#in canon my wiz is just like “who the FUCK is this guy and WHAT is an arcanum

[arthurwethersfieldfanpage]

being insanely overleveled in polaris is really funny for the sheer reason that you get a notification from some little fucking guy telling you to go to the arcanum at level 110 whether you know where that is or not

[indigosabyss]

Hey, so like can the hosts of this Champions Hunger Games be Dark Gwen and Arcade? Filling the Toby Jones and Caesar Flickerman roles? Or Wiz and Boomstick, if you’re a ‘Death Battle’ fan.

(trying desperately to not get offtrack) Toby Jones?? I re-read the first book and some of the second, but I don't remember there being another host besides Caesar Flickerman.

Wait. Fuck. I looked it up. He's an actor. His character was Claudius Templesmith.

And I am now realizing that I read this entire book thinking Caesar and Claudius were the same person. My pattern recognition is a fine dust.

ANYWAYS. I can't afford the brain-worky drugs so let's ignore that. I was going to have Arcade as the announcer. Maybe B.R.O.D.O.K as a first-time host bc I just read WCA for the 736251th time and am obsessed w him again.

Most of these guys (except Arcade) don't really have the classiness to pull off the role. Everything about the Hunger Games is aesthetics. They aren't an exception.

OKAY I'VE HELD MY SILENCE LONG ENOUGH.

You have said the magic word. Gwen Poole. My baby, my darling. No I will not leave her out of this shitshow, who do you take me for??

So. My idea for Gwen is that she is Kamala's stylist. This is a Hunger Games AU, but everyone has the same powers as before. So what are her powers?

Well, they're the same. She fell from the Real World, and ended up here. No medium manipulation, but all the canon knowledge. Except none of it is any use bc this is not canon and out of all the characters in this debacle she'll be the one most having a panic attack. Bc the others have grown up with the Games. She hasn't. And she needs Kamala to get out of this alive.

We never get a POV from her, nor does she share any of these thoughts to Kamala. She's just generally skittish the whole while and encourages Kamala to make connections with the other Tributes during the pre-Hunger Games (particularly ones from before 2016 that she would know of)

So that's why Dark Gwen is off the table. It would complicate this. I hope you understand??

[paintedwarpony]

CRITICAL ROLE REWATCH C2E110

(And further ranting and raving and campaign predictions...)

Hey guess what I'm back to talk about today you guys?

Verin Thelyss? Always. But not for this episode.

HOW ABOUT SOME MORE GODDAMN HINTED MULTICLASSED EODWULF.

Yep. You bet.

For those of you just joining this Ted Talk I posed a theory months ago that Eodwulf is NOT infact multiclassed as a paladin for the Raven Queen/Matron of Ravens as most of the fandom has considered. But is something far more dangerous and terrifying.

That Eodwulf is in fact multiassed as a War Domain Cleric.

WHICH IS BAD.

VERY VERY BAD.

At least from a D&D combat campaign point of view. Because essentially it creates an absolute malestrom of a NPC. And it turns the gut to think of the kind of fight it would put the Nein through.

*coughTPKcough*

Because the facts are this. Eodwulf is already a very highly trained, extremely powerful wizard, which is dangerous in and of itself. Add to that fact that he's ALSO a homebrewed Volstrucker and considered one of Ikithon's elites. That means there's going to be all kinds of shit mixed up in that bag of tricks that we haven't seen or yet to speculate.

My basis as to why I think Eodwulf is a cleric of some kind leans heavily on the fact that Matt Mercer himself very often grumbles and complains during campaign about how "unfair" it is that the Nein have two clerics. Yet to date the Nein have not actually gone to combat with a full party that includes a cleric (that may change with the Tomb Takers, who knows) but its certainly not an oversight by any means. I'm positive Matt is saving the use of a cleric enemy for a particularly nasty encounter or series of encounters.

Because lets be real

Clerics will fuck some shit up no matter what their domain is. Between the ridiculously long list of spells they have access to and the ability to pop other members of their team back up clerics are brawlers in the disguise of supports.

NOW HERE'S WHERE IS GETS DANGEROUS CONCERING EODWULF.

Considering Eodwulf is a wizard, and a homebrewed Volstrucker at that theres going to be alot of fire power there but Wizards are notorious glass canons unless handled or multiclassed correctly. Caleb is EXTREMELY powerful mage wise BUT he still follows wizard format to balance him from becoming to powerful. At lvl 13 his AC 15 (jumps to 16 with Mage Armor) and he has 96HP. They're at a point of the campaign where they are coming up against creatures that deal out damage in the 50s, 60s, 70s, or more in one shot. And in turn the Nein themselves are starting to be able to do that kind of damage back.

Which if Eodwulf was just a wizard played by wizard stats, even just slightly homebrewed, wouldn't make him much of a threat.

BUT THROW CLERIC IN THERE AND MAKE IT A WAR DOMAIN CLERIC?

You just turned that glass canon into a GODS DAMNED SHERMAN TANK.

That gives Eodwulf access to martial weapons, heavy armor and a PLEATHORA of other equipment that most wizards could only look longingly through a shop window at before. Not to mention the spell list expansion. His AC jumps. His HP jumps. His attack ability skyrockets as he could both cast spells and make (multiple with certain effects) physical attacks in the same round. His magical longevity bolsters as he can save spell slots until more opportune times to but continue to cause damage with physical strikes.

Not to mention the aspect of keeping the rest of his side of the fight up. Healing up other Volstrucker, Astrid, fucking Ikithon himself to keep them in combat. Hell even using FUCKING REVIVIFY to bring one back if he needs to.

Counterspell? Got it. Cure Wounds? Got it. Guiding Strike? Yep got that, too. Divine Intervention? Sure thing! Fireball? Pssht, for sure.

Considering the hint in C2E110 that Eodwulf favors electricity the same way Caleb favors fire I wouldn't be surprised if he has friggin' Chained Lighting as a go to favorite spell.

