#Feel free to steal the scry

[crested-waveskimmer]

New NPC 👀

Tried Scrying Glass and Gloss. I think I'm pretty close.

Flaxen swirl / Goldenrod Weaver / Slate Fangs / Plague rare eyes.

[finncakes]

mothafuckin' tanks bitch!!!! 💥👊💥

redraw of photo under the cut

[futurepastme]

A collection of known prophecies related to Emrys and the Once and Future King

I actually had fun doing this. Quick reminder that english is not my first language. Enjoy.

“(...) scrying, when our sister Winfred went to take her turn. I can still feel all the energy that filled the room when she took her place in front of the crystal, but what I'll remember most, what I won't ever forget, are the words that came out of her mouth that day. A shattered core wilt covereth the w’rld in shade, stealing us of our light; Blood shalt flote the streets, shalt taint our rivers, and soak up our forests; Screams art to feedeth the night, burning the souls of our kin; Fire shalt beest breathed f’r a lasteth time; Full halls wilt wend exsufflicate; And ev’rything yond once wast, shalt beest nay m’re.

–  From the notes of Alma, a high priestess apprentice.”

♦

“(...) a trance, with his eyes going white and his voice deeper than the earth itself. From the ruins and the ashes of a desperate past, a god of light shall grace the men with his blessing. Dark will be his path in his duty towards the light of day; True shall be his nature in his search for his kin; Hope will grace the world once the immortal one meets his fate.

– Urbgen, son of Morrigan; about Merle the hermit.”

♦

“ (...) and with the help of the god, the lightbringer shall mend what has been torn.

– Incomplete passage, unknown source.”

♦

“Guided by his destiny; the King that was and will be shall rise for the first time. Bringing forth the grace of Albion; Freeing the desperate from their plight; Joining his half in their fight against the darkness; The dawn of the new day shall come forth with the guidance of his own blood; Until his need is most again.

– Iudris, Druid leader of the northeast Bexbour Woods clan.”

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“(...) I also had a chance to speak with one of the leaders of the fae folk, a polite young maid named Niamh who was kind enough to share with me a little of the fae culture and traditions. Amongst her tellings were some apparently old prophecies that were never written down. And while I have every intention of respecting their traditions, any unwritten prophecy that is known only by word of mouth seems to me a reckless stance, as the memories of men -those who are human or not- tend to fade, and retellings of any old stories are never the same as the original.      It is with that knowledge that I decided to write down, if only for my personal use, one of said prophecies that Niamh shared with me. Like every word-of-mouth retelling, her speech had the structure of an old fable, instead of the traditional form of prophecies that are known for being an almost rhymed riddle.       She starts her tale with a man, a sorcerer, named the most powerful of his time and of every time that was and would be. Emrys, she called him. This Emrys would become the saviour of the magical folk, along with a different man whom she called The Once and Future King. They were to, together, unify the lands under one kingdom of Albion, and bring peace to all living things, born of magic or not, after a period of despair, ashes and blood.      Emrys and the Once and Future King are said to be two parts of a whole, with some believing that the goddess herself chose a brave and kind soul, amongst all souls that were ever forged in the plenitude of existence, and splitted it in two. In one of those halves, the one that should become Emrys, she put so much of her own magic that it is said that that half of the soul became a god itself, ready to bring the goddesses magic back to the barren world. On the other half, she created a leader, just, strong, courageous and owner of a heart so big as to be compared with the one of a mother for her children. He would guide his people with this heart and defend them with his life. That half of the soul would be The Once and Future King.      The two halves are said to never feel complete without the other, always seeking one another at every moment of their lives. And unless they truly let their souls become one, the golden age of Albion would never come forth, and their true destinies would never be completed in its fullest. (...)

– Excerpt from the lost journal of King Bruta, first King of Camelot”

[wardensantoineandevka]

Three types of people, as they say. We've got three days of travel to upon the Crimson Abyss, and things have always gone well in the Lucidian, so here's a bingo card for the night: 40 items, grab your own bingo card here at BingoBaker.

Some notes:

If a PC falls from the mast INTO the sea, that counts for BOTH "PC falls off ship" and "PC falls off mast"

Stealing Graz'tchar from Novos counts for BOTH "try to get Graz'tchar back" and "steal from NPC"

NPC stealing from a PC counts for "steal from PC"

What counts as flirting with Novos is up for interpretation.

As always, I'm glad to hear about what squares or rows you're excited about, so feel free to send me asks or do little tag rants about them. I'm also always glad to hear about your bingos and almost bingos. My ask is also open to answer questions about the legality of squares during and after the episode into the week.

sneak into captain's quarters

flirt with Novos

detour

another missing item named

PC falls off ship

PC falls from mast

try to get Graz'tchar back

steal from PC

steal from NPC

long rest

dream / vision

arrive at Kalutha

travel roll

inclement weather

encounter at sea

Ossended Host encounter

Esquala appearance

Strife Emperor lore

new location named

Evontra'vir appearance

initiative (vs. pirates)

initiative (vs. something else)

no initiative

multiple initiatives

Commune / Divination

Detect Thoughts

Fly

Scrying

Grim Psychometry

Wild Shape

History check

Insight check (NPC)

Insight check (PC)

Investigation check

Nature check

Perception check

Religion check

Sleight of Hand check

Stealth check

Survival check

[honourablejester]

For reasons, I’m doodling a PF2e dwarven pirate druid from the Shackles on pathbuilder.

(These reasons are almost entirely related to the existence of the NPC Pirate Lord the Master of Gales, who won the Free Captain’s Regatta, the annual race-for-lordship among the pirates of the Shackles, for five years running owing to being a druid captain in a ship race, and only stopped winning because they made him the judge instead. I just love this. Being a druid in a ship race has to be basically cheating? Or, rather, natural advantage. But we’re pirates over here, so that fully tracks. I just love that this guy exists. Pirate druids. What an excellent concept. I’m stealing it immediately).

