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[phoenixiancrystallist]

Month 9, day 25

I stayed up too late >_<

There's a little bit of cleanup work to do on these before I skip through the part of the tutorial I already went above and beyond and did myself without following instructions. Debating with myself if I want to do all this work over again with the other leaf textures I have from previous projects, so I can have leaf options on the vines...

We'll see how I feel tomorrow I guess lol

[fisherrprince]

I can feel kh on the horizon somewhere (is it because of the incoming missing link release) maybe. I just feel her presence

[wehavekookies]

Dear Kooks, do you have some tips to play D&D alone or some solo RPG? I want to play it so bad, I have a lot of characters sheets ready because I’m so excited, but none of my friends are interested. If you know and could tell me is there some online platform to discover groups to play?

Thanks always!

Hello!

(First of all I need to start posting a bit more about solo rpgs and solo gaming in general cos I gathered some really cool materials and games over last months, so thank You for reminding me of that. Just need some more free time but it's coming, oh it's coming)

I don't have experience playing specifically DnD solo, but I know there are tools for it people recommend. The GeekGamers YouTube channel has TONS (and i say it both as an encouragement and as a warning, because it can be a bit overwhelming) of advice materials, also regarding soloing DnD and solo roleplaying in general. She also wrote a book on solo gaming called Solo Game Master's Guide which if I recall correctly has a chapter on DnD specifically as well. I know people are recommending Mythic Game Master Emulator as a good tool, but I haven't personally tried it yet.

What I can recommend tho is... Ironsworn (check the link, the pdf for the first main game is free). I have been playing it solo recently and I find it very fun and satisfying. It's a system based on Powered by the Apocalypse rules framework, so not that close to DnD rules, but if you are looking for a solo rp with some more rules structure I recommend taking a look at this game because it is designed specifically for solo playing (but it can be co-oped and GMed too). You can alter the world of the game freely (and the author encourages you to do that) or use the rules in existing setting, so you can adjust it to your liking (tho i do encourage you to try the setting offered by the book first, together with its world creation process: 1) it's very cool, 2) you will get a grip of the rules in their natural environment)

I found I need a couple of additional oracle tables aside of the ones the book has, but these you can pick up as you go according to your needs, there is plenty online, and a lot of free ones too. Other than that everything you need you have in the free book.

I also recommend taking a look at some actual play of an Ironsworn game (or other games, you can find some examples of actual solo plays on GeekGamers channel too) to get a bit of an idea how people think about running a solo session and how they build a story on their own, and perhaps taking something away from it for yourself. For Ironsworn specifically I super enjoy and highly recommend The Bad Spot podcast. It has several seasons of Ironsworn: Starforge game (Ironsworn's younger brother set in space, but the rules and the idea of how the game runs are basically the same) but also some loose talks about solo gaming in general.

OTHER THAN THAT: I encourage you to look around and see what the solo gaming scene has to offer. There is so many interesting games (some with more rules structure, but also journaling games, choose your own adventure-like games, solo hacks for existing systems, and more etc etc, a whole new world to discover really), it's worth checking regardless of having a group to play with or not. I will try to get back to posting more actively on these topics, cos there is a lot of stuff I would love to share, so fingers crossed I won't get distracted lol.

Cheers!

[podcast-official]

I'm looking to get into more Sherlock Holmes media and I've heard really good things about Sherlock and Co. - do I need any prior knowledge about the stories to understand the podcast? This would pretty much be my first venture into a Holmes adaptation if you don't count DGS

Thanks!

nope, not at all! i've only watched bbc sherlock and i've never really read the stories, and i'm getting through just fine :)

it's a modern au so it starts you off at the beginning of their relationship. it doesn't just throw you straight in, haha. i highly recommend it, since i think it does a lot of things right that bbc sherlock does wrong.

happy listening :D

[starlitartworks]

Theory 1: The header image on your Tumblr (girl on the phone looking warily back at weird spindly figures in the background) is based on an experience of your own, or else a story idea on the back burner

Theory 2: Like the beset Jeremy Larkin, you too are occasionally possessed by the spirit of our good friend Jonathan Harker, hence your immense love for Mina Harker. That and simple good taste.

