#aka “the archery guy”

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Aim for the Truth

Aka

Sometimes you gotta bring a bow to a sword fight

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Anyway in my Phoenix!Phoenix AU his previous form was Ryunosuke which makes him a phoenix too and I thought the imagery was fun. With the flames in the scales of Justice I thought it fit for a vibe.

Btw his outfit is based on traditional Japanese archery uniform so like… there’s that. It seems more likely to work with wings protruding from his back.

The sparkle is based on the series logo sparkle/ the university pin.

Anyway the scales of Justice in TGAA were definitely meant to look like a bow and arrow and Ryunosuke is the bow and arrow guy to the point that an arm guard is the most permanent part of his ensemble. He doesn’t always have Karuma or even Kazuma’s arm band but he does always have an arm guard despite no mention of bringing a bow along with him.

Also I fixated on this line, give this guy some divinity I think he would rock it.

Reference for the scales bc IT LOOKS LIKE A BOW RIGHT IM NOT CRAZY

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Hello ranger’s apprentice fandom can we talk real quick about the stupidest thing Flanagan ever wrote

It’s about the bows. Yanno, the rangers’ Iconique™️ main weapon. That one. You know the one.

Flanagan. Flanagan why are your rangers using longbows.

“uh well recurve arrows drop faster” BUT DO THEY. FLANAGAN. DO THEY.

the answer is no they don’t. Compared to a MODERN, COMPOUND (aka cheating) bow, yes, but compared to a longbow? Y’know, what the rangers use in canon? Yeah no a recurve actually has a FLATTER trajectory. It drops LATER.

This from an article comparing the two:

“Both a longbow and a recurve bow, when equipped with the right arrow and broadhead combination, are capable of taking down big game animals. Afterall, hunters have been doing it for centuries with both types of bows.

However, generally speaking and all things equal, a recurve bow will offer more arrow speed, creating a flatter flight trajectory and retain more kinetic energy at impact.

The archers draw length, along with the weight of the arrow also affect speed and kinetic energy. However, the curved design of the limbs on a recurve adds to its output of force.”

It doesn’t actually mention ANY distance in range! And this is from a resource for bow hunting, which, presumably, WOULD CARE ABOUT THAT SORT OF THING!

Okay so that’s just. That’s just the first thing.

The MAIN thing is that even accounting for “hur dur recurves drop faster” LONGBOWS ARE STILL THE STUPID OPTION.

Longbows, particularly and especially ENGLISH longbows, are—as their name suggests—very long. English longbows in particular are often as tall or taller than their wielder even while strung, but especially when unstrung. An unstrung longbow is a very long and expensive stick, one that will GLADLY entangle itself in nearby trees, other people’s clothes, and any doorway you’re passing through.

And yes, there are shorter longbows, but at that point if you’re shortening your longbow, just get a goddamn recurve. And Flanagan makes a point to compare his rangers’ bows to the Very Long English Longbow.

Oh, do you know how the Very Long English Longbow was mostly historically militarily used? BY ON-FOOT ARCHER UNITS. Do you know what they’re TERRIBLE for? MOUNTED ARCHERY.

Trust me. Go look up right now “mounted archery longbow.” You’ll find MAYBE one or two pictures of some guy on a horse struggling with a big stick; mostly you will actually see either mounted archers with RECURVES, or comparisons of Roman longbow archers to Mongolian horse archers (which are neat, can’t lie, I love comparing archery styles like that).

Anyway. Why are longbows terrible for mounted archery? Because they’re so damn long. Think about it: imagine you’re on a horse. You’re straddling a beast that can think for itself and moves at your command, but ultimately independently of you; if you’re both well-trained enough, you’re barely paying attention to your horse except to give it commands. And you have a bow in your hands. If your target is close enough to you that you know, from years of shooting experience, you will need to actually angle your bow down to hit it because of your equine height advantage, guess what? If you have a longbow, YOU CAN’T! YOUR HORSE IS IN THE WAY BECAUSE YOUR BOW IS TOO LONG! Worse, it’s probably going to get in the general area of your horse’s shoulder or legs, aka moving parts, which WILL injure your horse AND your bow and leave you fresh out of both a getaway vehicle and a ranged weapon. It’s stupid. Don’t do it.

A recurve, on the other hand, is short. It was literally made for horse archers. You have SO much range of motion with a recurve on horseback; and if you’re REALLY good, you know how to give yourself even more, with techniques like Jamarkee, a Turkish technique where you LITERALLY CAN AIM BACKWARDS.

For your viewing enjoyment, Serena Lynn of Texas demonstrating Jamarkee:

Yes, that’s real! This type of draw style is INCREDIBLY versatile: you can shoot backwards on horseback, straight down from a parapet or sally port without exposing yourself as a target, or from low to the ground to keep stealthy without banging your bow against the ground. And, while I’m sure you could attempt it with a longbow, I wouldn’t recommend it: a recurve’s smaller size makes it far more maneuverable up and over your head to actually get it into position for a Jamarkee shot.

