#mentopolis analysis

[saphic-with-t]

People are questioning and confused on why Joie De Vivre is a shock trooper and that’s fair. Obviously Brennan didn’t pre-plan it and it was just an improvised character for the joke, like Johny Gullible being part of the Avaricce family.

However I am interpreting it as being that sort of blissful dissociation feeling. During insane moments of shock and stress, when you just sort of go into nonsense wonder town, ignoring or not noticing the extreme danger and pain, but just kinda staring and thinking to yourself. That’s him. He’s doing that.

#dimension 20 #joie de vivre #mentopolis analysis #mentopolis #dimension 20 mentopolis #don’t mind me

[re-bee-key]

The Fix and Pasha flirting is truly just so wonderful. You couldn't make a better pair. Cause what is a better feeling than being passionate about what you are hyperfixating on?

Imagine they get together, and this pushes Elias to finally pursue what he actually is interested in?

Cause right now, his Fixation is focused on controlling his brain and following his ambitions. His Passion is regulated to a shitty desk job at thought control. Neither getting to persue what they actually love or are interested in.

The Fix keeps bringing up facts about reptiles and anatomy. Pasha seems to love birds or at least know a lot about them. Ronnie Reptile, of course, also loves repitles. (That's probably where The Fix got so many repitle facts.)

Elias is such a smart guy, and it's so obvious he'd be so happy if he were a Zoologist or something in that field. But no. He kept to his Ambitions and his Greed and used his smarts where its more profitable.

I really hope by the end of this season we see Elias leave his job and go on to work at a zoo or something. The Fix and Pasha adopting the orphans. Elias free to persue and fixate on passions. Whatever they may end up being. (He has so many little interests.)

Anyways. Gosh. I love The Fix and Pasha. What a great ship. Truly been blessed this day.

#mentopolis #mentopolis spoilers #mentopolis theory #kinda #mentopolis analysis #dimension 20 #d20 #ramblings #dont mind me #im just obsessed

[debbiewebbie27]

Just gonna start a list of all the references/puns in Mentopolis because my brain takes 25 minutes to recognize each one:

Mentopolis: mental+metropolis

PCs:

Detective Hunch Curio: curiosity

Imelda Pulse: impulse

The Fix: hyperfixation

Anastasia Tension: A. Tension (attention)

Daniel Fucks: he fucks (also pleasure/sexual pleasure/urges)

Conrad Schintz: conscience

NPCs:

Victim - Norrell Ojiccle: neurological

Curio's assistant - Anna Lysis: analysis

Employees at Sugah's:

Hans Schadenfreude: schadenfreude is the pleasure by someone from another person's misfortune

Joey Sneezes: sneezing?

Libby Longshower: the feeling after a long shower? (Libido?)

Donny Urges: intrusive thought

District Attorney (DA) Mark Bition: M. Bition (ambition)

Mayor Leon Logic: logic or maybe L. Logic (illogical?)

Mr. Lance: vigilance?

The basset hound - Justin Fication: justification

Madam Loathing: loathing (self-loathing)

Orphans: forgotten/abandoned (wayward) interests (magic, reptiles, trains, lists)

Mr. Avaricci: avarice?

Locations:

Cortex City: external surface of the brain that plays an important role in consciousness

Oblongata Station: medulla oblongata - the connection between the brainstem and the spinal cord that acts as a conduit for nerve signals

Cerebell Pacific: cerebrum and/or cerebellum and also Pacific Bell telephone company

Synaptic Switchboard: synapse - the site of transmission of electrical nerve impulse

Temporal Square: temporal lobe

Hippo Campus University: hippocampus is a brain structure in the temporal lobe that has a major role in learning and memory

Occipital Park: occipital lobe is the area of the brain at the back of the head responsible for visual perception

Let me know if I missed anything or there's better references

#dimension 20 spoilers #dimension 20 #dimension 20 mentopolis #mentopolis #spoilers

[wilderebellion]

The Mentopolis Analysis brainrot is in full swing. Most have noticed Dan Fucks' file number, but now I'm intensely reviewing everyone else's for other jokes and/or clues. I will post a full list later, but right now I'm stuck on this:

WHY DOES FREDDY FOCUS HAVE 90210?!?!

