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finally finished the comic based on the post by @rollercoasterwords

#sacrificial lamb #religious imagery #holy shit

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starts biting you /pos

thoughts on shots fired (ship)? (recently read ybm and pursuit au)

I came up with the name Shots Fired so let's just say they constantly occupy some of my brain space at all times. Whenever I think about the alternate timeline where Keith actually managed to get Hero to snap out of it and calm the hell down I get sad (silly)

#PURSUIT AU

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I was too lazy to draw her cloak lol

#rain world #rain world fanart #rain world sos #rw sliver of straw #sliver of straw #rain world spoilers #i guess?

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Day 13

[ID: A recreation of "Can't Help Myself" by Sun Yuan and Peng Yu using Five Pebbles. The original artwork depicts a robot sweeping reddish liquids towards itself constantly, only for the liquid to spill back in its previous state, creating a never-ending cycle. Pebbles does as the original artwork functions, sweeping reddish liquid towards himself. The reflection of the liquid faintly shows rot cysts and Pebbles' reflection is replaced by Moon. The entire room is white and there is no other detail, creating a sense of isolation. /End ID]

#rain world #fanart #rw art month #rw five pebbles #HOLY SHIT THIS GOOD

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they:

#rain world #omori #omori mari #rain world lttm #looks to the moon #rw looks to the moon #rain world fanart #omori fanart #drew this a while ago

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#stunning #aesthetic #inspiration #rain

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Poolroom 4.

#poolrooms #wow...

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Watcher lore already

“A lonely, lost slugcat scrambles through the ravages of a warped world.

When the dirt beneath your feet cracks and crumbles, will you hold on to all you once knew...or dive into the unknown?”

I was conflicted when I first saw the modded content, particularly for the lore aspect. But it’s been confirmed not only James is helping with all the lore, (which apparently is taking on the more esoteric sides of Rain World) but the whole Videocult team is getting together!

Heres Cappin, one of the downpour devs, talking about writing the lore for The Watcher.

And Andrew talking about Videocult’s involvement.

But anyway I’ll talk about some things I noticed.

This area looks like some sort of Memory Crypt. You have the large ornate boxes that heavily resemble cabinet beasts.

And, in the sky you can see an Underhang-like structure.

Now as for the ripple effect around The Watcher, I have a few theories. There’s certainly echo-relation, (the golden flakes around them basically confirms that) but I don’t think The Watcher is an echo in a typical sense. Instead they peer into a higher reality, maybe the one echos reside in.

Inside the ripples are gold tendrils, or strings, heavily implying the void relation. Though I’m not sure what they are exactly.

But I think Watcher will experience a, “pulling back of the curtain” in some way. In the warped world, we see glimpses of the true nature of reality. Maybe it’s all just a fleeting ripple across the Void, some big revelation like that.

As for why it’s in a Memory Crypt, I already wrote an extensive post on the importance of memory, more specifically qualia, in Rain World so if you want to check that out here’s the link.

As a side note, if this is the underside of an Iterator, I doubt they’re still alive. We see no other iterators still standing above the clouds in a Steam page screenshot.

Anyway this is really exciting! One of the more disappointing aspects of Downpour for me was that they mostly retread on the same story events and themes without adding too much. So it’s a breath of fresh air to explore different, more esoteric aspects of Rain World lore. And having the whole Videocult team return to Rain World is incredibly exciting. I’ll be tentatively awaiting more news.

#rain world #rain world watcher #rw watcher #videocult #rain world spoilers #rain world lore #interesting

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#must rember #murder strut

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@pansear-doodles commissioned me thank you so much <33333

i drew the artihunter (real)

#artihunter #rain world #rw hunter #rw artificer #whoa

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Finished reading chuchu in wonderland today!

I got the english version pre-ordered and it arrived yesterday. I'm a casual reader, so I don't have any professional opinions or anything, but I thought the book was pretty good. It's vibe was a lot like the Creamheroes/Kittisaurus Villians episodes, but longer and more detailed. Also I think the artwork in it is AMAZING. All in all, cute read <3

#claire luvcat #kittisaurus #chuchu in wonderland spoilers #? I didn't put much in here lol #chuchu in wonderland

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Day 19

[ID: Setting takes place inside a greenhouse with a variety of foliage. In the middle sits a tea party with young saint and old monk, joined with a tea set and tea tower. Saint is pouring tea in monk's cup. The entire scenery feels pleasant and calm, surrounded by flying insects and warm light. /End ID]

#rain world #rw saint #rw monk #HOLY SHIT THIS. WOW

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Playing with some ideas mostly regarding gender/reproduction in RW, and slugcat colonies.

