#codex-nova

[anitablogs1931]

CONGRATS TO 1K POOKIE!!! Here officially is my entry @xepphir

[xepphir]

Congrats to everyone that participated!!! I am so happy that you did! If you couldn’t take part don’t worry i will make another in the future!

1st place: @SulealReal on Instagram

2nd place: @miracle-negative on tumblr

3rd place: @anitadraws1931 on TikTok

[nephilimmoretti]

Hill Rider - 108

Head & Makeup / HEAD / lel EvoX Zo [REVERIE] Titania Eyeshadow New! @Disturbed Event Jack Spoon. Artistry Lash [Clover Megalash Applier]

Hair NOVA. Feral

Clothing {minuit} Nadia Skirt [FATPACK] New! @Kinky Event SEUL - Muni Top - Onyx Net

Tattoos Miss Black - Cotrini Black Work Tattoo New! @Sabbath Event

Accessories AZARAN - ELARA'S MASK. New! @Sabbath Event CODEX_Theron gauged New! @Sabbath Event UNHOLY Maleficarum Mecha Arm UNHOLY MEPHISTOPHELES NECKLACE

Body Reborn by EBODY v1.69.6

[xepphir]

THIS IS SO COOL!

I didn't read the rule properly, blame me

[upennmanuscripts]

Ms. Codex 970 is a register of the tolls of the city of Arles, France (dated between 1400 and 1450) including a list of "li segnors de la partidate," among them the archbishop, Rainant Portellet de Senas, Raymon de Villa Nova, and Imbert Dardier.

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[shattered-eagle]

Act I Content Updates

Total Word Count: 397,252 (340,451 w/o code) Average Playthrough Length: 98,327

I’ve taken into account the past few weeks of feedback, typo/error reports and my own desire to polish up Act I before working further on the in-progress Chapter VI in order to bring you a interchapter content update! I would like to thank the many insightful reports and posts I’ve gotten on the Forum and Discord for helping to further enrich the story thus far. As always, notify me if there are any errors or mistakes with this smaller update. If there’s any areas I could touch up the new character option, please let me know as well.

All of the relevant updates are listed below. I advise you to clear your browser cache before opening the update on COG Demos due to startup edits.

Act I Changelog

New Character Customization Option: Transgender Male Character

Consentia scenes given edits to provide more clarity and insight into her character

New Family and Name Options for a Provincial Prefect and Nova Prefect.

Additional Nova related dialogue and choices added to Chapter II.

Gender Selection now modified to be less counter intuitive and less confusing.

Facial Hair choice for Male Prefects; affects Chapter II and IV dialogues.

Implemented bald choice when selecting Male Prefect hair.

Additional references for a female Seyetite Prefect who marries Julia.

Additional Legate Romance dialogue for a Consort Prefect in Chapter V.

Additional Treasury Career references in Chapter I and II.

Additional pious choices for Darius in Chapter IV.

Additional Court Venue/Senator Arrest choices in Chapter I.

Augusta's potential mismatch is revised.

Galeriae Codex Entry implemented.

Sorcerous Career description and trait revised.

Collector Career description revised.

Career Reputation changes rebalanced.

Personality Stat changes fully added through Chapter V.

Fleshed out familial letter scene in Chapter II, including with family member names.

Additional familial communication in Chapter V.

Scene List Filled In.

Official Imperial Family Tree added in Stat Screen.

"Your Family" Codex Entry, activating in Chapter II.

Numerous typos fixed and bugs stamped out.

Author's Note on the Transgender Male MC Option

I originally intended to include a transgender man character option in addition to the transgender woman character (Nova) option. However, I wasn’t able to reconcile an out and transitioning trans man with the strictures of the matriarchy. I left the “transm” variable as an artifact of that unfortunate triage.

Now, I have found a way to thread the needle. In this variant, the Trans Man Prefect is closeted, having to bury his identity deep to survive in Iudia’s hostile matriarchy. He chooses an additional name at character creation to reflect how he sees himself beneath the lies he must maintain before the world.

Corresponding text has been added to almost every file to account for a Trans Man Prefect, particularly in the Sorcerous career. Trans Male Prefect will be able to come out to a truemanced Julia when selecting your relationship type, which affects dialogue with her. There is also new significantly more dialogue added in the Castra of Chapter II, and an entirely new scenes variant involving the Legate in Chapter IV. Just as with the Nova Prefect, there will be more to come in subsequent chapters and more ways for this Prefect to both express himself and struggle for a better future.

