#sheet cutting

[girlboyburger]

had an identity crisis, prime time for a slight sona redesign!

it's cow! (again!)

+ a closeup because i'm really proud of the eyes

[bamsara]

Sorting the sticker drawers this morning and realized I put the them right next to each other. Big em and small em

[birdsareblooming]

"we teach media literacy in schools yall just dont pay attention" did yall forget that the american school system sucks. yeah they sure TRY. they do it badly though

[lizzybeeee]

DATV Spoilers - The Handling of Previous Story/Lore In DATV

Quick PSA: If you’ve read my post on the lore/story threads dropped – it’s not a list of what I expected or even wanted to see addressed/answered in DATV.

It’s pretty much a given that Kieran and the Architect were never going to come back in any meaningful way, I understand that. Questions about what happened to Anora, Anders, Cullen’s clinic etc...never expected to get an answer about them – at all. The line of succession in Ferelden and Orlais? I expected that sometime down the line it would have to be streamlined into one option for both nations, not a problem – there’s so many choices it’s impossible to account for, and I understand that.

A codex entry or letter would have been nice – but my expectations for DATV was solely for a good story that added to the lore and world of Thedas. Instead, it felt entirely reductive – glaringly so when you account for the ‘Executives’ twist. The slavery in Tevinter is non-existent, the Crows being an organization that indoctrinated children is never touched upon, any mystery of ancient Tevinter and the elves is answered (badly!), the Dalish have effectively disappeared and become the Veil Jumpers...it all feels so hollow, so shallow, that I ever cared about these things in the first place.

There’s no DLC planned – the team is working on Mass Effect 5 now. There’s no conclusion to the fate of the south of Thedas outside of two codex entries and some dialogue. They can patch the Executors cutscene out, maybe - perhaps they could even do the same to anything relating to the south of Thedas. Yes, these areas were not completely destroyed by the Blight – they can rebuild – but it comes across as being so meaningless that I ever cared for these places in the first place. To learn that after ten years of waiting all we cared for get devastated and left in limbo...it’s hard to put into words the bitterness I felt at that realization, and seeing that final cut-scene drove the nail into the coffin of how foolish I felt for even caring in the first place.

The issue is that the dev’s gave us only three choices, told us that as the story was contained to the north of Thedas – that our other choices weren’t relevant to the rest of the game – that their intent was to not effect anyone's head-canons...before doing so with ‘the blight has devastated most of everywhere you went previously’.

These were story/plot threads that were woven throughout the narrative of the first three games – the things that made me care and become invested in the world of Thedas to begin with. In a game that was set-up to be a direct sequel to Inquisition and Trespasser I hoped that, at least, what was brought up in Inquisition would be mentioned.

Perhaps my list is a little too detailed with plot threads and issues – if anything that can be attributed to the incredible world-building done in the first three games! I love those games, I love the world of Thedas...which is why this game utterly baffles me with its choices.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a good game but not a good Dragon Age game.

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Edit: DATV is absolutely a godawful rpg game - decisions are basically meaningless, lack of dialogue options, lack of conflict, blunt therapy dialogue, bad writing of characters and lore/story...my opinion of a game being 'good' is basically that it works at launch - coming from someone who played Cyberpunk 2077 at launch.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a game that exists - it's playable, releasing fairly well optimized (especially in a gaming landscape that seems content to rush half-baked games out and then patch them later) and that's perhaps the only good thing I can certainly say of it.

It fails as an RPG in practically every way, especially when compared to its predecessors.

[antsyandpantsy]

silly lil shiver tat

[artoutforblood]

End // First // Previous // Bonus

[myxineye]

making a spy sticker sheet :p

[telekitnetic-art]

repping the splatlands, it's

DEEP CUT! (FORMLINE)

(Sticker sheet available)

[matutito]

himemiya anthy.. i feel a deep kinship with you..

hello

bye bye

[muppenthings]

Cetus, a freshwater mer with gigantism.

