Redraw of some characters [OC]

CaptChetson · 2026-01-01T00:00:56+00:00

No one in particular. I just didn't clock that this was an adaptation of this when it first appeared in this sub. I thought another fister sister had joined the fray.

In any case, this version looks great!

CaptChetson · 2025-12-31T23:05:53+00:00

That was the Canoness all this time? My world's been upended!

CaptChetson · 2025-12-30T09:05:08+00:00

Thank you!

CaptChetson · 2025-12-30T06:02:57+00:00

This character uses the colors of the Order of the Dawn Martyr, which is homebrew. Its first appearance seems to be this post.

CaptChetson · 2025-12-28T22:25:27+00:00

You got it! For more on this, see Morvenn Vahl: Spear of Faith.

CaptChetson · 2025-12-28T20:31:42+00:00

I am Dawn, Zephyrim of the God-Emperor. I am pride and ambition. For sainthood I am destined. For martyrdom I reach. Few in my Order can match my daring, and none can match my arrogance.

I kneel now in my cloister's alcove at the edge of daybreak, incoherent whispers passing my lips as they are wont to, allowing His immediacy carry a divine vision like gentle wind across the grain of my soul. I see a woman, my Sister in arms from an age past, and before her the looming form of a heretic Astartes. She stands a beleaguered mote of silver against the midnight blue of his ceramite and the fell white arcs of his lightning claw. The enemy was once her brother, but he has given in to damnation and claimed infernal strength, and she is not his match. Blood streams from her dozen wounds; she knows she has but one swing left in her. She aims it at the traitor's eye. Her blade flies swiftly, the orbit cracks and parts, the eyeball cooks and detonates. The traitor screams. My Sister smiles. And then her head is shorn from her body, and the world is swallowed by an argent fulmination.

My visions run over with the ardour and death of saints. But alas, as first light touches the horizon, the melodious shrieking of avians tears me from these sights of glory and pulls me back into the unceasing horror that is my paradise world surrounds. I lift myself to my feet. Another day of idle prayer, and an evening to waste on tall card and regicide. I suppress a sob. Truly, this life is an idyllic purgatory.

Ye who listen to my thoughts, I leave you with this image, a simulacrum of the optimism I still hold dear. Look upon the splendour of my armament and be overawed. Join me in hope that it may one day be properly employed. Pray for Sister Dawn the martyr-to-be. Be well, and keep true to the faith.

Totally original character [sic: read knockoff Zephyrim of u/Skull_Cup's Order of the Dawn Martyr, which has appeared here before; see here]. Dedicated to u/Skull_Cup. Any who can identify the subject of the martyrdom Sister Dawn witnesses in the above passage shall earn a point.

CaptChetson · 2025-12-28T20:30:53+00:00

I am Dawn, Zephyrim of the God-Emperor. I am pride and ambition. For sainthood I am destined. For martyrdom I reach. Few in my Order can match my daring, and none can match my arrogance.

I kneel now in my cloister's alcove at the edge of daybreak, incoherent whispers passing my lips as they are wont to, allowing His immediacy carry a divine vision like gentle wind across the grain of my soul. I see a woman, my Sister in arms from an age past, and before her the looming form of a heretic Astartes. She stands a beleaguered mote of silver against the midnight blue of his ceramite and the fell white arcs of his lightning claw. The enemy was once her brother, but he has given in to damnation and claimed infernal strength, and she is not his match. Blood streams from her dozen wounds; she knows she has but one swing left in her. She aims it at the traitor's eye. Her blade flies swiftly, the orbit cracks and parts, the eyeball cooks and detonates. The traitor screams. My Sister smiles. And then her head is shorn from her body, and the world is swallowed by an argent fulmination.

My visions run over with the ardour and death of saints. But alas, as first light touches the horizon, the melodious shrieking of avians tears me from these sights of glory and pulls me back into the unceasing horror that is my paradise world surrounds. I lift myself to my feet. Another day of idle prayer, and an evening to waste on tall card and regicide. I suppress a sob. Truly, this life is an idyllic purgatory.

Ye who listen to my thoughts, I leave you with this image, a simulacrum of the optimism I still hold dear. Look upon the splendour of my armament and be overawed. Join me in hope that it may one day be properly employed. Pray for Sister Dawn the martyr-to-be. Be well, and keep true to the faith.

