Soo I just found your Wrong Turn series and agdhdjdkalajsj so good!! I'm just wondering if you have any plans to finish The Compass Rose? I hope I don't come across as entitled, just curious :)
Yes I do! Only one half written chapter to go which I really need to get on with! This is not an abandoned WIP, promise!
5/26 4 officers fired for murdering George Floyd 5/27 Charges dropped for Kenneth Walker (Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who police accused of killing her) 5/28 University of Minnesota cancels contract with police 5/28 3rd precinct police station neutralized by protesters 5/28 Minneapolis transit union refuses to bring police officers to protests or transport arrested protesters 5/29 Activists commandeer Minneapolis hotel to provide shelter to homeless 5/29 Former officer Chauvin arrested and charged with murder 5/29 Louisville Mayor suspends “no-knock” warrants 5/30 US Embassies across Africa condemn police murder of George Floyd 5/30 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison takes over prosecution of the murdering officer 5/30 Transport Workers Union refuses to help NYPD transport arrests protesters 5/30 Maryland lawmakers forming work group on police reform, accountability 5/31 2 abusive officers fired for pulling a couple out of their car and tasing them - Atlanta, GA 6/1 Minneapolis public schools end contract with police 6/1 Confederate monument removed after being toppled by protesters - Birmingham, AL 6/1 CA prosecutors launch campaign to stop DAs from accepting police union money 6/1 Tulsa Mayor agrees to not renew Live PD contract 6/1 Louisville police chief fired after shooting of David Mcatee 6/1 Congress begins bipartisan push to cut off police access to military gear 6/1 Atlanta announces plans to create a task force and public database to track police brutality in metro Atlanta area 6/2 Minneapolis AFL-CIO calls for resignation of police union president Bob Kroll, a vocal white supremest 6/2 Pittsburgh transit union announces refusal to transport police officers or arrest protesters 6/2 Racist ex-mayor Frank Rizzo statue removed in Philadelphia 6/2 6 abusive officers charged for violence against residents and protesters - Atlanta, GA 6/2 Civil rights investigation of Minneapolis Police Dept launched 6/2 San Francisco resolution to prevent law enforcement from hiring officers with history of misconduct 6/2 Survey indicates that 64% of those polled are sympathetic to protesters, 47% disapprove of police handling of the protests, and 54% think the burning down of the Minneapolis police precinct was fully or partially justified 6/2 Trenton NJ announces policing reforms 6/2 Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police 6/2 Confederate statue removed from Alexandria, VA 6/3 Officer fired for tweets promoting violence against protesters - Denver, CO 6/3 Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art cut ties with the MPD 6/3 Chauvin charges upgraded to second degree murder, remaining 3 officers also charged and taken into custody 6/3 Richmond VA Mayor Stoney announces RPD reform measures: establish “Marcus” alert for folks experiencing mental health crises, establish independent Citizen Review Board, an ordinance to remove Confederate monuments, and implement racial equity study 6/3 County commissioners deny proposal for $23 million expansion of Fulton County jail 6/3 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board unanimously votes to sever ties with MPD 6/3 Seattle withdraws request to end federal oversight/consent decree of police department 6/3 Breonna Taylor’s case reopened 6/3 Louisville police department (Breonna Taylor’s murderers) will now be under review from an outside agency, which will include review on training, bias-free policing and accountability 6/3 Colorado lawmakers introduce a police reform bill that includes body cam laws, repealing the “fleeing felon” statute, and banning chokeholds 6/3 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces plans to reduce funding to police department by $150M and instead invest in minority communities 6/4 Virginia governor announces plans to remove Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond 6/4 Portland schools superintendent discontinues presence of armed police officers in schools 6/4 MBTA (Metro Boston) board orders that buses wont transport police to protests, or protesters to police 6/4 King County Labor Federation issues ultimatum to police unions: admit to and address racism in Seattle PD, or be removed 6/5 City of Minneapolis bans all chokeholds by police 6/5 Racist ex-mayor Hubbard statue removed - Dearborn, MI 6/5 NFL condemns racism and admits it should have listened to players’ protests 6/5 California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for statewide use-of-force standard made along with community leaders and ban on carotid holds 6/5 