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[whimperingwizard]

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[mossy-rock-in-a-field]

My Mother Plays Baldur's Gate: Part 5

Summary: My retired mom is having me play Baldur's Gate 3 on her behalf because she has trouble using controllers/keyboards but still wants to "smooch the wizard boy." She is playing a neutral chaotic good wood elf druid; this is a detailed account of her crimes. Part 1 & 2 Part 3 Part 4

Sorry for the long break! Life got super busy for a second there. We're about 30-40% of the way through Act 3, and we finished up some companion quest lines and started making some plans to kill Gortash and Orin.

Here's what happened during yesterday's game session:

Scratch gave us an iron bowl at camp. My mom assumed this was somehow plot relevant, so she had me carry it around everywhere because "we might need it." I am not allowed to sell the bowl. She is a druid and her carrying capacity is still garbage. I suffer.

She LOVES Gale’s new kiss animations. I  tasked with smooching him before we leave camp every single time. Even if I just stop by to switch out a party member, I still have to kiss him goodbye. (And pet the animals, obviously.)

We accidentally blew up Volo outside the Steel Watch foundry with a poorly-placed Ice Storm that nicked the edge of the explosive barrels. His corpse was charred and unrecognizable, and my mom was distraught. She demanded to know why I blew him up, so I reminded her that casting Ice Storm was HER idea. We saved him the second time.

Cazador accidentally won his fight several times because we kept rolling dogshit initiative and got zapped by status effects before we could move an inch. The first time Astarion got turned to paste in the ritual, my mom nearly leapt out of her seat. (“RELOAD RIGHT NOW, HONEY.”) We killed Cazador on the fifth attempt, the rotten bastard.

My mom was locked in for the Iron Throne mission. The turn limit really freaked her out, and she kept second-guessing my choices every time I made a move because she was so nervous I was wasting time. I had to gently remind her that I’ve done this mission literally dozens of times. (We got everyone out with a whole turn to spare. Pfffft.)

Got the wavemother robe. I put it on Gale because I thought my mom would love it, but she was actually horrified because he “might catch a cold.” She robe is now somewhere in the camp stash next to all the spoons, iron tongs, and rags. It will probably never be found again. 

Saved the Gondians, and Mom now rides the “fuck Wulbren Bongle” hate train. Shout-out to my boy Barcus!

After watching the conclusion of The Pale Elf quest line (Astarion did NOT ascend, thank you), my mom quietly said, “I hope that actor knows how perfect he is as Astarion. What a wonderful man.” I had the pleasure of informing her that Neil Newbon won Best Performance at the Game Awards for his role. Congrats Neil Newbon, my mom is super proud of you!

Hoping to get together with my mom again soon and make some more progress through Act III. She told me to thank you for all your kind words of support!

[catebees]

Hi !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm taking advantage of this to ask for Barcus Wroot !!!! my best boi whom i love very much.

Love your art btw, i was thinking of asking for those flash comm soon !!!!! have a good evening/night !

Barcus Wroot!!!! I'm so fond of this little guy!! Take him to therapy please!

[gribbo]

In the hands of another minstrel, it would make a triumphant theme: Thorm trounced, his captives freed, his curse lifted from the land. Let another minstrel write it. The one who struggled up from the bowels of Moonrise Tower would rather find an unobtrusive corner in which to curl up and die.

"Somebody knocks you on the head every tenday," grumbles Barcus, as though it's a character flaw. His hand on the minstrel's jaw is rough and cool. "Follow my finger."

He seems to be holding up two. Peculiar. The minstrel does his best to watch them instead of falling over. "Did you see the"—he wobbles, peering over Barcus's shoulder—"aasimar?"

The Nightsong, tracking bits of Thorm across the hall, wings to Isobel in a blaze of moonfire. Barcus fails to notice. "You're more addled than I thought."

The minstrel could kiss him. If either of them deserved that.

He reports to the High Harper, who stops him midway and orders him to bed. Where bed has gone eludes him; Vally, he thinks, had shouldered his bedroll. Karlach, his pack. He looks for them in the hushed bustle of the hall: teary farewells here, his niece Nimble frowning at him there, the dead laid out yonder for the living to grieve. Harpers weeping for their fallen softly, businesslike. Victims of the cult, too, lying far from their families and friends—and Alfira where he expects her to be, hunched alone with her lute, feeling out the first fumbling chords of a threnody for them all.

It all makes sense, all of a sudden. He still has his gittern. When he drops onto the bench beside her, her hands stumble on the strings.

