Jan 2017 Archive, part c - PPC Posting Board

Betas needed! by Silenthunder on 2017-01-21 17:12:00 UTC Link to this

It's for a "Wolverine and the X-Men" mission.

I can do SPaG and flow. You still have my email, right? by eatpraylove on 2017-01-24 01:53:00 UTC Link to this

Be warned, I'm going to have to balance this with college work and beta reading three (soon to be two) other projects, so I might not be on all that frequently. I will do my best, though!

You have my e-mail. Send it over! :D (nm) by SkarmorySilver on 2017-01-21 20:31:00 UTC Link to this

Hi (again) or kind of returnbie by periferal on 2017-01-22 17:37:00 UTC Link to this

So three years ago I posted here under the name "lightdarkpheonix" for a while, obtained Permission and then began but never finished a sporking of the fic Life of Cristancia.
It is now three years later and I kind of miss the PPC but have no idea how to return.

So uh, hello!

Hiya! by The Triumvirate on 2017-01-28 15:55:00 UTC Link to this

I'm going to give you a present now. Because I can. Deal with it. Accept my kindness. You cannot prevent me from being kind to you.

Your present: a full set of dice! They come in all your favorite shapes: d3/4, d6, d8, 2d10 (your probability dice), d12, and a d20. The pattern is yours to choose! Do be mindful of when, how, and most importantly why you use them, though - dice have been known to have... certain amounts of power, when placed in the right (or wrong, as the case may be) hands.

Have a welcome-back plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2017-01-25 14:22:00 UTC Link to this

I think I remember you... by eatpraylove on 2017-01-23 17:03:00 UTC Link to this

Anyway, welcome back! Here's a mechanical pencil and an extra box of lead!

*attaches to fishing pole* (nm) by periferal on 2017-01-23 18:30:00 UTC Link to this

Wait, what? (nm) by eatpraylove on 2017-01-23 23:01:00 UTC Link to this

I think I got a fishing pole the first time I showed up by periferal on 2017-01-24 00:02:00 UTC Link to this

I have an odd sense of humor.

Hello returnbie. by Hardric on 2017-01-23 17:00:00 UTC Link to this

Please have a bag of black-hole chocolates and a self-updating guidebook of all the deathtraps in the multiverse. Really hope you're back to stay.

Anyways, welcome bac to the madhouse.

Welcome back! :D by SkarmorySilver on 2017-01-23 13:26:00 UTC Link to this

Since I don't think I've given you a newbie gift before, have one of my own shed feathers and a complimentary kit of Spikes!

thank you by periferal on 2017-01-23 15:14:00 UTC Link to this

these should go well with the fishing pole i got last time.

I realize I haven't actually given you a gift yet by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 05:09:00 UTC Link to this

How thoughtless of me! Have an invitation to the live chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/HatcBnQ

I'm not actually on right now, since I have an essay to write, but they seem to be having a lot of fun. Looks like a dramatic badfic reading.

thank you! (nm) by periferal on 2017-01-23 15:12:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome (for the first time) or kind of greeting by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-23 01:28:00 UTC Link to this

Well, if you want to return to the PPC, you've made a really good first step by returning.
So, good job!
You're done!

Welcome back, mate.
My gift upon you is: this incredibly complex mechanical device!
You can do all sorts of things with it - keep doors open, keep gates open, keep hatchways open, keep windows open, keep curtains open. And then you can put it on a book to stop it from closing, or you can throw it at a window and it'll break the window.
Think of the possibilities that this machine, which took over five generations to put together and complete, can hold for you!
Think of all the entryways you could hold open with it!

So you got permission, oy? Who're your agents, then?
They on the Wiki?
Also also: what's your favourite spin-off?

Welcome! Back!

Reply reply by periferal on 2017-01-23 02:01:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you. I shall use this bookmark faithfully

I never actually posted any missions, and I am very embarassed by those agents in general, so that's probably for the best. But I think the wiki page I made under my old name is still up (oh god).

Spin-off of what? If you mean Sherlock Holmes than probably either elementary or the short story A Study in Emerald.

No, nonono no no! by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-23 02:23:00 UTC Link to this

It's not a bookmark, it's an incredibly complex device that has been passed down the family line for centuries. It is an astoundingly complex, intricate mechanism, built of over a million gears and pistons and springs and engines and such.
It, er, makes a really good bookmark, but! But!
It makes a really good door-holder, too! And window-breaker!
Don't you forget that.

And I meant PPC spin-off! The sort of other stories that aren't from Jay and Acacia, is what I meant.
Spin-off is a really, really vague term, and, er. I realise I honestly would have reacted the exact same way.
Pardon me!

But, you know, if I ever feel the sort of need to read Sherlock Holmes, I will remember that!

Ah I see now by periferal on 2017-01-23 04:08:00 UTC Link to this

What a wondrous device!

Oh whoops. Uh. It's honestly been a while, which I should correct, but the stories with the characters who are all minor characters played by the same actor were could.
I'm very tired right now so more specifics will come in the morning. I also don't know where to begin, now that I've returned. There's just so much and I'd like a list of what order would be best to read them.

Have some more links! by Neshomeh on 2017-01-23 05:20:00 UTC Link to this

Also, hi. I should probably say that. I do remember your old username, if only vaguely. Welcome back!

For the links, I have a list of spin-offs I like specifically for occasions like this. You don't have to read them in any particular order, though starting with the introductory ones is probably a good idea. Enjoy! {= )

~Neshomeh

thank you! by periferal on 2017-01-23 14:00:00 UTC Link to this

I definitely remember you! You seemed pretty cool, if terrifyingly impressive (which described how I viewed all the oldbies, ngl)

THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT IS VERY USEFUL :D
-Wes

That name rings a bell, I think. by Desdendelle on 2017-01-23 00:13:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome back, returnbie. Please have this piece of music as a welcome-back gift.

Yay music by periferal on 2017-01-23 00:22:00 UTC Link to this

I think my post noticeable achievement was nearly having no permission because I had an agent who collected Sue hair samples. And otherwise was Sherlock!Moriarty!Edgy
Whoops.

the part with the information by periferal on 2017-01-22 18:01:00 UTC Link to this

Fandoms: Harry Potter, RWBY, Discworld, random one off novels that I wish had more fanfic, too many tv shows, Sherlock Holmes (all of them)
I fear the remnants of my attempt at a mission still little some pages so I'm going to go uh-- deal with that.
Eventually.
Pronouns are he/him.

Ooh, what novels? by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 01:29:00 UTC Link to this

I love one-off novels, especially ones that need more fanfic (not that I would help write fanfic for them, but I'd join you in bemoaning the lack of it :P). All my fandoms are tiny and underficced (with the rather notable exception of Star Trek: TOS)(and I think A Series of Unfortunate Events is in the beginnings of a fanfic explosion thanks to the new Netflix series. . . I'm terrified).

--Key

We should form a club! by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-23 02:09:00 UTC Link to this

A club for people who have fandoms that exist only in theory!

We can all gather on Fridays in a clubhouse, and sit around and awkwardly look at each other, because we don't know anyone else's fandoms!

I feel like there should be a subdepartment by periferal on 2017-01-23 04:11:00 UTC Link to this

But that sounds nice

There are so many books that deserve so much more love.

I think there's a Rare Fandoms Division of the PPC by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 04:55:00 UTC Link to this

(I would look it up, but the computer I'm on is too slow to load the wiki. I think they only had a couple missions, anyway.)

There is! Have some links! by Neshomeh on 2017-01-23 05:01:00 UTC Link to this

The Sub-department of Rare Fandoms doesn't have its own wiki page yet, but there certainly could be if anyone were interested in making one! There are actually quite a lot of missions, but most of them are by just one person, for just a handful of fandoms, many of which aren't actually all that rare, now that I look at it. I dunno how much lore there is about the actual division, either. If you delve into it, good luck!

~Neshomeh

Ah thank you! :D (nm) by periferal on 2017-01-23 14:02:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you! by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 05:28:00 UTC Link to this

I probably will look into the lore -- if I ever get around to writing missions, they will for sure be for tiny, tiny fandoms.

same, honestly by periferal on 2017-01-23 14:02:00 UTC Link to this

I feel like if I tried to write missions now it would either be for excruciating Sherlock Holmes stuff (I am a slash shipper and some of the H/W stuff is just. Painful) or, alternatively, THAT ONE REALLY BAD ARCADIA FIC I FOUND (arcadia is a play)

I suspect a lot of people would be happy to see those dead by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 14:42:00 UTC Link to this

I'm generally a slash shipper too, and while I'm not heavily into Sherlock Holmes, I'm familiar enough with the canon (read a good chunk of the original short stories, saw a fair piece of the new show) that I know there is a lot of H/W out there, and as the maxim goes, 90% of it is crud.

(I need to go refamiliarize myself with a ~~decent~~ version of ~~Irene Adler, the greatest~~ Sherlock Holmes ~~that wasn't written by a certain Mr. Moffat~~.)

excuse me a moment while I have FEELINGS by periferal on 2017-01-23 15:04:00 UTC Link to this

I mean like I have greater issues with the authors who write basically slash and then in their authors notes go "and this is obviously not slash because that would be gross and wrong" (WHICH IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN A PUBLISHED SHERLOCK HOLMES THING THAT CAME OUT A FEW YEARS AGO BECAUSE UGH) but just.
Why is Watson always mpreg. Why. WHY
(weirdly Sherlock Holmes is a place where I found the One Good Sentinel/Guide Fic so)

(OKAY SO I LOVED THAT SHOW AND WROTE A LOT OF FANFIC IN IT UNDER MY OLD USERNAME AND NOW I AM SO UPSET
when the 19th century author writes better female characters you need to rethink things. A lot.
-vague mutterings about Mary-)

I mean, I can't imagine Sherlock carrying a baby by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-26 06:32:00 UTC Link to this

Nasty, dirty, smelly things ~~wait~~. Out of the two, Watson ~~the one who doesn't fake jumping off cliffs~~ is the more parental.

