#its a prerelease

[crimsonmoon777]

The things I do for the things I enjoy

[bloomingdead]

a whole lotta antagonists starting new channels full of blathering bullshit to get a hype train of followers in the wake of the game’s impending release. and it’s working bc youtube’s algorithm is boosting anything dragon age at anyone absorbing newly released content!! so hateful when they could be focusing on promoting the things they actually like! anyways, i’ll be over here guarding my suspicions as i fuel my obsession in order to keep my hopes up and an open mind when the game fully releases ❤️

[cautiouscrab]

Hey guys why is this song actually the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever heard?? Can someone tell me what the context in the game is for it 😭

[salon-maiden-anabel]

i am a little sad that the zinnia and wally mention theory i had from basegame scarvio never really had anything happen in relation to it but I did get the jumpscare of a lifetime by indigo disk being like. So anyways heres another character associated with spider lillies :]

[hyralc]

my translation of mtgjp's comic

[sollucets]

fic: wish it was mine

Ray misses the start of the fight, but he sees how it ends; San, incandescent in the green lights with his own blood streaking down his arm and past his fingers, throwing a bigger man than him to the ground in a puddle of shattered glass.

a bar fight, a bandage, a series of poor decisions.

(2.1k, high t / low m rating, non-graphic violence & blood, implied substance use & onscreen smoking, suggestive themes / fade to black, physical hurt/comfort & emotional hurt/hurt)

read it on ao3 💜

[fierykitten2]

What the Proto Beasts and Neo Swords think of the photos Perrin has of them:

Walking Wake and Iron Leaves are sad that they left Area Zero before the photographer was able to get their photos

Gouging Fire seems to be the only one who’s actually happy with its photo. It thinks it makes it look the most majestic (everyone else thinks Crown’s photo makes it look the most majestic. Crown strangely agrees with Fire) okay I’ll admit it’s very hard to find screenshots of the photos online and somehow there seem to be more screenshots of Boulder and Crown’s photos than there are of Fire and Bolt’s photos. Since coming up with the idea for this post the other day I haven’t actually had another look at the photos and even yesterday I couldn’t quite remember what Fire’s one looked like. I do remember the other three though

Iron Boulder is sad that the photographer didn’t want to get closer (I wouldn’t be surprised if the photographer did try to get closer but was like the average fan and somehow looked at Boulder and was like “this is ugly but you know what isn’t? Skeledirge” so they never took a close-up. Boulder deserves a close-up you can hardly see it in its photo. I think Boulder would be rightly offended in this situation)

Raging Bolt isn’t too happy to see how little of it made it into the photo. And the boulder in front of it was so small all it needed was three more seconds and it would have poked its head up. The camera person would have needed to point the camera a lot higher to get the photo then. Also Bolt probably would have attacked the moment it saw the camera (it’s never seen a camera before) so maybe it’s for the best that you can’t see its head or neck in the photo

Iron Crown was fully aware of where the photographer was and had every intention of moving away to avoid getting its photo taken but it was too distracted by the beauty of Area Zero to move in time

Bonus: Fire likes to use Bolt’s photo to blackmail it (occasionally Wake joins in despite not knowing what blackmail is) and Leaves and Boulder like to use Crown’s photo to blackmail it

[sanstropfremir]

Okay I finished the j///min solo mv and call me crazy but I feel like it's trying to do what taemin's ngda trilogy (IM COUNTING ADVICE) did with the focus being on the self, the hands, the orchestral sound though that was in idea version at an award show and something else I think. I'm definitely reaching though lmao. I think it's bc I've seen both artists compared many times before so now that jmin has a solo coming out I was curious to see his sound. And its.. definitely what I'd expect from his company so meh

scale wise i think they're trying to ape gasoline more than they are ngda, but i do agree that this track is very much an advice ripoff, right down to the colour palette and grading. plus the whole 'destroyed' torso + purposeful tattoo reveal it's very........well. nothing about it has any interesting artistic statement or interpretation, it's just stealing an idea from a well established artist and recycling it into hybe's typical bland aesthetic. it's trying to be messy and ugly like advice is but they weren't willing to actually go all the way to MAKE it messy and ugly. which is pretty telling about the artistic ability of jimin, because jhope proved three times over that hybe can make ugly shit with artistic purpose. i didn't really have high expectations in the first place bc i've always thought that jimin had no creative drive or ability but it is disappointing that this all seems to be a hodgepodge of stolen ideas. i thought they would have tried to do something better but i shouldn't have even expected that.

