#the first two are just NPCs from her backstory lol...

[stellastra-scribbles]

Finally completed the outfit reference for Jayna Stiles, a half-elven NPC follower from Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

Outfit breakdown (or "outfit onions" as I like to call them lol~)

I really like Jayna Stiles and her backstory + goals of becoming a technological healer. I'm also a sucker for 19th-century fashion and I have an unhealthily large collection of reference books and a bunch of files saved from online museum collections (I've got about 22+ gigabytes of refs downloaded from the Library of Congress alone haha I need more hobbies).

More unrestrained detailed design ramblings below the cut~

Back on track, I really just wanted to design Jayna an outfit that suited her character more than her in-game sprites while also being practical for travel/adventuring.

Individual layers. I pulled most of her colors from her default outfit.

Since Arcanum's starting year is 1885, I usually picture the "modern" sense of fashion in big cities like Tarant and Caladon taking cues from real life 1885-1890s western fashions (to give myself some leeway with references). Smaller towns can be a bit more dated, but I try not to go back further than the 1870s in most cases.

However, for a character like Jayna, who hails from Dernholm, I gave her clothing from references dating back to the 1850-1860s. I did this because Jayna says in her recruitment dialogue that "[her] parents weren't wealthy people, and [she doesn't] make much money here in Dernholm," so I took this to mean that she likely wears clothing to last, wearing hand-me-downs, makes her own clothes, and mending it over the years rather than buying new clothes.

Given that Dernholm (+ the Kingdom of Cumbria in general) isn't in the best state when the game starts, they may be behind the times and the latest fashions take longer to reach Dernholm.

Gar: “Alas, poor Dernholm! Once home to the legendary Dragon Knights, it has fallen on hard times since Praetor became king some 60 odd years ago. He despises all technology, and I think he's recently become sour on magick as well.”

Herkemer Oggdoddler: “For two generations Cumbria languished as an economically abused and technologically impaired backwater in the shadow of Tarant. Its once fine capital, Dernholm, has become a ruin.”

Layer 1 - Chemise + Open Drawers. I deliberately drew the drawers as fairly loose so as to not expose her without having to redraw the pose or resort to "Barbie doll anatomy."

Various resources demonstrated the chemise being tucked into the drawers or worn fully untucked/loose, but I drew it as tucked-in for the sake of reference visibility, so perhaps either one works in practice.

Layer 2 - Corset + Socks/Stockings. I picked a more "contemporary" (1880s) design for the corset as I imagine it would be a more custom-fitted garment. Plus, anyone who has ever worn bras will attest that a bra that properly fits is comparable to a good pair of shoes: never cheap out on it because if you take care of it, it will take care of you. Perhaps that same logic can be applied to corsets in ye olden days and historically-inspired fantasy settings.

For Jayna, despite the simplistic design, it might be one of the few luxuries she can afford for herself given the necessity of the garment for bust support.

Layer 3 - Trousers + Shoes. I was inspired by vivandières and Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, who typically wore trousers beneath their skirts. Dr. Walker was a "surgeon, women’s rights advocate, abolitionist, and spy, [and] the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War." Since Jayna is an aspiring technological healer, I feel like an allusion to Dr. Walker and her practicality was appropriate.

Layer 4 - Petticoat. It's just something to fill out the skirt volume a tad. I considered adding a corset cover in this layer but I did like having the upper outline of the corset somewhat visible in the shirtwaist layer to illustrate her living situation (aka she doesn't have one or just has a poor-quality one). As a modern-age woman, I think this this all already looks like a laundering nightmare to wash by hand.

Layer 5 - Shirtwaist + Outer Skirt. I really like the shape of the 1860s Garibaldi blouse's sleeves (I think these are bishop sleeves? correct me if I'm wrong...) and the stripes allude to some 19th century nurse uniforms. I initially went for a plaid pattern but that was a pain to draw and using a pre-existing plaid brush/pattern just didn't look as good as I wanted it to be.

Layer 6 - Sash + Pistol Holster + Bag. Given Jayna's goals of becoming a tech healer, I took design cues from vivandières, who were 19th-century women attached to military regiments, with a few known vivandières being nurses (like Anna Etheridge).

However, rather than lifting the vivandière look completely, I imagine Jayna would attempt to replicate the silhouette with her own clothes. The bag is a bit of an amalgamation of various 18th-19th century hunting/frontier bags, so I apologize that I don't have a direct reference image.

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Of course, in the end, I did take some liberties with the outfit so it's not completely historically-accurate, but that's okay since Arcanum is a fictional universe.

I guess I should've prefaced that I'm no expert on historical fashion, just a casual enthusiast who thinks "ooh old dress is pretty!"

I just wanted to see how far I could go before I had to make some concessions, such as:

Jayna's hair is short and worn loose while irl Victorian women typically had long hair and wore them up (there were documented exceptions of course). Many portraits for both female player characters and female NPCs across all in-game races show short hair and loose long hair, so let's just assume that 19th-century Arcanum has more relaxed feminine hair standards compared to the real-life 19th century western world. Also, irl 19th-century rural women did sell their hair for money, so maybe there's something to apply to the world of Arcanum with that. Or maybe the short-hair craze just hit Arcanum a few decades early *shrug*.

I initially planned to give her gloves, but many resources show vivandières not really wearing them, preferring to go barehanded.

The clothing colors may be a bit too saturated for the era I took inspiration from, but I wanted to stay somewhat faithful to Jayna's original sprite colors.

I did simplify some garments down for the sake of me having to draw enough layers as it is lol. Sorry if the lace wasn't fancy enough or that she doesn't have headwear. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Sometimes you just wanna finish a project and be done with it.

hoo boy, that was a lot

Thank You For Coming to My TED Talk :)

Now go play Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura~

[ratgrinders]

(this is kipperlillyforpresident) Hi. This is an insane thing to ask a person, but also I believe you are the best scholar for the job, so I will ask anyway: if Kipperlilly played Persona 5, do you think she would ship ShuAke?

Points in favor: homosexuality, the fact that it isn't canon would probably appeal to her brand of problems

Points against: She might hate Akira to begin with because of seeing his specialness as Unfair (why does this attic trash get to be the wildcard, huh?!?!), potential for her to want to self-ship with Akechi?

I'm unsure on this matter. I yield the floor to you.

Tumblr user kipperlilyforpresident, it is an honor 🙏

(wow this got longer and more rambly than i thought WHOOPS lol)

Before I answer I wanna go on a brief tangent and just say how SIMILAR Akechi and Kipperlily are. Legitimately, during that meeting at the food trucks where Brennan described Kipperlily as having a "polished steel ball of a personality", my first thought was to Akechi's detective prince persona and just how METICULOUS he is at presenting this perfect, pristine version of himself. They're both filled with violent, uncontrollable rage at the perceived unfairness of the world, they're both slightly murderous (it's okay I forgive them though), they're both extreme overachievers who nonetheless struggle with connections and making friends. Literally the main difference is just that (as I've seen you mention in tags) Akechi's rage all stems from his deadbeat father and the injustices he faced as a result while Kipperlily very explicitly DOESN'T have a tragic backstory. If these two met they would either be best friends or want to kill each other.

So going off of that, I just wanna say that I am both a kipperbees and shuake shipper, and the things that appeal to me about both ships are VERY similar. In kipperbees, like shuake, you got two people who at first seem diametrically opposed and irreconcilable; one side of the ship filled with extreme rage and jealousy at the other party but who is unwilling to admit that their rage stems from a very genuine place of wanting what the other person has, being unwilling to admit just how interesting they find the other person (it goes against their meticulous plans, it's counter to everything they believe) so they instead mislabel the feeling as hatred. The preppy, uptight overachiever who cares so much, and the person who seems to get it all (friends, success) without caring at all.

Going back to your original question, I think Kipperlily would latch on to Akechi hard if she ever played the game, both as a sort of self-insert fantasy ("he's like me but with the tragedy and cosmic importance I desperately crave") and spite (because this interesting character is still cast aside as an NPC in the grand crusade of the Phantom Thieves, he deserves justice and not death).

I think maybe at first she'd ship shuake as a sort of self-ship by proxy, believing (not that I agree) that the protagonist is a blank slate for you to project yourself onto. But I think ultimately she'd be unable to articulate just what about the ship is so appealing to her, because by subconsciously putting herself in Akechi's shoes, now she can imagine this scenario where someone understands her fully and still accepts her, someone who appeals to her competitive nature, someone who is opposed to her wrongdoing and thus subconsciously validates the internal strife she has over her own actions, but who will come back for her anyway because I think she, too, subconsciously wants to be saved from what she's been doing.

[iaus]

4, 9, 15, and 25 for kore!

the oathbreaker boy... putting this under a read more because it's unwieldy...

4: If your Tav was a companion, where would they be found?

hmmm!! this is a tricky one... because if kore was a companion i'd like to think he'd still be at least a durge-ish companion... i think it would depend. i think he'd be like a random encounter. i'm thinking about the alfira encounter and thinking it might be like you long rest after meeting her and you have an opportunity to save her from kore killing her if you long rest within like a day or two of meeting her. and then you can choose to recruit/capture or kill him. but if you miss that random encounter you no longer encounter alfira and later find kore prisoner in the goblin camp where you can decide to help free him or leave him to his fate. i can picture it now... new journal entry! blood-soaked stranger. strange... this brutish half naked man seems to only remember his name and is covered in blood. you decided to let him join. why not! more's the merrier. hopefully you won't regret this...

9: Is your Tav from Baldur's Gate? Why are they traveling there?

this question is so funny because i was actually reading kore's backstory last night again. but yes! kore is originally from baldur's gate but doesn't remember his childhood there. he did live in neverwinter for a not negligible amount of time (about 12 to early 20s) and then did a bit of adventuring before settling in the icewind dale with his first husband... but all roads lead to baldur's gate... not that he remembers why he's traveling there...

