#i love this funky wizard so much

[stardusted-bookworm]

There's only one way to show affection. Physical.

Touching, kissing, making love. Acts of passion. Huddling together for warmth, survival. Caleb knew them all. Had engaged in all these affections with Astrid and 'Wulf. Had enjoyed it.

Then he broke... And affection no longer existed. There was no touching. No physical contact. Even when he broke out, touch made his skin crawl. Paralyzed him with fear. Made him want to retch and claw his skin off until he could no longer feel.

But when a little goblin girl took his hand for the first time to place a piece of gold in it, he learned that stealing was another form of affection. She showed him love when she stole books and paper for him. When she stole gold itself so he could have his ink and components with the illusion of morality. And Caleb was at peace knowing there was another form of affection, one that wasn't tied to immediate bad memories.

Then there was Beauregard. Her form of affection was also physical. But not the kind he's used to. This wasn't a desperate, heady thing. This was punches to the shoulder as a way to check in, as an admonishment, as a form of excitement. This was an arm slung around his shoulder so she could ruffle his hair. This was excited slaps to his arms whenever he or his magic did something "cool." It was through her that he learned the affections of a sister.

Finally, there was Essek Thelyss. This was a completely different and yet wholly familiar form of affection. The intimacy of sharing spells, of being allowed to hold and touch and view a powerful and capable mage's spellbook. The affection that filled his body when Essek spoke nervously with the Nein, feet dangling in the hot tub. When he spoke passionately about unlocking mysteries and delving deeper. The affection for Essek began to burn, like Caleb's preferred element, like the whiskey mixed in cocoa from their time in Aeor. Different and familiar. Memories of the past mingling with changes of the present. Yet wholly its own beautiful thing.

And now, near the end of this life, Caleb Widogast is proud to note that there are infinite ways to show affection. Each one perfect. Each one comforting. Caleb breathes a sigh of relief, knowing that he will never be trapped in one form of affection ever again.

[wizardofpalmsprings]

When you finish the last session of your 5E Spelljammer game and are game less for the first time since March 2020 and you just have to sit there with that fact like

[neoclassicalder]

Had an iPhone 6 since my 13th birthday and just got an 11 so I’m going 2 make a list of my favorite emojis that I can see for the first time (in purely scrolling order):

🫣🫰🫂🧌🪡🪱🪨🪐🫐🫙🩰🪗🪜🪤🪩🪄

Lots more I liked but those were particularly compelling! Real excited about all of this! Woo hoo!

[nothazellevesque]

i honestly believe that Professor Gale would somehow become the magical version of whatever educational show your teacher puts on in class when they don’t want to teach. like he just projects himself into the classroom and yaps about magic all class. just a wizard bill nye the science guy. he loves talking about magic so much you KNOW he’d be down to do it if somebody asked him to.

imagine being a student at blackstaff academy. you walk into your abjuration class and there’s a purple see through man standing in front of the class wearing funky robes and doing dorky little gestures. you know it’s gonna be a good class when the teacher busts out the mirror image dude. like yeah sure technically he saved baldurs gate and all that, but why are you asking him about that? he brought a drawing of his cat with him and he’s here to tell you all about how to cast mage armour

[c00kietin]

OH MY GOD

OH MY GOD

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

MY HANDS ARE FLAPPING AGAIN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I LOVE THIS

I LOVE YOUR ART

SO MUCH

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Looking at the fanart you made of my oc makes me so happy, it makes my hands flap like a helicopter!!/pos <<3333

hujdsgfd so glad you like it sob cry,.,,, your ocs are so cool,.,,,

HAHAHA FOOL!! I CAST LUMEO SCRIBBLE BLAST UPON THEE!!

[grigori77]

Critical Role, Campaign 3 Episode 115

Sing? Really? Oh gods ... wait ... oh no ... really, he is THE LAST PERSON who should have one of these things ... oh yeah, give it to Robbie ... YEAH, that's moe like it ... no, give it back, Samuel! Yes. That's better ... by the gods this is a mad skit and I'm not surprised Marisha's got gigantic giggles ... XD ... oh my ... SHE'S gettign a go? The one cast member who CAN'T sing? Interesting ... LOL

MattL "We're professionals!" Yes .. you are ...

Wait ... what's going on with Ashley and Marisha? Is that a bit for Matt's plug? It's a bit random since they're both OFFSCREEN for it ...

Der Katzenprinz? Awwwwwwwwww ... it's real! :3

Back with Bells Hell and the Mighty Nein, then ... so we're reeling things back an hour or two ... which is about right ... "dicks out?" Really?

Fjord's sensitive nipples ... that's adorable. He's the most feared pirate in allf Exandria, folks! XD

Less illusions, more projections ... yeah, exactly, Imogen. Oh yeah ... Snowcone Ludinus, yeah ...

The confusion begins ... oh yeah, I've been looking forward to more of this ... LOL ... meanwhile Matt's just enjoying sitting back and WATCHING ...

Ah yes, where DO the Nein stand on the subject of the gods?

"Trent Ikithon"? Don't invoke that name, Fjord! Don't trigger the Dirt Wizard!

Caduceus: "So you're feeling confident because you've fought two snowmen?"

Just make Fearne an egg already, Chet!

A Message to Ludinus? I mean honestly, one of Jester's Messages would probably be a major headache for him, so I could actually get behind that idea ... XD

Rashinna! Hi! She's here, it's time, then ...

Ooooh, bombs ... yay! That should be fun. Explosives are always fun.

So ... is that like some funky cool grapple gun? That's pretty sweet ...

Wow ... Gaz really is like the Johnny Bravo of Ruidus, isn't he?

Nott wants to be close to "the big boom" ... well yes, she would ... I love this little pyromaniac ... if she shouts "Fluffernutter!" just before she blows it up that'll just be the icing on the cake ... XD

Don't eat the slime, Beau! It's not for eating ...

Trying to decide who can just fly up and who needs a little help ...

Fjord: "You hear that, Nott? Braius is going down." Veth: "Don't even tempt me! Big strong man ..."

"Lunchies"? Wow ... Gaz, man ...

Ah, so tea and ... something more? Hmmmmmm ...

A toast? Go for it, Dorian. "Please don't die, and down the hatch." Attaboy ...

Ruidian cheese dreams ... I love that so much ... XD ... yeah, please let Gaz survive this so someday he can have some cheese ...

Braius wanting Chetney to CHISEL R.T.A. on him when Jester has actual TATTOO EQUIPMENT ... LOL

Caleb thinks the Hells are even more insane than the Nein... that is a crazy compliment, definitely ...

:3 ... awwwwwwww ... Imogen and Laudna are as cute as ever ... I really am hoping they're gonna make it through this shit ... yeah, please let them get that little cottage they dream of ...

Yasha ... silently judging Veth for mooning over Braius ... I love it ... the question about Yahsa and Beau's marrital status ... so ... they're still not sure what it is? Hmmmm ... Marish: "Wait! Dani says we're married!" Oh boy ... LOL

Lots and lots of sex. This is apparently Yasha's secret to their longevity ... of course it is ...

Did Veth just ask Yasha if she was up for a foursome? O.O

Yes. Beau WOULD be a great mother. It's bizarre, but very true ...

Marriage at TravelerCon? Oh yeah, that sounds PERFECT ... yeah, all the wedding planning is just THE BEST PART of this episode so far ... which after all the Yasha/Veth sex-talk is definitely saying something ... XD

Gaz tries honey for the first time ... O.O ... wow ...

