#Terra Memoria

[en-la-honestidad-de-un-poeta]

¿Estación del año preferida?

Hola hola Anonim@, agradezco infinitamente tu pregunta.

Invierno, tengo mis mejores recuerdos llenos de un café, taquicardia, ilusiones, envolturas de recuerdos rompiéndose, cenas calientitas y abrazos llenos de honestidad.

Adoro el frío golpeando mi cara y mi nariz como la de cierto personaje de villancico ( Rodolfo el Reno), me fascinan las bufandas, los guantes y abrigos grandes.

El chocolate con bombones, es una de las cosas mas mágicas que pueden existir.

¿Cuál es tu estación favorita del año?

[satoshi-mochida]

Terra Memoria ‘Gameplay’ trailer

Gematsu Source

Publisher Dear Villagers and developer La Moutarde have released a new gameplay trailer for turn-based RPG Terra Memoria ahead of its playable appearance at Gamescom 2023, which will run from August 23 to 27 at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany.

“With this new trailer we wanted to showcase Terra Memoria‘s colorful characters and its lively towns and terrain, as well as offer a glimpse into creating a community by building a village and fighting monsters,” said La Moutarde game director François Bertrand in a press release. “Terra Memoria hearkens back to classic globe-trotting fantasy RPGs, with a new coat of paint and modern structure. Ultimately it’s about the spirit of adventure, and a group of misfits coming together through their travels. It’s a great, big hug of a game and we hope this trailer conveys its uplifting spirit.”

Here is a brief overview of the game, via Dear Villagers:

Terra Memoria sends players on a globe-trotting journey full of exploration, crafting, building, and friendship! A shortage of magic crystals and the sudden awakening of ancient robots pushes six new friends into a crazy investigation through Terra, a whimsical and cozy world combining 3D graphics and pixel art. Players control all party members, as each embarks on their own story and brings their unique skills to the table as they engage in Terra Memoria‘s turn-based combat. You’ll have to do more than fight though, as to save the world players will have to craft, cook, camp, and master Terra Memoria‘s unique building system that allows them to create objects, solve environmental puzzles, and eventually build their own little village. As players explore Terra Memoria‘s different countries, they’ll have to find missing pages of regional guides, offering info on new recipes, important characters, clues to help you during your investigation, and more information about regional specialties.​ Understanding local customs is key to a fruitful expedition.

Terra Memoria will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam. A release date has yet to be announced.

Watch the trailer below.

Gameplay Trailer

[dragamation]

Moshang teaching Syl about non-summoning magic. I finished La Moutarde Games's Terra Memoria, a lovely game that I wanted to make fanart for. The game is a lovely title in very much in the spirit of Breath of Fire. (Their website: https://www.lamoutarde.io/ )

[zoishi]

Una hermosa aventura Pixel-Art 3D | TERRA MEMORIA

[xboxissues]

New Xbox Games for March 25 to March 29 2024

[gtds-ronin]

TERRA MEMORIA - Release Windows Trailer

I completed this demo in one sitting it was so good.

I can't wait for the full release!

[srepgames]

Terra Memoria presenta un nuevo trailer centrado en sus características principales.

Publicado por SrepGames

[celestiall0tus]

Amaranthine - Chapter 18 - Buried Secrets

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            Atropa’s eyes fluttered open. He groaned and sat up, startled to see he was at Marinette’s home. He looked around to see Chloe, Zoe, Alya, and Juleka mingled in the kitchenette while strangers were scattered about. A tall, slender black woman with white feathers in her black hair, a muscular bovine of a man with olive skin, a man with tan skin and black hair with cat green eyes, a woman with the same tan skin and long black hair pulled into high, curly pigtails, a tiny white woman with bright blue hair, and a tall white-skinned woman with her brown hair half pulled back in a bun with the rest cascading down. The brown-haired woman turned to him and adjusted her glasses.

            “The snake awakes at long last,” the woman said.

            “What’s going on?” Atropa asked.

            “That’ll be answered shortly. Please, let Sass rest. Longg will need him.”

            “O-oh. Ok. Sass, scales rest.”

            Sass emerged from the bracelet, then vanished.

