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3d model of the Aurora

Here’s another thing I made for the Mechs. I based it off the picture of the Aurora on the mechs wiki, as well as the schematics drawn by the person who played Nastya. I made it to include the solar sail thing mentioned in both. Although since it isn’t clear exactly what a solar sail is, its basically just an umbrella. Under a read more since its a pretty long post.

I’m proud of the sail being functional. That took a lot of googling to figure out! I also made the sail removable, with a little insert that gives it a cap I guess. The paint definitely needs some touch ups, but not bad for about 5-ish days of work I think?

... please validate my effort? (TvT)

Hey, does anyone have a good picture/drawing of The Aurora from the outside, preferably in color? I’m thinking of trying to make a 3d model of her, since I have lots of airdry clay to spare. (I know there’s a picture of the aurora on the mechs site, but the lighting makes it a bit hard to see the details of the ship.)

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So, my hand slipped and sketched that reunion scene from my dream, enjoy!)

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Well, I know I’m massively late to the party, but I wanted to share this!

This is a mini wall hanging I handmade of the Mechs logo! I made it because I didn’t know about the mechs until well after they stopped performing, so I had no chance to get any Mechanisms merchandise or anything. So I decided to make something myself!

Unfortunately, no one I know irl is also a fan, so I figured Id share it here, since this is my only social media. I’m pretty proud of it, considering I had to make the pattern myself, do my best to color match with limited supplies, and hand sew that hemmed backing piece. 

So, what is the OGL and why are DnD creators thoroughly screwed?

Tumblr has not been doing a great job at talking about this, but:

With OneDnD, Wizards of the Coast has decided to update the Open Game License (OGL). Said license is what allowed people to create homebrew DnD content and sell it, and even larger companies to use certain sorts of content. Pathfinder, for example, is built on said OGL. This also allows streamers and artists to exist and benefit from said content.

With OneDnD (sometimes called “dnd 6e”), WOTC wants to create a much more restrictive OGL, which will, amongst other things:

Make WOTC take a cut for any DnD-related work (according to Kickstarter, a whole 25% of the benefits)

Let WOTC cancel any project related to DnD up to their discretion

Let WOTC take ANY content made based on their system, and re-sell it without crediting you, or giving you a single cent

And most importantly, revoke the old OGL, which will harm any company or game system that used it as a base, such as Pathfinder. And it means they GET ownership over any homebrew content you may have done for 5e in the past!

It’s important to note that OGLs are supposedly irrevocable. They were planning to use it for OneDnD initially, but they want to apply it retroactively to 5e, somehow. Which is illegal, but lawyers have mentioned there’s a chance they may get away with it given the wording.

This means that anything you make based on DnD (A homebrew item? A character drawing? Even music, according to them?), can get taken and used as they deem appropiate.

These news come from a leak of the OGL, which have been confirmed by multiple reputable sources (including Kickstarter, which has confirmed that WOTC already talked with them about this), and was planned to be released next week.

So, what can we do?

Speak against it. Share the word. Reblog this post. Let people know. Tumblr hasn’t been talking much about this matter, but it’s VERY important to let people know about what is WOTC bringing. 

Boycott them. Do not buy their products. Do not buy games with their IP. Do not watch their movie. CANCEL your DnD Beyond subscription. (Btw, they ARE planning to release more subscription services too!). They do not care about the community, but they care about the money. Make sure to speak through it. 

And maybe consider other TTRPG systems for the time being, Pathfinder’s Paizo has been much nicer to the community, their workers are unionized and are far more healthy overall

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Fanfiction Authors: HEADS UP

(Non-authors, please RB to signal boost to your author friends!)

An astute reader informed me this morning that one of my fics (Children of the Future Age) had been pirated and was being sold as a novel on Amazon:

(And they weren't even creative with their cover design. If you're going to pirate something that I spent a full year of my life writing, at least give me a pretty screenshot to brag about later. Seriously.)

I promptly filed a DMCA complaint to have it removed, but I checked out the company that put it up -- Plush Books -- and it looks like A LOT of their books are pirated fic. They are by no means the only ones doing this, either -- the fact that """publishers""" can download stories from AO3 in ebook format and then reupload them to Amazon in just a few clicks makes fic piracy a common problem. There are a whole host of reasons why letting this continue is bad -- including actual legal risk to fanfiction archives -- but basically:

IF YOU ARE A FANFIC AUTHOR WITH LONG AND/OR POPULAR WORKS, PLEASE CHECK AMAZON TO SEE IF YOUR STORIES HAVE BEEN PIRATED.

