#remnant 2022

[thesleeptokenarchive]

Remnant of the Past: Obsidian Tour 2022

Australia tour supporting Northlane with Plini and Alt.

Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

June 18 2022

Photos by Paul Tadday for amplify.com.au

[psychicthepsychic-daily]

he'd make a good toppat methinks

[aitze]

A set of portraits from a game of Starforged where, during the setting creation, we decided that AI is programmed by people taking drugs to create them in their minds.. My character Remnant is on the top left.

Remnant was found by the rest of the crew in a derelict spacecraft with no memories of her past except for her project to create a true AI, a copy of herself called Shard. She later turned out to have been a researcher for an evil multisolarsystem conglomeration.

[kakushusband]

It's vital that I keep making fun of past me for being soooo skittish about liking arlong. If anything it made me stronger bc it proved that not only can I be into the most vile morally corrupt anime characters known to man, but they don't have to be bishies for that to happen (frieza)

[cheapsweets]

CheapSweets Pick 'n' Mix - Best of 2022

What is it?

Remnants of the Vessel, first full album from Los Angeles experimental doomsters Faetooth (Jenna - Bass and vocals, Ash - Guitar and vocals, Ari - Guitar and vocals, Rah - Drums, plus guest cellist Ari Bone).

What is it like?

Fairy Doom Metal. What does that mean? It's an album that is by turns etherial, moody, and absolutely crushing. The guitars and bass have a great sludgy, fuzzy tone, the drumming (much like the album as a whole) ranges from subtle to brutal as the songs demand, and there is a real mix of vocal styles that work fantastically well together. Oh, and there's some great cello on some of the tracks. More cello in doom metal, please :)

It draws from myth and folklore, it's fae, witchy, and deeply melancholic, and it's easily one of my favourite albums of 2022.

You might like this if you are a fan of:

Thou, Sleep, My Dying Bride, Messa, Mrs. Piss...

Lyrics such as:

Futile is the work of men

Metal, stone, and words will all bend

On thy knees now

We fall with what we build

Don't just take my word for it:

Spin magazine ranked it their (joint) best album of 2022!

Also highly rated by A Spooky Mansion from Toilet Ov Hell

Standout tracks:

Echolalia, La Sorciere, Saturn Devouring His Son

Where can I find it?

Youtube;

Bandcamp;

Physical releases from DuneAltar;

And, Spotify;

And of course, if you are in the LA area you might get to see them live (in which case, colour me jealous :D )

[bumblingest-bee]

i noticed all of your assassins posts … and oh my god when i tell you i got nostalgia …

i’m the assassins anon from the other post, idk if you remember but i lived the 2022 resurgence. scary times /j

i was just simply here to tell you that you reminded me a lot of back when i was a huge assassins fan. all the bursts of posts, noticing little things that no person really should pay attention to, obsessing over a connection you made in your head, it’s literally theater insanity /p

if you ever need context…i’m here. well every few days or so but uhhhhh you get the gist of what i’m saying :) i just want to be that old person telling their grandkids abt how it was in the old days lol

hiii this message made me smile lmao i do love the shared experience of being insane about a show with other people. also holy shit whatever was happening in 2022 utterly fascinates and bewilders me bc i had been off tumblr for a couple years and only made this blog in like fall 2023 when i'd already been into assassins for a while. and assassins is one of those shows that should have a hundred million billion fans but definitely shouldn't have a fandom. if you get me. so i showed up on obscure sondheim musical tumblr last year like oh look other people enjoy this play! then had an experience equivalent to watching the shadow of a giant sea monster passing just out of view

[soapdispensersalesman]

[daydreamlng]

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[neon-in-the-night-time]

that feel when you thought that fandom left the “bitch or lesbian” trope (in which the canonical female love interest of a male character in a popular mlm ship is “gotten rid of” by either being a “bitch” or a lesbian) in 2017 but then you interact with a new fandom and it hits you smack dab in the face with it

[onlyhurtforaminute]

CADAVEROUS-I WANT TO KILL

[notaplaceofhonour]

A reminder that Anti-Israel doesn’t mean “Pro-Palestinian”.

The militant faction referenced here is Ansar Allah (aka The Houthi Movement, commonly known as just “the Houthis”), a totalitarian theocracy that does not mince words about hating not just Israel, but the Jewish people. Their slogan, which they display as the symbol for their movement, is “God is the Greatest; Death to America; Death to Israel; A Curse On the Jews; Victory to Islam”.

Also no, the Houthis didn’t risk jack shit for Palestine. They’re one in a long line of militant factions who are directly responsible for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Abandoning their own people’s humanitarian needs to wage war isn’t a “risk” for them; it’s standard operating procedure.