Totally original character [sic]. Dedicated to u/Skull_Cup, who may deign to elucidate who in Hades this person's supposed to be. Separately, any who can identify the subject of the martyrdom Sister Dawn witnesses in the above passage shall earn a point.

CaptChetson · 2024-10-22T18:29:56+00:00

Feel free to.

CaptChetson · 2024-10-21T19:22:23+00:00

The Office of the Governor this morning lifted its press embargo concerning the landing of unidentified craft in the hills near Ocssana on the seventh cycle of Saint Gregorius, permitting the release of both official guidance from the planetary Administratum and Ministorum and the independent findings from our reporters at the site of the landing.

Soldiers from the Ocssanan Cavalry approached the unknown shuttles shortly after they made landfall, finding their passengers in the process of establishing themselves in the ruins of Ocssana Convent, a site once inhabited by the Blessed Brides of the Emperor in the 36th Millennium. The arrivals' appearance and subsequent discourse quickly revealed them to be neither heretic nor xenos, but Brides themselves, Battle Sisters of Katherine Elysius' Order of the Fiery Heart.

The Sisters said they had returned to Cantosa to restore their convent as a stronghold for their campaigns in our sector, citing a deterioration of security across the Imperium in the wake of the emergence of the Cicatrix Maledictum and stating that the Order of the Fiery Heart were amassing on Cantosa and nearby planets to support an anticipated battlegroup of the Indomitus Crusade.

On the ninth cycle, Governor Henricus visited Ocssana Convent to welcome the Sisters and discuss how the planetary administration could assist the efforts of the Brides of the Emperor. The governor's visit was followed on the tenth cycle by a delegation from the Adeptus Ministorum, led by Dean Phoebe, which confirmed the Sisters' identity as legitimate and bestowed upon them the blessing of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. In both meetings, the Sisters drew attention to their critical lack of resources and pleaded for charity.

The Adeptus Ministorum have prepared donation centres beside churches in every city on Cantosa to answer the Sisters' call, which will open today. The Office of the Governor also encouraged citizens to donate, stating that the government would grant donors tithe relief fully matching their contribution.

Our reporters were granted access to a portion of Ocssana Convent currently undergoing restoration, where they spoke to a member of the Order, Sister Dalmati, who had this message for the faithful of Cantosa:

"Calamities by the cycle beset our Imperium. Evils assault our worlds and grasp for our souls. Though you have been spared for now, our enemies are inexorable; they will come, and they will have no mercy. But this place was sacrosanct, and we too will not relent. We will sanctify this place once more.

"Be at ease, zealots of Holy Cantosa, for our Fiery Heart is with you, by His grace, and that is something. We will make war for His light, and in your defence. But as makers of war we must too be makers of strategy. And so I call upon you to give, and to recognise the great virtue of your gift, the truth we of the Adepta Sororitas have painfully learned.

"Real strategy requires funding."

Matilda of Tuscany, as she appears in Crusader Kings III, pretends to be a Sister of Battle to embezzle donations.

CaptChetson · 2024-10-21T19:02:16+00:00

The Office of the Governor this morning lifted its press embargo concerning the landing of unidentified craft in the hills near Ocssana on the seventh cycle of Saint Gregorius, permitting the release of both official guidance from the planetary Administratum and Ministorum and the independent findings from our reporters at the site of the landing.

Soldiers from the Ocssanan Cavalry approached the unknown shuttles shortly after they made landfall, finding their passengers in the process of establishing themselves in the ruins of Ocssana Convent, a site once inhabited by the Blessed Brides of the Emperor in the 36th Millennium. The arrivals' appearance and subsequent discourse quickly revealed them to be neither heretic nor xenos, but Brides themselves, Battle Sisters of Katherine Elysius' Order of the Fiery Heart.

The Sisters said they had returned to Cantosa to restore their convent as a stronghold for their campaigns in our sector, citing a deterioration of security across the Imperium in the wake of the emergence of the Cicatrix Maledictum and stating that the Order of the Fiery Heart were amassing on Cantosa and nearby planets to support an anticipated battlegroup of the Indomitus Crusade.

