#society of rafa

[heckofabecca]

Dancing ladies of Kahal for Society of Rafa, a cozy Jewish-themed ttrpg about healing, community-building, and spirits.

[snapbookreviews]

Jewish Roleplaying Games 3e

Hanukkah may be over, but there's never a bad time of year to play Jewish tabletop games.

[heckofabecca]

Hope this is okay to add—my best friends are working on an actual cozy TTRPG, with Ghibli films being an influence. Society of Rafa is based on community building, interpersonal relations, and healing rather than leaving home to adventure/kill your way through a world of monsters. Check it out!

That Ghibli inspired 5e book that I saw some people commenting sparked a lot of thoughts in my mind, but most of it is how we are filled with books with a lot of surface level inspirations that dont make a full critical analysis of what they are referencing and end up being not even a good homage but fail to unuderstand their inspiration, like saying that they are a cozy game but fill the rules with stat blocks and loot. It also always coming back to this nature of ttrpg in general to use pre estabilished systems that most of the time dont work with the fiction they have in mind, because that system itself is created with another fiction in mind. But the first thing that comes to my mind is that those products dont strive to be engaging and fun, is just to generate profit quick using a system that is very marketable, a visual style that is generally adored and you can post how you reach your ks money in 10 seconds.

It is a pattern not uncommon not only in ttrpg but game in general, something is popular or becomes popular and there is a lot of copycat, but with the tabletop rpg scene tradition of using srds, specially the OGL because it's tied to Dnd and it's big popularity, we see more of it, or at least a version that I don't want to call lazy, but focuesd on only generating buzz and sales on Kickstarter.

[menrsluts]

Yo: Hoy va a ser un gran día.

X: ¿Cómo lo sabes?

Yo:

[lonestardust]

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[maramrafat]

💥🚨🇵🇸 Please, Don't Skip. I need 1 minute from you. This my little sister Rafa again, I post this according to her order , and this is her 12 birthday and the last birthday in our home 💔 She was so happy

On 12th of this month , she should celebrate her 14 birthday , but we have no home OR we have nothing ,

This is the second birthday for her in TENT

Will she complete her life in this case ?!!! Please , help her and my family to live. We have only 5€ in the last 24 hours. We love you all and thank you all @4ft10tvlandfangirl @theonlymagicleftisart @failing-society @apocalyptic-isolation @ibtisams-blog @guanbo @mahmoudkhalafff @heritageposts @karamalmadhoun0 @fuckyeahtattoos @vanessahudgens

[useless-catalanfacts]

Wine cathedrals

In Catalonia, historically one of the main occupations has been growing vineyards and making wine. In the early 20th century, wine workers' trade unions and cooperatives built beautiful buildings for their job.

In 1921, the famous Catalan writer Àngel Guimerà, already in his elderly years, visited the seat of the Agricultural Union in the village L'Espluga de Francolí. Amazed at its sight, he called it a "wine cathedral". This name has become the denomination of this kind of buildings, built in the Catalan Modernist style. Many of them were designed by the Catalan architect Cèsar Martinell.

Though it's difficult to show the size and monumentality of these buildings only with photos, I have added some of them below. The photos where you can see the wine containers below are taken already from a very high point (the ground is under the wine containers).

Cooperative winery in l'Espluga de Francolí (Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia). Built in 1913. Photo by Marc Castellet and Javier Hidalgo.

Winery of the Agriculture Cooperative in Gandesa (Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia). Built in 1919. Photos by Rafa Pérez, Casa de las Letras and Cooperativa Gandesa.

Cooperative Cellar of Pinell de Brai (Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia). Built in 1922. Photos by Tjerk van der Meulen and Jordi Borràs.

Cellar of the Agrarian Society in Barberà de la Conca. Built in 1919-1921. Photos from Conca de Barberà Turisme and D.O. Conca de Barberà.

There are about 40 buildings in Catalonia who belong to wine workers' cooperatives and that were built around those years in Catalan Modernist style.