The people obscuring this fact to position them as heroes for opposing Israel are engaging in dishonest, manipulative, and immensely antisemitic propaganda. (Also, like, “puppets”? Really? That’s not even subtle.) You do not even have to scratch beyond the surface of just “who is this referencing, and what is their slogan that they plaster everywhere on everything?” to know this. The fact that anyone would fall for it demonstrates gross negligence & a deep & unserious lack of curiosity on their part. There’s no excuse.

But what if you did actually spend more than 5 seconds to know more than 2 facts about the government of Yemen? Well, you might find:

There is a long history of antisemitic violence in Yemen. It culminated in 1949, and roughly 47,000 of Yemen’s 50,000+ Jews fled to Israel. A few remained, but the Houthi regime (which formed in the 90’s and is the one that is now attacking Israeli ships) is so openly, explicitly, & genocidally antisemitic that it forced even that remnant to flee.

The last Jew in Yemen, Levi Salem Musa Murhabi, is currently rotting in a Houthi prison where he has been illegally detained & tortured for the last 7+ years. Our last sign of life was in 2022, so we don’t actually know if he’s still alive.

The country that tried to murder all their Jews & continues to torture the only one that remains is now attacking the country where all those Jews went, all the while chanting “death to Israel, a curse on the Jews.” Do the math. They didn’t “show up” for Palestinians. They pulled up on Israel because that’s where all the Jews they’ve been trying to murder for years live.

[dominiqueramseyart]

Now that I have my artwork organized into my blog, I can see that I wasted 2022-2023 creating some pieces of work that were not "me", in favor of posting art that could possibly get me hired.

When in actuality, the art I create from the heart WILL get my hired and has done so. That weird dip period in my art is honestly the remnants of discouraging past voices finally leaving. With the irl naysayers gone it is now easier to create.

sooo if any of you noticed art styles changing suddenly one day and gone the next, that's why! but im getting back to consistency.

[riverwindphotography]

Remnants of Sunlight

(c) riverwindphotography, October 2022

[kathaynesart]

Now that we're starting to hop around the timeline a bit, I figured it would be wise to post an official timeline of events to avoid confusion (note: always subject to change). I had also considered doing a similar Happy>Angst Scale Timeline like what Cass and Tapa have done in the past but... even I'm not 100% sure I want to see what that is going to look like haha.

NOTES OF INTEREST LISTED BELOW:

Pre 2022 is literally just the show ROTTMNT. These boys are supposed to be as close to canon as possible so it's a good reminder that everything that happened in the show happened to them as well (no they were not human kids that got mutated at a zoo, that was a big fat lie they told the EPF, I keep getting questions about that haha).

2022 - The Invasion catches them all by surprise and the Krang begin their conquest of the planet Earth. The Mad Dogs do what they can, but are as much in the dark as the rest of the world as to what these things are and where they came from.

2026 - This is the point where THIS INTERVIEW happens. Their Lair is destroyed by the Krang, as is the Hidden City. Splinter is killed and with nowhere left to go the boys turn to the last remaining human colony in the US. It is here they finally discover the true origins of the Krang and Leo realizes his hand in it.

2028 - The Holiday Special when Casey Junior is born! Look forward to it!

2030 - "The Day the Sky Bled Red" The fall of the Central Park Colony, the EPF, and the last remnants of the US Government. The survivors create the Liberty Colony located beneath the Statue of Liberty and form the Resistance, where humans, yokai, and mutants are treated equally.

2036-44 - Where the vast majority of Replica's story will be told.

Leaving some details sparse because they'll probably be addressed at some point in the story, but hopefully this information might help give better context.

[theresattrpgforthat]

Do you have any recommendations for TTRPGs where Body Horror is a central theme or mechanic? Preferably ones where themes like loss of agency or control over one's body are the focus. Thank you!!

THEME: Body Horror (Part 2!)

Hello there, I’m going to start by providing a link to the Body Horror recommendation post I put up back in 2022, before I move on to new recommendations!

Mutant Monster Machine Girls, by babblegumsam.

In MUTANT MONSTER MACHINE GIRLS, you play as a member of "The Girls", a group of queer misfits fighting against an oppressive anarcho-capitalist state ruled by The Corporation. 

Each of you fights against them because all your lives have been ruined by The Man Responsible, a dangerous and cruel servant of The Corporation. Because of his actions and the nature of your evolutions, you can no longer return to your previous lives and the people you love.

Your only solution? Exact your ultraviolent revenge on him and bring peace to the city by force!