BUT I DIGRESS

Some more hints came into focuse during C2E110 to support this theory but the biggest one was said by Eodwulf himself. When questioned about what he did on the front lines Eodwulf admitted:

"I am not much of a front line fighter..."

Its kind of a throwaway line BUT is very much known and considered within D&D that paladins (like Fjord) are considers front line fighter types. But wizards AND CLERICS OF ALL DOMAINS are considered SUPPORT LINE. That they hang back and try to stay out of the thick of danger. Despite the abilities of a cleric to be absolutely savage in combat, as displayed by Jester and Caduceus over the campaign, they're still considered 'support/support line' classes.

It might not be a huge hint but the only time at the table Eodwulf showed any small bit of his own personality was when he bragged just a little about himself and admitted to liking being called a 'living magical weapon', he was also incredibly honest and forthright when he answered questions or spoke about their duty, parents, the torture that he'd been put through at the hands of Ikithon and his faith in the Matron of Ravens was no secret and peppered casually into his conversation. I think that if he was in fact a paladin Edowulf would not hesitate to talk about his pride at serving the Matron of Ravens AND the Empire in direct combat. A wiz-pally combo like that would be formidable but...

A Wiz-War Cleric combo thats a homebrewed Volstrucker and backed by the goddess of death...

Its gonna get real ugly really fast for the Nein if they have to fight him.

I fully believe Eodwulf can be flipped to the Nein's favor but I think to manage that he needs to be separated from Ikithon AND Astrid. During C2E110 he took ALL of his cues from Astrid, looking at her EVERY TIME before starting to speak or reacting to anything. He only acted a little more independent when they were outside the tower. Everything about Eodwulf's demeanor and behavior suggests someone so very lost and used to being bullied or directed one way or another that he doesn't think twice to follow instructions or vomit back up beliefs he was 'taught' but might not be his own. People like that bury their personalities and only find their way to the surface when they're separated from the supervision of their influence. Caleb as expressed multiple times he wants to win both his friends back with a much heavier emphasis on Astrid than Eodwulf. Astrid seems a much more difficult person to turn to their side imo and habors to many secrets and ulterior motives and its worrisome the way she does execute her will over Edowulf. Its clear by some of the interactions at the table that Astrid was very much the 'leader' of the Blumentrio, as she several times tried to cue Caleb with looks to stop or change his behavior and actions. Caleb has been free of Ikithon (and Astrid's) influence for so long now and grown so much in the care of his found family it didn't even cause him to balk but it worries me that if Astrid were introduced into the Nein her influence and manipulations that she does still hold over Eodwulf may start to sink in and control Caleb again as well. The encounter certainly rattled him and left him repeatedly insisting "freeing" her specifically over the course of the campaign since.

But thats a whole different can of worms...

If the Nein turn Astrid to their cause I'm almost positive Eodwulf will follow her. He cued to her FAR more than he did to Ikithon and that speaks volumes.

But I would so much like to see Eodwulf on his own, see his personality and see his own decision to join the Nein's side or not.

But truly... if the answer is 'not'...

Its not going to be good...

[nightcoremoon]

i only like pop music when I can choose to hear it.

if rock's on, I'm on board. even if nickelback or creed is playing and I fucking hate them both.

if metal's on, I'm on board, as long as it's metal and not grindcore or deathblast or djentfuck or whatever the fuck else 4chan is concocting in their parents' basements.

if r&b's on, and I mean real r&b and not just "cishet male literal sex predators are sad", I'm on board.

if jazz is on, I'm on board, and I'm not even the biggest fan of jazz.

if classical music is on, I'm on board- I'm just so goddamn sick of vivaldi's spring, beethoven's symphony number five, bach's toccatta and fugue, pachelbel's canon in D, and liszt's hungarian rhapsody. THEY HAVE OTHER SONGS, GUYS.

if opera is on, I'm on board, just as long as it's not just fucking one of three ave marias by andrea bocelli. there's more opera artists than bocelli and there's mores songs besides ave maria.

I think you can see where this is going.

if rap is on, I'm on board, as long as it's not just fucking Drake Drake Drake Drake Tyga Drake. they're not even good rappers ASIDE from being two steps from pedophiles. give me wu tang, tribe, roots, nwa, public enemy, kid cudi, wiz, biggie, tupac, outkast, kurupt, beasties, jay, bone thugs, busta, eminem, nas, nate, luda, cypress hill, childish gambino, tech 9, snoop, give me real rap with meaning, feeling, flow, cultural impact, bass, clever lyrics, RHYTHM.

if country is on, well, if it's pre-9/11 i'm on board but if it's post-9/11 then fucking kill me. because post-9/11 country music is glorified pop with subliminal fascist ultranationalism and commercializations for alcoholism and cars. except for lil nas x and probably a small handful of others I don't know or care to know because I don't give a fuck about country music.

if punk's on and it's real punk I'm on board but not if it's just nasally white boys crying over an ex girlfriend or ugly british men with bad hair because THATS NOT WHAT PUNK IS. black flag, bad religion, bad brains, jack off jill, ice t, cromags, poison idea, rancid, misfits, against me, nofx, even sum 41, green day, offspring, and four year strong have redeeming qualities. but plain white tees, all american rejects, all time low, mayday parade, ramones, sex pistols, simple plan those are just pop groups who play four chords kinda fast, maybe yell sometimes. and while I do like songs by these bands, they are essentially pop, not punk.

if grunge is on and I mean like alice in chains (not rooster) or soundgarden (not black hole sun) or nirvana (not literally half of nevermind) or stone temple pilots or mudhoney or mother love bone (oh yeah and pearl jam is there too but honestly pearl jam is overrated, mike and eddie were way better in mad season, temple, and all the other configurations) then I'm on board. even if it's A- tier grunge like pumpkins, bush, live, spacehog, screaming trees, melvins, silverchair, veruca salt, l7, meat puppets, blind melon, local h, which isn't AS good but it still quality music made outside of commercialized bullshit which is what grunge was created to ESCAPE FROM after england fucking ruined metal in the 80s with hairspray and leather taking precedence over the actual music itself.

