#Techno-Beats

[elixir]

Note for the Dj Image source unknown

[mischiefmagpie]

Veilguard doesn't feel like a Dragon Age game for a multitude of reasons:

It doesn't allow you to butt heads with your companions over *anything*. It doesn't allow you to even converse with your companions outside of scripted scenes — you can't just approach them and open a dialogue wheel until they want to talk to Rook; you'll just get one-liners Rook can't respond to and passive NPC-exclusive interactions that Rook happens to overhear.

It doesn't allow you to ask about/discuss the world, culture, organizations, or its history (i.e. any previous installments, or your character's selected backstory). It never references any game outside of Inquisition, and barely references Inquisition despite being a direct sequel to it. None of your previous games decisions are imported or considered. There isn't even a proper "canon" they present, the past is just a void.

There's no small side stories, barely any ambient/passing npc talk, nor many side quests, (let alone complex or fulfilling ones just filler for large scale plot), there are companion Loyalty Quests that all converge to the main story that ends in a Suicide Mission.

Veilguard doesn't feel like a Dragon Age game, because it plays like a Mass Effect game.

[nomsfaultau]

I wonder what Techno's response would be if Tommy won in the pit. Because he's a pretty 'might makes right' dude so I'm trying to figure out if he'd just shrug and be like 'ok I was in the wrong and Tommy got his revenge so it's all fair and square' (while being secretly frazzeled and quadruple down about training harder and stockpiling max everything because Tommy??? Tommy beat him???).

Unless he doesn't see his life for Tubbo's as a fair trade, and thinks along the lines of Tommy's life taken in retribution. Because Techno is super pro revenge, and it could be a 'hey! I didn't have a choice killing Tubbo! That's not fair!' reaction. Techno pretty consistently wants the last word on violence, cataclysmically so, but at the very least will leave it there as is instead of extracting payment over and over and over. So I think there's a real possibility of him scheming up revenge, stockpiling like crazy, and waiting for the proper moment so it doesn't look like he's going back on his word.

Cause like. Techno does say 'win or lose, it stays in the pit'. But he's also fully going in intending to win. He's skewing the odds in his favor with strategic saturation boosts and is very confident in his abilities. When he offers Tommy an out, it's because he wants this to be a choice to fight and then drop it no hard feelings, not because Techno thinks he'll lose.

But if he did. If he did, and was humiliated in front of everyone. If his combat abilities were called into question because he lost to Tommy. If Technoblade 'never dies' lost a life. Well. I think he'd be put in a tailspin. He'd be analyzing every single second in that pit, over and over, to figure out what went wrong. Playing in his head on repeat as his strategist's mind turns against him.

Because as much as Techno tries to twist W--'s egging and goading and escalating into a de-ecalatory measure, Tommy is definitely still holding hard feelings after the pit. And I think Techno would, too, as much as he tries to insist it stays in the pit.

[15-heidune]

Fanart for Dire Dire Docks by @dialga64bitz

[tantei-chan01]

Animals Continued

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Once the World Tour is taken care of, with the rock trolls agreeing to help with the damages, the rest of the tribes return to their respective territories. There's just one issue, the wild life have gotten bolder.

Since the attack, many of their defenses have been destroyed, causing the local wildlife to get closer to the residents. There haven't been any attacks, but it does make the citizens nervous.

Techno trolls have sharks, eels, and large squid that are their natural predators. It's also the time of year for the giant mana ray migration, so they need to figure out a way to redirect them without their tech.

The Classical trolls have large preditory birds to worry about, and they're having trouble getting their eighth goats under control.

The Country trolls have many poisoness animals in the desert. Their cattle have been scared off so many times that they won't get close to the town.

The Funk trolls have to stay grounded until repairs are done on the ship, since they haven't been on the ground for so long, they're not quite sure how to deal with many of the creatures.

The Rock trolls also have a problem, with so many of the citizens in different territories to help with repairs. They've neglected their own issues with the lava crocs and boulder buzzards.

When Poppy learns of this, she sends in the one troll who can help them.

Enter Branch.

At first, Branch was a little apprehensive to leave the village, they still have some repairs to do, and it's mating season for the puffalo. The Snack Pack tell him that they can handle the reconstruction and Milton can help with the puffalo. So he packs up his bags and starts heading toward the other tribes.

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Branch spends a month in each tribe to do his job. He tackles the predators first, spending two weeks studying their habits and memorizing their sounds. Once he finds a pattern in the communication or an exploitable weakness, he makes a strategy and collaborates with the other trolls on how to best go through it. Some animals he was able to convince to move areas, others he had no choice but use force.

Once the predators are taken care of, he gets to the domestic animals. Like before, he memorizes the habits and sounds. Once he has a form of communication going, he'll ask them what they need. He then relays the message to the trolls, and they start making accommodations.

The other tribes notice how their pets and livestock seem much calmer around the once gray troll. Even the more temperamental of their creature become putty in his hands. Many have called him the 'Animal Whisperer', and the more romantic types call him an Angel.

To say thanks for helping them, each tribe gives him an animal.

Techno gave him a Low beat Turtle, similar to Suki's bugs, the have a turntable on their back. They can move on land and can create a low vibration sound that has a calming effect.

Classical gave him three eighth goats as they do better in a herd than by themselves. Their wool is fluffy and warm, making incredible blankets, pillows, and sweaters. They also have a melodious bleat.

Country gave him a dairy Bluegrass Buffalo, they're a sandy blue color cow. They make a delicious and nutritious milk and are very gentle.

Funk gave him a snug-a-lug since Branch can talk to them. He can figure out how to hug it without multiplying. And yes, Branch can make that cute little warble it does.

