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Time for your questions of the month! (Patreon)

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2023-10-27 09:54:07
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2026-06
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Spooky season has arrived, feel free to ask me anything of interest when it comes to game stuff, planning stuff, writing and more. The demo will go public on Nov 1, and the answer to this QnA will come out a few days later (usually around the fifth or so), so if you want to be unspoilt make sure not to read too closely into some questions asked here...

Comments

KiraaBear

This is a question I originally asked as a SQTD and I'm curious... The RO's 'heart/soul' (emotions/feelings, love/affection) is turned into one physical object/any form or shape, what is it? How protective are they of their own now physical heart? Are they willing to trust someone to hold it?

Blitzkrieg

sorry if this has been asked before but what did HG think seeing the same (or at least very similar) face as their dead sibling sitting across from them during that meeting with sidestep?

Circuitdruid clj

How much power does a lazer dolphin lazer have? For instance, if one was trying to get into neuclear sub would they be able to cut through it? How thick do the walls of my underwater buildings need to be to stay safe? Or is their no true safety in the turgid waters of Los Diablos? Also. Does Argent spend time at the beach anymore? In the water? Was it something she loved and lost or does she still enjoy it?

Diego

Hi! I love your work so much. Could you elaborate on the political leanings of an anarchist Villain? Or the range of positions they can take? I ask because the term anarchist has pretty different meanings to something like revolutionary.

Edward Conner

Bad boys 2 or point break? Obviously I mean which would Argent force sidestep to watch first? Now for the less serious questions. How would Ortega feel about a mechanical horse like from vampire hunter D? Or a cyborg horse? How would Argent deal with a hilariously powerful maniac offering effectively devil deals(these deals are always honored to spirit of the request no tricks here but are offered by a clearly dangerous maniac) to anyone willing to take them while usually asking for nothing in return?

Edward Conner

I got a general world building question: what is the most impressive element strength wise that can actually be used by people in verse regardless of resource cost? Because technically we can make adamant like from the old myths which basically completely indestructible, right now the problem is it's a bitch to get the right mix(even with computers) and costs a lot of rare minerals and metals to try.

Edward Conner

Are Argent's eyes silver as well or do they have color? Did they lose their color with the nano-armor?

Alaraxia

All the rangers live in different buildings, in different areas. What security measures and other protocols are in place for the ranger's places of residence, or are they entirely up to the individual? How quiet are the locations kept? Are other apartment residents informed that a ranger lives in their building due to potential added danger from attacks? Despite being unlikely to be able to use any photos, do the paparazzi still tend to congregate near their or other hero's homes?

BigFreckledEars

Sort of based on a question from last month's QnA, is Argent upset that Step didn't stop the nanovores in time to save her, no matter how unlikely it is that they could have saved her in the first place? There's been a lot of talk about seeing other regenes as family or like victims and wanting to save them and such, but will there be options to just HATE regenes and never get over that hatred? Sidestep has hella traps set in their mind against telepathic intrusion, would they still technically have those traps set as the Puppet or do the traps need telepathy to actually work? Also based on a question from last month about Ortega's Sidestep scar, does this mean if you don't get the Sui tag in Rebirth that they will never get the 1 scar, they'll only get 2-3? Did the second handler get in more trouble than the first after Step's second escape, considering they were "weaker" after HB or since Step apparently did some buckwild things to get out the second time, was it more understandable that they could escape? Kind of a random one but do you write the FH story first then go through and code it all afterwards or do you code and write at the same time? Do you write the extra flavor text (lines based off if you have high infamy, low arrogance, etc.) during the coding process? Either way, I feel like my head would explode trying to keep everything straight, so well done. Not sure if you can see all the stats that players get but based off what you can see, do you think there will be a big disparity in the imposters? Like one of them is going to be way more common than the other two? Since cancer is pretty common in regenes, how is it treated? Is it terms for recycling or do they use chemotherapy and surgeries? When Ratking possesses Step, can they use Step's telepathy like Step does with the Puppet's precognition? Not that they could be on Steps level of telepathy, just to enhance their own powers? Then a final more fun question. Do you think Argent would be a fairy type pokemon trainer (for the aesthetic) or a fighting type pokemon trainer (because...she fights)? Steel and electric are not allowed obvi, those are already taken lol

QueenRattie

About past hero reputations, does Sidestep have a set opinion on them or is variable/head-cannon territory? For example, does Sidestep always want to have been a hero and never a sidekick, or do some Steps feel guilt or just plain resentment at being seen as a hero while some Steps like being so closely associated with Charge as a sidekick? I hope that makes sense. If it is set, what are Sidesteps opinions on them?

