Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2023-01-08 13:59:57 +0000 UTC]

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2020-04-18 17:03:43 +0000 UTC]

I was being liberal with it, though. Like I said, was just having fun.

To address your question re: Bianca... I've already stressed before that this is a different character. You remember how there's a scene where the Sorceress is viewing events in another world through a small fragment of her soul, where there's another instance of Bianca and Spyro there? It's a (one-time) reference to the original trilogy, where the difference between Original!Bianca and Aimless!Bianca is highlighted. The latter is a powerful spellcaster with her own ambitions. If someone like her is working for the Sorceress, then there's a good reason why she hasn't backstabbed her yet, and a hint to it's already in the same scene.

Spyro never attacking someone no matter how angry he gets? I disagree with you. I didn't mention anything specific ('cause I didn't want it to be Aimless canon or, worse, give away something that'll be part of the main storyline) but in this scenario she's murdered someone clearly important to Spyro and Cynder also got hurt in the process somehow. I didn't mention how severe her injuries were or what the circumstances of the death was, but it's been said that Warfang is no longer the same city it once was, with dozens if not hundreds of dead bodies littering the streets. It's very hard for me to imagine that Spyro -- an adult Spyro at that -- wouldn't want to kill someone who just revived all the tragedy in his head by admitting they were the ones who started the whole chain of events that led to it to begin with.

As for Azeroth's existence giving Spyro a free ticket to get reckless? Not really. Considering that he did nothing during the war (as implied in Discovery) when two purple dragons were fighting, it shows he has other priorities than protecting his existing avatar or interfering with the very system he created. If Spyro gets himself killed, so long as certain procedures take place he won't care so much for the mortal realm. You think he might have intervened in the Spyro VS Bianca scene here given he's currently furious due to recent (though unspecified) events, but if he didn't show up, that means he's doing something else.

"he doesn't use it much because as the Chronicler said 'Manipulation of time is not to be done without the utmost care.'"

Accelerating time for himself, and a minor acceleration at that, isn't exactly groundbreaking? You can assume Spyro in the Eternal Night abused it to his heart's content. Your explanation doesn't make a strong case against minor fast-forward on the self, with said quote being much more applicable to advanced forms of time manipulation found in other media.

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2020-04-21 23:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Okay just that I find it weird Aimless Bianca used a sword since she is a sorceress, when I think of magic users I think of people who try to keep their distance from their foes, casting a spell takes the same amount of energy as swinging a sword. still even if Aimless Bianca won't backstab the Sorceress doesn't mean the latter won't do the same, especially if her goal is the same as the canon one.

I'm going to have to disagree with you on that because it depends which Spyro it is both the Classic and Academy one might attack someone in anger as they are both quick to get angry, Classic did attack Bianca after she hurt Hunter and Academy did have a falling out with he's adoptive father Eon when the latter told him he was the one that banished his dragon kind from Skylands with black magic after he's brother Strykore stole their light, but both the Legend and Skylanders one might not since both are don't get angry often, Legend only got angry when Ignitus died and he became Dark Spyro because of it, The Skylanders one only really got angry when Wiggleworth accidentally let Eon be kidnapped by Squirmgrub who the bookworm trusted. Since Aimless takes place in the legend canon this to me means if Spyro gets angry he would become Dark Spyro and as powerful as the Aimless Bianca is I doubt she can beat Dark Spyro given he can use aether at it's fullust. Keep in mind the legend Spyro never hated or wanted to kill the foes he fought and he had every reason to hate Malefor and want him dead so I can't really see him treating Bianca any different, yes he's an adult now but that doesn't mean he would change he's ideals especially since he hasn't seen combat in years ( The Spyro in my fanon can never stop training because in my fanon dragons can loose their powers if they don't use it often ).

Azerothis a good example of why I don't really use gods in my fanon, because you have to come up with an excuse they don't do things to help, I'm sorry but since Spyro is he's 'avatar' in the
mortal realm he's life should be priority one because without him he can't inference the world. As for why he interfere when Spyro and Malefor where fighting? Well I believe that since both of them are he's avatars he can not play favourites with them, in other word he can to let them sort it out. The fact he didn't intervene in the Spyro vs Bianca fight just shows how pathetic of a god he is, if it had been any other god they would have drop what they're doing  to teach the mortal not to insult them like that.