15: What NPC's do they like? Which one's do they dislike?

i feel like in general kore doesn't really connect to a lot of NPCs. however some exceptions are... kore has a quick by noticeable attachment to alfira. he immediately likes her and genuinely did want to travel with her... too bad about that. she does also make him question his past and he's a little enamored with the thought of having a little sibling like her. he also really likes barcus wroot. he finds it admirable that even though it's obvious that barcus isn't an adventurer but he's still out on his own looking for wulbren. (though he does. also a little meanly like barcus. he thinks it's funny to scare him a bit.) he also finds rolan funny. he gently bullies him a bit early on and that does sort of turn into a genuine. hey. i'm looking out for you. can you chill the fuck out. orin and gortash i think are kore's most interesting dynamic. there's a lot of Layers there than just yea he hates them. also the emperor is like a fucking roller coaster ride for kore. his dream guardian is his dead husband but kore doesn't realize that at first so it leads to a huge blowup when kore realizes... but before that i think if not for lae'zel specifically the emperor could've led kore into something he would've regretted.

25: What arcana major best represents your Tav?

persona knowledge save me-- okay. i did a little bit of Looking Into meanings... i don't know much about tarot and their arcana but... i think either hierophant or justice? heirophant is an interesting idea since upright seems to have so much focus on Tradition and conformity vs the reverse being challenging that... which i think suits his storyline really well. justice is also potentially fun due to the consequences/truth/honesty vs karmic retribution/avoidance... like... could suit him rather well. but tbh i think i've already talked myself into heirophant LOL...

[consularmain]

Alliance Commander Ask Game

THE WAY I SCREAMED WHEN I FOUND THIS IN MY DRAFTS. I was tagged a very long time ago by @sullustangin to do this and I completely forgot

1) Who’s your Alliance Commander? What class are they? Alignment? Random other facts you wanna share?

My Jedi Knight is my canonical Commander for my legacy. Her name is Minerva and she’s been through a lot of changes since I started playing her in 2018. She is a Guardian tank with a Shadow secondary class. She’s trapped at Light 5 because of how the old alignment system worked, but I headcanon she’s closer to Light Three. She has one of the most detailed backstories I've ever made for a character and I'm so proud of her :') She's like my child lol

2) What’s a reason or two you like that this character is your Commander? Minerva is not and never wanted to be a leader in any way and I live for that kind of inner conflict. Plus the expansions feel very natural with the Knight as the Commander imo.

3) What’s a reason or two you don’t like about them being Commander? I can’t think of anything other than I wish the writers would let her get some rest. Give me a cutscene where she's just enjoying being with her friends and boyfriend pls

4) Why did this character of all your OCs become Commander? Like I said earlier, it felt natural for Minerva to continue her fight against Vitiate and she was also the first character I got to endgame before Onslaught came out so she's just fixed as the Commander in my mind.

5) Who did they side with? Did they stay loyal or go saboteur? Or maybe you headcanon they defect properly? Minerva decided to side with the Republic, but she kept the Alliance separate and declined the offer to become a member of the Order again. She believes in the Republic but she hasn’t been a Jedi for a long time – even before she was put in the carbonite. And it would be incredibly inappropriate given a new “attachment” in her life. 

6) Are there any NPC’s from the class stories you’d like to see/HC join the Alliance? Ex: Master Timmns, Ardun Kothe, Watcher One, etc. Lord. PRAVEN. In my hc, he was on Ossus during kotfe/kotet and joins the Alliance after Onslaught. He's Minerva's bestie and the writers can't take this away from me.

7) How’s your OC feeling about the current Malgus situation? She's over it, honestly. She is so tired of people coming back from the dead.

8) Are any of your other OC’s part of the Alliance? If yes what do they do for the Alliance? Do they get along with your Commander?

My Chiss trooper, Jame Harper, is Minerva's cousin but they're closer to sisters. Harper had given up hope she was still alive and attacked Zakuul to avenge her. Once she joins the Alliance, Harper is responsible for training new recruits and strategizing for the big battles.

After the incident on Dromund Kaas, Acina sent her Wrath to Odessen to show the Empire’s support. Tegan and Minerva’s old rivalry picked up right where it left off but now that they're on the same side, they actually start to respect each other. They become frenemies but it doesn't last long.

Freya and her Clan join Torian on Odessen and are responsible for keeping the peace between Imperial and Republic personnel. Freya knows Minerva doesn't have much family so she takes on an almost motherly role, fussing over her and making sure she takes care of herself.

My Smuggler, Lyall, is Minerva's eyes and ears in the Outer Rim. He's a friend to the Alliance, not an actual member, but he appreciates what they're trying to do. He and Minerva share a history so it's no big deal for him to help out on the occasional mission.

9) How does your OC feel about Odessen? (Bonus: how do you feel about it) Despite all the craziness around her, Minerva feels at peace on Odessen - something she's not felt in a long time. She loves the wild forests and the endless lakes and rivers. It feels like home. She's never felt that way about anywhere before, not even the Jedi Order. I personally love Odessen. I wish there was a stronghold on Odessen so I could decorate it to Minerva's tastes.

10) How does your Commander feel about being the Commander? To say Minerva has a complicated relationship with it would be an understatement. Some days, it's great. She's doing more for the galaxy than she ever could as a Jedi. But sometimes she realizes just how many lives will be effected by her decisions and she feels trapped. She doesn’t feel anyone should ever have so much power. But she's lucky to have such a strong support system behind her and they make it bearable.

11) Favorite place in the Alliance base? Minerva's favorite is the little pool at the base of the statue in the Force Enclave. She meditates for hours in the sunlight coming in through the crack in the ceiling. As for mine, it has to be the war room. I love seeing my companions just vibing with each other.

12) Favorite mission in KotFE? Definitely visiting the old world on Zakuul with Senya. I wish we got to see more of it or at least get a Zakuulan stronghold but I doubt the story will ever bring us back to Zakuul :(

13) Favorite mission in KotET? The palace mission, just because it's where we get Arcann lmao

14) Least favorite mission in either? Why? The walker missions are brutal. Except for the one on Iokath. That one is so much fun lol

15) Is your Commander successful because they’re skilled? Or are they perhaps just really lucky? Minerva has worked hard to hone her body and mind into a weapon, but she also believes the Force is on her side as long as she listens to it. To her, luck doesn't exist.

16) From our OC’s point of view, SoR -> KotET wasn’t a fun experience, did they develop any fears as a result? A lot of her fears were realized. She was abandoned by the people she trusted and the Jedi Order, the only constant in her life, was practically wiped out. Valkorion was once again in her head and the fear of him taking over at any given moment made her distance herself from the people around her in order to protect them. It was the loneliest period of her life. 

She also has a fear of public speaking so she hates it when she has to give speeches to encourage people.

17) AU time! If your Commander wasn’t Commander, which of your other OCs would have likely taken their place? Harper has a habit of falling into positions of leadership despite her loner attitude. I can see her somehow accidentally becoming Commander in Minerva's place because no one else stepped up.

18) Who’s someone your Commander hopes they never have to deal with again?

19) Does your Commander hold on to/still use any titles they earned before KotET? Minerva's begun to let go of her old life but she doesn't mind being called "Master" or "Battlemaster" by other Jedi. She earned those titles so it's a sign of respect for her.

20) Share something, anything at all, you want about your Commander that you’ve not really gotten the chance to share before but really want to. Minerva loves trashy entertainment. Holovids, shows, books - it doesn't matter, she loves it all. It's antithesis to everything she was used to growing up that she found it so compelling. She's also a sucker for those romance books you see in line at the grocery store.

[greymouse42]

Option-12? Cedona?? pls say more about your robot, what story are they from?

They're actually two separate characters! They're both Starfinder PCs!

Cedona was an Android Mystic NPC I took over when I joined an ongoing Against the Aeon Throne campaign — it's how I met a lot of my CA friends!

(Prior to this Starfinder game, the only games I'd been involved in were the 5e homebrew game I was running, and the EXTREMELY crunchy, tactical Path of War Pathfinder and Edge of the Empire campaigns I'd been playing since college. This Starfinder game was. SOOOO~ not that lol.)

The very first Starfinder session I played in was literally a funeral episode for another PC who'd perma-died right before I joined, and by the end of that session we were all bawling lol. 😂 Delightful, 100/10 gameplay experience but SUCH a whiplash for me, it totally opened my eyes to a whole new way of playing.

Cedona was quiet, subtle, graceful, and internally constantly terrified that her programming has been tampered with (it had been 🙃). She gave me my first taste of playing a PC whose backstory was intrinsically tied up in the plot and I've never looked back lol.

She also romanced the other android in the party towards the end of the game and they were very sweet together lol. Have some EXTREMELY old art about it (and the beach episode):

Option-12 was also an Android (Androids are like half-elves for me lol, I just really like them) but she was a mechanic!

She's from a Starfinder oneshot (turned into a twoshot...) that we as players all thought was a murder mystery, but LITTLE DID WE KNOW it was actually game of Among Us, which was the funniest "...hey hey hEY wait a minute!!!!" moment I have ever been a part of. 😂

Option-12 was gleaming chrome and dumb as a doorstop and she died way too soon, but for a brief and shining moment I loved her. 😂😂

[jadeoxfordrose]

OTP asks: 5, 10, 11 for your favorite ship that has you in a stranglehold!

So I'm gonna answer these for one of my TTRPG OCs, Thea, and her paramour Adelaide (an NPC). For a little context, the game where I play her is Court of Blades which is a Forged in the Dark system focused on interpersonal relationships, political intrigue & the interplay of the noble houses as you play a retainer for one of said houses. It's very Game of Thrones meets the Borgias in fantasy renaissance Venice.

I won't go into full details of the backstory but while Della is *mechanically* Thea's paramour, the two of them are still in the longing/yearning part of the relationship - yes they are both in love with each other, no they haven't actually said those exact words to each other yet. It is complicated of course by the fact that Della is currently married to Thea's former husband who did try to kill her 12 years ago and until very recently believed he had been successful. And Della is pregnant with his baby. Like I said, it's complicated lol.

