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[lan2lan]

@manglinq

[aro-in-danyl]

Alastor as a "Gift from God" AU

Inspired by the TV Show Lucifer. I could not get this idea out of my head so into the tumblr void it goes.

Edit: PART 2 up now.

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Sera could count on one hand the number of times the Almighty personally called for her. And every single one before was the precursor to some disaster or threat.

She was confused when she was beckoned past the throne room, away from the meeting rooms, and into the Almighty's workshop. There was no dust or cobwebs for God would not allow it, but it was known among the higher-ups that The Almighty had not had the motivation for creation in eons.

"The screams of the damned awoke me today," God's many hands reached out from their ineffable form to grasp jars and potions of dubious origins.

Sera stiffened. "I thought you could not see into Lucifer's domain."

She had not dared to think she could hide the First Extermination from The Almighty's gaze but she'd hoped she have more time.

"Never before today have souls perished a second time." God collected more vials and instruments that Sera could not for the life of her understand the purpose of.

"Such fear," and they sounded sad, "over the birth of one child."

The Anti-Christ, Lucifer's daughter was more than just a simple baby. Her parents had hidden her for decades, but the change in their attitude was noticeable even before her existence was made known to heaven. Lucifer again grew bolder and more fanatical with his ideas and Lilith-

If they'd only known sooner.

Silence passed as God worked. Sera kept her head bowed so she could not see what was being created. But they did not demand she stop the exterminations, and that was enough for her to finally raise her head and peak at The Almighty's first creation in centuries.

A soul. Or what would become one soon enough.

Her curiosity finally broke through. "You have not crafted a soul by hand since-" She cut herself off. No need to push her luck.

"This soul is a gift." They said. And they began to spin the soul threads together, "They will be an equal. Unchanging. Dynamic. Static. Chaotic." With every word a new thread merged with the steadily-brightening soul.

"A defender. An assailant...An Avenger."

With the final word of God, the soul was finished. But, barring the confusion of all those conflicting traits, Sera was caught up on the first sentence of this new soul's purpose.

"A gift to who?"

God did not answer. But that left her with another more pressing question.

"The creation of a new soul is a breath-taking experience to witness," she began carefully, "But why have you called me here?"

In answer, God reached behind themselves to a corner that Sera had not paid attention to and pulled out the tip of a spear. One from Adam's exorcists.

She tensed as God held it up to the fragile new soul. Angelic steel was crafted solely to bring death to the damned. To souls. Was this her punishment? To bear witness to the creation of life, of potential goodness, only to watch it be snuffed out before it even had a chance?

God pressed the spear to the soul, "Your Exorcists should take heed," the spear stabbed into the soul and Sera couldn't help but cry out in despair. But the soul did not whither or fade. She watched as the spear tip was catapulted away at lightning speed, burying itself in the wall across from them.

"And avoid his attention."

[s0fti3w1tch]

If you're ever curious about what me and other Sep AU creators talk about together

@raymustardd, @daedelweiss, and @trubblegumm

(btw this conversation is ongoing at the time of posting)

Edit:

Edit 2:

now with @dianagj-art!

[crabbypalsart]

Bₒₙₑₛ ₐᵣₑ cᵣᵤₛₕᵢₙg, bₒₙₑₛ ₐᵣₑ cᵣᵤₛₕᵢₙg,

Bₒdᵢₑₛ ₜₒᵤcₕᵢₙg, bₒdᵢₑₛ ₜₒᵤcₕᵢₙg,

Bₗₒₒd ᵢₛ ₚᵤₘₚᵢₙg, bₗₒₒd ᵢₛ ₚᵤₘₚᵢₙg,

Fₑₑₗᵢₙg ₙₒₜₕᵢₙg, fₑₑₗᵢₙg ₙₒₜₕᵢₙg,

Ever since this song first came out, it immediately reminded me of Wally for some reason, and I really wanted to make at least a small animation or animatic for it. Unfortunately, I didn't and don't really have the drive for that rn, so this is the best I can do for now X•D

[thirstys-stuff]

happy birthday chrispy

reblogs > likes :3

[novodontia]

"Go on, praise me like a god!"