“Let’s sing for our supper, then,” he rasps without preamble, tuning up.

Alfira stares at him—huge, stunned eyes in a hollow face. “Really?”

Magga cammara, the minstrel thinks, she’s gotten thin. She’s not even famous yet.

“Go on,” he says gruffly. He fiddles for a moment in A minor before settling on something suitable. “I’ll back you.”

A slow, weary smile staggers across Alfira’s face.

It’s a grueling task, to sing in tribute for so many, for so long. Few would ask it of a singer so untried. But when Alfira’s voice lifts in lamentation like a rusty bell’s chime, heads turn; when he joins her in the second verse, the stentorian echo of her high mourner’s cry, the hush that follows is a grim gratification. They play long after their voices fail. He’s nodding over the gittern, his fingers plodding across the strings, when a warm, heavy hand envelops his shoulder. “Silk?”

“Karlach.” His voice scrapes like an old hinge. He blinks up at her, wondering why she’s so blurry. “There you are.”

“Here I am, sangster.” She turns from him, speaking gently to someone else. “Get some rest, Fira, hey?”

Whoever’s leaning on him rises with a willing mumble, leaving him cold. There’s a head on his knee, he realizes; he gives Mirkon’s curls a drowsy pat, then nudges him awake. Someone lifts the boy and carries him away. Around the hall, the torches burn like drowning stars.

Karlach’s hand keeps him steady. “Can you walk?”

He wobbles up. To his consternation, the hall tilts. Around him, the torchlights stretch and spin—

“Whoops,” Karlach says—and whisks him off his feet, bearing him who-knows-where. Hellion. He should object, probably. Keep his eyes open, certainly. Beneath his head, the machinery in her chest—that horrid death-clock, ticking—rattles a radiator-cough.

She smiles grimly at it. “Will you play one of those for me?”

A funeral dirge. His own tired heart beats off-tempo. “Oh, Karlach.”

“It was beautiful,” she says in her plain, awful way. “Will you?”

He’d sooner cut off his hands. Milil, he thinks, help me play happier music for these people. That triumphant theme. It’s in me, somewhere.

“Sangster?”

A voice speaks up somewhere past his eyelids. “Is he all right?”

“Asleep.” An infernal yawn. “Hells. I’m beat, too.”

Not quite asleep, he thinks. There’s a space between sleep and wakefulness, now, where the Prism-bearers’ minds mingle and meet. Gale’s drifting off thinking about a real bed, with sheets and blankets and such, so all of them are thinking about real beds. Them, the minstrel thinks muzzily, who are we, who are us.

Karlach’s thoughts, blunt and amused, brush his. You sound like that brain-thing.

Shadowheart, ever the eavesdropper, dips in. Are we going to keep it?

That headcheese? asks Vally.

Whatever will it eat, thinks Wyll, in our company?

Tsk’va. Lae’zel pretends to miss his joke. The creature is an abomination.

So are we, darling.

We! cries the intellect-devourer, somewhere else. It’s skittering after a rat, its simple joy rippling through their minds in alien hues. Whee!

Not a theme, the minstrel thinks, absently. Not a theme. He blinks up at Karlach with some effort. “Odd little medley, ours.”

Karlach blinks back at him.

Then she grins, brushfire-bright. “Catchy."

[kitthenameless]

I finished my weird NPC run!

I gotta be honest, I had fun doing this, but I was ready for it to be over after a while, so I focused on the main quests in Act 3. But they did also solve a murder, beat down Lorroakan, save Minsc, save Volo, and make Barcus the new Ironhand leader. They unfortunately did not save most of the Gondians, but they tried. Those two fights and the lead up the brain were a mess, but the rest went really well and were less of a mess than they usually are for me. (I know Balanced with five characters would be a cakewalk for many players, but I suck at this game lol, and I prefer roleplaying with spells, weapons, etc. over perfect builds.)

In the end, they defeated the brain and all met up again for the party. I let Jaheira, Halsin, and Minsc join the group and stay at the tavern, so they were at the party too. Zevlor and Tiefling Tav are now a happily engaged couple. Abdirak, Kar'niss, and Half-Drow Tav are a happy little throuple. My two tavs probably wouldn't have become friends in normal circumstances, but they went through a lot together and were there for each other. They couldn't save everyone, and some of them still have their own personal struggles, but a happy ending overall!

