#Magic Monday

[friendlyschroom]

Arcane Deflection

2nd-level Abjuration Casting Time: 1 reaction Range: self Components: V, S Duration: Instantaneous (Concentration, 1 reaction)

You create a shield of magical energy against certain effects. Before rolling a saving throw roll you can use your reaction to cast this spell, doing so you roll your spellcasting modifier plus your proficiency bonus for the saving throw instead of the given saving throw for the spell.

After casting this spell there is a chance to exhaust yourself, make a DC 12 Constitution Saving Throw or gain one level of exhaustion. Casting this spell makes you lose any concentration. You CANNOT cast this after you roll for the saving throw, it must be before.

Class: Paladin, Sorcerer, Wizard

[monorayjak]

Schedule Minor Alteration

After some thinking, I decided that I’m going to make a small change to the schedule: Magic Mondays – Remains the same. Off-Topic Tuesday – Remains the same. Worldbuilding Wednesday – Instead of having a “major post” each Wednesday, I’ve decided instead to have a “Building Nelvauris” release each week. Topical Thursday – This will largely remain the same as it is, that meaning a day off. I’m…

[unhingeddragon]

Ring of the Phoenix

[faeriegirl]

Happy Miku Monday!

[dailyfigures]

Hatsune Miku ; Vocaloid ☆ Good Smile Company

[nailsofvecna]

Providing an unlimited supply of bandages, slings and gauze, this bag is a godsend for healers looking to explore remote places, far from any source of aid. Just make sure you don't lose any of the vials! They are attuned to their bag at creation, and cannot be replaced by vials from a different bag.

[animenostalgia]

April 8, 2024 - Happy Solar Eclipse Day! If you're in a viewing area, make sure you take the necessary precautions to watch it safely! (And watch out for any suspicious circuses....)

[absolutebl]

Top 10 Great BLs That Are REALLY hard to find (but worth tracking down)

You may want to go hunting anyway!

Seven Days

Seven Days: Monday-Thursday

Seven Days: Friday-Sunday

Japan 2015

Never doubt my ability to recommend this show. One of the best live action yaois ever made, with perfectly structured angst, fantastic characters and acting, and no problematic tropes (rare in Japanese BL). The leads have excellent chemistry although it’s low heat there’s still some really cute mutual kisses.

Cherry Magic AKA 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii

Japan 2020

The sweetest fluffiest magical realism BL, packaged as a pinning office romance, very low heat (practically chaste) but the cutest. It’s truly great.

Cherry Magic Thailand

Thai 2024

A soft charming warm hug of a show about crushes and mind reading and self worth, with no-fuss execution from a consummate team and an OG lead pair proving why they remain eternal and deserve to grow up. Look, here’s the thing, Cherry Magic is a great Thai BL in its own right not comparing it to any other iteration. But even when I do compare (and I've seen all the Cherries and read the manga) it still stands. I personally like it slightly better than the Japanese live action, but I think that’s because I just really like Thai BL and I LOVE TayNew. Also all the kissing was both present and better than any other iteration. As it should be from Thailand.

I Feel You Linger in the Air

Thai 2023

IFYLITA is an exquisite BL, from filming techniques to narrative framework (much like Until We Meet Again). Steeped in history and family drama it edges into lakorn (but no as much as To Sir With Love and with way less scenery chewing). This is an elegant and classy BL... from Thailand which normally doesn't even try for classy. The main couple (both as a pair and individuals) were excellent, particularly Bright (Yai) whose eye-work acting style is a personal favorite of mine. Pity about the ending. Oh it wasn’t that sad but it wasn’t good either. This show could easily have earned a 10/10 from me except that it fumbled the… erm… balls in the final quarter. Argh. Whatever.

All about the ecstasy and the agony here.

Restart After Come Back Home AKA Risutato wa tadaima no ato de

Japan 2020

Atmospheric study in rural Japan meets complex family dynamics built on a romance framework of city boy meets country boy, grumpy/sunshine. It’s beautiful and icy sweet. Slow moving in places but ultimately worth the patience, low heat, low angst, and stunning.

Given

Japan 2021

Boy joins band, falls in love with other boy. The singing is terrible, fast forward through that but with the possible exception of the hair styles, this BL could have been made in 2015 and no one would be surprised. As such, it wasn’t ground breaking, but it didn’t disappoint either.

