watcherintheweyr

[watcherintheweyr]

In fanfiction there is a difference between being a good writer and a popular writer. 

Just because you can write a well-structured story with dynamic and consistent writing and characters doesn’t mean you will be popular. And sometimes stories that have disorganized plots, mediocre writing, and/or OOC characters will be held up as the greatest things to ever exist. 

Just because your writing isn’t popular doesn’t mean you are a bad writer. Don’t ever compromise who you are, who your characters are, your plot, your writing style, anything for the sake of readership.

There are popular writers everywhere. But there are only so many good writers.

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[watcherintheweyr]

Hi .. hope you are doing well 🌹

iam motaz a nurse from Gaza .. married to fedaa a pediatrician .. father of 3 lovely children ..

writing to you these words with tearing eye and a heavy heart ..

‏. as it may be our last hope of survival !

it is not easy for me to ask for help from other but being a father of these lovely kids makes me very responsible for their safety and protection so i have to do any thing to keep them safe ..

we lost every thing because of this violent war !

Life here became unaffordale and unsafe for any human ..

please please help me carry my children to safety ..

i wish my words could explain even little abit of what i am carring in my heart

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Please read through this man's story, share and donate if you are able.

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Hi, I hope you're doing well and I am sorry in advance if I sent you this message before. We are very close to the goal and I really need your help. I'm writing to you with a heavy heart and an urgent request for help. My family is in a very danger situation due to the ongoing war, and I've launched a GoFundMe campaign to save them. Could you please rebblog my campaign post from my profile?🙏 Feel free to share it in any other social media platform if you would like. Our campaign has been verified ⭐️ by operation olive branch, and is entry number 26 on their spreadsheet. Also with ⭐️ Project watermelon,line 249/(212) on their spreadsheet. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you in advance for all of your support and kindness.

Please share this campaign or donate if you can.

[watcherintheweyr]

People coming for Mary Kirby for clarifying that Lucanis is demisexual panromantic and a virgin is crazy. A character does not need to turn the the camera and say "I'm this sexuality." Sometimes it can just be in the subtext. Personally, I could tell that he was written as a demisexual character and it's nice to see Mary confirming it on Bluesky.

[watcherintheweyr]

Did I turn up the difficulty, allow Illario to hit me many times and made the fight last 16 minutes just so I could hear all the banter?

(Yes but you can't prove anything)

Some of my favorites, Crow!Rook edition:

Edit: After doing this fight with another Rook, I can also say that two of these are specific to the Lucanis romance.

[watcherintheweyr]

Stuff Spite smells. DA:TV spoilers under cut.

Poking around in the game files. lines pertaining to Spite's habit of narrating smells.

"(Inhales) Smells like... Lucanis."

"(Inhales) Smells like... Rook."

both self-explanatory.

"(Inhales) Smells like... jam and brimstone. "

jam - Harding, brimstone - Taash?

"Smells like tears. And lying."

Solas.

"Smelled like strawberries and blood."

a lady at the market who was selling ribbons and who was into Lucanis.

"(Inhales) Smells like... melon and woodsmoke."

Taash?

"(Inhales) Home? Smells like dust and linseed oil."

Villa Dellamorte.

"(Inhales) Smells like blood. Ashes. Not done. Not yet."

After killing Calivan in the Ossuary.

"(Inhales) Smells like... incense. Old meat. And starched linens."

Necropolis (it has triggered in the Memorial Gardens).

"(Inhales) Smells like... old teeth and burial spices."

triggered when getting to the door before the Fade tear on the Grey Warden island in the Crossroads, where there are some skeletons and urns.

"(Inhales.) Smells like... fear. Sweat. And frustration."

unsure.

"Spite says the magic smells like oil on water."

unsure.

pls correct me if I'm wrong with any of these or if I missed any. ◕‿◕ some I know I've heard in-game but can't recall where they were placed or recall for sure.

edit: thankyou sm to users @violetwreck, @symphorine and @quilleth for sharing info in the notes below :) post has been updated.

[watcherintheweyr]

UPDATE 11/27/2024:

The full alphabet was found and has been made into a font.

