currently wearing the caduceus clay cardigan

(mostly) Critical Role sideblog for 0nemorestep. Spoiler Alert! ~pfp by djarn on picrew~ she/they, queer, ♤ Header ID: the text "Pain doesn't make people; it's love that makes people" over a ghibli-esque field of wildflowers. Profile pic ID: a blue skinned firbolg in pink overalls making a peace sign.

[marymauk]

Kindly add image descriptions to your posts

I started this blog for podcast stuff then got sidetracked by Critical Role. You may however still find some podcast things here- probably McElroy stuff. Also, general dnd, wizardcore, fandom and fic things.

I've seen all of the Mighty Nein and am (slowly) working on Vox Machina. Stuff about those campaigns will probably not be tagged with spoilers. I often watch current Critical Role episodes live and liveblog, and tag spoilers as "cr spoilers" for a week after an episode.

I attempt to include image descriptions with all images I reblog. I have so many partially written IDs in my drafts.

My profile pic is an OC. I made it with this!

My main is @0nemorestep

Fic? Yes! AO3

Fic recommendations? Try my ao3 bookmarks.

Critical Role playlists? A few.

I am not taking fic writing requests but I may be persuaded to give fic reading recommendations. Ask!

A few favorite tags, for me to navigate on mobile:

[writeouswriter]

My brain: New story idea!! Must write now!

Me: okay… what’s the plot..?

My brain: Hmm, plot? No, no, no, none of that here, my good friend, my good sir, my good ma’am, but may I offer you an overall general Vibe, an aesthetic if you will, a vague feeling to convey, a-

[misericordiia]

wound dressings and bandages are lingerie for the enlightened pervert

[mapleejay]

does anyone else think about how brave all their friends are and get really emotional about it

[mapleejay]

I'm glad everyone is alive rn

[playwrongs]

I think strange horrible things should stop befalling my friends

[catastrophespouse]

I think strange wonderful things should start befalling my friends

[helloitsbees]

check out the mourning doves’ new single “hooOOOO hoo hoo hoo” if you get the chance. sound of the summer.

[therosecleric]

a thaisha x vaelus sketch i'm not sure i like....but i'm gonna post it anyways lol

[oathofwhimsy]

[ID: a digital half-body drawing of Taisha and Vaelus from Critical Role holding hands. Vaelus lifts Taisha's hand up and kisses it through her veil as Thaisha smiles and blushes. End ID]

[fishmechs]

a little jester doodle !!!!

[fishmechs]

[grayintogreen]

Sometimes writers don’t desire popularity for ego reasons sometimes they want to be just popular enough to make random search results spike for no reason because they made a bunch of people google something at once.

[twinstxrs]

so fucking funny that the squad for the tachonis combat death mansion both makes complete narrative sense and is also made up of 4 pcs who have either made use of desperate measures (teor & thimble), taken a subclass that specifically requires them to be injured (julien), or taken both a feat and a spell that require self injury (occtis). it’s just 4 people with life risking tendencies in a group together getting scared for and mad at the other people in the group when they are exhibiting life risking tendencies. the hypocrite brigade <3

[fant-asm4]

king augustus valian: bastard son of a noble, raised by commoners, ascended to the throne as the leader of a revolution, knows what it is to struggle, knows what it is to be valiant and good and brave, lost his lover in the revolution he led, feels the weight of responsibility and resents the crown that weighs that responsibility so heavily on his head

lieutenant azune nayar: son of starving peasants, sent into the arms of mercenaries as a boy because being a child soldier was a better fate, abandoned at a crossroads because he was not strong enough, found and adopted by a revolution that would go on to fail, knows what it is to be alone and frightened, knows what it is to be loyal and noble and cunning, needs to be given a task, commands a secret rebellion army, feels the burden of responsibility and craves the approval of those he feels responsible to

i’m just saying…

[elumish]

In addition to the last post, more straight male characters in love with trans female characters and more straight female characters in love with trans male characters (including characters who have or have not medically transitioned in any way). Unapologetically, fully aware, totally in love.

[solarflareing-deactivated202403]

reblog if you think polyamorous people are really fucking cool actually

[bebx]

“if you love this character then you must make him happy in your fics, right?” wrong. the horror. suffering. internal hemorrhage. hospital. immediately

[kabsey]

Reminder to self: A file folder of outlines and character notes and half-written scenes is the equivalent of an artist’s sketchbook and holds just as much value to the creative process.

If a framed canvas isn’t the only worthwhile expression of visual art, then a fully edited and polished piece of significant length is not the only worthwhile expression of writing.

[athelind]

The Most Tumblr Punchline

I've noted before that my favorite punchline on Tumblr is "hang on, gotta look something up/okay that's funny."

Let me explain why:

It is a way to say "I don't get it" without blaming the joke or the teller.

It is a tacit admission of ignorance without shame or judgement.

It assumes responsibility for acquiring the knowledge the respondent doesn't already have.

It cues other people who Don't Get It to do the look-up themselves, allowing them to get that full impact of Getting It without derailing the post with explanations.

It gives subsequent readers, whether or not THEY got the joke, a little frisson of good feelings when they realize that someone else is now In On The Joke.

It not only makes the original joke funnier, it gets funnier the more often it's used.

[prismatic-bell]

I've actually used it when I already knew, but also knew the subject at hand was absurdly niche and wanted to encourage people to look it up.

[jmtorres]

i also enjoy the variant "hang on i gotta look something up"/"hey what the fuck" because sometimes history is just. like that