[bythestedeside]

In honour of Venom: The Last Dance, here is a piece I made after the trailer came out and I became (rightly) obsessed with Venom horse. JUST LOOK AT HIMMMMMM

2 pics bc slightly different editing making it look better in one place or the other 🖤 🖤 🖤

A few thoughts about tld below the cut if that's Ur thing:

Last chance for no spoilers but Hiiiiiii if you're here these are in no particular order 😘🥰👄🫦👅🧠

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I LOVE THAT THEY USED DON'T STOP ME NOW BY QUEEN for the first half of this scene I'm fully in love with everything about that

ALLL THE VENOM ANIMALS the fish and the frog in the movie proper and all the ones in the credits I'm obsessedddddddd!!

HOW HAS IT ONLY BEEN A YEAR MOVIE TILE THAT THEY'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER WTF

I love that family in the movie I hope they're okay after all that and I hc that Eddie got/gets a hold of them at some point and tells them he's okay and about Venom --or-- Venom comes back to Eddie via that tube from Mexico and Eddie and Venom get to be part of the family

I'm kinda sad we didn't get Anne and Dan but like I should've expected since they hadn't been talked about in the run up to the movie but I love that Mrs.Chan got to have that sparkling shining moment before shot hit the fan

Did Mrs.Chen give them chocolate or meat or potatoes or whatever his diet is now,I hope so, I don't think Eddie's eaten since, well last movie really unless he gets sustenance from the heads they eat???

All the shoe changes and the way there were only like 3 main outfit changes for Eddie going throughout

I WILL MISS U FOREVER VENOM I HOPE THIS IS REALLY A FOR NOW GOODBYE

I'm ride or die for Martin,Nova Moon,Echo, and Leaf I love y'all I love your VAN IT'S PRETTY beeee my bffls pls can I be the 3rd child

Singing Bowie and Eddie was so embarrassed lol

Leaf giving Eddie chocolate awwww Venom was so happy about it later

Eddie telling Leaf aliens weren't real and Vee supporting him saying that awwwww then having to tell him they're real and Vee introducing himself this is so wholesome

Eddie u looked so pretty in the van with the fireworks reflecting in the window

Martin got the full F Bomb this movie but Eddie has some close calls

I don't fully get the codex stuff tbh I don't know all the lore

Do all these symbiotes have comic equivalents I wanna know y'all's names Ur all coolllllll

I'm ded bc of all the family talk this is how Dylan and Sleeper can still win, I kinda thought that could've maybe happened when that guy was at Eddie's hospital bedside

He went to nyc and saw Lady Liberty FOR VENOM 😭😭😭

Ok that's all can think of for now love u and I loved this movie too byeeeee

[xepphir]

LET’s GOO!!!!

VOTE FOR NERO RIGHT HERE

hey guess who's on a poll lament is u should go vote for him !!

[mostly-magical-polls]

Hello! I have an idea for a poll for you! Well, two actually!

Best dark-skinned magical girl competition

To shed some light on the representation in the genre! Possible contestants include:

- Anthy Himemiya [Revolutionary Girl Utena]

- Sailor Pluto [Sailor Moon]

- Glenda [Petite Princess Yucie]

- Electric Rose [The Electric Rose]

- Elegant Frost [The Electric Rose]

- Sonic Arrow [The Electric Rose]

- Shadow Haze [The Electric Rose]

- Chaos Aria [The Electric Rose]

- Astra Reign [The Electric Rose]

- Mina Kisaragi [Getsumento Heiki Mina]

- Cure Soleil [Star Twinkle Pretty Cure]

- Cure Sunset [Happiness Charge Pretty Cure]

- Cure Wave [Happiness Charge Pretty Cure]

- Alchemical Aether [Sleepless Domain]

- Alchemical Earth [Sleepless Domain]

- Alchemical Water [Sleepless Domain]

- Gemini [Zodiac Starforce]

- Libra [Zodiac Starforce]

- Pieberry [WitchSpring R]

- Luna [WitchSpring R]

- (So far) Unnamed Black Witch [Wicked Spot]

- Star Guardian: Guardian of the Stars [I Don’t Want To Be A Magical Girl]

- Diamond Heart [Magical Warrior Diamond Heart]

- Amethyst Heart [Magical Warrior Diamond Heart]

- Norah Tanner [Agents of the Realm]

- Adele Silveira [Agents of the Realm]

- Paige Fierro [Agents of the Realm]

- Jordan Liu [Agents of the Realm]

- Galactic Purple [magnifiqueNOIR]

- Cosmic Green [magnifiqueNOIR]

- Radical Rainbow [magnifiqueNOIR]

- Prism Pink [magnifiqueNOIR]

- Arcturus, Guardian of Heaven [Shattered Starlight]

- Trini Cortes [The Blue Codex]

- Princess Love Pon [Princess Love Pon]

- Sparkle Cadet [Craig of the Creek]

- Sahara [Wheels & Roses]

- Hina Singh [Star Realm Rogues!]

