#DAMN YOU RAIN GAME

[xylo-art]

rain world is a fair and balanced game (a lizard just killed me while i was eating it)

[valentineramsey]

i just woke up and found out that the 100 💎 per day is GONE?! I AM DEVASTATED. PB really thought we wouldn't watch 100 ads for diamonds, well they underestimated how broke we are. Anyways, it was good until it lasted (I hope they'll bring it back)

[azure-clockwork]

How Does it Feel to Read Classic Sci-Fi?

Orson Scott Card: Two of the most interesting books you’ll ever read if you’re willing to look past a handful of things. And then you find the planet of Chinese people who worship having debilitating OCD. And the Mormonism. And the fact that the author is wildly homophobic and ought to read his own books.

Robert Heinlein (or at least the Wikipedia Summaries): I guess that’s a neat concept—oh, it’s a sex thing. Um. Gotcha.

Ray Bradbury: Man, I gotta read this thing for class huh. Well here’s hoping it’s good! *three hours later* oh. that’s why he’s famous. this will stick with me forever and I will never look at the phrase ‘soft rain’ the same again. christ. And then repeat 3x.

Isaac Asimov: Wow, this is such an interesting concept! I wonder how the exploration of it will influence the plot! Wait, hey, are you going to add any characters? Any of em? No like, with character traits other than ‘robot psychologist’ and ‘autistic’ and ‘woman’? None of em? No, ‘detective’ isn’t a character trait. Those are all just facts. Aaaand now I’m bored.

Ursula K. Le Guin: Hah, get a load of this guy! He’s never heard of nonbinary people before. Lol, what a riot; how dumb do you have to be to comprehend that these people aren’t men *or* women actually? Oh, wait, what’s happening. Oh shit, it was about society and love and learning to understand each other? And now I’m crying? And perhaps a better human being for it??

Andy Weir: Alright, this guy’s a really good writer. Funny, creative, knows so much engineering stuff…ooh, a new book! …I guess he can’t write women. Well, he wouldn’t be the first sci-fi writer…ooh another new book! And it’s more engineering problem solving and—wow. It’s not just women he can’t write. Please stop letting your characters talk to each other.

Lois Lowry: Oh, I remember this being fun when I was a kid! Wouldn’t it be fucked up to not see color? …upon reread, it would be fucked up to have your humanity stripped away, replaced with a tepid, beige ‘happiness’ for all time. Yeah.

Tamsyn Muir (let me have this ok): Haha, “lesbian necromancers in space” sounds fun. Lemme read this. Oh wow, yeah, this is right up my alley. OH GOD WHAT. NO. FUCK. OH SHIT WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING AND WHY IS IT REFERENCING THE BOOK OF RUTH AND HOMESTUCK BACK TO BACK!!! AHHHHHHHHH!! Now give me more please.

[spotsupstuff]

you can say whatever you want about Downpour as far as consistency and faithfulness to the og vanilla lore goes, but nobody can convince or tell me that Downpour hasn't given some fuckin BOMBASTIC world building for RW. there's two i especially really really love

the first one being the whole fact that??? there's subways on TOP of the iterators?????? i mean FUCK i knew they were fuck off BIG but it didnt occur to me on such deep level as when i found out that there's a whole damn subway system On Top Of Pebbles. SHIT i'm still havin troubles accepting the existence of roombas and segways and you're telling me these wild motherfuckers have trains workin up in da fucken sky?? the SKY???? Above The Clouds????? trains are NOT supposed to be in the sky what the FUCK. ancients!!!! videocult!!!!!! youre fucking insane!!!!!!!!!!! my Home City doesn't have a subway system and it's the largest one in the country- how fucking big is Pebbles' Metropolis holy shit

and the second one is the whole impending ice age thing

cuz here's the thing, right, here's the thing- i'm not sure how well known this is, but Earth has gone thru multiple ice ages. there's theories outside of the widely accepted normalized understanding of history that there's been civilizations before us. i believe it is Aztec myths that talk about, basically, reincarnations of the whole planet multiple times- different lives, different Cycles this small place in the universe has gone through

yes, Rain World takes a lot of inspiration from Buddhism, but there's some elements that make me think of Aztecs. certain parts of the fashion, the colors used, even the plantlife outside of those retaining walls. Rain World to me is industrialized evolution of a fusion of Aztecs and Buddhism

that is the connection between the "greater Cycle" of RW and Aztec myths, but back to the ice age- it catches me off-guard by how Giant this world building is. we are so used to seeing only Pebbles' and Moon's corner of the world evolving, all boxed in, all the concentration and focus only there and then a little tiny bit of the Outer Expanse. and then here comes videocult and drops this PLANETARY world building. the fact that it's first alluded to it at the earliest point in the story, yet the second to last campaign to us and then the last campaign thrusts us right into the circumstance of the world freezing over. a lot of peeps i've watched went thru the scugs in the unlock order- it is basically a little hint and them immediate show of the consequences. i'm going out of my way to get through these campaigns (aside from survivor and monk) in the chronoligical order from the Iterators' story stand point and it offers this Giant gap between the first drop of the information in such a miniscule little thing that can be missed and a whole story happening within a blizzard. it's Incredible

HR: I'm not really sure myself. At this point I think our rain might be the only source of heat on the surface. It has been that way for a very long time.

