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What Fallout Games Should I Play?

Hello! My name is Skipper, and the Fallout games has been a special interest of mine for a few years now. With the resurgance of the fandom, and new people coming from the shows, I figured I'd make a post helping people figure out what games to play!

This is going to be the main 6 games (1-4, 76, NV), though I may add more if I play some of the other games. Feel free to add on, ask questions, or generally interact with this! I'm always happy to help people get into the games and love talking Fallout with people. :)

This is going to be as spoiler-free as possible, though I may mention some game locations vaguely, so be warned if you think that may ruin

For further reading, I highly reccomend the Independent Fallout Wiki! A lot less ads in your way, and the people over there are lovely. However, be careful, as there are spoilers!

TLDR; New Vegas for story, Fallout 4 for gameplay and introducing concepts, Fallout 1 for authenticity, and Fallout 76 for multiplayer but absolutely nothing else of value.

Table of Contents

Fallout 1

Fallout 2

Fallout 3

Fallout: New Vegas

Fallout 4

Fallout 76

Last Updated: April 22, 2024

Fallout 1

Released; 1997 Setting; Southern California, 2161 Wiki Page

Almost a hundred years after the bombs fell, Vault 13's water chip has broken, and the Vault Dweller was selected (through random chance) to venture out into the wasteland and save their vault.

Pros:

The Original Fallout Game!

One of my favourites, story-wise.

Harold!

The game is relatively short compared to the others, and the story isn't overly hard to digest, in my opinion.

The 'talking heads' animations are super cool (Aradesh, Harold, Etc Etc)

Later character who I won't name but once you meet them YOU'LL KNOW

There's no limit to how many companions you can have at a time

I generally love the setting.

Cons:

The graphics do not age well

Bit of a learning curve! But once you get it, it's pretty easy to use. The turn-based combat was the hardest to get a handle on.

The game DOES NOT hold your hand. Later games have objective lists and markers, but this game just has a list and memory. Pretty fun, if you're into a more difficult game!

Combat and general survival is difficult. The experience is authentic - which means you can and will die during the first combat scenario. Again, once you get it it's not that bad, but combat will remain difficult. But for some this could be a pro!

Fallout 2

Released; 1998 Setting; Southern California, 2241 Wiki Page

80 years after the Vault Dweller's heroic rescue of their Vault, the village of Arroyo is suffering a severe drought. The Chosen One, a descendant of the Vault Dweller, has been sent to retrieve a G.E.C.K. to save their village.

Pros

The story again is very good!

A lot of the strengths of the previous game.

There's something melancholy about exploring the world of Fallout 1 with so many changes and losses. It's perfect for the setting.

Sergeant Dornan. You'll see when you meet him.

More Harold!

Cons

This was released only a year after Fallout 1, so a lot of the graphics & gameplay remain the same, if that's not something you're a fan of.

This is where the idea of "wacky vault experiments" is introduced, something I've never super loved, but that's subjective.

Fallout 3

Released; 2008 Setting; Capital Wasteland (Formerly Washington, D.C.), 2277 Wiki Page

200 years after the war, the 19-year-old Lone Wanderer's father has mysteriously left their home at Vault 101. It is up to the Lone Wanderer to track him down and figure out what's going on, all while navigating the dangerous Capital Wasteland.

Pros

Brought the Fallout series into the modern era!

Some pretty cool locations, like Megaton and Rivet City

Sort of a pro and con, a lot of the game is spent in the underground Metro system. This is cool, but I'm not a huge fan of interior spaces. Still - it feels like a real DC Wasteland!

Galaxy News Radio is introduced, which is great background noise - and I love Three Dog. He's so silly.

No sprint button. It's not felt super bad in this game compared to Vegas, but it still can be annoying.

It feels like a post-apocalypse. The whole world is this middy, almost sickly green, grey, and brown colour. All of the sets are carefully designed, full of dirt and debris and trash. Buildings are crumbling or outright hollowed out, the ghouls look like walking corpses (as they should be), the mole rats are nasty and all of the creatures feel gross. As they should be! This is a post-apocolypse, everything should be gross and dirty!

