2023/10/30
Hoy compramos un teléfono para la Pollitita. Es un modelo de su tamaño y de otra época. Así, cuando los niños bajen al parque, pueden avisar si tienen algún problema en la calle.
Today we bought a phone for the little pink chicken. It is a model of its size and from another era. This way, when the children go down to the park, they can let them know if they have any problems on the street.
Google Translation into French:
Aujourd'hui, nous avons acheté un téléphone pour le petit poulet rose. C'est un modèle à sa taille et d'une autre époque. De cette façon, lorsque les enfants descendront au parc, ils pourront leur faire savoir s'ils ont des problèmes dans la rue.
Google translation into Italian:
Oggi abbiamo comprato un telefono per la gallina rosa. È un modello nelle sue dimensioni e di un’altra epoca. In questo modo, quando i bambini scendono al parco, potranno far sapere se hanno problemi per strada.
Google Translation into Portuguese:
Hoje compramos um telefone para a galinha rosa. É um modelo no seu tamanho e de outra época. Assim, quando as crianças descerem ao parque, poderão avisar se tiverem algum problema na rua.
Google Translation into German:
Heute haben wir ein Telefon für das kleine rosa Huhn gekauft. Es ist ein Modell in seiner Größe und aus einer anderen Zeit. Auf diese Weise können die Kinder, wenn sie in den Park gehen, ihnen mitteilen, ob sie auf der Straße Probleme haben.
Google Translation into Albanisch:
Sot blemë një telefon për pulën e vogël rozë. Është një model i përmasave të tij dhe i një epoke tjetër. Në këtë mënyrë, kur fëmijët zbresin në park, ata mund t'i bëjnë të ditur nëse kanë ndonjë problem në rrugë.
Google Translation into Arabic:
اشترينا اليوم هاتفًا للدجاجة الوردية الصغيرة. وهو نموذج بحجمه ومن عصر آخر. بهذه الطريقة، عندما ينزل الأطفال إلى الحديقة، يمكنهم إخبارهم إذا كانت لديهم أي مشاكل في الشارع.
Google Translation into Armenian:
Այսօր մենք հեռախոս գնեցինք փոքրիկ վարդագույն հավի համար։ Դա իր չափերի մոդելն է և այլ դարաշրջանից: Այս կերպ, երբ երեխաները իջնեն այգի, նրանք կարող են տեղեկացնել նրանց, եթե փողոցում խնդիրներ ունենան։
Google Translation into Bengali:
আজ আমরা ছোট্ট গোলাপী মুরগির জন্য একটি ফোন কিনেছি। এটি তার আকারের একটি মডেল এবং অন্য যুগের। এইভাবে, শিশুরা যখন পার্কে যায়, রাস্তায় তাদের কোন সমস্যা হলে তারা তাদের জানাতে পারে।
Google Translation into Bulgarian:
Днес купихме телефон за малкото розово пиле. Това е модел с неговия размер и от друга епоха. По този начин, когато децата слизат в парка, те могат да ги уведомят, ако имат проблеми на улицата.
Google Translation into Czech:
Dnes jsme koupili telefon pro malé růžové kuře. Je to model své velikosti a z jiné doby. Tímto způsobem, když děti jdou dolů do parku, mohou jim dát vědět, pokud mají na ulici nějaké problémy.
Google Translation into Simplified Chinese:
今天我们给粉红小鸡买了一部手机。 它是其尺寸的典范,来自另一个时代。 这样,当孩子们去公园时,如果他们在街上遇到任何问题,他们可以让他们知道。
Google Translation into Korean:
오늘 우리는 작은 분홍색 닭을 위한 전화기를 샀습니다. 그것은 그 크기와 다른 시대의 모델입니다. 이렇게 하면 아이들이 공원에 내려갔을 때 길거리에서 문제가 생기면 알려줄 수 있습니다.
Google Translation into Croatian:
Danas smo kupili telefon za malo rozo pile. To je model njegove veličine i iz drugog doba. Na taj način, kada djeca siđu u park, mogu im javiti ako imaju problema na ulici.
Google Translation into Danish
I dag har vi købt en telefon til den lille lyserøde kylling. Det er en model af dens størrelse og fra en anden tidsalder. På denne måde, når børnene går ned i parken, kan de fortælle dem, hvis de har problemer på gaden.
Google Translation into Slovak:
Dnes sme kúpili telefón pre malé ružové kura. Je to model svojej veľkosti a z inej doby. Takto, keď deti zídu do parku, môžu im dať vedieť, ak majú na ulici nejaké problémy.
Google Translation into Slovenian:
Danes smo kupili telefon za malega roza piščančka. Je model svoje velikosti in iz drugega obdobja. Tako lahko otroci, ko se spustijo v park, sporočijo, če imajo na ulici kakšne težave.
Google Translation into Estonian:
Täna ostsime väikesele roosale kanale telefoni. Tegemist on oma suuruse ja teisest ajastust pärit mudeliga. Nii saavad lapsed parki laskudes neile teada anda, kui neil on tänaval probleeme.
