#RQG Zolf Smith

[wildesfancyfrock]

was making a playlist for one of my dungeons and dragons characters & i was doing so, i kept finding songs that made me think of zoscar. here are a few of the ones that really get my brain into Animatic Mode (even though i know i will not be producing an animatic, i do not have the energy lol) also most of these r probably sad because i’m feeling sad and gay right now lol, will finish later :/

also ozzie don’t look, this has many spoilers.

- Never Love An Anchor by The Crane Wives:

Something about the lyrics strikes me as 177 to Epilogue 1 Zoscar, especially the five year gap that takes place between 218 and Epilogue 1.

“On some level, I think I always understood

That a ship could never really love an anchor

So, I did the only thing that I could

And severed the rope to set you sailing from my harbour”

wilde, in terms of letting Zolf go because he knew how much Zolf needed it, even if he would want Zolf to stay, it would be selfish.

“I am selfish, I am broken, I am cruel

I am all the things they might have said to you

Do you ever think of me and my two hands, and wonder why?

They never soothed your fevers

And wonder why

They never tied your shoes

And wonder why

They never held you gently

And wonder why

They never had the chance to lose you”

zolf, after resurrecting wilde, the struggle he faces after the war is over and there is no longer a project for him to focus on. he can’t be there for wilde, because, no matter how much he cares about wilde, he’s still a deeply guilt ridden character, who also has to cope with losing his magic, the one thing that kept wilde by his side in 208.

- Two Birds by Regina Spektor:

This one feels very Japan arc for me, where Zolf and Wilde have a bit of a personality swap. Wilde is no longer the outgoing, charismatic character he once was (understandable) and Zolf takes on the role of host, trying to make sure Azu and Hamid are comfortable and Okay once they arrive at the Inn (and after the rockiness of the cell occurrences)

“Two birds on a wire

One says c'mon and the other says "I'm tired"

The sky is overcast and I'm sorry

One more or one less

Nobody's worried”

Zolf urging Wilde to be warm with Azu and Hamid upon their arrival, to which the latter replies “They don’t like it when I’m warm.” The weather is horrid, with a rain that almost never ends, often reflecting the mood.

“I'll believe it all

There's nothing I won't understand

I'll believe it all

I won't let go of your hand”

Even though the mission comes first, they still look out for each other and have developed so deep a connection that Zolf can understand Wilde, whether the latter be nonverbal or not.

- In the Best Case Scenario, We’d Die at the Same Time by My name is Ian:

This one really doesn’t warrant an explanation beyond 217 and “We’ve got this” but still, I’m going to provide one. I think, for them, dying together at the end of the world, facing Guivres, is better than any of Wilde’s previous deaths because then, at least, they’d be together. They end their fight together, as partners, (albeit one visible and one not) and that, if they died at that time, they’d be done and they’d be together. Their mission finished, they could have their holiday, alive or not.

“Love is hard (love is hard)

It comes and goes (it comes and goes)

There are breakups, infidelity, death, and of course divorce

And even if (and even if)

You find a perfect partner

Eventually, one of you will beat the other to the grave

What a shame

So in the best case scenario, we'd die at the same time

Yeah, we'd die at the same time, would we?

Oh, in the best case scenario, we'd die at the same time

Yeah, we'd die at the same time, would we?”

The first set of lyrics hits hard, considering the lifespan of dwarves and humans being vastly different. The probability of Zolf outliving Wilde is much higher than the probability of Wilde outliving Zolf. At least, if they had died facing Guivres, there wouldn’t be the grief of losing your partner and continuing to live on for years after the fact.

- Ease my Mind by Ben Platt:

[crustaceousfaggot]

god this really sucks, I'm gonna [remembers that suicide jokes are bad for my mental health] forsake poseidon and become my own god

[sphor-art]

what year is it

[moofbat]

i’ve been existing in a state of overwhelming anxiety recently and needed to return to my roots. have a sunbathing dwarf.

ID: a fully coloured digital drawing of zolf smith from rusty quill gaming lying on a towel on a beach. he is viewed from above, lying on his back with his right arm by his side and his left is resting on his stomach holding a harrison campbell book. he is a fat white dwarf with two amputated legs, his right is amputated beneath the knee and the left is above the knee. he has a white beard and hair, and is wearing only a white pair of boxers with red hearts on them. he is relaxing with a neutral expression, his eyes closed. he is covered in freckles and white body hair, he has a star tattoo on his sternum and has large rings in his nipples. he also has piercings in his ears. he is holding a blue book titled ‘the power of the son’, and has a pair of red sunglasses lying next to him on his blue towel. end ID.

