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[rynmaru]

Out With The Old

[neon-ufo]

my friend is running a 70s sci-fi flavoured stars without number campaign and im currently in my 70s fantasy era so here's a space barbarian i made for it 👀

his name is ire and he swore vengeance against space USA

i took inspiration from moebius' designs for jodorowsky's dune as well as just the general awesome 70s pulp fantasy covers!

You can read a short backstory under the cut, or a longer dive into his culture and character on his ToyHouse profile

He is a member of the powerful Kron tribe from the primitive* planet Magentero (*primitive in comparison to futuristic technology most others have in this setting).

After his tribe's lands were colonized and his people decimated by the Unified Stars Alliance, he was chosen to avenge his people as one of his tribe's champions.

The Kron mark their significant kills - enemy generals, champions or leaders - with scarification, and Ire himself has thus far collected 5 such scars. His tribe's blood is lilac, but most of their enemies bleed red, so the scarring ceremony uses special pigment to make the scars heal red.

It is considered a serious threat in his culture to wear an enemy's flag tied around his arm, as it marks the place where the next scar will be placed. It's seen as a proclamation of war, or a sign of an active bounty.

Ire is likely not his real name, but a name he wears until he gets his peace.

[siblingshuffle]

Rockrtober Day 3: Virus

TW: graphic imagery (kinda…? Like allegorical blood.)

I would’ve kept this one’s scene as a script but I feel like it loses its impact without anything to make it into a story.

“Yeah!!” Bass cheered, spinning in his chair as Piano cleared the final obstacles in the stage. Refocusing, he kicked up his feet on the desk and announced, “You’re in the clear! Now, your next opponent is right up ahea—"

Bass’s ventilation backfired directly into the mic, which he quickly muted. When he finally managed to stop, he groaned, optics unfocused as he deactivated Screen Share.

-…Bass?- Piano’s monotonous voice almost sounded concerned over the comms. -Are you operational?-

But Bass didn’t answer. If he were human, he undoubtably would’ve gone pale at the sight of his hand. How had his ventilation backfired with enough force to rupture a fuel line?

-…I am returning to Light Labs if I do not receive an answer within seven seconds.-

That snapped Bass out of it. Immediately, he scrambled to unmute himself. “Uh, nothing to worry about, Pi! Just… that Proto-Dweeb wandered over to the computer. Don’t worry about it!”

The Wily twins didn’t have the Light twins’ ability to sense one another’s emotions, but Bass could’ve sworn he felt Piano’s doubt. He held his breath, waiting for her to say something.

-…You are…certain that you are unharmed?-

Bass released the breath he’d been holding. “I’m fine, idiot. Go kick ***! I’ll keep the First Draft away from the computer.”

-Understood.-

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LORE: Ive had a cold since Oct 1 so this is fitting lol. Anyway, during the Roboenza outbreak, the main cast of robotic protagonists ends up dropping like flies. You know, for dramatic tension and stuff. So, here’s the order in which characters fall ill.

Tempo. She got the virus first out of everyone in the main cast. Blues stopped by to see if she could hang out, only for Dr. LaLinde to reveal that she had a virus. Despite this, Blues still wanted to hang out (they both thought it was more like a computer virus than an illness, and joked about how she would make sure not to send him any downloadable content). Her symptoms worsened throughout the visit and into the next few days.

Blues. At first, he mistook his Roboenza symptoms for core-problems symptoms. He woke up feeling more tired than usual, but he doesn’t get a consistent flow of energy usually. He probably just didn’t charge well… Then, he starts feeling all warm. Oh well, maybe he’s doing a little too much & that’s why he’s overheating. But then his vision gets all grainy, and his sunglasses won’t help. Maybe he’s just malfunctioning…? Finally he ended up telling Dr. Light that he wasn’t feeling too good, at which point he collapsed and kicked off the start of the game.

Bass. This one takes place in the early-to-mid-game time period. After Wily ran off to Light Labs, Bass took over Mission Control there and Piano joined Roll and Rock in their objective. When Bass started showing symptoms, he insisted on just handling them himself… That is, until he overheated and was pulled away from the console.

