#the tunnels below

[imogens-temult]

CRITICAL ROLE: CAMPAIGN 3 Episode 15: The Tunnels Below

[fishcop]

tmk episode 4 doodles- huge big humongous spoilers :]

[bravest-notts]

i spotted vax peering over the edge of my ottoman while we were playing dnd, so my DM made this (while still running a fight no less)--

"Meow do you want to do this?"

[mushroomw1tch]

[muninnhuginn]

Thinking about "your weakness is how you always want to be the hero" and how the series returns to this at the end

Li Lianhua hated how he acted as Li Xiangyi and spent years trying to distance himself from it, but ultimately he still fell back into the similar patterns, for all his added experience

His main priority was always to "do the right thing" regardless of how that would impact on those around him. And it *did* impact those around him. From Qiao Wanmian and Shan Gudao as Li Xiangyi to Fang Duobing and Di Feisheng as Li Lianhua

Giving the Styx flower to the emperor so he could use it as leverage to guarantee Fang Duobing and his family's safety. Using the last of his power to save Yun Biqiu. Constantly putting others above himself whilst actively refusing to recognise that his self-sacrificial nature would hurt those he cared about most

And sure, he thinks he's going to die anyway. They're going to be hurt regardless and he can't do anything about that. His odds are low of the Styx flower even working. But ultimately, he refuses to even consider trying. Li Xiangyi has been dead a long time and Li Lianhua is just there to tide things over. What value is the life of a ghost

To the end, he lives and dies a hero. To the end, he refuses to live for himself.

[biosector1001]

Welp, got these guys up for the 10th anniversary of the final wave of Hero Factory, Invasion From Below.

Better looks:

[al-luviec]

Here is lady pics from when I was MIA

[snailfen]

boy was this a frantic encounter...

custard only seems to attack when hes got a good clean shot at something. here i noticed he waited a second before attacking that orange lizard, as it was tussling around with me before getting down from the pole. he stays still, too, rather than stepping from side to side like most pups do when they're panicking! my brave little knight <:)

of all the times the game has required me to act fast without messing up, i think this was one of the most stressful. once i was free, i had to start moving right away as lizards were coming up underneath me, then i had to make sure to grab custard and an item (my grab key has been acting funny recently) and then i had to determine if i could safely jump across with the distance i had. All without stopping!

[puhpandas]

I rlly like the new undertow spillway

[imogens-temult]

CRITICAL ROLE: CAMPAIGN 3 Episode 16: The Shade Mother

[mercless]

GOTHIC LITERATURE.

( bold what applies. italicize what sometimes applies. repost, don’t reblog. )

DRACULA. ー cold to the touch. flickering light. cold breath upon your neck. billowing white gowns. midnight strolls. pearl trimmed bands. the fall from grace. indulging in your deepest desires. the fear of outsiders. dark imaginations. bloodstained sheets. something lurking in the shadows. the urge to run away. glowing eyes in the darkness. the scent of garlic. preying on the weak. the power to both bring and take life.

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY. ー old bookshelves. kisses on the hand. a drug-induced stupor. the pursuit of pleasure. devotion to the finer things in life. prizing youth and beauty above all. paying the ultimate price. blood red errors painted over in white snow. breaking the heart of the one you love. losing what’s left of your humanity.

FRANKESTEIN. ー frantic sketches. the stench of something rotten. a scream from the woods. unorthodox beliefs. candles burning out. the crunch of leaves. dangerous knowledge. contemplating existence. the chill of winter in your bones. dark ambitions. prometheus reborn. the contrast between life and death.

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. ー false accusations. taking justice into your own hands. justice. elaborate schemes. playing upon others’ weaknesses. the solitude of the ocean. an ever-changing identity. an alienation from humanity. dissatisfaction in your life. escaping from prison.

stolen from: @lestaya tagging: @dolls-runeterran-dollhouse, @deathslotus, @noxianguile, @restrainedhungr & any others who wish

[zippycarlos24]

there they are! a different version of my favorite crumbling family with a little berry twist :)

[madnessofmen]

Okay here it is: The War Below teardown.

For a movie ostensibly about tunneling operations in WWI, literally nothing about said tunneling operations is accurate.

The movie implies that the first use of mining was the battle of Messines (1917), and there were only a couple specialists to test the effectiveness; when irl it was already huge by that time.

Like literally what about the fucking Somme????? The movie acknowledges the Somme while ignoring the mining that happened there I guess???

