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13. Worst blorbofication

I was going to say Astarion but you know what, I feel like I could stand to kick a few fires, it's Kylo Ren

21. Part of canon you think is overhyped?

Almost every Disney Star Wars product is a soulless husk but especially the sequel trilogy

It shows really badly that Larian spent so long on Act I due to Early Access and it makes the clunkiness of Act 3 especially really frustrating because you can see how it could have been better

I've never been able to gel with Vox Machina, not the Liveplay or the cartoon

Literally anything Official that WotC or FR does regarding drow makes my eyes roll into the back of my head and my body seize up, why do they keep letting people who hate drow make content for them

23. Ship you've unwillingly come around on

2 answered here (and also here) and 13 here so here's 5 and 6 to finish things off!

Regardless of their feelings on her betrayal, did your Durge think Orin would make a good Chosen of Bhaal?

Kallian's literally never thought about it. She's Bhaal's favourite most specialest Bhaalspawn, why would he ever need another Chosen? Sure, Orin's also favoured by Bhaal and obviously she'd be better than some random cultist who wasn't even related to him, but why would she ever be Chosen when Kallian's here? And if Kallian wasn't here, well, what would be the point of Orin even existing? It's a ridiculous question! Orin doesn't even want to be Chosen of Bhaal! She loves getting to serve Kallian as her Chosen!

How often did your Durge and Orin really speak to each other, while Durge was Chosen? Did they spend a lot of time together? How did Orin adjust to not having Durge around?

Kallian and Orin were by each other's side constantly. As a child, Orin would have meltdowns after going more than a few hours without Kallian. They've both a bit more independent as adults, but still start getting incredibly anxious after more than a day apart. They shared a room, they ate together and bathed together and slept together. When going about temple business, Orin was always a step behind Kallian, or kneeling at the foot of her throne. They'd often go up to do business in Baldur's Gate seperately, but it also wasn't uncommon for Kallian to drag Orin along to things with her, either as herself or disguised in someone else's body.

3. Did your Tav receive any formal or informal education? If yes, how well did they learn? If no, why not?

she attended ye olde public school in bg, and was a pretty mediocre student. she was decently smart, but just didn't care. she paid much closer attention when her father taught her woodworking, but was hopeless with math and gave up on joining the family's carpentry business

she dropped out of school as a teenager when she became pregnant and never returned, instead dedicating herself to helping her parents raise her new "baby sister"

7. What circumstances led to your Tav becoming their Class/Subclass?

people generally become warlocks because they were greedy, tricked, or desperate. aisling was desperate. tragic backstory incoming!

while on an outing a couple miles from the city, aisling and her small daughter caoimhe were attacked by a pack of gnolls. caoimhe had thought they were dogs and ran off to pet them, so they didn't see aisling. unfit to fight them, she prayed to anyone or anything that could hear her for help. she never made a formal pact with her patron, there was just a sudden presence in her mind, watching from an impossibly great distance. it moved her arms in a strange manner and spoke a strange word with her mouth, and she cast eldritch blast for the first time. she drove off the gnolls and carried caoimhe back to the gate, but it was already too late to save her

22. Has your Tav become particularly close to anyone romantically and/or platonically in their journey? If so, who, and what is the relationship like? If no, why not?

Jae'zen's lute lessons, part 1.

I joined my first online/long distance D&D game and the party was in the feywild so I chose to be a gloura once I learned about them

Okay okay I've had this for a few days now, and I STILL don't know that I'm happy with my final list but here we go. I know it says 5 of your favourite, and not your 5 favourite, but I'm still panicking that I'm forgetting something:

Nosebleed Section by the Hilltop Hoods - honestly I could have picked almost any song by the Hoods (particular from The Great Expanse album, woof) but Nosebleed Section stands the test of time for a reason. And that reason is that we'll still wind down the windows on the highway and scream the lyrics at the top of our lungs at midnight when we catch a live show playing on Triple J

Song of Women by The HU ft. Lzzy Hale - this one I'm cheating, because I get The HU AND the flavour of Halestorm in one song. What more could you ask for in life

Breath of Life by Florence + The Machine - genuinely struggled to just pick one Florence song but I love everything about this one. The choir, the orchestra, the volume of it. I really liked Snow White and the Huntsman, I know, I know.

Not Ready To Make Nice by The Chicks - any of my fellow olds in the audience remember how fucking baller The Chicks were in the early 00s? Continuing to perform with active death threats hanging over them after criticising the Bush administration for the war with Iraq? Everyone who whines that country music is just patriotic jingoism owes The Chicks one william dollars and a public apology

Power by Isak Danielson - I found Isak a few years ago looking for new music and genuinely, this is one of THE durgetash songs for me. Watch the music video and tell me that's not Gortash with a F!Durge. I got addicted to the rest of his back catalogue and he's one of my favourite artists now