            “Alright, mortals. On the couch. The presentation is about to begin,” the woman announced.

            The girls moved and sat on the couch with Luka. They watched the brown-haired woman stand across from them.

            “Allow me to introduce myself. I am Min, kwami of knowledge. I’m here to help aid you in bringing down the fae Adonis. Please do ask your questions as we go to make this nice and simple. Now, let us begin.”

            Min stomped her foot on the ground. The room was plunged into a black void that retained the light of the room. She snapped her fingers as screens popped up with Adrien and Marinette on them.

            “Alright. These two specimen are our points of interest. The fae Adonis, or Adrien, and the half-human, Marinette. About three days prior, Adonis created a contract with the human girl. However, before the covenant was sealed, the girl uttered a prayer and was blessed by immutable and mutable nature.”

            “What did the contract entail?” Luka asked.

            “A simple, yet horrific deal. She would give herself completely to the fae, renounce Longg, and you lot would have all died. She bargained for your lives using her own. Promising to the fae that if any of you were killed or transformed, Longg would kill her. A smart, yet foolish decision came when he agreed to let you all live.”

            “Ok, but why her? What’s so special that he’d do all this to get her?” Zoe asked.

            Min grinned. She pushed up her glasses as light reflected in them, masking her eyes. She waved her other hand in front of her. The screen with Marinette vanished and the one with Adrien moved behind her. Dozens of smaller screens popped up and formed a circle around them.

            “Now, the once human lived a simple, if not lavish life. He witnessed the murder of his parents and was about to be killed himself, if not for a timely rescue from the police. That day forward, the boy grew to hate humans, even hating himself. His dear butler and surrogate mother attempted to steer him from such darkness, but it was all-consuming. His fate was truly sealed when Nooroo came into the picture.”

            Min continued. “Nooroo promised the then human man he’d change him and give him the power to change all people. Make them better than themselves and those unwilling to change could easily be killed. As such, they made a plan to replace humanity with nothing short of muddled fae mortals. And so their plans began the moment Nooroo fed the man the first of the faerie food and transformed him forevermore. He was set on his plan until he met Marinette. His ultimate downfall. Psyche! Come join me.”

            The black woman, Psyche, joined as Min snapped her fingers and screens of memories the day Adrien met Marinette appeared. Adrien looked bewildered and infatuated at that moment while Marinette was blissfully unaware. More screens popped up that showed Adrien and Nooroo all with Adrien consuming more of the food.

            “Psyche, all on you.”

            Psyche nodded. “Alright, so, hi. I’m Psyche, kwami of souls. Now, we’re dealing with some soul business. See, we have the issue of a one-sided soulbound, or soulmate. See, the conditions of soulbound are simple. They are souls that would have given anything for the other. Now, intentions don’t usually matter so long as they are willing to give everything for the other, basically the practice of agape, the divine and sacrificial love. That love is, uh, rewarded by the binding of souls.”

            “So, this means Adrien was willing to sacrifice everything for Marinette, but not she for him?” Juleka asked.

            “Correct! As a result, he is soulbound to her, but she isn’t soulbound to him and we are now dragged into this very messy and vicious cycle of death. But! We can break it. And thankfully, we have a chance. Well, a better one considering what could have happened. Uh, Terra? Join me please.”

            The bovine man stood beside Psyche. Min moved the screen of Adrien forward and brought back the one with Marinette.

            “Hello. I’m Terra, kwami of body or vessel. Now, this is where things get tricky for you lot. Adonis needs to die, but there is the matter of the alterations to his body. For starters, he is far stronger than all of you, even when transformed, as I’m sure you all figured out,” Terra added with a nervous chuckle.

            “Yeah, nothing like being jumped by Adrien not transformed and knocking all of us out with a single punch while we were transformed,” Chloe remarked.

            “Yes, so, that’s the first problem. The second is he’s still under the effects of the faerie food as it seems he consumes it regularly, which allows him to change himself to adapt, potentially giving him the possibility to become immune to your powers. Furthermore, to kill him, you’d either need an iron weapon, or a magic blade. And, unfortunately, none of you so far have kwamis with such lethal weapons, save for Longg.”

