#vampire jabba the hutt

[shiftythrifting]

The Bat

[warhammer-fantasy-muses]

I fucking LOVE Warhammer Fantasy

That's it. That's the post. I just fucking love it.

People will say that Warhammer 40.000 is the peak of "over-the-top" bullshittery and everything being wacky and ridiculous. They might think that they know wacky and silly and over the top... but they do not know Warhammer Fantasy at its OWN PEAK.

WE'VE GOT EGYPTIAN SKELETON WARLORDS THAT WILL TOKYO DRIFT YOU INTO OBLIVION WITH 500 WAR CHARIOTS TO THE FACE.

WE'VE GOT SCHIZOPHRENIC VAMPIRE PIRATE KING COMMODORES THAT RIDE UPON WALKING ROTTING GHOST SHIPS WITH ZOMBIE GUNNERS.

WE'VE GOT HUMANS AND DWARVES HAVING LITERAL LANDSHIPS AND AIRSHIPS BOMBARDING SHIT FROM AFAR AND/OR ABOVE.

WE'VE GOT ANCIENT AZTEK ANGRY LIZARDS RIDING DINOSAURS WITH GIANT JABBA THE HUTT TOAD MAGES THAT CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS.

WE'VE GOT RATMEN SNORTING MAGIC PLUTONIUM COCAINE DRIFTING AROUND IN GIANT HAMSTER WHEELS OF DOOM WHO BLOWS UP MOONS LIKE IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

Warhammer Fantasy is the superior Warhammer. Change my mind.

[hismercytomyjustice]

9 People You Want to Get to Know Better

I was tagged a hot minute ago by @ valentinaonthemoon and have been meaning to do this for ages!

Last Song: There Will be Sun from Groundhog Day: The Musical. The music for that show is SO FUCKING GOOD. I was trying to decide on a oneshot fic title and spent like 20 years looking through all my music before finally settling on this one. Wanna give honorable mentions to Daisies by Black Gryph0n & Baasik and Deal Maker by Tyto-Cat because I have been listening incessantly to both over the past few days. So fucking good!

Favorite Color: Teal! Though I also have a soft spot for rose gold.

Last film/show: Most recently have been rewatching Community. God, that show is such a fucking treat. Watched this compilation of best Dean moments earlier today too and almost injured myself by laughing. Also, shoutout to Jim Rash as a fellow, exceedingly rare native Charlottean! I've also been making my husband watch Gravity Falls after somebody corrupted me. I s2g that show just keeps randomly resurfacing in the back of my head like some kind of hypnotic cryptid. I didn't hyperfixate as hard as my friend did on it, but damn if I don't keep hearing its siren song when I least expect it... Rewatching it is def a delight tho. I'm seeing now why folks are so enthralled by the writing for it, now that I'm more aware of the foreshadowing along the way! Also omggg we're about to rewatch Summerween which I absolutely adored the first time!

Sweet/savory/spicy: Sweet!!!

Last thing I googled: Lmaooo. Fucking "jabba the hutt play doh set" because I watched Chris James's most recent Pawn Stars video and was trying to figure out whether or not the guy selling one had gotten fleeced.

Last Book: *immediately proceeds to forget everything they have ever read* Umm... I've mostly been reading fanfic as of late. But the most recent book I started was Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Behind Blackfish by John Hargrove. LPOTL did an episode on SeaWorld a few weeks ago and mentioned it, so I picked it up. As for the last book I finished... I think it was Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer. Really enjoyed it and have the 2nd one near the top of my fucking mountain of a TBR pile... I lost my mind and bought way too many books over the past few months...

Relationship status: Married for almost 5 years now! We were extremely lucky to get married right before Covid hit. So many of our friends had to cancel their weddings because of it. My anniversary is coming up next month! But I've been with my husband for just a few weeks shy of 11 years now!

Current Obsession(s): Hazbin Hotel. Hit me out of nowhere like a fucking sniper bullet. All because Spotify was like "hey, you like musicals, here's a few new songs for your daylist!" I knew literally nothing going into it except that the songs were catchy af and, well, I'm in too deep now... Spotify got me... Interview with the Vampire. This multi-fandom blog is actually a Assad Zaman appreciation blog in (a terrible and super obvious) disguise... Hands down one of the best shows I have ever watched. I am straight up feral over it. It is simultaneously hysterical and absolutely fucking devastating. Everyone involved in it is so passionate about the work too and it shows! I have written fucking essays on here about season 2. I can guarantee you when Season 3 drops, I am going to be even worse. I will never fucking emotionally recover from 2.05 or 2.07 BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO. Phantom of the Opera. I have been obsessed with POTO for...fuck...almost 20 years now? (jfc i am old) I saw the 2004 Movie back in high school orchestra, and I can still remember the instant I felt the hyperfixation take root. Masquerade. I wore the DVD out, I wore the soundtrack out (my little brother, who had never fucking seen it knew the words to the soundtrack). I read the book. I read Phantom by Susan Kay. I read The Angel of the Opera. I (fucking unfortunately) read The Phantom of Manhattan (hands down a waste of a perfectly good tree, I am still mad about this book literally 20 fucking years later). I researched the Paris Opera House. I wrote POTO fanfic… Ramin Karimloo is hands down my fave Phantom though. And I absolutely adore the Royal Albert Hall production. I'm so fucking glad they filmed it. Musicals. I have seen...so many fucking musicals live. Phantom of the Opera (4x), Les Miserables (2x), Wicked (2x), Mary Poppins (2x), Annie (2x), Hadestown, Six, Legally Blonde, Moulin Rouge, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hairspray, Beetlejuice, Hamilton, Big Fish, Mamma Mia, Anastasia, The Book of Mormon, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, RENT, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, If/Then, Jekyll & Hyde, Miss Saigon, The Great Comet of 1812, The Bodyguard, The Color Purple... Those are all just the professional live shows I have seen. And I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting some! I've seen even more via high school/college productions. Not to mention movies/recordings. Or musicals I've only listened to the music of but haven't actually seen! Pacific Rim. My other forever obsession. It was the fandom I wrote my most fics for prior to Hazbin Hotel. My first fic on AO3 is one for Pacific Rim, lol. I s2g, those two bitchy, gay, neurodivergent scientists have lived rent free in my head for over a decade now... Those motherfuckers are constantly at each others' throats, but they did not even stop to question whether or not they would be Drift Compatible... They make me fucking ill. I have genuinely lost count of the number of times I've watched the movie...

