#spellbound series

[mcyt-builds-contest]

TURN 2 ROUND 9

Pandora's Vault

The Everdusk Castle

Voting ended onMar 16, 2024

Pandora's Vault

Builder : Awesamdude

Series : DSMP

Propaganda :

- its so big. Its so so big. Look at a map of the dsmp. Its just a black void bigger than l'manburg was.

- You look at it and you just know it's something terrible. the obsidian walls, lava, the iron. It's just there. In the middle of the ocean. It does not fit in and its scary.

- the AMOUNT of redstone and functions it go is AMAZING. the only way to enter is through a portal that then leads u to the nether and has to be manually activated again by the warden. So to enter you literally NEED the wardens permission. All the bridges and all the door. It's so fucking cool man what can I say. The amount of security.

- the lore that happened inside pandora as well. Pandoras arc was the best arc of the whole of dream smp and I stand by that. There is so so much to unpack.

Sam and Dream could have just built some shitty obsidian box and called it a prison, but no they made PANDORAS VAULT

The Everdusk Castle

Builder : ToAsgaard

Series : ATM Spellbound Series

Porpaganda : this place is built in another dimension (the Everdusk), it's gigantic (extends about 50ish blocks further down past where i was able to grab a good screencap), and it's fully detailed inside. not in like a "some stuff here and there" or "there are redstone machines" -- every single room is detailed out, often with visuals corresponding to the mod being used, any automated setups are given a ton of visual flair to fit with the theme of the base, there's even automation setups that serve as visual rooms (the Botania automation room uses Kekimuras and is set up as a banquet hall! it's so cool!!). i think about it constantly. ToAsgaard's builds are consistently drop-dead gorgeous (his soulsborne-inspired Celestial Journey/Betweenlands base and gigantic multi-piece Sevtech Ages base are both fantastic) with ridiculously intricate detailing and really cool modded automation setups. his Celestial Journey base, Carcosa was a close second for me -- but its power lies in all that detailing and isn't nearly as screencappable from the outside. Asgaard's an amazing builder both on the megabase and microdetail levels, incredible at standard modded automation and at doing things the fun way. he's been inactive for a few years now but i still adore his stuff, and this seemed like a good way to show off an absolutely spectacular builder that otherwise people might not know about.

Taglist!

@10piecechickenmcnugget

@choliosus

@biro-slay

@betweenlands

@xdsvoid

[hisirdoux-ambrosius]

Douxie x Reader- Spellbound Prologue

A/N: Not much Douxie in this preview but here is a taste of my upcoming series!

Being part of the Lake family had its... challenges. That wasn’t to say you hadn’t’ grown up with the most wonderful life in New York. Your parents were blissfully normal, as well as your friends, your schooling, your exes, your life in its entirety. Everything was run of the mill. You liked it that way. Or you had, before you were given another option.

It had been a day just as any other when your phone had lit up, a picture of your Aunt Barbara gracing your screen. A warmth had filled your chest. She was one of the people you were closest too but unfortunately you didn’t often have the time to go visit her and she hadn’t been able to visit New York since her deadbeat husband left her. 

Some guilt filled you up before you answered. It had been too long since you’d sent her a text inquiring about how she was and checking up on Jim. You knew he’d been young when it had happened but he had memories of his father he’d never be able to forget and your heart broke for your cousin. 

Yet, your phone was nearing it’s last ring before it falsely reported to your dear Aunt that you were nowhere near your phone. Fearing she wouldn’t be available again if you waited, you picked up right before your recorded message of “Sorry to miss your call! I’ll try to get back to you. Leave a message after-” could play. You’d recorded it long ago and run out of time but never gone back to fix it.

“Barbs! Hi!” You spoke quickly, hoping she wouldn’t hang up due to your momentary silence.

“Y/N! God it feels like forever since we’ve talked,” She laughed breathlessly and you realized that things must have been hard for her recently. She sounded stressed but ever the optimist she was still going strong. You didn’t think you’d ever heard her anything other than positive. 

