#TMA The Extinction

[pebblewithapen]

HI I'M LISTENING TO THE ALBUM "ANTHEMS TO THE EDGE OF THE EARTH" BY DIRT POOR ROBINS RIGHT NOW. FIRST OF ALL WOW REALLY GOOD. SECOND OF ALL THESE ARE ALL SUCH GOOD EXTINCTION SONGS.

I ALREADY KNEW "IT TORE YOUR HEART OUT" WAS A REALLY GOOD ONE. VERY TERRIBLE TRANSFORMATION VIBES. BUT MAN THIS WHOLE ALBUM.

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND LISTEN TO IT RIGHT NOW

BAFFLED by the fact that, in all of the Extinction playlists I've seen, not a single one of them has included "What Have You Become?" by MNQN. like.

"I sense a change

Something is happening to me

Only a few species ever undergo change

The others become extinct

Man will almost certainly be replaced by a new order of intelligence

Stop looking for monsters under your bed

You are the monster"

?? and it's not in ANY of them??? are u KIDDING me??

anyway here's the link: https://open.spotify.com/track/7nOvI6l8vtclrNzCGTbVih?si=ZVZ-eDPER8ODEUK_8ElwVg

[the-magpie-archives]

Oddly specific, mundane things that are aligned with the 15 fears:

The Eye- Making deep eye contact with a stranger on the platform as the train pulls away.

The Hunt- Wanting something so badly that you can't stay still anymore.

The Buried- Trying to get your phone back when it falls between your bed and the wall

The Vast- Being a child and hearing about how unknowably large Chuthulu is for the first time.

The Flesh- Looking in the mirror and realising your body's changed since the last time you really looked.

The Lonely- Realising you're the only customer at the supermarket.

The Corruption- When you see one ant but once you've focused on it you can see the rest of them.

The End- Holding an antique object and knowing that it's original owner is long dead.

The Desolation- That gut wrenching feeling when you've lost something you know you're not going to be able to get back.

The Stranger- Looking into the eyes of a loved one and not being able to see anything you know in there.

The Spiral- When you say something loud enough to be heard and absolutely nobody processes it or responds.

The Dark- Straining your eyes to try and see something at the end of an unlit corridor that you swear you could almost see.

The Slaughter- Ripping up a letter with your full name and address on and throwing it in the bin.

The Extinction- Being the last player left alive in a survival game and realising that in another life that could happen for real.

The Web- That burning, guilty feeling after you're manipulated into doing something you didn't want to do.

[future-crab]

The “mundane modern solutions to arcane supernatural problems” trope gets me every time. Like nothing will ever top the episode of the Magnus Archives where Adelard Dekker looked at a horseman-of-the-apocalypse-style world-ending bringer of pestilence and went, “Well, you can’t end the world if you’re encased in cement.”

[ruffboijuliaburnsides]

Martin sitting around during s4 annoyed at Peter making memes to pass the time like

[shakyhandz]

The Magnus Archives Playlists

I think my favs of the curated batch are the vast, the dark, the archivist, the eye, and the end. Ofc I think I curated all pretty well, but those I listen to often. The only fear I did not include is the flesh, I just didn't feel compelled, perhaps another time.

(Ran out of audios)

The Corruption

The Buried

The Hunt

The End

The Extinction

<3 <3 <3

[vieramars]

"if my flesh is torn to shreds, then it's a worthy sacrifice, cause in the end the only real concern for me is counting lives"

I just think Adelard Dekker is cool. Very underrated character. In my heart he became the first extinction avatar due to his obsession with it.