Make a Wish

Thai 2023

A doctor who can see the dead strikes a bargain with a wish-granting irreverent tree angel - naturally they fall in love (from Sammon: Manner of Death & Triage). Stars Fluke Natouch opposite not-Ohm, but who tf cares because Fluke has chemistry with everybody. Once again the Thai afterlife is incredibly bureaucratic but I enjoyed the premise and the unfolding of the story (it’s not predictable but still satisfying and with nice little twist). I like that the doctor is just gay AF - fag hag bestie and all the swagger. The cast is excellent even if the comedic stylings are a bit overblown and tonally off. It had sad parts and did make me cry but is ultimately happy with a great sex scene, good smiley kisses, and all the agency. Definitely recommended.

2 Moons The Ambassador AKA 2 Moons 3

Thai 2022

A Thai pulp that felt like it came out 5 yrs prior, with many of the flaws inherent to that time and studio system, including manufactured angst and convoluted plot, but an ultimately sweet main couple that (as a pairing) feels a bit more modern and satisfying to watch than they started out. This will probably go down in history as one of the few BLs where I genuinely didn’t care about any of the side couples. All that said, I find this show oddly appealing and rewatchable and I have no excuses for that except, I enjoyed it probably more than it deserved. Nostalgia & d**k, it's what's for dinner.

I Want to See Only You AKA Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai

Japan 2022

This is a beautiful well acted piece of cinema, about two boys who are opposite personalities and grew up together. Gifted and serious Sakura pines after outgoing eccentric manic pixie dream boy, Yuma. It is very pretty and this is the kind of atmospheric elegantly performed BL that only really comes from Japan (complete with dead fish kisses - what you though Korea invented them? oh no). If you want something stylish, this is it.

Triage

Thai 2022

BL does Groundhog Day featuring a doctor stuck in a time loop who must save a poor little rich boy from death by seducing the stuffing out of him, then PLOT TWIST, poor little rich boy must do the same for the doctor! Unfortunately... stuffing keeps leaking. I thought the plot was engaging if a little redundant and occasionally exhausting. The pairs were all well done, low heat but with decent chemistry and the support characters were likable (or unlikable, as required). If anything, the romance arc detracted and distracted from the main plot, but that doesn't stop this from being a genuinely good show.

HONORABLE MENTION

Great Men Academy

Thai 2019

Bodyswap involving unicorns turning a teenage girl into a boy makes this questionable as a BL (because, ya know, gender). But the fact remains that James is killer in the lead, and I (who do not like bodyswap) loved this damn show. Look, there is actual plot, hotties at boarding school, "bully the one you love" trope, some weird VR shit, very bad CGI, and yes, the boys end up together... whether they boys or not, so to speak.

Some of these shows may appear on a smaller streaming service, like WeTV, or they may be on a legal platform in your territory. I hope it goes without saying you should check there first.

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This list updated Spring 2024, not responsible for cool stuff that went missing (or was added to a platform) after that date.

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[friendlyschroom]

Battle Rhythm

1st-level Transmutation Casting Time: 1 bonus action Range: Self Components: S, M (A musical instrument to be played) Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute

You start to play music that enhances your magical abilities in combat. When you cast this spell, you choose a target within 60 feet and they must make a Wisdom saving throw or take 1d6 thunder damage. You may use your bonus action while concentrating on this spell to repeat this ability.

Additionally, all of the caster’s spells and cantrips that deal thunder damage as well as the Vicious Mockery cantrip gain an extra d4 to their damage

      At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, the damage from the bonus action ability of this spell increases by 1d6 for each spell slot above 1.

Classes: Bard

[peeptheaesthetic]

Fairy mermaid anyone? Also who was gonna tell me there was a cap for tags you could add?

[kc5rings]

An especially happy muzzle Monday to this scene where Arturia is magically muzzled/gagged by a stern goat woman in a mask holy shit

This is a prime example of “muzzled due to necessity” and it’s so good, made even more fun that the risk isn’t a bite risk. Her voice is just that dangerous

I love it

[low-po1y-princess]

It's Goemon Monday, and he had a lovely time in Virginia!

Plus, he got a pretty good haul out of it!

[faeriegirl]

Puella Magi ⭐️ Miku Magica

[env0]

You've got to hand it to me, this is good

[beeguillotine]

IIIIIt's a Miriam Mondayyy!!!

[nailsofvecna]

Success in the adventuring trade is all about your mindset. Do you really want to be that guy calling for the party to take a rest after 5 minutes of work? I didn't think so.