Thanks for the ask >:D

For theory 1, the drawing in question [Here] is actually based on the podcast Nowhere on air! I highly recommend if you're into spooky small town radio shows and general existentialism. (ALOT of existentialism)

As for theory 2, that would certainly explain my millions of Mina doodles that I keep finding every time I clean my room, as well as her general presence in my mind 24/7. Whether this obsession is spooky or just common sense is yet to be determined :]

[tigers1o1]

As the FnC guy, do you have any recommendations on JRWI fan fics?

Absolutely i do

Fools gold- written by yours truly, an absolute staple of the fnc community :D silly fake dating au

Our Mistakes - also written by me. It hasnt been updated in a minute but i PROMMY ill be able to work on it again soon. Hard to explain but Trust Me its so good

I’m Begging for you to take my hand - not the most standard concept but its GORGEOUS writing. It is a super fascinating piece. Regency era type beat + a silly duel :D

Echoes of destiny - space au! I dont think i finished it but what i did read was BALLER i need to finish it

Its not pain- scar appreciation!!! And not super fnc centric i dont think

Defining devotion- super interesting gillion character study

Luxury- GOD THIS ONE IS MY ROMAN EMPIRE its so good. Basically chip explores a bunch of alternate universes and realizes that wishes are fickle things. Its SO good highly recommend

Planetary GO! - prime defenders space au. I dont read a lot of pd but FUCK this ones good

Anyway those are just those i wrote or the top tier bookmarks but i also made a post (link @ bottom) that has a ton of reccs from others in the fandom as well!!

All links under the cut

[utilitycaster]

What are some of your favourite podcasts / podcast recs?

It's hard to pick a favorite though I will say at the moment Midst is the one I think I look forward to the most, so I'm just going to go through basically all podcasts I currently or relatively recently previously listened to and sort them by rough genre. Note that as with all recommendation requests it helps to know the vibe of what you're going for and what's important to you (I know I just was like hey I'll take most music recs but the commitment for music is like the length of a song, whereas podcasts/books/movies/tv are a bit more time put in)

Actual Play:

Longtime listener of NADDPod and TAZ which I'm guessing if you follow me you are broadly aware of but if not feel free to ask more; I also post about Worlds Beyond Number enough that you might know what it is. I checked out Burnt Cookbook party a while ago both because I liked Jenna Stoeber's work with Polygon and because someone asked me for Actual Play podcast-only recs with more than one woman or nb player that weren't RQG and I was like oh I should find some. Anyway it's quite good! it's definitely lower production values than bigger podcasts but the plot is highly original and really good, the vibes are fantastic, the characters are a lot of fun, and all in all worth checking out. I also do listen to the Re-Slayer's Take which I've really enjoyed! Everyone's good but while I was familiar with (and a fan of) Jasmine Bhullar and Jasper William Cartwright's work, Jasmine Chiong as Farah speaks to the Grouchy Old Hunter Woman fan in me and has been a personal standout. It is very heavily edited, which does take some getting used to. Also, I mentioned RQG (Rusty Quill Gaming). It comes with the caveat of "very good but slow to start and then doesn't really stick the landing, imo, though the epilogues help" but I can recommend with that warning.

Scripted Fiction

Camlann. Modern post-apocalyptic Arthuriana/Folklore of the British Isles, with some hints of other folklore as well. 1 season; hoping they get funding for a second because it was very well done and also I want Gwen and Morgan to kiss.

Midst. Hard to describe but if you follow me you've seen a lot of posts that might help. Extremely good! About to finish in a bit over a week's time! Check it out and I advice you check out the first 3 episodes at once to get a feel for it; the three-narrator thing is also "get used to it and it will be fine".

The Penumbra Podcast. Originally envisioned as an anthology podcast but then two specific settings (noir-y space opera and medieval court monster hunters) were very popular. Also nearing its end.

