VINES TRIED TO EAT MY DICK (The MacElroys Play D&D)

I think I'm just going to avoid fandom and drama for this one. I let it kill off my interest in WTNV and I really, really don't want to associate stress with TAZ too. DX

 

Sounds like a good plan. It's mine too.

 

I probably should do that but... fandom is a huge part of how I engage with a thing. If there's only the canon I inevitably lose interest... D:

 

Well, there's the blessedly wank-free The Adventure Zine and some good-ass fanfic at least.

 

Oh, there's been official designs? What are people complaining about?

And I love all the unofficial designs people come up with, the fanartists are really good at making them recognizable as the characters while still having a good range of varience in basically everything.

 

Oh, the designs for the main three look really good! Not necessarily my headcanons for Taako, but recognizable! And just because they're all pale doesn't mean that'll be a trend for all the major characters: isn't the Director explicitly dark-skinned, for one?

 

I've been visualizing the Director looking like a slightly older Mon Mothma from the original Star Wars trilogy, but I've also seen at least one dark-skinned Lucretia that I liked. I've gotten really used to blond Taako, but I also saw a diminutive, dark-haired Snufkin-looking one that I thought was really cute.

Honestly, I say let Carey Pietsch do whatever the hell she wants. I think she's earned a bit of trust with all that she's given the fandom. And her designs are goddamn fantastic and adorable.

wrt the bonus episode,

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I'm... not really clear on what Artie Goodfriend's deal was? Is he supposed to be someone our heroes fucked over at some point in the past? My first thought was that he's Lucas, but then... it wasn't confirmed.
Also, is it just me or was Brent flirting with Taako? Bc that was pretty cute. I like the implication that Taako is just The Hot One of the group. (Even though Magnus by rights should be competing with him for that spot. He certainly has a better personality :P)

 

Spoiler: Bonus Ep

I got the impression he was pretending to be Evil and Vengeful so that they'd bond in the face of apparently imminent death. Magnus was very reasonably not amused.

 

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Although to add to that I think they genuinely frustrated him enough he didn't feel bad over doing that. But I don't THINK he's from a previous episode.

 

Also:

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I didn't see it, but I often don't see these things.

Elves are traditionally The Hot Ones, and Magnus is... probably going to be shutting down any flirting with him for some time to come, so I don't think it's at all odd that there's so little competition for the spot in-universe. (Out of universe, I completely agree.)

 

You're all clearly ignoring the true hot one, Merle.

 

Merle gets enough action from local plantlife x3

 

(hands Merle a Sexy Grandpa mug, Magnus a Mega Milk t-shirt, and Taako a pair of shiny pleather trousers)

 

Spoiler: murder on the rockport limited spoilers

I kinda wish Juicy Wizard had kicked the bucket so Taako could have looted those robes xD

 

I really enjoy the stories where Taako reacts warmly to Angus being upset. However, I would love a story where Angus tears up and Taako uses the stones of farspeech to freak out at Magnus.

"What do I do? Do I, like, burp him or something?"
"He's ten, man, not two."
"I don't know! Humans age weird! Fuck it, I'm casting sleep."

Taako rolls a critical miss on emotion check, is what I'm saying.

 

I love the idea that Taako knows exactly one thing about human children and it's that sometimes they need help burping
I also love Taako saying things that sound really mean and sarcastic even though on some level he's actually being sincere

 

Who's familiar with the Sorting Hat Chats thing because I love that kind of character analysis tools stuff and I wanna play around with it

Magnus is obvious Huffledor, Taako is probably either Slytherclaw or double Slytherin, I have no idea what Merle's deal is...

 

I'd have to agree with Taako being Slytherin-ish. I knows a fellow snake when I sees one :]
Merle's tricky because it's hard to know when he's being sincere about his feelings and motivations. Clint plays his character differently than Travis and Justin do, and it makes it tricky for me to understand Merle.

 

Merle... I think he's certainly burned, whatever he might be. I want to say he might be either Burned Ravenclaw or Burned Hufflepuff primary with a Gryffindor secondary, considering both his response to being Magnus for an hour and his tendency to go with the first idea that pops into his head instead of checking to see if people need healbuffs or if he's got anything stronger.

He's certainly burned out though, and has a lot of trust issues. Not even just because of the arm (although that's the most recent and aggravating factor for him), but his failed marriage to Hekebah, leaving the coastal village, and just the hard life of an adventuring cleric who's not even totally sold on Pan despite the favor Pan clearly shows for him is just a lot of trouble. I feel like Ravenclaw might be a better fit, with a family and clan more focused on pushing a Hufflepuff Primary view that also added to him leaving. If he's not burned before the adventure, he certainly is burned by Crystal Kingdom though.

 

@missoyashirou ooh, yes, Ravenclaw Primary could definitely work. He went with the system he was presented with in his youth, but it didn't quite work for him, and he's not... actually all that good at Ravenclawing so he's had a lot of trouble putting together another one. And the stuff he was saying during his spa day with the Director certainly smacked of trying to argue himself back into a system he's been jarred out of.