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Elder Mythos is a cosmic horror tabletop role-playing game in which players will play frightening Lovecraftian Entities vying to destroy or control the world. 

Venture beyond the veil of reality with Elder Mythos, become one of the ancient entities and unleash unspeakable horrors. Join us in a cosmic horror saga that transcends human comprehension. The fate of the world is at stake: will you rule it or will you throw it into chaos? 

Elder Mythos is a cosmic horror tabletop role-playing game in which players will incarnate frightening Lovecraftian Entities vying to destroy or control the world. 

Through shared worldbuilding or by choosing a Scenario, players will weave a conversation that will create a cosmic horror narrative.

Choosing among 12 different Entities - including Hastur The Unspeakable One and Cthulhu The Great Dreamer -  each with its own Attributes and Powers, each player will have to pursue unique and disturbing purposes. 

Using adepts of ancient cults, nightmarish creatures and priestly figures of immense power as expendable resources, players will create a terrifying plot amid catastrophes and consequences.

In this tabletop RPG, the Cthulhu Mythos, once again, come to life - and you will incarnate them!

Elder Mythos uses a Year Zero System hack designed to handle cosmic horrors without necessitating preparation from the Eldritch Master.

This game is characterized by an emergent and intuitive gameplay, where the fate of entire cities will be mapped out with a few dice rolls. 

Building a pool of D6s using the Entities' Attributes and Resources, players must strive to get at least a 6, but beware! Obtaining more than a 6 will lead to Catastrophic Success: the chaos will be out of control for the Entity's emanations, and even if it succeeds, incredible twists and turns could upset the narrative.  

By performing Actions on the Scenario’s Map, players will fight for the control of the setting, but it will not be easy! Other playing Entities, as well as the Eldritch Master Resources, from occult detectives to human organization, will hamper your plots.  

You are an Elder Entity: for you, twisting the rules using your unspeakable powers it's effortless. Take possession of the Eldritch Master Resources with Cthulhu’s effigies, and drive them mad; swap the initiative order with Nyarlathotep’s omnipotence on the Dreamlands. 

Elder Mythos is a game designed to be played collectively at the table, without preparation from the Eldritch Master. Using one of the 5 Scenarios, or through collaborative worldbuilding, each element of the game world, alongside the triggering main events, will be outlined rapidly, in an easy and intuitive process. 

In Elder Mythos, players will incarnate the most powerful Lovecraftian Entities. 

They won’t be mere RPG characters, they will be terrific deities with immense and frightening powers, each described in great detail within the Corebook. 

These Entities rarely take the field: some of them prefer to operate from distant galaxies, while others are unable to do so, forced in a lethargic state. On the contrary, they will use minuscule fragments of their power, their Manifestations, and will act primarily through their evil cults, their treacherous creatures, channeling some of their immense strength within their ministers.

Elder Mythos is a shared narrative role-playing game, where by playing different Entities, players could pursue different purposes and goals. 

Conflict between the playing Entities is not only possible but an integral part of the game system, and for some of them it might even be part of their Great Design.

But better not to get too distracted by Azathoth or Hastur, because fearsome interference, played by the Eldritch Master, could seize the opportunity to hamper the schemes of all the Playing Entities!

Kickstarter campaign ends: Wed, April 24 2024 10:29 PM BST

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[swordnbored]

The Campaign Map for my upcoming Historia Game. Historia is a D&D 5e hack about playing as anthropomorphic animals in an renaissance European setting. My campaign is using my own world and is going to be loosely based on the events of the Italian Wars in the last decade of the 15th and into the 16th century.

[boardgametoday]

Gen Con 2023: Ghost In the Shell Arise - Roleplaying Game, coming to Kickstarter in 2024

Gen Con 2023: Ghost In the Shell Arise - Roleplaying Game, coming to Kickstarter in 2024 #gencon #gencon2023 #ttrpg

Mana Project Studio and Don’t Panic Games, licensed by Kodansha Ltd., are proud to introduce you Ghost in the Shell Arise – Role-Playing Game: an official tabletop role-playing game of one of the most beloved anime of all times!  A NEW ORGANIZATION IS NEEDEDTO FIGHT NEW KINDS OF CRIME.LIVE AS A SPECIALIST,LEAD YOUR TEAM.YOUR SHELL, YOUR GHOST. The World Wars spurred rapid advancements in…

[surreal-duck]

messing around a bit

[touhoutunes]

Title: 心通あうんぶれす (Aunn’s Racing Heart)

Arrangement: アルノ

Vocals: MANA

Album: Wander Land Travelers

Circle: 紺碧Studio

Original: A Pair of Divine Beasts

[hyukassubi]

🪡 12 | Because He’s Big and Strong…

♡𓂃 Pairing -> (Former) Knight! Huening Kai x Seamstress! Reader

♡𓂃 Synopsis -> Growing up, you never believed in purpose, nor destiny. Simply following the path of life, becoming a royal seamstress didn't at all seem like a bad idea. Only thing is, it wasn't your idea.

Your best friend who just so happens to be the crowned prince knows what it's like to grow up having limited choices, and Prince Kang Taehyun doesn't want the same happening to you. The commander knight, in turn, has other plans for the future. After Huening Kai closes a profound chapter of his life, he seeks refuge from the chaos of his past, opting for a cozier lifestyle instead.

... And it just so seems that those plans wouldn't be fulfilled without you.

♡𓂃 Wc -> 1,003

Most days, the Royal Seamstress could be found in her bedroom-studio, on her desk, working on project after project, both personal and for the Royal Family. Perhaps that isn’t how seventeen year olds would typically spend their Friday nights, but if this is what keeps you at peace, then why let anything stop you from doing the thing you love?

The Queen had requested for a complete set of outfits meant for her, the King, and the prince. The royal family was getting their family portrait done in a month, so the outfits had to stand out and match and look the best they can be.

Sketching, cutting, sewing... sketching... cutting... sewing.

It was all for the Royal Family.

