#faerun character in modern earth

[dragonagitator]

Gale Dekarios / Modern Girl in Faerun BG3 fanfic snippets & ideas

I've begun writing my very first fanfic, a "Modern Girl in Faerun" author self-insert for Baldur's Gate 3 in the tradition of the "Modern Girl of Thedas" fanfics for Dragon Age.

Premise: A woman who has played a lot of BG3 is transported to the world of BG3, where she uses her foreknowledge of events to pretty much obliterate canon. End game is Gale/MGIF romance, but at an even slower burn than in canon because he thinks she's batshit crazy.

It'll be a very long while before I'll be ready to begin posting chapters on AO3 because I'm writing the scenes out of order whenever inspiration strikes instead of chronologically. But I've been posting occasional snippets and ideas to Tumblr as I go, so here's a pinned post where I'll add links to that stuff in case someone wants to read a bunch of disjointed crap from a WIP.

Criticism is very welcome! I've never written a fanfic before so I fully expect it to be terrible, and I'd much appreciate any feedback that would help make it less terrible before the final draft goes up on AO3.

Scenes & Dialogue Snippets:

Is the somatic component an erection?

Um... what language is that?

200 gold, same as in town

How can you have the word ‘lesbian’ with no Lesbos and no Sappho?

Make. Me. A. Better. Offer.

Should I be jealous of Withers, Gale? I know he's your type.

The Book of Erotic Fantasy

Plot Ideas:

Fucked-up idea for why Gale has abs

I just wanted to fuck a hot wizard but now I have homework

Timeline of major events during Gale Dekarios's lifetime

Gale's and Tara's search for a cure to his condition was a race against time for them both

Gale was picked up in Yartar while headed north to die

The lack of Gale Dekarios / Modern Girl in Faerun author self-insert fanfics is killing me

The nautiloid could have plausibly realm-jumped to Earth

Soulless by Toril standards

Wizard of Waterdeep, meet Wizard of Excel!

Astarion is the only companion who immediately believes the MGIF

Traded My Spoons For Knives

Teamwork makes dream work, and my author self-insert dreams of taking a bath

There's only one God you should be worshipping, his name is Ed Greenwood

I'll be asking Withers to respec me from Accountant to Sorcerer at the earliest opportunity

Crippling existential crisis

I am receiving the Shovel Talk from a flying cat

Where's the CIA when you need them?

How to help Karlach in your post-game fix-it fics

Show us on the Waterdeep map where Gale's tower is???

My Big Fat Greek Wedding / Mamma Mia / Dragon Heist mashup

Oh, so you're the local Goddess of Magic? Well, let me introduce you to Hecate and Freyja and the Morrigan and Isis and...

I've already come up with at least three sequels

Tara would be all over Tav's baby bump

Waterdeep needs the Freedom of Information Act

Speedrunning the Enlightenment

Elminster's portal to Earth seems like an easier way home than asking Lae'zel to please hijack me another nautiloid

Gale as a "Faerun Character in Modern Earth"

#it's a lovely morning in faerun and i am a horrible author self insert #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #gale #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #gale bg3 #bg3 gale #modern girl in faerun #modern character in faerun #faerun character in modern earth

[tavshortfortavern]

Companions with a Tav from Modern Earth

Modern!Tav who still has their things from earth

Characters: Astarion, Gale, Karlach

Astarion

Learns that you have never met another race other than your own and he was the first elf you've met outside of stories, he's all smug that he was the first one you've met and horrified of a world without elves.

"Well darling, how is your first meeting with an elf?" He asks, posing proudly. "Must be a momentous day."

You stare at him up and down. "I thought you'd be taller." He gasps and glares indignantly but you kept making fun of his height

When he mentions not being able to see his reflection, you take a picture of him with your phone. He's alarmed with whatever your doing with that strange device until you show him his picture

"Is that me?" he's stunned, reaching out towards where his image is shown. The curse doesn't take into account digital reflection.

You do your best to explain the cellular device but most importantly the camera feature. You've been using it to snap pictures of places, fantastical scenes in this fantasyland and documenting memories

He listens enraptured. You come to almost regret it bc now said phone frequently goes missing. Astarion having pickpocket it to take selfies or simply admire himself in the screen

Soon your memory is almost full thanks to the selfies he's taking. He remarks you should be thankful to have such gorgeous sights immortalized in your device. He's doing you a favor

You will admit he's gotten real good at taking photos of himself. He'd quickly become a popular social media influencer/model back home.

Found out your little hand mirror could also show his reflection. The way your world made mirrors was without silver and could reflect him. You give it to him freely, as long as it means your phone is stolen less

Genuinely thankful for the gift. Keeps it close to him at all times. You know this when you observe him gazing at himself thru the mirror, touching his face with a look that says he can't quite believe what he's seeing. Quickly earns you a lot of approval.

Asks for your handmade soaps and shampoo made from natural resources you scavenged and bought. It eases the experience of roughing it out in the wild

When he feeds on you the first time, its great but immediately notices something wrong. Your blood tastes different somehow.

You explain microplastics and he's horrified. (but if he canonically gets a taste for Gale's blood, he will for yours)

Gale

Can't wrap his head around a world without magic.

Listens to you explain you and the majority of the population believing magic was a fairy tale and never heard of this 'Weave'

Wants to hear about your world, its history and how its progressing having no magic and only containing humans.

He understands this must be a lot for you and is willing to teach you everything you need to know about Faerun

Always interested in whatever device you pull out. Asking plenty of questions. From your phone to a ballpoint pen. Once spent a day studying the taser you had.

Loves the look of childlike wonder on your face whenever a spell is cast. Even a simple cantrip. Gladly shows off and soaks in the rapt attention you give him whenever he talks about spellcraft.

Helps you out with your own casting, if you obtained the ability to use magic, he could provide a little insight in guiding a new power

Soon you'll be sharing your stationary items. Started with the pen, next the multi-colored ones and so on.

Usually protective over kitchen duties but welcomes you to make dishes from your home world. Some even become a staple in camp.

If you have any soda, don't let him drink without warning him. He'll startle when the fizz hits his tongue and maybe choke.

Understands your homesickness. Being torn from everything you've ever known to a dangerous environment must be a lot. Is very patient when answering your questions even if they seem inane.

Show him pictures and videos of your home and he'd be intrigued, the glass towers, structures that pierce the sky, streets lit with colorful lights, and flying machines. Some parts remind him of Waterdeep.

Karlach

Loves soda and whatever fast food you have. Could go months just eating that if Gale hadn't put his foot down.

Introduce her to rock music and heavy metal. Hypes her up for a fight. Even music that's nice to dance to. Will be dancing a lot in camp. And jamming out.