[leverage-ot3]

not going to give the blog any attention or time of day but this is your reminder that the leverage crew would never be zionists or support israel whatsoever

I wasn't going to engage with it because I value my mental health but yeah. absolutely fucking NOT

y'all really think that this group of people that actively go out of their way to go against the rich and powerful, who make it their goal to help people that are oppressed, devalued by society and taken advantage by those more powerful would at all EVER align themselves with israel? bffrrn

I'm going to go off for a few paragraphs about why this is such a horrendously ridiculous and delusional idea, but I'm not going to clog up your dash so it's going under the cut. I want to respect people who already participate in activism and need fandom space for lighter things

tw for discussion of the atrocities and war crimes happening in palestine

over 25 THOUSAND innocent people have died as a result of israeli terror the last few months alone. over 10 thousand children. entire family lines have been erased from the world forever- grandparents, parents, children, grandchildren all martyred, often together as they are sheltering from bombs and bullets until they are murdered by soldiers that laugh as they shoot and detonate bombs.

you really think that eliot 'I adopt every child I see' spencer would support a regime that let a child stay trapped in a car where her family members were martyred, not let paramedics in for days and then when they finally let the paramedics approach they kill both her AND the EMS? you think he would stand with the government that arrests children as young as 6 years old for *checks hand* being terrorists (because what fucking 6 year old is a terrorist let alone any kind of national threat. they're fucking SIX). that snipes children for throwing rocks at tanks and their apartheid walls

he and all of them would weep at the picture released the other day of the little girl handing from rubble with her legs blown off.

all of them would be horrified of the bombardment that has murdered tens of thousands of innocent civilians, women, children, men, elderly alike with no fucking care. that shoots people with their hands up waving white flags. that bulldozes graveyards and digs up bodies and probably steals organs from they dying and deceased. that bombs hospitals, governmental and archival buildings, mosques, churches, holy sites, schools and universities. whose soldiers have a trend where they go through women's underwear drawers and make lewd comments about their lingerie and how kinky they must be. who make tiktoks of them playing in decimated playgrounds and signing their children's names on bombs. who force parents to collect pieces of their children in plastic bags because they have been blown apart by relentless bombing. who shoot a grandmother holding a child's hand. who murdered a woman that dared say that she was older than the 'state' of israel.

the fact that you're posting this as israel relentlessly bombs rafa, the place they were told would be the only safe place to be, where 1.6 million people are living in tents living off animal feed because no sufficient humanitarian aid (if any) has been let through

these people that advocate for comeuppance and exposing wrongs would not support a regime that actively targets and murders journalists and their entire families.

you really think any of them would actively support a genocidal sociopathic government? fucking delusional

to a certain extent, I know that people want to keep fandom and advocacy spaces separate and I acknowledge and relate to that- when we are logged on every moment of the day we sometimes need to take breaks and engage with something else for our mental health. I need that too. and there is a very thin line when you try to apply fandom to current events because in all honesty, making headcanons about how your faves would react to X horrendous event can come off as extremely tone-deaf. I get you love your blorbos (I do too!), but actual people are suffering and it can come off as disingenuous to a lot of folks when you try to talk about your characters instead of the very real harm that is going on. HOWEVER, the other account posted in the leverage tag that the crew would be zionists and started that discourse and since it was already out there in our space I wanted to make sure that people know that this blog does not support that whatsoever.

and before this gets misconstrued: antizionism is not antisemitism. I have a lot of love for my jewish friends and followers, but saying that we can't be critical of war crimes and incessant aggression because it is a jewish state is fucking ridiculous. we should be able to hold any and all governments accountable when they do bad things (this absolutely also means I think we should hold the US accountable for enabling them and I live here. every country that is complicit needs to face consequences). saying that israel is exempt from criticism because jewish people deserve a right to a homeland isn't a great take. I completely understand fear of antisemitism and discrimination, but at some point we have to think critically and acknowledge that people are dying by the thousands and standing up for that and calling out atrocities takes precedence. jewish voices for peace has some really good content about this topic

anyways there's a random blog out there posting about how your faves are zionists splattering their rancid sponge and I want to make sure my stance on this subject is very clear: fuck israel, free palestine, and no one is free until everyone is free

[radiantcircle-if]

Profile: You

Rejected by the magical community because your magic never awakened, you once sought to understand why before later turning to a career of journalism to attempt to uncover truths that don’t have to do with magic. Your dissertation was titled “Unveiling the Hidden: A Comparative Study of Secret Societies and Their Influence on Modern Media."

Family name: Nassiet

Circle: Night Circle

Magic: none... (for now, and then all of them)

Birth month: October

Birth place: Seattle, USA

Education: doctorate

Occupation: journalist

Favorite place: changes by region

Favorite drink: changes by mood

Favorite color: changes with the seasons

Most prized possession: your friendship bracelet with Arseau

Handwriting: leans cursive, messy to start with and then gets messier the longer you spend writing

Always in bag: phone, notepad, many pens and pencils, recorder, gum, deodorant, and various other junk

Family: your dads Michel and Théodore love you; your older brother Arseau and you are very close, almost like twins although you're five years apart in age

