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ACTUALLY so hype to do some text analysis on this fucker

Genuinely so hype

[anarchy2021]

PSA Day! (Rp etiquette)

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Greetings! You may not recognize me (unless you were watching the debate perhaps, then, sup) as I admit I’ve been a bit…. Behind the scenes as it were (as secretary of VOID there is a lot of looking at the void, usual routine for me mhm mhm). Regardless, I’m Days (or Nights, either or) and for today’s PSA I’m here (along with some words from our recently freed from totally-not-prison president, Graphite, at a later date) to talk to you about roleplay! More specifically, rp etiquette and terms and how that relates to the DSMP and how it should be talked about. 

Now now, you might be wondering “oh but what is your experience?” Glad you asked! I’m a long term text rper with over 5 years of experience- and my main avenues of rp are rps similar in structure to that of the DSMP- long term improv driven sandboxes that also have important events planned ahead of time in some regard but are often player driven most of the time. Now, let’s get into it!

Head writers/admins

Let’s start off with a pretty hot topic regarding the server, which is the existence of a ‘head writer’ (usually in reference to Mr. Soot). Now, mainy take this as meaning quite literally a writer- like in a show, but, with what information we have I think it’s safe to say he’s not really that and more along the lines of an rp admin/head. The admin’s main purpose is to keep things structured and organized, as well as putting together the events they’re in charge of. This is pretty much how everyone treats the man anyways, BUT, while an admin is in charge of a lot they do NOT have the final say over everything, particularly in regards to the characters and their players. 

Players in an rp for the most part have full control over their characters (within reason and the confines of the rp setting) and an admin enforcing their will onto a character (such as enforcing certain backstory choices that don’t seem particularly wanted. For example, the fridge with c!Phil) is often frowned upon unless there is a good reason for it and discussed with the rper. 

It is also notable that just because there is an admin, that doesn’t mean they’re the sole writer/organizer/etc. It is not at all uncommon for specific subplots and or other important events to be headed by players involved in it in this type of rp. This can be seen in practice with how the Eggpire plotline was headed by BBH and the prison plotline was mainly written by Dream and Tommy. 

Summary:

- head writer/admins do not and should not control everything

- organise and structure events

- players might admin their own smaller plots within a rp

Narrative consequences

Now, another hot topic- especially in regards to character discourse (my abhorred personally). Narrative consequences. These are generally referred to when someone thinks a character is not getting the consequences for their actions in the story that they should, or (more rarely in my experience) when they feel a character is being punished too hard for their actions. While this is an understandable feeling to have, at the end of the day narrative consequences just aren’t much of a thing in roleplay, at least not to the same extent as a book or tv show. 

This is for one simple reason, consequences rely on the character’s actions and how they respond to others around them, if a character does not feel like it’s fit to react or if it angers their character- it is 100% within their right to respond accordingly. 

However, there is also an argument that can be made if a character responds to something in a way that doesn’t align with a character’s usual actions. For a personal example, one time in a rp I was playing a character who was intervening when another character was being hurt, however, my character was met with scorn from being somewhat aggressive regarding it- I felt that this was unfair as none of these character showed the same scrutiny to characters who did worse things, and none of these characters had been established as hypocrites. 

This grudge lasted the entire rp until my character died. This is a point where believing that the consequences to a character are unjust is more or less fair, but, a character simply not getting immediately smited or a character getting scorn is not automatically a point against the character, especially since an rper cannot reasonably make their fellow rpers react a certain way.  

Summary:

- narrative consequences are not the same in RP as in other mediums

- can't force characters to react, or force players to react in a way they don't feel is fit

- but can critique RP if things feel unfairly ooc/inconsistent

Retcons

Next up, retcons. What is a retcon? It’s short for retroactive continuity, in essence it’s when in a piece of media something is changed retroactively- such as a character’s personality, how an event occurred, etc. for an outsider audience perspective retcons are often looked upon unfavorably, as it’s changing something already established which can cause friction among those attached to certain ideas, but in reality retcons are both a neutral concept and fairly normal to occur in rps. 

