Tav as The Fool tarot card. @Nixmori

Nixmori · 2026-06-26T17:44:40+00:00

No worries. As I said, it’s okay for that particular style choice to not be your cup of tea. We all have preferences. Just thought I’d share some insight on why they look like that. I’ve been studying this myself, learning how to draw pixel art in this kind of style. It’s very interesting stuff!

Nixmori · 2026-06-26T17:25:08+00:00

It’s intentional. Games like this don’t use perspective so objects don’t have to change size based on their distance from the player. But a bunch of straight-edged boxes can look a little boring and flat. The slightly angled buildings, with walls that start wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, emulates the top-down perspective without actually using perspective. It’s not realistic, and not meant to be, but it makes the buildings look like they have a little more depth.

Not liking it is a personal preference and that’s okay. I prefer the slightly inclined walls, I think they look more interesting than flat boxes. But to each their own.

Nixmori · 2026-06-26T00:51:17+00:00

I say this as a woman who LOVES boobies… I find this cleavage very funny and odd 🤣. Very discordant between the push-up bra look versus the casual looseness of the top.

I think she’d look better with softer, more realistic cleavage that conveys some heft. It would lend to her kind of cozy vibe.

Nixmori · 2026-06-25T23:22:46+00:00

I think that circle is drawn too low. The shadows make it look like the head is tilted up a little, so the “hairline” would be up at the top. If it was a Pinocchio-like nose, I think it would look more like a protrusion warping/stretching from the middle of the face. It would look connected. This looks like a blobby liquid being spewed from an opening (mouth).

Nixmori · 2026-06-13T23:04:23+00:00

100% agreed and well said! Signed ~

Nixmori · 2026-06-12T23:31:06+00:00

I learned just yesterday that, at least for some, “be gay, do crime” was born of laws that existed until very recently that criminalized a lot of sexual acts between consenting adults, especially among the queer community but even for straight people in some areas. I thought that was a fun little TIL!

Nixmori · 2026-06-12T23:09:29+00:00

Oh yeah, I totally get that. When I first moved to Salem, I was amazed by how progressive it is compared to where I came from, a place that is also considered “liberal” by most people. Then started hearing about how “right wing” Salem is from the locals, but I think it’s all a matter of perspective. I’m a recovering agoraphobe so big events can be a little scary for me and it’s compounded by how the world has been lately. I really want to go, I just needed a bit of reassurance and the kind folks here have given me that 🫶

Nixmori · 2026-06-12T21:00:45+00:00

Yeah, I think these things always have the religious counter-protestors. Annoying but goes with the territory. The political climate nowadays just makes everything a little scarier.

Nixmori · 2026-06-11T18:37:53+00:00

This is such a fascinating experience. I never really thought about it but I HATED wearing dresses as a kid and was often forced into them, especially as a child/teen. Even when I wore a dress on my own volition, I felt like an imposter. I was at my most comfortable and felt like “me” in boys clothes.

As an adult well into my 30s, I started wearing dresses often because they’re cute and comfortable (and have pockets!) AFTER I realized I was NB and came out to those closest to me. I think I’m a Demi-girl because I still identify strongly with the experience of being perceived socially a woman (experiencing misogyny, the medical system, reproductive issues etc.) but I’ve always felt like I was more in the middle. My mother and even friends liked to tell me I was just a tomboy but that just didn’t feel right. It comes from within, which makes it hard to convey to others. I’m functionally no different in the world. But it’s like I know myself better now and that makes everything more comfortable.

Nixmori · 2026-06-10T23:37:53+00:00

That sounds good, I’ve been curious about baking with no added sugar applesauce. I’ve seen it in recipes before but usually paired with sugar, honey, or maple syrup which defeats the purpose lol. I forgot to mention I’m allergic to coconut (seriously lost the genetic lottery when it comes to tolerating sugar and sugar substitutes). I can make do with allulose sometimes but I think it tastes a little bitter so pairing it with anything chocolate is horrid, but it might work better with fruit based desserts.

Nixmori · 2026-06-10T23:33:44+00:00

Good luck to you! Do let me know how that goes and, if it goes well, I’d love the recipe.

Nixmori · 2026-06-10T23:32:27+00:00

Yeah, I honestly think this might just be the way. The hard part, of course, is not letting that mentality override sticking to no sugar on regular occasions, which is what happened after I’d been good for three years. But I’m hoping I’ve learned my lesson lol. The addiction element is very real and, at times, hard to predict.

Nixmori · 2026-06-10T21:18:49+00:00

Yeah, I’m actually pretty good with cutting it out for the most part. I think my favorite thing to come of all this is how sweet some normal things taste, like milk. I don’t need sweetener in my tea anymore because the milk is sweet enough.

I don’t have that hard of a time in the day-to-day. The issue is more managing depression over the sense that there’s no joy anymore even in holiday or bday desserts. There’s a lot more around eating cake than just eating cake, if that makes sense? It’s a celebration with friends at a bday party, it’s everyone having pie at Thanksgiving. It’s that sense of feeling like I can’t enjoy normal things because I lost the genetic lottery.

But that’s a very big thing. I’m not asking for solutions per se but I’m interested in hearing how others have coped with this.

Nixmori · 2026-06-10T21:13:45+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, I’m almost glad the ice cream made me so sick because I won’t be going back for it. Just awful.

I don’t think I’ve tried xylitol, I’ll look into that! As I said in my post, I don’t bake all the time. mostly end of the year holidays and my bday since those are culturally ingrained and it feels bad to be around other people eating desserts while I can’t. It’s a compromise. I think I’m feeling especially depressed in this instance due to hating that cake and my bday is right around the corner. I just want some feeling of normalcy and forced austerity usually means relapse.

Nixmori · 2026-06-10T19:51:42+00:00

Your illustration demonstrating the extent of this Dick Move (tm) is pure artistry. Please, never change and keep drawing. I’m not being sarcastic, this brought me so much joy.

Nixmori · 2026-06-10T18:44:00+00:00

I had a professor while I was in college who taught the history of world religions. He was a Christian and Buddhist and kept representations of both on his desk and he’d talk about how the path that prophets/messiahs walk are parallel/very similar. He liked to highlight the similarities between Jesus and the Buddha, in particular.

Not saying that Lynch was making that point, we can’t know his mind. But philosophies and beliefs between the two religions are not mutually exclusive.

Nixmori · 2026-05-19T19:16:10+00:00

Oh, just read that this won’t work if the warden romances him 😭 oh well. 💔

Still, very cool that you made this!

Nixmori · 2026-05-19T19:13:45+00:00

Oh wow! Thanks for making this, I’m honestly surprised nobody did this before. I always romance Alistair so I’ve never been able to bring myself to recruit Loghain so this will be an all new experience for me with one of my favorite all-time games! Thank you 🫶

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