#but it could have been interesting

[mangozic]

my dead goth son and his friendly neighborhood personified concept of insanity

[dw-flagler]

i'm giving it more credit than it deserves, since this is really true of any fallout game, but i will always appreciate fallout 4 for how i interacted with the brotherhood for the first time.

When i first played 4, i joined the brotherhood. They were so cool, with all that power armor and their big airship. When i first met the brotherhood in that cambridge police station quest, i didn't go there immediately, i first went back to sanctuary so that i could collect that suit of power armor the game gives you and pick up the laser musket so that I could be more impressive. like, hey guys, look, i have power armor and lasers too, i'm cool!

and i did the brotherhood quests. and like, i kept ignoring increasingly obvious signs that something about them was clearly wrong. like, my favorite companion for that first playthrough was nick valentine, and the brotherhood knights kept saying mean things about him and i was like "oh don't worry nick, they don't really mean that!"

Like, when paladin danse is revealed to be a synth, and the brotherhood tells you to kill him, i was genuinely confused. Like what are you guys talking about, so what if he's a synth? he's your friend! Obviously, i took the compromise where he continued to live but out of sight

anyway this culminated in the final battle of the main story where i was like "i'll never accept you, you're an abomination!" to the synth shaun, even though i literally didn't believe it and just didn't want the brotherhood to get mad at me. I then got the notification that "Nick Valentine hated that" and was genuinely confused. it was a real are we the baddies moment for me. like why would nick valentine hate that? i was just saying what the brotherhood wanted to hear because they're cool. I ended up sitting down for like 20 minutes trying to parse it out.

so like even though 90-95% of that whole series of interactions was because of me being a stupid kid rather than a sense of brilliance on the game's part, it's always gonna stick with me.

I should be clear, I will fully dunk on Fallout 4. It's not good as compared to many other RPGs, and especially pales in comparison to New Vegas.

The companions are flat and one-note. None of the factions are interesting, and the Institute fails to be a compelling villain or viable choice to side with. ("Why are you doing all this evil shit?" "It's... hard to explain." Fuck off.) I'm not even interested in the settlement building.

But sometimes I wanna tune up a customized power armor and stomp around blasting mirelurks with my tricked out laser rifle while my Pipboy blasts Atom Bomb Baby.

It's a fun little playground with Fallout paint on it.

[voltaical-art]

do you guys ever think about how Wyll is introduced as an archetypal fantasy hero, but then it turns out he’s a warlock, who made a pact with a devil. Do you ever think about how Ansur is described as this fantastical dragon of myth, but then when you find him, he’s turned into an undead monstrosity. Do you think about how when Wyll does the right thing, he is punished to become more monstrous. Do you think about how as Wyll’s warlock powers grow, his spells get more horrific. Do you think about how Ansur was killed by his closest friend. Do think about how Wyll was cast out by the most important person in his life. do you guys ever think about Ansur and Wyll.

[hinamie]

*catboys ur shounen protag*

[welcometogrouchland]

[ID in ALT] I've made posts before about Talia/Dick co-parenting Damian moments (will never happen but let me dream) and this came to me in a vision. Took me ages to finish for some reason 😭 and then even longer to post

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Ghouls night out

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[minnobyy]

side order doodle! based on the first trailer and concept arts from famitsu

i really liked the brown hair color that agent 8 had and the long tentacles that was in the concept art! i really wished we had a long hair style for our octolings 😭

[mohntilyet]

still i think the one of the more fun differences drawn between illario and lucanis that was lost would be illario's ability to endear himself to others but serious lack of empathy, vs. lucanis' (self perceived) inability to be charming but how much he cares. it's interesting that the game has gone with the "lucanis' ability vs illario's lack thereof" because i think illario being the dellamorte 'best in show dog' vs. lucanis' attack dog would have made me so unwell.

lucanis is... awkward. he's not unlikable, because he is usually very polite, but he doesn't speak much and only seems to care about the other dellamortes. he once sent viago de riva a knife with no note (who knows what he could have meant by this). he does what caterina asks of him, and by his own admission, cannot say no to her. he is a dramatic and prolific killer, and that makes how untouchable he is even worse.

and the crows like illario, sure, AND he's a good assassin! he's even a good crow! he's so good that he can make lucanis smile, and so he is the charming, sociable one. he's the one that stays in treviso and can be relied upon to care, illario's even the one people prefer over caterina and lucanis!

but illario is decoration. he's the prize poodle, and even if poodles were bred to be working dogs, nobody will ever pick him to protect the house over the german shepherd that regularly mauls intruders. anyways the analogy is getting away from me. the point i'm trying to make is that i want illario to have a different kind of jealousy/hatred that's not just over 'being bad at killing' but also an arrogant loathing for everyone around him that is getting harder to hide, because they've forgotten he can bite and is just itching to rip someone's jugular out. illario is very good at hiding his family resemblance to caterina, while lucanis suffers under his grandmother's, and his own, reputation.

