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[midwesternartlovertraveler]

The Vernal Utah Temple https://midwesternartlovertraveler.tumblr.com/

[chitaka45]

京都　泉涌寺　🍁紅葉2023🍁

kyoto sennyuji temple 🍁autumn leaves🍁

[architvibeindian]

Mahakaleshwar Temple, established in the ancient town of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, remains to be one of the holiest and leading areas of pilgrimage for Hindus. The abode of Lord Shiva, it is on the banks of the Rudra Sagar Lake and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. Even in the modern and hectic lifestyles, the temple continues to provide visitors with an altogether different and unmatched peace of mind and composure.

The Mahakaleshwar Temple has a spacious courtyard with sculptural finery and read more

[templeofgloom]

how about shortround as indiana's successor? better than labeuf lol

Hm i guess my main issue with that is whether i want more indiana jones movies at all. That being said i'd love to see more short round and his relationship with indy but hm. In a comic maybe?

Short Round was definitely like a son to indy but indy was too immature to. Recognize it ngh i'd love to see that addressed...

Indy as a father is definitely an interesting thing to explore, too bad kingdom of the crystal skull didn't do it well...

I don't have an issue with labeouf tbh. It's more the plot of IJ4 is not that good and indy doesn't even know he's a dad most of the movie... there's a lack of emotional core in that movie last crusade had with its father/son relationship...

but yeah... i like short round and would like to see him in some expanded universe material at least... there's lot to be said about indy as a parental figure and his immaturity

maybe a sequel with shorty might work where indy has to reconnect with him and realizes he was basically his son idk

[ppm84]

Spring gate

[lifeismagnifique]

TEMPLE OF HEAVEN

The Temple of Heaven or Tiantan in the centre of Beijing is one of the city's most famous monuments. The temple was built in 1420 in the eighteenth year of Emperor Ming Yongle's reign. In imperial Chinese tradition the emperor was seen as the son of heaven. The Temple of Heaven includes many spiritual places such as the Prayer Hall for the Harvest, the Abode of The Lord of Heaven and the Alter of Heaven. The temple has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1998.

Visit our Beijing Travel Guide for other unmissable sites. 

[baeddelicto]

67 Shadow Temple

thnkn bout th shadw tmple again

[nikkialena]

Second times the charm

You smiled before being radioed up to the cockpit by Anakin leaving the med bay you gave Ahsoka a timid smile and she wished you good luck. “Excuse me but I was wondering if you could show me those electrical obelisks so that I might replicate it, it could prove to be quite useful in future battles” a cute brown haired male mumbled softly pushing his goggles.

 “In English Tech we don’t all speak nerd”  a taller male with olive skin white hair and a black ring around his eye commented making the shorter male ‘Tech’ frown,  “here you go” you said while pulling your daggers out their placement holders and giving it to him. 

He gently held and caressed them like they were babies with wide sparkling eyes “how do they work” he whispered in a breathy sigh, before you could even think to reply you were whisked off your feet and twirled in the air before being pulled into a bearhug that nearly snapped your spine.

 “[Y/N] it’s been so long since I’ve seen you” the muscular brute hummed while squeezing you to his breastplate armor, “Wrecker...I can’t...b-breathe”, he blushed softly and dropped you scratching the back of his neck regaining your posture you sighed. “It’s nice to see ya buddy what happened to your face” you motioned towards the scar covering the entire right side of his face, his smirk only grew as he flexed his muscles and a cocky look decorated his face “nothing much just battle scars”. 

The white haired male scoffed and crossed his arms replacing his toothpick with a fresher one, “translation doofus over here set off an explosion next to his face and cried the whole time while it was fresh” . Wreckers blush increased and he glared at the male “no one asked you Crosshair” he shouted while throwing his hands in the air the male known as Crosshair wore a smug look on his face as he cleaned a blaster, “hi [Y/N] I’m Hunter it’s nice to meet you” came a deep smooth voice entering the room. He had the same tanned skin as the others with flowing mahogany hair tied down by a red bandana a black tattoo completely covered the right side of his face; he swiftly picked up your hand and placed a kiss on it before he was roughly shoved to the side by an annoyed looking Wrecker. 

“[Y/N]” [Y/N] you gotta come with us to the 79’s let’s celebrate your first mission” he shouted slapping you on the back and making you wheeze, “Wrecker you imbecile you hardly even know her” came Crosshairs snark voice again, but this time it was Wreckers turn to smile smugly “incorrect q-tip ‘you guys’ hardly know her I’ve known her since we were kids tellem [Y/N]”. You smiled sheepishly under the intensity of their gaze “yea I’ve known Wrecker for as long as I’ve been alive”, Tech adjusted his goggles burning holes into your forehead but before he could bombard you with questions Obi-wan rescued you. 

“How are you hold up feeling okay?” he asked as he dragged you away from the intresting clones and into a secludded room, “Yea I feel fine Sensei” you mumbled plopping down on the soft couch next to him as Anakin and Ahsoka joined you in the room.  “Good because we’ll be going on a little trip to a planet called Talitli, it’s a planet that’s pretty anti jedi and crawling with seppies we planted a spy there but it’s been three months since we last heard from them so were doing a little recon. ”

Ahsoka plopped down next to you and rubbed her tmples “why did we place a spy in a seppie prone planet who’s brillant idea was that?” She spat earning a giggle from you; “I did”  Skywalker admitted with a bit of hurt written in his eyes Ahsoka sucked a breath between her teeth and offered him a bashful smile as you snorted quietly. 

