#long-john-furby

[behindthebread]

Call of duty furby art

[johnkarkatfurby]

Nothing like making banana bread and watching the second Elm movie on a Wednesday afternoon with your long furry friend. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[spaceypumpkin413]

it is like fucking christmas up in here

[counting-unfortunate-stars]

Thinking about the time at summer camp when there was a model of Kirbo on top of the kitchen and another one on the fireplace mantle and at one point I referred to him as Mr Clean.

truly the peak of my comedy career

[tojisun]

been thinkin about the polar opposite of bimbo reader for price so i raise yall: ‘weird’ fiancee gf x price <33

you’re into vulture culture and are probably hoping to actually get into taxidermy too. you’re also into crowcore.

you have a cat, but john never knows which one it is because every time he comes back, it’s a different one (it started with a birman and the recent one is a british longhair. for some reason, all these cats answer to the same name – cecil).

john had, one time, walked into your office only to see a horrifying long furby snaking around your computer setup.

you describe colours in hex codes. john admits it’s actually so useful, especially for missions, so he picked up the same habit. ghost and soap absolutely hate him now, but kyle rides his wavelength so he’s unofficially been dubbed as price-translator.

you have different aesthetics, and john adores all. he first met you when you were in your goth era. currently you’re in your cyberpunk era.

…you’re in this RP discord and it’s all about lovecraft monsters. you’re abhoth.

and john? john indulges you. he would be cthulhu in your guys’ chat box if you need to use him as a soundboard to see if your silly little writing is making sense. he gifted you your most extensive toolkit for your interest in bone collecting. he buys you limited editions of furbies — you don’t know where he even gets them but you’re not complaining, of course!!

all he asks is that you marry him. pretty, please?

[ladyfurbton]

If you think about it crafting such as knitting, sewing, crocheting and other crafts can be a form of stimming. As many craft activities involve repetitive movements. Lots of neurodivergent people often enjoy crafting.

If you would like to see more disability content you can follow my other account which is @the-autistic-agoraphobe

Image Description:

Long John is a long furby with dark blue ears. He is knitted and his head is yellow at the top and white at the bottom of it. He has a red 3D printed faceplate with holes for his eyes and beak and for his light sensor. His body starts off dark blue than goes dark green than a lighter green than yellow than orange than a brighter orange than lastly Red with a streak of purple. His head is made from a 1998 furby with white eyelids and purple eyes. His feet are light green with red thread separating the toes. He also has a red spot on the green part of his body. He is sitting on a grey couch and he is knitting with red yarn. The red yarn is in a clear yarn bowl. End Description.

[the-autistic-agoraphobe]

Very well said Long John. I 100% agree with you. Recently I have been thinking alot about how society doesn't seem to value non oral communication as much as oral communication even though some disabled people can't speak at all or find speaking very difficult.

I hear of parents being disappointed about never been able to hear thier child say "I  love you mummy" but it's just as good to see or hear the child tell their mum that they love them with alternative means of communication such as signing, typing, writing or saying it through an ACC device.

I also recently saw a video online when a speech therapist told a young boy to say his name. He said it through his ACC device. The speech therapist told him to say his name with his mouth and made him say his name five times in order to receive a sticker. This Video gave me some food for thought. Would it be that bad of a thing if that boy grew up and used an ACC device instead of his voice as a fully grown man? I personally don't think so. The boy should be allowed to communicate in the method that he is most comfortable and people need to accept that some people communicate differently.

I also hear stories from the Deaf community about Deaf/deaf children being born to hearing families and being denied access to sign language. Spoken language is not very efficient for Deaf/deaf people as lip reading is very difficult and hearing devices don't restore normal hearing. Signing is much more efficient and allows Deaf/deaf children to communicate. I have been learning Auslan (Australian Sign Language) for some time now and it is fun to learn. I recommend learning the sign language that is used mostly in your country.

These are a few examples of how society doesn't value alternative forms of communication as much as oral communication. There are more examples on which I would like to talk about in the future. I believe society needs to change their perception on alternative forms of communication and accept that some people communicate in different ways.

