#arik answers

[touchlikethesun]

1 & 21 for the ask game please!!

for this ask game <3

what is your favourite song of all time?

i'm not sure i've ever been asked such a hard question, i have favourite songs for every different vibe every different occasion but a favourite of all time... i think there are two that it does not matter the vibe if they come on i am never skipping them and that would be goodbye stranger by supertramp and you! me! dancing! by los campensinos

actually actually there's a third that i really can't leave out i'm sorry this kinda defeats the point of the question but don't hate me by epik high i've known all the words since i was 15

(do you see a bit of what links these together lol... i say i'm a lyrics first kinda person but that's a lie i need a hype instrumental like i need air)

21. what is the best album of all time?

i take back what i said earlier this is is the hardest question i've ever had to answer. there are so many incredible albums. but how do i judge them? my personal favorite or the best constructed??? again i really don't think i can pick just one (i'm sorry) and i'm not sure you'll really like the ones i do pick (which is so fair these things are really subjective)

every single song off daytona is a master piece, end of story. i don't listen to a lot of rap really, but i listen to this album all the way thru at least once a month. the subject matter is very rough and should come with trigger warnings, but it is raw you can't deny that. and the instumentalssssssss this album really should be credited to pusha t and kanye bc kanye basically produced every track and say what you want about kanye (i hate him personally and think his lyrics are no where near what people claim them to be) but the man knows how to produce a damn good track

completely opposed to the above, this album is a tour de force of powerful narratives that pierce the soul. the instrumentals are simpler maybe, but that's because nina simone's voice and paroles take centre stage and really i can't listen to this album too often because i end in tears every time. but god she has such a powerful voice, her ability to convey the whole range of human emotion god she's just so good. nina simone has many good albums but i do think (uncontroversially) that is is her best.

and then because i have to, london calling by the clash, i genuinely do not think there's a better rock album that's been produced to this date. this one is a weekly listen at least.

#this took a while because #i really had to think to make my choices #but ty ty ty for the ask!! #idk how much of this is to your taste arik but these are my honest answers lol #ask game #music recs

[pocketgalaxies]

i have so many thoughts about laudna just,,, staring at the floor whilst imogen's talking to eshteross and not a Single Damn One of them is coherent.

HEART? BROKEN

#sunshinekeyleth #ask #answered #critical role #cr3 #cr spoilers #laudna cr #ariks eshteross #imogen temult #ship: imodna #angst tag

[paintedscales]

🦒 ---- How does your muse feel about height? Do they like their height or are they ashamed of it?

Hiii, Sasslett! Thank you for the ask! \ o w o / I hope that the weather hasn't been too miserable where you are. TT u TT Much appreciated for the ask as always, though! ♥

Animal themed headcanon prompts

Nomin's never really been too self-conscious about her height, in all honesty. I don't think it was necessarily a point of ridicule or contention among the Jhungid, where she would have grown to the full height she is now. Not as much as her scales, that's for sure.

All-in-all, Nomin doesn't really think about it too much past the point of Arik pointing it out in one of the chapters I have that is to be rewritten when I return to it. Excerpt from my private docs, 025. Iriq, here:

“Sour or not, maybe I should get you to gather more of these before we get back on the road,” Arik commented, chuckling as he reached over and poked Nomin’s forehead. “Shrub’s tall enough for you to pick them, no problem. That said, though…” Arik lifted a hand and placed it at the top of Nomin’s head, taking her measure. “Yeah, certainly a good couple ilms taller than most auri women I’ve seen or know. You’re not part Olkund, are you?” Arik asked, grabbing some berries that he could without too much issue. “... You know…” Nomin started, thinking about it for a moment. “Who knows what the Tumet get up to besides tying their children to trees. We could be part anything at this point with some of the intertribal marriages that happen all over the Steppe.”

And...it was never brought up again in my writing thus far. :'D She's just very 'whatever' about it.

#questions and answers #user: sasslett #thank you ♥ #ffxiv #ffxiv oc #oc: nomin tal kheeriin #oc: arik dotharl (noykin) #my writing #i guess?

[anauro]

any new fancasts?

Hi dear!

I’ve just answered an ask about Nolan Gould as James Potter, go check this one out!

