#I have so much lore to share. and concepts I want to explore and am developing whenever I can afford to note something down

[lunaria--annua]

I have no true break from school, or no break long enough to do any digital art/ anything more complicated than quick paper scribbles except on December 21th, 22th, 23th... The only free days I have left in this year. (And Christmas is spent with family, as you probably guessed. But right after Christmas is over I immediately need to focus on school again). I will have no time during January as well. (I'm not even trying to get the best grades! I'M TRYING TO PASS!!!)

It sucks, it's not like I've abandoned this blog or art, or my stories/ characters- which I have been thinking and making notes on all this time, rewriting bits, changing things... Some of the art posts here are outdated now, even!

But I don't have time... It's so frustrating.

I'll try reblogging here and there, but other than that, nothing.

#text #November; December and January are going to be absolute hell man #I don't know what it'll be like after January; but I really don't have high hopes #I'm not being pessimistic about that- I know it won't be pretty. but how ugly I don't know yet. #'What about your weekends?' #studying. studying studying studying. #and homework #and presentations. #hell on earth #'don't you have holiday during Christmas?' #well yes. but actually no. I also have to study even then #Like I said. I'm not trying to write good grades. I'm trying to PASS... #I have to wake up at 6 in the morning . and I get home at 6 in the evening #except on Fridays; where school ends earlier. then I can catch up on my homework #I have no time... #I REALLY need to think what I'll spent creating on those 3 days. I have to plan this ahead #Mmmmh... #I have so much lore to share. and concepts I want to explore and am developing whenever I can afford to note something down #But I can't. Not yet at least #somehow gotta cram those developments into those 3 days. #I can't even rest properly without the anxiety of school creeping in. Grrr

[sualne]

Listen as someone who has been obsessed with vampires like my entire life (but not in a ooh there sexy way its like the symbolism man of what vampires can mean) i am a huge fan of your op vanpire au.

I know you just made a post with lore (amazing art btw) but is there anything else about the au you want to talk about. Id love to hear everything

there's a lot of things i want to talk about the au!! im going to use the frantic energy from the year to get myself some bravery and say some of it is inspired by my own experiences with hallucinations and delusion (dont ask about it pls), with the au i want to explore what it would be like having the person who changed you being very literally stuck with you.

i love stories where characters end up sharing a mind and/or body, i also really dont like when its just good person vs bad person, nuance is a lot more fun lol. the relationship luffy and mingo will be forced into stuck as they are is something important to me. mingo is an awful monster but since he can feel everything luffy does he ends up trying to teach him how to live as a vampire, how to take care of himself. im also very found of the concept of parasite (they're literally the worst thing ever and so fucking scary, so naturally they keep coming up in my stories).

it's also about luffy's body and mind failing him, because of the mindlink he has a hard time knowing where he is, sometimes who he is, what is relationships were supposed to be with others, it gets complicated for him! how hard it is to go through one's daily life when your sense are all messed up! (mingo also struggles with that a bit, but this isn't about him, even thought it's new for him too he get used to it much more easily for plot convenience).

other's ppl reaction to the situation also, i feel, completely unconsciously was also incidentally inspired by my own fear of being seen as a monster or dangerous, something to be put down or locked away!

there's also a few jokes in that lore post that reflects this here:

bugs are a pretty common brand of hallucination, be they crawling in the corner of your sight or inside you, making you feel like a walking hives, this was a funny reference to that!

"surprisingly he doesn't start biting people or become violent." this is my not very subtle "mentally ill and neurodivergent folks aren't inherently dangerous pls stop killing us". the occasional euphoria from bloodthist is vaguely inspired by some manic episode, the happy kind.

there's more, about the way this is about trauma and feeling alienated, i guess this is also a "character realize they've got a disorder/develop one and now has to live with it" kind of story.

#op vamp au #vampasks #described in alt text #lol took so long to write all that the new year started. happy new year everyone!!! #i hope the read more works this time........ #ive written a lot and im all out of words for now. hoepfully its coherent!! im glad you like my work thank you sm all of you for #your kindness!!! #edit: the read more went two paragraphs down whats wrong with this website edit2: got lower again

[howlonomy]

Here it is:

Alright, the Lore Shit: After killing Zenith Martlet and absorbing Asgore's SOUL, Clover decided to kill literally everyone in the Underground (minus the Ruins since they can't get back there) to make sure that any humans to fall in the future can't be killed by them (their ass was NOT listening to Flowey about how the Barrier works). So the constant release of ambient magic from the killed monsters plus them having Asgore's SOUL started to, slowly but surely, turn them into a Monster (and because of how slow it was, they didn't have any balance issues with the tail). Unknown to them, Asgore's SOUL had been collecting that magic, which is what caused them to change. They don't even realize that they've transformed since, as Sans states, they have distanced themself so much by having a LOVE of 20 that they don't even really seem to be there (also they have not looked in a mirror, no "It's you"s to be seen here)

For some reason I thought of this too, but their theme would either be straight up Enemy Retreating or a remixed All's Fair (which I have decided to call "Is It Fair?")

Stats: Same as always for the same reason, it just makes sense here.

Check: DOUBLE MEANING ALERT! DOUBLE MEANING ALERT! WEEWOO WEEWOO!

Sorry, but yeah. Traitor in the sense of "You killed everyone who cares for me" and "You killed all* the monsters while also being a monster" (a "You have become the very thing you swore to destroy" moment if ever there were). And "Justice" because killing people is never justice (unless it's the death penalty and ruled by a court of law but eh, semantics)

FLAVOR TEXT BECAUSE I HAVE THOUGHT THIS OUT WAY TOO MUCH:

Clover seems hesitant.

Clover can't seem to attack!

Are they... crying?

Because this fight is from the POV of a Pacifist Ending Clover (most likely in between exploring Ceroba's house and meeting up with Martlet on top off UG Apartments, again I have thought this out way too much) that means that nmm!Clover is fighting a human, which they really don't want to do, especially since that human is themself, so they hesitate and sometimes just straight up don't attack (I thought about including Familiarity again, but decided against it just so that I could have new material, it would absolutely fit, though)

Also, fun little fact I guess, but this is a complete inversion of the dt!Clover vs. nm!Clover fight! A murderous monster Clover fighting a pacifistic human Clover, and BOTH don't want to fight this time!

