#i have a lot of them

[daughteroftheteleri]

I saw someone describe The War of the Rohirrim as a horsegirl vs a reddit incel, and I didn't realise how accurate that was until I watched the film for myself

[blackjackkent]

One of the things I've been excited about regarding reaching this point in the game is that @astreamofstars informed me that there is Additional Minsc Content which I missed during Hector's playthrough! Specifically, last time I was so excited to follow him and meet Boo that I completely missed that you can see Minsc's little hideout down in the sewers, with his living area and some of his keepsakes. c:

He's actually got kind of a cute little setup here - bed area (complete with a cute little divider), cooking firepit, washtub, dining table. A lot of random chests and boxes and papers lying around. It amused me that the first thing I noticed was that the only thing on the dining table is "Whole Chicken" which feels on-brand.

The washbasin has several soap bars and sponges next to it. I know I'm hung up on the presence of this washbasin but for some reason I am deeply charmed at Minsc living in a sewer with his rodent and nevertheless having an elaborate bathing setup. (Alternate interpretation - he has it because it is His Home and Should Have a Bath but never actually used it. XD )

On a table next to the bed is a book labeled "The Stone Lord's Sketches," which is both adorable and heartbreaking:

Buddy. :( It's okay, you can remember him and have him back now.

The real treasure trove, however, is in the next room, past the wall Minsc smashed through, which has a number of items in what seem to be places of honor on pedestals along the walls.

It seems like someone at Larian forgot to make models for these items, because all of them (with the exception of the "Cracked Wooden Mask" look in-game like inscribed stone tablets. But we can use our imaginations!

All of the characters have commentary on each one if they're the active character to click on them, although Minsc's comment takes precedence if he's in the party even if he's not the active character. I'm going to list out all of them because I like digging through the dialogue files, but obviously Minsc and Jaheira have the most relevant things to say about each.

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Starting with "A Mailed Fist":

Narrator: A mailed fist in the Firecam armor style. RAKHA: Gorgeous mail on that fist. ASTARION: A mailed fist, for all your punching needs. LAE'ZEL: A mailed fist? Brutal indeed, but I prefer weapons with a more elegant profile. GALE: The mailed fist of a paladin of Torm. No doubt many felt the steely grip of its wearer's righteous justice. SHADOWHEART: A mailed fist. There must be a story behind this. WYLL: A mailed fist? Great for a paladin. Not so much for a warlock. KARLACH: Nice mail. HALSIN: A mailed fist. What tale does this have to tell? MINTHARA: A mailed fist - an inelegant but brutal weapon. JAHEIRA: Keldorn Firecam. He tried to teach Minsc much - a happy thing, that paladins are so patient. MINSC: Keldorn Firecam! He spoke much of honor and faith, but he fought like a berserker when it counted.

Keldorn! In this worldstate he traveled with Caden for a little bit and was a good mentor to the young Bhaalspawn for a time - although Caden eventually forced him to stay home and fix his marital problems. XD

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Next, "A Turnip":

Narrator: A humble turnip, preserved by drying. RAKHA: Huh. Dinner? ASTARION: It's - it's a turnip. Just a turnip, for all to see. LAE'ZEL: A turnip. Or is it a swede? Could never tell them apart. GALE: A humble vegetable depicted amongst such adventurous company. That is a turnip for the books. SHADOWHEART: A turnip? Not the most exciting of keepsakes. WYLL: A turnip. That's, er, something all right. KARLACH: All right, explain the turnip. HALSIN: A turnip? Not my favorite of nature's root vegetables, I must admit. MINTHARA: Is this animal, mineral, or fungus? I have not seen its like before. JAHEIRA: Jan Jansen. I admired his respect for growing things. Less so, his disregard for his own ripe smell. MINSC: Jan. A strange little man, but a fine friend. I can forgive him his love of turnips.

LOL. Of the five past companions represented here, Jan is the only one Caden never traveled with. He witnessed the little gnome getting carted off to prison early in the game, promptly decided that was something well worth minding his own business about, and never followed up further.

Also holy shit, that world-class pun from Gale out of nowhere.

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"A Warhammer":

Narrator: A worn but still capable warhammer, sized for a halfling. RAKHA: What a hammer. Looks like it has a history, too. ASTARION: Ah, a warhammer. A beautifully messy weapon. LAE'ZEL: Quite the warhammer. I imagine it's crushed more than a few skulls. GALE: No ordinary warhammer. Carved with the Luiric symbol for the number three. I wonder why. SHADOWHEART: It must take quite some brawn to wield a warhammer like that. WYLL: A warhammer like this cracks your skull, and you won't ever be the same after. KARLACH: Oh, wow. I bet that can do some real damage. HALSIN: An impressive hammer. MINTHARA: This hammer could shatter even the thickest of skulls. JAHEIRA: Mazzy Fentan. A living lesson not to trade tankards with a halfling; they have much less distance to fall. MINSC: Mazzy Fentan. Hah - not even the gods dared deny her when she sought to become a paladin!