Tagging: Absolutely no pressure at all, but tagging @asymmetricjest, @person-of-varying-obsessions, @theeladymystic, @gourmet-trash, @quartzthequat, @moonmaiden86, @ladyrevealedofcloak, @marionrav, and @batteredrugosa!

[hollowchaoscrescent]

for me realising my sexual preferences is like a squirrel stashing nuts and forgetting about them

Sudden Memory: were we going to talk about you finding Jabba the Hutt attractive

Me: WHAT THE FUCK

Sudden Memory: oh so it's only "go monsterfuckers go" when it's vampires and werewolves

Me: Uh, yes, but... Jabba the Hutt?

Sudden Memory: Look we also have Vader and his tubes

Me: Ah, Vader and his tubes ❤

[brotherskywalker]

I really don't understand the appeal of crackships. I get semi-crack fics like, "Darth Vader is evil and so is Snoke, I wonder how a Darth Vader/Snoke story might work?" or "Princess Leia is awesome and fiesty and so is Buffy the Vampire Slayer, what would it be like if they interacted?" or even "Poe Dameron is hot. Padme Amidala is hot. What if they met and hooked up?" Sure. Crack, but I get it.

I don't get like, Jabba the Hutt/Scruff McGruff, or Palpatine/an Alexa Device. Just pure crack. It's a relatively unpopular/undesirable character paired with a bizarre weird thing that no one has a fandom for. No one wants to literally see Palpatine/Scruff McGruff have sex. Why are people requesting/writing stuff like this? I just don't get it.

Yeah, okay this is brought to you by the many incomprehensible pairing requests for Clippy the Microsoft assistant for the SW Rare Pairs ficathon. WHY. Why is this a thing? Why would someone who wants to participate in a rare pair ficathon "waste" their attempt to get a fic made of an actual rare pair by requesting or offering to write something with that as the character? I just... what?

Every year it gets requested. Every year it gets written. Every year I'm just like "does not compute." I don't care what people ship, I am just confused.

[teachingmycattoread]

Things We've Yelled About This Episode #3.8

Anno Dracula, Kim Newman

Uzumaki, Junji Ito

World War Z, Max Brooks

Dracula, Bram Stoker (our episode here, mini ep here)

Kim Newman's Empire column (links collected on his website here)

Jack the Ripper (wiki)

John Seward; Dracula, Bram Stoker

Sherlock Holmes; the Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Raffles; the Raffles stories, E. W. Horning

Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Tales, Bram Stoker

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson

From Hell, Alan Moore

The Jack the Ripper letters (wiki)

The Diogenes Club; fictional club from the Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Mycroft Holmes; the Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Laundry Files, Charles Stross

Equoid, Charles Stross

Full list of Anno Dracula characters here

InfoWars (wiki)

Mary Sue (trope)

not like other girls (trope)

Oscar Wilde

IT, Stephen King

Jiangshi; Chinese vampires (wiki)

The Count; Sesame Street

Blindsight, Peter Watts (available for free here)

The AIDS crisis (wiki)

Bloody Sunday (wiki)

Drinking your respect women juice (duckduckgo refuses to furnish me with the origins of this piece of internet lingo, alas)

Fridging (trope)

Bridezilla (definition)

Hate Sink (trope)

Annie Lennox (wiki)

Arthur Holmwood, Lucy Westenra; Dracula, Bram Stoker

The Vampyre, John Polidori

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley (our episode here)

Dr Moreau; The Island of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells

For a full list of cameos, see this section of the Anno Dracula wikipedia article

Lord Ruthven; The Vampyre, John Polidori

Carmilla, Sheridan LeFanu

Joseph Merrick (wiki)

The Museum Vrolik, Amsterdam (website)

Jabba the Hutt and Princess Leia; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)

The Bloody Red Baron, Kim Newman

The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien

Anno Dracula on AO3

Catherine Eddowes (wiki)

Mary Jane Kelly (wiki)

Mansplain Manipulate Malewife (meme)

Van Helsing; Dracula, Bram Stoker

Bridget Jones' Diary, Helen Fielding

Hugh Grant (imdb)

Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss (meme)

Lenore, Edgar Allan Poe

ACAB (wiki)

The Muppets

Miss Piggy, Kermit; The Muppets

Jack Black (imdb)

Tim Curry (imdb)

Threads (1984)

Shout outs!

Charlotte's insta

Telling the Bees, Emma K. Leadley

Cat Rating: 6/10

Next Time on Teaching My Cat To Read

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

[hiddenwashington]

anonymous said : MW from Bridgerton, Vampire Diaries, Teen Wolf, Star Wars

from bridgerton, members would love to see: francesca bridgerton, anthony bridgerton, violet bridgerton, queen charlotte, lady danbury, portia featherington, marina thompson, cressida cowper, theo sharpe, prudence & philipa featherington, will mondrich, genevieve delacroix!

from the vampire diaries: tyler lockwood, jackson kenner, aurora de martel, rafael waithe, ethan machado, maya machado, lucien castle, esther mikaelson, finn mikaelson, freya mikaelson, nora hildegard, valerie tulle, mary louise, luke & liv parker, finch tarrayo, or eva sinclair!

from teen wolf: scott mccall, kira yukimura, theo raeken, erica reyes, jodan parrish, braeden, danny mahealani, vernon boyd, or hayden romero!

and from star wars, we’d love to see: cosinga palpatine, owen lars, jabba the hutt, cad bane, echo, chewbacca, c-3po, lando calrissian, wedge, boba fett, fennec shand, bo katan kryze, korkie kryze, celly organa, kayo organa, niano organa, deara antillies, finn, or grogu!

[curly-italian]

“Remember this?”

[radioactivepeasant]

Fic Prompts: Star Wars Wednesday

(Part of my semi Castlevania style vampire au)

"Lord Vader, the news that has reached Theed concerns me. It has come nigh to winter, and you have not yet conquered the Mos Eisley territory?"