A recurve just makes so much more SENSE. It’s not a baby bow! It’s not the longbow’s lesser cousin! It’s a COMPLETELY different instrument made to be used in a completely different context! For the rangers of Araluen, who put soooo much stock in being stealthy and their strong bonds with their horses, a recurve is the perfect fit! It’s small and easily transportable, it’s more maneuverable in combat and especially on horseback, it offers more power than a longbow of the same draw weight—really, truly, the only advantage in this case that a longbow has over the recurve is that longbows are quicker and easier to make. But we KNOW the rangers don’t care about that, their KNIVES use a forging technique (folding) that takes several times as long as standard Araluen forging practices at the time!

Okay.

Okay I think I’m done. For now.

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For the Great PJO Ask Analysis event: (ask no. 3)

You've got a topic in PJO you'd like for me to analyze?

The way demigods inherit their godly parents powers. Percy has a long list of abilities compared to Annabeth/Clarisse/Beckendorf, etc.

Want to share YOUR analysis of stuff with me and my followers?

Grover Underwood is an incredibly complex character who tends to get forgotten both by the fandom and the author. As satyr, he's got different aging to demigods and while Annabeth and Percy know him well, they don't seem to completely know. He doesn't talk about his family, his relationship with Juniper and is generally used as comic relief. His status as Pan's legacy holder seems underdeveloped as well. Thoughts?

Want to hear my take or shares yours of different characters and aspects of the PJO universe?

The exploration into the realms of Greek mythology is interesting. The Underworld is relatively easy for the trio to get into and for them to escape which seems to contradict the Underworld being a terrifying place with Tartarus, etc.

Nico and Bianca Di Angelo's storyline seems rather complicated and doesn't really explore them as characters. Opinion?

The way demigods inherit their godly parents powers. Percy has a long list of abilities compared to Annabeth/Clarisse/Beckendorf, etc.

Now I'm going to be honest and say that in my opinion there isn't much to analyze? Like, at the start of the series it seemed pretty obvious to me that powers are rather rare to be inherited from godly parents. Instead, it was more like talents that were passed down (Apollo kids being good at archery, Athena kids being smart etc.) For Percy's powers I honestly just assumed it was because he was the MC, and thus obviously had special or cool stuff to make the story interesting. In universe I chalked it up to just being a genetic lottery like irl in which actual powers were like a super recessive gene.

There's always a chance you'll inherit it and it'll show, it's just VERY small. Then as the book went on and more and bigger threats got introduced, as well as more characters being thrown into the mix a classic case of power creep set in. 'Cause you need the new characters to be interesting for the reader to get invested, while also needing to up the stakes from time to time to keep it interesting. Yet at the same time the characters also need to be able to reasonably defeat the enemies. So the most logical way to solve all that is to introduce new powers.

And I honestly there's not much more you can really analyze or explain. It's not really a coincidence that most characters introduced in the first five books didn't have any powers or only relatively weak ones, while those later introduced tend to have them or have them more powerfully.

Grover Underwood is an incredibly complex character who tends to get forgotten both by the fandom and the author (....) Thoughts?

I think Grover is one of the many wasted characters in the PJO books, he specifically having suffered from being treated like a side character despite having the setup of a main one. You already pointed out that Grover is very interesting as a character and has a lot going on- which, in my opinion, would have been better explored for a character if they had been a demigod.

Grover is in this sort of weird position where while yes, his themes are very cool and even relatable, they are not relatable enough. Because who do you think would children (aka, the books target audience) rather read about? The cool human demigods their age who look pretty and do cool stuff? Or the satyr guy who doesn't fit conventional beauty standards and isn't human? Fact is that Grover just isn't really as "attractive" as a character compared to others- he always seemed to take more of a background role supporting other characters. Which yeah, is most definitely a HUGE waste (which I honestly don't think I need to elaborate on further). And I honestly blame the fact that he just isn't pretty enough. Is he ugly? No, but he certainly isn't pretty or very fandomizable. He doesn't really have popular ship options and already gets pushed into the background of the books to make room for Percy and Annabeth. The fact that thus the fandom largely ignores him and he seems to lose importance as the story goes on doesn't seem suprising to me.

The exploration into the realms of Greek mythology is interesting. The Underworld is relatively easy for the trio to get into and for them to escape which seems to contradict the Underworld being a terrifying place with Tartarus, etc.

Again I'll just have to go meta and say, I think it's just the fact that they are in a children's book. It would get pretty boring to just always stay in America/the "human" world with a setting that could offer locations such as the Underworld, Tartarus, Olympus etc. so logically Rick searched for ways and reasons to get characters down there to use them. PJO and HOO being a kids' book series of course meant that he couldn't truly portray places like that as horrifying and dark as they should be, so he had to tone it down to keep it child-friendly. Same goes for the escapes from Tartarus and the Underworld- Rick can't just have his characters die, so he has them come out relatively unscathed. That's personally one of the reasons why I think that PJO would have been much more interesting had it been a young adult or teen series, since it would have allowed darker themes to be explored more thoroughly than they were. 8Some examples being locations like the Underworld, the true dystopia that a world would be where demigods just straight up have no human rights, the systematic issues with CHB ect.) Nico and Bianca Di Angelo's storyline seems rather complicated and doesn't really explore them as characters. Opinion?

