#game: winding rest

[forthedancingandthethriving]

THIS WONT LEAVE MY HEAD. PIXEL RPG GAME. WITH THESE GUYS. IT WOMT LEAVE MY HEAD RAAAAH.

Idk if I'll ever expand on this, but I needed to get it out (Part 2, Part 3)

Nightmare King

Pretty plain and simple. He's a culmination of nightmares, and his form never really stays the same. Right now, he's chosen a large wolf as his main form, which is a dark navy blue. One thing always stays constant with him, is his peiricing yellow eyes and his black crown made of jagged deepstone with a red ruby as its centerpiece.

He's very brash and rude, oftentimes being snarky and sarcastic, but this is because of the stereotypes placed upon him by those that have seen him. He feels like anyone will take him seriously if he plays into how they expect him to act, so he does. But beneath all that is someone who longs for actual connection.

He has dominion over nightmares, darkness, the night, and the moon in his world.

Deepling and Darkling

His two minions, proudly named by Nightmare King. They're small comets, and Deepling (she/her) is the navy blue comet, while Darkling (she/her) is the coal black comet. Nightmare King treats them both very well and would rather die than ever harm them. Both of them know that he's a good person beneath all his troublesome ways, and they hope to help him see that he doesn't need to be this way.

They speak in turn, finishing the others sentence. They have a telepathic link as well, able to alert the other to anything going on. They're both soft spoken, and always have an eye out for making sure their King accomplishes his goals.

Dream King

Plain and simple as well. He's a culmination of dreams, and his form is always changing. Currently, he has the form of a very, very fluffy cat with a mane that more resembles a fur boa. His colors are a soft purple and blue, and his eyes are always closed. The only constant of him is his white crown made of quartz with a green emerald as its centerpiece.

He's kind and soft-spoken. He and his friends often put a stop to Nightmare King's schemes and plans. However, he knows that what his counterpart does is all a farce and a mask to hide how he truly feels. Dream King is more than willing to accept the other with open arms once Nightmare Sorts himself out.

He has dominion over dreams, light, the day, and the sun.

Brightlet and Brightlight

Dream King's friends, taking on the appearance of small starts! Brightlet (he/him) is a neon yellow, while Brightlight (he/him) is a neon orange! Both are excitable and friendly, very much extroverts and wanting to make new friends. They often end up speaking over each other, but they can always get their point across.

Sleep Sovereign

The Embodiment of Sleep. Has been asleep after creating Nightmare King and Dream King and will likely never wake up anytime soon. They have the form of a giant sheep and rest in a realm made of clouds.

Irene Emeril

A young girl with the ability to invoke either Nightmare King or Dream King's powers, and only Sleep Sovereign's if the situation is absolutely dire. She's around 13, though she has the entire weight of the world on her back.

Her Earth is currently being threatened by The Ruinous and The Bright, two organizations that want to carry out Nightmare King's and Dream King's 'agendas' personally. Despite.. not being able to contact either of them.

With the help of the respective kings and their underlings, Irene sets out to not only save her Earth but also figure out how to stop the two deities from trying to adopt her. (She doesn't have the best home life, and both are LIVID over it.) And also figure out how she can invoke their powers.

(It comes from the fact that her ancestor was just a genuine person with the two deities, and the duo shared a small fragment of their power with the ancestor. It's never explained how Sleep Sovereign's powers are with Irene. At least not until I figure it out.)

[kikker-oma]

If sketch requests are still open, I wish to see Wind, Four, Hyrule, and Time playing Monopoly.

Four is a smart man who values his life😳

[kholnt]

ever since the announcement dropped i cant Not think abt eow's zelda joining the chain like rationally? probably legend's hyrule, also just like. Wouldn't Happen but also. if it's a seperate hyrule and it does happen, THE WHIMSY??? THE ABSOLUTE SILLINESS THAT WOULD PURSUE??? post-totk wild and echo (eow zelda) would be the absolute worst together /pos. (and on this train of thought, i do wonder if she could make an echo of wild since he died. everyones speedrunning gray hairs baybee)

[waspgrave]

now there was no reason for lucanis to be given purple johnny silverhand as a plot point and then never have the purple johnny silverhand utilized except for maybe 3 or 4 times in the game (if you saved Treviso, otherwise it's twice) and dialogue. Dialogue where he pretty much just says weird and funny things and occasionally gets scolded like a dog which is entertaining sure but there is Literally A Demon In One Of The Companions Why Is This Not A Bigger Deal

[valiant-portabella-pirkko]

Alright know what here's a little Guild Wars 2 reblog game for everybody; what mounts (if any) do your characters have in their canon, do they have names? Personalities? How'd they meet??

Spill it all below, tell me about all your creatures!!

[fosermi]

what started out as a sudden urge to play with magma turned into a very fun impromptu magma doodle page with @izuizzy!!!

I genuinely did not expect that I would be able to do much today since I was just being silly but here we are!! lets do this again sometimes and maybe invite others in a more coordinated and not so late hour but the brainrot demanded it huh?/lh

close ups on the doodles i did:

[runawaymun]

btw idk if you know this, but if you're dealing with some bad lower back pain and it feels super tight down there, go find something you can safely dead hang from (no activation of muscles aside from hanging on like you're gonna do a pull up). Tree branches, monkey bars, pull up bar, whatever you have nearby. Hang for 30 seconds on, then take a break, then repeat a couple times. This can decompress your vertebrae and give a whole bunch of relief.

This is coming from someone who recently got pulled on my ass by a 40 pound cattle dog who'd seen a squirrel, and I landed pretty hard, wound up compressing my back for a few days. This is the only thing that helped haha. Stretching, foam rolling, etc wasn't addressing the root issue. This is good if you take a hard fall (landing on your ass or on your feet), or if you just sit a lot in general. Helps a TON with your lower back.

