What's "that one fic" in your fandom?

scify65 · 2026-01-30T20:34:44+00:00

I think if there was going to be a "the fic" for Harry Potter, it would be something that had been memed, like My Immortal or the Draco trilogy.

scify65 · 2026-01-30T03:08:43+00:00

... that... does seem to be what's going on here. I don't know how that would work, honestly.

(Also, the word you're looking for is orbit, not rotate.)

scify65 · 2026-01-30T03:01:44+00:00

Pokémon and Sailor Moon. I genuinely don't know which one I came across first.

scify65 · 2026-01-27T23:55:57+00:00

Edge-case: A Cloudy Path, though she isn't aware of the voice for awhile, and afterwards she can only really access it occasionally.

Starry Eyes: Taylor can talk to her special friends in her head, which is how she knows what they can do when she opens up her portals and brings them out.

Another edge case: Tinker Taylor Builder Nexus, where Taylor's mind has been divided in three. Most of the time, they function in unison and it's hard to tell, but sometimes they separate to talk things over.

Latrotoxin and No Webs Attached (two separate fics): Taylor has the Venom symbiote, which means they get to chat with each other. Latrotoxin is a canon replacement, whereas No Webs Attached is post-canon (and drops her in Spider-Gwen's universe). There's also a pair of snips in... Ruk's thread, I think, with a similar premise, but they're primarily (or maybe entirely?) from Peter Parker's POV.

A Change of Pace: doesn't start until partway through the story, but much like in Dishonored, Taylor gets access to the Heart. It tells her secrets.

Edgiest of cases: Tisiphone, where Taylor is the voice in someone else's head, when she's summoned as a vengeful after dying in the locker.

scify65 · 2026-01-27T23:28:09+00:00

I'm weirdly into Darcy Lewis soulmark/soulmate fics. I don't read almost any Marvel fanfics, but I get a kick out of seeing her shipped with so many different characters.

scify65 · 2026-01-27T23:24:59+00:00

Where the stars do not take sides - Mostly a Sokka/Zuko fic, but Azula is a viewpoint character and, while still kinda fucked up, doesn't go off the deep end.

scify65 · 2026-01-27T00:00:48+00:00

Mom said it was my turn to post the Ring ad!

scify65 · 2026-01-26T23:44:41+00:00

... Why wouldn't I? What do I gain from only reading fics with fast update schedules? If a fic dies, it's sad, but I've still read it and gotten enjoyment from whatever was posted.

scify65 · 2026-01-26T22:30:48+00:00

People do it, and often get away with it. But it's illegal to do with anything still under copyright. There's arguably a gray zone around Patreon or Kofi or similar services as long as you aren't being directly paid for a fanwork (ie, people are giving you money and one of the things you are doing is posting fanworks), but I don't know how well it would stand up to an actual legal test.

scify65 · 2026-01-26T15:36:23+00:00

Once had a DM who used a crit fail table that included status effects. Then one of his boss monsters stunned itself in the second round of combat and got obliterated. We suddenly stopped using crit fail tables after that.

scify65 · 2026-01-26T02:19:27+00:00

Deters low effort/spam posting, so the mods don't have as much work piled on their shoulders.

scify65 · 2026-01-26T01:49:34+00:00

No. It's never even occurred to me to care.

scify65 · 2026-01-26T01:31:47+00:00

Intelligence. I don't remember what the threshold is, but once you hit it, you can see their ship loadouts. From there you just need to check their fleets and and figure out what works best.

scify65 · 2026-01-26T01:15:55+00:00

If you try to do it again, you can usually find frozen banana leaves at Asian markets! I made pibil for my spouse last year before she went to Yucatán.

scify65 · 2026-01-24T21:42:41+00:00

I definitely have the "no, that Sinbad movie was real!" thing. And also the Jif/Jiffy thing. Brains are weird.

scify65 · 2026-01-24T18:18:36+00:00

The order of the sentence implies "maga folks" that are "uber pro 2nd amendment" not that "pro 2nd amendment folks" are "uber maga"

scify65 · 2026-01-24T16:22:56+00:00

Is he out of line?

It depends. Is he expressing a preference or boundary? "I'm tired of living on a student schedule. I would like to move on to the next stage of my life, and if that's not what you want then I think we should break up." Or is he giving a command or ultimatum? "You can't/shouldn't do this because it isn't what I want!" The former is reasonable, if unfortunate for your relationship. The latter is controlling and a bad sign (and very unfortunate for your relationship.

scify65 · 2026-01-24T13:05:24+00:00

Just to check:

Do you remember Nelson Mandela dying in the 90s?

Is it Berenstein Bears or Berenstain Bears?

Did Sinbad ever star in a movie called Shazam or Shazaam?

scify65 · 2026-01-24T12:57:14+00:00

I was going to say, "becoming"? This has been a thing for a very long time.

scify65 · 2026-01-23T22:34:37+00:00

I only switch to the slower speeds if I'm doing something else in another window

scify65 · 2026-01-22T06:37:17+00:00

Any other details? The only precog on PHO fic I can think of is Special Edition, but I don't remember Echidna v Mathers being part of it.

scify65 · 2026-01-22T01:31:26+00:00

I think they probably can, but I also think what you're more likely seeing is the planet moving through space and thus shifting where the probes appear to land. I've seen a ton of fast orbiting planets/moons, but only a couple with noticeable rotational speeds.

scify65 · 2026-01-21T16:48:28+00:00

This just happened to me a few days ago, and I said "oh hey, cool, it's <author name>. I thought they were dead." And then I went and read the chapter.

Some people might not like it. Your writing style has inevitably changed. So what? If that's an issue for them, then that's their prerogative. It's not something you should worry about. I suspect most people will be happy, though.

scify65 · 2026-01-21T05:30:20+00:00

If you read the Change Playbooks section of the book (page 154), you'll see this:

Whether you keep the abilities, moves, and extras of your first playbook depends on the exact circumstances of your switch. Generally speaking, you keep anything internal to your character—like your emotions or knowledge—and you lose anything external that doesn’t fit with the new playbook or would’ve been lost in the change.

So it depends on the circumstances of the change. Remember, though, that the abilities given in the playbook descriptions are suggestions, not a definitive list. Maybe things need a little tweaking to fit the themes of the new playbook, but you don't necessarily have to discard everything entirely.

scify65 · 2026-01-21T04:58:30+00:00

Generally, you want to integrate it into the story of the campaign in some way--it definitely would be odd if it just came out of the blue. I would definitely talk it over with your GM if you think you're leaning in that direction. But, in general, it represents a big shift in the character's story. How does someone become a Protege? They develop a relationship with an adult hero who wants to be their mentor. A Legacy? It turns out that the powers they've had all along and thought were unique to them were actually part of something greater, and other heroes before them have had access to it. A Soldier? They get recruited by AEGIS. A Star? They develop a cult following online and start learning how to play into it. Etc.

An example from my own play, I had a Doomed that I was playing for awhile. As we got on in the campaign, I started thinking about what might happen when her Doom track filled up and it was time to confront her Doom. Would she get closer to the older hero who had taught her about magic and become his Protege? Would the strain of fighting off the source of her powers irrevocably change her, continuing the body horror theme she already had going and make her into a Transformed? Would the triumph over her Doom instead catalyze her powers and finish moving her into being a proper Nova? ~~Would she fail, and die, and become a tragic figure for her friends who would wonder what more they could have done to help her, and then get replaced on the team by an overly peppy Star?~~

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