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  1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Sun 08 Dec 2024 12:05AM UTC

    Good, I don't hate stories without epilogues, but when it cuts to black after the climax it always feels a bit empty for me. Is why I enjoyed that we both got the Falingon Feast at the end of DM, and the extra comics. I wann know where the characters plan to/end up in.

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    1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Sun 08 Dec 2024 10:32AM UTC

      Yeah I want to write where the characters end up since in this case, they are very much the heart of the story. The final fic migh actually be only 4 chapters, with 2 of epilogue, but I am yet to decide whetever or not to compact the last two chapters into 1.

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      1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Sun 08 Dec 2024 09:54PM UTC

        I think that what matters in that epilogue is more the amount of words/content than if it's two chapters or one, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

        And yeah, I am tired of hearing that "it's about the journey, not the destination". No, it's about both of them! That feels like an excuse for having a kinda crappy destination!

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        1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Sun 08 Dec 2024 11:10PM UTC

          I wouldn't call it worrying. I am just unsure yet.

          It's about the friends we made along the way and the monsters we ate (and also the ending).

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          1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 03:05AM UTC

            The friends we made along the way, the monsters we ate, the friends we maybe turn into more than friends later... and how we can keep eating monsters after the ending. That's what makes exploring the post game of DM worthwhile, while still having a good ending.

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            1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 08:31AM UTC

              Don't forget about the friends we made into monsters and then eaten along the way.

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              1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 09:40PM UTC

                I sure hope Falin won't be spreading THAT story on her travels...

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                1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 09:51PM UTC

                  Nah, that's more of story Laios would tell...

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                  1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 10:15PM UTC

                    Not the best ice breaker when talking with the dwarf king who, in dwarf fashion, is entirely oblivious to the happenings on the world so takes it a 100% face value.

                    Laios gets the title of "of the Loose Toungue" in Melini proper.

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                    1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 10:20PM UTC

                      Was that before or after your court mage almost ended the world?

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                      1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 10:26PM UTC

                        I wonder if at some point "normal" people just start wondering if Laios is fucking with them. Like, surely, his adventures cannot be **this** outrageous, right???? He cannot be THIS socially inept, he's a king!

                        He must be playing some 5D chess with us.

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                        1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Mon 09 Dec 2024 10:30PM UTC

                          Laios isn't playing 5D chess, he is eating the pieces whenever his opponent looks away.

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                          1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Tue 10 Dec 2024 05:19PM UTC

                            He wrote in his Fursona diary that he had the capability to eat the other player's pieces during his turn and that's how he beat Magnus Lionsen at chess.

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                            1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Tue 10 Dec 2024 05:47PM UTC

                              He convinced Magnus Lionsen to play by his modified rules. Magnus Lionsen failed to read that the rules allow him to eat pieces and was very surprised as a a result.

                              P.s Magnus Lionsen sounds like a fantasy name written by someone who's trying too hard.

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                              1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Fri 13 Dec 2024 03:26AM UTC

                                Magnus Lionsen is a fantasy name for a guy who's entire design is just lion heads, lion pelts and is the general/king of the enemy army that he calls his pride.

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                                1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Fri 13 Dec 2024 09:54AM UTC

                                  I know fantasy settings that would do something like that.

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                                  1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Mon 16 Dec 2024 02:01PM UTC

                                    If I was hurried by a deadline and didn't have time to review everything in my brain 100x over, I may take those shortcuts. Writting the bang fic at least gave me a sense of understanding for how some parts of some stories end up feeling in your face or half-baked.

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                                    1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Mon 16 Dec 2024 02:21PM UTC

                                      It isn't even a shortcut, the setting I was talking about is just over-the-top and somewhat on the nose.

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                                      1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Thu 26 Dec 2024 05:01AM UTC

                                        Semi-parodic settings like Warhammer make it hard to guess what's a shortcut, what's a joke, and what's something that we should take semi-seriously. Parrt of the charm, unless I'm missing the kind of setitng you're talking about.

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                                        1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Thu 26 Dec 2024 11:04AM UTC

                                          That's what I was talking about.

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                                          1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Tue 14 Oct 2025 12:40AM UTC

                                            Which, to be fair, I'd think Dungeon Meshi sorta fits into this semi-parodic setting mold. Maybe. Like the more the story developed the more it felt like an actual fantasy setting. But there's this undercurrent of silliness to it. I'm not sure where the line is really.

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                                            1. Nobody3702 on Chapter 1 Tue 14 Oct 2025 05:44AM UTC

                                              Good point. I'm not sure myself.

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                                              1. TheUnknowingHerald on Chapter 1 Fri 17 Oct 2025 12:26AM UTC

                                                My conclusion is more that the story straddles the line and hops to one side or the other depending on the scene. Which may be the hardest way to handle it competently, but I gues that's why we're here

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