#but im just saying. it would be fun and its fun to think about.

[sha-brytols]

never apologize these give me life. it's also frustrating when you try to point this out because ALWAYS either one of two things happens:

"um ☝️🤓 actually 🙄 this is a really unfair assessment and actually says more about YOUR perception of gender politics that you believe mythal is meant to be the Evil Crazy Bitch Ex Wife" and for some reason no amount of explaining that you are specifically criticizing this as an idea being set up by the devs in the actual game itself will ever actually get through to people

"oh 🤨 so women aren't allowed to be nuanced anymore? 🤔 we can't have flawed female characters? 🙄 it's sexist for female characters to be portrayed in a toxic relationship?" and this one really grinds my gears because it ISN'T nuanced and it ISN'T complex and the entire thing was framed by the devs in such a way that illustrates everything as ultimately mythal's individual fault.

like i like the idea of mythal and solas having a codependent and mutually destructive relationship in theory and i LOVE the idea that this ultimately manifests in the literal annhilation of their world as they know it because THEY'RE GODSkindof! but this isn't how it plays out. there is absolutely NO point in the entire game where solas is given literally any agency over his own actions. why did he destroy the titans? mythal told him to. he actually says in this 🥺 heartbreaking tone "what we're doing is awful" just to really drive home the point of he didn't want this. why did he use the titans life force as a tool to strengthen the evanuris? mythal told him to. see, she even forced him to abandon his spiritual form despite him not wanting to and he even told her he thinks its dangerous to harvest the blood of the titans, he's just that loyal and devoted to her! why is he tearing down the veil? he's fulfilling mythal's final wish and he literally cannot stop himself because he's so broken by his loyalty and devotion to her that he's unable to consider any other path. why did he STAB VARRIC AND USE HIS LIKENESS TO MIND CONTROL AND MANIPULATE ROOK? BECAUSE OF MYTHAL‼️

this is what drives me so crazy like i see fans (especially solasmancers) actually buying into this and it makes me want to rip my hair out. even that infamously despised ending where he relies on mythal's favor rather than the inquisitor's to finally break the cycle seems so insidious to me. like the writers were specifically grabbing you by the shoulder to be like "don't worry, girl! he WOULD have stopped for you! he wanted to stop for you! he just couldn't because of his evil ex wife! blame her! ^_^" like all of this was just specifically so that fans of solas didn't have to reconcile any of the bad things that he does as his own actions and i'm not even saying this as a dig against solavellans im saying YALL WERE ROBBED AND YOU'RE STILL FEEDING INTO THIS EVEN WHEN YOU'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW MUCH IT SUCKED.

i like solas! i hate that i even feel like i have to say this because my opinion on him shouldn't matter in a discussion about misogyny but because there's now this narrative that any interpretation of him as anything but a poor little meow meow who got fucked over by the devs with a hidden agenda i feel like i have to clarify that i'm saying this partly because this completely destroys everything that made him so fun and appealing. like imagine if da2 genuinely leaned into the notion that anders was completely innocent and just being manipulated by justice this whole time and nothing he did was ever his own decision like does that not SUCK ALL POSSIBLE INTEREST OUT OF THAT CHARACTER FOR YOU? why are we okay with this!!!!!! fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ikarons literally all your tags ruled but these ones especially because you dont even know how much this BUGGED ME‼️

[hiddenbeks]

carth watching in increasing despair as this random soldier he escaped the endar spire with and who agreed to keeping a "low profile" makes an enemy of tarisian nobility and the local crime lord, loses all their credits in pazaak games, enters a dueling ring with the excuse of regaining the credits but really just wants to blow off some steam, goes to a sith party with the excuse of searching for leads on bastila's whereabouts but really just wants to see how fun the sith are to party with,

[starry-bi-sky]

im dedicating this to @detectivedarling. i felt inspired after seeing their little ficlet yesterday sadhjfl 🫶

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Danny's grip on his cane tightens.

"What—"

His voice cracks. He stops, clears it, then tries again in spite of the nausea twisting in his gut. "What are — you, uh, watching, Bruce?" He sounds horribly far away.

Bruce doesn't look at him, his attention laser-focused on the screen. Which is— fine. It's usually not a problem, Bruce gets like that when he hyper-focuses on a case, and unless it's urgent — or he's been at it for hours — Danny sees no need to pull him away from it. He likes the quiet camaraderie they have, it's companionable and unique to the two of them.

He wishes he was right now though. Looking at him, that is.

That way he wasn't watching what was clearly one of Danny's ghost fights. One of the nastier ones, if the collateral damage and rubble on the street is of any indication.