Image Description:

Long John is a long furby with dark blue ears. He is knitted and his head is yellow at the top and white at the bottom of it. He has a red 3D printed faceplate with holes for his eyes and beak and for his light sensor. His body starts off dark blue than goes dark green than a lighter green than yellow than orange than a brighter orange than lastly Red with a streak of purple. His head is made from a 1998 furby with white eyelids and purple eyes. His feet are light green with red thread separating the toes. He also has a red spot on the green part of his body. Long John is using an ACC device which looks like a tablet to say "Alternative forms of communication are just as valid as spoken forms of communication." He is on a lounge. End Description.

[hetaologist]

APH America "Ethnography" and Headcanons (SFW)

The United States of America, Alfred F. Jones, Mr. Stars and Stripes, 'Merica, Pretty Boy, um... or just simply America.

Here is a list of data I have gathered from this country and oh boy, what an interesting specimen we have here....

Ethnography

You will find this find this mythological creature at your local Walmart superstore during the evening hours on a weekday, sporting flannel loungewear pants (The plaid kind), a cotton t-shirt that definitely has been worn no less than two (2) times, Old Navy $1 flip flops, and a gray jacket.

When asked about his late night runs to the popular supermarket chain, his answer is just simply:

"There's nothing else to do and no where to go."

America's Cart Inventory for March 22nd:

One (1) package of "Mega Stuf Chocolate Oreos" for $5.97, One (1) 6-Pack of "Starbucks Frappuccino Chilled Coffee Drinks" in Caramel Flavor for $7.98, One (1) Family Sized Bag of "Flaming Hot Cheetos" for $5.94, One (1) "Furby Interactive Toy" for $39.19, and One (1) Stick of " Axe Apollo Men's Deodorant Stick" for $4.97. Total of purchase was $64.05 before tax.

When questioned about the "Furby Interactive Toy", he replies:

"Yeah dude, there's this thing I wanna make that's called a "Long Furby". Wanna come by my place and check it out?"

I agreed to the invination as it would give me a better look into his living space and lifestyle. He's very friendly person.

Living Space (Home):

Oh dear god, why did I agree to come here?

House is a what you would expect from a typical American college student such as:

"Saturdays Are For The Boys" banner flag, Marvel and DC posters, a very unsettling looking blue leather couch that looks like it has been through hell and back, random dumbbells and untouched exercise equipment, every game console from the 1972 "The Magnavox Odyssey" to the PS5, action figures from various popular TV shows and comics, an old KFC bucket with half eaten chicken on the coffee table and a shelf with a huge vinyl record and CD collection.

Conclusion: What a fucking gross nerd.

America offers a cold can of Coca-Cola, I accept it.

He shows me a very long light blue "Long Furby" from his collection, further proving how much of a dork he was.

When asked what kind of music he liked (in regards to his music collection), he replies:

"That's hard to answer, it changes every week. Because of my diverse music, I pretty much like everything. One week I could be listening to 1980's classic rock, 2000's techno-pop, Bluegrass Country, 1990's Hip Hop or anything. But, if I had to give you this week's favorite artist, it would have to be Taylor Swift and Doja Cat."

"Interesting..." I replied.

I have recorded enough data for today (the smell was bothering me) and left his home to do further extensive research.

Headcanons:

America has a deep love for cars and trucks, he can be seen working on his vintage 1968 Dodge Charger R/T called 'Thunderbird' (an absolute speed demon that can reach at top speeds of muthafuckin' 156 mph), and his enormous 2019 Ford F-150 'Big John' that he loves to drive to world meetings because he is a total stud muffin showoff.

Oh yeah, he defiantly modded 'Big John' horns with airblasters. So when he parks his car and he sees other nations come out of their vehicles, he pounds on that horn and scares the living shit out of them.

He totally does 2 am donuts in the Thunderbird the front of Walmart parking lots with his brother Canada to freak him out.

Other than seeing him work on his cars while listening to "Waking Up in Vegas by Katy Perry" on the radio, he's in his room sorting out his action figure and comic book collection.

Damn, what what a geek.

He has an eBay account where he buys, trades and auctions his collection as his interests constantly change.

If you think him being a geek, dork and a nerd is gonna save him from getting a basic ass Stanley cup, you're wrong.

He has a navy blue one that he takes to meetings and he would get dirty looks from the other nations.

"Goddamn it America, you do not need that much coffee."

"Fuck you, you scone sucking twink. It's not coffee, it's the Panera Super Charged Lemonade mixed with Redbull."

