The Owl House
The Hexsquad #15 [MoringMark]
Aielman15
8 hours ago
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I love the reference to https://lemmy.zip/post/17717883
News
Aielman15
19 hours ago
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From the article:
"Conversion therapy," also known as “reparative therapy,” is a debunked practice that attempts to forcefully change the gender identity or sexual orientation of the patient, which has often been compared to "torture" by its recipients and health care providers alike.
I'm writing this because I was also making the same mistake. I read "Kentucky bans conversion therapy" and I jumped to the conclusion that a republican was banning gender-affirming surgery or something like that (also because I'm not American and I'm not familiar with who Beshear is: he's actually a Dem politician).
Aielman15
1 day ago
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I've spent a good chunk of my childhood playing Tekken 3 with my brother and our friends. I just suck at fighting games :D
Aielman15
1 day ago
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I love the character design of this game so much. Too bad that I'm not good at this type of game...
Comic Strips
Do you even care about climate change?
Aielman15
2 days ago
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Asklemmy
Aielman15
2 days ago
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I'm Italian. School explains all there is to know about sex and stuff, so I never needed the "talk" with my parents. I also had a bigger brother that would tell me everything way before the time lol
About drugs, I think I already got everything from TV? I certainly didn't need my parents explaining to me that drugs are bad.
EDIT: For those curious about how/when SexEd is taught in school in Italy: I had SexEd in my 5th year of elementary school (10yo), 3rd year of middle school (13 yo) and again in high school (I think it was the second year, so 15 yo, and then in my fourth year as well, when I was 17 yo). My parents were required to consent to the school teaching us SexEd only in elementary school; no consent form was required from middle school onwards, it was mandatory.
And I think that drugs were discussed in school as well. I think in middle and high school, around the same time as SexEd.
The Owl House
The Scariest [MoringMark]
Aielman15
2 days ago
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90%
Can we banish pineapple on pizza back?
The Owl House
BYEEE Multiverse Collection [Gravity Falls x Amphibia x Owl House collab]
Aielman15
3 days ago
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100%
I'm mildly curious, although I'm pretty sure that shipping fees + VAT to Europe will be prohibitive for my wallet lol
Aielman15
4 days ago
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100%
Phil Spencer underperformed for 10+ years and yet he's still there.
Must be nice having the peace of mind that no matter how you fuck up, other people will pay in your stead.
Aielman15
4 days ago
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80%
And most of those people keep playing anyway lol
The Owl House
Scout Uniform [MoringMark]
Aielman15
4 days ago
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100%
Do evil emperors dream of scout sheep?
The Owl House
Emmiline [MoringMark]
Aielman15
5 days ago
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100%
Day 8.
Gus still hasn't noticed I replaced his palisman with a plushie.
Patient Gamers
Monthly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing?
Aielman15
6 days ago
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100%
I got the Resident Evil bundle from Humble and decided to finally give RE2make and RE3make a go. But before that, I replayed the original games on my PS1. The last time was quite a few years back... I remember learning English by playing RE3, lol.
Short review of each under spoiler (although they are very much spoiler-free)
::: spoiler spoiler RE2 was a lot more... Boring than I remembered. Rooms are static, encounters are scripted, zombies are not really aggressive, and ammo is everywhere. I remembered pretty much nothing of the game outside of the main gist of the story and a few puzzle solutions, so it was an almost blind run. However, I still finished all scenarios with the item box overflowing with ammo and herbs, and I only died once at the beginning of the first scenario while I was still getting accustomed to the controls.
Despite the criticisms, it was still fun. The story was better than I remembered! At least Claire A + Leon B, which is more intertwined and definitely better written. Leon A + Claire B is a lot more straightforward, features fewer interactions between the cast members, and even has a glaring continuity error. Gameplay is pretty straightforward, fairly predictable, not many jumpscares - and it’s difficult to be frightened when you have enough ammo to clean the entire RPD station twice and keep some spare - but I had fun throughout.
The “zapping system,” as it’s called by the fans (basically the actions in the A scenario carrying forward in the B scenario), is greatly exaggerated. I can only remember three instances of choices carrying forward (using the cord in the eastern or western wing, leaving the machine gun or the item pack or both to the B character, and registering both characters’ fingerprints to open the secret door in the lab). In addition, the two A scenarios and the two B scenarios do pretty much the same thing and fight through the same rooms with slightly different item placement and enemy encounters. I honestly don’t think there’s enough “meat” to justify playing both scenarios with both characters unless you’re an RE fan and want to see everything the title has to offer. For the others, I’d recommend playing Claire A + Leon B and calling it a day.
Each scenario took about 2 hours to finish, so it took me 8 hours to complete all four scenarios and 100% the game.
RE3, on the other hand… Holy shit. Zombies RUN, Nemesis RUNS, and there’s a lot of randomization involved in how items and enemies spawn to always keep you on your toes. Sometimes it’s zombies, sometimes dogs, crows, or hunters - and maybe there’s the Nemesis thrown into the mix as well! The rooms are a lot more dynamic as well: while traversing the same rooms back and forth in search of the key items necessary to go forward, zombies keep pouring in, smashing windows, car doors, and even respawning after being killed. Compared to RE2, where a "cleared" room would stay safe until the end of the game, RE3 always makes a point in reminding you that the dead are in control of the city, not you.
There’s a decent amount of choices scattered throughout the game that alter how the events unfold, but as with the scenarios in RE2, I don’t think that the changes warrant a second playthrough unless you are a diehard RE fan. Fighting the Nemesis at the RPD entrance allows you to retrieve the STARS card earlier than intended; finding Carlos in the Restaurant or in the Press Office triggers a different Nemesis encounter; and the ending of the Clock Tower and Dead Factory is slightly different depending on your choices. There are other choices as well (some are spelled out by the game, while others are triggered depending on which location you go to first), but for the most part, it's just a slightly different cutscene and that's it.
Where the game shines, however, is the freedom of choice that the player is given. You can choose the order in which you explore different locations to retrieve key items; you can craft different ammo (and even specialize in one, giving you the ability to craft improved ammo for a specific weapon if you so wish); you can run from the Nemesis or fight it for additional rewards; and with the randomized enemy spawns and placement, even dying and reloading feels like a fresh experience. The improved controls (including a quick 180 turn and a tricky dodge mechanic) are the cherry on top.
The story wasn’t as interesting as RE2’s, in my opinion. Although I enjoyed the characters, the Ada-Sherry-Annette dynamic from the previous game was more fascinating than whatever the deal was with Nicholai. Despite that, I appreciated the throwbacks to RE1 (although I would’ve loved to see more in the RPD; Jill enters the police department, grabs the lockpick, gets out, never interacting with anyone or reacting to anything, which was a bit disappointing) and the additional insight into Umbrella.
My time count at the end of the game was 7 and a half hours, slightly shorter than the complete RE2 experience, but much longer than each individual scenario (and as I said, most of the scenarios involve passing through the same rooms and solving the same puzzles, so there’s a lot of repetition involved).
Overall, I’d give RE2 a 7.5/10 and RE3 an 8/10. Both were very much enjoyable and I’d still recommend them to modern players. Tank controls and fixed cameras may take a short while to grow accustomed to, but the entire game is masterfully built around them and they add to the experience, instead of detracting from it. Listening to the sounds and noises to check which enemies are in play becomes second nature, and before you notice it, you are completely engrossed in the game. :::
The Owl House
A Summer Job [MoringMark]
Aielman15
6 days ago
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100%
I hate that question so much. Why do I want to work here? I don't know, because I need the money and I found your job insertion?
