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Heart2Heart: A Contemporary Charity Anthology, Vol. 7

Synopsis

Once upon a time SIX YEARS AGO, the Heart2Heart app made its first batch of incredibly unlikely (but oh-so-perfect) love matches. So a fresh, new group of your favorite authors wondered… what happens when the world’s most perceptive dating software gets an upgrade, just in time for Valentine’s Day?

Will the porcelain teacup collector, the shy rugby player, and the bank robber with a heart of gold find their perfect matches? Only fate (and C.U.P.I.D) know.

As always, all proceeds from this anthology will benefit LGBTQ+ charities to ensure that love in all its incarnations will be celebrated and protected every single day of the year!

Stories included in this collection are: Among Friends, by Annabeth Albert A New Thrill, by Avril Ashton Brie Mine, by Charlie Novak When CUPID Strikes, by Cora Rose Mixed Signals, by E.M. Lindsey August’s Thief, by Fearne Hill Skating After You, by Hayden Hall Wings of Love, Jackie North Love in Bloom, by Jocelynn Drake The Shape of the Heart’s Desire, K.C. Wells Meat Cute, by Kelly Fox Mixed Motives, by Leslie McAdam

My Thoughts

As with every Heart2Heart Anthology I read, there were some hits, and there were some misses. But overall, we’re gonna keep this review short and sweet.

I loved the concept of this anthology, and each story was interesting, and unique. I loved some more than others, and I’ve definitely added a couple of new authors to my future reading list.

Every time I read one of these anthologies, I wait in impatient anticipation for the next one. And luckily for me, there’s the Paranormal half I get to explore next!

[hannaedits]

Book Review: Heart2Heart (Contemporary) Vol. 7

This post includes reviews of selections from the contemporary half of the 7th volume of Heart2Heart charity anthology. Brie Mine Charlie Novak I have a soft spot for book nerds, being one myself, and I loved that Sage and Benedict first connected in chat conversations over their love of books and reading, especially since they didn’t have exactly similar tastes. The subtle, concurrent…

[eloreenmoon]

To Catch a Fallen Leaf (Rossingley Book 2) by Fearne Hill #Audiobook #LGBT #Review #MM

Erryn reviews ‘To Catch a Fallen Leaf (Rossingley Book 2)’ by Fearne Hill. The ebook was published September 13, 2021 and is 276 pages. The audiobook version of this story was narrated by Richard Stranks, released on December 3, 2023, and is 8 hrs and 42 mins long. A copy was provided for an honest review. Why I read this book: I loved To Hold a Hidden Pearl. Take one shy French gardener, mix in…

[bookstattoosandtea]

Release Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway: To Mend a Broken Wing by Fearne Hill

Title: To Mend a Broken Wing Series: Rossingley, Book Four Author: Fearne Hill Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 02/07/2023 Heat Level: 3 – Some Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 71800 Genre: Contemporary, contemporary, gay, bisexual, interracial, NA, British, physical difference/phocomelia, found family, coming of age, humorous, cricket competition, children Add to Goodreads Description “I…

[breathalyzerfail]

Sorrowlord Athion Zathuda, everybody…

[nowletsfixthismess]

Look ok I’m sorry about tumblr’s gif quality but can we please talk about Ashton’s reaction to Fearne being flirted with by Manad??? His face like absolute thunder the whole time and then complete disbelief

And then several minutes later the conversation moves on but guess who doesn’t? :)

They love her your honour

[deepredradio]

Alien Romulus

Story: Unter dem Kommando der vom Leben gezeichneten Rain und ihrem synthetischen Bruder Andy, macht sich eine kleine Gruppe von Schrottsammlern auf den Weg, die erst kürzlich aufgegebene Raumstation Romulus auszuschlachten. Bei ihrer Ankunft trifft die Crew lediglich auf ein synthetisches Wesen namens Rook, doch darüber hinaus scheint kein Mensch mehr an Bord zu sein, der sie beim Plündern…

[somewhatsentientspellbook]

Ludinus is far too good at his job

Ludinus Da'leth isn't an underdog fighting the tyrannical rule of the gods and I will die on this hill. Dude has been running the CA for centuries, so he's ridiculously good at manipulating the facts.

He is a tyrant who hates that there is someone out there who can do to him, what he does to others.

