#xiv script

[eriyu]

i noticed a while back that Lyse, Alisaie, and Tataru seemed to be the only characters who say "maybe" regularly (as opposed to "perhaps" or "mayhap"). and a Reddit discussion about dialogue this morning made me go overboard again.

uhhhhh do with this information what you will?

if anyone has requests for other characters or other words; i can easily come up with their numbers too! (or you can grab the regex firefox extension i use here)

specifically, the Reddit post i saw was about how XIV's dialogue (or at least the English localization) has gotten simpler and blander over time — not just in Dawntrail, not just as part of the overall Dawntrail hate, but as early as Shadowbringers.

it's not something i've thought about a whole lot to have a strong opinion on tbh. but it did make me remember this thought about "maybe" i'd had in the past, and i wanted to crunch the numbers to see if i could learn anything. and my footnotes at the end are my notes to that effect.

Alphinaud, G'raha, and Estinien starting to use maybe could be a case study in XIV's dialogue becoming blander. or it could be a way of showing that they've become more relaxed as people, and more comfortable within the party. either way, i just thought tumblr might like this info!

[eriyu]

sure!!! checking all the different incarnations is easier than you'd think so it's no problem at all 💖💖💖

mayhap: 7 (all from MSQ)

perhaps: 11 (mostly from the bit of Pandaemonium i've gotten done so far)

and no swearing that i could find :)

7 counts of "mayhap" for Aymeric, 2 of "perhaps," and 3 of "damn" :)

what else were you thinking of?

Ahhhh I definitely wasn’t expecting you to go find this info for Aymeric, so thank you thank you thank you my friend!!!! 🥹🫂💖

This might be way more of a hectic task because of his various incarnations, so don’t feel obligated to do this whatsoever, but any info for Elidibus will be greatly appreciated as well!

Once again, thank you so so much @eriyu!!! 💖💖💖

[deancaslover]

Um, hello??

[borgialucrezia]

"On the field, I saw a man, young like we were. He carried his brother in a sack over his shoulder. He told me he had promised their mother to take him home. Would you do that for me? I would, but you? I do not know."

[blufox3542]

Something that I find fun is comparing the ways FFXIV and GW2’s in-game writing systems are different.

Like, looking at Eorzean script:

Most of those are pretty similar to their Latin counterparts! Sure, there are a few funky outliers like “K” and “P” and such, but for the most part if you showed me a random Eorzean letter and asked me to guess what it’s Latin counterpart is, it wouldn’t be too hard.

But then when you look at New Krytan:

Genuinely what is this. This is like an alien language to me. There are a few that are easier to guess like “H” or “T” but like. Why does the “N” look like an “S” and the “S” like an “N”? Why are some of them super simple like “P” being a down arrow while others are incredibly intricate like whatever the fuck they have going on for “W”? What was the thought process here?!

[zylphiacrowley]

Mother Knows Best

<previous - next (cw: death)>

[keicordelle]

I appreciate the use of the proto-Eorzean/Norvrandt alphabet in Dawntrail. But it's also really funny to me that somehow Eorzean scholars looked at Norvrandt characters and somehow came up with a proposed common ancestral script that was dead on the money

[storms-path]

FFXIV Write 2024: Day 16 - Third-Rate

[Arashi enters, stage left. From the tattered state of her clothing, it is clear that she has emerged from another death-defying battle and emerged victorious. She gasps, stumbles forward to the door]

Arashi: Though the battle was fierce and my strength is sapped, I will not be denied! No force on this star nor any other will stop me!

[Arashi slams a bare fist on the door. Once. Twice. The third attempt fails as her strength gives way. Nonetheless, her knock is answered.]

[The lights rise on stage right. The Ala Mhigan palace is littered with bodies, both Imperial and Resistance both. It is clear that the doors separating Arashi from the palace are very large, and very heavy. Lyse, Raubahn, and Alphinaud are present, speaking in hushed tones.]

Alphinaud: Only two knocks. Did she miscount? Or has she not the strength to muster more?

Raubahn: Or has our enemy bested her at last?

Lyse: No! I refuse to believe it! I refuse!

Alphinaud: I, too, refuse. Terrible our foe may be, but Arashi is every ilm his equal!

Raubahn: That, I do not deny. But rumour has it that Zenos has tamed a greater beast than any the Mad King dared break. A dragon.

[A shiver is shared between the trio.]

Alphinaud: A dragon? By the gods, if that is the case…

Lyse: Did you so easily forget, Alphinaud? Arashi was the one who toppled dread Nidhogg, not once but twice! ‘Twas she who defied the dread Ascians and the Empire combined! And it was she and her allies who did fell the Griffin at the great wall!