oh how i wonder why that is. how come? why is your planet so cold? is your star dying? are you naturally far away from your star, did you have volcanoes that now lie dead, that used to warm the surface? was there a cosmical event that warmed the planet and allowed the world to blossom- a comet taking its time to fly by, another star flying through the planetary system? or is it as simple as the clouds blocking the heat of the star from reaching the ground? that's probably it. it is fascinating how the Iterators' created their own "balance"- take the water away, breathe it in and then let it all fall. but they are so Integral for this "balance" that the moment too much of them fall, the clouds that are left doom the whole planet to frost and a reset. despite how imposing, infinite that they are as man-made gods, they are also such a fickle link keeping the world in a sickly "equilibrium"

either way, that promises another greater Cycle, another attempt to try again. this time surely with the Scavengers as the buds of new civilization, once the clouds fully fall away

and will they remember the Iterators? the old temples? the void might eat it all away before they get to have the chance to archive the skeletal remains of ancient past. who knows, maybe Secluded Instinct gets to become that mountain, the future they found comfort in

Rain World is such a fascinating detailed game, with such a gigantic timeline, leads to make you wonder about both the past and the future. it's sad that the world as we know it ends, but, just like everything else within the game tries to say, it is only just another thing to accept and live in- live through- and find enjoyment in it

because everything passes and the world doesn't care as it flows on, but the truth of loving, joyful experiences stays firm. that is the only lifeline one needs to hone

all of these thoughts just from a long long blizzard

[clovercrafted]

Me when I’m on my ‘puter

[thisisvoided]

a wip i started working on a day ago, since i got excited thinking about shou & mashita and the upcoming dlc lol

i'll probably make it look more painterly when i colour it, although im a bit stuck on how i should go about that,,, and i still wanna mess around with mashita's hair too.....

[mobblespsycho100]

what wld I have as a personal skill in ghg hmm... What do I want most in the world rn.... Tbh I want trigun dlx to get licensing finally so my package can get here ToT so maybe like a summoning skill?

Orrrr. I rlly want irl friends. So it cld be a charisna or manipulation skill ....... oughhhh much to think abt

OUYHHG yeah i like that a lot... charisma / manipulation sounds So fucking fun to have just to mess with ppl

[beearcheops]

World end club is my favorite Too Kyo Games game ❤️

[aegagrusscholarship]

i don’t have words about this other than “i figured out what savior does and it’s that he snatched a gravity generator from some iterator or another and refuses to give it back”

so basically he can float sometimes and also levitate other critters. aka most of the things he does in canon already. why does the generator look like that? idk bro i just wanted to keep the halo design

[akirameta84]

tfw when you accidentally drop your bomb into a hole and cant get it

[imblocking-you]

As a Kaleidoscope of Death enjoyer, I'm really having fun with the vibes the Dreadful Night world is offering

[tinknevertalks]

It just struck me, as I got out of the shower, that in ten-fifteen years time, some teenagers are going to be doing their Music GCSEs (or whatever the group of exams will be called then). They'll remember the first time they heard that specific bit of classical music...

... And the episode of Bluey it was in. 😂🥰

[a-bee-wizard]

now that the dust has settled: can we all admit that totk just. wasn't really anything. it was just botw again. and i played botw in 2017.

[polarisbear]

i feel ill. bro who is not built to feel emotions about minecraft

[doberrrman]

the weather has been rly rain world like the last couple days... it's difficult to describe but there is a thin cloud layer that blocks out the sun, but only by a little so it's still warm and the air is humid and when the sun starts setting it gets dark so rapidly and the sky turns grey as if it's about to rain.. idk man maybe I'm going insane

[nowandthane]

OC Tag Game

Tagged by @my-dumb-obsessions <3 thank you! I'll just be doing my Dragon Age and Mass Effect OCs

Tagging @elvhencore @malabadspice @sillyliterature @daedrabait @ace-trash-boi @yurissweettooth and anyone else who wants to do this! No pressure though <3

Favourite OC: I feel like this changes based on who I'm writing atm, but right now it's Sarani Shepard. Working on her story and relationships the past few months have been great escapism for me, and writing it now is so healing. I love them so much. She was meant to die in the end and I changed their ending because I just could not stand it. I need her to be happy.

Newest OC: Okay this was kinda hard lmao. I thought it was Riyaad, but I made him ages ago and just reworked him recently, so he doesn't count. I have a Templar OC in mind but they don't have a name yet. So I guess it's Nayima Surana! My new HoF <3 I am retiring my old one for Reasons, but designing Nayima has been really great for making me desperate to write DA again.

Oldest OC: That'll be Valora Lavellan, who used to be my canon Inquisitor. She has also been retired from my canon for Reasons, but I'm planning on bringing her back. Been thinking about her relationship with Veara (who is my new inky) and I might make them siblings. We will see!

Meanest OC: Hmm. Probably Nayima or Lara. They're the ones with the least shit to give.

Softest OC: Arianwen Trevelyan. Funnily enough, I think on the surface she'd be my meanest, but she's really incredibly soft inside.

Most Aloof/Standoffish OC: Bintang! Bintang is a healer who helps Anders in the clinic and with the mage underground. She joins the Inquisition to hunt for Samson, her former lover. She's one of my 'side' characters I never really talk about but her story and character is one of the most fleshed out xD

Dumbest (Affectionate) OC: ok lmao, just because he's like 5 years old, it's Aidan Trevelyan, Aria's son lmao. The competittion is too steep baby I'm sorry <3

Smartest OC: I'll go with Rain Surana. Who is admittedly also a child (16/17) but they are a magical prodigy so

OC I'd Probably Be Friends With: Riyaad Hawke, who is not technically a Hawke but gets adopted into the family. He's kinda insane. So we'd get along really well. It's the mental illness.

'Dragon Age and Mass Effect OCs' there is only one ME character on here lmao