#just cause you want to play the silly wizard game

[floralovebot]

It's insane to me that this entire "debate" (if it can even be called that) is literally just

trans people, jewish people, black people literally everyone who has been hurt by bigotry: hey please don't spend $70 on a game about pro-slavery and fascism when a lot of that money will go to its creator who is publically bigoted and uses her massive amounts of wealth to fund the eradication of marginalized groups

and the response to that was: fuck you why can't you just let people enjoy things, harry potter personally saved my life

like. it's extremely telling that so many people value their own entertainment and nostalgia over the lives of others. jkr is such a horrible, despicable person and literally all people are saying is that yeah you shouldn't be giving a modern day nazi that much money when they constantly bring people to the alt right and donate that money to every anti-human rights organization you could think of.

and no i don't think sending people death threats is okay but at the same time, you don't get to act surprised, defensive, or victimized when people call you out for giving money to a fucking nazi.

[emeritusemeritus]

Why aren’t you drinking? [Fred Weasley]

Title: Why aren’t you drinking?

Pairing: Fred Weasley x reader (established relationship)

Timeline: Set around HBP (six months after Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes opened). No mentions of the war or Voldy.

Summary: The party is in full swing above Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes, but Fred’s girlfriend just can’t seem to relax and enjoy herself.

Warnings: silly humour and fluff. Crude language, singular mention of male genitalia, brief mentions of pregnancy, breeding kink if you squint, established relationship. It’s implied that the reader lives with Fred and George above the shop.

The small flat above Weasley's wizard wheezes was thrumming with excitement, people dotted all around as the party raged on, the noise of music and radiant laughter filling the small living space. The twins were celebrating six whirlwind months of incredibly successful business since the store had opened, exceeding expectations in every way. Your friends were gathered, as well as employees and spouses, each person enjoying themselves as they talked, drank and danced in high spirits.

You were acting as a secondary host, ensuring that the food and drinks were topped up regularly, cleaning spills and messes to allow Fred and George to mingle and talk amongst their friends without worry. You were undoubtedly enjoying yourself but you couldn't help but feel slightly on edge. You didn't know if it was having so many people in your space, stress from hosting or something else but you had an astute intuition about what could be causing a lingering unease within you. You watched as each person held onto a red solo cup, a novelty that the twins had insisted on using ever since they had seen a couple of your beloved muggle films, seeing that they always seemed to be a vital component of a good party.

A few hours had passed and you had barely seen your boyfriend Fred and his brother George as they made their rounds, chatting with each person and lapping up the abundant praise they were deservedly receiving. You'd spent time with your friends, chatted with Ginny and Hermione and even played a few games of exploding snap with Ron and the group but nothing seemed to squash down the unease you felt whenever someone asked you if you wanted a drink. You'd politely declined every time and had insisted that you be the one to retrieve the drinks, effectively deflecting any unwanted questions about your lack of drink.

You were stood in the kitchen, pouring a cup of cola for yourself whilst grabbing a daisyroot draught for Ron when you felt a familiar pair of arms wrapping around your middle, immediately making you smile. You placed down the cup of cola you were about to drink as a precaution, not knowing would Fred would do next.

"Hello princess," Fred whispers, leaning in to you as he pressed a kiss to the nape of your neck which was unobstructed on account of your high ponytail. He was clearly intoxicated, swaying slightly as he attempted to stand still.

"Businessman Weasley," you teased, earning a playful little squeeze from Fred as he huffed a laugh into your neck.

"Mmm, missed you," he mumbles into your neck as he begins to pepper kisses along the side of your neck, right under your ear. He was slurring just enough for you to realise he was well on his way to being drunk, but not quite there yet.

"I would never have noticed," you teased, turning to spin in his arms to face him so that you could give him a proper kiss.

"Come on, I make food in here," George complained from behind you both, appearing by the door to the kitchen. His tone was playful and not ill-meaning, just dripping with sarcasm.

"I think you'll find, I make food in here," you retorted and he huffed out a laugh, simply nodding and shrugging at your reasoning, accepting that it was the truth.

Fred reached out behind you and grabbed your cup, taking a swig, before frowning at the taste.

"There's no alcohol in here," he says with a tone of disgust, as if it's a crime. You simply shrugged, turning in his arms to reach for Ron's drink that you still hadn't delivered.

"Not drinking eh?" George says, leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed and a pleased smile on his face, trying to stir the pot.

"Oooh, are you pregnant?" Fred teases, leaning down towards you to whisper in your ear so that George couldn't hear, though you couldn't miss the hopefulness in his voice. You knew he was smiling as he pawed at your waist, which made a warm feeling and butterflies wash over you, knowing what he wanted.

"Im not pregnant," you replied quietly, your tone neutral as to not sound too harsh or disappointed. A moment of silence passed between you and you had to fight not to look at Fred, knowing there would be a mild look of disappointment in his face.

"Then why aren't you drinking princess?" Fred asked, recovering quickly and returning to his usual playful and teasing demeanour.

You turned to look towards the door to see that George was currently occupying himself by rifling through the bags of snacks and wasn't paying attention to you.

"It's stupid," you replied, trying to stop his questioning but you should have known that would never had happened, especially with him being so buzzed.

"Nothing you say is stupid sweetheart," he replied, sounding sincere and entirely accepting. You huffed out a breath and accepted your fate, ready to be mercilessly teased.

"I'm worried if I get stupidly drunk, I'll try and climb into bed with George or something," you said, averting your eyes entirely.

It was a passing, joking comment from Ron at the start of the night which had prompted a downward spiral in your thoughts, realising that it could be a genuine possibility that once drunk you wouldn't be able to tell them apart and would make a complete fool of yourself. You'd always prided yourself on being able to tell the twins apart from each other and you were already ashamed at the notion you'd mix them up or worse, try and kiss or climb into bed with the wrong brother. Then Fred would notice and rightfully be furious, George would be disgusted with you, you'd argue, cry and no doubt ruin your relationship with one drunken misstep. The entire thought was mortifying and admitting it out loud to Fred only seemed to further your mortification on the matter.

You were suddenly brought back to reality at the sound of Fred's tumultuous laughter, seeing that he was nearly doubled over as he chuckled behind you, only worsening your embarrassment. You tried to pull away, feeling humiliated but Fred suddenly sobered up and stopped laughing immediately as he realised that was not the reaction he should have had. He moves to stand behind you once more and grabs your waist, effortlessly spinning you around so that you were caged in his arms, both of his hands resting on the counter each side of you

"That's what your worried about?" He says, looking up into your eyes. You nod, still not meeting his gaze.

"Sweetheart half the people here have called me George at least once tonight."

"Unless I'm mistaken, none of them have tried to kiss you though, thinking that you're George."

He understands immediately what you're saying and brings his hand up to cup your chin, gently forcing you meet his gaze, seeing that he is giving you a soft and understanding look.

"Sweetheart," he says softly, a small smirk tugging at his lips, "Even if that happened, I wouldn't be mad at you, especially if you were drunk, just as long as you didn't actually want George."

You felt an immediate sense of partial relief at his words, but the unease never truly left you, realising that Fred also knew it could be a possibility. You sighed again, and Fred lifted your chin once more. This time you noticed the usual playful look on his face, eyes twinkling with delight which told you he was preparing something.

"Besides, you're being silly," he says smirking, pausing for effect to watch your face contort into a small frown, "I have a much bigger cock than Georgie, you'd soon notice and come running back."

