#Tera Game Guide

[nevert-the-guy]

After revisiting Pokémon Scarlet, I'd say my final assessment of it is an excellent Pokémon story in a subpar Pokémon game.

[therosegaming]

how to solo 7⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #greninjaraid #PokemonScarletViolet

[the-ninjago-girl]

Ya wanna know what I just realized? The overall theme of scarlet and violet isn't actually about our treasure hunt, or making friends along the way,

It's obsession.(and how it hurts those around us.)

In the base game of pokemon scarlet and violet, we learn that the professor,(sada or turo depending on which version you play.) was absolutely obsessed with the paradox pokemon within the scarlet/violet book. They were so obsessed with these pokemon that they wanted, NEEDED to make them a reality by bringing them into our own. Their obsession was so bad, that they not only lost their significant other, but neglected their son to the point of completely abandoning him, all for the purpose of "paradise". Not realizing they already had one with their son.

The obsession has been with the professor since their childhood. As seen in the secret cutscene at kitakami's crystal pool with terapagos in your party, it brings the professor from iirc 10 years before the events of the game start. When they ask to trade for the book ms. Brair wrote they offer their copy of the s/v book and tell you "this book captured my imagination as a child and never let go." They were obsessed. It costed them their life, completely ruined arvens childhood, and almost caused the destruction of the Paldea region because they were too obsessed with having pokemon of the past/future along side them.

Then we go to kitakami, and meet Kieran. A boy who is obsessed with the ogre, a.k.a ogerpon. Kieran believes the two as kindred spirits, outcasts in kitakami because they were different. Though rightly upset at you and his sister for not telling him about meeting ogerpon, takes it too far when he steals the mask from his grandfather. As a result of winning the battle to get the mask back from him his obsession shifts, not really about befriending ogerpon anymore, but about beating you/being as good as you are. He becomes mean and ruthless to those around him in blueberry academy, becoming champion in order to try to be strong enough to beat you.

In the underdepths of area zero his obsession with beating you causes him to seek out terapagos, and catch it so that he can finally beat you.

And finally ms. Briar, obsessed with terapagos and proving it was real. Her ancestor, the original author of the s/v book, heath, was claimed and told to be nothing more than a liar after writing what he had found in area zero. Briar was obsessed, determined to prove terapagos' existence to clear her ancestors name, and that everything in the s/v book was in fact real. In kitakami she was more concerned with figuring out the terastal phenomenon than helping to guide the students from the 2 schools on their field trip.

And once in blueberry, she asks you, carmine and Kieran to join her in area zero to find terapagos. Once in the underdepths she puts herself in danger because of a strangely terastalized glimmora, of which you battle to protect her and the siblings. In the final chamber of the underdepths, she eggs on Kieran to take terapagos(in crystal form) out of the tera crystals around it to finally see the pokemon she's been trying to get to for so long, and then tells him to terastalize the pokemon, putting everyone in danger. As the amount of Tera energy is too much for the little pokemon to control, and thus it goes out of control, destroying the environment around it, nearly causing a cave in.

Ms. Briars obsession with finding terapagos nearly caused the group to get killed because she was so obsessed with finding terapagos. Obsessed with proving that heath was telling the truth all this time.

Pokemon scarlet and violet showed that obsession can hurt and harm those around you. That an obsession like sada/turo, Kieran and ms Briars', will cause the pain of others and themselves in order to reach their goal.

[ask-elliot-doorman-fam]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN YALL!

Haunters Eve-

“This is embarrassing Kia…” Tera mumbled, looking at herself in the mirror, she was dressed as a cat, a black cat, the ears poking out from her mane of black hair, most of it held back in a wolf's tail.

Black fur covered felt covered the cord of her tail, the only part uncovered was the head; which protested bring covered by anything. Her costume included gloves shaped like paws- the world's most unflattering black leather jacket, and black shorts.

“You look puuurfect!” Kiara giggled, wearing a witch costume, pointy hat and all.

“Ugh… I think I'd rather be one of the monsters for Mom's haunted house again…” Tera groaned, which got worse when Kiara rang the bell attached to her neck.

“You promised~” She teased, making Tera's face heat up in blush and a growl escape her core.

“I promised to go to the festival with you and Rad… not to wear a catsuit.”

“Daw but you look sooo cute!” Kiara replied, pushing lightly on Tera's chest, making the solver drone sigh.

“Fine. Whatever, what's Rad going as?”

“Werewolf.”

“So why am I cat?! You're both actual monsters!” Tera protested, slumping in defeat.

“Hehe. Because you said you didn't care what you went as and let me pick it out for you.” Was the worker girls response, standing in the middle of Tera's room, ready to head out.

“Right…”

Kiara grabbed her wrist and out the door they went, tumbling down the walkway stairs and ending up on the ground in a minute flat.

The little town of Sanctuary was lit up in a festive hue, lights of purple, orange, and green, banners of every color depicting drone cores. There were booths full of games and prizes that ranged from food to plushies to electronic parts, and a stage with live music.

Of course… there was also a big, spooky temporary structure sat at the mouth of the front gate- the haunted house, run by the Chieftess Uzi Doorman herself.