- Kanna Fujiyama [Magical Rion-chan]

- Flora [Winx Club]

- Aisha [Winx Club]

- Uri [Angel’s Friends]

- Talia [Lolirock]

- Izira [Lolirock]

- Vera [SpectraSpell]

- Caramel [Revenge of the Candy Snatchers]

- Karta Kloss [Diamond Dive]

- Dame Daffodil [Dame Daffodil]

- Saffron Wave [Saffron Wave]

- Hecate [Saffron Wave]

- Adaeze [Adorned by Chi]

- Red magical girl who’s name I couldn’t find online [Cloudy Wondrous]

- Violet Amaryllis [Calia Nova]

- Amara [AMARA]

- Long haired pink one who’s name I couldn’t find [Maho Shonen]

- Guardian Radiance [Radiant Light Guardian]

- Eclair [Sea Witch in Training]

- Nyra Dupre [Muted]

- Battle Princess Peony [Goodbye, Battle Princess Peony]

- Magical Maiden Mimi [24/7 Magical Maiden Mimi]

- Neoma Cruz [High Spirits Neoma]

- Rene Garcia [Dusk & Dawn]

- Jazmine [Magical Girl Institute]

- Noori [Renata: Goddess for Hire]

etc!

My other idea is..

Best show within a show magical girl competition

Possible contestants include..

- Pururin [Welcome to the NHK]

- Meruru [Oreimo]

- Magical Girl Lovely Hurt [Hacka Doll the animation]

etc!

for the first one i dont feel like its my place as a white person to hold a tournament like that and the second im not sure how many entries we could really milk outta it u kno

[theinstagrahame]

It's been like 2 weeks? But I think the hiccup we had with the local Post Office kind of benefitted my collection here. That and a sale at Exalted Funeral...

Here's what's arrived in the last little bit:

The Slow Knife: I like Mousehole Press in general, but the pitch for this one in particular sticks out to me. You're a cabal of evil people who have deeply wronged someone, and they're coming for revenge. One by one, they kill each of you until their wrath is sated. I'm honestly always a little iffy on playing "Evil" characters, but this seems like a really neat way to tackle it.

Koriko: Also from Mousehole, this is meant to be a solo game in the vein of Kiki's Delivery Service and other quiet coming-of-age kinds of stories. It's also an absolutely beautiful book (and it came with the most adorable fat wizard cat patch...)

Star Crossed & Love Letters: I've heard stories and APs of Star Crossed, but never played it. Then there was an expansion coming, and it seemed like the right time to get myself a copy. The box is huge, I assume so I can store a Falling Tower game inside? I also often think about the creator, Alex Roberts, saying that the awards for this game have been nice, but that a couple who broke a chair after playing it is the real reward...

I Have the High Ground: I initially got this game from its crowdfund run after listening to the Party of One episode, but I spaced when it shipped and had it sent to my old Boston apartment. I never went back for it, but it was offered as a bonus on the Star Crossed expansion, so I decided it was time. (Also, there's a great Party of One episode that's a Star Crossed X IHTHG crossover, which is extremely worth checking out)

The Wildsea & The Wildsea - Storm and Root: I'd missed the original game, but the expansion caught my eye. The art and the vibe are weird and fun, but it's loosely a FitD engine under there. I skimmed through the Quickstart, and it felt really gripping. Weird guys sailing weird boats on the trees of a weird Earth future. The forest as a sea metaphor? I'm intrigued.

Nest: Spencer Campbell makes bangers. This is a long-time opinion of this blog, so Nest was a quick pick-up. It's set in his Destiny-like (I think?) Nova-verse, but it follows the bad guys. It's got Heist-y vibes, and I really like the idea of fleshing out the "Evil" team. It's too easy to assume the bad guys aren't people, and humanizing them does a lot.