Rps are (generally) not professional writing, they’re things made up on the fly with perhaps a base to work off of (and depending on the rp, not even that. However in the rps I’ve done we generally had character sheets and the like for backstories and all) and thus sometimes mistakes happen. One of the main causes for minor retcons is when details are confused or left out that would have realistically affected the situation or how characters would have responded to it, unless in severe cases these usually happen on the spot and don’t cause much of a fuss. 

Major retcons often fall along the lines of players and how they choose to present their character. This is especially common when a player is using a character for the first time or even if they’re just new to an rp in general, sometimes as we rp we simply decide to take things in a new direction and sometimes that direction may cause things already established to be retconned, even if not outright stated. 

A good example of this is the enderwalk with c!Ranboo, the enderwalk as it was first introduced is very different than it is portrayed now, likely as a result of Ranboo taking a new direction with his character since then. More widespread retcons may happen if people are unhappy with a certain plot thread, in this case an example would be the canon status of SBI, Wilbur used to push it but Techno (and later Phil) didn’t want it to be canon, so anything about it previously said has been soundly retconned. 

In my own case character retcons very often happen to me when I first use an oc, as the character takes a different shape than what I put on the paper in practice, even sometimes within the same rp (one of my first ocs was practically unrecognizable as the same character in the beginning of an rp as compared to even just a few weeks later).

So, retcons are fine and normal to occur, but, like I said- they’re neutral. A retcon can very well be done poorly and cause problems. This is mainly in issue with retcons made that affect highly established and built upon aspects without discussion with all those who’d be effected, this can cause confusion, plot holes and cause characters to be in a weird limbo if they don’t know how to have their character act without whatever was retconned. Major retcons need to be discussed in order to prevent these problems, and in some cases should be avoided entirely- instead it being better to work for a compromise and rework events rather than removing them. 

Summary:

- retcons are normal and neutral

- small retcons happened frequently in RP to help keep things going in an improv heavy medium. Usually unnoticeable

- large retcons tend to have with new players, or if the story is taking a new direction.

- large retcons require a lot of communication, and sometimes whould be avoided, instead working to compromise and rework the direction of the RP

Metagaming and godmodding

Metagaming and godmodding are two very important terms to know for rp etiquette and if you’ve done any rping you’ve probably seen these words thrown around in rules lists and such already. These are both ultimately negative things that should be avoided at all costs. What are they? Metagaming is when you use information that you know OOC and use it IC even though your character should not have that information. Godmodding is when a character is taken over by another person for one reason or another against the player’s will- such as having a character react to something without letting the actual rper do it. 

The former is a big issue when it comes to discussion of the DSMP and how people interact with it, mainly in the chat and donos. When you are trying to get a character to react to information that they shouldn’t have you are trying to get them to metagame, which is heavily frowned upon in an RP. This is also important to note in discussion, a character not responding to certain important events is not a mark against them if the character has no way of even knowing what was going on, or would not reasonably respond to it with the information they have. 

Summary:

- both frowned upon

- god modding is taking over someone elses character

- metagaming is using out of character information to do in character acting

- Meta gaming is relevant to DSMP particular in how it relates to donos and chats. Don't encourage meta-gaming

All of these factors are important to consider when discussing the DSMP and it’s narrative, it’s not going to function the same as other forms of media nor should it- as once you go in that direction you’re competing with the big boys over at tv and at that point things would fall apart. Improv and it’s unique variables is what makes the DSMP, and anything else like it, special and interesting to follow!

[lilfriezatyrant]

[zaphmann]

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I've been seeing a lot of new people around Hermitblr lately (and on this blog specifically), and it just occurred to me that some of you might not know just how many brilliant and talented Hermitcraft fans there are to follow! So, I've created this not-at-all-exhaustive list of blogs run by people who I respect and admire SO much for their creations and their good vibes. If you haven't already, go follow them! They are amazing, you won't regret it. (Also, feel free to reblog and add on to the list!)

