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So we’re going to try this again, as this past weekend didn’t come together. We’ll be meeting up September 9th at the above time(s)! If you’re not able to make it or would like the timing to be shifted, please let either myself (SV91) or our DM via Sky.pe to keep everyone updated!

At Last, We Will Meet Again!

Hey everyone!

It’s been awhile since our last big meetup, and we’re looking into doing it again! If you’re not able to show, that’s totally ok (tbh myself, Chev, and LD1316 were ready to have a little splinter adventure, but neither here nor there).

Our next scheduled game will be next week, August 26-27 (Due to the varied timezones we cover) at 16:00 GMT+1/10:00 US EDT/7:00 US PDT/12:30 Australia

Feel free to like or reblog to let me know (or pop into the Skype group) to let us know if you’re going to be able to log in!

Cheers!

-SV91

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At Last, We Will Meet Again!

Hey everyone!

It’s been awhile since our last big meetup, and we’re looking into doing it again! If you’re not able to show, that’s totally ok (tbh myself, Chev, and LD1316 were ready to have a little splinter adventure, but neither here nor there).

Our next scheduled game will be next week, August 26-27 (Due to the varied timezones we cover) at 16:00 GMT+1/10:00 US EDT/7:00 US PDT/12:30 Australia

Feel free to like or reblog to let me know (or pop into the Skype group) to let us know if you’re going to be able to log in!

Cheers!

-SV91

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number 10 for Ariste please!

But of course, man! :D

different headcanons meme

10. Do they eat breakfast? What’s a typical breakfast look like for them?Ariste does her best to have regular breakfast, though sometimes when on the road (especially currently) she can go without. If she were at home in Tevinter, or even in Orlais/Nevarra, Ariste will go for a high protein+carb breakfast - so typically eggs, chicken or pork, with toast or pastries (regular toast or the equivalent of English muffins are ideal) - with some fruit on the side for an additional healthy-sugar boost. Ariste’s ideal breakfast (and mine hehehe) is an equivalent of eggs benedict, though the Tevinter version has some more spice involved.

Thanks for asking!

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☎ for Manu in Ariste's hypothetical phone! (also hi i am alive :D)

[HUGS BECAUSE YAY YOU’RE ALIVE!]

Right, if our D&DAge gang had a modern AU and had phones at the ready:

Name: Starting out, it’d be his full name; after all, they don’t know each other very well so Ariste’s not going to try and assume nicknames. Over time, she edits it to Manu, then adds a little heart on the end if they end up shipping. ;)

Ringtone: Generic ring sound; changes it to ‘Eye of the Tiger’ after getting to know him better.

Picture: Ariste’s not great with her phone camera, but she has this intriguing shot sort of ¾-profile for Manu? But instead of covering the front part of his face she accidentally cropped it so it’s one of Manu’s eyes, ear, and hair. She refuses to change it and admit her camera skills are the worst.

Last Text Received: [idk what would Manu text Ariste?? XD]

Last Text Sent: [coffee cup icon] bring this and get back ok don’t go crowd diving luv xx

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GASP BANAL WHOA!! Epic! :D

Commission for @ladydragon1316

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Hi Ariste! you who traveled a lot; could you please let us know what is your favorite Thedas food? :D

“Maker’s breath, I’m not that well-traveled,” Ariste chuckles as she stretches from her sunny reading nook. “Favorite food? Aside from a few favorite Tevene dishes that clearly aren’t exported, Nevarran and Orlesian cuisine is actually quite close to matching it - though they hesitate on making the sauces strong. There, as odd as it sounds coming from me, the qunari do know what they’re doing - based on what little I’ve heard from Viator on the front, at least. Give me a decent piece of fish with a rich spicy sauce, some decent bread, and a good wine and I will be pleased.”

Thanks for asking, lovely!

Spam me with questions for either my muse or me

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Reminder reminder!!

Next game is happening June 17!! Timing still needs to be confirmed so please pipe up in the group chat so we can pin it down once and for all!

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I thought you might want to try for your characters, too. Though it’s not 100% accurate and you don’t have the intention to actually order one, it’s fun to play around with the model builder.

Thanks to the wonderful @ferzeldan I came across heroforge.com and of course I could not resist to take the time and do the best I could do for Arya I could. I love they have a body slider and so I could make her the buff baby she is. Hair is not very accurate but well OK I can live with that.

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**Permission granted by artist to post**

So our DM found a fantastic musician to work up a theme for our adventures! She’s graciously allowed us to post it here! Enjoy!

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Tagged by @soulventure91 , this is for Banal Clanless.

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And again for Shia’lin! Thank you @soulventure91 !

