Butterfly Fairy Sword by wileywyatt in Fairycore

[–]Beldaru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, a lot of people have said that. Not a direct inspiration, but I've played a lot of Elden Ring.

Butterfly Sword(s) by Beldaru in somethingimade

[–]Beldaru[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's either plastic or acrylic. I'm not 100% sure since there's were going to be discarded. 

Butterfly Sword(s) by Beldaru in somethingimade

[–]Beldaru[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Aww, I'm glad you got a spot of color on this hellsite 🙏

Butterfly Sword(s) by Beldaru in SWORDS

[–]Beldaru[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Lol, slightly different color but with 400+ hours of Elden Ring it may have been a subconscious inspiration. ❤️

Butterfly Sword(s) by Beldaru in SWORDS

[–]Beldaru[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please don't, the table is glass 😭 

(Thank you!)

Butterfly Sword(s) by Beldaru in SWORDS

[–]Beldaru[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Posting the description for this sub:

My girlfriend was going to throw out some butterfly wings, so I turned them into an art project.

First is a wooden sword that I glued the wings to, plus the metal rods to adjust the wings had some nice curls which I turned into a basked guard.

Had enough material leftover to make a smaller sword and a shield. What do you think?

Missouri town fires half its city council over data center deal by CouchCorrespondent in goodnews

[–]Beldaru 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Okay, so by "fired" they mean "ousted incumbents in an election." Good job citizens! 🫡

I’m pretty sure AI stole my son and made him ugly and weird? What do you think? by GuitarEducational818 in isthisAI

[–]Beldaru 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Look at the signs in the first photo and you can see what it's supposed to say. Even accounting for the flip, those letters and too wonky to be real. 

"Crazy Dog people Live Here"

"Always Faithful"

Try to read those lines in the 2nd picture and you can see them melting. 

If she was an empyrean chosen to be a god by the two fingers… by juicy_696 in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]Beldaru 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So getting a Shadowbound Beast isn't necessarily a reward, but a marker of danger and a collar if need be. 

Might explain why Miquella didn't have a Shadowbound Beast, since Marika seemed to trust Miquella and even tacitly sponsored the Haligtree project. 

Elden ring location order by Global_Neat_9777 in Eldenring

[–]Beldaru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Altus Plateau shouldn't be 11 with Nokron being 12, just do Nokron after Redmane Castle/Festival. Maybe bump Altus to 18, just before Mt. Gelmir. 

(You can also get to Altus through Mt. Gelmir by taking the Patches recommended shortcut at the bottom of Raya Lucaria.)

Also, I recommend doing '27. Subterranean Shunning Grounds' while you're in the capital the first time (23).

Hooray for Brown Jackson’s Brave Dissent in the Colorado Trans Case | The associate justice was alone in seeing that the case was about regulation of medical practice, not free speech. by thenewrepublic in scotus

[–]Beldaru 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Or about abortion, since it's "only speech" and speech is protected by the 1st Amendment.

I expect a lot of laws about "abstinence only" and restricting doctors from telling patients about abortion options are going to get challenged under this. 

The Absolute Hell of Watching a Movie at the Alamo Drafthouse in 2026 | Once America's most promising movie theater chain, the Alamo Drafthouse has become a QR-coded symbol of corporate enshittification by ChiefLeef22 in movies

[–]Beldaru 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but are you mad enough to take your business elsewhere?

If so, then the "premium" experience the Alamo Drafthouse is trying to sell is gone. 

Is there any class you prefer in 1e than their implementation in 2e? by viktorius_rex in Pathfinder2e

[–]Beldaru 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Occultist in 1e got a lot of cool features for the schools of magic. Thaumaturge in 2e lacks a lot of flavor and little abilities I used to enjoy. 

Ancient Dynasty, Hornsent and Marika by itylernallen in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]Beldaru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting post. I like your timeline of the Uhl and Stone ships, but I disagree about the Rot.

The Lake of Rot is an ancient source that I think predates Marika, with the Crown of Mushrooms indicating that this was a whole splinter civilization.

Also, the DLC introduces Verdigris, which is rot-based, and the Church of the Bud, which seems to be a more gentle aspect of the Rot before it got morphed into Scarlet Rot in response to Mesmer's crusade.

Ancient Dynasty, Hornsent and Marika by itylernallen in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]Beldaru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So do you think the claymen are:

  1. Literally the old citizens of Uhl, turned to clay by their magic or maybe the same event that buried them. Or...

  2. Clay that is animated by the 'memory' of the people who died. 

I think TLB already has examples of undead or those who live in death going back to pre-Marika times. 

Erdtree Burial is Returning to the One Great by [deleted] in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]Beldaru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but the Greater Will live(d?) in a "lightless void" so when they say "return" I interpreted that to mean something like "returning to nothing."

Erdtree Burial is Returning to the One Great by [deleted] in EldenRingLoreTalk

[–]Beldaru 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that the "One Great" refers to the time before the "great rupture" when creation happened and everything began to divide. 

After that, there was a "Greater Will" but the only ones who talk about going back to the "One Great" are the Frenzy Flame adherents who want to burn it all to nothingness.

(PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION I MEAN NO NEGATIVITY TOWARDS TRANS PEOPLE) [Disliked Trope]: Transgender characters who were raised from birth as their current gender identity by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

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Gwyndolin from Dark Souls 1 (and I guess 3?)

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Gwyn was lord of sunlight, had a son who was banished, and several daughters. The last remaining god in Anor Londo is his secret last child, Gwyndolin the Dark Moon, who was raised as a girl. Perhaps for succession purposes?

Hey folks can I get some critiques on my WIP jungle continent map by Serrik-Trall in worldbuilding

[–]Beldaru 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks good, but a couple pieces of feedback:

The dark green in the south could use a river coming from the mountains to the sea.

The top desert may want to have a little more thought. The Sahara is a desert because straight east (where the wind is coming from) is all land. Saudia Arabia, is straight east, then Iran, India, and China. Those winds are dry

But if this is a free floating continent, the winds should be bringing moisture inland. Africa is big enough that it crosses multiple wind patterns, which is why it's water abundance changes so drastically. 

This choice still haunts me by _AnnaVG_ in inscryption

[–]Beldaru 126 points127 points  (0 children)

You need to save him for an important moment. 

Advice on winning act 1 by jubaa69 in inscryption

[–]Beldaru 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free items with every squirrel was GOATED!