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[r2smuse]

Flagging this part for @tishinada:

BioWare confirmed that even if you make your Rook a short king, the team has done work to ensure animations fit any character build [source]

So, here's hoping dwarves are well served!

Dragon Age: The Veilguard info compilation Post 4

[Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3] [another post]

Post is under a cut due to length.

There is a lot of information coming out right now about DA:TV from many different sources. This post is just an effort to compile as much as I can in one place, in case that helps anyone. Sources for where the information came from have been included. Where I am linking to a social media user’s post, the person is either a dev, a Dragon Age community council member or other person who has had a sneak peek at and played the game. nb, this post is more of a ‘info that came out in snippets from articles and social media posts’ collection rather than a ‘regurgitating the information on the official website or writing out what happened in the trailer/gameplay reveal’ post. The post is broken down into headings on various topics. A few points are repeated under multiple headings where relevant. Where I am speculating without a source, I have clearly demarcated this. if you notice any mistakes in this post, please tell me.

Character Creation

BioWare confirmed that even if you make your Rook a short king, the team has done work to ensure animations fit any character build [source]

"Dragon Age's character creator has seen a massive glow-up" [source]. "The volume of choices you get here are frankly insane. As Epler noted, “you could spend forever here,” and he’s not kidding." [source] The art and graphics teams spent a lot of time trying to make hair look amazing [source: the Discord]

In CC we can customise our "bulge size" [source]

Some more detail on the new lighting options to see how Rook looks like in CC when you make them: you can view them in "blazing forest sunshine versus the glare of an underground temple" [source]

"newly mobile, extra-hairy hair" [source]

Faction choice has statistical boons. For example, Shadow Dragon Rook deals extra damage to Venatori blood cultists [source]

Faction choice basically determines why Rook has been called to help in the fight against Solas [source]

All pre-determined character models in CC can be adjusted [source]

You can make a really tall dwarf if you want [source]

"Setting your previous world state is fully integrated into the character creator for Veilguard" [source: the Discord]

Inquisitor appearance will be re-created, there is no way to carry their appearance from DA:I into the game [source: the Discord]

Classes for Rook are not restricted in the sense that you can play any almost class, lineage and faction combination that you want. For example, a mage Rook can be a Crow [source: the Discord] (Fel note: it sounded like Rook cannot be a magic-wielding dwarf, even though the exception of Harding now exists) (Fel note: there is a mage Crow in one of the books)

Story and lore

Here is another article which refers to Rook as "the Rook" [source]

The story is set "9-10 years from DA:I and about 8 years from Trespasser" [source: the Discord]

They have been tracking Solas for "a while. Something else you’re gonna learn about…" [source]

The game does not use the Keep [source]

Shadow Dragon is the faction background with the most in-game reactivity (e.g. from other characters' dialogue) during the prologue section of the game, due to the fact that the prologue is in Minrathous and the Shadow Dragons are a Tevinter-based faction [source]

"I also saw a big moment after the gameplay trailer ends that I can't talk about" [source]

During the more narrative-heavy dialogue choices, "the game will also give a bit of context on what you're about to choose, but doesn't go as far as explaining the exact consequences or precisely what will happen thereafter" [source] "the game shows you how you’ll go about the choice, but it doesn’t tell you the consequence of that choice". [source]

"The game is bringing back Dragon Age 2s dialogue system, which was tone-based and resulted in its protagonist Hawke falling into one of three different personality states. You have three general tones in a conversation: kind, humorous, or aggressive, with slight variations depending on the situation" [source]

"Venatori blood cultists" [source]

"The whole game has the makings of another Suicide Mission [ME2], given that you are up against a god with the ability to collapse dimensions" [source]

"Choices and consequences". "Now, it seems you can see the effects of your choices like never before, and this time, they marry that choice with incredible visuals" [source]

In the bar when you're trying to get information in the opening, if you choose to fight it out and the barbrawl ensues, you then have to run from the pursuers in the bar [source]

A key concern of the developers when creating the environments was to make “a world worth saving" [source]

