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[DalishRanger]

... See, all that is a perfect example of stuff I can't grasp. If it involves numbers, I'm lost. Well, almost. I understood the you can't mathematicize the choices of people, but that's about it.

Also in regards to me and being numerically inept, somehow I managed to teach myself basic PHP and I can edit certain functions in Javascript... I have no idea how, though.

[Olwaye]

Funny, I did study economics before I entered catering school. In France we call that "economical AND socials sciences", so we have the maths part but also sociology, at least for the first few years.


I will read and give my feedback and Legam last stand later today, I am off to a funeral (kind of funny the irony).

Modifié par Olwaye, 18 février 2010 - 08:06 .

[Taiyama]

That sounds like a much better way of studying it to me, Olwaye--at least from just hearing that small part. Economics is pretty much a social science as much as it likes to emulate the hard sciences.


Edit: Holy cow, I just realized that you posted the last chapter of SoL right before I posted. Wow. I'll be sure to read it tomorrow after class.

Modifié par Taiyama, 18 février 2010 - 08:09 .

[DalishRanger]

Olwaye wrote...
I will read and give my feedback and Legam last stand later today, I am off to a funeral (kind of funny the irony).

... That is almost frighteningly "well" timed.

My condolences, though.

[Olwaye]

DalishRanger wrote...

Olwaye wrote...
I will read and give my feedback and Legam last stand later today, I am off to a funeral (kind of funny the irony).

... That is almost frighteningly "well" timed.

My condolences, though.

Thanks, it is actually a good thing, this person is free at last after 6 years of wanting to die, and the rest of us can carry on with our lives without fear for hers.

So I just read your last instalment on Maker's breath, well it is as good as all the rest, as always your style is very good and clear.
This is a fitting end for Legam, he had his fight but can die peacefully with his love at his side, heroic and sappy til his last breath our Legam.
And it ends with a song, the musician in me like that very much. 
You are a very good storyteller.

[DalishRanger]

Olwaye wrote...

Thanks, it is actually a good thing, this person is free at last after 6 years of wanting to die, and the rest of us can carry on with our lives without fear for hers.

So I just read your last instalment on Maker's breath, well it is as good as all the rest, as always your style is very good and clear.
This is a fitting end for Legam, he had his fight but can die peacefully with his love at his side, heroic and sappy til his last breath our Legam.
And it ends with a song, the musician in me like that very much. 
You are a very good storyteller.

I suppose that's a relief in a way then. The last/only funeral I went to was my grandfather's, but he'd been sick for a long time, so it was good to know he wasn't in pain anymore.


Yup, yup. Legam couldn't die any other way than without some sap. xD

I always envisioned Leliana singing In Uthenera near Legam's death. It just felt fitting for several reasons - she's a bard, and it's a song of lament/mourning... Not to mention the significance it held personally for Legam.

To paraphrase Leliana, "[Thank you], I try."

Edit: You may also be happy to know that listening to Judas Priest's "Angel" helped me a lot while writing it. I kept looping between it and Leliana's Song when writing the ending.

Modifié par DalishRanger, 18 février 2010 - 07:58 .

[Taiyama]

All right, I read the last chapter of Sh** Out of Luck Seasons of Love and I pretty much have to agree with what all the others have said. A sappy ending is totally appropriate for Legam and the Leliana singing In Uthenara was a magnificent touch. Wish I'D thought of that.

Out of curiosity, think you're gonna be doing any more fanfiction soon or will you stick with fanart for a while? I'm not partial either way, just curious.

[DalishRanger]

Taiyama wrote...

All right, I read the last chapter of Sh** Out of Luck Seasons of Love and I pretty much have to agree with what all the others have said. A sappy ending is totally appropriate for Legam and the Leliana singing In Uthenara was a magnificent touch. Wish I'D thought of that.

Out of curiosity, think you're gonna be doing any more fanfiction soon or will you stick with fanart for a while? I'm not partial either way, just curious.

I will never get tired of that unfortunate shared acronym. XD

Honestly, I thought of the In Uthenera idea almost right away when she started singing it to Legam the second playthrough around in DA (that was about the time I got the idea for the fiction/art series).

