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[vampiricsheep]

RP Event - TEd Talks [NA]

A tall, red-eyed asura with pink horn ornaments hands you a flyer and leaves before you have time to give it back or ask questions.

Date: Sunday, 18 December 2022

Time: 2pm-6pm EST

Location:

Terranexic Lab 2nd Floor - Soren Draa

Metrica Province, Maguuma [&BAkFAAA=]

Non-PvP Zone. Violators will be publicly shamed.

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Hello lovelies! I'm hosting another TEd Talk event this Sunday and would be delighted if you'd join us! The location is in Metrica Province near the Rata Sum gate. It is accessible without mounts, but the steps up are easily missed. If need be, we can relocate, but this is the best asuran zone that won't take a trek.

Nobody is required to attend the full duration, give a talk, or even actively RP, but everyone is welcome to! Event rules are under the cut. By attending, you are agreeing to follow these rules, so please give them a read, but it's nothing unusual! It's only 9 bullet points, but it looks long due to tumblr formatting.

Talks can be about theoretically any subject, and you can make it up or outright lie, but avoid triggering subjects (e.g. graphic descriptions of violence or torture). If you aren't sure, you can always ask!

Do NOT use your talk as an excuse to roast, ridicule, or embarrass anyone. If you and another player agree beforehand, throwing academic shade at each other is fine.

No violence. None! No hitting, no stabbing, no pushing each other off of ledges. Exceptions to this rule are friendly slugs/light shoving that wouldn't be misinterpreted as an actual fighting gesture.

Respect The Venue and the host. Destruction of property, extreme disruptive behavior, and active sabotage won't fly.

If someone doesn't want to role-play, don't pressure them to. If someone wants to leave a scene or the event, don't make it awkward for them.

While you are welcome to take screenshots, don't post/upload text screenshots or recordings without the permission of all involved parties. It may seem innocuous, but some people aren't comfortable with it.

If you don't know a player or character's pronouns, don't assume. It is better to ask than to risk hurting someone.

We all make mistakes, but if you intentionally violate these rules, or continue to break them after two warnings, there will be consequences both IC and OoC. 6a. In Character consequences - your character will be escorted out of the event, and their behavior will be recorded* by jade bot, potentially spreading word of their indiscretions. 6b. Out of Character Consequences - Your character may be banned from future events hosted by Sheep. Serious or repeat violations may result in the player being banned from all future events hosted by me.

Lastly, remember that while in-character behavior does not reflect a player's out-of-character beliefs, it is still possible to make people uncomfortable with in-character behavior if lines are crossed, and those lines vary depending on audience, occasion, and location. Since this is a public event in a starter zone, we need to be conscious that our audience extends beyond the squad!

*No actual recordings will be taken by me! This just means that fictional tabloids may now have dirt on the given character. It applies to in-character trouble-making, not out of character actions.

[marimbles]

being bad at video games is fun because it makes your character a uniquely stupid yet resilient and plucky sort of hero. an underdog no one would ever expect to win. so if you finally do it feels like slightly different and potentially funner version of the story. It’s like look, this idiot FINALLY beat the big bad guy! it took them 900 tries but by Jove they did it! WOOOOOO! GO IDIOT!!! YOU DID IT, BUD 👏 ⁽ᵉᵛᵉⁿᵗᵘᵃˡˡʸ⁾

[st4rstudent]

For any toontown tierlist fans out there. I made a tierlist for toons (mainly from ttcc, some rewritten is included) since I couldn't find any. I'll attach and image below of all the ones I included, but if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears.

Link if you want it

[ask-the-totally-real-peppino]

Hey Pep, were you... stuck in your pizzeria? Couldn't you leave? How did you get ingredients for your pizzas?

Pep: "Hcum evael ot ekil t'ndid tsuj I, airezzip ym ni kcuts t'nsaw I."

Pep: "Yletelpmoc meht diova ot reisae tsuj saw ti os, thgis no dekcatta senolc rehto eht fo ynam tub, stneidergni teg ot semitemos tuo og ot evah did I."

Pep: "Deirrow tog llits I, enog saw I nehw meht hctaw ot Olleb dna Otrop detsurt I dna, sselpleh ton erew seno elttil eht elihw tub, airezzip ym morf yawa yats ot dednet yeht..."

Pep: "Deneppah ti nehw deticxe os syawla erew seno elttil eht tub, morf saw ti ohw erus ton ma I. Niaga dna won yreve stneidergni fo yreviled a teg osla did ew tub!"

