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First post- hello!

I noticed that tumblr has surprisingly little in the way of a solo ttrpg community, despite that seeming like exactly the type of hobby that this site lends itself toward?

I kept thinking how nice it would be if there were some sort of “hub” blog where people could share cool stuff from their solo game, find tips and resources, and otherwise explore the solo ttrpg hobby. Eventually I realized that I’d I wanted this blog to exist so much, I ought to make it myself.

Things here are still a work in progress, but I can’t wait to hear about your game! Any solo (or solo-curious) adventurer is welcome to join the guild.

Submissions: The Solo Adventurer's Guild welcomes submissions! If you would like to share a story from your solo game, a character or location that you are excited about, or really anything about your game at all; all I ask is that you include what game you're playing, and that you keep the submission PG-13.

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To Boldly Go

I've got a solo actual play of Star Trek Adventures: Captain's Log percolating in my documents folder. Not sure whether to post it on tumblr or somewhere else entirely but I'm leaning tumblr.

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day 10. Wolf

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Maple Chracter Reference

Character concept for what will either be a series of vignettes of a slice-of-life webcomic about a sapphic hostess cafe. This is the main character, socially anxious nerd Maple, who is actually quite good at talking to girls when she is paid to do it.

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Official Vtuber Graduation Notice

Being more of an artist/writer than a vtuber makes sense for me, I think.

I still love this community, and want to do lore comms because LORE, but I can't stream or create on a regular basis.

And that's ok! Not everyone in the community has to be a Vtuber. We all are different.

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Searching a lot of Pastel Goth fashion and realizing this has been my aesthetic for a while now.

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I started prog yesterday, give me the priestess dreams. And the fat titties I guess. Those would be nice too.

progesterone is so fucking funny its like a cheat code you get to hand to your provider like "hi yes, ive been enjoying my subscription to Girl Juice™️i would like to upgrade to the premium package" and then they give you these fucked up little eggs that make you curvy and your tits fat and make you yearn for things you would have never imagined and have dreams like you're a priestess for a long dead civilization

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download

I have learned two things today. The first is that downloading steam games to an external hard drive takes forever if the connection is usb3.0. The other is that I can be very patient where Baldur's Gate 3 is concerned.

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In <3 robots

Robots can be partially organic, as a treat

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The Embrace

This is a bunch of background and a bit of art I wrote for a solo Pathfinder 2e campaign revolving around the reunion of Shelyn and Zon-Kuthon, twin gods of beauty and pain. I never ended up finishing the campaign, but I am proud of the lore and art I did for it.

Cayden's Folly

Cayden Cailean wished to prove his love and adoration to Shelyn, goddess of beauty, and challenged her brother, Zon-Kuthon, to a duel. Zon-Kuthon thought Cayden beneath his notice, but so insistent was the Drunken God that Zon-Kuthon acquiesced, intending to teach the lout the meaning of pain. Cayden fought bravely, but to no avail, and the Lord of Shadows tortured the poor fool, mocking his cries of agony. "Stop this madness!" cried Shelyn, her eyes full of tears. "He has suffered enough!" "There is no such thing as suffering enough," replied the dark god. But Shelyn threw herself overtop of Cayden, shielding him with her body. Zon-Kuthon kept up his attack, striking again and again, causing the goddess to cry out in pain. And with every cry, something stirred deep within Zon-Kuthon. "Why are you doing this?" he asked. "Why suffer on his behalf?" "You were my brother once," replied Shelyn. "I do not suffer on his behalf, but on yours." Memories flooded the heart of Zon-Kuthon, who dropped his spiked chain and fell to his knees, crying out. He remembered a time before, when Shelyn and he laughed together, and delighted in joy and beauty. And as he wept for what he used to be Shelyn embraced him, and the two became one. Thus the folly of Cayden created Zon-Shelyn, the twin gods of suffering and beauty.

The Repentance of Nidal

The Embrace was marked with a globe-spanning rainbow of strange colors, and nowhere did it shine brighter than in Nidal, the Land of Shadows, sworn to the former God of Pain. For the first time, those in thrall to the dark god saw beauty, and wept. And the Black Triune took notice, as well. Freed from centuries of torturous, loveless existence, the Triune began implementing sweeping reforms and distancing Nidal from Cheliax, its diabolist, imperialist neighbor. Zon-Shelyn was declared the patron faith of the nation, and worship of Desna was allowed openly for the first time. But not all of the faithful of Zon-Kuthon have accepted this new normal. Feeling that their power had been threatened, so-called "Traditionalist" memebers of the midnight court have pushed for the acceptance of Asmodeus, lord of hell, and have even invited the Hellknight Order of the Godclaw to keep the nation from "falling into lawlessness." The Hellknights have accepted, and have begun patrolling the land, hoping to quell unrest. The aftereffects of the Embrace have caused other nations to take note of Nidal. In particular, Ravounel has begun forming an alliance with the Reformist members of the Midnight Court, while Cheliaz and its vassal state Isger support the Traditionalists. A tenous balance hangs over the area, and all are waiting to see what the ultimate effect of the Embrace on a formerly suffering nation will bring.

Marina's Story

"I remember the rainbow. I know everyone says that, but you have to understand - there were no Desnans in my village, and from my earliest age all I knew was pain and suffering and darkness. My family, weresharks all, had a certain amount of privilege, but we were still in thrall to our vampire lord, who saw us as nothing more than particularly adept fisherfolk. When we stepped out of line, we were punished like anyone else. As soon as I was able to fish for myself I was put to work, and work I did. Until the rainbow." "It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, a dance of color and light across the sky, and it fascinated me. No one had any idea what it meant, but for the first time, I knew joy. Then, when the reforms came through, and the temple was rededicated, I visited every day. I wanted to be surrounded by beauty for all my days, and spread it to the people who had never known it." "You ask why I follow the Embrace? Its because of the rainbow. Its because I now know what hope and beauty are, and I want to spread them to all who suffer."

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So I started playing ffxiv again...

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Posty birb can't twitter

It looks like postybirb can't post to twitter. Maybe that's a blessing in disguise. Or maybe its not, and I won't be able to rebuild my platform outside of twitter. I want to start selling lore commissions, and that seems like it'd do better with a social media presence.

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Why do I post

Do I post because I want to be seen an heard, or because I have something to say? I don't really think about either of these things. Maybe I should. Anyway, social media sucks. Twitter especially.

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Posty Birb Test

This is just a test of the posty-birb app. I'm gonna see if it works!

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So this is my fursona, a river drake! I've lived by a river my whole life, and I decided I wanted a sona that reflected that. I've always liked anthro sharks, but their need for salt water has always felt like it didn't reflect me or where I live. So I put my fantasy writer and folklore nerd skills to the test, recalling several stories of dragons living in lakes and rivers in england. And thus was born River Drake! Mercy.

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Hey hey! 💖

Commissions are now OPEN! If you'd like a slot, please send your request through this link!

Have a great day! ✨

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So here's the deal:

I'm taking a long-term break from World of Warcraft. It devoured my life, my will to create, and my mood. I still love the game and everyone I played it with, but I need to branch out. This blog is gonna be more focused on poetry and OC writings in general, and not warcraft exclusively.

Also, Lore Commissions

I'm gonna be accepting commissions for Vtuber/OC lore pretty soon. I'm a writer and a storyteller at heart, and I love to write with other people. Helping others flesh out their ideas and bring them to life is a major joy, and I would love to do that for money. I'm working on a Vgen page, and when that's ready and live, I'll post a link and talk about my process.

Until then, I will be posting old OC lore so you get an idea of what my style is like. Oh, and I'll be updating my linktree soon. Stay tuned!