#xanadu fabric

[wyrmscraft]

I liked the look of that halloween Twisted Snowball that I decided I needed to make one in another colourway. It’s also fast enough that it only took me about two hours to cut everything out and sew all 24 small blocks. Just 35 snowball blocks to do and I can lay it out.

I don’t have enough of the paisley focus fabric for a border, but I can do a double border in the two accent colours to make up for it.

(My scribble is wrong, i need four strips of each accent for the small block, not three, and 35 big blocks, not 30 lol)

[wanderingmind867]

My Interpretation of the Crisis on Infinite Earths:

The Crisis was kind of exactly what it was in the comics. A little bit like a second big bang, the crisis was responsible for the death of the universe (and every world contained therein). Only due to the power of all the gods and mortals and supernatural beings combined did the universe manage to save itself. All the universes (with some exceptions) managed to survive, but history had to be restarted from scratch on all of them. Time was reset back to the birth of each universe.

Now that we're back in the present day, here on Earth 2 (Our Earth), only a few people remember the crisis. People like The Phantom Stranger, The Spectre (and his human host, Jim Corrigan), The Swamp Thing, Deadman (Boston Brand remembers it because he died on Earth 1 Pre-Crisis. His spirit got to see it all), Madame Xanadu, Doctor Fate (and his human host, Kent Nelson) etc. Basically, all the supernatural beings and ghostly heroes remember what happened. Swamp Thing counts as a ghostly being because he used to be a human (but is now a monster, making him supernatural in nature).

What happened when the crisis hit:

When the Crisis hit, each universe was sent back to the beginning of it's existence. That is true. Each earth was divided by giant barriers (making travel between them nearly impossible), and they were then recreated from scratch. Sadly, a few worlds were destroyed so irreparably that they didn't survive the crisis.

And if you were living on any one of these universes that were destroyed when the crisis happened, you wouldn't be sent back to your universe's birth. No, for those who survived the crisis but had their earth irreparably destroyed, something much stranger happened.

They were sent into a void, a sort of formless limbo. Here they experienced a sensation not unlike the feeling of taking a very long nap, as they waited for the new universes to catch up to them.

It's not like the earths that survived the crisis had it much easier. Most of the people on those earths had their memories erased, and a curse of memory obfuscation was placed on everyone by the gods. Only those with incredibly high will power and mental fortitude would be able to see through the mist and have their old memories return to them. Although most people who remember their past lives wish they didn't remember them. Because now the fabric of reality is so confusing, their mind is bordering on going insane.

But now, let's discuss the last group of people. Those who died during the crisis, but had their world survive. These people might be the unluckiest of all. When the crisis ended and their universe was rebuilt, all memories of these people were erased. Nobody remembers quite who they were. So when these people revive (because most of them end up suspended in a reality like the negative zone), they come back to a world that doesn't know them anymore. Pity these poor souls. Souls like Barry Allen (alias The Flash).

There is a prophecy that one day, the Anti-Monitor will return. And when he does, the universe divide will be undone and people will remember all once again. But today is not that day. Who knows when that day will be?

So this is my take on rewriting the crisis on infinite earths storyline. It's always going to be confusing, but I like this idea. And I hope others do too. Because I honestly think my version of the crisis is better, because I can at least understand my own version of it.

[panopticonrpg]

RIVERDALE

Name: Alex Panganiban

Age: 36

Gender: Genderfluid

Power: Duplication

FC: Darren Criss

As a celebrity host, you are the first name that many would pick to live with on a hypothetical deserted island. In media, you demonstrate expertise at survival situations, a person who could hold up in any kind of environment. But the truth is that your 'survival' is scripted, planned scenarios in heavily produced environments. A calculated image, fabricated to build your brand - clothing, books, health products, fitness - a consumerist empire. You would not want to take yourself on a deserted island, for sure. And yet you wake up on a weird (deserted?) island with little knowledge of how you arrived, and even less ability to help the ones around you or even yourself. Will you fake it till you make it, or reveal your reality and hope people won't resent you for your inabilities and the knowledge you lack?

CONNECTIONS:

WONDERLAND: There's something about Wonderland that seems trustworthy, or rather gullible in their attempt to make your collective situation seem less harrowing than it really is. You're sure you can convince Wonderland of whatever you want them to believe. As long as you appeal to their better nature, you'll always have someone in your corner advocating for you. XANADU: You're both familiar with fame and being in the limelight, that much you know. That amount of knowledge is enough to form your strategy. With so many cameras around, whoever is watching you must want a show and who better to put one on than you and Xanadu? Whether you like it or not, the two of you could make things interesting.

This skeleton is TAKEN

[equalseleventhirds]

Okay so this is GM anon, to answer your questions: as a friend group we definitly lean towards sci-fi and adventure, as in we enjoy movies in those genres so we know and enjoy the conventions thereof. Horror too, but in the style of Scream watch-alongs, or watching scary movies to make fun of them (and hide that you're feeling creeped out) no actual like gore or serious contemplative horror. I don't really know if it's better to go with more serious of more silly games, I was def looking at the more silly stuff bc the serious ones feel really awkward to me (but that might be informed by the fact that most serious RPG's I've heard are longform? The actors get really deep and attatched to their characters and I can't really picture feeling that intense? But maybe I'm just biased to think that short games are always more comedic and silly?). I think I'd prefer more rules/guided games to start with, I think it'll help with getting started and not freezing up when you can't think of something. I think puzzle games or like a heist or mystery sound great! Social interaction too, that's def one of the plus points of RPG's and games over watching something, that you're spending the whole time talking to eachother. Tbh I really don't know what would be best to focus on, I'm just spitballing, I just think something with a clear goal. We usually have at least a couple of hours time together, but it's not necessary for a game to last that whole time. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!! I'm in a different timezone, it's actually pretty late for me so if I don't answer any follow up questions, it's bc I'm sleeping LOL

hi again gm anon! glad u did not wait up for me bcos it took me a while (i have...... many games), but here is a handful of recs for you!

first up, i think generally caltrop core games might be p good for a beginner; it's a very simple d4 system with very structured rules (how much depends on which game, but generally it's turn-based with set actions to choose from). there's still room for roleplaying & improv ofc, but it's easy to keep a handle on the table. there's been a caltrop core game jam with lots of submissions before, and ofc u can browse the tag on itch, but something like crystal souls or cursed confections might be fun for your group!

futuristic scifi 'group of thieves/scoundrels/rebels/etc do a mission' games are also very popular (i own like........ 20? 30? some are cyberpunk and some are spaceships and just. lot of em.) and also generally have a decent structure to work with (altho less turn-based than caltrop core, usually). a lot of them are geared towards longer campaigns, but can be done as a one-shot if you ignore some of the between-missions stuff. or do it as a post-mission cooldown thing. u kno. (lots of them are sorta forged in the dark based, but the slightly less complex ones i think are good for beginners; fitd can get really involved, but there are also simplified ones!)

you might enjoy offworlders, off the grid: resurgence, xanadu, subway runners, what's so awesome about hacking the planet, weasel overdrive, make our own heaven, bubblegum wizards 2, or dwindle.

and finally, i do love a dungeon crawl; keeps everything to a relatively small & defined space, but you can get weird with it (npcs in a dungeon? yeah! timespace fabric folding in a dungeon? yeah!) and it's a place to do all the puzzles and riddles and inexplicable creature encounters you generally don't get a chance for in a 'here you are in A World' sorta game. also, easy to keep short (my game sessions tend to run 4+ hours for oneshots, but in a dungeon crawl you can just. skip to the last room lmao.) games designed for dungeon crawling tend to lean more horror (if they don't lean..... d&d, basically), but i tried to pick ones where you can either take out most horror elements, or choose to play them lighthearted and chill/campy. you may like crwlr, the dark below, or the empty house.