[arecaceae175]

Heist : )

The heist was not at all going according to Wind's impressive, thorough plan. Twilight was getting too suspicious, so Wind had to resort to drastic measures.

"What's that, Wild? You set the building on fire? Hm, that seems dangerous," Wind said into his charm.

Twilight's ears perked and he jumped to his feet, leaving his bag unprotected. Four crept out from underneath it, Twilight's rupee purse tucked under his tiny Minish paws.

"Huh?" Wild's voice rang through the charm.

"It's for the greater good!" Wind whispered before he shoved the charm into his pocket.

[transbee]

Okay it's my first real go at kingdom hearts and I'm sure I'm looking at things too close but I'm still so caught off guard by how viscerally Cloud is still Vincent. Like??? I'm not sure at what point along the line they went with Cloud instead but sometimes he holds himself in such a vincent-y way. for lack of a better word n I just go yuuup this guy was originally supposed to be another guy.

[egg-emperor]

sorry for not being so active, got a lot to catch up on but don't know when. been busy and tired but okay, been chilling elsewhere and having a nice time. posts will keep coming but nice and steady for a while. then gonna be getting to a bunch of work when Sonic Dream Team releases. been nice to relax in the days leading up to it 💜

[girlfox]

ooooh you wanna follow my zenless wife so bad it makes u look SICK.

[forthedancingandthethriving]

Part 1 | Part 2

Max - The Ruinous

A high-ranking member of the Ruinous, and a reoccurring boss/villain. Typically seen wearing a dark blue cloak with moon embroidery on it. The hood only comes down during story scripted events.

Batshit insane, just like his The Bright counterpart, Roan. Both are willing to do whatever it takes to bring Irene over to their side and do not care who gets hurt or killed by the end of it.

At the end of each stage, based on The Ruinous and their action, he either appears as the boss of the end stage or he summons a boss to fight Irene. There's a unique game over screen in that it's Max or the summoned boss dragging Irene off if she fails any of these boss fights.

During the final boss fight against him, it's a culmination of all the summoned boss creatures he has and his own skills. It's left ambiguous if Irene actually killed him or not.

"He seemed like such a good man before The Ruinous got to him.. Why do you think he let himself fall like that?" - Irene, dialogue after defeating Max.

"Sometimes people do things to forget the past and have hope for a good future. But lets hurry, Dream King can feel Roan's power growing." - Nightmare King, following Max's defeat.

Roan - The Bright

A high-ranking member of The Bright and a reoccurring boss/villain. Typically seen wearing a white cloak with sun embroidery on it. The hood only comes down during story events.

Somehow, the more intense one, but that's meant to reflect how light isn't always a force for good. While Max is willing to play far, Roan isn't, and during his boss battles, he will play dirty and use tricks. But he won't summon anything.

During the final boss fight against him, he's a lot more desperate not to lose, and so he's summon The Bright enemies, and also using new attacks. You can absolutely feel his desperation in how he attack.

Once he's defeated, its left ambiguous if Irene killed him or not.

"My eyes are still burning.. I wonder why Roan joined The Bright. He didn't seem that affected by the war.." - Irene, dialogue after defeating Roan.

"It's something we'll look into later. Hurry, we need to shut down the organizations' power generators so that you can accomplish what you came here for!" - Dream King, following Roan's defeat.

End Game

Irene overloads the power generators of each building, blowing up the buildings and anything useful that was inside. While she's upset that she won't be able to find more information, she reasons that it was for the best.

Meanwhile, the actual founders of The Ruinous and The Bright watch from the respective rubble of their buildings smiles on their shadowed faces..

Irene is rightfully skeptical that this is actually over, but DK and NK assure her that even if it isn't, they'll be there to help her. She's very thankful.

While it ends happy, there's a split cutscene, showing Max and Roan's bodies being dragged away by members of their respective organization.. looks like it isn't over yet.

[kekeslider]

The way zelda fans say “linear” like it’s a dirty word is an endless source of frustration to me. Like sorry dude some games have a story narrative for you to follow but what the fuck is your damage???

[storybook-souls]

before i get to the book asks: i was tagged by @gideonthefirst for 9 no-skip albums! this was hard for me. partly bc when i'm listening to an album i don't actually skip songs and partly bc even albums i really like there's usually at least one i'm just kinda meh on. but these 9 i really think i stand by all the songs. sorry patd is on there but i had to follow my heart

for other people to do it ummmm @oberon-miranda-titania? @ratgirlianthe? @hoot-h00t? any of you feel like doing 9 albums?

albums are: Some Nights by fun., A Badly Broken Code by Dessa, Gone Now by Bleachers, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by Panic! at the Disco, Boreas by The Oh Hellos, HARDLOVE by NEEDTOBREATHE, Pure Heroine by Lorde, Sigh No More by Mumford & Songs, and Transcendental Youth by the Mountain Goats

[driftingballoons]

Thinking about how when hero and partner get brought to the dark future, all their money and stuff is accessible through the Kangaskhan rocks…like just imagining everything they collected in the past being untouched for all those years (decades? Centuries? Unclear if the timeline in super is accurate lol). I wonder if the other guild members, knowing that Dusknoir was taking them to the future, ever deposited items in their accounts so they could use them someday, whenever they would be. Just was thinking about like, Bidoof, older and evolved, depositing yet another reviver seed into their account, while the other guild members look on sadly while reflecting on the impact those two rookies who joined back in the day had on them and how it seems clear by now they’re not coming back………

[galianbeast]

I hate zelda games but I'd do anything for midna (woman version)