[marypaol]

One With The Wind

Fred Weasley x Fem!Reader

Summary: Reader has a fear of heights and doesn’t understand what all the hype about flying around is about, until she asks Fred to show her.

Warnings: Playful teasing? Friends to “lovers”, Acrophobia (fear of heights), that’s all I know of.

Note: For the lovely @marriinachoo -I hope this was enough fluff for you! (And I hope you enjoy it- thanks again for requesting!!)

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“I still don’t understand how you guys do that.” The girl said while the two flaming haired boys discussed the famous Wizard game every boy and girl wanted to try (besides her.) Putting a spoonful of food into her mouth, she looked up at the two.

The red head in front of her raised an eyebrow in question, and the replica of him did the same, making her laugh.

“Do what?” George asked.

She waved her utensil in front of her as a way to gesture to the two twins.

“You know, climb on a stick and go into the air in intention of beating a ball to other students; potentially killing them.”

The two boys laughed in unison despite her seriousness, so much so you couldn’t tell the difference between them and their laughs. They both smiled wide, the noise of happiness filling her ears as she watched them. Their heads turning to each other, eyes meeting with a mirror image as they only chuckled harder when the other person made a funny face that set them off.

“First off, love, it’s a broomstick, and we’re Beaters. That’s our job: to beat the ball to the other team?” Fred explained with a teasing smile sitting on his lips.

George chuckled. “I thought you’d know that by now. You’ve been dealing with us since First Year.”

The girl rolled her eyes in response at their teasing words despite the blush threatening to rise on her cheeks from the nickname Fred gave her.

“Whatever it’s called, I don’t know why it gets you guys all riled up. I’d rather watch than fly, thank you very much.”

George shrugged her comment off and turned to Lee Jordan who grabbed his attention, but Fred raised his eyebrow at her. Not in a confused questioning way, but in a teasing manner.

“Really? Rather watch than fly? Blimey.”

The last word was murmured, his wild head trying to comprehend the fact that she would rather stand around a bunch of sweaty teenagers and young children than to feel the wind in her hair as the simple yet powerful excitement of completion roared through her veins.

She shrugged in response, finding nothing of it. “I mean, yeah, because I’m too scared to; I could never.”

Fred made a face. “Scared? To fly?”

She nodded sheepishly. “I mean I can’t name a thing that isn’t scary about it.”

Fred scoffed, and since they were at the end of the table, he quickly got up and swiftly moved next to her, their shoulders brushing.

“Nonsense. It’s very exciting, actually.” He assured gently. He then grabbed his plate from the other side of the table, his silverware now in his hands.

He continued to eat as if her fears were simply silly, something so small she was making so big.

She hesitated before asking for conformation. “Really? But you go so….high.” She fought back a shiver when she said the word but her heart failed, the organ in her chest seeming to stagger out of fear just from the thought.

Fred nodded and turned to her. “You do go pretty high, but when you’re playing the game you don’t really think much of it; you’re distracting yourself from the height by doing so.”

She hummed softly, mind taking what he said and turning it over so she could see all the angles.

“So… if I were to go up on a broom and distract myself, then I wouldn’t be as scared as I think I would be?”

Fred shrugged, moving his fork to her plate and stealing a piece of cut up chicken that was there.

“I mean, it might not work for you, ‘cause I don’t even have a thing of heights, but it works for me despite my absent fear.”

She thought about it for a moment. I mean, she trusted the twins; maybe even trusted one more than the other. (Fred.)

So it wasn’t that that was keeping her from asking, rather it was the deep fear of the biggest, most negative solution to come out of it. What if she fell to her death and never saw any of her friends again? She’s too young to die.

She blinked, realizing she was staring into space while thinking such negative thoughts.

Her blink must of re-set her brain, causing her head to turn towards the boy.

“C-could I try for myself and see?”

Fred coughed out pumpkin juice at the sudden question, his mind so used to the comfortable silence they fell into he didn’t expect her to talk again.

“What?” He rasped, patting his chest. She chuckled, picking up her napkin and giving it to him to wipe his mouth.

She watched him do so as she repeated the question.

When she did a small smirk formed on his lips.

“Sure.”

“Yeah, no, I change my mind.”

Fred laughed in the breeze, the noise blessing her ears.

“Come on, it was your choice and you’re in Gryffindor for a reason. Hop on.”

Fred was currently standing on the ground with the broomstick in between his legs, the sand on the Pitch almost covering his shoes.

She shifted, her stomach turning at the thought of leaving the ground but she followed his order despite, legs swinging over the stick and arms wrapping tightly around Fred’s waist.

Her cheeks flushed but she didn’t take the time to recognize it, her chest occupied with a squeezing sensation of fear.

“Ready?”

His voice broke out her fear, the soft question falling from his lips so effortlessly, like it was a bird with wings and claws, using them to take her fear and fly it off into the wind, never to be seen again.

Sadly the feeling of courage only lasts for a second because as soon as she nodded softly against his robes, his leg kicked off the sand and they were no longer on the ground.

She bit back a scream but some of it slipped, causing a small squeal to escape.

Fred chuckled but she didn’t hear it over the wind, instead feeling his body shake from the laughter.

“Open your eyes!”

She didn’t want to, but the trust for him was strong so her eyelids fluttered open, the broom coming to slow yet calming pace.

Her cheek was still pressed to his back, but her eyes scanned around her and she was met with the breathtaking view of Hogwarts, the building standing as strong as ever as the wind flooded her hearing.

Her mouth came agape at the sight, her head leaving his back as she turned to look at everything possible, leaving no angle unseen.

“Hey, hold on tight back there.”

She rolled her eyes even though her arms were wrapped around his waist so tight he was struggling to breathe she bet, but she still laid her head back down on his back.

His skin was warm through the fabric, and it wasn’t the reason for the deep flush on her cheeks, traveling to her neck.

“Rather watch than fly, huh?”

She threw her Quidditch uniform on the floor roughly, despite the background noise of Oliver yelling to put it on so they had time to get out there.

She used the precious time she had to walk an over and give Fred a well deserved slap on the arm, his beautiful laughter once more filling her ears.

-I hoped you liked it! 💕🥺

[mageofseven]

MC's Bra Game: The UnDateables

I still don't know what I'm supposed to call these guys 😅

I mean, I've seen some people use the term side characters, but that's including the three characters I can't write for yet because I've never gotten to read the story when they were added (Raph, Thirteen, Mephisto). So I guess I'll just stick to this name until I learn a better one.

But anyway! Time for Dia, Barb, Soli, and Simeon to play the Bra Game~ 😁

And honestly, I think this came out better than the Brothers' did~

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Diavolo:

Oh how this man loves this game!

Not in any pervy way; MC only plays it with their boyfriend when he's buried under work and super stressed

And unlike Lucifer, this prince welcomes the distraction graciously

Or like, any distraction from his work, if he's honest.

Unfortunately, that meant the game would end too quickly for the couple so MC had to add extra rules.

The human would sit on their boyfriend's lap and have him close his eyes.

Sometimes MC would bring items with them and other times, they would just take things off the prince's desk.

Eyes still closed, Dia would feel for the object and guess what his Queen nestled between their boobs.

The demon would purposely give incorrect answers just to make the human laugh

And of course, the game would be paused every now and then between kisses.

Barb always has to stop in and gently, but firmly remind his master about his deadlines

Causing the game to die down a bit till the couple gives each other just one last kiss and MC leaves their now less stressed boyfriend to his work.