Friends: you're not one to need many since you have Arseau, but the ones you do make are near and dear to your heart—Rafa, your only sorcerer friend; Deniz, your first school friend; and Gazi, your first (and so far only) roommate

Appearance: you look more like your dad Michel and, thankfully for you, he’s quite handsome, so you’re not bad off carrying on his attractive genes; you two have the same color hair—even the same texture and, at times, the same length; the same frame; the same color eyes and long lashes; the same strong eyebrows; the same slightly hooded eyes, which you share with Arseau; the same nose—a little on the wide and flat side compared to your brother

You are the sage among your peers. You are the analytical brain of every investigation team you've been on. Your card in the Major Arcana is the Wheel of Fortune. You are a determined and inquisitive soul, always seeking to uncover the truth. You've never let your lack of magic define your worth.

〉 Sections: Profiles, Editorials, Articles, Ask Me, Answers, Quotes

[tblsomedoodles]

Rafa my beloved! <3

Just finished Rafa's so here's an info dump about my dumb child (affectionate).

When Raphael first got separated from their siblings, they ended up getting picked up by the Utroms. They kept them around teaching him similar to how the did Leatherhead. But at age 4, he ended up messing with the wrong device (which ended up being a prototype teleporter) and accidentally sent himself to Triceriton owned space.

They quickly got found by Traximus and was brought into his home. Traximus raises Rafa, though acts more like a guardian or uncle than a parent, which Rafa is fine with.

at age 12 (everythign happens at 12 lol) Traximus gets arrested for treason, and when Rafa fought back against it, they got arrested too. Both gets tossed into the gladitorial arena for the next 3 years, that is until 3 off worlders get dumped in there as well and they look far too similar to Rafa for them to ignore.

Rafa helps these 3 break everything (they've been wanting to do that for a while lol) and escapes with them at Traximus's request.

getting back to earth, Rafa ends up staying with Mikey and Splinter in the sewers. The adjustment period is pretty difficult for them. Triceritons were a very combat based society and New York just isn't. but they eventually manage it. he discovers the dramatic tv wrestling and loves it lol. Like it's right between being something they know (the arena) but clearly so fake and choreographed that it's nothing like it.

Rafa has little to no clothing preference. As long as it doesn't restrict his movements or ability to fight, he'll wear it. Mikey learned this by giving them stupider and stupider things to wear, and Rafa just wore them without blinking. (once his other 2 siblings realized that's what Mikey was doing, he's no longer allowed to give Rafa clothes anymore lol.)

Rafa's down to fight pretty much anything, except their siblings. he learned pretty quickly upon coming to earth that they hate even the idea of sparing with any of them. They used to fight to the death in the arena, they do NOT want to even risk having their sibling be on the receiving end of that.

(i don't even think they realized that themselves until the first time they joined training and was set up to spar with Donny. They just stood there, shaking until Donny picked up on something being wrong and just lead them back off the mats.)

my absolute favorite thing about them right now is just that, when they're sick/injured/or otherwise fighting impaired, they seek out one of their siblings to sit by or curl up behind. This is usually Donny since he's most likely to stay still for long periods of time and won't question him about it.

edit: Links for Donny, Mikey, and Leo's info dumps

[reasonandfaithinharmony]

2023 writing gif-making round up

Rules (adapted for fic, gifs, art, etc.): Share what you made this year! It can be works you posted to Ao3, Wattpad, Tumblr, or anywhere else! You can share everything you made or just the projects you're most excited about. Thank you for the tag, @thisbuildinghasfeelings!

January

Um. Coming to terms with the idea of 2023? I dunno. But certainly nothing creative happened here.

February

Boyfriend → husband (Schitt's Creek) — A side-by-side comparison of how David refers to Patrick in season 4 and season 6. (Brought to you courtesy of a lovely text post by @jesuisici33.)

David questioning Stevie's motives (Schitt’s Creek) — A fun look at David's expressive face. 😄

March and April

An existential crisis. Or two. Or five. 🙃 Managed to finish absolutely nothing.

I did come in contact with a lot of 911 Lone Star content, however. Which explains everything that follows. Oops?

May

Marry me. (911 Lone Star) — Ah, my first gif set for this show. A parallel of TK referring to Carlos as his husband when he proposes, and then during their wedding ceremony.

Wedding → honeymoon (911 Lone Star) — Holding hands right after they first kiss as husbands. (Promo footage that didn't actually make the final episode cut). And holding hands poolside on their honeymoon.

Note: From here on out, everything in this list is for Lone Star, unless otherwise specified.