Danny tries to remember which one that is. He shuffles a little closer to the desk, ignoring the rock in his stomach or the ugly weightlessness in his arms. It's not the blood blossoms, that much he knows. He just recently had an injection so it shouldn't be bothering him this soon—

So it's just nerves. Perfect.

Most footage of his fights are— messy, at best. Unusable at worst. Amity Park was obsessed with appearing 'normal' when they first started happening, and typical news stations censor the worst of the fights anyways for publishing, since they can get pretty gory at times. And ghosts move too fast to be caught on regular standard cameras, not including distance and light and—

That is to say— finding usable ghost fight videos is hard.

Danny wonders how Bruce got his hands on this one, and then stops wondering.

The audio is muted, which is - good. Good, because the fight is ugly and chaotic and clearly this was taken on someone's phone. Fuck, he can't remember if he ever saw that before — clearly not. They're hiding behind an overturned car, and Danny grits his teeth so he doesn't tell that idiot to run.

The camera turns up, and focuses on two figures in the air. It takes a few seconds, but when it does, Danny gets hit with a wave of vertigo. His grip tightens and he leans heavily on his cane, he waits for the black dots to disappear.

He- uh, he remembers this fight now. Uh, sort of.

He remembers being twelve at the time, and he remembers some of the injuries he got out of it. His eyelid spasms abruptly. This ghost wasn't one of his regulars, so he doesn't remember whatever name they had, barely remembered what they looked like up until- uh. Now.

Was he always that small? Well— Phantom's never been particularly big, perks of being a dead kid, but— it's - different. Seeing it from an outsider perspective. Was he that small? Or is it just because he's wearing a jumpsuit clearly too big for him that casts the illusion of being small?

Doesn't really - matter. Now. He can't access his ghost form, and he already knows the answers to his appearance.

Phantom is clearly bleeding, viscous and violently green like the bubbles of a lava lamp, clutching onto a limp shoulder that's missing an arm from the elbow down. Half his face is drenched in similar blood, the eye on the drenched side is closed — not because he can't see through the ectoplasm.

Danny's memories of that fight slowly come in a bit clearer. Right. He took a pole to the eye in that one. That had - hurt. A lot. Getting an eye gouged out usually does. It and the missing arm took hours to grow back.

He rubs his eye with his palm for no other reason than it itches.

The other ghost isn't untouched of any injury either, but he's not in a state of dismemberment like Phantom is.

Danny drops his gaze down at Bruce, whose sitting in his chair with his hands threaded together, looking so tense that Danny half expects to meet solid steel if he were to touch his back. His face is - blank. Terribly blank, with an intensity in his eyes that Danny doesn't see often.

He looks terribly distressed.

He opens his mouth, and finds that nothing comes out. His throat is thick with an ugly, tar-like feeling that makes his eyes sting. Kinda reminds him of when someone wraps their hands around your throat and presses. He closes his mouth, then tries again.

"B—" hhhhhh, "Buzz."

Finally Bruce looks at him, one hand slaps the space button on the keyboard, and the video pauses. His expression doesn't shift, but there's a weight in the lines of his face that reminds Danny of a set of weights sagging.

He looks quite like he's grieving something.

Bruce opens his mouth, his voice comes out terribly soft and heartbroken: "He looks like you."

Which is— a terrifying sentence in and of itself. One that makes Danny's legs shake and ignite his ragged, poison-chewed nerves alight with the need to run. An instinctive urge to deny, deny, deny.

How could he? He could say, that's a ghost, Bruce. I'm not a ghost. He could crack a joke, and ask, 'do I look dead to you?' or say something about how he knows that his parents studied ghosts, but that didn't make him one.

He could say that, and he could say it knowing full well that Bruce would see right through it. He'd probably let Danny too.

Danny closes his eyes. They sting, you see? So does his nose, right in the back like someone popped him in the face. And his throat is thick and gross and like someone stuck a spider, the big fat tarantula kind, right down into his esophagus.

He breathes in — through his mouth, because his nose stings and so it'd be best not to irritate it further with air — and it's terribly shaky and uneven. But it clears a pathway to his lungs big enough for him to say — whisper, really:

"You know, I think you're the first person to notice that."

[licensedproldier]

Notes!!

Best campaign for beginners: Fantasy High

UNANIMOUS vote from everyone haha

you see all the characters and the players learn dnd together! everything is geared towards beginners bc it was THEIR beginning also!

IT WAS BRENNAN'S FIRST TIME DMING FOR 5E????

ally's second rec for people who dont like fantasy: Unsleeping City!

