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Delayed Gratification

So, as most of you have no doubt noticed, there's been a delay with 4.a and 4.b. 4.a got delayed by some frustrating personal bits that needed to be handled last Friday, and I meant to finish it Satur...

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Essential Material: Resonance of Saint Graph

Resonance of Saint Graph [Term]

In a word, harmonization. The degree and strength of the connection between Taylor Hebert and the Heroic Spirit which she Installs. The level of sync...

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AEoSaS: Collateral 4.7

All in one night, folks! Just call me Santa Claus!

Ahem. Anyway, reconciliation! Kinda. Patching up trust that badly shaken is hard, even when you're vindicated. Doubt is a powerful thing.

Als...

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Essential Material: Thunder Feat

Thunder Feat [Term]

The penultimate technique of the martial arts of the ancient Celts. A technique of such lethality and power that it was only ever surpassed by the Gáe Bolg, the...

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Essential Material: Vantage of Swiftness

Vantage of Swiftness [Term]

One of the techniques wielded by the ancient Celts. A skill belonging the martial arts wielded by heroes such as Cúchulainn and the Knights of the Red B...

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Essential Material: Geis

Geis [Term]

The curse of the ancient Celts. A form of spell wielded by the peoples of Ireland and Scotland, commonly seen in the mythology of the Ulster and Fenian Cycles. Has equiv...

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AEoSaS: Collateral 4.6

And it wound up being split anyway. It's probably better that way - more time to get that conversation perfect, rather than rushing it out while I'm exhausted and burned out for the day.

An...

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Delay

So, in case it wasn't obvious, there's been a bit of a delay with 4.6. Namely, I was working on other chapters, specifically 4.a, the first interlude for arc 4, and I made the decision to swap the ord...

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Essential Material: Cáe Cless

Cáe Cless [Term]

The Path of Feats, the lost martial arts of the ancient Celts of Ireland and Scotland. It’s an ancient art of fighting which developed independently of the marti...

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Essential Material: Exalted Queen's Solitude

Exalted Queen’s Solitude [Term]

The barrier which protects Apocrypha. An automatic ability of the highest class, a constantly-active type power with minimal upkeep. An imitation o...

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AEoSaS: Collateral 4.5

Our first fight scene in quite a while! How exciting!

Well, it probably doesn't live up to the Lung fight, but not every fight scene in this story can be that spanning or epic. Too, the power levels...

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Essential Material: Old Town

Old Town [Term]

A section of Brockton Bay, a subsection of the Docks. 

An area of the city comprised almost entirely of old buildings dating back to the turn of the centu...

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Schedule Swap

For right now, after looking at where I am and where the next release would put me, I've decided to switch to an every-other-week schedule for the rest of November. That means no chapter this Saturday...

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AEoSaS: Collateral 4.4

Ouch. I don't think she'll be letting that go, anytime soon.

Taylor has officially made an enemy for life. And it's all Lisa's fault.

In other news, for those of you who didn't see it on the S...

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Monthly Visitor: October

It's that time of the month, again. Everyone, please make sure your information is valid and up to date.

And if you haven't voted in the NaNoWriMo poll, remember, you only have until Saturday mornin...

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Up the Ante

Well, I did it again. I increased the cap for the $13 tier to 39 (13 x 3). If it fills up too fast again, I'm just gonna take the cap off, because at that point, it'll just be ridiculous. 

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AEoSaS: Collateral 4.3

How many of you did I fool, there?

Come on, though, all that effort I put into that relationship, you didn't really think I was gonna tear it apart like that, did you?

I was hoping everyone wo...

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What's Next?: NaNoWriMo

I'll be leaving this up until 9AM EDT November 4th, so make sure to cast your vote before then. This will help me make my decision for what to do for NaNoWriMo.

For context: Project Nietzsche is a w...

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Essential Material: Gáe Bolg Prototype

  

Gáe Bolg Prototype [Noble Phantasm]
Soaring Spear of Deadly Thorns 

The original form of Gáe Bolg, one step older than the spear wielde...

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Essential Material: Nimue

Nimue [Heroic Spirit]
Lady of the Lake

In the Dark Ages of Britain, a young girl was born to a faithful devotee of the goddess of the moon, Diana. In repayment f...

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Essential Material: Castle Avalon

Castle Avalon [Noble Phantasm]
Fortress Beneath the Lake

The castle built beneath the lake which is the home of Lady of the Lake Nimue. A fortified defensive con...

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AEoSaS: Collateral 4.2

Remember this from a while back? Yeah, this is what that was for. 

Be on the lookout for ...

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Essential Material: Aife

Aife [Heroic Spirit]
Queen of Warriors

A warrior queen from Celtic mythology, the Ulster cycle. A queen of fighters surpassing even her sister and rival, Scáthach, a prodigy of ...

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Fourth Goal - REACHED!

We've passed the $500 mark, now, everyone! Thank you for your care and support!

I'm going to need to take a little time to organize the raffle, but soon, one of you will get the opportunity for a fr...

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AEoSaS: Collateral 4.1

...And there goes the rug.

I bet everyone was expecting Amy to join up immediately, after the last few chapters. Sorry. Nope.

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AEoSaS: Trust 3.b: Pathos Dichonoia (Lamentation)

Man, that's a mouthful. That title's so long, I even shortened it to make it fit better.

Anyway, this one is...a little more by-the-numbers than the last interlude. I wasn't that happy with how much...

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An Essence of Silver and Steel: Trust 3.a: Mitotic Axiogenesis

And now, a look at some of the things going on with Amy.

Remember how I said that one of the things I wanted to do was have you guys think you knew where the story was going to go, only to pull the ...

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An Essence of Silver and Steel: Trust 3.5

I've been hyping them for quite a while, and now we finally get to see some of those ultra hax Ancient Celtic Martial Arts! ...Not as much as to show the best stuff off, though. That's for later.

Th...

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An Essence of Silver and Steel: Trust 3.4

Disclaimer: I do not actually speak Old Irish. The only part of that line that I can vouch for being correct is the first one, because I ripped it straight from The Wooing of Emer.

I tried ...

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An Essence of Silver and Steel: Trust 3.3

So, what happens when a canon-ish event occurs because of the changes Taylor's been making? That's where this comes in. 

If you were still wondering, this is why this...

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