#keep the heroes out!

[linuxgamenews]

Flipping the Script: Keep the Heroes Out! Kickstarter Success Story

Keep the Heroes Out! Kickstarter for the co-op dungeon defense game is a hit for Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Thanks to the creative minds at YarnCat Games. Which now ends its legendary crowdfunding campaign. Monsters, treasure, and some seriously overconfident heroes. Sound familiar? If you’ve ever dreamed of flipping the script and playing as the monsters, then you’re in for a treat. Board game creator Brueh and developer YarnCat just wrapped up an incredible Kickstarter for their digital adaptation of Keep the Heroes Out!, and let’s just say it obliterated expectations. Their original goal was a modest $10,000 USD — but by the time the campaign ended, they had a jaw-dropping $224,556 USD in the bag. Yup, that’s more than 22 times the target. Clearly, co-op dungeon defense is in. For those who don’t know about the Kickstarter, Keep the Heroes Out! is a co-op dungeon defense Linux title where you and your crew play as monsters defending your hard-earned treasures from swarms of so-called “heroes.” But don’t worry—you’re not just sitting there watching them steal your loot. The goal is simple: survive the relentless waves of invading Guild members (you’ll go through the deck twice), and make sure your treasure stays yours. If the main treasure gets taken, it’s over. Monsters can die—and they probably will—but you’re never permanently out of the action. You just respawn in the dungeon and get back to work. Treasure, though? Once it’s gone, it’s gone for good.

Keep the Heroes Out! Kickstarter Success

The digital version is staying super faithful to the tabletop experience that fans already like. Same art style, same asymmetric gameplay, but this time around, you’ve got a few added perks. First off, the computer handles the invading heroes, so solo players can dive right in and fight back against the AI. Want to bring your friends in? Thanks to the Kickstarter funding, you can team up remotely and Keep the Heroes Out! together. YarnCat is also upping the ante with slick animations and a handy tutorial to ease new players into the chaos. Basically, it’s the perfect way to jump into hero-thwarting mayhem without learning a stack of rulebooks. And it’s not like the board game hasn’t been crushing it already. Before the Kickstarter, Keep the Heroes Out! sold over 70,000 copies since its 2022 launch, snagged a Golden Geek nomination for Best Cooperative Title, and currently holds an impressive rank on BoardGameGeek—664th out of over 156,000 titles. Not too shabby, right? The best part? If you missed out on the Keep the Heroes Out! Kickstarter, you won’t have to wait long. The digital version is aiming for an early 2025 launch on Steam for PC, Mac, including Linux, which is always a win for us Tux players. So whether you’re a dungeon master or just tired of playing as the “good guys,” get ready. In Keep the Heroes Out!, the monsters are calling the shots — and the heroes, they’re about to get what’s coming to them, due to the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.

[parasolladyansy]

Hero of Bombs AU (original concept by @mipmoth)

The crossover I didn’t know I desperately needed but do indeed desperately need, & thanks to Tears of the Kingdom, we do have Bomb Flowers & all manner of projectiles for Ingo to throw at baddies, or to Link in a pinch! 💣

I’d go back to their original comic now & again (partially because Legends Arceus really reminds me of BotW), where Moth imagines Ingo in BotW Hyrule with the popularly feral Link. In this AU of their AU it’s more or less the same, except Link is cured of his amnesia, & wants to help Ingo with his, as well as help him go home.

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First / Sage of Spirit Arc / Screenshot Edit 1 / Screenshot Edit 2 / Link’s Abilities / Round Ears & Lore /

[awesome-shoes-with-wings]

Do any of you ever wonder if Camp Half-Blood accidentally brought in a demigod of a different pantheon before?

This would be especially hilarious if it happens sometime after The Last Olympian/Heroes of Olympus, where the gods are required to claim their kids quickly.

A whole day passes, and the new demigod needs to sleep in the Hermes Cabin and Percy is furious. Meanwhile, the Greek Gods are pointing at each other and shouting, contacting the most obscure of mini gods. Chaos erupts on Olympus as every deity in Greek Mythology is called upon and interrogated. Hermes hasn't run around so much in centuries.

Hecate sits in silence, fully aware of what's happening, but enjoying the show too much to intervene.

[pjs-everyday]

it's not too late for a summer beach episode, is it? 🥲

[magicpiano]

AU where the justice league finds out that Captain Marvel is homeless. Not Billy, they still have no idea about the captain's secret identity, but the Captain.

Maybe they were discussing a case or something, and he says something that is just a little too knowledgeable. Something only someone who has been there would know. He tries to backtrack when he realizes that he said too much, tries to explain that getting a job and an apartment is hard when you do hero work which doesn't pay (and hopes they don't find out the real reason he can't get a job is because no one will hire a kid).

