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Barely made it this year but I did. Open to awkward hellos from anyone who spots me.

#st goes to c2e2 #warning: my face

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For the Tav ask game: 5, 9, and 22! (Also, whatever the big life change is, I wish you the very best with it!!)

5. Did your Tav have any formal or informal employment? If yes, what was their job? If no, how did they make ends meet? How did they feel about it?

Informal. Kit's a thief, and worked as a free agent for whoever needed their skills. They weren't particularly ambitious, as ladder climbing in any particular faction seemed to put a target on your back. They did honest dishonest work, and they survived. They don't think they have the luxury to feel any particular way about it.

9. What was your Tav doing when they were taken by the mind flayers?

They were on a job, and would probably have to tread carefully if they made it home, as I'm sure involved parties would be none to happy about them going AWOL.

24. Has your Tav become particularly close to anyone romantically and/or platonically in their journey? If so, who, and what is the relationship like? If no, why not?

Mock them as you will, but they have a thing for Gale.

Gale was initially a bit of a mystery and some frustration for Kit, who likes to have a good read on people. Once he fesses up and all the pieces fall into place... he continues to be a frustration for them, albeit one that's tied in to an increasing amount of fondness and affection.

The two of them together are not entirely an odd couple, but I think there's enough of a difference between their areas of intelligence and experience to generate a similar sort of friction/completion dynamic. They can baffle and irritate each other, but there's a foundation of respect and loyalty that makes it worthwhile.

#st plays bg3 #ask game #kit #tav #bg3

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7 and 24 for Kit please 🥰

7. What circumstances led to your Tav becoming their Class/Subclass?

The urchin to rogue/thief pipeline is real!! Basically, just the circumstances of their life. Kit was raised by the collective seedy underbelly of Yartar, and once they were old enough to be put to work as more than a con prop, they were. (Their name is derived from their usefulness, ie "grab your Kit and let's go") From there, their development followed their strengths.

24. What first impression does your Tav give off to strangers?

Kit tries not to give much of an impression at all, but when they do I feel like it depends a lot on someone's feelings about drow. Kit's only half-drow, but probably gets initially clocked as an adolescent male drow frequently to those with less exposure to the race/culture. They give an air of quiet competence, sharp but not learned.

#st plays bg3 #ask game #kit #tav

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Ask me stuff about my Tav(Kit)!

Life is crazy right now, but at least I don't have a tadpole in my head. I'm well into my Tav playthrough, and while I don't have the spoons to finish and post any related art/comics, I would looove to talk a little about Kit!

This ask game looks pretty doable-- so if anyone wants to throw one of these at me, or you have a different question in mind, please hit up my inbox!

#not aaysmr #hi everyone just coming out of months long depression and throwing myself into a big life change can i hear a wahoo #also very aware that initiating said big life change might be what's pulling me out of depression... #but there's also plenty of my life continuing as normal #enough about me let's talk about bg3 #bg3 #tav

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#boop #excuse to post gif of my cat

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When I launder boops is that like when my cat is playing with her kicker and ends up just bunny kicking herself in the face?

#boop

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my only complaint is that the paws appear when you boop someone and not when someone boops you. I want to be scrolling and minding my own business and suddenly get whapped by a cat paw

#tumblr give me that getting smacked in the face experience thats what we're all online for these days right? #boop

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Mad with boop power! I felt inspired.

#boop

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Can't believe I caught this magical moment

#boop #nice

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for april fools we’re deleting this entire site sayonara you weeaboo shits

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(I will boop everyone who reblogs this post, for the record 💖)

#boop

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OMG the backstory behind the whole boop thing is amazing.

#classic #boop

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#boop

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Please be aware that the "opt-out" choice is just a way to try to appease people. But Tumblr has not been transparent about when has data been sold and shared with AI companies, and there are sources that confirm that data has already been shared before the toggle was even provided to users.

Also, it seems to include data they should not have been able to give under any circumstance, including that of deactivated blogs, private messages and conversations, stuff from private blogs, and so on.

Do not believe that "AI companies will honor the "opt-out request retroactively". Once they've got their hands on your data (and they have), they won't be "honoring" an opt-out option retroactively. There is no way to confirm or deny what data do they have: The fact they are completely opaque on what do they currently "own" and have, means that they can do whatever they want with it. How can you prove they have your data if they don't give everyone free access to see what they've stolen already?

So, yeah, opt out of data sharing, but be aware that this isn't stopping anyone from taking your data. They already have been taking it, before you were given that option. Go and go to Tumblr's Suppport and leave your Feedback on this (politely, but firmly- not everyone in the company is responsible for this.)

Finally: Opt out is not good under any circumstance. Deactivated people can't opt out. People who have lost their passwords can't opt out. People who can't access internet or computers can't opt out. People who had their content reposted can't opt out. Dead people can't opt out. When DeviantArt released their AI image generator, saying that it wasn't trained on people who didn't consent to it, it was proven it could easily replicate the styles of people who had passed away, as seen here. So, yeah. AI companies cannot be trusted to have any sort of respect for people's data and content, because this entire thing is just a data laundering scheme.

Please do reblog for awareness.

#psa #this ai junk cannot go the way of nfts fast enough please #im tired

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Haven't even done a full Tav playthrough and I just want to skip to the part where I know how to draw them!!

#my art #sketches #headandshoulders #Tav

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Baldur's Gate 3 progress report:

I'm in Act 3 with Durge. Lost my grasp on her character a bit in Act 2, and then accidentally locked her out of all origin character romances. So now I'm trying to find fun in having this playthrough go a little off the rails and exploring choices I probably won't be inclined to make on a more "canon" run. Still not really interested in a full on "evil" run, but definitely making some questionable choices here. A heel turn, if only a weak one.

The romance mess:

She was indulging in benefits with Astarion but after that pivotal conversation decided to be there for him as a friend instead.

I feel like Lae'zel woulda been a good route for this run but she didn't want sloppy seconds after the tiefling party I guess? (Also didn't let her ask until after the creche so that's maybe more the problem.)

By the time Wyll took her up on the dance she had other things cooking, and to be honest he didn't really click for me as a character until Act 3. That pout tho :(((

Pretty sure I want to do a Gale romance with my Tav so I swore him off for now. Gale romance as a treat. Look I KNOW I have a TYPE I have a THIRST for NERD CHARACTERS who spackle EGO and BAD HUMOR over their INSECURITIES like NO ONE WILL NOTICE I NOTICE

Wasn't ready to commit to a Karlach romance after the second engine upgrade and didn't wanna hurt her so skipped that lil' exclamation point and the whole thing fizzled.

I thought Shadowheart was still a possibility but nope! Not sure why!

I'm not sure if I haven't invested enough time in Minthara or if I missed the hop-on point there too. Or if glitched because I did the workaround to recruit her

Luckily Daddy Druid is around and horny, so Durge has an outlet for her less dark urges. Because why not.

The heel turn:

After abstaining from tadpoles for the first two acts, Durge flipped and took the astral tadpole, then started snackin' on the ones she tucked away earlier. She's not pushing them on anyone else who objects, but Minthara was jazzed and Gale was curious so who was she to deprive them of cool powers and a gross complexion.

Oddly enough, I had given her heterochromia at some point to turn the eye with the scarring around it white, and it did NOT get the astral worm treatment. She's got quite the look going on now.

The small grip I have on Durge's motivations is that after the paternity reveal she's feeling like bucking authority and throwing some vindictive middle fingers. Not sure where that will lead with the Emperor/ main quest but I do have a feeling Durge will be indulging the misguided goals of her [power] hungry guys.

Other thoughts:

Astarion is an EXTREMELY good character and all around well written and acted. I do wonder if there would be more affection for other characters if their animations were anywhere near as lively as his. He SHOULD be more dramatic than the rest, but idk. I feel like the others have a few good moments sprinkled in (SH fingerguns, Lae'zel describing turning into a mindflayer, Gale's needle miming, etc) but mostly end up... just standing there. Even Karlach, who's idle animations are the least idle things ever.

When I found some in-world text referencing a miniature giant space hamster, I thought it was a Mass Effect reference, not the other way around. I am on the precipice of meeting Minsc and Boo and I am excited.

Pretty sure I'm having a similar banter bug to DAI. Act 1 had tons of banter, but even then I'd have issues where I couldn't actually hear one of the characters, only read what they were saying. In Act 2 there was like NOTHING, and Act 3 has been sparse with the same issue as Act 1. Made Act 2 feel kinda stagnant to me, really hoping it doesn't happen in my next playthrough.

#st plays bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #spoilers under cut

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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992) Dir. Brian Henson

#muppet christmas carol