[spaghettioverdose-deactivated20]

If we all work together and do our part, the US, UK, Canada, France etc. could be gone forever by the end of this decade!!

[spaghettioverdose-deactivated20]

Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said he will make an order under Section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to block the Bill.

[spaghettioverdose-deactivated20]

[khanmothman]

[consentcactus]

[theroguefeminist]

Just goes to show the companies complying in advance to the current administration are CHOOSING to do so and the decent ones AREN'T

[byjove]

I don’t think humans should be living in studio apartments or little one bedroom apartments you can barely turn around in. It’s like how the minimum tank size requirement for a betta fish is technically 2.5 gallons but you’re a monster if you put them in anything less than 5 gallons. I think people deserve at least one extra room in their house.

[byjove]

I get wanting to avoid urban sprawl, wanting to use space efficiently or whatever but goddamn. You should have space for potted plants, for a pullout couch for when your mother comes to visit, space to pursue your hobbies. I don’t think that’s a greedy thing to want.

[byjove]

I see some of the apartments listed in NYC and it’s like. that should be illegal. I’ve seen snakes with enclosures bigger than that

[jaimeski]

“I hate you” is boring. “I hope your favorite non human character gets drawn as white twink." is unique. it’s terrifying. it’s possible. it's true. it's happening.

[marlynnofmany]

*giant wind gust outside*

Me: “Don’t say it.”

My Brain:

[callingallcars]

typo in group chat incident one dead 8 still beating the corpse

[medievalthymes]

not to sound like a medieval peasant but, cheese and bread. garlic and butter. a menagerie of spices. potatoes. that’s what life is all about right there.

[holyhikari]

Digimon is NOT something you simply "get over." You're here forever. And that's good.

[shepherdsofhaven]

Shepherds of Haven

Description

Shepherds of Haven is a dark fantasy interactive fiction game. In it, you play as a Mage living in a world where magic is outlawed and your people—those possessing supernatural powers—are oppressed and reviled. The world is ruled by humans who believe in science, technology, and industry: at best, you and your kind are nothing more than a fairytale, and at worst you are the state’s greatest threat. 

Thus, using magic has been illegal for centuries. But after years of persecution, you are suddenly offered an opportunity to use your powers for good: demons are now returning, and the world needs fighters like you to protect the population from their invasion. Guns and bullets do no good against monsters pulled from primeval nightmares; only your people and your supernatural powers have the ability to fight fire with fire. 

So you join the Shepherds: an order of elite heroes and fighters comprised of the very people the world once feared more than the demons themselves. As a Shepherd, you’ll solve magical crimes, slay demons to protect the citizens of Haven, and build your reputation throughout the capitol. Explore the world of Blest, recruit allies and factions to join the Shepherds’ cause, find romance and companionship, investigate mysteries, lead rebellions and exorcisms, and uncover answers to the crises plaguing the world. Where are the demons coming from? Where have the gods or God gone, if they ever existed? And who are you, really? 

And will you be the world’s true savior… or will you be its ultimate downfall?

General Features

Customize your protagonist: choose names, gender, sexuality, appearance, weapon, magic specialization, education, racial heritage and much more

Play as male, female, or non-binary; straight, gay, bisexual, pansexual, as well as aromantic, asexual, aro-ace, or allo

Thousands of choices and role-playing variations: build your character’s personality and worldview from the ground up, test your loyalties and morals in every chapter, and make meaningful decisions that will change the story and world of the game in large and small ways

10 romance options (5 male, 5 female) and 2 one-night stands/flings

15 characters (including romance options) to recruit and befriend

Fulfilling friendship and romance routes

An ever-changing codex, character guide, and glossary that grows and adjusts as you play

A hubworld-style “day off” system between chapters: interact with the city and explore the world, meet new characters, take quests or side jobs, train, shop, pray, read, or spend time with or date companions between story missions

Dozens of mechanical secrets to reward your playthrough: achievements, a new game+ system, a save system, unlockable art, and a planned “stupid mode” and DLC

Much more!

Public Demo

Completed Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3

Approx. 270,000 words

Last Updated: August 2021

✨ Play Here ✨

Alpha Build (Current)

Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 [Incomplete], Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7 [In Progress]

Approx. 730,000 words

Last Updated: March 2022

Currently only available to testers and Patrons until the beta build

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Other Work

If you like my work here, please consider checking out and ordering a hardcover, e-book, or audiobook copy of my debut novel, a science fiction thriller called WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE! Read more about it here, here, and on my website, and check out the links below!

