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troublcmakcrs · 3 days
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{ ⊾ } —- favorite rp memory? / { ⋎ } —- favorite thing about the rp community? ( forces you to be nice because its funny ) / { ⊿ } this was talk about your favorite character but amma add spice : talk about your favorite sim character <3
wahhh, i had to leave the mysims rpc after a huge stupid drama blew it up (part of my decision to leave was due to me being busy with school anyway, plus it was just boring to continue in that fandom when half of my rp partners (2 people) suddenly blocked me) but my time in that fandom will always hold a very special place in my heart. it was the first tumblr rpc that i really got into, and it was back in the days of people actually interacting and sending out random asks and tagging their mutuals in random starters. even with only 5 people, a pet rock, and a shoelace in the fandom, the dash felt so vibrant and alive.
i had one ship that i really loved, travis & crystal, wherein i wrote crystal and my friend (at the time) joey wrote travis. they were high school sweethearts, the dumb blond jock boy & the bitchy sassy goth girl riddled with teen angst. and they were sooo cute 💕 i struggle to listen to songs about summer love without going back to them
i do wanna bring my mysims muses back someday, but i'm worried i'll never be able to recapture the magic that was The Thems, i'm sooo :(
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fuck you
my favorite thing about the rpc community is... honestly... just existing as a community. i love seeing everybody's writing and posts on my dash and being able to get inspired by those! while i write entirely for myself (and you should, too!) i find that my writing is better when i'm faced with other writing. there's just something about getting a really good reply from your partner, like when eli hit me with the line "an ouroboros of narcissism" or something like that, that gets me.
you know when you read something so good that your fingers get twitchy and you feel compelled to put them on the keys yourself? i live for that feeling, and it's something i don't get as easily in the fanfiction community. but in the rpc, that feedback loop is pretty much constant
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AGH... how could you make me pick a favorite sim?? :( all of the residents of sunset valley (not you, thornton wolff) have me in a fucking vice. (i'm jk, even thornton gets me, but goddamn he is terrible, but that's what's fun about him. pretty much every time i play with thornton, i make him the biggest bitch imaginable)
but ig... my favorite sim out of all of them is probably mortimer goth. he's definitely gotten the most playtime out of all of the sunset valley townies. i love going against established canon and making him marry the ghost, lolita goth, in his backyard instead of bella bachelor like he's ~supposed~ to or whatever. sb pointed out that that was very twilight-ish, and i'm like. fuck it, idc, maybe twilight has a point. it is kinda freaky, but i think it's cute. weird but cute. let me live, goddamn!!
a very close second is agnes crumplebottom, mortimer's aunt. without player intervention, she will pretty much always die loveless and alone, despite having the "hopeless romantic" trait, and that breaks my heart :( so i intervene as often as i can bc i can't stand to see her die lonely :((
she's a recurring character from... i believe the very first sims game, although she didn't come in until one of the expansion packs. and she made her debut as a crotchety old woman who beat happy lovers who committed pda in front of her with her purse, which ok.......... queen...
but also with sims 3 giving us the backstory that her fiance died right before their HONEYMOON and the implication that she's only bitter about happy couples bc she feels she lost her chance at love... she got me like :(((
(also i just looked it up and i was right. agnes was first introduced in the expansion pack for the sims, "hot date." mortimer has also been in all 4 sims games released so far, in the very base versions of all.)
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a-little-lostecho · 2 years
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Okay so if you had to assign a pokemon for the twisted wonderland characters which one would it be? I would definitely give Jade any of the mushroom pokemon.
a singular mon? damn making my life hard (lh nm) thankfully i already have set teams for most of the characters and done (a little too much) research on which pokemon i think would go best w them so without further ado,,,, (also this will be minor spoilers for their future team comps when i finally get to writing so if anyones waiting for that to come out for the surprise then maybe don’t read) apologies in advance, this is gonna be a long one
Ace, zorua! i believe him and zorua would make a good pair, the illusion ability would be a nasty thing to go against but ace would definitely make the most of it
Deuce, lucario/riolu. this pair i believe goes together especially well because of how in the games/shows lucario characters are typically these noble protector pokemon. having a lucario around i think would mesh well with deuce’s personality while also fitting well with his habit of jumping into fights (whether it be joining said fights or preventing them)
Riddle, hard to pick one for him but hmmm i think i’ll go with rapidash! member of the equestrian club, after all, and fire types suit him for reasons i don’t think i have to explain lol
Cater, another hard one but… i think either cinccino or panpour for no particular reason other than vibes
Trey, there r so many i picked for his team that i really like but,,, mmmmm i think i’ll pick slurpuff for him? trey’s team comp represents him more as a whole that one pokemon does so it’s hard to pick but i’ll keep my final answer as slurpuff <3
Jack, maractus or cacnea/cacturne bc cactuses
Ruggie, i told myself i wasn’t going to reveal starters but since i have t’ pick what i think is the most fitting, scorbunny for sure. the two would be mischief makers and i love it
Leona, tyranatar. that sandstorm ability would definitely b a bitch to go against in battle plus it’s super fitting with his magic
Azul, i’m going to pick one of the unconventional members of his team, but wobbuffet. i really can’t give much of a reason for it other than, vibes. wobbuffet’s a lot less serious than azul is but i think that’s kinda the point lol
Floyd, scrafty/scraggy. i was tempted to pick a water type pokemon but it has to be the scraggy line. fighting spirit vibes ! they’d get along well w each other me thinks
Jade, w jade i think ur absolutely right and all the mushroom pokemon fit him very well but if i had to pick one that’s not like breeloom, vileplume, shiinotic, foongus, etc thennn i think i’ll have to go with.. i’ll pick another unconventional and go with mawile. i think it fits jade and floyd rly well as a pokemon but the fairy typing plus it leaning more towards the more deceptively cute side (if you ignore the giant mouth on the back of its head) i think it fits jade a little more. ALSO IMAGINE MAWILE PICKING UP ON JADE’S HABIT OF THE HAND ON HIS CHEST THING AND HIS CLOSED EYES SMILES ITD BE ADORABLE
Kalim, when picking a team for kalim i struggled so much bc so many pokemon felt fitting for him which makes picking one all the mor difficult but i think i have to go with chatot. colorful little talkative bird, need i say more?
Jamil, arbok. not much competition rly, giant poison cobra snake. though i definitely still must admit, jamils another character im rly happy w his full team comp for :>
Epel, espurr because hair and because i said so! i think an epel espurr combo would b really cute and although it’s not a “tough strong looking pokemon” like epel is probably seeking i think having an espurr/meowstic on his team could really help him destigmatize the idea that strong people and pokemon have to be big w huge muscles and be able to lift a lotta stuff with their arms. they’re gonna have a great dynamic and arc <3
Vil, so many good picks again but gotta go with mienshao i think. elegant looking but strong fighting type pokemon, need i say more?
Rook, decidueye. another one i didn’t wanna name starters for but can’t help itttt rook w a decidueye was like half the reason i even started thinking abt everything in depth in the first placeee it’s just a perfect match
Ortho, i have no idea for ortho honestly but.. hmmmm i think ortho with a magneton would be neat!
Idia, hydreigon bc like,,, Cerberus. three headed dog, three headed dragon y’ feel me?
Sebek, Sirfetchekd. Just-sirfetche’d.
Silver, Aegislash. I was torn between putting Aegislash on Sebek or Silver’s team but i think it fits Silver a little more, though i’m not entirely set on the choice yet,,,
Malleus, Haxorus. I think most dragon type would fit him for again obvious reasons lol but haxorus more than the others
ANDDD FINALLY, Lilia, who i gift drampa bc. Drampa. (altho the bat pokemon would fit him too, but drampa)
hope my answer’s satisfied u, this took me awhile haha (but was still fun to type out <3) ty for the ask!
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randomoranges · 2 years
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this is the moment when @allbeendonebefore  disowns me, im sure.  i either write serious shit or dumb silly things. guess which one this is a ha ha ha ha .
i have - no -  regretzkies : ) also the endearmeants are all on purpose. as a semi non serious thing. for joksies. bcs ét is like that. 
