Rache (pronounced however)

This site is very old bones on me but I want to see y'all's art Please do not expect any coherence from me

[rakeb4]

btw if anybody feels like teaching me the basics on local netiquette and mechanics (a tumblrtorial, if you will) I'd really like that. Like, should I follow back people who follow me? is it a bad idea to mix personal posts and niche content on the same blog? if I comment on a reblog will that be visible on the original post and all of its reblogs? should I respond to comments? is there another way to discreetly let people know I am grateful for the interactions like I can heart-react things on most social media? what is my orbit and why is Neil Gaiman in it? how many tags is too many tags? if I add a section to my blog are people ever gonna see it or is it hidden by the timeline view? how do I even visit my blog as a blog? why are we still here, just to suffer?

[rakeb4]

The pilgrims from Dan Simmons' Hyperion. There is almost zero fanart of them online, so I had to sketch some! It's very rough, but I'm still quite satisfied, as it gave me an occasion to get out of my comfort zone with different ethnicities and sci-fi clothing (though most of the designs are heavily referencing stuff I found online. Is the monk wearing Balenciaga sandals? Yes he is). Don't know if I'll ever clean them up and color them, but I'm still putting them out in the world. Maybe one day some other characters will join them -- I haven't read Endymion yet, but my hands have been itching to draw at least Moneta and Gladstone someday. Also, I promise I didn't erase Brawne's muscles!! They just ended up being conceales by the trenchcoat. But you and I know they're there.

[ceaselessbasher]

I swear to god one of these days were going to see a video of Amaury Guichon and he's going to be making some wings and they are going to look dope as hell, the detail of each feather will be breathtaking, he'll spray paint them to perfection, but as the video goes on, he's not building any sort of winged creature, just the wings. And then there's a human-sized harness (also made of chocolate, somehow, he can do it). And he's attaching the wings to the harness. And he's putting the harness on and he demonstrates how he can flap the wings. And then he'll be off. Out the window and up and up and up. And we'll be looking at the livestream (it's a livestream now) and we'll scream "No, Amaury, the sun! It's going to melt the wings!". But he knows this already. And he is free.

[hellsitegenetics]

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[yelly-ink]

[pixalry]

[arisushanti]

attention all bg3 players who have also played any dragon age game!! (which is probably everyone, let’s be real)

im conducting an experiment, so if everyone could please reblog with their romance choices for both games

regards

[rakeb4]

#dao: Alistair #daoa: Anders, if i could've #da2: nobody #dai: Cullen, Dorian, Cassandra, Sera #bg3: Astarion

[rakeb4]

One of the companions in the new Dragon Age has the same last name as me and I am incredibly thrilled about it. I can't wait to hear the voice actors mispronounce it and learn all about the inevitable family trauma and/or criminal ways of yeah no totally not my clan. It's gonna be lit

[ourinquisitorialness]

Everyone out here talking about who they're gonna romance and I'm just like–

B A B Y

G R I F F O N

[likeadevils]

so i have a mildly popular “reblog and put in in the tags” post going around and its. very clear how many people don’t know how to interact with a tumblr post

so, first of all, tumblr’s culture has changed a lot in the past couple years. there’s a genuine community effort to not start any drama, and ironically a lot of the current hostility is an effort to keep things calm. there’s also a change in how people interact with posts, so if you haven’t been here in a while please skip down to the tags/replies/reblog with text section.

for newcomers: you should be reblogging posts about as liberally as you would like something on twitter. if you only like stuff, people will think you are rude/a bot. you’ve probably heard people talk about “cultivating your dash,” and thats because this platform is 100% centered around your dashboard. trending matters less, unfollowing and blocking in order to shape your dash into it’s best form is widely accepted, the majority of the content you’ll find and interact with will be because of your dash, and the only way to put things on your dash is to reblog them. tumblr users are deeply distrustful of algorithms and have largely turned off the “see posts your friends have liked” function (i recommend you also turn of the various algorithms in settings → general settings → dashboard preferences).

so, once you’ve reblogged a post, there’s three ways to add content to it. the tags, replies, and reblogging with text. all of them have different connotations

the tags: an inside voice. originally they were meant for organizing your blog (and they’re still used for this), but they’ve also morphed into a way to share thoughts that aren’t funny/insightful enough for non-followers to be interested in. when in doubt, put your comment in the tags

replies: basically talking to your friends in class. your followers have no way of finding your replies (they don’t pop up on the dash, nobody gets notified except for the original poster) so chances are, only the person who made the post is gonna see your comment. it’s for quick one-offs that you’re okay with other people overhearing, but really is only made for one person. they’re like a public dm

reblog with text: an outside voice. you’re getting up on a stage in town square and entertaining people. make sure it’s funny or insightful— bottom line, add something new to the conversation. you should use this the least

general rules of thumb: 

when in doubt, reblog. people will judge you if your blog is only personal posts and you only interact with other content by liking it.  

the only things people will judge you for reblogging are personal vent posts. leave a like to give a little virtual hug

if a post is asking about your personality/opinions (i.e: tell me what’s the last tv show you watched, that kind of thing) put it in the tags 

also if you see a nice edit, gifset, or art, reblog and say something nice in the tags! it’s that nice sweet spot of common enough that no one will notice but uncommon enough to make the artist’s day

[dovewithscales]

Finally real advice for new users. This is a solid guide for how to make the transition from Twitter to Tumblr.

