#game specs

[mebis-art-dump]

mobile iterator based on @capricoopla 's amazing design

your design is so clever and cool it inspired me to draw my own take on it

while I gave mine similarly exposed flesh and inspector limbs as well, I wanted to go for a more "cobbled together" look (more details on my tags)

[capoismail]

Is the aftg fandom ready to aknowledge that andrew is demiromantic or is it still too early

[telebeast]

[ID in alt] Hey was anyone gonna tell me that Corru.Observer is a thing or was I supposed to just stumble across it myself. Anyway. I think I have brain damage now

[nightmaresyrup]

Special Operations Bunny from Exploding Kittens card game.

[aeriona]

Hey guys i’m not dead ∴ ω ∴ i come bearing an offering of Critter

This is an alien organism i've had drafts of for a long time now, and only now have i really properly done anything with it. Enjoy :)

To explain this animal properly, first i need to explain where they come from.

The planet they live on is freezing cold and essentially entirely ocean, with the surface of the sea separated from the open air by several kilometers of thick ice. the sea itself is warmed completely independently of the sun, relying entirely on geothermal activity (eg hydrothermal vents) to remain habitable. It is completely pitch-dark, with the only light coming from the odd bioluminescent organism of which there are few, as most animals don't even have eyes.

The Ramosapod (sometimes referred to as an "octospider" in common English) is a large aquatic alien invertebrate native here. They had initially adapted for an ambush predator lifestyle, hiding amongst rocks and clutter waiting for an opportunity to strike. However, as hydrothermal vents became more common across the planet and available energy increased, they began to orient towards a more social, intelligence-based lifestyle.

They have no ears and are basically blind, instead they mostly rely on smell and vibration to get around. Almost all of their languages are forms of tactile sign spoken with the tarsal bulbs tapped against another's body in a sequential order.

Their reproduction is similar to that of ferns seen on Earth, with a sequential alternation of generations (please look this up i can't explain it here) based on how many pairs of chromosomes are present. The sporophyte generation is the one pictured above, with the gametophyte being much smaller, almost microscopic pelagic animals.

As it stands, they have now built a reasonably sophisticated society for themselves across their freezing pitch-black ocean, with technology almost entirely derived from living organisms selectively bred or genetically engineered for specific tasks. Currently they're attempting to develop and fund the means to begin drilling through their extremely thick ice layer, to take a peek at what's up there.

Not many see it being particularly viable, however. We shall see.

[strawberrihart]

WHY IS THIS THE FIRST PHOTO

[ambernotember]

several sentence smonday

tagged by @thecarrott @setmeatopthepyre @leashybebes @chimneyz @firehose118 recently — finally doing some writing!

Buck closed the door of the apartment behind him. He'd been amazed to discover the place was still standing; sometimes it felt like everything was being converted to condos and lofts. He’d driven past completely by accident a few days before Eddie announced he and Chris were coming back to LA. It had seemed like a logical place to check for an apartment, and they’d had an opening. His credit still sucked, but apparently gainful employment at the LAFD was a bigger help than he thought. He’d had to pay an additional month on top of first and last, which had seemed… fair enough, over all.

it was the smallest place he’d lived since the house with Connor when he’d moved to LA, and he’d taken a day to inventory his furniture and decide what he really couldn’t live without.

In the end, he’d only taken his bed, couch, stools, and wall shelves. Using the stools at the kitchen counter left him enough room to fit his bike in the apartment.

He sold the rest of his furniture before he moved — he’d thought about getting a storage unit, but between the high costs and the fact that he really wasn’t that attached to any of the remaining furniture, it made more sense to get the money for it now than to spent money storing it.

Bobby’s old apartment building.

He knew how it would look to the others so he just… hadn’t mentioned it.

He met them at their houses or took Jee to neutral places, like the park or the aquarium. No one questioned it. He doubted they’d even noticed.

It wasn’t Bobby’s old apartment, but the floor plan was the same. Something about it made Buck feel better as he cooked in the tiny apartment kitchen; Bobby had made this work. He could too.

np tagging @beanarie @firewasabeast @iphyslitterator @sad-girl-hours23 @trombonechurchill @apollabarnes @screamlet @geddyqueer @emphasisonthehomo @alchemistc @zeraparker @setmeatopthepyre @leashybebes @thecarrott @firehose118 @chimneyz @herrmannhalsteadproduction @peppermintquartz

[fruitful-gummies]

mmm ok ill post some of my garn47 stuff please be niceto me

[serpentface]

A few birds of prey found in (and beyond) Imperial Wardi claimed land: the crow kite, dove eagle, and golden eagle.

