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Its so funny when a zionist interacts with one of my fandom posts, clearly not realizing that I can, in fact, see their profile and will block them upon realizing their fascist tendencies.
Like, DO YOU THINK THIS IS A SAFE SPACE FOR YOU? Have you even looked at my profile at all? GO TO THE HAGUE YOU NAZI BlTCH
Hey, folks, sorry for being absent for a bit, but in the meanwhile I have had some time to think on how to move forward and in which direction to take my creativity!
On this note I have a few announcement to make about the following:
https://chuffed.org/project/helpahmedfamily
Took a risk and it paid off
This is the face of someone who knows this doesn't always work.
Since last summer I've been on a Forgotten Realms books tour and just finished the Brimstone Angels. And I need to share some of my thoughts. Spoilers ahead.
The first half of the series was hard to read, and I would drop it, wasn’t it for the interesting lore. I couldn’t stand Farideh and her sister Havilar, probably because as a person in my 30s I often have a hard time relating to ppl in their early 20s, yet alone teenagers. I was too annoyed by their immaturity, and there were some qualities in Farideh that I generally dislike in characters. The rest of the characters weren't really that interesting for me to care for, except Lorcan. I wasn’t fond of him, but he was interesting.
The 4th book, Fire in the Blood, changed it completely. Not immediately, at first it was just “okay, it’s less annoying, but I still don’t care for the characters.” The major point that shifted my impression about Farideh, was when she finally slept with Lorcan. I expected her to be regretful after that, but she impressed me with how she simply admitted to her desire and decided to not regret that. Fast forward, I enjoyed how Erin M. Evans handled her attraction towards Lorcan, the feelings and emotions were honored without hurting her judgement.
I really, really took pleasure in the love triangle between Farideh, Lorcan and Dahl. Before Dahl even confessed, I was already cheering on him, despite my greater love for devils and Lorcan, so I was delighted when they ended up together, despite all the obstacles they had to defeat. Objectively, Dahl was simply better for her. Don’t argue with me on that.
Of course, part of me was very sorry for Lorcan, yet I’m pleased and in awe at the display of the complexity of his nature. The conflict between the human-devil side was handled very well in my humble opinion. I think despite being evil and the root of many heartaches, he was the most tragic character in the series and I’m absolutely a fan of how Farideh understood that he did not have much choice but to be evil. Her freeing him from the chains of Nine Hells so he can create his own path, was in my eyes, her best showcase of love and best gift she could give him.
And now I’m shipping Lorcan with another cambion living in Faerûn, Magadon. But I will leave that headcanon for another post.
There was too little of Asmodeus and devils in general for me of course, but for him calling himself a champion of happiness and patron of desire did the job for me.
Despite my fondness for the series, there is one thing that doesn’t really click for me. Part of the plot is driven by the fact that Asmodeus failed to keep part of his deal, by not performing a true resurrection for a tiefling whose soul was kept in a soul gem (tho in the book I heard soul sphere, but I may be mistaken), so it’s not like the soul was going to be taken from another gods plane. I was surprised to learn that he didn’t possess this skill as archdevil, not even as a god, though one can guess that it was because his goodhood wasn’t really stable and used more as a scarecrow costume (Mephistopheles hissess) than true power. Nonetheless, it wasn’t explained why he didn’t do it, and this bothers my curious ass.
I saw some comments that the series does a good job on showing the Hells hierarchy, but I can’t share this statement. The lore is rather all over the place, but it may provide a clearer vision of the devil community.
I for sure will use the concept of stalking through a magic mirror as some leisure activity for a devil.
Asmodeus casually watching Farideh threesome fantasy and tempting her with providing it? I could never relate to him more. Just take my soul Asmodaddy!
Devils talk about collecting warlocks like we talk about collecting stamps. Or pokemons. You fangirls are not sugar babies. You’re a pokemon. Let it sink.
Lastly, since I was listening to audiobook, Asmodeus words to his soon to be warlock:
“What a clever, clever girl you are.”
Made me swoon in a very fangirl fashion.
Overall, I give this series a solid 7/10. I do recommend.
Was getting annoyed at how you couldn’t make your guardian a Dragonborn witch then got me thinking about how that’s probably because the emperor didn’t want to parade around disguised as the dear friend he killed
anyway heres more cirrus backstory that I should have written down (and not accidentally delete this time)
So long story short cirrus commits thematically relevant double patracide over the course of the story
Fictional villains: my motivation involves a complex backstory around lost love and a deep yearning to be understood
Real life villains: being cruel makes me feel like a big strong man
ive been thinking on why ludinus' ending bothered me so much, because normally i'd find a "the villian lives at the end" twist to be super interesting, but for ludinus it just kinda fell flat. A big ol' "meh" burger for me.
Like, i'm not in the "they should've hunted ludinus down for sport" crowd, because the damage has already been done and ludinus isn't actively hurting anyone anymore so at this point it would just be a revenge plot.
