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taleweaver-ramblings · 4 months

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D&D Story: *excited internal panic* (Or: The Fourth Time the Lightbringers Met a God)

Hello, I have another Rise of the Shadowmaster story, and y'all are not going to believe what happened in today's session.

First, though, a follow-up from my last post:

We successfully defended my character's at-home family from the attack, and while a couple of Dea's siblings did very briefly go unconscious or die, we were able to revive them and everyone's ok now. You know, aside from the trauma.

Our sorcerer beat a young blue dragon in a one-on-one fight (well, one-on-one on our sorcerer's side; the dragon brought in orc reinforcements at one point because he was scared).

We learned that one of Dea's sisters had vanished the same night as her father died. Dea, another of her sisters, and our cleric went to find her . . . and discovered that she'd killed their father because he was . . . not a great dad, in that he was pushing them into adventuring careers and how much he showed love tended to be dependent on how much the child in question was doing what he wanted them to do.

Dea and the non-murderous sister realized that murder sister, while wrong in her actions, had a point and made a plan for how they could bring their dad back while also giving him no choice but to change (or else lose the rest of their family).

The party went to hell and killed Ralak-Shas a second time. He hadn't fully regenerated; pretty much all he could do was monologue. I gave him/the DM a few minutes and then stabbed him with my Holy Avenger.

(Because yes, I have a Holy Avenger. It's cursed, though, and gives me disadvantage on INT rolls. Or, rather, it was cursed . . .)

Ok. So that brings us to tonight. We knew we needed to un-curse my sword. We'd gathered some of the items we thought we'd need in order to lift the curse, and we'd learned about a particular location in the Feywild where we'd be able to find help with lifting it — a place made holy by the followers of some deity. So, we enlisted the aid of a hag shopkeeper friend and set off for the Feywild!

The trip to the Feywild and to the location, Laerius Faul, was surprisingly uneventful. Our rogue did decide to gamble with a satyr, but the satyr was surprisingly easily satisfied. And we did run into some displacer beasts (!!!!! my favorite D&D monster!!!!) and meenlocks, but we dispatched those pretty quickly.

At this point, our hag friend split off from our group, saying she wanted to see if she could find some old friends of hers who might have helped our rogue at one point. She was acting a little strangely, but we were all focused on our objective, so after she refused our offers of company, we parted ways and set off for our individual objectives.

We found Laerius Faul without any more trouble, and my Divine Sense showed that it was indeed a hallowed place. We were welcomed in, and one of the people said he'd set up the necessary meeting and would we wait in the courtyard while he did that?

("Do you know why we're here?" we asked him. "How do you know who we need to meet with?" Oh, if we'd only known!)

So, we waited. And then the door to the building at the other side of the courtyard opens and what looks like an ordinary human woman steps out . . . except, our group's been around deities, and Dea has divine sense anyway, and we can figure out quickly that this is a goddess, not a mortal (not a mortal anymore).

But she was mortal, once. A mortal from the same land as Dea. And on this plane, there can be no doubt as to who she is.

Dea falls to her knees in the presence of Lyf, Goddess of Renewal, the lady she's served all this time but never truly expected to meet.

Lyf tells those kneeling to rise. She knows why we're here. Dea's prayed about it multiple times. But she can also see that Dea is freaked out, and counseling and insight (and therapy) fall under the umbrella of renewal, so she invites us to come in for tea and a chat.

(Dea cannot quite believe that a goddess is serving her tea. But tea is familiar and a ritual from the temple where she trained, so it helps.)

They talk about the recent events. About the choices Dea had to make about her family and the way in which she made them, about Dea's hopes that her father can change and be renewed along with the rest of their family. About the calamities that have befallen the world, what they mean and how Dea feels about them and sees in them.

(Lyf also dropped a bombshell about our sorcerer's dragon deity, about how she and her siblings had been the ones to cause the Relentless to relent and side with humans and humanoids instead of other dragons. That's beside the point, but it will make for some interesting RP in later sessions.)

And then comes time for what we came here for — time to lift the curse on Dea's Holy Avenger. Dea got the weapon from the horde of an ancient aberrant dragon, one of the ancient dragons whom the gods fought before their ascension, who had merged with an aberrant being from the Far Realms. Exposure to the evil and chaotic magics of the aberrant dragon had corrupted the blade, and though it still blazed as hotly against evil as ever, it had a way of clouding the wielder's thoughts.

Lyf took the party back out to a holy pond behind her home and commanded Dea to lower the sword into the water. Then she asked two questions: What will you do with this sword? And why are you on this quest?