Also, if it's still working with Patch 7, I just wanted to recommend the "Recruit Any NPC" mod, if you wanna do something different to switch up your gameplay. It lets you clone characters so you can choose a class and level them up, but you still get their special abilities, attacks, etc., which was really cool. (I made Abdirak a cleric and had him use his unique Loviatar weapons for most of the game just for fun, even though they weren't the best. I made Kar'niss a ranger/druid for his hunting skills and web/poison, but he mostly used his own unique claw attacks anyway. I made Zevlor an Oath of Devotion paladin because I'm unclear on whether he's actually an oathbreaker, and necromantic stuff doesn't suit him.) Anyway, a lot of fun just for a silly, headcanon-y run!

Mods: Pretty Boys Head Presets by cedastarions. Viking Hairstyle by badwitch69. Yennefer's wardrobe by Bububull. Robes and Armor of the Absolute by Syrchalis. Weeviljester's Ethereal Heads. Ghouls Customization Compendium - Custom Heads Horns and Beards. Alternate Tiefling Tails by samplevi. Sorry if I've forgotten any, I have so many that sometimes I don't even remember what's a mod or what's vanilla.

[fatale-distraction]

You seem like the best person to ask, Apologies if it's inappropriate. How does Barcus fair eating Tav out?

Barcus Down Under

Oh anon, we’re getting as deep into some personal Headcanons as Barcus is in Tav’s respective genitalia.

Also I did my best to keep trans and non-binary Tavs in mind while I wrote this. Everyone deserves a little Barcus in their lives.

Under the cut because ~vulgarity~

Barcus has spent most of his life being jerked around by Wulbren. The way I see it, IF he has experience with other people, he’s most likely been with other male gnomes, maybe a female gnome here or there, but he’s not going to have a whole lot of experience with women.

Wulbren is also a fucking prick, and if he engaged in any sexual activity with Barcus, it was most likely non-reciprocal head from Barcus.

Barcus is not the kind of guy who does anything half-assed. He sucks a cock like no one’s fucking business. He’ll get all the way down to the base and make it look easy. He knows how to use his lips, his tongue, his hands, he’ll even get his teeth involved if they’re into it. He’s creative, too, this isn’t going to be a standard blow-and-go. He’ll draw it out, play with the head, the balls, the shaft separately and in tandem. A Barcus BJ is an Experience.

If Tav has a vag, he’s probably a little nervous about going down on them, but he’s never let nerves stop him before. He’ll throw himself in there right up to his ears. He’ll suck their clit like he sucks cock, and he’ll do a damn good job of it. His fine-motor skills are second to none, being an expert alchemist and tinkerer. He’s got quick, clever fingers and intuition on his side, so it doesn’t take him long to figure out the spots Tav likes touched and exactly how they like them touched.

Barcus might seem like a nervous little fellow, and he absolutely is. But he’s also creative, passionate, and highly skilled at what he does, and in spite of Wulbren diminishing him at every opportunity, when he’s good at something, he fucking knows it.

And boy is he good at head.

[hustlemeanokay]

Random Shots . Baldur's Gate 3 feat . Scratch the Best Boy . Wyll Ravengard . Barcus Wroot (team Barcus) . Karlach Cliffgate . Elminster Aumar . Isobel Thorm . Jaheria . Blurg

[avionvadion]

We've angered enough gods, lol. I think there's only... one that's on our side right now??? Anyways, MILD GALE and MASSIVE GONDIAN/IRONHAND GNOMES SPOILERS BELOW.

Welcome to the anxiety club!

PFFFT. Mood.

Astarion, you literally gave up the chance to be a Vampire Ascended. What are you talking about???

OH SHIT GORTASH. HEY. HI. SORRY I MISSED YOUR ORDINATION CEREMONY. MY BADS. HONESTLY HAD NO IDEA WHERE IT WAS TAKING PLACE BECAUSE OF HOW SIDETRACKED AND DISTRACTED I GOT. HOW'S IT GOING??? WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE YOU HERE.

Alskjfldkjfldkjfldk, I was so tempted to go with number three. I love that it's even an option. You can see Astra contemplating the pros and cons of telling him to "f" off.

OMELUUM!??? BUDDY!??? YOU'RE HERE!??? WHY ARE YOU HERE!???

So many surprise encounters and I'm just trying to finish my massive list of sidequests.

Anyways, long story short I freed all but one of the hostages- that one was killed on his way running out by the enemies. Astra and Wyll were also... blown up, because Astra died and Wyll wouldn't have made it out. Omeluum got Karlach out just in time. Astarion was the first to reach the ladder.

All the baddies decided they were gonna gang up on my girl. T_T It was very rude of them. Poor Karlach had to do all the lockpicking. I had to keep reloading so she could roll natural twenties because she needed a 25. RIP. I probably could have restarted and sent Astarion that way instead, but, well, it's fine.

