#the forgotten age
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vesperstardust · 6 months ago
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Our group was Kymani, Father Mateo, and Leo (here)
The Forgotten Age! What could go wrong?
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gyrovagi · 2 months ago
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have you ever felt the warmth of a god's happiness?
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tevinter · 1 month ago
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Veilguard fails to realise that for those who believe, faith is stronger than anything, even facts.
Right in the beginning of Veilguard all the Dalish/veil jumpers are so nonchalant and against their gods returning, as if they were convinced offscreen that their whole faith was based on a lie (even though they all still wear vallaslin) and their gods were Evil™. This, again, fails to consider that the vast majority of the Dalish would either not believe or not care because it's their religion, their faith.
Morally ambiguous gods exist in real life religions too and it didn't stop people from believing in them. Divine morality transcends mortal understanding, so their actions are always rightful. This also leads to the concept of a 'god-fearing' person - even the term used (θεοσεβής) can mean both respect and fear. Mortals are humbled by the gods' power and greatness, and willfully submit to their divine authority.
You needn't go further than the goddamn Bible itself to see countless examples of unethical things that God did/supported including legitimization of slavery and punishment (Exodus 21:20-21 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property." is one unhinged example), cannibalism, many kinds of violence, war, and of course, genocide, one of which was literally the deliberate destruction of nearly all humanity and living creatures on earth. The god of the most widely practiced religion in the world for millenia. Ask a devout Christian if they would stop believing in God just because 'um actually he is bad'.
Mystery is also a great aspect of religion, which also makes it an excellent worldbuilding element for writers. Mystery adds to the immersion because just like the characters, we don’t know everything except the beliefs and unanswered questions. And we're not supposed to, because this is how religion works in real life, where faith is about belief rather than what’s fully understood. It makes the story feel more real and engaging. Professional writers - of a AAA title no less - should know this.
Religion was one of the greatest themes in all previous games, especially Andrastianism and the Elven pantheon. Reducing it all to 'the Evanuris did it' is disappointing to say the least, and even if it was the truth that only the writers knew, they should have kept it that way, or at least some of the mystery. It adds immersion, drama, nuance, it encourages thought and discussion. For all Veilguard failed in the 'show, don't tell' rule, in this case this is too much exposure, and not even done in a good way. ''Religion is fake, so now everyone's atheist or unfazed. Oh, except for one (1) person who is mildly upset'' is not how faith works, especially in a setting so religious as Thedas.
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mythalism · 11 days ago
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call me crazy but there is a difference between treating your adult players like they are new to the world and treating your adult players like they have the memory of a goldfish and the vocabulary of a 9 year old
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zaahvi · 2 months ago
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— "I am Anaris. They call me—" — "A Forgotten One."
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expelliarmus · 7 months ago
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galedekarios · 3 months ago
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dragon age: inquisition replay
"Praise me, for I would end the silence that answers!" [1/?]
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littleacebee · 4 months ago
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The only thing I have to say for myself is: Songs in podcasts my beloveds <3
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IDs in alt text and under the cut
[ID: Front cover of a zine. In the middle of the page there is big red heart with text in it: „Songs in podcasts my beloveds”.
Page 1. Text saying: „I love songs in podcasts! They are so cool and great and amazing and wonderful and fun and fabulous and excellent and brilliant”
Page 2. On the top of the page there is text: „Me when there is song in podcast:”. Below there are three doodles of a person. First is singing dramatically, other two are dancing. There are colourful musical notes around.
Page 3. Text saying: „Some of my fav songs from podcasts with honest and totally not biased rating:
„Die Berliner Luft” from The Amelia Project - 10/10
Songs from Roguemaker - 10/10
Theme song from Night Shift - 10/10
„Magistrate’s daughter” Travelling light - 10/10”
Page 4. Text saying: „Musical episode of Mission rejected - 10/10
Folks songs in Camlann - 10/10
Songs from The Strange Case of Starship Iris - 10/10
„It’s all made up!” from Victoriocity - 10/10
Musical episode of The Bright Sessions - 10/10
Song in the last episode of Trice Forgotten - 10/10”
Page 5. Text saying: „”Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” from Midnight Burger - 10/10
Songs from Re: Dracula - 10/10
Cabaret Night at Cosmic Lounge from Stellar Firma - 69/10
Theme song from Dark Ages - 10/10
Songs from Welcome to the Brass Eagle - 10/10
The Ballad of Anne & Mary 1000/10”
Page 6. At the top of the page there is text saying: „”To be an Undertaker” from Wooden Overcoats - 100000000000000000000000/10”. Below there is doodle of a person playing on a mandolin.
