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fog-and-rust · 8 months

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Hogwarts Legacy as stuff I heard real people say (or Incorrect Quotes Part 6)

Somehow it turned out to be mostly teachers' edition.

Professor Fig [if we roleplay as evil]: MC, of course, I wanted you to socialize, but not so fast and not using this obscene language.

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About Sebastian's questline: Where there is amor (love), there is also sangre (blood) and muerte (death).

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Professor Hecat [to Sebastian and Leander]: The percentage of how much you both show off doesn't interest me like at all

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[About the fact that there's no romance in the game]

Some people are like Aurora Borealis: beautiful and unattainable

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My Hufflepuff!MC *trying to break into Ravenclaw common room*: This quest is certainly NOT for Dora the Explorer

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Any of our classmates [at any moment]: Today my inner demons are especially unsinkable.

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[When Professor Fig distracted the Hedmaster so that we could impersonate him]

And so they went to have a drink and lie face down in one and the same bowl of salad...

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Keepers' portraits, if they visit their smaller portraits: My astral body doesn’t fit in here

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Ominis: Where is my wand? I don’t know, where the people who irritate me are, so I can’t direct my hate accurately enough

[A few moments later]

Ominis [about Duncan Hobhouse]: Finally, the object of hatred is located

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Keepers' advice to MC before the trials: Die, but don't surrender.

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Professor Binns: And from now on all mistakes will be part of your own biography

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My Hufflepuff!MC [about the House-Elf Recipe Book near Common room entrance]: I have a food encyclopaedia which I reread whenever I'm feeling down.

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MC, after completing Merlin Trials: After you complete each of them, you'll master Zen and understand, what it all was about

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[About lack of curfew and the fact that teachers' assignments require us to do very morally questionable things]

They were very children-oriented but if a child went to the Forbidden forest it was NOT a problem

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Professor Fig [whenever Headmaster Black gives him another task]: Would you mind if we cancel the lesson?

Students: We mourn and run away.

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MC, about some of the puzzles: It's like teaching Chomping Cabbages to play gobstones on a snake-like instrument

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MC, sprinting past prefects: I'm not running, I'm being late

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Ominis: Have you finished your homework?

Sebastian [after training Confringo]: Not yet. Magma is flowing in my veins. Wait a bit.

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MC, to Sebastian and Ominis [after their questline]: I wish us to be friends till the end of death.

#hogwarts legacy #incorrect quotes #hogwarts legacy incorrect quotes #professor fig #sebastian sallow #professor hecat #phineas nigellus black #percival rackham #charles rookwood #niamh fitzgerald #san bakar #ominis gaunt #duncan hobhouse #professor binns #hogwarts legacy mc

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inkbirdie · 1 year

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Hello!

Welcome to my blog! My name is Crow, and I'm a leftist nonbinary lesbian who enjoys writing, editing, and graphic design. My pronouns are they/them. This blog is pretty much all reblogs.

I support a free and liberated Palestine.

My fandoms/interests: the Grishaverse, PJO, Star Wars, Ace Attorney, Nintendo, Heartstopper. I’m also a Marvel fan :)

My ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/inkbirdie

Incorrect quotes sideblog: @grishaverse-said

My ask box is always open!

My edit masterlist is under the cut if you want to watch! It's pretty much all Shadow and Bone, but I have done Marvel, Amphibia, Owl House, and others in the past.

Shadow and Bone:

Alina Starkov I to Talk

Alina Starkov II to Blame

Alina Starkov III to Woman (I)

Alina Starkov IV to Woman (II)

Alina Starkov V to No Time to Die

Alina Starkov VI to Funhouse

Alina Starkov VII to L.E.S.

Inej Ghafa I to Vacation Bible School

Inej Ghafa II to Gasoline/Believer

The Crows I to Carol of the Bells

The Crows II to Radioactive

The Crows III to instrumental

Kanej I to instrumental

Kanej II to Fairytale

Kanej III to War of Hearts for Valentine’s Day

Kaz Brekker I to Mind Games (I)

Kaz Brekker II to Mind Games (II)

Kaz Brekker III to The Search

Kaz Brekker IV to blood//water

Jesper Fahey I to Blood in the Water

Jesper Fahey II to River

Alina and Mal to Can We Be Friends?

