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art-crumbs-main · 3 months

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Hello!

I'm a queer artist who wants money.

You're (perhaps) a person with money who wants queer art.

Let's make some magic happen.

Let's talk Commissions!

[SR text: "Let's talk Commissions!"]

Character Art Prices

Bust (Click for quality):

Sketch - $12

Colored sketch or lineart - $15

Lineart with flats - $17

Simple shading - $20

Full render - $45

Half-body (Click for quality):

Sketch - $15

Colored sketch or lineart - $18

Lineart with flats - $20

Simple shading - $25

Full render - $55

Full-body (Click for quality):

Sketch - $20

Colored sketch or lineart - $23

Lineart with flats - $25

Simple shading - $30

Full render: $65

Backgrounds (Click for quality):

Solid color/No background - Free of charge.

Sketchy background - $5-15 (Depending on complexity.)

Painterly lineless background - $15-45 (Depending on complexity)

Full-lined, full-detail, anime-esque background - $50-150 (Depending on complexity.)

Extra stuff:

Props - $1-25 per prop depending on detail. This usually includes things a character is holding, but may include for example, a painting or family photo hanging on the wall, if that's an important focal point.

75% off any extra characters in each piece.

Things I will do:

Traditional art (IT WILL ALWAYS BE MORE EXPENSIVE.)

Mimic styles of popular media

Pixel art

Sprite edits

Character sheets

OCs

Fandom content

Ship content

Tasteful nudity

Headcanons (diversity and otherwise)

Homestuck panel edits

Things I will need to clear before you request but aren't necessarily off the table:

Extreme violence/Gore

Kink

Fetish

Other NSFW

Depictions of mental illness

Things I will not do under any circumstances:

Draw for free. If you come in my DMs asking for free art, I will personally take you to the top of the Eiffel Tower and hang you from it by your shirt. (Though, if you put it in my asks, I may respond with a little doodle when I have the time and energy.)

Proship: This covers incest, pedophilia, shit like that. I don't wanna fuckin' draw that.

NSFW of real people.

Hateful imagery (hate symbols, racist characatures, dogwhistles (I will look shit up if it seems strange.))

Self harm or suicide.

Drug abuse.

Depictions of domestic abuse.

Depictions of sexual violence.

Anything that gives me the ick. I reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, yadda yadda.

Anything, if you're personally a dick to me.

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monarchisms · 4 years

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man, i really like @jeremwood‘s braggvin post, so i drew something based off of it :D

i was also inspired by @alfreyan‘s funny braggvin comic!

#ragehappy #fake ah crew #fahc gavin #fahc matt #braggvin #achievement hunter #rairpair hell babey!!!!!!#click for full quality yadda yadda #i changed one or two words in the dialogue bc i misread today as tonight #and i didn't wanna change it #matt has his hair in a ponytail bc of that one ringfit livestream ah did + cool fanarts i saw #the framed pic in the bg is of matt and lil j. they're at pride :)#the logo on the laptop is a ref to the ifruit apple parody that r* has in their gta games #you can see that that i lost motivation at the last panel lmao #e's art #queue #i hate making comics but this was genuinely fun to do (struggles aside lol)

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entering--hyperspace · 4 years

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So I made my bh oc a fake companion with his own companion alert and everything because my game design brain is Like That. Below I’ve included bios with likes/dislikes, some abilities, and an overview of his quest. Even some idle dialogue! Lol. Click images for better quality

Homeworld: Found on Tatooine

Family: unknown

Notes: usually accompanied by a bird of some sort.

For those born force-sensitive it might seem like their only options are to become a Sith, or a Jedi. Rohan, however, walks an entirely different path. After leaving the Jedi order at a young age Rohan was raised by a rag-tag crew of Bounty hunters who taught him how to best use his connection to the force to track down any target, making him one of the deadliest bounty hunters in the galaxy. When Rohan became bored with regular bounties, he set his sights on other force-sensitives, giving him a reputation as the bounty hunter with the most successful captures of both Jedi and Sith. This eventually caught the attention of the Hutt families who sponsored him in the latest great hunt, where he became it’s next champion

Likes: High stakes, professionalism, honor, mercenary work, neutrality, his bird

Dislikes: Unnecessary violence, picking sides, being taken advantage of, grudges

Primary weapon: Lightsabers

Secondary weapon: Stuka (Pet)

Gifts

Weapon: LIke

Military Gear: indifferent

Courting: indifferent

Luxury: indifferent

Technology: Like

Republic Memorabilia: indifferent

Imperial Memorabilia: indifferent

Cultural Artifact: Like

Trophy: Favorite

Underworld Good: Favorite

Abilities:

Notes: Rohan's "class" Mechanics takes inspiration from the Jedi knight, while borrowing abilities from the bounty hunter and Jedi classes to fit the character. To elaborate, Rohan uses the "Focus" system just as the Jedi knight does, and any other abilities taken from the Sith warrior and/or bounty hunter are either refitted to match this, or are simply tweaked as to not override the core mechanic.

