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More Don't Starve Together Fan-Art

The Nightmare Werepig

I've never met this guy in person, but I like his design! Pig folks are fun to draw!

Save Hutch!

Hutch is just a little guy! Save him from the Depths Worm, Webber!

The Clockwork Bishop Sees You

I spent a lot of time trying to remember if a Clockwork Bishop fires their energy blasts from their cyclopean eye or from their light-bulb bishop's cap. I still can't remember, but the ominous crackling energy around the eye was super fun to draw.

The Bee Queen and Her Grumble Bees

She was very fun to draw, especially all the oozing honey from her hive "skirt." I feel like the grumble bees were actually the hardest part to draw just because I wanted to fit them into the composition. Then I realized I needed to draw at least one at a different angle so we could see their stinger and show they aren't just a bunch of Glommers.

Powder Monkey

He's a proud Moon Quay buccaneer sailing the sea. DST ships look really weird. I probably should have drawn some water ripples so we don't just think he's got a wooden rug.

Wilba and the Ancient Herald

From DS: Hamlet. Look, when even the Ancient Herald of the Aporkalypse thinks you should stop playing with fire, you might be getting a bit reckless.

Taming of the Clockwork Rook

Honestly, it went about as well as expected.

Save the Doydoy!

Some DS: Shipwrecked. I like how this came out actually. I really like that guy fishing in the background and his little house.

Wormwood Discovers the Pugalisk

More DS: Hamlet. That's not a new rock formation, Wormwood! So, I don't think it's ever confirmed by Klei, but I think the Pugalisk is at least partway inspired by the real life hognose snake. Both are burrowing snakes with upturned snouts they use to dig through the earth. Also, the game is DS: Hamlet, about a civilization of pig folks. A pig kingdom, a hognose snake monster, it's thematic.

MacTusk & Son Hunting Expedition

Don't be fooled by their dapper clothes and charming moustaches, this father and son duo (and their winter hounds) are more than willing to hunt the most dangerous game. They're big jerks.

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i keep seeing that post about how frustrating the buff guy -> petite girl type genderbending is, and i wanted to add my two cents regarding the addition of ‘just swap pronouns and don’t change the design’ approach because i think these are two sides of the same coin, as they both fail to really delve into what i think is the most interesting aspect of this design exercise.

the reason i find genderbending to be such a fun and interesting challenge is because, if you actually want to be good at it and put thought into it, you have to really consider the character’s canon gender expression and think about what it means to them and how it reflects in their outward appearance and presentation.

is this male character buff because he likes to work out / be strong, or does he aspire to achieve conventional heteronormative male beauty?

is this female character a tomboy because she likes to express herself in a more masculine way, or is she doing it to fight gender norms?

the answers to those questions should produce very different designs!

this website loves to say that gender is a spectrum, but sometimes i genuinely wonder if people actually understand what that means. 

gender expression, much like gender, is also a spectrum, which is why keeping the character exactly the same won’t always work, in the same way that just making the character conventionally attractive won’t always work. but sometimes, a buff dude would actually just be a hot girl. lady bane, however, would 100% look exactly the same.

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strawberry swiss snail 🍓

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Creative Writing Tarot Spread

Writers block bogging you down? Use this 7-card spread to help jumpstart your creativity! This prompt can help you generate a very basic storyline.

First, pull a character card! Decide for yourself what this means: will your character carry the traits of the positive meanings of this card? Will your character’s conflicts be brought about by the card’s negative meanings? Will your character look like the figure depicted on the card? Will they wield the item depicted on the card? (Note: if your story has multiple main characters, you may wish to pull a card for each)

Next, pull the plot cards! Pull a card for the beginning of your story, a card for the middle, and a card for the end. Again, let yourself decide what this means. Do these cards describe your character’s emotional state(s) as the story progresses? Do these cards describe internal or external conflicts? Do these cards represent other characters your MC will meet along the way?

Finally, pull your meat cards! These cards are the “meat” of your story. Pull one card for the main or most important setting of your story, one card for the main conflict, and one card for the resolution of that conflict.

Have fun with it! Remember that these cards are just tools, and this spread is simply to kickstart your brain. If you get halfway through the spread and come up with something on your own, or if you start writing and realize your plot is deviating from what the cards gave you, don’t stress about it! You write for yourself, not for the cards. Thank them for their help and continue on with your own imagination.