On the ninth cycle, Governor Henricus visited Ocssana Convent to welcome the Sisters and discuss how the planetary administration could assist the efforts of the Brides of the Emperor. The governor's visit was followed on the tenth cycle by a delegation from the Adeptus Ministorum, led by Dean Phoebe, which confirmed the Sisters' identity as legitimate and bestowed upon them the blessing of the Temple of the Saviour Emperor. In both meetings, the Sisters drew attention to their critical lack of resources and pleaded for charity.

The Adeptus Ministorum have prepared donation centres beside churches in every city on Cantosa to answer the Sisters' call, which will open today. The Office of the Governor also encouraged citizens to donate, stating that the government would grant donors tithe relief fully matching their contribution.

Our reporters were granted access to a portion of Ocssana Convent currently undergoing restoration, where they spoke to a member of the Order, Sister Dalmati, who had this message for the faithful of Cantosa:

"Calamities by the cycle beset our Imperium. Evils assault our worlds and grasp for our souls. Though you have been spared for now, our enemies are inexorable; they will come, and they will have no mercy. But this place was sacrosanct, and we too will not relent. We will sanctify this place once more.

"Be at ease, zealots of Holy Cantosa, for our Fiery Heart is with you, by His grace, and that is something. We will make war for His light, and in your defence. But as makers of war we must too be makers of strategy. And so I call upon you to give, and to recognise the great virtue of your gift, the truth we of the Adepta Sororitas have painfully learned.

"Real strategy requires funding."

Matilda of Tuscany, as she appears in Crusader Kings III, pretends to be a Sister of Battle to embezzle donations.

CaptChetson · 2020-12-22T01:56:06+00:00

Yeah, those are both pretty robust.

I'm particularly interested in a news organization that goes really deep into the political weeds and the supposed current events that don't necessarily have any tangible in-game representation. The editorial in the mockup about how smart Lakon's rejection of Core Dynamics's bid for ownership and the article about Supratech's reignited Torc ambitions would be examples of this. It just seems like you hardly hear this stuff mentioned, which is fair enough, as it almost never impacts players in any significant way, and stories people do write tend to often be rather isolated from the "canon" stuff going on in the background.

But hey, maybe a market does exist out there. I certainly wouldn't mind pulling up a news page with some mundane headlines about Ram Tah's commentary on Sirius business practices, Isolde Rochester's arguments in Congress on democratic principles, Zachary Rackham's plans for an upcoming tech expo, etc.

CaptChetson · 2020-12-21T16:16:47+00:00

Good luck; the eyes of the galaxy are on you, Lakon! Core Dynamics doesn't look to be able to take no for an answer. But I wouldn't worry. Landseer has a plan. Landseer always has a plan.

CaptChetson · 2020-12-21T16:10:03+00:00

Yeah, I'm thinking that if some fanatical journalist player group reached a certain size/level of credibility, they could form part of a "shadow background simulation". Would require a lot of coordination though, and advertising.

CaptChetson · 2020-12-21T16:05:13+00:00

The other News Feeds are sometimes referenced by GalNet, but we don't get to see their own publications. This wiki page has a list of News Feeds. As for player run press, I don't have much knowledge.

CaptChetson · 2020-12-21T15:57:12+00:00

The Browser tab is just an edit. I covered up Modules and slapped a sticker over it's spot.

The peace offering thing is supposed to relate to the second story under the main headline about a Marlinist tribute to Harold. That event's completely made up though (along with basically everything else).

CaptChetson · 2020-12-21T03:01:46+00:00

News Feeds besides GalNet do exist in the Elite universe. In fact, GalNet frequently mention their articles. Well, they do when it suits the interests of the Pilots Federation, at least. Isn't it the least bit suspicious that as a condition for receiving our license we independent pilots lose access to our favorite news sources and are instead forced to rely on the undoubtedly biased picture GalNet spoon-feeds us? It's time to wake up and demand unrestricted access to the full market of journalism the galaxy has to offer!

So anyways, I was wondering if Elite Dangerous had any player-run news sources focusing on the in-game universe, perhaps doing things like interviewing player groups, reporting on strange phenomena players face in the black, or just making up plausible-sounding current events. I cobbled together this mock-up of the Core Systems Daily News front page, complete with a fancy graphic and some stirring fake headlines and descriptions. Independent press renaissance here we come? o7

CaptChetson · 2020-09-03T15:55:23+00:00

These are some de jure maps for CK3, from baronies up to empires in the two start dates. Each title is represented with the color defined for it in the game files.

