#chess answers

[a-chess-lesson]

Also, hi! It's been a while!

hey Queenie!!! sorry i've been gone, i've been vvvery caught up in artfight and pikmin. but I am still thinking about mbs almost every day!! it's like Undertale to me; i can get hyperfixated on other stuff, but I never quite fall out of it entirely.

it's great to hear from you, though! how are you doing?

[itsafreetrialofdeath]

master tacticians at work

[kizzer55555]

DP x DC: The Most Dangerous Card Game

Ok so Danny has essentially claimed earth as his. And he is fully aware that there are constant threats to the planet. Now he can’t stop a threat that originates on earth (that’s something he’ll leave to the Justice league) but he can do something about outside threats. Doing some research on ancient spells, rituals, and artifacts, he cast a world wide barrier on the planet to protect it from hostile threats so they cannot enter. This will prevent another Pariah Dark incident. However, barriers like this come at a price. You see, there are two ways to make a barrier. Either make one powered up by your own energy and power (which would be constantly draining) or set up a barrier with rules. The way magic works is that nothing can be absolutely indestructible. It must have a weakness. The most powerful barriers weren’t the ones reinforced with layer after layer of protective charms and buffed up with power. Those could eventually be destroyed either by being overpowered, wearing them down, or by cutting off the original power source. No, the most powerful barriers were the ones with a deliberate weakness. A barrier indestructible except for one spot. A cage that can only be opened from the outside. Or that can only be passed with a key or by solving a riddle. So Danny chooses this type of barrier and does the necessary ritual and pours in enough power to make it. And he adds his condition for anyone to enter. 

Now the Justice league? Find out about the barrier when Trigon attempts to attack, they were preparing after he threatened what he would do once he got to earth. How he would destroy them. The Justice league tried to take the fight to him first but were utterly destroyed, so they retreated home to tend to their injuries, and fortify earth for one. Last. Stand. Only when Trigon makes his big entrance…he’s stopped.

The Justice league watch in awe as this thin see-through barrier with beautiful green swirls and speckled white lights like stars apears blocking Trigon and his army’s advance. The barrier looks so thin and fragile yet no matter how hard the warlord hits, none of his attacks can get through and neither can he damage said barrier. That’s when Constantine and Zatanna recognizes what this barrier is. Something only a powerful entity could create. For a moment, the league is filled with hope that Trigon can’t get through yet Constantine also explains that it’s not impenetrable. And clearly Trigon knows this too for he calls out a challenge. 

And that’s when, in a flash of light, a tiny glowing teenager appears. He looked absolutly minuscule compared to Trigon and yet practically glowed with power (this isn’t a King Danny AU though).

And that is when the conditions for passing the barrier are revealed. And the Justice realize that the only thing stopping Trigon and his army from decimating earth. The only way he can get through….is by beating this glowing teenager in a card game. 

Not just any card game though. The most convoluted game Sam, Danny, and Tucker invented themselves. It’s like the infinite realms version of magic the gathering, combined with Pokémon, and chess. And Danny is the master. So sit down Trigon and let’s play.

(The most intense card game of the Justice league’s life).

After Danny wins, this happens a few more times with outer word beings and possibly even demons attempting to invade earth, yet none have been able to beat the mysterious teenager in a card game. Constantine might even take a crack at it and try to figure out how to play. He’s really bad though. Every time this happens, the Justice league worry that this might be the time the teenager looses. Yet every time, he wins (even if only barely). 

Meanwhile, Danny, Sam, and Tucker have gotten addicted to the game and play it almost daily. Some teachers might seem them playing the game are are like ‘awww how cute’ not realizing this game is literally saving the world. Jazz is just happy they aren’t spending as much time on their screens playing Doomed.

[a2zillustration]

Gale and I had the exact same reaction when we opened that door.

