#ride or dice

[sky-scribbles]

All right, BG3 gang, let me tell you about the incredible, accidental drama that happened when I went to save everyone in the iron Throne.

I messed up my first two attempts spectacularly, so when I reloaded for my third try, I was resolved. I was going to stick with the results of this run, no matter what. The countdown starts; Karlach runs off to grab the Gondians, my Tav Wildshapes and goes sprinting away to save Omeluum, and Gale Dimension Doors himself and Wyll right to Ulder.

As the boys take Ulder back up the corridor, Mizora appears with her exploding spiders. Gale drops a Globe of Invulnerability over Ulder, and runs off to save the last few Gondians while Wyll starts mopping up spiders. ‘This is great!’ I say to myself.

Then the last spiders run into the Globe of Invulnerability. They can’t hurt Ulder, but Wyll can’t hurt them, and if Ulder leaves the globe, they can explode him.

‘This is not great,’ I say, as Wyll spends several rounds shoving spiders out of the globe so he can kill them.

I finally kill the spiders. Wyll and Ulder sprint for the exit. It’s the final round, everybody else is safe, if they can just make it to the ladder –

They are ten feet of movement short. Everyone who could possibly help has already taken their turn in initiative – except for Omeluum.

Omeluum can teleport itself and one other person to the submersible.

And I realise what I’m going to have to do. Mechanically, the choice is clear: Withers can resurrect Wyll, but not Ulder. And from an in-universe perspective, the choice is even more obvious. Even in a world where, as in my game, Wyll has broken his pact. Even when he’s resigned himself to losing his father. Even when he signed Ulder’s life away in the hope of being free. There’s no question what he’d do in that moment, is there? When the choice is Wyll lives, but his father definitely dies or Wyll maybe dies, but his father definitely lives – with a second left to choose –

Wyll would shove his father to Omeluum and say, ‘Go.’

Omeluum teleports Ulder to safety. The submersible leaves, the facility comes crashing down, and Wyll is gone. To save his father.

And you know what absolutely destroyed me? Because the dev team can't possibly think of everything, especially this extremely specific and devastating scenario I've just landed myself in... there's no change in the dialogue with Ulder once I resurrect Wyll. He still tells Wyll he’s ashamed to have his blood run in his veins. He still accuses Wyll, who just traded his life to save him, of running off to chase a devil and her power.

I cannot even begin to describe how devastating that was to watch. Because it made me think – would Ulder change his tune in that scenario? I don’t know if he would. Oh, he’d be shaken, for certain, as he watches Tav and the gang sobbing, banging on the submersible hatch. As the tadpole’s grip loosens, the awful realisation would sink in – my son, my son – but how long before he tries to shield himself from that pain? How long before he says to himself – even says out loud, to Wyll’s grieving, furious friends, he was not my son, not anymore – I saw his face, and it was the face of a devil –

And even after he knows the truth, and Wyll is back, what then? Wyll still drowned in fire and iron and water to save his father’s life, and Ulder still said, he was a devil, as if that made Wyll deserve it – and he can never, ever take that back.

(In sleepless moments, Wyll wonders: would he?)

#bg3 #wyll ravengard #ulder ravengard #don't you love it when the dice give you drama #bg3 spoilers #i very much headcanon that the tadfools yelled the whole story to ulder as they travelled back #a very awkward sub ride for the gondians and omeluum #sky plays bg3

[arthursfuckinghat]

"Thank you"

#oh dice #my sweet girl #I'll miss you so much #will you look after arthur for me when you find him in the open fields of the great beyond? #you can ride together forever now #you're free #with no snakes or coyotes to spook you #be free #arthur morgan #dice my horse #animal death #rdr2 #red dead redemption 2 #mick squeaks #my eyes are tired and red from tears #liveblogging #last nights stuff

[7-7-cherry]

Happy birthday Dice!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

#hypmic #hypnosis mic #dice arisugawa #LETS GET IT !!!!! #HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY NUMBER ONE RIDE OR DIE BEST GUY EVER #i love him so much more than you would think considering i talk about him like once a month. but he IS my favorite and means the world to m #i hope he has the best day of his life and wins big!!! :D #pretty happy with how this turned out considering i drew like a third of this on my laptop again since i'm not home #ALSO BOTH HIS BIRTHDAY CARDS CAME HOME AFTER 27 PULLS that was insane. thank you babygirl i love u #7-7-cherry drawingz

[sorrygotthesesacks]

Ok but like when Silver grabbed Sebek’s hand (despite Sebek protesting like the tsundere he is), it made me think of this Gendice moment.

