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People who have anon asks enabled, I gotta ask, why? What good comes of it?

#random #yeah this #I used to get more anon asks a few years ago #assuming it was people who were shy and testing the waters sort of #personally l am more likely to interact with a blog that has anon enabled #cuz anxiety be like that

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finished this animation

#ffxiv art #this is so nice! #so smooth! #amazing job!

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I haven't RPed in like 4 years and I'm severely more limited than last time, so... any disabled RPers got any tips for someone who's scared of dipping their toes back in due to their limitations? I'm a bit hesitant to just dive in given how much has changed in my absence, as well as worried about how my unpredictable health might affect the quality of my participation...

#signal boost #turning to friends foremost to RP with? #I don't have any good tips sadly #but maybe a follower of mine do

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Yay, unsolicited advice time! Or, not really advice, more like miscellaneous tips and tricks, because if there's one thing eight years of martial arts has equipped me to write, it's fight scenes.

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Fun things to add to a fight scene (hand to hand edition)

It's not uncommon for two people to kick at the same time and smack their shins together, or for one person to block a kick with their shin. This is called a shin lock and it HURTS like a BITCH. You can be limping for the rest of the fight if you do it hard enough.

If your character is mean and short, they can block kicks with the tip of their elbow, which hurts the other guy a lot more and them a lot less

Headbutts are a quick way to give yourself a concussion

If a character has had many concussions, they will be easier to knock out. This is called glass jaw.

Bad places to get hit that aren't the groin: solar plexus, liver, back of the head, side of the thigh (a lot of leg kicks aim for this because if it connects, your opponent will be limping)

Give your character a fighting style. It helps establish their personality and physicality. Are they a grappler? Do they prefer kicks or fighting up close? How well trained are they?

Your scalp bleeds a lot and this can get in your eyes, blinding you

If you get hit in the nose, your eyes water

Adrenaline's a hell of a drug. Most of the time, you're not going to know how badly you've been hurt until after the fact

Even with good technique, it's really easy to break toes and fingers

Blocking hurts, dodging doesn't

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Just thought these might be useful! If you want a more comprehensive guide or a weapons edition, feel free to ask. If you want, write how your characters fight in the comments!

Have a bitchin day <3

#saving for myself #good things to know #even if characters fight with weapons #what if they are lost? #and fists all they got left?

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I was just feeding the coeurl kitten when she arrived. And I tried to ignore her but she had to try talk to me! So I did...

Always prying into my thoughts, she always says what I think and I hate it... Sometimes it feels unecessary to say anything at all, it's annoying... But Neoma would be happy if we got along, so I accepted her invitation for tea.

She wants me to trust her, and to trust me back, strange things to wish considering... I tried to kill her, once. And she didn't even disagree with my reasonings this time. She claims to be honest with everything she tells me but... part of me believe her, but I don't -want- to! And who calls their potential murderer a 'good person' or helpful?

Either she is crazy or... maybe I'm just confused, still...

#Fragmented Tales #Dusk Hydrae #Bexy #she doesn't make sense to him #but hey at least they somewhat can have a conversation #and he isn't really scared of her anymore

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looking for fellow vanilla ffxiv enjoyers just because i feel lame about my preference to not mod the game at all. i know this applies to console players by default, but i more specifically mean you're on pc and could, but have zero interest. you're just cool with how the game is by default.

#signal boost #going vanilla for the moment #mostly because I feel too lazy to reinstall the mods again #but really the only mods I use are better graphics or minor comfort improvments or realism #graphics upgrades which I hopefully won't need anymore when Dawntrail hits! #comfort stuff like gettign rid of the smoke on the alexander cruiser mount #love it but man the screen just turns gray flying it #and nips on men because it always strangely bothered me

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HANAFUBUKI FESTIVAL 🌸

Saturday, April 27th @ 8:00pm EST | Balmung Yanxia, Plum Springs

Spring has swept over the Far East in the form of the blossoming cherry trees! Join us this year to sit beneath the cherry blossoms with friends, loved ones, and companions and indulge in all spring has to offer. We open the festival with a ceremony that leads into the open market, and the evening closes with a themed play. 🍵

Join the discord to sign-up and get involved! Currently we're seeking; vendors, fortunetellers, geisha, and taxi volunteers: https://discord.gg/YmBHZWxTtf

If you're unable to fly in Yanxia, we will have volunteer taxi services present in Namai awaiting your arrival! 🍡

THE CARRD FOR THE FESTIVAL IS COMING SOON!

