Q'nahli Rhanya - Balmung

Bow-bending Bard and Collector of Hats - NSFW will be tagged

[drabbles-and-ideas]

Confess something you've thought about me on anon

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Quick Tips for Writing Interesting Villains

Give them relationships with other characters. Being a villain doesn’t mean they’re isolated

Give them their own set of morals

Give them something to care about

Consider the reasons why they want to hurt the protagonist

Remember that they are human

Don’t make them evil for the sake of being evil

Keep in mind that a villain doesn’t have to do every horrible thing imaginable

Not every villain was abused. Someone who was spoiled is just as, if not more, likely to lack empathy than someone who was abused

Consider how they rationalize their behavior (blame their victims, make excuses, believe that what they’re doing is right) if you need a reference for this kind of behavior, look at how Trump defends the horrible things he does

Give them a life outside of being a villain. Maybe your protagonist is going shopping and they run into their villain and the villain isn’t interested or up for a fight that day. This really depends on the story, though

Give them a past, present, or future relationship with the protagonist. Again, this depends on the story

Consider making your villain likable

Give the reader a reason to sympathize with them

[wyranimh]

The best villains are the heroes of another story.

[mirkemenagerie]

Hydaelyn Alcohol List

Cider

Spiced Cider

Crimson Cider

Rum

Radz-at-Han Reserve

Bourbon

Three-barrels Bourbon

Whiskey

Blackbelly Whiskey 

Firewater

Qiqirn Firewater

Grog

Pirate Grog

Beer

Mun-Tuy Brew

Treehollow Brew

Ale

Flat Ale

Salt Ale

Dark Stout

Blonde Barleywine

Aleport bitter

Three-barrels Ale

Moonrise

Baderon’s Ale

Buscarron’s Ale

Mead

Fullflower Mead

Rosa’s Mead

O’Ghomorran Mead

Five-year Grand Mead

Quicksand’s Homemade Honey Wine

Wine

Sour Red

Mulled Wine

Twice-mulled Wine

Warmwine

Bacchus Wine

1547 Bacchus

Suhd Viandja

Lowland White

Lohmani Rosso

Lohmani Red

Realm Reborn Red

Sixth Astral Era Reserve

Palm Wine

Apple Wine

Caelumtree Wine

Sherry

Cooking Sherry

Cooking Sake

Sake

Gensui Wine

Hingashi Rice Wine

Dalmascan Lea Monde red “Valens”

Brandewine

Onyx Brandewine

Cherry Brandewine

Brandy

Ishgardian Brandy

Kumis

Oroniri

Reunion

Miscellaneous Liquors

Sunshine

Stingbrew

Daniffen’s Joy

Cactus Piss

Arak

Moonrise

Some of my notes on this topic got prematurely leaked yesterday, but since they were so well received by so many blogs I wanted to go ahead and finish my list and get this posted up officially for everyone. Sorry for the confusion!

Source text and spirits’ descriptions can be found in the Read More below! Hope this helps!

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[gal-the-violet]

For all my alcoholic FFXIV friends <3

[aetherochemistry-deactivated202]

FFXIV Screenshot Meme

Send a symbol and I’ll give a screenshot for it!  (Note: some folks may not be able to take screenies of their muses to suit the prompt, so editing is allowed and encouraged for those who are so inclined.)

[I’m not a meme blog, and these memes I make are just as much for me as they are for you!] 

Send 🛡️ to see my muse in their current tank glamour(s)

Send 🔨 to see them in their current DoH glamour(s)

Send ⛏️ to see them in their current DoL glamour(s)

Send ⚔️ to see my muse in their current melee DPS glamour(s)

Send ✨ to see them in their current caster glamour(s)

Send 👗 to see them in a fancy dress

Send 👙 to see them in their underwear

Send 💖 to see them in their favourite outfit(s)

