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This was SO cute in Spiderman 2!! The meme 🥹 wholesome!
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gave geno a badge that resists all status effects and proceeded to watch enemies mercilessly spam status moves on him with nothing happening each time
#geno smrpg#mallow smrpg#super mario rpg#mario#geno#mallow#post's art gallery#didn't know the mushroom status was a thing before this game and let me tell you#there's no greater way to experience it then watching the entire party turn into mushrooms except geno
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I’m back to making my perfect Genshin meme page
Genshin Text Posts (4/?)
#genshin impact#genshin#genshin impact meme#Bennett#shikanoin heizou#yelan#Arataki Itto#wanderer#Navia#Lumine#chevreuse#chiori#gaming genshin#wriothesley#Furina#greater lord rukkhadevata#Nahida
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Doodle of Achilles and Ajax playing dice based on this black figure vase painting by Exekias
#Quality cousin time#Is ajax huge or is Achilles just tiny: the game#The only straight haired Homeric heroes I’ve drawn#Achilles is anticipating dodging the board when Ajax inevitably flips it#Ajax the greater#Achilles#greek myth#my art#greek myth art#achilles art#This vase has such foreboding energy yknow with the full black border and the fact that neither of them live to see the end of the war#And a moment of downtime in the Trojan war between two family members yknow#My doodle does NOT have the same energy lmao#The iliad#trojan war
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vierapril day 26--weapon
"and failing that, i'll have my trusty warrior of light box the ears of all concerned."
#ffxiv#vierapril#vierapril24#oc: eyrie kisne#i should have a gpose tag#me grabbing the microphone this line of alphinaud's lives rent free in my head#do you ever think about how he treats them like a tool? like they are a puzzle piece in a game?#do you think about how his idealism was taken advantage of but also that alphinaud was already kinda an asshole?#not saying that he is evil or anything of that nature#but an asshole of a conceited young man who sees politics as a game he has won thus far#without the reprocussions of what it means that these are people with lives and families?#I THINK ABOUT IT A LOT#how much this one piece of dialogue shapes so much of his and WoLs relationship#anyway the dead bodies are livia + wilred + minfilia for reasons im still kinda rotating#something of livia representing the death of the empire as its great evil#but wilred and minfilia as innocents#wilred as the innocent who wanted the best for his people#and minfilia trapped as a victim to her dream of a greater tomorrow and the loss of humanity#anyway ARR right?
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You have to understand. I don't "ship" Harry with the smoker on the balcony, I think whatever they have going on canonically is way funnier and touching than anything anyone could come up with.
There is so much within the dynamic itself. It’s a middle aged man and a younger man who are nothing alike and everything like each other. It’s the smoker being the person that kickstarts Harry’s sexuality journey anew, seeing Harry’s fascination with him and being amused by it because (aside from Harry being probably the first man in a while who’s managed to leave him dumbfounded in a positive way) the smoker *knows* what’s happening in Harry’s mind and as he puts it, it’s beautiful.
Don't get me wrong, the mutual attraction is there. The smoker flirts with Harry every other two lines (girl why the fuck are you flirting with a cop you're insane. I'm obsessed with you) yet makes fun of him in the same breath while Harry is absolutely clueless the whole time because he's too busy staring at his abs. Couldn't come up with anything funnier if I tried.
I love this high drama check, this is exaclty what it feels like to speak to clueless boomers who have no idea what they're talking about. Still, once Harry admits that he might be part of the "underground" as he puts it, the smoker is immediately excited and encourages him to think about it. It's very sweet.
(I know everyone has probably seen this dialogue 100 times by now but I love the phrasing here. literally twink_boutta_pounce.jpeg)
And as a side note I really like this emphaty check in response to Harry's little breakdown after the failed suggestion check the first time you meet him. The smoker like damn he just like me fr.
I don't think more smoker interactions were needed at all or that they would ever talk again post-game but it's interesting to think about what other converations they could have, even just so we could learn a bit more about him. They both have an interest in art. They're both stuck in a place they can't leave if they wanted to and yet find beauty in it, they both have regrets about past relationships. They both find talking with the other a charming experience in a way or another. If I want to be indulgent, they both could benefit from learning about what being gay means for a younger/older generation, especially since they both have such different life experiences with their identities.
It's all fanfic talk, and obviously no cops at pride and so on but their interactions did make me think about community and recognition through the other. A flirt for the sake of a flirt, a “maybe in another lifetime” but this lifetime is good too because they did meet and leave an impression on each other before parting ways. That's *beautiful* too.
