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the-littlest-lily · 5 months

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30 Days of G/t Self Care

I'm not fully sure where this idea came from, but here we go! I do enjoy a fun little daily challenge, and like most things my mind went to “but how can I make it G/t?” And here we are! Just in time for the new year, a 30 day self care challenge but… sizey. I wanted to make an actual calendar thing, just in time for the new year (though it can be started at any time, it's not specific to January). Check the days off, spread them out over a longer time, pick out just the ones that speak to you, whatever you want to do 😊 Here's the guide to go with it.

Day 1. Set aside a few minutes to take some deep breaths and focus on the present moment. To help ground yourself, perhaps wrap yourself in a blanket and imagine you are in a large, lovingly grasping hand, or hold a small item and imagine it's a tiny friend.

Day 2. Revisit some nostalgic G/t media. What first got you into this? Let yourself reminisce and remember why you love this in the first place.

Day 3. Make G/t art. It can be anything! Drawing, writing, crochet, pottery, you name it. No need to hold yourself to a certain standard or show anyone else, just take some time to be creative. Even if you don't deem yourself an artist, give it a shot and see if you enjoy it!

Day 4. Relax with a word search puzzle. I made a G/t themed one for you right here!

Day 5. Try out this journal prompt. If you could be tiny/big at will, what types of things would you do to relax? How might you extrapolate from this and apply it to your real life?

Day 6. Stretch your body today. What imaginary setting could you give yourself to make it G/t? Are you surrounded by gigantic furniture in your mind’s eye? Perhaps the yoga video on your phone helps you pretend you have a tiny instructor?

Day 7. Listen to some G/t music. This could be anything, from sizey music videos to songs with sizey lyrics to the Arietty soundtrack.

Day 8. Practice gratitude by listing out all the little things you're thankful for. (See what I did there?) Add some big things to the list for good measure.

Day 9. Practice stepping out of your comfort zone a little bit by talking about G/t, out loud if you’re able. Whether it's discussing with a friend (you brave soul), recording yourself on your phone (you can immediately delete it), or just mumbling to yourself in the shower. Maybe you’ll realize you want to make a G/t podcast and we all win!

Day 10. Here's a little creative prompt. Arrange everyday items to make a G/t scene (use toys, miniatures, or even fashion a tiny person out of paperclips or paper). Take a picture, share it if you like!

Day 11. Create a cozier space today to enjoy your G/t content. Grab some blankets, make yourself a snack or some tea, light some candles, whatever sounds nice to you. Sometimes it's making a mundane moment special!

Day 12. Make yourself something healthy to eat. While you prepare it, imagine how different the task might be to carry out if you were very big or very small. Maybe even have some fun making your snack in miniature too.

Day 13. Try out some affirmations today and see if you can make them both sizey and relevant to your life. Ideas of mantras could be “I am allowed to take up space,” “I choose to appreciate the little things today,” “I will achieve great things through small steps.”

Day 14. Go out into nature for some fresh air. Lean in close and pay attention to the small details, perhaps imagining a shrunken version of yourself or a small friend exploring.

Day 15. Challenge yourself to learn a new skill today to bring your Gt ideas to life. Maybe it's learning how to code, or making your own VR avatar, or learning a new art tool or technique. It's finally time to watch that tutorial you've been saving!

Day 16. Pull out your dream journal, or start up a new one! Maybe we’ll figure out the whole lucid dreaming thing and come close to experiencing Gt, wouldn't that be the dream~ If this doesn't resonate with you, maybe start a journal to jot down your Gt daydreams instead!

Day 17. Relax with a crossword puzzle. I made a G/t themed one for you right here!

Day 18. Try to cross a few to dos off your to do list someday. Make it more fun by adding in some joke tasks in there, like “leave out a snack for the fairies” or “prep for borrowing trip tonight” or “meet with giant friend for coffee.” Maybe even schedule some real life Gt tasks - such as “work on chapter 2 of (Gt story you're writing)” or “plan a VRC hangout”.

Day 19. It's time to dress the part! Is there any way you can dress up or accessorize yourself in a sizey way? Maybe you have an oversized hoodie, or a necklace of a tiny Eiffel tower, or an old shirt with Tinkerbell on it. Did you know you can actually buy Arietty’s giant hair clip thing? Or if this better scratches your creative itch, maybe your objective is to make tiny accessories for a toy or figurine.

Day 20. Take some time to rest. Just allow yourself to lay down in a quiet, cozy setting for at least a few minutes and have some dedicated G/t daydreaming.

Day 21. Try out a new exercise routine and use your G/t imaginings to make it more fun. Watching a new workout video? You’re a giant visiting the gym and that's your human instructor on the screen. Spontaneous dance session in your room? You're a fairy frolicking in a field of enormous wildflowers. Going for a swim? You're actually crossing a vast ocean, or maybe a small glass of water.

