#rqg sohra

[quicklyannoyedbread]

so ive been thinking about rqg (as i often do) specifically about death in rqg and how much i like how ttrpgs handle death as a medium

because in every other story telling medium death is planned, it comes at the end of an arc, at a convenient time where the story for a character wraps up in a narratively satisfying way, there seldom are open stories, and if they are they were deliberately left open

but not so in ttrpg, not in rqg (ignoring berties death here since its a special case)

because the death is always random, and while its always well done it also always leaves something behind

something that could have been but never was

im thinking about how sasha and zolfs last words were "see you later" and how they never did

im thinking about how grizzop never got to see his kids again, or sit in the cafe with vesseek as he promised

im thinking about how sumutnyel never got their closure with Tesla, how she never got to explain to Sohra and the council why she let him in the garden

im thinking about how one day they were just there and then the next day they werent, not for a narrative reason but because thats just how life is!!

things go wrong, life isn't planable!!

but at the same time you can see that it was their choices, made with free will that got them there, they weren't chess pieces moved around by some writer, they were people who made the best choices

they could in that moment, because they're played by people who dont know the whole story, who had to make the right choice in the right moment or suffer the consequences

sasha made the choice to go to rome, and even tho she wasnt a big fan of the plan, she went to support her friends, because she wanted to help them

grizzop did the same but he also made the choice to take the spear meant for sasha and he knew the risks when he attacked the captain but in his head it was worth it

sumutnyel did not have to helo these strangers into the garden, into their sacred place, she didnt have to jumo through the portal or continue helping them, but they made that choice because they wanted to make up for the guilt they felt

and i just think that's beautiful because i can go back and be sad about their deaths but i can also see the choices that let them there, and understand that it was the best they could do, that they wanted to help in every way they could. and they did.

[glassandmarigolds]

wait, was sumutnyerl casting “share language” on herself every day she was in london or did she know english or does she just learn rly quick ???

[theonlyth1nghere]

cant believe azu and kiko went on a date where azu taught OTHER PEOPLE how to play marbles

[droidfriend]

brooding on 174

[knifemartin]

5 and 19 for the rqg retrospective asks :D

5. Pick a character and make a prediction for their epilogue.

Azu & Kiko wedding please!! Not to be mainstream but hnnnggggg. i want them to have a happily-ever-after.

OH WAIT! What I really want for Azu also is for her to return to Sohra and the Ursuns and learn more about their resurrection rituals!!!! She was so awed by that magic and so earnest and curious and she just. really wants to learn. i love her

19. Can you try to put into words the crushing nostalgia you now feel when you think back to the prologue episodes, and how you felt listening to them for the first time vs how that would feel now?

Uhhhhhhh. not even in the slightest. I think I have listened to the whole thing start-to-finish(/present) three times now? and each time it hits differently, each time something new pricks at me. must admit the prologue is much more enjoyable once you've formed the attachment to the characters lol I really struggled getting through it the first time round

RQG Retrospective asks!

[prince-jordy]

Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Rusty Quill Gaming (Podcast) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Zolf Smith/Oscar Wilde, Commander James Barnes & Zolf Smith, Celiquillithon "Cel" Sidebottom & Zolf Smith, Commander James Barnes & Celiquillithon "Cel" Sidebottom, Hamid Saleh Haroun al-Tahan & Zolf Smith Characters: Zolf Smith, Celiquillithon "Cel" Sidebottom, Commander James Barnes (Rusty Quill Gaming), Oscar Wilde (Rusty Quill Gaming), Hamid Saleh Haroun al-Tahan, Azu (Rusty Quill Gaming), Sohra (Rusty Quill Gaming) Additional Tags: Inspired by Orpheus and Eurydice (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Canonical Character Death, 174 fix-it, Singing, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

Wait for me, I'm comin' Wait, I'm comin' with you Wait for me, I'm comin' too I'm comin' too - Wait For Me, from the musical Hadestown

Damn everything in the world, Zolf will get Oscar back, no matter what. And if he has to sing his way to his love's soul, then so be it.

The RQG crew gave me lots of feels, what can I say.

[sofairycakes]

Sohra is here!

What started as a little project to work on through rqgg2020 turned into a six week long project. (oops) The painting took 4 days, the embroidery and beading another week on and off.

Honestly the moment Alex said she had a giant feather cape I knew I was going to have to try and bring her to life. It's been a fun, if very frustrating project. It's weird making a cosplay with zero visual references!

[vampyreblogger]

RQG SEXYPERSON COMPETITION MASTERPOST

Each round will last a week.

ROUND ONE

POLL A:

ada lovelace VS albert einstein VS amelia earheart VS amelie rose VS apophis VS ashen VS atsuanuub VS augusta leigh VS aziza hawaa al-tahan VS azu

WINNER: azu

POLL B:

barret racket VS bertus VS sir bertrand "bertie" macguffingham VS bi ming gusset VS bolla smok VS brock VS bronc VS celquinthion sidebottom VS charles babbagge VS chinua

WINNER: celquinthion sidebottom

POLL C:

cicero VS draal VS driak VS edward keystone VS eldarion VS elijah wormwood VS emeka VS eren fairhands VS eva van djik VS feryn smith

WINNER: edward keystone

POLL D:

figgis VS francois henri VS franz kafka VS friedrich (airship) VS friedrich (cult of apollo) VS gideon marsten-langdon VS gragg coulson VS grizzop drik acht amsterdam VS guivres VS hamid saleh haroun al-tahan

WINNER: grizzop drik acht amsterdam

POLL E:

harrison campbell VS hawaa layla halima VS hirald smith VS howard carter VS isaac newton VS jacques piaget VS james barnes VS jasper VS jean-luc bolieau VS jeremy

WINNER: james barnes

POLL F:

khantu VS kiko VS kondha VS la gourmande VS lady starling VS liliana beekos VS little VS maximus VS lord byron VS marie curie VS meerk

WINNER: kiko

POLL G:

mr ceiling VS natun VS nikola tesla VS oscar wilde VS paulette loup VS rakefine VS richard haringay VS sagax VS saira hawaa layla al-tahan VS saleh amoun al-tahan

WINNER: oscar wilde

POLL H:

saleh ibrahim al-tahan VS sasha racket VS sassraa VS selene souchet VS shoshva VS siggif VS skraark VS sohra VS sumutnyerl VS tadyka

WINNER: sasha racket

POLL I:

thomas edison VS vesseek VS vivianne messier VS yoshida shoin VS zolf smith

WINNER: zolf smith

ROUND TWO

POLL A:

azu VS celquinthion sidebottom VS edward keystone

WINNER: celquinthion sidebottom

POLL B:

grizzop drik acht amsterdam VS james barnes VS kiko

WINNER: james barnes

POLL C:

oscar wilde VS sasha racket VS zolf smith

WINNER: oscar wilde

ROUND THREE

celquinthion sidebottom VS james barnes VS oscar wilde

WINNER: oscar wilde

[sofairycakes]

I'm almost done (ha) with my Sohra cloak!

Gonna add sparkles and embroidery to give a bit of a magic feel (and also because sparkles), but the main construction and painting is done!

Psst, Sohra is done, pictures here: