shadowdragonia:

xylariavg:

shorthalt:

how to play dungeons and dragons

1. ignore all the “suggested” alignments to races
2. ignore the histories about certain races being evil
3. your material plane now
4. have fun

I’ve reblogged this before but I will again, because it’s so, so damn important as a DM to remember this.

The world is YOURS. You don’t have to put up with whatever norms everyone expects from games. You want bright, cheerful, happy orc villages? Do it. You want elves and dwarves that get along perfectly well in a harmonious co-existing society? DO IT. You want friendly drow that take pleasure in guiding newcomers in tours through the Underdark? You know the drill by now – DO. IT. You are not bound by the constraints of someone else’s fantasy.

As I often remind my players. I am god, this is my world now, I do what I want.

thebibliosphere:

heterofredburkle:

froglesbians:

thequantumqueer:

jellyfishmom:

Romeo + Juliet (1996) truly has everything…heavy religious imagery…young leo…90s fashion…a brief drag scene….neon lights…those iconic angel wings

guns labeled “sword”

being better than anything shakespeare ever produced

i dislike the implication that shakespeare wouldn’t have done the exact same thing if he were alive in the 90′s

Fun fact, the guns being labelled “sword” is not just them being Extra™. 

Most of the guns being used by the main characters are modified Taurus PT99 pistols, the different types of which are often named after specific types of knives and swords, thus enabling them to not have to change the Shakespearean dialogue, but to also manage that specific visual pun. 

So Shakespeare would have absolutely been 100% all over that shit.

For example, Tybalt’s gun is a modified 9mm “Rapier” (from the Taurus PT99 Series ‘R’) and is actually one of my favorite visual aesthetics of quite probably any weapon in movie history to date. 

While everyone else seems to be using a much more heavier and “powerful” version of pistol, his is sleek and light in frame, making it much easier for him to fight the way that he does. Which is undoubtedly Extra™ in comparison to everyone else, but also intended to mimic the dueling stance of actual rapier swordsmen of the time who relied on speed rather than brute force. They were Gentlemen after all. If you were going to cut someone down you ought to do it with some finesse.

If you look closely at his hand you’ll notice that with the exception of his middle finger on the trigger, he’s actually holding it the way one would a sword hilt. He’s also got the poise of a honed duelist. 

This is someone who has been brought up with a very strong sense of Family Honor, and is expected to fight to defend it, but not as a common foot soldier (who carry “longswords” which are modified shotguns in the film), but as a Gentleman. 

A gentleman who suddenly finds himself having to fight in the streets with people carrying “daggers”.

Like Mercutio’s modified pistol, which while beautiful and (importantly thematic) transparent in its function, is also heavy and cumbersome in comparison to Tybalt’s rapier, which also has a much further range, something he also makes better use of with the addition of a quick release mount for a c-scope, which allows him to either be slow and accurate, or to forgo accuracy for speed during say, a one on one duel vs a street brawl.

Which means even if he can’t make as many quickfire short range movements as Mercutio can, he’s still going to fucking obliterate him with the practiced ease of someone who has been training for duels their entire life.

Not to mention just how fucking ornate this thing is. Look at it. What an extra little sob, I love it. I love the whole movie. It’s an excellent adaptation and I’ll bite my thumb at anyone who says otherwise. 

help-with-toxic-relationships:

This includes friendships, lovers, and so on. 

1. Most toxic people will not let you leave the relationship without strife. They will use fear tactics, humiliation, threats…so on. So, when leaving the toxic relationship–always prepare yourself. I often say that a toxic relationship is like having a leech on you. It will hurt, but you must be prepared. They may expose any secrets or information you told them in confidence. Some can even become physically abusive or even threat to commit suicide. 
2. As a result of leaving, a huge chunk of your self-confidence, respect, and self-love have been stolen from them or left behind with the relationship. After all, a leech will still have your blood even after you part with it. It will be natural to feel tired, sad, and hopeless if you find that you feel that way. Leaving these relationships takes a lot of energy. 
3. It’s normal if you feel mistrustful of others, full of guilt/shame, and closed off from others. This is especially true if your toxic person belittled, shamed, or guilted you often. Most toxic people have a habit of trying to use fear to manipulate and keep you around them. And now, you must recover from that abuse. 
4. Recovery will take time to rebuild all that you lost in the relationship. Leaving a toxic relationship requires much more mental energy and time, so does healing from the relationship. There is no time limit you have to recover from the toxic relationship–it is solely based on yourself and your needs, no one else’s. Use this time to rebuild yourself and grow closer to yourself.