The Silt Verses. Quite literally everything on this list would be described as "New Weird" and "has queer characters" and this is maybe the New Weirdest. Anyway, set in a world where gods are real, require human sacrifice to live, and society is both very complicit and also uses the gods to sell shit. I think people who are mad about D20 or CR not being explicitly political enough should listen to it. Extremely good. Also in its endgame, but they've had a very drawn out schedule as of late.

Welcome to Night Vale. You are on Tumblr; presumably you know the drill. I can't say I'm like...super following what happens but it's one of those things that's been a constant in my life for over a decade and takes up a very pleasant hour-ish per month. This feels like damning with faint praise but the earlier stuff was great and it's still strong, it's just, you know, the inevitable slowness of an indefinitely long slice-of-life-ish show vs. the more plot-driven ones above.

Within the Wires. By one of the Night Vale Creators. I have a post about it but it's set on an alternate history Earth where a cataclysmic war/plague/various other bad things absolutely destroyed the population in the early 1900s, leading to a very different global society. Some people say the seasons are very uneven in quality. They are incorrect. The seasons follow different people and all are in the form of found audio, so they are all quite different, but it's entirely a matter of personal preference if you like a season or not; it's not that some are Objectively Better.

Wolf 359 finished a long time back and I haven't relistened since my original listen in like...2018, but of "podcasts that have finished" it's worth it. Weird space stuff.

Informative(?)

Home Cooking by Hrishikesh Hirway and Samin Nosrat; was a pandemic project that now only airs yearly, really, but worth checking out if you like cooking.

I found out about Home Cooking via Song Exploder, which is just Hrishikesh Hirway talking about songs. Great podcast; the editing is fascinating and I have found a lot of good music from it!

I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats. Has only two seasons but they are both very good if you like The Mountain Goats as a band.

No Such Thing as a Fish: the QI (British quiz show) (if you're British you know this better than I do) researches talk about weird facts and riff on them.

Sawbones: Justin McElroy and his wife Dr. Sydnee Smirl McElroy talk about weird medical history and dumb wellness trends on tiktok. This is one of the earliest podcasts I subscribed to back when I did not drive nearly as much.

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green. Has also completed and there's a book that's basically covering the same ground. It's not like, purely informative; it's very anecdotal (as is I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats) but I learned a lot from it.

Honorable mention: I just didn't have the time or energy to keep up with Ologies by Alie Ward but what I listened to was fun and interesting and my sibling is a big fan.

Comedy and Miscellany:

Beef and Dairy Network: also British, on the Max Fun network with the McElroys. Fucking weird. I debated putting this in the scripted fiction because it's basically "what if Welcome to Night Vale was a little less story focused but still had throughlines and was specifically about the cattle industry in some absurdist alternate version of our world" but stuck with comedy bc the absurdity outstrips the plot. It's weird!

My Brother, My Brother, and Me: you probably know this one; either you love it or you don't.

My Dad Wrote a Porno: also British and from what I understand a bigger deal over there. Has uh. reached completion, in that they decided they were done, but the books apparently go on (sorry Rocky I'm not buying them). A guy and his two good friends read and roast his father's self-published erotica e-books about Belinda Blumenthal, Pots and Pans saleswoman, ft. bad accents, corporate espionage, and, of course, The Duchess.

The Empty Bowl: Justin McElroy and Dan Goubert of Cerealously's ASMR podcast about cereal. legitimately has helped me calm down when anxious at night. I am not even a big cereal eater it's just entertaining and chill.

Anyway any other podcasts I have listened to I've either forgotten, weren't good enough to recommend, just disappeared without any conclusion [*cough* king falls am] or involve way more reservations than I am willing to go into without knowing more about what you are looking for.

[i-may-be-an-emu]

Hello, fandom sage!

I have just purchased a month of the patreon and am looking for recommendations on what to watch in that time. I already have some ideas, but I was wondering if you had any specific suggestions?

