What's awesome here is:

It's Max and Miria, doing what they do best. HOLY SHIT - watch that paired launch where they stay back-to-back through the opening missile salvo. I suppose
so as to fool the enemy (classic Zentraedi glaugs and officers tactical pad) into thinking it was only one fighter on the radar? Either of them alone is worth
a whole squadron. Put Max and Miria together? UNSTOPPABLE.

The music is pretty good. A bit old school but you'd expect that (Dreamcast era and all)

It's actually got Haruhiku Mikimoto character designs!

A quick google however shows that this opening sequence is unfortunately the ONLY good thing about the game. Here's the quick blurb from wikipedia:

Quote: Macross M3 - A 3D shooter released for the Sega Dreamcast in February 22, 2001. M3 takes place around 2014, and covers the story of Maximilian Jenius, Milia
Fallyna Jenius, and their adopted Meltlandi daughter Moaramia Fallyna Jenius (whose original name was Moaramia Jifon) as they continue to serve as Valkyrie
pilots.

Anyone know what's up with the Eyrie Productions website? I can't reach it and Is It Down Or Is It Just Me confirms that it's for everyone.

Like the title says I'm looking for Ed's stories, so far I've only found his fanfiction.net account (though I also have a link to an archived
version of his old site somewhere in my bookmarks), does anybody know where he's hosting his stuff nowadays?

Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice

Performed by Elton John

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

(Chorus)
In the Circle of Life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars

There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps the great and small on the endless round

(Chorus repeats)

On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life.
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Has anyone ever suggested a power for this song? I can see it either restoring
a blasted landscape to pristine condition or acting to return unnatural beings
to a natural state (which may be good for neutralizing a lich's phylactery or
Voldemort's horcruxes).

Alternately, perhaps it grants an oracular vision of your path in life (much
like the demon Lorne from the Buffyverse sees your future when you sing).
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV

Fresh off the website...




Arc of the Year Winner

• Sabrina's Tale, Arc ID: 1237, Architect: Redbone
  

• Sabrina's Tale, Arc ID: 1237 ,Architect: Redbone
  
  
  
• Tales of Croatoa: A Rose By Any Other Name, Arc ID: 178774, Architect: Silvers1
  
  
  
• The Most Important Thing, Arc ID: 266877, Architect: Aisynia
  

• The Most Important Thing, Arc ID: 266877, Architect: Aisynia
  

• Internship in the Fine Art of Revenge, Arc ID: 255146, Architect: Twoflower

http://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=63647]This thread over on the SJGames Forums caught my eye, and I thought I'd pick the brains of the folks here about it. Basically, the thread starter wants racial templates for Borribles and Rumbles. Any ideas, besides what's already in the thread?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Last week I was idly thinking about what the teachers at Hogwarts would be like, when an old show came on t.v. and I was inspired to write up this
character. This is a rough draft, but I'm sick so I'm not going to be doing a lot of stuff and I wanted to actually get something posted, so here it
is.

Valerie Felicity Frizzle

Age: Unknown, appears to be in her mid to late 20s.

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 129lbs.

Hair: Red-head

Eyes: Black

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Notable Mundane Attributes

Teacher Extraordinaire: Ms. Frizzle is a natural at teaching. Not only is she good with children and capable of
putting together a detailed

and engaging lesson plan, but she is also qualified to teach nearly every subject students ages eight to eighteen might need to learn.

And of course, she also does great field trips.

Bus Driver: Ms. Frizzle is an expert driver, and few people could drive a school bus like she does.

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'Wavium Abilities: The woman known as Ms. Frizzle is has apparently waved herself into an exact replica of the
fictional character of the

same name (with all that implies), though whether she did so on purpose isn't known (and she's not talking).

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Quirks

The Friz: Ms. Frizzle is just as eccentric as her fictional counterpart.

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Trivia

Ms. Frizzle has had multiple offers to come teach at various other fen schools, but has so far turned them all down.

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The Magic School Bus

Registry Number:

Base Hull: Heavily Modified Type A School Bus

Drive Type: Speed

Drive Rating: 0.1c

Owner Of Record: Ms. Valerie Felicity Frizzle

Flag Of Record: Hogwarts

Home Port: Hogwarts

Purpose: Student transport, personal transport for Ms. Frizzle.

Launched: Unknown

Crew: Ms. Frizzle, Liz, The Bus

Faction: The Wizarding World

Status: Active

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Known Vehicle Quirks

"Magic" School Bus: The Magic School Bus is heavily modified by both mundane means and handwavium. Not
only can it nearly double it's internal volume (do to a complex system of motorized slidout and extendable sections), but it's interior is full of
hidden compartments and fold out devices, seemingly far more than should be able to fit (even the seats fold up, away and into new configurations), all
controlled by numerous buttons, switches, and levers.

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Known Crew Quirks

Liz: Liz is Ms Frizzles pet lizard (of indeterminate species). Liz is both sentient and slightly anthropomorphic,
capable of both walking upright and fine manipulation with her front legs/arms (she is, however, not capable of speech). Liz acts as teachers assistant for Ms.
Frizzle, and occasionally drives The Bus during field trips (she has a license). If, during field trips or class activities, Ms. Frizzle has to leave the
students for a brief period for any reason, or if the class must split up, she leaves Liz in charge, acting as a sort of substitute teacher.

...when I found this sig pic while browsing the CoH official forums for Going
Rogue info.
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

Twitter comments from
Marcian Tobay

- Brief mention of the "Coming Storm" showing up in Cimerora, possibly related to everyone's favorite Sybil Widow, though Jay says he put her
there because it would be hot looking.

Official forums presents the latter list here:

http://boards.cityofheroe.../showthread.php?t=196483
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

Basic notes:

Dual Pistols are blasters, corruptors and defenders

Demon summoning: They were gonna have clown summoning, but 'decided to leave the silly stuff to the other superhero game'

Praetorian Clockwork are obtainable costume parts

New Zones, new tutorial. You start as Praetorian and choose hero or villain before moving to main earth.

Ultra mode: a new graphics setting. You can play with the old methods with no increased hardware cost, but if you have a more modern graphics card, you can
turn it up. Real time Shadows that move according to the time of day, full reflections (Including characters), general increased prettiness...

No war walls in Praetoria.