In particular, artists need you to reblog. A reblog helps them get seen. A like doesn’t help them at all.

[disteal]

shout out to everyone who participated in the january-february mass depressive episode

[disteal]

Thank you everyone for another great turnout to the january-february mass depressive episode

[rakeb4]

... Oh.

[barbatusart]

great news im doin Funnies now

[rakeb4]

the concept of twitch streamer vampire master supreme cringelord Cazador Szarr is stuck in my head and won't go away

[focsle]

I hate when people try to be some kinda funnyman in response to powerful art. Maybe you should just earnestly feel things once in a while, babe.

[focsle]

Oh, and adding to this…I also hate when people try to be some kinda funnyman in response to art that was earnestly done but maybe fell short of what it was trying to do or had a certain naivety to it…maybe you should just earnestly try to make things once in a while, babe.

[rakeb4]

Feeling very guilty about this thing going around because I definitely do this sometimes and I wish I could be more straightforward about my enjoyment of people's art but I have so much negative conditioning about earnest feelings that I get really awkward and/or dull when trying to express them. Most of my weird jokes are honest attempts at connection and even though I try to read the room and not say anything invalidating I know I fail at it sometimes. So I hope the person on the other side of those interactions knows it's not their art that's lacking in impact, it's just some people (me) that cannot human very well

[rakeb4]

Something different, because I have been in A Mood™️

[staticnoisesss]

how you can help palestine

*i regularly update this post with any new info i find so please always reblog the original post*

Donations

donations currently reaching gaza:

‼️ help buy e-sims for people in gaza

donate to get food packages to gaza - care for gaza

donate direct aid to gaza - ehab rida (longtime activist and volunteer, has been carrying out donations and humanitarian projects in gaza since 2021)

palestine children's relief fund

world food programme

aid to gaza - taawon/bank of palestine

help gaza’s children

female hygiene kits for gaza - pious project

donate to UNRWA

urgent humanitarian aid to palestinians - anera

medical aid for palestinians

urgent support for medical professionals in gaza

donate to ahmed (@/90-ghost on tumblr)

he is born, raised and based in gaza. please help him reach his goal of $50K to get his family to safety across the rafah border into egypt. as of right now… it’s $7.5K per person to evacuate gaza.

help journalist yousef escape gaza to treat his cancer

help mohamed evacuate gaza to get treatment for himself and his daughter

support palestinians: buy a keffiyeh from the last and only factory in palestine - hirbawi

secondary donations:

click to donate - arab.org

emergency relief for gaza - pious projects

palestine red crescent society

save palestine - islamic relief canada

send medical supplies to gaza - palestinian american medical association

help bring down israel's weapon trade - palaction

donate for the recovery of hisham awartani

one of the three palestinian students shot by a racist in vermont for wearing kufiyas and speaking arabic. hisham’s injuries have left him paralysed from below the chest.

Petitions

‼️ urge icj to invite gazan journalists to testify

international cultural workers to strike from german cultural institutions for their complicity in oppressing palestinians and promoting genocide - strike germany

petition to investigate war crimes committed by israeli military

demand ceasefire - amnesty international

open call for immediate ceasefire

american government call for immediate ceasefire

american government to stop funding israeli military

ceasefire and increase humanitarian assistance - oxfam au

petition to get canva to address their pro-israel stance

invoke the genocide convention to call for ceasefire in gaza - world beyond war

suspend israel from international sports - diem25

UK to expel israeli ambassador - change.org

gaza healthcare workers for nobel peace prize - change.org

teachers around the world demand ceasefire - teachers for palestine

president whitten: reinstate samia halaby retrospective NOW - action network

demand the immediate release of mansour shouman

location specific petitions

gaza call for lasting ceasefire - oxfam (UK)

end israeli occupation - parliament uk (UK)

email your MP - medical aid for palestine (UK)

protect gaza civilians - islamic relief (UK)

stop fuelling genocide - action network (USA)

@ biden: call for ceasefire now - move on (USA)

ceasefirenow.com - jewishvoiceofpeace (USA)

call congress and demand a ceasefire - uscpr (USA - they provide a script of what you should say, so don't worry about it)

note: you can call everyday. they tally the number of calls per issue. so more calls = higher chance for them to take action. p.s. you mainly go to voicemail so don’t worry about phone call anxiety. fight through it just this once please.

no forced displacement! - action network

australia call on israel to stop attacking palestinians - apan (AUS)

immediate ceasefire and increase in humanitarian aid in gaza - actionaid (AUS)

email your MPs - stand with palestine (AUS)

‼️ australian senate to investigate australian citizens in the IDF for war crimes allegations - fpm (AUS)