Aielman15
7 days ago
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100%
I see the Player vs Player more as a mindset than an actual fight between players.
Tension and fighting between players are fun and can lead to interesting character development, if there's a narrative reason for them to exist, and for as long as the players are okay with it.
What I forbid is, the mindset. The players are a team and they need to stay together, act together, and rely on each other. No splitting the party if it's not necessary, no fights over loot, no backstabbing, or anything of that sort. Everyone is entitled to have fun.
Aielman15
7 days ago
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100%
Yeah, the price hike is fair, I don't think any developer has any problem with that.
The problem is that they broke the trust of developers, and I don't think that they'll ever recoup from that.
Aielman15
7 days ago
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97%
You either die as a hero, or live long enough to become the villain.
Lemmy Shitpost
Hitchcock didn't make Birdemic. This whole sign is invalid.
Aielman15
1 week ago
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100%
Hitchcock didn't make Birdemic
No, but he sure wishes he did.
politics
Aielman15
1 week ago
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44%
For fuck's sake, y'all should stop this "enlightened centrist" bullshit whenever someone is slightly critical of the leftist candidate.
Trump sucks. It's incredible that he's even allowed to be a candidate for presidency after the shit he's done. He's dangerous for the US and dangerous for the democracy of the entire world. If there's some justice left in the US system, he will lose the elections and he will pay for his crimes.
Not liking Harris' speech doesn't make me an "enlightened centrist". It just means that I don't think her words were strong enough, or bold enough, to win her new voters, which should be the point of the presidential debate. I think she won because Trump's ineptitude will bleed him some voters, but I'm not willing to credit that to Harris' speech skills.
Aielman15
1 week ago
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31%
Did she? I listened to the debate and she sounded mid for most of it. She spent more time attacking Trump than she did answering the questions she was asked.
Sure, she fared better than her predecessor, but "not shitting her pants" is a low bar. Trump was definitely worse than her, but again, if the bar is "don't act butthurt when your opponent says your rallies are boring", then congrats, I guess.
Reading comments from both sides, it seems that the left sees her not being geriatric as a win; and the right thinks that Trump was unjustly treated (targeted questions, live fact-checking, etc...), which is absurd considering that (a) they also asked Harris difficult questions (fracking and Israel, for example, which she did have a hard time answering), and (b) he was given free reign to talk out of order more times than I can count.
I think Harris "won" because Trump sucked. He sidestepped questions regarding an abortion ban ("I haven't talked with JD about it" fucking lol) and Ukraine ("Do you want Ukraine to win the war?" "I want the war stopped" TWICE in a row, followed by "I know Putin really well" and a rant about the awesomeness of Victor Orban); he repeatedly told lies (post-birth abortion and pets-eating immigrants being the highlight) which were promptly caught by the live fact-checker, and even showed weakness and undecisiveness ("do you have a plan?" "I have concepts of a plan").
But those are blunders that Trump committed, not something that Harris should take credit for. Nothing I heard screamed of "masterclass" debate, and I doubt that it will give her an edge in the upcoming elections or sway electors one way or the other. After all, the people who lived under four years of Trump's presidency and watched January 6th unfold live, and still call themselves "undecided" are pretty much lying to themselves at this point.
Aielman15
1 week ago
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95%
This generation is already pretty weak, and it was hard to justify the original PS5 which, after a whopping four years, still has too few exclusive titles to justify the increased price point. Now they are asking for $700 (and they increased the controller's price, too), but there's still too few next gen titles, and it doesn't even come with basic features like a disc tray and a vertical mount. Not even a better form factor, it's the same old ugly case, but somehow bigger.
The only premium thing about this thing is the price tag. $700 dollars but €800, because apparently they are dominating the European market so much that they don't even have to try to sell it at an honest price point. With all those money you can just buy a PC. I honestly don't think that many people who are interested in the console market (which, historically, has always been a "low budget" entry into modern gaming) would be willing to spend so much money on one.
I guess we circled back to the PS3 era, when Sony got drunk with overconfidence. Only, this time they'll get away with it because their main competitor is somehow even more incompetent than them. I wonder if the handheld PC market will pose a threat to their dominance in the future - at the moment, it's a very small niche.
The Owl House
Caretaker [MoringMark]
Aielman15
1 week ago
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100%
Can I have a lil Abdel Jr. too? :(
The Owl House
Hunter & King [Crowned-Corvidae]
Aielman15
1 week ago
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100%
Gosh, I'm going to melt. King's so precious in this picture.
Aielman15
1 week ago
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95%
Oversexualization. Panty shots, ass shots, boob physics, the same old jokes from the '80s about a guy "accidentally" groping a woman, guys peeping into a girls' space, suggestive poses, barely-disguised fetishes (included, but not limited to, harems, incest and pedophilia).
It got to the point where a friend would recommend an anime, I'd watch it, and walk away halfway through the first or second episode because it was just unbearable. Friends would tell me to turn a blind eye, but why the fuck should I put up with sexualizing minors in a show? I'd rather spend my time doing something that doesn't make me feel sick.
It also attracts the wrong kind of audience. Since the medium is so keen to produce oversexualized content, that's all people look for and talk about. Any anime discussion thread degenerates into gross memes about "flat is justice", "twincest is wincest", people patting each other in the shoulder while calling the other "man of culture" for sharing their kinks, and shit like that. It's so extenuating that, back when I was interested in the medium, I still actively refrained from interacting with fellow fans because I felt grossed out by them. Fun fact, I had a female classmate back in highschool who was interested in anime, and I thought that I could find common grounds with her, but no, it was the same thing, just reversed (she would only watch anime with sexualised boys).
The medium also forgot what its name stands for. I haven't seen "animation" in "anime" in years. It's just still frames and more still frames and whenever there's an action sequence, the characters will constantly interrupt them to explain or think about the thing that I'm already watching and needs no explanation, or having flashback sequences, because it's cheaper to animate. The fact that Ghost in the Shell and Akira from thirty years ago had better and more fluid animation than the shit they produce now is just sad.
Technology
cohost to shut down at end of 2024.
Aielman15
1 week ago
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100%
Never heard of it, but it sounds like it was a great place. Sad to see it fail against established giants of the internet. I would've been interested in trying it out before the end.
I think this is a problem that multiple small realities like this (including Lemmy) are facing. There are people interested in them, but they don't know them, so they can't join.
Ask Lemmy
If you had to divide your life by one event, before and after, what would that event be and why?
Aielman15
1 week ago
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100%
Oh boy. Just one?
I guess I'd go with "signing up to a random online forum back in 2012".
I was a very shy and introverted kid back then, without friends or social life to speak of. I would spend all my time playing videogames and reading books.
That online forum gave me a chance to speak to other people while staying "safe" in my shell. Without realising it, I slowly gained confidence and social skills that helped me make friends both online and irl, some of whom I still speak with to to this day. Thanks to one of the people I knew on that forum, I now have a job that I like.
I wouldn't recommend online forums nowadays to fight depression/lack of social skills, as the internet has become a cesspool. Online chats are breeding grounds for political extremists. But in my case it definitely helped.
