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I've found that when it comes to changes done in a show from the source material (books) there are some I can accept and still love both. [LOTR and Hobbit]
Some that I can accept and be neutral to but enjoy them in their own way. [Game of thrones, House of the dragon]
Then there are those that I cannot stand whatsoever [the Netflix witcher season 2 specifically season 1 I could put up with. And Rings of power, could not even get past the first episode]
Personally I think the reason I feel this way is due to the different way each of these were written by the show runners. Some write in a way that makes it believable to have happened in the source material itself. Some start off good but completely forget any foreshadowing they'd set up before. And some just don't work at all.
This is also why whenever I talk about these things I try to always specify if I am talking about the book version or show version.
It's okay to enjoy both the books and the shows made based on them.
*looking at table that’s been stabbed by a pair of scissors and is now oozing blood* “for the record this is not the best case ever anymore”
Haikyuu: Tokyo Training Camp
Is it legally possible to become my own proud mom? 'Cause I'm feeling like a proud mom
Hey witchlings! Just dropping in to inform you all that I have a side blog now. It's meant for me to indulge in my ocs/original content more, and if you're interested, it's called @feral-cat-in-an-alley.
Reminders for the Anxious/Depressed Creatives
You’re more than what you make.
Your productivity does not determine your value.
It’s okay to do nothing sometimes.
Not everything you do has to result in a product.
Not everything you make has to be important, significant, or even good.
You can make things just for yourself.
You can keep secrets for yourself, whether it’s not posting some of your projects or not sharing your techniques.
You’re allowed to say no.
You’re allowed to rest.
I might've added the BG3 Art Book to my dnd assets stash
It's got stuff like the 5e players' handbook + 5e’s character sheet, several gm guides, critical role's explorer's guide to wildmount and candela obscura, baldur's gate and waterdeep city encounters, 101 potions and their effects, volo's guide to monsters, both of Xanathar's guides, a bunch of other encounters, one shots, class builds, and other fun stuff!!
Nov 11th edit! A big thank you to @rmbmedia and @feragon-dingbat for letting me add their collection's to mine, taking the stash from 100 to over 200 assets! There's now things like city of cats, guilds and orders, empire of the ghouls, and the deck of many things!!
If there's something you're looking for that I don't have, feel free to let me know and I'll see what I can do! (if it's something from a small company I wait till it's been out for a bit before snagging it)
SEEDS!!!!!!!
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Pro tip: insulting your work makes it really awkward for someone to compliment it. Even if they really like it, they'll be embarrassed to say so because you'll probably think they're an idiot. They'll worry that they only like it because they can't see the problems with it- and they can't see the problems because of some kind of ignorance on their part.
Insulting your work ends up insulting the audience who loves your work. Be kind to yourself so that you can be kind to them ❤
Foliage season is ramping up here in New England — here’s this year’s foliage prediction map for the US.
Pokemon Worldbuilding Headcanons
Exactly what it says in the title. Some are based on the game, some on the anime, and some directly contradict both because the Pokemon lore is made up and your feelings don’t matter.
Biology
Pokemon heal faster when unconscious or asleep–thus, they faint easily from pain or exhaustion in order to recuperate.
During evolution, a Pokemon converts itself into energy and reforms itself. Evolution is optional, and a Pokemon can choose if and when it evolves. Evolution is triggered by both an environmental circumstance (ex: winning a battle), and by the Pokemon storing up energy over time until it has enough to transform.
Stress evolutions are when a Pokemon evolves prematurally in order to win a battle or when they’re in a life-or-death situation. This can result in the evolution being smaller than normal and possibly weaker as well.
“Trade evolutions” are a loose grouping of Pokemon that typically evolve when they start working with a new trainer. The exact reasons for the evolution varies by individual, and therefore can have multiple causes.
Ex: a Pokemon may evolve after it learns something from someone else. While the easiest way to achieve this is through trade, they may also evolve by training under a wiser, older Pokemon.
Trade evolutions are somewhat rare in the wild, but not unheard of.
Pokemon that evolve via stones cannot store enough energy to evolve naturally. The stones contain extra energy that they can tap into in order to aid in evolution.
Everstones work similar to sponges; they absorb the extra energy a Pokemon would normally store up to evolve, thus preventing them from doing so. They’re mostly used for medical purposes (as a Pokemon evolving when badly injured could worsen its injuries) and to help prevent stress evolutions in Pokemon that don’t want to evolve.
Pokemon types are based on the type of energy they utilize, rather than moves or appearance. Ex: Charizard is not dragon-type despite looking like a dragon because it doesn’t use dragon-type energy. New energies are discovered all the time and Pokemon are reclassified as needed.
Pokemon typing also changes as they (Darwinian) evolve. A Pokemon that’s normal/grass used to be normal-type, has started to gain grass-typing, and will eventually be only grass-type.
