Once a weapon always a weapon !

saw this post and have not stopped thinking about it since so this is inspired by that

dusk settling over the ocean, a long long time ago

I’m on episode 94 of the first campaign and thought it was about time I made fan art of my two favorite characters.

PLEASE DO NOT EDIT/CROP/RE-POST ANYWHERE WITHOUT PERMISSION

It’s been a few months since Empires s2 came to an end and I wanted to make a piece reflecting on the time we spent with these characters 🥰✨ When season 1 ended I did a series of paintings set to the End Poem, and so I decided to revisit the concept once again, making sure to switch up which line corresponded to which person. This series means a lot to me—in fact, this is one of two big Empires s2 projects I’ve been working on! There’s another one still in the works :D

Humans are 1000x more sensitive to the smell of petrichor (that smell you get with rain) than sharks are to blood, to no apparent evolutionary advantage. You’re privileged to be a part of the first welcoming committee to meet our new Non-Human arrivals in person. They smell like petrichor.

“They never left the desert” “They never made it to spring” “They never left the snow” “They never left the Crastle” “they never left the—“

CAN THESE GUYS MOVE????

Man the housing market has been so bad lately tho. It’d be a miracle if they could even find a moderately narratively significant dirt hut to rent

"it's not queer fiction unless the queerness is explicitly declared in the text according to currently accepted terminology and in a way that meets the approval of the entire audience" I mean follow your heart I guess but I trust myself as a queer person to recognise queer themes

"but doesn't this risk giving the author undue credit for queer representation" I do not care about the author

And thus it starts.

Day 1: Carnival

A take on his ringmaster outfit with more sheer bodysuit energy.

[Image Description: a drawing of molly from the hips up posed with one arm stretched up in front of his face, fingers gesturing upward. one red eye can be seen behind his arm. he is wearing a detailed purple bodice with peacock feather embroidery in blue and gold. he is also wearing tight navy blue tight pants and a purple and navy short cloak with golden tassels hanging around his chest. he is wearing gloves that attack at his middle finger and go down to his elbow with green and gold detailing. End Description]

Here’s the finished piece from tonight’s livestream!

Nott the Brave - Critical Role

Ko-Fi | Commission Info

why did he start the death falling animation and THEN go flying this is killing me

Alright, for those not up to date on Iskall's vods, here's the deal. He's been dealing with something truly horrid since his last youtube upload, something he does not want to talk about.

However, he's planning on making a return to uploading videos soonish. No specific dates. Just soon.

When Iskall does return- whenever that might be- we should try to come out in force for him. Remember when Mumbo took some time off? When Jevin mentioned he was feeling crummy? When Wels and Joe said they needed some help?

Same deal. When Iskall comes back, let's get into that comments section and make some positive noise!

study/training partner frumpkin

is it just me or is NASA weirdly aggressive in their article about black holes?

can a black hole destroy the earth?

no, you idiot.

black holes aren’t planet gluttons, you bitch.

and the earth isn’t some weak-ass planet that would just fall in to a black hole like a sucker.

and that dumbass sun that we’ve got isn’t big enough to make a black hole like other stars.

you fool.

This reads like an exhausted doctor explaining that no, you fucking moron, vaccines do not cause autism. 

Bored of everything legacy challenge

by chewybutterfly

You bored of any and all gameplay in the sims? Did you waste money on packs just to never play with them? Same, so here’s a legacy challenge of some gameplay aspects you might not play with on the daily.

Now, if you are playing this challenge and there is a rule that is too hard or you don’t want to do it, just don’t. The whole point of this legacy is to have fun and maybe try stuff with gameplay you normally wouldn’t, the important thing is to have FUNNNN :)

** this challenge will involve a lot other pack expansions (for careers, lot types, occults, etc) , if you don’t have the pack either use mods to get a similar outcome, pick something else that you do have or skip to the next gen **

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Challenge Rules:

1. You can use freerealstate for your first home (for all gens if needed)

2. Play with whatever mods you want (i recommend mccommandcenter)

3. Honestly, just do what you want with the challenge so it doesn’t bore you

4. Start a new save for this legacy (you can use other people’s save files for fun

5. If there is something that is not specified (career, how many kids, hobbies/skills, etc) do what you feel fits the sim!

6. Honestly, cheat as you feel necessary! Make it fun for you to play, that’s the whole point

7. Play with next gen when they are YA even if previous gen is still alive (unless stated otherwise in rules)

8. Do the rules for each gen in whatever order works for you, they are not in a specific order!

9. If you want an extraaa challenge, try only using clothes/items from the packs for your sims & homes

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Gen 1: influencer tingz

** if you don’t have the get famous expansion, you can use the social media career from city living, or you could even use the road to fame mod by sacrificial **

Do you ever play with celebrities in the sims? Me either.

