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awkward-ravby:

did-you-kno:

Because most of us spend the majority
of our time indoors, NASA conducted a
Clean Air Study to determine which
common houseplants are the best for
filtering harmful toxins like ammonia
and formaldehyde from the air.  

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**Please note: Several of these plants are known to be toxic to cats, dogs and other pets. If you are a pet owner, please do check the toxicity of plants before introducing them to your home.**

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There’s a good site to reference when trying to make sure you don’t accidentally poison your fur children!

http://www.tailsmart.com/11-detoxifying-plants-that-are-safe-for-cats-and-dogs/

leeloodallas-mulitpass:

deadcatwithaflamethrower:

magicshay:

jumpingjacktrash:

theymightbegiantsquids:

motherhenna:

motherhenna:

motherhenna:

Ok so I was looking for historical slang terms for penis (gotta be era-accurate when writing vintage dick jokes) and I came across….something

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some linguist compiled a literal timeline of genitalia slang–a cock compendium, if you will–that dates back all the way to the fucking 13th CENTURY. This motherfucker tracked the evolution of erection etymology through 800+ years, because if he doesn’t do it, who else will? Thank you for your service, Johnathon Green.

Some of my favorites include:

  • Shaft of Delight (1700s)
  • Womb Sweeper (1980s)
  • Master John Goodfellow (1890s)
  • Nimble-Wimble (1650s)
  • Corporal Love (1930s)
  • Staff of Life (1880s)
  • Spindle (1530s)
  • As good as ever twanged (1670s)
  • Gaying Instrument (1810s)
  • Beef Torpedo (1980s)

and last but not least, the first recorded use of the word Schlong, which was in 1865 CE. Tag yourself, I’m Nimble Wimble 

And are the lovely ladies feeling left out? not to worry! Johnathon’s got you covered, gals, because he also made one for vaginas. Highlights:

  • Mrs. Fubb’s Parlor (1820s)
  • Poontang (1950s)
  • Spunk Box (1720s)
  • Ringerangroo (1930s)
  • Ineffable (1890s)
  • Itching Jenny (1890s)
  • Carnal Mantrap (1890s – a busy decade apparently)
  • Bookbinder’s Wife (1760s)
  • Rough Malkin (1530s)
  • Socket (1460s)

and a personal favorite, crinkum-crankum, circa approximately 1670.

@antique-symbolism

this alone has justified the internet

@deadcatwithaflamethrower Thought you’d appreciate this (if you haven’t seen it before)

I have had this useful reference bookmarked for a while now.  😀

Ringerangroo

I don’t know if you have any tips but I’m a new DM and thinking of adding some music to my campaign. Problem is, I’m having trouble finding good music that isn’t from Skyrim. I don’t really know where to look and I’m struggling to find anything that sounds like background music as opposed to, idk, foreground music I guess. Do you have a favorite place or places to get campaign music, or do you know someone who might have a starting place for me?

ladytabletop:

Copying the text of an ask I answered a few months ago for you, anon!

Ambient Background Sound

  • A Soft Murmur – my personal favorite ambient mixer. It has several sounds to choose from, adjustable volume for each, saved mixes, and a randomizer!
  • Rainy Mood – constant rain!
  • Coffivity – coffee shop/cafe sound background noise.
  • August Ambience – summertime outdoor sounds
  • Blazing Logs – a fireplace
  • Ambient Mixer – I love this one because you can make your own mixer or use one of the existing ones, which include such gems as Gryffindor Common Room, On a Ship at Sea, and Mr. Tumnus’s House!

Music

And of course, I would be remiss not to mention Tabletop Audio. This website has soundscapes, music, mixes of both, all sorted by category! It’s an amazing resource. There’s also Battlebards if you don’t mind paying for the resource.

Lastly, a funky bit of background sound that’s good for weird places and situations might be Listen to Wikipedia. I also have an audio tag.

Hope that helps!

Dungeon Master Essentials

strange-dragonborn:

xanth-the-wizard:

I decided to make a list of DM stuff that I personally use or think are important to know when it comes to being a DM. So here’s my list:

Medieval Fantasy City Generator: This generator is now my LIFE. It generates incredibly complex cities with good customization. (Thanks to plantkat for sharing this site in their post here)

Naming Your Towns/Cities: Now that you’ve made your city, time to name it and give it some character! This post contains lots of great information.

Index Cards Rule: Fuckyeahdnd shared a SUPER convenient way of keeping track of turns and HP in combat. I use this system now for every single session I run.

