Elden ring kindred of rot ashes
EU (Netherlands) - 1700 EUR build - Would appreciate a 2nd opinion
2023.03.29 22:29 Xz55000 EU (Netherlands) - 1700 EUR build - Would appreciate a 2nd opinion
I'm building my first PC, but I do have a lot of experience fixing PCs and replacing parts. I just haven't had the opportunity to build one from scratch until now. It'll be primarily for gaming pretty much everything.
I am in the Netherlands, so any EU store will do as long as they ship to NL. I have a max budget of 1700 EUR. I can go higher, but it needs to be incredibly worth it (i.e. I'm not increasing the budget by 10% for 5% performance)
Here is my current first draft build: PCPartPicker Part List
Main questions:
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- Newish things I am interested: RDR2, Elden Ring, Forza Horizon 5, Spiderman, Monster Hunter 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War.
- Upcoming stuff I wanna play (if they're good) Baldur's Gate 3, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and Starfield.
- Regularly I play CS GO and Fortnite.
I am in the Netherlands, so any EU store will do as long as they ship to NL. I have a max budget of 1700 EUR. I can go higher, but it needs to be incredibly worth it (i.e. I'm not increasing the budget by 10% for 5% performance)
Here is my current first draft build: PCPartPicker Part List
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor | €254.85 @ Megekko |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler | €39.90 |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B650M GAMING X AX Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard | €189.95 @ Megekko |
| Memory | G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory | €129.90 @ Amazon Netherlands |
| Storage | Kingston NV2 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | €103.85 @ Megekko |
| Video Card | AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card | €699.95 @ Azerty |
| Case | Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case | €105.85 |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM850e 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | €144.90 @ Amazon Netherlands |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total | €1669.15 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-03-29 22:07 CEST+0200 |
- I was thinking of waiting for the release of 7800x3d and perhaps even the 4070 to see if that would bring prices down further, but I am not hopeful. What is your opinion, do you think it's worth waiting a while longer?
- Do you think this budget is overkill for 1440p 165hz? The 6800 XT is only 100 EUR cheaper, so I think the 6950 XT is worth it at the current price.
- Do you have any suggestions regarding my build?
- Is the case OK? Am I correct in believing everything will fit? I am pretty sure it will, but terrified of making a mistake, it would be super annoying.
- Do you think I need more fans?
- Is the PSU overkill?
2023.03.29 22:29 ImportantDebateM8 Love and Will, Blood and Gold, and the Mystery of 'Gowry'
The human tendency to believe in and prop up certain ideas and figureheads as being beyond criticism or reconsideration is ubiquitous to us.
Some might say a defining trait of our species.
FromSoftware understands this tendency and as such have created a character who fits the mold of a benevolent savior and empathetic leader. However, the evidence in the game itself seems to suggest that they may not be as benevolent as the community believes.
This is the story of Miquella, as i understand it; and how Fromsoft deceived their playerbase into adoring a God of Manipulation.
TL;DR A single Aeonia caused Caelid, and there are 2-3 just chilling in the haligtree. Gowry is likely Miquella possessing pests.
________
Part 1: Obfuscation and Vague Language
________
The descriptions of Miquella in the game are intentionally obfuscated and use vague neutral language, furthermore the wording is specifically chosen as to be easier to interpret as being of benevolent intention.
However, nowhere is empathetic intention explicitly demonstrated, and statements that might at a glance seem empathetic can be interpreted as sinister or cold and calculated.
The other half of this quote is far more revealing.
"For he has learned very well how to Compel such Affection"-
This might very well be the biggest red flag that the love held for Miquella is born of His will to Be loved, rather than the will of those who love him to Choose to love him.
"Oh brother, lord brother, please die a true death" - golden epitaph
This quote could be interpreted as a prayer for mercy or a desire for Miquella's brother to have a peaceful and dignified death. However, it could also be interpreted as a sinister or calculated statement, suggesting that Miquella has some ulterior motive for wanting his brother to die. This interpertation is furthered by the fact that the eclipse shotel Weaponizes deathblight "Set the sord aflame with the prince of deaths deathblight'
Additionally it is also stated on the golden epitaph that the sword was itself 'made to commemorate the death of Godwyn the Golden, first of the demigods to die.' - a statement like this is equally ambiguous, as in my mind commemoration is often a positive occasion.
"He abandoned fundamentalism when he realized it could do nothing to contain Melanias rot" - Radagons rings of light incantation.
This quote suggests that Miquella abandoned his fundamentalist beliefs in order to find a way to contain his sister's rot. However, it could also be interpreted as evidence that Miquella is willing to abandon his principles when they no longer serve his goals. Furthermore, i believe this is alluding to the time when he realized rot to be a more powerful force than anything contained within the golden order.
Thus dawning the age of Unalloyed gold.
"Who is it that Miquella shall bless, if not the low and the meek?" - The Sacred Crown Helm
This quote could be interpreted as evidence of Miquella's benevolence, suggesting that he is concerned with helping those who are disadvantaged. However, it could also be interpreted as a sinister statement, suggesting that Miquella sees the low and the meek as an untapped resource that he can exploit for his own purposes. Afterall, those in crisis make for devout converts.
It seems to be the case that people believe Miquella is good because it is what they want to believe, and in this they gravitate towards the interpretation that casts him in a good light.
This is why, all the fan art we ever see of him is of an innocent benevolent being- and, as such, that is how we have began to think of him.
I believe however that this was exactly the intention of Fromsoft.
__________
Part 2: Love and Will, Blood and Gold
__________
The Bewitching Branch is made of an Enchantment of Unalloyed Gold, and Youthful Sacramental Blood. One of the items is Miquellas lily, who's description states "A delicate water lily of unalloyed gold thought to be beloved by the Empyrean Miquella in his youth." (The branch happens to be the only thing that can be crafted with this item.)
The second ingredient in the bewitching branch is the only other item in the game that speaks to the act of someone tending to plants with their own Blood. The Sacramental Bud. We learn in the description of these buds that they were long ago "cultivated with youthful, sacramental blood.".
What is another case we have of Youthful Blood being used to Feed a Plant?
The Haligtree. "watered with Miquellas own blood"
This Youthful blood combined with the Unalloyed Gold, compels wills.
This realization leads one to multiple conclusions, one of which being that the haligtree itself could potentially be a beacon of will domination of sorts; being grown of his blood, and braced in a structure of unalloyed gold.
This also leads me to believe that perhaps Melania might be entirely subject to the Will of Miquella. His first and most successful test of the perfected bewitching branch - the Unalloyed Gold Needle.
The fact that she is clad in unalloyed gold, and has had the golden needle within her, leads me to believe that not only was the will of the rot within her being contained, but indeed Melania herself had become subject to the bewitching allure of Miquella.
She is now merely his Blade.
Additionally, Understanding the components of the bewitching branch provides insight into what role Mohg is to play in Miquellas larger scheme.
We learn from a ghost in the consecrated snowfields that mogh took Miquellas 'sacred flesh', as if to put emphasis on the fact that this is Just his body, not his soul.
Furthermore, in the opening of the game we seem mohg carrying the lifeless body- and importantly- it is Cocoonless. Meaning that the cocoon we see him in Now, is one he crafted around himself in his new area. It is also a visual match to the ones present in the haligtree, so, definitely miquellas going.
Speaking of the cocoon; we learn from the 'lord of bloods exaltation' talisman, that this cocoon has a literal thirst for blood.
As it states "render up your offerings of blood; Drench my consort's chamber. Slake his cocoon's thirst." Notice how it doenst say 'fill his cocoons bounds' or 'drench his body', instead specifically drawing attention to the fact that Miquellas Cocoon Wants Blood.
And miquellas blood, is powerful.
So much so in fact that the formless mother might be to Miquella what the rot godess is to Melania. Only miquella has learned how to dominate wills, and as such he is more in control of the formless mother than she is of him. This could be the reason for the unalloyed gold ring on miquellas body.
Mohg is an unwanted omen demi god, discarded into the leyndell sewers at birth up until he was elevated by the mysterious 'formless mother'. (potentially by the will of miquella).
Miquella was a prodigy Empyrean who studied closely with his father and God Radagon and was powerful enough to invent a technology capable of controlling the will of the scarlet rot, and developing a godtree likely intended to take the place of the erdtree as the central governing force of life and death in the lands between.
Suffice to say, i think the assumption that miquella would have left himself so vulnerable to attack is a mistake. And it makes more sense to me that Mogh has a role to play in the larger scheme.
Mogh himself doesnt know this- believing to have been chosen to begat an age of his own- but he is more likely a mere pawn of the more knowledgeable demigod. As no matter how much he serves miquellas will, his lifeless body does not acknowledge him. So Mohg carries on, clueless as to the role he is playing.
____________
Part 3: 'Gowry' and the Haligtree of Rot
____________
The following presumes Gowry's questline, with either outcome, to be cannon.
There are either two or three Scarlet Aeonia in the base of the Haligtree. A Single One of these blooms caused Caelid.
This revelation has significant implications for the future of the Haligtree.
I think it might be the case that Melania, by will of Miquella, fought in the shattering to test the full power of the Rot and to implement Miquella's desire for godhood and the creation of new life. As well as Miquella's plans for controlling the deathblight of Godwyn; bound up in the stars, which Radahn had halted.
In "Cleanrot Knight Finlays Ashes," it is revealed that Melania fell into a Slumber immediately after the initial Caelid bloom and was carried back by a random knight in unalloyed gold. The feat is described as unbelievable, specifically to draw attention to it. I believe this may be because it was not just some random Knight, but indeed the sould of a demigod piloting a Knight.
At current, Melania is found at the base of the Haligtree, slowly acclimating it to the rot, as i believe that part of Miquella's plan is to have the Haligtree become an erdtree of the strongest force in the land - the Scarlet Rot.
This way, the blooms will develop within an environment already prepared for them. Also, the haligtree is a Giant Hollow tube, with a brace surrounding it. A perfect structure to bear the new aeonian blooms.
We also see a drainage channel in the haligtree- yet interestingly, it is draining away Water- while a literal Waterfall of Rot pours down into it.
But it is time to ask; Who is Gowry?
He would like us to believe him to be a heretical sage from Selia, offering us sellian spells and insights into the town. Initially he insults the worshipers of the rot as being 'witless', only to then later proclaim to be himself a worshipper of the Rot. And, finally, he claims to be father to Millicent and her sisters.
The first time you see Gowry, he asks you to cross the aeonian swamp. A tarnished on foot could do no such task. Yet, torrent, who's summoning ring is made of unalloyed gold, is unaffected by the rot. We know this is the case because the ring does not burn in the frenzied flame ending. But more importantly; How does Gowry know we have Torrent? Or that torrent possesses this ability? We have recently learned from the DLC reveal photo that Miquella was quite possibly torrents previous owner- and that torrent just happened to choose 'us' - the most probable candidate for success.
