#The Graverobber's Chronicles

[unforth]

Okay time to take advantage of polls being anonymous to potentially start a war in the DMBJ fandom.

Bonus, reblog and tell me why you think so and/or which version of Xiao Hua you personal treat as "most canon."

(my personal answer is just full-on unequivocal no holds barred yes, and I favor Ultimate Note Xiao Hua tho also, Heihua movie, but hey, polls are anonymous and you do you and I'm genuinely curious how widespread this intepretation is.)

#dmbj #daomu biji #xiao hua #xie yuchen #idk how else to tag this so people will see it #maybe #tltr #ultimate note #nanpai sanshu #the lost tomb #graverobber's chronicles #grave robbers chronicles #there thats too many tags lmao

[wangxianficrecs]

Proud Author Spotlight

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Story is now complete.

Huli Jing: What Does The Fox Say

by faradheia, RhystaRose (@faradheia)

T, 19k, Wangxian & Others (MDZS & The Lost Tomb Crossover)

Summary: Rumor on the Huli Jing discord is that foxes are disappearing. When Liu Sang and Wei Ying are kidnapped and join the other taken hulis can they rescue themselves?

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(Please REBLOG as a signal boost for these hard-working authors if you like – or think others might like – this story.)

#Author boost #Proud Author Spotlight #Wangxian Fic Recs #Wangxian #MDZS #Mo Dao Zu Shi #The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation #The Untamed #CQL #Chenqingling #November 2023 #Huli Jing: What Does The Fox Say #The Lost Tomb #The Graverobbers' Chronicles #Xu Lei #Liu Sang #Wang Pangzi #Zhang Qiling #Wu Xie #Crossover #faradheia #RhystaRose #Teen #medium fic 15k-49k

[intheyellowandgreen]

Commissioned an amazing artist for a picture of my baby Wu Xie series part 1

Look at it 😍😭😍😭😍😭it's so amazing I'm crying

#skinned knees and other growing pains #dmbj #art commissions #the graverobbers' chronicles #my fic

[fourzerozeroam]

sneaky

#day seven - glow #i’d joke his skin glows but i won’t cause i’m jealous #when i catch up with the prompts i’ll add the wu xie that’s in the frame also #the wu xie lol english is hard but im not fixing that now #zhang qiling #xiao ge #xiaoge #dmbj fanart #dmbj #ultimate note #the graverobbers chronicles #the lost tomb #4:00 a.m. #all that you can drawgust #allthatyoucandrawgust #allthatyoucandrawgust2022

[karadin]

Tomb Raiding Shows in China inspire real robbers with real consequences, Tomb Raiding and illegal sale of cultural artifacts faces a death penalty.

#the lost tomb #graverobbers chronicles #wu xie #china #chinese history #tomb robbing #smuggling #chinese tombs

[poorlittlevampirebaby]

the song lestat wrote for louis is actually so annoying like write something comprehensible at least 💀

#like EYE can talk does anyone kno wtf is even going on in graverobber 😂 #i'm vampire chronicling

[duckprintspress]

Celebrate Aromantic Awareness Week with Our 8 Favorite Books with Aro Characters!

To celebrate #aromanticawarenessweek, we asked our contributors (some of whom chose to remain anonymous) to recommend their favorite books with aromantic characters (some explicit, some implied).

Here are our 8 favorites!

Loveless by Alice Oseman This is the funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of Georgia, who doesn’t understand why she can’t crush and kiss and make out like her friends do. She’s surrounded by the narrative that dating + sex = love. It’s not until she gets to college that she discovers the A range of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum — coming to understand herself as asexual/aromantic. Disrupting the narrative that she’s been told since birth isn’t easy — there are many mistakes along the way to inviting people into a newly found articulation of an always-known part of your identity. But Georgia’s determined to get her life right, with the help of (and despite the major drama of) her friends.

Commit to the Kick by Tris Lawrence For eighteen years, Alaric has lived under the cloying politics of family and his Clan community. His freshman year is supposed to be a chance to explore a world where Clan and his shapeshifting Talent isn’t central to his life. But when his inner bear bursts forth during his first football game, endangering those around him, Alaric realizes that it’s not so easy to ignore his past, or his own internalized anger. In his quest for anger management, Alaric begins to train in taekwondo, and makes new friends in both sports. He finds that he is creating his own small community, where Clan, Mages, other Talents, and even humans come together and build their own found family. When Alaric receives news that something has happened to his brother Orson, he must return and deal with his Clan and his place in their world. He discovers that old prejudices are still strong between Clan and Mage communities, but that both may be in danger from a creature long thought to be only a legend. Alaric must figure out how to move forward and prevent a war and protect both his home and newly built communities, his found family with him every step of the way.