Barbatos:

It's hard to get Barb to play with them 😔

But this man has a bountiful amount of patience with his Dear so he never gets frustrated with them.

MC will show up out of no where while he's working with the same smirk on their face; Barb always knows they want to play when they have that smirk.

No matter what object the human would stick in their bra, the butler always had a spare, and I mean always.

Like, how many feather dusters do you have, man???

AND THE PENS!!! MC could steal 20 off this man and he's suddenly have 50 more to use.

Like dear devil! Did you steal all the pens from Walmart's shelves before you started work this morning???

It's funny how this starts because MC wants to play their own game but then unknowingly starts playing one of Barb's.

Once the human's mood changes from amazement to discouragement though, that's when the man calls it quits.

"I'm sorry, my Pet, but I really need to trouble with some other business." He'd lean in and kiss them before whispering in their ear. "I'll see you later to night."

And with that, the butler would walk away.

It takes a moment for MC to realize that whatever they stuck in their bra is now gone and in the hands of the walking figure in front of them.

Now grinning, the human can't wait for later that night~

Solomon:

This was a game that Soli was all too comfortable playing.

Like, MC started it because they wanted to see their boyfriend blush, but in truth, the man was as composed as ever.

No red face, no sign of being uncomfortable.

He just slid his wand out of their partner's bra as if he was releasing it from it's usual holder.

Suddenly, the sorcerer noticed MC deflate. That silly mood they were just in took a 180.

"Am I not playing this right? What's wrong?" He frowned

"You're not reacting..." They mumbled. "Most guys blush or get embarrassed, but you treat this like I asked you to clean up your room..."

The non-immortal just felt...so unattractive. Is their body really so boring to him?

Soli raised an eyebrow.

"Little Minx, why should I be embarrassed to touch what's mine?" He asked, looking genuinely confused.

"You freely give yourself me. So if you ask me to touch your chest, I will." He raised his hand up to their hair. "If you ask me to stroke your hair, I will."

The wizard took a finger and traced down their head, passed their shoulder, down their arm, to their waist, and curved in towards their inner thigh.

"And if you ask me to give your attention else where, I will." He said with his usually smirk. "Why should I be uncomfortable with what you give me? Especially when I love every inch of it. Every inch of you."

Now it was MC who was blushing. They went to cover their face with their hands, but Solomon took them both and held them between his own.

"Now that's what I like to see. Are you feeling better now, Little Minx?"

MC gave a shy nod.

Soli chuckled before leaning into them, resting his head against theirs.

"Good."

Simeon ft. Luke:

This is not a game the two can play often.

I mean, their relationship is suppose to be a secret

And people would definitely start asking questions if they saw the angel's hand over the human's boobs.

The couple can't even imagine how they'd talk themselves out of that one.

Luckily, MC is allowed to have sleepovers at Purgatory Hall occasionally.

The human joins the three guys for dinner, plays board games with them, bakes, those sort of things.

The brothers think MC does this for Luke and in truth, they do somewhat.

During the evening, MC is at this sweet boy's beck and call; whatever he wants to play, they're down for.

But once the sun goes down and the clock strikes 9:30pm (21:30), the little boy is led to bed by Simeon (his bedtime is usually 9pm (21:00), but Simeon let's him stay up just a little longer when MC sleeps over).

That's when Solomon retreats into his room with that all knowing look in his eye and tell MC that he hopes 'you two have fun'.

Sometimes though, Luke will fight going to sleep so he could spend more time with MC.

To make it easier on their boyfriend and the younger angel, MC will join them to get Luke tucked in, make sure theres a glass of water by his bed, and even tell him a story if he asks for one.

Any outsider would see this scene as two parents cajoling their child to sleep

...If only that could be true.

On a more positive note, when the small angel falls asleep, the couple will tiptoe out of his room and head back to the living room to enjoy their alone time, something very rare and precious to them.

In the other timelines where they date the other Boys, I see their MCs as this chaotic and loving force, one who would definitely do this bra game with their guys.

It's harder for me to imagine Simeon's MC trying to play this game though. Maybe it's because of how their relationship is, but I see his MC as a very gentle, more subdued sort of person.

Still, if they did somehow wanna play...

"M-My feather..." Simeon stuttered, face red.

And no, this was not said as his usual endearment to the love of his life

But was referring to his actual feather

Which MC nestled between their boobs.

Simeon occasionally loses feathers when in his celestial form.

MC has made a habit of collecting them when they fall.

They've said they find it comforting to have a piece of him with them, even when Simeon cannot.

The angel found these words very sweet and keep them close to his heart

But he never imagined his Feather would put one of his feathers...so close their heart. Literally.

"Want...want it back?" MC asked softly, a blushing forming on their cheeks.

"That's--no, I'm fine, my Lamb." Simeon gave an awkward laugh as he rubbed the back of his neck.

MC leaned in closer to their boyfriend.

"Love...please."

With their cute face pleading him, the angel struggled to refuse.

It's just like he's always said: he wants to give them everything and deny them nothing

And these words rang in his head as he slowly reached in to pull out the feather, careful not to touch their boobs

Which in truth, the human found funny. After all, his lips had no issues being there last weekend, but now suddenly he feels that his hand grazing their boob would be the ultimate taboo?

Still, they kept in their laughter, even as the feather gently tickled their boobs as the angel pulled it out.

Once out, MC couldn't help laughing at the red-faced man.

A small smile broke out on his face as well.

"You never fail to surprise me, my Feather."

[itsmelilyv]

i love my mushroom daughter

Someone on cohost was asking for roguelike recommendations, and I had to suggest one of my favorites, a game I was obsessed for a month straight, and one of the oddest, coolest genre mashups I've ever played.

Mushroom Musume is a highly replayable princess raising game. You play as a hermit that wants a daughter so badly you decide to raise a magic mushroom, and she grows up and goes off on adventures.

Every day your daughter will run into some strange situation or meet some new person, and you are given choices for how she interacts. Some of these have random dice rolls affected by your stats and resources, and can also manipulate your stats further. Choices you make earlier in her life will affect her later: friends will come back a second time, skills will come in handy. If you meet an artist and convince him to teach you to paint, later on (with some luck and magic) you can impress a noble with a stunning portrait. In the final act of each run, your daughter will decide to pursue a great cause, such as slaying a monster, attending a gala, or climbing a magical mountain. Sometimes your daughter lives a wonderful, full life of adventure. Sometimes she is ripped to shreds before her time. Sometimes she falls in love. Sometimes she settles down for a boring, safe retirement.

Here's the thing: This game is so chock-full of secrets! It's been a while since I've seen something that just surprised me over and over and over. You catch a fairy to feed your daughter and she changes shape and suddenly the screen is neon pink and blue. You can stumble into entire subgames full of dungeons to explore. I have never played a VN or princess sim with this level of surprises tucked away. I have raised over 60 mushroom daughters and I have not dug up half of what this game has planted.

And then, there's the tone. The vibes. The vibes are impeccable. It's got all the great hallmarks of a princess sim: sometimes she falls in love, sometimes she dies horribly. Between the stylized photo-backgrounds, the absolutely adorable mushroom girls, and the haunting music, this game oozes a magical vibe. Not your fun, lovable wizard magic, but the unsettling unpredictable magic of witches and nature, where things are often gross and brutal and weird. Of course, it's still silly at times. You can become a pro wrestler. I would get so attached to some daughters, and others I would throw to the wind to see what happens, but I really did love them all, at least a little bit. This is what the game's all about.