Google Translation into Suomi:
Tänään ostimme puhelimen pienelle vaaleanpunaiselle kanalle. Se on kokonsa malli ja toiselta aikakaudelta. Näin kun lapset menevät alas puistoon, he voivat ilmoittaa heille, jos heillä on ongelmia kadulla.
Google Translation into Georgian:
დღეს ვიყიდეთ ტელეფონი პატარა ვარდისფერი ქათმისთვის. ეს არის მისი ზომის მოდელი და სხვა ეპოქიდან. ამ გზით, როდესაც ბავშვები ჩადიან პარკში, მათ შეუძლიათ აცნობონ, თუ რაიმე პრობლემა აქვთ ქუჩაში.
Google Translation into Greek:
Σήμερα αγοράσαμε ένα τηλέφωνο για το μικρό ροζ κοτόπουλο. Είναι ένα μοντέλο στο μέγεθός του και από μια άλλη εποχή. Με αυτόν τον τρόπο, όταν τα παιδιά κατεβαίνουν στο πάρκο, μπορούν να τα ενημερώσουν αν έχουν κάποιο πρόβλημα στο δρόμο.
Google Translation into Guarani:
Ko árape rojogua peteĩ teléfono pe pollo rósa michĩvape g̃uarã. Ha’e peteĩ modelo tuichaháicha ha ambue época-gui. Péicha, mitãnguéra oguejy jave parque-pe, ikatu oikuaauka chupekuéra oguerekóramo apañuãi tape rehe.
Google Translation into Hawaiian:
I kēia lā ua kūʻai mākou i kelepona no ka moa liʻiliʻi ʻulaʻula. He kumu hoʻohālike o kona nui a mai kekahi au. Ma kēia ala, ke iho nā keiki i ka paka, hiki iā lākou ke hōʻike iā lākou inā he pilikia ko lākou ma ke alanui.
Google Translation into Hebrew:
היום קנינו טלפון לעוף הוורוד הקטן. זהו דגם בגודלו ומתקופה אחרת. כך, כשהילדים יורדים לפארק, הם יכולים להודיע להם אם יש להם בעיות ברחוב.
Google Translation into Hindi:
आज हमने छोटी गुलाबी मुर्गी के लिए एक फोन खरीदा। यह अपने आकार का और दूसरे युग का मॉडल है। इस तरह, जब बच्चे पार्क में जाते हैं, तो वे उन्हें बता सकते हैं कि उन्हें सड़क पर कोई समस्या है या नहीं।
Google Translation into Hungarian:
Ma vettünk egy telefont a kis rózsaszín csirkéhez. Méretének megfelelő és egy másik korszakból származó modell. Így amikor a gyerekek lemennek a parkba, jelezhetik, ha valami gondjuk van az utcán.
Google Translation into Indonesian:
Hari ini kami membeli telepon untuk ayam kecil berwarna merah muda. Ini adalah model ukurannya dan dari era lain. Dengan cara ini, ketika anak-anak pergi ke taman, mereka dapat memberi tahu mereka jika ada masalah di jalan.
Google Translation into Japanese:
今日、私たちは小さなピンクのニワトリのために電話を買いました。 このサイズの、別の時代のモデルです。 こうすることで、子供たちが公園に行くときに、路上で何か問題があった場合に知らせることができます。
Google Translation into Kyrgyz:
Бүгүн кичинекей кызгылт тоокко телефон сатып алдык. Бул анын өлчөмү жана башка доордун үлгүсү болуп саналат. Ошентип, балдар сейил бакка түшкөндө, көчөдө кандайдыр бир көйгөй бар болсо, аларга билдире алышат.
Google Translation into Latvian:
Šodien mazajai rozā vistiņai nopirkām telefonu. Tas ir sava izmēra un cita laikmeta modelis. Tādā veidā bērni, ejot lejā uz parku, var informēt, ja uz ielas ir kādas problēmas.
Google Translation into Malayalam:
ഇന്ന് ഞങ്ങൾ ചെറിയ പിങ്ക് കോഴിക്ക് ഒരു ഫോൺ വാങ്ങി. ഇത് അതിന്റെ വലിപ്പവും മറ്റൊരു കാലഘട്ടത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള മാതൃകയുമാണ്. ഇതുവഴി കുട്ടികൾ പാർക്കിൽ ഇറങ്ങുമ്പോൾ തെരുവിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും പ്രശ്നങ്ങളുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അവരെ അറിയിക്കാം.
Google Translation into Malay:
Hari ini kami membeli telefon untuk ayam merah jambu kecil. Ia adalah model saiznya dan dari era lain. Dengan cara ini, apabila kanak-kanak turun ke taman, mereka boleh memberitahu mereka jika mereka mempunyai sebarang masalah di jalanan.
