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Look, if someone wants to buy me a suit of armour, I’ll test the hell out of it. But until then, here’s some theory!

As always, more content, tutorials, etc. over on Patreon

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yesterday I told a friend "drown your sorrows tonight but save one bottle to make a molotov tomorrow" and I'm actually very proud of that. might embroider it on a pillow

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powerful mage ✅

hairstyle that is A Choice ✅

entire party dunks on him constantly ✅

surprising amounts of rizz ✅

orb ✅

goddess ex-gf whose name starts w "My"- ✅

the world's saddest eyes ✅

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I visited the One Piece Gym in Tokyo

What the title says :D And I'm just posting this, because I need to yell at someone.

The One Piece gym in Tokyo Shibuya is called "Brag Man". It's on the ninth floor of the Shibuya Modi and you can take an elevator straight up there. Or the stairs, if you want a good warm up.

tldr: It's a medium sized gym that costs more, because you pay the licencing fee. But if you are a big gym goer and One Piece fan, it might be for you.

The long version blow. Might throw some pictures in later on, when my phone has uploaded everything.

What is the One Piece Gym?

This is basically just a regular old gym, but One Piece themed. The walls are covered in manga panels, the lat pulldown machines handle has a huge imitation of Whitebeards beard on it (making you look like him when working out) and the voice actors and (!) Oda-sensei himself have signed the walls.

The gym offers an assortment of treatmills, stairmasters and crosstrainers. The workout machines are by hammer strengh. You have the classics like chestpress, lat pulldown, pectoral fly, leg press, inner and outher thigh machines etc. You can also use benches and exactly one power rack for squads and stuff is available.

There is also an area for free excercises and stretching. Including a small corner, where you can read all One Piece manga available in Japan at the time and the most current Shonen Jump.

All guests have access to toiletts in front of the gym. The changing rooms are seperated by gender and feature each a bunch of lockers named after One Piece characters. In the back there are also a few very nice showers, hairdryers and the gym offers shampoo and body soap.

How does one work out there?

Basically, you travel to Shibuya, walk to the building and get up to the ninth floor - whenever the gym is open. I went around 11:30 am on a regular weekday. The gym was empty aside from me and the trainers.

At the front desk you greet the staff - they do speak a bit of english - and choose between four progressively more expensive one time visitor plans.

Visitor E: 3.850 Yen for kids between 13 and 18 + One Piece Whey Protein

Visitor D: 4.400 Yen - allows the useage of the gym for up to one hour

Visitor C: 6.600 Yen - allows the useage of the gym for up to five hours + One Piece Whey Protein

Visitor B: 7.700 Yen - same as C + Original Meassurement paper

Visitor A: 13.200 Yen - Same as B + Shirt + Protein Shaker + Course ticket

I went with "Visitor C" - my workout programm takes longer than an hour and if I was gonna spend money on a gym visit in Japan, I was gonna make it count.

Included in all plans are special gym shoes (so you don't have to bring those), a small towel and a tiny towel, that you use to desinfect your machines after use. I was a bit worried about the shoe sizes, but they are equipped for foreign fitness and One Piece fans. :)

What you do need to bring, if you plan on showering, is a big towel. I just borrowed one from my hotel.

And well, then? You get started with your own workout routine. Of course: You can always ask the trainers for a bit of help here and there.

What makes the gym special?

The One Piece theme of course. The walls are covered in One Piece manga panels. The course room is called "deck" and shaped like a part of the thousand sunny.

Some of the plates you need for a few machines look like huge Berry coins - the currency of the One Piece world.

As described: The lockers don't have numbers, but are all named after different characters. I was tempted with Sir Crocodile, Cavendish and Zorro. In the end I locked everything up in the locker named after the Going Mary.

There are also some photo spots and when asked, the staff will take pics of you there: You can try to pull a golden Buggys arms, hold a life sized meat piece just after Luffys taste and pretend to be whitebeard.

Important to mention are also the signatures of the original five Strawhat voice actors. And a special message and signing by Eichiro Oda.

At the entrance, you can also get a bunch of merchandise, that you can only get there.

Oh - forgot this one almost: They exclusively play the most badass One Piece soundtracks!

Was it worth it?

Yes. As I'm writing this, my butt still hurts from overdoing it to impress the judging gaze of Whitebeard across the wall from the leg press.

But: I'm going to the gym on a regular basis anyways and I adore One Piece.

If I was only one of those two things, I would very much not have enjoyed my stay. The gym rat within me would have looked for cheaper options and the OP fan wouldn't know what to do with half of the machines there.

