#I'll do hunters next

[sithstrings]

Crosshair's Guitar v2 from my Bad Batch Band au!

This is based off the Ibanez Steve Vai model guitars which are known for having a handle hole thing. Because Crosshair would think its practical!

Features:

Crosshair fret inlays

99 logo on 12th fret inlay and headstock

Crosshairs on volume and tone knobs

The wood on the frets is worn down bc this man never stops playing istg

Guitar Nerd Specs

Floyd Rose Tremolo system

Whammy Bar

HSH pickups

Clear Pickguard (crosshair likes his shredder to look pristine!)

[swampybogg]

[player-1]

Oh boy, I sure can't wait for Intervallo 7.5, where the bus goes on yet another wacky roadtrip while the gang goes to Hong Lu's home district and learn about his extremely complex family dynamic and the many many references to the original novel, it's multiple remakes, and/or the series adaptation.

The next Walpurgis is most likely the Safety Team with Netzach as the next Announcer; and the next LobCorp IDs might connect to Abnormalities of denial, blissful ignorance, or the constricting force of family (Queen of Hatred, Queen Bee, Void Dream).

Even if the Sinners adjust to the fact that one of their members is a Second Kindred Bloodfiend, everyone keeps eyeing Outis just in case she tries to kill Don mentally or physically. She's still salty about the "betrayal" of having a definite threat in their ranks and were possibly waiting to backstab them at any moment (...Did something happen with Eurylochus, Outis?).

And even if she's also adjusting to a modernish life without the fanatic belief in Fixers, Don Sancho Quixote the Second reads them the riot act on their multiple attempts to prove she's a "real vampire" and committing elder abuse: shining light in her eyes or putting her in direct sunlight, putting garlic in her food, Dead Butterfly's coffin and Hundred Sins cross mace in her face cause Christian symbol or possible vamp bed, chasing her with a water bottle or spray bottle, so much water, so much water...

[vynnyal]

Stuff I've made on my phone, I guess? Of varying levels of "quality"

[tangentrina]

Forgot to post this yesterday- Companion piece to my Meurdon Kirin armor doodle, Rodyoshu MR Odogaron armors doodle this time!

...I really need more practice with armor

[hyakunana]

The Dark Future - Chapter 4 - Unguarded

Took a while to work on this chapter because of Lightfall release, but the vex mythoclast oath project continues and reaches close to halfway!

And a heads up, this is a fan adaptation project with the purpose of personal practice and portfolio, so feedbacks are more than welcome  🌠

Previously:

The Dark Future - Chapter 1 - Family Line

The Dark Future - Chapter 2 - Itinerant Mendicant

The Dark Future - Chapter 3 - Towerless

Plus! If you prefer to read all pages in one go (ou você fala PT-BR assim como esta que vos fala), click here for my drive folder with all the pages so far  👀

Enjoy!

[wiabelle-art]

hidden ˚. ✦

little sketch for yet another @greedislandchallenge!

[cursed-elements-blog]

SELFSHIPTOBER DAY 8 - Swim

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A brown mass of fur darts around underwater like a missile. I can barely keep my eyes on him.

The reservoir's swimming section isn't too crowded, there are at least 30 people here not including Chase and myself, but everyone is spread out: Some sprawled on the shore like starfish, others playing in the shallows, and then a few (Chase included) darting around the depths.

I'm treading water, not too far from the shallow end, simply enjoying the cool water on my fur. I've gotten use to the occasional brush of plant life on my paws and legs, so it no longer scared the shit out of me whenever I touch something...but then...

SPLASH

I gasp as a wave of water splashes over me, followed by a familiar laugh. I look over to the source to see my otter not too far, clearly proud of himself as he laughs hysterically.

"Chase!" I cry out, looking over at him in mock anger and annoyance, "Never do that again!"

My otter smirks at me, reclining to float on his back and slowly swimming over to my side. "Cmon, you're already soaking wet. What difference does it make?"

