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#Introduction I'm Vicki "Dammit Victor" Flinder; I write fantasy fiction and I design tabletop RPGs and digital games under the name Octal Heart Games. I specialize in "interstitial" fantasy, blending standard Tolkien/Howard/Gygax tropes with other genres. I am a devout Ásatrúar, oathed to Wolf Tree Kindred for over a decade. We don't hold with völkisch beliefs; modern notions of race are incompatible with an ancestral worldview. #Writersofmastodon #fantasy #asatru #ttrpg #gamedev
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The small team of rebel commandos had been sneaking through the Overlord's palace for days. It had started with covertly entering hidden inside a routine delivery of food. They had blocked off parts of the refrigeration units, and hidden themselves there. They could not bring any form of weapon with them, because of the scanners on the palace entrance, and had to be sedated so that their hostile thoughts would not be detected. From there, they had first infiltrated the kitchen staff, and gradually migrated their way into general maintenance. Once in general maintenance, they had been able to construct weapons using the palace's own resources. It had been a slow process, as they had had to conceal what they had been doing from the overseers. Now, though they were armed, and following the old secret passages that had been hidden for decades, they headed for the throne room. They would appear behind the throne, and be able to take the Overlord by surprise. They snuck out of the secret door, closing it behind them, and then burst out from the wall hangings onto the dias. The throne was empty. The entire throne room was empty, except for one old lady, sweeping. She looked up, and gasped in surprise. Then she shrugged and went back to sweeping. The commandos looked around. Nothing. Finally one of them walked over to the servant. "Don't make a mess" she said as he approached, "go that way" she pointed, "I haven't swept there." He looked and saw there was still dust and grime on the floor there, and walked to her from that direction. "Where is the Overlord? Why is he not here?" "Oh, deary, this is Thursday." "Thursday?" "The Master always takes Thursday off. He's in his studio, throwing." "Throwing what?" "Clay, deary, clay. Unless he's glazing today, but I think he's throwing." "Uh, where is his studio?" "Oh, I can't tell you that. No one is to disturb him when he's making his pots. I'm guessing you are here to assassinate him. You'll just have to come back tomorrow. After 11. Before 11 he's still getting his neck seen to." "Neck?" "You know, his bad neck, from wearing that really quite ridiculous crown." The commando went back to his team. "Uh, we're to come back after 11 tomorrow. It's his day off." #SF #SFF #SciFi #Humour #Fantasy #IAmWriting Inspired by this post from @NickEast_IndieWriter@mastodon.art https://mastodon.art/@NickEast_IndieWriter/117223620969685939
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Time-lapse process for Day 25: Fracture. Of course I was watching the Fellowship of the Ring when I drew this for reference. I just love that whole Council of Elrond scene that took them like 6 weeks to film 😅 Hugo Weaving gets the BEST dialog there. Imagine being able to say the line “It must be taken deep into Mordor, and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came!” Soooo cool. 😎 #Inktober #LOTR #Fantasy #FediArt #HumanArt #LineaSketch
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Day 25: Fracture “The Ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Glóin, by any craft that we here possess.” #Inktober #LOTR #Fantasy #FediArt #HumanArt #LineaSketch
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With a mixed sense of sadness and achievement I'm letting you know my collection of science fiction and fantasy covers has run out! I'm going to put this account into Loop Mode where it posts everything all over again from day one, but there over a thousand of them so a loop will take years. Thanks for your support! Coming soon, the same type of thing for classic Marvel comics covers. #Magazine #MagazineCover #PulpMagazine #PulpFiction #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #Art #Illustration
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English is not my native language, please excuse any mistakes! 🦋

Hi everyone! 🪐🦋 I'm in my early 40s (f), I like questioning things, and I'm looking for honest, down-to-earth conversations away from the usual social media noise.

