#The Drive-In Oath

[quantumlasange]

#The Drive-In Oath #Joe Bob Briggs #The Last Drive-In #Drive-In Mutants #Mutantfam #The Drive-In Will Never Die

[and-the-times-we-had]

I feel like the fandom is sleeping on a potential horror reading of the Oath of Feanor as its own sort of powerful metaphysical being that the Feanorians accidentally created when they swore the oath. A being capable of sleeping and waking. A being capable of betrayal and torment. Like that's some good horror shit right there.

#sons of feanor #maedhros #maglor #celegorm #caranthir #curufin #amrod #amras #feanor #the silmarillion #idk i just think it would be interesting if the Oath was a dissembodied voice in their heads driving them to do its bidding #at certain points they aren't sure if its the Oath or themselves that they are listening to

[fishleeks]

#my stance on megop #like dating the guy your friend broke up with is shitty #dating the guy who killed millions because they swore an oath to your cause is pretty much unforgivable #youve got to convince me that Optimus' moral compass wouldnt drive him to self loathing for loving megatron before i can get behind megop #transformers #tfp #shitpost

[jadebone]

SHOULD I EVER BE DISLOYAL TO MY BROTHER, MAY I DIE BY THE BLADE. SHOULD I EVER FAIL TO COME TO THE AID OF MY BROTHER, MAY I DIE BY THE BLADE. SHOULD I EVER SEEK PERSONAL GAIN AT THE EXPENSE OF MY BROTHER, MAY I DIE BY THE BLADE. UNDER THE EYES OF ALL THE GODS IN HEAVEN, I PLEDGE THIS. ON MY HONOR, MY LIFE, AND MY JADE.

#idefk ........ tired of my old one + my ps crapped out so #indie rp #indie fantasy rp #indie lit rp #indie crime rp #indie horror rp #anyway the no peak oath is so..... drives me crazy a little bit #thinking abt how a.nden took it to l.an but never took it to h.ilo

[spiderwarden]

OKAY OKAY! I know we all joke about Minthara and the skull being a Hamlet reference but I have actively TALKED about Hamlet on this blog before and we need a moment to reference this in a serious way, because the entire story of Hamlet is basically, get this, A STORY ABOUT AN OATH OF VENGEANCE!! And there is LOVE there is family murder, and someday I will go into a post about how aspects of Minthara's character has her represent different facets of this story because she is- by all means HAMLET, but she is also Ophelia, she is also Daisy Ridley's Ophelia.

I can also tell you EXACTLY what she is contemplating when she is 'contemplating a skull' because that particular soliloquy is LITERALLY a speech about death, and the musing of what follows it, questioning whether you deeds are worth it, the SUFFERING is worth all of this trouble if you're just going to fucking die. LIKE!!!!!!! IM FUCKING FERAL ABOUT IT! YOU GUYS HAVE NO IDEA!!!!!!!!

#[ 🕷️ ] —— musings #[ hamlet was my favorite Shakespeare piece can you tell ] #[ NO BUT FUCKING REALLY!!!! SHE IS ASPECTS OF HAMLET!!! AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! ] #[ im gonna have to go into detail more cause im dying right now but i have to sleep cause being an adult sucks ] #[ but goddamn the implications it has too ] #[ that unless her oath is broken?? she will chose that oath over love at the end of the day ] #[ but also- the act of LOVE will literally drive her insane as it did moments of both hamlet AND ophelia ] #[ also the touch of grief and the way this story literally drove the character into INSANITY due to said grief ] #[ LIKE YOU GUYS!!! IMM DJKFSJL:DFJSDJDKLFSDSLFJ ] #[ SCREEAMS HIGH PITCHED ]

[fieriframes]

[Got it. - Yeah. Getting a quick fry. And sworn an oath I will not harm him or - No corn starch, nothing. - OK. OK.]

#s38e06 triple d nation - international #guy fieri #guyfieri #diners drive-ins and dives #quick fry #corn starch #oath

[oathwilled]

Do any of Paerin's tenants differ from the the example tenants? If so what are they?

for reference, first, the core tenets!

