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[nichozzystuffs]

i had to delete that face reveal post😔😔😔 cause im scared of creeps (men)

[shadow-schemer]

me having untoward thoughts of gwyndolin

[pepelisss]

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[guildfox2]

I took some new screens of Dawnlight Dew and fell in love with this one. Action shot!

[the-last-teabender]

Orbpocalypse Thoughts/Theories:

WARNING 1: Spoilers for up to “Party Fowl.”

WARNING 2: I feel like theorizing for TTRPGS and other collaborative stories requires not only a knowledge of the story and worldbuilding, but also a degree of awareness of and lenience for the multiple people involved and their personal desires. A theory might make perfect fictional sense while also robbing a player of agency or affecting the sustainability of Oxventure as a brand. (Yep, I said it, it’s true.) I also know that’s not what everyone’s here for, so if that sounds deeply un-fun to you, I won’t be hurt if you give this a miss.

WARNING 3: This is longer and more in-dept than anything about an online D&D game has any business being.

Okay guys here we go.

First up, I absolutely do not believe that the events of Orbpocalypse will lead to the end of magic in Geth during the events of Orbpocalypse, or even during the events of Oxventure D&D. In order for that to be the case, I feel like one of two things would have to have happened:

1. Johnny and the entire party privately agreed that they are going to completely alter the gameplay system, retool everyone’s characters permanently to non-casters, and then pretend on main as though none of them knew this would happen, effectively turning this into a scripted showcase rather than a game.

2. Johnny walked everyone through a massive level-up process, leaned on them to count spell slots, and gave Merilwen a bigger spell book, all while privately and without their input or consent permanently altering their characters (a move which would require class changes for pretty much everyone but Corazón) and waiting for the day to spring it on them that the character they’ve spent all this time on are now just. Different.

The former is way too 5D chess and feels more like TAZ than Oxventure. The latter is just cruel. (I say this with full awareness that Johnny has given Prudence a new character sheet for the time being. I do not consider this cruel at all. I’ll come back around to this point.)

The only way I can actually see Orbpocalypse ending magic in Geth permanently is if this is the end of Oxventure D&D, but OxBoxtra is very On Main about their plans. They’ve just branded, they’ve just made a “catch up” video, they’ve got a map and a podcast and all sorts of stuff. If anything this feels like a soft reboot for Ox D&D, which makes cutting magic from the gameplay even more of a Bad Idea.

IF Vocatus is directly connected to the end of magic in Geth, I believe it will be a slow leak — of a kind that would open the door for different games with different magic systems to be explored in the intervening millennia — and that what’s happening to the Oxventurers is foreshadowing of BitD’s broader problem.

Okay, Teabender, so what do you think IS happening?

Simple: the world is leveling up.

We all know Prudence’s magic loss is only temporary, right? Right. This is clearly something Jane and Johnny discussed before the session, but the tone with which it was discussed didn’t indicate any degree of permanence.

I think everyone over the course of the end of Orbpocalpyse will (temporarily) lose their magic, likely paired with something in-story that shakes their identity because Johnny’s really good at that. I believe they will have to defeat Vocatus WITHOUT their trademark skills, and that when they do they will inadvertently fulfill the prophecy and become the True Heroes of Geth. And then get their skills back — possibly somewhat altered, depending on if any of them were musing on refining their characters at all.

(Alternately they could get them back right before or during; that really depends on what kind of story Johnny wants to tell.)

Remember, too, how much focus there was from Bob about how super cool it is that they have magic, and that “this must all be normal for you.” That was said multiple times. And while Bob might just have been starstruck by cool adventure wizards, Johnny was working really hard to make sure that particular sentiment was heard and responded to by the party. It feels thematic.

But what about Dob? Shit, IDK. Dude was off being a dad. In my heart of hearts I want to see him pull some absolutely bonkers eleventh hour shit as he rejoins the party, but it will be what it will be. And it will be cool because Dob is cool.

tl;dr I don’t think Orbpocalypse leads immediately into BitD; I think, at best, it plants a seed for BitD that will take hundreds or thousands of years to actually grow, and might lead to future story arcs and quest lines. I think it is a hard marker for a new phase of Oxventure that will make it more viable in the world of D&D actual plays, and that will let the players adapt and work in any new thoughts or changes they want to make.

tltl;drdr: Orb probably not end magic.

[annies-tart]

My three states. A-ka my last three brain cells

[sweetness-doesnt-touch-my-face]

For those that wish to know if I'm gonna post any more work of mine before Tumblr potentially crushes my blog - I am working on a song right now that I wrote for my best friend in time for christmas. 

But it's kind of a personal inside joke/topic that only us will understand and enjoy so I'd rather keep it that way. Whenever I write for anybody in my life that I know IRL. I don't share tbh. 

In terms of other stuff, I've got nothing nor anything planned. I could write a really cynical and sad christmas song but I'd rather not embarrass myself. Just listen to "Let Me Sleep (It’s Christmas Time)" by Pearl Jam.

[animacruciari]

After School Special | Derek & Scott

The text had come through some 45 minutes earlier from Scott, asking the alpha to meet him at the school. It was a little ambiguous and he wondered if something was up, things had been a little quiet on the alpha/beta front lately..but he figured it was just because of school or whatever. But then he got stuck with the brunette.

Jennifer had just walked away to yell at some kids when Derek noticed Scott in the distance. “Finally.” He grumbled quietly to himself, if he’d gotten out 15 minutes ago like he’d promised, the alpha wouldn’t have been stuck there dealing with the new teacher. He crossed his arms over his chest, an entirely bored expression filling his features as Scott approached. “You finally ready?” The alpha quipped in greeting...

@theprettiestscott