Considering that Spyro froze himself, Sparx and Cynder in a time crystal it's obvious he can do more than just slow down time, but as the Chronicler told him it most be done with care and Spyro is smart enough to know not to abuse he's powers, I mean he didn't use aether until he was fighting Malefor.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2020-04-22 05:21:51 +0000 UTC]

Aimless Bianca doesn't need to use complex spells requiring incantation or a series of somatic gestures in combat when she has multiple artifacts on her person. Even Aimless Kaos doesn't require it, and he's an even better wizard than her or the Sorceress. The Sorceress' incarnation in Aimless does not have the same goal as the original, mind you. The spellcasters in Aimless canon aren't going to be the traditional "point and shoot" wizards as per archetype.

Then there's no point discussing that part further since clearly we won't agree on it.

Of course, going with "higher powers" and all that has its own pros and cons from a story design viewpoint. Whether you use gods or not, it doesn't matter so long as you are able to work with it, a viewpoint that is also true even when working with a story full to the brim with cliched tropes. If you can't pull it off properly because of incomplete planning or terrible execution, then the fault is on the writer, the architect behind the story's infrastructure. 

As for Azeroth himself, it's already mentioned in both oneshots that he has a way of interfering with the surface world IF HE WANTS TO, but he DOESN'T. There is a good reason for that. I've already accounted for his movements in the story's long-term outline so I'm pretty confident that I'm not gonna eventually write myself into a corner.

Even so, the explanation you offered still doesn't make a strong case for withholding his ability to manipulate time, however limited it might have been in-game. As for Convexity, that wasn't introduced until the end of Eternal Night, so I'd say that's just him maturing enough to tap into it. It's not like these "avatar" type of characters have access to the full arsenal from the very beginning, after all. (BTW, Spyro and Cynder had access to Convexity throughout the entire DotD game.)

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2020-04-24 00:40:20 +0000 UTC]

So in a way all the spellcasters in Aimless are really spell warriors, In my own fanon most spellcasters are "point and shoot" since they lack the stamina to pull double duty, after all, Teleportation can use a lot of energy.

I agree with that, one thing a lot of writers make the mistake of trying to avoid cliched tropes ( which you can not do ) and because of that they fall into other ones, as the youtuber Terrible Writing Advice "If you try something fancy and screw up, readers are probably going to remember the botched ending more than well run marathon. If it's just the good guys win and the bad guys lose, then that's fine. Don't stress over it so much."

Still I find it weird that a god would not try to defend it's avatar since most of the time that is their link to the mortal world ( in other words if the avatar dies the god that's linked to them has no power over the mortal world because they are no longer linked to it ), if Azeroth can inference the world on he's own than why does he need a avatar? It just seems like the avatar thing is an excuse more than anything if Azeroth wouldn't really care if it dies. Also what gods oppose Azeroth?

Actually I believe it is a strong case because if he can frieze time like at the eternal night than it shows he can do more the just slow down time but because it's a power he has to be careful with he's not just going to abuse it and risk damaging reality, when someone tells you it has to be handled with the utmost care than that's what you do.
Aether was introduced in New Beginning, it's what Spyro used to defeat Cynder and yes Spyro and Cynder can use it in Dawn of the Dragon, but keep in mind that they had to feel an energy bar or be wearing enchanted armour to do that but in the cutscenes they where hitting Malefor with aether without those things so to me that's the only true time in the game they use it.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2020-04-24 04:44:00 +0000 UTC]

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2020-04-28 23:44:05 +0000 UTC]

Interesting, I might have to read some of those Chinese Novels, got any recommendations?

I agree with that.

If I have to guess Azeroth is going to use Spyro to try and kill Joshua which will lead to either Spyro's death or he's reputation being damaged beyond repair, hopefully I'm wrong on both accounts.