And, I don’t know how many of these are from the recent remaster and how many were original, but if you’re trying to play a piratical storm druid (could have gone wave, but given location and profession, I’m feeling storm more) from the pirate archipelago where they go racing annually in the outer reaches of the perpetual hurricane that is the Eye of Abendago, the primal spell list has some boss stuff on it. If you want a general stormy, nautical sort of theme.

Like, as I’m going through pathbuilder and levelling this dwarf up, picking my spells as I go, there are some fantastic things on there. I’ve no idea how good and/or practical they are in play, but the vibes are incredible.

Starting from cantrips, we’ve got things like Deep Breath (hold your breath for the duration, starting from 10mins at base), Rousing Splash (give someone temporary hit points by dumping a splash of cold water on their head to ‘invigorate’ them) and Slashing Gust (what it sounds like, you cut one to two people with blades of air).

And then as we climb spell levels, we get things like Horizon Thunder Sphere (throw ball lightning at someone), Brine Dragon’s Bile (a vicious little reaction spell where if someone takes slashing/piercing damage within range, you spit a gob of caustic salt water at them to scour their fresh wounds with salt, dealing persistent acid damage), Obscuring Mist (fog cloud, but on a nautical character fog cloud is always welcome), Voice on the Breeze (whisper a message and send it to a specific location you know within 10miles, where it’ll whisper in a 10ft burst regardless of who’s actually there), Scrying Ripples (watch people through bodies of flowing water within 500ft – does this work with the sea?), Coral Eruption (AOE that sends up razor sharp coral growths), Grasp of the Deep (grip someone with the ‘phantasmal pressure of the deep sea’, crushing them for bludgeoning damage), Misty Memory (summon memories in the mist of what a body of water witnessed within the last 24hrs), Mariner’s Curse (you afflict the target with the ‘curse of the roiling, unforgiving sea’, aka you make them seasick, is this a good use of a 5th level spell, IDK, but I’d do it, in a heartbeat), Hungry Depths (you open a miles-deep maelstrom of ‘dark corrupted water’, teeth and eyes that chews people up), and, for a 10th level capper, Summon Kaiju (very much what it says on the tin, I think I’d go either Agyra, the Forever Storm, or possibly Vorgozen, the Shapeless Feeder, for them, but most Agyra, because Eye of Abendego).

Like. If you want to be a vicious, vindictive pirate druid who shrouds themselves in mist to attack people, crushes their enemies with the phantom sensations of the deeps, whispers words in their allies’ (or enemies’) ears across miles of water, curses people with sea sickness when pissed off, wields all the myriad elemental wraths of the storm, and also on occasion likes to literally throw burning salt in their enemy’s wounds …

This is a thing you can do, basically. If you want a thematic spell list for a vicious salty sea dog, the primal list definitely has you covered.

I love Pathfinder spells. They’re so gnarly and descriptive and evocative. Also vicious. Literal salt in the wound. Good gods. Or neutral gods, I suppose, hi Besmara! And/or Gozreh. Heh.

[hrtsmom]

Danis made her decision, despite what she saw. She told Emlus that he must choose his own bride, rather than allowing his father to do it. He would find the girl in the slums, she said. And he would know her by the fact that she would be the first one to approach him there without asking anything of him.

Emlus was so excited by this news that he gave her nearly twice the usual fee, and left to begin looking for his bride at once. He had hardly left, though, before Danis began to feel sick. Her head pounded, her eyes burned, and her stomach felt as though it had been twisted into a knot.

When Istoe returned and heard what had happened, she was pleased for Danis at first. But then she learned about the sickness and grew sober. “I feared this might happen,” she said. “You have distorted the power of the scrying for your own ends. That is what you feel.”

“But I didn’t know I could even use that power,” Danis protested.

“I think it would be closer to the truth to say that it is using you. You must be cautious now. The sickness may be the worst effect you feel, or there may be worse to come.”

Danis decided to go home. She wanted to rest, and then look for Emlus again. She changed into her everyday clothes, but had more trouble then usual removing the paint from her face. She nearly scrubbed her skin raw before the last traces of her disguise vanished.

After a short nap her sickness had gone, and she went out into the streets to find Emlus. The search lasted less than half an hour; it isn’t difficult to locate a rich man when one wanders into the slums of Ocrisia. When she first saw him, he was besieged by a small crowd of beggars – one of whom was in the very act of stealing the young man’s money pouch.

Danis ran over and stopped the thief, then scattered the rest of the beggars. As she returned the money pouch, Emlus thanked her profusely. “You must be looking for something,” she said, remembering that she wasn’t supposed to ask any questions. “Otherwise you wouldn’t be so far from home.”

“Yes, I am.” Emlus clearly remembered the prophecy as well, for his next words were, “I think I may have found what I was looking for. You are very pretty; what is your name?”

“Danis. And thank you.”

“I am Emlus,” the young man said. “Wouldn’t you like to know what I was looking for?”

“Yes, I would.”

“But you didn’t ask me.”

“No, because I knew you would tell me in your own time.”

Emlus smiled. “Now I know you are the one. I am here because I was looking for a bride. A fortune-teller said I would find a girl here who wouldn’t ask anything of me.”

Danis returned his smile. “Then perhaps I am that one. But I think we should come to know each other better, before anything else.”

“Oh yes, of course,” Emlus agreed hastily. “Perhaps we could take a walk together?”

Even though it was so cold, Danis agreed to his suggestion. They spent the afternoon and evening together, and after they had eaten in the marketplace, Emlus escorted Danis back to her rooms. As they stood outside the door, he said, “I am certain, after today, that you must be the one the fortune-teller spoke of.”

“Perhaps, though, you should ask again, just to be safe,” Danis said. For she wanted to be sure that he wouldn’t change his mind. “But I think you are right, too.”

Before he left, he asked if he could see her again the next day. She told him she would be working during the morning, but she would be free in the afternoon. They agreed to meet again then.

That night Danis had a nightmare, and woke with her heart pounding. But when she tried to remember what had so frightened her, she could not. She hardly dared to sleep again all night.

The next morning Emlus appeared at Istoe’s stall. Danis, in her disguise, could hardly contain herself as he described their meeting the day before, and told how much he had enjoyed the time they had spent together. He finished by asking if she could tell him whether he had found the right woman to be his bride.

