#TCOE

[dogwaterdish]

drawing 3/6 for TCoE 6!!! this time featuring all might being rich as hell 💥💥💥

he's plus ultra rich in my heart, having been the no.1 for such a long time

[muse-write]

Chapter 11 is here!

Summary: In the wake of the revelation that Coramarth is a Kinslayer, things come to a head for Maglor, Findril, and Galadae.

Excerpt:

Faramir thought long and hard. He didn’t wish to start an argument, much less in front of Findril. But so much had built up, rising to his throat only to be forcibly shoved down every time Maglor had said a self-deprecating remark with a laugh, or gestured to his gloved hand with a wry grin–a hand which he’d seen and didn’t very much look like an object of humor–and every time he smiled at Eldarion or Elboron and then went distant and cold. Confronting that head-on was the best way to deal with it; he had learned that from Eowyn.

[enhops-solutions]

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[emmroose-draws]

Last month, I started a project to draw all of the characters in my verse who identify as different from the gender they were born as. Eventually, the project grew too big and I decided to stick with the characters that would actually make an appearance in stories that I'm writing, though there are a lot more of them.

I planned on doing one for gay characters, as well as bisexual characters, aro, aces etc. I might still continue it, but it might take a year or more until I finish with everything. I got a lot of characters, if I'm honest.

Most of these characters are, in fact, Sims characters that I've decided to give a deeper storyline than the game will give me. That's why I have so many characters to share with the world. I would love to tell you all everything about them, and I just might one day.

The matter of the archangels is complicated, as they're not exactly 'born' with a gender. Archangels can create new angels. Ordinary angels can't

[kitoblob]

I just found out that two of my favorite books/series (The Invention of Hugo Cabret + The City of Ember) both have movie adaptations. Ever since PJO and HP (along with TMBS though that one was ok 😋) I've been skeptical, so I don't think I'll be checking them out 😞

[dxrlingdaydreams]

Make Me Write Tag Game

tagged by: @dontjudgemeimawriter rules: create a poll of wips you'd like to work on and for every vote, write a sentence on the winning wip! personal modifications: for my current wips, i mostly have side projects that need working on so i will be listing those with the commitment to make progress on them instead.

tagging: @smol-feralgremlin, @winterandwords, and literally anyone else who wants to do this because i'm not sure who else to tag (will probably be opening a tag list soon)

[roxirinart]

Some elemental wolf characters from the wolf animated series I was determined to make when I was like… 12-15?Clockwise from top left (although it's really obvious anyway) we have Silverfang, Dustpaw, Nightfur, and Honeypelt (guess where those naming conventions came from? ;) )

[redinkofshame]

D&D stuff. I'm the DM.

So proud of myself right now.

So waaay back long ago (over a year irl but it's only been like a couple months MAYBE in D&D time bc D&D time is slow af) my players fought some owlbears. My players don't immediately jump to violence but these poor creatures, who were escaped lab experiments and thus the only owlbears in existence, were too angry and full of pain for the druid to reason with, and so they were killed. Even though this was pretty much a mercy killing, I still decided to put an egg in the owlbear nest when they found it, to make them feel bad.

Mistake.

Spouse's character is a young tiefling going Through It and is pretty much just a raw nerve of emotion at all times. Her name is Liliana and not only did she feel so bad she saved the egg, but she KEPT the egg. Despite the party's main quest giver being a high positioned wizard who has shown interest in magical creatures and is about 10,000x more prepared to care for this only-one-in-existence owlbear egg.

So Liliana has been carrying this thing around like a third boob to keep it warm and protecting it with her life, casting guidance on it every 6 second whenever she's not doing something else because she wants little Sebastian (the egg) to grow up Big and Strong. (Spouse named it Sebastian, but I started calling it Li'l Sebastian and Spouse, not being a Parks and Rec fan, did not get the joke and it caught on.)

Spouse has expended many turns and spell slots in combat to keep it safe. Did an entire combat once where a hag grabbed the egg, turned invisible, and hid at the bottom of a pond!! And they still rescued the fucking thing crazy fast. This isn't a Sprinkles situation, where the party forgets the animal companion is even there -- Sebastian is ALWAYS mentioned, taken care of, and protected. Fucking Togepi fucker.