2 Buffalo officers suspended within a day of pushing 75 year old protester to the ground, and lying about it 6/5 2 NYPD officers suspended after videos of violence to protesters 6/5 The US Marines bans display of the Confederate flag 6/5 Dallas adopts a “duty to intervene” rule that requires officers to stop other cops who are engaging in excessive use of force 6/5 Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax releases an 11-point action plan for immediate police reforms 6/6 Statue of Confederate general Williams Carter Wickham torn down - Richmond, VA 6/6 2 Buffalo officers charged with second-degree assault for shoving elderly man 6/6 San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces effort to defund police and redirect funds to Black community 6/7 Frank Rizzo mural removed, to be replaced with new artwork - Philadelphia, PA 6/7 Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disband the police department, invest in proven community-led public safety 6/7 Protesters in Bristol topple statue of slave trader Edward Colston, throw it in the river 6/7 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio vows for the first time to cut funding for NYPD, redirect to social services 6/7 A Virginia police officer faces charges after using a stun gun on a black man 6/8 NY State Assembly passes the Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act 6/8 Democrats in Congress unveil a bill to rein in bias and excessive force in policing 6/8 Black lawmakers block a legislative session in Pennsylvania to demand action on police reform 6/8 France bans police use of chokeholds 6/8 Seattle council members join calls to defund police department 6/8 Boston reevaluates how it funds police department 6/8 Honolulu Police Commission nominees voice support for more transparency, reforms 6/8 Rights groups and Floyd’s family call for a UN inquiry into American policing and help with systemic police reform
No, it’s not enough, but this is only the beginning. Keep fighting!!!
(I adapted this list from this blog post and added sources and new entries. Please reblog with additions.)
Keep fighting, protesting, donating, demanding. It’s working.
look if you're cis dont reply to jk rowling and then screenshot your tweet and post it. donate to trans charities, specifically british trans charities, because jk lives here and has been informed by british politics. thats why shes a terf.
i know everyone likes to pretend trans rights issues are universally similar, but trans rights issues in the uk are wildly different. fight on the context she is
mermaidsuk, which helps trans youth get help
albert kennedy trust, helps homeless lgbt people (the uk currently has one dedicated homeless shelter for lgbt people, and its in london)
all about trans, which is trying ensure trans people are better represented in the media
trans rights are human rights, and trans people in the uk deserve our voices heard as much as trans americans. jk rowling is not an anomaly, and represents the average british feminist. fighting against terfs requires systematic change, something british trans people not only cant do alone, but something we have to try and do as terfs actively lobby the government to take away our human rights (with there currently being talk of a bill which would cause under 18s to lose the ability to begin transitioning in any form, and a member of the house of lords currently waxing romantically about having trans rights removed in multiple areas)
you have to understand that talking to jk doesn't work. she doesnt care. use your time productively and spread these charities around. dont even reblog this post if you dont want to, make your own. just make it known that trans people in the uk are used to people acting like this, and soon we may not be able to do anything about them at all
Smooooooch. (I miss Critical Role.)
Yes this!
Here is a compilation of places to donate (IF you can, simply reblogging and sharing this can help) and petition to sign. I found these websites and organizations on twitter.
DONATIONS
PETITIONS
If you know of ANY other organizations or petitions, PLEASE ADD TO THIS LIST. The fight for justice doesn’t end here, it will never end. Especially when the president of the United States calls white supremacists good people and protesters of a mans death THUGS. USE YOUR VOICE. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. FUCK COPS. FUCK “BLUE LIVES”. ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER!
the minnesota freedom fund is asking folks to donate to other organizations instead. the specific ones they listed are black visions, linked above, and these two:
these are the links i send to my facebook friends who keep running their mouths about “the protests hurting the community”
some more groups that could use your help
last but not least some more bail funds
Smooooooch. (I miss Critical Role.)