wait look commercialization ruined metal and grunge and punk and r&b and rap and country. I wonder why that is-

The Fucking Pop Music Industrial Complex.

so, look. there's a lot of music I don't know. I couldn't tell you billy eyelash from lil rubber ducky. maybe they're amazing and maybe they're not. I'm not gonna talk shit about modern music or pop music or anything. my problem is I can't go anywhere without hearing katy perry or taylor swift or miley cyrus or any number of dumbass inbred white trash idiots, and they all have like 80 songs each on replay. drake and cardi b are the same way, without the inbred and white parts. but they're all still horrible people made worse by $$$. it's a huge circlejerk of millionaires sonically engineering the airwaves to brainwash the masses into the sweet sweet ad revenue from youtube spotify itunes etc. it's made as a product to recycle. "Your style's like garbage cans meant to be taken out on a weekly basis, ever since your first record you've been in a state of suspended animation." There's no artistic integrity in the same song made over and over again except oh this one's about someone breaking up with you over booze and this one's about someone you broke up with because they cheated. 😑

Now I like some music that was made to sell for a product. Backstreet Boys, Nsync, New Kids on the Block, Britney, etc. I like it now 30 years later. Because I can choose to listen to it on my own terms. But I have no control over the shit they play now that's constantly pumped into my ears. It's all the same goddamn drivel and come a decade we're not gonna remember any of it. You know how much terrible music there was in the 50s? The 60s? The 70s 80s 90s and 00s were so full of the worst garbage anyone could ever churn out. Billboard was stocked to the brim with terrible music that nobody recalls and we only remember a tiny portion of it. The top 500 of 1982 is horrible. Even good bands like The Cars had boring unlistenable shit. There was good stuff too like Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull and The Who and other bands THAT DIDNT SELL WELL AND WERE PERCEIVED AS FAILURES BY CRITICS IN 1982. It's always been that way. The popular shit is always bad and the good stuff subsists through the popularity to be remembered fondly. Why do you think the 80s are making a huge resurgence right now in meme culture? Because we know that Toto and Men At Work and A-Ha and Depeche Mode and Tears For Fears are actually good no matter how poorly they may have sold back then. But now, post-9/11 with American culture becoming what it is today, it got worse. So much worse. I watched it happen. There's no nostalgia filter here, music just sounds different at its core. The notes themselves affect my ears differently and actually cause pain nowadays. I use the same pair of earbuds and I can listen to stuff from earlier time periods just fine, even if I've never heard it before. But new music now? Either something's different with production and mixing or I just have auditory hallucination issues. Which I don't. I don't even have chronic tinnitus. Something is wrong. And looking at the fossil fuels industry, the software industry, the cinema industry, the automotive industry, the prison industry, politics, social media, and the economy, there's no possible way that everything is just a coincidence.

The things that make money benefit the ones getting that money and hurt everyone else. That includes music.

...

...

...

or maybe pop music just sucks.

[whumpbby]

Alright listen, say, in Batman Beyond the Batfam are not as fucked up as they’re in canon.

Following my ABO AU, Terry is a young alpha working and training under Bruce (who isn’t the old crotchety coot in this story) in Gotham, but the rest of the fam is just spread around the world... all apart from this tech kid, Pete, who is the Oracle now - he’s not a great fighter due to poor health, moves mostly on crutches, but he’s a tech wiz and is super smart. And then one day Terry happens upon a case he can’t solve and the Oracle is like, welp, we need something extra for that. We need to ask my brother for help. 

And Terry is like, wait, you have a legit brother? 

Pete is like, Oh yeah, of course, an older one. And like, why is Terry even surprised? This whole organization is weeeeird and mysterious, and no one ever tells you things.

They go to the Himalayas - and Terry is stumped, because what the fuck, they’re there to meet Damian Goddamn Wayne-al Ghul, the estranged son of Bruce and currently the Head of the Ghul and the League of Assassins!! What?! Terry brought his suit, but there’s at least, like, 50 assassins waiting on them and Pete is in a wheelchair!

And then Damian Wayne-al Ghul, the most dangerous man in the world, sweeps past him as if Terry was invisible and picks up the Oracle as if the guy weighted nothing. Then he starts to scold Pete like a goddamn mother!

“You have some nerve to come here in your state, ‘mimi, you’re cold like a chip of ice. If you get pneumonia I will not be the one to nurse you back to health!” 

And the Oracle (mimi???) is all amused like, “Stop posturing, Dami, you will nurse me to health better than the mother would!” 

“T-t! Stop badmouthing my umm’i, you wretch!” 

“It’s also my mom, so I can.”

“Disrespectful brat! McGinnis, either follow or stay outside and freeze! Not that I care what happens to you.”

Thoroughly confused, Terry follows. But nothing of that makes sense! 

”So, Pete, this is the brother you told me about?”

“Yes.”

“So you’re Bruce’s son?! Aren't you a bit too young?”

“No, Bruce is my grandpa.”

“...wait. Then... you two share a mother?”

“Yes.”

“Talia al Ghul?”

“No.”

“What...? What the hell?! What is this goddamn family??” 

“Very complicated, Terry. Very complicated.”

“McGinnis, stop with this useless blabbering or I will throw your carcass to my devil-spawn to feast on.”

“...to your what?”

“Oh, right! How’s Goliath doing?”

“He’s doing well, ‘mimi. You can see him after a hot bath and dinner.”

“Dami, stop embarrassing me in front of the new Batman!”

“T-t.” 