Everything's fine.

Poor Astarion. I find it absolutely hilarious that the game put him in charge since Astra was out of commission. Just, oh, what's that? Your wife died? Your turn to hold the braincell, then!

Imagine him getting up to the submarine and waiting for everyone to hurry up, and Karlach and Omeluum appearing- but Astra and Wyll are nowhere to be seen, and Karlach is like, "I tried to help her, but the bastards shot her back down! Before I could try to carry her and Wyll, squiddie over here teleported me."

Omeluum: "A thank you for saving your life would have sufficed..."

And the prison is already exploding so Astarion has no choice but to maneuver the submarine to safety.

WITHERS, PLEASE, MAN IS TRYING TO REVIVE HIS WIFE. BESIDES, HE'S MOST LIKELY GREY-ACE, ANYWAY. LEAVE HIM ALONE.

Astarion did not wake up this morning thinking he was going to have to revive Astra and Wyll.

I've.... never actually had to revive a character yet. I've always been able to "help" them back up, so Withers and the twenty Revivify Scrolls I have were just... chilling all seventy hours of my playthrough so far. Huh.

ONWARDS TO THE FACTORY.

BADA BOOM, BABY!!!!

Gods, I can't stand this asshole. Genuinely regret saving him.

YOU TELL HIM!!!! GO OFF, KINGS!!!

I am... so proud of Barcus right now, oh my gods. This is so satisfying. Finally he's breaking things off with that toxic genocidal asshat. I knew it was too much to expect an apology from Wulbren, but for Barcus to call him out on his bullshit and dump his sorry ass??? PERFECTION. I love this gnome so much. He does his best.

DON'T YOU FREAKING DARE LAY A HAND ON MY BOY BARCUS WROOT. I WILL FIREBALL AND MAGIC MISSILE YOUR FACE IN, WULBREN. KARLACH WILL CLEAVE HER AXE THROUGH YOUR SKULL.

HA!

BARCUS, MY BOY!!!!!!!!! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU RIGHT NOW!!!!!

[mongoose-bite]

This little smile means she's gonna move the planes to get your soulmate back, Barcus. A nice reminder that if you treat people well and do good, you can kindle the light and even someone who seems like an arsehole can be your friend. And some people refuse to improve regardless.

WTF is this??? this raises so many questions. There are blood banks? Asterion steals from them (I can't imagine he pays?) Does he just carry around jars of blood like Starbucks cups?

Speaking of drinking gross things, Faye brought Omeluum the mushrooms and sensing the illithid thought she didn't have the stomach for it, took the potion and managed to keep it down. To no great use, sadly. When it offered her the ring her first thought was 'but don't you need it to hide from elder brains?' but that wasn't a conversation option available to me. Stay safe, my squiddy friend. Even illithid can manage not to be arseholes when they try.

Goodbye Underdark, and goodbye act one.

I was feeling a bit bad about leaving Wyll stuck at camp all the time, but I have a problem with warlocks. Conceptually they're amazing: mechanically I don't know what they're for. I know there are broken hexblade multiclass builds out there, but as a whole the class confuses me. So thanks to his transformation, Wyll has now come under the effects of chaotic magic, and I gave him a couple sorcerer levels. I do think I'll give him at least one more in warlock for multiattack, but I'm hoping he'll be a bit more use now. I also gave him a handful of thieves' tools. I was considering a rogue multi, but his dex isn't that great.

Time to see if the gith can help us; Faye actually thinks they're probably her best shot cause they're a people with actual experience dealing with mindflayers, unlike most people we've talked to. She is absolutely not going to steal a child, (even if the person asking is a silver fox - player not character talking here.) But asking politely is something she's prepared to do, if it looks like it will save a life.

The look on her face. How the hell did a gith lay something this size?

What is this strange feeling; the entire party approving of my actions? All because I left a sour-faced spoilsport at camp. I expect there's probably some sad, spoilery reason why tumblr isn't flooded with art of Blurg and Omeluum raising a gith. Why can't a family be a hobgoblin dad, an illithid parent, and a gith baby? (Can you imagine presenting that to your DM as a character backstory? Although stranger things have happened; our OotA party permanently turned a beholder into a dwarf...long story.)

I had to burn all but one of my inspiration dice to get Laz'ael out of the machine, and Faye's actually pretty proud of her for sticking with them despite it all; gives her a bit of hope for Shadowheart, whom she hopes is paying close attention to this crisis of faith (she's probably busy learning the wrong lessons.)