Send 👘 to see them in an outfit traditional to their culture

Send 🎩 to see my muse in their favourite headpiece

Send 👕 to see my muse in their favourite top

Send 🧥 to see my muse in their favourite coat

Send 👖 to see my muse in their favourite bottoms

Send 👢 to see my muse in their favourite pair of shoes

Send 🔫 to see my muse with their favourite weapon(s)

Send 💄 to see them in their going-out attire

Send 👀 to see them in something suggestive

Send 💍 to see them wearing an expensive outfit

Send 🎮  to see them in a cosplay of the mun’s choice

Send 🎀  to see them in a cute outfit

Send 🛌 to see them in their PJ’s/Sleep attire

Send 👎 to see them in something they’d never wear

Send 👾 for them posing with their favourite minion/pet(s)

Send 🌦️ to see them out in their favourite kind of weather

Send 🏖️ to see them in their favourite climate(s)

Send 🏠 to see them in their home or place of origin

[curiousitykilledthelady-blog]

Reblog if your muse has a nice butt

[justanotherrpmemeblog]

Reblog if your muse has scars.

[wordsnstuff]

Showing vs. Telling

– At long last, it is finally here; The long awaited guide to showing instead of telling. This is obviously a very divisive subject in the writing community, so if there’s something you disagree with, that’s totally fine. These are simply my tips based on my own experience and you can take or leave whatever is useful to you. I hope this is helpful. Happy writing!

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Don’t Be Ambiguous

It is important to note that showing is mainly about conveying exactly what you mean to your reader. Telling is so dangerous in writing because it’s very easy for readers to interpret information that is told to them in a way that throws off any one of the elements of your scene. The best way to catch these instances of telling is to identify moments in which a reader could ask “what do they mean?”

Take those moments, for instance, if you were to write, “the woman was pretty”, and clarify what pretty is in the context of your story, or your perspective as the author. People have different definitions and associations to words, and your job, when it comes to showing, is to make your definitions and associations as clear as possible.

Use Strong Verbs

Showing does not mean telling in a more roundabout way. It means taking a bland description without any imagery and rewriting it in a way that paints a picture in your reader’s mind. You do this by using strong verbs and powerful words. For instance, instead of saying “hit, looked, walked”, you’d say “struck, peered, trudged”. See what I mean?

Balance

As a writer, you need to understand that there are no hard rules. There must be balance to everything, and despite how universal this “rule” may seem, you should know that it’s not that black and white. Here are two tips to help you keep balance between showing and telling.

Don’t overwhelm your reader with information that is unnecessary. If your reader can continue without knowing a detail, don’t include it, and don’t justify keeping it to yourself because you want to bulk up the word count or sound fancy.

When you’re telling, be brief about it and make sure that the inclusion of the detail is imperative to your reader advancing in the story.

Showing Through Dialogue

Dialogue is a really great way to show a reader character traits that showing through description never could. The way a person speaks, the words they choose, the manner in which they respond to things, are all great ways to give your reader information about that character. Use this to your advantage so that you don’t have to spend extra time describing it later.

When You Should “Tell”

When the number of words it would take to show instead of tell a piece of information isn’t worth your reader’s time

When you’re essentially repeating information the reader already knows. In this case, you’d say “so-and-so explained what she had said” instead of reiterating what she said and reaching a point where your writing is redundant.

When you want the reader to form their own emotions around the events in a scene, rather than planting them in their mind. Telling allows for the reader to have some emotional freedom, but this should come in little bits. Approach this excuse to tell with caution.

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Tips On Writing Fight Scenes

– I decided to finally make a list of tips on writing fight scenes for all of you who come to me with questions. I am definitely not an expert, though, so I’ve included another resource at the bottom that you can visit if you have further questions. Happy writing!

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Don’t Write Meaningless Action Scenes

Your story isn’t a movie. Time shouldn’t be taken up by action that doesn’t have a purpose. Your fight scene should resolve some form of conflict or have some function other than pure entertainment. Action scenes in books don’t have the visual factor, so you need to fill that gap with emotion and significance to the plot.