            “Ok, but if any of take one of those kwamis, how are we to get close to Adonis? If he can match us not transformed, how are to touch him when he does?” Alya asked.

            “Well, that’s why we’ll need little Marinette and Juleka,” Psyche said.

            “Me? Why me?” Juleka asked.

            “See, he may be more than human, but there’s a way for you to also become more than human without forever altering yourself. This is where the soulbound kwamis come in. See, those soulbound with kwamis are able to achieve the same level of superhuman when synchronized with their kwami. Marinette is soulbound to Longg while you are soulbound to Sass,” Psyche explained.

            Juleka blinked, then smiled. “Cool.”

            “Now, we’ll have Juleka with Sass, however we will need Marinette back to help us land the killing blow. After all, Sass’s weapon is a staff while Longg’s is a sword.”

            “And how do we save Marinette?” Luka demanded.

            “Well, it won’t be easy, but luckily the blessing has preserved Marinette,” Psyche remarked.

            “Exactly. See, with the prayer before the sealing of the covenant, Marinette was protected by Longg. A blessing that’s arguably half and half. Ground her body so she may never forget and fill her with water to pull her under. Her body as such has been modified enough to allow the completion of the contract, but she remains human still. As for the water, that’s a fail save. See, her lungs are surrounded by the water element. Should she or Longg demand it, her lungs will fill with water, drowning her,” Terra explained.

            Luka paled and his stomach dropped. “It won’t come to that, will it?”

            “It shouldn’t. Like Terra said, she’s still human, as is her soul. The other half, air to keep her soul free and fire to keep the fire burning and burn anything untoward. So, despite altering their soulbinding, he hasn’t been able to alter her soul to match his own. She is still herself and cannot have her mind altered And, this is more for Terra since it’s a body thing, but there’s a good chance her touch is fire to Adonis.”

            Terra laughed. “Indeed. I’ve peeked in a few times and seen the pain at her touch. Longg certainly knows her stuff.”

            “And she’s safe with all this? Nooroo can’t change it?” Luka asked.

            “Not unless he comes to Longg himself and we’d all love to see him dare that,” Min remarked.

            “Exactly. And we’ve a pair of miracles in the works. Longg, and now Sass, are working on that cure all potion Marinette has been attempting to concoct. If all goes well, we can use that and restore her humanity. If not, Terra and I can work our miracle to remold and resurrect her,” Psyche explained.

            “Thank you, Psyche and Terra. Memoria, you’re next,” Min said.

            Psyche and Terra moved as the tiny woman with blue hair jumped in. Min removed the screen of Marinette again and moved the screen of Adrien back.

            “Hiya! I’m Memoria, kwami of memory. Now, understand that there was a breech of sorts. See, the day Adrien saw Marinette, it was a meeting of souls. At least for him. He burned with hatred and love. Love for his soulmate, but hatred because she was a human. He asked Nooroo to help change him to forget, but Nooroo asked: ‘Why forget when you can have what was meant to be yours?’ And so, when Adrien partook of the food again, Nooroo altered his mind, reaching into Lethe’s river, and returning to Adrien the memories of the countless lives he’s lived.”

            “You mean he remembers everything? Every little detail and moment?” Alya pressed.

            “Yes. It would be one thing if it was memories here and there, but no. Adonis remembers everything, including the origins of the cycle he, Marinette, and Luka are caught in. See, Adonis and Marinette were in love, set to be mated forever and to rule. However, a dashing rogue came along and stole her heart away. In that moment, a binding was made between the crown princess and the rogue. The crown prince was furious and ordered the rogue to die. At the headsman’s blade, the princess sought to keep the rogue safe, but so did he with her. In their struggle to protect the other, they both died. “

            Psyche trotted back in. “It’s from this start that this cycle has existed. Marinette would meet Adrien, fall for him, meet Luka, and the pair would give their lives for their love, often dying young. That was until variables were brought in. Alya for Marinette and Juleka with Luka. These two souls would shake things up, changing the predestined cycle, until Longg.”

            “So, not only does Adonis need to die, but his tether to Marinette’s soul needs to be destroyed, yeah?” Juleka asked.

