The Beginning of Discovery

I'm a PhD candidate, autistic, a behavioral ecologist, and a wizard (I do magic tricks)

[pollution-wizard]

there is an ominous black dog lurking around my half of the wizard tower, does anyone know what's up with that? banishment spells seem to be having no effect on it

[garmonboziart]

Bearistotle a barbarian wizard 

[indigohawke]

[roachliquid]

Reminder that the "fittest" in "survival of the fittest" does not mean "strongest/most violent".

It refers to an animal that is best fitted to thriving in a given ecological niche. A fit animal is one that is successful at the tasks of finding food food and water, avoiding predators, and reproducing, by whatever means work best for their situation.

[butyoutoldmeiwasfunny]

[caats]

This kitty is so PRECIOUS. Even it’s tail has more personality than most people. ♡

[justisaisfine]

A few of my friends’ cats as their would-be dnd classes hehe

[cardinailed0]

really like this creature :] Jun! a tabaxi monk, way of the sun soul; character for a oneshot thingie !!!

[entropyish-deactivated20230426]

science is cool

rb if you agree

[academicssay]

[jonflint303]

[dingodoodles]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Hope y'all stay safe and warm out there. 🎄🧡 Looking forward to another year of fun and chaos in the Fools’ Gold world 👀👌

[thebeginningofdiscovery]

I made a portrait for my first D&D character that I turned into an NPC for a campaign. He's a half-elf named Gollo and as an NPC he's a high level illusion wizard with a couple of levels in Circle of Shepard druid. He also has a sister who's a half orc.

I designed him in Heroforge and then used a screen shot to ask artbreeder ton interprete it and added some in photoshop.

[channelbadguy]

April Fools! Time for a Bit of Corporate Dresden! Dresden Burgers / Dunkin’ Dresden / Other Dresden Stuff

[eamonnarchive]

I swear the style of animation used in the new Castlevania series would be perfect for a Dresden Files series. 

[peachyandahalf]

Harry Dresden is autistic!

1. Comments many times on the comforting weight of his duster, and the weight of weapons in his hand or pocket and pets lying on him (pressure stim)

2. Very attached to routine and familiarity and is upset if his routine is changed or interrupted (same car, apartment, clothes, meals, etc.)

3. Uses (sometimes pre-scripted) snarky comments as a coping mechanism when he’s having trouble communicating verbally

4. Hyperfocuses on tasks he loves, like building little Chicago or other magical workings, can forget to eat/sleep/shower and ignores social interactions when focused

5. Infodumps about magic

6. Stims with mister and mouse, staff and blasting rod (comments a lot on texture and weight and feeling)

7. Avoids eye contact (partially because of soulgaze possibility but still does it with people he’s already soulgazed)

8. His voice is described as being different than most (non-neurotypical) and he vocal stims with spells

9. Meltdowns and shutdowns due to anger and other strong emotions or sensitivities, sometimes has trouble controlling anger and not melting down violently

10. Mind jumps subjects in ways outside viewers don’t follow, comments don’t always seem to be related to the conversation (going from vampires to why hotdogs and hotdog buns are sold in different amounts) and makes “leaps of logic” that he sometimes struggles to explain to others

11. When he’s having a shutdown or panic attack from sensory problems, he counts by prime numbers to cope until he can go somewhere dark and quiet to calm down

12. Hyperempathy (always wants to help even when he knows people might be lying, gave lash and ivy names and empathized with them)

[thetragiccomedian-deactivated20]

Arguably the greatest first sentence I’ve ever read