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What is this "owner" bullshit? Pretty sure the cats are the ones in charge in my house. Sorry, their house.

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Remember these terms for professions to help encourage gender neutral language!

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Today's piece is The Lamb gleefully flicking everyone off.

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I had to draw the mental image I got every time a story came out about whales attacking yachts.

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Just a dog and his evil shadow twin.

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how the fuck did my mom suddenly become relatable (and rude at the same time)

@ottpop @bugwolfsstuff @half-shadowgalra

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Thanks for the reminder. I'll have to get Satan something for the baby shower.

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Taters. T_T

half way through my Karlastarioctober :3

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Astarion and Karlach's hot date. They're such a pretty couple.

More screenshots below the jump.

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Gale is a Disney Prince.

I think the approval bug early on turned a lot of people off to the Gale romance. I gave it a try and I loved it.

Spoilers for Gale x Tav romance below the break.

Now that they've fixed Gale's approval so he's not in love with you after five minutes into the game, I decided to give the romance a try

He's the kind of nerdy, awkward guy I would totally go for IRL. I played a fellow wizard because I feel like Gale loves to bond over shared interests. It certainly makes passing the checks easier. He gets adorkably happy showing you cool magic things. It's like dating someone who wants to show you their Magic Cards or favorite TV shows. He wants to include you in on the things that make him happy.

My initial gut reaction was to tell him, "no, I don't need any grand gestures. I just want the real you." Because that's what I would say to an actual partner. But this is a fantasy game and Gale wants to be Aladdin and show you "A Whole New World."

During the cut scene where he takes you into his illusory world, if you say yes to letting him show you more, he'll start by showing you his home in Waterdeep.

Look at how happy he looks! Also, this is the cleanest bachelor pad I have ever seen.

He seduces you with his magic sex book. Because of course he does.

Then you proceed to do Kama Sutra moves in Spaaaaaaaaaaaace.

Fast forward to after the encounters at Sorcerous Sundries and meeting up with Mystra, he goes from being Aladdin to being Prince Eric for a magic boat ride.

Kiss da girl~

The ending I got has Gale pledging to find and reforge the crown, but then hand it over to Mystra. He asks us to marry him and meet his family. He also gushes about how excited he is to cook you dinner and properly meet Tara.

I think with this ending, he realizes that his whole thing with Mystra wasn't good for him. He decides to drop the moniker "Gale of Waterdeep" and just be Gale Dekarios again. He has a shot at a normal, healthy relationship.

Also, fuck Mystra. Even assuming Gale was fully an adult when that relationship began, the power imbalance made that whole situation very toxic. Even before she asked him to unalive himself.

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Third playthrough. I decided to give Origin Astarion a go. They are gorgeous together. BOY HOWDEE I was not prepared for that ending.

We had to choose saving the spawn because, of course, Karlach helps him realize he can be the better person. But therein lies the crux of the problem. Without the tadpole or being an ascendant, Astarion is forced to hide from the sun while Karlach dies alone.

Look, I'm down for a tragic ending now and then, but I wish Astarion would have stayed with her until the very end, skin burning, hair catching fire, clinging to each other as they both go up in flames.

Or you could let us fix her engine already.

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"I would like to assume!"

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I am both of these people

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It's a small detail, but I can't resist unleashing my inner 15-year-old on Vlaakith.