a dedicated duck

meme-spren:

crazy-pages:

firebirdeternal:

You know what’s more fun than worldbuilding that makes some fantasy races EEEEVIIIIIIILLLLL!!!!?
Worldbuilding that gives the different races cultural differences that help explain why there’s a lot of conflict between them:

Goblin culture doesn’t have a concept of “Property”. A stick on the ground and a tool in a locked shed are equally up for grabs if a thing needs doing. They casually take and leave things all over their communities, eat from communal pots, and genuinely Do Not Understand why the Core Races are so Angry and prone to Violence all the time.

Consequently Goblins who live near Core communities develop a reputation as “Thieves” despite not even having a *word* for that. (The closest word they have is more like “Greedy” and it means a person that hides things so nobody else can use them, and it’s a surefire fight-starter to call a Goblin that)

Common Orc Spiritual beliefs hold that a Soul can only grow stronger by overcoming Challenges in life, and see intruding on another person’s Challenge unasked for as not just Rude, but Deeply Harmful. You’re Stealing their chance to Grow. Asking for help is deeply personal and doing so can be both a way to grow closer with them or a too-personal intrusion, depending on your existing relationship with them. An exception is Children, as far as most Orcs are concerned, all Children are fundamentally the responsibility of the Whole Community, regardless of whose child they are, or even if said child is an Orc at *all*.

This means that Orcs who live near Core neighbors often seem Rude and Standoffish if not outright hostile, because they neither ask for nor offer aid even in times of trouble, and respond to unasked for aid themselves with Anger. There are even rumors that they Steal Children, because if an Orc finds a child lost in the woods they’re pretty much immediately going to start feeding it, and if they can’t find where to bring it back to, or it doesn’t seem to be well cared for, they’re just gonna keep it. 

This. I like this.

They’re not Designated Evilguys, but the latter idea actually sounds like it’d be a good fit for goliaths, they’re all about challenging yourself and their description makes them sound… rather unhelpful towards those who are struggling.

artofmaquenda:
“Dukkha
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saipng:

‘redemption arc’ this and ‘redemption arc’ that 

wheres an arc where the hero gets morally corrupted by a villain and switches sides and becomes an even bigger threat as a result

where is my bastardization arc

jonlybonlyfromboldlygo:

thebellwitchblog:

lazywitchling:

lazywitchling:

I am apparently working on becoming a local cryptid at the store. Talents include:

  • Monitoring the changing of the seasons via mozzarella
  • Predicting the weather by picking up a piece of cheese and mysteriously saying “oh, the storm is gonna be bigger than we thought…” just before thunder
  • Mind reading, e.g. “Can you help me find a cheese? It’s called, uh… [starts fishing out shopping list]” “Gruyere?” “…yes O_o”
  • Mozzarella doubles in sales in the span of a week, right about when the first tomatoes show up
  • Cheese that I’ve wrapped in plastic will acquire condensation in a few seconds when it’s about to rain big time
  • “Gruyere” is always the cheese people want to show me on their list rather than try to pronounce it.

Cheese witch

Quesomancy

halalameme:

I just really want to say that the BLM movement is not a 2020 disaster by any means. I know a lot of ppl keep saying that this year keeps getting worse but I think that black voices finally being heard is a sign of improvement

aidashakur:

Once you become a certain age, it is your responsibility to unlearn behaviors that hinder your growth as a person.