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[AnimaTempli101]

Two things:

1. I always considered Turian markings as given at maturity. As a sign of such. And if they shame themselves/ become criminals they have them removed. (I'm kinda borrowing from Qunari culture on that point)

2. New chapter finally got uploaded! Look it up on my sig for Garrus-y goodness.

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Modifié par AnimaTempli101, 29 mai 2011 - 12:37 .

[Leonia]

Another idea is a ceremony where one receives a promotion in citizenship tiers, that would be a good opportunity to show some patriotism and gain one's colours, so to speak.

This is one I'll be running with eventually in my own fanfic when Shepard gains a citizenship rank. Though I am still one the fence if it would seem offensive for a non-turian to adopt markings that are reminders of turian unity after the Unification Wars. It might be seen as somewhat insulting for an outsider to sport something that acknowledges a weak period in turian history. I doubt the volus, as honourary citizens, do it but with their enivro-suits.. you can't tell for sure. Still, if one does intend to serve the Hierarchy, they wouldn't want to be seen as a bareface.

[Obsydian]

hmm. I guess, if it was done tacfully. I mean, its the military, and first names are ... well, its kinda like being at school. You don't call your teacher by their first name.
But ... i guess a good non-fanfiction way of showing it is like in ME1.. if you romance Kaidan, Shepard calls him that pretty much from the start of the romance. its not like this whole taboo thing of "don't call the Commander by her first name' I can see someone like, Chakwas maybe using her first name in casual, non army conversation. By the same token, I can see many of her comrades calling her that if they are 'equals' not necessarily in rank, but in respect. Like Tali maybe.
Garrus is different though, in demeanor... that whole Hierarchy thing. So i can see it being kind of a difficult thing for him to call her by her first name ever. And honestly? i think it works better when he calls her Shepard. its almost reverential.

and now that i've written a bit of an incoherent novel... i apologize, i'm on about 3 hours sleep and have been awake since 4 am. its now 9 am.

[Bolboreta]

I agree with the name thing. I think it usually disrupt the immersion on the story. I like Garrus calling her Shepard and Commander, specially if I imagine him calling her that in his sexy voice. A word can change a lot, depending on the tone =D

[dannybates]

 If i ever caught the f***er that did this i would torcher him in the most imaginable ways there is. I would like to tell you how i would do it but i would be insta banned from this site. 

Somthing to take my mind off  the anger. 

Old but great anyway.



ghostfire
 I really do like the way she thinks how turians look nude. 

Casey: #MassEffect Trivia: Joker's face was modeled from an applicant in a BioWare Edmonton casting call. I later saw him in a line at Starbucks.

Modifié par dannybates, 29 mai 2011 - 01:25 .

[Evil_Nerjuna]

Hmm... thanks for the answers and suggestions. I've experimented the character in photoshop, just to see how she would look as barefaced but... it doesn't look right to me. I guess I'll try to hand weave this one, some sort of rite of passage of sorts like the quinari culture or she just took it for her adopted father's sake.

As for using first names in fan fiction. I do agree that calling her/him by their first name is distracting from the immersion.

And yeah... I'm kinda hypocritical at not liking the idea of using first names... since I've actually written a fan fic that has her first name in it at one time. At least I admit that mistake. However I can look over first names as long the fan fic is good and holds my interest. The real immersion breaker imo is OOC, especially is someone written Shepard being less... of a strong independant woman than she should be.

[Homebound]

score 1 for the brokarian!

[dannybates]

@Hellbound look on the last page mate

Breaking news Polish Prime Minister Gives Obama Witcher 2

Modifié par dannybates, 29 mai 2011 - 03:05 .

[Chewin]

Evil_Nerjuna wrote...

I'm not sure if this question has been answered before back in a few pages ago, but so far I had no luck in finding the answer despite my efforts in scouring the internet for ages.

Do turians have to acquire their facial tattoos at a certain time or they can get it at any time? When I mean getting at a certain time, I meant at the end of their mandatory military service.