[Lyse is gesticulating wildly, clearly caught up in her own words. Alphinaud and Raubahn share a glance.]

Arashi: Do you not hear me, my allies? The crown prince is dead! I am victorious!

[It is clear that her strength is failing her, though her voice remains strong. She slumps against the doors.]

Arashi: They know not that this land is free. They gave so much of themselves to see it done, and yet they sit and whisper and pray for me. All because I lack the strength to announce it. Curse this frailty!

[On the other side of the door, a woman dressed all in black emerges from centre stage. It is unclear how long she has been there, or how much she has heard. Only her eyes are visible, unreadable and full of unspoken feelings. Her appearance goes unnoticed by the trio.]

Sanda: Sister, do you still breathe? Are you still the sister I once knew? Or has the mantle of saviour devoured her, leaving only an empty husk? No. I must hold onto hope that you still live on, though the weight of your role is so heavy. But to do so, I must wait. Until the time I can spirit you away from all of this.

[Sanda melts away again, as if she was never there. Fareena and Stalwart rush in from stage right. Both are likewise battered and bloody, but Fareena wears a fierce grin. Stalwart does not.]

Fareena: What a fight! A thousand dead Garleans and more running at the sight of me! Shame Arashi claimed the prince for herself. I’m certain I could have taken him!

[Stalwart’s expression makes it clear that this is far from the first time Fareena has proclaimed it.]

Lyse: Fareena! Stalwart! What news from the city?

Stalwart: The army has broken. We hold the streets for now. But were it not for Hien’s reinforcements, things could have gone very differently.

Raubahn: Our eastern ally will be well compensated for his efforts this day, of this I assure you.

Stalwart: What news of Arashi?

Lyse: We heard two knocks, but no more. I want nothing more than to wrench open the doors, but Alphinaud forbids it.

Alphinaud: For all we know, Zenos himself awaits us on the other side, blade aloft. We must wait. For all our sakes.

[Fareena has heard enough. She stalks towards the door, shoving Alphinaud nearly into the crowd when he tries to stop her. Her aim is the door, but Lyse is quicker.]

Lyse: Wait! If we are to open this door, then let it be me that does so.

[Arashi perks up as Lyse draws closer. She staggers to her feet.]

Alphinaud: But-!

Fareena: No buts, pipsqueak! Here we stand, ready to receive Ala Mhigo’s fate!

Stalwart: Be it liberation or damnation, we will face it together.

Raubahn: And may Rhalgr help us all if it’s the latter…

[The stage lights dim as spotlights focus on Arashi and Lyse, on either side of the door. The orchestra swells as Lyse groans and pulls…]

Lyse: FOR ALA MHIGO!

[The doors open and Arashi collapses through them, directly into Lyse’s arms.]

Lyse: Arashi!

Arashi: It’s done. The prince is dead. We have won.

[Fareena rushes forward, stumbling over bodies. A flash of light aether indicates the healing at work.]

Lyse: Don’t try to speak, Arashi. Your wounds are severe.

Arashi: Nothing I can’t… handle.

[Arashi tries to stand on her own. Fails. Lyse’s grip tightens around her.]

Lyse: Oh, my love.

Arashi: My… love?

[Lyse says nothing more as realisation dawns on the assembled party]

Lyse: That is, I… You are important to me… As a treasured ally and-

[Arashi silences Lyse, pulling her down into a kiss with the last of her strength. This lasts as long as the actors feel is appropriate.]

Lyse: ...Oh. Oh!

Arashi: I love you too. How wonderful, that my heart should find liberation too.

[Arashi goes limp, clearly unconscious]

[Pandaemonium erupts. Everyone shouts in panic and alarm as Arashi is carried off-stage by the assembled band. The spotlight follows them, but then returns to centre stage. A man dressed like the late emperor Solus Zos Galvus appears in a puff of smoke.]

Solus: Fascinating. Most fascinating.

[The spotlight dims.]

[END OF ACT 3.]

Arashi frowned as she pored over the pages. “It’s… it’s certainly embellished, I’ll give it that.” She didn’t know where to begin. The list of inaccuracies stretched as long as her arm. The wandering minstrel, unfortunately, took it as a compliment.

“Perfect! To capture your adventures in a larger-than-life fashion is the sole calling of this wondrous play!” It was abundantly clear that no words would dissuade him. Arashi sighed, handing back the manuscript. Kugane would surely appreciate it, if nothing else.

[thealphabard]

These are old, but i didn't realize they never made it here

I'd honest to god love to redo them some day though and finally add the other two members, but say hello to Kingdom Hurts. Our very, very dead static lmfao

We are all still friends, though 🥹

[ultrapeptoposting]

Here's my contribution to the Dawntrail hype.