I realize that this may be a bit much considering this IS your au, but I can't help it when my brain starts thinking of this stuff, and it's so cool that I can't NOT draw it and share it.

ANYWAYS now I only have like one idea left. I am so close, but I will probably gain like seven others as soon as it's done, oh well. Enjoy!

WHAAAAATTT ALL OF THIS IS SO FUN???? the concept of slowly turning into the thing you swore to destroy is SOOO EVERYTHING…. and the play on alls fair??!??!? literally insane i am obsessed with it being called is it fair. because its not but i imagine nmm!clover being so distraught about being turned into a creature they hate and having to fight themselves. but its almost like penance for what they did.

AND THE INVERSE IS SO FUNNNN so many interesting new dynamics there; like if this fight took place before the final ceroba fight, clover wouldnt be nearly as close with everyone. sure, theyre angry at nmm!clover but also. they get it. im sure they would understand where they were coming from.

AARUGHHH THIS IS SO FUN I LOVE THIS LITTLE IDEA!!! ITS SO RICH IN CHARACTER AND LITTLE FLAVOR TEXTS

#asked and answered #monster clover au #mcau au #DIES. I LOVE THE LITTLE THINGS…. IT ALWAYS PULLS IT TOGETHER #the theme name. the flavor text. the stats. SIGHS!!!!!!

[nolongerapileofashprobably]

So I feel like at this point im becoming kinda known for having a very enthusiastic, positive voice when it comes to Tears of the Kingdom. Because of that, I do want to delve into things I hope the DLC will touch on and points of the story that are indeed weaker and I wanted more of! And… then I’ll go into why I’m not completely upset about it.

First and foremost, the sages of old. While we have seen old sages for mere moments in the past, the reason I feel differently about totk’s sages is that we have a character actively interacting with them, aka Zelda.

The sages of old are faceless (which may be a result of opting to utilize headpieces and reusing avatars due to them focusing on the rest of the game) and all have the same cutscene. It was incredibly repetitive and boring by the fourth time we saw it. Zelda’s scene with them is similar as well, which is fine but having an added variety and flair would have been nice, especially as I’m going through the game again.

Overall, the critique is the lack of details in the past. I wanted more and I understand the direction they took, a balance between botw’s open world and a linear story game. It’s more in depth in Botw but not absolutely required like the rest of the Zelda games. That in general is a commonly shared negative critique.

For me, I actually thoroughly enjoy the open world, not entirely linear storyline. That is of course not the case with everyone, but that was the entire concept of botw and ultimately its sequel; they delivered games with entirely open world concepts and a story that is followed through the player’s choice rather than a requirement. And both are fantastic. Botw was light on the plot, totk was much heavier and does have a more distinctive storyline.

Love or hate, they did it well in ToTK. Not perfect, but pretty damn well. It ultimately comes at the sacrifice of story details, especially with characters like the old sages. It’s disappointing to say the least, but it is simply a product of how the games’ concept affected the story.

Another thing I am not entirely a fan of— Nintendo establishing a whacky timeline and then completely abandoning it. Of course, so many people can theorize and speculate but I feel like a lot of common criticism of the game would be helped with them officially stating where this game appears in the overall timeline. Especially if they say “botw and totk are the skyward sword of a new timeline, one so far into the future the remnants of old legends are rare to find”.

That’s how I’ve taken botw and totk. Rauru and Sonia are the first to establish a new Hyrule. They have no connection to Skyward Sword and the rest of the series, because they are so far along in time that tens of thousands of years have passed. The Zonai, the secret stones, and the Sky Islands are all pieces from a time and era we were JUST introduced to. I’m anticipating more knowledge, lore, and history to come to light in future games. I’m okay not having ALL the answers. Because I recognize that botw and totk are the start of a NEW era of Zelda games.

That angers some people, some dislike it, others are fine with it, and some even love it. I’m okay with it because I have enough faith that this will all be explored more in depth in future games. But it is a flaw in ToTK, one I understand, and it’s completely okay that it’s one I don’t necessarily like! Patience is key my loves.

Something I do not love at all is Nintendo’s firm standing on Link being the ‘link to the player’ rather than his own character. I find some of the best Zelda stories have a strong, expressive Link! In botw, I do get it! But in totk… I wanted more. Because then I remember Wind Waker and Skyward Sword, two of the absolute best stories in the Zelda franchise (in my opinion, twilight Princess is also up there) and I get a tad disappointed.

Totk is still open enough that there are people that DESPISE Zelda for ‘stealing’ Link’s house and are vehemently against the idea of Zelda and Link being together, when it is all but stated in the story and the details we got. I feel like half of the emotional appeal of totk’s story truly comes from Link’s wish to bring her back home to him, safe and smiling. It was his entire motivation in Botw, to see her smile again, so taking that perspective and really appreciating Zelda brings that strong emotional reaction totk’s story targeted.

So yeah. If I go on more, I’ll just be talking about how people have the right to dislike Zelda but if they do, then they won’t get the emotional connection to totk and its story the way players are intended to. And that is their right, but it’s not how Link canonically feels about Zelda so yeah. If we just got small expressions from Link, maybe some of that could be avoided.

Alas.

The depths— insanely cool the first time I dived down! But they’re repetitive in their own way, to the point that I have not gone back down once since completing the side quests (bargainer statues, Kohga, Mineru) and lightroots. Though whoever said “let’s make the lightroots connect to the shrines on the surface” I want to give you a forehead smooch bc you are a beautiful genius and I love you.

I think that getting to fight the final bosses for the temples and the Gleeoks are super fun, which makes up for the repetitive landscape. I’m not insanely bothered by this, but I do dislike that a third of my maps are completely ignored now that I’m done with it story wise.

A commonly shared opinion is the stupidity of having to run up to one of the Sage avatars to activate their power. I replayed botw and the sheer joy in getting to take out a Modulga by using Urbosa’s Fury only to remember that it takes much longer now made me very thankful. But yeah.

Tulin is Perfect. The rest? Nah. Give me a Sage button rather than a map in the wheel. Like geez, it shouldn’t be so difficult to call your avatars over. Even when I whistle, I’m chasing Sidon down and he’s useless so I banish him.

Overall, I wanted more DETAILS. But I understand the concept; I got enough to make me excited for when we get more. I can live with the flaws because I can celebrate all they did right! I love Zelda, I love the new sages, and I love the side quests that brings Link closer to characters like Hudson and Penn.

I adore the little communities, Link’s side adventures, and the new landscape changes. I love the sky islands, because they’re just really fun to create whacky Zonai flying contraptions to try and reach the ridiculously far ones. Yeah, they could of had more of an impact in the game but as someone who can and would travel the surface level of Hyrule 1000x and not get bored, I didn’t mind how little I spent in the sky once i did the lightroots and side quests pertaining to the sky.

Overall? The game is pretty damn amazing. The new lore, the characters, and the quests are all so fun. It’s a brilliant game with a phenomenal emotional storyline that had me actually distressed for DAYS. No other game has done that to me for as long as this game did.

So yeah it’s precious to me and I am a Totk enthusiast and a Zelda enthusiast and a Zelink enthusiast. I am a ✨supporter✨

#thank you all for coming to my Ted talk #lol seriously tho this game did it all for me #I truly truly loved how amazing the gameplay and story was in this game #it’s so so phenomenal to go to the ground for the first time and see how much Zelda and Link have impacted Hyrule #godddddd I love them so much 😭 #loz totk #loz totk sages #loz totk spoilers #loz tears of the kingdom spoilers #loz link #loz breath of the wild #loz totk link #totk zelink #zelink #botw zelink #loz totk zelda

[ya-boi-haru]

So my last stream made me realise: I've never shared my MC lore??

Whenever I get to a new server I have a completely new skin, it's cause I like to come up with little stories/ characters/ concepts for it!

(With Haruven seasons lore, there are 2 lores. First one is the connecting lore from Season 1, the second is new characters each season with new lore)

And here they are!!!

Avatar:

Lyra is a Water Bender whose travelled to different towns/sanctuaries to improve their abilities. They struggle with bending - specificly in combat, they learned the hard way. However, this end up effecting Lyras' bending overall and they're worried they're losing the ability to bend all together.

Block Shift:

Ruthvik was a great redstone engineer but was struggling to get their new invention working, they seemed stuck, unable to figure out what was missing for months.

One day she was approached by a God/Spirit, claiming they were of Creation and wanted to help. Desperate, Ruthvik made a deal with the entity, allowing them to help with her creation and they would be free to build wherever in her world.

The god screwed them over. They were actually the God of Chaos and now  nothing can be properly built again.

Word got out about the deal Ruthvik made and they are constantly shunned by society for what they had done.

Essempi (Erets Sub-Server):

Yavai lived in The End for most of their life.

They have severe social anxiety and don't like interacting with people much, so they keep to themselves. However they did like to explore.

Wander the islands of The End, exploring abandoned ships and finding books on the world's around them.

They loved to learn about the Overworld, such a strange and interesting place. The End Ship are designed to travel back and forth between worlds by using a group of Enders teleporting powers to transport the ship. However Yavais' teleportation powers are very weak - they're lucky when they get to the top of an End City Tower. Yavai probably wouldn't be able to be near other crew members anyway, so they never bothered to apply for a Ship.

One day, Yavai found an old book, telling the story of an adventurer who played the Dragon - The Ends Tyrant - and the Universe granted them a way back home via a portal. That portal is still there.

Yavai built up the courage and ventured to The Centre Island and sure enough, the portal was still there.

Taking a literal leap of faith, they jumped through the portal and landed in the Overworld.

It was extremely overwhelming at first but when Yavai saw the beauty of the world, they decided to stay.

Free Souls (Mels Server:)

Myca has dedicated his life to the studies of - in summary - Life and the afterlife. Souls, gods and gods magic, the bridge between life and death and the tombstone keys that follow.

Haruven SMP:

Haru met Arion, a God of Creation.

The two grew close and eventually fell in love. Their love was so strong that Arion shared a small part of her power with them.

Soon, they were set to be married.

Before their happy day could be planned, Arion left and Haru waited for them to come back. And waited and waited and waited.

Worried for them Haru set off to go and find her, traversing the lands, searching through anything they can.

They found a few scrolls that allowed people to harness elememtal power learned by spirits.

Haru learned the technique of Water and learned quickly.

During their time there, they worked on an allium field, a place he and Arion could be when/if she returned.

She still didn't.

Haru was later approached by a God of Chaos, promising to tell them where Arion was in exchange for the small bit of power that she gave them.

Desperate, Haru agreed, but the plan backfired.

The small part of Creation mixed with Chaos, just caused a splatter of nonsense.

Haru is still trying to find their love, but now with spikes of Chaos around.

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I have a channel for my lads on my Discord!

Hope you enjoyed my info dump and and am happy to answer questions or anything👉🏻👈🏻

#i really want to do something with one of these one day #just not sure what #minecraft lore #minecraft roleplay #character design #oc #minecraft oc

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

Hi Nemo!! For your ask: 2, 12, 19, and 24❤️❤️❤️❤️

HELLO HELLO TK!

welcome welcome, and thank you for your ask! <3

So, lemme answer you right away! :D

2) A character whose POV you’re currently exploring

Well, considering the giga hyperfocus for Baldur's Gate 3 that has taken me recently, I am currently trying to explore the POVs of Aranea and Azriel. I don't truly plan on writing anything substantial with them (ah, last famous words lol), but writing down in their POV is helping me shape them and also hear their "voices", so that writing dialogues can become as easy as transcribing my own dictation! :)

12) A trope you’re really into right now

Uhm, I would say that recently I have been having my own fun with the whole trope of "Magic always Comes with a Price". One thing I always ALWAYS love to explore with my OCs and their loved ones is the fact that, whenever they do something to obtain what they want/need, there is always a price to pay for it, and that price would DEFINITELY put them in a pickle.

