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The Starcaster Chronicles 14.20

March 14, 2025 by Tim


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FIossy
FIossy
1 day ago

Looking forward to the conclusion of this run, and the return of the DnD group.

Dramabear
Dramabear
17 hours ago
Reply to  FIossy

Comments like these make tim think he should lock Starcaster, a series I enjoy almost equally to the DND and A&D, behind a paywall. I understand you might only come here to read one series and that’s fine but we don’t need to hear about it, and frankly neither does the web author.

Powell Powers
Powell Powers
10 hours ago
Reply to  Dramabear

Tim has the stats – such runs does reflect lower web traffic. Whether you like it or not this is not as popular as others.

I’m saying this as someone that actually like Starcasters better than analog + d pad.

I get why you’re upset that Tim might want to put it behind paywall but now gate keeping other people’s opinion is just next level bullshit from you. This comment section doesn’t belong to you.

jam szechuan
jam szechuan
2 hours ago
Reply to  Tim

For what it’s worth as a fan since CAD 1.0 who is not in a good financial position to Patreon, Starcaster is my favorite, followed by Analog and D-Pad

Gonfrask
Gonfrask
9 hours ago
Reply to  FIossy

Am I the only one that come here to read whatever Tim delights us? 😢

Dagroth
Dagroth
9 hours ago
Reply to  Gonfrask

Nope, you are not.

Frank
Frank
9 hours ago
Reply to  Gonfrask

Most certainly not.
I like all the stories here, and I’m quite sure most of Tim’s visitors would see it like that as well.

Robert 'CockRoach' Archer
Robert 'CockRoach' Archer
6 hours ago
Reply to  Gonfrask

no you’re not i love all of tim’s work. been here since just a week or two after he started all of this back in the early 2ks!

Komosatuo
Komosatuo
5 hours ago
Reply to  Gonfrask

Nope! I happily read whatever he posts. All of his comics are well written and drawn. One of the only webcomics I still read actually, as all the others have moved on or met natural deaths.

Benjamin
Benjamin
1 day ago

I have no clue about time in this universe, but it sounds way out of his life expectancy.

Xyon
Xyon
1 day ago
Reply to  Benjamin

Assuming mortality is even a concern for someone fused to a starcaster? It constantly heals them, after all. Will Cort even continue to age?

Atros
Atros
1 day ago
Reply to  Xyon

Guess that depends on how ‘extreme’ the healing is. I mean, you age out of your physical prime and into ‘old age’ because your cells are replicating and eventually the original dna that guides what the new cell is supposed to be and do break down more and more over all the replications. If the healing is just providing energy to speed up the cells replicating themselves and heal, then if anything he’s functionally aging faster with injuries. I mean, it’d take a lot to be meaningful but he’ll… probably heal that much. On the other hand if the healing… Read more »

Kat Gaea
Kat Gaea
21 hours ago
Reply to  Atros

Hoenstly, I think firmly on the science end, it is not so far advanced as to think it is magic. We already as a species know how to undo the DNA strand shortening, telemorase. what we don’t know how to do is to do that without giving us cancer. One of the first mutations needed for cancer to be more then a short term annoyance, is reactivating telemorase. So just giving that to a human body, makes the cells younger again, but any proto-cancers become full cancers instantly. so if you combine it with a type of healing that can… Read more »

Eldest Gruff
Eldest Gruff
23 hours ago
Reply to  Benjamin

I’ve been working up some sort of theory here. Cort, Nayra, Speck, have been using normal periods of time most of the comic. Days, months, years, etc. This new unit of time, however, is something that we only started seeing when we were hip-deep in the Federation. Rather than assume this was a mid-series shift, I’m going to assume there’s a difference. Obviously our length of time (day, month, year) is based on the movement of the Earth. I suggest that those terms are simply the colloquial, inexact measurement of time, as it’s clearly translated from Galactic Common (or whatever… Read more »

Eldest Gruff
Eldest Gruff
22 hours ago
Reply to  Eldest Gruff

Shit, I should’ve scrolled down.

Don’t click my wall of text. Not worth it.

Szczepan
Szczepan
17 hours ago
Reply to  Eldest Gruff

Definitely worth it, you got it right.

Merida
Merida
12 hours ago
Reply to  Eldest Gruff

Lune would be 13 if based on earth. There are 13 lunar months in an earth year. Centivale lends to being 100years but I kinda think decade can fit too.

7eggert
7eggert
5 hours ago
Reply to  Merida

About 12 7/19 lunar months per year according to the Hebrew calendar

Kenju
Kenju
1 day ago

….Tim, we love your work, but can we please have an idiots guide to time and distance translation one of these days lol

A centivale could mean either a hundred years, or one hundredth of a year, though I am inclined to believe it is the hundred years measure.

Though what I would really like to see is the Lance Major and Nyrah meet, as it seems highly likely Nyrah could still teach her a few things about how to use her Starcaster.