[leafticket]

new horizons challenge: day 3

Make a mini slideshow explaining each of your villagers, tell us about them and what are they like on your island.

ok hi so i do not have the time or energy to make a mini slideshow i am saur sorry. but here is a text post to make up for it featuring selfies i took w my islanders during my lunch break lol!

let’s start things off with...

charlise!

basic / canon facts

birthday: april 17 (aries)

personality: sisterly

skilled at: hitting snooze

career goal: archaeologist

hobby: fitness

starter villager along with antonio <3

LOVES gardening and is offended that anyone would use flowers to use as food, trample them, etc

favorite flower = yellow roses which are a personal symbol of comfort for me lol so it checks out. so true of her

has depression and isnt afraid to talk abt it or make her needs known

also she is a lesbian btw <3

had a peppy punk era that she has TOTALLY grown out of (she has not grown out of it but she keeps it secret)

very like... Connected to her friends and family and neighbors. perceptive and gentle and kind. very good friends with antonio since they’ve been through so much together. and fond of all the girls on the island bc she sees herself in them

a bit of a tech wiz. good at hacking and stuff (e.g. crane games)

up next is...

antonio!

basic / canon facts

birthday: october 20 (libra)

personality: jock

skilled at: playing horseshoes

career goal: baseball player

hobby: fitness

starting villager along with charlise <3

LITERAL baby boy. but he is also a dudebro. but he is also a baby boy. he is a baby boy first and foremost actually and i would die for him

literally has 0 personality aside from loving sports and working out unfortunately but what can you do. he is a simple man with simple needs

SO excited that charlise loves fitness too. he loves working out with her. they are besties

loves the colors blue and white which i think is canon actually but like. he really really likes them dude. he really likes them

doesnt have the best social skills so he bonds with charlise over that

has a soft spot for sylvana. he is taking her under his wing and teaching her to train and fight hashtag warriormale

next up is the LEGEND HIMSELF...

rex!

basic / canon facts

birthday: july 24 (leo)

personality: lazy

skilled at: chugging milk

career goal: forest ranger

hobby: nature

one of the first three villagers i recruited to madeira along with winnie and norma who are both gone now (rip)

he is just some guy <3

this man fucking LOVES bugs. he loves them. so much

he lives across the river from everyone else and his house is behind some cliffs.. he enjoys climbing the cliffs and watching the sunrise while everyone else including me is asleep <3 (there is no way for him to actually access the cliffs i just am pretending <3)

likes watching quiz shows, fingerpainting, and playing pretend!

forgetful and kinda slobby (like.. baby getting food all over their bib slobby) but everyone thinks it’s adorable. and they are RIGHT!

up next is the fantastic fabulous flawless...

freya!

basic / canon facts

birthday: december 14 (sagittarius)

personality: snooty

skilled at: peeling apples

career goal: judge

hobby: fashion

one of the original 10 islanders

my wolf wife 😳

VERY artsy. she is a culinary genius and a master painter and a violin virtuoso. everything she touches she turns to gold. which is pretty obvious i think i mean have you even looked at her (look at her. look at her right now)

gets overwhelmed very easily. her coping mechanism is to clean even in places where it doesnt make sense (e.g. sweeping the grass... maam hello 😐)

close with amelia and cranston

now it’s time for the MAN.. the MYTH…

hopper!

basic / canon facts:

birthday: april 6 (aries)

personality: cranky

skilled at: mental math

career goal: firefighter

hobby: music

one of the original 10 islanders

i initially hated him and wanted him to get off my island but he grew on me so fast and im never letting him go. i love him so so so much 😭

LOVES water. he lives right in front of the beach and hangs out there all the time singing to the waves

he just wants to keep his loved ones safe. especially concerned about water safety (whether it’s keeping safe FROM the water or using the water TO keep ppl safe, e.g. firefighter stuff)

has a dust collection

has a secret sweet tooth (he loves macaroons <3)

let’s turn now to the lovely...

amelia!

basic / canon facts:

birthday: november 19 (scorpio)

personality: snooty

skilled at: playing poker

career goal: lawyer

hobby: music

my mom. (KIDDING. SORRY)

she is literally SO perceptive and sensitive it’s insane. always knows the right thing to say. she is comforting and intentional about her comfort and she tries not to let her soft / sentimental side show but it’s also like. so obvious and ppl just snuggle up to her bc she radiates warmth

likes being in nature and singing to trees and plants

friends with freya but they also squabble sometimes bc they’re too much for each other

loves traveling which she doesn’t do that often now that she lives here. she’s always a little bit restless bc she misses her traveling days. and do you know where she traveled???? well i’ll tell you...

she was a kk slider groupie back in the day and followed him around on his tours and stuff! one time he invited her on stage during the song “only me” and serenaded her and she sings it LITERALLY all the time bc it reminds her of that special moment :”~)

now for the bestest boy....

cranston!

basic / canon facts:

birthday: september 23 (libra)

personality: lazy

skilled at: backflipping

career goal: ceo

hobby: nature

a LITERAL angel.

he loves food of all kinds but rice and soup are his favorites! he cooks a lot

he has so many hobbies. SO many. drawing, watching tv, taking naps, cooking, boogie boarding, collecting figures, doing brain teasers. and yet his head is just so empty

camera shy

surprisingly neat and clean for a lazy villager. he and rex are kinda neutral towards each other bc rex is a total (but adorable) slob and he likes to keep things clean so they just kinda like.. dont interact very much and neither feels any way about it

friendly with freya. they bond over cooking and cleaning

misses his grandma

up next is my ABSOLUTE BESTIE....

bangle!

basic / canon facts:

birthday: august 27 (virgo)

personality: peppy

skilled at: tongue twisters

career goal: president

hobby: fashion

my GIRLLLLLLL

friendly but also kinda sensible and hugely ambitious... but she also has a huge stubborn / impatient streak. she can be very particular and persistent

favorite fashion trend = jumpsuits!

puts a lot of effort into working towards her goals. she’s very organized and good at planning things and practicing (e.g. dancing and singing, fitness)

a little bit narcissus gazing into the pool methinks. she loves tiger / tropical themed stuff LMAO... and she has a pet pill bug that she named bangle so that it would have at least one cute / redeeming quality that offset the fact that pill-bug-bangle is in fact a pill bug. legend behavior.