Lots of good world-building. Because this is based in the Capital, we get to interact with a lot of old-world history, and see how similar and different it is from our own.

Cons

Story is... not great, in my opinion.

Some of those DLCs physically hurt me. They definitely lean into the 'silly' aspects of the games, but I feel it hurts the worldbuilding and realism.

NOT Bethany Esda's best work.

Leans more into the 'game' and less on the 'role-playing', which was a big part of Fallout 1 and 2. The protagonist is 19, their father is James, and we see a bit of what their childhood looked like. You can work around it, but it's not as fun as the other games.

Sometimes the npcs are annoying. There's collision in this game, but sometimes if you step on something it'll move and a npc will shout 'Watch where you're going' or something, which gets on my nerves. Also, if you so much as look at a locked container, you get a 'That's locked for a reason'. Probably minor, but annoying.

Fire ants.

Fallout: New Vegas

Released; 2010 Setting; Mojave Wasteland (Formerly Mojave Desert), 2281 Wiki Page

Courier Six, or just the Courier, is in the middle of a delivery when they are interrupted by Benny and shot in the head - though they make a miraculous discovery and now need to figure out exactly what kind of mess they've landed themselves in this time.

Pros

I mean, it's Fallout New Vegas. This is a lot of people's favourite, for good reason. Story is phenomenal, the entire world feels real and interactive. If you shoot someone, there's consequences, and the other npcs will acknowledge it.

THE BEST radio. All of the music slaps and helps you feel the setting. Plus, I love Mr. New Vegas, the radio host.

The characters are amazing.

The world is not too silly but still silly. Like yeah, this makes sense for a post-apocalypse. But it's also so objectively funny. Some of the best memes come from this game.

Yes Man.

As usual, I love the map design.

Instead of greens for Fallout 3, this game is bathed in oranges and brown - making it feel warm, perfectly capturing the desert setting, and dusty.

3/4 of the DLCs are amazing!!

We love the companions in this house.

I love how morally grey it is. No one is perfect, no faction is outright good or outright bad (except the Legion, fuck those guys). It's up to you to pick which you think is the lesser evil, which is the best future for the Mojave. Or you can kill them all, up to you.

Cons

The development for this game was pretty famously rocky. It was outsourced to Obsidian, and they were given only 18 months to make it. Therefore, this game is very similar to Fallout 3, with some general improvements here and there.

There is still no sprint button, which is definitely felt here. A lot of the stuff is spread out, so thewre's a lot of wandering through desert, slowly making your way to your destination. It also feels more empty. The great city of New Vegas is sparsely populated, quiet, and desolate - despite it being such a big deal and supposedly so popular.

Honest Hearts DLC :////

Fallout 4

Released; 2015 Setting; The Commonwealth (Formerly Boston, MA), 2287 Wiki Page

In 2077, the Sole Survivor (default names Nate or Nora) is ready to start a family - in their little neighbourhood, with their white picket fence and infant son, it is a time of new beginnings - despite the war raging around them. The war quickly catches up to them, and their family is forced to take shelter in Vault 111, where they are frozen in time for 210 years. They emerge following the kidnapping of their infant son, into a world so different to their own, battling this new world alongside the ghosts of the old.

Pros

The graphics have been updated, and it looks great! Mostly. Instead of washed-out greens and browns, this game is bright and vibrant.

Some more awesome companions. Honestly, I love them so much.

I really like the level-up system in this. I prefer 3/NV, but the tier system is fun and visually neat.

Better crafting system. And more crafting systems in general.

Settlements!!! This game introduces settlements, which basically means there's a bunch of set locations around the map that you can take over and build in! You get a lot of freedom and are responsible for meeting the needs for people in the settlement. You can get some mods for more freedom/flexibility, and you can mostly ignore it if you want.

Cons

The story is... also lacking. It feels almost... unfinished? Some beats are strange and it's just like. What.

Playing this before Fallout 3 pissed me off so much, because there's so much that is ripped off of Fallout 3. The Commonwealth is brought up, the radio music is the same, the vault numbers so similar, there's even an early version of Vault 111. It feels lazy. Fallout New Vegas was more creative, and they had a fraction of the time 4 has.

40-50% of the game is spent in loading screens.