But the way it was handled *was* unsatisfying to me, and i think the primary reason for that comes down to one thing: player autonomy
bells hells didn't actually have any say into ludinus' fate, really. they killed him, and then found out his staff allowed him to resurrect again (which never came up, at all, prior to this fight), and then they just kinda forgot about him after the predathos-thing. Caleb was the one to scry on him and learned of his shattered teeth retirement, not bells hells, *Caleb*.
This just feels like such a cop out. We don't get the satisfaction of his death, but we don't get the satisfaction of his survival, either.
Think about it: Ludinus had such massive death-flags the whole campaign. Everything this elf did indicated he was *not* planning to survive his whole predathos revenge plot. This was a man who wanted to die, and wanted to take the gods out with him in some last act of "heroism". Why would he have this massive cop-out stick to pull out of his ass in the final fight? And no, "hur dur he's a poweful archmage of course he'd have contingencies" doesn't count. That's cinema sins logic, im talking about ludinus as a *character* in a *story* with themes and a narrative.
It's just: this could've been such a good moment! An intentional choice by Bells Hells to go, "no, ludinus, you *will live* to see the consequences of your actions and to deal with the guilt of them. we will not give you the satisfaction of your own death." It could have been a powerful message of breaking cycles of revenge and favoring restorative justice over punishment (both of which have been heavy themes within main campaigns and the exus). he could still fuck off to his retirement in the shattered teeth, but at least then it would be a consequence of player agency, and thus more satisfying than what we got
I dunno man. it's just disappointing.
I'll never get over how Raphael, in his hypothetical conquering of the Nine Hells, wants people to call him *Archduke Supreme*.
That is the dumbest fucking title I've ever heard. It's so lame. Not King of Hell, not Lord of the Nine, nope Archduke Supreme ajsjskslah
Like, he's definitely modeling himself after Asmodeus but Asmodeus does not and would never call himself that. Just the dumbest lamest cringiest title ever what a fucking loser lmao
Edit: he actually calls himself "Archdevil Supreme" which is even stupider. "I'm the ultra mega awesome devil" shut the fuck up loser
Me realizing I misremembered the actual title has only made this situation more ridiculous. "Archdevil Supreme" my ass.
If you don't know, archdevil, while a marker of social class, is also just basically a subspecies of devil. Like, the infernal hierarchy goes: least devils, lesser devils, greater devils, archdevils.
But archdevil is a broad-ass category. There are like a bazillion archdevils running around the hells. The only guys of actual importance are the *Archdukes*, who are the ones actually in charge of each layer. If a devil called themselves, say, the "Archdevil of Cania" or something, that wouldn't actually indicate you were the one in charge because there's a fuck ton of archdevils in Cania.
So basically, Raphael calling himself "Archdevil Supreme" is the equivalent of some random ass half-goblin named Squaplot or something calling himself "Hobgoblin Supreme".
"I'm going to play Dark Urge, I'm going to play a Drow, I'm going to play a Half Elf Cleric of Selune-" No. I grow tired of filling Faerun with hotties and encouraging my party's fatherless behavior.
To remedy this I have made Your Dad, the ultimate 1:1 replica of the average New Jersey father to save the realm and put a stop to my party's sad, horny business.
And before you can even ask "oh what is the Guardian Your Mom or something" of fucking course she is you fool
Hello, my name is Lama, and I am from Gaza City, specifically in the northern Gaza Strip. I grew up in a loving family of resilience and hope, with my parents working tirelessly to provide us with a life of dignity and opportunity. My father was our steadfast provider, and my mother was the heart of our home. I have two brothers and three sisters, the youngest of whom is just six months old. She is frail and often sick due to the lack of proper food and medicine. My siblings and I have shared dreams of education, careers and a bright future. But life in Gaza is marked by hardship, and when the war began, everything we had built was shattered. My older brother, a kind and a courageous soul, was martyred while trying to secure basic necessities for our survival, my younger sister was gravely injured, and the cost of her treatment weighs more than the universe to us, now the responsibility for my family has fallen on my shoulders.
Our home, once filled with warmth, laughter and memories, has been reduced to rubble. We have been displaced more than thirty times from place to a place with nothing but the clothes on our backs. Each time we returned, we found more destruction, we always clung to the hope of rebuilding, but in the last attack, our home was completely destroyed, we are now homeless, living in unsafe conditions with no shelter to protect us from the cold nights. The loss of our home is not just the loss of a building, it’s the loss of safety, stability, and the place where our dreams were nurtured.
With my father unemployed since the beginning of the war, we have no income to provide even the most basic necessities. Water, food, medicine, warm clothes and blankets-things that many take for granted-are beyond our reach. Every day is a battle for survival, and every night is a reminder of the dangers and struggles we face. I am determined to care for family and give my younger brothers and sisters a chance to grow up with hope. But I cannot do it alone.
I am reaching out to you with a plea for compassion and action. Your support can help us rebuild our lives, restore hope, and secure a future where my family can live in peace and safety. Every donation, no matter how small brings us closer to survival and dignity. Please for the sake of god and humanity, help us in this time of desperate need.
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