[glossamerfaerie]

*waves awkwardly* I was the one who wrote this comment on Reddit a few weeks back on the Gwynriel Shipping Post. Pro-tip: do not hang out on Reddit because they will downvote you viciously. Even with a net count of 10 upvotes, this particular comment has like a 100 downvotes last time I checked. 🫠 One would think that the Gwynriel Shipping Post is a safe haven from downvotes, but I digress.

I normally lurk, but I wanted to add more structural reasons why Vassien won’t happen. There are HOFAS spoilers below.

Excluding Elucien mating bond, the biggest barrier to Vassien HEA is Vassa’s mortality. So either 1) Lucien becomes mortal (this is the stupidest theory I’ve ever heard and I refuse to spend energy debunking it) or 2) Vassa becomes immortal (semi-plausible, more interesting claim to debunk). E/riels claim that Vassa gaining immortality isn’t impossible. I acknowledge their point — after all, all three Archeron sisters gained immortality. BUT:

1) First avenue for immortality: Cauldron. Currently guarded in Miryam’s impossible-to-find island. I know that SJM likes repeating plot points, but she’s not bringing the Cauldron back. SJM’s new “magic object” obsession is with the Dread Trove (Mask, Harp, Crown) and Cauldron-made weapons (Ataraxia, Gwydion, Truth-Teller). By the end of HOFAS, these objects are all reunited; we know that Bryce thinks Nesta met her for a reason due to the tattoo. We also know that Azriel’s Truthteller belonged to Enalius and that he hasn’t been properly harnessing its full magic capability. Something special is happening with the Dread Trove and these weapons.

It’s entirely possible that Koschei (trapped in a lake) thinks that the Dread Trove can free him. Think about the Harp, which allows Nesta to winnow anywhere, even the Prison and the warded River House. Freedom is Koschei’s main goal; I’m not SJM, but I think Koschei is going after the Harp next. How exactly is the Cauldron going to help him now?? Great for fighting wars and making weapons, not so much for freedom.

Even assuming that Koschei can scry Cauldron’s current location, who exactly is going to defeat Miryam’s ENTIRE ISLAND NATION and steal the Cauldron? This isn’t like the situation in ACOMAF where the Cauldron spare parts were stupidly stored in temples without adequate protection. It made total sense that Hybern could fight helpless priestesses and minimal guards. But I don’t see this situation repeating itself with Koschei, the Queens, or Beron as the aggressor against Miryam and Drakon. The Cauldron is like a nuclear bomb in terms of magic impact. SJM purposefully stashed it away in ACOWAR’s end so its threat wouldn’t be breathing down our necks.

Is the Cauldron still super relevant? Sure! I think it might come back, especially in discussions of how the Daglan/Asteri used the Cauldron to create the Dread Trove, weapons, and Illyrians. Elain’s book will definitely discuss her relationship with the Cauldron, which seems to like her. But these plot points can happen without physically going to see or tamper the Cauldron. No one wants to fuck with the Cauldron or be in another war battling Cauldron magic.

1) Second avenue for immortality: Gift of Seven High Lords bringing someone back from the dead (see Feyre and Rhys). Okay, I will take this theory seriously because SJM really enjoys reviving protagonists from the dead across all her series. 🤣 But this is not going to happen with Vassa. Let’s assume that Beron is dead and Eris is the new High Lord for this hypothetical (we all agree Beron would refuse to save Vassa). Let’s also assume that the other High Lords (including Tamlin or whatever successor to Spring Court) feel bad about Vassa dying and Lucien’s grief. Would they all grant immortality to this cursed human Queen?

To be blunt: no. When the High Lords agreed to revive Feyre, 1) they did not know they were giving their power to Feyre and 2) Feyre had just saved from them from 50 years of imprisonment. They owed a very clear debt — but had the High Lords known about her future magic abilities, several of them would’ve balked. Feyre got super lucky about their ignorance.

Flash forward to Rhys. He was their fellow High Lord, a “colleague” so to speak, who sacrificed himself to win the war. And most importantly: reviving Rhys didn’t give him magic from the other courts. SJM doesn’t explain this much, but I think it was Feyre’s ascent to immortality that caused all 7 kernels to manifest magic in her. Rhys was already immortal and in possession of great magic; the 7 drops brought him back to life, but his immortality status didn’t change. The High Lords didn’t know what would happen, but they were probably extremely relieved that Rhys didn’t get magic from the other six courts.

Now think about Vassa, a human like Feyre. The High Lords know exactly what will happen if they grant Vassa immortality. Even assuming that Vassa performs a great service like Feyre and sacrifices herself, the High Lords WILL NOT save Vassa. The High Lords are egotistical and protective of their magic; they were incredibly resentful that they lost a kernel of their power to Feyre. Now you’re telling me they’ll do it again willingly for a mortal they barely know? No way in hell.

The High Lords will grieve Vassa and feel terrible for Lucien in this nonexistent book. But at the end of the day, she’s human. Humans die. You cannot save every human friend just because you like them. And even if they wanted to, their egos would hold them back. No one wants to share their magic. The End.

1) Third avenue for immortality: Something Else. Maybe SJM invents another way to become immortal (I don’t think so but let’s say she does for the sake of the argument). Maybe Koschei accidentally wields a spell on Vassa and her curse acts up. I don’t know. Make something ludicrous up in your imagination.

THIS STILL DOESN’T MAKE ANY NARRATIVE SENSE. None. Let me explain: SJM is a deeply flawed writer, but one thing SJM correctly understands is that her heroines have Big Emotions about Change. Changes like… abruptly gaining immortality when their entire life was rooted in mortality. Feyre took two books to fully understand her new magic and immortal body; she had trauma from UTM and felt unanchored in her new body. Nesta took literal YEARS and several books (WAR, FAS, SF) to become happy with her immortality; she finally admits her acceptance to Bryce in HOFAS Walmart Bonus Chapter.

“Do you like it?’ Bryce asked Nesta suddenly. “Being Fae?”

“I didn’t at first,” Nesta said plainly. “But now I do.”

