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Rations for various RPG Races

[[ Source. Original creator: wats6831. Additional information and images linked under each one. ]]

Universal:

Homemade artisan herb bread, home grown and dried apples and prunes, uncured beef sausage, munster cheese. Made a small bag from cheesecloth and tied it closed.

Discussion thread here.

Dwarf:

Garlic chicken livers, smoked and peppered cheese, spiced pork sausages, hard tack, dried vegetables, dried wild mushrooms.

Discussion thread here.

Elf:

Top left to right: Evereskan Honey Comb, Elven Travel Bread (Amaretto Liquer Cake with custom swirls), Lurien Spring Cheese (goat cheese with garlic, salt, spices and shallots), Delimbyr Vale Smoked Silverfin (Salmon), Honey Spiced Lichen (Kale Chips), and Silverwood Pine Nuts.

Discussion thread here.

Halfling:

From upper left: “Honeytack” Hard tack honey cakes, beef sausage, pork sausage mini links, mini whole wheat toast, cranberry cheddar cheese mini wedge, mini pickles, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, lower right is my homemade “travel cake” muesli with raisins, golden prunes, honey, eggs and cream.

Discussion thread here.

Half-Orc:

Wrapped in cheesecloth and tied in burlap package. Forest strider drumsticks, molasses sweet wheat bread “black strap”, aged Munster, hard boiled eggs, mixed wild nuts.

Discussion thread here.

Orc:

Orcs aren’t known for their great cuisine. Orcs prefer foods that are readily available (whatever can be had by raiding), and portable with little preparation, though they have a few racial delicacies. Toughs strips of lean meat, bones scavenged from recent kills, and dark coarse bread make up the bulk of common orc rations.Fire roasted rothe femur (marrow is a rare treat) [beef femur], Strips of dried meat (of unknown origin) [homemade goose jerky], foraged nuts, only edible by orcs….nut cracker tusks [brazil nuts], coarse black bread, made with whatever grains can be pillaged [black sesame bread], Pungent peppers [Habanero peppers stuffed with smoked fish and olives].

More images here. Discussion thread here.

Gnome:

Pan fried Delimbyr smelt, spiced goat cheese (paprika crusted hand pressed Fontina), Gnome shortbread (savory pistachio), glass travel jar filled with Secomber Red (wine), hard boiled quail eggs packed in rolled oats (to keep safe), dried figs from Calimshan, and Southwood smoked goat sausage (blood sausage).

More images here. Discussion thread here.

Lizardfolk:

Lizardfolk are known to be omnivores, forage for a surprising variety of foods found within the confines of their marshy environs, in this case the Lizard Marsh near Daggerford. Fresh caught boiled Delimbyr Crayfish on wild chives, coastal carrageen moss entrapping estuary brine shrimp (irish moss, dried brine shrimp), Brackish-Berries (blackberries), Blackened Dart-Frog legs (frog legs) on spring sprouts (clover sprouts), roasted bog bugs on a stick!

More images here. Discussion thread here.

Drow:

From top left: Menzoberranzan black truffle rothe cheese (Black Knight Tilsit), Donigarten Moss Snails (Escargot in shallot butter sauce), Blind cave fish caviar in mushroom caps (Lumpfish caviar), faerzress infused duck egg imported from the surface Realms (Century egg), Black velvet ear fungus (Auricularia Black Fungus Mushroom).

More images here. Discussion thread here.

#ooc #dnd

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fairly permanent life aesthetic 

#ooc #it u

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@srdelve @hearthehowling

This just seemed appropriate today.

#ooc #fun as this hellsite burns to ash

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@srdelve

Rolled a nat 20 on my horniness check and my dick exploded

#ooc #destroydickdecember came early

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@ladyvanguard @hearthehowling

You’re the prettiest witch I know, Lily Evans<3

Happy belated Halloween!

#ooc #t42

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Hey do y'all fucks remember two years ago when just before the election all these “don’t vote both parties are bad” or “vote independent!” Posts were going around and then Trump won and now two weeks before midterms there’s all these “don’t bother voting, revolution is the only way!” And “your vote isn’t gonna matter and is an ineffective way to protest” posts are going around? Yeah knock that shit right the fuck off, don’t fall for it and get your ass to the polls, we are not doing this again.

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The reason why we start with straws and plastic bags is because they are actionable changes, things that can be accomplished. You can demonize the consumer or not, but the fact of the matter is that people will adapt and they really aren’t inconvenienced too much. Yes, there are drawbacks, but these policies help shape consumer habits and therefore shift demand. It’s a foot in the door principle. Ask people to stop driving cars and take mass transit or vote on policies that make it so? Impossible at this time. It’s been tried. But reduce use of plastics made by oil? Eh. People went for it. So less oil is used to make disposable, consumer plastics while leaving medical plastics unchanged. So now less oil is used and chips away at the clout of oil companies. So the next time the polls come around, activists can ask for a bigger task that people will likely accept. 

Just because progress is small doesn’t mean it isn’t progress. You build up to it, not start at the end. Also let’s be real. You can’t legislate against Apple and gas companies because of consumers. How many Tumblr users are using their apple products? If you want Apple to change, don’t use any of their products. Starve them and then they will listen. 

Same with driving. Of course it is difficult to stop driving, and the ability to do so is affected by socioeconomic status, but the principle applies. We can’t kill oil until there’s an alternative that consumers can switch to. So far, that’s Tesla for better or worse. Hybrids are a patch in the mean time.

