#great and mighty things

[essektheylyss]

Okay but you know what's really clever about the choice to include off-screen campaign content in the Nein animated show, is that it puts the audience on far more equal footing.

There's a lot of intrigue going on in Wildemount behind the scenes, and those of us who've seen the campaign have an idea of what that is, but rarely a clear answer. There are a lot of interpersonal dynamics that we don't see but that make a major impact on outcomes for the character: not only Essek's dealings with the Assembly but his relationship to the rest of the Dynasty's upper echelon, the Assemblies' interactions amongst themselves, Astrid and Eadwulf's dynamic with Trent or other scourgers, or Lucien's relationship with Cree and the other Tomb Takers. These alliances make or break the characters' decisions with regard to the Nein depending on how much loyalty or trust they share, and they shift a lot while the Nein aren't present.

I think there's a bit of this in tlovm with the happenings in Whitestone and the dynamic among the Chroma Conclave, but these exist primarily to ground the antagonists, because it's not the same kind of story; Vox Machina's story is about how they become Big Damn Heroes. There is political action happening, but while it does have an influence on them, it always exists to an extent to be either a boon or an obstacle to them, because it cannot deal with the threats at hand without heroes (not necessarily Vox, but in the archetypal sense). The Nein, in contrast, are in a story about being the tangential players to numerous plots of intrigue that occupy no small position of power in the world, plots that in fact actively resist the role of heroes, and the struggle for personal agency that comes with that.

So giving more information to the audience about those other happenings means new fans get a lot of the information that existing fans will go into the show with much sooner, while existing fans are receiving new information at the same time. By the time the characters find out what the audience knows, the audience is more or less on the same page waiting for that shoe to drop.

#m9 animated #mighty nein #critical role #cr meta #I have so many feelings about this okay it is GREAT as a choice for this narrative #I have so much shit to do why as I given things to have thoughts about TODAYYYYY

[revvethasmythh]

Widobrave poll....2!

#poll options character limit my absolute beloathed #the things I could have added if I had more letters... #anyway we were overdo for a part 2: electric boogaloo of this poll! and it was on my mind. so #widobrave #the mighty nein #caleb widogast #veth brenatto #nott the brave #critical role #''but rosie where's the first poll'' great question pls don't ask me to look for it it was so long ago

[screambirdscreaming]

At the bus stop one time there was a gaggle of preschoolers waiting to catch the bus for a field trip day, and someone walked past with a couple of friendly little dogs, to great general delight.

But after a little bit, the dogs were getting overwhelmed, and the preschoolers were gently coaxed to back off so the person with the dogs could continue on. Specifically, one of the preschool teachers said, "Sometimes, when you're small, being surrounded by big people can be a bit scary and overwhelming. Even if they are friendly."

This was recieved as great wisdom: after all, the preschoolers were also small, and understood how scary and overwhelming big people could be! And the dogs were indeed even smaller than the preschoolers, so it made sense.

What was funny and charming was that, upon absorbing and reflecting on this wisdom, they all felt the need to tell it to one another. In tones of great insight, they turned to one another and said, "Did you know? Sometimes when you are small, being surrounded by big people can be scary and overwhelming! Even if they are friendly!" Back and forth, without any particular concern that they were all saying the same thing. Have reached comprehension of an insight, it must be shared!

I must say that this behavior is less charming in tumblr users than in preschoolers. Not least because tumblr users, having gained a little analytical skill to misuse, insist on Summarizing and Generalizing and Unifying the insights they repeat, quickly turning any interesting new information into formulaic dogmatic mush.