            “Yes, but also stop this plan of genocide,” Min remarked.

            Psyche and Memoria retreated when Min snapped her fingers. The screens filled with information, plans, and photos of the coming Diamond Dance gala in a week.

            “Now, we’re in the process of getting other kwamis to help with this. With only two soulbound and one of them in enemy hands, we need to be careful. Now, we could attack now while Adonis is in his nest, however, there’s too many variables on the line there. Especially without a proper team to handle the takedown of Adonis and without the potential antidote to save the Longg’s soulbound. That brings us to the Diamond Dance.”

            Min continued. “In a week, Adonis will be hosting said event. This is where he plans on enacting his plans. By the time of the event, we should have everything we need to finally kill Adonis. Now the normal holders will serve as a distraction until-.”

            Chloe stood. “Wait! I have an idea.”

            Min cocked her head to the side. “I’m listening.”

            “We have the kwami of souls with us and if it takes soulbound holders to beat Adonis, can’t she create those bonds so we can all stand a chance at bringing him down?”

            “Actually, that she can. Psyche, would you be willing to do that?”

            “I… I suppose. I mean, so long as both parties consent to it as well, then yeah. After all, souls are eternal and not all kwamis are keen on being eternally bound to such finite creatures.”

            “Very well. In that case, do what you can to overwhelm and bring down Adonis for those that soulbind to a kwami. Any that don’t will remain as distractions. Understood?”

            Everyone nodded.

            Min smiled and clapped her hands. The darkness faded and the room returned to normal.

            “Prepare yourselves. A week goes by sooner than we all would like.”

[ojirocardigansniper]

testimonial for terra ignota: apparently i BIT a page of thechapter 'damnatio memoriae' in perhaps the stars on the first read. likethe incisor marks linger for two more pages. I have no memory of doing this but, fair enough, that sure is A Chapter,

[michelenigrowordpresscom]

"Viaggio in Israele" nell'Archivio Diaristico Nazionale

Dopo alcuni anni di lavorazione, come annunciatomi in una mail del 2021 dalla curatrice Cristina Cangi, il mio diario odeporico “Viaggio in Israele” (rieditato nel 2020) risulta ufficialmente catalogato tra i diari accolti dall’Archivio Diaristico Nazionale di Pieve Santo Stefano (AR) ideato dallo scrittore e giornalista Saverio Tutino. Online è presente solo la scheda relativa al diario donato…

[satoshi-mochida]

Terra Memoria releases today digitally for the PS5, Xbox Series, Switch and Steam.

[dragamation]

Terra Memoria is already shaping up to be one of my favorites of the year and I'm barely past where the Next Fest demo ended

laser-targeted to my tastes and really fun

Breath of Fire fans please check it out, has the same mood to it and is a joy, or just fans of genuinely lovely and fun games

[yourtrashcollector]

Nessuno parlava mai del proprio passato o di come aveva finito per ritrovarsi imprigionato alla piantagione. Chi non è in grado di immaginare un futuro fa fatica a ricordare il passato, o almeno a parlarne, perché il passato non può certo essere stato peggiore del presente, e descriverlo diventa un compito doloroso e ingrato.

Russell Banks, La terra della magia

[writing-reference-redux]

I felt like sharing my collection of Latin phrases that may make good fanfic or fanart titles or inspiration. Some of the translations may be off, so you might want to double-check them before use. Also, I used capitalization liberally so you might also want to check where capitalization is actually indicated.

Ab Intra (From Within)

Acta Est Fabula (The play has been performed)

Acta Sancti ___ (The Deeds of Saint ___)

Ad Undas (to the waves / to hell)

Advocatus Diaboli (Devil's advocate)

Aegri Somnia (a sick man's dreams / troubled dreams)

Alea Iacta Est (the die has been cast / point of no return)

Apologia Pro Vita Sua (defense of one's life)

Caetera Desunt (the rest is missing)

Cedere Nescio (I know not how to yield)

Damnatio Memoriae (damnation of memory / denying someone ever lived)

De Nobis Fabula Narratur (their story is our story)

Decessit Vita Patris (died before their father)

Diem Perdidi (I have lost the day)

