History Fanfic / AHarvestOfDust

''[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/rwby-a-harvest-of-dust-earthling-on-remnant.566158/ A Harvest of Dust]]'' is a RWBY fanfiction that self-admittedly runs on confusion and morbid curiosity, sourced from characters, readers and write alike. Written in Fall 2017, it is still under construction, approaching the cllimax of its first original arc. Only events in the then-latest chapter will be spoiler marked.

* CoolGuns: The author modeled a few guns after real world design.
** Amber's weapon is a Thompson gun, which once appeared as a placeholder in the [[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} Yellow Trailer]] used by DJ Deadbear.
** Cinder used a MAT-49 sub machinegun in her Vytal match because she couldn't expose her Fall Power.
** Tai briefly used [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7odSzdVHvRk a gun based on the Gepard M6 anti-material sniper rifle]].
** [[spoiler: Lin Shicheng's gun is based on the real world Calico M960, its smaller variant Calico M950 best known for a role in Literature/FateZero.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Amber to a degree, she's not the force of nature seen in canon anymore but now became an ActionSurvivor and working towards becoming a team player. She's originally supposed to be dead or disabled all this time.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Roman Torchwick is willing to help the authorities out of pragmatism, but also shows more loyalty than expected of him.

-> Our enemies take being shot at pretty well, if that’s a way to put it? They didn’t scatter for cover or scram, but form into two lines at Sloan’s gesturing, first line kneeling, to fire back at us. They’re soldiers after all, proving to be a cut above hired thugs or guerilla. Chest armor, Aura, faces behind balaclava, they have defense and guts complimenting each other. The team of Huntsmen officers stay at the center of their formation, observing what we are about to do next.

-> “He’s a little bitch but I didn’t see a tail on him.” Roman interrupts before the doctor can say anything, “Faunus are born cowards, there should be at least two more guns aimed at that trap, strength in numbers and all that.”

-> Jesus finger licking Christ this is pretentious. I must reply to things this far detached from human conversation.
-> Jesus H.W. chimney sweeping Christ on a Segway.
-> Jesus Finnegan Waking Christ.

-> In my hometown ‘let him see reason’ or ‘cure his alcoholism’ all means murder.

-> Holy shit, the sky is so dark in “real life” it’s only brighter than my future.

** [[spoiler: Lin Shicheng's gun is based on the real world Calico M960, its smaller variant Calico M950 best known for a role in Anime/FateZero.]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The Amity operation introduces 9 original characters at once, as enemies.

* BigDamnVillains: [[spoiler: Cinder taps into Amber's consciousness to boost her Aura when she is in a standoff.]]

* HellIsThatAccent: Verbal tics, accents, and vocal quirks of Amber is written to not imply a specific real world background.

** [[spoiler: Lin Shicheng's gun, a rifle with a pile bunker fixed onto it.]]* NamedByTheAdaptation: Ozpin is now Siegfried Ozpin, and Amber is now Amber Clercwell.

** CFVY's background is given some changes to explain Velvet's experimental weapon.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Roman Torchwick is willing to help the authorities out of pragmatism, but also shows more loyalty than necessary.

** Tai briefly used a GM6 Lynx.

* KillItWithFire: Amber has very basic control over the Fall power, but it's the spirit that counts so she trained herself in throwing fire and empowering her fists with fire.

* MoreDakka: Amber's approach to combat, after receiving a gun resembling the well-known Thompson from Roman.

* ReleasedToElsewhere: Amber discusses it with Cinder .

* CFVY's background is given some changes to explain Velvet's experimental weapon.

* SuspiciouslySmallArmy: The Mistral Freikorps only sent a small detachment to secure Amity, though it still outnumbers the Beacon team. [[Spoiler: They are backed up by the Arma Festus system, an army of Grimm-controlled robots.]]

** Amber's weapon is a Thompson gun, which once appeared as a placeholder in the [[WebAnimation/RWBY Yellow Trailer]] used by DJ Deadbear.

''A Harvest of Dust'' is a RWBY fanfiction that self-admittedly runs on confusion and morbid curiosity, sourced from characters, readers and write alike. Written in Fall 2017, it is still under construction, approaching the cllimax of its first original arc. Only events in the then-latest chapter will be spoiler marked.

** Amber's weapon is a Thompson M1928A1, which once appeared as a placeholder in the [[WebAnimation/RWBY Yellow Trailer]] used by DJ Deadb3ar.
** Cinder uses a MAT-49 sub machinegun in her Vytal match because she can't expose her Fall Power.
** [[Spoiler: Lin Shicheng's gun is based on the real world Calico M960, its smaller variant Calico M950 best known for a role in Anime/FateZero.]]

* HesAFriend: [[Spoiler: Qrow managed to ease the tension on Amity for a while in this way.]]

* {{Interlingua}}: Mistral language is described as many other languages seamless merging into English.

* MoreDakka: Amber's approach to combat, after receiving a gun resembling the well-known Thompson M1928A1 from Roman.

** [[Spoiler: Lin Shicheng's gun, a rifle with a pile bunker fixed onto it.]]* NamedByTheAdaptation: Ozpin is now Siegfried Ozpin, and Amber is now Amber Clercwell.