Google Translation into Malagasy:
Nividy finday ho an'ilay akoho kely mavokely izahay androany. Modely amin'ny habeny izy io ary avy amin'ny vanim-potoana hafa. Amin'izany fomba izany, rehefa midina eny amin'ny valan-javaboary ny ankizy dia afaka mampahafantatra azy ireo raha misy olana eny an-dalana.
Google Translation into Dutch:
Vandaag hebben we een telefoon gekocht voor de kleine roze kip. Het is een model van zijn formaat en uit een ander tijdperk. Zo kunnen de kinderen, als ze naar het park gaan, laten weten of ze problemen hebben op straat.
Google Translation into Nepali:
आज हामीले सानो गुलाबी कुखुराको लागि फोन किन्यौं। यो यसको आकार र अर्को युगको मोडेल हो। यसरी, बच्चाहरू पार्कमा जाँदा, उनीहरूलाई सडकमा कुनै समस्या भएमा थाहा दिन सक्छन्।
Google Translation into Norwegian:
I dag kjøpte vi en telefon til den lille rosa kyllingen. Det er en modell av dens størrelse og fra en annen tid. På denne måten, når barna går ned i parken, kan de gi beskjed om de har problemer på gaten.
Google Translation into Pashtun:
نن مو د کوچني ګلابي چرګ لپاره تلیفون واخیست. دا د هغې اندازه او د بل دور څخه بیلګه ده. په دې توګه، کله چې ماشومان پارک ته ځي، دوی کولی شي دوی ته خبر ورکړي که دوی په سړک کې کومه ستونزه ولري.
Google Translation into Persian:
امروز برای جوجه صورتی کوچولو گوشی خریدیم. مدلی به اندازه خود و از دورانی دیگر است. به این ترتیب وقتی بچه ها به پارک پایین می روند اگر در خیابان مشکلی داشتند به آنها اطلاع دهند.
Google Translation into Polish:
Dzisiaj kupiliśmy telefon dla małego różowego kurczaka. Jest to model swojej wielkości i z innej epoki. W ten sposób, gdy dzieci idą do parku, będą mogły dać im znać, jeśli mają jakieś problemy na ulicy.
Google Translation into Romanian:
Astăzi am cumpărat un telefon pentru puiul roz. Este un model de dimensiunile sale și din altă epocă. Astfel, atunci când copiii coboară în parc, îi pot anunța dacă au probleme pe stradă.
Google Translation into Russian:
Сегодня мы купили телефон для маленького розового цыпленка. Это модель такого же размера и из другой эпохи. Таким образом, когда дети спускаются в парк, они могут сообщить им, есть ли у них проблемы на улице.
Google Translation into Serbian:
Данас смо купили телефон за мало розе пиле. То је модел своје величине и из другог доба. Овако, када деца сиђу у парк, могу да им јаве да ли имају проблема на улици.
Google Translation into Swedish:
Idag köpte vi en telefon till den lilla rosa kycklingen. Det är en modell av sin storlek och från en annan tid. På så sätt, när barnen går ner till parken, kan de meddela dem om de har några problem på gatan.
Google Translation into Sundanese:
Dinten ieu kami meuli telepon pikeun hayam pink saeutik. Éta modél ukuranana sareng ti jaman anu sanés. Ku cara kieu, nalika murangkalih turun ka taman, aranjeunna tiasa masihan terang upami aranjeunna ngagaduhan masalah di jalan.
Google Translation into Tagalog:
Ngayon bumili kami ng telepono para sa maliit na pink na manok. Ito ay isang modelo ng laki nito at mula sa ibang panahon. Sa ganitong paraan, kapag bumaba ang mga bata sa parke, maaari nilang ipaalam sa kanila kung mayroon silang anumang mga problema sa kalye.
Google Translation into Thai:
วันนี้เราซื้อโทรศัพท์ให้เจ้าไก่สีชมพูตัวน้อย เป็นแบบจำลองที่มีขนาดและมาจากยุคอื่น ด้วยวิธีนี้ เมื่อเด็กๆ ลงไปที่สวนสาธารณะ พวกเขาสามารถแจ้งให้พวกเขาทราบหากมีปัญหาใดๆ บนท้องถนน
Google Translation into Telugu:
ఈ రోజు మనం చిన్న పింక్ చికెన్ కోసం ఫోన్ కొన్నాము. ఇది దాని పరిమాణం యొక్క నమూనా మరియు మరొక యుగం నుండి. ఈ విధంగా, పిల్లలు పార్క్లోకి వెళ్లినప్పుడు, వీధిలో ఏదైనా సమస్యలు ఉంటే వారికి తెలియజేయవచ్చు.
Google Translation into Turkish:
Bugün minik pembe tavuğa bir telefon aldık. Kendi boyutunda ve başka bir döneme ait bir modeldir. Böylece çocuklar parka indiklerinde sokakta herhangi bir sorunla karşılaştıklarında onlara haber verebiliyorlar.
Google Translation into Ukrainian:
Сьогодні купили маленькому рожевому курчаті телефон. Це модель такого ж розміру та з іншої епохи. Таким чином, коли діти спускаються в парк, вони можуть повідомити їм, якщо у них виникнуть проблеми на вулиці.