Growing up you were obsessed with watching influencers on youtube, so much so that you would sit in your room and pretend you were making your own videos..

Well now as a young adult you do.

Traits: Geek, self-absorbed, unflirty

Aspiration: fabulously wealthy

Career: Work a part-time job (or two), once you have enough money to get the video station table you MUST quit your job and only use the video station to earn money. (go fishing, sell collectables, sell paintings, etc for extra $$$)

Rules:

1. Become a 5 star celeb (before adult age) and maintain a positive public image

2. MUST use the video station as way of income

3. Master media production skill

4. Master at least half of programming skill

5. Complete at least half of the aspiration

6. Have photography as a hobby

7. Live in Del Sol Valley (till adult age, then can move if wanted)

8. Have at least two kids, both with different people (can have more, if wanted)

9. Cheat on partner/spouse one time with someone famous (shh, don’t tell anyone) and for extra fun (don’t have to) have a baby with the sim you cheated with

10. Name your kids after celebrities (either ones from IRL or in game)

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Gen 2: strangerville bae

I despise playing in strangerville soooo

Watching your parent be totally famous while you were growing up irritated you. Your parent always gave you expensive gifts, but never wanted to spend time with you. All you wanted to do is learn about conspiracy theories on literally everything, yet you’re terrified of it all.

As a teen you went off on your own a lot to strangerville to really see what it was about but you never quite understood the mystery about it..

Once you are a young adult you pack up and move to strangerville with only 1200 simoleons because your parent/parents didn’t support you moving to a small, weird town like strangerville.

Traits: Paranoid, loner, genius

Aspiration: Strangerville Mystery (duh)

Career: Detective or military

Rules:

1. Must complete strangerville mystery before adult age

2. After you move to strangerville, have no contact with your parents until they are elders

3. You go bowling as a hobby (if you don’t have the bowling pack, then mixology is your hobby)

4. Max handiness skill (10/10)

5. Must go bowling once a week (if you don’t have the bowling pack, just skip)

6. Meet significant other at the bowling alley (if you don’t have the bowling pack, meet them at a bar)

7. MUST NOT date/marry till adult age (but can have hook ups if wanted hehe)

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Gen 3: Luv 2 Knit

Do you ever use knitting in the sims?…. Didn’t think so

** if you don’t have knifty knitting you can use painting, cross-stitching, or fabrication **

You’ve always wanted to make your own clothes, especially sweaters and socks. You hated the way other people dressed and never felt you fit in style-wise. You could never find anything in a store that fit your style, so what did you do? Started knitting.

Living in strangerville for most of your life was not your vibe. You wanted to live somewhere where it got cold and would be snowy for winterfest so you could wear cozy sweaters and sit in front of the fireplace.

When you turn YA age you move to Willow Creek. You were sad to leave your family behind in strangerville since you guys were pretty close, but you wanted to raise your family in a town that was cozy for the winter.

Traits: Creative, cheerful, family-oriented

Career: Selling stuff you’ve knit, Can have part-time job if wanted (but NO full-time jobs)

Aspiration: Lord/Lady of the knits, Big happy family (when you finish knitting one/if you don’t have knifty knitting)

Rules:

1. Live in willow creek (starting at YA age)

2. Master knitting skill (or painting, cross-stitching, or fabrication)

3. Master parenting skill

4. Finish aspiration

5. Stay close with your family, have parent/parents move in with your family when they are elders

6. Must do ALL activities for winterfest every year <3

7. Have two sets of twins (you will probably have to cheat for this/use on ley line lot trait, talk about full house)

8. Make your kids clothes as they are growing up

9. Decorate your house with your creations! (obvi you can’t decorate all of the house with them, but just a lot of them ok)

10. Marry your partner at YA age (stay together 4 eva)

11. For any holidays/birthdays the only gifts you can give are things you’ve made

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Gen 4: X games mode

Are you an athlete? Couldn’t be me

** if you don’t have the snowy escape pack then live in newcrest, and just focus on being very very active **

In elementary school you were the fastest runner, which made you super cool. You would always show off your parkour tricks on the playground, you were the absolute 8 year old badass.

Since you were too cool for school, you “hated” the fact that your parents dressed you in clothes they made, how lame! But deep down you secretly loved the clothes.

You’ve always loved the cold months so when you were a YA you moved to Mt. Komorebi to continue your dream of being super good at rock climbing and climbing the tallest mountain.