Deck pictured here: The Essential Tarot by Chloé Zarka Grinsnir

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We spent some time to playing in DST.

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I've got 99 problems and they all manifest in green on my hand because I got on this magic train that's supposed to help me work through all 99 of my problems

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"Saw traps for people with moral OCD" is a phrase that has embedded myself into my brain because, well, Saw traps for people with moral OCD are everywhere.

Stuff that basically amounts to...

"You have to listen to my opinions on [issue], or else you don't care about [issue]. (Constantly talks about how people like you are the absolute worst.)"

Anything that's functionally like, "you have to let me tear you down over things you can't control or you're a bad person."

Anything that's functionally like, "you have to let me vent to you whenever and however I want or else you're a bad person."

"If you enjoy X media/trope, you just hate Y people."

"Everyone knows that X thing is harmful/hateful; if you engaged in it, it's just because you were fine with perpetuating hate/harm."

"You should have just known better/should know this already!"

This thread over here talks about the inherent issues of putting this kind of stuff out there. The TL;DR is that it really only works on people who are mentally unwell and have poor boundaries, while just pissing off everyone else. It really doesn't matter if you're technically correct; you're still attacking people, and that means they're not wrong to block you.

I think that many of these Saw traps are created when people effectively write posts directed toward people who don't want to help, rather than the ones who do. Like, if you catch yourself writing an angry, shame-laden post, ask yourself: who are you writing it for and what are the odds you're going to change their minds? If your mental image is some smug fuck or angry reactionary, you're writing for the wrong person. Write for the person who's curious, who's willing to learn.

Also? Work on figuring out how to transmute negative feelings into positive, encouraging rhetoric. EG:

"Why is there no X positivity?" -> "Let's hear it for X!"

"No one cares about Y problem!" -> "Hey, we need more recognition of Y problem" or "I haven't seen many people talking about Y problem, so here's some info on what's up."

"If you don't reblog this, you don't care about [group]" -> "Please reblog this, it would mean a lot for us [group]."

And if you're really super duper frustrated and want to vent with a lot of nasty words and sentiments? Consider taking it to a private vent channel or a journal or somewhere that a stranger with moral OCD/scrupulosity isn't likely to run across it.

Remember, most people don't want to hurt anyone. More people are ignorant than malicious. People naturally want to do the right thing, so if you feel like you have to guilt them or shame them into it, there's probably a fundamental communication issue somewhere, or they simply lack the context to understand why what you're saying is so important.

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Murderbot absolutely does the superhero landings it's seen in its shows, inorganic joints for the win.

[ID a greyscale digital sketch of Murderbot wearing a jumper and soft trousers, landing in a superhero pose with its right leg bent, left leg extended, left hand on the floor and right arm raised behind it with its energy weapon out and firing. Its inorganic feet are quite birdlike and its eyes glow red. Its short hair and the strings of its jumper are raised to indicate it has fallen before landing]

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falin ✦

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hey, i know i’ve not been around much, so i feel like, awkward about asking for mutual aid in light of that, but i’m in a bit of a bind

due to circumstances beyond my control, in July, i’ll be losing a source of monthly income amounting to about £200. this is a huge problem since my income from benefits is barely adequate as is and cost of living keeps rising.

while ideally i’d set the goal at £1200 to cover the loss for at least the rest of the year, that seems like too much to ask rn.

so i’m not setting a goal for now. but … i really need help affording bills. i’ve suspended my efforts to boost the GFM for new furniture in light of more pressing bills.

i’ve cut down my expenses as much as i can. i already can barely afford to eat and due to my limited mobility, food pantries aren’t really an option.

links to send £££:

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"low support needs disabled people are often not believed to have a disability at all and therefore struggle to get accommodations."

"high support needs disabled people's accommodations are often seen as 'too much' and therefore are not met."

"neurodivergent people's needs are often dismissed because nothing is physically wrong with them."

"physically disabled people people often cannot physically access buildings and people refuse to do anything about it."

"invisibly disabled people are seen as lazy by society."

"visibly disabled people are ostracized from society."

IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE DISABILITY

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the arc of the universe is long but it bends towards crabs

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I have a drawer that is equally for cheese and deli meats. The deli drawer.

Things I’m learning about All For the Game fans: a lot of y’all didn’t grow up with a cheese drawer in your fridge and it shows

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✧ Lambda Serpentis ✧

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Fluorite and Quartz - William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire