#reference post

[hawkasss]

“Extremely detailed character sheet template”

Character Chart Character’s full name: Reason or meaning of name: Character’s nickname: Reason for nickname: Birth date: Physical appearance Age: How old does he/she appear: Weight: Height: Body build: Shape of face: Eye color: Glasses or contacts: Skin tone: Distinguishing marks: Predominant features: Hair color: Type of hair: Hairstyle: Voice: Overall attractiveness: Physical disabilities: Usual fashion of dress: Favorite outfit: Jewelry or accessories: Personality Good personality traits: Bad personality traits: Mood character is most often in: Sense of humor: Character’s greatest joy in life: Character’s greatest fear: Why? What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil? Character is most at ease when: Most ill at ease when: Enraged when: Depressed or sad when: Priorities: Life philosophy: If granted one wish, it would be: Why? Character’s soft spot: Is this soft spot obvious to others? Greatest strength: Greatest vulnerability or weakness: Biggest regret: Minor regret: Biggest accomplishment: Minor accomplishment: Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Why? Character’s darkest secret: Does anyone else know? Goals Drives and motivations: Immediate goals: Long term goals: How the character plans to accomplish these goals: How other characters will be affected: Past Hometown: Type of childhood: Pets: First memory: Most important childhood memory: Why: Childhood hero: Dream job: Education: Religion: Finances: Present Current location: Currently living with: Pets: Religion: Occupation: Finances: Family Mother: Relationship with her: Father: Relationship with him: Siblings: Relationship with them: Spouse: Relationship with him/her: Children: Relationship with them: Other important family members: Favorites Color: Least favorite color: Music: Food: Literature: Form of entertainment: Expressions: Mode of transportation: Most prized possession: Habits Hobbies: Plays a musical instrument? Plays a sport? How he/she would spend a rainy day: Spending habits: Smokes: Drinks: Other drugs: What does he/she do too much of? What does he/she do too little of? Extremely skilled at: Extremely unskilled at: Nervous tics: Usual body posture: Mannerisms: Peculiarities: Traits Optimist or pessimist? Introvert or extrovert? Daredevil or cautious? Logical or emotional? Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat? Prefers working or relaxing? Confident or unsure of himself/herself? Animal lover? Self-perception How he/she feels about himself/herself: One word the character would use to describe self: One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: What does the character consider his/her best personality trait? What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait? What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic? What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic? How does the character think others perceive him/her: What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Relationships with others Opinion of other people in general: Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others? Person character most hates: Best friend(s): Love interest(s): Person character goes to for advice: Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: Person character feels shy or awkward around: Person character openly admires: Person character secretly admires: Most important person in character’s life before story starts: After story starts:

found here

[crystalgemheliodor]

I made this Steven Universe size comparison chart for use with Gemsonas (to show their size relative to other Gems on stat sheets). I shared the PSD file (separated into layers) here. I based the proportions on screenshots of scenes where characters appear together, but it’s all approximate since the animators aren’t 100% consistent.

Attribution is appreciated but not required, just reblog at the very least if you’re going to use it. :)

[hermitadaymay]

WELCOME TO HERMIT-A-DAY MAY 2025!

Another year, another Hermit-a-Day May! I'm so thrilled to be able to bring this event to you all for the third year in a row.

THE RULES: 1. Any type of fanwork is welcome so long as it features, or is otherwise inspired by, the Hermit of the day. 2. Tag #hermitaday to have your fanwork reblogged, or submit it directly to the blog (Please note that while we recognize the value of fanworks involving more mature themes, and they can certainly count toward challenge completion if you're keeping track for yourself, content on this blog will be kept "PG-13" so that all may enjoy.). 3. Fanworks for one Hermit posted after the day rolls over to another Hermit's day (per the US Central time zone) will be reblogged in one big queue in June. 4. Traced or stolen work is NOT welcome. If we discover you have posted traced or stolen work, you will be given one chance to delete it and apologize, or you will be blacklisted from the blog. AI-generated/assisted pieces are similarly unwelcome and will not be featured on the blog. 5. We are not interested in seeing captions or tags in which you disparage your art/skills, and will not be reblogging posts where this happens. We're all improving all the time. Be kind to yourselves. 6. Technically not a rule, but we strongly recommend adding alt text or description to all images. Click here to learn more about writing alt text - it's pretty easy!

WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE? To show love to every Hermit, from the most to least subscribed, from those who have been on the server from day one to those who only joined this season! And because challenges are fun! And because we are once again out here for a good cause: we're running another fundraiser for Gamers Outreach, featuring art incentives by nine amazing artists. Learn more about our incentives in these posts:

MILESTONE REWARD POST

INDIVIDUAL REWARD POST

RAFFLE POST

WHO’S RUNNING THIS? Hi! My name is Luna! You can use ze/hir, she/her, he/him, or ro/ros/roseself pronouns for me. My main blog is @as-if-unreal. Helping me out this year is the incredible Mod Sky ( @skyspersonalhell ), who uses any pronouns!