A close second would be having a girl in college confessing to me. I had never really thought about my sexuality back then: it just wasn't on my mind, like, ever (which should've been a red flag, but whatever). She was really nice and wasn't pushy at all, but I knew that I couldn't leave her hanging forever, and I had to give her an honest answer in a relatively short time.
Well, long story short, I realized I wasn't straight. At first I thought I was bi, then gay, but a few years later I understood that I am ace (again, should've been obvious by the fact that I literally never thought about sex for the entirety of my teenage years, but I'm dumb).
But seriously, there are so many important moments in one's life, it's difficult to choose only one or two. Watching nature documentaries with my brother as a kid turned me into a huge animal lover, to the point that I'm literally unable to kill a fly because it makes me sick. Thanks bro, those are some of my most treasured memories!
Illustrations of history
Templar knight with armor
Aielman15
1 week ago
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100%
Me, unable to cope with the summer heat without AC: weak doggo
Templar knight, fighting in full armour under the Middle East's sun: strong doggo
The Owl House
The Evil Owl Lady [MoringMark]
Aielman15
1 week ago
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100%
Is Mark telling me to commit arson against the racists?
... Because I'm, like, not completely opposed to the idea.
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
From experience, I've never been lucky with finding groups of randos willing to play consistently. Campaigns that began this way would always fall into scheduling hell, because people are only there to roleplay, not to spend time with friends.
I've had more luck with convincing my friends to play. Since we are friends, we already spend time together, so scheduling a weekly game is much easier. We did have a few hiatuses because of work or family-related issues, but for the most part, we've played consistently for the past few years.
www.bbc.com
“They say cricket is not for Italy. But I’ll tell you the truth: it’s because we are foreigners"
The Owl House
Treat Your Spirit Well [MoringMark]
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
I mean, I wouldn't trust that spirit period. His track record isn't that great.
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
The brothers Grimm for me. I don't see many people discussing it online, but I enjoyed it. That scene where the horse eats a kid is still distressing to me years later.
Lemmy Shitpost
RIP
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
There are no mechanics for that, but my DM so cool that he would've allowed it :D
Lemmy Shitpost
RIP
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
Jokes on you, my Undead Warlock was already dead to begin with.
Traditional Art
Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa by Sebastiano Ricci
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
Does Perseus keep Medusa's head with him at all times? Like, why did he have it ready to use the day of his wedding?
Illustrations of history
The military is timeless - Ancient Roman soldiers digging ditches
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
Be a farmboy
Work hard every day
Someone promises you better pay and benefits
You're still basically a farmboy, with the occasional deadly fight every now and then
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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83%
I haven’t seen it nearly this bad until this year. This is the worst year I’ve ever seen for it, and Hoyo games are by far the worst
Congrats for lasting this far. I quit the anime world years ago when it became clear that that shit was becoming the norm, and 95% of products specifically catered to that demographic.
RPGMemes
The solution is to post about your campaign to Lemmy so internet randos can meme about it
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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97%
Give them enough time, and Wizards will claim that they have the rights to your campaign because of some fine print on their books or something.
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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30%
The fact that capital-G Gamers are still hell-bent on the GamerGate-era war against Kotaku is deeply amusing to me.
Gaming journos bad, something something.
memes
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
I used to listen to Rise Against a lot when I was younger. I pivoted to other genres since then, but reading their lyrics again was super nostalgic. Thank you.
The Owl House
The Hexsquad #13 [MoringMark]
Aielman15
2 weeks ago
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100%
It will be fun (and awkward) when he finds out.
"You invited Boscha but not ME?"
www.eurogamer.net
As spotted by Windows Central, though, Jyamma CEO Jacky Greco later went into additional detail on Discord. Following a community manager's statement dismissing speculation the studio had been "paid by Sony", Greco shared his own frustrations relating to the delay. "You can ask Xbox why they haven't answered us for two months," he wrote. "Obviously they don't care about Enotria and they don't care about you... We've Xbox Series X/S version ready, but we can't proceed with submission and release, I spent a lot of money for porting and they decided to ignore us." A similar statement also appeared on Enotria's X/Twitter feed. After a fan inquired about the "main challenge" holding up release, Jyamma wrote, "Communication with Xbox. The game works fine on Series S and X but we cannot go through the submission process and they can take even two months to reply to us." Greco later shared a little more on the issue the studio had enountered, explaining it was unable to open Enotria's Xbox store page and submit the game - something Microsoft's support teams reportedly initially took responsibility for, before further communications were ignored. "We really want to release the game on Xbox ASAP," Jyamma added elsewhere, "but with lack of communication on their side it is a hard task indeed." The suggestion seems to be things might be resolved pretty quickly if Jyamma could get a response from Microsoft, but in the meantime, Enotria: The Last Song will only be available for PlayStation 5 and PC when it launches on 19th September.
I’m posting this because the DnD homebrew community is hosted on a different server than the rest of the RPG network, and some people might not know it exists. Universal link: !dndhomebrew@lemmy.world Alternate links: https://lemmyverse.link/c/dndhomebrew@lemmy.world https://lemmy.world/c/dndhomebrew https://ttrpg.network/c/dndhomebrew@lemmy.world DnDHomebrew is a community dedicated to sharing and giving feedback on homebrew material for DnD 5e. It doesn’t see regular activity, which is a nice change of pace from the UnearthedArcana subreddit (where low-quality AI-written homebrews are posted daily), but it can get a bit monotonous in the long run. I’ve tried keeping it active over the past few months, and there are other content creators sharing great pieces of homebrew, such as Consort’s [playable dragons](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/11750175) and [magical items](https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.world/post/17459914). However, I’d love to see more activity from other users as well. Please join us if you feel like sharing your homebrew rules, classes or whatever, or if you'd like to spice your games with additional options!