"We are not their beautiful children." Of course he'd think that, because he's the type to see parenting as a means of holding power over someone else - instead of a guardian raising their ward to be self-sufficient and then letting them go.

Yes, the gods are like the mortals - but not in the way that Ludinus sees it. He wants to lift mortals (specifically him and his ilk) to the level of gods, rather than bring the gods down to earth and humanise them.

Ludinus doesn't need any more soldiers, he confessed as much to Imogen and Fearne. He doesn't need action - he needs inaction. He needs to sow seeds of doubt in his enemies, so they hesitate just long enough for him to get a step ahead.

Dude reminds me of some far-right politicians, and it makes me love to hate him even more.

Anyway, fuck Ludinus Da'leth and his evil-ass mind games

[ludinusdaleth]

ashton and braius have the same cup size. to me.

is the implication here that ashton is also fat because SO true. i will die on the hill they got bulky with the earth titan shard. ashton & braius comparing cup sizes only to both be distracted by fearne send tweet

[unicyclehippo]

one word prompt: lavender

i shouldve brought flowers right?? that would have been polite shit

oooooh it's THAT sort of dinner date

Irritation prickled at the back of Imogen's eyes. She closed them. Imagined irritation and the cruelty that followed it as a vile little bug, imagined plucking out of her brain and squishing it, crushing it in the fist she clenched tight at her side. She wiped her hand on her jeans and messaged Fearne back.

i dont think so, she said, entirely sincere. Laudna was truly unlike anyone she had ever met before, in a way Imogen didn't have the words for. She could say the woman was kind - but Orym was kind, so that wasn't what set her apart. She could say the woman was clever and beautiful - but Fearne was those things as well, and Imogen didn't feel this way about Fearne. Imogen thought that the truth might be very simple - whatever was different about Laudna was different in Imogen as well. Some lonely part of her mind that she had ignored forever was suddenly loud - and she liked it. She liked what it said, how it talked. She liked being able to hear her own thoughts after a lifetime being bombarded with everyone else's. So no, it wasn't a date. Not the way Fearne was suggesting. It was just that Laudna - Doctor Bradbury - was kind and clever and beautiful and she listened to Imogen so intently that Imogen could finally hear herself and someone like that deserved flowers.

She didn't tell Fearne that, of course.

are you at her place yet?

not yet. close, maybe five mins? why? gonna dotdash me a bunch?

no silly just look for a garden its free cant be assed to find the meme but just know. itsfreerealestate.meme

i dont think thats a real image format

no it is

ok.

plus!! it's sooo romantic to give a girl just one flower it tells her that she's Singular & beautiful

it tells her that you plucked it out of some random person's yard.

and you did that just for Her c'est tres romantique

so if someone turned up on Your doorstep with one flower they yanked outta someones yard you'd fall head over heels for them

There was a strangely long pause before Fearne replied to Imogen's teasing. When the reply finally came, it was heavy with amusement.

i thought you said it wasn't like that

Imogen scowled down at her phone. She could practically see the coy upturn of Fearne's lip, the mischievous sparkle in her eye like she knew the punchline to the joke life was playing on you and found it funny too.

The screen of her phone went blank and black. In the reflection, she saw her own face - the scowl, the permanent frown creasing between her brows, and somehting new. A hint of colour in her cheeks. It was easier to look into the dull reflection than it had been at Fearne's apartment. Her apartment was so bright. There had been no way to avoid seeing herself, to avoid that pang of discomfort - of irritation. But her phone screen was smudged from handling and the dim light of the train and it was small enough that it couldn't show all her face at once. Imogen tilted it so all she could see was the new spots of colour high on her cheeks.

It wasn't a dinner date. She knew that for sure.

Did she want it to be?

Her phone screen lit up. Despite herself, Imogen smirked down at Fearne's message.

i want a full debrief when u get home ESPECIALLY if u end up "debriefing"

//

It was a short stroll from the train station to Laudna's apartment. The hill was steep but it was worth the climb when Imogen turned back to face the way she'd come, hands on her hips as she tried to catch her breath, and saw the view. The sky was dull and grey, clouds packed tight together like thin sardines. In between, there were tiny streaks of blue but they were disappearing even as Imogen watched. The sea, though. The sea was wild. They probably didn't have long before the wind that was whipping it into a frenzy hit Emon, bringing with it a decent storm front if she had to guess, but Imogen wasn't afraid; it was awe that held her still. For a moment, she wasn't Doctor Imogen Temult, modern-day archaologist - she was Imogen, a woman standing on the cliffs, watching the churning of the waves and seeing a goddess, her fury, in that power. Stampedes of seafoam horses thundered ahead of the blue-black waves that bore them up onto the rocky shoreline. Ships began to hurry back to the port, appearing and disappearing between the climbing, curling waves. It was reassuring, in a way. Imogen hitched a smile, felt a little of her tension fade. No matter how badly the night went, she had her feet planted solidly on the ground.