And since you haven’t specified whose fancasts you’re enquiring about, I’ll just slap you with all the controversial ideas I’ve been having 💁🏼‍♀️

1. Benjamin Wadsworth as (dass) Evan Rosier

Now yes, I know I admitted Evan Peters supremacy, but this was before @arik-readsbooks stepped forward and submitted their fancast.

Like, look at him

He does fit, no?! Dark hair, murderous glare, hot… he fits❤️‍🔥

2. Hailee Steinfeld as young Andromeda Black

Yes, this is specifically related to my Lily x Andromeda headcanon and is heavily inspired by this tiktok, because women, y’know?

3. Angelina Jolie as Walburga Black

I’m sorry, but I see Walburga as a lesbian who got forced into marrying her male cousin and, though doesn’t excuse in any shape or form, is why she is such a fucked up psycho.

But I’ve seen Walburga x Effie trending and well, I need someone hot.

4. Zendaya as Luna

So this, again, controversial and not only because we already have an actress playing Luna. But hear me out.

So most people have agreed that Pandora was a Rosier, right? And I love my idea of Evan being Blaise’s father and hence not being white himself. Which then means Pandora isn’t blonde and white either and so Luna cannot be either.

In my mind, Luna is Peter’s child, but it works with Xeno and Lily too.

Either way, I have a WIP where Peter and James are single (and widowed) dads and this is my Luna for it

If anyone has any other fancasts, praises or complaints please step forward! I don’t watch a lot of TV so don’t know about many of the less well known actors, who may fit the characters better 💕

#roc answers #fancasts #Evan rosier #Evan rosier headcanon #andromeda black #andromeda black fancast #andromeda x Lily #Walburga black #Walburga black fancast #walphemia #Walburga x Effie #Luna Lovegood #poc Luna Lovegood #darkstag WIP #arik tag #Evan rosier fancast

[twisted-tales-told]

can we see a picture of the obviously haunted mirror?

When it no longer has something I do not know nor understand attached to it, absolutely 100% it’s a gorgeous piece!

I should make a post about spirit etiquette I feel like that would be super chill especially to curious skeptics who don’t necessarily “believe” in these sorts of things but like, want to be polite just in case

#twisted asks/answers #Arik talks pagen things

[quinn-of-aebradore]

Hell yeah! Sorry didn't see you'd already done the three leaves. I like your choices.

What about some side characters?

Personally, I've always adored Bryce, The Gentlemen, Cree, and Calianna. Maybe Milo and Lord Esteross too from CR3 if you're up for it, and if I'm allowed to ask twice. Idk if you've done any of these before. Forgive me if you have. :) Your flower choices are just really interesting. I adore them!

No problem, I'm glad you like them! I reccomend having a look through my answered asks for characters I've done :3 which do include Bryce here and Calianna here!

As for the rest...

The Gentleman gets lotuses for "Estranged Love". There's something very fun with it being a water-blooming flower and him being a water genasi. And his relationship with Marion is just. Mmm. Very good, very interesting, would love to see more of them some day.

Cree has love lies bleeding for "Hopeless Love". Aesthetically, it's very Cognouza, which I love and just. No matter the kind of love, she loved Lucien. Despite it all, despite being his oldest friend, it wasn't enough to save her.

Milo gets yarrow for "Healing". They healed Ashton. They healed Ashton!! They're not a traditional healer by any means and yet they did it.

I've written their plant fic, which can be found here.

And Eshteross has cardinal flowers for "Distinction"! In so many ways is he set apart from his peers among other lords and ladies in Jrusar, many by choice. There's also the secondary definition that specifies set apart by excellence, which I definitely think fits.

I miss him 🥲

Send me a character and I’ll give your their plant

#ask game #quinn answers #babenon dosal #cree deeproots #milo krook #lord ariks eshteross #quinn plant talk

[quietblueriver]

Wading into an Imodna au? Meet equine therapist Imogen, children’s vlogger Laudna and her co-host Pate, and the various other current and future employees of Camp Prudaj.

-

Imogen was tossing an eggshell into the trash, her ramen bubbling happily on the stove, when her phone buzzed with a call from an unknown number.

She gave herself one moment of exhausted frustration before taking a deep breath and preparing to answer. This was a new ritual, in the months since she sent in her MSW applications.

She hated speaking with strangers. Hated it. But declining risked the option of panic-ignoring the voicemail or, worse, having to leave one of her own, and she had years of practice working retail for some of the most unpleasant assholes in, she’d wager, a 300 mile radius, so she could manage the almost unfailingly polite university employees who had begun to call her about interviews and application supplements, and, most excitingly, scholarship offers.

She reminded herself of this last possibility specifically as she said, in her best customer service voice, “This is Imogen.”

“Ms. Temult. I’m glad I caught you. My name is Ariks Ehsteross. I’m a friend of Wilmer’s.”

Well. That was unexpected. It took her a beat longer than it probably should have to answer.

“Hi, Mr…”

Shit. Shit. The source of the call, not to mention hearing her boss called Wilmer, had distracted her so badly she hadn’t paid good enough attention and now she was going to butcher this man’s name.

He laughed, not unkindly, before she could spiral too much further. “Eshteross. But Ariks is absolutely fine.”

No way in hell she’d be calling any friend of Mr. Faramore’s—Wilmer’s—by their first name like that, but it was a nice thing to say.

“Sorry, Mr. Eshteross. Um, what can…what can I do for you, sir?”

“Well, Ms. Temult, do you have a few minutes to talk?”

She eyed her ramen, the clock, and the burner, resigned to the loss of her egg.

“Of course.”

It felt, strangely, like an interview, and thankfully, she’d had enough of those recently to answer well despite her lack of preparation and, well, total lack of information about what, exactly she might interviewing for.

She must’ve done well enough, though, because fifteen minutes and one surreptitious removal of a saucepan later, Eshteross said, a smile evident in his voice, “Thank you for that. I know this is out of the blue, and I do apologize. I hope to make up for it now.”

“It’s not…it’s no problem, sir.”

“Very polite of you, after twenty minutes on the phone with a strange old man.” She was silent, because she was entirely unsure what to say to that, but he seemed not to expect a response, chuckling to himself before he said, still cheerful, “Now, Ms. Temult, I’ve got a proposition for you.”

-

It had been a good proposition. Great, even. Nearly perfect, she might say, if she weren’t so wary of jinxing it.

Estheross was looking to resurrect a summer program on his farm, and he wanted Imogen to help lead equine therapy. He’d run it for its founder for nearly two decades before she got sick and they made the decision to close while she recovered.

“Unfortunately, she died a few years later. And I…” he cleared his throat. If he were her daddy, or Mr. Faramore, or basically any other man she knew, she would’ve tactfully pretended she didn’t notice.

For some reason, he felt different, so she did something different.

“I’m very sorry for your loss.”

“Thank you.” It was immediate and, from what she could tell, sincere rather than embarrassed. “Ellia was a wonderful woman, and many of us felt her loss deeply.” Another clearing of the throat. “Which is, I fear, why it took me much longer than it should have to get the program up and running again. It’s been nearly a decade since we last had children on the farm, and that’s far too long. I’m sick of the quiet, and we’ve got too much of everything here to let it go to waste.

“I understand you’re likely heading this way for graduate school.”

She hadn’t made the decision, officially, but unless she got miracle money from U of Issylra (and even then, she wasn’t sure she wanted something somehow more rural than Gelvaan), he was right.

“Yes, sir. I haven’t made a final decision yet, but I’m…it’s looking like I’ll be up there to start in the fall.”

“Well, from what I hear, anywhere would be lucky to have you, but you’ll forgive me if I say that selfishly, I hope you land in Jrusar.”

And that was interesting, because Imogen was fairly certain Mr. Faramore didn’t like her that much. Or really at all, if she was honest. She wondered what exactly Mr. Eshteross had heard from him. Maybe more importantly, what he hadn’t heard.

She’d waited too long again.

“Thank you, sir. That’s…that’s very kind of you.”

“Not at all. And of course, there’s no pressure, but I do hope you’ll think about my offer. And either way please let me know if you’re coming this way. I’d love to have you for supper, even if you decide work at Prudaj’s isn’t for you.”

Turned out Imogen was much better at dealing with assholes than men with manners, apparently, as she once again found herself a bit speechless.

“Thank you. Again. I really appreciate it.”

“Absolutely. Good luck, Ms. Temult. Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you soon.”

Her egg was, as predicted, rubber by the time they hung up, and she ate her lukewarm noodles around it while she thought about Eshteross’s offer, clumsy as always with her chopsticks.

She was qualified for the job. Faramore knew that, and it was obvious from her LinkedIn, which she hated updating and avoided checking if at all possible but which had gotten a suspicious number of views in the last three weeks.