I love roguelikes and I love secrets and I love weird games and I love mushroom girls, so here we are. Mushroom Musume rules. Treat your daughters well (or not...)

[nnibarrel]

So... Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy. My recent obsession. Let's go! I'll try to do it without significant spoilers.

Carefull, long post under the cut!

First of All. Amadeuses Kids! They grew up! UWU. They're such cute little young fireball casters. Omg, that's almost like watching your nephews grow, they feel so much like a family...

That game series has been with me since I was a child and as I remember Trine (part 1) was my first (real) videogame! And now when I play Trine 5 it cures my soul so much, right when I needed it. It's like... Has a Tolkien vibe for me. I mean in the sense that It's too fairy tail outside, it may look childish, but it has layers! I really like the plot, it hit me right in the heart and made me reflect. And I was struggling with dark thoughts on Future and Trine's perspective on the global world's problems made me smile and hope for the best... Really thank you, trine team, you're awesome :D Where there's people who share your concerns and put it in the work of art like that and make witty satire on it that's precious. I have returned some of my faith in humanity now. 

Well, maybe some people may not see what I saw or just won't feel such weight, cause my recent experience made me stump on it, so well I need to say that plot in general... Dramatic. I was impressed How it manages to balance at the edge of magical fairy tail and life drama (OR that's again me and my pains. Anyway...) STRONG twists and things at stake. Heroes encounter both global threat and personal challenges (all three of them, but poor wizard, he got it the most. But he's so silly old man, I'm crying) (Zoya, my girl, I love you...) (Pontius... You're just perfect, I'm proud of you, example of a real knight :D)

Character writing is amazing, they REALLY feel alive.

For example: Amadeus marries a woman after he became a hero and throughout the whole game series he mentions that, then he mentions their kids and, like i mentioned now, now we see how they grew up! And in fifth's game due to plot he misses his triplets greatly and in the forest three heroes meet a fox with three little foxes... And Amadeus is like "oh no, I'm a terrible father" 😭

And there's a lot of cute normal or giant animals in the game series, we're helping them and then they come up and help us. Such lightsome game, I can't/// Those animals... Uwu/// (Just a little detail but I wanted to mention that...)

What I like else about the narrative: humor :D For demonstration I just let Pontius to show himself:

And now when I've let out my shouts...

*sights* AaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA. Another round, Friends :D

I. Worship. Those. Artists. They are geniuses. Screenshots speak for themself, I guess.

Design, artwork and effects... No, I can't describe it in words, again, I just pray on it. So damn enchanting. I literally dream to be like those artists who work on this series. (And that's a threat) When I think of it, well, maybe THAT magic inspired me to be who I am right now...

Magic observatory where's pictures of butterflies there and there... ARE YOU DESNAN, WIZARDS???

And those just killed me. Episode in a dark place with the sudden rays of hope... I was just. Aaaah... So beautiful both by art and location's story.  Replica of the second screenshot: "It's rare that ghosts are on our side. Usually we and undead are not on good terms." What did I tell you? :D Tolkien vibe!

So who got through my post till the end... Please, please get to know those game series. I didn't mention it at all above but It's also a genius of gameplay. It's a platformer with (some) fighting and (a lot of) puzzles. Also. It's thrice (:D) fun in coop.

AND. Music. Won't say much about it either but It's a genius magical masterpiece. I guarantee you: Trine soundtrack will find its way to your playlist.

P. S. Will I do fanart on trine? Maybe... Maybe... You know, I just have that strange thing: some stories are "sacred" in my brain so I can't Just sit and draw cause I'm constantly stressed out if it turns out bad or worse: not how I imagined it. Same with Tolkien books, btw. In fandom since childhood, (if you count that, if not - from adolescents and first steps to the internet) and no single drawing. (not single real drawing at least)

But! I have Nine Parchments fanart :D

Oooh. And. I have THEM in frame. Art from my friend who gifted it to me at postcrossing some time after we played Trine 4 (and then the whole game series) together! It was such a pleasant surprise!

The end. ❤️❤️❤️

[kasunex]

I’ve got some thoughts (tm) on the Hogwarts Legacy controversy and boycott.

I will say upfront that I’m beyond tired of the Harry Potter franchise. I loved it as a child, of course, but in the years since the books ended it’s become increasingly clear just how shallow the world-building actually is. Basic questions like “how does the (British?) wizarding government actually function” are completely ignored and evaded. The fact that JK has dug her heels deeper and deeper into sexist transphobia hasn’t helped the legacy (npi) of the series either.

That said, this boycott talk comes off as incredibly silly. What exactly is the goal here?

Is the idea that playing Hogwarts Legacy will act as a gateway to anti-trans beliefs? Anyone who cares enough to boycott the game over JK Rowling being a terf has clearly had their minds made up on the subject. Meanwhile, anyone who might be vulnerable to anti-trans viewpoints is most likely going to ignore the boycott, though some may actually want to buy it just as a middle finger.

Are people trying to hurt the sales of the game? Given how famous and popular Harry Potter is as an IP, this game was pretty much guaranteed to do well no matter what. The tiny minority participating in this boycott aren’t going to hurt the sales of the game much at all, and a potential backlash to the boycott might actually boost the game’s publicity and sales.

So then, that leads me to the final conclusion that this is meant as virtue signaling, an exercise in drawing a line in the sand in support for trans people. That’s all well and good, and if that’s what you want to do, go ahead. It’s your right. But you must realize that criticizing others who take a different path just makes that cause off to be puritanically condescending. It’s not a good look.

It’s also frankly on shaky grounds from a hypocrisy standpoint. In an economy built off of boderline slave labor from developing countries and ripe with abuse of workers even within the first world nations, drawing the line at transphobic views seems beyond silly.

It’s this sort of condescending and puritanical hypocrisy that I find to be 75% of the problem with the left-wing.

[theresattrpgforthat]

Heyo, i've got a game rec request for you! In a couple weeks i'm going to be a summer camp counselor for a cabin of teen boys (around 14-15 years old), and i'm on the hunt for some ttrpgs that i could bring to camp and try out with them! ideally something good for hour long pick-up-and-play sessions, more focused on getting into silly shenanigans than deep introspection. so far i've picked out Honey Heist, Galaxy Goons, and To Serve, but i'll take any other suggestions you can offer! tysm!

THEME: Quick Funny Camp Games

Hello friend, I’ve got a few silly games for you but I also included some games that are quick to run that have a little more focus to them in case your campers want to get their teeth into some plot.

Cryptid TV, by yanahn.

A plague of Reality TV stars has descended upon the sleepy town of Mountain Lake ready to hunt down (and capture on camera) anything that looks even remotely like a cryptid - your crew is among them to cause drama, fake hoaxes, and enact sabotage beyond all reckoning.

If the game uses the same rules as Honey Heist, then picking up and playing will be even easier! And Cryptid TV is one of those games. As a reality tv crew invades your hometown, your job is to infiltrate the film crew and sabotage the show - while trying to hide the fact that you’re one of the cryptids they’d want to get on camera! This game is set up for exactly the wacky hi-jinx that you might expect, and I feel like the vibe really goes well with a bunch of campers playing in a cabin somewhere. You should definitely check it out!

1400 Planes, by Unknown Dungeon.

The multiverse roils with boundless existence. For many, the infinite planes of creation drift past at an immeasurable distance, their alien secrets perpetually out of reach. However those who break their mortal shackles and cross that liminal space, wander such exotic spheres on an eternal pilgrimage.

