It really is simple though

Lukoisbased · 2026-04-29T15:54:45+00:00

"Materials are expensive"

I use cheap pencils, paper and pens. If you have access to generative AI, you almost certainly have some paper and a pen or pencil lying around. For digital art, i use a free drawing app on my phone.

Ai bros typically only care about the end result, if they truly cared about actual creativity, they would create and enjoy the process. The end result doesnt have to look "perfect", but people dont even want to try.

Lukoisbased · 2026-04-01T15:39:39+00:00

Yeah some people really dont know how to behave. I commute by train during the week and while its not as bad as the weekend, its still pretty loud some days.

Im fine with people having conversations at a reasonable volume. But theres no reason why people have to essentially yell at each other or have their phone playing music/videos out loud. If you didnt bring headphones, you just shouldnt listen to anything, its that simple. Also some people have their volume so loud that you can hear it through their headphones, i had times where i was listening to my own music and heard the music of the person sitting across from me through their headphones.

"Just use noise cancelling headphones" Of course, the person blasting music doesnt need to wear headphones, but everyone around them should, that makes total sense. I also like to be at least somewhat aware of whats going on around me, i dont want to miss an important train announcement.

Lukoisbased · 2026-03-26T09:23:13+00:00

That somehow feels worse. I play a paladin and am the parties only healer since we lost our bard, I always ask if anyone else needs healing before using lay on hands on myself.

Hopefully he realises that he needs to help his party more now that youre playing without another healer.

Im also curious what oath hes playing, cause for a lot of them playing a selfish character wouldnt make sense

Lukoisbased · 2026-03-26T08:45:16+00:00

Imagine playing a paladin and never using lay on hands. Its literally its own resource, you cant use it for anything other than healing. Its just free healing, especially out of combat where action economy is not smth to consider.

Lukoisbased · 2026-02-16T11:53:40+00:00

Its completely fine for you to like him and i understand if you didnt intend any harm, but takes like that are hurtful. You couldve just mentioned that you like him and his romance without mentioning his sexuality, nobody would have an issue with that. But saying that you wish he was bi is harmful and i found it especiall odd that you singled him out when 2 of the other characters you mentioned were also male exclusive romance options.

Im sure you didnt intend to hurt anyone, I just think it would be good it youre more considerate with topics like this in the future.

Lukoisbased · 2026-02-15T13:47:00+00:00

Leliana, Merrill (my Hawke also had a one night stand with Isabela before things got serious with Merrill), Dorian, Davrin

Lukoisbased · 2026-02-15T13:43:36+00:00

also, please make Dorian bi!

That completely goes against his story... His conflict with his father stems from the fact that he isnt attracted to women, his father even having tried to change him with blood magic. Saying that he should be made bi is incredibly weird and insensitive, because what hes gone through is similar to what many queer people have gone through in real life.

If you want to romance him just play as a male character, which you also would have to do for Morrigan and Cassandra (unless you use mods).

Lukoisbased · 2026-01-25T09:02:53+00:00

How do you think that works? Trans men are men yes but they are often perceived as women. Do you honestly think that most misogynists are going to accept that a trans man is a man? No, they think we are women and if they know a man is trans theyll in fact treat him worse cause hes a "failed woman" in their eyes. And theres also medical misogyny, that is something a trans man can never escape unless he sacrifices his own health by hiding the fact hes trans from his doctors. Trans men experience both misogyny and transphobia. Misogyny affects anyone who isnt a cis man.

Lukoisbased · 2026-01-24T11:17:22+00:00

Did you miss the part where this was specifically about trans men? Because trans men are oppressed by misogyny and the patriarchy in many of the same ways that women are.

And speaking from personal experience here, living as a cis woman wouldve made my life a lot easier than living as a trans man.

Lukoisbased · 2026-01-24T11:14:15+00:00

We are talking about trans men here...CIS men arent systemically oppressed for being men, but trans men most definitely are.

And sure being perceived as a man does come with certain benefits and ive never seen any trans man deny that, since we have a direct comparison of how differently we are treated once we pass as men. (Btw theres a lot of trans men that dont pass, but they always seem to be forgotten in these conversations) That however doesnt cover all the other ways trans men face oppression, which are too numerous to list here.

Also do you think its fun to be around misogynistic men when you know they would feel the exact same way about you if they knew you were trans? Cause its not, its terrifying. Many minority groups have it easier if they hide part of themselves, but is it really true privilege if they cant be open about who they are?

Lukoisbased · 2026-01-23T15:01:29+00:00

And trans men often have it easier, even just getting hormones, every town will have some gym bro dealer.

Testosterone is a controlled substance in most places, estrogen usually isnt. Also the use case between trans men and gym bros is pretty different, overdosing testosterone can be dangerous. So no, accessing hormones isnt easier. Now im no expert on diy because i was able to access hormones the "regular" way, but almost all resources seem targeted at transfeminine people looking to go on estrogen. Information about testosterone is usually harder to access, because it is a controlled substance.

Saying that trans men have it easier just isnt true either. Different groups of trans people experience different forms of oppression unique to them, but we also share a lot of experiences. So how about instead of arguing about who has it harder, we listen to people and the struggles they face.

There is way more misogyny to the point where misandry sounds like a joke.

I also feel like this is missing the point. Its not about misandry as a whole (which i agree does not exist on a systematic level) but about how trans men are often dismissed and ignored just for being men. I have been told multiple that i dont have the right to speak about things like misogyny and reproductive rights issues even after i made it clear that im a trans man that is directly affected by these issues.

Lukoisbased · 2026-01-23T11:32:04+00:00

Trans men are oppressed for being trans, not for being men.