It was all for the Royal Family…

It does surprise you, sometimes, when somebody would come into your bedroom unannounced, those ‘somebodies’ most of the time being Taehyun and Huening Kai.

Like right now.

Huening Kai had forgotten to knock on the door again, but it was just Huening Kai.

It shouldn’t have mattered, not that much.

It took you a while before you had set your needles and threads down, spinning your spinny chair, greeting Huening Kai, “Hey Kai, how’ve you been?”

Kai. Oh, Kai. In a simple white blouse with ribbons tied on his waist, sleeves that flared past the elbow, black tights and brown heeled boots that matched his brown hair and… Oh how he’s grown taller recently, not much bulkier but he…

“I like the outfit.” You say, because real friends give each other real compliments. “It’s refreshing. Better than being stuffed in that metal armour all the time. I wonder who made it…”

You did.

Both the blouse and the armour.

You made it for him.

“Thank you.” He says in a hushed tone, it's all he could really say at the moment…

“You’re welcome.” You, too, said in a hushed tone.

"I'm doing alright, by the way. I just... thought I'd check up on you." Which wasn’t at all a lie.

"Why?"

And then he remembers.

His smile dampened, a gloomy cloud casting over his face. "Because… it's…”

“It’s?”

“It’s… concerning. The amount of time you spend couped up in here making clothes."

"Ahh... Queen's orders, I can't turn her down."

Huening Kai didn’t know what got over him, why he suddenly said what he said but he said it anyways because… "And what if you do?"

Because…

"I wouldn't." You put it simply, head still wrapped around how bold the words were coming from Kai, fidgety fingers, cheeks pinkening and all.

"What if you just... turn her down this time, only this time, and then... um....."

"...What?"

"Do you..."

"Hm?"

He said it.

He said what he had to say because he’s big, and he’s strong.

He’s brave, and kind.

He’s a piece of work but that’s okay because he’s got… you.

You were rooting for him.

"Do you really want this? I mean, to become the Royal Seamstress and all that stuff..." Huening Kai’s eyes looked into yours like they had never before and it should’ve been scary, how deep into your soul those eyes searched with a hint of desperation, a sliver of sadness, except you can’t really tell them apart because they blend so smoothly together on his face. His face that has changed so much yet his soul remains all the same.

And so you reply… funny how you knew exactly what to say yet your throat still manages to close up at the mere sight of this version of Kai.

"Yeah. Yeah, I do. I was born to make clothes for the Royal family, just like how you were born to be a knight?"

He gulped. "Yeah but… that doesn't mean you'll not have any breathing room for some free time, right? For… us?"

He isn’t wrong and so very wrong both at the same time, but you didn’t want to hurt his feelings so you respond with, “The job is the job, and my job is important to me. Now, I’ve got this really big project I’ll talk with you all about… later? When I’m free? I really don’t know, honestly. We’ll see.”

Huening Kai took a good look at the girl in front of him one last time before leaving the studio with so many things left unsaid…

Huening Kai was leaving.

Taehyun had told you so, in his bedroom, in the middle of the night, sat cross-legged across the edge of his bed in all serious bestie fashion.

“He’s…” The words died down in your throat just as they had bubbled up, and your chest fell shallow.

“He’s leaving for… I don’t know how long, but he won’t be coming back, not any time soon. That’s how it usually ends when you’re a Commander Knight set for perilous voyages.”

Odd, isn’t it? How you knew from the very beginning you laid your eyes on Huening Kai, he’d be a knight, the best of them all, yet, upon hearing such news, your heart sinks like you weren’t expecting anything like this to ever happen?

And Taehyun could feel it.

The pure cluelessness and hints of betrayal in your heart.

He felt it all. “He didn’t even hint at his departure? Not even a little?”

You shook your head.

“Ouch, that's not… if it makes you feel any better… in the next two weeks, he’ll be transferred to the East where a camp will be conducted to take down the Dragon that has been—”

“Where’s Kai?”

Taehyun caught the tension around your eyes, all details of the voyage pushed to the back of his mind. “He should be coming back to the castle—”

You clutched your hands in his so tightly you could've almost displaced a knuckle or two. “We’ll see each other again tomorrow. I need to go see him.” You reached for Taehyun’s bedroom door, heels clicking against the marbled floor…

All Taehyun could do was smile, and he himself couldn’t tell if it was genuine or forced.

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[malixxxmizer]

I forgot to put it's Vampire!Mana x FEMreader hehehehehe my bad🗿 and advance thx

♱ Yoru No Kage (夜の影)

“shadow of the night���- Vampire!Mana x afab!Reader

You were offered an exclusive opportunity to study abroad your final year of university with one of the most elite universities in Japan and intern with a prestigious media company in the heart of Osaka. You found that this was the perfect time to branch off from your family and lay down your roots somewhere besides your small town where everyone knows everyone.  You had saved up money every summer planning for an opportunity like this, finally you could live the life you had always wanted, pursuing your dreams and living life to the fullest.

Without a second glance, you packed your bags and headed to Japan ready to begin the adventure of a lifetime, or so you thought. Your move was very smooth to say the least; you were settling in nicely into your new studio apartment and had managed to make friends with several other students who attended the university and we’re pursuing your same major.

Since everyone in the friend group was alternative to some extent, including yourself, you all took it upon yourselves to explore the local alternative scene by going to goth clubs, attending local metal and rock shows, and meeting other people in the scene. This of course was when you all weren’t studying for exams, or meeting deadlines for your internships. 

Every dimly lit club your friend group managed to find themselves in on the weekends had one thing in common, the gorgeous stranger with the offputting aura who’s eyes never seemed to loose yours. There was something there, something dangerous, and you didn’t know if you had the courage to explore it, no matter how much alcohol your friends forced down your throat. One second you both were having the most intense trance-like staring contest, then the next they were gone with the blink of an eye. Strange. Intriguing. Dangerous. 

