[buckleyflower]

Thinking about Christopher Diaz today. Thinking about Christopher Diaz who knows that his life only has his dad in it, at first. Because his mom left him, and his grandparents are somewhere else in the country and his whole family consists of his dad. And then someday he finds himself in the car with a stranger, who apparently is his dad’s coworker. But then he understands that this guy is his dad’s friend. That’s pretty cool. And then he gets his mom back but then she dies, and Christopher Diaz is left with the knowledge that he truly, only has his dad, who will love him unconditionally and forever. But then he finds out that this guy, Buck — what a weird name, right? — is his dad’s best friend. And he still doesn’t have a mom, but apparently he has his Buck, and that’s cool. Buck is so cool. Buck loves the zoo, and loves playing with dinosaurs with him, and probably loves Legos and who knows what else! Maybe Buck likes whatever makes Christopher happy. So Christopher feels a little bit alone but then there’s this guy, Buck, who makes gingerbread houses with him.

Thinking about a child who thinks he only has one parent left in this world but then finds a Buck. And gets stuck in a tsunami with this Buck, who is not his dad but might as well be. And Christopher Diaz feels safe when he is with his Buck. He hangs out with his Buck without his dad, despite this guy being his dad’s friend, best friend. Christopher turns to Buck when everything goes to shit, and Buck simply is there, no matter what, no questions asked. Thinking about Christopher Diaz who probably used to think that he would end up being so, so alone in the whole fucking world if anything happened to his father, but now knows he wouldn’t be, because he has his Buck with him.

And I think that’s so, so beautiful, no matter what the relationship between Buck and Eddie is.

[camelliagwerm-archive]

Alright, here is the Inquisitor Import trick in action! (post by @felassan which has the OG BSky post)

Make sure to match your Inquisitor's gender & lineage up for the one you want to import, and to change a couple of things about the Inquisitor's appearance so it's registered as a custom one, and then import your Rook.

[nep-2-une]

SHAN ALDWIR — ELVEN VEIL JUMPER

[nep-2-une]

late game pics of bby <3 harding kisser confirmed

[nep-2-une]

SHAN ALDWIR — ELVEN VEIL JUMPER

[inquisitionthoughts]

Guide to the Ultimate Dragon Age Inquisition Playthrough

To get the most Dragon Age-esque experience out of Dragon Age Inqusition and not get “stuck in the Hinterlands” (aka fall for the more fetch quest and grindy aspects of the game) I have devised a method of playing the game to get the most out of the top quality aspects of it. 

First there is a general priority you should always keep in mind no matter what you are doing, and second I have a recommended order of unlocking areas and doing or finishing content.

General priority: 

Always talk to all companions

Do all companion quest

Then do main quest

Only if convenient do side quests

Ignore grind like the requisition officer in world camps, picking up shards and mainly ignore astrariums

What to do at a certain time in the game? 

Always start at number one; if there is a companion who you can talk to and where you have not exhausted all conversation options, keep talking to them. Even say goodbye and start over to see if new conversations unlock. Then move on to number 2. 

Do companion quests before moving on with the main quest (unless in becomes utterly ridiculous, then switch somewhat between them). After done with available companion quests move on to doing the main quests.

Only do side quests in areas if they are right by where you are. Pick them up by all means, but generally follow the companion quest and main quest paths and then do the side quests if they happen to coincide. 

Lastly ignore the requisition officer in the camps in the world (there are some requisitions tied to quests you will pick up, those you may do, but ignore any quest you get from the “requisition officer” in world map areas, if possible don’t even pick them up from her. You may look through any occularum you find (they give nice views of the lands) and reveal shards, but only pick up shards if they are literally next to you. And only do the astrariums if you like mini game puzzles and they are close to you. 

Order of content unlocking:

Do the prologue.

Talk to your companions and advisors as much as you can.

Explore your camp. Talk to mother Giselle.