“Hey dudes!” Said a voice from behind them, and there stood Rad, green eyes mixing well with the shaggy brown ears stuck on his hat and a limp tail attached to his shorts. He was wearing tattered rags with faux fur lining the arm and leg holes…

“Nice witch K! And uh…” He looked Tera up and down, snickering a little. “Cute kitty.” He teased.

Tera whipped forward and grabbed him by the front of his shirt, about to yell about how she absolutely was not cute- only for her big paw gloves to squeak loudly.

Rad began to laugh histericly, despite still being lifted into the air. “Oh my god! That's the best!”

Tera flustered, putting him down and crossing her arms. “I'm not cute.”

“Tell that to the squeaky paws.” Rad smirked, earning him a few more indignant grumbles.

“Soooo? Haunted House first? Lines not long and we have a whole night!” Rad suggested, pointing at the open maw of the gate that served as the entrance.

“Sure. Not like it's gonna be actually scary.” Tera shrugged. Looking a bit aloof, owning her costume accidentally.

“Awesome! -Ah wait, Kiara?”

“Um… shouldn't we do that last? It's like, the best thing to do right? Like a uh- grand finale!” There was sweat on the inside of her visor, and her voice shook.

“You're not scared are you princess?” Tera teased, lifting an eyebrow.

“N-No! Of course not!” Kiara protested. “I just think it's a better thing to do last.”

Tera and Rad looked at each other with equal shit eating grins.

“Yeah. Were going.” They said in unison, all but dragging the eldest member of the group into the maw of the unknown.

Once they pass the blackout curtains, they arrive in a recreation of the Outpost-3’s bunker doors, wide open, snow blistering from the beyond and the howling of angry winds blasting against the mouth of the underground shelter.

“Holy hell! Your mom has got the atmosphere down! It almost feels like I'm really there!” Rad exclaimed taking in the painstakingly recreated environment.

“Yeah well… Halloween is her favorite holiday.” Tera replied, heading up to where the guides were… which was just her Dad. N.

“Hey kids! I just got done with the last group. You want to go through?” His head tilted to the side and his tail wagged, he wasn't dressed up as anything. Just himself, which was perfectly on theme.

“Yes please Mr. Doorman!” Rad exclaimed in excitement, and N laughed in response. “For this tour, call me by my name…” He said eerily, visor flickering into an X and his head beginning to twitch.

“Ooooh. Spooky.” Came from Rad. Tera just chuckled and Kiara just smiled warily, scooting a bit closer to Tera.

“Follow Me.” N hummed, disappearing behind a black curtain painted to look like a ventilation shaft, and the trio went along with him, Rad leading the charge.

N lead them through a dark corridor, His voice becoming echoed.

“Before we settled here… we lived on a planet called Copper-9-' The sound of wind blew more harshly, hail pattering against the walls… “Somewhere frozen, Inhospitable, a broken, forsaken place.”

“The worker drones were safe in the bunker… but outside?”

Three giant claws erupted through the ceiling next to Tera's head. Kiara jumped a foot in the air, and Rad yelped, Tera just ducked slightly with a laugh. “Hey V.” She hummed deadpan.

“Outside there were monsters… Angels of Death that swooped down in the night, stealing away anyone caught outside the safety of the walls.”

“Aren't you a Dissasembly Drone too?” Tera called out. Knowing every keyword the attraction had by heart.

N stopped in the middle of the hall at her words before suddenly whipping around, smiling maniacally, swiping his claws just shy of actually making contact with any of the group.

He growled before pulling back. “I have more… self control…”

Rad looked impressed, whistling at the showmanship. And Tera smirked, Kiara laughed but it sounded nervous, her eyes flickering to the hall they'd just went through.

“Come on, it's just my dad.” Tera hummed, just quiet enough for Rad not to hear. Kiara laughed a little.

“I-I know! I'm not scared!”

“As I was saying… there are monsters outside.”

The audio of utter carnage began to soak through the wall; gunfire, screams, the sounds of drones being ripped apart and eaten.

“But… they don't compare to the horrors beneath the planets crust.”

The hallway opened up the room swarmed by black tentacles, erupting from the ground crawling on walls… the red overhead light made it seem like they were moving…

“Up from the depths, all drones are consumed- no matter their make or model.”

Tera shuffles uncomfortably. She never liked this section even when she was activly working in it, it always made her feel uneasy.

Kiara screams. Activating all the alarms in Tera's head, Kiara grips onto her- something pulling her down into the floor. Rad yelps as something grabs his leg too.

Tera grabs them both, acting on instinct and lifting them both off the floor with one hand, Rad in in left hand, and Kiara in her right.

She hears giggling underneath the floor and sighs.

It's the twins.

“We shouldn't linger here.” N hums ominously, inviting them to follow. And Tera drops her freinds back onto the ground.

“Come on scardy cats.” She groans before moving on, ignoring the comment from Rad about her costume.

The next room is one the Doorman family likes to lovingly call, “The Chase”

There are multiple ‘infected’ drones clawing at a fence behind them, before them is a long dark hallway, only at the end is there light.

“This is what happens to drones caught by the infection.’ N utters, his voice seeming to spur on the excitement of the infected, they growl and hiss, tentacles incasing their arms or legs- even entire face.

And then one fucking screams. Beginning to climb the gate at an unnatural speed.

