I make it no secret that I find good aligned characters difficult to write, primarily because when I write them, they embody ideals that I believe are humanely impossible, perfection, if you will and my life experience has taught me that good people don't have to tell you they're good people +

Unfortunately, nothing much because I literally can't write Ophelia's name in anymore without almost every result being overridden by Taylor Swift's new song 😭

Literally no one should be surprised I picked Maya

#Ophelia just kind of spawned in thanks to Bhaal. He had the butler abandon her in a ruin that began to fill with water after her would be parents, Celica and Magnus, accidentally triggered a trap. Baby Ophelia started crying as the water rose which is how Celica and Magnus found her.

Among my Durges, they all strive for freedom from Bhaal but that freedom means something different to all of them For my hag durge, it means chaos on her own terms For Bhaaladec, it means being himself For Ophelia, it means control and security, safety within that For Betty, it means dominance +

I apologise if I'm not as vocal lately or reply later, I know the holiday season is meant to imply that you're resting and chilling out but I find it's anything but! My battery is depleted - I need a holiday from the holiday season but that said - I hope you're all having a good time 🫶

NOOOOOOO 😭

Merry Crisis everybody! Hope you all have a peaceful day!

My son is innocent - I was following the kid who steals the locket from Barth, defused the situation but then Aradin and his lot became hostile and I killed them which broke Bhaaladec's oath. IT WAS SELF DEFENSE!!! 😭

SCREAMING #Bhaaladec didn't even make it a day before he broke his oath 😭

It's... complicated. One one hand, #Ophelia finds him to be an a front to her, a bug that needs swatting but at the same time he triggers her trauma from the Bhaal temple because he operates in a similar way to Bhaal so she does project a bit and enjoys his demise and there's also the fact that...

To answer my own question; I think that Ophelia would survive til act 3 because I've always maintained that she would be found outside Ethel's swamp thinking that the urge compelled her to kill Mayrina's brothers. As a sorcerer she almost always passes the check to see the swamp for what it is so

It was easily the I was fighting the bandits in Withers crypt and I wet the ground to electrocute the enemy but with Gale accidentally picked ice knife, the floor froze and Ophelia ended up falling on her ass down the stairs 😭 Til this day she believes this was deliberate

Ngl, I like this one too #Ira

I think this might just be my favourite screenshot of #Ira

#Ira 's face when the tadpole comes out of the dwarf 😂

I- um- something has gone very wrong here, I feel 😂

I just got the funniest ad for A/I that basically said "If you wanna have a job in 5 years then know how to do your job so when all your coworker schmucks can't cope without AI that makes you irreplaceable! And use OUR A/I to help you get there because ours is more than prompts!"

It's only night one and Astarion is eyeing up #Ira like he's the last edible thing in the fridge I swear, Ira is gonna find him chewing on his leg or somethin'

I was trying to decide who Ira should romance - On one hand, I could see him and Lae'zel because he just gets all the approval with her On the other, he's got an interesting dynamic with Shadow, I could see them bonding over how hardcore they are about their gods But

When the Tiefling instructor tells you that telling the kids to enjoy blood, carnage and embrace death isn't appropriate ( #Ira looks so salty, he was just trying to help in the only way a Bhaalspawn can LMAO )

"we only use AI for coming up with ideas" no you don't. you use AI to come up with the a bland version of other people's ideas. there is currently NOBODY more replaceable than you

I've been wondering this for a while, you know how in Act 2 as Durge you can either destroy Last Light Inn or sacrifice your lover - how does that go if you sacrifice Gale because I feel like the orb might just be a lil bit of a problem, no?

Now, not to toot my on horn but I really thing I cooked with #Ira 's design

I have #Ophelia and #Ira! They're siblings (Bhaalspawns, you know how it is) Ophi is a storm sorcerer, Ira's a Draconic & they hate each other - Ophi is as anti-Bhaal as it gets & Ira is all about murder in name of Bhaal Ophelia specializes in lighting/thunder/ice magic while Ira is fire/poison.