Campaign they'd most like to revisit: A Starstruck Odyssey

first of all: LETS FUCKING GO

its fun because it has a combination of high-low stakes

it allows for swings that some other settings would maybe necessarily have to punish

Most emotionally devastating: A Crown of Candy

everyone immediately no questions asked knew lmao

shout out zac saying fantasy high for the bit

lou GOING for the interviewer with YOU KNOW WHICH ONE CMON >:(((

ally spreading fake spoilers lmao

"the one where we get to imagine what its like if a family member died"

THEY DECIDED TO BE A FAMILY TO MAKE IT LESS SAD?? AND THEN IT MADE IT SADDER OF COURSE IT DID. GUYS.

Funniest campaign: Starstruck/FH: Sophomore Year (what)

okay wait nvm ally is right. fhsy did get crazy.

Brennan's take: the conceit of starstruck is the funniest, but fhsy's reality of being livestreamed while lou did. THAT.

"while lou attempted to DESTROY his character WHICH IS. A PRICELESS COMPANY ASSET. while NO PRODUCER could intervene."

siobhan: its like he stole our boss's car and was like 'let me do a trick'

Campaign with the best fights: Neverafter/Crown of Candy

ally votes for neverafter's crazy and iconic battle sets!

siobhan calling out the boat fight in acoc, brennan agrees that its one of the best

lou votes for acoc because he enjoyed that they all knew they COULD REALLY die which meant no one pulled punches (ally: thats true lets do another high lethality season!)

brennan: every campaign i have allowed for the possibility of pc death, in acoc, i was AIMING for it.

"sometimes that means ONE of you is going down by episode 10 or im gonna fucking eat my hat"

they all agree they GOTTA get back to a high lethality game. brennan ill die. ill die.

THE LAST STAND SHOUTOUT. YIPPEEEE

i think its funny the captions say fuck and shit but the actual words are bleeped. like usually its the other way around.

Most anticapitalist campaign (guessing: tuc): Unsleeping City CH2

oh wow okay i actually havent watched s2 i gotta get on it frfr

"all of them but-"

"it was just like. straight up Amazon. in time."

"what was the name of the company in tuc?" "gladiator" "bamazon"

brennan talking about Null as the marxist theory of alienation....

MURPH/CODY WALSH SHOUTOUT

brennan: its very funny for murph, when all the characters are like i represent community i represent dreams! to make a character thats like. i represent an IMMEDIATELY earlier SLIGHTLY LESS harmful version of capitalism.

!!!!!!!! More d20 interviews just dropped!!!!

[sticks-stones-sonic-insanity]

Ok. Sonic 4. Metal Sonic and Amy. Sonic CD. Time Stones. Good and Bad futures. Time manipulation. All of that stuff. An idea, a concept if u will...

Agent Stone becomes the main antagonist of Sonic Movie 4 not out of a desire to take over the world, but in an attempt to use the Time Stones to save Robotnik from the explosion of the Ark.

"I already lost you once! I-! ...I can't lose you again." Half of that dialogue was the last words Stone got to speak to Robotnik.

If he knew there was a way how, he would make sure they never had to be.

[codecicle-archive]

I made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgement, and I don’t expect to be forgiven. I’m simply here to apologize

Inspiration

[ruporas]

special operatives (silly interaction beneath read more)

[ID: Digital Art in color of Trigun Maximum, characters included are Wolfwood, Elendira, and Legato in a casual meeting situation. The piece consists of orangey yellow lighting and purple shadows. Wolfwood sits on the left side, facing Elendira who��s on the right. He’s seated on a plain wooden chair with one knee up and he’s holding the strap to his Punisher in his left hand while his right sits against his thigh, He has an irritated expression as he speaks to Elendira. Elendira is sitting in a fancier seat, her right arm rests against Wolfwood’s propped up knee, her left hand holds her suitcase. She’s sitting cross legged with an amused expression. Legato can be seen in the back at the center of the image in his mobile body case, one of his eyes shown to be glaring at Wolfwood. End ID]

[ID: Sketch, uncolored comic. Elendira says to Wolfwood, “I’m not telling you to dedicate yourself to him, but just accept the situation at hand. We could get along better if we were on the same page.” Wolfwood responds, “Don’t peg me me for an optimist. I’m not dumb. But, I’m also not going to just live in resignation. Plus, I don’t have any interest in getting along with ya.” Elendira coos, “Aw, you sure? I have a wonderful shoulder to cry on when the weak people you’re trying to protect eventually dies in the coming months. Though, I guess it’s fine. Someone like you might just die before then anyway...” She snickers in her hand while Wolfwood is speechless and just glares. Legato is faintly drawn in the back, glaring at Wolfwood, muttering “worthless” repetitively. End ID]