Didn't mean to upset you... I am also upset. I flat-out stopped watching after s4e1 (which was maybe petty...but I was attached...) (highlight to reveal spoilers: I was complaining to my sister about how I hate stupid sexist tropes where women get killed off just to get an emotional reaction from the guys in their lives. And at first she told me I was overreacting and it wasn't like that...but by the end of the season, I don't know what happened, but she was in agreement).

You said "Sherlock carrying a baby" and I thought of this. by Iximaz on 2017-01-26 21:28:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you and you're welcome.

OKAY SO by periferal on 2017-01-23 01:57:00 UTC Link to this

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING ASOUF BECAUSE ONE OF THE TINY THINGS I WAS THINKING OF WAS "ALL THE WRONG QUESTIONS" WHICH IS A SERIES ABOUT LEMONY SNICKET AS A CHILD

Okay. Ahem.
The book The Manual of Detection.
Agatha Christie novels (and then they were none)

OKAY AND by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 02:09:00 UTC Link to this

It never even occurred to me to write fanfic about Agatha Christie (even though I once put on a fan production of Murder on the Orient Express with my little sister and a bunch of stuffed toys)! And Then There Were None will always have such a special place in my heart.

By the time ATWQ came out, I was way out of the target age group and firmly attached to my headcanons about Lemony Snicket and VFD, so I never quite got into them (didn't want to, oddly enough -- Lemony Snicket was a mysterious figure who communicated through coded notes stuck in your dry cleaning; it was weird seeing him have a life and childhood. That was narrow of me and I ought to give the series another shot).

Things I put into a category with ASOUE: The Name of this Book is Secret? Mysterious Benedict Society? The Candymakers? Anything by Daniel Pinkwater? Chasing Vermeer?

--Key

AND SO by periferal on 2017-01-23 04:14:00 UTC Link to this

Honestly despite being way older than the main character ATWQ is amazing just for the descriptions.

I read Vermeer and the mysterious Benedict society (including the prequel) and some of the name of this book is secret-- when the time travel happened I got very confused.
Do you remember the settings heap books?

SORT OF by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 04:41:00 UTC Link to this

I spent a solid five years looking for the second Septimus Heap book. I only found it last summer, and I was in the middle of something else at the time (was it Carry On?) so I didn't pursue it. I probably should have.

I personally love time travel, and think Pseudonymous Bosch handled it pretty well, but I get that it's not for everyone (I wish I hadn't read the whole series though *grumble grumble* actually I liked it; I'm just annoyed that my first-ever LO had to go get herself a boyfriend *disappointed small lesbian noises*).

Ayyyy, one can't not read the prequel! As for Chasing Vermeer, the big question: how many of the codes did you crack?

And Lemony Snicket's writing is pretty amazing. Yeah, it's settled; I have to read ATWQ. I'll probably do it this summer; I volunteer (high school requirement) in the children's section of the library, and they let me read on the job (befriending librarians is among the best life choices I ever made).

Okay, I also want to ask you about stuff I like that I got into post-fifth grade: Anything Susanna Clarke? How about Six of Crows -- it's kind of YA, I know, but it's good YA. Are you perhaps one of those wonderful people who treats Shakespeare as a fandom?

MANY WORDS by periferal on 2017-01-23 14:06:00 UTC Link to this

I read up until the... somethingth book, and then there was time travel which turned me off because little me was more interested in the spells than the characters (whoops). I NEED TO READ CARRY ON (that's the gay harry potter one, right?)

I read the synopsis, admittedly, so was very confused, but I am definitely going to reread that at some point now that I remember it exists. (Oh no, I hate it when that happens. Sincerely. As a boy who was at one time a small lesbian (it's complicated) I feel you)

I read it so long ago I can't remember, whoops.

THAT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE. I need more librarian friends.

I haven't read anything by Susanna Clarke, or six of crows, but i gotta. I went through a huge YA phase-- got into a highschool on the strength of an essay about how much I hated the last divergent novel :P

SHAKESPEARE IS A FANDOM AND DESERVES MORE FANFIC AND I LOVE HIM

BOOKS. AND PLAYS. AND THINGS. by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-26 07:04:00 UTC Link to this

Yes, Carry On is the gay Harry Potter one. Specifically, Harry Potter falls in love with Edward Cullen and they go on a quest to save the world. And it's actually really good and infringes on no copyrights. I really like it. My friends like it even more -- one of them is one of the major bloggers for the Tumblr fandom, another has a copy which she's passed around and everyone she knows has read and written in it, we did a dramatic reading in a subway station.

It's complicated? Like, okay, being trans or gender-fluid or something is one thing, but now I'm imagining a forbidden magic potion gone wrong, you angered a faerie, you knocked over the wrong vial while cleaning your friends' lab, or a Disguise Generator was horribly broken (also I want to link to Baroness Delta Juliette's Plort coming-out story, but wiki not working on my computer so go find it yourself (you're a returnbie; you know how Plort works, right?) because it is good and when I think things are good I make people read them)

Or, okay, normal people use "it's complicated" when they don't want to talk about things. I'll drop it.

I might be a librarian (my plans for the future are extremely undecided). If we stay in touch you might get a librarian friend :P

If you get more invested in spells than people, you might not like Six of Crows; the magic is a little hand-wave-y (although I hear the companion series has more world-building) and while it's a tightly-plotted adventure novel, it's mostly about the characters figuring out what to do with their various traumatic backstories (warnings for almost everything)(okay that's not accurate, but yeah, lots of warnings). It's really well-done...but maybe not your thing.

Susanna Clarke, though, basically just writes about her world and system of magic, with characters as an excuse. A good excuse, but the pseudo-scholarly asides are the best part.

OKAY Shakespeare is the only fandom I write for on a regular basis and I have so much (for example) Antony and Cleopatra slash (that I need to just go ahead and publish already) so if you ever want to read anything I have everything because THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH SHAKESPEARE FIC.

STOP THE PRESSES by Iximaz on 2017-01-23 04:50:00 UTC Link to this

WE HAVE MORE SEPTIMUS HEAP FANS HERE?

YEP. HELLO (nm) by periferal on 2017-01-23 14:18:00 UTC Link to this

Me, not quite by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-23 05:00:00 UTC Link to this

All those years of futile searching kind of killed the joy. But good, you have something in common with periferal! Help make him love us so he doesn't fall prey to Disappearing Newbie Syndrome!

Hi! by palindromordnilap on 2017-01-22 17:52:00 UTC Link to this

(I should probably greet newbies and returnbies more often.)
Welcome (back) aBoard! I don't think I was here when you were active in the PPC, but it's nice to see you here! c:
Anyway, have this... I'm not sure what this is. Don't look at it for too long, just to be safe. And do not pay attention to the singing.

*waving* by periferal on 2017-01-22 17:58:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you?
I still have that fishing pole someone gave me the first time around I wonder if that will...
Oh god, you weren't kidding about the singing were you

Returnbie! *glomp* *poke* by Iximaz on 2017-01-22 17:45:00 UTC Link to this

I remember you, too! Have this plate of welcome-back SPaGhetti!

Yay I'm remembered! by periferal on 2017-01-22 17:48:00 UTC Link to this

I remember your user vaguely but mostly what I remember is being kind of an edgelord. Sigh.
Also should I do the listing of fandoms thing because they've changed some.

Calling all 5n@f fans by skyhawkillusions on 2017-01-22 18:26:00 UTC Link to this

Hey guys it's Skarmory's brother again and I figured I could use your help.

So you know the first Fnaf song from The Living Tombstone? I wasn't satisfied with the ending where it just cut off. So my solution was a rap bridge! Unfortunately I can't freestyle worth a damn so I thought I would turn to you guys. I extended the audio to accommodate the bridge too if you'd like to hear it. Where would you want to have it uploaded? Thanks

Re: Calling all 5n@f fans by skyhawkillusions on 2017-01-22 18:30:00 UTC Link to this

Here's the link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3dXJSAudWNDV3VnQ1o3SzZvaWc/view?usp=drivesdk

Gurth am Mainthaurhoth! (Death to the Suvian horde!) by Tawaki on 2017-01-23 14:44:00 UTC Link to this

1, The Daughter of Elrond > by Violet Eagle reviews
The Ring has been stolen and a daughter of Elrond is missing. Rated T for possible language.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: Fiction T - English - Chapters: 41 - Words: 82,127 - Reviews: 85 - Favs: 36 - Follows: 50 - Updated: Jul 19, 2016 - Published: Jul 1, 2014 - Status: Complete - id: 10500120

My comment: She's Arwen's sister, and joins the Fellowship to supplant Frodo's Ringbearer because she has visions that without her the Nazgûl will get him for sure. She saves Boromir at Parth Galen only to lose him at Cirith Ungol (after sticking more than a few pins in Shelob).

2. Lost in Fire > by Violet Eagle reviews
It has been months since Eleryna destroyed the Ring and brought peace to Middle Earth. But she cannot have peace until Sauron is dead, once and for all. Sequel to Daughter of Elrond.
Lord of the Rings - Rated: Fiction T - English - Legolas, Haldir, Elrohir - Chapters: 5 - Words: 9,101 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 5 - Updated: Jan 21 - Published: Aug 23, 2016 - id: 12116807

My comment: Diediediediedie!

3. The Ringbearer's Baymax > by Sev Baggins reviews
Girl . . . doesn't fall . . . is pulled into Middle Earth by Gandalf. Too typical to be glorious, and too different to be normal. "You are here to comfort and heal him, not to fight and not to speak." "So I'm his Baymax." Frodo/OC; AU storyline, not an LotR script repeat. Please review! :)
Lord of the Rings - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 10 - Words: 27,701 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 11 - Updated: Jan 21 - Published: Nov 22, 2016 - [Frodo B., Human] Samwise G., Gollum

My comment: She's typical all right--in the sense of being a textbook Sue.

4. The Mermaid Princess > by butterfliewingz reviews
A beautiful merimad goes on a quest to find her father and to saves the world and finds her true love
Lord of the Rings - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,712 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Updated: Jan 20 - Published: Jan 3 - Legolas, OC

My comment: This one had better be sitting alone on its seat of stone, while munching and mumbling a bare old bone!

I recognize the first one! by eatpraylove on 2017-01-23 17:02:00 UTC Link to this

We used that in a game of Fill the Plothole a while back! Unfortunately I can't link to the post I'm thinking of because post limit. -_-

Anyway, here are two Circle Legomances I saved from the last epic cleanup: https://www.quotev.com/story/4499505/Now-she-is-gone and https://www.quotev.com/story/2838998/No-Safe-Place-Legolas-Love-Story. I'll just let the summaries speak for themselves.

For Now She is Gone:
"Firieth is half elf, half dwarf and she is the daughter of an elf Erulissë from Rivendell and a dwarf Frerin from the Lonely Mountain. She has lived beneath the mountain her whole life, but after her father's death, she decides to find her mother and flees away from her dwarf past. Her life gets twisted when she meets a certain royal elf along the way and he awakens Firieth's elven side. Will she be able to find the balance between these two races, which are both a part of her life, or will she fail and forever vander lost in vain? { a Legolas love story }"

And for No Safe Place:
"Erillin is the younger sister of Arwen, Princess of Rivendale. Her father, Lord Elrond has hidden her true Identity from her and keeps her Hidden within the Elven Realm of Rivendale. She can do things that no Elf can do. When Frodo comes to Rivendale she finds her way to Venture Middle- Earth and leaves as one of his Companions. When Erillin falls in love with the Elven Prince of Mirkwood, Legolas, she trys her very best to push him away for she knows, they can never be..." (yoinked straight from the wiki)

Since I was already archive diving by Tomash on 2017-01-23 17:58:00 UTC Link to this

I found a link to said "Fill the Plothole" entry, if you want it.

*grin* Thanks much! (nm) by eatpraylove on 2017-01-23 23:05:00 UTC Link to this

Help Needed With Agent Making by periferal on 2017-01-23 17:11:00 UTC Link to this

So I was given permission uh.
Three years ago now, I think.
And I had agents, and claimed a fic, and then um. RL happened and I sort of disappeared.
Those Agents are, in retrospect, kind of iffy. Also I'm no longer interested in the Department of Angst.

I have some idea for Agents based on some terrible OCs I made who deserve actual personalities (Hi, my version of Victoria Holmes-Watson).

But yeah. Still don't know how this works exactly.

There's no shame in reusing old characters. by eatpraylove on 2017-01-24 02:11:00 UTC Link to this

Hell, that's how Chris and Ami came to be in the first place. In general I agree with Neshomeh. Read as many spinoffs as you like, see what you're into/works really well, and go from there.

(Also, shameless self-plug here--you can check out all of my missions over on my Tumblr.)

Well, reading spin-offs will help. by Neshomeh on 2017-01-23 19:47:00 UTC Link to this

Knowing what your characters are in for and seeing how others have written their own agents will give you some ideas about what works generally, what interests you specifically, and what doesn't.

Taking a look at the Permission article, if you haven't in a while, may give you some basic ideas about what we like to see in PPC agents. You could use some of the prompts just to practice and get a feel for your characters before you jump back into mission-writing.

Browsing through the various FAQ and Help articles on the wiki (second tab in blue top navbar) may provide some useful tips, too.

Also, I recommend PoorCynic's series of workshops, the first two of which are about creating characters and writing speech.

I hope some or all of that helps!

~Neshomeh

Thank you :D (nm) by periferal on 2017-01-23 20:19:00 UTC Link to this

Dungeon Crawler RP Reminder/Invitation by Storme Hawk on 2017-01-24 10:56:00 UTC Link to this

So I started a dungeon crawler RP on the T board near the end of November, and it's been slowly chugging along since then. Whilst I has my exams earlier in January I had to stop the RP because I couldn't find the time to keep updating it.

However, now I no longer have exams I've put up a new post for the RP and I've had... 2 responses. Thank you very much Ix and Granz for responding, however I don't feel I can really carry the RP on with just 2 people. Before I had to take my break I know Mattman and Aegis were regular posters, and so in part this is just a remind to them. It is also a reminder to the Alleb, SkarmorySilver, TheShyIon and Scapegrace who all created characters but have since become inactive.

The final point of this post (ATTN: Everybody else) is for those of you who aren't currently part of the RP, whether because you missed it when it was first announced, weren't here or whatever. Dungeon Crawlers is a post based dungeon crawling RP game done in rounds (of normally 48 hours), you don't need any previous experience in Role Playing to join, it's set in its own unique universe (that totally doesn't draw some inspiration from Pathfinder and D&D), and it is meant to be a fun, slightly comical experience. If anyone is interested, go to the T board and it is the 3rd (Third) thread down. We also use the Other RP channel on Discord for talking/RPing/stuff and even have our own unique role on there.

Storme Hawk

Additional RP stuff. by Storme Hawk on 2017-01-26 18:45:00 UTC Link to this

Yeah, I know, very technical terms were just used.

Anyway, first up if you have any questions about the dungeon crawler RP feel free to contact me. I'm available by email, here or on Discord (most of the time).

Secondly, when I first introduced the dungeon crawler RP idea to the board I also mentioned a Pokemon RP I had been working on at the same time. The Pokemon RP is now a lot closer to completion, and it will probably be completed in the next month or so. I am aware that there are lots of different RP things going on at the moment (my dungeon crawler, PTU, a couple of other RP things mentioned on Discord etc.) So I probably won't launch the Pokemon RP unless I see at least 5 people being really interested in it (and willing to participate in it), around the end of February when I reckon it should be complete, or after the dungeon crawler RP dies, whichever comes first. With the recent progress I have made with it I felt I should give an update on how it is doing, especially seeing as I remember there being quite a bit of interest in it when I first mentioned it.

Storme Hawk

Hello! by DrGonzo on 2017-01-24 18:28:00 UTC Link to this

Hello, everyone! I'm DrGonzo, or at least that's what I call myself. I found you guys during an extended trawling session on TVTropes, and thought that I'd see what this was all about. I've read the Wiki and Original Series over the last couple of days, and decided to introduce myself here.

Hiya! by The Triumvirate on 2017-01-28 17:08:00 UTC Link to this

Hello, Doctor. Are you a good or bad doctor? Eh, it doesn't matter. Here, have a present!

Your present: a full set of dice! They come in all your favorite shapes: d3/4, d6, d8, 2d10 (your probability dice), d12, and a d20. The pattern is yours to choose! Do be mindful of when, how, and most importantly why you use them, though - dice have been known to have... certain amounts of power, when placed in the right (or wrong, as the case may be) hands.

Belated Hello ! by CRB on 2017-01-28 01:04:00 UTC Link to this

8D

Welcome. by Bram on 2017-01-27 16:36:00 UTC Link to this

Have a purple glitter gel pen. Agents aren't allowed to use them on reports.

GREETINGS! by Jesa/Waltz on 2017-01-26 08:25:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome to the board from the both of us!
Jesa: Have this nice(and perfectly harmless) pair of scissors. (Report any feelings of Yandere to Medical immediately)

Waltz: Ummm.... hmmm.... lessee...
*Digs around in the box of Stuffs*

AHAH! Have this Torgue Rocket Launcher! It fires Rockets that split into more Rockets that split into More Rockets and.... you get the idea I think.

Re: GREETINGS! by DrGonzo on 2017-01-26 17:04:00 UTC Link to this

Thanks, kind poster! The rocket launcher seems like something from Paranoia, so it should be fun.

Welcome to the madhouse! by eatpraylove on 2017-01-25 17:54:00 UTC Link to this

Here's a red pen and a pack of Post-it notes!

Re: Welcome to the madhouse! by DrGonzo on 2017-01-25 17:57:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you, they'll be put to good use.

Welcome aBoard! by SkarmorySilver on 2017-01-25 14:15:00 UTC Link to this

Nice to see another MCU fan! Aside form one of my own shed feathers, have a replica of Cap's shield that actually bounces when thrown!

Re: Welcome aBoard! by DrGonzo on 2017-01-25 16:11:00 UTC Link to this

That sounds so awesome! Where did you get such a thing?

First plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2017-01-25 14:15:00 UTC Link to this

Hello newbie. by Hardric on 2017-01-25 11:41:00 UTC Link to this

Please have a pot of black-hole coffee and my welcome. Well, I'm late again, so wishing you welcome is the only thing left to me. Hope you'll stick around.

Re: Hello newbie. by DrGonzo on 2017-01-25 16:12:00 UTC Link to this

After the welcome I've got, I certainly will.

Welcome, doctor. by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-25 05:15:00 UTC Link to this

I'm glad you've arrived, doc. Disease rates are rising, hospital beds are getting filled.
You've come just in time.

We've had a terrible strain of 'not knowing about Cowboy Bebop' going about the community, too, and we're glad you're here to help us fight against it.
Because Cowboy Bebop is really bloody good. And it has amazing music. And a brilliant intro.

So, welcome! My gift upon you is: a really good intro. So whenever your show starts, people will know it's yours and yours alone!
It's not as good as Cowboy Bebop's, but, good grief. Is there any that is?

Re: Welcome, doctor. by DrGonzo on 2017-01-25 07:24:00 UTC Link to this

The only cure for that is to add it to your Netflix queue, stat!

And no, there is no better intro. That music is still as good as it was 19 years ago.