If curiosity hadn’t killed the cat, the cat would’ve never satiated its need to know. Know whether they were alive or dead. God, when the gorgeous strangers' eyes met yours one fateful night at your favorite goth club Yoru No Kage you knew that their gaze was simply one worth dying for. After your trance was broken, they were once again gone. Without any trace. You knew you had to find this ethereal being, even if it meant losing yourself to this growing infatuation with a stranger.

After hours of extensive research and digging, gathering any bit of information you could on them, you came to know several things. One, their name was Mana although they preferred the seniority title Sama being added when addressed in any context. Two, no one knew how old they were, no one asked and no one knew; simple as that. Three, they played guitar in several bands in the local Visual-Kei scene hence the Gothic Lolita appearance, but the one that stuck out the most was their founding project Malice Mizer.

Your friends had played some of their stuff for you before and the name was familiar, you remembered that every time you listened you were enamored by their catchy riffs and powerful vocals. Fourth, no one really knew Mana Sama on a personal level, nor did they know how he arrived there. One day he randomly showed up and had been there ever since. What an intriguing individual indeed.

You did manage to talk to one person at a bar who had quite a lot to say about Mana Sama, though their credibility was tarnished in the scene due to a falling out with Malice Mizer. Tetsu his name was. He was an ex-vocalist for them and some say he was driven crazy by the heartbreak of his band kicking him out even though they had every reason to when it was exposed that he was stealing lyrics from bands smaller than them.

He claimed that they were all wolves in sheep's clothing, especially Mana Sama. One thing Tetsu said about Mana happened to stick with you though was his ability to lure anyone to their demise with just a look. “Beware the leeching creature of the night who lives in darkness plotting for the next glimpse of sunlight to steal selfishly for themselves, draining life from the very source.” Yikes, maybe you should stay away from people you’ve been warned about.  Friday night rolls around like clock-work, and you and your friends are yet again enjoying a weekend of fun and relaxation after another week of stressful midterms and grueling internships.

It seems that recently Mana Sama has been popping up everywhere. The media company you’re currently interning at is set to shoot the latest Malice Mizer promotion for their latest album, and somehow you’ve been appointed Creative Director of the entire thing. This means you’ll be working closely alongside the band to bring their vision of the album alive. On top of that, there was a huge V-Kei showcase happening at Yoru No Kage where one of the bands performing was Malice Mizer themselves.

This exclusive showcase was invite only and how convenient was it that one day when you got home from school there was a perfectly and elegantly wrapped black invitation to the event with your name on it. You weren't one to turn down a party, especially when someone deliberately went out of their way to invite you. When the night came to attend, you put on your sexiest attire, did your makeup better than you ever had done in your life, and you made your way to the club to have the night of your life.

The bands performing throughout the night would be Dir En Grey, Buck-Tick, Plastic Tree, X Japan, Luna Sea, L’Arc-en-Ciel, Sito Magus, and then finally Malice Mizer as a guest appearance. You watched the entirety of the show yet malice hadn't gone on yet. You were even approached by several of the different bands’ members asking for your number and to take you out on dates, you declined of course. A certain pair of golden siren eyes lingered making sure that you knew who you belonged to. You looked good, you felt even better with all the attention you were getting, but you only wanted one persons. Mana Sama's.

You prayed and hoped that tonight would be the night Mana would make themselves known to you. You wanted so badly to properly meet them and hear their voice, feel their touch, your head was spinning with thoughts of Mana. Were your feelings reciprocated? Did they feel the same thing you felt when your eyes met? Did they think of you at night too when the loneliness got to be too much for a person to handle?

Every thought had been consumed by Mana and you really hope they experienced the same as well. The lights dim, the room going dark until a single blue light shone on a beautiful lolita guitarist with golden eyes. Malice Mizer had just began their set with their latest song “Aegen” and a beautifully haunting melody flooded the room around you. Mana’s eyes were on you and they watched you through the entirety of their performance.

After their set you decided to sit at the bar and have a couple of drinks before turning in for the night. The best part was that after this you could go home and sleep all day tomorrow if you wanted. Your thoughts were quickly interrupted as a certain guitarist slid into the seat next to yours.

“heard you’ve been asking about me” they leaned over and whispered quietly into your ear sending goosebumps racing down your spine. Being aware of the fact that they’ve noticed your growing interest in them you’re quick to spew a nonchalant rebuttal.

“took you longer than expected to notice honestly” you shrug playing it off cool even thought you were a mess of nerves on the inside.

“is that so? what did you expect from me then darling?” they muttered with their blue lips curling into a mischievous smile, almost as if hyperaware of the facade you were trying to hard toupee around them.

“I expected you to make the first move” you trail off, seductively leaning closer and finding your way to their neck to whisper in their ear “word around town is that you make yourself known when you find something you want”

“You’ve done quite a bit of extensive research darling” they look at you with a glint of playfulness in their dolly eyes, almost like they were taunting you to partake in a danse macabre, a dance of death. You pull away from them to compose yourself before continuing.

“Indeed I have, so tell me Mana Sama” turning to look them directly in their eyes challenging them “Am I something you want?” Mana’s mask slips for just a second before continuing.

“If I told you I not only wanted you, but I wanted to devour your entire existence in the most romantic form of cannibalism imaginable, how likely are you to think that I don’t?” Mana takes a strand of your stray locks to push them behind your ear as you flush blood red under your makeup. How does someone even recover from something like that?

“Your gaze lingers longer than necessary and you look like you want to eat my heart out every time I walk into a room” you allow a slight giggle to slip past your delicate lips and try to find a glimpse of ulterior motives in the gorgeous guitar players eyes, unsuccessfully finding none. “I just needed to hear you say it to confirm to myself that it wasn’t a sick delusion I’ve created in my head out of loneliness. If we both feel the same way where do we go from here?”

“where do you want to go from here? I have no intention of letting you go yet, for I have just managed to grasp your heart. what happens next is up to you” Mana brings their hand to their lips to lands a kiss on your knuckles before leaving butterfly kisses on the rest of your hands. “i’m content with just keeping you for and hiding you from the rest of the world but only if you ask me to do so. the future is in your hands darling” kissing up your hands to your arm.

