#and maybe paladin

[chaoticcomposition]

"It is a sharp mind that feels sympathy for one who suffers unnecessarily, not a soft heart."

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #minthara baenre #bg3 minthara #minthara #bg3 fanart #drawerings #fanart #drow #paladin #passing my yearly quota of fanart by drawing minthara not once but twice #(grimsby voice) maybe more

[voltaical-art]

urghh im just gonna post this… some Bishop lore…

#bg3 #tav #baldur's gate 3 #paladin #knight #tw abuse #voltaical ocs #bishop #judge #i like to imagine all the paladin oaths have a knight spirit that goes with them since they don't seem to have gods to follow in the game #so this is the vengeance knight spirit :] #i think its a pretty ambivalent entity as Vengeance as a concept is so specific to each person #and maybe its a thing that needs to be fed like it needs bishop to enact vengeance to sustain its power #like what happens when you run out of people to take your revenge on?? #anyways i love you bishop

[mixmioart]

My dnd character:) my favourite little guy:)

#one time at a party I mentioned I played dnd #and I guy asked what character I was playing #and when I said I played a human paladin he said that was the most boring choice ever #well yeah maybe if u suck #dnd paladin #dnd art #dnd character #illustration

[oathkeeper-of-tarth]

Am I using my general tech aptitude and knowledge to mod this one specific game to utterly self-indulgent bits and play it as all my faves? Perhaps, perhaps.

The tiefling kids robbed her and then taught her gang signs it was hilarious.

#look at this angel #she is so beefy i love it #dame aylin #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #mods #gratuitous screenshot spam go go go #anyway this is like a tweak of a mod of a mod and it's kind of a wip but i'll maybe do a writeup when i'm done #built her as vengeance paladin with war cleric dip for the selune dialogue tags and such btw #fun times

[kasperbunny]

I keep seeing people say it's not fitting that Danse enjoys country music 😭 I find it pretty fitting and not out of character at all. he definitely puts on a country station while he's tinkering with his armor or guns, and hums along to it absentmindedly. I think it's sweet

#kasper yaps #i only recently actually started listening to country so maybe im biased #but i think people have a certain image of what country is when it can actually be a lot if different things #or maybe im just texan. idk #but i think danse would be open to any genre. he enjoys learning new things! #edit: putting this in the main tag cuz i want to know other ppls opinions #paladin danse

[amazinglyegg]

"How are you feeling, soldier? I trust that everything's okay? ...If something's wrong, I want to know." "Take a deep breath and concentrate. You're going to be okay. If you want to talk, I'm here for you..." "I hope one day you'll be able to come to terms with whatever demons you're fighting. There's no doubt in my mind that you've got what it takes. You're one hell of a soldier, you know that? You're one of the finest soldiers I've ever had the privilege of serving with! If you need anything, you let me know." "... Anyway, I just want you to know how much your friendship means to me. And... I hope it continues long into our future. No matter how bad things get out here I'll always have your back." "Don't forget. If you need me, I'll be here for you."

...

And if you have a praise kink or something. Here's like seven minutes of Danse praising the player, mostly out of order/unedited

#this could be taken as a conversation between you two (hence the silences) or as a holotape or something he left for you?? #or maybe you're just really quiet #whispering your responses to him. idk. #fallout 4 #paladin danse #audio #character dialogue

[serknighted]

Danse & Hancock's parallels are eating my sanity slowly so by God I will write them here

So. Usually incredibly shy about posting my feelings about characters and my interpretations of them, but I don't think I can sit idly by without addressing 1. how much I love this post about Danse and how his story ties back to the isolation and loneliness of autism, and 2. how much I need more content between Hancock & Danse to exist, because my god sometimes I forget they hate each other in-game. (I strongly suggest you read the post mentioned & linked, they do a fantastic job framing Danse in a way I don't think I could fully articulate)

Danse & Hancock both have stories filled with themes of intense loneliness. Despite their hard work, effort, and prowess in the things they love, it doesn't take good sight to realize that neither of them are very well liked. It's not that they aren't respected, but whether it's Danse's all-too-formal approach to speaking, or Hancock's combination of hard drug use & almost constant overbearing presence (on top of years of slander from bigger cities, but we'll get into that), people see them as a tool of success and a good asset to have around, but not much of a friend, so to speak. Especially in Hancock's case, many people he is overly-affectionate with are often more annoyed by his presence than anything else (even if they do like him).

