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I noticed an interesting parallel in "The Wizard the Witch and the Wild One" from @worldsbeyondpod, and decided to make a little fan animation of it.
MILD SPOILERS for Episode 11!
This is kind of a style test and practice run for the full scene I'd like to animate soon.
i had not seen the "durge/astarion is canon!" post until earlier today with that discord screenshot and honestly ... a writer being like "i managed to shove in all this extra content for astarion/dark urge, but then we simply ran out of time for the other characters" is not good, actually. that doesn't mean your ship is the most canon. it means that astarion kept getting extra attention and other companions kept getting neglected. that other companions simply do not have the amount of content astarion has is not a good thing, it is a bad thing.
and like i'm saying this as someone who really loves astarion/durge. it's unplatable to me and that larian writers are sitting in fan discords going "yeah we just didn't do that for other characters but somehow i found the time for this!" is kind of gross to me
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#added the scene tally for context bc this isn't even *just* a durge problem let me know if you want it off the post op#tbh i wasn't even surprised anymore by just how much more content ast*rion had compared to everyone else#larian - for whatever reason - had decided to make him their poster child and writers' pet for the entirety of ea already#so to have it be the same at release was#not surprising#what was surprising though is that they didn't even *try* to even out the content the others had#the difference in quantity and quality and just overall care is so stark#to have it confirmed by one of the main writers and apparently NARRATIVE LEAD DESIGNERS whose job it is to oversee EVERYONE'S development#is... Disappointing to say the very least#to have a writer say sorry#we didn't time and resources for any of the others#but we miraculously have the time to plan storyboard write record and animate them all for ast*rion is Truly Amazing
Hello! I hope OP doesn't mind me commenting on this, but I'm actually the person that wrote the post on Reddit analyzing Wyll's level of content in comparison to other companions. A friend told me that discussion of the data was circulating on Tumblr, so I took a look at some of the things being said on here, and made an account so I could clarify a few things. @galedekarios, you pretty aptly described what the biggest issue is, so I hope you're okay with me including your tags!
The first thing I want to state, is that Baudelaire Welch, the dev in question, uses they/them pronouns. I've seen a lot of people on Tumblr use the wrong pronouns, and I want to make sure that if this dialogue is happening, we all respect their identity properly.
I know a lot of people seem to be under the impression that this is the case, but Baudelaire Welch is not Astarion's writer. That is Stephen Rooney. However, Baudelaire is the senior narrative designer on the game, and according to their own blog, they are the "feature lead for companion characters and romances," and they wrote the Durge storyline. This is important to note because this isn't about Astarion's/the Durge's writer receiving more resources than their peers, this is about one of the narrative leads prioritizing one character over another. According to their Discord posts, they took the opportunity to work on Astarion over other companions, and didn't put aside the time to do this work on any other companion.
I've also seen people talking about the Durge being the intended main character. This is not accurate--what is correct is that there were early implications that Tav was meant to be a Bhaalspawn. But in this iteration, Tav did not have amnesia, nor were they implied to secretly be the super sexy and totally Bhaaling Jesus Christ of All Bhaalspawn. It appears that when Larian made the decision to make Tav just some guy and add the Dark Urge as an origin, they chose to make Durge more explicitly evil. It's a misconception to claim that Durge was always meant to be the main protagonist--rather, the Durge was added so this fandom could have more freedom to build their character however they wanted.
People also have been claiming that Astarion was the most popular companion in Early Access--that's not true. That's not even true in the full release of the game.
Contrary to popular belief, the finalized Wyll was not the last implemented companion. That was Karlach, who still has about 2 hours more dialogue than Wyll has. Theo Solomon stated in his interview with Dan Allen that he was brought in to play Wyll in November, whereas Samantha Beart was brought in to play Karlach six months prior to release (Apologies for not having a time stamp! I lost my notes that included it).
