#like... It looks like a lollipop

[that-random-person-again]

Apple! :D

[wenchfry]

Cw:// Blood

LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW SUN LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW SUN, SHOUT OUT TO eepsy_meep ON INSTAGRAM FOR THE BANGER IDEA + DESIGN. Going to color these in soon.

I fucking loved this game growing up, shaped me into the woman I am today.... Thank you Juliet Starling. Why is sun starling so incredibly fun to draw

[hartteart]

*tim curry voice* spAYcE

[synthaphone]

Neovember Day 8: An item you wish was wearable

Sam could not afford this look, sadly

[lizzybeeee]

DATV Mini-Rant about the lack of Lyrium Potions in this Game

A small thing that immediately made my stomach drop when playing DATV was the fact that there are no lyrium potions.

I did an elective on game design in university and chose Origins as my game of choice for my final essay because I always loved how much the game incorporated the world/lore in its game mechanics! Call it pathetic or sad (I won't blame you lmao) but this series was the first video game that engaged me so deeply with its story-telling that I wanted to dissect it. That's why I'm focusing on the lack of magical cocaine in a fantasy game series.

Lyrium is a substance that serves as a game mechanic and a major lore/world-building element. It's use is essential if you play the game as a mage or have party members that are mages - it replenishes mana in game, its use is central to being a mage within the story (harrowing, rituals, etc...), and it's a major export/plot relevant resource that is important to the world at large.

So imagine my surprise when I boot up DATV for the first time and there's no lyrium potions as a mage character. My main interest in the game series was for its lore and story (RIP) so I didn't look too hard into developer interviews or videos about the combat itself - it would either be good or bad, but that wasn't my main draw to the game. I kept playing, wondering if I would ever unlock another slot for potions, perhaps, but then it was abundantly clear that it wasn't the case.

It's a small thing, but popping a lyrium potion mid-combat has the same effect that hearing people say 'Maker's breath' and 'Thank the Maker' does. It's this little bit of world-building that reminds me that I'm playing a Dragon Age game. It's not just a 'mana potion' or some other glowy blue magic vial...it's this substance that's important to the world and that has a reason to be there beyond rejuvenating my mage.

It's the major export of Orzammar -> the pillar of its economy.

It's the substance that allows waking mages to enter the Fade -> it allowed me to save Connor Guerrin with the aid of other mages.

It's the substance that the Chantry uses to leash it's templars through addiction -> an addiction I encouraged Cullen to overcome in DAI.

It's the substance used in the Rite of TRANQUILITY.

It's the substance that allows my warrior character to take on the templar specialization in each game -> Alistair and Ser both talk about lyrium and its relevance to training (in DA2 you just do it lmao)

It's the substance burned into Fenris's skin by Danarius.

It's the literal blood of the Titans -> lyrium veins are literal veins (such a cool design choice in DAI to make them look like blood capillaries!)

And all the time in DAO, DA2, and DAI my mage characters were downing this substance like there was no tomorrow.

Even though the combat changed in DA2 and DAI they still kept lyrium potions for mages. Even though they simplified herbalism from DAO in the next two games, they still required the player to interact with the world and find the ingredients for these potions. It was this gameplay mechanic that linked the player to the world -> I know that I need blood lotus to set shit on fire, elfroot for healing potions/lyrium potions, etc... It was cool game design, having game mechanics and lore interconnected like this.

(Not saying that picking up dozens of elfroots was fun or the best game design, btw -> but it's just an example of how they linked the world and game mechanics together, and I like the intent behind it! Cool design does not equal effective design lmao)

What do we get in DATV? No lyrium, whatsoever, just healing potions.

Potions we don't even have to work to find or get crafted! Just break some green shit and there it is! We don't pick up ingredients or discover unique flora to each of these Northern Areas for our own use. We don't loot potions or ingredients from corpses, sacks, boxes, chests (etc...) to replenish our own stock. A healing potion in this game is not a potion you craft, made from ingredients you found, it's a button I press on my controller. It's lost that immersive link - especially when your companions can toss another one at you while being effectively immortal in combat.

The only new flora we hear of is Broma's Bloom which I did like the lore behind! It's used in dye to colour the Warden's armour and its growth is a sign that the damage of the Blight is lessening. I love that! That's a cool bit of lore! Especially since it's named after Andraste's mother in a land that is supposed to be extremely religious. Geographically unique flora and fauna (biodiversity) is just as important as architectural design when designing an area - DAI did this amazingly well with the different creatures and plants we could run into in each area!