Unlock the Hinterlands

Leave the Hinterlands as soon as you have enough power to continue the main quest. Only exceptions are helping the refugees if you want to (talk to corporal Vale and get food and blankets for them), and getting your own horse (not all the horses for the Inquisition). 

Continue main quest. 

Unlock Val Royeaux

Continue main quest here. Explore the area. 

Unlock Fallow Mire

Do the thing you’ve been sent there to do! Also talk to the Sky Watcher. 

Unlock Forbidden Oasis

For research purpose. But you do not have to venture there unless you have collected all the shards. Do it later if you are a completionist

Continue main quest. 

Visit the faction in Redcliffe. The first visit doesn’t need you to make a choice so you might as well enjoy the story of it. Explore the village.

Unlock Storm Coast

Unlock all companions available at this time. Check out the hint about a Warden in the Hinterlands. You might as well after that go looking for Warden clues in the Storm Coast. Unlock the companion  in the Storm Coast and two through leads from Val Royeaux. If you didn’t get the encounters in Val Rouyeaux then explore that city more and go to the smaller areas on the world map. 

Continue talking will all companions as much as you can, exhausting all options they have for conversation.

Make the choice that the main quest needs you to do at the war table.  

Continue talking will all companions as much as you can, exhausting all options they have for conversation as soon as you have a break. 

Continue the main quest and enjoy the cutscenes.

Continue talking will all companions as much as you can, exhausting all options they have for conversation before leaving your base. Don’t forget to talk to Cullen and Leliana at all opportunities to unlock the special main quest side quest.

Unlock Crestwood

Continue the main quest here.

Talk to the mayor and do as he asks on the way to your destination. Capture the Keep. Help the Keep. 

Unlock the Western Approach

Continue the main quest here.

Remember: If the companions have a companion quest maker sure to bring them to that place and event. Capture the Keep. Unlock the corresponding missions. Help the dragon researcher if you want to, it’s a nice storyline.

Unlock Exalted Plains

For  the Solas quest and getting the dalish agent at the dalish camp. Dorians and Vivienne’s personal fetch quests can also be found here. Leave the ramparts for later.

Unlock Emerald Graves and Emprise du Lion

Visit them if you want to or need to for some companion quests. 

Unlock Here Lies the Abyss

Continue the main quest there. 

Round up some stuff 

Emprise du Lion: Capture the Keep. Investigate what is happening to the miners.

Emerald Graves: Learn about the Freemen of the Dales. 

Exalted Plains: Help the ramparts in Exalted plains before unlocking Wicked Hearts (voluntary, but doing it before Wicked Hearts makes it more of an intro to the Orlesian situation)

Unlock Eyes and Wicked Hearts

Continue the main quest.

Unlock the Arbor Wilds

Continue main quest.

Unlock the Hissing Wastes (may be unlocked before Arbor Wilds)

Investigate what the Venatori are after.

DO THE DLC:S 

Unlock the Frostback Basin - do everything here

Unlock the Deep Roads - do everything there

Dragons: Somewhere here, right before or after the Arbor Wilds or after the DLC:s you could go after the different dragons of the game (in the order Hinterlands, Crestwood, Western Approach, Exalted Plains, Emerald Graves, Storm Coast, Hissing Wastes, 3 in Emprise du Lion).

For the completionist: Here is where you can pick up shards, finish astrariums, and do all manner of unnecessary side quests you have not yet done, get all of the mosaique pieces and scout entire maps if you feel like it. Do as much or as little as you want to! 

LAST

Unlock Doom Upon All the World

Continue the main quest. 

You are going to be over powered during this event no matter what you do, so take it slow! Doing this will make all companions stop talking to you so even though the game promises you can keep playing afterwards all companions turn to robots which makes it a horrible experience, therefore leave this to last!

ABSOLUTE LAST

Unlock the war table mission for Trespasser

[kirain]

Question. How do you handle the age differences and life spans of your tavs/romances in bg3?