Full transcript under the cut!

Creatures in Rain World are typically simultaneous hermaphrodites but require partners to reproduce, with either individual capable of being a genetic donor or carrier. Alongside what we are familiar with, this has lead to interesting reproductive strategies such as rotating donor/carrier roles, or dual/simultaneous genetic swaps.

Rotating donor/carrier roles - A K-selection reproductive strategy. One partner carries the first child, the other partner carries the next child, and so forth. Allows each partner to recover from the demands of childbearing.

Rain Deer aren't quite monogamous, but they tend to choose the same breeding partner whenever mating season rolls around. They serve as a donor one season, then bear and raise a child the next. Calves are raised away from the rain and worm grass, in places that have less food but more safety. Calf wool is softer, not yet gunked up by the dirty rainfall. Their legs are sturdier as children, allowing them to run for cover while the parent wards off threats.

Dual/simultaneous genetic swap - An r-selection reproductive strategy. Parents fulfill the donor and carrier role for each other. The more children you make, the more likely some are to survive!

Multiple batflies lay thousands of eggs in a single "blue fruit." Several eggs congeal and become nutrient paste for the surviving eggs (and for hungry slugcats). Like some plant seeds, batfly eggs that are consumed before pupating can survive passing through the digestive system. Ew.

Ancients also fell under this umbrella. Their genders (and the genders of iterators by extension, who have no sex anyways) could have been determined by a variety of other factors, such as societal role, donor/carrier preference, or simply different categorizations of personal expression.

It's difficult to say how well their common pronouns would translate to ours, but it seems they can translate to an extent, given what Moon and Pebbles use canonically.

Slugcats, like real slugs, can have children with a partner or self-fertilize. Unlike real slugs, they are often known to adopt.

In the case of self-fertilization: children who are born from one parent may display a large amount of genetic diversity despite the circumstances. Maybe slugcats have some sort of... genetic reservoir independent of their own genetic code?

Slugcats live 20-30 years on average... if they manage to reach adulthood. Their mortality rate is sadly rather high, especially in pups. If they were to develop as a civilization, it's likely their lifespan would increase dramatically.

Slugcats in a colony are more likely to have more children, and to successfully rear those children to adulthood, than those who wander alone or in small groups. The safety and stability of a colony cannot be understated.

Colonies either have a set, cycling migration path, or wander continuously. Survivor and Monk's tree home was a nesting site that their colony frequents about once a year. So it's likely that they'll see their family again!

...also, the strength of large colonies are why scavengers are likely to become the dominant species. In the time of Saint's era, continuous migration has become more of a risk, and it has become more difficult to support large populations. Slugcat populations have shrunk back to the more forgiving equatorial zones.

Saint's tongue is pretty unusual and probably unique to them, or to a small population that they hail from. Fur (of varying thickness) is much more common.

Meanwhile, scavengers are bulkier and covered in thicker insulating fur. They:

have seemingly massive populations

have a burgeoning society (the existence of merchants, tolls, bartering, elites and leaders)

are adept at communicating (non-verbally)

manipulate their environment

can build structures (scavenger-made structures were a scrapped idea from Saint's campaign)

can create complex weapons and tools

may have agriculture behind the scenes (unsure if scout parties prioritize exploration or hunting)

I would wager on scavengers developing more quickly than slugcats, but it would be nice if there was a future where both could co-exist.

#rain world #worldbuilding

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day 13 five pebbles

"im sorry."

#rw art month #rain world #rain world downpour #rw five pebbles #five pebbles #rw saint #rainworld

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#cephalopods #crabs #octopus #crab and octopus post #art

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:)

Pigeon attempts to court falcon

#pigeon and falcon #birds #meme

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kill self

hm yes looks good lol

You know so anytime I make a Cupid based character, more masculine versions will be like freaking cuteguy Grian from hermitcraft but feminine versions are always looking like those humanized Lala Kittisaurus things everyone on the Creamheroes fandom wiki would make.

#delulu relog