Also learns you're still new to meeting other races. Thinks its great how your willing to help people you might have been alarmed to see at first and being so open minded to befriend anyone

Sympathetic when your homesick. She has her own experience being sent off into a different plane for years with nothing to connect her to home

You talk about modern medicine back home and heart surgery. Both of you wonder if they could just get her engine out and replace it with a normal heart in a hospital. It's a frequent topic of conversation as you work out the logistics

Is also happy to listen to any stories from your world. From classic fairy tales to history. Asks for them whenever it gets too quiet

Wants to see your world some day. If her engines gets fixed wants to visit and see everything you've told her and places shown in the pcitures in your phone

Photobombs your pictures. Its especially funny when she does it to Astarion trying to take another pic of himself, he complains but never deletes the picture

Will go through your photo album and ask about them. Who are the people your with, what are you doing in this, where is this and whats it like there

#bg3 isekai #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 tav #bg3 astarion #bg3 gale #bg3 karlach #bg3 headcanons

[brain-rot-central]

This is gonna sound stupid at first, or the whole thing is, but bear with me for a second, because this brainrot requires a setup: So it's canon that in BG3 there's different worlds and cosmos. Now imagine the our Tav was plucked by the Nautiloid from our modern Earth or its equivalent. So she essentially got isekai'd (escapist fantasy genre where the character is transported or reincarnated into a DnD type world, usually after getting hit by a truck).

Thus this Tav is very much fish out of water. Maybe she has cheats like they do in this genre and can see the dialogue options (and Astarion always hears her mumbling about how rude some of the options are). Perhaps she was carrying her violin, gets mistaken for a bard, and is great at distracting her enemies, like regaling the goblin camp with the tale of the crime family from the land of Sicily while playing the theme music (Godfather).

Now for the actual important bit: Imagine Tav using her knowledge of modern media to try and woo Astarion with varying and hilarious results. Maybe she goes full Basic Instinct and uncrosses her legs for Astarion without her underwear, awakening something in him. Or she fails to find an appropriate pencil skirt, accidentally reveals her plan to Astarion via tadpole, and he plays the Uno reverse card and invites her into his tent and poses like Sharon Stone.

...look, I've been giggling at this stupid idea that I had to share. To end this ridiculous AU, let's say this Tav can't age since the gods from her cosmos can't reach her, so she can live with vampire spawn Astarion forever in Faerun because dammit I need a cliche happily ever after. The End.

....that is a very thought out AU.

So essentially, Tav is one of us, dies from her life here on Earth only to be reincarnated in Faerun, but still has knowledge of her earthly life?

So she's literally wooing everyone with concepts she's picked up from movies and they all think she's a genius?

Astarion's none the wiser to it until the tadpole betrays her???

Very interesting idea for a reincarnation AU!

#answered #neech's speeches

[happi-tree]

THANK YOU<3 dialogue is one of my strong suits HSHRHEGSHJ i'm lacking a bit on the description part but i've been trying to improve at it lately 🥰 and YASS taylor trying to downplay how hes feeling and its really not working HDISUDHEJRJR tfw u have residual anxiety the morning after a mental breakdown AND stress makes ur chronic pain worse... hes struggling but its ok because link Exists and is such a sweetie ♡♡♡

and my fic is like. taylor has an anxiety attack for the first time so he DOES NOT know what's happening and like. it's freaky deaky so ofc he'll still be hella shaken up in the morning argh so real

Well, it certainly shows that you're very confident in it!!! I love how I can look at something you've written and immediately tell who's saying what without having to look at any clarifiers/speech tags. You have a real knack for getting things down in a character's voice and I respect you so hard for that <333

Personally dialogue can be so tricky for me bc I'm a big description girlie and it definitely takes me A While to figure out how to write from the povs of characters who don't immediately read to me as introspective - it's why I've actually found it easier for me to write in Link's pov than in Taylor's lmao 💀💀💀

And YIKES first-time anxiety attacks are so rough but. Yeah at least Link's there to sit with him and guide him through grounding himself again,,, weeps Link is such a sweetheart I love him sm 🥺

Figured I'd answer these both in the same ask so I'm not clogging up the mutuals' dashes too much (hiiii mutuals ily 👋) Yes they are dancing!!! The premise of this wip is based on that one Link teen fact that he used to take ballroom classes with his dads and is a pretty good modern dancer. It takes place in the vague 2-month period between coming back from Old Earth/New Faerun and the house party in ep 25. I personally hc those two months to be mostly in wintertime so!!! The teens are getting ready for Teen High's winter formal and Link offered to teach them all how to dance (Normal was v self-conscious about not knowing any moves sbfkhas)!!! And YEAH I love calling attention to the fact that Link is so tall I think their height difference would be Very Noticeable (Freddie said Taylor's height is in the mid-5 ft range while Link grew from 6'3'' to 6'4'' over s2) and Very Cute 🥰🥰🥰

#what can i say. i enjoy writing gay people <333 #the thing with link tilting taylor's chin up is actually what inspired me to flesh out the wip in the first place. well. #that and also the sequel wip which i had the idea for first. that one's at the winter formal with fancy outfits <333 #but YEAH im sososo excited for your fic cookies!!! #characters comforting each other after an anxiety attack is actually something that can be so personal... ueueue 🥺🥺🥺 #thanks for the ask cookies!!! #asks #cookies-over-yonder #dndads #fic #swiftli

[atsadi-shenanigans]

Feeding Alligators 16 - When Animals Attack

You see an owlbear. You see what an owlbear does to people. Rated M, y'all.

On AO3.

“That was disgusting,” Shadowheart says, her entire face wrinkled in horror.

Gale is a delicate shade of green, while Lae’zel looks as grim as usual.

Only Astarion appears chipper as he says, “So, these brainworms are part of a cult that give us the power to control other people?”

You’re not entirely sure where he got that, but he sounds way too excited about it. You stand there as the group descends into another kerfluffle.

Tadpoles are awesome and we should use this.

That sounds morally questionable.

We should figure out how the fuck first.

You meat creatures are all beneath me I waste my time on vermin.

And then there’s you and your spinning, churning thoughts. A cult is on y’all’s asses and its hierarchy is designed with brainwormed people at the top. You have a brainworm, but none of the others have heard of this “Absolute” character. The dead guy and his cult lackeys think either the brainworms are a goddess, or are somehow tied to one.

A thought occurs.

“Are gods real here?” you say and the kerfluffle dies so quick you look up expecting to see whatever an owlbear is looming. Everyone stares at you. “What?”

“What do you mean, are they real?” This comes from Shadowheart, and goddamn, that edge is back in full force.

“Are they? We got religions where I come from, but no one has ever credibly, like, seen a god walking around or nothing. No magic, no prove-able deities. At least not scientifically speaking.”

Gale is damn near shaking. He’s a dog watching you hold a ball; he wants you to throw it so he can chase it so bad. But maybe it’s the worm bursting through an eyeball, or maybe Shadowheart’s sudden cloud of gloom dampens even his enthusiasm. He settles for a, “Yes. Gods and goddesses are very much real. I myself, er, have been in the presence of one.”

Fuck fuckity fuck. That is what you need to hear right now. Fucking brainworms, fucking cult, fucking actual gods.

“Motherfucker.” You don’t mean to say that out loud. But you do and while Gale seems horrified and Lae’zel completely baffled, Astarion is one hundred percent maliciously beaming. This fucking guy.