[satsuki-yumizuka]

i know ur not supposed to buy booster packs. but has anyone considered that they are sooo fun to open

[rubys-domain]

i might be terrible for feeling like this. but the sheer amount of schadenfreude i have after finding out that freminet is likely going to be a shit unit is through the roof lmao

[eunhos]

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[beehop]

stray kids have discovered the most stressful and overwhelming way to come back i think

[mouseoho]

kinda obsessed with the random rap part in younites new song .. i know its a perfect example of "forced rap sections in kpop songs" but like ngl ive always really enjoyed younite's rapping

[mywifealhaitham]

pre release boothill relationship headcanons!!!

a/n: I'm fiending off crumbs... I've wanted to read some x reader of him but theres none so I gotta write it myself. I hope the other 4 boothill fans enjoy

warnings: gn!reader, like 2 gendered pet names (pretty girl/boy), most of this is written with bias because we don't have alot to go off, obviously written prerelease, when we actually get content of him I'll definitely be rewriting

LEAKS AHEAD!!!

bc: Valentine_DD_ on twt

- Boothill is described as a righteous person if his bottom line doesn't get crossed, so he definitely treats you good. probably more on the protective side when it comes to you, he's probably not afraid to use his gun if someone is threatening you.

- and believe me he's intimidating. from his overall tough and "unruly" cowboy look to his mechanical body it leaves enemies just a little challenged. he lowers his voice too and probably has a more fierce look in his eyes too. after any threats have been delt with he probably turns to you and turns into the sweetest thing ever, a wide grin across his face and his hands on your cheeks peppering you with small kisses.

- Its said he's a bit sophisticated due to his experiences so I'd like to imagine sometimes he charms you with facts and details about other planets or just genuinely sharing some tips and tricks he's picked up from other cultures. he's also a person who can get along with others pretty well but he can easily give strangers an impression he's selfish and is a bad person.

- again this kinda feeds into he's basically you'd guard dog... but I mean who wouldn't want to be saved by a handsome and sweet cowboy. despite his unpredictable personality and looks he's a huge gentleman for sure. always opens doors and pulls out chairs for you, makes sure your behind him and okay if any danger approaches and practically listens to your every command (lowkey giving off my girl and I don't argue she tells me to shut up and I do)

- one part I'm so excited to see is what they mean by he's illiterate and using metaphors. it's probably just him using slang but it's still kinda cute. I feel like his cheesy and strange metaphors turn into pick up lines when talking to you. perhaps he'll pull a "did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" or something cheesier. Definitely a huge nickname guy, almost never uses your real name. I'm guessing he'd use stuff like doll, sugar, baby, pretty girl/boy and more teasing names. heavy on doll and sugar and just imagine him saying it in a deep southern accent... 😍 kicking my feet. also I imagine he loves making you giggle by not cursing (because he literally cant) and normally he'd get pissed if someone laughed at him like that if it's you he doesn't mind at all.

- that's pretty much it for like analyzing the leaks I saw but now the stuff up ahead is just bias yapping because I always project

- HE DEFINITELY IS A HAND KISSER. greets you by getting on one knee, holding his hat to his chest and kissing your hand. makes eye contact with you too and does that toothy smirk of his IM SWOONINGGG

- maybe he's a dancer! pulls you into his arms and places his hat on your head when a good song plays in taverns. even if your clueless on any type of dances then he'll pull you along to the beat whispering Instructions in your ear.

- gets so lovesick when drunk it drives everyone mad. any folks he's sitting with at a bar gets a whole speech on his wonderful beautiful darling who he owes his live and would happily die by their hand. and may God save you when you come pick him up because he'll be all over you. Immediately he wraps a arm around your waist as he slurrs his hello as he proceeds to tell you he loves you like 40 times. besides the mass amounts of kisses you'll receive once you both reach a private spot he let's some feelings that he might be too shy to share normally, holding your face as he calls you his pretty girl/boy and how he's so lucky to have you.

- honestly not the best for cuddling however unfortunately he needs to cuddle you to sleep so goodluck! his metal body isn't completely uncomfortable it's just cold alot. he tries to get around this by literally preheating himself with blankets before you go to bed.

very bad boothill brainrot atm... only a few more weeks until we get official content 😭 everyone hold hands we got this

here's the actual leaks if anyone is curious ^_^

[markrosewater]

As someone who only recently got properly into Magic this year my stance on the recent UB Standard legality is that so long as the mechanics are good, fun to play, and work well with the other Standard legal sets then I don't particularly care if Final Fantasy is legal.

But.

