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i in no way disagree with what suvi decided to do because she's not wrong (i also don't necessarily think ame and eursulon are wrong either) but at the same time

aabria what the fuck???

(absolutely fucking baller move. what the fuck)

#worlds beyond number #wbn #the wizard the witch and the wild one #wwwo #brennan lee mulligan #aabria iyengar #suvirin kedberiket #suvi #the wizard #erika ishii #ame #the witch #lou wilson #eursulon #the wild one

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#percy jackson #PJO #percy jackson and the olympians #zeus #god of the sky #god of Thunder #master bolt

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PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS 1.08 • "The Prophecy Comes True"

#percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #poseidon #god of the sea

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TOBY STEPHENS as POSEIDON Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Season 1, Episode 7

#percy jackson #pjo #percy jackson and the olympians #poseidon #toby stephens

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A crossover between King Midas and King Oedipus would be pure motherfucking gold

#greek mythology #Midas #Oedipus

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The sun is probably the closest thing we’ll ever have to a true Eldritch Abomination. Hear me out here-

Older than recorded history; was here longer than any of us and will be here long after we leave. Has a finite beginning and end but is still incomprehensibly ancient

Burns itself into your vision instantly and can blind you if you look for too long

Further prolonged exposure can cause cancerous growths

Non-humanoid shape floating through space; colossal flaming tentacles angrily lash out on occasion

Sort of just appeared one day and is now surrounded by the corpses of its stillborn children

People used to sacrifice other people to appease it

Pretty sure it screams at us sometimes

#sun #space #eldritch #abomination #lovecraft #cosmic horror

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anyway have any of you ever thought about how Jason was raised by wolves and then an army and told he had to be the best so he became the best, made himself the best using his experiences and power, who has to prove himself time and time again to the people who made him, and then he meets Percy Jackson who, with almost none of Jason’s training, without having been raised and molded into a leader, is better than him

Percy Jackson, who had a childhood, who had a mom, who seems all the better for it. Jason can finish his quests and missions and get a pat on the back and congratulations for bringing honor to the Legion and nothing else because that’s what’s expected of him, while Percy gets hugs and cookies and tears of relief and so much love because people had been hoping he’d succeed, not because it meant victory, but because it meant he'd live.

all of the things Jason’s gone through to make him that perfect leader and soldier feel like they were all for nothing because he looks at Percy Jackson and sees that perfect leader and soldier and none of the things that made Jason good are what made him great

#heroes of olympus #hoo #Jason Grace #son of jupiter #percy jackson #son of poseidon

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PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS — 01x02 “I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathroom”

#percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #percy jackson #Chiron

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Annabeth’s got a plan. Percy’s on it. When it’s time, he’s gonna be ready. I know it.

#percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians

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okay the fucking nerve of brennan lee mulligan to say that this setting probably doesn't have any undead to use his divine sense on

#dimension 20 #burrow's end #aabria iyengar #brennan lee mulligan #Tula

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One of the things that fascinates me, thematically, about wizards in D&D is the consciousness of their interactions with magic. They learn their craft by study, by conscious thought. And they choose their school, too, by conscious thought. When you make a wizard, you choose what elements of magic they choose to prioritise. What draws them, what repels them, what do they rely on, what do they seek out. The choice of school is as much a characterisation detail as anything else. It’s not just a case of learning spells by rote out of a book (well, no, it can be, but that’s probably a discussion in and of itself). Wizards are the class where you can dig in and get nerdy. There’s magical theory up in this joint.

The eight schools in themselves are also an interest mesh of themes and rationalisations, and that makes sense from a Doylist perspectives, because the game designers are choosing schools and effects outside the game, but it also works from a Watsonian perspective, because these are in-universe classifications based on what wizards assume is how magic works. All the spells are tied to a school, and thus the eight-school classification system, even if there are wizards who aren’t. And with any system of classification, there are arguments. Which is, of course, the fun of it.

So. With that in mind. Eight schools. Abjuration. Conjuration. Divination. Enchantment. Evocation. Illusion. Necromancy. Transmutation. Some essay questions slash thought experiments slash personality quizzes for student wizards in a D&D world, focusing on the classification of magic:

If you were choosing (or have chosen) a school of magic to specialise in, what would it be?

What do you think is the overriding purpose of your school of magic?

What element of your school of magic excites you the most?

What is one common derogatory misconception about your school that makes you angry?

What’s one spell of your school that you think should belong to another school? Explain your reasoning.

What’s one spell of a different school that you think should belong to yours? Explain your reasoning.

What would you consider the school of magic most diametrically opposed to your own? Explain your reasoning.

What would you consider the school of magic most similar to your own? Explain your reasoning.

Name one area of overlap or potential overlap between your school of magic and each of the other seven.

Name one area of conflict or potential conflict between your school and each of the other seven.

