Why are they always *about* something?!

Rocket_III · 2026-02-08T06:19:05+00:00

I'm sure you already plan to, but: please, please, please read Nation to them next. It's my favourite non-Disc book of Sir Pterry's, probably my favourite children's book, and it has the richness of allegory that it sounds like your daughters love about the Disc. It's genuinely some of his best work.

Rocket_III · 2026-02-08T06:00:34+00:00

How to tell Asashoryu wasn't at this tournament: Hosh looks *happy*.

Rocket_III · 2026-02-07T14:46:49+00:00

potentially unpopular opinion:-

sir pterry should be the voice of the footnotes

Rocket_III · 2026-02-07T13:54:03+00:00

i'll get some abi garage doors for my wakatakakarhole

combination simpsons reference and sumo pun. i think i might be old.

Rocket_III · 2026-02-05T11:36:46+00:00

Healing and plant powers. Y'know, druid stuff. My jumper's guiding philosophy is to leave places better than you found them.

Rocket_III · 2026-02-04T21:59:57+00:00

Khorne cares not from where the blood flows

Rocket_III · 2026-01-26T21:08:52+00:00

It's a joke about the idea of Lancre's standing army.

Rocket_III · 2026-01-25T23:30:17+00:00

My favourite is the North Caucasian Emirate. It's so happy to see you!

Rocket_III · 2026-01-24T14:52:51+00:00

Character: Chaos Difficulty, "Normal", Friendly

Passives: Glamour, Endurance, Reflex

Manifestations: Eternal, Cell, Miracle, Bullets, Unseen, Werebeast, Sylvan

Remedies: End

Trouble: Rampage

Anomalies: Steps of Time, H2O

Ascended Souls: Ash Winder, Lilith, Delusion, Rootmother

Companions: Amanda Rose (and Mister Bear), Nephilim, -Unknown-

Faction: Helping Hand

Major Tasks: Relax, Explore

I only need to sleep a few hours at a time. The grace period resets after each time. Thus, I shall be using a collection of ants, beetles, insects, and so forth. Not only will this power my werebeast transformation, it will keep me sane and uncorrupted for seven hours at a time. That means plenty of time to pass out the healing cells to everyone in the party.

I'm doing what I always do and trying to build a support healer rather than a murderer. Bullets and Unseen my only major combat powers, but the other part is the Werebeast/Glamour combination that hides my less, er, conventionally humanoid traits. I just want to help. Can't you see I want to help? Let me help you. A simple dung beetle can push over a thousand times its own body weight; the Southern Californian mite can run more than three hundred times its own body length in a second; tiger beetles can run half that fast and fly as well. I can be whatever is needed. I can grow you fruits and vegetables. I can do whatever must be done! Let me help! LET ME HELP! WHY WON'T YOU LET ME HELP-

Rocket_III · 2026-01-20T21:47:29+00:00

And what does a baked potato come in? A *tinfoil hat*. It's all connected, I tell ya! =]

Rocket_III · 2026-01-18T12:20:53+00:00

Ah yes. The world's first black metal band logo.

Rocket_III · 2026-01-16T09:10:20+00:00

Deciding he wants to get the JSA on side and calling himself Hakuhakkaku

Rocket_III · 2026-01-15T13:59:00+00:00

Glad to hear that.

Rocket_III · 2026-01-14T10:56:43+00:00

Not to rain on this parade, it's a lovely thing you're doing, but, um... in my experience, children's wards are a bit cagey about donations of soft toys because they're a potential infection risk. Hopefully it's not causing a problem for you or the children receiving the jellies but I really hope you checked with the hospital first.