Rohan's unique abilities;

Deafening Screech

Cooldown: 80s

Range: 25m

Stuka's screech taunts all enemies within a selected area, focusing their attention on Rohan for 15 seconds.

Blinding claw:

Cooldown:50s

range : 30m

Stuka rapidly attacks a selected target, leaving them stunned for 20 seconds, or until they are disrupted.

Hunter’s intuition

Stance change: Dual blades.

Prerequisite: Full Focus

In this Stance Rohan gains a 30% Increase in speed, a 20% Increase in accuracy, and a temporary bonus to weapon damage for 10 seconds

Force charge:

Cooldown: 14.5

Range:10-30m

Rohan jumps to a distant target slamming his staff into them, dealing 4380-4656 weapon damage, interrupting the target's current action and immobilizing the target for 3 seconds. Cannot be used against targets in cover. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Other:

Blade Barrage

Cooldown:18s

Range::4m

Performs a series of lightsaber attacks that deal 6766-7068 weapon damage. Strikes with both weapons if dual wielding.

Electro net:

Cooldown:90s

Range:30m

Fires an electro net that ensnares the target, reducing its movement speed by 50% and dealing energy damage over 9 seconds. While affected, a target that moves takes 20% more damage from electro net, and this effect can stack up to 10 times on enemy players or 5 times on any other target. Additionally, the electro net hinders the target, preventing the use of high mobility actions and escapes such as charges, vanishes, and speed boosts. Lasts 9 seconds.

Force sweep: Strikes the target and up to 8 enemies within 5 meters with the Force, dealing 1268-1395 kinetic damage. Also stuns weak and standard enemies for 1.5 seconds.

Queststep overview:

Lana beniko is the quest giver for this companion alert. Lana informs the commander of an expert tracker,b whose skills would be valuable to the Alliance-so long as he could be convinced to join. She has been unable to contact him for some time but knows he was last seen on Rishi should the Commander be willing to investigate.

The Commander travels to Rishi. After talking with Arankau at the Rishii village, the Commander is informed of both the location of the contact and his identity as the latest grand-champion of the Bounty hunter Great Hunt. Before leaving Arankau informs the Commander that they hired Rohan to find out which pirate gang had been ruining their camps, and would prefer he finish the job before attending to whatever business might be awaiting him in the Alliance.

After investigating each village, with the help (or lack thereof) of the Commander’s observational skills, alongside Rohan’s psychometry, they discover the culprits are fellow hunters hired by one of the local pirate gangs to burn down the villages in order to make room for more of the pirate's operations. The confrontation gives the player's a glimpse into how Rohan views his profession, and the enemies he has made because of it. After fighting the hunters, as well as the pirates themselves, the player is given the choice to either let the pirates and bounty hunters go-- so long as they leave the Rishii alone-- or kill them all

Either way, after returning to Arankau, Rohan has one final conversation with the Commander. After seeing the Commander’s skills, and talking with them about the Alliance as well as the benefits of joining them, Rohan agrees to their offer.

Note: This quest is very detective-like. The player is meant to take a close look at each village, gather context clues within the environment to discover what had occurred, and who might have been responsible. For example, scorch marks around the houses implies a fire. The amount of tracks suggests a group, and the heat signatures in the air suggest what kind of blasters might have been used. If the player successfully observes the surroundings (with the game knowing these choices when Rohan asks what they have found) they can gain both an achievement, and make the final confrontation easier by taking a direct route to the pirate camp, an option that would be closed to them should the player fail the observational checks. This detour is not long, just a few more enemies down a different path. Choices matter yadda yadda yadda.

Being called out:

“Another day, another hunt”

“I got your back”

“What’re we up to now?”

“M’um m’aloo”

“I’m itching to get back to the fight.”

Ambient Dialogue:

“Rule 1, No bounty is worth dying for.”

“Sometimes I wonder if the Jedi still think I’m dead, then again that was a lifetime ago.”

“You carry a lot of history with you, maybe we can swap stories sometime.”

“Where are we? Oh, right.”

“I swore we were just...never mind.”

“Stuka, drop it!”

“You can’t eat everything you see, Stuka.”

“Stuka seems to like you, she doesn’t like just anyone.”

