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  1. OkraMaster
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [SPOILER] My bad, I thought the standard 48 hour policy applied.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Feb 10, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [SPOILER]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Feb 9, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    The epilogue will probably be out tomorrow. Looking forward to a few things: [Spoiler] Don't forget your spoilers - Drome
    Post by: OkraMaster, Feb 8, 2020 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [SPOILER]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jun 12, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Yup, pace has definitely gone up. Lots of jigsaws moving into place. The chapter name - Powderkeg is quite suggestive too! I think next chapter will end with the start of the invasion, or the breakdown of the truce.
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 13, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    I liked the change of pace, we learnt a few key things, and we see ZnZ changing their plans to deal with the truce and with RR's moves. Next chapter can't be as relaxing, though.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Apr 17, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [SPOILER]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Mar 18, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [spoiler]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Feb 18, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [spoiler] --- Post automerged --- Damn that IS cool. I liked the Jaglenac stuff as well.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Feb 18, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2961893/96/Mother-of-Learning UPDATE. And what an update it is. --- Post automerged --- [spoiler]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Feb 18, 2019 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [spoiler]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Dec 10, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [spoiler] [spoiler]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Nov 18, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    [SPOILER]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Nov 16, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    100%. What a ride. Those 13.500 words just flew by! [SPOILER]
    Post by: OkraMaster, Oct 22, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    I'm not sure - so does Xvim, so does Alanic, so do lots of other people. Well, Zach can still leave at the end of this month, right? He's good. Now Zorian is just like every other temp looper. Zach doesn't have to betray Zorian, Zach is still safe. Worst case scenario for Zach, he unbars the gate this restart, then leaves whenever he wants. The fact that he's still invested (or seems to be invested) in getting Zorian out is a good thing. However, compulsions are a real thing......
    Post by: OkraMaster, Sep 24, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Silverlake seems to be a particularly greedy and unscrupulous witch though. (Kael's MIL Fria seems to be have been quite nice, and Kael's morals come from somewhere! Also, she doesn't remember getting smacked down by ZnZ way back when Zach told her he only gives people two chances. I wonder what their response will be once they leave the loop. Will they kill the timeloop!Silverlake or take the other way out of binding her somewhere - effectively forever given her safety from death by old age.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Sep 3, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    You can get your wish with Fortov! So far, no clue which way the cookie will crumble. However, Daimen's explanation was pretty standard - he was a selfish older brother. Plenty of people are, they grow up fine.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jul 19, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    I gotta agree. It would crush me (as Zach said back in ch 54 or whenever they found out it wasn't an illusion, if he woke up without any of his knowledge or experience) if either of these two don't make it out. Honestly, Zorian alone can't handle the invasion, QI, or anything. More than anything, no one would trust him since he's a mind mage (in addition to his normal paranoia and shiftiness). And if Zorian were to not make it out - that would be a hell of a downer ending AND thematically...
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jul 19, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    The only thing of real note was the direct bringing up on Zach's continuing refusal to let Zorian examine his mind. This, combined with Zorian's offhand mention that he'd need the hydra's help if he were to seriously fight Zach... Gives me pause.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jul 16, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2961893/87/Mother-of-Learning Updated. (I can't figure out how to collapse url into a word (the Link command doesnt't let me edit the LINK line over the URL line) Check-in chapter, with progress made on a lof of fronts, but no earth shattering reveals. We're still in the first half of the restart it feels like, with loopers making connections with each other.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jul 16, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    New chapter up, more getting everyone up to speed. Also, is it just me or does Fortov get more throwaway scenes as time goes on? Fortov Red Robe possibility? :D
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jun 18, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    You're right, it would definitely be a dick move. I'm not sure if putting the soul in doubles mana necessarily. I thought the soul could handle a certain amount of mana, but I'm not sure if double the soul double the mana. Otherwise other soul entities would be trying to absorb souls all the time (via soul bonds and dominating the weaker one, as Zorian initially (back in Arc 1) thought might happen to him). Hmm, but they need Zorian more than Zach at that stage - we've seen that Alanic and...
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jun 2, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    They have 18 loops left. What NEEDS to happen before they leave? 1. Get the staff 1a. Get all the key pieces in one restart. 2. Get a strategy how to smuggle Zorian (and maybe even Zach!) out of the simulation-primordial-whatever. They need to do the following but they aren't pre-conditions to their departure.. 3. Find out where QI's phylactery is 4. Optimise the loop a few times 5. Figure out a strategy for the non-loop elements (angels, demons, spirits) Can they fit that in the 18...
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 31, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    maximum of 6 restarts. Why do you say that Young Silverlake is a given now? In that you mean she'll complete her Potion of Youth? That's a good guess re the headmaster - and that one girl that Zach was with that no one remembers! Who was that girl? Personally, I don't think that the last key will be that hard to get. The hard part will be just getting to Blantyrre, which they've done. Thematically, the hardest to get was the orb (the most time spent on it on-screen), then the dagger,...
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 30, 2018 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZVanJNuiZFmywxl4Vv57vBigADLIjhgXLYF85S8deJ4/edit#gid=0 Was an attempt to track all the loops. Looks like it hasn't been updated since Ch 52 though.. Anyone know any other resource that's tracking the number of restarts?
