#effluence

[thethcministry]

[idiotcoward]

Effluence - Psychocephalic Spawning This is one of the most interesting Avant-Garde Metal Albums I have ever heard. For one this record is incredibly fucking brutal. So many Avant-Garde metal albums seems to take the route of "What if Metal but not brutal??" And i hate it. I love experimentation and obviously I respect anyone's artistic vision if it is what excites them and motivates them to make art. Art doesn't have to be violent or brutal to be good, but let's be real. There is a reason we are the kinds of people who are attracted to this shit and it isn't always because we enjoy complex guitar playing. There is a certain importance to the aesthetic. The vibe. And this album has it in spades. SO First Off, the mother fucking vocals. I don't know how people make this insect sounding guttural growl that sounds like an insane clicking almost Marimba or Xylophone like sound to it but mixed with a mutant. I have no idea but it is one of my favorite styles of metal vocals simply because it sounds fucking inhuman and insane. I want to learn about this, so can someone please teach me how to do it???? On top of that the guitar playing is just... fucking insane. Impossibly fast, complex. Perfectly technically executed. Perfectly mastered. Just fucking amazing how well they integrated these guitars into all the other instruments. And I do mean all the other instruments. On top of some amazing drum playing, and some bass playing that is just as impressive and insane as the guitar playing, to my ear, there is a saxophone, flute, some kind of xylophone like instrument, synths, samples, Harsh noise samples, and all sorts of stuff. If you ever need proof that flute playing can be brutal as fuck please just listen to the sound Devouring Gray Matter, because it will convince you the instant you hear the flute start to pop off. Essentially, this is one of, if not the most innovative death metal album I've heard, and I can't wait to hear what this band is going to do next. Fucking absolute freaks. I love it.

[skullgrind]

EFFLUENCE - Devouring Gray Matter (Unofficial Music Video)

[jon-9000]

Effluence - Necrobiology

[jt1674]

[catominor]

CAIUS MARTINUS, ROMES SLUTTIEST GENERAL!!!

[random-xpressions]

I do not know what you're composed of: milk, wine or honey. But whatever it be, I'm pretty sure that your essence is so damn addictive and intoxicating that I would trade both my worlds to have just a drop of You...

Random Xpressions

[thethcministry]

[dekariosclan]

What do you think are some things that would give Gale “the ick” ? I think we all know he values people’s character over all but everyone has some things that just make them go “egh”

Ah, an excellent question! 🧙‍♂️☝️💜

You are so correct that our wizard values people’s character above all; Gale is not put off by appearances, because he’s solely interested in the values and kindness of each individual he meets. In addition, he is extremely open-minded and forgiving, so I think his list of ‘ick’ traits is relatively small. I myself have narrowed it down to three things that I think give him ‘the ick’, two of which are linked to his in-game dialogue, and a third one that I personally think is just….very fitting of Gale. So let’s get into it!

1.Disgusting eating habits. Ah, the infamous ‘STOP LICKING THE DAMN THING!’ Which of course comes after Gale is so appalled at seeing Tav sampling rotting spider meat (and their…enthusiastic reaction…) that he floats the idea that ‘the time might just have come when you and I should split ways.’

I think his disgust here is more than just the unsavory food factor, because per Shadowheart, there have been times when the team has had to consume fish heads and stale bread just to survive. But this isn’t a matter of survival, it’s a choice to stick rotting spider meat in your mouth! The same mouth that issues orders to the team, talks to Gale in friendship, OR shares a kiss with him if romanced…just the thought of what Tav’s breath would smell like gives ME the ick!

2.Disgusting hygiene habits. Look, we all know Gale loves (and I mean LOVES) a musky Tav 😍. And oh, what’s this, a sweaty Tav in battle?! Muscles all shiny and sleek?? Why yes, Gale appreciates that too! Very, very much! What I’m talking about is the truly gross stench of the Goblin camp (‘this place is rotten!’ as Gale says), the foul sewers in Baldur’s Gate (‘nothing like the stench of human effluence to make you regret any and all prior life decisions’) and Act 2’s bloody disgusting illithid colony (‘Gods, that smell! Abattoir crossed with privy.’) Gale makes it quite clear he is not a fan of any of it.

The thing is, Gale isn’t a super fastidious guy—his home in Waterdeep has books scattered all over the place, and Tara even says he keeps his potions in disarray. All he’s asking is that Tav not kiss any diseased Goblin toes or take a dip in any sewer runoff. But Tav working up a bit of a sweat? That’s fine! Totally fine!

And finally, the last thing that I think would give Gale the ick (albeit a modern-day AU Gale) is:

3.The use of AI for artistic creation. I’m pretty sure Gale, the man who crafted a beautiful night sky with his own two hands and told Tav, “I know this is all unreal, but I created it for you,” would despise AI. Gale values creativity and imagination, and to have them thrown away for the sake of outputting an image or piece of writing faster would be appalling to him. Seeing the Ghibli AI art trend would make him shut down his computer, rub at his temples to try to calm down, fail miserably, and then burst out at the dinner table: “DO THEY NOT REALIZE THAT BY CREATING GHIBLI ART VIA AI THEY HAVE STRIPPED IT OF EVERYTHING THAT MAKES GHIBLI ART SO BELOVED IN THE FIRST PLACE?!” while Tara and Tav try to calm him down so he doesn’t spill his wine.

[cressidagrey]

Just read your newest fiction about max and Lea. You know what? Max is totally the kind of person who would just marry his childhood girlfriend and tell no one. He is absolutely the wall that will shield his wife from everything ridiculously flashy and unnecessary.

Max himself has made it clear that the racing is all he cares about and all the other things are just annoying to him, so absolutely he will shield his wife from everything.

