#park gates

[geopsych]

Here’s a compilation of gate pictures from last winter through spring and summer until now. Thanks for the request! I’ll have to post another May one separately next though because I like it.

[feminempreg]

Thank you to u/elpinko on r/baldursgate3

[illustratus]

At the Castle Gate by Ferdinand Knab

[pancakepoet]

I wish Halsin was real. He'd love Fat Bear Week

[calliclassic]

yeah my gf shadowheart is a highly trained sharran spy

[valkyrieon]

so let mercy come and wash away what I've done 🎶

[starsea]

BG3 regency sketchdump !!!!

[kingdomzeldaquest]

When planning the starting personalities of the BG3 Origin characters someone at Larian really just went “Mansplain. Manipulate. Malewife. Gaslight. Gatekeep. Girlboss.” And called it a day.

[harbingersecho]

HEAD LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS YOUR SOUL I'D RATHER DIE THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL

[oathkeeper-of-tarth]

Aylin Silverblood. My true name. Nightsong was only ever a curse.

Digging through game text circa 2021 again and I am reminded how bummed I am that we lost out on this line because:

a) I get irrationally annoyed when people call her Nightsong as if it were one of her (several) cool titles and epithets, because it was what her captor-enemies named her and it is degrading and symbolic of Shar's hold over her, also going hand in hand with the ongoing objectification as "it" and "a relic to be purchased and pursued" and "Balthazar's greatest creation" etc. etc.

b) Aylin Silverblood is just such a banger name, let her have it AND the knightly title, why not

[psalacanthea]

I'm doing that thing again where a random scenario is showing up in my modern AU fic and I have to think of everyone's preferences so: BG3 companions, ice cream edition.

Wyll: The only man alive who gets an ice cream cone and somehow never drips. He loves a good quality vanilla, but likes it with additions, like a handmade fudge ripple or butter pecan. Will eat an ice cream cone with a spoon, confusing everyone.

Karlach: She wants to go to the place where they mix in shit in front of you. Gummy bears and pretzels. Red hots candy and caramel corn. She's inventing flavor combos you've never heard of. Also likes the blue bubblegum ice cream.

Gale: Ooh! Well, since you're asking, he knows a wonderful place a scant thirty minute drive away that makes their own handmade ice cream. He's been known to indulge in a pint or two...perhaps with a nice glass of wine! Toppings? Well, that would ruin the experience.

Shadowheart: She goes to the same place as Gale, but she hoards her pints in her freezer and you're not allowed to touch them. They have a dark chocolate raspberry she's obsessed with. It's hers, though. You can have a bite. Just one. Fine, you can have another bite.

Lae'zel: She goes to the fast food drive through, orders a chocolate sundae, and leaves. If their ice cream machine is broken again, they will pay the price. Will climb through a drive-through window to fight your manager.

Astarion: Goes to the trendy, insanely expensive restaurant, orders the thousand dollar gold leaf covered, smoked white truffle and whisky ice cream dessert, takes a picture of it for his instagram, and leaves without paying by climbing out the bathroom window.

Minthara: She will take two scoops of chocolate ice cream. Nothing more, nothing less. If you fail to deliver exactly what was ordered, she will have your business destroyed on Yelp. Her prowess on Yelp is legendary. Sometimes Astarion helps her make video reviews of restaurants. She has millions of views, adoring fans, and has no idea.

Halsin: He'd prefer something else for dessert, but he's already here, so...maybe a scoop of pistachio on a cone? Will get distracted and end up with it dripping all over his arm. Whoops! Now everyone's staring at him while he licks his own hand.

Jaheira: She prefers a pastry, but fine. She'll let you know once she's tried every sample at least once. Hmm. Not bad. And...you know what? Never mind. She's full now. Thanks for the samples.

[geopsych]

Another morning at the gate.

Fantastic sunrise this morning. I’ll post a picture or two later.

[raintides]

i’ve been working on a gale plush for the past few months and my manu just sent me a video of the finished sample!!! i must squeeze him soon or i will die

[vintage-ukraine]

Early Spring in the Park at the Golden Gate by Samuel Kaplan, 1981

[undergroundrockpress]

Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 1968. Photo by Warren Hammond.

[propionic]

Balding