The prologue is quite linear but there are additional paths you can follow to find additional loot [source]

In the opening section of the game there is a dock which has been attacked and the soldiers that were there have been killed, "but rather than seeing this passively, we walked through the aftermath and had to interact with the scene to piece it all together" [source]

The tone of the gameplay video is a good indicator of the tone of the rest of the game [source]. On the tone: "dark fantasy" [source]. horror & gore is back along with DA's classic dark elements [source]

Tevinter Nights is a better tone indicator for the game than the original reveal/character trailer. Ghil Dirthalen: "Tevinter Nights has felt the most 'DAV' to me" [source]. The gameplay reveal video is the best indicator for the tone of the game (vs the character one) [source]. there is still messy dark shit in the game [source]

Tonally the game is closest to Tevinter Nights and DA:O [source]

Ghil Dirthalen: "[as] one of those unfortunate souls who has latched onto a media world so hard: This game is for me. For the hardcore DA lore nerds, I've been secretly screaming about things I saw for MONTHS now" [source]

The game is true to the DA stories we know and love [source]

Characters, companions, romance

You can choose to engage in companions' own storylines as you progress or ignore them entirely [source]

You will often have to make dialogue choices that will affect how your various companions treat you [source]

Neve is quick-witted [source], measured and elegant [source]

In the opening, you interact with the companions as you move through Minrathous. "your choices during these interactions will determine who goes on portions of the mission with you, along with how “pleased” they are with the answers." [source]

On Varric and Harding: "Instantly the two felt like they’d never been away and avoided the trap of being parodies or fanfiction versions of themselves" [source]

Solas' eyes were always purple hh [source] (yes!)

Gameplay, presentation, performance etc

Some enemies have additional shields that are weak to ranged attacks [source]

When asked about if the war table from DA:I returned, John Epler said "There is a table. Now, whether it works the same way as the table in the previous game..." [source]

Once you get passed a certain point in the game, it opens up dramatically, however it is not an openworld game and they wanted to make sure that all the content mattered and was a more structured, sculpted experience for the player. There is some exploration, some opportunities to get off the beaten path, and some spaces that are fairly wide [source]

The button to press to bring up the skill wheel is RB or R1 (depending on what controller you're using) [source]

"You'll also have access to two skills or spells for each of your two companions that you can command. For a more seamless, uninterrupted combat experience, you can also assign these skills to shortcuts (such as holding the left trigger and hitting the X button) to quickly use them" [source]

"The game is bringing back Dragon Age 2s dialogue system, which was tone-based and resulted in its protagonist Hawke falling into one of three different personality states. You have three general tones in a conversation: kind, humorous, or aggressive, with slight variations depending on the situation" [source]

"booting Fade demons into pits" [source]

"BioWare have revised Dragon Age's art direction to make character models a little more consistent with the series' lovely Tarot-inspired menu art. Flesh is ruddy to the point of painterly; facial features and bodily proportions are thicker and more striking, as though the characters had been cut from clay" [source]

The 3 specs for Warrior are Reaper (has lifesteal/stealing health from enemies, and other freaky powers, does big damage), Slayer (can wield the biggest blade, big swords, big damage) or Champion, which is tanky, shield-using and Paladin like [source] [source]

There are quick-recover prompts [source]

You can roll through puddles of incoming AOE [source]

There are ziplines between some levels levels [source] (Fel note: just like in As We Fly... )

There are also slidey hills to slide down between some sections [source]

There are still some Hinterland-type areas designed for exploration [source]

We can do some home base management to our home base [source] (Fel note: this refers to The Lighthouse, detail in a previous post)

Camera placement is quite zoomed out [source]

Where Rogues have 'momentum', Warriors have 'rage' and Mages 'mana'. When a warrior spends rage in the ability wheel it triggers more powerful attacks. this has been referred to as a build-and-spend mechanic. this system resource gates your use of more powerful skills and is built by getting stuck in [source]. Momentum for Rogues is built by landing hits without taking any [source]

There are big glowing environmental cues for picking up loot or replenishing health potions [source]