In the past few months, I've been hard at working creating revamped versions of subpar classes for the original game: the [Heroic Warrior (revamped fighter)](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/18745638), the [Highlander (revamped Barbarian)](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/18860730), and this one's the Disciple, my revamped Monk. As always, the purpose of my reworked classes is to make them more fun to play, giving more choices to the player both during the character creation process and in day-to-day play, and to raise their power level to a more acceptable standard, while also keeping as many of the core features as possible and not raising the bar of complexity. Unfortunately, with DnD 2024 approaching I doubt that these classes will see much use, so unless I really need them for my weekly plays with my party, I doubt I'll keep working on them, as I think there's just not enough demand. For this reason, these classes are presented as-is, even if they are incomplete (the Disciple, for example, has perfectly functioning class features but no subclasses) for the folks who, like me, is considering sticking to 5e. Ko Fi: https://ko-fi.com/taverntalesdnd MEGA (pdf download/online pdf reader): https://mega.nz/file/jVVRDZ6Q#fQNh9zYdI07wRNGnKLdFYTiPV272yIKmztHzKe9JiPY    
Since DnD2024 is releasing soon and there's not much point in working on 5e classes anymore, I'm releasing everything I've created in the past few months, even if it's not finished. The Highlander is my revision of the Barbarian. The revision aims at improving both the performance of the class (which, as most people know, was pretty much dead weight after lv~8) and the feeling during play (which means, having things to do other than raging and smashing stuff), while also keeping the core mechanics as close to the original source as possible, and without adding unnecessary complexity. The class was meant to be played alongside my other homebrew classes, of which I've already released the [Heroic Warrior (revamped Fighter)](https://lemmy.world/post/18745638). As you can clearly see, this homebrew is not finished: the class itself is functional, but there is only one subclass. I was planning on going back and adding new subclasses after I played a campaign as a Barbarian to get a general feel of how it plays, but I never got the chance and, with DnD2024 approaching, there's not much point anyway, as I don't think that people will play 5e classes anymore. Having said that, I hope that you'll enjoy it. Feedback are always welcome, and I'm always curious to hear others' opinions on my design choices. Maybe one day I'll finish working on it! PDF download/online reader: https://mega.nz/file/nYtmlSyY#DPwA0XtgV_p2GaWfxaXXPBKm5OtoWz0BDcrZm_mKUn8 Ko Fi: https://ko-fi.com/taverntalesdnd     
In the past few months, I have been working on revamped classes for DnD5e for personal use. This is my revamped Fighter, which I've played in a (still ongoing) campaign for the past few months and had a blast with. Unfortunately, with DnD 2024 approaching, I see very little incentive in working on this still. I don't even think people will be interested in trying it with the new rules. I don't like DnD 2024 and the 2024 Fighter looks bland and boring to me, so I'll keep playing this one instead, but I don't see myself updating it further in the future unless I find a really broken combo that needs addressing. So, this is kind of the end, and it's a bit bittersweet to me. Please, enjoy :) Imgur album: https://imgur.com/a/wiVrW5C Online reader and PDF download: https://mega.nz/file/yYEmDJpS#s-nH0E5x_s5rLXHdvv8oGV79vAhxfKMy3xJ5KLM1sSs Ko Fi: https://ko-fi.com/taverntalesdnd          
Inkarnate is giving away 10-days free Pro membership, so I took the bait and tried it. I decided to use the limited time to bring a very old concept of mine to life, which I originally conceived as a kid in high school. Overall, there's a lot of improvements to be made (especially since I decided to stick to the original concept as much as possible, which was... not very good to begin with lol), but I had a lot of fun and it allowed me to unwind a bit before going to bed, which was nice. Not sure if I'll stick to Inkarnate Pro, however. Inkarnate is good, but it's web browser-only and subscription-only, which are both dealbreakers for me. I think I'll try Wonderdraft next!
[Source (Reddit)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Spyro/comments/te53l0/oc_i_wanted_to_practice_drawing_dragons_again_and/)
www.polygon.com
I'm a huge Talisman fan but I wasn't aware that a new edition was being released, and I thought that others would appreciate the news.
www.dndbeyond.com
Key points: - SDR 5.2 will be made available under Creative Commons. - It will release within weeks of the 2025 Monster Manual (which will release February 18th, 2025). - It will contain information from all three core rulebooks (PHB, Monster Manual, DMG). - It will be localized in all officially supported languages.
www.youtube.com
This is exciting news for every aspiring game developer! Brackeys, a popular YouTuber who used to make in-depth and *very* user-friendly tutorials about Unity, is returning after a long hiatus, and will now create tutorials on Godot (for those who don't know, it's a FOSS game engine, but I'm pretty sure that, if you have an account here, you already know it). Brackeys' tutorials were (and still are) the best tutorials for Unity, and have helped many aspiring devs (some of whom I know personally, and who later made a career out of it). His return, and the fact that he's now chosen to specialize on Godot, is a game-changer (pun intended) for the accessibility of the FOSS engine. Considering the recent Unity debacle, I'm happy that Brackeys will help people jump the ship, and I'm sure it will be instrumental in its success in the future.
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Some trailers have been shared here, but not all. This is a list of all 35 announcements from the [Triple-i initiative showcase](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9eP0JWIk8U). - [Slay the Spire 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsWNkTY_Ydk) (Mega Crit, early access 2025 - Steam) - [Risk of Rain 2 - Free content update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGuqgP50emQ) (Gearbox Publishing, coming soon - Steam, Epic Games Store, XboxOne, PS4, Switch) - [Kill Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wge79T1THPI) (PlaySide Studios, 2024 - Steam, XSX|S, PS5, Switch) - [Shadows of Doubt - Console announcement + Update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd-7eMshP0o) (Fireshine Games & ColePowered Games, 2024 - Steam, XSX|S, PS5) - [My Time at Sandrock - Cross-platform multiplayer announcement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwFnQqVoCQQ) (Pathea Games, Focus Entertainment & PM Studios, 2024 - Steam, Epic Games Store, XboxOne, PS5, Switch) - [Dinolords](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3rSJHWXZ-o) (Northplay & Ghost Ship Publishing, Early Access - Steam) - [Gestalt: Steam & Cinder](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOiEH1YWfyk) (Fireshine Games & Metamorphosis Games, May 21st 2024 - Steam) - [Vampire Survivors - DLC + PS announcement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7qW3CRX1Xw) (Poncle, May 9th 2024 - Steam, XBoxOne, PS4, Switch) - [Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiTw5ouVyjc) (A44 & Kepler Interactive, Summer 2024 - Steam, Epic Games Store, XSX|S (GamePass), PS5) - [Never Alone 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfLd0b7bUFo) (Humble Games & E-Line Media, TBA - Steam (not clear if it's coming on console as well)) - [Cataclismo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTZfkvj1jLI) (Digital Sun Games, July 16 2024 - Steam, GoG) - [Death Must Die - Act II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA_1asFUmi0) (Realm Archive, April 20th 2024 - Steam) - [Endzone 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz6Y_zdmnvo) (Gentlymad Studios & Assemble Entertainment, Summer 2024 - Steam, GoG) - [Dyson Sphere Program - Free update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5sKq_VU6YQ) (Youthcat Studio & Gamera Games, Coming Soon - Steam) - [UnderMine 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp3egh4JsQk) (Thorium, TBA - Steam) - [Norland](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VV0KVdC3x8) (Hooded Horse, Early Access May 16th 2024 - Steam) - [WHAT THE CAR?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS_XschFMAQ) (TRIBAND, September 5th 2024 - Steam) - [Darkest Dungeon II - Free update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7YFzd-_HOg) (Red Hook Studios, 2024 - Steam) - [RKGK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncJhsw4rH6o) (Wabisabi Design & Gearbox Publishing, Summer 2024 - Steam) - [Broken Roads](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4tAXNbUSDQ) (Drop Bear Bytes, Out Now - Steam, GoG, Epic Games Store, XboxOne, PS4, Switch) - [Ravenswatch - Early access update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xMVfdOtt3A) (Passtech Games, April 22nd 2024 - Steam) - [Cat Quest III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvhHKoJ10vc) (The Gentlebros & Kepler Interactive, 2024 - Steam, XboxOne, PS4, Switch) - [Hyper Light Breaker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Py1NPFeiac) (Heart Machine, Early Access Summer 2024 - Steam) - [The Last Spell - DLC Announcement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbXLbeCFBFc) (Ishtar Games & The Arcade Crew, April 24th 2024 - Steam) - [Laysara: Summit Kingdom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egz4mbCVPMg) (Quite OK Games & Future Friends Games & Quite OK Games, Out Now - Steam) - [Wizard of Legend 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nwdKqTbE_M) (Dead Mage & Humble Games, TBA - Steam) - [Let's School](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtWtR0_E9RQ) (Pathea & PM Studios, Summer 2024 - Steam, XboxOne, PS4, Switch) - [Brotato - DLC + Local Co-op announcement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydwch5dgMWE) (Blobfish Games, Summer 2024 - Steam, XboxOne, PS4, Switch, Android, Apple Store) - [Tchia - Switch announcement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX9e8vqFy70) (Awaceb & Kepler Interactive, June 27th 2024 - Switch) - [Streets of Rogue 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXbb_P_f-yw) (tinyBuild, Early Access 2024 - Steam) - [Old World - DLC announcement](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JGcPQkEAPY) (Mohawk Games & Hooded Horse, May 28th 2025 - Steam, GoG, Epic Games Store) - [Palworld - Arena update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Mh7HXZ4sE) (Pocket Pair, 2024 - PS4, XboxOne) - [33 Immortals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jOqj9Ekk2w) (Thunder Lotus, May 24th, 2024 - Epic Games Store, XSX|S (GamePass)) - [MOUSE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5PsCONnfNs) (FUMI Games & PlaySide Publishing, 2025 - Steam) - [V-Rising - Update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXp8NLnsqv0) (Stunlock Studios, Early Access - Steam) - [The Rogue Prince of Persia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5RIwH6jQUQ) (Evil Empire & Ubisoft, Early Access May 14th 2024 - Steam)
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If I sort a multicommunity by 'Hot', it will show all posts from community 1, then all posts by community 2, etc... kind of defying the purpose of a multicommunity at all. I solved it by sorting by 'New' instead, but I figured I'd mention it here because it took me a while to notice - I thought people were not making new posts at all, while in fact, it was just displaying all posts by a lowly populated community first.