[trans-emet-selch]

HADES WEAPONS MEANING

TANK

Misos (Paladin) - hatred, aversion - Note: can also mean anger/desire for revenge Eulabeia (Shield) - discretion, caution Thumosis (Warrior) - passionate anger, sudden rage - Note: Derived from the word Thumos. However there is a secondary word in Thymos (meaning breath) Eleos (Dark Knight) - mercy, compassion. distress from the wretchedness of another in undeserved suffering Odune (Gunbreaker) - consuming grief, burdensome distress, sorrow

HEALER

Kelesis (White Mage) - to call, invite or summon - Note: can also mean the delight soothing of the soul by hearing Enochlesis (Scholar) - distress accompanied by bodily suffering Himeros (Astrologian) - god of sexual desire. often accompanied by Eros (sometimes identified as Anteros when paired with Eros, meaning reciprocal love) - Note: can also mean the lust/longing for someone not present/gone

PHYS MELEE DPS

Menis (Dragoon) - divine wrath, anger - Note: (It is associated with the Wrath of Achilles as it is one of the first words in the Iliad) Zelos (Monk) - jealousy, envy - Note: can also mean the distress of having something/someone and having to go on without it Aischune (Samuari) - shame, disgrace, confusion of one who is ashamed of anything, ignominy, dishonor Phthonos (Ninja) - personification of jealousy. particularly that of romantic jealousy

PHYS RANGED DPS

Deima (Bard) - fear, fear of approaching evil Ekplexis (Machinist) - to strike or confound someone with surprise, fear or amazement - Note: can also mean fright/paralyzing fear Zelotupia (Dancer) - jealous, envy, rivalry. specifically in seeing someone else you believe to be yours with another

MAGICAL RANGED DPS

Oknos (Black Mage) - hesitation, delay and the wasting of time - Note: can also mean the fear of ensuing toil Epikairekakia (Summoner) - rejoicing or taking joy at the misfortunes of others - Note: anglicized word Agonia (Red Mage) - agony, anguish. a struggle for victory (often a violent) - Note: can also mean the fear following fright

[arsenicflame]

Bonus round! Do you use a queue tag?

[timethehobo]

Self-indulgent doodle. Saw an unused storyboard panel of an Emmrich kiss scene (I think?) and had to doodle it out with my Rook. 🫣

[mangozic]

archivist be upon ye

[flwrkid14]

Eternal Bonds: Tim and Danny’s Infinite Realms Marriage

In the Infinite Realms, marriage is an unparalleled commitment. Unlike the mortal world, where love can be fleeting and easily undone, marriage in the Realms is something far more sacred. It’s not just about vows or ceremonies—it’s about merging souls, creating a bond that not even the vast stretches of time can sever. The very idea of marriage in the Realms is rare, almost mythical, because it requires two beings to love each other so profoundly that they’re willing to bind their very existence to one another.

For the ghosts and entities that reside in this realm, eternity isn’t just a poetic idea—it’s a reality. Time is meaningless when you’re no longer alive, when your very essence is bound to the afterlife. And because of this, relationships are viewed through a different lens. There’s no such thing as divorce, no “time apart.” Once a couple is bound, their souls are intertwined forever. To dedicate your entire being—past, present, and future—to another means accepting that their joys, sorrows, triumphs, and failures will be yours too. It’s a partnership where breaking the bond is simply impossible.

It’s why marriage is such a rare occurrence in the Realms. The ghosts, who have already lived one life and often seen the frailty of mortal promises, don’t enter into this kind of bond lightly. It’s only for the strongest of loves, for the most steadfast of commitments. Because once you marry in the Infinite Realms, that bond holds through eternity itself.

And yet, despite the gravity of it all, Tim and Danny find themselves willing to make that very commitment. Tim, a mortal tied to a world where things end, where nothing lasts forever, steps into the unknown. His love for Danny is so deep, so unshakable, that he agrees to a traditional Infinite Realms marriage. He knows full well the weight of it—he’s not just vowing to love Danny in this life, but in every life after. In swearing to this bond, Tim is offering his entire being to Danny, for now and all of eternity.

For Danny, this choice means even more. As a halfa, he exists between two worlds, knowing both the mortality of the living and the permanence of the ghostly afterlife. His love for Tim is powerful enough that he’s willing to make this eternal commitment, knowing that there’s no one else in any world—mortal, ghostly, or beyond—he would rather be tied to. For Danny, the bond is as natural as breathing. It’s a connection that deepens their relationship in a way that transcends the limitations of their two worlds.

Their marriage isn’t just a declaration of love—it’s a merging of souls, a binding that makes them two parts of the same whole. It overwhelms them with the sense of safety and belonging that they’ve both craved in their lives. In each other, they find the kind of love that doesn’t just endure life’s difficulties but thrives beyond them. Their bond ties them together forever in a way that no one else could understand, but to Tim and Danny, it’s everything.

They are each other’s home. And in the Infinite Realms, there is no greater honor, no stronger connection, than to be bound by love for all of eternity.

[voltaical-art]

im in agony. a little self indulgent but I think wyll deserves to be told he's loved and have a small breakdown about it

[fungi-maestro]

Happy tdov to fat trans people. 🏳️‍⚧️ Biggest thing that helped me as a trans kid was seeing older fat trans people. There were a lot of really irritating "advice" posts going around early in my time on the internet with a lot of misinformation in them, but one that I constantly saw (in addition to people claiming you should wear your pants rediculously low or only wear button ups) were posts saying you had to lose weight to transition. Can confidently confirm that is completely untrue. 👍

[kirkwallguy]

cullen's crush on f amell/surana drives me insane. is he the first templar to have taken interest in you? have you been dealing with this your entire life? how long has this been going on? how long did it take you to notice the extra pair of eyes on you in the hallway? does he know you or does he just think you're pretty? did he mean it when he said he'd kill you? do you believe him? do you find yourself alone in corridors with him often? is it a coincidence? is he one of the good ones? is he stronger than you? whose side will the knight commander take if you have to defend yourself? is it worth it? how many of your friends have survived a situation like this? how many haven't? what are your odds? are you feeling lucky? are you sure?