The best way to hold companies accountable is to vote. These posts complain mostly about California, a state doing the most to counteract these issues with corporations. California has subsidies for alternatives, but it is up to individuals to speak up. That’s the only way a collective opinion can form. If you don’t like it, vote. Vote when you don’t get policies you want. Vote when you do. The solution is consistent, educated voting, especially in California where it is easy to be informed.

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The reason dippin dots are always in obscure places is because of the cost of containing liquid nitrogen cooling systems. A molecular biologist with a penchant for freezing things and a love for ice cream created them but knew that he couldn’t scale up production in a standard brick n’ mortar store at the time. So? Dippin dots became a novelty sold at stands for short time periods where you wouldn’t have to worry about the costs of longterm use of liquid nitrogen needed to make the dots.

Costs have fallen in the decades, and noveltyice cream stores selling liquid nitrogen frozen and rolled ice cream have become more common, so here’s to hoping for less obscure dipping dots!

why dippin dots always at obscure places. never just at the store. just wondering

#ooc #it’s science!

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Thought-Provoking Headcanon Meme

Send a symbol and I’ll answer the question about my muse. (Or answer in character. Whatever works for you!)

⛔️ - How does your muse react to others breaking the law? If they would do it themselves, what is their reasoning? 🚑 - If your muse was the only person around and someone was injured, would they help? Would they have the experience needed? 💸 - What does your muse think of wealthy people? Do they resent them, or do they believe they earned what they have? 🆘 - What does your muse think of poor people? Do they think they’re a waste of space, or do they want to help them? 📩 - Does your muse prefer to physically write letters or send them online? What is their reasoning? 📢 - Does your muse have a loud personality or a quiet one? Do they enjoy being the center of attention, or would they rather watch and listen? 📊 - How does your muse feel about the state of the world? Could it be better? Could it be worse? 👨 - What is your muse’s relationship like with their father? Is it good, bad, or complicated? 👩 - What is your muse’s relationship like with their mother? Is it good, bad, or complicated? 👧 - What is your muse’s relationship like with their siblings? Who do they get along with best? 👶 - If they have any, what is your muse’s relationship like with their children? Do they feel like they’re a good parent? 👻 - Does your muse believe in an afterlife? What do they think it’s like? ⏰ - Does your muse feel like they need to do things quickly or do they take their time? ⌛️ - How often does your muse think about death? Do they think about it at all? 🔗 - What are your muse’s standards for meaningful relationships? How quickly do they form relationships like these? 🚹 - How would your muse react to losing their father? How would they cope? 🚺 - How would your muse react to losing their mother? How would they cope? 🚼 - How would your muse react to losing a child? How would they cope? 💧 - How would your muse react to losing a best friend? How would they cope? 💔 - How would your muse react to losing a romantic partner? How would they cope? 🐜 - How does your muse feel about animal lives? Do they treat them the same way they’d treat a person, or do they feel they’re inferior? 🌎 - Does your muse want to change the world? How would they go about it? 🎭 - How does your muse handle their emotions? Do they bottle them up or pour them out as soon as they start to feel? 💋 - How does your muse feel about people who cheat? Do they see a reason for it, or is it completely immoral? 🌠 - Would your muse make a wish on a star? If so, what would they wish for? 🎁 - Does your muse celebrate their birthday? If yes, how do they celebrate? If no, why not? 🍟 - How does your muse feel about their body? Would they change it if they could? 💅 - How does your muse feel about gender roles? Do they conform to them, or do they play by their own rules? 🌺 - Does your muse have a favorite flower? Why do they like it?

#hc #headcanon #prompt #interesting q to think about

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I need $5000 and an iced coffee

#ooc #me when I agreed to be a Teaching Assistant

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY

I know it’s late in the day, but I wanted to share this before it ends. Above is the poetry of my grandmother, Donna, written about life on the reservation. When I was young, I found this booklet of poetry in a drawer in our home. My interactions with her were minimal, as she suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and manic-depressive disorder, as well as complications from ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) she endured years ago. It wasn’t until I was much older that I would read her poetry and understand who she was.

As my mother grew up, she knew that to society, being native was not a proud experience. She lived with the racism, the stereotypes of the “drunk indian”, the deadbeat living off government money. As a child, she was called an apple– when she asked what that meant, they told her “because you’ve got red skin on the outside, but you’re white on the inside!” and it was a compliment. Her family lived communally in a small home, her many siblings shared the living room floor as their bedroom. Mental illness, depression, addiction? All of it was commonplace. That’s what it was to be native for so long. She, and by extension myself and my sibling, were so far removed from what made us proud that we had forgotten who we were.

I remember how she lit up when I asked more about our tribe. About our culture, our history. We visited the museum, the trading post, she showed me her old beading loom, and we learned more. I recognized so many things my mom had. The beadwork, the dreamcatchers. I hadn’t recognized what they meant before. They were what made it through, little pieces of who we are, who her mother was, and what made us stand proud.

My senior year, I spoke at her funeral. I spoke about how finding that pamphlet of poetry defined a moment in my life. A moment I resolved to take back the culture we were told to be ashamed of, and a moment to rekindle a fire that once burned within her.

My name is Michelle, and I’m a Chippewa Indian.

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@srdelve

after some soul searching (jerking off) i have found that everything will be ok!

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me looking at gaming mouses: so…uh…do you have these in….not ugly….

#ladyvanguard #ooc #how many skillshots do you miss?

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ink animation based on my two rabbits and their ways of interacting

#bewnies #ooc

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If Dr. Seuss Books Were Titled According to Their Subtexts

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The nightmare reflection of the Sable Seraph, @thesableseraph.

#not my art #thesableseraph