Additionally, Spouse is great at keeping Liliana out of danger. I have sworn that I will get that egg!! She'll get hit and it's going to break!!! >:3 But actually I can never fucking get her. She stays in the back, the creatures are too show, she is ALWAYS somehow out of harm's way even during ambushes, and fool that I was I let her spend her feat to get Misty Step. They VERY FEW times I've actually managed to fucking hit her I've rolled to see if it hits/hurts the egg, but nothing lasting has ever come of it.

Until last session.

Leliana got hit MULTIPLE times, I'm still not entirely sure why. Additionally, Spouse CRITICALLY FAILED his post-battle check to see if the egg was damaged! And then, AND THEN, Liliana didn't heal it before their long rest!! Other times Liliana would use a heal whenever maybe the egg maybe got hit, just to be safe, but this time she didn't!!

It was my time to shine. See, I had already decided that this was the morning where the players would wake up to the egg hatching. But since it was set up so perfectly that Sebastian could have gotten hurt and not healed at all for the very first time, and I've been clear about my vendetta against this egg, I was able to make Spouse/Liliana think that waking up to Sebastian's shell falling apart was because she failed him, and it was glorious.

It only lasted until the druid looked at it, obviously, and it was very satisfying.

And now she has to protect an owlbear cub instead of just an egg, which is so much harder. ʕ⁠  ͡⁠°⁠ ⁠ᴥ⁠ ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ⁠ʔ

[jaxx-a-phone]

A society of cats, a world shrouded in darkness, and a mail carrier. One day, everything changes after a discovery beneath the surface.

If you enjoyed media such as The Promised Neverland or The City of Ember, consider checking out my webtoon Light The Way

[avisys]

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[yethiconsulting]

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[dogwaterdish]

it's riku............ !

y'all can finally put a name to a face, I suppose. he really should NOT be trusted to take care of Izuku... lmao . the second one is loosely based on a scene from chapter 3 where he was yelling at izuku on the sidewalk . :-]

he fucking sucksssssss -- anyways read TCoE because I posted chapter 10 recently 🥺

[muse-write]

One more critical scene to finish up, then I think I’m leaving this chapter as it is for now. I’m not extremely happy with it, but at least it hits the most important elements.

[cavesallegory]

im leaning towards tiefling because i like the idea of her hugging her partner and like holding onto them with her tail. creating aesthetic character boards on pinterest is not helping but in fact making the decision harder

[emmroose-draws]

The City of Enochia

The progression of Dan & Evan's love story. I'm mostly grateful that Sims 4 poses exist so I have some continuity in my pose references.

It's not exactly an enemy-to-lovers storyline, as Dan & Evan could not be described as enemies. It's just that they didn't get along at first, but eventually their relationship started to shift.

To read more about the characters, check out this link!

[fangface-xena]

dnd5e!yellowjackets HC

Since the last post about this ended up getting over like 5 notes I decided to actually flesh this out somewhat properly. To the incredibly niche group of people who will actually be interested in this, please let me know your thoughts!

Shauna: Soulknife Rogue + Path of Wild Magic Barbarian multiclass

I feel like there could be an argument for Bard with her writing but I feel like the whole brooding, tortured personality really lends itself to the rogue stereotype. Plus, how could we forget Mrs. ‘it’s just like riding a really gross fucked-up bike’... She's 100% proficient with finesse blade weapons. Charisma dumpstat queen! I also know in my heart of hearts she HAS to have some levels in Barbarian after the whole Lottie thing. No spoilers but "As folk of deep feeling, barbarians are especially susceptible to these wild influences, with some barbarians being transformed by the magic." (Barbarian: Path of Wild Magic, TCoE) tell me this isn't literally about her and Bard!Jackie's influence?

Jackie: College of Glamour Bard

College of Glamour has Jackie written ALL over it. Jackie who got picked to be captain because of her influence? Bet. Every single ability in this class sounds like it was written with this bitch in mind. 'weave a song of fey magic that imbues your allies with vigor and speed', 'charge your performance with seductive, fey magic', 'makes others want to serve you', 'makes you look more lovely and fierce', like bro come on. She'd be out on a quest serving face and giving little speeches like she did for Allie, throwing Bardic Inspirations left right and centre (especially at Shauna).

