wait
THAT'S SOLAS???
I don't know if I'm supposed to be greatly disturbed by ruining our precious egg or actually surprised, because he actually looks dead good with those locks (what can I say, I'm a massive sucker for hair? It's testament to the strength of Solas' character and jawline that I still liked him without it).
He's not ugly or anything but I don't think I like it 
It's like the world doesn't make sense anymore 
I just came on this page and I saw: '' Solas is hard ''
...... why do I always see the wrong things before knowing what people are talking about.... gosh I have a dirty mind.
Bad timing and a dirty mind.
It seems you can make group forums available for guests to read, but I think that opens up the entire forum, as it doesn't seem that you can adjust individual access.
If you all want to open up the entire thing that's fine but I think if, especially if we're doing NaNo, it might be a bit easier to share our randomest of writing and snippets and such without guests. Though it is unlisted.
Just let me know.
But Sable, if you want to put a thread there to centralize the gradAU, go ahead and we'll figure something out.
We don't know for sure, but it seems Solas took the power from Mythal, not her soul - it's most likely that Inquisitor or Morrigan is bound to Mythal. I'm sure it will have consequences (Mythal expects that 'change is coming to the world' which probably means she wants the Veil gone), so bear that in mind if you choose to drink. It might mean that Inquisitor will be unable to stop Solas.
I say: think about what you character is thinking at the time - what are her reasons for drinking or not drinking? How will drinking or not drinking from the Well change her? Do you want to go with her in that direction? No one knows the consequences yet, so it's important to go with the choice that will best suit your character (her morals, personality, etc...) ... do what you think is right at the moment and the rest, well... let's worry about that in future games
Mine didn't drink (though it was a difficult decision), because she wants to make her own choices.
That why I play two different Lavellans one who drank and one who doesn't. Since we don't know, it will be intressting to see how the choices plays out.
The multiplayer DLCs are free now if you want to join us
. You'll have to be on PC though, which you can download a free trial of and then play the multiplayer for an unlimited amount of time.
unlimited I thought it said 6 hours trail only?
It seems you can make group forums available for guests to read, but I think that opens up the entire forum, as it doesn't seem that you can adjust individual access.
If you all want to open up the entire thing that's fine but I think if, especially if we're doing NaNo, it might be a bit easier to share our randomest of writing and snippets and such without guests.
Hmm, I'd personally prefer to share the NaNo antics only with the folks who can already put up with me.
Which leaves the issue of finding a home for adorkable grad student Solas.
Maybe Sable can create a post within this thread, which she can continuously edit to add the new parts? Then she can keep a link to the specific post and there can be a link in the OP.
Just IMO. What does everyone else think?
Just noticed this post Drosophila! I don't doubt people can and have made wonderful and beloved Lavellan's with fully rounded personalities, details on their looks, and their names and backstories told in detail. I just think it is harder to make them and them be well received over making a more blank-slate Lavellan that the readers replace their own Lavellans with. I also think Mary Sueness is more often forgiven with nameless Lavellans because you are putting your character in the situation. As I said with my invader comment a fully developed Lavellan or original character is usually the only alien thing in a world that the readers already know. It's much easier to resent that, in my opinion, then a Lavellan that is pretty much what she is in the game, a blank-slate and a stand in for you. It's just one of those things that I think are unique to fanfiction. Is it good, is it bad? I think that depends on the situation, but it is there, regardless.
Some of my earlier fics were written with my Lavellan in mind but I chose to be more generic. At some point, I just had more interest in and more fun writing Nirwen as Nirwen, and so I name and detail now.
I just found this and I had to post it. Since we're posting cat and dog from time to time
Cats can really be so....creepy. I think this one came from Silent Hill. Or was transformed coming out of the Fade.
I shared that since I thought it was an interesting perspective but my own opinion and circumstances are more like yours. It's rare that I like AUs, and I prefer that something make sense and follow/take from canon and is, at least, consistent in some way. That said, gender or racebending is something I'm generally cool with too, even if it's not something I'm into (With Solas, for instance, there are mods to make him darker like concept art, but some of these depictions may also be slightly problematic). I'm a mixed, bisexual Latina, who grew up poor, raised by a disabled mom. Can't underestimate the value of intersectionality and increasing the number of voices and perspectives we hear. I also tend to be keyed into how diverse something is, whose stories are being told, and how.