For Hancock, despite how much he claims to not relate to the isolation of the common ghoul, he's likely over-exaggerating his charisma in an effort to make himself more easily approachable, mostly for his own peace of mind rather than for others. While he sounds quite passive about things many others would react strongly to, I feel it's a combination of him having replaced a layer of how he truly feels with an element of sass on top of the drug use that makes all the trauma more easily bearable (to mixed effect).

One of his lines that has always struck me as conflicting with how he portrays himself is a common generic line he has while traveling with Sole Survivor, praising them for "living out the day" when most others could not. Hancock has seen so many people die to the brutal hands of the Commonwealth; whether it be Vic and his boys gunning down innocent drifters, seeing people succumb to the elements, or, in this case, simply not surviving their travels with him, Hancock seems to have a track record of never properly establishing proper bonds with others before they either die, or decide he's too overbearing to deal with further. He's one of those characters who desperately wants to have a deeper connection with those he loves, but he has consistently lost the chance to do so before he was ever ready, and so he chooses to fill the void with meaningless sexual relationships and one-night stands- anything to make him temporarily forget how much he hates himself and his almost comical lack of social understanding. It's a train of thought that I, as an autistic person, can really understand and relate to-- the desire to know people, but always feeling like no matter how you portrayed yourself, no one seems to want to be around you if you don't provide them with what they desire. It's caused him to deeply undervalue both how much he's done for people (since he believes its expected of him to constantly bend over backwards for the needs of others), and himself, all at the same time.

I don't think Danse fully recognizes how lonely he feels, a lot. He's been so heavily indoctrinated by the Brotherhood of Steel into believing that this is how he should be treated, that his work is for the betterment of humanity, that his sacrifice is a necessary one. The way he speaks almost carelessly about late brothers and sisters in arms makes me think really hard about how rooted this idea of only existing for the "greater good" is. Individuality is questionable & almost taboo, being different is outright abominable. It's the reason why the rhetoric of "Us vs. Them" works-- the BoS as a collective believe that they are doing good for all of humanity, and any outlier to that "perfect" formula is a threat not only to the BoS, but to everything they know. Danse is expected to bend over backwards for people, and no longer questions his loneliness or isolation, as he has all but given up his sense of self for what he believes is right. Another thing that I and many of my autistic friends relate to; a sense of justice so strong that it's overpowering. Like us, Danse is willing to sacrifice anything to do what's right... including himself.

Knowing this, it's easy to understand why he hates Hancock, and that backwards mindset is the reason Hancock hates him. It's an especially vicious cycle that constantly feeds into itself if unchecked, and Hancock knows that he alone cannot convince Danse to break that cycle. Hancock knows he can't beat Danse in a fight; all he has are his words, and logic is useless against an enemy that heeds to no truths. Even after Danse discovers his true nature... you can't expect him to unravel the years of constant reassurance that what he was taught was right in a single night. "Rome wasn't built in a day," and no one gets over their trauma so quickly, either. It's traumatic to have an explanation as to why people hate you. A catch-all reason to people's fear and distaste to you, that is also something you can never, ever change. Danse would sooner hate himself for what he is than accept those he used to murder without a second thought. It's the difficult reality of anyone attempting to unlearn painful conservative narratives; the shame & guilt of hurting others that are more similar to you than you ever wanted to know is sometimes more painful than realizing what you really are.

Hancock, albeit not even close to "recovered" from his mental woes, is much further along the path of acceptance to Danse, but not far enough away that he wouldn't understand where Danse is coming from. For so long, he sat idly by and watched people get hurt, even during his time in Diamond City. The constant conditioning to accept other people's pain as long as it wasn't happening to you still eats at his consciousness; just like Danse, he knows it was wrong to accept it, but the guilt makes it harder to deal with. He, of all people, would understand what it feels like to try so, so hard to fit in, to be normal and accepted, but never quite hit the mark of understanding where he fits in society. That's the reason he is the way he is now; his signature, his "Hancock," is to be as loud and out-of-place as possible-- a constant rebellion against what people expect him to be, a rebellion of oppression and unfair treatment. Danse's sheer existence is an involuntary rebellion of all BoS values, and even if Hancock would be hesitant to become close to Danse for a long while, I think he would be impressed by him, in the end, and more importantly, understand where he's coming from.