So. Gowry asks you to cross the lake of rot in aeonia- why? to retrieve for him a Broken Unalloyed Gold Needle. But how does he know of the existence of this item? and how does he know it is there? When we retrieve it for him, he then asks us to leave him be in private so he can Repair it. How does he Know how to repair one of the most advanced pieces of technology in the lands between? Designed specifically to combat the wills of outer gods. Or what it even is? or does? We return to find he has repaired it, and once repaired, it has a Tiny conspicuous Blood Red Spot in the center..
Blood, and Gold.
He then tells us to please give it to Millicent because He Just Knows Exactly what the needle is for, and how to use it.
We approach Millicent with the needle, and she seems surprised and skeptical that a random needle would cure her rot- as if its capacity to do so is far from common knowledge. She then Immediately falls Asleep, and awakens with a sudden urge to go to the Haligtree.
We talk again to Gowry and he acts as though this is All According to Plan. Sending Millicent to Bloom in the Haligtree.
Saying 'now she TOO can begin her journey' - admitting that he is likely the cause for the other bloom we see at the bottom of the haligtree.
Furthermore he knows by exactly what mechanisms Millicent can be made to bloom into the most potent bomb for the haligtree. How would he know that? and Why the Haligtree? Throughout the quest he also demonstrates knowledge of events in Millicents quest before having been told of them, as though he is somehow keeping tabs through the unalloyed gold
Gowry seems to have a deep knowledge of both the scarlet rot and unalloyed gold, even though it's not clear how he could have obtained that knowledge.
This raises some questions about his true identity and motivations.
One possible explanation for Gowry's knowledge is that he is actually a persona invented by Miquella, as Miquella is a well-known scholar who has studied the scarlet rot extensively, and invented/utilized unalloyed gold to combat it.
It's possible that she created the Gowry character to manipulate the player.
Ordina, the northern most selian town, is covered in miquella statues- so we know miquella had knowledge of and connections to the selians; enough knowledge to impersonate one.
If Gowry is really Miquella in disguise, then it would resolve many of the conflicts in logic that arise from his character. For example, it would explain how he knows so much about the scarlet rot, even though he shouldn't. How he knows things about millicent without first being told. How he Knows not only where the unalloyed gold needle is, but what it does, how to repair it, and how its used!
It would also explain why he seems to have conflicting motivations and contradictions in the things he says to us - he might be trying to guide the player towards a certain goal, while also trying to protect his true identity as Miquella.
Additionally, the highest concentrations of sacramental buds in the game are by the hidden Miquella statue where we find the amber starlight, and, in the church where we meet Millicent.
Overall, the idea that Gowry is really Miquella in disguise (possessing pests like ranni possesses a doll or like shabriri with corpses) seems like a plausible explanation for many of the mysteries surrounding his character. However, it's also possible that there are other explanations that haven't been revealed yet, so it's hard to say for sure.
He puts on an act, but in his lies there are truths. For instance, Millicent and kin might well be his 'daughters' in that he engineered the conditions of their births. He also laughs suspiciously long after saying 'i must be getting old' almost like he thought he never would.
Or when you first give him the needle and he talks himself up saying 'ah yes this must have been made my a true artisan visionary who understands the nature of life'.
Like, how would YOU know Gowry? Got a lot of points of reference for this sort of thing?
Conclusion:
____
I believe the story of Miquellas haligtree is not a tragedy, and his plan has not failed. In fact, we played right into it.
It is a cautionary tail of the consequences of unexamined unquestioning faith in a narrative for the reason alone that one would prefer it be true.
The Truest tragedy of the game is Melania, who never had a chance between the rot within and the manipulation of her brother demigod who sought only to use her rot to seek dominion over the lands between.
The oracles in the haligtree herald the coming god, but its not Melania.
Fromsoft has cultivated a mentality within their community around the idea of Miquella,\ the empathetic and Just, benevolent savior of those unblessed by grace, tragically abducted; plans halted or uprooted.
But the reality of it seems to be far more sinister, and also, far more human.
One version of the story is emotionally appealing and easy to see at a surface level glance, While the other is unpleasant and unnerving, and requires more in-depth reasoning to discover.
In this, i believe they have successfully convinced the majority of the playerbase, including those who proport to communicate the lore, that this most fearsome and compelling of gods is Exactly who he'd like you to think he is- a god worth worshiping unquestionably -because that is the story that we in large want to believe
So much so that much like with real world figures of worship, many cant even comprehend being wrong in their placement of their faith, because to do so would mean to admit that someone once praised was never worthy of praise at all, and may indeed have been manipulating all along our desire for something worthy of worship.
Honestly the metanarrative behind this aspect of the game has blown me away. The success with which they have deceived us into believing in a false idol, while also putting the information that undoes them right before our eyes. Building such a masterful illusion of benevolence around a character who is potentially a true horror-
Classic fromsoft.
Let me know what you think.
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Some might say a defining trait of our species.
FromSoftware understands this tendency and as such have created a character who fits the mold of a benevolent savior and empathetic leader. However, the evidence in the game itself seems to suggest that they may not be as benevolent as the community believes.
This is the story of Miquella, as i understand it; and how Fromsoft deceived their playerbase into adoring a God of Manipulation.
TL;DR A single Aeonia caused Caelid, and there are 2-3 just chilling in the haligtree. Gowry is likely Miquella possessing pests.
________
Part 1: Obfuscation and Vague Language
________
The descriptions of Miquella in the game are intentionally obfuscated and use vague neutral language, furthermore the wording is specifically chosen as to be easier to interpret as being of benevolent intention.
However, nowhere is empathetic intention explicitly demonstrated, and statements that might at a glance seem empathetic can be interpreted as sinister or cold and calculated.
- "My brother will keep his promise. He possesses the wisdom, the allure, of a god – he is the most fearsome Empyrean of all.” - Melanias helm
- "The Empyrean Miquella is loved by many people." - bewitching branch
The other half of this quote is far more revealing.
"For he has learned very well how to Compel such Affection"-
This might very well be the biggest red flag that the love held for Miquella is born of His will to Be loved, rather than the will of those who love him to Choose to love him.
"Oh brother, lord brother, please die a true death" - golden epitaph
This quote could be interpreted as a prayer for mercy or a desire for Miquella's brother to have a peaceful and dignified death. However, it could also be interpreted as a sinister or calculated statement, suggesting that Miquella has some ulterior motive for wanting his brother to die. This interpertation is furthered by the fact that the eclipse shotel Weaponizes deathblight "Set the sord aflame with the prince of deaths deathblight'
Additionally it is also stated on the golden epitaph that the sword was itself 'made to commemorate the death of Godwyn the Golden, first of the demigods to die.' - a statement like this is equally ambiguous, as in my mind commemoration is often a positive occasion.
"He abandoned fundamentalism when he realized it could do nothing to contain Melanias rot" - Radagons rings of light incantation.
This quote suggests that Miquella abandoned his fundamentalist beliefs in order to find a way to contain his sister's rot. However, it could also be interpreted as evidence that Miquella is willing to abandon his principles when they no longer serve his goals. Furthermore, i believe this is alluding to the time when he realized rot to be a more powerful force than anything contained within the golden order.
Thus dawning the age of Unalloyed gold.
"Who is it that Miquella shall bless, if not the low and the meek?" - The Sacred Crown Helm
This quote could be interpreted as evidence of Miquella's benevolence, suggesting that he is concerned with helping those who are disadvantaged. However, it could also be interpreted as a sinister statement, suggesting that Miquella sees the low and the meek as an untapped resource that he can exploit for his own purposes. Afterall, those in crisis make for devout converts.
It seems to be the case that people believe Miquella is good because it is what they want to believe, and in this they gravitate towards the interpretation that casts him in a good light.
This is why, all the fan art we ever see of him is of an innocent benevolent being- and, as such, that is how we have began to think of him.
I believe however that this was exactly the intention of Fromsoft.
__________
Part 2: Love and Will, Blood and Gold
__________
The Bewitching Branch is made of an Enchantment of Unalloyed Gold, and Youthful Sacramental Blood. One of the items is Miquellas lily, who's description states "A delicate water lily of unalloyed gold thought to be beloved by the Empyrean Miquella in his youth." (The branch happens to be the only thing that can be crafted with this item.)
The second ingredient in the bewitching branch is the only other item in the game that speaks to the act of someone tending to plants with their own Blood. The Sacramental Bud. We learn in the description of these buds that they were long ago "cultivated with youthful, sacramental blood.".
What is another case we have of Youthful Blood being used to Feed a Plant?
The Haligtree. "watered with Miquellas own blood"
This Youthful blood combined with the Unalloyed Gold, compels wills.
This realization leads one to multiple conclusions, one of which being that the haligtree itself could potentially be a beacon of will domination of sorts; being grown of his blood, and braced in a structure of unalloyed gold.
This also leads me to believe that perhaps Melania might be entirely subject to the Will of Miquella. His first and most successful test of the perfected bewitching branch - the Unalloyed Gold Needle.
The fact that she is clad in unalloyed gold, and has had the golden needle within her, leads me to believe that not only was the will of the rot within her being contained, but indeed Melania herself had become subject to the bewitching allure of Miquella.
She is now merely his Blade.
Additionally, Understanding the components of the bewitching branch provides insight into what role Mohg is to play in Miquellas larger scheme.
We learn from a ghost in the consecrated snowfields that mogh took Miquellas 'sacred flesh', as if to put emphasis on the fact that this is Just his body, not his soul.
Furthermore, in the opening of the game we seem mohg carrying the lifeless body- and importantly- it is Cocoonless. Meaning that the cocoon we see him in Now, is one he crafted around himself in his new area. It is also a visual match to the ones present in the haligtree, so, definitely miquellas going.
Speaking of the cocoon; we learn from the 'lord of bloods exaltation' talisman, that this cocoon has a literal thirst for blood.
As it states "render up your offerings of blood; Drench my consort's chamber. Slake his cocoon's thirst." Notice how it doenst say 'fill his cocoons bounds' or 'drench his body', instead specifically drawing attention to the fact that Miquellas Cocoon Wants Blood.
And miquellas blood, is powerful.
So much so in fact that the formless mother might be to Miquella what the rot godess is to Melania. Only miquella has learned how to dominate wills, and as such he is more in control of the formless mother than she is of him. This could be the reason for the unalloyed gold ring on miquellas body.
Mohg is an unwanted omen demi god, discarded into the leyndell sewers at birth up until he was elevated by the mysterious 'formless mother'. (potentially by the will of miquella).
Miquella was a prodigy Empyrean who studied closely with his father and God Radagon and was powerful enough to invent a technology capable of controlling the will of the scarlet rot, and developing a godtree likely intended to take the place of the erdtree as the central governing force of life and death in the lands between.
Suffice to say, i think the assumption that miquella would have left himself so vulnerable to attack is a mistake. And it makes more sense to me that Mogh has a role to play in the larger scheme.
Mogh himself doesnt know this- believing to have been chosen to begat an age of his own- but he is more likely a mere pawn of the more knowledgeable demigod. As no matter how much he serves miquellas will, his lifeless body does not acknowledge him. So Mohg carries on, clueless as to the role he is playing.
