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[royalacademyttrpg]

The Fitted Slipper

Play as the Fitted Slipper. You were not born a royal, but an ordinary person gifted with magic and chosen by the Association of Fairy Godmothers to have the opportunity to ascend to a Throne. The method of ascension may be by marriage, replacing an unworthy heir, or even the creation of an entirely new country. However, the Fairy Godmother's chosen are disliked by the royals, if one commoner is skilled enough to rule, what exactly is special about royals?

Concept art by @njamil21

[evermoredeluxe]

Taylor at the Chiefs game at Gillette Stadium on December 17, 2023 (via New England Patriots)

[everysongineverykey]

i've said this before but i think a huge part of the reason undertale's character writing works that doesn't get talked about enough is the fact that it doesn't fall into the trap of having FRIENDSHIP fix everything. i mean in a way it kind of does but like. the characters fix their own mistakes. they are the ones to decide they've done wrong and take action to fix it, not you. they just realize that through frisk. friendship gives them the new perspective necessary to change their ways, but it's only half the solution.

it's alphys who decides, on her own, to take the amalgamates home and admit her mistakes. it's undyne who, when it's her turn to attack you, outside her flaming house, decides there's no point in this path of mindless murder and destruction she's dug for herself, and breaks the cycle herself by dropping her weapon and deciding not to fight you anymore. it's asgore who, after you've done nothing but attack him, realizes what a coward he's been and decides to end the cycle of violence at the cost of his own life. it's mettaton who hears the voices of the hundreds who love him, and who he loves, and realizes that for now, it's more worth it for him to be content where he is. it's asriel who, despite the comfort of pretending chara's still with him, chooses to recognize frisk as who they really are, and face a harsh reality so he can save his family. sans sees your determination and perseverance in the face of hopelessness and decides that maybe there is something to fight for, all by simply watching you. hell, papyrus gives up his fight entirely on his own- all he needs is an opportunity to really think his plan to join the guard through, and a taste of what that guard actually stands for, and he decides it's not worth it without you saying a word. undertale presents you with all these flawed and complex characters and says, "here, look. they're just like you, and they chose to save themselves, despite everything in them telling them they were damned. will you do the same?"

[klanced]

when adam met 11yo keith he immediately knew that keith was gay and was like i have GOT to support this kid!! (runs into traffic) meanwhile shiro spent years operating under the assumption that keith had like a gender thing going on

[ahappyphjl]

*aggressive fingerguns* creative expression! community support!

[icannotholdmypen]

The SAG-AFTRA Strike is over and full of wins for the workers!!!

via the @sagaftra page on twitter

[cove-simp]

If you also liked the slice of life style game play of our life, I encourage you to try Keyframes by Marina on twitter/ itch.io and @rainslices. It was submitted for Otome jam 2023 and you can check it out here !!

also personal thanks to @minthe-drawings for putting me onto this game!

[fisheito]

finally listening to the h-scene audio after 1.5 years on mute

yakumo: gasps and whimpers in the whiniest brokenest way me:

[squishosaur]

hey man. i'm just saying. why would we put inexperienced teenagers with over-inflated egos and obvious emotional issues into combat classes and make them claw their way to the top of their dorms and expect things to just run smoothly. who actually thought this

[our-lesboy-experience]

i wish i was born with the dude parts so i could have that lesboy vibe and sh1t without having to explain what a lesboy is or having ppl say i aint valid (like broo theres this one game on roblox that has "lesboys arent valid" on one of the walls in spawn and while that did lead me down a self discovery journey with a map and a flashlight, it hurts to have a game you liked call ya non valid everytime you join, yknow?)

i think maybe you should play a different game.....the 12 year olds on roblox have been pretty lesbophobic lately

[diningchairs]

ITS FUCKING GAME DAY!!’ LETS GO AVSBLR!!!!

[royalacademyttrpg]

The Gilded Lily

Play as the Gilded Lily. Your kingdom is a great trading power. When people talk about your capital city they say the streets are paved in gold. They say that even the beggars on the street wear silk. You grew up with everything you could possibly want at your fingertips. Nothing is too expensive, nothing is too difficult for you to get. Money is power, and your family is one of the most powerful in the world. You pride yourself on your Midas touch turning any activity into profit, every interaction into a business deal. The world is a store, and you are the shopkeeper. 

Concept art by @njamil21

[koloquials]

Commedia dell'Hearte

Play as Charles the clown as you go on a blind date for the first time in what seems like forever. You’ve been so focused on being a clown that maybe socializing and social cues may not be as easy as you remember. Charm your date, spend quality time with your dog, and try not to honk it up as you make your way through this circus of a show! 🎺🎪

🎈 PLAY HERE!

[public-trans-it]

I'm already know for being very opinionated and having some Hot Takes, but I still usually keep it in line and fairly reasonable. Typical "Unpopular (but still somewhat safe to voice) Opinion" territory, where I might get some blocks and some scowls, but like, nothing major.

However I'm... gonna be posting an uncharacteristically rancid take this time.

I cannot fucking STAND vibes based design. Its become a trend lately to explain game systems by vibes, and it feels EXACTLY like the tropification of romance novels. A thing so many other people have complained about far more than I have, where so many works of fiction are now just being advertise as "Its a queer little slow burn, found family story that features enemies to lovers" OKAY, BUT WHATS THE FUCKING BOOK ABOUT?

And I feel like over the past 15-20 years, the TTRPG industry has been having the exact same issue. I can go through dozens of listings on itch.io for indie games and not see a single fucking game mechanic mentioned, and its frustrating. "This game is about gathering your friends to turn your local farm into a sustainable commune!" WHAT KIND OF FUCKING DICE DOES THE GAME USE? DOES THE GAME EVEN HAVE A GM?

And like, this isn't just about the feel good warm and fuzzy games. OSR is JUST as fucking guilty in this. "This game is a black metal death crawl through your worst nightmares." IS IT A RETROCLONE? IS IT A RULES LITE D6 SYSTEM? HOW THE FUCK DO I RESOLVE AN ACTION? DO ENEMIES USE STATBLOCKS?

If a video game showed absolutely no gameplay in any of its advertisements, only showing concept trailers and cutscenes and talking about its plot, you would probably shy away and think the game isn't worth playing if it can't even stand on the merits of its own gameplay. So why the fuck are we accepting that as the norm in TTRPGs?

[jude-shotto]

An Apocalypse AU art Collab w/@klayr-de-gall!!

The prompt I gave them was "Free Time"

A game from Klayr's amazing lineart : Do you see the symbol 👀?

Close-ups under the cut ^^

[anxiously-sidequesting]

I will never ever forget what my dad said to me years ago in middle school when I was sad that my irl friend at the time wasn't playing wizard101 with me and he immediately said "well that's probably because she has a life." God still hasn't lifted me back up from that