Fight the Greater Evil. Faced with a choice of fighting my sworn foes or combating a lesser evil, I choose the greater evil.

No Mercy for the Wicked. Ordinary foes might win my mercy, but my sworn enemies do not.

By Any Means Necessary. My qualms can't get in the way of exterminating my foes.

Restitution. If my foes wreak ruin on the world, it is because I failed to stop them. I must help those harmed by their misdeeds.

he used to be oath of devotion, when he was young and brighteyed and bushy tailed, so i feel like a lot of his interpretations of his oath still cling to the bare bones of the devotion oath. he had sworn an oath of vengeance awhile back that was a lot —— looser, in specificity, and it started against his old corrupted city leader — that was finished, but he was still young and hot-headed and angry and full of fight and kept the oath as a more general sort of against-all-evils. it fit who he was at the time.

he was on the brink of oathbreaking through sheer... apathy and a lack of direction, honestly, at the time of the baldur's gate 3 events. the whole getting taken and tadpoled and such reignited his anger, and gave him focus. through the game, the oath is focused completely on taking out the Absolute, and later also dances around the culmination and resolution of his backstory.

this is why, throughout the game, he's —�� hardline on the Absolute. no mercy, ever. he has to be talked down from doing some dumb shit. he will not pretend to be a true soul and will be an utter pain in the ass about it unless talked down. in his eyes, pretending to be a true soul, even when it could be argued for the greater good, is absolutely a violation of his oath against the absolute. he can, possibly, get around this by letting others do the talking.

yes, if allowed to talk, he caused a fight in the goblin camp before he even made it to the front door.

one thing that dances closer to his old devotion oaths are less put into words and more something he considers core to himself: protecting those who need it, standing up for those who are oppressed, zero-tolerance for slavery, and giving what he has to those who need it more. this means: yes, he's protective af of the tieflings and the baldur's gate refugees, gives coin fairly freely, and this made grymforge an Experience

by any means necessary is something that he personally interprets — by any means necessary, but he also won't throw those he cares about under the bus. he'll throw himself under the bus. he'll risk his own neck. he'll do stupid shit. but he won't get other people into things he doesn't think they can handle.

as a note: post-game, once the absolute is dead, he lets the oath of vengeance go, considering it resolved, and he just doesn't have the same fire he used to. he takes a new oath, eventually: the oath of redemption, which he interprets just as much as redemption for himself as redeeming those around him.

#;; & headcanons. #( holy fuck this is long #sorry lmfao i just have #so many thoughts about his driving motiviations with his oaths #this is honestly barely cracking into it but #LKJFD thank you anon ) #anonymous

[seldaryne]

paladin!durge.

bonus:

holding claws ( ⸝⸝´꒳`⸝⸝)

#yes i got the freecam going this time sjhdgf #bg3 #no she doesnt have an official name yet but im blaming that on the narrative amnesia c: #so far Loving the implications of trying to balance an oath + the murder drive lmao #having a grand time #levistus tiefling/oath of devotion btw. in case anyone was wondering. #oc tag #velrith?? velrinth?? idk feeling soft consonants for her

[dutybcrne]