____________
Part 3: 'Gowry' and the Haligtree of Rot
____________
The following presumes Gowry's questline, with either outcome, to be cannon.
There are either two or three Scarlet Aeonia in the base of the Haligtree. A Single One of these blooms caused Caelid.
This revelation has significant implications for the future of the Haligtree.
I think it might be the case that Melania, by will of Miquella, fought in the shattering to test the full power of the Rot and to implement Miquella's desire for godhood and the creation of new life. As well as Miquella's plans for controlling the deathblight of Godwyn; bound up in the stars, which Radahn had halted.
In "Cleanrot Knight Finlays Ashes," it is revealed that Melania fell into a Slumber immediately after the initial Caelid bloom and was carried back by a random knight in unalloyed gold. The feat is described as unbelievable, specifically to draw attention to it. I believe this may be because it was not just some random Knight, but indeed the sould of a demigod piloting a Knight.
At current, Melania is found at the base of the Haligtree, slowly acclimating it to the rot, as i believe that part of Miquella's plan is to have the Haligtree become an erdtree of the strongest force in the land - the Scarlet Rot.
This way, the blooms will develop within an environment already prepared for them. Also, the haligtree is a Giant Hollow tube, with a brace surrounding it. A perfect structure to bear the new aeonian blooms.
We also see a drainage channel in the haligtree- yet interestingly, it is draining away Water- while a literal Waterfall of Rot pours down into it.
But it is time to ask; Who is Gowry?
He would like us to believe him to be a heretical sage from Selia, offering us sellian spells and insights into the town. Initially he insults the worshipers of the rot as being 'witless', only to then later proclaim to be himself a worshipper of the Rot. And, finally, he claims to be father to Millicent and her sisters.
The first time you see Gowry, he asks you to cross the aeonian swamp. A tarnished on foot could do no such task. Yet, torrent, who's summoning ring is made of unalloyed gold, is unaffected by the rot. We know this is the case because the ring does not burn in the frenzied flame ending. But more importantly; How does Gowry know we have Torrent? Or that torrent possesses this ability? We have recently learned from the DLC reveal photo that Miquella was quite possibly torrents previous owner- and that torrent just happened to choose 'us' - the most probable candidate for success.
So. Gowry asks you to cross the lake of rot in aeonia- why? to retrieve for him a Broken Unalloyed Gold Needle. But how does he know of the existence of this item? and how does he know it is there? When we retrieve it for him, he then asks us to leave him be in private so he can Repair it. How does he Know how to repair one of the most advanced pieces of technology in the lands between? Designed specifically to combat the wills of outer gods. Or what it even is? or does? We return to find he has repaired it, and once repaired, it has a Tiny conspicuous Blood Red Spot in the center..
Blood, and Gold.
He then tells us to please give it to Millicent because He Just Knows Exactly what the needle is for, and how to use it.
We approach Millicent with the needle, and she seems surprised and skeptical that a random needle would cure her rot- as if its capacity to do so is far from common knowledge. She then Immediately falls Asleep, and awakens with a sudden urge to go to the Haligtree.
We talk again to Gowry and he acts as though this is All According to Plan. Sending Millicent to Bloom in the Haligtree.
Saying 'now she TOO can begin her journey' - admitting that he is likely the cause for the other bloom we see at the bottom of the haligtree.
Furthermore he knows by exactly what mechanisms Millicent can be made to bloom into the most potent bomb for the haligtree. How would he know that? and Why the Haligtree? Throughout the quest he also demonstrates knowledge of events in Millicents quest before having been told of them, as though he is somehow keeping tabs through the unalloyed gold
Gowry seems to have a deep knowledge of both the scarlet rot and unalloyed gold, even though it's not clear how he could have obtained that knowledge.
This raises some questions about his true identity and motivations.
One possible explanation for Gowry's knowledge is that he is actually a persona invented by Miquella, as Miquella is a well-known scholar who has studied the scarlet rot extensively, and invented/utilized unalloyed gold to combat it.
It's possible that she created the Gowry character to manipulate the player.
Ordina, the northern most selian town, is covered in miquella statues- so we know miquella had knowledge of and connections to the selians; enough knowledge to impersonate one.
If Gowry is really Miquella in disguise, then it would resolve many of the conflicts in logic that arise from his character. For example, it would explain how he knows so much about the scarlet rot, even though he shouldn't. How he knows things about millicent without first being told. How he Knows not only where the unalloyed gold needle is, but what it does, how to repair it, and how its used!
It would also explain why he seems to have conflicting motivations and contradictions in the things he says to us - he might be trying to guide the player towards a certain goal, while also trying to protect his true identity as Miquella.
Additionally, the highest concentrations of sacramental buds in the game are by the hidden Miquella statue where we find the amber starlight, and, in the church where we meet Millicent.
Overall, the idea that Gowry is really Miquella in disguise (possessing pests like ranni possesses a doll or like shabriri with corpses) seems like a plausible explanation for many of the mysteries surrounding his character. However, it's also possible that there are other explanations that haven't been revealed yet, so it's hard to say for sure.
He puts on an act, but in his lies there are truths. For instance, Millicent and kin might well be his 'daughters' in that he engineered the conditions of their births. He also laughs suspiciously long after saying 'i must be getting old' almost like he thought he never would.
Or when you first give him the needle and he talks himself up saying 'ah yes this must have been made my a true artisan visionary who understands the nature of life'.
Like, how would YOU know Gowry? Got a lot of points of reference for this sort of thing?
Conclusion:
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I believe the story of Miquellas haligtree is not a tragedy, and his plan has not failed. In fact, we played right into it.
It is a cautionary tail of the consequences of unexamined unquestioning faith in a narrative for the reason alone that one would prefer it be true.
The Truest tragedy of the game is Melania, who never had a chance between the rot within and the manipulation of her brother demigod who sought only to use her rot to seek dominion over the lands between.
The oracles in the haligtree herald the coming god, but its not Melania.
Fromsoft has cultivated a mentality within their community around the idea of Miquella,\ the empathetic and Just, benevolent savior of those unblessed by grace, tragically abducted; plans halted or uprooted.
But the reality of it seems to be far more sinister, and also, far more human.
One version of the story is emotionally appealing and easy to see at a surface level glance, While the other is unpleasant and unnerving, and requires more in-depth reasoning to discover.
In this, i believe they have successfully convinced the majority of the playerbase, including those who proport to communicate the lore, that this most fearsome and compelling of gods is Exactly who he'd like you to think he is- a god worth worshiping unquestionably -because that is the story that we in large want to believe
So much so that much like with real world figures of worship, many cant even comprehend being wrong in their placement of their faith, because to do so would mean to admit that someone once praised was never worthy of praise at all, and may indeed have been manipulating all along our desire for something worthy of worship.
Honestly the metanarrative behind this aspect of the game has blown me away. The success with which they have deceived us into believing in a false idol, while also putting the information that undoes them right before our eyes. Building such a masterful illusion of benevolence around a character who is potentially a true horror-
Classic fromsoft.
Let me know what you think.
2023.03.29 22:16 TheGlampirette Elden Ring Ash Williams Cosplay Invasions!!!! 🎮🤣⚔️
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2023.03.29 22:14 Chufilli Should I buy a new gaming laptop?
Hi everyone! I'm currently using a Zephyrus M15 with an i7-10875H and a 2070 MAX-Q. I bought it 2 years ago and it still packs a punch to be honest. Currently playing Elden Ring and God of War at high settings.
With some new games getting released, I fear that my laptop might not keep up anymore. Should I get a new one or like maybe wait for another 3 years or so to buy a new one? Thanks in advance for everyone who will answer!
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With some new games getting released, I fear that my laptop might not keep up anymore. Should I get a new one or like maybe wait for another 3 years or so to buy a new one? Thanks in advance for everyone who will answer!
2023.03.29 22:06 Get-me-to-my-Grave 29 M [chat] looking to make friends preferably in the US
Hey, so I’ve recently decided that I’d like to take a longish trip to America hopefully at the end of this year or possibly next year since it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while and hopefully do a bit of work out there as I’m a tattoo artist, I’m planning to go to Las Vegas and San Fransisco but it’s early days into planning so nothing is set in stone.
I’ve decided to do this since I’ve been in a rut and going through a break up so it’s given me the motivation to change up my life and explore a bit more so I’m hoping to make some friends out there but even if you’re not in the US I’m happy to talk to new people.
A bit about me I’m 29 male from the UK, being a tattoo artist I’m into tattoos, I also play PC mainly Elden ring but don’t really have many friends to play games with so if anyone wants to play games hit me up! I’m into warhammer, anime, films, and like listening to alternative rap like City morgue, Tyler the creator, $uicideboy$, and plenty of other random artists.
So if you’re interested in chatting feel free to give message.
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I’ve decided to do this since I’ve been in a rut and going through a break up so it’s given me the motivation to change up my life and explore a bit more so I’m hoping to make some friends out there but even if you’re not in the US I’m happy to talk to new people.
A bit about me I’m 29 male from the UK, being a tattoo artist I’m into tattoos, I also play PC mainly Elden ring but don’t really have many friends to play games with so if anyone wants to play games hit me up! I’m into warhammer, anime, films, and like listening to alternative rap like City morgue, Tyler the creator, $uicideboy$, and plenty of other random artists.
So if you’re interested in chatting feel free to give message.
2023.03.29 22:04 ArcAngel98 Dracula: World of War (Chapters 15-17)
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I let the power flow through me and raised a hand, “Halte.” (Stop) He fell to his knees and his face plowed into the dirt and gravel. Slowly he stood up, calm, just like the three men from earlier. Aside from his pants around his ankles, a new set of fangs, and blood red eyes, he seemed like any other fellow. “Mach dich anständig.” I commanded. (Make yourself decent) His head tilted to the side, as if to think about my order, then he reached down and pulled his pants up as well as fixing his belt and tucking in his shirt. This time I spoke in English, “Raise your right hand.” He did nothing. “Hebe deine rechte hand,” this time he followed orders.
“So, you follow my orders, but you have to understand them.” I said to him, even though he had no idea what I was saying. “Kannst du sprechen?” I asked. (Can you speak?)
In a low growl, the creature’s voice strained and twisted out a single reply, “Ja.” (Yes.) His cognitive abilities were limited but still there. In this state, thinking must have been rather difficult for it. It would never be a scholar, but it might make a fine warrior. Its muscles pulsated with every movement, but I heard no heartbeat.
“Ich möchte sehen, wie geschickt Sie als Krieger sind, gehen Sie und töten Sie so viele Leute wie möglich in diesem Lager.” I told it. (I want to see how skilled of a warrior you are, go and kill as many people in that camp as you can.) In a flash, it turned and ran towards the nearest group to us. It was not a quiet ordeal, it snarled and howled as it tore into their bodies with it hands and fangs. It didn’t fight like a soldier, with skill and trained techniques; it attacked like an animal. I heard their screams, and the confused shouts of others who witnessed the carnage, but they were quickly silenced too. Gun shots and yells polluted the air, until a few minutes later an eerie calm settled on the camp. A lucky shot had caught the beast in the heart, but the damage was already done. I counted thirty-three mangled remains. “A single monster is worth over thirty men.”