[buildmeaboy]

Rusty quill gaming may not be a technically good ttrpg podcast, it's long and very slow at times, but I loved it so much the first time I listened. The show and the fandom did so much for me as a young aroace. Not only do they have a canonically greyace character, they also have a canon qpr (!) Young me had never even heard of that, it changed my worldview.

Not to mention that Wilde is often headcannoned as aro, making zoscar an aro4ace qpr which is frankly mind-blowing to me even today.

So I want to send a bit of love out into the world for the way they handled all of this, it really made a huge impact on 17 year old me <3

[5-turtleducks-in-a-trenchcoat]

I'm still not over the Paris catacombs episodes btw. They're absolutely horrifying and I love them so much.

[places-across-time]

My bestie, who finished RQG before I even decided to listen to it too, had sent me this meme and I just rediscovered it. I'm up to RQG 104 so I thought it'd be nice to finally draw the entire OG party together

Hamid is less perturbed about the t-shirt and more about not wearing a suit

[some-zer0]

Introducing: the London Rangers (they're working on the name)

[I'm relistening to RQG and decided to draw headshots of the PCs as I finish each season]

[show-stoppin-enby]

Ok I've not long finished listening to RQG, exactly how alive/ dead is the fandom?

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Sasha, Melanie and Cel but is just Melanie making friends and trying to get them to kill Elias (alterbativally best ghost hunter trio).

Elias, Grizzop and Zolf but Elias is so busy going "what type of Peter Lukas is that and should I divorce him too" with Zolf he doesn't realize Grizzop killing him.

Martin and Wilde but is just Wilde way to elaborated excuses to not honestly review Martin's poetry and Martin's elaborated hidden tests around "is this an alternate historical figure or the Stranger being silly?".

Azu and Jon but is just cause Jon needs a hug and Azu is way to competent she could solve TMA with marbles, hugs and axes.

Hamid, Tim and TMA Sasha just cause I think they would be neat together. But mostly Hamid and Sasha research into danger zone repeatedly.

Bertie and Jurgen Leitner cause Leitner deserves to have to deal with Bertie and I think that Bertie would have a lot of underseved fun if he got eldrish permission to be openly fucked up and evil.

[clownhonkbonk]

Loved your Bertie! By chance...Wilde maybe??? Please?

smt smt please don't go where i can't follow.

hi!! thank you!! sketch for you!!!!!!! im sorry this isn't that clean but yay!!!!!!

[klauztrooph]

I always get so sad when I hear Zolf say to Sasha "[...] As long as you are with me, you should be fine." And the he leaves and never sees her again.

[angryducktimemachine]

I will draw Bertie. But only for the meme.

[ID: a digital drawing of Hamid, Zolf and Bertie from Rusty Quill Gaming as the "there's only one thing worse than" meme.

In the first panel Hamid is holding a sign that reads "Dying". Zolf is standing next to him saying "there's only one thing worse than dying."

In the next panel Zolf is pulling off some tape of the sign to reveal "Oscar Wilde Dying".

The last panel is Bertie with his sword drawn and in big red letters saying "OSCAR WILDE-". /End ID]

[moofbat]

My piece for FTH this year for @bluejayblueskies ! this was so fun to do :)

ID: a digital drawing of sasha and zolf from rusty quill gaming stood back to back in combat. zolf is front and to the left facing the viewer, standing defensively with his left arm out in front of sasha as he casts a spell. sasha is behind and to the right with her back slightly to the audience, her head over her shoulder looking towards the viewer as she guards her front with her daggers. zolf has eye length curtains and his beard is planted in two plaits, he wears a jumper and plain trousers with a knee length overcoat. he has his trident and dolphin necklace, and his wooden leg leg from season 1, he looks irritated but unshaken as energy comes out of his raised and open hand. sasha is in her long black leather coat, tight trousers and mid calf boots with a thigh sheath for a knife on her left leg. she has eye length short black hair and a certain degree of nervousness to her expression. they are on a plain blue-grey background with a dark blue denoting the ground that they stand on, sasha and zolf themselves are a shade of light blue with more saturated blue shadows. end ID

[rqgender]

Today's gend- JENNIFER, NO!

[tinybrownie]

painted season 2 zolf smith with his sea legs