D&D, Art, & Things

I like art, Dungeons & Dragons, and mbti a lot. I'm an INFP 4w5. I’m aro/ace, 17 years old, my pronouns are she/her, and I can speak some Japanese.

[wardencommanderrodimiss]

after we’ve climbed a tower and found the top floor of it filled with ravens and nothing else

“Hey. Hey guys. Do you know what this is. Guys. Guys. It’s a… raven loft.”

[wardencommanderrodimiss]

Amazing. Bust into his castle like “DUDE I WANNA SEE THE RAVENS. SHOW ME THE BIRDS” and when he figures out what the hell you’re on about the pun deals a single point of psychic damage.

[ezeravar]

😂

[ezeravar]

I couldn’t help myself.

[critgemhero]

You know what Good Omens does NOT get enough credit for? How it never, not once, makes gender presentation the butt of a joke.

Crowley presenting as female to be Warlock’s Nanny? The way this was filmed, acted, and written wasn’t made to be funny whatsoever. She was stunning, I loved the hat!

Pollution using they/them pronouns while the postman used the gender neutral honorific of sir for them? What’s there to make fun of? They’re royalty.

Archangel Michael, who has a traditionally male name, played by a female actress? Never questioned.

Lord Beelzebub’s androgyny? Only respect for the Lord of Hell.

Aziraphale sharing Madame Tracy’s body? Crowley recognized his angel and accepted it no problem. He was right about the dress too, it did suit him!

Crowley’s pure, unfiltered non-binary/gender-fluid energy in general? Fucking fabulous. Who could seriously make fun of this demon’s style? As someone once pointed out to me, you could swap him with Tilda Swinton and I’d see no difference. What an icon.

Good Omens is the first big show I’ve seen to basically avoid transphobia all together when the opportunity presented itself, and even say fuck you to the gender binary as a bonus. If the biggest binary in all the universe, Heaven and Hell, don’t give a damn about it then why should you? 

[neil-gaiman]

Thank you! That was definitely what we were going for. I’m not certain we always achieved it – or at least, people didn’t always seem to see that was what we were doing. (It made me sad when a few people on Twitter reacted to Crowley-as-nanny as if it was meant to be a transphobic man-in-a-dress joke.)

For our angels and demons, it was intensely liberating having male and female actors auditioning for the same roles, and just picking the ones who we felt nailed the characters best.

Also, can I just hear a wahoo for the wonderful Archangel Uriel, Gloria Obianyo?

[ezeravar]

I love Good Omens so much...

[ezeravar]

MBTI types as out-of-context quotes from my Dungeons & Dragons game part 6:

(keep in mind that these are just for fun and shouldn’t be taken too seriously!😊)

INTJ: “It’s ok, it’s an evil robot.”

INTP: “Are you just an illusion? Have you ever been an armadillo?”

ENTJ: “My existence is the bane of yours.”

ENTP: “YOUR MORTAL BRAIN WILL NEVER COMPREHEND WHAT BEANS ARE CAPABLE OF!!!”

INFJ: “Owlbear, tell us your secrets. Owlbear, show us the way.”

INFP: “I don’t know if you're supposed to eat those… They’re probably cocoons or something… I was a cocoon once…”

ENFJ: “I subsist solely on emotions.”

ENFP: “She’s chaotic! She’s not crazy, there’s a difference!”

ISTJ: “We could play a board game while we wait for him to dethaw.”

ISFJ: “What’s it like being a tree cloud?”

ESTJ: “I don’t know how many planets he’s conquered.”

ESFJ: “Do you need any help setting up this party, butler-man?”

ISTP: “This time, we’ll be on the other side of the mid-party betrayal where everyone gets stabbed.”

ISFP: “My rats have found secrets in the chimneys.”

ESTP: “It was a good day until I went to prison.”

ESFP: “Hmmm… That sounds like a melodrama.”

[dracogotgame]

So, India is dying.

Look, I know a good number of you are from the US and things aren't amazing there either, but my country is literally on the brink of collapse. So I'd love it if we could talk about that for a minute.

If you can't do anything else, please just read and reblog.