I left the camp and found the three dead men I had injected with venom fighting with one another as if they were rabid dogs. “Genug davon,” I used my power on them. (Enough of that.) They froze, one’s mouth was around another’s neck and black blood dripped from it. I looked them over, they were so different from the other one that someone could have honestly questioned if they were ever even human in the first place. They were shriveled up, like the creature in the morgue. Their greyish skin had become dried and cracked. Their eyes were a pale grey, with narrowed pupils, even though it was dark. I reasoned that they were either currently blind or hypersensitive to light. Their clothes had been torn to shreds from the fighting. One by one they let go of one another and faced me. “Kann einer von euch sprechen?” (Can any of you speak?) They all growled, but none said a word; like they understood what speaking was but were unable to actually do it. They truly were different from a living specimen. I looked at their bodies, each was covered in wounds, but none of them was healing like I would.
“Time for a test. Geh ins Lager und töte alle.” (Go into the camp and kill everyone.) Unlike the living one, these three were slow. They didn’t move anything like it did; instead, they scrabbled around on all fours like some kind of demonic dogs. Their fangs bared, they charged into the camp.
By the time the sun rose, I had performed several tests of this nature and had fifteen total creatures, seven created from the dead and eight from the living. The camp was in ruins, parts destroyed from battle, other parts were aflame. What was left was covered in blood and severed appendages; these creatures were viciously thorough. I could see unbridled malicious behind each of their eyes, so much so that it unnerved even me. They had my unsatiable hunger, but also a roaring fury. I don’t know how to describe myself, maybe as broken or vile, I know I’ve certainly been called worse, but them… they were evil. I knew they wanted to kill everything they saw, even me, but my abilities kept them in check. I couldn’t help but wonder… if I was a monster, what did that make them?
“How many beasts like you have I unknowingly released on this world?” I thought aloud. I decided that once the war was over, I would need to search everywhere I had been throughout my life and make sure I didn’t leave any behind. I may be long lived but I try to stay in the same ten countries; those are the countries whose languages I understand and speak. Which would be Romanian, Spanish, English, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, German, Polish, and French.
I watched the sun just begin to peak over the mountainside and took shelter in what remained of one of the barracks. “Only one test left to perform.” I had given orders to all of the beasts, in fact I gave them all the same order… not to move, no matter what. The sun crested over the top of the mountain’s snow-capped peak and the light bathed the creatures. At first, smoke rose from their exposed flesh, then blisters formed, then each and every single one burst into flames. To my surprise, none of them moved, or even reacted to the fire and burns. I began to question if they could feel pain. The ones made from the living held out the longest, twice as long as the dead in fact, but within minutes all of the monsters were ash, not even the bones remained. A part of me was mortified at such a violent reaction to sunlight, another part of me was fascinated. I had spent time in sunlight before, it definitely has an effect, but nothing like that. I become weak, too weak to move if I stay in it uncovered long enough. Once during a test of my endurance, I even suffered blistering, but nothing like what I had just witnessed. “I must remember to run tests on this.” I told myself.
I turned my attention away from the ashes and corpses and towards my current situation. I was days overdue to meet up with the rest of the team, my partner was dead and rotting in the forest, and I have to explain how I managed to singlehandedly wipe out an entire German army encampment. I had at least half a day to think of a lie to tell that would be believable; that’s how long it would take me to rendezvous with the others. Since I was in the barracks, the was plenty of materials to wrap myself in, although some of it was burned it was still better than what I had now; a bloodied and bullet hole ridden German army uniform. I found a spare beige shirt and some light grey trousers; I traded the boots I had for a nicer pair of black, officer’s boots that had a much better fit. I also found gloves that went about halfway up to my elbow to protect my hands. For good measure I also put on a black button-up trench-coat and an old patched grey cloth hat; it reminded me of the type a newspaper delivery boy would wear.
Once I was as covered as I could manage, I set out and began my trek up the mountain to my comrade’s position. With blazing speed, I ran up the cliff, leaping over boulders and going in as straight a line as possible. I stopped only twice. Once to feed on a passing moose and again on a deer. By nightfall, I had the meet up location within sight. We had agreed on a signal that let them know that we were coming. If they were still there, they would see it. I was hopeful I had moved fast enough to meet the original deadline, but I was fairly certain I was still at least a day late. I pulled out a small square mirror from my pocket and aimed it towards their position. I placed my hand in an L shape and flicked the mirror up and down three times, then paused before repeating it twice; that was the signal that it was me and not an enemy. A few seconds passed and I saw a flash repeat the pattern from their position; that was the return signal. I walked slowly now, or at least at a normal human speed, and arrived at the campsite an hour later.
As I approached the camp, I smelt Reynolds and Baker before I saw them, one was in the camp and the other was behind me. I heard the chambering of a bullet into a rifle then, “hands up, and turn around.” It was Reynolds’s voice. I did as he instructed. As soon as he saw me, he lowered his gun and sighed. “Dang it, Alucard; you nearly gave me a heart attack. What are you wearing, and where is Akerman?”
“It was this or a German officer’s uniform that was a size too small.”
“Okay but where is Akerman?”
“He didn’t make it; he was shot in our escape. He’s dead.” I explained.
He lowered his head, “dang, that’s too bad. Was the mission a success at least?”
“More than expected, we took out the entire place, not just the artillery.”
“Whose there?” Baker called from the camp and poked his head around the entrance to the small cave.
“It’s Alucard,” Reynolds told him then slung the strap his rifle over his shoulder.
“Just Alucard?” Baker wondered.
“Yeah, Akerman didn’t make it.” Reynolds explained. Baker shook his head and performed a catholic cross, then pulled a cross neckless from inside his shirt and kissed it. “Alucard, you mentioned that the whole camp was destroyed, but how?” Reynolds asked as we walked over to Baker.
“I’ll explain while we pack up, let’s get out of here.”
“We realized that there could have been someone who knew how to repair them, so we thought it was worth the risk… I still think we made the right call.” I said.
“Even with what happened to Akerman?” Reynolds asked. “We both took one look at the camp and knew it was probably going to be a suicide mission. Honestly, I’m amazed I survived.” After that they were satisfied, and we left the cave to go back to base. Just like last time, we traveled only under the cover of darkness, at least for the first half. Once we had left the danger zone, we felt it was safe enough to travel during the day too. That took a day off of our journey. Three days was all it took, and we were safely giving our after-action debrief to the captains and majors in their tents in the trenches. The fighting had stopped for the time being, but I could tell from the smell of hormones that tensions were still high.
Our debrief was given to Captain Lance, the man who originally gave us the mission, as well as Major Blanchet. We sat around a table, each giving our version of what happened. Once the others had finished, they were dismissed as they didn’t need to be there for the rest of it and were ready to shower and get a full night of sleep. Only The major, the captain, and I were left. I detailed the mission exactly as it happened up until the detonation of the artillery. I made sure to tell them the same thing that I told Baker and Reynolds, including the slightly altered details of Akerman’s demise.
“Perhaps we can locate Lieutenant Akerman’s body for a proper burial once we march through there.” Major Blanchet stated.
I was surprised to hear this, and it must have showed on my face because Captain Lance felt the need to explain. “With everything you have told us, the destruction of the artillery as well as most of the encampment, we have a clear shot to take the enemy by surprise.”
“They will be expecting an attack from the front, not the flank.” The major added. I was slightly worried, the camp was in ruins, but I neglected to do away with any of the bodies that I didn’t turn into undead. If they were inspected then it would be obvious that they were not killed by bullets or explosions, but it would seem as if they were mauled to death by animals. I even feed on some of them and allowed my creations to feed as well so I could observe, meaning many of the corpses would be without blood.
A soldier walked in and announced, “Major Blanchet, a letter has arrived for you sir. It’s marked urgent.”
“I can handle the rest of the debrief major,” Captain Lance said.
“Thank you, Captain,” the Major said and excused himself walking out of the tent.
Captain Lance turned to me, “tell me Alucard, is what you have told us today the truth?”
“Yes sir.”
“Then please explain to me why I keep getting the feeling that you are lying. Not about everything, but as soon as you and Akerman go off on your own I feel like that’s when the lies start.” He said and stood up.
“It’s the truth sir, every word.” I lied. The captain walked away from the table and turned his back to me to look at a chalk board with pictures and diagrams hung up on it by strings and clothespins. He removed several pictures and brought them back to the table.
Pointing at them as he spoke, he said, “these are stills taken by scouts of the camp you were sent to. Here is the artillery and here are the munitions building that our scouts spotted. They are nowhere nearly close enough to have detonated due to the TNT we gave you. So, something doesn’t feel right.”
“Sir, the scouts were wrong, or they moved the munitions building.” I told him. He was getting too aggressive, and I had decided to use my abilities to make him believe me. I didn’t want to as I prefer to only plunder around with enemy minds unless absolutely necessary. But then something I never expected to happen… did.
His eyes flashed a pale green and he spoke, “tell me the truth, tell me what happened at the enemy camp.” My brain felt foggy, and I began having thoughts enter my mind that I did not think, but I never lost control of myself. I fought and wrestled control of my mind back from the captain and his unforeseen power.
I was in control, but not of my emotions, “GET OUT OF MY HEAD!” I bared my fangs and slammed the table, breaking it in the process. Captain Lance quickly stepped back and drew his pistol, pointing it at my head. He lost his concentration, and his power left my mind, allowing me to regain my composure.
“What are you?” He asked. The captain reached into his pocket and pulled out a small silver cylinder. I watched as it melted and reformed into a long thin metal stick of some kind.
“Apologies,” I said and retracted my fangs, “I did not mean to yell, but if you attempt to use Mind Magic on me again, I will be forced to hurt you… badly.”
“You are not human, and you know of magic, I will ask again… who, or what, are you?”
“My name is Vladimir Dracula, and I am what you may know as a vampire. Now you will answer my question; did Merlin send you?”
His eyes widened, “you know of Merlin?”
“You didn’t answer my question.” I said.
His gun was still aimed at my head, “no, Merlin did not send me. I haven’t seen him in a very long time.”
“I take it that means you are one of his knights then, yes?” I asked.
He nodded, “I didn’t think vampires were actually real.”
“Well until a few years ago, I didn’t think that Merlin and King Arthur were real either, so no hard feelings.”
“If I put my gun down, are you going to try and eat me?” He asked.
“I don’t eat my allies; I do have standards.” He put his gun down and we both sat in our chairs at the destroyed table.
“So, what really happened at the camp?” Lance, who I found out later was really named Lancelot, asked.
“Up until the artillery, everything I said was true, but the explosion didn’t destroy the camp.”
“And Akerman?” He wondered.
“He really was shot and killed, but it didn’t happen like I said.” We sat there for an hour, I no longer had a reason to hide the truth, so I told him everything.
“So… you created undead monsters to destroy the camp, then you let them be killed by the sun?”
“Yes.”