Reveal Characterization

Fight scenes are a fantastic way to add depth to your characters. Real, genuine emotions and traits come out when a person is in an intense situation, and fight scenes are definitely intense for characters. The way your character feels and reacts during a fight, as well as what is going through their head, are great details to display to your reader in order to make their personalities more three-dimensional.

Emotion Emotion Emotion

Fight scenes in books are about emotions. Emotional significance, emotional reactions, and emotional consequences. Fear, uncertainty, desperation, pain, suspense, stress, etc. are all emotions your character will endure and you should make these visible to your reader or the scene will bore them.

Do Your Research

Know where the suspension of disbelief ends. It’s important to know details like “If you jump off a building and land on your feet, your chicken legs will shatter, so your character, being a smarty pants, will know to tuck and roll.”

There’s no better way to explain this than to just say that if you have a question, any question at all, ask it. Find a reliable source, use your common sense, and try to write as accurately as you can.

Avoid Cliche’s and Conveniences

Simply, avoid the tropes that make your readers roll their eyes. Such as a completely inexperienced kid suddenly being able to take on 3 all powerful beings and leaving the battle without a scratch. Also, please make sure that your characters that are very skilled in combat have established limits and weaknesses. It doesn’t matter how talented you are with a sword, it is not possible, or at least very very difficult to take on a whole army of dead soldiers. Just keep that line between impressive and impossible in mind.

Create Some Actual Stakes

There are a lot of fight scenes out there that have little to no actual suspense because there’s nothing at risk. Yeah, maybe someone might get hurt or a castle will be lost, but there’s no bigger picture there or significant emotional loss to be experienced. If your characters are going to put their lives at risk to fight a battle they’ll likely lose, then there must be a really freaking good reason, and that needs to be clear to the reader. Context and connection will make the scene more intense for the reader, and that is key.

Use Your Fancy Writer Skills

Fight scenes are a really great opportunity to show off your technical skills as a writer, as they rely a lot on pacing, word choice, and description. You get to work with varying sentence structure, fancy words you don’t usually have the occasion to use, and descriptions that include more than one sense in a single sentence.

Pacing

Sentence structure and choreography are an important part of fight scenes, because they convey a sense of place and realism to your reader’s experience. When it comes to sentence length, short, chopped sentences invoke suddenness, like quick actions that are happening in your story. Longer sentences, with more detail, slow it down and add for build up before another boom of action.

Word choice

Use powerful words to accompany your powerful scene. Slice, shatter, pound, strike, crush, attack, escape, etc. These are all powerful words that will evoke more imagery in your reader’s mental depiction of the scene. Additionally, avoid adverbs at all cost. This is an occasion where you simply can’t afford them.

Sensory Description

Work mostly with details that trigger the reader’s 5 senses. What the character smells, hears, sees, feels, and tastes. A lot of people feel this is difficult to do in such a fast paced scene type, but you can be dynamic with it by saying things like “The copper taste on his tongue and the blaring sirens in the distance didn’t phase him as he continued strike the man’s already bruised face”.

For More Information On The Subject

@howtofightwrite is a really great blog that focuses on writing fight scenes. They have a bunch of great resources and advice and I definitely recommend checking them out.

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FFXIV NPC Ask Prompts!

Send in any of the following, and I have to answer with…

Louisoix: What is the greatest sacrifice my character has made?

Nael Van Darnus: Where was my character during the Calamity?

Minfillia: Would my character make a good leader figure?

Alphinaud: What is my character’s greatest dream/aspiration?

Alisaie: How far would my character go for family?

Thancred: Is my character good at singing, or any musical instruments?

Yda: Does my character where any kind of masks?  Literal or figurative.

Papalymo: Who is dearest to my character?

Y’shtola: What’s the highest level of education my character as received?

Urianger: Has my character lost a loved one?

Tataru: What does my character find cute?

Raubahn: What scars does my character have?

Nanamo: Has my character ever been betrayed?

Kan-E-Senna: Is my character good with plants?

Merlwyb: Can my character swim?

Momodi Modi: What’s the best way to woo my character?