The emperor was cloaked, as he always was. His dependence on the raw blood of the living may have bolstered his connection to the Death Force of All Magics, but it came at a terrible cost. Even with his face veiled, his annoyance was evident. 

"My apologies, master," Vader said with a smooth bow. "I confess that I have drawn this campaign out for longer than is necessary."

"I would hear your explanation for this," the ancient vampire said sharply.

Vader's eyes glittered crimson. 

"Of course, you are well aware of my feelings regarding the Hutts. It was always in you that I confided as a boy. Admittedly, there is a certain pleasure in depriving Jabba of his power, drop by drop, and watching him scramble in desperation to maintain his hold on it."

The emperor made a thoughtful sound. "Ah. Your feelings have led you to revenge, then."

He shook his head as if in gentle reproof.

"That is all well and good, but be mindful of your emotions, Lord Vader. If the farmlands of Mos Eisley are ruined beyond salvage in your revenge, I shall be very cross with you."

"Cross". That was an understatement. Perhaps the emperor was bound to his palace deep below Theed, unable to travel where even a glimmer of light shone. But that did not mean he was incapable of making his vassals suffer.

"My spies have informed me just this last night, master, that the people of Mos Eisley turn the way of Lothal," Vader argued, keeping the facade of humility. "The longer Jabba fumbles and fails to address the invasions, the more the people grow discontent with his reign."

"Oh?" Suddenly Palpatine's mood sounded more magnanimous. "A sowing of discord? That is unusually subtle of you! Perhaps you do listen when I speak, after all!"

Vader's reply, something appropriately self-deprecating and disgustingly servile, of course, was interrupted quite unexpectedly by a warning bell tolling from the tower. That signal was only used when the castle was under attack -- a rarity.

It had better not be Xizor again, Vader thought. 

"I beg your indulgence, master, there appears to be a small disturbance outside," Vader grumbled. 

He stepped to the study door and threw it open. "Khabarakh! What's going on out there?"

The goblin stepped from the shadows, snickering. "Ary'ush, come and see! Come and see what that fool baron has done!"

He led Vader to the window facing the gates and pointed down. The vampire narrowed his eyes and spotted an indistinct shape loping along the rocks with something lashed to its back. 

"Is that a cave troll?!" asked Vader incredulously, "Where the devil did Jabba get one of those?"

Khabarakh slapped his thigh and laughed. "I do not know, master! But look at it climb! We all placed bets that it would not even make it over the bridge!"

Slowly, Vader turned to face the goblin. He folded his arms across his chest. "And why, pray tell, has it even gotten this far?"

The goblin was utterly unrepentant. "The ghouls are very bored, Ary'ush. I believe they wanted to see how far it would get."

It was probably beneath his dignity to clasp a palm to his face and sigh. But Vader indulged in the gesture regardless.

He reluctantly returned to his study to face the emperor. 

"It appears that the baron felt the need to counterattack," he said scornfully. "And the bells were no more than my soldiers inviting everyone to witness the height of folly."

"And that is...?" Palpatine probed. 

"Oh," Vader shrugged. "About the height of a disoriented cave troll."

As he had hoped, the Emperor of Night was amused rather than angered. Luck was on his side. 

[echo-of-sounds]

I'm so happy you're back ❤❤ as for Halloween costume parties are always fun I'm especially curious what the boys would wear as costumes

Thank you! It feels good to be writing again!💙���

Aizawa will take a lot of convincing to dress up. It’s not that he’s against it. He just doesn’t really care that much, even if you’re going to a costume party. He’d go in his normal clothes and say he dressed up as a tired man or someone getting ready for bed. Though if you put a cowboy hat or a cat ear headband on him, Sho will just wear that as the entire costume. Minimal effort all round.

Toshi has pretty basic ideas. He enjoys wearing his skeleton costume. He’s also open to wearing a black suit like the Men in Black. Or glasses and a slightly unbuttoned shirt with his Hero costume’s logo peeking out from underneath (like a riff on a Superman costume).

Hizashi wants a couples costume: Morticia and Gomez Addams, a hippie couple, or just dressing up in the other’s Hero costume. It’s alright if you can’t agree on something. He’ll choose his favorite back-up option- a male butler stripper outfit. Hizashi has no problem showing off his body and since it’s an adult costume party, the booze just lets him feel even more wild and free.

Fatgum absolutely loves couples costumes. He doesn’t care how stupid or cliche they are. He’ll be Velma and you’re Daphne. He’ll be a scary pumpkin and you’re a happy one. He’ll be Jabba the Hutt and you’re Princess Leia- or even better, you’re painted as Jabba the Hutt and he’s Princess Leia.

Gang Orca would be hesitant to dress up. He’s also never been to a costume party. He looks like an orca no matter what he wears so he feels there’s no point in dressing up as a vampire or a warlock. It’ll take some time and a lot of reassurance from you that he’s still allowed to dress up no matter what his mutations are. He’s still allowed to have fun.

Hound Dog would go as something easy, like a werewolf. He’d wear wolf ears, claws, and ripped up clothing with fur over his body. Some blood would be splattered for extra effect. Despite the simple concept, it looks incredibly real. Ryo wants to be the scariest one, no doubt growling and baring his teeth to suddenly scare people.

[thecreaturecodex]

You mention on your Ulgurstasta post that you had an Age of Worms soundtrack when you ran the AP in High School. Any other tracks for other encounters/areas?

I actually still have the whole playlist put together! I'll stash it under a cut in the interest of saving space, but some highlights:

The Hellboy soundtrack by Marco Beltrami was sort of the backbone of the piece. The Main Theme was what I used as the main theme for the campaign as a whole, and the themes used for the Nazis in that movie were the cues for the Ebon Triad.

The Full Metal Alchemist soundtrack was also a major role (the original 2004 anime, not Brotherhood). The Homunculus theme was used as Lashonna's theme, in many variations.

Lots of Nobou Uematsu, particularly FFVI and FFVII. I used OC Remix versions of many of those tracks for fights.

The Hall of Harsh Reflections, appropriately, used music from The Thing by Ennio Morricone

Balabar Smenk's theme was the Jabba the Hutt music from Return of the Jedi

The music used for the Kyuss Knights was Spiders and Vinegaroons by Queens of the Stone Age (who were formed from a band named Kyuss)

Musically, Alhaster was Russia. Lots of Russian folk songs for its characters.