And Dea, after a moment, answered her, her words clumsy but her conviction sure. What would she do with the sword? She would end the war and the calamity. She would help our sorcerer make the dragon alliance into what it was meant to be — dragons and humanoids working and living together, not as enemies but as friends. She would try to help the drow change their society, too, change it so perhaps they would no longer be at odds with the surface and so people like the one drow girl she befriended could follow the paths they wished to follow. She would protect, and she would fight evil while seeking to preserve the good that came out of that evil.

And why her? Why not someone else? (Why not one of her siblings?)

Because the Lightbringers didn't need another warrior. They didn't need another adventurer or leader or ruler, not another schemer, not a dealer of vengeance. The world hadn't needed those things. They needed someone who fought to protect, who fought for her family. Who fought to make things better than they were. And they needed someone who had been in a not-great family situation, who saw the problems in that situation (even if she didn't want to acknowledge them as much as she should've, even if she didn't do as much as she should've) and who could sympathize with others in such situations. They needed a protector and a counselor. And so here one was.

With those answers, Lyf was pleased. The curse lifted, and the sword was remade, renamed, so it bore Lyf's symbol and Lyf's blessing and Dea's purpose.

And Dea looked at her goddess and knelt as a knight kneels before her beloved liege. She said then simply, "Thank you. I won't forget."

(She won't.)

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We have one last thing to do in the Feywild before we leave, a mission given by Lyf but also kind of brought on us by ourselves. Remember our hag friend? Turns out she used to be much more powerful, much more deadly, before she left the Feywild and lost half her memories in the process. She's regaining those memories, remembering her power. If she returns to the material plane with all that intact, we'll have a supervillain as bad or worse than the Shadowmaster on the loose.

We're not going to let that happen. If we're lucky and successful, we'll mess with her return just enough that her memories stay in the Feywild where she left them the first time. If not?

Well, dealing with world-threatening magical threats is what we do. And we'll do it again, even if we'll mourn that we have to do it.

But that's a problem for next session . . .

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(My remade sword is so cool, by the way. Obviously it's a storming Holy Avenger, which is awesome in and of itself, but having a literal deity break the curse means it got an upgrade, so now I have advantage on Insight checks and, most exciting, I get to heal any time I use a Divine smite — however much radiant damage I deal, I heal someone in my aura for that much. It's the coolest, and I'm super hyped.)

#d&d story #rise of the shadowmaster #dea norlya #lightbringers #d&d 5e #d&d #taleweaver speaks #the sword's name is now Alinthune fyi #it means 'the remaker'#which is awesome #my dm is the BEST #the only thing matt mercer has on him is the voice acting #I'm not even joking

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axolotlclown · 2 months

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We need to remember that Shubble stated that Wilbur would manipulate and gaslight friends and family. With this, we must be patient with streamers that were close to Wilbur. This was likely surprising and shocking for them. They may need time to come to terms with what has happened.

I have been vocal about how important it is for men to be critical about abusive behaviors. However, Wilbur had many close friends—some would even consider him family—and now they may feel they hardly knew him at all.

There is a deep stress felt by viewers. It is difficult to think we have given any amount of time or money to an abuser. Could you imagine a close friend right now? The pain and betrayal must sear. They need time to understand what has happened and come to terms with it. Many of them may not be live in the coming days (weeks even).

That being said, as time passes, criticism may be necessary. Complacency is not an option. Men that are willing to ignore abuse to protect an abuser are just as pathetic as the abusers themselves.

Let's give this situation time to breathe. I ask that we give patience and courtesy to those close to Wilbur at this time. But please do not forget that this happened. There may be a few streamers hoping to lay low and then drop a collab in a few months. Do not let them. This is too important.

#for now #the best thing we can do is spread awareness about abuse and offer support to domestic violence victims #i also want to add #that any previous art made about him was made with pure intentions #obviously its up to each individual to decide where the line is #but maybe lets not support him monetarily moving forward #that seems to be the move #anyway #please be kind to each other and give each other space #especially domestic violence survivors that may be here with us #and those who may have realized they were/are abused from shubbles story #i want to offer her and everyone around as much support as i can #if any domestic violence survivers have any stories they want to share #my dms and askbox are open #if anyone suspects that someone in their life may be abusing someone #this offer is open to you too #we need to talk about this #thoughts of dante #wilbur soot #shubble #im tagging this under shubble even though the post isnt really about her but i want the tags of this post to reach #whoever needs to read them

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wasyago · 9 months

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im just gonna uhmmmm leave this here

#fellas is it gay to perform an ''act of love'' with your friend while he's crying about how nobody loves him?#and then you both roll nat20 on how *genuine* the kiss is?#and then your dm goes feral and describes your kiss in unnecessarily high detail and says that it was the best kiss in your friend's life?#and all this is happening while your third friend is drowning right next to you?#jokes aside gill did eat a raw fish that morning so im very sorry for chip if THIS is what his best kiss looks like #jrwi fish and chips #jrwi riptide #gillion tidestrider #jrwi chip #my art #yago but better

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avephelis · 4 months

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every time someone mischaracterises jay ferin as the therapist friend a fairy loses its wings btw. put some respect on her emotionally-constipated ass.