Mazzy! Definitely Caden's favorite of the "flex slot" companions he traveled with in BG2. She was a super fierce halfling and wasn't officially a paladin but wanted to be. Nice to hear that maybe she reached that pinnacle in the end. :) (And LOL Jaheira.)

I'm not sure what the significance is of Gale's comment about the number three, and Google is unrevealing.

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"A Pair of Wings":

Narrator: A woodcarving of a pair of wings, like an eagle's but longer somehow. RAKHA: A pair of wings. ASTARION: Some discarded... wings? All right... LAE'ZEL: A pair of wings... GALE: The sylvan pinions of an Avariel. No easy task to capture their hollow delicacy in stone. SHADOWHEART: Wings? Who did these belong to? WYLL: A pair of wings? Hm. KARLACH: Some... wings? HALSIN: A pair of wings? MINTHARA: Wings. Were these plucked from some unfortunate celestial? JAHEIRA: Aerie's wings. She didn't need them, in the end. MINSC: Aerie. A brave avariel, who agreed to be my witch while I needed. She went in search of new wings.

Haha, the whole Act 1 gang is pretty befuddled by this one apparently. (And it seems like there might have been some confusion among the writers about whether they were carved wings or real ones.)

But awwww, yay, Aerie! Jaheira's comment on her is very sweet. :3 In this worldstate, of course, Aerie is safely in Faenya-Dail with her husband Caden and (by this point) several generations worth of descendents. I choose to believe that Minsc is speaking in a poetic metaphor, and the new wings Aerie went in search of were those of her son Quayle. :)

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And finally... the "Cracked Wooden Mask":

Narrator: A cracked wooden mask with female features, in the Rashemi style. RAKHA: Nice mask. What's the story here? ASTARION: A wooden mask. Not bad, but it's seen better days. LAE'ZEL: A wooden mask, perhaps of some cultural significance? GALE: A wychlaran face veil, worn by powerful witches in the Urlingwood wilds of Rashemen. The adornment of a skilled spell-weaver. SHADOWHEART: A wooden mask. Looks old. WYLL: A wooden mask - the sort worn by Rashemen's witches. KARLACH: Nice wooden mask. HALSIN: A wooden mask. For what purpose? MINTHARA: This mask is beautiful. I envy the one who had the authority to wear it. JAHEIRA: Hah. Even the wychlaran's mask could not hide Dynaheir's beauty - nor dull her daggered eyes. MINSC: All over Rashemen, they raised statues to Dynaheir. But this is Minsc's true monument to her - her wychlara mask.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. <3 <3 Dynaheir. <3 Minsc is such a good, loyal boy.

I love that Gale was able to clock the significance of all of these items (except the turnip) on sight. Wyll picks up on this one too which is interesting; wonder if a Rashemi envoy or two came through Wyrm's Rock when he was younger.

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All in all I'm a big feels puddle about all of this. I love that (more or less by chance) these are almost all characters that Caden did indeed hang out with extensively in the past games. And it is very bittersweet to see Minsc, who had the past ripped away from him by force, clinging on to these little remnants of it - particularly pieces of his past witches - with all of his strength.

[shessoft]

You know the one true difference between og Regina and 2024 Regina?

Reneé has rbf and Rachel just doesn’t? At least for me I don’t see her rbf?

2024 Regina doesn’t have to speak to be bitchy while og Regina almost looks angelic

Which is actually terrifying

[rookaroos]

if this gets 10 notes ill dump every photo I have of patton sanders

[bluektw]

Another day another CK idea

Do we think Kreese taught the new Cobra Kai the weakness lesson from S4E7? You know, the "spot your enemies weakness" thing.

Do we think that if he did, Tory who already knew, would be able to find out Zara and Axel's weaknesses to help CK? Do we think she helped Kwon and Yoon see those patterns too?

Do we think since Robby knows this lesson too, does he use this against Kwon and Axel? Did he teach that to the rest of MD?

And do we think Silver, who co-taught the lesson, taught/will teach that to Iron Dragons?

[fsfghgee]

I have a feeling that Noob’s intros with Sektor will be the only ones where he…

doesn’t sound like a psychopath, threatening to rip out his opponent’s soul and such.

I’ve had this feeling since the first trailer where Bi-Han responds to Sektor’s voice even under the effect of Havik’s magic controlling his mind.

