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shadesofmauve · 10 months

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So D&D black dragons are supposed to live in swamps, right? Pretty amphibious, live in swamps, lair in...

caves. With a main entrance and a back entrance.

In swamps.

I really have trouble with the idea that there's these dragon-sized caves in an area with such a high water table, y'know? We have to go through miles of swamp to reach this lair, it's not one little boggy place in a mountain valley otherwise filled with nice caves. And the cave has to have two entrances, too? I can believe in dragons, but not this geology.

So... maybe it's not geology. Because a lair in a marshy place with exacting design specifications sounds a lot like a totally natural thing --

A beaver lodge.

So now I have this new image of black dragons industriously gnawing down giant trees to construct their mighty swamp lairs, and I am so much happier.

#thesupersquirrel #is not subscribing to my idea #(he's gm'ing this one)#disclaimer: i never really liked D&D's color-coded dragons #but picturing a young dragon paddling a new log over to its lair makes me happier #beaver dragons #dungeons and dragons #d&d #dungeons and beavers #swamps and dragons #the Z team #drqgon ecology

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2minutetabletop · 10 months

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Draycott Village and its Were-Problem

Our latest article features a peaceful farming village, a missing generation of skilled monster hunters and... violent rampaging beavers??

→ Read more about it here!

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imnotjellyatall-art · 9 months

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newest TTRPG lad—a beaverfolk inventor named Bracken!

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tealmussel · 1 year

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DND Ranger C0mmission!

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i-write-things · 3 months

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Obey Me! D&D joke

Mc: You enter the dungeon, and on the far side of the room you see....a door.

Asmo: Can I...seduce the door?

Mc: No, you cannot.

Mammon: Can I seduce the door?

Mc: Also no.

Levi: I punch Mammon.

Mc: Mammon, you take four damage.

Mammon: Well, I transform into a beaver!

Mc: You....do that.

Mammon: Now can I seduce the door?

Mc: Still! No!

Levi: I punch Mammon again.

Mc: ...three more damage.

Satan: Can I fight the door?

Mc: No!

Belphie: Uh, I also would like to fight the door.

Mc: Nobody can fight the door!

Satan: I! FIGHT! THE! DOOR!

Mc: You lose!

Satan: ...I fight you...

Mc: Satan, take a walk.

Lucifer: Is the door dead or alive?

Mc: Its...a door?

Lucifer: Can I...enslave it's soul?

Mc: How would you even-? No.

Diavolo: Can I build a better door?

Mc: You want to build a better door?

Diavolo: I aquire lumber from the surrounding forest.

Mc: Okay, you...do that.

Beel: Is... the door locked?

Mc: No, it isn't.

Beel: I open the door.

Mc: You do so. Inside is one small treasure chest!

Asmo: I seduce the treasure chest.

Mc: No!!!

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cdfreak · 9 months

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i love when i enter a new dungeon in zelda and the camera pans to some flowing water and i just know ive GOT to put a stop to that. makes me feel like a beaver

#gone fishing

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liliamoon · 1 year

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Chaotic Teacher Quotes

Because I just finished my degree, I compiled a list of some of my favorite things my professors have said this past semester:

“To shower or not to shower, that is the question.”

“My parents were baby boomers, which means they were on drugs and had sex and that’s how I happened.” “I’m not kidding. That’s true.”

“Ok, how does everyone feel about nostrils?”

“I like to remind my wife that she’s older than me. Every year on my birthday I’m like, oh my god, I’m almost as old as you!”

“That’s the best way to learn: forget and then remember. The only better way is to learn it drunk and then learn it sober. …Grad school is a lot of fun.”

“Is Dungeons & Dragons legit as a religious institution? Let’s discuss.”

“Punxsutawney Phil, the little beaver— not a beaver, the, you know, the marmot, HE DIED. I mean, what does that mean for our weather?? If he sees his shadow it’s six more weeks of winter but WHAT IF HE DIES??”

“We can’t have negative time— if it’s negative, you’re dead. Just like the groundhog.”

“Are we ultimately born of divine incest?”

“This whole thing is complex, very convoluted. But so is my sister, and I still love her.”

“You might ask yourself, what do I do with a big chunk of text? In many cases, the first step is to burn it with fire.”

“This is good information for those of you thinking of starting a cult.”

“I drive a stick-shift, you can’t steal my car. If you look at the thing, you wouldn’t want to, but the point is, you CAN’T.” “It’s got nothing, I almost literally have to go out with a lighter and turn on the headlights myself.”

“Do you think we could rewrite The Lord of the Rings in limerick meter? Potentially a good idea for your finals.”

“Does that freak anyone out? If it doesn’t, you might not be paying attention!!!”

“Here we read that Tiamat and Apsu had ‘mixed their waters together’— I guess that’s what the kids call it these days.”