A second COVID wave has taken out the healthcare system. There are no more hospital beds. There's an oxygen shortage. There's a critical vaccine shortage. The Central Government has thrown its hands up and is passing the baton to the State Governments to do what they can.

There are over 16 million covid cases. A record 330,000 new cases reported yesterday - comparable to the US at its peak. 187,000 dead as of today.

There is no plan.

Mass cremations are taking place. The cremation grounds are running day and night and they are short on wood. People are watching their loved ones die while waiting for a hospital bed, and then they're unable to give them the proper burial rights.

Hospitals are overwhelmed. Patients are being confined, two to a bed. They're the lucky ones.

We are on the verge of people dying in the streets.

This is the second-most populous country in the world. The largest democracy. A country that encapsulates over 15,000 years of recorded human history and has endured everything from famine to invasion to colonisation.

We might be at the end. This might be the thing that does us in.

People are dying.

People are dying.

People are dying and there is no plan.

More good news? Variants are popping up. A double mutation strain has shown up. It is resistant to current vaccines. This will not go away. This is the devastation they warned of when the anti-maskers were out protesting the minor inconvenience of covering their face in public.

My country is on the verge of an emergency state. Our government has failed us. This is as dire a situation as it ever could be.

Look. I don't do much with my life. I write fics, some of you have read them and that's pretty much it. I spend my days with my head in the clouds because that's where I like to be.

But two days ago, my grandmother tested positive, had to be taken to hospital and the ambulance caught fire.

She barely made it to the urgent care she needs.

So, here I am, using whatever meager platform I have to cobble this request together. Because I have to do something.

If you can, donate.

Or spread the word.

Help. Please.

[ezeravar]

Yesterday, I was looking at vintage photographs online (just for fun), and I found one that looks (to me) like Gertruda, from Curse of Strahd. The photo is of a woman from the 1890’s getting photographed for the first time. I found a colorized version as well, which made her dress purple (and her eyes blue) just like in the illustration of Gertruda! Anyway, I don’t know why I’m so excited about this. I just think it’s neat how similar they look, with those really big light eyes. Plus, old photos fascinate me in general, and this one is quite stunning.

[ezeravar]

Since I drew supervillain versions of Strahd & his consorts, I thought I’d do superhero versions of Ireena & Ezmerelda! Ez’s leg is inspired by Iron Man’s boots in the old comics. I don’t know why I love drawing goofy superhero/villain costumes so much 😂. They’re just so bright and over-the-top. It’s fun.

[ezeravar]

I did a drawing of Strahd & his consorts as cheesy comic book supervillains. From left to right: Ludmilla, Anastraya, Strahd, Volenta, and Escher. Strahd looks so funny. 😂 Which is your favorite?

[diaryofanangryasianguy]

Honoring the lives lost in the Atlanta shooting

Xiaojie 'Emily' Tan, 49

Tan, 49, was the mother of Jami Webb, a recent graduate from the University of Georgia. She was a licensed massage therapist and the owner of Young’s Asian Massage, along with other businesses in the area, including another spa and a tanning salon, according to state records. She was “the sweetest, most kind-hearted, giving, never-met-a-stranger person,” a friend told Atlanta’s WSB-TV. Just one day away from her 50th birthday when she was killed, according to USA Today, Tan was described by her daughter as thoughtful, devoted to her family, and looking forward to traveling in her retirement.

Hyun Jung Grant, 51

Hyun Jung Grant was a Korean immigrant who worked at Atlanta’s Gold Spa. Her son Randy Park, 23, shared a tribute to his mother on GoFundMe: He said his mother was a single parent who “dedicated her whole life to providing for my brother and I.” She loved dancing and sushi, according to Park, who told The Daily Beast, “She wasn’t just my mother. She was my friend.” Park, who now has to raise his brother alone, is not buying law-enforcement officials’ suggestion that the attack was motivated by a supposed sex addiction, not racism. “That’s bullshit,” he said.

Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, 33

Yaun Gonzalez, 33, was a mother of two — 13-year-old Mayson and 8-month-old Mia. She had worked all day on Tuesday at the Waffle House a few shops down from Tan’s spa business. She had been looking forward to having a relaxing night out with her husband, Mario Gonzalez, whom she married only last year, and the couple had reportedly never been to Young’s Asian Massage before. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, family members say that Mario Gonzalez, who survived the shooting, is “taking [the situation] hard.” Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez’s friends and family have set up a GoFundMe to address her funeral costs.