“I want to be yours, and I want you to be mine. Simple as that, we figure out the rest as we go. Is that okay with you? I want to know what it feels like to be loved by you” you search for a hint of uncomfortable energy in Mana’s current demeanor and Mana lifts their hand to cup your cheek.

“It shall be done. I wouldn’t have it any other way darling. That sounds like a plan and a perfect one at that.” leaving a soft kiss on your knuckles. Mana’s golden eyes although softened still screamed danger. Who knew what the future had in store for you both together, only time would tell. Mana leans into you before placing a kiss on your lips, which you quickly reciprocate.

As the kiss intensifies and your bruising kiss turns into teeth clashing session of passion and yearning, mana begins to leave a trail of kisses down your neck, not caring who’s looking at you two. Mana hovers over your jugular before leaving an aggressive kiss, followed by an oddly painful love bite, WERE THOSE FANGS?!??

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Authors Note: Hello lovely! I hope you enjoyed this fic, I decided to take a more modern approach than nosferatu since I’m still new to writing and would rather give you quality since I knew I’d mess up anything with a historical element! I know I turned it into a whole work instead of a simple imagine but I was very excited for this request and wanted to give it a shot of turning it into a full work with room for a sequel. Hope you like it love!!! 🖤

[satoshi-mochida]

Turn-based RPG ALZARA: Radiant Echoes announced for consoles, PC – a tribute to JRPG classics

From Gematsu

Montpellier-based developer Studio Cemlia has announced ALZARA: Radiant Echoes, a turn-based RPG inspired by classics like Golden Sun, Persona, Final Fantasy X, and Lost Odyssey. It will be available for consoles and PC via Steam in 2026. A Kickstarter campaign seeking €100,000 in funding is now live.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

About

Restore peace to a world torn apart in this 3D turn-based RPG inspired by Japanese classics. Combine the elements to unleash spectacular attacks, solve magical puzzles, and bring the world together.

Key Features

A Vibrant Tribute to the Golden Age of JRPGs – Take control of four heroes as you embark on an epic journey inspired by classic JRPGs across the stunning world of ALZARA.

Harness the Elements – Harness the elemental magic of Kayla and her allies to battle the invading forces of Vedores. Share the magic to overcome puzzles and obstacles during your adventure.

Intense and Strategic Turn-based Battles – Swap between heroes to combine elemental magic and unleash spectacular attacks. Make offerings to gain favors and summon Legends to defeat your enemies.

A Mature, Relatable Story – Restore Peace to the vibrant world of ALZARA, where the mysterious elemental entities known as Zals answer to humans’ prayers. Lead the Resistance against the merciless invasion orchestrated by the neighboring nation of Vedores.

A Collaboration With Japanese Artists – We are honored to partner with two esteemed Japanese artists for this project. Renowned composer Motoi Sakuraba, celebrated for his contributions to iconic titles like Golden Sun and Dark Souls, joins us alongside main character designer Yoshiro Ambe, recognized for his remarkable work on games such as Trials of Mana and Fire Emblem Heroes.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

[cosmic-pheonix]

So I was browsing on Twitter and saw this on my timeline (Link):

The way my jaw dropped when I saw this! Now obviously, this is a leak and may not be true, this is just alleged speculation (so take this with a grain of salt), but if this is confirmed, then here's to hoping a remake of the series (and get Takahiro Kagami to direct the project because he's ✨🌟THE YUGIOH ARTIST/KEY ANIMATOR✨🌟 - best art style too fr fr!)

There's just so many possibilities and avenues the anime project could take, some say it's Yu-Gi-Oh R, others say Yugioh Season 0 remake, I'm not sure what it will be if it's confirmed, all I will say I'm glad we could be getting more content related to the OG series (I miss the gang/OG cast and Yami Yugi/Atem so much, can you tell? 😩😫😭😭😭😭)

There's a few possibilities and theories/ideas to what I think the project could be:

Anime series (either an OVA or a limited series???) post DSOD movie, a look into Yugi, Kaiba and the rest of the character's lives after the events of the movie. (Could be in correlation to that Solid Vision Experiment VR game that was teased months ago by Konami and that one art Kazuki Takahashi did of Yugi + Kaiba in space playing Yugi's game.)

Yugioh Anthology Series??

Mentioned before, Yugioh DM Remake.

Again mentioned before, Yugioh Season 0 Remake

Mentioned again before, Yugioh R Adaptation

Okay, now this one, hear me out! - Anime project surrounding Yami Yugi/Atem life in egypt as a Pharoah (before and after he was sealed in the puzzle), how he deals with being a young prince/king as he bears the responsibilities of one and bearing the weight of saving the world/his home. Including numerous lore about Atem's court(?); Ishizu, Seto, Mahad, Mana etc, ancient egyptian dark games, egyptian culture, the millennium items, the rivalry/relationship between Atem and Seto (their families), Seto and Kisara's relationship, more backstory on Thief King Bakura and Zorc etc. and probably a whole lot more (correct me if I'm wrong - haven't read the yugioh manga in a hot minute - but I remember seeing somewhere that Kazuki Takahashi had to cut a lot or some of the stuff out to allocate more leeway to the story. I'd imagine there's probably a lot of unused and uncut material he wrote/drew that wasn't gonna be used in the main story...)

These are just a few of my theories to what the project could be. Again, like I said before, if it does get confirmed you best believe I will be there!

Also in relation to yugioh news, Yugioh GX is getting a remaster (happy for the GX fans/girlies! Also unrelated note: but does anyone have like a download link to all the HD remaster episodes of Yugioh DM? Did they release a blu-ray edition of it, if not, they should ☹️) and there's gonna be anime episodes of that one video Konami released for the qaurter century anniversary/konami animation studio, the one showcasing animated shorts of the yugioh card monsters, so that's cool!

