#obscure references

[the-audacity-of-this-btch-13]

You're the only one who makes me *headbang* every time we *headbang*

[stellarwind-xiv]

Today I ran into an incredibly obscure reference and I am horribly amused by it. Look at this line:

This is an incidental quote from Yda after she won a sparring match with Hoary Boulder in the Rising Stones, appearing shortly before the start of the quest "Build on the Stone". On a quick look this seems like another "quirky" Yda line riffing on the obvious "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" snowclone, but I couldn't help but do a double take at the very particular phrasing – because I'm pretty sure anyone who ever played through Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire will recognize it as a nod to this scene:

Yda is apparently the prince of Shapier. Checks out. I mean, have you ever seen them both at the same room in the same time?

Of all the old point-and-click games that FFXIV could (and did) throw sneaky nods to, I never expected the Quest for Glory series - and it's honestly delightful. Somebody give Koji Fox (or whomever in the localization team of the time that put it in there) yet another medal.

[sparksprout]

Obscure Atmospheric Recommendations: Lighthouse Edition

Do you enjoy the mood of dusty lighthouses ( probably haunted by the ornery spirits of previous keepers ), small coastal towns, dark nautical themes, and eldritch maritime entities? If so, these are some recommendations for you.

Image credit is to "uncanny system" on Pinterest

Books:

One of my current WIPs ( shameless advertisement on part of yours truly - the WIP hasn't been published but I do plan on doing so once I have finished it )

The Mountain In The Sea by Ray Nayler

The Cursed Soul by K. C. Smith

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne

Video Games:

Dredge (2023) developed by Black Salt Games

Sunless Sea ( released in 2015, has since updated ) developed by Failbetter Games Ltd.

Movies and Shows:

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Seas ( film adaptation of the 1869 novel/book by Jules Verne )

Song of the Sea ( 2014 film produced in Ireland )

Music and Playlists:

Amhran na Farraige ( song featured in Song of the Sea; "Amhran na Farriage translates to. "Song of the Sea" in Gaeilge )

What Lies Beneath - Underwater horror ambience ( composed by Robert Austin Music; I feel that this appeals to the more haunted aspect of this aesthetic )

Amhran na Leabhar ( song by M. Máire Ní Shúilleabháin )

You're a Lighthouse Keeper in a Small Seaside Village A Playlist ( playlist compiled by "ameplaylists" on Youtube )

In Too Deep ( song by Emir Isilay and Carrah Flahive )

[secret passageways and mysterious lighthouses (ocean academia)] ( a playlist compiled by Sundew Baggins on Youtube )

Dark Nautical Theme

I will add more to this reference as I see fit. I would like to add a disclaimer that there is an overlap between certain aspects of this aesthetic and others.

[drmonkeysetroscans]

Destroy all monsters.

[dmagedgoods]

OCS AS OBSCURE REFERENCES - ROWLEY

tagged by @baneschosen thank you so much, I took forever but this was a lot of fun! 💕 I did something similar for Salvadore and Eneas in the past, sooo I picked Rowley this time.

ANIMAL: robins (that’s where his birthname Robin comes from), coyotes, dogs, bunnies COLORS: black, gray, dark brown, dark blue, sometimes deep red MONTH: november SONGS: play with fire (sam tinnesz), laplace's angel (will wood), don't stop me now (queen), guns for hire (woodkid) NUMBER: 13 PLANTS: ivy, dandelion SMELLS: leather, fire, smoke GEMSTONE: garnet TIME OF DAY: night SEASON: late autumn and winter, he loves the colder temperatures and the darkness PLACES: rooftops far above a big city’s entwined alleyways, dim taverns FOOD: venison DRINKS: gin, whisky, rum ELEMENT: fire ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: sagittarius SEASONINGS: red pepper SKY: heavy clouds and an upcoming storm WEATHER: cloudy and cold or a raging tempest MAGICAL POWER: teleporting, invisibility, a strange luck saving him from the most hopeless of situations WEAPONS: daggers, martial arts (and pistols in all universes that have those) SOCIAL MEDIA: twitter and reddit – mostly to troll people MAKEUP PRODUCT: lots of kajal, sometimes eyeliner CANDY: anything crunchy (like candied almonds) METHOD OF LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL: ship (trains in universes where they exist) ART STYLE: surrealism, dark arts (macabre) FEAR: none (losing those he has sworn to protect) MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE: all sorts of shadow creatures PIECE OF STATIONARY: notebook THREE EMOJIS: 😁 🗡️ 🩸 CELESTIAL BODY: asteroid This time I'm no pressure tagging: @dujour13 @cassynite @arendaes @transprincecaspian @amatres @tenmillionbees @iwoszareba and @spyridonya @undyingembers @silversiren1101 And of course anyone else who wants to do it! 💗

[baddieladdie]

*gasp* Synths in Coffee Talk?!

