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My Circle of Magic collection!
I believe the middle row are the ones my library had when I was in elementary school, or a combo of the middle + top ones, so I'm very glad to have them! I think the art is the best, and they more accurately depict real scenes from the books. Also, I now just permanently own 3 copies of Daja's Book because there's no way I could let one go. Pierce books are family.
Part of the reason why I dislike the newer covers (from the late 00s I think lol) is how dark and yet undramatic the art is, but also I find it weird that while Sandry and Tris are still visible, Briar and Daja are hidden.
Idk if it was an intentional publisher/artist choice or just something the artist did without thinking, but it strikes me as a little odd. Still not going to get rid of them though, Tris' Book and Briar's Book were gifts from a friend in high school and well, Pierce books are family.
ANYWAY! because I'm relentless I'll probably try and collect the top-row editions too. They are easily identifiable because the spines are solid colours while the second row have gradients.
#tamora pierce#circle of magic#my real goal now is all those delightful early editions of Song of the Lioness and Immortals#the sidequest continues#also apologies that my book photos are on the floor now. im doing a puzzle on the table
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just played lies of p's demo, pinocchio broke into my house and... blessed me with enough to buy the full game as an ominous omen?
#lies of p#pinocchio#doodles#text#trying to destress trying diff games for this week before continuing work#but yeah the timing of. a customer's randomized username starting w P for an exorbitant purchase while playing this game's so eerie/funny#also inspired by how he Destroys gates w his mechanoid fist but is also so careful w the delivery sidequest through someone's window#foxsona
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minthara is really enjoying hunting for these missing letters
#not sorry for continuing to milk this sidequest everyone has a lot to say!#shes dead serious when she says all of this which only makes it more charming#minthara baenre#bg3
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rejuvenation has made me cry twice now and it was both about dying mothers </3
#pokemon rejuvenation#ive been running around doing sidequests all day before continuing chapter 15 and i just wrapped up the lost souls one and man.#man.....#anyway i am once again way past my bedtime but at least i finally have ... most... of the sidequests caught up#can progress onwards with chapter 15 yippee
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While I judge his youthful naivete in going 'wait, the military killed people???' I support Edward Elric sapping government resources for years and then immediately leaving when he got what he wanted. Same energy as the guy who took a job at a software company, fixed one bug, and then quit.
#Roy: time to continue climbing the ranks to reform the system from the inside#Ling: time to run an entire country#Ed: time to GO HOME and EAT PIE#thanks for bankrolling my teen drama everyone#saving the world was a sidequest the kid had one priority he did it and he's done#loyalty? patriotism? don't know her#kat reads fma#EDIT: actually this is like the colleague I heard about#who got a job got an expensive procedure done with the job's health insurance and then quit
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#crying actual tears; I JUST WANTED A COSTUME TITLE WTHHHHH#I hate how much I wish this sidequest had a different ending - but if it did it wouldn't have stuck with me so much........#tales of the abyss#TotA#TotA fanart#aslan frings#god at least those aren't literally his wedding clothes bc that would be so much more messed up#anyways please continue not perceiving me; thanks
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thinking more about hunger trying to re-possess pax again and -
#❪ ⋅ ✹ ⋆ —┊ ❛ v. what yet lingers [dragon age] ❜ ❫#❪ ⋅ ✹ ⋆ —┊ ❛ ooc. ❜ ❫#large image //#( this is its entire Motivation to repossess him or the desire to )#( like YEAH it thought it hated being trapped within )#( but no it hated the separation between. the distinction. )#( despite it being ‘their’ body )#( it wanted them to be One. it wants to be Him [pax]. its version of pax. a twisted monstrous version it has created. )#( to consume everything that is. to consume pax. for it to be their body. )#( HIS body. )#( pax only gets a little break after an exorcism is discovered & performed post - trespasser / pre - dav )#( hunger hunts him back down maybe during dav as a little ‘companion sidequest’ )#( it COULD have taken a humanoid form like hunger demons are able to do )#( it would have made it look like pax. but that’s not the same. it wants the body it had known for so long. )#( and it knows pax would never agree when it has no leverage against him )#( it knows him. knows he values the lives of others above himself. )#( that it can use his [ & mercy’s ] self - sacrificing tendencies against them )#( to get pax to allow them to be Whole in order to save the life of the host hunger possessed )#( but hhhhh )#( mercy’s purpose was to help provide and end to pax’s possession by hunger )#( pax being put in this situation goes against mercy’s purpose )#( but also letting hunger continue to possess the new host or kill the host goes against it too )#( unless one would be able to convince mercy that killing the host IS a mercy because they no longer have the means/time to perform an#exorcism . )#( needed to save them )#( if this all Fails pax will either relent and sacrifice himself by allowing hunger to possess him once more )#( or mercy is corrupted into a demon of ruthlessness and pax is lost either way )#( damn i need to stop putting the body of the post in the tags )#( iceberg ahoy )