Baderon: Does my character have any hidden talents?

Mother Miounne: Is my character the type to care for others?

Hildebrand: Does my character have a history of good/bad luck?

Drillemont: How pious is my character?

Jandelaine: Does my character dye their hair/use makeup/other cosmetic products?

Iceheart: Does my character prefer hot or cold weather?

Lyngsath: Can my character cook?

Landebert: How’s my character’s financial status?

Wilred: What’s the greatest mistake my character has made?

Riol: What’s my character’s greatest success?

[thebaileymail]

The Ceremony of Eternal Bonding of Q’nahli and Y’min

[nahlithehatcat-blog]

Thank you for taking all of these pictures. They’re so awesome! *melts with happiness*

[its-one-dark-paradise]

Units of time/length measurement FFXIV

Ilm = Inch  Fulm = Foot (12 Ilms)  Yalm = Yard/Meter (3 Fulms)  Malm = Mile (1760 Yalms)

 Onze = Ounce  Ponze = Pound (16 Onzes)  Tonze = Ton (2,000 Ponze)

 Bell = Hour (1 Hour in game time = 2m 55s in real life)  Sun = Day (24 Bells)  Sennight = Week (8 Suns)  Fortnight = 2 Weeks (16 Suns)  Moon = Month (32 Suns)  Year = Year (12 Moons)  Epoch = 12 Years or one full Zodiac.

 Astral Era = Time when mankind builds up his civilizations. (Seem to average 1000-1500 years.)  Umbral Era = Time when mankind tears down his civilizations. (Length of time varies greatly.)

http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=13330  (main post) I highly recommend looking at the #5 post by Sounsyy!

(Also a thank you to Cam'nahl for finding this post for me <33)

[faerie-apples]

((Hope you don’t mind my adding to this))

The order of and the days of the week are:

Firesday –> Earthsday –> Watersday –> Windsday –> Iceday –> Lightningday –> Lightsday –> Darksday

[morebarkthanbite]

They also refer to years as seasons. Yda said something along the lines of ‘When I was twelve summers old.’ or something.

[momma-mentor-ffxiv]

all this, seriously helpful. <3 Thank you so much.

[braggaman]

The Twin Adder Rally!

Though they were lacking the generous donations of the Sultanate, or the lavish generosity of Ishgardian and Doman nobles, the Order of the Twin Adders would not be denied! Barrels of mead were rolled in from Mun-Tay and a clever Serpent Private hussled a pair of passing Moogles to facilitate entertainment. Poetry games and foot race followed, as well as an inspiring speech from Serpent Lieutenant Vherin’to Levanh!

[harmonywins]

Final Fantasy XIV Races (Height chart)

H'okay! Race heights. Let’s do this. You can find more details (i.e. the numbers between) in the Character Creator itself.

(Note: the character creator is in inches but I’ve put the numbers in feet, or Fulms'Ilms", for ease)

Race                 0            50        100

Roeg♂:           7'0.1"     7'3.4"    7'6.7"

Roeg♀:           6'3.6"     6'9.6"    7'3.7"

Elezen♂:         6'4.4"     6'7.5"    6'10.2"

Elezen♀:         6'0.2"     6'3.8"    6'6.8"

Highlander♂:   6'0.2"    6'3.8"     6'6.8"

Highlander♀:   5'6.2"    5'11"      6'1.8"

Midlander♂:     5'6.1"    5'8.9"     5'11.6"

Midlander♀:     5'2"       5'4.5"     5'7.1"

Miqo'te♂:         5'2.7"    5'5.4"     5'8.2"

Miqo'te♀:         4'10.9"  5'1.4"     5'3.8"

Lalafell♂:         2'10.2"  3'0.2"     3'2.2"

Lalafell♀:         2'10.2"  3'0.2"     3'2.2"

I hope this helps you RPers out there!