BONUS DAY PROMPTS EXPLAINED UNDER THE CUT

FAVORITE "ALT" HERMIT - May 4th HoTGuY and Poultry-Man. Helsknight and Evil Xisuma. Renbob and - look, you get the idea. This server is full of theater kids ready to toss on an alternate skin and play into a brand new character at the drop of a hat. Who's your favorite?

OUTFIT SWAP - May 9th What would Doc look like in Cleo's Life Series leotard? How would Cub fare in Wels's armor? What laundry day mishap could lead Mumbo's suit to lose its sleeves like Skizz's? Only hilarity can come from this...

GROUPS AND COLLABS - May 14th This month is all about one Hermit a day... but what we really love is when they interact with each other. What does your favorite duo or group of Hermits get up to together?

FAVORITE BUILD - May 18th The Hermits have put thousands of hours into their builds, from cozy starter bases to the sprawling halls of Deepfrost Citadel, from idyllic natural landscapes to machines the size of mountains. Which builds have inspired you?

TFC - May 23rd While he may no longer be with us physically, TFC left behind him a legacy of quiet care and good humor, and Hermitcraft would not have been the same without him.

FRIENDS OF HERMITCRAFT - May 28th There are plenty of shows, podcasts, competitions, other servers, and more woven into the internet ecosystem around Hermitcraft, and plenty more people involved in them. Today is for celebrating all of those who, while they may not be Hermits themselves, exist and entertain in proximity to them.

[wonderful-language-sounds]

Russian Posts

These are my main posts I have made about the Russian language.

Learning the Language:

A1 Russian Material

Alphabet: Hard sign (ъ) and soft sign (��)

How to Use Russian Cases

Imperfective/Perfective Aspect

Improve Your Russian

Russian Alphabet Tips

Russian Cursive Sheets

Russian Grammar Program

Russian Grammar Outline

Russian Pronunciation

Spanish Russian Materials

Telling Time in Russian

Tips to Read & Listen in Russian

TORFL Russian Test Materials

Media and Resources:

Russian Language Apps

Russian Textbooks that I Like

Russian Textbook PDFs

Russian Bookstores

Russian Learning Tools

Russian Movie & TV Shows

Russian Music Playlists

Russian Novels

Russian Podcasts

Russian Poetry

Slavic Folklore + Mythology

Russian Youtubers

Youtube Channels to Learn  Russian

Printables:

Russian Declension Worksheets

Russian Declension Reference Sheets

[torturedpoetsdpmt]

Tips for Fandom Blogs

I decided to make this post full of information about becoming a successful fandom blog because it’s information I wish I had had when I started out on tumblr. Obviously this information is all based on personal experience but here are my tips on how to set up your blog and gain followers! Hope this helps :)

Setting up your blog

First you need a kick ass url

this is the first thing people look at when judging your blog - you want to make a good impression

it should be related entirely to the fandom(s) that your blog is centered around

the shorter the better

avoid dashes

if you want to ask me for one of my saved urls step right up

here’s a tutorial on how to save urls

character names make really good urls - be creative in finding ways to make the name still readable in an available url

Icons

again this is something people will be looking at to get a snapshot impression of your blog

bright colors are your friend

your icon should be related to your fandom(s) (obviously)

for fandom bloggers I would say avoid selfies - your face is beautiful and lovely and if it’s only a personal blog go for it! but if you’re trying to break into the fandom community a good fandom icon makes it a whole lot easier. post selfies tho we love your face!

there are lots of icon makers out there - using hp as an example if you search through tumblr.com/tagged/hp-icons  you’re gonna find some great hp icons

or for teen wolf tumblr.com/tagged/twicons - if you can’t find any for a particular fandom the first time you search, adjust your tag a little

google will give you alright results, but generally you’ll have to have some editing skills to make those look good

pretty and good quality is the priority

Themes

do not use themes from the theme garden

white or black backgrounds are generally the standard

good resource for finding themes

my favorite theme blogs: x | x | x | x | x or go through the themes tag

usually the simpler the better

1 column for posts is standard

font is key in themes. Look for themes with a clean looking font. If you don’t know what that means I’d be happy to take a look at the font you’ve chosen

updates tabs are a great way to put information on your blog without making it look cluttered 

use a color scheme - they make everything more appealing

sidebars or top headers should be related to your fandom

some really pretty transparent sidebars or top headers

or use an edit already on tumblr (make sure to give credit)

make a navigation page

and make sure your ask box is turned on

header image should be bright and pretty as well and not the standard preset image - this is what will show up on your mobile theme

Get x-kit - trust me you want it

How to get followers and friends as a fandom blog

Make yourself unique and recognizable

Everything in the above section is important to this

Way more people will follow a pretty blog

your url, icon, and theme are how people know you’re you - dont change them constantly

if you change your url set x-kit to tag all of your posts with “#was xxxx” so people still know its you

Talk to people

do not straight up ask people to follow you. Thats annoying. I would say even avoid asking them to check out your blog

send blogs you admire asks about things that they’re honestly interested in

Any ask asking about my headcanons, about a ship I love, or telling me about who their favorite musician is and why I should listen to them will get me to check out the persons blog (if the url and icon are good)

Whereas a “I love your blog” will get me to smile and move on

interact with the blogs you follow on your dash - if they post a question answer it

Blogrates and promos are your friends

The best way to get a popular blog to notice you is by doing their blogrates 

You can get more blogs to follow you by doing blogrates - people are reblogging the blogrates posts and that causes new people to check out your blog

Reblogging promos from popular blogs is a good way to get followers

Doing promos is again a good way to get more followers

Don’t go overboard - limit the number of promo related posts you’re reblogging

if you aren’t gaining followers be creative

maybe host a tumblr awards

find some way to get your blog out there and it will pick up again

encourage people to talk to you! Be open to making friends

message people and be supportive when they’re sad. That’s the best way to make a friend.

