#these are roughly in order

[sergeantpixie]

top 9 first watches of 2023

I was tagged by @frankensteinsmona thank you dear! 💖

Doing this made me realize how few new things I watched this year which is a good wake up call to get out of my habit of rewatches!

tagging: @felixcatton, @purplesigebert, @forasecondtherewedwon, @woodswit, @randomestfandoms, @imperpetuallylost, @lesbianaudrey, and anyone else who wants to do it!

[palukoo]

three hearts that beat as one | old hollywood throuples anyone???

[artilite]

i keep forgetting to post when i draw OOPS so here's a doodle dump !!!!

[blorbologist]

Y'know, I think I figured out why the Hells still feel like a new low-level party to me, even though they're level 13 and almost 100 episodes in.

I don't quite think it's the lack of conversations, or the fact half the party's plot hooks are big ties to past campaigns - though that definitely plays a part.

... Bell's Hells still primarily rely on quest givers.

Most of their goals are given to them and do not feel organic to the party, and constantly remind us that the Hells are pretty much never the most powerful people in the room. Which is usually something you see with a low-level party.

NPCs offering jobs is not a bad thing; it's a very common plot hook. Matt has been extremely skilled with using NPC quest givers in those two campaigns. Not only do they provide an obvious plot thread, but they can put the party in the path of others (say, the Nein running into the Iron Shepherds while doing a job for the Gentleman and everything that came of that). And the Hells had a solid start with it too - Eshteross was an excellent quest giver!

The problem is that Bell's Hells have never really not had a quest giver.

Maybe it's a byproduct of the more plot-heavy structure of this campaign? But while prior parties have felt like they decided on their course of action and what they prioritized, Bell's Hells feels less like level 13 (13! Level 13!) experienced adventurers and more like an MMO group clicking on the exclamation point over an NPC's head. Where does the plot demand we go next? Who do we report back to?

They're level 13.

At level 13, Vox Machina had just defeated a necromantic city-state to clear their name and Percy's conscience. And, you know, the Conclave just destroyed Emon. No one was explicitly telling the group to gather Vestiges and save the world (though Matt guided them there), and they were usually among the most powerful people in the room. They chose which Vestiges to prioritize, which dragons to tackle when, even if the over-all plot was pretty clear.

At level 13, the Mighty Nein were celebrating Traveler Con (another PC goal, I'll note) after brokering peace between two nations, accidentally becoming pirates and heroes of the Dynasty. The Nein regularly chose what to do based on personal goals, not grand ones. Though definitely smaller fish than Vox Machina at this level, they were very independent and gaining solid political clout.

While we're at it: level 13 is one level lower than the Ring of Brass, who had a huge amount of sway over Avalir. They ended the world, and also saved it, while in the grand scheme of things being only a smidge more powerful than Bell's Hells are now.

Can you really see the Hells wielding that amount of influence, when they're constantly being told what to do next?

The god-eater might be unleashed, so Bell's Hells have no time to do anything but what is asked of them. No time for therapy unless stolen from Feywild time, no travel on foot and late-night watches. They haven't even had time to grieve FCG. Percy was grieved in the middle of the Conclave arc. Molly was grieved when half the party was still in irons.

Matt is in the very unfortunate spot of not being able to give the Hells the same agency as the other two parties. Not only because of the world-ending plot introduced so early on; they are surrounded by characters they know (and the cast knows) are stronger and wiser than them - the familiarity of the past PCs and NPCs is to their disadvantage.

Why would the party reasonably ignore Keyleth's task that will help save the world and go off on a romp? Why would the cast when they know well Keyleth has to be sensible and with the best intentions in mind? The stakes are just too high.

It means that the Hells still feel like they're running errands instead of pursuing their own destiny. Their accomplishments are diminished as just being parts of a to-do list, and any stakes feel padded by several level 20 PCs/NPCs standing 5 steps away ready to catch them.