Preston Garvey deserves so much better.

Nick Valentine is non-romancable.

It's so easy to forget about the main objective, and hard to really care about it. This is a common problem I've heard, so it's not just me.

Radio host gets on my nerves :/

Nuka-World DLC is frustrating. But at least it's not racist. Sideyes Honest Hearts (Fo:NV).

Game is... easy. Too Easy. Deathclaws are supposed to be dangerous and difficult to kill.

Fallout 76

Released; 2018 Setting; Appalachia (Midwestern US mountain range), 2102-2104 Wiki Page

25 years after the bombs fell, all members of Vault 76 have been kicked out in order to rebuild society.

Pros

It's. Multiplayer? Kinda.

I made some friends on there, which was neat.

Return of item condition. So.

CAMPs are fun. Like the settlement but without NPCs to look after and allows location flexibility.

Has. Some new songs on the radio?

ALMOST HEAVEN. WEST VE-

Amazing map design! The outside is gorgeous and feels like Appalachia, for the most part.

Honestly, I prefer this version of VATS (the game's targeting system). In other games, VATS will pause and slow down combat to help with aim, and can be kind of annoying. Here, the combat speed is the same, you just spend some AP (stamina) for aim assist.

Cons

I prefer settlements tbh

What's not to mention? Story sucks, game sucks, etc etc. It's pretty famously bad.

I usually love the story, but checked out very fast and spent most of my time running around. But I honestly didn't last long even then.

The game is broken. Like, fundamentally broken. You are constantly subjected to crashes, bugs, etc etc. Fallout 4 is buggy, but this takes it to an extreme.

50-70% of the game is loading screens.

The interiors are huge, and there is no local map, so you very easily get lost.

Generally the story is so stupid.

Fallout 1st is a cash grab.

Unbalanced.

Bad.

Some videos I like about Fallout 76

Internet Historian's video on the history and release. I'm iffy on Internet Historian as a creator, but I do like the video. Let's just hope it's not plagiarised.

Joseph Anderson's video on the game at it's released state. Primarily focuses on how poorly the game plays and how broken it is. Super funny.

PrivateSession's video released in 2023, reviewing a more current version of the game. More focused on story.

PatricianTV's 4-part series released in 2023, reviewing a more current version of the game. More focused on the game and gameplay.

In conclusion; thank you for reading! As I mentioned, any criticism, questions, and suggestions are welcome! I hate/love fallout and am always happy to drag people down with me.

Also, would people be interested in a post discussing the story/setting/timeline? Like where I infodump further about the universe. To make it easier to digest and answer questions. Or give me a chance to infodump further about fallout.

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prince-dork-the-companion · 25 days

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NO ONE knows how to use thou/thee/thy/thine and i need to see that change if ur going to keep making “talking like a medieval peasant” jokes. /lh

They play the same roles as I/me/my/mine. In modern english, we use “you” for both the subject and the direct object/object of preposition/etc, so it’s difficult to compare “thou” to “you”.

So the trick is this: if you are trying to turn something Olde, first turn every “you” into first-person and then replace it like so:

“I” → “thou”

“Me” → “thee”

“My” → “thy”

“Mine” → “thine”

Let’s suppose we had the sentences “You have a cow. He gave it to you. It is your cow. The cow is yours”.

We could first imagine it in the first person-

“I have a cow. He gave it to me. It is my cow. The cow is mine”.

And then replace it-

“Thou hast a cow. He gave it to thee. It is thy cow. The cow is thine.”

#long post #notes

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prince-dork-the-companion · 1 month

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chapter 1 of boys don't cry is up!

link

summary;

Doomslayer - the newest member of the Justice League. A private, strange man (or man-shaped being), who Batman was determined to figure out. Who was we? What was he? Why was he the way he was?

