"No Pride For Some Of Us Without Liberation For All Of Us." -Marsha P. Johnson

I binged watched the complete playlists on Dimension 20 and I'm fucking obsessed. I love just how fun and chaotic yet heart-wrenching and emotional it all is. Brennan is such a fun DM and I love how rewards the players even if their ideas are insane but that's what makes it so special. The moment that I can, I am getting that subscription to Dropout and watching everything else that I'm missing. I also can't wait to see some of the campaigns that Brennan hasn't/isn't DMing.

riz and adaine are the brain: obviously. but also because they have both at some point been ruled by their neuroses, they live in their heads, have been told their entire lives that the thing they are good for is their intelligence. it is what they can give to other people.

fabian and fig are the body: in completely different ways. fabian thought he knew his body when he was just fighting with it but it failed him. he had to learn to trust it again - to trust his instincts as well as what he’d been told his entire life. his instincts told him to dance, and he weaved that in with his fighting skills for both more complete control over his body and trust in it when he isn’t in control. this leads us into fig - instincts. she’s never completely felt fused to her own body the way most people do. it’s hers to with what she wants, including making it other people completely. those other people are still her though. she never sits with one thing, but moves fluidly wherever her instincts tell her to whether it makes sense or not. one of the coolest things a body can do is called the flexor / withdrawal reflex. when you touch a hot stove and pull back your hand before you’ve even registered the pain. the only time (that i know of) that your sensory receptors tell your muscles to move instead of relaying information to the brain and letting it decide. you literally have no choice whether or not you pull your hand back. your body decides for you. this is fig’s entire life. people often think the strongest, healthiest bodies are the biggest, sturdiest ones. yet often it’s the annoying bitches that do the most yoga, strength in flexibility. something fig (and now also) fabian have in spades.

kristen is the soul: seemingly inconsistent and ever changing, the only way kristen changes is cosmetically. she struggles so hard to find a god that makes sense for her because she’s not just finding her god. she’s finding a god for all the bad kids. because at the core of her, she is trying to do what is right, what is kind, what is best for everyone else. she wants to help people, save people. even if she doesn’t go about it the right way (ie immediately trying to convert everyone to helio on her first day) she is just trying to help. no matter what god she has, or who she’s faced with - that’s never changed. the soul is forever, and despite all aesthetics, so is kristen.

gorgug is the heart. because of course he is. “it’s gorgug keep going.” bum bum “it’s gorgug. keep. going.” he keeps them there, all together, all in sync when their differences threaten to overrule their similarities. he pulls them back in with the gravity axe he made for love of his parents and the culture that raised him. with the courage he had to stand up and declare he would in fact do the impossible. bum bum.

“it’s gorgug keep going.”

Neverafter: Trouble in Tuffeton

Before the episode tonight, I wanted to get my thoughts out for last week's episode.

Wow, so much happened and I think we got some really interesting answers but also very much nowhere near having enough.

There were some really wholesome moments in this episode. Like Gerard trying to guard Miss Muffet from the reality that happened to the people in the cocoons. And his moment with Ylfa and trying to reassure her that she wasn't some monster. Plus the absolute fondness that his voice held when speaking of Elody and her strength. My heartstring strung up tight. I was so unsure of Gerard when we first met him but I shouldn't have doubted Murph. He is such an interesting and complex character that it takes a second to really appreciate and look at him wholely.

And Mother Goose's little pep talk to Miss Muffet even while Brennan was having too much fun with the soundboard, it just shows that these adults, though Gerard's adulthood was unnatural in some means, recognize that these are still two very young girls who are still kids and shouldn't have to be so emotionally and mentally aware of the horrors that the world has around them but have to for survival. But here comes Mother Goose and the ever-growing and developing Gerard helping them shoulder it all that they can.

I'm quite curious about the like twig construct-like creatures and if we will be seeing more of them. If I understood correctly, they came from The Great Fairy but our sneaky little Pib ruined her plan. Maybe we'll even see a briar construct-like creature eventually. I'm not sure about that one but at this rate, I wouldn't even be surprised anymore. (Yes, I would but nonetheless.)

Now, for the ending of the episode...

Holy...

Shit...