“Hunt well, Commander.”

“Trust in yourself, nothing else.”

“Taa baa, Eyeta”

“As much fun as this whole alliance thing is, I do miss a good bounty.”

“If the hutts ever try to collect the bounty on my head...just ignore them.”

“Don’t wear yourself out, alright? There will always be time for another day..”

"I suppose I'm still on mandalore's bad side. Been a while since I've received any job offer from them. Oh well, you win some you lose some."

“If most hunters followed the code our profession would be more respected.”

“The Jedi have the light, and the sith wield the dark...my path is my own.”

Combat: DPS

“Utinni!”

“Finally! I was just starting to get bored!”

“You can’t hide from me!”

“Stuka, ashuna!”

“Time to collect!”

“Your journey ends here, not ours!”

#Swtor #rohan omiros #swtor bounty hunter #rohan companion alert: The Hunter's code

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thedappleddragon · 4 years

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Day 87 (Sunday June 7)

I woke up from a dream where I was creating an ad for ATLA and I got into cosplay and had to find a filming location. I went to the pool and a bunch of my friends were there. I showed off my stardew farming skills to Zuko and others who were around. At some point someone started closing the pool cover while people were still in the pool, and we had to pull people out before they drowned, including Judy Hopps. The scene changed to where I was in a new school. My hair was in a bun/ponytail, partially dyed, and really messy. I accidentally wore the school gym uniform on the first day. For some reason I was really excited about the school bathrooms having tiny sinks. I stood in front of the mirror, fixing my hair, and it was beautiful like Katara’s. Back to the pool party, I had brought along a blanket that I own irl to use as a prop to make it looks I was riding on Appa. Someone said they had a real fur throw I could use, but I said that it went against my ways to use things taken from animals, and as I was saying that, two giant ferrets wrapped themselves in the blanket. My dad tried talking to me about the video I was making, asking if it was through the school, and I got annoyed with him saying that it was an online competition. At some point I was trying to take a shot of a beautiful sunset to use in the background of my flying on top of Appa, but no one would help my film.

I woke up and we drove 2 hours to my uncle’s house, picking up my grandfather on the way there. We stayed for a while and talked and had food and went on a walk with my aunt and her service dog. I felt a little awkward the whole time. My aunt’s father (so I guess my great uncle?) showed up and told the same story he always tells whenever college is brought up, so pretty much every time we visit. He always says that when choosing your college major to make sure there are jobs available now. His friend went to college to make cabinets, and when he graduated, turns out no one wants professionally made cabinets. He tells that story all the time and shuts down any option I mention I had been thinking about for college. But eventually we left and drove another 2 hours back, getting Arby’s on the way back. There was a boy at the window and my sister thought he was Absolutely Scrumptious. We talked and talked on the way back, and I talked a lot because I got a soda in the drivethru and got a little hyper. I had a headache the whole drive.

When I got home I was just ready to lie down and play sdv and webkinz, so I did. I seriously considered buying the husky pup webkinz because 1) it’s the pet of the month and I’ve never owned one during its month and 2) I was looking for webkinz to buy back in like January to renew my full membership and that was one of the options I wanted and 3) I’m planning on making a nursery and I need a baby webkinz for that. I don’t think I’ll actually go thru with it tho. And while I was playing stardew, I took too long watering my field and missed the sdv fair event so I just reset the day and quit. I miss festivals more than I would like because I made my farm too big 😔 I really need to make more iridium sprinklers, but sometimes I forget to buy them from Krobus on fridays and I don’t have easy access to iridium in skull cavern because I die so easily. Im waiting until the end of year 2 for that statue grandpa gives you, but I’m still in the middle of fall. I DID complete the community center tho. >:) and I built a shed the other day perfectly tucked away in a nook behind the greenhouse (I’m on the forrest farm layout) and I used all the wood/copper/iron/oak resin I had saved up filling it with about 30 kegs, but I still need like triple that to fill it completely. Maybe I could make that my winter project.

