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thedragonagelesbian · 2 months

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20, 21 and 22 for dark urge asks!! Sorry I couldn't pick just one 😅

oh no need to apologize i am HAPPY to keep yelling about him <333 (durge asks here)

20. Is your Dark Urge open about their Urge or do they try to hide it? Why?

His initial instinct was to hide it. He tried to keep his distance from the other party members for fear that he might do something, but not fully understanding his bloodlust and not wanting to worry anyone unnecessarily, he kept it to himself. The first exception was Astarion, who quickly picked up on Cyrus' walking disaster vibes (/insert complaint about how much extra durge content astarion has here/). The second was Wyll, perfect monster hunter extraordinaire who Cyrus felt could stop him if he lost himself.

And then. Well. Alfira happened. Cyrus didn't try to hide the body and claimed full responsibility for it in the morning-- whether he meant to kill her, whether it was "really" him or his Urge, is immaterial to him. Her blood is on his hands, that's all that matters.

He's more open with the rest of the party from that moment onward (and tells Halsin about it as soon as he joins the camp-- that dialogue btw??? i could cry). He'll bring it up to people outside of the party if he thinks they might be able to help with it (like Abdirak) but otherwise keeps quiet unless he thinks he's a risk to someone's safety.

21. What are 2-3 songs that your Dark Urge would relate to?

I am slowly adding Durge songs to my 3 & a half hour Cyrus playlist.

penance ~ serpentwithfeet

I adore this song for a resist!Durge, and for Cyrus' additional aasimar associations with divine sacrifice & atonement. The notion of mercy being in retrograde, of waiting in shame for a judgement that has not yet come, of receiving a love you feel unworthy of... augh it's /chef's kiss/

wolf like me ~ lera lynn, shovels & rope

Gotta have at least one werewolf song for Durge aoipfdjasdf. I love the sense of physicality & transformation in this song (my mind has changed my body's frame / but god i like it / my heart's aflame, my body's strained / but god i like it). The dual sense of monstrosity between the singer & the person she's singing to (& trying to convince to share in her curse) also gives it a cyrusXastarion vibe:

Dream me, oh, dreamer, down to the floor

Open my hands and let them weave onto yours

Fill me, completer, down to my core

Open my heart and let it bleed onto yours

Feeding on fever, down on all fours

Show you what all that howling's for

23. What first impression does your Dark Urge give off to strangers?

Cyrus is striking, being obviously an aasimar. Strangers are often fascinated by him for that alone, drawn by the allure of the divine.

That said. He is often DRENCHED in blood. Which directly counters his strenuous efforts to come off as pleasant and friendly and helpful (hello 10 CHAR...).

#durge!cyrus #thank you <333333333333333

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phasebun · 4 months

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Heyooo :) Enjoy your trip, friend! Just passing by, like the other anons, to thank you for sharing your wonderful BG3 OC creations with us! They are one of a kind AND top notch, indeed. Was wondering, how does the 'creative' process for each character start for you/what inspires you? How long does it take to come up with the 'final' result so to say? What are your favorite BG3 OCs that you've created/the one that took you longest? PS: that mods list/non-personals would be RLY appreciated <333

You are so sweet to meeee ｡°(°.◜ᯅ◝°)°｡♡♡♡!!! Thank you for such kind words, I hope a great laugh comes your way and you laugh so hard, you can't breath, and you end up just laughing more, a good laugh ♡ no but tysm!!! It's really fun to me and it kinda catches me off guard but it's heartwarming that you enjoy my chaos as well.

[long post---should I even keep saying sorry at this point x.x]

I’ll try not to trail off and really just answer your questions LOL I love my beans so much.

My creative process is a bit sporadic tbh. I'm unsure if you meant their design or their "lore" so I'll assume design (me after flipflopping more times than I should've)

I can be mid-game and something I want to try will pop up. I always keep their classes in mind (I like experimenting in combat) and dnd lore ( I have NO clue until bg3, minus what most would know/most viral info about dnd lore). Sometimes I can see a mod I like, and instantly want to make a character off of it. ( Both Illios and Ik’mil was birthed cause of the Myrkul scar being made and I went "I gotta use this". lmao (that and I was already in love with the idea of siblings being tadpoled together.

Honestly, I just let my emotions/mind tinker at their designs. Once I know what kind of OC I want (who they are/race/at least a detail of their past), I fit their design off of that. Music also helps me figure out the direction I want to go for their appearance. Music helps me creatively in many areas, especially music without words. I really can't figure out a way to put it other than I just let the energy I feel carry over LOL Dnd lore helps me a bit in their design as well.

My inspiration for their design usually comes from the lore I give them tbh as well as dnd lore/the actual lore within the game itself. When I make them I keep in mind: color combos I enjoy, aesthetics, subcultures, etc. I do enjoy the story, I just create my own world within it. I usually search for mods to fit the identity I need them to portray if I can't work with what I have. And I MILK what I have. I want my OC to fit the narrative of taking over the brain, but in my eyes (now that I've played for 1k hours), the number of people being tadpoled was more than just the few we meet in the pods. So anybody could've landed.