Hi there! by palindromordnilap on 2017-01-24 19:02:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome aBoard! Have this bunny. That's totally what this is. A cute, fluffy bunny. It cannot be anything but a cute, fluffy, friendly, cuddly bunny. Keep that in mind. Always.

Re: Hi there! by DrGonzo on 2017-01-24 19:06:00 UTC Link to this

Why am I a little scared?

Oh, it's probably the memetic influ-- by palindromordnilap on 2017-01-24 19:11:00 UTC Link to this

Uh. The inherent cuteness of the bunny. It's so cute it's, uh. Illegal. To be so cute. But you won't have a problem with the police, though, it's too cute for them to approach it. Why won't you just pet that cute bunny for a while, and think about its, uh, bunniness.

Hello Hello! *glomps* by periferal on 2017-01-24 18:53:00 UTC Link to this

I'm fairly new myself, but have this comically oversized eraser!
Welcome!

Re: Hello Hello! *glomps* by DrGonzo on 2017-01-24 18:54:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you! Glad to see I'm not the only FNG here.

Newbie! *glomp* *poke* by Anonymous on 2017-01-24 18:45:00 UTC Link to this

Hello, and welcome aBoard! For your newbie gift, take this plate of freshly-made SPaGhetti!

Since you already seem to know what's what, I'll just point you to the the Constitution and let the others ask the questions. :)

Re: Newbie! *glomp* *poke* by DrGonzo on 2017-01-24 18:49:00 UTC Link to this

I'm actually having carbonara right now, so I'll add it to the plate. Thanks for the link as well, I've only really skimmed that one.

Oops, haha, that was me. by Iximaz on 2017-01-24 18:52:00 UTC Link to this

Anyway, yeah! Welcome and stuff!

Welcome aBoard by Tomash on 2017-01-24 18:43:00 UTC Link to this

Have your two cents. You'll probably want to hang on to them for discussions, so you can put them in.

So, what're your main fandoms?

Re: Welcome aBoard by DrGonzo on 2017-01-24 18:47:00 UTC Link to this

Thanks, I think I certainly will.

My main fandoms are the MCU, Mad Max, Warhammer 40,000, Firefly, Cowboy Bebop and Fallout. I dabble in a bit of Familiar of Zero and Halo as well, but those are more infrequent.

Cool by Tomash on 2017-01-24 18:58:00 UTC Link to this

Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with most of those things, though I know there're at least a few people here who are.

And since I forgot to do this earlier, have a invite link to our Discord server, if you want to join us there.

Seeking Beta: Am I doing this right? by periferal on 2017-01-26 01:32:00 UTC Link to this

I've written an Interlude for the Agents I've come up with, and would like betaing.
What is the general procedure for linking fics-in-progress?

Re: Seeking Beta: Am I doing this right? by Bramandin on 2017-01-27 16:35:00 UTC Link to this

You can directly email a volunteer. I can take a look at it late next week.

Thank you, but by periferal on 2017-01-27 17:08:00 UTC Link to this

I already have two people looking at it, so I'm good for now.
But thank you for the offer!

I guess I can take a look by Desdendelle on 2017-01-26 12:39:00 UTC Link to this

Buuut test season is coming, so that look will be less "nitpicking over every single comma" (and I'm not that good a SPaG beta, anyway) and more "broad strokes; did you muck up horribly?".
My email is sur DOT nhm AT gmail DOT com.

Have shared. Thank you. (nm) by periferal on 2017-01-26 16:23:00 UTC Link to this

claiming a badfic by periferal on 2017-01-26 03:12:00 UTC Link to this

I have claimed
"Oedipus Rex: The MPREG Edition" for my agents in the Subdepartment of Small Fandoms.
It will be written eventually. When I figure more stuff out.
This one will /actually/ get written.

Claiming a fic. by Bram on 2017-01-27 16:42:00 UTC Link to this

I'm slowly working on Welcome to the Future from the unclaimed list. Sherlock Holmes.

I moved it to the claimed list. (nm) by Hieronymus Graubart on 2017-01-31 18:36:00 UTC Link to this

Oh gods that thing by periferal on 2017-01-28 23:47:00 UTC Link to this

That looks interesting, certainly.

Please keep in mind... by SkarmorySilver on 2017-01-26 03:39:00 UTC Link to this

...that when you make multiple posts under the same handle, try to keep them in a single thread. Making multiple separate posts at once means you could not only clutter up the front page, but more importantly risk pushing more important threads off it as well.

*hangs head* by periferal on 2017-01-26 03:46:00 UTC Link to this

I'm sorry. I'll keep that in mind for the future.
One occurrence happened hours after the other, but that is no excuse.

Creating agents by DrGonzo on 2017-01-26 17:33:00 UTC Link to this

So, I've been brainstorming ideas about what sort of little psychopaths I want to write, and I've got two basic outlines. Before I go any further with these, I want to know if there's any problems with them, or if they've been done before. Plus, advice for what to put in there is always helpful, since I want to have their profiles and prompts done before I ask for permission.

Agent Lothar - A Chaos Space Marine from the Night Lords Legion, recruited after the badfic he was from was tackled by the DMS. He's adapted well to life as an agent, though not entirely to not being able to use his armour. Whilst he has been brought up to speed with pop culture, and has developed tastes of his own, he's still easily confused by more obscure references. Currently, he works in the Department of Floaters, due to his reassignment from the DMS due to an incident involving a Rammstein album and a longbow he calls "psychological warfare", and the Flowers call "unnecessary torture of a Sue". Thanks to his universe being originally from the UK, he has a pronounced British accent, though has never been there himself.

Agent Elly Ruskowski - A twenty-two year old from Aspen, Elly was a civilian watcher for several years before being given the opportunity to join the PPC, a choice she now regrets. She has a tendency to get very excited when meeting characters she admires, and very angry when they're messed with. This anger tends to come out in the form of extremely loud rants about an offender, their heritage, sexual preferences and threats, most of which she follows up on at the conclusion of a mission. Outside of missions in her favourite fandoms, she's usually either pretty calm, a state often helped by semi-legal, or very hyperactive if something takes her personal interest, and especially if Lothar hasn't seen or read something she thinks is important.

Hi there! by Huinesoron on 2017-01-26 18:45:00 UTC Link to this

It seems like you have something of a misapprehension of what PPC stories are about. Have you read the Original Series? If so, you may have noticed that they're not actually stories of people who are wantonly violent and prone to torture and spitting invective. Consider Acy's 'torture' of a Suvian by placing burrs in her shoes, or Jay's working out her anger with the aid of Mister Socko and Millie.

The PPC isn't a universe of psychopaths. It's a setting of relatively ordinary people who are doing a thankless, infuriating, and endlessly rewarding job.

Please read around more until you don't think Chaos Space Marines are suitable agents. :)

hS

Re: Hi there! by DrGonzo on 2017-01-26 22:27:00 UTC Link to this

Okay, yeah, you're right. That's why I posted these here, I'm new to this and I need to be told when I'm being a bit of an idiot. I'll make sure to tone the violence down.

Newbie Alert by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-26 18:27:00 UTC Link to this

Hi! I'm Ffwydriad, and I used to be a member some four or more years ago. Recently, a rather random series of links through the backwaters of the internet led me back, and I'm honestly overjoyed that the community is still around. Currently I'm reading and rereading pretty much all of the mission fics I can find, but I felt it would be proper to introduce myself.

Hopefully I'll actually keep my attention span focused enough to stay around and actually start writing this time!

Welcome aBoard! by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-30 05:23:00 UTC Link to this

I have a special gift that I got especially for you!

*pokes through boxes*
*digs through a pile of old holiday cards that should have been thrown out years ago*
*brushes layer of dust aside*

It's a beautiful copy of my favorite book, The Littlest Elf! I'm sure you'll enjoy it!

--Key hands you the book and runs

How fortunate! by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-30 16:28:00 UTC Link to this

Well the book is gorgeous, and it sure looks like a very happy tale. I hope I'll enjoy reading it as well!

Greetings! by Jesa/Waltz on 2017-01-28 19:13:00 UTC Link to this

Jesa: Here, have this interesting Key. I found it laying around.
....
*Totally not suspicious*

Waltz: Here's a Kuriboh! Be careful though.... they tend to have explosive tempers. Keep away from eyes.

I'm glad you think I'm interesting <3 by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-30 05:25:00 UTC Link to this

Sorry for laying around suspiciously. I'll find myself a couch.

--Key may have strange nicknames, but she is not an appropriate newbie gift

On a relative scale... by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-30 09:03:00 UTC Link to this

of keys I have ever personally come into contact with, Key, I will give you this: you are certainly the most interesting one.

I probably wouldn't use you to keep my socks safe, and it might be a bit weird if I took you to a key cutter to make a spare copy of you, and it would be even weirder if I kept you hidden under the mat in front of the door for emergencies, but know this: as keys go, you are very, very, very, very, very very very interesting.

Adorable! by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-28 19:42:00 UTC Link to this

Wow! Mystery key! That's not ominous at all!

Well, I'm certainly not suspicious of this at all.

Hiya! by The Triumvirate on 2017-01-28 17:11:00 UTC Link to this

Hello, Welsh person! I think you're Welsh. Are you Welsh?

Well, Welsh person (assuming I'm right and you are in fact Welsh), have a present. You can't make me be unkind to you!

Your present: a full set of dice! They come in all your favorite shapes: d3/4, d6, d8, 2d10 (your probability dice), d12, and a d20. The pattern is yours to choose! Do be mindful of when, how, and most importantly why you use them, though - dice have been known to have... certain amounts of power, when placed in the right (or wrong, as the case may be) hands.

Nice! by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-28 19:37:00 UTC Link to this

Awesome! I didn't have a full matching set until now! Thank you!

I'm not from Wales, but my name is.