Day 22. Check out a new G/t story. Not a big reader normally? Just give it a shot!

Day 23. Give yourself a pamper night, whatever that means for you - face masks, cucumber water, a warm drink, candles, the works. Pamper night (face masks and stuff)

Day 24. Make or buy something for your G/t interests (miniatures or toys, “max”iature like a giant flower pillow, fairy-themed stationary, make a giant paper mache strawberry, etc)

Day 25. Relax with a coloring page. You can use any of your favorite artist’s lineart (just make sure to get permission and/or proper attribution if you want to post it). Here's an example option from me.

Day 26. Make a list of all the things you love about G/t. It's always nice to remember the various ways this interest might benefit our lives.

Day 27. Motivate yourself to try out a new hobby by making it G/t. Take that pottery class you've been meaning to take and make a giant acorn-shaped mug. Get into cosplay so you can dress up as a borrower. Dabble with watercolors and you may end up becoming a G/t artist. Study a new language and enjoy new sizey media you couldn't understand before. Whatever speaks to you!

Day 28. Do a favor for your future self and make a self care kit for when you're having a hard time. This could include a journal or affirmation cards, or perhaps some grounding items like fidget toys, stress balls and mints. Add a little something G/t in there too. Perhaps some kind of miniature with an interesting texture, or a fidget toy in the shape of a person, or a stuffed animal of a giant ladybug to hug.

Day 29. An act of kindness can do wonders for our mental health. Send someone in the G/t community a kind comment today, whether it's a long-time friend, someone you just met in a Discord group, or a comment to your favorite G/t artist.

Day 30. Reflect on all the activities you’ve tried during this self care challenge and journal about it. What have you learned about yourself? What might you incorporate more into your self care routines going forward? Pat yourself on the back for investing some time and attention into yourself - you deserve it!

#g/t #giant tiny #giant/tiny #gianttiny #sfwgt #gtselfcare #30 day challenge #30 days of gt

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breezytrait · 2 years

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★ lucid dream, a cas reshade preset (4.9.1)

I was just messing around with reshade the other day and accidentally came up with this pretty preset to make colors pop in cas! I think it’s really pretty *u*

install:

since there’s a million tutorials for installing reshade, i didn’t include a tutorial, but here are the following shaders you need:

standard + legacy + quint + sweetfx + pd80 (prod80) + pictureamoebae’s multiluts (included in download) + pirate_curve (included in download)

note:

for darker skin tones, the colorfulness slider can add a lot of red. if you don’t want this I suggest turning the slider down a little bit or messing with the lightroom shader to desaturate reds :)

download here: (link) sfs, no ads, free! please don’t claim as your own or put behind paywalls

happy simming! <3

before/after images under the cut -

btw you can use this preset for gameplay with some tweaking! it makes the game very colorful :)

#simblr #ts4 #the sims 4 #sims reshade #sims reshade preset #ts4 reshade #ts4 download #reshade preset #download #mine #sims 4 simblr #sims 4 download #sims 4

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friend-crow · 2 years

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Paper Bead Magic

So a week or so ago I got the idea of making paper beads and hiding sigils inside them. I figured I could combine sigil and knot magic to accomplish various things.

Listen, I'm not a photographer, and I'm using a free phone that came with a prepaid plan, which really doesn't help.

It's easy enough to find tutorials online for paper beads, so I'm not going to make one, though I will put some tips I figured out under the cut at the end. I thought I'd mostly talk a bit about how you might use them.

This craft was largely inspired by the various uses of the many different types of prayer beads (I believe this is the umbrella term, but correct me if I'm wrong), but there are plenty of other things you could do with them.

Make them with sigils that correspond to your purpose and string them together with related knot spells, then:

hang the beads around your door(s), or wear them for protection

incorporate them into a pre-bed meditative ritual, then hang them over your bed before you go to sleep to help with lucid dreaming, remembering dreams, spirit communication, etc.

use them for trance work (repetition can be a great way to achieve a trance state)

make devotional jewelry for whatever deities you work with

use them like worry beads, for relaxation or to ease the urge to do addictive behaviors

Things I learned through trial and error:

To get nice round beads I found that I needed pretty thick paper (I ended up painting bristol board with watercolors and metallic paint)

If you do use something as thick as bristol board, you will end up with white edges showing (assuming the paper is white), so consider painting them if that bothers you

Tutorials I read suggested sealing them with mod podge or similar glue. I ended up using glazing medium for extra shine, and because I already had some

This took much, MUCH longer than estimated in the tutorials -- be patient!

#paper beads #sigil magic #knot magic #witch crafts #witchblr #devotional jewelry

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cosmicdream222 · 3 months

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Do you think getting a lucid dream is easy? And I fi wanted one tonight how would I do it?