“By all the hells, what do your people get up to?” he says.

“It’s a saying. Not the point.” You wave a hand as if to clear the air from a particularly rancid fart. “Is this Absolute shithead an actual goddess?”

No, not that any of them have heard. And Gale reads a lot. Which plonks you right back on square one: real or imagined tadpole goddess, and those cultists you sent to some monster’s lair.

“We waste time,” Lae’zel says.

“I do agree with you,” Gale says. Looks at you with this kind of hopeful expression.

He’ll be wanting you to call those bumblefucks back. Save them from their apparent suicide mission. And you could. Maybe you even should.

Her power is mighty, dead guy had said.

You’ve been running for close to fifteen years. You survived all that, survived starting over with literally nothing to your new name. Survived a UFO crash, an attempted murder, goblins, and harpies. This Absolute wants you for something you don’t even have, and you of all people know what cults can do.

“Can owlbears understand human speech?” you say.

“If a magic user casts ‘Speak with Animals’ or consumes a potion to the same effect. I believe I have one in my bag,” Gale says. The unspoken “why” hangs heavy in the air.

This place will kill you. Half the people you’ve met have tried, and those that didn’t, wanted to kill someone else. You’d read somewhere that modern Earth has the lowest percentage of “death by violence” on average than any other point in history. A few days into Faerun and you’re beginning to understand that.

People like to think nature is sweet and harmonious in a cute, fluffy way. Everything gets along and animals live fruitful, content lives raising babies and watching pretty sunsets.

That view is wrong. Monkeys eat songbirds. Seals eat baby penguins out for their first swim. Orcas get into narwhal breeding inlets and slaughter every, single narwhal. Probably for fun. Fucking deer eat fucking snakes if they can.

Your White ancestors built fortress cities, and your Cherokee ancestors (unlike the bullshit stereotypes) built and stuck primarily to their towns. Life eats life to keep on living, and you don’t go outside at night because you are a slow, hairless, bipedal ape with no natural weapons and a lot of nature finds you easy pickings. And as a bipedal ape with no natural weapons, you don’t have the luxury of playing fair.

“I say we follow those two into that cave and sick the owlbear on them,” you say and toss the dice. Bumbling yokel is out; it was nice knowing her.

Gale frowns. Opens his mouth. Pauses. Shadowheart nods thoughtfully.

“Ch’k!” Lae’zel hisses. “More cowardly skulking. If you wish them dead, simply kill them yourself.”

Your stomach is tight. The ghost of raspberries sticks in your craw. You have to swallow a few times before you can answer.

Let that cold detachment seep in. See the shining line connecting you to what you want, what you need to do. This is the cleanest way. You know that. You know how to follow that line, trust that instinct, do what you have to to save yourself. It’s not the first time (it is the first time where someone’s life was the price).

“They was sent out here by somebody,” you say. “That implies there’s people they report to; who’ll notice when they don’t show up. Say they come looking. Say they find bodies you chopped in half. They’d know their people met someone who wanted to kill them.”

“We have seen many others slain along the road.”

“They’re looking for us, Lae’zel. Us specifically, though they don’t know it yet. But if they get to talking with anyone we’ve met, if they know someone matching our descriptions was here about the time their people got murdered, then it starts to tie us to them. Starts to paint us in ‘the people they’re looking for.’ Y’all don’t really fit in, I’m noticing. I sure as shit don’t without Gale’s potion.”

Gale sighs and hangs his head.

“But if their people get themselves mauled by an animal? One that scares them that bad? That ain’t nobody’s fault but theirs. They just got unlucky or stupid.

Astarion claps like a giddy first-grader. “Oh, I like this plan!”

“You just want to watch someone get torn apart by an owlbear,” Shadowheart says.

“Spoken as if you don’t? I agree with Eleanor. We can’t have these people running around at our backs. Better to deal with them now.”

Lae’zel scowls but doesn’t object. Leaving only Gale.

His eyes dart back and forth in thought. His brow furrows. He rubs a hand over his forehead a couple of times, and then sighs again.

“I do see the logic in your suggestion,” he says. “Much as I wish I didn’t. Alright. I don’t like the thought of leaving potential enemies at our backs, either. Lead on, then.”

Lead on. All of them looking at you.

Now hold on just a minute. You ain’t the group leader. You can barely manage your day-to-day life without resorting to cereal for dinner for two weeks straight. You don’t know about this place or its people, and now this gaggle wants to follow you?

This is so fucked up.

But it is your suggestion. And if you’re gonna set out to turn a big, mean, bear type creature on somebody on purpose, you should probably own up to it and do it yourself. You owe those bumblefucks that much.

You do your best to let lizard brain take over. Go quiet and still and dead inside, the version of you where hands don’t shake and lungs don’t twitch, and whose head doesn’t feel like an egg about to crack open.

You lead on.

It’s Gale who finds you outside, puking your guts out in the bushes. He winces sympathetically. You’re just glad your hair is short enough it doesn’t get any vomit on it.

Once you’re done—after two false endings—he hands you a water skin and you gargle for three minutes.

“I take it you don’t do this sort of thing often,” he says.

You shake your head and splash water over your face. You need a bath. You need a steel scrub brush. Maybe take a few layers of skin off. You also need a handkerchief, which Gale is kind enough to supply, and you try to ignore the vomit burn in your sinuses as you clear them out.

Your idea had been effective. Terribly so. Gale had found that potion, which you had insisted be given to you. It tasted vaguely of wet dog for some reason. But this was your call, so you were going to see it through, and you’d been all brave and stoic right up until you got halfway into that stinking cave and heard the thunderous footsteps. You had to literally clap a hand over your crotch to keep from wetting yourself as the thing rumbled into view.

An owlbear. Exactly matched Gale’s previous description. And they weren’t kidding about the “bear” part, neither. You’d been kind of expecting a very large dog size, more like a black bear. But this thing was some awful cross between a grizzly and one of those ancient cave bears. Goddamn thing’s shoulders were taller than your head. Its face was that of a giant owl, with a beak as long as your forearm and an intrusive thought plowed into your mind’s eye: that beak closing on your middle, puncturing and piercing you like you were a blood-filled soup dumpling as it tore out chunks of pink meat and intestines—

You pause washing while your stomach considers another round.

Gale also had an invisibility potion, which also worked on you thank fuck, and it let you creep horrifically close to the creature. Close enough you could smell the sweet reek of decaying flesh and carnivore stench.

You’d already sent Skeptic and Baldy around back to flank it, you’d said. Now, the owlbear was between you and them.

This would be a damn stupid way to die, you’d thought. And then you opened your mouth before your bladder could cut loose. “Behind you! Humans here to kill you!”

For one, horrifying second—the crest feathers stood straight up in a move that left your primate ancestors swooning in terror—you were sure it was going to charge you. It’s hackles, both fur and feathers, lifted and it hefted itself up onto its hind legs to let out a deep, trilling shriek.

This is how you die, you thought as a heavy haze drifted down to blanket you.

But the owlbear turned, spotted the cultists, and charged.

Things went to hell after that.