"I beg your fucking pardon..."

He gave Canada a red one for his birthday that he also takes with him to meetings.

"Canada, mon ami~. That better not be that merde American drinks that makes your heart explode."

"No, it's Tim Hortons iced coffee."

"Well.. that's better than what America drinks..."

[vintageghoststories]

u know when u realize that as a artist you candraw whatever u want? yeah well anyways au where everything is the same but john is a big worm on a string and the king in yellow is a long furby

[crowwithinternetaccess]

Intro Post :>

Hello! This account used to be dedicated to my long furby, Flashlight, but I abandoned it and have since returned to Tumlr just wanting a place to post whatever.

I have a tiktok and an instagram (both under the username pigeonpawz) where I post art, and I *may* post art here, but that's kinda unlikely since I already have accounts for that elsewhere.

About Me:

-I'm an artist and animator! I wanna be an animator/writer when I graduate (kinda like Alex Hirsch!) Wish me luck LMAO (probably gonna end up living under a bridge with the way the industry's looking rn 💀)

-I am a furry and a therian (Crow and questioning another theriotype, this one's either a canine or feline of some sort). My fursona is a pigeon/griffin named Pidge.

-I have 2 long furbies now! I'm still very much into furbies and I only stopped posting about them because there's only so much I can post about with them. The second one was made by theoddbody on Etsy and is Frutiger Aero themed! I love both of my furbies very much (and have been thinking about fixing up Flashlight, as I made a few mistakes while making them).

Anyways uhhh idrk what I'll post. Sorry if you followed me for furby stuff bc I won't post much about that anymore. I'll leave up my old posts tho.

DNI

-furry and therian haters fuck off

-misogynists, homophobes, transphobes, racists, and whatever other fuckass forms of bigotry yall invented

-anyone trying to sell me shit

Fandoms I'm in:

Bojack Horseman, Moral Orel, House M.D., Gravity Falls, Warrior Cats, anything made by Nathan Fielder, Smiling Friends (PLZ INTERACT WITH ME IF UR A FAN OF THESE :3)

Shit I like but idk if it has a fandom/i don't rlly interact with the fandom:

Books: Crime and Punishment (Fydor... uhhh i cant spell his last name), Misery, The Shining, The Stand (Stephen King), Cider House Rules, The World According to Garp, A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving), A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen), Watership Down (Richard Adams)

TV Shows and Series: Inside Job, Hilda, Maniac, End of the Fucking World, I Am Not Okay With This, Tear Along the Dotted Line, This World Can't Tear Me Down, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, You, The Good Place, F is For Family, Centaurworld, Sex Education, Sweet Tooth, Baby Reindeer (watched those on Netflix), Clarence, Rick and Morty, Barry, Regular Show, South Park, How To With John Wilson (watched on HBO Max), Daria, and Bluey :3

Movies: Detachment, Rango, Rio (but NOT Rio 2 all my homies hate Rio 2), Arlo the Alligator Boy, Whiplash, Jumanji (1995), O Brother, Where Art Thou

Games: Omori, Class of '09, Cattails, Path of Titans, Mincraft, Webkinz, Rayman Origins, Rayman Legends

goddamn i like a lot of tv shows

[relaxxattack]

hi! it's me :) fic rec anon. things have been hard lately so i have some more stuff to recommend bc it makes me feel better. uh, this one's mostly a like, grab bag of stuff? miscellany yknow. let's get into it (also if i have any repeats of stuff you've rec'd here before then Whoops)

pilot light, pale rapture is a post-game fic about jade and her Issues. jade/davepeta. has some excellent jane work in there and is meant to imply june pre-transition. i'd also like to recommend this author's other work, including the collected works of the originators, and the fanventure kittyquest which you can find on mspfa. both the collected works and kittyquest are about a richly detailed take on earth C, with accompanying myths; kitty quest is about jade and davepeta's daughter kitty harley-leider. very very good.

estrogamer girl is about trans girl roxy! very sweet. gen.

METHODOLOGY AND INTERPRETIVE "RECORD" OF SOULBOT WRECK AA109.23J2 – [DRAFT] is about a post-game grad student accessing the wreckage of one of aradia's soulbots postcanon, and experiencing the feelings of a doomed timeline's aradia. ararezi, outsider pov.

who could ask you to be unbroken or brave again is a fic about rose and vriska talking about trauma and child abuse post-canon. gen.