Fan art, most likely. I hadn't written fanfiction in almost a decade when I started SoL, and while I love writing, I enjoy drawing more/ideas come easier to me for illustrative format. I wouldn't say I'll never do any more fanfiction, but it really depends if another idea hits me. If it does, chances are they'll be short drabbles like the Jowan one, rather than another 30,000+ word beast. I have a few ideas in my head actually (like an elaboration on Legam and Leliana finding dwarf!Jowan), but they're not formed enough to really do anything with them.

As for fan art ideas that I could start doing any moment if I wanted... I have at least 5 or 6. In fact, I might start one tonight if I finish this commission early enough.

[Taiyama]

The acronym is especially humorous considering the last chapter dealt with Legam's death. He truly IS sh** out of luck by that point, hurr hurr. :B

[DalishRanger]

Taiyama wrote...

The acronym is especially humorous considering the last chapter dealt with Legam's death. He truly IS sh** out of luck by that point, hurr hurr. :B

Poor, poor Legam. We make light of his suffering.

[Olwaye]

DalishRanger wrote...

Edit: You may also be happy to know that listening to Judas Priest's "Angel" helped me a lot while writing it. I kept looping between it and Leliana's Song when writing the ending.

 Glad it helps.


S*** out of Luck, it seems like it's the perfect sum up of a Grey Warden life.
Oh hell! if I ever got a minute I will write an unoficial anthem of the GW and call it S*** out of Luck.

[DalishRanger]

Olwaye wrote...
 Glad it helps.


S*** out of Luck, it seems like it's the perfect sum up of a Grey Warden life.
Oh hell! if I ever got a minute I will write an unoficial anthem of the GW and call it S*** out of Luck.

*Kicks e-mail for not contacting her about posts sooner, since she's about to go to bed*

I almost always write to music, and I frequently either listen to instrumentals that fit the mood, or songs that fit the characters I'm writing. Angel worked for both.

That would be a very fitting anthem!

Was going to try and finish my next fan art, but it's late/early and I'm too tired. So, I'll post a WIP:

[Olwaye]

Nighty night

Looks like that dance scene is going to be awsome.

I did produce something with S***out of luck, check it on my thread

[DalishRanger]

Finished. Click to full view.



As I said for this on deviantART:
Background's supposed to be some sort of blurry crowd at a formal party or something? I dunno, it's a bit meh. There's some other things off too, but I like this nonetheless.

I imagine this would be at some sort of formal celebration/festival/whatever a few years after the Blight ends. I'm sure Leliana's happy for the chance to dress up, though I suck at rendering fancy clothes. Forgive me, you awesome Orlesian bard. xD;

Also, words are lyrics from "Ma Belle Evangeline" from Disney's Princess and the Frog. Yes, I am a Disney fan and I loved that movie. So much I saw it three times in one weekend.

Modifié par DalishRanger, 20 février 2010 - 01:17 .

[amethyst_rose2009]

Oh that's beautiful!  And I like the background.  It looks all dream-like and brings the eyes to Legam and Leliana.

I really liked that movie too.  Can't wait for it to come out on DVD.  The little firefly or lightning bug (whichever he was called on the movie) was the best.......well the bug and the Zevran-sounding frog prince, hehe.

[DalishRanger]

amethyst_rose2009 wrote...

Oh that's beautiful!  And I like the background.  It looks all dream-like and brings the eyes to Legam and Leliana.

I really liked that movie too.  Can't wait for it to come out on DVD.  The little firefly or lightning bug (whichever he was called on the movie) was the best.......well the bug and the Zevran-sounding frog prince, hehe.

Thank you.

Jim Cummings did the voice of Ray - the firefly. He also does a TON of voicework in general, including for Bioware. He was Minsc and Gorion in Baldur's Gate, and in Dragon Age he did a few voices... One of them was the grouchy old scholar in the human noble origin story. XD

I never thought about Naveen sounding like Zevran as their accents are a bit different, but yeah - now that you mention it, I can see it.

Modifié par DalishRanger, 20 février 2010 - 12:58 .

[OldMan91]

I haven't seen Princess and the Frog. I have this uncontrollable fear that if I watch it, my dwarven avatar will be less manly and lose his beard.

But the fanart itself reminds me to a typical 17th/18th century French dance ball in the King's Palace.

Modifié par OldMan91, 20 février 2010 - 01:45 .

[DalishRanger]

OldMan91 wrote...