“You know how in America we’re very vulnerable to British accents?”

“If you know what you’re doing, it’ll take about thirty minutes; if you don’t know what you’re doing, maybe forty; and if you really don’t know what you’re doing, it’ll take five.”

“Cockroaches gonna cockroach, everybody with me?”

“Right now I’m being a pain-in-the-ass materialist.” “You feel? Hold the phone.” “Conscience? What do we do with people who don’t have that? Like me.”

“Who here is familiar with the term ‘shitification’?”

“Academia is like a hospital: if you don’t work there, don’t stick around.”

“I always want you all to walk out of this classroom with a little bit more of the weight of despair on your shoulders.” “Are you feeling it?”

#school #jokes #memes #quotes #teacher quote #out of context quotes #funny #science #science teacher #mythology #classical mythology #literature #teaching quote #philosophy #gen z #high school #College #dark academia #chaotic academia

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beezii · 1 year

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Here’s a long post on the process of creating the first boss for Dungeons of Aether’s story mode, Foreman Kohler!

My initial pitch for the boss character was a play on words, I wanted to have multiple beavers at the helm of the tank dozer, however time constraints meant we had to keep it with just the head honcho himself.

Tank Design

Did you know unique-looking construction vehicles are hard to design? Yeah, this one was super tricky. I went with something that felt like a combination of a bulldozer, as well as some early 20th century tanks. I also wanted it to look menacing as it came barreling down towards the player character.

Battle UI Limitations

I had to come up with something that was appealing, simple, AND within the constraints of Dungeon’s battle UI. There was no option to make the UI smaller, in fact, there was only scenarios with the UI would only become bigger, depending on the amount of dice or skills the opponent could have!

So not only did I have to design his tank, I had to design it in a way that the player could see Kohler’s face with in the cockpit between the UI safe regions.

Battle Sequence

And lastly, here’s the earliest mock-up on how I visualized the Kohler boss fight! I pitched an idea of having a moving escape sequence, with Fleet fleeing away from Kohler on a minecart. This is the only fight in-game that features a moving/repeating background! This fight alone took a TON of work, and it was the first major story fight! I would have loved to design more unique fights like this!

Rivals 2

So yeah, this is practically the reason why Fleet and riding minecarts became a thing, even featured in Rivals 2! Thanks for reading!

#Dungeons of Aether #Rivals of Aether #Concept Art #Indie Games #Game Dev #my art

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holylulusworld · 1 year

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G & CSP (1) - Worst minions ever

Title: Worst minions ever

Rating: Mature

Summary: You are the villain in this story. Right?

Square 15 filled for @anyfandomgoesbingo: Arson

Square N3 filled for @allcapsbingo: Free Space - Villain Reader

Square 5 filled for @howbadcanitbebingo: Emoticons in fic

Pairing/Ship: Steve Rogers x Villain!Reader

Warnings: language, villain reader, mentions of crimes/arson, hurt Steve, kidnapped Steve, awful minions

Goddess & Captain Sassypants masterlist

Villain. Number one enemy. The outcast. Undefeatable. Badass.

Being the villain in someone‘s story isn’t easy. You always have to come up with an evil plan to show the world you are on top of the food chain. Or at least better than the golden boy you try to bring down.

It’s also not easy when the so-called hero ruins all of your detailed plans. One after another. There is not a day you do not come up with another evil master plan. Only for Captain Sassypants to ruin them again.

Sometimes you got the feeling Captain America chose to be your nemesis. He’s a little too cheerful whenever you have a face-off with the golden boy. Damn that man. Steve getting on your nerves Rogers always tries to talk you into becoming a hero. Or at least not to commit crimes.

Like hell. Captain Rogers may have mopped the floor with you more than once. But you will not give in. Not for him. Not for your family. Not for anything in the world.

He’s strong, you give him that.

Last time he threw you through the wall, bruising more than your ego. Your lower back and ass hurt for over a week. It sucks that villains don’t have health insurance.

You huff as you remember your last encounter with him. He tried to talk you into giving up. Steve Rogers put his hands on his belt, puffed his chest, and gave yet another boring speech about giving up on the dark side.

As if that motherfucker knows anything about you, your past, and the shit you have been through. Villains aren’t born darling; they are made. You had no choice but to turn dark.

“Boss!” you groan as one of your minions. Let’s call him Eager Beaver No. 1 (you just don’t have the time to keep up with names) into your office. Or rather your fortress of solitude.

Take that, Superman. I just stole your favorite place. What do you want to do? Burn my ass with your eyes. 😐

“What is it? I told you not to disturb me unless the world ends, or you come up with a better plan than burning the Avengers tower down. Arson is my favorite tool to create destruction," you grin. “So, what is it?”

