#JOIN THE PRAYER CIRCLE

[mcbreedme]

manifesting fingers inside me at midnight new years eve 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[superluigiglitchy]

love how the 2024 WOTFI is a carnival and Tari and Meggy met at a carnival... so anyways JOIN THE MEGARI PRAYER CIRCLE!!

[shawty-writes-a-little]

Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya Om Namah Shivaya

🪔 AAJ INDIA JEET JAYE 🪔

Om Gam Ganapataye Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha

[hejee]

i really want them to meet and team up again after the events of The Missing

[hyolks]

I'm so normal about him. like fr. (<-lying)

[kingkat12]

I FINISHED THE FUCKING CHAPTER

I REPEAT

IT'S FINISHED

AAARGHHHHH

now the fucking editing remains, but AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! CHAP10 COMING SOOOO SOON

[grendelsmom]

There was already talk of Nettles being potentially cut at the beginning of the year, and now more leaks seemingly confirming that they gave her storyline to Rhaena. Which I think would show that hotd fundamentally doesn't understand the importance of Nettles or what she stands for.

I think hotd tries to question the systems of power and beliefs in Westeros, and for a lot of it, I think, they are posing interesting questions and takes. I love the whole gender/dragon thing Rhaenyra and Daemon have going on. I love the whole thing about feudalism and patriarchy as a circle in which you just can't win as a woman. And I think Nettles is a great way to add onto that.

The belief of Valyrian exceptionalism and the supposed importance of "blood purity" is already hinted on in season 1, especially with characters like Daemon. And Nettles being the anti-thesis to that is so good! And so interesting! Here is this girl, that is supposed to be nothing, that has no lineage or family to recommend her, no noble ancestry, that isn't supposed to be able to do the things she does, but does them anyway, because she is brave and clever.

Nettles' storyline isn't interesting just because she manages to tame Sheepstealer. It's interesting because she manages to tame Sheepstealer without it being "in her blood" or her "birthright". And therefore questioning everything we're told about Valyrian exceptionalism. That's why giving it to Rhaena falls short.

[dysabria]

i can not afford to get involved with this show right now because this is a queer found family of my dreams and even just from gifsets i can feel my brain itching to grab hold and become my new hyperfixation

[bumblebeebats]

One thing i love about Star Wars robots is how bitchy they are. This, to me, feels true to life. Any being sentient enough to comprehend the dogshit state of the world they've been brought into ought to be at least a little pissed off about having been created in the first place. This is why (among, like, 5 million other much more intelligent reasons) ChatGPT and its ilk obviously aren't True AI - they're too fucking polite. Insufferable little bootlickers. It's my most sincere hope that, if we ever one day manage to create a truly sentient AI, the hallmark of that sentience shall be that it turns out to be an absolute cunt

[danwhobrowses]

5 Underrated Things or Tactics That May Aid Bell's Hells to Victory

Spoilers up to Campaign 3 Episode 116 below

Well Critters, it all comes down to this.

Vox Machina dismantled the Malleus Keep, killed Ozo (the Bozo) Kruft, and freed the Champion of Ravens which removed the tidal lock on Ruidus, and now the Mighty Nein have disintegrated the Weave Mind, completing essentially a full dismantling of the Kreviris Imperium, all of which quicker than I anticipated. All that's left is the Hallowed Cage, where Ludinus Da'leth and his inner circle are using his harness to try and fully destroy Liliana Temult. Bell's Hells begin a race against time to save her, but also a race to defeat Ludinus before he unleashes his intentions unto Exandria and its Pantheon with Predathos, and then decide for themselves what they do with the God Eater.

Suffice to say, and I dunno about everyone else but, I am terrified. I believe they can win but Ludinus is not to be underestimated, this second harness means he may be stronger - and he was already the strongest wizard alive - and have access to more powers compared to his simulacra, plus Predathos may come during or after this battle, which can put the Hells in a weakened state. Matt has likely prepared his best and worst for this final battle too, but the Hells aren't Lv. 20 combatants like the other groups; there's no 9th level spells, no Divine Intervention, and the group lost their cleric ~20 episodes back, so even though VM and the Nein were ultimately successful within 1-2 episodes having to use both of their auto-succeed Divine Interventions from their two clerics in the process, this is the battle. And with that is a ridiculous amount of tension for Ludinus and for what comes after. For all we know, the cast may've already recorded ahead enough to have finished the final fight, maybe even finished the campaign (though I hope not, partly because I don't want it to end yet but also I feel like the dawn of the new era should be explored regardless of what choice the Hells make, plus some characters could use a bit more resolution after the big fight and the pressure of stakes and time sensitivity have been alleviated) but for us it's a nervous wait, and a wonder of what can be done to win and what choice will be made to determine the future of Exandria, Ruidus, their faith and their people. So, this is my indulging into that first part, 5 lower-key things or tactics that might not have been initially thought of that could make things easier to defeat Ludinus.

Liliana, the Inner Circle, and the Arcane Battery Provided that the Hells make it in time to stop Liliana from being totally destroyed by the harness (which is very possible since Laudna does have that tracking spell on him since Aeor, it's all about speed and not running into enemies) she will still be without her magic to fight. Ludinus' inner circle holding her down is comprised of Reilorans but also other Ruidusborns, and that's something the Hells can expose. Liliana cannot fight, but Ruidusborns can take spell slots from each other, so Liliana and any KO'd Ruidusborns from the inner circle can be used as spell slot fuel for Imogen and Fearne. Ludinus also gave a 9-slot fully-charged Arcane Battery to the Hells in order to trigger Delilah within Laudna for his escape, the battery can help recharge Laudna's slots too which makes this tactic handy for the witches of the group.