“Their working on a droid with Zillo beast armor” suddenly this wasn’t funny anymore Obi-wan nodded gravely as you and Ahsoka gave each other knowing looks, Zillow beast were freaking impossible to hurt so having an army od droids with zillow beast armor would most defintely be bad. “Damn” was the only thing you could manage “we leave first thing tomorrow and whatever we do we must destory all information on this project”, a glum look must’ve crossed your face becuase Obi-wan nudged you softly “lighten up a little we won’t be doing anything too dangerous besides infiltrating a night club and stealing some files, we’ll leave the dangerous stuff to clone force nintey nine oh and one more thing.”

“Hm?”

“Dress a little sultrilly my dear we have to blend in properly 

[japan-junkie]

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[chitaka45]

京都　妙蓮寺　🌸彼岸花&芙蓉🌸

kyoto myorenji 🌸cluster amaryllis & furong🌸

[artchrisdale]

American Legacy

2020, acrylic on paper, 24 × 36 in, 61 × 91 cm Americans supported execution keep up the good work.

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[dmsden]

Good Chromatics and Evil Metallics – Rebelling against the tyranny of alignment

Hiho, Gentle Readers. Normally, we’d be into a Shattered Pact article, and I will give some solid Shattered Pact content here, but I saw a number of discussions about alignment recently, and they made me want to put my own thoughts down on “paper”. Hmmm…I wonder if a time will come when I will have to explain that expression to people who barely know what paper is!

Back in 1st edition D&D (AD&D if I’m being specific), Alignment was kind of a Big Deal. Certain classes required specific alignments – Paladins had to be Lawful Good, Monks had to be Lawful, Druids had to be Neutral, etc. Straying from your alignment was an action with powerful consequences. A Paladin who so much as committed a Chaotic act was punished by its deity, even if it was unwillingly committed. And an Evil act? Hoo boy…don’t get me started. I know a lot of DMs who leaned heavily on Alignment to drive story, and a lot of players who leaned on Alignment to account for lazy roleplaying. (I guarantee everyone has played with one character who was Chaotic Neutral and used that as the excuse to essentially behave like a total dick.)

After 2nd edition, however, Alignment has been increasingly de-emphasized. 4E in particular gutted Alignment quite a bit before 5E brought it back to something that resembled what had gone before. But it still doesn’t seem to have the oomph it once did. I don’t know that I think this is a problem, however, as I have always considered Alignment to work better as a guideline to roleplay rather than a set of shackles.

I think Alignment could be considered an element of one’s personality alongside Bonds & Flaws, and I would definitely offer Inspiration to anyone who was roleplaying their professed Alignment well. But good people sometimes do bad things, and sometimes bad people will do something good. A handful of actions don’t necessarily mean someone is completely abandoning what they believe. Raistlin Majere, for example, is initially Neutral (According to the Dragonlance modules). He then spends a life attaining power and betraying many of those he once loved; he has clearly become a fairly Evil character. In the end, however, realizing that his actions could doom the world, he not only refuses to take those actions, but he assures the safety of others in a sacrifice of his own self. Is this last act enough to think that Raistlin is actually good? I would think not, but perhaps, if he’d had more time, he could’ve returned to Neutral, at least.

It’s also worth noting that people who are associated with a Good alignment aren’t always going to be the nicest people, and people who are Evil aren’t necessarily “Bad”. I think a Lawful Good character could make an excellent adversary for a good-aligned group of PCs, just as a Neutral Evil character could be a good friend. To that end, let’s look at a couple of NPCs from my Shards of the Shattered Pact campaign.

Azulazarios is a blue dragon who rules a swath of the Desolation of Azmartheon. He is very old and very intelligent, and he knows that killing everyone who crosses the desert isn’t likely to net him any terribly easy prey or treasure. Travelers who cross his domain must pay a toll; poorer folk bring a handful of sheer or goats with them, merchants bring a few extra camels and a tithe of the goods they’re transporting, and rich folk may bring a chest or two of gold and gems. In return, the affable wyrm is known to protect travelers in his neck of the woods, as well as to assist them with information. He is a clever opponent at games and loves riddles. He might even give up a lesser item from his hoard to someone who impresses him. But make no mistake – he is quite evil and possesses as much ego and vindictiveness as the next dragon. If he feels taken advantage of, he will not hesitate to bring his wrath down on those who anger him or try to cheat him of his share.

Aurumvalion the Golden is a gold dragon who has settled in the mountains of Dojhan. He is a fervent zealot of Bahamut and knows well that he is stronger, smarter, and wiser than the humans who live in a nearby city. To that end, he has brought them into a sort of gentle subjugation. He protects his city, but he insists on tribute to the Tmple of Bahamut from his citizens. He also loves music and requires tribute to his own magnificence regularly. Anyone passing in or out of his city soon finds themselves under his scrutiny, done either through those loyal to him or by the dragon himself shapechanged into one of many identities he maintains. Gods protect those who show disrespect for Bahamut or who attempt to foment rebellion against his wise and sagacious rule. He is Lawful Good to the core, and he maintains an iron grip on his city to keep it safe and perfect.

Of these two, who would you rather spend a few hours of conversation with? Azulazarios may be evil, but he’s fun and charming…if you can ignore the scent of ozone and the fact that he could wipe you out. Aurumvalion is good, but, if you arouse his interest at all, it’s likely because he considers you dangerous and may be pondering steps to remove you.

I hope this article makes to take another look at Alignment. It makes for a decent roleplaying guideline, but it shouldn’t be an ironclad law. It’s also one of many fun tools in the DM’s toolkit, and subverting its tropes can be a fun way to surprise players.

[bluesman56]

Colour in India by Tony Via Flickr: Cochin, in the south of India and has a colourful blend of religions. This is a Hinu tmple displaying some of the many gods known to exist according to some.

[helily-blog]

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Ayy, first digital painting video!! woop woop