#there's a whole ongoing bit where she either a. forces chip to do feelings talks for her or b. says the most awkward shit ever #like someone opens up to her she's like “wow that was a lot. anyway.”#jay “well i'm just a girl so” ferin. jay the answer is gun ferin.#i get this is a common issue with fandom treatment of female characters but COME THE FUCK ON. IT'S A CANON CHARACTER TRAIT.#and it adds so much depth to the times she DOES try to help or comfort people like in 81/82 where she goes up to chip about gill like #“i'm kind of shit at this emotional stuff but i'm going to do my best for you damnit”. AND SHE FUCKING TRIES. BECAUSE SHE LOVES THEM.#also her getting tipsy and spewing the most insane shit and going teehee ^_^ was that awkward sorry ^_^ and falling over. so fucking funny.#jay ferin #jrwi #im so normal about these fictional characters <- lie #i talk about this all the time in my dms im finally making a post about it I CANT STAND IT ANYMOREE

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slowburncowboy · 2 months

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This is just all of dungeon meshi right

Blank Laois heads under the readmore!

Tag me if you make anything please 💜🥺

First one is transparent Laois with white thought bubble

Second is white background Laois and white thought bubble

Last is transparent Laois and transparent thought bubble

Also the heart locket gif if you want it lol

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #laois touden #heehee #sorry the bubble got a lil wonky i did my best #dm

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ruckytheslut4 · 28 days

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do you want to cum on my Ass😍💦 ¿¿

#transgirl #sexy content #hook me up #naughty #naugthy girl #meet and fuck #meetup #so hot and sexy #dm me #dm me for my content #online dating #asexual #friendship #best friends

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friendamedes · 4 months

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Mwah!

#petrigrof mutuals let’s b best friends 👉👈#my dms r open…#petrigrof #fionna and cake #quinn png

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royalarchivist · 1 month

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Tina: It smells like [Bagi] in here. Kinda awesome.

Tina: [Sniffs] Mmm. Bagi's smell.

#TinaKitten #Tina #Teaduo #Bagina #December 28 2023 #Oof I thought I could get a longer clip of this but apparently Tina's VOD from this day isn't archived. This is the best I can do sorry!#Anyhoo. If anyone's looking for a specific clip and/or wants to know what day a specific moment happened #my DMs are always open! I can't promise I'll know or be able to find everything but I've got a pretty good track record so far!#Poor frickin Empanada's admin going: '':D Anyways—''#I don't even think I clipped this I think I remember saving this clip thinking ''I should remember to clip this later'' and then never did #rip. I'll find that VOD eventually I'm sure #Empanada

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treasureplcnet · 6 months

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also quite obsessed with karl being as detached from the story as he is. there's nothing that makes him have to be the detective that has to be involved, but he unknowingly dooms himself by agreeing to work with the KYAL cult. every other detective basically deals with elias head on except weissman, who only meets him right before he kills him. like he's right when he says "by my choices" because everything that leads him to being mixed up with the mannix cult is himself. it's the gambling debts and the choice to do the dirty work for an organisation he knows nothing about. he's the only one that doesn't encounter that body doing police work and it's specifically because he's told to cover it up. he gets himself into the mess and eventually fixes it but the fact that esther always dies in the doomed timelines and he's always too late even if he starts wanting to change things ("till this child. esther.") it just makes me very ill

#sorry jane who heard this on her dms but now im posting it to tumblr cause im having a category 5 woman moment. AND ALTERNATIVELY:#i am also EXTREMELY obsessed with how its a time loop and the idea (so sorry tumblr user whose post i have lost and was inspired by)#weissman was just so fucking hard to deal with that they made sure that he was in their pockets. i just like the idea of the loop--#--having like. fixed points that elias would need to ensure the dystopia (body is covered up/the investigation closes/etc) but #how they get there is a slightly slower process and the earliest loops were the messiest/most unpredictable #and what we see in the show itself is like. the most streamlined version over hundreds of loops and attempts #so karl specifically. lonely that he is and determined to survive. AND with a cruel streak against people he doesn't like #kept nearly blowing their operation so they began to incorporate him in it instead #there's also another tragedy in there if /esther/ is what they realise works best against him..#just love and kindness for a girl that weissman comes to see as family and they immediately exploit it after learning during an early loop #im ignoring specific plot points here (polly seemingly panicking when esther shows up at the station) but I DO NOT CARE.#THERE'S ANGST HAPPENING RN. IM CREATING SCENARIOS TO HURT ME #now if i could write coherently this would be written as a fic but im stuck writing too long textposts #karl weissman #bodies 2023 #bodies netflix #sorry to the other detectives. weissman in particular is my babygirl who i devote most of my brainpower to #personal