“How’s Lae’zel,” you say. God, your throat burns.

“Managed to clean off most of the acid,” Gale says. “She refused to let Shadowheart heal her, however. I’m afraid our supply of healing potions dwindles even further.”

For fuck’s sake.

“Next time, she’s gotta suck it up and let Shadowheart help. No more health potions.”

Gale shrugs. “If you’d like to be the one to tell her that, I shan’t stop you.”

For fuck’s sake.

Skeptic had caught on quick and started lobbing fucking acid bottles at the others. She’d only stopped once the owlbear’s giant fuck off claws tore her throat out. Baldy hadn’t been that lucky. That beak…

You squeeze your eyes shut and take careful breaths.

They’d managed to hurt the owlbear. But they’d also given your group away, and the furious thing had turned on y’all once those two were down.

Lae’zel had done most of the killing work; she’d get herself a new, stuffed trophy after all. If you could pry it from the cub now tearing its mother apart and gulping down her meat.

“Y’all’s world sucks,” you say.

“Oh, it has its charms,” Gale says. “Just as I’m certain your own has its dangers.”

He’s got a look you can’t quite place. He’s been eying you with it since you suggested this. Probably because this solution wouldn’t occur to someone fully hinged.

“Are they about done in there you think?” you say.

“Scavenging and cleanup, yes. I came to get you, actually, as there’s something interesting further in and didn’t want you to feel left out.”

He’s a good guy. Bit of a windbag, but not mean. Maybe the most normal person here.

“I’m not helping you lug that dripping head all the way back to camp,” Astarion’s voice drifts out.

“As if your weak arms could assist me,” Lae’zel says.

You close your eyes.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate iii #fanfic #astarion #astarion x tav #feeding alligators #it's a goddamn isekai #i'm not sorry #no betas we die like men

[acecasinova]

2 and 3 for Lazarus, 9 and 10 for Hasr'Thal, 22 for one or more ocs of your choosing, 25 as well for one or more, 27 for Keev, 4 for Ardezo, 1 for Edelweiss, im very tempted to ask 14 for like any character just because I’m p sure a good few of the ocs are already dnd characters abdjjfkt, that’s all I’ll send for more maybe but I don’t wanna be annoying but wanted to ask for multiple ocs

Not annoying at all~! @obscurelyscandinavian almost always sends a bunch for a lot of different characters when I reblog these, too~ It's fun to talk about multiple blorbos~

Lazarus:

What genre (not counting the one they’re in) would your OC thrive in?

Let him into a grungy movie!!!! This isn't really a genre but Lazarus NEEDS to be a Lost Boys vampire he would thrive SO MUCH. On that note, urban fantasy or perhaps something that's more pure horror than Barovia (He would thrive as a monster, but like, for the WORST reasons bc he probably wouldn't have the morality chain he has now)

What genre would your OC do badly in but it would be hilarious or interesting to watch?

G-dddddd it would be so funny to throw him in a dating sim/slice of life, or more light hearted fantasy/slapstick because any type of focus on feelings would knock him WAY off balance and the "rules" of the genre would prevent him from physically injuring anyone else lmao

Hasr'Thal:

If your OC wrote fanfiction (or if they already do), what type? (fix fic, ship, crossovers, AUs, smut, etc.)

Hmmmmm... He's a VERY serious little guy, but going off of "drow like playing intense and days long strategy board games" type hc, I think if he wrote fic, it would be really heavy on the politics and really crunchy world building, with the characters as more of a vehicle for that. He'd be VERY intense about the lore but any fic would have to have like 800000 layers of separation from the rest of his life because NO ONE CAN KNOW HE DOES THAT.

How would your OC do in the last book/movie/tv show/game/etc. you read/watched/played?

LMFAO NOT HASR'THAL ON GAME CHANGERRRRRR,,, He'd 100% get way too worked up and competitive about it- absolutely the type to have Brennan level unhinged rants, for SURE (but he's 4'7 so it's far more comical)

Keev:

In a murder mystery, what role would your OC play? (e.g. detective, sidekick, wacky suspect, rival investigator who gets in thew way, red herring, true culprit)

....Can he be the victim~? (I kid, I kid- Bo don't beat me up,,,) He’s a smart cookie! Resourceful and quick minded, but he doesn't really enjoy the spotlight, so I think he would fall into a sidekick roll. Keev is good for tagging along and observing, then bouncing ideas off of others, but he doesn't have a lot of faith in his ability to read people, so I don't think he would want to be the main detective accusing anyone of anything.

Ardezo:

What media does your character enjoy? (For characters in settings that aren’t modern Earth, could be media from their home setting or what they’d like in a modern Earth AU)

He likes reading in his main setting (ayyyyy Faerun)- lots of books and scrolls and music (Not too much exciting stuff when you live in a dragon death temple, though there's lots of access and contact with the Underdark, so maybe drow parties lol). In a more modern earth type setting, he'd probably be REALLY into things like Lockpicking Lawyer, Fascinating Horror, REALLY love audio books so he can listen to books while he works on stuff (different poisons or toxins, maybe histories of how to use that). He'd be REALLY into practical special effects and honesty probably be fascinated by fursuiters. (He's not ashamed by any stretch, about his scales, but he's a little annoyed he can't display or hide them with easy like his siblings can, so sfx transformations would be his sh-t lol)

Edelweiss:

Was your OC influenced or inspired by any particular fictional character(s) when you made them?

Not particularly for Edelweiss! My main influence for him was making the cutest, most pastel and fluffy looking murderb-bard~ (who's going to suspect the airhead who dresses in pinks and gold of being a hag-blooded college of whispers bard~?)

Any:

What type of Avatar The Last Airbender-type bender (or non-bender) would your OC be? Any bending specialties?

So lesse.... Ironically for my dumb drow and vampire, I think Hasr'Thal and Lazarus are probably fire benders. They're both aggressive and driven (to different degrees) and while Hasr'Thal prefers to use his spells to assist the others in his party more than directly fight, his personal beliefs are rooted in passion and ruthless motion forward. Lazarus is more straightforward- he's a monk, he's fast, violent, and gives into his base instincts probably too much, and he is GARBAGE at defense.

Keev and Edelweiss (despite being a direct blood descendant of an ICE hag) are probably air benders- Keev tries SO hard to be a pacifist and focuses his spell choices on things like slow or haste, with abjuration thrown in, he hits hard WHEN he does, but he focuses far more on evasion. Edelweiss is a bit more bombastic, but he's been flighty and nomadic almost his whole life, blowing in and out of town on a whim. His spells (outside of his innate ice abilities) are mainly focused on causing fear, listening to things unseen, and spying. An argument could be made for waterbending but tbh that's a bit clichéd?

Who WOULD be a waterbender would be Fion (boy's probably a little TOO into bloodbending, honestly- he's dancing way too close to taboo spirit work right now and then there's all the murder...) Ardezo is also probably a waterbender- tempted to say he might be a non-bender, with his complex about ONLY being a draconic sorcerer when his siblings are half dragons, but he IS still very magic and his style is very "hang back, don't be seen, poison or strike when they're distracted" and he worships a dual God of death and undeath, so fluidity in all things are his motto

What would be your OC’s My Little Pony cutie mark?

