#The Doomsday Kingdom

[metalsongoftheday]

Wednesday, August 21: The Doomsday Kingdom, "Silent Kingdom"

Leif Edling couldn’t help himself: he claimed more than once that he was burned out on the frosty doom metal he pioneered with Candlemass and was ready to move on to something else, but most of his occasional ventures outside that iconic band didn’t stray too far from the blueprint.  The Doomsday Kingdom certainly didn’t try to be anything other than doom metal- hell, it was right there in their name- and “Silent Kingdom” opened their one self-titled full-length with churning guitars, dramatic vocals and a slightly rock and roll groove.  And even if it was a smidge faster than most traditional doom, a lot of Candlemass’ most famous material ran at around the same tempo, so Edling was really working in his comfort zone.  Which was fine in itself, since the bassist knew this sound better than anyone, and “Silent Kingdom” was the work of experts even if it mostly served to illustrate that Edling might as well have just stuck with his primary band.

[loafbud]

I call it doomsday rolling

[petrenocka]

See the thing is, Kohga is a goofball. And he is also a genuine menace.

Those aren't contradictory.

[scenicphoenix]

The curse: you two will always find each other in your next lives...

Zelda and Link: that doesn't sound so ba....

The curse: ...during the worst possible circumstances imaginable

Zelda and Link: well now we can go through the worst circumstances together, fuck you

[loafthecat]

LESS THEN A HOUR FOLKS-

UPDATE IN LESS THEN A HOUR-

GIVE YOUR PRAYS AND HOPE THE META SURVIVES-

[raurquiz]

#happybirthday #alexandersiddig #actor #bashir #startrek #deepspacenine #thenextgeneration #gotham #gamesofthrones #merlin #clashoftitans #reignoffire #kingdomofheaven #doomsday #thelastlegion #syriana #21bridges #skylines #thebadbatch #foundation #shantaram #ds930 #startrek58

[6-and-7]

The Daleks' Master Plan In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time. Only the Doctor and his friends can prevent catastrophe — and there is no guarantee they will escape with their lives…

Army of Ghosts/Doomsday Rose and the Tenth Doctor return to modern-day London to find a mysterious epidemic of ghosts all over the world. As the Doctor searches Torchwood Tower to find answers, something sinister lurks in the building.

A secret order of Daleks emerge and the Cybermen from Pete's World make their way to Torchwood Tower. As the two deadly forces fight over Earth, the Tenth Doctor realises that in order to stop the threat, sacrifices will be made.

[kingdomcomicscenter-blog]

[miserykite]

love how brain is easily able to adapt any music to the blorbo du jour. today it is ain't no crying and doomsday by derivakat ---> missouri kite. "last defender no surrender" say less.

[georgemiser]

RP List

OK, so. Here’s the breif. I’m a rper in my late 20s, heavily into comic book and superhero stuff. My skill in literate to semi-lit, and Paragraph to Multi-Paragraph.. Will rp with those 20 and over with similar writing skills and preferences. Mostly 1x1, mostly canon characters or au adaptions of canon characters. Looking for some long term story rps. Here are a few fav fandoms of mine. Young Justice X-Men: Evolution

X-Men: The Animated Series Legion of Superheroes Batman: The Brave and the Bold Justice League: Gods and Monsters The Boys (Comics) DC’s Kingdom Come James Robinson’s Golden Age DC: The New Frontier Stan Lee’s DC Universe (Thinking of doing a reversal with Julius Schwartz and the Marvel Universe. If you’re the storytelling type and feel up to it, please contact me.) DCAU Amalgam Watchmen __________________________________________ If you think you might be interested in any of these, please like or message me at @georgemiser or on discord at AllStarGP#9621 

[mirror-to-the-past]

#real talk the Rapunzel and Elsa storylines in KH3 really fucked me up bc Rapunzel is who Sora was before he failed to gain the power of waking and Elsa is everything (he feels like) he has failed at (bc he can't save her/reach her/fix her problems)

^^ Previous tags because I really appreciate this reading and viewed it the same way.

And it fits, too- when you hold up the different story arcs to each other. Rapunzel is a joyful story of someone's life beginning and departing from chains- a more straightforward departure of the hero onto their journey. Whilst Elsa starts with a fall from grace to reach her truest self. And even then, after her song and transformation about "Letting it go," she still isolates. She's not entirely free yet, despite her grab at it. It's complex, she doesn't have a clear cut journey all the way until the end where she realizes she's never going to start healing until she allows herself to love and receive love.

