Neocities Guide - Why You Should Build Your Own Html Website

neocities guide - why you should build your own html website

do you miss the charm of the 90s/00s web where sites had actual personality instead of the same minimalistic theme? are you feeling drained by social media and the constant corporate monopoly of your data and time? do you want to be excited about the internet again? try neocities!!

what is neocities?

neocities is a free hosting website that lets you build your own html website from scratch, with total creative control. in their own words: "we are tired of living in an online world where people are isolated from each other on boring, generic social networks that don't let us truly express ourselves. it's time we took back our personalities from these sterilized, lifeless, monetized, data mined, monitored addiction machines and let our creativity flourish again."

why should I make my own website?

web3 has been overtaken by capitalism & conformity. websites that once were meant to be fun online social spaces now exist solely to steal your data and sell you things. it sucks!! building a personal site is a great way to express yourself and take control of your online experience.

what would I even put on a website?

the best part about making your own site is that you can do literally whatever the hell you want! focus on a specific subject or make it a wild collection of all your interests. share your art! make a shrine for one of your interests! post a picture of every bird you see when you step outside! make a collection of your favorite blinkies! the world is your oyster !! here are some cool example sites to inspire you: recently updated neocities sites | it can be fun to just look through these and browse people's content! space bar | local interstellar dive bar creature feature | halloween & monsters big gulp supreme peanutbuttaz | personal site dragodiluna linwood | personal site patho grove | personal site

getting started: neocities/html guide

sound interesting? here are some guides to help you get started, especially if you aren't familiar with html/css sadgrl.online webmastery | a fantastic resource for getting started with html & web revival. also has a layout builder that you can use to start with in case starting from scratch is too intimidating web design in 4 minutes | good for learning coding basics w3schools | html tutorials templaterr | demo & html for basic web elements eggramen test pages | css page templates to get started with sadgrl background tiles | bg tiles rivendell background tiles | more free bg tiles

fun stuff to add to your site

want your site to be cool? here's some fun stuff that i've found blinkies-cafe | fantastic blinkie maker! (run by @transbro & @graphics-cafe) gificities | internet archive of 90s/00s web gifs internet bumper stickers | web bumper stickers momg | gif gallery 99 gif shop | 3d gifs 123 guestbook | add a guestbook for people to leave messages cbox | add a live chat box moon phases | track the phases of the moon gifypet | a little clickable page pet adopt a shroom | mushroom page pet tamaNOTchi | virtual pet crossword puzzle | daily crossword imood | track your mood neko | cute cat that chases your mouse pollcode | custom poll maker website hit counter | track how many visitors you have

web revival manifestos & communities

also, there's actually a pretty cool community of people out there who want to bring joy back to the web! melonland project | web project/community celebrating individual & joyful online experiences. Also has an online forum melonland intro to web revival | what is web revival? melonking manifesto | status cafe | share your current status nightfall city | online community onio.cafe | leave a message and enjoy the ambiance sadgrl internet manifesto | yesterweb internet manifesto | sadly defunct, still a great resource reclaiming online social spaces | great manifesto on cultivating your online experience

in conclusion

i want everyone to make a neocities site because it's fun af and i love seeing everyone's weird personal sites that they made outside of the control of capitalism :) say hi to me on neocities

I’M BACK

And I’m rebranding everything.

Profile picture change, username change (in a few days), etc.

talesofarcadiaforever -> thekingofthenameless

I took a long hiatus from writing and Tumblr in general because of bad burnout and putting expectations on myself that I shouldn’t have. Ha. But I’m back! And good news! I started writing again! Better news?

I decided to officially discontinue Emerald Embers and the Daylight’s Redemption series and write my own book.

I was already making everything so different from ToA that it was practically an alternate universe already: redesigning Merlin, making Merlin and Charlie familiars, adding magical species that weren’t explicitly in canon, completely changing other characters… I still love ToA, but I’m not hyperfixated on it anymore. And that’s okay. I was so scared of letting go for a long time, but I’m happy with my decision.

My wip is now called The King of the Nameless!

Currently, there are five main characters, and tidbits about each of them will be a little further down. (Except for one guy. He sucks.) Their attempted designs will also be down there.

In some aspects, it probably hasn’t changed too much. I’m still basing it off of Arthurian Legends, and Merlin is still the protagonist. But I redesigned him. Again.

The deuteragonist is Charlie; he and Merlin are still familiars. I tried several different names for him, but none of them would stick for him no matter how hard I tried; so Charlie the dragon he stays. But he now has the last name Ambrosius to reflect that he and Merlin are found family as well.

The other three characters in this stage of the story are Igraine, Gorlois, and Uther.

