RGG

Oh man, it's been like what, 5 years? since the last time someone said this. Time sure flew by while in sealed-room simulator Namek.

(NO, TIME DID NOT FLY BY)

Elf in hybrid armor powered by 3 different methods--external frame + servos, muscle cables & direct magical enhancement of the wearer's limbs. Elven mental architecture offers an advantage in controlling the sub-arm.

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Well, I guess that answers my question.

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Meanwhile, as Drel's forces hurriedly retreated from the capital, Naie of the magical flying oxcart managed to sleep through the whole thing.

Anyways, Clevatess was a fantastic show, even though everyone had a tendency to infodump monologue.

Hopefully there'd be a second season as the last scene teases.

In the end, Drel literally had a melty while realizing he had unrequited feelings for Alicia's dad.

"You should've seen the other guy."

"'Tis just a flesh wound."

JFC, Alicia.

Peak kusoge

Some doodles inspired by a Hadrosaur mecha convo in toughsf discord from a while back.

Here I thought this year's US Gymnastics National Championships was held last month.

I have never liked Woody Allen, and now there's one more reason I never will.

Eagerly awaiting the reaction to the reveal in ep.2.

The entire scene is better off watched than described.

Also, Suguri's aware at this point that the girls came from the future.

5/5

The last bandit ambushes Suguri who's at disadvantage w/out her armor, which leaves Sayuri with a hard choice.
Btw, she's strong enough to haul around Suguri with just one arm.

The bandit's skull was likely caved in by the big rock. Impressive death gurgles from the VA as Suguri ends it.

4/x

This hits hardest with Sayuri, the most timid of the girls, who has a moral crisis upon learning of Suguri's plan to hunt down the remaining bandit, concluding their preemptive action (total bandit death).

3/x

TOTAL
BANDIT
DEATH

I feel that this is pretty much the point where the harsh realities of the time really soak in on an existential level with the girls.

2/x

Turkey!'s shaping up quite well, with the latest episode dealing with the girls' 21st century morality running head-first into the Sengoku era.

As usual, Mai with her terminal case of foot in mouth disease leading the charge upon hearing of Sumomo's arranged marriage.

1/x

Watching the latest episode of Clevatess, and I like how the wizards aren't skimping out on the armor.

Should be noted that 'magic' in this setting is a relatively new & novel thing.

She's got the Nena genes tempered by a few generations.

Older-style AsGear, uses external frame + servos instead of muscle cables. Simpler & cheaper to build, with well-understood operating principles. However is bulkier, less efficient & redundant, more vulnerable to damage.

Should be easy to guess who she's based on.

"Shoot that guy."

Experimental AsGear in the form of a bodysuit with muscle cables integrated into the weave. Requires extensive custom-fitting as, unlike armor, the wearer's own body has to function as rigid support & anchor points for the musculature.

Just read the latest chapter of Tower Dungeon which concerns Aridellia's circumstances, and it has this fairy-tale quality to it leaning towards the darker Northern European sort.

The paneling also has a very storybook feeling, which adds to the tone.

HIgh-performance job where everything works in sync with minimal strain on the body + efficient mana use for virtually zero movement lag. Excellent weight distribution & properly interlocking plates. Comes with climate control.

Mismatched arm & leg components with nonstandard muscle cables require more maintenance to maintain proper synchronization with the wearer's movements. There is a rudimentary load-bearing frame underneath the lamellar torso armor that also serves as rigid anchor points for muscle cables, but it has limited flexibility. The wearer alleviates a number of operational issues by magically enhancing herself, but this comes with its own cost.

Couple of designs for fantasy 'AsGear' powered armor utilizing advanced, 'ribbon-type' muscle cable with a much flatter profile. Left is a fully-integrated harness, right is a composite harness assembled (scavenged) from various sources by the local raubritter from podunksville.

BEYOND THE TIIIIIIIME

Just finished reading Benford's Galactic Center series and, from Great Sky River onwards, it can't be overstated how foundational it was to Nihei's Blame!

Fantastic work, hopefully crippling Russian strategic air for a long time.

Holy crap, Gquuuuuux finally giving us paired O'Neill colonies

It's seen better days...

He's the original mutant ninja turtle