Imogen turned and kept walking. The wind began to pick up. A fluttering of purple caught her attention - a different colour to her hair - and she turned to see two large grey-green lavender bushes, shivering in the worsening wind. Imogen stepped toward them and from her belt she took her pocket knife and snipped a few of the flowers, the perfect ones. She tucked them carefully beneath her jacket and hurried past the last few remaining houses that kept her from Laudna.

The gate creaked.

A little ache throbbed behind her eye. This was stupid. The flowers. She shouldn't have taken them.

Imogen dragged in a deep breath. Planted her feet. And knocked on Laudna's door.

[sicklyseraphnsuch]

DnD Combat and Critiques

Hey, so I have thoughts. I know! How unfortunate.

Combat in DnD is not always going to translate nicely into a narrative that follows storybeats. Like in a good fight, there's a plan - the plan fucks up - then there's a callback to some earlier themes that gets implemented into the finishing blow.

FCG did the last part.

It's the before that's the problem.

BH don't have a lot of synergy. Let's go back to the whole Dungeons and Dragons for all the roleplay - it's still a fighting game. And fighting games require some strategy.

BH does have a strategy. Hit the thing until it stops moving. And they usually do this through raw, brute strength. But when you're facing a high-level, Smart character, it's going to take more than bruteforce

I'm gonna out myself as a LoL player here. I know! It's really quite tragic.

But in teamfights, you do need some characters - like the tank or the support - who can pin down those highly mobile characters so they can just start hitting.

Yes. She had legendary resistances. But her resistances are limited. They had to burn those. Ideally, FCG or Fearne would have done that. Hell, maybe Ashton could have picked her up and squeezed - or tried to. Likewise, Laudna could have cast darkness and it would have crippled everyone but it would be some advantage.

This team desperately needed some way to limit her movement or ability to target them. But without that, FCG had no choice but to remain on healing duty and unable to chance spells like Banishment or fucking Plane Shift. Fearne needed to stay away from damage - let those better at it try - and focus on running utility. Aura of Life came way too late - not that it mattered bc again Otohan's hyper mobility.

I think it wasn't Otohan that was the problem. A lot of babies are kicking and crying that she was too hard. And yeah. She was. And arguably she wasn't the best villain for the audience bc yeah we know fuck all about her. Here's something to consider: Otohan was for the players, not the audience. At most, the audience gets a kick out of BH's reactions whenever she comes up. But her main job was to freak out the players - and she does.

Because BH is not prepared for high level combat. There. That's my critique.

When your healer goes into a rage if he heals too much, that's a liability in a fight. When neither of your tank-utility players have any reliable capture and crowd control capabilities, that's a problem. The most they had was Ashton's gravity well but she could clear that 10 ft difference with ease. They didn't need a fucking slow - they needed a stun.

This team is not equipped for a fight beyond brute force. They don't have a toolkit that lends itself well to tactics.

Otohan was absolutely beatable and I will die on that hill. They just didn't know how to fight her with the weapons they have. Outside of character growth, they really might need a good old fashioned shounen training arc.

[yoga-onion]

Legends and myths about trees

Celtic beliefs in trees (13)

F for Fearn (Alder) - March 18th - April 14th

“The tree of Bran the Blessed - Fourth month of the Celtic tree calendar (Ref)”

Colour: purple; Gemstone: amethyst; Gender: male; Patrons: Bran, Apollo, Aranrhod, Odin, Lug; Symbols: shield + foundation, discrimination + inner confidence, loyalty

In Celtic also Norse mythology, March was known as the 'month of lengthening days', which wakes the alder from its winter slumber.