#disco elysium#smoker on the balcony#harry du bois#they can boink too if you want them to I support you. honestly good for them#but overall I do think about the greater scope of their dynamic it's just. it's nice.#de meta#don't know where else to put this other observation but it's fun to look at how the smoker is framed from Harry's POV#I can't give specific examples bc it's basically all over the pov narration when talking to him#but it feels very femme fatale in a noir detective novel. it’s very refreshing to see that portrayed as a twink idk. I liked that detail#I mean you could argue that klassje is more of the femme fatale of the game and I’d agree with you#but harry’s bi he can have two of them. as a treat
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Every single game in this bundle is on sale right now!
Get Slay the Princess, Inscryption, and What Remains of Edith Finch for a wild ~54% off~
All bangers.
(And if you already own some of the games, you can still get the others on sale!)
#slay the princess#inscryption#what remains of edith finch#indie games#indie horror#cabins#super super stoked we get to publicly be friends with other games we like#no greater feeling
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sometimes I read a ttrpg and get caught in a loop of "wow there is a lot that's not working for me in this" + "it's so much effort to write a ttrpg, let alone publish one, who am I to criticize?"
but i think criticism is fair as long as you're discerning about it! Like "this isn't a choice I would make as a designer" vs "this isn't something I would enjoy running/playing" vs "you definitely should not have written this for ethical reasons" vs "you definitely should not have written this because it mechanically does not do what you want it to do"
and all those criticisms can coexist!
#ttrpg#indie ttrpg#genuinely though i think i'd rather read something bad than just bland#a lot of my criticism ends up being 'you didn't lean in hard enough'#whether that's about genre or mechanics or something else#anyway there's no disappointment greater than picking up a genre game and finding that the genre has been so watered down that it's barely#there#and also that the mechanics are basically dnd thrown into a blender
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Sorry if you've gone over this before but I was curious as to what you'd think it would take for Leo to finally break in front of his brothers?
We’ve actually seen Leo break his persona multiple times throughout the series! And pretty much each and every time has a common theme present: his family being in danger.
#non au ask#probably the biggest break he has is immediately after Raph protects him from the Krang and forces him to leave Raph behind#not once in the series has Leo shown a greater horror than the moment he’s out of the pod knowing Raph was left behind#and he makes that break KNOWN#he shovels it down again soon enough but yeah#also noteworthy is his reaction to losing Gram Gram#and(less of a sad break but a still a break of his lackadaisical persona) when he IMMEDIATELY gets serious when Raph’s missing in the sewer#actually I think of Leo being serious about Raph missing in the sewers a lot#luckily (or not lol) for his mask these breaks happen mostly when everyone else is ALSO freaking out#so more focus is put on to the entire situation than simply Leo’s reaction to it#but yeah Leo loves his family SO MUCH so of course they’re consistently his breaking point#tbh tho all of them share that breaking point#cannot BELIEVE I didn’t mention it but his ‘I’m nothing without them’ speech ALSO HAPPENS WHEN HE THINKS HIS BROS ARE IN DANGER#it’s all fun and games until plot armor loses its durability!
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Okay, so, I have recently been thinking about axes and their importance in Nord culture in Skyrim, in part because I have something planned in a fanfiction that involves giving an axe and have been doing a little bit of research into it, and I have gone down a bit of a rabbit hole so please bear with me on this mini essay in which I have pulled together my thoughts/observations about axes in Skyrim and my two favourite Jarls, Balgruuf and Ulfric.
So, as anyone who has done the Civil War quests in Skyrim would know, there is a pivotal point in which the balance of power in Skyrim shifts either towards the Empire or the Stormcloaks based purely upon the player's alignment - when Whiterun either aligns with the Imperials or is taken by force by the Stormcloaks. Of course, there is one particular event which happens immediately before the battle begins, and that is the delivery of an axe.
However, at this point I would just like to bring up something which will become relevant later no matter what your alignment - at the point of the axe being sent, you have been named a Thane of Whiterun. Balgruuf won't hear anything to do with the Civil War when a dragon is attacking the Western Watchtower, so becoming both Dragonborn and a Thane is a prerequisite to the Civil War.
If you align with the Empire, it is Balgruuf who decides to send an axe. If you ask why, he gives the explanation that "if he returns it to you it means we have business to settle. If he keeps it, then we are at peace.", and if you ask whether you should say anything, he says that Ulfric knows what it means (also important for later!). The other dialogue option which isn't just 'sure, okay, I'll do that' also says that it is tradition, and that Ulfric honours traditions.