Tags for visibility: @mooglemeet @ffxivrp @mateus-rp @balmungrp

#signal boost #such late hour #otherwise would have been interested

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hey has tumblr.com as in like the actual website itself been running like dogshit lately. load times have been atrocious. stuff just isn't working. etc.

#random #for those who shared my issue #i fixed it by replacing my storage #but now l know what to do it it happens again

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How to Curse Like an Ishgardian

I was coming up with ways to make my ishgardian characters swear and exclaim for my upcoming story and decided to share it =)

Some of these are my own, some are from the game itself and others are from others relevant media.

I read somewhere that when thinking of how to make curses and prayers think of what each culture values most and values the least. Whatever they value the most will be their prayer and the thing they least value will be their curses.

In Ishgard family name, religion and valor is valued the most. So, instantly, nameless people, bastard, orphans, heretics, rebels and cowardly people are looked down upon. This logic should help you make your own curses. You can also add some racist slurs against non-elezen and sometimes non-hyurian people. They also hate dragons, so pre-dragonsong war, a lot of dragon cursing would be common.

Small warning, some really foul language follows ahead. I will keep updating this list whenever I find new curses or come up with them.

1. Prayers, Exclamations and Blessings:

Halone, have mercy

Fury, save me

Halone, grant me strength

Halone's blessings be upon you

Halone/Fury, preserve me

Fury, guide me

Halone, shield me

Spear me, Halone!

Halone be praised!

By the Fury's fire!

By Her Lance!

By the Fury!

2. Insults:

Use these as an insult or add injury to another insult. For example, 'frostbitten whore,' or combine two insults like, 'nameless brume runt.'

frostbitten [insult]

'Greystone' in general can be used as an insult as bastards are really looked down upon. Haurchefant was very lucky to have a father like Edmont.

spoon ears; used against hyurs

Insults used against AuRi as superstitious Ishgardians believe them to be related to dragons:

wyrm fucker

scaled [insult]

dragonspawn

Mixed race couples are looked down upon in Ishgard so, their children face racism and bullying:

weakblood

mongrel

half-breed; all can be used to describe mixed blood.

knife ears; (stolen from Dragon Age) used against elezen

brume runt

street rat

highling; can be used to insult a highborn by a lowborn.

-your grandiosity; can be used to insult a highborn by a lowborn. You can be creative with these!

heretic

nameless [insult]; this is to imply that they do not belong to any house, not even a small one.

[ruling house name] leech; for example, a person sworn to house Durendaire to misuse their power, they can be called a 'Durendaire leech.')

[any house name] bootlicker; anyone who flatters and sucks up to nobles and those in power for their own benefit.

3. Exclamations and curses:

Shiva be damned!

voidspawn

Halone's tits!

Thordan's balls!

Fury strike you!

Holy Crozier!

wolves take you!

dragons take you!

Twelve curses upon you!

Fury's curses upon you!

Nophica be damned! ; Nophica and Halone didn't get along according to myth.

Godsdamnit!

Halone's cunt!

Please feel free to use them in your works! Happy writing! =D

#Lore #saving for myself #fun stuff to know you know

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Then I close all the windows and open chat to type but an AoE is under me and I'm trying to move but I'm not moving and now I'm dead and my party chat says, "ssssssssdddddd."

#ffxiv art #and this is why #I play on controller #one reason at least xD

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I felt good this day.

So when I saw Neoma was in the garden I thought, maybe, maybe we could talk... like old times. Not that it went THAT well but... it was nice. It wasn't as awkward as it usually been. But it still feels a bit off... She hasn't helped out on the missions against the slavers as much so we haven't really seen each other that much.

She said she would enjoy my company sometime, when she works, and... I dared ask her if she would accompany me on an adventure. Help locals on a small quest. And she said yes!

Maybe it could be like old times?

I know it is too much to hope for though...

#Fragmented Tales #Dusk Hydrae #Neoma Eltanin #Moonlit Hearts #adventure time for the two #going out to do things without the company members around #for once

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FFXIV Vanilla Gpose | Six | Emote

"Moren said the book was..... Where, again?"