“Did you do that to Akerman?”
“Of course not, he was an ally.”
“How did you get these abilities?” He asked.
“I don’t particularly feel like telling you my life story, just ask Merlin when you see him.”
“Speaking of which, when did you see him last, and where? I have been searching for him for a few years now, ever since my memories began to return.” He questioned.
“The last time I saw Merlin was in Italy back in the 1910s, and he was old then, so he has probably reincarnated by now.” He seemed disappointed to hear that. “Aren’t there supposed to be quite a few knights, where are the rest?” I asked.
“I haven’t located any of them yet.” He said. We talked a few more minutes about the mission, and what I knew about Merlin.
“I think that’s everything Aluca- uh... Dracula.”
“Just call me Alucard, in fact… forget you know anything about me. It’s what’s best for everyone.” I told him.
He took a deep breath and stayed quiet for a moment, “fine, but I’m keeping an eye on you.”
“Fine, but if you insist on watching me then I have a request. I work better at night, you’re a captain you should have the ability to switch me completely to night shifts.”
“…Fine, I’ll see what I can do.”
The enemy had been attacking sporadically, short bursts to test our defenses. I was patrolling one night, not getting ready to hunt just watching for enemies, when I heard a few officers talking about news from all over the world. It was the first time in a while we had gotten any news at all, and most of it was bad. Zeppelins were dropping bombs on England’s coast, a submarine blockade had been declared by Germany against British shores, Britain had responded to a call of air from Russia against Turkish attacks, Russia suffered heavy losses after the battle of Masurian Lakes, and Germany had released hundreds of tons of poison gas against allied French and Canadian troops.
“Can you believe this, it’s only July and the world’s already on fire?” One of the men said.
“It’s been on fire, we are only just now hearing about it,” the other man replied.
“You two realize we are in the middle of a war-zone in a foreign country and have been for nearly a year right? We already knew the world was on fire because we have been in the middle of the flames.” A man, who was not a part of the conversation and simply interjected, said.
The other two stayed quiet for a moment, “…good point.”
I walked over to them, “where did you hear about this from?”
“I heard I from Captain Lance, and he said he read it from a stack of newspapers that got shipped to us.”
“Thanks,” I said and went back to my patrol. After my shift finished, I went to find these newspapers. I was just as interested to read what was happening as everyone else was. If Captain Lance had them, then they would probably be in the officer’s tent, or the communications tent. I checked the officer’s tent first. Captain Lance was there drinking coffee and reading a letter. Things weren’t as tense between us as they were at first, but that didn’t make them comfortable. “Captain Lance,” his eyes lifted from his letter, and I noticed he gripped his mug slightly tighter.
“Yes?”
“I was told that a shipment of newspapers arrived, are the men allowed to read them?”
He relaxed a bit and loosened his grip, “oh, yes, but they were taken to the mess to be put on display. We figured that was the best way for everyone to get a chance to read them without having everyone coming and going from the tent all day.”
“Thank you,” I said and left. The “mess” was at the back of the trenches. Really it was just a shack that cooked everyone food and handed it out on steel trays. I walked there and next to the shack was a wooden fence that was not there the last time I was here. It was about shoulder height and over twenty feet long. But the biggest eye catcher was that every inch of it was covered in newspapers. They had been nailed down at the top and sides so that people could flip them over and read the backs. A crowd of five or six people was gathered around the fence, some reading the same page, others were reading alone.
I’m not one for sentimentality, but there was something I wanted to know: how my home was doing. I was born in a small Russian village that I later learned became a small Polish town called Osowiec. I had heard that Russia was having a hard time against the Germans, and I wanted to know more about it. “Anybody see anything about Russia’s front?” I asked.
“Over here Alucard,” one of the men said and jerked a thumb at a page next to him.
“Thanks.” The article was about how the Germans had been trying to take several key positions over the last few months. The Eastern front was apparently nothing like it was here in the West, there were no fights ending in stalemate, no truces, and nothing even close to civilized combat. We had heard that the Germans were employing chlorine gas attacks in mass, but no one here had ever experienced it. It was commonly employed on the Eastern front, as well as other unsavory tactics. Then I read it:
German forces are still attempting to take multiple forts across Russian provinces. Retreats have been ordered from many areas, but some still remain. Most surprisingly is Fort Osowiec in Russian Poland. This fort has held its ground longer than anyone has expected it to, German troops try almost daily to take the fort but to no avail.
My home was under siege. It was surprisingly distressing to read; everyone I knew from there has long since died over a thousand years ago. Yet, those words bounced around in my mind, I couldn’t seem to let them go. Days passed, and I grew more anxious the more I thought of it. Perhaps it was some long dormant territorial instinct passed on from the beast that transformed me, the Bestia Krwi, or maybe it was some flicker of my former human life crying out. Either way, no matter how I tried, I simply could not put it out of my mind. I needed to act, lest I lose my sanity thinking about it. I decided to talk with the only person I could about it… Captain Lance.
I went to his private quarters and knocked on his door, which was a privilege the officers had that the rest of the men did not. Most of us made do with old blankets to keep our privacy, and to keep the bugs out. “Enter,” his voice called from inside. I opened the door and walked in. His quarters were bare, except for a single bed and trunk at the foot of it, as well as a desk laden with paperwork. It was a small and dimly lit room, but being so empty, it did not feel claustrophobic.
He turned and seemed rather shocked at seeing me, “Alucard? Did you need something?”
“I need to talk to you about something.” I said seriously and closed the door behind me.
“What’s wrong?” He asked and spun his chair around to face me.
“I think I need to leave for a while.”
His eyes widened, “What happened?”
“Nothing, I just have business I need to attend to.” He relaxed, perhaps he thought that his worst fear had been realized and I had eaten one of his men.
“What kind of business?”
“My home, where I was born, is under siege from German forces. I feel I must go and do something.”
He scoffed, “what do you plan on doing against an entire siege?”
“I don’t know, but I feel I must at least try to help them.” I felt like a sentimental fool; I knew I could do nothing against an entire army, yet every cell in my body screamed for action. The captain looked at the pile of paperwork on his desk and sighed.
“A soldier cannot simply leave his post… however, you are not a normal soldier.”
“I imagine if I were you would never even consider such a request, but let’s be honest… I scare you.”
“More accurately, what you might do to my men scares me.” We looked intensely at one another, as if daring the other in some way. “I will approve it on one condition.”
“Condition?”
“When you leave… don’t come back. I will tell everyone who asks that you grew ill and were rendered unable to fight and were shipped home. So, when you leave, stay gone.”
I thought for a moment, “…agreed.”
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Chapter 15: A Vile Night for the Living and the Dead
I injected some extra venom into the three dead bodies of the German soldiers before bounding over the wall and injecting venom into the nearest guard. He was standing by a metal building urinating when I quickly slammed my fangs into his neck and pumped venom in. He fell to the ground frozen but continued urinating for another few seconds. I fought off the urge to feed and instead let him live. He remained still, ten minutes passed, then twenty, then forty, until finally he stated to move again. Slowly he curled up into a ball and started clawing at his head. I watched as he hissed and rolled in pain for several minutes until finally stopping and lurched from side to side until he stood up in a hunched position. He stood, no longer a man, but a mindless beast, growling and snarling. Foaming at the mouth he turned to me and lunged like a rabid dog.I let the power flow through me and raised a hand, “Halte.” (Stop) He fell to his knees and his face plowed into the dirt and gravel. Slowly he stood up, calm, just like the three men from earlier. Aside from his pants around his ankles, a new set of fangs, and blood red eyes, he seemed like any other fellow. “Mach dich anständig.” I commanded. (Make yourself decent) His head tilted to the side, as if to think about my order, then he reached down and pulled his pants up as well as fixing his belt and tucking in his shirt. This time I spoke in English, “Raise your right hand.” He did nothing. “Hebe deine rechte hand,” this time he followed orders.
“So, you follow my orders, but you have to understand them.” I said to him, even though he had no idea what I was saying. “Kannst du sprechen?” I asked. (Can you speak?)
In a low growl, the creature’s voice strained and twisted out a single reply, “Ja.” (Yes.) His cognitive abilities were limited but still there. In this state, thinking must have been rather difficult for it. It would never be a scholar, but it might make a fine warrior. Its muscles pulsated with every movement, but I heard no heartbeat.
“Ich möchte sehen, wie geschickt Sie als Krieger sind, gehen Sie und töten Sie so viele Leute wie möglich in diesem Lager.” I told it. (I want to see how skilled of a warrior you are, go and kill as many people in that camp as you can.) In a flash, it turned and ran towards the nearest group to us. It was not a quiet ordeal, it snarled and howled as it tore into their bodies with it hands and fangs. It didn’t fight like a soldier, with skill and trained techniques; it attacked like an animal. I heard their screams, and the confused shouts of others who witnessed the carnage, but they were quickly silenced too. Gun shots and yells polluted the air, until a few minutes later an eerie calm settled on the camp. A lucky shot had caught the beast in the heart, but the damage was already done. I counted thirty-three mangled remains. “A single monster is worth over thirty men.”
I left the camp and found the three dead men I had injected with venom fighting with one another as if they were rabid dogs. “Genug davon,” I used my power on them. (Enough of that.) They froze, one’s mouth was around another’s neck and black blood dripped from it. I looked them over, they were so different from the other one that someone could have honestly questioned if they were ever even human in the first place. They were shriveled up, like the creature in the morgue. Their greyish skin had become dried and cracked. Their eyes were a pale grey, with narrowed pupils, even though it was dark. I reasoned that they were either currently blind or hypersensitive to light. Their clothes had been torn to shreds from the fighting. One by one they let go of one another and faced me. “Kann einer von euch sprechen?” (Can any of you speak?) They all growled, but none said a word; like they understood what speaking was but were unable to actually do it. They truly were different from a living specimen. I looked at their bodies, each was covered in wounds, but none of them was healing like I would.
“Time for a test. Geh ins Lager und töte alle.” (Go into the camp and kill everyone.) Unlike the living one, these three were slow. They didn’t move anything like it did; instead, they scrabbled around on all fours like some kind of demonic dogs. Their fangs bared, they charged into the camp.
By the time the sun rose, I had performed several tests of this nature and had fifteen total creatures, seven created from the dead and eight from the living. The camp was in ruins, parts destroyed from battle, other parts were aflame. What was left was covered in blood and severed appendages; these creatures were viciously thorough. I could see unbridled malicious behind each of their eyes, so much so that it unnerved even me. They had my unsatiable hunger, but also a roaring fury. I don’t know how to describe myself, maybe as broken or vile, I know I’ve certainly been called worse, but them… they were evil. I knew they wanted to kill everything they saw, even me, but my abilities kept them in check. I couldn’t help but wonder… if I was a monster, what did that make them?
“How many beasts like you have I unknowingly released on this world?” I thought aloud. I decided that once the war was over, I would need to search everywhere I had been throughout my life and make sure I didn’t leave any behind. I may be long lived but I try to stay in the same ten countries; those are the countries whose languages I understand and speak. Which would be Romanian, Spanish, English, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, German, Polish, and French.