It highly depends on the person. Some people get them naturally, for some it’s a struggle. Everyone recommends dream journaling and reality checks, that’s nothing new. I’ve been trying different methods and have Oura Ring sleep data to back up my experiments lol so here are some of my personal tips to be more successful with lucid dreams:

Make sure you’re not sleep deprived. When you’re exhausted, your body spends more time in deep sleep, and less in REM. If your sleep cycle is messed up in general, work on fixing that before trying lucid dreaming methods, which can often be disruptive to your sleep.

Your body naturally spends the most time restoring itself in deep sleep early in the night. REM sleep occurs most often in the early morning after you’ve had enough deep sleep. Dreams happen during REM sleep, so you’re more likely to have lucid dreams in the early morning.

Take your vitamins! If you have trouble remembering your dreams, you might need more B vitamins and zinc.

Read about lucid dreaming, think about lucid dreaming before bed, set the intention to be aware and in control of your dreams, listen to subliminals or affirmations about lucid dreaming. Saturate your mind, especially before sleep, and it’s more likely to happen.

There are many methods out there, these are the ones I personally have tried:

The Phase Method, all you need to know

WILD involves staring at the hypnogogic imagery behind your eyes as you’re falling asleep. If you remain aware and in control, you can turn the imagery into a dream and then control your dream from this awake state. I really want this one to work but I usually fall asleep too quickly, but it worked once. There’s an in-depth video tutorial about WILD for beginners here.

FILD is simply moving your fingers like you’re tapping a keyboard as you’re falling asleep, which can pull you into a lucid dream. I find it hard to move at all when I’m so sleepy, but one of my anons had success with it recently.

SSILD is paying focused attention to three of your senses in a cycle: looking at the imagery behind your closed eyes, then listening to any sounds, then feeling your body overall. It’s done in cycles of a few seconds at a time. You don’t have to remain still or any other limitations, you just do as many cycles as you want before you fall asleep. This has been the most successful for me since it’s pretty laid back and has worked for me several times, even when done sloppily. Here’s an in depth guide.

This is my Oura Ring sleep data from a night I had a successful lucid dream. I went to bed early (for me lol), so I had enough deep sleep early in the night. I woke up naturally around 5am, got up for a bit, went back to bed with the intention of having a lucid dream, loosely did SSILD, and then successfully became lucid after falling back asleep.

#lucid dreaming #lucid dreams

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capucapo · 8 months

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( chatlog from my discord RP with @nameless-brand , based on the alternate version of the Legendary Heroes VR game created by the Kaiba Corporation in Sato, Lev, and Chi's current universe. a few sections have been moved around slightly just to make things flow a little better part 1 )

Legendary Heroes: the Tutorial (part 2)

Once the helmet was put on, the next blink would bring Mokuba into the Avatar space, a deep blue infinite expanse spackled with hovering pale yellow strings of data. There's a sensation of feeling as though one were in a lucid dream - that at any moment, one could simply wake up in the real world if one chose to.

The ALTIMIT OS would slowly come into view as pale orange windows orbiting around Mokuba. The same sidebar would come into view, except instead of "The World" icon, it is now "Legendary Heroes" instead. An attempt to move around and poke around with the buttons would feel somewhat off like one's finger not quite touching where it was supposed to - as if one's limb were shorter than it was supposed to be.

That feeling of discoordination applies for any sort of motion including walking around or just simply moving in place.

Still, the senses being conveyed through the system seem to work fine, including the sensation of touch - touching one of the floating windows felt like touching one of the Duel Disk holograms.

[ Cannot connect to KC-ALTIMIT Server. Using default native assistant: Morganna. ]

[ The default assistant has been chosen. You may switch to the other two at any time. ]

A feminine voice rings out through the Avatar Space.

>> Welcome to the ALTIMIT's Avatar space. I am the assistant Morganna. Please note that my capabilities are limited without an internet connection, but I will try to answer any questions that you may have.

>> Your brainwave signature has been registered. You may use this to log in to ALTIMIT OS next time.

>> Welcome to the Avatar Space. As a first-time user, we will now synchronize your mind with your avatar body. A tingling sensation during this phase is perfectly normal. Are you ready?

It definitely takes Mokuba a few seconds to get his barings as he enters this new VR World. He blinks as he looks around himself, taking in the blue void. Stretches a hand out in front of himself to flex his fingers as the OS comes into focus around him.

It isn't as sophisticated as Noa's Virtual World, where everything felt almost painfully real. No, there's an obvious disconnect, some lucid feeling he recognized vaguely from his brother's own Legendary Heroes.

He takes a few steps, noticing the slight discoordination, and can't help but scoff to himself. Of course Gouzaburo's version would be inferior.