* waves Hi * by CRB on 2017-01-28 01:05:00 UTC Link to this

:)

*waves back* (nm) by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-28 19:32:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome by Bram on 2017-01-27 16:33:00 UTC Link to this

Have a purple glitter gel pen. Your agents aren't allowed to use it on reports.

So many awesome gifts by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-27 18:15:00 UTC Link to this

That is a good thing, because there's no way I would share a glitter gel pen with my agents, especially a purple one. I'm keeping this for myself.

First plover! by Tawaki on 2017-01-27 15:37:00 UTC Link to this

Oh, and also have a Sindarin dub (recorded by Elven and Dunadan Agents) of I Dalechoth (all seven episodes).

You are a cruel person. by Huinesoron on 2017-01-28 08:05:00 UTC Link to this

I Dhalec: AB-HIR, I 'WEL-WEN PATH-RATH-A NAN GOEL OD NIST RU-IN VI-IN!
Elloth: Avgaro sen!
I Nestadren: E vregol dhagel!
I Dhalec: I 'LA-NNOL!

Dalek: Tomorrow, the atmosphere will be bombarded by the radiation from our nuclear reactors.
Susan: Why are you doing this?
The Doctor: That's sheer murder!
Dalek: No! Extermination!

hS

I can do a good Dalek voice. by Scapegrace on 2017-01-29 03:15:00 UTC Link to this

So I had a go.

This is the best thing ever by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-29 19:37:00 UTC Link to this

I now have the very pressing need to translate the whole script. And maybe the entire show. Because reasons.

That way lies suffering. by Huinesoron on 2017-01-29 21:06:00 UTC Link to this

Seriously, it took me about 15 minutes to do those four lines, and I had to butcher them to do so. (Though I did get to coin a Sindarin phrase for 'nuclear reactor', so that was cool.) Plus, did you know there are no quotable lines in The Daleks? And super duper long.

Though frankly, saying that, I'm almost tempted to work on An Unearthly Child just for the Sindarin practice... race you? :D

hS

PS: Trivia time! The following alternate versions of Doctor Who have been canonised in one form or another as part of the PPC multiverse:

-Doctor Who itself.
-Master Who, coined by Tawaki.
-The Unnamed Academian, the Steampunk version invented by me (last scene).
-Who's Your Doctor?, a very shippy version referenced by me.
-Doc Who, from a very noir 'verse by PoorCynic.

I think I Nestadren I... would fit right in. ('The Doctor Who...'; there don't appear to be any Sindarin question words, so we're using the relative pronoun that/who/which. I did my best.)

Oh, and welcome back! If I end up writing I Nestadren I: Hên Al-geveneb, I'm blaming it entirely on you, Tawaki, and Scapegrace. ~hS

Translation, please? by son_of_heaven176 on 2017-01-31 00:11:00 UTC Link to this

I Nestadren I: Hên Al-geveneb translates to...?

'Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child'. by Huinesoron on 2017-01-31 07:30:00 UTC Link to this

Which I thought was pretty clear from context?

hS

Only if I get to blame my dog-egg pronunciation on you. =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-01-29 23:46:00 UTC Link to this

I fully accept the blame by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-29 21:57:00 UTC Link to this

Honestly my Sindarin is subpar, but I've been proven to have masochistic tendencies when it comes to translation.

I am willing and likely unable to race you on that, but given that I've got the next two days off I'll be willing to try. :)

As for the title - if I'm right, there are Sindarin question words, Man being "what" or "who", so perhaps "Man I Nestradren" for "Who is the Doctor" instead? I'm uncertain, the fact there's no is/are in Sindarin always throws me off.

That multiverse theory is wonderful by the way, as are the alternate Doctor Who versions. If only I had the time to rewrite the entire series four times over...

You're on. by Huinesoron on 2017-01-30 09:12:00 UTC Link to this

Get your translate on, and we'll meet back here to compare on... Wednesday?

I'm going to do Unearthly Child. You can do the same (which would be a direct race, plus it would be fascinating to see how differently we translated it), or you can pick your own preferred episode (which would arguably be a more interesting read). Or you can ignore it as a ridiculous idea. ;)

You're right about man; I didn't know about it, because I'm using the Ardalambion Sindarin wordlist, and the Turin Wrapper which gives it was only published in 2013. Cool. :D So Man I Nestadren works, and has the added bonus that since since there's no 'to be' verb, it can also mean "Who, the Doctor". Double meanings are fun.

Anyway - see you in a couple of days. Let's see if I can get past the first scene...

hS

PS: I won't be translating stage directions - just the words that are spoken.

Well, I didn't get very far. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-01 16:46:00 UTC Link to this

About halfway through the first real scene of Unearthly Child. Sindarin continues to be murder on the brain, and the lack of a whole bunch of concepts makes for some pretzeled sentences. Still, here you go:

Man I Nestradren: Hên Al-geveneb

(With bonus re-translation on the right hand side.)

hS

Now available in audio format! by Scapegrace on 2017-02-02 03:21:00 UTC Link to this

Link here. =]

That is genuinely amazing. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-02 18:35:00 UTC Link to this

You managed to make it sound like you actually knew what you were saying. ^_^ It also sounded very, very Welsh, which... well, makes sense, considering.

Very well done!

hS

Thank you very much for saying so! by Scapegrace on 2017-02-03 10:53:00 UTC Link to this

Yeah, what I did was dig up the relevant bits of Unearthly Child, watch the performances given, and try and get the voicework to match the performances given. It took me a few goes, but the end product is about as good a match as I was able to get.

Thanks again for the compliments. It means a lot, coming from someone who lives and breathes Tolkien. =]

*sings* This is trash! by Ffwydriad on 2017-02-01 22:46:00 UTC Link to this

I have been faced with the friendly reminder I am unable to do two things. One is write in Sindarin. The other is formatting in Google Docs.

Here is mine . Warnings for a large amount of Sindarin grammatical errors and improper lenision (which i still can't get the hang on) as well as the mess that happens when nice, orderly columns are put through the Google publishing process.

At the very least, horrible as my translation can be, I managed to finish the first two real scenes. I also coined an (unused) phrase for the Tardis: Lú Ar Narnen Genediad Athra Menel (Time and Related Measurements Through Heavens)or for short: the LANGAM.

It's growing on me.

Comparing names. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-03 15:04:00 UTC Link to this

Because I have to start somewhere.

Barbara Wright: Barbara comes from 'barbarian', wright obviously means someone who makes things.

hS's version: Uanuiel Tân. 'Uanuiel' is a cludge from uanui+iel, 'monstrous woman'. 'Tân' is 'Maker', and forms the second syllable of Cirdan's name. (Both taken straight from the Ardalambion wordlist.)

Ffwydriad's version: Edel Thavron. 'Edel' is purportedly Sindarin for 'stranger', but the source doesn't reference anything. This source gives 'Othol' as the Sindarin for 'stranger', and references PE17. This source gives 'Ethelion' as a translation of Peregrin (= wanderer), and I know Sindarin likes to alter the first vowel in words with endings, so 'Othol' or 'Othel' makes sense. A feminine name could be 'Etheliel', which might well contract to 'Ethiel'.

'Thavron' does indeed mean wright, and I feel silly for not looking it up directly. [Facepalm]

Best version: I'm gonna go with Ffwydriad here and give Ethiel Thavron as the best translation.

Ian Chesterton: Ian is the Scottish version of John, which comes from Hebrew 'Yochanan', meaning 'G*d is Gracious'. Chesterton I'm pretty sure goes back to Caster+Town, or 'Fort-Village'.

hS's version: Eruan Garthobel. I glossed Ian as Eruan, 'Gift of God', which... is wrong. [Facepalm] I'm on firmer ground with the surname Garthobel, which means Stronghold Enclosed-Dwelling - pretty much exactly the meaning in the original.

Ffwydriad's version: Eruainon Echadion. Eru we know. 'ainon'... the best I can do is this being Quenya for 'son of holiness'. The namelist gives 'Erufael', 'God is just', while the Parf Edhellen site gives 'raen' for 'sweet-faced' as its best approximation for 'gracious' (also from PE17). That would give 'Eruraen', which hurts to say. Maybe that's the source of Eruainon, with the R vanishing...

Echadion... hmm. 'Echad' for camp is sourced to Unfinished Tales, where it's part of a placename (Echad i Sedryn, Camp of the Faithful). Valid (I'm now irritated that Ardalambion doesn't give it; I may have to transfer alliegence to the Parf Edhellen.) Then you've got a 'son of' on the end, which isn't what the name means.

Best version: I think I have to go with the namelist + the accurate translation, and pick Erufael Garthobel here. Bonus points for the Doctor being able to call him 'Parthobel' and have it still be a word.

Susan Foreman: Susan means lily, by way of a Hebrew word which now means 'rose' as well, and an Egyptian one meaning 'lotus'. A foreman is a sort of practical manager: they stand between the people doing the actual work, and the management above.

hS's version: Elloth Taid. 'Elloth' is just 'flower', though it feels like it could mean 'star-blossom' - which describes a lily very nicely. We might actually want to go over to 'Meril' here, which literally means 'rose'. Taid is a word meaning second-in-command.

Ffwydriad's version: Elloth Hîrbenn. Elloth we know. Hîrbenn is a construct, Hîr+benn, 'lord-man'. 'benn' is actually an archaic word for husband, which has slipped over to just meaning man. In constructs it should actually show up as either 'ben' or 'ven', which suggests to me that we should avoid it. Instead, we can use the archaic word dîr, which shows up in names as -nir or -dir.

Of course, we can't exactly use 'Hirdir', so now we need another word for a mid-level leader. Hmm... how about taid? :D Taidnir works perfectly well as a spoken name, though I admit it looks a bit clunky. Failing that, 'Herdir' is a genuine Sindarin word for 'master', as used to mean 'Mister'. And the idea of the Doctor's junkyard being named 'Some Bloke's Yard' tickles me.