The Graverobbers’ Chronicles by Xu Lei Uncle Three loves good food, good booze, good card games, and bad women–and he’s never found a grave he wouldn’t rob. He can’t help it – it’s in his blood – grave robbing has been the family business for centuries. So when his bookseller nephew comes to him with a map to an ancient tomb, Uncle Three sets off to find it, in the company of some grave-robbing colleagues, his nerdy nephew, and a strange poker-faced guy that nobody can quite figure out. Uncle Three knows that the grave he seeks will lead him and his companions to “another kind of world,” but not even he could ever imagine what they are about to find. Lost in a labyrinthine cavern that is full of dead bodies, Uncle Three and his comrades fight for their lives as they come up against vampires, corpse-eating bugs, and blood zombies.

The Devil’s Luck by L. S. Baird Years ago, a foolish wastrel once played a hand of cards with the devil… and lost. Now Frey has inherited his uncle’s double curse: the Devil’s claim written on his body in crimson letters, and the impossibly good luck that comes with it. Death is Frey’s only escape from his destiny, but not even Etienne, an expert assassin from the Order of the Crimson Seal, can defeat Frey’s luck alone. And when Etienne finds himself growing too fond of his victim, he doesn’t know if Frey’s good nature or the luck is to blame. However, Etienne will give his all to preventing the Archdemon’s return, even if his all includes wearing a corset, and killing a friend.

All Systems Red by Martha Wells In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern. On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid – a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is. But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it’s up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.

In Good Company by Nicola Kapron Haruki no longer remembered what had been going through his head the first time he’d killed. All he recalled was the sight of those he’d once loved with all the helpless force of a scared, scarred child covered in red and utterly still. He hadn’t felt grief or triumph when he realized they weren’t struggling anymore. He’d just felt— Empty. Better to be hollow than to despair.

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel I was born on the full moon under an auspicious constellation, the holiest of positions–much good it did me. So begins Kaikeyi’s story. The only daughter of the kingdom of Kekaya, she is raised on legends of the gods: how they churned the vast ocean to obtain the nectar of immortality, how they vanquish evil and ensure the land of Bharat prospers, and how they offer powerful boons to the devout and the wise. Yet she watches as her father unceremoniously banishes her mother, listens as her own worth is reduced to how great a marriage alliance she can secure. And when she calls upon the gods for help, they never seem to hear. Desperate for some measure of independence, she turns to the texts she once read with her mother and discovers a magic that is hers alone. With this power, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat, and most favored queen, determined to carve a better world for herself and the women around her. But as the evil from her childhood tales threatens the cosmic order, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak–and what legacy she intends to leave behind.

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace New Liberty City, 2134. Two corporations have replaced the US, splitting the country’s remaining forty-five states (five have been submerged under the ocean) between them: Stellaxis Innovations and Greenleaf. There are nine supercities within the continental US, and New Liberty City is the only amalgamated city split between the two megacorps, and thus at a perpetual state of civil war as the feeds broadcast the atrocities committed by each side. Here, Mallory streams Stellaxis’s wargame, SecOps on BestLife, spending more time jacked in than in the world just to eke out a hardscrabble living from tips. When a chance encounter with one of the game’s rare super-soldiers leads to a side job for Mal–looking to link an actual missing girl to one of the SecOps characters. Mal’s sudden burst in online fame rivals her deepening fear of what she is uncovering about BestLife’s developer, and puts her in the kind of danger she’s only experienced through her avatar.

Recommendations contributed by Nina Waters, softestpunk, Adrian Harley, and others.

Also: did you know? Duck Prints Press’s owner, Nina Waters, is aro! We’re an aro-owned company!

Who we are: Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher based in New York State. Our founding vision is to help fanfiction authors navigate the complex process of bringing their original works from first draft to print, culminating in publishing their work under our imprint. We are particularly dedicated to working with queer authors and publishing stories featuring characters from across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Love what we do? Want to make sure you don’t miss the announcement for future giveaways? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and get previews, behind-the-scenes information, coupons, and more! Want to support the Press, read about us behind-the-scenes, learn about what’s coming down the pipeline, get exclusive teasers, and claim free stories? Back us on Patreon or ko-fi monthly!