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chalkrub · 8 months

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first batch of "doodles"!! (I spent more time on them than expected)

ropka for @sharkflan

leanne for @gollygeesir

and GORILLA for anonymous :^)

these were all super fun to draw, hope these interpretations are okay!! and thank you for the nice messages <:^)!!!

#my art #anthro #furry #illustration #monster #GORILLA #i love gorillas. that silly online animal in you test always tells me i'm a gorilla so the narcissist in me likes them even more #anyway i definitely won't be able to get to everyone this time but i'll do my best to get as many done over the next couple days!#thank u to everyone who has sent suggestions there's some real good ones this time #if you guys want the full(ish) files then give me a little dm #ALSO dash I'm sorry i forgot to colour leanne's green ears for her doodles but i'll message you a corrected version tomorrow!

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shining-band-of-gold · 8 months

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diamonds in my eyes 💎✨

#yugioh #yugioh dm #ygo duel monsters #yugioh duel monsters #art tag #ygo dm #yami yugi #atem #pharaoh atem #NICE #my HC of atem is the best atem

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alexandthensome · 1 year

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The Ghostie Bros™️ as Quotes from My D&D Campaign

Danny: I can deal with treason, but drugs are where I draw the line.

Jason: I mean, if it’s between treason or drugs, I think we're gonna have to go with treason.

Tim: *sigh* Look, I'm just the accountant.

#dc x dp #dp x dc #danny phantom #danny fenton #jason todd #red hood #tim drake #red robin #d&d shenanigans #you can’t look at me and say Jason and Danny wouldn’t have this exact conversation #Tim slowly becoming the voice of reason it’s the best #he is my little guy #Danny is both a menace to society and baby #Dick being the DM just watching the chaos happen #and Damian’s being mad in the corner because he can’t kill something yet #again with Alfred hearing all of this out of context #just walking in like “I’ve got sandwiches for you all

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i-love-your-light · 7 months

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burrows end ep1 is SO GOOD god im sorry but i really can't imagine the audacity of some ppl watching a 2 minute trailer for a season of Dimension 20 that hasn't come out yet and confidently saying "i know better than any of the experts involved in making it and i think they should've used a different system for this game"

like i can't even IMAGINE being aabria and logging on after the trailer for something i worked really hard on dropped and seeing a bunch of people being like 'ugh dnd was such a bad choice of system' when they had SEEN NONE OF THE SHOW??!!?! how would you know???

anyway, everything she does is literally perfect and SO immediately captivating. she is both generous and awe-inspiring in her command of the table and it is an honor to even get to watch her do what she does at all!!!! literally blessed with the presence of a ttrpg and storytelling goddess and some of y'all have the audacity to complain. couldn't be me though!

#also like.... idk do ppl give this same energy to the white man dms?? i think not #like yeah different systems are great!#but i think what makes D20 special is all the ways that they take the system everyone knows best and show you #all the possibilities you can achieve with it #idk my personal opinion but i think if you say dnd is a bad storytelling system u simply lack creativity #know the rules so you can break them baby!#anyway #needed to rant about this somewhere #dimension 20 #burrow's end #aabria iyengar

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needyftmslut · 28 days

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I need to be owned by a man. Have him control how I dress, when I touch, send him nudes whenever he asks no matter what I'm doing or where I am. I need a man to think for me while I just stay as his stupid little toy

#my DMs are open #ftmtf kink #detransition kink #patriarchy kink #fakeboy #cuntboy #ftmtf girl #attention wh0r3 #needy wh0re #free use slvt #daddy k!nk #daddy knows best #0rgasm control #cnc k!nk #cnc free use #cnc somno #manipulation kink

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ladymillonsexy · 6 months

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I'm ready for you to devour me, what are you waiting for?🔥

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lpsotd · 6 months

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Best LPS Horses Tournament 🐴 Round 1 Side B

Horse #1142 vs. Horse #1616

#i believe lexi is going to enjoy this 👀#i think lexi will enjoy watching this play out in real time 👀#yes lexi you should totally reply to my dm /ref #best littlest pet shop tournament #best lps tournament #best lps poll #best littlest pet shop poll #tumblr tournament #lps #littlest pet shop

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