“We got him!” Eager Beaver No. 2 eagerly tells you, much to Eager Beaver No. 1’s dismay. “I captured Captain America!”

You choke on the air. “What?”

“We captured Captain America!”

“Don’t fuck with me,” you grunt. “If you try to be funny, you're not. I got better things to do than listen to your nonsense again, Eager Beaver No. 2. You’ll not get dinner if you lie to me again.”

“Boss, we got him,” entrance Eager Beaver No. 3. “Did the others already tell you? It’s done. Your nemesis is in our hands.”

You watch your minions look at you. Where did you find them again? On a rummage table for useless minions? You swear on all that’s holy to you, they are the worst minions ever.

“Fine. I’m listening.”

“We brought him to the dungeon,” Eager Beaver No. 3 gets his phone out to show you a picture of Steve Rogers restrained on the wall. “See, I sent it to all of your rivals too.”

“Wait-what?” you snatch the phone out of your minion’s hands. “Why is there a 💩shit emoji on Captain America’s face? No one will recognize him, you idiot.”

“Sorry, boss. But you said his hairstyle looks like shit last time,” your minion defends his creative work. “We still got him. Right?”

“How did you even get your hands on him?” you wonder aloud. It can’t be that your minions got hold of Captain America while you failed every time. “Did you use one of my weapons? Maybe the incredible stunner…”

“No. He was distracted. Captain America fought a new villain and—”

You jerk your head toward Eager Beaver No. 1. “He fought a new villain,” you growl. “How dare he! I’m the villain he must fight. Not some wannabe bitch.”

You storm toward the door, huffing as your minions follow you hot on your heels.

“Boss, I think the villain started this. Captain America just fought back.”

“I don’t care! Captain America is my nemesis. No bitch comes to my town and steals my nemesis. They can get in line or look for someone else. Who do they think they are?”

“They call themselves Minerva or something,” Eager Beaver No. 2 points out. “She wears all gold and uh—her costume is very…nice...and sexy.”

“I don't care," you snap at your minion. “She can run around naked. Captain Sassypants is my nemesis. Period. If anyone kills him, it’s me.”

You take a deep breath to calm your nerves. This is the moment you have been waiting for for so long.

“Boss, do you want us to-“ you jerk your head toward your minion. “Uh-we are going to wait upstairs. Holler if you need us.”

“Sure. Take a day off. You did a good job.”

“Thanks…boss…” your minions run off when you unlock the door to the dungeon.

You put on your biggest grin as you enter the dungeon to watch Captain America sit on the floor. He has his long legs stretched out. He leans his back against the wall as you step toward him.

“Aw, look what the cat dragged into my house,” you crouch down to get a better look at the captain haunting your dreams. "You're hurt.”

You gape at Captain America. His left cheek is bruised, his lips are split, and his neck looks like someone attempted to strangle him. “I thought no human could hurt you like this.”

His silence is unusual as you reach out to touch his forehead. You didn’t even make him bleed during all of your encounters and now there is a cut on his forehead.

“You need to let me go. War is taking place out there. They need me. We can settle our score later,” he coughs. It almost sounds like he’s having trouble breathing properly.

“Who is fucking with our town again, Cappy?” you mutter. “Where is your shield?”

“They broke it,” he says. His voice sounds broken. It’s the first time you hear him so…hopeless. “I never thought someone could be able to do so.”

“Well, lucky you,” you snap your fingers, using your powers to free Steve off the chains holding him to the ground. You offer your hand to him to help Steve up. “I got a brand-new shield for you, Captain.”

“Why?”

When Steve takes your hand, you ask, "Why what?"

“Why are you helping me?” he asks. “You’re my nemesis.”

“I don’t,” you grin. “I will beat that bitch coming to my town to steal my nemesis into a pulp and later, we will settle our score.”

“Of course, we will,” he jumps up, taking you by surprise. “You’re all too eager to get your hands on me again, huh?”

Ah. There he is. Captain Sassypants.

“Let’s find you a new shield and fix the mess you call your face. I’ll send some of my robots to help your friends in the meantime."

“You would make such an excellent hero." You press your index finger to his lips, making him grunt as you are not in the mood for one of his speeches.

“Don’t. I’m a villain for a reason, Captain. As you roughly grip his chin, you say, "I'm neither your friend nor your ally. We will never be on the same side. I just don’t like people coming to my town to claim they are the biggest badass. That’s my job.”

He grins now. “I expect you to try to kill me on Monday, ma’am.”

“Don’t call me ma’am or you won’t make it out of this dungeon alive…”

>> Part 2

Tags in reblog.

#steve rogers x reader #anyfandomgoesbingo #allcapsbingo #steve rogers #steve rogers x villain!reader #villain reader #steve rogers x you #captain sassypants adventures #howbadcanitbe #anyfandomaubingo

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bestfictionalplant · 2 months

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Bracket reveal

Text version under cut!

