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roukabi · 6 days

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I feel like when it comes to the Dusthide debate, a lot of people seem to misinterpret the main point of Ancients as both a game element and a product.

A big part of Flight Rising is dress-up. While users can argue on what the sole draw of FR is (dragons themselves, breeding, the Dominance system, etc), it's generally agreed that the dress-up aspect is one with a lot of care and resources put into it, and is therefore very important to site gameplay. Dress-up keeps getting updated with new apparel, and if there is to be a new dragon breed, it needs every piece of apparel re-drawn on it. This takes time. A lot of time. Gaps between dragons (now known as Moderns) stretch for years at a time.

Ancients were initially created as a way to fill in these time gaps between Moderns, and the easiest way to do that was to release dragons without apparel. However, this is a game that puts a lot of emphasis on dragon dress-up. Imagine if Obelisks were released without any coded apparel. You'd just have a naked dragon missing a huge element of the game, and for most players, there's no fun in that.

This is where the second point of Ancients comes in: because the appeal of clothing is gone, there has to be some kind of compromise. So... if Ancients can't wear apparel, then they are no longer restrained by the requirements for apparel (1 head/4 legs/2 wings)...

which means that they can break the modern mold freely! You can have a dragon with no legs, or six. Or with two heads, or no head. And now that you don't have to worry about apparel clipping, the tertiary genes can go wild! There is room for customization that apparel can't fulfill - you could give it extra wings, or a jellyfish head, or giant tree horns, or you could give it nothing at all as tertiary genes are optional, and it wouldn't matter because there's no apparel to be drawn around it!

Ancients are supposed to be a trade-off. There's no selling point to a dragon without clothing on the Dragons With Clothing Game, but there is a selling point to a dragon with, say, 13 legs, no wings and no tail. It doesn't wear apparel, because it physically can't, and it makes use of this function in creative ways. The inability to wear apparel is justified by the Ancient's unique proportions.

And this is where the criticisms for Dusthides and other 'basic' Ancients stems from: if your Ancient dragon is just the 1 head/4 legs/2 wings setup, then is it really an Ancient or a Modern you can't dress up? You could have the wildest, gaudiest, 15-limb tertiary gene on a Dusthide and it wouldn't matter, because tertiaries are optional and aren't a permanent part of the dragon that would inhibit the usage of apparel.

If a dragon doesn't have a justifiable reason to not wear apparel, then there's no reason for it being an Ancient.

No amount of linebreaking tertiaries will be able to hide the fact that some dragons seem to be created only for the first, initial purpose: just to tide people over until a better, 'real' dragon is created.

And that's just disappointing.

#lots of discussion going on in the flight rising tag so i'm adding my two cents #well. more like seven cents #i'll admit i don't care for dusthides and i didn't care for auraboas either #i just... don't know where staff is going with this. why all these ancients now? why make them (for lack of a better word) boring?#what's the end goal here? who is this for?#that's my biggest question. Who Is This For?#dusthides aren't for people who like moderns because they're not getting any #they're not really for people who like the mould-breaking of ancients because. well. they aren't #they're not for people who like ancients for lore because they didn't drop with lore #i guess they're for people who like linebreaking genes? but idk what makes those stand out apart from. yknow. apparel.#flight rising #fr #dusthides #fr ancients #rook roars!

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roukabi · 10 days

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'Coyote' for the WIP ask game!

Coyote is a sequel fic to Long Way Back ive been playing around with because i like the idea of exploring immortal Buck and his weird ass dynamic with Johnnie. The fic would take place sometime after Long Way Back where Buck ends up getting fatally injured (again) and Johnnie just kinda brings him home and has to wait for him to die and come back. And he's just having an introspection on this weird new normal they've got now. Johnnie trying to figure out where his interest in Buck comes from (it started off with it just being the immortality but he cant really tell now. Is it still just that? Is it a deep seeded need to feel alive and chase thrills by getting close to something inhuman? Is it their own developing relationship that they cant quite figure out? or is Johnnie just really fucked up and he doesn't know how to handle a normal friendship with this guy? who knows. he doesnt) while he waits for Buck to come and then not think about any of that. it's gorey and weird and i wanna explore their fucked up dynamic more

There’s blood on his teeth. His nose is busted, there’s a knife still buried in his stomach, and there’s blood on his teeth. He’s got blood all over his skin, and only half of it is probably his. But he’s still breathing, and they gotta take what they can get.

