#ABOUT THIS GAMR

[a-mage-ing]

i am so normal about in stars and time by @insertdisc5 i am so normal i promise

[hermajestytak]

Some IRL stuff, a coworker of mine dropped that they managed to draw like 120 pieces of ship art within the past year in a slightly embarrassed manner to the point where they singlehandedly boosted the popularity of said ship

But like, I envy that so hard

If I could singlehandedly turn around the ratio of some less popular ships in this fandom I'd be so proud

[themanwhomadeamonster]

tumblr seems to be all good with the news of dd2 so far but i think a lot of the more hardcore ppl on reddit, discord, etc expected too much from this game, especially with ppl comparing it to the likes of elden ring (soulsbornes and their impact on the arpg genre is another can of worms for another time tbh) and bg3. from the get go, the devs made it clear that it's a personal passion project that doesn't NEED to try to reinvent the wheel but wants to stick to its personal philosophy as being a primarily fun love letter to old school rpgs including the wacky mechanics of long rests, limited fast travel, etc. than trying to break new industry standards or whatever? idk. obvs i haven't played the game and shit and my opinion is probs gonna change as is normal when playing vs speculating but some ppl set their expectations too high when nobody ever promised mind-bendingly novel mechanics lmao. the game isn't perfect but it never wanted to be anyway

[kirumarythechair]

in my version of portal everyones happy and nothing bad happens ever and everyone gets along

[lasseuver]

I mixed up white lotus with sweet magnolias and now I'm on episode 5

[sobredunia]

i think i just felt the entire range of human emotion

I get you so hard some of the later levels were almost unfair

[oflgtfol]

hes just a little fucking kitty

[moonrung]

what it feels like to be apart of an incredibly old and dead fandom

[confused-stars]

i kind of want to try writing a dnd inspired au

mostly because Great Old One Warlock Childe won't leave my brain

also Oath of Vengeance Paladins Diluc and Wriothesley (and probably Cyno, too)

Ranger Amber with an actual bunny as her animal companion

Artificer Yoimiya, Warlock Xiangling with Guoba acting as her patron, Artificer Kaveh, Cobalt Soul Monk Alhaitham (i know Wizard would be obvious but I love the punchy librarian subclass for him), Duelist Fighter Clorinde, Tempest Cleric Sigewinne (her deity is just Neuvillette), Wild Magic Sorcerer Klee, Oathbreaker Paladin Dainsleif

[illdothehotvoice]

It think it's so funny how much I hype up Superstar Saga like objectively she isn't even the best game in the series I just think she's really neat

[anxiously-sidequesting]

GODS I KEEP THINKING ABT LIKE. YOU MENTIONED HOLLY ASKING WHEN THEY GET TO GO HOME AND SHE JUST CANT AND

it's so painful to think abt because yes, the spiral is going to be saved because of the prophecy, and all these lives are saved - but ambrose really went "needs of the many" and basically deprived a whole child of their personhood and maybe even their identity outside of "savior of the spiral" with the depersonalization of the wizard and how it starts with literally entering the wizard world. you pick a new name for your wizard and you very much can Tell that most names like that dont exist where the YW came from so their initial identity gets erased and then the NEW identity they try to build gets erased too to the point where i have to be impressed but also severely worried that the the YW is STILL internalizing how they feel and being essentially constantly sent on more quests and

this is complete rambling that probably hardly makes sense but god its just how screwed up w101's plot is deep down

YOU'RE SO RIGHT ABOUT THE ERASURE AND DEPERSONALIZATION, YOUR BRAIN IS ON

Like that's something so interesting to think about like how and why did the YW choose their new name? Did Ambrose choose it for them; did he merely encourage them to take on a more "appropriate" identity to match their new culture?? Did the Wizard ever want to change their name in the first place? How does their name change affect their journey and their personality going forwards?

And you're so right because like in a sense, you're literally CREATING a new character to fit into this new world. Irl you're choosing their appearance, their name and their gender, everything. Build-A-Bear starting from scratch. And even though the character creation bit has no underlying meaning to it, I think it unintentionally has such a heavy metaphor that you are no longer a human from Earth, but a Wizard in the Spiral. You're not "Holly LastName" with regular Earth clothes, you're now "Holly Steelcry" with a bitchin' purple and yellow outfit that is now SUITED for the Spiral. Yippee!!!

Like I don't even think the Pirate goes through this shit; weren't they born in the Spiral? Like didn't they have parents that were originally FROM the Spiral in the first place???? It's just the Wizard that's been yoinked from their original homeland and into a new one 💀

And that's one of the things that Holly learns throughout their life in the Spiral - is that her Earth self, her original personality and heritage... is not enough. What they were before was not what the Spiral needed. The world doesn't want Holly, it wants Holly STEELCRY. Their family, friends, pets, past hobbies and their ultimate sacrifice in leaving them behind is not what matters to Ambrose, to the Council of Light, to the entire universe. What everyone needed was a HERO and Holly was NOT a hero, which is why they made her INTO one. Unfortunately, it was that erasure and depersonalization you mentioned that Ambrose, and later Holly themself, thought was necessary in order to save everyone. Now you have a Wizard who may or may not be an entirely different person than what you started out with and for NO GOOD REASON. It's that "sacrifice yourself for others" trope that I love and hate so much 😭😭😭😭😭

[dopaminegyro]

oh hey since it's saturday. anyone want a 4dopt referral

[bastardofharrenhal]

if u think i wont kill myself if the boons im getting r bad then ur so silly

[walnutcookie]

IM GONNA FUCKIGN BAWL ???

[dubiousdisco]

Saw some dude bro saying nrs is being dumb not trying to capitalize on the "johnshi shit" and lovers of women bc they are the only ones still making content for mk and he really is so wise. I would indeed consider paying 5 dollars for ship stuff and pretty outfits. Perhaps even 6 dollars for an entire woman character. Oh the thought excites me...

[marioparty]

ACTUALLY A NEW MARIO PARTY WHAT THE FUCKKKK