The Library of Last Resort was themed around Philip Glass music

Every time they found an artifact, I used The Ecstasy of Gold from the soundtrack to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Kyuss himself got One Winged Angel for his fight music, so I gave the JENOVA theme to the Harbinger of Worms, who created him.

The full list (all six discs worth, including bonus tracks!) is below the cut.

Age of Worms OST

Disc 1

1. Main Title – Hellboy Main Title (Marco Beltrami)

2. Sasha –Time’s Scar (Yasunori Mitsuda)

3. Trinton – Gilderoy Lockhart (John Williams)

4. The Whispering Cairn – Winds of Neo-Tokyo (Genioh Yamashirogumi)

5. Vincent – Nonki (Michiru Ooshima)

6. Dinner with Balabar Smenk – Jabba the Hutt (John Williams)

7. Filge the Necromancer – In the Theatre (Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet)

8. Relics of a Lost Time – El Amor Brujo (Manuel de Falla)

9. Battle with the Wind Warriors – Battle with the Four Fiends (Nobou Uematsu and the Black Mages)

10. Into Dourstone Mine – Overture of Destiny (Michiru Ooshima)

11. Three Faces of Evil 1: The Temple of Theldrick – Evil-Doers (Marco Beltrami)

12. Three Faces of Evil 2: Maze of the Faceless One – Soul Sucker (Marco Beltrami)

13. Three Faces of Evil 3: The Eyes of Grallak Kur – Alley Fight (Marco Beltrami)

14. Diana – Dark Eyes (Moondog)

15. Escape from Dourstone Mine and The Thing from the Pool – Juurin (Michiru Ooshima)

16. Allustan – Avenue (Michiru Ooshima)

17. Clyde – Mystic Mysidia (Nobou Uematsu)

18. An Encounter at Blackwall Keep – Opening/Bombing Run (Nobou Uematsu)

19. Damon – Greed (Michiru Ooshima)

20. Into the Lizard’s Lair – River Cruise (Danny Elfman)

21. Battle with the Turtle Rider – High Above Chaos (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by OverCoat)

22. The Shaman’s Sad Tale – Land Governed by Beasts (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by OverCoat)

23. The Dragon’s Egg – Brett’s Demise (Jerry Goldsmith)

24. Blessings of the Shaman – River Cruise 2 (Danny Elfman)

25. Another Encounter at Blackwall Keep – Element’s (Yoko Kanno)

26. Those Who Have Fallen – Sad Resolution (Michiru Ooshima)

27. End Title – End Credits (Nicholas Pavkovic)

28. Bonus Track – Worms (The Pogues)

Disc 2

1. An Ominous Beginning – Beyond the Wasteland (Nobou Uematsu)

2. The Prophet – The Fall of Neo-Kuja (Nobou Uematsu)

3. Meeting Dr. Thanatos – Revelation of Fire (Claado Shou)

4. The Crooked House – Music TCC (Michael Hoenig)

5. Doppelganger Chase – Spider Dib (Kevin Manthei)

6. Mimics! – Contamination (Ennio Morricone)

7. The Hall of Harsh Reflections – Eternity (Ennio Morricone)

8. Cathar – Rider’s March (Russian folksong, performed by the Red Army Choir)

9. Zyrxog the Illithid / The Death of Damon – Mutation (Geinoh Yamashirogumi)

10. Kysom – Heavenly Spirit (Michiru Ooshima)

11. Puli – The Dragon’s Eye (Jeremy Soule)

12. Battle with the Kenku – Russian Sailor’s Dance (Reinhold Gliere)

13. Filge Unveils His Undead Army – Carriage Without a Driver (Philip Glass)

14. The Weavers – Shelob’s Lair (Howard Shore)

15. The Painter’s Madness – The Belgian Circus Episode (John Morris)

16. Maskarovka! / The Champion’s Dinner – The Kitchen, The Orgy (Basil Poledouris)

17. The Champion’s Games – Wheel of Fortune (Hans Zimmer)

18. The Shrine of Kyuss – Dog’s Attack (Jerry Goldsmith)

19. Zahol, the Cleric – Davy Jones (Hans Zimmer)

20. The Final Battle – Algiers, November 1, 1954 (Ennio Morricone)

21. The Apostle of Kyuss – The Kraken (Hans Zimmer)

22. Victory! – L’Arena (Ennio Morricone)

Disc 3

1. The Dragon Ilthane – Riddle of Steel, Riders of Doom (Basil Poledouris)

2. Falth – Jungle Dance (Max Steiner)

3. Cosgrak the Lewd – Castle Damcyan (Nobou Uematsu)

4. A Gathering of Winds – The Promised Land (Nobou Uematsu)

5. Riverof Blood – The Decisive Battle (Nobou Uematsu)

6. Rescuing Allustan – Illusory World (Nobou Uematsu)

7. Moreto – Space Station of the Ancients (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by Mazedude)

8. Battle with the Ten Thousand Year Old Demon – Fire Cross (Nobou Uematsu, remixed by Luiza)

9. Gifts of the Wind Dukes – The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone)

10. Return to Diamond Lake– Death Rides a Horse (Ennio Morricone)

11. Ambushed by Devils – Pandemonium (Hector Berlioz)

12. Magepoint – Misha (Yoko Kanno)

13. Tenser Manzorian – Averro Reinhold (Yoko Kanno)

14. The Spire of Long Shadows – Seven Notes in Black (Vince Tempera)

15. A Dragon took the Spire! – Minas Morgul (Howard Shore)

16. Fallen Angels – Anakin’s Dark Deeds (John Williams)

17. Visions of the Past – Summer Overture (Clint Mansell)

18. Serai Keeneye – Saber Dance (Gayane)

19. Knights and Swords of Kyuss – Spiders and Vinegaroons (Queens of the Stone Age and Kyuss)

20. Ascension Interrupted – Monolith (Immediate Music)

21. The Harbinger of Worms – JENOVA for Classical Piano (Nobou Uematsu, arranged by Eric Barker)

22. Battle with the Harbinger – Piano Quartet Boss Battle Medley (Nobou Uematsu, arranged by Reu)

23. The Final Vision – Father’s Funeral (Marco Beltrami)

Disc 4

1. Heroes – Space Marines’ Theme (artist unknown)

2. Journey to Alhaster – Song of the Plains (Red Army Chorus)

