#plotweaver

[elosva]

The cosmere rpg is the #2 best selling rpg right now just behind dnd

Now I know that sales doesnt automatically equal quality, but as someone who has played alot of games and is currently in 2 stormlight games 1 as gm 1 as player and I can confirm that it should actually be #1 if quality was reflected

[novisius]

The main reason I'm doing this is because I had this initial idea forever ago, and I mentally keep coming back to it over a few years.

The systems I chose where because I have some familiarity with those systems and I had an initial idea for how I could get them to fill specific facets of the mold. The settings I'm making will naturally be fairly small and constrained, partially by design and partially bc I want it to be. For those who want to know what the tentative mold is;

Systems (Angles)

D&D 5.5

Pathfinder 2e

Godbound

The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game

Lancer

Symbaroum

Plotweaver

Avatar Legends

Cypher

Monsters (that which grants xp for killing)

Dragons (Found in the alternate realities of the Dragonmirrors)

Drakes

Linnorms/Lindworms

Blights (sometimes causes undead)

Elementals

Subterranean Insectile Race (Maintenance of the reality of the angle, what this entails and their behavior naturally changes between the angles)

Some form of hostile construct related to the warforged

Goblins (Probably going to be called something else) (Basically a bioengineered race designed for war, however, the exact nature is wildly different to one another. Always hermaphroditic)

'Anyone with a level'

Player Races

Dragon-like or lizardman race

Humans

Elves (Connected to Elementals, Never found like this within the mirrors)

Arcane Humanoid Race (dreams of, sometimes sees or hears, the other angles, this race has the same appearance in every angle (like a mannequin), never found within the mirrors)

Warforged

Locales

Positive and Negative energy locations

Ethereal/Astral/In-between locations

Elemental Ruins (factories of the constructs that still barely churn out warforged or ancient battlefields where magics still lingers)

Angels and Demons have been demoted to 'benevolent' and 'malevolent' spirits as appropriate

So, what little I have of lore is the following;

"The gods are dead. All that is left of the Primordials are but vestiges that infest That Which Remains. The World That Was was shattered in the great war between them. All that you see, the scarred worlds, the ruins, all of us who remain. So many of them focused on survival, making it through the turbulent times, that they have forgotten that there was a 'before'."

A great war between the divine, elemental lords, dragons, and mortals shattered The World That Was, it killed the gods, fractured the elements, and resulted in the dragons being trapped into alternate realities for their arcane energies.

The mortals 'won', but at the cost of their reality being splintered into numerous different adjacent realities, the rebuilding afterwards resulted in them, generally speaking, forgetting the cataclysmic war, instead being remembered as a sort of 'primordial chaos' origin myth.

Now, dragons are stored in a thing called a 'dragonmirror', these artifacts are what enables 'character progression' from a meta perspective. Should someone want a first level, they would need to go through one and slay a dragon of some variety, to gain higher levels (depending on the relative pattern I choose for each setting) they must slay stronger and stronger dragons. Within the mirrors are 'simulated realities', the sizes getting progressively larger, the simulations progressively more complex, and each reality tailored to the variety of dragon who is the target. They are killed in endless repetitions to fuel the growth and power of those who submit themselves to these trials.

I haven't thought super super hard on this as I just recently dedicated myself to actually working on this project. 'Goblins' are probably the random thing I thought of on the most.

Guess just posting this to toss it out, questions would be neat to get me to think on things, opinions would be neat I suppose.

[sevensistersofsussex]

If you had to make a character from The Quarry switch places with a character from TVD, who would it be and why?

I love this ask!

My first thought was Kaitlyn Ka. If she were a werewolf I think it would be great to have her come in and shake things up in later seasons. At college maybe and she has a plotline (and romance) with Tyler that revolves more around werewolves. I feel like that wasn't always the show's strong point and I just love werewolves.

OR

She remains human and is a hunter. Maybe one of The Five. I think she'd be a pretty badass, self-sufficient hunter. I liked the legend of The Five but always wanted there to...actually be five people instead of just three discovered hunters. No idea who the fifth one would be but Kaitlyn as one would be amazing.