Google Translation into Urdu:
آج ہم نے چھوٹے گلابی چکن کے لیے ایک فون خریدا۔ یہ اپنے سائز کا ایک ماڈل ہے اور کسی اور دور کا۔ اس طرح، جب بچے پارک میں جاتے ہیں، تو وہ انہیں بتا سکتے ہیں کہ اگر انہیں سڑک پر کوئی پریشانی ہو تو۔
Google Translation into Uzbek:
Bugun biz kichkina pushti tovuq uchun telefon sotib oldik. Bu uning o'lchamining modeli va boshqa davrdan. Shunday qilib, bolalar bog'ga tushganda, ular ko'chada biron bir muammoga duch kelsa, ularga xabar berishlari mumkin.
Google Translation into Vietnamese:
Hôm nay chúng tôi đã mua một chiếc điện thoại cho chú gà nhỏ màu hồng. Nó là một mô hình có kích thước tương tự và từ thời đại khác. Bằng cách này, khi bọn trẻ đi xuống công viên, chúng có thể cho chúng biết nếu chúng gặp bất kỳ vấn đề gì trên đường phố.
From the larger album “POWER! SuperDIGI” hosted by DTM MIDI Central, which many other artists have also written music for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA5loM9Vcbo
now that we're a fair bit out from the finale, it's time for some analysis. i've covered parts of this previously:
the spreadsheet [d20 xp leveling]
the original post [rat grinders levels]
the first follow-up [bad kids level up through sophomore year]
mall madness update
pre-last stand update
the last stand exam
rock the boat update
statting out the rat grinders
file aaa-bkq-04-doj
same stipulations as before:
xp for encounters is evenly divided six ways
monsters are either taken directly from the phb and other source materials or i calculate their CR based on dpr and other statistics
some opponents/encounters will have contextual multipliers--generally these are applied to account for the number of opponents, but may also account for other complicating factors such as environmental hazards, puzzles/traps, and the addition of other objectives to the battles.
as always, this is a combination of statistics and my own meta.
let's get started.
the cult of the night yorb: i previously covered this in my initial estimation of the bad kids' xp gains, but we're repeating it here for the sake of archival consistency. as a reminder, the majority of the yorbies fought were out of battle, so they start with ~70000 XP gained from fighting the yorbies over the course of the summer. no contextual multipliers for this fight--it was pretty straightforward and appropriately leveled for the bad kids.
yorbies: CR 3. this category also accounts for things like the yath-mags. total of 15 fought in battle. 10500 XP.
the night yorb: CR 19. total of 22000 XP for the sealing
total XP count: 32500 XP, plus 70000 for the yorbies they fought previously, for a total of 102500 XP, or 17083 each.
mall madness: this one is tricky for a couple of reasons--first, the number of opponents, and second, the complicated interactions with cassandra. thus, this battle has a few modifiers to account for the difficulties. i do think it was initially leveled correctly--the bad kids were handling the threats appropriately and responding both to the time pressure of the fight and cassandra's crisis. the turning point came with the shrimp incapacitation. it was, at root, brennan exerting control over the battlefield to ensure the fight wasn't just the bad kids whaling on the enemies--it just ended up turning into worse consequences than maybe anticipated.
shatter-stars: CR 3, based on their abilities. total of 13 fought, 6 defeated. 1.5x modifier for number. 6300 XP
rage mages: CR 5, based on their abilities. total of 10 fought, 3 defeated. 1.5x modifier for number. 8100 XP
cassandra: i placed her at CR 22, equivalent to her stats as the nightmare king. since she shifted between being an opponent, an ally, and incapacitated, i placed a 0.5x modifier on her. 20500 XP
kalina: CR 18, as established in sophomore year. i modified her as well because we really didn't see her do very much during this fight. 10000 XP
total XP count: 44900 XP, or 7483 each
frostyfaire folk festival: the title is really long and i'm not doing the whole thing. anyway, this fight is of a comparable level to the night yorb fight, with modifiers applied for number of opponents and the additional objectives of the fight (saving gorgug's parents, evacuating the civilians, protecting ruben, the vulture dimension)
principal grix: CR 13, as an ~18th level spellcaster with lair actions. 1.5x modifier. 15000 XP
sex lawnmower: CR 10, with a 1.5x modifier, for 8850 XP
washer/dryer: CR 7, with a 1.5x modifier on each, for 8700 XP
dildo robots: CR 4, for a 1.5x modifier on each, for 4950 XP
total XP count: 37500 XP, or 6250 each
baron's game: this one was a fun one to stat out. i deliberately did not include the divine interventions as part of the encounter because they did not actively fight them, they only escaped them. otherwise, it's a fun little puzzle with pvp mechanics included as part of the fight.
baron from the baronies: the version we saw didn't have too many abilities beyond the mirror travel and possession mechanics. it's possible baron v2.0 might have been a more powerful opponent. CR 10, with a 1.5x modifier for the possession mechanics.