"Epler noted that The Veilguard will not be an open-world experience like Inquisition, and instead will have large spaces to explore with quests littered throughout. This allayed my early concerns that they would course correct too hard from the oft-maligned open areas of Inquisition" [source]

Melee and ranged attacks can be charged up [source]

It sounds like there is an option to have greater guidance on when enemies are attacking [source]

The community council gave a lot of notes on the game's art direction to BioWare (gave feedback to the devs) that they were told and shown were changed from the first reveal/character trailer, these made it into the gameplay trailer [source]

The community council asked about having an arachnophobia mode, though they can't guarantee this was implemented [source]

"You’re encouraged to explore and grind for stronger weapons and gear, so your stats and cosmetics improve the further you get into the game" (in the sense that you’ll be rewarded for hard work) [source, two]

Follower information such as cooldowns and health will be visible on the HUD [source: the Discord]

There is a "quick cast" option if you prefer not to use the wheel, should be a chorded action using a controller [source: the Discord]

On PC you can play with keyboard and mouse or controller [source: the Discord]

An accessibility option is the ability to make auto-targeting stronger or weaker depending on your preference [source: the Discord]

The game will have DLSS support at launch [source: the Discord]

Re: hard drives, the game can be played using an HDD, they would recommend an SSD though for the optimal experience [source: the Discord]

There are lots of different interface options you can play with, e.g. combat text size, opacity, when to display health bars [source: the Discord]

Other

The leak from last year or whenever it was (the one that leaked screenshots and a gif from the game) was mainly a lot of outdated stuff and didn't really represent even the early version some community council members had played [source, two]. It was not leaked by a member of the community council, but by a member of another focus group [source]

The community council were given the chance to play the game twice, once in Fall 2022 and a year later in 2023 [source]

There is no information as yet regarding when pre-orders will be open [source: the Discord]

BioWare are hoping to at the very least have the very "best of" the Discord dev Q&A featured on social media and potentially in a blog [source: the Discord]

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[amons-hat-enthusiast]

@tishinada's recent post with her OC Zas and Merlwyb made me realize I haven't shared any Matheli and Merlwyb content in a while :O

So I'm doing that now! :D

I forgot lights were an option there heh 😅 (and those were taken before I got Anamnesis)

I also have a few from All Saint's Wake event, where my friend Paddito dressed up as Merlwyb... The only problem there is that when we met to gpose, or brains went full "no thoughts, head empty" lol. So we ended up making a few silly gposes next to a spiderweb with lesbian flag colored decos!

"Merl, not in public!"

"On the second thought..."

World hard and cold...tiddy soft and warm...

And finally there's this - a gpose I took for a prompt from discord!

This was entirely custom-posed by me using Anamnesis 😅 I'm still new to all of that, but I'm figuring it out! :D

[tallbluelady]

10 Archetypes that I Made Up That Make Up My Blorbos

@sasslett tagged me with 10 Characters/Fandoms but my brain was getting mad at the restrictions so I made up my own thing.

Smart and Loyal Woody (Toy Story), Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz), Faramir (The Lord of the Rings), Aragorn (LOTR)

Cool Dad Dr. Henry Jones Jr. (Indiana Jones), Qui Gon Jin (Star Wars), Alan Grant (Jurassic Park), Auron (Final Fantasy X), Aragorn (LOTR)

Green Girl Buttercup (The Powerpuff Girls), Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter (Sailor Moon), Sam (Totally Spies!)

Relatable Scamp Simba (The Lion King), Sora (Kingdom Hearts), Tidus (FFX), Riku (FFX), Scout (To Kill A Mockingbird)

Adventure! Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII), Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas), Miguel and Tulio (The Road to El Dorado), Dr. Henry Jones Jr. (Indiana Jones)

Sexy Supportive Boyfriend Captain Hook/Killian Jones (Once Upon a Time), Urianger Arugelt (Final Fantasy XIV), Will Turner (Pirates of the Carribean)

Sentient Animal Red XIII (Final Fantasy VII), Reepicheep (Chronicles of Narnia), Any Talking Animal Media, (Suspect for Freya (Final Fantasy IX))