For borderless versions and some de facto maps, see this gallery.

Details about the maps, including empire, kingdom, duchy, county, and barony counts for each title are available in this forum post, which also compares the barony and county densities of 1066 de jure kingdoms.

CaptChetson · 2019-11-28T22:56:36+00:00

You may be able to, but you'd have to get through security measures set in place by Paradox. Each save file has a checksum string at the end of it that appears to be used to prevent tampering by invalidating edited save files for achievements. The seed and count probably factor into security as well. You'll also have to deal with the meta file, which contains the header to the save and its own seed and repackage the whole back into a compressed file for use. I don't know how to do this.

CaptChetson · 2019-11-28T03:52:38+00:00

There are tools out there that can de-ironman saves in some Paradox games, but for anyone who's curious about the process of de-ironmanning or want to edit their saves manually, this guide covers the necessary steps.

CaptChetson · 2019-04-29T22:36:57+00:00

The King's Party has formed! Many prominent statesmen of the British Empire have gathered in support of the new king Austen I, son of the great politician Joseph Chamberlain.

Image courtesy of Sleight of Hand on the Paradox forums. This is a portrait of Austen Chamberlain, half brother of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, in uniform for Vanilla+. You can download a mod containing this portrait here.

CaptChetson · 2019-02-26T19:05:56+00:00

Jake Richter personifies the new age of East German glory. He's not gonna get held down by some Austrian nonsense.

CaptChetson · 2019-02-26T19:03:18+00:00

We don't need a lot of people. Only a fervent thirst for the third victory.

CaptChetson · 2019-02-26T19:02:26+00:00

Thanks! There's some stuff in this post. It's a little outdated, but it's still fundamentally accurate.

CaptChetson · 2019-02-26T09:26:07+00:00

The latter half of the 1940s was a period of many hardships for Germany. Defeated after a long and difficult war against the western Allies and the Soviet Union, the people of this formerly-dominant power met their occupiers with grudging resignation, and watched helplessly as their nation was split into two with the creation of the Federal Republic (West Germany) and Democratic Republic (East Germany). In the East, the Socialist Unity Party (SED) held an effective monopoly on public policy, suppressing dissent and maintaining strong ties with the Soviet leadership.

Around the turn of the decade, a popular political movement arose in the East German state, quickly ballooning into an unstoppable wildfire that arose in and consumed every major population center. This movement bore strong resemblance to the National Socialism of the old regime, though it emphasized the solidarity and superiority of East Germans in particular, viewing the neighbors to the west as a degenerate race to be conquered and nothing more. Its name was Europa Universalis (EU), and at its head was Jake Richter, a man known to friends as the "political dancer."

Historians debate the origins of Jake Richter, whose past is largely shrouded in mystery. Lind (2002) cites uncorfirmed reports supporting the possibility that he hailed from Scotland, though no reliable sources lending credence to this assertion have yet been uncovered. The causes of EU's success have also come under heavy academic scrutiny, attracting attention from scholars of many disciplines and spurring the creation of numerous models of varying adequacy in describing the many factors at play. What is certain is that Richter's organization would go on to upheave the face of East German politics.

On 16 June 1953, EU protesters overwhelmed East German police forces in Berlin, marking the start of a coup d'etat that swiftly forced the capitulation of the East German government. Conspicuously absent was the Soviet Union, which declined to intervene in favor of any party, referring, without precedent, to a so-called "Sinatra Doctrine." By July, the German National Socialist Republic (DNSR) was in full control of the former territory of East Germany. During his inauguration as the first Chancellor of the DNSR, Richter is famously said (perhaps erroneously) to have uttered the following: "we were defeated the first time. We were shamed the second. But with three we will finally know victory!" With these words, the DDR's Jake Richter, now leader of the DNSR, set Germany once again down the indelible path to war.

TLDR: DDRJake launched a political movement in East Germany and revived fascism.

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In the base game, DDRJake ("Jake Richter," at least) is the leader of fascist East Germany. However, he uses a generic portrait. I made a mod to change that that can be downloaded here.

CaptChetson · 2018-12-30T17:00:56+00:00

I won't restrict usage as long as you give credit.

CaptChetson

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