“RUN!” N shouts. As the rest of the infected scale the fence to reach them, Rads the first one off, half-yelling, half-laughing as the first one leaps over the fence and sprints towards them.

Kiara is frozen though. Standing shock still as two more hit the ground running.

“Kia! Move!” Tera shouts before, taking her onto her shoulders and sprinting down the hall, but there's one drone that can somehow keep pace with her, hot on her heels as she has to actually TRY to get away.

It was probably Bishop. But that revelation only came later.

The infected drone swipes at them, just barely missing as they fall into the next room, quite literally plummeting a few feet onto a pile of pillows.

N does not follow… they are on their own.

Tera maneuvers herself so that she breaks Kiara's fall. She knew there were pillows, but old habits don't die with that knowledge. And so the worker lands on top of her with a grunt.

They both pant breathlessly, Tera staring up at the worker that has her pinned to the ground, her arms either side of her head.

Then she starts laughing. “Dammit! I knew that was coming and I still got surprised!”

Kiara joins her a moment later, both flying into a fit of giggles. “You goob! And you called me scared!”

After a moment, they climb out of the pile, pulling back a curtain to reveal a room that's pitch black…

“Rad? Raaaaad?” Kiara calls out, and gets no response. Tera squints into the darkness, it's oppressive and even the eyes on her tail struggle to make out anything.

Then- feedback noise so loud it makes Kiara wince and Tera nearly double over, yellow light rises from the floor, the entire room spinning and spinning…

The walls are flesh, the floor is flesh… there's something moving on the ceiling, it curls and coils in strange patterns, lurching unnaturally, it's humanoid then it's not, dozens of eyes in the shape of camera lenses stare at them.

Tera freezes, she knows what this room is, she's been in this room, worked here, been the one controlling the thing on the ceiling and yet being down here brought a whole new feeling.

It was the thing from her nightmares- the creature she'd been fighting every other night in her sleep, it was here, staring, looking into her soul to try and seize it from her.

She's pulled out of the room by the wrist, ending up back in the beginning room. The bunker. Her core pounding out of her chest, she doesn't realize it. But she's trembling.

“Tera? You alright?” Kiara's voice brings her out of it, and she snaps back to reality. Her Dad is back behind the desk, and Rad was chatting with some random worker in their own group.

“Wh- Yeah! Totally!” She quickly recovers, shaking off the feeling of dread and finding herself grounded by Kiara holding her hand- when had that happened?

“Alright! Let's head to the rest of the festival!” Rad runs back over to them, giddy beyond reason. Kiara's hand is quickly no longer there.

“Thank god… no more haunted house.” Kiara laughs, seeming to relax a lot more after the ordeal was over.

Tera found herself agreeing…

“Yeah. Let's just head to the rest of the festival…”

[shurikensgang]

"Heeeeeey Guuuuys."

-a slurring, stumbling Tera; bursting through the bunker Doorman's home, with a cup of fermented oil in her hand.

"Woah, Ter you're sloshed!" Shuriken said walking up to her, and guiding her inside where all his other friends were sitting.

Currently, Shuriken and his buddies were having a board game night while Terra played at her friend's house. Uzi, N, Nori, and Khan were in a meeting, and the only one who was keeping watch was V. Who to be fair wasn't doing that great of a job because she was currently on her phone, and the only one who was paying attention was Buddy.

They all looked at Tera, and Buddy let out a screech.

Shuriken snickered. "How'd you even get here?"

[aptericia]

help I did those ask games for Temenos and Ochette and now the unhinged blorbo thoughts have been released....

Thinks about how Ochette's path explores the difference between human and beast, while Temenos's path explores the difference between mortal and divine... Thinks about how the central conflicts in both are rooted in tribalistic "us vs. them" thinking and how the travelers each defy that in different ways... Ochette shows compassion to everyone, even her enemies, while Temenos shows suspicion towards everyone, even his allies... Thinks about how the "uncultured and dirty" beastlings are revealed to actually be "spiritually pure" beings who are incorruptible by the Dark God... Thinks about how Ochette takes on the power of the Sacred Flame as well as the responsibilities of a Warden and becomes a "guide" to her people... while Temenos is a "hound" whose excellent perception allows him to follow the trail of blood and "hunt" down the enemy... Thinks about Arcanette and Petrichor and how their characters and their relationship deserved more development... Thinks about how similar Alpione's situation is to Kaldena's and how she might have even gone down the same path if she'd had nothing to protect... Thinks about how the citizens of Crackridge living in fear of Tera is put in a new perspective when you realize they also live in shame of a sacrilegious massacre they committed against the divine... Thinks about Heig and Ort aiming to repent after their blind faith in a crusade cost them the people they loved... Thinks about how Ochette and Temenos see such horrible tragedies happening to the people around them, even their fellow travelers like Castti and Throné and Osvald and Hikari, and probably don't realize that they're still affected by those tragedies even if the worst isn't happening to them personally... Thinks about the AMV I desperately want to animate about the two of them but the song is like 3 minutes long and I'll never have the time to actually do it.... wagh...

[adobe-outdesign]

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Resources

It occurred to me after I made that post about shiny hunting that I have a bunch of SV resources that people might find useful, so here's a masterpost of them. Feel free to tack on anything else you know of.