EDIT: so uh didn’t see the date of this tweet when I screenshot it whoops, (god I’m such a dumbass) so the tweet might be indeed in relation to the yugioh card monsters anime shorts/PV Konami produced months back, so my bad 😅. Please disregard it….Still it’s something interesting to think about in the near future if they do go back to the OG series with Yugi and the gang!

[deepinnomin]

EVERLUST PART 87 - NOMIN AU by @cupkissezst

Dengan didampingi oleh Tara, Sadra mencoba untuk bisa berbaur dengan orang-orang yaang berada di studio lantai 3 di gedung Starium Agensi itu. Mungkin tidak bisa semua, namun Sadra setidaknya bisa saling mengenal beberapa di antara banyaknya orang yang akan ikut andil dalam projek drama itu.

Sadra sudah memegang sebuah naskah di tangannya. Ia sempat membukanya tadi dan membcanya sekilas. Ia sudah memastikan bahwa desas desus yang mengatakan bahwa projek drama dari Bang Aof adalah adaptasi dari manhwa Jinx. Ya, itu benar adanya.

"Samudra?" seorang laki-laki yang baru memasuki studio seketika meneriakkan nama Sadra. Terpanggil, Sadra langsung menoleh. Laki-laki tadi pun tersenyum dan melangkahkan kakinya mendekati Sadra.

"Ya?" sahut Sadra.

"Gw Abigail yang bakal nemenin Lu selama poject drama ini berjalan." ucap laki-laki berkacamata sambil mengulurkan tangannya. Sadra tentu menyambutnya dengan senang hati. Sepertinya dia yang dibicarakan oleh Bang Tara kemarin.

"Ya bisa dibilang Gw yang bakal jadi manager lu, mulai sekarang." lanjut Abigail.

"Oh, ok, bang Abigail. Gw kayaknya emang butuh banget dampingan." kata Sadra dengan pandangn yang menelisik ke seluruh ruang studio yang memang ramai dengan beberapa aktor yang Sadra tahu dan sisanya sudah jelas bahwa mereka adalah kru atau tim yang akan ikut serta dalam project ini.

"Haha, ya... Gw paham kok. Anyway, selamat ya Lu bisa lolos dan langsung jadi pemeran utamanya. Tapi Lu tenang aja, jangan terlalu ngerasa insecure karena Lu bakal dapat pembelajaran. Jadi Lu bisa mengasah kemampuan acting Lu. Syaratnya cuma satu. Jangan malu!"

Mungkin, ini merupakan pembelajaran pertama yang Sadra dapatkan dari Abigail. Sebagai sosok yang katanya akan menjadi manager dari Sadra, Abigail tentu harus bisa segera mengenal calon aktornya itu. Ia harus bisa segera merangkulnya agar Sadra juga tidak merasa bahwa dia sendirian.

"Samudra mana ya?" seorang laki-laki memanggilnya dari ambang pintu.

"Ya? Kenapa Phu?" tanya Abigail.

"Disuruh ke sebelah sama Bang Aof!" pinta Phu. Abigail hanya mengacungkan jempolnya lalu Phu meninggalkan ruangan itu untuk kembali ke ruangan sebelah.

Abigail lantas mengajak Sadra untuk ssegera menuju ke ruangan sebelah sesuai permintaan.

di ruang sebelah hanya ada beberapa orang. Tiga di antaranya sudah Sadra kenal, termasuk ada sosok Zealand di sana sedang sibuk mengunyh uah strawberry favoritnya sambil membalik naskah di tangannya. Love berdiri di hadapan Zealand tengah menjelaskan sesuatu. Namun saat Sadra masuk, Love langsung menepuk pundak Zealand dan menunjuk ke arah Sadra.

"Samudra? Akhirnya bisa ketemu juga Gw!" seorang laki-laki lain segera menyambut Sadra. Ia menjabat tangan Sadra lalu segera menariknya ke tengah ruangan.

"Kenalin, Gw Aof, yang bakal jadi sutradara di drama kita nanti." Kata Bang Aof memperkenalkan diri.

"Karena di sini lu adalah aktor baru, jadi lu harus dapat perhatian khusus. Lu udah tahu Zealand kan?" tanya Bang Aof sambil menunjuk Zealand yang masih di tempatnya. Zealand yang terpanggil hanya mengalihkan pandangannya sebentar dari naskah di tangannya untuk melihat Sadra yang jaraknya sekitar 3 meter itu. Cukup jauh tapi kedua mata mereka sempat bertemu.

Sadra mengangguk, "Iya..." jawabnya agak canggung. Melihat reaksi Zealand itu membuat Sadra berpikir apakah Zealand tidak mengingatnya? Zealand malah kembali fokus pada naskahnya.

"Nah, Dia yang bakal jadi lawan main Lu. Dia yang jadi jaekyung dan Lu jadi Kim Dan." kata Bang Aof memberitahu.

"Nah, hari ini kalian bisa mulai PDKT. Gw kasih waktu minimal satu minggu buat kalian bisa saling berkenalan, dan minggu selanjutnya kalian udaharus bisa membangun chemistry. Caranya? Gw bebasin!" lanjut Bang Aof. Jujurr saja, sampai di titik itu Sadra masih hanya bisa diam. Ia tidak tahu apa yang harus ia lakukan meskipun Bang Aof sudah mengatakan apa yang harus ia lakukan.

"Gw bentar lagi kudu ke boxing camp, Bang!" izin Zealand. "Kita kenalan lewat WA dulu aja ya?" pintanya.

"Lah? Gw kira Lu minta libur dulu hari ini?" tanya Bang Aof.

"Pelatihnya juga bilang gitu, tapi Gw gak mau. Nanggung kalau kudu libur." kata Zealand yang kemudian berjalan mendekati Sadra.

"Ntar Lu minta kontak gw aja ke Bang Abi, ya? Gw tunggu chat Lu!" kat Zealand dengan santainya sambil menepuk lengan Sadra. Benar-benar tanpa basa-basi. Namun entah kenapa Sadra merasa saat itu ia seperti sedang di telantarkan karena Zealand langsung beranjak pergi keluar dari ruangan itu diikuti oleh seorang laki-laki yan Sadra yakin itu adalah managernya.