3. Ilthane’s Brood – Godzilla Comes to Tokyo Bay(Akira Ifukube)

4. The Acidwraith – Ghidorah’s Theme (Akira Ifukube)

5. The Deluxury – Theology, Civilization (Basil Poledouris)

6. Adalbert Childermass – Castaniets (Yoko Kanno)

7. Blessed Angels of Hextor – Yuukoku (Michiru Ooshima)

8. The Ebon Overgod – Aw, Crap (Marco Beltrami)

9. Twenty Years of Joy – Song of the Volga Boatman (Leningrad Cowboys)

10. Macabre Feast – Smoldering Corpse Bar (Mark Morgan)

11. A Dance of the Dead – Butou (Michiru Ooshima)

12. The Prince of Redhand – The Infernal Dance of King Kaschei (Igor Stravinsky)

13. Lashonna – Homonculus (Michiru Ooshima)

14. Disciples of Darkness – Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious (John Williams)

15. The Library of Last Resort – Facades (Philip Glass)

16. The Wild Watchers – Koyaanisqatsi (Philip Glass)

17. Trials – November 25: Morning (Philip Glass)

18. Battlewith Curwen – Black History (Yoko Kanno)

19. Heroes of Time – Symphony 8, Movement 1 (Philip Glass)

Disc 5

1. Battle with Warduke – Position X (Yoko Kanno)

2. Lashonna’s Tragic Tale – Meimyaku (Michiru Ooshima)

3. Kings of the Rift – King Kong (James Howard)

4. A Flight of Dragons – Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner)

5. Gazzilfek, the Ominous Fabler – Cefca (Nobou Uematsu)

6. Citadel of Weeping Dragons – Last Blank Spot on the Map (James Howard)

7. Dragotha’s Phylactery/ Brazzemal the Burning – Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Opening (Akira Ifukube)

8. When Three Spirits Become One – The Bad Color (James Howard)

9. Into the Wormcrawl Fissure – Circle of Hell (Brian Tyler and Klaus Badlet)

10. The Mighty Undone – Those We Don’t Speak Of (James Howard)

11. Thesselar, the Lich – October is Eternal (Of Montreal)

12. Zulshyn, the Angel – Dancing Calcobrena (Nobou Uematsu)

13. Cults of the Wormgod – Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec (Nobou Uematsu)

14. Kyuss’ Divine Blood – Full Tense (Clint Mansell)

15. Dragotha’s Revelation – Secrets of Shizuma Drive (Masamichi Amano)

16. Battle with Dragotha the Dracolich – I Don’t Think Now is the Best Time (Hans Zimmer)

17. A Treasure Unseen in this Age – Ecstacy of Gold (Ennio Morricone, performed by Yo-Yo Ma)

18. The Age of Worms Has Begun – Blasphemy 2.0 (Immediate Music)

Disc 6

1. Tenser’s Desperate Plan – Sign (Nobou Uematsu)

2. Saviors – Church Windows: Saint Michael (Respighi)

3. Alhaster in Ruins – Tragedy Occurs Again (Masamichi Amano)

4. The Traitor’s Graves Rise – Black Water (Nobou Uematsu)

5. Filge Betrayed – Dr. Van Helsing and Dracula (Philip Glass)

6. Riggby the Patriarch – Forward to Time Past (John Williams)

7. Lashonna’s Sanctum – Kaichou (Michiru Ooshima)

8. Vampire Attack – Shingun (Michiru Ooshima)

9. Accountant of Mephistopheles – All Hell Breaks Loose (Immediate Music)

10. Broodfiends – Tadarida (Hans Zimmer and James Howard)

11. Lashonna Triumphant – Keiji (Michiru Ooshima)

12. Battle with Lashonna – Symphonie Fantastique: Dreams of a Witches’ Sabbath (Hector Berlioz)

13. Ascending the Spire – Divinity I (Nobou Uematsu)

14. Kyuss – Advent One Winged Angel (Nobou Uematsu)

15. The Wormgod Defeated – Divinity II (Nobou Uematsu)

16. The New Prince of Redhand – Guardian of the Motherland (Michiru Ooshima)

17. A Happy Ending – B. P. R. D. Suite (Marco Beltrami)

18. Bonus Track 1 – Icarus (Jason Webley)

19. Bonus Track 2 – Swelling Itching Brain (DEVO)

20. Bonus Track 3 – Dance While the Sky Crashes Down (Jason Webley)

21. Bonus Track 4 – Dragon Attack (Queen)

[draculagetspegged]

i wanted to like the redhead vampire but after the "good boy" scene in the trailer i also kinda hope hector kills her with his chains jabba the hutt style

[fluidityandgiggles]

Dalton Big Bang day 1 - The Canadian Girlfriend Experience

Writing Masterpost, AO3 Link

Notes: So... y’all. Dalton fam. Hear me out.

I understand that y'all are gonna be mad at me for staying up until (four? five?) five in the morning to post this, but I'm something like 90% sure I'd forget to post it in the morning (afternoon), and I have to write tomorrow's fic anyway, so... here's an extra early fluffy mess. Hope y'all like it.

I had to write this one... I really really had to. Han's girlfriend is a big deal to me. I hope you understand it.

(And for the uninitiated in pathfinder - the rank system is wild, feats are taken every two levels or so, Logan’s character is basically invincible, defeated only by Dwight’s monk and the absolute insanity that creating a monk in pathfinder can end up being.)

—————

"I really have to go to sleep," the familiar (by now) high-pitched voice said through the headphones, stifling a yawn. "My drama class is moving props to the auditorium tomorrow for our exam and my mom would be mad at me if I don’t go to sleep in the next thirty minutes."

"So go to sleep, Lils. I won’t be mad at you."

"Okay! I’ll text you in the morning! Love you, bye!"

"Good night."

Han finally let himself snort a bit after his girlfriend hung up, watching as she disconnects from the game a few moments later. He did say he’ll only play Starcraft today so long as Leah is available, and now that she’s offline…

He just closed the game and went back to working on his Pathfinder session prep.

