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theoutcastrogue · 2 years

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One D&D aka D&D 5.5: Expert Classes (Rogue and others)

I lowkey ignored these new developments, but now I’m plunging in. Latest Unearthed Arcana is out (PDF here) and it’s about Rogues, let’s go!

Changes to the Rogue Class

Weapon proficiencies: From simple weapons, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers and shortswords in 5e, we get simple weapons, and martial weapons with the finesse property. So we lose longswords which were already not useful for sneak attack, and we get scimitar AND WHIP. Whip has reach! And I mean. Kinky. Wait, did we lose hand crossbows? Am I missing something? That’s a weapon FOR rogues, innit? I wonder if they’re saving it for Assassins only.

Sneak attack: Can only use it once per round (not per turn) with an attack action, so not as a reaction. Aw, that’s a straight nerf. To be fair, setting up a sneak attack reaction was a hassle, required you to stay smack dab in the middle of melee (for squishy rogues, this is The Bad Place), and ate your Uncanny Dodge reaction. So maybe it’s okay.

Thieves’ Cant: You get an extra language in addition to Thieves’ Cant, which can be Standard or Rare. That’s cool.

Evasion: Now at lvl 9, 2 levels later than before. Hmm, I think that’s a bit too late for “iconic class ability”, but it’s true Rogues have a lot of those, and you gotta spread them out somehow. Maybe bring back the older gradual version, of Evasion (only works if you succeed on the save) early and Improved Evasion (the full effect) later?

Subtle Strikes: That’s new. I like it. Despite being often described (and played!) as the loners who scout ahead solo, Rogues have always performed better with allies to distract their enemies. Ganging up on targets is a time-honoured tradition. Replaces Blindsight.

Slippery Mind: Now applies to Charisma too, not just Wisdom. Also cool.

Level 20 Capstone, Epic Boon of Undectability (or another epic boon feat): Well. It’s debatable if that’s sufficiently awesome for level 20, but I really dig the idea of a Rogue who hides and just... can’t be detected. Fuck your magic. And I think it should explicitly ignore blindsight and tremorsense and such, otherwise meh, by that point your Stealth (assuming Expertise and 20 DEX) is 27 minimum.

Changes to the Thief subclass

First of all, all subclasses now get abilities at the same levels: 3rd, 6th, 10th, 14th. For us that’s earlier, neater, and a definite improvement. These came too late in 5e, and sometimes it felt like your subclass didn’t even matter, other than the big boost at 3rd.

Fast Hands: Nerfed, can’t Use an Object as a bonus action any more. That’s bad, I think thieves should have fast hands for any and all purposes. Combat can become way more creative, and situations like “we’re on a vehicle that’s out of control, or a dungeon room filled with levers” way more interesting. That’s when you need a rogue with fast hands. Boo. Now you can only use this ability to pick locks, pick pockets, disarm traps, or Search. But something’s wrong with the Search action.

My first reaction was WISDOM? oh no! But wait a minute. That’s not investigation, that’s not looking for traps or rifling for clues or deciphering codes (these are apparently another type of action, INT-based, called Study). Then why on earth would a Thief get Search and not Study as a bonus action? That makes little sense, and also goes against the Thief archetype stereotype: hot mess, incorrigible fuckup, gets easily distracted, most of all by shinies, inadvisably dumped wisdom. (Am I projecting? OF COURSE I’m projecting.)

Second-Story Work: You get an actual Climb speed equal to your speed (okay), and can Jump with a dexterity instead of a strength check. Trouble is, Jump is an Action, and Cunning Action doesn’t apply. Boo. Still underwhelming ability, doesn’t do what it says on the tin. And mate, look, it’s real simple. Thieves will never be top damage dealers or damage takers, and they got no spells. To compensate, you have to make them incredibly cool, and fast and mobile.

Supreme Sneak: the advantage to Stealth checks applies if you wear Light armor or none. Previously you had to move up to half your speed, so that’s a big improvement. If you play tactical combat on a grid and not vague theatre of the mind, mobility is HUGE for rogues.

Use Magic Device: That’s changed quite a lot (previously it was just ignore attunement requirements). The scrolls thing seems interesting, but without spending a whole feat to gain proficiency in Arcana, it’s just an Intelligence check, i.e. exactly what happens when anyone tries to use a scroll not on their spell list. If no other rules change, it’s bad: it only lets you use 1st lvl spells or cantrips at level 10. The other two abilities depend entirely on how many and what kind of magic items your DM gives you. Having 4 good attuned items is amazing.

Thief’s Reflexes: It’s now 14th lvl instead of 18th, and instead of an extra turn on the first round of combat, you get a second Bonus Action (from Cunning Action only) [Proficiency] times per Long Rest. You know, unless you get into a ton of combats per day, this is arguably better.

Changes to other relevant rules

Duel Wielder / Light weapons: Good news for two-weapon fighters: off-hand attacks don’t take a bonus action any more, you just need 2 Light weapons OR one Light, one non-Two-Handed, and the feat Dual Wielder. Also, since normally “you can equip or unequip one Weapon before or after any attack you make as part of [the Attack] Action”, you can effectively fight with two weapons and still have a hand free before and after to manipulate things, AND your bonus action free for Cunning Action. Very good for Rogues.

Skulker: Useful.

Blindsight: Um. Does “effectively see” mean you can target them with a spell, or attack without disadvantage etc? Or does it just mean you know where they are? That could use a clarification. 5e didn’t have any either.

Hide: For the most part, this is unusually clear and well-defined (5e hiding was neither). The minimum DC 15 even if your enemies crit-fail is an unnecessary nerf, I think, but that’s okay. BUT. I swear no one’s ever managed to figure out the CLASSIC Rogue move “emerge from hiding place and sneak attack opponent” – i.e. attack with the benefits of being hidden; you should only hit once before they register you’re there, but that hit will hurt. Reading this, it looks like if I’m hidden like 5 ft away from my target and emerge from Cover, I’m in melee range but my Hidden condition ended BEFORE I get the chance to make my attack roll. Because now I’m not behind any Cover! So I can only pull it off with ranged weapons OR if I’m hidden and exactly adjacent to the target. I am not pleased.

Y’all. Decide if you want to give this to sneak attackers only or to anyone who hides successfully, give a reasonable distance limit (if I have to run 30 ft from cover to melee range, I’ll probably get made and will surprise exactly no one), say 10 ft, and LET ME DO THIS. Lemme dash out of the darkness or from behind a piece of furniture and stab people in the kidney, that’s the class.

Tools: This is really cool, I’m a skillmonkey, I dig tools, love it.

Unarmed Strike: I AM ONCE AGAIN ASKING WotC TO LET ME KNOCK PEOPLE DOWN USING DEXTERITY. Good god people, haven’t you EVER tripped anyone irl? If you aim at the right spot at the right time, you don’t need any strength at all, you use their own weight and momentum to make them lose balance. Also, can I at least AIM a fist or a kick using dexterity? Never mind damage, just to hit? Is that so unfathomable? And can Unarmed Strike please be considered a finesse weapon, to support brawling Rogues? “Brawler fighting dirty” is a Type of Guy D&D needs. (Also needs ninjas, obviously, but we’ll see what they’ll do with the Monk and/or other Rogue subclasses about that.)

P.S. Also, may I express my profound relief that they rolled back that HUGE nerf in critical hits. They had made it “add an extra weapon damage die” instead of double all damage dice, to the woe and chagrin of martials everywhere and especially rogues and paladins. I mean come on, the sheer JOY of critting on a sneak attack should not be taken away! And it wasn’t, they rolled it back, phew.

See also:

reddit thread

GitP thread

WotC video for this Unearthed Arcana

WotC video for the Rogue changes

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A/N: Just a little something that popped into my head that I just needed to write. This is technically an AU where the members of the team are Hotch, Rossi, Spencer, Penelope, Derek, Emily, JJ, Luke, and Tara. Everyone is single.

It was true. You hadn’t kissed very many people. You decided long ago that it wasn’t really in the cards for you, dating and kissing and relationships, that is, so yeah. You weren’t what one would call an ‘experienced kisser.’ Your friends had teased you for it, but you’d always shrugged it off. It wasn’t something to be ashamed of.

You’d never thought it’d be something to be grateful for either, until tonight.

It’d been a long, hard case, and everyone was dying to get out of the stupid office, and away from those stupid files, so that you could all finally relax, maybe even have some fun. You’d only been with the team for about three months, and it was like an entire whirlwind throwing you this way and that. You also hadn’t gotten to know the team too well either, considering how busy you all constantly were. Your first week on the job, they went out for drinks after a case, but you were so exhausted that you left after the first round.

There hadn’t been time, or energy, since then for the team to spend quality, relaxed time together. That’s why tonight was extra exciting.

“You’re telling me that throughout all of highschool, all of college, you haven’t kissed more than two people?” Derek asked incredulously. You couldn’t fully remember how you’d all gotten onto the subject, except that you had. You were sitting on Garcia’s squishy couch, littered with colorful pillows and all sorts of stuffed animals. Garcia had decided that instead of going out to a bar, you were all going to go over to her place, minus Hotch and Rossi who tapped out early.

You shrugged. “Nope. I had one boyfriend and one drunk kiss, both of which were bad experiences for me. I’ve kind of avoided all of that since then.” You explained, “Plus, when would I have time for that? Between my college studies and getting into the FBI, then BAU, I didn’t really have free time.”

“I mean, sure, I guess,” Derek continued, “but come one. There had to be guys falling at your feet!”

You laughed. “Not all of us have that kind of draw, Derek.” He nudged you, and you nudged him back with a wink.

He was right, though. You were stunning. Even when you just put your hair up and wore sweatpants, there was just something about you. You would probably look good in a trash bag. But men were not just falling at your feet. Even if they were, you wouldn’t notice, putting all of your energy into chasing your dreams instead. You thought that was a very reasonable, and responsible, thing of you to do.

Plus, you’d done the whole boyfriend thing, and weren’t really interested in trying it again. Well, not as interested as you were in trying the whole girlfriend thing. And your first day on the job, a certain badass brunette caught your eye, and was even the first one to make you really feel like part of the team. You were finding it harder and harder to resist her pull.

“Yeah Derek,” JJ chimed in, drawing your attention back to the conversation, “Not all of us can rack up eight phone numbers and five make out sessions in one night.”

