#thanks for the ask!!!!!

[nightcorecarseatheadrest]

love the art… can we get your rendition of a hypnoshades four? girl needs to serve cunt asap …

Me: four you have to stop. You smoke too tough. Your swag too different. Your bitch is too bad. they'll kill you

Four:

[animatedjen]

What's some stuff you're really hoping to see in Jedi 3 (either narratively or gameplay wise)?

Oh I'm so glad you asked this 🙌 Because I have THOUGHTS.

Gonna put everything under the cut so this doesn't clog up the feed with a wall of text (whoops.) Some of these ideas I hope to create concept art for, after I replace/fix my very cranky thirteen-year-old tablet. Anyway let’s start with gameplay!

Gameplay!

Maintaining Cal's abilities: Survivor handled this beautifully by keeping many of the skills learned in Fallen Order, instead of undoing Cal's growth from the first game. I think it'll be trickier to keep this momentum into Jedi 3 (the skill tree has gotten so large!) but story reasons could push Cal towards new types of abilities instead of bloating the current options.

More synergy between the lightsaber stances: I like all the stances in Survivor and it'd be A) disappointing to lose any of them, but B) overwhelming to add MORE combat styles. Being able to flow between the stances more fluidly would be fun though, with specific combos unlocked depending on which two are active together. Now if Merrin lets Cal borrow her knife-staff and he puts his lightsaber on the end... MAGICK SABER PIKE GO.

New or adapted movement mechanics: Maybe the ascension cable is replaced with a force ability (Force Ascend or Force Leap for an extra vertical boost?) or is "upgraded" to connect between two anchors, letting Cal create his own temporary ziplines.

Replayable missions: This could be explained in-game with a Force Tear or Cal's own interactive echoes. But I'd love the option to experience story missions and boss fights again post-game.

Customization!

This is a bonus section because Merrin should get new outfits. Haven't decided how to make it part of gameplay yet, stay tuned.

Cal's cosmetics in Survivor are mostly cool, some just funny, but overall a huge improvement from Fallen Order (yes, even though we miss all the poncho designs). For Jedi 3 I'd love to see more story-centric cosmetics that tie into the communities and people Cal has met along his journey. A Legacy outfit (incorporating pieces from his three Jedi masters), an Anchorite-inspired outfit (with arm tattoos), a bounty hunter outfit (the prize after defeating the Brood), etc. Maybe a Bogling outfit? No not made from Boglings; it looks like a Bogling. Hang on lemme fix my tablet—

Narrative + Gameplay!

Explore Tanalorr: Right now this sparkly, strong-in-the-Force, temple-carved planet is a huge mystery box for Jedi 3. There's a few directions it could go - more High Republic history, another civilization (the Nihil? someone new?) lurking in the shadows, or Force-related secrets hiding below the surface. Each Jedi game has followed Cal's exploration of an ancient culture, and I think Tanalorr can be a focal point in that journey.

Defeat Sorc Tormo and the Haxion Brood: I mentioned this in an ask earlier this week, but I so want a resolution to this fight against the Brood. Especially since roaming bounty hunters would threaten the Hidden Path. Maybe Cal breaks back into Ordo Eris, or hunts down Sorc Tormo on another planet. Maybe there's a Force-only stealth section?? Maybe a big multi-wave boss fight? Maybe Caij is there??? (no she doesn't get an invite to Tanalorr)

Dark Side Force Slow: The fact that Cal's Force Slow ability kept its red-stained aura, even in the Survivor post-game, is great. I love lasting consequences and ludonarrative harmony, yes yes yes. Really hope this isn't fully resolved by the start of Jedi 3 (potential timeskip makes it tricky but whatever) and the ability receives some sort of healing through Cal finding his way out of the darkness.

Narrative!

Timeskip?: I vote no, but I think Jedi 3 will vote yes, likely to age up Kata and allow Tanalorr to be more developed. But that also means Cal and the Mantis Crew goes through character development without us (boo) or remains emotionally stunted until we get there (also boo?). I'm more comfortable with the five year gap between FO and Survivor than I used to be though, despite "missing out" on big character moments, so maybe it'll be okay. Maybe. 👀

The Hidden Path builds a home on Tanalorr: This works until it doesn't, whether from outside pressure or the threat of a spy within. I don't think Bode's fears should necessarily be validated, but I do think the risk will keep Cal on edge and hurt his ability to trust (both others and himself.) It'll drive decisions that strain his relationships and be a source of conflict for part of the game.

