#idle series

[saveskum]

Cute Astarion idles pt 1.

[galedekarios]

elminster and gale: an addition

a while ago, i posted a meta about the relationship between elminster and gale.

i tried to detail their relationship and delve deeper into how gale values elminster not only as a friend and mentor, but perhaps as well as a paternal figure in his life - especially working on the assumption that gale's father might have left morena and gale early on in his life.

back when i wrote my meta, i didn't have the information yet that elminster knew gale from an incredibly early age, which was only revealed once the epilogue was added to the full release version of the game. in one of his epilogue letters, elminster recalls his first meeting with gale when gale could have been "no more than eight summers' old".

which then in turn of course means that gale has known elminster for almost all of his life, if we take the age attributed to gale by idle champions as canon. it's set at 35 years old. if we assume gale was indeed eight when he first met elminster and not younger, it means elminster has been in gale's life for nearly three decades at this point in time.

it's a lot of preamble, but i felt it was necessary because i was looking through the files again and found these idle lines for elminster that don't appear to trigger in the game.

it's indicated to be idle comments made by elminster at camp, before elminster informs gale of mystra's will at the beginning of act 2 proper:

Elminster muttering to himself ruefully as he prepares to tell Gale bad news and wait for him to be ready. - 1: Weary Traveller: How will he react? He has a stout heart, but this...? - 2: Weary Traveller: Perhaps another way will present itself. But perhaps not.. - 3: Weary Traveller: I can't say I'm relishing this, but it must be done. - 4: Weary Traveller: I do wish this was over with.

the devnote is the same for all four idle comments:

devnote: Spoken to self. Weary, heavy heart. Waiting to deliver some tough news for someone.

not only does this give us another (heartbreaking imo) insight into how elminster himself feels about being forced to deliver mystra's demands - there are several others in the game itself, as well as gale quite clearly saying that he had no choice but to do so, defending elminster from the protag's anger - but it also does give us some more insight into how others perceive gale.

and not just others, but those who have known him longest.

elminster says he has a "stout heart", which also ties in beautifully - and heart-wrenchingly - with his epilogue letter, speaking about gale's kindness, eagerness and brilliance.

the "stout heart" comment resonated very much with me because it reminded me of yet another line from tara, another life-long companion of gale:

Tara the Tressym: If that's all, then what comes after is for you to decide, Mr Dekarios. Think well on all that's happened, and stay true to that heart of yours. It's a good one.

which in turn reminded me of an all-time favourite lore blurb:

Tressym were sometimes kept as familiars by wizards and sorcerers. They needed to be experienced mages capable of bonding with a more advanced creature, and the tressym would only accept a good-hearted master.

and though it's only a description and not in the game itself, i also immediately thought of gale's idle champions description:

With a kind heart, and a keen mind [...]

a stout heart, a good heart, a kind heart.

[teaspace]

This is my Inside Out ❤️

[burquillos]

I keep thinking about Katsuki 'muzzled by force' Bakugo and Izuku 'muzzled by choice' Midoriya

[fanofspooky]

Scream King - Devon Sawa

[melonthesprigatito]

I'm not really in the Mario and Luigi fandom (the only other game I've played being Bowser's Inside Story) so I'm speaking from an outside perspective but find it absolutely crazy that people are talking about Mario and Luigi Brothership being 40-50 hours long like it's a bad thing.

I'm just sitting here, perplexed because 40-50 hours is my average completion time for Pokémon games. I beat Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 150 hours. 40-50 hours feels like small potatoes for a story heavy game.

And they're talking about it being slow and having padding and having too much dialogue and that REALLY confuses me because it's a story based RPG. What did they expect? You literally signed up for this! Shock and horror, the story based game has storytelling.

All the dialogue they keep saying should be cut in half is there to develop the characters so you care about them when the bad shit happens to them! I'm half way through the third sea and I'm super invested. The Concordians are so silly and adorable, I love them. I went back to Desolatt Island to do a sidequest after a certain point in the story and my heart sank when I saw all the islanders being caught under the influence of the bad guy's scheme and their friends being worried about them.

I dunno, man. I'm just not noticing any pacing issues. It feels pretty episodic to me. I'm 19 hours in and it feels like the story is progressing normally to me. Maybe it's longer than other Mario and Luigi games, I wouldn't know.

[baeshijima]

wowee it's really 2025, huh... we all know what time that means :D

to start off, i just wanted to say: if you're reading this now, i'm proud of you for making it to the new year. i probably said something like this in my last new years post, but it still holds true. this year has definitely been a tough one for many different people, and for many different reasons. just like any other year, we have all had our own difficulties to overcome but, regardless of how major or minor you believe these hardships to be, that doesn't take away the courage it took for you to press on and be here right now. thank you for not giving up and persevering through another year <3

as for me, i want to thank everyone for being here with me in 2024. my activity has been up and down this year (stares at uni. and also when i was away for like the whole summer,,,), but thank you for still sticking by me up to today. regardless of whether you're an older or newer follower, a friend i've had for a long while or one i've made recently, someone who regularly interacts or someone who chooses to quietly follow along, i'm glad we have seen the end of this year together !! here's to another year with more fics and brainrots <33

happy new year everyone !! i sincerely wish for all of your health and happiness in this next year to be plentiful, as well as the many years to follow o(●'◡'●)o

[kelpiemomma]

I am so normal about netkama punch. I am so normal about heejae deluding himself as the world's least self aware selfish red flag and unintentionally genuinely falling for Seyeong. I am so normal about Seyeong being a grumpy self conscious self protective asshole who uses harsh words as a defense. I'm so normal about how their relationship is a red flag but it shatters into working. I'm so normal about them.

