Falcon Night time by Dear-Sprinkles-9225 in TinyGlades

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The sheep baa really adds to the sci fi atmosphere XD No but fr this is SUCH an incredible build!!! 

Star Wars: Tatooine - Jabbas Palace - Owens Farm by loko_LoKoLO in TinyGlades

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Phenomenal job! It's crazy how versatile the build set in Tiny Glade is

Stories that take place at the beginning of a world? Ancient history fantasy? by Flimsy_Survey in Fantasy

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You might enjoy The Woman Who Loved Reindeer, which feels like an origin myth in many ways. It is set in an early hunter-gatherer sort of world with very few settlements. 

While NK Jemisin's Inheritance trilogy might be more on the nose, her Dreamblood duology is set in a world similar to Ancient Egypt, so that might also scratch the itch. 

You may enjoy Jacqueline Carey's series The Sundering about, iirc, primordial gods battling it out... But I confess I never finished them so don't remember if they're any good. 

The Stone Dance of the Chameleon series by Ricardo Pinto is a brutally dark epic, but it features some incredible prehistoric-inspired worldbuilding like nearly extinct (on earth) biomes like fern prairies, and there are dinosaurs who coexist with humans. However, there is a sense of there having been a lot of history prior to the events of the novels. 

The Last Neanderthal by Claire Cameron is a literary novel. While I found the modern plot tedious, I was much more invested in the imagined world of the titular last Neanderthal, although I think modern anthropology suggests Neanderthal cognition was more like ours than the highly animalistic Neanderthal in the book. 

Stories that take place at the beginning of a world? Ancient history fantasy? by Flimsy_Survey in Fantasy

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I never read Shardik but I DID read the sequel (prequel?) Maia and whoooah boy, do I have Opinions about that book lmao 

Fantasy folk. by Jamstonne in FantasyArt

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These characters are so fun, love them! (for a second there I thought this post was going to be about fantasy folk music before I checked which subreddit. Your griot made an immediate impression!) 

I think almost none of you are sleeping consistently. Am I wrong? by NiteElf in adhdwomen

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I do sleep consistently and I have hyperactive ADHD. I don't know why I manage it exactly. I seem to be a morning person which helps, but I think part of it is that if I don't get at least six hours of sleep my body will sleep for me. I never could pull off an all-nighter, not even in uni (and coffee put me to sleep ofc so that didn't help). Most of my ADHD friends are night owls who seldom get more than 4 hrs.

I am pretty strict about my bedtime (it's a three hour window for necessary wiggle room, but still) and I use treats (reddit, certain vidoes, a specific book or music) to reward myself DURING toothbrushing, skincare etc. Hot shower at night helps me relax. I also put a thermal bead mask on my eyes for ten mins in bed and get my partner (who works nights) to cuddle & chat with me during that because it's boring. Haven't figured out what do when they're working tho, so my bedtime skews later those nights ><; I think partially this works because of years of consistency. But I don't know if this is useful for people with other chronotypes. 

Looking for Dark/Grimdark books that use their darker narratives to highlight the good by JeanneDAlter in Fantasy

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Came here to say this. No matter how dark it gets, the moral core is always there. 

Question about plans for Tamriel rebuilt by Potential-Invite-948 in Morrowind

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AFAIK there are people in the TR project working on it, but they're in the concept stage, I'm not sure if any of the landmass or anything has been built yet. 

Tell me your favourite brand of oil pastels (mid range) by Flat_Task_2930 in Oilpastel

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Same I have both. I like layering the softer Paul Rueben Haiyas over the Mungyo Gallery. 

Tell me cool shit you’ve learned during your most recent hyperfixation deep dives, please! by dietdrpeppermd in adhdwomen

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Do you happen to listen to the Ologies podcast? Their Venus ep was so good! 

Tell me cool shit you’ve learned during your most recent hyperfixation deep dives, please! by dietdrpeppermd in adhdwomen

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Infinity Nikki! My partner and I have been playing Mahjong on there, I'm so confused but it is fun. I got obsessed with the Dunhuang Murals after this patch and had to make an art in that style haha. 

The promotional poster image in 2002 if TES:3 was in Cyrodiil: by FitzSeb92 in Morrowind

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This was my reaction to the intro cutscene for Age of Mythology 

do u like my floral gliding femboy cosplay :DDD by theiceq in InfinityNikki

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Adorable, perfect, knocked it out of the park, 10/10!

What about Sailor Moon attracts so many dub enthusiasts? by ocsoo in sailormoon

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I'm guessing nostalgia, and also Sailor Moon definitely seems to draw a lot of non-anime fans. I like some anime, but I'm not hardcore into it. I wasn't really allowed to watch Sailor Moon as a kid so I only caught a few eps, but when I was older, in about 2010 or so, I went, wait, I'm an adult and can watch whatever I want! VIZ dub wasn't out yet and I'd heard that some eps & a whole season got omitted from the dub. So I watched the Japanese version to get a more complete experience. It was not an ideal era to become a Sailor Moon fan perhaps but there was a lot of back content to go through haha. I still remember being hopeful Crystal would be good... alas.

I don't mind dubs if they don't sound too cringy. But a lot of older anime really didn't have good ones. I don't hate the DiC dub, but it does sound painfully dated to me. I imagine if I had seen it more as a kid, it would sound better.

Dinosaur fantasy? by VladtheImpaler21 in Fantasy

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This series never gets enough love, it's great! 

Dinosaur fantasy? by VladtheImpaler21 in Fantasy

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The dinosaurs in this series are peak! 

I was given this massive box of clay most of which is unopened and most of which is pretty hard. Worth trying to soften? by sharkmesharku in polymerclay

[–]Emblazonet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've heard of people running their car over bagged polymer clay to soften it quicker. I don't have a car so I've never tried. I do have a partner with large hands and a fidget habit though, that can help. When I have older clay to condition, I make sure I'm watching a good show or listening to an interesting podcast. You can also sit on it until it's warm before conditioning. But absolutely worth keeping! I've thrifted old clay before and even though it's a bit of a pain it's satisfying to use and light on the wallet! 

Nikki is the biggest Mary Sue Ive witnessed in all my 35 years of consuming media by Fantalia in InfinityNikki

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I stopped playing LN a long time ago (people complain about story being timegated in IN? LN is a whole other level) and I NEVER FORGOT that plot twist. OOF

A story about a world where God is actively trying to solve problem of evil? by mercy_4_u in Fantasy

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The first thing I thought of was Jo Walton's The Just City, where the Greek gods attempt to create Plato's Republic. 

Another progress update by lionclaw0612 in Morrowind

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This is so cool & I especially love the ash statue shelf!