Paldea Region Map: An interactive map that shows the location of everything in the game. You can search for certain items to filter what you want.

Optimal progression list: Organizes all quests by difficulty to create a reasonable level curve when progressing.

Mystery Gift Codes: An up-to-date list of all redeemable Mystery Gift Codes available.

Tera Raid Calculator by Blitzlord: Pick the tera-type, Pokemon, and star level to calculate the best Pokemon to use in whatever raid you're dealing with.

Universal trade codes for version exclusives by drmageep: A list of codes to trade one version exclusive for another.

Visual guide to herba mystica drops by jesscolley11: Shows what raids drop what kinds of herba mystica.

Auction Guide by Rottedmushroom: Info on which items are worth buying/not buying.

Shiny Sandwich Recipe Chart by SilentDestroyerSR: A simple guide that shows how to make shiny sandwiches using any two herba mystica.

"Can it be isolated?" Google Sheet by cbk_zip: Shows where to find spots for isolated spawn areas for each species, which helps with shiny hunting.

Visual guide to Pokeball effectiveness by QuillQuickcard: Not technically SV specific, but this chart visually shows the effectiveness of each Pokeball in a way that's easy to understand.

[lunarscaled]

Lord Dullanathri the Season Keeper requests the pleasure of your presence at the turning of the season in the city of Baldur’s Gate for a party of great splendor in celebration of the arriving fall season and Autumn Equinox. Guests are expected to arrive Saturday, the 9th or fashionably late.

Formal partywear will be provided. Further details are enclosed.

>Check the envelope contents?

A Dungeons & Dragons / Baldur's Gate RPC Event ( crafted w/ assistance from @charmsperson and @heincus ! )

Essentials:

THE SETUP

Hi Hello Hallo Bonjour Ciao! This section will contain a rudimentary breakdown of this event in plainspeak for muns, as I understand the google doc might seem intimidating at first glance.

Essentially: this is a big excuse for dnd + bg3 muses to be dressed in fancy formalwear and interact! I saw a lot of people on dash saying they wish there was a DA: I Winter Palace equivalent event in BG3, and several people seemed interested in having a form of open-fandom event taking place that gave them a reason to do that. That is the main goal of this event---to let muses have fun in fancy clothes.

Lord Dullanathri the Season Keeper is an Archfey who has brought his Domain of Delight to Baldur's Gate for his annual festivities celebrating the ushering in of Fall, which it is his duty to oversee. All of Baldur's Gate, including the Outer City areas and Duskhawk Hill, are encompassed by his domain at this time and subject to its rules and aesthetics to some degree. Namely: fall leaves and colors, Feywild plants, lots of fall harvests ( plants such as corn, kale, pumpkin, turnips, beets, etc. ), music, large feasts, and a good dose of fey whimsy. Dullanathri's presence, for those who are aware of him, is considered to be a blessing as his domain's arrival will ensure the successful harvest of all crops and forgeables in the surrounding area, leaving plenty to preserve for the upcoming Winter. Baldur's Gate also loves a good party, and though there is typical Fey mischief afoot, Dullanathri is a neutral party and will not intentionally harm others personally. While the party is going on, all individuals inside the domain will be automatically dressed in formal gala attire; feel free to choose any outfit you would like that you feel is suitable for your character and share it with others! Draw it! Make an image collage of references! Dress your character up in appropriately fancy clothes from the game! Write a drabble about it, Cinderella style! Approach this however you like, before or during the event.

🍂FAQ🍁

What is an RPC / Dash Event ?: Consider this the dashboard equivalent of an in-game event, such as the Lantern Rite Festival in Genshin Impact or special 7⭐ Tera Raids in Pokemon Scarlet+Violet, where many people can come together to participate.

Who is Playing the NPCs?: You are! Or your writing partner is. Feel free to fill in the gaps of the personalities of other party attendants and citizens of Baldur's Gate in a way that is interesting to you and use the skill checks as a guide for your interactions (if you wish). This includes any battle segments, such as Flower Wars---you are free to play this as true-to-form of a real campaign battle as you want, or to plot out things with your partner in advance. Do what suits you.

Is this Mutuals Exclusive?: No! Anyone is free to take the event information / set-up and post opens or write while also respecting the rules of individuals

( ie. you do not have to be mutuals with me to participate in this event, but you must still respect the rules of other writers ( such as being mutuals-exclusive ) unless they state otherwise. )

Do Characters Have to do Side Quests?: No! The Side Quests are merely additional scenario prompts to help flesh out the party, and to give various types and personalities of characters a reason to attend and interact. Not every muse is an extrovert but some are heroic, or power motivated, or curious. These quests exist to give writers material to interact with the party in a way beyond just attending, and to write with others. If you aren't interested, you don't need to focus on them.

TLDR;

If you have questions, feel free to send me an ask, and I'll do my best to answer them!

I hope this can be an event people have fun with, so I've left a large timeframe open to give people more of a chance to participate, as I know people have busy lives and different timezones.

