Short King Ody simping for his Spartan Queen be like
Hi! Like your translating fictional characters into DnD builds! If you take requests, I wonder how you would translate Asura and Yasha from Asura’s Wrath into DnD 5e? I think a barbarian and paladin respectively would be the obvious route; but I’m relatively new to DnD in general and am curious what your thoughts are.
I wouldn't know. I don't watch that particular anime. Couldn't tell you.
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just read your dating of the Beauty and the Beast movie and . . . okay, nerd 😂
seriously though, that was INCREDIBLE
how long did it take?
also, I've been dabbling in trying to write a story set in early 1800s, and I want to be as historically acquainted as possible with that time period as I can, so what are some ways I can do that? I figured you might know because you did a super deep dive into pinpointing the history of BatB
Simple: grab a book, crack the spine, and start reading. Start broad to get a general picture of the time period you want to write about, then get more focused. Tin cups and plates reacted funny to tomato juices, which led people to falsely believe that tomatoes were poisonous in the middle ages. In the middle ages, food would be served on large wheels of bread called a Trencher that would soak up the meat juices and sauces of the meal, and then be handed out to the poor and needy. It was extremely poor manners to eat your own trencher as that was charity for the needy. Corsets were support garments, not rib-crushing torture devices, and were actually necessary to give the garment shape. A lady in a corset could still touch her toes, as again, it was just a laced up bra that covers the entire torso. The fashionable trend of Tightlacing was more of a late 1800s/early 1900s style trend and not at all what the corset was actually designed to do. Women's clothing often has zippers, buttons, or laces in the back because historically, this was a status symbol of wealth that you could afford to pay someone else to help you dress. In the days of Charles Dickens, on Sundays, bakeries would leave their ovens on so that poor people could come to the shop and cook their bread free of charge. This is but a small sample of random facts and trivia I have learned from just studying history. If you want to write a historical fiction, you're going to have to study history.
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same moment different angle
The bullet bandolier over the skirts is a look. 😌
Oh but do go on about 'back when men were men'. By all means, tell on yourselves.
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Building an Embodiment of the Fairytale Princess in Dnd 5e
No matter who you are, when someone mentions fairytales, we all think of the stock characters. You’ve got your beloved princess, your charming prince, and your tempting witch, with maybe a malicious dragon thrown in for flavor. And that’s what we’re looking to build today. Not any specific princess, but rather an amalgomation of every fairytale princess and princess trope in one character.
For race, we’ll go with a human, or to be more specific a variant human. We were blessed by fairies since birth, and they gave us the gift of magic. The fairies gave you magical beauty and grace for +1 CHA and +1 DEX, as well as the gift of song for Performance for your fey-blessed skill. Tasha’s introduced the new feature Fey-Touched which gives our princess +1 CHA, the spell Misty Step, and one other 1st level divination or enchantment spell from any spell list. Charm Person, Command, and Sleep are all fine options.
For alignment, we’re practically a saint, so we’re lawful good.
And for background we’re a pretty obvious Noble for Persuasion and History.
To be a classic fairytale princess, we’re going to need to be able to sing, summon critters to do our chores, and have a fairy godmother who watches over us. The best way to do all three is to be a Bard and an Archfey Warlock. However, in order to use the Bard to their full extent, the Bard has to reach level 18 to get all of their bardic secrets. Luckily, everything we need from the Warlock can be gotten in the first two levels. All we need from Warlock are the spells Eldritch Blast, Mage Hand, Armor of Agathys, Charm Person, and Unseen Servant. Then we get two eldritch invocations, we’ll pick up Beast Speech so we can talk to animals permanently and agonizing blast to make our eldritch blast a more effective cantrip.
For this build, Charisma is our top priority. We’ll want a good Constitution to maintain concentration spells, a good Dexterity since all we’re wearing is a set of clothes (fine), and a good Wisdom score primarily for the use of Animal Handling. Strength and Intelligence will get dumped. We’ll be sure to take up expertise with Animal Handling, Persuasion, Performance, and Religion, because you’re a good medieval girl who eats all her vegetables and goes to bed on time.
Fairytale-Based Spells
Basic Fairies
Dancing Lights: they’re called fairy lights for a reason. Faerie Fire: faerie lights that help you keep track of foes. Healing Spirit: a nature spirit with a fey appearance that heals your party. Spirit Guardians: They can take on a fey appearance, dealing radiant damage Conjure Woodland Beings: You summon fey creatures to help you fight. Conjure Fey: you summon a greater fey to help you fight
Snow White
Armor of Agathys: Surround yourself in a barrier of ice when injured. Reflavor as Snow White’s glass coffin.
Cinderella
True Polymorph: the fairygodmother turned mice into horses and a pumpkin into a carriage. Wish: everything the fairygodmother did was to make Cinderella’s wish come true.
Sleeping Beauty
Dawn: a loose connection, but one of sleeping beauty’s names is Aurora or Dawn. Dream: useful for when you’re asleep and need to call someone to save you. Wall of Thorns: to keep the princess safe, the fairies raised a ticket of thorns around the castle, which only parted for the handsome prince.
The Little Mermaid
Suggestion: Mermaids have hypnotic voices that lure men to their deaths. Tidal Wave: Mermaids control the tides and waves Mass Suggestion: How to brainwash an entire ship crew. Control Weather: Mermaids were blamed for violent sea storms. Tsunami: Like tidal wave, just bigger and more destructive.
Beauty and the Beast
Unseen Servant: In the original story, the beast’s servants were invisible. Tiny Servant: to bring a tiny object to life, like the Disney version. Animate Objects: make the room attack someone, like the Disney version. Charm Monster: beauty soothes the savage beast.
Rapunzel
Rope Trick: You create a safe pocket dimension that can only be reached by climbing. Galder’s Tower: create a two story tower. Reminiscent of Rapunzel’s Tower.
Race: Variant Human Background: Noble Alignment: Lawful Good Class: Glamour Bard (18) Archfey Warlock (2) Base Stats: Strength: 8 (-1) Dexterity: 14 (+2) Constitution: 16 (+3) Intelligence: 10 (0) Wisdom: 14 (+2) Charisma: 20 (+5) Saving Throws: Strength: -1 Dexterity: +8 Constitution: +3 Intelligence: 0 Wisdom: +2 Charisma: +11 Combat Stats: HP: 163 AC: 13 Speed: 30 Initiative: +2 Proficiency Bonus: +6 Passive Perception: 18 Dark Vision: 0 feet Proficiencies and Expertise: Animal Handling (+14) History (+6) Perception (+8) Performance (+17) Persuasion (+17) Religion (+12)
Spell Slots
1st (6) 2nd (3) 3rd (3) 4th (3) 5th (3) 6th (1) 7th (1) 8th (1) 9th (1)
Fairytale Spellbook
C Dancing Lights, Eldritch Blast, Friends, Light, Mage Hand, Mending 1 Armor of Agathys, Charm Person, Command, Faerie Fire, Healing Word, Sleep, Unseen Servant 2 Animal Messenger, Enlarge/Reduce, Enthrall, Healing Spirit, Misty Step, Suggestion 3 Conjure Animals, Mass Healing Word, Spirit Guardians, Tiny Servant 4 Charm Monster, Conjure Woodland Beings 5 Animate Objects, Dream 6 Mass Suggestion, Wall of Thorns 7 Mord’s Magnificent Mansion 8 Glibness 9 True Polymorph, Wish
Actions:
Countercharm. Creatures within 30 feet get advantage against being charmed or frightened following a performance check.
Bonus Actions:
Bardic Inspiration. Add 1d12 to an ally’s d20 roll 5 times per long rest.
Features:
Eldritch Invocations. Agonizing Blast. Add your Charisma mod to your Eldritch Blast damage rolls. Beast Speech. Cast Speak with Animals without using a spell slot. Enthralling Performance. Up to 5 creatures must make a DC 19 WIS saving throw or become charmed by you. Fey Presence. Creatures within 10 feet make a DC 19 WIS saving throw or become charmed or frightened by you until the end of your next turn. Font of Inspiration. Regain all uses of Bardic Inspiration on a rest. Jack of All Trades. Add +3 to skill checks you’re not proficient in. Magic Initiate. Choose two cantrips and a 1st level spell from the cleric spell list. Mantle of Inspiration. As a bonus action, give up to 5 creatures within 60 feet 14 temp HP points, and they can move without provoking an opportunity attack. Position of Privilege. You are welcome in high society, common folk go out of their way to accommodate you, and you can get an audience with other nobles. Song of Rest. Regain 1d12 extra HP on a short rest after singing. Unbreakable Majesty. Take on a majestic appearance for 1 minute, the first creature to target you each turn must succeed on a DC 19 Charisma saving throw or choose another target. If it succeeds, it has disadvantage on saving throws against your spell DC next turn. Use once per long rest.