I mean Bianca's only major character trait was just "Nico's sister". She was as flat as a piece of paper, died a few chapters after her introduction and really just served as a plot device for Nico's storyline. So I honestly don't think I have to say and go over the exact same talking points as everyone has gone over with her before. Nico on the other hand had some very cool set up where we could explore HIM growing angry with the gods. I mean, Zeus was the one who killed his mother, no? His father (even with good intentions) just straight up erased his and Bianca's memory completely. Bianca ended up dying not only for a god (Artemis) but also indirectly because of the gods (the scrapyard they have and the robot thingy). And Hades just also straight up attempted to semi-kidnap him and train him up to be the Child of Prophecy for what I can only assume to be his own gain. Not to mention the disrespect children of Hades got at camp. Nico is, as much as I see it, one of the characters with the most reasons to be hostile towards the gods. Right up there with Luke and Ethan for what I see. Unfortunately though that was never explored, purely because Rick either A) didn't have the time or B) couldn't have the antagonist look too good. I'm not yet finished with all the books, so there is a chance that the part about the story being overcomplicated could refer to something else- but as of now I gotta assume it's the "he's from ww2, actually!" thing. Which, honestly? To me, it is much less overcomplicated and more underdeveloped. Nico's "time travel" is, when it boils down to it, just a loose excuse for Rick to have another kid of the Big Three there without anyone breaking their vow. We could have had a cool exploration of how demigod life changed over the decades or an interesting arc of feeling displaced in time. Instead, we got none of it because, frankly said- for Nico as a character right now that backstory just frankly isn't important. Nothing would really change for him as a character if we just push away that time travel thing. All we'd need to say is that he and Bianca got their amnesia in an accident and then BOOM. Nothing would change for their characters at all really. We could easily say that Maria was killed by Zeus together with her unborn child to get Hades to curse the oracle and keep the time line in check. So yeah, to me their backstory is more of an excuse to have them here and is severely underutilized and unexplored- and Bianca is just a dumpster fire overall.

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Y/n Y/l/n-Han 💖: 03’ liner. Studying history at HYBE University. Has never dated anyone in her 20 years of life and is quite oblivious when it comes to anyone showing interest in her. She lives with her little brother all alone in Korea because her step mother (Yujin’s bio mom) left the family and her dad moved back to the States for better work to support their family now that he was left alone with two kids, doing his best to come home as often as possible for them.

Nakamura Kazuha 🦢: 03’ liner. Studying business and ballet at HYBE University. She’s a ballerina and has been since she could walk, she’s known as the mom of the friend group. Her and Chaeryeong are roommates in the university campus dorms. She’s really pretty and Minjeong tried to recruit her into her group of minions but she refused because she could see through their bullshit. Has a lot of secret admirers and just people in general who have a crush on her but she only sees one guy… Kang Taehyun.

Kai Kamal Huening 🐧: 02’ liner. Studying music at HYBE University. The gentlest of giants who loves collecting plushies but is a feral little beast when it comes to defending his friends. He’s Beomgyu’s roommate at the campus dorms and has known him since they were in middle school. He also can’t keep a job because he’s hella clumsy so he’s always broke and mooching off his friends, in exchange for his brain since he’s incredibly smart. By that I mean he does his friends homework in exchange for free food and them buying him things.

Kang Taehyun 🐿️: 02’ liner. Studying financing at HYBE University. Used to be apart of Minjeong’s inner circle but eventually grew tired of them and their negativity. Tried to peacefully leave the group but Minjeong wouldn’t allow him to go without a bang and did something really messed up to him, her and her other boy toys. After being exiled from that group he joined this one because despite being annoying he enjoys their company. He is a loyal and strong friend. Oh did I mention he’s a gym rat and is hot as hell? Also may or may not be a little bit in love with Y/n…

Choi Beomgyu 🐻: 01’ liner. Studying communications at HYBE University. Used to date a girl named Kim Minjeong who thinks she’s some sort of Queencard but in reality she’s just a mean girl stuck in high school. He’s recently been dumped and is a shell of who he used to be. Very much heartbroken and likes to drown himself in alcohol to heal his broken heart. He’s the definition of a green flag and the best boyfriend to ever exist but for some reason he keeps attracting girls who only want to use him. He’s also gone through another heartbreak of sorts because he found out his online bestie heedeungie aka Ethan/Evan is the guy his ex girlfriend started dating pretty much right after they broke up.

Lee Chaeryeong 🦊: 01’ liner. Studying history at HYBE University is a transfer student from JYP University. Is kind of aloof and blunt, a bit rough around the edges. Y/n’s number one best friend since they’ve known each other since grade school. Has crushes on nearly everyone/anyone including her friends at least for a couple days/weeks. Her latest crush is Choi Soobin even though he’s apart of Minjeong’s whipped goons.

