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Frailty
Grounded in contemplation, Tethered to fragility,At odds with uncertainty,Indeed, the experience of mortalityIn confrontation with Earth’s formidable forces.Against the resilience of the wind,Emerging from its lair, stirred by storms,To upheave even the mightiest oaks,To sculpt the mountains,Dispersing dust across the lands to deter hubris from ourspecies Against the relentless assault of…
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#Abyss Submerging#Contemplation#Dispersing Dust#Earth Forces#Encounter Ruins#Erwinism#Erwinism poems#Fragility#FYP#Hubris Deterrent#Hulls Crashing#Humility Gift#Inspiration#Learning#Life#Mere Mortals#Mighty Oaks#Mortality#Poem#Poetry#Powers#Relentless Waves#Resilience#Sculpt Mountains#Shudder#Storms#Twigs#Uncertainty#Wind Lair
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Mystreet au but it’s just the comfort no hurt mcd spin off where everyone isn’t a descendent or reincarnation of their mcd selves and are just happy and content with their lives, and Minecraft Diaries is a dnd campaign that Garroth runs for his friends (main party consisting of Aphmau, Vylad, Laurance and Nicole, and eventually Dante, Travis, kinda Zane, and Katelyn join them)
“Ok Vylad, roll to shoot Zenix.”
“…nat 1.”
“Vylad shoots Brendan in the chest. Roll damage.”
”Aphmau, roll to hit with disadvantage.”
“WHY DISADVANTAGE!?”
“You are trying to kill a demon warlock. THE Demon Warlock. The guy keeping you trapped on this island. Alone. By yourself.”
“Okay, I guess that makes sense. *rolls* NAT 20!!”
“…..you got him. Roll damage :( ”
#mystreet#minecraft diaries#vylad ro'meave#travis valkrum#aphmau mcd#laurance zvahl#garroth ro'meave#nicole mcd#zane ro'meave#katelyn the firefist#dante mcd#mystreet au#Zane would start out as an npc until Garroth convinced him to join them for a bit to get a taste of dnd and he loves it so much#Garroth makes sure to remove all weird romance plots that include his players without their consent#That doesn’t stop Laurance from asking if he can romance Garroth or Shuki (Aphmau)#Travis isn’t a perv bcs I hate the way he was written#Nicole absolutely loves her backstory of faking her death and did agree behind the scenes to the arranged marriage plotline#Once Laurence’s character becomes a SK Gar makes him roll random perception to fw him#He does this to Vylad as well but less often#They host dnd in Laurance’s room#Katelyn is a barbarian who knows no magic which makes the Demon Warlock scene in s2 even funnier#dante projects on to his character a little bit#They all notice#Oh Garroth my poor tortured forever dm#so many cool encounters that have been ruined by nat 20s
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The Haunted Mansion Map by Windsock
Windsock's custom rendition of the Argynvostholt from Curse of Strahd, built with 2MT assets and a wagon-load of skill – yours to download!
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#ttrpg#tabletop#dungeons and dragons#dnd#dungeons & dragons#d&d#d&d5e#pathfinder#gurps#rpg#top-down#battle map#map#cartography#encounter#geomorph#ghost#halloween#haunting#horror#house#manor#ruins#spooky#spotlight
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I watched the 1973 film The Slipper and the Rose last night, and it was a largely charming, if slightly anemic, adaptation of Cinderella---right up until you get to the song sung by the many servants hanging around the castle. I won't bore you with details, but can be summarized as basically: "We accept our lot in society/ all of us are born into the role we were always intended for/ there are no exceptions/ la dee dah folderol etc."
(The fact that the prince listens to this elaborate number and "fixes" the situation by knighting his man-at-arms, then leaning back in his chair like he has solved monarchy is....well, it's a choice.)
Anyway, this was enough to immediately poison the rest of the movie for me, and the only excuse I could come up with is that prince's man-at-arms has realized that a) his boss is unhinged, and b) will only learn a lesson if there's a literal song-and-dance number involved. Therefore, I think you could fix the whole movie by throwing in some scenes where the man-at-arms figures this out, and convinces the whole palace staff to join him in this insanity.