Only the combination of both makes the visit worth it. But will I do it again? Nah. Probably not. I've now seen it and if I crave a workout, I can simply find a cheaper gym.

In this gif I'm the old guy getting shoved back into the ground because I overdid it.

Should YOU go there?

If this had been my first time in Japan, I would not have gone there. But I had time to spare and was in dire need of a workout. So, if it's your first time and the schedule is tight? Skip it.

But if you are like me - well versed in Tokyo tourist and non-tourist attractions - and if you like One Piece and if you like the gym? Yeah, go for it. It's a great place to spend some time, meet other One Piece fans and for the hell of it: Who can say Whitebeard judged their workout or they had a Jaya Cherry Pie flavored protein shake afterwards? Exactly.

Thank you for reading this far. And happy workout!

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I'm SO freaking hyped for the new contents in 7.1. Not even the story, really. But ... Chaotic Alliance Raids??? LIKE HOT DANG

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This one has been getting some love lately so... have a reblog.

The Dirndl - Lore X Real Life

Guys - I’m from Bavaria, which is one of the two most southern regions in Germany. Our traditional clothes include the world famous Lederhosen and Dirndl. There are many different versions of these to be found all across my home country, but the most famous iterration is the one from my region in southern Bavaria all around Munich and towards the Alps.

The story goes, that the Dirndl got it’s fame from US soldiers stationed in Bavaria after WWII, where they saw it and appareantly travelled the world and told everybody “that’s what Germans wear”. If you for example look at what A-1 Pictures decided to throw Asuka and Kirito into when they visited a German convention for the release of the last Sword Art Online movie, you’ll know just how famous the so called “Tracht” is.

I am not a professor of history, nor do I know too much about clothes and styles. But since I am Bavarian with accent and all and since my favourite game just decided to release a version of a Dirndl to be worn in-Game, I thought it would be neat to give some background info on it. :)

Again: Since I’m most certainly not a professional, there might be others with different oppinions and more knowledge on this topic. But I am a Bavarian woman who regularly wears Dirndl. Nothing more and nothing less. 

ME RANTING ABOUT DIRNDL BENEATH THE CUT!

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Does anyone know how one achieves the fabric effect on the back of this jacket? The name of the technique would surfice greatly already <3 Edit: This dress is from @dressartmystery and I really just want to know... How. Because. DAMN!

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Final Fantasy XIV be like, "Yeah, we've subtly given your character, the Warrior of Light, a leitmotif. It sometimes plays in a somber tone, but generally as a more bombastic one as you kick bad guy ass."

"Oh? What's it most known as?"

"The Maker's Ruin."

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all eldest children are obligated to leave their hometowns as early as possible lest they succumb to the various generational curses

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To everyone who reads this? A happy new one.

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damn ok lake superior

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Hi, I just saw your post about dice commissions and wanted to ask if I can make requests outside the listed options on the forms.

Specifically, I am interested in ordering dice sets for Shadow of the Demon Lord (d20 and many d6s) and Dungeon Crawl Classics (funky dice—the standard dice for D&D and some as d3, d5, d7, d9, d14, d16, d24, d30)

Thanks!

Hey hey! I could do the D20 and lots of D6 kn a bit, because making the molds for them takes a whole. I have only one traditional D6 key so I'll need to make enough D6 to create a mold with multiple in it. But it's very much so doable!

The funky dice though I don't see any time soon. :/ these are a bit unique and while I'm 100% curious about the shape of some of them, creating/buying keys wouldn't make much sense for me - too little interest compared to what I have to do to be able to offer these :/ I'm sorry...

But I'll be updating my dice commissions whenever I leant a new style or am able to offer different types of sets! A bunch of my friends love to play MtG, so making dice sets for this is quite intriguing...

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Dice Comissions OPEN

Hi! It's been a while and this is maybe a bit off topic, but my dice comissions are open!!!

Basically... I started working with resin last year and am now making my very own dice with it. I have multiple styles and things I can do. <3 Sooooooooooooo if you are looking for something to spice up your next pen & paper game... there you go. <3

Some links for your pleasure:

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/crystalstarartsshop

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystal.star.arts/

Commission form: https://forms.gle/tBn5Jtj4aqk2WkHy6

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The loki in a tree doesn care abt thor tho and won't see him again

Hm.... I honestly think, that because he cares, he chose to become the center of the tree. And I wouldn't just yet say they won't see each other again. Some Marvel executive said, it's always been their goal to reunite Thor and Loki.

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No. Loki dying in his broyher's arms after bonding with him is better than tree loki who never saw thor again

In that case have all the fun pretending the series never happened. ❤️

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oh this is great. just the three of us. you, me, and the dead body of a random guy between us.