Han-Y/l/n Yujin: 07’ liner. Currently a high school student in 10th grade and is apart of his school’s archery team. He’s an angsty teenager and acts like he’s grossed out by his sister Y/n and her affection but he loves it. He’s actually really protective of his sister even if he doesn’t want to let her know about that. He lives and breathes archery and much like his older sister has never dated anyone in all his life.

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Hi!

Henry telling Talon about how Aiden used to pull on his pointy ears

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Rhys and Henry having an archery competition for Callan's honor (aka because they just wanted to for fun and this is their excuse)

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You know when a princess drops her handkerchief and lets the guy pick it up as a form of flirting? That seems like such a Callan and Henry thing...

Hi! I agree to all of these, really nice concepts

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In my personal opinion, "Hawkeye" is the most underrated Marvel show. Since "Endgame"...actually scratch that! Since COULSON DIED, that whenever someone important dies we never get the closure we need and want: not a funeral, memorial, not even any of the Avengers and Co. grieving... Then "Hawkeye" came along and they gave us everything we've been asking for: we've got Clint, Natasha's best friend, grieving, mourning her as we've never seen any of the characters do about any.one! Throughout the show Clint is constantly shown how shitty he feels for, not only losing his best friend but also because he feels like it was all his fault and he should've been the one to sacrifice himself. He sees himself and feels like a complete failure DESPITE having saving the world countless AND let's not forget he spared Natasha's life when SHIELD sent him out to kill her but instead he chose to give her an opportunity and decided to save her and help her by getting her out of her old life and asking her to join SHIELD. That guy is a freaking hero. ADDITIONALLY TO THAT: we have never witnessed so many of Clint's fighting scenes! "Clint is the greatest archer" yes we know, however, we barely see any of his skills throughout ALL the MCU movies binded together! This show literally provided us with the most badass, amazing, archery scenes in all MCU. 3rd) You not only have Yelena Belova's appearance but we also have the Kingpin himself, Wilson Fisk. 4rd) Yelena grieving Nat like we never see her doing AND TO TOP THAT, she ends up mourning and bonding about her sister alongside Clint. Last but not least: Kate's and Kingpin's fighting scene is so awesome! *I still don't get why the guy doesn't die or get hurt tho...* ; OH WAIT, AND 2 MORE! 1 ➸ we get to see how Clint's relationship with Laura and his, now grown up children, is (including Nate AKA Nathaniel Pietro Barton) 2 ➸ AND WE FUCKING FIND OUT THAT LAURA WAS A SPY THAT WORKED FOR SHIELD....WHAAAAT!? That's a plot twist I did NOT see coming 🤯 *Technically, Tony was right after all:

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Review/Analysis of Percy Jackson TV Show So Far. Pt. 2:

SPOILERS

Episode Two:

What I like/love:

ANNABETH OMG OMG OMG SHE'S HERE

Grover my precious child <3

Mr. D. Just Mr. D. Also does not help he's played by one of my favourite actors who played one of my all-time favourite characters (aka Pimento). He's an ass, but a goofy ass. Like after watching the Insta preview of his convo with Percy, I knew he was going to be an ass about it, but I didn't expect him to say he was Percy's dad to get alcohol ToT.

Percy's sass: 100000/10

Walker's acting deserves an award.

Luke just Luke. The poor man sounds more sad than angry (Which honestly makes the finale 10x better if you think about it since it'll feel more like a twist for people who don't know)

Luke just Luke because he's so charismatic.

Percy learning archery and being in the forges on the comedy scale is 1000000000000/10.

Chris and Luke being besties and being close on-screen and Chris just getting more screen time. Do you guys think he's still unclaimed??? (If so... A+ parenting Lin, no wonder your son/s hates you)

Percy and Annabeth

'She's my little sister'- YESSSSSSSSSS

Luke being the one to tell Percy bout Thalia because it just makes sense cause yknow. But also it helps Luke's character as well.

Totally not biased because I love the Diary of Luke Castellan.

Clarisse (That's all I have to say)

THE PORTRAYAL OF ARES KIDS IN THE SHOW>>>>. Like we were always told how scary they were, but like in the dumb jock, bully way. I'm probs just nitpicking but I love how Chris literally says that Clarisse spends the first few hours hunting in the woods (Guerilla warfare tactics anyone?). Idk why but I think that just shows how dangerous the Ares kids are. Like the Athena kids are always hyped and everything for the strategic warfare, but cmon there HAD to be a reason why everyone was so worried bout the Ares kids joining the Battle of Manhatten. Like it had to be more than they were kids of the War god. (Hello the Spartans worshipped Ares and were one of the greatest warriors in history, they were just given a bad rep due to the Athenians writing down history and the myths)

Also, what's gonna happen with Chris and Clarisse???

Tots not biased since I have a weird love for Ares (fav god in the myths) and his kids

The gods (aka Mr. D) showing why they are in fact assholes.

Percy in capture the flag.

The whole mentality of 'if I get glory my absentee parent will notice me' (Honestly I see how people were converted to stick the middle finger at the gods and joined Kronos)

Percy being mini Luke.

Annabeth figuring out Percy was the son of Poseidon.