“What can I say?” Derek beamed, pride shining in his eyes. “I’m a great kisser.” Emily snorted. When Derek glared at her, she pressed her lips together and looked down. “What?”

“Nothing,” Emily sang, shaking her head with an air of mischief.

“No seriously, what?”

“It’s just that if you read girls half as well as you claim to, you might wonder if that’s always the case.” Derek’s jaw hung open, and Emily smirked at him with unabashed confidence. You stared at her and her piercing eyes, and you couldn’t help but admire how sexy she was when she was confident, smug even.

“Wow, you’re gonna go there?” Derek asked, feigning hurt disbelief, “And how would you know that?”

Again, Emily shrugged and nonchalantly stated, “Because I know how women act when they kiss me. And trust me. They’re actually enjoying themselves.”

Some ‘ooh’s radiated throughout the room, and based on the look Penelope had plastered to her face, things were about to get good.

You watched in amusement as Derek sat up a little straighter, “Is that a challenge?”

“If you want it to be.” Emily’s brows shot up.

“Alright, you’re on,” Derek nodded, determination radiating off of him.

“Well, I don’t know how strong either of your games are,” Luke spoke up, glancing quickly over at Spencer who was just observing the whole encounter, “but I think I could take on both of you.”

“No you could not,” Tara sneered from beside him.

“And you could?” Luke challenged.

Setting her glass down, Tara replied, “Yes.”

You giggled at the thought of the four of them having a kiss-off, just imagining how utterly chaotic that would be due to all of their extraordinarily competitive natures.

“Oh my god, this is going to be so fun!” Penelope squealed. “Now we just have to figure out who’s going to judge!”

“We can’t really use one of us because some people might be biased or recognize the kisser,” Emily casually stated. It took a moment for you to realize what she’d just admitted to. Who on the team has kissed before? But before you could really start thinking about it, you noticed that everyone’s gaze had slowly turned to you.

“What is happening right now?” you questioned, looked between them.

The five of them exchanged excited, knowing looks before training their attention back on you. Then you got it. “Are you serious?”

“You’re the only one who hasn’t kissed one of us!” Derek explained, as if it were obvious.

“You mean…” you trailed off, but again couldn’t complete the thought before someone interrupted.

“Come on, it’ll be fun!” Penelope promised. “And you seem like you’d be a very neutral judge.”

“Not to mention,” Tara added, “You’re a pretty blank slate since you haven’t really kissed anyone.”

“Don’t worry though, we’ll show you a good time,” Derek assured with a wink.

Heads nodded. You were a bit worried that there would be some hurt feelings by the end of this, but they were all adults, and the appeal to kiss all of them, along with their eager faces, became enough to convince you to say yes.

“Yes!” Derek exclaimed. He looked pointedly at Emily, “It is so on.”

She just rolled her eyes. “Pen, do you have a blindfold?”

“A what?” you asked.

“Well we can’t have you getting biased on us. This has to be strictly about kissing.” Hearing her explain it with such reason hampered your growing nerves a bit. Like you’d said, you hadn’t kissed very many people and you were worried how much better they were going to be at it than you.

You reminded yourself that this was more about them than you, and tried to use that to calm yourself down. You were about to be kissed by some of the most attractive people you’d met. This was definitely not a bad place to be.

While Penelope rummaged through her belongings to get a makeshift blindfold, Luke convinced Spencer to join and JJ decided to participate.

Pretty soon, they had you seated in a chair, another one across from you, waiting for whoever was going to go first, while Emily explained some ground rules. “We are going to go in rounds. We will each kiss her and then after every round, Y/N will eliminate one of us based on the number in the round we kissed her so she doesn’t know who it is. No touching. You can’t use your hands in any way, this has to purely be about the kiss. And kiss however you normally would, no matter what that means for you.”

“No hands?” Spencer questioned. You were still surprised that he’d agreed to join, let alone ask a question like that. Luke gave him an odd look from behind while Emily confirmed the rule.

“Your hands might give away who you are, and again, this is just about the kiss.”

“Alright, alright, let’s just get started,” Derek complained, as Penelope tied the blindfold behind your head.

Now that you couldn’t see, you relied on your hearing to figure out what was happening. You heard some shuffling and disgruntled whispering, then you heard the chair across from you slide across the floor toward you. You waited anxiously as the person leaned in and pressed their lips to yours.

Their lips were plush and soft, but the kiss seemed a little too forced. It was a bit excited and you could feel their smile as they started pulling away. It was a pretty good kiss, definitely better than your previous two, despite the fact that it only lasted a few seconds. You couldn’t help but try and guess who it was, thinking it was either Penelope or Tara.

The next person who sat down completely blew the person before them out of the water. It was a much longer kiss and the person even swiped their tongue across your bottom lip for entry. You weren’t really thinking as you gave them access, the heat in your body starting to rise. You just hoped that your face wasn’t giving any of that heat away, so you were almost grateful that the person pulled away.

There was a bout of silence, which made you feel a little awkward, but soon enough, you heard the cushion squish down across from you. Their knee knocked yours, as you assumed they crossed their legs. Being a profiler, you were very used to picking up on body language with your eyes, making it kind of fun to try and pick up those same behavioral cues with all of your other senses. This person, you could tell, was very hesitant. You couldn’t say you were surprised when the person really only pecked you on the lips.

Number four in the line up started out pretty good, but you felt them start shaking or something halfway through. You quickly realized that they were laughing and you pulled back. You couldn’t help but smile when you asked, “Why are you laughing?”

Up until then, they had laughed pretty silently, but once you called them out, they just full out chuckled. “I’m sorry!” Tara unapologetically said through more laughs. “I couldn’t help it. I blame Luke.”

You laughed with her as you playfully shook your head. “You were doing so well up until then!”

“I know!” she agreed.

“I guess this means you’re out?” you half questioned.

Tara gave an over dramatic sigh, but you could hear the smile in her voice as she stated, “I guess so.” As she walked away, Luke gave a small ‘ow,’ and you assumed she’d hit him. You wondered what about this was Luke’s fault? Had he said something to her?

Either way, someone took her spot across from you. They wasted no time leaning in and putting their lips on yours. The kiss started out slow and gentle, like they were easing you into it. But gradually, as you both became more used to the other, it picked up pace, your mouths starting to move in sync. It felt like all of their energy was focused on you and exploring your mouth with their tongue. It was by far the most passionate kiss you’d experienced, and you tried to hide the pout from your face as they pulled back, chasing their lips for only a second before remembering there was an audience, and a competition.

Person number six was … good. You couldn’t really describe it. They used, what now seemed to you to be, a medium amount of tongue, for a medium amount of time. It was a good kiss, you weren’t saying it wasn’t, it just didn’t have any quirk or something unique that stood out. It was just … good. You knew Tara was out, so you tried to guess who that person could be. You thought maybe JJ, or possibly Luke, but you couldn’t be sure.

The final person who kissed you was intense. They had plump, captivating lips, but the way they kissed verged on overwhelming. They were also a little sloppy in their movements, and it was like you could tell they weren’t fully invested. Distracted, maybe? Again, not bad, but nothing like some of the other kissers.

The air was hot and heavy as Emily spoke up. “Okay, we’ve all gone. You know Tara is out, she was number four, so who else from this round would you eliminate?”

You pretended to think about it, even though it actually wasn’t that hard to pick. “I think it was person number three.” The person who just sort of pecked me, you thought, but didn’t say.

The players were now down to five, and they went in the same order as they had before, minus person number three, who you guessed was Spencer, and Tara.

This round made you even more confused about who was who than the round before. The excited one you guessed was either Luke or Penelope, the intimate one you thought was Derek, the passionate one you thought was either Luke or Emily, the average one you thought was JJ, and the sloppy, intense one you had no idea about.

By the end of that round, you eliminated person number one, the overly excited, verging on too hard kisser.

The next round was a no brainer. The intimate kisser, Derek you thought, upped his game. He kissed you for longer, used a bit more tongue, but was still somehow gentle. If you thought he’d upped his game, you weren’t prepared for person number two. They also upped their game, keeping your mouths molded together for longer than before, something you were more than happy about. You couldn’t quite place exactly what it was about their kiss, maybe that it seemed so perfectly balanced, incorporated the perfect amount of everything, or something else, but they were absolutely magnetic. It sent electric waves through your body, making you feel a little tingly. You felt sort of bad for the average kisser, most likely JJ, because they had to follow that up. And finally the sloppy kisser, who you still couldn’t place. They didn’t up their game at all. If anything, they felt more distracted by the minute, and pulled away earlier than the rest.

“Person number four,” you stated when Tara asked who was getting eliminated.

It was now down to three; the intimate kisser, you predicted Derek, the passionate kisser, either Luke or Emily, and the average kisser, probably JJ.

There was some shuffling, a faint whispering, a small ‘ow,’ and then Tara spoke up again. “Now that there are only three left, as long as you are okay with it, they want to use their hands.”

You tried to downplay the excitement you were feeling with this new rule, but you were sure their trained ears could hear it in the way you said, “Yes, that’s good with me.”

The seat across from you suddenly became occupied, but before anything could happen, Tara quickly jumped in. “Wait. Y/N, you can’t use your hands.” When you pouted a little, she explained, “Well if you did, you’d definitely know who is who, so…”

You sighed, but agreed, waiting in anticipation for the person across from you to touch you.

It started soft, their long fingers brushing over your cheeks as they leaned in. Soon enough, though, the entirety of their hands were firmly cupping your face and pulling you ridiculously close, close enough to feel some of their body heat. It was intimate, and again made you feel like the most important person to whoever those lips and hands belonged to. You rubbed your thumb into your palm, wanting nothing more than to reach out and touch them, but you knew you couldn’t. Your sole focus was on them, them on you, and you had to say it was one of the best kisses of the night.

That person made you feel like the most important person in the world, but the next person kissed you like you were the only person in the world. They started out by tucking your hair behind your ear, then slowly sliding their fingers back into the loose strands. As they started to kiss you, they moved their other hand behind your head, cradling the back of your neck. The person before them had captured your focus, but this person erased any thoughts your mind was capable of forming. You couldn’t think about anything other than the way their tongue moved against yours, and the shiver they sent down your spine as one of their hands traveled the length of it, coming to rest just above your hip, strong, confident fingers pulling you closer. It was a moment you never wanted to end, and one that left you in a cold shock when it eventually did.

You almost didn’t even want the last person to kiss you because of how you knew it would never come close to what you’d just experienced, but a competition was a competition. The third person kissed you similarly to how they’d done before, good but nothing special, their hands resting comfortably on your hips.