Dusk, Vol1: Spencer Campbell makes Bange--oh, right. Already established. But still! Also a Nova-verse book, and one that I sorta missed. If I've read the pitch, it's about community within the Nova universe, and I like that that's a focus. People coming together to build communities is a theme I really enjoy, and when the sun explodes (yeah, that's what the Nova in Nova-verse means), I think we'll need people more than ever.

Eco Mofos: I really loved the universe created in Lost Eons, and this promised to be a loose prequel. It's a "weird-hope" game, which is loosely a description of why I love post-apocalyptic fiction. The idea that even in the worst possible outcome for the world (y'know, it ending), people come together to protect and help each other. That's what makes apocalyptica appealing.

Monster of the Week - Codex of Worlds Apocrypha: MotW is a well-established and really nicely designed game. I think I've only ever played it, but I honestly feel comfortable running it, because I've listened to so many APs and read so many of the materials. Apocrypha was the stretch goal collection for the Codex of Worlds expansion, which itself put a little of the best bits from FitD into the PbtA classic.

FIST: I backed the Kickstarter edition, but this was in Exalted Funeral's damaged section (I think for a slight creas on the cover?), so I wanted to grab it and see what the hype was about. Paranormal Mercenary action, is the game. I've heard nothing but good things, so it was an easy investment for me.

Haunted Almanac: Nate Treme is a name I've heard around the scene for a while, but hadn't really checked out until recently. In part because of the RTFM podcast episode about Tunnel Goons, which is included in this book. I don't want to admit that I'll just get anything that Max and Aaron tell me to get, but like... this book is great.

The Last Caravan: Backed this at the height of my FitD interest, and I'm really curious to see what's inside. Survivors of an alien attack in the titular caravan, traveling to survive and maybe fight back a little? Yeah. That sounds dope.

All Growed Up: Another EF impulse purchase, but partly because Reilly Qyote is a designer I've had really lovely interactions with and respect a lot. I hacked their game Cast Away into a Subnautica-themed survival crafting RPG. Kids playing as grown-ups seemed cute, so I wanted to check it out.

Heroes of Cerulea: I stumbled on this by accident back when I had some extra cash to spend, and it was 100% up my alley. The original Legend of Zelda is such a formative game for me that the nostalgia alone made me pick it up. It uses D4 and the pixel art throughout is impeccable. It feels a lot like skimming the manual of the original NES and SNES titles.

Details of Our Escape: Possible Worlds Games is one of those design outfits that's gotten the benefit of the doubt from me, so I had to pick this one up. Weird, artistic, and a neat backstory: It started asart pieces swapped by the artists, and later attached to a game by Tyler Crumrine. I think it's got heist energy, but I'm not sure so I'm curious to find out!

GoGoGolf!: An impulse add-on for the Details of Our Escape campaign, which looks like it's got that weird energy of some recent multiplayer golf games. I'm sold, and I'm checking it out.

Secutors of the Soundstage Sphere (for Troika!): This was a freebie for the recent EF sale, so I grabbed it. It's not really in my usual interests, but Free.99 is a great price!

Two Summers & Other Summers: I like games about people growing up, I'm realizing about myself. On a personal level, the idea that people can become different people, but remain the same intrigues me. Two Summers is about that, and I think Other Summers makes it weirder. So, excited to dive in.

[ravioliage]

The font i use for the fake codex entries is Gill Sans Nova which works really well unless you're a graphic designer because in that case it will just piss you off because it's almost right there

[xepphir]

Nero just wants to snap his neck with that face

Idea Sans appreciation post arghhhhh

Idea Sans by me (AnitaDraws)

Nero by @xepphir

80s Sans by @/hEx.c0de on TikTok

[xepphir]

🌟 Undertale Short Comic: The Culinary Chronomancer (Codex Nova AU) 🌟

I'm excited to share my latest project, a short comic titled "The Culinary Chronomancer," set in the Codex Nova Alternate Universe! This small side story was created as part of a school assignment, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out.

Special thanks to @anitablogs (aka @anitadraws on TikTok) for her incredible help throughout the process. She lent me her OCs, Una and Acklina, from her AU UnderPunk. We redesigned them together to introduce them as cameos/side characters in my AU, but in this story, they take center stage as main characters.

I hope you enjoy this little adventure! 💫

P.S. Might post it on tapas or webtoon too

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[upennmanuscripts]

Two of the most popular, frequently copied and translated astronomical texts of the Middle Ages were Joannes de Sacro Bosco's Sphaera mundi and Georg von Peurbach's Theoricae novae planetarum. On September 19, Curator Dot Porter will bring out LJS 42, a 16th century commentary on a Hebrew translation of Sphaera mundi, followed by a commentary on a Hebrew translation of Theoricae novae planetarum.