Igraine is Arthur and Morgana’s mother in the Arthurian Legends, (which I did not know at first and was wondering how Arthur and Morgana were half-siblings because they have different fathers…) and will stay the same here. I couldn’t find any official last name for her besides Pendragon from when she marries Uther? (Which is not going to happen here.) So I gave her and her husband the last name “le Fay” to match their daughter!

Gorlois is Igraine’s husband, and like I said, is Morgana’s father. However, unlike some media, he’s not going to be portrayed as a jealous and abusive husband. He’s the epitome of the “I love my wife” guy.

Uther is… a piece of work, to say the least. He’s the character who’s going to have a separate post because of triggering topics that I don’t want in this post.

I’m also going to make a separate post for upcoming characters, which include Nimue, Morgana, Arthur, etc.

Bear with me on lore and designs though please (I’m still working on the lore and I’m not sure if these will be their permanent designs except for Charlie). Some of it might be just random babble until I decide on something 😭 You’ll definitely be able to tell which characters I think about most ahaha.

Anyways, in more good news, I don’t use Artbreeder anymore. I attempt to use Picrews, but sometimes they don’t have everything I want, so I also use character creators from video games. If I could use Baldur’s Gate 3’s, I definitely would, but I’d have to spend like $600-ish to get something to play it on and get the game. 😑 I could also play it with my boyfriend, but our schedules are so busy with both of us working that’s it not really a convenient option.

But there is a game called Dragon’s Dogma, and I’ve been using that one! It’s an older game, so it doesn’t really have many fantasy character options, but it’s good enough for human characters lol. I made Igraine and Gorlois with it, and a few other characters yet to be posted.

Design and lore time!

Merlin:

This is him at the beginning of TKN! Expect more art of him eventually.

• 6' 8"

• “my son crump he has every disease”: schizophrenia, C-PTSD, misophonia

• is still a cambion like in the Arthurian Legends (specifically half-human, half-demon)

• was supposed to be the Anti-Christ (also like in the Legends)

• is also a romance and sex repulsed, non-partnering aroace <3.

• usually excudes a regal, dignified presence, and his preference for flowing outfits helps

• may seem slightly formal with strangers, but on a good day where he can clock their personality, he’ll either warm up to them quickly, or distance himself, depending on the person

• has a strong sense of justice, which also makes him anti-authoritarian for the most part. (unless they’ve actually proven that they’re not just in their position for the power of it, or because of nepotism; and really do want to help people.)

• extremely loyal

• highly empathetic; cries easily

• has a lot of trauma, but is still kind because he’s not going to make people suffer just because he did

• adrenaline junkie in regards to flying with Charlie

• Doesn’t kill if not necessary.

• Is very punctual. If you tell him to come at 5 he’ll be there at 4:30. At most.

Charlie:

• 6' 6" (top of muzzle)

• 7' 3" (top of head)

• the marking on his leg is his familiar mark!

• still nice, seems a little rougher around the edges than Merlin

• says the things that his wizard thinks but won’t say, and doesn’t hide that he stares people down while gauging their character. he sometimes won’t care that he sounds mean or very direct either

• very protective of his familiar and is intensely loyal to him. isn’t really willing to leave the latter alone with people they don’t really know because of people attempting to take advantage of his schizophrenia in the past, gaslighting him into thinking that their actions weren’t real and were things he hallucinated/imagined

• Do no harm but take no shit

• Far more willing to kill than Merlin

• “Hey do you want me to kill that guy for you? Because it sounds like he sucks and I will totally kill that guy for you.”

• (I guess he technically counts as an emotional support animal but like. he’s sentient so idk 😭)

• is an omnivore (most dragons are, but he eats more human food than them from growing up and staying around them.)

Igriane:

• 6' 5"

• a wizard!

• was originally a red head before I realized that oh yeah. Morgana has brown hair, and a ginger and blonde would definitely not for the most part have a brunette kid

• purple eyes (haven’t decided if I’m gonna stay with this concept, but I like the idea of all wizards having some type of heterochromia, or technicolor eyes to show that they have magic)

Gorlois:

• 6' 0"

• he doesn’t have any type of unique eye color yet because I didn’t have the concept of that for wizards yet, and still not sure if I’m gonna keep it so. blue eyes for now

• again I say he’s the “I love my wife” guy!!

• also a wizard (which is where Morgana gets her magic when she’s born. You have two parents with magic you’re like. guaranteed to have magic.)

• maybe not really much of a fighter? Would probably use some type of sword if he was.

Wow that was so much lore. 👍 If anyone wants to talk to me about my ocs or suggest ideas, my ask box is always open! (And I love love love getting asks)

Artist credits!