When it was all over, you asked, “Can I take off the blindfold now? I know who the winner is.”

“Sure, but announce who first,” Tara suggested.

“Okay,” you agreed. “The third person got third, the first person got second, and the second person was the winner. Can I take the blindfold off now?” you asked again. You were eager to find out who was who. When you didn’t get an immediate response warning you not to, you stood up and quickly ripped it off to quite the amusing sight. Spencer looked as bright as a cherry, Penelope looked shocked but proud, Tara was smirking, Luke’s eyes were the size of beach balls, JJ looked indifferent, Emily was smirking, and Derek looked like he’d just been shot. “So are you going to tell me who was who?”

Without answering, Emily took two large strides toward you and placed her lips back on yours. One of her hands slid back into your hair while the other rested above your waist, and you smiled into the kiss. Of course it was you, you thought. When she pulled away, you were both smiling like idiots, and she gave you a single eyebrow raise as you both turned to look at Derek.

“I got third?” he asked, still in a state of bewilderment.

“What?” you asked, just as shocked as he was. “I thought you got second.”

Emily snorted. “You thought Spencer was Derek?”

What?! You spun to face Spencer, the person you were sure got out the first round, and he was still blushing like he’d been out in the sun for far too long. “You took second?” He nodded nervously. You beamed at him, causing him to return a shy smile, then look down at his fiddling hands. “You’re a really good kisser,” you complimented.

Derek repeated, “I took third? Emily, I guess I kinda get,” she rolled her eyes at that, “but Pretty Boy?”

You shrugged, and Luke jumped in, though not nearly as harsh as Derek had been. “Yeah, I took fourth, but Spencer got second?”

You offered him a cheeky smile, remembering how distracted he felt while kissing you, and the not-so-subtle glances he constantly made at Spencer all the time. You took the opportunity to encourage whatever was going on there. “He did. Like I said, he’s a good kisser. Very intimate, like I was the only one on his mind. You should try kissing him sometime. Might help you feel less distracted.” You winked and Spencer looked like he wanted to evaporate. Luke, on the other hand, was just staring at Spencer, and you could see the gears spinning in his head. He finally mumbled a ‘what the hell’ before pulling Spencer to him by the back of his neck. Spencer seemed immediately surprised, but recovered quite quickly, no hesitation to his movements after the initial shock. They kissed each other probably exactly how they’d just kissed you, Spencer’s hands cupping Luke’s face, Luke’s hands resting on the back of Spencer’s neck and lower back. Although, you’d have to say that Luke looked a bit more focused than he’d been with you. You laughed while some of the other members hooted. This was something that’d been a long time coming.

When they pulled away, Luke nodded. “Y/N, I definitely agree with you.”

Spencer smiled, and playfully nudged Luke as he said, “Y/N, I also agree with you.”

“Hey!” Luke exclaimed, but he was smiling the brightest he had in a while.

Derek was still a mess, not enjoying the moment as much as he usually would’ve, and asked, “What did I do wrong?”

“You didn’t do anything wrong,” you assured, “You’re a good kisser, but there’s just nothing too special about it. It’s kinda just…”

Emily and Derek looked at you expectantly before Emily got it. “Wait. Are you calling him average?”

She looked way too excited for the occasion, but she was right. He was just kinda average. You nonchalantly admitted, “I guess.”

Derek let his hands fall to his sides with a slap, his mouth still hanging open. Emily’s lips curled up into a sly smile as she placed a hand on Derek’s shoulder. “It’s okay. Not everyone can be as good as me.” He shrugged her hand off his shoulder, and she held out her hand. Derek reached into his back pocket producing his wallet, and grudgingly slapped a crumpled $20 into her open palm. You gawked at them, not realizing that they’d placed a bet on their skills.

Emily returned to your side, closer than she’d really ever stood to you before, and gave you a smile that seemed on the shyer side for her, biting her lip as she peered at you through her lashes. You mirrored her shy smile, pressing your lips together as heat quickly spread to your cheeks. You turned back to the rest of the conversation that demanded your attention, people wanting to know why you eliminated them. But you couldn’t help glancing over at Emily every now and then, and couldn’t hide your joy when you saw that she was gazing back.

Who knows? Maybe that night was going to be the start of two great relationships in the BAU.

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miss-tc-nova · 3 years

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Kupo - Riku x Reader

Ooo, I like this one. However, because I already did a haunted house with Hermod, I’m gonna mosey on over to the carnival! I hope you enjoy, anon!

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Eyes on the horizon, I am literally bouncing down the street. The only thing preventing me from bursting into a sprint and shoving Sora out of the way is the grip on my hand holding me in place.

“Will you calm down,” Riku says. I’m almost one hundred percent certain he’s enjoying the torture he’s putting me through.

“But Riku! It’s the carnival!” I reply, waving at the rides and booths set up in the distance. “It only comes to Destiny Islands once a year! How are you not excited?!”

Kairi, walking ahead of us with Sora, turns back. “Cut him some slack. Riku and Sora only got to go to the carnival a couple times.”

“Yeah,” adds Sora. “Our parents were usually busy when it came around, so we hung out on the island instead.”

“So he should be even more excited! C’moooooooooon!” The young man easily resists my pulling. “How are you walking even slower?! Aaaaarrrrggghhhh!”

“What are you complaining about? We’re here.”

I pause; he’s right. We’re finally here and I feel the built-up excitement just might pop. The bright lights and colors, the mouth-watering smells, the exhilarating rides: it’s been years since I’ve been to a carnival myself so I don’t even know where to start.

Someone walks by with a plate and Sora practically starts drooling. “What is that? Can we get one?”

Okay, I know one place not to start.

“No! You can’t eat yet!” I tell him.

“Aww, why not?”

I point to the claw-like structure waving several rows of seats in the air. “Because the last thing you want to do is pay for carnival food and then go on that.”

He waves me off. “I’ll be fine.”

I slap that hand down. “No! Ride first, then funnel cake!”

His blue eyes go wide. “Funnel cake?!”

“Later!”

As per my demands, we take on the rides first. Due to space, the rides are situated on either side of the carnival; so on our way to the other side, we pass through the game booths. Lines of stall attendants call out to patrons trying to lure them in. Some seem deceptively easy or just like a good time. On top of that, there’s an old rivalry sparking between Sora and Riku.

And then I spot it.

My fingers turn into a death grip around Riku’s hand as I emit the loudest gasp of my life.

“KUPO!”

“What?”

Releasing my boyfriend, I lose the group and slip through the crowd like a snake until I pop up at my targeted booth. There’s a hopeful grin on my face as I awe at the wonderous prize I hope to own by the night’s end. White plushies decorate the shelves in various sizes and even a few different colors.

“What the hell are you doing?!” Riku catches up, looking miffed. “You can’t freak me out like that!”

Pointing at the plush hanging above the game, I say, “It’s a moogle, kupo!”

His green eyes spot my distraction and a sigh emits from his mouth. “You still can’t just freak out like that.”

“My bad,” I say with a cheeky grin.

Green eyes roll; he can’t argue with me when I’ve admitted fault, so he moves on. “Anyway, I didn’t know you like moogles.”

“Are you kidding? Look at that face! That one’s huge!” I wave to the three-foot-tall plush sitting at the back.

Riku laughs. “Yeah, moogles don’t actually get that big.”

“Stop ruining the fun!” My attention finally turns to the game and I become a bit more apprehensive. “Hmm, skee-ball…”

“You got a bone to pick with skee-ball?”

“Let’s just say it’s not my best game.” Rifling through my pocket, I pull a handful of munny.

A silver brow quirks. “So you’re gonna waste your munny?”

“I want that moogle.” The currency drops into the machine, releasing five skee-balls.

“You’re the kind of person these games target.”

I pick up one of the balls, sizing up the game ahead. “Hey, even without a prize on the line, carnival games can be fun.”

“Just not skee-ball?”

The first ball rolls down the lane, pops up, and bounces off one of the rings before rolling into the 10-point hole.

I let out a puff. “…Maybe not for me.”

Riku chuckles and watches the rest of my miserable attempt.

There were five holes vertically aligned at the other end of the lane with point values of ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty. For the extravagant moogle I had my heart set on, I needed a near perfect game of two hundred and forty points. Alas, with my skee ball skills, I’d be lucky for the keychain prize at one hundred and eighty points. At least I didn’t bring all my munny with me today.

The game ends with a pitiful score of one hundred twenty. Two following games don’t turn out any better and I figure it’s time to cut my losses.

“No moogle for me, kupo,” I sigh.

“Let me try.”

Before I can question, Riku nudges me out of the way and drops in a few munny. His first attempt is, expectantly, as bad as any of mine, but his second is much smoother; unfortunately, he still ends up ten points shy of any prize. However, a hard glint sparks in his eyes and I consider the problem I may have created.

Two keychains later, I decide to intervene.

“It’s fine, sweetheart.” I tug on his arm before he can start the next game. “Let’s go. Sora and Kairi probably went on all the rides without us already.”

Riku’s eyes flicker between the me and the game but he shakes off the competitive state he’s worked himself into.

“Yeah. Sorry.”

“Don’t be. You got these!” I dangle the keychains. “They’re freakin’ cute and there’s one for each of us, kupo!”

“Are you going to say that all day?” he asks, but I see that quirk at the corner of his lips.

Capturing his fingers, I lead the way. “Maybe. It’s fun, kupo. Say it.”

“No. Not gonna happen.”

“Oh come on! Please, kupo!”

“No.”

“Rikuuu! You’re no fun!”

I pester him to no avail; he’s clearly amused but he’s not budging on this one. Then it’s Kairi and Sora’s turn to pester us about disappearing—of course I get all the blame.

Our day continues with rides, attractions, games, and food that’s not at all good for you but tastes so good. We did a few more rides before we got food though, because there was no way I was sitting next to anyone on a ride right after eating. Then we moved on to games and attractions. The glass maze might be my favorite; I laughed so hard I almost couldn’t get off the floor. Sora and Riku both got stuck running into walls and now they both glare when we pass by the maze. Competition galore comes around with the games, though I notice Riku actively avoiding the moogle skee-ball stand. To be fair, we did already play it.

Once I’m confident there will be no barfing on the rides, it’s time for round two. Riku, however, seems distracted and I’m worried he might be getting sick. Just before we jump in line for another ride, he stops.