I was just walking around my kitchen eating snacks at 1:30am and thinking about stardew and had an idea. Eric Barone (the creator) mentioned that at one point in development there was a cave farming mechanic where you could plant and harvest crops in the game. I was also thinking about how you can take the mineshaft directly to the 120th floor, but there’s nothing you can actually do down there. I was thinking about what if when you reach the bottom, you could hoe around or something and find an item called jagged rock or mysterious pebbles, and get a quest to bring it to Clint, since he knows blacksmithing and rocks n stuff. Maybe it’s labeled as a geode and when you go into the processing geodes menu and click it onto his anvil it doesn’t break, or maybe his hammer breaks instead. He tells you that he’s never seen rocks like these before and doesn’t know anything about stuff that far down in the mines. You’re prompted to find someone who knows about deep in the mines so you bring them to the dwarf, and he’s like “oh my! These aren’t rocks, they’re seed pods for rare plants farmed by my people before being attacked by the shadow people” (or skip Clint part and a cutscene begins with the dwarf as soon as you come up to the cave entrance) and he would bring you down to the bottom of the mines and reveal a secret chamber with like stalagmites and stalactites and dripping water. He tells you about how these plants take months and months to grow and are extremely sensitive to light, so they cannot grow outside this cave. You don’t have to come water it or anything, but it takes a full year to grow. You only get one seed and if you check on it throughout the year you get to see long vines grow and streatching over what was barren rock. It’s not like nice green lunch vibes, but grey scraggly thorny ones. Maybe bringing it different cave items twice a week like giving gifts to villagers can effect the quality of the fruit. Each quality would have different descriptions, the lowest saying how it’s inedible and desinagrates like ash in your hands. If you grow the highest quality one the dwarf is amazed and thanks you for reminding him of his family and home or something. A very moving scene. Or it could be revealed to be a star drop plant?? Idk. You could only grow one star drop tho, and the rest are just high-quality fruits that could be cooked into a really good everything filling dish. I’m just making stuff up as I go but I like this idea. If it turns out to be a star drop fruit plant, when you walk into the secret room for the first time with it ripe on the vine there’s a cutscene with the dwarf who can’t believe his eyes and the whole room is glowing slightly purple and with little purple sparkles everywhere. Moving scene yadda yadda. Eric take fucking notes. This scene could happen weather it was a star drop or not with some modifications.

I tried writing this entry throughout the day as it was happening, idk if it makes a difference, but I might do that more often. It leads to more rambling about whoever’s on my mind at the moment instead of just what I can remember from the day

#thanks for coming to my ted talk #corona diary #i wonder what happened to that anon who asked me about my quarentine journal posts

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iwona-oul · 5 years

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LFRP/LFC - Iwona Oul (Crystal)

full name. Iwona Oul

pronunciation. ee-VON-na OOL

nicknames. Too many to count. Various takes on the color of her hair tend to be the most commonly given—Red or Cherry as examples—but as long as it's not a derogatory or patronizing moniker, she'll likely take to it just fine.

height. Six fulms, four ilms—give or take.

age. Youthful appearing.

zodiac. Gemini.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

hair colour. Titian red. Sunbleached in some parts.

eye colour. Coral.

skin tone. Muted olive.

body type. Lissome.

accent. Standard Viis inflection.

dominant hand. Left.

posture. Lazy grace.

scars. A faint and rather small Lichtenberg figure crawls up her left index finger, terminating at the metacarpophalangeal joint. It’s slightly raised compared to the skin around it.

tattoos. None.

most noticeable features. Her hair, probably, or the ears sprouting from the top—on the longer side of above-average, they likely come across as even more lengthy owing to her tall stature.

CHILDHOOD.

place of birth. The wilds of Rak'tika Greatwood.

hometown. Formerly, a country hamlet outside of Voeburt proper. Now, really nowhere.

birth weight/height. A bit below average owing to premature delivery.

manner of birth. Natural.

first words. Mine.

siblings. A fraternal twin, deceased.

parents. Deceased.

parental involvement. Orphaned at a young age.

ADULT LIFE

occupation. Errant alchemist. Sometimes floriculturist. Mostly a wanderer, but it doesn’t pay the bills.

current residence. Itinerant.

close friends. None.

relationship status. Single, and quite indifferent about it.

financial status. Always has enough for whatever is needed; her lifestyle is not especially extravagant.

vices. Sweets. Hoarding. Games, in both the literal and mental sense.

SEX & ROMANCE.

sexual orientation. Pansexual.

romantic orientation. Aromantic.

preferred emotional role. Submissive | Dominant | Switch | Unsure

preferred sexual role. Submissive | Dominant | Switch | Sex repulsed

libido. Not especially libidinous. Never a priority.

turn ons. Impulsiveness. A curious mind to match an inquisitive nature. The quality of being 'interesting'. Fealty.

turn offs. Mulishness. Shyness. A bland character coupled with a stale wit. Mercenary types.

love language. Gift giving.

relationship tendencies. Rather complicated! Iwona ‘loves’ in a manner akin to a pet-owner: in the position of mastery and secure in the knowledge that all things come and go.