We haven’t had Elain’s POV but I imagine she resents her new body/immortality for taking away Greyson. Like Nesta, Elain will have to learn to appreciate her new life/circumstances in her book.

Vassa is a Human Queen. She prides herself on being mortal and representing her people. It is a core aspect of her identity. If she were to become Fae with new magic, even voluntarily, it would be a momentous life change.

So, like… when exactly does this massive life change and identity shift happen? Within the pages of a single Vassien book? When it took the Archeron sisters several books to become happy/confident with their new Fae body and magic? Are we even going to see Vassa in the nonexistent E/riel book? So maybe we have half a book at most for this momentous plot point.

“But if Vassa loves Lucien, she’ll WANT to become immortal to stay with him forever. She wouldn’t have trauma or doubt like the Archeron Sisters, so she doesn’t need several books to adjust.” It is frankly insulting to suggest that Vassa would immediately love being Fae and have zero identity issues. The very little we’ve seen of her (like, ten pages max) suggests keen ambition and intelligence. Yes, Vassa deserves love, but love shouldn’t strip away her admirable goal to lead humans in an increasingly tense world with the Fae. It’s insulting to reduce Vassa to her love life. Even if I accept (and I don’t) that Vassa wants to be immortal for Lucien’s sake, it’s nonsense to think this could all be resolved within a single Vassien book. Not when Feyre, Elain, and Nesta have ALL taken several books and years to come to terms with immortality and their new magic. I have my beef with SJM, but SJM understands that healing and trauma takes longer than a minute. It can linger and fester for years, even when someone is drowning in plain sight (Nesta) or pretending that all is well (Elain). Since SJM is a heroine-centric author (by her own admission), she’s not going to shortchange Vassa by removing her human-centric ambitions or fast-forwarding past a momentous shift to immortality. 🤷🏽‍♀️

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What’s crazy is that I’ve written so much and it only addresses the question “why won’t Vassa become immortal?” I haven’t even addressed character dynamics or why I think Vassien doesn’t make sense with their established personalities.

But it’s an important question! It explains the MAIN* roadblock to a Lucien-Vassa endgame. If Vassa won’t become immortal/Fae, she can’t have a satisfactory HEA with Lucien.** The End.*** I’m going back to lurk now, just needed to word vomit. 😅

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* the actual main roadblock is the Elucien mating bond, but I’ve been told that it’s a fake Cauldron bond and that E/riel has a REAL Mother-approved mating bond. Since it’s impossible to logically counter something in people’s imaginations, let’s pretend that the Vassa’s mortality is the main roadblock.

** If only mortal Vassa could fall in love with another mortal. If only she knew a mortal male other than Lucien. If only this other nonexistent male shared similar ambitions in leading and protecting humans. Wait…

** I nearly broke my resolution to not waste energy on “Lucien will choose to become mortal!!” theory. But I will stay strong. It’s truly so ludicrous that it doesn’t deserve debunking.

Found this comment on Reddit. Couldn’t explain it better than this.

“It’s clear from Mist and Fury that the original ships were: Feysand, Nessian, Elucien, and Mor/Azriel. Like it’s so obvious the way she wrote Mor and Azriel; Mor even seems vaguely interested/torn about Az. Looking at interviews, SJM even talks about Elucien as a couple (eg where would they like to travel together, etc).

Flash forward to ACOWAR. For whatever reason (lack of chemistry with Az, wanting more diversity) SJM has Mor say that she prefers women. This time the Az-pining-for-Mor is more desperate/feels like a zero chance of being requited. SJM also introduces Az as a potential love interest for Elain because she loves throwing a wrench. Just because Elucien are mates doesn’t mean they’ll have it easy; SJM’s whole thing is angst. She had to throw in a love triangle to make it uncertain. This is the first couple where mate status is confirmed upon meeting.

But there’s a problem now. If Az and Mor are no longer endgame, who will they end up with? is it not suspicious that the two new characters introduced in SF (Gwyn and Emerie) just HAPPEN to be potentially be good partners for Az and Mor? Like it’s not a coincidence that Emerie looks at Mor and blushes, remarking how pretty she is. It’s not a coincidence that Az and Gwyn have so many interactions in the text. It’s not a coincidence that a “random side character” shows up in a bonus chapter.

When SJM created Gwyn and Emerie, it wasn’t just to give Nesta friends. These characters clearly didn’t exist when she wrote MAF. SJM wanted new characters that would solve her retcon of ending Az/Mor. She wanted to solve the Mor/Az retcon so bad that she created a NEW RETCON of Az going to Sangravah. Like why bother to add that detail if it’s not important.

Also: poor Lucien. His endgame heroine was supposed to be Nesta until SJM realized they would be terrible together and that Nessian had better chemistry. So she gives Elucien the mating bond. Like is she really going to fuck Lucien over TWICE? She loves him as a character and has put him through the wringer. Yes, I agree that SJM can change her mind and maybe is open to mate rejection, but Lucien has already switched love interests from Nesta to Elain! Who else is he going to switch to, considering that Jurian and Vassa are “at each other’s throats?”

Finally, please think about the number of books left. Ignoring novellas (which are probably gonna be fluffy ones like ACOFAS where nothing happens), there are two main books left. Two couples.

Option A:

• ⁠Gwynriel (Valkyrie growth, Illyrian rebellion, exploring Ramiel, Gwyn’s autumn heritage and maybe lightsinger?? powers)

• ⁠Elucien (Helion secret baby, defeating Koschei, freeing Vassa, fixing spring court)

Option B

• ⁠Elriel (mate rejection storyline, potentially some stuff above)

• ⁠?????

Literally WHO is the second book in this equation? Lucien and Vassa?? We barely know Vassa and there’s barely any connection to Night Court. And Lucien’s book is going to be depressing as fuck dealing with mate rejection; does anyone want to read two heavy books of rejection? Jurian and Vassa: again, we barely know them! At least with Tower of Dawn, Chaol had been a main character for a long time with POV. SJM will not do a full-length Emerie/Mor book as much as I would love for one. She’s very cognizant of criticism re: Mor bi rep in the past; she doesn’t want to open a can of worms and be accused of writing bad sapphic rep. If anything, I can see a fluffy Emerie/Mor novella with little angst (or them getting together in the background of other books).