#dimension 20 #beverly hills 90210 #mentopolis

[thisisnotthenerd]

thought it would be good to create a place where i can find all of my works without having to extensively search my tumblr. also a way for me to see if i can summarize how my writing has changed over the course of six years.

also: hi! i'm thisisnotthenerd. i came to fandom over 8 years ago and i've been writing fanfic since ~2018. recently i've gotten into data analysis for dimension 20, so you'll probably see a bunch of that from me. to see some of my work, click through this post!

FANWORKS:

FMA:B

Edward's New Groove: crackfic where Ed gets genderbent after the Promised Day and immediately gets thrown into solving another mystery about Xerxes. discontinued, though i may go back to rewrite and update when i have the energy.

The Alchemist's New Groove: the promised rewrite of Edward's New Groove.

A:TLA

The Spirit-Touched Series: AU where Raava isn't the only Great Spirit to take on a vessel. focused on the Gaang and their adventures as a troop of living spirits.

MDZS/The Untamed

Unconcerned With Worldly Pursuits: Lan Wangji decides to start acting like Wei Wuxian after his death as a memorial. Chaos ensues. Comes with an author-read podfic.

Dimension 20

bands of iron, bands of gold: Elody's perspective on Gerard's disappearance and what she saw of the TPK in the original Neverafter

bigger and better things: an exploration of the bad kids as children and what it means to be destined for greatness

thisisnotthenerd's d20 stats: a statistics series that i started after i finished watching every season of dimension 20 (at the time this was during mentopolis, and i've kept up live since then) that catalogs a wide variety, from episode runtimes, to level progressions, to character ages, and more. you can check out the #thisisnotthenerd's d20 stats tag here on tumblr, or look at my magnum opus of a spreadsheet.

Songs of the Celestine: a gift for Finn (@shakespearestolemyurl) for the 2023 D20 Gift Exchange that became an original song with lots of academic/theoretical scaffolding. another fic that includes recordings, this time of the song.

Musings on the Solisian School District: my thoughts on the structure of the Aguefort Adventuring Academy as we come back to school for Fantasy High Junior Year. lots of theories on leveling and how the quest system works.

the perils of xp leveling: a subseries to Musings on the Solisian School District, which considers the difference between milestone and xp leveling in fantasy high, using the bad kids and the rat grinders as case studies.

the Polls: I've done a fair few of these, so check out the tags to see the winners: #level 20 battle royale, #ultimate d20 class fight, #battle episode of all time, and most recently, who has their shit together?

the d20 episode randomizer: what its says on the tin. if you can't decide on what episode of d20 to watch, pick one with the click of a button. also includes options for alphabetical, chronological, and other cursed sorting methods for watching.

Critical Role:

Divinity in the Face of Calamity: post-Apogee Solstice flash fics that incorporate mechanics into the storytelling. some have specific word counts, some don't.

smaller AUs: this is stuff I've considered but haven't made into full fledged fics of their own yet: the bell's hells leverage au and the cr regency au.

#my pinned post #fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood #avatar the last airbender #mo dao zu shi #the untamed #dimension 20 #critical role #my writing #thisisnotthenerd's d20 stats

[ah0yh0y]

tagged by @ribcagelikepiano for the get to know you game!! thx friend !!!!!

questions: last song you listened to, currently watching, currently reading, current obsession

last song: Come Hang Out by AJR off the top of my head by my tabs say Providence by Poor Mans Poison . Come Hang Out feels so nostalgic to me even if i only listened to it recently reminds me of a graduation song (it came out 5 yrs ago so it makes sense. I just really love Poor Mans Poison's vibes generally great fuel for daydream and also matches well with the feeling of revolution (and seeing everything collapse i guess.) (ish) mentally listening to Your Love is All I Need by Sami Yusuf tho at all times lately, probs because i have been trying to wean myself off listening to music for like the 50th time. (its slow going but IM GONNA TRY inshaallah ill be able to do it) (he also took the old nasheed music video off his channel? sad its so good)

currently watching: does d20 mentopolis count? only watched one ep but its good. i havent watched anything regularly besides like school vids for a bit. tried watching the dragon prince s5 when it came out but buffering (the video player i mean) and dissatisfaction at the pacing and characterization kinda stopped me. ill back on it at the end of the yr when everything is settled. if we are talking about podcasts started relistening to wolf 359 and keeping up with the greater gatsby (the latter has SUBLIME noir vibes as it is a noir i bloody love shipwreck's work it scratches that itch in my brain so well) . i may have seen spoilers for wolf 359 so i am anxiously waiting to see if i am proved wrong but im on s4 so its soon prepare for a barrage of reblogs for it. watched s4 of malory towers it was very nice i cant wait for s5 - the pantomime hopefully we get new members for the older years next season i miss the larger cast