Traits: Outgoing, adventurous, bro

Career: Athlete

Aspiration: Extreme sports enthusiast

Rules:

1. Live in Mt. Komorebi (or newcrest if you don’t have the pack)

2. Master rock climbing skill

3. Master fitness skill

4. Complete the mountain excursion before adult age

5. Meet your spouse/partner at the gym

6. If you want to get married it must be a winter wedding

7. Take at least 3 camping vacations in your lifetime (only if you have the outdoor retreat pack or just make a fake camping lot)

8. Have 2 kids that both have the lazy trait (can have more kids if wanted)

9. Take your kids sledding often

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Gen 5: Diner dash

Let’s just hope dine out gets a pack refresh before you play this gen

When growing up your family would always want to go sledding, skiing, anything fitness related and all you wanted to do was learn about food recipes. You’ve always wanted to open your own restaurant…

And now you are

Traits: Foodie, lazy, romantic

Aspiration: Master chef

Career: Only running your restaurant (if you don’t have the dine out pack just become a chef and master the career)

Rules:

1. Own a resturant, duh (can cheat for money to buy one if needed)

2. Live in Oasis Springs

3. Master cooking skill

4. Master charisma skill

5. Must marry a customer that comes to your restaurant

6. Learn how to sing as a hobby

7. Sing at karaoke bars in your free time (if you have city living)

8. Have twin vampire kiddos (you’ll probably need to cheat this, i suggest using the vampire on ley line lot trait, & you can have more kids if you want that dont need to be vampires)

9. Name your kids after foods or spices

** one of the vampire kiddos has to be next gen heir **

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Gen 6: lonely vampire

I hate occults so i needed to add some to this challenge lol

Growing up you started noticing how different you were from everyone else. You thought to yourself ‘Why are my teeth and ears so much more pointy?’ ‘Why do all my friends wanna kiss their gf/bf’s necks, but I wanna bite them?’

You didn’t realize until high school that you and your twin were vampires. Why the hell didn’t your parents tell you? Since you found out the truth, you couldn’t spend your time doing anything other than researching vampire lore and figuring out how to get rid of this curse that is red and dark.

While a young adult you try so many different ways to get the vampire out of you while trying to run your own vet clinic… because you are a cat person… heavily

Traits: Good, cheerful, cat lover

Aspiration: Friend of the animals

Career: Veterinarian

Rules:

1. Move out of parent’s home with your twin sibling into an apartment building

2. Run a vet clinic (can cheat for money to buy one if necessary)

3. Must successfully turn another person into a vampire

4. Turn your sim (and twin sibling if wanted) back human before adult age

5. Master vampire lore skill

6. Complete at least half of the aspiration

7. Have at least 4 cats total

8. Have sibling move out (when wanted) and replace them with another cat

9. Never get married or be in a relationship

10. Have a one night stand with a random sim resulting in pregnancy (if your sim can only get other people pregnant, move the baby in with you when it’s born. If your sim can’t get pregnant or other people pregnant, then adopt a baby)

11. Have only 1 child

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Gen 7: Dream home disaster

I love this pack and thought it would be fun to make it evil hehe

Growing up with so many cats around you at all times just pissed you off so much. You would always have cat hair on your clothes, furniture, and in your food… ew

Since all your stuff was just ruined from these cats, you wanted to ruin other people’s stuff as revenge. You never wanted to be a home designer but you wanted to wreck other people’s lives and this was the easiest way without going to prison or something..

Traits: Evil, squeamish, hates children (if hates cats were a trait, you’d have it)

Aspiration: Public enemy

Career: Obviously, dream home decorator

Rules:

1. Move out of parent’s home asap

2. Have a bad reputation in your career

3. Have 4 enemies (at least)

4. Master mischief skill

5. Make a sim break up their marriage to be with you, then cheat on them but manage to stay with them (don’t have this sim move in with you)

6. If your sim can get pregnant, get pregnant with your significant other and move the kid into their home and break up with them

6. If your sim can get other people pregnant, get your significant other pregnant and then break up with them

6. If your sim can’t get pregnant or other people pregnant, then adopt and give the baby to your significant other, break up with them after

7. Stay single after the break up, forevvaaa

8. Never see your child until you are an elder

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Gen 8: little mermaid yassified

I neeeever play with mermaids or even in sulani so you know I had to add this

Ever since you were young, you only had one parent to go to when things were rough. You spent all of your spare time by the ocean, lakes, and any bodies of water, always wondering why you couldn’t have a peaceful life like all the fish in the water.

