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Okay, look. Overall, I am glad to have stepped back from Tumblr and fandom. While I miss the friends I’ve made, and I miss the gifs and art and meta and memes, there’s too much going on in my life to let myself get sucked into it right now.

That said.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME ABOUT HEADLESS??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I NEVER WOULD HAVE LEARNED ABOUT THIS SO LATE IF I HADN’T LEFT AND I CAN’T BELIEVE MYSELF. HOLY SHIT. HOLY SHIT. OH MY GOD. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS EVERYTHING AND I’M SO UPSET I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT IT SOONER. WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF I HAVEN’T MISSED OUT ON ANYTHING I CAN’T CATCH UP ON ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THE KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS STILL LIVE.

The CAST??? HOLY SHIT. I thought Poe Party was star-studded and I am fucking STUNNED. I mean, for starters, Sean, Sinead, Mary Kate & Sarah are all inspirations in everything they’ve done, and I adore the TCB + Starkid extended crossover families so much, and they’ve brought back so many icons Shipwrecked’s worked with previously, and then KRYSTINA ARIELLE???????? GINNY DI??? MATTHEW??!! FUCKING??!!!!?! MERCER????!!!!!!!!!!!?!?!??????!?!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And putting aside all of THAT, which is so very hard to put aside, I simply cannot stress how fucking elated I am to see more of the Persauds’ work adapting classic literature. It is my entire niche. It is the most accurate single representation of my sense of humor and interests. It’s so FUCKING good. I’m so excited. I’m gonna cry. Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god.

......P.S.: Since most people following me have come from CR, if you don’t know Shipwrecked, do yourself a favor and watch every piece they’ve ever made please god. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made a friend sit down and watch Edgar Allan Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party and every single one has adored it.

(.............................And then go donate to the Kickstarter so they’ll reach the stretch goal of playing D&D with some of their D&D-associated cast members in addition to all the other incredible stretch goals!!)

#aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! #anyway thanks love yall bye gonna log off for another many months!!! #wishing everybody the very very best!! #shipwrecked #headless: a sleepy hollow story #caps lock #oh my god wait didn't i have some kind of only-half-joking m9 poe party au concept????? #WAIT YEAH #i can't believe i willed this crossover into existence holy shit #hg wells and poe were merged into caleb bc he's both 1) poetic lovably brooding emo who can barely say the word 'friends' #and 2) odd genius inventor intent on figuring out time-travel with a propensity for burning things #cad was mary shelley obviously. molly was oscar wilde again obviously. agatha christie was spurt and i'm still laughing about it. #i think i gave veth & jester authors but i also remember thinking that they have INCREDIBLE constable jim & constable jimmy vibes #what are we tagging it gamers #hashs #? #headless #?? #goooooooooooooooooooooooood i'm so fucking PUMPED #quickest money i've ever spent in my life. #..........even if the payment won't be processed for several days so. pretty slow actually. #rambling tag

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I’m very much still on hiatus, both from CR and Tumblr, but I just wanted to drop in to thank all of the kind, brilliant, thoughtful, and talented people I’ve met in this fandom. It may have its dark sides, as any fandom does, and I’m devastated that I’ve not only had to take a break, but also miss the finale as a result of it. But so many of you are such amazing, good people, and as a whole, I’m tremendously grateful for and proud of the community created around Critical Role. I hope the finale is a poignant, emotional, satisfying, memorable, and meaningful resolution to this campaign, and I hope that life looks bright for everyone. I love y’all. ❤️

#i will light a prayer candle in your honor tonight <3 #that said: if anyone who talks to me is reading this please god do not spoil anything i'm begging you #i just hope it's wonderful #misc #personal #cr

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The Mighty Nein & Names: Episodes 1 - 100

This project started, because I wanted to rewatch campaign two during quarantine, but I needed a project so I wouldn’t be so easily distracted. Huge thanks to @ofsinnersandsaints​ for suggesting this. I’ve had a blast putting this together.

Below the cut, you’ll find some super fun statistics and graphs showing you the amount of times the Mighty Nein says each other’s names in conversation. This is divided up with some general stats and then a deep dive into each character. I may do a separate post that is more meta-oriented regarding these numbers later.

I have tentative plans to continue this project (especially since I’m planning another rewatch) for the rest of the episodes. But! We’ll see how that goes.

A few disclaimers:

This count only includes the times they say each other’s names in conversation. It does not include times that they provide “stage directions” using each other’s names (or similar occurences).

I wish I could claim 100% accuracy, but I won’t. I tried my best. Things like cross-talk and being fallible contribute to me only claiming a 98% accuracy rate.

This doesn’t not include Guest PCs. I needed to keep this simple.

The below stats do not include the ‘Caleb’ count from episode 75 when Liam was absent. I’ll go into further details in his section.

