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Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.04.12 02:02:00 -
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The more I've played Dust lately, the more I've been pondering what a mercenary might do during their time off. More than that, I've also wondered about the implications of being immortal and how they might affect someone who is paid to kill and die ad infinitum. Dust...doesn't really go too much into it, I think, so I decided to make a "diary" for my character and see what I could develop.
Apologies for the low amount of entries so far, I've been posting them one a day (with a skip due to a personal screwup) so far. More apologies for any inconsistencies with the EvE-verse; I'm not a capsuleer and have only recently really gotten into the lore of New Eden, so it's a bit touch and go so far. At any rate, here's the link:
Diary of a mercenary.
Constructive criticism is always appreciated, either on here or elsewhere. |
Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.04.12 23:08:00 -
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Kurachigo Yamada wrote:Nicely done. I was considering doing something similar with this character and write short journal entries based on how me and my IRL friends in my corp play. You've inspired me to try.
Good! Far better than any praise is knowing I helped to inspire someone to start creating something of their own. And thank you to the rest of you as well. I'm aware it's still pretty early, but I'm enjoying fleshing out Rinas as a character, and I hope those of you that read it will enjoy the journey as well.
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Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.04.19 03:43:00 -
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Right! Sorry about the recent lack of entries, I just moved and I haven't much time to play Dust, much less write about it. Thankfully, that will resume tomorrow. |
Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.04.27 04:06:00 -
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Thank you very much for the praise. I, uh..maybe if I can commit to it a bit better, I'll consider turning it into a comic or something. As those of you who've been keeping track of it can see, I've been pretty bad about keeping up the schedule for it lately, but hopefully I can get back on track now.
As for the therapist, he is indeed gay. I like to think that years and years in the future something like that won't be such a big deal. A bit of a stretch on my part, perhaps, but a gal can dream. |
Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.05.02 18:55:00 -
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Thank you! I believe a little bit of diversity helps keep for a more interesting story, and I'd like to add more once I put in introduce more characters. That said though, I think that it's important to make sure that each one is more than the just the difference they bring. He's not a gay guy who is Rinas' therapist, he's a therapist who just also happens to have a husband. Characterization is important, otherwise it just seems like some kind of petty throw-in to appeal to wider range of people. Incidentally, I'll be fleshing him out a bit more with the next entry I'm putting up later today. xD |
Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.05.10 02:01:00 -
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Well, I considered it, but the diary doesn't stop just because I dislike the current build. Though with that said, I still can't wait for the 14th and (hopefully) the fixes it'll bring. Then again, I said that about Uprising and look what we got, so perhaps it's best not to be too optimistic. |
Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.05.13 17:46:00 -
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Straum Arjn wrote:This is really cool. Added to my RSS feed. Hope to see you on the field. Maybe we could squad up sometime? :)
Sure! Always fun more fun to play with people.
Lorenz Hinnebusch wrote:Damn, this is so good! Just read all 17 entries so far and i'm hooked. Please keep writing this! Oh, and I also love all the Amarr jokes.
Can do, though it isn't exactly hard to make jokes about the Amarr.  |
Rinas Rylos
Hostile Acquisition Inc
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Posted - 2013.05.15 01:18:00 -
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I fear I have started something that may ultimately overtake me. :P |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.05.23 20:39:00 -
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Thank you. I'll admit that I've been kinda sloppy with the schedule lately, but my situation at the moment doesn't leave me as much time to write as I would like. Or play Dust, for that matter, but I'll make do. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.05.31 21:21:00 -
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Woo! 25 whole entries! A number I should've hit a while ago, admittedly, but given that this is far more work than I've ever put towards a project before, I can't say I'm not a little proud. Mindful of the fact that this is a little sad, but still proud. :P |
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Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.06.13 00:27:00 -
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I RETURN! RAWWWWWRRRR!
Ahem. Sorry for the delay, folks. Life was just kinda stressful this past week...along with the week before it, and it's been a bit of a challenge to adapt. Hopefully, however, good things are on the horizon!  |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.06.27 07:02:00 -
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Whew. See that post up above? That was before I got my new job. A long, annoying job that necessitates me to handle large pieces of meat and occasionally get down on my knees. Naturally, I am speaking of being a grill monkey slash dishwasher. Why do I have to get down on my knees for washing dishes? Because the filter is a hideous piece of **** that clogs every ten minutes.
