#dragonlance week

April 4th-10th

So Dragonlance has a place deep in my heart. It was the first High Fantasy I ever read. And I know there are others that enjoy it too. So I decided to host this little event! Get some new content for us all to enjoy, maybe even make some new friends.

What can I make?

Anything! This isn't a picky event. Even just joke posts are welcome. Just tag me and I will reboot stuff.

Do I have to do the prompts on their assigned days?

Nope! Prompts are completely optional. You don't have to use them at all if you don't want. Doing them out of order is completely fine. I will also still be reblogging things after the week is over.

My favorite character is not from the main series.

Not an issue. This week is for all things Dragonlance. If you want, you can go all week without even mentioning Raistlin.

What is the tag?

#dragonlance week

Continue asking question if you have them! I will update this with answers.

IN A KENDER POUCH I’ve found... the secret picture of two mages on the beach!! To honor the @dragonlance-week , I release on Tumblr one of my stupidest speedpainting ever.

The Twins in their childhood <3

Fandom: Dragonlance

Characters: the Majere twins

Rating: T

prompts / @dragonlance-week

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“Raistlin!” Caramon’s voice boomed through the house. “Where are you? We’re playing hide and seek!”

A group of boys and girls waited for them and Caramon believed that if his brother just gave them a chance that they’d finally accept him. Sure, Raistlin wasn’t as fast or as strong as him (or the rest of the Solace children), but fresh air and sunshine surely wouldn’t hurt.

Not to mention that he wouldn’t allow them to taunt his twin with icky words or push him around.

Not while his brother watched.

Raistlin didn’t chose to be so frail. Or so strange at times. The other children should know better and be much nicer.

Laughter echoed through the air and Caramon sighed heavily. “Heyyyy, they’re starting without us.”

After another five minutes, he started to worry. He’d looked beneath the beds and tables, opened their cupboards and thought about maybe checking their sparse food reserves. Raistlin did a surprisingly good job at vanishing into thin air and not answering to his brother. Not to mention him wandering off to the forest and not telling anyone, which Kitiara always answered with a light smack to his head.

The other children seemed to be gone by now, which didn’t bother him as much as it should.

Caramon bit his lip. “Raistlin? Please say something.”

“I’m here.”

Breathing a sigh of relief, he followed Raistlin’s voice. His brother sat huddled beneath a dresser and chair and faced their mother’s bedroom door. His knees rested against his chest and his hair hid most of his face. He looked sad and Caramon hated that.

He never knew how to cheer him up or make him better. With the other boys farting and burping often did the trick, but his twin rolled his eyes at such antics.

Raistlin raised his head. “I’m already hiding, Caramon.”

“But, but! Come outside. The sun is nice and you’re already so pale.” He leaned forwards and offered him a hand.

“No, I’m staying here.”

Caramon followed Raistlin’s line of sight. “Is she… up?”

“No, I tried to make her eat but…” Raistlin pointed at the bread and cheese that had become even dryer. “She didn’t open the door.”

Caramon knew better than to disturb her and hoped that Kitiara returned from wherever she was right now to make them something to eat and cheer them up.

“Can I sit here?”

“Don’t know. Can you?” Raistlin offered him a rare smile.

“I do!”

“Fine, sit down then.”

Here are my list of changes I’d make if I got the chance:

No such thing as “evil” gods.  Gods are gods.  They may not like each other, but they take care of what they believe is important, and they create reality.  They deserve respect, and all of them can be “good” to those who worship them.

Wizards can do more than just use spell slots.  They have a full range of useful abilities that are at-will.  They’re just not super powerful.  The spell slots are for “heavy artillery” spells.  Same goes for clerics- no spell slots, their gods answer their prayers as they see fit.  I just hate Vancian magic, if you didn’t notice.  Or at least, the D&D version.  Bleh.

Tracy Hickman is hereby banned from writing themes derived from his religious views into his fiction, effective immediately and retroactively.  Reading the annotated Legends, and having to read about how Caramon was Jesus and Raistlin was Satan really affected how I saw the series, and it took a long while before I felt comfortable picking it up again.  I related to Raistlin, and I loathed Caramon.  Although to be fair, it did make me feel better about leaving the Mormon religion.

Anyway, those are my changes.  I got over the idea that psionics don’t exist on Krynn, though it used to bother me a LOT.  So this is all I’d change, and it’s mostly game-mechanics stuff.

Raistlin has no patience for Derek Crownguard, an even more annoying knight than the one he is used to dealing with.

Quick note before I get into the prompts. All of these are optional and you do not have to use any of the to participate. Just tag your post #dragonlance week and @ this blog and I will reblog your submission.

Sunday, April 4th - Dragons

Starting out with one of the biggest parts of the world of Dragonlance. No matter the color or alignment, dragons play an important role in these stories. So I could think of no better place to start than them.

Monday, April 5th - Unlikely Encounter

Two characters who never got the chance to meet in the books? Who could not have met? This is the day for them. Also the day for crossovers, in case anyone wants Raistlin to meet Elminster or Tas to steal from Smaug. Sorry, borrow.

Tuesday, April 6th - Family

Family plays a huge part in these books. By blood or bond. Saving each other and fighting. Staying together and leaving. So this is the time to explore those relationships.

Wednesday, April 7th - In A Kender's Pouch

This is a day for oddities. From magic items to an old shoelace, depict an item playing a large role in a story. Or even just explore the contents of a Kender's pockets.

Thursday, April 8th - Vows

There are a lot of promises broken a vows kept. And sworn. From knights to mages to kender. Today is a day for their swearing, keeping, and breaking. And the consequences thereof.

Friday, April 9th - Changes

Canon divergence! A little thing could make a big difference. This day is for the what ifs. What would happen if Tanis never left the elves? Or Goldmoon was chosen by a different diety?

Saturday, April 10th - Legends

Those long gone and those that will be told in the future. This is dedicated to the heroes, the villians, and the lessons that will never be forgotten, even if the details themselves get a bit foggy. Being a legend isn't easy.