#i require rest

[can-of-pringles]

Because I'm sick rn I have no idea how my writing schedule and stuff will be btw

[scrumptiousfoxglitter]

Honestly same. Granted though, I think some Eurylochus haters hate him because of his 'hypocrisy'. The guy's introduction had him willing to raid the Lotus Eaters without much thought, establishing him as an "Act now, think later" type of guy. And when bringing up Eurylochus's sins, they usually point to the Circe Saga, where he was willing to abandon his crew at Circe's Island. So in my boy Eury's defense...

Eurylochus has always been for the crew, even if he wasn't always thinking straight, which is probably why his 'instrument' is his crew as backing vocals. His methods were questionable/misguided at times, but the intent has always been the safety of his men. Before opening the bag, he was more wary of Odysseus's orders. But afterwards, he put more faith into our boy Ody, because he had no reason not to. He didn't open the bag thinking it would screw everything up, my guy probably really thought there was something valuable in there, or was curious as to what Odysseus was hiding. It was stupid and brash, but you can see why he would do it, as well as why Odysseus felt the way he did, because not opening the bag would've been easier too. Odysseus literally told the crew what was in the bag, but it didn't save them in the end (someone else likely would've opened the bag, but that doesn't really matter right now).

At Circe's Island, he listened to Odysseus when he ordered him to take a scouting troop around the mysterious island, which ended with Circe transforming some of the crew into pigs. Eurylochus did want to leave, but given the circumstances, most people would! His scouting troop was taken hostage by a mysterious sorceress with potent magical abilities, and so far no being with those traits had their best interest in mind. In his mind, it was a death wish, and had Hermes not shown up, he would've been right, because they couldn't have taken her on, and they had other crew members to worry about. It was literally a stroke of deus ex machina.

Of course Eurylochus was gonna feel betrayed by Odysseus sacrificing six men. Eurylochus is the voice of the crew, and Odysseus was supposed to be their wise and cunning leader. Up to this point, they had no reason to believe he had nothing but good intentions for them, as evident by the "No more of us deceased" lyric. Odysseus has made mistakes that ended up costing some of their lives, but never on purpose, and never had he let them die without a fight. Nobody but Odysseus went into Scylla's lair knowing what would happen, but they'd learned to put their faith into Odysseus, even when Eurylochus noticed something was off when Odysseus was quieter than usual, because when has he ever given them a reason not to? This is the same guy that was willing to fight a sorceress for his crew not that long ago! From their perspective, it came without warning, and according to the animatics, Eury had literally been one of the men supposed to die (also either the rest were selected by Eurylochus because he trusted and liked them and Odysseus didn't want to be involved, or Odysseus himself chose who, like Eurylochus, he thought was going to be a liability. Either way, kinda messed up!). If your captain is willing to kill anyone to speed up the journey home, you'd feel a bit betrayed too.

Eurylochus killing the cattle is debatably his least redeemable sin. Odysseus pleaded with him, warning him of what would happen, but he did it anyway. And I think he did it because he'd lost any and all hope. Everyone's starving, the vast majority of his friends are dead, the gods want them dead, his captain actively tried to kill him, he hasn't seen his home, his family, in 12 years or so, and who knows when they would've found any more food again? Who's to say that if he didn't kill the cattle he, along with everyone else, wouldn't have a drawn out death via starvation? They probably could've found another island that didn't have a statue of Helios/maybe Apollo, but would they even have the strength to continue by then? At this point my guy just wants it all to be over. Not saying he should've done it, but also, I can see why he would all things considered. One could say he's just a man.

Eurylochus is far from being perfect and a saint. But to say he was completely in the wrong, at least in my personal interpretation, does a disservice to the moral complexity of Epic and what makes it so good. No one person is directly to blame for everything that happened. Polities's willingness to see the good in the world ended up with him trusting the wrong people, leading to his death and many others, which also led to the domino effect of Poseidon's never ending grudge against the crew. While it was Polities's naivety that killed initially, it was Odysseus's arrogance that caused him to shout his name to the cyclops he had just blinded, which let Poseidon know who to look for. And I don't think I need to reiterate what Eurylochus did. In none of these cases was harm intended, but good intentions can only get a sailor and his crew so far.

If we were to blame someone though, I'd blame Zeus. He seems to be behind everything, directly or indirectly, apparently.

anni are you anti-eurylochus? Because I know some people who are and it hurts me to my soul 😔😔😔😔 the crew would have died anyways regardless if he opened the bag. He was just hungry. Eury is just misunderstood 😢😢😢😢😢

If Eurylochus doesn’t have any fans, that means I am dead. To be honest, I was pretty neutral when it came to Eurylochus up to the Thunder Saga. I was never interested in him as a character, but when I saw all the slander, I was like, "HE NEEDS PROTECC!"