OT
June 6th 2022
  “Hi Eddy,” Étienne greets with a delighted smile when the call gets picked up on the first try. He’d been expecting to have to try a few times, so he takes the win for what it is. He knows he didn’t have to call just yet – it’s a bit late on his end, but he’s never been one to go to bed early and when he’d seen the outcome of the game he’d wanted to – check-in and also maybe tease Edward a little bit. Plus, something tells him that before he knows it Edward will be out and about in regards to some bet with Calvin and – well, he’s not getting involved in that.
It might be a little cruel to rub it in so soon after the game, but Étienne also knows Edward would have done the same.
His smile widens when he perceives the roundness of a shoulder, a lock of brown hair and what is clearly the top of an ear that come into focus.
For his troubles, he gets a disgruntled grunt worthy of the greatest caveman to ever live from Edward.
“I know, chéri, unfortunately these things happen.” Étienne says with genuine sympathy even though he is also highly amused by Edward’s state. It’s comical.
Edward mumbles something that Étienne doesn’t quite catch but the words dream and broken come through and even though Étienne gets it – he’s been there and done that, he can’t help but chuckle.
“There’s always next year, my love. It’s not the end of the world.”
Edward shifts and Étienne gets a better view of more shoulder and less ear with the tail end of so close and why.
“It happens to the best of us, darling. At least your team made it this far.” Étienne tries not to think of the disaster year the Habs had, but he’s already looking ahead. He wallows enough in the past as it is. Best to forget about this one. Turn the page, move on and such.
“Hmph.” Is the first actual answer he gets, followed by a mumbled complaint about the fact that the team wasted all their energy on beating Calgary and couldn’t even do anything with the Avalanche – of all teams.
Edward shifts again and his boyfriend’s phone gets squished beneath his body for a moment. Étienne gets a lovely view of dark fabric, a collarbone and maybe an elbow, before the screen brightens and he sees part of the ceiling and the end of the couch.
“It could have been worse, minou – the third round is a noble round. They were in the top four.” He knows he’s laying the platitudes thickly, but that’s the whole point. He’s provoking Edward for reactions and his boyfriend is delivering. It’s amusing, really and Edward hasn’t asked him to stop just yet. He would if asked. He’s not that heartless. At least, not right after the loss. Again, he’s been there and all. He knows what it’s like.
  Edward finally deigns to look at the phone and what Étienne gets is the greatest glare of all time. It doesn’t help that the phone is so close to Edward’s face, but even though his boyfriend looks insulted beyond compare, Étienne is unphased and instead thinks that Edward’s eyes are truly a magnificent shade of hazel.
“Fucking swept in four fucking straight games. At home. The fucking embarrassment. They even had the fucking lead. I can’t fucking believe it. Couldn’t even fucking win one goddamned game at home, Christ.” Edward all but seethes with pure vitriol and had Étienne been there, he would have patted him on the head, but he’s not so he nods along.
“We all run out of luck at some point, unfortunately, dearest. Have you shaved yet or are you still in denial?”
Edward reaches out for the phone and finally, Étienne gets a good look at his face. There’s the deep scowl and the tightly knit eyebrows, for starters, and a hint of red in Edward’s eyes that he can now see, as if he’d furiously rubbed them before. His boyfriend scrubs at his face and lets out the deepest of sighs. It’s then that Étienne sees what’s clearly lacking on Edward’s face – the glorious thick beard is gone for good it seems. He silently mourns its loss, even if he hadn’t been able to take full advantage of it this time around. Even for that, there’ll be other times.
“Is this answer enough?!” Edward all but barks.
Étienne chuckles and Edward looks even less amused.
“If it makes you feel any better, you look absolutely lovely without the beard as well, dear.”
Edward does a spectacular impression of the sound of a dying whale and Étienne laughs lightly.
“And before you ask, love of my life, yes, I did go up the stairs at the Oratory on my knees and recited the correct prayers. And yes, I was wearing as much orange and navy blue as I could find.”
“Prolly didn’t pray hard enough.” Edward accuses, “Didn’t hear you all the way here.” Étienne ignores the comment, spirit not dampened by his boyfriend’s sour mood. The fact that Edward had even asked, had wanted photographic and videos was enough ammunition. (The fact that Étienne had done it was – something else. After all, the stairs weren’t just for granting favours to the Habs. It had been worth a shot.)
“Here’s an interesting thought, mon amour – I saw a clip of the last goal and – you’ll never believe this,” He starts, still giggling and insanely amused by his little bit of trivia, “The guy who scored the goal in OT, well, he did the same thing last year when he was with the Habs. Crazy, right?” He grins, knowing he’s going for the kill and that he’s bound to get the biggest reaction out of Edward yet and as promised – just as he’d hoped, Edward sits up, holds on to the phone and looks directly at him to make sure the message gets across.
“Maisonneuve, for the love of God, ferme ta yeule.” 
Étienne can only laugh.
FIN
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glukoko · 3 years
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"nothing is more white fan culture than obsessively consuming white dude shows, acting like it's a shock when they hate women/gays, but never engaging w other media bc your truest kink is proximal privilege mixed with shit to be self righteous about" -from a tweet and it sums up spn, but also many other fandoms, really well tbh
YES!! YES!!! THAT'S EXACTLY IT!!!!!!! and like u said not only spn and not even just in white dude shows, i see this tendency very clearly even - or maybe especially - in shows that actually are diverse
it's the same thing with tog fandom the obsession with bi booker (the one relevant character other than the straight up villains who is actually straight-coded lmao) despite the fact that tog has a canon queer couple and two heavily queer coded characters, plus a black woman with no hints to her sexuality/gender identity that could be hced as queer just as well, yet never is. and the bi booker hc thing gets to the point where i've seen "tog + text posts" style posts and others where booker was the oNLY character to get queer-related posts. the ONLY one. despite us having FOUR actually queer characters. f o u r. and him being the only one who has absolutely nothing pointing to queerness
or with sh fandom and that infamous "sh pride edits" post that gave more attention to the straight characters than the canonically queer ones, lmao, going as far as literally not mentioning the canon wlw to focus on clary and jace, who are very obviously straight in-text, and other minor white straight characters (the straight characters of color obviously didn't get the same treatment as their white counterparts). or the hype over latino alec, who is very obviously white, and that literally ignores headcanoning, like, izzy and maryse, the ones actually played by woc at least, as latinas as well. and of course i'm not even gonna mention how the actual latino characters are treated by the same people who nut all over themselves at the idea of latino alec. and we all know that, as racist as sh is, screen time has nothing to do with this, cuz lack of screen time never stopped this fandom from obsessing with lydia, max, or underhill, all characters that have considerably less screen time than raphael. and i'm pretty sure max and underhill have less screen time than even bat. i mean, for starters, bat had an actual struggle shown on-screen. neither of the other three can say the same
or the b99 fandom which (problematics of the show aside) loves and adores the idea of bi jake, but rarely ever talks about rosa, the canon bi character. or even the canon gay couple, which one would expect would get a lot of attention, yet is rarely mentioned 
and i could go on, but my point is that yes, even in fandoms for pieces of media that actually are diverse (with varying degrees of handling that diversity well) the fandom as a rule always picks the ones that aren't to obsess with and project diversity unto, even queer fans. and it's so obvious and plain to see it's honestly almost insulting
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rimesgarden · 3 years
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Do you have an idea before or after creating a character? nowdays, usually before. in the early days, when i was just testing out professions and races and stories, not really.
Which race is your favorite to imagine a story about? sylvari.
Which race is your favorite to customize? also sylvari lmao
Does the profession play a role in the visual? hell yeah
Do you often use the same faces?
Do you often use the same skin colors?
Do you often use the same tattoos? never. i have a policy to never use the same things. (or combinations at least)
Do you use the sliders for the face or not? always! are there really people who don’t??