Links for WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE:

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[fleshdyke]

do you love the colour of the basilosaurus

[fleshdyke]

everyone tagging this as “do you love the colour of the spine” is funnier than me

[hybriixx]

Been working on a Jinx playlist the past few days and it's coming along nicely so far. It's prone to additions at any point, but feel free to check it out or offer any recommendations! I'm also working on a Lightcannon playlist if there's any suggestions there.

[hybriixx]

Been working on a Jinx playlist the past few days and it's coming along nicely so far. It's prone to additions at any point, but feel free to check it out!

[hadesisqueer]

Made too many Jinx textpost memes and I don't know what to do with them so here you got, a compilation with all of them

[phantomrose96]

Hey um what. What goddamn business did Omashu have having a King?? Like I never really questioned it since it came from such an early Book One still-world-building episode but. Omashu is a city, for starters, and it’s a city in the Earth Kingdom. Which. You know. HAS a king. 

You know I bet, honestly, Omashu doesn’t have a king. And NEVER had a king. Omashu had a succession of Governors or some shit and on the day that Bumi took the mantle he said “Fuck this ‘Governor Bumi’ stuff that’s lame. Call me King.” and when his advisors said they can’t legally do that Bumi passed a law changing his title from Governor to King, stuck a crown on his head, and called it macaroni.

And the citizens of Omashu were probably just like “alright” cuz like. Bumi strikes me as the kind of Local Town Eccentric who has a working personal relationship with pretty much everyone so all 100,000 people of Omashu heard this decree of Kingship and went “yeah that tracks” and got on with their day.

Outside of Omashu though? Good god. That’s gotta be a fucking look. At this point 112-year-old Bumi has been ‘King’ for a lifetime longer than the actual Earth King. What a look. How much sleep do you think Long Feng loses about this??? How many assassination attempts do you think he tried to carry out, only to have the Dai Lee come crawling home with the imprint of Bumi’s face smashed into their armor and some rock candy stuffed into their socks?

Ba Sing Se adores its appearance of order and structure and hierarchy and I cannot even begin to imagine their Daily Hell of dealing with Omashu’s centenarian feast-loving candy-munching batshit unhinged and utterly unkillable pseudo-King. 

The Fire Nation taking over Omashu was probably the happiest goddamn day of Long Feng’s life.   

[burning-cathedrals-deactivated2]

When I was a (unmedicated, undiagnosed ADHD) kid, like, under 12, my room was a mess all the time. Not shocking.

I struggled keeping it clean.

I struggled getting it clean.

I would sincerely put in quite a bit of effort and be really proud of the progress I made. Then one of my parents would come check and see how I was doing.

"Well, you've still got a long way to go."

That sentence. I was like, 11 when my parents were saying that to me. It was crushing. All my pride and satisfaction with my work was completely gone. All my effort was worthless to them. All they saw what everything I didn't do.

At the age of ELEVEN, I knew that wasn't right. That wasn't fair. I swore to myself I would never invalidate someone's work like that.

Now, at 30, I catch myself thinking 'I cleaned up, but my apartment is still so messy.' and I flashback to standing in my bedroom as a child, hearing those fucking words from my parents.

'No. I wouldn't invalidate someone else's work. I'm not going to invalidate my own. I did good. I made progress.' and I'll list the things that I DID get done to myself.

You deserve credit for all the progress you make.

You deserve credit for all the work you do.

It doesn't matter how much work you have left.

What you accomplish, no matter how small, counts. Even when what you accomplished was taking a day to rest and recharge and give yourself a break.

Never let anyone invalidate your work. Not even you.

[weirdlandtv]

Medieval island: Le Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France.

[dogcoding]

[stream-purge-the-poison-deactiv]

maybe put yourself in the microwave?? are you fucking stupid? you have the mentality of a 9 years old and so everyone reblogging this shit. how can you ppl find this funny...wtf

[punishedvenomsnake]

the ants won't fuck you bro

[world-heritage-posts]

world heritage post

[punishedvenomsnake]

Clit Jr... you seein' this shit?

Yea, peepaw! Isn't this a funny post? Peepaw?

Clit... go back inside... I need ta' have a word with this 'ere world heritage post fella...

[stinkyhat-deactivated20231213]

what the fuck is this reply