With that in mind, I'm gonna approach answering these as if the two were already at a more established point in the relationship :))

2. What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare? Of the two, Thea is the one who struggles with nightmares more often. I can see Della putting Thea's arms around her, letting Thea hold on to her as tight as she needs to, hands resting over Della's heart and the two of them just breathing together until Thea feels ready to talk (if she wants) or fall back asleep. Then Della turns to face her, hands wrapped around one of Thea's, so she can fall asleep knowing Della is there.

5. Describe their cozy night in. Baby settled for the light, the two of them curled up together on a big pile of cushions or a conversation pit style seating arrangement. Thea working on some embroidery or sewing something, Della working on research or reading aloud to Thea.

10. Describe their first date. Arguably it was Thea bringing Della a picnic that they got to share in the vineyard in late summer, the heat of the sun kept at bay by the shade of one of the trees that are peppered through the arbor.

If they were to do an official first date? A walk through the artist's quarter, listening to music and watching performers, small gifts being bought and a meal as the sun goes down, making the canals look like they are shining pink and gold.

11. Do either try to hide their emotions if upset? Can the other still tell? Thea definitely does, a habit born of necessity, and while she isn't there quite yet, Della will get to that point soon. Roles reversed, I think Della does it less/is less practiced at it and Thea can usually tell right away. (Her inability to realize Della was in love in her is due to other factors, Thea is usually pretty emotionally perceptive.)

20. Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship. I don't know if I have found the song that does it perfectly but if I think about them while listening to First Light by Hozier, it's like being body slammed with feels lol.

30. Your OTP gets to pick out each other's outfits; what is each wearing? Thea for Della: Long floaty dress in a light but rich colour, soft outer layer, well worn boots. Comfort is first priority, but also a mixture of pretty and practical. (Della has had to dress to social expectations for a long while, Thea doesn't want or expect that from her.) Della for Thea: Genuinely not sure, I kind of want to ask the GM lol. I could see it being something simple, without all the layers of (mostly metaphorical) armor Thea wears, a sign that Thea was safe enough to not need them.

44. Who would dance in the kitchen making dinner? Would the other join in or watch from the doorway? Della is making dinner and dancing, Thea would watch for a little while (probably until she's spotted) then join her because Della would absolutely hold out a hand to her and Thea is always going to take it. Thanks for the questions @emilykaldwen and @homosociallyyours <3

OTP Asks!

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For the gaming asks: 5, 12, 21 and 40?

5. Most memorable gaming moment?

HMM.... That is such a difficult question, it's really hard to pick! I think my answer to this is going to be an emergent moment, as opposed to a scripted plot event. Also I think I'm going to pick something recent lol, because I'd really have to sit and think about it if I was flipping through my entire video game history. So, how about a couple of little memorable moments from the last month or so?

Here's one. In Gravity Rush 2, I found an NPC busking. I stopped by him and applauded, then I used the sing emote. The guy dropped his guitar and started clapping for me! My jaw dropped, I was like, that was so cute, what a reactive sequence of events! (GR2 is full of pleasant surprises like that, and is my favorite thing about the game.)

I've also had a lot of memorable moments in my current Final Fantasy Tactics challenge playthrough, too. Outside of the hat guy stealing Gafgarion's sword and teleporting everywhere with Silky, I encountered an enemy Oracle in a random battle in Grog Hill, alongside a bunch of monsters. Since this is an invitation-only run, I had my eyes peeled for job classes I didn't already have (I also have the stipulation that any unit I invited has to keep their default job), so this Oracle was very attractive to me. When I got her in my party, I discovered she actually had more levels in Mediator than Oracle--which kinda makes sense, if you think about it on a mechanical level, because Mediator is the job that allows units to talk to monsters. Grog Hill is also located right near the largest battles of the War of the Lions, and we've encountered deserters there before. Zoe and I came up with a little backstory for her that was like, she used to be a Mediator with one of the armies, but got sick of the war and ditched, befriended some monsters in the countryside, and went Buddhist. (I find I'm creating a lot of interesting tiny narratives in my head for my generics in this run.)

12. Favorite game character?

How am I supposed to pick!!! My favorite characters are almost always from video games LMAO. I'll just name a couple.

Protagonist: Sissel (Ghost Trick) or Red & Mr. Nobody (Transistor) Party member: Aeris/th (FFVII & FFVIIR) NPC helper: Leliana (DAI) Antagonist: Tokiko Shigure (AITSF:NI) Of all time probably: Ovelia (FFT)

21. A game you thought you wouldn't like, but ended up loving?

Oh my gosh, I think the obvious answer to this one is also a recent pick, lol. I usually don't play games I'm expecting to dislike, true, but it does happen, especially if I'm just curious to test something out, or if I feel like I have to play it for whatever reason. Crimson Shroud is an example of the latter. Like, as a lover of Yasumi Matsuno and the other usual suspects he works with (like Basiscape), I felt like I owed it to myself to give Crimson Shroud a try, as the entry of his that I knew the least about, and especially because it's genuinely difficult to play it these days, so the game preservationist in me was like You Gotta.

But it seemed like everything I'd heard about it was designed to put me off. The oversexualized teenage girl. The fantasy oppressed ethnic group. The fact that the two main guys are named "Giauque" and "Lippi." The old and tired D&D tropes played completely straight. The fact that it was originally intended as a spiritual successor to Vagrant Story, a game that I admire specifically for its genre bending and cinematography, when Crimson Shroud wasn't doing the first thing, and, as for the latter, its characters are presented as static tabletop models... so I couldn't expect the kind of vibrant staging that Vagrant Story had. The dense mechanics (yes, I know that's a mainstay, but I do also have a habit of bouncing off of his games as well lol).

AND YET. While I still think it's probably Matsuno's weakest entry, it totally charmed me. I mean, you've read what I think about it already, but still. I think it was totally worth the playthrough, and it's got just as much charm as everything else he's written. I appreciated the dense mechanics much more because of the short playtime, and the tabletop figurines were genuinely interesting to look at, in the end. They were staged in amusing ways. YEAH. I DUNNO. I kinda like Crimson Shroud a lot.

Oh! I think another recent one is Misericorde. As someone who was never into visual novels growing up, I've become way more open-minded to them over the years (thanks to Zoe introducing me to Zero Escape tbh) and I was actively interested in the Nun Game, but I was admittedly frustrated when I belatedly realized that there was going to be no gameplay at all, not even basic exploration or a handful of dialogue options, outside of clicking through the text boxes. Partway through I was like "I don't think this is working for me." But after I got to the end, I found I couldn't stop thinking about it. Hedwig in particular really stuck with me. I'm actually extremely excited for the next entry, even if it's "just" reading. I know what I'm getting into this time, so I won't have any false expectations from the start, and I can enjoy it for what it is.

40. Best game cover art.

INTERESTING QUESTION..... Hmm..... I really like the cover for Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, and had a lot of fun trying to figure out who the characters were. Vyce running away in the background is also unintentionally hilarious. Her Story's cover is extremely clever once you figure out what's going on there. Zoe rightly pointed out that the Japanese Switch cover for Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is gorgeous. I also like the covers of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions, Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, Pyre... I guess for the most part I really like a well-made character ensemble cover??

[namig42]

okay so two OC questions:

one, if you've made it to act 3, i'm very curious what Sahed's thoughts on Lorroakan are

two, in the backstory situation, does velora ever end up escaping? bc you personified her a bit too well and i'm a lil (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ ) at the thought of her just stuck down there forever

An ask? About my OCs? I'm so honored, I may just cry a little

First question! I'm still only in Act 1 of my Sahed run. I finished the Grove/Goblin situation and have just made it to the Underdark. Honestly, I have no clue how Sahed would react to Lorroakan yet! I'm still figuring out his dynamics with the rest of the party, let alone other NPCs. His dynamic with Astarion is really clear to me, but Gale and Shadowheart (my only two surviving companions at this point) are still a bit blurry, so I'm trying to piece it together. Give me like two weeks and I'll probably be in act 3 lol

Second question! So I wrote Velora's story as part of a side quest for a DnD campaign I'm writing, and I wanted her narrative to be tied to the main storyline. In the campaign, if and when the party does find her, she'll have been trapped in the cave for 20+ years at this point and kept barely alive by a barrier Sahed put into place. There's an elf named Elysia living in a bathhouse above the cave with her husband, and Elysia also happens to be a cleric. The poor girl managed to stumble upon the cave one day and found Velora, and Velora, in a moment of desperation, knocks Elysia out in order to maybe find a way to get the healing chains onto her instead. If Velora leaves the barrier, she has such little life force left, she'll die within minutes, so she needs something to keep powering the healing springs so she can use their powers to restore the life force stolen from her. If she can find a way to break her chains and put them on someone else who has strong healing powers similar to hers, she may be able to live.

With that backstory all established, there are multiple ways the party can handle this situation! They were asked by Elysia's husband to find the elf and rescue her, but would they leave poor Velora stranded down there? There are multiple outcomes, some that end well for everybody, and some that end poorly for everybody too. Depending on the party's choices, Velora can possibly be freed and be added to the party. She's grateful for being rescued and is interested in joining the party since they happen to be hunting some golden dragonborn that sounds oddly familiar to her heheheh. There are also versions where she either perishes or is left to rot, so you decide!

The story of how Velora ended up trapped in the first place is also pretty rough, so if anyone's interested, I'd be happy to share! I'm very proud of that whole side quest and how many possibilities there are.

[huntedsmark]

Do you have a beginners guide to ez's lore for the uninitiated (me) 🥺

YOU GOT IT I LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO TALK ABT HER

Note: This only applies to Ez in our campaign, other Ez’s will vary. 

BASIC INFO

Ez (goes by Ez)

She/Her 

Human 

5’0” (5'8") / 25-35 yrs (her canon is 5'8" and the height I draw her is noncanon LOL)

Romani (Vistani) descent 

Action Girl (like the TV Trope)

Primary weapons are magic handaxe, saber, and the ability to call lightning from her fingertips.

