Dylan West

Probe Swarms Chapter 3 of Scribes’ Descent says that Mallory’s mom writes code to help probes find another wormhole, but the book gives no further detail about it. If you’ve been wondering what programming code has to do with space probes, you’ve come to the right place! To search new areas of space for an undiscovered wormhole, the… Continue reading How Mallory’s Mom Searches for New Wormholes

Hello Earth Dwellers, this is Mallory Leighyan. For you new folks, I’m the main character of Scribes’ Descent. Unlike Boxer, who hijacked this newsletter two months ago, I got Dylan’s permission to write this month’s newsletter. I hope you don’t mind. I just arrived last week–Dylan plucked me out of the Scribeverse and set me down in your universe.… Continue reading Earth is weird

I see that Boxer helped himself to my newsletter last month. Don’t tell him I said this, but I was hoping he’d do that.  Maybe I’ll leave my laptop unattended for him again some other month. Gaming update: I’ve made many more art improvements to the game and am almost done changing all of Mallory’s animations… Continue reading Managing Water Level in an Underground Reservoir

Boxer here. Dylan left his laptop unlocked and walked away to pet his kitties, so I’m taking over his newsletter this month. Shhh! Don’t tell him. All 1,920 of you can keep a secret, right? Gaming update: Dylan has worked ’til the indecent hours of night to give you the biggest update yet–now you can fight the ragna… Continue reading Easter Eggs in Scribes’ Descent, Part 2

List of Easter Eggs in Scribes’ Descent –Chrono Trigger: in Chapter 21 (The Voice), Boxer scratches his back against a rock wall and says, “Ah, this is the stuff! Secret scratching spot revealed.” I got this idea from my favorite video game of all time: Chrono Trigger  By scratching a Nu in one city in the… Continue reading Easter Eggs Hidden in Scribes’ Descent, Part 1

In the last of three articles on Radianism, I now go over its point system, funeral rites, and sayings, all of which tie together in unexpected ways. How Radians earn merit points: -1 point for every $1000 you give toward an authorized research project that leads to a verified discovery. 1 point for every $10,000… Continue reading Radian Point System, Funeral Rites, and Sayings

Last month, I listed popular Radian scripture passages. Now I’ll go into their unusual customs, which are captured by Radianism’s three pillars: 1. Read Reality Two every day. Families are to exhort each other by quoting passages that relate to the day’s activities. See the previous newsletter for more details on this one. 2. Make Scientific Advancements and measure them with a merit sum.… Continue reading 3 Pillars of Radianism

Let’s take a break from science to talk about culture. But don’t worry–science photobombs even this picture 🙂 On the back cover of Scribes’ Descent, you’ll find the line “People worship technology on Planet Daishon.” And the opening chapters are bulging with references to Radianism and its fanatical devotion to science. If you’ve ever wondered what that’s about,… Continue reading Why do people worship technology on Daishon?

Most of us learned about photosynthesis back in elementary school: plants take in sunlight and carbon dioxide, then make sugar and release oxygen. And if you were anything like me at that age, you promptly went outside and chewed on grass to see whether it really had sugar.  Actually, I already knew that from all my outdoor… Continue reading How Do Plants Grow Without Sunlight?

In chapter one of Scribes’ Descent, you’ll find this line: “The hum of vent fans and the whir of stepper motors blended into a sound she’d come to think of as her personal theme song.” The term stepper motor might seem like a term I made up for the Scribeverse, but it’s a common device in our world. Especially in… Continue reading What are Stepper Motors?