This isn't Bell's Hell's fault, nor is it Matt's. It could be amended, I think, if the Hells are really left to their own devices for a long period of time without support and shortcuts (like during the party split)... which would be really tricky to pull off at this point in the campaign.

They're level 13. They're big fish, but they're stuck in a pond full of friendly sharks, so they don't feel big at all.

[gamebunny-advance]

Some skrunkly Oatchis from the official Pikmin comic.

Bonus mamuta bugging out their eyes 'cus i think it's funny but I don't feel like posting it by itself.

[valhelos]

I've been thinking about LEP uniforms again.

My personal design for the LEPrecon uniforms is a "fake" jumpsuit with trousers and jacket, with an additional vest on top, for combat missions. Wings either attach or are part of the vest. Tool belt, and vambraces that have their wrist computers. (Holly as Captain, Trouble as Major).

The Traffic uniform is brighter than normal LEP uniform for the sake of visibility and the vest has a screen on the front and back as officers on traffic duty are described as "walking road signs". The commander's uniform is blue, but otherwise the same as any other LEPrecon uniform. (Holly as Corporal, Trouble as Commander).

Tool belt includes: Moonbelt, gun holster, buzz baton, handcuffs + additional zipties, pheromone spray (read: pepper spray), ammo, omnitool, first aid kit, camouflage foil. Optionally knife and flashlight.

The uniforms have rank insignia as well as name tags. The ranks in the books are... weird, so far we have: Cadet, Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Commandant, Captain, Major, Commodore, Wing Commander and Commander (roughly in that order). I've also given different acorn clusters to different ranks; from Private to Commandant one acorn, from Captain to Commodore cluster of two acorns, and for Wing Commander and Commander cluster of three acorns.

[auriidae]

@sunsreblog the aforementioned page of good luck babe-flavored bdubs doodles that i add to every time the song comes on...!! :P (ft. etho)

chappell roan would be some sort of catharsis for life series bdubs i think

[hwang-inhos-fish]

Out-of-context excerpts from my White Mask notes/planning document:

-Note to self don't let Gi-hun lose his fancy ass cigarettes he went through a lot for those

-CAT

-Don't forget his dumb little mustache <3

-Yin-yang progression here

-Striking Vipers vibes kinda? But no video game they just freaks

-Note to me LEAN ON THE FACT THAT THEY BOTH HAVE ADDICTIVE PERSONALITIES 

-Let Gi-hun get a teeny makeover as therapy he deserves it (perhaps an ear piercing? Lil hairdo? Mayhaps?)

-Eun-ji roasting the shit out of Gi-hun (she deserves it)

-"You came back?" "Couldn't stay away."

-"Seong Ga-yeong stares down her captors with a familiar stubborn glare."

-Ga-yeong with a gun??

-Ethical chess moment

-Recruiter gun trick smut

-Gi-hun's games (running as Lt. when In-ho is otherwise occupied)

-Let In-ho tell lame jokes

-The unsweetened chocolate thing

-Wait a minute where the fuck is Woo-seok I gotta watch this shit again fuck

[mur-art]

The pettiness will kill them before the water crisis ever does /lh

Thanks @aceasadhd for inspiring this dialogue!

Alt text:

NV: “I have 99 problems and they’re all THIS BITCH.”

CA: “99? Can you even count that high?”

[amarilloblue]

another gijinka dump oops all coatls edition, this time i put the dragon next to the design.

[suntails]

i want to thank everyone for so much support thus far!!! i'm truly blown away, silver nation is STRONG and POWERFUL!!!

i'll be adding a little nightgown silver sticker to every order as a thank you, and if we somehow get 100 orders before preorders close, i'll add another item <3

[fbfh]

Hey! Could you please do some headcannons of cuddling with Jay from descendants?

