Has it really been 9 months since I last posted a Bionicle story? Wow. Anyway, I just posted a new short story over in the library: An End Escaped. I don’t feel motivated enough to commit to a full story right now, but I still wanted to throw this idea out there in some form, just to feel sort of productive. Essentially, it’s a prologue to a potential 17 story that could have been. It begins by summarizing an alternate end of the 16 story, and then sets up a new character to embark on the
Oh yeah, it’s been quite a while since I last ran a Technic Tournament. Maybe I should do that. I mean, I’m doing Slizer Dome right now, and my next priority should probably be to wrap up the Slizer Mafia trilogy, but… Would anyone be interested in playing Technic Tournament 5? And if you have any suggestions for how the game system can be improved, I’m all ears. (The title would be “Technic Tournament 5 Ocarina of Majora’s Twilight” by the way.)
What's this? Exo-Zadakh has become Exo-Pahrak?
Oh, wait, no one cares lol
As usual, I have stuff to say about Sekai! Chapter 90 just went up the other day, and that's the end of the Mutant-Isle arc. Since I have a long weekend I may be able to get you into the Lost Continent 9 arc real soon! The main website is...semi-up-to-date, and as of this typing the Orbs List is complete. I'm attempting to write the first chapter of Fe-Isle, which is going, eh...okay I suppose. I have a few
Yeah, I went ahead and did it. Technic Tournament is sort of a reboot of Technic Warzone, which itself was sort of a reboot of Technic Coliseum, which itself was sort of a reboot of the Technic Coliseum that was running before the forums crashed. (Dang, I guess I have been doing this for a while…shoot is this actually the five years mark?!) Basically: you join, you spend money to promote the matches, if the character you promoted wins then you get money back. Whoever has the most money at t
What a coincidence: I just got the Asterisk Guide caught up, and Square Enix gives us some new info, including a new Job! This newcomer is the Exorcist Job, which has the ability to go back in time and negate turns. This functions primarily by resetting the target’s HP to what it was up to three turns ago; other uses remain to be seen. I should be able to make a barebones Asterisk Guide that I can post tomorrow. The remaining info was some fairly random bits. The staff members joked about how
BIoni-Lords Book 3: Kako Preview 4 is up! This one shows some of the top members of the mysterious Shadow Consortium, who will serve a similar function to the Shade-Gang in this book. Only one more preview to go... As promised, my Christmas Special is now up! Hopefully it turned out at least decent! One more ZMoC topic is up. This one is just a few random MoCs I made a while ago, but with this, we're caught up with ZMoC...except for ZMoC-10, but he's a secret for now. And Forgotten Bon
So...Technic Coliseum. ...Yeah. Obviously, with fighters who have single stats greater than the whole stat total of beginning fighters, the game is very intimidating to newcomers. It has also gotten stale for old players, judging by the nearly nonexistent activity of the topic. I've been tweaking it little bits at a time, mainly the tournament play, but I'm beginning to think that it might be better to just do a complete reboot. I've only just started brainstorming, and I'm certainly not
I wasn’t going to buy the Virtual Console Pokemon games, but since we can transfer Pokemon from them to Sun and Moon and I had some leftover eShop cash, I decided to pick up Red. For one thing, it takes up basically no space and downloaded super-quick, I was surprised by that. Anyway, I’m enjoying it, which I wasn’t too sure I would. They’ve held up alright, though if the system had remained totally unchanged Pokemon probably wouldn’t have lasted 20 years. I started with Bulbasaur, named i
Well, I did the thing that one guy suggested near the end of Chapter 6, which took me into the "short ending." That's as vague as I have to be without spoiling it. It wasn't all too difficult, I think...but, then again, I have been playing on Easy for a while. This ending does seem pretty open-ended, but there's still a sense of accomplishment. Plus, now I can have Agnes wear her vestal garb all the time! Worth it. The save file then spit me back into Chapter 6, so now I'm going around do
"Woe Betide" got an Honorable Mention! I'm definitely liking this trend. I also entered the new OTCFFFC with "Between Birth and Rebirth," in case you feel like checking it out. Also, I went to see Jurassic Park 3D. Because dinosaurs. I hadn't seen it in a few years, so I kind of freaked out when I found out it was going to be back in theaters. May or may not be changing my display name to "Jurassic Pahrak" in the near future...
They are fun to write. One of the many things the Korra finale did was cement Varrick's status as my favorite character, and then I started wondering what would happen if he met the equally eccentric Hououin Kyouma from Steins;Gate. This is the best I could come up with.
Turns out my Letters From the Void got lost in the mail. What's worse is that while wandering the Void, I ended up in the Disgaea universe and got killed, so I trned into a Prinny. Being a Prinny is NOT fun.