I watched the sun just begin to peak over the mountainside and took shelter in what remained of one of the barracks. “Only one test left to perform.” I had given orders to all of the beasts, in fact I gave them all the same order… not to move, no matter what. The sun crested over the top of the mountain’s snow-capped peak and the light bathed the creatures. At first, smoke rose from their exposed flesh, then blisters formed, then each and every single one burst into flames. To my surprise, none of them moved, or even reacted to the fire and burns. I began to question if they could feel pain. The ones made from the living held out the longest, twice as long as the dead in fact, but within minutes all of the monsters were ash, not even the bones remained. A part of me was mortified at such a violent reaction to sunlight, another part of me was fascinated. I had spent time in sunlight before, it definitely has an effect, but nothing like that. I become weak, too weak to move if I stay in it uncovered long enough. Once during a test of my endurance, I even suffered blistering, but nothing like what I had just witnessed. “I must remember to run tests on this.” I told myself.
I turned my attention away from the ashes and corpses and towards my current situation. I was days overdue to meet up with the rest of the team, my partner was dead and rotting in the forest, and I have to explain how I managed to singlehandedly wipe out an entire German army encampment. I had at least half a day to think of a lie to tell that would be believable; that’s how long it would take me to rendezvous with the others. Since I was in the barracks, the was plenty of materials to wrap myself in, although some of it was burned it was still better than what I had now; a bloodied and bullet hole ridden German army uniform. I found a spare beige shirt and some light grey trousers; I traded the boots I had for a nicer pair of black, officer’s boots that had a much better fit. I also found gloves that went about halfway up to my elbow to protect my hands. For good measure I also put on a black button-up trench-coat and an old patched grey cloth hat; it reminded me of the type a newspaper delivery boy would wear.
Once I was as covered as I could manage, I set out and began my trek up the mountain to my comrade’s position. With blazing speed, I ran up the cliff, leaping over boulders and going in as straight a line as possible. I stopped only twice. Once to feed on a passing moose and again on a deer. By nightfall, I had the meet up location within sight. We had agreed on a signal that let them know that we were coming. If they were still there, they would see it. I was hopeful I had moved fast enough to meet the original deadline, but I was fairly certain I was still at least a day late. I pulled out a small square mirror from my pocket and aimed it towards their position. I placed my hand in an L shape and flicked the mirror up and down three times, then paused before repeating it twice; that was the signal that it was me and not an enemy. A few seconds passed and I saw a flash repeat the pattern from their position; that was the return signal. I walked slowly now, or at least at a normal human speed, and arrived at the campsite an hour later.
As I approached the camp, I smelt Reynolds and Baker before I saw them, one was in the camp and the other was behind me. I heard the chambering of a bullet into a rifle then, “hands up, and turn around.” It was Reynolds’s voice. I did as he instructed. As soon as he saw me, he lowered his gun and sighed. “Dang it, Alucard; you nearly gave me a heart attack. What are you wearing, and where is Akerman?”
“It was this or a German officer’s uniform that was a size too small.”
“Okay but where is Akerman?”
“He didn’t make it; he was shot in our escape. He’s dead.” I explained.
He lowered his head, “dang, that’s too bad. Was the mission a success at least?”
“More than expected, we took out the entire place, not just the artillery.”
“Whose there?” Baker called from the camp and poked his head around the entrance to the small cave.
“It’s Alucard,” Reynolds told him then slung the strap his rifle over his shoulder.
“Just Alucard?” Baker wondered.
“Yeah, Akerman didn’t make it.” Reynolds explained. Baker shook his head and performed a catholic cross, then pulled a cross neckless from inside his shirt and kissed it. “Alucard, you mentioned that the whole camp was destroyed, but how?” Reynolds asked as we walked over to Baker.
“I’ll explain while we pack up, let’s get out of here.”
Chapter 16: A Hero’s Welcome?
The lie I had decided on was simple, the artillery was close enough to the munitions that when they detonated the explosion took out half the camp. In the chaos Akerman and I had stolen two high caliber rifles and picked off as many as we thought necessary. Once we had done so we started to run, but one of the soldiers that remained shot Akerman as we fled. They seemed to believe me, and only asked a few follow up questions. “Why not run after blowing the artillery, why stay to pick off stragglers?” Baker wondered.“We realized that there could have been someone who knew how to repair them, so we thought it was worth the risk… I still think we made the right call.” I said.
“Even with what happened to Akerman?” Reynolds asked. “We both took one look at the camp and knew it was probably going to be a suicide mission. Honestly, I’m amazed I survived.” After that they were satisfied, and we left the cave to go back to base. Just like last time, we traveled only under the cover of darkness, at least for the first half. Once we had left the danger zone, we felt it was safe enough to travel during the day too. That took a day off of our journey. Three days was all it took, and we were safely giving our after-action debrief to the captains and majors in their tents in the trenches. The fighting had stopped for the time being, but I could tell from the smell of hormones that tensions were still high.
Our debrief was given to Captain Lance, the man who originally gave us the mission, as well as Major Blanchet. We sat around a table, each giving our version of what happened. Once the others had finished, they were dismissed as they didn’t need to be there for the rest of it and were ready to shower and get a full night of sleep. Only The major, the captain, and I were left. I detailed the mission exactly as it happened up until the detonation of the artillery. I made sure to tell them the same thing that I told Baker and Reynolds, including the slightly altered details of Akerman’s demise.
“Perhaps we can locate Lieutenant Akerman’s body for a proper burial once we march through there.” Major Blanchet stated.
I was surprised to hear this, and it must have showed on my face because Captain Lance felt the need to explain. “With everything you have told us, the destruction of the artillery as well as most of the encampment, we have a clear shot to take the enemy by surprise.”
“They will be expecting an attack from the front, not the flank.” The major added. I was slightly worried, the camp was in ruins, but I neglected to do away with any of the bodies that I didn’t turn into undead. If they were inspected then it would be obvious that they were not killed by bullets or explosions, but it would seem as if they were mauled to death by animals. I even feed on some of them and allowed my creations to feed as well so I could observe, meaning many of the corpses would be without blood.
A soldier walked in and announced, “Major Blanchet, a letter has arrived for you sir. It’s marked urgent.”
“I can handle the rest of the debrief major,” Captain Lance said.
“Thank you, Captain,” the Major said and excused himself walking out of the tent.
Captain Lance turned to me, “tell me Alucard, is what you have told us today the truth?”
“Yes sir.”
“Then please explain to me why I keep getting the feeling that you are lying. Not about everything, but as soon as you and Akerman go off on your own I feel like that’s when the lies start.” He said and stood up.
“It’s the truth sir, every word.” I lied. The captain walked away from the table and turned his back to me to look at a chalk board with pictures and diagrams hung up on it by strings and clothespins. He removed several pictures and brought them back to the table.
Pointing at them as he spoke, he said, “these are stills taken by scouts of the camp you were sent to. Here is the artillery and here are the munitions building that our scouts spotted. They are nowhere nearly close enough to have detonated due to the TNT we gave you. So, something doesn’t feel right.”
“Sir, the scouts were wrong, or they moved the munitions building.” I told him. He was getting too aggressive, and I had decided to use my abilities to make him believe me. I didn’t want to as I prefer to only plunder around with enemy minds unless absolutely necessary. But then something I never expected to happen… did.
His eyes flashed a pale green and he spoke, “tell me the truth, tell me what happened at the enemy camp.” My brain felt foggy, and I began having thoughts enter my mind that I did not think, but I never lost control of myself. I fought and wrestled control of my mind back from the captain and his unforeseen power.
I was in control, but not of my emotions, “GET OUT OF MY HEAD!” I bared my fangs and slammed the table, breaking it in the process. Captain Lance quickly stepped back and drew his pistol, pointing it at my head. He lost his concentration, and his power left my mind, allowing me to regain my composure.
“What are you?” He asked. The captain reached into his pocket and pulled out a small silver cylinder. I watched as it melted and reformed into a long thin metal stick of some kind.
“Apologies,” I said and retracted my fangs, “I did not mean to yell, but if you attempt to use Mind Magic on me again, I will be forced to hurt you… badly.”
“You are not human, and you know of magic, I will ask again… who, or what, are you?”
“My name is Vladimir Dracula, and I am what you may know as a vampire. Now you will answer my question; did Merlin send you?”
His eyes widened, “you know of Merlin?”
“You didn’t answer my question.” I said.
His gun was still aimed at my head, “no, Merlin did not send me. I haven’t seen him in a very long time.”
“I take it that means you are one of his knights then, yes?” I asked.
He nodded, “I didn’t think vampires were actually real.”
“Well until a few years ago, I didn’t think that Merlin and King Arthur were real either, so no hard feelings.”
“If I put my gun down, are you going to try and eat me?” He asked.
“I don’t eat my allies; I do have standards.” He put his gun down and we both sat in our chairs at the destroyed table.
“So, what really happened at the camp?” Lance, who I found out later was really named Lancelot, asked.
“Up until the artillery, everything I said was true, but the explosion didn’t destroy the camp.”
“And Akerman?” He wondered.
“He really was shot and killed, but it didn’t happen like I said.” We sat there for an hour, I no longer had a reason to hide the truth, so I told him everything.
“So… you created undead monsters to destroy the camp, then you let them be killed by the sun?”
“Yes.”
“Did you do that to Akerman?”
“Of course not, he was an ally.”
“How did you get these abilities?” He asked.
“I don’t particularly feel like telling you my life story, just ask Merlin when you see him.”
“Speaking of which, when did you see him last, and where? I have been searching for him for a few years now, ever since my memories began to return.” He questioned.
“The last time I saw Merlin was in Italy back in the 1910s, and he was old then, so he has probably reincarnated by now.” He seemed disappointed to hear that. “Aren’t there supposed to be quite a few knights, where are the rest?” I asked.
“I haven’t located any of them yet.” He said. We talked a few more minutes about the mission, and what I knew about Merlin.
“I think that’s everything Aluca- uh... Dracula.”
“Just call me Alucard, in fact… forget you know anything about me. It’s what’s best for everyone.” I told him.
He took a deep breath and stayed quiet for a moment, “fine, but I’m keeping an eye on you.”
“Fine, but if you insist on watching me then I have a request. I work better at night, you’re a captain you should have the ability to switch me completely to night shifts.”
“…Fine, I’ll see what I can do.”
Chapter 17- 1915
Everything went back to normal after that, I was issued a new weapon to replace the one I lost and for my actions and the success of my mission Major Blanchet gave me a promotion to Lance-Corporal. Captain Lance was able to get me moved to night shift as I requested, and true to his word he kept a close eye on me by also joining night shift. He had me switched to his platoon so that he would be my superior. We stayed out of each other’s way as much as possible, as long as I followed the orders I was issued by my Sargent, he seemed happy. Although I think having me around still worried him, but he seemed to trust that I wouldn’t eat any of the men.The enemy had been attacking sporadically, short bursts to test our defenses. I was patrolling one night, not getting ready to hunt just watching for enemies, when I heard a few officers talking about news from all over the world. It was the first time in a while we had gotten any news at all, and most of it was bad. Zeppelins were dropping bombs on England’s coast, a submarine blockade had been declared by Germany against British shores, Britain had responded to a call of air from Russia against Turkish attacks, Russia suffered heavy losses after the battle of Masurian Lakes, and Germany had released hundreds of tons of poison gas against allied French and Canadian troops.