19) The most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic

One of the most interesting topic I researched for a fic would definitely be anything connected to Demonology. It all started when I was in middle school, and we were studying Dante's Divina Commedia (to this day, one of my favourite books). From there, I jumped into "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Found" by John Milton and then "The Lesser Key of Solomon", while also expanding and researching the whole concept of Demons in various other religions. It was truly interesting. It's also very good material for all my Supernatural AUs, and it's coming particularly in hand now that I am working with both Azriel and Aranea (See, this is what happens when you send your children to Catholic School with nuns! 😂😂😂). Another topic that I ABSOLUTELY adored studying for a fic was about the Silk Roads and the Ancient Trade Routes that basically connected the entire old Eurasian Continent and how they contributed to the import and export of SO MANY THINGS. (and for this, I need to thank my time in Saudi Arabia and the chance I had to visit museums about the Golden Age of Islam. It helped me understand better how interconnected we all are as a civilization :) )

24) how do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative?

Well, it depends. If I don't feel particularly inspired in the Writing field, then I try to still put my brain to good use and work on the designs of my characters, either researching more for them or drawing.

If I feel that I need to recharge from both drawing AND writing, then I still try to keep my brain focused on whatever I am hyperfocusing on by reading and researching what might be useful to expand on my characters' backgrounds; or, like in the case of my recent BG3 fixation, try and keep up with the lore, so that my characters make sense within the context of the game (which is also a reason as to why I haven't shared much about them yet. I want to have something well done and at least partially refined, before getting it all out :) And since I am working on 4 new characters - Aranea, Azriel, Nerynnes and Ophelia- alongside others, it's taking a bit of my time loll).

Thank you so much for your questions, TK! <3

it felt refreshing and I had so much fun answering them <3

--Nemo

#Nemo babbles #Ask game #Friends #Please do not hesitate to send others #it helps declutter the whole mess that my brain is

[plofisto]

hey, my name is aurora! i am currently looking for new long-term roleplays and new friends! below, you’ll find more information regarding me, my roleplaying style and more! if you’re interested in a potential roleplay, don’t hesitate to like this or send me a message!

some more information about me: as stated previously, my pen name is aurora! i am eighteen years old ( please be the same age group, no older than twenty-five ), and i use she / her pronouns! i have been roleplaying for about six years or so. i am eastern daylight timezone, and i am currently quite active. and one of my favorite things is worldbuilding and creating original characters — which i have a multitude of. i am very open to ships and i love hearing about other’s original characters. i also only roleplay in mini private servers on discord. i do not care what others ship, but i will not entertain incest, pedophilia, non-con or anything along those things. in all honesty, i want a plot-oriented roleplay with angst, fluff, and the occasional smut.

what i can give / my style:

conversation outside / regarding the roleplay! one of favorite things do to is talk about our roleplay, wether it be characters, plot, ships, etc. i love coming up with ideas regarding the aforementioned. i love sharing art, making spotify playlists, sharing aesthetics, etc! as stated previously, i am quite often active and i am looking for long-term interaction. if we fall out of a roleplay or fandom, don’t worry. we can just create another. if you want to bring in a new concept, i will absolutely do research! i also love the concept of “what if” regarding to events in canon. i also love crossover characters, exploring and making up lore too! i’m up for fix-its as well. i am not too familar with “doubling up”, though i love doing two different things at once in a roleplay! however, doing two separate roleplays for the same fandom is quite repetitive to me so i tend to avoid it. i will also play canon characters for your oc as well! i try don’t just play one canon character, i like a variety! i also do the occasional nsfw / smut, though i am much more focused on other things so it won’t be a huge part of the roleplay.

tropes! i am a huge fan of tropes, especially with romantic dynamics! some of my favorites are enemies to lovers, forbidden love, soulmates, and lovers to enemies. not into shipping all that much? that’s fine! my favorite trope of all time is found family!

my style! i am a relatively literate person. my replies typically consist of three paragraphs, though i am happy to do more when the time calls for it! though i use lowercase for aesthetic purposes, my grammar and spelling is otherwise sound! i write in third person and most often in past tense. i’m also very plot-oriented, so please do not interact with this post if you only play a few amount of canon characters! i have multiple ocs for certain fandoms and i also can play whatever canon characters needed. also, i love to include canon / oc, canon / canon, and oc / oc. please do not ask me to just do just one of the aforementioned or opposite sex ships, i am much more interested in variety. i also typically do not roleplay live action fandoms, and i am uncomfortable using real life people as faceclaims in most cases. i use picrew, my own artistic abilities, or i use animated faceclaims. however, there are exceptions to this so please do not feel discouraged! also i am typically a plot-oriented person, so i play multiple characters. i also do not roleplay with people who use the art of others for their faceclaims without permission.

please note i ask for these things in return!

fandoms: overwatch, star wars ( tcw, tbb, totj — please only interact for star wars if you have at least seen the first two! i also love incorporating legends into star wars roleplays! ), transformers ( bayverse, transformers prime with influences from comics ), dc animation ( earth-16, dcau, dcamu with influences from comics ), riordanverse ( percy jackson, heroes of olympus ), avatar ( atla, tlok ), the dragon prince.

please note what i am currently fixating on is italicized! but do not be discouraged if you are into another fandom i mentioned. honestly, i love doing two separate fandoms at once! however, i tend to only want to do the same category, if that makes sense. for example, i consider overwatch, star wars, transformers, and dc one category — with riordanverse, avatar, and the dragon prince in another.

#aurora.txt #roleplay psa #semi lit rp #semi literate rp #transformers roleplay #my hero academia roleplay #dc roleplay #transformers rp #mha rp #dc rp #DO NOT REBLOG. #star wars rp #star wars roleplay #the clone wars rp #the clone wars roleplay #the bad batch rp #the bad batch roleplay #tcw rp #tcw roleplay #tbb rp

[picklesttrpg]

(temporary) Introduction!! to PICKLE'S WORLD

Hello!!! I'm Pickle! (Or rather, The Pickle God)

And I really want to develop my own world and make a TTRPG out of it! With an entire system and all!

Hence I'm the literal god of pickles, I won't waste time with labels and stuff like that, I am a pickle. And I ramble a lot, sadly

Ngl I'm really new to tumblr, so like hang in there with me please! I'm learning as I go, like I discovered formatting text just a few days ago.

What Pickle actually wants

I have a world with characters, worldbuilding, all the juicy stuff including unecessary details. I have an entire web of morons, historical events and everything, and am working on many stories that happen all throughout it (Writing one as a personal thing, and I was publishing a webcomic over another one, tho thanks to irl stuff it's on hiatus rn)

I'm actually horrible with names, and even tho I've worked on the world for 6-7 years by now, I still don't have a name for it (please help). As most creators, I wanted to share it with the world, to get feedback and improve on it! Offer my silly little concept and pickles for everyone to see. But besides that I have one more dream.

My world is in one big busy city. Filled to the brim with wonky characters, all fighting for being more and more important than the other. (and really, individuality is rewarded whilst people who are passive and grey usually end up at the edge of the society) Everything from biker grandmas living out their wildest final years, aspiring children supervillains to singing popstar priests, worshipping an entity which lives in the stars. This is reaching lore territory, but in this world, everyone has to strive to be the best and most exciting version of themselves, otherwise their past might catch up to them.

I wanted my world to be a place for other *real* people to thrive in. To create a character (or multiple!), who can go do what they truly want (and suffer in the process) I think it's just so incredibly cool when other people make characters for your own world, where you can think about them interacting with everyone, participating in the events, and having an entirely new story to share!

I essentially wish my world could once be a place for others to create ocs for and roleplay in. (now there is more to it, obviously, but like how cool is that! someone 'moving into' your world and story!)

Why TTRPG then?

Now, I work on the world and stories all the time, but I've never had them in any publicly shareable versions. Additionally, I didn't know if people online would actually ever care. But that's the sweet benefit of tumblr blogs, from what I noticed. It can be a little unnoticed blog and it's just vibing and doing its own thing!

I have friends who are reaaaaaalllly into DnD and few other games like that. I've played with them, and know even some DMs!

Now, isn't dnd great? You make your own character, explore a new cool world with possible friends, do some cool (or mostly unhinged) stuff and literally immerse yourself int everything! Really, a roleplaying game like that seems a great fit for anyone who wants people to explore their worldbuilding and writing!

But personally, conventional dnd isn't for me, and the systems are quite complicated. And as fun and intricate as they are, I also know many begginers, who may get scared away or confused. I found Call of Cthulhu much more enjoyable! Including the system in it, it's been fun, especially the sanity mechanic, and also how it offered different type of challenge and roleplaying purpuose from dnd!

Additionally, I could never imagine adapting all the mechanics into my world, seeing as my own lore offers different playstyles and opportunities. (Like I can't even use the races and classes)

So, I've decided, with a help of few friends, to try and create a new-ish system, specifically built with my world in mind!

The goal is to be simple and begginer-friendly, to shorten the learning curve, but also give more space to people who want to roleplay and develop their characters.

One of the main 'concepts is' "If shit goes down, do whatever you can."

Conflicts can be resolved in any way, from fighting, reasoning to seduction, bribery, or even just a well timed kick to the nuts, poke someone's eye out with a paper. And I wanted a system simple enough to spare us most of the math and formalities, and one which would work the 'same' way regardless of the player's actions,

I want to focus on characters, city/environment exploration and putting players as protags into stories, which are more than "slay the dragon, save the village, rock on brother"...mostly cause my world would crumble under any actual adventurers.

These are just wonky people with minimum wage jobs, physical trauma and debt, living life in a world where everyone is forced to be the protag sometimes.

The entire system is in EARLY BABY STAGES! but I want to share it, and both report on how the testing in practice goes, but also possibly get some input and advice from you, *the internet people*, to make it the best it can be? This is a huge learning experience for me, and honestly, I'd just love to take you on the adventure with me.

So, are you interested in lots of worldbuilding and lore-heavy characters? Or would you like to help with creating a TTRPG?

If so, please join me on my adventure!

Aid The Pickle God!

oh and dw, i don't think i have the capability/skills nor desire to make this system/game thing monetizable. I do not ask for any money, but please, don't claim any of my characters or stories as your own. They're very personal and important to me. I want this system to encourage more people to try roleplaying like this, and promote character creation (alongside developing my own ocs), so especially the system, feel free to use it, and let me know how it went! would love suggestions and help with it, to make it the best it can be! And I want to offer my world too, but for now, I think it's still a bit too early for that. Please get inspired and make your own worlds and stories fun and wonky! But again, don't claim my work please :)

And now, Pickle out!

Worship and devour me, mortals!

#pickle #pickle god #ttrpg #indie ttrpg #intro post #blog intro #introduction #introductory post #tabletop rpg #worldbuilding #character building #looking for help #world #passion project #world building #picklegods ttrpg

[stolendreams99]

I wanna start brain vomiting here, but I need to get out of my own way

I've had this tumblr for years and never really got much farther than just reblogging and liking. I think I struggle with the way the site functions, I could never wrap my head around it, especially not being able to filter people's reblogs from their original content.

But here I am in adulthood with a brain that perpetually operates at 105%, constantly filled with a million and one thoughts, some deep analyses, some absolute shit.

“I want to talk about everything with at least one person as I talk about things with myself.”

― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot

I started therapy a few years ago and have found myself quite the journaler, and this quote captures the 'thing' that keeps me coming back to the idea of writing here. Nothing professional, just a little blog of thoughts to share. I have friends who share my interests, but I can't always deep dive and hyperfixate for hours at a time with them. It's fun and I love them to death, but it can't happen all the time when the urge strikes. It's impractical, both for them and myself.

I think fandom as a broad concept is fascinating, I love seeing how people can breathe life back into media that only gives a fixed amount of content. When I recover from all this academic trauma and burnout, I think fandom and pop culture studies is something I might explore a bit more.

But exhaustion and ambitions aside, I like contributing to that process of bringing your own thoughts and baggage to art and watching how it gives so much more depth to it. Taking something and exploring every corner of it. I like giving, real, intense, thought to things. I like to dive into lore and think about character psychology and world building. I like to think about how the artistic choices in music and visuals contribute to it. I like to analyze dialogue and read into things and steep my brain in every element of it.

I like words, and I like using them to talk about things. I wanna do that here but I keep getting tripped up by the idea of curating the "perfect" blog and, god, it's fucking annoying. I have so many topics in my head that I've already mentally drafted out that just swim around up there and occupy space.