The reason I'm asking is because I'm wiriting and drawing a comic at the moment and the main character in the question is being raised outside of turian space and didn't sign up for enlistment due to her "parents" and her disability (No left arm). I was wondering if I should get rid of the facial tattoos due to contricting the canon lore.

Thoughts?

As other have probably said already, it marks their colony of origin. I find it quite interesting how so many dark carapaced turians have white coloured tattoos, while lighter turians have more colourful.

But one thing I'm very certain of, is that the turian term "barfaced" refers to one who is beguiling or not to be trusted.

Hoped it helped.

[dannybates]

Just thought i would let you know people.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

New chapter from Sia Later,

Title: Loved

Category: Mass Effect
Character(s): Shepard
Chapter 19 Title: Chapter 19
Words: 2,842
Genre(s): General
Rating: Rated: M
Summary: Meghan Shepard's Logs of the journey to defeat the Collectors.
Kaidan A./Shepard, Garrus V./Shepard. Rated M for language, violence and
more.

URL: http://www.fanfictio...t/s/6068072/19/

---------------------------------------------------------------------

New chapter from Neross-qod,

Title: Fighting Urges

Category: Mass Effect
Character(s): Shepard & Garrus V.
Chapter 18 Title: Adam, Eve, and the Angel Uplifted
Words: 1,818
Genre(s): Romance/Hurt/Comfort
Rating: Rated: M
Summary: Sometimes the only way to heal the pain is to make it hurt somewhere
else. For Garrus and Shepard the best release is each other. Now if only their
pride would heal as easily as the bruises.

URL: http://www.fanfictio...t/s/6739545/18/

Modifié par dannybates, 29 mai 2011 - 04:06 .

[Lady Olivia]

AnimaTempli101 wrote...

@Obsy

What would you consider 'done right', out of curiosity?

Obviously this wasn't directed at me, but since I know Obsydian likes this story as well, I'd say it was done right in Supernova. There, Shepard's first name is Rose; it's introduced late in the story, but it never "takes over" - the writer doesn't start saying "Rose did this or that" but stays with "Shepard did this or that". Also, the name is very closely related to a subplot of the story, and the color red is used all over as an important symbol with a specific meaning. So in this case, it doesn't bother me.

I understand that the writers want to make their Shepard a unique individual. The given name, hair and eye color, complexion and whether she's biotic or not - these are all the standard devices to make that happen. Describing those also mimics the process of character generation in the games. 

But therein lies the problem: if she's your Shep, she can't be my Shep, and if I can't identify with the lead character, I can't enjoy the story. There are very few situations where mentioning such identifying traits does anything for the reader - in fact, the one I linked up there is the only one I know of where it actually works. If it ties into the story, it's ok. If not, it's just a waste of words, and you'll do your readers a favor if you simply leave it out. Kill your babies and all that jazz.

leonia42 wrote...

It doesn't feel right for Garrus to ever address Shepard as anything but "Shepard" or "Commander" on occasion (though darn it, I wish he'd stop referring to her by rank already).

So true. I can't for the life of me imagine Garrus saying "Mildred" or whatever.

Modifié par Lady Olivia, 29 mai 2011 - 04:09 .

[Sialater]

dannybates wrote...

Just thought i would let you know people.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

New chapter from Sia Later,

Title: Loved

Category: Mass Effect
Character(s): Shepard
Chapter 19 Title: Chapter 19
Words: 2,842
Genre(s): General
Rating: Rated: M
Summary: Meghan Shepard's Logs of the journey to defeat the Collectors.
Kaidan A./Shepard, Garrus V./Shepard. Rated M for language, violence and
more.

URL: http://www.fanfictio...t/s/6068072/19/

Thanks so much for the pimp!  


Meghan says thanks, too!  

[dannybates]

@Sialater
no problem

Every fanfic i like i will be posting on here when an update as being released for it.

I'm so bored

[AnimaTempli101]

Would it be egotistical to point you in the direction of mine?

[dannybates]

@AnimaTempli101 i have put it on my 'to read' list.