But Spyro was chained to Cynder in Dawn Of The Dragon and he's time powers only affect him and no one else so using them would not have helped. I see Spyro's reason for not using he's time powers the same way Bahamut from Dungeons and Dragons doesn't use he's power that can destroy anything, it's too dangerous to use all the time.

that makes sense.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2020-04-30 02:18:10 +0000 UTC]

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2020-04-30 19:34:43 +0000 UTC]

Okay I'll give them a read sometime.

That's true but again he can't just use he's time powers all the time, I mean there's a good reason the Chronicler told him to be careful with it and when a being like that tells you to be careful they mean it, I think the chain can only be removed by Malefor since he made it and it did disappeared when he died.

Good point, I mean even in the Skylanders games ( that I've played ) if you play two-player both Skylanders are chained together with the same chain so they can't get far from each other.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2020-03-26 05:39:35 +0000 UTC]

Ah thanks. It was done as an entry to a writer's challenge on a Discord server I'm a part of.

It borrows from Aimless lore, so you can say it's part of it. But at the same time, it isn't. I may decide differently when I cross that bridge later on. There's a point in the December Cliffs arc when the nature of the Purple Dragon in relation to what Kaos calls the World Will is explored further, and the pantheon of gods (particularly the progenitor of dragons) will play into it a little. 

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2020-03-26 12:49:41 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. To be honest I have never used Discord before.

Okay, So dose that mean Malefor might come back in Aimless? If so who's side will he be on good or evil? Funny you should mention nature of the Purple Dragon because I was thinking of making a fanfic called "Legends of the true saviours" which was going to be about all the canon Purple Dragons ( none of the Purple Dragons in any of my fanfics are OCs ) from Stranger to Spyro and show how they shaped the world into what it is now, also in my fanon most of the beings ( including dragons ) were made by the Ancients, an almost extinct race of beings who can make things just by thinking of it ( when I said I was going to mix the canons I meant it ).

One thing I want to do differently to most Spyro fanfics was I didn't what it to be just about the dragons or that dragons are the only ones who can make a difference, that is why all species have their strengths and heroes ( they even have their own Chroniclers ).

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2020-03-28 11:07:40 +0000 UTC]

Funny you mention "good or evil". The more serious side of Aimless (as in, the side that isn't slice of life) doesn't have traditional villains. They all have their own motives for doing things, and those motives determine the paths they walk and the lines they cross.

No comment on Malefor. 

Then why don't you do it? You only have one chapter out so far. Go on and write it out.

I started Aimless because I wanted it to stand out from other human fics, not just by addressing the common tropes but also by pointing out that life in Warfang... isn't gonna be a walk in the park for someone used to modern conveniences. And look where it is now. So yeah, go for it and continue writing. I'd like to see your ideas come to life.

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2020-03-31 20:14:52 +0000 UTC]

Interesting, in my fanon good and evil do exist but can be confused for each other, take the chumbabas in my fanon they see the purple dragons as the most important thing to the world and are known for killing those they see as a threat to them in the past, in their eyes they saw it as something that was necessary for the greater good ( the chumbaba king, Lightseeker still regrets the things he did in the past ), note it is still a capital offence in their lands to try and kill a purple dragon. The drow are also a good example as they worship the Darkness and do what it wants because of that.

I'm rewriting chapter two of Cynder's betrayal because it didn't feel believable to me, as for Legends of the true saviours I need to plan out the characters especially the OCs since most of them will meet only one purple dragon given the length of time between each one's birth.

Cool, maybe Joshua might have been more comfortable in the Warfang of my fanon since some modern conveniences like phones, TVs and toilets exist. Note even though humans are native they did not invent those things ( that might blow Joshua's mind ).

Thanks that means a lot.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-12-21 07:47:34 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, thank you. If you have any suggestions, I won't mind considering them if I can quickly write a short story (or a single scene) out of it. 

Firelight's not a human-in-the-realms story, actually. It's an expanded TLoS world set during ANB, with the main character being a dragon child on the cusp of puberty. River never strays from Charla's viewpoint, so the unreliable narrator trope is very strong. 