I wanna talk about love, grief, burnout, trauma, my life experiences that have contributed to who I am. I wanna talk about the LoZ timeline and lore, or this one fanfiction that is so exceptionally good that I will continue checking for updates no matter how long it takes, I wanna talk about music albums as collective works of art, I wanna talk about visual art and how, at the end of the day, most art is fan art and all elitists that say otherwise are missing out, I wanna talk about OSTs that rip my soul out, hold it tenderly, and put it back, I wanna talk about anime and TV shows and movies, write about my reviews and opinions, talk about the socio-cultural phenomenon that Hatsune Miku is.

I have so much shit I wanna talk about and all it does is stay tucked away in the attic of my brain just collecting dust but also still like...bouncing off the walls just trying to get out. I think writing essays in uni would've been more fun if we had more opportunities to talk about the things we cared about.

This post is a shit show and isn't much of anything for anyone, this is my attempt at getting over the idea of doing it "right" or "perfectly," it's my way of putting pencil to a blank paper, just to ruin the idea of perfection and just to get things moving.

I haven't shared my in-depth thoughts or my art consistently or with real intention on a public platform in years (did I mention I'm burnt out) so it's a bit weird thinking that people might see and read this and...I don't know, have a glimpse into my mind.

So yeah despite being on here since 2015? 16? 17? I suppose I'm pretty new to tumblr in a way. Bear with me as I try to get better at messily attempting things instead of trying to make something perfect before I even start it. I'll probably expand on so many all of the things I've mentioned here in the future :)

#brain dump #new to tumblr #new to blogging #word vomit #fresh start #recovering perfectionist

[greyennui]

How do you approach writing? Do you have one process you use for every work, or does it differ for each project?

What's your favorite work you've written/are working on?

Got any fic ideas/project ideas stuck in your brain that you're excited about, but haven't put out there yet? If yes, would you want to share them?

Congrats on reaching 100!

1. How do you approach writing? Do you have one process you use for every work, or does it differ for each project?

I am a pantser through and through, and let me tell you—it is very hard for me to be any kind of plotter. (For those not in the know, a pantser is a writer who writes "by the seat of their pants," meaning they just start writing without a set plan in place.)

Generally speaking, my writing process is: get an idea that usually comes in the form of a single scene or event, write that scene or event, mull over whether that could turn into a full story, come up with more scenarios/conflicts and write those too, try to put those scenes in an order that makes sense. This is how I've been writing Don't Commit and it's... kind of a struggle tbh. I did try plotting for Gan Doesn't Die At the End, and that has certainly helped, though my outline is still pretty vague. @waterho-writes and I have completely plotted out Anger is but Passion together, but she honestly did most of the heavy lifting there, which I'm very grateful for. Having that outline to write from is hugely helpful.

Once I finish Don't Commit, I'm going to do my best to plot everything else I write because I know I'll be less stressed for it. Filling in the gaps between what I have posted and the ending (which is pretty much fully written) has been quite the struggle for me, and I'd rather not do that for any other long fics in the future tbh.

2. What's your favorite work you've written/are working on?

I think I have to say Don't Commit is my current favorite. Though it isn't the first fic idea I had, it's the first one I really started writing seriously, and I've put my entire soul into it. Sheik is a self-insert in a lot of ways, and including the world building I've put into this fic, there's a lot for me to be proud of.

3. Got any fic ideas/project ideas stuck in your brain that you're excited about, but haven't put out there yet? If yes, would you want to share them?

Oh I have SO MANY ideas for fics. I have a lot of docs that are just like, one scene or one chapter that are waiting for me to get started on. Of course, there's only so much I can work on at once lol.

One idea that really gets me going is my Fierce Deity/Ghirahim concept. I posted My Hero, My God, which is my Fierce Deity origin headcanon and the very beginning of this fic idea, but I intend to fully flesh it out at some point. I've always been interested in what the Surface is like pre- and post-Skyward Sword, especially what happens between the Demon War and our beloved Link going on an adventure to save his best friend. I haven't yet decided whether I want the fic to be short and spicy or long and slow burn-y. Whatever the case, it's going to involve a hefty amount of world building and lore exploring, which is something I especially love doing in the Zelda universe.

Thanks for the congrats and the Qs!

#100 followers #follower milestone #ask greyennui #fic writer #fic writing

[xxlordalexanderxx]

i love your muse for so many reasons. first of all because you are non-apologetic about how you write him. which i find every mun should do. toning down villains for the sake of a minority of people who just can't stand the fact that villains greatly contribute to a story, is what i have gotten very tired of and i am glad more people finally start to just embrace writing muses of all kinds without feeling bad about it.

alexander is a monster of a guy in every sense of the word. i love his height compared to jafar - it make me laugh. your art of him is simply mindblowingly fantastic and i am in awe to say the least. i adore your interaction with hannah. the contrast of beast and child - this is the shit i live for. i wish i could write something similar with jafar but sadly he is too sociopathic to care about kids. so i get my share of it absorbing y'alls threads every time they pop up on my dash. (so this is also a finger guns at hannah mun for writing an amazingly well created oc!!!)

i like how jafar and alexander interacted so far and i hope that despite their differences they can maybe become friends. maybe alex is gonna just know that jafar is this special snowflake he needn't really take too serious because at the end of the day we both know who's whose bitch if things got out of hand. ok. before i write a novel just know that you are amazing and your character too. i am glad we met and i hope we stay mutuals for a long time!

Oh man, I’m blushing, thank you so much for this kind message.💖 I feel the same way honestly. We need more people to go ham with their villains and just have fun. I mean sure, at the end of the day we all can agree that certain things need to be omitted like the really bad shit [if you know you know] but other than that villains shouldn’t be watered down because that defeats the purpose. But it’s also okay to explore other avenues within reason and depending on the muse.

I would love for Alexander and Jafar to be pals, they may get on each other’s nerves but at the end of the day they can find something they can agree on I feel. I also wouldn’t mind Jafar using that staff on him because that would be hilarious. Making him go completely feral or something for his own use. I don’t mind that kind of god-modding as long as I know of it and I get to have fun, I’d make a special exception for that because let’s face it that’s one Jafar’s special quirks and it would be interesting to see what would happen.