So the creche overall was terrifying, and Faye is wondering just how many more impossibly powerful beings she's gonna piss off before this is over. She's still half-convinced the Samoan drow in the astral plane is an illithid trick, but that doesn't mean it's not telling the truth about the gith. She didn't deface the portrait in the creche, obviously, but oh boy Dyce has form should he ever come this way.

Faye doesn't follow any god. The hag tossed insults about her having one, but when she went toe to toe with the drow in the Underdark, she declared it her Oath against his god. To paraphrase Cromwell, it's not her faith in the gods that guides her, but her faith in herself. If Lethander turned out to be a liar, Faye's beliefs would not change.

Which means when you go back to camp after the second most terrifying and awful day of your life, there's no one to pray to to watch over and protect you. But you can pat your dog. My poor girl. She's not yet desperate enough to try Volo's needle, because she can't imagine it will work, but she's crossed an awful lot of other options off the list.

[zoneofsmites]

Barcus Wroot: You saved me. Now you'll extort me. That's how this works, yes?

BARCUS MY BEST FRIEND BARCUS HELLO <3

Anyway no extortion here sweetheart, Lucien is a nice polite boy who likes helping people.

[busybee217]

Where is Barcus?

I save him and the rest of the deep gnomes in the grymforge but instead of telling him to rest at my camp (because I’m okay the dark urge and was afraid my character would kill him) I told him I wished him the best on his journey. Now I’m in act 2 and he isn’t in the last light inn or moonlight towers. So where is he? Where’s my boy?

[darkmatter-nebula]

Colli plays a online game with his friends

Greetings! Thank you for the request!

I apologize for not writing it earlier, my dear anon. My day was very eventful.

Bonus Points: I'm going to include Hunter. Since he isn't only Colli's beloved big brother, he also is the starboy's best friend.

Drabble: The Online Game

It was a quiet afternoon on the Boiling Isles as a certain small starboy with a heart as pure as freshly fallen snow and otherwordly fluffy lavender hair played the Demon Realm version of an online game with his friends.

Hunter, who was Colli's big brother and best friend, was playing too. Colli was sitting on the young Grimwalker's lap. Hunter's magenta eyes were filled to the brim with endless love and adoration for his beloved little brother.

Gus, Willow, Amity, Emira, Edric, Matt, Steve, Skara, Viney, Boscha, Jerbo and Barcus knew how much Colli and Hunter loved and adored each other. The kindhearted eternal little boy and the blonde boy were the most inseparable pair of brothers.

《You two are so incredible precious!》 Flapjack, who was sitting on Hunter's shoulder, chirped. "Awwww, thank you! You are precious too, Flap!" Colli had a very sweet smile on his adorable multi-colored face as he said that.

Colli, who bonded with Flapjack shortly after the Eclipse Lake incident, was able to understand every single word of his beloved big brother's Palisman. The red cardinal was incredible dear to him and vice versa.

Hunter couldn't hold himself back and kissed lovingly Colli's freckled cheek. The immortal celestial boy immediately snuggled up to the former Golden Guard. "I love you." "And I love you, Hunter. More than anything."

The End

[nuka-rockit]

BG3 Ask Meme: 3, 10, and 15 for Cassander?

3: Race and subclass? Tiefling Bard, College of Swords

10: Are they proficient in playing any instruments? Yes, he is proficient in the violin. (fun ooc fact I chose this because I thought the "devil playing the fiddle" trope was funny)

15: What NPC's do they like? Which one's do they dislike? ho boy. there are too many npcs in this game to list them all, but i can go for some of the more significant ones. He likes mol, she is pragmatic and can handle herself. He's grown to like Barcus. He respects Dame Aylin's no-nonsense approach and thinks Isobel's reactions to her girlfriends antics are just precious. He appreciates Rath for sticking to his principles during the grove problem. He respects Varsh Ko'kuu for going against the creche an keeping the egg alive. I guess the best answer is he likes people with a backbone who don't try to swindle him. His memory loss may factor into this, but he's grown to like people who can face pressure without faltering too easily. that said, he doesn't like Kagha (too easily manipulated), he hates Nere for his undeserved overinflated ego, and he thinks He Who Was is a prick. He hates being ordered around and being treated like an errand boy.

[desmondkane-of-ao3-fame]

What would a skarlow version of for the future be like, both if she stayed at the boiling isle and went to the human realm?

So I already answered what a Skarlow FTF would look like if it Skara had been to the Human Realm here, but I haven't done one for if Skara was still on the BI. So this one will answer the former question you asked, and you can read the latter in the previously linked post.