.......and that's some basic game recs for your group; should be fine for 3-4 players, or even for one-on-one play if you can't get everyone together, altho that's not the ideal. as far as games specifically designed as two-player games, i know there are a bunch of them on itch, but most of them are gmless (usually asymmetrical gmless, but still gmless), and many of them lean heavily emotional (altho some are silly!). i'm not sure if you have different requirements in mind for a two-player game; lmk and i'll see what i can do? altho probably not until after this weekend, i got some stuff to work on for school T_T (this is....... part of why i'm not actively looking to gm rn, even tho i waaaaaant to. too many school.)

oh also podcasts! i know there's more than this around, but you can always check out oneshotpod for shortform games of many kinds! international podcast month also has some oneshot ttrpg episodes; i gmed a game of dwindle this year that was lots of fun! i'll poke around for more sometime, but for now i rly gotta get some sleep lol.

[lapinaraoflimbo]

Technomancy

Technology as we understand it does not function inside of the corpse. Warp makes electrical machines malfunction and fine mechanisms will easily break due to fluctuations of the laws of physics. Despite this fact many inside of the wound use technology as either a convenience in their daily life or incorporated into their self and body in some way. From cyborgs, full robots, once-human A.I.s, to the iconic Space Marines and Warpers found all throughout Xanadu it can be easy to forget that technology itself breaks.

To put it simply, Technomancy is a form of magic that mimics the utilities and appearance of technology by using warped technology as a catalyst. In the hands of the most skilled technomancers it functions like an extension of their imagination- Magic and technology used in tandem to create the sort of retrofuturistic fantasies that have long been proven impossible.

However technomancy for most people is a limited school of magic. Without significant alteration of the fabric of the world what is possible with any given spell is based almost entirely on what piece of technology is used. A lasergun can be warped to shoot out magical bursts of energy but it still must appear to work as a lasergun would. Meanwhile a laptop won't be able to suddenly manifest an attack simply because its user wishes it to.

If one wishes to truly embrace technomancy as a form of utility and combat they must use many different catalysts each with a different function. How these catalysts look and manifest can be different for each technomancer. Cyborgs choose to integrate many different catalysts into their body so they have quick access whenever they might need one while the Street Rats from Xanadu are known for creating and modifying catalysts on the fly to best suit what's called for in the moment. The catalyst created doesn't have to follow the rules of the outside universe but it must still be interpreted as technology in the minds of those around it.

[hydralisk98]

Klara Kér Wishlist & Reality Shifting Superplan (2023-09.1) Preview #3

Insert mockups, sketches, illustrations and other preparatory materials here...

World

The world setting of 16^12 can be summarized as a familiar yet differing in a cozy comfortable way corner of a galaxy similar to our own, derived from my very own data gathered from my playthroughs of Stellaris, Civilization 5, FreeCiv and SC4 as well as curated personalized hints.

It aims to cover ~24000 years of history and serve many purposes but mostly for creativity & manifestation purposes. As of the year 1202X, the planet of Angora emulates our 2020s but as a 'Holoscene Era' period decade, with key historical differences including but not limited to cultural and political matters.

The Shoshoni Union never had any Wilsonian administration ever successful in taking hold of Shoshoni politics, making the current geopolitics far more sustainable and moderate. (Essentially, Theodore Roosevelt got elected in 1912 and then Charles Hughes in 1916, avoiding the full scope of Woodrow Wilson's reach to the present day and solidifying a new progressive deal earlier instead of the Democrats') And as a result, the interwar period is far less conservative and far stronger in successes than what we got in our reality here.

Implying a second global war somehow took place quite similar to our "World War 2" after “World War 1”, the Baby-Boomers of the early 50s oversee, adapt and create a long-term syndicalist deal that makes it an ecological-informed & longer-lasting inclusive solution. (Similar to Jakarta Method’s Soviets’ plan for economics before JFK assassination)

During the middle 1960s & entire 1970s robotics, computer networking and industrial automation become widespread sooner, allowing a class of autonomous robots to succeed as a functional force in the global market (think OGAS, Cybersyn, HECnet/DECnet, Xanadu, hacker culture…)

And as such during the 1980s, massively assisting the human workforce in sapience rights, technical equality & computation sharing (avoiding the worst of managerial staff & bureaucrats) and empowering LGBTQ+ culture far sooner. Also, droid class androids spread during the 1980s and a couple of socialite autonomous governing grid modules are created then.

During the very late 1990s & early 2000s, OpenXanadu wiki suite is created, benevolent GAI overlord is implemented as well as nanotech synthetic-class androids. And the successful exploration of outer space, deep sea waters & other planes of existence finally initiates around then.

An increasingly Luddite harmonious movement forms due to the sheer break-neck pace of technical progress only to slowly falling away due to the grid’s calculated benevolence, making sure such vast high technical stacks are facultative and mostly distributed in urban areas.

Major Shoshone innovations being shared and iterated sanely upon among cooperative agencies and government branches (think open culture, free software and transparent economics coming quite earlier on), making them super competitive compared to other civilizations;

(1910s-onwards electric cars legacy, artificial recommendation search agents, varied networking paradigms, programmers’ learning space, baked-in memory transistors, open hardware fabrication laboratories, exploration of the human mind, preservation of the elderly by memories, RadioVideoTex, Wax cylinder phonological records, 45rpm autoplay vinyls, large interactive Laserdisc disk-based storage in the 1970s, synthetic servants, smart terminal video telephones, universal basic income, generous social welfare programs, youth educational programs, nuclear fusion energy, biological engineering, cooperative lending banks widespread, rural modular decentralization ongoing, liquid democratic feedback systems, systemic benevolence, slower growth yet durable thoughtful and lasting, naturalistic pseudo-knowledge studies, affordable housing and higher education, witch coven acceptance, a tad bit less overall taxation, morphological freedoms, knowledge symbolic banks, video telephones… so some optimistic solarpunk historical background vibes.)

Cultural trends going from great sorrow and darker introspective tones in the 1910s (World War 1) to solarpunk exovert vibes with Cenozoic and syndicalist vibes in the 2010s

Asceticism being a major religious tradition across the globe, with several major religions cooperating over a creation studies’ standardized system, among other traditional matters worth investigating.