#aromantic fiction #aromantic character #aromantic awareness week #books #aromantic awareness #book recs #queer books #duck prints press

[percyverance]

Your Gangrel looks SOO fun! Could you share some tidbits about them? :3

Hey there, tysm!!! You've opened pandora's box here lol

Lauchlainn Douglas Black is a former WWI soldier saved from rotting in a mass grave by their sire’s Embrace. They were born to poverty in the late 19th century in Scotland, eventually joining the British army to support their family in 1912. When the Great War broke out across Europe, Lauchlainn was shipped off to the western front.

There they served for four years, and in that time grew close with a mysterious gravedigger nicknamed "the Mórrigan" by their Irish comrades. They hadn't thought it possible to dig graves gracefully, but somehow Mórrigan pulled it off.

The two were eventually engaged — planning to wed upon the war's end, though they both knew the law would never recognize the union. Lauchlainn would not live to see the ceremony: the soldier was killed in the final hours of the war.

Over a century later, some would-be graverobbers got a wee bit more than they bargained for when they accidentally woke a blood-starved fledgling from torpor after digging up the mass grave where Lauchlainn had been buried (un)alive. All they want now is to reunite with their lover and sire — their engagement the only undying thing they have to hold onto in the cold, unfamiliar world that left them for dead.

I'm currently playing them in a chronicle alongside a Renaissance assassin, a Jewish Salubri scholar, a WW2 pilot, an Edwardian mad scientist, and a guy who responds to stress with IEDs — we as players are currently betting on who in the coterie tries to kill each other first LMAO

#percy draws :) #lauchlainn douglas black 🐺 #the mórrigan / akiho hinata 🦊 #TYSM FOR THE QUESTION!!!!! i have thought way too much about this character lol #i have so much lore for them. & their sire #their coterie is such a fucking gaggle of idiots (they r included in that) #and wren #wren is actually very intelligent and well adjusted #chronicle takes place in chicago and we already managed to cause a no fly zone over the whole city #ask #vtm #vtm oc #vampire: the masquerade #gangrel #world of darkness #wod #ttrpg #ttrpg art

[cheongyang]

i'm being thrown back to an old obsession with the graverobbers chronicles and i . . . am not well

#( ooc. )

[smolnerdisms]

Rin Reviews: Reunion- The Sound of the Providence (重启之极海听雷)

Howdy everyone!

So, I just finished Reunion (otherwise known as Reboot), and I am here to offer my opinions about it.

Reunion centers around the Graverobbers’ Chronicles (盗墓笔记, Daomu Biji, DMBJ) universe and stars Zhu Yilong as Wu Xie, Chen Minghao as Wang Pangzi, and Huang Junjie as Zhang Qiling (Xiaoge). 

In a nutshell, the storyline centers around Wu Xie discovering that he has a terminal lung illness. At around the same time, he receives a text from his missing third uncle, Wu Sanxing and together with Pangzi and Xiaoge starts on a journey to find Wu Sanxing, who is likely in a place called Thunder City, while Wu Xie’s time runs out. 

I will be reviewing on:

Storyline Characters Overall Watchability

Each will be out of five Deadly Handcrabs and the show will get a total score. 

Without further ado, let’s get into it! 

Storyline

The storyline as a whole I think is engaging, despite how this show is meant as a sequel to The Lost Tomb. As a watcher, I was immediately engaged from the start, with the urgency of Wu Xie’s mission to find Wu Sanxing. Overall, I think despite the kookiness of some of the plot inventions, (i.e. thunder listening devices, sentient mannequins, deadly handcrabs and so forth) it does make sense in general, with the exception of the final villain’s identity.  One of the only gripes I have is the use of Xiaoge as a deus ex machina plot mechanism. There are many situations in which he is not present, doing something else, and the characters become embroiled in some deadly situation, herein Xiaoge appears to save the day. A more engaging use of his character would have been to have him present for such situations already while figuring out what to do with the rest of the Iron Triangle (Wu Xie and Pangzi). 

The other gripe I have is the death of a woman very important to the main characters, which I believe was completely unwarranted and unnecessary. 

4/5 Deadly Handcrabs

Characters

I personally believe that Reboot is a good intro to the the key characters of DMBJ, particularly the three leads. Wu Xie, Pangzi and Xiaoge are endearing each in their own way, with quirks that serve the group’s purpose individually. Wu Xie’s talent lies in his intelligence and ability to make plans and solve impossible problems. Pangzi is the heart and glue of the group, with his sense of humor, bright smile, and determination to stick by Wu Xie and Xiaoge more than anything. Xiaoge is the experienced immortal with wild physical abilities and a poker face to rival stone (he is adorable when Pangzi and Wu Xie make him smile, though). I really began to understand their strong bond and enjoy them as characters. 