Except, as he begins to piece together the Slayer's identity, it paints a stranger and stranger picture - because there's something too familiar about him, something that drags up old, forbidden memories. But surely, this isn't who he thinks this is, right?

aka 5 times that batman met the doomslayer, and 1 time he learned who was under the helmet

fandoms; Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Doom (Video Games)

relationships; Batman & Doom Slayer, Justice League & Bruce Wayne, Batfamily Members & Batfamily Members (DCU)

characters; Bruce Wayne, Doom Marine | Doom Slayer | Doomguy, John Wayne | Doomguy, Dick Grayson, Batfamily Members (DCU), Duke Thomas, Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Barbara Gordon, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Kate Kane (DCU), Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne, VEGA (Doom)

tags; Batfamily (DCU), Bruce Wayne is Batman, Dick Grayson is Nightwing, Duke Thomas is Signal, Damian Wayne is Robin, Stephanie Brown is Spoiler, Jason Todd is Red Hood, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Cassandra Cain is Black Bat, Kate Kane is Batwoman (DCU), Jewish Character, Jewish Bruce Wayne, Jewish Kate Kane (DCU), Jewish Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, Martha Wayne is Jewish but Thomas Wayne is christian-raised atheist,John Wayne is Doomguy, Doom Marine | Doom Slayer | Doomguy uses Sign Language, Selectively Mute Doom Marine | Doom Slayer | Doomguy, Demons, Religious Discussion, Lots of PTSD, Mental Health Issues, 5+1 Things

#ao3 fanfic #batfam #batfam fic #batman fic #batman #doom #doomguy #doom slayer #doom fic #5+1 things #my fics

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prince-dork-the-companion · 1 month

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ya boi is cooking

[exerpt]

"Without the armour, he wore only black sweatpants, worn (though clean) sneakers, and a black long-sleeved shirt underneath a SNL t-shirt. He went so far as to wear black gloves and a black balaclava, obscuring everything on his body save for his eyes and the skin around them.

It confirmed some of Batman’s suspicions about his appearance - narrow steel-blue eyes, caucasian. The balaclava also allowed him to make out a few details of the man’s facial structure - thin lips, squared jawline, downturned nose, hair cut close to his head. It also revealed how much of his massive stature was normal, and how much was armor. And, as it turned out, it was mostly his normal body shape - standing at 6’9”, with square shoulders and massive muscles, teetering on unnaturally large. Of course, with his enhanced strength, it wasn’t exactly a surprise how big he was.

Constantine had, upon first being told the JL wanted to recruit the Doomslayer, referred to him as a god - or at least, around the same level of power as a god. In the reports of the Doomslayer, it was said he could rip apart a human with his bare hands. And, watching the man sitting straight up on a bench, hands clutching his phone in his lap, staring blankly straight ahead, he wondered how much of it was true - and how much was an exaggeration."

#batman #doom #doomslayer #dcu #justice league #wip #batfam

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prince-dork-the-companion · 2 months

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woag, the Batfam posts blew up! thank y'all for the support, I'll try to get some more coming in-between assignments.

#going thru my celebrity arc #how long before im allowed to let this go to my head

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prince-dork-the-companion · 2 months

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Batfamily Presentation Night - Pizza - Jason

Masterlist

Jason: Alright fuckers, my turn.

Tim: Uh oh.

Steph: This is going to go one of two ways.

Steph: Okay, I now know which way this is going.

Jason: For the record, I made this presentation last night after accidentally making eye contact with Bruce, so if I seem very angry, that's why - and it's mostly justified. Damian, I don't hate your pizza that much, but it's still bad.

Damian: You're just jealous.

Duke: I respect using your status as a criminal like it's a title.

Jason: It's my full legal name, actually.

Dick: EXCUSE ME?

Babs: Jay, are you really going to turn against me like this?

Jason: I stand by this entirely. Cheese pizza is boring and no one likes Dick Grayson.

Duke: I think he's pretty cool.

Jason: You haven't known him long enough.

Dick: :(

Cass: I like Dick.

Tim: [snorts]

Babs: I - You do know -

Jason: Again, I stand by everything stated on this slide.

Duke: This is oddly philosophical.

Steph: Jason you're no longer my favourite Robin.

Jason: You act like I care at all.

Duke: Man I'm just sitting here and I'm just being ATTACKED on ALL FRONTS.

Steph: PINEAPPLE DOESN'T BELONG ON FUCKING PIZZA YOU HETHAN.

Bruce: Stephanie, get off the table.

Steph: Stfu Bruce you're old.