The Mantis gets semi-retired and then reinstated: I just love the mental picture of the Mantis parked somewhere cozy and decorated with cloth and lights and a hideout for Kata. It's become too small and high profile to use for gathering the Path, but when the plot gets going, they're gonna need her back in action.

Three main antagonists: The Empire, an unrelated third-party with their own goals (Nihil or someone else), and Cal's own demons. The first two drive the external conflict, the third drives Cal's inner conflict and the story's themes. More on that at the end.

A memorial garden: It's designed by Pili and filled with native Tanalorrian plants and trees, from which the Anchorites hang cords and windchimes and bits of colored glass. Cere's saber was buried beneath the largest tree. Cal plays her hallikset here when he's too troubled to meditate. If we want to be mean, this place gets damaged during a battle in Act 3. If we want to be less mean, this is the place that doesn't get damaged during a battle.

Kata has some sort of student-teacher relationship with Cal: I'm torn on her being Force sensitive: this is a story about Jedi and "guide her through the darkness" is pretty telling given Cal's own darkness at the end of Survivor. But Cal helping Kata (and Kata helping Cal) can happen regardless of her Force sensitivity - it would just look different. This is a soft answer because I'm still exploring ideas around it BUT admittedly the angst levels would be higher if she is sensitive.

A battle against the shadow self: Look this one is cliche. I don't care. I want a huge cavern in the depths of Tanalorr where Cal gets to fight a dark version of himself that switches between all his former enemies. If we're making a video game here let's physically beat up our darkness. Let's have it not work. Let's bring Cal to rock bottom to remind him that he is more than his darkness and he doesn't have to do this alone. Let's go back to that same fight later and then we finally win.

There's more to explore story-wise and I will eventually, but I'm overall not concerned about Jedi 3's narrative. Respawn has been very intentional with their writing of Cal Kestis and the Jedi series so far (despite some last minute changes to Survivor) and I love this character and this story because of all the great work they've created. I really hope they finish this journey the way they want to. That being said—

How should Jedi 3 end? Should Cal die?

No: I'll argue Cal dying at the end of the trilogy completely undermines the entire lesson of Survivor.

Cal wouldn't stop fighting the Empire: The Cal we meet at the beginning of Survivor definitely wouldn't. That Cal also watched countless friends die to that same fight and saw two different Jedi fall to their passions-turned-obsessions that led them to the dark side. He may wrestle with remnant obligation or a bitter apathy, but he's definitely not as single-minded as he was before.

Cal would sacrifice himself to save the Path: Yeah, he probably would. Cere did exactly that during the Siege of Jedha when all else failed. But maybe the Path could be protected without Cal needing to be a Weapon - a lesson Cere also wanted him to learn.

Another way: I think the Koboh abyss (that separates Tanalorr from the rest of the galaxy) could be destroyed. I don't know if Cal would choose to destroy it, but I think the Empire would: if they can't reach Tanalorr it's the next best thing.

Now Cal has to make a choice: Leave (continuing the fight alone) or Stay (shepherding the Path for an unknown future.) It doesn't mean they never find a way back to the known galaxy, but it'll take time. Enough time for a New Hope to appear.

Whatever your opinion of the Sequel Trilogy, the line: "That’s how we’re gonna win. Not fighting what we hate. Saving what we love." is not only a complete thesis of Star Wars, but fits really well with Cal's journey. He's become very good at fighting. He wants to save everyone in Fallen Order, and he can't. He still wants to save everyone in Survivor, and they refuse him. His Fight has made a difference (again, Cere says as much) but it's clear this can't be Cal's final answer.

Choosing to protect the Path, choosing to trust the Force, choosing a home. That's what he's been fighting for. I love Cal Kestis because he isn't the chosen one and he isn't going to save the galaxy. But for his family and his community, he saved their galaxy. It's cheesy but I don't care, and you know Greez and BD would agree with me.