The tourney is split into 4 32 brackets, and the winners of each will go to the semi finals! I'll make a different post about HOW the tourney will run, and this will serve as a pinned post for round 1 :)

Bracket 1, Side 1

Peppino (Vampire Survivors) vs Winged Strawberry (Celeste)

Herb (Monster Hunter) vs Triffids (Day of the Triffids)

Gigi (Xiaolin Showdown) vs Silent Princess (The Legend of Zelda)

Breath of Evil (Wings of Fire) vs Thorn Thallid (Magic the Gathering)

Audrey II (Little Shop of Horrors) vs Farewell Flower (Mistborn)

Togemon (Digimon) vs Silverwood Tree (Witch Hat Atelier)

Golden Apple Tree (Greek Mythology) vs Potbelly (My Singing Monsters)

Sculk (Minecraft) vs MocDonald (One Piece)

Bracket 1, Side 2

Vida (The Promised Neverland) vs Glaze Lily (Genshin Impact)

Dr Brewer's Clone (Goosebumps) vs The Spring (Friends at the Table)

Kite Eating Tree (Peanuts) vs Zotoh Zhaan (Farscape)

Wheel Tree (His Dark Materials) vs Mushtree (I Was a Teenage Exocolonist)

Medusoid Mycelium (A Series of Unfortunate Events) vs Radial (Ooblets)

Chikorita (Pokemon) vs Blast Cone (League of Legends)

Gooloog (AAAHH!!! Real Monsters) vs Venus (Bug Fables)

The Thorian (Mass Effect) vs Yggdrasil (Norse Mythology)

Bracket 2, Side 1

Deku Tree (The Legend of Zelda) vs Blood Blossoms (Danny Phantom)

Hotblonde37159 (Angel: The Series) vs Vash the Stampede (Trigun)

Kinoko (Don't Hurt Me, My Healer) vs Wolfsbane (The Vampire Diaries)

Plant (Monster Rancher) vs Flower of Life (Mesopotamian Mythology)

Truffula Tree (The Lorax) vs Slurperon Enchantress (Internet Scam)

The Brain Tree (Neopets) vs Ginseng Baby (Scarlet Hollow)

Chompy (Bug Fables) vs Whispy Woods (Kirby)

Clavu (Overlord) vs Ivern (League of Legends)

Bracket 2, Side 2

Bulbasaur (Pokemon) vs The Trees of Valinor (Lord of the Rings)

Leslie (The Amazing World of Gumball) vs Hayzee Dayzee (Paper Mario)

Piranha Plant (Mario) vs Specimen 34/The Blessed Eternal (Wolf 359)

Potted Plant (Wander Over Yonder) vs Morbuzakh (Bionicle)

Jabe & the Trees of Cheem (Doctor Who) vs Black Mercy (DC)

Mr Plant (The World of Mr Plant) vs Feculant Gnarlmaw (Warhammer 40k)

Tree Rex (Skylanders) vs Flowey (Undertale)

Sundrop Flower (Tangled) vs Venus McFlytrap (Monster High)

Bracket 3, Side 1

Pinchley (Long Gone Gulch) vs Frank the Plant (Harley Quinn: the Animated Series)

The Venus (Hello From the Hallowoods) vs Nirnroot (The Elder Scrolls)

Food Fight (Skylanders) vs Paopu Fruit (Kingdom Hearts)

Phillogenous esk Piemondum (Rod Albright Alien Adventures) vs Plant (Wall E)

Tannot Root (Farscape) vs The Broccoloids (The Powerpuff Girls)

Rockbud (The Stormlight Archive) vs Sylvan Hound (Guild Wars 2)

Eldridge Johnson-Mayer (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy) vs Hyacinth/Hyacinthus (Greek Mythology)

Selas Flower (Kingkiller Chronicle) vs Treant (Disgaea)

Bracket 3, Side 2

Dragonflame Cacti (Wings of Fire) vs Sunflower (Plants vs Zombies)

The Bioplant (The Rising of the Shield Hero) vs Turnip Boy (Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion)

Shambling Mound (Dungeons and Dragons) vs Mandrake (Shin Megami Tensei/Persona)

Cowplant (The Sims) vs Ebony Queen's Apple (Limbus Company)

Devil Fruits (One Piece) vs Donkey-Cabbage (Enchanted Forest Chronicles)

Oaktopus (My Singing Monsters) vs Field Dungeon (Rune Factory 4)

Mushroom Tree (Stardew Valley) vs Jumpkin (Cassette Beasts)

Undergrowth (Danny Phantom) vs Karzahni (Bionicle)

Bracket 4, Side 1

Dreamstalk (Kirby) vs Myconid (Balders Gate 3)

