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Durgetash color wheel because I need to honor my legacy ✌️

These two still have me in a chokehold in case you were wondering

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This pic is so interesting. Like I just keep looking at it and kind of analyzing what the context could be. It reaply draws my attention back to it for some reason. Great work by the artist imo!

little tyrant

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what's on your mind.

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BG3 Dialogue You've Never Heard: Gale's Got Pondering to Do

You'll have to excuse me a moment; I've got pondering to do.

depreciated dialogue not used in game that I found in the parser

GALE DEKARIOS

YOU MUST

DO TIME

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Reminder that Gale 👆Dekarios would indeed still love you if you were a worm.

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(I thought about not posting this one, Gale looks ok but everything else is a mess)

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gale spent so much time as a Very Serious Archmage, Lover Of Mystra, Goddess of Magic, and so it means so much to me that the closer you get with him, the goofier he gets.

the teasing, the sincerity, it's likely something he hasnt had in his life for a very, very long time, and the fact that despite everything that looms over the two of you, he finds time for that? its beautiful and its all he deserves.

i like to think that after the events of the game, when everything's calmed down, living with gale is living a life filled with laughter. youre constantly wrapped around each other, sharing another in-joke. enjoying life like it was made to be enjoyed. regular people enjoying regular lives.

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if Astarion thought horses were bad how would he react to a camel?(or better yet,a Llama)

Fun fact! Camels evolved in the Americas alongside cacti. Cacti evolved spines to deter things like camels. The ancestors of camels said HOLD MY BEER. Camels can eat cacti like candy.

Now for your excellent question. I think the first thing we have to ask is: Has Astarion ever even SEEN a camel? Does he know what that is?

I think he knows what a camel is but probably has never seen one up close; And there's really only ONE appropriate response to a semi-feral dromedary showing up in camp... Shadowheart, please stop bringing wild animals home without discussing with your roommates.

Bonus llama below.

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Wanted to post the comic version of my vid

The video: https://www.tumblr.com/jupitermayyy/792427034214350848/oversharing-on-the-morning-after-is-a-must

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Imagine Gale struggling with a simple spell. Gale, who always felt that magic was natural to him, who knows the kind of powers that lurk just beneath the surface of this world and now can’t reach out and just take it as he once could. He used to be able to cast this when he was eight, why not now? It shouldn’t be this hard. But right now it’s life or death. No time for beauty, or care, or the perfection that he used to strive for.

So, there’s Tav, who never really bothered improving their spellcraft beyond what was useful in their everyday life. There’s a softness to their movements when they cast. They are not made for this, even if it’s in their blood.

Tav find themselves sticking with Gale whenever possible, hoping that they don’t bother him with all of their questions. He used to be an archmage, right? He should know a thing or two about magic.

And it’s just the two of them working out the specifics of a spell, finding common ground in this craft they need to learn to love again, and maybe find love for each other in the meantime.

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Travel Food in the Forgotten Realms

Darndarr (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): A nutty ale made in Berdusk. Useful for preserving perishables immersed in it for long periods of time, making it good to keep on hand. The ale itself keeps well, even when stored in less than optimal conditions.

Druth (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Caught in the Akanamere, druth is a brown flatfish that resembles the sole of a shoe. They're sun-dried and useful for making stews since they reconstitute easily with water. It tastes like smoked bacon but can be tough.

Hard-tack (Aurora's Whole Realms): A dry, unseasoned biscuit. A basic part of traveler's rations. Also known as sea-tack.

Journeybread (Heroes of Neverwinter): Hard biscuits originally from Helm's Hold in the northern Sword Coast. Cheap and sold in big batches. Fairly similar to the more widely known hard-tack.

Kaeth (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Better known as "coffee" on Earth. There's multiple varieties such Anaurian and Thondur, which are different kinds of beans. Each region prepares it differently, but you can grind the beans down on the road for a fresh cup.

Marruth (Sword Coast Legends): A spiced mashed vegetable blend that varies by region. This is then covered in flaky pastry, baked, and is kept good for travel by being wrapped in waxed rallow leaves. It's sometimes called "root pie" by non-elven species.

Nut Cheese (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): There's as many variations of this as there are regions of the North. These are made with crushed nuts (such as hickory, walnut, and chestnuts) added to the dairy. Some varieties add other components such mint.

Salbread (The Shining South): Bread baked in square pans and commonly flavored with orange or lemon zest. It's popular with sailors since it helps ward off scurvy and will keep for long periods of time. Originally made by the halflings of Luiren.

Sarkul (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Produced in Tantras using the same-named fish caught in the Reach. The fish are hung and smoked in sealed sheds after being dipped in honey and seasonings.

Sugar Bladder (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Candies sealed in pig bladder using tansel. Packed in pitch-sealed tins filled with edible oil. Used as an advertisement by caravan companies.

Sweetwater (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Used to improve the water you'll find on the road and often sold along trade routes. After treating water with herbs and plants to address anything harmful and the muck, you can then add floral sweetwater to taste. Not to be confused with the carbonated sweet water of Triboar or the potion of sweet water, which also uses silverbark for purification.

Taece (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Similar to sardines (and silverlings). Packed in oil in tins and sometimes turned into paste to spread on bread or crackers. Taece specifically is fished in forest streams and dried over a fire to be eaten whole.

Tea (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Travels well in tins sealed with oil or gum called "sticky-rim". Every region has their own types and they're usually made out of common wild plants. The tins are often worth more than the tea itself and the trade of it is seen as the recourse of the desperate poor trying to better their lives.

Traethe (Elminster's Forgotten Realms): Wild radish, often harvested on the move. Brownbud and scuud are other varieties.

Wealdathar (Volo's Guide to Baldur's Gate II): A paste made from ground-up forest roots, berries, quail meat, and smoked flesh from the Wealdath (Forest of Tethyr). Stored in pots and spread out on bread, crackers, or biscuits. Originally from Suldanessellar.

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pretty

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This is my favorite canon Drow art there is, it's from 'Menzoberranzan, city of intrigue' and it depicts a mother showing her two daughters Narbondel as the city's archmage lights it up for the day

Most Drow art shows nobles or soldiers being in some sort of conflict or about to ambush someone so it's nice to see simpler moments like this one

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✨ bg3 companions + textposts i love, part 2 ✨

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Astarion, joining in a conversation half-way through: Wait, did you just say someone was bullying you? Give me their fucking name. I’ll sort them out.

Tav: Yeah, but I was talking about you.

Astarion, setting down his knife: Oh. That’s okay, then.