grod_the_giant

Crap. Um. Hopefully? Grad school has kept me pretty busy for the last few months, and this was one of the projects that kind of fell by the wayside. I'll see if I can sink my teeth into it again (pretty sure I still remember where I was going) but... When I started on this, I was about two-thirds of the way through a replay of the series, and my brain was pretty firmly embedded in Terrestria. If I'm being honest with myself, meaningful progress might have to wait until Infestation comes out. Until that point, I can offer you some books I've actually managed to finish? One's a superhero origin story influenced by (but much less depressing than) Worm, and the other's a high fantasy set at the bottom of the ocean. Fair warning on the latter, though--it's the first in a trilogy and ends on something of a cliffhanger.

I'm not on my home computer so I can't confirm this, but I *think* if you look through GFitemschars.txt there's a section governing the health, energy, and essence progression of each class. If you adjust the Guardian values for those to match the Shaper's, you should manage okay. I'm pretty sure you can also adjust what sprite and portrait you use in the same place; I know the last time I replayed GF 5 I played a Sorceress but edited her to look like a Shock Trooper. (I'm a fan of the theory that your GF5 character is actually your GF4 character after messing around with the Geneforge too much, and I played a Shock Trooper there)

Now that they've made their first on-screen appearance, what do you folks think of my take on (post-rebellion) serviles? Despite how central they are to the series, it feels like the games barely scratch the surface of what they're like as a race. I'm having fun developing their culture and biology in new ways, but I'd love to hear your thoughts and personal headcannon.

In the words of Granny Weatherwax, "I ain't dead." I am, however, done with finals, and back with a new chapter. Sorry about all the delays--among other issues, it's been a long time since I've had a piece of writing fight me as hard as this section did. On the plus side, serviles! CW: A bit of gore. Chapter 4

"Well" might be taking it a bit too far, but things are on the mend. Hopefully I'll have a new chapter soonish. I appreciate your concern, though-- it's nice to know someone is following this.

New chapter! Sorry about missing last week-- my passover seder was apparently cursed and everyone who attended wound up getting sick. The next should be on time. In the meantime, if you've got any questions or comments, please let me know! CW: A bit of gore. Chapter 3

As a game mechanic, at least--it doesn't necessarily mean much when it comes to in-universe lore.

CW: Graphic violenceI Chapter 2

That's the plan! I'm shooting for one chapter a week.

Aha, that did the trick. Thank you! Excited to explore the rest of this mod!

I discovered I was most likely *that* character from GF4, but I can't remember if I denied it or took the "that doesn't have to define me now" option-- I saved and went through the dialogue options a couple times to see all the choices. Since then I've allied with Astoria, cleared the secret tunnel past the forts, had a small-to-moderate pro-Rebel lean, and have been pretty stingy with canisters.

I like Jeff's games, and I like to write. Lately, the two have started to collide, so I thought I'd share the results with some other folks who enjoy Geneforge. This is the first chapter of what will probably wind up being a novella about a former Shaper apprentice and her struggles as the fires of revolution begin to engulf Terrestia once again. Lore-wise, it's set a few generations after the events of the games, which--for my purposes--I'm assuming ended with the Shapers mostly victorious but having been forced to make a bunch of reforms and give up some of their political power. I'll try to keep the setting accurate to the games, but the narrative comes first. And also my knowledge of the Geneforge series is not perfect. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! And if you have any thoughts, feedback, or suggestions, feel free to share. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 (CW: graphic violence) Chapter 3 (CW: a bit of gore) Chapter 4 (CW: a bit of gore) Chapter 1

Very cool mod, but I'm a bit lost. I've followed the questline to find my identity through to the end (I think?) but I haven't seen any indication of what I'm supposed to do next. The research lab aspect was the part that interested me the most, but I'm well into the Dera Reaches and still haven't seen anything.

We know how essence is made, and we hear a lot about how crystals store magic, but... where does the energy come from originally? The Shapers have a whole industrialized-magic motif going on; how do they charge their power crystals in the first place?