LOVES glitter glue (writes all her letters using it in fact) but she gets so frustrated when she can’t get the glue to come out right and it gets sparkles all over her fur / clothes... which fits!

has a trinket collection

looks up to freya and charlise

and last but certainly not least... she’s

sylvana!

and she wants to have fun!

basic facts:

birthday: october 22 (libra)

personality: normal

skilled at: doodling

career goal: superhero (SO true sylvana)

hobby: nature

madeira’s newest resident! everyone else has been here for at least one year if not two and she just moved in a week ago today 😭 (she was a campsite villager and she was so cute i couldnt resist her)

loves eating salad

loves reading superhero comic books. she can’t tell if she’s in love with her favorite characters (she is a lesbian btw <3) or if she wants to be them... but she sure can tell that they live in her head rent free bc her sketchbooks are chock full of em. lemme tell ya if sylvana madeira animalcrossing knew about the musical superyou she would simply explode.

antonio has taken her under his wing (or... snout) and is showing her around the island and helping her get used to stuff!

gay panic over charlise to the point where she hides in her house all the time bc she can’t deal w interacting w her LOL

favorite food = kiwi!

SO YEAH THATS MY CREW and ofc there will be a 10th villager joining very soon once my plot autofills... so keep ur eyes peeled 👀

[dunamanticarchivist]

Critical Role Latest of the Lateblogs C2E31 Commerce and Chaos

Well I think this is the longest I’ve held off watching CR 2 since binge-ing the first 13 episodes in a marathon procrastination for roughly 3 days. Which might be a good thing, that I’m giving sufficient priority to things around me. But not being able to browse twitter and tumblr cos spoilers has been rather killer. Now, for a relaxing shopping episode of... critical role. Also that title is amazing

Only 3 and half hours boo hoo

Or did they take out the break in replays?

Oh boi a Sam Riegel southern special

A true blue ‘murican musical masterpiece

ENCORE ENCORE

Oh thank god I thought they took out the audio for the cheesy intro

That wouldn’t be the same any more would it

RIP Sam Riegel, but RIP Matt Mercer first

Dafuq Nott is now inventing flechette rounds in fantasy settings

Holy shit thats gonna be dangerous - one potentially explosive arrow

Im surprised Travis isnt asleep yet

Okokokokokok there are shenanigans afoot with letter forgery

(Ok i got spoiled a bit for this bit, but still)

Liam’s face palm is mood

FROM THE TOWN OF NIGERIA

Jesus there will be a million repercussions spilling out of this and plot ends for Matt to refine into knives to murderinate them with

Oh no this will not end well. At all. RIP erbady’s heart

Diamonds, fucking diamonds 

Ah there is Travis’ eyeroll. RIP him

LETS GO TO PUMAT’S (i saw a pumatprime logo that looks like amazon prime it was awesome sry i forgot who to credit it to on twitter)

Dese kids MOAR PUMATS 

Bath time again?

GIMME THEM BRACERS 

Thats really helpful Jester you should never bargain

A mighty girth....hmm not the group name you are looking for

Interesting spell selections. Feather fall, expeditious retreat, catapult. All 1st levels and uses reaction, bonus action and action. Very versatile

“This longsword”. Travis instantly becomes interested in shopping again. BAD FJORD BAD PUT DOWN THAT LONGSWORD. NO DONT EAT IT AGAIN BAD

The sword that was broken, potential plot point

Dust of deliciousness wtf that sounds absolutely baller

Cleaning out the pumats

ALL THE FUNKY ENCHANTMENTS someone please make the thinking meme for pumat 

The dancing sounds like a Otto’s Irresistable Dance a lvl 6 spell enchantment.

8000 gold for that. Interesting.

As an economics student, I am incredibly fascinated by the price systems that exist in Exandria (so 400 gold for +1 weapon)

Lotta pigeons hooting in here

Tfw when your hobo wiz is charming af

Only 100 gold off, its something but thats less than 5% off the bill (total should come up to 2400 golds ish)

Paper and ink in the same box, I too like to live dangerously

Marisha’s grabby hands for the bracers *squeeee

Matt, you have no idea how heavy paper can get

“May I go to the library” jesus that brings me back to childhood I loved my school library

MOAR SHOPPING RIP TRAVIS ROUND 2

We now have an official cook and potion maker on the road, its gonna be lit

Suvo’s Secrets ooo what a name. 20 ft by 20 ft. The first thing that comes to mind is how a Fireball would put the place to flame. I need help

Holy fuck thats a big dragonborn

Im calling it thats a hoarding hag of a dragonborn

FROM YOUR MOTHERS CHEST really Matt you forget the Ruby of the Sea was a prostitute for one second. Just one second. Meme mode ON

1 gold for fucking garlic they have no fucking sense for money 

They should have just brought Nott along and stole the whole bag

Jester please once again, never negotiate for prices.

Also if Matt was in the mind to fuck with them, they could literally be paying for the privilege of being cursed

Fjord bailing, shopping must have been super depressing

SABIEN??? SABIEN???? GIVE ME PLOT GIVE ME BACKSTORY

Bummer to have a week of failed investigation

ONLY CAT FRUMPKIN

Zenoth still being creepy af

Jebaited monk training Day 1: Time to fucking read

Roleplaying lvl 6 subclass features pretty good

Lotta bows there

Correction Laura: everyone be a Cobalt Soul monk

“I dont get to kill those guys?” aww man

Info dump lads this is a wiki filling episode erbady take notes

The Chained Oblivion? With all the manacles I think that’s shaping up to be BBEG of this campaign

STILL NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO USE THE WORD PENETRATE

Magical experimental in Solstryce? This is not a particularly helpful turn of events

I wonder does the eye serve as a spellcasting focus

THEY SPLIT THE PARTY DOWNTIME MOST DANGEROUS TIME

Lots of charming ASMR voices with the Gentlemen and Fjord

oh shite its cree another WHERE’S MOLLY???

