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[quillofspirit]

have you ever been so in love with a fictional character so fucking much you don’t know what to do, so you just spend 37 hours looking every single last detail about that character and cry.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) IMDb Trivia

#i love will #but he is so much more dear to me uncool #trivia #potc #pirates of the caribbean

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Truly an inspiration in all his forms 😌

somehow since I hung this up, I'm making great progress on my thesis

#james norrington #potc

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Dude it is SO FUN and EXCITING to see a reoccurring reader. If you've commented a handful of times on an author's work, I guarantee that they recognize you. You can't imagine how many times I've excitedly informed my friends "the person with the funny cat image commented!" "- anon is back!!!!" and the friends've recognized who I was talking about because I talk about my commenters so often LOL. We love you all!!!

#my friend knows the fic authors I read often

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Thank you to the lovely @emmanuellececchi and @esta-elavaris for the tags!! I've been away, but have found some time to finally answer this.

I am still only freshly back to the writing scene, and I don't have a lot of wips at the moment, nor do I have that many specific ideas for fics , but here are some thoughts!

The shadow of Sorrow - I kinda really want to write an epilogue. I think it would be a nice challenge for me, and I really miss my girls so much. They deserve happiness! And I can give it to them!! Just something real sweet something where they get to be cute and vulnerable and in no danger of dying. I think that would be nice.

I have an idea for my second blog, about a winged character ( most likely dragonfly this time) working with Din djarin (the mandalorian). I don't know the details yet, but maybe a flying lesson - when he's getting used to his jetpack.

Might dip my toes into some Arthur Morgan fics? Again, for the second blog. What can I say! I love cowboys, I love horses, I love impossible love. Most likely something about the woman being a good gunslinger and meeting Arthur while he's helping people, and getting along well. They meet again on a job, and they are on opposite sides. Angst, angst angst, with a side of horse.

Tagging anyone who wants to join in!!

#thank you for the tag! #fic rec #writing

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You are VERY right, I love this!!! I also think it would be a *thing* for Riders of the Mark to keep a lock of their fallen horses' hair braided in theirs, as a bracelet, or on their saddle!!

Lots of people talk about hair braiding in their LOTR fics, especially among the elves and the Rohirrim. But I don’t think we talk about it enough among the horses. If Rohan is a place that puts so much effort and care into their horses and they frequently braid their own hair, then they’re definitely braiding some manes and tails, too, right? And if the elves are putting decorative bells on their horses, how are they not taking this other obvious chance to ramp up their aesthetic game as well? I think they must be, and we just aren’t hearing about it explicitly very often. We ALL braided horse hair at the stable when I was young, and I refuse to believe it’s just a preteen girl thing. More LOTR horse braids!

#hair braiding #lord of the rings #rohan #thank you for the tag!

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Earlier today I made a remark that wasn’t necessary

#me everyday

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ok. out of curiosity: imagine you're reading a multi-chaptered fic. it's long. there's a natural finale of a story arc that would lend itself to continuation, but the next story beats bring the fic in a different direction...such as a sequel. it'd be called a sequel if it were a published book.

#good question! #polls #tumblr polls #poll #readers of tumblr

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Jack Davenport as James Norrington PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: At World’s End (2007) dir. Gore Verbinski

#be still my heart #jack davenport #james norrington #potc #pirates of the caribbean

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I wish you a very very very happy birthday!!🎉🎉

(Please accept this meagre offering of a gif)

Today...

I am wishing

to me... Yup.

But I am doing nothing fancy. I am working as usual. Tomorrow I'll take a day off to celebrate and this week end my hubby will cook me a special supper.

Welcoming all gifs of blorbos and gentlemen to celebrate...

#happy birthday!! #mutuals

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Built for trekking, but needs more head for pats 🐴

Let us suppose that the "average" horse would have equal proportions of all these parts. The degree to which each part in this poll deviates from the "average" size (20% of total) will determine how large or small that part of our horse will be (i.e a horse with only 10% in Legs will have legs half the size of the average horse).

I will draw a picture of the horse we make!

#thank you for the tag! #honse #the true honse #horse #tumblr poll

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i think the craziest thing about the potc trilogy is that there are people out there that just casually liked it, the movies didnt rewrite them on a molecular level at all. they dont even cry hearing the soundtrack. stay safe out there

#nothing to add #perfectly said #potc

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for someone who claims to have very limited knowledge, you hit it right on the head with the different types of players! I've played with all of these people and methods of playing,

I tend to be a mix of Legolas and Gelir, since I usually am the one to inaugurate new campaigns with a specific item, or a new pair of dice, but I am also known for finding the wildest solutions (they might or might not be smart, but they do work and are funny. I will do anything for the funnies).

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! This feels like it should be a tag game

Hi Naneth! Do you know and/or play D&D? So...I've recently started playing it and got addicted to the game (surprisingly for someone who's always been a bookworm than a gamer hehe), and now I can't help but be curious what would the Thranduillions (maybe bonus Thranduil and his wife?) be like as D&D characters (or what kind of characters would they create and play as during D&D sessions)? Ooooh, now I wonder what a Thranduillion D&D session would look like XD!

