Journey Before Destination

Let's get through life, one step at a time. Take my hand and walk with me. Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination. I will remember those who have been forgotten. I will listen to those who have been ignored. Patron Saint of Flying Lizards, Edgedancer, and Associate Professor of Dragonology at Tumblr U 22m

[thatboreddrake]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Finally picked up an Ao3 account, so Dragonhearted is in one place. More should hopefully be coming soon!

[quinnick]

It’s that time of year again so here is your yearly reminder that the world isn’t ending and people don’t hate you. The sun is just setting at 6 pm.

[mrs-delaney]

Please take your vitamin D

[bundibird]

HEY SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE GIRLIES, ITS OUR TURN TO ENDURE THE DARK DAYS NOW, BUT STAY STRONG. THE WORLD IS NOT ENDING; THE SUN IS JUST SETTING AT 5-to-6 PM. BUT SHE WILL COME BACK TO US SOON. TAKE A VITAMIN D AND HANG IN THERE.

[dragonwriter315]

[dragonheritageposts]

Dragon “Go Away” Posts

[dragonwolfandkitty]

Words to live by.

[lizlemondyke]

as it gets warmer let's all remember the two most beautiful accessories a girl can have this summer are hairy legs and a bunch of bruises from bangin around

[selfcarereminder]

the version of you from five years ago would be genuinely amazed by what you’ve handled since then. sit with that for a second

[viralfrog]

[dragongirlbunny]

[the-garbage-void-deactivated202]

I think the reason I find a lot of paladin type characters unsatisfying today, or just paragon types in general, is because a lot of the people who write these characters or who obsess over them have no real understanding of what being a good person actually requires.

The way a lot of these characters are written it's as if their own innate goodness somehow shields them from human error and vice, as if they were simply born with prettier souls than everyone else. Many writers will even go so far as to remove any mention of a higher power or divinity for these characters to answer to other than their own heart. Or if such concepts are mentioned, the divine will just meekly agree with whatever their supposed servant does instead of holding actual standards that their chosen is meant to follow. It implies that being Good is something you simply are.

This is a narcissist's idea of what holiness is; the fantasy that you can be heroic without effort or accountability. That if you simply do what you think is right that you cannot go wrong. This is a prideful mindset. I'd even go so far as to say a Satanic mindset because the worst people in history were the ones who convinced themselves that they were infallibly good. That they did not have to answer to anyone for their actions.

Good can sometimes be easy or come naturally. But not always. Being a good person requires choosing to do the right thing on a consistant basis, relentlessly, even in situations where it costs you something or where there is no reward for choosing it. It requires admitting that YOUR standards and values and desires are not the universal good, that your heart can and will lead you astray. It means accepting that there IS something bigger than yourself. It requires facing the ugliest parts of yourself again and again, the parts you most wish to ignore, and fighting them with tooth and nail. It means confessing to the existence of your worst sins and repenting of them. Being a truly good person first requires accepting that you are not one. It requires accepting that you are not God and submitting yourself to Him.

Being good is the hardest thing you can ever be and that is why I find so many of these modern "heroes" so bland and emotionally dishonest. There's no struggle. They have no vices to wrestle, no sins to atone for. They never suffer for their choice to pursue goodness or are tempted to abandon the quest. They never struggle. They never undergo the death to self. They are pseudo-saints that crown themselves themselves with glory instead of being crowned by The Supreme Good for their humility and love. They are fake heroes that are empty imitations of holy people at best and demonic caricatures of them at worst.

Virtue is not something you innately possess. It is something you submit to.

[terichio]

r/geek - "We'd just been absolutely out roleplayed for almost a year"

422 votes and 230 comments so far on Reddit

Favorite story of someone secretly playing a paladin.

As stated - They aren’t easy to roleplay. If you just play them as ”That Guy” then you probably will annoy folks. There comes a point in such role-play where you’re just a suicidal murder-hobo instead of a murder-hobo.

Any time you role-play a religious character (Clerics too) - you’re going to mess it up if they lose the human element. It’s why I am both for AND against 5E paladins which no longer needing that moral code.

With it - you can potentially some quite masterful role-playing if done well. This also opens you up to the easy failures because it is hard to not live faith quietly and many of us have little knowledge what it might look like. This means [For Example] we default to zealotry instead of pastoral discipline. I have a LOT of respect for those who can role-play faith and who do it well.

Without it - you are a lot more free to define your “oath” and feel less like ”lawful stupid.” This freedom though makes me [DM] see less someone trying to be a conduit/champion of their faith and more of a conduit/champion of a concept. So it’s easy to just be a fighter with a hyper-fixation that happened to grant you divine magic. This -does- free up the role but I feel it loses something special in this ”freedom.”

And your posts really touched on that ”something special” that I had a nagging feeling was being lost. So thanks for that!

[oxymoronicromantic]

#2 was the direction I took my Half Orc paladin- he had a commitment to Truth but also Justice, which made for some FUN interactions with the little chaotic gnome artificer who dealt in lies, half truths, and weed. So. Much. Weed.

They made a great Odd Couple.

[greelin]

i ❤️ faceless character designs like yesss keep the mask on… Obscurity is so hot

[greelin]

“what if you could see their face” well i neither want nor need any of that. i’m right where i want to be

[minespatchart]

Engagement winner Igon.

[wurmeon]

[sorry-not-feeling-it-right-now]

Happy Pride Month

[lisbonsteresa]

summer thunderstorms are one of the most romantic things in the world, actually

[segamascott]

[izzynstuffz]

all of my moots that are men….. these should be your goals…….

[jerreeeeeee]

not every mutual fits neatly into an archetypal medievalism but there are some mutuals that im like yeah addressing you as “my liege” would come strangely naturally

[jerreeeeeee]

what mutual is prev

my liege lord

my loyal knight

my wise wizard

my evil advisor

my brother in arms

my lady muse

my wild mermaid friend

my fellow alchemist

my dashing rapscallion

my monstrous foe

Voting ended onJun 6

[incorrectfantasyquotes]

Shallan: hi not to be weird but are you one of the people who hate me?

Kaladin: omg hi !! Not weird at all. Yes I am <3

[veryextraincorrectfegbaquotes]

[cookiethebirddoll]

this post is ruining my life. i keep saying that im doing things “dustly” and that things were “mad of dust”

[veryextraincorrectfegbaquotes]

Maide’s influence is solely positive and you should be thankful for her increasing your whimsy.

[tallwriter]

Who the heck are these characters?

[veryextraincorrectfegbaquotes]

Goop Lyn and Maide, is it not obvious?

[emnesoi0]

the problem with visual novels is that they are novels, but they are almost exclusively sold on video game distribution platforms, which means that they're novels being read by gamers who are by and large entirely unequipped to critique that medium