Roll. This follows the same general structure as her sacrifice in the original. She gets sick while at Light Labs, and Blues (a little less lucid) gives the prototype medicine to her. (Bonus: I’m thinking he says a line about it being “his turn to make a sacrifice for her”).

Rock. While he and Roll infiltrate Wily’s castle, he collapses. Roll ends up half-carrying her twin until she can find a good spot to set him down. There’s no more medicine, so Rock is sent to Light Labs to rest. He shows up at the final battle anyway to block Wily’s escape route

Piano. Piano gets sick while infiltrating the castle from the other side. However, she’s built pretty sturdy and it feeds her ego a bit when she ends up fighting pretty well even with her symptoms.

And Rhythm might not even get sick lol

I kinda imagine Dr. LaLinde hearing about Blues getting sick after hanging out with Tempo all day & being like “Rhythm, I’m sorry, I need to keep you out of proximity with your sister”

[liketheletter-l]

swn chapter 20 fanart since this is apparently becoming a tradition now. @tangledinink kayson u knocked me flat on my ass with this one. family guy death pose

[lostnlucky]

stars without number npcs for your viewing pleasure

[psygull]

the rolling stoner, puffing on disaster

[funeral-flower-the-clown]

spirk comic. can't think of a name. page 1

[zombilenium]

Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia !

With its 142-year history of torture, isolation, disease, murder and madness, the crumbling penitentiary is often viewed as haunted.

Urban Photographer, SWNS /Zenger

[femmeetart]

Bea deserved a reward for being patient, waiting for Ava's return

reference <3

[theirishhalfling]

Tested out a bit of Stars Without Number the other day, so of course that means the chance to design a PC.

Her name is Avanti, she's a smuggler/thief and I feel it's a miracle she survived her first outing, since SWN holds no punches (a trap nearly took her out as it was). It's just her and her space-exploring buddy out to do some adventures.

(criminal background, adventurer expert-warrior class with alert, gunslinger and specialist-connect for foci)

[rynmaru]

Stories unfold below stars without number.

[treasonagainstatyrantking]

Saving the best till last, this is Morgan! Aka Morgana “Morgi” Angharad fverch Dagon ap Rastopher Vandimir, ferch Mayling von Vahaus. She’s a feudal noble from an ocean planet I played in a long-running Stars Without Number campaign. A feudal engine of violence with a habit of taking trophies and a deeply held delusion of invincibility (buoyed by extensive subdermal armour implants), her standout moments include:

•Winning a duel over a starship by simply waiting to get shot in the face then firing back.

•Developing psychic powers after ingesting space rock (despite a superstitious phobia of “witches”).

•Stepping up to fight a bioengineered horror in melee as a delaying action.

•“Winning” another duel (surviving until another party member sniped them) after being poisoned, hacked about, and set upon by a giant cat.

•Killing three elite psychic commandos in six seconds.

•Dealing with an anomalous silicon intelligence by launching it bodily into the system’s sun.

She’ll always be my blorbo, probably my favourite character in years of roleplaying. Shine on you crazy 21 year old dolt.

[whales-are-gay]

[liketheletter-l]

drew a scene from chapter 2 of scotch gambit (not out yet) to combat writers block and also because @tangledinink’s leo occupies my brain 24/7. you can read scotch gambit on tumblr or ao3 (new chapter out soon)!!! and make sure to read the new chapter of STMWN bc it was a classic tangledinink W!!

[goldpilot22]

this is Ven she is a journalist who does not know when to stop digging and save her own ass. she has the world's worst luck when it comes to stumbling into sussy situations, and the world's best luck (or something out there looking out for her) when it comes to getting out of them by the skin of her teeth. she has a little sister who she's very protective of (her sister is a foot taller, a lot stronger, and capable of befriending their way out of any situation)

[moriganstrongheart]

Say hello to Katherine "Kit" Martire—my PC from my friend's Stars Without Number campaign. I worked on her portrait during session zero, seeing as I had already finished her character sheet. Most of her background will be figured out as I play, but the following is what I have so far. Kit is part of an underground movement on Korhul with the aim of taking down the established power structure. Her strengths are primarily in being able to gather others to her cause and getting them to take action against the establishment. In gameplay terms, Kit is an Expert with the Thug background. She has the Connected and Henchkeeper foci, and is optimized for social interactions.