Oh ... so that's it, then? Time to start ... hmmmm ... and potentially a big goodbye for both parties ...

Caduceus: "When the time comes ... go with what feels kind." Oh ... yes. Definitely ...

Let Laudna have the Raven Mask. PLease. As much to stop the squeekiness, really ...

Yes. Give Ashton an hour of Psychic protection. That would be really helpful ... wait ... Chetney has NEGATIVE ONE for Wisdom? Fucking hell ...

Oh, so she just FAKES IT? That's hilarous ...

A last quick moment with Dorian and Orym? Oh ... THEY'RE KISSING?!!! THEY'RE KISSING!!! THEY'RE FUCKING KISSING!!! TEN SECONDS OF KISSING!!! IT'S HAPPENING!!! Oh dear ... sorry Braius ... oops ...

Fucking hell ... are Ashton and Fearne REALLY about to take a massive amount of mushrooms right before they go into the most desperate fight ot their life? O.O

Fucking hell, Sam! How many of those do you even HAVE?!!!

Caleb and Imogen bonding ... yeah, they really do seem like such a good friendship fit ... :3

It's going all red ... and a screech? A strange screech? Is Imogen getting trapped in a dream? Oh fuck, that's exactly what it is ... Liliana! Oh fuck, is it all going off already? Not good ... he knows? Oh fuck ... that's so bad ... wait ... WHAT?!!! What's happening to her? Matt Mercer don't you fucking DARE!!! Oh fuck ... is she gonna be with her for as long as she can in what's clearly her final moments? Fuck ...

A HARNESS?!!! He's funnelling her? NO!!! NOOOOOO!!!

And NOW he calls a break? Matt Mercer you EVIL BASTARD!!!

While all that's happening we're off with the Nein instead ... damn it! And back with the old seating arrangement! Cool! But no Robbie? Not quite so cool ...

Seeming is still up? Okay, then ... smart ...

Group deception check? First fresh roll as the Nein ... okay, it's been a little while ... looks like we all have to get back to remembering the old stats ... and Ashley's RIGHT back on the classic dice behavour already ...

Crap ... are they running into difficulty ALREADY?

Bluffing time ... Deception check! Oof ... here we go, then ... so ... that worked, then? Phew ...

And now they're being followed ... bollocks ... so then that DIDN'T work, then ... hmmmmmm ...

Invoke Duplicity! Oh nice ... yeah, it's been a while ... :3

Nice ... so THAT distraction worked. Great work, Jester.

Sneaky sneaky ...

Aha ... so this place seems like what we're headed for ... yup. we're here. The Arx Creonum ...

So they're going IN then ... oh, a friend? Somebody on the inside, then ... yeah, looks like they're pulling it off, then ...

Wow ... gods, she was so young then ... :3

Okay, so now it's time to finally work out what they're gonna do with the climb ... is Beau gonna go so some more Cool Monk Shit? Let her Naruto Run along the cable ...

Veth casts Spiderclimb ... cool ...

Beau's still spicy about Veth shooting her in the arse after seven years ... XD

THat's a lott of BOOM, Gaz ... and now he's sort of quoting The Goonies ...

Meanwhile Fjord and Jester are doing the whole Superman and Lois thing ... LOL

Think light thoughts, guys ... and yeah, a little Guidance would be helpful too. Thanks, Jester ...

Veth gets a MATCHING OUTFIT for the infiltration? Cool ... yeah, she's on the DEMO TEAM ... O.O ... extra cool ...

The bird flips the bird ...

The assault has begun! Laura: "It has begin!"

Climbing time for the demo team, then ... okay, well that went surprisingly well ... the lines are now secure. Step one is a success ... Spiderclimb!

Ring of Spell Splitting, plus Death Ward? Nice ...

Veth totally showing up everybody else as they go up ... XD

STEALTH CHECK!!!

Safe arrival, then ... all going well so far ... what's next, then?

Finding a prime spot for the bombs, then ... Investigation check! Okay ... planting the bombs ... c'mon Veth, this is what you're really good at ... no Spiderclimb lasts an HOUR, you're fine ...

Lighting the fuse ... here we go ... HIDE!!! TAKE COVER!!!

They've been spotted? Crap ... IS THAT a problem right now? Oh, guess not ... BOOM!!!

A THIRD OF THE BUILDING starts to fall away? Holy fuck ... O.O

Time for the rest of them to make the cli8mb too, then ... all at once! Get to it, guys!

Evasion for ZERO DAMAGE? Sweet. "Rogues are back in style!" XD

Seven rounds to ascend? Crap ... what's gonna happen in the interrim?

Beau is DASHING it ... this is gonna be SPECTACULAR ... so she can clear it in FOUR rounds ... which means 4 Acrobatics checks ... roll well, Marisha! 17 for the third one? Oh fuck ... that's BARELY enough ... wait ... is Veth SERIOUSLY gonna electroshock Beau right now? O.O Caleb Bird sighs SO HEAVILY ... so the DC is now TWENTY ... oh fuck ... Sam fucking Riegel, the classic chaos gremlin ... oh wow ... yeah, she just GRINDS THAT FUCKER with her staff ... that is just AWESOME ...

Gods I love these two so much, they're both so petty ... XD

Meanwhile how do everybody else get on? Starts smooth ... but now they've been spotted ... crap ... this complicates things ... and now they're being pelted with stuff ... SPEARS?!!! Seriously? Crap ... O.O ... shit ... did Laura really rol a THREE?!!! Crap ... and now she's just had her harness cut away ... FUCK!!! And now Jester is FALLING ...

Ashley rolls a ONE when Yasha tries to grab her ... so Fjord just goes after her instead! Of course he does ... so romantic ... but that adds an EXTRA ROUND to the whole mess ... crap!

Oh for fuck's ... ANOTHER shit roll? So bad ... Ashley strikes again ... and now YASHA'S harness is starting to go too ... shit! Grab that hook, girl! Nope, she's falling too ... yeah, Caleb just swoops for her ... and NOW she's starting to Rage ...

Fuck ... yeah, he JUST catches her in time ... and now they're under fire ... a giant eagle has 26 hit points? Bloody hell ... O.O ... that was almost SO BAD ...

Taliesin rolls a ONE ... oh sweet fuck ... and now CADUCEUS is plummetting too ... crap ... so Jester casts Polymorph on him ... she turns him into a giant dire-beetle ... with a Dacuceus face? Wow ... that's just PURE nightmate fuel ... but he is now flying again ...

Okay, so ... they made it, then? Finally ... and it was a TOTAL MESS the whole way ...

Great ... so now they have to make MORE checks to climb up the side of the structure ...

Oh okay ... Battlemap time? Here we go, then ... fuck, this shit looks REALLY HAIRY ...

"HELLO BEEEEEEES!!!"

ROLL INITIATIVE!!!

Beau clambers up onto the wall and runs along the top to try and get past them, while being as tauntingly annoying as possible ... hmmm ... then she goes on the ATTACK!!! POP POP!!! Oh, I have missed this ... Stunning Strike! Yay! But they resist ... crap ... Patience Defence!

Caleb tries to swoop as close as he can to the big blasted opening in the hope to just TOSS Yasha into it ... nice ...

Caduceus buzzes to the nearest platform and hides, ready for the next move ...

Yasha picks herself up and starts climbing the wall ... then she throws her recently acquired spear at one of Beau's foes ... oh yeah, 29 DEFINITELY hits ...

