#standard banner only

[dragonsandvideogames]

hello! i am starting this blog mainly for art- i predict about 90% of it will be reblogged art, usually of animals or video game stuff. i'll also be sharing my own art and talking about video game stuff occasionally, mainly my genshin impact challenge runs. yes runs plural. i have 3 currently, alongside my main account. more about them under the cut further below.

my current art style is just space with planets. mildly cartoony i think? def not realistic, but i think it's pretty (im a sucker for space, though i'd be terrified to actually go up in a space ship or anything- im content to admire from afar lol).

planning to share art on a MWF schedule- i can make the space art p quick and easily, so i need some sort of limiter so i don't burn myself out, while also practicing sticking to a schedule and also just doing art more frequently- im extremely rusty atm. hoping getting into the habit of drawing more often will shake off the rust and bolster my confidence.

i also like to use free stock photos as a sort of cut-out guide to make animal shapes out of space. it's fun and pretty painless- im used to spending hours getting angry at myself for not being able to free-hand anatomy, to the extent i stopped drawing for i think about two years now? cause i just hated everything i tried to make. rn i just wanna get used to drawing again without getting so angry with myself, and then slowly work on free-handing again.

oh, and! if you're doing a genshin challenge run, feel free to ramble to me about it! i love genshin challenge runs- i've got several im keeping tabs of on yt, and several more i wanna catch up on. aand question- what's your pulling plans for this upcoming patch?

on my main, im at i think 53 pity on 50/50, gonna try to pull xianyun. my most hoped for result- lose 50/50 to tighnari (or jean, ill take jean too), then spend a few 10 pull to get xianyun while getting faruzan and noelle to c6. overly hopeful maybe! i'd also be happy to win 50/50 too, of course. not getting the 4 stars c6 would sting a little, but it's more primos for future banners (already have nahida so once i get xianyun im done pulling).

challenge run #1 is a standard banner only account. it's the furthest along by a long shot, having been started several months ago, but bc it's a more casual account, im thinking it'll get overtaken fast. currently post act 1 of inazuma, with level 60 characters, almost ready to upgrade them to 70.

originally planned to not pull at all til i got all the free characters up to 90 and fully built, and then had a realization that was kinda incompatible with how i was playing- there just keep being more and more free characters, and it's a slow paced account that im mostly using to replay story stuff when i feel like. so now i just do pulls whenever.

i feel like the game mildly punished me for that decision, bc out of 200+ pulls, i got. 3 5 star weapons and a diluc (who im not really interested in playing atm, though i DID get wolf's gravestone. so im on the fence). and then a little while ago, i got qiqi. i had been really, really hoping for tighnari, or at least. pretty much anyone else? keqing, jean, and dehya i'd have been fine with. don't really want mona, so i'll probably end up getting her next. or another weapon :P

next is dark hair only, where yeah. i only play characters with dark hair. i just started less than a week ago now, so very young account. i judge who has dark hair using medibang's color picker on the character' hair in their icon (ignoring shadows and highlights), since it's neutral lighting. any character who stays generally at or under 100 value counts as dark haired.

some characters were hard to judge bc gradients- shout-out to mona for being a weird edgecase- the purples in her hair are definitely too light, and most of her roots are in shadow or covered, so it's hard to get a good read. i'm thinking she will count though- if for no other reason than, there's literally only 13 other characters that count currently.

all who are currently allowed in dark hair only- amber (this one caught me off-guard ngl), beidou, dehya, kaeya, mona, tighnari, venti, wanderer, wriothesley, xiao, xinyan, yelan, yun jin, and zhongli. surprisingly, raiden shogun, xiangling, and kujou sara don't actually make the cut-off- they're all generally just a little bit above 100.

xianyun and gaming's icons aren't officially released yet, so while i expect they'll make the cut-off, im still not gonna count them quite yet.

last account, which i finally got going yesterday, is signature weapons only. simple enough for most of the limited 5 stars- and with xiao coming up, this is the best time to start, since PJWS is also a standard banner weapon. ganyu's also a must-pull for this account for similar reasons.

