1 | ''Tale of the Comet'' is a 1997 ScienceFantasy novel by Roland Green, based on the second edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module of the same name. |
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3 | In deep space, the Rael starship ''Faworta'' is under heavy attack by the forces of the Overseer, a collective of robotic warriors and cyborgs bent on galactic conquest. The ex-marine captain Jazra manages to escape; however, the ship bursts into eye-searing flame as the fuel begins to burn from contact with the dimensional portal the Overseer was using to ferry troops into the ship. |
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5 | The burning ship is visible on a planet known simply as "the World"; where it is mistaken for a comet by much of the local population, and it has driven the local Prophet, Aston Tanak insane. People come from miles to listen to the prophets sermons; during one of them, the ''Faworta'' makes landfall... |
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7 | !! Tropes: |
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9 | * AdventureFriendlyWorld: Enough so that "Adventurer" is a career choice. |
10 | * {{BFG}}: One Rael soldier uses a gun called a "Magnum Cannon." |
11 | * CameFromTheSky: The ''Fawarta.'' |
12 | * {{Cyborg}}: The Doomed, [[YouWillBeAssimilated biologicals taken over by the Overseer.]] |
13 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: Aston Tanak blunders off a cliff during one of his insane wanderings. |
14 | * EarthShatteringKaboom: Jazra is concerned that the starship crash will destroy the planet. It doesn't [[spoiler: but the surviving evil robots and cyborgs on board almost do]]. |
15 | * EscapePod |
16 | * FantasyAliens: Aside from the aliens the setting is a pretty standard fantasy world. |
17 | * FunctionalMagic: Anyone can learn it. One Rael survivor learns a spell by watching a local wizard do it; he cheats with a stick and a technical manual in place of a staff and spell-book. It takes him a couple of tries though... Seems to be Theurgy, since certain spells require one to invoke deities; and wizards have a taboo about doing so unless casting. |
18 | * HiveMind: The Overseer. |
19 | * InhumanableAlienRights: Defied. Jazira considers being ousted as an alien secondary to letting bandits kill a family of natives. |
20 | * OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame |
21 | * PortalNetwork: The Overseer doesn't ''need'' ships for transport with its ExtraDimensionalShortcut, but all those big guns are nice to have. |
22 | * RobotWar: The Overseer has some shades of [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} SkyNet]] and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration the Borg.]] |
23 | * ScienceFantasy: Bog-standard fantasy setting + AlienInvasion = Sci-Fantasy. |
24 | * SealedEvilInACan: The Rael accidentally let the Overseer escape confinement; they [[TheAtoner decided they had to be the one to put it back in]]. |
25 | * StandardFantasySetting: Until an alien spaceship crash-lands on it... |
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