An elusive NPC that’s both a world of help and a storm of trouble at the same time, Ez is protege to one of the greatest monster hunters in existence, and her nearly bottomless talent and expertise are countered only by her reckless, impulsive disposition and swiftly changing whims. Casual, confident, and deeply capable, she’s happy to share her knowledge with the party when asked, but her cat-like independent streak means she never stays for long. 

When the party first met her, she had big ‘I’ll sell you for one corn chip’ energy, and while it doesn’t seem like she’ll betray them anymore, she still feels like a gremlin and is somewhat difficult to read. The party enjoys her because she’s easy to talk to and exchange theories with. Roma likes chatting with her when she’s around, and “likes” her, which at this moment involves giving her a lot of gifts and making fun of her when she loses things. 

OTHER FACTS: 

Has a below the knee prosthetic.

Says her parents were the worst.

Seems to have a complicated relationship with her heritage. 

Running gag that she keeps throwing her ax into the figurative (sometimes literal) abyss despite not needing to at all and the party has to fetch it 

Running gag that she just loses important things, like full horses, her magic cart, and her spell components

Can do triple the amount of damage of the party in a single turn 

Lost her shadow once, and had to go on a long and difficult venture with The Twins to retrieve it back 

Talks to Roma in Goblin, a language that only the two of them and none of the party know 

Was first mentioned in Roma’s tarot reading (players are given a tarot reading in the beginning of the campaign called Tarokka that tells them important NPCs or artifacts abt the world that’ll help them in the campaign/relate to completing objectives in backstory) 

The Tempter - speaks of one who will direct you to a mutual ally; to someone who knows something of your past and who will know something of your future. you must seek out the woman of recklessness who is missing one of her legs.

Can read tarokka, but claims to not be very fluent with it. 

Agreed to go on a date with Roma. 

Gifts Roma has given her: 

Endure Elements - a spell casted on her, after first meeting, upon her departure, that protects from cold and heat and keeps casted comfortable for 8 hrs in extreme weather conditions 

20 feet of chain - forged by local blacksmith, originally 30 feet. “It’s so you can attach it to your ax and not lose it anymore.” 

A gold bracelet worth 100 gold pieces taken from the party’s first vampire kill 

The ribs from a stag, hunted by Roma and Van Richten (Roma and Ez’s shared mentor) that morning 

[charcadett]

Soooo. This is incredibly niche. But I’m back on my Transformers bullshit so why not…. Mash my two hyperfixations together like a caveman trying to start a fire.

Pokemon Scavio Characters Transformers Alt Modes

Nemona - A motorcycle fits her well I think. She’d have a side car for her friends because they mean a lot to her. Only Penny is small enough to fit.

Penny - If we are going only Cybertronian animals. Turbofox because they look the closest to an Eevee. But honestly, I think she should just straight up have an Eevee alt mode.

Arven - Just. An oven. A big, giant oven. Bake a cake in him. I dare you.

Hassel - A dragon. One, I think it’d be funny as hell. Two, Predaking from Prime is hot and so is Hassel. And also: It’d still fit well with his from an ancient dragon trainer family who ran away to do music backstory. Except he’s the dragon.

Brassius - Something small and not built for fighting I think… Maybe a flashdrive?? To store images of his art and art history. I think it’d fit with how he was sickly and sort of weak when he first met Hassel.

Katy - A little volkswagen beetle. I was gonna just do an insect alt mode. Like. A katydid. But I think the pun with a little bug car is infinitely funnier.

Kofu - A boat. That’s really it, bro is a boat.

Grusha - A snowmobile, one of those really fast ones but an accident has rendered his tcog beyond repair and he can no longer transform.

Ryme - A speaker, kind of self explanatory considering her music career.

Iono - A camcorder! She makes guests on her stream hold her whenever anything good is happening. Also won’t stop recording people in real time.

Tulip & Miriam - They’re both jets. It’s said in game by one of the NPCs that Miriam used to be a model before she became the Academy’s nurse and I like to imagine her and Tulip as former coworker/friends. So they’re both jets and former seekers LOL.

Larry - I have no proof that transformers can have office supplies as an alt mode but this man screams stapler.

Rika - A dirt bike! I was gonna go motorcycle because sleek and she would love to do tricks, but a dirt bike would be good for her Ground-typing speciality. She’s always covered in mud.

Poppy - A little armored car! It goes with her Steel-typing speciality.

Geeta - The champion gets to be a triple changer. Jet and car combo. She has to go fast to get to all the places she’s needed at.

Clavell & Jacq - Both are microscopes, Clavell’s is a stronger one though I think.

Salvatore - A sports car, sleek and cool for a sleek and cool guy. He’s not big for joy rides though.

Tyme - An SUV. Very strong, sturdy, and reliable!

Saguaro - A tank! I think it fits well with his students thinking he’s a big tough guy, when he’s really a total sweetheart.

Raifort - A drone perhaps… Maybe I just have Earthspark on the brain but it’s small and it’d make it easy for her to access hard to get to historical spots. Also Raifort seems like someone who eavesdrops LOL.

Turo - Something stupid and machine-y. Like a centrifuge.

Sada - Straight up a dinosaur… Thinking. Pterosaur?? Because Roaring Moon kind of looks like one. I know those aren’t dinos technically but whatevs.

Ortega - A car, but a pink one so he’s REALLY conspicuous. He’s the mechanic who built the star mobiles so I think it works.

Eri - A tank! Big and strong, though she prefers hand to hand combat and training rather than relying on her alt mode.

Mela - A flamethrower. Someone has to hold her, usually Eri.

Giacomo - A soundboard. His favorite sounds are “Bruh” and a fart noise. Another team star member who needs to be held.

Atticus - An arachnid, specifically a black widow. Not only does it help him make Team Star costumes with webbing, but also ties in with his Poison-type focus.

[coffee-or-murder]

First-lines-of-fic meme!

Tagged by @beingatoaster and I am......so late because I just learned how to search for people tagging you in things sorry lovely >>’ 

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway / Most of these are dnd fics, but some are fanfic I’ve been noodling with yes Sig I’m getting to them leave me be you mad little beastie you

1. "Lemon was nearly breathless from dancing between strangers and friends and back again, the magic in her gut simmering low and pleased and warm.” ((Burning, Lemon centric drabble about her crush on Cael and why she’s so damn ashamed about it))

2. The conservatory was always Rosalind’s preferred place to conduct her daily routine of large meetings, grandchild wrangling, morning and afternoon teas, and one on one discussions. ((Teatime, Rosalind confronting Ursula))

3. “Lemon! I’m not leaving you!” Isgrac called back as she ran ahead. ((The Sewers, Nightmare of the parties time in the sewers that just....refuses to be finished idk why))

4. Tadhgán wasn’t sure if he’d done something truly awful in a past life, or what deity he’d crossed, but he really did not understand why the Bakhouzin family felt the need to keep threatening him. ((Danya’s Request, Tadhgan gets a letter from Danya requesting a meeting at her estate))

5. “Lemon’s gone Doran. Left town a week ago with Bells for her own fuckin safety. Her own mother did this to her.” ((Tidbits, Benji talks to Doran about Lemon’s situation. Well rants mostly.))

6. Panic settled in the pit of her gut like a stone. Her breakfast tray sat in the little cubby beside the door to her lab, loaded with food and a pitcher of hot water, but there was no note. ((Unnamed intro to Bell’s (an important NPC’s) backstory, was going to be posted as part of a homebrew campaign that crashed and burned >>’ ))

7. He was used to not being noticed, despite being nearly six foot five in massive clanking orange and silver armor. ((Moments Past, Robin/Kellum/Donnel fic that I’m writing purely for myself lol))

8. The air of Tuchanka burnt his lungs when he stepped off the transport. ((The Flame of Tuchanka, a Wrex/Shepard story taking place during Mass Efftect 2-3 with flashbacks to 1 that Sig keeps bullying me about >:( ))

9. The motorcycle raced down the narrow road leading down into the valley, its headlight casting strange shadows against the tall trees arching over the cracked pavement. ((Doesn’t have a name yet, super in production. Stardew Valley with a protag focusing on the magic/mystery side of the game with Seb romance))

10. Commander Jane Shepherd of the Ferngill Republic Special Forces was an interesting woman. At least, everyone in the valley assumed she was. ((Also unnamed Stardew Valley/Mass Effect crossover, done entirely as a dare by one of my beta’s who said they bet I couldn’t figure out a way to cross over the two and have a Harvey romance. I’ve been using it as a pet project of genre mashups and how they can work together. Mostly having fun pictuing a retried Shep settling down to farm and romance a cute doctor lol))

Tagging whoever wants to do this! Everyone I would have tagged on tumblr ie the whole dnd group who writes was already tagged I think XD 

[greatqueenratt]

WOOHOO LETS GO i don’t have much of photos, since i am doing it far from home lol But ok so basically that’s her my best girl Eithne or Enya i love her sm like UGH

• Origin & Class

1. What is their backstory and why did you choose it?

Eithne is a pirate, and before whole tadpole incident she was a captain of a pirate ship named after Eurus, ancient greek god of eastern wind (ik there are no greek gods in bg3/fr world but let it be) and i chose it because for a long time i wanted to have a pirate dnd character, but since i don’t have participate in any dnd campaign (yet) i decided to have her in baldurs gate 3 :)

2. What is their class (+ subclass) and why did you choose it?

she is a wizard!! simply due to the fact that i just love spell casters 😭😭 also in her backstory she was taught magic by her mentor, previous captain of a ship when she just got into the crew

3. Do they multiclass? Why (not)?

no because idk why 😭 sorry

4. Is there a reason why your Tav starts out as Level 1?

um,,,no…i havent came up with this yet

5. Does your Tav have family members? Are they close?

yeah, her mother, Saorise, and two of her older brothers that are twins, however relations between them and her were quite abusive, and they are basically the reason why she ran away and eventually became part of a crew.

6. Does your Tav have any friends from their past? Are they still friends?

oh yeah, everyone on ship love her, and feeling is mutual. Her mentor, the Black Beard (the previous captain of the ship) is also very close figure to her, since she was the one who taught her magic and close combat.