Location - Crystarium - Cabinet of Curiosity Time - 11 a.m. Color filter - Pastel 1 Frame - Simple 2 Emote - Lookout + Ponder

#ffxiv screenshots #vanillagpose24 #something about this picture makes me think of it as a magazine cover #just without all text #good picture!

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I suppose I couldn't avoid her forever... it was wrong of me to even try. Neoma wanted to talk about that day, worried about how I felt after she rejected me... And I may have up and left with Moe for a long time, unannounced so... I guess she had the right to be concerned.

She hoped this didn't mean we couldn't be friends, still. It made me realize how... bad I treated her afterwards. Just because she didn't return my feelings I rejected even just spending time together...

Of course I want us to be friends still. I really do...

I'll be a better friend, I promise.

#Fragmented Tales #Auro'usk Hydrae #Neoma Eltanin #Flowers and Butterflies #they had emotional time #but it was good #and ended well

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Warm and Cozy OC Asks

Here are a few asks just to get your OC cozy.

Do they get cold easily?

How do they warm up when cold?

Do they wear jumpers (sweaters)? If so do they fit perfectly or are they baggy?

Do they have a favourite hot drink? Tea? Coffee? Hot chocolate? Hot cider? If so, how do they take it?

It's cold and wet outside, your OC has just come in the front door. What do they do to get warm?

What's your OC's idea of a cozy night in?

Does your OC have a particular trick to get them asleep at night?

Does your OC wear pyjamas to bed? Do they have a favourite set?

What side of the bed does your OC sleep on? Why is that?

Does your OC nap easily?

Does your OC enjoy a cuddle?

Does your OC enjoy a particular gesture of affection? Does it calm them?

What makes your OC feel safe and secure?

What are some of your OC's comfort foods?

How much does your OC wrap up when they go outside? Hat, scarf, gloves and multilayers or is the cold anything to them?

How light of a sleeper is your OC?

Can they fall asleep anywhere? Or are do they need an optimum condition to sleep in?

What does a lazy morning consist of?

Does your OC prefer early nights or late mornings?

Do they hog the blankets?

Does your OC have a favourite pillow? A favourite duvet set? A favourite cuddling toy? Blanket?

How would they solve the one bed and two people scenario? Could they share a bed?

Does your character have a favourite place to chill?

Where does your OC sit of there's not enough chairs at a gathering?

What's something your OC does to wind down after a long day?

Is your OC the one who recieves the jacket or gives the jacket in their relationship?

What does your OC get any winter illnesses? If so, how badly do they get ill?

Your OC has the sniffles. How do they handle it?

Your OC has a sick day off. How do they spend it?

Does your OC play with the thermostat/heating constantly or are they rigid about it's use?

#prompts #have a pick of character(s)!

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What do they like to do together? (Dusk and Neoma)

Everything! Is what Dusk would say anyways. Now that they had it a bit rocky between one another he might just say 'anything' instead.

Regardless of that, they always were designed to be the kind of couple who does everything together, be it adventures, chores, teach each other in their work and interests or just doing their own hobbies in each others' presence. Enjoy every aspect of life together, good and bad.

- Ship Questionaire -

#thanks for the ask! #ungrateful-cyborg #Dusk Hydrae #Neoma Eltanin #Moonlit Hearts #now they are getting back to enjoying each others' time together

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Do either of them like to cook?

Between Khu and Adelle, Khu absolutely enjoys cooking if he has the time (which isn't often, forgetting time so easily). He appreciates the food science almost as much as all other science projects he gets into! Meanwhile Adelle isn't that great in the kitchen (though practicing) and usually the one suggesting take away food. And when lost in their work, ordering out is very comfortable.

I like to imagine when they journey to and from the Hydrae tribe, Khu is the one cooking over the open fire at the end of the days. Of course insisting on Adelle helping and teaching how to do this or that!

- Ship Questionaire -

#thanks for the ask! #cadrenebula #Khu Hydrae #Adelle #Opposite Pages #If he got plenty of time #he absolutely would make a romantic home cooked dinner

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Even though I'm not currently playing FFXIV I fell in love with the minion from the 2024 Heavensturn event: Ryunosuke. The most adorable chocobo baby in a dragon costume. How could I resist

A big thank you to my friends who supplied me with reference screenshots!

#ffxiv art #the craft in this is amazing #very professional #looks like official merch!