So from a meta structural level, I don’t understand who the second couple will be if Elriel is endgame. Lucien/Vassa is the most plausible answer, but 1) we barely know Vassa, 2) she’s human and Lucien is immortal. So are we going to toss her into the Cauldron to make her immortal? Serious question, and 3) I don’t want TWO books about mate rejection, it’s depressing as hell. I can see one but not two.

But with Gwynriel and Elucien, you have enormous fan and audience interest in ALL FOUR CHARACTERS. They’re directly tied to Night Court and SJM so far has no intention of staying away from the core group.”

[vvrongedd]

what jewel are your bones made of?

ONYX reserved (by choice), decisive, self-sure and self-contained, selective, resolved, close-minded, intuitive, deliberate ⍚ opaque - my secrets are not for you ⍚ scrying - i can see more than you know ⍚ sharp - i know where to cut

stolen from: @tommywllliams not tagging anyone, feel free to steal

[zarnzarn]

yes i made a stolas fandragon. yes i laughed the whole time. yes i love how it turned out. no i cannot describe the emotion i felt when i realized i could merge my hyperfixations.

[thepringlesofblood]

in today’s episode of ‘tumblr scrying for no reason’, i’m compiling a list of quotes from Brennan Lee Mulligan.

I have all his deep beautiful existential ones (e.g. “If you choose to care, then the universe cares and if you don't, then it doesn't“ and “Doubt cannot be a belief but it should be a practice”) (though if you have any all-time faves feel free to send em) but I’m specifically looking for goof ass shit.

i’m talking “Get in the fuckin comments, rats honk when you throw them!” (the unsleeping city)

i’m talking “If Vladimir Putin called the shot, your cauldron ass would be in the sky” (misfits + magic)

i’m talking “We need a reverse Indiana jones who breaks into museums, steals the artifacts, brings them back to their cultural origin, and fucks really old women” (um, actually)

if you have any favorite Brennan Lee Mulligan quotes of either persuasion but specifically the funny/out of context ones, lmk.

*disclaimer: I haven’t seen starstruck odyssey yet so no major spoilers please, but for the rest just hit me*

[a-single-white-crow]

For me, I like to learn from the spirits themselves. But I also love doing extra research (books, videos, articles)

Spending time with local spirits really helps.

Visiting local cemeteries and just being there or cleaning up any litter you find along the way.

Learn as many forms of Divination as you can. Certain spirits can be picky about what forms they use, and you may just be better at some ways than others. Scrying works wonders for me.

Researching old beliefs learning how people from the past practiced (not saying to steal practices but to make your knowledge fuller and more well rounded - give yourself a stable foundation of information)

Books: (one of my favorites being Consorting with Spirits by Jason Miller)

"Videos"- whether that's podcasts (yes, I know, not a video), YouTube, online classes

If you want more detailed information feel free to DM me.

As of lately, I've been feeling a pull towards wanting to learn about spirit communication/necromancy.

Does anyone know of any good resources?

[thirdtofifth]

Spellweaver Medium monstrosity, true neutral Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Hit Points 97 (15d8 + 30) Speed 30 ft. Str 9, Dex 16, Con 15, Int 18, Wis 17, Cha 16 Saving Throws Dex +7, Wis +7, Cha +7 Skills Arcana +8, Perception +7 Damage Resistances bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks; psychic Condition Immunities charmed, frightened Senses passive Perception 17, truesight 120 ft. Languages can communicate telepathically with all other spellweavers within 1,000 miles, but can't speak Challenge 10 (5900 XP) Chromatic Disk (3/Day). The spellweaver is constantly accompanied by a floating magical disk that stores spell energy. While holding this disk, the spellweaver can use a bonus action to recover an expended spell slot of any level it is able to cast. The chromatic disk remains within 1 foot of the spellweaver no matter how it moves or travels. Magic Resistance. The spellweaver has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Shielded Mind. The spellweaver is immune to magic that allows other creatures to read its thoughts, determine whether it is lying, know its alignment, or know its creature type. A creature can telepathically communicate with the spellweaver only if the spellweaver allows it to. Spellcasting. The spellweaver is a 9th-level spellcaster. Its spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with spell attacks). The spellweaver has the following wizard spells prepared: Cantrips (at will): firebolt, light, mage hand, mending 1st level (4 slots): alarm, detect magic, identify, magic missile 2nd level (3 slots): alter self, blur, hold person, scorching ray 3rd level (3 slots): counterspell, dispel magic, major image 4th level (3 slots): greater invisibility, wall of fire 5th level (1 slots): cloudkill, scrying Actions Multiattack. The spellweaver makes two slam attacks. Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d4+3) bludgeoning damage. Spell Weaving. The spellweaver casts a number of spells of 1st level or higher whose total spell level is no more than six, expending spell slots for each as normal. The spellweaver chooses the order in which these spells are cast. All of the spells are cast as part of one action. The spellweaver resolves each spell before deciding which spell to cast next.

These slender, mysterious creatures gather in small cabals, and are most commonly encountered while they search for magic items to add to their collection. However, solitary spellweavers are even more common. In groups, they plan and execute raids to steal magic items they desire, using scrying to scout out their foe, then attacking while invisible. They only communicate with each other telepathically, but sometimes they leave written notes behind for others to find. However, these notes are entirely incomprehensible, either gibberish or else nonsensical. Spellweavers stand around 5 feet tall and weigh around 120 pounds. 

Originally from the Monster Manual II.  An anonymous request. If there is a monster from 3.5 or Pathfinder that you want to see converted to 5e, feel free to send me a message or submit a monster request on the submit page.

