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ShaperV

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  • shaper, I'm reading the Daniel black books for the fourth time now and I'm wondering something. when Hecate isekaid Daniel, did he leave behind a physical corpse for the hospital staff to find? what I read seemed to say that his body disappeared as well but if he wanted to fake his death and leave a corpse behind, would Hecate be able to create a new body for him?
    ShaperV
    ShaperV
    Nah, she just grabbed his body and healed it when she summoned him. That's a lot less trouble than making a whole new body. As for body swapping trickery, yes, she could pull of things like that if she wanted to. But she'd be doing it with ritual magic through her aspects, which is the kind of thing gods like Odin are familiar with. So there's no guarantee it would actually work out.
    transhumansage
    but she could create a brain-dead clone of his body right when she approached him? is that within her power or does the nature of Daniel's home reality limit her power somehow? Also, according to the original deal, if Daniel is successful in protecting cerise for however long was agreed, did that mean Daniel had the option to go back home with his powers or will his home reality nerf it somehow?
    ShaperV
    ShaperV
    I've intentionally left the limits of divine power vague, and said even less about why Daniel's world doesn't seem to have magic. But nothing was ever said about sending Daniel home. Hecate doesn't want to risk multiple trips to another Earth, and Daniel wasn't especially interested in going back anyway.
    Read up on Jungles of Alabama over on RR, very well written stuff, unlike some commenters there I liked the world-building and the MCs musings why humans are different. Also seeing a work free of woke garbage was also very refreshing. I have more to say but I'll save the details for when you come back.
    Not sure if you intend to keep writing but Moon Shot was a treat. Reminded me a lot of Seven Eves if you know it. Same Moon scenario, same frantic rush to save at least someone... except here things are worse ofc bcs Worm. The writing is without flaws and the action pace unrelenting.

    All in all great stuff and I hope you come back to it, but even if not best of luck to your and your future endeavours.
    noblej7
    Another similar plot fiction? Where and is it just called seven eyes?
    Neko Tamo
    @noblej7 I did not misspell, it is called Seveneves (though it is one word it seems). It is a SciFi novel and you could find it in the usual places, and unusual ones too if you know what I mean.
    Gregory Crey
    Hello. I recently bought and read all four Daniel Black books on Amazon. I enjoyed them greatly and look forward to the next book in the series. Also, I enjoyed your Moon Shot story and similarly look forward to its next chapter. I may look up more of your stories later, as I have liked what I have seen.

    I just want you to know that I appreciate your work and pray that things will be better for you soon.
    inverted_helix
    Are you doing okay? No recent posts from you here or on Subscribestar. I know you've had health problems before.
    Dragon56923
    Any guesses as to when the next Daniel Black book will be coming out? Or is there a patreon or something where I can read chapters pre-release? Thanks.
    Ranmabomb
    My first thought was to think if you changed it recently but fanfiction.net says it hasn't been changed since 2011. Which is awhile ago. Although, maybe I am just remembering badly and she gets re-brainwashed and that is the part I am thinking of. It has to have been like 6-7 years or more since I last read it
    ShaperV
    ShaperV
    Wow, that takes me back. No, I haven't touched that story in over a decade, and a quick glance at ff.net shows it looks the same. There are two brainwashing incidents, both of which are pretty significant.
    Ranmabomb
    So, I kind of psyched myself out and am a little confused in regard to you time braid story. I started reading it recently but had a deja vue feeling which makes me decently sure I read it before. Or at least a very similar story. But I thought the main character getting brainwashed was a multi-chapter thing rather than just one and remember it being much scarier as well..
    Sphere
    Hey Shaper, any plans on ever getting back into your cultivation setting?

    I recently got started reading InvertedHelix's take and found the original inspiration, and the whole setting seems really well put together mechanically
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    ShaperV
    ShaperV
    Possibly, but not until I either finish my current quest or get burned out on it.
    ses
    ses
    I really really hope you dont burn out on COSMOS. I love that story so much and we're finally about to reach some real climactic battles.
    ShaperV
    Working on ideas for a successor to Cultivation Quest.
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    A/N
    It could start out with a more established base, allowing the character to branch out more since the basics are already handled. Or, start from even less, needing to take more active measures to gain resources, and having less things to keep track of since the character doesn't have much. A nth son striking out for their chance?
    NHO
    NHO
    ANoYO is delight to play. Problem is, it's damn mess to reread after the fact. Finding evolved world-building is a compound chore, as usual I hate the fact that vote results are undiscoverable so I got no idea how we got there from where we started. Lewd scenes are nice.
    I think my main gripe could be summarized as "story is told in the thread holistically, not in threadmarked elements"
    inverted_helix
    inverted_helix
    It's a really deep and complex world that is hard to compress down into the threadmarked elements. That being said I'm not sure I agree that the story is spread through the thread. You won't necessarily understand the strategic choices without the thread, but I don't think there's really character elements outside the threadmarks or anything like that.
    loki98065
    downloaded Jungles of Alabama off Amazon this afternoon. was a fun read. have to ask though how long till the next book is due ? lol

    great work with moon shot to. :)
    ShaperV
    Working on Moon Shot
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    crazygrox
    How's that going? Personally all of my writing gets stuck with only partial chapters finished, or with serious plotting issues that make me reluctant to post the chapter or two I actually finish, so I can hardly complain when other people run into issues.
    crazygrox
    Still curious as to what happened this time. Different fic caught your muse after an hour? Found a great video game? Ran into a plotting/research issue with the chapter that would necessitate changing something and didn't want to go back to do that?
    Valmit
    Btw, the status message on your profile is currently "Probably not, since I just published the completed book on Amazon". Has been set by accident I guess.
    Are you considering makng a patreon page?
    Bet Blood
    I know it's been years now, but what was going to be the plot of Moon Shot if you had decided to continue it??
    sllypper
    I love Perilous Waif and just found out about the Merciful Troubleshooter chapters you posted here. I'm very excited to read them and waiting patiently for the full release.
    It's been years since I last read Perilous Waif but I love the blueprints in Alice's memory and the encounter with the AI parts of the story. Cheers!
    Are you familiar with the game series Dominions? (the most recent is Dominions 5 and they essentially remake the same game with a better engine). As I listen to the audiobooks of Daniel Black that I just bought, it strikes me that Dominions is very similar to the world that you build to. I you haven't, it is a really cool game that you should try out.
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