currently reading: not much really. fanfic alot. i guess. caught up to the end of the To Make a Legend series on ao3 (pjo) and other fics for a couple of other fandoms (in one false move by Kalidium is really good if your into murder most unladylike - spoilers for A Spoonful of Murder though) also been reading barbie 2023 fanfic? was bored and started hunting for good ones (slim picking at the moments but if you want character study and grief and some bloody good writing def read something in me in you by telm_393 i cant explain it its that good) also reread My Memories Came Back in the Form of Someone Else by Lucy_Luna yes its that really good spiderverse fanfic do check it out

BESIDES THAT THO in terms of actual books. have the audiobook saved for The Valley and The Flood so gonna listen to that later. Have to read The Hate Race for class (not my fave but i need for analysis ive read it like 3 times but I STILL DONT REMEMBER ANYTHING) .

started rereading The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snakes a couple of weeks ago ahead of the movie coming out at the end of this year but never got the chance to finish it so ill have to get on that too.

also dracula ive been reading as well but more on that the next section.

current obsession: re:dracula is the first that comes to mind im so bloody invested in jonathan's wellbeing and his relationship wiht mina and the whole story its insane . i should read more older books its good . re;dracula DOES SUCH A GOOD JOB AT SUCKING YOU INTO THE STORY THE VOICE ACTORS REALLY MADE IT FOR ME i just cant with ti it makes me so bloody happy!! Renfield's voice actor is a standout for me everytime he's there i just have to pause and stare at a wall. also jonathan's actor as well hes SO GOOD i was geniunly worried about jonathan not sending me voicemails into my phone i was THAT endeared to him

besides that PLAY IT BY EAR the musical improv show by dropout is also a obsession of mine i cannot with their talent. the MUSIC so good i want to play it all the bloody time . i am in absolute awe in the performers ability to create a story and TIE IT ALL TOGHETER SO WELL like every piece of information is used whether you expect it or not . DN THE BAND OH GOD I DONT KNOW HOW THEY SO IT THE MUSIC IS SO FUN AND CREATIVE AND FITS THE MOOD AND MADE UP ON THE SPOT???!!! HOW I DONT KNOW (if u ask me who my favourite guest star is at the moment its ross byant hes an absolute delight whenever he is on a d20 show- the improvised shakespear episode blew my mind)

anway THIS SI LONGGGGGGGG soz

no pressure tags: @filmloser04 @mistichallow @charlies-a-thief

@literallymahir @quotidian-oblivion @monochrome-anomaly @suksiili @miseria-fortes-viros and anyone else that wants to join!!!! (you dont have to do a brain dump like me i always go overboard)

#long post #ahoys thoughts #tag game #THIS IS LONG IM SORRY

[utilitycaster]

Hi! I really enjoy your meta analysis, even though I don’t tune into CR. If you’ve talked about this before totally feel free to disregard this ask, but do you have a favorite arc of either CR or Dimension 20? I’ve really loved the new Mentopolis arc, but I’ve heard fun things about Coffin Run! =D I hope your day/night is good !

Favorite CR Arc is Campaign 2's Aeor arc.

Dimension 20 is hard to say because the seasons are so different but as a longtime Tolkien fan, Escape from the Bloodkeep is what got me hooked.

#answered #Anonymous

[starrylane]

Tag nine (9) people you’d like to know better

Tagged by @thewinterstale! I just remembered I got tagged in this like a month ago oops

Last song: Home from Beetlejuice the musical

I have some songs I'm working on for performance and some that I keep up just for fun, and basically All of Lydia's songs from the musical fall into the latter. It just happened to be the last song I hit today!

Non show-tune would be All Alone Again by Regina Spektor.

Currently Watching:

Literally on right now is the first episode of Mentopolis, the latest Dimension20 season. My partner and I also just started watching My Adventures with Superman and it's really cute!

Currently Reading:

I just finished "The Bands of Mourning" by Brandon Sanderson earlier today. I've been told that the next book, "The Lost Metal" gets a bit more expansive as far as the Cosmere goes so my next book is "Elantris".