Alder trees are found in the northern hemisphere. Although it is a broad-leaved tree, only alder bears cones, so it is easy to recognise them at a glance in winter. Alder wood can survive completely submerged in water, and never far from water, Alder trees can most often be found lining the banks of a stream, loch, or river, or in boggy wet ground and swamps.

Alder trees, which fix nitrogen around their roots, are also soil-enriching blessing trees. The alder tree, which does not rot even when in water, appeared to be a source of great mystery to the ancients. However, the main reason why the ancient Celts worshipped the alder tree was its sap turns a deep red when exposed to air, as if cutting it would cause it to bleed.

The alder month is a time when the days lengthen, the winter chill slackens and the sun gains momentum, and the ancient Celts would have been uplifted by the blossoming of the alder and its various blessings. The alder tree, which sacrifices itself to fertilise the soil, was also considered sacred. While it was also said to protect the road leading to fairyland, it was also believed that if an alder was cut down, the person's house would burn down in a fire. According to Irish legend, the first man was made from an alder tree and the first woman was made from a rowan tree.

The alder is the totemic tree of Bran the Blessed, the god. He is a giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology. According to legend, after fighting the Irish, Bran knew he was dying and ordered his fellows to cut off his head and bring it back to London. The party spent 7 years in Harlech and 80 years in Benbrook on the way, but Bran's head remained alive and undecomposed. Bran's head was buried in the White Hill below the Tower of London. Bran's totemic bird was the raven, so 2 ravens are kept at the Tower of London, but their wings have been clipped. This is because legend has it that if the ravens abandon the Tower of London and fly away, the UK will be destroyed.

Apparently, the ravens are loved and looked after, really well by the Beefeater Guards.

木にまつわる伝説・神話

ケルト人の樹木の信仰 (13)

FはFearn (ﾊﾝﾉｷ) - 3月18日～4月14日

『祝福された人ブランの木〜 ケルトの木の暦（参照）の第4月』

色: 紫; 宝石: アメジスト; 性: 男性; 守護神: ブラン、アポロ、アランロド、オーディン、ルグ; シンボル: 楯＋基礎、識別力＋内なる自信、忠誠

ケルト神話や北欧神話では、ハンノキを冬の眠りから覚ます「日が長くなる月」として知られていた。

広葉樹でありながら球果をつけるのはハンノキだけなので、冬にはひと目で見分けることができる。ハンノキの木は完全に水に浸かっても生きていけるので、小川、湖、川の岸辺や、湿地帯、沼地など、水辺でよく見かけることができる。

根の周囲に窒素を固定させるハンノキは、土壌を豊かにする恵みの木でもある。水の中にあっても腐らないハンノキは、古代人にとって特別な木に見えた。昔はハンノキを切り倒して沼沢地に道を造り、クラノグ(湖上住居)も、ハンノキで立てたのだ。しかし、古代ケルト人が、ハンノキを崇拝した最大の理由は、樹液が空気に触れると深い赤色になり、まるで切ると血が出るかのようだからだ。

ハンノキの月は、日脚が延びて、冬の寒気がゆるみ、日差しが勢いを増してくる時期であり、ハンノキの花開き、さまざまな恵みに古代ケルト人たちの気持ちも昂揚していただろう。また、自分を犠牲にして土壌を肥やすハンノキは神聖なものと考えられていた。妖精の国へ導く道を守るとも言われる一方で、ハンノキを切り倒すと、その人の家が火災にあって全焼するとも信じていた。アイルランドの伝説では、最初の男性はハンノキからつくられ、女性はナナカマドからつくられたことになっている。

ハンノキは、ウェールズ神話に登場する巨人であり、ブリテンの王であるブラン神のトーテムの木である。伝説によれば、アイルランド人と戦ったのち、死期が近づいているのを悟ったブランは、自分の首を刎ね、ロンドンまで持ち帰るよう仲間たちに命じた。一行は途中ハーレックで７年、ベンブルークで80年過ごしたものの、それでもブランの首は腐敗せず生き��けた。ブランの首はロンドン塔の下に広がる白い丘に埋葬された。ブランのトーテムの鳥はワタリガラスであったので、ロンドン塔ではワタリガラスが飼われているが、翼が切られている。ワタリガラスがロンドン塔を見捨てて飛んでいってしまうと英国は滅亡するという言い伝えがあるためである。

ロンドン塔のワタリガラスたちはビーフィーター・ガードたちに愛され、本当によく世話をしてもらっているそうです。

[samuraiko]

The full CR art intro/outro list

So I'd posted this on Reddit a while back, but figured I may as well share it here, too. Just in case you were wondering exactly WHAT all those scenes in the intro/outro depict!