Thus far, my list includes:

D&D one-shot

Livestreams #34 and #100 because I've seen them recommended before

They had a livestream for a show they did on my birthday, so I want to see that one

Various longforms, namely The Suspicious Creme Brulee, My First Bra, and the pride flag one from recently? (don't know anything else about that last one but I've seen stills of Tom holding pride flags)

Thank you :D

First of all thank you for the title of fandom sage that made me smile :)))

WELCOME TO PATREON

Those are all great things to watch!!! dnd also has a part two!! It’s not on the playlist but if you scroll down you should find it :) #34 and #100 are my favourite streams so far, great choices!! #57 is also quite good, you get the origin of Tiny Giraffe Park and Luke in an ice bath lol

My first bra and suspicious creme brulee are both excellent!! I highly recommend all of the patreon exclusive long forms and Snakehips is also amazing, longform from a bill Murray stream (July 24 2023)

you should definitely watch the podcast qna thing from last night!!!

the photos of Tom holding the pride flags are actually pictures taken by people who were at that show, the full long form might be uploaded to youtube as a public play but hasn’t been confirmed (though people are quite confident that the boys will upload it)

I also suggest the live from home livestreams from 2023 and some from early this year, those are also really fun. The bts and qna videos are also AWESOME!

I’m so happy for you that you got patreon for a month, it’s fun :)

[valoisfulcanellideux]

Pix on The Citadel Cafe

I've just finished listening to the latest episode of The Citadel Cafe which is hosted by Joel Duggan. Pix joined him on this week's episode for a discussion of The Rings of Power.

You can listen here on Patreon (free to listen).

I'm not actually watching The Rings of Power, but I thoroughly enjoyed the show nonetheless. It's structured similarly to The Spawn Chunks (their jointly-hosted weekly Minecraft podcast) and started out with a chat about what they've been geeking out over lately.

Pix mentioned that his online D&D group (8Bit_Community) has just finished the finale of the Princes of their Apocalypse campaign, and that he's getting ready to DM his first game of MÖRK BORG for the group while their usual DM is preparing the next campaign. I really loved Pix's DMing of his Stillfleet campaign for that group, so this one has the potential to be really good, if you listen to how he's hoping it'll go.

He also discussed his Elden Ring A-Z challenge, and why he decided to set himself that challenge.

The main discussion delved into not only The Rings of Power, but also into folklore, myths, and Tolkien and storytelling in general. I absolutely loved it, even though I'm not watching the series, so if you're into storytelling then it's a highly recommended listen.

Oh, and at the end of the show, Pix revealed that he's just bought himself the Teenage Engineering EP-1320-Medieval, which is an insane looking sampler/composer/sequencer that features a bunch of medieval instruments as its sound set, and he's hoping to use it to create music for his homebrew D&D group.

The trailer for it is absolutely nuts, and evokes the spirit of old medieval mummers, but with a bit (okay, a lot - lol) of tongue-in-cheek:

[charmikarma]

charmikarma's homestuck fanwork rec list

will be updated as i work my way through more things i like :) check under da cut

notes: parentheses indicate the focus(es) of each work, and works with explicit content are marked [E]. gen means there's no specific ship or character focus.

Canon Compliant or Canon-Adjacent Works

Karkat Goes To A Convention, Act 1 by Cole (gen)

i have two pitches for kgtac. here they are:

if you ever find yourself missing homestuck in the old days before postcanon, or even just the old days of homestuck fandom, you should read karkat goes to a convention immediately.

this is the most homestuck thing i have read since homestuck.

act 1 of kgtac is completed, and is the main draw here. act 2 is currently ongoing and is pretty much completely unrelated to act 1. i think it's alright. but act 1 is absolutely a must-read.

Detective Pony by sonnetstuck (dirk)

do i even need to explain this one? it's detective pony. it's a great character study of dirk. i'm sure you've all heard of it. if you haven't read it, go do that now. please.

Jade Route by SPICYYETI (jade)

jade route is a post-epilogues comic following meat!jade who is trapped in a body controlled by calliope. it's a take on the "ending" that the epilogues don't offer. i think it's pretty clever - it does a great job of using the medium. also, it's about jade :) may or may not have had an impact of some size on how i personally read jade.

AU Fics

Crossfire by HappiKatt (gen; dave)

ok, this series only contains one fic (for now). it's called "the calm is terrifying when the storm is all you've known." ok i literally could not put this fic down. it has the best hook i've ever seen. a proper fucking novel. and some of the best character writing i have EVER seen for the whole strilonde family. augh it's so good. and the art is really good too (YES IT'S ILLUSTRATED).