I was very intimidated by you at first, but I’m glad I hit the follow button anyway because I enjoy their banters and writing with you when I get the chance too. And likewise, you’re one of my favorite mutuals and it’s always a joy seeing you on my dash, esp when you post silly things like Merlin talking shit to Jafar. I find those way funnier than what they are meant to be. And your art is rad too, the first piece I saw I thought it was like, official concept art or something or a screen-shot.

Thank you so much, firendo.

And shoutout to @hannah-the-small mun for having fantastic characters with amazing lore. It's no wonder Alexander wants to adopt Hannah and James. :3c

#grandvizier #hannah the small #⭐|slurkmun |⭐ #|🫖out of tea🫖| #--long post

[lavenoon]

after seeing so many ‘menacing older sibling’ Eclipses, seeing a younger sibling ‘gremlin mode’ Eclipse with Sun’s energy and Moon’s chaos running around is being very fun to read, even just in theory - @clxckwork-sun-n-moon

hehe, I'm glad!

I always liked the concept of Eclipse developing from a stray program to a full fledged AI, though when I designed him here (disclaimer: old art, you can even see that was when I still had Sun and Moon be able to move their mouths more lmao) that theory just kind of got away from me, and he turned into a separate entity.

AU Eclipse now gets to be both!

And while Sun and Moon's relationship doesn't neatly fall into the "brothers" box, their relationship to Eclipse very much does. At least, one kind of sibling relationships - you're good with the status quo, and then suddenly there's this other person you have to share things with and you don't want to, and they look up to you and learn from you, but you're still kind of petty about it all - The separation had to happen for them all to start truly accepting each other rather than just tolerating, and then some physical distance to still not sibling-murder each other (because they have no parents to snitch to, so no "no no you can hit me, just don't tell mom/dad" counterbalance, and also they are all adults and equipped for literal murder).

(Also, the fact that "He's taller, of course he has to be younger" is pure projection because my younger sister is not a little sister. Frankly, rude /j)

I am kind of giddy at the thought of finally being able to use his design and idea for something, as hesitant as I am about inserting him into canon - for now he exists as lore within the AU, and I do look forward to exploring his potential!

#answer let luce #clxckwork-sun-n-moon #accidentally undercover #what you need to know about me is that i am SO easily enticed and enabled #'in the reverse scenario where moon is trying to cover up workshop noises -' say no more. full fledged au au au #'could eclipse show up' well hmm idk here have a concept that I thought up within a few minutes that I'm already attached to #but eclipse really just. he sat there with a design and just a couple crumbs of lore and well #now we're here GFDHSJ #do love me big bro eclipse too no question but this just kind of happened and I rolled with it bc it's fun

[monstersinthecosmos]

❤️, 🚦 ,😎

❤️ What is your favorite line that you’ve written in a fic?

And this was it, this was the bottom, this was as depraved as it got, wasn’t it? Sorry Mom. Sorry Dad. It wasn’t your fault. Something went bad along the way. Blood for lube and fucking a dead guy. Bye-bye, this was it.

🚦What sort of endings do you prefer to write: ambiguous, bad, happily ever after, etc.?

I think I like ambiguous endings the most? Cause all my work is kinda sad I think and like, especially for example writing about Armand/Daniel as often as I have, ALL ROADS LEAD TO DANIEL'S DEATH. Canon is not happy. I enjoy sitting with that anxiety that even if we have a moment of calm, even if they're nice to each other for a bit, even if they have fun sex or something, all roads still lead to Daniel's death. And like in more broad terms. being ambiguous always feels more appropriate to writing about vampires who are immortal, for whom there is no real ending.

I would tag if I ever wrote a truly bad ending just for fic etiquette LOL but like. I'm not interested in writing happy stories or fluff, that's not why I am here. :)

😎 What fics do you prefer on a scale of canon compliant to wildly original?

It's so weird because it depends on the fandom? With VC I kinda have an all or nothing feeling; I would happily read canon compliant OR read AU but like, I'm not interested in reading canonverse fics where the lore is different, for example. Like I will almost never want to read smut fic where their dicks work, it's just not interesting to me. (Never say never and the right author could do it for me I'm sure!) But at the same time like, when we say "wildly original" I still want it to be recognizable. Like, I don't care how good the concept is if the characters aren't recognizable. I'm not interested in reading about OCs that share the names of the characters I'm into; the real exercise here is like, how does Armand's personality change if he makes it to adulthood? How much of his personality is innate and how much was the canon-specific trauma? How do you arrange those pieces in an AU to do a cool thought experiment that still has you coming back to think about canon and learning about canon? Overall I'd say I haven't read a ton of VC fic because until recently there really just hasn't been a lot of it on AO3 anyway so I think I haven't really explored AUs very much, but that's what I'd look for. (Your fic Our House is so fuckin good though and exactly what I mean, like a really cool character study where we've removed these people from their environment and played with what changes and what stays the same!) Anyway I answered that as a reader but, it's same for writing! I don't imagine myself writing fics I wouldn't want to read. =P

[adversityfought-a]

-`ˏ    @darckcarnival​   ˎ´-

→   ✨ -pokes fingers together-

(  🐝  *  ―  send ✨ or ( ‘SPARKLE’ ) and i’ll tell you at least one thing i like most about you , your blog , your portrayal , your muse.  🪴  ) 

This has been a long time coming, let's be real. I know I took forever to reply, but I do want you to know that I will be gushing about everything, not just a single thing overall, because you, my friend, are such a delight all around.

When we first met, I was surprised by how open  &  friendly  &  genuinely chill you were as a person. Before we even started to interact, I'd see you on dash fluctuating with fluidity between long plot heavy threads  &  crack responses more light-hearted in nature, all the while, you still retained a strong hold on your muse's voice. That adaptability with a muses portrayal while also keeping it so... IC is incredibly hard to achieve, but already from what I have seen  &  know of her, she’s got such a memorable personality, she’s hard to forget. Right from the get go, I already knew you held a strong love for Darck,  &  a passion to make each interaction with whomever one that's fun  &  enjoyable for everyone involved.

Now actually getting to talk to you? It was a pleasant surprise to see how well we got along! You're an absolute treasure  &  I adore being able to shoot my headcanons  &  unhinged rambles off your way,  &  I adore being influenced  &  nudged with your own ideas  &  weigh ins on whatever thing I toss your way. You toss back just as feelsy stuff, heavy with angst,  &  even though I have yet to properly write with you with Chris, I already adore their dynamic.