#i made the mistake of looking in the notes of the beach sand post i reblogged to see if anyone else had interesting comments #And the rate at which it went from like #1) person states with moderate confidence an opinion based on their personal observations #2) multiple people reply with “wow thats so insightful!” (aka it aligns with my preconceived notions of how things work) #3) someone else adds additional personal observations which are not really relevant but which can be absorbed into the narrative #4) people start outright stating the underlying belief on which this bias is constructed as if it were a fresh insight #5) general derisive attitude towards people who haven't seen the Obviously Correct solution to this complex real world problem yet #It's very....... #It's not like it's a high stakes post but it's such a microcosm of the whole dogmatic phenomenon #Also this js a more specific gripe to My Field or w/e #But the degree to which people react to the problems caused by the whole “Control of Nature” era of engineering #with this equally reductive “Nature will Fix Everything” type of attitude #Is sooooo frustrating. #Yes a great many of our current problems could have been avoided if we had not made massive changes to ecosystem processes on the assumptio #That they were simple and we understood them. And that they would respond in predictable ways. #the simplicity in retrospect of “wow we Should Not have done that” does not mean that they are simple to undo! #You can't go back in time. You can't turn back the clock on chaotic processes #Which is. Almost every process ever. #Restoration is hard! Returning to previous regimes of sediment or flooding or fire is tricky and full of foibles! #Moving towards a future which doesn't suck as much even if the past cant be recreated is also uncertain and difficult! #It's frustrating to see people act all high and mighty about how they Respect Nature unlike whoever is making all these decisions #When their understanding of the natural processes in question is AS simplistic as the people who caused the whole mess back in 1910 or w/e #Like I'm not saying there's not bad interests standing in the way of functional restoration on all levels #That's very much a fight to be fought. #But looking at that fight-in-process and saying “wow none of you Respect Nature like me uwu let nature fix it” #Is. #Ugh.

[thelordismylightandmysalvation]

Verse of the Day - Luke 1:49

#God #holy #great things #Bible verses #scripture #Luke #Mighty One #holy is his name

[marvelmarieeee]

haha, but what if Morticia saw Wednesday falling in love and getting married and having a family in her vision

(that’s why she was so certain about Nevermore)

Wednesday: so, we got married

Morticia and Gomez:

Gomez: what shocking news! such atrocious happiness! I could die right this instant! To who?

Wednesday:

Wednesday: you knew that’s gonna happen, didn’t you?

Morticia:

#Gomez can not fake it for the life of him #Enid is a great fan of his dramatics though #so he’s fine #he was successful in not calling Tyler his monster-in-law for years so cut him some slack #another thing: I don’t like how Wednesday is portrayed as this mighty Raven and Morticia’s powers sound like some meh #I can not write Gomez btw #tyler galpin #he’s not here physically but he’s the groom #why are these tags an essay #wednesday x tyler #wednesday addams #weyler #wyler #tyler x wednesday #wednesday netflix

[wiirocku]

Luke 1:49 (NLT) - For the Mighty One is holy,    and He has done great things for me.

#Luke 1:49 #Mighty One #holy #He has #done #great #things #for me

[jadedgenasi]

Tough call for Taliesin but I can't help but feel it's not the Nein without caddy. Like specifically his character felt overlooked in a lot of important ways and that's not blame so much as disappointment at circumstance. Caddy and on some level Taliesin wanted it that way and I am genuinely glad to get some playtime with Kingsley, but I really hope this reunion doesn't leave Caduceus out entirely. Even if it's a sending, or starting with Yasha and Beau at the Grove before they head out to meet up with the others. He's as much the m9 as the rest of them and more.

#This isn't an invitation for cad salt I don't want my notifications full of negativity #The Mighty Nein #Critical role #And by salt I mean I don't need to hear bad things about cad OR people being upset at great volume he's not here #Caduceus clay

[gemwolfz]

keronian technology is leaps and bounds above our own. which is why keronian tamagotchis have always been rechargable ever since their first release

#sgt frog #keroro gunso #keronian tamagotchis are a random thought i keep coming back to #it's because i think about keronian girl toys... #just a societal thing fer me to chew on #the gap between boys and girls stuff on keron isnt as egregious as that of the primates of pekopon. #keron's warmongering is gender inclusive! boy girl you both get nerf guns! #so in most cases its just aesthetic changes. making things pink. though thats still enough to make little frog boys lose interest #but there are still some toys aimed predominantly towards girls. like fashion dolls #anyway this is where the great and mighty tamagotchi comes in #keron's version is a bit of a mix between a tamagotchi and a digimon #with all the cute aesthetics of a tamagotchi #but with the training and fighting mechanics of a digimon #favored by girls but there are versions aimed at boys that lean more into that edgy cool digimon vibe #haha i bet keronian baby dolls are weird. so many growth stages #im just rambling at this point i should go to bed teehee

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Albert Mohler | Well already it has been a great joy to confess the Christian faith together, to hear from the Holy Scriptures—the Old and New Testaments—to hear prayers, and to pray together for the graduates and for the nations. This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it...

