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A Masterlist of Instrumental Music for DnD and Fantasy Writing

So! I play dnd (play in 2 weekly campaigns and I’m worldbuilding for my steampunk homebrew). It’s no secret that I’m a GIGANTIC nerd. For a while now, I have had a ton of playlists that I use for various aspects of my (and my cousin’s) homebrew world. I also have a few playlists for writing that I use.

For dnd players, have at it! Add them to your lists if you like them. Play them during your games to add that extra layer of immersion to your RPing experience!

For writers, I find that I write better when I listen to music that has to do with the mood or theme of my topic! And it seems that there are a ton of fantasy writeblrs out there, so I mean, a lot of these playlists are high fantasy-esque!

Anyways, why keep them all to myself; I want to share them with you! Today, I spent a bit of time (a lot, i got carried away) on each playlist to ensure that each have an appropriate title, description, and are roughly an hour long each! Some are harder to make longer, but that’s okay.

So without further ado, below the cut, I have added links to all my Spotify playlists with the Title and information for each!

Writing

Jazzy Tunes - Chill, jazzy tunes - 7 songs, 27 mins

Thoughtful - A really small playlist of super chill music that is mostly just to get me into a relaxed mental zone. - 7 songs, 29 mins

Nerdy Classical - Mostly orchestral versions of video game music - 47 songs, 2h 31m

Atmospheric - Literally just the entire The Last of Us soundtrack, which the environment of my novel is highly inspired by ( in other words, a very self indulgent playlist). - 56 songs, 1h 57m

DnD

By Location (in the homebrew world)

Cities of Chladný - Music inspired by Russian folk songs - 12 songs, 51 mins

Cities of Félgra - Music with Celtic and Irish themes - 19 songs, 57 mins

Cities of Ghaan - A playlist inspired by India’s culture - 10 songs, 56 mins

Cities of Hjarta - A playlist of music with Nordic themes - 17 songs, 1h 14m

Cities of Sokoku - Music inspired by East Asian cultures - 19 songs, 1h 16m

Cities of Vielejhüegel - A playlist for Vielejhugel, a country with German folk themes. - 18 songs, 1h 10m

the Feywild - Strings and flutes and adventuring through the mystical Feywild. - 10 songs, 44 mins

The Forsaken Mountains - Peaceful music for daytime exploration of the Forsaken Mountains. - 9 songs, 33 mins

The Foggy Felgran Moors - The mist brings with it strange things... Eerie celtic music for eerie Felgra. - 9 songs, 29 mins

The Underdark, the Abyss, and Beyond - Creepy, eerie music for the Underdark, the Abyss, and other creepy asf places. - 17 songs, 1h 3m

Tengoku Temple - Music for Tengoku, the sacred city in the clouds. - 9 songs, 30 mins

Places

Campfires and Long Rests - Relaxing music for when the party takes a long rest or during chill RP moments. - 20 songs, 1h 35m

Ruins - Creepy, eerie music for exploring abandoned ruins and creepy caves. - 21 songs, 1h 11m

Town

Taverns and Pubs - An upbeat playlist with songs featuring lots of strings and flutes (or woodwinds or something i don't know instruments). Perfect for taverns, inns, and pubs. - 24 songs, 57 mins

Town & Shoppe - Music for exploring and shopping in small towns - 23 songs, 52 mins

Town, Creepy - For haunted, abandoned, or generally creepy places! - 34 songs, 1h 51m

General Adventuring - Chill, calming music for when your party is adventuring through rolling hills and other magical shit. - 25 songs, 1h 29m

Temples

Temple, Creepy (Low) - Temple and sacred music with elements of Alto/Bass (i googled that) choirs and creepy vibes. - 14 songs, 1h 37m

Temple, Elegant (High) - Temple or sacred sounding music with elements of Soprano/Tenor (i googled that, too) choirs. - 17 songs, 1h 1m

Temple Combat - Combat music that is fast paced with some songs that have elements of hymns and choirs. - 22 songs, 1h 15m

Sailing

Underwater, Chill/Eerie - A collection of whale sounds and underwater noises for underwater exploration - 11 songs, 30 mins