Stingbulb (Fablehaven) vs Treebeard (Lord of the Rings)

Stray Cat (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) vs Peashooter (Plants vs Zombies)

Giant Turnip (Codename: Kids Next Door) vs Treasure Mushroom (Guild Wars 2)

Tree of Wisdom (Sonic the Hedgehog) vs Fire Flower (Mario)

Stump (The Angry Beavers) vs Groot (Marvel)

Maise (Oneshot) vs Konohana Tree (Okami)

Red Weed (War of the Worlds) vs Pod Plant (Fortnite)

Bracket 4, Side 2

Plantera (Terraria) vs The Grass Snake (Friends at the Table)

Breathweed (Warhammer 40k) vs Campestri (Dungeons and Dragons)

Neo Alraune (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) vs Kringlefucker (Homestuck)

Slimefoot the Stowaway (Magic: The Gathering) vs Gatfruit Tree (Space Station 13/14)

Sex Pollen Plant (Fanfiction) vs The Rumor Weed (VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed)

Dr Madley Radish (Papa Louie) vs Vervain (The Vampire Diaries)

Yatevon (OCTAHEDRON: Transfixed Edition) vs Echo Flower (Undertale)

Wither Rose (Minecraft) vs Hydramon (Digimon)

#poll bracket

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skunkstripe · 1 month

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100+ things to do (for free) online

science

virtual labs

guess the plant

guess the animal

become an alchemist

build a fish tank

play in the sandbox

scale model of the solar system

geography and history

explore the map

guess the country

guess the capital

guess which came first

history games

art

collaborative pixel art

create like a kid

paint like mondrian

paint like pollock

draw with one line

paint with words

forge a painting

paint the stars

weave a picture

scuplt a replica

3d sculpt

online coloring pages

character creators

design a minifigure

stardew valley character portrait maker

human picrews: toon me / fantasy icon maker / lillycrew / plants oc creator / something about them

creature picrews: silly clown maker / little guy maker / fruitsona / felt friend maker

pokemon

who's that pokemon?

endless pokemon battles

mystery dungeon personality quiz

trainer card maker

things to watch

open a window

tv through time

zoom in (may induce vertigo)

livestream animals (and more) (will play audio when opened)

livestream cats eating

national film board of canada

public domain films

short films by famous directors

national geographic short films

things to listen to

ambient noise

non-distracting noises and music

forest sounds

wikipedia edits

radio around the world

radio through time (will play audio when opened)

explore music genres

discover songs

albums by colour

things to read

open library

good news

random wikipedia article

beaver magazine

manywor(l)ds magazine

grimm's fairy tales

100 great short stories

reedsy short stories

play text-based games

pick up a new hobby

museums to browse

google arts and culture

the lava library

busy beaver button museum

ikea museum

star trek + design

things to help you feel better

distract yourself

player 2

scream into the void

smash something (flashing lights)

give yourself an award

get a hug

animal pictures

and more

minigames

even more games

answer trivia, give rice

make music

math puzzles

sliding number puzzles

optical illusions (eye strain)

horse color genetics

plant a singing garden

point at something

play with your cursor

link the words

guess the food

control the weather (flashing lights and loud noises)

slap a guy with an eel

make a garfield comic

virtual pets

sandwiches

bongo cat

long doge challenge

do nothing for 2 minutes

#alister's #long post

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shadesofmauve · 10 months

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That was fast

The beaver-dragon post broke containment in under four days. Apparently beaver-dragons hit a nerve! Now there are facebook groups talking about how I forgot magic exists and overthink things, to which I must say: overthinking things is how you get more interesting fantasy and sci-fi worlds.

You could just say "The dragon magics its preferred home into existence." You can totally do that!

It's just kind of boring.

Tumblr, by contrast, tends to be 'yes, and...' so people take the same idea and ask "How does acid breath change this?" which is way more fun.

#beaver dragons #tumblr failr #postsplosion #dungeons & dragons #look I'm an old nerd #I'm not used to D&D shit being this popular

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autumnslance · 4 months

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Does the new EE volume cover any of the job abilities or artifact gears we've gotten since ShB? Really curious about things like Xenoglossy and the afflatus spells

The only jobs with abilities and artifact gear it goes into are those introduced in Shadowbringers and Endwalker; Gunbreaker, Dancer, Reaper, Sage, and Blue Mage get write ups. There’s a 2 page spread of some Machinist weapons, but otherwise the previous jobs are not touched on again.

The book is very focused on the ancient world and set up for the Zodiark/Hydaelyn conflict leading to the plot, the First, the new regions in EW, Ardbert & crew’s journey and explaining the details of Shadowkeeper’s villainy (and why she’s so guilt-ridden over it all now cuz wow), and all the people, places, storylines, side content, holidays, and creatures we’ve encountered the last 2 expacs, up to the end of 6.0 (So there's no patch information). All of the 24 man raids from ARR through Stormblood, Bozja, and the 4 man dungeons of Shadowbringers and 6.0 are detailed.