“You okay?” I ask.

“Yeah, but I’m gonna sit this one out. You guys go ahead.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yeah. I’m going to walk around for a bit.” Leaning in, Riku presses a kiss to my forehead. “Don’t wait up for me.”

“Okay, but don’t be gone too long.”

“Got it.”

Riku splits off from us as we get in line for the gravity ride, but as he walks, I can’t help wondering what’s up.

“Where do you think he’s going?” Sora asks.

“No idea,” I say.

We enjoy the ride, but when there’s no Riku when we get off, we find another nearby. A couple rides and another shared funnel cake nearly waste an hour but still, there’s no sign of my boyfriend. The sun’s been long gone and booths are starting to close. Soon after, workers begin ushering people towards the exit.

Standing outside the carnival, I scan the crowds heading home.

“Where is he?” I question, looking around.

“He didn’t go home, did he?” Sora says.

I cross my arms. “If he ditched us, he’s going to be in serious trouble.”

Kairi folds her arms thoughtfully. Then her eyes light up and a smile plays on her lips. I try to follow her gaze, but just as I turn around, I run face first into something soft.

Thrown off guard, I cling to the squishy object, which offers no support whatsoever, but, thankfully, someone else keeps me on my feet.

Stable in my stance, I lean back, coming face to face with a pink-nosed, pompom-wearing, three-foot-tall, winged moogle.

“Kupo?” I mutter in confusion.

“For you.”

My gaze pulls from the plush to find Riku behind this ambush, clearly over-the-moon proud with himself.

The grin pulling at my mouth comes more from my understanding of his secrecy rather than the gift itself.

“So that’s what you’ve been up to this whole time,” Kairi announces.

His ego falters, marred by the tint bleeding across his nose. “Maybe…”

“Dude, you’ve been gone almost an hour,” Sora blurts out. “How many tries did it take you?”

The shade darkens. “Uh well…It’s been a while since I played skee-ball…so…”

Kairi jams a finger against his shoulder with her own smug simper. “You spent that whole hour playing, didn’t you.”

Suddenly, there’s a shout from the passing crowd. A little girl holding a small moogle waves her hand. “Thank you, moogle man!”

Another pair of kids behind that family, also with smaller moogles, also wave.

A hand against his face attempts to hide the face of defeat, but it’s too late—Kairi and Sora have already put two and two together. Riku had won many games of skee-ball, but didn’t stop until he obtained the extra-large prize.

My arms tighten around the moogle. “Well, I love him.”

Riku’s pride makes a small recovery. I love that look in his eyes, the one that says he’d do anything, even play a ridiculous game for an hour to win some silly prize.

“Which one? Riku or the moogle?” Sora asks.

I giggle. “Yes.”

While the brunette tries to figure out my answer, I push the moogle onto him. The moment my arms are clear, I lunge at Riku, even throwing my legs around his waist. Pouncing at Riku isn’t exactly an uncommon occurrence, so there’s no surprise when he keeps his balance and holds me up.

“I love you, kupo.” I nuzzle my nose against his, pulling a chuckle from the young man. “Say it.” He glances away. Not about to take that as an answer, I smush my face against his. “Say it! You know you want to! Say it!”

Riku’s hands release me, forcing my feet to come down before I drop onto the concrete. He peers down at me, face turning redder with each second and smiling like a bashful fool.

“I love you too, kupo.”

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grailfinders · 3 years

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Fate and Phantasms #174

Y’know what? It’s the america anniversary, and it’s FGO’s anniversary too. Let’s celebrate a bit. Here’s a build early, we’ll be back on schedule on the sixth.

Today on Fate and Phantasms we’re making the precious cinnamon bun who just wants to ruin the environment, Berserker of Learning with Manga! For this build, we’ve got three goals; grow big, grow bigger, and grow biggest. Expect spoilers with her build breakdown below the cut, and slightly fewer spoilers in her character sheet over here!

Next up: Give me a sign~ Build me Nero one more time!

Paul Bunyan is a Rune Knight fighter to grow bigger while helping her friends, a Giant Soul Sorcerer to grow bigger while stepping on stuff, and a Totem Warrior Barbarian to smash things good with Babe’s help.

Race and Background

Pauly B was made out of Udon dough, and as a result she’s a Custom Lineage, giving her +2 Strength and a size of Small. She also get proficiency with Animal Handling, and the Magic Initiate feat to pick up some spells from the wizard spell list. Shape Water is just the beginning of your settling abilities, and Thunderclap is a single step for you. You also get Find Familiar to pick up Babes.

Aside from that, you are America’s pioneering spirit made manifest, so you’re an Outlander. This gives you proficiency with Athletics and Survival.

Ability Scores

You’re a glass cannon, so make sure your Strength is as high as you can get it. After that is Charisma- you’re only here because you were so popular in the book, after all. Your Dexterity comes next so you don’t die wearing denim armor. After that is Constitution. You might be a glass cannon, but a building-sized body is still pretty hard to take down. Your Intelligence isn’t amazing, but we’re dumping Wisdom. You’re a berserker anyway, but you also came from a comedy manga. That’s going to hurt your sense of reality.

Class Levels

1. Barbarian 1: Starting out here gets you as much health as we can, as well as proficiency with Strength and Constitution saves and two barbarian skills. Being nine hundred feet tall helps with Intimidation, and you gotta know a bit about Nature if you’re going to tear it down as effectively as you do.

You also get Unarmored Defense, making your AC 10 + your dexterity mod + your constitution mod when you’re just wearing denim. Your Rage transforms you for a minute as a bonus action. It gives you advantage on strength based saves & checks, extra damage on strength based attacks, and resistance to standard weapon damage. When you’re big enough to drink from a great lake, swords don’t do much.

2. Barbarian 2: Second level barbs can make Reckless Attacks, getting advantage now at the cost of giving other creatures advantage against you. Berserkers are not well known for their defensive power, but this will make up for you using such a heavy weapon while small.

That being said, Danger Sense gives you advantage on dexterity saves against effects you see coming. When you can step across the entire battle map in one go, fireballs are easy to avoid.

3. Fighter 1: First level fighters start things off right with a Fighting Style, and grabbing the superior technique style to make one Trip Attack per short rest is a great way to have enemies shouting timber.

You also get a Second Wind, letting you hang out and eat some beans as a bonus action, healing you 1d10+your fighter level HP.

4. Fighter 2: Second level fighters get an Action Surge to help you perform supernatural feats in a single turn. Now you can add on an extra action to your turn once per short rest.

5. Fighter 3: Our last level of fighter unlocks your martial archetype, the Rune Knight! The big reason we’re here is for Giant Might, spending a bonus action to grow Large, also giving you advantage on strength checks and saves, and you also deal extra damage once per turn while attacking. You can transform this way Proficiency times per long rest.

You can also carve Runes into weapons, armor, and jewelry. You get two runes, and can carve them into one item each at the end of a long rest. The Frost rune gives its wearer advantage on Animal Handling and Intimidation checks. The Fire rune doubles the wearer’s proficiency bonus with tools. Once per short rest per rune, they can also be invoked for extra power. The frost rune gives its wearer +2 on all strength and constitution saves and checks, while the fire rune forces a strength save against being restrained by fiery shackles, dealing damage each turn and restraining the target, when you hit it with a weapon attack. The DC for that save is 8 + proficiency + constitution.

6. Sorcerer 1: We might be done with fighter, but we’re not done multiclassing! First level sorcerers get Spells they can cast using their charisma. Thanks to an old unearthed arcana, you can be a Giant Soul sorcerer , granting you Jotun Resilience for slightly more HP; 1 extra per sorcerer level. The Mark of the Ordning also grants you extra low-level spells, like Heroism and Shillelagh. Neither of those are really useful to you, but they’re free, and not why we’re here.

For spells that are in character, grab Mold Earth, Create Bonfire, and Light to spruce up the wilderness and make it your own. You can also use True Strike to chop down trees, but that’s dumb, just make two attacks. For first level spells, Earth Tremor and Thunderwave are you stepping around. The former knocks people prone and makes the ground a big crater, the latter pushes them and objects away from you.

7. Sorcerer 2: This level isn’t that complicated, but you do become a Font of Magic for some Sorcery points that come in handy later. You can also cast Catapult to throw stuff around. Sadly, the maximum weight is only 5 pounds, but you can always just throw stuff yourself.

8. Sorcerer 3: Third level sorcerers get two Metamagic options to personalize your spells using sorcery points. Extended Spell will help out with a certain buff we’re getting this level, extending the length of the spell. You’re also big enough that your spell ranges should grow to match, so grab Distant Spell as well.

This level you can Hold Person, which you tend to take more literally than most casters. After the target fails a wisdom save, they’re paralyzed until they make one. While paralyzed, all attacks are made with advantage, and melee attacks are auto-crits.

Alternatively, you can use the Mark of the Ordning spell, Enlarge/Reduce to make yourself even bigger than usual. (Giant Might explicitly grows to large, so you have to start with that if you want to stack them.)

9. Barbarian 3: After spending half our build elsewhere, we can finally return to our starting class! Third level barbarians set down the Path of the Totem Warrior, letting you use your connection to Babe to pick up all sorts of goodies as we level up.

Immediately, you become a Spirit Seeker, letting you cast Beast Sense and Speak with Animals as rituals to really get into the Babe mindset.

Babe also becomes your Totem Spirit, so we’ll be taking the Elk options whenever possible. Right now, that gives you an extra 15′ of movement while raging. It’s not quite the whole nation in a step, but it’s a start.

10. Barbarian 4: At tenth level, we finally get our first Ability Score Improvement, so round up your Strength and Dexterity for better attacks and a better AC.

11. Barbarian 5: Fifth level barbarians finally get their Extra Attack each attack action, and your Fast Movement adds another 10′ to your movement speed, regardless of whether or not you’re raging.

12. Barbarian 6: Sixth level totem warriors get an Aspect of the Beast, doubling the travel pace for yourself and up to 10 companions. They can just ride on your shoulders, it’s fine.

13. Barbarian 7: Your Feral Instinct gives advantage on initiative rolls, and you can ignore being surprised if you rage at the start of the fight. Raging right away might not be the best option, but that’s for the casters to figure out. You’ve got land development to get to.

You can also use an Instinctive Pounce to move half your movement speed towards an enemy as part of your bonus action when you rage.