General tips

never ever ever repost! always reblog

follow quality blogs

you don’t have to follow everyone back!

if you need suggestions on who to follow check the blogroll of a popular blog in the fandom or send them an ask asking for recs

here’s a resource specifically for hp

This is how you’ll get quality posts

I generally judge a blog based on its 1.url  2.icon  3.theme  4.posts (this is why its critical that each of these elements are good)

Follow lots of blogs! It’ll keep your dash busy. I generally follow up to 600 blogs

Go through every few months and unfollow inactives

Your dash should be your happy place - make sure everything on your dash is making you happy. If its not unfollow those blogs

use a tagging system

especially if you’re multifandom

its important that people be able to blacklist things that they don’t want to see on their dash and still follow you

you will be able to find things on your blog which really comes in handy

you will be able to create a navigation page

original content

this is another way to be unique. Great graphic makers and gif makers do very well in this world.

tag your work   t a g  y o u r  w o r k  - trust me

tag it with fandomedit

hpedit, twedit, spnedit, etc.

tag the big edit blogs

gifharrypotter, harrypotterdaily, harrypottergif, simplypotterheads, etc for hp

fyteenwolf, twdailygraphics, dailytwolf, etc for tw

you get my point - find the big blogs for your fandom

tag it with mine or another tag so people can easily access all your work 

tag me in it so I can reblog it :)

try to post daily

setting up a queue can make this a lot easier

this sets up your blog to have the posts you reblog show up publicly on a timer scattered throughout the day instead of as soon as you blog this

if you have x-kit queueing becomes very easy. 

don’t hate on people’s ships or favorite characters - even if they’re gross being positive is always best

please please never send anon hate that’s the worst

don’t be too focused on your follower count - this is about having fun for gods sake. It’s nice to have an audience though I get it :)

if you have any other questions please message me! I’d be happy to help you out 

[makochosena]

Writing Chicago

okay, so i saw this reference post a long time ago that was all about new york city to help people who write about it but don’t really know about it. and i haven’t seen one about chicago, my home city, so i thought i’d make one!!

you are allowed to like this, reblog this, etc. this is for everyone to use as a reference!! i might add more information if i missed something!! if you think something is wrong or should be changed, please let me know!! this is just some general knowledge you should have about chicago from a native that you can’t really get from wikipedia. i hope you find this useful!

Linguistics

No, we do not talk like Mike Ditka. At all.

Soda is called pop.

People say “you guys.” “Y’all” is used more in southern Illinois.

Chicagoland area = Chicago + the surrounding suburbs + Northwest Indiana

The Lake Effect: a term often used, especially on the weather report. This term describes the effects the lake, Lake Michigan, have on the weather. Basically, it keeps it cool during the summer and warmer during the winter. But it’s not like you notice it in the winter because temperatures easily remain under 20 degrees from November to April.

Chicagoans will always and forever call the Willis Tower the Sears Tower. If you hear somebody say that, they either work there or they’re not from around there. And if you say it to somebody from Chicago, you’re going to get a funny look.

“The Lake” = Lake Michigan. Referenced often.

While this may not come up in writing, we say caramel like “car-mel” not “car-a-mel.”

When people say “the city,” they mean Chicago. You often hear this in the suburbs.

CTA = Chicago Transit Authority. It is comprised of train lines and bus lines.

Transportation

Sometimes you might hear something called the “skyway.” It’s Interstate 90 and it connects Chicago to Indiana. What’s noticeable about it is that it’s this giant, tollway on a giant bridge over the Calumet River. And there’s a McDonald’s right smack dab in the middle of it.

O’Hare is one of the biggest airports in the country and pretty much the primary airport of Chicago. However, there is also Chicago Midway International Airport (just called Midway). O’Hare is in northwest Chicago and Midway is closer to the Loop and Chicago’s south side.

Chicago does not have a “subway system.” Like, trains that run underground. Instead, Chicago’s subway is above ground and goes above traffic. It’s called the “L” which is short for elevated. There are 8 lines, each one named by color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, and pink). The Red Line is the longest one, going from north to south. And it is the only one that does actually go underground in downtown Chicago. Nobody uses the Yellow Line because it only goes from Northern Chicago to Skokie, one of the northwest suburbs of Chicago. People who use the Yellow Line are commuters between Chicago and Skokie. The only other Line that goes outside of Chicago is the Purple Line, which goes to Wilmett and Evanston, two suburbs literally right outside of Chicago.