Sailing, Chill - Relaxed music for sailing - 9 songs, 30 mins

Eerie Waters - Literally just one really long weird whale song. - 1 song, 31 mins

I’m on a BOAT! General Ship Ambiance - General ship/sea music- flutes and piratey stuff! - 21 songs, 1h 2m

FASTER! - Sailing Chase - A playlist for all those chase scenes at sea! - 26 songs, 1h 14m

Ship Combat - A playlist full of upbeat combat music for fighting at sea! - 16 songs, 41 mins

Sea Shanties, Yo! - A collection of sea shanties for all your shantying needs. - 14 songs, 36 mins

Forests

Enchanted Forest - Ambient soothing music with natural sounds like chirping, wind, and water. - 10 songs, 58 mins

Creepy Forest - Creepy instrumental music for forests, hauntey houses, and so on. - 21 songs, 1h 15m

Combat

RUN FASTER! Chase Scenes - A short playlist for chase scenes. - 4 songs, 14 mins

Combat with the Forsaken - Combat for creepy ruins and haunted houses! - 11 songs, 37 mins

Combat, General - Fast, aggressive combat music. - 1h 2m

Combat, Boss Fight - Super heavy combat music for fighting bosses and other BBEGs. - 15 songs, 43 mins

Emotions (i’ll probs add more later)

Death of a Party Member - A short playlist of solemn music for deaths, grief and other sad shit. - 5 songs, 13 mins

.... that’s it for the playlists (for now). Here are some additional notes about the playlists.

So, I have playlists named based off cities in my cousin’s homebrew world so the titles are our fictional countries. My cousin used my Spotify to create the country playlists- each country has a cultural theme, which is in the description!

It should be noted, none of this music is supposed to represent anything other than the fact that she wanted music that has pays homage to the cultures that she has included in her homebrew worlds. She spent a lot of time researching cultures as a way to diversifiy her homebrew world. It’s not meant to actually represent an entire culture or anything of that sort.

Another note, in Spotify I literally have a writing folder, and then a dnd folder, but I use both pretty interchangeably. It’s mostly so that I don’t have to see all 500 of the nerd playlists that I have clogging up my sidebar with my other random playlists.

You may be thinking, “Where’s all the amazing Skyrim music?” (You might not, and good on you). Yes, we all know Skyrim and the other Elder Scrolls games have fantastic soundtracks, but I think a lot of the Elder Scrolls game’s soundtracks are sooo easily identifiable. And when RPing, it really takes me out of the moment when I’m trying to pay attention to another party member and a song comes on and I’m like, yeah I remember STUPID LYDIA dying for the 50th time to this song. So I try not to include them in my dnd playlists. There are so many other great soundtracks out there to choose from anyways, so why not pick them!

Anyways, I love making playlists and I’ll be adding more soon when I start creating my personal homebrew world. That will be more Victorian and Steampunk, so I’ll probably add ton more and reblog this with more down the road (if people find it useful anyways).

If you don’t have the time and would like me to make some fun playlists for types of themes or stuff that I may have missed or don’t have in our worlds, hit me up! Let me know your ideas and I’d be more than happy to give it a shot! I hope you all enjoy the playlists!

oh god i hope all these links work because i spent a ridiculous amount of time adding them in and it’ll be a real bitch to do again but i wasnt about to test them all. so let me know if they dont work.

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blackbatpurplecat · 7 years

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My Thoughts on Injustice 2

Watched Injustice 2 last night. Yes, watched, not played. After all, the story is the most interesting thing about this sequel no one really asked for, isn’t it? And what did I think of it?

Well.... I was... kinda disappointed.

Be warned, SPOILERS AHEAD!

First off, what’s the story: Some time’s gone by since Injustice and Superman’s incarceration. His allies went into hiding, and Bruce Wayne’s still working on restoring people’s faith in their safety and in heroes. But when Brainiac attacks Earth, the good and the bad must join forces to stop him from destroying their planet. Even if that means freeing Superman...