7. Does your Tav have connections to other characters (I.e.: NPCs)?

i suppose that in “Mermaids Tail” she is well known, and overall she is being known as pain in the ass of Baldurs Gate’s authorities (lmao)

i also had this silly idea that her mentor (Black Beard) aka the previous ship captain was Morena Dekarios, so that their meeting (when Gale wants to introduce his fiancée to his mother) would be chaotic but it is just an idea i had thinking that elves age slightly differently, so that their paths may cross. but alas right now i want Black Beards identity to stay unknown.

8. Where did your character live before the events of the game?

Until the age of 12 in Baldurs Gate, but from that moment and until the events of game - she was sailing with “Eurus” team.

9. Does your Tav have a different class/race/origin than in the game? (I.e.: Your Tav is Aasimar, fisherman backstory ...)

yes, she is a pirate :-)

10. What was your Tav like as a child?

she was rebellious, (and she stayed like that lol) and despite family’s attempts to silence her, it was rather impossible. she knows her worth since childhood ;)

• Prologue

11. What goes through your Tav's head when they wake up on the Nautiloid? Are they scared or do they push those feelings aside to focus on escaping?

She is certainly the type of person to push any emotions aside, but deep inside she was worrying about her crew, because she has no idea whether they are safe or not.

12. How does your Tav feel about Us? Did they free them, maim them or leave them behind?

uhhhhhhhhh i don’t remember who that was, apparently it is about this mind flayer from dead humans head? i think she killed it.

13. What was your Tav's first reaction to Lae'Zel?

“Oh, so i am not alone. Nice.”

i did not properly thought about it, but i am sure she is glad to find someone that can help her. fact that she was githyanki did not scare, in fact she simply didn’t care as long as she wasn’t mindflayer. plus she said something about cure so she didn’t have a choice except to go with her.

14. What was your Tav's first reaction to Shadowheart?

“Gods, I have to help her.”

in shadowheart she probably saw one of her crew mates, and she physically could not leave her just like that

15. Does your Tav use their Arcana knowledge to free Shadowheart or do they use the rune found in the next room?

arcana, lol

16. Does your Tav help the mindflayer against Commander Zhalk or do they run straight to the helm?

she ran straight to the helm, because she doesn’t trust mindflayers at all, and her opinion did not change drastically through the game

17. Does your Tav's starting armor reflect them? If not, what would they wear instead?

unfortunately no, but i imagine her being in white pirate-ish shirt, brown trousers, boots, and long blue coat. no hat, unfortunately.

18. If you could, would your Tav see any of the other companions? If so, how would they react?

19. What's your Tav's personality like at the start of the game? Does it change as the game goes on?

she feels great sense of responsibility through the whole game, but she realises that her not life is not supposed to be about being responsible, so she became more loosen up by the end of the game. (i really haven’t thought about that might update later)

20. Finally, what does your Tav feel as the Nautiloid crashes? Are they scared? Are they thinking of a way to survive?

she is obviously scared, but as a true captain she did not gave up until the end. she might have tried to use some spells to soften her fall.

• Act 1

21. Which companion do you get first? If you get Shadowheart first no matter what, who's the second one?

astarion was the first one she met, but she simply could not trust him, because if in sh case she met her earlier on nautioloid and she knew that she was just like her tadpoled, with him she just went “well you certainly can kill it yourself, later!” (in other playthrough as her i went straight to gale on purpose but canonically she met astarion first)

22. What is your Tav's first impression of the other companions (Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Wyll ...)

Astarion: “He is kinda sketchy, gotta be careful with him. But I have a feeling that I might have seen him somewhere… Nevermind.”

Gale: “Wow, another Weave user… but how the hell did he managed to get in there…?

(speaking of that silly idea with Morena, she might have thought that he looks similar to her)

Karlach: she loved her from the first second, and sided with her during her and Wyll conflict, but her character sometimes makes her nervous about her [karlachs] and teams well-being

Wyll: “Oh my, so this is that fussed hero everyone were talking about back in the day? He isn’t so bad though..”

23. What's their opinion of Emerald Grove? Do they help the tieflings or side with the druids?

She wouldn’t have cared about tieflings, if it weren’t for the children. She saw 12-year old herself in them, whose destiny is being held in the hands of greedy and cruel adult people. Also she knew many awesome tieflings, i.e. one of her crew mates, that she befriended very quickly when she was 12, so she thought that its her duty to help them.

24. How does your Tav feel about Mol and her friends?

i….forgot……..i remember mol only from act 2 SORRY

25. What does your Tav think of Aradin?

also forgot 😔

26. What does your Tav think of the Raphael?

she knows she can’t trust a devil, but she has an intention to use him in her favour, despite anything that he is threatening or saying to her

27. Does your Tav adopt Scratch and the Owlbear cub? Did you name him?

SHE ADOPTS THEM BOTH and she absolutely adores them, she didn’t give an owlbear a name, she calls him “my darling” instead

28. What does your Tav think of Auntie Ethel? What do they tell Mayrina?

i don’t remember what she said to mayrina, but she disliked auntie ethel the second she met her, something about overly-kind grannies. yikes

29. What does your Tav do about the Goblin camp? Do they free Halsin or side with Minthara? What's their opinion of them?

she frees halsin and slaughters the entire camp (minthara included, sorry), but again, she sees in halsin only key to get rid of the tadpole

30. Who does your Tav think of when they go to sleep at the goblin/tiefling party? Or are they lucky and do they get to spend the night with the person they want?

AHAH WELL girlie has a crush on gale, like during the weave moment she imagined kissing him with no hesitations, and she was thinking to make another move that night, but gale was like “ohhh i might explode out of excitement haha have fun!! you deserve it ;)”. so she drank, had a chat or two, but through the whole night she felt like someone was staring at her. it was astarion. so…why not. the rest is history.

(after epilogue they remained best friends so dw)

31. What does your Tav think of the Underdark and the Myconids?

she thinks almost NOTHING about myconids, she helped them because…because why not. also by that moment she was really into killing someone, so yeah! she doesn’t like under dark. 2/10

32. Does your Tav help Glut or do they fight him?

fight him

33. Do you bring the potion ingredients to Omeluum and, if so, did you drink it? Did you barter for his ring?

she gave it to shadowheart LMAO (if i understood correctly)

34. Does your Tav react to the Sussur flower (Sorcerer) or how would they react if it affected them?

-

35. Do they deliver Nere's head to the Myconids and save the slaves?

yeah ☺️

36. Did your Tav fight the Forge Protector? How did the fight go for them?

yes, she fought him, and it was really tough, because someone always managed to get accidentally into lava…

37. Did your Tav go to Creche Y'llek? Did they know something was up with the healer?

yes, she went there, but she really thought that healer might them, she did not feel any suspicion

38. Did your Tav deface the portrait of Vlaakith?

yeah 😌 all my homies hate vlaakith

39. Did your Tav get the Blood of Lathandar?

yes 😝 new accessory for shadowheart

40. Did your Tav agree to kill the Guardian or did they go talk to them instead?

she talked to her, because a) she was pretty b) she is the last hope of helping them like how the heck she was supposed to kill her (spoiler alert she regretted that choice, but at least we defaced vlaakith!)

• Act 2

41. Which way did they take? Did they run into Elminster? What was their opinion of his news for Gale?

They took the route via crèche, and they did run into elminster. at first she was excited about meeting one of the legends she was told about, like THE elminster??? no shit dude 😵

but after receiving news about gale she was enraged. she is really good at hiding emotions, but deep deep inside she cared incredibly about gale, no matter what he thought of her.

what kind of goddess you have to be to bloody encourage the man that believes in you to erupt himself like?????? if she could honestly she would try to fight m*stra 1w1

42. How does your Tav react to the shadow curse? Are they scared of the dark?

she feels unsafe amongst the shadows, but as a sailor she got used to travel during the nights, so dark isn’t something that uncommon to her

43. What does your Tav think of Jaheira and the Harpers?

-

44. What does your Tav think of Isobel?

she doesn’t think anything particular, she has a proper respect for her, for helping the inn

45. Does your Tav help Mol win against Raphael?

yeah 😈 +20 intellect lets go LMAO

46. Does your Tav help Astarion make a deal with Raphael?

yes! that moment really showed her that it is raphael who is quite enthusiastic about helping them, of course, for particular price

47. Does your Tav help Markus or do they warn Isobel?

she warns isobel. :-)

48. Does your Tav steal the moonlantern from Kar'Niss or do they fight him?

she fight him ! screw the absolute

49. How does your Tav react to Ketheric Thorm? What about his family (Gerringothe Thorm, Malus Thorm ...)?

honestly? her honest reaction was “ew…”

towards his children she felt almost nothing but pity, but they were threatening her life, so ☠️☠️

50. Does your Tav save the tieflings & gnomes?

yes

51. What does your Tav think of the Gauntlet of Shar?

the architecture is impressive, but it is rather spooky. the tasks were fun tho. loved it 10/10

52. What does your Tav think of Dame Aylin?

if bg3 were in 21st century she would actually said “GAWD DAMN‼️” out loud, like omg

enya be like: ❤️‍🩹women❤️‍🩹

but to be fr, she likes that she has her own beliefs that she is very strong about. also her mother js literally selune, c’mon. enya is not even her believer but that’s a great ally indeed

53. Did your Tav help Art Cullagh?

yes!

54. What did your Tav tell Arabella about her parents?

she said her the truth, but she tried to do it as gentle as possible. she’s been in this situation before, when she had to say to the loved ones of deceased crew mate dreadful news, so she knew how it is

55. Did your Tav reunite with Us?

no…?

56. What did your Tav think of the Mindflayer colony?

it is horrifying. also it stinks there. ew

57. Did your Tav free Zevlor? Did they free Mizora?

freed both of them

58. Did your Tav complete the Brain Node puzzle?

what……?😦 i am not sure what is it

59. Did you use the Minds you find on the head near the brain node puzzle?

-

60. Did you clear Moonrise Towers of the shadow curse?

yes!