"Bukannya Gw udah bilang supaya jadwal dia diliburin dulu ya hari ini?" tanya Bang Aof kepada beberapa timnya yang ada di sana.

"Dia yang gak mau, Bang. Yaudah ikutin aja mau diaa, Bang." kata Phu yang berhasil membuat Bang Aof menggelengkan kepalanya.

"Sorry ya Samudra. Harusnya hari ini Lu sama Zealand bisa saling kenalan satu sama lain trus ngobrolin naskah nyari chemistry tapi kayaknya gagal." kata Bang Aof merasa bersalah pada Sadra.

"Ah, iya Bang, gapapa kok. Gw juga masih bingung kudu ngapain." jawab Sadra.

"Lu mau langsung ngobrolin naskah sama pengarah naskah gak? Atau mau pulang aja? Soalnya kayaknya lu masih bingung banget gitu. Ntar biar dikoordinasi lagi sama manager Lu supaya lu bisa lebih ngerti lagi sama apa yang harus lu lakuin." Bang Aof memberi opsi.

"Ya, kayaknya gitu aja deh Bang. Gw masih grogi juga. Gw butuh waktu buat nenangin diri dulu sambil baca-baca naskahnya juga." kata Sadra.

"Ya, Ok. Lu bisa pulang aja kalau gitu. Nanti jadwalnya menyusul ya..." kata Bang Aof mempersilakan Sadra untuk pergi.

"Oke Bang. terimakasih ya..." Sadra pun langsung beranjak pergi diikuti oleh Abigail.

"Yaudah kalau gitu kita ketemu sama yang lain dulu aja buat finalin jadwalnya." ajak Bang Aof yang sempat Sadra dengar sebelum ia benar-benar keluar dari ruangan.

[adventuresandshopping]

[bebemoon]

pfw a/w23 schedule~

o1 mar. courrèges, litkovaska, roisin pearce, nehera, the row, undercover, dries van noten, meryll rogge, cecilie bahnsen, minuit, paco rabanne, acne studios, balmain

o2 mar. alexis mabille, shang xia, veronique leroy, off-white, gauchere, chloé, givenchy, uma wang, ruohan, rick owens, schiaparelli, isabel marant

o3 mar. alexandre vauthier, didu, loewe, lutz, issey miyake, jitrois, giambattista valli, andrew gn, nina ricci, victoria beckham, yohji yamamoto, coperni

o4 mar. noir kei ninomiya, junya watanabe, ester manas, situationist, vivienne westwood, hermès, chen peng, rochas, elie saab, comme des garçons, enfants riches déprimés, alexander mcqueen, ann demeulemeester

o5 mar. dice kayek, lanvin, margaret howell, balenciaga, ottolinger, akris, beautiful people, palm angels, atlein, florentina leitner, pierre cardin, valentino

o6 mar. paul smith, stella mccartney, paula canovas del vas, ungaro, az factory, zimmermann, shiatzy chen, louis vuitton, sacai, calvin luo, rokh, germanier, gmbh, dundas

o7 mar. mossi, chanel, ujoh, a.w.a.k.e. mode, miu miu, y/project, avellano, xuly.bët

[swordnbored]

Currently Running: Historia by Mana Project Studio

Historia is a D&D 5E hack about telling stories in a dark fantasy renaissance setting with Anthropomorphic animal characters.

Typically, I don't run D&D and I definitely don't run D&D overhauls that I didn't design myself. However, Historia caught my attention for a couple reasons. First, I love fantasy RPGs that borrow heavily from history for their settings. Second, Historia changes how hit points and dying works to make the game more lethal. Lethal and dangerous combat is a must when I run a campaign. And third and finally, the art is absolutely gorgeous.

See what I mean?

When I saw Historia at Gen Con I was interested, but to be honest I dismissed it because it was just another D&D hack. However the more I thought about it the more it seemed to fit with my group, or rather lack thereof.

You see, a couple weeks prior to Gen Con my TTRPG group fell apart for social reasons and I was on the hunt for new people to run games for. The primary issue for me was that for a lot of people D&D is the default RPG and convincing them to try something new, and then teaching them something new, can be pretty difficult. Especially teaching a new game over discord. Historia shares all of its combat mechanics with D&D, so it hasn't been nearly as intimidating for new players to adopt. I knew the renaissance setting was something I could sink my teeth into and write an excellent campaign for. Also my fiancé is a furry, so I knew he would be excited to build a character.

At this point I've successfully gathered a group to play, and we've had our session zero. My players are all very enthusiastic and have all built their characters. We haven't played our first session yet but here are some of my thoughts so far.

First off, I'm not using the official Historia setting. That's not my style. I am however picking and choosing elements from it. I think the factions are compelling and useful, and can be easily slotted in to a homebrew world.

In traditional Dungeons and Dragons, hit points are a measure of how much physical harm you can take before you are downed. Historia treats hit points quite a bit differently. In Historia Hit Points should be considered a measure of how ‘rattled’ a character is. Because of this, the GM might dish out damage as a result of particularly stressful situations, experiencing horror, or generally doing difficult things as well as in combat. When a characters hit points reach zero they suffer a level of exhaustion. Every time you are hit afterwards you also receive a level exhaustion. In Historia reaching tier six exhaustion is what kills you, rather than running out of hit points. I've also incorporated exploding dice to enhance the randomness of the violence. Historia also has a chart of permanent injuries PCs can accrue. I personally really like this approach, it enhances the value of hit points as a resource and I think it will heighten the tension of the game. Permanent injuries also make sure that players will always second guess any potential combat encounter, heightening the value of role play focused solutions.

As we went through and made characters I noticed some issues. Historia was developed by the Italian company Mana Project Studio, and its clear that on translating to English there was some issues. Several abilities and mechanics were very confusing to parse out. There were also some pretty significant typos. It is especially disappointing because the game book as a whole has a very high production value! Its well organized and down right gorgeous! But the poor proof reading can make character creation a bit of a slog.

