What would your Muse be like?

[cypherwulfe]

Just finished Reading the first Muse. I really like the concept of a muse, and was thinking..... "What would my Muse be like?"


Well, this is what I came up with.

Wings are definitly a must. Gossemar Pixie style. Her eyes a metallic blue colour. Her skin tone slightly purple. Not really sure if I want fur or not, but I dont think so, doesnt really fit the thought. Although, a cats head kinda like bast would be sweet. If I had the cats head, then of course a tail, although instead of a cat style tail, I think I would go with a devils tail, with the littel triangle at the end. And yes, the tail would be prehensile. So yeah, lets go with fur and the cats head.

Skill sets of course would be different then Alan choose. I just would not need all teh stuff he had. I would keep UV and IR vision, because I have a problem seeing at night, and she would be great to guide me. If possible, I would make sure she was good at strategy, because she would make an excellent chess opponet if I was alone on a trip or somehting. Not sure what other skills I would want. Honestly I would not really need a Muse except as someone that I could tell everything to, just a companion to keep me company.

Th quirks would be fun to try to find out. Just hoping that my Muse had some of the same ones as Liz, I mean a little house and furniture. That would be just so cute. For personality, as long as she was inquisitive, I would love her to death. She would have to push me and keep me on task, because I have a habit of not finishing things that I start. I would need her to keep me going. That would be invaluable. There are times when I love to talk and am very jovial and outgoing. There are other times when I am introspective and withdrawn. It would be good if she could tell the difference and react accordingly.

A name. I think I would like to call her either Sarah, or Felizitas. Sarah is after Mrs. Brightman of "Phanton of the Opera" fame. She was just so beautiful, and I loved that musical. Felizitas is the name of my 2 year old girl, who beacause of her mother I will never get to see again. It is German for fairy, and the short form is Fae. I think Fae will be her name.


Now, How about you? tell us what your Muse would be like.

[Xaa]

Interesting.

I should mention that the second "muse" book is now available. You can get the print version at www.cafepress.com/diskusbooks/413273 , and the e-book version is available at www.diskuspublishing.com/jimfarris.html

[cypherwulfe]

Day late there old man, already bought it.

[Xaa]

Well, then I'd better get off my butt and write a third one.

[cypherwulfe]

If you do, you will be garunteed at least one purchase.

Once I finish the military which should be any where from 3-9 months from now, I will get them in paperback. I dont do that now, because I cant afford any additional weight for shipment, and having been in korea for 2.5 years now, I have collected a lot of stuff to ship.

[Xaa]

I did some research into the insect wings, I'm afraid they wouldn't have the structural strength to make a creature the size of a mouse fly unless they were absolutely huge (several feet across). So, you'd be stuck with hummingbird wings. Other than that, it's doable with the technology that's in that particular storyline.

[cypherwulfe]

I thought abou that too. I was thinking more magic then tech when I was drawing up the picture idea for my muse. I wanted a fairy. But I could deal with Hummingbird Wings. Purple would still be my colour of choice however.


Hmm... Would be fun if we came up with a personality test that we could use as a game or toy to decide if you would pass the Psych test to be able to have one dont you think?

[Xaa]

cypherwulfe said:

Hmm... Would be fun if we came up with a personality test that we could use as a game or toy to decide if you would pass the Psych test to be able to have one dont you think?

That might be interesting, but the "psych-evals" mentioned in the "Muse" series represent a dramatic cultural and social change between our society of today and their society of the future, and will play more of an important role in later plots. They are not a simple game for these people - for them, being able to pass one's annual psych eval makes a dramatic difference in how their lives will turn out.

[cypherwulfe]

I didnt mean to cheapen the thought of the Psch-evals by calling them a game. It was just a quick way to get my thoughts to words. Yes I know, i am lazy lol. I understand the importance, if not the content of them. Kinda like a NCOER in the Army. NCO's get them, and if they are decent, the NCO an count on continuing his job and at least a decen chance of promotion. Bad NCOER's nd your career, whereas excellent ones promote you faster.

Another Idea I was just thinking about..... You ever hear of the game Wraith: The Oblivion? It is a white wolf game based in the same world as the fairy and mage games they have. In it you play a ghost, and another player plays your wraith. Wraith is like the evil side of your ocnscience. And interesting RPG would be a Muse game, where you play your character, and if you had a muse, it could be played by one of the other players. On second thought, that may not be a good idea, as the second playre would not only have thier character, but your muse to play as well... And so far, that would be too weird with the level of involvement another players Muse would require.. On second though scratch that idea.... as a matter of fact forget I ever said it LOL.

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cypherwulfe said:

Another Idea I was just thinking about...

I think a paper-pencil game in the 'muse' universe would work, though playing a 'muse' properly would be very difficult. People are people, and unless you have a degree (or at least extensive training) in psychology, it's not going to be easy to roleplay a character like a muse, who has the equivalent of a PhD's knowledge.

[cypherwulfe]

I would definately have to agree with that statement. I consider myself a failry accomplished RP gamer, and I have a intuitive way of knowing things about people, BUT, I do not thikn I would be able to do them justice. Ohh, I could probably pull it off, and even make hte guys I play with enjoy it, But then again, they havent read Muse, and Aura of Indigo. I have, and I would know the difference.

speaking of Aura, just finihsed it. Loved it. The Landlady character was funny as hell. I am pretty good at being able to interpret most dialects, to include cockney, but I found myself pausing when reading her dialog. It was excellent. I liked hte first book more though. Not because of style or anything, but because Muse introdiced me to the muses, and that was cool. The second was another more story content, and good in its own right. Please dont take that as criticism of your bok, I really did like it.

Man, I am starting to feel like this forum is just a conversation are for us lol. Need to find more people that read the book and get them her Xaa.

Speaking of more readers, I knwo a couple of people who would like your book. Normally I might just let them borrow it, but as this is Digi, no way to really do that. Would you mind terribl if I printed the Prologue to Muse and give it to friends to hook them to the story? Them I give htem the adress to your site so they can buy it. Sound like a plan?

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cypherwulfe said:

Speaking of more readers...

I suppose you could try that.