Coffee With A Codex is an informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different manuscript and the expertise of one of our curators. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Register 🔗 :

[titanomancy]

The Nova Open preview seminar was laughably bad if you're not a fan of Chaos Dwarfs or Stormcast Eternals, but there were a couple of morsels to be gleaned from the roadmap segments.

For instance, a big focus on Death Korps of Krieg in the 2025 Astra Militarum launch. Whether that means alternate heavy weapons teams, Death Riders or some other transplant from the Forge World range is anyone's guess, but if it's early in the new year then we don't have that long to wait and see.

I was surprised to hear that Apect Warriors are going to be headlining Codex: Aeldari. Everything I've heard so far has pointed towards Kill Team as the vehicle for getting out the remaining temples, and with two of the outstanding kits being types of jump infantry that seemed to be consistent with the direction the game is taking with Hivestorm.

If Imperial Knights were mentioned at all, I missed it - and I don't have any rumors I trust enough to share, here, that might even start to suggest what it would look like by the time next spring rolls around.

[astonishinglegends]

Ep 307: What Lies Beneath the Pyramids of Egypt?

"These claims are merely attempts to undermine the grandeur of ancient Egyptian civilization. However, these attempts are futile, and such baseless rumors will ultimately be consigned to the dustbin of history."  -- Dr. Zahi Hawass - Former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Egypt, to the media when asked about this story.

Description:

This week, we dive into a viral story that is captivating social media and stirring global debate — a supposed discovery beneath the sands of Giza that some are calling the find of the century. Descriptions of a vast, multi-level complex with geometric passageways, deep shafts, and mysterious chambers have sparked theories ranging from ancient power plants to the legendary Halls of Amenti. Could this be a groundbreaking revelation? A misinterpretation of data? Something even stranger? We’ll explore the evidence, the claims, and the science behind this unfolding mystery to form some theories of our own. So join us as we examine another layer to one of history’s most enduring enigmas.

Reference Links:

“Official press release. Giza Plateau: discovery of a huge city under the Pyramids.” from the

EXPEDITION – Nicole Ciccolo-YouTube channel

“SAR Scan of Khafre Pyramid Shows Huge Underground Structures” from The Reese Report

“No credible evidence supports claims of vast underground structures found beneath Egyptian pyramids” from Snopes.com

“Researchers say they used SAR to find vast city beneath the pyramids” from The Jerusalem Post

“Experts clash over ‘underground city’ beneath pyramids” from The Telegraph

Pyramid of Khafre

Egyptian pyramids

Robert Edward Grant post on Instagram: “NEW DISCOVERY CONNECTING the SAR Scan Research and Leonardo Da Vinci's Folio 134 from Codex Atlanticus”

JuliansRum @ItsJuliansRum post on X.com: “If the SAR scans of the Khafre pyramid are accurate then this is how deep the pillars go under the bedrock. Which is wild.”

“Discovery of the Legendary Halls of Amenti” on r/AlternativeHistory on reddit

“Cosmic-Ray Muons Reveal Hidden Void in the Great Pyramid” from PBS’ NOVA

Muon tomography

Tomography

The ScanPyramid mission

“Confirmation of the ScanPyramids North Face Corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza using multi-modal image fusion from three non-destructive testing techniques” from the Scientific Reports section on Nature.com

“Scientists Are Investigating a Puzzling Underground ‘Anomaly’ Near the Giza Pyramids” on Smithsonian Magazine

“Decoding the Great Pyramid – New archeological evidence sheds light on the stunning engineering of the Great Pyramid of Giza.” on PBS’ NOVA

“Nanoscale coherent phonon spectroscopy” on Science.org

Giordano Bruno

“Galileo Affair”

MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), a publisher of open-access scientific journals.

The MDPI editorial process

“Directed Energy Weapons Are Real . . . And Disruptive” from the National Defense University Press

John E. Mack

Avi Loeb

`Oumuamua

“Conferenza: #Giza - Le piramidi e la porta del tempo. Armando Mei, Filippo Biondi, Corrado Malanga.” from the EXPEDITION -Nicole Ciccolo- YouTube channel

The Definitive S-Band Satellite Guide from “Jacopo’s Lair”

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Episode 307: What Lies Beneath the Pyramids of Egypt? Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2025 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.