Though I think creating new characters is better, and slowly changing in the mainstream because a lot of companies are super risk averse. But we've been seeing changes and people going and supporting the things they want to see more of, which is great. But there are still a lot of issues, systemic and otherwise, that we need to encourage creators all over to both change and support the work of others. In terms of minority representation and representing bodies not always seen in media. Yes, please. I've taken on writing things that needed some love in the representation department.
Anyhow, I love exploring fandom and I'm firmly on the positive side of expression. But there are also those who would condemn the value of such expression, and to them, I say boo and go write another paragraph.
Cats can really be so....creepy.
Apperantly, but I found it more funny than creepy perhaps because I am tired.
I actually hated reading up until middle school. My reading comprehension sucked and I had to take special classes for it. My mom just kept buying books and trying to get me to read them. I remember with the Goosebumps books I'd read the beginning and end of each chapter so I'd know what was going on and could pretend I read the whole book
A few years ago my sisters were having the same problems I was with reading. I think they were 7 and 10 at the time. Anyway, I decided I'd do the same thing for them, except I actually read a few whole books, but it was always the beginning of a series so they'd want to know what happened and I wouldn't read the second one to them
. My now 13 year old sister reads almost as much as I do (unfortunately she loves YA romance *gags*) and my now 10 year old sister reads sporadically all different types of books... she has trouble finishing them though, which coincidentally I have the same problem with TV shows.
I watched a little of Maze Runner and didn't like it but I never read the book and I've never read any of Anne Rice's books, though they are on my list. I only watched the first movie, which I enjoyed, but I found out later they cut a lot out to make it "acceptable". My least favorite adaptions are Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and Eragon. How can you make something so bad from a book so good (mostly towards PJ. I'm not really a huge fan of Eragon)!?
I want to mention the abomination that was The Last Airbender, but as that was a TV to movie adaption I won't.
...whoops just did! It was a horrible abomination of nature. A sin against humanity. An affront to the Maker and all the gods and not-gods everywhere.
I'm not bitter or anything though!
A lot of people say The Order of the Phoenix was the worst book too, which call me crazy and dip me in lava, but it's my favorite. I know, I know, but it was the first one I read in the series and you know first impressions and first loves and all!
If you did not point it out I wouldn't have known English wasn't your first language, it's great! And I know I write spastically when I'm on the forums! I'll go back and read my previous posts and it will sound dreadful. Your complelty fine with not always righting it write on these posts as long as you actually no how two in you're real important writing!
Or, at least that's what I tell myself when I get embarrassed about the mess I just posted!
So, back from dinner and watching Back to the Future II, 'cause you know, today's the day (October 21st 2015)!
It's great that you finally found books and even greater that you try to pass your experience on to your siblings! It somewhat reminds me of people who quit smoking. They often become the most hardcore non-smokers lol. In my career as a hopefully soon to be librarian I hope I can pass the love for books and stories on to the kids I'll be -hopefully- working with. It's not only that it's a great pasttime, but also being able to read and comprehend is so important in everyday life and I think everyone has the right to be able to use it to the best of one's capability. Sorry if I'm getting a little emotive here, but it's an issue that is very important to me and that I care for it deeply. Especially after my six months of internship, two of them in the youth department of a public library where I met so many young children who often don't even have books at home let alone someone who reads to or with them. Seeing those kids carry heaps of books to the tables and being excited about their contents was so heartwarming.
You should totally read Anne Rice's books, they are great. I love her version of vampires (no sparkling there, nope!) and her style of writing. The movie Interview with a Vampire was quite good imo, it was close enough to the book that I could watch it without constantly facepalming or asking "why the hell did they do this?!" (Yeah I'm a terrible movie-watching-person, my boyfriend is like me, so he gets it, but others are annoyed pretty quickly... ^^) They sure cut out some stuff, but nothing too essential. Great, now I want to watch that movie again.
The Order of the Phoenix was not a bad book imo. It is a little annyoing at times, because of Harry having tantrums every five seconds, but hey he was a stupid teenager, those have to be annoying fools. I liked the story and thought it had some great revelations. The movie ... well. It sucked. Would not watch it again.
My favorite book of the series though... The Half-Blood Prince. Closely followed by The Deathly Hallows. But I love the whole series. I grew up with them, got the first book when I was 11 and have been hooked ever since. Ah, those were the days...