Fairytale-Based Items
Pumpkin Carriage (Cinderella)
Common Wondrous Item - Vehicle
Weight: 600
This vehicle ignores difficult terrain.
Glass Slippers (Cinderella)
Rare Wondrous Item - Attunement Required
Your movement speed isn’t slowed by difficult terrain, and spells and other magical effects can’t reduce your speed. However, you cannot cross terrain that would harm you, such as lava. Because the shoes fit only one person in the entire kingdom, this item requires attunement.
Golden Stair (Rapunzel)
Rare Wondrous Item - Attunement Required
Your long hair can be used as a Rope, Hempen and a Grappling Hook. It’s attached to your head, so it cannot be broken, stolen, lost, or used up. The hair can also be used like a lasso to bind and pull switches or objects weighing 10 lbs or less closer. It has a range of 60 feet. Because it is attached to your body, this item requires attunement.
Sleeping Spindle (Sleeping Beauty)
Rare Weapon (Dagger)
This cursed spindle deals 1d4 piercing damage. When a creature is struck by this blade, they must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or fall into a magical sleep for 24 hours. The curse can be broken by the spell Remove Curse. Once the curse has been used, it cannot be used again until the dawn of the next day.
Poison Apple (Snow White)
Common Weapon (light, thrown)
When this item is thrown, deal 1d4 bludgeoning damage to any creature it hits. When this item hits a creature or a solid surface, it explodes, creating a poisonous cloud within 5 feet centered on where it landed. Creatures inside the area of the cloud take 1d4 poison damage and make a Constitution saving throw against DC 10 + your INT mod or become poisoned. Crafting: requires fresh fruit, a poisoner’s kit, and knowing at least one spell. Crafting takes 10 minutes.
Ring of Teleportation (Beauty and the Beast)
Epic Ring - Attunement Required
Choose up to three locations you have been to before and know well. Once per day, turn the ring three times and you and any creature touching you will be teleported to whichever location you desired. You can change your three saved locations at any time, but you must be at the location to save it to the ring. The ring resets at dawn following its last use. Because the ring can only take you to places you’ve been before, the ring needs to be attuned to you.
Magic Mirror (Beauty and the Beast/Snow White)
Legendary Wondrous Item
Once per day, choose one of the following:
- Cast Scrying without using a spell slot. The mirror will show you what you ask to see.
- Cast Legend Lore without using a spell slot. Ask the mirror a question and it will answer truthfully to the best of its ability.
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New Shipping Terms Maybe?
We use the word shipping a lot, and sometimes ships are even literally used to represent couples in a fandom, so why not take the terminology to the next level?
Possible Shipping related terminology:
Captain - a shipper who produces a lot of fan content for 1 ship. Admiral - a shipper who produces a lot of fan content for multiple ships in a single fandom. Main Sail - the ship you support more than any other pairings that you like Fleet - a group of ships that a single fan supports Armada - the collective of ships of a particular fandom (ie. Tododeku, Kiribaku, Izuchaco, etc. for the MHA/BnHA fandom) Topwind - the direction the canon seems to be heading. A shift in the topwind may change a ship’s course. Flag Ship - the main ship of a fandom, whether by the canon show (ie, Izuchaco or Kataang) or the one most favored by the fans (ie, Klance for Voltron) Canonball - any evidence from the canon used to sink someone else’s ships Canon Fire - the act of launching canonballs at someone’s ship Anchored - when a ship has stayed in one place for a prolonged amount of time. Sailor - a non-hostile shipper who actively creates or shares content that supports their ship. Artists, Fic Writers, and bloggers that share the content of others qualify as helping their ships sail. Gunner - A hostile shipper who launches canonballs at other people’s ships Passenger - a neutral shipper who enjoys the ride without helping or hindrance. Shipmate - another person on board the same ship as you Boatswain - someone who works to fix holes in the ship caused by canon Full-Rigged/First Rate - a ship with a lot of canonical evidence to support it, has an easier time sailing Warship/Battleship - a pairing whose shippers are very hostile and aggressive toward enemy ships Luxury Liner - a ship valued for aesthetic purposes, rather than practicality or function Cargo Ship - a ship with a lot of fanart, fan fics, and other non-canon material, despite having little canon support. Schooner - a very small ship, it does not hold up well against canon fire.
