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If bodypillows count, then it's Neo (RWBY), if they don't, it's a chibi Zhongli. I'm fine either way.

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Alright. This is pure unbridled chaos.

I love how stupid this is. I just love it.

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Rest in peace to the greatest person ever.

He made a show, a master piece, that made a fandom that can be like a family.

Thank you for the memories.

Thanks for a wonderful show.

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She is.

(Neo next to her, just saying~)

Reblog if Cinder Fall (RWBY) is best girl

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Al-Fucking-Right. I must come clean.

Do I like all four girls? Yes. Yes I do.

But am I a really bad fucking hypocrite?

Abso-FUCKIN'-lutely. So who I pick?

It's Reze. It is Reze.

Power? Yes, I like her a lot, amazing character and even more amazing girl.

Makima? We know. She's hot and a woman most aches to have. Will I ever forgive her? Hah! Nope~ I will never forgive that her ways was wrong and really fucking dumb.

Kobeni? She good egg. Absolutely best girl material. Is she fun and attractive? Yes. Would I date her? Yes, absolutely. Do I have another choice? Yes. Reze.

Reze? Yes. Reze.

Choose one, but only one.

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Excuse me!?!? What the fuck?

(That is pretty neat actually)

found this in bg3 by accident and did 8d10 psychic damage to my real actual braincells

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Let's GO!!!

GUYS FORGERY IS THE NAME OF A CRIME

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Hey, so my ttrpg will probably be released at the end of the year, I got some problems at work and it made it quite hard to have time to work on it.

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Most of it is true for me as well. (Constant pain boi over here.)

A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height will make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane, then the good leg, and THEN the leg that needs help.

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!

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J'mon Sa Ord for yellow, if I may suggest something :)

(I wrote the name from memory so I hope I didn't messed it up.)

Well at this rate I'll be done with this in uuuuuuhhhh October. Anyhow help me pick a Critical Role character for yellow lol.

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i've experienced popping and cracking in all of the above so i wanna know how normal this is

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I'd like to clarify that I used RWBY wiki for the hights. If something is incorrect, that is a possibility.

Well, I'm tall. (I'm the blue dabadi dabadu)

Found this. So I had a bit of fun.

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May the 4th be with you!

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Well, I'm tall. (I'm the blue dabadi dabadu)

Found this. So I had a bit of fun.

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Big announcement!

Soon I will finish the beta verion to my TTRPG I been making for a few months. It will have elements of Dungeons & Dragons 5e (possibly earlier editions) and Pathfinder 2e.

So for anyone who played those or similar ttrpgs will have an easy start, and it will be beginning friendly for new players.

Arcana & Chaos will be released within a few months if everything is going as planned.

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New dice soon arrives for my new characters, YAY!

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Heh, Applebee's Solstice.