Bruce: ...

Tim: [sips coffee loudly] I dunno what all the fuss is about, it's just Pizza.

Steph: Shut up Tim you're a war criminal.

Damian: I don't mind the taste of pineapple on pizza. It's not bad, but I don't understand why you're so angry about it, Brown.

Steph: I hate this FUCKING FAMILY.

Cass: You love us. :)

Damian: TODD -

Bruce: Damian, off the table. Don't try to stab your brother.

Jason: He can try.

Damian: This is why Mother didn't want you around me.

Steph: WOAH -

[Long, collective silence]

Steph: Bruce what?

Bruce: I don't like getting grease on my fingers.

Steph: BRUCE WHAT?

Tim: The disrespect on this slide.

Steph: WE CANNOT GLOSS OVER BRUCE EATING WITH A FORK AND KNIFE.

Duke: Rich people...

Jason: You're one of us now, Shrimp.

Duke: Aw, shit.

Duke: The animosity...

Dick: I'm on the edge of my seat.

Tim: Not the STOCK image.

[uproar]

Steph: WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, JASON?

Dick: HUH?

Damian: You put... fish on your pizza? Todd, what has gotten into you?

Duke: I'm gonna hyperventilate.

Tim: Lord, give me strength...

Duke: All of you were hating on MY TASTE, meanwhile Jason was RIGHT HERE the WHOLE TIME.

Steph: You're going to hell. Straight, DIRECTLY to hell.

Babs: Because nothing else Jason has ever done will land him in hell.

Steph: EVERYTHING ELSE HE DID WAS JUSTIFIED.

Bruce: Stephanie...

Steph: YOU CAN'T DEFEND THIS BRUCE HE PUT FUCKING FISH ON PIZZA.

Steph: NO, NOTHING you say is going to fix this Jason. I'm disowning you.

Tim: Half the time you aren't even one of us because -

Steph: SHUT UP DRAKE!! I'M GOING THROUGH A BREAKDOWN RIGHT NOW LEAVE ME ALONE. This is it this is my Jason Arc.

Duke: [loud breathing]

Damian: This whole event is unnecessary. I've got better things to do -

Jason: If I can't escape family bonding time, you can't escape family bonding time.

Damian: Tt.

Tim: Steph, are you good now?

Steph: No. I'm never going to recover from this.

Duke: I am no longer hyperventilating.

Dick: Let's just - move on -

Tim: I'll go next.

Steph: Uh oh.

TO BE CONTINUED

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prince-dork-the-companion · 2 months

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Batfamily Presentation Night - Pizza - Cass

Masterlist

Cass: I'll go :)

Duke: Uh-oh.

Tim: Interested to see where this one goes.

Duke: Is this cheating? This feels like cheating.

Jason: When did you make this?

Cass: Before today. :)

Jason: I shouldn't be surprised.

Damian: That is a very useful visual.

Steph: I have nothing to say.

Duke: A good, hardworking employee.

Tim: We should get a cat and name it Cheese.

Damian: That is a horrible name for a cat.

Bruce: No.

Jason: Wh -

Duke: Are those turtles???

Bruce: Where did you get this image.

Cass: :)

Jason: B you have to explain.

Bruce: Cassandra.

Tim: So Bruce can have pet turtles, but when we do it's a problem? I see how it is.

Steph: Tim this is the perfect opportunity to go on your Jason Arc.

Jason: Your what?

Dick: Oh, I remember them! Those are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! They're vigilantes in New York. Super cool guys. Have a bit of an addiction to pizza, though.

Cass: And the sewers.

Dick: Yeah they live in sewers, it's kinda gross, but they're nice.

Jason: Please tell me this photo isn't in the New York sewers.

Tim: The rats, the rats... we're the rats...

Dick: Oh, that's a good one of me.

Bruce: Dick.

Dick: If you mention the rules about eating on patrol I will throw a fork at you.

Steph: Haven't we already discussed that, Bruce?

Dick: Y- WAIT!

Jason: [cackling]

Dick: So you HAVE been stealing my pizza??

[general laughter]

Steph: Why does that image look so sad...

Babs: Don't diss the deep dish.