Best version: I just can't forsake the star-flower. Elloth Herdir it is.

hS

(PS: inb4 'Susan is the Master!'. Oops...)

Hebrew nitpicks by Desdendelle on 2017-02-04 12:27:00 UTC Link to this
1. "Yochanan" has nothing to do with grace. "Yo" is indeed related to God (יו tends to stand for a part of the tetragrammaton), but חנן actually means "has given a good attribute", so the name literally means "God has given this person a good attribute".
  
  2. I assume you got your info about "Susan" from behindthename.com, and their info is wrong. שושן never meant "rose"; it always meant "lily". "Rose" is ורד vered. There were attempts to identify the שושנה of the Bible with the rose, but, well, they didn't stick.

Thanks! by Huinesoron on 2017-02-04 12:47:00 UTC Link to this

So it turns out Eruan (Gift of God) is closer than I thought? That's good, I quite like it. ^_^

As for the lily - yeah, I did. It's weird when the internet gets things so blatantly wrong. At least I stuck with Elloth for Susan, so dodged that one.

Thanks again!

hS

So many E names... by Ffwydriad on 2017-02-04 02:13:00 UTC Link to this

I can't believe I didn't realize 'ton' was 'town' and now I feel ridiculous.

Honestly, I should probably have checked through my names a few more times. Or maybe not relied on a namelist that, on their two different lists gave very different names. I've got a very keen foresight.

(I'm not saying Susan is the Master, but I have to admit, we don't actually know what she was doing before she ran off with the Doctor, or what she did after he left. And, of course, there's the whole Other thing to think about. Very suspicious.)

Hee. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-02 12:43:00 UTC Link to this

First off, I'm very impressed that you got so much of it done! I find Sindarin an awful grind, so well done.

On the formatting: I actually didn't bother with columns. My version is a carefully-hidden table, with cell breaks to keep things lined up. It sends the whole thing wildly over to the left, but keeps it organised.

On lentition: I had to put myself together a little checklist of when it's needed, which I left in place at the bottom of my script. Feel free to crib it.

Rather than start... well, technically it's betaing, isn't it? Rather than start betaing your script, I'd like to ask where your vocabulary and grammar comes from. My preferred source is Ardalambion, but I can see you're using words that don't show up there ('Edel' for stranger, for instance). You also didn't use the common fanfic term 'daeradar' for 'grandfather', so it doesn't look like you're working from a fanficcy dictionary. What are your sources?

(Ardalambion Sindarin wordlist and grammar is based on David Salo's work, and is fairly comprehensive. I'm not saying it's right, so if you have a different source I'm definitely curious.)

hS

I'm gonna check out Ardalambion. . . by Ffwydriad on 2017-02-03 01:54:00 UTC Link to this

I'm impressed I got that much done as well, and that's a smarter move on formatting. I forget what docs can do.

My wordlist was Hiswelókë's Sindarin-English dictionary, with some additional use of this word look up, which is why there's one or two Quenya words (mainly Totter lane) worked to fit in Sindarin standard.

My grammar was here along with some spare online lessons I went through a while back.

Edel comes from Arwen-Undomiel from their list of translated names. I also used some of their simple phrases as well.

I actually thought about using some form of 'grand' and 'father' but it seemed kind of awkward for me. I also thought about changing the Quenya word for grandfather to Sindarin, but I don't actually know how to go about that. If daeradar is common though, I'll probably end up using that when I eventually go back through, finish the episode.

Salo, eh? by Scapegrace on 2017-02-02 14:04:00 UTC Link to this

So when can we expect the Sindarin edition of The 120 Days Of Sodom? =]

'kay, so I don't know what that is. by Huinesoron on 2017-02-02 14:17:00 UTC Link to this

But what it sounds like is the world's most oldschool christmas carol.

On the fifth day of Sodom, my true love gave to me
Fiiiire aaaaand brimstoooone...!

hS

Salo is kinda... NSFW. by Desdendelle on 2017-02-02 23:19:00 UTC Link to this

And let's leave it at that.

You have an interesting definition of the word "kinda". =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-02-03 10:54:00 UTC Link to this

Understatement, Scape my dear. (nm) by Desdendelle on 2017-02-03 19:29:00 UTC Link to this

If you're amenable, I might record select lines from both. (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-01-30 13:20:00 UTC Link to this

Always. by Huinesoron on 2017-01-30 13:33:00 UTC Link to this

You'd better hope I don't actually finish it, or you'll end up creating an actual dub...

hS

Because that would just be terrible... =] (nm) by Scapegrace on 2017-01-30 13:40:00 UTC Link to this

So I did create the mini-Reaper Talek at first, after all. (nm) by Tawaki on 2017-01-28 17:46:00 UTC Link to this

Oh, I've no idea. by Huinesoron on 2017-01-28 19:17:00 UTC Link to this

Sindarin is not my forte. I guarantee there are at least a couple of errors in there.

hS

Sindarin dubs are the best dubs by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-27 18:12:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you for the gift! I'm sure I'll love it.

On the other hand I spent around two hours searching through four different dictionaries trying to figure out what Dalechoth translated to. Then I noticed it started with Dalek and right now I'm assuming you're talking about "The Daleks" which just so happens to be my favorite Hartnell episode.

Cor-rect! (nm) by Tawaki on 2017-01-27 21:11:00 UTC Link to this

Or was that supposed to be "I-Dhalechoth"? by Tawaki on 2017-01-27 15:39:00 UTC Link to this

I have conflicting information on whether initial d- from Primitive Quendian d is subject to the soft mutation or not.

*boops the new-returnbie* by Matt McCipher on 2017-01-27 07:47:00 UTC Link to this

Cheers, mate. Hope you'll enjoy your stay! Here, since I'm at work and unable to get my regular gift, have a McMuffin

*is booped* by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-27 11:34:00 UTC Link to this

First coffee, now a McMuffin - is this a conspiracy to make me eat breakfast?

Thanks a lot!

*hides the Breakfast Cult pamphlet* Umm... nooo? (nm) by Matt Cipher on 2017-01-27 14:51:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome Alert by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-27 03:05:00 UTC Link to this

woop woop woop woop

WELCOME IMPENDING IN 3 SECONDS

WELCOME IMPENDING IN 2 SECONDS

WELCOME IMPENDING IN 1 SECOND

uh hi hello.

Welcome back to the PPC, the most fabulous corner of the backwaters of the internet!
We have the backiest waters of the backwaters around here, I can assure you. You will not be disappointed.

Weeeelcome!

Thank You Alert by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-27 11:32:00 UTC Link to this

beep beep

I agree, this place is fabulous.

By Jove! by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-28 06:06:00 UTC Link to this

By heavens!

By Steve Irwin!

By Jim Johnson!

I forgot to give you a gift!

I gift upon you: a robotic copy of myself, designed specifically to give you gifts on your command.

This will never happen again, I assure you.
Just don't get water in his joints. Or on his skin. Or within 5 metres of him. Don't take him out on humid days, too. And don't spit around him, either. If you need to drink, do it in a completely different house away from him. Don't even say the word 'water' around him.

But, other than that: this will never happen again.

Mirabile dictu! You're right! by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-28 19:49:00 UTC Link to this

Does this mean your gift is infinite gifts?

Also, robots are great.

Of course! by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-29 07:57:00 UTC Link to this

Well, as long as there's no water involved.
Then it's no gifts, and that is as far the opposite of infinite gifts as I can imagine.

And, yes, robots are great!
Have a video of one of DARPA's finest - the one, the only, the myth, the legend: Atlas.

[obligatory robot revolution joke]
[canned laughter]

Welcome (back)! by eatpraylove on 2017-01-27 00:28:00 UTC Link to this

Here's a 17-foot Fourth Doctor scarf! Truth be told, I got this as a Newbie Gift myself, but it would look weird as a wall decoration, and since you're also a Doctor Who fan...Enjoy! :)

Awww yes! by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-27 00:59:00 UTC Link to this

I'm not saying I'll never take this off, but I've definitely got one of my new favorite pieces of apparel! Finally, a scarf big enough to hide jelly babies, poison darts, and a companion or three inside!

Welcome back! :D by SkarmorySilver on 2017-01-26 20:07:00 UTC Link to this

Have one of my own shed feathers and a complimentary kit of Spikes!

:D by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-26 20:13:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you for this kind gift, I'm certain they'll be very useful.

Hi! by palindromordnilap on 2017-01-26 19:57:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome (back) aBoard! I wasn't around when you were there the last time either, but I also hope you're gonna stick around!
Anyway, here's your returnbie gift! Sorry, it's physically impossible to type a description of it.

I'd call it wonderful but. . . by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-26 20:13:00 UTC Link to this

Well that's a - I agree, physically impossible to describe. Thank you very much!

Hello... newbie. by Hardric on 2017-01-26 19:55:00 UTC Link to this

Please have a pot of black-hole coffee. Now, would you mind talking about your fandoms? I guess you had the 'mandatory' readings done for a long time, so no question about that. Oh and welcome (back) to the madhouse.

Thanks for the coffee; I'm falling asleep. by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-26 20:07:00 UTC Link to this

Oh! Yes! Fandoms are a thing that I have! The biggest for me is Marvel, mainly the comics but also the cartoons and movies. Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Voltron, Homestuck, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Discworld, The X-Files, Miraculous Ladybug, and a large selection of Anime and Manga as well.

. . . A Series of Unfortunate Events? by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-30 05:19:00 UTC Link to this

This is so weird. I was completely obsessed with the series for much of my preadolescent life (I think I still have my terrible nine-year old fan art). And now I'm slowly but surely learning that this is an actual fandom, which can be listed alongside typically nerdy things like Discworld* and Star Trek**. I am utterly stupefied, a word which here means "startled and feeling an equal mix of excitement to find people who enjoy the same things I do and fear that my childhood will be forever ruined by badly-written porn starring Count Olaf."