“Can you believe this, it’s only July and the world’s already on fire?” One of the men said.
“It’s been on fire, we are only just now hearing about it,” the other man replied.
“You two realize we are in the middle of a war-zone in a foreign country and have been for nearly a year right? We already knew the world was on fire because we have been in the middle of the flames.” A man, who was not a part of the conversation and simply interjected, said.
The other two stayed quiet for a moment, “…good point.”
I walked over to them, “where did you hear about this from?”
“I heard I from Captain Lance, and he said he read it from a stack of newspapers that got shipped to us.”
“Thanks,” I said and went back to my patrol. After my shift finished, I went to find these newspapers. I was just as interested to read what was happening as everyone else was. If Captain Lance had them, then they would probably be in the officer’s tent, or the communications tent. I checked the officer’s tent first. Captain Lance was there drinking coffee and reading a letter. Things weren’t as tense between us as they were at first, but that didn’t make them comfortable. “Captain Lance,” his eyes lifted from his letter, and I noticed he gripped his mug slightly tighter.
“Yes?”
“I was told that a shipment of newspapers arrived, are the men allowed to read them?”
He relaxed a bit and loosened his grip, “oh, yes, but they were taken to the mess to be put on display. We figured that was the best way for everyone to get a chance to read them without having everyone coming and going from the tent all day.”
“Thank you,” I said and left. The “mess” was at the back of the trenches. Really it was just a shack that cooked everyone food and handed it out on steel trays. I walked there and next to the shack was a wooden fence that was not there the last time I was here. It was about shoulder height and over twenty feet long. But the biggest eye catcher was that every inch of it was covered in newspapers. They had been nailed down at the top and sides so that people could flip them over and read the backs. A crowd of five or six people was gathered around the fence, some reading the same page, others were reading alone.
I’m not one for sentimentality, but there was something I wanted to know: how my home was doing. I was born in a small Russian village that I later learned became a small Polish town called Osowiec. I had heard that Russia was having a hard time against the Germans, and I wanted to know more about it. “Anybody see anything about Russia’s front?” I asked.
“Over here Alucard,” one of the men said and jerked a thumb at a page next to him.
“Thanks.” The article was about how the Germans had been trying to take several key positions over the last few months. The Eastern front was apparently nothing like it was here in the West, there were no fights ending in stalemate, no truces, and nothing even close to civilized combat. We had heard that the Germans were employing chlorine gas attacks in mass, but no one here had ever experienced it. It was commonly employed on the Eastern front, as well as other unsavory tactics. Then I read it:
German forces are still attempting to take multiple forts across Russian provinces. Retreats have been ordered from many areas, but some still remain. Most surprisingly is Fort Osowiec in Russian Poland. This fort has held its ground longer than anyone has expected it to, German troops try almost daily to take the fort but to no avail.
My home was under siege. It was surprisingly distressing to read; everyone I knew from there has long since died over a thousand years ago. Yet, those words bounced around in my mind, I couldn’t seem to let them go. Days passed, and I grew more anxious the more I thought of it. Perhaps it was some long dormant territorial instinct passed on from the beast that transformed me, the Bestia Krwi, or maybe it was some flicker of my former human life crying out. Either way, no matter how I tried, I simply could not put it out of my mind. I needed to act, lest I lose my sanity thinking about it. I decided to talk with the only person I could about it… Captain Lance.
I went to his private quarters and knocked on his door, which was a privilege the officers had that the rest of the men did not. Most of us made do with old blankets to keep our privacy, and to keep the bugs out. “Enter,” his voice called from inside. I opened the door and walked in. His quarters were bare, except for a single bed and trunk at the foot of it, as well as a desk laden with paperwork. It was a small and dimly lit room, but being so empty, it did not feel claustrophobic.
He turned and seemed rather shocked at seeing me, “Alucard? Did you need something?”
“I need to talk to you about something.” I said seriously and closed the door behind me.
“What’s wrong?” He asked and spun his chair around to face me.
“I think I need to leave for a while.”
His eyes widened, “What happened?”
“Nothing, I just have business I need to attend to.” He relaxed, perhaps he thought that his worst fear had been realized and I had eaten one of his men.
“What kind of business?”
“My home, where I was born, is under siege from German forces. I feel I must go and do something.”
He scoffed, “what do you plan on doing against an entire siege?”
“I don’t know, but I feel I must at least try to help them.” I felt like a sentimental fool; I knew I could do nothing against an entire army, yet every cell in my body screamed for action. The captain looked at the pile of paperwork on his desk and sighed.
“A soldier cannot simply leave his post… however, you are not a normal soldier.”
“I imagine if I were you would never even consider such a request, but let’s be honest… I scare you.”
“More accurately, what you might do to my men scares me.” We looked intensely at one another, as if daring the other in some way. “I will approve it on one condition.”
“Condition?”
“When you leave… don’t come back. I will tell everyone who asks that you grew ill and were rendered unable to fight and were shipped home. So, when you leave, stay gone.”
I thought for a moment, “…agreed.”
2023.03.29 21:57 RuselWolf Mia madre ha letto il nome di GRAVIER: l'ha letto "graviè".
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2023.03.29 21:48 szior76 20 m4m lookin for a partner in crime
Hello! I go by Spinxer, or Will. 20 y/o from NJ looking to spend my free time playing games with someone as its more fun that way.
Cutting to the chase, here are the multiplayer games i play currently (i play on pc xbox and oculus)
-League of legends ranked and normals (g3, i dont do arams )
-minecraft bedrock
-tboi repentance
-cuphead
-tabletop sim
-apex
-among us (vr)
-zenith
-vr chat
-mc dungeons
-age of empires 2
-the forest
-escape the backrooms
-brawlhalla
-raft
-risk of rain 2
sons of the forest
-terraria
-fallout 76
-elden ring xbox co op
-maybe aura kingdom
-albion online (havent played in a while)
-ANYTHING on xbox gamepass for xbox/pc
Oh and brawlstars lol
I think theres more, but i forget :P. If u have any specific game requests that we should play, dm me bout it. No comments please lol. My discord is spinxer#5647 xbox user is spinxer5903 and steam friend code is 200847564. Les gooo
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Cutting to the chase, here are the multiplayer games i play currently (i play on pc xbox and oculus)
-League of legends ranked and normals (g3, i dont do arams )
-minecraft bedrock
-tboi repentance
-cuphead
-tabletop sim
-apex
-among us (vr)
-zenith
-vr chat
-mc dungeons
-age of empires 2
-the forest
-escape the backrooms
-brawlhalla
-raft
-risk of rain 2
sons of the forest
-terraria
-fallout 76
-elden ring xbox co op
-maybe aura kingdom
-albion online (havent played in a while)
-ANYTHING on xbox gamepass for xbox/pc
Oh and brawlstars lol
I think theres more, but i forget :P. If u have any specific game requests that we should play, dm me bout it. No comments please lol. My discord is spinxer#5647 xbox user is spinxer5903 and steam friend code is 200847564. Les gooo
2023.03.29 21:47 No_Entertainer_3145 22m from Italy with various interests looking for people to talk with
Heyo, I'm going to try posting a longer post (again). So, I'm a 22 year old guy living in Italy and I was looking forward to meet and talk with people from this sub.
What could I tell you about myself?
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What could I tell you about myself?
- I like gaming, I do play multiple kinds of games (both off and online). I have played games like League of Legends, Elden Ring, Red Dead Redemption 2, a bunch of other RPGs and idk, feel free to ask.
- I enjoy watching series/movies (even though not really frequently). I have absolutely loved Breaking Bad, I also have watched Peaky Blinders and some other series, I don't watch that many movies but I've been watching the Harry Potter saga lately (finished it, too).
- I enjoy learning different stuff or skills that may or may not be helpful to me
- I enjoy music a lot, I listen to a lot of music during my day, mostly in the background while I'm studying/working on something and I enjoy rap/hip hop a lot, also like pop but I do enjoy a lot of different genres. I like listening to instrumentals too at times and I absolutely love pianos (was even looking forward to learning how to play it one day, who knows)
- I like water.
2023.03.29 21:46 Jotarora [H] March Choice Bundle, Minecraft for Windows Starter Collection, other bundle leftovers [W] Patch Quest, Luna's Fishing Garden, Stacklands, Broforce, Katana Zero, Wishlist, PayPal
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- Edge Of Eternity
- Rogue Lords
- Demon Turf
- Monster Crown
- Minecraft for Windows Starter Collection (Microsoft Store)
- Army Men RTS
- Black Book
- Cook-Out
- Dungeon of the Endless
- Finding Paradise
- Fling to the Finish (Region unknown, not US or EU, can included for free)
- Full Throttle Remastered
- Golf Gang
- GRIP: Combat Racing
- Hack 'n' Slash
- Headlander
- Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
- Lemnis Gate
- Mars Horizon
- Morkredd
- Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
- Peppy's Adventure
- Railroad Corporation
- Railroad Tycoon II Platinum
- Reventure
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI - Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI - Khmer & Indonesia Double Civilization & Scenario Pack
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI - Nubia Civilization & Scenario Pack
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI - Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack
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- Styx: Master of Shadows
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2023.03.29 21:45 szior76 20m lookin for a partner in crime
Hello! I go by Spinxer, or Will. 20 y/o from NJ looking to spend my free time playing games with someone as its more fun that way.
Cutting to the chase, here are the multiplayer games i play currently (i play on pc xbox and oculus)
-League of legends ranked and normals (g3, i dont do arams )
-minecraft bedrock
-tboi repentance
-cuphead
-tabletop sim
-apex
-among us (vr)
-zenith
-vr chat
-mc dungeons
-age of empires 2
-the forest
-escape the backrooms
-brawlhalla
-raft
-risk of rain 2
sons of the forest
-terraria
-fallout 76
-elden ring xbox co op
-maybe aura kingdom
-albion online (havent played in a while)
-ANYTHING on xbox gamepass for xbox/pc
Oh and brawlstars lol
I think theres more, but i forget :P. If u have any specific game requests that we should play, dm me bout it. No comments please lol. My discord is spinxer#5647 xbox user is spinxer5903 and steam friend code is 200847564. Les gooo
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Cutting to the chase, here are the multiplayer games i play currently (i play on pc xbox and oculus)
-League of legends ranked and normals (g3, i dont do arams )
-minecraft bedrock
-tboi repentance
-cuphead
-tabletop sim
-apex
-among us (vr)
-zenith
-vr chat
-mc dungeons
-age of empires 2
-the forest
-escape the backrooms
-brawlhalla
-raft
-risk of rain 2
sons of the forest
-terraria
-fallout 76
-elden ring xbox co op
-maybe aura kingdom
-albion online (havent played in a while)
-ANYTHING on xbox gamepass for xbox/pc
Oh and brawlstars lol
I think theres more, but i forget :P. If u have any specific game requests that we should play, dm me bout it. No comments please lol. My discord is spinxer#5647 xbox user is spinxer5903 and steam friend code is 200847564. Les gooo
2023.03.29 21:45 QRIO44 Music/Sound Design in Elden Ring
Has anyone played without music in Elden Ring? It sounds like it’s more meant to be played in such a way. The world audio is extremely interesting, in ways such as:
1) You hear the Snail/Snake behind the wall in Volcano Manor much clearer, and it may cause the player to take interest before the line of dialogue with Rya.