All Blue

Does repeated exposure to telepathy (eg communication via telepathy, having repeatedly survived telepathic attacks) allow for non-telepaths/psychics to develop an acquired resistance against psychic influence/attacks? Or become more susceptible? What does Bumblebee (Amanda Moore) look like? Temerain? Do any of the characters believe in the concept/existence of a multiverse, and that their reality is just one of many? Can HG thread a deaf person who can’t hear them? What about someone who can’t feel their touch at all? Can certain neurological conditions/diseases (eg Congenital insensitivity) prevent them from threading their target?

Diego

Hi! I love your work so much. Could you elaborate on the political leanings of an anarchist Villain? Or the range of positions they can take? I ask because the term anarchist has pretty different meanings to something like revolutionary.

Stellar Skadi

1) In the event that Sidestep ends up with a blinded eye thanks to Argent, could that be used to turn public perception against the Rangers? I imagine something like that could be a useful tool for some Anarch Steps. 2) What kind of relationships do Vera and Skyraider have with their own queerness? Like, how comfortable are they with the fact that they could be attracted to someone of the same gender? And for that matter have they ever been in a same-gender relationship before. 3) Do have specific heights written down for them (Vera / Raider) yet? :) 4) If they end up working with Sidestep, which of the Rangers could be convinced that killing could be necessary? If it's all of them, who would be easiest or hardest to convince? 5) If Julia and Ricardo met, what would they think of each other? And for that matter what would they be like if they both existed in the same world as siblings?

Nasir

Does Armadillo know who Sidestep is? I mean Sidestep as Step the Re-Gene, the scaped cuckoo who did all that mess

Aurea

In the present day how frequently do unromanced ROs go through hook ups/casual dating in their lives? Or, in other words, who has more game? Given that the majority of stories on COG already take place in the US, have you ever considered setting FH in Sweden? Have Dr. Halabi and Mortum ever had a thing? Since organized crime historically thrives on the preying and exploitation of the working class, how does Vera reconcile working for HG with serving her community? At his apartment Ricardo can admit to never even having kissed a man if m!Step didn't date him in the past, but is Julia just as inexperienced with women if previously unromanced by f!Step? Are any of the ROs good at makeup? If Argent, Danny and Chen had been gender swappable, would their opposite sex counterparts have been the same or a little different?

Nasir

How popular was/is Sidestep among Re-Genes? Are they like, a celebrity? More like a legend? How many of them actually know how they look like or have met them/see them?

Mozzarella

At one point in the interview with Mia, Sidestep can say that the laser dolphins are real. Have they actually had a run in with them, or was it just to make their point? …Will they have a run in with the laser dolphins? Has anyone else around Sidestep seen them? (The laser dolphins fascinate me a little. A lot. They're delightfully bizarre.) Back in the Sidestep days, did the rangers and close vigilantes often hang out? I assume it's sort of up to headcanon how much Sidestep participated, but it seems like, based on a few lore posts, that they all just spent time together occasionally! Who showed up often? Who had to be dragged? Were there little friend-groups that formed within the larger group?

QueenRattie

What was going through Ortega's mind when he told Sidestep about his apartment being blown up if Sidestep goes back to his apartment in book 2?

All Blue

What does Nazar think of Step if they’re in a relationship with Steel? What about Argent or Herald? 👀

six

I saw in the last QnA that boosts often are resistant to temperatures and that made me wonder if the hero drug was inspired by DNP? A failed diet pill that cooks you from the inside if you take too much. As in unless your body mutates to handle inhuman body temperatures you'd die a horrible death. Pretty interesting stuff that's been around since the 30's somewhere and is still used, illegally that is.

