#mass effect did this. witcher. baldurs gate (all three of them)

[galpalaven]

origins did so much better at making me feel like i was actually a hero. if i worked hard enough i could minimize the damage. i could unite the country. i could help people and save people.

veilguard ends unceremoniously and empty. nothing i did mattered. the world fell to ruin. the veil is still up. the titans are still tranquil. the blight has wiped out all of southern thedas and like 75% of northern thedas. the wardens are in shambles. minrathous is in ruins. treviso is. okay i guess but not great.

what did it matter, in the end? the losses were too big and the wins too small to make it feel like rook did fuck all.

and my companions didn't even like me lmfao

[eureka-its-zico]

Hi, I'm back with another essay 😂

I've had a busy week at work and I thank the heavens it is Friday because I need to just sit and stare at a wall for a while and decompress 😂 Also, my week's been fully thrown off since Monday as I did not sleep at all that night so I've been all over the place. HOWEVER, it's been a fairly alright week!

I thought I'd send in an ask to mainly talk video games because Dragon Age, ME AND Baldur's Gate? Especially ME?! I don't get to talk about ME enough!

Okay, so I have to admit that for most of the game, my party was Shadowheart, Karlach and the gith chick, Lae'zel, that you don't like 😂 And I have to admit that at first I was on the fence about her, but she quickly grew on me and even more so as the story progressed. Larian Studios gave each of their characters a great background and amazing personalities. And majority of them have great character progression as the game progresses, imo! (there's some things that happen in that game that I cannot comment about yet, but honestly, Larian Studios are creative geniuses lol)

In regards to Lae'zel, I will definitely want to hear more of your thoughts as you progress through the game!

Also, I cackled at the fact you restarted the game because you found out you missed Gale! 😂 I have to admit though - I would absolutely do the same! Let me know what you decide on him, because I went through the whole game and my opinion about him didn't change 😂

How are you finding the game so far? What do you think of the story and the characters you encountered? Both, the characters you can have in your party and NPC's? Have you tried to speak with any animals yet? 😂

Coming up to Dragon Age and Mass Effect… It's been years since I touched a Dragon Age game, but I remember the first and second games fondly. But Mass Effect… Oh boy, haha. I played the games… I don't even know how many times. ME2 still to this day holds a special part in my heart so when they announced an ME Legendary Edition with all three games reworked, all shiny and pretty?? You bet I got them and played through all three games :D And it felt like playing them for the first time again. Also, Garrus? Yes, please!

Have to admit, I was disappointed at the ending on ME3, both because of the ending they gave Commander Shepard and also because the ending that they originally came out with was… a flop and unsatisfying, though they gave longer endings after a patch because of fan disappointment. And I will forever think that the "secret ending" of Commander Shepard's N7 logo in those ruins actually means they aren't dead (there should also be a new ME game???! And they showed Liara in the trailer??!).

The universe that ME has, with the story and characters is just absolutely mind blowing and those games are beautiful ❤ And personally, I look for games that have a rich and deep story so the fact that we are talking about DA, ME and Baldur's Gate right now? My heart is singing and I am just all warm and happy haha

Another one of my favourites is Witcher 3. AND it was a fave before Henry Cavill became a live action Geralt 😂 I spent a lot of hours on that game... One could even say too many, but if anyone does - they're wrong 😂

But of course, I have to take a moment and scream about "Violent Delights", because excuse me? Where has Enishi Yukishiro been and why have I not seen him?? 👀 I know what I'm watching over the weekend lol I need to find time to go through your whole master list because your writing is like nourishment and it does unexplainable things to me!

And that sneak peek for chapter 7..? Oh fuck. These two petty fools will be the end of me 😂

On a personal note, thank you for your kind words in your reply. I appreciate you for taking the time to reply and share your lovely words with me because they mean a lot ❤

I hope your week has been great, Jenn! And I hope you will have a lovely, restful weekend! Sending you lots of virtual hugs! ❤

Okay so I KNOW you just sent me a brand new ask but I need to answer this one first! I am so sorry it took me so long to reply 😩

How have your weeks been going? It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with one another! I sincerely hope that no technology has been acting up and that your days have been peaceful and content 🖤