Han met Leah at the San Diego Comic-Con last summer. On day one, she approached him because she thought the Westwoods’ Bat family cosplay was really cool. On day two, he approached her because her Arwen cosplay was flawless. By day three they’d already ditched the con to have a not-date lunch at In-N-Out, found out they’re in the same guild in World of Warcraft, Han found out Leah has a voice acting channel on youtube, they exchanged phone numbers, and by day four they may have not spent the whole day together but they certainly went on a date-date at the end of the day.

They’ve been rather inseparable for the following three weeks, but by then Han had to face the reality of it all. Leah’s phone number was weird to him from the start, sure, and he was willing to pass off her accent as a speech quirk, but it wasn’t until those three weeks ended that it finally sunk in that she’s not American. And like most good things, her visit too has to come to an end.

Maintaining a relationship online just… didn’t feel the same.

1 Unread Message

‘Merril: Can I suggest an idea for Mishka’s character arc?? You can say no, I just had an idea is all!’

Caterpillar: I’m all ears

———

"While this mess of a… bargain is happening," Logan called as Merril and Reed tried to catch their breaths from laughing. "Can Dwight and I get to the diplomatic debate?"

"Sure," Han sighed, watching his party quickly derail the session. "But let’s take a break first."

The first to disappear at the sound of "let’s take a break" was Lucy, who ran to the bathroom, accidentally knocking off Logan’s dice tower in the process. Merril got the brownies out and on the table, everyone pulled their phones out…

Han could take a couple moments to look at the pictures Leah sent him earlier. According to her, they were not yet done with lighting cues, and she was going crazy, but seeing her in her period piece of a costume and leg brace prop made him feel excited for her, somewhat.

Caterpillar: wish I could been there to see it 

Jabba the Hutt: Oh no! Don’t say that! Jabba the Hutt: I’ll send you the filmed version when I get it, but it’ll probably be really bad anyway.

Caterpillar: im sure it cant be that bad 

Jabba the Hutt: Han, it’s a high school production of the Glass Menagerie. Jabba the Hutt: My class is also doing the play version of Spring Awakening. Jabba the Hutt: It *can* and *will* be that bad. Jabba the Hutt: Trust me. 

"Han?" Merril called before he could answer that one. "Hansel, are you listening?"

"No, I wasn’t. What was it?" He grabbed a brownie, leaving his phone aside for a second.

"Wizards of the Coast announced a new edition of D&D," she said again, smiling gently. "Do you think you’d want to try it?"

"I’m already one step ahead of you there. I’m going to playtest it when it— excuse me…"

Jabba the Hutt: WE FINALLY FUCKING FINISHED THIS Jabba the Hutt: I’ve never been happier to say I’m getting offstage, I need someone to punch me!

Caterpillar: dont you mean pinch?

Jabba the Hutt: I meant what I said and I said what I meant.

Han tuned back in time to hear Logan say "I just really don’t want to have to mess with the power system again", which resulted in Dwight throwing a bag of chips at his head.

"Fourth edition has a very special place in my heart, Wright. Don’t talk shit about it around me."

"Yeah, why all the hate for the power system?" Lucy frowned (when did she get back from the bathroom?). "It’s not all that different to how feats work. Would you complain about getting a new feat every odd level once we switch systems?"

"Not going to happen, Lucy."

"Aw man, but I wanted to play Vampire the Masquerade next!"

"And we already said Merril is going to run it," Han reminded her, checking his phone one last time. "But we’re not switching our current game to another system. Not gonna happen."

There was a quiet "hell yeah" from Merril as Han’s phone buzzed with a new message, but before he could even read it, it was snatched by Lucy.

"Wha… who are you talking to, Han?" She laughed a bit, scrolling up, and then her eyes went wide open. "Well… damn."

"Don’t act like you’re surprised, that’s my girlfriend. You met her before."

The silence in the room was so tense, Han swore he could hear a pin drop. 

"...a girlfriend?" Dwight was the first to ask, raising a brow. "Since when?"

"You know, I honestly thought she would’ve forgotten all about you after two weeks…"

"Since a few months ago," Han told Dwight, taking his phone back. "Can we continue, please?"

"No! It’s interesting!" Merril joined in, resting her chin on her hand as she got closer, pushing some papers a bit. "How did you meet? Where is she from? Can we meet her?"

"We met at Comic-Con and no, you can’t meet her. She’s… not from here."

"...is she Canadian?" Logan raised a brow too, starting to laugh.

"Noooooooo…?"

"Oh yeah, Han’s Canadian girlfriend."

"She’s not— let’s start to fucking play, this session isn’t going to end itself."

By the end of the session, Han couldn’t say he’d be surprised if the whole school found out by tomorrow. And if anyone (namely the twins) made fun of him for his "Canadian girlfriend"... so be it. 

———

"Is this Canadian girlfriend of yours coming to prom?" Julian’s tired voice came through the phone, sounding like he was about to pass out. He just arrived at school earlier today, already tired from the flight, and immediately got coddled by Logan.

"She’s not Canadian, Julian. You’re the twenty-fifth person I’ve told this already."

"So where is she from? Would you please tell just one person?"

With a quick glance at the security footage, to make sure Logan wasn’t listening, Han whispered "her name is Leah, I met her at Comic-Con in San Diego last year, she’s from Israel and no, I doubt she can come to prom. She has her own prom to attend."

"...okay, so this Israeli girlfriend of yours. Got it."

"Thank you."

"Are you sure you want to keep her a secret…?" He clicked his tongue. His laugh sounded a bit rougher than usual. "You know how things can end up. You of all people."

"I… I’m just not sure I’m ready for… dude. Is Logan drooling on your shoulder…?"

"Give him a break, Westwood. He’s adjusting to his new pills."

"I asked about the drooling."

"He does that sometimes. I just let him be."

"...why is everyone so interested in my girlfriend? Is it really any different from David and Katherine?"

"I don’t know how to break it down to you, Westwood, but you’re not exactly the type anyone would expect to even have a girlfriend."

A shift in the camera footage made Han cuss silently, covering his microphone.

"...she said she’ll be here for graduation. Hers is in late June, but she finishes school in May."

"Yeah. May. When prom is."

"Do you want to talk to her yourself?" He could hear Julian snort. "I’m not kidding. I’ll give you Leah’s phone number and you’ll convince her yourself. I can’t."

