#and after spawning they die

[entguarde]

Who’s to say marine animals don’t follow their schedules in the Ethersea? Maybe they serve as a reminder of the seasons to the residents of Founder’s Wake.

[ID: A traditional marker sketch of Zoox Anthellae surrounded by firefly squids. He is a Brinarr: an armored construct made out of coral. He is wearing a cloak made from fish hide and an old diver’s helmet with staghorn coral growing from the sides and top.

Zoox looks up to the squids in wonder, gently holding his arms up almost as if he wants to hold them.]

[seabeck]

Chum making their final journey

[corruptimles]

crossroads fan submitted: hi there! i downloaded pokemon go some time ago and happened to catch a female shiny joltik on the first day i started playing. it was a very cute way to be welcomed into the game, and as a fan i figured i would name her in honor of your AU. here she is in all her tiny glory! thank you for all the wonderful things you’ve made and shared with us ^_^

Stowaway is now in your phone, draining your phone battery, all according to plan

[ruvviks]

gayboys in the apocalypse whatever will they do!! rudy (top) belongs to me and luca (bottom) belongs to @mojaves :]

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[mcytegg]

Bacon: Just come like— just come like, vaguely close. We're not gonna jump you!

Ro: Somehow, I don't believe that! Trust— trust is hard to build and you have lost our [Ro and Planet's] trust.

[enakane]

Hi, I figured you'd have an interesting take on this, as the #1 The Emporer fucker (affectionate) on my dash. I've always seen Ansur's attempted murder of the Emp being less "you're a horrifying monster who I must kill before you turn on us, even if it kills me to do so" and more "the man I knew would never want to live as a mindflayer, the man I knew would be horrified at what he's become, the man I knew would rather die" but he didnt consider that the man he knew was dead the moment he turned into a mindflayer, as it's (I think) canon that mindflayers feel and think differently than other races, so the 'man he knew' had been fundamentally changed in such a way as to become unrecognizable in his thought process, and thus, would no longer agree with his past-self. So while I don't think what Ansur did was right, I don't think he's the out-and-out villian some people paint him as, just someone so blinded by grief and fear and sadness, that he doesnt realize how changed Emp was. And then when you show up, the Emp at your back and an elder brain on the rise, I think Ansur is blinded by rage, and grief, and betrayal. He thinks all his worst fears about Emp have come true, and that you're, at best, a pawn in Emp's game, and at worst, a thrall, so that's why he attacks. Havent played that section in a while, so I might be talking out of my ass, but that's my take based on what I remember. Thoughts? (Sorry this is so long, I am a Verbose Bitch.)

(brb gonna get "#1 Emperor fucker" tattooed somewhere on me, truly an honor)

I totally agree that Ansur's intentions were first and foremost to enact what he thought would be Balduran's wishes! As far as he knew, he was dealing with an illithid puppeteering Balduran's body, and after failing to bring him back to the way he was (if I remember well, Ansur tried for some time to restore Balduran to his former self but failed), killing him was equivalent to putting down a zombie.

Mind flayers indeed canonically think differently from other races, plus (depending on the source), the host's mind either mostly or completely disappears once ceremorphosis is complete. There was a high chance he was dealing with a master manipulator that only pretended to remember who it used to be to be set free. Ansur was hardly evil for wanting to end Balduran's cursed existence/kill the thing pretending to be him, and Emp was hardly evil for choosing to live.

(If I start talking about how the Emperor wanting to live despite everything ties in perfectly with the game's theme of choosing to live in spite of irreversible changes + the I Want to Live song, I may never shut up, HE'S JUST LIKE US FR-)

Ansur remains as a ghost due to his unfinished business, so when he feels Emp near and speaks to you and him... The situation hasn't really changed for Ansur. Either Balduran is still an illithid or there's still an illithid pretending to be Balduran, and like you said, the chances that you're either a thrall or being manipulated are very high, so why wouldn't he try to finish the job and consider you an unfortunate collateral damage? There's no more evidence that Balduran is actually in control than there was the first time. Plus, I'd never considered that Ansur might feel the Elder Brain nearby and assume Emp is responsible; that would indeed make him feel betrayed and more willing to attack.

