I'm back! (Also, hundredth post today. Woohoo!) Torment — Proponent of Order Part 2:

Torment — Proponent of Order Part 1:

Well, it looks like I'm set to be screaming 'Just let me log in!' at my computer every week from now on. Thanks, SWTOR. I already tried posting this once and it logged me out when I hit 'Submit'. Oh well. Tempest — Whispers of Chaos Part 5: Well, that's the end of another chapter... and another book, in fact! Updates will hopefully continue has normal (with breaks between chapters) for another few weeks. There may then be a three/four-week delay, as I'm getting married soon. After that, it should be normal again, or even better than normal because I won't need to do all this godawful planning.

Tempest — Whispers of Chaos Part 3:

Tempest — Whispers of Chaos Part 2:

Tempest — Whispers of Chaos Part 1:

Tempest — Trialled by Passion Part 5: @Obsidian: This has got me in the habit of writing on a set day every week, now. I never used to think regularity would work that much — for me, at least — but it's worked out surprisingly well, and I'm (somehow) crazy busy. Perhaps set yourself a deadline every week to get a certain number of words done by, maybe 500 words to start with. I find the 'write for X minutes every Y' that everyone else recommends doesn't work as well (although it would probably be better for building a buffer, but that takes away the deadlines).

Tempest — Trialled by Passion Part 4: Well, that sounds a lot more interesting than any of the subjects I studied, that's for sure! Hope it all goes well for you.

Thanks, Kitar. It must just be on my end (or perhaps just with Edge*) that it's doing the question marks, then. I hadn't actually looked at a comparison of Word/Writer before and the latter has far more features than I thought. Annoyingly, there are some cool things I'd gain (I think) by making the switch, but I'd lose out on some features I already use. *I guess that means I have questionable taste in software.

Tempest — Trialled by Passion Part 3: Is anyone else getting a bunch of question mark symbols instead of formatting? It seems everything's determined to screw over my writing at the moment. I have to paste things into notepad before I paste them anywhere else sometimes to get rid of all the rubbish Word's decided to start spewing out. Hope the homework's going okay, Obsidian! Anything interesting or just the drudgery-type homework?

Tempest — Trialled by Passion Part 2: Glad you're still enjoying it! It was definitely luck on Mebeth's part more than skill that saw her sever the illusion, there. This may be the trial they feel is the final step to freedom, but despite that, there's a long way to go before I'd call any of them competent. I can't help wondering, if you put the Dark Council in a maze without the Empire at stake and only the promise of personal gain, how many of them would come out alive?

Tempest — Trialled by Passion Part 1:

Greetings! I imagine it's snowing a good deal less where you are Bo clearly needed to give that blade a bigger hug, then they wouldn't have been able to take it, unless he happens to be a ridiculously deep sleeper. I can sympathise with the 'too many projects' dilemma. Thankfully I've whittled this down to my only ongoing fiction writing, but I have so many other things floating around. I'd planned to do my own 72-hour game dev challenge over Christmas, but realised a) it was the wrong time of year for it and b) I'd completely forgotten how to use Unity. At least I can say with Mebeth that I get something done regularly! I've actually only read Annihilation (about Theron) and Fatal Alliance, although I think that's half of them already. In any case, both of those are excellent reads and the Lost Suns comics are okay to read as Annihilation's prequel, though obviously quite short in comparison (and they couldn't seem to make up their mind on what Theron's face looked like, but oh well). There are some other comics which give some more background, but they're all a bit 'meh' compared to the books. I know there are books about Revan as well, and as those are written by Drew Karpyshyn (Annihilation), they're undoubtedly great as well. The Darth Bane trilogy isn't technically Old Republic (branded, anyway), but I've just started reading it and it's good so far (Karpyshyn again). Good luck with the rest of college, and your projects!

Merry Christmas, everyone! (Or just good day, depending ) Tempest — Friend or Foe? Part 5:

Thank you! You're referring to the database visited in Fatal Alliance, aren't you? Oh, they'd have put her DNA on file during her time on Ziost, undoubtedly, and worked it out from there. Whether they (or Lord Constantia) would see fit to tell her yet is another thing entirely. Perhaps they're waiting for something before telling her. Perhaps the records are really only there for breeding suggestions. If there's one thing Intelligence can be a little overzealous on, it's playing their cards close to their chests (although probably 'as instructed' in this case) until their play is most effective. I can't remember, does the Empire have genealogical records on ordinary citizens as well or just criminals (presumably) and Force sensitives (for suggested breeding purposes)?

You know, for all the RP people do of Sith in noble houses, I couldn't find a single lore reference for that aspect of society. Just the caste system. Odd. Maybe it's buried there. Maybe it was extrapolated. Who knows? Friend or Foe? Part 4:

As if it weren't enough that I were already late posting this, SWTOR really didn't want me to log in today. Anyway, have at it. Now you get two posts in as many days! Hooray! Revel — Friend or Foe? Part 3:

Just a word of warning: this week's update will almost certainly be delayed a little, as I will likely spend most of the afternoon and evening on the motorway. I'll post as soon as I can afterward. Snow is nice and all, but it does make planning for travel rather annoying. Edit: Just realised I won't even have access to the computer until Wednesday, so there is also that.

Tempest — Friend or Foe? Part 2:

I don't celebrate Thanksgiving over here, but thank you anyway! (I tamed a turkey in RimWorld — does that count? ) Robo-Sith is Vodil, a character made by my other half. I wasn't originally going to write him in until a lot later on, but thought he'd fit in the Korriban situation when I was writing it. He has his own backstory somewhere which will probably never be posted, but yeah, he's pretty much all metal! Thank you as always for your comments

Tempest — Friend or Foe? Part 1:

It actually did get worse — my laptop died the next day Fortunately, it turned out just to be the battery, so I can still write stuff when it's plugged into the mains, but it won't be running SWTOR again any time soon. Thank you for the continuing feedback! I keep worrying that the quality's started to go downhill since I got busier, but it's good to know you're still enjoying it

IRL tidbit with this release: forty-five minutes spent checking into a hotel, five minutes to notice stains on the pillows, several strained seconds staring at what looked like week-old salad with suspicious dressing and many minutes' lost efficiency from slow Wi-Fi. Business travel is hit-and-miss, folks, but could be worse. Tempest — Crowded Steps, Part 6:

Tempest — Crowded Steps, Part 5:

Pressure's not always a bad thing! As long as I keep hitting the upload times, it makes me feel like I consistently do at least one constructive thing each week And likewise, with everything else going on around me it's nice to take a break to write it.