Because if you know me at all, you know I have a thing for hands.*

*Not in a Kira way.

#Gendice #Silbek #the clasped hands #also though #book 7 spoilers #twst spoilers #in this dynamic Sebek is totally Dice #because of the gullible part #but also the ride or die part when the chips are down #Silver however is so the opposite of Gentaro #the most honest person ever and the biggest liar that ever lied #and yet they are both so so pretty #actually because of how Gentaro teases Dice he has bit of Lilia to him now that I think of it #omg but also also #that time Dice jumped to Gentaro's defense over the whole Hifumi thing #that is so like Sebek with the 'Silver never smiles' thing #damn it #Sebek is totally Dice

[night-triumphantt]

Happy Birthday @cashweasel beloved, have a soft kiyazan non confession confession, love you and these two idiots sm and I hope your day was amazing

#my art #kiyazan #oc: Kiara #Yazan Hadidi #certified blorbo in law #i had to beat art with a stick for the whole day over this but I love them sm #what the fuck even is ​night time lighting i dont know i put all my eggs into the golden hour basket #anyway #kiara is 100000% feeling jus a bit nervous #tapping her fingers nd resting her head on her knees ab it #but i mean how else do u react to someone you love but haven’t really told reading your feelings right next to you FDFFSDF #reading ur feelings in a letter where btw u still don’t explicitly confess #shes still v :heart eyes: tho #she cant help it #i thought ab living yazan some mirror dice FDSFSDFDS but also it would make more sense if this was her car considering birthday surprise #shes just passenger princess for the ride back lol #she deserves a break from driving i dunno #anyway i considered the dice then i was like well I want it to be a gift from someone bc OBviously and so i didnt put one #OMG it should be from Karima jus sayin #maybe she doesnt have it yet #ok jus imagine the fuzzy mirror dice XD #anyway happy birthday bestie #i know its not the day of for u anymore but I wanted it to be pretty for u

[jonny-b-meowborn]

look I am fully aware that I'm the weird guy here for being into whatever Jarod has going on but honestly I sometimes wonder. Did the developers do it on purpose. Did they know that they're making him kinda. Y'know. Like I'm sorry for being a lil freak but some of his lines are just like. It feels like they knew what they were doing

#i just almost died in that scene where you give him a ride #never happened to me before i alway managed to keep him calm #but like. when the anger meter is full and hes about to kill you hes like 'say 'i want to die'. go on say it' #and i mean???? thats some freak shit #not to mention when he pulls out the gun hes like 'i had a bad day and need some cheering up. so thats what youre gonna do. cheer me up' #like im sorry but it cant be just me #hes just the perfect wet little meow meow. hes literally standing in the rain in that scene waiting for someone to help him #idk man im sure there's a lot of other people in the fandom who are into the 'creepy murderer' trope #but i genuinely wonder if that was at least a lil bit intentional #anyway i survived that encounter #at the end there was one of those lil dice rolls and i succeeded that so he let me live #and gave me a ride. every single time i get that scene i accept his offer to give me a ride #its honestly insane that its even an option. even after you lose that event and almost die the game still allows you to stay with him #anyway gonna continue playing #road 96 #jarod road 96 #bee buzz

[agonizedembrace]

im loving the memes right now of eve adopting the heartsteel boys

#» time to roll the dice ( ooc ) #scary “mom” on her way #takes them out shopping but lets no one ride in the passenger seat #that's reserved (for akali) #makes them all squeeze in the back somehow #though tbh she probably stuffs ez in the trunk -- i mean hjFDSJF : )

[sbrn10]

Having no knowledge other than having watched this campaign + 4SD + various con panels and speaking "above the table" here, I think it's fairly obvious that Marisha wants to lean into a) Delilah, and where that will lead for Laudna, and b) some degree of conflict in the Imogen/Laudna relationship. Not that they don't love each other deeply, but that there are definitely fault lines there that she wants to explore.

On the other hand, Laura "I can fix them" Bailey is not ready to give up her third campaign wedding without a fight.

And I love this??? This is great. This is awesome. Let them fight. I am having the time of my life.