14. Barbarian 8: Use this ASI to bump up your Constitution for better runes and more health. You’re pretty squishy for a barbarian, but I guess that’s to be expected, considering what you’re made of.

15. Barbarian 9: Your first Brutal Critical adds an extra die to your critical damage rolls. Big kid, big axe, big damage. Simple math.

16. Barbarian 10: As a Spirit Walker, you can Commune with Nature as a ritual, summoning a cool spirit Babe to tell you stuff about the world around you.

17. Barbarian 11: Your Relentless Rage gives you a case of Guts, letting you make a DC 10 constitution save to avoid dropping to 0 HP, dropping to 1 instead if you succeed. Afterwards, the DC grows by 5, but it resets on short rests. You shouldn’t be getting guts at all, so be grateful.

18. Barbarian 12: Use your last ASI to bump up your Dexterity again for less getting hit. Healing’s nice, but avoiding the damage in the first place is way better.

19. Barbarian 13: You get another round of Brutal Criticals, for another extra die of damage on crits.

Not exactly rocket surgery, huh?

20. Barbarian 14: Your final level gives you your final barbarian goody! Your Totemic Attunement lets you move through a large or smaller creature’s space as a bonus action. It forces a strength save, or the creature is stepped on, knocking it prone and dealing damage.

Pros:

Thanks to your speed, size, and action surge, you can cover a lot of ground very quickly. With 55 feet of movement, two dashes, and an instinctive pounce, you can cover ~195 feet in a single round. Aside from that, your size gives you mobility options that aren’t available to others. Standing around 15′ tall will do that for ya.

You’ve got some solid swings with your axe, letting you deal plenty of damage in a single swing. Bring down the hammer on a natural 20 to blast through those doors. At your biggest you can deal 1d12+1d6+1d4+4 damage. That’s not a smite, but you can do this every turn while enlarge is up.

You get just enough spells to apply a lot of utility to your build, altering the landscape and messing with enemy movement to help out your team.

Cons:

Due to how we leveled up, your first ASI doesn’t come until level 10. If you roll poorly, that might be a problem.

I wouldn’t call you squishy by any means, but you do make for a big target, with your huge size and an AC of only 15 making you easy pickings even before you start getting reckless.

Most of your abilities are tied to your rage, but your biggest size is tied to your spells. They don’t play nice. Even worse, it’s a flavor fail- you can’t trample over people if you’re at your biggest size. (On a semi-related note: being big and being a barbarian have a lot of overlap. Both giant might and raging give you advantage on strength stuff, so having both up is sort of a waste.)

#fate grand order #fgo #DND #D&D 5e #Berserker of Learning with Manga #Barbarian #Fighter #Sorcerer

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0livec0w · 4 years

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Fiinally sketched out my WoF headcanon tribe designs! I’m still working on Nightwings. h

Notes on their designs under the cut!

Mudwings: They have very bovine type faces and bodies. They're basically big cow-crocodiles.They have leathery scales like a crocodile and BIG THICK bodies and tailsI like to imagine that Mudwings have the most variety in horn shapes and number.You can have little bun horns to great pronged antlers. Any shape and size. I also imagine that their coloring is a bit splotchy and that its common for plants to grow on them.Some even plant seeds to get pretty flowers to grow on them since they're always caked in mud. They have droopy ears that lay flat on the top of the mud when they take naps. Icewings: Icewings are like arctic porcupines.Spikes EVERYWHERE.That's pretty much it for their design. SPikes. A lot of them are serrated too. They also don't have "real" teeth?I just kinda draw em with external teeth idk.

Nightwings: I think Nightwings are the hardest to design. I'm not all that happy w this particular design but I'm working on it.Nightwings have bat noses and straight rOUnd horns. All of their body is pretty round. Their scales are iridescent and very reflective and cold to the touch.They feel like they're made of shiny rocks. I don't like how light the canon design makes their underbelly. I like to imagine that instead, they have the same star patterns that they have on the bottoms of their wings.Nightwings with powers get cool white markings on their scales. All Nightwings eyes glow. Ones with powers glow more than others.

Skywings: They have very tall vertical ears and horns. They're just tall in general. They just pointy. Very pointy.They look the most like what I would consider a "regular dragon"Their wings are slightly transparent and are the thinnest and largest of all the tribes.

Rainwings: Rainwings are a real eyesore.They are constantly saturated to the mAX.They look like poison dart frogs on acid. I like to imagine that their horns and claws are very thorny and sharp.Their frills are sharp too. Rainwings are sharp and colorful.They have HUGE eyes with fun shaped pupils.I cram as many frills on their face as I can.They normally gave a base dark color and then 3-4 neon-y colors overtop it.If they want to, they can strobe their colors and give everyone a headache.They're the smallest and skinniest tribe. They have the longest tails of all the tribes. It just doesn't look that way bc they're always coiled up.All of their horns, claws, and spikes are needle thin.Some Rainwings are born with exceptionally strong venom and have it leak through their skin like a dart frog. Silkwings: FLUFFY, BABYI don't know why tf the books didnt make em fluffy.I don't like thinking that the silk just pops out of their wrist. Makes me feel weird.Instead I imagine it kinda magical like a fire wizard spawning fire in his hand except more wispy. I gotta illustrate it sometime.Their wings look like butterfly wings except a little more layered on top of each other and they have wing joints. A lot also have wings with that one bit that dips down further than the rest of the wing (just bc I think it looks cool) They are any color of the rainbow, just a very pastel shade.They have plenty of patterns in their fur and a poof at the end of their tail.They have kinda paw-like hands. They look like total wimps.

Sandwings: Tattoos are a big thing among Sandwings. They get SO MANY. Entire sleeves and body art are common.They also wear hella jewelry and clothes.Their manes/ frills come in all shapes and sizes and can almost be styled like our hair.They can grow out frills to a few feet. (like shoulder length for humans)They have large fangs like Rainwings but their venom isn't nearly as strong.Sandwings tend to have two sets of smaller horns. They have LARGE ears for venting heat. They also have patches of scraggly fur/hair between scales. There are Sandwing skin conditions where some Sandwings are bore entirely covered in hair with no scales.Royal Sandwings have a hood like some snakes do.

Leafwings: Leafwing's frill is actually a double frill that splits in the middle.Their large ears and eyelashes are leaf shaped. Other bits of leaves poke out ever so often on different parts of their bodies.They have leathery skin with a few brighter colored scales every once and a while. Their horns are slightly prehensile and can be moved slightly (with great effort)There is a fan of leaves at the end of their tails.They have large eyes with rectangular pupils. Seawings: Seawings are very squishy and blubbery and fat.They have plenty of little dangly bits all over them that look AWESOME when they're floating around in the water.Their eyes are large and round.They have no horns, only frills and dangLIES.Seawings tails have large fins going along the top and bottom. The tails also flatten out towards the end for easier swimming.The danglies below their chin grow with age.They have the shortest legs of all the tribes and they are the slowest fliers.When a Seawing has been out of water for too long, they get gross and slimy and smell terrible.

Hivewings: Hivewings are very shiny. All of their black scales are incredibly reflective and polished.They are very cold to the touch and have extra thick scales.Their mouths and insides are blue.Their wings are jointed in the middle and clear. They have spines along their bodies. Some Hivewing's spines are venomous. Hivewings have very long retractable claws and nimble hands.They can stand deathly still for long periods of time.

#i rlly like icewing society headcanons but i think their designs are hella boring #it's vice versa w seawings #love their design but their society is BORING #aight now watch me tag all the tribes #nightwing #sandwing #skywing #leafwing #silkwing #hivewing #mudwing #icewing #rainwing #seawing #wings of fire #wof #olivesart

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the-fandom-fuckup · 3 years

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Kirikacchako? Please

I'm not sure if this is referencing a specific prompt from like.. An older post or not, but I've been on a bit of an au kick lately so I'm gonna use this as a plug for some of the aus/ideas I've had, so I hope that's alright ^-^

(I'd offer a doodle for your troubles but... I don't have any to offer rn gjskfksjfkak)

One of the most recent ideas I've had is Kirichako sirens x hoh/ace pirate Baku, in which Kirichako are a mated pair of sirens that travel the seas together to prey on unsuspecting sailors and Baku is a pirate that spends a bit too much time around the cannons n explosives, resulting in hearing loss over time

Upon meeting Baku for the first time Kiri n Ochako are both fascninated and peeved. Fascinated bc no one's ever looked them in the eyes during their song and resisted them like he has, and peeved bc immediately after staring at them Baku tried killing them with explosives

Like sure, they've met people on the seas that have been resistent to either their song or bodies before, but never someone who was unaffected by both. They didn't know whether to be more interested or insulted honestly

((They go with interested, but tell themselves they're insulted bc it's easier to admit))

N honestly I don't have much here, but they end up following Baku's ship around bc it has some good benefits (provides them with protection from bigger sea creatures, food from all the ships they destroy/people they fuck up), and also they just like bothering Baku until they get a reaction from him

They don't sing to him anymore, but they chitter at him n throw pretty sea trinkets up against the ship/into open cannon flaps for him to find later

The last thing I have for this idea is the courting process probably starts bc Baku tripped on the sea trinkets one too many times while carrying out his duties n gets pissed, so he goes up to the main deck to get their attention before chucking some sparkly, garbage thing back at them hoping to distract them enough to get them to fuck off. But the sirens look at their new gift and go wait... Returned gift?? A courting gift?? Which goes to kickstarts a whole new wave of bullshit lmao, rip Baku's sanity

Another idea I wanna shoehorn these guys into is my EnjiRei/TodoDeku mafia bodyguard au, but I'm not too sure on how to go about it tbh like

One one hand, I could have Kiri in with the Todorokis n Ochako in with All Might's group, and have Baku be the unsuspecting civilian just trying to live his life but has attracted the attention of both gang members, who then treat it as a rivalry of who gets Baku first but end up seeing each other as more than just rival groups when the gangs actually start working together n they get paired to run jobs, and has everyone spiralling into a mess of feelings and highjinks before leveling out to smth manageable

On another hand I could have a similar idea with Kacchako as the rivaling gang members and Kiri as the unsuspecting civilian, or maybe even some other underground member like an underground ring fighter or a runner or whatever, who gets scouted by the groups bc his reputation in the ring gets him a gig as some extra muscle or smth for an outside job