Zoya and Alina to Dior

Zoya to Looking at Me

Genya to Cake

The Darkling to instrumental

Alina and The Darkling to Moral of the Story

Shadow and Bone edit I to instrumental (all characters)

Shadow and Bone edit II to Centuries (all characters, experimental)

Other:

Lumity to Experience

I literally Cannot find my Sasha Waybright edits, so. yeah. no idea where they went. if anyone can link one to me it would be much appreciated 😭

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megs-readstoomuch · 4 years

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Jace: I would do anything for your happiness!

Clary: Would you love yourself?

Jace: Don’t push it.

#shadowhunters #jace herondale #clary fairchild #incorrect shadowhunters quote #incorrect shadowhunter quotes #tmi gang™️#tmi gang #tmi series #tmi #the moral instruments #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles

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servamp-musings · 3 years

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Masterlist

Just thought I’d create a masterlist of the headcanons I have so far for easy navigation 😅 Will update as I go along :)

🌸General Headcanons🌸

Envy and Lust Pair (from main blog)

Wrath and Greed Pair

Jeje

Good B and Bad B

Niccolo Carpediem

Tsurugi Kamiya

Gear and Youtarou

Krantz Rosen and Guildenstern

Mikuni, Tsurugi and Jeje

Snow Lily

Iori, Miyako and Yumikage Tsukimitsu

Mahiru Shirota and Kuro

Mikuni Alicein

Misono Alicein

🌸Servamps🌸

Original eye colours

Favourite Fruits

Leads and Contract items if they were Eves

Birthday Headcanons

Place of Origin

Previous lives and cause of death

When they were human

🌸Eves🌸

Playing Identity V

Animal forms

Preferred Video Game Genre

Horror games they might play

Gifts they would give their S/O

🌸Thoughts/theories🌸

Morality of creating Servamps

Mikuni’s actions

Parallels between Mikuni and Tsubaki

Jeje theory and Abel’s origins theory

Servamp creation thoughts + Jeje theory part 2

Thoughts about Jeje - Physical Composition and Ability

Chapter 111 thoughts

Chapter 113 thoughts

Chapter 116 thoughts

Chapter 122 thoughts

Chapter 123 thoughts

Chapter 124 thoughts

Chapter 125 thoughts

🌸 Imagines 🌸

Mikuni x Reader Headcanons

Jeje, Snow Lily and Belkia with a chubby S/O who wants to sit on their lap

Jeje with an Eve that has a video game-based Lead

Relationship Headcanons - Gear, Tsurugi and Kuro

Licht with an S/O who’s passionate about angels

🌸Others🌸

Instruments Servamps/Eves and Melancholy Team would play

Genshin Impact Visions

Greed and Wrath pair interactions

Quarantine Headcanons - Greed, Wrath and Melancholy

Dancing Headcanons

Danganronpa Talents - Servamps/Eves

Danganronpa AU - Premise

Incorrect quotes

Halloween Headcanons

How Akira met Touma

Spell Concepts

Servamp x Genshin Impact - Character relations

Favourite Desserts headcanons: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

#servamp #servamp headcanons #masterlist

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theshinsun · 3 years

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I was tagged by @gaytaiga, ily buddy <3

1.name/nickname: Shinsun/Shin

2.gender: trans man

3.star sign: Leo

4.height: 5'7″

5.time: 11:33 pm, time to Start homework eheh... (I say and then procrastinate w things like this)

6.birthday: August 20th

7.favorite bands/groups: Mother Mother, Nothing But Thieves, The Neighbourhood, Silversun Pickups, Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Muse, Bad Suns, Jukebox the Ghost, Rainbow Kitten Surprise... etc

8.favorite solo artists: Hozier, Regina Spektor, Florence and the Machine, Janelle Monae, Shearwater, Gregory Alan Isakov, khai dreams, Bug Hunter

9.song stuck in my head: I’m Your Wreck by Mt Joy

10.last movie: Into the Spider-verse, for like, the tenth time I don’t care I’ll never get tired of it.

11.last show: if a youtube series counts... I watched My Pride by tribbleofdoom, an artist whose animations I’ve been following for many years (it slaps check it out if you like badass gay lionesses)... otherwise, my roommate and I binged Ouran all the way through... twice in a row bc that’s how quarantine has been.

12.when did i create this blog: I think I originally made it in 2012, deactivated for a bit, then came back in 2014.