Rock gave him a Lava Snake, they vary in color from dark red to an ashy gray. Their hide is very tough while their underbelly is quite soft. They can withstand extremely high temperatures, and their skin can be melted to create many things once they shed. The young one likes to sleep in the fireplace.

The animals in Pop village take them under their tutelage to become Branch's bodyguards, unbeknownst to him.

[dialga64bitz]

They've been friends for so long they fight over stupid shit

[rocksibblingsau]

Slight spoilers? Of Trollex and Synth dynamics in Rock Sibblings

Art by @dialga64bitz! None of these are scenes that will come up in the fic, they're from a discussion of a crossover that I thought you guys would like to see.

Trollex in Rock Sibblings is Synth's king.

That's it.

No really, they are not father and son, but they certainly treat each other like it despite being only about 2 or 3 years apart in age. Synth has no idea why people keep thinking Trollex is his dad/father figure, and Trollex would like Beat Drop to stop making that joke, but in moments of stress Trollex tends to show his actual feelings.

And sometimes slips up and calls Synth his son.

[haveyouheardthisband]

[bibi-likes-to-draw]

I FINALLY HAVE A HUMAN DESIGN FOR HIM THAT IM HAPPY WITH!!!!

Reblogs greatly appreciated!

Rambles about the design under the cut!

Sooo the previous designs *sigh*. I’ve never posted them, but here they are now!

The one on the left is the first one I did and tbh, It wasn’t that bad it just wasn’t where I wanted it to be (I REALLLY hated it at the time) I also don’t think I did a good job with the color palette, it the green and purple just clash so bad with everything else it’s just AAAAHHHH! I made it around the time the trolls hyperfixation, so it’s also kinda old now, ngl.

The second one, I hate. Hate may be a strong word but that’s how I feel. While I still took a lot of the elements from that design into the current one, I still think that it’s pretty bad (especially the hair). At least the colors are good! It just felt too much like someone cosplaying him rather than him, ya know?

And an issue with both of them I have is neither of them really had his body type, correct. I was still learning how to draw body types more similar to his and I was just kind of struggling.

Outfit Stuff

In the current design, I tried to lean into a sort of swimwear look without actually giving him a swimwear. So for his crop top I took inspiration from those full-body suits that a lot of surfers wear (photo above, for reference) and made the neck part (idk what it’s called) very fitted.

I also gave him sandals to fit the swimwear theme.

I also gave him those scene arm things (idk what those are called either) because rave clothes seem to have quite a bit of overlap with the scene aesthetic. I also made his pants low-rise and gave him a crop top for this reason. It also gives the separation between his top and pants a bikini-esqe look, feeding into the swimwear theme.

Gave him some chains for his pants since that is in line with the aesthetic as well.

Hair + Other Physical Features

Designing his hair was pretty simple, I gave him dreads and tied them up in order to emulate his cannon hair.

I also gave him dermatosis papulosa nigra (NPD) in order to emulate his cannon pixelated freckles.

I am now finished with my yapping, and if you came this far, have a gold star!✨🌟 ✨

[haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll]

Tracklist:

The Concept of Love • Fly Like a Butterfly • Funky Dealer • Shape Da Future • Teknopathetic • Oldies but Happies • Like It Like This Like That • Humming the Bassline - D.S.Remix • Rock It on - D.S.Remix • Sneakman - Toronto Mix • Let Mom Sleep - No Sleep Remix • That's Enough - B.B.Rights Mix • Sweet Soul Brother - B.B.Rights Mix • Grace and Glory - B.B.M.H.Mix • Jet Set Groove #3 • Jet Set Groove #4 • Sega Sound Team - S.E. System 01 • Sega Sound Team - S.E. System 02 • Sega Sound Team - S.E. System 03 • Sega Sound Team - S.E. Tape

Spotify ♪ YouTube

[elixir]

Found in Kreuzberg, Berlin Photo by marchoule

[glitchy-witchy1994]

TrollsTober day 5 - Reading

[nomsfaultau]

In retrospect it’s really telling that the Piglins got Techno treated for adhd (something which inconvenienced/irritated them) but not his anxiety (since his fear was desirable).

[15-heidune]

He's just a silly little guy.

Based on this from @rocksibblingsau

[tantei-chan01]

World Tour Reactions

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By the time the World Tour begins, Branch is comfortable talking to the snack pack, and the village is quite fluent with sign language. Once it's revealed that they're not the only trolls in the world, he's obviously apprehensive. After spending 20 years of being the outcast, he's not sure how other tribes will react to a mute troll.

Branch brings his notebook with him as the travel, which raised some eyebrows, but none of the trolls commented on it, seeing as there were more pressing matters to focus on.

Once the tribes regained their music, Barb asks Poppy about Branch with the other tribes still there. She's seen him sing, but when everything was put right, she noticed how he hadn't said a word yet. Poppy looked towards Branch to make sure it was ok. He nervously agrees to it.

She didn't go into great detail, but does explain that he experienced something horrific, causing him to go completely mute for 20 years and only just regained his voice.

Obviously, the tribes are all horrified that a troll experienced something that awful.

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The Classical and Techno trolls are sympathetic, while singing is not really used as much in their music. To lose the ability to communicate with their fellow trolls is a huge blow to their emotional connections.

The Country and Funk trolls are deeply saddened. Singing was a way for them to connect to others, to let other trolls know how they felt, and to embrace their unique souls. For someone to be cut off from that connection deeply hurts their hearts.

The Rock trolls take it the hardest. Music itself was their life, the ability to express every emotion they had. Anger, sorrow, pain, and passion were all in their music. To live without it would basically be a death sentence. They were amazed that not only did he live like that for so long, but he also regained that ability, albeit slowly.

This alone earns him the respect of the different tribes.