#bioticbear

[undead-potatoes]

COUNTERSPELL ASK!!!!!!!!! (unless you already answered this (I couldn't find it) or it's already in your inbox)

If New Year's resolutions were a thing in Faerûn, would Jay or Aurora be the kind to make any? What kinds of resolutions would they make? Would they ever be able to keep any of them? Are there any resolutions they'd keep making over and over again, but always fail?

Bonus, because I kind of answered it in my post: What are their plans post-BG3?

I did get a similar-ish ask, but it also had like 4 other questions baked into it, so I'm answering this particular question here (also hi Nonny, if you're reading this I'm working on your ask too!)

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Jay is totally the kinda guy to make resolutions every year, and then fail horribly at keeping any of them. He'll get better at sticking to his planned schedules, he'll get home earlier so he can sleep more and better, he'll set aside time to work on his hobbies, he'll take a vacation for the first time in his life.

And then he never does any of those things, just keeps going as he always has while telling himself "last time I can be bothered with this, I swear". The resolutions mostly stay the same because his life does, and because he never manages to see any of them through.

I think he likes the idea of new beginnings, a fresh start to do things right, but it's of course a romanticized idea more that anything else.

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Aurora is more pragmatic about it, and while new beginnings is a central theme in her journey, she doesn't see the point of waiting for a particular time of year to do so.

She might say she'll do something just for fun, but it's not serious at all, and she rarely even tries to follow through.

If she did do them, they'd probably be things like "spend more quality time with loved ones" and "be kinder to yourself" (something she really needs to work on).

Cult!Aurora wouldn't do any resolutions either, and thinks it's even more stupid than post-tadpole Aurora. She has shit to do, she doesn't have time to sit around and promise herself she'll do all the things that needs doing like that.

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Bonus:

I think I mentioned this in another ask at some point, but Jay's plans for life post-game is essentially:

1) Finish all business in Baldur's Gate 2) Go to Waterdeep to live with Gale 3) ??? 4) Profit

He doesn't have any concrete plans for his future for the first time in forever, and it does him well to just vibe for a while and have Gale pamper him a bit, a gesture which he eagerly returns in kind. They're holding off on marriage at first, giving both a moment to settle into each other's lives, and just learning to know each other better in a less life-threatening situation.

Jay also needs time to feel like he actually belongs in Gale's life, especially among his wider social and familial circles (which luckily works out in the end, I hc that Gale's mom and wider family are actually pretty nice and welcoming cause I need that W for my guy).

Eventually he starts up his business again, operating out of both Waterdeep and Baldur's Gate with the help of a portal set up between the two cities (that would surly be within Gale's capabilities yeah?) I'm sure the wizards of Waterdeep would love a funky little guy who can get a hold of all sorts of weird stuff that they need.

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Aurora's plans depend largely on Shadowheart's ending. In my first playthrough I let her choose the fate of her parents, which meant they died and Shadowheart was free to live life on her own. But I'm not sure if that is my final canon, now that I know both Jay and Aurora would admit to wanting to save them if they were their own parents.

If her parents die, it's simple: Aurora, Shadowheart, and Astarion travel around Faerûn, seeing all sorts of things and getting into way too much trouble, again. They eventually plan to settle down somewhere, with both Aurora and Shadowheart keen to live a more normal life for once, and Astarion finding his own place in that life I'm sure.

If her parents live, Shadowheart stays behind to make up for lost time, while Aurora and Astarion go to the Underdark to help sort out the hoard of unsupervised vampire spawn they unleashed down there. Maybe Shadowheart eventually joins them, traveling around much like when her parents are dead, or Aurora and Astarion occasionally travel around on their own, while Shadowheart stays behind with her parents.

Either way, she has no real interest in a future where she's separated from either one of them for too long at the time.