Paul Andre Michels, 54

Michels, 54, was a handyman at Young’s Asian Massage and the owner of an electric company. He was only recently hired for the role and excited to take it on after looking for more work during the pandemic, according to a friend who spoke with CBS46. An army veteran originally from Detroit, Michels is one of nine siblings and is survived by his wife of more than two decades. In an interview with the Guardian, his brother John Michels emphasized his kindness. “He was just a regular guy, very good-hearted, very soft-natured,” he said, while noting that Michels had expressed an interest in getting involved in the massage business.

Yong Ae Yue, 63

A licensed massage therapist, she was laid off at the start of the pandemic last year and was excited to finally start shifts at the spa again, her son Elliott Peterson, 42, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday morning. Yue’s youngest child, Robert Peterson, 38, agreed, recalling their mother as a kind and deeply caring woman. If you stopped by her house, she’d sit you down, ask if you’d eaten, and then insist on a trip to H Mart grocery store so she could make a meal.

Daoyou Feng, 44

Daoyou Feng, 44, began working at Young’s Asian Massage in recent months, according to Tan’s friend Hynson. She was kind and quiet, he said. Her relatives could not be reached for comment.

Soon Chung Park, 74

Soon Chung Park, 74, was also a worker at an Atlanta spa. Her family didn’t respond when reached for comment. Park previously lived in New York, where she has relatives, her son-in-law, Scott Lee, told the New York Times. “She got along with her family so well,” Lee told the newspaper.

Suncha Kim, 69

Suncha Kim, 69, worked at one of the spas in Atlanta. Her family could not be reached for comment. Kim, a grandmother, was married for more than 50 years, a family member told the Times. She enjoyed line dancing and worked hard, the relative said.

Elcias Hernandez-Ortiz, 30

Hernandez-Ortiz, 30, was the only survivor of the victims who were shot on Tuesday, and he remains hospitalized for multiple gunshot wounds in his “forehead, throat, lungs and stomach,” according to the Washington Post. He was shot while standing outside in the shopping center where Young’s Asian Massage is located. “He came from nothing and has come a long way; that is why I have faith he will survive this,” his wife Flor Gonzalez told the Washington Post. Gonzalez has also set up a GoFundMe to help with the costs of Hernandez-Ortiz’s medical care.

[ezeravar]

This is a drawing I did of my D&D character, The Bird! Yes, their name is The Bird. It fits. They’re a kenku bard who was raised as a member of the Sea Maiden’s Faire (a sea fairing circus, which travels along the Sword Coast on three galleons called The Hellraiser, and The Heartbreaker, and The Eyecatcher). They’re chaotic good, mischievous, sneaky, fun-loving, goofy, and surprisingly intelligent and observant. They avoid violence as much as possible, but they have lots of useful spells, and they’re very stealthy and charismatic. They also work for Jarlaxle Baenre as a spy, but they lost contact with him a few months ago after wandering into the domain of dread, Barovia. I’m pretty sure Strahd hates them. But, hey, they hate Strahd too. So, it’s mutual. Wish them luck in Barovia! Their poor innocent soul’s gonna need it.

[ezeravar]

MBTI types as out-of-context quotes from my Dungeons & Dragons game part 5:

(keep in mind that these are just for fun and shouldn’t be taken too seriously!😊)

INTJ: (completely deadpan) “Just yesterday, I was reading a very engaging book about an immortal dog. I just couldn’t put it down.” 

INTP: “My opinions are correct, and you are too deluded to see the truth.”

ENTJ: “Reiteration: My guillotine is very sharp.”

ENTP: “What you have there, is a nice puppet of the devil.”

INFJ: “Well... all elements of magic become death in the end.”

INFP: “Do you think that crabs think fish fly?”

ENFJ: “While the demon goat is being good and useful, we can pamper the demon goat.”

ENFP: “No, I am not letting you take my second soul. There’s a reason it was put there!”

ISTJ: “If any funny business happens at all--any at all--I will bring this whole house down.”

ISFJ: “O-ok! It’s just a chair!”