"Difference is, you're an asshole!" I retort, slightly giggling as I do so. Chase's smirk grows wider and he splashes at me again. Acting fast, I rush forward and give him a gentle shove. He dips below the water, losing composure before quickly retorting by grabbing my waist and pulling me under with him.

A small yelp escapes my muzzle as I'm unexpectedly pulled beneath the water. Despite the way it may seem, I can feel Chase still holding on to me ready to bring me back up to the surface. And he does. As fast as we both went under, we resurface. "Ough! I got water in my ears now." I say as I catch my breath. I look over at Chase and like it's second nature, I find my paws forcing a wave of water in his direction.

SPLASH

I can't help but laugh at how dumbfounded my otter seems, but his look of surprise is quickly replaced by a wide smirk and the two of us dissolve into a splash-war.

. . .

We've been at the reservoir nearly the entire day, but even that doesn't feel long enough. Chase and I sit on our towels on the shore, watching the sun slowly dip below the horizon while we dry off. My head is resting on his shoulder, his arm around me.

"Can't believe you lost that fight to me, isn't the water your domain?"

Chase rolls his eyes, "I let you win El. I felt bad about splashing you first."

I cock my head to look up at him, a teasing smile on my lips, "Aww is my chotter otter afraid of admitting he lost a water battle to a nonaquatic mammal?" Chase raises an eyebrow at that.

"...Chotter? What happened to 'Chunty Wunty'?" I give him a gentle nudge with my elbow "It isn't gone... just taking bit of a rest, keep ya on your toes." I say, reaching up and gently gripping his little goatee and shaking his head by it. It's a stupid little gesture, but Chase is amused enough by it to let out a little chuckle before swatting my hand away.

"For real though, I had a lot of fun today love." I mutter, looking back out to the horizon. I feel Chase's arm around me pull me a bit closer. "Night's still young, right? We can still have some fun before going back." He shrugs "Or we can go back and have fun at home. I'm sure we can find something."

I take a deep breath, taking in the scent of wet fur and the outdoors as I sit up. "...Race you to the car?"

Chase shakes his head, though has that same endearing smile as his face that he does when we're playing around, "No fair, I have stubby legs!"

I shrug, standing up and grabbing my towel. "Looks like I'm 2-for-2 then!" and with that, I begin sprinting to the car.

Chase stares in shock before quickly jumping up, "That's fucked up!" he exclaims, laughing as he picks up his towel. "You should've given me a head start!"

With the day of swimming behind us, Chase and I sprint to the car as dusk takes hold. A nice little end to the date at the reservoir.

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[spark-circuit]

me when i shelter one Cycle too long.......... waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh 😭

[yakool-foolio]

Ranking (Most) Monster Hunter World/Iceborne Battle Themes

This tier list will be mainly based on how much I personally enjoy it, so themes' accuracies to the monsters' personalities n such take less of a priority over simply sounding pleasing to the ears (but other factors may additionally pop up depending on the track). Monster Hunter's music sounds as unique as it does because each song tends to have one or two instruments that steal the spotlight for each theme, so in my commentary under the cut, I'll be giving these instruments a small highlight as well! Here's the full tier list! For the large monster area themes, I choose a representative monster for each: Rathalos for Ancient Forest, Diablos for Wildspire Waste, Legiana for Coral Highlands, Odogaron for Rotten Vale, Lavasioth for Elder's Recess, Barioth for Hoarfrost Reach, and Pink Rathian for Guiding Lands.

Commentary goes in order of the tier list from top to bottom n left to right. There's a lot.