Obviously, Ulfric doesn't accept it and you return to Balgruuf with the news that he will be attacking Whiterun and suddenly, the city is under siege. When you win, Balgruuf personally thanks you for what you have done after his victory speech.
Now, on the other side of things, if you side with the Stormcloaks, it is Ulfric who gives you the axe to take to Balgruuf, but his explanation is much more... succinct. "If he keeps it, I will bide my time. If he returns it to you, it means war."
And as with the other side, because the game would be pretty boring is Balgruuf was to go "sure, I accept Ulfric's axe", he rejects the axe and that in turn means that you return to Ulfric with his axe, and he expresses his disappointment that Balgruuf had done so.
The two Jarls wanted the other on their side, but their views were fundamentally different they couldn't accept. 😭Sending their axes was just a formality, a way of saying 'this is it, we have to fight now'.
So what I am basically getting at, the civil war quest establishes that giving an axe is a way of determining allies and enemies, depending on whether it is accepted or rejected.
Coming back to what I mentioned earlier, in order to do the civil war quest and to talk to Balgruuf in order to either give him Ulfric's axe or to give his axe to Ulfric, you have to have become the Dragonborn and are a Thane of Whiterun. When you become a Thane in Skyrim, you end up receiving a weapon as a reward, typically named 'Blade of *insert hold name here*'. Except in two places.
Whiterun, and Eastmarch. In those places, you get either the Axe of Whiterun or the Axe of Eastmarch.
If I remember correctly, the blade weapons are randomly generated so have the potential to be axes, but these two are specifically named to be and are axes.
What else is in common with Whiterun and Eastmarch?
Their Jarls (Balgruuf and Ulfric) are the only two people in Skyrim who actively partake in and have knowledge of the tradition of the sending of axes.
When you become a Thane of these two holds, you are not just becoming a Thane, you are becoming a trusted ally of the Jarl, somebody who they can rely upon. Even more so with Ulfric, because you can only become a Thane of Eastmarch with Ulfric as Jarl if you are Stormcloak aligned.
Speaking of being Stormcloak aligned, how about a diversion back to the Civil War, specifically when the battle for Whiterun has reached its penultimate stages, Balgruuf has been defeated and has surrendered control of Whiterun. After an argument with Vignar (and I'll get into him later because he makes my blood boil), Balgruuf turns to you and says a line which absolutely breaks my heart - "And you. A Stormcloak? I'd thought better of you." 😭
Balgruuf thought you his ally, he had given you his axe, and you have just gone and stabbed him in the back (figuratively, and quite possibly literally depending on character build). As I said, it breaks my heart when he says that line.
Basically, what I am getting at, is that the depth of such a simple tradition in Skyrim is immense and I wish that there were more things like it (beyond the duel to the death for the throne thing, looking at you Ulfric) or saw it used more in the game. And that Balgruuf and Ulfric are by far the best Jarls in terms of character development and just how much their homeland and traditions mean to them. And I wish that there was a way to keep Balgruuf as Jarl even if you are Stormcloak aligned because fuck Vignar, and you know what? Fuck Maven Black-Briar too, she sucks. Laila is pretty incompetent as Jarl but at least she isn't Maven and that's a rant for another time. But not having Maven as Jarl is main reason I join the Stormcloaks more often than not. Balgruuf is usually the main reason that I join the Imperials on playthroughs.
Now... Vignar Gray-Mane. When you make him Jarl of Whiterun and he names you Thane, he gives you the Blade of Whiterun, not the Axe of Whiterun (yeah, I know I said that I think the blade weapons can be randomly generated as axes, and no doubt it was given to stop you from having multiple axes of Whiterun, but I just don't like Vignar soooo....). That's mean. Especially after we protected the city and helped him become Jarl too. There's another layer of insult there if you've rescued Thorald, his nephew, from the Thalmor. At least Brunwulf Free-Winter gives you the Axe of Eastmarch when he is Jarl if you defeat Ulfric for the Imperials and complete that shitshow of a quest 'Blood on the Ice'. Brunwulf is a bro, not Vignar. Hmph.
