Jaunt's Blog

This is a personal blog with no specific affiliation or purpose. It primarily features longwinded, argumentative posts about things that do not matter by half. If you happen to enjoy that you're welcome to observe. If you do not enjoy that, I don't blame you in the slightest.

[useless-catalanfacts]

You know how fantasy worlds are almost always based on (mostly Central and Northern) European Medieval aesthetic and folklore?

For a while I’ve been thinking that if we had a fantasy world made here, it would be interesting to have it be inspired by Modernisme (the Catalan artistic movement from the late 19th century - early 20th century). I mean, look at this and tell me it doesn’t have potential:

Interior of the Sagrada Família basilica, Barcelona. The stained glass in different sides of the temple are different colours, so the light changes colour depending on the hour of the day. (Photo sources x x)

Illa de la Discòrdia, Barcelona. x

Benches in Parc Güell (Barcelona), made with the “trencadís”, the typical mosaic used in many of Antoni Gaudí’s works (he’s one of the most famous Modernist architects, and one of the most famous Catalan architects of all times too). x

A hall in Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona. x

Ceiling of Palau de la Música Catalana, a concert hall in Barcelona.

Lots of these things. This one is in Argentona (Catalonia, too). x

And fashion would be like this:

Stained glass in Cerdanyola, Catalonia. x

Illustrations by Gaspar Camps.

More stained glass, now in Museu del Modernisme, Barcelona. x

Modernist jewels by Lluís Masriera (I’ve talked about Modernist jewels in this previous post). x

Even the furniture:

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Interior of Casa Amatller in Barcelona. x.

Even in wood looked pretty.

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And lots of cool windows inspired by nature!

And from outside

Olot, Catalonia. x.

And of course all kinds of windows. Light is important!

Torre Bellesguard. x.

Barcelona. x.

This ceiling in Palau Güell with holes to let light in. x.

And this lamp?? Also in Palau Güell. x.

Everything would have to be very curvy.

Casa Milà, Barcelona. x.

And shops

This bakery in Palma, Mallorca. x.

And I won’t begin with the tiles to not make the post longer…

What do you think?

And for people from other countries, what element in your culture do you think a fantasy world could be based on, aesthetically?

[livelaughloaf-deactivated202307]

Love this!

It reminds me of a colour that’s often used in Marrakesh (Marrakech?) called Majorelle Blue!

I don’t have much else to say on because I have the memory recall of a somewhat educated goldfish, but the idea of a fantasy city being associated with a particular colour, especially a vivid one like this, makes the artist in me smile

[valwyn]

@wearepaladin

[sumikatt]

hey guys check out my favorite picture of gritty. he's in the Disassembly Room and he just noticed that you're not shattered

[jauntwritestoomuch]

This picture’s got some god damn SCP energy.

[gauntletqueen]

some fools be like “i play games to escape my responsibilities” then pick tank or healer

[lesbianralzarek]

in my greatest fantasies i am able to help people

[sartorialadventure]

Damsel Corsets

[truebluemeandyou]

DIY Crochet Skull Shawl Free Pattern

Updated 2019

Check out all the variations of this Crochet Skull Pattern below:

Find the DIY Crochet Skull Shawl Free Pattern from kungen och majkis on Ravelry here.

You can find a tutorial for the crochet skulls on her blog: Kungen & Majkis Crochet here.

[systlin]

Oh HELLO

[thevastnessof]

did anybody else have a moment as a kid/teen where you suddenly realized that you were more than likely never going to have one of those big adventures that you read abt in YA novels. and u were going to just have a normal life with normal problems, and got real sad. and even tho u now see value in a regular life, part of you still wants magic powers and a rag tag group of ride-or-die friends who are out to save the world

[puffier]

That’s why dnd is a human need and deserves a place on maslow’s heirarchy

[thelovethieves]

[ndiecity-deactivated20241101]

The sun is probably the closest thing we’ll ever have to a true Eldritch Abomination. Hear me out here-

Older than recorded history; was here longer than any of us and will be here long after we leave. Has a finite beginning and end but is still incomprehensibly ancient

Burns itself into your vision instantly and can blind you if you look for too long

Further prolonged exposure can cause cancerous growths

Non-humanoid shape floating through space; colossal flaming tentacles angrily lash out on occasion

Sort of just appeared one day and is now surrounded by the corpses of its stillborn children

People used to sacrifice other people to appease it

Pretty sure it screams at us sometimes

[pondwitch]

dont talk or think about this please

[batreaux]

she wears short skirts, i leave a slime trail  she’s cheer captain and i’m just a 

[elodieunderglass]

Every time I see this I just quietly message it to a selection of people who are Never Grateful Enough

[discoursedrome]

It occurred to me today that Microsoft is one of the last holdouts in that style of beige-ass corporate tech names that proliferated during the mainframe era (there’s still some abbreviated codgers like IBM and AMD, but they count for less since the abbreviation has effectively become the name). Along with “Japanese names”, that was I think an essential element of the aesthetic of cyberpunk and other near-future dystopias of that era, since the anxiety people had about the future of capitalism was projected onto the most “futuristic”-seeming companies. The vision of the future was, like, “Infratech Hyperdyne Systems, Inc.” or some shit.

Nowadays it’s sort of retro, but it makes me pine a little for the era when companies tried to sound like high-tech mercenary syndicates, because the modern aesthetic in tech is this whimsical, neotenous scene-kid shit. Part of it’s just the oppressive crush of SEO – I assume VCs won’t even take your calls nowadays unless your startup name is a whimsically misspelled word – but the other part of it is that now that tech companies are now trying to integrate directly into regular people’s daily lives (at least for data if not for money), they want to try to seem personable and non-threatening, and it’s just annoying because by this time they’re rich, oppressive corporate titans, so everybody knows they’re impersonal and threatening, but now you can’t respect them either because they use baby talk and wear a pacifier necklace.