My hands hurt this took 5 hours 🥲

Lyrics from the faulty feline philosophy by Ferry

[squircatlies]

Here's some notes I've compiled for trans people seeking to become fear avatars:

-the flesh- classic, we all know what's going on there, body image issues, additional limbs, twisted bones, general body horror, a lot of toxic masculinity and way too many gym bros in the space. Very popular with trans people in the fandom, because it's relatable but for me it's mid at best. 5/10

-the corruption- you can transition into a cool bug of your choice or a hive and noone could tell you shit about using they/them pronouns, very accepting community, but there's no place for privacy or personal space. 7/10

-the beholding- somehow I doubt the Magnus Institute's insurance policy covers gender affirming care, but maybe you could get someone else to pay for your transition via blackmail or sugarbabying, don't be surprised if your scars open to reveal eyes though, I think body hopping via eyeball exchange is only for Jonah, but maybe you could figure it out. 6/10

-the lonely- not gonna do much for you, unless you wanna transition into mist, also you easily cut off all the bigots from your life and send anyone who tries to mess with you into the fog realm, but it's gonna be really difficult for you to get a solid support network. 4/10

-the dark- go ahead and disappear from your old life if you want to, noone's gonna find you even if they try, you could also dabble in body hopping via black goo, the religious aspect might not be everyone's vibe though. 6/10

-the end- fake your death and live your best life, you could also shed your mortal vessel or perhaps become a skeleton, no notes. 9/10

-the web- if you want to transition into a spider this one's for you, very specific, but better than corruption imo, also web binder/tucktape anyone? 8/10

-the hunt- you might transition into a werewolf, very badass, be careful not to transition into a cop though. 5/10

-the stranger- literally just steal any face you want, frankenstein your perfect skin, it's that easy. 10/10

-the slaughter- there's no place for gender in war, sorry but you're getting ptsd, not hrt. 0/10

-the desolation- you get to sculpt yourself into any shape you want, kinda like the flesh, but without all the baggage, it's gonna hurt like hell, but you'll get used to it, be trans, commit arson. 9/10

-the spiral- your gender is literally unknowable, also you might become a maze-like structure or it may become you, if you ever felt gender envy while looking at a door, this one is for you. 7/10

-the burried- if you ever slept in a binder get in the coffin, I don't make the rules. It does give you a feeling of safety and cool dinosaur fossils, so why hide in the closet when you can hide underground? 3/10

-the vast- not a lot in terms of gender affirming care, unless you get gender envy from like space or something, but you get to fly, live really long and feed your enemies to the sky. 2/10

-the extinction- noone can question your gender if everyone is dead, I guess. But also there's trash everywhere. 1/10

[ermine-57047]

Mundane things that feel like TMA entities

The Buried - When you cover your entire body in blankets but have to poke your head out a few minutes later bc you can't breathe.

The Corruption - Being anxious about opening a tupperware from the back of the fridge, the contents of which have probably been rotting in there for months.

The Dark - When you turn off the lights in a room and walk just a bit faster than normal back into the light.

The Desolation - Burning paper, tossing something into a bonfire just to burn it.

The End - Trying not to think about how the elderly people you know won't be around in a while.

The Extinction - Anxiety about not recycling a singular plastic bottle.

The Eye - Looking at yourself in those little surveillance monitors that show customers in a store what the cameras are seeing.

The Hunt - Playing tag or any other chasing/being chased game.

The Flesh - Picking at your skin, in any way.

The Lonely - Driving at night through the suburbs.

The Slaughter - Killing any sort of bug, stomping on ants just because.

The Spiral - Losing something small, upturning everything around you, only to find the thing in a pocket or a place you don't remember putting it.

The Stranger - Not liking your voice in recordings because it sounds different from how you usually hear it.

The Vast - Looking out the window on an airplane, watching the world fade away beneath the clouds.

The Web - Going through a bureaucratic procedure like renewing a passport or filling out banking paperwork.

[freefalling-son]

He'd be a slice of ham (or salami, either or)

more art under cut, and some explanations.

gelp sorry if the russian is wrong I used google translate and had a friend read it over and they thought it was fine

I made him a slice of ham so you could place him into a disc drive, slide it back into the computer, and put him through fates worse than death. It just felt right I guess. Just put him in your computer.

Sergey probably wasn't even a real person, right?

"sergey ushanka" had to be a username at the very least. Was the chat bot just an internet horror story thing before some dread power got its hands on it or.. was it a manifestation to begin with? Was Sergey a real victim of the extinction? Something else??

blah idk

another reason why picked this object specifically is because of that whole idea that shoving meat processes into a binary system will never work. (Much like how you shouldn't shove pieces of ham into your computer. brain is a slice of ham, same thing)

[thistelltaleheart]

I wonder if The Extinction made it into the Protocol world in whatever form the Fears are taking and what that might mean for our protagonists. Was it fully fledged enough to emerge in a tangible way? There was a domain for it in TMA season 5. Is it going to pose a threat as the series goes on as implied by Peter and Simon?

