Behold my WIPs, ye mighty, and despair

A wooden cheeseburger that plays video games. Header image by @alienturnipp.

[wizardofozymandias]

Writing Masterpost

I’ve decided to make this post a home for my writing endeavors, in hopes it will make my blog easier to navigate. 

My writing

All of my writing posts are tagged #my writing. Currently, I’m only writing Dragon Age stories. My AO3 is also WizardofOzymandias. 

Completed stories:

Of Mages and Moon Men. Rated G. 1559 words. Solas & Dorian. Gen fic. 

Daisy’s Garden. Rated T. 2645 words. Merrill/Female Hawke. Warnings: Ableism, Emotional Abuse, Verbal Abuse, Suicide Ideation, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm. 

The Witch’s Little Goose. Rated G. 1586 words. Morrigan & Kieran. Gen fic. 

Three Prayers to Fen’Harel. Rated G. 711 words. Solavellan. 

The Pickpocket’s Courtship. Rated T. 4839 words. Sigrun/Velanna. Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence.

Seamstress, Shepherd, Scout, Spy. Rated T. 6215 words. Bram Kenric/Lace Harding. 

Red Jenny’s Spectacular Birthday Surprise. Rated T. 998 words. Sera/Dagna. Warnings: Streaking, Accidental nudity. 

The Mechanics of Enchantment. Rated G. 6226 words. Solas/Dagna. 

Works in Progress (Published):

The Cult of Fen’Harel. (On hiatus since October 2020.) Rated T. 61,425 words. 11 Chapters. Solas/Female Lavellan, Background Sera/Dagna, Background Briala/Merrill. Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, Tevinter Nights Spoilers. 

As Dreams Fade in the Light. Rated T. 2513 words. 2/10 Chapters. Solas/Dagna. Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, Bittersweet Ending, Ambiguous Ending. 

Works in Progress (Unpublished): 

Untitled Solas/Dorian Modern AU

A Kirkwall Girl’s Guide to Gold Digging. A Female Hawke/Varric retelling of How to Marry a Millionaire. 

My ocs:

Nessara "Nessa" Lavellan: My canon Inquisitor. Romance art here. Official portrait and wiki page here. Moodboard here. Screenshots here and here. Nessa hasn’t been featured in much of my fanfiction yet; only a couple of prompt fills. She is 39 at the start of Inquisition, chooses Rift Mage as her specialization, and romances Solas. She is unlikely to take the events of DA4 lying down. The posts featuring her are tagged #nessa lavellan and #my oc

Ellana Lavellan: My Cult of Fen’Harel Universe Inquisitor. No art of her yet, but she is the star of my first longfic. She’s 25 in Inquisition, a Knight Enchanter, and romances Solas. For a look at her antics, check out The Cult of Fen’Harel. The posts featuring her are tagged #ellana lavellan #cult of fen’harel #cult of fen’harel universe and #my oc

[mst3kgifs]

Ice Station Fargo.

[ex0skeletal-undead]

by Austin Pardun

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[solamancyzine]

Solamancy Zine Preorders Now Open!

Preorders are available for a limited time until December 20th, 2021! If you’re interested in some of our amazing bonus items and the physical zine, this period is the only time to order to guarantee you receive them! After this, all quantities are limited!

All proceeds go to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS). IRSSS provides essential services to Residential School Survivors, their families, and those dealing with Intergenerational traumas. 

Preorder Here! 

We have several options available: 

Full Package: (shipping not included and is calculated while checking out. International shipping is available.) 

This includes the the physical zine in all its glory, our PDF copy, all 10 bookmarks, 4 gorgeous stickers, 2 charms, and 1 postcard featuring Solas in his apostate outfit.

Zine Only: (shipping not included, shipping calculated while checking out and international shipping is available) 

This is for the physical zine and includes a beautifully printed copy for you to hold and own with all the art and stories at your fingertips! We also throw in the PDF copy as well!  

Digital Zine:

Get the zine delivered immediately upon release as a beautiful PDF. No shipping required! 