zayn darkshadow: essentially a ghosty 12th level spellcaster. CR 8. 1.5x modifier for the time mechanics and environmental factors. his particular bane (edgar) went unused against him. 5850 XP
gulsom: uses flesh golem stats. CR 5, with a 1.5x modifier for the time mechanics and environmental factors. 2700 XP
zara sool: same deal as zayn, but as a vampire warlock. CR 8. 1.5x modifier for the time mechanics and environmental factors. her particular bane (garlic) went unused against her. 5850 XP
jawbone: uses actual werewolf stats, at CR 3. his particular bane (wolfsbane) went unused and he was not actually faced in combat, thus a 0.5x modifier was applied. 350 XP
kalina: CR 18, as previously depicted. 0.5x modifier because she wasn't actually encountered but instead defeated by the destruction of the curse and escape from baron's dimension. 10000 XP
alt gilear/athenriel: we don't know what his actual abilities would have been, so i put him at a CR 12, with a 0.5x modifier. essentially this is the XP gain for breaking the curse of the armor of pride. 4200 XP
total XP count: 37800 XP, or 6300 each
the last stand: this one i covered in my in-universe meta as shared above; i did change it slightly after running it through some encounter simulators. everything gets a 2x modifier because they were taking a test at the same time and dealing with a literal mob of enemies, though the strategy was incredible. they also had some extraordinary luck in this encounter in terms of gorgug's crits, adaine not taking hits, and kristen's true sight. since i've gone through this already this breakdown is going to be very simple.
otyugh: CR 5 for 3600 XP
ochre jellies: 3 total at CR 2, for 2700 XP
gorgon: CR 5 for 3600 XP
hydra: CR 8 for 7800 XP
skeletons: 8 total at CR 1/4, for 800 XP
mimic: CR 2 for 900 XP
manticore: CR 3 for 1400 XP
shrimp dragon: using young black dragon stats, CR 7 for 5800 XP
roper: CR 5 for 3600 XP
umber hulk: CR 5 for 3600 XP
stirges: 8 total at CR 1/4, for 800 XP
wyvern: CR 6 for 4600 XP
crab man: using hulking crab stats, CR 5 for 3600 XP
rust monsters: 8 total at CR 1/2, for 1600 XP
pentacorn: using modified unicorn stats, CR 6 for 4600 XP
purple worm: CR 15 for 26000 XP
total XP count: 75000 XP, or 12500 each
rock the boat: another one i've briefly covered before; much like the last stand, the bad kids are running with multiple objectives, but the combat itself is very much hit point sinks. everything has a 1.5 modifier for the party and ship mechanics, since the bad kids had to split their turns between shepherding votes and keeping the ship in the sky.
black dragon wyrmling: CR 2 for 675 XP
white dragon wyrmling: CR 2 for 675 XP
green dragon wyrmling: CR 2 for 675 XP
blue dragon wyrmling: CR 3 for 1050 XP
young white dragon: CR 6 for 3450 XP
young black dragon: 2 total at CR 7 for 8700 XP
young green dragon: CR 8 for 5850 XP
young blue dragon: CR 9 for 7500 XP
adult red dragon: since it's functionally two dragons with the legendary actions of a single dragon, i modified it up to CR 21 for 49500 XP
ancient blue dragon: CR 23 for 75000 XP. oisin's grandma, killed by riz gukgak the dragonslayer.
nightmare king: CR 22 as normal, with the 1.5 modifier for environment. i halved that to 0.75 because of k2's divine intervention, so it ends up as a 0.75 modifier. 30750 XP
total XP count: 183825 XP or 30638 each
ragenarok: i covered this in the full year file, but it's been slightly modified since then. as stated by brennan, the rat grinders have 20th level class/subclass features without the hit points or strategy to back it up. reference statting out the rat grinders above for my commentary on the builds. they have the benefit of jace being 4 allied spellcasters in one, and porter being an ascending deity. everything gets a 1.5 modifier because of the additional objectives and the number of opponents; it would have been higher, but the bad kdis effectively avoided the environmental hazard of lava by using ice feast and ended up using it as a weapon.
shatter-stars: 3 total at CR 3 for 3150 XP
ivy embra: CR 11 for 10800 XP
oisín hakinvar: CR 11 for 10800 XP
ruben hopclap: CR 11 for 10800 XP
kipperlilly copperkettle: CR 11 for 10800 XP
mary ann skuttle: CR 11 for 10800 XP
buddy dawn: CR 11 for 10800 XP
jace stardiamond: CR 16, as a 20th level sorcerer. there are four of him, so this becomes 90000 XP total
porter cliffbreaker: in a logical progression from their previous fights, porter is CR 24, for a total of 93000 XP
total XP count: 250950 XP, or 41825 each
overall total and final comments:
over the course of fantasy high junior year, the bad kids earned 732475 XP, or 122079 individually. that's enough to get them to 13th level on just what they earned this year. it functionally triples the amount they earned in sophomore year, but works in a logical progression, since they tripled their gains from freshman year in sophomore year + oneshots.
