mollywauk

[mollywauk]

D&D going mainstream really messed up people's expectations cause chances are you're not gonna find a DM who has the free time, talent and resources to put on a tale that competes with Tolkien. you're gonna find your friend's roommate Phil who's read one of the manuals a few times and has to pause to get a calculator out to figure out how much damage your attack did and his story is blatantly ripping off a dragon age 2 side quest

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Essek conjuring some magic somewhere around in Aeor~

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Trinket 🎀🎀🎀

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can we all please take a moment to bask in the incredible BEAUTY that is HESPHAESTUS HADES 2? fat AND disabled? you really are the most attractive hades 2 character

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ashley in c3e24

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OK, but I love that Essek might be appearing in the Mighty Nein series before he meets the Nein! It's not just me wanting More Essek (though I do) or wanting to see more of what was going on with his dealings with the Assembly (which I also do). I think this could be super fucking interesting from a narrative construction standpoint.

Because I cannot see how you can include Essek from early in the series and not make it clear to the audience that he's the Dynasty traitor loooong before the Nein find out. Essek having stolen the beacons will not be a surprise. It looks to me like the cast are swapping out surprise for a fuckton of suspense. (Suspense vs surprise was explained to me when I was studying narrative structure as 'surprise is when a bomb goes off that the audience didn't know was there. Suspense is when they see the bomb being placed and have to sit there begging the characters to realise it's there.' In this analogy, Essek is the bomb.)

When we watched C2, the question was is Essek the traitor? In the M9 show, the question for new watchers will be when will the Nein realise that Essek is the traitor? When Essek meets the Nein, the countdown starts ticking; people will know that he is a danger. He is manipulating them. He is going to hurt them. Will the Nein realise before it's too late? But then Essek starts really befriending them, showing more of his loneliness and vulnerability, and... I think the mood will shift. Oh, shit, he really cares about them, doesn't he? What will the Nein do if they find out? Do I even want them to find out? What if they reject him and it makes him worse? He can't keep this up much longer, this is unbearable, they're going to find out - OH FUCK THEY'RE FINDING OUT -

It's such a fascinating choice and I think it goes to show that adaptation is an art form in itself! The actual events in the world will be the same, or at least very similar, but a new format means you can show those events in a totally new way and create a completely different tone! Narrative structure is the fucking coolest! I'm so excited for this show!

#im frothing #cr2 #the mighty nein

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Red thread of fate 💜🖤

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Salt gobs!!! I love their rumpus and mayhem 💚

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lady chirp featherfowl

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IM SCREAMING THIS IS SO FUCKING FUNNY

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"You said that you felt alone. Never here. Not while I draw breath." Happy Valentine's Day ♥ 🌿🌸🪷🌺🌿

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pov you're his cousin and you just told him you're married and you have a child

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The Druid and the Raven.

Once again a simple figure practice becomes a whole-ass painting.

“How am I supposed to get over you if you keep sending ravens to me?” I just want them to be happy 😭

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"Can I reach out? Can I touch you?"

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Imogen and Laudna merthur-flavored AU

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Remember when we came up with hurtful confession moments just to be dramatic?

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collection of some molly sketches :] im obsessed with drawing him smiling hugely looking mischievous

#mollymauk tealeaf #cr2