The Mutant part of Mutant Monster Machine Girls is pretty heavy on the body horror, although I think the other character options certainly have possibilities. Babblegumsam has a fondness for weaving trauma and emotion into many of their works, so you’ll likely find a lot of feelings about exploration and loss in this one. The game system uses a modified PbtA system, which gives you tokens that you can spend to add modifiers to your roll. (This same mechanic can be found in Apocalypse Keys!)

Soul Burner, by World Champ Game Co.

Soul Burner is a standalone tabletop role-playing game of adventuring ashen corpses wandering a volcanic ghostland in service of the gods of fate, protecting the timeline from imminent disaster by manifesting fractured memories to shape the world to their will.

Compatible with Mork Borg and inspired by Necronautilus, this game acts as a bridge between worlds of violent dark fantasy and stoner metal science fantasy.

Soul Burner embeds body horror both into the characters you play and the creatures you come across, using MORK BORG rules and depicting your characters as merely remnants of who they used to be. You will find creatures overgrown by fungi, desperate cannibals, and lava-worshipping cultists in this book, evoking a grim and gritty fantasy setting. Your own characters are ever-changing, morphing and distorting whenever you gain a Reminder - pieces of who you are that give you mechanical advantages in the game.

FLËSHMØG, by Freak Flag Games.

FLËSHMØG: THE FLESH BEGINS TO EXERT ITS WILL UPON ITSELF

mäw of hëck: flëshmøg is a pen & paper body horror character creator. draw your hand, discover your body, and mutate your form.

This isn’t so much a game as it is a character-creation exercise. Using a deck of playing cards, you assemble cards as you randomly draw them to give yourself body parts, strengths, and adaptations according to the world around you. This might be an interesting exercise if you want to come up with a wretched home-brew character for MORK BORG, or if you want to design some kind of horror to pit against your players in another game.

Do Not Fear: In Death We Bloom, by Hella Big Claws.

Do Not Fear is a Forged In the Dark Tabletop Roleplaying game, about accepting the fleetingness of life; and using the strength that gives you in order to combat a growing stagnation.

Fight as a Hunter, a person who has been given a Gift of Bloom; a fungus like infection that allows for incredible strength and regenerative ability; in exchange for subsuming your flesh as you die.

Combat or save the Rusted; living creatures infected by a growing viral stagnation; marbling their bones and rusting their flesh; sculpting them into horrifyingly beautiful creations. Ascend the Tower; a large, multilayered structure which you call home. Interact with the factions and people within, as you set down roots.

As a fungus-infested person, the characters for Do Not Fear feel like prime candidates for body horror. Your characters have accepted that their fate will likely end in death, but only because they must if they are to save the world from a horrible plague. The game is built off of the same system as Blades in the Dark, but I think there’s been some tweaks here and there, because there are teasers to creatures and weapons that indicate hit-points and stats. The character abilities however, look really powerful and exciting. If you are a fan of Bloodborne, Hunter X Hunter, or Technoir, you might like this game.

Mutagenic Hive Swarm, by Atelier Hwei.

Waking up as a transdimensional insectoid reptilian has never been more fun!You are a stone age psychonaut apparently occupying the body of a Transdimensional Insectoid Reptile, a bug.

But who you were is less important than where you are: you must navigate the bloody, alien meatscape of the MUTAGENIC HIVE SWARM and find a way back to the Here & Now… before memories of who or what you fade completely.

Mutagenic Hive Swarm is all about playing bugs who are not really bugs - your characters have found themselves in the bodies of alien creatures, and will need to fight in order to hold onto their sense of self. Much of your character’s skills and effort will be directed towards trying to resist certain influences and changes, so I think the theme of loss of agency really shines through in this game. What you might really like is the d20 table of mutations that can threaten you every time your body changes. If you want a game where your character is more likely going to succumb to their changes than find a way out, you might want to check out Mutagenic Hive Swarm.

Other Games to Check Out

Wasted, by World Champ Game Co.

Bio-Drones & Cryo0Clones, by ChrisAir (for Mothership).

[pokemonshelterstories]

Do you mind me asking why the talonflame isn’t releasable? I know a number of birds aren’t releasable due to bone breaks in wings not healing right, I was wondering if it was that or something else.

I appreciate the weird little face lol

she was a rehab patient of mine back in 2022, and after we attempted to release her the first time, she wound up back in rehab because she turned into a tremendous nuisance pokemon. our theory is that she was human-raised and then released after evolution (her molt limit indicated that she had evolved within the past year). unfortunately, a talonflame that hangs out on people's porches and screams at them and then lights the remnants of its prey on fire on top of their doormats is one that you don't typically want hanging around.

thankfully, the aviary was looking to add a talonflame to their program, and although she was initially very aggressive towards handlers, she warmed up far more quickly than a truly wild talonflame typically would. she now does flight shows and was even my old archeops iris's mate for a year!