#Skyrim#elder scrolls v#the elder scrolls#skyrim civil war#tes v#tes v skyrim#jarl balgruuf#balgruuf the greater#jarl ulfric stormcloak#ulfric stormcloak#save me from this hell that is gushing over Balgruuf PLEASE#i wish I could marry him in-game and ahhhhhhh#I have been thinking about this ALL DAY at work after looking through the game scripts last night#and then realising that I got an axe from Balgruuf in a current playthrough#then checking the uesp page about weapons you get for being a thane and just going :O
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#fantasy#original character#character design#digital art#oc art#character art#the greater game#artists on tumblr#tumblr polls#poll#Elian#Phade
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Yep, Celestial Tower not only is the traditional graveyard each game has, but it does have the tradition to ring the bell. I’m the first game Skyla has us ring it before we go to fight her, and later Alder rings it to help comfort the spirit of his deceased Volcarona. And in the sequel you can obtain a quest to defeat four former associates to a newlywed couple in order to ring the bell. The tower is even where you encounter Mesprit!(given its the emotion pokemon, Sinnoh and Unova have an unspoken connection, and the bell “sound is said to reflect the nature of the one who rang it,” this makes a lot of sense). It seems tradition for someone each Unova game to ring that bell whether it be us or someone who lost something like Alder(if the Champion Emmet thing is true, Alder probably be a good person for Emmet to at least try to talk to given they both be Unova Champions who lost someone close to them), so Emmet ringing it in a third game to both literally and metaphorically put his ghosts to rest would honestly be an amazing Pokémon scene that ties things together nicely and a little nod to putting Marowak ghost to rest given Gen 5 original origins
I may have gone a bit nuts with this, but oh well
Emmet on his way to ring the bell, to let Ingo rest at last...
#submas#subway bosses#subway boss emmet#emmet#submas emmet#asks#my art#had to make up the whole bell thing bc in game looked kinda bad for the vibe I was going for#but I think it was wortth it#emmet on his way to say goodbye to Ingo#a new cycle#let Ingo's soul rest knowing Emmet will go on#follow the tracks to even greater heights
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ultrakill drives me crazy cuz it’s like . funky fps with great music and design and then you get angel who destroys the societal control for His freedom to be who he is and accepts all of himself . robots who were might to tend and became a fighter . creatures who want nothing but freedom , to feel the sun they are deserving to feel its warmth the closest thing they can get to gods light . there’s beings who want to change , who want to escape the layer trapped , to exist . there’s beings that want their fucking mothers , they are someone’s Child and they’re literally crying in texts written for everyone and no one . there are beautiful things in the layers of hell that are destroyed by fire and war , and regardless of the destruction they still have heart and love and Wants . Hell is alive and it has a soul .
#i hate the ‘ wow cool game but ‘ Secret ‘ hidden meaning#but ultrakill is different to me .. cuz God v1 is a machine made for war but To over think there’s lvls where we can fish and clean and#do u think v1 in its coding too has its own wants that aren’t just blood#does it want smth greater than in coded in it ?#like . If v2 was made to help people but held a gun to fight v1 in her own meaning of protection couldn’t v1 do the same ?#ultrakill#txt
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" Cheetahs everywhere. " //© Patsy Weingart
#Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve#Sabie Game Reserve#Greater Kruger#South Africa#nature#landscape#summer#safari#savannah#wildlife#Cheetah#aesthetics#wanderlust#explore#follow#discover
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I've seen the point made several times that Katniss seems to sometimes withhold information from her narration she would want to keep privete. Not only do I think that is VERY true it makes so much sense.
The series is just a run on tale of Katniss and her life being used to further others goals until it destroys most of her. To me her recounting this story and saving some details for herself...that makes sense. Her not wanting to talk or explore much about Peetas personal life and family makes sense. Her not telling us her childrens names makes sense. The details of her and Peeta growing back together makes sense. ALL that kind of stuff that, with all the other details she puts elsewhere make us wonder why she didn't mention any of this?
It almost show to us how important they MIGHT have been because she keeps it from us when we know how detailed she can be. Katniss decides to keep this for herself.
#That said: I will always support anything perhapes detailing GBT in greater depth. AND anything fleshing out Peetas life.#I do think it's sweet though. Katniss protects Peeta even in her narration by not telling us all this stuff#AND her life somewhat by not saying really what she does after getting back to living or where she/her and Peeta live. Like yes Collins#is vauge to allow readers their own flexable narrative at the end. But it also fits that Katniss wouldn't tell us everything.#Everlark#Katniss Everdeen#Peeta Mellark#The Hunger Games
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