When I made the post, I was subjected to racism, bullying, and harassment. I bring it up because I think it's important to note that the reason Wyll was changed so much was because Larian made a mistake, and listened to a group of people that tend to criticize characters of color--especially fictional black people--far more heavily than their white counterparts. And while I believe Larian is well-intentioned, I don't think it's entirely possible to discuss the disparity of content without acknowledging that Wyll is a black man in an IP that has a lot of vocal racists in its fan base.
Anywho, apologies for the rant. But I think that this is something that needs to be addressed, and that we as a fandom need to discuss it factually. I hope this helps clear up some things!
Worlds Beyond Number Fireside Chat - Stars in the Stars
@quiddie Please show to Lou if he's back from Panama. I made word art of all his close acquaintances. @worldsbeyondpod
They released "A County Affair" in the free public feed. Go listen to it immediately! It is so good!
Aabria is a goat who is also maybe Satan.
Lou is a washed up racehorse with dreams of one last score.
Brennan is a slutty grandma chicken who is as ruthless as she is devoted to her grandkids.
Will they pull off the score?
Remember. No loose ends!
There will never be anything funnier than Brennan dramatically describing a dead body with the music sting increasing as the horror sets in finally culminating into the reveal that this is Finley, the man they were looking for
And then the music cuts out and Lou just yells in exasperation, “FINLEY.”
not quite the first image that I saw listening to ep 14 but by god was it close
Family portrait.
[ID: An illustration of Ame and the fox posing for a portrait. Ame sits smiling while the fox jumps up to examine a butterfly. Ame is wearing a pink skirt and her cannon shirt and hat. She is framed by branches.]
Worlds Beyond Number patrons just received:
An mp3 of a lovely song from the most recent episode
The high quality .wav file
Piano demo track
Lyrics
Guitar tabs?!?
SATB CHORAL ARRANGEMENT???!?
I can't help but feel I'm underpaying for what I'm getting out of this Patreon wtf I'm just here for cool ttrpg podcast and I'm getting aftershow, inspo playlists, extra content, AND music swag? Everyone else is sleeping on this
Not you child.
[ID: a full body illustration of Galani from Worlds Beyond Number. She is wearing a long red dress, a loose blue robe with yellow lining, glasses, and her hair in a braid at the top of her head. She is squinting through one eye and holding up a collar casting an abjuration spell.]
I'm having a great time
Another day another slay
We're making progress
We violenced too close to the sun
We've won the game, everything else is a side quest
My honest reaction to this information
Baby please maybe we can share
That Absolut making Staeve a little sassy
We got a little TOO sassy
Brain damaged for you babygirl <3
Why are you the way that you are
I'm not saying we're the bad guys, but I'm also not not saying we're the bad guys
Protect Karlach at all costs
This scene was quick, but to me it's really quietly impactful:
Naram: Their trap is undone, their cage shattered, would you-
Naram: You are wayshadowed. Would that I had the power to change such a thing, I would bring you home. What can I do to keep you safe in this world?
He would have taken Eursulon back to the world of spirits with him, would have taken him home! Instead, we get full confirmation that being wayshadowed isn't something that can be cleanly fixed, even for one as powerful as Naram.
Still holding out hope, though, that one day Eursulon will find a way to go back.
The sound design and music of every episode is amazing, without question. But man the choiral singing that played whenever Naram was performing his great magic and moving around more water than a human can properly comprehend, I felt that shit reverbarate in my bones. Truly the perfect soundtrack for a godlike being in action. I felt like how i felt when was watching Nausicäa or Princess Mononoke for the first time.
Probably my favourite episode so far.
Ahoohoo! Character playlists for Ame and the Fox, with liner notes by Erika and Brennan are out now!
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Our character playlists for Suvi and Eursulon, complete with liner notes by Aabria and Lou, are out now!
Keep your eyes (ears?) peeled for other playlists coming out this week.
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A bad video call with your mom.
[ID: An illustration of Steel from Worlds Beyond Number calling Suvi from the sky ship after Suvi was arrested. She looks angry. On either side of her screen there are Azure battalion officers and Galani stands to one side.]