the parallel of cad throwing the green residuum powder into the lava and fjord throwing the sword in as “a leap of faith.” a classic.
cad’s visions of green glass to be transformed by the kiln. a green half-orc bleeding into the magma, about to make the most transformative decision of his life. (good jesus that got me)
the placement of the falchion after the dream. is it a veiled threat? a message?coincidence? who’s to say.
molly’s sword being plunged into fjord’s chest in the same anatomic place where molly was stabbed and killed while on a rescue mission to SAVE FJORD. poetic cinema!
the failed intimidation checks. that dc was set to be at least 25-30. uk’otoa is a DEMIGOD for christ sake. there was no way he was going to win that easily and travis absolutely knew that. it was a losing battle but he jumped in head first anyways. and he won.
in letting go of uk’otoa and the summer’s dance falchion, fjord also let go of molly, vandran, his powers, and his facade. he is becoming his own person instead of emulating others. fcuck me up travis!!!!!!!!!!!
the wildmother calming fjord and numbing his self-inflicted pain. fjord, someone who never had a mother, had a glimpse of a mother’s embrace when he was at his lowest.
fjord turning to warmth and the “light”, as caduceus phrased it, after being surrounded by darkness and pain even though in doing so it may have cost him everything he’s ever known
“i cant imagine the battle you won here tonight.” he did win a battle. he’s been fighting this whole time. against his past demons, captivity, uk’otoa, the bright queen, betrayal - everything!!! and in the end he was only fighting himself!!!! like jesus christ taliesin bud you nailed it!!!! i love this cad x fjord dynamic!! caduceus is so happy he gets to help and fjord is so INCREDIBLY relieved he doesnt have to hide anymore
caleb giving fjord the glove. jester handing him both the axe and the whip. nott giving him her dagger. even beau with her “cap’n” acknowledgment. when he was at his most vulnerable, his friends, his found family, armed him. they gave him weapons and items and kindness and support. they gave him strength when he felt weakest. god i love these chaotic idiots. and they love each other SO SO MUCH
if my pitched-down, chopped-up remix of the wii shop channel theme gets stuck in ur head as much as the original gets stuck in mine, then i’ve accomplished my goal. if not then fuck u
This is the character select theme for the chillest arcade cabinet racing game where every level takes place at 2am in the most inexplicably neon-lit city. Any time you crash into another object it just makes a satisfying “ding!” sfx that layers on top of the music.
it’s so weird how much of a raccoon’s… raccoonness? is tied up in its pattern. This looks like a completely different animal, some sort of weird marsupial.
Can someone please tell me what it means when an owl LITERALLY fucking swims towards you and then stares you down??
Like look at it?? Literally flew past me and my my friend, it was so close that the wings touched our faces.
It’s reminding you to do your Duolingo practice
The real answer is that it really wants you to go away
That’s a fledgling great horned owl, they’re known for being generally ballsy and aggressive, and owls have been known to both climb trees and swim through still water in a pinch
Most likely full scenario: the bird was practicing flying, but it fell because it’s still a kid and they do that. It probably fell in/by the water. It then was like Oh Damn Oh Jesus and decided it was not in fact a duck and headed to shore, saw you, and was utterly offended but confused on what to do. So it decided to Square Up and face you like the hellbeast it is.
The pose it’s taking in the pic is one I affectionately call Full Orb. A fully orbed owl is 100% READY to FIGHT 1v1 no items final destination. You were probably its first up close encounter with a human, and since birds tend to associate larger animals with predators, it tried to make itself look as big as possible to make sure you know what’s up. It was staring you down because it was waiting to see you make the first move in the dual or flee in fear from its superior owl might.
Yet another 100 magic items! I’m procrastinating on classwork.
Note: These range from common to uncommon. In general, their cost can be higher than what it says on the sheet (about as much as 500 gp, for more powerful objects or settings where magic is rarer). They are intentionally vague at times, so that the DM can fill in whatever details are appropriate.
I’m mortified by the realization that I left the Choco Chimp on this list. It was a joke that I was going to take out before I posted it. Oh, well. Too late to go back and change it.
I just want to reblog this to let you all know that I had a vivid nightmare about the choco chimp last night. Send help.
No, I’m just annoyed that Harley Quinn’s design has gone from being harlequin themed to cheerleader themed, even in comics. I think taking her jester hat away was a huge mistake and it’s all gone wrong from there—the pigtails are cute when she’s in civvies, but they seem to inspire increasingly infantalizing designs that turn her into “seductive and unstable 16 year old cheerleader who shops at Hot Topic in 2006” instead of “crime clown”.
Seriously, this is her costume in the comics right now, as well as the new adult animated series:
and this is the first result for “naughty cheerleader costume”, which is a search term I Googled for this post without thinking and now have to live with in my search history:
Where’s the clown?! WHERE’S THE CLOWN, HARLEY?! You can’t just slap a diamond on a cheerleader costume and call it Arlecchino! If this woman hit me in the face with a giant mallet I wouldn’t tell Commissioner Gordon I was attacked by a costumed villain dressed as a clown—I’d tell him I was attacked by a cheerleader from Gotham High.