And then on the last hand I could have pre-established Kiribaku as the gang members (in the same gang this time) and Ochako as the civilian making bad deals with shady people for extra cash to try and help her family out of their shitty finacial situation, taking jobs she has no business taking (probably from the rising group that's fucking up everything for everyone else tbh) n catching the boys' attention bc "what's a pretty little thing like you doing in the sleazy part of town? Don'tcha know shit gets dangerous around here?" And they're endeared by her spunk n unwillingness to crumble under pressure so they take her under their wing to show her the ropes but also gives them their kicks bc they get off on corrupting her innocent n naive moral compass, all while being hunted by the other group bc she ditched their jobs n now has to face the consequences or smth, Idk idk

It would help if I had any understanding of how mobs/organised crime shit worked or even watched those kinds of shows/movies lmaofnakfmdjs

I'll finish it off with the modern fantasy au I've been thinking about bc I love it dearly, staring alpha werewolf Baku, alpha dragon Kiri, and bamf witch Ochako

At some point or other Baku gets the entire Bakusquad + Deku, Tetsu, Camie, and Ochako living in his packhouse bc he takes a great deal of pride in caring for his pack members and it's actually really easy for his alpha to categorise people as pack, but you'd have to pull out all his teeth before he admits it

Some of them just decided they lived there now n didn't leave, but both Kiri (+Tetsu) and Ochako were brought in by Baku bc his alpha's love language is acts of service/providing and clearly they both benefitted from the move so "why tf are you making such a big deal about it?? Just pack your shit n get it moved in, you've got a week"

Kirikacchako dance around each other hardcore in this au, to the exasperation of everyone else. The alphas try to play off their urges to provide n scentmark as subtly as possible, and since Ochako isn't aware of the meaning it goes pretty well. But literally everyone else is rolling their eyes n making bets on how long it takes them to get their shit together lmaojdidudj

A scene I have pictured for them (and the first one I came up with for this au) is Ochako going out somewhere and Kiri n Baku both casually scent her before she heads out, thinking they're all slick n shit. But as soon as she leaves Deku levels them with the most deadpan expression he can make n says "that was the least subtle thing I've ever seen in my life", and as Baku snaps n goes "I dunno what you're talking about" Kiri replies with a smug "I wasn't trying to be😏"

And like. Realistically the alphas know Ochako isn't really an omega, but she does share some traditional omega qualities that have their alphas going wild (period cycle=heat cycle, round n squishy but will fight you=strength n size for providing healthy pups + the ability to protect them, etc.) so it's understandable that their alphas would slip up n refer to her as their omega, right? Right??

It also doesn't help that after taking Ochako with them on full moon runs, she's been chatting with some of the betas n omegas there and asking how to better communicate with the boys (to avoid miscommunication, she says). But they've both marked her so much that the betas n omegas think she's their courted omega, so they teach her vocal cues n what they mean coming from an alpha, and teach her how to purr and chirp in response.

They don't think to mention the significance behind some of the cues they teach her bc why would they? Smelling as strongly as she does, there's no way those alphas aren't going to give her their bite n bond with her. Why would they need to explain some of the more provocative noises they teach her? They're just helping her for when her alphas decide it's the right time to mate her, is all

I haven't gotten around to how their tension n dancing breaks, but it does eventually n they do get together n bond and all that good stuff, and eventually they have werewolf/dragon/magic hybrid babies bc I have quirkbabes design in another au n I'm obviously dropping them into every au I possibly can bc I love them n put a lot of work into them (and they're super pretty, so I'm showing them off where ever I can assuming I actually draw smth for this au eventually rip)

And wow, this is getting kinda long n rambly so I'm gonna end it here, but I hope that this was kinda what you were looking for landkwidjdkwbf

If you wanna know more about any of the aus just let me know, I could ramble forever

Or if you have any other kirikacchako ideas you wanna hear about feel free to drop them off, I don't mind!! ^-^

#BnHA #Bakugou Katsuki #Kirishima Eijirou #Uraraka Ochako #Kirikacchako #Sirens n Pirates au #Mafia n Bodyguards au #Modern Fantasy au #my first ask akdbsmdjahek #I don't handle vague instructions/suggestions very well so I hope this was okay #A/B/O dynamics #periods tw #menstration tw #just in case #headcanons #fuckup replies

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crystalelemental · 3 years

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“el-jarado: I have no idea how they'll ever make tank units relevant again now that NFU+penetrating either Guard or Damage Reduction is just something they give out like candy to offense units. You can't guarantee follow-ups, you can't block theirs, you can't slow their special, you can't reduce the damage, and half the time you can't retaliate at all. You can't design defense units with no defensive tools!”

That’s the point though. That is literally the point.

Like, defensive units have utility in general play, because a lot of general play doesn’t involve all those tools. But competitively, defense is as good as dead without some massive offense to back it up. It’s why my Astra team is doing great, but my Light team sucks shit. Astra involves Fallen Edelgard, who can also go offensive with the extra action and massive Bonfire damage, and Micaiah, who has great dual effectiveness and guaranteed follow-ups and a great color for anti-meta considerations. Light involves Guinivere, who is still good against anything magical, and V!Faye, who is getting worse all the time thanks to all these tools that just shred through her like it’s nothing.

And that’s what they want. Because offensive powercreep is “easier” to handle, because there’s a very simple solution in theory. Just hit them first. Just hit them first and you win. If your big attack stat hits them in their soft, squishy defense stat before their huge attack stat can hit you in your soft, squishy defense stat, then you win. But a super-strong defensive unit is much harder to take down, because older offensive units without all the modern tools are now useless. And if you’re savvy about gacha, you’ve already figured out why this is marketable.

Spend ages building up offense. Everyone fine and happy, they love this game, because you just have to hit the opponent first. Then, suddenly, without warning, you drop in some unreasonable, god-tier defensive unit. Suddenly, most offensive tools can’t touch this threat, and it feels unstoppable. Sure, there are some answers, but not that many, and it’s hard to make it work. Give that defensive option enough time to become the new standard, the thing everyone is afraid of. Then you introduce the counters. Now, older offensive units are no longer good for the meta. They can’t be relied upon. But the new offensive units? Brave Eirika beats Fallen Edelgard 1v1 100% of the time at unmerged with her base kit. Solution’s easy, just get yourself the new units and drop the old ones. It’s marketing. Defensive juggernauts are introduced rarely, and with the exclusive purpose of putting old offensive units in the ground, so players have to pay for the new stuff to get around it. It makes them money. And in between defensive juggernauts, you just make more and more offensive units that do the same goddamn thing, so they all beat the few defensive threats you introduce, but don’t quite hit the level of being unbeatable from every angle. And of course it works because people like playing hyperoffense. Ask yourself how often you play a Pokemon game and use status moves for the main experience, compared to how often you get Mewtwo and give it Psychic/Flamethrower/Ice Beam/Thunderbolt and then just steamroll the Elite Four 78 times for funsies. Not having to try can be a fun experience, especially with a competitive mode where it gives the impression that you’re better than the others playing. No one really wants to have to think about how to dismantle defensive threats that can’t just be one-rounded. I mean look at the response to Fallen Edelgard.

I know people dunk on IS because they don’t know what they’re doing. And it’s true. There’s no fucking way they playtest shit and decide it’s a good idea from a gameplay perspective. But they do, in fact, know what they’re doing. It’s just purely aligned to making money off a broken system that is completely irreparable at this point. There is no reason to keep playing FEH aside from sunk cost fallacy at this point.

#el-jarado

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wri0thesley · 4 years

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any feeder hcs for la squadra 👉👈

you and me [handshake] feeding apparently

[pregnancy mentions]

[a quick note that degradation in feeding is too far for me so i just don’t mention it ever lmao all of your boys are Nice and i won’t stand for anything else]

Formaggio is absolutely into it. He’d be pretty into it if you were the feeder and he were the feedee honestly; he likes shitty, unhealthy food and he likes to overindulge himself. He loves being able to order food for you. Likes his s/o to be soft around the middle and is always touching you and groaning about how soft you are into your ear. Honestly his stand is really good for feeding kink; he can just make really unhealthy food small so you don’t get as full quickly. Not into the idea of you being unable to move or anything but he likes slow, lazy sex so if you eat too much and don’t want to move while you lie down he’s totally into fucking you without you doing any of the work.

Illuso is into watching you. Definitely chooses food that’s low-key phallic in nature. Keeps an eye on what you’re eating and tells you if you need to up the calories or sugars (half the time he’s watching through the mirrors like the creep he is). Observant enough to notice little changes in how your clothes fits and really gets off on knowing that it’s because of him - he’s so used to being a silent participant in things that being the ‘cause’ really gets him going. Has to look at himself too much to be the feedee. Loves pointing out where you’re curving out and worshipping you.

Prosciutto’s a weird case. He feels like he should be into traditional ideals of beauty, so for a fem partner he’s fine with them getting a little chubby and soft - after all, that’s why they’re built that way. He kids himself it’s a Marilyn Monroe thing and not that he just likes having something soft pressing against him and squeezing at hips and chests. He feels a lot guiltier with a masc partner but he just can’t deny he’s into his partner being softer. Gets off on the control aspect of it; choosing what you can and can’t eat, making food (he’s a really good cook, despite having a cook growing up and not having to do much of it himself) - being disappointed with you when you can’t finish his meals. Into making you eat a little too much so that you can’t move and he can just fuck you. Loves buying you new clothes when you get a little too chubby for ones you have, but is also a sucker for straps digging into soft skin. Again, not into you being so big you can’t move - he just likes some extra pounds on you, and being able to control whether you’re gaining or losing. Will not be the feedee; his clothes are tailored, thank you very much! Can’t resist indulging if you’re a baker, though, and make a lot of sweet treats.

Pesci doesn’t really get the kink element, just loves seeing you enjoy food. He’s a surprisingly good cook too - he loves being praised, so if you praise him for his food he’ll just make more of it. Also likes his s/o to be soft - his coworkers are sharp and mean and having someone warm and squishy to come home to just makes him happy. Way more into the ‘comfort’ side of feeding (having you be reliant on him, hearing you say thank you, telling him you love what he makes) than the actual weight gain part of it. He could also be a feedee; he’d gladly eat whatever you feed him. He’s got a bit of a complex about how he looks, so you’ll have to throw in some body worship too.

