#it started with a tavern

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I am not on tiktok anymore, but I am clearing out videos I saved to my phone.

@thornsandflames is a very, very attractive orc.

I'm thought I was straight, but this energy is taking me very close to a tipping point of bisexuality.

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I need this in a D&D context. I think we all get the idea though...

[twistedappletree]

how hans looks at henry after being the world’s most insufferable cunty brat and causing a tavern brawl so huge, every town in bohemia knows about it the next day:

[fatedroses]

Two former military elites taking merc jobs perform absolutely hellish battle tactics together.

[soliusss]

dream I had last week

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Bruce Campbell as Autolycus XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS 1x17 - The Royal Couple of Thieves

[fairy-of-divorce]

Just started listening to Naddpod for the first time from the very beginning, and Jake is such a relatable first time playing DnD experience to me lol. He rolls a human fighter with a very silly 2-sentence backstory, clearly expecting to come in and fight some monsters. Only to be greeted by a boy scout who decapitates people and a sweet southern lady who turns into a mushroom. And accidentally (and not very successfully) becoming the voice of reason for Emily and Caldwell, who are just running around like who feral gremlins, making the most batshit descisions. I feel his confusion in my very soul.

[thealdersgateoffice]

Saskia Reeves and Kristin Scott Thomas watching telly together on Celebrity Gogglebox 📺

[spicyraeman]

her camp chair voice lines make me weak ngl

[beedreamscape]

This has to be the last thing I say on C3 finale because otherwise, I will not stop, it simply baffles me in its mediocrity. And obviously, this will be negative, if you loved it, good for you, this is my takeaway as someone who loved this campaign and was severely let down.

This finale changes everything that came before and not for good, better yet, it emphasizes all the faults in the structure of what c3 tried to be, it made most of the campaign feel like a true exercise in futility — How far can we go in a campaign that is meandering and unsatisfying? How long can we have the same discussion over and over and over again despite everyone knowing how this will end? How long can we drag out characters that don't change without anyone noticing? (spoiler everyone noticed)

Can't say I was emotionally invested in the finale because I tapped out back in the 70s, came back for Aeor/Downfall shenanigans, and left again. But in experiencing the finale something became clear to me:

THIS STORY NEEDED TO BE SHORTER.

WITH ANOTHER PARTY AT THE HELM.

If the objective from the very conception of C3 was to wipe out the gods, that had to be clear from the very start. And it wasn't clear, at all — not in the characters, not in the starting city, not in theme. This was a completely different campaign at the start! That clarity was what made Calamity so great, it was short and precise, and every pc SERVICED THE THEME, filled with hubris and contempt, not to mention the setting.

Even Ludinus went in circles for convenience of the campaign length and became a weaker opponent for it, more of a nuisance than a villain. The threat he posed at episode 50 was much stronger than now at 120 something. The battle against Otohan was more nail-biting and emotionally engaging than fighting Ludinus and Predathos, a god eater!!!!

This campaign would've benefited from three to four acts instead of one overarching objective like the past campaigns because urgency is the name of the game and we can't carry urgency for 70 episodes straight (and they didn't).

The constant inclusion of the other parties made it clear how easy it was to detach BH from the story, how easy and fun it was for them to tell it through another party's eyes (one of the main reasons why I walked away back when I did, but that's more of a personal preference).

Which is not to say Bells Hell's didn't deserve a long story! They could very well have existed in a more intimate campaign which these characters were clearly built for! Their premises begged for closer looks in slow moments, something tragicomical, exploration of the inner world while developing MARQUET and its microcosm of injustice and politics which was left in the dust mid-campaign (pun intended).

And I'm not suggesting this just for our enjoyment, I know it's them playing and their enjoyment comes first blah blah, though this is a multi-million company therefore their jobs but this would contribute to their enjoyment! You could see several moments in the campaign how tapped out they felt and acted. I doubt it was "fun" discussing the gods situation ad naseaum, trudging through landscapes they barely cared about, with empty arcs.

I could nitpick every fault I see in the finale but it would be pointless, these issues have been dragged from ages ago and poor character matching, and now this is a culmination of everything and it barely fazes me anymore.

(And yeah it's their game and it's "free", but that doesn't undermine its weight as a story, stories were made be analyzed, and it was a poorly structured one no matter how much I still like and admire them as people.)

WHICH is not to say I had no fun at all ever, I did! several times! and that's what makes me upset, it could've been great instead is just meh.

[worldsokayestmagicalgirl]

The Extroverts take out their Introverts

So yeah this may be the single most self indulgent thing I’ve ever drawn. Just imagine it takes place some nebulous time before either campaign lol. It has been an honor playing dress up with you all✨

As always, Diana : @wolfy1298 , Aqua @captain-cappie

Also do me a favor and pretend bardcore Barbie Girl is playing in the BG I tried but the sheet music wasn’t translating well 🙃

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Chameleon scout by firatsolhan

Yeah, I could come up with something for this.

[koffeinkaos]

Gwaine running towards Leon with a big grin

Gwaine: I just had the best idea!

Leon: No.

[this-is-not-a-slow-burn]

As if KCD2 now being my #1 all time fave game *ever* wasn't enough.

High as fuck KCD2 is so good.

Running through the woods at like 9 PM in raggedyass clothing, no torch, stolen weapons, no horse, and about 30% of your health because you got caught sleeping in a barn and the guards attacked you but you got away quick enough that they didn't kill you. But you have no Marigold concoction either. Lots of honey tho.

THIS is a godsend of a game tbh.

[playerkingsley]

honestly murph’s PCs are always great but I can already tell zudrik of the murder with his crow family will be Top Tier