as far as four stars and five stars without signature weapons, my first thought was "whichever weapon they used in their character miscellany". and then i actually checked, and dear mercy, there is. 0 synergy with the weapons they chose for so many of them. i still haven't gotten over EM layla. it would be a severe power discrepency- 5 stars get a weapon that bolsters their abilities, while 4 stars often get a stat stick at best.

so im kinda at square one with them now. my next thought is just, scrub through the character miscellany, record all the weapons a given character uses, and then those are the weapons available to that character. repeat for the next character. which could give them much more flexibility. that's gonna take hours though, so ive been putting it off lol.

could also just keep it simple and say, if a character has a signature they HAVE to use it, if not, then whatever. or put a rule that i have to pick 1 weapon per 4 star, and they can't be shared (ie yun jin and yaoyao can't both have fav spear), with shuffling allowed when new weapons come. dunno, ill think on it some more while exploring new region on my main ;P

oh, and general rule for all accounts- trial characters and traveler are allowed for solving puzzles, if necessary, just not for combat. will try to avoid when possible of course.

#intro post #my posts #standard banner only #dark hair only #signature weapon only #genshin impact #feels wrong to just tag genshin and not any art stuff but like #there's no art here it's mostly just me rambling about genshin lol #ill post some art later while game is updating #for now i think i'll just go reblog a bunch ive had sitting in my likes bc ive been too shy to post til now

[shampookoski]

genshin idles 4/∞ - tighnari

#genshin impact #tighnari #gifs #my gifs #// #genshinedit #genshinimpactedit #genshin edit #原神 #gamingedit #kilruas #usersenka #genshin tighnari #tighnari genshin #gif warning #eye strain #*idles #*tighnari #tighnari idles brought to you by second surprise tighnari who came 7 pulls after navia <3 #he's still the only character i've gotten from the standard banner so clearly it is time to build him #also i will be doing alternate gifs of his idles with 3 instead of 6 gifs #i ran all over sumeru trying to find a spot with nature that matched him and this spot felt perfect #but photoshop is not a fan of the moving flowers and i had to adjust the length and coloring to make it less crunchy looking

[spooky-activity]

Bronya pls come join my team we’re all so normal here

#my art #mine #honkai star rail #hsr #hsr kafka #hsr black swan #hsr ruan mei #hsr natasha #hsr gepard #hsr himeko #hsr xueyi #hsr dr ratio #hsr herta #hsr tingyun #hsr stelle #hsr bronya #in other news i spoiled my f2p himeko so hard she came home AGAIN on standard banner #so i have her E1 now #bronya is the only other character i want from the standard banner #not that i need another buffer i just like her #me remembering i can draw and posting ALL the hsr art #my poor natasha is wildly overworked #and Gepard is holding landau’s choice #the weapon that makes the holder more likely to get attacked #shielders have it rough poor guy #he does a really good job tho #why is every single outfit hoyo ever designs so completely insane #so complicated #this took me forever just to gather the resources to draw them all #and I OWN them in the game

[haunted-xander]

My team! Ladies <3

#i say 'ladies <3' but tbf i only have 2 male characters #himeko is my main dps i never swap her like ever #i cannit believe i get her literally the second day of playing and I GOT HER TWICE #IN A ROW #(one was on the beginning banner & the other on the standard but STILL) #AND TWO OF HER LIGHT CONE???? #the game REALLY wanted me to have himeko huh #i also got silver wolf on the first 10 pull of her banner #first 5* on the event banner and its the banner character. insane. #hsr is compensating for my SHIT luck in genshin #am i flexing? absolutely. #stelle #trailblazer #himeko #silver wolf #natasha #serval landau #herta #sushang #march 7th #arlan #tingyun #honkai star rail #hsr #art #my art #xanders art #xanders haunting art #digital art #fan art