Their combined interest in both protecting the people they care about as well as the collective societies those people come from, as well as how nerdy they both are about US history... I think, eventually, they will realize how similar their lives were, how similar they are to each other, and maybe even find some comfort in knowing that they aren't alone in all of the waves of shame, guilt, and loneliness. That there is an overarching group of people who understand them, and that they do have a place in this world. I think once they recognize that similar traumas can manifest in polar opposite conditions (ones that they used to have a narrow, black-and-white outlook on), they'll also find that there is no real reason to hate each other anymore; the world has told them that they must hate each other, but they no longer have any need to listen.

TL;DR autistic Danse & Hancock ftw

#fallout 4 #john hancock #paladin danse #sorry for the long analysis im just rotting over them so hard #fo4 #i think they deserve the world #and maybe also therapy #fuck you todd howard for not finishing Danse's arc i cry #ARGHHH i hope people understand my vision...

[onitekkart]

betray the moon as acolyte.

#changeling #magical girl #paladin #skywatcher #dnd art #illustration #bg3 #aasimar #unfinished #maybe I'll find the energy to finish this later but ehhhhh

[mccoyquialisms]

my theorizing so far re the gods:

I think that many years ago Sol and Galicaea conspired to remove their celestial rivals (Ankarna and Cassandra, respectively) and steal their followers for themselves. The way this was done for Cassandra is known. It has been implied the unnamed god's transition from the more benign 'summer, sun' domain to the more aggressive 'fire, wrath' domain was a gradual transition of faith traditions, but the triggering event for this was not made clear. I suspect that Sol was involved with this, as in the modern day of Spyre he and his son Helio now embody the summer/sun aspects. The Rat Grinders insistence in involving specifically a cleric of Sol is also highly suspicious. There has been a lot of emphasis on the different aspects of the gods and how they might be influenced by their followers, but I don't think we should be discounting the actions gods can make on the mortal world through their followers, and I think teasing out this connection will be essential to solving the mystery. There have been FAR too many references to Galicaea and Sol this season for them to not have a hand in this. The absolutely insane series of events in the Hallowed summoning circle seem to point to this as well.

As for the rage god themselves, they seem to be dangerous, both to the world and to Cassandra specifically. Very possibly they were transformed into some kind of hellish or fiendish god, they became dangerous, and this is what ultimately prompted them being killed. However, I can't escape the thought that there has to be more to it than that. There's been a lot of talk this campaign about 'fairness', and you know what strikes me as exceedingly unfair? Having your domain stolen, your wife killed by her own siblings and being utterly powerless to stop it. It is unfair that you are unable to even mourn them properly or have any hope of their revival. You can't even speak their name. Rage against injustice is not inherently bad and is often needed to trigger meaningful action. What delineates useful anger and useless anger is what you do with it, which is a theme which has constantly popped up this season. Was Ankarna's developing rage justified, but it then turned into something ugly and untenable? Cassandra's domain has been characterized as "scary" and "dark", and in one aspect of her it IS, but it's been made abundantly clear this season that it is also protective and beautiful and needed. She was redeemed and made who she is now by someone recognizing and believing in that. It would make sense to me that the being she once walked hand in hand with would need that kind of belief to be redeemed too.