2) Hearing the wind, waterfalls, animals, and more in caves and the world alike set a whole other tone and mood.
3) From the Altus Highway Junction Grace at night, listen to the wind with the sound off. It almost sounds like a roaring. Maybe a dragon in the area?
Those are just three examples out of countless, and I’m still exploring the game without world music. I’m still a fan of the music primarily in boss fights, but I feel like it’s an entirely different game when the world music is turned off. I wish there were different buttons or sliders where I could leave boss music on, and turn off the world music. FromSoftware has always done an excellent job creating worlds without world music.
If there are other people who have tried playing this way, and have found interesting audio details, please do let me know.
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1) You hear the Snail/Snake behind the wall in Volcano Manor much clearer, and it may cause the player to take interest before the line of dialogue with Rya.
2) Hearing the wind, waterfalls, animals, and more in caves and the world alike set a whole other tone and mood.
3) From the Altus Highway Junction Grace at night, listen to the wind with the sound off. It almost sounds like a roaring. Maybe a dragon in the area?
Those are just three examples out of countless, and I’m still exploring the game without world music. I’m still a fan of the music primarily in boss fights, but I feel like it’s an entirely different game when the world music is turned off. I wish there were different buttons or sliders where I could leave boss music on, and turn off the world music. FromSoftware has always done an excellent job creating worlds without world music.
If there are other people who have tried playing this way, and have found interesting audio details, please do let me know.
2023.03.29 21:29 houndsofhate [USA-CA] [H] Switch and Xbox on Games [W] PayPal or Ps5 Games
Hey everyone! Looking to sell some games to get funds for my newly bought Ps5. Looking for PayPal or trade for Ps5 games (I currently only have God of War, Hogwarts, and Demon Souls). Some games have stickers on them.
Shipping is $3. Free if total is over $40.
Switch
-Pokemon Arceus - $40
-Monster Hunter Rise - $25
-Disco Elysium - $35
-Immortals Fenyx Rising (sealed) - $20
-Hello Neighbor - $20
-Skully - $20
-Mario + Rabids: Kingdom Battle (gamestop box) - $15
-Bioshock Collection - $15
Xbox One
-Elden Ring - $35
-Sekiro - $20
Image: https://imgur.com/a/QNjABLc
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Shipping is $3. Free if total is over $40.
Switch
-Pokemon Arceus - $40
-Monster Hunter Rise - $25
-Disco Elysium - $35
-Immortals Fenyx Rising (sealed) - $20
-Hello Neighbor - $20
-Skully - $20
-Mario + Rabids: Kingdom Battle (gamestop box) - $15
-Bioshock Collection - $15
Xbox One
-Elden Ring - $35
-Sekiro - $20
Image: https://imgur.com/a/QNjABLc
2023.03.29 21:19 Jammy-Gamer Just alittle about me
Hello there, I turned 25 this year and realised I need some friends in life if they are online or in real life.
So about me I'm a gamer who loves the gym, gaming and watching anything non reality, my top games are halo, mass effect, dragon age, fall out, dark souls, elden ring, destiny, star wars knights of the old Republic and assassins creed.
I'm literally sn open book and will genuinely chat about anything so please hit me up with a message and let's get some convos going.
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So about me I'm a gamer who loves the gym, gaming and watching anything non reality, my top games are halo, mass effect, dragon age, fall out, dark souls, elden ring, destiny, star wars knights of the old Republic and assassins creed.
I'm literally sn open book and will genuinely chat about anything so please hit me up with a message and let's get some convos going.
2023.03.29 21:12 scokka NO TUTORIALS RUN / I am doing all alone, but I feel like there is something big I am missing
 | I never played any souls like, saw like 30 minute of gameplay randomly on YT and started, THIS GAME IS INCREDIBLE. submitted by scokka to Eldenring [link] [comments] I would like to play Elden Ring without tutorials but I also worry that I will mess things up, like using too many stones to upgrade the wrong weapons, that is part of the risks, but I would like to get an hint of a direction. I would like to:
As said just a direction for stats would be nice, I know you can rearrange the stats at some point but I would like to avoid doing that, I don't know if it costs something and/or how many times I can do it. Sorry for the noob talk. dog ahead I chose warrior idk if that's important |
2023.03.29 21:04 Slapstrom Question about Nokron
So, I've been questioning and questioning this ever since the game came out, haven't found an answer and thought fuck it you never know until you ask, what is the Eternal City of Nokron based on?
I only ask this because when i got to the location, I instantly thought of a book series by Michael J Sullivan called the Riyiria Revelations.
In that book there is a lost city that used to be the capital of Melengar, the country the book takes place in. Now, the city has a different name, it's known as Percepliquis, but it does share some distinct similarities to Nokron.
Some spoilers for Riyeria for any that want to read, the books are great so i recommend
So both cities are mythical eternal cities, that's a given. Both locations are found deep, deep underground, inaccessible without outside intervention. Both evoke imagery of a land under the world, where essentially both have a sky box due to being so far below surface level. The imagery of the "sky" is very similar as well, as both have what appears to be stars suspended in air. In Elden Ring they are false stars, in the book they are glow worms that give the appearance of stars.
Now these can all be examples of parallel thinking, i can admit to that, though the book that describes Percepliquis is about 22 years older than Elden Ring, but it is possible. What really drove it home for me is that the name of the Son of Maribor, the one that saved Melengar from the elves and established peace for the humans and creator of Percepliquis is named NOVRON. Literally one letter removed from Nokron.
Now I'm not saying that this is definitive in any way at all, but i know of no other example of a city described in all these ways that can be considered references for Nokron, and if anyone knows more i welcome the correction because this is driving me crazy, since i can't find any more info on the inspiration for Nokron or Nokstella
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I only ask this because when i got to the location, I instantly thought of a book series by Michael J Sullivan called the Riyiria Revelations.
In that book there is a lost city that used to be the capital of Melengar, the country the book takes place in. Now, the city has a different name, it's known as Percepliquis, but it does share some distinct similarities to Nokron.
Some spoilers for Riyeria for any that want to read, the books are great so i recommend
So both cities are mythical eternal cities, that's a given. Both locations are found deep, deep underground, inaccessible without outside intervention. Both evoke imagery of a land under the world, where essentially both have a sky box due to being so far below surface level. The imagery of the "sky" is very similar as well, as both have what appears to be stars suspended in air. In Elden Ring they are false stars, in the book they are glow worms that give the appearance of stars.
Now these can all be examples of parallel thinking, i can admit to that, though the book that describes Percepliquis is about 22 years older than Elden Ring, but it is possible. What really drove it home for me is that the name of the Son of Maribor, the one that saved Melengar from the elves and established peace for the humans and creator of Percepliquis is named NOVRON. Literally one letter removed from Nokron.
Now I'm not saying that this is definitive in any way at all, but i know of no other example of a city described in all these ways that can be considered references for Nokron, and if anyone knows more i welcome the correction because this is driving me crazy, since i can't find any more info on the inspiration for Nokron or Nokstella
2023.03.29 21:00 hereforthepoetry As Our Bloods Separate- David Constantine [POEM]
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2023.03.29 20:57 OnionOfCatarina I have 2 questions regarding the Elden Beast
1) If the Elden Beast took the form of the Elden Ring, why is the Elden Ring not broken even more after we kill the Elden Beast ?
2) Why is there so many Edrtrees in the Elden Beast arena ?
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2) Why is there so many Edrtrees in the Elden Beast arena ?
2023.03.29 20:48 ultima-train I would like a recommendation for a good pair of headphones/headset/iems just anything.
Hello,
As i said above I would like to buy a pair of headphones/headset/iems for music and video games mainly for single player games and music. I have been looking up a lot of reviews and all that but mayhaps I missed something. I do not mind having to buy a mic as long as the sound quality is great, my budget is around 350$ to a 400$ tops.
So far the earphones that I see always discussed are : the nova wireless, sennheiser hd600 , the audeze maxwells.
The main reason I want a good pair of earphones is because the new zelda game and ff16 coming out this year and elden ring again, octopath 2 because the soundtrack on those games is insane.
If anyone can give me a definite rec and why I would appreciate it immensely, thanks and godspeed.
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As i said above I would like to buy a pair of headphones/headset/iems for music and video games mainly for single player games and music. I have been looking up a lot of reviews and all that but mayhaps I missed something. I do not mind having to buy a mic as long as the sound quality is great, my budget is around 350$ to a 400$ tops.
So far the earphones that I see always discussed are : the nova wireless, sennheiser hd600 , the audeze maxwells.
The main reason I want a good pair of earphones is because the new zelda game and ff16 coming out this year and elden ring again, octopath 2 because the soundtrack on those games is insane.
If anyone can give me a definite rec and why I would appreciate it immensely, thanks and godspeed.
2023.03.29 20:43 KOsane Other FS games to start with?
Yesterday I finally got the Platinum Trophy for Elden Ring and decided to let the game rest for a while.
I wanted to play other FS games considering Elden Ring was very different from any other game I’ve played. the ones I know of are Dark Souls 1-3, Demon Souls, and Bloodborn. Which game is best to play next?
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I wanted to play other FS games considering Elden Ring was very different from any other game I’ve played. the ones I know of are Dark Souls 1-3, Demon Souls, and Bloodborn. Which game is best to play next?
2023.03.29 20:42 thatrandomgguy93 30M Pretend I said something witty
hey there out there. So the day is already dragging on and I am hoping to find someone to start talking to. Hopefully it becomes something long term but we will have to see how it goes. A little bit about me
-I enjoy playing videogames. Lately been going through Elden Ring again, also a very big fan of mass effect. -I love to eat. Like all kinds of food. and I love to try new kind sof food -i like to travel. I have left my country a few times sti se different countries and I enjoyed every moment. I don't judge at all. I like to bring positivity where I go. I am a bit shy thought so it might take a moment for me to warm up though. We can talk more and get to know each other better. hope to talk to you soon
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-I enjoy playing videogames. Lately been going through Elden Ring again, also a very big fan of mass effect. -I love to eat. Like all kinds of food. and I love to try new kind sof food -i like to travel. I have left my country a few times sti se different countries and I enjoyed every moment. I don't judge at all. I like to bring positivity where I go. I am a bit shy thought so it might take a moment for me to warm up though. We can talk more and get to know each other better. hope to talk to you soon