Seriously, I have a whole essay in my head about why all this slander came out of nowhere. But to sum it up, I think this is a case of scapegoating. After the Thunder Saga, we finally have a character that people can blame for Odysseus' misfortune instead of… well… Odysseus himself.

It will be a long post. I just need to sit down and actually write it…

[liorlen]

gale origin playthru from astarion’s pov or smth like that

[todayisafridaynight]

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[britcision]

Indie ttrpg designers

We seem to be back in the “dnd sucks why don’t you just play Other Games (yours)” and I have a single question for you in return

Do I get to roll a d20?

Because I like the d20

That shape pleases me

I do not wish to roll a random amount of d6s or d8s or any of them other fuckers

I wish to roll the d20 because icosahedrons please me

I will also accept d12 but the other shapes all have less mouthfeel so if that’s what your game’s based on, it is not for me

I’d also prefer more than four stats but I’m not gonna lie it is the shape of the math rocks so like

Rec your d20 based indie ttrpgs friends cuz every single one I’ve opened is them little cube fuckers or the double pyramid and I Require Round

[uselessimpulses]

something something plant membranes as clothing so hes n akey

[bastart13]

How do you imagine hybrids work in love and legends? We've seen elf/humans.

So there are 6 different species and aside from the mermaids, they're all compatable to have children.

I headcanon life expectancy, colouration, and the shape of facial or body features to be gradient traits, so they pretty much randomly combine between the two parents like any other child

Magical traits are probably more binary. So a fairy hybrid child could inherit the eyes, wings, and/or sparkles, or none, with no middle ground. A demon hybrid will usually inherit a faded form of the markings, but they won't always be able to transform or earn horns. Dwarf hybrids might inherit the ability to echolocate vs just having larger ears.

If two species with strong magic have a child, they're more likely to inherit magical traits (e.g. elves and fairies with strong magic vs humans and dwarves with low magic)

Considering the domains are all friendly with each other, I imagine it's fairly common to have mixed ancestry and there's no real taboo aside from the grief of lifespan differences

[autisticandroids]

CASTIEL: Stop. What's the point if you don't mean it? You fear me - not love, not respect, just fear.

[youtube with closed captions]

a godstiel pity party. i'd like to thank an anon i got way back in february of 2021.

[arttsuka]

jed and octavius: *wrapping up augustus in bubble wrap* "there! now you can scoot around all you like without fear of breaking"

[ohitslen]

College (uni??) AU catering to my own interests as it should always be hehe :)

[queenlucythevaliant]

Honest to goodness, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that you can actually read Narnia in any order as long as LWW is first and LB is last.

[autisticaradiamegido]

day 99

i have NEARLY finished the skirt for my ren faire fit i just gotta get a few finishing details added and also get the undershirt bleached (bc i got a bunch of makeup on it at last years fair and shit Stained) but THEN i can show yall the final fit!!

[dreadfuldevotee]

Frankly, if we aren't shown Armand's hunting process in s3 I will be showing up on Rolin's doorstep with a spiked baseball bat

[lostburgerprince]

you can't "just add a few codexes". you have to write those codexes. you have to write them in the proper voice and style and so it doesn't just fit ONE specific person's worldstate but anyone who also may have made the same decision as them. (you might even have to write multiple variations of the SAME CODEX to account for gender/race/class/romance) you have to edit them. you have to decide where those codexes are going to appear. you have to put them somewhere where people who want to read them will find them. you have to program them showing up. you have to flag it so it only shows up in sPECIFIC versions of the game. (because god forbid it doesn't and breaks someone else's immersion) you have to bug test that. you have to hope it still works when it ships.

and after all that the people complaining might still pick up said codex and close out the window immediately. or run past it entirely and complain that they made a selection in the worldstate that never paid off.

and then you've just spent all that time fleshing out something that's just a small nod to a very small percentage of players. time you could have spent on the current plot or companions. time you could have spent on making *active* decisions matter. these things can easily take up weeks or months like you wouldn't fucking believe.

[zara-renata]

Taking out my utter frustration with having to negotiate with a shitty American company that completely disregards the etiquette of redlining drafts and isn't even funding our full costs by working away at the next part of the Sylus series while I wait for their no-doubt rude response, and it's almost at 10k now. If I end it here, it will end on a sad note that i did not set out to write at the beginning, but apparently this is where we are now. I can't decide if I should really end it here and start on a fully wrought higher note in the next part, or provide relief at the end of this part but flesh out the relief in more exposition at the beginning of the next part. I don't want each part to be so big that they feel like they drag.

[raspberryzingaaa]

Listen I love "I am no man" as much as the next lady who was once a barefoot girl who ran around with a sword. But it irks me Every Time that she sneaks off to battle because Theoden and Eomer a) genuinely want to keep her from experiencing this Horror and b) maam you are third in line to the throne imagine if all three of you died. Do you have no love of country and land???