The Loop is Chicago’s downtown. It’s called the loop because majority of the CTA lines have stations that circle around the downtown. So it’s called the loop because of it. People say “the Loop” when they’re talking about downtown or taking the CTA. Some lines of the CTA only circle the loop.

Metra vs. Amtrak. The Metra is a train that connects Chicago to the suburbs. The L is more like a subway that arrives at every station in ten-minute intervals. The Metra is more like a train with more scheduled times. The L takes you around Chicago. The Metra takes you out of it. The Amtrak takes you out of Chicago to the rest of the country. Some stops are in the suburbs. But if you’re taking the Amtrak to the suburbs, chances are, Chicago was not your starting point. You’d be coming from another city, such as Springfield, and stopping in Chicago before going out to the suburbs. The Metra is for commuters.There are two stations for the Metra and Amtrak, Union Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center (OTC), both located a block apart from each other, both in downtown. 

You don’t drive in the city. It’s a nightmare. Road rage is everywhere. Most people take the L, the bus, cabs, or Uber. People only drive in the city if they’re coming from outside or going outside of the city. 

Here is the CTA map just for shits and giggles. 

Weather

It’s so unpredictable. It will be 50 degrees in the morning and snow by 3 pm.

Also, 50 degrees is considered warm in Chicago. People are wearing shorts even at 40 degrees tbh. Also, it is always colder in Chicago than in the suburbs. And the suburbs are colder than central Illinois. You can tell the difference when you are traveling. 

Chicago is a very windy city. And there is a big difference in temperature with the wind chill. 

Schools will not close, even if there is a foot of snow on the ground and/or it is below zero degrees.

Likewise, it can be extremely hot in Chicago. Like, summers are usually well over 80 degrees. There just is no in-between. 

Natural disasters? Uncommon. There are occasional earthquakes that happen like once every other year and they’re usually so little that people just sleep right through them. Tornadoes are the most common, but even those are infrequent and only really occur in rural Illinois. 

Attractions

Some popular sites in Chicago, even for natives, are Navy Pier, Millennium Park, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Brookfield Zoo, Sears Tower, Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, The Art Institute, Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, and Wrigley Field.

Millennium Park is extremely popular. It’s located inside the loop and every year, there’s a special Christmas tree lighting. People ice skate there all the time in the winter and there’s the Bean. The Bean is officially called the “Cloud Gate” but everybody calls it “the Bean.” It’s this giant, stainless steel sculpture that’s like looking into a mirror. This is prime selfie spot here.

The Field Museum is home of Sue, the most complete T-Rex skeleton in the world. She’s pretty cool. People love swimming in Lake Michigan or going to the beaches, even if it is 50 degrees out. The Polar Plunge is popular. Wrigley Field is kind of a major attraction because of the Cubs but also because it is the second oldest baseball park in America. Except for the giant screens and a brand new bullpen, the field pretty much is the same as when it opened in 1912. You can go to the top of the Sears Tower, to the 110th floor, and go on the “Sky Deck.” There are glass boxes attached to the outside of the building where you can walk on and view the city. It’s the best view in the whole city. 

You can also get the world’s largest ice cream sundae at Margie’s Candies, or so they say. I’ve had it, it is absolutely enormous, and it tastes incredible.

Lollapalooza. This is the biggest event in Chicago every single year. It is this giant music festival. It is filled with young adults, drugs, cops, and booze. It’s the Coachella of Chicago. Tickets sell out within hours of going on sale. When I was in high school, people honestly skipped school so they can stay home and buy their Lolla tickets. People do not fuck around when it comes to this.

Population

Very Polish. You see it in the street names.

Very democratic. Illinois is a democratic state because of Chicago’s population. Rural Illinois is way more Republican.

The main ethnic groups of Chicago are Irish, German, Latinx (especially Mexican), Assyrian, Arab, Jewish, English, Black, Korean, Chinese, Filipino, Puerto Rican, Indian, Italian, Cuban, and Polish. The suburbs tend to have a higher population of white people with low populations of people of color.

Sports

It’s a major thing in Chicago. Home of the Bulls (basketball), Bears (football), Blackhawks (hockey), Cubs (baseball), and White Sox (baseball).

The Bulls and the Blackhawks are Chicago’s most successful teams and the most popular.

Everyone is a Bears fan and everyone hates the Bears. They have been extremely unsuccessful the past like 7 seasons. People care a lot about the Bears. Most Bears fans really hate the Green Bay Packers.

The north side of Chicago belongs to the Cubs. The south side belongs to the White Sox. The city is very divided on this one and fans of either team don’t really get along with fans from the other team. However, everyone can agree that the Cubs winning the World Series was amazing. The Cubs have an intense rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals, and the fans hate the Cardinals like the Bears hate the Packers. 

Food

So you’ll mostly find your average food chains around Chicago. McDonald’s, Starbucks, etc. However, Chicago is also known for its Chicago-style hot dogs, Maxwell Street Polishes, and the deep dish pizza. Chicagoans will always tell you that their pizza is better than New York’s.