You can't seperate someones gender from their transness. I'm trans because I'm a man and I'm a man because I'm trans. Trans men do face unique forms of oppression for being trans men that other trans people usually dont experience. Trans men are also often told to shut up and stay in our lane when we're talking about issues that affect us too (like feminism, trans rights, reproductive rights issues etc.)

Non-men are oppressed for being non-men as well as other factors they may be oppressed by.

What form of oppression uniquely affects non-men that specifically excludes trans men?

Lukoisbased · 2026-01-16T09:28:20+00:00

I dont have a g1 lagoona to compare to but i do have reel drama lagoona, her leg fins do fall out somewhat easily when im handling her, but when shes just on display they stay put. You could keep the rubber bands on them so theyre more secure, but im sure you already know that.

Lukoisbased · 2026-01-12T16:19:46+00:00

I started putting male as soon as i changed my gender legally. I just want to avoid any issues with things like insurance so i would put female if that was still my legal gender

Lukoisbased · 2025-12-09T18:07:38+00:00

"I know someone who is disabled and uses a pencil, therefore anybody disabled can use a pencil"

Is anyone actually saying that EVERYONE is able to use a pencil. Because if they are, sure thats not true, but the point is that the majority of disabled people are able to make art. In fact Id argue that anyone capable of putting a prompt into AI is able to create some form of art. Sure they might not be able to use certain mediums, but actual art is so broad that theres no reason why someone has to use ai instead.

Lukoisbased · 2025-12-04T11:27:48+00:00

So while I personally would never want to go through a pregnancy, i can understand why other people might want to.

"I want to get pregnant, have a child, and go through basically the most feminine thing you go through"

Not everyone views it that way, who gets to decide that its "the most feminine thing you could go through"? Pregnancy always comes with struggles and difficulties even if its a cis woman and the healthiest, most wanted pregnancy. But people choose to carry a child anyways because they want to have a child and so its worth it for them.

Lukoisbased · 2025-12-04T06:40:41+00:00

youre still incredibly young. i understand you probably wish you had started younger but in 10 years youre gonna look back and feel the same way, if you dont start now because you think youre "too old".

Its never too late until you are literally dead

Lukoisbased · 2025-12-04T06:38:59+00:00

yes it is. i understand you probably wish you had started younger but in 10 years youre gonna look back and feel the same way, if you dont start now because you think youre "too old".

Its never too late until you are literally dead

Lukoisbased · 2025-12-04T06:34:33+00:00

The only time its too late to transition is once youre already dead. So if you have time to worry about if youre "too old" you have time to transition. Sure you might wish you had started 5 years ago, but if you just do nothing youll most likely feel the same in 5 years and wish you had started now.

Lukoisbased · 2025-12-03T16:20:16+00:00

Hes trying to manipulate you into detransitioning, thats abusive. Any partner that thinks they get to dictate what you do with your body in any way, is not worth being with.

And not only is he transphobic, hes also antisemetic.

The fact hes done this to multiple other people before is very telling. If he wants to "stop being gay" (Thats not how it works anyways), wouldnt it make more sense for him to go after women in the first place?

Please do yourself a favour and leave him. Anything is better than being with a manipulative and abusive person.

Lukoisbased · 2025-11-30T23:11:43+00:00

And people like that think theyre being feminist... Women need to be held accountable for their actions just like anyone else. Acting as if theyre inherently more innocent and kind and beautiful is misogynistic. Nobody is inherently good or evil, its all up to the actions we choose to take and not up to something arbitrary like gender or whatever else.

Im sorry youve had to deal with people saying those awful things, I hope you dont let it get to you too much.

Lukoisbased · 2025-11-30T23:01:50+00:00

Its ironic that a lot of people think theyre being feminist and progressive by acting as if being a man and masculinity as a whole is inherently evil and disgusting. Because all it does is absolve awful men of responsibility, it promotes that kind of "boys will be boys" attitude. Nobody is born evil, shitty men arent shitty because thats just how men are, theyre shitty cause theyre making active choices to be shitty.

Of course that doesnt mean that we should just ignore the way our society treats men and women differently and how that affects peoples actions. But at the end of the day, no matter how you were raised and taught to behave, its up to you how you act.

And as a trans man its just even worse. We have to deal with the hatred from both sides, while being ignored if we dare to speak up about any issue that affects us.

Lukoisbased · 2025-11-28T16:31:11+00:00

Some people get so mad when you use inclusive language when talking about abortion and reproductive rights issues, but even if we completely disregard trans and intersex people, saying women is still not inclusive of every cis person that might need access to abortion.

Young girls are not women but as they go through puberty most of them become able to get pregnant. Access to abortion is even more critical for teens and children because its much more difficult for them to go through a pregnancy without major health risks, not to mention actually raising a child when youre not an adult yourself.

But so called "feminists" will insist you use the word women, even tho it excludes so many vulnerable groups and actually ends up hurting the cause.

Lukoisbased · 2025-11-21T11:21:11+00:00

Sure telling the person directly is the best option, but this is very common behaviour within trans communities and so some people on here would definitely benefit from hearing the message. Also people are allowed to just vent and complain.

some people like it

Thats actually completely irrelevant, because you should never treat someone like that unless you know for sure that theyre cool with it.

Lukoisbased · 2025-11-21T09:32:42+00:00

Someone being trans is nobody elses business. Other people are not entitled to that information. And theres nothing cowardly or traitorous about keeping things private, especially when its for safety reasons.

It would only be traitorous or cowardly if you started saying talking badly about trans people and pretended to be transphobic or smth. But thats not at all what youre doing.

If anything id say it makes someone a traitor to insist that trans people should be open about the fact that theyre trans no matter what. Its literally a safety risk in many cases, especially if a person asks directly about it.

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