#Ophelia already knew Astarion was a vampire because Gandrel told her before she found the boar and she confronted Astarion about it in camp (I'll have to redo it though because I'm curious if there's a "I know what you are" line if you find the boar but didn't confront him about being a vamp)

#Ophelia would normally leave Helyne to her work but "Shouldn't the injured be your priority, cleric? Their souls will have met whatever gods they saw fit to entrust themselves to, no? It's hardly ideal but neither is becoming a mind flayer consuming whomever they left behind."

#Tavqotd If you Tav/Durge was an ally in the game, what would their letter received at the epilogue party say?

I suppose this is rather accurate for #Ophelia 😯

You would be able to romance #Ophelia (temporarily). First you'd have to peak her interest being proving yourself a practical leader (prioritizing the party and a cure), after poor Alfira leaves the mortal plane, you'd be able to romance her if you were understanding/sympathetic. As for the scene-

My professional artists peers! We got a survey request! Researchers at the University of Carnegie Mellon is doing a research to see how generative Al has (or has not) impacted your work and/or sentiments in the industry. Folks in creative fields only, please consider filling this out 👇

Challenging all creatives to post the three works they are most proud of from this year! Writing, Art, VP, whichever you made, lets see it! #art #writing #vp

hey, if you’re feeling like everything you love is tarnished by the hubris of rich dipshits, here’s another perspective: a whole lot of regular people worked on that thing and poured their hearts and souls into it for years; you’re allowed to continue honoring their hard work and artistry

"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out pick up a pencil and a napkin

A month ago I adopted a one eyed hamster from my local animal shelter

Concept art has historically been a fan favorite when development steps get released to the public. It's just a weird part of the entire thing to get rid of. Human creativity will forever be loved more than a robot stealing ideas from said human creativity

i am able to stay at my aunt's house for the time being, so at least we're not on a sidewalk. she is helping me get a job so I can stay at my grandma's old (currently empty) house

the thing that drives me insane about genAI/chatgpt bullshit is that brother, the process IS the work IS the entire thing. no artist comes to art for the final result. the final result is inextricable from the fucking labor that came into making it

#Tavqotd if your Tav/Durge was a companion and there was no player to guide them, how far into the game would they make it on their own? (Inspired by this video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gprj... )

I have to work on my Tavs but my Durges are easy. My most good is #Bhaaladec, despite what Bhaal did to him, he never broke and never gave up on being a better person My most evil his lil brother, #Ira Ira is completely devoted to Bhaal, Bhaal wants the world to drown in blood then he'll enact it

Genuine #Ophelia smiles are rare but they do exist

EVERYONE GET MORE PASSIONATE AND SELF INDULGENT ABOUT CREATIVITY AND BEING HUMAN NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Btw, did you know the internet is full of very good research tools? For example, here's a really good online museum collection to use as reference:

gortash is my OC now yay

#Ophelia loves his ambition, charisma, confidence, skill, smarts, his dream for a brighter future and surprisingly how accepting and encouraging he is about her. She felt so disconnected from the world as a Bhaalspawn she never thought she'd ever feel like she belonged anywhere + he's beautiful 😌

I LOVE USING MY IMAGINATION I LOVE BEING BAD AT ART AND WRITING I LOVE BEING HUMAN AND CREATING AND TELLING STORIES I LOVE CREATING THINGS WITH MY OWN HANDS‼️

Personally, I will still enjoy BG3 because as far I know, AI wasn't involved The game means a lot to me, it got me out of a dark place and bought me all you wonderful and creative people who I appreciate even more than I did. Larian may have burnt the house down but we still have the foundation.

And now, a guy vomiting into a pig's mouth makes sense. Art really does imitate life, this is the perfect rendition of corporate relationship with us lowly mortals, feed us literal slop to get the bacon but it's nice looking 8k slop so hopefully that makes up for it.