Page 7. There is a doodle of a person holding a big sign with text: „You should add song to your podcast!”. At the bottom of the page there is text saying: „#fiction podcast zine event”. End ID]
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puppetmaster13u · 1 year ago
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Prompt 194
Bart is frozen. He’s terrified- his heart is beating faster in his chest than it’s ever done before yet he couldn’t even start to force himself to run, his body practically vibrating in place as he shook. 
There was a familiar feeling in the air, one he’d never thought he’d ever feel again once he’d slipped back in time. He couldn’t breathe, everything felt like it was falling away except for that horrifying fiery aura- 
“Kid, are you okay?” There was a hand on his shoulder, light as a feather (he’d learned that from gramps!) yet grounding. 
He finally managed to suck in a breath, however wheezy, and looked up to answer, the words dying in his throat before they even began. 
“Kid? Holy shit-” Bart didn’t hear anything else as his poor brain fizzled and he fainted. 
Danny blinks down at the barely-teenager who seemed to just have some sort of attack before fainting practically in his arms. He’d say diabetes or something, but he has no way to be sure and is maybe panicking himself. 
“Wow Mum, wha’ you do?” a toddler Dan- he knew what he did but honestly his baby lisp was adorable- snarked from next to him, chewing on his kid leash. Which he wasn’t getting out of until he could both stop floating whenever he saw the stars (yes he knew he used to do the same thing, shush) and walk out into traffic. 
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jojo-schmo · 11 days ago
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[The Forgotten Land Roleswap: Chapter 2 65-66]
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jukeboxindie · 8 months ago
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succumbed to the overwhelming urge to draw this dumbass mage whenever dragon age news comes out
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antivanbrandy · 1 year ago
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get healed, idiot ❤️
i think about bardic casting like 15 hours a day
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aeb-art · 3 months ago
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another batch of @ghostlightfic loop sprites 🥰
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felassanis · 25 days ago
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HEAR ME OUT.
Imagine the morning after Emmrich and Crow!Rook sleep together. And Emmrich finally has a moment to see Rook in their naked splendor. And he sees all the evidence of their Crow training on their body. The myriad of scars.
And Rook is so nonchalant. So seemingly unaffected by their profession. That These deep, violent scars immediately take him aback. They've been through so much and yet hide it so well.
Imagine Emmrich, kind-hearted and so full of compassion, Emmrich, trailing his hand over those scars. And vowing to himself they will never endure such abuse ever again.
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ensizel · 7 days ago
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HOT BALD ELVEN GUYS
Hey guys it's been a LOOOOOOONG time since the last time I used this app but I wanna picked it up :'3
Hi fellas I am Raven/TARS!! I am kinda new here but I am always welcome to make friends ;') I do arts sometimes and I will slowly post them here as well
I have been investing in both Dragon Age and DnD so far- AND I FOUND THESE TWO BALD ELVEN GUYS SUPER HOT😭😭🤌🤌 so I draw them together-
I hope you like theseee
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positivelyadhd · 10 months ago
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i have been reading through the diary I kept from ages 14-17 and realising how helpful it can be to keep a record of how you're feeling at different moments.
not only is it helpful to write down and process how your feeling and give yourself time to truly think about it, it's nice to have something to look back on. to not just remember how you felt about a certain situation but to actually have yourself from that time tell you.
and also, from an adhd perspective, it's really lovely to have reminders of things I'd almost entirely forgotten. it's easy to think that your life right now isn't interesting, but in 5 years time? to know what songs you were listening to or book you were reading or even that Thing that you were so worried about but now you can't even remember the details. it's nice to have a physical reminder that time passes and things really can get better.
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