June

TK and Andrea helping Carlos get ready — A parallel set highlighting similar moments from Best of Men and a deleted scene from In Sickness and in Health

We almost forgot. Your boutonnière. — In which I attempt to put a couple pieces of unaired footage back together: the deleted scene with Andrea and Carlos + promo footage of what must be the same scene

Heart tutorial — Danielle Savre and Stefania Spampinato teach Rafael Silva how to make a heart sign with his hands at the First Responders Reunion 🫶

July

🤨 (affectionate) — Listen. I love this dynamic. Had to do the parallel set.

Nothing ever stays the same, Carlos. — A look at TK and Carlos' conversation in 2x04 in parallel with Carlos' wedding vows. The first set I wanted to do for Lone Star. Took me a while to get to it because I wasn't sure how to put it together.

August

TK needs you all to RSVP — My first attempt at this type of post. Incorrect quotes? Text post memes? I don't know what to call them, really. But it was definitely fun. And then it became the thing I did most often. Lol.

And if it never changes? // What if everything changes again? — A parallel set for me and ~5 other people, putting Tarlos in 2x04 side by side with Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

September

You're a menace to society *smooch smooch smooch* — My next incorrect quotes/meme post. And my contribution to ascribing cat-like behavior to TK.

I like him a normal amount — A fandom reaction gif, essentially. Courtesy of Joey Tribbiani on Friends.

Love is stored in humans finding out we can make heart shapes with our hands — Had to revisit the heart tutorial for Rafa. This time as one of the incorrect quotes/text posts.

When you can be silly and slutty with them — Oh, I had fun with this look at TK and Carlos' relationship. 😍

Pretty sure this happened at least once — In which we learn TK was seen trying to catch a frog outside the firehouse. Obviously.

October

Carlos is lit like an angel — Commentary on that beautiful moment from 2x02 where TK falls into Carlos' arms.

I put my emotions into my cooking. // This tastes… horny? — A playful and sexy look at Carlos in the kitchen with TK, and then heading upstairs… 😏

I adore you. Why are you like this? I’m going to kiss you with such fervor… — Oh, just exploring the Tarlos relationship dynamic with a text post and a scene from 3x18.

November

Unedited Gif Game (26 entries so far) — This has been very fun. I think it was good for me to have a bunch of low-stakes gif projects where I was not in charge. Lol. I will spare you individual links to each of them. But they should all be in the tag linked here. I will probably make this an ongoing thing, as long as it's not annoying everyone.

December

Episode vs. Promo: Yee-Haw (1x02) — Let's start diving into some more unaired footage, shall we? And let's start with some alt takes on that first make-out scene.

Missing moments: then and now — From an almost-kiss in 1x02 to an alt kiss from their wedding.

You're a miracle, TK Strand. My miracle. — A rather large close-up gif of that alt wedding kiss. Why? So we can see the teardrop that beads up under Carlos' eye.

Tags below the cut…

Tagging: @rmd-writes, @reyesstrand, @strandnreyes, @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut, @carlos-in-glasses, @lemonlyman-dotcom, @birdclowns, @welcometololaland, @lizzie-bennetdarcy, @rosedavid, @heartstringsduet, @noxsoulmate, @chicgeekgirl89, @paperstorm, @tailoredshirt, @guardian-angle22, @swearphil, @carlos-tk, @three-drink-amy, @orchidscript, @danieljradcliffe, @lightningboltreader + open tag!

[heckofabecca]

And we're LIVE! I've been working as a collaborator on this game for some time, and I'm psyched to share the kickstarter with you! Check it out :D

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

Some new ocs

because @manyfandomocs asked but also have some bonus extra ocs that i've been to lazy to introduce

Gilmore Girls

Pippi Gilmore – Lorelai & Christopher's younger daughter, he came back a year after Rory was born, tried to be a dad, bailed again when Lorelai was pregnant. Soccer girlie, doesn't want to go to chilton

Kippi Doose – Taylor's granddaughter, raised in Hartford society but never fit in, some shit happens (parents divorcer, her dad sucked, her mom was never ready to raise a child) so now she lives with her grandpa

Luke's cousin (once removed) – daughter of one of Luke's cousins, was living with her grandpa/his Uncle Louie (he wasn't great but you know, it was a house and they got along fine and she's the only Danes to come for the funeral) but now she has no guardian, Luke says she can live with him but has absolutely not thought that through yet but now he can't back out; face TBD debating between options

potential younger Jess sister just for the vibes? (unless I use her for the cousin oc tbd)

Descendants

Tania, Ting-Ting's daughter, Lonnie's bestie, similar to her mom in trying very hard to be the perfect princess but she’s repressing so much of herself