DID YOU BY CHANCE WATCH RUROUNI KENSHIN: THE FINAL WITH ENISHI YUKISHIRO?!!??? I legit wrote that thinking it would get him out of my system but it actually did not lol and I’m already just planning on continuing it but it’s just going to be filth. Pure smutty filth and I refuse to apologize 🤣🤣

Right now Karlach is still currently my fav! Her character is just so FUN. She has such a good attitude, and she is definitely the type of person I would want in a real-life crew. I’m torn on the love interest part of it because like…so far I like none of them lol. Astarion is in the lead, but barely, just because he’s a vampire and I’m a whore for love bites 😈 lol but I have noticed that he does have these soft moments through the indifference he conveys. He’s just different from who I usually pick in games. Although, in Cyberpunk I picked Judy but if I could’ve picked Johnny (absolutely LOVE Keanu) I would’ve lol. I love broody men.

I agree with you on ME3!! I’m so glad they went back and added more to it. I think it allowed a lot of us to get the closer we needed when it came to our Commander Shepherds. And yeah, if you chose the destroy option, they hinted that he/she was still alive, but I could never choose that one. I’m such a paragon lol I wanted everyone to get along and if my character had to sacrifice herself to do it, I did it every time (I can’t do that to Eve) 😩😩 except the one time to see if the destroy ending was worth it. I won’t hold my breath about the new DA and ME trailers they showcased a couple years ago, because Andromeda was not a fav lol. I think trying to bring in a new character to take over for shepherd is going to be incredibly hard, but I am interested to see if the continue with the storyline of inquisition for DA!

Baldur’s Gate 3 is just such a breathe of fresh air because I’m such a whore for a good storyline. I LOVE them. It makes it so much more immersive and makes you care about the outcomes of those in your party and your character. Witcher 3 was sooooo good at that too!

I’m still waiting to replay Cyberpunk 2077 from the beginning because of the Sons of Liberty DLC. I’ve heard amazing things about it, and I’m hyped but I got 2 weeks left of Uni work and then I graduate and I’m DONE! I’m so ready lol 🤣🤣

Thank you for always being such an absolute joy to talk to and for the essays lol. For being one of the sweetest humans alive. I hope your weekend is treating you well 🖤🖤 much love

[thedudethatsleeps]

DnD Writing

Week 2:

Hi all, I’m back from my university exam hiatus and this week, I’ll be talking about my geographic locations and their inspirations. All of my empires and kingdoms are based off some sort of pop culture and ancient history crossover. For example, I based my starting area kingdom of a blend of renaissance and medieval Europe and Lord Of The Rings and Witcher series. I matched those two up just due to their similarities and it came up really good especially after my War in Heavens quest line. I had Minas Tirith be the base for my capital, Oxenfurt from the Witcher series became a crucial point in the political arena within the kingdom and a small nod to Warhammer 40k spawned the idea of the Sanguine Citadel and Arx Sanguinius (My fabulous Hawkboy lives in my heart). I’ll go into greater detail about them next week. 

Another area was based a lot on ancient Rome and Greece as well as a kickstarted I backed called the Odyssey of the Dragonlords, an Ancient Greek themed DnD campaign written by ex-Bioware writers (The ones who did Baldur’s Gate, KOTOR, SWOTOR and the Mass Effect Shepard Trilogy). More info coming soon. 

I have another area based of off the Cold War era and Warhammer 40k. A dark kinda empire with a lot of ethical and moral problems but with a hint of capitalism. A very corrupt and draconian style government rules over the populace with an iron fist, propaganda and deviant experiments and that sort of shebang.

To the East, I have an oriental setting with a mix of ancient China and Japan as well as the population being the Faunus from RWBY. I don’t have a lot of info to give at this point because my brother and I are working on that but the rough idea is the they are going through a sort of Meiji period which will lead into a Romance of Three Kingdoms sort of thing. 

Finally, I have a pirate empire which will have ties to an underwater kingdom. So for this one, I took inspiration from pirate and viking history, Assassin Creed Blackflag, Greek mythology about Atlantis, a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean and Ranger’s Apprentice. This one is just a rough idea which may or may not be included so I can’t give much yet.

So this is the overall summary of the kingdoms and empires. Over the next few weeks, I will talk about each of them in depth. Stay tuned and till next time, stay turnt.