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  FIRST PIC TRANSCRIPTION: Dear Pokémon fan game community, It is with heavy heart that I announce that the Relic Castle website has been taken down following a DMCA takedown notice. Relic Castle has always been a non-profit, ad-free, tight-knit community and we pride ourselves in what we have achieved. Members have felt at home, made friends, and even careers with us. It is with deep regret that I have to inform you that the forum part of this community, which was to turn 10 years old this year, has had to come to an end. With over 20.000 members and 65.000 posts, Relic Castle was a home to many of us. The [Discord server](https://discord.gg/reliccastle) is not going anywhere, and the site is still visible as an archive using the Wayback Machine. Thank you all for being with us this last decade, and thank you for making Relic Castle as awesome and life-changing as it has been for some of us. Sincerely, Marin (Owner) & Andy (Manager) SECOND PIC TRANSCRIPTION FAQ: (will update as we can/want to) 1- The website was backed up and sent to me (Cat) right before it was taken down, so nothing is truly lost. 2- TCPI should not be contacted as it was a third party who is authorized by TCPI to supply DMCAs and looks legitimate to us. 3- The DMCA was on the entire site for using "unauthorized copies of copyrighted material", so different from one game being taken down. 4- What will RC staff do next? Is there a new site or will the Discord be expanded? We don't know right now. 5- Put love into the world today
A post/comment that was published, say, ten days ago, but edited two days ago, is shown as being published two days ago. Would it be possible to display the date as "10d (2d)" or something similar, to distinguish between the two dates?
CONSULT THE UPDATED VERSION OF THE CLASS HERE: https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/18745638           The Heroic Warrior is a revamped Fighter that shares some similarities with the One DnD version of the class, but replaces the weapon masteries (which I honestly find overly simplistic and boring) with battle maneuvers and additional fighting styles. The goal is to create a martial class that's simple to use, fun to run over multiple sessions, and on a more equal power level with casters, while also trying not to dilute its "martial" nature with spells-like or arcane powers (such as giving it overly flashy maneuvers). The four subclasses provided are heavily inspired or directly derived by existing subclasses: the Blademaster is a blend of Battle Master and Cavalier, the Commander is an improved Purple Dragon Knight/Banneret, the Green Knight combines the Eldritch Knight and the Arcane Archer and gives them Pact Magic with third caster progression, the Psyker is a middle ground between the Echo Knight and the Psi Warrior, and lastly, the War Veteran is a mix of Champion and Samurai. Feel free to comment and share your thoughts; I'll be happy to improve the class following other people's opinions and suggestions. Ko Fi: https://ko-fi.com/taverntalesdnd
I've been working on this one for a while, and I'm happy I've finished it in time for the release of Dune 2! The Ashworm Dragoon was a [prestige class in DnD 3.5](https://srd.dndtools.org/srd/classes/prestigeSand/ashwormDragoon.html), meant as a "mundane" (as in, non-magical) special mount for fighters. The two main hurdles when writing this class was finding a way to have the ashworm come back to the player in the event of death (most familiar subclasses in the game don't have this problem, as the character has spell slots to heal/resurrect their faithful friend) and balance the burrowing speed of the ashworm (I actually found that the rules are a bit more restrictive than I thought, and I've added a few more to prevent strategies that the players could employ to cheese encounters using their burrowing speed).  
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12449105 > Cards of Eternity offers both Solo Player and Co-op (PvE) campaign modes, which delve into the intricate mythology of the series while unlocking an expansive range of new content for players to explore. > Cards of Eternity promises an exceptional experience for casual and competitive players alike. Matchmaking features allow players to find opponents at their own skill level, ensuring more balanced and enjoyable matches. Detailed tutorials will make the game more accessible to newcomers and training modes will let them experiment with new tactics. > Regular content updates will expand the library of cards. Players will have endless ways to modify their deck and adapt to ever-evolving gameplay strategies. The digital platform also allows for competition events, limited-time game modes, and other dynamic content that will keep the game fresh and engaging. With more than 200 exquisitely detailed cards to collect, dazzling animations, and player-driven card trading, Cards of Eternity is expected to foster a passionate user community. > An integrated AI guide will add a truly personal touch. Using the One PowerTM technology recently announced by iwot productions and D1srupt1ve, players will be able to unlock and interact with sentient characters and creatures, adding a captivating RPG-like dimension to the gameplay experience. The One Power provides a foundation for endless, immersive storytelling possibilities and will be a game-changer for the trading card genre. Players will be able to experience AI gameplay for free, but extended use and access to the full suite of features will require a One Power subscription. Additional details about One Power will be provided in a future announcement.
Ending theme from Xenogears, the most ambitious videogame ever created.
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Also, healing is definitively the strongest quality of the Peace Domain.
I love the banneret as a concept, but I absolutely loathe the execution. The main problem of the original class is that Rallying Cry is not good until you reach higher levels and you only have one use of it, Royal Envoy feels more like a ribbon feature, and Bulwark is so specific in its trigger requirements that you may play an entire high level campaign and never successfully use it once. With my rework, I tried to make the features more useful and their use more frequent, while also maintaining as much of the original concept as possible and striving to keep the class simple (without adding unnecessary stuff like a banner mechanic, warlord-like maneuvers or anything like that). Art credits: [Purple Knight by BryanSyme](https://www.deviantart.com/bryansyme/art/Purple-Knight-571593911)
A friend of mine wanted to play an improvised weapon-wielding barbarian. He was using a homebrew subclass he found online, but frankly speaking, it was terrible, so I reworked it. This is the result of 2 hours of rushed brainstorming and development. I'm not a barb main, so I'm not really familiar with how they work, but I'm satisfied with the result. While creating the subclass, I tried to satisfy the following demands: - Allow the player to use unarmed strikes and improvised weapons, obviously. - Try to make improvised weapons unique and not just "reflavoured martial weapons" (achieved with the random roll and additional effects to unarmed stirkes and attacks with improvised weapons, I hope). - More choices during combat. The person who was going to play this doesn't like how shallow and same-y most martials in 5e play (hence the "Barbarian Exploits" feature at 6th level). Any kind of feedback is very much appreciated!