There is something about the Marvel Universe being Standard Legal that feels off. Final Fantasy shares many aesthetic and gameplay similarities to Magic that make it slide into the general ecosystem better from a Look/Feel perspective. Meanwhile, as much of a Spider-Man fan as I am, it is going to be incredibly weird seeing Peter Parker or Miles Morales face off against the critters of Bloomburrow, even more than Thunder Junction or Duskmourn do.

I will attend the Final Fantasy and Spider-Man prereleases because I love playing Magic and I am interested in both sets, but I cannot shake the feeling that this decision makes the overall play experience strange, especially since SIX Standard sets of a year is way overdoing it (maybe 3 In-Universe sets and 1 UB set would be a better balance?)

I understand the decision from a logical standpoint but the emotional reaction to Magic losing some of its Qualia is something that I can't ignore

I have read many of the responses to my request for emotional responses yesterday (I will continue reading - there are just a lot of people sharing). A common through line is the feeling of loss, that the decisions we’ve been making are taking things away from them.

So, I wanted to take a moment to talk about something that I believe Universes Beyond is adding to the game. I’m not talking about value to other people that aren’t you, but something that is upside to the enfranchised players that are the backbone of the game.

As I’m head designer, my focus is on mechanics and the core gameplay experience of playing the game. Universes Beyond has been a bolt of energy for the design of the game.

Because so many of you are sharing personal stories, I’ll use my own experiences as a way to illustrate my point.

One day, when I was seven or eight, I woke up and went downstairs to see that my Dad had bought me a comic book and left it out on the counter for me as a surprise. It was Spider-Man.

I must have read that comic ten times. It was the start of a life long love of comic books. I’m not quite sure why the superhero genre, in particular, spoke to me so strongly, but it did.

As a teenager I was a bit of an outcast, and when I stumbled upon the X-Men, it felt like a story that was core to my lived experience. I too was an outsider, but out there were people like me and if I could find those people, we could bond over our similarities.

I enjoy designing Magic. I mean really, really enjoy designing Magic. I don’t throw around the term “dream job” lightly. It is truly a lifelong passion. I spend so much time writing about it because it is something that brings me so much joy, and there is a desire to share that joy with others, my found family that shares my similarities.

Designing Marvel cards has been electrifying. I have spent years mastering the art of Magic design. Getting to combine that with my love of Marvel characters has been inspirational. It has inspired to make designs I would have never thought of.

It has pushed me in directions I couldn’t have predicted and resulted in designs that tickle both my inner Mel and Vorthoses.

And it hasn’t just affected my own designs. I have given more notes on card designs than I have in my twenty nine years at Wizards.

For example, the amount of back and forth with Aaron who designed the five Secret Lair cards we recently revealed at New York ComicCon was exhaustive. He and I have long bonded over our shared love of Marvel, so getting to translate that into Magic with him has been amazing.

And each Universes Beyond product we’re making has people as equally passionate about that property.

My point is from purely a design perspective, Universes Beyond has had huge dividends. It has inspired us to make fresh new designs. It has sparked creativity. We are making awesome card designs, mechanics, themes, and sets, things that most likely wouldn’t have come into existence otherwise.

The passion that beloved characters and worlds has inspired in us is translated into amazing Magic design, something that will make the act of playing Magic better for anyone who enjoys the nuts and bolts of the raw gameplay of Magic.

[thydungeongal]

out of curiosity, are you aware of any games that mechanised notetaking? just was walking the dog and thinking about making something explicit that's oft implicit

Oh, immediately could think of one! Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy by my good friends at @anim-ttrpgs basically necessitates note-taking not just because it is an investigative game but because of one of its mechanics: Eureka!

Eurekas are one of the many systems the game has in place to make sure that the investigation doesn't stall or lead to a dead end simply because the investigators aren't being lucky that day. It is a very trad game where to gain clues investigators investigate scenes and use their skills to draw clues from evidence. Which, being random, means that there's always a chance that an investigator fails all their rolls and doesn't end up gaining any clues!

This is mitigated in part by the use of graded successes (the most common result on an unmodified roll is actually a partial success), but also, whenever a character makes an investigation roll they gain investigation points, with failures yielding more. Once a character's investigation points reach a certain threshold they can be used to gain a Eureka (and the game even encourages you to stand up and shout "Eureka!" when using it) which allows a character to suddenly gain a clue from one of their previously failed investigation rolls as if they had succeeded at it!

So it's a game that basically necessitates writing down ALL of the clues the investigators gather as well as every single failed investigation roll! It's highly ambitious and crunchy, and I love it. You can also get the prerelease version of it for free at the moment by joining their indie RPG book club where I'm also around to help out a bit! :)

I'm sure there are other games as well, but I literally immediately thought of Eureka when I saw this ask. :D