[ndiecity-deactivated20241101]

The sun is probably the closest thing we’ll ever have to a true Eldritch Abomination. Hear me out here-

Older than recorded history; was here longer than any of us and will be here long after we leave. Has a finite beginning and end but is still incomprehensibly ancient

Burns itself into your vision instantly and can blind you if you look for too long

Further prolonged exposure can cause cancerous growths

Non-humanoid shape floating through space; colossal flaming tentacles angrily lash out on occasion

Sort of just appeared one day and is now surrounded by the corpses of its stillborn children

People used to sacrifice other people to appease it

Pretty sure it screams at us sometimes

[simitra1321]

Well. Shit.

[scribefindegil]

Elvish culture is just the “… I could make that” impulse taken to Extremes

[scribefindegil]

There’s a story told to children called The Elf Who Wanted A Cloak about how in order to accomplish this simple thing the elf needed to gather his own fiber and harvest the plants to dye it and then construct a set of weaver’s tools so he could spin it and a loom to make the cloth, and then hunt an animal so he had bone to shape into a clasp, and by the time he’s finished it’s summer and it’s too warm outside to need the cloak at all.

Elves tell it to their children as a cautionary tale about the importance of planning ahead and ensuring you’ve worked out all the steps in your project. Other races tell it to their children as a cautionary tale about elves.

[sunshien-deactivated20220126]

honestly official d&d stuff is super kind and always emphasizes fun first and it’s so different from the stringent serious rules-first impression of d&d i was always given before i started playing??? like this is all such sound advice

“it’s a game in your imagination just have fun and make a cool story with your friends”

[sunshien-deactivated20220126]

LIKE THEY LITERALLY ENCOURAGE U TO BE TRANS/GENDER VARIANT/NON BINARY ID LIKE TO THANK EVERY WIZARD OF THE COAST INDIVIDUALLY

[soft-butch-cassidy]

Not to mention the racial diversity of the humans alone! And practical armor for men and for women in the official art! The first picture is the face of the human race in the player handbook, a black woman in beautiful yet fully functional armor!

[kateordie]

Everything changed with 5e! I never wanted to play D&D until I saw the new handbook full of women/PoC.

[circus-world-clown]

Race shouldnt be a reason to play

[andrew-jackedson]

Also I have a bunch of 3.5 handbooks(and even a 2nd gen handbook) and they all have racial diversity so it’s not anything new :/

[brosefvondudehomie-deactivated2]

As I recall, the Monk in 3.5 was a black woman.

[yourownpetard]

Shockingly when you are making up a character you can make it whatever you want and it’s always been that way because that’s how making things up works.

Seriously, did these idiots think you could play as a lizardman but not a gay black woman?  Even if Gary Gygax himself had forbidden it you coulda just disobeyed because it’s your game with your friends.

[alaija]

It’s very much a case of anything that is not forbidden is permitted.

In previous editions they may not have felt the need to say that you could be different genders and sexualities, but they as far as I know never forbade it. The rules in DnD etc. are just they to provide the framework for the game, not to restrict your character (other than in game mechanics).

[thespectacularspider-girl]

Look at this shit, back on my dash again.  D&D was always diverse.

Stop with this hobby gentrification bullshit.

[rabbittiddy]

But Spidey, how are they going to get cred if they don’t have the type of memory that major pro wrestling promoters wish their audience had.

[sleepywolfdog-deactivated202006]

> Everything changed with 5e! I never wanted to play D&D until I saw the new handbook full of women/PoC.

How to tell if someone is shallow with one line.

[vexarian]

Shallow and ignorant.

[we-are-knight]

Nature Spirit Knight by MihaiRadu

[draconiclights]

"nazis may have been bad yeah yeah but they had a fucking fashion sense I'm telling ya" What the actual, literal fuck is wrong with you? Do you ever think about the shit you say?

Yeah I do, its not an uncommon fact about me that I really like the uniforms. But im  not a Nazi of fucking course lmao, if thats what you got out of it.

[guniorz-deactivated20230603]

It’s still a gross thing to say, especially with the way you phrased it.

[haiku-robot]

it’s still a gross thing to say especially with the way you phrased it

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[yourladyindank]

But like honestly, they were fuckin sharp

[thespectacularspider-girl]

Man, better not talk about Volkswagen then.

[vexarian]

Nazi uniforms were literally designed by fashion designers. This was deliberate, it was part of their public image and propoganda.

[jauntwritestoomuch]

This is an example of nuance being dead. You cannot freely state objective fact about a subject if that subject is related to anything that is of any degree controversial or you will be accused of propagating, supporting or being a part of that controversial matter. The Nazis of World War Two had sharp uniforms. They also had well-equipped and trained soldiers, employed then-revolutionary tactics and strategies and overall were a competent organisation that did its best to accomplish its goals. Those are objective facts. They sound like praise, but they are not. It is flat, detached recognition of fact. One shouldn’t need to, with every mention of controversial groups, apply a disclaimer that says something along the lines of ‘I FULLY RECOGNISE THAT THE ENTITY I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE IS AWFUL IN THESE PARTICULAR WAYS, AND THAT MY FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ARE MADE FROM A DETACHED PERSPECTIVE OF OBJECTIVITY. PLEASE DONT DOX ME.’.

[nihilistwife]

Optimistic nihilism only lads

[nihilistwife]

The universe is an open ended sandbox rpg. There’s no end goal. You can only get achievements. Some of them include making other people happy

[kasimova-dariia]

Sneeple