I’m trusting the Red String Brigade for this one. Good luck y’all.

[clairebearsparkles]

For my tma ttrpg I got to write some ideas for artifacts you can include in your game, and I wanted to share some because I like them, especially my Extinction one.

[the-hurrucanes-remnants]

TMA Entities as Colorado Gothic things

The Buried - Do not explore the mines alone. The mountains are hungry, the gold rush gave them a taste for blood and they want more. They have not been fed in years.

The Corruption - Pine Beetles turning once green mountainsides grey with the corpses of the trees they devour.

The Dark - Have you ever been camping in the depths of the Rockies? You'll want to keep a lantern with you.

The Desolation - The summer and fall wildfires and the smoke that wafts over the front range from them, sometimes swallowing the mountains and burning your eyes.

The End - The coffin races in Manitou Springs.

The Extinction - The alleged bunkers under DIA.

The Eye - Have you ever been in a grove of aspen trees?

The Flesh - Greely. Need I say more?

The Hunt - Do not investigate the yowls of the coyotes at night. No matter how human they sound.

The Lonely - The open plains of the east. Don't bother with the few and far-between farmhouses, all you'll find are splinters and mold.

The Slaughter - There's a reason the rocks are such a bright red here.

The Spiral - The Stanley Hotel isn't haunted. Oh boy is it not haunted, but trying to understand what lurks there will simply twist your mind further.

The Stranger - You're not sure if the person who went to the four corners is the same person who came back.

The Vast - Be careful when you visit Rocky Mountain National Park. The sky might just snap you up if you get too close to the edges.

The Web - Ever notice Buell theater's show attendees never notice the strings?

[jaisaac-cosplay]

OKAY NO IMPORTANT DISTINCTION

everyone is hearing TMAGP 8 wrong is it Lonely is it Flesh is it Vast NO

It's tHE EXTINCTION

THE EXTINCTION HAS MANIFESTED IN THIS UNIVERSE

[dexterkronos]

Read "You're not afraid enough" by PrairieDawn on A03

This is like one of the few times I'm even going to do this but oh my fkin god go read the fic.

It's a part of a TMA series where Jmart adverted MAG160, adopted a Stranger victim and got rid of Jonah for good. The fic itself is a statement given by an Extinction Avatar who is trying to prevent the apocalypse (as she should) and oh god did it send me into a climate-based spiral.

It is amazing it made me mad at Scomo again go read it if you can.

The Link to the fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55392943

[absoluteocellibehavior]

One of my favorite things to see is people make art of Extinction Avatar OCs and it just makes me so happy. Yes!! You include that Extinction! You get a sticker from me. I love how they generally have really explosive (ha) and punk sort of personalities. Ough, I love them. I squish them /pos. It also reminds that I took a COMPLETELY different take when writing about The Extinction with my friends. Mine is a lot more…Lonely flavored? Rather than the event itself, I tend to focus on the world after. The abandoned buildings, the air full of particles, the silence broken by a consistent car alarm. All of this stems from the lack of people. So, when writing Cherry, a personified version of The Extinction (the details are too much for a little post, so I’ll say that The Flesh fucked with The Eye’s ritual and leave it at that), he’s characterized as very reserved and quiet. It's funky! I really like all the different takes on it! This is the music that I usually listen to when writing about him in case you're curious: here and here. That'll give you the vibe that I'm taking about.

[colby-jac-cheese]

A year later I decided to update one of my favorite art pieces! I had a phase of urban background practice, and one of my favorite pieces was this!

It was aiming for a Humid rainy city with spooky cold fog kinda vibes! This was actually concept art for a dnd character based off of The Magnus Archives, with a mix of lonely and extinction avatar (similar to how Martin is lonely and eye aligned). Basically a city of stone! And now, I've updated amd redid some of the colors and contrast!

Tada!