Elli, the river

Musician, storyteller, and have a hard time walking.

[grezzirossi]

They're besties for me <3 Bonus:

[elli-the-river]

Oh look it's my two faves

[a-mel0n]

reblog if you’ve had an online friendship that’s lasted more than 2 years

[elli-the-river]

I'm editing my podcast and uh the transcription hallucinated a bit

[tpwrtrmnky]

Putting "Ghibli-inspired" on a high shelf until the people talking about it as if it means "generic coziness and nothing else" have watched more Ghibli movies

[loveroftheflame]

Worlds beyond number’s “The Wizard The Witch and The Wild One” subverts this and is perfect in every way. We love the terrors and horrors

[elli-the-river]

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Apparently there were some pretty massive errors in export. Took about an hour to fix them but here you go. This song was written based on Critical Role Campaign 4 Episode 1, the Fall of Thjazi Fang. If possible, I'll do one for each episode.

Honestly, this has been awesome to listen to even for one episode. I tried listening back during the Mighty Nein days but ended up being too much content and too little time. Podcasts are now a normal part of my routine right as C4 is starting, so I'll be listening along and trying to make some music inspired by it.

Also I'm in LOVE with every character Aabriya makes. Ever.

[razberrypuck]

is critical roll really hard to get into for anyone else or is it just a me thing. like i'm sure it's great i'm sure the hype is warranted but when i tried (most recent attempt was several months ago) it was like. i was three and a half hours into a five-ish hour long session (the first episode of whatever campaign i picked mind you) when i remembered i could be watching anything else. i tried watching the totk-based oneshot they did when it came out and i just couldn't. get into it. i don't mean to be mean or anything i just need to know if it's a me thing or not bc i've never had this issue with any other d&d show

[elli-the-river]

I think I have an idea as to why. It doesn't feel "tight". While it's professional and well produced, listening to a tabletop (especially D&D) is far less engaging than playing because of investment. Other podcasts that edit down that spacing, include more production value, and push more technical mechanics to the side end up telling stories that feel a bit closer to an audio drama.

Good examples of these productions imo: Worlds Beyond Number, Dimension 20, RPG Major, The Heart is a Dungeon (especially this, everyone should listen).

[elli-the-river]

So in case anyone else is feeling from WWW ep53, listening to RPGMajor is actually great aftercare. What the fuck.

How long was Steel waiting? The whole time. I need to know what was in her mind watching Suvi see her parents again.

Was she jealous that the girl she did her best to raise, the girl that calls her mom, the girl that has been by her side for years and years pivoted so quickly back to the people that no longer stand by her. Back to Soft and Stone.

And how did she feel watching Suvi pick up that Inflict Wounds so naturally. The thing that scars her to this day, the spell that probably feels like raw betrayal, something she was left out of. How does it feel to watch that spell live, knowing that its existence reveals what you've done.

Or I'm just brain rotting. The other two are great but some part of me connects too close to Suvi and I can't stop thinking about that whole web,,,

[elli-the-river]

NO. BRENNAN YOU CANNOT DO THAT.

I just spent the last 20 minutes of my drive trying to accept WHAT just happened at the end of EP 52. Trying to think of any good reason and all I have is coercion.

[un-monstre]

I know that HRT gives you secondary sex characteristics in one direction or another, but we HAVE to stop telling nonbinary people that they “can’t pick and choose.” Of course, you can’t tell your testosterone that you’d rather not grow chest hair, but there are things you can do!

You could go on T so your voice drops and start shaving so you don’t grow a beard. You could start HRT and then stop once you get the permanent changes you like. You can pursue sterilization instead of bottom surgery. You can get top surgery without being on T. You can go on E and work out a bunch to bulk out your muscles. You can pursue laser hair removal or electrolysis to remove unwanted hair, with or without HRT. You could even just start hormones to see if you like it and then stop if it isn’t to your taste.

Obviously, you can’t order secondary sex characteristics a la carte, but we have to stop being so awful to nonbinary people. We should discuss the options we have, not shut down the conversation with “that’s what you get.”

[nicuveo]

this 2020 research paper is all about HRT options for non-binary people. it's what convinced me to start HRT, because, indeed, i could "pick and choose".

Introduction: To date no standardized hormonal treatment protocols for non-binary transgender individuals have been described in the literat

[niceferatu]

remember when they were saying that bisexuals couldn't be butch or femme and we had to be like. deer

[niceferatu]

it was worse than I remembered

you couldn't be a futch they/them you had to be a pigeon

[elli-the-river]

Okay but there was another post (can't find it right now) about how mage/magus is a really good linguistically-fitting honorific term for gender neutral (taking the same place of sir/mister or miss/missus) and I've been using that in my personal life. I think we should normalize that.

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

When you're at the game table, how do you place your d20(s) when not in use?

20 side up, to show them how they're supposed to roll

Any other side up, so as not to use up all the 20 in them

Prettiest side up/different criteria

Jesse what are you talking about

Voting ended onJul 9, 2025

[battlecrazed-axe-mage]

Okay if you don't play d20 games then apply the logic to the dice you DO use

[elli-the-river]

You're all done for, I figured out how to download from Dropout so I'm actually gonna be up to date on D20 I promise I will be so brainrotted

[anonbeadraws]

~Curiosity The young and the free There for all to see Entranced Burned by the flame Have your senses taken leave Into the fire of true belief It's the orgy of the free 🔥🔥 a little comic practise for our beloved Paavu, feat Night of the Dancing flame by Róisín Murphy! Art and oc is mine!

[anonbeadraws]

~Curiosity The young and the free There for all to see Entranced Burned by the flame Have your senses taken leave Into the fire of true belief It's the orgy of the free 🔥🔥 a little comic practise for our beloved Paavu, feat Night of the Dancing flame by Róisín Murphy! Art and oc is mine!

[redstonedust]

despite the terf talking points most transgender people actually do think that sex and biology are real. but not me. i think that genders were invented by big pharma to sell period products. i think all other living organisms are actually animatronics sponsored by the disney company. i think that the "boobs" are all implants filled with covid vaccine. and baby i dont even think the mitochondria is in the cell. fuck with me.

[gleerant]

if you ever find yourself thinking “wow I scraped the bottom of the barrel with my energy with that and came out okay!” that’s the devil talking. you did not come out okay. you borrowed energy from the future. you will repay it if you don’t rest and replenish the borrowed energy first.

[gleerant]

this one took off quickly - are you guys ok

[wizard-of-interesting-failure]

WIZARD PSA: Chronomancy might be weird and confusing, but one of the few solid rules of the discipline is keep your promises. Time is a library, and you don't want to meet the librarian.

[sensiblereblogifposts]

Reblog if you have met the librarian

[dailydungeondelves]

I drew the original in 2021 and it just keeps getting better(?) with age