    Post by: OkraMaster, Oct 30, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Daimen forgetting the promise he made to Fortov? Thereby getting Fortov to depend on Zorian and we all know how that turned out. It's not a very pretty family overall... It could also be telling Silverlake the entire truth AND giving her the salamander too. Although it didn't look like such an error at the end.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Oct 30, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Updated. https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2961893/75/Mother-of-Learning . Fun times. Bit of an incremental chapter. Progress made on all fronts. Interesting to hear (only a bit though) from Fortov and the mystery of the consistent purple creeper patch.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Oct 9, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    We're already in arc 3 though, no?
    Post by: OkraMaster, Sep 18, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    The pace definitely did slow down after Soulkill but it ramped up again after Sudomir came up and then Zach came into the picture. This story is extremely well planned. Of course, it will need editing once it's complete to be published properly since the execution can be off at times. I've noticed that the last few chapters have had jumps where details would've been great (the team situation in the Hydra aftermath). However. I'd buy a copy once its complete even without editing. I love...
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 15, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Daamn I hadn't thought of it at all. And yes, there should be other in's as well - Zach is the heir of a Noble House, Tinami (and House Aope) can be bribed with access to the aranea... That would be much smarter than just breaking in and calling hell (otherwise known as those mage catchers) upon themselves. But how much time do we have for that? So far, Arc 1 was 26 chapters, Arc 2 was 28, and we're at Ch. no. 15 now of Arc 3. From what I understand Arc 3 will include the end of the loop...
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 11, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Well we know for sure that the invaders will have access to demons and high level divinations the like outside the time loop (since right now the spiritual planes are cut off). So it won't be the same, for sure.
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 9, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    What was it like reading it all at once? I've been following it since Ch. 38 so it's been a while. It was a pretty common theory tbh (Daimen being RR). However, it seems less and less likely now, what with knowing what the Guardian of the Threshold revealed.
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 7, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Update https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2961893/68/Mother-of-Learning. CLIFFHANGER :( Also focused entirely on Koth this time round.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Apr 19, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    I get that vibe RE the bargain too - it's rational on both sides and God knows no-one in this story is holding the idiot ball anytime. You know, I'm actually looking forward to Fortov being just an asshole. Just because. That purple creeper accident happening no matter what the changes is pretty suspicious. But yes, it's interesting how all 4 siblings are so different and how they have had different experiences growing up. Can't have been easy for Fortov either not being anywhere near as...
    Post by: OkraMaster, Mar 31, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Feels like everything in his life comes to that orb (including Orissa..). Also, he should be ecstatic... A) Zorian can literally sense it if he's close enough while he's in the loop. B)Zorian only needs it during the loop. RE Zach's mental state.. he's been in the loop for 30 years or so (when the Guardian of the Threshold said so). Also, there is a point where Zach was muttering darkly and Zorian thinks to himself that Zach had after all been trapped for a long time here.. So it's...
    Post by: OkraMaster, Mar 29, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    For Divination we already had that detective guy, Haslush, and we have aranea who are supposed to be really good at it. I'm thinking more prosaically it'll be Daimen's knowledge of and contacts in Koth. More interesting is finding about what Daimen's fiancee and her family's magic is all about and how it can help in ZZ's quest. Oh and dude's a treasure hunter. He'd have other magic apart from Divination, or just a hyper specialized version of it too.. Also I'm looking forward to seeing if...
    Post by: OkraMaster, Mar 28, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    You're probably right, Vanathor. But everyone keeps going on and on about how Daimen was such a prodigy. Probably the extra 10-12 years that Zach had would be too much of a gulf, but I'm looking forward to seeing at least one aspect of magic that Daimen is the bees knees at.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Mar 28, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Oh we've waited to see Daimen for himself for the longest time... I'm also interested in seeing Zach in the middle - Daimen enough of a prodigy to measure up to even eclipse him? And yes, Sildet. You should reread it, there's so much detail that comes up on a second or third read - I generally read at least the last chapter on the Saturday before the update. Sadly I didn't check if the update date had changed and woke up to disappointment today- n103 is pretty consistent with his updates...
    Post by: OkraMaster, Mar 27, 2017 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    I gotta agree with 1 and 2. However the angels still do communicate as the priest (the green haired one) confirmed until before this time loop started, and demons as well. Could it be possible that a la Philip Pullman the Gods are just extra strong angels and they're getting weaker with time and so are more hands off? ---------- Post automerged 06-16-2016 at 11:27 AM ---------- Previous post was 06-15-2016 at 11:47 PM ---------- Oh and: Why doesn't Zorian say this out loud? I thought...
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jun 16, 2016 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    I dunno. I find it's a good counterpoint. Zorian doesn't have to solve everything on his own. Also, Zach is ridiculously overpowered yes but his strategy for everything seems to be walk up to it and wallop it into submission. That doesn't work when the lich is around, for example. Zorian isn't as powerful but he's smarter about his limitations and has that sneaking around aspect down pat. I think the author is playing with the trope of having an overpowered good guy but in this case we're...
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 16, 2016 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Ah another cliffhanger! Ok. Great to hear Zach's side of the story. Could use more details though..
    Post by: OkraMaster, May 15, 2016 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    https://www.fictionpress.com/s/2961893/51/Mother-of-Learning Update. Plot advances but ends on a cliff hanger.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Apr 3, 2016 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Good chapter. Interesting to finally hear more about Kael and Kana - they seem more relatable after this chapter.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Mar 14, 2016 in forum: Original Fiction
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    Complete Mother of Learning by nobody103 - T - Original Fantasy

    Good update - gaining some steam.
    Post by: OkraMaster, Jul 25, 2015 in forum: Original Fiction
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