...no comment on the witch. You'll get your confirmation within the next 15 chapters of Aimless, because the story's gonna go into two different directions. Spoiler-free hint: expect a series of "Beyond the Wall" chapters. I've already pushed it through my beta (and the fanwriter who practically owns 70% of the setting it's taking place in), and I've gotten nothing but high expecations for it. XD

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-12-24 06:46:04 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. I do have four suggestions, D-L, Chihiro Hatsuki's Skylanders, GoldGuardian2418's Skylanders series, Spyro Madness Saga, Book one: Chaos. I was thinking of doing a Meaningless Crossovers short where Joshua meets some of my Spyro OCs.

Really? Okay, I still don't know if I'm going to read it though. But I will admit that GuestWhat's review I agree with, 'the fact Charla is the protagonist doesn't mean she always has to be in the right'. I mean if I am being honest that's kinda why I don't really like Joshua ( or most human OCs ) much because it kinda feels like that to me since he's the main character ( the fact most of warfang is on he's side now doesn't help with that ).

So the witch is also in Aimless? Okay, if she is Bianca then like with Spyro, I'm siding with her over Joshua because it's a canon character that I like vs an OC. I will say Aimless seems to borrow a lot of things ( like characters ) from other fanons ( and canons ), I honestly can't really see myself doing that much because I would like my own fanon to feel like it's own world compared to other fanons, like in mine all dragons can use four elements.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-12-24 07:47:41 +0000 UTC]

I'll have to think about what kind of story I can get from those. "Meaningless Crossovers" doesn't have to feature just Joshua though. It's actually open to any character that's in Aimless... provided I come up with a quick, simple storyline I can use.

Heh Charla gets herself in trouble later for just that in the sequel Balefire. Anyway, you should just read it and see for yourself. You gave Aimless a chance after all.

Yeah, she's in the main story. Bianca will be an antagonist in Aimless though.

Re: the last comment. Oh yeah, it does. Not gonna deny that. I'd like to think of it as a double-edged sword. On one hand, I get to pay homage to my favorite stories and their characters. On the other hand, there is that feeling that the world of Aimless is basically one gigantic crossover.

I'm really in it for the former. Besides, I do have my own fanon (the culture, the magic system, etc) and those are what drive the plot forward... inch by inch, considering that the story is and will mainly be slice-of-life until much later.

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-12-26 11:58:24 +0000 UTC]

Okay, hope to see what you can come up with. Still I think it would be interesting to see how Joshua reacts to being in a world where humans are native or Cynder tries to kill him and Spyro tries to save him or even one where Spyro and Cynder are just friends.

Okay, I will, I just hope Riverstyxx doesn't end Balefire as anticlimactically as she did Residual Darkness ( it didn't help that she killed off Flame in that one ).

Hmm, not sure I like the idea of Bianca being an antagonist ( unless she will be redeemed later ), but then again I can't really complain because I plan to make Cynder an antagonist in some of my own fanfics.

Yeah, and it was because of that double-edged sword is why I didn't really want to add other people's OCs in my fanon, if I paid homage I decided to make my own version of it, for instance the way Blackout and Spotlight meet is to pay homage to D-L. I also did it this way so I wouldn't be biased with the OCs as some of my own non-dragon OCs can be very hard for dragons to fight ( note in terms of power in my fanon dragons are in the middle ). Besides I wanted to keep Purple Dragons as the most powerful breed of dragon that none other can equal.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-12-26 20:22:29 +0000 UTC]

Which Joshua? Stupid, insensitive Joshua as he currently is in the main story? The mature one portrayed in chapters 2 and 3 of Meaningless Crossovers? Or somewhere in between?

I've never read Residual Darkness (or Tears of an Oracle for that matter). My first exposure to River was Firelight, and I was hooked from chapter 1 onwards. lol.

Probably because Bianca's cute, yeah? XDDDD The one scene she's in right now already hints on her being different from her canon counterpart... 

Ah, that kind of homage. Rather than direct importation you go for a more... symbolic or indirect homage. That works too.

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-12-31 10:36:24 +0000 UTC]

I think somewhere in between, but leaning more towards the Aimless one.