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The crow kite is a small, nimble hunter. This particular species is found exclusively west of the Blackmane mountain range and east of the Mouth seaway, though has close relatives elsewhere. They're mostly found in grasslands, where they can be seen hovering in midair while scanning for prey below. They primarily prey upon insects caught in flight, though will also regularly take rodents and lizards and can grapple with prey almost as large as themselves. Most of their diet consists of live prey, though they will opportunistically scavenge.

They are threatened by larger birds of prey, though are notably aggressive and proficient at mobbing most threats.

The crow kite has a particular partnership association with the (broadly unnoticed to be Sapient by humans) 'talking crows' who live here. Mutualistic and/or stealthily parasitic interactions with other animals characterize many crow cultures, and kites represent the only raptors that crows in this region partner with (largely due to posing no threat to themselves/their young).

Both (mostly) benefit from the overall relationship- the kite is slightly larger and notably more powerful than a single crow, while the crows are highly social and can keep more effective watch for predators as large groups. When foraging in association, they are highly effective at warning each other of threats and teaming up to drive them away. Crows will take on predators they wouldn't even dare approach as a large group with kites on their sides (notably the dove eagle, which is rarely outright mobbed by smaller birds due to their tremendous agility and capability of turning the tables on pursuers), and the two species are known to drive away substantially larger mammalian predators (occasionally even humans) from carcasses and resources. Kites also have beaks better equipped for tearing than crows, and can open some carcasses that crows cannot.

The most dramatic form of this association is the 'adoption' of kite chicks by some crow families. Kites rear clutches of 3-5 eggs, and the crows will occasionally steal an unguarded chick and raise it to maturity in order to fully monopolize the benefits of this partnership. Kite chicks adopted by crows do not heavily compete for resources (as the crows have a significantly more generalist diet) and serve as permanent attack dogs/can openers for their adoptive families while out foraging. This is not Particularly beneficial to the kite, who (having imprinted on their crow parents) will not readily mate with their own species, and will often be allowed to do most of the work of mobbing predators (when deemed too risky/too much effort for the crows themselves). An adopted kite's propensity to form one-sided pair bonds with their adoptive species is also utilized to assist in the labor of rearing chicks, where it can be coaxed into bringing kills for a nesting crow 'partner'. The crows generally do bond with their 'adoptees' (though not as fellow crows) and don't tend to perceive this relationship as wholly exploitative.

This association in of itself is widely noted by human observers, hence the kite's common name. Most peoples in this region have largely negative outlooks on crows (ranging from being despised scavengers to respected but frightful animals, and in all cases are considered potentially bad omens), which is extended to the crow kite. Crow kites are often regarded as omens of death and misfortune, sometimes even more intensely than crows. One of the most widespread beliefs (across several cultural groups) is that seeing a crow kite and crow perch together on top of a home indicates the impending demise of a mother and infant during childbirth.

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The dove eagle is a mid-sized specialist predator of smaller birds, found widely across the temperate and subtropical eastern continental mass. It is most associated with the killing of doves (hence its name), though the majority of its prey is passerine birds and it is occasionally known to take small mammals and reptiles. It is a very powerful predator and exceptionally agile in flight. It also has notably long legs, and can occasionally be seen pursuing prey on foot. It is most abundant in savanna and wooded regions, as well as mountainous areas with high cliffs, as it usually hunts in short bursts from high perches. It can be somewhat of a pest in human settlements, where it poses a threat to poultry.

While often an irritant to people for its predation of avian livestock, it tends to be regarded for its beauty, with its bluish-hued feathers, sleek profile, and elegant flight. Its light blue-gray eyes are notably distinctive among predatory birds here. Light eye colors commonly have sinister and/or apotropaic associations among peoples south of the Viper seaway, which carries into folklore surrounding dove eagles. They are often ascribed the power to paralyze prey with their stare, to be capable of inflicting curses, and/or to be able to frighten off evil spirits with their glare. They are often left unharmed where other threats to livestock would be killed out of fear of receiving a curse.