I learned so much about your muse through our chattering, spitballing ideas  &  lore  -  &  I am already down a hundred percent for the sibling / found family like bond we have kinda planned for them,  &  I love how much these two can relate to one another, how it can be both a source of comfort, relief  &  also tension because sometimes ( wink wonk )  goals might not align. But that’s the beauty of it! The clashing because of a shared understanding is also a super interesting concept I'm down to explore with Darck because goddd  -  they're too alike at times.

In any case, I've told you before but I want to make it well known here too, that I love seeing you on dash, love seeing messages from you on Disco,   &  I love your muse  &  all the lore behind her. I also love the late night gaming sessions we do  -  I really can't tell you enough how fun it is to play DBD with you  &  the others! 

Please know you're doing amazing in my opinion,  &  that I'm very glad I got to meet  &  get to know both you  &  Darck. I hope we can stay friends for a long time,  &  that we write together a ton! <3

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#-`ˏ ★ ˎ´- ─ ANSWERED OOC. #-`ˏ ★ ˎ´- ─ POSITIVITY. #darckcarnival #❝ Old friend - don't you see me. With my soul on my sleeve & my heart left to beat. ❞ . ( DARCKCARNIVAL ) #/ HENLO AM LOV DEW

[deivorous]

@soulxfragments​ submitted: 🍒  + my url?  If you're ok with it.

🍒 Positivity Meme 🍒

Of course you can send in your own url, you deserve some compliments and positivity too! The rpc doesn’t see enough of it, and I want to be able to share what I can, when I can (and I hope others might one day follow my lead) 🥰

I haven’t know you for that long (what are we coming up on? Our 2 week anniversary?) But I adore the drive and passion you bring to Jez, she’s clearly a character that comes from a place of love and creativity, and I’m so happy that you’re willing to share her with the bleach community.

I have been where you are, I know how hard it is to get your feet into a fandom filled with such powerful canon characters and such a devoted fandom. Everything about OCs is under scrutiny at all times - and you have taken that all in stride and created a fascinating character than blends across multiple pieces of the lore and I am SO excited to see where you’re going to take her. Keep your spirits up and keep bringing us this amazing character you’ve created!

I am also in love with how you always have the next plot in mind, the next idea, the next concept to explore. It’s refreshing to work with someone that’s so willing to put forth their ideas and wants. Plotting is hard enough, so I love the engagement you bring!

I know we haven’t interacted much yet, but I’m excited to see what comes next :D!

#[ ooc || out of control ] #[ positivity meme ] #IN THIS HOUSE WE LOVE AND SUPPORT WRITERS OF OCS

[nemo-of-house-hamartia]

Hi, Cricket!!!

*Pinch pinch!!!*

For the art questions, and yes, a crapton of questions because I can 😂😂

3. What ideas come from when you were little

4. Fav character/subject that's a bitch to draw

5. Estimate of how much of your art you post online vs. the art you keep for yourself

10. Favorite piece of clothing to draw

19. Favorite inanimate objects to draw (food, nature, etc.)

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated

Can't wait for the answers!!!

Hugs!!!

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**PINCHES AND RUNS LIKE A MADWOMAN** HEHEHEHE 😈

HELLO THERE, MY DEAR GIULIETTA.

Welcome, welcome into my inbox, and thank you so much for your questions!!

(also, ouch, my poor cheeks are going to be so red because of all the pinches 😂😂)

here, have some hot chocolate with me, while I dive down into answering all your questions! <3

3. What ideas come from when you were little.

Probably the ideas I mostly take inspiration from ideas I had as a child are the ones connected to my TDQ!AU (you know the one☺️ ). Considering the absolute love I have for the Arthurian Legends and lore, I have explored them vastly even as a child, albeit in a different way and with a different approach, I would say that the idea of a strong Queen leading her people is one that stuck with me for the longest time. So I love drawing concepts and ideas connected to those particular themes. So I'd say Medieval/Fantasy are the ideas that mostly followed me since childhood.

Another one I' say is connected to Princesses, Winter, and the Victorian Era, and for that, I blame my mom for gifting me books upon books about these themes.

4. Fav character/subject that's a bitch to draw

I would say that whenever I draw canon characters, THOSE ARE THE BITCHES TO DRAW. Because you see, when I draw an OC, I can do as I please, since they are my own characters and they answer to my own rules and details. But when it comes to drawing Canonical Characters, I have to follow certain guidelines and parameters, in order for them to be recognizable. So I need to study them intently,which is why I have thousands of pictures for references. I spend a good chunk preparing myself by looking at those pictures and finding the traits that make the characters recognizable. Then, I need to take into consideration my own style, and how to mix the canon design with my way of drawing, and that can take time. So, I'd say this is the bitch part of drawing lolol

5. Estimate of how much of your art you post online vs. the art you keep for yourself.

mmmmmm. If I were to make a rough estimation, I'd say that for every finished artwork I post, there are between 5-7 artworks I don't share at all; some might still be just in the sketch phase, others might be next to complete but I just don't want to share it with others. But I would say I have more unshared artworks than shared ones.

10. Favorite piece of clothing to draw

Gowns. Exquisite, opulent, refined hyper-detailed gowns that could belong to royalty. I love creating dresses that, in another life and if I were less how I am, I could wear and run around with, so OMG GIMME ALL THE GOWNS. ALL THE GOWNS.

Another specific piece of clothing I love to draw are ribbons and bows. I just love them.

19. Favorite inanimate objects to draw (food, nature, etc.)

Flowers. Generally speaking, I love drawing flowers, and particularly roses and lilies, which are my favourite flowers (which is why I always associate them with any character I created. I am just very fond of drawing them, and I could do that over and over again.

30. What piece of yours do you think is underrated

I don't think I am objective enough to answer this question, in all honesty. My perception of my artworks is entirely emotional, due to all the feelings I wove in each and every one of the artworks I create. Of course, I would love for them to be appreciated regardless of the fandom they belong to, but that's not how it works in general. If I were to say what piece of mine might be underrated, is this one.

thank you for your questions, I had fun answering them! :D

(no pinching this time around, but a huge hug to my big sis <3)

#ask #replies #friends