You can search for your fics by title, or by text from the description (which is often just copied wholesale from AO3 as well). If you find that someone has stolen your work and is selling it as their own, you can lodge a DMCA complaint (Amazon.com/USA site; other countries have different systems). If you haven't done this before, it's easy! Here's a tutorial:

HOW TO FILE A COPYRIGHT COMPLAINT FOR STOLEN WORK ON AMAZON.COM:

First, go to this form. You'll need to be signed into your Amazon account.

Select the radio buttons/dropdown options (shown below) to indicate that you are the legal Rights Owner, you have a copyright concern, and it is about a pirated product.

Enter the name of your story in the Name of Brand field.

In the Link to the Copyrighted Work box, enter a link to the story on AO3 or whatever site your work is posted on.

In the Additional Information box, explain that you are the author of the work and it is being sold without your permission. That's all you really need. If you want, you can include additional information that might be helpful in establishing the validity of your claim, but you don't have to go into great detail. You can simply write something like this:

I am the author of this work, which is being sold by [publisher] without my permission. I originally published this story in [date/year] on [name of site], and have provided a link to the original above. On request, I can provide documentation proving that I am the owner of the account that originally posted this story.

In the ASIN/ISBN-10 field, copy and paste the ID number from the pirated copy's URL. You'll find this ten-digit number in the Amazon URL after the word "product," as in the screenshot below. (If the URL extends beyond this number, you can ignore everything from the question mark on.) Once this number has been added, Amazon will pull the product information automatically and add it to the complaint form, so you can check the listing title and make sure it's correct.

Finally, add your contact information to the relevant fields, check the "I have read and accept the statements" box, and then click Submit. You should receive an email confirmation that Amazon has received the form.

Please share this information with your writer friends, keep an eye out for/report pirated works, and help us keep fanfiction free and legally protected!

NOTE: All of the above also applies to Amazon products featuring stolen artwork, etc., so fan artists should check too!

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Fun fact, on amazon there are headphone ports like that one that also split into another charging port, so you can listen to music and charge your phone. They cost around 8 to 15 bucks, which isn't too bad in my opinion. Look up "usb c to 3.5 mm headphone and charger adapter". I agree that it is stupid we need to buy adapters at all, but if the companies making phones won't listen to their customers, why not get a solution that lets you keep doing what you want.

this is truly some of the dumbest shit i’ve seen from a company as big as apple

Fun fact, on amazon there are headphone ports like that one that also split into another charging port, so you can listen to music and charge your phone. They cost around 8 to 15 bucks, which isn't too bad in my opinion. Look up "usb c to 3.5 mm headphone and charger adapter". I agree that it is stupid we need to buy adapters at all, but if the companies making phones won't listen to their customers, why not get a solution that lets you keep doing what you want.

this is truly some of the dumbest shit i’ve seen from a company as big as apple

enough tumblrina infighting. it’s time to unite against our common enemy: people who randomly clutter up the tags in searches with bite size posts full of every possible irrelevant tag they can think of for attention like this

BOOOOO BOOOO sit DOWN

enough tumblrina infighting. it’s time to unite against our common enemy: people who randomly clutter up the tags in searches with bite size posts full of every possible irrelevant tag they can think of for attention like this

BOOOOO BOOOO sit DOWN

“average horror podcast has three swears per episode” factoid is actually a statistical error. average horror podcast has zero swears per episode. malevolentgeorg, who lives in the dreamlands and has over 10,000 swears per episode is an outlier and should not have been counted.

Ok, so, I need a second opinion on this, but no one I know in person has seen both TMA and Homestuck, and even on here I’ve only seen one person actively be a fan of both.

So, would the Trickster lollypop be a Spiral/Corruption mix artifact? I mean, the Spiral part is pretty obvious. The candy has spiral imagery, it warps reality, causes a nearly insane attitude in the people it infects, and the tricksters terrorize pretty much everyone else with their reality warping (as much as various prospitians, dersites, and assorted sprites could be terrorized).

But I think corruption also fits for a couple reasons. The Candy is highly infective, like a disease. It also causes a form of obsessive, unhealthy love in the users, which fits with the corruptions toxic love aspect.

Idk, I just thought of it after listening to some homestuck music while working on a tma door decoration for halloween.

Ok, so, I need a second opinion on this, but no one I know in person has seen both TMA and Homestuck, and even on here I’ve only seen one person actively be a fan of both.

So, would the Trickster lollypop be a Spiral/Corruption mix artifact? I mean, the Spiral part is pretty obvious. The candy has spiral imagery, it warps reality, causes a nearly insane attitude in the people it infects, and the tricksters terrorize pretty much everyone else with their reality warping (as much as various prospitians, dersites, and assorted sprites could be terrorized).

But I think corruption also fits for a couple reasons. The Candy is highly infective, like a disease. It also causes a form of obsessive, unhealthy love in the users, which fits with the corruptions toxic love aspect.

Idk, I just thought of it after listening to some homestuck music while working on a tma door decoration for halloween.