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This is a series where I discuss either confirmed or supposedly cut content from the show. You can read my previous posts here: [Part 1](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/9551755), [Part 2](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/9602422), [Part 3](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/10637553) **SOURCES**: Animation test: [[1] Fandom page](https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Animation_test), [[2] YouTube (full video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4) Pilot: [[1] Fandom page](https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Pilot), [[2] Youtube (live stream of Dana talking about the pilot)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_4w5hyV2s&t=56m7s), [[3] Youtube (PostHoot where Dana talks about the pilot and the animation test)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GRjTz06ts&t=25m21s) So, just to make things straight: the animation test and the pilot are two different things. The animation test was created because they weren't allowed to animate the whole pilot. Please note that nothing in the pilot or the animation test was ever meant to be canon. In the words of Dana: "*The pilot animation test that a lot of people see floating around on Tumblr and Twitter is actually a minute and a half animation test because we weren't allowed to animate our actual pilot. The pilot itself wasn't written to be the first episode: it was written to be a test of tone, a test of character, so we were just willy-nilly throwing stuff in there that we knew wouldn't make it into the show*". **THE ANIMATION TEST** What follows is a few observations from a quick glance of the animation test reel. A timestamp is provided for each of the observations, so that it'll be more clear what I'm referring to when talking about some specific tidbits. - [[0:05]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=5s) Like in the series, humans don't have magic. Luz's desire to become a witch was always intended to be the driving force of the narrative. - [[0:15]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=15s) "King used to know magic". Although fairly ambiguous, it could mean that King was already written to have amnesia. - Also about King: he had brown fur and red/blue eyes. I can see why they decided to change his colour palette lol. - [[0:37]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=37s) Willow, or rather Paulina, had already been conceived as a character. She already had affinity with plants, but aside from that, we don't really know much about her role in the story. - Her introduction is a reference to Ron's broken wand in the Harry Potter series, but it's unknown whether the similarities end there, or if more parallels were planned. Her lab seems a bit run down to me, which could mean that maybe she was envisioned as the "poor student" like Ron, but that could just be a coincidence or me reading too much in a very short animated reel. - [[0:48]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=48s) "Sir William", an unknown character, makes an appearance. There isn't much to talk about, because the pilot doesn't tell anything about him. Fans speculate that he was a "proto Hunter" (while also being different from the [other Proto Hunter](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/the-owl-house/images/2/21/Owl_house_development_piece_by_ricky_cometa.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20220624035258)), mostly because his introduction was later recycled into the ["Wake up!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XJHFR4p-BU) gag from S02 EP06. In my opinion, the chances of the two of them sharing a similar backstory are slim (if not entirely non-existent), so we should look at them as totally different characters. - [[1:08]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=1m8s) The dead titan's skull has a much more prominent muzzle, similar to King's. King was probably always meant to be a titan cub. - [[1:09]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=1m9s) Eda was already planned to be a hoarder and seller of human junk. - In the same shot we can see the Owl House, and a strange thing can be noticed if we look at the door: Hooty seems just an immobile, non-animated carving on the door. Maybe his character hadn't been planned at this stage yet? The fact that the house "blinks" could mean that the entire house, and not just Hooty, was a living being. - [[1:23]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=1m23s) An unknown enemy. Fans have dubbed him "Proto Belos" but there's really nothing that supports that theory. As far as we know, he could just be an evil side-kick or a one-off villain. - Of note, Luz wields the magic of Eda's magic staff, which could imply either that she was eventually meant to learn magic, or that innate magic and palisman magic were already two separate powers in this pilot like in the series. - [[1:37]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=1m37s) Luz performs magic in a similar way as the series, although she doesn't use glyph magic, but some kind of alchemical symbol. - [[1:44]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBvFgs40fj4&t=1m44s) Maybe more important, she's learning alchemic magic from a book whose cover depicts the silhouette of an unknown demon that kind of reminds me of titans? Maybe glyph/alchemic magic was already linked to titans at this stage in development. **THE PILOT** "*The pilot was in many ways similar to the first episode, but there were a couple of major differences*". Please not that the pilot has NOT been released to the public, so the two livestreams of Dana talking about it and showing some concept art is all we can base our analysis on. In italics, the direct quote from the streams (when not specified, the quote is from Dana herself). - [[57:01]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_4w5hyV2s&t=57m1s) *Amity made an appearance in the pilot. Luz attempts to befriend her because Amity unwittingly or unknowingly stands up for her in class and, as a thank you, Luz draws her a picture, but she got a... I think the line, specifically, is "I got a paper cut while drawing it, so I just worked it into the picture"*. The concept art shows a picture of Luz and Amity together, with the words "Thanks pal!" written over their heads. Amity has a red line over her face (Luz's blood) that makes it seem like she's blushing. We got a bit more detail about this scene [in the other video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GRjTz06ts&t=26m6s): "*They were in the hallway after class, and Amity just defended her because everyone was bullying her for her project*". I'm unsure how to read this part: was Amity a human at this stage of development? Or is Dana talking about Hexside already? The fact that this concept art is put before everything else in the episode makes it seem like it's supposed to happen early in the pilot, and in the first episode Luz shows a school project in her human school. - [[57:35]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_4w5hyV2s&t=57m35s) *There's a lot of similarities with, like, Eda and Luz. This was a slightly different scenario where Luz tries to run away from Eda and Eda is like "Oh, I know what you are... You are a customer!". It's kind of similar to what we got now. I think for a lot of the original words we literally used those for the first episode.* The concept art shows Eda grabbing Luz's arm to hold her in place, then showing her some of her junk. Like Dana says, it's pretty much the same as their first meeting in S01 EP01. - [[58:02]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_4w5hyV2s&t=58m2s) *The Owl House looked a little differently. [...] Instead of a living room, it was more like a...* (Spencer Wan) *Foyer?* (Dana continues) *It's a beautiful drawing, we took a lot of inspiration from his [Leonard Weiss] concept pieces and worked it into the actual house.* The concept art shows the interior of the Owl House. It's cozy, the ceiling is magically lit, and some light spheres float around, similar to those that Luz creates with the light glyph. The art is credited to Leonard Weiss, a freelancer who worked with the team in the early stages of development. - [[58:49]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_4w5hyV2s&t=58m49s) *Lilith made an appearance in the pilot, she...* (Luz Batista) *She was so early on, both her and Amity.* (Dana continues) *When you're making a pilot for a show, especially a pilot that's not going to be aired, and it's just going to be used for testing - because this was shown to a limited amount of kids to see if kids were into it - you kinda want to throw as much cool stuff as possible into the first episode, even if it's not the first episode you actually want to do. So I was just throwing in as many characters as I thought would be interesting, Lilith being one of them. I think, at this point, she was - at the very very beginning - she was actually the principal of Hexside, instead of Bump. That was before we figured out where we wanted to go with the story and how we wanted the characters to develop. It didn't quite work with the series, which is why we ended up changing it.* (Spencer Wan) *Didn't she also turn into a...* (Dana silences him). The concept art shows beta Lilith wielding some magic. She's very similar to show!Lilith. What Spencer Wan was trying to say before he got shushed was, [Lilith was able to turn into a bat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GRjTz06ts&t=25m2s). Also, "[Similar to Eda turning into the Owl Beast when she gets stressed out, Lilith used to turn into a bat when she got stressed out. However, that didn't work with the story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3GRjTz06ts&t=27m10s)". - [[59:55]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_4w5hyV2s&t=59m55s) *The ending was a little different. Luz does get stuck and she has to find her way home, but in rewriting the pilot, me and my season one story editor, Rachel Vine, we thought it was more interesting if she made the conscious choice to stay and had to deal with the consequences of that later.* The concept art shows a melancholic Luz looking at King, who's checking himself out in the mirror while wearing the Burger King crown. - [[1:00:30]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs_4w5hyV2s&t=1h0m30s) *The ending hug was a little different. Eda still didn't know what a hug was. [...] I think the lines are exactly the same. Same with King.* The concept art shows Luz crying while hugging Eda, then doing the same with King. It's a bit different than the first episode, where Luz consciously decides to stay and happily hugs Eda and King. In both the concept art and the episode, Eda is visibly not accustomed to hugs.
