✨ Grim's Commissions are Open! ✨
Any fantasy/scifi character or OC of your choice for $50 USD in this highly detailed chibi style.
(Featured below are the Warcraft commissions from a few years ago.)
The way my heart sunk reading about Ashley Johnson and her struggle at the abuse of BWF. Never did I imagine things were that bad. I care so much about this woman. Call it para socia, I spend 4 hours a week watching this wonderful human, I wish her only peace and love.
To everyone who wants to romance Jaheira- just play the first two games, babies! Without any spoilers, though, I will say I have never romanced her and probably never will despite my undying love and major crush on her.
Can we stop infantilizing Astarion? It's weird. He was not turned as a teenager. He was a 40 year old man. Elves do not mature slower than humans. They just live longer. Like the character is tragic enough, people are reaching to make him the bleakest they possibly can because..?
DAI Mod Idea: Mod that makes it so when you play as a Cadash (and only as a Cadash), being around Red Lyrium makes you hear scary voices and disturbing noises.
If you play any race and spec into Templar Warrior, you also hear Red Lyrium, but it sounds like soft whiskery singing.
DA Twitter and White Entitlement Spaces Post Mortem 🧵
There was an overwhelming come out tonight and participation in our DA Twitter Space. Everyone was incredibly kind and patient with one another, we were able to really come to an understanding on how to help build a -
Received this email this evening from one of the DA Day volunteers. This is the right move and I am very glad they made this decision. Going forward, I hope this shows good faith between the community members putting this together and the larger fan base. Happy early DA Day!
@KiaraMGrey1
@shrugsinchinese
Are we sure it's not because, as the only two competent people in the crew, they're not the ones taking the picture and holding the lights?
Folks, believe black people. Believe bipoc people when they tell you their things are being colonized. You do not have to sit there to investigate the evidence for yourself. You do not have to hear both sides equally. There is nothing restorative about equally platforming for yts
Here's a fact (whether or not it was deliberate):
In the Hissing Wastes, the darkness your party wanders the desert in is within a couple hours of dawn. We know this because the bird in the background singing is a robin, who begins singing just over an hour before sunrise.
#bg3spoilers
Best Bug Ever? The Fake Jaheira that Minsc is following when you first discover him for some reason in this playthrough is wearing the carnival clown makeup. And Minsc is just like "No, this is the REAL Jaheira!"
White queer DA fans want to suddenly turn heel and talk about ethnic diversity and bipoc issues because folks stopped tolerating their toxic behavior and now they're grasping for any way to take the attention off how bad their takes are. Since when do you care?
Tired of goyim, who have no knowledge of Judaism, follow no Jewish causes, interact with few Jewish creators, never speak on Jewish issues, don't donate to Jewish collectives, suddenly call anti-zionist actions and pro-Palestinian efforts "antisemitic".
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Dorian snipes at Blackwell because he doesn't find Blackwell fuckable enough.
Blackwall snipes at Dorian because he finds Dorian too fuckable.
Iron Bull could just solve both their problems in one glorious night, but eh. This isn't DA2.
I was today years old when I found out that the banter between Cole and Solas is actually about TV Shows and Movies from pop culture, and not references to other dragon age characters or quests from other DA games.
Let people get their Gale and Astarion tattoos. They're not real people. Their "trauma marks" aren't real. If people want a tattoo to symbolize their blorbo and they pick their scars, let them.
They're. Fictional. Characters.
Direct your energy to real shit. Yeesh.
community that participates in mutual aid and the uplifting of marginalized datwt fan creators. Our goal was to identify the issues, look at how we have attempted to mitigate damage in the past, what has worked, what has failed, and what we may try in the future to make this-
For the last 2 years, I have been one of the artists offering commissions for charity for
@UnofficialDADAY
. This year, I have written a contingency that I will only be working with them if they address and take down the interview with Inon Zur. I haven't heard back yet, however.
twitter community as inclusive and safe for bipoc creators and how white folks can help aid in building the structures we need to keep our datwt family feeling valued. We discussed how we have failed to build bridges before, how we have brushed aside bipoc voices aside in favor-
Hey folks! Wanna make sure it's cool with my moots if I start posting more about food and cuisine, which is a big hobby of mine. I was once told to ask because it can trigger ed in some, so if it's better for me to keep it in my circle, give me a heads up.
of louder, whiter voices. How we have ultimately allowed our comfort and fear to excuse our inaction when bipoc people have asked for help, and how we need to do a better job of listening for the unsaid things. We discussed how the little things on twitter are a ripple in the -
forward with an expanded mind and a resolve to be better.
It was a healing space for a lot of people. I am so glad we got to be with each other and laugh and dish and learn and grow and become stronger.
I truly adore each of you for joining. All 160(?!) of you!
Twitter spaces are not lectures. Hosts are not professors. It is a community space for building conversation. If you don't add to the conversation, if you don't partake in building community, then think before you critique the people being open and vulnerable in these spaces.
pond of white entitlement, and how things we may see as small are echos of more tangible harm that is constantly being done to our bipoc friends on and off of digital spaces. We talked about how racism is viewed differently through different cultural lenses, and how someone's -
@jacesplaces
@caitmayart
I'm conflicted on it personally. I thought Caleb and Essek's epiloque was beautiful, but the ambiguity stung because it exists in a context of so many other queer-bated / erasure of mlm relationships in game media. To hear it said explicitly would have meant a lot to many.