[eriyu]

??? at some point, they toned down Baderon's accent for JUST this one line

he still leaved the d out of "and" in every other line, and there's nothing about this line that stands out, or would have had to be edited for any other reason...? what the hell

[aboutchigiri]

aboutchigiri inc ©

to all the sorcerers I've loved before, xoxo - yn. 💌

✧ PAIRING gojo x f!reader

➭ synopsis: when yn has a crush so strong that she just can't fathom, she writes letters that will never be sent. until...they are and all hell breaks loose.

✧ CONTENT WARNING allusions to sexual situations, very dramatic, high school au, lots of childish drama, refefences to the entire movie & series (to all the boys i've loved before) mentions of other pairings (geto, & nanami)

➭ notes: LFGGGG, ever since xo, kitty season 2. i've been plotting. i have a plan for some xo, kitty vibes. anyways enjoyyy & send asks or message me for taglist! (0/50)

prologue

i. cherry tarts & gilmore girls

ii. old fashioned disappointment

iii. nda

iv. sorcerer camp

v. back pocket ho

vi. silence in the theatre

vii. red alert

viii. sweetest regret

ix. the bachelor

x. confusion in tokyo

xi. confessions and depression

xii. forget me nots

xiii. keep me close

xiv. flip the script

xv. white day madness

xvi. drama kween

xvii. love is in the air

xviii. five feet apart

xix. me v. them

xx. betrayal in the third degree

xxi. parting ways

xxii. hold me tight

xxiii. live, laugh, love

xxiv. xoxo, gt3

author's note: this may be my longest fic to date. anyways, so excited and ready for this. dropping this on ree's (@aozui) birthday has fit my evil plans for too long. anyways, updates will try to be scheduled but if they get sporadic.... i apologize.

taglist: @aozui (1/50)

[genericpuff]

This might be a bit of a personal hypothetical, but does anyone else get the "blues" after they've met a deadline? I wouldn't doubt that it's an AuDHD thing, but I find the day after I complete an episode of Rekindled, despite wanting to move forward with scripting / sketching / etc. the next one - or whenever I want to fully embrace a day off and spend it playing FF XIV or Project Diva or w/e - I get hit with paralysis and next thing I know 4 hours have passed and not only have I not gotten any of the stuff done that I wanted to get done, but I haven't done anything fun or relaxing either. It's like without the pressing weight of an incoming deadline I turn into an idle Sim waiting for the next command LOL (but then when I DO have deadlines I'm like AAAAAH I'M GONNA DIEEEE)

Anyways that's my way of saying that despite getting two more episodes sketched out and figuring out how I want the next few episodes to go in the script, I still feel like I've done absolutely nothing and my brain's being stupid mean to me about the things I have gotten done. I think I'm just gonna chalk this whole day up to a write-off and go take a bath LOL the next episode of Rekindled is super hilarious btw and is probably one of my favorite episodes so far in terms of the script / writing so like... that's something in spite of all the zombie brain ick I got going on rn :' ) <3

[voidsentprinces]

If the Bee Movie ever loses its appeal, you all could start copy and pasting the entire Final Fantasy XIV: MSQ script into those "report people" internet tip lines.

[jadeshifting]

— SHIFTMAS MASTERLIST.

( fa la la la left this reality )

25 DAYS OF SHIFTMAS

Ⅰ christmas caroling ( songs that remind me of my DR )

Ⅱ gingerbread houses ( the Grimm Manor )

Ⅲ eggnog ( drama at the Yule Ball )

Ⅳ sledding ( the Slytherin inner circle )

Ⅴ snowman ( a day of holiday outfits )

Ⅵ stockings ( my family over the holidays )

Ⅶ candy canes ( things that remind me of my DR )

Ⅷ mistletoe ( Mattheo Riddle, the Christmas special )

Ⅸ snowflakes ( theories about my DR friends )

Ⅹ icicles ( Hogwarts class favorites & non-favorites )

Ⅺ tree skirt ( how I found out about shifting )

Ⅻ ornaments ( my prized possessions in my DR )

XIII sleigh bells ( privileges in the wizarding world )

XIV cookie cutters ( smells that remind me of my DR )

XV elf on the shelf ( Pansy, my ride or die darling )

XVI wrapping paper ( moodboarding & using it to script )

XVII gift tags ( my DR camera roll )

XVIII snowballs ( the great indoor snowstorm )

XIX mittens ( my hobbies in my DR )

XX ice skates ( a date to Hogsmeade with the Slytherins )

XXI coal ( unpleasantness at Hogwarts )

XXII tinsel ( a condensed list of the dumb things i’ve scripted )

XXIII fir tree ( Grimm family traditions in my DR )