"Listen, people!'' he could bellow into his makeshift megaphone after the juggling servants drop yet another platter. ''I know this is absurd. I know you all have actual jobs to do. But our noble prince dragged me out to the royal crypt so he could complain about his family and we could literally dance on their tombs. That's who we're dealing with here! If we do not get this choreo right he will never give us health insurance. Do you want that? No? Okay then---and FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT---"
(Afterwards, when the newly promoted man-at-arms gets back to the castle, he finds the entire staff standing in the kitchen. They were waiting for him. They do not look amused.)
#what an incredibly bonkers thing to encounter in a movie FROM THE 1970s.#even if the writers were british....my guys. why are all the peasants singing about how they're so happy to be peasants#and that there's no social mobility in this kingdom is a good thing.#that's an insane take. of all the ways to deal with ''the prince doesn't want to be a prince'' you picked the worst.#I can stomach so much royal nonsense but that was. again. bonkers. I can't believe I had to ruin my eyes that way.#a proscenium for our dreams#fairytales
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Eomer: weird that we didn't see you coming-what are you, Elves?
Aragorn: we do have an Elf with us, but I suppose it might be because of the gifts the Dame of Lothlorien gave us.
Eomer: *surprised* The Dame of Lothlorien! So the stories about a witch that lives there are true! If you are that familiar with such a creature it must mean that you are sorcerers or-why is that guy looking at me like that?
Aragorn: oh no
Gimli, Galadriel #1 SuperFan: UNBELIEVER DETECTED. KILLER-BOT ACTIVATED.
#jrr tolkien#lord of the rings#eomer#aragorn#gimli#legolas#galadriel#crack but also text#and legolas is completely on board! understandable who wouldn't for galadriel#gimli almost ruins a diplomatic encounter again
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Snowy Ruins by Francois Hurtubise
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#Francois Hurtubise#ruins#snow#ice#environment#encounter#tabletop rpg#rpg#tabletop gaming#pen & paper#roleplayer#roleplaying games#games#dnd#d&d#pathfinder#dungeons & dragons#dungeons and dragons#fantasy rpg#animated
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here's a hot take for today
the narrative function of sex is the same as the narrative function of fight scenes is the same as the narrative function of songs in a musical
no i will not explain
#taz talks#writing#actually i WILL explain but i'll do it in the tags#these each serve the same function within their respective appropriate genres#each one is a kind of revelation#they heighten the connection between 2+ characters and highlight relationships and feelings and needs#they are out of place in genres where they do not belong and/or as curveballs when the narrative did not provoke them from the start#but they have the same sort of emotional/dramatic build-up#talk -> sing -> dance (talk -> yell -> stab) ((talk -> flirt -> You Know))#and they are all expressions of intense physicality and intimacy through physical gesture and interaction#they are fundamentally empty and boring if there is not a deeper purpose or drive behind them#although they can still occasionally be entertaining on their own if your audience is specifically seeking that experience out#people who do not like them will be very unhappy to encounter one where it isn't supposed to be#it is very easy to ruin the mood with poor word choice#many people have an inherent sense for terrible ones but it's often difficult or complicated to explain precisely why a bad one fails#when executed properly they are a very raw and intimate expression of a character's most fundamental needs and desires#the fluff is stripped away and there is nothing left but a series of needs. conflicting or cooperating.#and even when you're lying during one it's still a form of truth#none of these things are remotely necessary to tell a powerful or compelling story but if you're going to use them you need to do it right#also all 3 of these things are difficult if not impossible to write if you are not both interested in them and personally invested#this post brought to you by me trying to write smut about my dnd characters and failing because i generally hate /reading/ smut#so i have none of the vocabulary or instinct for it that i do for. say. graphic violence (or lyrical poetry)
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it’s Christmas spirit week at work & today’s theme is sparkle/glitter- do I pass?