Tricks & Traps: I am AWFUL at coming up with good Dungeon traps and challenges, this PDF includes some incredible ideas. The original poster, Courtney C. Campbell also runs a blog where she shares tons of great stuff. (Thanks to we-are-rogue for sharing the PDF in their post here)

Playing Different Types of Characters: Writeinspiration has a masterpost on how to write/play lots of different types of characters.

Unique NPC Jobs: Lauraharrisbooks wrote a list of different Fantasy Jobs which can help populate your world with some unique characters! Another similar post by Thewritershandbook also covers Common Occupations in the Middle Ages. 

Developing Characters by Threes: Monticusrex’s method of creating characters help you really flesh out who they are. Useful for Players and DM’s.

Troublesome Players? Speak Up: Dicebound brings up an incredibly great point. If someone is being a jerk, speak up and call them out. This is especially important and relevant now to crush awful behavior before it even has a chance to show it’s ugly face.

List of D&D Resources: And finally, pretty much anything you might need for D&D. 

(Character stuff, spells, online communities/ways to play, etc..)

A lot of people contributed to this post but thank you Mushroomancy for posting the original list.

Donjon: And finally, this site is a great resource for looking up Spells and Monsters along with tons of other generators. Not every single Spell or Monster is on here, but most are listed.

(I tried to give credit to the original posters or the actual URL for websites, unless those sites or URLs were no longer active)

Definitely going to be using some of these.

Review of the book Zeus Grants Stupid Wishes by Cody O’Brien.

jumpingjacktrash:

systlin:

between-stars-and-waves:

marzipanandminutiae:

snarkymonkeyprime:

talkingcinemalight:

my-abibliophobia:

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To sum up this book in a single sentence – “What would happen is Deadpool wrote a mythology book.”

Yeah, this guy-

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Wrote a book. Here are some examples of why I think this.

GREEK MYTHOLOGY 

The Greek creation myth.

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The story of Hephaestus god of Blacksmithing and Aphrodite Goddess of Love.

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The story of the Minotaur. 

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NORSE MYTHOLOGY

Norse creation myth.

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Odin orders Loki to steal Freyja’s necklace. He does. This is so in character for both of them Freyja instantly knows who to blame.  

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EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY

Ra gets mad at humanity and creates Sekhmet Lion Goddess of Killing Stuff. 

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How Isis retrieves her huband’s coffin from the support pillar it got stuck inside.

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MAYAN MYTHOLOGY

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How to try and kill the god Zipacna and fail. 

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CHRISTIANITY MYTHOLOGY

How God made Eve from Adam’s rib. 

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The story of how King Solomon judges proper maternal instinct. 

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HINDU MYTHOLOGY

Men ask Shiva to stop Kali’s murder rampage.

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And this is how he does it. 

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JAPANESE MYTHOLOGY

The Goddess Izanami gives birth to the whole island of Japan. 

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A story about Tanuki.

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AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY

Creation myth

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SUMERIAN MYTHOLOGY

Creation myth

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Being born

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The Epic of Gilgamesh: Meeting his best friend.

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NATIVE AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY

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Do I really need to explain why I feel the Merc with a mouth was involved in the retelling here?

I have this book. I’ve read it about ten times and I love it.

@systlin

This guy has a whole website

It’s called Better Myths, and it is a GIFT

I need this book!

@infernoking @d20-darling @askkakuro @thefingerfuckingfemalefury @windows-operating-system

The norse myth thing is 1000000% in character.

i’ve read this guy’s website and now i need the book a LOT

Light Up the Forge!

worldanvil:

duck-roulette:

worldanvil:


WorldAnvil.com!

WorldAnvil is a suite of worldbuilding and rpg tools. We help authors, GMs, hobbyists, and creators of all sorts write and keep track of their worlds!

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WorldAnvil introduces templates for writing about every aspect of your world, from characters to nations. They act as a guide, allowing you to have all the things you need at your fingertips when your memory fails you on what to describe!

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Our templates also let you create placeholder links on the fly! Never
have to stop mid-flow to create the other article you just mentioned,
or go back later to add links!

The system will connect the
articles and provide a link. If your article doesn’t exist yet, it is as
easy as clicking on it to create a new article and start writing!

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Our
timeline system lets you keep track of everything that has ever
happened in your world.

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Use it to keep track of worldbuilding, party
encounters, character’s lives and more. Attach a timeline to an article, or keep it as an independent summary of world history!