#musings: cr #like who the hell knows where it will end up but the entire fucking possibility space is so enticing #also frankly i think laura will win *cough* #so i'd be lying if i didn't say i expect the ultimate outcome to be happy-adjacent (barring death by dice because. you know. d&d) #but anyway #i am here for the ride. if it hurts i trust them to make it hurt delicious. if there is a wedding it will be on the fucking moon. #fire elmo dot gif #let me in dot gif

[musical-attorney]

My last quote of the year:

"Fornication Under Consent of the King!"

- Jane Doe/Penny Lamb, Ride the Cyclone

#happy new year #2022 is over and 2023 has awakened! #this year was really really quick and just as good #hopefully 2023 is just the same #ace attorney #camp camp #cuphead #god of war ragnarok #ride the cyclone #twisted wonderland #these are just some of my highlights☺ #phoenix wright #kazuma asogi #ryunosuke naruhodo #dahlia hawthorne #the devil cuphead #king dice #sasha camp camp #heimdall #deuce spade #ace trappola #trey clover #cater diamond #jane doe #penny lamb #noel gruber #mischa bachinski

[atl-angel]

#sunet #car #car rides #dice #pink #storm #young thug #babygirl #grey #trees #summer #spring #voodoo doll

[tilthedayidice]

I did NOT end up Ice skating yesterday. I did not anticipate frisco being…. So so so so bright.

Constant flashing and so much noise, I was overwhelmed the moment I stepped in there lol

But Brandon got us a carriage ride and it led to the quiet part of the area and it was so nice and such a needed a break.

Also I got to give Sailor (the horse) scratches and he seemed to enjoy it so it’s a win for me :)

#not dice #personal #rambles #sailor took a Wicked huge piss and it almost splashed some kids and I felt bad but I also laughed #I always feel bad about carriage rides because I don’t know how well they take care of the horses so I always tell the horses thank you

[crying-pan420]

Grasping at straws to fill the rtc tag with nice stuff!!!

If the choir player dnd they’d all be dice collectors

They’re so pretty and stuff

Might post what dice the different members would have if anyone cares

#rtc #ride the cyclone #rtc dnd #mischa rtc #ocean rtc #jane doe rtc #penny rtc #noel rtc #ricky rtc #constance rtc #brain go brrr #i am also a dice collecter #might just use pictures of my own dice

[nibblelinephym]

whag if i said . rtc hadestown au. what then

#ride the cyclone #rtc #smthn smthn . passionflower orph/eus and eury/dice

[transmascnaotoshirogane]

decides to cut lees arm off

the game tips; This Is Going To Hurt

...no shit?

#the rainbow twinks #rainbow ramblings #manic + dice #again; just along for the ride but this game is INSANE —🎲

[acecasinova]

Lazarus also had to f*ck off into the woods and hide for like

HALF the session bc he's not allowed back into Valaki (on account of the murder) and there were even guards at the orphanage so there's no way he's getting to keep sleeping in the barn,,,,

But while he was over there (and telling Q he isn't mad at her bc she didn't get him arrested) Eurydice and Maquia gave Lady Watchner a scroll of Revivify and

WE BROUGHT HER HUSBAND BACK TO LIFE

So now our DM has to make up a whole Lord Watchner lmaooooo

#ace rolls dice #Lazarus #curse of strahd #on the plus side she's probably ride or die for us #and maybe we can convince her to let us dig up the guard Laz killed and bring him to Krezik for the Abbot to bring back?? #he said he'd use resurrection for us three times #we could.... use one on a nameless NPC right??

[vaguelyhauntedcornfield]

My dnd character was being taught how to ride a horse and failed so epically that he ended up belly down on the saddle slung over the horse.

#or course then he had to be taught how to ride properly #and the group lost their collective minds at my character and the other pc riding a horse together and having a deep convo #and now they want them to get married #it was so hard to not break character while the chat was just ‘now KISSS’ #i almost broke so many times lol #if the rest of the party gets to see a romance between them unfortunately it will be the slowest burn ever #bc they both have trust issues and a lot of baggage and do not do romance #also i have 25 hp at lvl 5 so my character will probably die if he gets sneezed at wrong #the dm is so concerned about my character dying before he makes up with his twin that he gave us a 300g diamond lol #like poor dude isn't gonna last long most likely i have the worst dice luck #if i make it to lvl 8 i'll take tough #but im a melee rogue with bad con that's rolled straight 2s for hp minus our last lvl up #the odds are stacked against