#OOOOHO YEAH THIS FUCKS #first of all HOORAY FOR CANINE/COYOTE METAPHORS!! <- furry artist #second of all HOORAY FOR STUDIES INTO BUCK AND JOHNNIE'S RELATIONSHIP!!!!#dani tag #lord huron #vide noir

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roukabi · 26 days

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i cant boop people anymore....... i am the april fool ; _ ;

#i didn't even hit the max...#idk what happened but the boop number doesn't go up and i don't get a notif when i try to boop myself. no more cat paws show up either #i can click the button but nothing happens :(#damn site. doesn't it know tomorrow's my birthday? deny me my boop rights before my special day???? cruel world #rook roars!

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roukabi · 2 months

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Happy 20th, Monster Hunter! After 200 hours into MH: Generations, I finally beat HR:8 Nakarkos! A healing-based Prowler is by no means the best play style, especially solo... but it still works!

#45 minutes was my time tho... learned where the weak spots were halfway through the fight </3 #i love this game! it frustrates me. but it's so addictive! and very satisfying! and i love being a prowler!!!#beating nakarkos is especially rewarding considering mhgen is my first mainline mh game (i started with stories)#i got it for like 15 bucks at gamestop and it's one of my favorite games <3 would love to try out all the others! even mh1 lol #monster hunter #monster hunter: generations #monster hunter generations #mhgu #palico #felyne #monster hunter prowler #art #monster hunter fanart #digital art #furry art #mh20th #rook draws!#rook roars!

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roukabi · 2 months

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Everybody loves a winner

so nobody loved me

#crawls from the hole that is my tumblr semi-hiatus #save me video of damon daunno singing 'maybe this time' from cabaret... save me #been in a horrible seasonal depression (+ imposter syndrome + dysphoria) these past months so i'm taking it out on a favorite cryptid #because they're not plain enough for rabbits but too plain to be wolpertingers yknow? wonky middle ground. too much and never enough #art #digital art #illustration #jackalope #cryptid #personal art #furry #eyestrain #eyestrain tw #bright colors #tw bright colors #i like making art like this! but i also miss drawing my blorbos... i just miss drawing! i miss drawing for fun!! I miss breaking art rules!#rook draws!#rook roars!#vent

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roukabi · 3 months

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not being in any of the same fandoms as your mutuals but being excited for/with them when something happens within said fandoms

#I wish all my tma-loving mutuals a very pleasant congrats on the protocols

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roukabi · 3 months

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This is a Handler Appreciation Space. If you think the Handler is criminally overhated, please stand up!

#THE HANDLER MY BESTIE THE HANDLER #everybody wants a quirky griller girlfriend until the quirky griller girlfriend opens her mouth to speak #i personally think that its cute how she's always willing to stand at the hunter's side no matter the odds #and its cute how the hunter protects her. and she's friends with your cat!#bonus for the provisions manager though bc she's everything. she calls you her 'star'... son étoile..... aufg #i could listen to her talk for hours #monster hunter #mh

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roukabi · 3 months

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The top FOUR bands from this poll will go through! Good luck!

#TOP 5 REASONS WHY THE PHANTOM RIDERS SHOULD SWEEP:#1. they're a nihilistic greaser gang #2. songs r good #3. greaser gang leader is a former dad turned undead anarchist after a landlord sold him faulty property that killed his family #and he kills the landlord which is cool #4. one band member is also undead. his name is Johnnie and he is very fun #5. i love them #AND THAT'S WHY THEY OUGHTA SWEEP #lord huron #lh

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roukabi · 3 months

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Designing Eurydice

Before jumping into the first animatic, I needed to leave three designs done:

Eurydice

Orpheous

The bar

So, let's begin this tale talking about a girl looking for something to eat.