All told though we figured it out. Made calls on some confusing rules and moved on. Session 1 is coming up this week and I don't think I've been more excited for a campaign in years! I certainly haven't put this much effort into a campaign in years. I am excited for session one, and it sounds like my players are very excited as well!

[visualandpublicart]

Arte Sonído: Voz, Comunidad, and Performance

ARTE Sonido: Voz, Comunidad, and Performance is a community-based art exhibition that reflects on Covid-19 response and recovery efforts through regional community-based partnerships, art-making, installation, sound, and performance.  This exhibition features work by Tristan Bochum, Jesus Espinoza, Claudia Hernandez, Mana Kato, Juan Luna-Avin, Gazelle Parsons, Delia Saldivar, Melissa Smedley, and Olivia Wieker that examines Intersectional Communication & Covid-19 through the medium of sound as a form action, personal ritual, resilience, and survival linked to socio-cultural identity, protest, community building, and shared experiences within marginalized and disproportionality impacted communities.

Exhibition Title:  Arte Sonído: Voz, Comunidad, and Performance

Exhibition Dates:  April 20 – May 19, 2023

Opening Reception and Performance:  Thursday, April 20, 2023, 6-8pm

Performance/Sound Intervention from from The Department of Homeland Inspiration : Thursday, April 20, 2023, 6-6:30pm

Join us for the exhibition reception featuring an interactive sound performance by Melissa Smedley.

About Performance: The Ruckus | The Silence | The Synthesis is a collaborative sound intervention from The Department of Homeland Inspiration to accompany the "ARTE Sonido: Voz” exhibition. This group performance, led by Art Ranger a.k.a. Melissa Smedley will be both an invocation of the vigorous clanking of pots and pans to celebrate healthcare workers during the pandemic and a tribute to the “caceroladas” protests that have occurred throughout Latin America.

* A cacerolada or casserole is a form of protest that consists of a group of people making noise by banging pots, pans, and other utensils in order to call attention to social issues

All events are Free & Open to the Public! RSVP Link & Self-Attestation

Gallery Hours: 11-5pm, Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Tues./Thurs. by Appointment* Additional hours by appointment at amuro@csumb.edu Student tours available upon request. About Covid-19 Recovery and Response Grant:  Arte Sonído: Voz, Comunidad, and Performance is the 3rd and final installment of a three-part interdisciplinary art project that examines Under-represented Identities: Community-Engaged Arts to Pan-Ethnic Studies through cross-campus and community collaborations that emphasize Covid-19 awareness and recovery within disproportionately impacted populations of color through a series of exhibitions, panels, workshops, 1/1 mentorship, community outreach events, and performance.From spring 2022 through spring 2023, a series of exhibitions explored the intersection of ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, and class through autobiographical stories about cultural identity, community-building practices, project-based learning, professional practices, and hands-on activities that included applied studio art practices and research focused on the importance of sustainable and accessible community art practices.  Workshops dedicated to art-making practices about post-pandemic meaning through 1/1 mentorship with emerging tri-county artists of color, regional community partners, and collaborative curricular art projects included engagement with CSUMB students in VPA 209: Day of the Dead Workshop, VPA 302: Visiting Artist Series, VPA 337: Community Infrastructure Practices, and HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories, HCOM 371, Community Journalism Studies, and HCOM 434: Creative Publishing and Critical Storytelling.

Acknowledgments: This project is a collaboration between the School of Humanities and Communication (HCOM) and the Visual and Public Art Department (VPA). Covid-19 Grant Principal Investigators, Associate Professor of Sculpture, Installation, and Community Engaged Practice, Hector Dionicio Mendoza (VPA), Associate Professor of Integrated Media, Photography and Community Engaged Practice, Angelica Muro (VPA), and Professor of Chicanx-Latinx Studies, Maria Villaseñor (HCOM).

The Visual & Public Art Gallery is located @:

3050 Divarty Street, Seaside, CA. 93955 (@ Engineer Lane & Divarty St.) College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, 504 California State University, Monterey Bay

Gallery entry is Free & Open to the Public!

[ashsound]

Fortune-Telling Lady

Original Novel by Saidin

Adaption by Kimgae

Comic by SUPERCOMIX STUDIO (a lot, it’s a studio)

I love the RoFans with ghosts & where our FL is the ogFL/owner of the body - & this story has both!

Summary

Sia has seen ghosts since she was 5 & started having dreams about Camilla, who is constantly killed, by her father (Duke Sorphel) or stepbrother (Ludville) usually because she sides with her brother Ravi, to try & become the duke’s heir. Sia is a top actress. When she’s killed by a chandelier, she sees a ghost that looks like her then wakes up as Camilla, but can control Camilla’s body this time. Sia takes this chance to teach the servants a lesson: they mess with her food, bury her mother’s ring in the yard, etc. She exposes this; Duke Sorphel feels bad that she’s lived like this in his home (her mother is dead). Sia can still see ghosts & ends up befriending the ghost of the former chef, Ferrol, & former butler, Derrin, who help her win over Duke Sorphel. Since Sia has seen so many versions of Camilla’s life, she’s “predicts” the future (a fire) & because she talks with ghosts she learns things like where the Sorphel Family Divine Beast Egg has been hidden for ~100 years from Former Duke Herschel Sorphel. Camilla’s maid, Donna reveals that they mixed up Camilla's & Sia's souls & bodies when they were born, which is why everyone rejected them, & why they reset when they died. They're now in their proper places, but it's over if they die. Donna is now Dorman & no one notices. Camilla brings Duke Sorphel the divine beast egg & it turns into a baby white tiger, which she names King; Divine Beasts like Camilla because her soul is pure & King feeds off her aura. Duke Zevillon is initially upset that the girl he ignored is so loved by Zeti, the Zevillon Divine Beast, but warms up to her. His son, Petro, has lost his chance; Sia, in Camilla’s body, liked Petro, but he didn’t stand up for her when people called her a fake lady, left when she fought, ignored when she was insulted, & our Camilla sees he’s just pretending to be nice.