#Albert Mohler #He Who Is Mighty Has Done Great Things #albertmohler.com

[dodecademons]

Sometimes my brain likes to remember that of the members of The Mighty Nein the two sapphics of the group, the sentinel girlfriends Beau and Yasha, are the only ones that didn't die throughout the whole campaign. Unconscious? Yes. 2 failed death saving throws? Yes. In need of a resurrection spell though? Nuh uh, not with Melora and her wife watching over them.

#a nice change of pace #i dont count Yasha's dream because it was a dream or some astral projection thing #but how nice that she got rage beyond death and just technically cant die ever if she keeps fighting #which is a great character concept honestly #then theres beau who just never has to eat sleep or drink if she really wanted to #immortal babes be like #critical role #the mighty nein #i wont count essek since his only really opportunity was the lucien fight #yasha nydoorin #beauregard lionett

[revvethasmythh]

yessss fjord gets to keep his sexy new tattoo

#like the zehir thing is not. great #but tattoo hot tho #cr spoilers #critical role #the mighty nein #the mighty nein reunited

[pinacoladamatata]

I've been following you since your Crit Role Campaign 2 brain worm days and now I'm following you directly into the collective Baldurs Gate 3 literal brain worm days AND I'M SO EXCITED

FHFHDJSLH it is literal brain worm this time!! I truly cannot wait for this game and I think a lot of us are kindof going into this knowing that it's going to be something special.

Like in comparison, the first time I played DAO, I had No Idea i was about to experience something great for the first time. This time with BG3, I do! Even though I largely have no idea what is going to happen!!

And I truly don't remember the last time I was this excited for a game? Not even with DAI, which i was here on [hellsite] for and I was interested bc i loved DAO and i want closure but any hype i was on with DAI pales in comparison to this, and I think early access has a huge part to do with that and like truly the only reason i even discovered this game was because a mutual posted a screenshot of halsin from EA. it was like 1 week into EA launch. and i just...bought it? didn't even look up reviews. just. high risk. even higher reward 🤝

#also 100% making all the mighty nein members in the character creator as soon as i can bc omg #and everyone that got to play full release version over the last weekend has had like nothing but good things to say? #i havent seen anyone be like 'yeah the 2nd act lacks content' or 'its real buggy' no! they're saying the opposite! #i am fully just letting myself be excited for this and it feels great!

[uglycourage]

I am officially on Hiatus from MIFIRA.

But, this is not new information. It just puts a name to the past few months of absence as well as where I'm at currently regarding the story

The lack of a laptop has been a bigger setback than I could have ever anticipated. Remember me saying a few months back that I looked forward to seeing how my writing differs when I'm hand-writing everything? I was so optimistic, so naive ... The reality is my thoughts rush almost constantly, always have. A keyboard can keep up with that, my hand and pen can not. Especially when I'm so deep into a story that already has an established flow to it

Beyond the above, what it also boils down to is -- its been impossible to come up with anything. I reread the story, I look at and add to my notes/outline. All of this, numerous times. Over and over again. The flow and motivation simply doesn't come, and I know better than to try and force it

Rest assured, the headspace for this story is not gone, it just doesnt want to come out.

I find that these sorts of things have a way of cycling back around. Maybe the less I try to chase after it, the better chances are of it returning?