[gl-saveme]

Ling and Yuqi saving cute names in their phones while Orm saving Ling just as “Lingling Kwong” and Miyeon saving Yuqi as “(G)I-DLE Yuqi” will never not be funny

titkok lingorm (g)i-dle

[thisisadonaldduckblognow]

ik it’s probably a classic case of extrapolating way too much but... the way raph’s character design lines up w his whole arc and role and struggles...

like the fact that he is so so so much bigger than the others. raph is big, raph is strong, raph is steady and sturdy and he can literally pick up his entire family and carry them all at once. 

and like, when raph is so big and so strong and such a reliable thing. when raph is the protector, the one calling the shots on missions, the mother hen, the first point of authority. when raph is there, overprotective, when raph (for all that his brothers poke at him not being good under pressure) always always ALWAYS comes through at the end of the day when things are serious, ALWAYS gives it everything he’s got. 

his design and his learned role/behaviors in this family are just the perfect storm of why it took up to the season finale to drive home the issue.

so much of the series carries the default energy of “raph will handle it.”

raph will hold up the ceiling above you. raph will throw himself over you and take a hit and get back up and keep fighting. raph has a power that makes him even bigger and draws more attention and makes him able to carry MORE. raph will be the substitute parent. raph will be put into the mentor role through leo’s leadership arc. 

and raph is big. he’s built to carry heavy loads. raph is strong. raph is bold and loud and always ready to try to push on. even if he doesn’t know what to do or what he’s doing, he won’t give up and we’ll all pull together and things will turn out okay.

(his room is full of teddy bears. he dipped out on a mission to try to take a picture of a pigeon carrying a slice of pizza. he’s terrified of being alone.

he’s just as much of a kid as his brothers are. he’s just as new and inexperienced with the things happening to them as his brothers are. but for him, for some reason, there’s like this double standard where that becomes a huge glaring flaw.)

idk this got very sloppy and uncoordinated. i’m very in my feelings about raph right now though.

[saveskum]

Cute Gale idles pt 1.

[galedekarios]

in honour of the boop: tara-related items in idle champions

i thought this would be a cute thing to do, especially because the description of the items related to tara are very sweet and offer a bit more insight into their relationship with each other.

1: Fond Memories

Even at my lowest, playing with Tara lifted my spirits...

2: Ball of Retrieval

...though the ball's purpose eluded her. I was always the one fetching it...

i thought this was especially sweet because tara is very much caught in this dichotomy of her 'feline instincts' while also being so person-like that gale refers to her as a colleague and fellow wizard as well as his best friend, acknowledging that it was she who saved him while he was arguably at his lowest, while she in turn acts very motherly with him.

3: Cat Flap of Displacement

Tara comes and goes as she pleases. But she's always pleased to help me.

this spell is of tara's invention and exists in the game as well. she references it in the gale origin as well in the epilogue, and it allows her to visit gale and morena throughout the game.

4: Ring of Evasion

A ring as evasive as Tara, when I asked how she obtained it...

this again reminded me of tara bringing gale a ring of blink in a companion playthrough, as well as a ring of evasion in his origin playthrough.

we do know she loves to snoop and it's always been a hc of mine that she does steal artefacts for gale, acquiring them by less than savoury means.

5: Robes of Increased Potency

I could get used to these. Elegant, but powerful - just like Tara.

another instance that clearly shows just how much gale values tara. it's clear whenever he talks about her - even if he might tease her from time to time.

in conclusion

[cruel-hiraeth]

everyone STOP bllk posting !!!!

[elliotchen-apologist]

chilling in nancy drew games:

deception island

[iguessitsjustme]

The drawings. The drawings connect Jom to the present and when he returns home the drawings will connect him to the past. They will be the proof of what he went through. Of the love he experienced.

When Jom leaves, those drawings will be all Yai has left. Those drawings will become Yai’s most valuable treasure. More than any wealth he already has, those drawings will keep him close to Jom.

When Jom returns, those drawings will be all the connects him to Yai. Those drawings that reach out across time to tell them both “We were here, we were in love, we mattered, and I miss you.”

It’s fitting that the drawings are what brings Jom back to the present because the drawings are the only thing that can remain in the past with Yai, but still find their home with Jom in the present. They will keep those two connected, even after they’re irreparably separated by time.

[randomly-generated-posts-machine]

this just in: kirby yassified