13.what do i post: a lot of KNB/Haikyuu!! meta, select other fandom things, fanfic and some of my art, animals, cool facts and memes.

14.last thing i googled: “how big do goldfish get” specifically to prove a point to a customer.

15.other blogs: I’ve got a few (inactive) rp blogs still floating out there in the ether, @incorrectbballboys is my incorrect KNB quotes blog, which I started after the demise of @incorrectknb. @shintillating is my current art blog (though I may be rebranding soon if my teachers have anything to say about it) @ihavefishues is my fish sideblog bc yes that’s a thing that exists, and @stuckonloop is my music rec blog, for whatever happens to be stuck in my head at any given time.

16.do i get asks: uhh... sometimes? every now and then I’ll get one about my fics or headcanons, or if I’ve reblogged an ask meme recently. my incorrect quotes blog gets some too, once in awhile.

17.why i chose my url: I’ve said this before, but some asshole has been holding onto the url “shinsun” since 2012 with a Blank Blog I shit you not...

18.following: 1,371... my dash is never boring. honestly most of them are probably inactive now, but I’ve been accumulating for seven years, in my defense.

19.followers: 662. I still have no idea how it’s that many tbh my blog is all over the place.

20.average hours of sleep: lately? like 6? unless we’re talking consecutive hours, in which case it’s closer to 3 or 4, I am... not doing so hot.

21.lucky number: none, I cannot stress enough how little I believe in luck.

22.instruments: I have a guitar, but it needs tuning and I haven’t learned to play it. I did learn to play a recorder in elementary school but idk if I still can.

23.what am i wearing: my undershirt from work and basketball shorts that are my pajama bottoms.

24.dream job: something where I can work with animals, help people, and/or create art (preferably without pain)... otherwise the what and how have gotten pretty fuzzy now.

25.dream trip: all around the world. no, really, I want to see everything. ...for something more realistic, I’ve been really drawn to the idea of roadtripping up the west coast all the way to Alaska lately.

26.favorite food: chocolate cheesecake. anything involving chocolate and/or cake, honestly. ...also this one specific fried jumbo gulf shrimp from this one specific restaurant in my hometown; no seafood place here on the coast has even come Close to matching it.

27.nationality: 'murican

28.favorite song: f-favorite? uhh right now I’d have to say Moral Panic by Nothing But Thieves, but I know that’s not the answer I gave last time I was asked this.

29.last book i read: I just finished The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. I also recently plowed through Alice in Wonderland in one day, I’m trying to get back into reading books again.

30.top three fictional universes i’d like to live in: Avatar universe and Narnia. once I would have said H*rry P*tter universe, but it’s been ruined for me so fuck it, Animorphs universe (yes I’d take that human and alien gore-fest over H*gwarts at this point, I’m not playing).

Tagging: @bakugoukatsuki-rising, @hybristophilica, @choking-on-roses, @vanilla-daydreams, @ruluxe, @hadenxcharm, @spaztictwitch and anyone else who’d like to tbh

#shin speaks #u know me u know I love surveys #idk why this one feels salty I'm just salty today #and avoiding homework #which I will likely regret #in my defense it has been a Day

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cswordsincorrect · 7 years

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Alexandre: She asked me what I thought had turned me gay.

Tristan: Turned you gay? Mon amour, you didn’t tell me that. I hope you told her you were bitten by a gay spider

Alexandre: I’ve read Claudette's stash of comics, so I actually know what you’re talking about. So would that give me the proportional gayness of a spider?

Tristan: Only if it was a really gay spider.

#incorrect quotes #the moral instruments #tristan #alexandre #homophobia tw

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chubbycaucasianchristiancloseted · 2 years

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For the Liberal Larrys and Lindas this was the story over last weekend, the last decade of “civil rights” riots.

For the Liberal Larrys and Lindas this was the story over last weekend, the last decade of “civil rights” riots. Who cares about the white people over in Eastern Europe? The Women and Children being killed needlessly it’s not important if they are not the right skin color.

This article again brings up this idea that it is morally and ethically incorrect to bring a “gun to a fistfight”. Can we use that same logic when it comes to Timberview School Shooter Timothy Simpkins? What about the

Progressives claim to have a monopoly of compassion for minorities and the weakest among us. Many progressive policies go against this very idea. However I would like to ask if an individual is defacing or destroying your property and they also have a “dangerous instrument” in their hand how can the weakest and disadvantaged amongst us not fear physical harm?