[four-is-the-best-number]

(having a thought) yknow i always think abt that moment where X says he gets invited to a lot of parties actually. considering his nature you'd almost think he isn't that social bc they're quite meek and docile but the thing is. a lot of characters like X because they are very friendly too. so it's interesting to me that X stays with Four despite them being fairly mean, when clearly other characters like them a lot. it wouldn't be hard for X to make new friends because pretty much everyone who they meet likes them. so... why do they stick around? sure, loyalty is probably one reason. but I almost wonder if X is drawn to Four for being someone who doesn't immediately treat them like this sweet, soft character.... Four is willing to be blunt towards them when no one else really will because of the way they view X. and I think that's part of the reason why X stays. Four's confidence is something they are trying to learn from and is something they slowly do gain more of.

and that goes for Four as well. X is everything Four struggles to be. both of them inspire the other to try and change and grow. they are both learning from each other and becoming more like the other as the show continues on. okay im done having thoughts now

[ghostbeam]

thinking a bit about soulmate aus and what happens to the people who have incredibly common words for their marks things like hi how are you or welcome in or nice to meet you

like what happens then, you go your whole life thinking you'll never meet the one or that everyone has the potential to be the one, and how could u possibly know even when you say your words back, your response to such normal everyday greetings can't be all that different from the very words on your skin

[chessb0r3d]

i cracked the code.

[meamiki]

5% of a color headcanon.... two versions since b&w emphasizes the dagger more i think but i still like the warm tones ASFSADA

i am not biased towards rainbow daggers whatsoever i promise (lie)

((also friend is streaming now and im there too!! bit more info linked here, its rated mature tho))

[narfin-frood]

What do you think wander lore would be like if we had a third season ?

i really don't know, it would depend on how much of his backstory was ever intended to be revealed. like he gets close to talking about the other names people used for him in the past, and he's excited to show sylvia what he was up to a thousand years ago, but like, would we get an explanation for that little shaking wander he's so afraid of in the wanders? would we get to know what made wander so helpless he wanted to make sure nobody ever felt that way again? would we see a home planet, or a family, or any old traveling companions? or is he doomed to be vague because it makes him more magical?

honestly i think it would probably include like. a couple of little lore-drops to expand on a little more, but it wouldn't leave the audience without like a hundred more questions. i think the speculation is really fun, anyway, so i dunno if i would rather know his full life's story or if i'd rather keep guessing at whatever is most interesting to me. im just like these people except cooler and less wrong (slash j)

and tbh i don't have any real headcanons for wander's actual origin point because everything i think about feels a little unsatisfying and makes him a little too dr who. in my head, wander's been around for however long it takes the universe to forget the imprint of whatever brought him into existence in the first place, and that's all i can speculate on without feeling like melodie and her expansive tale of family and feels or whatever

[andro-dino]

Mr. and Mr. Alabaster

(this is me being cringe but free THIS IS ME BEING CRINGE BUT FREE)

true to my word, I am currently rewatching root rpg just bc I miss celgene alabaster. I was thinking a little bit too hard about him though and ended up making him a husband, so here's Sonny! he has existed for like two days and already he means the world to me.

they r,,,,, important to me. idk man i just like the idea of this big ol grumpy, shady badger guy having an adorable rabbit husband who he calls cute affectionate nicknames and they both adore each other. THEY MEAN A LOT TO ME. i have like so many thoughts about their dynamic but i can't articulate them into words so im just like hrnrnrnrnrnrnnrnrnr!!!!!!! im thinking about them so hard guys you dont understand they r taking over my brain i love them so much

i have more doodles i'd like to make of them but i guess only time will tell how many of those i'll actually be able to get down.

[captn3]

fairly odd parents still infecting my brain have a redraw

og screenshot ^ im already working on stuff with backgrounds i dont need to make even more

[fear-no-mort]

evil rick is so good because hes the first and best example of how just cringe and melodramatic evil morty is in the way he acts while being controlled by him. the slow clap, the like fake orchestra director thing he does when hes talking about the symphony of morties, the ‘we’re not so different you and i’ lines, the cut-throat hand gesture he does when saying hes gonna kill rick. u get what i mean all of that is evil morty doing that except it’s him replicating the behaviour of a rick except all of that stuff is kinda just how he is anyway. i personally think he enjoyed it a lot he had fun with it

[dogboots]

boyfriend full of facts