MISCELLANEOUS.

hobbies to pass the time. Gardening for pleasure, woodcarving.

mental illnesses. None.

physical illnesses. None.

left or right brained. Right.

fears. Very little to speak of. This stems not from an incredibly brave character, but a blithely devil-may-care one.

self confidence level. High.

vulnerabilities: Physically, an increased susceptibility to forms of attack which target aether. Emotionally, loneliness and her past.

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION.

Having always loved myths and folklore and wonderfully inspired by Il Mheg, Iwona is my take on what fae-touched could be in FFXIV. As such, I’m only interested in other roleplayers who aren’t going to leap down my throat about what should and shouldn’t be. That said, my aim is still to be as lore-friendly and abiding as possible. Though she is from the First, characters from the Source are welcome for interaction. You'll have to inquire about the details and determine whether or not the method involved (it's nothing too extreme, nor does it require an in-character knowledge of, or participation with) is something you'd be comfortable with! I'm looking for the standard things: contacts, potential long-term partners, character relationships (not necessarily romantic), yadda yadda. There are very few themes I am unwilling to touch given enough (and good) OOC communication. I am uninterested in combat oriented roleplay or plotless ERP. For most back and forth, I'm partial to Discord, though I do love in-game things as well. I’m new to the FFXIV roleplay scene, but not roleplay in general. I write best with people I click with both in character and behind the scenes. I prefer a writing style which is similar to my own in both pacing and structure without a large disparity in effort levels, and I like the person I'm writing with to enjoy shitposting and memes just as much as I do. If this is you, we will probably get along swimmingly! 21+ only. Please understand that between school, childcare, family, and PVE content, I'm not always available for roleplay.

Message me on Tumblr if you’re interested in setting something up. ♥

@mooglemeet @crystalxivrp @ffxiv-crystal-rp

#ffxiv rp #ffxivrp #crystal rp #crystalrp #mateus #mateus rp #mateusrp #about

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jeanjauthor · 4 years

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No Fandom Flame Wars, But...

...I am prefacing this with the statement that I am NOT going to participate in any arguments over ANY of this. You have a right to your opinion, and I have a right to my own. Respect that. There is NO need for a fandom flame war of any sort (and y’all will be ignored if you try to ignite one with me). There is room for all sorts of viewpoints.

With that said...

Time for one of those Controversial Opinions™* that we keep seeing on Tumblr and Twitter, etc, ad nauseam...and here is my own (potentially very but who cares) Controversial Opinion:

I like the way The Witcher series has been plotted and filmed.

You don’t have to read any further (and I’m implementing a cut to avoid #spoilers for those who haven’t seen it yet), but that’s my take on it, and the TL;DR version of why is because The Show Is Making Me Think About All The Things In It.

This is a rare thing these days, because so much is spoon-fed to us in other shows...but I like it. And for me...it works.

The rest is behind a cut. Be warned, if you click the Keep Reading, you’ll be entering the *spoiler*-filled mists on those archaic medieval maps where cartographers usually put warnings like “Here Be Dragons” and such...

And yes, that IS a deliberate pun. *spoiler spoiler spoiler!* It was also a good episode, and yes, I want that tent. I just don’t want to have to transport it physically, yeesh...trust me, I KNOW how much tent that is to try to transport, the tent on the inside. (The one on the outside still requires a horse at the very least, but only one horse.). I’ve been playing around in the SCA, medieval society, for decades!

Anyway...on to why I like the series:

At first, I was hella confused. I literally had to rewind and repeat several time the scene where Renfri talks of Calanthe just having won her battle...when earlier, I’d seen Ciri telling Calanthe that “when you were my age”... (Which, on a side note, is what I thought was the age of 14 years old. Dunno why I stuck on that number, but apparently in the chronology she’s actually 11yo, I guess, when Ciri’s storyline takes place? Since Geralt left 12 years before, when she was still a nausea-stirring little zygote or whatever...but I digress.)

So the first episode confused me. But holy hellz ballz, the fight scene was freaking awesome! That was like...some grandmaster fight choreographer’s fightporn wetdream! Every move Geralt made in the fight against Renfri’s men was believable. Fast, realistic, hella good choreography! ...Gross, gory, and at a few points I could see hints of the CGI used, but I was actually rather grateful to see some of the CGI, because that kept me from flinching too much...though certain scenes later on definitely made me Look Away.

[Btw, for anyone watching, #spoiler for #implied #suicide #attempts. Also, magical #cannibalism, yuck.]

Anyway, that first episode was fascinatingly good in its fight choreography, Geralt was pretty to watch, and I found myself interested in what was going on.