The argument between Percy and Mr. D about the quest.

YESSS PERCY DEFEND YOUR MOM (the gods do not in fact care for mortals)

Grover telling Percy about what happened to Sally.

Percy being anti-gods

Neutral

Clarisse being a more modern bully. Kinda works I guess. Though why do they think he's being a fake? Like just keep it being an initiation ritual, still works and teenagers will do that.

Criticism

They shouldn't have removed the 'Names have power thing for the gods' specifically since it was a belief that the ancient Greeks had especially for Underworld deities.

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heyy i miss the gaster gang so ive been kind of making designs for my own little version of gaster gang lol

each gaster fell in the 80s and heree they aree !! im still in the middle of designing some but these are basically my current designs

underswap gaster :

soo this is underswap gaster, he was a boyscout before he fell and he was pushed into the core by a human in 1987 while in the middle of trying to get his scouts to safety after he heard that there was a human in the underground

he got his eye injury from being shot with an arrow during an archery activity

yes he is very heavily based off of pete martino how could you tell

circustale gaster (aka ringgaster):

wanted to add my own au to the gang and so here is my boy ringgaster !! :D he was the ringmaster of a very popular circus in the underground until he fell into the void one day

still need to figure out how he fell but atm all i have is his design and some personality aspects but i am working on it heehsjhs

underfell gaster:

literally figuring out his design as im posting this but here's fell!! he works as the royal scientist as well as a general in the royal guard as he is one of the most powerful monsters (i know that sounds rlly corny saying hes the most powerful but gaster is the character with the most atk in undertale so i swear i have some reasons for it)

he was pushed into the core by a human while his back was turned, which he's pretty embarrassed considering how powerful he is and how high his def is

undertale gaster:

the main man !!!!!!!!! the guy !!!!!!!!! gaster fell into the core in 1987 and he actually doesnt know who "killed" him but, because all the other gasters fell because of humans, he assumed that it was a human that pushed him into the core too (but it wasnt.... ooooooooooooh)

what a silly guy he loves oingo boingo and hall n oates and loves to glare at people hes a bit weird

that is pretty much most of the important info i have on the guys for now..................

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Radovid Joins the Hansa

At the Radskier discord we are Goncharov-ing what Radovid-joins-the-hansa (aka: Hansovid) AU would be like and here's some of the ideas shared so far:

the exact details on HOW this happens are not set in stone (Did Radovid escape before Vizimir got offed, leaving Pip and Siggi without a convenient spare? After? More importantly, does he have the annuity??), but some headcanons are:

Art major nerd perk, Radovid knows a lot about slightly more practical things, like art, history and architecture and sometimes weird law facts that he personally found interesting

barding- under Jaskier's tutelage, Radovid's playing has improved dramatically, which is great because unlike jaskier who is kind of recognizable, Radovid can more easily go into towns as a perfectly average, unremarkable bard, making getting items/information while keeping anonymity (they usually pair him up w Regis for safety reasons)

Very good at looking dumb and pretty and quite pathetic which makes people underestimate him more

Courtly training so he's polite and educated… and good at remembering faces and names.

THE ONE NORMAL PERSON IN THIS GROUP. Radovid often ends up being the most sensible/practical person in a situation simply by process of elimination. Radovid will read a potion saying 'drink me' and...not do it. He'll see spoopy shit and walk the fuck out. He's the guy who asks who's on the other side before opening to sus knocking.

he's very bad at athletic stuff and takes awhile to build stamina, but at least this time everyone's got horses and boots so it balances out

Radovid is not good at self defense BUT does have some concept of swordsmanship/archery… from like like 20 years ago. He is, however, decided not to be a burden and not to get left behind. He's especially invested in protecting Jaskier- who Radovid is horrified to find- is even more useless than he himself is (bitch you live like this??).; Because Radovid has common sense and self preservation instincts, things jaskier is mostly lacking).

he eventually starts getting lessons from Cahir and Milva when time permits, and healing stuff from Regis. He's got excellent memory and attention to detail, but remains average at swordsmanship/archery.

he is, however, fairly good with a crossbow (no the wrist ones from TW3, the bigger ones ).

he also gets a cute ponytail/braid and smiles more! (original art by naumaxia-art)

Still too weaksauce for the path?

we've named him 'Faro', after a type of Cintran beer

He's a Polish Tatra Sheepdog and was acquired by the group when Geralt was handling a monster infestation. Unfortunately neither the puppo's owners, nor his sheep were spared, but puppo not only survived, but saved Jask and Radovid and became extremely protective of them.

I imagine the acquisition goes something like:

Geralt: absolutely not. Radovid: I'm calling for a vote! Milva: You. You're calling for a vote? Radovid: why not? is this not a democracy? Radovid: I'm of course voting to keep him. Jaskier: I second the vote to keep the very handsome boy! Angoulême: come on Geralt, we'd never have found where the Barghest were coming from without him, AND he saved your bard from walking straight into it. Jaskier: yes Geralt, he saved your bard! Geralt: fine, then I vote no. Milva: I'm not taking care of any more mutts than I have to Radovid: he's clearly purebred! Cahir: still no. Geralt: see? We are done here Angoulême: *the little shit* nunca hasn't voted yet. Geralt: *sigh* Regis, can you please tell them so we can leave? Regis: Geralt: Regis. Geralt: Regis, no Regis: *trying not to smile like he's entirely charmed* … well, he is a very handsome boy.

