As you may recall (or not) one of Bella Swan's favorite expletives is, "Holy Crow!"
Now given what Crow gave up to save the world (short version, Crow once had the most vibrantly colored feathers and the most beautiful singing voice on earth or in the skys but they were lost bringing fire to the world so that the first winter would not kill all life) I'm not sure we should be taking Crow's name in vain. That said, it was a nice picture.
The church has actually been deconsecrated, meaning all holiness in the image is due to the crow and the crow alone.
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Friday Recommendations! What have you been reading/writing/listening to/playing/watching lately? Shamelessly self-promote or boost the signal on something you think we should know about - the weekend’s ahead, give us something new to explore!
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like on all threads: please remember to use the "post new comment" feature rather than the "reply" feature, even when directly replying to someone else!
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[Content Note: Rape, abortion, forced pregnancy, homophobia, gender policing, descriptions of violence.]
Previously posted at Shakesville and The Mary Sue.
We need to talk about the Mad Max: Fury Road Furiosa (#1) comic and how awful it is. Huge content notes on this post, like, in big block capitals and neon letters because this issue is triggery and terrible, and really aptly illustrates just how awful MMFR could have been if it were made without intentionally setting aside lazy (and terrible) narratives about women and rape in order to be better than that. Also, I would honestly recommend going into this post with the mindset that this comic is some kind of terrible non-canon spinoff, because I don't want to ruin MMFR for anyone. And I want to hat-tip Lindsay Ellis for bringing it to my attention.
Here is the comic (and link here and here):
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Another random fairy tale retelling; same context: make an updated / retold version of an existing fairy tale for an NPC storyteller who has strong feelings on vows, consent, gender identity, and chekov's lions. Source text here: The Twelve Huntsmen, and thanks to @Phira for helping me find it again. (I own, like, eleven billion fairy tale compilations.)
Once upon a time, there was a good prince who was betrothed to a sweet maiden. He loved her far more than any passing fancy, and she returned his love with all fervent passion. But one day, as they were sitting together and feeling happy in each other's company, the prince received news that his father was seriously ill and wished to see his son once more before he died.
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This is an utterly random post and I'm okay with that. I had to make an updated / retold version of Tatterhood for a game where an NPC storyteller was plying xir trade, so I figured I'd share because why not (and also because xe is pleased with the changes, or as xe would characterize it, "fixes", xe made). Source text here. Ursula Vernon's wonderfully annotated version is here, and seriously go read it because it is hilarious.
Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen who had no children, and the queen was sore afflicted with sorrow such that she seldom had a happy hour. She was always crying, and saying how dull and lonesome it was in the palace. Wherever she went in all her realm, she found children even in the poorest hut. And wherever she went, she heard women scolding their children, and saying how they had done this and that wrong. The queen heard all this and marveled at the idea of having such a blessing and not realizing it as such.
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[Narnia Content Note: Bullying, Slavery, Mind Control]
Narnia Recap: The protagonists have captured an earthperson.
The Silver Chair, Chapter 14: The Bottom of the World
When we last left our protagonists, they were marching through the midst of a disaster with their weapons drawn and occasionally rushing at the earthpeople in a show of force. They then captured one and have sat him down for an interrogation.
I have mentioned before that I am sympathetic to the trials of writing, if not always to the content and themes that Lewis was trying to lay out. It can be difficult for an author to spin a backstory for a race of ancillary characters and then try to work out what to do with it. I submit, however, that jamming it all into an infodump section two chapters from the end is not the right answer.
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I've mentioned earlier in the comments that I and Kristy and Depizan and a few friends are running a World of Darkness Changeling game online; it's a "play-by-post" on a forum board and not a "real time" game where people all have to sit down at 5:00 pm or whatever. Most players subscribe to the board by email and post 2-3 times a day, to give a sense of pacing.
We've been going on for about six months now and are open to adding in new players if anyone is interested. The game is set in the modern world (so it's not, like, a D&D fantasy campaign with loincloths and dragons). It's character-driven, with the primary conflicts coming from mysteries to solve and social/political plot. (Some of the PCs are literally just working through depression and trauma and learning how to heal, like, that is 100% of the game for those particular PCs.)
There is some combat, but not a ton; this is a modern world setting, so some characters have gone their entire lives without throwing a punch (and, of course, others go into the hedge on adventures and to slay weird fae-beasts, so there's a mix of styles and options). There's lots of role-playing and social interaction, with a focus on character growth. Since I'm a "fluffy" ST, it's relatively light for a WoD game, with a lot of emphasis on the possibility of redemption and rebuilding.
Anyway, if you're interested in an escapist outlet that has character RP and a lot of chatting, let me know; we're kinda of the mindset that more is merrier.
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[Narnia Content Note: Bullying, Slavery, Mind Control]
Narnia Recap: The Green Witch has been killed and now we are nyoom.
The Silver Chair, Chapter 13: Underland Without The Queen
This book has sixteen chapters in it and it's easier now for me to see what some of you all were saying at the beginning of this, about Silver Chair being your least favorite, because holy shit I am kind of bored? The main antagonist died in the most contrived chapter ever--she basically walked in from being on the other side of the country and then talked for a bit before dying in the most blatantly silly manner ever. (Troops? What are those, I can turn into a snake and attack three armed men!)
Now we have to kill time for a couple chapters to get Rilian back to Narnia, which honestly seems pretty fait accompli, and that's a shame because this could have been a chance to inject some real drama: Aslan's instructions are all done and the protagonists are off-script now, so to speak. But that would have required us to be more in the middle of the book as opposed to "almost done", so that the drama could spread out a little and get cozy. Anyway, let's do this thing.
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