And since Sektor’s full bio came out I don’t believe she’ll let Bi-Han stay locked up and accept the punishment that Liu Kang wants to apply to the Lin Kuei. Like, why would she go through all the trouble of rescuing Bi-Han and humiliating herself to Liu Kang (because I guarantee that asking Liu Kang for help to restore Bi-Han must have been humiliating for her), only to then accept that Bi-Han would be locked away in the temple and the Lin Kuei would be punished for “transgressions”? I think her ending will be her freeing Noob/Bi-Han from the temple, finishing the cybernetic army from Sub-Zero’s ending (that thing about building their army using science) and maybe something else…

Her hunt for Cyrax (more specifically for the armor she built and Cyrax defected with) will be shown in Cyrax’s ending, I don’t think it will be part of Sektor’s ending. Usually the endings follow the line of the bios and in Sektor’s bio Cyrax is not even mentioned.

It’s only natural that Bi-Han will be part of Sektor’s ending.

Also because according to Bi-Han’s voice actor in mk1 (Kaiji Tang), if people thought Sub-Zero was a villain, Noob Saibot will make people open their eyes to what a villain really is and what an evil Bi-Han really sounds like.

How is Noob Saibot going to frighten the peaceful Liu Kang’s Era locked up in a temple? It doesn’t make sense to me.

[sheila--e]

sorry for the horrible, horrible camera quality. This phone h8s me.

[thethingaboutnapkinman]

me: yay magneto leading the x-men beautiful redemption story me five minutes later: I never trusted you for a moment villainous magnetic evil guy! everything the writers set up is so obvious me next episode: unless...?

[toothpastewolf]

coming out of the woodworks with more ocs

[lotusishere]

Me looking at you guys reacting to my hear me out fanfictions ideas.

[maraskywalkers]

also would anyone possibly be interested in hearing about my Tim Gutterson family headcanons?

[yeahprobablyamimic]

just a silly little reminder ron was (probably) never able to properly heal from the trauma Willy caused him, not just because he had blocked some of it out and was thrown back into it (see here)  but then also because for the rest of his life he had to live knowing Willy was some forty floors beneath him but that thing he helped create took over the sky above him too and finally its too much one day Ron makes a decision and goes out to the lake his dad died in in a boat his nephew leant him with a bottle of beer he couldn’t stand to drink and a pair of shorts he could never wear and then ron is never seen again  and maybe just maybe in his final moments of living, the only thought that comes as a comfort to Terry Jr.’s mind is maybe he’ll see his dad again and then he dies 

[thelovelyink]

As I was laying in bed last night, my mind decided to be creative and came up with some interesting creatures that would inhabit make believe.

First up, a Simulacrum. These take the form of a large, gray slug that resembles molding clay. If a Simulacrum were to encounter someone, they would begin to mold themselves into that person, albeit in a more warped way (think Fake Peppino from Pizza Tower). Over time, they will eventually adapt and transform into more perfect copies.

They do this because they desperately wish to be something better than they currently are. While Simulacrums aren't dangerous per sé, they do end up causing a whole lot of issues for the person they're copying, as they would do things that the person they're copying wouldn't ordinarily do. Because of this, those in make believe tend to steer clear of areas that are known to have Simulacrums out and about.

Truly, the Simulacrum is a lonely creature.

[draven-the-great-is-not-okay]

Should I drop my Ben Linus nickname list?

[purplebass]

Got any Thomas + Lucie friendship headcanons?

They are such an underrated platonic pairing and I wish we saw more because they got along so nicely 😭

They definitely have a sweet tooth and love to try new pastries. They particularly love Christmas sweets and cakes, mostly because of Will's influence when they were children. Lucie told Thomas about some of the mundane Xmas traditions and he finds them interesting!

They often ride on a tandem bicycle in Hyde Park from time to time (it was a gift from Alastair, and they also ride together!). Sometimes Lucie can't keep up because she's too short, so Thomas has to ride all the way back to the London Institute... 😅

Lucie taught Thomas how to ride a horse, but in this case, he can't really keep up with her, who is a skilled horse rider. He doesn't care, though. Because soon, no one will be able to ride horses in London anymore so Lucie's horse riding days are counted. lol

They like to share gossip. They don't badmouth people, of course. They just tell each other what they overheard during events (they do share a mutual distaste for the Wentworths and the Pouncebyes and they are often the talk of the town).

They tell each other a lot of funny jokes and laugh at them for hours because they keep repeating them. Other people don't really understand the jokes or they don't find the jokes funny at all (their partners really try to laugh but sometimes they can't help but look at each other and shrug because they don't see the appeal of that joke)

[writeouswriter]

Torturing my characters with painful prophetic visions is a full time job, it doesn’t pay well, and it’s dishonest work but... wait where was I going with this? Oh right *is suddenly struck by a glimpse into the future that instantly knocks me out cold and prevents me from finishing the post*