The Eurydice Suite by callmearcturus [E] (gen; davekat)

inception au. some of the coolest action and plot stuff with an ensemble cast i've ever read followed by the best davekat fic i've ever read. really cool stuff.

Catacombs by oxfordRoulette [E] (jadekat; dirkjohn)

another series. it's a d&d-like au. very tongue in cheek about this fact at times. the real draw here is the third fic in the series, Vanitas Vanitatum, which has stellar dirk and john writing. you could read it on its own, but the first two fics are also QUITE good, are about jadekat, and the second one sets up vanitas beautifully, so... you should read all three??? :3c

Miscellaneous

Homestuck Made This World by Ranged Touch (analysis)

hsmtw is a readthrough/analysis podcast whose goal is not to analyze homestuck on its own terms, but to challenge it and put it back into its historical context. it's not the easiest to listen to as a homestuck fan - the hosts are very critical at times, and i don't always agree with their opinions on things that happen in homestuck - but i think the analysis about what homestuck does, tries to do, and is responding to is very important, especially for people who weren't there for homestuck's original run. which... includes me! i read homestuck in 2014. i missed most of the most important homestuck historical moments. in any case, hsmtw changed the way i look at homestuck and other media. highly recommend, at the very least for understanding homestuck's historical context

Sugoi Quest for Kokoro by death420 (gen)

well well well well well well. well. 🤔 well. if it isn't ratchet and fuckin CLANK

DORITOS & FRITOS by bb-panzu (davejade)

good video. has davejade. i'm not an artist or anything but i think there's some kind of artistic genius happening here. it scratches my brain just right.

[moonfruito]

Hey! I want to start jrwi, but idk where to begin. Any advice?

:D !!! oh the IMMENSE joy i felt receiving this ask !! i am about to ramble a little a lot - if anything does not make sense then feel free to ask more questions :))

the main campaign of just roll with it is riptide, a pirate campaign dmed by grizzly set in the world of mana, where the planet is nearly all water save for some scattered islands. the characters are gillion tidestrider, a triton paladin/sorcerer played by charlie slimecicle, chip, a human rogue played by bizly and jay ferin, a human ranger played by condifiction. there's a playlist with all the episodes on so it's pretty simple :)

i have found that my irl friends who have never watched dnd podcasts before have struggled to get past the first arc, around the ep11-14 mark, but i see from a peek at your bio that you're a critical role fan so you'll probably have no issue :) the earlier episodes are slower to start but they're still great! the quality does improve a lot as time goes, naturally.

there's also two prequel episodes for riptide which you don't need to watch, but they're worth noting if you want to go back to them after you catch up like i did, or you could watch them before if you want a bit of extra lore context.

that's probably all the information you need to get started, but i am going to give you some more information about the patreon campaigns as well - you don't have to pay attention to all this if you want to just keep it simple! i just feel like giving a full beginner's guide for no reason lmao

for all three of the campaigns i'm about to talk about, it is $5 a month - obviously not asking you to just jump right in and give them money but i do very highly recommend it if you find you enjoy this podcast!! it's a fairly low cost for a lot of great quality content.

prime defenders is the main patreon campaign, and it's a mutants and masterminds superhero campaign dmed by bizly. the characters are teenaged boys with superpowers, enlisted to help defend the world of prime. charlie plays william wisp, who has ghost powers, grizzly plays dakota cole, who has super strength and does martial arts, and condi plays vyncent sol, who's from another world and has people living inside his brain? i don't really know how to explain that one uhhh the first five episodes are available for free - won't link each because it'll clog up the post but here's the first one. decent place to start if you're considering getting the patreon, although similarly to riptide the beginning episodes are a little slower as they start around the same time.

this one i'd personally recommend watching after you finish the other campaigns, simply because it's the longest of the patreon campaigns, but it is very great! <33 it also has two prequel episodes which are for free - similarly not required watching but good fun nonetheless!