One of the Shrikes shoots his glass cannon at her ... yeah, that's a miss. Phew ... quite a wake-up call, though ... another one takes a shot ... ALSO misses ... thirs one HITS though ... oof ... it definitely hurts, but she's able to shrug it off ... then the closest to Beau takes a shot, that misses ... but the next hits her! Crap! She burns a Ki point and just manages to grab the shot and throw it back! Nice ... CRACK!!! And he fails his save ... 2 D8 Psychic damage? Nice ...

Jest holds her action while waiting to get closer ... holding Darkness? Okay ...

Crap ... Yasha's taking hits ... but she's a Barbarian so she just BOSSES her way through it ... nice ... Telekinetic Combo? Boooo! Thankfully she's able to shrug THAT off too ... meanwhile Beau's taking some pretty nasty hits too ... oof ... crap, it knocks her RIGHT BACK to the wall ...

Armoured feskuls? Crap! Sam: "Can't this game just be roleplay and no combat?"

Fjord touches down with Jester on the nearest ledge, and she casts Darkness to give Yasha and Beau some cover ... nice! Meanwhile he casts Hex on the juggernaut fighting Beau. Then he throws some Eldritch Blasts at him! Ballsy ... Even with the Darkness he manages to hit with ALL THREE!!! Also nice ... oh yeah, that's A WHOLE FUCKLOAD of damage in one round there ...

The Blade Baron uses his Blade Storm to start swiping at Yasha ... crap! EIGHT D10 Slashing damage? Fuck ... that's nasty ... thank fuck she's Raging ...

Gaz arrives! Phew ... he flubs his entrance, but he's there now, at least ...

Veth rushes to join her friends ... and fires her Aeorean Security Cannon into the Darkness, hoping she doesn't hit Beau (or at least that's what she SAYS) ... 39 points of damage? Wow ...

Beau bolts out of the Darkness and makes for the gap ... oh, that is pretty sweet! Yeah, do that ... if you can take this Hulk out in one deft move ... OH SHIT she actually PULL IT OFF!!! That's so beautiful ... yeah, he's just PLUMMETTING to his death now ... that's a proper sweet fucking move, Beau!

Caleb curves around the edge and swoops down to Caduceus, and that's about it ... hmmmm ...

Caduceus casts Guidance on him, and also that's about it ...

Flashbacks of Aeor? Yeesh ...

Yasha has to try and slip past to make it to the edge ... so she just decides to take a swing at him instead. Reckless Rage! Yes ... that's a hit! Yeah! And another! Ooooh, Dvine Fury? Nice ... that.s 43 on one hit ... second's another 19 ... now she tries to shimmy by ... and she MANAGE IT!!! Yes ... she's free to fully disengage so she jumps down and makes her way down towards Caleb and Caduceus ...

The Shrike tries to shoot at Veth ... second shot hits the mark ... ouch ... thanks to Uncanny Dodge she shrugs off the worst ot it ... and she doesn't suffer any ll effects either ... phew ...

The two Polymorphed folk are now taking fire ... POP!!! Yup, now Caleb has been BATTERED back to human form ... and the rest of the damage hurts too ... but both shots as Ceduceus just miss him entirely ...

Jester casts a Guiding Bolt at 2nd Level and chucks it at the feskul ... and MISSES!!! Shit ... that's so frustrating ...

Juggernaut faceplant! Nice ...

Shit! Spotted! Now they're under fire again ... Caleb and Yasha takes some more hits ... and here come the feskuls! Aaaaaaaaahh! Oh, that is NASTY!!! Fjord and Jester take some hits too ... the other goes for Veth ... and she gets BIT!!! Nasty ... 32 points of Piercing damage? FUCK!!!

Hexblade's Curse! Fjord hurls them at the juggernaut ... pow! And it just FALL OFF THE EDGE!!! Nice ... he shifts the Hex to the feskul, then fires some Eldritch Blasts at it ... second hits! BOOM!!! Prmanently reduced AC? That's pretty sweet. Finally they land on the ledge next to Beau.

The Blade Baron sets in on Gaz ... oh man ... PLEASE make it through, big guy! Thankfully Matt rolls absolute BALLS so he gets through JUST FINE ... so the Baron just FLEES?!!! XD Oh my gods ...

Gaz goes right after him and just starts POUNDING on him ... oh yeah, he just KEEPS ON HITTING HIM!!! Nice ... That's 66 points of damage he unloads on him ... and that's IT for the Baron! Beautiful ...

Veth just BOOKS IT and makes a flat out DASH right past the remaining foes ... who manage to MISS her ... phew ... then she jumps down and makes a PERFECT landing right onto the juggernaut ... instantly blinding him ... very nice ...

Beau attacks while he's blinded ... POP POP!!! Juggernaut's hurt, but still in it ...

Caleb chucks a Fireball into his nuts ... and ENGULFS HIM!!! Nice ... Claeb grabs hold of Veth and pulls her away as the burning enemy plunges over the edge ... nice ...

Okay, time to head into the tunnels, then ... Beau dumps a bunch of ball-bearings behind them as they go.

Fjord and Jester are the only 0ones left out there, along with Gaz ... hmmm ... meanwhile they're still taking fire ... oof ... yeah, they're getting hurt, but hanging in there ...

Jester jumps down and SLIPS ON THE BEARINGS!!! Fuck ... yeah, she bruises her butt when she goes down ... oof ...

The feskul tries to attack Gaz ... it starts snapping at him, but doesn't influct much damage on him in the end. The other swoops on Fjord, but he's able to fend it off ...

Fjord throws some Eldritch Blasts at it, and two hit ... yeah, one's a CRIT!!! Nice ... yeah, that's some serious damage, and he blasts it right out of the sky. He follows the others and now they're all together ...

Just Gaz left, then ... he manages to disengage and jumps across too, JUST manages to avoid the bearings and now he's with the rest of them. He turns to cover their entry, leaving them to head on inside.

Jester gives him the rest of her honey before she goes. Snd he calls her "Honey Miss!" Awwwwwwwwww ... :3

Yeah, that's a good place to call it a night. Is it Thursday yet?

[st4rshiptr00per]

VNAs skip/read list (my opinion...) made based off my reading of my buddy Rachel's recommended skip/reads. putting this here so i can share it on discord easier lol

4 Timewyrm: Revelation - Paul Cornell

Stands alone pretty damn well tbh and the Doctor and Ace characterization makes me insane

5 Cat’s Cradle: Time’s Crucible - Marc Platt

Not required reading but its more Platt doing more of his Lungbarrow shit, first mention of looms, really great ancient gallifrey stuff

9 Love and War - Cornell

The romance plot isnt for everybody but I love it and this is a really important book to the shape of the series to come, especially for what happens to Ace and her relationships/characterization. PLUS: Benny’s very important introduction!!!

10 Transit - Ben Aaronovitch

Has a semi-earned bad reputation, but it introduces Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart and I think it’s good to read if u want the full VNAs experience, including a taste of all its flaws and the breadth of the genres the series contains. Also I just love the hard scifi world building

13 Deceit + #14 Lucifer Rising

HAVENT READ THESE ONES YET SHHH but these also contain important Ace character arc stuff

[ALTERNATE HISTORY ARC ZONE]

19 Blood Heat - Jim Mortimore

Beginning of an arc, very enjoyable (minus a couple slow spots) and has a great jurassic park/Inferno/the last of us setting. Post apocalyptic and hopeless, includes UNIT stuff (!)