[dramarising-replacement]

list of mildly annoying shit

people who don't close sale threads after they sell whatever they were selling, i would understand if they wanted to keep a record of the sale but please make it super clear you're not longer selling whatever

people who sell renaming scrolls for a mark up after buying out the mp 

people in forum games who ghost bump the threads

people who block evade

people who offer up super personal info online that should not be shared online for example, family tragedy, like uhhh no one on a pet sim game needs to know that even if it's your reason for x just for your own safety say something personal/sensitive came up. 

people who try to govern what someone else does with their own threads/dragons

people who believe in color/scry stealing 

people who whine about getting undercut on the ah but list everything they're selling for 7 days. 

people who whine about about an skin/accent maker retiring their own stuff because you are totally free to make your own shit. 

people who whine about the price of art/adoptables, because if you're that bothered by their price make your own art/adoptables for what you think they're worth. 

the people who are assholes and treat being an asshole as a personality trait 

people who refuse to curate their own online interactions by using the block/report function

people who act like they're dirt poor on forum games when it comes to what they offer but as soon as they see mildly expensive or expensive items being offered they're scrambling to claim it, and get passive aggressive when someone else claims it first

PEOPLE WHO act like an asshole over offers they receive when they don't clearly define a price they're looking at under the guise of not knowing prices

people who copypaste the same dragons for sale thread into a dragon trade thread where they're clearly only looking for like currency/item offers

people who get mad at what people price their own dragons at

people who whine about dom being boring but not offering to pitch in or help dom efforts other than sending in dragons for the in-flight raffles

how tiny the fucking horde boxes for crs/pms is pls i'm a blind as bitch and it takes forever to load and find the right thing i want to send god forbid i click the wrong item the first time

people who gatekeep identities and mental illness' in a you must be this tall to be considered x identity or having x mental illness 

please feel free to add more, 

[quetzalaten]

I seen an old post you reblogged that said something along the lines of "repost if you want to fight Micheal Scott" and you put in the tags that as an indigenous person there were multiple things you would fight him over. Would you mind expanding on that a bit? Was there a misrepresentation issue, racism, or something else? You don't have to of course, I was just curious what I had missed and how I could pick up on something like it in the future.

Thank you so much for the ask!

Sorry that it took so long to respond, I wanted to gather my thoughts and try to list all of my critiques of sinf from an Indigenous perspective in one post!

-ballad of black hawk and billy the kid: this book hasn't come out yet, but I already have serious concerns based on the description. having an indigenous medicine woman (or spiritual leader, or whatever ms means by "sorceress") being a villain who destroyed her whole people is not good, especially since it is colonial settlers who were most often the cause of indigenous genocide and switching that narrative erases the real life issues that actually caused indigenous death. It takes the blame away from white people and instead blames Indigenous people. Also, the term "anasazi" is itself racist. It means "ancient enemy" and is Navajo in origin. The actual Ancestral Puebloan people did not refer to themselves that way, and their descendants find the term offensive.

-we only see three indigenous deities in the series: Quetzalcoatl, Xolotl, and Coatlicue. All three are on the side of the Dark Elders. Again, Indigenous magic is shown to be bad, through the framing of these deities as villains. There isn't even any reason mythologically why this should be, as the Nahua people thought of these primarily as positive deities, not malevolent ones as they appear in sinf. As a side note, the term "Aztec" is also incorrect. The Indigenous people's whose religious beliefs include Quetzalcoatl, Xolotl, and Coatlicue refer to themselves as the Nahua people, and that is the correct term to use.

-black hawk, our only indigenous rep among the "good" immortals, fits the "noble savage" trope. He is an honourable warrior, who guides and assists a white character (billy) and is more of a sidekick to that character than his own person with motivations of his own. Think of the character of Tonto from The Lone Ranger, who also plays the role of a sidekick to a white main character. This issue could be easily remedied depending on how his characterization is in the short story when it comes out. Black Hawk is also never referred to by the actual tribe that he comes from, and this homogenization of Indigenous identities is harmful as well as it lumps us all together and denies us our individuality.

-the "white saviour" narrative of how billy became immortal. All that we know about this is that billy somehow saved quetzalcoatl's life at one point, and was given immortality as a reward. So we have an indigenous deity (who one would assume to be quite capable of defending himself) being saved by a white man.

-quetzalcoatl's description. Instead of trying to be faithful to Nahua religious beliefs, ms wrote q as resembling hernan cortes (beard, etc), which is a narrative that was perpetrated by the spanish invaders to justify their colonization and genocide of the Indigenous people's of mexico. I will give ms some credit though, at least he wrote that quetzalcoatl had copper skin, so he isn't completely white-washed.

-the fact that no one can pronounce the name Quetzalcoatl, or Black Hawk's real name (Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak) and no one ever even tries to get it right. This is used as a joke in the books, but people have no trouble saying Machiavelli, Aoife, Scathach, or any of the other white characters' names. By making it seem like it is too much effort for the other characters to learn to say indigenous names correctly, it dehumanizes the indigenous characters by not even giving them the respect of being called by name.

-billys scrying bowl is indigenous in origin. The use of an indigenous artifact in the magical practices of a white man borderlines on cultural appropriation. Since it also comes from the same culture as the villain in the short story, there is a very unfortunate chance that Billy is going to take the bowl from her body or steal it from her in some way. This gives off "colonizer steals Indigenous artifacts" vibes (as my friend JK put it the other day), and I am not very happy about that.

-in the vampyres short story, it is said that Quetzalcoatl is an unknown deity nowadays, but that is just wrong. Quetzalcoatl is still an extremely important part of Mexican culture.

These are just the main points that I could think of. If I reread the books, I'm sure that I would find more points of critique. Also, I'm Mi'kmaq, so if there are any other Indigenous peoples in the fandom who want to add their own thoughts, feel free!

[themanicnami]

Willow’s Pop Culture Spell Masterlist

A long organized list of all of my pop culture spells organized. 