“I know, I know,” You sympathized. “I’ve been working doubles and I’m sure you’re no different... How’s Jim?”

“Oh you know him, always out with Toby. Goodness Y/N! He’s got the most darling girlfriend! Claire is a gem, and she knows how to cook!” Barbara had said airily but then rushed into the real business of her call and her tone changed from charged with excitement to something a little more bashful with underlying hints of mirth.

“There’s an opening at the hospital. I know our town isn’t as glamorous as New York but if you’re interested, I’ve put in a good word for you. I’d love to have you here, these days we need all the help we can get.” 

And with that, your heart had stopped, restarted, did a somersault, and then resumed it’s natural beat. Barbara wanted you to work in Arcadia with her? It was a level of trust you hadn’t been prepared to be presented to you but you puffed up your chest with pride. 

“Y/N? Still with me?” She teased after your silence had stretched on, your heart in your throat and your stomach was somewhere on the ground. “I’ve got to meet with a patient in a few-”

“Yes,” 

“What?” 

“Yes!” You repeated, a grin breaking out on your face. You loved your home, you loved your job, but most of all you loved the thought of experiencing something new. 

“Oh Y/N that’s fantastic! I’ll text you the number and set everything up, I can’t wait,” Barbara gushed and you couldn’t help the excited giggle that burst from you. 

You bid your farewell to your aunt and despite not having your interview yet, you had set to packing already entranced with the thought of living in Arcadia.

Little did you know then but it would be the best decision you’d ever made.

𝕠𝕠𝕠𝕠𝕠𝕠

𝙸'𝚟 𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠

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[crayon-ink]

What are your characters' ideas of etiquette?

Well, on Vista there are some rules for dining and some honorific nuances.

Talking with your mouth full or chewing with your mouth open on Vista is impolite if you’re not at home. Whole eggs are eaten with spoons, or with a flat piece of silverware called a shaw if cooked. The shaw is part spatula, part knife, and it takes the place of the American fork. Meat is not typical of meals later in the day. Cheese is a delicacy. Sharing food is actually a sort of intimate act, mostly because putting food on someone else’s plate is rude and taking food off someone else’s plate is hit or miss. Meaning usually you have to feed the other person who wants a bite. Providing a napkin or handkerchief for another person is seen as something extremely gracious, and most Vistians bring their own out of the implication that the server of the meal is not obligated to provide them. As well, they can even be charged for the use of one. 

It is proper to call someone mem if they’re of the same race as you, mer if they’re a different race. Those are the generic honorifics to address someone on the street. However, if a Vistian has a proper title (of which there are a lot) then it would be very impolite to call them mem or mer, because you would be relating them to an unknown and a stranger. Getting mem or mer wrong, if you mistake someone for your race or a different race, can either be an insult or a simple mistake. It depends entirely on the Vistian being addressed, and being angry about being called the wrong race is seen as justifiable, while remaining calm is seen as polite. Referring to a Halfling, if the Halfling is half your race, as a mem is supposed to be a compliment to the Halfling and they should not be upset about being called such, even if the speaker is not a Halfling themselves. However, complimenting a Halfling is subject to scrutiny by the speaker’s peers.

This is just a couple things that I pulled off the top of my head. This is a great ask! Thanks so much!

[mcyt-builds-contest]

TURN 1 ROUND 16

Cellbit's Castle

The Everdusk Castle

Voting ended onMar 9, 2024

Cellbit Castle

Builder : Cellbit, lirc, Foolish, richarlyson

Series : QSMP

Propaganda : It was built when Cellbit's character (q!Cellbit) had a villain arc. Underneath it, there are five rooms dedicated to elements from Cellbit's rpg system "Ordem Paranormal". The castle interior is fully decorated and also features fanart of q!Cellbit and his husband q!Roier (played by Roier). The two live there qith their son Richarlyson. Q!Foolish has a secret room in the castle's walls called the Grandma Room.

