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 Challenge #12

Challenge #8

I fell into the Conclave (2024) movie rabbit hole in 2025. There are lots of talented artists in the fandom. Here are ten fanarts I love. Mostly SFW

Vincent Benítez/Goffredo Tedesco dancing by nis_tema : I really like their smile!

Young!Thomas Lawrence & Raymond O'Malley with matching keychains by ralphater : Love the warm colour,

Conclavification of diptych by Albrecht Durer by asai_ne : it really looks like a medieval church painting.

the bright Morning Star by asai_ne by : gorgeous Vincent Benítez in the desert

pumpkin head Vincent Benítez/Lawrence dancing by ValeryMadHatter : so adorable!

Cornus Kousa by dambobodam7 : Vincent Benítez surrounded by lilies

Challenge #4: Rec The Contents Of Your Last Page

"Any website that you like, be it fanfiction, art, social media, or something a bit more eccentric!"

Recently, I have fallen into a rabbit hole of old school tabletop RPG blogs. I really enjoy reading about different settings, character and bestiary ideas. It's a bit sad to land on a blog right long after posting stopped though.

Some interesting posts

d66 Character Creation Questions

REVANESCENCE_: an esoteric cyberpunk setting: "The Earth is a Kowloonesque megacity. It doesn't even resemble a proper planet anymore. Everyone worships the Lucky Golden Zodiac, a fivefold of modern demons that embody the pillars of boundless hypercapitalism. The bones of the planet have all broken under the weight of the mass of greasy blubber that is humanity. You've got as many lives as you can buy."

Marvelous Magical Mutations: a random magical mutation generator

[SWS] Hole in Your Soul, or Lack Thereof: exploration of reasons characters taking up cyberpunk implants

Hellwalkers: a dark fantasy setting that set after the demons' successful invasion of the kingdom

Lanthanide Horizon - Tied in the Strings of Dream : in a post apocalyptic society, the Sustainer Cells keep the majority of their members in cryosleep, switching bodies in dream

Cultivated Dreamers: "Their dreams could serve as vessels of the sublime, carefully managed spaces into which a noble dreamer could project to brush the realm of pure ideals."

How to Write a Module: An Incoherent Play-by-Play : good advice on writing RPG adventure modules

The cats in my childhood media: Luna & Artemis (Sailor Moon); Garfield, Odie, Arlene & Nermel (Garfield & Friends). They will probably argue that they aren't pets though.

Recently I finally have time to delve into my massive backlog of solo ttrpg from the various huge itch.io bundles I bought. 

Superhero DIY Award:
 
See Issue X is a solo superhero RPG that emulate superhero comics. It uses playing cards to help generate characters and plot prompts. The mechanic is kind of complicated - I was confused how to deal with discarded cards at first. However, it provides a clear act structure and freedom for you to decide what prompts to use/ignore. I have generated my environmentalist Aquawoman superheroine who fights to protect the ocean and enjoyed the twists. 

One More Tea Award

Last Tea Shop Complete is a solo RPG that you run a tea shop on the border of the living and the dead. The recently deceased visit for one last hot drink before their long journey into the Great Beyond. It's very reflective and meditative. It's fun to generate the vistors, and decide what tea to serve them (with different story effects).

Genre Savvy Award

Reincarnated as the Unlovable Villainess?! is a solo RPG that you are isekaied as the doomed villain protagonist in an otome game. I really like it. It's short but has a good balance of strategy elements (to survive to the end) and journalling elements. It's both a love letter to the genre and an enjoyable game.

New Year Resolution

I have just bought For Small Creatures Such As We, a 256 page solo ttrpg about a space ship captain and their alien crews. It's more structured and detailed than the above titles, but I hope I can start a game soon.

HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid:

Buy 203 items (tabletop games, video games, zines, tools, and essays, etc) for $12 to support Central Virginia Legal Aid Society and the Legal Aid Justice Center to support legal services for those who do not have the resources themselves to navigate America’s thorny, taut legal system. Offer ends in 2 days &18 hours. Including Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast ($25) & Paris Gondo - The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying ($20), etc

Palestinian Children's Relief - TTRPG Bundle for PCRF

Buy 250 tabletop RPGs (Over $900 worth) for $10 to support the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, which provides urgent medical aid, food, and life-saving treatment to those in desperate need, including orphans and amputees. Offer ends in 8 days. Including Noirlandia ($10, a murder mystery roleplaying game played with an actual cork board), Escape from Dino Island ($10, one shot escape from the notJurassic Park), Questlandia 2e ($10, collaborative game about building a collapsping fantasy society), etc

It is only when a man feels himself face to face with such horrors that he can understand their true import.

From Dracula by Bram Stoker

Recommendations from people I trust.

I have never heard of Shoji Morimoto nor his “Do-Nothing Rental Service” before, but a recs for his memoir "Rental Person Who Does Nothing" made it sound really interesting. It's an enjoyable read. Shoji Morimoto has a lot of keen observation about loneliness and social expectation.

Relevance to my current focus:

When I have just finished Piranesi, I wanted to read all the books like that. If I'm interested in philosophy introduction this week, my tbr list will explode with many relevant books.

Fannish Interest:

Aww, this book has a productive fandom/exchange rec post/fannish discusiion. Better check it out. I have picked up many books because of Yuletide.

Interesting Cover:

Eyecatching graphic design helps. For example, I like the cover of The Tangleroot Palace

Written by an Author I like:

If I like a book, I'll check out their other works