I'm actually surprised you have never read Residual Darkness or Tears of an Oracle. Tears of an Oracle was my exposure to Riverstyxx's work, and while I'd say I wasn't hooked to it I did find it interesting ( something I never found the Age of Heroes series to be ).

No, I would have felt the same way if it had been Red, Grendor or the Doom Raiders because I felt them becoming good guys was genuine.

Yeah I chose the homage to be more symbolic or indirect so I would have more control over it, because of how the rules work in my fanon other people's OCs would not have worked unless I changed them, then what would have been the point to adding them?

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2020-01-04 10:33:45 +0000 UTC]

Hmm... I think I can pinpoint where that is in terms of the timestamp. Well, like I said, I'll try to figure out something. Entries in Meaningless Crossovers come to me much more randomly than anything else.

By then I've already gone through the "post-DotD template" several times in other, shorter fics. I guess that's why I didn't bother reading RD or ToaO.

The Doom Raiders? You would expect them to become good guys in Skylanders canon?

I prefer working with those people when I import their OCs into the story, if I can. While they're not strictly their canon counterparts, having the creator's consent and feedback makes it feel more... "legit" in my mind. So far Seriphos, Charla, and Jayce Bladelizard have been brought into the story with direct input from River. Aurona, Madam Ophelia, Chief Gileao, and Selema have been added too, after getting Bizzleb to give me their inputs on what I plan on doing to them. 

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2020-01-07 12:23:32 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

I understand, most post-DotD fanfics are about some more powerful evil than Malefor which doesn't make much sense because the prophecy said Spyro would make an age of peace and since Malefor is a purple dragon ( a being that can control fate ) it's hard to see anything in the Legend canon as more powerful then him.

They did in Skylanders imaginators, Eon gave the Doom Raiders a choice, either remain imprisoned in the newly-rebuilt Cloudcracker Prison or become Skylander Senseis, teaching a new generation of Imaginators their formidable battle skills as well as how to stay clear of a life of crime. The villains accepted the deal but first had to prove themselves by re-arranging all the books in the Academy's library, a task which took almost two years, in that time most of them rethought their life choices.

Wow that's a lot of people. Some fanfics I have enjoyed like The Legend of Rift series and jedininja30's Skylanders Academy fanfics, the newest one even has one of the guest OCs as the main character. I myself prefer to make my own OCs that are somewhat inspired by other people's OCs ( like Tyberius is kinda inspired by NeroLovesCynder's OC Nero ) because if those people beside to turn those OCs into canon's of their own original series I wouldn't have to come up with a reason why they just disappeared. Plus since most people want to make their dragon OCs special it would be hard to add them because the rules of my fanon won't allow it.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-10-01 18:08:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Yeah, it'll take a while before Aimless's Spyro will get off of his case. Hopefully you'll like how that happens

I am contemplating on converting Advice and Answers into an online repository of crossover shorts that I come up with (Aimless + something, not necessarily Spyro) and cannot resist writing from time to time, though. Basically thought exercises and proof-of-concept oneshots, so I don't clutter up my profile with oneshots.

The Impossible Sky doesn't have any of those "epic" adventure stuff that pervade the human fic genre... Ever Riley has zero powers, zero talent, but a hell lot of determination to belong, which is pretty much what the story's about.

Ah, and re: your recommendations. I took a look at D-L... uhm... my unfamiliarity with Skylanders lore is getting in my way. >.<

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-10-03 15:44:36 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome. I hope it's Spyro saving Joshua's sorry butt, I mean if Skylanders Spyro can save Kaos's life despite hating him I don't see why this Spyro wouldn't do the same for Joshua.

So like Clash of the Elements ( except with Spyro instead of Mario ). I will be honest Alex Whiter is one of the best human in tv world characters I have seen even though his a self insert, there are times I was rooting for him and there are times I was rooting against him and to me that makes a good character because you have to question if the main character is really the hero of the story or really the bad guy. That being said what non-Spyro worlds would you use for aimless. If Joshua was in any of my fanons and reacted to Spyro the way he did in Advice and Answers Cynder would try to kill him for threatening Spyro, of course Spyro would stop her.