[combines]

hello again!! as someone who comes from the 2020 fandom resurgence I am. SO SORRY. that happened a lot unfortunately. yeah we did NOT know how to act early on (ToT). I had the vibe it was a lot of people's first online fandoms.

the ship with two guys in it being dubbed butter pecan because of something something 'a lot of nuts' is again, so, so funny. Thank you for enlightening me on this, I know it's probably wild to be asked about this stuff like a decade after. This is like honestly a bit of a mystery in the fandom so it's insane finding out the source!! A real miracle the person who coined it so long ago is still active on tumblr

And speaking, it is and was INSANELY hard to dig for any 'fandom history' or even just any sort of Old post on here and I hate it.

another little question if that's okay- I'd assume that seeing the change in reception to freemance and freehoun kinda swapping around must've been bizarre as an older fan considering this was a fandom for a fps game in the early 2000's-early 2010's, in my head the vibes were kinda reversed where freemance was the big ship and freehoun was less well received by most

hiii again!!! i'm so sorry it took me a few days to answer this sdkfsmdk

i think it's super funny because both half-life: alyx and hlvrai came out within weeks of each other so you had this sort of resurgence on here of old fans returning/posting and getting excited for alyx and then a huge wave of people getting into hl in general because of the audience that hlvrai introduced. personally, i still haven't watched hlvrai because it doesn't really seem like my thing, but i'm still glad that there were so many people who enjoyed it to the point where they actually ended up playing and loving the games too!!

freemance definitely was the big ship on tumblr back in the day so yes it was very interesting to see that reversal!!!! honestly i don't think i was on tumblr too much during that time where hlvrai/freehoun really took off, and so the drama surrounding ship wars or whatever was mentioned to me secondhand. 2020 was just like the worst year of my life for personal reasons, as i'm sure for a lot of people, and i can't remember really any of it tbh LOL but you've got nothing to apologize for! i think you're definitely right, it seemed like a first fandom for many people, and that generally skewed younger. i think (hope) it's a better now at least!

tumblr's tagging/tracking/search is HORRIBLE i completly understand. i still think tumblr is the best place for fandom centralized stuff (pictures, art, gifs, etc) and until there's a new platform that does it better, i'll probably still be here, if super sporadically!

if you are interested in uncovering past hl fandom posts or just looking to follow some great people, i've tagged just some that were active in the hl fandom back in the day!!! :') i'm sure they wouldn't mind if you combed their archive looking for hl stuff/shitposts <3

@mbelyakova @littlewitchbee @temunade2 @loplins @angels-heap @anndromedea @skellagirl @bioticbear @cortnan @duamuteffe @protokol @cerviceps @axiolotl @clodiuspulcher @caramujotan @drgertiefremontphd @jauffre @owligator @saikkunen @utopianoverlord @failssafe @brogineer

[ur-promethean]

good lord thel vadam, I just realized what Cortana is holding in her hand on your icon (^o^)

yeah and when im in a discord call w taran @bioticbear it looks like lasky and cortana are sharing

[roystory4]

thoughts on why i would win in a fight against you

HOLD ON

[themoonshoes]

tagged by julianne @loveology2022 to post 6 albums that i've been listening to lately!! i will admit i have been listening to the krz memory overflow album. a lot. also i wont apologize for the amount of lord huron bc i am a creature of habit <3

if u want to do this this is me tagging you. also @areax @cerviceps @roystory4 @bioticbear >:)

[ottobooty]

me, scrolling through my dash and suddenly seeing that @bioticbear and @axiolotl are friends

[anndromedea]

Tag game! i was tagged by @ampullae and @bioticbear

Nickname: Lucky, Marshallmallow

Star sign: Virgo, Leo after the Ophiuchus shift (i.e., the sun was actually in Leo when I was born lol), and https://www.handspeak.com/word/search/index.php?id=7750

Height: 5’10′’

Last filmed I watched: Into the Spider-Verse

Favourite Musicians: Fall Out Boy, Marina Diamandis, Britney Spears, James Taylor, Walk the Moon, Clean Bandit, La Roux, Imagine Dragons, Lady Gaga, Mystery Skulls, Hozier... lots, lol

Song stuck in my head: Jellicle Cats

Other blogs: None that’ve been active for ages, except my nsfw blog which has pretty much abandoned since the nsfw ban.