they're looking at an overall total of 1091813, or 181969 individually, which would put them comfortably into level 15, assuming they immediately level up post-ragenarok.
if we go by my original rat grinding estimate, that would put them almost equal with the projected gains of the rat grinders at the beginning of junior year (assuming they're fighting rats, spiders, and twig blights with no variants).
now we know they weren't actually fighting rats, but instead xp farming larger creatures from the mountains of chaos--at some point i would love to figure out what they 'defeated' to get to their prospective level.
in terms of the general combat structures this season, we saw a return to the battlemaps. lots of puzzles, fun bits, and easter eggs from the art department.
we saw some tactics shift with character decisions:
fig's dip into paladin effectively made her a third melee fighter for the party while maintaining her mid-level spellcasting for AOEs and buffs
K2, while deeply silly and affirmed by the universe in her comedy, served as a second cleric that could keep the party up
gorgug did still serve as a raging tank, but leaned harder on the artificer side of his build to enhance the party through buffs (flash of genius), reactions (absorb elements), and unique parts of his subclass
riz worked with utility magic to enhance his tactics beyond just getting sneak attack
fabian and adaine retained and expanded on their previous builds--they served as pillars of stability as the party's tactics changed.
i do think we saw a major shift as the season went on; before the last stand combats felt difficult but appropriately scaled; just over the edge of deadly for the party, lots of puzzles and environmental mechanics, and variety throughout them. the xp gains align with that--in the first few battles, they're equal or underleveled in xp terms, which aligns with previous patterns from fantasy high.
furthermore, it fit with the themes of rage and stress, while providing impetus for organic narrative investigation post-battle:
the end of the night yorb battle segues into the first day of school
the end of the mall battle goes into fabian's party where we met the rat grinders
the end of frostyfaire leads to finding lucy and yolanda in the far haven woods
the end of baron's game leads to investigations in hell
they neatly fit the structure of battle-rp-downtime. this rhythm is maintained until episode 14, as the bad kids go into the last stand. afterwards, we get two downtime episodes that have major rp/lore reveals and then three consecutive battle episodes.
the last three battles (the last stand, rock the boat, ragenarok) all escalated the scale of combat to an almost absurd extent. it stands as a testament to the skill of the players as well as some absurd luck that the bad kids all survived the combats. i did feel a loss of tension to some extent--once they proved they could survive the last stand, the bad kids were pretty much unstoppable, both on and off the battlefield. i'd be excited to see how they could escalate from it in senior year if they ever decide to do it.
There are so many amazing bottom Louis fics that were posted or completed during the month of December. We’re entering a new year feeling incredibly grateful for the amazing fics we got in 2023, and excited for the many we’ll get in 2024! Happy reading!
1) Say Yes To Heaven | Mature | 2818 words
Note: The main pairing is Louis/Ethan Hawke.
Later when he’s back at the apartment with Oli, as Louis is somewhat dreamily waxing poetic about Ethan, Oli interrupts.-
“Does he quote Shakespeare when you fuck?” he asks, poking at the sizzling eggs on the stove.
Louis’ cheeks turn suspiciously pink.
Oli peers at his face. “Oh my god, he DOES. I KNEW IT.” He triumphantly brandishes his spatula in the air.
2) Shut Your Mouth, Baby | Explicit | 3028 words
While fooling around in a closet at a New Year’s Eve party, Louis can’t seem to keep quiet. All he needs to do is hold off until midnight, when Harry will finally uncover his mouth and let him come at full volume.
3) Bank Holiday Weekend | Mature | 4135 words
Louis Tomlinson is a twenty-two year old omega who doesn’t give a shit. The omega knows his heat is coming up but still decides to attend Reading and Leeds Festival with his nineteen year old alpha co-worker Harry Styles.
4) Walk In Your Rainbow Paradise | Mature | 4151 words
Louis feels emotional after he watched Harry told the interviewer about the fish in his latest music video, leading up to him thinking about their 'secret' relationship throughout the years.
Harry comes home to his husband who's feeling pissed off and needy of his comfort and warmth.
5) One | Explicit | 4188 words
Note: The main pairing is Louis/Tommy Shelby.
When omega Louis Tomlinson becomes pregnant after an unexpected encounter, he decides his only option is to flee his pack. But Tommy Shelby, pack alpha of the Peaky Blinders, might not be willing to let him go so easily.
6) Dreaming of a Green Christmas | Explicit | 4226 words
Harry opens the wrong package by mistake and finds the sex toy Louis ordered for himself.
That's not an opportunity Harry can pass up on.
7) Never Felt More At Home (Then When I'm In Your Arms) | Not Rated | 5361 words
Louis and Harry are on tour with the band when Louis is struck with an unexpected heat. He's always known in the back of his mind there was something between him and his best mate, and when opportunity strikes... well, it hits hard.
8) Cat Got Your Tongue? | Explicit | 5523 words
“Who the fuck are you?” Harry screeches and jumps back in surprise.
