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joncronshawauthor · 2 months

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The Allure of the Fish-out-of-Water Trope in Fantasy

In the sprawling annals of fantasy literature, the ‘fish-out-of-water’ trope is as permanent a fixture as a brooding hero in a murky tavern. Imagine plucking an unassuming character and tossing them into a realm where their understanding of the world is about as useful as a chocolate war hammer. Picture a character for whom the idea of quantum physics is less alien than their current…

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ghost-comets · 4 months

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as soon as riz mentioned that thumbs up this was all i could envision for that scene

#BYE GIRLIEE #imagine throwing your parents for such a fucking loop that they have disadvantage on insight checks against you for the REST OF YOUR LIFE #fantasy high #fhjy #dimension 20 #riz gukgak #kristen applebees

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parachutingkitten · 3 months

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I know "I'm not bad anymore" is an instant classic, but I'll tell you, "meow" has got to be the highlight of the whole episode for me. I love it when Brennan uses "and you see" to set up a single word of dialogue.

#and you see that the cat goes meow #why thank you brennan #very insightful world building #and that pause after #like he expects them to react #this was an important addition to the lore #she meows at you #what are you gonna do about it?#ball's in your court #fhjy #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #d20 spoilers

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sea-buns · 3 months

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Despite all of his failed insight checks across every season, Gorgug is forever the insight guy to me. Which is even more insane considering his wis is 12. But it just suits him so perfectly. Stats be damned, you ask me who my go-to for insight is in that group, I'm gonna say Gorgug almost immediately. And I don't even think that's because he does insight so often—in my head he's just genuinely good at it. In specific circumstances, yes other bad kids are much better suited for it than he is. But Gorgug carries this aura of emotional intelligence and awareness that trounces any other statistical or contextual factor.

Even in the way he prompts things. Like with the connection to Lydia and the red crystals, for example. Any time he poses a question that knocks us all on our asses, it's always in the form of an insight check. It's always insight, even when it's this crazy revelation about some insane magical bullshit that you'd prolly attribute more towards int or arcana. But IN THAT CONTEXT, for HIM, insight makes the MOST sense. It's his thing.

Can barbarians have proficiency in insight? Can artificers? Can barbarian-artificers? Maybe it's odd in a dnd party for the rage-guy to come off as the most emotionally intuitive. But if any one of the bad kids were to have it, I'd assume Gorgug, without question.

#i do think he deserves the proficiency lol #idk how that would work mechanically but it feels like he SHOULD have that #it is extremely charming tho that he isnt statistically inclined to insight whatsoever and yet he is the best #i do. i do love him. i love our gentle giant #dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #fhjy #gorgug thistlespring #i should mention i dont play dnd so if the insight stat isnt wis i apologize. all of google said wis EXCEPT for a dnd beyond that said cha #and THAT was hella confusing lol

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feelingtheaster99 · 1 month

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I swear Emily never uses Fig’s luck rolls for anything important

#she’s got to get the hot goss #or avoid OTHER people getting the hot goss #honestly rerolling an insight check on your teacher’s vibe seems quite worth it #dimension 20 #d20 #fig is iconic #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #fhjy spoilers #fhjy ep 10 #cursed out spoilers #cursed out #live reaction #fig faeth #figeroth faeth #emily axford #porter cliffbreaker #Zara sool

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musicalsobachka · 19 days

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ok hear me out like i know having kipperlily's file gave them alot of information that is helping them piece everything together but also im like "guys thats a HIPAA violation. guys you cant just. steal medical records. guys. guys."

#dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #fhjy #i know its important for the story i just have thoughts!!!#like if someone stole adaine's therapist's notes???#theyd be so mad #i know kipperlily is actively like wanting to kill kristen and its different but #also like #man #its both like they need insight and proof on what the ratgrinders deal is #and hey you literally stole confidental health records man #also like is kipperlilly still seeing jawbone??#bc hes gonna notice if she comes in for a session and her file is missing #put it back guys #make some copies #jawbone is gonna KNOW #also jawbone you are a mandated reporter right maybe tell someone this teenage girl wants to murder another student

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mazeyphaedra · 2 months

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officer kristen would totally co-opt killerwilly’s 🆗

#cuspin clark rolls a nat 1 on insight and arrests kristen for fig’s crimes #fhjy #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #d20 #dimension 20 #kristen applebees #kipperlilly copperkettle #uh oh!