#if you were waiting for a sign to wear that extra af thing you love but you don’t think you can pull off- this is it (& YES YOU CAN)#i am so sorry to all the furniture i’m about to encounter & ruin today#mor rambles
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Devil's Thirst, pt. 2
#horizon zero dawn#hzd remaster#hzd photomode#i've probably told the story about how i first encountered the tallneck a bunch of times already#but just in case:#aloy's line for some reason didn't trigger#so all i had was really bad weather and the tallneck stomps#and during my first hzd playthrough i was scared for my life constantly#because the embrace scrappers taught me a simple lesson i didn't forget for 150 hours#so i knew. somewhere inside those ruins was an enormous machine#and it would for sure kill me#well. in the end it did because i walked straight into its path#but instead of being amazed by this oversized but lovable radio tower giraffe#i mostly felt relief at it showing no intention to murder me on sight
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thinking about scaramouche who, after being defeated by the traveler and nahida, never regains consciousness in teyvat and instead wakes in another world entirely (a world from one of yae publishing house's light novels LOL). at first it seems fine because surely, even if he's reborn, he can still claw his way to the top and attain unfathomable power, yes?
wrong. very wrong.
scaramouche finds that in this particular world he is a nobody peasant working as a measly servant for an all-powerful monarch (you). given his position as a harbinger, he rarely had time to entertain such foolish pastimes as reading silly light novels, so he has no idea what sort of plot this world follows and whether you're a kind-hearted monarch or a tyrant. he supposes he should lie low for now until he learns more about this place and the people in it.
if only it were that easy.
some of the servants are rather cruel to him, and because scaramouche has never truly had to serve others before (rather it was the other way around) he's unaccustomed to the fast-paced lifestyle of a servant. the others like to tease and bully him, making him seem inept by slyly tripping him in the halls when important figures are around or by conveniently forgetting to notify him of his duties for the day so he's left to wander the palace aimlessly. he's scolded nearly every day and he hates feeling beneath everyone. scaramouche is one more "harmless mistake" away from committing the worst atrocity in all of history when he realizes that, if he really wants power, he shouldn't wait around like a fool! he's lord scaramouche, after all! how dare they make a mighty figure such as he get on his hands and knees and scrub mud from the floor tiles?!
his plan is rather simple: if he can work his way up through the ranks of servants and earn your trust, he will have his chance at assassinating you and taking the throne for himself. all he needs to do is become your personal butler and then he'll have far more access to you than he does now. currently, he's only caught glimpses of you or listened in on conversations in which you were the subject. your staff speak so highly of you. perhaps this will be easier than he thought.
but then, on the night of your birthday gala, someone tries to kill you. scaramouche, infuriated that there's someone else who might try to steal his spot at everlasting glory and kingship, is quick to defend you. he's only thinking of his own selfish goals when he does this, but everyone else sees his potential. tonight, he's proven to everyone that he is highly adept in combat. your would-be assassin flees and scaramouche attempts to pursue them, only to lose sight of them as they blend into the inky vastness of the night. he's so frustrated. if he had his power and strength from his original world, that person would have been dead the moment they stepped into his line of sight. he's silently fuming as he stands on the balcony overlooking the forest and town beyond the palace, assessing his next move.
he doesn't get too far into his thoughts before a cheerful round of applause is thundering through the ballroom, and he whirls on his heel, stupefied. they're...cheering for him. for him. because he's saved your life. because he's proven not only loyalty but strength.
scaramouche goes from a nobody servant to a hero in the span of one evening and you, so touched by his quickness to protect, appoint him as a knight. tomorrow morning, bright and early, he'll begin honing his skills alongside the rest of the royal military. this may not have been part of his original plan, but it's a solid start. even if he doesn't become your personal butler, he can work towards becoming one of your few most trusted personal attendants. and now that he has access to weaponry with this newfound position (and has memorized the layout of the palace) he will be unstoppable in his pursuits!
if scaramouche had read the light novel, he would know that it's a romance between monarch and knight. but with his murderous scheme, it's going to quickly become a different genre...