Veth and Nott’s statistics are, for the most part, combined. I do have the counts separated, but combined them for the overall data.

In an effort to make this a little more accessible, I will be typing the stats out underneath the graphs and charts when it’s possible. A few of these graphs unfortunately include too much data to easily type out, but I will try to figure something out.

I am not entirely pleased with how the graphs/charts look, but short of setting this up as a powerpoint presentation and posting a link to said presentation… this is what I’ve got for you right now.

If there is anything else anyone is curious about anything for the first 100 episodes (stats for a specific episode, more in-depth character question, etc.), feel free to shoot me an ask and I can pull up a little report for you.

Okay! Let’s just get started!

Keep reading

#this is absolutely incredible holy fuck #y'all i LOVE names and these stats are just....... wow #quickly reblogging before i sign off because this is might be my favorite work of data analysis in the world #......................................................................................................(for one thing...caleb & veth rights) #cr #m9 #image undescribed

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just realized how much essek reminds me of the Gifted Kids i grew up with who only talked to other gifted kids because they thought nobody else was smart enough to understand them, and wow it all makes sense now! essek levitating to impress older, more established kryn is the exact same thing as 12-year-old gifted kids posturing in their 11th-grade math class trying to make the kids four years older than them think they’re cool, and you can’t convince me otherwise

#cr #essek thelyss #late night thoughts #this isn’t really #anti essek #but i’m tagging to be safe skkgsj #it’s pro-essek-as-a-character-but-also-WOW-that’s-why-i-can’t-stand-his-woobification #it’s because seeing him woobified is like seeing it happen to [NAME REDACTED] #anyway haha not to get all annoying here but WHEW this really is why it gets me when people treat sh@dowgast as superior just because #they’re the only ones ‘on each other’s level’... #i’d like to write this out more clearly someday but uh. as someone who has been commodified my whole life because of the way my brain works #i sure am uncomfortable with 1) the idea that people ideally are equally capable in the same kinds of intelligence #(...though this really only happens with intellectual intelligence. because of course.) #and 2) the idea that Being Smart is the most important factor in a relationship with a Smart Person #(setting aside how brilliantly smart so many other characters in and outside of the nein are!!) #it’s just... there are so many more qualities... #and sure there are people who do make that their priority! but most people are going to consider ideals/values/goals/beliefs/morality/etc?? #since when is caleb so devoid of humanity and morality and personality? he’s filled with them!! he’s incredibly complex!!! #the way people seem to act like the higher a character’s intelligence score the better they’d be for caleb #is identical to the way adults told me i wouldn’t be understood (much less loved) except by those with a high enough iq #which is—and i cannot stress this enough—a steaming pile of absolute fucking horseshit!!!! #like i said... this is a pretty personal topic for me lmao. in fact i should go ahead and tag #personal #and yes i know very well that these are my own issues to deal with. i just think it’s a harmful idea to perpetuate and it’s easy to do so. #bc all this does is elevate intelligence to an even higher pedestal—alienating and further stigmatizing those w below average iq. #(which is a heavily biased eurocentric evaluation!) #in addition to the issues i’ve discussed which while less harmful and dehumanizing are... still ultimately harmful #anti shadowgast

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haven’t made any progress catching up for over a week but just learned the context for “young man” and wow! i dislike it even more

#negativity #late night thoughts #i already tend to feel pretty ‘meh’ about phrases like ‘young man/woman’ ‘little boy/girl’ etc taken as and/or meant as flirting #(i mean. ‘meh’ is the BEST i could feel about it. usually i feel... notably less pleased.) #but oof! #great that es.sek is acknowledging that he has Really Fucked Up but wow! #that read as so very patronizing to me #and that’s setting aside the ‘young man’ :/ #who’s gonna tell him that he doesn’t know everything (even though he incited a war to try and know more) 💜 #i don’t even know where the story is but one of my greatest hopes is that essek betrays them again in favor of knowledge #LISTEN: i love knowledge-seeking neutral evil characters #i love neutral evil es.sek #AND #i think it would be incredibly powerful for the characters to try and befriend and change someone #and for once for their efforts not to succeed #because ultimately a person has to want to change and make great strides themself #no person can change another’s morality no matter how much they want to help them #and as i understand he’s starting to move in that direction already but... #just based on what i know through 2x130.... it feels like he could still very much be swayed backwarcs #backwards* #and I Would Like To See It. #The Angst It Would Create. The Narrative Intrigue. #i just don’t think it’s fun if ALL the evil npcs with strong ties to the party turn neutral/good!!! #some of em gotta have messy redemption arcs that take a nosedive halfway through!!!! #anti essek #anti shadowgast #hopefully putting the tag at the end will get it out of the main tag? :o

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safe embrace

#STOP #!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #this is THE single most beautiful and tranquil piece of art i have ever SEEN #GOD #i am!!!!! so in love!!!!! and so happy!!!!! just looking at this!!! #cr #cr art #yasha nydoorin #beau lionett #beauyasha

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beau, yasha, and jester play minecraft on stream together, and it’s as good as you’d expect.