If the group wants to jump into something a little less silly or just wants a chance to feel powerful, the character options in 1400 Planes included Clockforged, Birdfolk, Jotuun, and Merfolk (to name a few). You are hopping through a multiverse, and while the different planes are dangerous, your characters have gear and skills at their behest to help them face danger head-on.

The biggest obstacle that might stand in the way of this and the other 1400 games released by this designer is the dice requirement - 1400 Planes requires at least one d6, one d4, one d8, one d10 and possibly also one d12. If you want a great tactile experience though, the different dice shapes certainly deliver.

Bro Hunters, by The Other Tracy.

Bro. Ghosts, Bro. The stories are true. We've got our gear and we're gonna get famous, Bro.  Bro? Bro.

Ghost stories feel like a great match for camp, so pulling out a quick game of ghost-wrangling or other supernatural tomfoolery just feels right. Bro Hunters has a built-in goofy element in that all of the characters will probably refer to each-other as “bro” - and the game also comes with structured scenes to bring you from point A to point B. This game also gives the players a chance to contribute to the narrative - if their character dies, they will narrate the creepy stuff going on in the house.

What I enjoy about this game is the number of tactile elements. You’ll need something to act as a speaking totem - or Brotem - as well as some tokens to help you change the narrative (also called Bro-kens!). This game is much more free-form and allows the players a greater amount of narrative control than the other items on this list - it's a great introduction to roleplaying if your group is familiar with telling ghost stories together.

Crime Wizards, by pewter bee.

You are the Fox Club, a magical crew of thieves and criminals. Your mission is to take what you want, work with clients to fulfill their needs, and uphold your crew’s reputation. Your leader, Juliet Thrice, is in hiding due to heat from a recent job she conducted, leaving you to act on your own until her return.

Lasers & Feelings is another system with quick character creation and only 2 stats to worry about, although it can be decidedly more serious than Honey Heist. In these kinds of games, you are typically skilled individuals with a job to do, with the challenge of operating without a key figure or resource. You’ll choose a single number and roll a d6 to attempt to roll over or under that number, with an exact roll giving you something special! In Crime Wizards, you’ll be on a fantasy heist - perfect for cool scenes while also providing moments for some fun along the way.

[dittanyinbloom]

Why I would never turn Sebastian in despite disagreeing with him the entire game, an essay by yours truly because I want to talk about possible futures for DLC and how Sebastian could be involved.

On my first play through I spent the entire game on Ominis’s side, and when I spoke with Solomon at Feldcroft, I was trying my best to sympathize with him despite hating how he acted like a grown child. I could go on a whole rant about Solomon’s psyche. How he didn’t want kids of his own and then these two rambunctious twins were thrust upon him. (And sickeningly, I think he likes that Anne is cursed now because she is docile and not causing trouble).

Basically I spend the entire game trying to make Sebastian see reason for Anne’s sake, Ominis’s sake, and even Solomon’s sake- just for Solomon to show up and attack us?! We were surrounded by Inferi that were coming in uncontrollable waves because Solomon destroyed the relic. And not only is he not helping defeat them, but he’s attacking us amongst all the chaos! At this point I had only ever worked to encourage Sebastian down a better path (silly me thinking we had that option). I had chosen not to learn any Unforgivables. So why was this grown man attacking two kids, one who was literally crying the whole fight (Sebastian doesn’t fight back until the end). And don’t forget, Solomon is an ex auror. We stand no match against him in a duel unless we are fighting to kill.

All this time say, Sebastian might have been thinking of ending Solomon parental reign of terror, but killing him was in defense of us the player character, but also self defense. Which is why I believe none of this would hold up in court. With memory pensives and truth serums being a thing in the Wizarding World, Sebastian, a fifteen year old boy, would likely be exonerated if they knew his uncle was attacking him and you know what? Also emotionally abusing Sebastian and Anne for years.

So, if you turned in Sebastian… I’ll be seeing you in court lmao.

If they release DLC, I can see this as a way to bring Sebastian back. I can’t imagine DLC without him. It’s definitely two very different endings, one with a character and one leaving us without. I don’t see how they could move forward without addressing it. And since they’ve used Seb for all that promo merch, I don’t think they want to drop the character.

How do you guys think they might handle a possible DLC? Do you imagine Sebastian being there? Is he a background character this time around to give the spotlight to others or do you think he would still be heavily involved?

[bubblyernie]

Can we get more Milo and Charlie lore? I just like em a lot.

YES ABSOLUTELY YUH HUH!!!!! this is about to be so long I might break tumblrs post word limit

So I have a few drawings in my queue that relate to lore, but I'll do my best to like cover most things ;w;

Okay as an OVERVIEW, Milo and Charlie were two characters I made as like throwaway designs because I wanted to try the concept of a marble statue earth genasi muse for a charcoal earth genasi artist. Which was this. Also toyed with the idea of heavy heavy heavy bod mods because you know how statues break or have unfinished parts.

Cut to my DM wanting to run a 13 episode miniseries for our campaign as a prequel in a bard-reskinned-strixhaven (so. art school. instead of wizards, its bards) and I was like oh I could play the earth genasi artist I have because the bard school is like all types of art (martial, visual, music, performance, culinary, and written). I ended up going with Milo rather than Charlie because I always imagined the marble one being more brash and jockish, which balanced the party more.

Long story short, redesign after redesign and I made him who he is rn — bod mods everywhere, the BIGGEST doofus, the ultimate bare minimum burn out student doing pot out their dorm window energy. He's such a people person (bard of valor lessgooo) and basically is the most 90s anti-bullying punk ever. Char's his boyfriend, he's there also but as an NPC

OKAY LORE TIME

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Milo's actually two years younger than Charlie is so lets start with him. He's intersex and also trans — trying to skirt around tumblrs censorship here but — so born with female and male reproductive organs. Presented more femme (kinda tomboyish though) before growing more comfortable with a male identity maybe like right before getting into this bard college. FUN FACT: I originally based his design off two different statues — The Venus De Milo (....Milo Venn Mason) and Sleeping Hermaphroditus. Milo's also, like the Venus De Milo, 6'8" tall.

Charlie's also transgender, T4T lol, but does present more androgynous than Milo does just because he likes the style. Always been kinda quiet and reserved but he's actually really quite blunt, like has a snarkier tone to him than people would expect — and though Milo is more vocal with standing up for himself, Charlie is also just as ready to knock someone's teeth out but he's doesn't like causing a stir hsdfjhkkdfjk

Physiology is one of my favourite topics with dnd. So Milo and Char are both genasi, NOT constructs — I had this debate with the whole marble statue business. So there's other elements in there. Milo's like an abandoned statue, he grows moss and mildew when he's sad, it comes out of the cracks in his head (we'll get to that) and his piercing holes. He's also....all clay on the inside. Throat ends at the neck, no idea whats passed that, magic probably. He bleeds and blushes terracotta. Charlie on the other hand is solid diamond. Charcoal/carbon outside, but if he gets a scratch, it scrapes off the top layer and reveals diamond — that's actually the case with his fingernails. And Eyes. And Teeth. He's hot running too...charcoal and all. Charcoal Cinders... (I also find this fun, and there's a comic in the works of this, that Milo is softer than Char despite being brasher, its just the density and hardness of the rocks. I was interested in the Mohs scale and gemstones as a kid so....marble<diamond) like if Milo punched a cinder block, his hand would shatter, but if Charlie punched it, his condensed ball of brooding would scuff that thing)

This is so silly and kinda gross but that meme of like "......what if stones are soft but harden when we touch them" is what I think these two rocks are like. Because they have to move and function for yknow. logic and game mechanics and stuff. So I think Milo and Charlie feel like semi-hard modelling paste when they're not in "rock" mode. Like firm muscle or dense clay. Milo "Rock Hard" Mason, as my discord name was for a while

Backstory wise there's not much. They had pretty standard childhoods (didn't write that part yet oops). Met up in the bard school, first year Milo did a tat for Charlie (and lob enlargements, which they both have) and Charlie did Milo's tramp stamp. Anyway both were like :3c and thus, dating.

