#rc sol

[elvishdemigod]

So I'm playing Sins of London on Romance Club. And...

Welcome back, Mal?

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

Sins of London got THE most annoying LIs in the app’s history! We have: controlling Sherlock, clingy Gray, shady Glashtyn, and childish Abigail. And don’t get me started on Leslie!

[rc-catalog]

🖊️: fanfiction; 🖼️: moodboard; 🎨: art/edit; 🧵: web weaving; 👥: character profile; 🏳️‍🌈: lgbtq+; 💡: wip wednesday

Rating: General, Teen, Mature, Explicit

HEAVEN'S SECRET: REQUIEM

I'm Your Man by @agattthaa |🖊️| Leonor x Cain | T

ASTREA'S BROKEN HEART

Adeline, Pt. II: Haunting Childhood by @mikaelsrose |🖼️| TW: knife, religious guilt | T

CHASING YOU

Eve's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️🏳️‍🌈| TW: knives | G

Good Ending by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: pills, gun | T

Bad Ending by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: gun | T

HELL AND HIGH WATER

You’re a Very Sweet Lady, Coming out to Check on Me by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lori x Connor | TW: medical instruments | G

You Are an Angel by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lori x Connor | G

You Are One of the Only Things in My Life That is Right by @reddforalt |🖼️🏳️‍🌈| Lori x Sunny | G

I Guess I'm Looking for Someone with a Beautiful Soul by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lori x Chand | G

Lori, You Have Always Supported Me for Who I Am… And I Love You for That by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lori x Chand | G

Hell and High Water-Inspired Board by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

HEAVEN'S SECRET

Malbonte's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Vicky Walker x Malbonte | TW: suggestive CG | T

I’m Tired of Their Attention... by @reddforalt |🖼️🏳️‍🌈| Vicky Walker x Mimi | G

I Can't Live in a World Where You Don't Exist by @reddforalt |🖼️🏳️‍🌈| Vicky Walker x Mimi | TW: explicit CG | E

PATH OF THE VALKYRIE

My Lady… You Look Stunning by @reddforalt |🖼️| Liv x Andvari | G

I Feel That No Jewelry Can Make You Any More Beautiful by @reddforalt |🖼️| Liv x Andvari | G

THE FLOWER FROM THE TIAMAT'S FIRE

Kingu's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Nikkal x Kingu | TW: swords | G

ARCANUM

Liam's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Selena x Liam | G

Arcanum-Inspired Board by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: skull, tarot | T

Damon's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Selena x Damon |G

Oh Darling, I've Got History in My Blood by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

I Remember All of Them by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: tarot | G

I Can Lose Everything, But Not You... by @reddforalt |🖼️|Selena x Liam | TW: sword | G

SINS OF LONDON

Glashtyn's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Irene x Glashtyn | TW: guns | G

Glashtyn's Path, Part II by @reddforalt |🖼️| Irene x Glashtyn | G

Sins of London-Inspired Board by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: gun | G

WAVE PATROL

Wave Patrol-Inspired Board by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

Well, You're a Sweet Girl by @reddforalt |🖼️| Kim x Jake Brown | G

RAGE OF THE TITANS

Remember, Some Things Have to End for Better Things to Begin by @reddforalt |🖼️| Andrea x Adrian | TW: sword | G

Murphy's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Andrea x Murphy | TW: skull | G

Murphy's Path, Part II by @reddforalt |🖼️| Andrea x Murphy | G

I Have Sea Foam in My Veins by @reddforalt |🖼️| Andrea x Jason | G

SEDUCED BY THE RHYTHM

Brandon Ford's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Michelle x Brandon Ford | G

Dance First, Think Later by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

Dance First, Think Later, Part II by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

PSI

Freedom / Revolution by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

Revolution. Jonas' Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lou Reed x Jonas Baer | TW: explicit CG | E

Freedom. Jonas' Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lou Reed x Jonas Baer | TW: suggestive CG | M

Freak. Jonas' Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lou Reed x Jonas Baer | G

I Wish I Could Just Protect You From Everything by @reddforalt |🖼️| Lou Reed x Jonas Baer | G

ON THIN ICE

I Wish I Could Just Protect You From Everything. Brian's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Brian Baker | G

I Will Always Find You by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Brian Baker | G

On Thin Ice-Inspired Board, Part I by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

On Thin Ice-Inspired Board, Part II by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: gun | T

On Thin Ice-Inspired Board, Part III by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: alcohol | T

On Thin Ice-Inspired Board, Part IV by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: pills | T

On Thin Ice-Inspired Board, Part V by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: pills, alcohol | T

On Thin Ice Season 1 by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: gun, pills, alcohol, casino | T

On Thin Ice Season 2 by @reddforalt |🖼️| G

Tate's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Tate Marshall | TW: pills | T

Tate's Path, Part II by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Tate Marshall | G