Do you get any asks: Rarely, used to interact a lot more but I mostly talk with folks over the tumblr messenger or other messaging services nowadays.

Blogs following: 122

What I am wearing: Denim shorts with lace trim and not much else, it’s too hot

Dream job: Lead designer/director/writer/programmer for video games

Dream trip: A week aboard the ISS, or touring the US national parks along the west coast

Play an instrument: I play ten instruments: Percussion, mallet percussion, trombone, baritone, tuba, tenor saxophone, piano, string bass, mandolin, and ukulele.

Languages: English, broken ASL but enough to get the point across.

Favourite food: Fried okra, breakfast burritos, 

Favourite song: Echosmith’s ‘Bright’

I tag @skellagirl, @anonbea, and @sonaea

[loplins]

tag game!!! i was tagged by @hoopsamari and @bioticbear

Nickname: Lins, Lil Squid

Star sign: taurus but I’m more astronomy than astrology if you get my drift

Height: 5’9′’

Last filmed I watched: The Avengers... I liked it better this time around

Favourite Musicians: right now it’s greta van fleet, lizzo, brockhampton, and mitski

Song stuck in my head: temple theme from Zelda 2

Other blogs: hoarded canon urls

Do you get any asks: hardly ever! I’m actually planning on archiving this blog and making a new personal and art blog

Blogs following: 716

What I am wearing: pink tank top with navy cotton short shorts

Dream job: video game writer/director/designer

Dream trip: now that I’ve been to Florence, a camping trip up the Pacific Northwest sounds great

Play an instrument: vaguely can read music and play guitar/piano

Languages: I took 3 years of spanish in school and never practiced afterwards :(

Favourite food: shrimp, calamari, spaghetti, fried rice, chocolate

Favourite song: “ever?? of all time??? anything composed by a humpback whale” - keeping this factual truth from tara

i’m gonna tag @doctor-lucky and @cerviceps because I don’t actually a lot of  mutuals that go on tumblr anymore lol

[volcanows]

@bioticbear it wont let me @ u but theyre from this instant gram not sure if theyre still for sale. also they come white i just tye dyed it

[clodiuspulcher]

DUCKY’S FOLLOW FOREVER 2.0

Thank you all so much for 2000 followers! Your support of my blog and my passions and content means the world and I appreciate every note you give me. So, I want to recognize and promote some of my favorite friends, followers, and fellow fans CLASSICS BLOGS:  @marcustulliuscicero, @aegialia, @vangch, @kashuan, @ozzery, @euryalus, @atreides, @marcusanthotius, @pythionice, @vaeputodeusfio, @alexandrion, @didoofcarthage, @medeaofthepalatine, @thetwelvecaesars, @ciceronian, @madqueenalanna, @terpsikeraunos, @thoodleoo, @argonauticae, @wildandwhirlingwords, @owlask, @marcvscicero, @antony-cleopatra, @ultimusoctavian, @romeneverfell, @livys, @patbroklos, @valiantparadox, @catullan, @acetechne, @procaelio, @astynomi, @ancient-rome-au FRIENDS AND ALLIES: @erasregg, @assallo, @alk0n0st, @talleyelash, @maltese-swans, @bioticbear, @themoonshoes, @jimmy-mckill, @izzychao, @kitmarlowes, @hermitqueen, @vincentem, @scriboniuscurio, @skeleton-richard, @cqcandchill, @catseamus, @the-girl-who-waited-always, @alice-in-blunderland MISC. FANDOM BLOGS: @poorquentyn, @pretenderoftheeast, @warsofasoiaf, @goodqueenaly, @eliyadoodles, @stanniskingofwesteros, @stannisbaratheon, @tmgbanter, @onemountaingoatssongaday, @godblessthemountaingoats, @goddamnshinyrock, @lives-in-a-harpsichord, @turtle-paced, @gotgifsandmusings This is only a brief list, and of course I can’t list everyone, but thanks everyone, again, and I look forward to forging new friendships in the future!