Like I said, The Impossible Sky doesn't seem like my cup of tea, Riley sounds like just about every human in tv world OC I've seen, she is not the first human OC that seems normal and she won't be the last.

That's Okay, Just so I know was there anything in D-L you didn't understand because of the Skylanders lore? One of the things I liked about D-L is that the humans  are not really the main characters like they are in most human in tv world, because skylanders is my third favorite Spyro canon after the Classic and Academy ones it's easy for me to get into fanfics that has it's rules and given how many heroes Skylanders has it's nice to see ones like D-L that don't really have Spyro as the main character but at the same time doesn't feel like he's being replaced.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-10-03 18:27:59 +0000 UTC]

We'll see. Naturally he'll eventually start thinking he might have pegged Joshua wrong. That much has been hinted. 

I... actually never heard of Clash of the Elements. In a sense I was thinking of both "My Effect" by Lanilen (basically the best self-insert fic I've ever read for the Mass Effect fandom) and the Infinite Loops genre that Aimless was inspired by.

So far in my idle thoughts I've thought of AWSW, Fallout, Pokemon, TwoKinds, RPs I've actually done with friends IRL... (they use the BESM engine)... I've also considered other fanfics too, but those are mainly Spyro fics. A few in Firelight... one in NewLegend's The Journey Home. Joshua (or any of the other OCs I have in Aimless) don't necessarily have to share the same history as their canon counterparts do... there was this one plot bunny I recall where Joshua's got a gun and Kilat never lost her left wing.

I think that's how they all start out as. Every time I read a human-in-TV-world OC I'm looking for stuff that's new and unusual.

Actually I managed to follow D-L to the very end. Pretty nice inversion of Light and Dark. It's a shame I could not visualize all the characters because of, well, lack of knowledge on Skylanders lore. (And it doesn't help that I've done away with official Skylanders canon in Aimless!) But I liked it. 

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Highflyer1288 In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-10-27 18:45:14 +0000 UTC]

True. It's an unending cycle, and it makes sense, since the perception, however wrong it is, is reinforced by one's own biases. Well, we'll see how it goes. XD 

I'm not big enough of a fan of those fandoms to actually read those stories though... You should give "My Effect" a chance (both Convergence and Divergence). It's surprisingly really good. I very rarely encounter other SI fics done so well.

I was actually pretty sad when NewLegend killed off Flame. I get what he was trying to do there, but it still hurt. Anyway, anything I write for that entry ("Meaningless Crossovers") will probably just be one-off stories or snips that won't see the light of day otherwise. 

I usually judge those fanfics by the same criteria. I'm more critical of them, actually, since they're very prone to a lot of amateur mistakes.

It looks like your own fanon and mine are similar in that they combine multiple continuities into one, but unlike yours, humans are not native to the Realms (and they don't exist there) and the Portal Masters, while very powerful, aren't at the top of the totem pole, even though they're quite close to it.

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-11-01 22:04:19 +0000 UTC]

True but hopefully their friends can help especially Joshua's since he's the one with something to prove.

Fair enough, I might take a look at those fanfics though it might be hard to get into them if Shepard's first name isn't John  or Jane as those are Shepard's canon names. When I play games like Mass Effect I keep the PC's name if they have one.

It angered be when Flame died especially since it was so close to the end of NewLegend (  the author said they only had one chapter left before they gave up on it ) it made Flame's death feel even more pointless to me.  Flame along with Spyro, Ember and Bandit are some of the characters from the Spyro canon that I don't like to see die or get turned evil, there can be exceptions to this. Meaningless Crossovers huh? I wonder how Joshua would react to a world where Cynder tries to kill him and Spyro tries to save him, I also wonder how he would react to a world where Spyro and Cynder are just friends.

I can be very critical of fanfics from any category, in fact I have abandoned whole fanfics just because one thing went against canon or I didn't like what the author was doing, take Demonised for instance, I don't like that the author made Spyro evil but I really hate that they made Cynder turn on Spyro and didn't try to save him from he's darkness, I mean he is the whole reason she is alive by risking he's life and she couldn't do the same for him. That is why I like how Skylanders Academy did it because when Spyro turned evil all he's friends risk their lives to save him.