You were always pretty lonely, but you felt like the fish were your friends. Everyday after school you would go to the nearest body of water to your home and hangout there until you had to go to bed.

Traits: Child of the ocean, outdoor lover, loner

Aspiration: Beach life

Career: Retail store owner (sell collectables you find around, especially stuff you find at the beach) Can have the lifeguard or fisherman part-time job if wanted as well

Rules:

1. MUST have red hair ;)

2. Move to sulani as YA

3. Own a retail store to sell collectibles (can cheat for money to buy the store if needed, can be placed in any world you like)

4. MUST find a way to eat the mermadic kelp to turn yourself into a mermaid (lots of things online if you have a hard time finding it)

6. Must have a fishtank in your home

7. Master fishing skill

8. Master fitness skill or at least half (from swimming)

9. Keep a good relationship with parent that raised you

10. No contact with other parent until they are an elder, but still don’t have a good relationship

11. Marry someone you meet at a beach

12. Have a beachy themed wedding

13. Have triplets daughters, each named after something to do with water/nature (you’ll probs have to cheat this lol)

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Gen 9: Wellness freak

Even tho they updated spa day, I still never use it lol

Growing up in a tropical place inspired you to be a health nut. You became a vegetarian at a very young age and that will NOT change. You love being in a cozy and warm environment and feeling very emotionally mindful

You and your sisters grew up very differently. While they were watching tv or eating sugary snacks, you would be making sure you were staying active and eating very very healthy food. You always tried to get your family to try different diets and always always talked about these new recipes you researched, but they all got annoyed because you talked about it toooo much.

** if you have cottage living, use the simple living lot trait hehe **

Traits: Vegetarian, foodie, active

Aspiration: Zen guru

Career: Yoga instructor

Rules:

1. Master wellness skill

2. Go for mindful walks almost everyday

3. Go for jogs multiple times a week

4. Don’t eat meat, obvi

5. Have a nice garden of veggies at your home

6. Have a dog or cat or both <3

7. Have a yoga studio at your house

8. Become a spa regular

9. Have family dinners at your home often (so you can cook for them and make them eat your healthy food)

10. Marry whoever you want as YA, get divorced at adult age, remarry them at elder age

11. Have a tea maker

12. Name your kids after plants/flowers/trees/fruits

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Gen 10: EXTRA - terrestrial

Like I said, I don’t play with occults… or the active careers lol

Growing up you always felt like you weren’t meant to live on this planet. You always believed there was more out there and you wanted to explore it. You would always pretend you were in your spaceship trophies and spent your time watching videos about aliens

You watched your parents not have the best relationship and you always knew you wanted better, and something different…

Traits: Geek, family-orientated, genius

Aspiration: Astronaut aspiration

Career: Scientist (astronaut if you don't have get to work)

Rules:

1. Have at least 1 active work day a week (go with your sim to work)

2. Own & build rocket ship

3. Travel to sixam often

4. Master rocket science skill

5. Have a garden of plants from sixam

6. Marry an alien

7. Get abducted at least 1 time

8. Only try for baby in rocket ship in order to have kids

9. Have at least 1 alien child

10. Name your kids after space

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If you do this legacy challenge please please tag me in photos, send me photos, videos, whatever! I wanna seeeee!!

@maxismatchccworld @sims4legacychallenge

Fallen star, quite literally

I imagine the copper golem was like a cocoon for a star moth!!!

this is so fucking funny to me

Indeed

Bells Hells arcade select screen idea ft. Ashton

My fav thing about Shadowgast that I don’t see people talk about nearly enough is how yes, narratively, they’re foils, parallels, cut from the same cloth, truly poetic storytelling... But aesthetically they’re opposites attract in the funniest possible way.

Cause on one hand we have the epitome of elegance. Essek-fancypants-Thelyss. So graceful even walking is beneath him. He’s beauty he’s grace, he’ll lie to your face. He floats. He brings fine wine to your dinner party and has only the most well-manicured feet.

And on the other hand we have Caleb-“bush man”-Widogast. Stinky, dirty, sanatorium-escapee who hasn’t bathed in months. To him, rain=shower and warm bread=gloves. Sometimes he has conversations with skeleton heads cause he’s so normal. He definitely smells like wet cat.

Aesthetically, they are Eve x Wall-E. They are the Lady and the Tramp. They are fancy man x trashman. What’s Essek gonna say when he sees Caleb eat bread off of his hands like he’s eating chicken off a drumstick? Idk but it’s my favorite thing to think about.

Visual aid:

Campaign 2, Episode 98

In honor of Bells Hells preparing for a trip to the Menagerie Coast or the Shattered Teeth in the morning.