I really don't know how i should categorize the fan fiction :C

* Deep thinking *

EDIT: Sometime later. I know what i'm going to do now and this includes having 2 spreadsheets
1 will be sorted categories EG Shep&Garrus
2 will not be catagorized but will have a coloum tell you who is the main focus 

Work Work Work 

Modifié par dannybates, 29 mai 2011 - 06:09 .

[Tasha vas Nar Rayya]

But in the end Danny, you will be the source of all Garrus fanfiction knowledge Anyone needs a recommendation, you could tell them exactly what they want. And also, I have found that spreadsheet very useful!

Mine isn't 'M' rated yet, but will probably go up to that in the final chapter. Hehe.

[dannybates]

Tasha vas Nar Rayya wrote...

But in the end Danny, you will be the source of all Garrus fanfiction knowledge Anyone needs a recommendation, you could tell them exactly what they want. And also, I have found that spreadsheet very useful!

Mine isn't 'M' rated yet, but will probably go up to that in the final chapter. Hehe.

I'm not planning to do just garrus though. I'm planning to do them all. That's why i need to think of a better why to catagorize them.

[RunicDragons]

Off topic: Thank god! I'm finally back after my 2 day trip...! Those 2 days seemed like a week! <_<
Not so exciting news for you guys.. But I just had to say this! 

On topic: So yeah!.. Turians... I like 'em 

[dannybates]

Ok people i have updated the spreadsheets and the thread. I suggest you read the threadagain please :3

Here

Modifié par dannybates, 29 mai 2011 - 07:45 .

[AnimaTempli101]

Damn, just found out there's another ME Fan-Fic out there with the same title.

[dannybates]

AnimaTempli101 wrote...

Damn, just found out there's another ME Fan-Fic out there with the same title.

Does not really matter

[AnimaTempli101]

dannybates wrote...

AnimaTempli101 wrote...

Damn, just found out there's another ME Fan-Fic out there with the same title.

Does not really matter

Yeh I know. Just slightly annoyed me is all. Nothing to get really worked up about.

[Obsydian]

Lady Olivia wrote...

AnimaTempli101 wrote...

@Obsy

What would you consider 'done right', out of curiosity?

Obviously this wasn't directed at me, but since I know Obsydian likes this story as well, I'd say it was done right in Supernova. There, Shepard's first name is Rose; it's introduced late in the story, but it never "takes over" - the writer doesn't start saying "Rose did this or that" but stays with "Shepard did this or that". Also, the name is very closely related to a subplot of the story, and the color red is used all over as an important symbol with a specific meaning. So in this case, it doesn't bother me.

I understand that the writers want to make their Shepard a unique individual. The given name, hair and eye color, complexion and whether she's biotic or not - these are all the standard devices to make that happen. Describing those also mimics the process of character generation in the games. 

But therein lies the problem: if she's your Shep, she can't be my Shep, and if I can't identify with the lead character, I can't enjoy the story. There are very few situations where mentioning such identifying traits does anything for the reader - in fact, the one I linked up there is the only one I know of where it actually works. If it ties into the story, it's ok. If not, it's just a waste of words, and you'll do your readers a favor if you simply leave it out. Kill your babies and all that jazz.

leonia42 wrote...

It doesn't feel right for Garrus to ever address Shepard as anything but "Shepard" or "Commander" on occasion (though darn it, I wish he'd stop referring to her by rank already).

So true. I can't for the life of me imagine Garrus saying "Mildred" or whatever.

Pretty much.. this yeah.   This is just about what i was going for in my sleep deprived way.  

[ThatDancingTurian]

So I've heard the rumored Mass Effect movie (assuming it ever gets into production) is going to be about the First Contact War.. Is anyone else but me absolutely terrified for the turians? All it takes for an entire physical redesign is some idiot creature designer going, 'Yeah, that looks cool and all for a game, but let's change them up a bit'. And then you have the idea that they're the 'villains' of the movie, so they might make them more stereotypically 'evil'... Gah.

[dannybates]

It is apparently the FC war

Modifié par dannybates, 29 mai 2011 - 08:35 .