It made note of her equine therapy certification, which she’d received while she was in college, and her volunteer and later paid work at the program affiliated with the local university for two summers and her last year of school. It had been a few years since she’d been there in a long-term way, but she still did a few weeks for them at least twice a year, and her profile reflected that, too.

She felt a twinge of smug pride as she thought about her daddy’s regular and disapproving reminder that she was forgoing a paycheck for no reason every time she went over there, no matter if Mr. Faramore gave his approval and liked being able to put her certification on his website. It was ugly, but she was alone with her ramen and a job offer, so it lingered longer than it otherwise might’ve.

She added another tick in the pro column as she picked over the spinach in the bowl. It would be an additional paycheck and a steady summer gig. She’d get to do work that she knew she loved and get actual money for it. Not only that, it would be relevant for her program.

By the time she was slurping down the last of her broth, rubber egg sitting forlornly on a triple folded paper towel waiting for the trash, she was wondering how hard it would be to get her time at Prudaj’s counted as experiential learning. Eshteross said they had certified therapists on staff…

A week later, when she got the official scholarship offer from U of Issylria—generous but not enough to compete with Jrusar—she made two calls.

First, to the Jrusar admissions officer who had been ridiculously nice to her through this whole process. She was more enthusiastic than Imogen could’ve hoped, and it buoyed Imogen into an almost giddy state for the five minutes it took her to finish the intent to enroll form.

Second, she called Eshteross.

“Oh, wonderful! I couldn’t be more excited that you’ll be coming to join our team.” He sounded, incredibly, like he very much meant it. “Actually, there’s someone near Gelvaan that I’ve been looking at, and I wonder if you wouldn’t mind having coffee with her and giving me your impression?”

She worried, more than a little, about how much faith this man was putting in her but relaxed as he added, “I’ll be sending down a manager, Orym, to do a formal interview if all goes well. I did things a little differently with you, but, well, I’ve known Wilmer since we were children, and frankly, if you’ve lasted this long with him, that’s its own endorsement.”

He was right, of course, but she couldn’t exactly say that, so she said nothing for the second it took for him to fill in the blank himself.

“No need to respond to that. Apologies. In any case, her name is Laudna Bradbury, and she’s an…interesting art therapist. Academically qualified but she now runs a somewhat popular show on…the apps, apparently? You might’ve seen it. She does crafts, and there’s a stuffed rat-like creature called Pate who tells stories.”

Quite the sell. She was glad to be able to say, with honesty, “I’m not really on…the apps.”

“Ah, me either. Fearne, another…well, she does a little of everything really, but I suppose manager is as good a title as any, found her.

“She’s in the Taloned Highlands right now, it seems. Not terribly far from Gelvaan. I have her contact info, if you wouldn’t mind sitting down with her? Maybe Pate will join you!”

While he laughed at his own joke, Imogen forced herself to wait to look up Laudna’s name until after their call and tried not to get carried away imagining a rat…creature telling stories to children.

“I’d be happy to. Of course.”

“Oh, thank you. I’ll send you her information now.”

#imodna #southerngothic #imodna fic #camp prudaj au

[forsakensword-if]

Hey, I just discovered this and well, considering just how obsessed I am with angel stories, I had to follow immediately.

Unsurprisingly considering my tastes, Lucifer is the RO I'm interested in, but I have a few questions about their romance. - Is this romance "easier" or "harder" to achieve with a Michael who has a certain personality or another? I'm planning on doing a pretty benevolent character though I will iron the details once I can actually play the game. - I was thinking on having a character who would turn their back on God after a while, but is this mandatory in order to actually romance Lucifer? - And on that matter, is the disposition towards humans linked to MC's loyatly towards their creator? Because I would love my character to remain benevolent towards humans regardless of the rest. - I believe a member of the "friend group" is a fallen/demon hunter right? How does that... impact the romance with Lucifer. And the other way around too - wouldn't romancing them break that one specific friendship? - Lucifer seems possessive of Michael, but I wonder how does it show? Like, do they actively say stuff like Michael belonging to them unprompted and from the very start of the story, or is this only an opinion they keep to themself? Mostly wondering since I'm curious about the possible dynamics between them. - Is it possible to have a preexisting crush on them? I mean, decide by the start of the game the MC had a crush on them for a while.

Yeah, it's a very specific series of questions (I hope none has been answered already, tumblr hasn't been cooperating with me). Thanks for taking your time to check these and answer them if you can! Have a great day!

hello! i hope i answered these sufficiently, and thank you for the interest!

under the cut because this is kinda long.

1. lucifer will want michael no matter what personality you choose to play with. you could play the sweetest michael or the darkest michael, it wouldn’t make a difference in getting their route.

2. no, however you decide to feel about god, that won’t change lucifer’s opinion on michael. nor will it change their opinion on god.

3. that will be for you to decide. some michael’s might remain benevolent to humans even after they turn their back on god and some might have only been benevolent towards humans because they had to be.

4. not really. arik is very aware of michael and lucifer’s more complicated relationship and while he’s protective of michael, he understands that some things are just beyond his understanding. michael’s feelings for lucifer being one of them. also not many hunters tend to go after lucifer, they’re far too powerful and generally keep the others in line. also arik falls for noor so it’d be a bit hypocritical of them lol.

5. to begin with, no. it’s lucifer’s pov that will allow you to see their possessiveness at first (for those who don’t read povs, you can be just as surprised (or not) by it as michael). they show it more with actions rather than words, but when lucifer loses their temper or gets scared for michael’s life, that’s when they start straight up telling michael that they belong to them.

6. that is possible! it will also be possible to decide whether your michael became ashamed of their crush on lucifer after they fell. however, you will not have the option to have told lucifer about how you feel pre-fall.

hope you also have a great day!

#ask #tfs.lucifer

[siremasterlawrence]

Answer The Call To The Wild

Arab model Adnan Arik is the hottest import yet coming to Los Angeles since I moved their for my career and soon enough I finally met him by chance at one of my meetings with my agent.He is in the literally sitting down in a chair as he stars some down in disgust that I dare to show up and he sighs rolling his eyes when I sat down and I am use to it but this time I had enough.I bend a bit opening my cellphone proceed to tap a app with a spiral logo popping up on the screen and all go sudden he can’t stop staring it as the spiral continues in the middle of the screen. I notice he is staring unmoving leaving me a quick opening to ensnare him as I wave my hand in his face and he stays unemotional and frozen in time I glee with excitement in one click. The camera comes on flashing in his face blaring brightly his face catches him and a message is sent to my agent who automatically uploads in to his mind and he knows what to do. My agent comes from the room calling Tarik to join him as follows him in mindlessly and pats his back before he is turning to me. I flip another app to the side as it opens up a small screen showing what’s going on in the camera I install in the office and Tarik takes a seat. He silently stares into the walls as my agent opens his laptop typing a code and his whole conscious comes to life as he awkwardly awakens thinking he is way to normal. My agent beckons me in when I follow him stopping in back of him as I am placing my hand on his shoulder and I plant a kiss on his cheeks and embrace his cheek with mine.

Adnan Arik is not sure why but he has truly been staying at my place for nearly a week or so but he has gotten use to the idea as he smirks now and truthfully he is happier now than ever. He is awe of me at this very moment kneeling at me feet with a fucking sexy smile on his face and sitting inbetween my legs with utter splendor and frightening delight. He has fallen in love with me so he completely in shock when he notices a new man enters the chat and my agent so right behind him with his arms on his shoulder his name is Tali. Tali Marikash is pretty sexy guy not usually my type except he is handsome beyond what I imagine he could be and he hugs me tight with fake generosity is oddly obvious. I snap my figure as Adnan jumps up with a bright smile he reaches to grab his shoulders and shoving him down as they struggle and finally Adnan falls to the ground. Tali’s neck is held up facing me as he forced to look in the camera in a matter of seconds the flash goes of and the app starts spinning our control and his mind is recalibrating. “Master Lawrence is a God among men, someone I completely have lost my self too, I swoon at his Godly glorious and he is everything that to me my life.” Tali replies mindlessly with a short and bated breath as he goes my waist in his hands and kisses my hands letting my hypnotic words sink in forever because he is my property. “Sir Yes Master Lawrence I live for you the Maestro of this universe and the kingdom of the one who rules this planet that we live in even though you are not willing to admit it.