Anonymous asked:
In your opinion, would it make sense for Fey/Fairy creatures to have bat wings?
It would depend on the creature. Not all Faeries are Fairies. When we say Fairy nowadays, we think of Pixies, Sprites, and Spriggans. The tiny fey with insectoid wings. But Faerie means a LOT of things. Depending on how wide you cast your net, not only are some obviously fey things included like Merfolk, Gnomes, and Elves, but even some less obvious creatures like Kelpies, Boggarts, Sluagh, and Goblins are also Faeries. In Scottish folklore there exists two camps of faeries: the Seelie Court and the Unseelie Court. The Seelie are your traditional "good" fairies. They might still prank or kill you, but they're just as likely to help you. While the Unseelie would sooner kill you than look at you. Unseelie Faeries are more malicious, harmful, and macabre. Unseelie Faeries might include something like the beautiful Leannan Sidhe that's both a muse and a vampire, granting her victims a spark of genius, but ensuring they lead very short lives as she drains away their life force. It might also include creatures like the Pooka that deliberately gets its fun by scaring the living daylights out of people, though a Pooka can at least be bribed with cream to help out around a farmstead. Won't stop it from pranking though. Other Pooka aren't so easily bribed, needing to be tamed forcefully by riding the Pooka in its horse form with iron spurs to bring the fey to heel. Bat wings would be very thematically appropriate for the Unseelie Court, but not a lot of fey creatures actually have wings. About the only faeries with wings are the Queens, Kings, Nobles, and the Sprites, Pixies, and Spriggans. Pookas cannot maintain a fully human appearance, and always have some animalistic feature at all times. They could have bat wings.
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History side of Tumblr, if a king dies with only a daughter who cannot inherit, and the crown passes to her uncle, is the daughter of the first king still titled as Princess? Is she demoted to Duchess? Or is she simply addressed as Lady [name] now that she has no claim to the throne? How would she be treated as a no-longer princess? Does she still have duties to the royal family? Thanks for the insight.
So fun fact I cannot find an instance of the crown passing to the monarch's brother where the monarch's daughter was passed over at least where I am going right back to 1066 (easiest place to stop for various reasons but also before premogeniture was properly established here). There's always a son or nephew (or the crown changing hands due to war, which is a different situation). However when the monarch's daughter is passed over in favour of her nephew she retains the title of princess, so I would assume she would here too. At least in a UK context
Would she retain any duties, obligations, etc? Would she even be desirable as a bride, especially if her uncle has a daughter that just became the Crown Princess? Plus a son that just became Heir Apparent. How does the non-royal princess fit into such a family and royal court?
She'd probably still be desirable for diplomatic matches, but with worse prospects than she would have had while her father was alive. Generally non-royal princesses just did their own thing, often with a generous stipend from their father/his estate/the current monarch (though sometimes they'd just be sent off to the arse end of nowhere where they couldn't raise support to take over, especially if they had sons of their own in future)
Would it be realistic for the non-royal princess to become a lady in waiting for her cousin as the new Crown Princess, or is being a Lady in Waiting only for lower members of the peerage?
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History side of Tumblr, if a king dies with only a daughter who cannot inherit, and the crown passes to her uncle, is the daughter of the first king still titled as Princess? Is she demoted to Duchess? Or is she simply addressed as Lady [name] now that she has no claim to the throne? How would she be treated as a no-longer princess? Does she still have duties to the royal family? Thanks for the insight.
So fun fact I cannot find an instance of the crown passing to the monarch's brother where the monarch's daughter was passed over at least where I am going right back to 1066 (easiest place to stop for various reasons but also before premogeniture was properly established here). There's always a son or nephew (or the crown changing hands due to war, which is a different situation). However when the monarch's daughter is passed over in favour of her nephew she retains the title of princess, so I would assume she would here too. At least in a UK context
Would she retain any duties, obligations, etc? Would she even be desirable as a bride, especially if her uncle has a daughter that just became the Crown Princess? Plus a son that just became Heir Apparent. How does the non-royal princess fit into such a family and royal court?
History side of Tumblr, if a king dies with only a daughter who cannot inherit, and the crown passes to her uncle, is the daughter of the first king still titled as Princess? Is she demoted to Duchess? Or is she simply addressed as Lady [name] now that she has no claim to the throne? How would she be treated as a no-longer princess? Does she still have duties to the royal family? Thanks for the insight.