Sounds like a cool setup! But the execution is not on Injustice levels. The probably best part about the game is the voice-acting! That was absolutely solid! I can’t remember one line that sounded off. I applaud the voice-actors for this. Apart from the voices, however, the whole thing is hit-and-miss in my eyes.

I already didn’t like the new creepy animation in the trailers. In the game, it does have its moments though. Sometimes, the characters look and move almost exactly like real people. But a split second later, they look off again, cold and have the deadest eyes you can imagine. What also doesn’t help is the “camera” work!

They apparently were SO proud of their real life like animations that they kept cutting to extremely awkward close-ups. Whenever a character was talking, you could bet your ass that any moment you would be counting their eyelashes. That was really distracting and killed the scenes’ mood. It’s hard to get invested in the story’s thrill or characters’ emotions when you’re uncomfortably close to a dead face.

Speaking of emotions, the sequel can’t really deliver on them. While you had quiet moments, well-written character developments, and chances to connect with the characters in Injustice, Injustice 2 fails in those departments. There are only 2 very good scenes between Batman and Superman where you catch glimpses of who they once were, glimpses of their lost friendship and partnership: when Supes lifts the table cloth off the JL symbol and at the end, when they’re talking about how they miss their old selves and each other. Those two scenes were beautiful! The game finally made you feel something on a deeper level - but you won’t get any more scenes like those, even though the cutscenes in movie form are around 2h 30min long.

You’d think that it’d be enough time for depth, especially when you remember that part 1 wasn’t even 2 hours long and yet so entertaining and satisfying. But nope, Injustice 2 feels both rushed and patted at the same time. After the plot kicks off, it takes around an hour for plot advancing stuff to happen. Uuuuugh. They reduced characters talking to each other, reflecting on their actions, and simple bonding but stretched out moving those characters from one location to another. Also the pacing can be pretty off. You’ll get some awkward pauses now and then, often before a scene cuts to the next shot - but not fast enough.

Hmm, what else...

Harley was the most fun in this! Her scenes with Black Canary and Arrow were awesome and just the best. I wanted more of those.

Some suits looked okay, some looked horrible. Especially Batman’s suit was WAY too bulky, there is no way he could have moved in that thing. And why does Superman need armor? Why couldn’t they make up their mind about Aquaman’s shirtlessness?! What kind of dominatrix mask was Selina wearing?! Why add pink and blue to Harley when she’s only wearing black and red?! What the flying fuck was that Joker design???!!! SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?????? If Scarecrow had gassed me, THAT Joker would have been my worst fear as well! That design was terrible!!!

The music was generic and completely forgettable. I don’t remember any melody or theme. But I DO remember how it kept on booming during a scene that was intended to be emotional. Man, those loud clashes in the background didn’t go well with the compassion we were supposed to feel... Apart from that, you’ll soon forget that there even IS music.

And what really got me angry was that the game doesn’t follow its own canon! Right at the beginning, we get a completely superfluous flashback to that vomit stain rape result Damian leaving Batman for Superman. In the comics, Bats’ team and Supes’ team clash at Arkham; we see a kid Robin side with Supes and kill Nightwing because Damian is the biggest piece of arrogant shit ever, but in Injustice 2, only Batman, an adult and extremely annoying Robin, and Superman meet at Arkham, Robin kills Zsazs and after Batman wipes the floor with him, he leaves with Supes. It was one of the most emotional scenes in the books, how could the makers forget it?! They remembered that Green Arrow was from another world/dimension but not what Robin looked like or why/how he took Supes’ side?

And again, why did we need that flashback? It’s not like it’s there to get players up to speed about what happened in the comics because there are so many other book references that clearly show the game expects you to have read them.

Now what I liked and appreciated is that you can actually pick a side towards the end of the game; either you’re siding with Batman which results in Superman being stripped off his powers and being sent into the Phantom Zone (but we won’t find out what they did about Brainiac and the lost cities) OR you’re siding with Superman to see him kill Brainiac, take over his ship, and enslave the entire universe - including his cousin Kara and Batman. THAT was a very dark ending that gave me the chills. Well done!

Now, the most important question you’ve all been asking yourselves: WHAT’S IN IT FOR US BATCAT SHIPPERS???

