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talonwings · 8 months
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those first couple weeks after escaping a time loop have gotta be disorienting as all fuck. all those little cues that used to tell you what's about to happen are now triggers that cause you to brace for something that isn't coming. you have to relearn the permanence of death -- hell, you have reacquaint yourself with the entire concept of finality altogether. everything keeps changing but it never changes back and you keep having to remind yourself that this is normal. "it won't reset anymore," you echo to yourself, over and over and over, like a broken record, like you're still trapped in a loop, like someone who escaped the time loop but was doomed to bring it into the future with them
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Digging through older things I never posted here.. ahh nostalgia
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Idea for a Generic Medieval Fantasy Setting: The characters refer to their nameday as an apparent stand-in for birthdays, celebrating it annually according to their respective preferences and perhaps family customs, as one does. People talk about things that happened before someone's time as having gone down "before you were named", someone grievously insults an opponent on the battlefield by going "your mother should never have named you." So with the way naming is always talked about, as a reader you start to somewhat assume from context clues that these people have some sort of a taboo about the word "birth" or something, and naming is used as some sort of an euphenism to avoid naming the process in which people come into the world.
Then somewhere halfway through the story it turns out that in this setting, people aren't named immediately after being born. This is a semi-realistic-gritty fantasy setting, after all. Due to the somewhat high infant mortality, to at least somewhat soften the blow of potentially losing a child, babies just aren't named before the parents are pretty confident that the kid is going to survive. The naming ceremony is where a baby is officially aknowledged as an entire individual, a member of the family and a legally existing person, instead of just a gurgling extension of the mother who may or may not disappear from this world. And that timespan between birth and being named is - depending on the situation and the family - somewhere between 1-4 years.
And suddenly the whole bunch of annoyingly-too-mature teenagers and other weird remarks about age start making sense in hindsight. The heroine protagonist who celebrated her 16th nameday at the start of the story is actually 19 years old. The wild difference in maturity between two characters who were both named the same year wasn't just a difference in backgrounds, The Rich Idiot isn't just rosy-cheeked and naive due to being sheltered growing up, but actually literally years younger than a peasant "of the same age". A character who's sickly and was frequently remarked to look much older than their years hasn't just been harrowed by their illness, but was not named before the age of seven because their parents didn't think they'd survive.
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talonwings · 8 months
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Count fWhip. The guy.
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Boatem knights joel and lizzie
The hunter and the lady of the woods
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Ranchers as Grant Wood’s American Gothic was supposed to be sillay and goofy but then I set the ranch on fire and one thing led to another and now it’s. sad DFBJDFGB I’m really happy with how this came out though, so!! Here’s my week 3 piece for the Hermitcraft Design Challenge thingie :]
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Here’s a really old piece from August 2022 that I lost motivation for, way back when Empires S2 was starting! Way back when I didn’t know how to use blending mode layers; I color picked everything here haha. Probably why I lost motivation on it…
“Into the Middle of Nowhere, singing and laughter will die…” /lyr
I might redraw this.
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every video game released as part of a larger series/franchise should have a mandatory waiting period of 5 years between a game release and any sequels or dlc planned afterwards. not to give enough time to make sure the sequel's good and finished, but to drive speedrunners to the state of content-deprived near-insanity where they start doing ridiculous runs like randomizing npc dialogue or cutting every blade of grass
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Daughter of fantasy villains decides to rebel against her parents by actually going through with her arranged marriage to a local golden retriever of a prince instead of running off with some local villain-to-be or conquering said golden retriever’s kingdom and ruling it solo like her parents expect her to. Plus, sue her, she’s into the clean-cut earnest look.
At the same time, local prince charming discovers that he’s actually very into the gothic fiance his parents have landed him with in order to try and establish peace with the local evil lair down the lane, he would never have guessed a spiderweb pattern could look so fetching on a ball gown…?
Meanwhile, two pairs of parents in a tizzy because they both expected their offspring to whole-heartedly reject this union and give them an excuse to conquer their goody-two-shoes/evil neighbours, they’re not supposed to actually like each other-!
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fWhip & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
fWhip has realized what's been going on and would very much like to leave now.
My Patreon
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dumb ocs oops
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Elements in your book by order of importance
The order of importance of elements in a book can vary depending on the genre, theme, and narrative structure. However, here are some common elements that are often considered significant:
- Plot: The sequence of events that drive the story forward and create tension, conflict, and resolution.
- Characters: The individuals who inhabit the story and contribute to its development and emotional engagement.
- Theme: The central idea or message that the book explores and conveys to the reader.
- Setting: The time, place, and environment in which the story takes place, which can enhance mood, atmosphere, and context.
- Writing style: The author's unique voice and the way the story is narrated, which can greatly impact the reader's experience.
- Conflict: The challenges, obstacles, or opposition that the characters face, driving the narrative and character development.
- Dialogue: The conversations and interactions between characters, providing insights into their personalities, relationships, and plot progression.
- Pacing: The rhythm and speed at which events unfold, affecting the book's flow and reader engagement.
- Emotional resonance: The ability of the story to evoke strong emotions and create a connection between the reader and the characters.
- Tone: The overall mood and atmosphere of the book, which can range from light-hearted and humorous to dark and somber.
- Point of view: The perspective from which the story is told, influencing the reader's understanding and connection to the characters.
- Symbolism: The use of symbols or metaphors to convey deeper meanings or layers of understanding.
- Subplots: Secondary storylines that add depth, complexity, and variety to the main plot.
- Imagery: Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the reader's senses and creates vivid mental images.
- Structure: The organization and arrangement of the story, including chapters, sections, and narrative devices.
- Originality: The unique and innovative aspects of the book that set it apart and make it memorable.
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Pocket sized s1 Emperors <3 They are small i've babyfied them
Plus an additional Xornoth both uncorrupted and default bc he's a cool guy too
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im loving watching the downfall of twitter as a kh fan bro
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My favourite type of movie is “period piece romance but fantasy-horror hijinks happen and now everyone has to adapt to the new genre or die,” ala Curse of the Black Pearl, Anastasia, The Mummy (1999)
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Isekai except the fantasy world is literally just like a ten minute hike away from everything else and has just explicitly never been found.
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