#maybe that's what porter is steering fig towards? being a paladin of this god #and maybe therefore influencing them in a desired direction #or sol/galicaea could be totally justified in having iced this god and I'm completely wrong #I'm just saying things tbh. this season has me conspiring like riz fr #fantasy high #dimension 20 #fhjy #dropout #my musings

[whatapunderfullife]

us, for years, headcannoning Riz as a paladin of Cassandra only for Fig to come up with it in a pure adhd way (and absolutly crush it getting her cleric a 6th level spellslot) will never not be hilarious

#maybe the whole party will become paladins/clerics/warlocks of Cassandra if we're lucky enough #plus Bucky #becoming the paladin of a goddess only after said god dies is so funny #becoming the paladin of the goddess of doubt and mystery only after she passes though is so fitting #I think Adaine should join the fold next you know as a wizard since Cassandra is a wizard detity #Also someone please tell the IH that you don't have to be a paladin/cleric/warlock of a god to believe in them #y'all could just like Kristian's instagram #fantasy high #fhjy spoilers #dimension 20 #fhjy #mine #d20 #fantasy high junior year #d20 fhjy #kristen applebees #figeroth faeth #cassandra fantasy high

[sleepless-in-starbucks]

thinkin about all the ways that xenk and edgin parallel/complement each other

like. theyve both suffered terrible loss. edgin's is what drove him away from the harpers and 'doing the right thing'. xenk's is what drove him towards that very thing. edgin found a family despite his loss. every time we see xenk, he is doing his work alone. edgin and his family defeated the same evil that tore xenk from his. xenk brings to justice the man who nearly tore edgin's family apart. they are different sides of the same coin do you see

#and they love each other <3 #xedgin #u dont actually have to read this as ship but u see *I* am and it's my post so #xenk yendar #edgin darvis #dd:hat #the cryptid speaks #i just think they're neat dot meme #ESPECIALLY when u get into the fanon side of their dynamics #like there's so much u can do with them #xenk's found ways to healthily live with his grief? he can help edgin do the same #xenk's using his oath as a paladin as a distraction from that grief and is still mourning much like edgin? they can help each other #xenk is actually lonely as hell and maybe kinda needs to let himself have a new family? well edgin's crew likes him dont they #edgin's got some Complexes about if he could really be considered a 'good guy' after everything? xenk believes in him #i can go on but u get the gist #like again this doesnt even have to be ship just . they are similar u understand . they are good for each other

[deconstructthesoup]

Save Bucky Applebees 2024

#fantasy high #fantasy high: junior year #dimension 20 #i feel so bad for that kid #he needs to move into mordred manor asap #and maybe become cassandra's first paladin

[shorthaltsjester]

honestly as someone who has been in various fandoms for a long time now and who also watched campaigns 1 and 2 without really getting into cr fandom it isn’t Shocking but it is annoying how often people will look at the stories that cr tells and make absolute claims about the goodness of characters (goodness here meaning Moral goodness, not I Like This character and think it’s well made goodness, which is a separate post entirely). particularly regarding the gods and pc parents. and honestly like, typically in fandom i get annoyed by people bending over backwards to woobify characters who are active in their choice to be unkind and generally horrible but in the cr fandom it’s tended to be the opposite where like. a character is just. a human being (in the sense of being Average not in the sense of Fantasy Races) and huge swaths of the fandom act like that’s the most unforgivable thing someone can be. and maybe it is, but one of the most powerful things about fiction is that it tends to encourage people to expand their empathy and exercise their ability to forgive. because fictional characters, no matter how much people like to project onto them, tend not to cause anyone harm, so it’s easier to learn how to forgive and accept things you don’t understand without also villainizing them.

this is mostly prompted by the recent 4sd and the fact that matt’s response to what’s up with the dawnfather was a very insistent “He’s not bad!” and also seeing the online reaction to the mention that the matron would punish vax for saving keyleth that has taken the as usual completely bonkers tune that the raven queen (Who When Met With A Brother Asking A God To Kill Him In Favour Of His Sister, Gave Him A Job, and Later Extended His Natural Life To Help Protect The World And Have More Time With His Family And Allowed Him To Visit His Sister On Her Wedding Day) is a horrible evil abusive bitch of a god. like. can we grow up? can we understand the world and fiction that represents the multitudes of experiences found in it in shades of grey? is that too much to ask (i know it is).