But enough about my bitching. I'm here to announce that in order to make up for all the lost time I will be writing an absolute shitload of articles tomorrow, starting with one being posted not too long after I post this! |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.07.16 22:04:00 -
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New post up, with another halfway done that'll have to wait until after I get home from work, I'm afraid. However, the reason I'm writing this is to ask anyone who sees it for suggestions for sites or video series that might help out a newbie merc. I'll fit in any sites or videos I think can be a real help for those poor green mercs that are still chipping their teeth on the reality that is Dust after battle academy. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.07.25 01:13:00 -
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Hooray for endorsement from Mintchip! Also, hooray for getting off my lazy hide and writing some more logs! Hooray for not being a lazy POS! Woo! |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.08.05 04:52:00 -
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Strike the earlier woo, I've got way more to be excited about this time! Nothing like being featured by CCP to know you've hit the big leagues! ...Or at least the moderately entertaining leagues. Close enough. Anyway, while I'm the one who writes it, I probably wouldn't have kept it up for this long if I didn't know there weren't people out there who wanted read it, so in a way I also have you, the readers, to thank for giving me the drive necessary to keep going. It's going to be a long road, but knowing that there are people who enjoy my work does loads to ease the weight from my back. Thank you all for your continued reading. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.09.21 22:45:00 -
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I return! Again!
Holy crap, where have you been? It's been, like, a month.
Busy with other stuff. A friend of mine wished for me to write out the script, characters, and setting for a web comic, along with wrangling into helping me write out the basic ideas for a short comic to be entered into a contest.
Sounds neat. What's going on with that first one?
School. School happened.
So...no comic?
No comic.
Neither of those would've taken a month, though. Even together.
Correct. I've also been brainstorming ideas for Nanowrimo, which has eaten up quite a bit of time as well. Fans of Rinas' diary might also be interested in what I've got planned for November, incidentally.
Alright, but that's still over a month away itself. Are you going to put up any more logs for the diary?
Of course. As a matter of fact, I've put up one right now. Gonna try and get a few out every week, though once Nanowrimo hits I'm afraid it'll be taking another hiatus while I write that up, though I'll post a link on here in case anyone is actually interested enough in what I'm writing to take a look.
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Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.10.03 21:08:00 -
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New log up! With me ruminating on the (admittedly, forced) stupidity of the Empire cranking out immortal after immortal and expecting nothing wrong to come of it. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.10.11 00:57:00 -
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New log? New log.
Family info? Family info.
Pantsing an Amarrian clergyman? Not yet, but someday. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.11.19 06:22:00 -
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Another new log. I've given up trying to set a schedule for myself, outside of guilting my creative side into writing and hoping outside forces don't screw me over. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.11.20 13:40:00 -
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Thanks for the compliments. I'll update when I can work up the inspiration and energy to get off my lazy hide and go write things down. I've still got an idea for a separate set of logs that I plan on starting out, but just need things to calm down RL-side, first. |
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Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.11.29 20:44:00 -
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Log 049 - A is up. I'd just throw it to Log 50, but I've got something a bit special planned for it and I had to cut this log in half, unfortunately. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.12.11 21:00:00 -
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Log 049 - B is now up. As it turns out, Rinas can't handle her booze very well. |
Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2013.12.15 06:19:00 -
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*Woof!*
What's that, girl? Another log is up?
*Woof woof!*
We've hit fifty whole logs? And with no plans to stop?
*Woooof!*
Holy ****, there are also plans for a spin off/prequel?
*Woof woof woof*
AND you want to wish everyone a happy holiday? Except those bastards running around in tanks? Me too!
*Bark bark*
Well, you heard it here first, folks. Log numero fifty is up, it's got a hook for a prequel I've been thinking of doing for the past three months, and here's hoping that everyone has a gloriously trigger happy holidays, complete with getting a couple tank kills and jihad jeeps abound.
Have you checked out my diary?
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Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2014.01.24 02:58:00 -
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New log up. Trying out a new style of writing as I go for a bit of exposition on the whole people getting turned into immortals bit. It's...not going particularly well, by my standards, but that's just what I need to do it some more! Practice makes perfect and all that stuff.
Have you checked out my diary?
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Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2014.02.07 02:40:00 -
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*Gasp* Another diary entry? And it hasn't been an entire month since the last one? Shocking, I know, but here we are.
I also think this one is a bit better than the last, for what it's worth.
Have you checked out my diary?
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Rinas Rylos
Rinas' Raiders
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Posted - 2014.03.01 07:40:00 -
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Thrydwulf Khodan wrote:Rinas Rylos wrote:*Gasp* Another diary entry? And it hasn't been an entire month since the last one? Shocking, I know, but here we are.
I also think this one is a bit better than the last, for what it's worth. ++Good (This style worked better for you than last) Always an enjoyable read. Don't stress about the K/D ratio. It just sounds like you don't have a logi keeping close enough tabs on your group. A core rep tool, and a stick can make a world of difference. If ya need a logibro for some drops, feel free to drop me a line.
Honestly, K/D is mainly something Rinas the character worries about. In game, I tend to place priority on things like destroying or at least driving away vehicles, picking off snipers, and generally just paving the way for everyone else.
Have you checked out my diary?
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