I’ll also admit I was confused enough to go looking for spoilers, and found some comment somewhere explaining that the different scenes were being told non-sequentially. That each different main character was in a different time period. The post I read reassured the readers that, if we paid attention, we could figure out which stories were being told in which era, the more we went along.

THAT made sense to me...and I decided I’d give it a try...but to be honest, I wasn’t entirely wasn’t sure if they could pull it off.

I do think that is what has put a lot of people off, the way the story is initially being told, by the way. Some people have compared it to a (grimdark) version of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys...but I really don’t think that’s a decent comparison. Not because H:TLJ is better or worse in any way, but because it and X:WP were their own things, without consistent story-threads woven throughout each and every episode as a single tapestry.

...That’s actually a pretty good comparison. In fact, it’s so good, let’s use this as a metaphor for the difference between the two.

This is Hercules: The Legendary Journeys as tapestry art:

Here are several different tapestries. Each one is full of plantlife and people and animals. Sometimes the animals are mythical, like unicorns. Sometimes there are hunting dogs and horses. Often times there are flowers and fruits. A number of the tapestries have similar objects repeated over and over from one to the next...but for the most part, they are separate stories even if they have similar themes. This is H:TLJ. A series of separate or similar-themed tapestries. Sometimes you’ll even get some telling a progression...but for the most part, they’re a bunch of different tapestries woven by different storytellers.

This, on the other hand, is The Witcher as a tapestry:

...Most people will recognize this as the Bayeux Tapestry (Do NOT @ me about it being technically an embroidery, not an actual woven tapestry, shush!)...but what you may not realize is that I’ve taken pieces of it from the very long single image posted on Wikipedia (located here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry just click on the images on that page, click through, and find the really long super skinny horizontal version).

More than that, I’ve taken pieces from it, and mixed up where they come from in the chronology...but it is all still one and the same story.

These seemingly disconnected bits and pieces are like finding a bunch of chests in an old storage room in a cathedral somewhere, opening them up, and finding folded bits of cloth with magnificent images embroidered on them...but not knowing that you’ve opened the chest with panels 4-6 first, and that the next chest you open has panels 25-27, and the third chest you open has panels 13-15. You see these images, they’re fascinating, yet they seem disjointed and unconnected...but...they’re not.

We just have to put them into the right order to tell the full tale.

This is something we don’t get in storytelling. Not very often, at least! The storytelling invites us to put the pieces together. Now, I’ll freely admit they could’ve done a somewhat better job in the very first episode, and finding that spoiler-warning that the chronology is mixed up did help...but I do like to think I would’ve figured it out as I went along.

Yes, I only just started watching the series, after all 8 episodes were out of the first season (prequel season? whatever) so that all the spoilers were already out, yadda yadda. And yes, it’ll suck having to wait for the next season. I am not sure if they’ll keep telling the storyline in this same open-a-random-tapestry-chest fashion, but since I do know (haven’t watched it yet, but it’s next in the queue) that in the 8th episode, Geralt and Ciri finally meet (and he’s already met Yennefer), that we finally have most of the pieces spread out on the walls.

They may not be originally laid out in their proper order...but we have enough to put things in order. And that, dear readers, fans, etc, is our job to do, in the way this story is being told.

It is not for everyone. I freely admit it. But it does make those of us who stick with it invest more of ourselves in the story.

We’re the archaeologist finding these treasure chests full of these tapestry stories, and we’re just now realizing that this is a HUGE SINGLE TAPESTRY, with massively intricate details...some of which are just lending color to a scene, but others of which will be referenced later, or be a foreshadowing of something to come, or a flashback of what has already occurred.

That is why I truly like how this story is being told.

It’s not something I could enjoy within each and every story across all of creation...but I don’t need a bloody Bayeux Tapestry each and every time.

I got to puzzle out some really cool things. I got to experience several aha! moments. I had a number of wtf was that?? moments, too...and lord knows I got plenty of delicious eye-candy. (Also the scene of the half-paralyzed bard dropped into the midst of the orgy scene was freakin’ hilarious, because you know he was being tormented, heaven-and-hell all at one and the same time, the lustiest night of his life...and he could not participate, poor fellow.

Also, “Toss a coin to your Witcher” and the other songs are actually pretty decently done. I love the fact the actor playing Jaskier is the one actually singing these end-credit songs.

...One last thing. Some of the people don’t appear to age. That might give the impression that most do not...and that did lend some to the illusion of chronology confusion. In truth, most folks in this universe do age, but they’re mostly background characters. Calanthe and her husband showed signs of aging, Mousesack certainly aged, and Yennefer gets in a good crack at the bard about his crow’s feet, a common sign of aging, if not one instantly visible to most. (Since he doesn’t get many close-ups, you can’t tell he has crow’s feet...but neither can you not tell...so that and the quality & style of his clothes changing help tell you that he’s been aging.)