I was never really into MLP so these might be funky.... Hasr'Thal has an ouroboros (He's mad about it but that's what you get when you want to end the cycle of violence with an act of incredible violence) Lazarus might not HAVE one yet, or it just recently showed up, as a red vine climbing into stars. Keev has maybe a pie, or a simple hearth (bc despite being an adventurer, all he wants is to be a baker). Edelweiss also probably had a late.... branding?? But it's a storm cloud ;3c Ardezo just wants to have stronger dragon blood so baaaaaad that his is probably just a shadow dragon silhouette lol

Any:

If your OC was a Dungeons and Dragons character, what would their class be? And/or: If they were playing D&D, what kind of character might they play? (these aren’t necessarily the same thing)

LMAO almost all of them are! BUT we've done games inside games or thought about it before so I can answer what class they would PLAY in addition to what they are lol

Keev- He's a shadow sorcerer (with a few levels in abjuration wizard) and also a forever DM when he ran it IC, but if he were to make an idealized version of himself, he would be a Paladin of Devotion - though he wouldn't draw his power from a God, just faith in other people

Lazarus- Shadow monk! We did a one-shot where I DM'd as Laz but he would make an assassin rogue (because he's a cool edgy boy~)

Hasr'Thal- Warlock, mainly pacted with an archfey but he kinda maybe made a second pact with the Void that desires the heat death of the universe oops??? If he made a character it would be an INSUFFERABLE wizard because he's definitely not bitter at ALL about not getting to finish schooling to become one himself.

Edelweiss is, as listed above, a College of Whispers bard, and would probably play the same in a game, though he might play a "nicer" college (and maybe not use a fey type race)

Ardezo- draconic sorcerer~ (shadow dragon lineage- NOT a black dragon thank you very much) He might play around with rolling up a rogue, but he'd multiclass bc I think he would miss the magic lol

#ask game #Lazarus #Hasr'Thal #Keev #Ardezo #Edelweiss #deityofhearts

[moderncharactersinfaerun]

The Forgotten Realms has a lot of ways for Modern Characters (or otherwise known as Self Inserts or OC Inserts) and this is because Earth is one of the "realms" (i.e.: dimension). So this means your MCIF can have any way or reason into the Realm you can think of.

Most people will likely write within Faerun as its the one most people are familiar with, even in dnd campaigns. There are other locations of course but again most stick to what they know.

Also remember, when constructing your fics, keep in mind that the Realm's magic and fantastical is actually where people on Earth get their myths, religions, and folklore. So there could be a hefty amount of overlap in divine and spiritual figures you could add to your fics.

#modern characters in faerun #bg3 #fanfiction

[hannah-deserved-better]

My Middle Earth/Forgotten Realms Crossovers

I now have four in progress works after having just started my fourth. I just can’t get enough of these characters! And the two fandoms are perfect crossovers they fit so well together! So here they all are with links and descriptions:

                                     The Companions of the Old Tales

My four crossover fandom involving Drizzt, the Hobbit characters, Supernatural, and Rurouni Kenshin

Title: The Companions of Faerun

Rating: M for violence

Fandom: Legends of Drizzt, the Hobbit movie verse, Supernatural, Rurouni Kenshin

Pairings: Drizzt/Catti-brie, Kili/OC, Castiel/Hannah, 

Characters: Drizzt, kenshin, Castiel, Hannah, Fili, Kili, Sam, Dean, Catti-brie, Jarlaxle, Dinin, Berg’inyon, Kimmuriel

Warnings: fandom typical violence

Setting: starting in Faerun, but they will all eventually go into the modern world

Summary: Castiel finds himself stranded on this strange magical world where he encounters a past friend, some new friends, and some old enemies. Meanwhile, Drizzt Do’Urden is new to the surface and finds friendship and acceptance with a wandering samurai, and the Winchesters meet another pair of brothers. All together, the companions will bring protection to the people of Faerun.

ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31073441/chapters/76768685

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13837115/1/The-Union-of-the-Companions-The-Eight-Companions-of-Faerun

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/1042518973-the-union-of-the-companions-part-one-of-the

                                            Fathers and Sons

Rating: M for violence

Fandom: Tolkien/Legend of Drizzt

Pairing: Legolas/OC and Drizzt/OC, Fili/oc, Kili/oc, Entreri/oc

Characters: Drizzt, Legolas, Thranduil, Zaknafein, thorin, Celebrimbor, Jarlaxle, Entreri

Tags: AU, hurt/comfort, father and son relationships, Celebrimbor is alive

Warnings: Torture, mentions of past abuse, including sexual abuse, forced breeding, and death in childbirth, trauma, homelessness, refugees, illness, parent death, minor canon character death

Summary: Drizzt and Zaknafein flee to the ends of the earth to escape Malice’s evil clutches. But they never expected to find themselves in another world, one so much like their own where they could meet a pair of elves and share in their adventures. Meanwhile, Legolas is desperate to save Thranduil and to learn the truth about his mother- a truth that can have dire consequences for Middle Earth. In another part of the world, young Fili and Kili have their lives shattered as they find themselves homeless refugees. And from deep in the depth of the Earth, Jarlaxle helps a legendary elf of the second age to see the sky again.

ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/30859544/chapters/76189961

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13869571/1/Fathers-and-Sons

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/1061120777-fathers-and-sons-chapter-one

                              The Do’Urden Brothers: 

Another Legolas and Drizzt bestie fic that involves an OC that is Drizzt’s long lost half brother, and a redemption arc for Dinin Do’Urden, Drizzt’s other half brother.

Title: The Do’Urden Brothers

Rating: M for violence

Fandom: Tolkien/Legend of Drizzt

Pairing: Legolas/OC and Drizzt/Catti-Brie, Dinin/oc, Oc/oc, Fili/oc, Kili/oc

Characters: Drizzt, Legolas, Dinin Do’Urden, original character second son of Zaknafein, catti-brie, original character daughters of Celebrimbor and Glorfindel, original character, thranduil, Zaknafein, Celebrimbor, Glorfindel, Bruenor, Regis, Fili, Kili

Tags: AU, hurt/comfort, brothers

Warnings: Torture, mentions of past abuse, including sexual abuse, trauma, imprisonment, suicidal thoughts, ptsd

Summary: Drizzt doesn’t know if he can trust either of his brothers. Dinin was known for his cruelty and Ky’lor is the secret half dwarf second son of Zaknafein that Drizzt never knew existed. But Drizzt has no choice but to trust his brothers and his new elf friend from another world, in order to save his father, Mithral Hall, and quite possibly all of Faerun and Middle Earth.

ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/29948202/chapters/73718643

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13874628/1/The-Do-Urden-Brothers

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/1065043061-the-do%27urden-brothers-chapter-one

                                           Parallel Realms

A “marooned in another realm” trope about past enemies and platonic love.