Jason: Steph, you're not gonna say ANYTHING about the order it's in?

Steph: Nah it looks fine.

Duke: This is favouritism.

Steph: Sauce on top of cheese is a far cry from PINEAPPLE, DUKE.

Duke: It's good!!

Jason: It's not.

Jason: Wh-

Tim: Why are you so angry... What did that burger do to you...

Jason: CASS??

Cass: :)

Jason: I can't believe I have to move AGAIN.

Dick: You don't have to move every time we find your apartment.

Jason: It's called PRIVACY, DICK.

Duke: I'm unsure if I should be more concerned about what "Nemo" means or the Pinterest deck.

Jason: Pintrest deck?

Tim: [wheezes]

Dick: Nemo... does Jason eat goldfish crackers on his pizza??

Jason: GOLDFISH? Have you NEVER seen the movie finding Nemo?

Dick: I don't remember what kind of fish he is. Sorry for not having that information STORED AWAY in my brain.

Jason: It's a clownfish, Dick. Kind of like you.

Dick: I'm more of a Dory, I think.

Jason: No, you're those annoying ass seagulls.

Steph: Mine? Mine?

Cass: :)

Steph: EXCUSE ME?

Jason: Digiorno? You WILLINGLY eat DIGIORNO??

Steph: NOT ALL OF US HAVE THE TIME OR SKILL TO HARVEST AND PREPARE THEIR OWN PIZZAS, JASON

Jason: SO BUY SOME.

Dick: There's a really good pizza place on Poplar called Moe's. They give me free pizza.

Jason: Moe's is shit and you know it. I'd eat fucking Dominoes before I eat Moe's.

Dick: YOU TAKE THAT BACK!

Steph: Fight fight fight fight!

Duke: [wheezing]

Tim: Huh what?

Jason: I think I'm gonna be sick.

Dick: It could be worse.

Jason: I don't think it can get any worse than this. I can't believe we're related.

Babs: Y-

Dick: ANYWAYS.

Steph: Tim, you need help.

Duke: He's not the only one.

Steph: Duke, I take back everything I've said about your taste in pizza, this is a war crime.

Duke: This feels backhanded somehow.

Duke: Oh.

Jason: Hm.

Duke: I'll take it.

Steph: THREE STARS?? AND I ONLY GOT TWO???

Duke: L.

Steph: I'm going to unionize against Duke's union.

Bruce: Duke's what?

Jason: Pesto?

Cass: Hm?

Jason: Green pizza sauce. Was it pesto? Tastes like herbs, really notably the basil. It's alright. Not my favourite, but it's alright.

Cass: ...Yes. I think so.

Damian: Only four stars... what do I have to do to receive five stars?

Duke: Dude, are you trying to RIG the competition?

Dick: It's okay Dami, we tied!

Damian: I wish crush all of your pizza flavours.

Jason: There's the answer, kid.

Damian: Hn.

Duke: I smell bias.

Steph: No, no, she's got a point.

Duke: I feel enlightened. Good presentation, 7/10.

Jason: [muttering] So tired of fucking moving...

Dick: You don't have to move, little wing.

Jason: Fuck off.

Steph: I am going to hold off making my judgements but all of you know that Cass's presentation is the best.

Damian: I will go next, as mine is the objectively superior one.

TO BE CONTINUED?

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prince-dork-the-companion · 9 months

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#to anyone wonderin #theyre all hiding under the cape #alfreds parking the car and babs is omnipresent #the laws of matter do not apply to the bats #batfam #batman #barbie #meme #batfamily #tickets to the barbie movie

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prince-dork-the-companion · 11 months

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Batfam Presentation Night - Pizza

This was heavily inspired by @jasonsfavoriteginger's fantastic Batfamily Presentations Night, where the Batfamily makes powerpoints for each other as "team bonding". I decided that the batfam had so much fun that they made this a regular thing, where they all decide on a prompt, make presentations arguing their side, and present to each other!

I have a few ideas for future themes because this was so much fun but I am open to suggestions!