Do you bother to pick colors for the starter armor or not? yeah but idk why bc i can basically insta level any character i make with all my scrolls and tomes lmao plus i change to outfits anyway
Do you pick carefully the choices for your character base story? yes, though nowadays i tend to just pick the stories i like best and not follow base storylines for rp at all
If no, is it always the same choices (ie. easiest to complete)? ^ sort of...
Do you not bother at all and only use a makeover kit once in game? even if i’m gonna switch to exclus i still make an effort bc i aint gonna look ugly in the first cutscene (yes i watch it always its nostalgic)
Do you like/use exclusive faces/hairstyles more? hold on i’m gonna count actually now i’m interested. exclu faces.... 5?/22, hair 11/22.
Outfit or armor? armor mostly. outfit if i truly can’t find anything, for festivals&funny times, or as placeholder.
Do you stick with one armor for each character or do you change a lot? i try to stick for a time.
If yes, why? Is it for “RP” reasons or just aesthetic ones? i’m just always out of trans charges tbh lmao i hate mapping
Do you have a timeline for your characters (ie. date of birth, armors throughout the story)? storyline yeah, any big important appearance/other changes, not really armors n shit lmao other than me remembering what i used to play in
Is there a title you use more than another? like an in-game title? i have so many so i try to use as many as i can...
If yes, which one and why? ig “light in darkness” or “blazing light” or whatever those are? i’d have to check and im lazy lmao
What is a big difference from when you started the game to now in regard of characters creation (ie. going faster, going slower, making bold choices, settling on a particular style, etc)? i’ve become more bold i feel, and i stopped giving a shit about the main story lmao once you hit 2 of each profession you’ve kinda exhausted most options i feel, and there’s so many interesting things and possibilities that are not covered in the canon story of the commander. butt uh for the creation screen itself, i tend to plan out what i want with makeover kits, to the point i sometimes have screenshots of sliders, so ig it goes pretty fast overall - i dont go to char creation unless i already know what i’m doing
link to the original meme by @krystha
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lost-shinjuku · 4 years
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im bored and on a oc kick since i just finished miitopia with them as my crew so Here's a list of my ocs as pokemon trainers that no one asked for or wants!!
sina - her ace would be a type: null/silvally and she would specialise with psychic/dark types mainly. gallade, zoroark, hydreigon, umbreon and espeon would also be on her team.
sterling - he would likely have an affinity for using steel and fighting types in battle but raises an interesting array of pokemon. lucario could be a nice idea for his ace, with others on his team like bisharp, mienshao, mudsdale, corviknight and blissey.
asher - doesn't necessarily go for types as much as an aesthetic. one part of him wants to be all edgy and cool but the other half of him cant help babying every tiny bab he sees. id like to think he starts off with quite a generic pokemon due to his ranking, kinda like grunts in the games, so probably starting with a zubat. in the end his team would be crobat, luxray, stoutland, sawsbuck, phantump and a mega lopunny that he raises from a buneary.
alto - has a team arranged around his lifestyle as a traveller. his ace would likely be a snivy turned serperior due to his aristocratic background, with mons like swellow, floatzel, leafeon, chandelure and ampharos.
emina - ghost. types. she would definitely have a pumpkaboo and phantump (she actually gives phantump to asher as a thank you for helping her id imagine) and maybe a misdreavus. id like to think shed also come across a snorunt at one point and evolve it into a glalie (she was hoping for a froslass but thinks he looks pretty badass plus he can mega so she's not fussed)
lilli - likes grass types for their healing abilities mainly, but also looks into normal and fairy too. her partner would be a lilligant, accompanied by morelull and audino. lilli would also be one of the only heroes who comes into contact with a mythical pokemon, namely celebi, but doesn't catch it due to its role as guardian of the forest.
maybelle - is one who garners a team based on aesthetics. due to her noble status she is notably one of the only members who has a shiny, which is her partner, a shiny primarina. she also has a furfrou with the pink heart haircut, hatterene, galarian rapidash, dragonair and mawile. she would focus more on contests than battling.
melusine - electric and steel types for her due to her interest in mechanics. i can see an eleketross being a good partner for her, along with magnezone, steelix, togedemaru, aegislash (shield forme) and ferrothorn.
ezra - doesnt really have a preference on pokemon as much as his sister and is more interested in their individual qualities. his ace would be galvantula (electric inspired by his sister) along with aegislash (sword forme), shedinja, ditto, marowak and kangaskan. he doesnt battle much and prefers to analyse data on others battling.
knox - fighting types is what you'd ASSUME but this dude has a penchant for adopting bab pokemon that have been abandoned. bewear is his ace and he has pichu, magby, toxel, starly and azurill. mama bewear protects all of them
lindis - this boy would have a fucking legendary or something under his wing just because he is that ethereal type of fucker lmao. has a team full of rare and Strong pokemon all of which he equally considers to be partners. metagross, garchomp, aggron, tyranitar, togekiss and volcarona. all of them act like baby towards him bc he treats them well.
Extras!
swan - bc she's altos sister she likely had to pick from the same batch of starters as him and chose oshawott who is now an elegant samurott. can see her with "noble" pokemon like female meowstic and milotic.
blythe - weavile is an obvious choice for her partner pokemon. houndoom and banette would also work well with her, maybe alongside a scizor too.
fae, elfini and sybil - fairy sisters get fairy pokemon. they'd share a team so together they'd have clefable, granbull, grimmsnarl, galarian rapidash, gardevoir and florges.
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cantfoolajoker · 5 years
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the phantom thieves as dnd classes
ok as a dnd nerd who likes using class assignments as character study opportunities, im here to assign the thieves to some 5e classes and subclasses.
im putting it under a read more bc it got lengthy when i explained why i picked certain things.
so for starters, akira/ren is def a mastermind rogue imo. mastermind rogues flavor wise focus a lot on the concept of manipulating higher powers like rulers or high ranking members of society for your own cause. in akiren’s case, this falls right into what joker does as a phantom thief. the mastermind subclass over all also gives a lot of tools in order to just plainly not be yourself, which is something akiren also does a lot with how he presents himself.
morgana definitely leans on the side of the more radiant subclasses since he’s the manifestation of the hope of the people, so i pinned him as a divine soul sorcerer because of the innate divine energy resting in someones soul being a fitting description for him. this suits the fact that divine soul is actually a more healing based subclass ala a stereotypical cleric, giving morgana access to healing spells like he does in game, and at that, divine souls actually get an alternate form called the angelic form, which suits morgana having his cat form and his monster cat form. this subclass also references a lot of the people belonging to it are servants of the gods, which morgana is also referred to as. 
i feel like saying ryuji is a barbarian is like the small brain of this, and then i was like maybe a paladin? they do damage and stuff, but then i realized that tempest domain cleric is like right there, and that’s like his bread and butter. now i know what you’re thinking, dont clerics heal?, and let me just tell you cleric is such a versatile class you could have an entire team of clerics and so long as theyre different domains they could all functionally be different. tempest domain clerics focus on outputting dps in the form of lightning based attacks and also are one of the tanky cleric classes with getting martial weapons and heavy armor, so theyre expected to be super dps heavy, which is what ryuji does. usually gods of the tempest domain are patron sea gods that sailors pray to, which fits in with captain kidd and all that. these gods usually represent things like courage too, which is something ryuji has a lot of. also he def uses bludgeoning weapons just saying.
i threw around a bit what ann would be since her weapon doesn’t give much direction other than ranger, but i feel that a light domain cleric would fit her well. like i said in ryuji’s, clerics don’t have to heal constantly, but this gives ann the option of being able to like she does in game. light clerics basically automatically get most of the fire and light based spells in their domain spell list, covering ann’s biased toward fire based attacks as well with spells such as faerie fire, scorching ray, and everyone’s favorite spell fireball. gods representing the light domain promote ideas of renewel/rebirth, truth, and beauty which describe ann and her story pretty well. also it’s a fun contrast against ryuji as they’re the first two human party members.