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(please appreciate the mini discord icons too, because i love them)

#aaaaaaAAAAA #this is the cutest shit #all the details—the items the twitch chat the discord the EVERYTHING #would die for this au #m9 #yasha nydoorin #jester lavorre #beau lionett #cr #cr art

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she

#my loooooove 😭 #this is so very very beautiful #all the little details of her clothing + accessories are so stunning #and the linework and coloring just feel so soft and lovely #wow #keyleth of the air ashari #cr #cr art

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[ID: a digital illustration of a tan-skinned, round-faced witch with long, curly brown hair, deep brown eyes, full lips, and a wide nose. Her outfit and accessories are color-coordinated, with hues of pink, sky blue, white, and accents of yellow. She wears an elaborate Lolita-style dress with layers of ruffles at the collar, puffy white sleeves, a buttoned-up bodice with vertical stripes, and a full knee-length skirt with several multicolored layers, all accented with pink and yellow bows. She also wears a blue witch’s hat with a bow tied at the back and white ruffles at the brim, as well as blue kitten heels and ruffled white socks. The woman is floating; she’s looking up in awe, holding a teacup in one hand while a matching teapot and macarons float around her. The background is bright pink, with abstract yellow swirls curling from the spout of the teapot to the cup in her hand. End ID.]

Tea time ☕💛

#THE VETH VIBES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #YALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #IT'S HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #i love this piece SO very much oh my goodness #how sweet and lovely and charming!! #art #character design #misc #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue

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i keep forgetting to post these here but look it’s my favorite subject to draw

#THEMTHEMTHEMTHEMTHEM #HOW have i not seen this post previously #oh my beloved(s)....... #they are and always have been absolutely everything to one another #i miss how unrestrained and guiltless their care for each other once was #they deserve to let themselves love each other so freely again #widobrave #caleb widogast #veth the brave #nott the brave #cr #cr art #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue

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I needed to draw something chill while watching this week’s stream, so back to my insatiable multishipping ways we go!

#THEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #oh how Soft...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #the faded color palette is really getting me... it just evokes such a soft and nostalgic polaroid photo vibe #this pose and their expressions... so tender and wonderful and dear.... and the detailing of the clothing is unbelievably beautiful #and jester's sketches!!! as if this could be any more precious!!! #pleading emoji.png #fjorester #jester lavorre #fjord stone #cr #cr art #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue

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Good morning to the online learners, my disillusioned college peers trying to crawl to the end of their degree, the ones who love to learn but are constantly thwarted by red tape and bureaucracy, the ex-gifted kids, the ex-not-gifted kids, the textbook pirates, the class skippers, the gap year takers, the kids who stay up late just to experience something that isn't the work grind, the one-week-at-a-timers, the one day-at-a-timers, the neurodivergent students every institution ignores and overlooks, and everybody who has been and is being traumatized by public or private education systems. Good morning to y'all and y'all only.

#this hit hard today folks #we deserve so much better than the systems in place #important things #to remember #education systems #misc #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what’s left is only queue

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[id: a screenshot of tina cohen-chang from glee. edited over it is a screenshot of a tumblr post by @divorcedwife reading, “widely detested female character my beloved” /end id]

#me fuckin too!!!!!!! #always deserved better #tina cohen-chang #glee #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue

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stay alive.

the words “stay alive” get tossed around a bit. mostly by dairon, but you hear it a lot. sometimes you just gotta feel stressed and cry about life and the pressure from people counting on you.

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#hi......... i would simply like to sob please #beau lionett #cr #cr art #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue

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Soft  💙☄️

#oh how absolutely gorgeous................. oh wow #the linework!!! the color palette!!! i am so in love!!! #art #character design #misc #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue

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a hairdresser needs her practice

#i am going to SOB this is my favorite thing in the world........... oh how i adore them #their poses & expressions are so wonderfully dynamic and evoke their characters so perfectly and i am full of joy!!!! #cannot stress how much i love the muted color palette too.... it just feels so nostalgic and soft #jester & marion #jester lavorre #marion lavorre #cr #cr art #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue

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🥂to beauyasha

#HI???? #HELLO???????!!!!!!!!! #the COLORS in this!!! i!!!! #so soft and tranquil and comforting!!! exactly what their relationship has been for the both of them!!!! #the details of the flowers and the shine on the mountaintops...... #and THEM!!! #their expressions are so beautifully content and overjoyed and i !!!!! #i am both a rambling mess and absolutely speechless!!! #beauyasha #yasha nydoorin #beau lionett #cr #cr art #when the sun and moon and stars are gone what's left is only queue