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[unloneliest]

in the lonely hearts club job leverage asks the question "does romantic love exist?" and answers it by having eliot buy parker a venus fly trap on hardison's behalf, expecting no recognition and revealing eliot remembers a throwaway comment parker made on their second job together.

we all know this.

but was anybody going to tell me hardison already had a browser window open looking for restaurants to buy eliot in portland in response at the start of the episode immediately after that? or was i supposed to figure it out on a rewatch all by myself?!

[absurdumsid]

new guy on the emo blog lets go

[bimoonphases]

@wolfstarmicroficJuly 21 - prompt 21: Drama [word count 539]

Remus really needed to study. Rationally, he knew he had revised all that could be revised for the O.W.L. mock exams, but he had figured re-revising every single subject once more couldn’t hurt. So he had sat down at one of the small tables by the windows in the Gryffindor Common Room and had drawn the curtain making the place a small alcove to keep out the activity in the room. But people still kept interrupting him.

“Hey Moony, Pads thinks you already know everything,” James poked his head through the curtain.

Remus just nodded, not convinced.

“Moony, I’ll challenge Pads to a game of chess to distract him,” Peter drew the curtain back just a little.

“Cheers, Pete.”

“Moony, can you come tell Pads dogs don’t die if they chew on the pieces of a magical chess set?”

“… what,” Remus stared at James, then rolled his eyes. “Tell him yourself, Prongs, I’m busy.”

“I just wanted to tell you not to worry for me, I’ve blackmailed Pads into buying me a new set,” Peter grinned from between the curtains.

“Remus, do you have a muffliato cast on these curtains?” Lily poked her head through. “Because I don’t get how you’re able to work with your boyfriend moaning out loud he’s been abandoned out there.”

“Force of habit.”

“I honestly don’t get how you two can be together,” Mary almost appeared behind him. “He’s not even able to read in silence right now.”

“He usually has his mouth full in the important moments.”

Mary swatted him on the arm and disappeared.

“I’ll try to take him away now,” James smiled in his Quidditch gear. “Happy studying I guess?”

“Cheers, Prongs.”

“Just so you know, your boyfriend isn’t even coming to Quidditch practice,” Marlene’s broom almost knocked him on the head. “And you’re short a babysitter since James’s already on the pitch.”

“Thanks, Marls.”

“Are you sure you don’t want to come with me to the Library?” Lily sighed. “I bet he’s about to sing along to the whole Queen discography in a minute.”

Remus only shook his head over the vinyl playing loudly from behind the curtain.

“Sorry Moony, but I have a date with that cute Hufflepuff girl now… I hope he’ll behave.”

“Surely not. Have fun, Pete.”

“Do you need me to put a full body-bind curse on him?”

“No need, Mary,” Remus sighed. “I’ll deal with him.”

He drew the curtain back to the sight of Sirius dancing by the vinyl player in the middle of the common room, exasperated looks from the other students washing over him.

“Pads!” he called.

Sirius whirled around immediately. Remus moved his wand and silenced the player.

“Here. Now,” he said.

Seconds later Sirius was by his side on the cushioned bench and Remus drew the curtain close again.

“Now, will you keep quiet and let me study?”

“Moony, come on, you know all this already…” Sirius placed a hand on his boyfriend’s thigh.

“No. Stay.”

Sirius sighed and lay down on the bench, his head in Remus’s lap. Remus passed a hand through his boyfriend’s hair, his eyes reverting back to his History of Magic notes.

“Merlin, Pads, you’re so dramatic,” he rolled his eyes with a corner smile.

[prest0-art]

So, I've already written a fanfic about this concept (that's how much I love it) but I'd also like to see it (if you'd like to draw it): Julian as he is in canon, except with Simon Farnaby's hair

(big fan of your art, btw, it's cute and hilarious)

Aww thank you so much I’m glad you enjoy my work and thank you for the suggestion I loved doing this one.

[i-give-chess-pieces-to-people]

*knocks on your inbox door*

Trick or treat!!