21 The Left-Handed Hummingbird - Kate Orman

The ancient Aztec stuff is predictably clumsily handled, but this is where Orman starts and it already has some extremely good hurt/comfort shit going on. Undead color-out-of-space wizards, rogue alien-hunting UNIT employees, and Friendship.

22 Conundrum - Steven Lyons

This one wasn’t for me pacing-wise, but is very well loved. Very successful return of beloved concept from 60s Who…

23 No Future - Paul Cornell

Finale of the Alternate History Arc ft. A returning 60s Who villain. A big chaotic mishmash of a ton of different ideas in a Moffat-era sort of way but I think it pulls it off shockingly well, a lot of fun.

26 Theatre of War - Justin Richards

A Shakespearian space adventure romp… Benny in her element AND the first on-screen appearance of Irving Braxiatel and the Braxiatel Collection. A lot of fun.

27 All-Consuming Fire - Andy Lane

The Sherlock Holmes/Dr Who crossover special :) a lot of fun, with multiple unreliable narrators. Highly recommend.

30 First Frontier - David A. McIntee

Military thriller ft. The Master in the american southwest. I wasn’t big on the prose, but u gotta be excited to see the Master again…

35 Set Piece - Kate Orman

ORMAN BACK AT IT AGAIN. Ace’s big exit story, and the return of Kadiatu. They could not have picked a better author to handle this one. Very sweet, a must-read.

37 Sanctuary - David A. McIntee

A pure historical in 13th century france! Introduction of Benny’s beloved Guy.

38 Human Nature - Paul Cornell

Honestly the superior version of Human Nature. Scarier, sadder, and spookier. A lot more pared down and straightforward than a lot of the previous books to great effect. More of Cornell’s great fantasy-element writing in here.

39 Original Sin - Andy Lane

NEW COMPANION INTRO… Funky and gritty far future setting with fun world building, and our beloved Chris and Roz

40 Sky Pirates! - Dave Stone

This one is fucking bizarre. You just have to try it. Deranged Fritz Leiber pastiche that gets way more thoughtful about the source material than expected. No rating properly communicates the quality of this book. Really excellent eldritch Time Lord stuff in here.

43 Head Games - Steve Lyons

Sequel to Conundrum. A bit of a hot mess, but so much fun. Mel and Ace return(!)

44 The Also People - Ben Aaronovitch

PEAK aaronovitch worldbuilding fully harnessed here. A must-read for Roz characterization, and especially neccessary if you plan on reading the Bernice Summerfield New Adventures afterward. A cozy murder mystery beach episode full of summer romance…

46 Just War - Lance Parkin

Nazi-punching WWII historical. A grimy split-up-team story. Beautifully written and well loved for a reason, even if its a bit messy around the edges.

48 SLEEPY - Kate Orman

The beginning of the lovely besieged community stuff Orman’s going to keep coming back to in future books (see: Vampire Science, Intelligent Tigers). Just beautiful to read, as usual.

49 Death and Diplomacy - Dave Stone

Stone does a “normal” DW plot. Introduction of the very important Jason Kane, don’t read the next book without this one. Really entertaining tonal whiplash from the previous book, a lot of fun.

50 Happy Endings - Paul Cornell

THE WEDDING EPISODE… cameos from characters from nearly every previous book, a gigantic ridiculous slice-of-life with lots of anxiety about what the future will hold…

[ok after this point I haven’t read any of these yet lol]

53 Return of the Living Dad - Kate Orman

Important Benny lore/previous storyline resolution AND jason content

55 Damaged Goods - Russel T Davies

Much loved, very grimy and gritty. Now you get to see RTD without the constraints of an all-ages rating.

56 So Vile A Sin - Orman + Aaronovitch

VERY well loved. Was supposed to be #56 but ended up being published late, so it contains some references to the TV movie… Roz’s big exit. A tragedy.

57 Bad Therapy - Matthew Jones

A special TV companion return :) another book that takes place in a historical queer community

59 The Room with No Doors - Kate Orman

Supposedly one of Orman’s best in this series… Chris Moment.

60 LUNGBARROW -Marc Platt

You know this one.

61 The Dying Days - Lance Parkin

Eight and Benny time :)

[teeth--king]

Idk if you're up to it, but any fun facts about Wolfe? He (they?) seems like such a cool, funky dude! I love him and Elliott and Rosemary!

Ah! I'm so sorry for taking so long to reply to this, some mental and physical health stopped me from doing much as of late. But I'm getting to it now and seriously thank you so much for asking!!!! I love getting to talk about my silly farmer guy :D(and don't worry, he/him is great for him, but like myself they/them can also work but he/him mainly)

Wolfe is, of course, based a little on myself, but I'm trying to differentiate him from myself a bit more every now and then. One of the things that I based on me that I'm always keeping is that he frequently wears tinted glasses. This is due to photophobia, or light sensitivity, I think it's just a fun little thing to share with him :) Also just wearing glasses in general (I've also entered my cowboy hat era in game, yeehaw)

As for more things about Wolfe himself, he's a pretty chill guy despite being anxious as hell. He was almost a marine biologist, but dropped out before getting his degree due to stress and money, so getting his grandpa's farm was a great way for him to basically try again with it all. Because of this he takes any time to fish and tell other towns people about fish.

A more recent thing that kind of happened by chance, I decided his hair is just green now :]. This happened because two things, one, I like to change up his appearance in game and art depending on how I'm feeling at the time, but this time I just wanted to keep it green but shorter, and two(more of the reason), I play with a mod to replace the baby sprites ingame with different ones with pallets to match other characters in game, so I randomized it for both(scrolled through options randomly) and got Harvey for Rosemary but Caroline for their second kid Finn. So with that, Wolfe now has permanently green hair because of his constant usage of magic and maybe over exposure to green rain haha. One day he will become green Wizard.

Thank you again for asking!!!!! It really does make my day :D (also sorry was gonna draw Elliott as well but my brain said not today, I'm struggling with drawing in general at the moment)

[trapdoornumberthree]

Yaaay new month! New little guys!

It's not as much as my other batches, but I think they're all really cute :] I'm especially in love with the tv head and funky little wizard...

I've prepared in advance this time, so these guys are already listed on my kofi shop! All relevant info is on the individual listings ^-^

Thanks for taking a look at my funny lil guys!

[gibles-lovely-selfships]

We live and die in a vulture culture…

"We CRUCIFY anyone we hunger!"

"Gemini, and a broken brother…"

We live and die, my friend…

Happy Halloween everyone! Whipped this up real quick to have. Something for today

Consider this also a sneak peek for a project that I may do one day! Love these funky critters so much, I wanna do more with them

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[film-score-simp]

OKAY FOOLS HOW YALL DOING IM BACK AFTER BEING DEAD FOR LIKE MONTHS-

See, I had a Thought which the Merlin fandom might be interested in. Especially the fanfic writers.

I was browsing Pinterest, as you do, and stumbled across a few tumblr posts instead of actually looking on the site… again, as you do.

And I came to a fun idea.

So y’know how with some pieces of fantasy media they go ‘oh with the amount of stupidity here this is totally a D&D game’?

Well… that, but Merlin.

Like we already have scenes that would totally fit the bill of a D&D game. The whole scene with old Merlin and the knights with the stepping stool onto the horse is just so unbelievably D&D, and I can imagine the scene with the “..reading poetry.” as just real bad persuasion/deception rolls from both Merlin AND Arthur.

Just imagine the chaos.