Nothing.

BatCat talk to each other maybe twice and it’s only battle tactics. Hell, they never even look at each other. And when you beat the Arcade mode as Batman, Catwoman doesn’t appear nor is she mentioned in his ending. You beat the game as Catwoman and her ending shows us BatCat kiss only to have Selina getting bored and leaving Bruce to go back to stealing. The End.

WOW, what a horrendous ending! Injustice did a way better job back then! Even though BatCat didn’t get back together at the end, her Arcade mode ending at least implied that they’d find their way back together eventually. The sequel alludes to Bruce bailing her out of prison after the ending of the first game and BatCat seeeeeem to be together again but I’m not sure about that because they never interact or actually talk.

All in all, I think it’s a pretty mediocre game. The story is very interesting and bears LOTS of potential but it didn’t get me as engaged as its predecessor. The characters’ interactions which made Injustice such a good game were completely glossed over. Now they feel rather two-dimensional. The Arcade endings were quite nice; some were good and hopeful (OMG HARLEY!!!), some were sad and dark. They balanced each other out rather well. The animation.... well, that’s probably a matter of taste but to me, it was too distracting way too often.

If you want it, go ahead and get it but I would strongly advise you to wait until it’s on sale. Injustice 2 really isn’t a game you HAVE to play.

#Personal note #review #injustice 2

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newyorktheater · 5 years

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Summer means FREE Broadway concerts in Bryant Park and summer theater festivals and…fireworks, as well as dreams of the new season on Broadway and Off, and Off-Off (see below.) It also means a whole mess of Broadway shows coming to an end:

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Closing on July 7: The Ferryman, My Fair Lady, Ink

Closing on July 14: Burn This

Closing on August 11: Be More Chill, The Prom

Closing on August 18: The Cher Show, King Kong

Closing on August 24: What the Constitution Means to Me

Closing on August 25: Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

If you’re in town, this might be a good time to see one.

Fourth of July Week Broadway Schedule

Show Run Time Theatre Mon 07/01 Tue 07/02 Wed 07/03 Thu 07/04 Fri 07/05 Sat 07/06 Sun 07/07 Ain’t Too Proud 2h 30min Imperial 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 7:30 Aladdin 2h 30min New Amsterdam 7:00 2:00 & 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 1:00 & 6:30 Beautiful – The Carole King Musical 2h 15min Stephen Sondheim 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 7:00 Beetlejuice 2h 30min Winter Garden 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Be More Chill 2h 20min Lyceum 7:00 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 The Book of Mormon 2h 30min Eugene O’Neill 7:00 7:00 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 7:00 Burn This 2h 30min Hudson 7:00 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 The Cher Show 2h 20min Neil Simon 7:00 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Chicago 2h 30min Ambassador 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 2:30 & 8:00 3:00 & 7:30 Come From Away 100min Schoenfeld 7:00 7:00 2:00 & 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Dear Evan Hansen 2h 25min Music Box 7:00 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 The Ferryman 3h 15min Jacobs 7:00 7:00 1:00 & 7:30 7:00 1:00 & 7:30 3:00 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune 2h 15min Broadhurst 8:00 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Frozen 2h 15min St. James 7:00 1:00 & 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Hadestown 2h 25min Walter Kerr 7:00 2:00 & 7:30 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Hamilton 2h 40min Richard Rodgers 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two 2h 35min Lyric 2:00 Prt1 7:30 Prt2 2:00 Prt1 7:30 Prt2 2:00Prt1 7:30Prt2 2:00 Prt1 7:30 Prt2 Ink 2h 45min Samuel J. Friedman 7:00 2:00 & 7:00 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 King Kong 2h 30min Broadway 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 The Lion King 2h 30min Minskoff 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Mean Girls 2h 30min August Wilson 7:00 7:00 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 7:30 Moulin Rouge! Hirschfeld 8:00 8:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 My Fair Lady 2h 55min Vivian Beaumont 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Oklahoma! 2h 45min Circle in the Square 7:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 The Phantom of the Opera 2h 30min Majestic 8:00 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Pretty Woman: The Musical 2h 30min Nederlander 7:00 7:00 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 7:30 The Prom 2h 15min Longacre 8:00 7:00 2:00 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 To Kill a Mockingbird 2h 50min Shubert 7:00 7:00 1:00 & 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Tootsie 2h 35min Marquis 7:30 7:30 2:00 & 7:30 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 Waitress 2h 30min Brooks Atkinson 7:00 7:00 2:00 & 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00 What the Constitution Means to Me 90min Hayes 2:00 & 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 Wicked 2h 45min Gershwin 7:00 7:00 2:00 & 7:00 8:00 2:00 & 8:00 3:00