To start, a few fun headcannons for Skara during her time in FTF I thought would add a little flavor that work both in and out of a Skarlow-ized version of the episode:

While Matt and Jerbo work on a coup in secret, Skara’s the most active and vocal in her disdain for Boscha’s rule. At least once a week, she makes a grand speech in an attempt to get the other New Hexsiders to rise against her, but often this just ends up with her being thrown in front of Boscha for judgement. Mikki always recommends the detention pit for her, but in the only time Boscha ever tells her no, she always gives Skara a smaller, less terrible punishment. She rationalizes this as her not wanting to hurt her best scout (which Skara is), but Boscha knows in her heart of hearts it’s because she still cares about her former strategist and best friend, even if she doesn’t care for her…

The closest Skara ever came to raising a real uprising against Boscha was inciting a riot with members of the Baby Class, but given that they were a bunch of toddlers it didn’t go as well as Skara had hoped. It also led to the worst punishment Skara had to deal with: having to actually read to the kids to try and pacify them. Skara still has nightmares about that day, and the scars on her cheek are a reminder of the brutality of tiny children.

Viney and Skara both miss playing Flyer Derby immensely. Sadly, with the BI schools Flyer Derby leagues out of commission, mixed with most of their team being Titan-knows-where, the two don’t get to play the real game at all. However, in those few moments where Hexside’s halls are quiet, the two girls grab the nearest flag-like items they can find, strap them to their staffs, and fly around chasing each other until one of them catches the others flag. Viney often wins these games through speed and magic alone, but Skara can win a few rounds thanks to her knowledge of Hexsides layout and strategies. And honestly, she just likes to have this brief moment where she can pretend she’s just a kid playing sports again.

Speaking of Viney, Skara and Viney develop a sisterly relationship in their time at New Hexside. They were already friendly enough before thanks to being on the Entrails together, but going through the apocalypse together brings friends closer, and in these dark times, the other is the only person the other feels they can confide in. Whenever they can’t do fake Flyer Derby, the two usually spend their free time talking about how much Boscha sucks, random junk about old soap opera’s they liked, and occasionally getting existential and sad about the rest of their team, hoping that they’ll eventually find them, somewhere in the wastes of the BI. Though Skara likes to talk about how much she misses the teams captain in particular…

And now, the actual episode stuff:

As much as I love our little Gremlin Boi Matt, Gremlin Girl Skara would mostly be taking over his role in the episode for the purposes of making it Skarlow, since he has a surprisingly large role in it. So since I’m assuming the episode would be 45 minutes still (thank you Disney you worthless sons of…) many of Matt’s roles will be assumed by Skara, including introducing them to Boscha (with the same annoyed bent) and showing them the ‘secret’ room (though Matt will get to keep his ‘MANtholomule’ bit).

When Skara and, Barcus, and Matt find the Human Realm gang, she jumps at the chance to hug Willow, babbling on about how grateful she was to find her and how she’s been looking everywhere for her! When Gus points out he and Hunter are there too, she adds them to the hug, which she’s happy to share with her awesome team, though she wonders why including them in her hug with Willow feels so… off.

When they get back to New Hexside, Skara’s happy to show Viney how the rest of the Entrails are OK. It’s Viney’s turn to give the team a big group hug, one Skara gladly participates in. And, for some reason, when she’s next to Willow, she feels… a lot nicer about it…

When they go to Jerbo and Matt’s secret room, Skara says her memories are the ones they took the photos from. When Willow asks why she made the photos, Skara says she just likes to remember the times when she had a real team, a real group of friends who she cared about. She thanks Willow for giving her that, for giving her the chance to experience what that’s like. Willow, beaming, states that Skara’s gonna know what that’s like again when they kick the Collector and Belos’s butts and save the BI.

When Willow gives Hunter the Flapjack picture and thinks she made things worse, she leaves, with Skara leaving to go talk to her. However, before she can call out to help, she’s stopped by a tiny figure, throwing a small handful of sleeping nettles in her face…

When Skara awakens, she realizes she’s been dropped off next to a panicking Willow in a hole beneath the school. Skara tries to help her calm down, but Willow gets only more anxious, unable to stop her powers from growing more and more out of control, including taking Skara by the arms. As Willow says that Boscha was right, that she’s simply ‘half a witch,’ Skara yells about how that’s a load of crap: she tell Willow about how amazing she is, how great a captain and friend she is, how fun and kind she is, how grateful Skara is for Willow in her life. She’s able to break free of the plants and hug Willow, much to Willow’s surprise. Still, Willow hugs back as Skara tells her to let everything out. In this case, Gus and Hunter arrive later, with Skara comforting Willow still as she talks about how much life has been weighing on her. Still, one of her plants causes a cave-in, which Hunter saves them from.