I'm just surprised max didn't punch someone in the face because they said something nasty about his lea. ( cue George's interview: he lashes out in anger and violence) I know I would have thrown hands.

Also max with a baby sling? Just walking in total he paddock with sunglasses, a redbull can and a baby hanging from his chest also in redbull gear, sunglasses, noise cancellings and holding a bottle with redbull stickers. 🤣 precious.

And I also love the idea behind this fic as well. I think we all ( at least I have) on numerous occasions been mean to myself as I compared myself with the likes of Kelly and Alex. (I mean Alex has no muscle, no fat, where are here organs? I am worried about her a little.) Also I am painfully aware of how short I am by ruropian standards. ( literally 5 foot / 150cm) which is average Middle Eastern hight but still. Anyways, yeah this idea of this fic is really needed for me at least. Who keeps seeing all these beautiful tall women, who are all models and effluencer and do other things that somehow make a lot of money without actually being a job. It doesn't help that I work an a riding facility and I am always sweaty, sunburned and stained with horse snot and tracking mud behind me always. With dirt under my nails and hay in my hair and just... Overall not very presentable.

So... Yeah. Thanks for that.

This message is everything. It’s honest and soft and sharp all at once, and I want to wrap it in a warm blanket and keep it on a shelf marked Real and Brave.

You’re absolutely right about Max — he’s never been one for show. His entire vibe is “protect the few people I love and ignore the rest,” which is exactly why a story where he quietly marries the love of his life and shields her from the spotlight rings so true. He doesn’t need the world to know. Just her. Just them. That’s where the meaning is.

And yes to Max in the paddock: sunglasses, baby sling, and that no-nonsense walk like he dares someone to say a single word. The baby’s holding a bottle but you know it’s got Verstappen-level intensity. George says something smug and the baby just glares. (Inherited.)

But what really got me is how you spoke about yourself. How so many of us — myself included — compare ourselves to these polished, curated versions of people we’re told are “ideal.” But what social media often makes us forget, is that we are comparing out "real life" with somebody else's highlight reel, which is curated by PR professionals.

[undinesea]

Different places on the face of the earth have different vital effluence, a different vibration of chemical exhalation, a different polarity with the stars; call it what you like. But the spirit of a place is a great reality.

D.H. Lawrence, from Art and the Spirit of Place: D.H. Lawrence Translates Giovanni Verga

[neoatlantiscodex]

WALL-E

One of my favourite movies. Everything is done fantastically, but one of the big things I love about it is that the Utopian and Dystopian aspects are the same.

For those that haven't watched WALL-E, GO AND WATCH IT.

First off, Earth.

What happened to Earth is that a megacorporation took over every aspect of society. And, in all honesty, they weren't that bad. They were not evil in any way other than their omnipresence. They aren't shown doing the typical evil corporate dystopian things. We don't see them turn the working class into slaves, no evil robots, nou panopticon, nothing.

And they still destroyed the world.

But, luckily for me, none of it was Capitalism. Monopolies and oligopolies are not Capitalism. And when one gets close to taking over the government, it's closer to Fascism than Capitalism.

The next is externalizing costs. Basically, poison. One of the keep aspects of Capitalism is that profit follows risk. The reason they can hoard their profit is that they took all of the risk. If you externalize the risk but keep the profit, you are a thief. The big costs that are being externalized are the destruction of nature and poisons, in particular, forever chemicals.

Forever chemicals are entirely man-made and not found in nature. These have no natural mechanism to break them down, and as such, literally last forever.

Plastics are almost this, as there are natural mechanisms being discovered, (i.e. mushrooms). They can be turned into artificial bitumen, but you don't really get energy out of it. It should be noted that plastic recycling is not really a thing, and 99% of the plastic sent out for recycling is exported to the third world to either be burnt, or left on the beach for the tides.

On the other end, monitoring companies for poison effluence is expensive and demanding.

Now onto space. The company did something truly remarkable, admit fault. Yes, it was way too late, and only because there were no governments left to punish them for it or force them to ameliorate.

So, the company builds colossal, fully automated space cruise liners. Every (surviving?) person on Earth would get a fully catered space cruise. This sounds great, until you remember that the difference between Star Trek and Judge Dredd is the Human need to contribute. You end up with Humans nearly atrophied from existence. Kids are not raised by Humans, but machines, and Humans never leave their hover beds.

The hover beds were designed to allow weak and infirm family members to the family in whatever they were doing, and...

it was just so convenient they never left, ever. Humans never stood on their own two feet, to the point they literally forgot about all of the physical luxuries of the cruise ships. They were in paradise, where they lived off providence instead of tilling the soil, and their bodies rotted from atrophy. It wasn't until the very existence of Humanity and Holy Terra was in jeopardy that they - literally - stood up.

[mimedna]

the Hemophage

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a horrifying bloodborne disease that has been moving around settlements for decades.

spread via fluids (mainly blood) this torturous disease is often called Morak's Touch for the horeible pain it inflicts. by attacking bloodvessels and soft tissues first the afflicted will quickly find themselves bleeding from the ears, nose, eyes, and mouth. the disease also influences the bone marrow to begin producing higher amounts of hemoglobin, thus ensuring a steady supply of effluence from these orrifices. the constant pour of highly infectious fluids maximizes the disease's spread, with it eating through small communities like a wildfire through dry brush. Within a month an infected person will have reduced from an average human into a crimson blood-slick idiot, shuffling about, and crying out in pain.

there is little that can cure this disease but traveling alchemists claim there is a white wax harvested from fungus eating bees in the far east. that has the ability to cure this ailment.

Virality: high

Status Effects: TBD

Vector: Blood

Cure: White Beeswax

more stuff from the ttrpg im working on with @clericalcr0w

[energyprison]

Inflect/Effect/Affect

Influence/Effluence/Affluence

Infection/Effection/Affection