#uk critters

[oh-a-very-toxic-octopus]

Spotted today on my shed door frame. I believe this is porcellio laevis. I've never seen one in this colour before, although apparently the orange been bred for in captivity so successfully that you can buy them as pets.

[plaguedpriest]

a easter art wip i didn't get to finish in time </3

[iloveurteeth]

critters crawlin in the sand☺️💞

[lucky--black--cat]

Tomorrow

[cozy-possum]

Kinda hate how there's no eu based sylvanian online store(im in ireland), the uk shop won't ship outside the uk, and the usa one has crazy shipping prices, I just want a couple online exclusive families; build a bear is the same as well, it sucks.

[theefaggotamerica]

(small children fly into the air in my wake as i fling them aside) OUTTA MY WAY I'M GONNA WIN THE LAKESIDE LODGE COLORING CONTEST

[ur-mag]

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[alpha-mag-media]

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[sellos]

[shilohsylvanian]

it brings me so much joy that Calico Critters & Sylvanian UK official accs posted this and tagged it as Pride. Japan posted a more muted rainbow picture with no tags but still very sweet and subtle <3

[vintagerpg]

We are getting to the point where I have covered just about all of first edition D&D. Which is crazy, really. This week, I’m polishing off a couple module series. First, the UK-series, starting with UK6: All that Glitters (1984). The set-up is pretty by the numbers — the players find a treasure map and, well, follow it. The interesting bit here is that doing so forces them to traverse a weird conduit called the Wind Walkers’ Passages. It’s sort of like a transit system but using wind instead of, say, a train; this allows traversal of the 80 miles of tunnels in about two hours. How it works is…well, there are earth elementals and magic circles and invisible stalkers and time distortion and…look, I don’t know, OK. This is one of those very clever 1980s D&D magical dohickeys that has a very particular way of working that is intentionally obscure so as to provide a mystery for the players to suss out while fighting the occasional demon. It’s fine. I’d probably simplify it a lot in play.

The other side of the tunnels is an ashland, full of giant striders (their lone appearance in a D&D scenario, possibly) and other critters primarily from the Fiend Folio (this being a UK-produced book, that’s not surprising). The scenario ends in a tomb and the titular treasure poses a fairly uncomplicated moral conundrum.

All of this would be fine if that cover art by Brian Williams wasn’t so damn good. This is a problem because I think it is meant to represent one of the demons in the tunnels, though it isn’t really a good match for any of them? It is also one of maybe three illustrations for D&D involving ioun stones. Except, there are no ioun stones in the scenario. Unless I am somehow missing them? Or, am I wrong, are these not ioun stones, but something else that I can’t see because I have so deeply convinced myself they are ioun stones? I dunno! I have stared at this module for what seems like hours looking for an answer and getting none.

The rest of the scenario’s looks are on par with other UK-produced D&D products. Tim Sell did the interiors. The graphic design and the maps all have some extra British sizzle. I like that.

[iloveurteeth]

beach trip🏝️☀️

[teatimerats]

Todays ratty portrait by Crumpet! Portraits are available on my etsy in the UK!

I hope the person who ordered this one likes it!

[the-suns-a-tube]

Jessica Law is selling Octokittens on her Etsy rn. UK only.

[splatoonreblogger]

SplatoonNA:

Do you know SashiMori? Despite their lack of a vocalist, DJ Paul collages unique voices from ancient records that contrast with traditional marine critter sounds to create the melodies. This fresh sound is all the rage, and it's a regular on the Splatsville radio waves.

SplatoonJP:

型破りなバンド、SashiMoriをご存じだろうか？

ボーカルは不在だが、それに代わるのがDJのPAUL。

古代のレコードから魚介類とは特徴が異なるボイスを切り貼りし、メロディーを紡ぐのだ。

そのイカした混沌ぶりに、近頃バンカラジオでもヘビロテされており、若者らの心を掴んでいるぞ。

SplatoonNA:

When he first joined SashiMori DJ Paul had a childlike innocence, but now he's 16 years old. Their latest song "Seasource" features a vocal sample that "expresses an innocence that transcends barriers." These vocals combined with a loud rapid-fire beat explore new sonic ground!

(UK bc NoA didn't post to YouTube yet)

SplatoonJP:

加入当時はあどけなさが残っていたPAULも現在16歳。

彼が最新曲のために選んだサンプルは「種族を超えたイノセントさが推せる」ボイスとのこと。

そこから生まれたボーカルと、ラウドに疾走するビートを合わせたSashiMoriの新境地が「バッド・タイド」だ！

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[ghouljams]

While rereading your Fae!AU, I realized that there’s no mention of Farah and Alex. If it’s not too bold of me to offer, how about they be another Fae x Human couple looking for a third. Alex, bless him, just rolls with Farah’s fae behavior, often even going all heart eyes at her. Farah, to her credit, adores how loyal and brave Alex is, how he courted her by hunting down a terrorist that fucked with her and hand delivered the man’s heart to her.

Don’t know what kind of reader would work as their third, but it’s just a thought.

That's entirely because neither Farah nor Alex live in the UK! Also in a small way it's because I don't know much about the folklore in Farah's part of the world. That's on my lack of research, but I didn't want to pay any creatures I might have come up with a disservice or fall into stereotypes when Farah is such a well-rounded, interesting, character. Alex though, that's just some white guy. (jk I love Alex Keller, hot mustache man with a great story line)

A fae/human couple would suit them incredibly well though. I like Farah as a fae, but I also would slot Alex in as a mythology expert. Not in the sense that he's any sort of academic, more in the sense of the CIA needing to employ (and deploy) people who know the mythology of the regions they're invading so they can properly handle them.

So Farah meets this guy who clocks her immediately but is also just... so excited to meet a fae from Urzikstan. And despite anticipating a million questions from Alex, she finds herself with just as many. What does he mean "a bullet'll do just as well as any spell?" What does he mean "those things that go behind the trees when you're not lookin'?" Why does every creature he describes sound like some horrible amalgamation? What do you mean there's an entire portion of the country that just ignores their local critters? Americans smh

Alex's questions are more in line with: what's a fae doing taking an interest in human affairs, and I thought fae didn't like guns? Which does inevitably lead to Alex hunting down a terrorist that he knows Farah had her eyes on as a courting gift.

And then idk they decide to live in a portion of summer that's like the perfect cloudy summer day so Farah's poor white boy doesn't get sunburnt. No clue what their reader situation would be. Tbh I think they're the perfect couple and have no notes. Big "I didn't 'get' Farah she picked me up by the scruff and carried me home" vibes.