@mleemwyvern - Fantastic AUs, fics, and art, especially centered around Team ZIT and special powers/weird game mechanics

@sleepyrinas - Creator of the False and Grian detective AU!! Amazing art and writing for that, go check it out you won't regret it

@betweenlands - Legendary. Co-author of the expansive and multiple-year-long 77-2 project, among other great fics and AUs. Occasional art, constant vaguely unsettling chaos! (In the BEST way possible)

@slimetek - Hermitcraft stimboards, all-around fun, and a writing production quality and sheer volume of words that will blow your mind. Check out any one of their fics, they are AMAZING.

@theres-an-impulstor-among-us - Perfectly selected clips, and more than enough expertly-crafted minifics to have you reading all the way into the morning

@impulstor - Amazing art for Hermitcraft and 3rd Life, and high-quality hilarious Hermit Among Us night liveblogging!

@hermette-historian - An absolute must-follow for any new Hermitcraft fan, especially ones who are interested in learning about the server's journey to the place where it is now. Witty and extremely dedicated commentary on Hermitcraft history, written so there's not a boring moment to be found!

@bat-connoisseur - Art that pops with colour in the best ways, and fics that do exactly the same!

@fluffy-papaya - A steady stream of expressive and fun sketches and comics, especially of Team ZIT!

@eexer-watches-hermitcraft - Really interesting and observant comments, quotes, and ideas about Hermitcraft in general, plus a good amount of Etho (no such thing as too much Etho!)

@12u3ie - The #1 place to experience the Joe Hills Difference is a Joe Hills stream. The #2 place to experience the Joe Hills Difference is Twelve's blog! Resident Joe expert, owner of some excellent and extensive OC lore, and overall certified nice person to be around.

@/joehills - Joe Hills

@netherite-sword - Hermitblr royalty as far as I'm concerned! The nicest tags and answers to asks this side of just about anywhere, and art and writing that are way way better than she'd ever admit. (Ooooo you want to follow Dawn Netheritesword so bad go go go -)

@plcklesontheseafloor - AMAZING Hermitcraft art, and also creates MC content of his own on YouTube! The style of both is just so soothing and amazing, you won't regret checking it out

@chaggle - THE ART. THE ART. I have no way of accurately describing just how good this Hermitcraft art is, you'll just have to go see for yourself, but I promise you it is GLORIOUS

@thatreallyminecraftsmygender - Zaph, another Hermitblr must-follow! Activity varies, but extremely cool analysis and general chill vibes can always been found here.

@stormjay0 - Very good and often hilarious Hermitcraft art, as well as a thriving MC YouTube channel! A very cool creator and person overall! (And also someone who still draws for season 6 and 7, if you're like me and not done thinking about that yet At All)

@redwinterrises - Amazing fic and regular (very good!!) text posts! A steady stream of 3rd Life and Hermitcraft content. I know almost everyone on this list is a must-follow in my books but...really, must-follow!

@ambered-glazed-sheep - Author of some of my favorite Hermitcraft fics, and owner of an art style I continue to be VERY jealous of. Plenty of Xisuma content! (Edit: HOW COULD I FORGET AMBER'S YOUTUBE she's an amazing Minecraft content creator too please go check her out!)

(I am certainly going to think of more that I've forgotten later, so I am 100% going to reblog at some point to add on to this!)

Yes, I just realized that almost all of these entries has at least one exclamation point...but hey, they really deserve it! Please go check them out, you won't regret it.