"In a Thursday statement to multiple outlets, including Forbes, Wizards of the Coast, the Hasbro division that publishes Dungeons & Dragons and games including Magic: the Gathering, denied the rumors, claiming while the company has multiple partnerships with Tencent, “we are not looking to sell our D&D [intellectual property],” and the company would not comment any further on “speculation or rumors about potential M&A or licensing deals. [...] The Speed Daily report also claimed Larian Studios—the Belgian video game company behind the popular Dungeons & Dragons-based “Baldur’s Gate” games—was originally a possible purchaser of the IP but lacked the funding, and has since served as an intermediary between Hasbro and Tencent, which invests in Larian. But in a post on Thursday, Larian CEO Swen Vincke dismissed the rumors".
Credits: [MoringMark](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/10743430). Memeing a show by using the fan comic of that same show. Don't mind me, just dangerously close to breaking the fourth wall.
Hi, I just want to be sure because it seems like the rules have changed about this topic and I don't see anywhere where it's explained clearly. One month ago I posted a meme uploaded on ImgBB just fine. Today I did the same thing and my account has been immediately banned. I contacted the mods via mail and one person was kind enough to reply almost immediately and unban me, which is cool and you guys running the instance are awesome. That being said, I'd like such an incident not to occur again. So, can I have a recommendation about image hosting sites that won't get me banned? Is Imgur safe? Catbox? Are there other alternatives? I'd rather not upload pics directly on lemmy.world servers. Thanks in advance.
This is a series where I discuss either confirmed or supposedly cut content from the show. You can read my previous posts here: [Part 1](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/9551755), [Part 2](https://a.lemmy.world/lemmy.world/post/9602422) Almost a month ago I promised another one of these. Then life got in the way and I kind of lost motivation to write another one. Well, a bit late, but here it is! And I've decided to write a big one this time, just in case I never end up writing another one. Without further ado, let's get into the meat of the post. Of course, full spoilers ahead. Also, small warning: take everything with a grain of salt. Unless the source is the team directly talking about a specific scene that was cut, the rest is pure speculation and should be treated as such. I always include sources because I strive not to spread misinformation, but even if we have a source of the Titan walking, it doesn't mean that it was ever planned to happen. Maybe they toyed with the idea and then scrapped it for good reasons. Short of Dana confirming it, we can only speculate. By the way, speaking of the Titan walking... - **THE TITAN RISING**: [SOURCE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdJtTtDf2qM) An alternate take of the scene in S02 EP06 where Belos shows to the Coven heads a glimpse of the future and what'll happen in the Day of Unity. According to the [wiki](https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Hunting_Palismen): "*This sequence was accidentally leaked by Brad Breeck in an upload of the episode's soundtrack to YouTube. The video was later deleted and reuploaded with the scene removed.*" It's unknown what exactly this scene means or why it was cut. Please note that the crew team was only made aware of the shortening of the series after episode 10, a four whopping episodes after this scene was cut, which means that the shortening was not the reason for this change. Some speculate that it was cut as to not spoil too much; others that it was cut because the Titan rising would destroy everything and kill everyone living on its body. Theory number one suggests that the original plan was for the Titan to awake and travel to the Human realm, which would certainly give a different meaning to the "Day of Unity". Maybe the original idea was for the two realms to physically unite, as in, the Titan and all its denizens would travel to the Human realm, and maybe wage war against the humans? [S01 EP18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1yAVOzILpk) shows Belos is apparently attuned to the Titan's heart, which seems to imply a far greater connection between them than it actually is. To some, the two could be related. Theory number two suggests instead that the plan for the Day of Unity wasn't altered, and that the Titan was never intended to travel between the realms - or maybe they played with the idea, but then realized that it would be disastrous for the beings living on the Boiling Isles. I doubt we'll ever know the truth, but speculating is always fun! - **BEACH EPISODE, MORE CAMILLA TIME, LILITH'S GRUDGBY TEAM**: [Source 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6A6XoFwrQ8), [Source 2 (3:20)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMu86yxneA) In three different occasions, the characters joke about not having time for filler episodes: these include a beach episode, a flashback episode to Lilith being captain of the grudgby team (you can see a picture of this one during the end credits! [3:28 in this video](https://youtu.be/mzIksROPfj0?feature=shared)), and more screen time for Camilla confronting Belos, which never happened in the actual series. Although none of these have actually been confirmed to be cut episodes, the jokes seem to *really* imply it. What do you think? - **ODALIA'S EXPANDED ROLE?**: [Source](https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Watching_and_Dreaming) Sorry for not giving a direct link to the picture. I swear I saw the original source back in the days immediately following the series finale, but unfortunately I didn't save the link immediately and, when I tried looking for it, I wasn't able to find it again. Reddit was very chaotic and posts and comments were piling up, and I had to eventually give up. Looking for it on the internet, I only found mention of it on TvTrope and in the Wiki, but with no link to the picture. If you find it, please tell me so that I can finally have some peace of mind and confirm that I'm not crazy! For the moment, a description of it will suffice. It was a storyboard for the ending of the last episode, the frame where Camilla and the kids watch from the balcony as the plague that Philip brought to the islands disappears. But, in place of Camilla, was standing Odalia! We don't know what that means; maybe the team had different plans for both Camilla and Odalia, but they eventually changed their minds for unknown reasons. If we take the previous jokes about cut episodes at face value, we can maybe infer that, when the original plans for Camilla were scrapped, they maybe replaced Odalia with her. But please, keep in mind that this is pure speculation on my part. - **DELL CLAWTHORNE CARVED OWLBERT FOR EDA**: [Source (32:50)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfkikfk8Q0) If you like TOH, you should really consider watching the Post Hoot, if you haven't already. There's a lot to dig up among what they said. I'll just list the spicier tidbits, but you should consider watching the rest! At 32:50 timestamp, Dana revealed that a flashback episode was planned for Eda and her father. As Dana puts it, it was a "journey of reclaiming the image of an owl" after Eda was cursed with the Owl Beast. I really wish we could've seen that. - **HUNTER/VEE INTERACTIONS**: [Source (48:00)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfkikfk8Q0) More interactions among the characters in the human realm were planned, and Dana specifically mentions Hunter and Vee (which makes sense, as they have a common background). - **PALISMAN QUEEN FLASHBACK?