Are you asking if I've made my Tavs age-equal to the romances I've picked for them? If so, then I've actually been very careful about that. Lore-wise, I can't stand the thought of my character dying hundreds of years sooner or living hundreds of years longer than their partner. So I adhered to D&D 5E lore. If you're interested, I've explained most of the lifespans below.

Serena, my canon character, is human and romanced Gale. In D&D, the average lifespan of a human is 120 years, but since she and Gale are both wizards, they could potentially live for thousands of years. It all depends on the magic they wield. Elminster, for example, is nearly 1,300 years old. Otherwise, they'll age alongside each other as equals.

Saska is a Seldarine drow. On average they last between 400-750 years, depending on if they survive and leave the Underdark. Saska has indeed left the Underdark, works as a bard, and romanced Karlach. Tieflings typically live to 150; however, Karlach has the potential to live longer since her body has been so drastically altered. Upon finding a permanent upgrade for her engine, it's possible she could live just as long as a drow, if not longer, as she's been touched by infernal technology.

Ez'ria is a githyanki fighter/storm sorcerer. This one was easy, since she romanced Lae'zel. With any luck, they'll both live to a nice, healthy 120 years old; the average lifespan of a gith.

Eilonwy is my redeemed Dark Urge half-elf. On average they last about 180 years. This one's a bit more complicated because I partnered her with Astarion, who's a pure high elf and a vampire. High elves live to an average of 750 years, and vampires/spawn are of course immortal. But I've given this a lot of thought. Eilonwy, for example, is a druid, and because of their connection to nature/magic, their aging slows to 10% of what they would normally age. This means Eilonwy has the potential to reach 1,800. I should also mention that there are cures to vampirism in D&D 5E, so I like to think they find one at some point during their travels.

Bakara is a tiefling sorcerer of the draconic bloodline. Another semi-easy one, since I partnered her with Wyll. As I mentioned before, tieflings typically live to 150, whereas humans live to 120. I headcanon that my tiefling was already 50 when she met Wyll; who, according to Larian, is 24 during the events of BG3. To clarify, tieflings are considered young adults by the age of 20 and full adults when they reach the age of 60. So despite being 50, she's mentally around the same age as Wyll.

Thalias is a high half-elf Selûnite cleric. Possibly the easiest one, since he romanced Shadowheart, who is also a high half-elf who becomes a Selûnite cleric (at least in my game). With Selûne's blessing, they could live however long she desires, but on average they'll both live to be 180.

I also made an adorable little deep gnome named Mira to sweep Barcus off his feet. I shall wait patiently for Larian or a clever modder to make him romancable. The average lifespan for gnomes is 350 years.

Halsin is a bit more complicated, since he's a pure wood elf and a druid. This means he could conceivably live to be 7,500 years old, which is wild. I do plan on doing a playthrough where I romance him, and when I do I'll be making a mysterious wood elf named Arawen, a warlock who made a pact with an ancient archfey. So in addition to living to 750; as per the average lifespan of her race, as long as her pact remains in tact, she will live as long as her patron allows.

[crunchbuttsteak]

The City Elf Origin is so funny because you get drafted into the Grey Wardens for killing the son of an Arl and then an hour later you’re wanted for killing the King. Like that’s not exactly an upgrade.

[nep-2-une]

slap a purple wig on cate dunlap and she's imogen temult

[gsirvitor]

[ecifircasic]

UNMUTE OMG

[nep-2-une]

recently finished wd: legions and decided on writing a possible fanfic set in the wd universe with my operatives as another dedsec cell in the world?? anywho here are my babies who i have grown very attached to:

in order (L2R): Quinn Keegan (29), Roos Zevenhuizen (19), Sam Pandey (22), Samuel Kamau (20), Hazel Darrell (32), Silviu Paraschiv (30), Elpida Vasiliadis (24), Meara Cunningham (28), Miao Yang (22)

[teaweltzer]

Last Night

[raeynbowboi]

Building the FRIENDS as a DnD Party

I was bored. Had some time to kill. I remembered that FRIENDS used to be a super popular show, and has enough characters to make a party. So, here’s the FRIENDS as a party based on my knowledge of DnD and my need to kill some time.