(@junko-jinko since you were interested heh)

Red Glare In The Darkness (Nargacuga) - Nargacuga’s theme takes the top spot! The instrumentation is so unique and upbeat, it’s a blast every time I listen to it. The bass guitar section slays, and the chorus is mind-blowingly perfect. It could bring tears to my eyes. Instrument highlight: bass guitar and piano

Brutish Indigo (Brachydios) - Piledriving its way into second place is Brachydios’ theme! This song grew on me exponentially recently thanks to really listening in and appreciating the mallet instruments that pop up in the intro and bridge. Whatever that mallet instrument is, it fuckin’ ROCKS! This whole track carries the ‘harumph’ of a big monster ready to have the most intense boxing match of its life. Instrument highlight: mallet percussion

Spark Of Blue (Zinogre) - ROCK N ROLL TAKES THIRD PLACE BABY! That electric guitar is a godsend, I just wish it was emphasized more! This theme is insanely catchy, too. A hype battle theme through and through. Instrument highlight: electric guitar

Safi’jiiva (Not released on Spotify) - Holy fuck this medley takes me to a higher plane of existence. Honestly you could just ignore everything else and focus on the target theme (LIKE JEEBUS CHRISTMAS THAT BASS HAUNTS ME) and that’s enough to warrant its spot among the greats. But I won’t just focus on that cause this whole theme is awesome! Exceptionally fitting for an elder dragon that could evaporate you with a tiny droplet of its fire. Menacing, but turns around into a heroic masterpiece. Instrument highlight: choir and bass

Congregation Of The Fearless - The composer really took all of the themes of the other areas and combined them into one flawlessly. My jaw is on the floor as we speak. Coral Highlands’ instrumentation really shines the best here, harnessing the handpan/steel tongue drum to its fullest potential. And I hear that electric guitar and bass guitar in there! Such slick implementation! Instrument highlight: handpan/steel tongue drum and bass guitar

Keeper Of Hades (Vaal Hazak) - The back-and-forth between piano and harpsichord throughout this theme is so god damn good AUGH. Perfect mix of regality and lethality. Instrument highlight: harpsichord and piano

The Brilliance That Rules The Everstream (Kulve Taroth)  - I’ve always adored Kulve’s medley. Each phase shimmers like gold. The organ in the second phase is always an attention-getter and the choir in the third phase is godly. It’s just solid (gold heh) all around, from beginning to end. Also I swear there’s a moment in the third phase’s verse that has a motif used in How To Train Your Dragon, which adds to the nostalgia for me. Instrument highlight: choir and organ

Ancient Leshen (not released on Spotify) - A theme I haven’t paid much attention to until now (but I have beaten this mofo), and once again I am floored by how excellent this sounds. Every single instrument gets its time to shine and sounds absolutely lovely! Instrument highlight: vocals and flute

Splendiferous Silver Sovereign (Velkhana) - The piano is the star of the show and it owns it! I love the staccato rhythm of the drums and brass crescendoing into the piano solos. Fit for the elder dragon of ice! Instrument highlight: piano

Morning Star Of The Dark Tide (Namielle) - An underrated theme for an underrated elder dragon! While it's on the slower side, it maintains a very entertaining rhythm with interesting use of marimba and piano. I’ll ride these waves any day. Instrument highlight: marimba and piano

Alatreon (not released on Spotify) - I haven’t really given Alatreon’s theme much of a listen before since I have admittedly never beat him. BUT now that I am listening to the full thing I can say with certainty this hits hard. This track really just says ‘oh you’re SO fucked’ and I love it. Instrument highlight: percussion and guitar

From The Rumblings Come A Song/A Single Bloom In An Eternity (Shara Ishvalda) - The perfect example of how to make battle music terrifying as fuck. The first phase is nothing to scoff at, but the second is when all hell breaks loose. THE GOD DAMN LAUGHING SNUCK IN AT ONE MOMENT??? HELLO??? Can’t believe this track can manage to be both creepy and really fun to listen to at the same time. Instrument highlight: mallet percussion and what sounds like a pungi flute??? Not quite but its very similar

The Invading Tyrant (Bazelguese) - Bazelguese’s theme is the One-Winged Angel of Monster Hunter. It’s incredibly iconic and instantly fills you with fear in and outside of the game. And once the intro subsides, it builds up to a banger chorus that shines with heroism. Instrument highlight: assorted strings

Murmurs From The Land Forbidden - One of the best area themes in the game. The chorus kicks major ass and that flute can fuckin’ get it. Instrument highlight: flute and whatever that introduction instrument is… synths???

