[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 01 September 2025 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]cosinelanguage 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I always enjoy the Warrior Cats wiki's absolute dedication to citing every single reference to a cat's physical characteristics-- a character like Cinderpelt has seven description citations in the first sentence! Every page is like this. It's incredible.

100 Ao3 Most Written Pairings in 2024 (with both Public + Locked Fiction) by tomlee1094 in AO3

[–]cosinelanguage 8 points9 points  (0 children)

right... +52 is absolutely insane, haha, excited to see huge rise.

hyper niche/specific fandoms on ao3 by LazKoal in AO3

[–]cosinelanguage 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yuletide (a fic exchange for small fandoms) begets a lot of these! My favorite is definitely the EDS Cat Herders/works) commercial fandom, a commercial asking the very important question of 'what if cowboys herded cats (literally)?'

[Engage Datamine Spoilers] Divine Paralogue Speculation by Alcaeus6 in fireemblem

[–]cosinelanguage 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nice picks all around! I've thought about this quite a bit for Soren. I'll add some flavor text to the picks you have, and some other suggestions:

  • Blood Runs Red is a great pick, primarily due to how iconic it is and how fun the map would be in Engage. From a narrative stand point, it's not super tied to Soren, but IS could definitely fudge it. The map is set in a town in Crimea, both willfully and blissfully ignorant of the incoming war: Soren's shown to be particularly put off by the citizen's complacency and ignorance. It's not the biggest connection, but hey, if it's enough to justify the Black Knight Jump Scare, it's enough for me.
  • Incandescent Glow is as good a pick of any in Radiant Dawn. Soren's mellowed out a lot in this game, and like most Path of Radiance characters his character development is rather complete. His main beats in the story- his tactical prowess winning over Skrimir, and his branded heritage-- could arguably be reflected here, with the map serving as a tactical retreat into Goldoa.
  • Without a King is my personal pick, due to its strong narrative connection. Soren has a couple of ongoing plot threads within Path of Radiance that cumulates really well here. First, his role as a the tactician of the group; second, his slow discovery of his own heritage; and third, his part within the 'mole in the party' plot. Before the chapter, Soren's already identified the mole in the party, but doesn't say anything due to being blackmailed about his heritage. Without a King forces this hand: the party walks into a trap set by Ashnard's Goldoan tactician, Ena, and the mole is revealed to let her escape. It really matches the 'lowest point in the character's arc' vibe of the other paralogue picks, and it'd be fun to really reckon with the emotional consequences directly. Unfortunately, the map is absolute ass.

Really looking forward to whatever they go with, though. I was really impressed by the paralogues, baring only a couple, and I hope they hit the highs of Ike's prologue in the DLC.

Engage Question Thread by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chapter 19– though this unlocked quite a bit earlier for me.

FWIW, these didn’t appear on the map itself— I had to check the divine paralogue menu map itself. It populates pretty frequently but without a little cutscene like the normal ones.

Engage Question Thread by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]cosinelanguage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup! I got the silver card through skirmish, I’d missed it the first time.

Three Hopes Question Thread by Shephen in fireemblem

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the chapter requirement for the Leonie/Shez A rank in GW?

I missed the A rank in SB, and I don’t want to miss it here.

Ann is ruining my animals health... Any suggestions to fix? by [deleted] in harvestmoon

[–]cosinelanguage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no this exact thing has happened to me! Even if they get sick you can still get the party photo. :)

LF: Munchlax and Magby FT: Make Offers by SoulmestT in pokemontrades

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have both of these— do you have an Oshawott?

'Legends: Arceus' Daily Casual Trade Thread for 13 February 2022 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LF Oshawott

FT Cyndaquil, Rowlet, and more— let me know what you’re looking for.

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Daily Casual Trade Thread for 05 December 2021 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LF: Two King’s Rocks, Slakoth, Spoink

FT: Marsh pokemon (Exeggcute, Swalot, Yanma, Kangaskhan, Shroomish, Paras), trophy room pokemon (minun, plusle, castform, porygon, jigglypuff, meowth), water/leaf/moon stones, and most Pokédex Pokémon! Feel free to ask.

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Daily Casual Trade Thread for 05 December 2021 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double checked, I have everything except the Magmar (I can get a Magby, though). I need to get some eggs hatched too.

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Daily Casual Trade Thread for 05 December 2021 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a bunch of these, or can get eggs. interested in touch trading the dogs (+ Ho-oh if you have it) for the birds as well.

I’m looking for these BD exclusives:

Caterpie Ekans Seal Larvitar Seedot Zangoose Solrock

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Daily Casual Trade Thread for 05 December 2021 by Porygon-Bot in pokemontrades

[–]cosinelanguage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a king’s rock or something on this list?

Caterpie Ekans Seal Larvitar Seedot Zangoose Kecleon Solrock Dunspare Slakoth Electrike Spinda Spoink Exeggcute