Major Arcana - The Hermit

The Hermit is associated with wisdom, introspection, solitude, retreat and philosophical searches. You place yourself in situations that hide you from the public eye. Hermit individuals hide away from others or act in more supportive roles rather than putting themselves in the spotlight.

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And again for Shia’lin! Thank you @soulventure91 !

Major Arcana - The Hermit

The Hermit is associated with wisdom, introspection, solitude, retreat and philosophical searches. You place yourself in situations that hide you from the public eye. Hermit individuals hide away from others or act in more supportive roles rather than putting themselves in the spotlight.

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Self knowledge questionnaire

Tagged by @soulventure91 and I did it for Shia’lin (obviously):

Ambition

You have a strong sense of potential and an intense drive to accomplish difficult things. The core of this is your ability to hold together the big goals and the daily efforts. Where other people’s hopes collapse when they encounter the tedium of the journey, you keep coming back. Oddly, it is actually your ability to endure feeling unheroic that counts. You know the power of working away solidly on what’s in front of you.

Independence

You don’t set out to be different for its own sake; you are more easily guided by what interests and moves you. You are more concerned about what is right for you than about the pressure to fit in. In sex you are more aware than others of impulses which are not entirely conventional. You know the value of selective irresponsibility, of forgetting occasionally about being ‘good’.

Resilience

You have a tendency, after a setback, to turn your emotions towards restriving. What attracts you is the idea of wiping out a humiliation by resumed action – overcoming weakness, repressing your fear. Because part of your motive is pride, you can sometimes be unwilling to admit weakness or to receive aid. But at heart, tour insistence on coming back and never folding has taught you a valuable pessimism: you know that important journeys are never easy.

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Saw that @menollywanderer did this self-knowledge questionnaire for one of her SWTOR chars; decided to give this a go for Ariste! Again, the portrait of Ariste above was done by @whiskasgirl, I love it dearly.

Right, here we go:

REVERENCE

One part of you dreams of giving yourself up – perhaps just for a while – to a hero or mentor. In the right circumstances you can flourish by letting go of your ego. In your inner life, reverence plays out as a willing submission to your own conscience. In the outside world, you might get frustrated searching for something worth believing in – a country, a person, a company – but you will always be open to feeling respect, admiration and wonder.

INDEPENDENCE

You don’t set out to be different for its own sake; you are more easily guided by what interests and moves you. You are more concerned about what is right for you than about the pressure to fit in. In sex you are more aware than others of impulses which are not entirely conventional. You know the value of selective irresponsibility, of forgetting occasionally about being ‘good’.

ORDERLINESS

You love it when everything is neat and tidy: when there is a proper way of doing things, and you can tick things off the to-do list and know where everything is. So others, at times, are to you unbearably sloppy and messy. And you run into things that can’t be ordered (a child, a partner, a colleague at work) which drives you slightly nuts. But your desire for order is a good one when it is focused where it is needed and when you’re okay with a bit of mess.

[Optional tag: @uriellactaea, @chevroneightlocked, @vorchagirl, @siaariel, @cactuarkitty, @sephiratales, @ladydragon1316, and @pixiedurango] 

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The layout of my new campaign binder for my Curse of Strahd campaign! My players are around 9th level. They beat Strahd, the mists retreated, and now the whole of the demiplane of dread is open to them. 

Taking a lot of inspiration from @parisianqueen‘s DM style, I made custom stat pages in Photoshop for every aspect of the game: PC’s, NPC’s, Domains, random tables, background info, etc.

I also developed a brand new Tarokka Reading layout to account for new relics and new NPC’s in the lands beyond Barovia. 

This is the first time I’ve put this much effort into organizing and tracking a campaign before running it. As a lazy DM, I’m finding it a lot harder but also a lot more fulfilling. 

@dndwizards 

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All right, got another one from @ntbogoni, and since I’ve already done my Ryders (all of them), I guess Ariste is in order!

[portrait commissioned by @whiskasgirl, ugh I still love it so so much]

F E A R S

BOLD ANY FEARS WHICH APPLY TO YOUR MUSE. ITALICIZE WHAT MAKES THEM UNCOMFORTABLE.

the dark. fire. open water. deep water. being alone. crowded spaces. confined spaces. change. failure. war. loss of control. powerlessness. prison. blood. drowning. suffocation. public speaking. natural animals. the supernatural. heights. death. dying. intimacy. rejection. abandonment. loss. the unknown. the future. not being good enough. scary stories. speaking to new people. poverty. loud noises. being touched. sex.

No taggage, just done for fun! Though if any of the @lostswords-shields crowd want to pick it up, feel free!