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Would be nice if quests gave me a recommended level bracket I should be in before trying to do them. Kinda wild that keep doing relatively tame quest lines only to be hit with shit like a lvl 40 dragon at the end
#dragon age#datv#'Oh hey I'll finish this sidequest before continuing the story-'*gets blasted by a boss twice my level*
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i am my father's son (enjoyer of irl sidequests)
#i didn't get to do the sidequest i almost got though 😔#i exited my apartment. theres a guy outside and i greet him bc i assumed he was a neighbour#and he greets me back and then hes like im sorry i hopped over the fence as a shortcut idk if that's fine#nd then continued and said he'll check if he dropped something#and i'm like yea ok sure!#bc i was going to lidl and i wanted to get going but i did just stand there for a bit in case the guy needed help or something#then he emerged from the fence area and he was like ''if you find something in there can you pick it up akd put out a note'' and i was like#yea ofc! i'll do that if i see anything#and then he was like this is a very nice area so i trust people will let me know if i did drop something#and i was like for sure#im not great at smalltalk but he was very polite so i tried my best#also he seemed like he wasnt having the best time#he might have been on something bc he was slurring his speech and drooling a lot and there was a certain look in his eyes but honestly that#none of my business#we said bye and i sat in my car and then he was like ''hey actually i live like a minute away super close but my bag is super heavy#can i get a ride there it's super close next to [redacted]''#and i moved my bag from the front seat and was like ''yea sure''#and then he stared at me for a bit and was like ''actually i dont want to bother you have a nice day bye'' and left with a wave#i was like you too and waved back#he didnt look like he had any trouble walking so i came to the conclusion that he's fine and then went to lidl#but honestly i am a bit disappointed he didnt want me to give him a ride after all bc he seemed like he would have interesting things to sa#he was super polite and talked a lot and despite me being a finn i dont always mind strangers talking to me#bc if i have nothing important to do it's like. might as well!#another chat outside my apartment ive had was this old lady and she knew a lot about the history of the area we live in#and it was very interesting and also like i said if im in no hurry to go anywhere i love listening to ppl yap about whatever#i hope both the fence hopping guy and the old lady are doing good#leevi talks
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Oh Valan looks great
#midlanders continuing to thrive with the graphics update#iiiiit's time for tajna to do my favorite sidequest chain!
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Still so funny that if not for my typical "Hey maybe I should put this off for a while" strategy for the end of games I would've walked directly into the Ganondorf fight without seeing a single one of Zelda's memories
#like i went “ooooooohhhhh maybe i should wait a little. ill go do that impa sidequest”#(additional context i had tried to do it way back when i started the game but didnt understand what i was supposed to look for#and got stuck like. immediately. so i just gave up and continued on my merry way thinking it wasnt important)#and then that “sidequest” turned out to be like. half of the entire plot of the game. so yeah.#i was five minutes away from being SO confused about why the dragon turned into zelda#although prior to the end cutscene i wouldve probably greatly enjoyed watching the dragon (identity unknown) swoop in#mb's two am rambling#totk
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5, 12, 13, 17 & 29 for liah hehehe <3
WOOHOOOO let's go this ask game is licherally perfect for liah. thank you red!!!!
(oc battle asks)
5. fighting style?
liah is a soldier and jedi guardian so she heavily emphasizes melee combat with fast and powerful strikes, aiming to dispatch her opponent before they can react or counterattack! she doesn't use force powers much besides augmenting her speed and mobility and the occasional force push when needed. she's a much more physical jedi than bastila or jolee for example.
jedi guardians can also use force jump to instantly close the distance to enemies and it's perfect for liah because she is the frontline fighter and will gladly jump right into the fray before the rest of the party has even drawn their weapons. just picture her zooming and flipping and spinning across the battlefield and just. destroying her enemies with the sheer force of her momentum. god she's so cool. in one in-game dialogue carth says "you've got the skills of an elite commando" and it's like. so true bestie.....
also liah uses a double-bladed lightsaber right. as a padawan she learned that the double-bladed lightsaber can deal more damage but is also more difficult to master than the common single-bladed one so obviously she decided she would have to master it. to challenge herself and to prove that she can. and also because the idea of being more powerful fascinated her. this was absolutely not a red flag and did not herald her fall to the dark side at all
12. what is their attitude towards winning?
to liah winning is something to be proud of and proof that all her training is paying off! she is confident in her skills and she goes into almost every battle with the mindset that she will win. and in a life-or-death situation she will of course do everything she can to ensure victory but in a less serious encounter - like the duel ring on taris - it's more about the opportunity to challenge herself and see how far she can push herself and how much better she can get. i mean she still takes it seriously and expects to win lmao but being the adrenaline junkie she is she's also there to have a good time and enjoy the thrill of the fight.