Melone can and will take any kink you have and go ‘yes. This is the one for me’. Loves a soft s/o - can’t stop grabbing at their hips, especially a fem s/o. He’s still into it with a masc one, don’t get me wrong - but his breeding kink just comes out full force with you gaining weight because he can’t help but think of it like you carrying his child. Really into feeding you just a bit too much so you get a tummy bulge. He likes fucking around with your diet just to see what happens, if it changes where you gain the weight. If you do get pregnant whilst you’re involved in this relationship he’s gleeful as he tells you that you’re ‘eating for two’. Will happily be fed himself, but the fucker just doesn’t gain weight.

Ghiaccio doesn’t get it, but he still attacks it with gusto like he attacks all things. He likes you being soft so he can bury his face in your chest when he’s mad at things, so he isn’t complaining - but all in all, he doesn’t really think about food much, so he just can’t make himself care about the kink beyond his s/o being Soft and Good.

Risotto’s also a good cook, and he loves seeing you enjoy what he makes. A big fan of the contrast; you soft and round and him hard and lean. He loves the spoiling aspect of it - he can’t help but be guilty about his work, and he finds feeding you kind of therapeutic. Also pretty into the control aspect; expect to be fed from his hand, or fingers dangling strawberries above you until you beg him for it. He probably will never get to, but he cherishes a secret idea of getting to be apart from Passione and both of you getting soft around the middle and enjoying one another’s companies in a normal, non-Mafia way. You could convince him to be the feedee, but you’re going to have to somehow find him a new profession too.

Sorbet and Gelato are absolutely in it for the control aspect. Honestly, their partner’s looks aren’t important to them really - they’ll be happy enough with a Soft s/o. What they care about is their s/o’s fight, and whether they can snap the fight in half. Might withhold food, might tell you off for not finishing their huge meals (Gelato eats like a horse and Sorbet is an incredible cook) - might make you crawl to them on your knees to beg for food like a dog. Sorbet loves you eating from his fingers and your tongue gently pressing against them in search of more. If you start being a little too big for your clothes they’ll tell you that they guess this means you just have to be naked from now on. Surprisingly not mean about the feeding or the weight gain or anything - just mean about how they treat you. Then again, if you’re dating Sorbet and Gelato, being naked and on your knees is nothing new.

#feeding for ts/////#jojo headcanons #not sfw text///#stuffing kink kind of??#weight gain kink kind of??#can i really bring myself to tag this with character names?#Anonymous #pregnancy for ts

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You’re Enchanting--Chapter Four

Summary: Delphine always told Elazar she would do anything to help him if he was ever in trouble, even knowing his knack for finding it. She didn’t expect to be helping him save the world after someone blows up the Conclave and tears a hole in the sky. Nor did Delphine expect to be falling for anyone, let alone a troubled, former templar, while she’s watching her best friend shape the future of their world with a green glowing hand.

Pairings: Cullen/Trevelyan & Dorian/Lavellan

Warnings: Canon typical violence, a wild Sera appears, and some small disagreements between our beloved advisors

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Notes: We’ve passed the 15,000 word mark with this chapter! Thanks for reading! Comments and feedback appreciated!

[Masterlist] [Chapter Three] [Chapter Four] [Chapter Five]

Chapter Four- Starlight

Everyone in their little party was shaken in some way or another as they departed Val Royeaux. The Chantry was denouncing Elazar as a false prophet, and the Inquisition as illegitimate by extension, the Lord Seeker was leading the templars away from the people and Grand Enchanter Fiona was not only alive but had inviting them to Redcliffe. How quickly the world could turn on its head these days.

The unease remained as they arrived at the estate described in the notes. They had made quick work of the guards on their way to the estate’s inner courtyard.

“I don’t like this,” Del whispered to El as they spotted an Orlesian masked man in the center of the courtyard.

Elazar could only shrug as they approached.

“Herald of Andraste! How much did you expend to discover me? It must have weakened the Inquisition immeasurably!”

Delphine shared a disgusted look with her elvish friend as they recognized the self-important drawl in his voice. This must have been the manor’s Lord.

“I don’t know who you are!” Elazar shouted back, obviously unamused at the development.

“You don’t fool me! I’m too important for this to be an accident. My efforts will survive in victories against you elsewhere!”

Varric didn’t even bother to hide his chuckle at the short man’s martyrdom speech.

Elazar looked ready to snap back at the man when one of the guards behind the Lord abruptly collapsed, an arrow stuck in his back. Everyone’s heads whipped towards the flash of red that was suddenly pointing their knocked bow at the Lord.

“Just say “what!”” They threatened.

The Lord was obviously dense, “what is the-”

And just like that the Lord took an arrow to the face, collapsing to floor. So much for trying to question him.

“Eww!” Delphine studied the archer as she went about collecting her arrow from the Lord’s face. An elf with choppy blonde hair and a large grin that could rival Elazar’s. “Squishy one, but you heard me, right? “Just say ‘what.’” Rich tits always try for more than they deserve. “Blah, blah, blah! Obey me! Arrow in my face!” So, you followed the notes well enough. Glad to see you’re…” the woman looked over Elazar rather obviously, “and you’re an elf. Well. Hope you’re not too elfy. I mean, it’s all good, innit? The important thing is: you glow? You’re the Herald thingy?”

Herald thingy? Del was going to have to start calling El that.

“They say I’m the Herald of Andraste. But who are you, and what’s this about?” Elazar sounded rather diplomatic, was he spending time with Josephine without her knowing?

“No idea. I don’t know this idiot from manners. My people just said the Inquisition should look at him.”

“Your people? Elves?” At least Elazar sounded as confused as Delphine felt.

“Ha! No. People people. Name’s Sera. This is cover,” The blonde grinned, gesturing to a stack of crates, “get 'round it. For the reinforcements. Don’t worry. Someone tipped me their equipment shed. They’ve got no breeches.”

No breeches?

Their attention shot to the gates on the far end of the courtyard as more guards charged in, all missing their breeches. That was not something Del had ever wanted to see.

“Why didn’t you take their weapons?!” Varric shouted at the elven archer as they began to fend off the half-naked men.

“Because breeches!”

The fight did not last long when their opposition had such obvious vulnerabilities. It may have also helped that their group consisted of three mages, two archers and a Seeker. Del was not well versed in archery but Sera was skilled, taking down her fair share of the guards. Varric seemed pleased by the development as well.

As the last soldier fell, the elf’s joyous shout filled the courtyard, “right in the plums!”

After what she had seen, Del did not need any more mental images of that. She hoped that this was the last they’d be seeing of men with no breeches, not that the images weren’t already burned into her memory.

“Friends really came through with that tip. No breeches. So Herald of Andraste. You’re a strange one. I’d like to join.”

Elazar quirked an eyebrow, “all I know about you or your group is that I followed a random trail into a trap.”

“What trap?” The blonde scoffed, “you knocked, he crapped. It’s… look, it’s like this. I sent you a note to look for hidden stuff by my friends. The friends of Red Jenny. That’s me. Well, I’m one. So is a fence in Montfort, some woman in Kirkwall. There were three in Starkhaven. Brothers or something. It’s a just a name, yeah? It lets little people, “friends,” be part of something while they stick it to nobles they hate. So here, in your face, I’m Sera. “The Friends of Red Jenny” are sort of out there. I used them to help you. Plus arrows.”

That made some sense, in a very roundabout sort of way. Elazar still looked rather confused. She and Varric would have to explain it again on their trip home.

“The Inquisition is almost an army now. Can you add to it?”

Sera folded her arms, just shy of glaring at Elazar. “Here’s how it is. You “important” people are up here, shoving you cods around, “blah, blah, I’ll crush you!” “I’ll crush you.”” Sera added in some kissing noises, which Del could agree was actually fairly accurate for the squabbles she knew of back in the Free Marches. “Ahem. Then you’ve got generals and oath belchers, and sure, you have soldiers. Like the dead guys protecting that other dead guy. All those helmets, and what gave them up? Some drunk gets a key lifted because someone’s got bills. So no, I’m not a captain swordface, all marchy. But if you don’t listen down here too, you risk your breeches. Like those guards, I stole their… look, do you need people or not? I want to get everything back to normal. Like you?”

Elazar looked back to Del, his eyes wide. It was unlike El to look to her for decision making. He always went with his gut. “You’re the Herald, El.”

“All right, Sera.” Elazar looked back to the rogue, lips pressed together in a thin line, “I can use you and your friends.”

Sera’s grin split across her face, “yes! Get in good before you’re too big to like. That’ll keep your breeches where they should be.”

Del sure hoped so.

“Plus extra breeches, because I have all these… you have merchants who buy that pish, yeah? Got to be worth something. Anyway, Haven. See you there Herald. This will be grand.”

As quickly as she had appeared, Sera sauntered off, humming a tune rather loudly as she did.

“So…ready to go the Duke’s party now?” Varric looked rather smug as Cassandra stood there slack-jawed.

“This one is on you.” Elazar leaned over to whisper as Del as the Duke’s staff took their riding cloaks.

“They’re going to want to talk to the Herald, not me,” she hissed back. Although she was the noble-born of their odd pair, this was not close to any situation her tutors had prepared her for. They were both wearing armor and carrying their staffs for heaven’s sake!

El glared back, “I got us Red Jenny, now you get us Madame de Fer.”

She was going to throttle the elf before this incredibly long night was over.

The crier motioned them forward, prepared to announce them to the other guests. Del slipped her arm around Elazar’s as they stepped forward, trying to look somewhat formal as the Herald’s plus one.

“Lord Lavellan and Lady Trevelyan of Ostwick, representing the Inquisition.”

As El openly admired the opulence and finery around them, they were quickly approached by an Orlesian pair.

“A pleasure, ser and lady.” The lord greeted, Del bowed her head back seeing as she wasn’t wearing a dress to curtsey in. “We so rarely have a chance to meet anyone new. It is always the same crowd at these parties. So you must be a guest of Madame de Fer. Or are you here for Duke Bastien?”

“Are you here on business? I have heard the most curious tales of you. I cannot imagine half of them are true.” The woman was just as curious as her counterpart and just as blunt. They did not appear to be all that good at the Game with such straightforward questions.

A toothy grin split across Elazar’s face, “everything you’ve heard? Completely true.”

Maker’s balls Elazar was going to ruin the Inquisition before Cassandra and the others could get it off the ground.

“Better and better,” the lady cooed, “the Inquisition should attend more of these parties.”

“The Inquisition? What a load of pig shit!” Another heavily accented voice cut through the noise of the party. Del quickly spotted another lord descending the stairs to the foyer. “Washed-up sisters and crazed seekers? No one can take them seriously. Everyone knows it’s just an excuse for a bunch of political outcasts to grab power.”