My acting agent Johnathan Jackson Majors Wells is at my apartment after bringing me my two bois are worshipping me to not end I might add and he leans in touching my chin kissing me. His arms lifting into the airs land on my waist wrapping it tightly as he is truly pulling me closer and matches my lips with his as we make out kissing. I brush him to the side as he drags, paws and scratches me doing his best to come even closer to me with love and we kiss again but I ignore him. I lose myself for a bit grabbing his own camera as I tell him to smile and pose for me as the camera flashing it in his face and he stops shaking in fear and reprogramming is going on. I instruct him to set on the lawn chair using my finger to move my finger all over and he follows me very obedient as I snap my fingers as he keeps over falling to the side. His back he fell back on to the lawn chair in to my arms as I kiss him on the neck and I rock him to side whispering him down into nothing. “Listen to me my pet Jackson because you know I am right as always I am always right simply because I will it to be and so therefore you do not question me.” He humbles himself drops into my arms yet again as he slips down further ito chair and he melts into my arms crumbling into my body and he falls permanently in love. “You are madly into me so in love with me Jonathan my dear.You know that right?”

“Take this liquor from my hand Jonathan it is for the best, that is take it from my hand right now and take a sip please. Place at your lips that’s to go be a tip on the lips and sip it taste every fiber of my being I poured in to it.” He placeshis lips on to the martini glass tipping it over as it goes down pouring it into his throat as it it doing it’s job. The taste radiates down his throat as it burns leaving a lasting impressive of my power because he has fully accepted it that he belong to me. “I am your main guy the star you worship, glorify, serve, obey and submit to him because he is your greatest power and asset in existence to you.” I continue to whisper this into his ears I begin to kiss cheeks slowly going down his neck once more touching every inch of his body as he squirms. “Sir Yes Master I owe you my life my Master Lawrence since I surrender toyou because you have lifted me into the air swooped me up into your arms since I am at your behest.” He says spin about stare into my eyes lovingly as he sides off of me hitting the floor with his feet and feeling my body up learning to worship every inch of my body. I am proud of my work picking up my hand mirror on my side showing him my work and he is lost in awe of my power at the sight of the fact he has been de-aged.

“Who are these two muscle bound apes”

“Who are you speaking to?”

“What the fuck?”

“Take a picture”

“Flash! Can you hear me?”

“Yyyyeeeessss”

“Yyyyeesss”

“Kneel now”

“In my eyes is the key “

“Stare away “

“Get lost in my life”

“Resist all else “

“I am your life force”

“What you breath “

“What you eat”

“What you crave”

“I am yours “

“You can’t deny it “

The end

#beach #beach hypnosis #hypnosis #mind control #reprogramming #hypno slave #hypno submission #mind control slaves #transformation #black owned #ownership #cellphones

[sleepyconfusedpotato]

god i never send asks and i don’t remember if it’s you who’s the 49ers fan (i follow a few different artists and i can’t remember who it was!!) and totally ignore this if i have the wrong person! i just need to put this out there

im a jaguars fan! 49ers played the jags! i wasn’t at that game (college kicking my ass) but some friends and family were and they were sending me score updates but like.. tf was that game!! how did we lose so badly like oh my god it was so bad what was trevor lawrence doing i literally can’t even (im so sorry if you’re the wrong person and im blabbering about football)

HAHAHAH You are absolutely right anon. I'm that artist who's a niners fan ( •̀ .̫ •́ )✧

I'm sorry anon, but the answer is simple. (1) Nick Bosa. (2) Chase Young (3) Javon Hargrave (4) Arik Armstead (5) Clelin Ferrell.

Ain't no escaping these big sons of their mothers. If I see these men rushing me I'd shit my pants too 💀 Sorry Trevor.

This W felt really good particularly since Niners were on a 3 losing streak while Jags were on 5 winning streak. We broke that with a blowout and it felt puuuuuuurdy gooooddd.

anyway BANG BANG NINER GANG 🗣️🗣️🗣️

#WE ARE SO BACK #sleepy answers #49ers #san francisco 49ers #nfl #non-cod #shame cmc didn't score a touchdown to continue his 17 game td though 😭 poor guy

