There is SOME chance. Keep in mind, when I say "some", I mean it's in the same realm of possibility of me coding up an android app -- it becomes far more likely the more I get told I need to add some experience in it to my portfolio. The more I can break a task down into granular bits and pieces, the better.

(It may or may not help that J.P. (BugPudding) has a heap more experience at it than I do... helps that he knows what he's talking about and could teach me, doesn't help that he's probably a lot better at it than I'd be.)

Inkoutbreak screwed up their login system. Supposedly you can just reset your password and get back in, or use the OpenID (facebook / twitter) logins.

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I'm pretty sure that, similar to drinking your own urine to survive, the added energy your body requires to continue past that point (assuming no improvement in the foreseeable future) makes it not worth it unless you're working to a literal deadline here.

Also, what about intermediary solutions like excising portions of the muscle / fatty tissue vs. just hacking indiscriminately?

I assume I'm waiting for a rescue squad in this scenario -- i.e. that my legs will not be necessary from this point in otherwise -- but I would suspect that I may as well preserve the skeletal structure as long as I can in the hopes that the muscles can be replaced when I'm rescued (through organ donation or regrowth), vs. skeletal structure (which can't).

If I'm not holding out hope for eventual rescue at this point, I can't imagine the added pain of amputation in exchange for a little more time alive is going to be worth it.

It's limited by the power provided by the starter Djinn in the first place, unless (as hinted last question), you manage to 'upgrade' the artifact.

A Reaper's Artifact is as powerful as it needs to be -- after that initial charge, it powers itself indefinitely.

However much damage it did last time is enough for it to inflict that damage again, making the Artifact a perpetual motion (er, pain?) machine, with one notable exception: you can't make an Artifact LESS powerful...

No. They can't perform magic, either. :-p

You need organic material to bind a soul to. If you can make a robot out of organic material (i.e. a cyborg of some variety), then it can have a soul.

... aren't we most of the way through this year? Why now?

A lot of it comes down to which ones I can answer right then (some of them are weird and take a little time to think up a sensible answer), some are duplicates (so I'll answer whichever one looks like the better version, and delete the other), which are currently relevant to the action in the story, and basically whether or not I feel like it right then.

I try to space out answers, though.

Nope.

Zombies are the stable, "fail-safe" form for anyone who Shatters but doesn't manage to become a Djinn before they die. It's not reversible.

Beardedness is an odd trait to select for, and no one "fuzzy" race is 100% bearded or 100% beard-free.

And yes, we have a few bearded ladies among our races as well -- one of those races, ironically enough, is the Vidian. (It's usually limited to some impressive sideburns, though).

Definitely, but it's not so much about being Jewish as it is all the other aspects about Talmi that they find unsettling -- a liberated slave race that's anti-Celeste / anti-Endless is terrifying, no matter what religion it is.

Worth note that what passes for "political" lines has morphed a bit over the millenia, though...

They tend to have tangents of the main personality that they maintain over time -- but they're not going to behave in ways that completely counter that original personality.

I should try it again, but it's just not as fun if I have to stream silently...

The Anyr grew up in an arboreal environment, and as a result, treat their feet as though they were hands. This in turn means they don't wear shoes often, if they can help it.

Shoes for Anyr exist, but they're often mistaken for what other species would consider gloves. They're often made of simple, loose materials, in other words, and often considered more of an accessory rather than a utilitarian item.

Screw that. I remember how that movie ends.

... Veled wears shoes?

Y'know how gerbil pups are tiny and hairless? Think like that (and not much bigger, either)!

They don't start to look adorable in the "They look like tiny adults!" sense until their fur begins to grow in.

Alice is a Water Djinn.

Unfortunately for her, she's also a newb.