Okay, art in order (using Episode 92 as the reference) -- this took MUCH longer than anticipated because I had to double-check the wiki for a lot of it!

Storm over Kreviris on Ruidus (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Ludinus activating the Malleus Key at the Tishtan Excavation Site in Marquet (Wesley Griffith aka Justwesley)

Vox Machina and the Mighty Nein, with (presumably) Matt in the center leading the charge, staring out over the Barbed Fields in Xhorhas (Adrian Ibarra Lugo aka Ailustrar)

Tiered fields in a mountain valley (Cyarna Trim aka Cyarna)

The Turst Fields northesast of Westruun in Tal'Dorei (Caio Santos aka Black Salandar)

The Ashari settlement of Terrah (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Planerider Ryn lounging in her hideout in the Plane of Fire (Nikki Dawes aka nikkidawesdraws)

New class character art from either Tal'Dorei Reborn or Explorer's Guide to Wildemount book (Linda Lithen aka LindaLithen)

The holy warriors known as Judicators in Vasselheim in Issylra (Jessica Nguyen aka Jessketchin)

A view of Syngorn at night (while still on Tal'Dorei, presumably) (Bryan Syme aka SymeBryan)

Team Wildemount leading the Guardian Spirit up and out of Uthodurn in Wildemount (Clary Daly aka EldritchBlep)

The holy city of Vasselheim in Issylra (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

The Feywild (Caio Santos aka BlackSalander)

Ichabarr, headless stallion lord of the Herd of the Damned of the Parchwood Timberlands of Tal'Dorei (John Anthony Di Giovanni aka ja_dig)

The Barbed Fields of Xhorhas, with Rosohna visible in the distance (Clary Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Depiction of the creation of Ruidus being ripped from Exandria (Wesley Griffith aka justwesley)

A mortal first discovering the continent of Gwessar (Adrian Ibarra Lugo aka Ailustrar)

Catha and Ruidus in the night sky (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Imogen and Fearne sundering the shadow version of the Sun Tree while rescuing Laudna (Jessica Nguyen aka Jessketchin)

Chained flying cities (Cyarna Trim aka Cyarna)

The Westruun Observatory (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

The Oderan Wilds of Marquet (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

The Battle of the Umbra Hills between Zan Tal'Dorei and King Trist Drassig (Jeleynai aka Jeleynai)

Zephrah (Caio Santos aka BlackSalander)

Exandria surrounded by the various gods/energies of the planes (Cyarna Trim aka Cyarna)

Exandria with Catha and Ruidus amidst the cosmos (Cyarna Trim aka Cyarna)

Emon in Tal'Dorei (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Yios, the City of Flowing Light, in Marquet (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Eiselcross in the far reaches of Wildemount (Jonah Baumann aka GalacticJonah)

Camellia the blighted druid marked by a spectre from the Tal'Dorei Reborn sourcebook (Adrian Ibarra Lugo aka Ailustrar)

The spires of Jrusar in Marquet (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Whitestone Castle in Tal'Dorei (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Shaun Gilmore and his husband Darius at Gilmore's Glorious Goods (presumably Emon branch!) (Isabel Gibney aka greyopals)

Nana Morri (aka Morrigan the Fatesticher), Fearne's 'grandmother' (Adrian Ibarra Lugo)

The Foramere Basin of central Tal'Dorei (John Anthony Di Giovanni aka ja_dig)

Ioun sealing away Tharizdun, the Chained Oblivion (Wesley Griffith aka justwesley)

The entrance to the Emerald Citadel in Syngorn (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Melora the Wildmother and Erathis the Law-Giver, each overseeing her domain (Zuzanna Wuzyk, aka Zuzartii)

Stairs leading nowhere in a forest (Caio Santos aka BlackSalander)

The Rifenmist Jungle on Tal'Dorei (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Thordak the Cinder King in the Plane of Fire (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Catha and Ruidus, with Ruidus' barrier shown around it (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Zan Tal'Dorei, first Sovereign of Tal'Dorei (Nikki Dawes aka nikkidawesdraws)