To be honest, your genetics does quite a lot to determine how “old” you will look. I knew a woman who looked like she was 92 (roughly the age my grandmother died) when she was actually only 62 (about a year before she died). At the same time, I knew a woman who was celebrating her 90th Birthday, but she looked like she was at most in her late 60s.

Some people don’t get grey hairs until they’re in their 60s. Some turn grey-haired in their 20s or 30s. When I think back on the differences in appearance for people like Calanthe, she did look younger in the earlier era scenes...and she did look older in the later era scenes. Plus, the better your diet and exercise are, the healthier and thus younger you’ll look...so it’s expected that a queen wouldn’t age nearly as fast as a commoner.

Additionally, when you have magically modified characters who cannot age, and they’re the main / primary characters...well, we really don’t spend nearly as much time looking at the secondary & tertiary characters. Yet they did put some effort into aging those characters appropriately.

So with that observation made, I think they did a reasonably good job...because they’re also dealing with the constraints of a production budget. Netflix took a risk on this series. They sunk a lot into the special effects, blood splatters, choreography, magic effects, etc. But I think it’s also a case of deliberately obfuscating the puzzle pieces. They didn’t go in for the overblown obviously older effects (makeup, CGI, whatever)...because they want their viewers to think about what we’re watching.

But I’ll bet that, if we go back and take a second look...we’ll see the little details of non-immortal (or at least regular lifespan) folks actually aging, if they get to appear in two different timelines. When you have a story this large and this long, however...not everyone will get to reappear.

Anyway...that’s my Controversial Opinion™. I genuinely like the way The Witcher has been told in its first season. For me, it genuinely works. I’ve had fun discovering and opening all the tapestry-boxes, and am having fun trying to fit together all the puzzle pieces of each story section so that I have the full chronology in my head.

I like the amount of time that I’ve had to invest in this story to make sense of it.

...And I especially like the use of the word “Fuck.” If you’ve watched the series, you know which one I mean. The one that was quietly said, in the very quiet room, in front of a whole bunch of very quiet people.

Very well said.

*applauds*

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･:*:･ﾟ☆ jessica chastain. forty six. cisfemale. she/her ↷ léonie winters has been spotted by the paparazzi in los angeles. they are an a-list celebrity known for their career as an actress. they’re known by their fans to be industrious, meticulous, and philanthropic but the tabloids frequently portray them to be anomalous, cynical, & unorthodox. i wish them every success in the entertainment industry. ･:*:･ﾟ☆

hola everyone , my name’s frankie ( she / her ) and i’m a twenty - two year old living in the good ol’ state of texas ( cst ) , and i’m so excited that fameshq is back ! if you were previously in the rp and remember mariëlla * , bless your soul but i present to you miss LÉONIE WINTERS. i decided to start afresh with the rp back , so please bear with me. PLEASE NOTE : if you’d like me to fill out a wanted connection of yours , don’t be afraid to hmu either ! thank you for taking a moment out of your time in reading this lame intro. i love you. i’m being serious though.

* loosely based off of an old muse of mine , which is irrelevant.

before i forget , please click on the lovely heart so it magically turns to its natural color if you’d like to plot. if not , i won’t. just kidding. i’m going to disappear after posting this , but i’ll definitely be around before we open and hopefully with no interruptions. fingers crossed.

━━━━━ quick facts / basic information .

birth name: léontine thirza cruyssen viscaal .

stage name: léonie “ lay-OH-nee ” winters .

nickname(s): if you can come up with one , you’re a genius but perhaps leo .

age: forty - six [ 46 years old ]

date of birth: november 25th , 1972 .

place of birth: amsterdam , netherlands .

romantic / sexual orientation: panromantic + demisexual .

gender + species: cisgender female + human.

hometown: new york city , new york .

education: some high school in ny , nyu tisch school of the arts.

languages: english , dutch , and spanish .

nationality: dutch , american .

ethnicity: caucasian ( european ) .

religion: non - practicing christian / roman catholic .

drinks, smokes & drugs: yes / yes / no .

current location: los angeles , california .

occupation: actress / executive producer / wannabe director / writer .