Here are my personal headcanons for their classes, but feel free to debate about it:

Merlin: Sorcerer. This man is too much of an idiot to be a wizard (though he DOES get hurt enough to be one), and I reckon being a wild magic sorcerer would totally fit the bill. He’s powerful, but hijinks must ensue- thus, the wild magic. Or perhaps not. People might assume it’s wild magic and turns out it’s just Merlin thinking he’s funny.

Arthur: Bard. Immediately. He’s got paladin energy as in like the ‘Chosen One’ and also he’s a knight, but he’s so stupid and also charismatic that he just gives bard to me. Like he’s so stupid and charismatic with literally everything, that Merlin ended up liking him. Like this man is a himbo that dresses brightly.

Morgana: Absolutely a warlock. She would have so much fun with eldritch blast, and being weird and spooky totally fits her vibe later in the series. She would probably be the one to sometimes have the braincell in the party and use her magic responsibly… but also eldritch blast. You gotta use eldritch blast-

Mordred: I don’t think he has chill enough vibes for the druid stereotype, but he definitely could be a druid. Giving funky nature powers to this kid would really be a hilarious idea. Like imagine Mordred with wild shape. I also think he has the possibility of being the Dionysus kind of druid… y’know, the greek god who turned people into dolphins just because? Yeah, him.

Gwaine: Barbarian. Or fighter. He may be a knight, sure, but with the amount of bar brawls he gets into? Absolutely. The fool definitely would fist fight someone in a dark alleyway at 2AM, it’s just what he’s like. He likes to hit people and drink alcohol- it just fits his whole MO.

Percival: Also a barbarian. His entire thing is strength, and the ‘little man’ comment just screams of a man with high intimidation. He may be a gentle giant and not going for the whole stereotype of angry rage beast, but this guy can totally scare without it.

Lancelot: Lancelot is a paladin. He’s the very epitome of ‘Good Boy.’ This guy is such a Righteous knight and just a generally cool person that I think that a god straight up WOULD get in contact to have him fight for the forces of good. I love this man so much. I also love paladins. Perfect combo.

Elyan: Elyan’s a cleric. He’s caring and loyal, as well as not bullying Merlin regularly. He’s also pretty cunning so possibly rogue there as well? I’d be more inclined to lean towards cleric the most though, cause he’s one of the most chill knights and also balances out the chaos of Gwaine and Percival as a duo… they’re nuts-

Leon: Also a paladin. Less of a ‘pure and true soul’ guy like Lancelot, but more of a ‘stands for what’s right and upholds the law’ kind of paladin. Like he’s totally a follower of chivalry with all the traditional ways of doing things- always respectful and polite but just kinda a little at arms length.

Guinevere: Stereotypical druid. Totally a tree-hugger and loves plants. Also she gets to be a Disney princess now and talk to animals in forests. Living out her best life in the forest with her whole cottagecore aesthetic. Even with her becoming queen, she’s totally still a druid. Albeit a royal one now.

Gaius: Oh he’s so gonna be an artificer. But specifically an alchemist artificer. He can make healing potions and mix weird medicines together, sure, but jesus christ the old man gets into just as many shenanigans as the main group. I mean, the whole possession fiasco with the goblin is enough proof for that-

(And before anyone tells me a character’s missing, it’s been a while since I watched the series, I’m trying my best hhhh-)

[https-hunter]

I saw the wicked national tour today and I have Thoughts

Bear in mind that I did see it on broadway eight years ago. That being said, my memory of it is a little fuzzy because I was 12 and didn't know the story going in.

The costume & set design?? oh my god. The costumes were so funky and very very Oz. And the sets were amazing!! Since it's an official tour of the show, it was very similar to the one on broadway, but still. It's been 20 years and wicked stays having amazing design.

I cried. At the very beginning. Little thing about me, I cry at the opening numbers of live theatre. I was fighting off tears for the entirety of no one mourns the wicked, but the second Elphaba showed up on stage, the tears came DOWN. I love her so much

Glinda and Elphaba, and the whole cast, really, were amazing!! Elphaba was played by Olivia Valli, Frankie Valli's granddaughter, and she was incredible! And Celia Hottenstein had amazing vocals (and was honestly quite hilarious) as Glinda! She had me laughing out loud. Just a really phenomenal cast

Boq was so silly in act 1. His actor, Kyle McArthur, just had this energy to him and I was always looking at him when he was onstage during the shiz scenes

This is kinda unrelated, but during the shiz scenes, I couldn’t stop thinking of a ride the cyclone production where the choir is dressed like shiz students. It would be fun I think

My crush, or whatever it is, on Fiyero is going on eight years strong. I don't know, I'm aroace, and I know I'm not INTO him, but oh do I love that idiot. It's not romantic or sexual attraction, but a secret third thing. My feelings for Fiyero Tigelaar and Han Solo do keep me on my toes as an aroace

I literally shook my mom's arm when Fiyero came onstage for the first time.

I spoke about the sets, but the Emerald City was gorgeous. The bright, green lights made my jaw drop. The wizard mask...thingy...was pretty unnerving, but I think that was what they were going for. Just. Emerald City appreciation post

I almost cried again, this time during defying gravity. Honestly, I had goosebumps for the majority of the show

My heart was fluttering during as long as your mine. I am and always will be a fiyeraba girly

During curtain call, Elphaba and Fiyero made a funny face at each other. I don't know how to describe it but they were like 😗 except their backs were almost facing each other, so they were facing in opposite directions, but still making that face at each other. I may have to draw this out one day

I loved this show so so much. It was amazing and I’m so grateful that my mom was able to come out to where I go to college and take me 💕

[nerves-nebula]

Hi I love your ocs so much. Right now specifically I'm taking Quinn and I'm pondering them like the wizard ponders the orb. They're so funky and so is their polycule. Thank you for your service (creating them) 🫡🫡🫡

I’m so glad you like Quinn I like it too :) they were originally conceived of as a slave owned by Hondo due to being part of a racial minority LMAO but a lot has changed since I was 12 years old

[braveclementine]

Chapter 2

Warnings: Mentions of break in, slight physical abuse, Readers under 18 can read this book. It is solely fluff- nothing sexual

Copyright: I do not own any Wizarding World characters that J.K. Rowling wrote. I do however own Elizabeth Kane (main character) and Trang Nyguen (best friend). There should be no use of these two names without my permission. I also do not condone any copying of this.

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"𝕯𝖆𝖉?" 𝕴 𝖈𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖉 as I walked inside the house. There was no answer. He must still be out. Full moon had been last night and he usually traveled so that he was far away from Muggles and other human beings. I rushed upstairs so that I could change and have dinner ready before he came home.

I'd gotten the job at the snack bar a few days ago and I was full of excitement. Of course, Dad didn't know but that was alright. I could slip the money into the money jar every so often and he wouldn't notice. Well, hopefully he didn't notice. There were a lot of holes in my plan.

I got into Muggle shorts and a tank top. I quickly checked Dad's room to see if he'd possibly fallen asleep. He wasn't in there- but I hadn't ever really thought he was. Then I leaped back down the stairs and went into the kitchen.

We didn't have much left in the cupboards. I was going to have to go grocery shopping tomorrow before work. No wait, after work because if I bought meat, eggs, and milk that would go bad waiting in the sun while I was working. Yes, I'd go after work was over.

I threw something together, not really paying attention. Dad still wasn't home when I was finished and I started to get worried. He was usually home by now. I looked out all the windows. It was starting to get dark and there was no sign of him. He was usually back before the sun set and it was nearly down.