• Act 3

61. How does your Tav feel about Baldur's Gate? Is it their home? Is it their first time in the city?

she felt…bittersweet. this might be her home, home she desperately wanted to escape. but she met a lot of her friends exactly here, and in fact she met the crew of Eurus here, so this place definitely holds many warm memories. but she can’t imagine to come back here forever

62. What's their first impression when they enter Rivington?

she hanged out here quite often, escaping her household, to play outside with other kids, so she sometimes imagined that she could actually met one of them

63. If Shadowheart got a new haircut, how does your Tav react?

she thinks it’s beautiful, and glad that shadowheart is letting go her sharite past away, even if it is by getting a new haircut. (she herself changes her haircuts MULTIPLE times through the game, so she totally understands)

64. What does your Tav do with the trapped kids' toys?

what— i don’t remember what is it sorry, if someone could remind me i’ll be glad!

65. Does your Tav go to the circus? Do they like the activities?

yes! she liked the activities, they reminded of that part of childhood where her mother and brothers weren’t included lol

66. Does your Tav help with the murder investigation?

yes!

67. Does your Tav meet Tara? What's their opinion?

she thinks that she is lovely. she doesn’t have an ability to speak with animals, but she wants to get to know her better

68. What does your Tav do with the Mindflayer in the windmill?

HUHHHH i missed that sorry

69. Does your Tav run into Orin? If so, what's their first opinion?

yes, she run into orin that transformed into journalist, that was asking way too many…suspicious questions. she finds her not so scary but more irritating. yes i got it you like to kill yes i know but please another words and i am going to slit you right here and right now 🫥

70. Does your Tav make a deal with Raphael?

no… but it was tempting lol

71. Does your Tav 'spend time' at Sharess' Caress?

she drinks, she tried a new drink of bartender and that’s it, pretty much

72. How does your Tav enter the city?

by getting a pass from valeria HEH

73. Do they free Florrick?

who

74. What do they do at Gortash' coronation?

she is trying to understand what are his intentions, so she just silently watching it, to make a plan later

75. What does your Tav do with the serial killer running rampant?

76. Does your Tav tell Dame Aylin about Lorroaken? Do they help her fight him?

yes and yes :-)

77. Does your Tav go to the House of Hopes? If so, do they sleep with Haarlep?

yes, and no, she personally find him as annoying as raphael so eh

78. Does your Tav help the Wavemother?

yes

79. Does your Tav rescue the prisoners in the Iron Throne?

yess

80. Does your Tav free the slaves from Steel Watch Foundry? Do they side with the Gondians or with Wulbren?

yes, and she sided with gondians

81. If you saved Oskar in Act 1, did you meet him again? If so, did you help him? Did you side with the Mystic Carrion or with Thrumbo?

who

82. What does your Tav do with the Counting House robbery?

-

83. Does your Tav reunite with Mayrina? Do they fight Auntie Ethel? Do they save Vanra?

no

84. Does your Tav find all of Dribbles' body parts?

no…

85. Who did Orin abduct from your party?

halsin

86. Did your Tav complete the trial of Bhaal?

no but she killed orins grandpa

87. Did your Tav side with Gortash or did they agree to kill him for Orin?

she did not sided with gortash, nor did she agreed to kill him for orin. she killed orin first (and saved halsin! live laugh love deception) and then she just came w karlach and killed gortash

88. Does your Tav successfully resist the Nether Brain?

yes!

89. Does your Tav side with the Emperor or do they free Orpheus? Do they become Illithid to use the Nether Stones or does one of their companions do it? Do they give the Nether Stones to the Emperor/Orpheus?

she sided with orpheus, because emperor is a squidish piece of shit that was manipulating us so yeah! and she trusted the nether stones to “illithied” orpheus

90. Do they betray the Emperor/Orpheus/their companions for the Absolute?

no, fuck the absolute

• Epilogue

91. Does your Tav get a happily ever after?

yes, pretty much :) she was proposed by gale, she said yes, as well as she agreed to move to waterdeep, because she couldn’t bare thought of living in baldurs gate, even if it with the love of her life.

92. Where does your Tav end up after defeating/siding with the Nether Brain?

after defeating the nether brain she went to finish her last (for now!!) adventure with her team, because she realised that she is not obliged to be always the responsible one/captain, and she can live for herself. but she will come back to the adventurous path eventually, she was tired, especially after this whole thing with nether brain, and realised she wanted to have a much calmer life, even if for a while.

on the ship, enya found some of the black beards diaries, and she realised that her mentor did not make her a captain because she was planning to do so from the very beginning, but because she trusted her. plus, she was in a similar situation as her, she was tired.

so now Eithne Dekarios is living a happily ever after with Gale, in Waterdeep, eventually giving lectures in Blackstaff Academy, trying herself in different forms of art (“Believe it or not, but pirates are very romantic creatures” (c) Eithne) and overall living the life she sometimes dreamt of.

93. What do you think happens to the party, afterwards? Do they go for drinks? Do they go their separate ways?

If someone from the “tadfool team” is coming to waterdeep, then this information would never go past enyas pointy ears. she is reaching out with them, to meet them, have a drink or two, and exchange with their stories and memories, for 100%

94. Years after the game, what do you think your Tav is up to?

living in waterdeep with her husband gale, at first she (despite the fact that she wanted a calm life) was adapting for some amount of time to this kind of life. and while eithne dekarios became a writer and lecturer in academy, her “the scarlet tempest” persona, the soul of pirate wakes up in her, and sometimes she is taking some missions out in the sea with local crew of wizards. while visiting baldurs gate she is visiting her beloved crew.

5-6 years after the nether brain events, eithne and gale became parents to their first child, a daughter named karlach. and while some people may say that with every year of marriage people tend to grow out of love with each other, enya and gale are proving otherwise.

so long story short, eithne is having a great, calm life, when she can get herself into some adventure whenever she wants. but she truly thinks she was blessed by that moment, when she found that godforsaken damaged portal.

95. What do you think of your Tav's development throughout the game? If you compared them to who they were at the start, what would be different?

despite her bossy attitude, and leader tendencies, through the adventure she learned to listen to herself and sometimes do what she want to do, not what she has to. they are not incredibly different, but perhaps her heart became more warm towards people and world.

• Companions

96. Does Lae'Zel remain loyal to Vlaakith, or does she follow Orpheus? Or neither?

she chose to follow orpheus!

97. Does Astarion kill Cazador? Does he remain a vampire spawn or does he complete the ritual?

astarion killed cazador, and he remained a vampire spawn

98. What does Gale want? The crown for himself? For Mystra? Or has he given up on chasing power?

he has given up on chasing power :) he let the crown to get lost, so that no one could find her, at least for now

99. Did Wyll get freed from Mizora? Did he save his father?

he got freed from mizora AND he did save his father :)

100. Did Karlach get upgraded? Did she turn Illithid? Did she return to Avernus? If so, did Tav join her, or Wyll, or both?

she got upgraded! and then she went to avernus with wyll

101. Did your Tav recruit Minsc? What's their opinion of him?

yes, but she is rather uncertain about him. hamster is cute tho.

102. Did Shadowheart turn to Selûne or did she remain loyal to Shar? Did she free her parents or let them go?

she turned to selune, and began a life of adventurer. unfortunately, she chose to let her parents go, but maybe it is for the best, who knows.

103. Did Tav help Jaheira with the Harpers?

yes :-)

104. Who did your Tav romance? How did this romance develop throughout the game? What happened at the end?

GALE 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ like in my head this is dynamic of wizard-academic (aka nerd) and wizard-pirate (aka a MENACE) is absolutely iconic, but at the same time their relationship is very tender. eithnes feelings became to blossom very early in the game, and she did not like it. but then she decided to try to make a move, and during their connection with weave she showed her desire. despite what happened during tiefling party (ahem, astarion) she still had feelings for him, and with that she started to feel guilt for that.

after eliminates visit enya started to notice more innuendos from gale, right until his “books that describe different form of stimulation” monologue, that made her look like a tomato.

enya don’t love gale of waterdeep, she doesn’t love an excellent mage that once fell under the impact of mother of magic. enya love gale dekarios, a man that loves poetry, wine, has a cat (sorry, a tressym) knows how to cook and sometimes have no idea how to shut up (she don’t want him to), so through the whole gameplay she is showing how dear gale dekarios is to her. obviously, people will remember gale of waterdeep, so that is why she is happy that she got to keep gale dekarios to herself (and tara, sorry)

at the end they got married, and moved to waterdeep :)

105. Anything you want to say about your Tav! Give a random headcanon, answer a random question, say whatever you want!

OKAY SO through the whole game i changed her hairstyles, to show her emotional condition regarding gale. I WILL ADD LATER PHOTOS BUT! in the beginning of act 1 she had a high, flawless bun, that is a practical to a person with such status. when she got acquainted with gale, she was still with the bun, but it was a bit more messier, and lower. when it was time for gales confession her hair was down completely, which could mean that she was herself at that moment. after that night her hairstyles were messier, different types of buns, tails, or even braids. in act 3 got a short haircut, that is not as symmetrical as it was. which i found a nice thing to do, because i love how in media characters mental/emotional state is shown by hair. :-))))

that’s it folks!

Baldur's Gate 3 Tav Ask List

May contain spoilers!! Please reblog!

• Origin & Class 1. What is their backstory and why did you choose it? 2. What is their class (+ subclass) and why did you choose it? 3. Do they multiclass? Why (not)? 4. Is there a reason why your Tav starts out as Level 1? 5. Does your Tav have family members? Are they close? 6. Does your Tav have any friends from their past? Are they still friends? 7. Does your Tav have connections to other characters (I.e.: NPCs)? 8. Where did your character live before the events of the game? 9. Does your Tav have a different class/race/origin than in the game? (I.e.: Your Tav is Aasimar, fisherman backstory ...) 10. What was your Tav like as a child?