[lunarrolls]

whenever i need a laugh or a smile i go back and watch the early bells hells episodes. like pre-bassuras was such an insane vibe for an adventuring party and the shit they got into? unparalleled. truly just a collection of guys doing shit and sometimes experiencing consequences. and then bassuras came down on them like the fucking sword of damocles. i hope that one day, when this is all over, bells hells will still travel, doing dumb shit and fucking around like they once did for lord ariks eshteross. i hope they find that peace once their questions are answered, but i don’t know if a quiet life is for them. i think they’d just continue on, continue to scheme, do incredibly chaotic shit for forever. just let them throw parties, root out government corruption and little shade creepers every once in a while, and pretend to be ghosts, that’s the proper bells hells post-campaign enrichment plan

#cr #cr3 #the idea of a level 20 party just doing dumb shit forever rather than accepting places of power in the world is so funny to me #and SO hells. the level 20 cleric is just a fuckin robot who meets up with his gun robot partner and they eat muffins together #and also the level 20 cleric’s best friend level 20 barbarian continues to get into bar fights for some fucking reason #and then their level 20 fighter friend has to go bail him out but also ends up getting drunk but in a fun way #meanwhile this werewolf blood hunter and incredibly terrifying fire druid lady have been cleaning out a local casino #and there have been rumors of a terrifying flower girl haunting the poker floor #a level 20 sorcerer and a level 20 bard have a nice little game of chess together #and all is right in the universe #so in conclusion fuck you ludinus da’leth you’re in the WAY of my HORRIBLE GREMLIN FUTURE

[paintedscales]

☄️ what do people assume about them? Are they right?

❄️ do people consider them cold? if so, what made them this way?

🌈 what advice would they give to their younger self?

Thank you for the ask! \ ; w ; /

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☄️ what do people assume about them? Are they right?

Being a Xaela, there are likely a lot of people that already assume that she is aggressive off the bat without really getting to know her. Especially what with a lot of tribes and the general collection of cultures and beliefs among the Steppe seeing a lot of conflict being seen as a pastime. For this assumption, they would be mostly wrong. Nomin does not relish combat, but she has trained and learned how to fend for herself. She is an excellent bowman, and if she ever needs to fight in melee combat, she knows how to use a lance and her fists.

❄️ do people consider them cold? if so, what made them this way?

There are times when she lets slip the facade of being friendly or nice in new company. This can lead people to thinking she is cold, or even a bit of a manipulator. The truth is that with the events of being abducted by the Jhungid and undergoing their rigorous training, as well as being betrayed by not even just the Crystal Braves, but being poisoned in Coerthas... Nomin has a lot of reasons to not want to get to know people in an immediately friendly light right away. She needs trust to build, and unfortunately, this sometimes does mean that she comes across as cold or uncaring.

🌈 what advice would they give to their younger self?

Oh man...

Truthfully, I think Nomin would tell her younger self that it's okay to let herself love and be loved in return if people are genuine about it. That despite what people might say or do, that she should cherish the love she does have, the love she does get . Because... sometimes you won't get an opportunity to make new memories with those people that you loved. And that it sucks to realize how much you wish you said you loved them -- be it familial or platonic in this instance.

Nomin wishes she could have had more time with her brother, Esenaij because she really cared about him and did love him in a familial way. She also wishes she had more time with Arik before he decided he did not want to reincarnate into the Dotharl life after life. So she'd definitely just attempt to be like, "all the time you have with them, make it worth it. Give yourself fewer regrets if you can't change the events that lead to what took them from you -- from me."

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[anauro]

I haven't interacted with you on here for awhile so I bring you: bread cat

(the last Dass snippet was amazing and I would like everyone to sign the "let Reg be cuddled by James" petition)

Arik babe!

I love bread cat! More bread cats!

And pls, I already have @aureusprongs screaming about Reg the cuddler at me, why do you need add to my torment?! 😫

#roc answers #arik tag #dass #ch19 #bread cat

[twisted-tales-told]

arikkkk are you okay? you said you almost died?????? and not just from being gay?????

Okay, I swear I'm gonna be fine

I was woken up by extreme pain in my abdomen, it twas an ovarian cyst by the looks of it and I'm just waiting for an ultrasound to determine whether it was a freak accident or if I need surgery.

It's 1pm and I've been at the hospital since like 7:45 and am yet to have bloodwork taken so we love Canadas healthcare

But again, I am fine I'm just dramatic when I'm in pain.

#bibbles tag #arik answers asks

[criticalpolls]

This fight is assuming that the characters are at the same level and have access to all of their abilities/weapons/spells

For the "Other" option, the criteria for the listed NPCs is that they are allies to their respective parties, and that we have seen their combat abilities at least once.