The league comes to the conclusion the reason he is so secretive about his identity is because he is ashamed he is homeless. Naturally, everyone immediately feels super bad about this and tries to help him much to his dismay.

Identity shenanigans ensue.

[raps-hellion]

more pjo animation sneak previews

+ animatic is finished!

[momomallowart]

Merry Christmas~! ʕ⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴥ⁠ꈍ⁠ʔ🎄🎁☃️

[swiggity-swexual-i-am-asexual]

As per usual, it’s DP crossover with (probably) DC, although you could probably adjust it for other fandoms

ANYWAYS

A little kid and his mother are trick or treating in another city, perhaps at some kind of event rather than knocking on doors, and the kid is dressed as Phantom. It’s very adorable, with his little ghost-shaped bucket and clearly homemade and already stained costume—listen, white only works if you can just fly over street grime or phase it out of your clothes—and his slightly I’ll fitting wig. The kid is SO happy to be out and about dressed as his favorite, and maybe even showed it off to Phantom back in Amity Park before his family left.

The hero, insert whoever you wish here, is probably in civvies and just enjoying the event. The kid, meanwhile, is so glad when people ask who he is so he can explain, and so- the hero gets to hear ALL ABOUT the local town hero who is probably pretty small time despite the kid’s clearly exaggerated stories. The hero certainly never heard of him, but the kid’s mom confirms that Phantom really was the town hero, despite some mixed reviews of the poor guy.

“Did you manage to show him your costume?” the hero asks.

“Yeah! We went down to the cemetery to leave flowers and I got to show him my costume.”

Wait. Cemetery? Maybe it was part of theme, because Phantom had to be named that for a reason, but… it sounded like…

The kid ignores the suddenly VERY still hero and instead turns to his mom. “Momma, do you think we should bring him candy? He doesn’t get to trick or treat like we do, and I can work super hard to get him a bunch!”

The kid’s mom just smiles. “We could, but maybe we should bring him something homemade. I bet he’d like something more filling, teen boys like him have a hollow leg.”

The kid wrinkles his nose. “Like Vernie with the pizza bagels?”

“Like your cousin, yes. We can make some cinnamon rolls and take them to his memorial, maybe bring some of the apples from your grandpa’s garden…”

The hero is pretty much forgotten as the two-part family wanders off, not quite intentionally forgetting the hero is there so much as the hero somewhat accidentally ended the conversation when they just froze and didn’t ask anything further.

Not that the hero didn’t want to. But they’d learn something very serious.

One—there was a small town hero they’d never heard of. Two—that hero was apparently a teen. Third—most pressingly, the teen hero was both beloved enough to have kids dressing up as him and dead enough to have a grave.

This… might require some phone calls.

[villain-enthusiast]

TOUCH-STARVED HERO RAHH.

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“You’re hurt.”

“I’m fine, actually,” the hero muttered from their sloppy position on the ground, though the oozing gash slicing across their torso and the fresh bruises circling their throat said otherwise.

The villain arched a brow, crouching down so they were eye level with the hero. “Do you think I’m dumb?”

The hero glowered at them. “Seems like you're deaf, actually. I said I’m fine,” they snapped, even as pain shuddered through their battered body. “Now if you could just get out of my way—,”

“Darling, please. You couldn’t stand up even if you tried, let alone walk yourself halfway across the city to your apartment.” The villain smirked at the hero’s deepening scowl, but the teasing flair didn't quite reach their eyes. “Let me do you a small favor while I’m here, at least.”

The hero bared their teeth. “Fuck off. I don’t need your stupid healing powers. You'll probably turn this into one of your idiotic bargains—," A harsh coughing fit cut them off, rattling their chest.

They tasted blood on their tongue. Fuck.

“Gosh, so prideful." The villain sighed, tilting their head. "Oh look at that, you're bleeding." They lifted a hand and ran a thumb over their hero's lips, wiping away a smattering of blood that had spilled from their mouth.

The hero's breath hitched at the villain's touch, the smallest, most delicate of noises escaping them before they could stop themselves.

The villain paused, their brow furrowing as their gaze took in every little movement and detail of the hero's involuntary response.

The hero's jaw tightened. Every muscle in their body screamed at them to get away, but they couldn't move. Or was it that they didn't want to move? "Villain, I swear—,"

Then the villain’s hand was cupping their cheek, and the hero melted.

A desperate whimper tore from their throat, their head lolling into the cool touch of the villain's palm as all the pain and exhaustion radiating through their body suddenly evaporated.

They closed their eyes, feeling their face begin to burn with shame.

"Oh, sweetheart," the villain murmured. Their other hand swept through the matted strands of the hero's hair, working through the tangles.