[undead-potatoes]

i was gonna send you an ask about one of your bg3 character's but you've answered so many i don't even know where to start. they sound amazing btw. you're making me wanna do a proper durge run. and im in love w jay. so my question now is, are there any other character concepts floating around in your head that you wanna play? any classes you're curious to try?

YES please do a Durge run! It's so fun whether you resist or give into it, great stuff (although not for the squeamish).

And I do! I've had this idea for a bard that's a drag queen, something I would never be able to pull off in a live tabletop setting, but could feasibly do as a game character like Tav.

I'd love for them to just be painfully normal and well adjusted. No real trauma or family issues or shitty gods, just some poor soul who got squidnapped on their way to/from work who is having the worst few months of their life. They have 2 moms who run a florist business, a half-elf and a half-orc. They like to paint in their spare time. They have big pretty city boy vibes, hates camping but has a surprising amount of knowledge of surviving in the woods bc their moms would take them out there all the damn time as a kid.

It's very early stages tho, like I don't have a name (real or otherwise), and I only have a very basic outline of their personality. They're some flavor of non-binary/genderqueer, and I think maybe ace.

Gonna keep cooking them in my head for a bit, see where I go with it, if they actually get anywhere. Probably just have to make them in the character creator and it'll be all downhill from there.

Also wizard is really fun to play, but I just live vicariously through Gale so I'm good :^)

[owligator]

i want u to know that last week our house shook suddenly and violently twice in a row and for like 3 days we didnt know wHY and it was bc the new PotA movie was being filmed nearby and they set off two explosions. PS this ask is also directed @ liz bc ur both PotA crew

@cerviceps ITS HAPPENING 

[roystory4]

having watched a chunk of the alien franchise these last few weeks w @bioticbear its become apparent that in scifi its really hard for fictional android characters to respect women . rip to ash and david but nick is able to respect women enough to make up for everyone else. hes out there respecting women so hard he fails to propose to tua for 11 years, thats how dedicated he is to the cause

[pizzopaps]

half life skater au: half-pipe-life

[owligator]

bioticbear replied to your photo: i still dont really know what im doing but oh...

THAT’S SOME GOOD SHIT

TY TARA IM GLAD YOU APPROVE

jekal replied to your photo: i still dont really know what im doing but oh...

i open the tumblr app to this surprise dick pic

the-orator‘s submission proves even more prophetic than we ever could have imagined

[roystory4]

Tag game......

tagged by @canonicalgay !!!!!!!

Nickname: swans has been my nickname since forever :)

Star sign: leo baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

Height: 5’5”

Last film I watched: the master by paul thomas anderson.. i liked it

Favorite Musicians: lizzo, talking heads, dave brubeck, hans zimmer, smog/bill callahan, thad jones

Song stuck in my head: right this minute its the monsters inc theme by randy newman lol

Other blogs: cortnan (main/inspo), handful of saved urls

Do you get any asks: i used to when i was more active here!!! i kinda miss it but interacting w ppl is a lot easier on tweeter

Blogs following: 377

What I am wearing: toy story hoodie, briefs w sharks on them

Dream job: i was just talking abt this. postmaster in yosemite or acadia :)

Dream trip: right now ...somewhere on the coast of maine or somewhere further north..... in desperate need of somewhere cold and coastal so i can wear the clothes im not dysphoric in lol

Play an instrument: used to play piano/harp/guitar, not really proficiently tho lmao, looking to learn trumpet

Languages: english. some spanish but who doesnt. also really rusty latin

Favorite food: st louis style pork spareribs . dry rub no sause. or lamb and couscous

Favorite song: o god. uh gershwin’s rhapsody in blue. love dog by tv on the radio. baby i’m just a fool by spiritualized. bye bye love w roy scheider. the great curve by the talking heads. the entire album us by peter gabriel

im gonna tag @themoonshoes @bioticbear @ampullae and. i cant remember anyones urls sorry bye