Some notes:

Elvish uses a symbol for spaces between words. They do not use punctuation. K and Q are the same Elvish letter.

The elvish writing in DA4 is a 1:1 mask of English and can be decoded! The pic below is out of date, as the whole alphabet was found. In addition, Tevene, Anderfels, Antivan, and Nevarran alphabets can be linked to each other!

English, Elvhen, Tevene, Anderfels, Antivan, and Nevarran alphabets!!!

[watcherintheweyr]

Alright, here is the Inquisitor Import trick in action! (post by @felassan which has the OG BSky post)

Make sure to match your Inquisitor's gender & lineage up for the one you want to import, and to change a couple of things about the Inquisitor's appearance so it's registered as a custom one, and then import your Rook.

[watcherintheweyr]

The Foods of Dragon Age: The Veilguard

This covers all the new foods mention in the game, unless noted otherwise, these foods are considered universal as they don't have a specific place of origin mentioned.

New Ingredients:

Alubia carilla - Antivan, aka blacked eyed peas

Antivan Lemon Thyme

Apricot

Cheese Curds

Chocolate, Dark

Clinging Morsel - a hearty fungus that is common in rural cuisine

Cow Heart

Cream, Heavy

Dragon's Bounty - known for its health benefits, it has tough green skin that opens and reveals dozens of tart arils.

Dragon Pepper - Rivain

Dragon Root

Dwarf Spice Collection - contains eight different spices.

Flax Seed

Figs, Purple

Ginger Root - a popular ingredient in Qunari cuisine

Gingerwort Truffle - common in the Anderfels and the Arlathan forest. When made into a tea it can have some magical side effects.

Green Cabbage

Horned Melon

Human Spice Collection - a collection with two spices

Kale

Lineseed

Mangos - Tevinter

Melon

Nocen Bass - a hearty denizen of the Nocen Sea

Nocen Shrimp

Olive Oil - Antivan

Pineapple - Tevinter and Rivain

Potatoes, New

Potatoes, Sweet

Pumpkin, Warty

Rialto Trout - a fish featured in both Antivan and Rivaini cuisine

Rivaini Pitaya - a colourful fruit with a sweet, delicate flavor. Though pitaya refers to dragonfruit family, the fruit doesn't look like dragonfruit.

River Salmon

Saffron

Sea Bass

Seere Peppers - Rivaini

Short-grain Rice - Antivan

Spearmint

Spicy Spice Collection - contains fourteen jars

Spring Onions

Striped Cod

Sugar, Brown

Sweetmelon

Tomatoes, Cherry

Vinegar, Dark

Vinegar, White

Walnut

Yam

New Foods:

Aged Antivan Cheese

Antaam Provisions

Antivan Dressing

Antivan Seafood Soup - uses sea bass, nocen shrimp, striped cod, squid, saffron, and salt

Apple Cake - Fereldan

Apple Cheesy Butter Noodles - Fereldan, a recipe made by Harding

Apple Dumplings - Fereldan

Apricot Liqueur

Armada Special - a Rivaini sandwich comprised of meat and cheese, it can have greens, pineapple, and more meat and cheese added. Or one can make it "Nevarran" meaning vegetarian.

Bran Cookies

Breaded Cheese Wands - Rivain, sticks of cheese breaded

Breadstick

Bronto Steak

Bug-cakes

Candied Sage Leaves - a popular Nevarran snack

Carta Fries - a Riviani dish, served as a side

Cheesy Toast

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Churro - Antivan

Cider Porridge

Citrus Bagna Cauda - Antivan, a citrus sauce with anchovies

Coffee Ice - a frozen Minrathous treat, served with cream and toffee sauce on top. It is "like snow" but tastes of coffee

Cucumber sandwich

Dalish Seafood Soup

Deep Roads Crispers - a Rivaini dish

Demon-hair pasta

Eel Soup - Qun

Elderberry Pie - served in Ferelden and Tevinter

Elfroot Jelly

Fish Head Stew - Qun

Fish of the Day with Pear Slaw - Tevinter

Fish-fry

Free Marches Mash-up - a Rivaini dish

Fried Bread

Fried Bread with Herbs

Fried Leeks and Potatoes

Fried Peppers

Fry-bread - Tevinter

Gooseberry Pie

Gravy on Fish

Greens - salad

Greens with Antivan, Orlesian, or House Dressing

Griddle Cake

Grilled Fish Kebab

Grilled Halla - Dalish

Grilled Skewerd Squid

Grilled Treviso - Antivan, a fish named after the city

Grilled Treviso with Citrus Bagna Cauda

Hal's Fried Fish - Tevinter

Halla Cakes - Dalish

Ham and Herbs

Ham and Jam Slam - a Fereldan sandwich comprised of toast, butter, ham, and jam. Made by Harding.