This was inspired by one of my fave songs of all time, Pathological Facade by GHOST!! I've always associated this song with Medic, so maybe one day I'll make a full pmv for it lol

Og frame:

[utilitycaster]

Sort of a distant tangent off my post about Ashton, but I'm growing more and more suspicious of the fandom claim that there's no time for small RP moments in Campaign 3. I do think that it's been challenging to get deeper party bonding or serious conversations that aren't about the big philosophical questions they're facing, since those do take much more time; but then I think about Calamity, or Candela Obscura. I can genuinely give you at least a couple paragraphs about pretty much every relationship in the two Circles, or in the Ring of Brass. I can also point to no shortage of small moments between characters in the Mighty Nein Aeor or Vox Machina Vecna endgame episodes, which were all extremely plot-heavy and fast-paced, and D20 consistently nails character relationships in a fraction of the time.

I think it really does come down to, as Brennan Lee Mulligan always says, the character creation phase. Laying down a solid groundwork in which everyone has a detailed, rich backstory and sense of personality and relationship history (in the case of characters who knew each other prior to the start of the series) is absolutely crucial, and even in the case of characters who don't know each other before going in, a good amount of time spent in character creation ensures that it's easier for them to develop those interpersonal relationships on the fly. I know in actual play there's some degree of finding the character as you play, but there are games for which there is a very short runway, and I don't think it ever hurts to do more extensive character prep than the bare minimum. And if there are gaps, I think it also helps to go back and fill those in mid-way, away from the table - Travis clarifying Chetney's backstory being a great example that allowed the history of Chetney and Deanna to feel realized and full, despite only a few episodes.

I'll also be blunt: most of the time when people complain that there aren't moments because the plot keeps moving...they're mad about shipping. Which has always rung hollow to me. It was a common complaint in C2, that no time was taken for character relationships, despite them taking an entire half of an episode for the Beauyasha date and despite no shortage of moments for all three of the other couples (and plenty of platonic moments between friends). The issue was never a lack of time; it was that the characters they wanted to talk to each other didn't actually have the relationship in canon that the fans had dreamed up, and so, when the chips were down, they went to other people.

It takes two seconds to say something like "I hold their hand", even in the middle of plot-heavy adventuring. If someone doesn't say it, it's rarely the GM rushing them; it's the player either choosing not to do so, or not remembering to do so, and either of those is quite revealing regarding how the player feels about that relationship and where it stands in their priorities.

[creativesplat]

ok... so Lambert x Eve...

Eve and the two Blaiddyds

Lambert and the two Fierenes

The step-siblings

@blaiddydbrokeit and I were talking, and they have now sent me down the wonderful rabbit hole that is Eve and Lambert getting married and looking after their children.

[ranvwoop]

@oc-tober2023 day 8: saviour

ft. @adhdo5's ClockworkLocusts (left), @daylovejoy's Finch (right), and my cVwoop :3.

Neighbours trying to save their community from a sculk infestation.

alt vers: Get desaturated

[divvy-div-art]

Bobek, the God of Dreams & Creativity

BOO! back from the dead

a friend requested that i draw one of the gods he designed for a D&D campaign he's running (which i play a cool elf journalist in), and since the design was so fun and i was given permission to take as many creative liberties as i wanted, i felt like i HAD to draw Bobek

Bobek really IS the God of Creativity cuz he cured my art block 🙏🙏

[deus-ex-mona]

such is the tale of a ✨chronically online hypocrite✨

[peachyfnaf]

*points* how does one befriend you?

just like this

you're my friend now- we're having soft tacos later .D.

[hamthezombie]

Excited for our next D&D game because things are leading up to the final confrontation and I've been working hard on making it interesting.

Scared for our next D&D game because I've designed what I think is a pretty challenging encounter and the party did not take a rest beforehand, so they're not at their full strength.

BUT most of my players keep telling me to mess their characters up, so they should have fun even if things go bad for them.

[15chickens]

my zine is done!!!

i cosplayed gideon to london mcm this weekend, and made a matching zine to give away!! and it's on itch now! (with a download for you to print your own if you'd like<3)

[crabbypalsart]

OK quick shift of focus from what I am working on rn, but I really had to get this out of my system lest I go insane. X•D So, this "X Reader" fanfic with Wally I've been reading called 'Vista Alegre' on AO3 just wrapped up, and well, can I just say??? *UNCONTROLLABLE SOBBING*

[teatimecort]

lil celebration doodle from last month for ldb resuming !!