So much happened so fast. THE ART!!! The absolute rawest statement from Brennan. "The face of a divinity you don't worship, the fucking smile of a devil that you never believed in." The best move of Gerard throwing Pinnochio that sword of truth. Mother Goose quickly and I think a smart move too, of shoving Rosamund in the closest cause we all know The Stepmother wants her. And the image of this Fairy, something that is so powerful and induces fear, being so afraid of seeing The Stepmother that she ripped out her own eyes!!!! And then of course, "reality shatters." I can't even imagine where the fuck we are going next. I'm so glad Scheherazade was able to grab them and seemingly pull them somewhere safe.

I can't wait to watch the next episode. It drops in last than 30 minutes for me so I will be watching it very soon. I still need to put my reaction to Misfits and Magic up but that is next. I'm still in the stars so I'll talk to you guys later.

Someone Worte that he could not stand to see the Palestine flag anymore.

Sorry, but not sorry

Reblog daily

Free Palestine

I am not done yet

Only way to stop seeing this flag is when the oppression is over.

So you are tiered of this? you can end it, stop supporting Zionism!

Misfits and Magic

This was such a fun season! I really love Aabria's style of dming. Brennan's dming always has me hanging off of every word in the way of stunning me like I can't look away or react without missing something. While Aabria's has me reacting and even pausing to have my own little moments. It's so different and I hope to see more of her in future seasons.

I liked that this was through a different system of ttrpg. I've only seen one other game system before so it was nice to see even more. Plus it was fun that they had those advisory tokens. It was a nice touch.

I grew up watching Harry Potter and so this was a fun way of poking fun at the absurdity of that entire world. The touch of the wands! I thought that was so cool and another great way of immersive storytelling/playing.

I really loved the characters and just how they wanted to prove that they could be just as good and even better because they were mixing modern/common sense with magic. It was again poking fun at what was already put into place.

I thought the players were having so much fun. Between kicking some ass at magic and learning all of their specific forms of magic. Which I think was a really nice touch, it brought those characters more to life.

Overall. I thought it was so nice and even thought it was a short campaign it was definitely one of the most fun. I hope to find more of these shorter campaigns just as fun.

certified coolkid moment: finding the rotting corpse of your classmate in the woods

no but if sandralynn dated bobby dawn her taste in men is hysterical cause so far her known dating history is -cleric of sol -literal devil -werewolf with a wild past turned kindly school counselor -gilear

The Unsleeping City: Chapter 2

I just finished this season last night and wow this was such a cool fucking season. The first season was the first campaign I watched for Dimension 20 before I got the dropout subscription and quickly fell in love with everyone.

This season was so heartwrenching and had so many wholesome moments. I'm so glad that all of the characters had such wonderful character arches that really fleshed them out even more than the first season did. Plus all of this insane worldbuilding of this world that both is a real place but also this underbelly of the city going into fantastical realms really just expanded so much this time around.

Also, all of the research that Brennan and the team went into for the sobriety roles that Pete and Sofie were having to do. It was a nice touch for that realism and a bit of a callback for Adaine in Fantasy High. I really love just how much they dive right into research for things like sobriety and it just shows how much they care about showing these realities that everyone faces.

I absolutely love how everything tied up in the end. Between decimating the hold that Gladiator was gaining on New York and banishing Null back to the deeper dreaming really encapsulated just how powerful believing in your community and believing in yourself really is. We always joke and note that Brennan somehow always is anti-capitalist and brings that into the campaigns he DMs, but I think it brings up the best point of it all. How so much stronger the common person is when they have that chance to grab their dreams and goals with the help of others like them doing the same thing than any corporate entity ever could think of doing.

It was a beautiful season and will stand in the spot with season 1 as one of my all-time favorite campaigns thus far.

Now, I am off in the world of mischief and magic with the beautiful Aabria. I can't wait to tell you all about my reaction to it.

There are so many cats at Mordred Manor. A few are friendly, will sit on your lap or nuzzle against you as you watch TV. Most aren't, but will permit you to live in their home as long as you keep feeding them. Almost every month it seems there's a new cat. They're all different, some missing an eye, one missing a leg, two that won't go anywhere without each other. They all need homes and, Aelwyn argued one time, Mordred Manor is home to people who need homes. Are they saying cats aren't people? The rest of the residents have grown accustomed to it. They don't notice when a solitary black cat joins the clowder. Why would they?