In the meantime, I've lost myself to a brand new hyperfixation... a German mountain of a man I didn't know anything about prior to a month ago. Hoooooooly balls have I lost myself! I didn't think I could daydream about someone else as frequently, intensely or romantically as I do Mr. Ledger, but this is not the case, as I've so thoroughly learned

Maybe this is a good thing as it'll give Mr. Ledger a rest from my imagination so he can return as the Joker with a vengeance when I least expect it

I do believe in hyperfixation burn out... thinking or relying on someone or something so strongly and intensely that you not only lose interest in them/it quicker, but it ends abruptly and without warning. Mr. Ledger has been a daydream companion since he passed in 2008, popping in and out of my imagination and thoughts at his leisure

He's been working overtime the last 3 years. He needs a break.

I have no doubt he'll return

Does this all make sense? Or am I weirding you out?

((On an irrelevant side note, I finally figured out why I am the way I am. The mental health journey I embarked on this year isn't going the way I expected at all, but I'd never have learned the things I have about myself if the road wasn't so non-linear. If you're on a similar journey too, don't give up. Sometimes a breakthrough arrives just when you need it most)).

Back to this post-- I am writing bits and pieces of a story for my current hyperfixation, and there is a good chance I'll be posting that story when the time is right (if I can ever get over the cringe I personally feel writing RPF)

I'm mentioning all this for the sole purpose of reassuring you I've NOT abandoned MIFIRA, I've not banished it to the pits of hell, I've not assumed my uglycourage 2.0 form that has a persistent case of amnesia... ...err... um... err... what was I saying... beep boop, sneep snoop... doo doo doo... where am I , what year is it, WHO A R E Y. O. U. P E O P LE

Recap. My pulse still beats. I am officially on Hiatus from MIFIRA. New German guy hyperfixation make my brain and loins go brrrrrr! I'll probably pursue the story I have in mind. Doesn't mean I've abandoned MIFIRA. It's just that the focus/attention/motivation/flow is not there

I would rather write something than nothing at all, because at least then I'm working out that muscle. So, when Ch. 45 finally is ready to write, it will hopefully be a more seamless transition into it

I am sorry the news isn't better. I'm sorry my focus has a willpower of its own. But your girl hasn't forgotten you, your support, or this story

I'm Rick Astley, bitches.

#... get it? #cos imma never ______ u up #the early stages of dementia have done wonders for my sense of humor #😅 #if you have any further questions or just want to chat #always feel free to ask or message me #I may be a little mentally deranged #but my heart #well #it’s #hmmm #I guess I’m just mentally deranged #the tagging system on Tumblr is a great way to prove that to everyone mighty quick #I am wishing you all good health #financial stability #and the quiet confidence that comes with doing the right thing

[wiirocku]

Luke 1:49 (NKJV) - For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.

#Luke 1:49 #He #who is #mighty #done #great #things #for me #holy is #His name #scripture

[theflikchic]

Wait, okay, so I accidentally discovered that there's this TV show out there called "Dead Gorgeous" and it's about three teenage girls who died in the 1800s and are ghosts and attend a boarding school and have to hide that they're ghosts and that sounds so freaking interesting and I kinda wanna try it out. But for real, between V and Mighty Med, I probably should stop getting into super obscure TV shows that get prematurely cancelled before hitting their True Potential.

#okay yes V has a lot in it #but i meant that like #the show was building up to stuff #and then just ended #the miniseries are both great and nicely wrap things up #but like #V deserves to have completely ended better #and Robert Englund deserves to be remembered for it #and yall know Mighty Med deserved better #the second season is when it gets super funny #mighty med #dead gorgeous #obscure tv shows #v #v 1984 #rambles i guess #i love obscure tv

[foreverpraying]

July 16 is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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"For He who is mighty has done great things for me; And holy is His name." Luke 1:49

#marian apparitions and feast days #Our Lady of Mount Carmel #Luke 1:49 #bible quotes #Bible #For He who is mighty has done great things for me #mighty #Virgin Mary #Holy Virgin #Virgin Mother #God #Jesus #Christ #Jesus Christ #Father #Son #Holy Spirit #Holy Trinity #christian religion #faith #hope #love #stress reliever