We agreed that we *are* a community. We *can* make this work. This fandom is not too far gone, and the education of a few can lead to great changes and a better sense of camaraderie within datwt. We affirmed that it is okay to make mistakes, to acknowledge that we are all human-
holding those you care about accountable for harm they may cause. We talked about how remaining friends with a person but not challenging their toxic behaviors is ultimately an endorsement and enabling of community poison, and that if you aren't able to do the work then you can-
cultural background is a context for their understanding of marginalized groups, but it is not an excuse to minimize the experiences of bipoc folks. We talked about how we can expand our own worlds by using online spaces as opportunities to grow, and how by educating our friends-
order to be good humans to our bipoc friends, we need to do the hard labor and not insist they take the brunt of racial abuse. We agreed it is up to white folks to stand up to other white folks, and to make sure they are educated on how to be effective at this and minimize harm.-
and as part of human nature we will sometimes stumble. But our ego is not above the wellness of our friends, and when we do mess up, we take the time to digest it, sit with it, reflect on ourselves, learn from our support structures how to improve and then ultimately move-
@SuddenlySapphic
Garrus definitely deserves criticism, but I think the difference is that Aveline becomes the system and embodies the issues with policing to excuse her guards, but this is not a comment by the narrative. Garrus' moral grayness is a big part of the exploration of his character.
we help their world grow as well. We talked about how digital experiences, while not a replacement for real life experiences, can help enrich a person and make them wiser and more empathetic towards people with whom they otherwise share little in common. We talked about how even-
when people really make a mess of things, even when they really fumble on an issue, that there is still always room for them to grow. We talked about how those growth opportunities best come from their friends and not from strangers, and how being a better friend means sometimes-
Yeah, folks. I'm not okay. I'm going to do my best to stay positive in this space, but the context for me possibly having some downer takes right now is that my life has gotten so hard lately and I'm having a really difficult time staying afloat in the mess of it.
best serve the community by removing yourself from the toxicity itself. You are not obligated to be friends with bigots. You are not obligated to encourage cruelty. You should shut it down where you can be effective or remove yourself so it doesn't further poison the well. We-
talked about bipoc creators and how to elevate their work and their voices. We shared bipoc authors and video creators who have provided easily accessible resources to help us understand how to better a part of a diverse community, and how to listen better. We agreed that in-
Y'all I promise the world won't end if you have different fandom blorbos. Being friends with someone with a different LI preference is not the same as breaking bread with your racist uncle.
Folks resonate with characters differently because of the context of our different lives.
I know a lot of people are really hurting right now. So here's a picture of the late and great Ed at his scrungliest. He had just woken up from a nap and his lip was caught on is tooth. He is in doggie hell now because he was an agent of chaos and would love it there.
@C0REZI
It *is* a bit mean to say. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, of course, but your platform reaches those solavellan fans. To go out of your way to shame someone for their taste is harsh and it can do damage to people if this ship means a lot to them. Kindness takes little.
I always get the birthday blues. I'm struggling today, the way I do most years. My birthday always reminds me of how much potential was squashed by my choices, my circumstances and my shitty body.
Here's to 35, I guess.
I am home and can finally share with you all this absolutely beautiful, badass portrait of Raham Hawke by the incredibly talented, skilled, gracefully kind
@haverdoodles
. I am in love with this piece, and really every piece Hava puts out. Thank you SO MUCH. ❤️
Everyone please perceive this lovely piece of Sera and Sera's Wife Armala eating love cookies together, a Secret Santa from the lovely
@zevaiku
, who makes my life better every day just for being in it. Isn't she so talented?! 😍
Some of y'all make hating your entire personality. Jabs here and there are one thing, but only identifying yourself with things you don't like is bad for mental health and sense of self, and puts a lot of people in your community on edge. If that's your goal, so be it.
My biggest fear for datwt (fans and devs alike) is that the impulse to react quickly and strictly is counter to the act of compassion. It turns disagreement into disrespect when it can instead be a moment to learn and understand. Pause. Breath. And imagine others complexly.
Sorry I haven't been as active on Twitter lately folks. I know I'm missing quite a few things happening, but real life got very real recently. I'll update for those who care soon but like... parents aging is tough.
@crocodilepot
The way people hate Viv but love Wynne when Viv is both more revolutionary for the autonomy and rights of mages and is less shitty to you about your choices.
The cop-ification of Cullen while ignoring equally or more anti-mage characters with far more power.
Hey folks! Sorry for being relatively quiet after yesterday. It was such an emotional and introspective day, but I wasn't very kind to my body and now I am resting up. Remember that emotional labor affects every part of you! Self-care after days like yesterday are healthy.
@GimmeAllTheGame
@seaweed_actual
@UnofficialDADAY
Excuse me? As a Jew, I do not appreciate someone claiming that being critical of the IDF service is somehow antisemitism . Jews are not a monolith and we are NOT Israel. Anti-zionist movements are jewish-led movements. Your attempt to homogenize Jews as Israeli is racist.
Remember to put
#absolutionspoilers
before your text so people know it's going to be a spoiler before they start reading.
Learned this from Critical Role twitter. It's good spoiler etiquette. Please and thank you 🥰
@allmightprint
Hi, my name is Grim. I am a Sephardic and Diaspora Jewish artist who is currently taking a break from creating super often due to a neurological disorder I'm working through. I use my degrees in Anthropology and Psychology to inform the context of the characters I portray.
I keep getting qrt'ed by accounts that have me blocked and it's just... It feels weird to know people have gone out of their way to create spaces to speak about you in disparaging ways. I know you don't like me, and I'm sorry we didn't work it out, but now I feel creeped out.
I am trying very hard to not have a public breakdown because this is the closest thing I have to friends and I don't want to alienate myself or others by displaying my emotions too rawly, especially considering that a lot of what I am feeling is withdrawal.
Send pet pics?
Don't hate me. This is just my preference and yours are equally valid, I promise. Really I like most of them, but this has more to do like... if I was the main character, who would I chose to spend my time with.