We all need to attempt to agree that there is a lot of gray area when it comes to self defense. However the root cause of this issue is not the firearm. The root issue is the individual on your property with a “dangerous instrument”. There needs to be harsher consequences violent and repeat offenders. If you want to fallow the science this article even quotes researches who “say it is not clear that repealing such laws would reverse increases in homicide”.

Direct Quotes:

A man who fatally shot someone in the back. A man who met punches with gunfire. And a man who stabbed his unarmed neighbor with a sword. All of them, Kansas courts ruled, were allowed to fight back against an attacker, even if they might have safely backed away.

George Zimmerman’s lawyers did not cite Florida’s stand-your-ground law, opting to mount a more general self-defense case that Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin out of fear for his life. But the jury that acquitted Zimmerman got instructions about the law, and Martin’s killing brought intense scrutiny to a policy that critics accuse of encouraging vigilantism and violence. A growing body of research links stand-your-ground laws to sudden increases in homicide, including unlawful killings.

“Again and again, we are seeing these stand-your-ground laws being used as an excuse to kill Black

people and particularly Black children,” said Maurice Evans, a Wichita pastor and spokesman for

Lofton’s biological father. “We have to reevaluate these laws and how they’re being applied.”

Stand-your-ground laws have now spread to most states in the United States, propelled by gun groups such as the National Rifle Association and lawmakers of both parties who say people under attack should not have to worry about a legal “duty to retreat.” For some, the policy is also a response to public anxieties during a pandemic marked by rising violent crime, anti-Asian attacks and civil unrest.

Anderman says a new crop of state-level bills is especially worrying. One would allow defendants to sue prosecutors if they successfully prove self-defense. Another would allow someone to shoot a person defacing their property if they have a “dangerous instrument,” regardless of whether they fear physical harm.

Researchers say it is not clear that repealing such laws would reverse increases in homicide, even if it were politically feasible.

“This an issue about civilians being able to defend themselves — not being required to cower away from violence when it is brought to them,” LoPresti said, adding later: “I think pandemic politics has shifted the need, or at least the feeling that people need to feel more secure.”

Hawaii Rep. John Mizuno (D) said recent anti-Asian attacks are one of many factors pushing people toward a stand-your-ground law.

#USA #TheChubbyCaucasianChristianClosetedConservative #TrayvonMartin #TheWashingtonPost #BLM

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magus-of-the-color-pizza · 6 years

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Tarkir--Broken and Bowed

I think it is past the time for me to answer a very important question. A question that’s hanging from everyone’s lips, here in the mtg fandom. A question so fundamental, so omnipresent in our lives that someone just oughta do it. Someone has to step up and take a shot. And I guess that someone’s gon’ be me, for once.

You already know what I’m talking about, so let’s dive straight in, shall we?

“What will happen next on Tarkir?”

Ahhhh, we’re back again with this wonderful plane. I don’t plan for this to be a very long piece (Narrator: “it ended up, in fact, long as f***”), I’m just going to give a few thoughts of mine. And don’t worry, this post isn’t going to go near the so-called Dragonlord Discourse (because, spoiler, they’re all bad), we’re talking about events here, not morals.

There are a few things to consider. Firstly, let’s talk about the current state of Tarkir: The Dragons rule the 5 clans, having reshaped them to their will and desires. The humanoid condition is worsened overall on the plane in varying degrees across the clans, but humanoid submission to Dragons within their clan is absolute, there is no current, direct struggle in the internal hierarchy, but there are humanoid behaviors that get directly and mercilessly punished by the draconic overlords. So to say that there is no friction between the two “orders” (I can’t really say species since Humanoids are made up of a variety of species) even within the same clans is wildly incorrect.