Age: young adult

World: Jordh

Timeperiod: Modern time, 2020's

Personality: Childish and willful. Very sensitive. If he's around people he likes he can be relaxed and amiable. He's tactile which can be an issue due to the size difference.

As a freshwater mer he's very sensitive to the mood and energy of others. If he's met with nervousness or frustration, he'll be stressed or agitated. He'll then engage in behaviour such as chewing on things, flicking his fins or tail, fidget with things. Or people if they're not calm and assertive with him. Which can be quite problematic.

Gigantism: Due to a genetic mutation, Cetus has a very special case of gigantism. He'd be growing indefinitely if not medicated monthly. There's a slightly more elaborate answer about it in this post.

Background: As a baby, his parents left him with humans as he was growing too big too fast due to his gigantism and they didn't know what else to do. At the time humans didn't know much about freshwater mers either as they are elusive (and dwindling in numbers). Initially it didn't go very well with the humans failing to properly handle the young mer. And the trial and errors with medications to stop the growth led to him feeling quite sick. It all led to a young Cetus escaping the humans for a while. He was later found and lured back into a bay where he's still kept. The humans that work with him have a better understanding of him now so it's easier for both parties.

Other notes

Communication: Due to his gigantism, the membranes in his syrinx (that produce sound) have thickened so much they can only produce a deep rumble, leaving him unable to speak mer or human language. There's still variation to his rumbles; ones that resemble thunder to ones so deep the human ear can't hear them (but oh can you feel them vibrate through your bones).

Senses: Cetus has low vision in both of his eyes so he often keeps the nictitating membrane (third eyelid) over them to focus on his other, much stronger senses. He also has electroreception which is very keen. It allows him to sense electric currents, meaning he can detect muscle contractions, like heartbeats, twitches etc. All this gives him an uncanny ability to now exactly where a living being is and if they're calm or not. This ability only works in water however, since air is a bad electrical conductor. Outside of water he relies more on his sense of smell and hearing.

Scars: The scars along his sides and back are from motorboat propellers. Freshwater mer rubs their bodies against eachother as a sign of affection. Given his size, Cetus struggles to satisfy this instinct properly so he'll rub against the objects that "his" humans are on. If they're on a boat and the engines are running... welp.

Also freshwater mers live in pairs, which can be romantic or platonic. So Cetus is quite lonely, often staring out at the open sea.

[decapod-appreciator]

and here’s an adaine.. ily girl. forcing myself to not do Kristen until I do all the boys bc otherwise they will never be done

notes-

as with Fig, this is meant to be sophomore year adaine. I picture her having the biggest change in design from freshman year- she cuts her hair much shorter and gets it dyed courtesy of Fig, stops wearing fake school uniforms, and gains a bit of weight. I imagine she was really skinny freshman year, and her parents kinda. encouraged it to an unhealthy degree, but once she cuts contact with them she starts to recover. I imagine she’s more visibly chubby as a sign that she’s more mentally and physically healthy junior year-onwards.

this is just design notes for myself, but she has wide shoulders and narrow hips, where as Kristen has narrow shoulders and wide hips and Fig has wide both hips and shoulders.

her eyes were all black (unusual for elves) until she had That Conversation with the previous elven oracle pre-prompocalypse, after which her pupils turned glowy blue.

[bamsara]

Cult of the Lamb Mini - Demon Sticker sheet I made (+ Nari & Lamb because I felt like the sheet had too much empty space so they're mini stickers too) And our girl Heket🐸

Made for Patreons for April. These will be available on my KoFi shop soon maybe >.>

[fivepebsi]

yayyyy finally i can post my wonderful poopsies 💖

[pinacoladamatata]

both hands full....

[yo-yo-yoshiko]

Oni ni Kanabo! (my first time experimenting with physical screentone!!)

I thought the rough media look suited her(the manga master) for this one so intentionally left parts of the original sketch... but here's some cleaner scans anyway!

...and also a photo of her on my work table!!

[blotsjunkyard]