Super malls, video borrow stores, tabletop gaming clubs, both cozy & violence video games, powerful user content editors, radio communications & compatibilities, POSIX computation standards, Lisp symbolical machines, micro-districts, tribal neighbourhoods, pseudo-graphical teletypes…

Specific products being the SENA DreamVast, Sanyo 3DO, TurboFx handhelds, VoxPopuli MagnaOdysee, Kwakee, Prospero, PacoMacroLisp, PeerMicroLisp, Mirage BayaMaths, LibreTUTOR, Sifteo VMUs, LibreNova, CLADOgrams, ParadeFS, RD document type, RASS data feeds, “Olivettu” Shuffle music player, SPARC Voyager compact computer, MD physical data format, analog programmable DVR, Kien Imagineers (USD Pixar + Corel), Ninevo N128 + Vuya + 2DSi, Spline, Gachaupon Toybox, Volkcomputer, SOL-40, Ural mainframes, MetaOCEAN agents, “Olivettu” Maxima Desktop computer, “Olivettu” Asnam-V modular smartphone, XYZ media plotter, “Valens” synthetic-tier modular androids women-presenting, “Konstanz” synthetic-tier androids men-presenting, Classic Offensive, Red Eclipse, Wyatt Energy, Didaktik Compacts…

Agents

Klara "Olive" Kér (myself, erudite / polymath data viz expert, focal point)

Ava Kér (blonde synthetic social autonomous servant and camera FOV)

"Nil" (second person insertee and storyteller)

Shoshona "Kam" (black Angora cat calm yet curious)

Azrana Tano (point of contact with the far away future akin to a judge and witness)

Deno Hayden (Technical drafter "middle brother")

Wyatt Hayden (Fashion business lead / designer "little brother")

Falah Becker (Linguist "mother")

Gustav Hayden (Media Radiohost "father")

Vala Lorentz (Electronics Engineer "grand ma")

Sequoia Becker (Carprenter / Woodworker "grand pa")

Justine Blackhand (Civil Architect "mammie")

Constans Hayden (Toymaker "papi")

Hanzi Fekete (literal boyfriend material)

Hitachi Tango (soulmate, penpal and male best friend)

Tekla Karol (borrowed and tweaked from Wolfenstein The New Order, a New Wave autistic mathematician)

Vera Hervaga (self-assured extrovert friend)

Idefix Pawel (small-sized sleepy & curious German Spitz dog)

Valenz Webb (vegetalian naturalist club-insider)

Aurel Caeden (dance sportive loner)

Ulli Elke (art nerdy snob)

Ursae Eike (nerdy friendly tabletop game master)

Sasha Sorel (hot-headed ambitious no-kids author)

May Saller (family-centric hot-headed bookworm)

Pana Loriah (sweet ambitious bookworm businesswoman)

Fynn Xerxes (family-oriented perfectionist clean-space man)

Milan Magali (ambitious friendly techie + folk witch)

Vratias Asia (vegetarian messy bookworm & daring lover)

Anatol Petra (cooperative friendly athlete)

Marta Astrae (hot-headed self-assured perfectionist mayhem rebel)

Sina ("Siamese" neuter thin housecat)

Dane ("Persian" masculine short housecat)

Vega Galatia (federal branch second governor & lead of the assembly)

Maya Justice (federal branch ruler, akin to president)

Sakanawea Tally (historical ruler during 4408-4412, known for his relaxed attitude on regulation-economics)

Vektor Rooker (historical ruler before 4408 and during the 4412-4416 & 4416-4420 terms, significant for intervention in WW1 & new rights for women)

Karlus Hugen (historical ruler during the 4420-4425 period, significant for the soft legalisation of witchcraft, morphological rights charter and the syndicalist system transition)

Identity

Klara “Olive” Kér

Female gender body forms

Born on August 1st 4496

20-25 yo

Resides in Maskoch, the town

Lepio extended zodiac sign

Shoshoni citizen with many visas

5'8" height

~120-144lb weight

INTJ-T (Myers-Briggs 16 personalities)

Human computer person, preserver of knowledge, manufacturer of technics

Middle class family & high social status

Speaks Shoshoni, French, German, English, Samoan, Assyrian, Iranian, Hungarian… as well as some infernal, celestial, feywild and android linguistic basics

University graduate / doctorate in history, philosophy, linguistics and socio-economics with VLSI & data visualization expertise

Autistic spectrum (ASD)

Attention deficit (ADD)

Manifestation tutor / guide

Nice, handy and openly libre cyberware

Soft grunge, retro grunge, light academia, warm black aesthetics

Bookstore clerk, technical documentation writer, autonomous digital nomad creative blogger…

Large & modular home apartment to call my very own

Toybox of technical tools and many utilities

Encyclopedic data researcher & human computer

Chronokinesis and retro-cognition

True Polymorph

480-600 years lifespan

Visualization Aids

Affirmations, expressions and liminal tracks; Audio ambience, SFX, sound-tracker music & soundscape; Slide-y illustrations, animations and motion graphics; Multimedia, hypermedia links, intertextuality; Lively scenarios, filmic life scenes & transformational derivative works; Version control records, “Toybox theory”, “Playground theory”, “second brains” documentation; Routine, mindful habits, mindful imagination exercises, question-oriented paradigm, data visualizations; Journaling logs, common place, US paper worksheets, spreadsheet tables; Spellbook, book of shadows, theme-curated deques, grimoire;

[samwriter]

Chapter 2

In Gotham t Academy, Dick Grayson has a flashback during his tragic past as an acrobat when his parents die. It was a sad day for him. When he saw the gymnastics team practicing it created bad memories for him. Anyway, he goes to the principal with the Academic sitting next to the Athlete here. As hw looks back on this day he is reminded of days in this flashback of him and his first crush, The magician's daughter who has long raven hair that feels like silk-like fabric. The Headmistress, Colleen Hammers saw that the acrobat is daydreaming. She spoke with a stern voice “Hello, Dickwe will meet again, for your Brother, Tim Drake and his Bully, Bernard Dowd When he throw a basketball at the Academic books.”

Dick cannot focus on what the Headmistress, Colleen is sayings. When he focused on a book that was similar to that book where he and Zatara daughter, Zatanna found that is The Book of the One Dammed Soul. This Flashback is set When Dick is in his high school where he talks and is smitten with the Zatara Daughter, Zatanna

After they introduce each other, She r tells him “Meet me at the haunted carnival, tonight.”

He says “Is it a date?”

“'Let's see.”

For Tonight, In the Haunted Carnival, Zatanna skin is beautifully made Silky smooth as she walks she is like dancing in the dress.

“Hey, why you are next to the fortune teller.”

“I am interested in my future, and to come with me will be fun.”

In the book, The Fortune Teller spoke “I am, Madame Xanadu here to read your future. What is your future, pick a card”

This moment will change this flashback into a dreamlike state as the matter is true, everything around it is lies that make the Acrobat sick to his stomach. When the Fortune Teller, Madame Xanadu says, You are one dammed soul, you have to deal with it in your life. As the Acrobat was scared of his fortunes. On the other hand, The Magician's's's daughter fortunes “You have greatness and success in your future that will lie into your talents.”

The flashback disappears into the Dick 's mind. As he is in the present day, as she drifts off, the headmistress thinks he is not severe in what he talks about. As he leaves the academy, he realized tTim does not live with him, as he will be living with his friends. In his apartment, he soaks in his sadness in his bathtub. He decided to sleep in the bathtub. However, he wakens noises created by Jason from his rooftop. Dick talks are to him shirtless on his balcony. “Jason , why you are on my rooftops”

“To cause mischief in the night, to warn you, as you think I am the black sheep of this “family” The truth is that we are a bunch of individuals trying to survive as they disperse from the rooftops”

Then Dickis alone again in his apartment. As lonely repeats in a circle of his life. As it creates a soulless journey for him. As he sleeps into darkness into a brighter future as he hopes for.

