#ward class

[sburbian-sage]

howdy, i just got into my third session, and its kinda setting in that I'm stuck in this forever now? fuck. gotta look on the bright side and all that, godly powers are cool. the trauma, not so much.

currently i am a ward of dust, and I haven't been able to find much clear information about what that means so any help would be appreciated. i am a native heir of rage so I shouldn't struggle too much with being a ward right?

~chronicMalady

THIS ISN'T A CLASSPECT POST

You're right on the money with regards to the Ward. As an Heir, you likely went through something of an archetypal "hero's journey", getting schooled by various mentors and your Whispers, learning a lot about what being an Heir of Rage means until it was time for you to step up and assume your rightful place as "big dick MVP hero of the session", right? Being a Ward is a lot like that, except you're not getting schooled all the time now. It's your job to step up, all of your ambition behind you, and seize as much as you can. Straightforward progression, cocksure that everything will go your way, as it will, never settling for the easy road ahead. The upside is that your endeavors will frequently plan out. The downside is that you will still get schooled now and then. And when you do, you'll need to learn to rely on others, as opposed to doing things on behalf of them. Always try to exceed your limits, but be aware of them when you hit them.

As for Dust, it's about investing in things that don't seem impressive now, but could become something in the future. It's the opposite of Coins, which is about assessing the value of things and what they can do for you now. Imagine you want a fast bike. Rage Players will ride any old bike and simply scream at it to go faster. Coin Players will go to the store and discern which bike is the fastest, and how they can acquire it. Dust Players know that their bike might not be the fastest, but it just takes some TLC, maintenance, and modification, and soon enough it'll be faster than both of them. It's about commitment and trying to unlock the true potential in things, while avoiding lost causes. This should be fairly understandable, these are like koans, but your Aspect will guide you a lot more directly as a Ward than it did as an Heir.

The more important advice I think you need is about acclimating to the whole "you play the game forever now" thing. This tends to be harder to cope with than the game itself.

If you meet someone you're genuinely friends with (or want to know after the Session ends), make sure you exchange contact information. Value your comrades, but make sure that it doesn't turn into one or two people stressdumping on the other, otherwise your friendships will become chores.

Find a hobby. Something you can retreat to in order to clear your mind. Running this blog is my version of touching grass. Have some "devoted" hobbies you can reflexively engage with when it's time to decompress, but ensure you have a rotating set so you don't associate (e.g.) watching movies with feeling miserable.

Maintaining a blog is like having a hobby, a journal (diary), and a "centerpoint" for your friend group, all at once.

Internalize a reason to keep going, even if it's petty. "I'll hold out in case I escape" is a bad one that will lead to inevitable disappointment. "I'll be there to hang out with my friends" is a classic, but watch out and make sure you don't lose the will to live if one of them ends up going silent forever one day. For me, I always end a day by checking the archive of pre-SBURBAN media. I personally think there's something significant about booting up a never-before-seen video game or cartoon, even if I know it's ultimately a relic of a bygone era. It kind of reminds me of the Replayernet as a whole. A group of people who should by all means be dying alone and afraid, contributing to a greater continuity of culture that will outlast all of them one day, but be there for the next generations. Even if I'm not so idealistic as to believe that it'll be our foundation for rebuilding those cultures when (if) the door starts working.

[jq37]

OK Brennan, if you aren't gonna let me have Aelwyn posted up in the manor at all times, having her use her dramatic villain skills to protect Adaine before going off to teach middle schoolers is the next best thing I could have hoped for. What a mental image--Ms. "I Came Here To Fuck" teaching cantrips to eleven-year-olds. Wild.

[zzoupz]

i see D&D AU. now i am curious about D&D swap au... :0

AU-ception, interesting.

[catkin-morgs-kookaburralover]

if you struggle with mental health, one piece of advice i would genuinely give you is learn to knit.

or crochet: something repetitive to do with your hands, assuming you're capable of it. if you're like me and learnt to knit as a kid but let it lie fallow for a long time, it may be that starting a large, simple project (for me it was a cloak, but a blanket could work too) gets you back into it. or maybe doing something smaller, idk. i personally found socks really hard for a while because they felt smaller than my cloak but weren't getting Done quick enough for me. as i've sped up i find it more interesting to knit socks.

regardless, a repetitive task is great for emotional regulation (also see: autistic stimming), and something that you can look at and go hey i've done something, unlike simply using a fidget toy, can also help to pick your mood up when the brain is being cruel.

it's also useful as a conversation starter or distracter if you don't know what to talk about. if you're wanting to talk to older people also you're more likely to reel them in with knitting (i work better with older people, and 99% of people who ask what i'm knitting are older than me). it also gives you the opportunity to not make eye contact because you're busy knitting, even if you're still carrying on a conversation. if you're absolutely stuck for conversation you can count your stitches and people might stop bothering you.

if you have trouble focusing without doing something with your hands, you can knit! i knit a lot in church, and it helps me to focus on what's being said.

i probably have more reasons you should pick up knitting, but i can't recall them right now, so yeah.

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 252

“Sir, we’ve… There’s been an encounter with a Reaper class entity.” 

There were several classifications for ecto-entities. Several ways the Ghost Investigation Ward classified each. Several common ones that they could easily destroy, easily study. Others however… others were dangerous. Incredibly dangerous. 

There’d only been two other Reaper-class entities confirmed before- both contained but barely. RP-1, a large knight-like entity seemingly made from shadows, and RP-2, a child-like creature that could near perfectly mimic a human. 

And now, there was a third. A third entity that could- and judging from the reports coming in had- killed. Had done so several times even. Which meant it needed to be contained yesterday. 

“Send out the teams- I want this thing in Site X Now!” 

