#the arcana game critical

[metamaudmedia]

...This...

...is just some...

... OF MANY.

[woeandgrow]

A hodgepodge page of mostly CR character studies as well as Asra and a self-portrait 💕

[soullessseraphim]

I just had an idea. let's all just turn ourselves into courtiers and see how funky shit gets

Lore dump about him

[artsystargazer]

Etsy store reopening!

I reopened my etsy store! You can now buy the Bell's Hells stickers I did a while back or preorder them as acrylic charms!

Go check this and all my other stuff out!

[thefools-journey]

Wait, what's going on? I just re downloaded the arcana but I haven't noticed any problems :(

hi, anon, welcome back to the fandom! we hope you have a good time here!

the problem is not with the arcana application itself, the problem is with the dorian app version. dorian bought the arcana from its former owners, nix hydra, and promised to keep the original app running while adding new arcana content (ie new arcana tales) to the dorian app. all well and good, but dorian’s made a few choices with their app content which we’re side-eyeing over here.

for example, a new asra tale came out on their app last week. they misgendered the magician (they/them, was referred in the tale as he/him), they completely ignored the soft magic system asra and the main character’s tarot magic runs on in favor of using spells with names (which don’t exist for any magic system in the arcana game, really), that sort of thing. we initially chalked the issues up to growing pains for the new devs, as learning about the worldbuilding and most character pronouns requires actually playing the game and taking notes (the arcana fandom isn’t the most curative out there).

then nadia’s new tale came out yesterday and the dorian devs broke the one meta rule of game design: choices matter. instead, they locked the “good” end of nadia’s new content behind a paywall. the original devs never did that. they hid raunchier/hornier/far more romantic moments behind a paywall, but nix hydra never hid endings. you always could get the entire plot for free with a little bit of patience.

the dorian devs further doubled down on hiding the good ending by giving the player choices throughout the route which, obviously, do not affect the ending. no matter what you picked, if you chose free paths only, you got the negative ending. but that discrepancy between the "choices" and the f2p ending meant that players caught on to the hidden good ending a lot more quickly than they would have otherwise. you paid to win or you didn't.

they then tripled down on hiding the good ending by changing how the paywall works. with nix hydra, you paid once and then your account had access to the scene forever. with dorian, you have to pay every single time you want that hidden content.

that's the most important and relevant nonsense anyway. there's more, but we're not here to dump the garbage on our blog.

[solenstelluna]

Been playing through Persona 3 FES recently and it made me wanna try drawing something that looked like a scene with these two. Plus, just try to refine my style in general a little bit. I think this attempt turned out ok.

[heyitsdeni]

I didn’t let anyone pick these characters…I kinda let this one be self indulgent.

[babumakeanart]

Special valentine commissions are here!

They will last until 28.2!

Will DO:

bloody/angst kiss (slight/hard), light nsfw, fanart / oc(s), romantic kiss, friendy - platonical smooch / hug

Will NOT:

pedophilia, inces, no romantic/sexual love towards animals, hardcore nsfw, implication of rape or any other abuse

if you are not sure with anything, don't hesitate to ask!

Commission send please to: Barbora.Mladova@seznam.cz Subject: VALENTINE commission With informations:

Visual + reference of your oc(s)

Short description of oc(s) personality (it helps me to get the vibe right!)

If fanart from which show/game etc is the character(s) from

what type of smooch/hug you want to!

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Payment will be by PAYPAL! or if you feel like pitching in, here’s my kofi as well if you like my work here is link for my Patreon ! ♥

Reblogs are very much appreciated! ♥

[babufactory]

Hello everyone! Opening commissions!

Do:

blood, gore = (slight or hard), fantasy, nsfw, monsters - aliens (if you are not sure for anything more please ask me! ref for nsfw can be send if asked!)

Don’t:

pedophilia, incest. Complicated mecha/robot, hardcore porn (ask if you’re not sure for more informations!)

Commission send please to: Barbora.Mladova@seznam.cz

Subject: COMMISSION With informations:

Visual + reference of your oc(s)

Short description of oc(s) personality (it helps me to get the vibe right!)

Pose/atmosphere

-

Payment will be by PAYPAL! or if you feel like pitching in, here’s my kofi as well if you like my work here is link for my Patreon ! ♥

Reblogs are very much appreciated! ♥

[ghoulfriendfangs]

If you guys thought Dorian on instagram was bad

Why are they being so clingy and desperate on TikTok?

why are they “🥺”?