The hero had to bite down on their lip so that they didn't make another embarrassing noise. So gentle. The villain's touch was so, so gentle. So at odds to their earlier opponent's strangling grip and blinding punches, so contrasting to gaping loneliness and helplessness of coming home to no one, of having to painfully stitch themselves up day after day after day...

The villain brushed away a tear that the hero didn't realize had fallen.

"Hey, look at me," the villain said softly, nudging their chin up. The hero blinked at them, fighting back a sob. "You need to let me heal you, okay? You're losing a lot of blood."

The hero swallowed, barely processing the villain's words, their brain entirely occupied by the hand still on their face—or maybe it was just the blood loss. "Yeah," they managed, voice hoarse. It felt like their vocal chords were coated in tar.

"I'm going to do your stomach first," the villain noted. "I need both my hands for this, alright?"

The hero nodded, ignoring the inevitable panic that shot through them at the sudden absence of the villain's touch, which returned almost immediately on the deep laceration on their lower torso.

The hero cringed, bracing for some kind of torturous, painful mending, but the villain's powers were warm, soft, like honey in a cup of hot tea or a crackling fireplace during a winter storm. God, how many years had it been since they'd felt so comforted?

A whimper escaped the hero once more. They tensed. Jesus fucking christ.

The villain cracked a smile as they worked. "Don't worry, love. You're not the first person I've healed that enjoys the feeling." They brushed a palm over the wound, weaving the hero's flesh and skin back together. "This is gonna scar, but at least you'll live to see another day, hm?"

The hero scoffed weakly, still drunk on the villain's magic.

The villain swept their hands over the hero's body, feeling for more damage. "Gosh, Hero," they hummed, "you get yourself into so much trouble, do so much for this pitiful city, and for what?" They placed their hands on the hero's battered neck, soothing the inflammation. "When's the last time someone took care of you?" they asked quietly, but the question seemed more for themselves than for the hero.

Several heartbeats passed before the villain pulled away, finished with their work. The hero couldn't stop themselves from chasing their touch, nearly toppling over.

The villain caught them before they hit the ground, chuckling. "Oh, what am I gonna do with you?"

The hero felt a lump form in their throat at the thought of the villain leaving. I'm not gonna make it home. Not without Villain. They squeezed their eyes shut, swallowing their pride. "Please," they whispered. "Take me home. All I ask."

"Don't need to ask me twice." The villain swept the hero up into their arms, smirking at their indignant (and exhausted) glare. "You're not walking, sorry. You're getting all my love and special treatment today." They winked, as if they were joking.

But as the villain paced their way to the hero's apartment, and as the hero began to fall asleep in their arms, they both knew it wasn't a joke.

[bumfuzzled-bee]

Frens !!

[bet-on-me-13]

Fight Knight is the Spirit of Halloween.

So! A new Spirit Halloween location has opened up in Gotham, and the Batfam has decided to go shopping so they can prepare for Halloween.

Just because it's one of their busiest nights of the year doesn't mean they can't enjoy themselves while patrolling.

So the family walks in about a week before Halloween and spreads out to look for decorations or costumes to wear.

Its a fun trip, they buy their costumes, have a pleasant conversation with the manager about the holiday season, and go back home.

Then they actually put on their costumes and find out that they were either Cursed or Enchanted, because once put them on they are transformed them into the Costumes themselves.

Damien has become a Dog, after putting on a cheap dog costume at the insistence of his brothers. He's not unhappy at least.

Jason has been turned into a Zombie, though he has managed to restrain himself from eating his brother's Brains so far. He claims they look unappetizing.

Tim has been turned into Super Mario. He can't stop speaking in a bad Italian accent and has a huge mustache.

Dick has been turned into a Fairy Tale Princess after putting on the costume as a Joke. He has to admit though, he looks great as a Girl.

Even Bruce wasn't spared, and was turned into a Vampire after putting in some Plastic Teeth.

Taking off the costumes hadn't turned them back, leaving them stuck in their new forms.

Now they are all racing back to that Spirit Halloween to get answers as to what the hell just happened to them.

They hope Mr. Frank Knight has some answers for them.