Anyways, here's the masterlist of the posts for this theme, which was Best Pizza Toppings! I'll be adding links as I post the complete slideshows, lol

And no, I will not be posting them in chronological order, because uhhhhh Steph

Cass

Damian

Duke

Jason

Tim

Barbs

Dick

Bruce

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prince-dork-the-companion · 1 year

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hey, sorry if this like, super annoying, but i really loved "the mysterious case of captain america" and i liked the formatting so much, i just wanted to ask how you did it, because i want to write a somewhat similar styled fic for a different fandom, and it's okay if you don't want to answer this lol i was just wondering because i think it's the nicest formatting i've ever seen in a fic and i'd really love to know how you did it, even if you don't answer this i hope you have a lovey day!

Hi anon! This wasn’t annoying at all, I’m so glad you liked it! I originally meant to post the skin but tbh I’m terrible at explaining things and have just been sitting on it incase anyone wanted it lol

I’ve included the workskin and a small explanation on how to use it but 1) Tumblr post formatting is beyond my ability to understand so it looks little janky and 2) there may be one or two mistakes that i’ve over looked but the workskin is directly pasted from Ao3 so I know that at least is functioning :)

Keep reading

#saving this lol

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prince-dork-the-companion · 1 year

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16. EMPATHY BY CAPITAE

click the SOURCE LINK to access the code + preview!

theme features.

7 body fonts for you to choose from

font size options ranging from 10px to 13px

5 post size options: 300px, 350px, 400px, 450px, 500px

optional border radius

optional grayscale

a navigation tab

an optional muse tab

check the graphic sizes within the code !

usage guidelines.

edit however you like, all i ask is that you don’t touch the credit !!

you’re not allowed to copy parts of this code into a theme that isn’t mine

pretty please don’t copy / steal parts of this code for your own work to release

additional information.

if you have any issues with this code, my inbox is open for you !!

i’m willing to edit this theme to make it more usable / accessible, just dm me or send me an ask ♡

a like or reblog when using would be highly appreciated !

i hope you enjoy this code !! ₍ᵔ·͈༝·͈ᵔ₎

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prince-dork-the-companion · 1 year

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is anybody in the mood for some dumb crossovers because I Have An Idea

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prince-dork-the-companion · 1 year

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i made batfam text chat 🥺👉👈

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43480263/chapters/109307511

summary:

"a collection of vaguely related conversations between the batfamily

feat: lots of projection, found family being objectively the best trope, jason todd haunting their asses, and a sliver of a fraction of an atom of plot

aka the author goes back to their ROOTS as a twitter fic writer"

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prince-dork-the-companion · 2 years

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First name The, last name Doctor - an HLVRAI x Doctor Who crossover that no one asked for

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The doors to the locker room opened with a quiet hiss, revealing a large man dressed in white pants and a dark blue dress shirt. “Hey Mister Coomer.” He greeted, almost breathlessly, tossing a confused look behind him into the hallway.

Harold’s head snapped away from the Doctor, attention focused on the man who had just walked into the locker room. “Ah! Hello, Gordon!” He greeted cheerfully.

“How are you doin’ today -” Gordon began, but stopped when he realized Harold had not finished his greeting.

“Another day, another dollar, am I right?” Harold said, followed by a polite ‘ha ha!’. Gordon gave a smile and a nod, stepping a bit further into the locker room to allow the door to close behind him.

“Another day, another dollar.” Echoed Gordon. “That’s what we always say, here at Black Mesa.”

The Doctor cocked an eyebrow. Black Mesa, so that’s where he was. The title rang a bell, an old timeline prodding at the back of his mind, but he couldn’t quite remember what it was. Hopefully it’d come to him before things went bad.

“Have you met the Doctor?” Harold turned to face the Doctor again, who quickly snapped out of his thought and returned to his polite smile. “He’s new! Say hello, Gordon!”

The Doctor faced Gordon, giving a polite wave. Gordon approached with a smile, holding out a hand to shake, which the Doctor accepted.

“Hey! Nice to meet you, Doctor. Name’s Doctor Gordon Freeman, though just Gordon works.”

“Pleasure.” Replied the Doctor, releasing his hand and shoving it back into his trenchcoat pocket.

“Wow, they really let you get away with wearing that?” Asked Gordon, gaze following the Doctor’s hand, seeming more impressed than judgemental. The Doctor’s grin widened.