And that's not *been* Sora's journey, so seeing Elsa's arc from the outside looking in, he only sees the damage she does to herself. He doesn't realize why someone would deny themselves love and happiness because he's the Anna-type, the Rapunzel-type, the go getter, the person who desires connection and open communication. He doesn't see the internal conflict that makes up 90% of the journey of the Elsa types. The voices that say someone is a monster, undeserving of love and support, the constant scrambling for self sufficiency, the fear of rejection and misunderstanding. The belief that goes something like "if they knew what I really was, they'd change their tune. They'd drop me like it's nothing."

Anyway yeah, the Elsa/Riku parallels were so tight, holy cow. There's a reason why Sora seemed to imprint so heavily upon Elsa as soon as he meets her, and if you didn't get it at first, they hammer it in later by just having Sora do KH1 flashbacks for the player. The ice wall... the closed door to Kingdom Hearts... ooo. Frozen world was not the funnest to play in, but oooo, if it didn't have some lovely summation and foreshadowing of Riku's journey. And Larxene's comments reflecting her initial appearance in CoM (which, mind you, consisted of Sora going to Castle Oblivion to find Riku, only to have his memories twisted into thinking he was there to save Naminé):

CoM: Larxene: "Must you insist on playing the hero?"

KH3: Larxene: (In response to "I just wanted to know why she was so sad.") "And how is it any of your business? Read the room, kiddo."

And...

Sora: "I won't let [Elsa's] heart fall to darkness!"

Larxene: "It's her choice to make, not yours. I'm starting to understand why she gave you the cold shoulder. You wanna help her? Then stop trying to be her hero! Let her figure out things her own way!"

She plays the same role in both games: to essentially paint Sora as a clingy loser who rubs his nose into the business of others he doesn't understand. So, you can kind of put the rest together in how it also reflects Sora's KHCoM-KH2 journey of following Riku around despite the latter's insistence on pulling away.

Oh, and if you want more cool parallels with Arendelle stuff and Riku, check out the weirdly dramatic cutscene of post-final boss, where the boss gathers into this swirling explosion of darkness and Marshmallow steps in front of Sora and shields him from the onslaught, framed in a silhouette of light at he does so before getting swept away. Sound familiar to any pivotal KH3 cutscene near its climax? I obviously only noticed it in retrospect, but was still like "ok... that was weirdly cinematic" when I played through KH3 for the first time. There might have been a reason for that!

In KH2, Sora learns Riku tends to self-isolate and try to deal with his pain on his own... KH3 revisits this, even highlights it by paralleling Elsa the queen of self-isolation with Riku… then Riku self-isolates again when he realizes Kairi is gonna shoot her shot with Sora. Sora notices Riku’s behavior and naturally thinks something might be wrong/Riku’s hiding pain from him, not buying that Riku’s fine or should be left alone here… But Sora doesn’t know WHY Riku is in pain. He’s staring at Riku, wondering what it could be, why Riku wants to be alone again now. Sora can’t figure it out… And it’s because . Riku is in love with him. But Riku thinks Sora is in love with Kairi, and he just wants Sora to be happy. So Riku will keep this to himself forever. He will suffer in silence forever as long as Sora is happy. But Sora’s not happy if Riku’s not happy. But Riku can’t tell him

[the-haunted-office]

Thursday and Doomsday as Sir Thursday and Dame Primus from the Keys to the Kingdom AU! :3

Picrew

[abimee]

YOU/ME, for those don't know, is an original video game-turned written story idea I've had since I was fifteen years old back in 2016.

The story follows You, an 11-year-old child who was kept locked away all of their life. Not knowing anything, they are one day released when their mother, the single queen Konsanus, falls ills to a mystery disease simply called 'The Decay'. She has been hunting down her wife, the queen Disonus, for years after the death of their firstborn, and time is running out to find the missing Queen before Konsanus passes and their kingdom of the Fjallo Island falls.

You is given one objective: "Find the queen, or never return." Tossed out into the wide open world, You is made to learn about the Island, it's inhabitants, what has gone on in the years to lead the island to live in anarchy, and how to use this all to find a woman who hasn't been spotted in over a decade, in a world You does not know who they are in, or what they are meant to be.

Intended for mature audiences, YOU/ME is a story that deals in concepts of self-identity, family, trauma, morality, and much more --- Y/M also deals in possibly triggering topics, including: child death and assault, grooming, physical and emotional abuse, parasites, doomsday, pregnancy, and unreality/distorted reality.

Y/M has been both my baby project and my detested long-term investment, and I'm both excited and very scared(!) to finally make it real, even if it's not in the medium I wished for it. There is no exact release date for the first chapter (besides early 2025, around Jan-Mar), but I hope everyone enjoys meeting the cast of Y/M and following them on this journey 8 years in the making.