[linuxgamenews]

Keep the Heroes Out! A Crowdfunding Success Story

Keep the Heroes Out! the co-op dungeon defense game blazes past its Kickstarter goal on Linux, Mac, and Windows PC. Developer Brueh Games and YarnCat Games have teamed up their creative. The crowdfunding campaign is doing very well. Grab your treasure bags, because Keep the Heroes Out! is coming to life as a video game, and it’s already a massive hit. This digital adaptation of Luís Brueh’s smash-hit strategy board game soared past its Kickstarter goal in less than an hour. Yes, less than an hour. And it didn’t stop there; within just 48 hours, it’s funding hit 11 times its original funding goal. For those unfamiliar, Keep the Heroes Out! flips the usual dungeon-crawling adventure on its head. Instead of playing as the valiant heroes storming the dungeon, you are the monsters defending your hard-earned loot. This is a co-op dungeon defense game for 1-4 players, where teamwork is everything. Your mission? Survive two rounds through the Guild deck while protecting treasures scattered across your dungeon. If the pesky “heroes” steal the main treasure, it’s game over. But if you manage to hold them off long enough, victory is yours. Don’t worry about being permanently death—your monsters can always respawn. But here’s the kicker: once a treasure is lost, it’s gone for good. No pressure.

Keep the Heroes Out! Gameplay, not the Kickstarter Trailer

YarnCat Games, the brains behind the digital version, have stayed true to the tabletop experience, bringing over the same charming art style and clever mechanics fans like. Now, the computer takes on the role of the invading heroes, making solo play a blast. Plus, you can team up online with friends for some long-distance dungeon defense action. YarnCat Games has even added smoother animations and a handy tutorial to make jumping in easy for new players. The Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign runs until December 13th, so there’s still time to snag some sweet rewards. The game is due to launch in early 2025 on Linux, Mac, and Windows PC, so mark your calendars. Also, be sure to play the free Demo on Steam. Either via the native Linux build or via Proton. The board game version of Keep the Heroes Out! is no stranger to success. Since its 2022 release, it’s sold over 70,000 copies and snagged a Golden Geek nomination for Best Cooperative Game. It’s current rank is #664 out of over 156,000 board games on BoardGameGeek. Ready to join the fight? You can wishlist Keep the Heroes Out! on Steam right now. Try the Demo and keep the those heroes away from your loot.

[royaltea000]

Me when I’m in a being coerced into parenthood competition and my opponent is sun wukong

[turtleblogatlast]

I love Raph and haven’t said that enough so to be more specific I love that Raph is a soft boy who loves bear plushies, a gross boy who eats an assortment of things that are definitely better left alone, a smart boy who is more than capable of taking down villains through planning and fortitude alike, a strong boy who is dedicated to training his muscles and fighting prowess, a teenage boy who loves his brothers but is more than happy to tease and roughhouse with them, an angry boy who sometimes lets his anger take a hold of him to cover the fear, a gentle boy who is generous with hugs and affirmations to those he loves, a capable boy who takes on more than should ever be expected of a teenager, a good boy who just wants to be a hero and slowly comes to realize the cost of that duty, a good boy who has no reservations about putting himself in the way of harm coming to his family, a good boy who’s a great brother and son and person and deserves only the best the world has to offer.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Started a new book series, and has been a journey...an Odyssey, if you will.

[starry-bi-sky]

my martha knight au in a nutshell:

Danny/Martha: see up here?

Danny/Martha: *taps skull*

Danny/Martha: intense psychological damage

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Danny/Martha: *upon finding out she's pregnant*

Danny/Martha: oh my god i cant be a mom, I'm fifteen and homeless--

Danny/Martha: im going to be a terrible mother--

Danny/Martha: i live in a cAR--

Danny/Martha: what if the baby inherits my powers? Oh no--

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Danny/Martha post giving birth: i've only had Bruce for a minute and a half but if anything were to happen to him i won't even need to fuse with Vlad, I'm razing this goddamn planet to the ground myself

Danny, to Baby Bruce: you are the last remaining thread of my sanity. I'm going to give you the world :)

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Danny/Martha prior to getting pregnant: Fuck it, if everything in my life has led to this moment, i'm allowed to make one stupid decision. I'm getting drunk and getting laid

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Danny/Martha while Bruce was a toddler: i swear to fucking god i am going to kill the next person who talks to me--

Bruce: hi mommy!! i brought you something!!!

Danny/Martha, immediately flipping on a dime: hi baby!! what do you have?

Bruce, a weird child like his mother: a spider :)

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Danny/Martha, talking to Falcone after he made an unsavory comment at her and Bruce: If you ever come near me or my son again, I will dig up your shithead father's corpse and make you eat his skin.

Danny/Martha: do you understand me

Falcone:... crystal, ma'am

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Danny/Martha new in Gotham: *getting mugged*

Danny/Martha: *grabs man's arm*

Danny/Martha: I AM GOING TO BREAK YOU IN HALF LIKE A TWIG, FUCK BOY, DO YOU HEAR THE WORDS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH--

(she then proceeds to terrorize Gotham's night life for the next extended period of time, mostly unintentionally)

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Danny/Martha: Danny Fenton?? No. you must be mistaken, my name is Martha Knight.

Danny/Martha: this here is my littlest knight, Bruce.

Danny/Martha: I made him all by myself :]