Shadowhunters

Catalina Tilly Fairchild, Clary's twin sister. Stolen away from her family by Circle members and given to Robert and Maryse, they intend to either use her Fairchild status to earn goodwill with the Clave (by turning over Valentine's child) or with Valentine himself, whichever opportunity presents itself first, and Tilly and Alec have been betrothed their entire lives

Gossip Girl

very vague very iffy, maybe a Rafa sister except she has a complicated history with Max, tries to warn him away from Rafa but Max thinks that she's being petty or jealous

also very vague, Paris' bestie (she & Obie & Paris are an iconic friendship trio much to Julian's annoyance)

[charlitosalcaraz]

5, 16, 22, 24 💕💕

thank you bestie milly 🩷

5. what’s your favourite match of 2023 (so far)?

i meaaan carlos' wimbledon final 👁️ almost gave me a heart attack but it was all worth it 🥹and uso women's final, shanghai dimidrey semi final, andrey's mc final 🥹

16. two players who should play doubles together at least once?

okay so i already answered this, but ill use it as an opportunity to say a different pairing and say belinda bencic and ons jabeur. they're just so wholesome together and i actually think they'd make a good doubles pairing 👀

22. what was the happiest you felt when watching a match?

probably umag 2022 because the vibes were just good all around, there was no way to lose and the beauty of it was that it was a 250 so no one was going to be that crushed by the loss 😭

but also indian wells 2022 semi finals rafa against carlitos, that was a really wholesome match

24. favourite match outfit?

you already know bestie those uso 2021 kits >>>>

but a different answer would be rafa's kit of all time us open 2019 and THIS rafa kit we don't talk about enough as a society

[littleoddwriter]

About Me/the Blog + Masterlists

[used to be: ronaldrx]

Name: Jesse [Rafa(el), and Ronny - I answer to all three] - Age: 24 - Pronouns: he/she/they I'm a queer and disabled hobby writer and mostly write (x Reader) FanFictions and Headcanons. But I am also working on my original story whenever I can, so that I’ll hopefully publish it as an actual book someday. My Ao3. Sometimes, I also make art and post it here and on Instagram. This is my main blog, where I post all my writing and most of my art. I also use this blog as a journal at times for important life stuff that I feel like sharing and remembering. But I also reblog anything I want on here (fandom-related things, current events, tips and tricks, etc.)

Here’s a link to my Ko-Fi, in case you want to support me financially. It would mean a lot to me!

Also, here are my sideblogs if you’re interested:

Dead Poets Society [@toddandersonirl]

Horror Media [@addicted-to-the-knife]

Raúl Esparza [@bidesparza]

The Simpsons [@worst-thesimpsons-blog-ever]

I try to tag specifics as much as I can; but if there are things you'd need to blacklist and I haven't tagged, just let me know, and I'll do it, no harm done. All I ask is that you're respectful and kind, please.

As you'll see in my masterlists, I used to take writing requests. Now, those are closed indefinitely, though. Please do not send me any requests. My ask box is open for anyone at any time for simple conversations, discussing characters, media, headcanons, writing, ideas, etc. but no requests! Asks are currently closed!

Masterlists are linked with fandoms/actors/characters below.

Cooper Abbott (Trap, 2024)

Doctor Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus (Spider-Man 2, 2004)

DAVID DASTMALCHIAN characters

EWAN MCGREGOR characters

Roman Sionis/Black Mask (mostly the 2020 Birds of Prey version; but also the Red Hood and the Outlaws comic version; and the Batwoman season 2 version)

Markiplier EGOS

PAUL DANO characters

PEDRO PASCAL characters

9-1-1 (Lone Star)

Law and Order(: Special Victims Unit)

Our Flag Means Death

SLASHERS/Horror Characters

Star Wars

The Simpsons

What We Do in the Shadows (TV and Movie)

Sickrent Ship (Trainspotting/T2)

ZsaszMask Ship (Birds of Prey)

Be good people and take care! <3

[frenchpsychiatrybonbons]

by unofficial wannabe influencer

MOONA:-PUMPKIN

somewhere in n my bed

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MOONA-PUMPKIN is my baby cat. She is not the youngest….RAFA is the youngest who is 3 this year. MOONA-PUMPKIN is almost 6. The oldest cat is FLY….he is 11.

MOONA-PUMPKIN is a rescue kitty we got at 6 months old from a Cat rescue society in suburban Paris. To be truthful she is so hyper intelligent that the other two animals are not in her league. MOONA constantly amazes us with her cunning intellect.

Each animal amazes us in different ways. Today I wanted to feature MOONA -PUMPKIN K