okay so like i Know samurai fighter is a thing, but i also think yusuke would fit super well as a moon circle druid. druids overall focus a lot on old gods and magic- they’re described as being priests of old faith, which i feel fits yusuke’s traditional theme. moon circles mainly focus on using wildshape and can be very good at both melee dps and at tanking, both of which yusuke does combat wise. plus he’s called inari (the patron god of foxes) by futaba, he’s called fox as a thief nickname, and he wears the kitsune mask as a thief- if anything him Not wildshifting into a fox at this point would just be... well wild.
makoto gave me a headache since like, her fighting style does not translate well between melee punching and having a mount. i threw the idea back and forth with a friend and we agreed that a dex-based paladin multiclassed with a monk would be a good fit for her, since paladins get summon steed as a spell and also focus on the concept of being a justice holy servant while monk gives her the ability to throw actually good punches with a hit die. as for her paladin oath, two fit her very well between oath of the crown and oath of vengeance, with one focusing on upholding justice and society and the other focusing on punishing wrongdoers who step out of line with an iron fist, as both fit different aspects of makoto’s character and her goals. plus the religious undertones of the paladin class regardless mirrors the religious undertones she has as the priestess card and johanna.
so i had the choice of either leaning into being a navigator or letting her do her own thing, and i think futaba would probably be an alchemist artificer- which yes i’m counting since it’s going to be official soon. they’re all intelligence tinkerers with a knack for item analysis and can even create a construct for a companion, which futaba would probably adore if how much she loves cat morgana doesn’t speak its own volumes. they get things like infuse magic and can pull out combinations of concoctions from their alchemy satchel to do random things that range from damage dealing magic attacks like alchemical fire to creating field hazards like smoke stick.
since a lot of haru’s personal story focuses on her family, specifically her grandfather and her father, i feel that ancestral guardian barbarian is a good fit for her. for one she gets her big battle axe, but also it highlights a lot of the cold rage she has that isn’t touched upon, since raging as a barbarian doesn’t always have to be loud and yelling but can be silent and bone chilling too, which fits haru’s anger quite well. ancestral guardians focus a lot on heritage and using that heritage to buff yourself in battle, which falls in line with haru’s connection to her family.
finally nobody can tell me akechi isn’t an archfey warlock, especially one that’s pact of the blade. warlocks make connections with higher powers to get what they want, which whether you look at his relationship with shido or the fact yaldabaoth gave him his powers, he’s a warlock regardless. i picked archfey specifically because i feel akechi embodies a lot of the trickster fey elements over all, but also feylocks are buffers generally, which is a role akechi slots into quite easily. blade wise, a fey blade probably would resemble a toy saber with it being all mystical, which is why i can see him as pact of the blade. also, whether you want to argue he’s a charisma based warlock or an intelligence based one, he has both anyway. i also completely forgot to mention too that archfey’s given spells includes the calm emotions spell, which is just entirely ironic given what loki can do.
bonus: mishima is a valor bard, no i do not take constructive criticism. literally watch the final battle again and tell me he isn’t one. singing about heroes in order to inspire others and literally is the bard with the feat to give inspiration die mid battle? mishima.
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Hi ho! If it's okay I have a few questions and if you don't feel comfortable answering them, that's perfectly fine :) I've read that you're nondysphoric but you have gone through medical transitioning, so what was your motivation to transition? And I've seen in some places that you have to be diagnosed with gender dysphoria to begin HRT, you said you're not dysphoric, so did you get your T with informed consent or was it prescribed? I hope these aren't like, weird? I'm just trying to learn :)
People just want to live authentically, that’s what “motivates” them- not just trans persons, ALL persons in ALL aspects of life. Simple. 
You mention dysphoria. Dysphoria is a non congenital mental health condition that may manifest in some trans persons, NOT ALL. Cis persons may also experience dysphoria and those who have dysphoria at some point may not experience it lifelong. Per diagnostic criteria found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition, a dysphoria diagnosis requires 6+ consecutive months of pathological and “clinically significant distress or impairment in social, school/occupational, or other important areas of functioning” in conjunction with the satiation of AT LEAST two other diagnostic criteria. 
If you want to learn, you should know for starters that basic healthcare is expensive, medication and doctors appointments don’t come cheap. Specialty care, things like therapy, that stuff is even more expensive and many insurance companies refuse to cover such costs. Trans exclusion policies are a very common problem in the insurance realm- simply put, trans exclusion polices mean you can be excluded from your insurance policy if you are deemed trans. People’s entire insurance policies have been cancelled as a result of dysphoria diagnoses, which insurers use as “proof” of trans status. 
Because only a handful of jurisdictions require trans-inclusive anti-discrimination policies, blatant discrimination of trans people is legal in MOST states, provinces, oblasts, townships, and locales. Where trans people aren’t protected, discriminatory practices like trans exclusion policies in the insurance realm, forced psychiatric hospitalization, forced sterilization, and conversion therapy flourish. In my homeland, for example, if I wanted hormones, I would have to be hospitalized in a psychiatric institution for an indefinite period of time with no guarantee of treatment in the end. In the place where my birth certificate was issued, sterilization is mandated for document changes and to get sterilized, I need to pay for that plus the treatment required to procure the necessary diagnoses. 
Please know that, per UN stats, approximately 70 something nations criminalize LGBTQ behavior. Approximately a dozen of those aforementioned nations actually have the death penalty for LGBTQ persons- dysphoria diagnoses are just a fast pass there… 
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Because of aforementioned targeting, amongst other reasons, the DSM5, ICD, WPATH SOC7, APA, CPA, WHO, NHS, WMA, HRC, GLAAD, National Center for Trans Equality, Lambda Legal, Rainbow Health Ontario, Healthlink BC, Stonewall UK, Planned Parenthood, Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, National LGBT Health Education Center, Mayo Clinic, American Counseling Association, and ALL other major medical associations and trans advocacy agencies very clearly articulate and affirm the fact that dysphoria is not required!!!
If dysphoria, isn’t required, you ask, how to people get treatment? In North America, you have 2 options:
The informed consent approach: Find a provider/surgeon who operates via informed consent, proceed to provider/surgeon, consent to hormones/surgery, schedule your appointment, receive your hormone prescription/surgery.
The gatekeeper approach: Find a trans-friendly therapist, get a diagnosis of “gender dysphoria,” have them write a letter affirming your mentally stability, send that letter to a provider/surgeon, schedule your appointment, receive your hormone prescription/surgery.
Regardless of whatever path you take, both options result in a hormone prescription that needs to be filled at a pharmacy. Informed consent or therapy, hormones will be prescribed in the end and you’ll need to take that prescription to a pharmacy to pick up your hormones. Whatever path works for the individual is best for them, you know? The professional consensus is that healthcare is individualized to the individual, not a one size fits all approach. With trans folks, no two experiences are the same. Everyone conceptualizes their existence differently and, at the end of the day, diversity is the spice of life. 
Hope that clarifies. Best of luck to you in the learning process. 
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Hey you two! Thank you for messaging me! Sorry if I won’t answer you two individually, it’s just that you two bring similar points I’d like to use to say even more stuff bc I can’t shut up, apparently.
Lady with Caribbean family whose dad plays Overwatch: that’s so cool, i tried to show my mom how to play too (she chose Mei, because chubby) but didn’t have a lot of time to try. I hope your dad is happy with Baptiste!! He seems like a very Dad character, being a defender and a healer! DAD MATERIAL Y’ALL!! THE DAD ROSTER IS GROWING!
For starters, I just wanted to make clear to everyone that I’m not a black woman - far from it, in fact - and I’m not Caribbean nor do I have many connections to the region. So any black person, especially black women, and MOST ESPECIALLY Caribbean people/people from Caribbean descent, has a deeper knowledge of what I said in that take and I do not intend to take away any place of speech. I just thought it was convenient to at least introduce my thoughts from the position of someone who clearly remembers the 2010 Haiti earthquake (many of your were too young then) and who knows game development to a higher extent than most of the OW community. Also, before I got crazy with the gamer community acting mega entitled over stuff - more on that later.