However, the most popular food chains are local ones: Portillo’s, Giordano’s, Oberweis, Steak ‘n Shake. Portillo’s is famous for their beef (hot dogs, Italian beef, burgers) and their chocolate cake shakes. Portillo’s is Chicago’s In-N-Out Burger. If you are looking for the most Chicago pizza ever, Giordano’s is the place to go. Oberweis sells ice cream, milkshakes, and milk. And Steak ‘n Shake is crazy popular because of their steakburgers, shakes, and for their ridiculously low prices.

Other Notes

Illinois south of Bloomington is like a whole different state. Northern Illinois is dominated by Chicago. Outside of the Chicagoland area, it’s more rural--save for smaller cities like Freeport, Rockford, Springfield, Bloomington, Peoria, Urbana-Champaign--and extremely different. People even talk differently in some places!

The Chicago River is dyed green every St. Patrick’s Day. Like, it is legit green. St. Patrick’s Day is one of the biggest celebrations in Chicago, even if you aren’t Irish. There’s the huge parade and people just like to see a bright green river. People get so lit for this. 

Ferris Bueller’s Day off was known as “John Hughes’ love letter to Chicago.” Regardless of your opinions on the plot, characters, actors, director, etc., this film really is all about Chicago and will give you great insight on what it’s like. 

Ever since, like 2014-2015ish, Chicago has banned plastic bags. So if you go to the grocery store, chances are, you’ll be charged to use plastic bags or you wil have to bring your own or you will use paper. Depends on the store, really. Here’s a useful wesbite on the ban that tells you what you need to know. 

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, feel free to ask me!! Happy writing!!! 

[kenzie-no-mc]

HEY GUYS

THIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL HAS A LOT OF RT EXTRA LIFE 2014 HIGHLIGHTS

PLEASE ENJOY

[luckthebard]

Since I occasionally see people posting to the effect of "I'd love to see Critical Role play games in a system other than D&D!" I thought it might be useful to make a resource post of all the times they have done that.

(I see this on twitter more than anywhere else, so if someone has a larger following on there than me and wants to use these links to make a thread, please feel free to do so!)

Pathfinder

"To the Poop!: The Goblins" - A delightful oneshot, in which a group of goblins attempt to infiltrate a town and attack some adventurers.

GMed by Matt Mercer with players Ashly Burch, Phil LaMarr, Ivan Van Norman, Marisha Ray, and Taliesin Jaffe.

Vampire: The Masquerade

"Thursday By Night" - A two-part adventure in which the Critical Role cast wake up as vampires in the studio and have to figure out what's happened to them

GMed by Taliesin Jaffe with players Matt Mercer, Marisha Ray, Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, and Sam Riegel.

Savage Worlds RPG System

"Undeadwood" - A 4-part miniseries using the "Deadlands" setting for Savage Worlds. Five strangers to both each other and the historic mining town of Deadwood are hired to investigate supernatural rumors by a local community pillar.

GMed by Brian Foster (with assistance from Ivan Van Norman), with players Khary Payton, Anjali Bhimani, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, and Travis Willingham.

Call of Cthulhu

"Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Crystal Palace" - A oneshot set in late 19th century London, as a motley crew prepare a heist at the Crystal Palace, but get more than they bargained for.

GMed by Taliesin Jaffe with players Marisha Ray, Erika Ishii, Phil LaMarr, Travis Willingham, Ashly Burch, and Liam O'Brien.

Honey Heist

"Trinket's Honey Heist" - Vex's pal Trinket plots with other bears to steal honey from a festival.

GMed by Marisha Ray with players Matt Mercer, Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel, and Brian Foster.

"Honey Heist 2: Electric Beargaloo" - Trinket and pals are back for a high-stakes heist sequel!

GMed by Marisha Ray with players Matt Mercer, Taliesin Jaffe, Liam O'Brien, Sam Riegel, and Brian Foster.

"Honey Heist 3: Tova's Honeys" - Werebear Tova teams up with a new group of bears for yet more heist shenanigans!

GMed by Marisha Ray with players Noelle Stevenson, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Krystina Arielle, Brittany Walloch-Key, Dani Carr, and Laura Bailey.

Crash Pandas

"Sam Riegel's Crash Panda's Oneshot" - A group of raccoons attempt to enter a street race.

GMed by Sam Riegel with players Travis Willingham, Laura Bailey, Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Matt Mercer, and Blair Herter.

My Little Pony: Tails of Equestria

"Tails of Equestria Oneshot" - In this My Little Pony game, a group of ponies try to save their kingdom and discover that friendship really is magic.

GMed by Mark Hulmes with players Ashley Johnson, Markeia McCarty, Julie Nathanson, Liam O'Brien, and Roger Craig Smith

Monsterhearts 2

"Cinderbrush: A Monsterhearts Story" - A oneshot in which supernatural teenagers navigate both themselves and a creepy town cult.

GMed by Matthew Mercer with players Ashley Johnson, Erika Ishii, Taliesin Jaffe and Ally Beardsley.