OKAY also trauma because...everyone needs a little bit. So Milo is/used to be a cheerleader — bard of Valor, yknow — and there's this whole...thing. I'm gonna post an excerpt from me raving to my friend about this but "milo's like sooo comfortable with being adequate. like he straight up said right before his exam his roommate was like "youll do great!" and hes all "well im not aiming for great, im aiming for passable!" because like...burnout and also hes surrounded by really snobbish and exemplary bards, its like a top notch school and he doesnt like how all that kinda gets to peoples heads. Plus he's really really heavy yknow, made of rock, so one time in a martial training soemone flung him and hes like OH GOD IVE NEVER BEEN ON TOP OF THE PYRAMID HELP!!, basically like the "yes im at the bottom of the pyramid, but thats because everyone needs someone to support them, and also its an essential part of the formation. I like being supportive even if it means i dont do anything glorious". All that is to say, he was at the bottom of a pyramid, someone on top of him fell, fell on him, his head hid the ground and he was just missing 1/4th of his head. I don't remember if my comic of this posted yet, I don't think it did.

So yes. Basically. Milo's got a massive crack in his head/missing half his face because of a horrible head injury. Charlie probably had like a 3 day long anxiety stomach ache about it. He's fine now. Also the unfinished face is because there's not enough clay to put that back together yet (matter cant come from nothing) — his chest being unfinished is irrelevant. He was just doing top surgery at home, got bored, and didn't finish that half.

I think that's about all I have at the moment for them together!!

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Trivia fun facts!!

Milo's adopted. He has three moms, they're all tieflings. Charlie's got a bio dad and step dad, one looks pretty much just like him, the other is a satyr

Milo's 6'8" and while Charlie looks short as hell in comparison, he's actually 6'

Milo's tattoo guide — includes my fave Flete Puellae (Latin for "Cry, girls!", taken from Roman graffiti "Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!"

Milo's missing an index finger because he tried doing knuckle tattoos

Milo's more 80s British punk, Charlie is more 90s-2000s grunge/scene/Harajuku

Charlie, and Im debating on this, might be part bard part wizard. Scribes if anything.

Charlie smudges everything he touches.

Milo's expertise is in deception because if he wants to blend in, he just strikes a pose, nude, in the school courtyard. He's a nude model for the life drawing courses so it's actually not that absurd for him.

Charlie calls Milo "Mo", short for Mosiac. Milo calls Charlie...Charlie. everyone else has to call him Charcoal.

Even though they transitioned, I think they would use the same names as given — both are fairly neutral in terms of gender. Charlie may have gone by Cindy before (Charcoal CINDers). And again, both are kinda loosely goosey with how they present anyways

Charlie plays the shawm, Milo plays drums. In modern day, Milo used to play guitar (not anymore, oops there goes his finger) and drums. Bards!!

Moss beard (30 years in the future probably)

[prisonguards]

Thinking, as always, about Joel and his relationships and the Lone Player role.

Scar and Pearl play the loner so well because they hate it. Every second, every opportunity they get they’re begging for companionship. They’re trying to strike deals or make threats in exchange for friendship, for allies, and it just never works. It is always falling apart at the last moment and is what makes the Lone Player so tragic. But Joel is different as the Lone Player, he seems like he was made to do it.

It doesn’t feel like he’s abysmally lonely, at the end of 3rd Life his biggest tragedy is that he didn’t manage to kill more. The whole time just feels like an outsider, like he has a job to do, he sticks to himself and he has his dogs but it doesn’t feel like he’s desperate for connections. Instead, everyone wants his fealty. He’s actively rejecting alliances by the middle of the game, he’s not desperate. He doesn’t care to have every ally. He’s making his own decisions to cut off alliances, even when they seem illogical, even when it costs him, and in the end he’s still all alone. He can work alongside allies and armies, but he never has anyone really close to him, he never has someone he lives alongside, who accompanies him always, it’s just him and his dogs.

And Scar.

It’s played as a silly joke, sure, but Scar being Joel’s “best friend” in 3rd Life gets in my head and lives there. Its just Scar’s tactic for getting loyalty but it works. Joel believing in it and reinforcing it and trusting Scar even when he knows he shouldn’t. Joining Scar’s army and dying for it in the end. He betrays the Red Army to side with Scar and his final death is fighting Ren and Martyn all alone. Allies only moving in too late, like with his roof, like always; that’s the fate of the Lone Player, it will always be too late for someone to save you. He dies for Scar’s cause and he dies alone. All that’s left behind of him is his dogs scattered across the desert, useless and passive without him, they can’t possibly avenge him.

But they try again in Last Life. That trust returns, it has to. Even when Scar tries to kill him as soon as he becomes a Boogey. Even when Scar breaks the bridge before them cause he can’t trust Joel on Red. Even when they can never ally, they’re always missing eachother, always whizzing right by, never Green or Red together. There’s still that try for friendship once again. They’re both wizards, they’re trying to run a business together, Scar lets him stay on the cliffs of Magical Mountain despite the danger he imposes. Scar’s trying to win back Joel’s friendship through another contract, another piece of paper that proposes allyship. Just like 3rd Life. And it can never work and it always ends up such a hollow bond but they’re trying again. There’s this fundamental incompatibility the universe and the game sets between them; it doesn’t want them to be together in Last Life, it doesn’t allow them to be. Their friendship can never not be this fucked up and empty thing, but they’re trying again.

He's truly alone in these traffic games, until he manages to kill Grian. Only then do you realize the extent of his loneliness. Because then the games force him to have a friend, and you see the sheer glee he has for it. He holds onto Grian for the rest of the season. It’s just the two of them. Even when there are other Reds it still just feels like it always falls to them. They start their last episode scheming together, and they reject Scott and Ren when they fall to Red— sure, the two of them betray Joel and Grian in the first place, but Joel says himself it’s a rocky alliance anyway, they aren’t really welcome here.

What Joel needs is someone to join him in bloodlust. He only really makes connections to Reds or when he’s Red. In 3rd Life his and Scar’s “best friendship” starts after Scar goes Red, but he couldn’t ever ally with Scar in Last Life because they were never Red together. He only gained his first real ally when he killed Grian and brought him down to Red in Last Life. And now in Double Life he has someone tethered to him who is itching for blood. Etho and him establish in the first (if I recall correctly) session that they know they’re going to have a lot of fun on Red, and now we see that’s true— and they’re effective. They’ve already killed twice, one pair taken down by each of them.

Joel can only have real allies when the universe forces it. When he and Grian are the only Reds. When he has his soul and life literally bound to Etho’s. He’s a fucked up little man who can’t make connections right who only realizes he’s lonely when he’s fucking knee deep in it.

[magellanicclouds]

Hi mags! I follow for your halo stuff but I saw that you posted a baldur's gate tav! I am currently the most in love with that game as I've been with anything in my life. Your half orc is so cool looking and refreshing to see. I swear not enough people play em! I have eh uhhh ehem. an embarrassing number of tavs atm ^^;;; but my main is a drow warlock. I hope you're enjoying it and kissing everyone!