That said, I gotta say a few things under the cut:
Fans - especially fans from demographics that have little or bad representation in mainstream games - have the right to want a character that represents their image, culture, and values, and that celebrates them. But no one is entitled to such characters when the game is made and controlled by a private capitalist company. The SJW (a word I’ll use as a shorthand for people who defend diversity and respect in the community bc I personally love the idea of us being warriors) OW community is usually pretty understanding, but there are many corners that seem to demand the addition of x or y type of character in the main cast. And Blizzard is not a pizzeria: they try to cater to general cries of the community, within viable time, but game development is a freaking complicated business with lots of flaws and variables.
For instance: the Overwatch creative team at the beginning was, in its majority, male and American white. Michael Chu is of Asian descent, and I know through stories that Blizzard has many female employees and is quite accepting and chill, but it’s still a major multiplayer US-centric Triple A game, and they wanted to cater to what is perceived to be the biggest public for those: young-ish white males. That ties in with their earnestness to try and make a diverse game with a diverse and respectful cast, but their probable lack of understanding of what exactly the public wanted at the moment - or in the next year, because - and I’ll make it bold to drill this into your minds - it takes from 6 months to one year to develop a new character from scratch until they’re added to the cast. Fucking understand this once and for all - game pipelines are very complicated. Again, this is not a pizza place - they have a lot of testing and planning to do and changing the pipeline to add one character before the other is unhealthy for the production.
Therefore, what sparked the creation of Baptiste was, with almost all certainty, the claims for black Mercy as shown in the Overwatch Artbook released around mid-2018. I can’t affirm what they were thinking when they discarded that concept in favor of barbie angel Mercy (ilu blondie), but my guess is that they thought it tied better with both the Valkyrie and the Guardian Angel concepts they were developing, as well as adding a woman of “conventional European beauty” (uuugh) so girls would be represented without rippling the waters too much - remember, she was a release hero, and they had no idea how well Overwatch would fare then. BUT when the community said they would WELCOME a black man as a nurturing support figure (*cough* dad), they reimagined "Angelo” as Baptiste.
Could they have released black Mercy boy back in 2016? Maybe, but 2016 isn’t 2018, and Mercy was developed way farther back than this. They wanted the game to work first, and they probably thought a lot of what they did was already super diverse (and it was).
Which brings us to a very important and often ignored point: Brands aren’t friends. Blizzard, as much as its team tries to be inclusive, is a privately owned company and Activision-Blizzard just laid off 800 workers this month alone. Corporations, as they are conceptualized and existing in the neoliberal panorama of the 2010′s, are billion-dollar socioeconomic psychopaths. That doesn’t mean that Jeff and the OW team is inherently bad or seeking profit - honestly, game workers don’t make that much money in comparison to the administrative positions, and Jeff is very much just a designer -, but it does mean that they are held by the company straps to generate enough capital to keep the machine running, PLUS profit for the execs.
Add to that the fact that the senior members of the OW team have started working in the 1900′s/2000′s, when gAMeR CuLTuRe was being sedimented, and so a lot of the previous concepts of what should be done in a big budget game to appease to the “main audience” are still at play in their minds: simply put, they aren’t millennials, and our culture changes a lot from one year to another. When they release Baptiste, the community is already claiming for a black woman stranger than ever, but remember that it wasn’t THAT blatant in July last year before Hammond (who was a passion project in the works for 4 years) and Ashe (who was an original character for the short film the team fell in love with and decided to add) - it kinda started picking up after Moira and esp Brigitte.
Does that leave them out of the hook? No, of course not. Keep complaining. They’ve already proved they were listening with Baptiste here. I seriously believe that one of the next 3 releases will be a black woman like we are all asking, because they’re seeing that’s something the audience wants. Black people are historically entitled to fair and plentiful representation all around, especially in mainstream media, but it’ll hardly happen in current capitalist culture unless it’s proven to be profitable. No company serves its community, it serves itself using the community - the value said community draws from it is what us, consumers, consider important, but no brand is required to be loyal to us. It could be that Jeff and Michael are begging to the producers to let them add a black woman from the start, and the producers say their hands are tied because their research say black women don’t play games and players don’t care - we’ll never know. We can only tell Blizzard “Hey, Baptiste is really great, big leap you made here, next time black woman okay? We need a black woman.”
(To be completely fair, they should hire black women to the creative team just as is, and make the team even more diverse (I may be wrong but I don’t see a lot black people, not even a lot of Latino people, when the team is seen). Making diverse people part of the team doesn’t mean we’ll get so-and-so character, but it adds a flavor that American white males in their 30s and 40s don’t have. But that’s another discussion for another day)
Now, to wrap this up, a message for gamers who say “you’re complaining too much there’s no diversity are you blind half the cast is non-white” oh yea and ALL NONWHITE PEOPLE ARE THE SAME RIGHT???? WE ALL THE SAME. I’M BRAZILIAN I NECESSARILY AM FROM RIO AND PLAY FOOTBALL (it’s football) AND SAMBA. BLACK MEN ARE THE SAME AS BLACK WOMEN AND BLACK PEOPLE ARE ALL THE SAME EVERYWHERE. YES. OF COURSE. THAT’S HOW DIVERSITY WORKS THAT’S PRETTY MUCH THA go get a Viper shot up your ass in Capture the Flag it’s not my place to educate you on capital D Diversity, because diversity means there are a lot of takes in play. Diversity isn’t “nonwhite”, like white is a default. IT ISN’T.
So yea now I’m off to draw shippy art of Baptiste with everyone and family art too my God I love him so much you have no idea.
Also, brands aren’t friends, destroy the establishment, be aggressive but respectful, and the best fans are the ones who want the property getting better and make it better through their own creativity. Peace.
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morrigan goes through a lot of compulsive heterosexuality over the course of origins and still hasn't really cleared up her muddled feelings towards sexuality and how she views women by the time inquisition comes around.
aka me just spewing shit i feel abt lesbian morrigan in no coherent order. stashed under a cut for fairly liberal sex talk, though not explicit. plus, its so much longer than i thought itd be im so sorry
anyways, comphet morri. like, a lot of her comments allude to her just... not being very fond of men in general. she makes sweeping generalizations of men typical to women who experience comphet—viewing them as pathetic, easily-frightened, and only interested in submissive, alluring women (we all remember the "men only want to believe two things about women" speech) and she admires women with strong resolve (though her definition of such is typically self-interested, which is why wynne and leliana don't get the hero of ferelden treatment).
i don't really think she sees sex as anything other than a chore—she'll fuck a non-romanced hof/alistair/loghain for the sake of the ritual. it’s actually super easy for her to tolerate the idea of having sex with alistair or loghain BECAUSE they don’t like her. no strings attached (minus kieran, but ogbaby is why she’s doing this, right?). 
actually her whole... romance with the hero really cements the whole thing, tbh. for starters, the hero is the ONLY man in the group who is a) nice to her (unlike alistair) and b) not so forward with his intentions so as to set her off (unlike oghren and zevran, who does make passes at her). naturally, this translates into “he’s nice to me, men and women can’t be friends, ergo i am romantically attached to this man”. once a romanced hof has sex with her and starts attempting to call their relationship a genuine romance, she actually grows more distant. morrigan is half right when she says “oh, this is passion, the respect between equals” instead of love. minus the part where her friendship dialogue is infinitely more touching than anything going on in her romance scenes, do not @ me.
for the record, yes i am deliberately ignoring witch hunt because as far as im concerned she would have allowed anyone on friendly terms with her to go through the eluvian, romanced or not. the dlc was pretty much just to make up for the fact that morrigan didn’t leave you a note in awakening. change my mind (but dont ill cry)
her feelings toward het relations has a little bit to do with her upbringing—morrigan makes specific mention of flemeth bringing multiple men into her home, but nothing of women. anything she might have read in books would have been heteronormative, given thedas’ whole Thing (i see you, inquisitor “but we’re two women!” lastname). and she’s not close to leliana or zevran, so she doesn’t ever really get the chance to explore the idea of being attracted to someone of the same gender. as far as she’s aware, the concept doesn’t exist.