Ya he ded

Eyyy here we go (i got somewhat spoiled for this defacing of temples)

The ‘healers’ got a cloak for Nott the bravest rouge. Yes. But this is entirely wholesome and soul saving

Clearly the cast isnt all the religious or that serious about it

The platinum dragon is now.... a farmer. Very agricultural

-3 to deception at disadvantage. Still a 13. Absolutely golden

This is heresy and we are all going to hell

I HAD JUST HIRED HER goddamn they are horrendous at this skulduggery 

OH SHIIIIT 5 CROWNSGUARDS one of whom appears to be a spellcaster

fuck some kind of forcecage? Ottiluke’s Resilient Sphere does damage?

ALL SHALL FALL TO THE CHARM OF JESTER LAVORRE

RUN YOU IDIOTS RUN

Jesus christ I didnt know I could get anxiety from watching a getaway scene

Good lord Jester virtually blew through her entire long rest of options in one night of revelry

Oh god here cometh the heartbreak

Thats alot of vague speak in the manner of gods

Dafuq the god is real? He can touch the dodecahedron? This sounds like a great amount of fuckery

Holy shit the time indeed passed I forgot there needs to be a break

NO REST WE GO ON LIKE CRITTERS

Taliesin is playing his INT 9 well

Lets go vacationing in the Bahamas/Nicodranas/Menagerie Coast

PLEASE CAST PLEASE LESS PEE AND POOP JOKES IM TRYING TO SNACK

Yes that is exactly how Jester would cast sending someone once wrote fanfic like that. It is obviously now canon

REVENGE FOR NOTT THE BRAVE KILL ALL THE GOBOS

Paper = power

ITS MORE THAN THAT AAAAAA ITS SO WHOLESOME

Everybody gets a dead people tea healing potion

Aaaand we’re back to the beginning

A delicious transitory episode, and hmmm a one-shot 2 weeks from now? Fascinating. 

[tinyarmyofqueerfolkwrites]

Songs that give me feels || Kai & Cass edition

So, I’ve got this ship with @wolfieroleplays and there are SO many songs that give me feels, I’ve decided to make a list. It’s under the cut because it’s a long list, especially cause I give reasons why, sort of. I’ll probably be updating this as more songs hit me in the face.

Like that. (gif not mine)

Pinky and the Brain Theme Song

Kai is Pinky, Cass is Brain. It’s an obligatory song.

Photographs by Ed Sheeran

This relates to one version of their ship where Cass is travelling, as she does, and she has a picture of Kai in her wallet, just as Kai has a picture of her. It’s mushy and them, even before they get married.

Endlessly by Green River Ordinance

So, this is their otp tag song, for a reason. It’s basically them, in every version we have for them. It is easily from both of their points of view and that’s what makes it so awesome. Particularly, it relates to their newest ship name, which plays off where we had them originally: a firestorm and a raging sea. 

From Kai’s pov:

“She is my rock and my rolling thunder, I've been the spell she was under, I, I love that girl, She is my cigarettes and champagne, She's got me strung but I'm not running, I, I love that girl, I, I love that girl” 

From Cass’s pov:

“She is the flames in the fire, she's raging, I've been the spark in the war she's waging, I, I love that girl, She came along and she spoke so sweetly, Changed everything, took my heart completely, I, I love that girl I, I love that girl“

So... please excuse me while I CRY.

See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)  by Wiz Kalifa

Actually, THIS is when I cry. This is the song that inspired me to write the drabble where Kai is dead and she’s left a message for Cass and Alexis (their daughter) and FEELS!

Walk Away by The Script

Because Kai feels like this 99% of the time about Cass.

Kaleidoscope by The Script

Essentially the response to Walk Away.

Hate to See Your Heart Break by Paramore

Because there’s a version of these two where Kai loses her fiancee, and Cass is there for her, like a best friend should

Every Night by Imagine Dragons

This is very back and forth between the two of them, but mostly Kai and it’s beautiful.

Shut-Up And Smile by Bowling For Soup

Literally because this is them as friends. They also happened to have met on a cruise, so...

I Want Crazy by Hunter Hayes

Cause Cass travels a lot but also because they’re crazy together and the chorus is just them.

“But I don't want "good" and I don't want "good enough" I want "can't sleep, can't breathe without your love" Front porch and one more kiss, it doesn't make sense to anybody else Who cares if you're all I think about, I've searched the world and I know now, It ain't right if you ain't lost your mind Yeah, I don't want easy, I want crazy Are you with me baby? Let's be crazy”

This Kiss by Faith Hill

Because it all started with kisses in the hallway (at least with their newest/oldest version).

arms by Christina Perri

Because neither one thought it’d be the other, but especially not Kai. Also, pretty sure Kai was falling for Cass from their first night together, where Cass held her. Also, just in general, this song is how Kai feels towards Cass.

Those Nights by Skillet

Just, their friendship is this song. You can’t convince me otherwise. Cass saved Kai’s life.

I’ll Be There For You by The Rembrandts

I mean this is Cass to Kai, both as a partner and a friend. Just, yep.

Somebody to You by The Vamps and Demi Lovato

Look, this is them. Making the other one care about them, wanting to care about the other. It’s just them.

Wherever You Will Go by The Calling

Cause they would. They’re devoted and it’s painful and shut up.

Beautiful Disaster by Jon McLaughlin

Look, Kai IS a beautiful disaster and Cass loves her. This song is SO Cass about Kai.