Or do you just mean the Netflix adaptation? Or the movie ~~*shudders*~~?

--Key

*Has been top of my to-read list for years.
**Watching in chronological order. On season three of TOS and ~~suffering~~ going strong!

Wait, so... returnbie? *glomp* *poke* by Iximaz on 2017-01-26 18:34:00 UTC Link to this

Hello, and welcome aBoard! For your newbie gift, take this plate of freshly-made SPaGhetti!

Good to have you back with us. Unfortunately, you were before my time so I don't recognize the name, but I hope you'll stick around!

*returns the poke* by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-26 20:11:00 UTC Link to this

I'm glad to be here and hope the same. Thank you for the gift. SPaGhetti is my favorite literary-based pasta dish.

Rest in peace, John Hurt. by Iximaz on 2017-01-28 01:47:00 UTC Link to this

2017, this had better not be the start of your attempts to top last year.

I'm broken hearted by Ffwydriad on 2017-01-28 19:31:00 UTC Link to this

You now, in my heart, I get it. A lot of famous actors are getting old. It doesn't stop it from hurting each time.

Now, now, be fair. by Huinesoron on 2017-01-28 10:51:00 UTC Link to this

He was 77 and suffering from cancer. It's rubbish, but it's not on a level with last year:

Bowie. Rickman. Wogan.
"But that's-"
That's January.

(Bowie and Rickman were both 69.)

There will be other years when our hearts are broken every month. It's inevitable - our most beloved stars are all hitting their seventies, they're old. But 2016 was different, because 2016 was the first one we noticed.

hS, prophet of gloom apparently, wahoo

That is true. It also doesn't make it less sad. (nm) by Iximaz on 2017-01-28 16:51:00 UTC Link to this

Yeah, I know. :-/ by Huinesoron on 2017-01-28 17:39:00 UTC Link to this

My happy thoughts suck.

hS

Re: Rest in peace, John Hurt. by DrGonzo on 2017-01-28 08:55:00 UTC Link to this

Oh, come on. This better not set a trend.

No... No, no, no... by Matt Cipher on 2017-01-28 06:20:00 UTC Link to this

No, no, no... This ain't happening... NO!

Listen, 2017, do NOT follow your senpai's path.

I feel crushed.... (nm) by Silenthunder on 2017-01-28 02:57:00 UTC Link to this

I do NOT like Twitter ( mini rant ) by CRB on 2017-01-28 04:57:00 UTC Link to this

I created an account for the first time tonight and am clueless about a lot of things on Twitter .
Anyway , while I was making my list of people to follow , my account was locked ! I didn't get to use Twitter for more than five minutes total and that happened .
So now I can't get back on without sending a ( mobile ) phone number ( I have no phone right now to use , btw and don't like sending strangers my number ) for them to text me back to unlock the account .
Idk what to do and I absolutely can't stand Twitter .
I just want to delete the account and I can't even do that . :(

That makes no sense. . . by Cat-on-the-Keyboard on 2017-01-30 05:02:00 UTC Link to this

I don't use Twitter (I have an account, but I abandoned it years ago), but what social network in its right mind would set it up so that can happen? Have you sent your rant to their help center? Maybe it's a bug or something.

--Key

:) by CRB on 2017-01-30 17:14:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you for the reply !

I really have no idea what's going on with the account I made but I've emailed Twitter ( and sent messages to their Help center ) and they continue to send me the SAME response each time , to give them a phone number so that they can text me a code to unlock the account.
Anyway , I have a relative that'll let me use her phone number and asap , I'll be deleting the account once ( and IF ) I can unlock the ^*#!!! thing .
So that was my first and last experience with using Twitter - just a few minutes followed by days of stress and hassle , getting NO help from the website and NO explanation of why they shut me out of the account .
Okay , long rant part two done and I'm sorry if I talked your ear off ! :)

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!!! by SkarmorySilver on 2017-01-28 13:49:00 UTC Link to this

Happy Year of the Rooster, everyone! :D

-SkarmorySilver, who is proud to have been born on a Rooster year

Sounds pheasant enough. ;) (nm) by Tawaki on 2017-01-29 21:40:00 UTC Link to this

I understand this is an auspicious sign. by Neshomeh on 2017-01-28 16:08:00 UTC Link to this

Better than last year's Monkey, anyway. Let's hope that means we can all move forward positively and peacefully. {= )

~Neshomeh

*blows noisemaker* (nm) by eatpraylove on 2017-01-28 14:49:00 UTC Link to this

BETA CALL! *Blows Horn* by Jesa of Jesa/Waltz on 2017-01-28 20:49:00 UTC Link to this

Seeking Betas/Advice for Character Prompts!

If it's okay, I'd like to have a gander. by KimchiRamen on 2017-01-29 07:22:00 UTC Link to this

Email's clickable, I'll see what I can do.

Thank You by Jesa/Waltz on 2017-01-29 16:17:00 UTC Link to this

You have been shared.

Sign Me Up Chief! by Mattman The Comet on 2017-01-29 02:54:00 UTC Link to this

Email is Clickable

Thanks by Jesa/Waltz on 2017-01-29 03:28:00 UTC Link to this

Ye've been linked!

Oldbie, dipping a foot back into familiar territory... by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 02:15:00 UTC Link to this

...

That sounded much less pretentious in my head.

Anyway, hey guys. It's your friendly neighborhood musician. I've sort of been a vagrant all around the interwebs for the past few years since I left the PPC a couple years back, but... well, I decided to dip my feet back in, see how you guys were doing. And y'all are doing quite well, actually.

So, uh... hi! I think we need some mood music:

https://youtu.be/xCZSBU_uB6g

...

Wait, that's not right. Lemme try this:

https://youtu.be/Wcq-B2opVDk

There we go. Much better!

Welcome back! by Pretzel on 2017-01-30 06:40:00 UTC Link to this

I've been lurking about as well, so it's all good.

Thank youse! by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-30 14:36:00 UTC Link to this

It's good to see you're still around somewhat!

Welcome back (again)! by son_of_heaven176 on 2017-01-30 01:35:00 UTC Link to this

As a welcome-back gift, here's arguably the best VGM from the best JRPG ever (and I dare anyone to gainsay either claim): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE0hhzASHwY

So pretty... *o* (nm) by eatpraylove on 2017-02-01 03:15:00 UTC Link to this

Thanks! *adds to playlist* (nm) by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-30 03:01:00 UTC Link to this

Welcome back, Herr! by eatpraylove on 2017-01-29 23:02:00 UTC Link to this

*fistbump* It's great to see you again! How's the Library of the Damned?

*fistbumps back* by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-29 23:23:00 UTC Link to this

Library is going okay. I'm taking a brief sabbatical from there for now 'cause I lost the snark mojo slightly, but I should be back soon enough.

And how art thou?

Tired because winter, and working on two missions. by eatpraylove on 2017-02-01 03:14:00 UTC Link to this

One's to a confusing MCU fic, and the other's to a cluster... of a Steven Universe fic.

Also, y'know, struggling with the current political situation and my courseload, but what else is new.

Have a welcome-back plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2017-01-29 21:40:00 UTC Link to this

Still handing out the plovers, eh? (nm) by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-29 23:23:00 UTC Link to this

Hullo, hullo, hullo! by Zingenmir on 2017-01-29 20:56:00 UTC Link to this

I say! You've been gone for *ages*! How are you? :D Seeing you suddenly pop up on Discord was awesome, but I couldn't say hello because I was just glancing in before bed. But it's fantastic to see you back here!

~Zingenmir, who was formerly DawnFire (change effective earlier this month. Unsurprisingly, the new screen name is in Yiddish).

Oh hey thar! by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-29 23:22:00 UTC Link to this

Yeah, it's been weird, but I'm back now. So hello!

Oh, dude! Hi there! by Neshomeh on 2017-01-29 18:45:00 UTC Link to this

Good to see you around again. ^_^

I have bad news for Cindy, though: Ilraen's fallen for someone else. Can they still be friends?

Anyway, how are you doing? I see you still like discordant piano music. That second piece could stand at least one less key at a time, IMO. *g*

~Neshomeh

They certainly still can! by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-29 23:22:00 UTC Link to this

I mean, I had kinda fallen off the radar there, so you know how it is. Though that does remind me of a tale of a really terrible person I've encountered across the interwebs. That's a story for another day, though...

And LOL, you think that's crazy, I've WRITTEN discordant piano music in the interim! https://youtu.be/GyDyFUCN_1A

Hi there! by palindromordnilap on 2017-01-29 17:05:00 UTC Link to this

I think I vaguely remember your name, but I don't know if I was around back when you were here. Anyway, welcome (back) aBoard! Have this-- Ah, sorry, it seems your returnbie gift never existed. What were we talking about again?

Palindromes. by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-29 23:20:00 UTC Link to this

Which, hilariously, I've got one right here:

https://youtu.be/uwjAOhLhFD4

/Waves/ Shalom! by S.M.F. on 2017-01-29 15:53:00 UTC Link to this

I was wondering what you'd planned on doing. ;)

Hope you have a good stay this time 'round!

/Passes you a ferret of feathers - an animate collection of feathers shaped like a ferret./

It's a long story! by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-29 15:55:00 UTC Link to this

And I might get into that in a separate thread, because I've been doing a lot outside the PPC.

Thanks!

WELCOME BAAAAAAAAACK!!! by SkarmorySilver on 2017-01-29 13:48:00 UTC Link to this

OMIGOSHOMIGOSHOMIGOSHOMIGOSHOMIGOOOOOSH!!! YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PPC AUTHORS AND I'VE BEEN MEANING TO GET TO KNOW YOU ON THE BOARD YOU HAVE NO IDEA AND AKFDNDKSNCBDNSBDNSND

Ahem. Sorry. Okay, play it cool, Skarm... Anyway, I know we haven't met before, but man, it's good to see you back! I hope you stick around for a while yet - you've been missed by a lot of people around here, I'm sure!