apotheosis is a fifteen episode-long mini-campaign where the players go around and kill all the gods, dmed by condi. peter sqloint is a human possessed by an archangel played by charlie, rumi is a changeling bard/warlock who is chasing visions played by grizzly and thanatos is a very intense and murderous war forged played by bizly. first episode is available for free, and it is essentially the compiled session zeroes of their individual characters.

this campaign is, in my personal opinion, the best place to start for patreon because of the shorter length and how easy and quick it is to get into. if this was not a patreon campaign i would recommend this as the best place to start jrwi, honestly, because the shorter length means everything's more packed in and faster-paced and it helps you get into the swing of things and get the satisfaction of watching through all of it, while also showcasing the potential of the episodes to come later in the longer campaigns.

blood in the bayou is a four episode-long call of cthulhu campaign set in galloway, louisiana in the 1980s, dmed by charlie, where three old friends reunite and discover their hometown's local horrors. kian stone, a big city rockstar, is played grizzly, timothy rand, a stoner still living with his parents, is played by bizly, and rolan deep, a lawyer, is played by condi. it is audio-only and has higher quality sound design and an original soundtrack. pretty different for the other campaigns but so well-made. good place to start with patreon as well! the first episode is available for free too <3

and that's all for the recent stuff! there were a couple other campaigns from years back that never got finished and never will get finished and some scattered oneshots but i hope that was all helpful in some way!! i hope you have a great time watching jrwi and that you'll fall in love with this podcast like i and many other people have! <33 really happy to see you interested - lot of love has been put into this show and each of the campaigns really are so good :) again, if you have any more questions then go ahead and ask!! i'm always happy to help :D

also if anyone wants to rb this for other potential jrwi watchers then feel free to ?? idk if anyone was considering that but y'know the recent influx of qsmp charlie fans might have some takers and the jrwi propaganda machine never stops

[zeherili-ankhein]

Sweet sweet moot here's the rishwat flowers

I have humbleeeeee request, how do I get into mahabharat and ramayan 😭

For reference I'm a Christian and my father hasn't tried exposing me to the stories from the epics properly. The very little knowledge I have is mostly wrong too. I tried reading the ramayan but I felt like I was missing a few chapters every page.

I need help and I'm desperate

AHAHSHHSSHDHHDDG FLOWERS ARE THE WAY TO MY HEART YESSSSBSSBDV

Sndbdbdb it's ok you're just at the place :D

Ok so for Ramayan I ALWAYS recommend reading Valmiki Ramayan since that's the original version. You can try Ramcharitmanas too that's also another great version.

A lot of things vary in every version, even serials vary, like the Ramanand Sagar Ramayan (the old most popular one) is based on Ramcharitmanas while the Siya ke Ram serial is based on Adbhut Ramayan

All of them are good, but I would always say Valmiki Ramayan.

Now you can get the translation version pdf free on the internet just give a google search or here's the one I downloaded

For Mahabharat, go with BORI CE that's the most accurate one till date.

Now why I say accurate? Because well you cannot find the original Vyas Mahabharat since it doesn't exist now anymore but with other informations added and all BORI CE is the most accurate done by researchers who put those verses from all across the country's scriptures those were found most in numbers (i hope i was able to make it understand a little? 😭🤌)

The BORI CE is big and a lot time consuming BUT it's the best one and you can find it in for free in internet too! And here's the one

But if you wanna start slow you can listen to this podcast I listen to, too! I really liked listening to it and even gave some commetaries lol! I think I'll do that again soon idk....

But you can watch the serials too ig, tho they are highly inaccurate and everything they still got the vibe and can keep you engaged and get you curious to know more and dig deeper... (Not Suryaputra Karn don't watch that that's shit)

And if you want to know but want something fun and engaging you can read Amar Chitra Katha too! They are in comic style and the art and quality is really great and overall perfect to get you in the lore!