Updated as of: 4/9/2020

Digimon:

🌟 “88 Call” Friendship Spell (Funbeemon Inspired) to strengthen the connection between your friends

🌟 Lilithmon’s Wicked Beauty Glamour Spell (Digimon Inspired) to appear dark, captivating and mysterious

🌟 Kudamon’s “Cool Under Fire” Spell (Digimon Inspired) to remain calm during trying and stressful times

🌟 Kyukimon’s Winds of Offense Protection Spell (Digimon Inspired) air spell that is both defensive and offensive to keep supernatural forces at bay

🌟 “Ocean Love” Binding Spell (Marin Angemon Inspired) to remove hostility from another individual or group

🌟 “Sunshine Beam” Enchantment Spell (Sunflowmon Inspired) to enchant an object with the energy of the sun

🌟 “Swipe Steal” Hex (Fangmon Inspired) to cause a target to misplace and lose things

Disney:

🌟 “Almost There” Career Success Spell (Disney Inspired) A spell to bring success and advancement in your job

🌟 Aurora’s Love Dream Divination Spell (Disney Inspired) A spell to help one dream of future romantic partners

🌟 “Honor to Us All” Honor Spell (Disney Inspired) a spell to have your peers show you respect 

🌟 “Kiss the Girl” Glamour Spell (Disney Inspired) to encourage a consenting person to kiss you

🌟 Voice Theft Curse (Disney Inspired) a spell to stop hateful words and send the negativity back to the person

Legend of Zelda:

🌟 “Din’s Fire” Toxic Person Banishing Spell (Legend of Zelda Inspired) a spell to cut ties from toxic and draining people

🌟 “Nayru’s Love” Parasite Warding Spell (Legend of Zelda Inspired) a spell to deter and ward against emotional leeches and leeching spirits

Neopets:

🌟 Grey Paint Brush Hex (Neopets Inspired) a small hex to give someone a bad day

🌟 Psellia’s Winds of Protection Warding Spell (Neopets Inspired) air spell to create a safe and protected space for magic and rituals

🌟 Sasha’s Emotional Strength Spell (Neopets Inspired) to help one endure brutal emotional trials and times

🌟Shadow Usul’s Night Invisibility Glamour Sachet (Neopet’s Inspired) glamour to help one go unseen and unnoticed at night time

🌟 Taelia’s Winter Cleansing Spell (Neopets Inspired) a spell to cleanse oneself during winter time

🌟 Vira’s Toxic Kiss Curse (Neopet’s Inspired) a curse to cast onto cheaters and adulterers 

Ni No Kuni:

🌟 Give Heart (Ni No Kuni Inspired) to bring a friend joy and uplift them

Pathfinder:

🌟 Blood Money (Pathfinder Inspired) spell to bring financial gain

🌟 Blur (Pathfinder Inspired) to go unnoticed by others

🌟 Enshroud Thoughts (Pathfinder Inspired) protects oneself from divination and scrying eavesdropping of others

🌟 Invisibility (Pathfinder Inspired) spell to go unnoticed and travel unseen

🌟 Itching Curse (Pathfinder Inspired) cause a person to feel the discomfort they have caused you

🌟 Nightmare Curse (Pathfinder Inspired) cause a person to suffer nightmares

🌟 Shield of Wings (Pathfinder Inspired) to guard against negative words and comments

🌟 Tears to Wine (Pathfinder Inspired) turn one’s sadness into happiness

Pokemon:

🌟 Aroma Veil (Pokemon Inspired) A spell to protect user from negative people and attract the attention of positive people

🌟 Aromatic Mist (Pokemon Inspired) to bring protection to a loved one

🌟 Aqua Ring (Pokemon Inspired) A bath spell to bring emotional healing and emotional serenity

🌟 Bubble (Pokemon Inspired) A spell to send your wishes out into the universe to seek for them to be answered and granted

🌟 Chandelure’s Hypnotic Flame Curse (Pokemon Inspired) to make another’s life go dull and for them to lose enjoyment in things

🌟 Charm (Pokemon Inspired) A spell to improve your charms and flirting

🌟 Cosmic Power (Pokemon Inspired) Cosmic spell to prepare you for divination and/or astral projection

🌟 Dazzling (Pokemon Inspired) to dazzle and stun someone trying to bring negativity to you and redirect it back

🌟 Endure (Pokemon Inspired) to give you emotional strength

🌟 Fairy Aura (Pokemon Inspired) to bring your inner beauty out to the surface

🌟 Flower Shield (Pokemon Inspired) to bring a space protection from malice and negative forces

🌟 Future Sight (Pokemon Inspired) improve psychic clarity while doing divination work   

🌟 Gravity (Pokemon Inspired) a curse to weigh someone down emotionally  

🌟 Heart Stamp (Pokemon Inspired) a spell to strengthen passion between you and a consenting lover

🌟 Heatproof (Pokemon Inspired) to help you remain strong under pressure and stress

🌟 Honey Gatherer (Pokemon Inspired) to encourage others to compliment you

🌟 Leer (Pokemon Inspired) to bind a person who is trying to intimidate you

🌟 Lock-On (Pokemon Inspired)  to make another more vulnerable to your curse

🌟 Lunar Dance (Pokemon Inspired) banish negativity from yourself after a bad day

🌟 Metal Claws (Pokemon Inspired) to protect against baneful magic

🌟 Milk Drink (Pokemon Inspired) promote beauty

🌟 Moonblast (Pokemon Inspired) to make your target more vulnerable emotionally to the mundane and curses

🌟 Morning Sun (Pokemon Inspired) a spell to lift your spirits

🌟 Moxie (Pokemon Inspired) to bring the caster self-confidence

🌟 Musharna’s Vivid Dreams Spell Sachet (Pokemon Inspired) to bring vivid dreams to one’s sleep

🌟 Phantom Force (Pokemon Inspired) a curse to return all of the negative things someone has caused you back at them

🌟 “Powder Snow” Spell Jar (Pokemon Inspired) to remove one’s own romantic feelings for an ex or a toxic lover

🌟 Purugly’s Spell for Intimidation and Protection (Pokemon Inspired) to protect oneself from threats and danger by making oneself appear intimidating and not worth it to approach

🌟 Quilava’s Flames of Intimidation Spell (Pokemon Inspired) to make the user appear more intimidating and ferocious 

🌟 Rest (Pokemon Inspired) bring deep, restful sleep

🌟 Saladit’s Ward Breaking Spell (Pokemon Inspired) to weaken and break wards of others

🌟 Serene Grace (Pokemon Inspired) to boost the effects of a positive spell such as a healing or calming spell