[gentle-giant-swag]

MOST SUGGESTED CHARACTER TIME!!!! NOW WE HAVE 18 CHARACTERS WITH MORE THAN 1 VOTE

Gonta Gokuhara, danganronpa, 7 submissions

Milly Thompson, trigun, 5 submis

Scorpia, She-Ra, 4 submis

Yasutora Sado/Chad, Bleach, 3 submis

Muriel, the Arcana, 3 submis

Caduceus Clay, critical role, 3 submis

Fezzik, the princess bride, 3 submis

Heavy, team fortress 2, 3 submis

Raphael Kirsten, fire emblem, 3 submis

Big Friendly Giant, BFG, 2 submis

Dedue Molinaro, fire emblem, 2 submis

Jonathan Joestar, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, 2 submis

Asahi Azumane, Haikyuu, 2 submis

Sandy, Lego monkie kid, 2 submis

Milla Vodello, psychonauts, 2 submis

The Titan, the owl house, 2 submis

The Iron Giant, 2 submis

Gooliope Jellington, monster high, 2 submis

Also the fandoms with the most submitted characters

Fire emblem, 6 times (4 with only one submis)

Transformers, twice (both with only 1)

Psychonauts, twice (1 with only 1 submis)

Percy Jackson, twice (both with only 1kr

Full metal alchemist, twice (both with only 1)

Critical role, twice (1 with only one submis)

Haikyuu, twice (1 with only one)

Overwatch, twice (both with only 1)

Identify V, twice (both with only 1)

HERE IS THE POST IF YOU WANT TO SUBMIT SOMEONE

[weird-little-ghost]

Gale Dekarios / Karlach / Dammon

Ilya Devorak / Muriel

Vaughn (TFTBL)

Cole / Blackwall /Anders

Farkas / Argis the Bulwark /Valindor / Inigo

Cadeuces Clay / Nott the Brave /Jester Lavorre

✨️Just a few characters from a few of my favorite games that have an absolute chokehold on me.✨️

[krenenbaker]

OH

ANY ARCANA UPDATES??!?!!?!

AAAAAAAA OKAY OKAY OKAY.

SO,

I'm partway through Book XIII, and HOLY CROW

I'M DOWN SO BAD

I did not expect things to go the way they have gone?? I mean, like... I... gosh, I don't even have the words for what I'm wanting to communicate here, but YOU KNOW?? And there's so much that is still an absolute mystery to me, and all the characters are so sweet, and engaging, and clever, but also absolute imbeciles, and it's horrific, and beautiful, and

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

you know? :)

(also, it is damn hard to get coins in this game! like... goodness it's going to take me ages to get through this if I keep going the way that I am! I know the paid options don't really alter too much of the story, but the art is so pretty, and the added scenes are adorable :( )

[what-do-you-mean-theyre-evil]

Is Dorian the Elon Musk of choose-your-own-adventure games or is Elon Musk the Dorian of social media?

Let's discuss

[valtsv]

not sure if you’ve answered before, but what is your favorite video essay?

i have a collection

Control, Anatomy and the Legacy of the Haunted House by Jacob Geller (self explanatory but even after watching all his other video essays i still find this one the most compelling to return to over and over again. kind of like a haunted house you can never truly escape. i love the way that he blends media analysis and like. cultural and sociological history and discourses in general.)

We Need to Talk About Game of Thrones I Guess and The Last of the Game of Thrones Hot Takes by Lindsay Ellis (just... really good and hysterically funny critical analysis of how badly you can fuck up a story by not understanding its themes, worth a watch even if you've never seen a single episode of game of thrones in your life)

MsScribe: The Harry Potter Fandom's Greatest Con Artist by Eldena Doubleca5t (a brilliant deep dive into the msscribe incident which provides historical context for everything that happened and is also extremely funny; the tarot major arcana chapter break formatting is fucking genius)

Born Sexy Yesterday by Pop Culture Detective (had a massive impact on me and made me think more critically about media - in a good way!)

All of Overly Sarcastic Productions' Trope Talk videos are also very enjoyable and not too long

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Mini HC of M6 walking in on MC imitating them to someone.

i.e. something like how Julian and Lucio imitate eachother in the game

How would they react? Would they find it funny or be offended and MC has to beg for forgiveness?

Idk I just thought it would be funny and can’t stop thinking about it lol

The Arcana Mini-HCs: When MC imitates M6

Julian: loves it in the moment because you notice him and will over think it all night until he asks if it bothers you in the morning

Asra: so secure in themself they think it's funnier the more accurate you are. might demonstrate his imitation of you in return

Nadia: that's a good first attempt, but she doesn't slouch like that. back straight, chin up, serve royalty and no mumbling

Muriel: doesn't mind it as long as it's not meant to be mean, but will be very self-conscious about anything you accurately portray

Portia: likes knowing that she's known but will also start reading into every tiny detail in case there's a criticism in there you've been hiding

Lucio: who wouldn't want to mimic the greatest warrior of all time? wait - no - not like that, stop it, he does not have mommy issues -