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freshcut-chetney · 13 days

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I couldn't even post while watching the latest episode. The reveal was suuuuch a pay off, that wannabe god had almost fully won me over. Brennan, you absolute fuckin LEGEND

#fantasy high junior year #what a great episode i cannot wait for adventuring party tmw #i hope we get some insight on Brennan's thoughts about Fig and Porter thru the years 🤞#fhjy spoilers #fhjy

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maybefranky · 4 months

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lou saying that this is the longest fabian has ever had a group of friends, the longest people have ever stuck around with him, after sophomore year? i’m going a little insane about it

#i’m rewatching the new mr. peanut while i make dinner #a lot of very memorable bits #but also some great insight into fabian as a character #10/10 would recommend #fantasy high #adventuring academy #dimension 20

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saintkey · 8 months

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i think i’m honestly more excited to finally have a fantasy high adventuring party than anything

#dimension 20 #fantasy high junior year #like ive seen ppl saying they want them to go back to zoom shenanigans and talk less abt the episode which is ????#i love hearing abt their motivations behind their choices and clarifications abt stuff #zoom adventuring party was fun but it was frustrating when u wanted actual insight on the episode 😭😭#rainposting #fhjy #d20 #fantasy high

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kelvingemstone · 3 months

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a starstruck odyssey is for lovers

#more than acofaf even. the love story of the wurst is what dreams are made of #emilymurph sitting next to each other...skip straightest man ever prince of alien slugs learning to be free bc of the crew...gnosis...#best on average npcs. lucienne plug bambi leroux the butch at the space station fuckin space heiress trust fund baby bajar crunch moon jone #and this is not to say ANYTHING of how good the characters are.#they could keep making d20 seasons forever and starstruck will always be a cut above the rest because of how fucking good the setting is #like with crown of candy even tho i loved it sm i feel like some politics were discarded in favor of the others; all out war was eh to me #the build up to a war tho? now that's interesting that's where the juice is basically i wanted asoiaf book one vibes with this cast but #that's a matter of personal preference! i don't feel like acoc did the most that could've been done with a “politics” campaign #dimension 20 #dropout.tv #a starstruck odyssey #because of their deep investment in the world and the genre it never feels like starstruck couldn't do anything. it feels limitless!#season two...god if they never do one that'd be such wasted capability #ik fantasy high is so beloved and it is a beautiful lasagna of time and playing style but if i could get multiple seasons w starstruck...#the thing that makes asoiaf asoiaf is that we have a similar level of insight into the minds of baddies like the lannisters as we do into #the minds of the clean jesus allegory starks. and in acoc the “worst” character we got from the heroes was lapin n even he was aligned #to the rocks' cause. saccharina WAS a rocks -- that was her whole deal -- and even then she wasn't a morally reproachable character bc #she was right! i wanted acoc to be down and dirty and when they said ravening would be i was excited but even that turned out to be them #destroying a secret cult which was going to kill the world. no really down low shenanigans!

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cins-brainrot · 4 months

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The new Zayn art means we might potentially get more Zayn scenes in the future, and with him being the one to tell adaine about aelwyn moving away it might mean more rvs content <<<<——— I am full of delusion

#fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #zayn darkshadow #fhjy #d20 fhjy #I know all of the bad kids are depressed and burnt out but Zayn got new art so overall a win #I have so many Zayn thoughts btw #begging Brennan to give us just a little insight into his mind #cins rambles

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meteortrails · 1 year

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underrated fantasy high friendships that I personally VERY much enjoy: fig&riz. Fabian&adaine. jawbone&gilear.

#fig and riz are both so devoted and chaotic and just. them fucking battling it out insight v. deception.#fabian&adaine are near and dear to me bc they’re both finding the balance between their grace and their brutality #and also just. the impossibly high standards that they both resent and yet feel guilty for not meeting #dimension 20 #fantasy high

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croc-odette · 4 months

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when it comes to romantic pairings i know ally and emily got me (emily will pick a romance and stay loyal to that character no matter what) (ally will realistically play out a deeply uncomfortable break-up)

#god i still need to screencap that one part in season 2 unsleeping city #where ally rolls like a nat 20 on something insight related and brennan is like cool #you realize that no matter how many friends you have you will never feel less alone or loved enough #and i was like brennan what the fuck man #fantasy high spoilers

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sea-buns · 3 months

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"14 int" my ass

#man needs to be an artificer so he has a narrative excuse for being so ahead of the fucking game #dimension 20 #d20 #fantasy high junior year #fhjy spoilers #fhjy #gorgug thistlespring #zac oyama #i do like that he prompted it as an insight check. in my heart gorgug is cracked on insight

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feelingtheaster99 · 2 months

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Let me tell y’all something.. Zac Oyama maybe play characters with low intelligence scores, but he is SO good at pulling threads together and remembering information about the lore and making connections and figuring things out

Gorgug especially has been really great at making connections and asking the right questions. (That’s why the boy increased his intelligence score in sophomore year)

I’m wondering what the implication of the energy attacking Cassandra being the same thing as what Lydia is keeping in her chest? Do we actually know what it was Lydia was fighting with her adventuring party? Will we find out more? Does Lydia use her own rage to keep it subdued or is the energy created by rage (eg Cassandra’s anger at Kristen)?

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