Skara joins the Human Realm squad to fight Kikimora, but when Boscha arrives to fight Kiki and defend the Human Realm squad with Hexside, Skara decides she has to stay with them, that the best she can do now is help earn them some extra time. Willow hugs her, thanking Skara for all she’s done, and how she can’t wait to see her again, which gets Skara to turn as red as her Bard uniform. Still, she hugs Willow back, and as Willow runs off, Skara gets on her Palisman and flys at Kiki, ready to protect her friends and crush team captain!

[corgiteatime]

Further updates on Gar the Bard:

Whenever someone asks Gar a question that involves Forgotten Realms lore he doesn't know, my husband just yells, "I'm a Pokemon!" at the TV

Shadowheart is alllllllll over Gar. We're pretty early on and she's already admitted to being a Sharran AND wanting to be a Dark Justiciar.

My husband made the worst yucked out face when he saw how gnolls got made

Gar saved Barcus!!!!!! Yay!

My husband interrupted the troll and the bugbear fucking in the barn but then he felt bad and reloaded to leave them alone. "They aren't hurting anyone!" he says.

He met Raphael. He wasn't impressed.

He is unsure if Laezel came onto him when she said she might reward him with riches if he helps her quest, because he's a dragonborne.

Gale ate a locket. My husband almost fed him good gear until I intervened and told him to use a shitty locket instead of THE REALLY GOOD GLOVES HE BOUGHT WHAT THE HELL HONEY YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT

Still not a fan of Gale which is hilarious because my husband has a PhD and Gale talks like he has a PhD in magic. I think this is some "doctorate vs doctorate" violence happening here. It really has nothing to do with the losing magical items.

He let Astarion steal his blood. He originally found Astarion off-putting but he's warming up to him now he has a glimmer of what Astarion's whole deal is.

When he does talk to Astarion, he's calls him "worst boy" in a friendly tone

Wyll is "Best Boy"

He doesn't have a nickname for Gale. Ouch.

Karlach has been added to the party! He's known Karlach for 30 seconds and he's ready to die and/or kill for her.

Me watching my husband play BG3 and pointing at the TV to telling him which tiefling NPCs he will need to save because I like those NPCs and I used my "I will be an unhappy spouse if you don't do this" voice because I know he needs to experience Rolan's family whole story arc.

[tedturneriscrazy]

Uh, I'm running out of ideas for how to introduce these things...

Anyways, Any Sport in a Storm!

May my Huntlow dreams come true

From denial to acceptance in record time, impressive!

Also, tape? My dude, I know nothing about sewing, and even I can tell that's some clown shit

"Consider this a test" consider my foot in your ass, Phil

The way Raine looked back at Hunter...now I'm curious about their previous relationship

Also, not liking the way Terra is leading Raine around...

Good to see Darius again, if only because of Keston John's voice😍

Ooh, Golden Guard lore! Seems like it's a legacy position, which makes sense

Hunter desperately seeking approval and validation while Darius is clearly sick of his shit

"You're very good at doing exactly what you're told" That's gonna come back later

Shortened title again? Not sure if they're making more time for longer episodes or putting off having to change the title sequence again...

Hell yeah, more Willow working out!

You got this, Willow!

Oh, shit! That's her dads! I bet that's how they met!

Where did her new glasses come from, though?

Also, lol at "Eye of the Liger"

Ah, so it was an errant locker

I also love how they both knew that Willow could save them

Important information, Gus

Oh, the way Luz fluffs Willow's hair❤❤❤ (Yes, I multiship, what of it?)

Azura Book Club real?!...Wait, I knew that already, I saw the promos lol

"I am so excited to hear the next words coming out of your mouth" Bruh, stop giving me Willuz fuel /hj

Hyping up badass Willow so far, so I'm definitely loving it

I wonder if Gus carries around confetti now, as well, thanks to Luz

I think I saw a comment about it elsewhere, but the whole club fair premise is so anime, and it's great

BABIES♥🥺

This show really likes to say "Ages 6-11," doesn't it?

Uh oh, here comes Boscha

Luz is nerding out so much here, I love her

Hermosa ❤❤❤

Hey, I'm allowed some Lumity marking

The author of Azura? Luz seems confused

Human or demon? Interesting...