Tomorrow, He woke up and noticed His girlfriend, Barbara Gordon do not come or call into his apartment. As he walks to the library, where she works. He noticed the magician's daughter in the magic shop. He goes on as he looks for answers to the mysteries in his life like his father's death, the mysterious fortunes he has in his past, and the reason, his brothers do not want to be around them.

Zatanna noticed him, “Hey, what you are doing here, I do not see you for a long time.”

“I am here because I do know about the book of one dame soul”

“I know some information not a lot, as it was written by theRa’s Au Gul who goes other name Jon Longers, founder of Gotham

“Who is the Ra’s?”

“He is the one who design the whole city as his liar then vanished into a cabin in a

wood a long time ago.”

“Sound mysterious….do you think my father was killed by the architect?”

“I do not know”

“Thanks….. Every day, I feel there is somebody to get me as my life gets to feel to get worse after my father's death.”

“It will be fine, you will have me.” As she tries to seduce him.”

“Stop it.! I had it enough for you, we have broken up. I have a girlfriend, Barbara Gordon”

“I am better than her”

Dick leaves the magic shop and goes to the library. In the library, she not there she not there

After that, the acrobat feels alone and he cries in loneliness. He goes into the apartment, he sleeps forever.

The man who is an architect next to the apartment “it working, the adventurer, my grandson who is part of the plan”

The adventurer “Yes, master, I am Damien Wayne .”

After his sleep, he heard a knock, he woke up, he open the door and noticed a 14 year in boy front of him. He said “Hello.”

Damien spoke, “I am your half brother.”

Dick is shocked after that discovery, “Why?”

“Our father have secrets you not told about” the adventurer does not respond after that.

Dick is confused about it, “Stop, I will hit drinks.

At the bar, he sips the alcohol long as he can takes it.

Barbara appeared in the bar and noticed him. “Hey, why you are drinking so much? “Because my life got crazy after my father dies.”

“Oh, sorry for that.”

“Do not feel sorry for me, just I got a third brother, and hey that is the new change in my life. Hey, where have you been?”

“I am setting up my dad's new apprentices, The Sleuth, Stephanie Brown and the Mute, Cassandra Cain they are helping your dad murder.”

“Finally, there is some clarity, so goodbye, I am going back to my apartment.”

[jefelen-presents]

“Xanadu Hellfire” (2023)

Sunday, April 9th, 2023 (15:51) JEFELEN was delighted to sign up with The Nitwit Consortium™ to serve as Executive Producer on Justin Armao's fantastical action-comedy, "Xanadu Hellfire" (the latest feature-length instalment in his "Bloodsucka Jones" movie trilogy), which is now available to purchase on region-free blu-ray through the Etsy™ e-commerce platform:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/xanaduhellfire

An eight-year-old girl discovers an improbable means through which to miraculously summon the warrior heroine of her favourite comic book series, "Xanadu Hellfire", from the future to the present, and moreover, from the illustrated pages of fiction to reality!  Xanadu's evil sister manages to follow, and things get a bit crazy from there.  Inspired by everything from "Conan" to "Thor", "Mad Max" to "Clerks" -- there's bound to be a little something for everyone here.  Unless you're a fan of energy beams being emitted from people's hands -- the movie probably could have benefitted from MORE of those, in hindsight...

Independently produced and distributed, "Xanadu Hellfire" is either available on its own, or packaged as part of an Atomic Cotton™ t-shirt & disc collector's bundle.  But do take considered note of the disclaimer presented upon the reversible cover sleeve: this film contains a lot of cursing... but it's okay because it was done by nine-year-olds.  M'yeah.

Streaming options to follow in June sometime -- watch for future updates...

#XanaduHellfire  #BloodsuckaJones  #TheNitwitConsortium  #JustinArmao  #AvailableNOW  #SupportIndependentCinema

BREAK!!**

{X}

Monday, April 10th, 2023 (15:51) In addition to the aforementioned Etsy™ retail outlet, there is also an official Bloodsucka Jones storefront to be found on TeePublic.com, which incidentally plays host to a variety of fetching "Xanadu Hellfire" merchandised garments as well:

http://www.teepublic.com/user/bloodsuckajones

Among the assortment of themed designs (which each come in your choice of fit and style, from an impressive array of fabric colours) is the original title logo:

http://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/24433817

Then there's the movie poster shirt:

http://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/33662043

Sucka's Badass Burgers™ branded employee shirt:

http://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/25333999

And surely EVERYBODY needs their very own Becky shirt:

http://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/34324330

Join the club -- all the COOL kids are wearing those (just ask Chloe Sligar!).  But need help selecting your appropriate size?  Then look no further: 

http://www.teepublic.com/sizechart

And as a bonus Easter incentive, for the next hour, the price for all of these great fashion items is reduced by 27% -- NOW'S THE TIME TO BUY!!  Don't miss out.  #SupportIndependentCinema

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 (15:51) Well now, look what arrived in the mail!

In addition to my consignment of garments from TeePublic.com, see here an Atomic Cotton™ t-shirt, Sucka's Badass Burgers™ paraphernalia (including burger and fries packaging, along with an assortment of five thermal colour-change tumblers), hand-drawn storyboards (which appear relatively blank in this photograph, due to their grey lead constitution), a shooting breakdown, a used clapperboard (signed by the cast & crew on the reverse side), and a copy of the movie on blu-ray -- what is this, Christmas?!  Huge thanks again to Justin and his Nitwit Consortium™ for getting this lot to me, all the way from the other side of the planet!  Champion.  #IndependentCinemaSupported

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 (15:51) If that particular short-time offer wasn't music to your ears, then perhaps this will be: the delightfully infectious "Xanadu Hellfire" theme song by Benjamin "Benjiphonik" Stewart is available on the Bandcamp™ online audio distribution platform:

http://benjiphonik.bandcamp.com/track/xanadu-hellfire

Conversely, it can also be enjoyed through the following:

SoundCloud™: http://soundcloud.com/benjiphonik/xanadu-hellfire

YouTube™: http://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6mToFk6hFZc

Amazon Music™: http://music.amazon.com/albums/B0BHBY7LNR

Apple Music™: http://music.apple.com/.../xanadu-hellfire-single/1648403137

Spotify™: http://open.spotify.com/track/5x4ERR31i1kQx7szUJ92g5

Shazam™: http://www.shazam.com/track/635771636/xanadu-hellfire

Deezer™: http://www.deezer.com/album/363575027

Qobuz™: http://www.qobuz.com/.../xanadu-hellfire.../qxmftrlmbxsgb

So crank up the volume and rock out with those gravelly paragogic vowels!

Wednesday,

{X}

Saturday, April 15th, 2023 (15:51) When producing an independent sci-fi epic on a tight micro-budget (developed in conjunction with a faux tie-in comic book prop, no less), innovative revenue-raising techniques must be called into play.

Disclosure: the substantial proceeds of the Swear Jar™ in point of fact went directly to the two young starlets of the movie (at their expletive-laden insistence!).

Sunday, April 16th, 2023 (15:51) Close-up focus on the comic cover and stamp corner box illustrations, revealing late-'90s stylistic sensibilities in detail.  The identities of the artists responsible have since been lost to the wasteland sands of time, as they were individually problematic to deal with, and thus elicited further utilisation of the Swear Jar™...

Fun fact: only a half dozen sequential pages were produced for this singular publication, which were then repeated several times over to fill out the bulk of the printed issue.  #MovieMagic  #AshcanTechnique  #ComicsCodeApproved

Monday, April 17th, 2023 (15:51) The initial pitch poster, seen here as it was presented to me back in 2021:

Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 (15:51) Anyone out there who has already acquired a "Xanadu Hellfire" blu-ray would be familiar with this, as it effectively serves as one side of the reversible cover inlay card, but here is the finalised promotional one-sheet:

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 (15:51) Design B, serving as the reverse blu-ray packaging option which, if I'm to be subjectively honest, I prefer of the two, personally, with its amethyst colour palette and crafty integration of the original key art as part of its ensemble showcasing:

{X}

Thursday, April 20th, 2023 (15:51) And finally (for now...), anyone who's not only seen "Xanadu Hellfire", but watched through the closing credits in their entirety, would have surely noticed this little teaser tucked away at the end there -- indeed, the conceptual seeds have been tantelisingly sewn, ladies and gents, so if popular demand might happen to ensue, we'd be gladly obliged to look into the prospect of making a SEQUEL...!  #LetUsKnow

Sunday, July 9th, 2023 (15:51) Okay, so as an update, it's been three months since I announced the physical release of "Xanadu Hellfire", and while discs absolutely remain available to the consumer public (so be sure to get your orders in!), it's now also possible to download the movie from Apple TV™, either as a rental or purchase:

http://tv.apple.com/movie/umc.cmc.4ofzynbuwykza5l32lqruqs1e

With more digital platforms to follow...

{x}

Friday, March 15th, 2024 (15:51) 2024 UPDATE: more digital platforms have indeed followed, with "Xanadu Hellfire" now available to stream through the following providers:

Tubi™: http://www.tubitv.com/movies/100005478

Plex™: http://watch.plex.tv/watch/movie/xanadu-hellfire

Reveel™: http://www.reveel.net/programs/1301008/1301008

STARZPLAY™: http://www.starzplay.com/en/movies/459770920008

Feel FREE to take your pick!

[halloweenvalentine1997]

Perfect petals punctuate the fabrics yellow blue silver platters with strawberries strewn across the room In Zimmerman with sandals on one summer dress to choose Three girls eyes rolled loud laughter dust specks lit by afternoon My life is sweet like lemonade now there's no bitter fruit eternal sunshine of the spotless mind no thought of you My thoughts have changed my voice is higher now I'm over u No flickering in my head movies projected in Bellevue Because I captured the mood of my wish fulfilled and sailed to Xanadu The grief that came in waves that I rolled I navigated through The fire from my wish as wind to a future trip to Malibu now everything I have is perfect nothing much to do Just perfect florals green embroidered chairs one dress to choose

“What happened when I left you” by Lana Del Rey

from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

[furymint]

FFXIVWrite 2021 | header | wc: 820

Elliot frolicked into the Bell kitchen in a gold smoking jacket and green brocade pants because he wanted to cause trouble. The foremost purpose of causing a scene was being seen, and twirling at the foot of the stairs in shiny clashing patterns was his method today.

Except the room was barren of any onlookers except the demon queen of evilness herself. And she wore one of his hats. He wailed.

Dragging a hand down his face, Elliot could not keep himself from sputtering, "What are you wearing?"

Seated at a rear table, Xanadu lifted a spindly leg and crossed it over her knee. To better show the beautiful design of her teacup, she shifted her hold on it and languidly brought it to her lips. After taking a sip, she gave the name of her jacket's designer.

"The hat."

"The hat is excellent. It deserves better than to belong to you."

"How did you--"

"I believe that on some idiotic notion of being personable--but mostly desperate for interruption from your senselessness--you leave your door unlocked."

"Yes, and--"

"You," Xanadu interjected, "are a homosexual."

Elliot could have laughed. Instead, he gave a short curtsy. "I cannot deny it."

"A useless specimen of nobility."

"In a traditional sense, yes."

"There is no sense in aught but tradition."

"But only without it can we become something new."

"And I am to believe that is working for you?"

Elliot leaned into the pillar and craned his head to look at the clock. Halone, this would be a good time to strike one of them down.

The Fury sent Her stupidest knight instead. Nolanel stamped down the stairs, all dark wool and leather and hardship, and sighed after understanding just what he walked into.

Elliot grabbed his arm and tugged him closer to hiss loudly, "Do you recognize that tribly?"

Nolanel stared dumbly at Xanadu. "What?"

Refusing to help, Xanadu drank her tea.

"The hat she's wearing," Elliot clarified.

Nolanel grunted. "Mm, no."

Xanadu grinned in a way that she probably would grin if someone had informed her that the Cadieux estate had burned down. In any case, Elliot's day was in blazes, and that was enough.

Elliot whinged softly that the hat was his.

Snatching her advantage, Xanadu asked, "And what are you wearing, Ser Nolanel?"

"Oh, no," Nolanel started, seemingly alert now that he sensed the pitfall this was becoming. "I'm no part of this."

He made it halfway up one stair afore being yanked back down by the fluttering dandy still on his arm. Though he allowed himself to be forced back onto the playing field, his mouth clenched with a determined scowl. Some part of him still planned escape or he wouldn't have looked at the clock.

Xanadu, who certainly knew every schedule and plan, asked simply, "Is there some appointment you two are awaiting?"

"'Tis only time's wiles," Elliot affected. "As if by curse, it marches slower while you are near."

Nolanel scraped his nails across his scalp, reflecting that this was why Elliot found himself in these predicaments--he couldn't shut the hell up.

To save the bastard from himself, Nolanel went along with Xanadu's frat question. "With the exception of Brave, not a single person in this company dresses in what could be called a standard way." That was a lot of words for him at once, and he looked exhausted after saying it.

Xanadu agreed with a solemn nod. "Who do you think of especially?"

Nolanel pointed two fingers at the man next to him decked in fabric shinier than common tinsel.

Content with turning Nolanel against Elliot again, she laughed and stood with her drink. Her tail lashed once as she strode towards the counter to deposit the cup and saucer. After looking deliberately at Elliot, she veered back to Nolanel, who tried to avoid eye contact.

"Who else of the company?"

If Nolanel had the presence of mind to think of an advantageous answer, he would have said Kouneli. Instead he responded truthfully, "Wyda, probably."

"Miss Eyhafrynwyn is a filthy lesbian heretic. She cannot be helped. Nevertheless as capable as she is, her choices in wardrobe are as questionable as her scientific process."

While the cogs in Nolanel's head renewed their thought that this was an absurd conversation with an absurd woman, Xanadu continued.

"One could suspect she had no knowledge of how to fasten a button. But hussies of her fashion may be extraordinarily efficient in certain negotiations. Victoria admirably preformed such a role convincing the Ironclad representative..."