[widovv]

So this is just a little something for you guys because I'm really close to 2.5k! I've compiled my favorite resources and references and added it all in one post!

Resource pack:

box.net

References:

create iphone ringtones from your itunes

necklace neckline cheat sheet

prep tips for interviews and what to wear

spring cleaning checklist

makeup tricks for glasses

make your own wrap bracelets

the ultimate guide to supernatural

crafts to make from mason jars

at home spa treatment for dry legs

and for dry hair

convert youtube videos to mp3s

create your own mind palace

ideas for an outdoor movie night

make homemade valentine ravioli

waiting games for kids (or adults!)

solve any math problem

learn the best beginners' photoshop tricks

learn how to write gallifreyan

learn how to do yoga

travel for cheap (for students)

55 words to describe someone's voice

listen to the sound of a coffee shop

draw perfect winged eyeliner

make homemade lotion bars

listen to the rain

make your own tea

[trippygemini]

if you don’t know your exact birth time, here is some info that might help you

Rising Sign:

If you know your approximate hour & minute of birth, you can use this table to try and guess your Rising Sign/Ascendant. This is not a hundred percent effective but it gives you an idea of what your Rising Sign might be. If you read about the one you think it’s yours and you relate to it a lot, chances are that is your Rising Sign. You can give it a shot. Read the text on the page before you look on the table. 

Moon Sign:

The moon changes sign every 2.5 days. If you know your birthday, then you most likely will know what your moon sign is. You can use this table to find out your Moon Sign.

Venus Sign:

You can use this table to find out your Venus Sign. 

Mars Sign:

You can use this table to find out your Mars Sign. 

Mercury Sign:

You can use this table to find out your Mercury Sign. 

Jupiter Sign:

You can use this table to find out your Jupiter Sign.

Saturn Sign:

You can use this table to find out your Saturn Sign.

Uranus, Neptune, Pluto Signs:

You can use this table to find out your Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Signs.

Asteroids

Chiron Sign Table Ceres Sign Table Pallas Sign Table Juno Sign Table Vesta Sign Table

North Node:

You can use this table to find out your North Node. You can read this, it explains how to read the table. 

Lilith Sign:

You can use this table to find out your Lilith Sign.

Midheaven Sign

You can use this table to find out your Midheaven Sign (MC). Read the text on the page before looking for your sign.

I hope this helps people who don’t know their birth times, either because they’re adopted, have no medical records or whatsoever. Everyone is able to enjoy astrology! 

[tasteofyizhan]

BJYX starter kit

This is my own reference post to keep track of everything that’s happened ever since I fell down the BJYX rabbit hole, and will be updated as new theories come forth. This is FAKE FAN FICTION. Now, let’s put on our clown wig and makeup and begin:  

Explanation of abbreviations 

Explanation of kadian

Cultural context / Further explanations

How to use C-Entertainment Apps

Evidence for BJYX:

Evidence of BJYX - 3 part series

More BJYX moments / Part 2

Shared clothing and couple clothing

A compilation of hotpot candies

The ox-head necklace / More / Even more

A timeline of DD’s various necklaces

Kadian / more kadian /even more kadian

Theory of a timeline during the Untamed/Untamed BTS:

Theory on their first TTXS meeting

Theory of a timeline on how they met

The Dragon Boat date

Translation of DD’s birthday video (now deleted)

Significance of DD’s birthday video BTS + running audio + birthday post

The Japan Trip

Post-Untamed/Interviews:

the heartbreaking Singles Day moment 

Theory on whether they stayed together during quarantine 

DD’s poster photos post-scandal / Golden Eagle Award Night

Theory on the waterfall interview/slip-up

The possessive cat

Masterlist of GGD joint interviews

Songs

Nan Hai and its significance 

Kelper and its significance

XZ singing the brightest star in the night sky / significance of the song

Bonus

Talking how each other is the most beautiful/handsome person 

GG’s double standards

Inconvenient airport flights

BTS Attacks

9 October - 14 October

15 October - 27 October (still being updated)

Updated: 27 October

[witchkitch]

❌Four Thieves Vinegar❌

aka the most overdue post on my blog. I have been struggling with getting a basic recipe and guide out because it’s such an important, useful, tool that can go overlooked and I want to get it right. I’ve decided to go ahead and publish the copy from the pages i’ve written on it since I’m 2 years late on my cookbook. I promise it’s coming! I have page layouts and everything - i’m sad i had to put it on pause so consider this a sneak peek and a very long post. hope you like it!

Disclaimer ⛔

The idea here is that the original recipe isn’t safe for consumption but those ingredients are what make it so effective. So it can be wise to have two different batches working. The classic which is toxic - for external work, and a modified recipe that can be ingested. Make sure you keep these properly marked and away from each other. 

Uses 🧽

As a seasoning in food As a daily supplement  Cleansing Baths Floor Washes Protection Work Repelling negativity

History 📚

The history behind Four Thieves is elusive- There's a possible confusion of names. Richard Forthave, a man said to have allegedly concocted and sold the vinegar as a medicine. The name being transformed over time from Forthave's to Four Thieves. Then there are the more classic tales of thieves ranging from four to four hundred, employing it as a pesticide and cologne during the plague. Regardless of it's origins, it was highly effective. It's prolific history has made it a staple in folklore and practices around the world to protect oneself from illness and malevolence.

