#questions for the beard

[beardofkamenev]

Is your name a reference to Lev Kamenev?

Yes, I wish to pay homage to comrade Lev Kamenev and his glorious beard.

[dandeleon]

they deserve to sit in a nice hot tub :] as a treat 🩷

[sparrowlucero]

this is the iconic dinosaur horror jurassic park wishes it was

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

the little man in question:

[mistyjessart]

i need y’all to see the vision

update: added the blue wizards’ names!!

[twitchexplores]

Travelling with our Bearded Dragon

Hello everybody! I'm new but I have a question, at the end of May we're going to be travelling on the morning of the 27th, returning on the evening of the 29th. We're planning on bringing Loki with us (he's about 4 months) but I'm stumped on what to keep him in while we're there. I have a carrier for actually GETTING there but once we're there he'll obviously need his lamp and I'm worried it could melt the carrier or even be too close to him if I were to put it in the carrier and im not trying to burn little guy. So I guess what I'm asking is- should I buy a smaller tank just to bring with for when we're there? Or what would the best option be here so he'll be able to have his lamp and water bowl still? Please no rude comments I'm trying to make him as comfy as possible.

I tried to post this on Reddit but it has to be approved which could take days and I’d like to know before we go out to do our shopping next since we’re an hour away from any stores!

/Pic of Loki mid climb for attention/

[animatedjen]

One thing I find jarring when playing Fallen Order and Survivor back-to-back, is how Cal goes from having very dark, coal grey eyes to bright green eyes in the span of five years. I’m curious to hear your thoughts on why Respawn made this change, and if you prefer one eye color over the other.

Love this question! There's a few things that impact the design changes between FO Cal and Survivor Cal.

The biggest change is how the two games handle their overall color. Cal's eyes have always been somewhat green, but Fallen Order's visual design is a muted color palette with darker shadows. That "look" fit the story Respawn was telling, and Cal spends much of FO exploring darker spaces like scrapyards, tombs, ice caves, and Imperial facilities. Very few of the game's cutscenes take place in well-lit spaces.

Cal's character design also includes a strong brow, and because of how Fallen Order renders light, his eyes are often in shadow. Add in stylized environmental lighting (the red tint of Dathomir, the blue-green of Zeffo tombs) and the iris quickly loses its green-gray tint.

Survivor has a more vibrant color palette and more complicated lighting, including how Cal's eyes catch and reflect light. More of the story takes place outdoors, and indoor spaces generally have more lighting. Also did I say vibrant?? Just look at how bright the SU poncho is compared to its (almost navy blue) FO counterpart.

Visual design is also influenced by time and technology: AAA games have changed a lot between 2019 and 2023, and the methods of rendering light/color/texture in real-time are growing exponentially.

Comparing a similar environment (the couch on on the Mantis) makes the color/lighting changes really obvious. It's easy to say new = better, and from a strictly technical standpoint that may be true, but I appreciate the thoughtfulness of Fallen Order's color and how the color stylization served the story. But that's probably a whole separate post.

TLDR; the design difference is likely a mix of technical advances and intentional color choices by Respawn's art teams. But I do like the bright green eyes! They look more green-blue in shadow and gold-green in direct sunlight, which is a neat effect.

[viperra1]

i think about young Boone a totally normal amount! ::))))))))))))))

[snail-speed]

Facial foliage

[vaguely-concerned]

just for fun this time during 'sea of blood' I counted out all the venatori corpses I think we can be pretty sure were lucanis' handiwork before we show up (not including the ones he kills in his initial cutscene, and with an assumption that he's been at work mainly up and down in the areas we move through until we find him, not behind the locked door -- I think that's mostly the work of rampaging undead and other venatori-hoisted-by-their-own-petard suchlikes). can thus happily inform you lucanis has killed at least 32 venatori before rook and company get there. at least one of them he's impaled on their own weird crystal spike things the venatori mages cast as an AOE attack and that they're trying to keep him contained with when we find him. so he's clearly been keeping busy lol. that's my boy dispensing poetic justice and claiming some enrichment in his enclosure while he's at it good for him!

[emmcfrxst]

i understand being grossed out by the confirmation that hugh jackman fully cheated on his wife with his coworker but y’all are being absolutely insane over this whole thing. if you’re out there grieving over a man you don’t know (and who is VERY MUCH ALIVE) i think you need to step back a little and maybe see a therapist to work things out and fix the way you’re letting a parasocial relationship take over your life like this 💀

[emmavakarian-theirin]

spoilers for tevinter nights but wait wait WAIT

did lucanis really pull a blackwall lmao

[kindahoping4forever]

Ash IG Story

[netmors]

YOUR ART!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐ESPECIALLY ELI!!!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐im now so curious now about your AU ⭐

Sometimes a beard is great :3

[fictionadventurer]

A Biltmore Christmas may be the first Hallmark movie to drive me to fanfic.

[friendrat]

On April 10th!