Nolanel lost focus. Xanadu kept talking from a distance that felt further than a couple yalms, and her voice seemed to have the dull bitterness of charcoal. His thoughts split, only returning when Elliot nudged him.

"Can Elliot have his hat back?" he said abruptly.

"No," Xanadu said.

Nolanel made a face of unexpected admission. "Right." Shrugging, he hauled Elliot back up the stairs with him.

[farsight-the-char]

FUTURE STATE: JUSTICE LEAGUE #1

“Justice League” written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

“Justice League” art by ROBSON ROCHA and DANIEL HENRIQUES

“Justice League Dark” written by RAM V

“Justice League Dark” art by MARCIO TAKARA

cover by DAN MORA

card stock variant cover by KAEL NGU

ON SALE 1/12/21

$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 1 of 2 | FC | DC

CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US

Witness the start of a new era for the Justice League starring Jonathan Kent as Superman, 
Yara Flor as Wonder Woman, Jo Mullein as Green Lantern, Andy Curry as Aquawoman, a new Flash from the Multiverse, and [REDACTED] as Batman! Together, they protect the future, yet apart, their identities are secret even from one another—but why? When their greatest adversaries wind up murdered in an abandoned Hall of Justice, all clues point to...the Justice League! The new team’s adventures begin here!

And in a new tale of the Justice League Dark, a witch hunt across the DC Universe begins as magic users are harvested and executed—and the team is on the run! Zatanna and Detective Chimp (now possessed by Etrigan) must round up new and old teammates, including John Constantine, Ragman, and Madame Xanadu. Their mission? To battle the power-mad Crow King, Merlin, before his plans for magical domination destroy the fabric of reality. But where is Dr. Fate? And what led the team to disband in the first place? Discover the truth here!

[prettyboyporter]

bright squares on the bedroom floor

The fluorescent lights in Family Video’s break room were hard on Steve’s eyes. 

He wiped furiously at the tears, but they wouldn’t stop coming. Sometimes it snuck up, like one snowflake becoming two, then a pile, then a hill, then an avalanche. 

He’d thought of Barb when he reshelved a copy of Xanadu and suddenly he heard Nancy’s voice in his head from two years ago saying c’mon Steve, it’s Barb’s favorite movie before he kissed her forehead and said okay and took them both to the Hawk to see it on a second-run Saturday special. 

He’d thought of Bob Newby. He didn’t know Bob well but the guy once helped Steve figure out how to fix his father’s stereo when Steve accidentally fucked it up and he couldn’t bear the thought of his dad finding out and all of the anxiety of hearing the eight thousandth speech about disappointment and higher expecations that made him feel smaller and smaller and less like a real human being every day, so he panicked, asked the first person he thought of who knew anything at all about technology. Two hours later there was Bob in his dad’s study saying, There, see? No harm no foul with the world’s warmest smile. 

He’d thought of Benny Hammond. Steve remembered stumbling into Benny’s Burgers drunk after a party when the sign already said Closed but Benny still put down a basket with a burger and fries in it in front of Steve -- wouldn’t take Steve’s money, just said eat, then I’ll drive you home. 

Steve slipped quietly into the back room as he felt the tears streak from his eyes -- before Robin could see them fall. He pressed the heels of his palms against his eyes and pressed back on his tears -- fucking wish that he could have the same the absence in his heart that his parents had. That he could take his emotions off like shoes at the door, walk around with no Barb, no Bob, no Benny crowding his thoughts. 

The back door opened and closed with a click. Steve turned quickly to face a locker and fidget with the dial. “Sorry Robin,” he said, and fuck his voice was too thick, she’d be able to tell. “Sorry I just -- thought I forgot my wallet at home. Panicked and checked my locker.” 

“Hey,” Billy Hargrove’s voice came from behind, and his hand cupped Steve’s shoulder. He smelled of cigarettes -- Steve didn’t need to turn around to know he was wearing a black hoodie, hood up. “Cmon. You don’t have to make shit up. It’s me.” 

Steve turned and immediately clutched Billy close -- didn’t let Billy see the tears but still buried his face into Billy’s curls and let it all come out. Billy’s hands shifted up under Steve’s vest, clutching the fabric of his polo. Steve’s back shook with sobs that he tried, tried to control. 

They’d done this countless times with the position switched -- Billy on Steve’s shoulder, shouting, crying, releasing words of anger and sadness. Billy’d come a long way in the last five months since his return and Steve was there with Billy through it all, in the trenches with Billy’s anger, grief, sadness. 

Under the harsh lights, Billy clutched Steve tight and Steve held him close -- took deep, steadying breaths. Billy walked them back against the lockers and the pressure against his back and Billy’s body against his chest back felt good. 

Billy pulled back and looked into Steve’s eyes in invitation. 

Steve inhaled deeply -- exhaled slowly. “It’s.” Billy touched Steve’s cheek. “It’s a lot. Sometimes.” 

Billy nodded and leaned in. They’d come close to doing this so many times over the last few months, a breath away, more often than not interrupted, but not today, not right now when Billy leaned forward and closed the gap between them -- took the kiss that Steve gave back. 

Relief -- Steve felt instant relief as Billy kissed him over and over, pressed him back harder against the lockers. “You’re so good, Steve,” he pulled back long enough to say. “So good.” And kissed Steve again, Steve’s hands knocking back the hood, up into the curls as Billy touched his tongue to Steve’s lips, before a few gentle knocks came at the door and they froze.

“Hey dingus? Uhm. Sorry but -- I kind of need you up front.” 

Steve took Billy’s chin between his fingers -- rasp of stubble there -- and kissed Billy three more times before he broke apart. “Come over at seven?” 

Billy grinned a sly little grin. He knew how to shimmy up the side of Steve’s house and slide in his window -- had done it enough times when nightmares spooked him out of his house on Cherry Lane. “See you then.” 

Steve helped Robin with the queue of people then shared hushed words with her in a darkened store, secrets they could only share with a select few, and went home with a hug and friendship in his heart. 

The next morning he thought with all of the heartaches, all of the loss and monsters and difficult emotions, he could face them -- as long as he could continue waking up with Billy in his arms, wake up with the sun throwing bright squares on the bedroom floor with Billy’s soft kisses and curls tickling his cheek. 

[scienceninjaturtle]

"Justice League" written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON

"Justice League" art by ROBSON ROCHA and DANIEL HENRIQUES

"Justice League Dark" written by RAM V

"Justice League Dark" art by MARCIO TAKARA

cover by DAN MORA

card stock variant cover by KAEL NGU

ON SALE 1/12/21

$5.99 US | 48 PAGES | 1 of 2 | FC | DC

CARD STOCK VARIANT COVER $6.99 US

Witness the start of a new era for the Justice League starring Jonathan Kent as Superman, Yara Flor as Wonder Woman, Jo Mullein as Green Lantern, Andy Curry as Aquawoman, a new Flash from the Multiverse, and [REDACTED] as Batman! Together, they protect the future, yet apart, their identities are secret even from one another—but why? When their greatest adversaries wind up murdered in an abandoned Hall of Justice, all clues point to...the Justice League! The new team's adventures begin here!