Empress Of The Flame (Lunastra) - Teo’s wife improves his theme in every aspect. Not only harp, but also piano and harpsichord?! What a treat to the ears! Instrument highlight: harp and harpsichord

Ruler Of The Flame (Teostra) - Man I feel bad for sleepin’ on this theme. Those drums are absolutely fantastic and the whole song grooves really well. Instrument highlight: drums

The Howling Of The Lone Wolf (Yian Garuga) - This theme feels like orderly chaos in a way. It’s bombastic, but doesn’t go into overdrive. Those bongos are groovy, and it definitely snatched up some of Brachydios’ amazing mallet percussion. Instrument highlight: bongos

Roars Across The Hinterlands - That introduction woodwind hits real hard. Doesn’t waste its time to get right into the action. It’s a really fun take on a theme for a snowy area. Instrument highlight: percussion

World’s End (Arch-Tempered Nergigante) - Spiky boy 2 electric boogaloo! This version is one I feel like I can listen to more often and really enjoy. Nothing too special, but that chorus sure can be a banger. Instrument highlight: drums

Dancer In the Coral Highlands - Instantly hooked with the handpan and/or steel tongue drum introduction. A pleasant mix of hard-hitting ferocity with moments of elegance slipped in-between. Instrument highlight: handpan and/or steel tongue drum

Guiding Lamp To The Otherworld/How Life Springs Anew (Xeno’jiiva) - First phase takes its sweet time to establish the otherworldly nature of Xeno, but the second phase is where it’s really at. The headstrong march of the brass and drums leads the charge until the chorus unleashes a pretty string symphony. Not something I’d replay often, but gosh darn it I’ll revel in the beauty while I can. Instrument highlight: assorted strings

Even Elder Dragons Tremble (Nergigante) - The chaos radiates off this spikey boy in waves and the music reflects that perfectly. A rambunctious romp with an angry overgrown hedgehog accompanied by this song makes it all the more entertaining. But it’s not really a song I’d listen to on loop or come back to often. Instrument highlight: assorted brass

The Shadow Upon The Tempest (Kushala Daora) - I’m surprised at how much I find this song to be decently enjoyable when I find Kushala hunts in World to be really annoying. Really does sound like what someone would hear in the middle of a tornado and being windblown to hell and back. Instrument highlight: orchestral chimes

Savage Of The Ancient Forest - Standard fare, let's ya know what you're in for and it serves its purpose well. Instrument highlight: trumpet

Rulers Of The Wildspire - On the milder side, has a lotta fun instrumentation though. But unfortunately it’s not something I’d prefer to listen to over other tracks. Instrument highlight: assorted percussion and guitar

Forces Of Land And Life - The bells are what make it interesting, otherwise it just kinda feels blander than the others on the ‘alright’ tier. The chorus really only lasts about ten seconds. Instrument highlight: bells

Beast With Fire Upon Its Back (Zorah Magdaros) - As slow and surprisingly tame as this track is, it does feel like the embodiment of scaling up a mountain-sized volcanic monster. Is that organ I hear in the chorus aftermath? Instrument highlight: assorted brass

The Beast Bares Its Fangs (Tigrex) - Another instance where it's very fitting for the monster, but doesn’t have much replayability. For some unknown reason the added harp riffs sprinkled in make me laugh. Ah yes, let's give the aggressive feral creature that can damage you with its roars alone some nice lil’ harp riffs :) Instrument highlight: harp (for the funny)

The Voracious Devil (Deviljho) - I will live and die a Deviljho hater (not even him throwing other monsters around like toys can save him from my burning frustration hunting him), and his music definitely reflects how much of a prickly bastard he is. Definitely not replayable for me, but it sure does get the point across that you do not wanna cross paths with this giant pickle. Instrument highlight: assorted strings

[esteemed-excellency]

⚰️ — What's their most common cause of death?

