#bomt

[999evilmen]

steve jobs with britney's debut album and mcr's the black parade

parallels 4/?

#parallel #mcr #britney spears #bomt #ray toro #my chem #my chemical romance #tbp #the black parade #black parade #mine

[onyxhotelprince]

Britney Spears Eras

PS. Also Happy Birthday Britney!!!

#ohp edits #britney spears #britney #godney #pop music #iconic #bomt #baby one more time #oops! i did it again #oops i did it again #self titled #in the zone #in the zone era #circus #femme fatale #britney jean #my prerogative #glory #princess of pop #pop culture #photoshoots #blackout #britney eras #eras #the woman in me #pop royalty #happy birthday britney

[foreverbritney]

…Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

#britney spears #bspearsedit #britneyspearsedit #lyrics #lyricsedit #bomt #baby one more time album #1999 #mine #edits

[britneyofvos]

(I really need to buy a full body mirror, standing on a bar stool to take this 😂)

JUST NEED TO GET MY KNEES DONE AND ILL BE DONE!!!

It’ll be an honor to embarrass the hell out of @myaddin 😭

#bomt #baby one more time #britney #britney spears

[likeafantasy]

#britney spears #britney #performance #bomt era #britneygifs

[desesperaada]

a moment 🤌🏼✨💖

#90s #00s #y2k #mariah carey #mariah #britney spears #britney #(i know bomt wasn’t really playing in the background i just think this clip is a classic) #Youtube

[adumbshitbutler]

i'm gonna go insane i'm gonna go inSANE WHY??? WOULD IMOGEN NOT TURN HER IN??

here are the MOTHERFUCKIN FACTS PEOPLE:

she doesn't know her!! she met her at the cafe we Know that

when she first found out why would she not just tell the bureau?? like "hey yall that barista over there she's a fairy; she put a frog on my latte and a frog on the poster so i'm thinkin she's the frog"

and WHY???? WOULD SHE JUST LET HER OFF WITH A WARNING???? like WHY??? this complete stranger who is actively putting the magic world at risk of being revealed and you KNOW she's not gonna stop and you're just???? being like "hey man not cool don't do that" for REAL????? WHY????

only one logical conclusion: she likes her . literally no heteroexplanation!! they're gay!! gay gay homosexual gay!!

#nikki you're with me on this right? this is insane? or am i? #bomt watchthru #imogen blackwell #tayla bureau

[bumblebyaf]

pls i feel so delusional watching tayla and imogen interact

#I KNOW IM NOT MAKING IT UP BUT I KNOW THE SHOW ISNT GOING TO AGREE WITH ME #im insane #bomt lb

[thebritneybible]

britney performing in london. | 2/4/99 | source: britney.archive on ig*

*tumblr currently wont let me post links.

#britney spears #england #britian #february 4 1999 #february 4 #february 1999 #february #1999 #performance #kidcore #nostalgia #bomt era

[foreseeobstacles]

i gotta do a formal re-listen to all of britney spears' albums cause like. fuuuuuck. i still gotta see if blackout is my favorite after all or if i still think baby one more time was kinda mid

#misc musings #bomt is like Okay its just like. a very simple debut album lmao

[999evilmen]

britney spears and my chemical romance in school uniforms for their music videos

parallels 5/?

#mcr #britney spears #parallel #revenge #my chem #my chemical romance #baby one more time #bomt #mine

[bobaoriginal]

Other Magical Beings in tBoMT

I often see people questioning the oversimplification of the BoMT world being restricted to humans, fairies, and elves, when the show itself brings up mermaids. I'm surprised people don't also mention goblins and nymphs, which are mentioned in the first two episodes of the first season. Maybe these other beings are minorities, who don't get a lot of representation? In which case, the DMI needs some serious affirmative action!

#the bureau of magical things #bureau of magical things #tbomt

[theedoctorb]

The Book of Many Things - D&D Review

After a number of weather-related delivery delays, I'm thrilled to say I received two promotional copies of the Book of Many Things (BoMT), courtesy of Wizards of the Coast. Over the last week or two, I've had a chance to read and digest the content, and I'm elated by it!

On the off chance you're reading this and don't know what it's all about, the BoMT is the latest release in 5e Dungeons & Dragons and centered on one of Dungeons & Dragons' most infamous artifacts: the Deck of Many Things. Players who draw from the Deck have historically received game-altering rewards and/or punishments.

I've loved the Deck of Many Things since I began playing D&D decades ago. As a forever-DM, I love the chaos in injects into our campaigns, and I love the camaraderie it tends to build in my players. There are few artifacts in D&D with the Deck of Many Things' history, and there are few artifacts so instantly recognizable as to make my veteran players go wide-eyed with excitement and dread while taking newer players under their wing to explain what could happen if anyone touches the deck! Over the nearly 50 years since its debut, the Deck of Many Things became a cultural touchstone at both my tables and many others!

Contents and Cost

Like some of Wizards of the Coast's recent releases (e.g., Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse), the BoMT is a multi-part box set instead of a single sourcebook. The set contains:

An eponymous, 192-page, hardcover sourcebook,

A full-color, physical set of the 22 cards in classic incarnation of the Deck of Many Things, as well as 44 new cards, all in a beautifully designed tray.

The card box set also includes its own 80-page, hardcover Deck of Many Things: Card Reference Guide.

The art is stunning on both the regular and alt-cover sets! That said, the art nouveau alt-cover by CoupleofKooks may be my favorite of any of the 5e alt-cover art. Definitely a top 5.

The most obvious downside to this is cost. At approximately $100 USD, this is twice the typical cost of a physical D&D sourcebook. That presents a barrier to many folks. At the same time, reading through the sourcebook, I understand why they chose to package it like this.

Because everything about the BoMT directly applies to the use of the physical Deck, I suspect the studio team was in a bit of a no-win situation regarding potential fan ire. Since Wizards of the Coast announced the set, I've seen no shortage of, "Wizards is so greedy!" plastered all over the internet, especially regarding the cost. At the same time, if the sourcebook and cards were packaged separately, some more casual fans might have purchased the sourcebook as they would any other D&D book, suspecting that's all they needed. Given everything about the BoMT refers to an essential prop which wasn't included with the book, would cost just as much as the book, and the person might not have realized it until after they left their local game store, I suspect, "Wizards is so greedy!" would still be screamed for a perceived bait and switch.

The Cards and Books

As I mentioned above, the Deck itself is stunning! My players love physical props in our games, and I don't think they're going to be disappointed with these cards! The cardstock is quality, the individual illustrations are beautiful, and there's foil and gilding all over the place! I can't wait for my players to see these, hold them, and draw from them! The illustrations in the book are equally amazing, and the art-nouveau, alt-cover by CoupleOfKooks is gorgeous!

The BoMT sourcebook and card guide both focus on the myriad ways one might apply the Deck of Many Things to one's game. The sourcebook is divided into 22 chapters, each named after one of the cards in the original deck. The chapters cover a variety of topics:

Publication history of the Deck of Many Things

In-game lore

Self-contained adventures

New magic items and NPCs

How one might use the Deck for various randomization mechanics (e.g., narrative, events while travelling, in-game divination, and puzzles)

How to customize the Deck for either narrative flavor, player levels, or both.

From both a narrative and fandom perspective, I love the first chapter of the sourcebook. It presented a complete publication history of the Deck of Many Things throughout its varied, nearly 50-year existence. Official and unofficial sourcebooks used the Deck differently throughout different editions of D&D.

By starting with highlights of the varied publication history segues nicely into to the updated, 5e narrative of the Deck as a multi-incarnate tool of fate lacking any one definitive version. The designers and writers must have had a blast with all this, and the versatility of this incarnation of the Deck cannot be understated! It goes far beyond the game-breaking mechanics most of us identify with the classic Deck of Many Things.

Asteria: D&D's First Canonically Autistic Character

On the topic of narrative and lore, I want to give credit where credit is due, while also sharing part of my personal excitement over this book. I'm quite public about my autism. It informs much of my professional life and how I frame the work I do.

Last year, Wizards of the Coast announced that Asteria - the newly created Paladin who we discover was instrumental in the invention of the original Deck of Many Things - acts as narrator in the BoMT sourcebook and would be canonically autistic. They also announced that her creation was helmed by autistic game designer Makenzie De Armas to help ensure the representation would remain authentic and avoid making Asteria's autistic traits the target of derisive humor. While Dungeons & Dragons is not the first TTRPG to have an autistic character written from an autistic perspective, there is something truly meaningful to have the biggest name in roleplaying do something like this.