I'm currently learning #CSharp and #HTML, and I'm fascinated by #robotics and #AI. 🤖

I love nature, the night sky, wolves and butterflies. My hobbies include drawing (digital and analog) and photography. 🎨📷️

My profile and header images are my own artwork! 😊 #MastoArt

My heart also beats for #fantasy, #scifi and #comedy in movies, TV shows and books; and musically for #Hardstyle, #Frenchcore and #oldschool. 🎧️💥

I'm looking forward to meeting nice people around my age! 💙

#NewHere #Introduction #FediFriends

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Hello Mastodon 👋 It's time to introduce myself #introduction I'm a french teacher in #history , #geography and civic education. I love #books , especially #fantasy . I play some #videogames , like #wow , #minecraft and chill games ( #stardewvalley #TheDressmaker...) I'm also interested in #sciences, even if I can only count to four. I like #art , #drawing , #cooking ... I also listen to #metalmusic 🤘, especially #folkmetal . Some last facts about me: Politically orientated at left ( #lfi2027 , #feminism #FreePalestine #FreeGaza ) Part of the #lgbtqia community 🏳️‍🌈 Chronically ill ( #chronicillness #chronicpain ) Bye 👋
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I'm watching a time travel / past life / alternate timeline story (I'm being fuzzy on identifying details because I don't want to spoil it for anyone), and I've finally hit the beat where the female lead explains to the male romantic lead why she knows what she knows... ...AND HE BELIEVES HER. 🔥 This is truly one of my favourite tropes and one of the hottest scifi/fantasy + romance tropes of all time. Is this because women and other marginalized people are so rarely believed and supported by cis men / members of dominant cultural groups? Yes, it is: we are hungry to be seen and believed. Want to knock the socks off of marginalized people (or at least this girl)? Listen to us, believe us, and trust our authority and expertise regarding our lived experiences (vs mansplaining, gaslighting, ignoring, etc.) This is truly top tier hotness and sexiness. 💋 *If you want to share your recommendations for stories with these kinds of dynamics in the mentions, please put them under a CW so there are no spoilers for people who want to leave that as a surprise. Ta! 😘 @bookstodon@fedigroups.social#Movies #Bookstodon #Romance #TimeTravel #Fantasy #SciFi #Kyriarchy #Intersectionality #SocialDynamics #Relationships
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Hallo zusammen! 🪐🦋 Ich bin Anfang 40 (w), hinterfrage gerne die Dinge und suche einen ehrlichen Austausch auf Augenhöhe. Ich lerne gerade #CSharp & #HTML und fasziniere mich für #Robotik und #KI.🤖 Ich liebe die Natur, den Sternenhimmel, Wölfe und Schmetterlinge. Zu meinen Hobbies zählen zeichnen (digital und analog) und fotografieren.🎨📷 Mein Profil- & Titelbild sind selbstgemacht! 😊 #MastoArt Außerdem schlägt mein Herz bei Film / Fernsehen und Büchern für #Fantasy , #SciFi und #Komödien; und musikalisch für #Hardstyle, #Frenchcore und #OldSchool. 🎧💥 Ich freue mich auf nette Kontakte in meinem Alter! #NeuHier #FediNachbarn #Introduction
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This is the new main account for #NotAHeroStory and I think an #introduction is in order! This is where I, @slanderoid@goblin.camp, will be posting updates about the #fantasy #LitRPG series I'm #writing instead of having them overload my personal timeline. Follow this account to stay up-to-date! I'll be posting about new chapters as they become available, new #art as it's made, and events I'll be attending to promote the story. I hope you enjoy the misadventures of Marty and the gang! ⚔️
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The piano had been sitting in the train station for years. No one knew when it had arrived there. After the station opened, everyone was sure of that. Felicity was not so sure. She'd been one of the first passengers to use the station, and she was pretty sure it had been there then. And then there was the way the transport authority kept talking about removing it every couple of years. Awould be promptly forgotten about. So she found herself sitting down at it, despite not knowing how to play. Just to satisfy her curiosity, she said to herself. 'Hello piano.' There was a rustle, and some sheet music blew across the platform and into her lap. 'I cant play, sorry.' Then she looked again, and saw the keys illustrated beneath the notes. She tried picking them out. Slowly a tune formed. A train arrived, and passengers alighted. One of them, an older woman, smiled at her. The weeks passed, and she made half and hour in her commute to see what would happen. Her playing improved. One day the older woman sat down next to her. "There used to be a music school here" she opened with. Felicity looked over to her. "Glenys. My mother was one of the last students. I've seen old photos of this piano." Felicity thought about this, and paused in her playing. "I think it is still teaching", she said softly. "Teachers are always waiting for the right student." "Do you know how it got here?" "I can guess. The music school burned down." "Oh. So..." "Best not ask, and just enjoy." #microfiction #tootfic #IAmWriting #GhostStory #microfic #SFF #Fantasy
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