The voice catches his attention, and he can't help but admit he's relieved to not recognize it. He won't even ask about the other two options. Unfortunate that the system's functions are limited without an internet connection, but he'd kind of counted on that one.

He takes a deep, virtual breath.

"yeah, uh. I'm ready," he lies.

The System grossly understated the tingling sensation; it was more like accidentally getting zapped by static but all over. Just as quickly as the sensation arrives, it goes away. The following messages pop up during the brief message.

[[ Nerve Impulse Calculation... complete ]]

[[ Body-Limb Length Calculations...complete. ]]

[[ Sensory Linkage...calculating...complete. ]]

[[ Warning: **Subject has High Synchronization.** ]]

[[ Biofeedback Limiters engaged. You may change this in the Settings. ]]

[[ Calibrating... ]]

The surroundings become vivid as though a picture is now in focus. The colors seem brighter, the world sharper. Even the fake breaths Mokuba took now would feel like there's actual substance to it. Furthermore, that feeling of discoordination would vanish completely, leaving behind an avatar body that moves and acts just as well as the real thing.

The lucid dream feeling however becomes more definite as if the System is deliberately emphasizing the boundary between the Virtual and the Real.

>> "You are now Synchronized. Please note that Synchronization data will be... "

The virtual assistant quickly says many words but ultimately most of it is just legalese that KaibaCorp will be using the Synchronization data purely for making better calibration in the future.

>> "You have completed the Calibration process. Please test your movement to see if everything is working properly."

>> "If you have any questions, feel free to ask."

While Mokuba had braced himself for the "tingle," the reality of the feeling makes him gasp. But luckily, the sensation doesn't last long, the pain quickly dissipating. Still, it doesn't do much to calm his nerves.

Biofeedback Limiters? That may be something to look into. He makes a mental note.

But as the system calibrates, he has to begrudgingly take back his previous skepticism. He moves his fingers again, takes a few steps around, and notices this time there's no discoordination. Still, the lucid feeling hangs as a reminder this isn't reality.

Good.

"thanks uhh... morganna? real quick. how do I like, leave here? just kinda want to... know all my options there."

The system does not comment as Mokuba experiments with his movement, though the vague white noise - a sensation more felt than heard really - persists, marking its presence.

It does not respond immediately, taking a second as if processing. When it does respond, it does so from a translucent window opening in front of Mokuba and speaking through there.

"To disconnect from the Avatar Space, all you need to do is to Wake Up."

"If you are finding it difficult to do so, you can also select Log Out from the Menu, accessed by thinking about it."

Mokuba mmms quietly to himself. That sounds straightforward enough, but there's still the lingering fear of being trapped by this mysterious program.

He's not quite ready to leave yet, he's just begun his exploration after all. But he does think about the Menu, wondering what other options he may find as well.

The Menu opens as a floating translucent screen in front of Mokuba:

>> Legendary Heroes

>> Mailer

>> Accessories

>> Audio

>> Data

>> Settings

>> Log Out

The floating, visible menu is a nice touch and, admittedly, does help to calm Mokuba's nerves slightly. Seeing the very clear option to Log Out displayed gives him hope. Maybe this is just a normal Virtual Reality game after all.

He'll reach out to press the Setting option next.

The Settings reveals a variety of options:

>> Audio

>> Accessibility Options

>> Biofeedback

>> Quality of Life

>> Alarms

>> Connectivity

>> Recalibrate

Oh interesting! The first two seem pretty straightforward, so Mokuba will pick Biofeedback first

The Biofeedback Option reveals the following:

>> Pain Dampening

>> Sensory Link

>> Immersion

>> Time Perception

Oh. As he looks over those options, suddenly he feels nervous. Maybe it isn't such a good idea to mess with these settings yet after all.

Though...

He does select the last one, Time Perception. Mostly out of curiosity for the default.

The Time Perception setting opens up to a slider that is grayed out.

Time Perception: 100% of normal.

The bars appear to only go to -50% and +50% max of normal.

>> Note that Time Perception is the ratio between Virtual Time and Real Time. To adjust what is known as Bullet-Time settings, please refer to Sensory Link.

>> Note that this setting is only available while connected to the KCAltimit servers.

Very good to know, at least he won't accidentally spend days in here. He won't try to mess with the inaccessible settings, returning to the main menu. Part of him wants to take this exploration slowly, to check out each and every setting before jumping into anything.

Another part is already growing bored, itching to get to the game already. He chews at his lip as he decides what to do next, before finally...

"fuck it," he sighs and presses Legendary Heroes.

Upon pressing the Legendary Heroes button, the entire Avatar Space seems to fade seamlessly into darkness. From underneath Mokuba's feet, a large city shrouded by the night comes into view. What was immediately noticeable was the tall stone wall that surrounded it and the completely leveled area that separated it from the broken suburbia.

The leveled area's purpose quickly becomes obvious as mutated creatures approaching from the outside charge and rush on over, vaguely resembling the animals that used to be: rats, raccoons, birds, etc. Many of them even spouted flames and ice as they tried to attack the wall.

Retaliation from the city is almost immediate. Gunfire flashes from the tall wall along with an assortment of elemental projectiles that detonate explosively on the battlefield. The battle continues on for several seconds before everything fades gently into black.

A window slowly appears before Mokuba.

[ Welcome to Legendary Heroes, the world's first Full Immersion Survival and Conquest MMORPG. ]

[ Please note that there will be limited functionality without an online connection. ]

[ You may still create a character that can be loaded into the server and go through the tutorial that will teach you how to play. Please note that you may only have one character active at any one time. ]

An image of Mokuba could be seen before him in military garb: flaks, bandolier, and all. There are character sliders that modify the person's facial and body traits along with an assortment of eye and hair color options.

What was noticeable was that one could only change height 90-110% with the reasoning that it may mess with synchronization. It specifically states that height changes are not recommended, and the character cannot be changed after login.

It also states that a username cannot be chosen until he connects.

Mokuba's heart skips a beat as the scene changes. There's still that lingering fear of being trapped, but he takes a deep (virtual) breath as the city appears. He watches the scene play out before him, the creatures gunned down.

Yeah. This is a little different from the Legendary Heroes game his brother had made.

He quickly reads through the window that appears. He might have to connect to the internet eventually, but for now the limited gameplay is fine.

But he frowns as he faces himself as the character creation begins. The drab uniform and martial accessories look out of place on him, and an uncomfortable feeling settles in the pit of his stomach.

"there better be other outfits," he gumbles to himself as he selects a brighter purple for his eyes and begins flipping through some of the hairstyles. "is there like, a girl option? for clothes?? is it cuter???"

Morganna's voice pops in briefly upon Mokuba's complaints about the unsuited clothes.

"Military garb is the default for starting characters as this style is the most popular among beta-testers. Civilian clothing is available under the databases, though most do not provide stat bonuses like the military garb does."

Additional clothing is made available, though they are clearly more region-specific. A variety of kimono, yukata, and furisodes are provided, though there's only a single western dress in the whole collection. There's also two skirts, red and gray, out of the whole collection. The hair changes are quickly implemented as visual changes to the hair itself, lengthening and shortening as Mokuba sees fit. Same goes with the eye color. Several notifications pop up after Morganna spoke about the clothing.

< A connection to the Server has been detected. Would you like to create an account name now? >

< A connection to the Server has been detected. Would you like to choose a Class now? >

< Do you have a preference for supernatural abilities, firearms, or melee? >

"well that's DUMB, people shouldn't have to dress ugly just to be competitive," he continues to complain. Though, as the extra options become available to him, he can't help but be a little pleasantly surprised. Not by the options themselves, the limited wardrobe causes him to make an exaggerated gagging sound. But that Gouzaburo hadn't blocked the ability to dress against one's sex. For a moment, he wonders if he could change that setting too, but it's more of a passing curiosity that he quickly moves on from.

He'll select the red skirt, rolling the waist band until satisfied with the length-- or lack thereof. Then, a white, short-sleeve button up shirt. Topped off with a male furisode, worn open over the bandolier. Puts his hair up into a high ponytail, and finally nods to himself.

"that's fine for now.... but there better be unlockables or something--" he continues to gripe, only to be cut off by the new pop-ups.

And once again, his anxiety spikes.

He swallows thickly. A connection to the server shouldn't be possible. The laptop he's installed the OS on wasn't connected to the internet. Shouldn't have been able to connect itself without manually inputting the security key.

He hesitates for a moment, before continuing.

>> Yes.

>> Supernatural Abilities

"I do not have an opinion on that,"

Morganna says generically as it observes Mokuba and his new look. It then adds in

"There are no unlockables. You are able to scavenge clothes from the department stores that still remain in parts of the fallen cities. It is expected that there will be clothing designers in the future as the game progresses."

"Your heart rate has spiked. Is there something wrong? Please note that if you wish to disable biometric alerts, you may disable them in the Alarms section."

< Choose a username. Please note a unique number identifier may be addended at the end as a hashtag that will only be visible to those looking at your dossier. You may not use forbidden keywords such as Admin, KaibaCorp, ALTIMIT, or Moderator. >

It's a bit disappointing to hear there's no unlockables, but at least there may be other options later on in some form or another. For now, he's satisfied enough with his appearance.

"uhhh no. no it's fine, I just didn't expect to go online, uh...." he hesitates. "..is my username gonna be what people call me, or do I get a separate nickname too?" he changes the subject.

"Connectivity issues are usually a host-side issue. Please run diagnostics on your hardware or contact your ISP to solve the issues,"

said Morganna unhelpfully.

"Your username will be what people will primarily call you, though if you achieve a high enough level of fame or infamy, you will be able to gain a unique Title / Moniker for yourself. I hope this answers your question."

"gee, thanks," Mokuba huffs sarcastically with a roll of his now brighter amethyst eyes. He wonders for a second, if this game is going to give him an indetifier anyway, can he just use his name?

He'll try that first and input simply, "Mokuba". In romaji, however, not the kanji he uses officially.

< Welcome to Legendary Heroes, Mokuba. On behalf of KaibaCorp and ALTIMIT, we hope you enjoy the VR experience. >

The name is seemingly accepted without any other changes.

He is pleasantly surprised that worked! Good. His usual screen names are fine and good, but he'd rather just be known as himself.

< The following Starting supernatural abilities are as follows: You may choose two. >

< Fire Arrow >

< Wind Blade >

< Summon Golem >

< Ice Shard >

< Enhanced Strength >

< Juggernaut >

< Healing >

< Specializing in Supernatural Abilities means you will be reliant on gathering Crystals from Monsters for both improving your abilities and to keep your Psyche up. You receive growth bonuses to Psyche, Intelligence, and Wisdom and penalized in Strength, Dexterity, Health, and Stamina. (Unless you've chosen the respective starting supernatural abilities for those penalties). >

Hearing the penalties almost makes him reconsider his choice, but the alternatives feel like a weight in his chest. Sure, he usually likes shooting games. But those games aren't usually directly glorifying his warmongering adoptive father. He chooses Summon Golem and Fire Arrow.

< You have acquired Summon Golem. >

< You have acquired Fire Arrow. >

Hopefully, the ability to summon a powerful golem will make up for his loss in Strength.

< You may wield your abilities by utilizing a hand gesture or thought to trigger them. Note that a thought-triggered ability will have all stats halved.

A video displays Fire Arrow: The hand opens up with all fingers out, followed by a twist of the wrist, and two fingers pointing upwards. The Fire Arrow blooms from the tip of the fingers, which can be thrown at the target.

A video displays Summon Golem: The hand is clenched in a tight fist, followed by slamming one's open palm into the ground. Contrary to Mokuba's expectation, the Golem that appears is not particularly mighty-looking. It is probably half of Mokuba's height and is completely featureless aside from looking humanoid. It appears to attract attention mostly as a decoy rather than being a mighty tank.

He makes a note of that tip. Then, he mimics the motions shown by the video displayed to him, several times each. Nods definitively to himself. That's easy enough.

The Golem however is...... Disappointing. He frowns as the small figure appears. He'd been hoping for something more like the Minecraft mob, at least... But his decision is already made.

Immediately, a table full of firearms and melee weapons slides in from out of nowhere, hovering beneath Mokuba's hands. They all seem rather generic, not tied to a specific brand of weapon. A shotgun, a pistol, a rifle, a submachine gun, etc. The melee weapons on the other hand range from a baseball bat, a katana, a knife, a sledgehammer, a crowbar - and then some exotic ones like nun-chucks, a morningstar, and a guandao.

< Please note that the heavier the weapon, the greater the penalty to your movement. >

< Weapon stats are available for each specific weapon and can be analyzed with the < Observe > ability. >

As the weapons appear, the reluctancy of his Class choice fades further. So he can still use these too! Excellent.

He knows the larger guns probably won't suit him. And that's fine. He'll Observe the Pistol first.

< Pistol :: Damage 3, Fire Rate: 2, Accuracy: High, Recoil: Low, Ammo: 13.

The ASATI Pistol is the standard sidearm of the New World. Made from the few industrial factories that still remain, the pistol boasts high durability and does not malfunction even after being submerged in water, covered in sand, or smashed by a sledgehammer. Its durability however is offset by its reduced stats aside from its accuracy. >

That's alright with him. He figures that his limited strength will likely interfere with the other firearms, but he'll Observe them anyway just to be sure.

The other weapons display a similar flavor text, mentioning where they came from and their high durability and their poorer performance compared to other non-ASATI weapons. The main weapons that Mokuba cannot use are the rocket launchers and large machine guns, which are solely reserved for military specialists.

< Shotgun: Damage 2 (x 5), Fire Rate: 2, Accuracy: Low, Recoil: High, Ammo: 1 >

< Hunting Rifle: Damage 6, Fire Rate 1, Accuracy: High, Recoil: High, Ammo: 7 >

< Submachine Gun: Damage 3, Fire Rate:5, Accuracy: Low, Recoil: High, Ammo: 20 >

< Revolver: Damage 6, Fire Rate: 2, Fire Rate: 2, Accuracy: High, Recoil: High, Ammo: 6 >

< The Hunting Rifle applies penalties to movement when carried as you do not have the Strength stat to effortlessly support it. >

< All ranged weapons come with three ammo reloads. Please remember that ammo and food counts against your weight limit. >

The small golem doesn't seem to react to Mokuba's frown. Instead, it simply stands there as if waiting for a command.

Mokuba mmms to himself as he looks over the options, finally deciding to go with his first choice after all. Then moves to Observe the melee weapons next.

Though, that last tip makes him groan. "what kind of asshole devs came up with that genius idea? weight limits are dumb enough already."

Gives a glance to the little golem and, "uhhh.... do I like... dismiss you or something? are you just like... here now??"

Unfortunately, said assholes Devs have also implemented another bad idea, reflected by the new omnipresent stat seen on the melee weapons.

< Dagger: Damage 3, Bonuses to Sneak/Surprise, Durability 60/60 >

< Katana: Damage 7, Durability 100/100 >

< Sledgehammer: Damage 13, only at the Hammer's Head. Penalties to movement. Durability 60/60 >

< Guandao: Damage 10. Can only be wielded by Melee Specialist. Durability 100/100>

< Crowbar: Damage 4, Can efficently pry open doors with minimal durability loss, Durability 70/70 >

< Bat (Wooden): Damage 3, Durability 50/50>

< Note that all guns have Durability 100/100. As Durability goes down through usage, it loses 20% * Percentage of Durability Loss. If Durability reaches zero, the weapon becomes unusuable and/or destroyed. Weapon maintenance can restore Durability at the expense of Maximum Durability. >

The little golem gives a simple shrug, not quite sure either.

Oh yeah, Mokuba's going to groan audibly at that. So far, his opinions of this game aren't great-- though admittedly, he does have his bias.

He takes a few moments to consider his options, as well as their bonuses. The crowbar's utility makes it an attractive choice. On the other hand, he can't help but think the katana would really complete his outfit. And he isn't sure how seriously he wants to take this game, either....

He looks to the golem. "what do you think, lil guy? katana or crowbar?"

When prompted, the small golem adopts a thinking pose briefly before pointing at the Katana. Whatever its logic for choosing the weapon is anyone's guess though. It gives a shrug as if to indicate the choice is still its summoner's.

Mokuba nods in agreement. "yeah, that's what I was thinking. the crowbar's kinda ugly," he says as he chooses the blade.

The small golem mimics Mokuba by simply nodding in agreement.

"You have completed Character Creation. Are you sure you wish to keep your selection? Remember that this cannot be changed once you confirm."

For a second, Mokuba's gaze lingers on the little golem. Yeah, he's cute. But if he only gets two spells, maybe he should he consider something a little more..... useful? He sucks in a sharp breath between his teeth.

"....yeah. yeah, I'm good."

< Your destination will be Neo Toky-. >.

A brief burst of visual static suddenly fills the Avatar Space, followed by a strange tone, before it calms down once again.

< Neo Tokyo is currently saturated with newcomers. >

< Your new destination will be Outskirts: Lake Alba. >

< Welcome to Legendary Heroes. >

#ooc #ic action #not visible ic #Legendary Heroes #rp #drabbles #this one's a little longer but it's character creation time babey !!!#nameless brand

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loiswasadevil · 5 months

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"Reality shifting" it's lucid dreaming. You aren't visiting another universe, you're taking a nap and going off the shits insane about it.

It's not lucid dreaming. I had a lucid dream last week Where i was actually in Family Guy and it was completely different from when i shift. It has that dream feeling, I can't think at all except for in the present, My body feels heavy and like i have to pull myself and When i talk to my Family they are robotic It isn't shifting, it isn't shifting. I have also experienced a lucid dream in which my Skin, Yellow like marge, I was reaching my hand into a liquid mirror and pulling Pulling on a lever that never gave in. Shifting is SPECIFICALLY NOT SLEEPING, if you are sleeping you are SHIFTING WRONG. Sorry that you don't know how to shift correctly Try a tutorial Or find your own way but don't unleash hate on me Just to be my catalyst.

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bassia-bassensis · 2 years

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Fellow maladaptive daydreamers, what's your stance on reality shifting (I am not referring to lucid dreaming) , I am pretty sure this trend is long dead but thinking about it now and how people were legit posting tutorials about it, how no one really warned about madd or the difference between daydreaming being a healthy coping mechanism and being an addiction, I don't know it feels dangerous in a way? Or I kinda felt like a people were trying to romantiaze madd.

I don't know I am interested into seeing others opinion on it.

#madd

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lukas-crowsong · 2 years

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so i had an sso dream.

i want to preface this by saying that i'm a natural lucid dreamer (no ritual, no sleep paralysis, it's the way i've dreamt since i was born). i dream almost exclusively in third person, and i always know when i'm dreaming.

this dream was in first person: me at my laptop playing sso. i could feel myself and my actions the way i would irl. i could even see my reflection. very strange and new sensations considering that i've dreamt first person maybe once before a long time ago. is this why so many people fail to realise they're dreaming? if not for the absurdity of this dream i would've struggled to realise, and even then it took picking up my phone to take a picture only for it to respond with a blank, uncracked screen for me to affirm this was a dream. the game had no special effects or misty skies or race checkpoints or npcs to indicate this was part of some special event -- i was simply riding through the changing landscape of a part of jorvik i'd never seen before

tw mention of spiders!

it opened on (i believe) my new account alexis galloping along a dirt path on a horse from my main account lily (alexis only has two horses and it wasnt either of them, but i dont know which as i was too preoccupied) (in hindsight it mightve been my bay andalusian?). my surroundings were mountainous: through gaps in rocks i could see a mountain range below, so i must've been high up, but not at the peak for the easy slope of the land. it was similar to riding through the red string trail, but without grass, with dead weeds, and with fossilised structures of giant spiders. some half-submurged in soil but clearly huge arachnid bodies, other legs so disfigured and discoloured they could've been gnarled trees. this area was devoid of life but clearly had once harboured it. i didn't pause, eager to leave the ominous atmosphere, following the dirt path.

this dirt path eventually led away from there (i dont know how, my brain didn't fill that in) to much greener pastures -- literally. the path connected to a cobbled road much like the main roads through jorvik. it looked much more like jorvik as well. a sign similar to those of sso shops or irl pubs depicted a simple image of oats, sso style. when i passed the sign, one item of oats entered my inventory as would a quest reward. i have no idea why. i stopped at the road to take in my surroundings. the road came from the north to where i stood then meandered to the west. the rest of the road seemed lacking anything but green grass as far as the eye could see, so this location was the focus. there was a little thatched cottage at my side of the bend of the road with a care station frame attached to the side, typical props of buckets and tools and such lying around. on the other side of the road a perfectly normal oak tree stood on a small mound of dirt. along the western road on the same side as the tree was a group of four jorvik wild horses of different coat colours (im not sure that all of them are present in game but i havent looked at jwh for sale in a while). they were lined up in a row as if for sale, slightly at an angle southwest-facing from the road, but had no indicator as to their purpose. i trotted around them then decided to click on one. its coat puffed up (comparisons i would make would be a fluffy pufferfish, that post about a jwh getting a blowdry, or a fluffy pombom ball). at the same time, a tutorial-type box of text popped up and instructed me to click on each jwh to fluff up their coats, then i had to dismount and click them again to have my character hug them before time ran out. a strange quest, but not one i was going to refuse. hug fluffy jwh? yes please!

it was here that i tried taking a picture on my phone (so that i could post about it/show ssoblr this new quest lmao) only for it not to turn on and apparently be uncracked, which confirmed my suspicions that i was dreaming. also i believe the quest title to have been something to do with lisa peterson being warm and cuddly? four words, i think. with how much i adore her that makes sense

with nothing else to do here, i rode northwards down the road

this final part of the dream made the most sense of this unseen jorvik. my brain didn't bother to fill in changing scenery here either, so i next found myself in a magical forest at the threshold of a village. it was signposted as (my memory fails me) something along the lines of 'jorvik lost vala'. i was standing at the signpost just before a wooden bridge which led over a narrow purple river. not a sickly, threatening kind of purple -- rather one that simply seemed to fit with the theme/colour palette of the village. it glowed faintly. the village itself was much like valedale in design. individual small thatched stone cottages lined a dirt pathway deeper into the forest. on my side of the bridge, there were two cottages either side of the path, more over the bridge and out of sight. each window emanated purple light, but again it was not obviously malicious -- more like ambient lighting, i suppose. moss and other plants and fungi grew around the houses. to sum up the environment, i would say 'magical mushrooms'. the trees were draped in hanging curtains of moss instead of leaves. it was nighttime now, so anything that could glow was glowing. while the trees obscured the surrounding forest in darkness, the village did not feel like a safe haven. it was simply a location within the forest. from what i could see, any residents were not out of their houses. magic hung in the air like potion fumes. the dream ended before i could ride across the bridge

and that was my strange, slightly unnerving but also enjoyable sso dream! did not happen the way i expected an sso dream to manifest, but brains are weird :)

i, for one, would love to see this lost vala village in sso ;>

#ssoblr #star stable #star stable online #sso #sso dreams #sso dream #sso spoilers #sso vala #lucid dreaming #tw spiders #my dreams #ooc mateo speaking

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