misc thoughts i’m putting here: morrigan’s advances on sten are made on sten specifically because sten is very much unavailable to her. she flirts with sten until he “reciprocates” and threatens her, then drops the matter like a hot potato. morrigan absolutely sees leliana with a male warden and thinks that she is so very much out of her league, although comphet brain translates that into “she likes attractive man, therefore you must pick a fight with her”. morrigan vc oh my fucking GOD i had a crush on leliana.
this changes sometime after morrigan gets settled into her study at halamshiral. not necessarily because of celene, rather the fact that she’s more traveled now than she was living in the korcari wilds. she kind of Gets that she likes women, but she’s never had to think about it beyond “yeah i do this sometimes”.
while i label morrigan as a lesbian i don’t think she’s at the point where she can Comfortably label herself as a lesbian, because a) “i had a child and the sex was kind of good, therefore i am not a lesbian” and b) “i have not had a relationship with a woman despite being in my thirties and therefore my attraction is invalid”. she wouldn’t label herself as bisexual either, it’s mostly her swinging wildly between labels out of fear. she doesn’t necessarily WANT to be straight bc there’s no reason for her to, but she doesn’t have a good grasp on her feelings and that irks her so she hasn’t and probably won’t have that conversation with herself.
tldr; she needs a fuckin girlfriend
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This was like the hardest list i ever had to make. i want everyone to know they’re all my faves, but i was asked for five and I esp gave some love to peeps I notice y’all are sleeping on? So I’m bringing them to the light :D
@vancuxer​: lmfao i don’t even know where to start. how long as it been? 2?? 3 years??? damn we’re crazy. but that’s why i love you! lizzy is number one and y’all aren’t even listed in order. she’s just number one and the rest fall into the same category. the greatest writer and probably the closest friend i have ever made on here. i can’t even express how grateful i am in just the rp world? like my muses have grown so much and it is 60% due to writing opposite to you. guys, you have no idea how wonderful this bitch can write and like discover things about your muses you didn’t even know you have. i trust her so much, she can get away with god modding if she wanted bc ik that’s how much she loves and respects my muses. I could keep going on how much ily but just thank you for being in ma life, both online and irl. also i’d probably have had like six-hundred mental breakdowns with you, so the fact you haven’t run for the hills, also adds in a bonus. bc i am crazy. 
@ciphvr​: my teenie, tiny bby!! the little sister i never thought i’d gain on here, but somehow did! But boy can this wonderful little munchkin write! And give advice! And just listen and be such a great friend. Tiny has the biggest heart and I think that’s what I admire most. Past her phenomenal writing skills, once you’re enclosed in her arms, you’ll never want to let go. Plus our threads are some of the greatest I’ve ever written? Like you bring out a side of my muses I never thought possible and it is simply because of how engaging your muses are? And you write so eloquently but still in a fashion that is understandable and legible? It’s a wonderful skill to have. And for you to have it so young still boggles my mind. I still cannot believe you were ever nervous to message me because you are on my level! A Beyonce for a Meghan! You’re the peanut butter to my jelly; the Canada to my Mexico, the Lucy to my Peter. ALSO SHE LIVES FOR DIVERSITY Y’ALL!!! CAN’T FIND THAT EVERYDAY! And yes, my girl Tiny is white, so the point is no one has excuses. Because if this woke baby  can give me some diversity in religion, race, and sexuality?? All y’all can too. The point is Tiny is better in every conceivable way than like 60% of you and you should be ashamed because you’re all at least 5 years older. 
@simplyamplex​: Wonderful starters, dynamic muses, and interesting plots: I cannot believe you have blessed me with your presence time and time again. Also that you keep giving me muses to write with. I never feel overwhelmed when I am replying to you because I have so much love and appreciation for our threads? Plus A, you’re like awesome to talk to. Old as a dinosaur (she didn’t know what drag me meant) but I love her anyways. If you guys need some big sister guidance in your life, this bitch is the one to go to. Also it is so hard to find someone who gives the same amount of attention to my females as they do my males???? You’re amazing sweetie, keep going. 
@regiiium: when i say y’all are sleeping on peeps I MEAN YOU ARE SLEEPING ON MAH BITCH RIGHT. HERE! An entire blog filled with mainly woc and all of their bios intersect? As in the majority of your interactions could overlap and create a broader storyline than you could’ve imagined? Idk what more y’all want. I can HC with Esme for DAYSSSS!! Like we could have two replies out and yet here I am, gabbing with you about everything that can be done. She is also such a great writer? I know I’m saying that about everyone about this list, but her specialty is interacting with your muse. Like whether they’re enemies, friends or romantic - her muses somehow make you explore yours in ways you never thought?? like I am so grateful her blog exists and??? sometimes the shit gets supernatural??? LIKE?? SLEEPING FOR WHAT? FOR WHAT! GO APPRECIATE MY BAE AND GIVE HER THE LOVE I KNOW ESME DESERVES THANK YOU!
@sapphickwrites​: idk what else to say other than she drives me nuts! jk. No she does, but in the best possible way. What is wrong with us??? We keep picking up plots like we’re insane and yet somehow are able to keep up with the plots we have now? Ugh. Anyways!!!! Another bae y’all need to get to know. I just- your muses? Are so different? And it shows so well??? Like even mine overlap sometimes, but not yours. You also write so that everyone can interact with you and not feel intimidated which is so rare in the RPC. Like you do this for complete fun and you make it such a relaxing activity for everyone. Idk if anyone has said it recently, but people like you are vital for the RPC to continue or we’d all be bitter scrubs yelling at each other. AND!! DIVERSITY TO THE MAX AGAIN? I haven’t seen like anyone have a John mofo Boyega which just goes to show you!!! Clearly I have a type (*cough* u use more than white fc’s *cough*). So again, this RPC would crumble without your dedication, compassion, and willingness to accept everyone into your blog??? I just feel so at home with you, whether it’s writing our threads or messaging you through IM. Plus we’re both nasty ;) with our muses so that’s a win/win in my opinion. 
@xleialevinex: PHEWWWWW ANOTHER ONE Y’ALL KEEP SLEEPING ON!! HONESTLY Y’ALL NEED TO JUST WRITE WHO I WRITE WITH OR ELSE YOU’LL BE MISSING OUT ON SOME GREAT PEOPLE?? Like my girl Bri! With one muse, she’s able to make plots that are appealing and will absorb your soul? Dragan is soft with no one but... here we are??? How talented is that? I honestly will read her threads just to get some inspiration because how you are able to mold your muse to fit any dynamic without losing your muse to another person is beyond me. I can only hope to have as much skill as you do. If you’re not writing with her, you’re missing out!! I promise you!!
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Western Illinois, Year 39, 2045-2046
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Western Illinois goes for a three-peat with only two seasons left in our sim dynasty in College Hoops 2K8.
Welcome back to our simulated dynasty with the Western Illinois Leathernecks in College Hoops 2K8. You can find a full explanation of this project + spoiler-free links to previous seasons here. Check out the introduction to this series from early April for full context. As a reminder, we simulate every game in this series and only control the recruiting and coaching strategies. Dynasty mode runs for 40 years.
Before we pick up with the Leathernecks at the start of Year 39, here’s a recap of everything that happened last season:
Western Illinois entered the season as defending national champions after capturing the ninth title in program history in Year 37. We lost four starters off that team, but returned enough talent to begin the year at No. 23 in the preseason polls. We tore through non-conference and Summit League play with only two total losses before punching our automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
We earned a No. 2 seed to the NCAA tournament and beat Weber State in the first round, Oklahoma State in the round of 32, Illinois in the Sweet 16, Louisville in the Elite Eight, Michigan State in the Final Four, and Boston College in the national championship game to win title No. 10 and tie John Wooden for the most championships in college basketball history.
We recruited for three scholarships and landed three recruits: five-star international shooting guard James Haranga out of Cameroon, three-star center Dean Warner, and three-star small forward Jaycee Queen.
