#illiyad

[terrainofheartfelt]

in a world where dan and blair ended up together, what do you think would have been realistic outcomes for serena and the trout? i'm in the midst of a rewatch of the show, and a lot of serena's decisions when she either breaks up with nate or with someone else are...interesting. and that's not even touching on trout's issues lol. i love your thoughts on blair (and her relationship with dan) and i'm curious about your thoughts ^-^

oh hello!!!!!!! i am so glad you asked I love asks <3

the longer I sun myself in this gossip girl sandbox, the more I believe that serena's best endgame match (of the characters we meet bc that's the only way it's fun) is: Vanessa. I'm going all in on serenessa.

i actually lowkey have this fic idea where they run into each other because of their work. like, vanessa has a documentary premiering at SXSW, and serena is there in her position as a photojournalist/travel writer/photographer idk. and a mutual friend at a festival event is like "these two should meet each other" and so it goes......

yeah. i like that for her. I like the idea of serena having work that is adjacent to her mom's passion, because in a poetic kind of way she grows up "being like her mom" which was the thing she dreaded the most, but this way it's good,like she grew up to be the best version of her mom.

but i also think she'd have many artistic pursuits and she'd probably chase after them all. and rotate through them all. like I think tattoo artist!serena would be hot. she would paint of course. do more photography (pick up cheesy school photoshoot gigs every now and then. and events. i think she'd like that fly-on-the-wall experience, de-centering herself and being a witness). she works at a ceramics painting place once.

(do i also enjoy a version of serena's future where she and carter have a in-every-port, what-happens-in-vegas kind of thing going on? yes. yes I do) (she can have both)

for chip wiskers......not to bring too many real world references into the mix......but i think it would be really funny if he went bankrupt/his businesses went under because he was found liable for fraud because he lied and grossly overestimated the value of his real estate holdings to increase his bottom line. that be fun for me.

i would also accept: is lost in a titanic deep sea expedition that only billionaires can afford; is hit by a car and killed like ryan phillipe's character in cruel intentions; has a stroke on his private jet flight to negotiate a merger; is trapped in georgina's attic a la mrs rochester

[rpking99]

Agamemnon was basically Achilles's arch enemy in the Illiyad

Although if you're looking for a connection, you could also use Patroclus. Achilles's best friend who he has a very... Intimate.... Friendship with. In a "oh my god they where roommates" way

I have a question: Did Achilles have a rival? I have another RWBY OC in mind, and I want to make her connected to Pyrrha.

[ggiamthatiam]

Troy

Enrich Schliemann (1822-1890) a German Archologist and Historian, was the 1st to discover and excavate the Turkish city of Hisaria, which he believed to be the Great city of Troy from Homer,s epic poem Illiyad. Blessings 😊💜..GG

[kjiaein]

i swear next week is the week i will motivate myself to do readings for all of my classes

[feministfataley]

It’s An Oddworld After All - What We Know About Soulstorm

I was delighted to find out that Lorne Lanning of Oddworld Inhabitants would be giving a presentation at EGX as I’ve been watching the advertising campaign for Soulstorm with great interest.  Mr Lanning came out to thunderous applause, and we eagerly drank in the information he could give us.

Now Soulstorm looks to be a completely different animal from what we may have first assumed.  This will be no straight remake, but instead Soulstorm will be what Lanning and co wanted to create so many years ago with Exoddus but couldn’t due to time constraints.  The lore and background of Abe and the Odd World he lives in has been broadened, deepened.  In this world ruled by secret financial bloodlines who control the markets, Abe’s actions at Rupture Farms have pissed the shareholders off and are coming to stop his rebellion.  Lanning tells us they wanted the Oddworld series to be an Epic, in the style of Homer’s Illiyad, to continue the grand story they had begun in Oddysee, and this can only be a good thing.  

And the storyline isn’t all that has changed.  Unfortunately we couldn’t see gameplay screenshots as there are pending deals regarding physical distribution but we got to see snippets of the UI.  In Soulstorm you will now need to manage the 301 mudokons you saved from Rupture Farms and keep them safe from harm.  They will also serve as active allies and you can send them to do things for you.  New hazards have also been introduced and to counter this there’s a brand new inventory and crafting system.  Components will drop in the world to make these items.  One of the examples given was that Soul Brew is incredibly flammable and your mudokons may combust.  So an item to put them out will be available to craft.  Craftable weapons were also mentioned, so combat seems to be a bigger thing in Soulstorm also.  With that in mind though Lanning has confirmed it is possible to finish the game without killing a soul, mudokon or glukkon, but it will be challenging.  Sign me the heck up.

Of course, many advances have been made in how the Oddworld will be rendered since the days of Oddysee and Exoddus and the team have made full use of it.  Gone are the days of mudokons looking all exactly the same, the designs being completely refreshed.  The mudokons take on a softer look, more wide eyed and innocent.  As Lorne joked, “If you have a darker and darker world you need sweeter characters, to light on fire or something...”  And they have definitely achieved that with Abe. Alf and Toby. 

What a sweet face!  Shame that such horrible things are about to befall them.  And speaking of horrible things, the designs for the Glukkons have also been ramped up.

Look at this, the squint of someone who makes more in 5 minutes than you do in a year, the pasty skin of someone who has no time for sunlight when there’s money to be made, and that intriguing bauble at their collar, marking them as a member of one of the prestigious commercial societies.  You can almost smell the distain.   

And this glukkon.  You can really see the differences, the effort made by Oddworld Inhabitants to give each character their own personality, their own look.  And you can see this particular glukkon is a member of another society by the medal at their neck.  

The amount of work that has gone into Soulstorm is breathtaking and you can tell it’s been a real labour of love for the Inhabitants.  To be fair though when you’ve bet all of your (not inconsiderable) earnings from New n Tasty, the HD remake of Abe’s Oddysee, on this new game, you’re going to pour your heart and soul into it.  It’s an ambitious gamble, but one that I believe will pay off.  Judging by the packed auditorium and the outpouring of love and enthusiasm all present at this talk were showing to Oddworld Inhabitants, myself included, it was a smart move. I’m incredibly excited at the prospect of this new adventure, playing out as the creators intended and 2018 cannot come quickly enough.

[such-justice-wow]

Exactly. Its like trashy fiction. Yeah it's not the Illiyad but i was happy for a few hours so its good

I hate when people say things like “just because a film was entertaining doesn’t mean it was good”

If you enjoyed a film it has fulfilled its purpose as a piece of entertainment media. Not every film has to be a work of art!!