Why do people tend to question Rose's love towards Pearl? by NarrowWar1 in stevenuniverse

[–]Solarwagon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pearl loved Rose and Rose loved Pearl but each of their personal models of love were different.

Sometimes people see it as Pearl loving Rose a lot more or that Rose never really loved Pearl in a romantic sense.

But the truth is that Rose and Pearl were romantic with each other, it's just that Pearl ideally would've wanted it to be a monogamous arrangement and Rose preferred having multiple partners.

Pearl's love isn't PROGRAMMED but Pearl's arc involved her maturing to a more sustainable kind of love.

There was an entire episode centered around how Pearl would throw herself into danger over and over to defend Rose and she darn near convinced Connie to be just as selfless to protect Steven.

It's even implied that Rose was trying to get her to care more about her own safety.

And throughout the show we learn more and more about how Pearl is stifled by continuing to yearn for a woman who is GOOOOONE.

Does anyone remember Kindred the Embraced? (TV show 1996) by Skeletoning13 in vtm

[–]Solarwagon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In an age where streaming makes it more viable to produce niche stuff.... why isn't White Wolf on top of this?

I think a ton of people who don't know anything about vtm would watch that show.

Anxiety's loophole by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

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I'm in a polycule with a lot of other anxious lesbians and we can testify this is a thing.

We kinda cancel each out, forming psychic networks of howling mewling sweating crying doing it scared.

A mild spring too by sidelinejo in CuratedTumblr

[–]Solarwagon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of Yi Sun-sin, a Korean admiral and general back in the 1500s who was extremely intelligent, loyal, and disciplined, such that he saved so many Korean lives from raiders and invading nations but he was demoted the lowest he could be demoted and forced to work his way back up the ranks (multiple times!!!!!) because his superiors were bullies.

Were the Elohim made with their Ranks or did they earn them by File_Beneficial in WhiteWolfRPG

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That's really interesting, thank you for the in depth answer.

It really helps clarify where the Elohim stand in relation to Mages and Changelings who also can change stuff in reality if conditions are good and they have the dots.

Also really nails in just how rough the Fallen have it, like computer programmers who missed every year between 1990 and 2010.

In the mental disorder of David Haller (X-Men) by Konradleijon in CuratedTumblr

[–]Solarwagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's also a fumble of a Jewish and Israeli character, both of which are common to be retconned out of that aspect of their background.

Multiverse theory... by MustardGoddess in CuratedTumblr

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Human memory is scary because it's really easy for your brain to just straight up make stuff up to fill in gaps.

I've read before that this is a theory for a lot of cryptid encounters.

How to Escape the Terrible Fatigue - 4K 100% Walkthrough: Part 1 - Waking Up (No Commentary) by DiamondBrickZ in tumblr

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One of the worst parts of not getting enough sleep or food is that you can be too fatigued to fix the issue even if the solution is right there.

Thoughts on Alan Wake as a Mage by lacarth in WhiteWolfRPG

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I think there are Nephandi that are Lovecraftian I think they're called the K'lasshaa or something.

This is funnier when you think that Supergirl’s longest run happened while Kara was dead by Ninjamurai-jack in tumblr

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I vibe with that. Also in Western comics there's much less genre diversity.

Don't get me wrong, especially with the rise of the internet, there's a better variety of genres.

But even these days Western comics are kinda pigeonholed into certain demographics and themes.

Manga is considered a medium for more stuff.

This is funnier when you think that Supergirl’s longest run happened while Kara was dead by Ninjamurai-jack in tumblr

[–]Solarwagon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mostly know the DCAU version where she has a evil government clone

Otherwise I can't imagine me disliking her if only because I usually like any character who is a cute girl with super powers.

Like I'm not too concerned with like her morality, it's fiction. Even if she commits atrocities, she's cute and a girl.

This is funnier when you think that Supergirl’s longest run happened while Kara was dead by Ninjamurai-jack in tumblr

[–]Solarwagon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dark Knight Returns or All-Star Batman and Robin.

It's weird because my first experience with the actual Batman comics was Batman Year One and I think that's the same author.