After the pre-order period, we will have limited amounts of bonus items and physical copies, so this is your only chance to guarantee you receive the bonus items and physical copy if you’d like them! 

Solamancy Zine is an unofficial fan-made project unaffiliated with BioWare. Please read the package descriptions before purchasing. Thank you for your support!

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[maybethings]

There’s a collection of stolen Dragon Age art being sold as NFTs, please alert any artists you know so they can take action

[thevikingwoman]

@paperwick​ I found one of yours. They didn’t even bother to remove the watermark. or the commission message.  https://opensea.io/assets/matic/0x2953399124f0cbb46d2cbacd8a89cf0599974963/110158047105517141191056313992787525771500871523174720112967298114711063625729

[thevikingwoman]

I submitted a fraud request : FAQ -> How to report fraudulent content. 

I used the original URL of Paperwick’s work as proof, but mentioned the user has scraped everything. 

I suspect for action, artists might need to do this: 

https://support.opensea.io/hc/en-us/articles/4412092785043-What-can-I-do-if-my-art-is-being-sold-without-my-permission-

which sucks, since it looks annoying

[lillotte17]

@irmaahmed They have a TON of your DA comics. :(

[tiktokhype]

Insane dryer noise remix

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[soldiermom1973]

These are my new favorite things - TikTok takes some random noise and turns into something that slaps so hard my descendants will feel it.

[murdershegoat]

gonna go write some fanfic to honour anne rice’s memory, rip 

[murdershegoat]

sorry u guys

[holdbeast]

You know what?  Leaving aside party gender balance issues, DA continuity might just have been better off if Fenris and Sera switched places.

Allow me to play devil’s advocate!

Fenris in DA2:

Has a background that is totally unrelated to anything else that is going on in Kirkwall, making him a poor foil for Anders’ rebellion against the Chantry system.

Fenris in DA:I:

Has a natural entry-point into the story as a hunter of slavers and magister assholes.

Also provides a very good foil to Dorian, insofar as Dorian’s pride in Tevinter culture is couched in his own unexamined privilege. 

Could easily be given a personal quest that ties in to Calpurnia’s backstory, further bringing him into the main story.  For extra heartache there could also be a red lyrium tattoo scare.

Fits in with the Inquisition’s crew of experienced warriors who want to eradicate injustice. We see a lot of determination and sadness and loss in the Inquisition personal quests, but not so much anger.  Maybe some anger would be good for them.

Sera in DA:I:

Is out of place amongst the older and more experienced party members.

Has a personal storyline that only ties in to the greater plot to the extent that it reminds the player that commoners exist.

An aged-up Sera in DA2: 

Fears magic because she witnessed blood magic firsthand in the Denerim alienage, and provides some context for why regular people are so afraid of mages in the first place.

Vocally believes in the Chant of Light, putting a more human face on the doctrine that Anders speaks out against.

Has an epic rivalry with Merrill, because let’s be real, in what universe is Sera okay with some Dalish blood mage feeling free to drag a dangerous mirror into the center of the alienage because her elfy elf research is more important than the safety of those around her.

Fits right in with Hawke’s ragged crew of outcasts, but is not afraid to challenge a pro-mage Hawke.

[aubergion]

Yes but let me expand on this:

Fenris and Vivienne finding surprising common ground in their shared beliefs on the Circle and on magic. Fenris slowly coming to befriend a mage. Vivienne teaching Fenris to read.

Sera leaving tips that in turn leave cloth and food and herbs on Anders’ doorstep - he’s wrong about everything, about mages and the Maker and that demon in his head, but he’s always helping people and never asks for anything in return and that has to count for something.

Fenris and Krem going at each other in the courtyard with their ridiculously oversized weapons, chugging Aggregio Pavali straight out of the bottle (hopefully not sticking the bottle up their nose *cough*), talking in Tevene - Dorian is not invited.

Sera always talking with someone new every time you visit her, putting real faces on the people of Kirkwall, laborers and servants and refugees who can’t afford to leave, who just want the chaos to end.

Red lyrium Fenris during In Hushed Whispers.

Sera and Isabela hooking up if neither of them are romanced. 