Yeah they are similar in that way, though in mine you have the dragon Realms, Avalar, Forgotten Worlds and Skylands as places. Humans are native in my fanon because of characters like Handel and Greta, plus humans are one of the beings Portal Masters come from ( in my fanon any bipedal species can have Portal Masters ). Keep in mind that even though Portal Masters are all powerful in my fanon they can't control fate ( that's something only a purple dragon can do ) and they get weaker when they get older. Also the most powerful entity in my fanon is the Darkness.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-11-10 18:42:15 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, well, it ain't gonna happen overnight. XD One reason why I have timestamps in that story.

Hope you ended up checking out "My Effect"? Actually, the premise is more like the typical Trapped in TV Land story, where the MC isn't a self-insert who just happens to have the surname Shepard. The only one where the transmigration actually makes sense is the story set during the trilogy, since there was a specific reason why the MC was brought there. (I forgot if it was either Convergence or Divergence...)

I'm a bit more tolerant than you in that regard. One doesn't have to go with canon so long as it's consistent with the in-universe rules and the characterizations portrayed and moreover, the events themselves are believable. I haven't read Demonised beyond the early chapters, so I haven't gotten to that point where Cynder "turned on Spyro" the way the artist of Pure Light did. (I assume you dislike that one too.)

Yeah... can't have humans existing in the Realms for me. I want Joshua to suffer the alienation. Anyway, have you written stories and published 'em on FFN or AO3? I'm curious to see what you've got for Spyro fans like us.

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-11-12 17:52:45 +0000 UTC]

True but hopefully it doesn't get any worse I mean they should at least try to be friends.

I did and I kinda liked Convergence more. To me Divinity Original Sin has the best human in TV world character I have ever seen ( and it's canon ) were the PCs meet a character named Dhruin in a prison cell who says things like cars and phones and the PCs think he's crazy because those things don't exist in their world. I like this because Dhruin isn't the main character nor is the story about him, he is just there.

Yeah I can be tolerant depending on how believable I see it, I'm way more tolerant of AU fanfics then ones that continue from the canon story because most of the time it's just the heroes fighting a more powerful evil then the one in canon ( even if the one in canon is said to be the most powerful evil ) and that gets boring real fast. Yeah I really hate Pure Light because of all it's inconsistencies like it's main character, the only thing I like in Pure Light was Ember because she was pretending to be an evil tyrant so everyone in Warfang would have a common enemy so they won't fight each other, to me that makes her a real hero.

It would have be interesting to see how Joshua reacted to humans who are not from earth. i have written the first chapter to a fanfic called Cynder's betrayal, it is here on DA.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-11-13 17:26:40 +0000 UTC]

Indeed. Too bad they're both being stubborn at this point, and Joshua's frustration with him manifests as provocations.

I like them equally to start, but as time passed, Divergence became more entertaining. Although in the recent chapters, I passed the "entertaining" baton back to Convergence since Morgan royally fucked up again and he has to deal with the consequences. What fandom is that story you mentioned in?

Same reason why actual sequels tend to suck, huh. I like it better when the stories explore things or concepts that aren't given any attention to in canon (or by most fans). Pure Light... I'm on the fence for that one. I'm still waiting on a believable explanation as to why Spyro went crazy, and it better be damn believable... and unique, too. Like, I actually have a reason why Purple Dragons "go dark" and it has absolutely nothing to do with a "dark side" or the alleged purpose Malefor mentioned before the final battle.

Joshua would be very excited to meet them.  He'll anticipate and drool over the opportunity the same way he wanted to meet Spyro and Cynder and worship them like gods. 

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-11-14 18:18:20 +0000 UTC]

True, and it's because of he's provocations is why I see Joshua as in the wrong as well because he's only adding fuel to the fire ( something I've notice a lot of readers seem to ignore ).

Too me Convergence had better pacing, but some of the references were annoying. It was the Divinity series and it's in the game Divinity Original Sin, but if you want a fanfic that kinda does the same thing I'd recommend reading the pokemon fanfic Cranidos And Mawile 2: Disasterous Love.