Lorkathar defending Flamereach Outpost outside Emon (Bryan Syme aka SymeBryan)

Sorrowlord Zathuda astride Gloamglut doing aerial battle with a transformed Nana Morri in the Feywild (Sam Rusk aka samurai_rusk)

Vox Machina being badasses (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Ligament Manor, the Feywild demesne of Nana Morri (Adrian Ibarra Lugo aka Ailustrar)

Gloomstalkers flying over Ghor Dranas in Xhorhas (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

The harbor of Nicodranas with the Wildmother's lighthouse atop the cliff (Caio Santos aka BlackSalander)

Vox Machina camping under the stars (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Marquesian oasis village (Ameera Sheikh aka Mikandii)

The Traveller's Gate (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

The Matron of Ravens (Jessica Nguyen aka Jessketchin)

The dwarven/elven subterranean city of Uthodurn in Wildemount (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

A mage opening a portal to the Iron City (Linda Lithen aka LindaLithen)

Repeat of storm over Kreviris

Jrusar marketplace at night (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Ruin within the Rifenmist Jungle of Tal'Dorei (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

One of Zephrah's skyriders patrolling the canyons (Claudia Ianniciello aka claudia_ianniciello_artworks)

The small fishing town of Byroden (Caio Santos aka BlackSalander)

The Sun Tree of Whitestone in Tal'Dorei (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Captain Xandis aboard the Silver Sun skyship (Nikki Dawes aka nikkidawesdraws)

The creation of the dragon race during the first age of Exandria (Ameera Sheikh aka mikandii)

Marketplace being destroyed from the Tal'Dorei sourcebook (Andrey Vasilchenko aka drawborn)

The cursed blade Graz'tchar in the Grey Valley of Tal'Dorei (Cyarna Trim aka Cyarna)

The Observer, patron deity of Niirdal-Poc (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Keyleth and her mother Vilya looking out over Zephrah (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

An adranach rebuilding Emon under the command of the League of Miracles (Wesley Griffith aka justwesley)

The elven city-state of Lyrengorn in the Cliffkeep Mountains of Tal'Dorei (Kent Davis aka IDrawBagman)

Ank'harel in Maruqet (Clara Daly aka EldritchBlep)

Repeat of Ludinus at the Malleus Key

Repeat of Matt, Vox Machina, and the Mighty Nein

Repeat of tiered fields

Repeat of Turst Fields

Repeat of Terrah

Repeat of Planerider Ryn

Repeat of spellcasters

Repeat of the Judicators

Repeat of Syngorn at night

Repeat of Team Wildemount leading the Spirit

Repeat of Issylra

Repeat of Feywild weirdness

Repeat of the Herd of the Damned

Repeat of the Barbed Fields

Repeat of the creation of Ruidus

Repeat of mortal discovering Gwessar

Repeat of Catha and Ruidus over mountains

Repeat of Imogen and Fearne with the Shadow Sun Tree

Repeat of Ank'harel

[captainofthetidesbreath]

Back at it again in the snow-covered hills mountains! While Bells Hells are on a quest to find this spark, here's bingo: 35 items, all of which are listed under the cut, you can grab a card at BingoBaker.

There are no notes. It is entire possible that I may add more items. If I do so, I will make a post about what those are, and you may refresh your card if you want to play with the additions. Keep an eye out on my blog and at the "#CritRole bingo" tag; if I say nothing, there are no new additions.

Feel free to send any questions regarding what a square means or whether a square is legal before, during, and after the episode. Good luck!

d20 travel roll

vision / dream

new location named

new creature

new plant

Ring of Fire Resistance joke

short rest

long rest

100 on the d100

initiative

no initiative

multiple initiatives

found spark

haven't found spark yet

Ashton's hammer named

Boots of Speed

Immovable hammer rod used

Gloomscale Breastplate

Fearne's new boon

Blood Curse

Eyes of the Runekeeper

Grim Psychometry

Battle Master Maneuver

Speak with Small Beasts

Wild Shape

Pass without Trace

Speak with Animals

Speak with Plants

Wisdom save

Constitution save

Arcana check

History check

Investigation check

Perception check

Survival check

[railroad-migraine]

Hi! If you're taking requests, I would love headcanons of how the members of Bells Hells would celebrate their s/o's birthday, as it's my birthday today ^^ thanks 💞