[selentia-sys]

Intro / Member Info

(header/avatar credit & DNIs below the cut)

hiya! kas here :) i'm part of a plural system with two other headmates, lucas and zaph! we thought we'd make this account for a place to put plural ramblings other than to close friends on discord and maybe find other systems to talk to :) all of us are terrible at writing intro posts wow anyway here's some information about the system in general:

system name: Selentia (if you're talking about as a whole, you can use this name to refer to us collectively! in these cases, we use they/them pronouns in the plural form, since we're multiple people)

our bodily age is 20, we're mixed white & asian, non-binary & transgender, and diagnosed with GAD

individually, we all use different pronouns and have different likes & dislikes because we're all different people :) we don't really vibe with system roles (e.g. protector, persecutor, etc.) for our own system but understand why others find the terminology useful.

okay this is also an intro post for the three of us as individuals so yeah :)

kas: she/her pronouns, age unknown? 20ish

・likes: the color pink!, knives, breakcore/dnb, bullying zaph :)

Lucas: he/him pronouns, age unknown/eternal, nonhuman

・likes: rhythm games, music by sakuzyo and xi, angels

zaph: she/her or it/its pronouns, system host, 20

・likes: celeste, being gay and trans on the internet, #dogmansweep

edit: oh my god i forgot since this blog is for our system you'll need to see our proxy table (posts will be proxied in the tags)

header: Diverse System label's Selentia album cover by 削除 / Sakuzyo (an: if u don't know who that is then get da hell out of here!) (an: im so sorry please forgive me -kas)

avatar made on pixlr, each third of the circle represents one system member (top left: kas, top right: Lucas, bottom: zaph)

・kas: cover image for salad's track Loneliness is My Best Friend

・Lucas: cataclysmical/pechiiv's picrew Fractal Angel Maker

・zaph: /floating in stasis/ original vent art

DNI if you are anti-endo, transphobic/queerphobic, against m-spec gays or lesbians, misogynistic, racist, ableist, or otherwise a bigot/exclutionist of any sort.

WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SYSCOURSE/SYSTEM DISCOURSE. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE VALID.

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Monster Hunter Rating 21: Khezu, the Blank Stare

When I reviewed Basarios, I made a joke about how the devs likely gave it human teeth over sharp teeth because the latter might not give children nightmares, but I don’t actually think that the devs ever intended Basarios to be more terrifying than any other monster in the game. This monster, however, is literally the stuff of nightmares, and I’m not misusing “literally” here. This may be the longest review I’ve written yet, so buckle up. Time to get spooky with Khezu!

(How it appears in Monster Hunter 1)

(How it appears in Monster Hunter Rise)

Appearance: I think there’s been a mistake here; last I checked, Capcom wasn’t making Silent Hill games. Seriously, this thing would fit right into that series, and not just ‘cause its phallic neck lends itself well to metaphors. The pale, veiny skin, the leech-like mouth, the complete lack of eyes...Khezu’s unlike any other monster in the series because it’s the only monster that’s meant to be horrifying to look at. It’s got flabby, tattered wings and gecko-like feet, but its main characteristic (other than the head) is its tail, the tip of which can open up into a suction cup that allows Khezu to stick to ceilings.

Obviously, Khezu’s an abomination that came from a really dark place in someone’s mind, but that’s just it: Khezu is a monster that appeared in an MH developer’s nightmare either before or during the production of the first Monster Hunter game, and said developer (I don’t actually remember who) decided to put it in the game. I learned of this from the Twitch streams of a streamer called DuncanCan’tDie, who’s a huge MH fan that’s on great terms with Capcom. Unfortunately, I can’t find any other sources for this claim, but I don’t think he’s lying for a few reasons; firstly, like I said, he’s on great terms with Capcom. He’s friends with some people who work there, and he even has a tattoo designed by someone on the MH team he called “Kaname-san” (who didn’t actually give him the tattoo, but drew the design that a tattoo artist used) and the only person who could go by that name is Kaname Fujioka, the man who literally directed several MH games, including the first one, and who was the art director for Monster Hunter World. So yeah. Duncan and Capcom get along great, and if he was spreading false rumors, they’d probably know about it.

The second reason I believe Duncan about Khezu’s origin is that someone once came into one of his streams (and I was there at the time) and started spouting “lore” about two monsters that looked like they could be related, but actually weren’t. Duncan flat out told this person that what they were claiming wasn’t mentioned anywhere and asked for sources...which the loregiver did not provide. In fact, after Duncan started getting on their case, I don’t think they said a word for the rest of the stream. Duncan believes that this person was just making stuff up to sound like they knew a lot about MH and weren’t aware that he was an MH expert, and I doubt that someone who would call someone out on that would do the same thing, especially if he had a reputation to uphold.

I apologize if I spent a lot of time talking about that, but I didn’t want people getting on my case because they couldn’t find anything to support my claims. But in conclusion, I believe that Khezu truly was born of a nightmare, and that’s awesome. It makes the Silent Hill comparison even more fitting since the enemies in those games are basically projections of the protagonists’ psyches. Disturbing enemies are much more effective if they scare(d) the people who created them, and Khezu is certainly disturbing. Because of that, as well as its ominous origin, I’m giving it a 9/10.

Behavior: Khezu mostly inhabit caves, jungles, and swamps due to the need for their skin to be moisturized, though they usually only leave caves to hunt, which they don’t have to do very often due to the plentiful fat beneath their skin, which also keeps them warm. Their favorite hunting strategy is to ambush their prey from a location usually concealed by darkness, which is made easier by their extendable necks. However, their reliance on darkness, as well as their preference to dwell in caves, has made them completely blind and reliant on their other senses; despite not having visible nostrils or ears, Khezu have great hearing and a very good sense of smell. Back to hunting, while they need to subdue larger prey, smaller ones, like Kelbi, are slowly swallowed whole...which is apparently something you can actually witness in the games, according to TV Tropes (I normally stick to the wiki and what I already know for resources, but I went to the “Monster Hunter / Nightmare Fuel” page while searching for another source for Khezu’s origin as a nightmare). As if this thing needed to be more disturbing, it doesn’t always kill its prey before it tries to swallow it, so the Kelbi you can see it eat is constantly struggling as the Khezu swallows it bottom-first. That’s...that’s messed up. But it gets worse.

Practically every monster in this series isn’t any more intelligent than what we consider a normal animal to be. Aside from Lynians, which are people, the smartest monster I’ve talked about is the Velociprey, which might not be as smart as, say, an irl crow, which is very intelligent by the standards of nonhuman animals. What I’m getting at here is that most of the monsters in this series don’t really take any sadistic pleasure in killing and eating prey; they just do it to survive. But Khezu is different. In several MH games, including Rise, the first time you go on a quest to kill a specific monster, the gameplay is preceded by a cutscene that shows off how powerful or intimidating that monster is (and in Rise’s case, you also get a poem). Here’s Khezu’s intro, and I want you to pay attention to what Khezu does from 0:24-0:30:

That’s right: this thing “looked” right at the monster it was going to eat, and smiled. That isn’t just me anthropomorphizing it, either; I’ve seen what Khezu looks like outside of that cutscene, and even with its mouth closed it has a neutral expression, so it smiling actually means something, and considering the context, it’s obvious what the devs wanted us to take from it: Khezu likes killing. It enjoyed the prospect of swallowing that monster whole while it was still alive and struggling, which means that this is the first monster I’ve talked about that we can definitively say is evil rather than just an animal. Rather fitting for a living nightmare, I would say. And if you thought all that was disturbing, I have some...unfortunate news. I hope you aren’t eating anything right now, ‘cause this next part is just gross.

Y’know how some wasps lay their eggs inside other bugs so the eggs have incubation they can eat when they hatch? Well, uh...Khezu do that, too. And they’re hermaphrodites that, from what I can gather, don’t need to mate, so any adult Khezu is capable of injecting another monster with its “whelps” (not saying that Khezu are always “pregnant,” just saying that any of them can be). And you know the really crazy part? After everything I said about Khezu, there are still people in the MH world that tame them and keep them as pets. Why would you want to have a slimy, flabby, sadistic, parasitoid, 14-to-40-foot abomination as a pet!? God, people are so freaking weird.