And in a new tale of the Justice League Dark, a witch hunt across the DC Universe begins as magic users are harvested and executed—and the team is on the run! Zatanna and Detective Chimp (now possessed by Etrigan) must round up new and old teammates, including John Constantine, Ragman, and Madame Xanadu. Their mission? To battle the power-mad Crow King, Merlin, before his plans for magical domination destroy the fabric of reality. But where is Dr. Fate? And what led the team to disband in the first place? Discover the truth here!

[laughingpinecone]

ToT letter 2021

I am laughingpineapple on AO3

Hello dear author! I hope you’ll have fun with our match. Feel free to draw from general or fandom-specific likes, past letters, and/or follow your heart.

Art likes: characters doing something, even something very simple, illustrating a moment rather than abstractly posing. I also enjoy seeing them wear different clothes, getting a feel of what their fashion sense is like beyond their canon outfit(s). Or dressing them up for some outlandish AU!

Likes: worldbuilding, slice of life (especially if the event the fic focuses on is made up but canon-specific), missing moments, 5+1 and similar formats, bonding and emotional support/intimacy, physical intimacy, lingering touches, loyalty, casefic, surrealism, magical realism, established relationships, future fic, hurt/comfort or just comfort from the ample canon hurt, throwing characters into non-canon environments, banter, functional relationships between dysfunctional individuals, unexplained mysteries, bittersweet moods, journal/epistolary fic, dreams and memories and identities, canon-adjacent tropey plots, outsider POV, UST, resolved UST, exploration of secondary bits of canon, leaning on the uniqueness of the canon setting/mood, found families, characters reuniting after a long and/or harrowing time, friends-to-lovers, road trips, maps, mutual pining, cuddling, wintry moods, the feeling of flannel and other fabrics, ridiculous concepts played straight, sensory details, sickfic, places being haunted, people being haunted, the mystery of the woods, small hopes in bleak worlds, electricity, places that don’t quite add up, mismatched memories, caves and deep places, distant city lights at night, emphasis on non-human traits of non-human characters (gen-wise, but also a hearty yes xeno for applicable ships), emphasis on inhuman traits of characters who were human once and have sort of shed it all behind

DNW: non-canonical rape, non-canonical children, focus on children, unrequested ships (background established canon couples are okay, mentions of parents are okay!), canon retellings

All requests are for both fic and art!

Death Crown: Death, trick

(I haven't played the DLC yet so, alas, no demons, or no spoilers for the demons, at least) I am absolutely charmed by the overall mood of this game and would like to see something more in that vein! Anything! Got more sacred (or unholy?) geometrical architecture for Death to interact with, maybe in greater detail than just wrecking it? What else feels like a contemporary take on a Bosch painting? Can Death get lost?

Ghost Trick: Jowd, Cabanela, trick, treat

Anything focused on Cabanela being an unstoppable force (confident, untiring, sparkling, stubborn, dexterous, loyal to the bitter end, legs) and/or Jowd being an immovable object (sarcastic, strong, depressed, self-deprecating but knowing he's hot stuff, also stubborn, clever but an emotional dumbass, round). Figuring out stuff? Something in the new timeline is linked to the old timeline? Coat? Dancing? Scarves? Halloween costumes?

I like Cabanela/Jowd and Cabanela/Alma/Jowd and Cabanela/Alma in scenarios where Jowd isn't around and Alma/Jowd in general (REALLY like all these, okay. like this is the one request where I'd love the most self-indulgent shippy takes as well), and dig Lynne/Memry. Yomiel/fianSissel and Emma/JM also cool!

Hylics: any, trick, treat

(I have only played the first game so far so please no overt spoilers for Hylics 2. Feel free to include stuff from it but... stealthily, I guess?) This is an "anything that feels somewhat like canon, please" sort of request! Love the mood, love the cast, love the little added details in their menu screen. Those can be prompts? Or the oddball stats? How do ToT's trick and treat freeforms apply to Hylics' overall... hylicsness, what would those guys think constitutes a "creepy" moment or a "fluffy" one?

Not into ships for this one, however I WILL say that Dedusmuln has all the proverbial curves in the right places. mostly their face.

Kentucky Route Zero: Weaver

Math, debt, the liminal state of almost being a ghost, seeing the world with a strange clarity... just anything Weaver, please! How'd she make her way to the town? What was it like for her to be working on Xanadu for a time? What about the community broadcast! Does she have an opinion on Carrington's oeuvre? You know... things... stuff. Weaver things. and stuff.

I love the whole cast and Weaver... wove... her story through most of them so feel free to bring in whomever. Not interested in ships here though.

Paradise Killer: Lady Love Dies, trick

A post-canon glimpse of life on '''''perfect''''' 25? That's not QUITE enough class consciousness to make the whole thing work, you guys. What does 'normal' life feel like to LD now? After following Henry's case and talking to Shinji so much, can she see that it's doomed to fail again, and then what? What IS Island 25 like, anyway? (what comes after Island 25, even?)

I liked the choice of canon romances - if it has to be just one I'd prefer it to be Crimson, but I'd also be interested in seeing what a V or triad with Doom Jazz would look like. They're all so chill about stuff

Pyre: Volfred, trick, treat

Pragmatic idealist, charismatic and bad at people, pacifist, activist, physiologically incapable of shutting up for a hot second, what's there not to love... I am very into either of the following: C. Volfred Sandalwood has a fantastic day; C. Volfred Sandalwood has a terrible no good day. Everything is great! Pre-exile antiestablishmentarian antics, maybe with Bertrude? Political gambits? The very physical dangers of the Downside which may or may not catch a scholar by surprise (who saves him?)? Tree problems? Meeting Oralech for the first time and Volfred thinks he himself is hot stuff but out of the two, Oralech is clearly the VIP? Feeling like he should live up to Lu Sclorian's legacy but he feels much closer to other Scribes (and what does Lu have to say about it, one way or another?)? The thrilling intimacy of Reading? The thrilling intimacy of lowercase reading also, maybe reading old manuscripts found in the Downside?

I very much ship him with Tariq and/or Oralech. The only canon ship I like is Hedwyn/Fikani. I also like Soliam/Gol, Bertrude/Pamitha and Celeste/Jodariel. Love all the Nightwings + Dalbert (+Deluge...?); love to dunk on Manley, Brighton and Lendel (I don't enjoy flat-out bashing, more like... I enjoy the way they are portrayed as horrible gremlins in canon and if they turn up in fic I'm not interested in more positive portrayals)

Signs of the Sojourner: Rhea, Elias, trick, treat

Once again pretty much an "anything in the style of canon" request. I love this setting, its themes and all the little lives that fill it. I am interested in a wide range of postcanon scenarios and love the whole cast - does Rhea come back to $town any number of years down the line and find $character? How'd their storyline end up in the medium-long term? What the hell is up with the Stranger (seriously, three runs and I never managed to speak with them, I have no idea)? What's life like for Elias back home, or in a new home if they can't keep the store, or if Rhea landed the Oscar ending or whatever (just, please, not dead Rhea. I love that ending but can't stand to consider what it'd do to Elias)? Or does he join the caravan just once? Who did Rhea grow to really like and can't wait to see every time? Any ghost stories or creepy encounters on the caravan's route? Does Thunder help?

