#Player Circle

[abyssal-ilk]

i will never get over how genuinely fucked the tranquil are consistently treated throughout the dragon age games. like i know it's the Point. but. holy fuck.

the way they're treated as "not-quite-people", the way they're constantly put to the side, ignored, abused, and exploited for profit, the way they're killed over and over, especially in inquisiton, and the way it feels so brushed over. and it never really feels like the player reaction is Enough for what is going on in any situation surrounding them.

[cowgirls-blues]

... I'm smoking, and I'm moving around a baseball around in my hand. And I'm counting the stitches. 'Cause it's a Möbius loop, it's just one line of stitches, I'm counting - kind of like a rosary. "Take me out to the ball game..."

I'm watching Candela Obscura for the first time and my brain just went "hey what if we drew Sean with huge Ghibli tears wouldn't that be fun???

[dreamweave01]

Turns out that doodling a bunch of random nonsense on a sketchbook spread and a half is really satisfying :3

Just some more JSAB things and a few of my OCs because I haven't drawn my babies in a while and I'm rehauling their entire story.

If people are interested, I might talk more about my JSAB AU on here. It mostly just exists to have a bunch of characters to draw when I need a break from other things, but I kind of want to make it into something more.

I know I've got like 50 other AU's in a bazillion other things, but what can I say? I enjoy making things harder for myself XD

[starwlf]

The smallest shapes of which I love,,,

[thetwilightroadtonightfall]

family visit 🏝️

(ghosts can be haunted too)

[Scala script translation in alt text]

[shorthaltsjester]

god i cannot express how impressed in general i am with the storytelling that cr is doing with candela obscura but what really strikes me is how evident it is that the storytelling they do is defined by the hearts of those who are putting it together rather than adhering to a specific idea or image of a given story that they want to uphold. there is such a stark difference between the tones of chapter one and chapter two (to the fault of neither, i’ve enjoyed them both immensely because they both happen to hit parts of the supernatural-horror genre that I am so deeply fond of and so happy to see in a real play medium).

there’s the obvious difference in gming styles, matt has fantasy running through his veins and that’s evident in the way that chapter one ends up having a tone akin to something like the scarier episodes of buffy the vampire slayer. spenser outright references mike flanagan in his pre-interview thing and good grief is that so so evident in his narration and the way he emphasizes the themes emerging in the story in the environment of the world they journey through and choices like the letter from sean’s mother that subvert the audiences ability to rely on a character’s perception.

but the energy the groups of players bring to the storytelling is obviously also so important, too. like, even just looking at the groups prior to watching each I probably could’ve guessed which might’ve had a more lighthearted tone. the combination of ashley, anjali, and robbie already would be one i’d guess a more warm/goofy vibe for (not to say they can’t be serious and dramatic, but the tone of the seriousness is still warm and the world that prompts them towards drama likewise feels warm) and laura, despite her propensity for goofs, does tend to be a chameleon with group make ups. likewise i think we all had a certain (affectionate) fear™ when it was revealed that marisha, brennan, luis, and travis would be reuniting in another short form story and that has certainly held up and been incredibly bolstered by zehra’s absolute commitment and immersion into the story (constantly fucking blown away that this is her first real play she’s incredible).

this is all just to say as someone deeply interested in digital storytelling, i am so so enamoured by cr’s commitment to following their own desires as humans telling stories to one another while adhering to the requirements they have as a company. and also if you haven’t you should watch candela obscura, especially now that spooky season is here.

[letmelickyoureyeballs]

Am I the only one who for the longest time thought Channing Tatum was a professional football player who just randomly decided to become an actor?

He just gave off those vibes to me…

[comical-icicle]

Thank you to everyone for letting me draw their pop ocs! It was a lot of fun drawing all of them.

Tag time:

Friendly Boa - @mystic-sunni

Alastair and NP - @twigthecoyote

Curious Seagull - @snoopypliot

Gentle Dolphin, Super Wing, and Incredible Beetle - @phs-animations

Comical Tiger - @comical-tiger

Quick Fire - @thatonerabbit

Ebony Moore - @bubblesthedreamer

Kela - @gengar-pixel-2

Strange Sun and Shiny Dolphin - @graveyard-dash

Fearless Bones - @monster-carnival-island / @pinklightningmc

Serious Heart - @virtual-dragon-almond-bakery

Invisible Shadow and Invisible Feather - @lookingforcuteartsss

Lucky Paw - @some-wierd-clown-i-gusse

Purple Shadow - @redshamrock56

Thea - @classicassiopeia

Golden Heart - @thegoldensungoddess

Poppin - @meowjings-arsb

Icy Fang - @thebutterflyoficeandwisteria

Jackalope - @sgtapollo

For the two I don’t know the names of (I’m so sorry), thank you @cyan-nostalgia-princess and @shxchii for letting me use your ocs!

[patch-ov-rosez]

I don't have the time to tell you

Why I do the things that I do

Just please hold on and soon you'll see

That I'm not the villain I appear to be.

/lyr

Reblogs + comments are very appreciated!!!

Original album cover v v v

[zimcard-artblog]

Just drafts of potential future redesigns

[woahtriangle]

“Long ago, Paradise lived in harmony with 4 heroes protecting the Tree of Life.”

Posting this a liiiittle early than usual but, here’s day 29 of Shapes of May! (Ik 29 is corrupted but in a sense of lore shit, I flipped them)

But anyways, enjoy this glass painting!!

[mercykatze]

mothy girl

[startedwellthatsentence]

Okay I was so excited for Smosh to play BOTC. And I’m making my way through this episode. But they are SO new and it’s putting my teeth on edge so I can’t watch more than a scene or two at a time.

There are TPI members and regular BOTC players in California, even ones in Smosh-adjacent circles like Chris. I kind of hoped one of them could have guested, or at least coached an initial game or two of TB to get everyone used to play (and encouraged them to make use their multiple sets for whispers/private conversations, because whispers are pretty important but everyone is on the same couch, seemingly the whole time???)

NRB has Ben and Mara and Ken that help the less-experienced players sort out the information that they’re getting, which is helpful. Even in the beginning Fuckface and Carly could help the group with the solve and with bluffs.

On the other hand, Smosh may be able to build some new metas that could be fun to explore, since they have absolutely no experience outside of each other and their dynamics. So if we get more episodes then that could be exciting. A LOT of the Smosh cast have that willful insanity that, if they wrap their minds around the potential interactions, could result in EXCELLENT chaos.

Slowly making my way through the episode. May liveblog to relieve some of the tension.

[dreamweave01]

I'm already in a JSAB mood, so I might as well post these too X3

I'm a huge fan of horror, but I'm not really a horror artist myself. I want more experience in the genre, which is why my JSAB AU has a bunch of horror elements.

One of these elements is that corrupted shapes are a bit more on the creepy spooky monster side than their in-game counterparts.

[sashabarkovonly]

THEM!! THEM!! THEM!! ❤️❤️

[vigilskeep]

i need to wynnepost. somebody has to