There were also Hei Xiazi, played by Baron Chen and Xie Yuchen (Xiao Hua), played by Qiao Zhenyu. I found myself also charmed by these two, particularly Hei Xiazi, who is full of wit, and as it turns out, loyalty to his friends. Xiao Hua, being a practical and intelligent man, was also very charming in the brief scenes where he was present. I would have liked to see more of them together. 

In general, the cast was interesting and amusing, with the exception of a couple of antagonists.

4.5/5 Deadly Handcrabs

Overall Watchability

This is the part I have the most issues with. While the storyline and premise as a whole was quite interesting, the pacing of the show was horrendous. There were too many unnecessary scenes, particularly where it has to do with walking around.

Specifically, I am of firm belief that the Warehouse Eleven arc could have been drastically cut down. It was not only a remarkably boring environment with terrible lighting, the wackiness of the rules could have been established for the viewer in far less scenes. Overall, this part of the show was absolutely excruciating, enough that I questioned my willingness to get through the rest. And I would have stopped if it hadn’t been for my motivation to see some of the other characters who were not present. It was genuinely awful and slowed down my pace way too much, enough that it took me about a year to finish both seasons of the show. It was often difficult to watch even while eating some tasty snacks and playing it at 2x speed, so that should tell you how bad that was.

Without so many walking scenes and exposition scenes, I am really quite sure that the show could have been condensed into an entertaining one season show. 

I also have a complaint about the complete disregard to reality that was a hallmark of my experience watching the show. Written into the show are several completely impossible scenes that seem to almost mock the intelligence of the viewers at times. One example would be a scene where Wu Xie is suffering an emergency due to his condition and Pangzi takes him to an acquaintance, Huo Daofu, who is selling breadsticks at the time, but is a doctor. Huo Daofu prescribes a treatment which consists of washing out Wu Xie’s lungs with oil. Not only is this something that would *kill* Wu Xie, it is carried out in the most unsafe way. This, along with Wu Xie being struck by lightning and suffering no ill effect are some of the most egregious faults in the show. While some things in the show are kooky, I really believe these are two things the show could have done without, pushing a step too far past the acceptable suspension of disbelief. 

In regards to watchability, I have only one quote, “It was so bad, I want to give you a zero, but that's not possible, so I give you a one.”

1/5 Deadly Handcrabs

Final Thoughts and Total Score

As my first foray into Daomu Biji, I was in general, amused by the show. I have grown attached to the characters and may continue to foray deeper into the universe. The ending of Reunion in particular, with a collection of scenes of love and friendship, was very satisfying and heartwarming to me after the journey was completed with this motley cast of characters. However, I would not watch the entirety of the show again. Once was enough for me. Who knows. I may eventually pick through to find some of my favourite scenes (to do with the Iron Triangle or Hei Xiazi), but I don’t think I’ll require an entire rewatch to enjoy those. 

For now, the South Sea kingdom journey ends, and I wish these charming folks a very Fun Tombraiding Adventure. 

Final Score: 3/5 Deadly Handcrabs

#daomu biji #dmbj #盗墓笔记 #重启之极海听雷 #reunion sound of providence #reboot #wu xie #wang pangzi #zhang qiling #xiaoge #iron triangle #hei xiazi #xiao hua #xie yuchen #rin reviews #listening to thunder #south sea kingdom #thunder city

[unforth]

Heyo Danmei Fans and Twitter Refugees!

Do you love danmei? Do you love fanart?

WELL HAVE I GOT THE SIDEBLOGS FOR YOU!

Hi, I'm unforth, and I also love danmei and fanart, and I wanted to just make a huge gorgeous pile of art and roll around in it so I've made and run for years eight, yes eight, side blogs of danmei art, all with the kind of organization and searchability that twitter can only dream of.

So, if you want to flood your dash with fanart (or if you're an artist and want a little assist getting more eyes on your work now that you're posting here - you can DM me or @/me), why not consider giving a follow to...

Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation/The Untamed: @mdzsartreblogs

Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven Official's Blessing/Eternal Faith: @tgcfartreblogs

Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong/Scum Villain's Self-Saving System/Scumbag System: @svsssartreblogs

Erha he Ta de Bai Mao Shizun/The Husky and His White Cat Shizun/Hao Yi Xing and Yuwu/Stains of Filth: @erhaartreblogs

Daomu Biji/The Graverobber's Chronicles/The Lost Tomb/Too Many Other Names to List: @dmbjartreblogs

Zhenhun/Guardian: @zhenhunartreblogs

Tian Ya Ke/Faraway Wanderers/Word of Honor and Qiye/Lord Seventh: @tykartreblogs

Literally Everything Else I Can Find (especially works by Meng Xi Shi, works by Priest, manhua on Bilibili, books by Fei Tian Ye Xiang, books by Please Don't Laugh (so yes, baihe too!), and so much more): @cnovelartreblogs

All blogs run on a queue; I post at a "the queue will last for 7 days" rate that changes more-or-less every day and varies from 30 to 40 posts a day (mdzsartreblogs) down to 1 to 2 posts a day (zhenhunreblogs) and everything in between.

Note that these spaces are all ship and let ship, don't like don't interact, and pro-kink. (I won't reblog everything, but I do reblog almost everything, and even if I'm personally too uncomfortable with something to reblog it - I SUPPORT YOU.) I tag extensively - you can check the pinned post on each blog for currently used trigger warnings (they're consistent across all the blogs) and many of the other tags I use for characters, ships, etc., and I strongly encourage you to use the tags to find That Rare Thing You Love, and also to blacklist anything that's not your thing. Antis kindly fuck off challenge.

Welcome to Tumblr (or welcome back, as the case may be), don't be a stranger, like and reblog works to support artists, and have fun!

(help signal boosting much appreciated. <3 )

#unforth rambles #this got too long #I tried to find the last one of these i wrote and just reblog that but tumblr search algorithm buried it oh well #mdzs #tgcf #svsss #2ha #guardian #zhen hun #qi ye #word of honor #shl #tyk #dmbj #spl #qian qiu #tsomd #idek i could tag about a biollion things but that's probably enough #happy art loving y'all

[justawanderingbabbit]

Small Graverobber Chronicles theory here.

Wu Xie frequently mentions parallel universe theories in the various dramas. They never go deep into the idea, for whatever reasons, but...

What if that really is why there's so many plot holes and discontinuities, both in the dramas and the books? What if Xu Lei decided, "Fuck it, I'll write what I want because it isn't the exact same timeline?"

It'd make writing a convoluted tangled web like Graverobber Chronicles so much easier if you don't have to worry about little details like, say, when the Auction Scene happens.

And maybe, in the end, he can blame it all on the Ultimate.

#dmbj #babbit babbles #fan theory #I mean as a writer myself it'd be awfully tempting #though it'd be rougher on me because I do like continuity #so I have five or six different timelines depending on which universe I'm writing #such a mess it'd be if they were parallel

[intheyellowandgreen]

Today You'll Leave Us Behind

DMBJ. Words: 2570. XiaPan. Canon event: Wu Xie goes to Germany. 18 year old Wu Xie. Papa!XiaZi series.

Series: Skinned Knees and Other Growing Pains

#dmbj #my fic #the graverobbers' chronicles #ao3 #fanfiction #fanfic #story #skinned knees and other growing pains #xiapan #hei xiazi/pan zi #wu xie #hei xiazi #pan zi

[fourzerozeroam]

you’d think after a weekend of outdoor sketching i’d get good at perspective huh

#day five - ancient #IM SO BEHIND #it’s an ancient grave doesn’t it look it haw haw shoot me #wu xie my beloved #wu xie #dmbj #dmbj fanart #cdrama #ultimate note #the graverobbers chronicles #4:00 a.m. #终极笔记 #all that you can drawgust #allthatyoucandrawgust #allthatyoucandrawgust2022 #the lost tomb

[missfangirll]

Those who are dying should strive to live well in the present. Healthy people like to sacrifice today in hopes that there will be a better tomorrow, but in fact, every day is unique.

Hei Xiazi, Graverobber's Chronicle

#dmbj #grave robbers chronicles #quote #hei xiazi

[fixaidea]

Got tagged by @dual-domination​

8 shows to know me (plus cartoons because I don’t watch enough live-action dramas):

1. Sherlock Holmes (Granada)

2. Poirot

3. The Untamed

4. Guardian

5. Good Omens

6. Heaven Official’s Blessing

7. Assorted Graverobber’s Chronicles adaptations

8. Criminal Minds

Tagging: @decayingliberty​ @catboycrimsonrain​ @adorablecrab​

#random fandom