ESTJ:  “Wow, I guess violence is the answer.”

ESFJ: “I’ll just tell it not to eat anybody else!”

ISTP: “We were gonna come out here to break your kneecaps but… it’s not worth it, guys, I’m calling it off.”

ISFP: “Ugh, he turned into a tree, and then he met a bunch of other trees, and then he just ran off with them!”

ESTP:  “Plan C: Turn the unicorn into a gargantuan killer whale! We crush the warship and ride to shore on the whale!”

ESFP: “I’m quite the socialite myself, you know.”

[dankmemeuniversity]

[ezeravar]

My CoS Party’s Undeniably Best/Most Useful/Most Realistic Plans for Dealing with Barovia and Defeating Strahd (minor/vague CoS spoilers ahead):

Steal Strahd’s nailpolish.

Convince Blinsky to turn Piddlewick into a train.

Convince Sangzor to eat the Gulthias Tree.

Melt the Amber Temple.

Make a scavenger hunt for Strahd, with clues and everything.

Steal Volenta’s socks.

Convince Strahd to let us go to Chult if we promise to bring him back a dinosaur.

Write a book titled “The Barovian Book of Embarrassing Secrets,” and give it as a gift to Strahd.

Convince Strahd and his consorts to join us for a “beach episode” at Lake Zarovich.

Turn Strahd’s wine into holy water.

Find a Wish spell (somehow) and use it to switch the alignment of every vampire living in Castle Ravenloft to Chaotic Good.

Convince Ezermelda to marry every member of our party so that we’re all technically Vistani and then LEAVE.

Perform an opera for Escher.

Invite Strahd to a dinner party. It’s just a normal dinner party.

Turn Strahd into a horse.

Turn our horse into a superior horse.

Turn Sangzor into a horse.

Turn anyone who dares to cross us into a horse.

Start a friendly prank war with Strahd.

Replace the big Strahd mannequin trap in Ravenloft with a mannequin of Escher.

Convince Strahd to let us rule Barovia for a month.

Convince Strahd to let us take Escher to Waterdeep for a vacation.

Turn Old Bonegrinder into a normal bakery. Just give up on leaving Barovia. We’re bakers now. Deal with it.

Break Strahd’s spine.

Win.

Nothing will go wrong.

[ezeravar]

This is my drawing of Ireena Kolyana from Curse of Strahd! I love her so much.

[fullymechanized-consoomer]

I don’t even have anything funny to say that is just really sweet 

[fullymechanized-consoomer]

[ariesfire0704]

There is a statue in Cork to commemorate the donation of the Choctaw people to the Irish people, It is called Kindred Spirits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindred_Spirits_(sculpture)

[false-dawn]

Please click here to reach the Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund!

[guerrillatech]

[ezeravar]

Seriously—too many people think that it’s sign of weakness or immaturity to rely on loved ones and to ask for help or support from people. We should be here to care for one another, not isolate ourselves from people we can help, and who can help us, just for the sake of “individualism.”

[ezeravar]

Mbti types as out-of-context quotes from my Dungeons & Dragons game part 4:

INTJ: “I’m 300 years old, you think I haven’t seen a molted bird before?”

INTP: “I don’t even know what happens when you turn an herbivore into something relatively carnivorous.”

ENTJ: “I reserve all worship for myself.”

ENTP: “I offered you my button that blows him up.”

INFJ: “If you want my respect, you need to do a good deed every week.”

INFP: “Do you wanna do the thing that I thought about doing… But I didn’t?”

ENFJ: “I think my friend just tripped on your wife.”

ENFP: “I stole his silverware to make holy water.”

ISTJ: “I’m not so good at freeform dance, but I can do a mean waltz!”

ISFJ: “Well, you're not like the champions of light I thought you were. But, you’re kind of like the champions of light I didn’t expect.”

ESTJ: “Any breathing I did was… recreational.”

ESFJ: “No, I’ve been planning a party.”

ISTP: “This is so nebulous. I don’t know what anything means.”

ISFP: “I want a wand that looks like a trident… that’s just a fork.”

ESTP: “You seem pretty sure this is a bad idea, but I think this is a great idea.”

ESFP: “Do you want to play Bard Bard Revolution?”