From: Coffee Talk, Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

[rakofelo]

@turboweenie tagged me to do OCs as Obscure References. Seemed fitting to do Finch! Thanks for the tag!

FINCHVAER

ANIMAL chimpanzee

COLOURS rustic orange, denim blue, sage green

MONTH October

SONGS Borderline by Tove Lo, Duality by Slipknot, Nevermine by Cultus Black

NUMBER 4

PLANTS bamboo, fern, cactus

SMELLS petrichor, pennies, sweet soil, library books

GEMSTONE matrix opal

TIME OF DAY 4pm

SEASON Autumn

PLACES Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand

FOOD fish tacos and cilantro

DRINKS black coffee, negroni, spiced rum

ELEMENT aether, arsenic

ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS(S) Leo ☀, Aquarius 🌙, Sagittarius 📈

SEASONINGS cumin, turmeric, black pepper

SKY apocalyptic sunset

WEATHER dense, oppressive air before a thunderstorm

MAGICAL POWER telekinesis

WEAPONS bare fists, but if he must, a staff

SOCIAL MEDIA Reddit

MAKEUP PRODUCT green eyeliner and highlighter

CANDY cinnamon hearts

METHOD OF LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL human cannonball

ART STYLE Dadaism

FEAR loss of autonomy

MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE phoenix

PIECE OF STATIONARY putty rubber

THREE EMOJIS 🥀🌋👁️‍🗨️

CELESTIAL BODY Oort cloud

[comma-after-dearest]

If you can't handle me at my Congratulatory, you don't deserve me at my Footsteps Die Out Forever.

[spaceoracle]

suddenly everything is coming up thrillho

[handsoffmydinosaur]

Count To Three

[most-definitively-a-human]

This wonderful post has almost 75k notes. Hopefully they'll know now!

Anytime i see a bunch of pride flags i have to restrain myself from saying "where mexico" bc i doubt anyone will know I'm referencing this

[drmonkeysetroscans]

Fisting.

[ukiyoebirds]

Get Sassed in Amazing Technicolor, Ventress.

Original inks can be viewed here.

May need to click on the image for better quality.

[gailyinthedark]

Ven. Pauline Jaricot saw this poll and it changed her life

[rakofelo]

Thanks @turboweenie for another great tag! I have a couple more to come in my drafts. Promise it won't take 7 months again... Maybe. Obscure References for my Rogue-Ranger boy, Nim!

NICANDERIM (NIM)

ANIMAL stoat

COLOURS barbie pink, buttercup yellow, creamsicle orange

MONTH July

SONGS I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by DJ Michael Double, Changer by Simon Daniel, Elmira by The East Side Pointers

NUMBER 22

PLANTS pink earth lichen, clematis vine, tree star (ifykyk)

SMELLS juniper berry, evergreen pine, bonfire smoke, vanilla

GEMSTONE pezzottaite

TIME OF DAY 0742

SEASON spring

PLACES Ina, Japan 🌸

FOOD star fruit, Mediterranean grilled shrimp kebabs, tzatziki and cucumbers

DRINKS tea party cocktail, gin & tonic, boba tea

ELEMENT air, tennessine

ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS(S) Libra ☀, Aquarius 🌙, Scorpio 📈

SEASONINGS brine salt, cinnamon, ginger, basil

SKY soft and clear

WEATHER crisp, cool mornings

MAGICAL POWER time weaver

WEAPONS classic longbow and hunting dagger

SOCIAL MEDIA Cara

MAKEUP PRODUCT brow gel, freckle pen, lash tint

CANDY starburst

METHOD OF LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL Mûmakil

ART STYLE Fluxus

FEAR regret

MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURE Jorōgumo

PIECE OF STATIONARY vanilla scented paper, wax seals

THREE EMOJIS 🐹🌺🍄

CELESTIAL BODY "Eagle Nebula" Messier 16

Bonus pic because LOOK HOW CUTE

[flammablefaerie]

I DO NOT WANT THIS ONE. BRING GUSTAVE BACK.