Given this situation, though, there are reasons to believe that a fight could break out between Dragons and Humanoids, with the correct circumstances and timing. Let us not forget that Sidisi is brewing poison to kill Silumgar, Anafenza’s spirit is aiding humanoid soldiers and perhaps will inspire some to research abzan necromancy (the same way Oret did), Narset has discovered The Truth (Jeskai records about the past and the Khanfall), Surrak openly states that he only respects the dragons because they’re stronger (read: if I could kick their butt I would), Arel, a temur shaman, is rediscovering the clan’s lost magic and desires a world without dragons, and Zurgo... well, he ain’t doin’ much at the moment, but luckily we have a former Mardu member in Sarkhan. So we have some potential for rebellions across the clans. In addition, both Narset and Sarkhan are planeswalkers, so they could potentially call in some help on this one, and last we saw of them they were going to meet Ugin and then head to the lands of the Atarka to find out more of their past (did I mention Arel already?). And, of course, there are many other elements to consider, such as the Silumgar Infallibles and their questionable loyalty, the Rakshasas, the Temur elementals... you get the idea.

Before we talk any further about where this could go, though, we must acknowledge the elephant in the room. Or rather, the Spirit Dragon:

Why talk about Ugin, even though he’s not currently on the plane? Two reasons: 1) he is directly responsible for the Dragon Tempests and 2) with his obsession over balance, the Planeswalker would/will most likely interfere if things weren’t going his way. So, what can we do now?

Firstly, we need to speculate a little bit. Unfortunately, in Unbroken and Unbowed, the story where Sarkhan finally meets Ugin and they try to piece together what has occurred, Ugin does not explicitly state what he thinks of the current state of Tarkir. However, since it seems as though he did not intervene (aside from the Dragon Tempests, I mean) in the Fate Reforged balance (both Orders alive, in conflict with each other + the other clans), we can presume that he found that situation acceptable or even ideal (for whatever reason). In addition, while it is fairly obvious that Ugin wishes for the existence of dragons on the plane (since he creates the Tempests), he also appears to wish for Humanoids to exist, since, to quote Shu-Yun, “He gave us concealment magic, the last time the dragons seemed to be gaining the upper hand.” Therefore, it seems as though both the Khans and the Dragons timeline would not suit his desires for the plane.

So! Let’s take a look at the possible results of the Dragon/Humanoid conflict:

1) Both species exist, locked in an endless conflict (Fate Reforged);

2) Humanoids win and exterminate the dragons (Khans). To be noted, this outcome is only possible if Ugin dies or interrupts the Tempests; and

3) Dragons win and submit the clans and the humanoids (Dragons). Also to be noted, this result was brought about by the sharp uptick in Dragon Tempests (which Yasova states have increased “fourfold”).

With Ugin against options 2 and 3, and his influence over the plane not to be underestimated, what will happen next? Will he try to pit the two Orders against each other again, in order to return to an FrF-like state? My guess is, probably. And with the seeds of rebellion we’ve seen spread across the plane, the conflict is sure to break out. But the real question is, is Wizards going to make Tarkir go back to an FrF state? Or is there another way, a mysterious fourth path?

You’ve probably already guessed it so there’s no need for me to beat around the bush so much: Coexistence. “Wait but what about the conflict you wanna have a world with no c-” The 5 clans can still go at each other’s throats, what I’m talking about it coexistence between humanoids and dragons of the same clan/brood.

Is there still conflict? Check. Brand new relation at the basis of Tarkirian society? Check. Would Ugin support it? ... maybe. We know that he would not refute it simply on the balance he seems to strive for, since both dragons and Humanoids would be alive, kickin’, and not subjugated. Is it possible to achieve? Perhaps. There are a lot of variables to keep in mind. I’m sure Sarkhan could come around to this idea rather quickly, as the dragons would still be treated with much respect among their clans, they just wouldn’t be a part of a racist oligarchy. But Sarkhan is only one man (although a very powerful and, on this plane, potentially influential one), would it possible to get the clans and the dragons to agree on this? As far as the clans go, I’m going to say... I think it’s possible. We have an element that was previously (in FrF) unavailable, and that is that Dragons are now entrenched in the society of the clans. Back when the shift to Khans happened, Dragons had never been anything more than enemy. Now, while they are dictatorial, it is very difficult for Humanoids to envision a clan completely devoid of them. In some cases (particularly in the Dromoka and Ojutai, somewhat rarer in the Atarka and Kolaghan, quite rare in the Silumgar), there are positive interactions between the two orders and there are Humanoids that view their Dragons, or at least some of them, in a very positive light.

So we’ve potentially got Ugin and the clans on board. Now comes the crux of the issue: what about the dragons themselves? After all, didn’t they fight until they all died in Khans?