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A visual person? We have you sorted with our maps suite! Upload your own maps, and bring them to life with markers that connect to your articles, layers and overlays!

Come join us, your world awaits! WorldAnvil.com

11/10 would recommend World Anvil for your world building needs and lore management. The creators are nice people too!!

You’ll make us blush!

Drabble List #2

mymiscfandomimagines:

New drabble prompt list! Feel free to reblog!

  1. “That’s how the story goes.”
  2. “None of this is your fault.”
  3. “I know it hurts.”
  4. “Are you serious?”
  5. “You’re safe now.”
  6. “No one’s going to hurt you.”
  7. “I don’t understand.”
  8. “This isn’t what I wanted.”
  9. “My head hurts.”
  10. “I’m right here, okay?”
  11. “Wow, you look… amazing.”
  12. “Are you okay?”
  13. “Who did this?”
  14. “I made a mistake.”
  15. “When I’m with you, I’m home.”
  16. “There’s nothing I can do anymore.”
  17. “This is going to hurt.”
  18. “That was kind of hot.”
  19. “Please don’t let me be alone.”
  20. “Don’t try to fix me. I’m not broken.”
  21. “It’s never too late to get back up again.”
  22. “What if one day I wake up and you don’t?”
  23. “I immediately regret this decision.”
  24. “I’m not okay.”
  25. “I’m scared.”
  26. “You’re the one thing keeping me sane right now.”
  27. “Please stay with me.”
  28. “Please help me.”
  29. “It’s okay to cry.”
  30. “Is that blood?”
  31. “Can I kiss you?”
  32. “You’re everything to me.”
  33. “I’d like to see you try.”
  34. “Are you testing me?”
  35. “I just wanted to let you know that I think you’re beautiful.”
  36. “I’m lost without you.”
  37. “You have my word.”
  38. “I’m just tired.”
  39. “It just… hurts.”
  40. “Do you promise?”
  41. “I’m not drunk enough for this.”
  42. “Why are you shaking?”
  43. “I never meant to hurt you.”
  44. “Is that my shirt?”
  45. “Please don’t shut me out.”
  46. “Go back to sleep.”
  47. “I can take care of myself just fine.”
  48. “This is new.”
  49. “Take off your shirt.”
  50. “Be you. No one else can.”
  51. “I can’t breathe.”
  52. “Are you going to talk to me?”
  53. “I’m sorry.”
  54. “They’re gone.”
  55. “Just smile. I really need you to smile right now.”
  56. “Would you just hold still?”
  57. “I miss the way things used to be.”
  58. “Am I dead?”
  59. “Look at me.”
  60. “Can we just pretend like we’re normal for once?”
  61. “I told you not to fall in love with me.”
  62. “Please shut up. Just shut up.”
  63. “Please tell me it’s going to be okay.”
  64. “Yell, scream, cry, please, just say something, anything.”
  65. “When you smile, I fall apart.”
  66. “If I die, I’m never speaking to you again.”
  67. “If you don’t want to talk about it then say so. Don’t lie and pretend to be fine when you clearly aren’t.”
  68. “This isn’t what it looks like.”
  69. “I just really miss talking to you.”
  70. “I can’t do this on my own.”
  71. “I’ve got you.”
  72. “We’ll figure this out.”
  73. “Please don’t say goodbye.”
  74. “You’ve shown me what love can feel like.”
  75. “You make me feel alive.”
  76. “I wouldn’t change a thing about you.”
  77. “There is nothing wrong with you.”
  78. “I’m just looking out for you.”
  79. “Be careful.”
  80. “You owe me.”
  81. “Come with me.”
  82. “I trust you.”
  83. “I didn’t want you to see this.”
  84. “I’ve been praying for you.”
  85. “Take my jacket. It’s cold outside.”
  86. “I’ll walk you home.”
  87. “Let me help.”
  88. “Come here.”
  89. “You’re holding back.”
  90. “Remember when we were little?”
  91. “We’re all a little stronger than we think we are.”
  92. “Don’t sell yourself short.”
  93. “This isn’t who I am.”
  94. “I’m willing to wait for it.”
  95. “Are you ready for this?”
  96. “You can do this.”
  97. “Your life was my life’s best part.”
  98. “You were always gold to me.”
  99. “Don’t look at me like that.”
  100. “I’m fine with where I am now.”
  101. “We all want to be somebody.”
  102. “Promise me you’ll come back.”
  103. “I don’t know anyone else who can make me feel this way.”
  104. “I’ve never felt stronger than when you’re with me.”
  105. “I believe in you.”