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Useful Writing Resources

This is an extensive list of resources for every problem you could come across while writing/planning/editing your novel. Use it well;)

{ *** } Indicate a Highly Reccommended Resource

Planning/outlining Your Work

How To Outline ***

Zigzag Method : Creating Plots

How to Plot a Romance Novel 

Seven Great Sources of Conflict for Romances 

Let’s talk about brainstorming

Writing Something With Meaning ***

Past Or Present Tense? : How To Decide

Writing Your Work

How To Write A Fabulous Chapter #1 ***

How to Build a Romance Thread in Your Story 

The Big Book Of Writing Sex ***

6 Ways to Get Your Readers Shipping Like Crazy 

Romance Writing Tips ***

20 Tips for Writing Lovable Romance Novel Heroes

7 Ways To Speed Up Your Writing *** 

80+ Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High 

9 Romance Writing Mistakes to Avoid 

Removing the Creeps From Romance

19 Ways to Write Better Dialogue ***

50 Things Your Characters Can Do WHILE They Talk ***

How To Write Action And Fight Scenes

10 Steps To Write Arguments

9 Ways To Write Body Language

Writing Good Kissing Scenes

Writing Murders

Create And Control Tone ***

Tips for Writing Ghost Stories

Incorporating Flashbacks

12 Tips To Avoid Overwriting ***

Characters

Behind the Name

Top Baby Names

Looking for a name that means a certain thing? ***

7 Rules of Picking Names

Most Common Surnames ***

Minor Character Development

Writing Antagonists, Antiheroes and Villains

Characters With Enhanced Senses

5 Tips to Help You Introduce Characters

How Do You Describe a Character?