Well, you make a good point. Do we really think that the Dragons, and, specifically, the Dragonlords, would (eventually, and only if they were on the losing side, of course) agree to such terms or would they keep fighting until the end? Do these five look like they’d come to terms with that?

The answer is, well, no. After a thousand years of being the undisputed rulers of their clans, these gals (and guys) would most likely not accept that. So, uhh... what we do?

But ah, my good friend. The answer often lies in the question itself, and the best answers are the ones that solve multiple problems at once. After all, while the Humanoids may be willing to accept Dragons in general in their new clans, I have a really hard time seeing them become a part of it, even if they wished to. Aside from the massive power imbalance having them be in the clan would create (Who’s the real leader? Some dude that has been khan for a few years or millennia old ex-Dragonlord?), the five can be seen as a personification of draconic rule over the Humanoids (which they basically are), and will therefore be instrumental in the Humanoid rebellion/revolution/whatchamacallit. In what role? Ask question, get answer!

Killing the Dragonlords accomplishes three critically important things:

1) It gets rid of them. It seems obvious, but, as stated above, they would be a problem. So, it’s good to point it out;

2) It gives Humanoids a sense of purpose and a common enemy (before killing them) and it awards them a significant milestone which will/would be instrumental in ending the war without genocide; and

3) the five are not only tyrants of the clans, but they are the leaders of their broods. By eliminating them, the remaining dragons will be in disarray and more likely to accept some sort of compromise rather than to fight without purpose.

So, to summarize my ingenious plan, what has to happen is: Humanoids get some extra leverage against dragons (that’s where Ugin/Sarkhan/Narset come into play), the already present seeds of rebellion are allowed to grow and flourish until conflict breaks out, which ends with the death of the Dragonlords and a deal between the clans and their respective broods, leading to Dragons and humanoids coexisting.

Then it’s every clan for themselves again, as per usual... but now, with dragons!

If you’ve read all the way so far, thank you so much! I’m glad you found my thoughts interesting enough to do so. I apologize if it got kinda messy at some point but it’s nearly 1am here and I’m quite tired from today. Feel free to reblog or comment with any thought you have on the matter, I’d love to hear them and I’d love to get a conversation started!

See you all next time, planeswalkers, and heed my advice: dragons may act high and mighty, but remember this?

Yeah. Take that, you oversized lizards.

#tarkir #mtg #magic the gathering #dragons #khans #dtk #ktk #frf #dragons of tarkir #khans of tarkir #sarkhan vol #ugin the spirit dragon #narset #dragonlords #speculation #vorthos

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sonofhistory · 7 years

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Does HBO John Adams miniseries have any historical inaccuracies?

There was a incorrect, wrong-headed depiction of Samuel Adams as a dangerous and corrupt mob-master, complete with a fictitious schism between Sam and his more moral cousin John.

John Adams is depicted as still suspicious of his cousin Samuel and Samuel’s allies, worrying they are plotting to take over the government for their own ends. In reality, John in these years was a consistent political ally of Samuel.

When Adams joins the delegates to the first Continental Congress in 1774, the delegates listed are actually those sent to the second Congress the following year.

Adams is shown riding into the immediate aftermath of the bloody fighting at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775; this is false- by his own account, he only rode out some days later to the militia encampment at Cambridge.

News of Bunker Hill, sent by Abigail allows John to rally the Congress and achieve the establishment of a continental army, with George Washington as its commander. In reality, Adams was central in urging the creation of a continental army, but Congress voted to do so on June 14, appointing Washington its commander on the 15th- two days before Bunker Hill even happened.

The militia, withdrawing from Bunker Hill, passed directly by Abigail Adams’s door and she sees the mutilated body of Joseph Warren drawn by in a cart. But, Bunker Hill was on the opposite side of Boston Harbor, and the Adams home was entirely off the militia’s line of march.

General Henry Knox rides by Abigail’s door with the cannon captured from Fort Ticonderoga when in fact, his route took him nowhere near her.

The committee to prepare a declaration of independence is shown being created as a casual afterthought: in fact, this committee was established by a proper vote of Congress.

Dickinson did oppose John Adams, but the New York delegation- shown as violently hostile to Adams and his opinions- actually supported independence, though they still lacked authorization to vote for it.