Title: Parallel Realms

Rating: M

Fandom: Legends of Drizzt, Hobbit movie verse

Pairings: Drizzt/Ellifain, Fili/OC, Kili/OC

Characters: Drizzt, Ellifain, Dinin, Berg’inyon, Entreri, Jarlaxle, Legols, Fili, Kili, OCs

Warnings:  lots of psychological trauma. Past abuse, past trauma, past sexual trauma and abuse 

Setting: Another Dimension

Summary:  Takes place right after the events of “The Servant of the Shard” and “The Sea of Swords” books. And in the Hobbit, it takes place during the battle of the five armies. Drizzt, Legolas, and many of their former adversaries find themselves in another reality. One not so different from the one they left behind, but with no possibility of getting back. They must learn to survive the harsh lands where dangers lurk around every corner, and they must rely on each other for their own survival.

ao3:https://archiveofourown.org/works/33881092/chapters/84240745

FFN: https://www.fanfiction.net/story/story_preview.php?storyid=13955937&chapter=1

Wattpad: https://www.wattpad.com/story/285147391-parallel-realms

#Drizzt Do'Urden #forgotten realms #legolas #hobbit #legend of drizzt #artemis entreri #jarlaxle baenre #dinin do'urden #Crossovers

[trpg-dingusmaster]

I’ve been thinking about making some hand outs mostly for the homebrew gms at the lgs.

Something to help them better explain to people what they’re getting into because a lot of the people running games there are not great at this. Like it wouldn’t be a concrete contract or whatever it’s just a general like: this is what I’m offering and where I’m starting the negotiation for what the game will be like.

I see this kind of thing online in those looking for group boards?? Why not have them in person??

Like:

Genre- generic fantasy? Post apocalypse sci-fi? What?

Setting- is this “earth” or earth, is it faerun or modernized faerun? Mars??? Where are we?

Movie rating- pg? Pg13? R????

Reasons for rating- bad language? *Graphic* depictions of violence?? What shit could bother or trigger somebody??

Character class restrictions- no wizards? No clerics? No psions? What?? Or yes warlock but no fae pact? Yes barbarian but no berserker?

Character race restrictions- only small size characters? No elves*? Only animal based races like tabaxi Kenku fae-corgi etc,

Misc restriction or allowances- no metal weapons in starting gear, no evil characters, all characters get 1 cantrip, only these schools of magic are available, characters start at lvl2 as a multiclass but only get those two classes, no multiclass, extra weird conditions that are part of the world building

General Desired tone- is it a horror story but like...? Is it a campy slasher? Is it a serious mystery horror? What kind of beast is are you trying to make here?

Scale of roll play vs role play

Short list of media references that might further explain setting, rating, tone, genre, without “spoilers” or just like, what shit you generally get inspiration from and might pull from that will help explain where you are coming from and what you’re doing

House rules- d10 is 0-9 NOT 1-10, roll for attractiveness, *elves and orcs switch stereotypes/typical characterization so half elves are fine, roll to fall in love, what weird shit are you adding or changing that we should know about that isn’t in the restriction section or an explanation for like an asterisk in that section (If I were to run a werewolf apocalypse group I’d mention changing some terminology like Wendigo tribe being changed to Winter/Frost tribe or something like that because that among other things never sat right with me)

Misc notes- anything else that’s not covered in the other sections That maybe you should mention. (Like I’d mention to my prospective invisible sun group that a lot of religious vocabulary is present but it’s not representative of actual earth religions or mythologies it’s a similar concept/word because of the in universe setting like a church isnt necessarily a place of religious worship but a place to go learn or practice a specific magic like The church of midnight is just a place to go practice or learn general darkside magic in a safe judgment free environment or to go see a mental health professional it’s not like a devil worship churchy church or whatever or a church might just be a word for a group of people like the invisible church is just another word for a group of spell casters more or less)

Estimated length of campaign- is it a 2-4 hour one shot? Is it 3-5 session maybe? Is it a one shot that lasts as long as the pcs are alive? Just a reasonable guess is all.

How many player characters you can accommodate at one time: 3-5? 6 maybe up to 8 if they’re not showing up often or are one off visitors? What is the minimum to accomplish the goals and make it fun and what are the relative limits of your ability to tolerate/manage chaos?

Like? A nice concise primer to the game. Not an 80 page history and not a vague elevator pitch just the important information in an organized sheet that’s easy to fill in and read or read from to get your point across. I joined a game not expecting it to be very role play but suddenly the table was demanding I speak in character?? And I was so put off??? Warn me first??? Or one time unknowingly joining a game that was just a nasty meme fueled gag filled mess with weird homophobic subtext when I thought it was going to be a regular ass light fantasy adventure with some post-apocalyptic recovery themes?? Or that time I thought I was joining a high adventure light comedy and got scolded for ten minutes me the actual person for makingan IN CHARACTER tax evasion joke???

Or that time a newbie gm surprised the group with excessive and detailed depiction of violence and didn’t stop when asked to and that made one player leave the table??? Like that’s inexcusable???? I understand the joy of describing things like I’ve gone overboard I know but I at least warned the group a head of time that the adventure they chose had body horror and was a horror story but this kid didn’t, I guess this just came out of nowhere.

It hasn’t been a problem recently because there’s been more steady games happening and not so much rotation between gms like there was before. But I still think it’d be a good idea.

It would help make sure players knew what they were getting into and if the gm doesn’t get enough players because of what they have on the sheet they can find out easier what they need to work on and where they need to bend a little what needs to be cut entirely... or maybe if it’s just not the time for that campaign right now.

[tavshortfortavern]

Npcs scrolling through your phone

You felt homesick and spent some time looking through pictures on your phone. You got distracted and left said phone out in the open where the tieflings could find it. How they react to looking through your photo album (and see some spicey pics of you)

Characters: Dammon, Rolan, Zevlor

Warnings: none, mention of nudes ig

Notes: Back on my isekai shenanigans. I want to do more with this. Might make a part 2 with companions

Dammon

Absorbs everything he can about Earth. He loves hearing you talk about your home and is fascinated with your phone

When he notices it just laying there he couldn't help but pick it up

Runs his hands around the sleek surface. Admiring the craftsmanship. Many questions running through his head on how it was made, was this glass? The metal feels so smooth

He's tempted to take it apart by peice to understand it

His thumb presses something and the screen lights up. He looks on wide eye as he sees rows and rows of images

You told him enough how you capture images on your device and he recognizes one of him. He figures out how to scroll through the rows of images

There's a lot of pictures of cute animals, he notices with a smile. He doesn't understand the memes tho. He recognizes some of the places you took photos of. He marvels at the detail. Paintings couldn't come close to this

Then he scrolls even longer and he gets to pictures you've taken before arriving in Faerun

It was like looking through memories. He sees you doing various things in different places

He can't help staring at some for longer. You look wonderful in every one. Theres a twinge of affection seeing the random, candid ones of you just doing mundane or silly things

A little more flustered at the ones you pose with a nice outfit and makeup. Looking like some noble at a gathering

If he sees pictures of a city in your world he wonders what those glass 'towers' are and how they're made. They look taller than any structure he's ever seen

An image of the city at night is his favorite. Is this where you live? The lights are mesmerizing. He couldn't imagine seeing it in person. He does believe someone like you lives in a fantastical place like that

Just gets more enthralled with you as a person with all the places you've been and things you've done.