The man drops the popcorn bowl on the carpet and stands up, raising his hands in surrender, “Hey, it's me.”
Harry frowns. He has never seen this man in his life. He stares at the wide blue eyes and… holy shit. There's no way.
Harry rephrases his question, “what are you?"
9) I’m So Drunk On You (Baby, You’re All That I Want) | Explicit | 5875 words
A lucid celebration yet of nothing in particular, and it was that he found alluring, begged to make himself a part of.
"Come on, H live a little." Louis pleaded without care for the sigh that slipped his lips, for the smile that they both formed were proof enough he'd given in.
So giddy within skips toward the centre where they gathered, the smaller carried Harry close behind to join the chaos.
10) Snow At The Beach | Mature | 7885 words
The little Matthew Styles had been throwing objects into his cute omega neighbor's yard only for the adorable blue-eyed boy to come to his house to return them and talk to his father.
"I'm starting to believe that he does it on purpose just so he can hug you" Harry appeared behind them and Louis smiled at him.
"I wouldn't complain if it were like that"
11) Don’t Let The Fire Die | Explicit | 8850 words
Harry makes a long trip to take back what is his.
12) The Box | Explicit | 8895 words
When the signal comes, Harry dips and slides into the box, settling himself on his back with his knees bent. Louis lifts the side of the box to close it, and as he does so Harry goes to pull his jacket from behind his back a little.
The last sight that Louis is presented with before Harry is gone from view is the most gorgeous man he’s ever seen arching his back, with his head thrown upwards, mouth slightly open.
And fuck.
13) Touch Me (Like Nobody Else Does) | Mature | 11459 words
The alpha’s grin returned tenfold, deep dimples popping into his cheeks. Holy shit, he has dimples. “No, I don’t mind at all. I know where to find you when I need it back,” he said with a chuckle before leaning back into his seat.
Louis let out a small giggle before nodding. “I’ll be sure it gets returned to you…?” He trailed off, one eyebrow raised at the other man.
“Harry,” he replied, amusement still shining in his eyes. “And you are?”
“Louis,” the omega responded before leaning back into his seat averting his eyes once again. “Thank you, really, for the charger. You’re a lifesaver. I’m not sure how I would’ve made it through without my Netflix.”
14) Cause I’m Really Not Fine At All | Mature | 13679 words
Louis Tomlinson, one of the famous members of One Direction, is involved in a car accident that caused him to have amnesia, wiping all the last five years of his life from the memory.
The interesting part is he may not remember that he has a girlfriend now, yet his mind seems to think that he has been in a relationship with one of the members, Harry Styles.
Harry is baffled and shocked at the situation that's thrown in his face. He finds himself learning how to be a good boyfriend for Louis.
It has to be easy.. 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵?
15) Roommates | Mature | 18604 words
Louis and Harry are roommates. Harry had put up an ad for a roommate, and Louis moved in. Harry notices that Louis only survives on takeout out, and when he leaves for his shift, he cooks an extra plate of food for Louis with a note.
16) Play By The Rules | Explicit | 21835 words
“Okay,” Harry clears his throat. “Sit on the bed, um, slut.”
A beat of silence passes between them as Louis raises an unimpressed eyebrow. “You want to try saying that like you mean it?”
Harry pouts, jutting out his lower lip. “But I don’t mean it, Lou. I feel like I’m being mean.”
17) You Bring Blue Lights To Dreams | Explicit | 30177 words
A body slid up behind him and he tensed until he realized it was Jailen, “So… Louis’ pretty cool huh?” He whispered so Louis wouldn't hear from the other side of the barn.
“I mean yeah,” Harry responded, brows furrowing together before he realized what Jailen was really saying, “Jailen no that’s not- no. Nothing’s going to happen so don’t meddle, I’m serious.”
“I’m not doing anything my dear Harold, I cannot control what happens naturally. Come on Harry, I know you’ve been getting restless with the whole finding your soulmate thing, it might be time to just try and put yourself out there for a while.”
18) He's Driving Me Crazy... But... I'm Into It | Explicit | 56219 words
The boys are organising a holiday in France for Louis, and Harry is able to make the trip at the last minute thanks to Niall.
While things seem to be off to a bad start between them, it seems that some of the behaviour is just pretend.
And of course, Louis is annoying, and Harry is his usual calm self... But the others don't seem to understand Louis' feelings, and that's not something Harry will let pass.
If they gain more than friendship, that's just a bonus.
19) Your Eyes Are Tired But Keep Them Open Cause You Wouldn’t Wanna Miss A Thing | Explicit | 137451 words
Louis is an omega in an abusive relationship everyone forced him into; he’s miserable until he meets his favorite student’s uncle, Harry, a gentle alpha with a big heart.
20) Sewn Into You | Explicit | 167485 words
Harry Styles thinks soulmates are a fairytale, or in other words-a lie.
He has no interest in entertaining anything that has anything to do with the very name that had been etched along his collarbone since his eighteenth birthday.