This has a bonus character at the end so keep an eye out for them 👀 enjoy and hbd cutie 💜

~ Poet

Bell's Hells (+bonus member) Celebrating Their S/O's Birthday 🎉

Ashton 💙

It's surprisingly cold out, so they wrap you up in one of their oversized heavy jackets and whisks you away to the market. It's a comforting weight, and it makes you both feel giddy and mischievous for the day ahead. Ashton brings you to a tacky general store full of useless trinkets and unusual items, let's you browse through the aisles to your heart's content. Purchases you one really expensive thing that caught your eye at a better quality shop, and manages to swipe a few cheaper knickknacks from vendors who give you grumpy attitudes on your special day. Holds your hand and kisses you stupid every chance he has, insistent and teasing.

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Chetney 💙

You can't seem to find Chet at breakfast, which slightly dampens your mood while the rest of the party chime in and wish you a good birthday. You spend the day indulging yourself as you see fit - snacking on treats and buying that magical item you wanted, but it's a little lonely. That is until you hear a running and a shriek behind you, and the gnome almost knocks you off your feet. He fumbles with something in his hand, nearly dropping it several times due to the splinters at his fingertips, and he spouts apologies of not seeing you earlier and excuses of attempting perfection. You're at a loss when he presents a beautfully carved ring, and can't help but pull him in for a tight hug, his arms curling around your neck.

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Dorian 💙

You're woken up to ticklish and energetic kisses being pressed under your eyes and following the shape of your face, the slope of your nose and the apples of your cheeks. Dorian's smile can be heard in his tuneful humming - you don't even have to open your eyes to know that. He helps you dress into something new and a lil bit fancy for the occasion, cooing all about his plans for the day - your favourite dinner, a show, maybe drinks with the rest of the party followed by a stroll about the town, arm in arm with your cheek pressed to his shoulder. He serenades you throughout the day just to see you smile shyly, pulls out your chair and keeps your glass full, and playfully lifts spoonfuls of dessert to your lips only to steal a kiss after.

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Fearne 💙

You think you're being smooched awake by a beautiful faun, but when you open your eyes it's in fact Little Mister who is nibbling on your nose with a happy chirp. You laugh and huddle up with the familiar for a little longer until Fearne finds you both and joins the cuddle pile, giving you a proper kiss. She places a crown woven of flowers and ribbons on your head, adjusts it here and there until she deems it perfect before she declares you gorgeous and orders you to get ready for a day of shenanigans. This includes going to fancy boutiques and trying on shirts, dresses, scarves, hats etc. (and casually walking out without paying), sight seeing around town and sharing the most scrumptious and tooth-rottingly sweet cupcakes you can find.

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Imogen 💙

She storms into your bedroom at the crack of dawn, gears you up in comfortable trousers and boots. Your eyes are still bleary from sleep and it's dark outside, but you have no choice but to wake up a bit and wrap your arms around Imogen's middle tightly when she commands her horse to take off at a very sudden and fast pace. You find yourself laughing, her hair tickling your face as the world whips by you, the horse ride so invigorating and spontaneous to start your day. Eventually, you settle down with a makeshift picnic-breakfast on a hill under a tree, cuddled up as the sun rises. She has your head in her lap and trails her finger so lightly across your face in little motions that you end up dozing off.

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Laudna 💙

She perches at the foot of your bed with an almost nervous energy while you unwrap her present. You smile down at the package and begin to peel the parchment away reverently while she patiently watches. Just as Laudna insists it's nothing special, you softly gasp and lift up the handmade doll from the paper - with woolen hair styled in such a familiar way, and button eyes that match your own, the figure is undoubtedly an imitation of yourself. Scraps of cloth have been lovingly stitched together to resemble your signature armour and robes, and Laudna squeals with happiness when you launch yourself at her and fall to the floor. She scrambles for Pâté and Sashimi, who both greet and promise your doll a fun day is in store their fun-scary friend.

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Orym 💙

He's planned you a party. Not a grand social event to rival that of lords and princes, but a party nonetheless with your favourite people in attendence. There's food and music and dancing, a roaring fire and friendly faces. Orym somehow managed to get in contact with some of your family and allies from before joining Bell's Hells, and even if they couldn't make it, he has their birthday messages and letters wrapped in a box for you to read once the day is over. He wipes the most delicious cake crumbs and frosting away from the corner of your mouth when he sits down at your side at the head of the table, eyes shining with so much warmth and affection you just about melt.

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BONUS: Lord Ariks Eshteross 💙

You wake up in the early hours of the morning to so many wonderful smells oh my god. There's rummaging and clattering of bowls and utensils downstairs that you 100% know is coming from the kitchen, and as you slip out of bed and throw on a robe, you notice a small little present on your bedside table. Lord Ariks spoils you with a hot drink waiting at your table setting, sugary pastries and bitesize cakes, and fondly presses his lips to your knuckles when you join him for breakfast.

[utilitycaster]

Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is the importance that mechanics and external factors have in understanding actual play, but how it's also really important to understand that the instant one leaves actual play as a medium, even if you are adapting the same story, you need to leave that behind.

I think the easiest example would be Scanlan's 9th level Counterspell. In the context of D&D 5e, we understand the following simply from the word "Nine": it is his highest spell slot; he only has one per day; and he has just expended an incredibly valuable and powerful resource that means he cannot use any spells that require it.

In an eventual adaptation, however, this is meaningless. That doesn't mean you can't depict something with a similar emotional weight and meaning; it's just that it will need to be portrayed differently (perhaps as an expendable scroll). The idea of "this is both very necessary to do and very powerful, and also is an immense trade-off" is what's important but the mechanics of it will necessarily fall away when you're no longer bound by mechanics. If you're adapting actual play or writing fic about it? You do need to have some degree of treating magic as a limited resource per day and staying true to broad abilities, but the idea of spell slots is "how can we provide limits to this storytelling system so that it is also a fun game" and the idea is that if you are looking at the story, and not the game, no one is saying "I have no more spell slots"; they're saying "I'm drained and need to rest before I can do more magic other than the most basic things."

(Note - this is fine in-game though. Like, yeah, ideally, no one would shout INSIGHT CHECK and would instead bring it up narratively but also...this is a dumb hill to die on, and I will die on a lot of hills. It is in fact fine while playing the game to acknowledge that you have spell slots and would like to make an investigation check instead of saying "I can do...some magic but not a lot, and I look more closely at the carvings on the wall.")

I think what also trips people up is that DMs in combat are limited by the rules of combat, but outside of combat, they really aren't. To give an example here, Ludinus casts a spell on Kadija that isn't clearly Feeblemind - she clearly has been reverted to the mindset of a young child or similar, but mechanically doesn't act as though she is INT 1, CHA 1. It has similar vibes but isn't quite the same.

This is totally fine and only the most stick-up-their ass pedant would fuss about it. It's a homebrew spell. It's a magical effect for a monster stat block. It is completely okay that it's not exactly a match for a spell that exists. The point is that it fits the broad logic of how magical effects work in the world (a targeted save that she fails; curable) and furthers the story. (Another example is Caleb's backstory re: Vergesson, or Veth being turned into a goblin; ultimately, it doesn't matter exactly what happened as long as we get the gist, because they both fit into, for lack of a better term, the vibe of the magic).

One last related thing is that metagaming in the sense of like, actively trying to twist the scenario to your advantage based on information you as a player know and your character would not is bad (eg: if you know a certain monster is vulnerable to a certain damage type but your character has never encountered it, and you use something extremely atypical for you to leverage this? not great); but I also think fear of metagaming kind of goes too far at times, and stepping back and remembering this is a narrative and not just a rule set helps here. To give an example here: Fearne and FCG hadn't met Caleb and Beau, but as eventually was actually discussed at the table, they still do know that Ludinus and Otohan = bad guys and so it's valid to say "hmmm, freeing their prisoners is like, not a bad idea if only for the chaos." Your character might not know the characters in-game, and they certainly don't know them out of game, but I think a lot of people overcorrect and you don't need to.

This is tbh another case in which I would recommend D&D Court from NADDPod, because they do handle a lot of metagaming-related cases where people are getting far too obsessive. The fact is there is a lot of metagaming happening anyway. If your players seem upset you stop even if the characters wouldn't likely be upset. The famous Sam Smorkel joke works specifically because, on some level, no normal person would speak to Sam Smorkel first, and your players are doing it because they have medium awareness. Metagaming is constant, perfect immersion is rare, and keep an eye out for it but usually metagaming that does cross the line is pretty egregious and the rest is overly concerned.