Omniverse One

Another, perhaps less interesting, option is that they were essentially hibernating. During the Earthreign a significant part of the galaxy might as well have been in stasis, with very little happening besides the usual wanton cruelty that is of zero interest to the Lords. It's the massive psychic ...

So I thought I was right about the Chaos connection!

Also "Felony Branham".

Where were the Raptured Lords during the Reignfall? Could even the Earthreign back then have kept them out of their sphere of influence if they wanted to? I assume not even the Massjammers would be entirely immune to the effects of the Cataclysm (even if the Lords themselves in their twisted-up dime...

...to reveal the face of an older John Baylor. --- The badge hit the desk so hard that it bounced, leaving a divot and a tiny explosion of sawdust. The generous jowls of John West, Hero of the Multiverse, quivered minutely at his frown. It was a fine desk. “I quit.” John Baylor added, unhelpfully. -...

This is the first update of 2019, preceding the unveiling of Part IV of the Master List. It has been a very productive half-year! NEW: Barrenshrines - The sacred, sovereign territory of the Sardicans. Calxyne - Fossilized ichor found at terrestrial sources, weaker but more accessible. 73 Clans Kaval...

I like how we're taking the opportunity to sprinkle Dark Souls bosses all over the universe. The destruction of Apexaia sent a backlash into their very souls so all Vieleren are damaged in some way, and even those who thought they could set themselves up as god-kings in the ensuring power vacuum wer...

Then the celestial phoenixes have to find intermediaries that are slightly less set in their ways -- the hybrids! They come to the Regeneratrix of the Silver Shield in a cosmic vision to lay down what's up. BUT! The Regeneratrix has absolutely no way of knowing if this stuff is for real or if it's,...

AUTOLASERS

Yet for one golden moment, all were unified under the undisputable tunes of one visionary, Bhop Kyessen, whose masterpieces even compelled a Raptured Lord who ascended Kyessen into a Hirado. But Kyessen’s mind and music also transcended the ‘verse (perhaps sanity was the Lord’s price), marking the ...

Absent Eva-01, it may be the Darkness-husk that suddenly lurches off its crucifix to grab Theresa. Theresa, whose plan is now thoroughly kaput, wistfully turns to Kai and lets spill a bit of the truth - her nature, her choices - but mostly apologizes, because I don't know how long Ludwig would let h...

Of particular interest are Solarian missiles which, losing their niche as tactical guided weaponry to the homing laser, grew larger and more complex until they're basically their SDNW4 selves, autonomous spacecraft with interstellar range that achieve their enormous yields by having regular spacecra...

What the sweet ever loving hell is Theresa? Thematically, the hope for something better that Ludwig Schroedinger had no ability to accept. In-universalistically, a potentiality summoned into real existence by Ludwig/Darkness ritual magic and compressed into a human form. This ought to result in a g...

The endgame is kicked off by Theresa tipping her hand. As far as Kai knows, she just seemed particularly upset one day after the usual veiled argument with Ludwig Schroedinger, and then suddenly the alarms are screaming because the demon readings are coming from inside the castle , and Ludwig is per...

One last sideplot post I swear :v Going back to G Gundam again, Rey Quirino's actually closer to Master Asia than I initially realized - kind of grizzled compared to the protagonist and with a mutual connection that exists before the beginning of the story? Check. Famous as all hell but sick inside?...

But Rival is a cyborg-ninja who actually loathes the Marcoses and was definitely planning to eventually overcome them whereas Baylor's not the stealthiest type? Heck, Rival might've reached out to Baylor since EVERYONE reaches out to him as a seemingly-neutral actually-competent oaf. What if the th...

And you know what? I don't want Imelda to have some wishy washy face-turn "oh for the country I'll finally do one right thing" since they are real-life shitpieces. Rival already stolen the V-CHIP ahead of time and secretly handed it to Rey (so secretly Rey never knew he had it ALL ALONG f...

Then a lot of things happen at once. Jose Rival probably buys it at this point, because cyborg ninja characters are not allowed to survive. Oh, and I just remembered: because this story was originally based on G Gundam , Jose Rival is also in fact Rey Quirino's long-lost brother*. Yes, that's right....

They kind of have though :). Councilmen have voting power proportional to the number of shares they represent. I should probably have clarified that (EDIT: and now have updated accordingly). Councilmen need to solicit enough proxy support to be eligible to sit on the council first, and then their v...

I'm glad that in order to preserve its exclusive character, the Chamber of Councilmen didn't go for something sensible like proxy voting. :v As a natural result, upscale neighborhoods tend to have blanket coverage from first-rate agencies, particularly in Downtown areas. Poorer districts on the othe...

The very relaxation of the Respite might mean its not as visible at long-range? Going near and eating oceans of tranquility-inducing goo might be like eating food with "too much MSG" :P I see your post but all I can read is "whole oceans of tranquility-inducing goo are about the righ...

One imagines the Pyropraxy to also be a giant beacon beckoning Karlacks to come hither for tea and refreshments. Valid concerns, valid concerns. EDIT: This can explain their heavy militarization and further contempt for the flesh. That said, the Respite might also look like a handy source of low-en...

Right, Myrrans in the K-Zone; I forgot to mention that. We have to start with one particular way the Pyropraxy worries parties looking out for Aguero incursions like the Silver Shield other than just by existing; they are creating a vast psychic bonfire, visible even from the far-off Bounty, calling...

Steve wrote: ↑Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:10 am

Invictus wrote: ↑Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:39 pm Guys, I think we've out-40Ked 40K.

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*takes hat off in respect*

Objective accomplished, then.

Though if some Xolom also went off to form the Respite Tendency, the latter's omni-slime would seem like a straightforward development of their own natural secretions.

The Pyropraxy's founder species are the Xolom , wormy natives of a remote world in the K-Zone. The Xolom were not a civilization nor were they even sapient to start with; the worms' distinctive feature was that they could extrude a) an oily slime with mild psychoactive properties, allowing them to c...

It could well be that Hank had a lot more going on because nothing says he wasn't some kind of giant grotesque brain-caterpillar back then. :o On that thought, he could have astrally projected himself into a more 'baseline' form when things went south; a body more anonymous but probably not actuall...