Also, lol at Boscha wanting attention

Love the way they just excitedly run off

"You guys aren't cute! I still have more friends than you!" Quality, not quantity, Boscha. You're just jealous you don't have an awesome girlfriend

Oh, this is gonna go swimmingly for golden boy /s

Great job selling your cult, buddy

Oh, hey, it's Barcus!

"Banish card" lmfao the disrespect

Oh no, critical thought that runs counter to his indoctrination! His one weakness!

(Also, good on you, Jerbo)

Bruh just get off her tail wtf

So we finally have a name for abomination professor: Professor Hermonculous!

This guy's kind of a dick, huh

Well, Willow, you're about to find one, at least

SNATCH!

Scary, then sweet. Classic Willow

Very enthusiastic handshake

Caleb Jasper Bloodwilliams...First rule of lies: keep it simple

"Fly doobie" not in a TV-Y7 show

That all sounds...intense

"I don't feel sick" has the same energy as "I'm not putting anything down," change my mind

Aw, Gus is looking out for Willow❤

LUZ AND AMITY ARE LITERALLY LISTING THE FAN THEORIES I FUCKING CAN'T SHHDJDJJEI

I'm also glad to see that, yes, Amity is just as dorky as Luz

Canceled? Oh, no!

The fruits of the recruitment drive

...not the best first impression

Oh, no, are we in for a crisis of confidence for Willow?

"Half a witch" Hmmmmmmmm

Oh, never mind, Willow is persistent

Loving that face

Ooh, Skara's smart, too! That one post of mine still holds up!

"Now I'm only scarred emotionally!"

I actually really like how Gus and Hunter bounce off of each other, surprisingly

And Willow is an effective leader and good at recognizing where everyone's strengths lie

Now we have context for that one screenshot

The chase is on!

The bird phone just flying into the window lmfao

Looks like Darius' Me Time is being interrupted once again

BETRAYAL

Game on!

Okay, yeah, Gus and Hunter camaraderie is good, actually

Even got the Gatorade dunk

I'd knock "Emerald Entrails," but it seems rather fitting for the Boiling Isles

Luz and Amity are gonna see that group selfie and have...a reaction

Damn, Viney, that's cold

Oh, here's actual betrayal

Dammit, blondie, you had a good thing going and you fucked it up

Also, way to show your hand so abruptly

So Darius sent the scouts, huh?

Prime usage of Steve

Man, Hunter is really just describing all kinds of awful shit with zero self awareness or introspection. Apparently critical thought is just not a thing in the Emperor's Coven

Ah, there's the crisis of confidence

"Can you?"

(Let me just take another opportunity to praise Keston John's voice acting. So good)

Oh I don't like that about the palismen

"Steve is beginning to regret his choices" Why is this such a mood?

The way they're still bringing up theories while chasing that author, holy shit they're such nerds ❤

Tiny Nose?! Tinella Nosa?!?!

Tibbles....

And Mattholomule? Who else is in on this?!

Bro Amity is the only person on the Isles buying the Azura books I fucking

Yeah, punch 'im! And may this be his last appearance

Mmm, yes, casually rest your head on Amity's shoulder. I mean, sorry about that whole thing, but at least y'all can be cute together

Those Penstagram posts are 💯💯💯

Well, valiant attempts, but Darius is a coven head, after all

I was gonna say something else, but we're still on that previous point

Starting to get Horde Prime flashbacks

Better late than never on doing the right thing, I guess

A small blush, I'm sure this won't be totally overanalyzed and possibly blown out of proportion /j

(That said, my Huntlow brainrot will take what it can get)

Buh?!

Huh, well then, Darius, I guess you get this:

I did not have "Darius as a good mentor figure" on my nonexistent Bingo card, I am pleasantly surprised

They gon write fanfiction together this just keeps getting better

"I am really digging those outfits" Damn, Luz, be more bisexual, why don't you

Their reactions to Hunter remind me of the end of Hooty's Moving Hassle (God, that seems like a different show entirely at this point)

Well, that was a nice, light episode! Drama! Flair! Facepaint! But nothing too plot heavy or angsty.

I think the Flyer Derby plotline stood on its own quite solidly, and it was definitely apparent that it was the main attraction here. Some more development and confidence building for Willow, and Hunter got a brief taste of actually being a kid for once.

Also, I feel the Lumity part managed to avoid overshadowing the episode, unlike in Through the Looking Glass Ruins. Their interactions were cute and sweet, yet casual and understated. Clearly girlfriends, but not too in-your-face about it, and the storyline was cute enough, even if it did have Tibbles.