Their design also has to fit the personality I've given them, and I tend to use pieces of my own and the personalities that I know lol~ It’s all perspective to me/my imagination is really in control lol so much fun personally-

My "final results time" honestly varies tbh. Ares was so instant cause I knew immediately the look I needed for my first guy Durge. Green skin/orange hair. I HAD to have someone with green skin and I've done so in multiple games with character creation LOL idk. From there, I just experimented with shades and such until he came together. His lore grew as I developed him/who he is. (Yi’laae was pretty easy as well since I was just editing an origin chara at the time—her actual background honestly came to me down the line lmao). I just knew the image of a princess I wanted my prince to have. Plus, after looking into the lore of Tymora and clerics/etc--it all came her image grew/developed. Sometimes I'll start with a place they're from within dnd/how someone in that world would exist and build from that.

Some final results for problem characters will take about 3?ish days maybe. From experience so far. It could be lack of resources (increased by my own doing), something not clicking/no bond whatsoever~ etc. Sometimes, some OCs are literally just birthed cause I wanted to create a new character, and their design came out yummy. So now I want to build them up even more, think about who they could've been, etc.

Solene didn't click for the longest. I couldn't settle on a face and an energy for her. I knew the aesthetic I wanted, so I had to love her look. (I've had a lady Durge before, my first playthrough, so I also needed Sol to be diferent) Ra'mi was difficult as well after making a monk OC I fell in love with. ( Ra'mi HAD to exist because I am a bunny mom who is IN LOVE WITH HER SWEET BUN BOY ♡) . I reaaaally need to love my OCs so they have to fit my preferences. Guys are much easier for me than the girlies because of my own doing ngl.

Choosing just one OC is sooo hard. I'll put their lore to the side and only focus on design, and even then that's hard. I'll answer this emotionally LMFAO sooo-- Illios tbh. I was stuck on an older brother for Ik'mil, who was already a Necromacer of Myrkul, the Lord of Bones. Diablo 4's necromancers are sooooooo well designed. My bf had one tbh. ( Diablo 4 has some reallllllllyyy amazing character designs in general to me~~ I used the soundtrack to make some of my OCs lol).Illios isn't as decayed/looks different in different lighting, but I love love love how he came out. Especially as my cleric of Myrkul ♡

I really love Paemon's design as well. He’s really just shades of colors I love, especially the greens, with an added horror I like.

ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ ♡ ♡ ♡ I appreciate you

#anon #um ew I hate looking at how long this is rofl HUH

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diantha · 6 months

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im sure someone has asked this before but how do you get your ocs to look like theyre talking? and get your characters to look like theyre in scenes with npcs?

I haven't been asked this yet and I'd be happy to help!

Kinda long, under cut.

To make your OCs look like they're talking: I'm actually just straight-up editing the origin characters in-game to look like my OCs using Appearance Editor Enhanced: Origins. This allows you to edit origin characters like Astarion, Gale, etc, but unfortunately, you can't change body type or race. I use Astarion for Balian and Orestes (all the siblings are technically quarter-elfs but only Orestes and Darya have visible ears-- but you can't see the ears through Balian's hair, thankfully, and my character creator lets you use both half-elf and elf presets for both races-- I have no clue if this is normal or if it's one of the other mod I have installed). I use Gale for Yusuf, and Shadowheart for both Darya and Iphi (again, Iphi technically has human ears but you can't see them).

You can use another mod on the same mod page to change body type/race for custom/durge characters, but it is sometimes buggy so use at your own risk!

To get your character in scenes with NPCs: they're just normal romance scenes but you change the other character to look like the NPC you want (for example, the restaurant scene was Karlach's romance and I turned her into Gortash. Sorry, Karlach). There are several ways to do this: Born To Be Anyone, which allows your companions to change into anyone by having their camp shoes have a transform spell. Ring of Metamorph, which gives you a buyable ring that lets you change both companions and in-world NPCs into whomever.

Finally, there's NPC Tool. You have to install cheat engine to get this to work, and I'd recommend being very careful while doing so because it can install malware onto your computer if you aren't paying attention! The only reason I am using this one specifically is that the other two options, for some reason, don't have a hand for Gortash. Like, one of his hands is just...gone. I don't know why. I'm sure it's fine for other NPCs but for Gortash specifically, you're gonna have to use NPC Tool to get him to be completely handed.

I also recommend Baldurian's Save Games if you want to download a save that is close to the specific romance scenes you're looking for-- the creator is very responsive and will usually upload new saves for you if you request :)

I also recommend Basket Equipment to Camp Clothes since most romance scenes have your characters in your camp clothes, and you can dress them up super nicely for whatever scene you're doing.

I HOPE THIS HELPS <333

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