I put lids over the pots so the heat would stay in and keep the food warm, and went out the front door. I walked a little ways towards Trang's house and then walked back the opposite direction. There was no sign of him.

The uneasy feeling in my stomach grew more profound. Had a ministry Wizard or Witch seen him last night? He wasn't a registered Werewolf, almost no one registered themselves voluntarily. It wasn't mandatory for him to be registered either, so he wasn't breaking any laws. . .but still. . .why was he taking forever to come home?

There had never been a problem before, he was always home before it got dark out so that I was never worried. He knew I would be worrying.

I went back to the house and called out for him again. There was no answer- he hadn't come home while I was out. It was nearly dark, the sun had almost completely set. Then the door opened some minutes later and I rushed to it before skidding to a stop. It wasn't dad.

The man was tall and pale with blue eyes. His hair was curly and long, perhaps a bit past his ears. He had stubble under his jaw and chin. He was wearing a black buttoned down shirt, looking a bit like the type of guy in a movie that's good looking but the villain. He looked slightly surprised to see me and quickly covered it up with a scowl.

"Who are you?" I demanded angrily, though in reality I was scared.

"Alright look, I have no need to hurt a little girl like you. Sit down and we won't have any problems" He sneered. He wasn't British, he had a thick Scandinavian accent. Why the heck was he here?

Robber, I thought. Lovely. He strode towards me. I took a step back. He lunged at me and instinctively, I raised my knee towards his groin. He grunted in pain and his arm came down across my face.

I yelled and fell to the floor. I had never been hit before and though I had always expected it to hurt, the pain still came as a shock. My cheek was throbbing.

"Stupid kid." He muttered, standing back. There was something funky about his movements. "You weren't supposed to be home."

"It's not like my dad has anything valuable." I snapped, standing up quickly. "So get out." I could feel my cheek throbbing. It was going to need ice quickly or it was going to swell up and leave a mark.

He laughed, brushing me aside. "Old houses like these always have something valuable. Something passed down through families generation by generation. Something that, even though they live in a crappy house, don't want to sell for a couple thousand bucks because its a family heirloom. You know what an heirloom is little girl?"

"Of course I do." I snapped. "I'm not stupid." God I sounded childish. We didn't have valuables. We didn't have heirlooms.

He attempted to grab my wrist and I punched him in the gut. Since I was in the corner, I took the advantage to dart under his arm and run for the door.

"I don't think so." I felt pain shoot through my scalp and fell backwards. I gritted my teeth so I didn't scream.

He grabbed my arm and yanked me off the floor and threw me onto the couch. "Now just stay there. No funny business."

I gritted my teeth, waiting for him to turn around so I could make a run for it. If I could get into my dad's bedroom and get the door closed, I could lock it and climb out the window onto the roof. The door was made of solid oak. He wouldn't be able to get through it very easily unless he had a chainsaw.

Did he have any weapons? That would make escaping much harder if he had a gun. He seemed clumsy though. He could miss his shot. Was I willing to take the chance? I tried to think through escape routes and different possible scenarios logically. Or, as logically as a ten year old could think through it anyways.

If only I had a wand I could stun him. Of course, I didn't know the stunning spell or the killing spell or really any spells at all. Dad rarely used magic around the house, letting me do chores by hand.

He turned around, scanning the shelves, but kept glancing over his shoulder every millisecond to see if I was still there. I settled into the couch, it was going to be a long night. Or, I could speed this up. I sat forward. I really didn't learn from my mistakes. I was a very stubborn child.

"Like I said, my dad doesn't have anything, so clear out." I said, standing up. I crossed my arms.

He crossed the room and towered over me. He was extremely annoyed. He also must've been about six feet. He took my by the shoulders and shook me. "Damn it kid. You don't know what you're talking about."

Stupidly, I kicked him in the knees and he threw me to the floor. I felt my glasses fall off and heard them break. Oh, bloody hell.

My left eye was a little blurry but my right eye was still clear and I looked around for my glasses. They were underneath the couch. I didn't need them to see, only to read. I glared up at him. "Stupid robber." I mimed him under my breath. Apparently, he heard me.

His face turned purple with anger. He took two steps towards me, his fist raised, and then I heard, "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER."

I looked over to my left and saw Dad standing there with his wand pointed at the man. His face was red and his hair was windswept as though he'd run fast to get here. I'd never seen him so angry.

The man laughed at him, "And what are you going to do with that twig, mister." He bent over me, grabbing my hair and pulling me to my feet. I threw my hands up instinctively to grab my own hair and yelled out in pain, squeezing my eye shut. What a knee jerk reaction. Squeezing your eyes shut didn't stop you from feeling pain. I could feel a motion from his body as though he was reaching into his jacket pocket.

He's going to pull a knife, isn't he, I thought. He didn't have time.

"STUPEFY." Dad yelled. The man let go of me and fell to the floor, stunned. Dad stormed over, pointing his wand at the man, hesitating.

Then he turned to me, taking a few steps forward, "Are you alright? How did he get in the house?"

I got to my feet uneasily, shaking. I fell into him and his arms wrapped around me securely. I'd never felt more safe in my entire life than right now which was funny because I was shaking from fright. "I left the door open, I went looking for you. I didn't know if you were hurt or not. I must've left the door unlocked. I'm so sorry." I sobbed, openly crying now. I'd never been so scared in my entire life which was funny because I felt safe.

"It's alright." He murmured, smoothing my hair and I hiccupped and did my best to stop my tears. "Everything's fine."

I pulled away gently, sitting down on the couch. I wiped my cheeks, embarrassed. My knees were still shaking. "Can I have some ice?" I asked. "For my cheek?"

Lupin went into the kitchen and brought me back ice. I put it on my cheek. Lupin looked at my cheek, observing the bruising. "It'll be fine. It'll probably clear up in a day or two if you keep the ice on your face. Remember you have to alternate it every twenty minutes."

I nodded, closing my eyes. I was suddenly very tired. "Dinners on the stove." I murmured. Then I drifted to sleep.

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𝕴 𝖜𝖔𝖐𝖊 𝖚𝖕 in my bedroom a little disoriented. Bless dad, he must've carried me up here. He shouldn't have. He was going to end up hurting his back. I sat up slowly in bed, squinting at the alarm clock. 10:01. Crap, if I didn't get a move on I was going to be late for work.

I threw aside my covers and quickly got dressed in denim jeans and a T-shirt. I slipped my feet into my flip-flops. Turning around, I quickly made my bed.

Rushing downstairs, I found my dad in the kitchen. Well crap, I hadn't thought about him being home today.

He looked up over his tea. "Oh good, you're awake."

I didn't respond to his smile. "I am so, so sorry about last night. I was such an idiot. I was thinking of other things and I just left the door unlocked and I'm so sorry." Tears rose up in my eyes again and I turned away quickly. How immature of me. I was ten for Merlin's sake. I shouldn't be crying anymore.

I heard dad get up from his chair and his arms went around me. Slowly, he settled back in the chair and I was sitting on his lap like I was five. But suddenly the bothersome idea of immaturity disappeared. I was safe.

"You don't need to apologize." He said. "Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone learns from them. I don't want there to be any tension between us so I need to talk to you about something else as well."

I nodded. I moved my face so that my chin rested on his shoulder.

He sighed and then said, "When were you going to tell me that you had gotten a job at the pool?"

I cringed. "Never." I answered truthfully.

"Why?" He sounded almost amused and I took this to be a good sign.

