#it's mana monday!!!!

[thinenotthee]

OC-tober day 23: friend week #3

it's mana monday!! @headinabox gave us mana like three years ago now and we have been blessed with their presence ever since. Happy mana monday from me to you, go hug a penguin to celebrate

[runefactorynonsense]

Melotober - Day 17 - Cards

How about a different sort of fortune?

[bitter-as-wormwood-13]

A THIRD MUTUAL(?) HAS POSTED MANA SAMA????????

[readtilyoudie]

CHEER UP! LOVE AND POM-POMS

[headinabox]

rowan has a lot of dreams of mana's halo being used for other purposes

[pastel-archived]

◌・❀➵ "I hate the harvest season, finding ways to incorporate red into all my outfits is annoying. And then I have to find a way to give so many people red ribbons..."

[haskagetoradoneanythingwrong]

Day 3

Fun fact: Kagetora's love for salt doesn't just apply to sake! She's also a huge fan of salty food.

Unfortunately, this means about 113.4 million QP out of Chaldea's weekly snack budget goes to potato chips.

But fortunately, I don't think this counts as anything wrong! (<— Cannot stop spoiling The Very Hungry Dragonpillar.)

[curmemini]

sorry im entering my intellectually curious phase again excuse me while i wander around tumblr looking for a mirage of discourse spurred by empathy rather than the desire to conquer others opinions

[genderqueer-karma]

guys i fucked up mana selfie monday 😔💔

[mangabookclub]

Tales from the Mana Crypt #17-19 - The Gorgon and the Telepath

Regular comic tomorrow, the reposts will resume on Monday :)

[jooliart]

happy mana sama monday (belated)

[spnfanficpond]

SPN Reader Insert FanFic Writing Challenge: Gender Studies

In our Discord server today, we had a great talk about Reader Insert fics and what tips and tricks we use to entertain our audience without alienating them. At the end of the chat, the subject of Gender Neutral Reader Inserts came up. The main point we all agreed on was that we need to strip away gender stereotypes and just write a basic person in order for a GNRIC (Gender Neutral Reader Insert Character) to work. We tried listing some of those gender stereotypes and did not come up with many besides women being more emotional and men being less likely to discuss feelings. That discussion brought us to this challenge.

Because we want as many writers as possible to join us for this, all participants will be entered into a drawing to win prizes from the Prize List!

What (earns you one entry into the drawing) - Write a one-shot two ways: once with a Female Reader Insert Character (FRIC) and then write the same story with a Male Reader Insert Character (MRIC). Pick a trope and a genre (use your favorites or you can use our SPN Prompt Generator for ideas), figure out a scenario, and then write the same basic story for each gender.

Bonus (earns you an additional entry into the drawing) - Write a third fic but with a GNRIC.

Additional Bonus (earns you an additional entry into the drawing) - Once you've written both, tell us how writing each one made you feel. What basic differences did you keep in mind as you were writing? What problems did you expect to run into, were those the same problems you actually had while writing, and what unexpected problems did you encounter?

Fic parameters -

At least 1000 words.

The pairing does not need to be romantic, but you will earn an extra entry into the drawing if the pairing is romantic.

The fic does not need to have smut, but you will earn an additional entry into the drawing if there is any level of smut. (Kissing and some fondling or something like phone sex is the minimum to earn the extra entry.)

How to join - Send an ASK to the Pond blog here on Tumblr, DM @mrswhozeewhatsis here on Tumblr, or DM Admin Michelle on Discord!

Deadlines - No deadline to join. The deadline for posting is Monday, September 2, 2024, at midnight EDT. The drawing will happen on Tuesday, September 3rd, so there will be no extensions. All fics submitted will be added to a masterlist. Fics submitted after the drawing will still be added to the masterlist, but will not be eligible for prizes.

Other nitty gritty - This can be combined with other challenges and bangs or bingos. Must be SPN/The Winchesters. Can be a Pairing x Reader Insert, but it must be a Reader Insert. To submit your work, DM Admin Michelle. You can write multiple sets of fics to earn more entries into the drawing. If you have any questions, contact @mrswhozeewhatsis!!

We can't wait to see what you all create!!

(Divider by @glygriffe)

Admins

Michelle - @mrswhozeewhatsis

Marie - @mariekoukie6661

MJ - @thoughtslikeaminefield

Mana - @manawhaat (Founder and Admin Emeritus)

[planeswalker-umbral]

I haven't spoken of Last Week's Commander bans for good reason. It quickly turned toxic to the point no discussion could be had. I was busy trying to put out fires on Facebook and Tiktok about the topic to speak about it here but here is a summary of my take quickly:

Last Monday 4 cards were banned in Commander, the most played format, after 3 years of no bans. Mana Crypt ($120+), Nadu Winged Wisdom ($2), Dockside Extortionist ($80 ish), and Jewelled Lotus ($90+) all banned.

People got mad so many of their high value cards got banned. They lashed out, blamed everyone and got many people on the Commander Rules Advisory to quit.

Commander bans were not controlled by Magic's Developer, Wizards of the Coast. Commander has been a community ran format forever. The bans are made by a rules committee

Now that is no more. Because players were so toxic, the Rules Committee gave over the most popular format's control to Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. This was a format by the players, for the players. Now that a corporation has control, and said corporation has shown in the past that they will sacrifice formats long term health for short term profit, things can easily get hairy. I hate how we lost control of a format because people got toxic.

[giraffesvoice-whalesear]

My summer vacation is over...

I was worried because of the Nankai Trough Earthquake Emergency Alert, but I was able to distract myself by creating things on The Sims4. I'll be back at work on Monday... Let's do everything in moderation and enjoy ourselves at a leisurely pace. Please take care of your health. See you later!

By the way, I'm opening my home in FFXIV. Mana/Asura Lavender Beds 11-18 I'm still learning, but If you have a chance, I'd be happy if you came to see it.

[headinabox]

a bit of a style test bc i am making something

[breezingwing]

Everybody knows about

out of touch thursday, but what about...

Out of Mana Monday?