Gender Urianger Arugelt (FFXIV), Cloud Strife (FFVII), Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop), Jack Skellington (TNBC), Elizabeth Swan/Turner (PotC), Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)

Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass Goku (Dragonball), Kenshin Himura (Ruruoni Kenshin), Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)

Shakespeare Urianger Arugelt (FFXIV), Didymis (Labyrinth), Shakespeare (Romeo x Juliet anime), Shakespeare (Fate Series)

Feel free to do w/e: @yloiseconeillants, @lilbittymonster, @hermits-hovel, @azure-dragonsinger, @mythandral, @abyssalmermaiden, @whatsthisascianbullshit, @sayonaramidnight, @tishinada, @janzoo

[rainofaugustsith]

With help from a friend (thank you @tishinada!) Suvia finished Heavensward's MSQ and is off to post. Yay, no more Holy See! Boo, Poor Estinien with Those Eyes and sadness. I have been intrigued by that moment where Thordan asks the Warrior of Light "WHAT are you?" at the end of the battle. But I didn't catch this with Suvia. For just a moment, when they show the Warrior of Light in the shadows looking terrifying, they illuminate the top part of her face. Which looks ever so much like a white mask. And then that mask fades out to an entirely dark shot of the Warrior of Light's face.

And if you've played through the rest of the MSQ you know what that's about -- but I hadn't realized it showed up quite so early. Hi Azem! Your descendant is killing it. Literally in this case.

[cinlat]

Writing Patterns Tag Game

Thanks for the tag, @keldae I know it's been a minute since I've posted any writing. I HAVE been writing, just not anything to completion.

Since this can be used for past works, I'll tag @dimigex @kunoichi-ume @tishinada @rainofaugustsith @actualanxiousswampwitch @dingoat If any of you lovelies would like to compare your first lines. :)

Rules: list the first line(s) of your last 10 posted fics and see if there's a pattern!

1: Blood in the Breeze - Fynta glared at her armor with hands on hips and eyes narrowed.

2: Whiskey & Tihaar - "Are you listening to me, Wolfe?" Fynta glanced up from the dregs of her beer.

3: Prompt: "That's where the blood is supposed to be." - Fynta jolted awake, taking instinctive stock of her surroundings through the haze of forced unconsciousness

4: Prompt: "The time Fynta shot that bomb on Ord Mantell" - Jorgan leaned forward on his palms and glared at the monitor.

5: Top Shelf - Fynta pushed strength into her muscles and tightened her grip around the Cathar

6: Tongue-in-Cheek - Genma stumbled, cursing when his injured leg gave out.

7: Sithy Bunch - Quinn startled awake to the gentleness of a hand on his shoulder.

8: Odessen Files - “Good, you’re awake.”

9: Jedi Sitters - Kadu sucked in a harsh breath and steadied his voice. “Mri’ka, listen.”

10: Generations of War - “It’s probably just a cold, right?”

[dingoat]

Tagged by @keldae - ty!! <3

🎶Last song: Dance With Everybody, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors/The National Parks

🌈 Favourite colour: I can never answer this question in a satisfying way here have them all

📺 Currently watching: Haha right now Cougar Town is the dinner-with-TV show. My drawing background TV is mostly re-watching Dr Who though sometimes I'm more in the mood for something else so it gets interrupted here and there. I'm up to Midnight now though which is probably one of my whole entire favourite episodes so I'm pretty ready for that!

🎥Last movie: Watched Ad Astra last weekend. Wasn't bad but I much preferred 'The Martian' in terms of near-future space sci-fi, and 'First Man' for just... raw emotion about what it means to go into space.

🍩Sweet/spicy/savoury: Lemme just...

💖Relationship status: Married for a while <3

💘Current obsession: Not going away any time soon~~

💻Last thing googled: 'waffles' hahahahaha though if I want to look back at last thing googled before I googled expressly for this quiz... um... 'pegasus knight' which made me realise it's a 'fire emblem' thing which I have zero knowledge or interest in and was not what I was looking for hahahaha

no-pressure tagging... @cinlat @askshivanulegacy @tishinada @jazaesis @mimabeann

[laurelindebear]

I was tagged by @accidentallylita!