━━━━━ personality .

zodiac sign: sagittarius .

mbti: esfp .

likes: matcha tea , peanut butter , volunteering , traveling , + writing .

dislikes: coffee , mint chocolate , traffic , reckless drivers , + hospitals .

bad habits: smoking , procrastinating , perfectionism , + swearing .

secret talent: probably none .

hobbies: cooking , hiking , writing , baking , + knitting / crocheting .

fears: probably too many , as in a few , to list .

five positive traits: industrious , meticulous , easygoing , philanthropic + zealous .

five negative traits: anomalous , cynical , unorthodox , anxious , + restless .

other mentionable details: a history of anxiety disorder / panic attacks ( tw ) , collects movie tickets , closet organized by color , tba / etc .

━━━━━ appearance .

tattoos: three tattoos but to be determined .

piercings: one single piercing on each earlobe .

━━━━━ family information .

parents’ names: constantin and thea cruyssen ( née viscaal ) .

parent relationship: healthy , tight - knit .

sibling names: tba because i might send in a wc to the main .

sibling relationship: all right , all right , all right .

other relevant relatives: saskia winters / maternal grandmother , etc .

children: three kids. might also send in a wc to the main but i don’t know .

pets: clea the dalmatian ( f ) , electra breed tba ( f ) , and toby the tuxedo cat ( m ) .

━━━━━ lazily written biography .

léonie was born in the city of amsterdam in the early 1970′s to constantin + thea cruyssen. they were a family of five. the cruyssens moved to manhattan when their kids were young ( their ages aren’t too far apart ) . raised the children mostly in new york city. every summer they’d visit their extended family in the netherlands. she wasn’t too bad of a student throughout her scholastic years. she had a keen interest in acting , but always had a great appreciation for film and its history . so when it was time for college applications , she chose tisch school of the arts and hoped the school would accept her application. they accepted her ! in that moment , her life’s made and was off to start her journey as an ACTRESS .

léonie graduated from nyu in 1994 for a bachelor’s in drama and performance studies. she spent two years working as a waitress in new york before having the desire to move , but she managed to earn herself some acting gigs. it wasn’t easy but she’d have guest starring & recurring roles on popular tv shows such as law & order and nypd blue. basically shows that were based in new york. fast forward to 1996 when she decided to move to los angeles at the age of 24. when leonie first moved to LA , she started working as a waitress ( again ) , babysitter , and a dog walker so that she is able to afford a roof over her head , pay the bills , and have food on the table to survive. after quite some time , she was able to hire an agent to help keep her career in check or offer what’s best. the redhead was pleased with how her life was going even with a few hardships here and there.

thankfully , she and her agent have been together ever since , and only being in los angeles for nearly a year. at the start of her journey as an a performer , she was eternally grateful for the roles she’d gotten ... but why did they have to be the most STEREOTYPICAL WOMEN portrayed on small screens and big screens ? THIS occured a few years before the 21st century ! so that’s when she started to slowly but surely build her career. her agent understood , meaning that they stood by her still. HALLELUJAH ! grateful as ever , léonie never once slowed down for anything. [ rihanna’s work plays in the background ] anyways , she hasn’t stopped working. her agent tells her that she’s a damn workaholic and all she can respond with is , ‘ so are you ! ’ or ‘ that makes two of us ! ’ throughout this time , léonie has secretly written and sold scripts to production companies without receiving any of the credit. to this day , it’s probably what she regrets the most.

years and years have gone by and miss winters is known for portraying very intense women on the big screen. she is probably most notable for being cast as POISON IVY from the dc comics. winters almost dropped out of the project without a reason , however she felt / believed she wasn’t good enough to act the part of a unique character. later , she’d take up roles such as a headstrong business woman to a spy and a central intelligence agent. for a women to portray ‘em was possible in the film industry and would kindly imply that women shouldn’t be afraid to follow their passions / dreams no matter what they were. her favorite role would have to be portraying a vigilante with an anti - hero qualities. forget about the comics for a sec , it was an “original” script. yadda yadda yadda , LÉONIE’S AN A - LIST ACTRESS. how the fuck did that happen ?

appearances , red carpets , excessive interviews , traveling , movie premieres , etc. the dutch - american never thought she would be in the position that she is in currently. she has a desire of wanting to disappear from the limelight and focus on herself a little more as she has been described as restless and anomalous. this red head in particular doesn’t have time for any bullshit NONSENSE , honestly. leonie’s gonna do what’s she’s gotta do with respect , harmony , confidence , and dignity. screw anyone that’s out to get her and other women in the industry. she will stand up for everyone , including talents that have potential. she’ll be following your career without you knowing it. she’s full of wonder and has an element of surprise. even if she’s feeling rather weary , she’s still working to the maximum degree today. the bitch needs to rest at some point.

━━━━━ extra info .

TBA AS SOON AND THE MORE LEONIE IS DEVELOPED. THANKS FOR READING.

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