[anantaru]

jean is my qiqi

#everytime i lost my 50/50 its jean or diluc #and now jean has done it again and appeared on standard banner🧍🏻‍♀️ #the way this is the only reason i built her LIKE C6 FIVE STAR WOOOWOO #but honestly she's so good #i do use her in abyss sometimes #໒꒰ྀིっ˕ -｡꒱ྀི১ yoru plays genshin'

[tomiyeee]

pls i just wanna spend my wishes

#genshin impact #my art #equishit #comic #doodles #not me being a genshin player complaining about being too lucky 😭 #my only standard banner characters are c0 jean and c2 tighnari #and only one of those tigh's is from losing a 50/50 (for nahida). the others are from his banner + standard banner #im like the worst combination of not having a lot of characters to roll for + stupidly high luck #pwease i want a keqing or diluc pwease #i think it'd be really funny if i lose my nahida 50/50 to tighnari again next patch tho #(mihoyo if ur seeing this-)

[maplefield]

finally started honkai impact 3rd. can someone please explain to me how anything works. i'm confused

#i mainly play for the story but id still like to understand what im doing #also ig stigmas are like relics/artifacts #weapons i understand although the lvl up system kinda confused me at first (it still does) #how do you do team comps. is 8t the standard main dps buffer sustain or like can you survive without a sustain if you can dodge #i believe im still too early to need a healer (i only did the first 4 chapters and the everlasting memory story stuff) but still #send help #honkai impact 3rd #hi3 #hi3rd #hoyoverse #also how tf do banners work. can you even check who/what can you get on each banner. am i just stupid #what is the dorm used for #there is so much stuff i dont get #i can read i swear!!! there is just. so much stuff. im overwhelmed #one more not minor thing. generally just. how does character building work. #i also appreciate any tips #honkai

[tis-i-lyney]

I have a magic trick to! Watch! *throws a wish at the standard banner. Qiqi appears* Tada!

Amazing!!!

#cards 🃏 #genshin impact #lyney #// mod: okay i need to talk about this now #i have never lost the 50/50 to qiqi #i got her on the standard banner #she was my second 5 star (first was Xiao) #instead #i have a c2 Diluc that i dont use because my pyro dps is yanfei #diluc i have only gotten through losing the 50/50

[mitchell-nihil]

I blew all what I saved up by skipping last few banners and got E2S1 Aventurine

anyhow 🍵 with honey for u

good for youuu! and thank you for the tea <3

I'm debating between using any new warps i get for his light cone or saving it for Boothill... not sure yet

Boothill looks so so cool, but he's also apparently a physical type and follows the Hunt path, and my Argenti is already cracked as hell and I honestly loathe Hunt characters. Like I don't use Harmony a lot but I don't hate it, but Hunt? Only if I have to.

#i'm *really* stingy when it comes to lightcones #like i only have one non-standard lightcone and it's dr. ratios and i got it by accident #i play hsr more like a character collector than a proper player so i proritise quantity of characters over quality... #but i love love aventurine so for him I'm considering pulling for his lightcone #I only have two 5-star Hunt characters #and they are Yanqing and Ratio #Ratio was free and Yanqing is the character I got on the starter banner #have not will not never will pull for a Hunt character #but Boothill is just..... so......... cool............

[ridl]

my spoiled little lesbians

#genshin impact #ganqing #keqing #ganyu #my art #they are both triple crowned they're basically the only 5* weapon holders. i only pulled on weapon banner for jade cutter and mistsplitter #for keqing and keqing only ofc and somehow got lucky for once lol #amos bow a lucky standard pull but. the amt of qingxin flowers i have #and cor lapis #and anniversary web event said i did domains with keqing like around 1900 times or something lol #they both have two different artifact builds #i made them a nice spot in the garden in the teapot and put em together vert close by clipping stuff lol #made so many shrimp balls and special dishes #they get literally everything!!! im sorry to any other genshin character #also always clearing the abyss with them #strong gfs :)

[schampo]

i have claras E2...... this game luv me .......