Which other school of magic would you consider it necessary of have a good understanding of in order to better study your own?

If you were grouping the eight schools into subgroups, what would the groups be, which schools would they include, and why?

Do you consider the purpose of magic to be useful or to be extraordinary? Which schools do you think best match each outlook?

What do you consider the primary ethical concerns with your school of magic? What would you consider the primary ethical concerns with each of the other schools?

Which school of magic do you find most difficult or unpleasant to work with? Why?

Which school of magic do you find easiest and most reassuring to work with? Why?

What is one question about the workings of each school of magic that keeps you up at night?

Do you think that magic should be divided into schools at all? If you think that it should, do you think that the eight schools currently agreed upon are the most accurate choices, or do you believe that they should be rearranged or replaced?

Do you believe that rigid classification aids or hinders the understanding of magic as a whole? Explain your reasoning.

Do you think that a spell should be considered part of a school of magic based on its effect, or based on the methods or rationale that created it, or based on some other criteria?

Is there a school of magic that you considered to be particularly badly defined? Is there a school that you consider particularly well defined? Do you consider this a clarifying factor or a limiting one?

Which school of magic do you most want to disassemble to base parts and understand the workings of? Is this the same school you are happiest using, or a different one?

What is your favourite spell that you have learned of? Is that spell of your own school or a different one?

What is one spell of your least liked school of magic that you consider worthwhile, and why?

What is one spell that you think should never have been invented, and why?

And, finally, just for fun and so everyone knows where we all stand: which school of magic do you find the adherents of most annoying? Not necessarily the school you think shouldn’t exist, but the one where when you meet a wizard of that school, you kneejerk want to punch them in the face, just because?

#dnd #5e #wizard #schools of magic #abjuration #Conjuration #divination #enchantment #evocation #illusion #necromancy #transmutation

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Thinking about how children of Poseidon will always be stronger, have more range than any other big three child.

Like Zeus's domain is mainly in the sky. He's about order. Law. Lightning. Wind. He gets storms as a side product of lightning and wind. But he has control over those; he can make them gentle just as he can make them destructive.

Hades is the dead. His domain is over souls, over the minerals and riches and the fallen mortals, monsters and everything that lies in rest in the earth. He's all about justice for the dead. He doesn't show off his power nearly as much as his brothers because he's more of a judge and overseer than a raging, wrathful god.

But Poseidon? Yes, his domain is the sea but he is so much more. He is also the storm bringer and the earthshaker. He has chaotic power over his brother's primary domains. You'd think that Zeus would be the storm bringer cause he has lightning? No. It's Poseidon. You'd think that Hades would be the earthshaker because the depth of the earth and the underworld is his domain. No. Its Poseidon. And those particular powers that Poseidon has in his brother's domains are not neutral or calm. They are powers of destruction and deadly force. It is not in a storm's nature to be gentle, nor is it in a earthquakes nature to be gentle. Poseidon's powers are predisposed to chaos. (Chaos, the strongest and first of the primordial gods).

And then on top of that, Poseidon has domain over the sea. The sea, which we know even less than our own solar system. Everything from the depth of the sea to the shallow waters. The waves, the creatures within, the monsters within. They're all Poseidon's.

What did Percy say in tlo again? "Kronos knows Poseidon can tip the scales against Typhon?"

Not Zeus, not Hades, not any of the other Olympians or gods. Poseidon.

Yeah.

Poseidon is the strongest Olympian god, and Percy is the strongest demigod and it's not even close.

#percy jackson and the olympians #pjo #heroes of olympus #hoo #percy jackson #zeus #poseidon #hades #rick riordan

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WHY IS THERE SM LOKI IN THE MARVELS TAGS

#MCU #the marvels #I was thinking the same thing!

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The Marvels

“Oh captain, my captain”.

Still can’t get over with their chemistry and I miss them already !!

#MCU #the marvels #captain marvel #carol danvers #brie larson #ms marvel #kamala khan #iman vellani #photon #monica rambeau #teyonah parris

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inktober day 14: Armor

I immediately knew I wanted to draw Vax when I saw this prompt.

I don’t know why, but Liams characters always ends up becoming some of my favorites XD

#critical role #campaign 1 #vox machina #vax'ildan #vax #champion of ravens #the raven queen

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Breaking news: ttrpg-player's sea-doo stuck in Panama Canal during mission to rescue his DM

#worlds beyond number #wbn #fireside chat #lou wilson #brennan lee mulligan #sea-doo

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I’m just sitting here considering that Steel might and could be the only person still around who knows Stone and/or Soft’s true names and how the magic in place will likely never allow her to share that secret, even with Suvi, and how sometimes being a best friend has long-term implications you never quite get the chance to fathom until it’s too late.

#wbn #worlds beyond number #steel #suvirin kedberiket #suvi #wizard of the citadel