"Well. . . you didn't want me to get a job." I said. "But I was worried because you had lost your job and I wanted to bring in a little money, at least until you got a job. I know you're worried about my studies but I'm keeping up with them, I swear. Plus, once I get my Hogwarts letter and my booklist and I get the books I'll start studying those too. I promise that I will. I just wanted to help and I'm sorry I did it behind you're back."

Dad openly laughed. "Well at least you're being honest now. But Elizabeth, no more secrets alright."

I scowled but he didn't see it. "Okay then, where were you last night?"

He sighed, the good humor gone. "The pool manager stopped me on the way home last night. Wanted to talk all about the good work you're doing in the snack bar."

I looked at him, "Now tell me the real reason."

"I'm being dead serious." He said, even though I knew he wasn't. Even with this lecture about honesty he wasn't going to tell me.

"Dad!" I half laughed, pulling at his shirt.

He stood up and swung me around, setting my feet back down on the floor and bopping me on the nose. "I am being serious. Now then, you have work today, correct?"

"Yes."

"Alright, hurry up and get to work then. Connections are important and references are even more important in the future." Dad sipped his tea, "I should know."

I grinned at him, glad this conversation had gone in a good direction, though I was curious about what he was hiding. I hurried into the kitchen and helped myself to the eggs and bacon that was still on the stove. I poured steaming hot water into a cup and added a tea bag. Looking in cupboards for sugar and honey I asked, "Hey dad, what did you do with the man last night?"

"Nothing that he didn't deserve." There was that hard note of anger was in his voice again. And yet, there was something thoughtful on his face.

I refrained from asking anymore questions about the man. I looked at myself in the mirror while setting the plate down. The bruise on my face looked weeks old. Dad probably did some healing spells or put some medicine on it while I had slept.

I scarfed down the food and put the dishes in the sink. "I'm going grocery shopping after I get off work, okay?" I asked, bending down and kissing him on the forehead.

"Sure, but be safe, okay?" He asked, his brow furrowing. "Maybe take Trang or Kat along with you."

"Right!" I said, and I hurried out the door. I looked up at the bright yellow sun. Today was going to be an amazing day.

If only dad would tell me what was going on.

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[equalseleventhirds]

Hey, do you have any recs for long form, more serious ttrpg systems for fantasy settings? I feel like I hear a lot about short/definitively-lengthed systems, but I've been yearning for a DnD-esque system without all the baggage of equip loads and complicated Challenge Ratings and other rules-y baggage I don't super care about.

do i! do i ever!

serious & long-form systems do on the whole tend to be crunchier than shorter systems (not always, but generally); nevertheless, i've picked out a........ handful......... ok there's Several, i did try to control and limit myself but u kno.......... games......... anyway, here are some that are considerably less crunchy than d&d but still lend themselves to long fantasy campaigns.

uh. under the cut for. oh god it's so long. it's so long. tried my best to explain them, u see. (which is also why it took me so long to reply lol, sry abt that)

godeater (& godeater 2.0): play in a broken, post-apocalyptic fantasy world, where dead and dying gods warp the land, and you raid their bodies for divine magic to help support humanity. 2d10-based, get weird & funky with it! i admit a small preference for version 1.0, which gave u some loose examples but left much of the worldbuilding and even character building up to u to create; 2.0 has some extra books that go with it that i haven't much looked into yet, but seem to give more solid lore to work with, if u would like that.

when the guilds pay in copper, crime pays in gold: alchemical guilds pay shit wages to use people for magical experiments. go do crimes on 'em with your own magic. d6 base, assign dice to stats to make ur own dice pool; fairly light rules and in fact very little in the way of instruction or hard lore on the gm's side, so better played with an experienced gm who's good at making their own stuff, but certainly campaign material for the right gm!

third empire - violence + beauty: the world sucks, and has sucked for a while, through two oppressive empires and into a third one. you play adventurers who are trying to carve out a little goodness, a little justice, a little vengeance, in the world. y'know. lasers & feelings based, but expanded beyond the original (which also comes with it if u get it!) into more lore, more character choices, very collaborative worldbuilding, downtime mechanics, etc etc.

ruby radiance 6e: streamlined dungeoneering built to let ppl play the way actual play podcasts sound, essentially. d20 pool system, based on trophy mechanics but v much adjusted. lots of choices to make during character creation & leveling, but much much less to keep track of during the playing part. u get it.

wizard pals: all of you are wizards, going on adventures and trying to accomplish your goals in a fantasy world. d12-based, fairly lighthearted (can lean silly but u could use it for more serious if not super grimdark adventures), much worldbuilding left up to the gm, but very simple rules, so.

grimblade rpg: (speaking of grim lol,) action & adventure in a grim fantasy world; things like character creation and rewards (and magic) fully imply a fantasy world, but worldbuilding is left up to the gm, altho there are many tables to roll on to give some help. uses d4, 6, 8, and 10; all rolls are contested rolls, with dice picked based on how serious the gm feels this roll is.

shattered aether: post-apocalyptic science fantasy, you roam around a fucked up magic world and protect ppl from various dangers. 2d6 based, based on the lumen system so fairly combat-forward in a very high-action very cool asskicking way. for some reason the font chosen for this book is murder on my eyes, but if u can get past that (or just zoom in lots and read a bit at a time) it's straightforward, simple, and fun!

familiars of terra: this one may be a little too crunchy, but i love it a lot and rly the most crunch is in character creation and tracking experience, actual gameplay is (imo) pretty easy. post-post-apocalyptic fantasy world, some science fantasy elements depending on where you choose to focus, bcos there are absolute PAGES of lore on this extremely cool and enormous world; you and your party go around with your soul-bonded animal friends to spread hope and healing and also do cool shit. y'know. card-based, again it is probably more crunchy than ur looking for but less abt tracking what you can do during things and more abt tracking experience in order to level up stats, so.

1400 quest: ok that last one was crunchy, this one's very uncrunchy. pick a handful of things and get going! clearly inspired by d&d, but very very streamlined, so things that were pages of mechanics are like, one or two sentences. gm's side of it is like, a handful of rollable tables and then do whatever, so prolly for the more experienced gm. d6 based, but you may have occasion to use other dice. also if you like this one there's others by the same author focusing on other things (1400 mage, sneak, etc), or you can check out others in the 24XX type of games, which started out sci fi but has since been expanded to a bunch of other stuff. u kno.

beast dream: pokemon-inspired game where you make friends with magical beasts and go on magical adventures! d6-based, forged in the dark, so there is a little crunch wrt deciding on position etc and stuff like stress, but the author rly wanted to focus in on letting u adventure and have fun without getting bogged down in numbers and i think that shows, stuff like load and reputation aren't so much a thing.

cognatons: play as sentient, magic-filled automatons doing whatever fantasy adventures your robot heart desires. d4-based, caltrop core, so you get a fairly simple & defined set of actions; less to keep track of, easy to follow.

dethrone the divine: you're gonna overthrow the gods, and also take their places. you're already either divine, semi-divine, or magically powerful in other ways, and you adventure with the goal of gathering power and followers so you can take the place of the shitty gods in power. d6-based, pretty straightforward system, makes characters v cool and powerful, which is always fun.

perilous: do you love dungeon crawls bcos i love dungeon crawls... streamlined and easy to understand fantasy dungeoneer adventures in this one! d20-based, leans towards tags instead of complicated numerical skill stuff to keep track of. go to dungeons, fight monsters, get treasure. simple n good. (adds in some metaplot, like who sent you, how will this affect the people living here, whatever, but rly strong with the very old core of d&d-style 'go do a dungeon' kinda thing, if that's what u like.)