#not /s btw like +30% dmg just by using her ult?? don't mind if i do #i rlly only have 4* relics on her rn ive been neglecting my baby #i got the e2 on the standard banner btw. no 50/50s lost here yet boys

[dreamytrashdoe]

I saved nearly 340 wishes waiting for Arlecchino over the last few months. I normally have terrible luck and haven't won a 50/50 since my very first 5 star character banner (I've since gotten 12 additional and have lost every 50/50 along the way). Normally I need to wish roughly 160 times to secure the banner specific 5 star.

Anyway, my pity was about 20 and I did my first ten pull on Arlecchino.... she was the first wish, and on a 50/50. I won my 50/50.... with only 10 wishes spent. I literally stood up and began pacing while nearly crying. Thank you genshin. Thank you father 😭😭💕💕💕💕💕

#max talks #max games #genshin impact has been kind to me on this banner #i am actually at a loss #i was settling in to wish a shit ton #but she came home so early #so so so early #the only other character i got earlier was Ayaka around wish 15 to 20. but she was also a guarantee #anyway im thrilled and now need to build arlecchino #thank goodness i got another 5 star spear off standard recently (jade winged) its not her best but!!! #currently father has a okay 5 star artifact set..but i want to run the new domain sometime. more importantly tho i need to farm bosses 🙈 #i will add i do buy welkin and battlepass btw so im not free to play! but i am far from a whale lol

[kaeyaphile]

(muffled screaming) well i guess at least i have guaranteed argenti now 🥲

#🎮 kayleigh plays honkai: star rail #i literally just got the free 5* from the standard banner and himeko was the only standard banner 5* i didn’t have #so i picked her for that but now i desperately wanted seele and yet 🙃 #i now have 0 passes and/or stellar jades so hopefully argenti isn’t coming out immediately following this banner 🤞🏻 #i got e0 guinaifen at least 🤷🏼‍♀️ #and sushang would be e20 if that were possible 💀 i don’t even use her anymore

[mynameis-a]

how am i just now discovering enka network is a thing-

aaaanyways, heres my mains!!!

#fun fact: #the jade winged is the only 5 star weapon i have! #i got it from the standard during alhaitham's first banner #(ironically enough /before/ i got xiao) #♡⊱a talks #genshin #genshin impact #genshin builds #genshin impact builds #kaeya #genshin kaeya #genshin impact kaeya #kaeya build #genshin kaeya build #xiao #genshin xiao #genshin impact xiao #xiao build #genshin xiao build #enka #enka network

[electric-plants]

doing a few extra pulls on this banner to try and get faruzan cons but i really want xiao so i went to the jade chamber and pulled out ningguang to try and scare off cloud retainer from appearing

#stay back beautiful crane woman🙅‍♀️ #wait for me to pull you on your rerun #ive only gotten an early 5 star once but im still so nervous #hopefully if one shows it’s a standard so i can have guaranteed for xiao #🙏🙏🙏 #or ideally none show at all and i get five faruzan in one 10 pull #pls #i do REALLY want xianyun but i always prioritize characters who arent on their first banner #and just put my faith in the rerun process lol

[lookthetart]

Actually remarkable how bad germans are at understanding politcs

Protests against resurgence of nazism -> proceed to scream that Berlin stands with Istrael

Knock knock?? Is there any brain left???? When will germans understand that they cannot say they are proud antifascist while supporting a genocide 😬😬😬😬😬😬

#also the double standard in german society!!! #they have Ukrainian flags everywhere every university website is translated in ukranian banners ''stop the war'' everywhere #but everyone is very careful about not even mentioning what's happening in Gaza bc otherwise you get accused of nazism and antisemitism #the whole approach they have to this matter shows how their very vocal condamnation of nazism is something hysterical not deeply felt #the only hot take germans as a whole got from WWII is to never take a different side from the US and Istrael. that's all. #nothing deeper #even if they are very hysterical and vocal about it it's all a mummery show