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  1. TroyX

    Anything At All (Worm v1 CYOA, Kaleidoscope, SI, one-shot)

    Well, I suspect pepperjack, the King of Cheese, will object to one of those, but yeah :D
  2. TroyX

    Anything At All (Worm v1 CYOA, Kaleidoscope, SI, one-shot)

    PK/II user: "Build the tools to build the tools to build the tools? Sounds like something a pleb would do." :P
  3. TroyX

    Anything At All (Worm v1 CYOA, Kaleidoscope, SI, one-shot)

    This is why you are the Duke of Cheese. Maybe we should upgrade that title to Grand Duke of Cheese?
  4. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Shame to hear, cliff :( But if you're stuck, then you're stuck. Something that's worked for me is to deliberately write shorter stories. Either they cover a shorter span of narrative time, or I gloss over things to get to the end quickly. It might not be as good a story as otherwise, but it...
  5. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I didn't think the stranding was a bad move, and was looking forward to seeing how Sophia handled it, but if you felt like you couldn't make it work after all, then you did what you had to do. I still like seeing more of how she interacts with the Confederation too, so no complaints here either...
  6. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I don't see how it's that much of a corner. I believe in you, cliff!
  7. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I forgot to mention, I also like the historical things in here, like the origin of the Skunk Works and the Pony Express oath. You've sprinkled bits like this into most every chapter, and I enjoy that.
  8. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Wow, swerve out of left field! I like it a lot. This story's already established that it's limiting several things to keep it from being a total power fantasy or instant-win, so having an enemy player who can match wits with the Forge or Sophia actually makes sense when you think about it. I...
  9. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    >4.5k word update Yay! >it's not a story update My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. :P (Thanks for the timeline btw.) :)
  10. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    That's the real reason they use mechs, so they can coopt all the video game nerds into being willing recruits :P
  11. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I reread the expanded section, looks good and lays things out more clearly. Also I'm reminded of something I forgot to mention before. The former Sarpuugi (sp?), Kadoc (sp?) - this is an entirely different perspective on the last war. For the Terrans it was end of the line, they were about to...
  12. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Just had a thought on the Genius Patrol guessing that Sophia wasn't always this intelligent. I remember Cliff saying psychic powers are a thing in this setting. IIRC, he said that they aren't well known or understood at this point, but that in super secret circles of top-classified...
  13. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Oh well done, cliff! You spoofed me about the FTL vs battery thing being what she's presenting, but it all makes sense. Also, the bit at the beginning about labels, I like that, since it parallels the label situation with the genius patrol and Sophia. Also, their classifying her genius as...
  14. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    You know, I suspect the genius patrol is going to be perfectly aware of Sofia going to the corporation. At least if they're actually keeping an eye on her, and Sofia certainly suspects that they are enough that she believes they're probably bugged. Who wants to bet she walks into that meeting, a...
  15. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I'm really curious why they assigned her to the Gladstone, and clearly everyone else is too. I've seen some decent guesses - I'm certain that proximity to her parents is at least a partial factor but likely not the full one - but a conspicuous lack of answers from Cliff. I take this to mean that...
  16. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I hadn't been able to articulate this before, but this is definitely one of the big draws about Cliff's writing for me too.
  17. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    Thank god! I'm all too familiar with that kind of stress, worries of a serious issue or a serious expense (or both) hanging over your head, and likewise familiar with that relief. I'm very glad you got to experience that relief, and quickly. I'm also very glad the story can continue sooner...
  18. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    To expand on why I liked the party scene, it wasn't just the bits of good-natured humour (though it certainly included that). It was that it showcased reasonable, mature characters being reasonable and mature. Sophia is told not to drink any more and given a quick explanation why, and instead of...
  19. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    A hard-hitting chapter there. I can see a case for studying it longer before burning it, to eke more knowledge out of it, but honestly? She was throwing away temptation. If she'd kept it any longer, she risked the temptation overcoming her at some future point, and she knew that would both be...
  20. TroyX

    Forging Ahead (GURPS Interstellar Wars/Celestial Forge)

    I do so love to see competent professionals on the side of the angels.
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