*is dressed as a chessboard*

oh, I have the perfect thing for this!

[The sound of typing can be heard for a good several seconds, followed by a loud explosion.]

here you go, a chocolate chess piece! this one is actually supposed to be eaten!

[ID in alt text]

[valhallavalgrace]

Favorite and least favorite activities, if you’re willing to share?

Also, did you learn anything about what’s going on with the new guy down the hall? Sure, you were supposed to stay out of it, but you’ve got to at least be a little curious, right?

LEO: *quiet guilty thoughts because he can't ask about if Loki is like Loki in the movies* *pretending to know anything about Norse mythology*

MAGNUS: *overthinking about Uncle Randolf and the Loki symbols* *forgetting that Norse demigods aren't the only demigods bc they still haven't talked about his Greek cousin*

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[a-chess-lesson]

I'd like to think that everything is the same except LIVE is a nursing home that the kids have to work at. Mr. Curtain isn't mad, just senile.

Poor kids have to humor him just to get him to take his meds...

(Mr. Benedict is not senile, though.)

HAHAHAHHAHA THAT'S SO REAL!!!! the kiddos are interns there because Mr. benedict was all like "oh nooo the old guy is evil" but he secretly just needed help taking care of his senile brother

curtain: grrrrrr muldoon when I get you muldoon.....

reynie, an overworked teenaged intern: ok sir we can roleplay after you take your meds

[def-ace-ing-it]

I don’t think we are collectively acknowledging the fact that Clark was in fucking CHESS CLUB??? HES SUCH A NERD I LOVE HIM

[divorcedwife]

i love your chess art so much! no idea if you’ve answered this question before but do you mind sharing how you got into the game? i think it’s always really nice to hear about players’ background stories (probably since it’s such an old game and the knowledge is passed down from generation to generation)

oh thank you!! <33 i don't think i've ever talked about this, no - and even then, i really appreciate questions so i wouldn't mind answering again :-)

i think how i got into chess is kinda funny. i love memento mori art and i love the image of playing chess with death to save yourself. i wanted to use something like this in a drawing, and drew a knight with a chessboard plate armor, and i wanted to have a checkmate on there, so people who can play chess would get that. death won

but since i didn't know how to play chess, i tried to search for an example of one, and unfortunately the one i picked looked a bit silly! it was a weird set up - like there were not many pieces, a bunch of knights and almost nothing else, something like that. didn't really look like a real game anyone would play. people pointed it out in the tags and gently poked fun at my weird checkmate. and i was mortified... truly no bigger shame for me than looking ignorant in front of everyone. i thought the only way to regain my honor was to make sure this never happened again, so i had to learn. and im glad i did! once i figured out how to actually checkmate someone, i started having so much fun. i love playing very aggressive and harassing the king from the start. i don't always win but i like to bother my opponent to the max

and any time there's a chessboard in my art, i actually open my chess app to play a little game and use that to set the game in a way that looks natural. it's the kind of little detail that doesn't matter all that much and means nothing to most people, but i just love getting those tiny details right lol. for my fellow pedants out there

[ask-the-chief-prosecutor]

Miles, when did you get into chess, and why?

“My father bought me a chessboard for my 5th birthday, and asked if I wanted to learn. He taught me lots of strategy, but I didn’t win a game against him- an actual win, not him letting me get an opening -until the beginning of third grade.

I had started playing against Shields at that point, so I believe having an opponent that wouldn’t go easy on me made my skills improve rapidly.”

[nova-moshi]

DEVSIS WHEN I CATCH YOU IM GONNA MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A FUCKING ACCIDENT

I HAVENT SEEN CONTENT OF MY BABIES IN LIKE 2 YEARS AND YOU DROP THIS??? ON THE CHRISTMAS UPDATE???

Nobody touch me nobody look at me Chess Choco my babies I am giving you the biggest hug oh my god

[absurdumsid]

Trick or treat!! O)

i dont think he wants to share