Into the Deep (25400 words) by bob_fish, enemytosleep
Chapters: 3/3
Fandom: Critical Role (Web Series)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Essek Thelyss/Caleb Widogast, The Mighty Nein & Essek Thelyss
Characters: Essek Thelyss, Caleb Widogast, Jester Lavorre, Beauregard Lionett, Fjord (Critical Role), Yasha (Critical Role), Caduceus Clay, Nott (Critical Role), Veth Brenatto, Marius LePual, Orly Skiffback
Additional Tags: Action/Adventure, Post Ep99, Canon Compliant, Angst and Humor, Illustrations
What's up I'm Eddie I'm 19 and I never fuckin learned how to read
GSJHGSKJHsGjhk IM CRYINGG LISTEN HERE !!!!!! He’S THE ONLY ONE IN OUR WHOLE PARTY THAT WENT TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW THIS!!!
No one asked for this, but this series of asks started a war between my rogue and the bardlock (Pima’s shirt says: Bellamy can’t read). Bellamy may be the only part member with formal education, but Pima stands by him being a dumbass. @bob-fish
Lol “formal education” = 9 yr old Bellamy apprenticed with an organisation of troublemaking bards who gave him unrestricted access to a big house full of books. He a nerd.
Pima on the other hand told the party she was a pro private detective when we first met her. Turns out she bussed tables* prior to going on a Revenge Tour of the land tracking down the shitty murder wizards who kidnapped and possibly murdered her sister. And she’d gotten nowhere in two years.
And now the party is wanted for murder bc SOMEBODY (hint: not Bellamy) stabbed the murder wizard in question 85 times.
Also she is is Redacted on the t shirt bc in game we still don’t know her real name, bc she adopts a new fake name in every town. They all start with E and sound vaguely similar, so clearly nobody will ever discover her. She also has an Unobtrusive Disguise Headscarf which is blindingly glittery enough to have been borrowed from Gilmore.
*okay fine and before that she was a pirate, which is admittedly cool
He’s stressed bc his life is complicated, okay??
What's up I'm Eddie I'm 19 and I never fuckin learned how to read
GSJHGSKJHsGjhk IM CRYINGG LISTEN HERE !!!!!! He’S THE ONLY ONE IN OUR WHOLE PARTY THAT WENT TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND YOU KNOW THIS!!!
No one asked for this, but this series of asks started a war between my rogue and the bardlock (Pima’s shirt says: Bellamy can’t read). Bellamy may be the only part member with formal education, but Pima stands by him being a dumbass. @bob-fish
Lol “formal education” = 9 yr old Bellamy apprenticed with an organisation of troublemaking bards who gave him unrestricted access to a big house full of books. He a nerd.
Pima on the other hand told the party she was a pro private detective when we first met her. Turns out she bussed tables* prior to going on a Revenge Tour of the land tracking down the shitty murder wizards who kidnapped and possibly murdered her sister. And she’d gotten nowhere in two years.
And now the party is wanted for murder bc SOMEBODY (hint: not Bellamy) stabbed the murder wizard in question 85 times.
Also she is is Redacted on the t shirt bc in game we still don’t know her real name, bc she adopts a new fake name in every town. They all start with E and sound vaguely similar, so clearly nobody will ever discover her. She also has an Unobtrusive Disguise Headscarf which is blindingly glittery enough to have been borrowed from Gilmore.
*okay fine and before that she was a pirate, which is admittedly cool
Oceanic Behir
Huge monstrosity
Attributes
AC 19 (Natural Armor)
HP 334 (29d12+145)
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Challenge Rating 18
XP: 20,000
CHA 12 (+1) CON 20 (+5) DEX 14 (+2) INT 11 (+0) STR 25 (+7) WIS 16 (+3)
Traits
Damage Immunities: cold; piercing, bludgeoning, slashing from nonmagical weapons
Damage Resistances: fire, lightning, acid
Condition Immunities: frightened
Languages: understands Draconic and Common but cannot speak, telepathy 120ft
Passive Perception: 19
Senses: Darkvision 90ft, Tremorsense 60ft
Skills: Perception +9, Stealth +8
Speed: 20ft, swim 50ft
Amphibious: The behir can breathe both air and water.
Underwater Camouflage: The behir has advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks made while underwater.
Legendary Resistances (3/day): If the behir fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.
Actions
Multiattack: The behir makes two attacks: one with its bite and one to constrict.
Bite: Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10ft, one target. Hit: 23 (3d10 + 7) piercing damage.