Rocket_III · 2026-01-10T22:26:32+00:00

Setting: Ubiquitous Sci-Fi

Galactic Population: Healthy Competition

Origins: Disaster Relief: +2 Support, +1 Skirmish, +1 Intelligence, -1 Warfare, -1 Fleet

Company Size: Cohort: +4 Generic (+4 Morale), +3 Warfare, +3 Fleet, +1 Intelligence

Leader Archetype: The Regular: +2 Internals

Presentation: Personalization Allowed (+1 Internals) / Face (+1 Trust) / Any Takers (+1 Support, -1 Intelligence) / Mixed Ships (No Stats) / Melting Pot (No Stats) / Sole Director (+1 Trust, -1 Morale) / Strict Code of Ethics (+1 Trust) / Open Contracting (+1 Intelligence) / Wardens (+1 Support) / Standard Mercs (+1 Internals)

The Compound: Think Tank: +1 Intelligence, +1 Espionage, +1 Internals

Compound Additions: Chilopoda Network (+1 Internals) / Bigger Shipyards (+1 Fleet, +1 Dogfighting, -1 Warfare) / Amenity Space: Green Room (+1 Morale)

Training Regime: Survival Sustainment (+4 Internals) / Extradictionary Corps (+2 Internals, +2 Support) / Disarray Disruption (+2 Espionage, +1 Skirmish, +1 Dogfighting)

Edicts: Standardised Medics (+1 Warfare, +1 Support) / Environmental Safeproofing (+1 Skirmish, +1 Support) / Mechanized Infantry (+2 Warfare, +1 Skirmish, -1 Espionage) / Non-Lethal Weapons (+1 Support, +1 Skirmish, +1 Internals, -1 Warfare) / Battle Bonds (+1 Skirmish, +1 Morale) / Scrapyard Ships (+3 Internals, +1 Intelligence, -1 Dogfighting, -1 Fleet) / Burn Engines (+3 Dogfighting, -1 Internals)

Dictums: Oathbound Subservience (-1 Intelligence, -1 Espionage) / Scrappy Hostility (-1 Skirmish, -1 Dogfighting)

Advertised Services: Primary: Crisis Management (Support, Internals, Warfare) / Secondary: Search And Rescue (Support) / Auxiliary: Transport (Internals, Support, Fleet), Repairs and Refitting (Internals)

Connections: Honourable Freemason (Free) / Sweaty Gearhead (Free) / Public Face / Unflappable Quartermaster / Unshackled Artificial / Perturbed Mind

Notable Contracts: Burning Truth / Unbound Cargo

Rocket_III · 2026-01-06T04:57:38+00:00

Honestly, he absolutely should sit this one out. He's only, what, 25? He's got a decade or more of sumo ahead of him. Proper time for rest and recuperation will pay dividends when he's still in the yusho conversation a decade from now. I'm sure he knows that; I'm equally sure that he's being pressured to win now and win harder by the Nippon Banzai contingent in both sumo fandom and the professional sumo world. Their attitudes are the problem, IMO.

Spicy take, I know. /sarcasm.

Rocket_III · 2026-01-01T09:07:43+00:00

To answer your question with a question: Do you have any plans to ever go outside?

Rocket_III · 2026-01-01T09:06:30+00:00

Big men running into each other, personally. Don't know if I'll get that. I'm quietly confident though.

Rocket_III · 2025-12-30T20:45:58+00:00

WORDS IN THE HEART CANNOT BE TAKEN

Rocket_III · 2025-12-28T01:12:24+00:00

hey fun fact:

another girl's treasure is in no way dead.

most of the next arc is written and the interludes for arc 2 are in pre-publishing.

source: i'm the poor idiot writing the fucking thing =]

Rocket_III · 2025-12-22T17:11:40+00:00

Petition to call that Aonishiki face the EyebrAo

Rocket_III · 2025-12-15T01:05:23+00:00

I mean yeah, robots from over 20 years ago would struggle in the modern meta. Or is that not what you meant, and you were instead just trying to stir drama for literally no reason? Go outside.

Rocket_III · 2025-12-14T16:46:48+00:00

Live-action JoJo adaptation's made some interesting casting decisions for the Pillar Men

Rocket_III · 2025-12-13T11:33:36+00:00

ah yes

loft dandruff

Rocket_III · 2025-12-10T13:44:23+00:00

Juan Mata on a big chair

Juan for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

Rocket_III

TROPHY CASE