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Okay this got so, so much longer than I expected. Bonus points if you made it all the way down here haha. I've had a weird assortment of concepts and ideas over the past year but never wrote them down in one place - until now. I've said it before but part of my hyperfixation with the Jedi series is because it isn't finished yet and Survivor ends on such a gut-wrenching cliffhanger. Whatever happens to this series, I'm slowly finding some sort of catharsis through all the edits and photomode shots and half-baked concepts. Thanks for tagging along ✌️

[whatwooshkai]

do you have any little facts about the bots? just small, random things about them in your au!! that’d be so silly

I’ll do one for each:

-Heatwave is a picky eater, but what he does like he eats a fuck ton of. There are several trophies in his childhood home from the eating competitions he’s won

-Chase has been using his sirens as an alarm clock since he first got them, and a lot of the tension between the core four originally was because Chase kept waking them up at egregious hours thinking they needed to be up. He still does

-Blades was the first to figure out how to access Earth radio in his vehicle mode and has it running through his internal speakers 24/7, only stopping when talking to people or in recharge. Sometimes if you get close enough you can hear it

-Somewhere on Cybertron, in a now destroyed warehouse, is the remains of the brewing and distilling set up Boulder built for high grade. The entire thing is industrial grade, probably better, and the product is better than some things on the market

[jellyfish-grave]

Poorlu drawn time buddies? 🥺

I draw them daily so i wasn't sure what flavour of timebuddies u wanted...but here *hands u the them* 🤲

[petricorah]

is zuko juggling fire balls simple (for the requests) 👀

herreerere you go! thanks for the request!

[sysy-studyblr]

Can you give tips for studying maths for a 11th grade student??

hello!!!! thanks for the ask, for credibility of my tips, I was the kid who was never good at math, actively hated it, wanted to drop it when I was in year 6. I was a like 30% - 40% scoring math student [in year 8 & 9], who moved to the high 80%s - 90%s in my last years of high school [year 12 & 13] - to the point I was regularly topping my class, I scored the highest in math out of all my subjects, and I am dreaming of pursuing physics. I did get a wonderful tutor, who helped me a ton in getting better, this is what I learned:

math is seriously mostly just practice & consistency

study 4 hours a week above what you do in school

do not ever give up on a question without attempting it at least thrice - in revision, not an exam of course

the whole point is getting so good at the methods of solving they come naturally to you

as well as analysing what method of solving helps in certain criteria

building math is like building a muscle, it takes consistent effort, you have to build math skills like you would build a muscle in the body, repeatedly, until it feels normal

if you struggle with a topic, give it the most time, - I am not particularly great at mental math, but I have been working on memorising my timetables (yes I am 19 years old) because my brain muddles up the numbers a lot

take your time solving questions, practice the motion of solving it, before trying to go fast - you will naturally speed up the better you get

meditate - staying mindful when doing math helps see clearly & think clearly. mindfulness has helped my problem solving tenfold.

also, it does not matter if you are bad at math, because you can always get better, being bad at something is impermanent, and can always be changed.

you aren't stupid, or dumb for not being as good at math as your peers (this was me, for quite a while). you're just struggling with a subject, which is normal - and you can get better if you work on it!

I think thats most of it!!! best of luck! let me know if you need anything else !!!

[vykker]

What if Vykkers had subcultures related to different types of body modification, like some being more into subdermal implants or piercings than skin grafts

I could see Vykkers getting spiky implants and piercings and such to try and look menacing as a sort of overcompensation. I think it was mentioned at some point that Vykkers are cowardly when it comes to pain towards themselves, but I could imagine some edgy fringe doctors specializing in that sort of thing, perhaps even doing it to themselves, either to look badass OR as a way of advertising what they're capable of. Like the old anecdote about not hiring tattoo artists unless they have tattoos themselves. [Which reminds me, there is that concept art of the Vykkers with huge "V" tattoos on their heads.....]

Even if it were uncommon for them there'd probably be at least one right?

[overheard-at-kickoff]

Robot brainstorming? Studying the rule book? Prioritizing game play elements?

Nah, this is playing Ultimate Frisbee. 😂⭕😂

I HAVE NOT WATCHED THE KICKOFF VIDEO YET I AM A DISGRACE TO MY ROBOT FAMILY

[renlyslittlerose]

Hello hello!! I hope you're having a good day

What's your fav land mammal?

