Wednesday, May 30, 2012
I’m astonished, dear lady, you’d think I’d stoop to such tactics. it’s disconcerting when texts from my husband could be quotes from varric
thinkbrigger:

neairaalenko:

It’s not hard or impossible to do this. I don’t see why so many people have an issue with it.

From my understanding, it’s not achievable on console without multiplayer. Getting up to 5000 EMS is supposedly incredibly difficult if relying entirely on the single player.

everything i have researched shows there are not enough war assets to add up to 8000 TMS, which is what’s required to see the deep breath “easter egg” with the readiness multiplier set at 50%. it’s not true that 5000 EMS is incredibly difficult. even 4000 is impossible.
EDIT: i can only surmise that there may be some xbox game disks from the manufacturer with different code that allows some players to obtain more assets? all i do know is that many, many of our games do not contain code for 8000 TMS without outside augmentation of some kind. we are not simply failing or playing the game half-assed. we are completing all side quests across all 3 games with various choice combinations for various shepards and we are STILL unable to reach 8000 TMS (which at 50% readiness would give us the required 4000 EMS).

thinkbrigger:

neairaalenko:

It’s not hard or impossible to do this. I don’t see why so many people have an issue with it.

From my understanding, it’s not achievable on console without multiplayer. Getting up to 5000 EMS is supposedly incredibly difficult if relying entirely on the single player.

everything i have researched shows there are not enough war assets to add up to 8000 TMS, which is what’s required to see the deep breath “easter egg” with the readiness multiplier set at 50%. it’s not true that 5000 EMS is incredibly difficult. even 4000 is impossible.

EDIT: i can only surmise that there may be some xbox game disks from the manufacturer with different code that allows some players to obtain more assets? all i do know is that many, many of our games do not contain code for 8000 TMS without outside augmentation of some kind. we are not simply failing or playing the game half-assed. we are completing all side quests across all 3 games with various choice combinations for various shepards and we are STILL unable to reach 8000 TMS (which at 50% readiness would give us the required 4000 EMS).

(Source: biowareconfessions)

Awwwh!

:) and who knows, if i get really ambitious, i might even try drawing them in a snuggly hug. at least that’s a pose i know i can manage

afragmentcastadrift:

Aaaaaand… part 3 - the final installment of this crude doodley romp for kyeshgall.
Yes, it’s three panels dedicated to Isabela, but if there is anyone who would be guilty of lawlessness and debauchery shenanigans, it’s the pirate queen. 
(Inspiration for these panels was drawn from the Rivaini rogue’s own tales)
…..
But, I will include a small epilogue. Suggested by Isabela (who may have had a speck of sentiment caught in her eye at the time).

I suspect that Aveline would deny that this ever happened.

I don’t know what to say besides THANK YOU SO FREAKIN MUCH for taking my little suggestion and bringing it to such glorious life. I adore all your DA2 drawings. You capture both personality and likeness with a faithfulness that’s delightful and a style that’s completely charming. This has been wonderful. I am in so much in your debt.

afragmentcastadrift:

Aaaaaand… part 3 - the final installment of this crude doodley romp for kyeshgall.

Yes, it’s three panels dedicated to Isabela, but if there is anyone who would be guilty of lawlessness and debauchery shenanigans, it’s the pirate queen. 

(Inspiration for these panels was drawn from the Rivaini rogue’s own tales)

…..

But, I will include a small epilogue. Suggested by Isabela (who may have had a speck of sentiment caught in her eye at the time).

I suspect that Aveline would deny that this ever happened.

I don’t know what to say besides THANK YOU SO FREAKIN MUCH for taking my little suggestion and bringing it to such glorious life. I adore all your DA2 drawings. You capture both personality and likeness with a faithfulness that’s delightful and a style that’s completely charming. This has been wonderful. I am in so much in your debt.

replaying DA2 as a warrior

i’ve been having some serious merrill/f!hawke feelings lately - especially since i’ve picked up da2 again to try and finish the game with my warrior hawke, eva, who i’ve left languishing in act 1 since skyrim hit the shelves.

i think this is going to be my first completed romance with an f!hawke - previously i’ve either gone solo or kept things at the ‘girly fun’ level with isabela. that’s the plan, at least. i still might decide that this hawke, like all her predecessors, has fallen hopelessly for varric. but merrill/eva feels good so far.

vivaldist:

<3 Merrill!

ah, this is beautiful.

vivaldist:

<3 Merrill!

ah, this is beautiful.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

moodymarshmallow replied to your post: moodymarshmallow replied to…

Well, I wish you the best with that. I know it can be hard, and we have to do what we can to not make anxiety/depression/etc worse. If I had to drop caffeine, I probably would. I’d hate it, but I would. Good for you for doing the right thing.

