#Cast in Shadow
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this manatee looks like it’s in a skyrim loading screen
#lol good luck finding all of the photoshopped versions in the rb history. ‘manatee restored’ is still my favorite of all time#misc#I encourage anyone dyslexic to try rotating him in your mind. I can’t do that; which is why I’m asking you to.#also: a bunch of tags are surprised this isn’t ‘shopped#it’s the lighting. backlit by the sun (which is diffused through the water) but also forelit artificially#the artificial light - a flash pack or something - casts a hard shadow under the creatures arm#which normally wouldn’t be possible if backlit by the SUN; you’d see a less-hard/more-fragmented shadow above water#as light sources ‘compete’ in a sense - and since there aren’t any light sources which can outshine the literal sun#it looks a bit weird when the darkest shadow is being cast from any other origin point - which is what’s essentially happening here#I don’t know the mechanics of how light travels through water; but I know the effect is substantial even with relatively short distances#also: it’s been balanced and color corrected by the author of the photo - who made deliberate choices to bring out the full potential#so it’s not like it’s a fresh and untouched export#but the kind of ‘tacked on’ appearance of the creature is a result of the lighting conditions within the image
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#196#meme#memes#r/196#r196#shitpost#shitposting#reddit refugee#shadow wizard money gang#we love casting spells#wizardposting
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Expanding a thought from a conversation this morning:
In general, I think "Is X out-of-character?" is not a terribly useful question for a writer. It shuts down possibility, and interesting directions you could take a character.
A better question, I believe, is "What would it take for Character to do X?" What extremity would she find herself in, where X starts to look like a good idea? What loyalties or fears leave him with X as his only option? THAT'S where a potentially interesting story lies.
In practice, I find that you can often justify much more from a character than you initially dreamed you could: some of my best stories come from "What might drive Character to do [thing he would never do]?" As long as you make it clear to the reader what the hell pushed your character to this point, you've got the seed of a compelling story on your hands.
#writing#writing advice#my writing#I think 'ooc' is a bogeyman that casts too big a shadow for fanfic writers#stop thinking 'is this ooc?'#and start thinking 'have I given this character a good enough reason to do the thing?'
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#if i have a specific flask for ONE POTION and the apprentice ignores the system its on them#stop talking down to alchemists like we're dumb#go ahead and wave your sticks at each other while i bottle pure imagination and turn it into a bomb#shadow wizard money gang#wizard posting#wizardcore#pondering orb#potions#shadow wizard grindset#casting spells
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lots of various tim robin drawings from the past few days!!!!
#viet tim how i love u#realizing this is the first time i've drawn him as a teen/before his red robin era#ouuuu cutie patootie. I LOVE WHEN HE HAS A CAST SHADOW OVER HIS FACE IN THE COMICS HE LOOKS LIKE A CREATURE#<33333#tim drake#robin#dc
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Cast in Shadow - Michelle Sagara (Chronicles of Elantra #1)
4/5 - Subversion of common fantasy tropes, main character falls into a type i love, minimal weird romance
Spoilers below!
This was a book given to me for Christmas by my aunt, and she usually has good book selections and has given me a number of the lesser known fantasy books that I've read. Her taste is also typically pretty well aligned with what I like to see, so I had high expectations for this.
I really liked that this book subverts the whole magical chosen one must save the world. To be clear, Kaylin, the MC, is chosen and does have magic powers, but the whole bit is that she is the threat to the world. Having sacrifices that are designed to render her a puppet for this world-ending power, meaning the cast of characters isn't (only) trying to save her but the entire world, really liven up people's motivations. Personally, I love when characters do bad things and have to atone for them, or bad things for the right reasons or for selfish reasons. It makes them feel more grounded. All of these characters are subject to this.
Kaylin herself had this tendency to go into a blind berserk rage when in the grips of her power sometimes and I love that type of female main character. She's usually kind and caring and focused on the welfare of others, and in the midst of her power, she's not only arrogant and cruel, but drunk off her own power and rage. I love complicated characters.
Where this book loses a point is Kaylin working for the detective force/cops, though admittedly the structure was so unclear to me that that almost didn't matter. Another is the writing. It was a good book and the characters were well formed but, sentence to sentence, sometimes I was left wanting an editor.
I also think the way they showed her markings on the cover is not only ugly but also wrong.