Louis Tomlinson won't be answering to another alpha for the rest of his life if he can help it. Fuck happy endings, his soul mate can choke on it.
Problem is, Harry needs a personal assistant to save his family's business, Louis needs the cash to officially move off of his childhood best-friend's couch.
They can manage.
Surely, nothing will go wrong.
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LES FOISFOIS FAVORITE SONG FROM EACH TOUHOU SOUNDTRACK
th01 highly responsive to prayers: gotta be eternal shrine maiden. angel’s legend is good, but eternal shrine maiden just has what the PC-98’s soundboard did best. little beeps and boops that somehow sound so chock-full of emotion. fantastic stuff.
th02 story of eastern wonderland: love-colored magic is, of course, legendary, but my favorite for this game is complete darkness. absolutely masterfully work with that melody.
th03 phantasmagoria of dim.dream: obligatory respects to strawberry crisis to make sure i don’t get mauled for saying this, but reincarnation is my personal favorite off this soundtrack. there isn’t really a place to note this, but the SC-8850 version of reincarnation is fucking phenomenal, too.
th04 lotus land story: blah blah blah bad apple okay no but seriously it’s maiden’s capriccio. that’s reimu’s theme. i don’t care about this mystic oriental love consultation shit, this spring path crap. maiden’s capriccio. the imperishable night version fucks hard too.
th05 mystic square: this one is really hard. romantic children rules. plastic mind is unreal. the grimoire of alice fucks. but the best one in my opinion is alice in wonderland. extra stage themes tend to be really good, but i looooooove this one.
th06 embodiment of scarlet devil: locked girl ~ the girl’s sealed room. again being a contrarian here and not picking UN owen was her. cuz. i dunno. i like it.. be nice to me.. side note, but i love how the instruments in eosd and dolls in pseudo paradise sound.. idk, out of tune? it’s nice.
th07 perfect cherry blossom: there are a lot of really good ones here but i’d be lying if i said it wasn’t necrofantasia, contrarian though i may usually be.
th08 imperishable night: i don’t knowwww this one’s too hard they’re all so good.. illusionary night ~ ghostly eyes, nostalgic blood of the east ~ old world, flight of the bamboo cutter ~ lunatic princess, and extend ash ~ person of hourai all come to mind, but honestly i think i have to give it to love-colored master spark. i know it’s not “from” this game but it’s my favorite on the soundtrack, sooooo.. whatever. my list.
th09 phantasmagoria of flower view: wind god girl. “that’s from shoot the bullet” i knowwww shut upppp i’m not doing side games.
th10 mountain of faith: faith is for the transient people, full stop. the gensokyo the gods loved is practically the “touhou theme” to me, but sanae’s theme is like. in my top 3 favorite songs in the series. those guitars kick ass. this game’s soundtrack is phenomenal.
th11 subterranean animism: green-eyed jealousy. followed closely by satori maiden ~ 3rd eye. literally every song on this game’s soundtrack is a banger. a real no-skip album. but i am fucking addicted to parsee’s theme. it’s like bitter, ugly crying as music. i can’t sing its praises enough.
th12 undefined fantastic object: this game sucks ass but the music’s good. emotional skyscraper ~ cosmic mind is the best song.
th13 ten desires: it’s shoutoku legend ~ true administrator, but i wanna give a shout-out to night sakura of dead spirits anyway, because it’s great.
th14 double dealing character: kobito of the shining needle ~ little princess. but i mean. i am kissing reverse ideology on the mouth with tongue. i love you seija i love you shimmy you’ll get ‘em next time
th15 legacy of lunatic kingdom: honestly? unforgettable, the nostalgic greenery. i love the spacey sound of this soundtrack, and none of them capture that sound better than that. the lake reflects the cleansed moonlight is good for the same reason. i have a lot of love for the sea that reflects one’s home planet, too.
th16 hidden star in four seasons: not huge on this soundtrack, but my favorite song is swim in a cherry blossom-colored sea.
th17 wily beast and weakest creature: electric heritage. what a tasty piano in this one. the gorgeous melody is also present in entrust this world to idols ~ idolatrize world, but i like the piano in electric heritage better. idolatrize world is an easy second, though.
th18 unconnected marketeers: this soundtrack is so romantic. very lovely melodies. my favorite is the perpetual snow of komakusa blossoms. it’s memorable to me for whatever reason.
th19 unfinished dream of all living ghost: i’m gonna choose to limit myself to the songs that aren’t covers of existing touhou songs, cuz some of them are pretty similar even if i might like them “more”, like corpse voyage ~ be of good cheer. so i’ll go with the deviants’ unobstructed light ~ kingdom of nothingness. the vocal samples are cool.
i’ll list my favorite songs from the doujin albums in a separate reblog, because damn this is getting long!!
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ENIGMATIC NEBULA
(YM2151 + SEGAPCM)
Made this a while back, based on a mostly-finished doodle I wrote with my SoundCanvas 8850 (which I will post later separately)