Tagging: @tishinada, @pandaimitator, @goingonanadventuremaybe, @hellcatofthenorth76, @booksbabybooks

[the-evil-pizza]

@tishinada it's short for "ball jointed dolls" I have 2 of those (not the expensive kind though)

The expensive ones tend to have articulation in the fingers as well!

[kunstpause]

Writer's Game: First Sentences

Got tagged by @elveny - thank you! ♥

I am on here so rarely that I barely know who to tag in these things anymore, but I'm gonna try @elfyourmother @dandelionofthanatos @semper-draca @kireon @rinzukodas @tishinada @corevocation-observatory @crimsonsynastry @curiousthimble

And feel free to grab this even if I didn't tag you please ^^

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven't written ten fics, share as many first sentences as you have.

This was a fun one, hope you enjoy

1. Original Novel, not yet published

She faintly remembers a time when libraries used to be some of her favorite places to be.

2. a striking change of form and function (EmetWol, XIV)

Sometimes Emet-Selch wonders if he has lived too long.

3. Equinox (EmetWol, XIV)

The sun is getting low over Mor Dhona.

4. Remains (EmetWol AU, XIV)

"You look like death warmed over."

5. Brittle (ZenosWol, XIV)

Rory should have known that Zenos is not a man for empty threats or promises.

6. Rewards (ThancredxUriangerxHythlodaeusxEmet-Selch, XIV)

He knows Thancred better than anybody else in the world.

7. Somnus (HaurcheWol, XIV)

It's still early, no longer the pitch black of the middle of the night, but not yet light enough that people have begun to rise for the day. 

8. A Slice of Paradise (HythEmetWol, XIV)

Morning light floods the room, and rays of sunlight tickle your nose and slowly, gently draw you out of your deep slumber.

9. Small Breaks (EstinienWol, XIV)

Being the Warrior of Light and having her face known throughout the realm sometimes comes with a downside.

10. Soul Surrender - Ouroboros (EmetWol, XIV)

Sometimes, in the depth of night, you lose sight of who you are. 

A couple of commissions in this list, the only way you can get me to give you more variety than just EmetWol, it seems. 😅

[inyri]

15 Questions for 15 (?) Friends

Tagged by @keldae (thanks!)

ARE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?: Middle name, yes, like most Catholic girls of a certain age. First name, no, though I would have been if I was male (after an uncle who died long before I was born).

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: two weeks ago

DO YOU HAVE KIDS?: yes, one.

WHAT SPORTS DO YOU PLAY/HAVE YOU PLAYED?: soccer, poorly. Cheerleading. Dance, though whether that counts as a sport or an art is up for debate.

DO YOU USE SARCASM?:

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?: posture, weirdly.

WHAT'S YOUR EYE COLOUR?: hazel

SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?: happy endings

ANY TALENTS?: all entirely marginal- writing, sewing/costume and prop building, an excellent memory for entirely useless trivia

WHERE WERE YOU BORN?: Minnesota

WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?: video games, tabletop RPGs, sewing, reading, writing, cooking (not baking, recipes are for the insecure)

DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?: not at present

HOW TALL ARE YOU?: 5'9"

FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?: biology

DREAM JOB?: archaeologist

Tagging: um. Not sure how long this one's been going around or who's hanging 'round here, so: @tishinada @greyias @thievinghippo @shimmersing @tarysande @unexpected-tigers @jadesabre301 and whomever else wants to jump in?

[leviathanmirror]

@tishinada These are the starfishing locations! Limne 18 is a little different from the other two. If you can see the sort of crumbly space dust stuff, you can fish from there but Limne 18 doesn't have it.

[kunoichi-ume]

Koko has started a new journey because the person leveling her (me) hates caster classes, I dont know what I was thinking other than I wanted her to be able to blow things up in firey awesomeness. Shes so happy to be a Lancer now, they even put a pink flower over the door for her (and no she is not going to care if you tell her it’s for the holiday, she IS the holiday damnit). 

