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[Delphine]

Is the thread still weird?

 

I spent $59.08 at Lush. Now I want to do more shopping. o.O

 

Must be pretty boring, when the thread isn't being weird.

And about Lush, perfectly normal. If I could pass on having to buy food to eat, I'd prolly buy the whole shop with whatever money I can.

 

It's easy to fall into the pit of not being as good as others, but you do owe it to yourself and your writing to kick your backside out of that feeling. Stuff like that is what prevents books from being written. You can always edit and rewrite and fix what's bad... but you can never fix what isn't written. Go forth and write. Who cares who is better or worse. You can be inspired by others, but all you need to measure up to is you.

 

Hey girl, it's okay. I wake up every morning wondering when people will realize that I'm a fraud. That what I do is a joke or that I'm as bad as I fear I am! But that's okay. You know why? Because EVERYONE is afraid they're a fraud making their way through whatever creative endeavor they're involved in!

So just keep going. The moral of the story is that we're all frauds. Lying our way to mastery. YOU CAN DO IT.

 

Thank you both for those words. Something I guess I need to hear more often.

And damn the impostor syndrome, damn it to the hell and back. Fighting against your own demons ain't easy.

[Sable Rhapsody]

I was initially excited for KE, but it's so broken that I don't really find it all that fun. If I wanted to tank I would've played a warrior.

 

I love how broken KE is   Adaar basically Fade Steps all over the place, smashing into baddies and yelling "I AM A JEDI!"  While Solas and/or Dorian quietly facepalm in the background.  My new favorite team is the melee deathball of Bull, KE Adaar, and Cole + one other.  It makes me nostalgic for my Arcane Warrior Warden.

[Siha]

So just keep going. The moral of the story is that we're all frauds. Lying our way to mastery. YOU CAN DO IT.

 

[Rabbitonfire]

Yeah, it was on the nexus mod page under videos.  It's just the "i've never done anything like this before, on a number of levels'.  Trevelyan was pretty stoked.  I would assume the major issues would be for just the male PC?  If you used a female Quizzy - no matter the race - would the voice acting still work?  Just the cinematics would be off. In the final scene I'm just imagining Solas giving Adaar a passionate kiss to her breasts.

Oh, found it:

 

[Colonelkillabee]

I can't believe I just wasted all of my likes for the day on @Carrieli and @ColonelKillabee's egg puns. BRAVO.

Ohoohoho, it's Mr. Steal Yo Girl Likes

 

 

In relation to the mod talk, like I said in the other thread, I'll never use such mods to alter anyone's sexuality, race or what have you, but no one, not even whatever poorly tasted plebian made that Dorian mod, deserves to be harassed and hated for making a mod. No one is forced to download, so it shouldn't cause any more of a fuss than all those really bad and corny sex mods for Skyrim.

 

That said, people shouldn't be so quick to judge people for disliking a lesbian cass mod. I dislike it. It's no different than disliking a straight dorian mod. Difference is it's nothing personal for me.

[Taelaa]

So, I decided for my hard play through that I would try to create a Lavellan who looks as much like the female lavellan tarot card as I could. Here is the result. I'm pretty happy with the way she turned out. I think she looks kind of fierce. It seems impossible to get the brow/bridge of nose swoop correct. (Edit: Yeah, I l know, swooping is bad!) Ah well. Hope you enjoy!

 

Love this shot.

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Ignore the weird Cassandra ass in this one. hehe

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[Avejajed]

 

And about Lush, perfectly normal. If I could pass on having to buy food to eat, I'd prolly buy the whole shop with whatever money I can.

 

 

I think you could probably eat most of the Lush stuff, if you had to.

[Elira]

*sigh*

 

So, I began writing down the storyline for my second original book and I'm debating on putting some romance in there...but I can't help but think about my favorite written romances (Solas being one of them) .I don't think I can ever write a romance as good as Patrick Weekes can. He just knows how to stab me in the feels and twist the knife.

I know I shouldn't feel that way. In the end, I will write whatever feels right for the characters and the situation. Still, the idea of never measuring up is there...I don't know. Feel free to ignore this post. :/

 

The only crime you could possibly commit is not writing. I've been there. Hell, I'm still there. Doubt is one of a writer's worst enemies. The trick is to write in spite of that. You're going to hit bumps; you're going to fall into ditches that are going to be absolute hell to climb out of, but if you can pick yourself up and keep moving forward, no matter how many times you fall again, or stumble, or how slow you move, you can do it. You're not going to ever full defeat doubt. You'll probably always compare yourself to writers like Patrick Weekes. That's natural. But in the end, you aren't them. You're you. You have to be the one to pick yourself up and keep moving despite the loud, painful voices of doubt and comparison. Write for yourself first, then write for others. Because ultimately, if all you do is write to please others when you're not pleasing yourself first, you're going to make yourself miserable. And you know what else? I know you can do it. Everyone has the capacity to do it. You've just got to take that first step. So write! Throw caution to the wind, treat the rules like they don't exist, and write like you have nothing to lose. 

[RebbyWriter]

It's easy to fall into the pit of not being as good as others, but you do owe it to yourself and your writing to kick your backside out of that feeling. Stuff like that is what prevents books from being written. You can always edit and rewrite and fix what's bad... but you can never fix what isn't written. Go forth and write. Who cares who is better or worse. You can be inspired by others, but all you need to measure up to is you.

 

Yeah, I know. I'm just having one of those "meh" kind of days. I'm in the middle of promotion for the first book and I am not the type to push myself to interact with strangers but I was preparing myself for this...People are going to read it and...they will have opinions. Oh noes! *dont worry. I know I'll get over it*

 

I appreciate all the words of encouragement. The googly eyes are also cheering me up. lol

[Mims]

The insanity over the Cassandra bi-mod is absolutely awful. Bimods always happen. They've been happening since bioware has been releasing games. There's plenty for Morrigan and Alistair. People modelswap mass effect all the time. I don't understand why this one became a witch hunt, to the extent that people were accusing the creator of rape. [What?] 

 

It is a strange time to be on the internet. People are so much nastier, and nowadays people aren't content to just send you an angry email. They want to ruin your life. 

[BoscoBread]

Yeah, I know. I'm just having one of those "meh" kind of days. I'm in the middle of promotion for the first book and I am not the type to push myself to interact with strangers but I was preparing myself for this...People are going to read it and...they will have opinions. Oh noes! *dont worry. I know I'll get over it*

 

I appreciate all the words of encouragement. The googly eyes are also cheering me up. lol

I'm glad we helped!

[Siha]

no one deserves to be harassed and hated ...

 

people shouldn't be so quick to judge people ...

 

That's my man.

 

I think you could probably eat most of the Lush stuff, if you had to.

 

My cat might have tried eating Honey I Washed The Kids. Then again, he tries to eat anything, really. Never tried that again though. Hm.

[jellobell]

My Lavellan is a mage and her favorite companions to take places are the rogues and fellow mages (sans Vivienne). I grew to really resent having to take Cassandra or Blackwall everywhere, and thus give them a companion slot I could have given to companions whose party banter/comments I really liked.

Heh. I actually deviated a lot from the 'standard party setup'. Rolled with 4 mages for a long time, and we utterly destroyed everything. Don't really need a tank when you've got 4 rotating barriers.

 

And you don't need a rogue when you can do stuff like this:

 

[RogueBait]

I have decided that none of you deserve Solas. I am taking him away and will only return with him once his harem has returned to their senses.

 

Oh wait, he already left XD

 

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Rude.

 

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http://caosmique.tum...-laughing-sorry

 

Oh god oh god, if it were possible to actually mod a disapproving Solas face onto that horrifying Majora's Mask moon, the dread I inevitably experience at the DAWN OF THE FINAL DAY -24 hours remain- would be amplified x1000. With a little bit of confused lust thrown in there for good measure.

 

... Also, pun not intended, but acknowledged.

 

Guys. GUYS. I finally had a Solas dream....

 

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So I work at a truck wash (no I actually do) and in my dream my boss decided to throw a party and so half of the party consisted of my coworkers and the other half were people from DAI. So there were all sorts of desserts there and I'm stuffing my face with cute frilly cakes. And then Solas comes up to the table right as I grab the last frilly cake, and he has the saddest look on his face because I had already eaten half of it, so I decided to share what was left by holding it with my mouth and motioning him to kiss it from me. Kind of like this:

 

 

So he did. For a while. And it made me very happy.  

 

Also Sera was there and she was playing with Barbie mermaids the whole time. 

 

 

HAVE I OFFICIALLY JOINED THE SLOW DESCENT INTO MADNESS???? I think so, but I don't mind. 

 

:C I'm jealous. The only dreams I've had about Solas have been tragic or bittersweet.

 

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In one, Solas was speaking to me (as Lavellan) after the breakup, telling me that he hoped his body had been able to bring me some comfort. It was so confusing and heartbreaking and cast doubt on the entire relationship, because it was like he was saying it was all for my benefit. But he looked so defeated and utterly sad. It felt awful.

 

On the bright side, when I woke up I thought about it and rationalized that since he was saying he hoped his body brought me some comfort, we had totally been doing it.

 

Aww yeah. I'll take my victories where I can.

 

I greatly approve of this most dashing art:

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http://wallabri.tumb...che-you-a#notes

 

I like this.

 

It's easy to fall into the pit of not being as good as others, but you do owe it to yourself and your writing to kick your backside out of that feeling. Stuff like that is what prevents books from being written. You can always edit and rewrite and fix what's bad... but you can never fix what isn't written. Go forth and write. Who cares who is better or worse. You can be inspired by others, but all you need to measure up to is you.

 

Hey girl, it's okay. I wake up every morning wondering when people will realize that I'm a fraud. That what I do is a joke or that I'm as bad as I fear I am! But that's okay. You know why? Because EVERYONE is afraid they're a fraud making their way through whatever creative endeavor they're involved in!

So just keep going. The moral of the story is that we're all frauds. Lying our way to mastery. YOU CAN DO IT.

 

I feel like I need these words blown up and pasted on my walls. Good advice, ladies.

 

Fake it 'til you make it.

[Delphine]

I think you could probably eat most of the Lush stuff, if you had to.

 

My partner loves to use their (awesome) fresh face masks. Everytime he puts it on, I literally wanna eat his face, especially the honey one (Brazened Honey), chocolate one (Cupcake) and blueberry one (Catastrophe Cosmetic). Hnnng!

 

 

And gosh do I love this thread. People supporting eachother so nicely, makes my heart so warm. You guys rock.

 

And you don't need a rogue when you can do stuff like this:

 

 

Oh snap! And here I was trying to always have a rogue in party to open those damn doors, while I could just have done this. Silly me!

[CapricornSun]

And you don't need a rogue when you can do stuff like this:

Could you...actually do that as a mage? o___O

[BoscoBread]

The insanity over the Cassandra bi-mod is absolutely awful. Bimods always happen. They've been happening since bioware has been releasing games. There's plenty for Morrigan and Alistair. People modelswap mass effect all the time. I don't understand why this one became a witch hunt, to the extent that people were accusing the creator of rape. [What?] 

 

It is a strange time to be on the internet. People are so much nastier, and nowadays people aren't content to just send you an angry email. They want to ruin your life. 

It's terrible.  I get the dislike in that you wouldn't want it in your game and it makes you uncomfortable "changing" a character's sexuality but like...ignore it?  Everybody knows it's not canon, the game is not going to be changed around it, the Keep will never reflect it, the mod will clip/won't function as well as the real romance.  If someone wants to put up with that just to see and/or make their time with the game more enjoyable because they got to romance Cass as a woman then GOD SPEED!

 

As you correctly point out, these swaps are about as vanilla as they come. There are some hella questionble ones in Skyrim, yet I managed to ignore those and give them no real thought beyond this.

[Elven_Glory]

*sigh*

So, I began writing down the storyline for my second original book and I'm debating on putting some romance in there...but I can't help but think about my favorite written romances (Solas being one of them) .I don't think I can ever write a romance as good as Patrick Weekes can. He just knows how to stab me in the feels and twist the knife.

I know I shouldn't feel that way. In the end, I will write whatever feels right for the characters and the situation. Still, the idea of never measuring up is there...I don't know. Feel free to ignore this post. :/

*edit* Top?? Uh...This is awkward. Here

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I have this issue on the daily. I'm writing sci-fi and there's a romantic aspect to it but I want it to be a rather tertiary thing... Like the book would be just as good without it. It's only there because... Well... When people spend a lot of time together, sometimes they kind of fall for each other. Art imitates life, you know?
Anyway, second guessing yourself is not going to get that novel written. Do what the book wants. As stupidly cliche as that sounds, it ha gotten me out of quite a few plot holes and writer's blocks.

[Giton]

Speaking of weird, today I learned:

 

"For example, one offshoot of Johnlock, known as Fawnlock, imagines Cumberbatch as an ethereal deer, complete with graceful antlers and a speckled coat — and of course his lover, Watson, cradled in his forelimbs."

 

Regarding confidence and artistic endeavors (or really any endeavor). Fake it until you make it. Or, pretend you are the Kanye West of your field: here, this might help. I also recommend listening to cheesy, training montage music, a la, Europe's "Final Countdown" before sitting down to anything intimidating. Air drumming is recommended but not required.

[Elven_Glory]

It's terrible. I get the dislike in that you wouldn't want it in your game and it makes you uncomfortable "changing" a character's sexuality but like...ignore it? Everybody knows it's not canon, the game is not going to be changed around it, the Keep will never reflect it, the mod will clip/won't function as well as the real romance. If someone wants to put up with that just to see and/or make their time with the game is made more enjoyable because they got to romance Cass as a woman then GOD SPEED!

As you correctly point out, these swaps are about as vanilla as they come. There are some hella questionble ones in Skyrim, yet I managed to ignore those and give them no real thought beyond this.

I don't know why people let their knickers get all in a bunch over this stuff. Yeah, the 'Solas romancing a human male' video looked a little odd to me, but if that's what someone else wants, why should they not be able to have it? At the end of the day, isn't that all these types of mods are? Options for altering the game? It's not like everyone is going to be forced to download it just because it was made. They are just options.

[RogueBait]

The insanity over the Cassandra bi-mod is absolutely awful. Bimods always happen. They've been happening since bioware has been releasing games. There's plenty for Morrigan and Alistair. People modelswap mass effect all the time. I don't understand why this one became a witch hunt, to the extent that people were accusing the creator of rape. [What?] 

 

It is a strange time to be on the internet. People are so much nastier, and nowadays people aren't content to just send you an angry email. They want to ruin your life. 

 

The anonymous nature of the internet coupled with the lack of accountability makes a lot of people think it's okay to be complete assholes, and some take it to huge extremes. :/ It's surprising how rampant it is, and sad.

 

Solas would disapprove.

[Maria13]

Is the thread still weird?

 

I spent $59.08 at Lush. Now I want to do more shopping. o.O

 

I just spent 4,300 yen on Parabox, for the doll materials to make a Solas doll, wish me luck!

 

http://www.parabox.j..._new/decal.html

[Maria13]

It's easy to fall into the pit of not being as good as others, but you do owe it to yourself and your writing to kick your backside out of that feeling. Stuff like that is what prevents books from being written. You can always edit and rewrite and fix what's bad... but you can never fix what isn't written. Go forth and write. Who cares who is better or worse. You can be inspired by others, but all you need to measure up to is you.

 

Wow! Brilliant words... I shall attempt to recall them when I'm feeling down! My husband is well on his way through writing his second fantasy novel... I should follow, after I was the one that did a bloody English degree!

 

He's an engineer!

 

_{But Welsh, so probably superior in every way...}

[Elven_Glory]

The anonymous nature of the internet coupled with the lack of accountability makes a lot of people think it's okay to be complete assholes, and some take it to huge extremes. :/ It's surprising how rampant it is, and sad.

Solas would disapprove.

It lets you know the true nature of some people, that's for sure. I tend to steer clear of people who have no sense of propriety when they can remain anonymous. Just because you cannot see my face doesn't give me the right to treat you with any less respect than I would were I looking directly at you. Some people need to be monitored at all times. :/