When?: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 - Sunday, September 24th, 2023

Where (in game)?: Baldur’s Gate ( all city districts ); Dusthawk Hill

Who?: Dungeons & Dragons / Baldur’s Gate muses + OCs. ( mutual status is not required to participate. Anyone interested or with an affiliated verse may use this content to interact, write threads, create art, etc. )

Tags?: #EquinoxEvent_2023

please use this tag to track opens, prompt lists, interact with others, and so that non-fandom blogs make blacklist it if necessary (for those who are multi-fandom)

[beevean]

https://gizmodo.com/castlevania-nocturne-interview-spoilers-alucard-annette-1850892875

This is an interview that for once is not only with Deats but with Clive Bradely as well, Nocturne's writer and Ellis' replacement.

Before I start, I love how they talk about *that* ending like it's the hypest thing to ever hype. They know. They know what the fans only care about.

It ends with a clear and ready indicator that team is ready to tackle arguably the most iconic Castlevania narrative of all time, Symphony of the Night, as Richter and his allies find themselves bolstered in the darkest hour by the arrival of a familiar face… well, to us, at least, even if our young heroes aren’t as up on their Castlevania lore as gamers are.

Fucking peak. I love it. The gang is ready to tackle the SoTN story because even though they were about to die badly, after losing Tera, Alucard is there to save the day. Goddamnit if you suck his dick any harder you'll vacuum it off his body.

Also lol and lmao they cannot adapt SoTN at all. Where is Richter grappling with the fear that after killing Dracula his life is now done, making him easy prey for Shaft's manipulations? None of this can happen. Dracula isn't even around!

The character of Annette, trapped in a castle, made me think of Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame—this extraordinary woman who sweeps into France. It seemed an obvious step to make Annette a revolutionary from St. Domingue/Haiti on that sort of model.

This... sure is a train of thought. I'll just say N!Annette fucking wishes she had Esmeralda's charisma.

Later we had a Haitian adviser on board, Cècile Accilien, who helped us with aspects of the history and culture. We wanted it to be as authentic and grounded in reality as possible.

oh god no spinning i'm wheezing

If i was Mrs. Accilien I'd be offended by how the character named after me can't even be a proper wise guide without degenerating into "your entire self is rooted into being a slave" and "those stupid frenchies will never understand our pain, so don't bother expecting empathy from your boo", but what do I know

also yeah sure it's realistic how Annette uses the power of her gods to run away from slavery

I just loved the idea of Richter’s grandfather as this bitter old guy who’s been through hell, lost his magic (which at the point they meet is also true of Richter)—kind of the opposite of Richter, or an image of how Richter could end up if he doesn’t evolve into the hero he needs to be.

Fuck off. I've already ranted about this. My poor man Juste deserves better than being "that one stupid asshole that exists as a warning".

I just wanted to add that Juste is a really special inclusion in the series for me, and Clive brought him into the show in a really great way that resonates really well with the Castlevania fan in me.

"wah i'm so glad juste was included in my story as a cynical fuck to be bullied, for meeeee 🥺 i'm such a big fan guys 🥺🥺🥺"

I don't like Deats. I know it's mean of me, but the more I read him talk, the less I like him as a person, he's just so conceited. I don't know who is the bigger hack between him and Flynn now.

So there’s almost a bit of a debate about Alucard’s design and whether he has intended to have pale blonde hair or white hair in Symphony of the Night based on the artwork of him and even his character’s sprite in the game. At the time of designing him in the original series, though, I decided to lean towards the pale blonde hair in order to invoke his mother, which was appropriate to the story. His hair got more saturated during lighting/compositing than I had ever intended, though, which was a constant frustration of mine. But even back then I tinkered with the idea that if we were to jump forward in time, to show how time has passed by leaning more towards the white haired direction (this also had the added benefit of not being something we would have to worry about getting over-saturated during lighting!).

Well, there you have it. N!Alucard's hair got lighter in-universe. I wonder if he changed color naturally or he decided to change his appearance.

for Nocturne, we wanted to invoke his SOTN look while also reflecting that this is a version of him that’s been awake and fighting for 300 years

Mhh. So I was right. He did live on for 300 years and witness his friends' death, abandoning his castle and village and Trevor's descendants to fight by himself. I'll make sure to judge this decision once S2 comes out.

[the-average-melli]

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are giving Atlantis: the Lost Empire

In Hisui and Sinnoh, I went on about mountains. Paldea's main geographical feature is potentially a reference to real-world mythos as whale. In Paldea, the biggest feature in the centre of the region is the great crater/Area Zero. When I was playing this game and going into the crater, it reminded me a lot of one of my favourite Disney movies, Atlantis: the Lost Empire. In this movie, an expedition team descends to find treasure (a big similarity with the Treasure Hunt at the Academy), but the explorers only find the lost empire of Atlantis which preserved by the power of crystals that only exist down in Atlantis. This could be a big analogy to tera crystals, which originate from within the crater. The expedition team could bring the crystals from Atlantis with them when they returned to the surface; tera crystals could be brought to the surface in Paldea so people could use their energy to terastalise pokémon.

Another thing that stuck out to me was the way that in the movie for Atlantis: the Lost Empire, the empire fell due to the greed and desire of dominance/power of the king. Greed and desire were also the reasons why the Paldean Empire fell to ruin. Both rulers kept wanting more, which lead to the demise of both civilisations and, in Scarlet/Violet, the creation of four other legendary pokémon to embody the spirit of those who resented the greedy ruler's ambitions:

The Empire of Atlantis itself is something that originates from records of Plato, the Greek philosopher. The empire was physically submerged because of a great flood (perhaps as a punishment for the greedy king or the greed of humankind in general--who knows?) In his record, Atlantis was described as a technologically-advanced civilisation. This lines up with the way that AI which, according to Sada or Turo, exists, but only functions at the heart of the crater. Even if Sada and Scarlet are oriented towards the past, Sada's AI self exists suggesting that there are still some technological advancements that are unique to the crater.

When the player descends into the crater and has the final showdown with Sada/Turo's Miraidon/Koraidon, the innermost room with the time machine is completely surrounded by crystals. This reminded me of the pivotal scene in Atlantis: the Lost Empire where the explorers discover the power source keeping the remains of the people and civilisation of Atlantis alive. At the heart of the empire is the crystal chamber (which has an epic soundtrack! https://youtu.be/EH8iRhEyg3M) In the movie, this is a life force that triggers a mechanism to protect the empire by summoning golems who generate "force fields" around Atlantis.

This YouTuber also draws direct links between Atlantis and the game. I wasn't the only one who was thinking, "this game is giving Atlantis..." The YouTuber shows in this timestamp (https://youtu.be/1JdOZDFzZmU?t=205) the actual text files for the game. when the player is in the crater, Arven, Nemona, and Penny will follow the player to the heart of the crater. As they walk around behind, they converse in text flashing at the bottom of the screen. In the game's files, Paldea is titled "Atlantis."

This is how Atlantis is described and one word stands out here:

Orichalcum Pulse is Koraidon's ability:

The last thing I will add is that the legend for Atlantis in the Atlantis: The Lost Empire movie was written in a book which was carried by the explorers. It described where it was, the language, the people, and served as a guide to all things Atlantis:

This is directly analogous to the Violet and Scarlet books. The book in the movie inspired the main character and his father to seek out Atlantis. The Violet and Scarlet books inspired Sada and Turo as children to build the time machine and research within the crater.

This leads me to wonder whether Geeta is going to be a Kida or a Roark...

[seviinoxiel]

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Theory (Spoilers)

I was watching a few playthroughs of the game just to see how people would react to the story and I spotted something that seems kind of odd. I'm sure we all know by now the Disk Pokémon described in the Scarlet and Violet Book, the creature that is said to reside at the depths of Area Zero and is the source of the Terastallization phenomenon. We all saw this image already.

I theorize that the illustration here does not depict the creature accurately and is more of an artistic depiction of it landing on Earth. The huge circle is the Earth. We can see waves and a ship on the right and a cloud and some mountains on the left (probably another artistic flare as we know the creature arrived a million years ago). The oval in the middle with the crown on the top is the shell and the head of the creature can be seen at its left, presumably with a mane and two hands. The transparent part of the Earth symbolizes the Great Crater of Paldea where it first crashed and where it has resided for one million years. I could be wrong and the Pokémon could literally be riding on a huge circle but that's besides the point.

Notice how the creature is surrounded by crystalline protrusions which resembles the pillars of crystal in Area Zero. This is similar to the thing I noticed while watching the playthroughs—the time machine.

More specifically, the time machine when it opens. Such is the case during the cutscene of the AI professors initiating battle and having just caught a paradox Pokémon.

Much more interestingly, however, was what shows up in there during the cutscene when the AI professors are bidding farewells and is about to be transported to their respective time periods.

There is clearly a dark ball, or circle, at the top. It is fairly undistinguishable and obscured by the light but I theorize that it may be the so-called Disk Pokémon, perhaps a simple manifestation or a smaller version of it. It is at the very heart of the time machine. I have a lot more to point out that may support this theory.

We know that the Pokémon was first discovered by Heath at the depths of Area Zero and it was during a time when he was separated from the rest of the expedition team. Interestingly enough, there is another instance of Heath being separated from the rest of his crew and that was when he wrote this.

What are the chances that Heath spoke with the Pokémon itself? He unknowingly recorded the knowledge imparted by the entity. That knowledge being, I theorize, is the time machine, or at least an early blueprint of it. Reason for this being that the time machine room is actually hexagonal in shape with the time machine proper, and the Pokémon if we were to stick to my theory, at the center. Alternatively, it could be for the Tera orb or rather just an instruction on how to utilize the power of the crystals.

We do know for a fact that Heath and Area Zero Expedition occured 200 years ago, a long time before the Terastallization phenomena was first observed which is 140 years ago. An even longer time before the professors cracked the way to use its powers.

This might be because Heath simply didn't know what Terastallization was because it hasn't manifested yet. His writings were shunned as well and so no one really paid much attention to his notes during the time the phenomena was first discovered. The professors held the book close to their heart so they probably were the first ones to put two and two together, for both cases whether it was the time machine or the Tera orb.

Because of this, I do have a sneaking suspicion that the Pokémon has also spoken with the professors and guided them in the creation of the time machine. I also feel like the Pokémon is not necessarily malicious. It is considered the treasure of the Great Crater of Paldea and treasures, more often than not, does not have any inherent evil properties. It's the greed of people that seek the treasure which corrupts.