How To Write Child Characters

36 Core Values For Building Character

Questions To Answer When Creating Characters ***

4 Ways to Make Readers Instantly Loathe Your Character Descriptions

5 Ways to Keep Characters Consistent

Character Archetypes

25 Ways To Fuck With Your Characters

Building Platonic Relationships Between Female Characters

9 Simple and Powerful Ways to Write Body Language 

33 Ways To Write Stronger Characters

Conveying Character Emotion 

How to Make Readers Love an Unlikable Character…  

How to Create Powerful Character Combos

How To Describe A Character’s Voice ***

Describing Clothing And Appearance ***

Career Masterpost ***

Creating Your Character’s Personality ***

Character Flaws ***

Editing

DON’T EDIT>>> REWRITE THE WHOLE THING FIRST

Ultimate Guide To Editing Each Aspect Of Your Work ***

Why You Would Read Your Novel Out Loud ***

Grammar and Punctuation ***

How To Write A Captivating First Sentence

10 Things Your Opening Chapter Should Do: A Check-List for Self-Editing ***

Saving Your Story: Finding Where It Went Wrong

How To Condense Without Losing Anything

The Stages Of Editing

Dialogue/Description Balance

3 Proofreading Tips

The Short Story Form

Chapter & Novel Lengths

Anatomy Of A Novel : Chapters and Parts ***

How To Write Chapter After Chapter Until You Have A Book ***

Where Chapter #2 Should Start

Step By Step Guide To Editing Your Draft

Writing Tool: CTRL-F (How And Why You Should Use It) ***

How To Kill A Character

25 Steps To Edit The Unmerciful Suck Out Of Your Story

5 Ways To Make Your Novel Helplessly Addictive ***

Setting

{Setting} How To Describe Setting In Your Stories ***

20 Questions To Enhance Setting

How To Bring Your Setting To Life

Miscellaneous Resources You Can Use In Between

How to Write from a Guy’s POV 

The Emotional Wounds Thesaurus

Text To Speech Reader

Compare Character Heights 

A Visual Dictionary of Tops

Writers Helping Writers

7 Tricks To Imrove Your Writing Overnight

Work Out/ Word Count : Exercise Between Writing ***

Most Important Writing Tips ***

Let’s talk about diversity in novels

Letting Go Of Your Story

Keeping A Healthy Writing Schedule And Avoiding Procrastination ***

How To Create A Good Book Cover

Write or Die

Tip of my Tongue

Character Traits Form

Online Thesaurus

Writing Sketchy/Medical/Law

Coma: Types, Causes, etc

Tips for writing blood loss

Gunshot Wound Care

Examples of Hospital Forms

Common Legal Questions

The Writer’s Forensics Blog

Brain Injury Legal Guide

Types of Surgical Operations

Types of Mental Health Problems

A Day in the Life of a Mental Hospital Patient

Global Black Market Information ***

Crime Scene Science

Examining Mob Mentality

How Street Gangs Work

Writers’ Block Help/ Productivity

Story Plot Generator

@aveeragemusings ‘ Cure To Writers’ Block ***

50 Romance Plot Ideas

Reading Like A Writer ***

Defeat Writers’ Block

Writing In A Bad Mood ***

Writers Block

When You’ve Lost Motivation To Write A Novel ***

What To Do When The Words Won’t Flow ***

9 Ways To Be A More Productive Writer

“I Cannot Write A Good Sentence Today” (How To Get Over It) ***

Real Writing Advice ***

Info You Need To Know & Words You Didn’t Think Of

A Writer’s Thesaurus ***

Words To Describe… ***

Words & Phrases To Use In Your Sex Scenes ***

Colors (An Extensive List Of Colors)

List Of Kinks & Fetishes ***

List Of Elemental Abilities

inkarnate.com : World Creator And Map Maker For Your Imaginary Setting

Body Language Phrases

List Of Legendary Creatures

How To Write Magic

Hairstyle References

Hemingway : Writing Checker

Body Types: Words To Describe Bodies and How They Move Around

Poisonous Herbs and Plants ***

The Psychology of Color

The Meaning behind Rose color

Types of Swords

Color Symbolism

How a handgun works

How to Write a Eulogy

Types of Crying

Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes ***

Superstitions and More

The 12 Common Archetypes

Language of Flowers

12 Realistic Woman Body Shapes

Using Feedback And Reviews

Turning Negative Reviews Into Positive Ones ***

Proofreading Marks : Easy Symbols To Make Reviewing/Feedback Easier ***

Authonomy Teen Ink Figment Fiction Press ReviewFuse

These Are Trusted Critique Sites ;)

[writing-prompt-s]

For all the writers out there. Please reblog this!

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Ref sheet for TheMinquisitor! Their floof miquo’te, Min! 

[minquisitor]

Absolutely amazing! I love it :D

[nahlithehatcat-blog]

Sooooo cuuuuttttteeeee!11!!1

[nahlithehatcat-blog]

The Empress | Persona - What is your Major Arcana Social Link unto others?

The Arcana is the means by which all is revealed. Celebrate life's grandeur...its brilliance...its magnificence..." The Empress represents motherly, prosperity, creativity, sexuality, abundance, fertility and comfort which most often observed in maintaining peace. Often belongs to people of authority or wise and motherly figures.

Seems kinda like Nahli.  Tagged by: @vila-tadmhe Tagging: @minquisitor @yladri @knifewaifu @kailani-ffxiv and anyone else who wants to have a go! 

[arthurpenrose]

NSFW Character Trait Meme

Instant Meme, just add character traits! Fill in with your muse’s answers!

Preference for top or bottom?

Favorite type, looks and personality wise?

Get up and shower after or bask in the afterglow all sticky and wet?

Monogamous? Open relationship? Polyamorous?

Deep and slow? Hard and fast? What’s your character’s preference?

Favorite sex position?

What’s your character’s favorite kink?

How active in bed is your character? Do they like to lie there and take it or do they like to get the most bang for their buck?

Kissing during sex, yes or no?

Clothes off or on during sex?

Lingerie? Yes or no?

Would your character join a threesome if given a chance?

Your character’s Penis size? 

Preference for penis size?

Does your character like to roleplay? If so, what?

Does your character prefer condoms or bareback?

Your character’s most private sexual fantasy?

How sexually active is your character?

When did your character lose their virginity?

Kinks your character would participate in?

Kinks your character would not participate in?

A character that yours fantasizes about coupling with?