man the crazy thing about babies is that like, some people would think that reading a baby a book about farm animals is teaching them about farm animals, but really it’s teaching them about the concept of a book and how there’s new information on each page of a single object, but really, beyond that, it’s teaching them how language works, and beyond that it’s really actually teaching them about human interaction, and really really it’s them learning about existing in a three-dimensional space and how they can navigate that space, but actually, above all it is teaching them that mama loves them.
any australians in the crowd tonight, the national library’s fabulous online resource trove is losing funding next year and if nothing happens to change that it will likely cease to exist. trove is not only a valuable resource for historians like me, it is a national cultural archive that is of great importance to australian society today. it is also completely accessible and free of charge to anyone with the internet; how fucking rare is that! we can’t lose it. i can’t even imagine the consequences.
if you’re as emotional about this as i am, or even if you’re not but love pestering people in power for any reason whatsoever, please contact your local mp and ask them to save trove and commit to funding this invaluable resource beyond july 2023. you can find your local member here. please also contact susan templeman mp, the special envoy for the arts, and tony burke mp, the arts minister.
non-australians, i would really appreciate a reblog. funding needs to be secured for trove and it needs to happen now.
Beardogs weren’t bears nor dogs, but relatives of both that were found across most of the world for nearly 40 million years. While some were lithe and agile like dogs, others amped up their bearness by being massive and stocky.
My Cleric of Loki in one session has successfully:
Casually sat down at a Gnolls Campfire, traded Coin for Meat and vibed with them until they got to the next town
Discovered a cult of Dendar that was screwing up a town, overthrew it by pretending to be a follower of said goddess, thus pissing off said goddess.
Fed a body to her Gnoll friend
Successfully eviscerated a Sand Scorpion through the anus with her mace.
Successfully bullied a minor nature deity into being agreeable so they could help it.
Tried a free potion and got x-ray Vision but super cracked out looking eyes.
Befriended and proceeded to treat the party Druid like a pet, to his apparent delight bc she was able to give him pats in Hyena form.
located a facet of Dendar inside a nightmare realm and proceeded to watch their Druid (in Gorrila form) get swallowed whole. Then used a massive spell buff for Toll of the Dead to basically rot a hole in Dendar's gut and rip the Druid out.
Got so angry she exploded Dendar in a burst of white hot light.
Lost her love interest after it was declared they'd go back to the Tavern together.
Bought a Tavern from the Tavernkeeper and then hired the tavern keeper to do what he's been doing the whole time. She now makes 200 coin per month and has a permanent residence.
This is my first DnD experience and She's level 5 now. I don't know what to do because she's my first character and she feels OP but she was so much fun to use.
I offer General Readings (General guidance from the universe or whatever guides are looking out for you) and love readings ( Please note that what may come through may be about relationships overall. Family. Friends. Siblings. Lovers. Self love.)
If you have a specific question that you need to ask the tarot, I do those for the same pricing.
Mini - $5 (3-4 cards for short and to the point answers)
Full - $15 (10+ cards for an in depth, detailed look at your situation or answer to your question)