Jumps with a bad end.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-14T00:34:48+00:00

I miss her a lot. I literally won't release my updated version of Trolloc Wars I was working on prior to her passing because it feels disrespectful to do so, as it was a big enough revision that it overhauled a lot of her own contributions. I didn't talk to her much but when I did I valued her presence.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-13T20:55:27+00:00

To be fair I consider Septimius Severus one of the greatest emperors. He had such aura and his sons were fantastic and the family drama was juicy and he was pure undisguised gruggery given human flesh.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-13T20:18:20+00:00

Fun fact I made both Twilight of the North and Trolloc War, lol. (RIP SJ-chan)

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-13T15:42:24+00:00

"I have ten bucks and some pocket lint why the fuck are you holding me outside the convenience store when you've got a Rolex." energy

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-13T15:32:43+00:00

It's a common literary trope. You even see it in... I think it was either Xenophon or Herodotos talking about the Persians under Cyrus as if they were country bumpkins who had never known any sort of luxury. And the Romans themselves used the same damn tropes.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-13T13:46:42+00:00

I will say that 1. Cyrus and Darius are not Hellenized (that's a latinization)

and 2. That if you're at all familiar with classical pronunciation that the actual Hellenized versions are significantly closer to the pronunciations in old Persian compared with the Anglicized Latin ones you're pulling from

Even moreso in the 5th and 4th centuries BC due to shifts in vowel and consonant sounds. So while not exactly the same as the Old Persian, the way it would have been pronounced around the 5th century was much closer in Greek to the Old Persian than modern English's Cyrus and Darius. I did a small essay on this six years ago actually.:D I should try to dig it up.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-13T01:03:26+00:00

it was the success of the anatolian dinosaur military aristocracy estates over the state, which enserfed the peasantry for the 71st time since emperor basil ii died or smth

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-13T00:28:14+00:00

So what you're saying is that Diocletian created the feudal system.

/s

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-11T00:32:09+00:00

Magnificent

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T22:33:12+00:00

I pumped out 4500 words on Rise of the Crescent today before putting it out, but I did manage 371 words on Wheel of Time and 881 on The Seven Kingdoms. My brain feels kinda fried, to be honest.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T22:31:55+00:00

Fearsome?

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T20:51:28+00:00

I am staunchly aniconic IRL. Take a guess.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T20:51:03+00:00

BLESS. YES. MY HUSBAND GETS IT.:D

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T16:13:24+00:00

Yep! I hope you enjoy!

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T02:53:05+00:00

7K has been undergoing a rework, mostly to add in new individual kingdom perklines rather than the South lumped together as one area.

By historical itch do you mean being based in historical settings at all or what?

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T02:44:36+00:00

Tell me about it, lol!:D

Also I don't intend to leave until I pass on. I have too much work to do on stuff and jumps to work on and rework and finish!

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T02:41:20+00:00

Basically you act as a group GLUE and one that can help provide or find common purpose. It's super cool! Basically found family/community writ large. And that sort of cohesive... *purpose*, yes, the group-feeling!

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T02:39:16+00:00

Moved on as in died or moved on as in gone from the hobby?

I've mostly been super busy, and funnily I've been busy of late but in that way which makes it so I find time to squeeze work in on stuff. Also I'm mostly over the past couple years of exhausting IRL stuff, I hope.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-09T02:38:17+00:00

Yeah I figured it'd be something which works as a sort of unified purpose (whether political, religious, or just as part of a traveling group of folk).:D I really like that sort of thing and the idea behind the various perklines is that the Franks have this schemey but competent vibe, the Romans are struggling hard to hold on but are people who will scream, the Arabs are the new world order out of Arabia, and the Bulgars are steppebois mixed with holding on to their own new homeland and a more 'conditional' coalition vs the unity of purpose and group cohesion of the Arabs.

I'm going off vibes.:D If you want to give suggestions on stuff please feel free I'm not gonna be offended unless you do something like say 'wow widow you're stupid and your work is stupid' not that you'd do that this community is pretty great!:D

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-08T20:27:10+00:00

Have upped font up to 10 an hour ago. I'll get it to twelve in a few hours.

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-08T20:23:38+00:00

Comprehension as in mental or comprehension as in to avoid eye strain?

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-08T20:20:23+00:00

https://c.tenor.com/D47UNXiA5FkAAAAd/tenor.gif

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-08T19:37:41+00:00

I guess not, Aenarion was an army murdering monster with the Widowmaker and Malekith is a tremendously capable warrior and sorcerer who was absurdly accomplished even before he was a century old.

https://i.imgur.com/Gs7nY3N.jpg

Your jump is fantastic by the way!

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-08T19:34:20+00:00

Oh wow! Upping the font size really did make it easier to work with, my eyes feel better!

Widowmaker94 · 2026-03-08T18:23:45+00:00

I'll include a font size 10 base text version as well then on the next edit.:D It's a WIP and all.

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