Dragon Cult By Andrea Carbone

It is done (enough)!

I would hype it up more but this is really really simple. It randomly generates a set of symbols, colors, and a word, and then the expected thing to do with those is you draw some sort of character based off the result you get. So it's just an art challenge toy thingy.

There are also some practical features like you can lock parts of the result in place to rerandomize the rest, or hide parts of the generation you don't care about (like if you want to pick your own colors or hate the words being there)

You can try it out over on itch.io!

It should run in browser, but there's also a downloadable version for Windows if you want to use it offline. (No mac/linux versions for now, because I don't have appropriate computers to test those on and I...don't want to deal with mac's developer accounts or whatever their problem is...)

Here's something I made from one of the results I got for the sake of example:

(It's a bit of a rushed drawing sorry I just wanted to get the actual generator out there)

I hope everyone has fun with it :]

Now that's what I want to see when opening tumblr

I’m so tired of doing things man just one of these days I’d like to not be doing things

The sea is filled with jerks.

ultimate character development template

basics

name: meaning of name: nicknames/titles: age: gender: location: birthday: strengths + example where it's shown: weaknesses + example where it's shown: how it affects others:

emotional depth

attachment style + how it manifests in the story: physical fear: emotional/abstract fear: happy memory: sad memory: object of significance: philosophical outlook/belief: what characters are ignorant about themselves: how confident are they: goal: long-term dreams: what they're embarrassed/ashamed to tell others about: regrets: source of pride: source of misery: what they admire above all else: do they believe in fate:

personality

mbti: enneagram: big five: character archetype: star sign: who they pretend to be on the outside: who they actually are/how they feel towards the mask: mental health conditions: how it manifests for them: iq: eq: humour: reputation:

habits

bad habits: mannerisms when stressed: mannerisms when content: mannerisms when scared: mannerisms normally: verbal mannerisms/distinctive speaking style: how do they move across a room: what do they say and what remains unsaid: how they express love: hobbies:

appearance

defining features: eye shape + colour: hair texture + colour: skin texture + tone: vibe: height: build: clothing: any bodily disfigurement (scars, etc.): overall attractiveness: their opinion on their appearance: appeals to:

relationships

who they trust most: what they wish they could do for them: what's holding them back: who they hate most: what they wish they could do to them: what's holding them back: relationship with the protagonist: relationship with the antagonist: siblings: relationship with them: parents/step-parents: relationship with them: previous broken relationships: why did it break: what others expect of them: who believes in them: their mentor character/who they look up to: political/religious/other affiliations: what makes them different from every other character: non-human relationships + why: romantic "type" + why: relationship dynamics:

backstory/background

primary emotion towards their past: primary feelings while in their past: where did they grow up: defining incidents: earliest childhood memory: saddest memory: happiest memory: major accomplishments: their opinion on it: notable people in their backstory: effect on them today: trauma: what have they already lost: financial circumstance:

progression

why are they important (eg. why're they the only one able to do something?): what do they learn about themselves throughout the story: what do they learn about the world: how do they feel towards their newfound knowledge: character arc (positive, negative, neutral): how relationships change because of their actions: what mistakes do they make: what scene is their character highlighted: do they get what they want: why or why not: what happens to them after the story ends:

2023 is filled with magic

2023 is filled with abundance

2023 is filled with health

2023 is filled with love

2023 is filled with new amazing opportunities

2023 is filled with joy

2023 is filled with happiness

Normalize falling behind in worship. Normalize not constantly being at 100%. Normalize needing to take a step back in order to keep moving forward. Normalize being imperfect. Normalize being human.

The "Search Within Results" Field and You, Pt. 1

When we brought back the tag filters after their long sleep last year, we tried to keep the interface as uncluttered as possible and focus on frequently used or requested search options. Like the Archive itself, this is a work in progress. There’s a lot of scattered documentation about finding stuff to read, look at, watch, or listen to on the Archive: The little blue question marks all over the Archive should provide some pointers, and there’s also the Searching and Browsing on the AO3 tutorial for more details.

However, there are some “secret” search options that are already built into the filtering and search code, but aren’t necessarily reflected in the interface (because ticky box overkill). Here’s an overview of neat things you can put into any of the following places to narrow down (and sort!) your results:

the “Search within results” field in the tag filters for works (e.g. for the Pacific Rim tag or in the Dark Agenda collection)

the “Any Field” box in the Work Search form

the main search box in the header

For Works:

words:1000 (works with exactly 1000 words)

words>1000 (works with more than 1000 words)

words<1000 (works with less than 1000 words)

words:1000-5000 (works between 1000 and 5000 words)

(works for: words, hits, kudos, comments, bookmarks)

sort:kudos (sort by kudos, default to most kudos first)

sort:>kudos (reverse to fewest kudos first)

sort:words (sort by words, default to longest works first)

sort:>words (reverse to shortest works first)

sort:>posted (oldest works first, going by actual posting date)

sort:>updated (oldest works first, going by author’s publishing date)

(works for: author, title, posted, updated, words, hits, kudos, comments, bookmarks)

restricted:true (only restricted works; requires you to be logged in)

complete:false (only unfinished works/works in progress)

expected_number_of_chapters:1 (only one-shots)

-expected_number_of_chapters:1 (only multi-chapter works)

For (Your) Bookmarks:

private:false (your public bookmarks only)

private:true (your private bookmarks only)

rec:false (everything but recs; works for any bookmarks)

bookmarkable_complete:true (bookmarks of completed works only)

Search Operators:

These will handle any text matches in the title, summary, notes, and list of tags. Note that there will be some inaccuracies due to the way the code stores information and handles search strings: “Derek/Stiles” will also match a list of tags containing “Derek, Stiles” in that order. (Please stay tuned for Part 2 for a workaround! Part 3 has the information you’ll need to filter out specific ratings and warnings.)

kittens

"needs hugs"

"kink bingo"

m/m OR f/f (works tagged either M/M, F/F, or both)

explicit OR mature (most of the porn)

-death (exludes works with ‘death’ in the title, summary, notes, or tags)

-rape -"dubious consent" -"consent issues"

-crossover -fusion -"alternate universe"

Mix and Match:

fanart -m/m words<100 sort:>posted

“raleigh becket/mako mori” -explicit words>1000 sort:hits

“warehouse 13” “character study” sort:words

“uchiha sasuke/uzumaki naruto” angst kudos>10

“teen wolf” podfic words<500 sort:posted

These were put into the main search box in the header to generate results, but you can also use these tricks in the “Search within results” field to narrow down work lists for a particular tag. Just remember to put everything into one of the three search boxes listed above.

Happy browsing!

Subtle ways to honor Nyx 🌚🪶

- respect powerful women

- respect your mother

- go for a night walk (somewhere safe!)

- have a campfire at night

- go camping and enjoy the stars

- turn off your lights to counter light pollution

- be kind to owls and other nocturnal animals

- sleep, and find ways to do so peacefully

- listen to the crickets at dusk

- be reverent of the dead

- be kind to black cats

- bask in the moonlight

- drink a sleep inducing tea or take a sleeping medication

- respect and be kind to moths

- stay up late

- be respectful to and reverent of death

- do not mess with magick you are not ready to work with

- be cautious of malevolent spirits and entities

- respect and revere the daemons

- be cautious when encountering dark energy if you practice dark or black magic or witchcraft

- respect the other gods of the underworld, like hades, Hecate, Persephone, etc.

🌚🪶🌚🪶🌚🪶🌚🪶🌚🪶🌚🪶🌚🪶🌚🪶

Sometimes both in the same look.