“People usually listen to me when I want things.” He shrugged.

“Wow, note taken.” Gordon chuckled, walking around the pair and making his way to his locker. “I’d love to chat, but I’ve gotta get changed and get to the chamber. Big day today.”

“Oh, what’s today?” Asked the Doctor, whoch earned him a look from Gordon. Gordon opened the locker that read ‘Freeman’ and began to undo his belt, pulling his shirt out and over his head.

“Wow, they didn’t even tell you? I know they like being secretive around here, but damn.” He bent down to untie his shoes, dropping them into the locker carelessly. “We don’t have an offical name for it, but we’re sticking sample GG-3883 into an Anti-Mass Spectrometer.”

“GG-3883?” Asked the Doctor, leaning against a locker and staring at the center of the room to allow Gordon some privacy. Harold was standing in front of his open locker, staring blankly into it, perhaps lost in thought.

“It’s some weird alien crystal, we don’t have a name for it, but it’s the purest sample they could find. Or, at least, that’s what I was told.”

“You don’t even know what it is, and you’re sticking it in an Anti-Mass Spectrometer?” The Doctor questioned, standing up from the locker when he heard Gordon start walking and following him into a side room. Against the wall were three mechanical tubes, two of which were empty and the center one holding a complicated orange-and-black armour suit.

“I’m not from this department, I studied Theoretical Physics.” Gordon said, walking up to a control panel and fiddling with the buttons. “They just needed me cause they’re short on hands, and I’m pretty strong. I just do what I’m told.”

The Doctor hummed in understanding, watching as Gordon approached one of the tubes and began to climb into the suit. “And what’s that for, then?”

“This? It’s a Hazardous Enviornment suit, or an HEV suit. Helps with radiation and whatnot.” He said. “Ugh, can you lend a hand? These things are such a pain to put on.”

The Doctor strolled over and began helping Gordon suit up, peering curiously at the suit pieces when he got a chance. Complicated was an understatement, the whole thing looked like a haphazard mishmash of metal and plastic, and it was hard for the Doctor to tell what was supposed to do what at a glance. If he got a chance, he would love to take it apart and try to figure out what was supposed to be going on here.

“Thanks a ton, man.” Gordon said, once they had finally managed to fit the thing on him. The Doctor only hummed in response, crossing his arms as he examined the tube curiously. “Sorry they don’t tell you these things, feel free to ask if you’ve missed out on something else.” They exchanged another smile before Gordan began to walk back to the locker room, the suit remarkably quiet for all the stuff in it. “Where are you off to?”

“Pretty sure I’m going same place as you.” Lied the Doctor, following Gordon closely as Gordon stopped at his locker and slammed it shut. “But the details weren’t really clear, and I got lost on the way.”

“Oh, yeah.” Gordon laughed, scanning the now empty locker room. “This place is a maze. Where did he go?”

The Doctor shrugged.

“Must’ve gone to… work, I guess.” Gordon decided, beginning to make his way down the hall with the Doctor close in tow. “So, what brings you to Black Mesa’s Anamolous… something Department?”

“Just kinda ended up here.” The Doctor said dismissively, peering down every hall and doorway they passed. This one was what appeared to be a break room, where the Doctor saw a man staring intently at some poorly-printed papers tacked to a corkboard.

“Cryptic.” Said Gordon, not seeming too phased by the avoidance. “Your name’s just the Doctor?”

“Yup.” The Doctor popped the p.

“Man of many secrets, huh?”

“Definetly.” The Doctor threw in a wink, causing Gordon to let out an amused huff.

“Point taken.” They made their way to a gate where two guards stood waiting. “Howdy.” Gordon greeted them. One of them seemed to recognize Gordon and sighed, shaking his head.

“You’re late, Doctor Freeman.” He said, turning to a panel where he typed in a code.

“Sorry.” Gordon said, not sounding all that sorry. “The highschoolers got into an accident again, so traffic was conjested on the way to school.”

“You’ve got a kid?” Asked the Doctor.

Gordon’s face lit up as opened his mouth to talk, but was interrupted by the other guard approaching them.

“Can I see your passport?”

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