One tradition I personally enjoy when crafting your own is adding a new personal ingredient to a batch. Your own contribution as a "thief" to the ever-growing folklore. Customize your vinegar to your own needs! For example, I add turmeric for it's anti-inflammatory properties as well as it's energetic and positive correspondences

Recipes 📃

🌙 Thieves Vinegar #1 [edible Base recipe]

- Rosemary (protection) - Sage or Sage Flowers (cleansing) - Lavender Flowers (cleansing and calming) - Garlic (Protection) - Bruised Cloves (Protection) - Strong Distilled Vinegar (Cleansing) Method: 1. Sanitize and cleanse your tools with the method of your choice. Wash and dry your herbs. 2. Take the carving tool and in the head of garlic write your name and the names of the people in your home if you so wish. You can also make this for others, using their name. Think about all negativity and unwanted energy leaving the space as protection fills the area like the aroma of the garlic. Place the entire head of garlic in your jar. 3. Take your cloves, and give them a smash with the flat side of a knife, or use a mortal and pestle to gently crush them while keeping them whole. You can also take any heavy object to them while they're in a plastic bag/under parchment paper if these aren't available to you. Maintain the same thoughts of protection as the garlic while crushing and adding the cloves. 4. Add the rosemary, sage, and any other desired edible herbs with a clear mind, thinking of a clean protected space, having the utmost confidence in it. 5. Fill jar with vinegar knowing you're surrounded by clean, positive, and sanitary energy. 6. Let the jar work either in the sun or in any cleansed space for a week to 3 months. 7. Shake occasionally. 8. Strain and store in sanitized glass container of your choice.

✨ Thieves Vinegar #2 [edible & ornamental]

- Rosemary sprig (cleansing, purifying, healing, protection) - 3 dried Red Chili Peppers (banishment, protection, warding) - 5 cloves of Garlic (protection, healing, warding) - 11 Peppercorns (banishment, protection, warding) - Strong Distilled Vinegar (protection, cleansing, banishment)

Method: 1. Fill jar or bottle with ingredients in an eye pleasing manner 2. Top with vinegar 3. Display in the kitchen, the place in the home with the most activity or where you feel you need it the most

☠ Thieves Vinegar #3 [non-ingestible] 

-Thieves Vinegar #1 Your choice of ingredients like: - Black Peppercorns, Chili Pepper, Rose, Wormwood*, Meadowsweet, Thyme, Ginger, Turmeric, Angelica*, Horehound*, Marjoram, Rue* Method:  1. Follow same method as Thieves Vinegar #1 *IF CHILI IS ADDED DO NOT BATHE OR TOUCH EYES AFTER HANDLING *RESEARCH ALL DRUG INTERACTIONS/DOSAGES BEFORE ADDING OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS *IF SKIN IRRITATION OCCURS WASH WITH COLD WATER AND SOAP IMMEDATLY *IF IRRITATION WORSENS OR CONTINUES CONSULT HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL *DO NOT CONSUME IF RUE IS ADDED // DO NOT CONSUME PERIOD. 

⚡ House Wash / Bath for Cleansing and Uncrossing

- 1 gallon Hot Water - 3 tablespoons Thieves Vinegar #1 for bath or #3 for home - Psalms 23 or any protective prayer/words you like Method for House Wash: 1. Combine ingredients in bucket with preferred house wash or alone. 2. Read prayer/words over the mixture three times to bless it. 3. Wipe down walls, floors in a counterclockwise motion, working from the back of your space to the front. 4. Listen to music you enjoy loudly and open your windows and doors. Let in as much sunlight in as  possible at the very least. Have fun and fill the space with your own positivity and hard work. 5. Be proud and say thanks afterwards. 6. Light a preferred incense to help set the tone of your freshly cleansed space. Method for Bath: 1.Take an intimal shower to sanitize self with normal preferred products. 2.Combine vinegar with water in bath or basin. 3.Read prayer/words over the bath three times. 4.Immerse yourself for 10 minutes at the least while thinking of all negativity leaving your life and positive, protective energy covering you and the actions you can take to help facilitate that. 4a. If in a shower pour the water starting from the top of your body working your way down, thinking about the same. See all unwanted energy flow down the drain with the water. 5. When finished, air dry and dress in clean white clothes if able to. Do this during the time of day you have the most alone time. 6. Thank any spiritual guides, God, Gods, or the universe- anyone you may have for their blessing and protection and try to conserve your energy for the rest of the day.

🥗 Quick Salad Dressing [Bonus Recipe]

2 Tbs Thieves Vinegar #1 or #2 6 Tbs Salad Oil 1 Tbs Dijon 3 tsp Thyme

Thanks for Reading! ✨

[croxovergoddess]

Galaxite the black spinel!

[henghost]

No one:

Taylor Hebert to a group of impressionable twelve-year-olds

[hermitadaymay]

Introducing the Hermit-a-Day Streamathon!

Good morning everyone! It is with no small amount of excitement that I bring you today's announcement!

On January 26th, Team HADM will be hosting a streamathon featuring some of our favorite artists and friends of the blog! We've got ten hours of programming lined up for you, including games, live art, and two amazing panels featuring incredible guests like a10 (Hermitzine, Morning Star Zine), Sixteenthdays (The Hermit Archives), MawoftheMagnetar (Eldritch Horror Keralis), and more!

During the streamathon, we will be taking tips to help cover expenses for Hermit-a-Day May. Your financial support would be appreciated, but of course will not be required - you're more than welcome to just sit back and enjoy the show!

I'm really thrilled to be able to bring this show to life, and I'm looking forward to seeing all of you in the chat on January 26th!

[mochinomnoms]

KEY

types: ☀️multi-chapter/collection;🌕one-shot;⭐drabble;💫headcanon

content:💕romantic; 🌸 platonic; 🍬fluff; 💔angst; ❤️‍🩹hurt/comfort; ❤️‍🔥suggestive; 🔥nsfw

‼️ content warnings at the beginning of each work ‼️

MULTIPLE/EVERYONE

Two's Company, Three's a Crowd, and Six is a Riot (OB!Boys)☀️💕💔❤️‍🩹

Twin joins Yuu in NRC💫🌸

HEARTSLAYBUL

Riddle Rosehearts

Jokester Partner💫💕❤️‍🔥

Frustrated Yuu⭐🌸

Trey Clover

a floral inconvenience: zinnias & cosmos 🌕💕🍬❤️‍🔥

francesca: “And I'd be the immediate forgiveness in Eurydice”🌕💕❤️‍🩹

Sleepwear Thots💫💕❤️‍🔥

Grumpy morning riser💫💕🍬❤️‍🔥

say you can't sleep, baby, I know 🌕💕🍬🔥

Cater Diamond

Ace Trappola

francesca: “If I could hold you for a minute / I'd go through it again”🌕💕💔

Frustrated Yuu⭐🌸

Finding you in your world⭐💕💔

Deuce Spade

Frustrated Yuu⭐🌸

Finding you in your world⭐💕💔

SAVANACLAW

Leona Kingscholar

Ruggie Bucchi

a floral inconvenience: dahlias 🌕💕❤️‍🔥

Jack Howl

OCTAVINELLE

Azul Ashengrotto

a floral inconvenience: lavender🌕💕🍬

francesca: “And flew like a moth to you, sunlight, oh, sunlight”🌕💕🔥

francesca: "Y al contemplarla en su mirada (wa-la-la-la-la-la-la)"🌕💕🔥

Shrimpy Chronicles (Masterlist)☀️🍬💕

Shrimpy Chronicles: The Delights of being "Zuzu"🌕🍬

Shrimpy Chronicles: Accidental Polycule⭐💕🍬

Jokester Partner💫💕❤️‍🔥

Jade Leech

The Private Thoughts (not) of a Moray☀️💕❤️‍🔥

a floral inconvenience: teonanácatl mushroom🌕💕❤️‍🔥

francesca: “Be like the love that discovered the sin (Lover, be good to me)”🌕💕

Shrimpy Chronicles (Masterlist)☀️🍬💕

Shrimpy Chronicles: First Mating Season🌕💕🔥

Jade's bad taste in jokes (pt. 1)💫💕

Jade's bad taste in jokes (pt. 2)💫💕🔥

Shrimpy Chronicles: The Drop-Off🌕🍬

Jade really likes piercings💫💕🔥

Feminine Jade⭐

Immovable object vs. Unstoppable object⭐💕

Valentine's Date (PTM)⭐💕

Finding out Jade's a simp (PTM)💫💕

Flower Gift (PTM)💫💕

Soft Thoughts and Soft Suggestions (PTM)⭐💕

Floyd Leech

a floral inconvenience: lavender roses🌕💕🍬

Shrimpy Chronicles (Masterlist)☀️🍬💕

Shrimpy Chronicles: First Mating Season🌕💕🔥

SCARABIA

Kalim Al-Asim

Jamil Viper

francesca: “It ain’t workin’ ‘cause you’re perfect”🌕💕🔥

Jokester Partner💫💕❤️‍🔥

POMEFIORE

Vil Schoenheit

a floral inconvenience: marigolds🌕💕🍬

Jokester Partner💫💕❤️‍🔥

Rook Hunt

Epel Felmier

IGNIHYDE

Idia Shroud

a floral inconvenience: blue hydrangeas🌕💕❤️‍🔥

Ortho Shroud

DIASOMNIA

Malleus Draconia

Dork loser in love💫💕

Lilia Vanrouge

Silver

a floral inconvenience: gardenias & peonies🌕💕❤️‍🩹

Sebek Zigvolt

a floral inconvenience event: stargazer lilies🌕💕❤️‍🩹

Jokester Partner💫💕❤️‍🔥

NRC Staff/Other Characters

Dire Crowley

Divus Crewel

Mozus Trein

Ashton Vargas

Sam

Grim