Metronome of a Night Queen's Heart and Other Unused Romance Novel Names is a fic in which kanaya asks dave to be her bloodbag after becoming a vampire, causing rosemary and davekat misunderstandings. rosemary and davekat.

Jade: Endure is about what it would have been like for jade to grow up with her corpse in her own house. short and very good. gen.

grant me wings that i might fly is about jade english raising jake english up to her eventual death. very good. gen.

DIRK TAKES A PISS is , okay listen i know from that title oyou might be like, fic rec anon, What are you recommending to me BUT LSITEN ITS ABOUT DIRK ACCIDENTALLY DROPPING HIS PACKER ON THE FLOOR OF A BATHROOM AND GETTING MEET CUTE'D. it's good. okay. dirkjake.

one more night (your ex-lover remains dead) is a junejasprose fic about trauma and what it means to be a rose left behind. if you're going to read ANY jasprose fic you have to read this one it's literally iconic to me and changed the way i see her forever. junejasprose.

Light Without Effulgence is a jake & rose friendship manifesto and it is HILARIOUS. "rose, you gather, is like dirk if he were a woman and capable of being happy" like that's hilarious to me. gen.

Bitter is a fancomic about jade and rose and i'm not going to spoil the surprise of what it's about but it's DELICIOUS. jaderose.

CHARGING THE VOID is a space opera roserezi au with hints of vrisrezi left behind and also both rose and terezi are trans and also it's DELICIOUS like i can't even say anything about it. if anyone has read baru cormorant and is familiar with it it's like that. roserezi, unlike pretty much anything else i've recced here it DOES have a sex scene so if you're uncomfortable with that it's not for you.

think about staying alive is a kidswap au! about rose strider my favorite kidswap <3 gen.

Postscript is about rosefef, rebellion au, being the last two left alive carrying out a rebellion against the condesce. rosefef.

Transperience is about calliope and the trans experience! fancomic, gen. very good.

goddess is about june egbert coming out! can you tell i'm a june egbert Believer gsdlkjfsakldj it's gotten to the point it's hard to read fic where she's called john lmao

I'm Hoping One Day Acting Cool Will Make Me Feel More Self Assured is about kanaya maryam and the burdens of being assigned mom friend. rosemary. also she and rose have a long furby.

we are the reckless is a space opera au in which vriska's a pirate captain and aradia's a helmsman. i love the blackrom in this. aravris.

i think this is enough for rn. have fun!

AND WHEN THE WORLD NEEDED THEM MOST…

THEY RETURNED!!!

thank you so much!!!!! these all look very fun and it’s definitely appreciated TwT and kind of you!!! 💞💞💞

[inkher0]

It's a bit short but here's what I got! 🙂

Name: Warren

Proxy Name: The Analog Rabbit

Gender: Male

Power: control over mechanical animals (Technopathy I suppose?)

Other stuff: Host of his system, wants to become a Muse, and owns a furby, not the best fighter mostly leaving that to Downpour and John (Fake names based off some of my headmates), wears his long hair in a braid

Also the thought of being forced to switch is a horror in itself. But I suppose that's the point, Slenderman is manipulating his proxies to his benefit

I love him, that's so interesting! The furby detail is my fav, those little shits can be nightmare fuel 🤣

And, yea, Slenderman's interpretation of what "love" means is uh. Questionable. I definitely recommend people who are survivors of emotional and psychological abuse be careful when reading Origin, because a LOT of the psychological horror is realizing something's wrong before the characters do and watching them fall victim to it

[johnkarkatfurby]

Went to school and brought John with me. He did some light reading and met some new friends! We also got stuck on our bus for a little bit in the very hot sun. But John still had fun today. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[felassan]

Howdy, Felassan! Do you happen to know the chronological order of E v e r y canonical piece of Dragon Age media (books + games + wasn't there a movie?), or where I could find that info?

Hello! Like chronological in the in-universe timeline? (If you mean irl release dates or wanted in-universe dates for each too lmk and I’ll update the post.)