Yeah most of the time it's just "a new more powerful evil then the one in canon" and that gets boring after a while. Same but I also like when they know where to end the story and not keep it going and just end it when they run out of ideas. If I remember correctly Xannador ( the original author of Pure Light ) said Spyro was being mind controlled, she did say he isn't really the big bad of the story. I would like to hear your reason for Purple Dragons "going dark," in my fanon Purple Dragons only turn evil by choice even if they are infected with Petrified Darkness.

If he did that around my human OCs they would see Joshua as a creep.

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Highflyer1288 In reply to darklighteryphon [2019-11-16 21:53:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that surprises me too. Then again, despite so many people following Aimless, less than 10% bother leaving feedback, whether as a guest or as a signed user. As a reader, I'm guilty of the same thing myself -- it takes time and effort to put out thoughtful reviews -- so who knows what they're really thinking? At the very least, I try to make sure that future events are foreseeable to a limited extent, if one dig deeps enough.

I got the idea of "Meaningless Crossovers" from the time the writer decided to literally crossover both Divergence and Convergence into a two-shot crackfic. Both stories have their good points though. But Convergence, I feel, is at least more... well, I'd like to think it's more unpredictable. That has surprised me more often than Divergence. As for your referral... I'll... I'll check out the summary first...

Is that what Xannador said? Can you point me to that comment? Recent updates are starting to go towards that point though. There was a part where Sparx was all "he may have my brother's face... but not his soul" kinda thing.

The reason for them "going dark" in my fic... has a lot to do with what dragons are. I really don't want to spell it out, though. Enough of the puzzle pieces have already been laid down for people to figure it out. But they don't "turn evil".

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-11-26 11:11:12 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I'm also guilty of that as well, but what surprises me is most of the people who have left feedback on Aimless are very critical in their reviews and yet none of them to seem notice Joshua's faults ( then again when I read a story I focus more on the characters then the story itself ).

Okay, I've have not read the Divergence and Convergence crossover, though since it's a crackfic I'm kinda skeptical of reading it.

I can't really remember where I saw that comment or if it even exist anymore since Xannador closed their account and I don't remember if it was on their account or one of their friends. Yeah and they kinda hinted that Spyro was mind controlled because I remember in one of the early chapters the main characters were talking about mind control spells.

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darklighteryphon In reply to Highflyer1288 [2019-10-08 06:01:28 +0000 UTC]

True but that also depends on how Joshua acts around him, if he keeps antagonizing Spyro like he did in that one chapter then it's only going to enforce he's belief that Joshua's the bad guy. In my own fanon this is true with Cynder as most characters don't see her as a hero or like her very much and as many of her friends tell her if she antagonize them then all she's doing is egging them on and giving them more reason to hate her because in their eyes she's the bad guy.

Okay I personally found Clash of the Element by pure accident but I would say it's interesting I mean the author isn't really afraid of killing off main canon characters like Link from the Legend of Zelda or destroying whole worlds like the kingdom hearts one, if you want to read it most of the fanfics can be found in the Mario category on fanfiction.net. I have never heard My Effect  but then again I try to avoid self-insert fanfics in the Mass effect fandom. I remember the Infinite Loops genre I wasn't really a fan of them though.

Okay seems interesting though I will say I have never played AWSW or seen much relating to it, though seems like that pigeon game. I remember one of my mates showing me TwoKinds, I wasn't really a fan of it. I will be honest and say I really hate NewLegend's The Journey Home because the author killed off Flame and then replaced him with some ghost thing, that ruined the whole fanfic for me. Still I would like to see what you do with those. I was planning to make my own fanon with Spyro, crash Bandicoot, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog and John John all living in the same world.

True and some canons can't really have human-in-TV-world OCs because it contradicts the canon like with Zootopia because humans can't exist, I always judge human-in-TV-world fanfics on how believable  they are.

Yeah that is why D-L is my favorite Spyro fanfic because of how it portrays Light and Dark. I understand, most of my own Spyro fanfics will combine all four canons and use rules from them like that Portal Masters are the most powerful beings in the universe, I would also like to say that humans are native in my fanon.

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