Also I had to write a little something to show how she decided to do this. Salix was borrowed from @cinlat and it’s also super important that @tishinada hear about the hijinks Koko got up to while Zas wasn’t around. 

Pointy Ideas. Word Count: 983

Koko groaned and slumped in her chair, staring up at the ceiling. When she dreamed about being an adventurer as a child she thought about weidling powerful magic spells and kicking bad guy asses. What she did NOT dream about was spending all her free time reading book after book to learn said magic. Thinking of all the books lining the walls of the Thaumaturge Guild Hall made her shudder in horror. 

Books had never been Koko’s friend. She got distracted easily, lost her spot on the page unless she followed her fingers and sometimes the letters seemed to be all jumbled around. She’d managed to eke her way through the basic schooling her small village had provided, but little of that focused on letters and reading. She had a drive and motivation to do the work but all the reading was making her head spin, and not in a fun way like her favorite mead did. 

Sitting up and pushing the book she had been trying to read away, Koko found her eyes drawn to the lance leaning against the corner of the room. Salix had once been a Lancer but the boy wasn’t cut for it, by his own admission, and now preferred the healing Scholar arts. Seeing him switch jobs, and being so much happier for it, made her wonder…

Could she do that too?

This wasn’t a new feeling. At first she had been so excited to learn the Thaumaturge arts, she could create fireballs! With her hands! It was amazing. Everything she had ever wanted. But now it all felt so complicated and overwhelming. 

Studying as a Thaumaturge had made her hesitant to pick up any other spellcasting jobs and the healing arts didn’t interest her either. But that lance gave her ideas. Pointy ideas. The longer she stared at the lance and thought about it the bigger her grin grew.

Unable to restrain herself any longer she asked across the room and grabbed the lance. It was sized for Salix who obviously was much taller than her. It was heavy, especially at the top where the blade was and she staggered a few steps backward before finding her balance. 

Koko turned the lance a few times, spinning the wood in her fingers. It would take some practice to get used to its side but Koko was sure she could manage. Remembering how she had seen Salix use the lance she decided there was no better time than now to start her new career. 

-------- Several minutes later --------

The jarring sound of break glass made Salix look up from the papers on the  Adloquium spell he had been studying. He wanted to get the healing spell committed to memory as soon as possible. Life in Eorzea was getting more and more dangerous everyday and he wanted to know he could protect his family. 

More glass broke in the main room and he shot to his feet. Koko had been pouring over what she called her “Fire Makin’” books when he had come upstairs to do his own studying. He had learned when he first started pursuing the Scholar arts that they could not study together. Koko was easily distracted and, in turn, would find wants to distract him and soon neither had learned anything. 

But even for Koko breaking things while trying to study was unusual. 

He was at the door in seconds but hesitated before opening it. He had learned the hard way that rushing into a room tended to surprise the small woman and had no desire to dodge fireballs today. Slowly he opened the door, peering through the crack as the main room became visible. 

Koko had a talent for surprising people, she seemed to take great joy in jumping out of small spaces or high up hidey holes to shock people. Salix knew this, had come to expect it, but nothing had prepared him to see her clumsily swinging his lance about. It was almost two feet longer than him, the length customized to match his stature, and for a person who was just about three feet tall it was an almost comical sight. 

Almost because the glass and broken ceramic pieces on the floor were increasing with every swing. 

“Koko what are you doing?”

Koko stopped mid-swing and grinned widely at him. “Magic sucks. I’m gonna stab things!”

Figuring that was all the explanation he was going to get with how excited she was he didn’t question her sudden change in career paths but motioned to the floor. “Maybe you should stab things outside where things are less breakable?”

She tilted her head to the side for a moment and then looked down. Surprise showed plainly on her face. “Did I do that?”

Hoping it was safe to move closer now, Salix stepped into the room. “I think so.”

“Oops,” Koko said, looking at him, then the mess, then longingly at the lance in her hand. “I guess I need to clean it before I can take this outside.”