Camilla gives Ravi the love he needs by attending his presentation, praising him, & giving him a fox brooch that Duke Sorphel & Ludville are jealous of. Ravi gives her a bracelet that will tie someone up if she throws it. Camilla uses it on Juid Hebley, who tries to drag Lila off; Ludville helps (Duke Sorphel drives out Juid's family). Camilla helps when people try to take advantage of Lila & when some thugs try to extort money from a woman Lila is helping. Lila brings Camilla sweets. Lila is loved by her adoptive parents, so Sia in Camilla’s body was jealous.

For her finding King, Herschel gives Camilla a cure for any poison & passes on. Duke Sorphel gives Camilla a mine - full of Dark mana stones. Camilla tries to talk to Alsian Sefra, who ignores her until he sees Camilla talking to Amy, a ghost, & asks about the ghost that’s been following him - Alsian can only see dark shadows. The ghost is his brother, Ciel. Ciel didn’t have long to live, so he agreed to go into the dungeons, so that Alsian could get the family ability & his suffering “wouldn’t be for nothing.” Ciel still loves Duke Sefra, but Alsian hates their father. Camilla gets her business deal, Ciel finds peace & moves on, Camilla has Alsian & Duke Sefra play chess for an hour a day, for Ciel. Marques Gavuel had a monopoly on mana stones, but not anymore!

Camilla is now a top student. Professor Xavi arrives, Camilla knows he's a serial killer, learns Amy is his sister, & with living butler Ruben’s help (Head of Dark Shadow, information collectors), exposes his murders, & the crimes of the other people involved. Amy was murdered by her adoptive parents, who framed it as a suicide; Xavi then killed adopted women that were being abused by their parents, & Camilla reveals their crimes by using the Sefra divine beast, which can project ghosts, to trick the families into confessing. Alsian tells Camilla to call him next time. Amy thanks Camilla & decides to travel & be free.

[captaingiadamoltotempoblr]

Blue feather

Parte IV

“Il Fjdrhamr? Perché vuoi saperlo? Credi che ti possa servire per battere me o tuo padre nella prossima gara di volo? Tranquilla, non ti serve un artefatto per riuscirci, solo pratica ed esperienza. Comunque, se vuoi saperlo, è un manto di penne lunghe e resistenti come quelle dei grandi vecchi corvi, abbastanza resistenti da tagliare ogni tipo di vento senza problemi e planare per chilometri senza dover affannarsi a sbattere le proprie ali. Pensa che in alcune leggende persino gli Dei preferiscono un cappotto di penne a dei velli di pelo, perché a volte è meglio essere veloci come un corvo, che forti come un leone. E tu Gei sei una gazza, e le gazze sono i corvi più abili nel volo. Continua ad allenarti e un giorno sarai più abile e veloce di qualsiasi Fidrhamr.”

Ancora seccata dal comportamento della gazza itinerante, Gei sorvolò la radura che le era stata indicata cercando di individuare l’artefatto.

Il sole oramai aveva raggiunto l’apice e immaginando che avrebbe comunque dovuto fermarsi per trovare qualcosa da mangiare, decise di atterrare anche per continuare le ricerca da terra.

Alberi e foreste avevano dato il posto a un paesaggio più sterile ora che anche le montagne erano più vicine e il clima era più rigido. Gei planò verso i cespugli cercando il punto che le aveva indicato la gazza dall’alto ma appena fu a un paio di metri dall’oggetto vide qualcosa muoversi nella vegetazione.

Senza perdere tempo cambiò bruscamente direzione e batté più forte le ali per allontanarsi. Dietro di lei sentì un frusciò più forte e una piccola ombra sbucare dai cespugli per inseguirla seppur non abbastanza veloce da raggiungerla. Gei continuò a cambiare direzione e infilarsi nei piccoli spazi della vegetazione grazie al piccolo corpo che le permetteva di non rimanere impigliata nei rovi. Dietro di lei il su inseguitore la stava ancora seguendo e quando vide una rientranza nella parete di una roccia vi ci si infilò lasciando il suo inseguitore indeciso sulla strada da prendere.

Un pulcino di gazza comparì davanti l’apertura della piccola caverna nella quale Gei si era nascosta, rimanendo a volteggiare indeciso mentre la cercava senza vederla. Gei rimase a studiarlo nascosta dietro il bordo della roccia, sorpresa di non vedere altro che un pulcino di gazza come lei. All’inizio quando con la coda degli occhi l’aveva percepito come un’ombra che provava a raggiungerla da cespugli l’istinto aveva avuto il sopravvento e i ricordi della notte dell’attacco erano ancora troppo vividi per poterli ignorare. Pensava che le avrebbe fatto del male.

Eppure, anche ora che davanti non aveva un potenziale nemico continuava a rimanere nascosta. Forse anche lui era un superstite che pensava di essere rimasto da solo, ma lei faceva sempre tanta fatica fidarsi degli altri. Le tornò in mente la gazza itinerante e decise che sarebbe stata meglio da sola. Per quella giornata era stata già giudicata abbastanza.

Un fruscio alle sue spalle echeggiò nella piccola caverna facendola rizzare le penne e indietreggiare meglio tra le ombre nelle insenature della roccia per nascondersi. Sentì il pulcino dall’altra parte dell’apertura pigolare spaventato e volare via con un frullio di ali.

Una figura si avvicinò dall’interno della caverna sollevando una mazza verso di lei che si abituava lentamente alla penombra decidendo di non muoversi per non attirare la sua attenzione, rannicchiandosi per coprirsi il ventre e sperando che il piumaggio scuro la aiutasse a nascondersi nell’ombra. Poi l’estremità della mazza che puntava verso di lei prese fuoco.

Gei Specie - Gazza (pica pica) Fase di vita - Pulcino Ambientazione - Fantasy

Basato sul manuale "Be Like a Crow", GDR in solitaria di Tim Roberts (Critical Kit) e portato in versione italiana da Mana Project Studio.