The initial vote was not 9-4, but 9-2 with two abstentions (New York and Delaware).

Abigail and her children did not undergo the smallpox innoculation in isolation, but with relatives in Boston. The virus was not taken from the gory pustules of the dying but from those less severely afflicted, in hopes that inoculation would produce as mild a reaction as possible.

The hostility of South Carolina’s Edward Rutledge is exaggerated.

Adams did not fire the first shot in the engagement between a ship pursuing his in the Atlantic crossing. The officer shown dying was actually wounded later, when a cannon exploded while saluting a French vessel, and the stricken officer only died a week after that.

Adams’s lack of French: while this was true at first, he quickly became proficient.

He did not go to straight to Holland in search of loans: he instead returned briefly to Massachusetts.

October 1779, after John completed his service with the Massachusetts constitutional convention, he was sent back to France by Congress, appointed to negotiate peace-terms with Britain should opportunity arise. He took his son John Quincy with him, as he had in 1778 and he also took Charles.

In 1784, it was not just Abigail Adams who joined her husband in Europe, but also their daughter Nabby abandoned.

In reality, she first rejoined him in London. Only later did they take a house in France and go there together, along with Nabby and John Quincy.

Nabby’s presence in England is omitted (John Quincy had now returned to America), as is her courtship in London with Adams’s aide, Colonel William Smith, whom she in fact married there in 1786.

The “Citizen Genêt” affair is exaggerated, made both a factor in the 1792 election (Genêt actually arrived in the Spring of 1793).

The ratification of the Jay treaty was distorted not only of fact. In the series, the Senate is deadlocked 15 to 15 on ratification. Vice President Adams is thus forced to step in and cast the tie-breaking vote, saving the treaty for the Washington administration. But according to the Constitution, then and now, treaties must be ratified by two-thirds of the Senate. There was not and could not be a tie. The Jay Treaty passed with exactly the required two-thirds, 20-10. Adams had no vote.

Adams, for example, is shown after his inauguration, suggesting that Jefferson serve as a special emissary to France. In reality, Adams made this proposal months earlier, before his inauguration.

Adams is shown as being caught off guard by the Alien and Sedition Acts. Congress sends to him the bills for signature; he seems anguished, reluctant to approve such harsh employment of government power. Finally, urged on by Abigail, he signs them. While it is true that Adams did not specifically urge the Alien and Sedition Acts on Congress, he was aware of them while they were under discussion.

In the series, Adams angrily rejects Smith’s requests for posts in the new national army, declaring openly that he has lost all confidence in Smith due to the latter’s financial speculations. Despite reservations about his son-in-law’s character, Adams did recommend Smith for the new army’s general staff: it was the Senate that rejected the appointment because of Smith’s questionable private affairs. Despite the embarrassment this had already caused him, Adams then pressed to get Smith a colonel’s commission, which the Senate reluctantly approved.

The last episode depicts the death of Nabby Adams from breast cancer. An on-screen caption marks the start of Nabby’s ordeal as “1803.” In fact, the cancer was diagnosed in 1810; her mastectomy followed in 1811.

It also emphasizes Benjamin Rush’s personal examination of Nabby in Quincy, and his personal performance of her mastectomy. In reality, the tumor was diagnosed before Nabby returned to her parents’ home, Rush consulted on the case only by letter, and the surgery was performed by local Boston doctors.

What the series shows is Abigail Adams dies in 1818; John’s friend Benjamin Rush urges that he write to Jefferson about his loss, hoping the two elder statesmen can provide each other with comfort in their final years; Adams does so; Jefferson’s first reply is dated to 1819; the correspondence flowers, friendship is renewed. This entire sequence is very untrue. Rush was indeed was instrumental in renewing contact between Adams and Jefferson, but he was definitely not available to counsel Adams after Abigail’s death in 1818: Rush had died five years earlier. Rush had, in reality, worked carefully to bring the two former presidents back into harmony, but his efforts had culminated in 1812- it was then that the Adams-Jefferson correspondence actually resumed, and Abigail herself was personally involved in the exchange for its first six years.

John Adams never went to see John Trumbull’s painting. “Do not let our posterity be deluded with fictions under the guise of poetical or graphical license.” This scene itself is actually partly fictionalized: the quote comes from a letter written several years earlier, when Adams first heard of Trumbull’s project.

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