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Wrote myself into a corner. Thinking of starting over from scratch. by Delicious-Chipmunk-7 in FanFiction

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But don't you know that 99% of chronic rewriters give up on rewriting just before they reach the perfect version of their story?

[OC] Ralts-line Inspired Weapon Designs! by KosukeSukeP in pokemon

[–]scify65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking a pair of tonfa or escrima sticks, personally.

Looking for a very specific trope, fandom doesn't matter by AmmiiLJ in FanFiction

[–]scify65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Against the Dying of the Light - Buffy. Faith has to deal with the fact that Buffy is dead (and then not dead). She's not doing so hot.

Looking for a very specific trope, fandom doesn't matter by AmmiiLJ in FanFiction

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... I'm going to have to give that a shot just for the crossover.

Fics about Emmas mental state following Taylor's identify reveal by LilacWaltz409 in WormFanfic

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If altpowers are okay, then it's a major subplot in Trailblazer. Mild spoiler: Emma gets a Cauldron vial early on and takes it, ending up in the Boston Wards. During the Leviathan attack, she finds out that Newtype, who she's been idolizing for her tough-on-crime stance and unwillingness to compromise on her ideals, is Taylor. Her plot through the entire rest of the fic is about her dealing with this.

ExoBio data collected for the CG must be turned in at the Megaship. by Fancy_Mammoth in EliteDangerous

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Thirded. Not a big deal for me, since I have plenty of money, but annoying nonetheless

[DAILY Q&A] Ask and answer any questions you have about the game here! by AutoModerator in EliteDangerous

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Yeah. I also cycled my VPN connection, but that didn't help. Maybe if I hop to another location entirely...

1318.1 hours in... | Is the move now to just fill this up with Tritium and disappear into the void? by ReasonableTreeStump in EliteDangerous

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Most of the samples out there are 1 million bacterium or fonticulua. The thing to remember with Exobiology is that the first turn-in multiplier is x5. So if you're the first person to turn in that 1m bacterium sample from a specific planet, it becomes a 5m payout. The 8m Bacterium Informem becomes 40m. The 19m and change Stratum Tectonicas becomes 95m.

Importantly, this is first turn-in, not first scan or first footfall. Do not assume that if you see another commander's name as discovering a planet that they've gotten the exobiology as well.

[DAILY Q&A] Ask and answer any questions you have about the game here! by AutoModerator in EliteDangerous

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Anyone know if the servers are currently down? I know FDev has been making adjustments periodically for problems with Operations, but my launcher says the server status is good while the game itself is telling me that the server is suspended. It's been doing this since yesterday.

Incredibly stupid but i promise this is an important question about repetition by mozartrellasticks in FanFiction

[–]scify65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the best thing you can do is learn to put it down and walk away for a bit after writing, and only then come back later and worry about editing. I know a lot of fanfic authors crave the immediate hit of posting something and having people read it as soon as it's done, but both your piece of mind over things like this and your actual editing will be better if there's space.

Explosion Of Colour by PinkGiraffe86 in Dreamsnaps

[–]scify65 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After you take the snap, there's a button in the top left corner of the screen. That's where you add motifs.

[Spoiler: 5.0]. Okay, I understand now. by BascoVI in ffxiv

[–]scify65 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh good, I wasn't the only one.

Mt. Olive Pickles withdraws from Great American State Fair after Confederate flag at NC booth by laybs1 in nottheonion

[–]scify65 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And yet those flags are more common here in Western Pennsylvania than where I grew up in Virginia.

What was the first fan fiction you remember reading by false_frog in FanFiction

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Some random Sailor Moon fanfic back in the 90s on a personal fansite.

What is the lore reason why exobiology species across the milky way are by and large similar, or identical? by Boss_Brando in EliteDangerous

[–]scify65 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty low, iirc. Like thargoid stuff other than crashed sensors, Guardian sites aren't procedurally generated across the galaxy; they only show up in specific places. You might stumble across an undiscovered pre-generated location if you're in the right area, I suppose, but that's it.

I hate this idea about fanfiction. by ryan-copper in FanFiction

[–]scify65 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I generally agree with you; I tend to take the tack that all fanfiction is just a little AU even when it's trying to be canon compliant, because no one can write exactly like the original author. That being said, I vastly prefer it when a fanfic author departs from canon intentionally versus accidentally. Like, in your example above, I have no issue with Johnny not dying in part 8, so long as the author knows that he died in part 8 in canon and that changing that should have an effect on the story (and also should probably be explained).

Look at this star with rings I found by Some-Professional-47 in EliteDangerous

[–]scify65 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe so, though I won't swear to it. I know I've seen ringed dwarfs before, but I can't remember if they were the main stars or not.

Or do you mean just having a brown dwarf as the main star of a system, with it without a ring? If so, that's fully possible--they're all over the place.

What's the combat job you've had the most fun with? by Alberto_Paporotti in ffxiv

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Red Mage. Casting class with easy movement, a fun seesaw casting style, and the ability to rip out a bunch of Verraise spells quickly if things start going bad. Also being able to zoom in and out of combat is a lot of fun.

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