Tate's Path, Part III by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Tate Marshall | TW: pills, alcohol | T

For a Long Time... Hodge's Path by @reddforalt |🖼️| TW: alcohol, gun | Catherine Hill x Hodge Baker | T

If We Continue, Then I Don't Think I'll Be Able to Let You Go by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Hodge Baker | TW: alcohol | T

Brian's Path, Part I by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Brian Baker | TW: suggestive CG | T

Brian's Path, Part II by @reddforalt |🖼️| Catherine Hill x Brian Baker | G

[dnw-playthroughs]

This is the perfect ending for them 🥰

[salisburyliam]

[suckitphaneuf]

replaying SoL for achievements and yeahhh I still love Glashtyn 😭🫶🏼

[blackknight-100]

Fic for rchalloweekend, an event hosted by @rc-appreciationweeks

Long before she becomes a thief, lost on the road when fleeing from her aunt, Irene meets the undead.

Warnings: Mentions of horror and gore, spooky, implied strangulation

It was a cold, dark night. Little Irene clutched her tattered coat closer to her emaciated body, shivering. From time to time, she lifted her head to gaze up at the sky, heavy with angry black clouds. The year’s first snow was yet to fall, but it often drizzled. Irene had no wish to feel the chill of the drops seeping through her thin clothes and slithering across her spine, so she picked up her pace and shuffled on faster.

The little legs of an impoverished girl were not, however, meant to outrun the vagaries of nature, and when freezing et drops began falling, all Irene could think of was how stupid she was for running away from the shelter of her aunt’s home.

‘There I would have a roof over my head,’ she thought miserably, ‘and perhaps hot soup to warm up.’

But there was none to be found here. A light mist rose from the ground, and Irene stumbled around a corner and into the gap between two houses. It was quieter there, and damper, though she found there was a dry little nook at the very end she could fit herself into.

Irene stuffed herself into it, folding her legs under her and tucking her little hands into her armpits for warmth. A soft, stinging breeze whistled through the gap, chilling her to the bones. A dog’s long, plaintive howl filled the air.

The mist thickened. Something fell on her head – soft, like a moth landing – and Irene jumped. She touched her hair, but it was wet from soaked in snow and she could not feel anything, so she settled back again.

The dog howled again – high and mournful. Far away, a girl screamed. The mist thickened. Irene shivered. Then, something fell on her head again.

Irene lifted her hand up and patted her head. Nothing.

“Hello?” Irene called out.

Something wet and sloppy fell on her hand. A chill ran down her spine. Slowly, she looked up. Above her two glowing eyes blinked. As her eyes got used to the dark, Irene noticed the stringy hair and the gaping mouth. Yellow, rotting teeth gleamed. A drop of saliva dripped on her face.

Irene screamed. She jumped up and crawled out as fast as she could, scraping her hands on the ground. The dog howled, much closer. Faraway, a horse neighed. The creature dragged itself out of the alley.

“Reeeeee!” it cackled. Irene screamed again. Horror paralyzed her legs. Her heart pounded like drums and her brain begged her body to move, but all she could do was stand there, frozen. The monster before her stepped out into the light.

She – if it could be called such – was big and bloated, with a hollow for her nose and long, wet, stringy hair. Rags clung to her body, and above her left breast, right where her heart must have once been, was a gaping hole that wept blood. Her gleaming eyes were the same colour as her rotting teeth.

“Kekekeke!” she shrieked in delight, baring her jaws and holding out her hand to the little girl.

Irene screamed again. Her legs nearly gave out under her, but she righted herself, turned around and ran. Tears filled her eyes, blurring the sight of cobbled paths already treacherous with melting snow. Footsteps followed her, quickening to a run. Somewhere ahead, she heard hoofbeats.

“Help!” she screamed, praying it was a passing carriage. “Please, help me!”

Hands tangled in her hair, then pulled. Irene fell on her knees, choking on sobs. The sweet, sickening smell of rot filled her nostrils. A drooling, savage face peered into her. Claws wrapped around her neck and squeezed. Irene’s vision blackened. Just before she lost consciousness, she heard a horse neigh.

[theroyalbeaumont]

Nope, not getting involved with that, thanks. 😂

I was all set to leave Gray for Glashtyn (after already dumping Sherlock), but then found out his crazy ex killed my horse.

Not to mention, Gray literally died for me and didn’t bring about the end of the world, so there’s that. 😬

(Btw, this story was so good up until that horrible, rushed ending. So disappointing!)

[gothsoyl]

CHAT HOW ARE WE FEELING |_・)

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

Shakespeare's’s Code is a better version of Sins of London

[dnw-playthroughs]

You can feed Irene strawberries all day mister Gray 🍓🍓

[romanceclub-polls]

Guess the RC character!

