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nicole byers' most recent why won't you date me episode where she has lou wilson on and she asks the customary question "would you date me" and lou says actually we went on one date in late february 2020. and nicole has just completely forgot. exquisite listening

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Cloudward Ho talk- I think Tabira City is one of my new favourite fantasy cities because it truly has a fully different system of functioning that isn't just a rule that you can Tell newcomers- it has to come with an entirely new way of thinking.

Our heroes got to the city, asked all the adventurer questions of what is that, what is this, but still don't quite understand the currency. It isn't just going from dollars to euros, it's good faith bartering, elements of socialism, community outreach. And with the attitude they have from Gath it's confusing cause they KNOW that wouldn't work in Gath with the way people are- the system works because everyone in Tabira has a completely different approach to life. A completely different approach to strangers and possessions.

And we see if you can't adapt to that you will end up a baboon in the square begging for noodles.

I like when a sci-fi/fantasy place isn't just "what if we tried out london but a different skin" the foundations this place was made on is completely different to the cities in Gath.

It's good world building cause it asks the question: What would a city look like if it was made up of only lost people and lost things who were just suddenly and violently cut off from their world?

Expertise and Skill become the common basis for trade, because it's the only thing people can reliably bring with them. Being kind to people who have nothing becomes a lot more common because that was Just You. That has happened to people you know, you know what that feeling is. The food and style is diverse, the technological and cultural advancements are probably supercharged because of the meshing of different perspectives.

And letting that develop for generations you get a place like Tabira!

THAT'S what I like in a fantasy city, not somewhere you can learn the 10 different rules they have and then go about your merry way- I think you would have to spend years in Tabira to really master the city. It challenges the heroes to expand themselves.

What if I put you in a fantasy market and the one catch is you have to have empathy and manners and if you don't you will fail. That rules man idk what to say

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see everyone is always like oh emily or ally were sent from hell to kill brennan but siobhan wants that man dead. this is siobhan "speak friend and enter" thompson. this is siobhan "eat your fucking dice, brennan" thompson. this is siobhan "brennan is it going to fuck everything up if i solve this riddle?" thompson. i love her

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You're telling me I stone cold stunned Murph for nothing?

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an alphonse mucha study i did for class ! with callie :3

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What if we were girlhood best friends… and then we kissed😳

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Beardsley you've done it again

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ayda my beloved!

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EMILY AXFORD AND IZZY ROLAND ON THE NEW SEASON OF DIRTY LAUNDRY!!! I STAY WINNING!!!!!!

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”sideblog mutuals” is one of the weirdest relationships you can have with someone on here i think. yeah we’re sort of mutuals but only when we’re both wearing funny hats and doing little voices talking about our shows. like what are we

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I had the urge to redraw this eldermorne piece I did like FOUR whole years ago JEEZ,, lol I'll put the og under the cut

I've been really struggling with art for like a year so it feels good to really finish something, hopefully the next thing isn't a redraw but whadever lol

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obviously i’m naddpilled (naddpod pilled) but when i see snarky comments about how actual play dms don’t give worthwhile advice for home games, i’m like… idk dude naddpod has been so helpful for me. dungeon court obviously is great and they often discuss the difference between an edited actual play show and a home game! and furthermore i really appreciate how the short rests get into challenges from session to session — they are all improvisers, but similar to how jake learning d&d on the podcast makes campaign 1 more accessible, caldwell/emily/jake have all started dming on the show and i’ve absorbed so much from listening to them talk about their experiences. it’s something i really love about trinyvale in particular; caldwell is learning how to dm as he goes, and it’s become a running joke that the triplets are overpowered because they have all this wildly unbalanced stuff, but at the same time? it’s really fun!! and imo one of the things that makes dming so emotionally taxing (for me) is the constant anxiety of trying to do everything perfectly from the beginning. and naddpod + dungeon court is genuinely very good at reminding me that all of those little mistakes and underwhelming moments and unused plans don’t matter half as much as having an enjoyable experience with your friends.

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Finished the second episode today!

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I can't believe it's #CloudwardHo day?!?!?

I've been working on this since September of last year, and I can't wait to hear what the #Dimension20 fans think ♥

SEE YOU IN THE SKIES!!!!

ID: A flashback photo of the crew of the Zephyr - left to right: Montgomery LaMontgommery, Daisuke Bucklesby, Marya Junkova, Olethra MacLeod, Comfrey MacLeod, Vanellope Chapman, Maxwell Gotch, Cadswitch Gotch. The Zephyr is in flight behind them, they are standing on a loading dock surrounded by crates and cranes

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i love their energy

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Hack for if you're struggling with ADHD paralysis and you can't get started on a task:

Step 1: Add some silly rule to the task to make it more interesting and whimsical.

Step 2: Pretend Sam Reich just told you to do it.

Here are a few examples that have worked for me recently.

(Bonus points if you can hear the setup in your head. "Alright, players, for your next challenge" 🎶ding🎶)

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ok i do love all the trans bad kid headcanons so much they are all so dear to me but yall are SLEEPING on transfemme fig like hear me out:

fig realizes pretty young that she’s trans, sandra lynn and gilear are supportive and she socially transitions, gets on fantasy puberty blockers, etc etc. but THEN her horns grow in, her skin colour changes, she grows a tail (ik tail isnt canon but consider: it’s fun and cool) - is generally revealed to be a teifling. in the midst of the revelation about her heritage she also has a crisis of gender presentation. she feels like her body betrayed her - she JUST got to a place in middle school where she reached how she wanted to look but now that’s all changed. she starts acting out, becoming rebellious, leaning into punk aesthetics, and somewhere along the way starts to question whether how she presented in middle school - the bubbly, popular cheerleader - was really how she wanted to be or whether it was how she thought she had to be in order to “properly” be transfemme. she starts finding freedom and an understanding of herself in alternative fashion, in being loud and brash - and still emotional and kind to her friends - and not hinging her acceptance of her transness on a performance of conventional femininity (this can be a little nonbinary trans girl fig arc or not !! either one is gorgeous to me !!!!). 

like. transfemme fig just works so well for so much of her arc, not to mention her impersonation of others and issues with identity and finding her “authentic” self.  hello??? PLUS u get to pay homage to all the cool badass trans women in the punk scene!!! what is the downside !!! there is none!!!!