But...back in the real world. I'm beginning to think that I'm going to have to push back the deadline for Sekai--it probably won't be done by the second anniversary. I'll try to finish it as soon as I can--Lost Continent 10, 11, and 12 are all really short, and I'm not planning to put
I’ve loved JRPGs for a while now, but Fire Emblem was something I never really considered playing. At first, I think it was because I didn’t hear about it all that often, but once I did hear about it, I quickly learned that one of its defining features is that if a character dies in battle, they do not come back. As someone who essentially takes a Leeroy Jenkins approach in most games, I knew that I would never be able to clear a game that featured permadeath. But, a week or two ago I was inf
My first thought was to use “densha” instead of train but that would just be showing off I can never recall all the anime I’ve seen at once, but I suppose I could at least make a post about what anime and manga I’m following at the moment. I feel like I haven’t been using my blog as much lately, so this will liven things up. Manga: -Naruto: Yes, I know, shut up. I’m following it more out of a sense of obligation than anything else—it was one of the first series I got into when I started to
For some reason I got to thinking "If the Seven Guardians of Light for Kingdom Hearts III were Star Wars movies, who would be which movie?" The answer may shock you! -Ventus would be Episode I, because they tried to recapture something classic but the result kinda just sucked -Lea would be Episode II, because of his half-baked romance subplot -Aqua would be Episode III, because while not universally loved it is generally accepted this is the best thing that came out of the prequel -Mickey wou
Yo, long time no see, BZP! I was so lonely all summer! ...Yes, my life is that empty... But anyway, let's get down to business! I am ready to finish Sekai! But, since the old topic has 130 chapters, I'm just going to keep Sekai in two parts. The first 130 chapters will remain in the archive, but the rest will be posted here. My intention is to post at least one chapter a day, everyday except Sundays, until the story is complete. Also, I'm working on a new Spirit Index! The hosting servic
Vegeta! What does the Scouter say about the number of views this blog has? "IT'S OVER 9000!!" WHAT 9000?! There's no way that can be right!! ...Ahem. I'd like to thank all of you who've viewed my blog thus far, even if you just stumbled in, realized it was lame, and walked right back out. This is sort of a forecast entry. Since I'm running low on topics and you guys probably don't want to hear me rant about my characters like I did in my last entry, I've decided that this Saturday will
So I don’t know if you remember, but a while back I decided I was going to do a series of connected fanfics in parallel to the release of G2, trying to put my own spin on the universe with each new wave. Well, I finally got around to finishing the next one, and I present for your reading pleasure The Failure’s Claim! Before you click that link, please note that this story was made to tie together the previous two, so isn’t really a good starting point. The Time of the Mask Makers and In Our
No major Bioni-Lords developments this week, sorry. So I guess I'll just talk about the major Pokemon development of the past week. We've been playing Pokemon Black and White for a while, waiting for them to announce the inevitable third version, when, on Sunday, an announcement was made. Rather than releasing a Pokemon Gray like everyone was expecting, they surprised us all by deciding to make Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2! Strange, yes, I agree. They really haven't told us much ab
-Venusaur ("Saur", "Triffid" (Mega)) -Torterra ("Sprout") -Meganium ("Megaman") -Serperior (no name, "Randall") Huh, I guess the only Grass types I've ever used have been starters...I never noticed. I like Grass types, but they have a lot of weaknesses, and their advantages can be covered by other things, so maybe that's why I don't train them as often. That being said, possessing a Serperior in Black 2/White 2 makes Humilau City Gym a complete joke. Definitely too tough to pick a favorite
Looks like I'll be away from my computer/the Internet next weekend. Not a big deal, but I'm wondering what to do with Technic Coliseum... I feel like I shouldn't just let it sit unattended, even if it is only for 2-3 days. Not only could that be unfair to the players, the work will pile up when I get back. Maybe I could give one of the players Temporary Game Master status, but... What do you guys think?
Tumblr told me that grinding in Florem Gardens was a good idea. In about an hour I got my team the rest of the way to Lv 99 and mastered a ton of Jobs. I also consulted TVTropes for gamebreaking strategies, then went to tackle the True End. I won. Woot. I won't go into detail since I don't want to spoil anything, but I will say that I have mixed feelings. Unless I missed it, there are a lot of things they were pretty unclear about, so I was sort of disappointed by that. I'm also not su
I’ve been rewatching Cowboy Bebop, and man, I forgot a lot of the details about this show. Also I think a lot of it went over Pahrak Va’s head. Not to say none of it goes over my head now, but…point is, I think I’m developing a deeper appreciation for this series. One thing that hit me way harder than I expected was Faye’s tape. I mean, I remembered that that happened, but my recollection was fuzzy, and it kind of stunned me this time around. Maybe because it’s been ten years since I first
Asterisk Holder: Konoe Kikyo Origin: Final Fantasy Was It In Bravely Default?: Yes Overview: Fast as a Monk and tricky as a Thief, the Ninja class has long been a favorite of many, not just for its aesthetic but also for the powerful abilities they tend to acquire, such as their signature Dual Wield. They also possess abilities that are great for evasion and abilities that increase how many times they attack—the combination of Transience (counter after dodging) and Utsusemi (guaranteed
I always kinda hoped Technic Coliseum might make its way onto the front page. Never really thought it would actually happen, though. But here we are. *dramatic music and manly tears of joy*