Thank you!

oh fuck yes baby boy NEEDS a snuggle so fuckin bad. Jay is SO motherfucking - his full name is Janasheen Lagmani Mufti btw (successor, born at nightfall, one who gives council or legal advice) - Jay is SO motherfuckin touch starved that he'll get injured on purpose just so he can feel you touch him up. After a while you start to catch onto this because you don't have the heart to tell him he's not quite as slick as he thinks he is. So OBVIOUSLY I have a medieval game OBVIOUSLY I have a jousting game the only way you're gonna get him to turn into your snuggly lil bunbun (yes he does insist you call him that after you say it once as a joke and he loses his mind) is to make him think YOU'RE really the one who needs cuddles. like of course you're feeling kinda sad and tired from all your schoolwork so of COURSE you need a big strong tough cool guy star of the tourney team to make you feel all safe and cozy. obviously it's TOTALLY for your benefit. not at all because Jay was not hugged once as a child! that's hilarious and true and totally not the reason at all! I just washed my hands that's why they're wet! no other reason!

but yeah once you actually start cuddling with him it's going to take approximately less that six seconds for him to become a total and complete velcro boyfriend. it takes longer to watch any vine in existance than it does for Jay to latch onto you like a small baby bird. he did not know that touchy feely stuff could be so... nice. especially when it's with you. he tried giving Carlos and Evie and Mal bear hugs between classes when he's away from you and it was good, but it wasn't the same. Maybe it's because Carlos still thinks he's going to get suplexed whenever Jay grabs him like that or maybe it's because Mal keeps asking if he huffed her spraypaint and that's why he's so huggy out of nowhere (Evie doesn't mind too much as long as he doesn't wrinkle her outfits or mess with her hair and makeup. she actually approves of you two and likes that you're bringing out Jay's more affectionate side. she makes a mental note to give you the friends and family discount on any future designs you order from her.) but shortly after that first time you snuggled up with Jay and had him tell you all about the video games he's been playing and about tourney practice he's full on addicted to your touch and cuddles. Coach sometimes has to pull you off your extra curriculars to give Jay hugs and kisses during practice when he cops an attitude or gets too rowdy. you're known as the Jay whisperer immediately and believe me the nickname sticks. Carlos asks what the hype is once and you give him head scratches and he understands.

[quinloki]

Being kidnapped and fucked stupid by my favorite blorbo would fix me 😩

[lesbiankoby]

see *now* im imagining a gang of mostly younger supernatural vagabonds and miscreants that do favours for vergil because as one of the possible heirs to the throne of hell he keeps a lot of heat off their backs by association w/ him. and some enemies granted but [gestures] like baker street irregulars type nonsense.

dante is just baffled by this development and keeps trying to ask these street urchins if vergil is forcing them to do anything. he's not its just a mutually beneficial deal.

[gamebunny-advance]

1000 Followers Celebration - Six Eight Fanarts

Neon J. (No Straight Roads) - @ocularose

Sheldon (Splatoon 2) - @pelman

Gingerdead Man (Full Moon Universe) - @gingerweed-man

Johnny (Sonic Rush Adventure) - anonymous

Kliff (No Straight Roads) - @teeny-tiny-mousey

Pac-Man (My human?AU) - @ninjastar107

Roba (The Problem Soverz) - @bigfatnerdycrocodile

Dr. Irabu (Welcome to Irabu's Office/Trapeze) - anonymous

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Thank you to everyone that participated in our final follower's celebration, and thank you to everyone that's followed me up till now~ It's been a wild ride with some highs and lows, but nonetheless it's pretty cool that I've made it this far basically by being cringe~

I hope that y'all consider sticking around to see where we go from here~

(Timelapse)

[mamawasatesttube]

okay. making myself a to-do list of writing and related things i wanna get done in the coming month or so.

finish my "how to fix the tt03 retcon" ppt (task for tomorrow!!)

lois & tim snoopery (shortfic) (for tomorrow?)

karanat bangfic (oneshot)

timkonbart kryptositting shenanigans (shortfic)

cissiecassie big feelings (shortfic)

kon & the steels (shortfic)

kon gets fucked up (shortfic? oneshot? need to choreograph)

and then for "sometime next month" we've got:

finish halloweenfic from last year (before halloween... lol...)