#Critical Role #Polls #Matt Mercer #Allura Vysoren #Essek Thelyss #Ariks Eshteross #Yussa Errenis #Lady Kima of Vord #Shaun Gilmore #Pumat Sol

[ghor-dranas]

I'm going to send a message to...2! Campaign Three Edition

On this, the eve of the Apogee Solstice and the 8 year anniversary, I am here to share a few stats projects I've been working on over the course of the campaign! This is the first of them, but I shall be sharing a few more over the course of the day, so be sure to keep an eye out for them!

In this post, we're going to be looking at everyone's favourite spell, Sending. Who casts it more, who has been the recipient most frequently, what's the most times it's been cast in one episode? All of these and more will be answered under the cut.

But first, a quick note before we begin, all data shown here has been collected by myself, all tables made by myself, so there is plenty of room for human error. If you notice a mistake, feel free to reach out and tell me, or just ignore it because this is all just for fun!

In the first 50 episodes of Campaign Three, Sending has been cast 71 times, to 26 different targets! As Bells Hells have two casters capable of casting the spell, let's start by looking at them individually.

Ladies first!

Imogen has cast Sending 49 times over 18 episodes, to 17 different people.

As shown here, she has cast the most messages to the Voice of the Tempest herself, Keyleth of the Air Ashari. I also think it's worth noting that 2 of the 4 messages she Sent to Eshteross were sadly after his demise, so he did not receive them.

Here we can see that Imogen cast the spell once in 6 episodes, twice in 6 episodes, thrice in 2 episodes, four times in 1 episode, six times in 2 episodes, with a record of 7 times in one episode.

That record was set in episode 35: A Pyrrhic Return, where she sent one message to Delilah Briarwood, one to Ashton Greymoore, one to Ariks Eshteross, and a whopping 4 to Keyleth. Yes, that is half of all her total messages to Keyleth. And all to try and arrange transportation.

Moving on to Fresh Cut Grass!

FCG has cast Sending 22 times over 9 episodes, to 15 different people.

A comparatively much more even spread from FCG, with a lot of people only hearing from him once. It's worth noting here that a large part of the reason they've cast Sending so much less than Imogen is that, as a cleric, he has to prepare the spell each time he wants to cast it, and Imogen always has it available, meaning they will often choose not to prepare it. Additionally, as a sorcerer, Imogen can recover spell slots much faster than FCG, allowing her to cast it more times per long rest than him.

Remember what I said about an even spread? Yeah, not so much the case here. Almost half of all of FCG's Sending castings were in episode 49: The Aurora Grows. The reasons for this are many: They really needed to communicate with a lot of people, they had several days of time to do it, and they didn't really need the spell slots for anything else because they were on an airship. In fact, we'll come back to episode 49 in a bit and have a closer look at it.

But before we do that, let's pull up some comparisons!

A few interesting things to note here:

Imogen has Sent a message to FCG twice, whereas FCG has only Sent to her once.

Only 6 people have received a message from both of them. One of those is Ryn, which was the one time they attempted to Send two messages simultaneously. Sadly, Ryn was petrified, so we have no conclusive data on what that experience is like, or who would receive the reply.

There has never been an episode where FCG Sent a message and Imogen did not.

And of course, the most notable statistic here, 15 Sendings cast in one episode, episode 49: The Aurora Grows. Let's have a closer look at that, shall we?

In The Aurora Grows, they Sent 15 messages to 11 different people. This doesn't even account for all of their communications in tat episode, as they also received a message from Keyleth through Orym's Message Bloom, and Orym and Dorian communicated through his Sending Stone twice. But let's look at the 15 castings by Imogen and FCG.

Episode 49 marked the first time D, Pike, Milo, Joe, Ebelond Kai and Ira were contacted by Bells Hells, as well as the first time Birdie was contacted by FCG specifically.

That is almost all I have for you on this topic today, and I thank you all for reading this far. I hope you'll keep an eye out for my other projects which will go up later this evening, where I'll be looking at group stealth checks across all three campaigns.

I end this post by sharing with you a record. Imogen Sending four messages to Keyleth in one episode might be astounding, but it doesn't beat our previous record. No, the title of most Sendings to one person in one episode is still held by Jester Lavorre, Sending FIVE messages to Essek in ONE DAY in episode 2x77. This poor man.

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