me opening tumbkr to say a character is transgender and then closing it again

you can recognize yourself through the fictional character. but watch out

Every day I miss Jocasta :( :( :(

Still so sad that Merle Highchurch's canonically nonbinary plant-person partner who can't fucking stand him but is still infatuated with him and also they share a psychic unbreakable bond tying them together- as far as we know forever- all because the two's bosses thought it'd be funny to set them up together isn't like. A well known thing in the fandom </3 they're so funny </3 my psionic warriors think about Kuo Adventurezone for me please and thank you

Been thinking about Governor Kalen and the ways the fandom wants to see him get justice a little bit lately and forgive me for being capital P Predictable but I have an Opinion. I've seen many a "Reaper Squad hunts down Kalen" posts, I've seen a good few "Team Sweet Flips hunts down Kalen" posts, I've even seen some Lucretia and other npc posts about it. And I just want to say those are all awesome and I love them and I enjoy fics about that a lot HOWEVER. To be autistic about this I know in my heart if anybody were to hunt down Kalen it would be miss Jocasta "gave up nearly everything she's worked for in life to un-retire from adventuring because if she can't go out and fight for what's right and bring comfort and safety to the world and her loved ones via Shooting People With a Crossbow she will literally crumple up into a ball and die of sadness" Nightstrider. She would love hunting down that sack of shit so he can't hurt Magnus or anybody else ever again I know it in my heart so so much

Once again thinking about Jocasta my beloved 💜💜💜💜💜

he makes me so happy and so profoundly sad at the same time

ok honestly when i think about TAZ, which i've never watched/listened to, i think about jocasta nightstrider immediately because of you and now you're saying they're NOT WELL KNOWNNN ?? this is wild to me

Anon this is genuinely so funny and delighting to hear and I mean that in the absolute most complementary way possible. By technicality lots of people know the character- but only by their deadname and old identity from the original series (TAZ: Balance). They "transition" in the sequel (TAZ: Imbalance) and Jocasta Nightstrider is their current and future self going forward in the series, it's just that afaik basically nobody watched the sequel which means nobody knows about Jocasta lol. I'm pretty sure that despite being one of the main characters Jocasta is the second least-known character in the entire series, second only to Kuo which is a minor character also exclusive to the sequel. I'm pretty much the only person who regularly posts about them, which gets a bit lonely in the fandom sometimes but I'm generally pretty happy sitting in my corner doodling little drawings of this completely unknown character lol.

Though hey, if you like silly fantasy stories made with a ton of heart and as many heartwrenching scenes as hilarious ones, I'd totally recommend TAZ! It starts a little slow in the very beginning but it's definitely worth it in the long run!! And obviously I'm biased as The Jocasta Guy but the sequel's especially good lmao 👍

Why can't I be a professional blorbo thinker

Is Jocasta Nightstrider Taako from Tv????

by which i mean is Jocasta and Taako is the same character?? This whole time i was under the impression Jocasta was a completely separate character?? who is Jocasta????

Howdy!! Jocasta Nightstrider and "Taako Taaco" are the same character but at very different points in their life!! "Taako" is who we see them as throughout Balance and the following 9 years after Story and Song that the liveshows happen throughout. However during the sequel, The Zone of Adventure: Imbalance (a 3-part miniseries that takes place 10 years after Story and Song), "Taako" goes through a really severe identity crisis and generally is having a Really Bad Time in regards to the overwhelming social isolation and stripping of his personhood that comes with Everybody in Every Universe Everywhere treating him as some godly savior and not as a real person.

There's a lot of development that happens but basically his response is to go through an extremely trans-coded character arc where he reclaims his life and body as his own to choose what to do with instead of continuing to let other people's expectations for him force him to be somebody that he doesn't like being. He starts back from zero, letting go of his wizarding days and starting a clean slate as a Ranger. He changes his name (now going by Jocasta Nightstrider), voice (taking up a faux-Shakespearean accent), how he dresses (donning a shimmery purple cloak), and sets off into the world as a completely changed individual to go adventure again, hoping to help those in need and do good in the world in a way that he wouldn't have ever been able to when he was chained down by his old identity.

So yeah! They're the same person, "Taako" is basically Jocasta's deadname, and Jo's just a much happier and healthier version of themself :] I think it was handled really wonderfully and Jocasta's my absolute favorite iteration of the character, their journey of reinventing themself and healing from their past trauma came at a time I really needed it so it's a character and story that I'm particularly attached to, if you couldn't tell haha.

If you wanted to watch it (it's very short, only 3 episodes), it was just recently uploaded to all the podcast sites alongside where the rest of The Adventure Zone airs as a direct continuation, but I personally think the best way to watch it is from their YouTube channel where it was originally uploaded 2 years ago, it has video and it's really entertaining to actually see everyone playing their characters with each other! (Edit: here's the link :])

Oh shit I realize I forgot to post version 2!! Don't remember quite why I decided to add a V2 for this doodle specifically but I like how it turned out :]

Reblogs greatly appreciated! If you like these, I'm also selling various trinkets (like stickers, keychains, pins, and more) of them, here in my shop! Also, right now everything TAZ: Imbalance themed is 35% off in honor of the rerelease and 2 year anniversary!

Finally colored in that Jocasta :]

(if you like em I'll reblog with a link to where you can order stickers/keychains/pins of this :] please reblog if you like!)

Howdy!! For the first time in my shop, I'm gonna be running a week-long Black Friday sale!!

I'm hoping to clear out some of the space I store my products to make room for new items to be added to the shop- so what better way to sell stuff quickly than running a sale! Everything in my shop is 20% to 35% off (excluding clearance because those are already discounted from my normal prices), and the shop-wide sale will only last for a week! We've got a wide range of items from stickers to plushies to costumes to soap to art prints and even more!! Here's just a few examples of what we have, there's even more inside the shop itself!

Thank you for checking out our shop, and reblogs are super appreciated!! I'm a disabled crafter and this is my main source of income, so anybody who spreads the word about my shop is doing us a huge favor!! Thank you again, and have a wonderful day!!

So happy Imbalance was brought back so more people can be introduced to one of the most transgender character arcs in all of media lmao

Reblogs greatly appreciated! If you like these, I'm also selling various trinkets (like stickers, keychains, pins, and more) of them, here in my shop! Also, right now everything TAZ: Imbalance themed is 35% off in honor of the rerelease and 2 year anniversary!

Here's all the little guys on their own too :] since I like em so much I'm making these guys into stickers keychains and pins too even though I was only planning on doing the big print lmao (click for better quality)

Tres+1 Horny Boys Trinkets | Nikarinox Trinkets | Prints

(all 35% off until December 1st)

I MANAGED TO FINISH THIS LITERALLY JUST IN TIME BUT!!!! HAPPY 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE ZONE OF ADVENTURE: IMBALANCE!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE GO WATCH IT IT'S SO GOOD!!!!! (Click for better quality)

Prints of this (35% off until December 1st) | please reblog if you like, thank you!

Hehehehe funny rabbit wearing jeans

A little doodle of my favorite silly guys :]

Reblogs greatly appreciated! If you like these, I'm also selling various trinkets (like stickers, keychains, pins, and more) of them, here in my shop! Also, right now everything TAZ: Imbalance themed is 35% off in honor of the rerelease and 2 year anniversary!