Tales of the Parodyverse - I was aiming somewhere in the 8-10 range.

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Subj: I was aiming somewhere in the 8-10 range.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 at 08:04:46 am EST (Viewed 1 times)

Reply Subj: That was nine kinds of epic.
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 at 06:31:45 pm EST (Viewed 443 times)

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A rousing conclusion* to this story. It's been great to see the Legion in action again. Appreciated the links to background reading - that was some deep continuity, as well as a fine retrospective and a celebration of the Parodyverse as a whole.

I worked out that the likely audience for this stuff was all hardcore die-hard PVB alumni so there wasn't much point holding back. Making the stuff accessible to new readers would require new readers. I thought it would be more rewarding if I drew everything together and showed what I'd been working towards back in the day.

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Entirely subjective highlights: the Baroness's dignified exit, the word "squalrgh" (and the Shoggoth's dialogue in general), your choreography of the all-in massed-ranks supervillain beat-down and the Portal's uncanny expositionary effects on those nearby. Useful, that last one. Also, the danger posed by inexpert use of hand dryers is an underreported problem. Props for raising awareness.

It's quite a while since I've had to narrate a large-cast battle scene so it was good to hone that skill again. Fortunately, many PVB characters write themselves.

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* almost-conclusion. Yay, there's more!

Yes, I may have to go look at that stuff now.

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