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1. Launch #SST25 Just going to do these as a few paragraphs, posted as an image with the full text in the Alt text, so, without further ado:

1.Launch The archmages of the Council of Arcanum had finally set their plans in motion, enough of the Forge’s construction had been completed for them to move it to a hidden pocket of the Astral Sea, and now it was time for them to fly up in a ship and join them. It’d been a nerve racking morning, doing final checks on the spaceship, a modified skyship featuring an air bubble generator and magical technology to give it artificial gravity once they reach space. Casting off the moorings, the council all boarded, as the captain gently nudged the throttle controlling the crystalline engines easing the ship out of the dock and into the sky. As it rose, one of the councilmembers engaged the air bubble, surrounding the ship in an almost see-through bubble as the outside air thinned as the ship approached space. A few more nervous minutes passed as the ship continued to climb, until the sky ceased to be visible, revealing the cosmos beyond.

sep 1, 2025, 10:22 pm • 3 1

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2. Guns, Guns, Guns! #SST25 I struggled a little with this one, trying to stay on topic rather than write pages and pages about the weapons' owners and their background is tough

2. Guns, Guns, Guns! Guns, or the modern form of firearms as we know them, didn’t really exist during the time of the Council of Arcanum, sure there were arcane cannons and more traditional methods of launching projectiles at your enemies, but this was at least 800 years before a certain young lord would craft the first actual gun, forged in the name of vengeance. The adventurers came up to the space station from the planet below, a group of equals hell bent on stopping a most villainous plan. Among them they wielded a collection of customised weapons, the Lord’s daughter wielding a beautifully crafted rifle custom made for her by her father, built for her to empower it with divine energy. The soldier, wielding his standard issue 4-barrel revolver, it shows signs of use but is kept well maintained, but along this he also wields a custom lever action rifle, handmade in the weeks after recovering from surgery he wields this looking for justice, and to protect his allies. Yet in the palm of his artificial right hand lies another, a tiny concealed one shot pistol, perfect to surprise an enemy.

sep 2, 2025, 10:50 pm • 1 1 • view

3. Fighter #SST25

3. Fighter A single-person fighter craft, the first of it’s kind, internally it was no larger than a canoe, but with a lightweight frame and a thin layer of armour this thing could really move. Now it was being flown for the first time. The pilot flew behind their allied ship as they moved to intercept the pirate craft they were approaching, as they moved side by side, the pilot pulled back, using their ally to hide behind as they flew underneath and to the other side, doing a loop so that they could quickly position and take a few shots as the pirates were distracted on the other side. The forceful blasts striking true on several of the pirates, taking some out or throwing them to the deck before aiming lower and firing an explosive missile into the starboard side of the pirate ship. As the blast cleared, a large hole was revealed, the surprising decompression sucking many of the pirate crew out into space. Satisfied, the pilot dropped down and out of site, flying back under the pair of ships before docking on the allied ship, their work done, as they went to assist the rest of the crew defeating the remaining pirates.

sep 3, 2025, 10:31 pm • 4 1 • view

4. Repairs #SST25

4. Repairs The ship docks aboard the Forge of Arcanum space station were well designed to make it as easy as possible to make repairs, and even featured a crew of autognomes able to make repairs at any time. The Council of Arcanum’s flagship had returned to dock an hour ago and already the three mechanical gnomes had already gotten to work, hanging from harnesses connected to moveable gantries they worked to repair the small holes and scorch marks within the armour plating and to the flagship’s hull. While these autognome mechanics were constructs rather than living people, they did have a small amount of sentience, all of them enjoying their work and feeling a sense of pride at getting the repairs done. They worked for several hours, patching up the worst of the damage, while the repairs weren’t complete, the flagship would be usable in an emergency. Still, when the trio went into rest mode, they were confident that the next day of repairs would have everything working properly. Alas, the trio were not awakened from their rest mode the next day, nor the day after. The council had fled the forge, fearing it’s discovery they went deep underground back on their homeworld, with the mechanic trio remaining dormant for hundreds of years, until one fateful day that a group of adventurers would awaken them once again.

sep 4, 2025, 10:24 pm • 5 1 • view

5. Freighter #SST25

5. Freighter The Planetcracker, as it was once known by it’s now former crew, was a Bombard class freighter, it’s defining feature being the incredibly large cannon whose barrel and firing mechanisms took up a majority of space on the cargo deck. It’s hardly fair to call it a freighter at this point, but the crew used it to raid various worlds, and the cargo holds were once filled with exotic treasures from across space. The last voyage it was on when it was captured by the Council of Arcanum, had been to a world known as Theramore, a land whose people filled with bright colours, vibrant multicolour lights, and many gadgets and music playing devices. Some of these had been taken, with the pirates hoping to sell much of this on for a profit. Though they had also taken on a more ‘legitimate’ job, transportation of exotic creatures to be brought to rich collector’s private museum. There were a group of cute little rodent creatures, while in a separate area kept sealed away were four rare beings capable of disguising themselves as a variety of objects, but unbeknown to the crew, or those soon to capture this ship. This sealed container had formed a crack.

sep 5, 2025, 11:00 pm • 0 0 • view