but also specifically the like Extremely Adamant way that both matt and laura were like no no no no relvin isn’t Horirble he’s average. he’s not good he’s just. he’s A father, not a good or bad one. and on the surface it’s hilarious that they’re both so like. enthused to point out that he’s Average because typically when people respond to a claim of a characters badness with the level of immediacy they both did it’s a rebuttal of “no, this character is good actually.” but it was just to affirm that relvin did harm imogen, but not because there’s some aspect of his character that is inherently cruel or especially Bad. and like. yeah actually. yeah you should react like that to a claim that this average person who Has hurt someone, the way that nearly every single person has hurt someone in a way they cannot repair, with immediacy to say this person is a Person and thus imperfect and capable of great harm, but that isn’t some all encompassing judgment on their morality or capability to also do good or be fine.

anyway this is kinda just a rant post but also is just me saying i’m very grateful that when surrounded by a fandom that tends to paint characters as Good or Bad and even while using a game that can encourage that with its alignment system, cr has always told stories that see goodness as a persistent choice that might sometimes falter and that can be chosen even after a lifetime of Badness. i can’t remember exactly what the quote was so forgive me if it’s incorrect but when jester is talking to caleb after he claims he’s not a very good person and she says “good people do bad things sometimes. even bad people do good things.” that’s it! that’s one of the most consistent themes across campaigns. and yet.

#on fandom #cr tag #i just. maybe it’s the philosophy major in me but. good grief the shit some of y’all say about morality and then turn around and ignore #what you’ve just said. good grief #lately it’s specifically been the people who support liliana (i too love evil women) and act like she tripped and fell into her current #position. and then turn around and call relvin an abusive devil #like. sorry which one has been manipulating imogen. which one abonded her? #that’s besides the point. my point is. the words good and bad are meaningless. #the good placeism. is this character trying to be better today than they were yesterday #this is the imogen temult problem actually. like yes she Chooses to be good. but that is only a choice because we have Seen her be selfish #and cruel and manipulative. if i had to choose to call imogen good or bad i’d of course choose good. but that undermines so much of #what makes her ‘goodness’ actually compelling. #honestly same with fjord. like his character as a charismatic paladin who fights for Good™ is comtextualised by having seen his journey #like. otherwise he’d be boring. #like. if any cr main character was just Good or just Bad. i promise it would not be as popular as it is #critical role

[macksartblock]

There’s absolutely no proof in canon for this but I think it would be funny if Nicky was a multiclass Bard/Paladin

On another note I think Lark could’ve been such a fun Wild Magic Barbarian but that’s a personal preference

#I don’t know what bard class he’d be bc I don’t play bards #but I do think it would be fun if he took up an oath of vengeance post betrayal #he’s never done anything paladin-like he’s probably a fighter but im ignoring that #dndads #nick close #nicky swift #lark oak garcia #maybe have lark dip into fighter so he can get the unarmed fighting style and pummel opponents w the gauntlets of ogre power #idk it’s just fun to think about

[fallout-fucker]

Fallout 4 really coulda made the 'Living by the sea' vibes so terrifying. Of course, people know of mirleurks and stuff. But what about the things they don't know about. The fear of the unknown.

We know that sea life was also affected by radiation. We've seen the size of a mirelurk queen. We know that sharks exist from the corpses.

So. How do we know megalodons aren't back in the Falloutverse. Or krakens don't exist. Sea life enlarged and at an unimaginable scale, unknown to the survivors of humanity as they lurk beneath the waters.

What if Sole had been told not to cross the ocean to Far Habour. What if there's a reason that, after 200 years, no one has brought back voyager boats and sailing the oceans to reconnect the world. What if they know better. Or maybe they realise they don't know anything at all.

What if Sole set up a nice base at Spectacle Island, and is confused when Hancock refuses to see it. Sole jokes that he's paranoid, but he reminds them he grew up on the waterfront. He helped his dad fish when he was younger. Boats don't scare him. The water doesn't scare him.

"It's what's in it," He explained coldly. He sat down in the sand, shotgun in his arms. Sole asked him to elaborate, he said he couldn't. "You wanna go after the Institute, fine. I'll help. That's an unknown I can handle. But, I ain't getting in that boat, and neither should you."

"I'll...Ask someone else."

"Can it be Danse?"

Sole thought he was being dramatic but quickly realised that none of the companions were keen to travel across the water.