In the end Regis suggest they at least try to get him to civilization so he can be adopted by a good family, but in the week it takes to get to it, Faro proves himself the MVP, not only will it defend the weakest party members, but it's a vert smart dog who will deter wolves/and will bodily shepherd jaskier away from dangerous areas/items as needed.

the one and only drawback is that Jaskier and Radovid can no longer have obnoxiously loud sex since Faro gets stressed thinking they're getting hurt and will try to intervene, effectively cockblocking them.

Finally Geralt gets some (relative) #blessedsilence

Geralt: *hugging the dog* I'm so sorry i ever doubted you

feel free to add to this!

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HWS SEA but make it HetaDND

Enjoy these rough sketches because I will literally not come back to them until December. 🥲

(From Back —> Front, L —> R)

VN: Bumped into a couple of Quora answers that discussed archery practice, which got me thinking about Viet as a mounted archer, and I immediately thought of the elephants that the Trung sisters & Ba Trieu rode on. So Ranger: Beastmaster — also what if the elephant was from Thai? 🫣💘 Easily a tank through her mount, but can fight well as a DPS (think OW D.Va). ID: The thing is he has the fighting style of a Warlock(: Genie?) but the character of a Paladin(: Oath of the Ancients). He’s giving CR Fjord. 😭💞 For sure, TANK. TH: He’s just a Monk. Debated on his subclass for a long time because he’s a war freak charge-into-the-frontline kind of fighter. Way of Mercy is ironic but I love the imagery of the Merciful Masks (except he gets the khon styles). Way of Shadow — it’s on one possible etymology of Siam (Sanskrit, “dark”). Easily a DPS type. MY: Druid: Circle of the Moon for the Wild Shape into a Tiger, and as of typing this I just realized the moon motif. Mostly support, but upset him just enough and he’ll easily switch gears. PH: Bard: College of Swords for the two-weapon fighting style aka arnis/kali/eskrima. Personally, he’s more DPS than support, though as a latter Dirge Singer & Siday fit the bill. SG: See, the first thing that came to mind was the RO Alchemist class for the Homonculus feature — hence, his companion Fishball. Obviously there’s Artificer: Alchemist for that, but also it would be cool if Fishball is just a “chibi” form of his patron of a water dragon— Warlock: Fathomless. Not to mention Singa would have both high INT and CHA — alas, he’s a Support guy.

(more notes under the cut)

I jokingly called this AU as Dungeons & Drawing Circles, but truth be told I’m not restricting it to being after DND, let alone 5e. Now I’m just throwing hands and calling it a fantasy RPG AU, although out of familiarity, I do refer to DND 5e often. The classes I highlighted above are just there for where I got the inspiration.

I’ve had the occasional “oooh I think [character] would be a [class/es]” hc over the years, but I ended up expanding on the AU as a means of coping with the early months of ECQ. Now there’s so many plot bunnies that I’d summarize as: your og main 8 unwittingly team up for a quest and, over time, they hit a point where they realize that they cannot fight the BBEG alone (or at least just the 8 of them), so they travel around the world recruiting allies a la Suikoden 108 Stars of Destiny.

It’s even got a literal history timeline where preceding events (and characters!!!) are involved with the BBEG and ultimately why the main 8 came together. Think playing a later game in a series where you not only get to meet the playable characters from earlier games, but you get to recruit them.

And I just wanted to draw cool fantasy looks, haha! Nevertheless, nothing is final — especially when I've clearly taken inspiration from some indigenous groups. It's why I shelved this for so long because I need to do more research and it's just not something I have a lot of free time for.

[wrongcaitlyn]

bc talk-your-talk-verse kayla's birthday is april fools, and today is april 1, i have to share my hc's of her music taste

i think the only thing i mentioned already is her being an arianator, which is still very very canon. most of all, i think the funny thing is that, despite being a lesbian, she absolutely LOVES a straight girl breakup anthem. thank u next by ariana, you're just a boy (and i'm kinda the man), lost the breakup, and BSC by maisie peters, sue me and feather by sabrina carpenter are what automatically come to mind

that's not to say she doesn't listen to queer artists, because she definitely does. girl in red and sabrina carpenter just released a collab which she would LOVE. also, she's the biggest renee rapp fan to ever exist. from what i've seen (even though i don't listen to her) i think she'd like chappell roan too

honestly she just really loves upbeat pop music. she's the #1 pop stan of the household, even though nico and will occasionally listen to it (and apollo-ish), but she just loves every pop girl (aka, she is me) - she needs music to be able to work out to, and also just absolutely slays at karaoke. one of my fave hc's is that despite focusing on archery, she has an incredible voice - she'll sing the high notes of dangerous woman just bc she can, and she does it easily

other than that, other songs that i listen to when thinking of songs kayla would like are