The Everdusk Castle

Builder : ToAsgaard

Series : ATM Spellbound Series

Porpaganda : this place is built in another dimension (the Everdusk), it's gigantic (extends about 50ish blocks further down past where i was able to grab a good screencap), and it's fully detailed inside. not in like a "some stuff here and there" or "there are redstone machines" -- every single room is detailed out, often with visuals corresponding to the mod being used, any automated setups are given a ton of visual flair to fit with the theme of the base, there's even automation setups that serve as visual rooms (the Botania automation room uses Kekimuras and is set up as a banquet hall! it's so cool!!). i think about it constantly. ToAsgaard's builds are consistently drop-dead gorgeous (his soulsborne-inspired Celestial Journey/Betweenlands base and gigantic multi-piece Sevtech Ages base are both fantastic) with ridiculously intricate detailing and really cool modded automation setups. his Celestial Journey base, Carcosa was a close second for me -- but its power lies in all that detailing and isn't nearly as screencappable from the outside. Asgaard's an amazing builder both on the megabase and microdetail levels, incredible at standard modded automation and at doing things the fun way. he's been inactive for a few years now but i still adore his stuff, and this seemed like a good way to show off an absolutely spectacular builder that otherwise people might not know about.

Taglist!

@10piecechickenmcnugget @biro-slay @betweenlands

[crayon-ink]

Current completed covers and official titles. In order of anticipated release. Still more to come.

[crayon-ink]

NOT FINALIZED OR PERFECT BUT OPEN TO FEEDBACK

Have a bit of stuff from Spellbound ~~

Moments of peace were so difficult to find in this world. In the eternal war against time itself, the victories were nonexistent and thus mortals could scarcely afford to relinquish guard. The moments when weapons against fate were set aside simply in favor of courting the present were meant to be savored, and I reminded myself of this as I eased a deep breath into my lungs. The air brought with it the smell of my chambers, well below the surface of Vista and the Honorum, a secluded place to remind the world that even a Mage beyond the scope of reasonable power was bound by the limitations of sleep.

 The space was fairly simple, with a high, round ceiling and walls painted faint, uneven shades of blue-ish gray. I rested on what was truthfully little more than a large amalgam of blankets, pillows, and stuffed cushions that swaddled well enough I could not feel the cold stone ground. And directly across the room from my assorted shelves of books and trinkets of varying magical degree, and the defamed portrait of my father, was a sheer glass wall looking into the empty half of our world.

 Through the huge panes I could see what we called the Maelstrom. A swirling mass of water three times the size of our meteorite of a planet that fed into us through the smallest channels - rivers, lakes, rain - all from one beautifully chaotic source. And the backdrop to the masterpiece, the glistening Void entrancing with its slow dance. Thousands of twinkling white stars twisted along colored streams of pure energy, deep purple and lush magenta with thin strands of reflective silver as was common on this side of the world during mid-morning. The ice that peppered the floating orb of water, flowing silently along endless drifts of cool water, split the light from the Void into tiny rainbows that flickered against the glass pane.

[a-wild-rene-appeared]

Hey guys! Tomorrow's my birthday, and this year I'm feeling super nice. I shouldn't be the only one getting free stuff tomorrow, right? So, I'm offering y'all some free stuff. Tomorrow and the day after (January 26th and 27th, 2015), BOTH of my novels currently available on Amazon are gonna be ENTIRELY free ebooks. For a full 48 hours, you can read what I've been working on for free! Check it out, spread the word, do your thang.

Link to Spellbound (Book 1) Link to Shattered (Book 2)

[a-wild-rene-appeared]

MY BOOK IS LIVE MY BOOK IS LIVE MY BOOK IS LIVE

...Ahem.

What I meant was, my debut novel, the first in a series, just went live on the Amazon store. It's currently available as an ebook for $6.99, and I think a lot of you will like it.

Squee.