What I totally would watch is a Dragon Age movie! But no live action please. Animation is just fine. I guess it will never happen, but I can dream, right? (Aaaand we have been waiting for a Warcraft movie a long time, too, and now there's going to be one...... ^^)
Oh and thanks for your compliment, that's very sweet! I'm surrounded by so much English all day long that I sometimes even start to forget German words. (No, people don't look at me as if I'm nuts when I throw in English words into my sentences, nope.)
Also I like your name, 'cause I read Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie atm!
^^^
I love Anne Rice.
Hmm, I'd personally prefer to share the NaNo antics only with the folks who can already put up with me.
Which leaves the issue of finding a home for adorkable grad student Solas.
Maybe Sable can create a post within this thread, which she can continuously edit to add the new parts? Then she can keep a link to the specific post and there can be a link in the OP.
Just IMO. What does everyone else think?
I've got it in a Google Doc, though it's a bit messy. I can just open it up and provide a link to that I didn't know that reading group discussions was restricted, or I wouldn't have brought it up.
In the meantime, this is your semi-regular dose of gradschool AU. It was supposed to be snark and turned into feels--thanks, Dorian 
This person takes really beautiful HQ Screenshots. Not only of Solas, but of other characters and scenery. I must share the pretties.
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Speaking of weird cats.... ZUKO! Stop trying to eat my laptop!
good night folks, have great time. I will soon head to bed. I need get up early in the morning beacuse of work, and I'm not a morning person
Fine to bring it up. I had no idea how group/forum software even worked on here. And I've been running/admin/moderator on a lot of communities over the years. So I got to learn a little, at least.
Ok. Bringing my boyfriend as emotional support, then
I'm such a pansy when it comes to scary movies/games. I can't even get through the opening hour of BioShock because I keep freaking out whenever a splicer jumps out at me. I'm watching Markiplier's SOMA playthrough ATM...with the lights on. In 15 minute stints with breaks for tea
I know it's old now, and Silent Hills was canceled. But you should watch Jesse Cox's Scary Game Squad play through of P.T. I hate scary games too, and I had the exact same reaction to Bioshock! (But I love horror movies and watch them all the time. Usually in the middle of the afternoon with the sun shining!) My fiance and I watched it together over skype and we were screaming and laughing so hard. Yeah it has jump scares, that was usually when we'd fall into a fit of laughter.
Ok. Bringing my boyfriend as emotional support, then
I'm such a pansy when it comes to scary movies/games. I can't even get through the opening hour of BioShock because I keep freaking out whenever a splicer jumps out at me. I'm watching Markiplier's SOMA playthrough ATM...with the lights on. In 15 minute stints with breaks for tea
Scary movies I can handle, but games.. BioShock wasn't exactly listed as a horror game so I didn't expect it to be that creepy. The lone splicer they show at the beginning is the stuff of nightmares. That moment wasn't in-your-face scary, it's "you know I'm here, but you can't see me, I could be behind you right this moment" scary. I immediately turned the difficulty down so I'd feel safer. The worst mission was probably when I had to take photos of those creatures. This was too much and I haven't opened the game since. It had a really cool story though, I'm determined to finish it one day.
That didn't stop me from playing BioShock Infinite, which was a very beautiful game and not scary at all.
@people who get sleep paralysis: *hugs*
Hmm, I'd personally prefer to share the NaNo antics only with the folks who can already put up with me.
Which leaves the issue of finding a home for adorkable grad student Solas.
Maybe Sable can create a post within this thread, which she can continuously edit to add the new parts? Then she can keep a link to the specific post and there can be a link in the OP.
Just IMO. What does everyone else think?
idk what's going on i'm so ill and tired lmao but if there's a thing you want me to do just let me know and i will do the thing
idk what's going on i'm so ill and tired lmao but if there's a thing you want me to do just let me know and i will do the thing
If Sable shares the Google doc, you can link it in the OP.
If Sable shares the Google doc, you can link it in the OP.
If Sable shares the Google doc, you can link it in the OP.
I'll get it sometime this afternoon. On my phone ATM.
I always run out of likes at the most inopportune time.
How many episodes are you into SOMA? I've been following Markiplier's playthrough but before that I watched Geek Remix's and they really pay attention to things in their playthroughs. Mark missed whole pieces of the story in his playthrough and he's not even half through XD
ok cool ping me the thing in pm pls if u dont mind whenever ur ready no rush
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