But Not YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse. The NieR raids are entirely missing from the lorebook. Anogg and Konogg get short entries in the section with the other dwarves, but the last quarter of Anogg’s entry is blotted out (one of three entries in the book that are redacted; the Beavers and Other Ones in Ultima Thule are the others). I expect the raid series' lore is being folded in NieR's own, as is per usual with extra-game material for that series.

Also there's more than a little gender muckery going on; an unseen leader with no one sure what they look like or what gender they are. Giott from the ShB Role Quests being referred to as "they." Nutsy, of Clan Nutsy hunts, is suddenly using she/her (kinda sure it was he/him in game?? Have to check if they ever mentioned Nutsy's pronouns/gender before). The Loporrits have no biological gender, they pick pronouns cuz they think the people of Etheirys doing so is a cute "quirk." They stuck with the lore of Viera/Viis children not having visible biological sex traits until puberty (and then most of them present as female). This on top of what we got about dragons in the patch content (we knew about the asexual reproduction, but it's confirmed they really don't care about gender and also choose it out of a hat), and is emphasized in Vrtra's simulacra being of various ages and genders over time; Varshan's just the latest random model.

They also seem to emphasize even more that this book is written as if in universe, even with several of the secrets it does spill, noting the Scions' reports and information, and how much of it is trustworthy or not, and what the Scions themselves did not report on or redacted, which is really things like not talking publicly about exactly what happened to them--nor the details of the WoL's battles--in Ultima Thule. So it seems primarily to preserve some MSQ specific events for playthrough, and also to not simply blow-by-blow retell said MSQ. It also says where their accounts have been corroborated by other sources, such as when they note the Sharlayan Forum unanimously backing the Scions' records without caveats.

This also indicates the Scions are understandably not publicly sharing all the Traumas MSQ has put them through, nor some of the truly dangerous or simply sensitive information the main party is privy to. And adds a neat little twist on how some folks may be skeptical of the Scions actions, methods, and motivations for their heroics and what that looks like to the general public from the outside, and the people who have to collect and record these histories and observations, even if the evidence speaks for itself.

The devs do this "in universe" storytelling often, because doing so gives the writers wiggle room to make changes/retcons, as the IC writers of these framing devices and lore info dumps can be mistaken, lying, biased, or otherwise writing to their own agenda even while purporting to be as objectively honest as possible. It allows for flexibility in the lore for them, and makes space for plenty of headcanons for us.

I'll probably do a post on the Vrandtic language and alphabet, and Faerie runes, at some point as that's of interest for me in specific. For now, let's just say they took the easy-ish way despite going into detail on the development and proliferation of Eorzean Common in a previous EE.

In fact, here's the Table of Content for the Lorebook, transcript under the cut, mistakes probably mine, etc:

THE INVENTORY OR INDEX

CONTAINING THE CONTENT OF VII BOOKS SEEKING TRUTHS ACROSS AND BEYOND OUR STAR

The First Book: Etheirys 005

The Ancient World - 006

The Beginning of the Final Days - 014

Norvrandt and the First - 024

The History of Norvrandt - 026

The Warriors of Light - 032

The Flood of Light -040

A Century of Vrandtic History - 043

The Language of Norvrandt - 052

Eorzean Holiday Traditions - 054

The Second Book: Children of the Cosmos 065

The Hrothgar - 066

The Viera - 068

The Arkasodara - 070

The Loporrits - 072

Races from Distant Stars - 074

Peoples of the First - 082

The Pixies - 086

The Nu Mou - 088

The Fuath - 090

The Tupaq Amaro - 091

The Qitarri - 092

The Hobgoblin - 094

The Third Book: Distant Lands 095

The Crystarium - 096

Lakeland - 104

Eulmore - 106

Kholusia - 110

Amh Araeng - 112

Il Mheg - 114

The Rak'tika Greatwood - 116

The Tempest - 118

Werlyt - 120

Bozja - 122

Old Sharlayan - 124

Labyrinthos - 130

Radz-at-Han - 132

Thavnair - 140

Garlemald - 142

Mare Lamentorum - 144

Elpis - 146

Ultima Thule - 148

The Fourth Book: Servants of Fate 151

Faces of the Crystarium - 152

Vanquishers of Virtue - 154

Makers of the Mean - 156

Faces of Lakeland - 158

Faces of Kholusia - 159

Faces of Eulmore - 161

Faces o Amh Araeng - 163

Away with the Fae - 165

Keepers o the Rak'tika Greatwood - 166

Faces of the Tempest - 168

Faces of Werlyt - 169

The Bozjan Resistance - 171

The IVth Legion - 172

Faces of the Firmament - 173

Faces of Sharlayan - 174

Scholars of the Studium - 175

Faces of Labyrinthos - 177

Faces of Thavnair - 178

Faces of Garlemald - 180

Faces of Mare Lamentorum - 182

Faces of Elpis - 183

Echoes of Ultima Thule - 185

Faces from Journeys Past - 186

The Fifth Book: Journeys Traced 189

The Unending Journey - 190

The Labyrinth of the Ancients - 192

Syrcus Tower - 193

The World of Darkness - 194

The Void Ark - 195

The Weeping City of Mhach - 196

Dun Scaith - 197

The Royal City of Rabanaste - 198

The Ridorana Lighthouse - 199

The Orbonne Monastery - 200

The Bozjan Southern Front - 201

Castrum Lacus Litore - 202

Delubrum Reginae - 203

Zadnor - 204

The Burn - 206

The Ghimlyt Dark - 207

Holminster Switch - 208

Dohn Mheg - 209

The Qitana Ravel - 210

Malikah's Well - 211

Mt. Gulg - 212

Amaurot - 213

The Twinning - 214

Akademia Anyder - 215

The Grand Cosmos - 216

Anamnesis Anyder - 215

The Heroes' Gauntlet - 218

Matoya's Relict - 219

Paglth'an - 220

The Tower of Zot - 221

The Tower of Babil - 222

Vanaspati - 223

Ktisis Hyperborea - 224

The Aitiascope - 225

The Dead Ends - 226

The Stigma Dreamscape - 227

Smileton - 228

The Sixth Book: Inventive Designs 229

Gunbreaker - 230

Dancer - 232

Reaper - 234

Sage - 236

Blue Mage - 238

The Gunblade - 240

Throwing Weapons - 242

The Scythe - 244

Nouliths - 246

Machinist Kit - 248

A Gunbreaker's Panoply - 250

A Dancer's Panoply - 251

A Reaper's Panoply - 252

A Sage's Panoply - 253

A Blue Mage's Panoply - 254

The Seventh Book: Curious Creatures 255

A Broader Bestiary - 256

Beastkin - 258

Seedkin - 260

Wavekin - 261

Cloudkin - 262

Scalekin - 263

Forgekin - 264

Ashkin & Voidsent - 268

Soulkin - 269

Transfigured - 271

Extrastellar Life - 273

Creations - 275

Eden Primals - 278

Beasts of the Final Days - 282

The Ultima Weapon Projects - 286

Elite Clan Nutsy Marks - 292

Lakeland - 292

Kholusia - 293

Amh Araeng - 294

Il Mheg - 295

The Rak'tika Greatwood - 296

The Tempest - 297

Elite Marks of the Gleaners' Guildship - 298

Labyrinthos - 298

Thavnair - 299

Garlenald - 300

Mare Lamentorum - 301

Elpis - 302

Ultima Thule - 303

Supplements

Solidarity Through Celebration - 064

Protectors of the Realm - 150

#final fantasy xiv #encyclopaedia eorzea #lore #lorebook #table of contents #content

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paisholotus · 6 months

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Chapter Five

୨⎯ Narrative ⎯୧

"Be still, stranger, or you'll never move again." The wolf said, growling at Edmund. "Who are you?" The wolf asked.

"I'm Edmund! I met the Queen in the woods! She told me to come back here! I'm a Son of Adam!" Edmund frantically told him, shaking from the cold.

"Hmm. My apologies, fortunate favorite of the queen. Or else, not so fortunate." Laughed lowly, backing up. "Right this way." He said, nodding towards the palace doors.

The wolf walked Edmund into this big room, where the tall icy throne sat.

"Wait here." The wolf said, walking off to get the Queen.

Edmund peeked around the corner and walked up the steps to the icy throne cover in animal pelts. He sat down and smiled lightly, shimmying to get comfortable.

"Like it?" The Snow Witch said, coming from behind Edmund, scaring him.

"Uh... Yes, Your Majesty." Edmund said, nervously.

"I thought you might. Tell me, Edmund...Are your sisters dead?" The Witch said, smiling down at Edmund.

"No." He said, quietly.

"And your brother, is he..." She trailed off.

"...unintelligent? Well, I think so. But Mum says..." He said, smiling, but it faded once he saw how angry she was getting.

"Then how dare you come alone?!" She yelled, at Edmund, hitting her staff on the ground, cracking it.

"I tried!" Edmund yelled, backing into the chair, trying to reason with her.

"Edmund, I asked so little of you." She said, glaring at the frightened boy.

"They just don't listen to me!" He said, now breathing heavy.

"You couldn't even do that." She said, towering over Edmund, pointing her staff in his face.