Constrict: Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft, one Large or smaller creature. Hit: 20 (3d8 + 7) bludgeoning damage plus 20 (3d8 + 7) slashing damage. The target is Grappled (escape DC 19) if the behir isn't already constricting a creature, and the target is Restrained until this grapple ends.
Whirpool Breath (Recharge 5-6): The behir inhales a whirpool that is a 60ft cone. Each creature in that cone must make a DC 19 Strength saving throw, taking 54 (12d8) bludgeoning damage on a failed save and being pulled 15ft toward the behir. On a successful save the creature takes half as much damage and is not pulled.
Swallow: The behir makes one bite Attack against a Medium or smaller target it is Grappling. If the Attack hits, the target is also swallowed, and the grapple ends. While swallowed, the target is Blinded and Restrained, it has total cover against attacks and other Effects outside the behir, and it takes 21 (6d6) acid damage at the start of each of the behir's turns. A behir can have only one creature swallowed at a time.
If the behir takes 50 damage or more on a single turn from the swallowed creature, the behir must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw at the end of that turn or regurgitate the creature, which falls prone in a space within 10ft of the behir. If the behir dies, a swallowed creature is no longer Restrained by it and can escape from the corpse by using 15ft of Movement, exiting prone.
Legendary Actions
The oceanic behir can take 3 legendary actions choosing from the options below. Only one legendary actions option can be used at a time and only at the end of another creature’s turn. The behir regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn.
Quick Dash: Behir moves up to half its movement speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
Bite (Costs 2 Actions): The behir can take a single melee bite attack. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 10ft, one target. Hit: 23 (3d10 + 7) piercing damage.
Tail Whip (Costs 3 Actions): The behir can make a Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 15 ft, one target. Hit: 29 (4d10 + 7) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a creature, it must succeed on a DC 20 Strength saving throw or be pushed up to 10ft away from the behir and knocked prone.
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Homebrew monster design is all @enemytosleep; illustrated by me. Custom statblock made for Chapter 2 of our Critical Role fic, Into the Deep. Please go ahead and torment your players with this long boi.
Title: Stronger Together Author: enemytosleep & bob_fish Word Count:~11k Rating: Teen Fandoms: Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Characters: Essek Thelyss, The Mighty Nein Warnings: graphic depictions of fantasy violence (on par with the canon material) and spoilers through ep. 99 Notes: This was written for the 2020 @essek-week prompt: Possibilities
The jungle is indeed hot, humid, and, despite the cover of foliage, uncomfortably bright. Yasha leads them through it, beating their way through underbrush with a greatsword that looks as though it probably weighs more than Essek himself. Caleb walks just behind her, keeping track of the group’s direction. Veth has shimmied up trees to scout, her stocky halfling limbs surprisingly nimble and sure. Caduceus has had an informative discussion with the local plants. Jester and Beauregard have made up a mildly obscene song and taught it to everyone. Fjord has tried to intimidate some vines. No one has suggested to Essek that he might contribute anything.
In hindsight, this trip was a stupid plan. The last three years, frankly, were a stupid plan. He’d wanted knowledge. All he has gained is a target on his back, the dubious benefit of hindsight, and a pit of regret inside him that grows deeper and more unbearable … and more recently, blisters.
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Or the fic where Essek joins TM9 on a jungle adventure.
Chapters: 10/14
Word count: 28,376
Relationships: Klaus Hargreeves/ Dave
Tags: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Period-Typical Homophobia, Homophobic Language, But only a little, it only in chapter one, Violence, Canon-Typical Violence, Drug Use, Addiction,Mutual Pining, bed sharing, Hurt/Comfort, Non-Explicit Sex, Minor Character Death (its an oc), characters as ghosts
Additional Tags: im giving dave a backstory because the TUA writers sure fucking didnt
after quite the wait, chapter ten is finally up!
What does a timelord have to do to get a hug...
She literally stood in front of Ryan and Yaz looking like that and still... No hug for Thirteen..
Something soft for these studious boys.
I made this for @enemytosleep who watched yesterday’s CR live and now has 1 pt of exhaustion from spending the night yelling about Essek and Caleb.