Smth smth, Khaenriahns having similar thing to the Ackermans in AoT

#//The whole 'power that can be Awakened in times of duress' #//Exhibiting increased physical abilities; gaining the combined power of Khaenri'ahns before them via some connection to them #//I like it v much #☆ ┆ ( .ooc. ); #//Also v much like the Ackerman Protectiveness™ being PART of it. It wasn't inherently in the og; I know; but IMAGINE #//In addition to getting that Awakened Power; it also lets Khaenri'ahns form a sorta Warrior's Bond w the one fighting w them in the moment #//So the trigger for it would not only be survival; but also a sense of Protectiveness over sb. Not necessarily romantic or anything #//Just a strong feeling of attachment & fealty to the one would TRUST with your very life; reflexively as breathing. Who'd do so in return #//Which would make me both laugh and cry if you consider Diluc & Kaeya #//Just #//Lil bby Kae activating the bloodline instinct during an outing gone South; & having a Crisis bc Luc's not Khaenri'ahn #//Does it even MEAN anything? Will HIS instincts go haywire bc Luc's not Khaenri'ahn? Are the gods gonna PUNISH him for it? #//For imprinting on a Teyvat-born; gods-blessed mortal? Or worse; in doing so; would Luc be damned in the process too? #//Meanwhile bby Luc the INSTANT of their oath to be sworn brothers was just. Already Like That. No Khaenri'ahn bloodline influence #//Heck; mans dramatic ass was prolly Ride or Die; from the START; then with that he had MORE incentive. The perfect fit to complement it #//Close to mutual enough until The Confrontation; then Kae's left reeling. There was nothing to sever on Luc's part; but it still Hurt Kae #//It's in his BLOOD to care abt & protect him. Prolly drive Kae mad when Luc went off to Snezhnaya & went through Hell; knowing he Caused i #//STILL resolved to help & support Luc; as per the inherent purpose of the bond; even if Luc won't want him to. What else can he do? #//The pain of Luc keeping him at arms length & aftermath of the betrayal is Nothing compared to what Kae'll feel if Luc dies; he figures #//And in Different Case; imagine Dain & Halfdan. A bond formed in the most Dire of times for Khaenri'ahns; them already having been close #//Maybe love already having budded b/w them. Only for an extreme life or death to spark it further; as their bond was Sealed #//Imagine if the mutual bond also let them sense each other's emotions; perhaps not ENTIRELY; but Just Enough to tell if they need help #//So if the other needs them; they can Tell right away. To be spurred to action and rush to their side in times of need #//With that; them Immediately sensing the difference as of That Day. The JOY in realizing the very mutual feelings they had in additon #//Feeling each other's love seeping through their bond; fond little bursts & flares felt whenever they think of each other; when they smile #//Warm feelings shared; even when they were apart. ESP then. Them hurrying to the other's side when they sense a dip or cold feeling #//Imagine how it would feel when Dan died; Dain's reeling from his own anguish & Dan's pain; Dan's grief in leaving him like this #//& the Emptiness Dain would feel; as bond b/w them would Shatter as Dan draws his final breath. A part of his heart & soul carved out #//Lmao; this all happened bc I was like 'Ey what if Khaenri'ahns were just Built Different' #//I do like this concept; gonna file it away for later

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

Sometimes do you ever listen to All Too Well 10 minute version and remember just how damning it all is lol

#‘you kept me like a secret but I kept you like an oath [and that’s why I’m so fucked up]’ #is quite the thesis statement #Taylor swift #atwtvtmv #I hadn’t listened to it in ages but it came on my playlist in my drive home today #and whoooo boy girlie had things to say in that song #I can’t remember if I ever wrote out my feelings #about how all the extra verses are like your friend ranting ‘AND ANOTHER THING’ #or if I just did the ramble about the ending only lol

[wilchur]

"Best build" this "balanced party" that... but what if I want them to fucking suck, huh? What if I want my paladin to have the strength of 8 and barely be able to lift a proper sword? Instead of being the tank and carrying the party, they have the lowest hitpoint and it's basically the party's full time job to keep them alive. They can bullshit and presuade better than any bard, but their damage output is non-existent

#you can tell i care more about rp than gameplay lol #i just have this idea for a tav that used to be a bard but took up an oath of vengeance after a Tragic Event #and while researching all the stat shit has been driving me insane #bg3

[tired-twili]

The way Helnik has altered my brain chemistry. What is it about couples doomed by the narrative that is so JFJDKWKSKSKWKW

#its peak himbo getting flustered by pretty lady (tm) #I cry everytime knowing they didnt get what they deserve #but Like his Oath Jfjskskeidjdjejw #im going crazy abt them and its driving me into a hole #soc #soc spoilers