[bacchuschucklefuck]

❗❗Official Class Swap Sorcerer!Kristen Post Alert❗❗ you can: look at her

[softplushiee]

[lover-in-the-graveyard]

Was in the psych ward (is that how it’s called?) for like a week, and got out yesterday

What a strange place

I made some drawings there

This one is my favorite

Emicole (class of 09)

I don’t like this one

Couldn’t sleep so i made this one

No comment

Made a friend there and drew her

Thats it for the art dump for now, i also drew my gf but I’ll post that separately if i remember

[goosologist]

[alphamecha-mkii]

Star Trek: Waypoint 2019 Special by Malachi Ward and Matt Sheean

[incorrectfaithquotes]

John: Excuse me, I'm Father Ward. Garcia: Father Garcia. Cop: Go fuck yourself.

[kazz-brekker]

one of my favorite ways books can do a plot twist is to use the fact that they are a written medium and not a visual medium to tell a story in a way where you THINK you know what's happening and who the characters are, but actually, what you're imagining is different than the reality of the story because of a few key details you didn't notice have been left out. and then, when the truth is revealed you're like "oh my god! how did i not see this!!" when of course the reason why you didn't is because you're seeing the book filtered through the perspective of a narrator who does not feel the need to explain every aspect of the world and their mind to you, and so something that is so shocking to you has actually been known to them all along.

[stcecelia]

mocumentary-style sitcom about an LDS institute class / student ward about all the shenanigans the YSAs get into. featured arcs include general conference viewing party, attending trek with the stake youth, returned missionaries adjusting to being off the mission, road trips to church historical sites, The Wedding Episode, someone invited their non-member roommate and the talks are kind of weird/its Fast Sunday, Baptism Episode, etc. would ideally include lots of references to LDS cult classics such as The Best Two Years, the singles ward, and such. also one character would have a Tumblrstake / Queerstake blog

working title is just "The Student Ward" but im open to suggestions lol

EDIT: IM SO SORRY I DIDNT MEAN TO TAG THIS AS LDSHADOWLADY I THOUGHT I DELETED THAT ACCIDENTAL AUTO-TAG LMAO THATS MY BAD

fun fact I used to watch Lizzie all the time as a kid (still occasionally do) and I used to think she was Mormon because... LDS hadowLady lol

[trans-axolotl]

in one of my classes today (global mental health) the professor literally made us watch a video in class titled "top 10 HORRIFYING mental ASYLUMS in the united states" and it was a youtube video essay that is just listing out horrific abuses from a bunch of different institutions + showing graphic images of torture. was so fucking unnecessary and disrespectful to present this information in such a sensationalized and dramatized way. I contributed to discussion by saying "a lot of the things described in this video still happen, and pretending that this is only a historical legacy makes us complicit in the systems of power that allow these atrocities to happen in the first place" and the professor did not like that LMFAO

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 238

"Ugh. There's a group at the barrier again." Star squinted over the buildings they were all sprawled on almost lazily. "Seriously? I thought the GIW would have given up by now since there's 'no more humans' here," Sam's voice was sarcastic as she combed claws through her hair. The others grumbled in agreement, Valerie spreading her wings in a stretch. "Who wants to bet Danny is already about to crash their intrusion?" "Hah! I bet Dash is there already to video it!" "Those are both suckers bets," Wes scoffed, clear eyelid closing over his eyes and temporarily dimming the glow. "Let's be honest, Paulina has already left, she's going to get there first."

- - -

The GIW have been having a bit of trouble. Maybe just a bit. See, they were supposed to be taking care of the ecto-entities. Studying them, y'know? But er, some earlier agents had been a bit trigger happy, which meant the entities were well... aggressive. And a city full of dragon-fae-beings disliking any presence wearing white was rather terrifying, so they... might have gotten permission to bring a hero with them. For protection of course. ... Hopefully no one dies-

Feel free to ignore any of these pics lol, they're just ideas.

Order: Jazz, Danny, Tucker, Sam, Valerie, Wes, Dash, Kwan, Paulina, Star, Ellie, Dan

[recitedemise]

𝗜𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀. Living in the Dock Ward (as his home, shown in game to reside by the waters, would squarely land him), reveals a handful of things about our favorite mage. For starters, far from lavish, these more rough-and-tumble neighborhoods is home to those citizens more familiar with labor. It held more dangers than other wards and offered fewer sights less besmirched by grime, and what's more, as it is squabbling at its quietest and deafening at its loudest, it is, most would tell you, far from ideal. Still, this is where Gale lives, his tower that he looks to with an exceptional amount of fondness. Upon purchasing it, of course, it had been the one of the premiere locales in his list of houses. He wasn't born wealthy, truthfully, and as such, hadn't exactly the means to go off elsewhere, but for a young man with magic enough to stun his goddess, a few spells here and there can go a long way.

That said, despite his mannered air, he is, he would tell you, of a more humble background. Growing up, he'd only his mother and the help of her family to rear him right. He was never poor, mind you, but he didn't have the luxuries that his more 'sophisticated' air might initially impress. In fact, were it not for his brilliance, he may have very well achieved a considerably different life. However, a child prodigy as he was, he had managed to win the tutelage of the revered Elminster. In turn, the famed wizard had took to Gale, training him expertly into a well-learned mage, and in fact, Elminster even helped when paying for his schooling, which, on a monthly basis, required 10 gold pieces. As everyone already knows, Blackstaff Academy was neither very cheap nor easy to stay in. Still, relying less on finances and more on his brilliance, even when other great mages were exceptionally well off, he managed to keep up and even surpass.

Under Mystra, his propelling fame truthfully earned him a comfortable amount of gold. In less ravishing degrees, he once more found that financial backing after taking a rather hard hit following his failing with Mystra.