[becausedragonage]

I am in love with these ideas and am suddenly mourning something that could never be. 

[thedashasaproblem]

Solas offering to attempt removing Fenris’s markings and Fenris flipping him the fuck off, but then spending time actually considering what that would mean….

[blarfkey]

I am excited to say that I am featured in the Solas-centric Zine, Solasmancy! You can preorder until December 20th and all proceeds go towards helping the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. Thank you @solasmancyzine for all your hard work!

This is my little preview, featuring Solas dealing with Istie Lavellan (who may be familiar to some of my followers), an elderly Inquisitor who won't stop calling him da'len.

“Da’len, have some tea.”

She sits next to him under the lean-to and offers him a small cup. Solas shakes his head.

“Thank you, but no. I do not like tea.”

“You just haven’t had my tea. It’s an old Dalish recipe. Try it -- we have both had a long day.”

Indeed the constant cold rain of the Storm Coast has made for miserable travel.

“That’s very kind of you but --”

“I’m going to get very irritating until you drink it.”

Solas gives her a long suffering look, which she bears with the smile tugging in the corner of her mouth -- an exchange they have repeated so often over the weeks.

[medievalthymes]

fuck your zodiac sign what OLOGY book did you choose when you were younger

[lissar-deactivated20220127]

i love it when fantasy paperback books have covers like this… who do i have to make an arcane deal with to bring these back…..

[marzipanandminutiae]

at least half of these (top right and center and bottom center) are by the same artist, Kinuko Y. Craft! possibly more, but those are the ones I know for sure

she also illustrated my childhood edition of The 12 Dancing Princesses, AKA my favorite picture book ever:

[ashstfu]

anyone else feel like they missed about 85% of 2021

[oni-queen]

I remember a boat and that’s about it.

[truestoriesaboutme]

The boat was this year??

[lilllithdraagon]

WHAT

[girlcaligula]

Very controlled, put-together, cold characters losing it™️ is one of thee sexiest things in fiction

[aggressive-positivity-network]

It doesn’t even have to be angry!

Like, stoic characters finally feeling comfortable enough to cry, whether it be stifled sobs or labored wails of grief? Immaculate.

Serious characters falling apart because a pun caught them off guard? Stunning.

Strong characters falling onto a couch/bed and immediately falling asleep because they just can’t keep their eyes open a moment longer? Beautiful.

Icy characters being caught with a passion of theres, like a specific show or interest, and then launching into an excited, almost kid-like rant once given the opportunity like it was the first time anyone has shown any interest in their pastimes while a person attentively listens? And then they are like, “Oh, sorry, I...I tend to ramble. Forgive me.” And the other person just has stars in their eyes? Spectacular.

I love this post, but I raise you:

Emotionally constipated characters feeling any emotion is one of the sexiest things in fiction.

[weaponsofclairvoyance]

i dont claim to be an expert on love but i think theres something to like… ok so my girlfriend got undertale on the switch a while back, right? and she’s definitely not a bad videogamer but it takes practice yknow, esp when youre doing a neutral route and actually fight stuff. so when she got to the hardest bosses i took the controller and beat them for her. not because she couldn’t, but because i love her. and that’s what my brother did when i was a kid playing sonic adventure 2 or whatever, not because i was dumb but because he was good at it and he loved me. and when i want my girlfriend to read something (a post, an essay, a novel) but she’s too tired to actually read so it i read it to her and i do silly voices and she laughs and we have more fun that way. when you hand a water bottle to your friend and they open it without you even having to ask. when you spent a million years fixing the flat tire on your bike and then your dad just takes the tools and does it for you. its not a judgement, it’s just a service. you could do it yourself, but why should you have to when you are loved?

[alienturnipp]

no one give me my girl crush im gonna make my own girl crush

[dinosbacsi]

I live this show so much.

[atarial]

i mean technically this is a rough, quickish piece, but i did want to make it look nice :P

probably gonna be my last piece of finished art this year? we shall see, but i’ve had a real good year with my art, done some of my favourite pieces over the course of this year :D