[dalekowrites]

What would your favourite choice of the games interactive stories be? Would you have a favourite type? Romance, Fantasy etc. and did any of the inspire you with the ones you are currently writing? 😁

Oh boy! This is going to be a long answer, brace yourself lol

Let me start by saying that I have a degree in English literature (in fact, I'm going to do a PhD on it), so reading, in general, is one of the core activities of my life.

As for text adventures, even if not from Choice of Games Ltd., I'd like to mention a few inspirations: my passion first came from the original Choose Your Own Adventure series, and I still remember which numbers obsessed me as a child: Mountain Survival #28, The Dragons' Den #33, and more than any other, Space Patrol #22! (The latter may have also fueled my unhealthy obsession with Star Trek TOS, actually). For those unfamiliar with this fantastic book series, the genres of the three books I mentioned are, respectively, adventure, fantasy, and sci-fi. This gives you an idea of how varied my tastes are...

Later on, I discovered interactive fictions and text adventures. Dude, it was a dream come true. I started with Adventure ('76, never finished it, of course) and Zork ('79, never finished that either… of course. How damn hard were they?!). Then Mystery Mansion ('78), Castle Adventure ('82), and too many, many others. I'm a sucker for Sorcery! from inkle, and I deeply loved Magium (RIP Chris, you won't be forgotten). For my Italian-speaking friends, I also really enjoyed the Fra Tenebra e Abisso series (although its current status is unknown).

But back to CoG-related things. I've read a lot, and I'd probably be faster telling you what I didn't like! As you may have figured out by now, I don't have any particular genre preferences as long as a story is well-written, though horror-thriller stories usually grab my attention more easily.

Important note: I've read a lot of stories and, with a few exceptions, I liked most of them. To avoid writing a too-long list, here are the published stories that really impressed me:

A Crown of Sorcery and Steel,

A Midsummer Night's Choice,

Blood for Poppies,

Blood Moon,

Broadway: 1849,

Choice of the Cat,

Choice of the Vampire,

Donor,

Doomsday on Demand (1 and 2),

Gilded Rails,

Golden Rose: Book One,

Jazz Age,

Lies Under Ice,

Life of a Mercenary,

Life of a Space Force Captain,

MetaHuman Inc.,

Noblesse Oblige,

Paradox Factor,

The Evertree Saga (all four books),

Rent-a-Vice,

Revolution Diabolique,

Siege of Treboulain,

Tally Ho,

The Daily Blackmail,

The Dragon and the Djinn,

The Fernweh Saga: Book One,

The Fog Knows Your Name,

The Gray Painter,

The Grim and I,

The Ghost and the Golem,

The Lost Heir,

The Midnight Saga: The Monster,

The Parenting Simulator,

The Play's the Thing,

The Soul Stone War (1 and 2),

The War for the West,

Tudor Intrigue,

Vampire Regent,

Vampire: The Masquerade (all of them),

Way Walkers: University (1 and 2),

Welcome to Moreytown,

Werewolves: Haven Raising,

Zombie Exodus,

Zombie Exodus: Safe Haven.

And now, onto works in progress! There aren’t that many because I barely have time to follow my own (heh…), so here, in alphabetical order, are the ones I'm following with the most interest:

Adoriel's Tears (@adoriels-tears-if),

A Father's Love (@kal-down),

Crown of Ashes and Flames (@coeluvr),

Dawn Chorus (@dawnchorus-if)

Disenchanted (@disenchantedif),

Dragon's Edged (@dragonedged-if),

Elysium (@elysiumcircusif),

Fallen Lights (@fallenlightsif),

For King and Country (@forkingandcountry-if),

From The Ashes We Rise (@kal-down),

Hubris (@hubris-the-if-game),

Kingdoms and Empires (@kingdoms-and-empires),

Return to Misty Cove (@fluorescent-if),

The Abyssal Song (@ri-writes-if),

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - An affair of the heart (@doriana-gray-games),

The Lonely Shore (@thelonelyshore-if),

The King's Hound (@the-kingshound),

The Reaper Watches Me (@thereaperwatchesme),

The Bureau (@thebureau),

The Unseelie (@theunseelieif),

Van Helsing (@vanhelsing-if),

When Life Gives You Lemons (@when-life-gives-you-lemons-if).

Okay, that was… a lot. As for direct inspirations, I don't have any direct ones, but I can say I felt like writing a post-apocalyptic story after reading Doomsday on Demand! Other than that, I guess the collection of narrative, text adventures, and interactive fiction I've read have led me to where I am now.