I haven't seen Princess and the Frog. I have this uncontrollable fear that if I watch it, my dwarven avatar will be less manly and lose his beard.

Trust me, there's nothing unmanly about a movie whose villian is voiced by Captain Anderson. xD

OldMan91 wrote...
But the fanart itself reminds me to a typical 17th/18th century French dance ball in the King's Palace.

I did look at some French and English formal attire from around those periods/a bit earlier, so that's not too far off for feeling.

In addition to fluff, I needed to do some more bawdy humor to brighten my mood after finishing Seasons of Love. Click the image to view full size:

[Olwaye]

Yay ! Great dancing scene, they look so good in formal dress. Nice colors in the background too make the picture very much alive.


I like it when you do "buy one get one free", especially when you get one fluffy and one naughty. "Southern exploration"  ehehehehe. Legam your ears are becoming as legendary as Oghren beard ( that tickles in all the right places)

[ReubenLiew]

I seriously enjoy seeing your mage and Leliana together They look so right for each other!

I love how easily you seem to grasp their facial expressions as well as the overall mood for the piece

[DalishRanger]

Olwaye wrote...

Yay ! Great dancing scene, they look so good in formal dress. Nice colors in the background too make the picture very much alive.

D'aw, thank you. I'm also going to assume I didn't screw up the small amount of French in there, Mr. Parisian? [smilie]../../../images/forum/emoticons/wink.png[/smilie] I borrowed the lyrics, but I had to go by ear and try to remember how to spell it from what little I learned of French back in middle school.

Olwaye wrote...
I like it when you do "buy one get one free", especially when you get one fluffy and one naughty. "Southern exploration"  ehehehehe. Legam your ears are becoming as legendary as Oghren beard ( that tickles in all the right places)

xD As I've said before, I enjoy bawdy humor. As for the ears, I've actually joked with an old friend about them in that connontation before, so when I was looking through my list of fan art ideas to draw (yes, I made a list) and decided I wanted something humorous, our old conversations came to mind. xD

Stick around - before I go to bed, I'm going to have another caption gag up.

Edit: Ninja'd by Reuben!

ReubenLiew wrote...

I seriously enjoy seeing your mage and Leliana together They look so right for each other!
I love how easily you seem to grasp their facial expressions as well as the overall mood for the piece

Thank you. :3 Before DA:O came out, I had made Legam in the CC with the intent of running through my second or third playthrough with him and to romance Leliana, because the idea of an ex-sister and a mage amused me. I hadn't seen a lot of Leliana with my first Warden, so I wasn't too enthused about doing her romance. Maker, am I glad playing Legam with her changed that viewpoint fast. <3


I've been getting a lot of compliments on facial expressions lately... Which makes me a happy artist, as I try to go for emotive. Thank you.

Modifié par DalishRanger, 20 février 2010 - 09:46 .

[DalishRanger]

Caption complete!



Legam (unintentionally) doesn't make flirting easy. No wonder it took them three of the treaty quests before Leliana got to the confession conversation. xD

[Olwaye]

You got the french part alright, I would have commented already if not .

Nice caption.

Ah Legam, you would not recognise a hint even if it bites you on the arse! 
Leliana sure had to work hard to bring him to the naughty use of magic situation.

Right good  to you, hope no one will trouble your sleep this time.

[DalishRanger]

Olwaye wrote...

You got the french part alright, I would have commented already if not .

*Makes a mental note to horribly mangle a French phrase at some point, just to see Olwaye's reaction*

Olwaye wrote...

Ah Legam, you would not recognise a hint even if it bites you on the arse! 

No, no he wouldn't. Well, after being with Leliana for a while he figures out the language of euphemisms, but before then? They go right over his head.

Olwaye wrote...
Leliana sure had to work him hard to bring him to the naughty use of magic situation.

Fixed.

Olwaye wrote...
Right good  to you, hope no one will trouble your sleep this time.

Here's hoping! XP Okay, I'm going to bed for real now, before the sun rises. 'Night... Morning... Whatever... Bioverse!

[Olwaye]

DalishRanger wrote...

*Makes a mental note to horribly mangle a French phrase at some point, just to see Olwaye's reaction*

Olwaye wrote...
Leliana sure had to work him hard to bring him to the naughty use of magic situation.

Fixed.

You're a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad person!!!!