’re telling me. I had more questions, but held my tongue because Thing’s current track record hasn’t been the most helpful for answering them, other than explaining my inability to eat.
Thanks Jonas for explaining what made sense in my head, but c…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Stormlight Archive in the forum Book Discussions 1 year, 2 months ago
A fair concern. Despite his reputation, Sanderson has left his readers on edge for extended periods of time with little word, take The Rithmatist for example. That being said, that was more of a side project that he’s simply been putting off, whereas Stormlight is one of his biggest series, and he’s far more invested. Knowing him, I would…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic My Work In Progress in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
It’s so hard to just pick one main character out of the set of five, though! I love all them equally!!! XD
That’s fair. I think you can make it work as well, it is harder for smaller stories though, but not impossible.
This is funny, to me it feels like they’re my best friends and if I choose one over the other they’ll get m…
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic The Lucid Wraith in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
Okay, that’s kind of what I was thinking. I don’t know if it needs to be clearer or not. I don’t know how many other people would notice, and I already had a guess as to why. So maybe rewording it slightly would clear things up.
Ok, fair enough, I’ll tweak it then.
If you’re attached to it, I don’t think it needs to change at any point. It…
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic My Work In Progress in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
Ok, I actually didn’t know that it would be different characters, but it makes sense. Sanderson likes exploring the different eras.
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Weapons, Tech, War, Armor, Anything warrior related. in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 year, 2 months ago
Cool! That’s a really cool concept. Crystal swords as an idea has always felt a little fantasy cliché to me, but the mechanic you built into it is actually really intriguing! It’s kind of like a memory metal (is that what it’s based off of), but it disappears instead of getting distorted, so that’s a really powerful material. Just make sure…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic My Work In Progress in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
Yeah, I agree with the majority of what Jonas already said. Although I think smaller stories can have many prospective, but it has to be done right. I could think of a few examples, though most are more contemporary, but I’m sure there’s many fantastical. I think a cast of 5 or 6 is a fair enough amount that won’t be…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic The Lucid Wraith in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
Yeah, it’s odd. She wanted me to help her prep for NaNoWriMo:(
I like this chapter! My favorite part was how happy the robot got when he named her “Thing”. that was great!
Lol! Thanks! I’m glad it seems to be producing an enjoyable dynamic between the two😂
Great chapter! The bounce between present and past tense was very conf…
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic The Lucid Wraith in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
@hybridlore @jonas @highscribeofaetherium @kyronthearcanin @savannah_grace2009 @kathleenramm @spinner4him @lightoverdarkness6
(Uhhh, has anyone noticed that @sarafini has vanished? All her past posts say anonymous now… Did she just leave?)
Ok, here’s the third chapter! It may be the last I post of it for a while if at all, but we’ll…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Weapons, Tech, War, Armor, Anything warrior related. in the forum General Writing Discussions 1 year, 2 months ago
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Hello! in the forum Start HERE 1 year, 2 months ago
OK, good to know. (I’d like to say I’m desensitized to depressing books after reading the Silmarillion, but it’s probably untrue, lol.)
I haven’t read the Silmarillion, but I know the majority of the stories, and it’s a very different kind of dark and cynical, but feel free to look into it, I still recommend the first to anyone.
At the e…
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Apologetics in the forum Mission, Calling & Ethics 1 year, 2 months ago
Hey Whale, thanks for taking the time to explain! Yeah, I wasn’t looking for a lot, a simple few words to say your busy or something is better than simply disappearing inexplicably, so thanks for setting a moment of your time aside to say that.
I’m really sorry to hear about your mother. That’s really gotta be hard for your family.…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Apologetics in the forum Mission, Calling & Ethics 1 year, 2 months ago
Sorry for suddenly going mia for a bit, one of my co-workers got sick so I had a few unexpected shifts this week and haven’t been able to get online until now!
Anyway, good to be back again, yet again!
That’s totally fine, sorry if I was spamming you at all. Welcome back again!
A two-year missions trip is a pretty big undertaking! A…
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic My Work In Progress in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
Well, the Traitor normally specializes in the UNIT and has virtually nothing to do with the prison block, so he’s like the lead scientist. Good idea about the scars, I might use that, because since he doesn’t go to the prison block, like you said, how would she know? And yeah, I was kind of going for that he goes around to mak…
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic My Work In Progress in the forum Novel Critique Requests 1 year, 2 months ago
Yeah, I didn’t think about it much. I assumed that Ottoline was there simply to scare Marcurious, and to scare her by witnessing his pain. It is a bit of a weird moment though because he assumes that Ottoline was there to torture him, but then we see him just being tortured from her perspective. It’s not that this scene…[Read more]
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Cosmere/Brandon Sanderson in the forum Book Discussions 1 year, 2 months ago
Whimsy is definitely one of most intriguing shards. I’m very interested in seeing what he/she is like.
Imagine the vessel is just the most dull character ever😂 That would be some interesting irony!
I’m guessing there is some pattern in the Shards, and whatever it is you could probably display it with that chart. The numbers might not be par…
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TheArcaneAxiom replied to the topic Cosmere/Brandon Sanderson in the forum Book Discussions 1 year, 2 months ago
Interesting. Part of me wants to believe that Whimsy is secretly Hoid, but we already know that’s not the case, although I wouldn’t rule Hoid out as secretly being Adonulsium. Anyway, yeah, a 16-gon, or rather a regular 16-gon I should say, or you can say Hexadecagon, but that system of naming gets redundant really fast, and most just use…[Read more]
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