Honey, I’m Good by Andy Grammer

There’s a head canon about Cass singing this karaoke style to someone flirting with her, cause she loves Kai. It’s beautiful.

Pushing by Andy Grammer

Kai. Just, this is Kai. 

“Oh, I always jump ship We are closer than I've ever been I said we stay in the fire And hope we can burn our way out (Oh) The road to my heart gets hot as hell”

I mean COME ON! The entire song is Kai and what Cass has managed to do that no one else has.

Remind You by Andy Grammer

Cass to Kai. Always.

Little Diamonds by Patent Pending

This is Cass, about Alexis, I feel like. Cause, yeah. That little girl and Kai definitely mean home for Cass.

A Hundred Years by Emmeline

This is Kai and Cass. They’re just SO in love and this is definitely how they feel about each other. They’ve got no comfort zones. It’s beautiful.

Unpack Your Heart by Phillip Phillips

Because this is what Cass wants Kai to do. Give her everything. Kai also wants this from Cass.

The Only Exception by Paramore

Cause Kai hasn’t been one for love, but Cass has changed her mind about that.

Stand By You by Rachel Platten

Cass will always stand by Kai. Cause yeah, girl has needed someone to do it and Cass was up for the job, apparently.

Wanted by Hunter Hayes

So this song is interesting. Cause it’s simultaneously both of their povs but mostly Cass’s like... I don’t know. It’s them.

My Love by 3rd & Union

This is another mutual view song. The guy is Cass, the girl is Kai. Yep. Yep. Yep.

She Keeps Me Warm by Mary Lambert

The obligatory wlw song. It also fits them perfectly so... yeah.

Beautiful With You by Halestorm

Oh god. Just. Oh God. This song is SO Kai. IT HAPPENED! Okay! This is my babies.

Beautiful to Me by Olly Murs

How Cass feels about Kai. A reflection of Beautiful With You. Yep.

Let Your Tears Fall by Kelly Clarkson

Cass to Kai. Just, yep.

Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne

Listen, lots of feelsy Cass to Kai songs cause Kai needs someone to tell her these things.

The Best Thing by Relient K

Listen, Cass is the best thing to ever happen to Kai and NO ONE can tell me otherwise.

I’m Taking You With Me by Relient K

Kai to Cass. Cause like... they’re this kind of couple.

Must Have Done Something Right by Relient K

Uh... Yep. Kai thinks this, for sure, but I definitely think Cass ALSO feels this way and that’s hilarious and painful and cute.

Silver Lining (crazy ‘bout you) by Diane Warren and Jessie J

Cause they are crazy about the other and it’s just beautiful.

Hard to Love by Lee Brice

Kai is hard to love. Cass does it anyway.

Perfect by Ed Sheeran

Dear God, this is how they think about each other. Particularly Cass to Kai, but STILL!

Issues by Julia Michaels

I mean, the title says it all. They’ve got issues and that’s why they work.

Tangled Up In You by Staind

Wolfie wrote a damn drabble to this, so...

Touch by Little Mix

This is what Cass does to Kai. Dude, Kai LOVES physical affection but getting it from Cass is just something else for her. Also, yeah... They have some really rough sex sometimes.

If I Could Fly by One Direction

As much as Kai DESPISES One Direction, this song is her to Cass.

Tear In My Heart by twenty one pilots

Cause Cass is. Cass is the thing that tears Kai apart in all the right ways.

Your Love by Little Mix

They always have a loss of words when it comes to each other and how the other makes them feel, so...

Glitter In The Air by P!nk

This is them. Like, it just is. 

Angel With a Shotgun by The Cab

I feel like this is them. I don’t even know, it just makes sense.

Nothing Else Matters by Little Mix

They have been through so much SHIT in their lives together, this is them. 

Up (feat. Demi Lovato) by Olly Murs

Okay, but hear me out: after that break up, when Kai goes back to Cass. Or y’know, even after their fight on the cruise. Like, this is them.

Little Things by One Direction

Once, again, despite Kai’s hatred of One Direction, this song is very much Kai and Cass, mostly Cass about Kai. Just, please.

Anti-Everything (feat. Jeremy Carr) by Patent Pending

I honestly think this song makes Cass think of Kai, in the like: “damn she’s crazy, but I love her” kind of way.

End Of The Day by One Direction

God damn One Direction and their application to Cass and Kai’s life. This is TOTALLY Cass when she admits things to Kai on New Year’s Eve. Not entirely, but like, yeah...

Gimmie That Girl by Joe Nichols

Cass LOVES seeing the Kai no one else gets to see.

Fire Meet Gasoline by Sia

How I forgot this, idk. But yeah, this is them, and not just because Kai is an explosive pyro...

Friday Night by Eric Paslay

They enjoy being the happiness in the other’s life. Like, they wanna be something worth remembering.

Take Me There by Rascal Flatts

Cass just wants to know more about Kai. Everything underneath that hard, scarred exterior.

Crash My Party by Luke Bryan

Because they’ll always drop everything when the other needs, or wants, them.

Compass by Lady Antebellum

This is a Cass to Kai song, for sure.

Felt Good On My Lips by Tim McGraw

Okay, just, this is something I feel like describes Kai and Cass and how they clicked really fast, despite some really obvious differences.

Crazy Girl by Eli Young Band

Cass to Kai, always. Like, Kai doesn’t understand relationships and she’s too hot headed to realize that yeah, her and Cass are gonna fight and if they break up it’s just because they need space and not because Cass has stopped loving her. Cause fuck if that’s possible.

Somethin’ Bad by Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood

LISTEN! I’m pretty sure this is them. Cause when they’re together sometimes things they end up doing are crazy and bad and it’s beautiful.

Hey Pretty Girl by Kip Moore

This feels like a Cass to Kai song. Like, I don’t know, it just does. I mean:

“Hey pretty girl, wanna take you home My momma's gonna love you She'll make me sleep on the couch, I know But hey pretty girl, wanna take you home”

Maribel Lopez seems like that mama.

