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since the yearly "certain medications can cause heat intolerance" PSAs are out in full force, let us fondly remember last year when I was at Pennsic (big ass medieval recreation event) and our group was tearing down our giant tent lodge we use for our kitchen and dining hall. and there's a part at the very end where the roof is sort of on the ground, but still tented on a pole in the middle. and someone has to go under there to unhook the roof from the pole. but it's hot as fuck in that part since it's been baking in the sun for two weeks, so it's called "Satan's asshole". which resulted in somebody VERY solemnly telling me, "going into Satan's asshole is NOT a job for somebody on SSRIs"

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just found out in medieval france, having a lion on your coat of arms was so prevalent that there was literally a colloquial proverb to clown on knights for being basic and not having a real coat of arms. the hate game was so strong back then. imagine medieval hate anons

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Commissioned white vine piece for a White Scarf - my favorite bit was the dagger (his household has a red heart as their badge, so it was fun to design it into the sail.)

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“But Dungeons & Dragons has always been–” buddy, one of the most popular and well-regarded published scenarios of the game’s early history involves the player characters discovering that the dungeon they’re exploring is actually a crashed alien starship and looting all the blaster rifles and proton grenades. There are multiple first-party adventures – some going back four decades – where the PCs go to Wonderland and beat up the Mad Hatter. One official campaign settings includes gnomes sailing the luminiferous aether in skyships powered by giant hamsters running on wheels. The only thing Dungeons & Dragons has always been is ridiculous – and that’s just the way we like it!

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We're getting close to Pennsic. Feed and water your fighters!

Remember to stay hydrated!

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The Bees of Byzantium: A 10th-Century Guide to Medieval Beekeeping

Discover how medieval Byzantines kept bees with practical advice from the 10th-century Geoponika, a rare farming manual that covers hives, honey, and the remarkable nature of bees.

Read here

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I was gonna make a post wondering why people bother with locks in fantasy worlds when there’s spells that can unlock things but then I remembered that I live in a world where you can learn how to pick locks online and I still use locks so maybe my observation wasn’t very well thought out

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May I humbly suggest a variation:

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Feel like pure shite, just want a movie where the castles are decorated properly

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Bet the tennis ball gag doesn't seem so funny anymore.

stop Shooting me to death with arrows

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I have absolutely heartbreaking news to share with the SCA and the broader reenactment and music communities. Wyndreth Berginsdottir, writer and original singer of Savage Daughter, is dying of lewy body dementia. Her husband desperately needs help to provide end of life care.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/my-mothers-savage-daughter-needs-our-help

Spread this far and wide. She needs us. She gave us such a gift with her music and powerful voice and the least we can do is make this next stage of her journey comfortable.

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Thanks to you I finally got involved with my local Shire! I'm loving being with Neat new people. Thanks for the support, though you didn't know you were giving it!

Welcome to the dream!! Oh, this makes me so happy. 💚🤍 I can't wait to hear about your adventures!

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Source

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Insane tumblr ad pull

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Oh wow that brings me back.

Today I worked on more requests and made Venger, one of the classic D&D bad guys!

Free stls: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121129137

I love the random nature of the requests I get from my patrons. This was a lot of fun to work on!