**: [Source (1:02:22)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfkikfk8Q0) According to Dana, King's tower was related to "a character you all know who now suffers from amnesia". The only character fitting that description would be the Bat Queen: an unusually big palisman, maybe because she was the palisman of a titan? The world may never know. - **LUZ AND AMITY'S FIRST KISS**: [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi62A0f7aac) Apparently, Luz and Amity were planned to kiss a bit earlier than anticipated: In S02 EP14 "Reaching out". The reason for this cut is unknown, but my personal theory is that it wasn't the right time. - **HUNTER'S AGE**: [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP4eGK58FuA) Speaking of Luz and Amity's first kiss, this cut scene was meant to be played in "Clouds on the Horizon". Hunter tries to follow Luz inside, but Gus and Willow stop him, telling him that he'll understand the reason when he's older. The joke being that he is, in fact, the oldest in the group. Apparently it was animated and voiced, it was simply cut for time. There's a good fan rendition of the scene [here](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeHJFW7). - **ORIGINAL PLANS**: [source (15:00)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfkikfk8Q0) During the Post Hoot, Dana talked a bit about how the cancellation altered their plans about the story. She confirms a bunch of things, including: (1) The first 10 episodes of Season 2 were written without knowing that the show would be cancelled. This is why the tone shifts so much at EP11: They had to rush things to give the series a proper ending. (2) There were, of course, ideas that had to be thrown out of the window, as there wasn't enough time to bring them to fruition. Among them, the galdorstones, the coven heads and the Bat Queen are mentioned as plot threads that had to be dropped. (3) The ending we got is NOT the ending it had originally been envisioned. That one required too much setup and it wasn't feasible with the short amount of time they had left. (4) Dana is quick to clarify, however, that it's not like entire episodes were thrashed. They were "one sentence ideas that were never outlined". Do with that information what you want. - **DARIUS BACKSTORY?**: [Source (Reddit comment, not confirmed)](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheOwlHouse/comments/12v6v65/comment/jhaeulf/?context=3) A comment on Reddit recounts that, during a livestream, it was mentioned that "*the process for getting this is not pleasant. It seems that Abomination form is not a gift move, it has a process and it requires effort for it. They left it vague but they had the idea in revealing how Darius got this but they said that it wasn't pleasant at all.*" Unfortunately the user didn't give a link nor did they mention which livestream it was, so this is left unconfirmed. It does track, however, with what Dana said in the Post Hoot, about them wanting "to explore the coven heads more". --- I'll stop here, as the post has definitely got big enough already. I hope I'll do another one, but if not, I wanted this one to contain almost everything I have gathered in the past few months. I hope you'll have as much fun reading these as I had collecting them and writing them down. Even if you already knew them, I think that having a post pointing to specific sources can be quite handy. The internet is a chaotic place where things are said, then quoted, then misremembered and the original source is often forgotten. The main goal of this post, as well as the previous ones, was to try and bring clarity to the matter as much as it was to gather as much evidence as possible of everything that was cut. It's also a way to keep the discussion going about what else could've been cut. Does any of you remember the scrying potion they spent an entire episode finding the ingredients for, just for it to never make an appearance again? Heck, Belos sounded quite terrifying in that episode, as well. What about the Titan hunters? And the Owl Beast? If you have more links to livestreams or other places where the team discussed about any of these or other topics, I'll be happy to watch/read them!
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The world is not ready for Lego Eda. > "Well, the selection of sets from this review was certainly surprising. Nevertheless, congratulations to the winners! > Of course, this outcome is very disappointing for all Owl House fans. To be honest, I'm not very confident about the chances of success for resubmitting the idea, but I'm not ruling it out either. I'll see what other possibilities there are. > In any case, many thanks to everyone who has supported this idea!" > -Tbrick
During one of her charity streams, Dana Terrace released the audio for a supposedly cut episode featuring three characters (Hunter, Luz and Lilith) writing their experiences. [Hunter's palisman observations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5jsIQKZQIQ) [Lilith's letter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeBbjq96eLk) [Luz's diary entry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl0bfmyKfJc) Supposedly, it was cut as it was mostly a "filler" episode, but it does unveil some new information about the characters. In particular: - Lilith's letter contains a mention of her being Aro/Ace, which is never mentioned in the show! - Meanwhile, Hunter spends some time with Flapjack, and his observations contain a foreshadowing of Belos belonging to the human world, as he's the only one who knows what a flapjack is ("Damn you, pancakes!" may be the funniest line in the entire series - I'm sad it was cut!). - Luz's diary contains the least amount of notable information: the only new piece of info is her mom being lactose intolerant, and a foreshadowing of Amity and Willow "working out some things", which eventually happened off-screen in an unfortunately cut scene in S02 EP18 "Labirinth Runners" (I'll talk about more dropped/cut plot points in another post). Luz's diary also contains enough evidence to put these entries in a narrow time frame: she mentions "seeing my mom in the rain", but also that "Philip" is a smart dude, indicating that she hasn't uncovered his identity yet. This means that these entries are being written between S02 EP10 "Yesterday's Lie" (the episode where Luz talks to her mom) and S02 EP16 "Hollow Mind" (where Luz discovers Philip's identity). Depending on how much you want to read into Luz calling Philip "smart", the time frame may be shortened to S02 EP12 "Elsewhere and Elsewhen", where Luz meets a very unpleasant Philip. SOURCE: https://youtu.be/-3h5SbTEQ18?feature=shared
       A reupload of The Owl House's S02 EP16 (Hollow Mind) portraits. While these are 100% canon, they are never fully seen in the show, as they are hidden in the background and oftentimes covered by the characters. The pictures provided were uploaded by [Rebecca Bozza](https://theowlhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Rebecca_Bozza) in her Twitter account after the show ended. If you are part of the fandom, chances are you have already seen them, as they provide the full extent of the main villain's backstory. This is merely a repost to provide a way to look at them outside of Twitter. Source: [01-04](https://twitter.com/HeyRebeccaRose/status/1642950318127448064?s=20), [05-08](https://twitter.com/HeyRebeccaRose/status/1642950321386426368?s=20), [09-12](https://twitter.com/HeyRebeccaRose/status/1642950324796428288?s=20), [13-16](https://twitter.com/HeyRebeccaRose/status/1642950327807913984?s=20), [17-20](https://twitter.com/HeyRebeccaRose/status/1642950330534219778?s=20), [21-24](https://twitter.com/HeyRebeccaRose/status/1642950333562515456?s=20), [25-27](https://twitter.com/HeyRebeccaRose/status/1642950336305561601?s=20) I've also created a full Imgur album, in case you have trouble opening the pictures in your Lemmy app: [LINK](https://imgur.com/a/Z3ROFIf)
       
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Built during the XV century over a pre-existing keep dating back to the X century, the castle saw a lot of conflicts, as it lies on the historical border between Milan and Venice. Restoration works began during the 1800s and went on for over a century. Today, this lovely castle can be visited for a very low sum of money (€5, iirc) which includes the ticket for the museum inside of it. Once or twice a year, medieval re-enactments and games take place in the castle.