Merlin:

Charlie’s original artist:

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Charlie’s second artist:

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Charlie’s saddle:

Yandere Sim Redesign-Rivals 6-7

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another ooooonnneee yayyy! This time it's Muja Kina and Mida Rana!

First is Muja Kina! I gave her scrubs since it's more 'professional'(My dad wore scrubs during his time in nursing school so I went off of that). She is a mom who is going through nursing school! Her daughter is Kaguya(1980s) and her sister is the Lingerie Shop Owner(20xx). THE WEEK: During her week, a flu virus will break out into the school! Many students will wear masks(I like to think that if you don't wear one your reputation will go down). Many students will also occupy the nurses office! Since she is an assistant nurse, she will be by the head nurse most of the time. Taeko will heavily like her because of her personality and kindness(I tried to make it less gross, like when you develop a crush on a teacher but grow out of it?). ELIMINATIONS:

Fired-A fun one! Alex said he wanted the faculty to have a different meter than the students for expulsion and such. During her week, you can report her to the guidance counselor about bad things(Like giving kids the wrong pills, not tending to them, an unhealthy environment, ect.). Pills-Since she tends to forget stuff, you can use this to your advantage. When she isn't looking(and if you have the keys), you can grab the pills from the cabinet and switch them for something else(Lethal or non-lethal). This will result in her getting either fired or arrested

Cotton Candy-Since her favorite food is cotton candy, maybe you can use that as well! Taeko will gift her candy on a specific day, so you can switch it out for fiber glass! This will kill her Rejection-You can make Muja reject Taeko, causing her to become more distant from her. After her week, Muja will see Taeko as a prankster who is trying to make a fool of her Needles-I thought of this during the Rival Intro Video! She will have an event where she will run while carrying a tray of needles. You can make her trip using a wire, then you can put acid or chemicals from the lab in the needles. If she falls on them, she will melt from the acid

CANON ELIMINATION: Fired! Fits better I think

Next is Mida Rana! Ew-I tried to make her outfit more appropriate since we can't have her bazongas out at school. THE WEEK: During her week, the school will have exams! That also means after school study sessions! She will be subbing for Senpai's class since the actual teacher got sick from the flu last week. Mida, like the other teachers, has had immense training for protection, so it will be hard to kill her. I want this week to be a little more serious, so after Mida sexually harasses and assaults Taeko, the high schooler will fall into a deep state of depression and kill herself on Friday after school. This won't happen unless you take a peaceful route... ELIMINATIONS: Arrested-Since she is a pedo, you will need to get evidence of her acting inappropriately with students at school. On Friday, Genka will fire Mida and report her to the police. Matchmaking-For this, you gotta use Toga(poor boy-). You will need to make Mida more interested in him, drawing her attention away from Taeko, but this will cause Toga to be more paranoid and antisocial Tripping-Since she wears heals, it can be used to her disadvantage. You'll need to pour water on her, so'll she'll go the the teacher's locker room and change. Steal her heels, chip them(with like a saw or axe) and put them back. As she walks up the stairs to class, her heel can break and she'll fall, busting her head open and killing her

CANON ELIMINATION: Jail, jail, JAIIIILLLLLLL!!!!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another one finished!! Here is the list: Kokona-Posted

Amai-Posted

Kizana-Posted

Oka-Posted

Asu-Posted

Muja-Posted

Mida-Posted

Osana-Waiting

Osoro-Waiting

Hanako-Waiting

Megami-Waiting

Ayano, Taeko, and Info-Chan redesigns

Doodles for my Yandere Sim fanfic, Victoria and the Two on Archive of Our Own ✨

Akademi High Saikou's Preparatory Institute's Dress Code :

Featuring Megumi Saikou, Ayano Aishi, Osano Najimi, Raitarou Fumetsu, Asuhiro Rito, and Osoro Shidesu (I doodled these at 3am okay I'm sorry)

Wanna see more of male! Raibaru? Here u go:

"What did you do to Raibaru's male version?"

I made him sexy.

Chapter 7 spoilers I forgot to post:

Mitsuhiro Rokuda is Musume Ronshaku's male version:

Anyway here's Chapter 8 spoilers: Sailing the Flood

(Release date: June 5, 2024)

Here's 20 year olds that I added in, for lore purposes--

Who the hell is Chiro Shidesu? Well-

Curious about this whole mess? Read Victoria and the Two on AO3 🥰

here’s the closeted furries “hey man… can u bum me a cig” and “the one uncle nobody invites to the family reunion but SOMEONE keeps telling him where it is anyways”

if you want an idea of what john is like, imagine hau from pokemon sumo

ALSO the ppl who kept asking me for trans thomas art, HERE he’s trans in this au (; 

ft John: