More Fish with Friends. This was one of the highlights of fanfest, I'm very much looking forward to this again.

We hear the Wailers searching for poachers have lightened up a bit, reducing congestion on the way through the Shroud. With luck that should mean an easier time in heading to Buscarron's Druthers in the South Shroud of Mateus for some open world, walk up role-play this evening! #ffxiv #ffxivrp

“When the past is always with you, it may as well be present; and if it is present, it will be future as well.” -Neuromancer #ffxiv #gposers #reshade #eorzeaphotos #gpose

Dragon Con this year is -stacked-

Erah'sae and Eurus would be fought together mount and rider, then separate but be unable to be tanked by the same tank. Mechanics require different relative boss facings to solve. One puzzle may be managing the bird's separation anxiety against his building rage at seeing Erah'sae harmed.

Are you mad with watching Jesters dancing all day? Come on out to the Shroud and take a break. Join us for some open world, walk-up roleplay at Buscarron's Druthers on Mateus. People should be out there for most of the night tonight. I'll be joining in whenever work lets me free. #ffxiv #ffxivrp

"Throw wide the gates, that we may pass," ~ Some crystaline catboy somewhere. The gates to Crystal have been flung open. Even Balmung. Get your RP alts over to places that usually end up congested while you can. We're not expecting this to last past the next major patch. #ffxivrp

It's that time again. 🏳️‍🌈 The Pride Backlighting gpose tutorial I put together a couple years ago is over on Tumblr! Let's see your pride. Pride Backlight Tutorial

Join the EMN's #WardensOfPride as they raise funds for Lambda Legal by catching Wardens of the Seven Hues in #FFXIV this June! 🎣Catch a Warden of the Seven Hues! 📸Share your catch! 🌈Help the fish share pride and joy across Eorzea! See eorzean.fish/Pride2026 for more info and official guidelines!

I don't know how this'll go (we'll be doing some fish in between queues) - but I want to see if we can get some #FFXIV mahjong games going tomorrow morning. I will be streaming mahjong (as well as fishing) tomorrow morning as well. www.twitch.tv/afruitysnacks

I think Xelphatol was done dirty with only seeing it through a dungeon. I have a soft spot for the Ixal. Corvos as well. If for no other reason than to see the anchorite statue straddling the narrows.

Thread to put all my thoughts as I listen through the Dawntrail OST again in my hunt for leitmotifs. ☀️☀️☀️

Would have helped if I had directly quoted the original prom post earlier. Enjoy!

The first Crescent prom I'll have to miss due to travels. Always a good time for roleplay and meeting folks. Give it a look. The groups involved always put a lot of their heart into these.

— six of swords #ffxiv | #gpose | #roaddust | #steelhawk

Don't do this to me, young one.

Had a small culture clash moment during lunch. I saw "Bo Burger" on the menu. It took a few moments to realize why it wasn't chicken. No E, you're in an Irish Pub, not Tailfeather.

It's Tuesday. Come give your birds a break on their runs between Coerthas and Thanlan. Let the Chocobo's rest. Join us for open world, walk-up role-play at Buscarron's Druthers this evening in the South Shroud of Mateus. Congestion is a thing, but keep trying and you'll get here. #ffxiv #ffxivrp

Ok... blue sky doesn't like my image for Buscarron's this time... weird.

A delightful song from a delightful person about catching a fish... with wings. Now I must patiently wait for the next window (3 days, 12 hours from time of posting) to put the lessons learned to use.

Guess what's finally out of my drafts folder: it's my article on Azem! I've been speculating on their relevance for years and the theories have remained consistent, so here's where I'm at with the end of 7.5. www.einherjar-unbound.com/articles/aze... #FFXIV #Lore

Sylph in the Black Shroud pixel art animation I wanna practice these again 🥺💚(maybe I can learn to make more than just one thing move...!) #shmiart #FFXIVART #pixelart

- Decide this weekend, I'm going to take the plunge. - Create Account. - Sign up for 14 day free trial. - Start update. - Go to sleep. - Wake up. - Go to work. - Read about upcoming unlimited time free trial up to level 75. - The Clash starts playing in my head. *sighs*

If Erah'sae chased revenge the world would be a very different place. He doesn't. There are horrors enough in Eorzea that if he carried a grudge for every one of them inflected on him, he'd have long since been ground down by chasing reprisal. That said, he might have stabbed someone... twice.

On your way South along the trade route from the ever cold realm of Coerthas? Stop by on your way down the trade route and join us for some open world, walk up role-play at Buscarron Druthers. We'll be gathering across the evening in the South Shroud of Mateus. #ffxiv #ffxiv-rp

I'm having amusing thoughts of Post 8.0, if we resolve the ice/wintering, of Aymeric walking up to the WoL and gesturing emphatically at Coerthas so they can deal with "Evercold at home."

I spy a shroud cat in that queue, and maybe this fellow from Crescent that does pub crawls.

If there is one thing I want that isn't story or class related for VerCold it is a better method of handling server congestion.

More times for the EU friendly presence at Buscarron's!

Can't scrounge the gil for dinner? Out at Buscarron's there are fish to catch catch so a cat won't go hungry. Join us tonight for open world, walk up role-play (and possibly fishing - Erah'sae is broke again) at Buscarron's Druthers in the South Shroud of Mateus at 8PM US Eastern #ffxiv #ffxivrp

Ye gods, Instead of my own notes I had to look something up on one of the FFXIV wikis without an ad blocker. Never doing that again. Pulled up a fish - two auto-play videos with audio (one in a pop up that blocked the screen) six side bar full motion ads, three in page ads and a page leave trap.

Time to come up with new stickers and ribbons. Hopefully I'll see some of you folks there.

Thank you to everyone who said hi and chatted fish stuff with me! I had a blast this FanFest and am excited to see what is to come in the coming months (fishing included, of course!)

Departing a convention is always a bittersweet thing. This was a grand time, and thanks to all of you for being one of the kindest and most welcoming communities I've run across. I look forward to seeing some of you at DragonCon and maybe Gateway Fate.

This is today!

We should be able to parry attacks of certain combative fish with surface slap to feed a new "aggressive angler" ability. *Nods sagely*

The fishing gathering on day zero was a remarkable time. I'm glad I got to be a part of it.

The same shirt spotting grows, adding @Kirrundcosplay from Instagram.

They missed an opportunity to have Meten narrate the keynote lead in / x min. until start bits.

Lots of seating and the ADA services have been great so far this year.

Finally on board a flight towards fanfest. This has been an ordeal. Seeing folks tomorrow will make up for it.

There has been so much going on and I'm dealing with archers in real life instead of in game, so I forgot to post the advert earlier for Buscarron's Druthers. There is some walk up, open world role-play going on -right now- out in the South Shroud of Mateus until people get tired! #ffxiv #ffxivrp

Erah'sae appears really generous but it is mostly that he has no real concept of the term "personal property". If he doesn't have plans to use a thing, he may as well let it be put to use. He will also appropriate just about anything that has gone unused without asking unless it has a proper name.

Fanfest approaches. I'll have a Erah'sae sticker to exchange with art by the brilliant @pixelpeony.bsky.social. Unfortunately I botched my new ribbons, so I'll just have my FFXIV ribbons and stickers from DragonCon with me as well instead of fresh ones. Hope to see some of you cats there.

🤩American Kestrel deep dive. Toronto, Canada, April 17th 2026. Sony A1 I| 300GM 1/4000s, F/5.6 ISO 1600

"That creepy guy is here again," my boss hissed. I looked to the pinball machine in corner. A lanky man in overalls and a soft hat was playing. "You're making a fortune from the old coins he's using. But I'll have a word." Later, I told my boss the guy worked as a ferryman. Why'd he get so pale?

The WoL is too big, too much of a fixture for the stories I enjoy writing. I far prefer the smaller stories of the setting. The stories of the ones left in the wake of the main events. The little tragedies that get forgotten when the godlike powers clash.

I may not be going to Fanfest, but I *will* be in the FF14 directory all week! Apr 20th - 25th, I'll be raising money for "National Children's Alliance" ACTUALLY PLAYING #FFXIV! My yearly DD Solo Charity runs return, and @CogntvTTV & @/Omniross will join me too! Hyped for 8.0? Let's talk :)

In a serious answer I'd like paladins burst to be reworked into a more interactive chain than repeating the same button some more shield based attacks would be brilliant.

My hope is that Paladin will get a new proper finisher to their existing during their burst window. Sword -> Sworda -> Sworder -> Swordest -> Swordaga, Sword will be joined by a 10 second cast time Zeta Swordflare finisher. Not really, but it would be funny.