Hazlenut Torte - Nevarran

Honey Cake with Figs - Tevinter

House Dressing - a Rivaini dressing

Isskap - a Qunari dish, that uses melons

Jam Pudding - Fereldan

Jam Tart - Fereldan

Jam, Apple

Jam, Cherry

Jam, Strawberry

Khachapuri - Tevinter, there is a three cheese variety

Lavender Cream - Antivan

Mince Pie

Mutton Stew - Fereldan

Mystery Stew

Nevarran Tomb Cheese

Non-Seafood Paella - Antivan

Noodles and Gravy

Nordbotten Cream - made of brined sheep's milk from Nordbotten

Orange Liqueur

Orlesian Dressing

Orlesian Sauce

Pasta Made of Peppers and Oil

Peanut Butter and Sausage Special - Tevinter

Pear Slaw - Tevinter

Peppered Steaks

Poached Crustaceans - Tevinter

Pork Dumplings - Fereldan

Pork Hand Pies with Fresh Herb Sauce - Tevinter

Potato Stew

Poutine

Rarebit - Nevarran

Raw Oysters on Ice with Lemon and Mint - Tevinter

Rhubarb Pie - Tevinter and Fereldan

Roasted Cabbage

Roasted Cabbage and Gravy

Roasted Chicken

Roasted Chicken Salad

Robust Loaf - a crusty, wholesome brown bread

Rolled Noodles

Salted Meat, Halla

Sauced Eels - Qunari

Sausage Sauced with Nut Butter Stuffed in a Bun - Tevinter

Savory Pie with Spinach - Tevinter

Scorpion Pasta - Tevinter

Scrambled Eggs

Scrambled Eggs and Gravy

Sea Monster Kebab - Rivaini

Seafood Paella

Seleny Ham - Antivan

Smoked Trout

Souffle

Spiced Fried Lentils - Tevinter

Spiced Porridge

Spit-Roasted Nug - Tevinter

Strawberry Tart

Street Meat

Sugar-biscuit Candy

Tarta de Limon - Antivan

Taste of Ferelden Bread and Cheese Spread

Tentacle Salad - Tevinter

The Divine's Hat - An Orlesian soft cheese molded to resemble the Divine's crown.

The Revered Mother's Knickers - Fereldan

Treviso Ham - Antivan

Turnip Stew - Fereldan

Vanilla and Nutmeg Tart

Venison Souffle

White Sauce

Wild Meat and Mushrooms - Dalish

Yam and Jam Slam - a Fereldan sandwich comprised of toast, butter, yam, and jam. Made by Harding.

Zeff's Fried Fish

New Drinks

Andoral's Breath - a type of coffee common in Treviso

Antivan Heritage Brandy

Antivan House Wine

Aromatic Coffee - Antivan

Assembly Ale - Dwarven

Cioccolata Calda - Antivan

Daisy Fun-Time Lemon Gin - Antivan, a juniper spirit flavoured with local flowers and fruit.

Dew of the Dales - Elven, Antivan. Spirits for the spirited, an elven elevation of the brewing arts only sold in Antiva.

Dock Town Homebrew - Tevinter

Dragon Piss Ale

Dwarven Stout - an Orzammar recipe, brewed by the dwarven Ambassadoria

Fire Brandy - used to flambé desserts

Ginger Tea

Gingerwort Truffle Tea

Grappling Hook - a white liqueur with hints of elderflower. Served with three coffee beans

Halla Milk

Kirkwall Select 9:36 - after the Kirkwall Rebellion, few barrels survived.