The dove eagle has the most extensive significance in the Hill Tribes cultural sphere. This bird is one of many avian forms ancestors can take when visiting the world of the living, and the vast majority of its birdsign-omens are wholly positive. The dove eagle tends to be a signal of impending success and good luck in economic ventures, and its presence/gaze chases away bad luck and evil spirits (perhaps at the cost of some poultry here and there, which sometimes may be a message of ancestral disapproval as well as just a general bummer). Its feathers are considered lucky and utilized in magical practice (bundles are waved to banish malicious spirits from homes and objects, single feathers are sometimes worn as good luck charms), though feathers must be retrieved from around nests or by chance, as killing predatory birds is taboo.

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The golden eagle is a very large, bulky predator. This particular subspecies (distinguishable by its dark, mostly solid colored wings) is very widespread and can be found throughout much of the northeastern hemisphere, adapting to a considerable variety of habitats and climates. It is occasionally a threat to livestock, being wholly capable of killing the tiny offspring of horses, and sometimes even a threat to newborn cattle (they are known to kill very young calves by knocking them off cliffs when the opportunity presents itself). They are noted for their dramatic courtship displays, wherein coupling pairs lock talons and spin towards the ground in freefall.

They tend to be highly regarded animals in most of this region. They tend to garner associations of regality, power and (usually masculine) strength. They are frequently used as symbols of monogamous romantic love and devotion, notably mating for life (most partnered pairs at least rear chicks together for life, though extra-pair copulation is fairly common and often goes unnoticed by observers). Their mating death-spiral makes frequent appearances in Wardi poetry as a romantic allegory, sometimes as a simple representation of foolhardy love and sometimes representative of the often challenging nature of first-time marriages (very commonly arranged, and often between strangers in the upper-class contexts that mainstream poetry tends to focus on).

Most proto-Wardi groups appear to have held the eagle as a high status sacred animal in ancient history, and very old outsider recordings of these earlier practices describe these birds as highly venerated in association with a non-personified but semi-deified sun and/or sky. Proto-Finnic groups that migrated here appear to have had associations with golden eagles in a funerary context (these migrants most likely practiced sky burials early in their history here) and to have adopted the golden eagle's semi-deified status from proto-Wardi groups they interacted with/absorbed/were absorbed by.

The centrality of the golden eagle has largely been lost in contemporary practices, but remnants of its status are still obvious. Cholemdinae folklore describes the golden eagle as one of God (who is the sun)'s most devoted creations, who tried to stop the theft of fire that would destroy the first world. Surviving 'heathen' North Wardi practices that similarly venerate the sky as a central deity describe the golden eagle as its messengers, also capable of traveling to and from the land of the dead. The King of Eagles, the first golden eagle (and first bird in general), father of dragons and the winds, is lightly venerated as a deity-spirit throughout most of the Hill Tribes religious sphere, and the spirits of dead ancestors are considered to frequently take the form of these birds. Contemporary Imperial Wardi animal-folktales also tend to cast the golden eagle as a king of birds, commanding and served by lesser flying creatures. While not outright sacred animals in the Faith of the Seven Faced God, they have noted solar associations. They are sometimes used as sacrifices to the Face Inyamache, and their feathers are given as offerings and worn by priests to this deity-aspect.

[circuscarnage]

The sillies! The full game is out and I'm enjoying it immensely, still on my first playthrough, it is a hefty game. But I wanted to draw more of the characters because I just love them all so much their designs are chefs kiss ❤❤❤

[is-the-character-aroacespec]

Is she aromantic?

💚    💚     🤍     🩶    🖤

Reasoning: MY ARO HEART PROJECTED SO HARD ONTO HER, AND THEN SHE GOT FORCED JNTO A LOVE TRIANGE 💔 FELT LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE TO 12 YEAR OLD ME

[bedrockfactory]

I decided to make their horns a bit bigger

And bonus rare smiling Tovs! (They hardly ever show emotions)

[slurpasour]

A grox individual displaying the most common pattern and coloration seen throughout the empire.

[awfuckitssunshine]

two of the best girls having a swap

and skylar being a lesbian kdfnkdsnfksnfk

[curtain-caller]

You know what? I like you *Turns your nameless faceless MC into a character*

[chronicowboy]

become obsessed with the idea of buck spending the entire episode being so jealous about eddie suddenly getting close to tommy only to end up going the bucktommy route where buck then wilfully misinterprets his own jealousy as about tommy because it's much easier therefore delaying his feelings realisation for the spectacularly worst moment sometime in the future