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1. When rocketing through the city on your jetpack/web-swinging apparatus, remember that helmets and pads are unnecessary, and just make it more difficult to emote.
2. If you are in an elite military unit, it's perfectly okay to question every single order you are given, especially in the middle of combat.
3. If the enemy is superior to you in every way except that they are ineffective in tight spaces and are not good climbers, make sure your entire civilization is built above ground on the flattest land possible.
4. The perfect time for a round of tortured internal monologues is when a split-second decision must be made.
5. Now that your engineers have perfected a revolutionary way for your infantry to fly, swing and perform incredible feats of aerial acrobatics in combat, there is absolutely no need to advance your artillery and small arms technology past black powder and flintlocks.
6. Small Unit Tactics = Yell at each other until something happens.
7. If your entire species is threatened by an unknown, dominant race of giants, leave all the work of studying them to a military scouting regiment that does not include a single scientist (or observation balloon).
8. All unit communication while on maneuvers will be entrusted to colored flares, of which there is a finite supply and which are useless in bad weather or dense cover.
etc.
It's a good series. Very good, in fact, but GOD YOU MORONS.
2. If you are in an elite military unit, it's perfectly okay to question every single order you are given, especially in the middle of combat.
3. If the enemy is superior to you in every way except that they are ineffective in tight spaces and are not good climbers, make sure your entire civilization is built above ground on the flattest land possible.
4. The perfect time for a round of tortured internal monologues is when a split-second decision must be made.
5. Now that your engineers have perfected a revolutionary way for your infantry to fly, swing and perform incredible feats of aerial acrobatics in combat, there is absolutely no need to advance your artillery and small arms technology past black powder and flintlocks.
6. Small Unit Tactics = Yell at each other until something happens.
7. If your entire species is threatened by an unknown, dominant race of giants, leave all the work of studying them to a military scouting regiment that does not include a single scientist (or observation balloon).
8. All unit communication while on maneuvers will be entrusted to colored flares, of which there is a finite supply and which are useless in bad weather or dense cover.
etc.
It's a good series. Very good, in fact, but GOD YOU MORONS.
It's October
I've received questions about this, so I thought I should say something. No, there is no All Hallow's Tales contest this year. Yes, I feel weird about that. It's been a part of my life for well over a decade, as well as for many, many people who entered, supported, judged, and enjoyed the contest along with me. For a lot of reasons, I decided to let it go. Forever? I don't know. I can tell you that I'm more than happy to support and help out anyone who wants to take it on, or do their own Lit contest for the spooky season. I certainly don't own the idea. I'll always love this time of year, and I'll always love all of you. You're the reason the contest lasted as long as it did, and it had a damn good run. I'm proud of it, and grateful to everyone who has ever been a part of it. Happy Halloween. - Jay
Winners all!
This year's All Hallow's Tales contest has come to an end, and for the first time ever, with someone new at the helm. @ThornyEnglishRose did an outstanding job, and the contest drew some fantastic entries. Judging was very hard, and the margins were - as I understand - razor thin. With that in mind, I encourage you to check out the entire entry gallery. Good stuff within. Here are the winners! Watching and Waiting, by @squanpie took First: A Choice Between Deaths by @CobraToon took Second: Shortage by @saartha took Third: Honorable Mentions (told you it was close) go to: The Greatest of Them All by @Asahi-Taichou Growth by @SunlessSquid Thanks to all judges, entrants, prize donors, and especially to @ThornyEnglishRose for knocking it out of the park. And as I always say: Halloween never ends. It waits.
Fifty Halloweens
So I'm reading over the All Hallow's Tales entries, and damn, I should have given this thing to @ThornyEnglishRose years ago. Y'all turned in some good stuff! I turned 50 today. Kinda snuck up on me like a sudden ghost. A bunch of creepy stories is the perfect gift. Happy Halloween, all. Thanks for helping me celebrate the season all these years.
All Hallows' Tales - BIG CHANGES
Hello all! If you've been following me for the past, I dunno, 14 years, then you know that September is the time when I usually start asking for prize and/or volunteer commitments for the All Hallows' Tales contest. After 13 amazing years, I am now handing over primary hosting duties to @ThornyEnglishRose. She is no stranger to the contest, having entered every year and won every prize level at least once. She's also an outstanding Lit supporter and a dear friend. The contest is in good hands. So, if you haven't already done so (and I can't imagine why not), go and follow @ThornyEnglishRose for all contest announcements and updates. She'll be posting a journal about this in the next day or so. I'll do my best to support her in any way possible, and I hope you will, too. :pumpkin: :rose:
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I still agree with your points, although I would mention that the elite unit (Rivaille's unit) doesn't ever dispute any order. The brats do. Stupid brats, put in uniform and told they're elites just because they can swing through the air.