Then he gets to 'those' pictures with you scantily clad or completely nude and he nearly drops the phone

He couldn't help but stare for a few seconds admiring the view before setting it down. Looking around wondering if you've seen him

Feels terrible knowing you hadn't intended to show him that but questions what they're for

Safe to say the image is burned into his mind. He will fess up about it. Apologizing profusely. If you accept his apology he'll quickly turn to ask about your home

Rolan

Was going to scold you for just leaving your things out. What if they were stolen?

Picked up your phone hoping to give it to you but ends up wondering about the odd device.

Startles when it lights up on one end

From the images he thinks it some type of memory viewer. With how detailed the pictures, it's like he was actually there

Then he sees pictures of you and he's drawn in like a moth to a flame. Next thing he knows he's swiping through photo after photo

He rolls his eyes at some of the silly images you took. Hooligan. Skips the memes and focuses on pictures that had you in them

Sees you going about you daily life. The modern world looking alien to his eyes and he doesn't understand what your doing in some of them

But he likes seeing these genuine moments.

He knows what its like leaving your home behind suddenly. Next time perhaps you two could talk more about your life back on your world

Makes an emberassing noise when he sees a nude photo of you and drops it like his hand was burned

Tries to get it out of his mind and continue on his normal day but whenever he sees you the images returns and he fails to act normal

He will eventually tell you what happened and is genuinely sorry about invading your privacy. If you just laugh at his reaction to your nudes he'll just be grumpy

Might call you a degenerate but that won't save him from your teasing

Zevlor

Definitely worried about touching your things. Scared he might damage something

But like Rolan he'll see pictures of you and he's overun by curiosity. He's also fascinated by technology from your world

Is amused at the animals pictures but really drawn to those of you. He wants to know what your life before was like, what you thought, what you like doing

Loves the ones where you look peaceful, laying down somewhere nice and sunny. He's always worried of the danger you get in to or attract. Its lovely to see moments like this

While he's happy looking through these pictures. A part of him is worried you miss your home so much you would rather be there (and away from him)

You had a nice life according to these pictures. You must want to go back.

He understands having to leave the place you grew to care for and being thrust into unfavorable circumstances. He admires how well you've done for yourself in this foreign world, away from everything you've ever known

You have his respect. He's lucky to have ever known you. But he wonders if he's enough to make you stay. Or if he should even want you to instead of supporting your wishes

When he comes across the spicey✨ pictures of you his face turns a deeper shade of red. He's frozen still as a part of him admires the sight before him but another orders him to look away! That's not gentlemanly!

Puts the phone down and feels more guilty than ever. Doesn't know how to bring this up with you but his morals tell him to

Thankfully you find it more funny but now he's really curious of what those pictures were for and how he can stop daydreaming about them so much like some youth

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 tav #bg3 dammon #bg3 rolan #bg3 headcanons #bg3 zevlor #isekai!tav

[dragonagitator]

I started out just wanting to write a "Modern Girl in Faerun" author self-insert fanfic of BG3 in the tradition of all the "Modern Girl in Thedas" fanfics I've enjoyed over the years in the Dragon Age fandom. You know, someone who has played the game gets transported to the world of the game and uses her foreknowledge of events to steer for the best ending and pursue her favorite romance, yadda yadda yadda.

And then I thought, oh, I should also write a sequel from Gale's perspective that runs parallel to the first story that's about him trying to figure out if she's just crazy or what.

I decided that while my MGIF character will be successful in using her foreknowledge of events to achieve the best or even better outcomes for the main events of the game, it would be hilarious if that same foreknowledge of events also led to her inadvertently flubbing every single scripted romance progression scene with Gale so that it ends up being an even slower burn than canon.

Meanwhile, most of the companions (including Gale) don't believe her story about how they're fictional characters in an interactive story she's played as a game because there are so many other plausible in-world explanations for why someone would have her foreknowledge of events. So Gale thinks she's mentally unwell, and he struggles with the ethics of pursuing a romantic relationship with someone whose interest in him is at least partially predicated on (what he believes to be) delusions.

It works out in the end, but Gale's perspective of what the fuck is going on is so divergent from hers that it would be a fundamentally different narrative.

And then as I was researching Forgotten Realms lore for the first set of stories, I realized it would be hilarious if I wrote a post-canon sequel about Gale and the MCIF trying to plan their wedding in Waterdeep while the events of the D&D modules Dragon Heist and Dungeon of the Mad Mage are unfolding in the background.

And then while I was researching stuff for that, I learned that it's Forgotten Realms canon that Elminster knows about Earth, has a portal to Ed Greenwood's house, and regularly visits Ed and few other D&D authors to give them more lore to write about.

So then I realize that while the Elminster we meet during BG3 is actually a Simulacrum and thus wouldn't be privy to anything Elminster didn't think it needed to know for its mission, presumably the real Elminster would show up for Gale's wedding. So if Gale happened to mention his new wife's unfortunate "delusions" to Elminster, Elminster could rock Gale's world by confirming no she's been right all along. Thank you, Elminster, for the best gift a bride could ever receive: the opportunity to say "I TOLD YOU SO!" to her husband. Lol.

And then I thought if Elminster has a portal to Ed's house in Toronto, what if Gale and the MCIF eventually used that portal to flee to Earth for some reason? Either to escape the reach of Mystra, or maybe because their child has a condition that's treatable on Earth but not with Faerun magic/medicine ala Outlander?

Then we could have another story in the series that's a reversal of the first story's trope -- a "Faerun Character in Modern Earth" story of Gale going through culture shock while also losing his connection to the Weave and thus losing all his wizard powers AGAIN. Mmmm angsty.

This is my first time writing fanfic, I've only written a fraction of the first story so far, and I've already come up with at least three sequels I need to write too.

What.

The.

Fuck.

I now fully understand what fanfic authors mean when they cry about "the plot bunnies are multiplying."

#it's a lovely morning in faerun and i am a horrible author self insert #i need to take my plot bunnies to the vet and have them sterilized because this is ridiculous #BG3 #baldur's gate 3 #forgotten realms #gale #gale bg3 #bg3 gale #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #elminster #elminster bg3 #bg3 elminster #modern character in faerun #modern girl in faerun #writing fanfic

[dragonagitator]

As someone who came to Dragon Age fandom late and thus was spoiled by immediately having access to years' worth of fanfics from every imaginable trope to enjoy, the current complete lack of Gale Dekarios / Modern Girl in Faerun author self-insert fanfics is killing me.

We've already got the perfect entry point for the MGIF character: The opening cinematic of the nautiloid jumping between realms snatching people up. What if one of the random jumps was to our reality and someone who had played the game was kidnapped instead of Tav? After all, in an infinite multiverse, it's entirely possible that something that is fiction in one universe is reality in another universe. [Edit: Earth and Faerun existing in the same multiverse confirmed to be canon in Forgotten Realms lore.]