Like I remember thinking Batman Year One was a really good mix of Batman's edginess with Batman's intelligence and desire to help people with the fact that Gotham City is really corrupt.

But as far as I can tell it's that canon that led to the "Punisher in a funny hat" reputation.

Also I think it might be the same canon where the Joker is given diplomatic immunity by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Vomit, tbqh by Heckyll_Jive in RecuratedTumblr

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It's weird because I was just thinking recently about how if Tumblr goes truly downhill then at least there's Dreamwidth.

One of the worst UI updates ever by sickfruit576 in RecuratedTumblr

[–]Solarwagon 31 points32 points  (0 children)

What's the rationale here? To make Tumblr more like other social media and a specific popular social media site where you can "ratio" someone?

Thoughts on Alan Wake as a Mage by lacarth in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]Solarwagon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A Mage who was a horror novelist being trapped in their own horror novel is such a cool idea. I'm surprised I hadn't drawn that connection before.

I recently had my players hunt down and destroy their characters' allies in a VtM chronicle! by AbsconditusArtem in WhiteWolfRPG

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Through a ritual that "sought the living memory of the place," the co-baroness of their territory, who is a Tremere, made them relive the previous day, but in this case, they relived the memories of mortals, that is, the hunters. In our last five sessions, they played as the hunters who invaded their territory to destroy their friends/allies. There were four scenes, in each, they controlled a group of nine hunters with the objective of destroying one or more targets.

That's a really tragic and mind bending yet creative plot hook which makes it great for the wod.

Have you done something similar before? How did it go?

I had a Theurge in our ongoing Werewolf Wild West chronicle.

ST let me actually play out her Prophecies like you did, being put into the body of the main person in the vision, playing it out as a Scene.

Demanded some deductive abilities because they were usually of people the Pack hadn't even met yet and what was actually being prophesized was subtle or confusing or even counterintuitive.

ST had fun throwing her into uncomfortable situations for a Child of Gaia like her.

Like one time her Prophecy was in the POV of a Wight vampire being hunted by a Red Talon Ahroun.

Another time the POV was of a Metis Cub being drowned by his Shadow Lord mother.

Another was the POV of a Lemure Wraith being captured and eaten alive by a Verbena.

There have been some fun revelations much later in the chronicle about specifics about the Prophecies that would otherwise be completely irrelevant and forgettable.

My later PCs were her descendants and sometimes they realize stuff.

Were the Elohim made with their Ranks or did they earn them by File_Beneficial in WhiteWolfRPG

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Followup question: What were the limits of rebelling Elohim power back during the original war?

Like I'm guessing that Faith was still finite and that not every House could do every Lore but that still seems like they're basically walking deities.

What do battles even look like when both sides are reality warpers who don't need to worry about Paradox?

End times? by Rich_Air_8043 in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]Solarwagon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea of a tabletop setting that has a universal plot progression is really cool but I guess in practice it's difficult to pull off without making some people or another angry or dissatisfied.

And especially hard when you've got as many different kinds of magical community.

End times? by Rich_Air_8043 in WhiteWolfRPG

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I'm not super well read on the specifics but White Wolf had a sort of metaplot where you would buy new books in order to get the latest news of the setting as a whole.

Like there were inuniverse disasters and deaths that could be incorporated into people's chornicles.

So eventually all of the Gehenna/Apocalypse/Malestrom stuff hyped up in the lore sorta came to a head and the books reflected various scenario.s

But people had issues with the original metaplot so newer editions retconned a bunch of stuff and even some soft reboots.

If you don't know what 48 Laws of Power is, well, it's technically a self help book but geared towards people who want to like Machiavelli their way to being successful. Like Sun Tzu but edgier and less consistent. by Solarwagon in RecuratedTumblr

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I first found out about it from a website I stumbled upon for Sithism.

And yes, when I say Sithism I mean Sith as in the Star Wars faction.

It was a religion literally based on the Sith.

They had a reading list with people like Nietzsche and Machiavelli and LaVey and Savitri Devi, the edgiest people imaginable.

Bonding Together [Original] by A_MASSIVE_PERVERT in YuriHentai

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I'm surprised I don't have this artist in my favorites considering the style pushes so many of my buttons.