Delphine would not call the Left and Right Hands of the Divine political outcasts, nor would she call Cassandra crazed to her face.

“The Inquisition is working to restore peace and order to Thedas.” Elazar was turning on what charm he could summon in their current company but Del could feel the crackling energy running around him. There was no way this was going to end well.

“Here comes the outsider, restoring peace with an army! We know what your “Inquisition” truly is. If you were a man of honor, you’d step outside and answer the charges.”

This man did realize Elazar was a mage, right? He was so sure of himself that he would challenge a mage to a duel?

Del bit back her retort as the air around them snapped with cold. The lord stilled as his torso was suddenly trapped in ice.

“My dear Marquis, how unkind of you to use such language in my house to my guests. You know such rudeness is… intolerable.”

When Delphine had first heard about Madame de Fer in the Circle she had been amazed. The woman had single-handedly turned the position of court jester into a seat of power. She was an advisor to the Empress of Orlais. Mages could only dream of holding such positions, and the power to exert change. Del had never met the Enchanter but she had imagined someone of great poise and elegance. Vivienne exceeded that image as she approached them.

“Madame Vivienne, I humbly beg your pardon!” The Marquis stuttered, frozen, literally, as the woman of the hour approached.

“You should. Whatever am I going to do with you, my dear?”

It almost sounded as if the Enchanter was enjoying this, though if Del was in her position, maybe she would be enjoying the power too.

Vivienne turned to Elazar, her perfectly shaped eyebrow quirked, “my Lord, you’re the wounded party in this unfortunate affair. What would you have me do with this foolish, foolish man?”

The crackling around El began to melt away as he eyed the Marquis. Del let go of the breath she had been holding, thankful El’s calm nature had returned.

“The Marquis doesn’t interest me. Do whatever you like with him,” he shrugged.

Vivienne tutted, “poor Marquis, issuing challenges and hurling insults like some Ferelden dog lord.” She snapped, releasing the man from her ice spell. “And all dressed up in your Aunt Solange’s doublet. Didn’t she give you that to wear to the Grand Tourney? To think, all the brave chevaliers who will be competing left for Markham this morning… and you’re still here. Were you hoping to sate your damaged pride by defeating the Herald of Andraste in a public duel? Or did you think his sword would end the shame of your failure? Run along, my dear. Do give my regards to your aunt.”

El didn’t do a very good job of hiding his snicker behind a sudden coughing fit.

“I’m delighted you could attend this little gathering I’ve so wanted to meet you.” The Enchanter’s smile was dazzling as she motioned for them to follow her further into the mansion, “allow me to introduce myself. I am Vivienne, First Enchanter of Montsimmand and Enchantress to the Imperial Court.”

Del and El both smiled back as they reached a secluded hallway overlooking the grand estate.

“Is that Marquis going to pose a problem?” Del was not an expert on Orlesian politics, but she knew that pissing off one lord or lady could cause a tidal wave of problems down the road.

“His aunt is the Vicomtess of Mont-de-Glace. Not a powerful family but well-respected…and a very devout. Alphonse will be disowned for this. It’s not the first time he’s brought his aunt disgrace, but I’m sure it will be the last. And after such a public humiliation, I expect he’ll run off to the Dales to join the Empress’s war effort. Either to make a good end or win back a modicum of self-respect.”

Maybe this would be alright for them after all. Josephine wouldn’t lose her head at least.

“But I didn’t invite you to the chateau for pleasantries.”

Those were the pleasantries?

“With Divine Justinia dead, the Chantry is in shambles. Only the Inquisition might restore sanity and order to our frightened people. As the leader of the last loyal mages of Thedas, I feel it only right that I lend my assistance to your cause.”

Delphine wished El would at least not look so dour at her proposition. Even if Elazar wanted to approach his fellow rebels for help, having the loyal mages on their side, at least in name was nothing to sneeze at.

“And you interest in the Inquisition, Madame de Fer, is it personal or professional?”

Del suppressed a groan. He had wanted her to lead this, so why was he trying to be antagonistic now?

“Aren’t you charming? It’s professional, of course.” At least Vivienne wasn’t offended.

“You say you led the last of the loyal mages. Loyal to whom?” Elazar pressed.

To reach the heights Vivienne had achieved as a Circle mage, she had beyond mastered The Game, and it showed. Not a muscle twitched. Not a speck of untoward emotion behind her eyes. If Vivienne was not pleased with Elazar’s questioning, she did not let it show.

“To the people of Thedas, of course. We have not forgotten the commandment, as some have, that magic exists to serve man. I support any effort to restore such order.”

Elazar tensed at the intentional dig. This was not going in a direction that would benefit them. Del dug her nails into El’s arm, her silent plea for him to take a breath and think about their situation.

“And what do you get from this, Madame? You would only seek out the Inquisition if it was to your benefit.”

Vivienne’s eyes sparkled beneath her ornate mask at Delphine’s question, “you’re quite right darling. I would get the same thing anyone else gets by fighting this chaos: the chance to meet my enemy, to decide my fate. I won’t wait quietly for destruction.”

Her words echoed a speech Delphine remembered vividly, one that had sent chills down her spine and sent her mind reeling at the events that would overtake their usually quiet lives. They may be on separate sides of this war but they all understood the sentiments behind one’s desire for choice.

Del nudged Elazar, causing the surprised expression to slip off his features. She knew he understood that despite their differences they needed the Enchanter’s support. “The Inquisition will be happy to have you, Lady Vivienne.”

A delicate smile grew on the poised woman’s lips, “great things are beginning, my dear. I can promise you that.”

Delphine finally understood why Elazar had been moving nonstop since the Conclave. It was not so much a sense of urgency but it was to keep the dread at bay. As they returned to Haven Delphine felt the sorrow and melancholy return. It had been gnawing at her since the explosion but traveling with the others seemed to keep it at arm’s length, their banter enough to occupy her mind with distractions. Haven did not seem to afford her the same luxury anymore. People were still pouring into Haven, seeking answers, or searching out their friends and families. The wails haunted Del as families learned their loved ones were not among the handful of survivors. That could have easily been her, tear-stained face cursing the Maker for allowing such a tragedy. On the nights she couldn’t sleep it almost was her.

Her sudden mood swing must have been written plainly on her face. El linked his arm with hers, his warmth and less-than-subtle calming aura spell soothing away some of the darkness that had fallen upon their arrival.

In his eternal quest to be cheery, Elazar waved to Cullen and his lieutenants as they departed the makeshift stables. The Commander nodded back in greeting his expression rather stoic as he watched them stroll into the village, Del and El still linked at the elbow.

Josephine greeted them with a restrained smile when they arrived at the chapel. “It’s good you’ve returned. We heard of your encounter.”

“You heard?”

Del wasn’t sure why Cassandra was surprised. They knew Leliana had people in Val Royeaux.

“My agents in the city sent word ahead, of course.”

Cullen strolled in behind them, brow furrowed, “it’s a shame the Templars have abandoned their sense as well as the Capital.”

“At least we know how to approach the mages and templars now.” El shrugged, though Del knew he was anything but apathetic about the situation.

“Do we?” Cassandra countered, “Lord Seeker Lucius is not the man I remember.”

Leliana nods, “true. He has taken the Order somewhere, but to do what, my reports have been…very odd.”

“We must look into it, I’m certain not everyone in the Order will support the Lord Seeker.” Cullen may no longer be a templar but he obviously still held a strong faith in the Order.

“Or the Herald could simply go meet the mages in Redcliffe, instead,” Josephine offered.

After meeting the Lord Seeker Del was more willing to work with Fiona, though Del wasn’t sure if El felt the same way. He appeared to have become rather disillusioned with the Grand Enchanter, and mage authorities in general.

“You think the mage rebellion is more united? It could be ten times worse.”

Cullen obviously hadn’t heard the Lord Seekers' opinions- she hoped that was the case, that he would be much more up in arms if he had- to believe approaching that man would lead to anything productive.

“I could at least find out what the mages want.” El shot back, obviously not fond of Cullen’s insinuations either.

“No doubt what they’ve always wanted. Support for their cause.”

“We shouldn’t discount Redcliffe, the mages might be worth the risk.” Josephine, ever the ambassador, was not one to share her opinion on the Mage-Templar war, and Del had never thought to ask.

Cassandra almost sounded disdainful, “they are powerful, ambassador, but more desperate than you realize.”

El scoffed, “so it will be dangerous. I’ve been in danger since I walked out of the Fade.”

Del looked to Elazar, wide-eyed. Did he really feel that unsafe?

“If some among the rebel mages were responsible for what happened at the Conclave…”

“The same could be said about the templars.”

It appeared the Inquisition was just as split and heated about the topic as the rest of Thedas.

“True enough.” Cullen cut in, glowering a bit at his advisors. “Right now I’m not sure we have enough influence to approach either side safety.”

Heads seemed to cool at that. There was no point fighting about who to ally with when neither would actually speak with them.

“Then the Inquisition needs agents in more places. That’s something you can help with.” Cassandra looked pointedly at Elazar, as if he had not just brought Red Jenny and Madame de Fer into the Inquisition during their trip to Val Royeaux.

Josephine nods, “in the meantime, we should consider other options.”

The group agrees and disperses, all in varied levels of frustration. This was more of what Delphine pictured when she arrived; hot tempers, gridlock, and frustration.

Leliana lingered, fiddling with her gloves. El quirked an eyebrow at the spymaster.

“There is one other matter. Several months ago the Grey Wardens of Ferelden vanished. I sent word to those in Orlais, but they have also disappeared. Ordinarily I wouldn’t even consider the idea they’re involved in all this, but the timing is…curious.”

The Grey Wardens? They were heroes, especially after all that had happened in the last blight. Delphine prayed to the Maker they weren’t all wrapped up in this too.

“That does sound odd.”

Elazar nods “I agree.”

“The others have disregarded my suspicions. But I cannot ignore it. Two days ago, my agents in the Hinterlands heard news of a Grey Warden by the name of Blackwall. If you have the opportunity please seek him out. Perhaps he can put my mind at ease.”

Delphine hated to be negative towards the idea, but she doubted that one Warden could solve the mystery around their disappearance. “And if he can’t?”

“Then there may be more going on than we thought.”

Elazar and Delphine shared a concerned look. Mages, Templars, and now the Grey Wardens. Was anything in their world right anymore?

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