Lavender Tea

Lemon Gin - Antivan

Minrathous Red - hints of plum and spices

Minrathous White - a light and refreshing drink for humid Tevinter summers

Nevarran Red

Pomace Brandy - Antivan, brandy made from the pomace leftovers of wine making

Qun on the Rocks - Antivan, rum is matched with salt water and presumably seasonal fruit from Par Vollen.

Rivaini Moonshine - home-distilled Rivaini moonshine not for the faint of heart or stomach

Starkhaven Lager

Teven Lager - popular Dock Town amber brew

Vint-6 the common Red - thick and sweet, it is served by the sip. Tradition says that the more who partake, the greater the fortune

Vyrantium Brandy

[watcherintheweyr]

The way the dragon age fandom treats the devs is genuinely fucking concerning. I have my own gripes and disagreements both with veilguard and the ama but never in my life would I have even considered harassing and hating on the devs to any degree.

Any

And yall sent Epler so much deeply toxic hate he quit social media entirely. And I've seen some of whats been said to him and the others. You're acting like entitled fucking toddlers.

Holy fucking shit.

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put three f/f ships you like in the tags. doesnt matter how obscure or embarrassing the media, go for it. and no, your m/m ship doesnt count as women

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I have a handful of critiques (regrettably a large handful but, still)

but.. ultimately I did love veilguard. I'll always love dragon age and thedas.

I'll get into those critiques later though bc rn I'm tired and in a really shitty mood.

[watcherintheweyr]

john epler: solas has no real regard for the lives of the people who followed him

meanwhile:

[watcherintheweyr]

Are people willfully ignoring that the devs said part of the reason Davrin was one of the two for that choice was bc of him surviving at weisshaupt?

Bc I've seen three people saying the devs said him just bc of assan and while I agree that comment was in poor taste that... isn't what the whole statement was. At all.

It's because he's a Warden who has lost 3/4 of his Order. It's bc he survived killing an Archdemon, which he was trained for years to sacrifice himself to kill.

Davrin's whole story isn't just about Assan. It's about resolving yourself to live past what you thought was your 'expiration date' and how to come to terms with surviving what you thought would kill you.

It's about growing to be more than you'd ever imagined or allowed yourself to be (A Warden destined to die in the Blight, the griffon bodyguard, to the hero who helped save the veil and kill gods, to the hero who saved the griffon species anew, to the hero who survived the killing of an archdemon- a fear only ever (possibly) completed by the HoF, granted they fulfilled Morrigans ritual.) He even starts to reconnect with his Dalish roots and heritage and family. To grow upwards like tree branches and to reaffirm his roots.

It's about accepting that you are more than what you thought were more and that you can have and be more. And then, depending on Rooks choices- after he has accepted that he could have a future, that he could do and be more, that he's allowed to want and to be more... he loses that future. To save the world. To give his team a chance they would never get again.

Davrin has always been more than just Assan and yet half the people I see complaining about his arc 'just being about Assan' are the very ones.. reducing his arc to that.

(I'll never ever be able to sacrifice him, but... yeah)

Like I have my own issues with some of what the devs said (like 90% of what was said about Solas, the Assan vs Harding comment instead of recognizing Davrin's importance as DAVRIN)

But like. At least be accurate in what you're criticizing

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theres something very sinister about the way datv views solas and his redemption.

when i imagined a happy ending for him (in my wildest dreams) there was always something for him to //do// to begin the process of healing the blight and helping the spirits beyond the veil. i, too, view inaction under such circumstances as unbecoming, even if he makes things worse in the process. the alternative is worse. it has to be worse.

but it very much isnt. time and time again solas is portrayed as evil for doing anything. his regrets are all about choosing action over inaction. it's kind of insane that the game doesnt punish rook in a similar way.

when my character foil lets blight loose upon the world that's just a heroic quest for them to go on, but when i, solas dragonage...

and in the end it all comes down to forgiving him for attempting to fix his mistakes without offering any alternatives, and it's about his moral and ethical failings, not the actions themselves.

and through revealing that it was solas all along, with him gone we are blissfully free from asking questions such as why was there slavery in a society with abundant magic?

because the world has been saved. or minrathous, i guess.

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