"I did bring them halfway. They're at the little house at the dam with the Beavers." He said, frantically, with teary eyes.

"Well. I suppose you're not a total loss then, are you?" She said, dropping her staff, smiling at him.

"Well, I was wondering, could I maybe have some more Turkish delight now?" Edmund asked, wiping his eyes and nose.

"Our guest is hungry." The Witch said, to the wolf from earlier.

"This way for your num-nums." Maugrim said, pushing Edmund out the Throne room.

"Maugrim?" The Witch called, making the Wolf stop in its tracks.

"You know what to do." Maugrim bowed and continued to push Edmund out.

The wolf walked Edmund down long hallways, with all kinds of portraits of the Witch on the walls. They make it to the end of the hall of two tall doors being guarded by wolves, the wolves snarl and growl at Edmund, making him stop.

"Hey, you want your treats, don't you?" Maugrim asked, Edmund, who looked back at him terrified.

Maugrim nudged Edmund again, "then get moving! Queens orders." He said, making Edmund jump and start walking again.

They walked down spiral ice steps, until they reached the bottom.

Edmund's heart sank as he realized where he was.....a dungeon.

The wolf shoved Edmund into the cell, slapping shackles on his wrists and feet.

"WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO MY SIBLINGS!?" Edmund cried out.

Maugrim closed the door, locking, and scoffed shaking his head at Edmund.

"How, pathetic of you, kid. Sold out your own family. But I wouldn't worry your pretty head, they'll about to meet the same fate as you." He said, loudly laughing, walking away.

Edmund pulled his knees to his chest and cried.

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hsmtmts-arrows · 7 months

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with that last dnd ask:

emmy: you enter the dungeon, and on the far side of the dungeon you see… a door. maddox: can i… ✨ seduce ✨ the door? emmy: no you cannot. EJ: can I ✨ seduce ✨ the door? emmy: also no. carlos: can i ✨ PUNCH ✨ maddox? emmy: uh, maddox, you take four damage maddox: ok, i transform into a beaver! emmy: you… do that?… maddox: NOW can i ✨ seduce ✨ the door? emmy: still. no! carlos: i ✨ PUNCH* ✨ maddox again. emmy: three more damage. jet: can i fight the door? emmy: no! gina: um, i also would like to fight the door! emmy: no one can fight the door! jet: I FIGHT THE DOOR! emmy: you lose! jet: i fight you. maddox: jet, take a walk. ashlyn: is the door dead or alive. emmy: it's a DOOR. ashlyn: can i enslave its soul. emmy: how would you- no! seb: can i build a better door? emmy: do you WANT to build a better door? seb: i acquire lumber from the surrounding forest! emmy: okay, you do that… ricky: is… is the door locked? emmy: no it isn't! ricky: i open the door. emmy: you do so! inside, there is one small treasure chest. maddox: can i ✨ seduce ✨ the treasure chest! emmy: NO!

something tells me emmy is ONLY doing oneshots from now on💀💀

#she’s had enough already #she’s giving dming role back to big red IMMEDIATELY

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orisadeservesbetter · 2 years

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Lúcio: You enter the dungeon, and on the far side of the room you see… a door.

Junkrat: Can I… seduce the door?

Lúcio: No, you cannot.

Cassidy: Can I seduce the door?

Lúcio: Also no.

Ashe: Can I punch Cassidy?

Lúcio: *rolls the dice* Uh, Cassidy, you take 4 damage.

Cassidy: Well I transform into a beaver.

Lúcio: You do that.

Cassidy: NOW can I seduce the door?

Lúcio: Still, no.

Ashe: I punch Cassidy again.

Lúcio: *rolls the dice* 3 more damage.

Orisa: Can I fight the door?

Lúcio: No!

Doomfist: I also would like to fight the door.

Lúcio: No one can fight the door.

Orisa: I FIGHT! THE DOOR!

Lúcio: You lose!

Orisa: I fight YOU.

Lúcio: Orisa, take a walk.

Reaper: Is the door dead or alive?

Lúcio: It’s a door-

Reaper: Can I enslave its soul?

Lúcio: How would you-?! No!

Sigma: Can I build a better door?

Lúcio: Do you want to build a better door?

Sigma: I acquire lumber from the surrounding forest!

Lúcio: *rolls the dice* Ok you do that.

Mercy: Is the door locked?

Lúcio: No it isn’t.

Mercy: I open the door.

Lúcio: You do so! Inside is one small treasure chest.

Junkrat: I seduce the treasure chest.

Lúcio: NO-

#incorrect quotes #overwatch #lucio correia dos santos #jamison fawkes #cole cassidy #elizabeth caledonia ashe #orisa #akande ogundimu #gabriel reyes #siebren de kuiper #angela ziegler

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