EDIT (05/07/2021): My older brother reminded me that I forgot about one of the odder aspects of Khezu; when you enter a fight with a Main Monster, its battle theme plays (don’t know if every monster has a unique theme, but several do, to my knowledge), but Khezu has no theme to speak of. I don’t know if this is true in every game, or even if it was intentional at first, but it’s still both funny and eerie at the same time. There’s no background music until you get in a fight, so if you somehow tick off a Khezu without seeing it, then it can sneak up on you. “But Zaph, the moment a monster enters ‘fight mode,’ it roars! So the Khezu will give away its position!” See, you’d be right about that if it wasn’t for the fact that, according to TV Tropes at least, Khezu’s roar sounds just like wind--howling wind, yes, but wind all the same. I don’t know if there’s any howling wind SFX in the areas where Khezu live, so for all I know you’ll still be able to identify it in a hurry, but just imagine what that’s like in-universe! Imagine that you’re walking around in the Frost Islands or something and hear a chilling wind from out of nowhere. Unless you’re an experienced hunter, you’d likely have no idea if that was a Khezu or not, so you wouldn’t know if it’s too late to run or not, or even if you should run at all. Going back out of universe, the details I just described are very nice touches to a monster that was already horrifying in behavior, so I’m bumping the score here up from the 7 I initially gave it to 8/10.

Abilities: All of the “Flying Wyverns” I’ve talked about so far have had a lot of trouble with the whole “flying” part, and Khezu are no exception; they’re better at it than Diablos and Gravios, but they still need to flap really frantically to stay in the air. They’re great at jumping, though, and their gecko-like feet allow them to scale walls and stick to ceilings, something that their tails also allow them to do. Khezu are Thunder-element monsters capable of discharging electricity in a manner of ways, including shooting balls of it from their mouths and emitting it all around their bodies. Since Khezu like to spend time around water, their attacks are even more dangerous, as everything near them will likely be wet and therefore more conductive. This also applies to Khezu themselves, which may be why they stick their tails onto the ground before discharging electricity; they ground themselves so that they don’t shock themselves. Finally, Khezu saliva is very dangerous; we don’t know if it’s electric or acidic, but anything that gives off smoke when it touches something probably isn’t good for your health, which is why owning a pet Khezu is so dangerous; their drool can literally kill you. 7/10.

Equipment: Most Khezu weapons are as interesting as you’d expect them to be, considering the monster they’re made from. Most of them have a horror aesthetic, like this Great Sword called the Khezu Shock Sword:

I just noticed that the skin is actually stretched over the blade, rather than being what the blade’s attached to. Gross, but I never expected Khezu weapons to look pretty. There are also weapons which emphasize the monster’s electric aspect, like this Gunlance called the Full Voltage:

It still has Silent Hill vibes due to its “rusty hospital” aesthetic, and looking at it long enough reveals little details it inherited from Khezu. Speaking of hospitals, there are a couple of weapons based off of syringes, such as the Khezu Syringe, which is a Light Bowgun, and a Lance from MHFG that’s literally a giant hypodermic needle, but I didn’t want to show those off in case they triggered anyone with needle phobia. The last weapon I’m gonna show will be very familiar to those of us who’ve played the Rise demo a lot: the Insect Glaive known as the Bolt Chamber!

I like the green tube running from the sac between the blade and the shaft of the glaive; according to the Bolt Chamber’s in-game description, it uses that “pulsating device” to steal energy from its targets. If you mentioned that to me before I grabbed its image for this review, I probably would have asked how it did that. If you then pointed out the mouth at the glaive’s end, I would have thanked you for cursing me with the knowledge of its existence. Seriously, I’ve used this thing probably more than 20 times, and until I saw this render, I never noticed that. As for the armor, here’s the Blademaster Khezu Armor from MHGU:

The male armor here is almost identical to the one from Rise--which sadly doesn’t have any pictures on the wiki yet--and yes, it does look like the main character from Assassin’s Creed. The female armor, on the other hand, looks almost like a nurse’s outfit, especially with that metal thing on the woman’s head with the cross. The more I look at this equipment, the more I feel like they wanted people to think of Silent Hill, and if so, that’s pretty cool. I’ve got another armor set to show you; the Gunner version of the Khezu R Armor from MHGU:

Jesus, is this an armor set or a medical emergency? I can’t imagine bandages are very effective at protecting your body from physical damage, but thankfully it looks like most of them are just covering actual armor...meaning that the people who designed this stuff in-universe wanted the people wearing it to look like they were in an accident. Not sure I get why, but I’m not here to--actually, I am here to judge, so never mind; it’s gross. Also the female set has Khezu mouths as arm coverings, which is someone’s fetish, I’m sure. The equipment as a whole is macabrely interesting (TIL that macabrely is a real word) and calls to mind a fascinating horror game franchise, so 8/10.

Final Thoughts and Tally: I figured that Khezu was gonna be interesting, but I didn’t know how far the devs would take the horror theming. Everything about this monster is creepy; it looks disturbing, it acts even worse, and its equipment makes me feel like I need a tetanus shot just from looking at it. But that’s not at all a bad thing...unless you’re really squeamish, in which case you were likely cringing this whole review. I’d apologize, but you made the choice to stick through ‘till the end. 8/10.

[pechebeche]

god i didnt even realize HOW hard they whitewashed zaph in desperation until i went in to see if i could color correct it and im honestly. fucking furious. lilith. lilith games. you get the fuck over here and face the music

i was going to edit a few zaph screenshots from the short (& his pre-celestial design in a memory of lucretia, because blue eyes? really???), but im honestly so fucking floored that i just like. need a second. so for now here’s an edit with the original for comparison because god what the fuck

[thatreallyminecraftsmygender]

Yknow Zaph, if you maintag your stuff, more people will see it. And if more people see it, you'll get more people leaving tags on it

You're correct

but I don't want to clog up the tags with long posts that people don't want to read, but I'm also currently resistant to adding a readmore because I do type em all on me phone, so you can see the dilemmas

Edit: I figured out readmores because my mutuals are lovely I AM VERY SMART but I'm still hesitant

[call-me-apple]

I have access to the OG editable doc and the public copy is either not updated at all or Zaph is purposefully keeping the world safe from the 20 clips of c!Dream apologism me and BlueBell put in there.

can i just say how damn funny it is when you whip out the clips in retaliation to bad takes LIKE I LAUGH SO DAMN HARD EVERYTIME BC ITS LIKE SEEING SOMEONE GETTING SLAPPED IN THE FACE WITH A WET FISH AND IT MAKES A WEIRD SOUND AND YOU CANT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT WATCH THE DAMN CLIP AND HAVE THE EVER DOOMING WORDS OF YOUR TAKES ECHOED BACK TO THE PERSON YOURE ARGUING WITH BY THE LITERAL CCS THEMSELVES… FUCK THATS THE SHIT RIGHT THERE

DUDE THERE ARE SO MANY CLIPS TO SUPPORT MY TAKES AND THEY CALL ME A FOOL.

Now that I also have the power of editting on my side I can put clips together to really drive the point home if I want to. I am so fucking powerful dude.

Like what are they gonna do about a clip of cc!Wilbur saying his character created L'Manburg to have power over something? What are they gonna say? There's no fighting against that, it's concrete proof of my takes.

[ofallflavors-archived]

Quick ref sheet || MUN AND MUSE EDITION!

TAGGED BY: @some-strange-people {hellooo

RULES: Tag 10 followers that you want to know better

MUSE:

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name: Zaphara

nickname: Zaph

zodiac sign: Leo

gender: female

favorite color: blue and green

average hours of sleep: 7

last thing googled: ---

height: 5′

MUN:

name: Cris

nickname: anything

zodiac sign: Scorpio

gender: female

average hours of sleep: 4-10

last thing googled: Guild wars 2 pet locations

height: 5′4

TAGGING: @hiddenferocity @fadingnxte @sora-pugnxre-mxlum @immortalfailures @uncxmmxn

[anarchy2021]

Tubbo has just endorsed ANARCHY2021 on Ranboo’s stream! Well, he said “power to the people,” which is our motto, which is close enough [clip]

Transcription:

Tubbo: "*Laughs*" Ranboo: "But you know I don't like it so you do-" Tubbo: "POWER TO THE PEOPLE RANBOO, chant it with me chat-" Ranboo: "[overlapping] Not these people!" Tubbo: "[clapping in time] "Power, power, power"

[angel--finder]

Does anybody know if one of the seven archangels, Zachariel, went by any other names?

I’m not sure exactly, although in theology/angelology it’s highly implied that angels had variants of their name that they went by (i.e. Jophiel/Iofiel) - although these might be other angels entirely. It’s hard to say, but here are some variants for Zachariel: Zacharael, Zahariel, and Zerachiel. If any of these sound familiar they might be what you’re looking for!

edit: Zadkiel, Hesediel, and their variants (including Zaphkiel) are sometimes considered to be the same angel. (thank u zaph!)

-Mod Anafiel

[anarchy2021]

Hey, Al here!

Happy Tuesday! As we've outlined in our schedule, Tuesdays are for promoting smaller CCs in the community :) I figured I'd start us out with someone a couple of people probably know already:

Sneegsnag :D

TL;DR:

Variety streamer

Socials: Twitch, Twitter, Youtube, VODs channel

Viewers: 1-2k

Content: Just chatting; Minecraft; various FPS and horror games, and more!

Schedule: Not set; usually streams 3-4 times a week

Watch if you like: Philza or Tubbo

More detail undercut!

Description:

Sneeg is an American variety streamer, and you probably know him from when the Origins SMP server got abandoned and he co-opted it:

He's also currently on the Big Dig SMP!

Content:

He's definitely not a single-game streamer; he streams under Just Chatting pretty often, and plays a lot of different games that span from horror to FPS. He also has a degree in criminal justice, and a while ago he streamed himself commentating over footage from police interrogations.

If you wanna get into him, it depends what you're into - he does occasionally stream Minecraft, usually with Tubbo and others from the DSMP gang, so that's definitely an option; if you're a fan of true crime, I definitely recommend the aforementioned interrogation VODs; otherwise, if you're just interested in watching a guy play whatever the fuck, chat about stuff, be funny and rip into the weird people and creeps in chat, then there's a lot of stuff to choose from, and I'd say just tune into a stream of his sometime!

Viewers:

He usually averages around 1-2k, which places him on the larger side wrt other small streamers, but we decided to make him our first shoutout because he is beloved by the majority if not all of the Anarchy2021 cabinet <3

Schedule:

He doesn't have a hard and fast schedule, but he seems to stream at least 3-4 times a week.

Socials:

Twitch

Twitter

VODs channel

Main Youtube

I'd definitely recommend checking him out! Super chill and fun vibes all around :D

- your presidents of anarchy

[thatreallyminecraftsmygender]

Zaph you literally saved my life the other day i had to speedrun an essay analyzing collective action problems in a 'nonpolitical interest' of mine and i was totally stuck so i checked tumblr and i saw your post and was like 'wait Hermitcraft! I can do Hermitcradt!' And so my paper was only 3 hours late so thank you

:D!!! Glad my self indulgent posts actually helped someone sjsksnndd

The pleasure is all mine <3!

(also if you want to send me essay I will read it, that sounds fascinating)

Edit: I've thought about this more and man that is such an interesting subject, analysis of collective action in hermitcraft???? Sign me the Fuck up