"Because that totally won’t be crazy."

"Julian."

"Hansel."

"Just fucking ask her, you absolute nerd!"

"Can you stop ordering me around? This isn’t Hollywood. This is my girlfriend we’re talking about."

"Can you at least send me a picture of her? So I’ll know she’s real?"

"...fuck you, Larson."

Han sent him a picture anyway. A picture of the two of them that Lucy insisted to take while they were in San Diego. They coordinated somehow, Han with his LOTR shirt and Leah with her whole Arwen cosplay. It was the happiest day he could possibly remember.

And then, a snort through the phone.

"...so you’re Leah Appelbaum’s mysterious Maryland boyfriend? Huh. Didn’t know you lived in Maryland."

"...you know Leah?"

"We had auditions in the same building two years ago and she approached me because she’s a fan of Something Damaged. She insisted on keeping in touch. How did you meet her?"

"At Comic-Con… please be gentle about this, Julian."

"Okay! I just… wow. I know where you live now. Sweet."

"Don’t you dare try to blackmail me with that information, Larson."

"I won’t. There’s nothing to worry about."

———

"...you know what?" Han sighed as the last session before prom was about to close off. "Roll sense motive."

The clatter of dice hitting each other and everyone cussing filled the room, quickly picking up their dice and looking.

"Fifteen!"

"Seventeen!"

"Five!"

"How’s you get a five, Lucy?"

"I’m a barbarian, what do you think—"

"Thirty-four."

Dwight practically glared at Logan. "What the fuck, dude?"

"I play a half-elf cleric, Dwight," Logan answered, straight-faced. "Plus two to wisdom straight away, rolled extremely well, I have a plus five modifier to wisdom and the alertness feat. I took a single rank in sense motive every time we leveled up and now I have ten ranks. On the tenth rank in sense motive or perception, you get a bonus four to the skill instead of the usual two. Thus, ten plus four plus five equals nineteen, plus the fifteen that I rolled. That’s thirty-four. Do I sense motive?"

"...everyone who rolled above a fifteen, and that definitely includes Flint—" Han could see Logan smiling smugly. "Everyone who rolled above a fifteen can see that this woman is telling the truth. Anyone who rolled a twenty or above, Flint, can also sense that—"

There was a knock at the door. There was never a knock at the door. But now there was. And as Reed got up to open the door, Han silently hoped it wouldn’t be anyone who shouldn’t be there—

"And this is your boyfriend’s room," Julian’s voice came through as Reed’s jaw dropped. "Thank you for picking Julian Larson to be your tour guide, we hope you enjoyed the trip."

"Very! Oh, hello!" The girl at the door waved at Reed, who waved back. The whole party waved back. "Am I interrupting anything?"

"No, those nerds are just playing dungeons and dragons. You have nothing to worry about." Reed finally returned to his seat as Julian kissed the girl’s cheek, chuckling at the shock. "Logan, I’ll be expecting you to pick me up at six. I want my pre-prom sushi."

"I promised you I will, Princess, don’t panic."

"Okay, just making sure."

As Julian left, the girl went to sit on Han’s futon and look at everyone. Long brown hair, half of it bleached; dark eyes behind a pair of green plastic-framed glasses; a bit on the heavier side, like Han himself, and wearing a floral summer dress and a pair of short leggings. Her face was flushed red, her lipstick a dark blue, and her nails painted black that just started to chip.

Han missed her so much.

"So… hi." She waved around again, a bit confused. "What’s up…?"

"Who’s this?" Dwight was the first to speak.

"My girlfriend," Han replied, sounding rather insistent. "We were just about to finish our session, Lils. Can you wait?"

"Mmhm! Absolutely! I’ll be so quiet, you’ll forget I’m even here!"

Nobody forgot she was there. Merril kept looking over to her, Reed and Dwight seemed skeptical as ever, and the only person who was normal about it was Lucy. But it wasn’t news for Lucy, she’s met Leah before after all. All the while Leah sat there, chuckling at the game and waiting patiently for Han to finish, which he did twenty minutes later. Dwight practically ran out, followed by Logan who needed to pick his own boyfriend up for dinner, but…

"So where are you from in Canada?" Merril asked first, making Leah smile. 

"I’m… not Canadian. Did Han tell you I’m Canadian?"

"Where’s your lipstick from?" Reed asked next.

"Umm… it’s, it’s from NARS, I picked it up on the way here, I forgot to pack my own makeup and—"

"Is Han taking you to prom?"

Han choked on his water at that. "I can’t leave my room for prom, Merril. Health risks."

"You can have an indoors prom."

"We planned on watching Battlestar Galactica and ordering takeout," Leah admitted. "But… an indoors prom would be nice. I’m not going to mine anyway. My class is writing this… really offensive skit about one of the math teachers and I don’t want to be a part of it."

"What’s your prom even like…?" Reed squinted, sitting back down. "That you do skits."

"It’s… not really a prom. Israel doesn’t really have the promenade culture, it’s just like a showcase the whole class does for family and friends before graduation… I’ve never liked this practice, you know, I think it’s just…"

As Leah rambled on, Han took his time to clear the table and silently hope Merril and Reed leave soon. Those two have prom dates after all. And neither are a Canadian girlfriend.

[mermaidmafia-official]

{Part II: A COLLAR OF SPIKES}

@bebemoon​ @ayzrules​ @interluxetumbra​ @bubblingbeautifully

Lord Greggor, a prominent Vampire of the underworld, has invited Bilitis House to a costume ball on his private island off of the Italian coast...

[Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Smells Like Teen Spirit]

The clinking of silver from the courtyard, angry and cold and nauseating, still rang in her ears when all hell broke loose. One moment - Ysa saying something disapproving, like a soothsayer in a throne room, heard as if from far away. The moronic grins of happily tripping mortals, the inane screeching of jubilant vampires. Those piercing eyes that had just met hers across the room, still sharp and haunting, on her mind. The sense of moving through a thick, mesmerising fog. The copper smell of blood tinged with something sickly sweet. The dying flowers all around. And the next - grotesque triumph turned into panic. At first, Nessa was not sure if she imagined the growling, the shattering glass, the vampires crying - well, wolf. Literally. But then the acrid stench of fear burned in her nostrils along with smoke, and someone barrelled into her. She almost tripped on her stupid gown and jolted awake, as if suddenly sober. Oh, fuck. Usually, chaos was her element, but then she was always the eye of the storm, and she did not at all like being tossed about like this. She had a vague notion of someone calling her name and telling her to run - Yin? - and then someone’s head, frozen in a stunned grimace, rolled in front of her and she didn’t need telling anymore.