Here’s a first look at the roster for Year 39:
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Our run with the Leathernecks is coming to a close. Coach Ricky Charisma started at Western Illinois as a 25-year-old trying to accomplish the impossible and win a national championship at one of the smallest and least successful programs in the country. Almost four decades later, the Leathernecks have won 10 titles, which ties us with John Wooden for the most by any coach in the history of DI men’s college basketball.
We enter this season coming off back-to-back national titles. We’ve never pulled a three-peat before.
It won’t be easy. We lost star wing Ketshner Evertsen and starting point guard Cam Kately early to the NBA coming off last season’s title run. On the plus side, we still have a team that’s talented enough to be ranked No. 10 in the preseason polls.
Let’s meet the starting lineup:
PG Christano Ngounou, sophomore, 83 overall: Ngounou is getting forced into the starting lineup a year earlier than expected because Kately turned pro, but we’re optimistic he has what it takes to lead us on a deep tournament run. The 6’3 guard has improved to a 75-rated three-point shooter, and he’s a monster defender with A grades in on-ball defense and steals. We don’t need him to be a superstar in March, we just need a steady hand setting the table. Former five-star international recruit out of Cameroon with B potential.
SG Bernie Doyle, redshirt junior, 88 overall: Doyle was a key bench scorer during our tournament run last season, and now steps into the spotlight as someone who could end up as our primary scoring option this season. A lanky 6’9 shooting guard, Doyle has terrific three-point shooting ability (87 rating), tight ball handling, and an A grade in steals. I’m giving him the Paul George comp and I want to see him turn into our biggest star this year. Former No. 36 overall recruit from Detroit with C potential. Projected second round pick.
SF Floyd Keller, redshirt junior, 89 overall: Keller came off the bench last season to give us some good minutes, and now steps into the sizable shoes left by Shner. The 6’7 forward has a three-point rating in the mid-80s, and is an elite offensive rebounder for a wing with a rating in the low 90s. Keller is absolutely one of the most critical pieces on the team this year, and if he’s really good, our team should be really good, too. Former No. 101 overall recruit out of Dallas with C+ potential. Projected second round pick.
PF Oscar Fray, redshirt junior, 86 overall: Fray is one of two returning starters from our national championship team last season. The 7-foot power forward is a great three-point shooter for his position with a 75 rating, but we’ve noticed he likes to take pull-up triples rather than just space in the floor in tournament games. Defensively, he has an 82 rating in shot blocking, which is tops on the team, and also does a pretty good job on the glass. Former No. 118 overall recruit out of Lynn, MA with C potential. Projected second round pick.
C D.J. Foster, redshirt senior, 90 overall: Foster became a legend on our run to the national championship last season by being named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA tournament. The 7’2 center is simply a massive force at both ends of the floor. He’s one of the great rebounders in program history, as well as being a dependable scorer offensively and a major deterrent at the rim on defense. He went off for 20 points, 18 rebounds, and seven assists in the title game win over BC last year. Former No. 173 overall recruit out of Chicago with C potential. Projected top pick.
Our bench has been a strength the last two years, but that will not be the case this year at all. We will have an elite sixth man in redshirt junior center Brody Munoz (89 overall), who was a force for us in the tournament last year and is already a projected lottery pick. We also have 7-foot center Logan Polk, who we’re moving to power forward, junior guard Archie Howel (77 overall), true freshman small forward Jaycee Queen (76 overall), center Dean Warner (74 overall), and five-star international freshman shooting guard James Haranga (67 overall, A- potential).
With Munoz, Keller, and Doyle all projected as possible NBA draft picks as juniors, it’s going to be fascinating to see how this season plays out and if any of them return for my final season next year in Year 40.
Recruiting
This is our last recruiting class ever! We have three scholarships to recruit for, and needless to say, each of these players will get only one year on campus. We might as well swing for the fences. The top priority right now? Getting better on the wing.
After scanning the available options, we decide to offer the following players:
6’6 SG Urule Millar out of Phoenix: No. 32 overall recruit, No. 10 at his position
6’7 PF Kenny Butler out of Los Angeles: No. 58 overall recruit, No. 10 at his position
6’6 SF Jerald Obasohan out of Inglewood, CA: 5-star JUCO recruit
Obasohan is rated as the third best JUCO recruit in the country. Millar seems like the ideal two guard prospect for us, and as the Mr. Basketball in Arizona, he’s likely good enough to step into minutes from day one next season. Butler is a bit shorter than the power forwards we typically recruit, but we like the idea of having a highly rated prospect with a diverse skill set at that position.
Year 39! No. 10 in the preseason polls! Three-peat??? National title No. 11 to pass John Wooden for the most all-time??? We have intrigue heading into this season. Let’s go!
How did the regular season go?
We start off the year 3-0 with wins over Houston, Illinois, and UW-Milwaukee. That moves us up to No. 5 in the polls and sets up a showdown with Kansas. Bill Self is long gone, but the Jayhawks are still a top program in addition to one of our biggest rivals. They give us our first loss, 91-67, which drops us all the way down to No. 20 in the polls. Damn.
We rebound with wins in our two early conference games, and then head out West for a matchup with UCLA. Big, big game. Do I sound excited?
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That moves us to 6-1 on the year. We play Syracuse next: it’s a win. Then we face Minnesota: win. Duke? Win. We close out the year with Grambling, which is another dub.
We’re 10-1 heading into the full conference slate.
Did we go undefeated in Summit League play?
Yes we did. We finished 18-0 against the Summit League slate during the regular season, and then won all three games in the conference tournament to punch our automatic ticket to the NCAA tournament.
After losing four conference games combined between Year 36 and Year 37, it feels great to see our team finish undefeated against the league slate two years in a row.
We will enter the NCAA tournament at 29-1 on the year. As Selection Sunday arrives, we’re up to No. 7 in the polls. I can’t wait to see what seed we get.
Before we find out, let’s take a look at the regular season stats:
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Foster! Just an incredible year for the reigning MOP of the NCAA tournament. Our dude put up 24.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. I love that we also had three other players finish in double-figures in scoring. This team lacks the depth some of our best teams have had, but I’m feeling really good about the five starters.
How did recruiting go?
We didn’t land anyone at the early signing deadline, but we’re in good shape for the offseason. Kenny Butler, the top-60 power forward recruit, is at 100 percent interest, which means he will sign on the first day of the spring period. That’s going to be a nice addition to our front court.
We have the only offer out to Obasohan, but he suddenly has more interest in UCLA late in the process. The only guy we lost out on was Millar, but we’ve replaced him with Erwin Walls, a 6’4 shooting guard out of 6’4 shooting guard out of Houston who is ranked No. 47 overall. Walls is also considering LSU and Houston, but we have the only offer out to him so far.
2046 NCAA tournament
We earned a No. 4 seed to the NCAA tournament and a first round matchup with Ivy League champ No. 13 seed Brown. I’m a little offended, because I thought we should have earned a No. 2 seed given that we are No. 7 in the AP Poll entering the tournament. Even after 10 championships in 38 years, the Selection Committee is still disrespecting our ‘Necks.
We enter the game as a 98 overall, while Brown is rated as a 79 overall.
Before we get to the first round matchup, let’s check in our roster:
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Our starters are looking great. Our bench is looking pretty weak. To win title No. 11, we’re going to need our top players to avoid having an off night so they can carry us to a three-peat.
I love that we have three elite bigs with Foster, Fray, and Munoz off the bench — who has to be the best sixth man in America. Our wing tandem of Bernie Doyle and Floyd Keller have the size, the speed, and the shooting necessary to be stars. The only thing we were missing when we recruited all these players was a point guard, and Ngounou are stepped up admirably to fill that role. It’s pretty incredible that he’s already rated as an 87 overall as a true sophomore.
Logan Polk, the sophomore 7-footer, is the guy I trust the most off the bench after Munoz. Howel will have to hit some shots off the bench, and I’m also interested to see what James Haranga can do. The true freshman shooting guard from Cameroon is up to a 71 overall and has a nice combination of size and shooting.
The journey to a three-peat starts against Brown. Let’s go!