Yours If You Want It by Rascal Flatts

THIS! Oh my god. This is how they feel about each other. Like, Kai seriously has needed a girl like Cass, but Cass has needed a girl like Kai too.

Kill a Word by Eric Church

I feel like this is how they feel. Like, if they could kill words that the other thinks, they would. Overall, this is very much a Cass to Kai song, because of 

“I'd squeeze the life out of disgrace “

Because Kai uses that word to describe herself so much.

Lose My Mind by Brett Eldredge

They drive each other crazy but wouldn’t want it any other way.

Drunk Last Night by Eli Young Band

99.9% sure this has happened before. Not in full context, but close enough. Drunk!Kai is literally a terrible thing and when she’s being emotional she calls up Cass. I feel like this happens before she uses Devin as a rebound.

Lookin’ For A Good Time by Lady Antebellum

Um, this is how they started. It was just a good time, right? 

House Party by Sam Hunt

When Kai feels like being anti-social and so Cass comes over to make her happy.

Like Jesus Does by Kip Moore

LISTEN! This is kind of how Kai feels about Cass. Cass loves her and she doesn’t fucking get it, but it reminds her of how they say Jesus loves people, so....

Take Me To Church by Hozier

Because even if she doesn’t do religion, Cass is the closest thing she’s ever gotten to it so....

Who I Am With You by Chris Young

Because Kai likes who she is with Cass.

Every Day by Rascal Flatts

Because Cass is the only one who truly gets Kai and Kai can’t imagine why she stuck around, but she’s glad she does.

Just A Kiss by Lady Antebellum

OMG! It’s EXACTLY their current situation. Like, Kai would literally be okay with them taking it slow because she doesn’t know what she’s doing. Also, this is probably them after the break up and getting back together.

Faith When I Fall by Kip Moore

Kai to Cass when Kai finds out she’s pregnant with Alexis after they broke up and she rebounded.

We Should Be Friends by Miranda Lambert

While a decent chunk of the actual song doesn’t relate, they became friends by commiserating over shit.

I Run To You by Lady Antebellum

This is very much them. Even if they world falls about, they will always need each other. They will NEVER stop going back to each other.

Garden by Halsey

This is from Kai’s point of view. The “he” is definitely Cass. Particularly in the drabble verse, where Cass admits to loving Kai first, but it takes Kai longer to realize she feels the same, so she ends up proposing.

Say You Won’t Let Go by James Arthur

Oh god, help me. This is both Kai to Cass and Cass to Kai. Cause, I mean,

“I met you in the dark, you lit me up You made me feel as though I was enough We danced the night away, we drank too much I held your hair back when You were throwing up”

is Kai. But then everything else is Cass, hard core.  

Hey Mama by David Guetta

Because Cass would purposefully sing this at Kai, simply because Kai said she was ashamed to know Cass when Cass said she had it stuck it in her head.

Wild Horses by Bishop Briggs

Pretty sure this is how Kai feels about Cass. 

“You call my truth in the worst way Through the dirty lens of a broken smile And I swear I'm not a pretender Sometimes it's love who's the biggest liar So, I keep on damning the devil And you keep on saying it's alright Oh, glory, I'm a believer Oh, Lord, I'm holding tight”

I mean COME ON!

Best Song Ever by One Direction

Again with the 1D songs... But I mean...

Maybe it's the way she walked (wow) Straight into my heart and stole it Through the doors and past the guards (wow) Just like she already owned it

I said, can you give it back to me? She said, "never in your wildest dreams"

Endlessly by The Cab

Yet another song as to why their otp name is Endlessly.

Yeah, your friends may think I'm crazy Cause they can only see I'm not perfect, but I swear, I'm perfect for you

And there's no guarantee That this will be easy It's not a miracle ya need, believe me Yeah, I'm no angel, I'm just me But I will love you endlessly Wings aren't what you need, you need me

You need me, I know you need me You need me, I know you need me You need me, I know you need me You need me, I know you need me

Ink may stain my skin And my jeans may all be ripped I'm not perfect, but I swear I'm perfect for you

I mean, COME ON!

Marigold by Relient K

So, kind of Kai about her parents and about Cass. How she’s kind of crap but Cass picked her anyway.

I was in third grade Got a potted plant full of flowers Ran home and gave them to my mom She said that they were marigolds What you call your garden-variety weed

Oh, I'm a marigold Oh, I'm a marigold Oh, I'm a marigold And you picked me

So anyway I should buy my mom a bouquet Just to say hey, I'm thinking about you today That's right Thinking about everything you did for me Like always saying, "grace sets you free"

Down (feat. Gucci Mane) by Fifth Harmony

I mean... what? Besides the straight implications this song... Like... isn’t this basically what they do? 

Hearts Don’t Break Around Here by Ed Sheeran

This is so them.

She is the sweetest thing that I know You should see the way she holds me when the lights go low Shakes my soul like a pot hole, every time Took my heart upon a one way trip Guess she went wandering off with it Unlike most women I know This one will bring it back whole Daisies, daisies perched upon your forehead Oh my baby, lately I know

That every night I'll kiss you you'll say in my ear Oh we're in love aren't we? Hands in your hair, fingers and thumbs baby I feel safe when you're holding me near Love the way that you conquer your fear You know hearts don't break around here Oh yeah yeah yeah , yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah

She is the river flow in Orwell And tin wind chimes used for doorbells Fields and trees and her smell, fill my lungs Spent my summer time beside her And the rest of the year the same She is the flint that sparks the lighter And the fuel that will hold the flame Oh roses roses laid upon your bed spread Oh my, hold this, oh this, I know

----

Well I found love in the inside The arms of a woman I know She is the lighthouse in the night that will safely guide me home And I'm not scared of passing over Or the thought of growing old 'Cause from now until I go

I just!!!!! COME ON!