So anywaysss I hope I helpwd even if a little :D

And thanks for the flowers nshdhdhxbdbdb

[thefringespod]

Happy #AudioDramaSunday wanderers! It's once again time for a weekly round up of listens! Starting things off with the @tellnotalespod minisode which was wonderful as always. I love getting to hear Riley and Julia's little adventures they're an excellent duo

New @camlannpod was the perfect mix of heartbreaking and terrifying. I adore the little bits of world lore that are peppered in every episode. People like Arthur and Gwen being able to manipulate? 10/10. Gwen using that power how she did? 10000/10. I'm absolutely adoring Camlann

New @woebegonepod was. Wow. I don't have anything to say other than wow. I'm still so concerned and will remained concerned until Nobody is dealt with. Dylan's detached Mike voice that he used for Nobody haunts me (affectionate)

@innbetween was wonderful as always. Max is one of those characters where I'm like "well they kinda deserved this" but Rukes makes me go "okay but maybe they don't deserve *all* this". I'm still wondering why they stay with the group and cant wait for them to get found family-d

The Technomancy Project season finale did irreparable emotional damage to me and I do mean that as a compliment. This has been and will remain one of my favorite shows and if you're looking for something to listen to I highly recommend it. It will hurt you! And you with thank it!

@souloperatorpod early access also did irreparable things to me. I regret saying that Tot can do whatever she wants forever because she *is* using that power to hurt me. Yall are in for a treat tomorrow, every episode of this show is better than the last!

I'm still very far behind but a massive welcome back to @hellofromthehallowoods who kicked off their new season this week! I look forward to getting caught up!

Surprising no one, I did a full @thegrottopod relisten this week. I also got a Grotto themed tattoo. If my words of endorsement have not worked so far, please consider the fact that i have a quote from this show tattooed on me. Thats how good the show is. Listen to The Grotto PLEASE

Here on the Fringes we released episode 22 to the public and have released our penultimate episode of the season over at patreon.com/PineTreePods! The upcoming episode is one of my favorites, I can't wait to scream about it some more after its properly released. Our lovely cast has also received the scripts for season 3 which means the final season is officially underway! I'm still writing the finale but the other 11 episodes are written and in the hands of this wonderful cast. I can't wait for y'all to see what's to come!

Thats all for this week! I've got some fun things in the works both for the Fringes and for Forged Bonds that I'm excited to share when the time comes. Until then I'll be listening to so many podcasts and probably also the grotto again because i got a tattoo and already wanna relisten

*Edited because I got Ruke's pronouns wrong the first time! They're they/them and they're gonna get found family-d so hard I'm so excited

[cellgatinbo]

hello i am here to present my campaign to name slimecicle + cellbit dmduo:

i’ve seen twitter calling them rpgduo, and while it makes sense it’s also a bit generic and boring (not that dmduo is much better, but still.) going with the rpg thing, they’re both heavily invested in their rpg series, cellbit with ordem paranormal and charlie with just roll with it!

ordem has been talked about a lot in and around the server, but for those that don’t know jrwi is a D&D podcast (+ other rpgs) charlie is in! the show started all the way back in 2018, though their current main campaign has been running since about the start of 2021. they have a number of different series in a bunch of different games (D&D, M&M, CoC, VtM), but the one i want to highlight is Blood in the Bayou, the only horror-themed campaign on the show and that charlie himself ran! (it’s really good and even got a killer soundtrack, with just 4 episodes i highly recommended checking it out 👍)

so i’m just saying. the two guys known for being ttrpg nerds. being the ones running their respective horror series/campaigns. dm duo 🤝

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I was tagged by @pricegouge to do these book questions!! (Thank you for the tag ml it made my brain light up like a Christmas tree!!)

1) last book I read -

The Urge by Carl Erik Fischer. Absolutely fantastic read on the history of addiction (mainly western focused)

2) a book I recommend -

THE THREE BODY PROBLEM BY LIU CIXIN OH MY G-D SOMEONE COME NERD OUT ABOUT THIS BOOK WITH ME IT IS SO GOOD UGHHHHHH

3) a book I couldn't put down -

Still Missing by Chevy Stevens. I devoured that book in a single day. (Read trigger warnings for this one if you seek it out!!)