#meraki mumbles#yandere scaramouche#scaramouche from teyvat: i have ended bloodlines. i have brought ruin to all i have encountered. bow to me!!!! >:)#scaramouche in the light novel world: my weapon is a broom and some cleaning supplies. i will end the existence of every stain i see >:)#forgive all of my excessive scaraposting#he's so fine and i need him orz
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i don't understand the urge to write hate think pieces about video game characters/their writing on here like at all
#NOT constructive criticism HATE#the wyll fans esp are critical geniuses#i mean actual mean spirited morally superior hate posts#like guess what guys: i used to dislike gale#and i just kept that shit to myself bc why would i come ruin everyone's fun why does it matter#then i spent more time w the character and engaging with him and it opened my eyes! love him now! it's chill#there r a couple things i do find triggering also... wyll's first kiss being locked behind a persuasion check#and really just the whole premise of astarion's first romantic encounter#but like ik that's a ME thing and it's not inherently evil and there are many ways to interpret etc#but yeah i just never kiss wyll that night#astarion i have more trouble with and im trying to headcanon my way out of it after avoiding his romance for awhile#i just personally can't deal with the idea of someone engaging in sex while dissociating/not being wholeheartedly engaged#now im rambling lol but yeah confessions#lush.talk
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The Buried Temple Battle Map
You can now download our new Buried Temple: a 32x44 complex leading up to a magic-infused boss room! Tell me, what might make this their lair?
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#ttrpg#tabletop#dungeons and dragons#dnd#dungeons & dragons#d&d#d&d5e#pathfinder#gurps#rpg#top-down#battle map#map#cartography#encounter#cave#temple#magic#ancient#ruins
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psychologically preparing myself for the next episode by predicting the most upsetting things that could happen
#what if Louis purposely hurts himself?#what if Armand's mental vivisection of Daniel drives him to beg for a death that Armand then denies?#what if that underlying despair has remained with Daniel all these years even though he can't remember the event?#what if Louis is indeed doing this because it is the anniversary of Claudia's making (birth)?#what if Louis cries while Daniel is interviewing him?#what if Louis has forgotten some of the crucial specifics of that night?#what if it is finally confirmed that vampires can feel the effects of drugs and Louis is using this to numb his pain as he did alcohol?#what if we are given a horribly detailed portrait of how power truly operates in Louis and Armand's relationship?#what if Armand and Louis vow after this encounter to 'fix their relationship' by committing to even more unhealthy behaviour?#what if neither of them even want to do that fix but feel unable to do anything else?#what if Daniel didn't even have the opportunity to go down on Louis before his life was ruined?#Louis de Pointe du Lac#Daniel Molloy#Armand#Interview with the Vampire#Jagged Jottings
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Keep seeing posts about people having bad experiences with the crowd at the Käärijä gig tonight and all I can think about is this 😅:
#sounds like Käärijä and his crew were on amazing form as always but certain people in the crowd were trying to ruin it for everyone#which is such a shame for the people who were just trying to enjoy themselves#honestly the crowd in Glasgow was the nicest I've encountered in a long time and Dublin's crowd looked chill too#so I hope the people at the gig tonight still had an amazing experience even if there were a few arseholes#Käärijä
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Which fits very neatly with the idea that the tardis "went mad" during the coffee incident, and started perception filter-ing sutekh etc into being from that point onward 👀
#keep encountering rtd commentary in the context of people going 'augh show RUINED. NO hope for s2' while im over here like 👀#doctor who
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I actually really hope that vanessa and gregory are still protagonists in a later game, the fact that they set up the mxes thing to contain the mimic is so interesting.
Like vanessa having had access to this "security" system (that is entirely geared towards deactivating the security. Hmm.) and once she's broken free of the control, turning aroumd and using it to trap him in a maze and line the way with obstacles that the average person going in to vandalize and stay the night as a dare wouldn't be able to pass... implies a very interesting character imo
Just thinking about a ragtag tech squad of vanessa, gregory and fredhead monitering and containing fazbear anomalies, in a combination of penance and the fact that they're the only ones who can... it's giving the energy that people assign to frightguard mike. It's very good.
#regardless of whether or not the second gregory voice was him or the mimic#i think it's still clear that they did that#regardless of if the mimic's still trying to get to them... it probably hasnt encountered anyone else to steal their voice#which also opens up the mimic using cassie's voice to lure in more people O.O#sb ruin spoilers#sb ruin#fnaf#five nights at freddy's
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