high magic lowlives: ok my latest obsession bcos i'm currently planning a big ol campaign for friends in this one. there are classic adventurers in this world, out there cleaning out monster nests or whatever, but they're usually in the employ of the immortal aristocracy. you? you make your money by stealing from and humiliating the immortal aristocracy, because you're a lowlife. it's a dangerous gig, but isn't it better than going into student debt at wizard school? melds high fantasy aesthetics with like, magical twitch streaming aesthetics. fun as hell. uses all the dice and also sometimes tarot cards (mostly just for character creation, u kno). easy to understand rules, i'm having a great time.

ellipses rpg: setting-agnostic system (make ur own setting!) with simple, streamlined rules and an emphasis on improvisation. d20 based, rly just some very basic foundation and then a lot of encouragement to make things up and do what's fun. so like, loosey goosey & not super structured if you want structure, but could be fun!

unbound: setting-agnostic system but with much more formal structure, got structure around how to collaboratively worldbuild your setting and everything. obvs this means some crunch, but it's still not super crunchy, nice and straightforward rly. lotta character options but not so complex and math-heavy, u kno. card-based system. designed actually for a series of short campaigns in a linked world, tho, so if ur not up for exploring new characters a lot, may not be for you.

[kervl-klear]

what are some inspirations for your artwork?

In addition, I decided to add inspiration for the story as well and I hope you don’t mind. XD

Please also note that there will be spoilers for the media that inspired my work below. \(^^ )✨

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In general

Overall, Stanley parable and The beginner’s guide are the biggest inspirations for me. I incorporated their elements into every single one of my works both visual wise and story wise but the visuals part might be a bit hard to see as they are overpowered by the other inspirations.

Monrah: the construction gear

Character designs: The early draft of the main automata designs was inspired by Drawn and Puppet show series, hence their gothic stream-punk undertone. In their current design, I took extra inspirations from Atomic heart, adding atomic-punk element then modernized the design.

Art direction: Rethink series and Q.U.B.E. 2 are my introduction to Solarpunk aesthetic, the stylish modern scenery decorated with plant look so luxurious and calming yet also very curious and somehow unsettling.

Story: The first Cube movie had always stuck with me, a story about a group of people stuck inside a cube full of trap that can only be identified using mathematics. One of these people use to work with a company associate with this cube but even him had no idea what on earth is going on.

Aeromarine and the horizon

Character designs: For this one, I based the angel designs on runway configurations and decorate them in military ceremonial uniforms I found on Google.

Airac, L-da => Parallel runway

Cardio, Semaphore => Single runway

Qeybec, Kiosk => Open V runway

Navtex, Ifalpa => Intersecting runway

Art direction: The digital watercolor art style I see on the internet, unfortunately I can’t quite pinpoint which artist since I randomly search watercolor artstyle on Google. But the first art of digital watercolor style color that makes me want to apply it to my work is probably the trailer of a gacha game name Mementos Mori on YouTube.

Story: Irresponsible captain Tylor is one of the most interesting comedy series in my opinion and yes, this is fortunately and unfortunately the reason that Emma is a brunette-

Viator Theory

Character designs: Initially the wizards were meant to be magical boys but I scrapped the idea. Still, I draw inspiration from many magical girl animes for their designs.

Polnoch => Sugar sugar rune, hence his witch theme appearance.

Morgen => Princess tutu, hence his white and pink color palette.

Soir => Cardcaptor Sakura, specifically the dress in the first opening of the original series.

Orden => Saint tail, but I don’t know why he retain nothing from her designs.

Mint => Precure, specifically Cure white and Cure egret.

Rito => Tokyo new mew, hence his strawberry and animal motif.

Art direction: The way Jazz Punk use their funky sharp color is a lot of fun and full of personality, and since my wizard are pretty funky themselves. I thought I’d be fitting to apply that to Viator theory.

Story: Tales of phantasia is a product of its time when it comes to writing, I have a lot of personal interpretation on Cress that I ended up applying on Viator theory.

The game introduces Cress to us as a loving hero, the vanilla protagonist who just lost his parents. But every once in a while, he snap and said cruel things. Cress doesn’t let himself grieve so he’s stuck in the anger phase. This lead to him taking action guided by rage, chasing the man who kill his parents through every single timelines then in the end where we actually get to know the man Cress had been hunting down, we find out that Cress is (kinda) the true villain of the story.

Paralogram

Character designs: Noah and Eden start off as ocs for Antichamber and Manifold garden crossover fanfiction. I ended up liking the designs so much I made my own world for them.

Art direction: Also Antichamber and Manifold garden, Manifold garden was also inspired by Antichamber so their art directions are very similar. A clean and sharp edge scenery that constantly play trick on the eyes.

Story: ‘Which’, it’s a short game about solving puzzles while a headless and heartless mannequin stalks or accompanied you depending on your interpretation. At the end of the game you either find her heart or her head and the mannequin will make the final decision whether you’ll live or die.

C2ISTAR

Character designs: Squirrel and Hedgehog and its fandom specifically; Sahbeetle, Stukka and SG. There are many talented artists in the fandom and C2ISTAR start off as SaH OCs but I find the cannon world building to be a bit too restrictive so I ended up making my own settings.

Art direction: Command and conquer: Red alert, I love the cool and professional look of the game.

Story: I base each character on people that I know in real life and plotted the story base on my personal work experience in civil aviation. I exaggerated it using all kind of military actions film as an inspiration mainly MacGyver, a series about a spy who refused to use gun and instead use science and engineering to fend off the bad guy.

Light Effects

Character designs: The main trio designs are heavily inspired by Fire emblem series, they were originally planned to be the gods that appeared in Aeromarine and the Horizon so I incorporate iconic Christian figures into their designs.

Raynor => Alm + Nurse Nitingale

Lennard => Leif + Jean de arc

Arland => Roy + Mother Mary

But I got intrigued with fan interpretation on these characters so I changed the idea into a fan fiction but realized I made too much change to these characters so I revise them into my OCs.

Art direction: I adore the excessive use of intricate metal decorations in Dream chronicle series and since Light effects trio are already cladded in armor, I thought I might as well take the opportunity and tried it out.

Story: Cry of fear inspired me the idea of character coping with their health condition and Fear and Hunger’s penance armor give me the idea for the needle. Light effects story were originally very gritty like both of its inspiration but I’m not good enough of a writer to handle that level of narrative yet so it ended up being so dark that it desensitized every sad scene and make all the suffering in the story meaningless.

Thus I took additional inspiration from True love next door to balance it out and aiming for more of tragicomedy tone.

Binary Stella (in very early and slow development state)

Character designs: Puyo Puyo series, after being fooled by its cutesy artstyle and cheery soundtrack although Schezo’s dialogue concerns me. I dig into some of characters story specifically Lemres followed by Schezo and now I can never look at this series the same way ever again-

Regardless their characters design are so cute that I took Polnoch and Morgen’s scarp first draft and redesigned them with Lemres and Klug as an inspiration.

Art direction: I’ve always want to try the first two Phantasmat games style of shading where they strictly limited the color palette for light and shadow to create coherency in starkingly different environments so I immediately try it on Northlight and Southstar.

Story: Also Puyo puyo series, the amount of insanity hidden in their story is too much to not take inspiration from it-

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