Dies Tenebrosa Sicut Nox (a day as dark as night)

Dolor Hic Tibi Proderit Olim (some day this pain will be useful to you)

Dulce Est Desipere In Loco (It is sweet on occasion to play the fool)

Dum Vivimus, Vivamus (while we live, let us live)

Dux Bellorum (war leader)

Ex Umbra In Solem (from the shadow into the light)

Festina Lente (hurry slowly)

Fortis Cadere, Cedere Non Potest (the brave may fall, but can not yield)

Fui Quod Es, Eris Quod Sum (I once was what you are, you will be what I am)

Graviora Manent (heavier things remain / the worst is yet to come)

Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit (one day, this will be pleasing to remember)

Hic Mortui Vivunt (here the dead speak)

Hinc Illae Lacrimae (hence those tears)

Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi (Today it's me, tomorrow it will be you - of death)

Iacate Et Scire (Be still and know)

In Ictu Oculi (in the blink of an eye)

In Somnis Veritas (in dreams there is truth)

Inter Spem Et Metum (between hope and fear)

Lapsus Memoriae (slip of memory)

Luctor, Non Mergor (I struggle, but am not overwhelmed)

Lux Ex Tenebris (light from darkness)

Media Vita In Morte Sumus (In the midst of our lives we die)

Memento Mori (remember that you will die)

Memento Vivere (remember to live)

Morior Invictus (I die unvanquished / death before defeat)

Mundus Senescit (the world grows old)

Nemini Parco (I spare no one - death)

Nitimur In Vetitum (we strive for the forbidden)

Non Ducor, Duco (I am not led; I lead)

Non Omnis Moriar (I shall not all die / part of me will survive beyond death)

Nunc Scio Quid Sit Amor (now I know what love is)

Oderint Dum Metuant (let them hate, so long as they fear)

Omnia Mutantur (everything changes)

Onus Probandi (burden of proof)

Opera Posthuma (posthumous works)

Ophidia In Herba (a snake in the grass)

Pax Aeterna (eternal peace - a common epitaph)

Primum Non Nocere (first do no harm)

Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus (we are dust and shadow)

Quis Leget Haec? (who will read this?)

Quod Periit, Periit (what Is gone is gone)

Res, Non Verba (deeds, not words)

Respice Finem (consider the end)

Scientia Et Sapientia (knowledge and wisdom)

Seculo Seculorum (forever and ever)

Sed Terrae Graviora Manent (but on earth, worse things await)

Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (if you want peace, prepare for war)

Sic Infit (so it begins)

Sic Vita Est (such is life)

Silentium Est Aureum (silence is golden)

Sine Nomine (without a name / author unknown)

Sola Dosis Facit Venemum (the dose makes the poison)

Solvitur Ambulando (it is solved by walking / simple tests find solutions)

Stamus Contra Malum (we stand against evil)

Succisa Virescit (cut down, we grow back stronger)

Sum Quod Eris (I am what you will be - of death)

Summum Bonum (the supreme good)

Summum Malum (the supreme evil)

Sunt Lacrimae Rerum (there are tears for things)

Sunt Omnes Unum (they are all one)

Tabula Rasa (blank slate)

Transire Benefaciendo (to travel along while doing good)

Tu Fui Ego Eris (I was you; you will be me - of death)

Ubi Amor, Ibi Dolor (where there is love, there is pain)

Ultima Forsan (perhaps the last / sundial quote "perhaps your last hour")

Usque Ad Finem (until the end / fight to the death)

Vi Et Animo (with heart and soul)

Victoria Aut Mors (victory or death)

Vincit Qui Patitur (he conquers who endures)

Vita Ante Acta (a life done before - of reincarnation)

Vivere Militare Est (to live is to fight)

Vox Clamantis In Deserto (the voice of one crying in the wilderness)

There are also some longer ones that may not make good titles because of their length, but are still worth inclusion:

Aut Simul Stabunt Aut Simul Cadent (they will either stand together or fall together)

Flectere Si Nequeo Superos, Acheronta Movebo (if I can not reach Heaven I will raise Hell)

Forsan Et Haec Olim Meminisse Iuvabit (perhaps even these things will be good to remember one day)

Igitur Qui Desiderat Pacem, Praeparet Bellum (therefore whoever desires peace, let him prepare for war)

In Regione Caecorum Rex Est Luscus (in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king)

Minus Malum Toleratur Ut Maius Tollat (choose the lesser evil so a greater evil may be averted)

Quem Deus Vult Perdere, Dementat Prius (whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad)

Ubi Sunt, Qui Ante Nos Fuerunt? (Where are they, those who have gone before us?)