greedy (both the ariana grande song and the tate mcrae song)

looking at me by sabrina carpenter

all american bitch, ballad of a homeschooled girl, and good 4 u by olivia rodrigo

guy on a horse by maisie peters

pretty girls and not my fault by renee rapp (and anything else by her)

she claims she's not a swiftie specifically to antagonize will but def loves blank space/i did something bad/ready for it. will and her get oddly competitive (as those two fandoms do... which coming from an arianator and swiftie is very annoying tbh) but it's all lighthearted, even when they take the success of eternal sunshine vs ttpd as a personal competition

she is also one of those people that doesn't make separate playlists, but instead just puts her liked songs on repeat. i know, it's horrifying, but i think she definitely does it

anyway, happy birthday kayla <3

[bruhhhh-huhhhhh]

Okay, so for the matchup exchange, I'd love a Resident Evil Matchup! Male or female is fine.

My name is Oz, my pronouns are they/them, and I'm studying forensic toxicology, even though I despise chemistry.

I'm really into video games, anything from FPS games to classic video games and dating sims. My favorites are probably old horror games or RPGMaker games. I love tarantulas to an obsessive degree. I also have a love for a lot of dad things, like fishing, baseball, and listening to Jimmy Buffet on the beach. I dress like one too - I wear a lot of Hawaiian shirts and cargo pants. I play guitar, violin, piano, and lyre, and I'm a painter, and I do archery in my free time.

I can't stand inconsiderate people, or people who are controlling. I'm a huge introvert and I need a lot of alone time. I can be a bit reserved upon first meeting, but truthfully I'm a very loud and passionate person. I very often say the first thing that comes to mind without thought (which often ends in wildly inappropriate jokes), and I have a tendency to derail conversations because I can't think of one thing without a million other ideas overlapping it. I'm most attracted to people with a good sense of humor and justice.

Thanks so much!!! I can't wait to write for you :D

AHHH HI :D

OKOK I'm doing this now. Yippee! I'm sorry this took so long T~T

I match you with...

Ethan Winters!

Let's be honest, he does all those dad things you described.

No shame, at all. He will take you on dates where you just go out on a boat, listening to Jimmy Buffet and fishing. Absolutely no shame.

I think he also loves spiders, even after the whole Margerite thing in 7. Please talk to him about them, it makes him so happy.

For some reason I feel like he'd be the kind of guy to say he hates horror games but then he starts playing one and is immediately enthralled.

GAME WITH HIM

He's horrible at shooter games. No clue why, but he can't aim for shit.

Let's just say that he survived the events of 8 and divorced Mia. Rose absolutely LOVES YOU. She thinks that you dress fun tbh.

Ethan appreciates that you just say things. He thinks it's hilarious.

He absolutely will go along with your jokes. I feel like he had a lot of potential with some of his jokes in the games.

He doesn't mind at all when the conversation goes from one topic to another. Honestly, he prefers it that way because it keeps his attention really well.

This man LOVES when you play your different instruments. He will absolutely ask you a bunch of questions about what got you into the instrument, how to play it, why it sounds the way it does, etc.

He also needs his alone time (AKA his alone time that Rose happens to be a part of) so you guys go off and do your own thing sometimes.

All in all, you're an absolute power couple.

[trashbinbackyard]

even numbres for tellte and her boos + shyn and trias

Started this yesterday, went to sleep, work, drive home and got distracted so many times it's missing a couple: bon appetit!

2. Any sleep habits either had to get used to?

I mean sharing a bed between the three of them took some getting used to. Also Kalin runs insanely hot and has to be yeeted from under the blankets. Silur is an early riser and sometimes wakes the other two up

Trias spins like a beyblade, I have a feeling Shyn isn’t entirely still either. They’re both midnight owls so at least they sleep around the same time

4. How did they first meet?

They all have been mages in the Asya circle for a while, they would run to each other a lot. But bc they specialized in different things they weren’t the closest they could be. They would get closer once Amir asked the three of them to work on something together and they figures that heeeyyy, you guys are nice

Remy set them up. For the detriment of the entire outer rim. They clicked instantly

6. When did they realize they loved each other?

They were just such a supportive bunch to each other. Especially with Kalin as they’ve got so Baggage. Tellte and Silur are the most kind and caring people they’ve ever met. Silur is also such a gentle soul and he’s very smart so he helps with Tellte’s research as well even though he’s a master of enchantments

Maybe sometimes girltime turns into….. Feelings. It spooked Trias a bit bc she thought she doesn’t do love or romance but vibing with Shyn was just so natural and oops she wants to keep vibing with her and be close to her and be her ride or die

8. What’s one way their personalities complement one another?

They’re all studious, very organized, very mild mannered

Agents of chaos and annoyances of the state. They share a single braincell

10. What are some non-sexual activities they do together? 

Hanging out in the study room. In Silur’s workshop. Just watchin what the other(s) is doing. Cuddling. Coming up with weird uses for magic

Dumpster diving, abandoned mansion diving, kicking ass and taking names, goofing around in general

12. Which member is more verbally affectionate?

Tellte. Healing magic is mostly verbal so her saying “i love you” or “you look great today” all your papercuts are cured instantly

I think Shyn. Not that Trias isn’t but I feel like verbal affection comes more naturally for shyn

14. Are they an introverted couple or an extroverted one—AKA would they prefer to go out to a party or event together or would they rather stay in?