Eheh

Curiosity! He needs to Know. He needs to See. He needs to Find Out, no matter the cost. Whatever happens, happens. He'll just respawn later.

Also, hubris. He's confident he can get through anything, and he's often right. But when he isn't, oh dear.

Despite his wounds quality, he's not dying all that often anymore. He only gets extremely reckless at zee, he has places to go and business to do, and he always tries to power through whatever comes his way (read as: I'm too lazy to spend actions to go back to London). This doesn't always work. The crewmen follow his plans because they usually work very well, and they're used to his fits of hubris, so they just let him do whatever he wants. His demises are a bit of a running joke between them, they're keeping score of all his deaths and sometimes they run bets on the next ones. He wouldn't endanger the crew on purpuse and they always pick him up at Wolfstack again. To say it in their words:

[swampybogg]

[northern-passage]

Hello! For totally innocent-not doodling-related-at-all reasons, I was wondering what's the height of the other non-friends/LI characters, like Duncan and Keres, and the Hunter's mentors. Or approximate heights, if you know/have defined then in your head.

Thank you!

so this is kinda hard to answer hahahaha i do typically envision Jorah as taller than the hunter, however i also know there are some people who have their hunter standing at 7ft tall so theyre taller than Lea and that would just be silly

so for simplicity's sake i'll say Jorah is about 6'5" and Rodrick is a bit shorter at 5'9"

Keres i'll put at about the same height as Noel, so around 5'7"

Duncan is actually the shortest of the older cast, at 5'6"

Harper is around 5'9" (he's really lanky) and Talia is around 5'2"

[prussianmemes]

you can summon the demons and skinwalkers from the ghettos of hartford and new haven connecticut by putting up your old car for sale on facebook marketplace.

these creatures are of another world.

[lazinesswrites]

“They’re still your brothers, Crosshair. You’re my brother too.”

Hunter waits just inside the shadow at the top of the Marauder’s ramp for Omega to say her piece. He has no illusions she’ll be able to change Crosshair’s mind – he’s a stubborn one, chip or no, and he’s clearly made up his mind – but he figures there’s no harm in letting her try. Not near as much as it’ll hurt her to leave things unsaid, at least. Hunter has some experience with that. In fact…

[floodclanblog]

Moons 28-30

Moon Twenty Eight-

-Tumblefreckle has moved into the nursery in preparation for her soon to arrive litter.

-Crowtide was bit by a snake but is fine??? like okay dumbass

-Runnelkit has been named Runnelpaw and has been made an apprentice to Bitteriris, and Basskit has now been named Basspaw and made an apprentice to Anemonecrawl.

-Craneleaf encountered the spirit of a familiar cat while gathering herbs and so they sat and talked for a while.

Moon Twenty Nine-

-Tumblefreckle has given birth to three healthy kits!

-Hornetpelt's tail has been seriously injured by a dog attack.

-One moon since the snake bite Crowtide has passed away from the venomous injury. In death she has joined her mother Elmleap and her brother Downyback in starclan.

-Wrenleaf was hit hard by Crowtide's death. Numbness washes over him as he hears the news of the death of his sister. He can't imagine walking this earth without his sister to walk with him. As the days go by Wrenleaf finds himself growing angrier and withdrawn. To him it seems like everyone else is just moving on from Crowtide's death.

-Zambia has brought a litter of four kits back to the camp and refuses to talk about where they came from.

-Runnelpaw has gotten whitecough.

Moon Thirty!-

-Bugripple's claw wound healed, but will leave a scar.

-Flintpaw has been made a warrior and Chestnutstar has named him Flintbadger

-Thankfully Runnelpaw was able to recover from whitecough.

-Wisteria was found dead near the boarder?!?!?!?!? What the fuck?!?!?

-Raggedblaze, one of the cats that had been found injured near the thunderpath, has recovered from her injuries.