This were my first sketches. I wanted to resemble her original outfit, but also give something mine and new to it, at the end of the day that's part of what I'm looking to show as a concept artist. So, I played with layers and fabrics, experimented with some more "greek" sillouettes and haircuts.

With that, I got to this few options, 4 being the closest to the original. It was pretty hard to choose but I went for 2 as a guide.

Okay, layers are fun but It also has to work for an animation project, so I made this to make sure I understood how everything looked. I'm pretty happy with it!

Next on line is Orpheous, turn-around sheets for both of them, a cute rendered portrait to show of some painting skills and start working on the bar in february.

I cant wait to have them both figured out so I can start sketching them together -and break my heart in the process-

#👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 OOOH HOO HOO #hadestown character design projects always kick ass #hadestown #hadestown art #art #eurydice

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roukabi · 4 months

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Sweet pea apple of my eye take me down to your cherry tree I wanna feel that bark on my skin, feel that bark on my skin, on my skin and teeth oh Sweet pea touch me right take me to the edge of the dead of night Sway me take me hold me tight whisper to me it's gonna be alright oh

#op wasnt lying that song + album Can be a banger. woahg

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roukabi · 4 months

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I'm so serious when I say every pmd fan should play through gates at least once

#I'M ALWAYS SAYING THIS #hot take but gti is the second best pmd game. great relevant story + character development + GORGEOUS dungeons +#overworld mechanics + BANGER MUSIC + paradise + fully animated cutscenes + companion mode +#i could go on #obviously its not perfect but ppl act like the game stomped on their grandma's ashes or something #it's more enjoyable than the filler dungeons of eos. yes i said it. also character development isn't stuck behind special episodes #ppl go like 'waaaah i only have 5 pokemon choices waaah slow text waaah' these are the most non-issues ever #gti was my first pokemon game and it blew 8yo me's mind in terms of the story #AND DID I MENTION THE POSTGAME QUEST?? partner travels down to a hellish landscape Alone begging the godly forces to give back their beloved #ORPHIC i tell you. ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE CODED!!! what more do you want #no one loves this game like i do. now apologize to her.#pmd #pokemon mystery dungeon #gates to infinity #pmd gti

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roukabi · 4 months

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Gift art for @memorywhosshe of Team New Star! I love these little guys' team dynamics ;_; match well fought! o7

#patting them gently on the head #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd #pokemon #pmd oc tourney #art #digital art #rook roars!#rook draws!#my canine bias is really showing 😭

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roukabi · 4 months

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Best Monster Hunter Weapon ROUND 2: INSECT GLAIVE

(switch axe insect glaive)

#HELL YEAH INSECT GLAIVE ALL MY HOMIES LOVE INSECT GLAIVE #bugsy the pseudocath my best friend my beloved tail slicer and explosion enthusiast #monster hunter #mh

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roukabi · 4 months

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Round 3 Match 4

(Art by @roukabi and @memorywhosshe!)

Please remember to read about the characters before you submit your vote!

Read about The Lux Strike here!

Read about Team New Star here!

#ROUND 2!! GO LUX STRIKE GO!! you've heard of old man yaoi now get ready for middle aged man bara #pokemon mystery dungeon #pmd #pmd oc tourney #The Lux Strike #oc: chaser #oc: cassius

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roukabi · 4 months

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Hey, so I know it’s kinda late in this round of the competition, but I figured I’d draw Cassius since we’re going up against each other :)

And it totally isn’t an excuse for me to draw your really cool partially evolved tepig design.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUGHHHH OH MY GOSH??? first of all this is probably super late bc tumblr mobile doesn't tell me that i have mail and second of all AAAAAAA LOOK AT CASSIE!! HE LOOKS AMAZINGGG thank you so much!! 💞 you were awesome to have as a tourney partner!

This is actually really funny though, 'cause I decided to draw your team, too! They're so darn cute and i love that they're an underwater-based team!!