‼️ arms embargo on israel - cjpme (CANADA)

sign to send letter to MP for ceasefire - nccm (CANADA)

ceasefire now! - ijv (CANADA)

call on your local mayor and council to demand ceasefire - LeadNow (CANADA)

cessez-le-feu et un couloir humanitaire - le mouvement (FRANCE)

écrivez aux député-es et sénateurs-trices - association france palestine solidarité (FRANCE)

write to your député - assemblée nationale (FRANCE)

skydda civilbefolkningen i gaza! - mittskifte (SWEDEN)

singaporeans call for immediate ceasefire (SIN)

contact your elected reps and demand a ceasefire (GERMANY)

write to the EU demanding a ceasefire (EUROPE)

template of letters you can send (EU)

guide on how to contact your MPs in EU

p.s. if the template is outdated, just use it as a guide and add a few sentences here and there that reflect the current situation. i can’t find any recent templates so :/ at least this is something

multiple actions you can take to help palestine - plant een olifbloom (NETHERLANDS)

includes: links for donations, emails to MP, emails to media, links to petitions and demonstrations

den haag, maak nú werk van vrede in israël/Palestina - the right forum (NETHERLANDS)

māori call for palestine - ourActionStation (NZ)

deem israeli actions as war crimes - NZ parliament/pāremata aotearoa (NZ)

basta ao genocídio em Gaza! - awaaz (BRAZIL)

globo e grande mídia, parem de desumanizar civis palestinos - the intercept (BRAZIL)

Campaigns

‼️ justice for palestine

reach out to countries to back up south africa’s invoke genocide convention at the ICJ

‼️ international criminal court

submit evidences of israeli war crimes

friends of al-aqsa

❥ UK-specific

urge your MP to speak up for palestine

hands off al-aqsa

stop administrative detention

petition for UK to stop arming israel

❥ International

boycott puma — email them to end their partnership with israel

boycott coca-cola

islamic relief canada

urge your MP to rally for ceasefire

decolonise palestine

poster campaign to raise awareness on the war crimes being committed against palestinians

text/call campaign for people living in USA

text RESIST @ 50409 to send a letter to your representatives to pass HR3103–a bill that prohibits tax dollars from going to israel

download 5Calls app to contact members of your congress | (more info)

fax campaign for people in the USA

go on this website to send 5 free faxes per day

here’s a link to a pre-written fax copy you can download to send (the first link on the linktree)

here’s a video that explains how to fax your senator (it’s very easy and all you need is a valid email address)

‼️ BDS movement

get involved in boycotting companies associated with israel

palestine diaspora network

global strike guide - join the global strike!

please let me know if you have any more links. i will add them in. and please reblog the original post!!

UPCOMING PROTESTS

PALESTINIAN LITERATURE READING LIST

PALESTINIAN BUSINESSES

[rakeb4]

Very low energy sketch(es) based on another prompt from BG3FicFeb: #4, camp chores

The first few nights had Lymerel anxiously trying to take care of everything - after all, being a ranger, they're supposed to be the most used to camping and living in the wilderness, and they desperately want to prove capable to the others. After everybody's settled into a routine and they're able to relax a bit, however, Lymerel would set aside more time for herbal alchemy. They can craft basic potions and elixirs, of course, but they enjoy more creating self-care commodities like scented soaps, ointments or cosmetics; they grew up in poverty and general neglect, so they find much solace in now being able to craft their own little comforts even in the middle of nothing. Very soon they start thinking of what their companions might need - it would be a shame if Shadowheart's long hair got ruined, or Gale's luscious beard, they could use some oil. Won't Astarion need hair wax to maintain his hairdo? And Lae'zel seems quite proud of her war paint, but she doesn't have any left now. She and Karlach would probably appreciate a muscle salve too. Wyll seems fine, but everybody can do with some hydrating cream, and he mentioned he likes the smell of lavender... Lymerel has to play it cool when giving their concoctions to the companions, though. It would be too embarassing tor them to know they'd spend that much thought and effort on frivolities for near strangers, and some of them seem to consider Lymerel too soft already. So they'll mention they just happened to have some leftovers, they were idly trying out a new recipe... Nothing special.

They used to be able to fix themself a hot bath with magic, too, but after the tadpole nerf they can't cast Burning Hands anymore. They thought they might still be able to use a workaround, but they found out the hard way that substituting Firebolt only results in an exploded barrel and a very warm puddle.

[rakeb4]

Prompt #5 from BG3FicFeb: first time seeing a companion in combat

Lymerel doesn't know much about city-people jobs.

[rakeb4]

A younger Lymerel, who then went by a different name, with her twin brother. They were called Laflean, "child of the moon", and Shaolan, "child of the sun", as he was born before sunrise, and she after. Then the <tragic background> happened (I haven't defined the specifics yet...), he died, and she left the family. She took up the pseudonym Lymerel, meaning "bright eye", as she felt Shaolan was meant to be half of a whole that could not exist anymore.