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I keep meaning to write a summary of Ryuu for @mrlarkstin so I can finally send them money for a gpose commission but I keep getting hung up on where to even *start* lmao ;-;
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7!
What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?
Oh lord I honestly don't know. Probably their names for all of them??? They're also all pretty distinctive (all tall redheads, except Seshat, who is a Hrothgal and thus stands out for other reasons)
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capriccio-ffxiv · 6 hours
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WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS
What’s the lie your character says most often?
How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?
How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?
What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?
Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?
What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?
What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?
How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?
Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?
What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?
If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?
What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!
When do they fake a smile? How often?
How do they put out a candle?
What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?
What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?
What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?
Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?
What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?
Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?
What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?
What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?
What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?
Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?
What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?
How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?
What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?
What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?
How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?
When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?
When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?
If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?
How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?
How do they greet someone they like / love?
What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?
Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?
What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?
What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?
Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?
How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?
What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?
If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?
What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?
What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?
What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?
Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?
Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?
Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?
Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?
What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?
What’s a phrase they say a lot?
Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?
Who would / do they believe without question?
What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?
What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?
If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?
What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?
How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?
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capriccio-ffxiv · 8 hours
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Astral & Umbral Magic
I wanted to explore the Astral/Umbral aspects introduced with FFXIV since I think it’s an interesting and useful concept. This will be spoiler-free, and I do not recommend researching too much into FFXIV’s magic system if you haven’t played the game, since it is tied heavily into the storyline in places, and you may run into spoilers.
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What is Covered Below the Cut:
Summary of the Astral/Umbral Concepts
Examples of Astral/Umbral Manifestations of Elements
How the Astral/Umbral Concept Maybe Useful in Other Magic Systems
Symbolism of Astral/Umbral with a Quick Look at the Twelve
Keep reading
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capriccio-ffxiv · 1 day
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Penumbra, the Herald of Darkness
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Once a week, she read to the children of the Crystarium, something they all looked forward to.
"Miss Penumbra! Miss Pen!" they'd say, "Tell us about Minfilia again!"
This was a favorite story, even if it was a sad one, because it was about a young girl.
"Once upon a time," she said, "A stranger came from another..."
But today, the door opened. Today, in walked a ghost. The last she'd seen of him, he'd rushed to her side. Held her while her head split with pain. Then he—and everyone else, save Thancred—was gone.
"... world?"
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That had been five years ago; five long, strange years. She'd nearly given up hope that the Exarch would ever succeed.
"Kian?"
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"... it's really you."
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“Oh, how very bloody noble of you. Pfft. You’ll forgive me my sins, will you? After you and your ‘Freedom Fighters’ come and tear down all we worked so hard to build? WE were fighting for our people’s freedom.”
My Fordola rem Lupis cosplay from 2018 remains a fave. :D She was my first re-entry to cosplay after 10+ years of being out of it. Someday I’ll make her current outfit…
Photo by @elementalsight!
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I love me some G'raha (and G'raha x WoL ships, passionately in fact, one of my favorite fics is a 90k G'rahawol fic). But everyone is sleeping on Y'shtola.
I mean think about it, if your WoL had interest in her or there was any mutual connection prior to the First. Think about the detail of her being separated from the WoL for those three years and establishing herself with the Night's Blessed as Matoya. It's even more heartwrenching to consider how brief a span of time it is for the WoL. If they've developed feelings for her and then witness her with Runar, imagine the tension. The jealousy. The heartbreaking possibility of Y'shtola feeling for Runar and not reciprocating the WoL's feelings. Or the possibility of her revealing she loves them both.
Couple all those with the little hints of spicy dialogue (taking you over her knee, sending you to bed without supper), and the tension is even more wild. Maybe she just means it in good fun, but the WoL is over in the corner sweating, seeing her next interact with Runar and thinking, "What are we? What's going on?"
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capriccio-ffxiv · 1 day
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oh, work bitch
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🔥☀️ My Azem - "Nike" ☀️🔥
"The burning bravery that spreads inspiration."
"Whosever side she's on- victory follows"
My Azem's name is "Nike" - since my first online nick was derived from that, and my avatar had Red hair. Green eyes are mandatory as a nod to Aerith
My Azem has a bit of an ohohojousama personality- assertive and wants to do things her own way. Very outspoken and speaks her mind. She's also a bit of a fashionista and values style. She mainly wields a sword like Venat!
She's different from my WoL who is more deceptively timid and quiet in demeanor (to Emet-Selch's disappointment.) But they are both brave and stupid resilient!
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Anyway, it's worth remembering that a lot of things people cling to as Canonical Evidence of their Totally True and Objective Viewpoints on the characters in FFXIV is a lot of times based entirely on incidental side dialogue, often a single line and the possible readings or implications one puts upon it.
This isn't a bad thing, mind; we all do it, and in some ways it's necessary, to comb through dialogue and quest text and side content to get scraps of characterization, lore, etc to base our roleplay, fanfiction, fanart, and analyses on.
It's why I'm often insistent on finding and having context and backing evidence for things, particularly lore analysis. And there are multiple interpretations in a lot of cases--and especially depending on which localization is being used, or if removed content is being considered or not, and so on.
There've been times I think an interpretation is really off (and sometimes if feeling spicy have argued it) given other evidences--or I have missed evidence and context others are going by!
And sometimes people will read the same lines entirely differently, for uncountable possible reasons based on our myriad lived experiences. Things I've had to remember/be reminded of a few times, and so now try to caveat with "I feel" or "I think" or "in my opinion" when giving my own take or rebuttal, if I do.
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I posted this on my main blog but I'm transporting it to my sideblog bc I'm having a crappy day and I'm sure this has been done before but I need serotonin this weekend
What's the thing you like most about prev's wol? Can be looks, story, personality, vibes, fashion, anything! Let's spread some positivity 🌞🌤
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Oof.
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capriccio-ffxiv · 2 days
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“Reblog” spelled backwards is GOLBEZ!
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capriccio-ffxiv · 2 days
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Happy Lesbian Day of Visibility
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Gotta have visibly lesbian lighting for it, of course.
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