Wanderings of TBW

Fatalistic sarcasm is a thing, however, it usually hides deep feelings of insecurity, and whether you consciously recognize this or not, it validates them. Seriously, I used to constantly make jokes about how other people’s work was better than mine, and it did nothing for my self-esteem, it was a tool to deflect from my own feelings of inferiority and it actively worked against me thinking critically about my own and other people’s work. If it was a joke I could put myself down instead of analyzing why someone’s work was better and trying to incorporate that into my own

As someone who took creative writing courses I was constantly surrounded by other brilliant people, if I hung my head in shame every time I read something as good or better than mine I never would have lifted it. 

As someone who has watched a lot of writers with very good idea’s crash and burn I mean it when I say you either develop a healthy sense of respect for your own work or you stop writing. 

There’s three things I really wish more people consider

1. Do you think their work is better because it’s a different style, one that you like? There’s an element to ‘the grass is greener on the other side’, I have seen people work in some amazing styles that I wished to god I could replicate, some I managed, some I never did, but there’s nothing wrong with either. having a different style Is Not the same as having a bad style, each has their own strengths and you can admire one without putting yours down

2. Knowing someone who is a better writer is a blessing and if they knew you were using their work to bring yourself down they would not be happy, mooch off that friend, analyze their work, ask them to edit your shit, as long as you’re not annoying them be shameless about it. the best thing creative writing did for me was give me the confidence to ask people to critic my work and shamelessly better each other for that sharing 

A lovely comm for @black-watch

2009 a space odyssey

How, depending on the moments, a game can match more than others and change system, keeping the characters. Not just a world building with Microscope before a campaign but going from game to game in a coherent story.

Mixing Prequel and Back from the broken land without playing the final boss fight. The adventurers that sacrificed themselves to give a chance to the next group. The final group going back home with their scars.

I know there are a few french game who do that too, like Libreté and Millevaux. One universe, lots of different games.

As they realize the scope of the conspiracy and were successful in the specific city, the campaign transitioned to a D&D 5e campaign (at level 3). The character's wealth, some of their skills, and items moved over as the focus of the campaign moved from a single city in the world to a sprawling epic. That campaign ended after about two years or so with the party at level 20.

This is good information to know.

Walking the Path

A piece inspired by Thaisha Lloy, orcish druid and scion of the family that forged the blades to kill a god, played by Aabria Iyengar in Critical Role's Campaign 4.

cunt dracula:

commission, a rare sylvari from me! her name is Emmara :)