Pep: "Ecalp eht dnuora saw revetahw pu gnikcip naht doof rehserf hcum. Oot saw I dna."

Pep: "Heh. Ydal ynnub ytterp eht, mhu... Ion... Mu... N... Hu ees d'I osla dna..."

Pep: "Emoh kcab ekat ot doof em evag dna ecin os syawla saw ehs dna, tol a reh ees d'I."

Pep: "Oot sgniht rehto emos dna azzip eht a-kooc ot elba saw I emit eht fo tsom os."

[casiavium]

love how ghiralink can range from they are deeply in love with each other (obvious to everyone but them) but won't even consider holding hands in public to actively trying to kill each other while saying some of the most romantic shit you've ever heard. In the same fanfic even

[puppyeared]

i think the reason why im so drawn to spirit tracks and pkmn scarvi is that having the legendary/princess as a companion rather than a goal that marks the games completion makes me feel satisfied the way i would after helping a friend

my brother always teases me about how I still havent finished botw after almost 7 years bc "id rather be out picking flowers" which i wont say is untrue. and yes i know Zeldas been holding off ganon for 100 years, yes i can get some sort of idea what her relationship with link was like by recalling memories and going through her diary. ive always loved botw for its unique storytelling and setting which makes it stand out, because it lets you get to know who you're saving.

but because theyre memories, it only works if theres something for the player to investigate that already happened. its retroactive (but effective nonetheless)

on the other hand, spirit tracks does something similar but instead of having the player try to piece together memories and interpret them as a spectator, you actually have an opportunity to get to know zelda yourself by talking to her and working together. besides making it a gameplay mechanic, giving the player control over how they interact with zelda makes it so much more personable.

and I find that making the goal feel personal instead of an obligation gives me more of a reason to work towards it. I know what kind of person botw zelda was but as the player, shes still very much a stranger to me. but spirit tracks zelda? thats my friend!!!! she invited me to go to the beach after we get her body back!!! i dont want to whip her to make her move faster thats mean :(

you know how hostage negotiators are trained to introduce themselves and get to know the person theyre negotiating with because its harder to hurt someone when you know what their favorite food is? its kinda like that, because it feels like im helping a friend than being told or led to do smth

and although i havent played scarvi myself, i feel an attachment to koraidon and miraidon even just watching playthrough clips because its like!! thats my weird scaly dog!! it loves sandwiches and we're friends!!! you know!!!!!!

[apostate-in-an-alcove]

Millennials and Gen Z complain about a lack of community but then put ZERO effort into actually building community or getting to know and befriending their coworkers, peers, neighbours etc... You guys do realize that a close knit community isn't going to just magically appear in your lap just because you want it to right? You actually have to be an active participant. I swear individualism has rotted people's brains beyond repair.

[gwinverarrouz]

Something I doodled while listening to the Toonkind DnD game "Junkyard Crashers", DMed by @artist-of-obsessions! It was. So, so funny. Like this little thing isn't even in my personal top 10 funny moments from this game, but it happened quite early on, so it's the one that got drawn X)

Bob belongs to @fablegate and Doctor Gray Matter to @breaks-hetheon

[baeshijima]

GIGGLING TWIRLING MY HAIR KICKING MY FEET

[gensnix]

Sigh....

I miss botw Zelda

[sapphim]

reconsidering the implications of zevran and nathaniel canonically being in kirkwall the night of the mage rebellion

[stressedjester]

Hm. Don't like how both Fallout 4 fans and Stardew Valley fans are so comfortable erasing mspec rep because they think the characters being attracted to you no matter your gender is "optional" for some reason

[apricote]

act 3 is so overwhelming already lmao

[wheelie-butch]

okay serious question. DOES THE WOLFPACK FUCK?? I'm genuinely torn on this.

On one hand, mean jocks stereotypes are always fucking in tv shows and films? And this is high school of everyone has sex with everyone all the time.

On the other, the wolfpack have demonstrably zero rizz, no stereotypical mean girl cheerleaders in game that would usually go with a mean jock, everyone at the school seems to treat them like hopeless losers, and they all refuse to be separated from their cousins/brothers which I feel would put a downer on any successful action.

what's everyone's thoughts. Also if you think yes who are they fucking in your opinion.

[systemofshadow]

any other systems / collectives / etc have alters / facets / headmates / etc who come out literally Just to do a bit. like the commitment to the bit is what they're here for

[killshotspectre]

sigh i love just feeling so so stupid and like i've done something wrong after every dnd game no matter what