• Prologue 11. What goes through your Tav's head when they wake up on the Nautiloid? Are they scared or do they push those feelings aside to focus on escaping? 12. How does your Tav feel about Us? Did they free them, maim them or leave them behind? 13. What was your Tav's first reaction to Lae'Zel? 14. What was your Tav's first reaction to Shadowheart? 15. Does your Tav use their Arcana knowledge to free Shadowheart or do they use the rune found in the next room? 16. Does your Tav help the mindflayer against Commander Zhalk or do they run straight to the helm? 17. Does your Tav's starting armor reflect them? If not, what would they wear instead? 18. If you could, would your Tav see any of the other companions? If so, how would they react? 19. What's your Tav's personality like at the start of the game? Does it change as the game goes on? 20. Finally, what does your Tav feel as the Nautiloid crashes? Are they scared? Are they thinking of a way to survive?

• Act 1 21. Which companion do you get first? If you get Shadowheart first no matter what, who's the second one? 22. What is your Tav's first impression of the other companions (Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Wyll ...) 23. What's their opinion of Emerald Grove? Do they help the tieflings or side with the druids? 24. How does your Tav feel about Mol and her friends? 25. What does your Tav think of Aradin? 26. What does your Tav think of the Raphael? 27. Does your Tav adopt Scratch and the Owlbear cub? Did you name him? 28. What does your Tav think of Auntie Ethel? What do they tell Mayrina? 29. What does your Tav do about the Goblin camp? Do they free Halsin or side with Minthara? What's their opinion of them? 30. Who does your Tav think of when they go to sleep at the goblin/tiefling party? Or are they lucky and do they get to spend the night with the person they want? 31. What does your Tav think of the Underdark and the Myconids? 32. Does your Tav help Glut or do they fight him? 33. Do you bring the potion ingredients to Omeluum and, if so, did you drink it? Did you barter for his ring? 34. Does your Tav react to the Sussur flower (Sorcerer) or how would they react if it affected them? 35. Do they deliver Nere's head to the Myconids and save the slaves? 36. Did your Tav fight the Forge Protector? How did the fight go for them? 37. Did your Tav go to Creche Y'llek? Did they know something was up with the healer? 38. Did your Tav deface the portrait of Vlaakith? 39. Did your Tav get the Blood of Lathandar? 40. Did your Tav agree to kill the Guardian or did they go talk to them instead?

• Act 2 41. Which way did they take? Did they run into Elminster? What was their opinion of his news for Gale? 42. How does your Tav react to the shadow curse? Are they scared of the dark? 43. What does your Tav think of Jaheira and the Harpers? 44. What does your Tav think of Isobel? 45. Does your Tav help Mol win against Raphael? 46. Does your Tav help Astarion make a deal with Raphael? 47. Does your Tav help Markus or do they warn Isobel? 48. Does your Tav steal the moonlantern from Kar'Niss or do they fight him? 49. How does your Tav react to Ketheric Thorm? What about his family (Gerringothe Thorm, Malus Thorm ...)? 50. Does your Tav save the tieflings & gnomes? 51. What does your Tav think of the Gauntlet of Shar? 52. What does your Tav think of Dame Aylin? 53. Did your Tav help Art Cullagh? 54. What did your Tav tell Arabella about her parents? 55. Did your Tav reunite with Us? 56. What did your Tav think of the Mindflayer colony? 57. Did your Tav free Zevlor? Did they free Mizora? 58. Did your Tav complete the Brain Node puzzle? 59. Did you use the Minds you find on the head near the brain node puzzle? 60. Did you clear Moonrise Towers of the shadow curse?

• Act 3 61. How does your Tav feel about Baldur's Gate? Is it their home? Is it their first time in the city? 62. What's their first impression when they enter Rivington? 63. If Shadowheart got a new haircut, how does your Tav react? 64. What does your Tav do with the trapped kids' toys? 65. Does your Tav go to the circus? Do they like the activities? 66. Does your Tav help with the murder investigation? 67. Does your Tav meet Tara? What's their opinion? 68. What does your Tav do with the Mindflayer in the windmill? 69. Does your Tav run into Orin? If so, what's their first opinion? 70. Does your Tav make a deal with Raphael? 71. Does your Tav 'spend time' at Sharess' Caress? 72. How does your Tav enter the city? 73. Do they free Florrick? 74. What do they do at Gortash' coronation? 75. What does your Tav do with the serial killer running rampant? 76. Does your Tav tell Dame Aylin about Lorroaken? Do they help her fight him? 77. Does your Tav go to the House of Hopes? If so, do they sleep with Haarlep? 78. Does your Tav help the Wavemother? 79. Does your Tav rescue the prisoners in the Iron Throne? 80. Does your Tav free the slaves from Steel Watch Foundry? Do they side with the Gondians or with Wulbren? 81. If you saved Oskar in Act 1, did you meet him again? If so, did you help him? Did you side with the Mystic Carrion or with Thrumbo? 82. What does your Tav do with the Counting House robbery? 83. Does your Tav reunite with Mayrina? Do they fight Auntie Ethel? Do they save Vanra? 84. Does your Tav find all of Dribbles' body parts? 85. Who did Orin abduct from your party? 86. Did your Tav complete the trial of Bhaal? 87. Did your Tav side with Gortash or did they agree to kill him for Orin? 88. Does your Tav successfully resist the Nether Brain? 89. Does your Tav side with the Emperor or do they free Orpheus? Do they become Illithid to use the Nether Stones or does one of their companions do it? Do they give the Nether Stones to the Emperor/Orpheus? 90. Do they betray the Emperor/Orpheus/their companions for the Absolute?

• Epilogue 91. Does your Tav get a happily ever after? 92. Where does your Tav end up after defeating/siding with the Nether Brain? 93. What do you think happens to the party, afterwards? Do they go for drinks? Do they go their separate ways? 94. Years after the game, what do you think your Tav is up to? 95. What do you think of your Tav's development throughout the game? If you compared them to who they were at the start, what would be different?

• Companions 96. Does Lae'Zel remain loyal to Vlaakith, or does she follow Orpheus? Or neither? 97. Does Astarion kill Cazador? Does he remain a vampire spawn or does he complete the ritual? 98. What does Gale want? The crown for himself? For Mystra? Or has he given up on chasing power? 99. Did Wyll get freed from Mizora? Did he save his father? 100. Did Karlach get upgraded? Did she turn Illithid? Did she return to Avernus? If so, did Tav join her, or Wyll, or both? 101. Did your Tav recruit Minsc? What's their opinion of him? 102. Did Shadowheart turn to Selûne or did she remain loyal to Shar? Did she free her parents or let them go? 103. Did Tav help Jaheira with the Harpers? 104. Who did your Tav romance? How did this romance develop throughout the game? What happened at the end?

105. Anything you want to say about your Tav! Give a random headcanon, answer a random question, say whatever you want!

[why-raven]

Did you design your OC with a specific aspect of RP in mind? Such as shipping, NSFW things, attending in-game social events, hosting events or entertaining others?

Little OC Creation Ask List. — OPEN

Thank you for the ask, @mimble-sparklepudding! I always love your ask questions for the thoughtfulness and insight, and I’m very happy to receive one from the OP (´◡`) To answer the question: not really, for the options stated in the question.

Whenever I design my OCs for storytelling (be it for writing fanfics or RPing with others), I usually go along with either my personal aesthetic taste, or if I already had a rough idea for their lore to pick something that would work reasonably. I don’t think about what other players would feel towards my muses because I didn’t create my characters for them in the first place. Great if you like my blorbos, but it’s fine if you don’t vibe with them. My characters and I aren’t here to please everybody. I’ve been writing and roleplaying in other fandoms for at least a decade, way before I even joined the FFXIV community, so I’ve never felt the need to create my characters around other people unless absolutely necessary.

So far, I’ve only shared two major muses openly on this site: Sora and Yiuno. Sora is a likeable sort of character, with her cute appearance and child-like innocence (we do not talk about her penchant for violence). She was the first OC I made when I started playing the game during Shadowbringers launch. I was fairly clueless about FFXIV back then, so I didn’t really think much about her character development and mostly went along with what felt right for her. I only started working on her backstory proper around patch 5.55, when I’m more familiar with the game’s lore.

As for Yiuno… he wasn’t created to be someone good and straightforward, like Sora. When male Viera is added to the game in Endwalker, I thought of designing a character who is multilayered, complicated, and fun for me to explore from various perspectives. Yiuno is a dangerous but broken man; almost nothing about him is particularly likeable as a person (except maybe his face, lol). Speaking of appearance, that was what I had intended for him—he has an idealistic beauty that could charm others to gravitate to him, until they finally realize the horrors he kept behind that pretty smiling mask (and by then it’d probably be too late). He’s supposed to be a hypocritical existence, the embodiment of paradox and contradiction.

The only exception created for shipping with NPC, I’d say, is Persephone, the other half of Yiuno’s Ancient self. The serious reason is my own take on the true motive that drove Emet-Selch to extremity in his actions against the Sundered on Etheirys to reclaim the Star for his own people (i.e. my way to fill in some blanks in the canon). The fun reason? I enjoyed the various studies on the relationship between Hades and Persephone in Ancient Greek mythology, and I want to do something similar with them. (Also, I stand by my personal headcanon of Emet and Lahabrea often lamenting about their wives after the Convocation meetings.)

While most people might be unwilling to admit this, our characters also serve as an extension of our real selves, particularly in a virtual world like Etheirys. I mean, we technically don’t see the real faces of other players in the game (unless you share your RL photos, that’s on you), so naturally the avatars that everyone sees in the game is a representation of the player controlling that character. I believe that ultimately people create characters for themselves, because they are the ones making the conscious choice and taking the necessary actions to fulfill that decision. Just my two-cents.

[theabyssalmuses-a]

[  Send “Who’s hot?”   and my muse will list off who they think the most attractive people in their fandom are  ]     [Open] [  @tiredstudents​ sent in:  Who’s Hot? (Sophia) ]

“Ah-- this kind of question is...” A blush ignites- spreading like wildfire across her cheeks in response to the question, her feelings flaring up as she thinks it over. “Ah...I can answer it...I can answer it....” she mumbles to herself, trying to keep her head on straight... will she survive this?!