Hello, anon! My apologies that my Halo posting has been so small lately. For BG3, I have beaten the game through with Sovaeya, my Half-Orc Barbarian. I think she's so beautiful and lovely, it was really such a joy to be able to play through the campaign with her (it required quite a lot of computer upgrading beforehand. The game is pretty beastly). As for the kissings - I certainly want to kiss all of the companions (Karlach?? be still my heart TT o TT), but Sovaeya was interested only in one sad silly beautiful little wizard man.

I do miss her, but her story is complete.

And now I have a new boy!

I am currently adventuring with Tremere, a Tiefling 'College of Valour' Bard! He is so beyond delightful and fun. Where Sovaeya was deliberate and collected, Tremere is loud and exuberant and somewhat unpredictable. I've really enjoyed seeing just how different the game can play out based only on a handful of choices or paths. He's had lots of totally different dialogue (regarding both his lines and in NPC responses), quests I didn't know existed, and I've seen many different cinematics that I never saw with Sovaeya. His relationships and the way he is perceived by others couldn't be more different, and of course combat is night and day to compare the two. He plays the violin and sings and dances and is utterly obsessed with grand tales of heroism, legends and lore. He can lie through his teeth with a perfect smile and causes no less than a few problems on purpose. He enjoys a good warm hug, a bottle of wine, and a jaunty tune!

I love him, anon.

[go-fuck-a-dead-protagonist]

The Stickmin Run: a loose ruleset for Loathing roleplay

So I'm incredibly mentally ill about stick games (surprising nobody) and my favorite thing about both The Henry Stickmin Collection and the Loathing series is the palpable sense of chaos, absurdity, and nonsensical things that seem totally normal to everyone within the narrative. When I first got my hands on West of Loathing, I was knee deep in the HSC hyperfixation, and I saw a few connections between the games and ended up creating this ruleset for a very specific Loathing game roleplay exercise: playing a Loathing game as one of Henry's ancestors or distant relatives.

The idea is that you will use this made-up connection to push the concept that Henry's bloodline has literally Always Been Like This, and with this concept, take the most absurd route available to you within the confines of the game

Basic Rules

These rules qualify your run as a Stickmin Run.

Character must have the surname "Stickmin"

Must play the game in as silly a manner as possible (i.e. Using the book of silly walks in West, being employed everywhere in Shadows, checking the arachnophilia and phonia boxes in Shadows [as long as you can handle the spiders], etc)

Play your character with an incurable case of kleptomania - steal EVERYTHING.

Hoard everything - you cannot sell an item unless it has the blue Just sell it tag in the item description.

Take routes of nonviolence whenever possible - always default to trickery, deception, or other assorted nonviolent silliness in pursuit of your goals. Some fights are unavoidable, but most of them can be circumvented with good stats or requisite skills.

Never surrender - NEVER give up on anything. If the game lets you try again, ALWAYS try again. Failure is but a path to success. Never surrender to random encounters - if the only way out is fighting, treat that encounter like an unavoidable fight.

Optional Guidelines

Follow these suggestions for the full experience.

Choose moxie classes - Moxie classes get by on trickery, sabotage, and general absurdity, which is exactly what we're looking for. This isn't required - I've met many a worthy Stickmin cow puncher or cheese wizard - but for the full experience, play like a bard.

Become ungovernable - even when working with the government, Henry is tacitly anti- authority. You answer to no one but your friends. At most, you could be a hired hand (such as assisting the sheriff in Dirtwater) but no government can truly hold a Stickmin down.

Chaotic Good - Henry makes many bad decisions over the course of the multiverse, sure, but I don't think I'd ever describe him as an out-and-out villain. Sure, you cause chaos, but the fate of the world is at stake here! Help the hobos, avoid shadow taint, seal the El Vibrato portals, and send those Cows back to hell where they came from.

Don't half- ass it - alternatively, if you DO wanna be a villain, no Stickmin worth their salt has time to pussyfoot around. Lean ALL THE WAY IN. if you're gonna go the villainous route, go FULL TILT and take absolutely no prisoners. No middle sliders allowed.

Wiki is your friend - there are many ways to solve problems in the Loathing games, but our boy Henry usually only gets one. As such, feel no shame in using wikis and steam guides to their full extent. Look up every event you encounter to ensure that you always make the best decisions - oftentimes in the Loathing series, you don't get other chances.

Reject tradition - who says a Snake-Oiler's gotta use moxie weapons? Stickmins are at their best flying by the seats of their pants. Equip wildly unfitting clothing and weapons and see if you can force yourself to find some off-meta strategies! Be creative! If you're a real stat hound but still want a bit more unconventional silliness, collect weapons that don't match your class stat and then use items to convert them.

Kinda gay to have a life partner - run with one sidekick for the whole game and construct an elaborate and dramatic relationship between the two of you in the lore of your character.

And most importantly, have fun - fuck rules! Feel free to tweak any part of this post, I dunno, I'm not the boss of you. A true Stickmin is beholden to none other but themselves!

So yeah! That's the essence of the Stickmin Run. I hope you have fun with this little ruleset, and I encourage anyone who makes a Loathing character along these lines to drop me an ask and tell me all about them! I'd be absolutely chuffed to hear it.

[smellslikebot]

hello hello long time follower first time asker. all your posts about neopets have made me curious about the site bc i have only ever really existed on the fringe of neopets and used other virtual pet sites in the 2010s (whereas neopets is more 2000s)... so questions: are you on the Actual Neopets Website or like a "rewritten" version (cause i think i heard something about those..? idk) and also what would your tips be for a Neopets Beginner? thank you sorry this question is long and sounds a bit silly. have a good day :-)

hey thanks for asking!! i've been thinking about writing up something like this for a while, but i hesitated because neopets is kind of weird to recommend to new players. i'm currently on NEOPETS.COM™ because all the neoclones i'm interested in are invite-only or aren't always accepting/processing applications... anyway here are my Tips(?) (i don't even know what to call this anymore because i got carried away writing it)

(i'll put any warnings/disclaimers at the end because i don't want to look like i'm trying to talk anyone out of checking out neopets lol. there are just some things to be aware of)

most importantly, try to have fun! =)

you can earn some neopoints by giving the games a try, or earn trophies for your profile by getting one of the high scores for the month. not all of the Flash-based games are working at the moment (they're using an emulator that doesn't have full compatibility yet), but Neopets also has a lot of browser-based game options like Sakhmet Solitaire, Dice-A-Roo, Cheat!, and NeoQuest. since those games involve reloading the page a lot, they're also a good way to trigger random events, which can yield NP, rare items, faerie quests, etc.

check out the spotlights & contests! you can earn nice prizes for some of these, like the Art Gallery and the Poetry Contest. even if you don't care to enter, I think it's interesting to browse the old entries and see what it took to win the Beauty Contest in the early 2000s.

you can read up on the lore and history of the site on Jellyneo's Book of Ages, which hosts information about the site's characters, old plots, collectible cards, and more. the Neopedia and the Gallery of Evil are also worth a look!

if you're interested in pet customization, Dress to Impress is a great resource for planning outfits and trying out wearable items you don't own yet, and I think it's pretty fun to play around with! just be sure to filter out Neocash items from your searches.

every Neopet has its own customizable webpage, so you can find all sorts of neat petpages-- guides, petpage directories, character pages, etc.

