Public service announcement.

[amhran_comhrac]

You may have noticed something unusual across the web today. If you haven't been following the news, sites everywhere are going "black" to promote awareness of, and encourage opposition to, SOPA. While this impacts the US members of POT very directly, if it passes it will impact us all in the long run. That fanfic we write? The fan art we draw? All could be considered illegal under SOPA, or the House version, PIPA. AO3 is based in the US, ffnet is based in the US, dreamwidth is based in the US, deviantart is based in the US. Each and every one of these sites could be shut down completely, or restricted dramatically, by this bill. Because it directly impacts, and all but eliminates, the "fair use" clause, fandom sites would lose the one major legal protection they have under the first amendment.  In all likelihood, should this bill pass, many of these sites would receive takedown notices within days- or worse. The English version of Wikipedia has a handy form up right now on their main page. Punch in your zip code and it'll give you the contact info for your representatives and senators. I strongly encourage our US members to take a moment today and shoot them a quick email. They also have a lot more info up on the bills, what they would do exactly, and how it would impact people both within and outside the US.

DAO Fanfic: Unseen Forces Chapter 10

[kelcat]

Title: Unseen Forces
Characters: Anders/Nathaniel
Rating: M
Summary: A nobleman who is paying for the sins of his father, and a mage who carries the burden of a thousand years of prejudice. Both seek redemption, and both fear they will never attain it. A tale of romance set during the events of Awakening.

A/N: It occurred to me (somewhat belatedly) that I should probably start posting the actual chapters here, rather than just a link to ffnet.

I won't bother reposting chapters 1 - 9, though, so for anyone new to the party, you can read them here

(Mods, can I get an 'Unseen Forces' series tag, please?)



( Chapter 10 )

DAO Fanfic: Unseen Forces Chapter 11

[kelcat]

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Thedas UK photos and video

[nothingtoregret]

Last weekend I went to Thedas UK and, as well as having more fun than I ever thought possible at a convention I ended up taking a good few photos and a video (or four...). Unfortunately, I didn't have the foresight to take photos during the webchat, but I did take some group shots, a few impromptu pics and tried to fit an entire banquet table in one shot, with somewhat limited success. I hope you guys like them!

( Photos and video under the cut. )

Last chance!

[amhran_comhrac]

Signups Closed
Sugar and Spice Swap

 

We're now in the process of matching everyone up.  In a couple days you should know who you will be writing for.  Since we have an odd number of participants it may not end up being exact pairs.

For more info on the timeline see the original post.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please contact myself,lenna_nightrunner , or any of the other mods.