I definitely understand why people aren't too keen on the idea of trusting the Emperor bc mind flayers have a Reputation(tm), but how people came to hate Ansur is kind of weird imo? He's not a villain at all, his decision to kill Emp was a desperate last resort, a way to free Balduran from his torment and save the many people who were gonna get their brains eaten if he got out. I know some people dislike that he possesses Tav, but I played that scene before reading about it and it never bothered me, I mean... he's a ghost. If I'd played through bg3 without getting possessed at least once I'd be lowkey disappointed.

Thanks for giving me an excuse to ramble about my bg3 fave, I hope I'm coherent lol

[third-king-of-salmonids]

why are you a cannibal joe

BECAUSE IM SWAG AND COOL :)

[the-fandom-queenxox]

Rat Lizzie is such "wet cat character" goals

Show up like 4 times in the whole smp and get your character killed 30 mins into the finale. Amazing

[vaultureculture]

Brokenmarrow

[coffeegnomee]

The reason traps are fun to watch be figured out on stream is that besides rooting for them to make it work and following their highs and lows,

You also then get to wait with baited breath for the retribution they will receive, especially the more instant the trap is is.

Because there are always repercussions for traps.

[mercymaker]

also, had an idea for a one-shot that would immediately get me called out canceled and excommunicated from the fandom but at the same time i have such a shitty relationship with writing that it's likely to stay in my noggin until it wears down the walls of my skull

[fluxrspar]

“Professor Selena! Every morning I see you, it’s like I’m looking at a heavenly goddess! Your thunder magic sweeps up my heart like a storm, I’d get into magic just to take your classes if I could, you know.”

“I see.”

It is with a blank expression, an emotionless tone, that Selena regards the redhead. (It is not the first time that she has received such remarks, and she highly doubts that it will be close to being the last.) Still, given the noble standing of many of the students here—and likewise, how many nobles would see and judge the behavior of Garreg Mach’s residents—it’s almost impressive that he tried at all.

“…” (More silence—the more awkward she makes it, the better.)

Then, after sufficient pause, she turns and walks away.

[elvenbeard]

Road Trip 1/4 🏙️

Kerry: "Fuck, couldn't even tell ya when the last time was I went on a road trip." V: "Never been on one at all." Kerry: "... you kiddin'?" V: "Well, I guess you could count that half year I worked as a roadie. But that was more work than fun." Kerry: "If you're travelling with a band and don't've stories of wild escapades to tell on day two you're doing somethin' wrong." V: "That so?" Kerry: "Okay... lemme tell ya a story..."

I recently talked about how I love imagining Kerry and Vince on a long-ish road trip together, telling stories, absentmindedly holding hands, just enjoying the scenery and getting away from NC for a little while. And starting arguments with random radio DJs about old songs xD I bet Kerry has many stories to tell not only about his Samurai times but also his own tours and the shenanigans he went up to. Even Vince has a handful of travel stories to share, although he's not nearly as far-travelled as Kerry.

Where are they headed here? Not as important as they way to get there...

[thatonebjp]

Another Magic card I saw in a dream and couldn't stop thinking about.

What is "an event occurring"? Well, in my dream when I played this card in Arena, it gave me like a thousand different options of things to happen. The only one I remember is making three 6/6 creature tokens. So yeah, it's a pretty strong card.

Even in my dream I knew it was busted, so much so that I woke up in the dream and, in the outer layer of the dream immediately went to look up if that card was actually real, which it still was.

[lixbf]

ive been playing so much hades 2 atp i feel like the first Big early access patch is gonna legit change my life....

[pyro-madder]

was there confirmation from the devs that gascoigne has two daughters or did we all take the older one's words at face value when everything else in the game points otherwise