I'm neutral on ships here - good with Rhea&Elias, good with background Rhea/Elias but I wouldn't like a romantic focus.

Totally Normal Wizard Apprentice: apprentice, wizard, master, trick, treat

(conflict of interest disclaimer, I illustrated this but didn't write nor nominate it) What awaits the apprentice outside the wizard's tower? It sounds like a pretty wild moon out there, I loved all the worldbuilding hints of the bigger setting. Does the wizard keep track of the apprentice, with her telescope or otherwise, and how does she take care of her ruined parlor? Was this all some sort of 5d chess on the master's part, and if so to what end? And what kind of otherworldly patience does this man possess, anyway, to handle the apprentice on a daily basis?

Twin Peaks: Margaret, Diane, Lucy, Tammy, trick, treat

(bass-boosted ethereal whooshing) For tricks, I would like to see any of these characters face the woods, the mystery of the woods, and/or a new symbol of your liking. Or: Margaret in the city, Diane and the moon, Lucy and the color blue, Tammy incognito.

For treats, a happy meeting. I love the whole cast and I'm always thrilled by gonzo "&" pairings, bring in whomever! Coffee and pie? The Bookhouse Boys? A kinder aspect of the woods?

Fandom-specific notes: love s3, love the books too. I like Lucy/Andy, Margaret/Sam fwiw, and rarepairs Tammy/Cynthia and Diane/Constance. Please no Fireman's-house-is-the-white-lodge, no Twin Perfect, no Judy-was-destroyed (nor is destroyable).

Arcade Spirits: Percy, Teo, treat

More than anything, I love the sense of group and camaraderie among the arcade's staff and regulars, and I'd love to see some more of it. I picked Percy and Teo 'cause they're my faves but anyone you may want to add, up to and including Sue, is very very welcome. Is there any aspect of gaming that feels like it could be adapted to this strange world of contemporary arcades? Cosplay shenanigans for everyone courtesy of Ashley? Any other activity that could show how Percy and/or Teo get along with the others, like they were all forming little groups during the beach chapter? It's such a feel-good canon, any feel-good situation would be great!

My Ari is with Percy but I'm not really interested in shipping here. All sorts of friendships though!

[blackleopardgirl]

Lana del Rey's 'what happened when I left you' 🍊

Perfect petals punctuate the fabrics yellow blue

Silver platers with strawberries strewn across the room

In Zimmerman, with sandals on! One summer dress to choose…

Three girls!

Eyes rolled!

Loud laughter!

Dust specs lit by afternoon.

My life is sweet like lemonade now, now there’s no bitter fruit,

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, no thought of you,

My thoughts have changed, my voice is higher, now i’m over you.

No flickering in my head movies, projected in Bellevue,

Because I captured the mood of my wish fulfilled and sailed to Xanadu-

The grief that came in waves, that rolled, I navigated through-

The fire from my wish as wind to future trips to Malibu…

Now everything I have is perfect, nothing much to do…

Just perfect, green embroidered chairs,

One dress to choose…

[kitzatara]

Classifications of Magic Users

I thought I’d share with you my own system of magic and how to classify how powerful a witch is. Fair warning there’s 12 I use so this will be long

For starters Witch is the umbrella term. If you use magic you’re a witch or thaumaturge if you prefer a term without a specific gender.

1) Magicians: Magic of the spells. The lowest rank of witch and most common. Magicians can only ever really master one spell. There exists one magician for every spell in existence. It may seem kinda sad but every magician can always perform their spell perfectly and successfully. Always. In a direct comparison no other witch will ever be able to cast the same spell as flawlessly as the magician who’s mastered it.

2) Mages: Magic of the elements. These witches can only ever master one type of magic. Be it fire magic, mental magic, cleaning magic, etc. like magicians they are also the most skilled at the magic they specialize in. Different from magicians in the sense that there are more than one mage who masters a type of magic.

3) Alchemists/Witch Doctors: Magic of objects. studious witches who specialize in potion making, magical item crafting and charm making. They create the magical artifacts that all kinds of witches can use...for a price. Any craft made by an alchemist, or potion brewed is guaranteed to work. They invented brooms, wands, charms, etc. Some prefer the term witch doctor.

4) Wizards: Magic of space. Wizards deal with magic from other worlds, be it the realms of the gods, the faerie realm, or something else entirely. They draw their power from the secret places of the secret worlds and pluck power from between the stars. Their secrets are guarded zealously and due to their unearthly magic it is quite difficult to overcome.

5) Warlocks: Magic of the dark. Warlocks know all the dark magics and are particularly gifted at curses, jinxes, hexes, and all manner or malevolent magic. Unsurprisingly they are often sought out for wars or as soldiers or for revenge. Their dark magic is the best. Their power level is equal to Wizard ranking witches

6) Sorcerers: Magic of the mind. this rank is often looked to for guidance and wisdom. Sorcerers and sorceresses posses great psychic power. Often having multiple extra sensory abilities. The most powerful among them can know the future, hear thoughts, sense emotions, know the past and astral project. It is extremely difficult to surprise a sorcerer/ess or keep news from them.

7) Shamans/druids: Magic of the people. one of the most respected and revered rank of witch. A shaman or druid is deeply connected to the magic of their culture and environment. Similar to sorcerers and wizards there is little these witches do not know about their people and the power that fuels them. It is whispered they can directly commune with the deities that watch over their people and that they can even make contact with the spirits of ancestors, former leaders, and the spirits of nature. They have particularly strong connections with local animals.

8) Soothsayers: Magic of the voice. All soothsayers cast spells or work magic vocally. They are particularly feared since they are not bound to strict incantation rules. Some say that whatever a soothsayer says is bound to happen. Be it a prediction, a command or even an alteration in reality. Incidently no two soothsayers cast spells the same, one might rhyme, anither sing, and a third uses another language. (Like backwards speech for example ;).

9) Sages: Magic through science. Sages are perhaps the most crucial rank to witchcraft. Sages and scientists and inventors. Because of their genius they are slways advancing magic and creating new spells, formulas, potion ingredients, blueprints, etc. They are also one of three ranks able to perform magic of every kind. Without them magic would stop progressing.

10) Shades: Magic through chaos. Shades have the ability to command dark magic energy itself. The very fabric of curses and hexes they weave and cut like greecian fates. Dark magic bows to their whim.

11) Enchanters/esses: Magic through craft. Enchanters And Enchantresses are considered to be the most versatile witches. They control pure magic energy. The very essense of witchcraft. They dont adhere to any of the laws of magic because magic adheres to them. They make their own laws.

12) Necromancers: Magic in life: Necromancers are the most powerful of all witches. The rarest rank of all. Elusive and mysterious these witches have mastered the powers over life and death. Toying with the balance as thet see fit. Strong potential for destruction or salvation. It is rumored they are immortal and that there is never more than 7 on earth at a time. Some say they’re gods, others claim they are cursed by the gods.

(Zee is a soothsayer, John is an alchemist or maybe wizard, swamp thing is a shaman, Boston and Black Orchid or Mages, Xanadu is a sorceress, Circe is an enchantress, June Moone and Klarion are Shades in my opinion lol but i consider this system separate from the dc canon)