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

*sees post and is curious* die young by the black royals

The best song on the album

Die Young. the first time I listened to it I was in the car and that's the only thing that kept me from losing it

My favorite song on the album

I cannot choose between Missing Something and Common Things

My least favorite song on the album

Righteous Child 🤷‍♀️ I did mishear the lyrics as "would you love me if I stayed for a while?" when it's actually "would you deny me if I stay for a while?" which, sure, but my version had me SOBBING lol.

The most overrated song on the album

I mean there really isn't one bc this is kind of niche?

Most underrated

same answer as above 😅

The banger of all bangers

Hearts On Fire goes hard !!!!!! Take It/Leave It is also a banger. the drum part >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Rate from 0-10

solid 8/10 but I may just be biased. objectively, like, it isn't THAT good, but I really like it

[bugsinshoes]

draw falls!me (you Know who i am ;3) smooching laurie (JOKING. JOKING I SWEAR. im normal.)

UHHJMMMMMM

what r ur ocs’ biggest regrets!!?!!?!! and happiest memories

OKAYYY!! okay. okay so !!!

HAPPIEST MEMORIES !! :

laurie - going to her high-school prom with jocelyn (as "friends")

jocelyn - late night chats with laurie, ford, and fiddleford in college that would usually end her up in stitches from laughing

rudy - the first time he and sam talked to laurie in the cafeteria in school (also meeting sam)

sam - watching the apollo 11 moon landing with rudy and laurie (also meeting rudy)

aysel - travelling with ford !!

BIGGEST REGRETS !! :

laurie - kicking jocelyn out.

jocelyn - listening to laurie when she told her to leave.

rudy - not annoying laurie enough /hj / silly (to be honest, rudy doesn't have many regrets !! he's a very chill guy who Accepts Things)

sam - never verbally expressing how much she cared and valued her friendship with rudy and laurie (they knew anyways)

aysel - travelling with ford.

[fangaminghell]

ur Imani ren aelita polycule….tell me more…. -JJ

JJ! This is coming late bc. Uh. I fell asleep hgbfvfbgbjb.

At the moment, the ship itself and it's dynamic is planning to be put under a microscope when I replay Rejuvenation again. They're overall very sweet!!!! The overall vibe this ship has is that Aelita and Ren fell first, Imani fell harder. Because Imani is oblivious as hell and genuinely did not even realize her own feelings on the two until literally the Pupper Master fight. And after that she starts freaking the fuck out cause the Puppet Master fight had also taught her to be more expressive with all sides of her emotions ( Interceptor of Emotion(s) babbbbyyyy), especially the ones she's been repressing in favor of more positive ones, so. In general, the girls emotions are all over the place and the realization that she's been crushing on Aelita and Ren hit her like a fucking truck. 10 trucks, all directed by Truck Guy. I must stress that she genuinely was not aware of her feelings until that moment. Turns out hearing someone say they believe in you in an incredibly high stress environment does something to a mother fucker.

My big thing right now is whether or not she tells them and start dating officially as if 13.5 but honestlllllyyyy after writing this i think that's a no lol. At least the dating bit- too soon. Imani is still registering her emotions - even emotions she knows she's feeling, it's still a lot - and also ( gestures to everything that happened in v13 and 13.5) I think she has more important things to worry about. Honestly, I think it'll be sweet, cause 13.5 Paragon might be the time she kinda needs she to really just. Try and process things. Everything, really. The downtime she has with her friends helps so much and I think the side quests ( Especially Ren's) kinda just help solidify her own crush. It really depends on if everyone has a moment of down time again after 13.5 to say if she actually says anything. I think Ren and Aelita are perceptive enough to kinda see a small shift. If she does,I don't think it's in a way of a confession leading to dating,and moreso like " I just want us to be on the same page" type of confession. I think they would use the idea of dating ( going out for milkshakes <3) as a motivator to make sure to stay alive for whatever comes next, among a lot of other things. A promise to each other. But again, it really depends if that talk in of itself happens. ( Or I could do the " I think I have a crush on two of my best friends but I can't worry about that right now I have a job to do" angle hgvhvgvgvcg)( <- regardless of what she does Devil is giving her A Look)

A bit of context for Imani's obviousness - it's a 50/50 shot. It could be her demi-romanticism, or the fact that she's always more eager to make a friend that any notion of romance isn't present at all. Or both! The reality is that Imani would just not notice people's attraction to her unless she goes ( again. 50/50). I'm projecting onto the fact that I didn't even notice that Melia and Venam were dating officially during 13.5 until they broke up. I won't have it be that bad bc I think not noticing your best friends relationship is something that I feel wouldn't happen with Imani ( it already happened once, she did not realize The Vibe Melia and Venam had until the " Remember, I love you". Not again). But I do think she didn't fully catch on until a tiny bit later. Anyway, Imani has been flirted with to her face and it would kinda just go over her head. When she does notice it, she genuinely gets flustered and nervous - not bc she feels the same way but bc what does she do with that information??????? She does not know how to feel about the people in her fanclub who are infatuated with her. She opts to just focus on the support.

All of this is to say that Aelita and Ren kinda go through it, realizing the object of their affection is very oblivious. They aren't making any moves or anything, but just that knowledge is enough for them to go a little insane I think. Mainly Ren. I feel like Ren is the type to overthink this a smidge. Not to how he was before, he's matured since then, but just. A smidge. Cause I think it would be funny. Aelita fell first of the two btw. I think her crush started/ was realized around Blacksteeple and some time after that. Ren is harder to really figure out, but I know the Sashilla Desert + time travel kinda set things into motion for him. ( Also for the poly ship, Ren n Aelita doesn't have to be romantically involved. They vibe with each other so well already, so I don't mind if it's either or).

Aaaaand I think that's everything. I still want to reexamine these three under a microscope, since I've been reevaluating my ocs in general recently. Maybe things won't change, but I'll like the clarity :)

One last thing: the whole bit where Aelita and Ren are trying to get the player to sit next to one of them was specifically made for me. It also killed Imani. Venam was probably not helping.

( if you were to ask Imani about the two she will ramble about how awesome they are. Though you can't really say this is a sign of her crush, she can and will ramble about how cool her friends are at any given moment. She loves her friends <3)

[pulim-v]

OH SHIT I think I forgot to send that ask to you when I did it!!!

Anyway here it is: for your OCs and their partners, what would they SAY is their favorite thing about their partner, and what would their ACTUAL favorite thing be?

LMAO no dw dw it's nbd (also sorry for taking so long to reply to this lmaoooo)

What each of my OCs would SAY is the best thing about their partner

Mist: Would probably reply with a different trait of Spark's every time he's asked, mainly focusing on how talented and intelligent they are

Spark: Would most likely say a jokey answer about Mist's appearance like saying it's his butt before snickering and changing their answer to how hardworking he is

Skipping Rowan and Fern because he doesn't have a standard love interest and even if he did you don't know who 🎍 and ☀ are lmao

Dew: Would think for a really long time and be unable to answer (there's too much stuff). Maaaybe would say it's her eyes?

Via: Would go on and on about how kind they are and how much he helpes her

What their actual favorite thing would be

Mist: How often they both let and straight up encourage him to take it easy and don't push himself

Spark: How genuinely compassionate Mist is, and how much he cares about the people he loves

Dew: Idk if I know how to explain it but like how energetic and hardworking and just proactive she is, how much effort she puts into things even if they are difficult for her

Via: She's the only one that'd be truthful I think! Their kindness is truly something she really cares about and she's fully aware of that :]

[whatwooshkai]

Deranged Dreadtide idea, feel free to ignore;

*High Tide waking up to Dreadwing bursting through his door in the middle of the night blanket in servo* "Wha- WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!"

Option a) Dreadwing: "I frew up"

Option b) *Dreadwing crawling into High Tide's berth* "STFU lemme have this."

Option c) Pretend you saw nothing and move on with your life like the sane person I am not.

IDK man I just need more of them. This is your fault.

no no I get you

[333destinyschanging444]

Are you reading anything currently?

Actually just finished the book Sick Boys by Clarissa Wild. Waiting for my bestie to call me so we can pick a new one out of the TBR jar 🤣

[spookierz]

Favorite character from any piece of media?

THIS IS SO DIFFICULT TO PICK AHHH!! AHHHH! i dont have time to really think about it rn so im gonna say Batman. especially because theres so many variants so its extra interesting! also Garfield bc hes orange