Current Obsession:

My current obsession... Hmm. I'm not actually sure? Just finishing Bands of Mourning I was able to talk through most of my thoughts with my girlfriend already. Locked Tomb obsession is almost always humming in the background.

I suspect my next obsession will be with The Drowsy Chaperone (musical). I'm directing the jr version of it this next year, and will start my directors analysis of the script pretty soon!

Let's tag @dinoofathens @today-is-not-over @caltonix @cosmicsquirt @d0uple and I dunno, if you want to do it go for it! You can say I tagged you

#ramblings

[dimension-20-every-introduction]

Welcome! Before you go further, please note you are most undoubtedly entering spoiler territory for several seasons of Dimension 20, Collegehumor/Dropout's dnd anthology series! Okay, continue!

“Intro cards” as I’m calling them refer to the screen that appears and shows the official art whenever an NPC is introduced, a scene is described, etc. This includes but is not limited to NPC introductions, PC introductions and full statblocks in combat episodes, full maps (no zoom-ins because I don’t hate myself), specific scene stills, clues, or otherwise cool moments involving official art I want to capture and compile.

The artists who have drawn the official art are all listed below, as well as the tags and/or spoiler tags for each season where introduction cards have been compiled:

General: #dimension 20 spoilers, #dimension 20, #questions for me, #d20 introductions, #not d20 introductions, #d20 introduction analysis

Fantasy High (Freshman Year): Art by Victor Rosas II (characters) and Mark Ledgerwood (maps)

Escape From the Bloodkeep: Art by Land Wolf Toussaint

The Unsleeping City (Chapter 1): Art by Kendra Wells

Tiny Heist: Art by Alec Grosso

A Crown of Candy: Art by Samir Barrett (characters) and Jon Pintar (map)

Fantasy High (Sophomore Year): Art by Victor Rosas II (characters) and Mark Ledgerwood (maps)

Pirates of Leviathan: Art by Victor Rosas II (characters) and Mark Ledgerwood (maps)

The Unsleeping City (Chapter 2): Art by Kendra Wells. #tuc2 (COMPLETE)

Mice and Murder: Art by Tucker Donovan. #mice and murder, #mice and murder spoilers (COMPLETE)

Misfits and Magic: Art by Adrián Ibarra Lugo (characters) and William Kirkby (map). #mismag, #mismag spoilers (COMPLETE)

The Seven: Art by Anneliese Mak (characters), Calum Gillies (map), and Mark Ledgerwood (maps). #7d20, #7d20 spoilers, #the seven, #the seven spoilers (COMPLETE)

Shriek Week: Art by Bee Arakaki. #shriek week, #shriek week spoilers (COMPLETE)

A Starstruck Odyssey: Art by Amy Reeder. #a starstruck odyssey, #a starstruck odyssey spoilers (COMPLETE)

Coffin Run: Art by VooDooVal (characters), John Abbiss (map). #coffin run, #coffin run spoilers (COMPLETE)

A Court of Fey and Flowers: Art by Faith Schaffer. #acofaf, #acofaf spoilers (COMPLETE)

Neverafter: Art by Giuseppe Lama and Victor Van Dort. #neverafter, #neverafter spoilers (COMPLETE)

The Ravening War: Art by Samir Barrett (characters), Jon Pintar (map). #the ravening war, #the ravening war spoilers, #acoc:trw, #trw (COMPLETE)

Dungeons and Drag Queens: Art by Savana @danyelss (IG), @danyelss2 (twt). #dungeons and drag queens, #dndq, #dndq spoilers (COMPLETE)

Mentopolis: Art by Allison Cooper. #mentopolis, #mentopolis spoilers, #d20 mentopolis (COMPLETE)

Burrow’s End: Art by Annalise Jensen. #burrow’s end, #burrow’s end spoilers, #d20 burrow’s end (COMPLETE)

Fantasy High (Junior Year): Art by Cait May (@caitmayart) (characters, background projections) and Jon Pintar and Arcane Canvas Studio (map). #fantasy high junior year, #fhjy, #d20 fhjy (IN PROGRESS)

If you have any requests for additional tagging (triggers, mentions, etc) feel free to send an ask and I’ll apply them!

#dimension 20 #everyone introduced #announcements #this will be my pinned post and will be updated any time there's something important