Also, as always for returnbies, have one of my own shed feathers and a complimentary kit of Spikes! :D

LOL same (nm) by eatpraylove on 2017-01-29 23:02:00 UTC Link to this

Oh man, you flatter me... by herrwozzeck on 2017-01-29 14:39:00 UTC Link to this

Thanks! It feels good to be back in the fold.

And thank you! :D

Welcome back! by Desdendelle on 2017-01-29 09:23:00 UTC Link to this

Haven't seen you in quite a while, and that. Since we're talking music already, have a nice bit of music. Oh, and a hamster.

Oooh, musical offering. by herrwozzeck on 2017-01-29 14:39:00 UTC Link to this

Nice. :3

Thank youse!

Familiar territory, being dipped into by an oldbie... by Larfen J. Stocke, esq on 2017-01-29 08:09:00 UTC Link to this

Hello!
Welcome!

Fascinating music, that. As a knowledge-less philistine sort of creature, I've not heard of it or anything like it. Might look more at it.
Also, you mention that you're a musician (also that you're friendly and live in my neighbourhood, but those are besides the point.) What'dyou play, then? Or, er do? Within a musical context?
(You linked piano music. It's bloody piano, isn't it? This is a dopey question, isn't it?)

My gift upon you is: an encyclopedia of birbs and birbkind.
For you to research and find out for yourself what is, objectively, the best birb of them all.

Welcome back! Hope you enjoy your stay and that it's all long and such!

Thanks for the book! by herrwozzeck on 2017-01-29 14:38:00 UTC Link to this

As for what I play, I'm actually a violist, though I'm chiefly a composer these days.

And LOL, I have plenty more where that came from. I used to greet newbies with stuff like that.

Oh my... Well, hello returnbie. by Hardric on 2017-01-29 06:22:00 UTC Link to this

Please have a bag of black-hole chocolates and a self-updating guidebook of all the deathtraps in the multiverse.

Hope you're back to stay. This madhouse only gets funnier with more people.

Thanks! (nm) by HerrWozzeck on 2017-01-30 04:22:00 UTC Link to this

Hi Wozz! by Delta Juliette on 2017-01-29 05:08:00 UTC Link to this

Long time no see! We upgraded the IRC to a Discord, but real-time chatter is still a thing that happens.

Has it been? by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 06:02:00 UTC Link to this

Point me at it!

Have an invite! by Iximaz on 2017-01-29 06:06:00 UTC Link to this

https://discord.gg/0zL6OvKrsM4gca0Z

'Tis a famous returnbie! by Matt Cipher on 2017-01-29 04:17:00 UTC Link to this

*contains himself from squee...!*

Umm... H-hi? Y-you can have this Egg n Pork McMuffin. I-if you want, that is!

Is the pork marinated in garlic and sour orange juice? (nm) by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 04:18:00 UTC Link to this

Um... *noms a bite* by Matt Cipher on 2017-01-29 06:55:00 UTC Link to this

*chews*... Well, it's definitely spicy... So, I guess?

It should be citrusy... by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 06:59:00 UTC Link to this

...so no.

WELCOME BACK!!! by Storme Hawk on 2017-01-29 03:31:00 UTC Link to this

Have an urple Rooster, why is it urple? No idea, but have it nonetheless.

Storme Hawk

Well... by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 03:32:00 UTC Link to this

...considering the fact that I've been fairly active in furry fandom lately, I think I can hazard a guess.

Thanks!

AAAAAAAAAAAAA by Mattman The Comet on 2017-01-29 02:54:00 UTC Link to this

IT'S YOU OH MY GOD. *Glomp* *Boop*

I hear you're a Kamen Rider fan, so have a Mass-Produced Sengoku Driver, as well as the Durian Lockseed!

The rumors are true: by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 02:55:00 UTC Link to this

I have become a minor Kamen Rider fan. It's only been through two series, though: so far, I've seen the entirety of Ryuki, and I'm currently at episode 40 of Kuuga. I actually have not seen Gaim (which I know is what the Lockseed refers to), but the only other series I've watched anything of is Kabuto. My reaction to that? "SHUT UP, TENDOU!"

Anyway, thanks!

Kamen Rider by Jesa/Waltz on 2017-01-29 03:11:00 UTC Link to this

Gaim is Excellent, as are Fourze, OOO, W, Drive, and Ex-Aid.
Ghost is.... ehh... as is Wizard.

One of my closest friends is huge into Kamen Rider. by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 03:26:00 UTC Link to this

He's actually the one I watched Ryuki with, and he's the one I'm watching Kuuga with now. I strangely hear mixed things about Gaim, and... well, the others I'm only vaguely familiar with. It's usually the early Heisei Kamen Rider I know best: later Heisei Kamen Rider is uncharted territory for me.

Except for Kabuto. Which is pretty crap.

Gaim is written by the same guy behind Madoka & Fate/Zero (nm) by Mattman The Comet on 2017-01-29 03:33:00 UTC Link to this

So I've heard. by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 03:34:00 UTC Link to this

I really liked PMMM, so I might give it a swing. We'll see.

HERR by SeaTurtle on 2017-01-29 02:52:00 UTC Link to this

Good grief, man! We were wondering where you went!

Welcome back to the party. Nothing much has changed.

I kinda dropped off the radar there... by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 02:56:00 UTC Link to this

...but recent stuffs made me wonder what was happening with you guys. I'd kept up with Nesh for a brief moment after I'd dropped off, but I think this is the first time I've dropped back into the PPC proper.

Thanks!

*jawdrop* It's you! by Iximaz on 2017-01-29 02:48:00 UTC Link to this

*glomp* *poke*

Welcome back! Have a plate of SPaGhetti and stay a while!

Wha--hey! by Herr Wozzeck on 2017-01-29 02:50:00 UTC Link to this

*is glomped*

The glomping was supposed to be my role, dammit! Or maybe it was my role in one of my other communities I've joined since flying around the net.

Thanks for the SPaGhetti! Don't mind if I do!

Staking a claim by Tawaki on 2017-01-29 21:39:00 UTC Link to this

The King And The Servant > by narnia and beareject fan 1 reviews
Ashley is just a servant in Cair Paravel. So what happens when she meets the High King and sparks fly? Peter/OC. Recently updated - July 2016!
Chronicles of Narnia - Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance/Suspense - [Peter Pevensie, OC] - Chapters: 26 - Words: 135,904 - Reviews: 211 - Favs: 112 - Follows: 62 - Updated: Jul 11, 2016 - Published: Dec 9, 2010 - Status: Complete - id: 6542615

This will be with Éowine, Steormægð, and two surprise adolescent Elves just out of Basic.

BTW, is the Elf-feline animosity merely for Felis cattus, or the Felis genus, or the whole taxonomic family?

Momentary return due to dead IRC and equipment question. by demonfiren on 2017-01-30 21:40:00 UTC Link to this

(Seriously, why is this thing still on the wiki.)

Anyway.
After re-reading the Sue Colour Spectrum article for a quick laugh or five I've gone on a wiki-walk and found Glopsnerch.

Now what makes me wonder is: with an invention this old, why hasn't anyone attempted to jellify it (think silicone rubber) or fill it into something like those desiccant gel packets in order to create glopsnerch ear plugs?
These would most likely eliminate the slight (or not-so-slight, depending on other headgear) discomfort of snerchmuffs, the no doubt unpleasant task of refilling these earmuffs with what appears to be a viscous and as such not well-behaved jelly, as well as the need for showers every time post-mission if one elects to use raw glopsnerch instead.

I think that the Lounge article mentions the Discord? by Desdendelle on 2017-01-30 22:29:00 UTC Link to this

In any case, have an invite.

Invalid or expired, apparently. (nm) by demonfiren on 2017-01-30 23:00:00 UTC Link to this

For crying out loud. by Desdendelle on 2017-01-30 23:08:00 UTC Link to this

Try this one.

problem with the wiki. by Bramandin on 2017-01-31 18:18:00 UTC Link to this

It's not a Blender is still on the unclaimed page and I can't seem to find the edit button.

I'm also claiming Welcome to the Future.

It's literally right here. by Iximaz on 2017-01-31 18:24:00 UTC Link to this

Please try to be a little more thorough next time before starting a new thread.

It literally says view source by Anonymous on 2017-02-02 15:19:00 UTC Link to this

No way I could have been thorough enough to find it.

I think the unclaimed badfic page is locked by periferal on 2017-01-31 22:29:00 UTC Link to this

To people who aren't logged in at least. I noted that as well when I was claiming something. I ended up logging in, of course, but it was especially notable since the claimed badfic page is editable generally.

It is. by Neshomeh on 2017-01-31 22:51:00 UTC Link to this

Its protection level is set so that new and unregistered users can't edit it. That way we don't get random people dropping a bunch of, say, Thomas the Tank Engine badfics on it, which no active PPCers want, so they sit there pointlessly cluttering up the page until they're all removed in the next cleanup. (Yes, true story.)

The Claimed list doesn't seem to have a problem with non-PPCers claiming things, hence the lack of protection.

That sort of thing is always up for discussion, if anyone thinks either situation is terrible.

(Being thorough is never bad advice, though.)

~Neshomeh

You see I didn't have that context. by periferal on 2017-01-31 23:24:00 UTC Link to this

Thank you for telling me.

My point was that perhaps they hadn't logged on.

*Shrugs*

Your point still stands.

In that case... by Iximaz on 2017-01-31 23:22:00 UTC Link to this

Something should probably be done about the comment saying the list includes badfic that's been found by random people.

Also, thank you very much, Nesh, for you wonderful April Fool's idea...

*wanders off to find Thomas the Tank Engine badfics*

(I kid. But seriously? I think that has to top doctorlit's Veggie Tales nemesis.)