She clears her throat with a dainty ‘ahem’  and she clasps her hands together. “I suppose it would be wrong of me not to mention my first boyfriend...ah,  Den...He was so, so wonderous...His spiky golden hair, his muscular frame...I just wanted to kiss him all over~!” She speaks, breathing heavily as she continues on, a smile on her face. “He was so kind, too...when he eventually broke up with me, I....I...My chest hurt so much, that...”

Silence.

“Well, moving...moving on.” She speaks quietly, seemingly haven taken a bit of time to recompose herself. “...After Den was Alyssa...ahh...her beautiful skin...you could really tell she moisturised and exfoiliated every single day! Oh, and her hair was so long and beautiful...silky smooth as well! And it always smelt so nice...and she was athletic, too, so her body was, like, super nice...Gosh, Alyssa was always so sweet to me...too sweet...she would always buy me things, or do things for me...a-and it always stung--” She clutches her chest all of a sudden, inhaling sharply. “It hurt...It hurt so bad...when she said she loved me, it felt like thorns digging into my skin...I...”

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. In...and Out. In...and Out. In...and Out.

“It was...for the best that we split up...” but that didn’t make it hurt any less.

“.......Deep Breaths, Me. It’s been a long time since you were in a relationship. Isn’t that for the best? Don’t think too hard...just don’t think too hard...and everything will be okay..“ Her thoughts race round her mind, though a simple, pleaseant smile remains on her face.

“...Ever since arriving here...I....W...welll...”

“Ah...There are so many attractive people...I...I really shouldn’t...” She swallows nervously, taking a few hasty breaths to try and steady herself. “Ah, but Youta is so...he’s so...!” She lets out a rather odd noise- something akin to an excited yet pained squeal as places her  hands on her head. “How am I supposed to stay calm...when he’s so...kind...and sweet...and so...handsome...like some kind of Prince, here to whisk me away from my troubles...!”

An exsasperated cry escapes her, brows furrowed as she clenches her fists angrily. “Ahh-! I want him I want him I want him I want him!” She stomps her feet in desperation. “It’s not fair, It’s not fair! He’s perfect for me, I know he is! He can fix me...I know he could fix me...! I know he could--! If anyone can...it has to be him! It has to be! Aghh~! It feels like my chest is about to burst--!” Urk--!!

She grabs her chest suddenly, grimacing as she does. Just what was she feeling? Was it her heart pounding? Or was it a the throbbing pain? What was the difference at this point?

Love was Pain- at the end of the day, hers was a painful existence. These stinging feelings would never leave her, and the wounds of love would scar her forever.

Love is War, after all.

...It takes her some time to calm down. After some breathing excercises, the pain in her chest fades, (but does not quite subside), and her outburst is brought under control. Her self control having slipped for just a moment-- she’s embarrassed, and this feeling, too, hurts.

“...I-I’m sorry, that was...” Awful. Disgusting. Surely repulsive to witness...How can I even explain myself, here? “...well...I-I just got a little worked up...th-that’s all.” How abhorrent. Like they’ll accept that. “A-anyways...Mr.Youta is incredibly nice..and he, uhm, certainly isn’t bad to look at...but, no, I’m...I’m certainly not in love with him.” I’ve barely spoken with him after all. He has a girlfriend after all. Love...is something incompatible with me, after all. “...Uhm...thank you for your question--” ...but please don’t pay any attention to me. It hurts....

[heretic-altias]

I really should actually post stuff about my characters but will I? Or will I continue to just forget the entire world can't read my thoughts about them?

[xxnashiraxx]

BG3 TAG GAME ✨⚔️

Thank you thank you @verbenaa for tagging me in this!! I have been away from tumblr for a bit so my apologies for the delay!! 👉👈

Favorite Romance: It's the vampire. It's always gonna be the vampire. Funny thing about me- so I knew of Astarion before playing the game this January. One of our friends tried to convince my husband and I to play with him when it first came out in August but I was deep in my Fairy Tail writing project/multichapter story (of which has now been indefinitely postponed because of this game, 💔, but come July I will be insufferable when 100 Year Quest comes out, so stay tuned). I saw that there was a vampire elf in the game (cue my Thranduil crush and my Twilight/vamp obsession since childhood) and I instantly fell in love but didn't get fully immersed until my husband got the game in late December and seeing him interacting with the characters completely sold me.

Favorite Class to Play: I am still on my first playthrough! Going 5 months strong, thank you patch 6 for destroying my two playthroughs 💖 But I selected Durge first and went with the default Sorcerer and I absolutely LOVE it. I have a few Act 1 and 2 side campaigns with my husband playing cleric, rogue, and ranger, but by far Sorcerer is my favorite as well as Fighter. Planning on playing that class at some point because Lae'zel is just *chefs kiss*. 🤏

Favorite NPC: I love Alfira and all the tieflings so much, but specifically I love Rolan and Bex. I felt genuinely sad when meeting Bex again in Act 2, and I had to help her no matter what. Rolan started off as really nothing but a self centered jerk in my mind, but once I found him in Act 3, I just absolutely fell for him. 💗 I would also like to make a mention of Dame Aylin- she's the most beautiful angel I've ever seen and I would die for her.

Favorite Song Off the Soundtrack: The Power with lyrics. It is so surreal. My other frequently played are I Want to Live (obvi), Raphael's Final Act, and Song of Balduran (the one that ruined the only secret I hadn't managed to spoil for myself most likely hours before I discovered it on my own!). They all go so hard.

Tell Us a Little About Your Tav: My first and only so far is my Durge, the original Ofelia (not associated with my WIP fic). 💗 Once I finally started my own campaign (a few days after getting the game and starting to play with my group) I immediately chose that as one of my friend's chose Durge in our shared campaign and the character really interested me. She's a human storm sorcerer- I know sorcerer is the default for Durge and I kinda went with it, but I specifically chose this set up partly because of one of my favorite fic's main characters! Her backstory is super muddy, but she fiercely loves her friends and Astarion. 💗 She'd die for any of them, wishes she and Orin weren't enemies, and resists her father's influence as hard as she can. She's hot headed and wont take shit from anyone.

Something You Wish Was in the Game: I would actually love more voiced dialogue for Tav/Durge! I know it makes the game more immersive, but it would be super cool to see 💗

Do You Create Fanworks? Share Something With Us: I do! I like to draw and write, I've not created a ton of content so far, but I really like this Astarion art I've done

and I'm creating a multi-chapter story for my original character: it's an isekai where a woman from Earth/the modern world gets transported to BG3! The game isn't a thing on her Earth, so Faerun is canon in that universe lol. I'm actually really excited for it! I hope to start posting it soon- once I've hit Act 2 I will definitely start. I suffer from the condition of "not finishing fics" or at least I did years ago, but I am putting that behind me now and I'm going to trust myself and begin to post once I've cleared the first act 💕 Here's a little teaser for the opening of the first chapter!

An eerie quiet moves through the streets, cars fewer and farther between than normal. An unsettling feeling crawls over Ofelia’s skin and she shrugs her coat closer to her body, warding the night air off as she turns down a familiar alley. Her tiny apartment’s window glints at the end of the shadowed corridor and she grins, reaching into her pack to step back into her roller blades. This last stretch has always been the most fun, and perhaps it’s the trepidation hanging in the night, but a smile and some exhilaration seems like the perfect medicine. She just has to get home, kick start her weekend with a cocktail and a good book, and tomorrow she’ll finally be able to adopt the cat of her dreams.

With the last lace tied, she secures her skirt and hunches over, preparing to rocket down the alleyway. She feels her muscles tense, sets her jaw- prepares to beat her personal best. She can taste the moisture in the air and the warning of the impending storm approaching, feels it in her bones as she mentally counts down.

3… 2… 1…

She never moves. Something flickers out of the corner of her eye, large and black and hulking in the night. It roils and undulates in the sky above the city, sweeping over the buildings like a dark tidal wave. She doesn’t have time to scream when the mass careens towards her, doesn’t have time to raise her arms in defense of a hit that never comes. She’s only greeted with total black as her world spins out of control and she falls unconscious.

No pressure tag! @preciouslittlebhaalbae (if you haven't done one already!)

BG3 TAG GAME ✨⚔️

thank you so much to my wonderful and talented friend @khywren for tagging me in this 💖💞! I had so much fun doing this, even if it took me like three days to get to 😅

Favorite romance: in my Astarion era 💅 but in all seriousness, Astarion's character arc is very important to me in a variety of ways and has been a very cathartic to experience as someone who was lucky enough to escape an abusive relationship in my past.

Favorite class to play: I love bards because of the versatility! But on my next run I'm going to do a druid 🍃

Favorite NPC: This is soooo tough because I think there is so many amazing characters in this game, but I really like all the wild shit that Raphael AND Gortash have going on. There's a lot to dig into with both of those guys, they're so fucked lol

Favorite song off the soundtrack: ooooh this is so hard, there's so many good ones but I really love 'I Want To Live', both versions! Also props to Raphael's Final Act for obvious reasons.

Tell us a little about your Tav: Rin is my chaotic sword bard baby who isn't actually that great a being a bard and better instead with stabbing things (we love a relatable queen?). She's a little flippant, a little silly, sometimes clever, and lives in my head rent free.

Something you wish was in the game: I am echoing many other people when I say that I wish there was more content for Wyll. I think it's such a crime that he was deprived of a full character arc! I am also endlessly frustrated that he is not given an option to decide for himself (like Shadowheart was) regarding whether to break his pact with Mizora. I spent a full 30 minutes in debate with my husband over this choice in my first run and was so frustrated with this fact and honestly either decision feels like a raw deal.

Do you create fanworks? Share something with us: I do! I am currently busy writing Astarion/Tav and Astarion/Reader fanfiction. to eden is my current baby, and one I've poured a lot of time into and that I'm proud of. I'll also never stop being proud of my very first fic air so deep and sweet, as I really leapt off the ledge and dove headfirst into something I was so deeply insecure about but ended up paying off in the end and has literally changed my life in regards to how I now see myself 💖

no pressure tags: @elinorbard @ladyduellist and @xxnashiraxx if you want to join in, no worries if not 💞!