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Been working on this Edward Sallow piece for a long time between commissions. Please enjoy because I know I sure am 🤭

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more drehmal doodles

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drehmal doodles

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any drehmari out there can we get some drehmari in chat rn

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Virtuo and Mael unofficial redesigns

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The moment FNV's Caesar fully clicked for me was when I heard him pronounce "et cetera" as "et ketera".

Think about it for a second. This is a post-apocalyptic future where most knowledge of ancient civilizations has faded into obscurity. It's not gone, thanks to the efforts of the Followers and other factions, but even if you're a Follower you have to really go and look for it.

Now, our boy Edward here didn't just learn the broad strokes of Roman history - he's familiar with niche and intricate aspects of its political and military structure as well as its cultural practices. He knows the original meaning of "decimation". He knows the difference between a legate and a centurion. He knows the general appearance of a Roman legionary. And he knows Classical Latin, in its Classical pronunciation. Think how deep into the weeds you would have to look to find out that "Caesar" was actually pronounced "kye-sar" and not "seezer" like any English speaker would instinctively say it. And then how invested you would have to be that your whole army adopt this incredibly archaic pronunciation.

But the "et ketera" bit really takes this to the next level. "Et cetera" has been a common set phrase in the English language for centuries. It's not a fancy word from a long-dead language that Caesar exhumed from the depths of the Followers' archives. It's a regular part of casual speech that Caesar bothered to learn the etymology of and decided to retroactively apply the original pronunciation to. For no reason other than commitment to the bit.

This is not the approach of a scholar interested in learning the deep lessons of history. This is the borderline unhealthy obsession of a fanboy. He's the caricature of the teenage boy whose gateway into fascism is thinking a bit too much about the Roman Empire. An archetype that barely existed when FNV came out but has gotten awfully common since then. This game was really ahead of its time.

(Also in further support to this read, it's quite telling which things Edward Sallow did NOT bother to learn about Rome. Like very salient and well-researched points of historical analysis that help explain its rise and decline. For example the fact that Rome did not in fact typically stamp out local cultures, but actually often borrowed from them, allowing people to generally live in peace as long as they paid their taxes. Or their heavy emphasis on infrastructure building which meant people could see their lives materially improve as a result of Roman presence. Or conversely, how concentrating power in one man drawing his legitimacy from the military led to recurring civil wars which critically weakened the empire. All factors that directly run counter to Caesar's governing philosophy. Because his understanding of Rome is fundamentally aesthetic rather than political or historical.)

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Joshua Graham when he was still evil I love you Joshua Graham when he was still evil

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Finally found out where you post your art and ocs 😄 been wanting to see more of them ever since I've seen your vids from tiktok

Omg this is so sweet 😭 I really need to start posting here more often. Fun fact about my fallout ocs, their story got so fleshed out I separated it from fallout and am planning on throwing it in a graphic novel. I should post about them lol

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Mother - Fallout 4 fan art by Joel Kilpatrick

“Inspired by Fallout 4. For anyone who hasn’t played any Fallout games, feral ghouls are humans who were horribly irradiated in the nuclear war.

The radiation caused their brains to deteriorate, they are violent and have no ability to reason. But sometimes after killing one, you might find that they were carrying with them a baby rattle or some keepsake from their lives before.I always wonder if they get glimpses of loved ones and memories from their old lives. And if they retain any part of themselves from before.

Maybe she’s remembering someone.”

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Legion Founders in 2246, 2277, and 2285

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Kitty cat market

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Found you on TikTok now I found you on Tumblr. Good bless the fallout tag

Soulmates (mutuals who dont talk) will find each other in any dimension (social media platform) <3

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Who has that one fallout post that predicted ghouls are soon just gonna be normal people without noses? Because I'm looking at these tv show images and...

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Thinking about if Caesar ever felt guilty for what he did to Graham. Probably not but for the sake of the art we're gonna pretend he did

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We have worked this project for AGES I am so excited for everyone to play it!! Please enjoy guys (and keep in mind this is a demo things will break)

DREHMAL BETA RELEASE

the drehmal 2.2 beta, apotheosis, is now out! we have been working on this for over 1000 days!!! drehmal has been my life for the last few years, and it would mean a lot to me if you checked it out. its about 4 gigabytes and 60 hours long, so be aware of that going in!

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Drawing one of my many (8) legion characters, Galba, who's based off the historical Galba, sixth emperor of Rome.

He's a Legion frumentarius and a manipulative old codger. Cannibal with arthritis, a mirror to his gluttonous, gout-riddled real world inspiration, though he's far more intimidating.

Intelligence- 7

Perception- 8

Luck- 3

Strength- 4

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Im thinking about Lucien LaChance so hard rn