XXIV hot cocoa ( snapshots of Jade Grimm )

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SHIFTMAS V.2

Ⅰ a slytherin Christmas morning ( in the dungeons, of course )

Ⅱ to the forgotten antechamber ( mattheo’s surprise )

Ⅲ chalet in the alpine mountains

Ⅳ one family Christmas party per year

Ⅴ a gift from the winter woods

Ⅵ the mini-me music box

Ⅶ the Christmas feast at hogwarts

Ⅷ Christmas cards for the slytherins

Ⅸ an early saturday afternoon in december ( lounging )

Ⅹ a slytherin Christmas portrait

Ⅺ the role of Santa ( Lorenzo, of course )

Ⅻ recipe for Jade Grimm’s luxe peppermint & dark chocolate elixir

XIII festive film night ( including wizarding classics like ‘Frost and Folly’ )

XIV a very merry Black Friday ( in Diagon Alley )

XV mattheo riddle ( notorious mistletoe demon )

XVI thyra the Christmas kitten

XVII Grimm family Yuletide traditions

XVIII slytherin Christmas radio

XIX a Yuletide gown ( my Christmas day outfit )

XX Jade Grimm’s Santa arsenal ( absurd & ridiculous )

XXI enchanted treats for the holidays

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[nights-at-crystarium]

You know what, I assume that people always read my pinned, or notice the pointer "new reader? start here" in every new Fragments' episode. I might be deluding myself. So hi hello lemme TALK ABOUT MY COMIC.

Before I get too rambly (and I mean RAMBLY), here's a quick intro. Fragments is a comic focused on feels and slice of life, made by a queer guy, aiming to ~character study~ the main cast (Vivi, Raha, Alisaie, Feo Ul) and fill in the gaps in canon (or linger in canon moments that needed more air imo), the tone ranging from angst to fluff to meme. Good punches require a good windup, so please don't expect angst anytime soon :3c

The story's segmented (fragmented, heh) into episodes. Episodes 1-11 take place in ARR, you can enjoy them with no worry about spoilers. Episode 12 onward is ShB, with all the spoilers and lorebending.

My storytelling style assumes you haven't only played through ShB, but know it like the back of your hand, i.e. it's for nerds and thinkers. Of course there's plenty of silly moments that don't require any deep knowledge, but the overarching story does. Often I skip canon events, only hinting that they took place, simply because I don't wanna retell the msq 1:1, I've got plenty of original scenes waiting to be drawn. You're in for a treat if you like obsessing over emotional and moral implications of things. And, yes, this's a story about a morally grey mc. Don't expect to be spoon-fed "and this's why that thing's bad, kids".

Currently I've outlined all the main story beats up until post EW, so it's like, not being winged as I go. Yes I refine things here and there, but I know where I'm going. I'm going ham!!!! With the lorebending post ShB. Initially I didn't plan to, but the more I learned about Vivi and personally grew as a writer, the more courage I got to "divorce" from canon. The general xiv story may still be good wherever it's headed, but it's not suited for an established wolgraha, so I'm making food for myself.

Everyone imagines the lil scenes from their wol's life, I'm taking that a tiiiiiny step further. Fragments tells a cohesive story that's looking to be the longest project at least in our corner. I can and will hyperfixate on this for years.

I started out just like many others, being hit with ShB like a truck, I wanted to put a catboy under a microscope and rotate him forever. Although I'd already been drawing for decades, I didn't have the comic-making skills yet, or eloquence to write the dialogue, so I spent the first half of 2022 self-studying, just because I needed a mouth to be able to scream about my ship.

Vivi didn't exist prior to my obsession with Exarch. He was made for this, he started out as a reagent (or a foil, now that I know fancy writing terms) for a rich and fun chemistry, and keep myself entertained for years, first and foremost.

Me, a fool: okay let's make a guy that falls in love with Exarch in this particular moment, what kinda life must he have led to- Me: ....oh no

The chemistry quickly bubbled up and exploded in my face, involving not only Exarch, but other characters (first as a means to subtly tell about Vivi, then they also demanded their own screentime), and here I am, sitting with a massive script on my hands, drawing my blorbos every day. Thanks for enabling that btw.

I care about characters a lot. I ask a lot of whys and hows. I'm critical-minded and burned on many bad stories that did their characters dirty, and I wanna be an opposing example. What I'm doing is extremely ambitious and risky, yes, but I can only invite you to tag along and see if I stick to my word.

The internet's a cruel and unforgiving place nowadays, and here I am, pitting my passion against what feels like decaying humanity. I'm making this comic to keep myself happy above all else, being sincere and cringe because life's too short to be anything else.

Thanks for reading this, and if you haven't yet, read Fragments here!