ROSS GELLER SCHOOL OF NECROMANCY WIZARD

Ross is a whiny, entitled, awkward nerd who tries to control Rachel, and thrives off the pity of his friends. He constantly lords his intellect over the others, and is obsessed with old dead things. So, now he can surround himself with old dead things that are just as big of bummers as he is, and have to obey him. Plus, by being a wizard, he’ll get his ass kicked a lot and hard, which is a good thing.

MONICA GELLER OATH OF THE CROWN PALADIN

Paladins already get a reputation for being the “team mom” of a party, and Monica fits that position well. They also have a tendency to enforce their beliefs on their party, and Monica is known for holding her friends to high expectations. She’s also shown that when she’s serious, she’s downright terrifying, indicating a strong Charisma score, and she’s a lot stronger than Ross, making her well-suited to a martial role in the party. However, if the party really needs a healer, then Monica would also work very well as an Order Domain Cleric so that she can control everything.

RACHEL GREEN DRACONIC BLOODLINE SORCERER

Rachel’s whole character arc is about being born into wealth and wanting to learn to fend for herself. The sorcerer gets magic from its lineage. It doesn’t have to study or worship or make a deal. They simply have magic, and that fits Rachel. As for the subclass, I picked it by a creature known for power and wealth. If she was Divine Soul, I doubt she’d feel a need to get away from her parent or stop having them control her life, as the gods are generally rather absent parents. And other choices are even worse fits for Rachel.

CHANDLER BING ARCANE TRICKSTER ROGUE

Unlike Ross’ insufferable brand of intellect, Chandler is truly the most intelligent person in the group. He’s also clever, witty, and humorous. As the most sly member of the group, I felt he was best suited for the role of Rogue. I did consider Mastermind as they are fantastic talkers and negotiators. Chandler managed to keep one of the best kept secrets and running gags of the show: nobody knows what Chandler does for a living.

JOEY TRIBBIANI COLLEGE OF GLAMOUR BARD

The College of Glamour was the best fit for Joey because they’re sort of the most self-centered bardic college. Whispers and Lore Bards are too smart for Joey, Valour Bards are essentially cheerleaders that prioritize support, Swords are the most melee-oriented, which Joey’s not in peak physical shape, and Creation seems outside of Joey’s skill set. So, I defaulted to Glamour, as they are focused on making themselves the center of attention, charms, and beauty, all of which matters a lot to Joey.

PHOEBE BUFFAY CIRCLE OF THE STARS DRUID

I knew Phoebe was going to be either a Bard, Druid, or Ranger, but ultimately, the hippie vibe is sort of the core of who Phoebe is. She’s free-spirited and lives outside the rules and ideas of “normal” human society. I chose the Circle of the Stars as drawing power from Constellations felt right for the space-case mind of Phoebe, however I also looked at the Circle of Dreams and the Circle of Land. But I still felt that the astrology-leaning druidic circle would call out to Phoebe the strongest.

I don’t think anything here’s a wild shocker in terms of class. I just based it on their characters. Yes, I hate Ross, but aside from him, the rest of the group is great and funny. The group does suffer a little due to their lack of physical players, leaving the martial stuff to Monica. But in fairness, Monica is frequently shown to be the strongest and most athletic person in the group. They should work well together, and Monica, Joey, and Phoebe can keep their friends going with group healing, while selfish Ross can only heal himself with his Grim Harvest.

[annemarieyeretzian]

birdie saying “you led them right to us.” and fearne desperately saying “I’m sorry!” 💔

[nep-2-une]

i just think he's very neat your honor 🥰