[biillyhargroves]

@plotweaver replied: Headcanons: do Eddie's rings have meaning? If so, what are they?

I feel like a lot of Eddie’s style choices are aesthetic-based rather than deliberately meaningful, if that makes sense? He’s got this edgy, rocker-type vibe about him, and even expresses a dream to make it big on the metal scene. This is a boy who likely worships people like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmiester, Peter Frampton. His rings reflect the subculture built around these people and their bands, a culture of - at the time - young people pushing back against authority with loud music and dark imagery, seeking community outside the mainstream. He’s got tiny skulls around a cross, a hog head, a stylized skull, and what looks like an engraved band with some kind of dark stone. We see similar imagery used in album artwork, set dec, and costuming of acts like Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Motley Crue. Eddie loves these things. He probably likes all of that imagery, and will grab at anything that helps him achieve that look.  He’s also a social misfit who seems to enjoy that status, or at the very least refuses to be bullied out of his passions, so much so that he’s crowned himself king of the so-called “losers.” Part of me feels like he might be doubling down on his whole look as a big middle finger to the reputation both it and his interests in general have given him. Like, okay, people already think I’m mean and scary, I’m already labeled a freak, I might as well look the part. THAT SAID, I do think he genuinely enjoys dressing the way he does and leaning as heavily as he can into that wannabe-rockstar vibe. He might even be playing with elements that could end up being his signature if/when he does break into the music industry, you know? Nikki Sixx has his war paint. Eddie Munson has his rings.  Also, we know that Eddie’s family is low-income, and rings like the ones he wears can be pricey even if they’re made with cheap metals. I feel like he spent time looking through pawn shop displays to find the perfect pieces and scrounged up whatever money he could to buy them when he found them. He might have been attracted by their general look, but they probably mean a lot to him because of how much they cost to get. (It’s also cute to think of him buying one and then his D&D buddies/bandmates getting him others as gifts because they see how much Eddie loves them, and I feel like his friends care enough about him to do something like that.)

[vakariaan]

I am also soooo far deep down the Eddie x Chrissy well. They might actually kick me out of a years long fan fic writing slump.

OMG SAME

They're literally all I've been thinking about for a week now, I'M IN DEEP! PLEASE write some fic, I'm desperate for more!

[kedreeva]

But how is the sex with the werewolf boyfriend? Like, is it worth sticking around for a few years?

It’s fantastic, tbh.

[mllekaren]

plotweaver - Sansan fics read in 2018

@plotweaver

Swimming Lessons (1273) Living in the North, Sansa has never learned to swim. Before her vacation to Dorne, she signs up for lessons. Her swimming instructor defies all expectations. Written for the Summer 2018 Sansan Russian Roulette.

[thotinshield]

Still taking prompts? If so, how 'bout some hair braiding?

Bilbo slides his fingers through Thorin’s hair, marveling at the silky, smooth texture of it. It had been ages since either of them had had a proper washing but their arrival in Bag End had been quickly followed by Bilbo’s insistence of a long bath. 

Thorin sighs, the stress leaking out of him as Bilbo massages his scalp lightly. 

Bag End is yet bare, a few recovered pieces of furniture littering the room. It will probably take weeks before Bag End’s contents are back in place. 

For now, Bilbo desires nothing but a warm bed and a hot meal. 

He drags his fingers back up, combing out any knots remaining in Thorin’s hair. Then he begins braiding one of the thin braids that frames Thorin’s face. It is not yet a strong suite of his but Bilbo has spent at least one journey learning how to do this. 

By the time he finishes the second braid, the dwarf’s breathing has evened out more. He might be asleep. Bilbo pauses, settling the braid in place. He lets his hands stray and trace the scar on Thorin’s brow. It is not as angry as before, but he does not think it will disappear. 

It’s a bitter reminder. 

Bilbo sighs softly and runs his fingers through the rest of Thorin’s hair again. His fingers are not deft but he begins braiding the rest. A fond smile creeps onto his face as Thorin snores. 

The marriage braid in his hair knocks against his cheek as he tilts his head to the side.