Humans are descended from Pokemon. They used to be psychic-type before becoming normal-type and then losing their typing all together. At this point they no longer are energy-based nor do they lay eggs, so they’re considered a separate-but-related family.
This is why some people still show psychic powers; those abilities never completely went away in some bloodlines.
Pokemon have been domesticated for so long that there’s actually no such thing as a “wild” Pokemon anymore (with the exception of legendaries). Wild Pokemon are technically feral, and any given Pokemon will quickly adapt to living with humans if caught.
Pokemon used to look different hundreds of years ago, and have slowly undergone Darwinian evolution over time as they were domesticated.
“Most trainers will legendaries shortly after their journey starts” statistic false. Most trainers will see no legendaries in their lifetimes. Ash Ketchum, who’s seen every single legendary in existence, is an outlier and should not be counted
However, areas where legendaries are known to live are oftentimes marked as no-catch conservation areas. People will oftentime travel to these parks to admire “common” legendaries (such as the bird trio) in their natural habitats.
Battles
Not knocking out a Pokemon you’re trying to capture is more of a honored rule than a law. The reason it’s done is to give the Pokemon ample time to flee–otherwise, someone may one-shot a Pokemon that doesn’t want a trainer, resulting in the Pokemon being unfairly knocked out and the trainer wasting their time.
If you give the Pokemon time to flee and it chooses to stay and fight, it’s potentially interested in accepting you as a trainer and you just have to prove yourself. If it flees, you should leave it alone.
Pokemon used for battles are specifically trained to not cause permanent harm or injury to their opponents (ex: that fire blast isn’t as hot as it could be, so it’ll only cause minor burns instead of third-degree ones). While the attacks used might look violent and cause some pain, serious injuries are very rare.
Wild Pokemon are also pretty good at restraining themselves if they’re just battling for fun or to test a trainer. They will not, however, restrain themselves if they feel threatened or are hunting. Trainers are advised to use caution when fighting wild Pokemon and return their Pokemon to their balls if necessary.
Psychic-types (Mr. Mime especially) are used to create protective barriers around arenas/trainers to protect people from flying debris and stray attacks.
Refs always have a few Pokemon on hand that know moves like stun spore or sleep powder in order to stop any fights that get out of hand.
Pokeballs
While some trainers different Pokemon by using different types of Pokeballs, decorating them is also a popular way to do it. Some people draw symbols or initials on the buttons, some add stickers, some paint them, ect.
Stores also sell semi-transparent hard shells that snap over the balls. These come in different colors and designs, so you can have a Pokeball that has a galaxy design on top instead of plain red if you want.
Most trainers keep about 40 some Pokemon or less, which they rotate between their party, the PC, and daycares/Pokemon sitters to keep them enriched and active. Some people keep more, but they generally spend all of their time caring for them and therefore aren’t trainers.
The general rule of thumb is to not leave a Pokemon in the PC for more than two weeks. If you fail to take them out after a month, they will be automatically removed and released back into the wild.
Pokeballs create little miniature simulations of nature, making them feel bigger on the inside. Different types of pokeballs have different or more advanced simulations, which may increase how much a Pokemon likes being in it.
Pokeballs create an invisible “tag” for the Pokemon by altering their energy when they’re first caught. These tags affect nothing, but Pokeballs are programmed to automatically check for one before they’ll activate.
Many poachers and other illegal groups produce their own illegal Pokeballs that do not check for tags before capture.
If a Pokeball breaks, it automatically releases the Pokemon inside and removes their tag.
Tags fade after about a month to allow for other trainers to capture a Pokemon after it’s been permanently released. The tag is automatically refreshed every time a Pokemon is brought back into its ball.
The standard Pokeball pattern is based off of the patterns of the Foongus line. Pokemon are very attracted to their markings, so the balls are painted the same to make the Pokemon like them more.
Eggs
Rather than combining genetics, Pokemon reproduce by combining their energy together (this looks a bit like two Pokemon evolving at the same time). Because of this, they lack reproductive organs and chromosomes.
Gender is a loosely defined concept for them. Pokemon can change their sex upon evolution if they want to, and some will change their sex over time (ex: legendaries are usually genderless, but will gain a sex to breed and then lose it again afterward).
If a Pokemon doesn’t display sexual dimorphism, the only way to determine their sex is to have a Pokemon Center do a blood test.
Eggs aren’t laid, but created. The pregnant Pokemon fosters energy in their body. When ready they separate the extra energy from themselves (once again, looks a bit like evolution), which forms into the egg. This causes them no pain, and means they have short gestation periods.
This also means Pokemon never look pregnant. The only way to tell is by getting them tested or paying attention to changes in behavior. Many trainers end up with eggs out of nowhere because they had no idea one of their Pokemon was pregnant to begin with.
In the wild, some species of Pokemon will lay hundreds of eggs (such as fish and bug Pokemon) to ensure their survival. In captivity, Pokemon rarely create more than 1 or 2 eggs at a time, likely because they understand their young are safe with their trainers.