Anyway, those are just some observations and theories I have regarding the suspected 3rd Legendary, the Disk Pokémon. I honestly don't expect any of these to be completely correct but I think they're still interesting to think about. I've still got a lot of theories and I'll share them when I manage to organize them properly in my head.

[total-cards]

The next Pokemon TCG set, Scarlet & Violet - Stellar Crown, has just been announced!

Release Date and Set Details

New Pokémon ex and introducing Stellar Tera Pokémon

As with every new set, we can expect to see so many new Pokemon ex! We're already guaranteed to have Cinderace ex, Lapras ex, Galvantula ex and Terapagos ex as they're featured on the pack artwork (and Terapagos ex was revealed as part of Stellar Miracle).

The interesting thing about this set is we are being introduced to Stellar Tera Pokemon, which feature powerful attacks that cost different types of energy - three to be precise. Each attack is inspired by various gemstones, such as Terapagos ex's "Crown Opal" or "Larimar Rain" from Laprax ex.

Beautiful Illustrations

Scarlet & Violet - Stellar Crown also, as usual, features some of the most beautiful artwork within the TCG. With special illustration rare cards, your collection will look better than ever. Take the Elite Trainer Box promo card, for example. This Noctowl is not only a highly playable card (allowing you to search your deck for up to 2 Trainer cards, dependent on your cards in play), but it's also truly stunning! Not to mention, the Stellar Tera cards look like gemstones in themselves, we're really expecting Pokemon to have pulled out all the stops with the 7th set for Scarlet & Violet.

Trainer Cards and More

We're expecting to see so many new Trainer Cards, and ACE SPEC! As before, we've already gotten a glimpse of some upcoming cards we will hopefully receive in this set, such as Briar (You can play this card only if your opponent has exactly 2 Prize cards remaining. Until the end of this turn, if your opponent's Active Pokemon is Knocked Out by damage from 1 of your Tera Pokemon attacks, take 1 more prize card.) or the highly playable Sparkling Crystal (The attack cost of the Tera Pokemon this card is attached to is reduced by 1 of any type of Energy.) Arguably, one of the stand-out cards from this set could be Area Zero Underdepths, which increases your benched Pokemon to 8 from 5 if they have a Tera Pokemon in play!

Elite Trainer Box

A staple of almost every Pokemon set is the Elite Trainer Box. This is always the best and most efficient way for players both new and seasoned to get their hands on the latest set. An ETB comes with 9 packs of the titular set, 1 full-art foil promo card, 65 card sleeves featuring the artwork from the ETB and so much more! We expect this product to be highly popular due to the Noctowl promo card, so be sure to get your pre-orders in as soon as possible! The Stellar Crown Elite Trainer Box includes:

9 Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet—Stellar Crown booster packs

1 full-art foil promo card featuring Noctowl

65 card sleeves featuring Terastal Form Terapagos

45 Pokémon TCG Energy cards

A player’s guide to the Stellar Crown expansion

6 damage-counter dice

1 competition-legal coin-flip die

2 plastic condition markers

A collector’s box to hold everything, with 4 dividers to keep it organized

A code card for Pokémon Trading Card Game Live

Pre-Order Now

Don’t miss out on this awesome set. Pre-order your packs and boxes now on Total Cards to make sure you get them first!

[easy-bake-coven-shipz]

PROMO TIME BABEYYYYY

hello my name is Freddie I’m an Asexual Panromantic Jewish mixed trans man

I use he/him and I LOVE trendercore , trendergoth, and Tradgoth fashion and music

I ship in the following fandoms

❤️ Castlevania , And Castlevania nocturne

🧡 JoJos Bizarre Adventure (parts 1-9)

💛 Spider-Man Across the Spiderverse

💚 Mario Games

💙 Smash

💜 metalocalypse

my main is @/ dhampirdreamerz

S/I and ship name guide! (🖍️ for characters I’m not comfortable sharing)

🖍️Sypha : S/I: Béla renfield , Ship: Playing with Fire

🖍️Meryl Mei: S/I Elton Mercury ship: Hot for teacher

🖍️kaato : s/I daiki kobayshi , Ship:heart of my cards

Mariah: S/I Robert Swift , Ship: electric love

Tera : S/I Klaus Agreste , ship: Tea and biscuits

Miraschon : S/I: Levon Prada, Ship : Money money money

Holly: S/I : Hitoshi Okamura Ship: good company

🖍️Dragona: S/I : Freddie Bowie , Ship: One kiss is all it takes

🖍️Edouard: s/I alexandre vileneuve Ship: In the limelight

hobie : s/I : Adrian wolfhard , ship: ballroom blitz

Suzi: s/i Alistor Presley , ship: Angel eyes

tomoko : s/i eijiro akamatsu Ship: cruel summer

Barbara Ann: S/i : Kai lonelyheart

Hotpants:

Senshi:

Skwisgaar Skwigelf

Charles offdensen: S/I Spencer thornfallen, ship: Business casual

princess peach: S/i : Prince Enoki

DNI if proship, homophobic, transphobic, racist, Pedophile, Zoophile, Anti therian, Anti agere, anti otherkin, ableist, or anti xenogenders

@bipocselfship-archive

[shrinkthisviolet]

🥰😂😭😔 I love angst lol

🥰 : A fluff WIP snippet

“Getting cocky, Mr. Allen?” Morgan teased. “Hey, you heard Caitlin. Faster metabolism and more endurance than anyone else.” “Almost anyone else,” Caitlin corrected, amused.