Stonewall 50 June New York Theater Quiz

July 2019 New York Theater openings

A list of Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, theater festivals, puppetry, and immersive theater

The Week in New York Theater Reviews

Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise

Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise” is too long, too confusing, in places tedious, in other places overwrought and even creepy; its silvery and spandex costumes look like a mix of 1950s sci-fi movie and 1970s disco; its songs are paltry and its underscoring persistently annoying – New Age ambient pounding that cries out “We don’t trust that you’ll find what’s going on dramatic.” HOWEVER, amid the awfulness there are a scattering of impressive moments — of visual splendor, awesome stagecraft, and exciting dance and martial arts choreography… enough of them to make me glad that I can say I saw this first theatrical spectacle in The Shed’s inaugural season.

We’re Only Alive For A Short Amount of Time

“We’re Only Alive For A Short Amount of Time,” is simple, unfussy, occasionally awkward, more often delightful, ultimately stirring. But it is also truly disturbing. It is David Cale’s first theater piece that reveals the central trauma of his life, which occurred when he was a teenager.

The Week in New York Theater News

A revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal is opening on Broadway September 5 for 17 weeks at the Bernard B. Jacobs following a West End run. Last on Broadway just 5 1/2 years ago (my review of the 2013 Betrayal with Daniel Craig an Rachel Weisz)this new production is directed by Jamie Lloyd and stars Tom Hiddleston, Zawe Ashton, and Charlie Cox

In development, aiming for Broadway: A bio-musical about Neil Diamond, as yet untitled, produced by Ken Davenport, with a book by Anthony McCarten (best known for his screenplay for Bohemian Rhapsody, Darkest Hour, The Theory of Everything), directed by Michael Mayer.

2019-2010 Seasons

The 2019-2020 season at The Flea Theater is being called The Season of Anarchy: The Return of the Macs A rotating repertory of five plays by Mac Wellman, August 24 – November 1 “The Fre” by Taylor Mac, loosely based on Aristophanes The Frogs March 9 – April 13

Ars Nova’s 2019-2020 season

Doctor Ride’s American Beach House, by Liza Birkenmeier Oct 21-Nov 23

Oratorio for Living Things by Heather Christian March-Ap 2020

#AntFest June

An “immersive techno-noir opera”? That’s “Looking for You” — first show of the HERE 2019-2020 season. Sept 6-21

Also: The Black History Museum…According to the United States of America November 1–24

Winter Puppet Parlor Dec 2-3

Prototype Fest January 9 – 18

Culture Mart February 24 – March 1

Classic Stage Company 2019-2020 season Macbeth Oct – Dec Dracula and Frankenstein Jan – March Assassins April – June

Catching up on theater essays:

Why Do Employers Lowball Creatives? A New Study Has Answers

The tinnitus of my professional life: some thoughts about arts funding

How to Model a Healthier Professional Culture That Benefits Marginalized Artists and Administrators

Sam Harrison: Musicals helped me embrace my sexuality, but we need more happy gay stories

Rainbow Proud

Stonewall 50 photo essay

July 4th Week Broadway Schedule. Broadway Closings…and Openings: Betrayal. Neil Diamond? #Stageworthy News of the Week Summer means FREE Broadway concerts in Bryant Park and summer theater festivals and...fireworks, as well as dreams of…

#Ars Nova 2019 2020 season #HERE Arts Center 2019 2020 season #The Flea 2019 2020 season of anarchy

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