Salix crouched down and smiled at her. He hadn’t been sure he’d like the energetic Lalafell when they met, she was so chaotic, but she certainly kept life from being boring. “How about I help you clean it up and then show you some of what I learned when that was my lance.”

Koko’s eyes went wide and he barely had any time to prepare himself before she dropped the lance and launched herself at him, knocking him down into the mess on the floor in her haste to hug him. 

“Thank you thank you thank you!” Koko cried as she squeezed him as tightly as she could. 

Salix grimaced, not from the hug because Koko had made sure he was getting used to those, but the feel of glass poking into his backside. He was going to need those healing spells much sooner than he had anticipated.

[rainofaugustsith]

the bird bonanza

'So today @tishinada and I took our characters through Minstrel: Nidhogg for Wondrous Tails. A lanner whistle dropped. We then went into Minstrel: Thordan. Another whistle dropped. And so we went on. And by the end of about 10 runs through various Heavensward extremes, five whistles had dropped in total. We picked up lanners in Sepiroth (TWICE so we each got one!), Sophia, Thordan, and Nidrogg. I went back through Zurvan alone for S&G a little while ago. And another whistle dropped. Holy hell, it's been Bird Day. Rigel previously had the Ravanna and Bismarck lanners, so now all she's missing is Sophia. @tishinada and I had some really lucky runs with the ARR horsies - I think there was a day we got three or four, including a NIghtmare - but this was unreal.

[cinlat]

Shout out to these ladies @tishinada @rainofaugustsith and Lyria for another successful hunt. The Great Hunt this time. Taking down dragon’s with the power of friendship....and brute force. A LOT of brute force.

Anyway, we decided to get out “fisherman’s picture” with our price and the cute little cat who sent us after the man eating dragon.

[swtorpadawan]

Tagging various people - @grandninjamasterren @raven-of-domain-kwaad @tishinada @chaosandwonder @jbnonsensework @commander-krios @commander-sarahs-art

[semper-draca]

Writer's Game: First Sentences

was tagged by @kunstpause ^-^ tagging: @riajade01 @gerdavonrinnlingen @tishinada @sheyshen and anyone else who wants :D

Rules: post the first sentence of your last ten fics. If you haven't written ten fics, share as many first sentences as you have.

1. City of Final Pleasures (FFXIV Emet/WoL)

The light beneath the waves shifts gently with the currents, and combined with the soft glow of the street lights it makes the air itself feel shrouded in a mirage.

 2. Enemy Lines (FFXIV Emet/WoL)

“This is the most advantageous treaty we’re likely to negotiate without further loss of life,” an advisor grumbles.

3. In From The Rain (FFXIV Emet/Hyth/WoL)

Outside the tall glass windows, a storm is beginning to roll in.

4. In which Zenos sneaks around (FFXIV, gen, what it says on the tin)

For over two weeks now, Zenos has risen from his bed in the morning with a motivation beyond duty and simple habit.

5. Iustitia (SWtOR f!SW/Quinn)

Bright white lights from the combat arena blur in front of Gimrizh’s eyes.

6. Tattered Shadows (FFXIV gen)

Shadows have ere been friends to reapers.

7. Insigne (SWtOR f!SW/Quinn)

Shortly after Malavai’s fifteenth birthday, on his third day of summer classes at cram school, his right wrist begins to itch.

8. Libation (SWtOR f!SW/Quinn)

A somewhat incoherent text message from Vette leads Malavai to an unkempt cantina in the lower levels of Kaas City’s Flower District.

Every fic after this that I’ve posted is too old so instead the last two are gonna be first lines from (hopefully) up and coming wips!

9. Unnamed heat fic (FFXIV Emet/WoL, what it says on the tin) 

Sunlight shines down through the blue glass roof of the Crystarium, making the various stalls in the Musica Universalis glow in the natural daylight in a way that is still novel to most of the people living here.

10. Unnamed fic for a static friend (FFXIV gen) 

Normally, blood underneath the skin appears dark and cool.