Virtus Junxit Mors Non Separabit (that which virtue unites, let not death separate)

[kon-igi]

LA FESTA DEL PAPÀ È DIVISIVA

Ma oramai non credo che esistano argomenti di condivisione comune sui quali poter fare affermazioni nette e aspettarsi che tutti siano d'accordo.

Il cielo è blu? Ma va'... il cielo è celeste! No, guarda che è nero ed è un fenomeno di rifrazione dei raggi solari sull'atmosfera. Ti sbagli, è giallo! Sì, però togliti quel sacchetto dell'Esselunga dalla testa. Basta! Il cielo è marrone con radici che penzolano. Zitto tu che sei morto!

La scelta del giorno della festa del papà, poi, coincide con quel santo del calendario che credo abbia avuto il peggiore martirio fra tutti, cornuto, mazziato e ringrazia pure. Cioè, come papà sfigato il primo posto se lo prende di sicuro Darth Vader ma perlomeno aveva una spada laser e il suo arco di redenzione è stato più appassionante.

Insomma, la festa del papà è divisiva per due ragioni, una sociale e l'altra personale.

Da una parte, è una ghiotta occasione perché alcuni frignino che non esistono più i papà di una volta, tutti pipa e cinghiate, e che anzi, se andiamo avanti così non esisterano più nemmeno gli uomini, dall'altra è che al netto di tutto, i padri molte volte più che festeggiati spesso vanno perdonati.

Adesso come adesso, i papà sul mercato sono figli o nipoti del patriarcato, nel senso che difficilmente non avranno assorbito per osmosi familiare e sociale l'idea di quello che deve essere il ruolo di un genitore maschio all'interno della famiglia.

In sintesi il pater familias.

[maledetto genitivo ellenico ma sono cose mie]

Quando io e la mia compagna dobbiamo fare cose importanti che implichini decisioni tecniche, burocratiche, meccaniche, matematiche o notarili, il mio gesto preferito è questo

perché tutte le volte il venditore di auto parla rivolgendosi a me che distinguo le macchine solo per il colore, l'avvocato quando io risolverei tutto con il trial by combat e la commercialista dove io opterei per il baratto.

Io sarei il pater familias, quindi automaticamente il detentore delle decisioni familiari e è invece è la mia compagna quella che prende le migliori, senza spargimenti di sangue o una pila di conchiglie che l'enel non accetta come forma di pagamento.

Sì, vabbè... non sa accendere la motosega o da che parte si impugna un coltello da lanciare e se proprio dobbiamo dirla tutta non riesce neanche ad accendere il fuoco nel camino (cosa che le rimprovero sempre ricordandole che erano le vestali ad accudire il Fuoco Sacro del focolare domestico). Poi però c'è quell'altra che disegna tubi e motori idraulici usando termini strani tipo 'valvola di massima' o 'dislocamento positivo' e quell'altra ancora che snocciola a memoria le caratteristiche di ogni macchina o moto e parla per due ore di maderizzazione e di vendemmia in neve carbonica.

Questo per dire che i ruoli sono solo ruoli ed è solo questione di abitudine... le abitudini cambiano e ci si abitua al nuovo.

Quindi buona festa a quella persona alla quale dovrebbe essere solo chiesto, dopo la fornitura di migliaia di gameti scodinzolanti, di amare in modo vasto e profondo chi non ha mai chiesto di essere portato su questa spaventosa e bella terra, ricordando che amore non è mai possesso, conferma od orgoglio.

L'amore per i propri figli è essere partecipe della gioia che abbiamo insegnato loro a conquistarsi da soli.

E per concludere, si può essere padre amorevole pure senza aver mai partecipato con un singolo spermatozoo.