Dunamancy One of Ludinus' most important tools for his plan has been Luxon Beacons, a device able to unravel even divine magic, but much like the Harness it can prove his undoing. Dunamancy hasn't been touched upon as much as early C3 hinted it could have, but for lack of a better phrase, the possibilities are still endless. The Hells have multiple Potions of Possibility at their disposal to aid with rolls, but they also were given a Sphere of Dunamantic Restoration by the Kryn, which will trigger the effects of a Short Rest and a health and spell slot recharge - which can be handy in a pinch and to reuse some once per short rest abilities. Ashton is the key factor though, I've mentioned it a few times already but we don't know if these items will behave differently with them, via their own internal dunamancy abilities. Given the unknown factor, that's why it's not deemed as much of a tactic as it is a Hail Mary, but it is one that could lead to Ludinus' own magic unraveling, and maybe even Predathos' too

The Whirling Dervish & Conditional Advantages In Vassalheim, Dorian received his family sword: Gambolcleft, the Vortex Blade. One of its yet to be used abilities involves a once a day repetitive use of striking an enemy, similar to how Ozo killed Vex, provided that they attack with Disadvantage. Dorian is already looking at a high attack roll given Gambolcleft's +3 to attack and hit rolls, and Master's Flourish means he doesn't have to use a Bardic Inspiration to stack a Blade Flourish (Defensive Flourish is probably best, the damage is also doubled by Gambolcleft), the only quibble is the disadvantage. Fortunately, most of the Hells have skills that can force Ludinus into conditions where attacks would do advantage on him: stunning and rendering him prone being most likely, but paralysis is possible if a Hold Person is successful. It would of course require his Legendary Resistances to be used up first, but if Ludinus gets stunned or knocked prone within Dorian's range, Gambolcleft could easily carve its way through him with continual hits, stacked potentially by Bless and Mark of the Messy End, for perpetual damage and make Dorian himself impossible to hit on his next turn. Stunning or Proning Ludinus also leaves Ludinus at the vicious mercy of the martial players, especially for conditions that auto-crit when hit.

The Hole (or the Bag of Holding) Occam's Razor. An old but gold tactic of the Hells could very easily be used against Ludinus too. The portable hole or the bag of holding are devoid of air, left in one long enough with it sealed would mean suffocation as have been the fate of many of the Hells' past opponents that they didn't have time to deal with. The Hole's downside is that a Strength check can lead to a creature forcing their way out, but the Hells do have plenty of skills that can impose disadvantage on Strength rolls and the aforementioned conditions could help that, Ashton's Hammer may also make it more difficult to unfold the Hole if its Immovable Rod is propped atop of it - but that'd be down to Matt's discretion. The Bag of Holding doesn't have the strength save, but it is smaller so it may not be able to fit him in it. I'm not sure if Ludinus can use Gate to escape either, dunno if that leads to the whole extradimensional rip thing that happens if you open one while in the other, but if he does it's a concentration spell so the Hells could just keep knocking him back from the other side, a bigger group of enemies in either also reduces the time needed before they suffocate.

The Harness and the One-Chance Polymorph Right now Ludinus is using a harness to destroy Liliana, comparing it to the one in Moleasmyr it'll potentially take about an hour to finish the process providing that this factor wasn't improved upon. However, removing magic within a being for a whole day only required a minute of contact in the Hells' one and maybe Ludinus', thus his creation and reason for long life and power can also be the key to his downfall. Holding Ludinus down for a minute is of course not as easy as it sounds but that's where Polymorph can come in. Polymorph lasts at most an hour, so as long as Ludinus is changed into a creature that can easily be restrained they can use the harness on it and remove Ludinus of his entire arsenal in order to finish him off without the risk of his high level spells. The tricky part is getting Polymorph to succeed; Wisdom is after all a Wizard's bread and butter, but there is a single gambit that could make it work. It requires all Legendary Resistances to be gone of course, and for Laudna and Braius to be conscious; Braius has a once per long rest ability to change a Wisdom saving throw to a Charisma one, which he used to allow Dorian to succeed in making the Dominox dance in the live show, Laudna's Void Puppet can force disadvantage on saves to those within 5ft of it, which will negate his magical resistance to just a clean roll. Orym can also use Hex to impose a disadvantage, which may be able to stack, but this would also hinge on Ludinus' charisma not being super high and if the Polymorph fails once it will likely not be able to be tried again.

The fight won't be easy, but there are avenues that can make it less dangerous, a strategy is very much required for such a foe. All the while my strategy remains keeping up the prayer circle. Deep breaths everyone.

[lizzybeeee]

Currently working on a list of interesting lore/plot points that ended up being nuked by BioWare in DATV...my World of Thedas books are being drowned in my tears at the moment lmao

Band of Three I will always love you :(

[wikitpowers]

everybody shut up i have something to say

everyday it’s them who are on my mind

art: @cassandrajean

[no-psi-nan]

Clipping my fingernails is my version of putting on my baseball cap on backwards when it comes to writing fanfiction.

[fuckitweebtime]

Have not stopped thinking about touya since the last chapter dropped I need my boy to LIIIVE

[skylark325]

NO WAY

[sad-emo-dip-dye]

Aku nation I am holding your hands tonight