#tbh Kaylin reminds me of Ash Wilde from the Wildefire series that I read forever ago#those books aren't very good in terms of words but having a volcano goddess who is crazy powerful and who delights in destruction is just#so delicious. kaylin in her power-rampage is a similar beast#not sure if i'll read the rest of these books#but we'll see how i feel in a couple days and then i might add them to the to read list#cast in shadow#michelle sagara#book review#fantasy#high fantasy
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they say it wasn't humans who found the lost dutchman's gold
(another set of traffic box illustrations!!)
#art#painting#illustration#digital#coyotes#coyote#ringtail#birds#cactus wren#pyrrhuloxia#puma#mountain lion#cougar#desert#sonoran desert#my art#the city for this one gave me basically no restrictions on what to draw except to 'make it family friendly' bc it's at an intersection#so i said. you are getting local wildlife. and bursts of light. and fun swirly shapes. i was SO self indulgent with this one it was GREAT#the puma's based off a local phenomenon where twice a year the sun hits the mountains right to cast a puma shadow and it's sick as hell#greatest hits
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"Anything caught your eye?"
#ngl balor really grew on me somehow#can't wait for his other heart events - I need to know more#matched the composition with my march drawing cus I might wanna do a series with the marriage candidates#already strayed off by adding a cast shadow LOL#idk it really fitted the whole vibe#rambling#fields of mistria#fom balor#o0kawaii0o
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We are loving these looks from EW's first look at Season 6! Especially Nadja's 9-to-5 working gal look if I do say so myself.
#harvey guillén#harvey guillen#wwdits#guillermo de la cruz#wwdits cast#what we do in the shadows#promotional photos#natasia demetriou#matt berry#kayvan novak#mark proksch#wwdits season 6#laszlo cravensworth#nadja of antipaxos#nandor the relentless#colin robinson#july 2024
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the comfort this cast gives me is unmatched
#shadow and bone cast#shadow and bone#six of crows#kaz brekker#freddy carter#the crows#grishaverse#amita suman#inej ghafa#leigh bardugo#s&b cast#kit young#ben barnes#archie renaux
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The six of crows spin-off doesn't belong to kings (netflix) it belongs to bastards (us)
#six of crows#grishaverse#shadow & bone#shadow and bone#fuck netflix#leigh bargudo#crooked kingdom#soc#kaz brekker#inej ghafa#kanej#nina zenik#jesper fahey#wylan van eck#wesper#matthias helvar#helnik#shadow and bone cast
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i love that kaz said to nina it ‘had to look real’ and instead of tailoring him she chose to fucking deck him
#shadow and bone#shadow and bone season 2#six of crows#shadow and bone cast#kaz brekker#nina zenik#the crows#freddy carter#danielle galligan#theyre siblings your honor#like literally#helnik#inej ghafa#matthias helvar#jesper fahey#kanej#wesper#wylan van eck#grishaverse#calahan skogman
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#shadow wizard money gang#wizard posting#wizardposting#wizard#wizardcore#pondering orb#shadow wizard grindset#profound visions#casting spells
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Some of you didn’t seem to understand how magic works in the sense of how you can access it. I’ll explain again.
If you gain magical power from making a deal with a more powerful being, you are a warlock. Sneaky lawyer.
If you gain magical power through teachings and studies, you are a wizard/artificer. (Artificers usually gain power through experimentation.)
If you gain magical power by pledging yourself to a cause, being, or idea, you are a paladin. Pretentious bitch.
If you gain magical power by praising a higher deity (and not making a deal), you are a cleric. Heal someone.
If you have magical power and you didn’t do anything to gain it, you are a sorcerer. Fuck you. Seriously, fuck you. The rest of us had to work for our shit.
If you gain magical power by protecting nature and caring for plants and animals, you are a Druid. Fucking hippie.
If you gain magical power from your desire to entertain and also fuck, you are a bard. Stop trying to seduce my dad.
#dumb shit#dumbass#shitpost#humor#unmatched stupidity#comedy#funny#i dont fucking know#dnd#dnd5e#dungeons and dragons#d&d#wizardposting#wizard#wizard tumblr#shadow wizard money gang#we love casting spells#wizard posting#artificer#bard#Druid#warlock#paladin#cleric#sorcerer
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