Lottie: Circle of the Shepherd Druid + Order Domain Cleric multiclass

I feel like this is such a clear cut one that I barely need to explain myself. I definitely think Lottie's a Druid as her main class, with some levels in Cleric and not the other way around. I don't think she set out to be a messiah of the wilderness, she was literally just a girl listening to the trees and kind of fell into it as the others started following her lead. Lottie's connection to the Wilderness and her willingness to lead the other girls towards its worshipping (Laura Lee style lmao) is so Shepherd coded lmfao. I was on the fence between Order, Tempest and Nature (basic and boring) for the Cleric subclass but I truly think Lottie's worshipping of the Wilderness comes from a place of following what she perceives as the natural order of things i.e. 'he doesn't belong to her', letting the cards pick who Snackie 2.0 is, 'It wants us to'... need I go on?

Natalie: Hunter Conclave Ranger if we're being basic / Gloom Stalker (Doom Stalker!) Ranger if we're being spicy

Okay so I am still undecided on this one and thoughts/opinions are so welcome. So, Natalie is definitely a Ranger, not just for the whole gun thing but because she's the literal embodiment of survival, even before they ever got stranded. Similarly to Bard!Jackie, I truly believe all ranger abilities apply so well to Natalie's character, especially if you think about her "outcast" status in school. Hunter is the most obvious subclass choice because she is quite literally the group's main hunter, but I feel like Gloom Stalker fits her present day character so well.

Taissa: Fiend Patron (?) Warlock + College of Eloquence Bard multiclass

Tai might be a lawyer-state senator girlboss, but she is haunted by a strange alter ego and a dude with no eyes FIRST! I definitely think her weird fugue self is her patron, but I'm not sure how that would translate into an actual subclass so I'll just stick with Fiend for now (Dirt Fiend!Tai my beloved). Besides being a grade A dirt eater, she's also got at least 3 levels in Bard for the College of Eloquence subclass since that's like textbook lawyer/politician. Unlike Natalie, I think her '96 self fits the multiclass aspect well and it definitely would still apply in school and then in the Wilderness.

Van: Oath of Devotion Paladin

Now, when I wrote this down in my notes app I did have it written as 'Paladin (OATH! OF! DEVOTION!!!!)' for a reason. This bitch is a ride or die (or get mauled by wolves) to her core. There are so many reasons why Paladin fits Van so well! Firstly, I think we can easily draw parallels with her goalkeeper position in football (fuck saying soccer). Her buying into Lottie's Wilderness cult stuff also heavily matches the Paladin schtick, but I think we can trace it back all the way to her relationship with Tai. Even before she embraces the Wilderness worshipping, she's so incredibly devoted to Tai that she risks dying just to go support her girlfriend in her mission to find help.

Misty: School of Illusion Wizard

Misty was a tricky one to figure out but I definitely thought it had to be a spell casting class. Despite her leg-chopping, cliff-pushing, stew-spiking antics, I don't think Misty would fit a melee or a more physical class very well. Out of all the casters, I think Wizard suits Misty the most because I do think everything Misty has, she's had to build herself. She had to learn how to adapt, whether that be socially (autistic queen) or practically (she'll learn any skill just to be useful an needed), in order to fit in in a way that the other girls just do. This aligns incredibly well with how Wizards don't have innate magical abilities, but do have an incredibly large pool of knowledge that they can gather. I was actually split between School of Enchantment or Illusion for the longest time, because I can see both of them applying to Misty to some degree. In the end, I went with school of Illusion because I don't think she is necessarily as charming and the Enchantment subclass suggests, given how off-putting she comes across even in the present timeline and to people who didn't know her weird, psycho little self in school. Instead, I feel like her ability to manipulate people comes from her fabricating situations and bending reality to match her wants and needs. Destroying the black-box, getting a nursing degree, being a goddamn citizen detective, are all ways that Misty has found to create the illusion that she's useful, needed, innocent, normal.

Some of these are way longer than others (also it's like 3 am and I have had my bodyweight in sangria tonight so idek if they're coherent) but I hope it's still an interesting read. I'm definitely up for discussing anything a bit further with anyone who actually cares enough to read this lmfao.

I've also decided to spend my Christmas holiday designing custom, Yellowjackets inspired character sheets for each of these bitches despite knowing fuck all about graphic design software so I might post those eventually.