///

The wolves will not stop until they have turned us all into ash. Ysa’s voice echoed in her head while she ran, unusually quiet and entreating. They’re our enemies, Nessa. You must understand this. They are dangerous, Nessa, because they know how to kill us, and they will, if we let them. Ysa looking tired. Nessa’s boots tore at the lace of her dress while the thought, unbidden, returned: I can see why they would, now. And then, with nagging persistence: But he didn’t. Not my - not this wolf. Rough walls and deepening shadows suggested she was in some sort of cellar now. She was good with cellars. You learned to appreciate a good tunnel when you ran a moonshine business during Prohibition. Nessa kept the screams and smoke far behind her, and then she reached a doorway and something feral lunged at her, teeth flashing.

///

Her shoulder blades grated against damp stone. A growling, deep and primal, made her want to hiss, but she fought the urge. She wasn’t the dramatic sort. For a long moment, she saw only teeth and felt her own lengthen, and then there were those eyes again - either green or grey, or maybe both, but definitely piercing and wild, like something that lived deep in the forest. Of course, Nessa thought, with fatalist amusement. Serves me right. A more sensible person might have cursed, or pleaded. Nessa only grinned. The forest retreated. A look of confusion passed through the green eyes as recognition dawned. That was all she needed. ‘Down, boy’, she said coolly, as she pushed him away with all her strength - which was considerable. Still, she had not quite expected a man of his height and mass to hit the wall quite so hard - with a dull thud and an alarming cracking of stone where he crumpled to the floor. Panting, he wiped blood from the corner of his mouth. ‘You come here to finish me off, then?’ Bitterly. Savage. Nessa blinked. Wasn’t that her line? She looked at him, bristling and hunched, like something cornered, and the ground shifted beneath her combat boots. Suddenly, the smell of charred flesh came to her, and she noted the bruises on his arms and torso, and the blood… Nessa shivered. What - and how much - did you have to do to a werewolf until he stopped healing? ‘I hadn’t quite made up my mind yet’, she said. The words sounded wrong now, but they were all she had. The wolf answered with a hollow laugh. It turned into an ugly cough. Nessa cringed. ‘Look’, she said, and knew it was true, ‘I want nothing to do with the likes of Jabba the Hutt up there.’ And I only came along to please Ysa. His lips curled. ‘I don’t think you have a choice.’ Choice. The word, small and thorny, caught on her mind like cloth on a nail. She had a sudden and vague, unwelcome recollection of kneeling on hard wood until her skin bruised, of a mind deadened by the rosary, and of a raspy male voice gleefully preaching fire and brimstone. But the kingdom of heaven had turned into dust, hadn’t it, that night in the hold, surrounded by the corpses of people who had made all her choices and died miserably in their own filth? She had not known choices in her first life, but she sure as hell wouldn’t repeat that mistake in her next. And neither her coven elders, who had declared this sorry bag of fur her mortal enemy, nor that vile and predatory jelly of a vampire who could deal nothing but malice and cruelty, would change that. A stubborn anger rose within her. She could feel a short-circuit decision coming on. Good. ‘Watch me’, she said, and opened a portal.

[tiefighters]

New Return to Vader’s Castle Series Announced at SDCC

Return to Vader’s Castle, another collection of spooky stories coming for Halloween season, will focus on the bad guys. These stories will center around Darth Maul, Asajj Ventress, Jabba the Hutt, Darth Vader, and Grand Moff Tarkin. 

In the original Tales from Vader’s Castle series, writer Cavan Scott turned Christopher Lee’s Count Dooku into a vampire; now, he’s turning Tarkin — or Peter Cushing, another horror icon alongside Christopher Lee — into a classic archetype. “Long ago, Grand Moff Tarkin created a monster,” said Scott, “who’s now coming after him.” Horror fans, rejoice: black-and-white covers will also be available. In addition, a print version of Scott’s Dooku: Jedi Lost — previously an audio-only release — is on the way in October.

[documentaryoncinema]

‘Ultimate super heroes, vixens & villains’

‘Ultimate super heroes, vixens & villains’, 2005, VE.

Presentado por Adam West trata en dos documentales sobre veinte super héroes y super villanos junto con una buena selección de super vixens, escogidos/as por la critica, dibujantes de cómic y actores de cine. Cuenta con la presencia de Maria Boren, Robert Englund, Vivica A. Fox, Mark Hamil, Linda Hamilton y Stan Lee entre otros.

Super héroes: Indiana Jones, Batman, Spider-Man, James Bond, Superman, Luke Skywalker, X-Men, The Incredibles, The Fantastic Four, The Hulk, Spawn, Hellboy, Flash Gordon, The Mask, Daredevil, The Tick, Austin Powers, Conan, Blade, Men in Black.

Super villanos: Green Goblin, Lex Luthor, The Joker, The Terminator, Darth Vader, Chucky, The Riddler/The Penguin, Doc Ock, Dr. Doom, Hannibal Lecter, Freddie Krueger, Dr. Evil, James Bond Villains, Magneto, The Mummy, Syndrome, Bullseye, Clown, Dracula, Jabba the Hutt.

'Ultimate super vixens', 2005, VE.

Super vixens: Catwoman, Lara Croft, Xena, The Bond Girls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charlie’s Angels, Wonder Woman, Princess Leia Organa, Ripley, Storm, The Bionic Woman, Barb Wire, Red Sonja, Barbarella, Breathless Mahoney, The Women of Austin Powers, Mrs. Peel, Elektra, Mystique, The Bride.

'Superhéroes, una batalla interminable' ('Superheroes: A never-ending battle'), Michael Kantor, 2013, VE.

1. 'La verdad, la justicia y el estilo de vida americano'.

2. 'Grandes poderes, grandes responsabilidades'.

3. 'Cualquiera puede ser un héroe'.