Ellri

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

Some notes:

Four non-PC Imperial evokers mentioned so far, but there may be more.
#1 is merely a farseer. Not a perfect one. I.e. those using that one will have to have some knowledge to make sense of what is seen. If you don't know which company is where, you won't be able to tell them apart. Not yet implemented other flaws into this relic. If it has more appearances, we'll do that over time.
#2 turns arrows into bolts of fire, #3 turns arrows into a shiny, unspecified metal. They maintain their trajectory and speed. A poorly aimed arrow still won't hit better after passing through such a field. Fields only work one way. Arrows passing through the other way aren't boosted. Might be they "punch holes" in the field.
#4 is the most powerful. He can create focused, mono-directional ripples in the ground, akin to earthquakes, but on the surface. Old Kingdom foundations are not possible to topple with this power. Again, not yet fully equipped with flaws.

Stargate - Alliances

There's one thing that annoys us... What in the name of Hel is this "Lucien Alliance"? Where does it fit into lore? We know where the Lucian Alliance fits in, but not this invention called "Lucien"...

Stargate - Alliances

After Ariadne’s departure:
Delving into the systems for the Asgard beam weapons wasn’t easy. Even with over a year of studying non-human technology, Ingrid did not know nearly enough to fully understand it. It was so far beyond Earth technology that it was virtually a laughing matter to compare. Still, ever since being given access to one of the Asgard Cores, she had made significant progress. She had learned that she did not really need to know all the hows. The Core could fill in the blanks. Now, she shared all she had learned from the Core with Vanja, so that she too could help interpret and solve the problem.

Though it wasn’t as effective as a typed access, Ingrid had always been fond of using verbal interface with the core. “Core. Identify all changes to Asgard beam weapon software.” The core was silent for but a moment before answering. “That system has not been altered.” Inwardly she cursed. “If only it had been that easy...”

She decided that either, the guilty party had cleaned up after themselves, which she doubted, or they had not messed with the software. “Core. Identify faulty components in Asgard Beam Weapon arrays.” Suddenly, the display lit up, revealing the schematics of the asgard beams. Most components were a pale blue, but several were lit up with a bright yellow. “Beam charge capacitors have malfunctioned. Mean functionality is at 2.11%.”

While Ingrid liked learning what was broken, she did not like the fact that someone had managed to sabotage something like that without anyone noticing. Those components were deep in the system and very hard to get to. “Core. Remove faulty capacitors.” The core bleeped “That function is not possible while weapons are online.” Ingrid grumbled a bit, having forgotten how obnoxious the Asgard interface could be. Some things, it did intuitively. Others it had to be spoonfed instructions for. “Core. Disable Beam weapons. Move faulty capacitors to the mechanics lab. Initialize manufacture of new capacitors.” The core started glowing in all sorts of places, clearly beginning the job it had been given. Ingrid did not quite know how large the capacitors were, so she figured it would be better to move them to one of the larger labs. Since the internal sensors were fully functional, she figured that the core would be able to beam just the right components. She doubted the Asgard would have started dismantling their weapons manually for repair. After a few minutes, the core grew silent and incomprehensible code stopped flashing across the screen. “Task one and two complete. Task three complete in four minutes and seventeen seconds.”

Vanja suddenly decided to seize control, just to see if something would work. Ingrid was a bit bothered by it, but Vanja did not listen to her complaint. “Core. Identify the saboteur on the ship.” The Core answered immediately. “That function is not possible.” Inside their head, Ingrid thought ‘you didn’t really think that would work, did you?’ Vanja sent a feeling akin to a shrug. ‘It was worth a try.’

Once the manufacture was complete, Ingrid ordered the core to install them into the weapons. Then she wrote a program into the core to notify her and the captain in the case that someone attempted to physically access any asgard system without authorization and to lock down surrounding bulkheads. After a minute or so, she decided to add a section detailing that the core beam the subject to the center of the brig. “That should take care of future attempts at sabotage…” she muttered, hearing Vanja’s chuckling in her mind.

Stargate - Alliances [Sheets]

whoopsies. This is the result of having CS thread open when working on IC post...

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

We'll be advancing the invasion soon... Initiating the siege of the inner city, setting forces out to bother the ones in the forest and such. The post is a Collab with Echo, so it'll take a bit extra time to finish. One thing though. We'd not mind if someone else started working out the viewpoint of the defenders, both of the inner city and the fortress itself. We're intentionally avoiding making any NPCs for that ourselves. This is also a nice point where you can get to kill quite a few Kalesian soldiers.

The status of the city (and environs) when that post finally comes out:
Outer city conquered.
Civilians have been escorted out of harm's way, away from the inner city.
Docks belong to the Empire.
Numerous boats out on the lake. Most of them do not belong to the Empire, being mainly neutral. Probably quite a few of them have panicked crews (or passengers).
Imperial Mauler Cavalry are moving to surround the far side of the lake. Thinly spread.
If ya want a forest fire, feel free to add it in. We're not making it officially part of their orders ourselves, but you can add that yourself.

Subscription/ Pm Notifications

Its been suggested before, but Mahz hasn't said yes or no. But when he does revamp subscription system, its not unlikely he'll add something.

look here for prior threads:
A number on the Subs button to show how many of your subscribed threads have new activity.

Email Notifications for the subscriptions system.

Cellphone notifications/app.

RSS Feeds.

These four are from the comprehensive list of requested features.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

We'd presume it does. Knowing Echo, he'll have his character have less control initially rather than more. If he can't control what humans to affect, its not probable he can control that it only affects humans. But continuing logic would also say that not every sort of creature would be affected; only those with minds remotely similar. i.e. humans & more complex animals. not every sort of living creature.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

We stuck the new lore for Kalesian nobility into the post about military ranks.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

Feel free. He won't mind. He's part sheep, so he'll go with the flock.

The Relics (No Plot/Fantasy/Character Driven/Worthy of Skepticism)

We don't mind at all. There is some lore worked out that isn't posted yet, as it is rooted around Echo's character. In particular, how the higher society of the empire works.