making "progress"

Jellyneo and The Daily Neopets are great resources! Jellyneo's Item Database in particular is nice for looking up approximate item prices

if you explore the site a bit, you'll find some activities and freebies you can access daily. do these dailies consistently for a decent profit and a chance of getting rare items. Jellyneo has a useful list of dailies here! Trudy's Surprise in particular will pay out increasing amounts of NP if you spin on consecutive days.

you can win 15 items a day by beating opponents in the Battledome, and even the easier opponents-- the Chia Clown and the S750 Kreludan Defender Robot-- have some decently profitable drops. start training one of your Neopets at the Swashbuckling Academy on Krawk Island using Dubloons, which you can receive from dailies or purchase via the Shop Wizard. some inexpensive beginner equipment: Scroll of Ultranova, Ridiculously Heavy Battle Hammer, Parasol of Unfortunate Demise, Downsize!, and Magical Healing Potion. oh, and don't train the Movement stat-- it's mostly useless!

browser extensions and userscripts can make the site more user-friendly/less janky! I use Ruffle to fix some of the broken Flash elements, and out of this list, I use the following Tampermonkey scripts: Search Helper, Sidebar Dailies, Grumpy/Wise King Autofill, BD Winnings Counter, Random Events Logger, and Shenkuu Lunar Temple Solver

right now, an event called the Faerie Festival is going on! every day until October 19, you can receive a free Faerie Quest, which usually only happens by chance. open a Shop Wizard tab before you receive your quest so you can easily look up the requested item. a lot of users have been receiving the sought-after Fountain Faerie Quest, which gives you access to a single free color change for one of your Neopets. you can pick almost any color, so choose wisely!

warnings/disclaimers

DON'T talk about most external websites or try to exchange contact info on Neopets or you'll get warned, even in neomails! here's a list of their approved fan sites

as a website founded by white British university students in 1999, Neopets' portrayal of other cultures has often ranged from insensitive or orientalist (several "tribal" pet wearables/a character from the Lost Desert in a stereotypical "belly dancer" outfit/the existence of a single East Asian mishmash land) to outright nasty (the "Sacrificers" plot in 2000 revolving around violent "cannibal islanders", plus a lot of issues with Mystery Island's lore/designs in general). the site also has a "no religion" rule and blocks words like "Jewish", but has a Christmas color for pets... I don't necessarily want them to remove old content entirely, but maybe some parts of the site warrant a Neopets version of that Looney Tunes disclaimer lol.

Neopets is heavy on gambling and chance, and random events (which have a chance of occurring every time you load a page) can be positive or negative. put valuable items in the Safety Deposit Box as soon as you get them, because they can be taken from your inventory via random event or unlucky wheel spin!

each individual pet has foods they will refuse to eat, books they will refuse to read, etc. Certain Neopet species may have unique "allergies" or other quirks, e.g. the Grarrl and the Skeith can eat non-food items, which can be useful for discarding junk, but can also result in accidentally feeding them valuable items... NEVER click "feed" when you're trying to use medicine/potions!!

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[iuqueenlei]

Baby Harry and his godfather

It was a bright and sunny day in the wizarding world, and Sirius Black was feeling especially overwhelmed. He had just received the news that his best friend, James Potter, had welcomed a new baby into the world.

As he walked into the hospital room, he couldn't help but feel a mixture of excitement and nerves. He had never held a newborn baby before, and he wasn't quite sure he was ready for the responsibility.

But as soon as he saw little Harry lying there in his crib, all of those doubts melted away. The tiny bundle of joy looked up at him with big, curious eyes, and Sirius couldn't resist the urge to scoop him up into his arms.

"Hey there, little guy," Sirius cooed, gently rocking Harry back and forth. "I'm your godfather, Sirius. And this is your dad, James."

James grinned at Sirius and gave him a proud pat on the back. "Looks like you're a natural at this," he said.

Sirius couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of it all. Here he was, a man who had spent most of his life causing mischief and getting into trouble, holding a tiny human being who was completely dependent on him. It was a scary thought, but one that also filled him with a sense of purpose and joy.

As the hours passed, Sirius found himself increasingly attached to little Harry. He couldn't stop looking at him, marveling at how perfect and innocent he was. He even started singing lullabies to him, much to the amusement of James and Lily.

"Sirius, I never knew you could sing," Lily said, giggling as Sirius crooned a tune he had just made up on the spot.

"There's a lot you don't know about me, Lily," Sirius replied with a wink.

But as the day turned into night, Sirius knew it was time to say goodbye to Harry. He reluctantly handed him back to Lily and James, promising to visit again soon.

As he left the hospital, Sirius couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness wash over him. He had never felt so connected to anyone before, and the thought of leaving Harry behind was almost too much to bear.

But as he walked through the hospital doors, he knew that he had a new purpose in life. He was going to be the best godfather he could be to little Harry, and he was going to make sure that he was always there for him, no matter what.

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Over the next few weeks, Sirius found himself visiting Harry every chance he got. He would sit by his crib for hours, talking to him and singing him lullabies, and Harry seemed to enjoy the attention.

As Harry grew older, Sirius took on the role of babysitter, spending countless hours playing with him and teaching him all sorts of silly tricks. He even took Harry on his first trip to the wizarding world's amusement park, where they rode all sorts of thrilling rides and played all sorts of magical games.

But as much fun as Sirius had with Harry, he couldn't help but feel a sense of worry. He knew that the world was a dangerous place, and he wanted to do everything in his power to protect Harry from harm.

So when Harry's first birthday rolled around, Sirius decided to take matters into his own hands. He convinced James and Lily to let him throw a big birthday party for Harry, complete with all sorts of magical creatures and games.

As the party raged on, Sirius couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and happiness. He knew that he had done everything he could to make Harry's first year of life as special as possible, and he was determined to keep doing everything in his power to protect and support him.

And as he watched Harry blow out his first candle and make a wish, Sirius knew that he had found his true calling in life. He was Harry's godfather, and he was going to be there for him no matter what.

[nessaiscute]

theres something speically iroinc bout being trans right now, like i have to act like im not bout to be carried off to some camp to be killed have my life family and meds taken away, and everyone around me just wants me to act like everything is normal. like the worlds not going to shit and i still have to cook and clean and play games and be exicted for things and act like a silly game with a gay character means a damn thing and that in the next twenty mintues my dad could break down my door grab me by my necck and throw me in a cattle car. i have to ignore all the people on the internet who are hoping celebrating this but hey magic wizard game amirightlads??

its becoming harder and harder to do literal anything without my gf i think my mental state would be much much worse, trans people have to be braver then any marine right now but unlike marines we dont get any notice or anything like that. and our families just dont care its all bout laudnry cook food make sure everything is nice and tidy please help me with my thing but i dont wanan hear shit bout your crap. people are choosing to just ignore the real issue either they dont care or standing up makes them uneasy and they dont like being a target. and before any terfs get in my notifs telling me to detransition or some shit it has nothing to do with my hrt its YOU acting like its the end of the fucking world that trans women exist a concept thats been a thing since the start of time its you passing laws preventing me from just existing telling me its all bout kids meanwhile child labor is back and school shootins happen every day but yall stopped caring bout that after the tennesse one cause the shooter was trans. its bout the fear of just living right now i dont want to die i want to exist i want to be happy im more happy then ive ever been but all yall can see is some made up bullsht in your head cause ‘lamo men creepy’ its bullshit its stupid and im just so so tried of it