There was that time Sole once jumped off the Prydwen and into the deep sea, so far from shore, only to hear a guttural noise around them. They couldn't see anything. The water dark blue, and filthy, almost black from when the world was scorched. But whatever it was, it was large enough that its voice vibrated through their entire being. They convinved themself it was a whale. They know whales don't sound like that.

On the days Sole is at the castle, they like to look out at the ocean. Or did, until today when they saw a large boat in the distance become capsized. They almost sent their own boats out to help, but Preston placed a firm hand on their shoulder. His eyes told Sole everything he wouldn't. Preston's not the type to let people die. So, Sole turned the radio up so none of the other soldiers could hear the distant screams for help and distress calls. And to drown out their own guilt, watching as the last fisherman attempted to swim desperately to shore, only to be dragged down below the waves. Sole didn’t look away until the boat finally sank. When they did, their eyes landed on the East Wall, which was under reconstruction from when the mirelurk queen had emerged. Sole wonders if that was even the largest sea creature out there.

When Sole's getting ready for bed, Preston knocks at their door gently. "Even I can admit when something is a lost cause," There was a guilt dripped into his tone. A silent apology to the fallen men. "I'll tell our guys to stay out of the water for a few days. We can rely on the nets for fish."

"We should set up a limit for how far out our boats can go."

"We will. Tomorrow. For now, get some rest." He's halfway to closing the door when Sole speaks again.

"I jumped off of the Prydwen once..."

"Excuse me?"

"I was fine. I wanted to go into the water. I did."

"Excuse me?"

"I couldn't see anything. But I heard something. I felt the sound go through me. I think it was a whale."

"Think or hope?" Sole doesn't say anything. Preston gets his answer regardless. "Was it close to you or do you think it was fine?"

"Think or hope," Sole mirrors. "I don't know. It was large."

"That seems to be a theme with the ocean."

"...Is that why no one has tried to cross the ocean again in 200 years? I thought...I thought there'd be pirates again out there. Or something. That massive wooden ships had made a comeback somewhere."

"I can't say. For all we know, maybe people have tried." Sole doesn't want to think about the connotations of that.

"No one wanted to go to Spectacle Island."

"I'm sure it looks nice but...To be honest, neither would I. I'm Sorry."

"It's fine. I get it now...I don't think I do anymore, for a while...John wouldn't get in the boat."

"Hancock...Is a smart man. Sometimes."

"Sometimes? You're saying that to the person that jumped off of the Prydwen."

"True, you do make Hancock look like Einstein."

"Thank God people still know Einstein," Sole mumbles. "John's smarter than he let's on."

"He once showed up to my door, drunk, asking if I thought Nick had a penis. Then, if he did, if it could be classed as a vibrator. I refused to answer or ask the context for why he wanted to know."

"...On that note, goodnight Preston."

"Goodnight, Sole."

Sole stares at the ceiling as they try to sleep that night. The sound of the waves crashing against the walls keeps them awake.

#Fallout 4 #Sole Survivor #Preston Garvey #John Hancock #Nick Valentine #Paladine Danse #Short fic kinda #Headcanons that the oceans are terrifying in the Falloutverse #In other words. Sole develops thalassophobia #Apparently Bethesda was gonna make a fucking sea creature kike this but didn't #Could you imagine jumping off the Prydwen and seeing like. A fucking megalodon in the distance. #Or maybe you pan your camera down and there's a giant mouth or kraken #Danse slander from Hancock #And Hancock slander from Preston #The companions all love each other really #I thought it would be funny tho #I also feel like Preston goes back to calling Sole by their name when they're close enough and in private #Yeah

[vermilionstarlight]

Feel free to explain why you feel that your choice fits you in the tags :3

#poll #polls #tumblr polls #D&D polls #dnd polls #dungeons and dragons #dungeons and dragons 5e #no artificer/bloodhunter/mystic for yall #poll option limit is a bitch :( #i personally would be a paladin imho #i am a very ideologically minded person with the whole anarchism thing #and i have a tendency to get really really fucking pissed when someone hurts those I care about #to the point of very very common murderous intrusive thoughts #so like. maybe barbarian paladin multiclass?