Damn, it took me hours to write this answer. I hope it's satisfying at least! Thanks for asking ☺

[skyloftian-nutcase]

FORGET WHAT I SAID DUDE JUST STIRRED UP A TALUS FORTRESS AND HE'S JUST CHILLING WHILE I HIDE BEHIND HIS WAGON AND GO TO FREAKING WAR

The best part about having wagons in this game is that I get to hitchhike

[thedisabilitybookarchive]

Disability in Books: Bisexual MCs

[ID: A poster. Large black text in the centre reads "Books with Disabled Bi MCs". In the upper left corner, smaller black text that reads "Disability in Books". The background is a straight diagonal version of the disability pride flag. In the lower-left corner, the bisexual pride flag shaped like a heart. In the upper right corner, the logo for the Disability Book Archive, and the rainbow pride flag in the shape of a small heart. /end]

[ID: The same poster. The hearts and logo have shrunken slightly in size. The title has been removed, and replaced with two book covers and some black text listed in between them. The cover on the left side is for "Six of Crows", and the cover on the lower right side is for "Crooked Kingdom", both by Leigh Bardugo. The text listed in the centre reads "Young Adult", "Gambling Addiction, ADHD", "Additional cane user MC with touch aversion and chronic pain", "Dyslexic MC/LI", "M/M, F/M", "Multiple POV", "Fantasy", and "Series". /end]

[ID: The same poster. The book covers and text have been replaced. The cover at the top of the poster is "Forever is Now" by Mariama J. Lockington. Black text listed to the left of it reads "Young Adult", "Anxiety", "Agoraphobia", "Novel in Verse", "Black MC", "Contemporary Fiction" and "Coming of Age". The cover at the bottom of the poster is for "Fortune Favors the Dead" by Stephen Spotswood. Black text listed to the right of reads "Adult", "MC with Multiple Sclerosis", "Detective Fiction", "Historical", "Murder Mystery", "Series" and "1940s USA". /end]

[ID: The same poster. The book covers and text have been replaced. The cover at the top is for "Fresh" by Margot Wood. Black text listed to the left of it reads "Young/New Adult", "ADHD", "Retelling of 'Emma'", "Contemporary", "Romance", "Comedy", "College" and "F/F". The cover at the bottom is for "Hench" by Natalie Zina Walschots. Black text listed to the right of it reads "Adult", "Cane User, PTSD, Improperly Healed Bone, Chronic Pain", "Urban Fantasy", "Superheroes and Supervillains", "Science-Fiction", "Canada" and "Series". /end]

[ID: The same poster. The book covers and text have been replaced. The cover at the top is for "How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager" by D. N. Bryn. Black text listed to the left of it reads "Adult", "Anxiety", "Depression", "Chronic Fatigue", "M/M", "Vampires", "Latin MC", "Romance, Urban Fantasy" and "Series". The cover at the bottom is for "The Immeasurable Depth of You" by Maria Ingrande Mora. Black text listed to the right of it reads "Young Adult", "Anxiety, OCD, Seasonal Affective Disorder, ADHD", "Magical Realism", "Contemporary", "Mystery" and "Coming of Age". /end]

[ID: The same poster. The book covers and text have been replaced. The book cover at the top is for "In the Ring" by Sierra Isley. Black text listed to the left of it reads "Young Adult", "Anxiety", "Contemporary", "Romance", "Sports", "Boxing", "F/M" and "Jewish Characters". The book cover at the bottom is for "Let's Call it a Doomsday" by Katie Henry. Black text listed to the right of it reads "Young Adult", "Anxiety", "Contemporary", "Realistic" and "Mormon Characters". /end]

🩷💜💙🩷💜💙🩷💜💙🩷💜💙🩷💜💙🩷💜💙🩷💜💙🩷 [22 heart emojis, alternating between pink, purple and blue]

A short list of books featuring disabled, bisexual, and disabled bisexual MCs!

This list was specifically requested by @bisexual-coala.

Books on this list:

🩷 'Six of Crows'- Bardugo, Leigh

💜 'Crooked Kingdom'- Bardugo, Leigh

💙 'Forever is Now'- Lockington, Mariama J.

🩷 'Fortune Favors the Dead'- Spotswood, Stephen

💜 'Fresh'- Wood, Margot

💙 'Hench'- Walschots, Natalie Zina

🩷 'How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager'- Bryn, D. N.

💜 'The Immeasurable Depth of You'- Mora, Maria Ingrande

💙 'In the Ring'- Isley, Sierra

🩷 'Let's Call It a Doomsday'- Henry, Katie

All of these books and more can be found on the Disability Book Archive

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