And I haaaate the way this small group of miners is framed as like,,, civilian special ops. They are treated as Not Real Soldiers who don't understand military discipline because apparently they didn't get soldier training??? Why??? Again, totally ignoring the fact that the tunneling corps were, you know, a corps of soldiers. So the miners in the movie are consultants. Who wear uniforms and are subject to military rules and discipline. So they're not soldiers but they are soldiers but they aren't but they are.

The film also takes the struggles of bantam (5'-5'3") soldiers (initially rejected from service and then ostracized/demeaned by the other soldiers when they were accepted) and gives them to the miners. But without the height thing. Like. they should have at least made the miners bantam height. At least. Lots of bantam soldiers were miners before enlisting, and many became tunnelers afterwards because they could fit in confined spaces.

Another aspect of the civilian special ops framing is that apparently this handful of miners is the Only group of people that know how to mine. They outright reject the raising of hundreds of trained mining men, saying soldiers don't have the experience to know Real mining. Okay. As if the tunnels weren't built on the backs of tens of thousands of men. Fucking Randian great man bullshit. Terminal CEO brain.

Look at all the people involved in just the Messines mining operation!

And because the main cast/crew is only like five people, the plot demands that they only dig one tunnel with one explosive charge, when irl there were 26 tunnels+mines (of which 19 were detonated)!!

I hate this movie!!!

[amplifyme]

Why Are You Down Here?

Elderly Man: My crime was that I grew old. You see, in the world Above, people don't want to look at me... an old man. This unpleasant reminder of their future. I was to be cast away, hidden from the eyes of the young who want to believe they will live forever. To the world Above, I had lived too long. But here, Below, I have not lived long enough. So why am I here? To make memories, so that the last moments of my life may be as full of warmth and love as were the very first moments of my life.

Mary: Home. Children. I help the children grow. I nurse them when they're sick. I teach them. I love all of them as if each were my own. I lost my own. To lose a child is to lose everything, and it was here that I found a family again. The children are safe... here. This is our safe place. I tell them it will be here for them always.

Pascal: Trust. Continuity. A tradition of work and honor passed down from my father to me. A system of communication, a way in which we can always be connected. I continue what he began so many years ago. So that those that come after me will remember him long after I'm gone. I was born... here. This is my birthright… and my legacy.

William: My life Above was nothing but disappointments and failures. Nothing good ever happened until I found this home beneath the city. Down here, I do what I do best. I cook, feed people, and they appreciate me. I'm needed.

Paul: It's a new beginning, a chance.

Brooke: Hope.

Mouse: I help everyone, everyone helps me. I go, they miss me. I come back, they're glad. I'm never alone. Before, I was no one. Now, I am me. I'm Mouse.

Geoffrey: When my mother died, I went to the orphanage. And people came to adopt us. We'd all line up and I'd smile when they came by, hoping they'd choose me, but they never did. But, you know, everyone wants me here. I don't cry anymore. I got chosen.

Father: When I left the world Above, I was disillusioned, heartbroken. I'd lost my faith. Here it was I learned to listen to my heart, to face my old enemies, and heal my wounds. Here I learned to believe again. Hopes and dreams created this fragile world. Pride and vigilance maintain it, and it survives only because it is separate... and apart. It is a refuge where the disillusioned regain their vision. The lost become found. Where each of us can explore the best of our being. The best of what it means to be human. And to be... alive.

Vincent: My very existence lies here within these tunnels. It is my salvation. I couldn't exist elsewhere. Without this place, there is nothing for me. You must never, as long as you live, reveal what you have seen here to anyone. To do so would mean the end of life for all of us. The end of our world. You bear the weight of a great responsibility, but it is also a great privilege. You will always have a safe place with us here, should you need it. But now you must go back to the world Above, carry our secret with you forever... in silence.

[quirkle2]

dunno if this is a known glitch but im playing leafgreen on an emulator right . well i used an infinite money cheat code so i could Not gamble at the game corner for 4 hours for 4 TMs and i think it royally fucked my game up the next time i booted it up cuz i was fast forwarding to grind for levels and i suddenly realized my nidoqueen just landed 9 whole ass crits in a row. well 100 encounters later and im still getting crits on every hit. im also exclusively encountering pidgeys even tho sandshrews r everywhere on this route

rebooted the game and took the infinite money cheat off. everything is fine now but that was . fascinating

[ce-archerhelke]