Most media representations of autism are awful. They often either relegate the autistic character to an ancillary role (often one of comedic relief) or depict them as a savant who's exceptional enough in a valued skill that others overlook the perceived deficits and weird behavior, all the while the autistic character aspires to be more like the non-autistic people. While Asteria is exceptional, as protagonists in any fantasy genre tend to be, she is also presented authentically, quirks and all, while refusing to be anything but herself. She sets out to change the world instead of changing for the world! That's a huge difference in the portrayal of autism in media.

Reading the flavor comments from Asteria quickly became my favorite part of the book. The notes are subtly autistic in a way that you might not notice if you're not; I saw my own experiences reflected in hers. This will make sense if you read Asteria's comments, but I couldn't help but laugh that a new set of my favorite earplugs coincidentally arrived on the same day as the BoMT.

There aren't a lot of examples in popular culture of a well-written, authentically portrayed autistic characters. Thank you for handling this character with such care and forethought, Makenzie and D&D!

Conclusion

If you're a big fan of the Deck of Many Things, and you can swing the $100 price tag, I think you're going to enjoy this D&D release enormously! The design is gorgeous, the writing is creative, and it gives you so many options as a DM! The BoMT might be my favorite 5e supplement, and it's definitely in my top 5!

#dungeons and dragons #dnd 5e #deck of many things #autism #ttrpg

[always-rolling-my-eyes]

I know Britney has officially announced again she is retired from music and that's fine & expected but I do see her releasing things now and again like she just released the 25 Year Anniversary Collection for BOMT

Agree. I don’t know what’s next for her or what she has planned but she’s definitely not going to just disappear. She’s going to do / release what she wants on her own terms and on her own schedule and I love that for her

#ask #anon #britney spears

[seancamerons]

i'm gonna come right out and say it: i loved chaotic. it was a real life real time glimpse into britney spears' life during 2004-05. it was i think on upn/presently cw and it chronicled her onyx hotel touring and a little bit after that, including the 'love' story between her and her second? husband Kevin federline and her pregnancy with sean preston. i believe it included the making of someday (i will understand). i believe the greatest hits/my prerogative coincided with this. i think i remember reading initially chaotic had a different tone in mind and was less about her romantic life, more about just generally her and her personal life. of course that remains intact, most people see it as embarrassing and stupid. (under a read more for the rest!)

i think i used to think that britney as a human at that time was going through a lot sure, the year before justin/britney's personal life was seen for the masses and he was in control of that narrative, she had just married her childhood friend jason alexander for 55 hours in las vegas that january, was promoting heavily at that for her studio album in the zone, and touring in europe for much of this documentary. she showed off the lovely room she had in a hotel, and sounded very humbled by the whole experience i recall her saying, "all this for one little person."

while self-aware, reflective and sometimes spiritual britney is a very complex individual. she surely shed the pop tart bubblegum image with the itz era and afterward. the direction i remember it giving/vibe was "britney let's loose from school girl days of bomt like its college!britney, bitch and of course what happens in college? having fun, friends, working probably, clubbing, meeting guys, parties, and doing that sort of thing." do i think it was appropriate for her age and for her sound? yes. was it mature risque and even a little naughty? you bet. did i eat that shit up, oh yes and i think even now in the zone will forever live in infamy. each track tells a story, paints a picture.

it's obvious she was heavily involved in its production, she even had favorite songs, contributed in the writing composition and credits in the liner notes, i also believe there was quite a bit of information she even helped direct or had a lot of input of what sorts of directions the videos such as "toxic" "me against the music" and "everytime" would look like. i remember seeing a short video between a segue as she performed everytime on this ABC special they did in fall of 2003, right around the time itz was released where she was playing a piano and playing the music for everytime.

for a long time it was rumored/speculated to be related as a rebuttal or even a response to justin timberlake's cry me a river which was released perhaps months before and word was getting out, her reputation was in a bad place and it was time for her to break out of the mold she was in musically and take it up a notch, push the envelope and do what she does best which is sing and perform being the entertainer but more 'her' way.

chaotic featured former alum to nsync/mmc castmate jc chazez who remained her friend at this time, her backup dancers and such, and felicia her longtime assistant and friend, who i once got to 'meet' in 2009 but that's another story.

(it was a brief hi, a smile she's just as sweet as i'd see her on tv, but i strongly think she knew i knew who she was haha without saying much and she was standing by a wall during the VIP backstage tour chatting with brett ('memba her?) I've seen britney in concerts almost 5 times, dwad in 2001, onyx in 2004, circus in 2009 and femme fatale in 2011 almost got to see a show back in 2017 i think maybe 2018 in my area when the tour came around for the last time but my BFF at the time took her stupid bf instead, unforgivable. our friendship has not been the same since. ugh.)

oh and my mom caught a glimpse of k-fed at the same concert backstage, weird and the boys sean preston and jayden were there seated around the stage with lynne, they were toddlers/little at the time. i saw them they were close to the center-right ring if i remember correctly from where i was standing. i did see her manager larry rudolph at femme fatale in a lobby i didn't get VIP that time, but i had pretty decent seats for it, but i didn't speak directly to him but i saw him in line getting a soda.)

all in all, i really enjoyed watching chaotic. best friend at the time and i bonded over britney's music, videos, crossroads, concert going experiences and such so oftentimes she comes to mind too. we used to love dressing up like in britney's style clothing/hair trends/make up and we would 'choreograph' dances to her music and we'd marathon things like that like she had chaotic on DVD so on rainy days and sleepovers we'd pop in the DVDs and watch 'em and be so interested.

a lot of people hate on it, britney herself is kind of embarrassed by it and i get that too, but a lot of it was a snapshot of what her life was like back then and how she was living, where she was and I'm sure if i watch it now, i'd laugh, cry and also be in awe like i was way back when.

a close second is for the record (2008-09) I'll talk about that another time someday. we also loved watching the HBO special from 2001, it holds a special place in my heart. total britney live, the MTV diaries, the interviews even the diane sawyer one like we had that shit down and tapes and tapes of trls, commercials, performances, tv, press things, documentaries i mean we were obsessed basically. a part of us still are. i have some things memorized, like most of crossroads i can at any given time recall some quote from the movie. i loved that britney did that stuff, even if it didn't 'work' out. I'm so proud of britney and so grateful to meet people through the britney fandoms, barmy, at concerts, and even online on fbs and tumblrs alike. for instance, @mollyhale and i have great conversations about britney spears and we have similar opinions and good thoughts regarding her and i love her so much. i cannot wait to read the memoir in full when it arrives this week. I'm also really excited to see crossroads in the movies with my bf and one of my best friends I've known a long time. britney has been a big part of my childhood, teen life, and overall existence.

i love her music, it makes me feel happy and good. i love finding a new obscure song by her, or fall in love with the songs that aren't so well known, or sing along when i hear her music on the radio, or come up on playlists. she is the top for me, and no one can speak ill of her i hate that i would go to literal 'war' so needless to say i have a lot to say about how she'd been wronged/underdog vibes and even by family/long-term boyfriends it sucked for us too the fans, because i know she didn't deserve that. i don't want to discuss the conservatorship time, but you can tell in femme fatale she was exhausted, and unhappy she didn't have the spark in her face or eyes, the songs were great and choreo but there wasn't that fire i love because she was tbh overmedicated. i hate infantilization and the narratives in regard to her mh. i do think that she has a lot trauma to work through from what I've seen in her posts, and her way of healing is speaking, and writing it out and I'm proud she's free to take those steps to reclaim herself and become independent and happy once again. it's gonna take time, nothing is overnight but she's doing fabulous. she's got an amazing legacy, so much talent, so much passion for her goals and endeavors, and she wants to burn that narrative too, she's spoken don't hat on several occasions at length on her Instagram posts as well as what I've seen in her book. she wants her fans to know who she is, where she stands because there's been a lot of buzzing over the years on that stuff and it's wonderful to feel validated and confirmed of a lot of things that weren't factually true.

i love the truth when it comes out. when i was little we'd play truth or dare, and i loved the truth but feared dare because i didn't want to be chicken but would much rather speak a truth even if it was personal, yes. truth > dare.

i'm not afraid of the truth. it will and has set her free. ✨💓

#britney spears #reality #2005 #mollyhale #i need more britney spears friends here #chaotic #2004 #00s #2000s #words #writing #kevin federline #life #music #prose #analysis

[likeafantasy]

#britney spears #britney #performance #grammys #bomt era #britneygifs