Ah, that’s sweet to say. I’m one who’s spent awful years doing all the wrong things, so I like to think I’ve learned a little. Sometimes I have. Always many more mistakes to make, of course.

moodymarshmallow replied to your post: moodymarshmallow replied to your post: ah, sunday…

I understand the anxiety, I seriously do, but I need my coffee so badly @__@

If I start in on coffee again, I’m surely doomed. :) I love it just as much as tea, but I’ve managed to do without for a while now. 

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ahhh, are you allergic to caffeine or is it because it agitates you? (i can’t have caffeine for a combination of those reasons, so i feel your pain…)

It makes the anxiety worse. I’m not allergic, just trying to follow all the very good advice. Decaffeinated tea just isn’t the same, though. :(

moodymarshmallow replied to your post: ah, sunday morning

Coffee would be better, but yesss. Nothing better than bad porn and good video games :3

I’m not even supposed to have tea due to the caffeine. But they will not take it from me. Anxiety disorder be damned.

ah, sunday morning

cup of tea, game of skyrim, and editing bad porn to post on the kink meme later. what could be nicer?

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Puppy Eyes [Fanfiction]

moodymarshmallow:

My new follower kyeshgall wanted some Merrill/Isabela. Specifically, she said: 

After fighting off a street gang in Lowtown, Isabela and Merrill share a healing potion and then a kiss. Merrill either does or doesn’t get up the nerve to ask Isabela to spend the night with her.”

This was totally fun to write; I hope I got it right!

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Ah, this is wonderful. Their voices are dead on perfect. You have a knack for Merrill’s sweet but sad humor in those matter of fact statements - like when she describes her typical house guests. Merrabela approaches OTP status for me when it’s a sweet little gem like this one.

Friday, May 25, 2012
where&#8217;s a good ball of twine when you need it?

where’s a good ball of twine when you need it?

(Source: dragonageconfessions)

Tears and Whiskey

jillyfae:

fuckyeahvarric replied to your post: It’s Varric week, and it’s almost over, and I…

Oh! Varric looking after an incredibly drunk Merrill? :3

so, I was going to write a silly drabble for you, because I adore silly Merrill.  That didn’t work.  I apologize in advance for this sad little ficlet instead. ;_; 

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Oh Maker, this is wonderful and sad. How can I NOT reblog this? Especially when a line of Merrill’s sums up a lot of how I feel about Varric, too:

”Say some more things, you feel all nice and rumbly.”

Thursday, May 24, 2012
fuckyeahvarric:

maybethings:

kamidoodles:

payroo:

naiadestricolor:

Milestone 100 request #2!
For deliciouspineapple, who asked for a sexy Varric!  You’ve no idea how much I approve of this request THERE CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH SEXY DWARVES.

Not only is Varric insanely sexy, but DAT BIANCA B|

oh~~~h, bianca. 8|also, hello thar, varric. o3o  

Hel-LO Varric.

No, I haven’t reblogged this gorgeous piece of fanart several times. Not at all.

i need to look at this one a lot, i think. reblogging just for personal visual pleasure. 

fuckyeahvarric:

maybethings:

kamidoodles:

payroo:

naiadestricolor:

Milestone 100 request #2!

For deliciouspineapple, who asked for a sexy Varric!  You’ve no idea how much I approve of this request THERE CAN NEVER BE ENOUGH SEXY DWARVES.

Not only is Varric insanely sexy, but DAT BIANCA B|

oh~~~h, bianca. 8|
also, hello thar, varric. o3o  

Hel-LO Varric.


No, I haven’t reblogged this gorgeous piece of fanart several times. Not at all.

i need to look at this one a lot, i think. reblogging just for personal visual pleasure.