4) a book Ive read twice or more -

Eragon!!! I used to love love love reading this book over and over. I got really into reading it while listening to the audiobook to the point where when I read it now without the audiobook. I can still hear the voice actor. (Controversial take to anyone who has listened to the audiobook: I LIKE the way Gerard Doyle voiced Saphira. YEAH I SAID IT!!)

5) a book on my tbr -

Blitzed by Norman Ohler, going over drugs used by N/zis during the Third Reich. It came highly recommended to me recently and a friend bought me my own copy :)

6) a book I've put down -

In Sunlight and In Shadow by Mark Helprin. I haven't touched it in years but I have no intention of getting rid of it now. I made it barely a chapter in before giving up.

7) a favorite book from childhood -

Absolutely has to be The Secret Garden. I used to have really vibrant dreams about this book. All the time.

8) a book I would give to a friend -

Absolutely would give someone my copy of Le Portrait De Petite Cossette (Someone please. It is a two volume manga that's a gory gothic romance about nihilism and has beautiful art READ IT SO I CAN TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT)

9) a fiction book I own -

Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meaney. Anything I think I know about American public school comes from 1. my siblings and 2. this book. Kid pretends to be a vampire to get girls. I read this at a very formative age, changed me entirely. Fun YA read.

10) a non fiction book I own -

Hero of Two Worlds by Mike Duncan. Goes over Lafayette's life in both France and America. It is funny that America counts him as a founding father but in life he was kind of a loser in France. I listened to Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast to get through some tough times, he does some really interesting work!!

11) what I am currently reading -

Dune. I wish I was joking. I watched the two movies, couldn't get it out of my head, my dad has an old copy and let me borrow it. I am very slowly working through it.

12) what I am planning on reading next -

From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty. I watch that lady on youtube a ton and I have been excited to read her writing, especially since it is so suddenly relevant to my life.

13) my shelfie -

My bookshelf is currently still disassembled and half of my books are across the world at my mom's house still (I don't have the heart to put it up right now soooooo)

I tag: @391780 @auspicioustidings @glossysoap aaaand anyone else who wants to do these questions !!

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Tag Game Time!

rules: have fun with the questions and tag 5 people to pass it on :D

thx to @neonsnailcity for tagging me!

Three songs you've been listening to a lot lately?

Good Day by Tally Hall

I'm Your Boogie Man by KC and the Sunshine Band

In Heaven (Everything is Fine) from Eraserhead

A food you've been enjoying lately?

Apple fritters! Bought a box earlier this week and I've been having them for a quick breakfast.

What's a book you'd recommend at the moment, and why?

I haven't had much time to read books outside of class, but Wodehouse Weekly is about to kick off, so maybe Blandings Castle? Oh, and Tom Holt's The Outsorcerer's Apprentice. Grady Hendrix's Horrorstor was good if you've got the stomach for it, it's some very Buried-aligned shit. I'm about to do a whole tournament for horror books quite soon, so go there for book reccs.

What's a hobby that you really enjoy, that you don't talk about much?

Lego! I always love doing a bit of Lego, my goal is to make some Doctor Who models one day. Coal Hill School and Totters' Lane, if nothing else.

Have you seen a really good movie or tv show lately?

None that come to mind!

What's a podcast that you think everyone should listen to?

Hm. My general recommendation for everyone is No Such Thing as a Fish, because it's delightful and very informative. Fiction-lovers, I suggest Wooden Overcoats because I love the tonal whiplash and all the characters are excellent. I'm enjoying the Evolution of Horror podcast, because I'm often not in a good space to actually watch the horror firsthand. The Magnus Protocols are starting off great, so now would be a great time to hop on.

And, of course, if you love Doctor Who, I highly recommend Time Ram, the podcast where they randomly slam together a Doctor with a story they weren't in. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but it's always great fun.

What book/movie/show have you always wanted to finish, but haven't been able to yet?

Slowly working my way through House of Leaves.

What book/movie/show/podcast are you looking forward to reading/watching/listening to soon?

The next season of Doctor Who, naturally. The next episode of Time Ram, because I'm obsessed and need to keep my associated spreadsheets up to date. Simon Bloom and the Order of Chaos, now that I know it exists. The Doctor Who Decades Collection.

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