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Win, 93-67. We starting off our Year 39 title run with a blowout victory.
We ran Brown off the floor in the first half, and were able to ‘sim to end’ early in the second half. Our size inside was just way too much for them to handle.
D.J. Foster looks primed to make a run at his second straight MOP award. The 7’2 center finished with 21 points and 13 rebounds on 10-of-17 shooting from the field in the win. Oscar Fray also dominated to finish with 21 points and seven rebounds.
Our starting wings Keller and Doyle combined to go 5-for-7 from three-point range in the win. That will get the job done. I also love the defense from Ngounou at point guard to finish with four steals.
We improve to 30-1 on the season with the dub.
The win sets up a game against No. 5 seed Georgia Tech
The Yellow Jackets have been a consistent NCAA tournament team in this sim with several deep runs to the Final Four.
Georgia Tech enters rated as a 94 overall. We’re a 98 overall. Needless to say, this is going to be a much stiffer test than Brown.
Let’s go!
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Win, 110-86. We’re onto the Sweet 16!
Our guys looked absolutely dialed in from the opening tip. In terms of ball movement, scoring efficiency, and generating turnovers, this was pretty much a perfect game from our ‘Necks. The first half was an absolute clinic: we shot 67 percent from the field, didn’t turn the ball over at all, and took a 27-point lead into the break. It was a wrap from there.
Oscar Fray played like a flat-out star. Fray was the most overlooked member of our final five-year recruiting class, but he has the size (7-foot) and the shooting that we look for in a power forward. He played perhaps the greatest game of his career, going off for 23 points and eight rebounds on 9-of-15 shooting in the win. This move was too nasty.
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Every other starter also finished in double-figures in scoring. Foster (17 points, six rebounds) kept his potential repeat MOP bid alive, while Doyle and Keller stayed hot from three. How about four more steals from Christano? We love to see it.
The bench also looked dope in garbage time. My guy Haranga, up to a 71 overall, looked phenomenal, going 4-of-5 from the field to finish with 10 points. True freshman wing Jaycee Queen also added 13 points, six assists, and three steals. This crossover was filthy:
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Just a great team game all around. That’s the formula for how this squad can win the whole thing.
The win sets up a Sweet 16 game with No. 8 seed Indiana
The Hoosiers upset No. 1 seed Nevada to crash the Sweet 16. Indiana may only be an 8-seed, but they have tons of young talent up-and-down the roster. IU starts five-star recruits at point guard, shooting guard, and small forward.
Indiana enters rated as a 95 overall. We’re a 98 overall. An Elite Eight bid is on the line. Can our dream of a three-peat live to see another day?
Let’s go!
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Win, 96-64. Another game, another beatdown. We’re rolling into the Elite Eight.
We opened up a 20-point lead midway through the first half, and the rout was on from there. Indiana closed the half strong to keep things competitive, but we cranked up the pressure again in the second half to lock in the blow out.
I thought Bernie Doyle was ridiculously good, scoring 19 of his 28 points in the second half to secure the win. Dude went 10-of-14 from the field and 6-of-10 from three in this game. Indiana had no answer for him. How are you supposed to stop a 6’9 shooting guard who can get buckets in any situation?
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The front court was also dominant again. Foster continues to be unreal, going off for 15 points, 16 rebounds, and five assists. He’s now grabbed more boards in the NCAA tournament than any Leathernecks player ever, per our comprehensive database. It is so huge to a massive 7’2 center holding things down in the middle. Fray had 15 points and three steals in the win, as well.
It was another solid performance from Christano Ngounou, too. He had 11-6-5-1 on 5-of-7 shooting, including this sweet crossover.
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We are playing fantastic team ball right now. Let’s keep it going.
The win sets up an Elite Eight game with No. 2 seed Florida
The Gators have a pretty odd mix of talent for a No. 2 seed. They are stacked in the front court with most of their best players as power forwards. They have a superstar 5’10 point guard, but don’t have many natural wings on the perimeter.
We enter at 32-1 rated as a 98 overall. Florida is 31-8 rated as a 95 overall.
One win away from the Final Four! Three-peat on the line! Let’s go!
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Loss, 115-100. Oh my, we got shellacked. Our season is over just like that.
I honestly can’t believe it. We were playing such great ball all year, and especially in the tournament. After seeing our guys win the national title the last two years, I thought this was another team of destiny. Florida proved that idea wrong by running us off the floor.
Florida started to pull away at the end of the first half, but I thought our second half team would have enough juice to pull-off the comeback. It wasn’t meant to be. We simply could not get a stop or enough turnovers to slow down Florida’s high-powered attack. I can’t remember an opposing offense cutting us up like that too many times before.
It was a rough game for our starters, and we simply don’t have enough talent on the bench to find supplemental scoring when they went cold. Doyle finished with 20 points but went 2-for-12 from three-point range. Keller went 1-of-7 from three. Fray shot 1-of-6 from the field. At least Foster — 14 points, 12 rebounds — had another good game in his final appearance in a ‘Necks uniform.
There isn’t much else to say. This is an incredibly disappointing loss. I wanted to break Wooden’s record and I wanted to three-peat for the first time ever. It wasn’t meant to be.
We’re onto our last offseason ever, featuring our last recruiting class ever. I’m getting choked up just thinking about it. It will be fascinating to see who of Munoz, Keller, and Doyle return for Year 40.
Offseason
North Carolina wins the national championship.
D.J. Foster wins conference player of the year for the second straight season. We also take home four of the five spots on the All-Summit Team.
WOW, EVERYONE IS COMING BACK. Our lone senior, Foster, graduates as a lottery pick. I’m shocked that Munoz is returning as a potential first rounder, and it’s great to see Doyle and Keller back too. We are going to be loaded next year. Could we be preseason No. 1?
My record stands at 1,142-209 with 10 national titles at 64 years old.
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Recruiting
We have three open scholarships as we enter the spring recruiting period for our final class ever. We know we have one player locked down, and he commits on the first day of the signing period:
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Kenny Butler, a 6’7 power forward out of LA, rated as the No. 57 overall recruit and No. 10 power forward prospect. He’s a little shorter than we like, but his shooting projection looks great, and he’ll be the only natural four on our roster. We like him.
We have two other offers out to five-star JUCO wing Jerald Obasohan and four-star shooting guard Erwin Walls. They both commit soon after.
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Obasohan is the No. 3 rated JUCO prospect. Walls seems like he’s going to be terrific — look at those AAU stats!
I’m excited these guys. Our recruiting class ranks No. 19 in the country.
Now let’s set the schedule for our final season.
Bradley, NIT Tip-off, Southern Illinois, @ Florida, Illinois, @ DePaul, Kansas, @ Duke, UIC, Golden Bear Classic.
As we sim to Year 40, we are greeted by an unwelcome message:
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Year 40
Here’s a first look at our roster in Year 40:
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If the game is forcing me into mandatory retirement at age-65, at least we’re going out with a veteran team that’s talented enough to win the national championship. We only lost Foster from last year’s Elite Eight squad, and we should have some real depth this season.
Here’s a look at the freshmen:
SF Jerald Obasohan, 79 overall, C potential: Unfortunately only a 70 rating in three-point shooting, but this is a terrific starting rating. He should be playable for us this year.
SG Erwin Walls, 74 overall, B potential: Walls has an impressive 79 rating in three-point shooting. He’ll be a deep bench option for us.
PF Kenny Butler, 74 overall, C+ potential: He grew an inch to 6’8 and will be another deep bench option.
With one season to go, we are tied with John Wooden for the most national championships in history with 10 titles. Can we get No. 11 in our final year?
We’re going to be streaming Year 40 on Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET on my Twitch channel. We’ll be watching a few regular season games, and then going into the tournament. If we have a long tournament run and can’t complete the season in one night, we’ll likely finish out the tournament run on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET on my Twitch.
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Watch The Last Dance with Western Illinois in Year 40
What: Western Illinois Year 40 season
When: Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m. ET. If necessary: continued on Wednesday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET
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