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HAPPY HALLOWEEN ft. my ff14 chara and the epic outfit we get from the event hehe

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I got derailed on my stream today and DREW HENRI, THE BEST FROG

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Alex from Golden Sun but Office AU

imagine you and your two coworkers are working hard on this big project and then your boss, The Wise One, hire these children onto this other big project but it conflicts with yours and thankfully you can outwit them but they're so annoying and are slowly catching up--

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Welcome to Ishtar Illustrated!

Sign up form below!

This is a Destiny lorebook based zine!

Objective: You may pick a CHAPTER from any Lorebook to recreate however you wish!

Sign ups close Sept 4th! invites out on the 4th/5th of Sept!

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what if buff djinns tho

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Drew my Golden Sun OC: Meifeng with 3 expressions to use as a model for when I will start streaming Golden Sun! I'm excited! I'm planning to start this Saturday >:)

Look forward to it and check out my carrd to find me on twitch! (I will also post here)

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#artists

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Alex roasting squad

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"Allow me to shoulder some of your burden." -Alex right before yeeting everyone off map

(bonus zoom in on his face)

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an attempt at drawing my sky kid uh not a chibi? (is there a name for it?)

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I couldn't do the effect I wanted so I went in a different direction :> my LoZ OC for an RP group I'm in!

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I'm replaying Golden Sun because I was in the mood for a good JRPG, and I find myself struck by how strong the writing is? Maybe I shouldn't be, because I always knew that it was a great pair of games, but it's easy for my nostalgia to dismiss them as "games I enjoyed as a kid".

But actually, the story has a very clear and coherent theme throughout both games, and it analyzes that theme from as many angles as possible. At the start, it seems to present the simple quest of “prevent the Dangerous Ancient Magic from being released into the world”. But even as it’s laying out that goal, there’s a distinct and practically pointed ambiguity about whether bringing back the power of Alchemy is a good thing or not. It’s dangerous, and it could be used for good or evil, but the Omnipotent Quest Giver of the Wise One specifically places the choice in your hands.

And then pretty much immediately as you start adventuring into the wider world, and continuing throughout the entire first game, the quests you encounter present you with situations which maintain that moral ambiguity. One town is endangered by the return of Alchemy, and another is cursed. A third town is saved from plague by the healing power Alchemy offers, and the cursed town is restored by that power as well. Some people use their magical Psynergy for good, and others use it for their own benefit. An attentive player may start to doubt the initial quest that they were presented.

And then suddenly, enter the sequel game and the second half of the story— Golden Sun The Lost Age, in which you completely switch roles and are now playing as the people who want to bring back Alchemy. Playing through this second game will give you more information and reasons why you might be convinced that such an action is desirable or necessary, but even to the very end it never presents the player with a clear thesis on whether doing so is good or evil. Alchemy is a source of great power, the game says. And while that power may prevent the world from dying a slow death, it might just as well cause the world to die a fast death instead if people misuse it.

And in the end, sure, the game requires you to bring back Alchemy because the death of the world is certain if you don’t, and the other possibilities are more unclear. But it never once tells you how to feel about it. And I think that makes it one of the most interesting stories I’ve ever seen in a game.

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finished up this art of Stardust! activating her magic ✨🪄 (2 versions available; with and without her cloak)

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AI disturbance overlays for those who don't have Ibis paint premium. found them on tiktok

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artbooks arrived!!! will be starting to package orders and send out batches over the next few weeks :}

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A Shin Malphur concept since Destiny won my poll \ o /

enjoy :)c

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Lately I've been hyper focused with Sky Cotl and I've been doing nothing but drawing Sky art because it brings me comfort. I would like to have a general idea of who my followers/mutuals are by using this poll so that I can better balance myself out (aka motivate me to work on my wips from other fandoms hahaha). My 2 big art fandoms have been Sky and D2 but if you're from another fandom, please let me know!