Pokemon develop more quickly in their eggs than IRL animals. They can technically hatch shortly after the egg is made, but they usually spend extra time inside maturing. By the time the egg hatches, the baby already has fur/feathers/whatever, and can walk and eat solid food. This helps ensure their survival against predators.
Young Pokemon are differentiated by being “mature” or “immature”; an immature Pokemon will still gradually grow and change appearance, while a mature one is fully grown until it evolves. A Pokemon cannot evolve until it’s considered mature (excluding mega evolution for single-stagers).
To use Vulpix as a canon example: a newly hatched immature Vulpix is about 8 in tall and has one white tail. A mature Vulpix is about 2 ft tall and has six red tails.
In the wild, Pokemon mostly breed amongst their own species. The exception are Pokemon with uneven gender ratios (so if a Pokemon is 7:1 male vs female, the males will actively breed with anything in their egg group). Inter-species breeding among captive Pokemon is much more common, and usually based on the Pokemon’s personal preferences.
Hybridization in Pokemon born from two different parents is very rare, but it does happen from time to time. It’s more common in Pokemon that look similar or are distantly related.
“Perfect” hybrids, Pokemon that have equal amounts of traits from both parents as well as typing and abilities, are more sought after than shinies. They usually can’t breed due to their mix of energies.
New Fanfiction!
Hello everybody,
I've decided to be creative again (yayy) and wrote a new fanfiction about Dream and Nightmare being typical siblings.
You can read it here!
It's basically just Dream and Nightmare having a sibling argument.
In Latin.
Because I said so.
Anyways-
I hope you like it!
Yes it is, I'm not ok. I'm going to take tomorrow off from everything. Here, kik everything. I hope you all stay lovely and stay strong! Bye bye my loves! 💕💕
GIFMAKERSOURCE 35+ AESTHETIC GIFS GIVEAWAY
Hello gifmakers! We’re so happy that we’re close to reach 4k followers! 4k of awesome pale content creators and enthusiasts! Also, tomorrow (April 26), the network will complete the first month of existence! Yay! Thank you very much for following our project. Of course, we and this blog would be nothing without you guys.
To celebrate, our team had the idea of making a AESTHETIC GIFS GIVEAWAY! We spent weeks searching for videos and good footage to share with you, since the aesthetic gifs are trending and we want to see more beautiful gifsets and moodboards.
This pack contains 37 aesthetic gifs for edit. The gifs are:
in .psd format;
not sharpened;
sized as 268x145.
The dimensions are changeable, since we know that people may have different preferences. To change as you want, go to Image > Canvas Size. Then just insert the dimension you want, go to continue and resize the gif using CTRL + T!
Rules to download:
Must be following our blog
Reblog this post
Send an ask to @kateausten or to the co-admins @lannister @moonaisle requesting the download link. DO NOT SEND THE ASK TO THIS NETWORK!
Please understand that we’re doing this because we want to our network to grow even bigger. This way, your creations will be seen by more people and our project will keep rising!
Thank you again, and enjoy! HAPPY GIFFING!
FLAG MAKING RESSOURCES !!
tagging: @cocajimmycola @puriette @neopronouns @genderstarbucks @genderselkies @estrogenism @haunted-thing @mogai-sunflowers
If you want to be untagged, pls lmk!
note: I do not use most of these, but I digged on the internet in order to find stuff that could very much help to make flags!
★╷﹕INSPO PALETTES
sites that will help you get inspiration with colours and generate colour palettes from nothing or even from words.
coolors.co
colorhunt.co
colormind.io
mycolor.space
colormagic.app
picular.co
perchance.org
hexcolor.co
★╷﹕FLAG MAKING
apps and sites to make flags.
any drawing app
flag-creator.com
tennessine.co.uk
teamultima.org
★╷﹕PRIDE FLAGS
collection of flags.
pride-flags on deviantart
lgbtqia fandom
★╷﹕TEMPLATES
templates to make flags for simple or more complicated terms.
neopronouns on deviantart
flag templates by crowdsourcedgender
pride-flags in deviantart
★╷﹕NAMING
sites and information to help naming certain terms.
thewordmixer.com
namecombiner.info
unique-names.com
study.com: latin roots
latin and greek roots pdf
thoughtco.com (latin & greek roots 1)
en.m.wikipedia.org (latin & greek roots 2)
google translate
using the languages you speak (ie I often use irish or french when naming my stuff!)
★╷﹕SYMBOLS
Bunch of links where symbols, templates and such are in order to make symbols on your flags.
ask-pride-color-schemes
logodesign.ai
logomakr.com
pride-flags gallery : (01) (02) (03) (04) (05)
apps: canva, picsart, etc
★╷﹕TERMS
suffixes card: (here)
suffixes vs systems: (here)
In-nature: (here)
I need like some mcd/mid/mystreet x reader fics... like PLEASE I know some of you are back in your aphmau phase PLEASE!!!