Pls note there is some overlap (things happening concurrently). Some placements I used here are approximate or a bit more based on what’s more intuitive for the people consuming the media (if things were unclear in-world temporally). In the lore, some dates aren’t exact, some pieces of media take place over a long period or at multiple points in the timeline, or are able to take place at various points in the timeline depending on player choice. Also in the lore, in some places there are discrepancies, conflicting information, things that don’t make complete sense or things which aren’t clear. So, tis not a perfect list and more sort've like my suggestion:

Dragon Age: Last Flight [novel; the bulk of it takes place here, the rest of it takes around DAI-ish]

Hindsight [motion comic, takes place in the past]

Flemeth [short story]

Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne [novel]

Dragon Age: The Calling [novel]

Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker [film]

Dragon Age [IDW comic; unclear, but probably takes place before DAO]

Leliana’s Song [DAO DLC; takes place before DAO]

A Tale of Orzammar [DAO DLC; takes place before DAO]

Dragon Age: Journeys [game; unclear, but takes place before DAO and is a tie-in to DAO]

Morrigan [short story, set before DA:O]

Alistair [short story, set before DA:O]

Dragon Age: Origins [Penny Arcade comic]

Dragon Age: Origins [game]

The Stone Prisoner, Return to Ostagar and Warden’s Keep [DAO DLCs; take place during DAO] 

Dragon Age: The Revelation [comic created by a fan and David Gaider; takes place near the end of DAO]

The Darkspawn Chronicles [DAO DLC; alternate universe timeline of DAO]

Dragon Age: Warden’s Fall [online miniseries]

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening [Penny Arcade comic]

Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening [game]

The Golems of Amgarrak [DAO DLC; takes place after DAO-A]

Witch Hunt [DAO DLC; takes place after DAO-A]

Varric, Fenris, Merrill, Isabela, Anders, Aveline and Sebastian [short stories; take place before DAII]

Dragon Age II [game]

The Exiled Prince [DAII DLC; takes place throughout DAII]

Dragon Age: Redemption [web series; takes place at the same time as DAII but always before DAII DLC Mark of the Assassin]

Mark of the Assassin [DAII DLC; can take place at various points during DAII but always after Dragon Age: Redemption]

Legacy [DAII DLC; can take place at various points during DAII. The official date for it is 9:37, which is DAII Act 3]

Dragon Age: Hard in Hightown [novel; in-universe it’s a novel written by Varric that essentially fictionalizes the rough time period of DAII. He references it in DAI]

Dragon Age: Legends [game; unclear, but is a tie-in to DAII. iirc BioWare writers have since said this is non-canon]

Dragon Age: The Silent Grove [comic]

Dragon Age: Those Who Speak [comic]

Dragon Age: Until We Sleep [comic]  

Dragon Age: Asunder [novel]

Dragon Age: The Masked Empire [novel]

Paying the Ferryman, Paper & Steel and The Riddle of Truth [short stories; take place before DAI]

Dragon Age: The Last Court [game]

Dragon Age: Magekiller [comic; takes place before and during DAI]

Dragon Age: Inquisition [game]

Jaws of Hakkon and The Descent [DAI DLCs; can take place before or after end of main DAI storyline but always before Trespasser]

The Final Conversation [short story; takes place either before or not long after Trespasser]

Trespasser [DAI DLC]

Dragon Age: Knight Errant [comic]

Dragon Age: Deception [comic]

Dragon Age: Blue Wraith [comic]

Dragon Age: Dark Fortress [comic]

Dragon Age: Absolution [Netflix show. hard to place exactly when, but it takes place sometime after Trespasser, with flashbacks to DA:I/the Inquisition era]

The Next One [short story; unclear, but before Hunger in Tevinter Nights. Is a sorta tie-in to Tevinter Nights]

Tevinter Nights [short story anthology; hard to place, as the different stories take place at different points. For example, Hunger takes place after The Next One, Murder by Death Mages takes place during DAI, Herold Had The Plan takes place between Knight Errant and Deception, and The Dread Wolf Take You probably takes place after Dark Fortress. Some of the stories clearly take place at some point after DAI basegame or Trespasser and some are unclear]

Minrathous Shadows [short story; unclear, sometime after Trespasser? Is a sorta tie-in to Tevinter Nights]

The Wake [short story; unclear, after The Wigmaker Job in Tevinter Nights but before Eight Little Talons in Tevinter Nights? Is a sorta tie-in to Tevinter Nights]

Ruins of Reality [short story; unclear, after Three Trees to Midnight in Tevinter Nights? Is a sorta tie-in to Tevinter Nights]

Won't Know When [short story; unclear. presumably after The Next One and before The Missing]

As We Fly [short story; unclear. after related short stories in Tevinter Nights]

Dragon Age: The Missing [comic. placed here since it is a DA: Dreadwolf "prequel comic"]

The Flame Eternal / The Eternal Flame [short story; it happens in the past in 9:22, which is around the time of Dawn of the Seeker, but has a present-day date of 9:52]

Dragon Age: The Veilguard [upcoming game; set around 9:52 Dragon, give or take]

For some of the post-Trespasser stuff (outside Knight Errant, Deception, Blue Wraith and Dark Fortress) it's unclear, we just know they're post-Trespasser and before DA:TV.

Hope this helps?

[olderthannetfic]

should I worry that dating men or not dating men will change the entire rest of my identity? No point to this, just a vent. Like, yeah, being bi has been Fine for me, but I'm just tired of the same old chestnuts being regularly resurrected in a way that I don't think would be treated so cavalierly for other identities. *The bi community has consistently but not universally been pretty awesome about fluid and non-standard identities or relationships.

--

My favorite is people fundamentally not getting why I dislike the “Oh, I don’t like labels” thing.

“But some people don’t like labels. I think that’s fine! Human sexuality is complex!” etc. etc.

Except they would never accept that for someone who appeared to be monosexual. They’d be like “Who are you kidding? Just admit you’re straight/gay!” It’s only when it’s the word ‘bisexual’ that’s being avoided that it’s cool.

Sure, sexuality is fluid and some people really do just prefer to go with “eh, labels are stupid”, but...

[dreamerinsilico]

In This Essay I Will (but really won't): explore how Eothas' actions in Deadfire affect the strength of the Watcher's narrative agency

Some bullet points (in some particular order, but I’m really trying to force myself not to spend a ton of time on this because otherwise I’ll never finish, so it might not be the best particular order):

Deadfire casts the Watcher’s conflict with Eothas in a complex and strongly personal light - he wrecked their home and made off with a piece of their soul, and as someone with a rare level of insight into and interaction with the gods, the Watcher is of some especial interest and significance to Eothas.

The main questline of Deadfire is of a piece with PoE, in the sense that the Watcher is trying to discover and understand the larger conflict as much as they are trying to solve it.  

That said, the main plot is fundamentally reactive, and also skewed in scale in a way that it is not in PoE: PoE ends in an epic battle with the antagonist, after which you decide what to do with the mess he left behind.  In Deadfire if you have the hubris to tell Eothas to fite you, he will just squish you.  He’s going to do what he generally set out to do whether or not you like it.  

While the crux of the conflict in Deadfire is a simpler one than in PoE, you’re still working with an issue that is itself complex, and that the Watcher has had a huge amount of time and varying interactions to build up appropriately complex opinions and reactions on the issue.

Those opinions and reactions are thoroughly integrated into the rest of the game in how many of the side quest lines and even interpersonal relationships are resolved.  This results in meaningful differences with regard to what the world looks like (and what the people you care about are doing in it) at the end of the game.  

The structure of the Deadfire main quest makes for some unfortunate dissonance in terms of stated urgency versus actual urgency - being able to gad around indefinitely in between stages of the main quest doesn’t work well with the main quest being “Eothas is actively moving somewhere, causing death and destruction in his wake, and he’s going to do something big, though we’re not sure what, yet.”  I’m having trouble putting it into words, but that dissonance kind of... reveals the undergirders of the game structure in a way that undermines some of the perception of the Watcher’s agency that it’s otherwise trying to create.

Taken all together, though, I think the game actually does a reasonable job, within the constraints of being a video game, of creating a sense of the Watcher’s agency while balancing conflicts on a wide spectrum of scales.

And because kicking (or at least flirting with) hornet nests is occasionally my idea of a good time, this hypothetical essay would probably take the format of a compare-and-contrast with Mass Effect 3, as in “here are these two RPGs where you’re dealing with both metahuman-scale strife and a looming, catastrophic threat, and here’s why I think the one does pretty well at setting up a sense of the player character’s agency, and the other does not.”  ;P