Sibi

So if Argent was only able to save herself through her technopathy did she assume Step had a similar ability in order to stop the rest of the nanos?Since she knows Step has a chip I wonder what her thoughts are, she seems to have more insight than even Ortega second only to Chen. Also can we convince Chen the autopsy photos are fake if we use the regenerator and get rid of our regene tats?

Sibi

Also if you’re a really wealthy Step could you pay off any of the Rangers debt anonymously (Ortega and Chen *cough*)? If Blaze and Zephyr realize they blamed Locus because they were threaded by HG would they regret or try to make amends?

All Blue

Can/does Blaze ever suffer from overheating from using his powers? Is there any type of strain in general he feels with them, with or without using them?

Gorogs

I know you can't answer this but I'm gonna ask anyway. Is the person/people/organization who's been vanishing telepaths collecting them to create a rat-king but with human telepathic brains???

Gorogs

Also I don't know if this has been asked before or if it's too inconvenient/spoilery to answer, but there's a bunch of important characters (Sky-Raider and Vera, Zephyr, Lord Ember, Regina etc.) whose appearances we don't know much about (at least that I'm aware of). Could you give some vague descriptors like skin & hair color, vague body shape, any striking or important features? Not a very important question, but it would help match imagination to any potential descriptions in the future (for example, I only found out Sunstream is Asian because all fanartists I've seen drew her as such. I still don't know where that was mentioned).

All Blue

Can you tell us more about what Cavalier was like as a person?

Chke

Question 1: Will there be an opportunity to decide which of Sidestep's identities they identify most with? Question 2: Are HG's threads affected by how the person interprets the commands? What would happen if the way someone interprets it makes no sense to them? Would it fail to take hold? Question 3: In scenarios where Chen is certain Sidestep is the villain but doesn't trust them how paranoid is he that they've read his mind and they know that he knows? Question 4: Did Ortega ever consider augmenting the arm damaged by the nanovores? Question 5: If Ortega suspects Sidestep is the villain what did they think they were doing destroying HG's casino? Question 6: Before Sidestep have there been any other instances where HG misread an in-person meeting bad enough their life could have been in danger? Question 7 : Was Sidestep's power up from void blood due to TBR, or was it a full on second boost? Question 8: Without TBRs could Sidestep ever have been powerful enough to resist threading? In the Enforcer AU if HG had been threading their sibling for years how would they react if they found that they suddenly couldn't anymore? Question 9: There are times where Sidestep seems to instinctively want to hate Ortega for not saving them even though they know it's not really their fault. Will finding out Chen actually knew and actually could have found them make them hate him too? Question 10: Sidestep can be a complete teetotaler, but they never think twice about drinking as the puppet. Is this the puppet influencing them, or is there some other reason why Sidestep would be comfortable drinking as the puppet when they'd avoid alcohol as themself?

Nasir

What's the reason Anathema and HG are gender bound to you?

Edward Conner

Do Re-genes age normally or do they effectively stop aging at their prime? Because we're actually on the verge of eliminating aging today some scientists have found that a part of the brain produces a chemical that causes one to age.

Edward Conner

1. Can you add more choices for dealing with Armadillo preferably across all variants of the revelations?, I'm still thinking of how my sidestep would deal with a friendly re-gene so I don't really know what kind choices I'd like just yet. 2. Can we get a Lord of the Rings extended cut marathon with Argent?

asthecrowrambles

sorry if you've answered this before but will we be able to befriend and/or romance the puppet in revelations? the choking scene lives in my mind rent free

All Blue

How often do the other Rangers hear/get wind of news of villains in other states in the US? What if the villain in question was infamous? Or super entertaining to watch/hear about?

All Blue

How hard is it for vigilantes/villains to escape their state to cross over to another one/travel overseas?

Edward Conner

Can you describe in detail or draw out the ports on Ortega? Could you tell me how Ortega feels about their ports?, I imagine both versions would effectively show them off.

Nasir

Can I befriend the whispering thingy that said ~I don't think so~ in my head or is that gonna end badly

its_not_my_stomach

Will sidestep ever be able to romance another re-gene

Tarch

I recently when through your older content on the patron and read the old Truths short story. You might have been asked something like this before as that story is ancient but, in it Sidesteps and Ortegas first meeting and Sidestep leaving someone behind is mentioned, will we find out more about these events in Revelations as a flashback maybe?