[clockworktea]

seeing as I am currently a citizen of the UK and spitting mad about this:

I owe no allegiance or obedience to that line of smug entitled parasites, and even if I did think that way before the fact that they are spending tens to hundreds of millions on a party to celebrate how important they are in a time like this and plastering that arrogant grinning face everywhere would be enough to break me of it

we live in a goddamn democracy the only thing I owe him is to apparently restrain myself from throwing eggs in his face in the street

#also TIL that oath is part of the ceremony for people who apply for citizenship and eeesh #I was already sorry for everybody who had to go through that process but learning you end up *there*? #we had WARS over this shit or does he not remember what happened to the first of his namesakes #if they wanted to run a republicanism recruitment drive I don't think they could do much better #we're a goddamn democracy I will not pledge any allegiance to a man whose job is to sit on a fancy chair and wave at people #politics #coronation #rain tea and complaining

[utilitycaster]

Zerxus about to speedrun oathbreaker if he hasn’t secretly been one already

#literally this makes no fucking sense #we don't even know his oath? do you not understand what a paladin is? #were we watching the same show? are you high? am I high? who's driving this flying city anyway? #cr tag #critical role spoilers

[an-eldritch-peredhel]

🔥 Dior? (Sorry it’s a bit late!)

This answer is very late so don't worry lol!

Oh Dior my beloved. I have so many hot takes. Here are my top choices:

Biggest one is that he does technically have a human spirit but gets to pull a pro-gamer move like his mom and argues himself into being reembodied (with Nimloth's help) on the basis of true love, precedent, and trans rights (peredhel species personal identification, because it's Gender to me. also standard trans rights ✌). I don't like him being counted as an elf automatically because it doesn't make sense to me (Luthien was mortal when he was born), but I don't like him being dying like a mortal because it makes me sad! and he and his family deserve nice things!

My thoughts on the Silmaril Situation are complicated and undefined so I won't get into them as of now, but I will say that a) he and most of his people believe he was 100% in the right for keeping it and that his logic was sound, even post-kinslaying. (Dior is prideful, he knows this. If he was given a second chance, knowing what he does now, he does not know what he would choose. He doesn't know if his children would forgive him, either way.) and b) he deserves to be a bitch about it <3

My biggest pet peeve is when people try to argue (either for or against him) regarding the second kinslaying based on his youth. My man is 36. Yeah he's not old, but he's married with three kids, it's safe to assume that elf aging doesn't apply. Sure he's young in comparison to the millennias old immortals in his kingdom, but 36 is old enough to make your own competent decisions. That's a grown ass adult, and the narrative treats him as such. Also this is tumblr, according to some people on here he'd be one foot in the grave (whompwhomp)

#asks #lesbianhaleth #ask game #dior #my headcanons #i maintain that dior had ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to expect the kinslaying #and people who say he should've given up the silmaril bc of it don't make sense #the feanorions are the bastards who tried to kill his dad and kidnap his mom- failed miserably. tried to kill satan- failed miserably #killed a bunch of distant relatives across the sea yeah but then they were trying really hard to act sorry #and he has no particular desire to formally pardon them but they havent done it since and there were admittedly Circumstances there #even IF you assume he somehow knew about the oath up until the 2nd kinslaying the feanorions hadn't killed anyone in pursuit of it #(no alqualonde doesnt count as oath-killing) #related to the age point when people say b&l died early it drives me nuts #yes he was 33 which is younger than most people lose their parents to old age but BEREN WAS 70. they had dior late #and 33 is still a grown ass adult #also an unrelated pet peeve but thingol died first #anyway

[sadsmihalleyface]

Ned is so annoying about Jaime for no reason

#like i get it he's a lannister #fair enough #they were brutal in the war and i'll never side with them #but ned being so hung up in promises drives me insane #''he swore an oath yada yada'' spare me #man really expected jaime to keep serving a cruel murderous king because of an oath #what kinda dumbass morals