🌟 Shell Armor Warding Spell (Pokemon Inspired)  to ward yourself from curses and baneful magick

🌟 Soundproof (Pokemon Inspired) to keep harmful words and rumors from affecting you

🌟 Sunny Day (Pokemon Inspired) a spell to bring a sunny day

🌟 Sweet Scent (Pokemon Inspired) To attract a new friend

🌟 Zapdos’s Thunderstorm Power Storage Spell (Pokemon Inspired) to cast during a thunderstorm to gain power from it and store it into a rock to use for later

Sailor Moon:

🌟 Deep Submerge (Sailor Neptune Inspired) to submerge another in their own negativity

🌟 Passion of the Rose Spell (Tuxedo Mask Inspired) a spell to increase passion between consenting lovers

🌟 Pink Sugar Heart Spell (Mini Moon Inspired) a spell to promote cuteness and radiance

🌟 Sailor Uranus and Neptune Soulmate Attraction Spell (Sailor Moon Inspired) to help attract one of your soulmates into your life

🌟 World Shaking Curse (Sailor Uranus Inspired) cosmic curse to emotionally shake and shatter someone

Shadowhunters:

🌟 Parabatai Spell (Shadowhunters Inspired) a spell to forge a bond with another consenting person to always be connected

Star Wars:

🌟 “The Force” Energy Work Preparation Spell (Star Wars Inspired) a spell to help prepare for intense energy work

Steven Universe:

🌟 Like a Comet (Steven Universe) to motivate self in achieving and reaching for goals

🌟 Open Your Mind Peridot Spell (Steven Universe Inspired) a spell to open your mind and relieve stubbornness 

🌟 “Strong in the Real Way” (Steven Universe Inspired) spell to bring you emotional strength and courage

Totally Spies:

🌟 Anti-Gravity Propulsion Ring (Totally Spies Inspired) enchant a ring to aid you overcome obstacles and challenges

🌟 Butterfly Barrette Bomb Enchantment (Totally Spies Inspired) a portable, wearable protection ward

🌟 Chameleon Eye Shadow (Totally Spies Inspired) a spell to evade unwanted attention from others

🌟 Cherry Lip Bomb (Totally Spies Inspired) to bring confidence in your voice and to overcome vocal obstacles

🌟 Ice Queen Breath Spray (Totally Spies Inspired) a spell to halt someone’s romantic feelings for you

🌟 Lip Stick Glamour Spell (Totally Spies Inspired) to help make your words ‘stick’ with people

🌟 Red Hot Lozenge (Totally Spies Inspired) makes your words more fiery and intimidating

🌟 Retractable Razor Nail Spell (Totally Spies Inspired) a spell to unbind yourself

🌟 Spiderclaw (Totally Spies Inspired) grab the desire and attention of others

Winx:

🌟 Breath of Spring Offensive Spell (Winx Inspired) to stop and deter a specific target from harming or manipulating another

🌟 Dazzling Spiral Defensive Spell (Winx Inspired) to deflect negative entities who are trying to invade your home or personal dwelling

🌟 Golden Pollen (Winx Inspired) binding to prevent another from doing things to emotionally harm you

🌟 Illuminate (Winx Inspired) A spell to bring light to a situation (done before divination)

🌟 Shield (Winx Inspired) a spell to guard against offensive magic

🌟 Sound Cage Binding Spell (Winx Inspired) A spell to keep someone from being heard 

🌟 Web of Confusion (Winx Inspired) cause confusion to anyone trying to pry into your life after you asked them to stop

W.I.T.C.H.:

🌟 Hay Lin’s Carefree Flyer Dream Spell (W.I.T.C.H. Inspired) a spell to bring on dreams of flying and weightlessness

🌟 Irma’s Fog Calling Spell (W.I.T.C.H. Inspired) a spell to conjure up some fog

🌟 Power of the Heart Self Love Spell (W.I.T.C.H Inspired) a spell to open your heart up for self love

🌟 Taranee’s Fire Divination Spell (W.I.T.C.H. Inspired) A spell to improve and empower fire divination/pyromancy

Yugi-Oh:

🌟 Graceful Charity Spell (Yugi-Oh) to bring good fortune in desperate/hard times

*All are from my digital and physical grimoires, all spells written by me

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[wardensantoineandevka]

One of posts from @hit-it-or-crit-it made me want to have a bingo card for 2.101, so I made one—with a LOT of spaces. If you want a different scramble, feel free to grab one here at this link. There’s 44 spots. I don’t think all of these will happen, I’m pretty sure several of them definitely will not, but this is generated from what I’ve seen pitched in the fandom, I myself speculate, think is relatively likely, or would be fun. All of the items on the call list are represented in the above, but here’s the full call list, under the cut:

Fjord told to seduce someone

Artagan is unhelpful

Beau or Yasha flirts with Viridian

[mild nuisance] "DIVINE INTERVENTION!"

Greater Restoration

one of Nein takes longer than usual to recall or can't at all

failed save against whatever this is

"It's been a while~"

Jester steals more Vokodo cult stuff for the Traveler

Commune

attempt to explain established cosmology to villager

botched Stealth check

breaking and entering

Jester leaves a statue somewhere or gives one to someone

time weirdness affects Caleb

Vandran

TravelerCon still not started

offers to hand over Marius

Frumpkin recon pays off huge

Viridian is Vilya

beholder

the phrase "lotus-eater" directly said

non-Artagan fey shenanigans

dragon turtle returns

Viridian is Vokodo in disguise

one of Nein eats or drinks something they shouldn't

Balleater crew in danger

Fjord's parent(s)

Caduceus talks to the jungle

Scrying

green dragon

Rumblecusp is just Like That™ (it's literally the island)

figure out source of the feeling of being watched

brain fog joke

Jester vandalizes something

villager flirts with Beau, Yasha, or Fjord

Artagan takes opportunity to make followers Vokodo's problem

"INSIGHT CHECK!"

someone in village knows what's up / things are off

Sending

Nott the Best Detective Agency is on the case!

Essek is mentioned

Balleater destroyed

Jester attempts to convert someone to the Traveler