13. what is their attitude towards losing?
due to her (sometimes unfounded) confidence liah tends to forget that she's not invincible and can actually lose? and when she loses she becomes weirdly frustrated and retreats into the mini gym she set up inside the ebon hawk to blow off steam on the punching bag. but once the shock and anger wears off and her mind is clear she will meditate on what she can learn from the loss. and then she goes back to training to work on her weaknesses so she won't lose next time. it's that unwavering shonen protag style resolve baby
17. speed, strength or strategy?
speed and strength in equal measure? she's not stupid (i gave her 14 int in character creation bc a guide told me to ok) or incapable of devising strategies when a situation calls for it but she is reckless and so certain of her own abilities that most of the time she thinks she doesn't need any strategy besides "lightsaber go wWwoooOom"
this of course doesn't always work and liah will have to confront the harsh truth that she has weaknesses that the others can cover with their strengths. she eventually learns to listen to the more cautious companions and work together with them as a team 🫶
29. who do they want to fight the most?
carth lol... verbally at least. in an actual fight liah would most likely curb-stomp him so it's a good thing their arguments never turn physical. or do they 😳
to give a proper answer tho... malak i guess? like yea she wants to stop him but after the Reveal it becomes personal and she wants to 1v1 malak and will stop at nothing to strike him down herself. also not to get too deep abt this but like... she probably wants to fight herself more than anyone. would love to kick her own ass. unfortunately she can't fight herself physically but damn if she doesn't have some inner war with herself going on 24/7. it's rough.
#inbox#oc: liah#thank u for letting me infodump abt liah's fighting style <3#also i wonder if there's any info in the game abt revan's former master and what they were like...#i havent seen anything yet but also i still havent gotten very far lmao#like i arrived on tatooine and got bombarded with a bunch of sidequests and was like i dont have the energy for this. bye#this ask inspired me to finally continue tho. thank u for that too!!#anyway if there's nothing abt revan's master i will simply create my own oc for that.#i feel like the dynamic would be somewhat similar to obi-wan and anakin lmao#like im def not saying Liah Is Just Like Anakin but they have... some things in common...... such as the recklessness#liah doesnt complain nearly as much tho dfgdghk
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‘think you could swing a visit to kitakami?’ i was JUST THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE
#the planesickness. it’s going to kill me#i am an unattended minor going everywhere for five minutes who is allowing this#at least he’s paying for our tickets?#this is so funny#the sv dlc experience#sv dlc spoilers#‘i know we didn’t get much chance to talk after everything that happened in the underdepths. i’d really like to catch up’#REAL. we need to uh. we need to break that down#like how after the main game ending we had the animated ✨friendship✨ cutscene and credits#but then there were the dialogue sidequests afterwards to continue bonding with the gang#it’s about time
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also kind of love how almost everybody just Gave Up on trying to make TotK not caring at all that it's a sequel to BotW make any sort of sense
#tloz#botw#totk#thoughts#it used to bother me and it used to bother people#and now all I see is people just concerned about what it means on a broader sense#(including me tbh)#and not just..... like.... how is zelda not intimately aware of who ganon is#his name “give you pause” girl??? yeah I wonder the fuck why????#or what the hell happened to the triforce#or everything sheikah-related#the only one with a semblance of continuity is sidon and that's paper thin#maybe riju but like in the vaguest sense possible#regular NPCs are the most normal about this#and the sidequests really are where the storytelling shines the most overall tbh#but.... yeah narrative choices made
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I love finally getting to part of a game were the sidequesting really start becoming available
#i'm currently a happy elle#like i know not everyone is a fan of sidequests#but personally#as a gamer who doesnt really play that many game and just like getting lost into a game and its universe#sidequests even the most useless ones are so fun to me#like i havent played that many games#but my 5/10 favourite games i have played multiple times and easily 200-500 hours playtime for each#and my absolute fav ffxv i have 559h playtime according to my ps5#i like that game a normal amount 😂#i aint replaying ffxv right now tho because i finally have the time and the brains to continue ffxvi#which yeah that another one of those that will have in the hundreds hours playtime#me
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Honestly actually, I've been rotating "Please assume the player Has done things rather than assuming they Haven't" now because I think that's the tldr of the tldr on the questchain I just finished, but really I think it can just be applied to SSO's writing as a whole
A Lot of problems with the quest writing would be, maybe not solved, but atleast made milder, if the writers stopped being so fucking scared of assuming their players play the game, assume your players Have done things, because your writing is taking some Major hits from you doing the opposite
And if that is such a problem anyways maybe we should make a tighter quest progression/unlock system instead of intentionally souping it all up without any structure so the writers don't have to play guessing games and walk on glass not to spoil their own game and also players can have a better and tighter gamplay experience
#Note that this is also me talking Specifically about that brand of sidequests that are really just main quests to the left#But a stronger continuity and an actual ability to practice continuity in All sidequests would help the writing overall tbh#And I have also Not played any main quest released past 2021 so as far as I know this isn't a problem rn#But it has been a problem before!
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