~1x8 to 1x14 Morgan AU fic

😂 : A funny or crack WIP snippet

“TIE incoming!” Luke called, which did answer the question of Finn’s urgency—from what Rey had heard of the Empire, TIE fighters were only sent in dire situations. But the Empire’s long dead…so who sent the TIEs? “All of this over Luke kriffing Skywalker,” Rey muttered, just before an explosion sent her flying.

~sunshine twins fic (first installment of a time travel AU!)

😭 : Angst or sad WIP snippet

“I don’t know, Lucy!” Leia sighed, then lowered her voice. “Look, you said you can feel Luke in the Force, right?” “Like a guiding light, yes, but that only tells me if he’s dead or alive, and it’s no help when we can’t even do anything!” Lucy’s voice hitched as a sob rose sharply in her throat.

~ESB Lucy AU fic

😔 : Published lines or a section of a fic that was super sad, angsty, or difficult to write?

“Zuko, you…” her heart stuttered, “you have to get up, we have to…to find Izzy, we have to go, we—” “You know,” he murmured, “when I saw you out there, it reminded me of my favorite poem. My mother used to love poems. Plays too, but poems most of all.” “I know,” Mai whispered, tears streaming down her cheeks. “And she used to read you one in particular: When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. I remember, Zuko.” “What you seek,” Zuko whispered, “is seeking you.”

~main gehra tamas tu sunehra savera (main tera)

Poor Maiko 😭 I feel bad, but...it makes for great angst. Definitely ripped out my heart to write, though.

fanfic ask game!

[luimagines]

The Chain end up at Oni!Reader's home with the next portal. Every Link couldn't help the confusion as they're standing on a path lined by tall bamboo stalks, pink foliage trees and strange dog statues. Only a certain Oni has the answer.

Reader: This is my world, specifically the path to my home. Great-grandfather Shukaku planted all these cherry blossom trees and bamboo as he carved the road.

Sky: Really? He did a fantastic job as these look beautiful.

Reader: Beautiful and functional. There are protection charms inside the Komainu statues too ward away malevolent Yokai and low level demons. Follow me.

Sēji's den, an old Japanese temple or tera, had two kinds of protection. The Chain were about to see the second as Oni!Reader held them back before they could cross the Tori Gate to their home.

Reader: Hold on for a moment. MIKI! SHINJI! Come here!

Legend: What are you... BY THE THREE!!! *Sees two huge lion like dogs as big as OoT King Dodongo leapt from the brush. One has white fur and a black mane while the other red fur with a blue mane*

Reader: These are my family's Komainu, Miki (white komainu) and Shinji (red komainu). They protect the home while I'm gone. It's important they know you're with me or they would've chased all of you away. Ain't I right? *pets the two large beasts who are happily wagging their tails*

Warriors: Good to know.

Reader accidentally forgot to mention that Miki had pups so Twilight, Wind, Sky, Time and Wild got tackled by five little komainu during the house tour. Legend and Hyrule holed themselves in the temple's library as they gotten a written guide to decipher the language.

Warriors end up finding the armory while Sky learns about zen gardens from Oni!Reader. The kitchen might've got taken by Wild as the kitchen utilities are simple brick ovens, cooking pots and stoves.

Only modern stuff are lighting, heating, air conditioning, tv, a few game consoles, bathroom utilities and cameras. Overall not that overwhelming for the group. Although the Chain definitely made a blanket fort in the living room as Reader played a few movies.

Oh Twilight is going to have a field day playing with the pups. Sky might join him afterwards. Wind would be a bit more hesitant but they can't be all that bad. Legend would take a little bit longer to come around and play with them.

Let's be real though. Sky would want to learn how to carve bamboo. It can't be that different from carving wood but he's not entirely sure what would be the best way to go about it.

[shyseishuro]

@dopepoisonivyoncrack

Sorry for the delay, this week has been busier than expected.

What does each class do? Basic class guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3023735035

This first guide is very clear, I like how they organize the guides on Steam, so these are all from there. (so there are no strange pages involved XD). I looked at the gameplay and focused on charisma… don't think about personality, the Druid takes a little more effort, but if it's your aesthetic it's worth it!

I searched to make sure it doesn't affect the game so much and found this comment: "I don't think it's a must in this game. I play a Druid with high wisdom that and low charisma and gets -1 on those checks. But there has been plenty of times where i could use Wisdom instead in conversations which lends itself to other solutions. Those solutions might lead to diffrent outcomes than using persuasion but that's the way things are sometimes."

So like I said, it's just a little more effort, but I raised a character in Tera to level 50 just to make a Reaper and I must say it was worth it!

More useful guides:

Character builds for the game:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3015998636

Companion Respecialization:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3061339963

Beginner Tips:

Frequently Asked Questions:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3107682627

10 Things That Can Ruin Your First Playthrough:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3037569073

Also =P:

How to Romance Astarion:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3019884347

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2791647342

I hope this helps! If I find something else I think I will be organizing it next year (^-^)/.

Happy Holidays!