Omg it's amazing that you asked me this question, because literally just this morning I was chatting with my sister about her starting to play tabletop D&D with her old college buddies! I said to her, "Man I'm jealous and I wish I could join in, but I would just be so lost and confused and annoying because I'll need everything explained to me multiple times." XD My sister is also trying to get me to play BG3, and although it's really, really tempting, I'm afraid even venturing into that would take up what little free time I have left!

Anyway, going into your question that I LOVE so much, about what the Thranduilions would be like if they had a D&D session. Using my limited knowledge of the actual gameplay, it would go something like this:

The Royal House of Greenwood Plays Dungeons & Dragons

Characters Chosen

Everyone in the family prefers to play Elves but sometimes may choose a Half-Elf, Human, Dwarf, or Halfling. Legolas may dare to try controversial classes (i.e. dragonborn, half-orc), but only when their parents aren't playing.

Mirion: Barbarian. Values Strength.

Turhir: Paladin. Values Constitution.

Arvellas: Wizard. Values Wisdom.

Gelir: Ranger. Values Dexterity.

Legolas: Druid. Values Wisdom.

Thranduil: Rogue. Values Dexterity.

Maereth: Bard. Values Charisma.

How They Would Play

The family likes to run the campaign as a group that quests together, rather than individuals, so they work together as a team.

Arvellas is the Dungeon Master mostly because he wrote the guide books and has by far the most organized brain among the brothers. He's also the calmest, most patient, and can keep his brothers in line in case things descend into chaos.

Legolas was the ringleader who initiated the idea to start/play this game in the first place. He begged and helped Arvellas to create the game books, with Arvellas wrangling Legolas's wild enthusiasm and all-over-the-place ideas into brilliant manuals. Legolas also crafted the dice, miniatures, and game boards himself, and he always has the most elaborately detailed character sheets.

Mirion is not much for this sort of game but is absolutely happy to humor Legolas and spend time with his family. Barely knows what is going on and essentially just follows what Legolas tells him he "has" to do. His character is often first to get injured or in trouble, but he laughs it off. Is eating an unholy amount of snacks the entire time.

Turhir is the tactical genius who thinks of creative ways to solve problems and defeat opponents. Mostly does his thing to keep the quest going and everyone alive, but also gives advice regarding combat tactics when asked. Is quietly the MVP of the campaign.

Gelir is just really annoyed by the concept of dice controlling his fate and blames lousy dice rolls a lot. Protests and argues against the "logic" of difficulty checks. Heckles any of his brothers who "mess up" (in his opinion). Chooses courses of action based on what's flashiest instead of what's wise. (He's much more strategic in real life, but this is a GAME. Plus he likes to mess with Legolas.)

Thranduil picks up on the game super quickly despite having the least experience. Frequently leaves the table to attend to crown business (or grab more wine). Assigns Turhir to play for him in his absence because they have the same mindset. Drinks a crazy amount of wine during the course of the game (it helps him relax) but still does not appear drunk, nor is his gameplay affected.

Maereth never gets into trouble (in the game) because literally everyone is half-focused on protecting her. Eventually she gently removes herself from the game so they can play for real without having to consider her. Helped Legolas make the dice, miniatures, and game boards.

I hope you (and all D&D/BG3 readers) enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thank you for this very fun Ask! <3

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Hear me out: I think if Éomer had joined the Fellowship rather than Boromir, his plotline would've been similar.

Imagine if Éomer, disenchanted, frustrated, and at his wit's end with the mysterious spell Théoden was under due to Saruman/Wormtongue, somehow heard about the Council of Elrond and traveled to Rivendell to seek advice or even a means of healing for Théoden. Imagine if Éomer was chosen to represent the race of Men in the Fellowship.

Like Boromir, Éomer is desperate to save his land from the corruption, destruction, and desolation that is pressing in. Éomer feels the heavy weight of responsibility to stand up for the good and right in place of his uncle and father figure who has fallen to some delusion. Just as Boromir feels for Gondor, Éomer of Rohan is passionate about protecting his people, his beloved sibling, his homeland. He has the qualities of a leader, is proactive, ready to step up and be king himself if/when the need arises. And both of them them are action-oriented heroes who take delight in the glory of conquest.

I can see Éomer in the same place of desperation as Boromir. Maybe the Ring could save his uncle! Surely he, Éomer, a noble man, could wield the Ring's power to take down the awful Wormtongue and bring him to justice! Perhaps this thought would eat at his mind as the days passed, as it did to Boromir.

So all I'm saying is that I really think Éomer would have much the same plotline as Boromir had he been at the Council of Elrond/included in the Fellowship. I know you can't really replace the character of Boromir with Éomer without doing some major changing to the whole story, and by no means am I saying it should be that way. I just think that it's simply the fact that Éomer did not know about the Ring and was not in close proximity to it nor closely involved with the quest surrounding it, that his story takes him high while Boromir's story took him low. I believe the two of them are similar in temperament and motive, so similar that Éomer could've met the same fate as Boromir had he been in that position.

#good thoughts #éomer #eomer #boromir #lotr #lord of the rings

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have you considered learning anything about AI art before deciding it's theft? It doesn't actually contain any images of other people's work.

Or are you just worried your job will be automated (it won't)

have you considered sucking the shit right out of my asshole and swallowing it

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#i would be a horse #maybe a meara #maybe not #just a horse galloping through the fields would be pretty awesome #lotr poll #tumblr poll #poll #polls