But so far there's barely any Modern Character in Faerun fanfics at all, and none of them are Gale/OFC. Come on, fanfic authors, I've already thoroughly exhausted all my own cringey self-insert fantasies in my daydreaming, please let me read yours. How much do you use your foreknowledge of events to steer for a specific ending or perhaps create a brand new one? How long are you able to bite your tongue about Mystra before going off on a rant that Gale's not ready to hear about how she was an abusive groomer? How many terrible jokes will your self-insert character make about pondering his orb? I NEED TO KNOW.

#bg3 #gale #gale bg3 #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #modern character in thedas #modern girl in thedas #modern girl in faerun #modern character in faerun #baldur's gate 3 #fanfic ideas #fanfic #fanfic request #fanfic prompt #it's a lovely morning in faerun and i am a horrible author self insert

[dragonagitator]

BG3 fanfic idea:

Modern Character in Faerun fic in which the author self-insert suffers from whatever chronic illnesses and disabilities the author suffers from IRL and Shadowheart inadvertently cures them all the first time she casts Lesser Restoration for something.

It turns out that you weren't that far off all those times you'd joked back on Earth that "God nerfed me by giving me [condition] because he knew I'd be too OP without it."

And all that extra effort you used to have to expend every day just to minimally function? That was like a lifelong intensive weightlifting program for your willpower because you were constantly forcing yourself to do things despite all the pain, fatigue, brain fog, nausea, etc. Once you're freed of the shackles of your chronic illnesses and disabilities, you're able to utilize that power in ways chronically healthy and lifelong abled people could never dream of.

Title idea: "Traded My Spoons For Knives"

Lore caveats: Lesser Restoration canonically cures the conditions diseased, poisoned, paralysis, and blinded. If you're missing body parts and want them back then you'll need to wait for the 7th-level divine magic spell Regenerate, which can't be learned in game because character progression is capped at level 12 but should be achievable fairly quickly in a post-game story because clerics and druids get access to 7th-level spells as soon as they hit level 13. If that causes you to inadvertently regenerate body parts that you didn't want back, the 9th-level spell True Polymorph can permanently (with your consent) change your healthy/whole baseline to something else. You'll need a level 18+ wizard to cast it, which Gale was before the orb since he was an archmage, and it's certainly plausible that removing the orb would allow him to bounce back to his old character level without needing to grind XP to get there.

(Inspired by memories of taking Adderall for the first time. That was a REVELATION, y'all. You mean I wasn't just stupid and lazy this whole time? This is what I can do when my brain actually works right? If my physical disabilities and chronic illnesses could also be cured/treated as instantaneously, I'd be unstoppable.)

(Also, how is it that as soon as I start writing my first attempt at fanfic, I start generating ideas for new fanfics faster than I can even write the ideas down much less ever actually write any of the stories?)

#BG3 #Baldur's Gate 3 #bg3 fanfic prompt #fanfic prompt #fic prompt #writing prompt #Modern Girl in Faerun #MGIF #Modern Boy in Faerun #MBIF #Modern Character in Faerun #MCIF #fanfic authors pls #i cannot write and yet my brain is filled with plot bunnies #i must release them into the wild to find sustenance

[dragonagitator]

Tidbit with interesting implications from a Reddit discussion:

If the reason that mindflayers don't have (apostolic) souls is because they're not from Toril, then a "Modern Character in Faerun" fanfic protagonist from Earth would also not have a "soul" by those standards.

So it seems like a MCIF would be locked out of anything that requires having a soul or a personal relationship with a diety. I'm thinking deals with devils unless it's for something other than a soul (IIRC Raphael just wants the Crown of Karsus, not your soul, right?), casting Divine magic spells (I think you can still be the target of them though), and the Cleric, Druid, Paladin, and Warlock classes, correct?

Anything else that requires a soul or a divine connection per D&D/FR lore?

It might even affect whether Withers can resurrect you, since he specifically describes it as "cleaving soul to body once more." Deciding that it means that Withers cannot resurrect the MC and thus the MC is the only member of the party whose death would be permanent if they were to fall in battle, combined with the fact that almost none of us have combat skills that are transferable to Faerun (gnomes pls make me a gun kthx), is a great way to raise the stakes in a story.

You'd basically be like the Bubble Boy of Team Tadpole. Stuff that other members aren't used to worrying about because they have Revivify, Withers, True Resurrection, and the knowledge that death is just their soul transitioning to another plane, etc. could kill you permanently without even an afterlife to look forward to.

#it's a lovely morning in faerun and i am a horrible author self insert #BG3 #baldur's gate 3 #forgotten realms #modern character in faerun #modern girl in faerun #modern boy in faerun

[dragonagitator]

So back before BG3 took over my brain like ceremorphosis, I was pretty into Dragon Age and had started drafting an outline for a "Modern Girl in Thedas" fanfic in which my author self-insert replaced the Herald of Andraste. She was going to use her foreknowledge of events and her Western liberal arts education to attempt to speedrun both the plot of DAI and the Thedosian Enlightenment, respectively.

Things were NOT going to work out like she expected. It was to be a dark tale of hubris, butterfly effects, major character deaths, an Orlesian Revolution even bloodier than the French one, and two worlds' worth of unintended consequences so terrible that the working title was "Solas, Hold My Beer."

It's possible that I will return to it someday, depending on how DA4 goes -- my solution to the Solas Problem was to evacuate the population of Thedas to Earth (oops, sorry for bringing the Blight with us, my bad), and I gotta wait and see if that still fits with canon -- but in the interim I am definitely going to repurpose all my "attempts to speedrun the Enlightenment in a medieval fantasy setting, it goes poorly" ideas for my BG3 "Modern Girl in Faerun" fanfic.

Because Faerun? Absolutely riddled with terrible ideologies and institutions. It's slightly less of a crapsack world than Thedas, but it's still a medieval fantasy setting. While individual characters often express anachronistic viewpoints palatable to modern audiences, the cultures, systems of governance, etc. are generally much more period-appropriate.

Anyone coming from a modern Western democracy would suffer terrible culture shock and feel compelled to try to change things for the better. But if you've ever taken any "history of thought" courses from your university's Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics departments, then you know that we didn't get from there to here overnight.

A modern character's ideological framework alone would be enough to get them branded as batshit crazy, even if they kept the "I'm from another world and you're all fictional characters from an interactive story that I played as a game" stuff to themselves.

#it's a lovely morning in faerun and i am a horrible author self insert #modern girl in thedas #modern character in thedas #modern girl in faerun #modern character in faerun #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #forgotten realms #dragon age #solas hold my beer #get in losers we're speedrunning the enlightenment

[dragonagitator]

So I've been researching similarities between playing a guitar and playing a lute to figure out if proficiency in playing guitar back on Earth might help a character in a "Modern Character in Faerun" fanfic learn to play an instrument avaliable in Faerun, and I stumbled across this delightful video:

#guitar #lute #it's a lovely morning in faerun and i am a horrible author self insert #Youtube