The first time we meaningfully talk about lyrium is when we go to Kal Sharok for the first time - a decent amount of game time since the beginning of the game, depending how fast you play. And then, when we get there, the lyrium looks like a bunch of crystals from a 'grow your own lyrium' kit. The absence of lyrium from the game world and mechanics is something that was very hard for me to overlook considering its importance to every previous entry. Especially since in this game we address the fucking Titan's and what the fuck happened to them.

Just...imagine playing a mage in Dragon Age and not using lyrium?

This game is a death of a thousand cuts - so many small, meaningful world-building elements and mechanics brushed off - before fucking godzilla comes along and nukes it all with the handling of the main story/lore.

[not-another-robin]

I think Alfred deserves to be 5'6

This is now my evidence. His feet are BARELY touching the ground

[hollowslantern]

you have to go outside because that's where the middle aged women employees who call people hun and babe are

[amid-fandoms]

“im gonna sit in this chair to judge”

liar liar pants are not on fire

[laugtherhyena]

No way Carol makes halloween art for once!! Turns out drawing characters dressed as other characters is very fun :]

I actually had the idea to draw Kizuna as Juliet ages back when i saw that Lolipop chainsaw was getting a remaster, but i decided to wait till halloween for that since it felt most appropriate. Then i thought it be fun to draw Haruhiko as Denji, mainly because i always read his lines with his voice in the english dub

And you know it's not me if i didn't made Ayame as well lmao, i did say ages back that she reminds me of Legosi from Beastars sooooooo

[taevincii]

A little PSA:

There has been some backlash towards the anon who sent in the ‘darkest confession’, which is unacceptable and uncalled for.

Due to that, the post has been deleted BUT there are a few things I would like to get off my chest:

The rude and derogatory comments/assumptions about this individual and their personal hygiene based off a literal joke are absurd and distasteful.

Furthermore, the notion that body hair is unhygienic is not only scientifically inaccurate but perpetuates harmful societal pressures on women, which are fundamentally unjust and very fucking damaging.

Are we going to act like we all don’t have body hair? Like we’ve never forgotten to shave or put off shaving for too long? Lmao

Those of you who get waxed, do you not have to wait 3-4 weeks before your next appointment? What is that hair looking like by week 3? Would you consider that unhygienic?

Exactly. Wrap that discourse up immediately, quickly, and with urgency.

To those who felt what was said was insulting to J - you’re obligated to feel how you feel but, just know, the anon has made it clear that it was a joke and they meant no harm.

The gag is, it was also a fact…lol. His beard doesn’t connect. End of discussion. You can compare it to whatever you want 🤷🏽‍♀️

Friendly reminder - if you:

Cannot take a joke (especially dark humor)

Don’t support women/Aren’t a “girl’s girl”

Use harmful rhetoric

Are racist, sexist, xenophobic, Homophobic(!!!), etc

Support that Copper Coated Conman (y’all know who)

Are not mature enough to simply unfollow or scroll past content you don’t like/don’t agree with

My page is NOT for you!

To the anon who sent in the ask - I am genuinely sorry for the way people have reacted. You do not deserve that and should never have been subjected to such cruel treatment.

Please know, you and your wonderful sense of humor are welcome here and my DMs are always open if you ever want to chat about J and his patchy ass beard 😘❤️

p.s I hate making posts like these - I would like this to be the last. So can we all please act like we got some damn sense and decorum?! Thank you and God bless 😘

[chimerahyperfix]

unidentified fucking thang [its claude]

[bigenderteruki]

Come lets all manifest tome in the halloween art together

[ID: A screenshot of Tome from mob psycho offering her hand. Her eyes have been slightly edited so that she's looking at the camera /END ID]

[tipsyjaehyun]

guess who's back again

thame and po in the ceo's office after they remove her and take over the company and free everyone from the shackles ---

[seraphdreams]

can we PLEASE talk about kusakabe im begging

[itsmuffiiee]

trick or treat! the chibis Sunnie and Moonie have come to visit! they can’t eat, but they’d love non-food treats like stickers or toys or stationary!!

Unfortunately I don’t have any non food gifts! Oh-! well..

I suppose this doesn’t need to be eaten.. get tricked!! I hope the summoning of pumpkins on your head wasn’t to scary!!

[nelkey]

I thought my orv obsession was bad.

My friend is eating lemon candy????!!!!

(I've been friends with them since we were kids, and they have ALWAYS hated candy and citrus fruits, they couldn't even stand the smell for a very long time)

Han Sooyoung what have you done to my friend?????