They’re all fairly introverted. Tellte’s the one who thrives most in group gatherings  and such but the lads can hang out near the walls when they need to attend something

Extroverted for sure. Clubbing is a biweekly occurance

16. Who stays up way too late and who tries to drag them to bed?

Silur stays up the latest (this man survives and thrives on 6 hours of sleep and it drives Tellte and Kalin insane). Kalin is the first to get tired and crawl into bed, so it’s up to Tellte to drag that 190cm 100 kilo man with her five foot something glory

Both like staying up throughout the night and eventually just crash somewhere. Though with Shyn becoming a mom she might wanna fix her sleep schedule, but that’s Marcy’s problem mostly

18. What song fits them perfectly?

hyyaaagghh

20. Who holds a grudge the longest?

Kalin. Or surprisingly Tellte

Trias has gotten her ass handed to her by Seven so many times and she still doesn’t hold it against her. She’s pretty chill if she’s the one who’s been wronged. I think they both would hold a grudge for a long time if someone close to them got messed with

22. Who gets more easily embarrassed?

Kalin has the highest level of anxiety so they’d the be the first crumble and fold if they did something cringe (like show Tellte target archery with their new bow and missing the bullseye)

Trias is immune the embarrassment (the deal with vosgi was way beyond that and does not count) and I don’t thing shyn get easily embarrassed either. Cringe is dead, live fast die young bad bitches do it well

24. Which of the two is the most competitive?

Silur is just so chill all around. Tellte is the most academically focused one (she does become Amir’s second after all) and Kalin is more athletically competitive, yet they cannot out-benchpress Silur smh…

They both have a bit of competitive streak to them, but all in good fun. No need to get upset if you can’t keep up jumping on the roofs 

26. How do they comfort each other?

28. Do they get along with each other’s friends and family?

Tellte’s family was a little ??? fym two of them. But once they got to know the lads they’re chill. And then lose their shit once more when Tellte gets pregnant “WHOSE IS IT”

Kalin’s fam is dead or scattered in the four winds; they don’t really know them. And Silurs mom (he’s a mama’s boy) adores both Tellte and Kalin

Trias grew up in a group home basically and the closest thing she has to a family is Krea, Seven and Nikita, two of them who’ve tried to kill her on multiple occasions (which is pretty sad). Trias isn’t exactly “bring home to your parents” type of girl either

[johnwickfucker]

can we go ahead and add "archery guy" to the tumblr hall of fame alongside chocolate guy and dylan b hollis (aka baking twink guy)

[salty-medley]

Well, that's interesting

I don't know if you noticed something, it's about background characters so I'm pretty sure lot of you don't even care, but even if I'm not fond of the fact they chose to make the Rough Rhinos totally bad at fighting just to make the main cast appearing better and make fun of the bad Fire Nation, I think that in Vachir's case it can mean something else.

In the comics, we learn that he was chosen by his superiors for Ozai's mission, aka finding his wife and her lover, and get rid of the lover. Now hear me: HOW THE ACTUAL FUCK this guy, member of the most elite group, the group which managed to capture the avatar while everyone was failing, and chosen among all his fellow archers, can possibly be that bad while facing Zuko, Iroh and the Gaang?

Well, we saw in the comics that he was really proud and confident, his wiki page even mentionned him as a star student (in Mrs Kwan school) , one of the best. Just imagine the schock after returning from this mission, where he couldn't even find the target due to a well known spirit who changed their faces so couldn't kill the guy, hearing the Firelord telling him to leave the Yuyan.

Ozai litteraly send him on an impossible mission ( that time I have to admit he didn't know himself about the spirit), and punished him in the worst manner: deprieving him from his whole life and somehow his identity. Doesn't that sound familiar? He'll do the same with his own son few years later, in an even more cruel manner.

But the point is, it's not even his archery talents which weren't good here, nor his tracking abilities: it was the work of a damn spirit. So why is he "that" bad except for the comical effect and the usual foil to make the heroes look good? I'd day his confidence was the key. We mostly see him hiding behind his teammates and having troubles to admit he's not good at hand-to-hand fights, but did he even needed it when he was a Yuyan? No. He wasn't trained for that at all. Nor he was trained to fight with a group of mercenaries not sharing his specialty.

And the same goes for every member ( at least the 5 original ones). That's what makes me think that just like all the Rough Rhinos he has a good potential alone but not together. Sokka couldn't fight Mongke in a 1 vs 1 in the comics. It'd be the same if each one was in his own environment. Iroh described it very well by saying "Each one is a different kind of weapons specialist. They are also a very capable singing group.", emphasizing on the fact they are different BUT also mentionning the only time they are good together: while singing.

Also we were robbed of a RR concert with possible Iroh as a guest.