• This character is one of the first female BIPOC love interests;

• This character speaks English and French;

• This character can drive, but doesn't have a car;

• This character was introduced late in her story, making her one of the shortest LI in said story;

• This character is bisexual;

The character is...

— Mimi;

— Gisella;

— Abigail;

— Mary;

— Frances;

— Maman Brigitte.

[warriors-pride]

Transmasc headcanons?

Brackenfur | Flytail | Frostpaw

Hollytuft | Podlight | Puddleshine

Robinwing (RC) | Shadowsight | Sol

(Fun fact, I've had the Frostpaw HC since she was announced as a main character)

[doedipus]

recently I've been looking at the giovanna tech discord again and ran across a conversation the other night that has me reconsidering a lot of how I tend to let my autopilot play out

someone had posted a replay, and the regulars responded to say that it's not a good habit to use meter to just get another turn. their train of thought was that since sepultura is already a safe blockstring ender, it's not efficient to rc it to get another turn, because then you've turned a situation where you're pretty safe into one where you're going to have to do a higher risk or lower reward mixup instead. you would be better off spending the meter earlier in the blockstring doing a safe and rewarding mixup, and then relying on stagger pressure and rps to stay in or get out

and my initial thought was, well, the situation after a blocked sepultura is technically safe but you're still stuck either playing pretty bad rps or letting someone else have a turn anyway, so spending the meter there saves you a headache. meanwhile the mental stack is usually a little crowded when I get my turn on oki, so half the time I open with basic gatlings. I relayed this story to lite after it happened, and he basically agreed. using meter to stay in makes sense.

but thinking about it more, the tradeoff becomes spending 50 meter to do two bad mixups (or even just the canned string) or spending 50 meter to do something up front they have to respect and has good reward, so I do get the math. the other thing is that the balance between gio's neutral and mixup ability is weighted towards really committal mix and really low risk neutral, whereas lite's character i-no is all fuzzy overheads but has to commit really hard in neutral. since gio struggles to open people up safely but can play neutral confidently, it makes some sense to allocate more meter towards doing mixups and less towards skipping neutral than other types of character.

either way I figured the next step was to look at a bunch of match footage and analyze how the high level gios I play were spending meter... and the result was that they were almost always using it for combo extensions, super wallbreaks, or metered mixups, and not to rebuy pressure (with defensive uses mixed in here and there ofc.)

so the next stop was the lab. the most basic metered mixup is obviously tap dust rrc, which is not meaningfully reactable, has good reward and lets you continue pressure afterwards. since this is already a really high standard, I had kind of filed every other contender away as "flashy but impractical" for a while, but I do know that having a variety of throw setups helps a lot to attack the mental stack, so presumably it's worth working some of these in. the other factor that got me to revisit things is kouhide's 4 overhead brc setup, which has a much better economy of high/low moments to meter spent than tap dust rrc.

...however, that blockstring kind of sucks, man. the notation would be something like cs -> jump cancel -> low brc forward -> jp -> land -> jump-> jp -> jh -> jd -> regular blockstring. the first issue is that the execution is pretty tight. if you don't nail the timing on the two jps, the slowdown will end before the jh can connect and the opponent will be out of blockstun and can just duck it. and the other issue is that since the timing is really tight, you don't really have any room to pause and hitconfirm the first jp. at higher levels this might not be as much of an issue since you *can* see the jp coming, but where I usually am people get clipped and then the combo drops. I think it may have some practical utility as like an extra layer to simpler things.

cs -> low aerial brc forward -> air buttons is a pretty classic type of mixup though. I'd previously seen it as brc -> jh jd -> grounded blockstring, but annoyingly it only seems to get both buttons out higher off the ground and ends up being inconsistent. however, with the tradeoff of worse scaling, gio can just hit jp twice on the way down like sol does in the bandit revolver rc setup and accomplish the same thing more consistently. this also sets up conditioning for people to block the first hit and lets gio do the kouhide string more confidently.

there's also the weird looking brc instant overhead setup you get out of backdash (technically? I think? I don't know exactly why the physics on this one work the way they do) which is a single hit but looks weird and that's kind of cool. it's about equivalent to tap dust for way higher execution though.

putting aside the high/low stuff, gio can also do cs -> dash cancel -> brc -> cs -> cv.trovao which gets her a guard crush moment for stronger strike/throw... but stronger strike/throw is still much riskier than the above totally safe blockstrings. it's good but I feel like probably when I'll be using it the most is when I misinput a low aerial brc when trying to do something else.

anyway in addition to all the new combo theory and oki setups I've been trying to integrate, these are all pretty high priority. ideally this will result in more ergonomic meter usage and be better for consistency across the board... but man I already have a ton of spaghetti to sort through just with the patch stuff.

[theroyalbeaumont]

Man, this scene really got to me. 😭 This horse looks just like my Leo and I wasn’t able to be there when he passed away. I loved that MC was able to give her horse this kindness, it was really well done.