Andrew
Andrew
1 day ago
Reply to  Kenju

Heck, I’d just prefer to use standard units. I get that this is an alien organization, but encountering these mystery units with no frame of reference distracts me from the excellent story. I think we can assume that the characters aren’t speaking English, so having translated ranks (“Lance major” as opposed to “Quar Silek” or whatever) and objects (“Cruiser”, “Starcaster”) seem just as reasonable as translated units. It might be a bit jarring to switch tacks in the middle of the work, but perhaps for a 2nd edition, I’d recommend just using standard units, or else perhaps have an asterisk… Read more »

7eggert
7eggert
5 hours ago
Reply to  Andrew

The look on the face tells us all we need to know.

Fred
Fred
1 day ago
Reply to  Tim

That’s what I assumed going by context, so I’d say you’re doing a good job.

The Legacy
The Legacy
1 day ago
Reply to  Tim

Thanks! That makes sense.

evilleet
evilleet
1 day ago

I am pretty sure a centivale is a century, as centi means 100.
However, we dont know if it refers to the calender of the earth as we know it, or of some other constant to measure time by.
If it is different, then age is measured differently and thus you can be called 100 years old, but probably are only 42 in earth years?

bceggj
bceggj
1 day ago
Reply to  evilleet

Well, a centimeter is not 100m, but a 100th of a meter. By that logic, a centivale would be a hundredth of a vale, and 100 vales would be a hectovale.

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
1 day ago
Reply to  bceggj

By that logic, a centurion commanded 1/100th of a soldier, and a century is 100th of a year 😉

cmasta1992
cmasta1992
1 day ago

You can just say century. It’s okay, it won’t ruin the immersion.

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
1 day ago
Reply to  cmasta1992

Personally I think it’s easy from context. Sounds like century. In space you have different measurements, probably based on more galactic constants, like the flicker of a pulsar or the time it takes from a certain distance from the supermassive black hole in the center to make a full round. That’s why it can be centi as well. A 100th of something instead of 100 times. It is simply a boatload of it regardless.

BeanJuiceBenny
BeanJuiceBenny
1 day ago

I’m loving this run honestly. The lore and the character development is really grabbing me.

foducool
foducool
1 day ago

the joys of not being an extremely long lived species (80 years or so is still pretty long if you ask me)

PhobosRising
PhobosRising
1 day ago

Apply marvel protagonist yeast, aaaannd should be mastered in a week. By tomorrow if you have something cute to sacrifice.

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
23 hours ago
Reply to  PhobosRising

If the protagonist is a woman, ignore recipe. They already are fully powered and at best just discover that they can already do whatever is required.

Vukodlak
Vukodlak
11 hours ago
Reply to  Darkhorse

Do you two meed a ride in the Wambulance?

Darkhorse
Darkhorse
10 hours ago
Reply to  Vukodlak

Besides that it is a joke, did you see the last so many movies/series of marvel?

PhobosRising
PhobosRising
9 hours ago
Reply to  Vukodlak

Context? I don’t fully agree with Dark, he just is pointing out a side-effect of bloated hero sagas subject to the “Hold My Beer” policy. Gamemasters recognize it as trying to inject newer characters in settings at either existing group power levels or campaign end power level goal for relevancy purposes.

Last edited 9 hours ago by PhobosRising
Ash Ketchup
Ash Ketchup
1 day ago

Figures the Lance Major lady has a long lifespan. Us humans always get the short end of the stick in high-fantasy and sci-fi universes.

wolph
wolph
21 hours ago

I’ve got to say that those time values really annoy me… the language is obviously translated from some alien language to English, but the time units are not. The way they’re used feels really forced to me… but that’s just my opinion.

ChibiAcer
ChibiAcer
21 hours ago

A centivale is like, 100 Earth minutes. Surely. 🫤

Edit: Read Tim’s post below. RIP

Last edited 21 hours ago by ChibiAcer
Crestlinger
Crestlinger
19 hours ago

Was there a chart of the time units made up by author or anyone else on the other Patapatapatapon (couldn’t resist) side? Seems like it would be relevant particularly for the amount of time terms thrown around in this chapter.

Mikko
Mikko
18 hours ago

It seems that new special forces do not require full publicity, the knightly honesty, from their members.

PhobosRising
PhobosRising
9 hours ago
Reply to  Mikko

You know, federation could fabricate a look-alike for front lines purposes. Nobody really knows about cort yet. The PR bullet shield could help morale, while real starcasters do cloak and dagger work. Just make the PR one have a larger fleet presence to encourage lack of direct conflicts. That or test that starcaster fabrication theory.

pookysgirl
pookysgirl
17 hours ago

Next comic: “Well, I’m a terrible person, as Nyrah used to keep reminding me. Speck thinks I’ve got some redeeming value, though. You can guess which one of them I prefer to hang out with.”

Nightdagger
Nightdagger
14 hours ago

That brings up a point that I’m not sure has been addressed yet…the regenerative effect of the Starcaster, does that also account for normal wear and tear and genetic degradation?

In other words, are Starcasters effectively immortal outside of unnatural deaths?

Vukodlak
Vukodlak
12 hours ago

I think Cort is going to unlock the true secret of the Starcaster, how to use it to create rather then destroy.

7eggert
7eggert
5 hours ago
Reply to  Vukodlak

I think we all know that since the moment Checkow’s gun was hanged above the chimney