Latest Posts by malaquill - Page 6

Hey if you’re new or returning to tumblr, a reminder for you on why the tags are great, from an artist’s perspective. You can reblog something and not only put it in neat boxes of “fandoms”, “characters”, “type of media” or whatever other way of categorizing you prefer on your blog, but also type whatever nonsense you feel like saying about that particular post, without sending a direct ping to op. If the op wants they check their activity for those sweet tags, and if they’re me, you make their day by leaving comments that way. Just felt like reminding since there’s a lot of new people and not a lot of those comments lately ;w;

i do not have the strength to block all the bots. welcome ladies make yourselves at home i guess. im a feminist

(blood + spoilers for g-witch) Redraw of That scene - I used a few screenshots for this, so the crop’s a bit different!

FFXIV Lore Resources

Hey dudes! Lately I’ve been reaching out a bit to some FFXIV players who expressed interest in getting a hold of lore resources. I mentioned to them I’d  try to set up a post making the most helpful ones I’ve encountered readily available, and this?

It’s that post.

MIRKEMENAGERIE: Easily one of (if not the) most complete and comprehensive collections of lore I’ve encountered online. Includes quotes from NPCs in-game, Encyclopedia Eorzea I and II, item references, and more. The Twelve posts and location lore are some of my favorites but really all of this is fantastic. Very accessible.

HARMONEA: Has assembled a HUGE collection of lets plays on youtube that are organized and well-paced, showing everything from MSQ to Ascian-lore specifically to Job quests and beyond. This has been truly helpful whenever I want to check a reference but don’t necessarily have time to New Game + or check the Unending Journey in-game. It’s easy to jump around to find exactly the scenes you’re looking for, and compare moments from different points during the game.

GARLAND TOOLS DATABASE: Sometimes I need lore details from specific quests, that aren’t in cutscenes or easily found in a video. Garland Tools helps with tracking down quotes, character information, and much more. Also contains data around NPC designs. Doesn’t have cutscene quotes, but does have enough info to find what cutscenes you’ll likely need to watch. Whether on youtube or in the Unending Journey, it gets much easier spotting references.

TALES FROM THE CALAMITY, TALES FROM THE DRAGONSONG WAR, TALES FROM THE STORM, CHRONICLES OF LIGHT: THE HUNT BEGINS, TALES FROM THE SHADOWS, TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT: These are official FFXIV short stories associated with A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers respectively. The story from Chronicles of Light is also canon but insanely difficult to locate, contains details surrounding Zenos’s backstory and psychology. These absolutely carry lore details! You don’t need them to understand and enjoy the game, but they give added information and context.

ALL FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.X MAIN SCENARIO CUTSCENES: I have not gone through all of this yet but you can bet your ass I have it saved.

FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.X LETS PLAY: Likewise haven’t gone through all of this yet but if you want really detailed 1.0 lore info, this has it.

OZMA’S ASCIAN REFERENCE PILE: Contains both concrete known information, game data, and speculation by Ozma as a longstanding Ascian fan. 1.0 WHITE MAGE QUESTLINE: This isn’t 100% canon anymore, but I’m including it because it actually shows the Elementals in voiced roles and that is a huge deal. Worth noting this youtuber has other 1.0 videos documented too.

BOTANICA EORZEA: This contains all lore surrounding the plants of Eorzea, organized and accessible.

MINERICA EORZEA: Sent by @firecattebird, A fully searchable, organized, and accessible doc containing all the lore I could find in-game about the things we pull from mining nodes.

LODESTONE SONG LYRICS COMPILATION: There are often other places you can google around for official song lyrics and I usually use those, but if you want everything in one place this is your spot!

ETHYS ASHER: Has some really good coverage of the niche parts of Eorzea’s history and solid discussion/speculation surrounding various lore elements. I haven’t gotten to investigate deeply but did enjoy his coverage around Belah’dia and the Great Wyrms.

Lastly, while not lore related I do want to share a particularly fun resource with the people who might be peeking over.

EORZEA COLLECTION: A lot of players in FFXIV are  heavily invested in the design components of the game, and this is a hub for that. Whether you’re looking for something in the vein of Dark Souls, something outrageously silly, something cute, something majestic, etc. you can basically find all kinds of tones/experiments here. You can restrict what you see by job, race, gender, etc. and order according to recency or loves. It’s also somewhere you can see how gear looks with different characters, dyes, and combinations. Very organized and can be a useful resource for farming.

Late upload, but Twitter got it, so - Artist Wrapped!  The template is here. 

Is... there a way to get rid of all of the spambot follows? It’s multiple a day at this point!

Various doodles I’ve posted to my Twitter circle in the past few days! feat. Sena (my main WoL) and Gulshan (DnD / RP character - he works for the evil RPG church and hates his job).

Various doodles I’ve posted to my Twitter circle in the past few days! feat. Sena (my main WoL) and Gulshan (DnD / RP character - he works for the evil RPG church and hates his job).

FFXIVWrite2022 Participation Prize

Slowly starting to post again with a prize for @carbecex for this year’s FFXIVWrite, hosted by @sea-wolf-coast-to-coast! Congrats!

Still don’t quite know how much to / what to reblog / etc, but I’m lurking!

being the creator of your own blorbo is so fucking hard I have to do EVERYTHING around here

not writing, not not writing, but a secret third thing

(I may still be a bit not-very-active on here for now because I’m... still trying to figure out the site again. Like the vibes. How to post good. How much to reblog).

okay my lil 2 cents for any new users here from twitter:

x graphics on tumblr look best at 540px width. if you post a full screen without adjusting the canvas size to reflect that width, it might look a little off. in my opinion, screens look better when they’re adjusted because you can play with framing more, but at the end of the day it’s entirely up to you!

x this is an old img posting guide but it’s still relative:

x if you do photo sets, they’re going to look visually cleaner in a vertical format. you can freely move images before posting them to either sit on top of each other or side by side.

x there’s no algorithm here, the movement of content is entirely user driven, so if you like someone’s work please reblog it!

x if anyone else has anything to add, please feel free! 💕

Howdy newbies and welcome to Tumblr, it takes a bit of setup to get this site running well so here’s what works for me. One of the neat things about this site is that its a different experience for everyone, so tailor these settings towards what you want from this site. 

New XKit 

Also, updated Twitter with this already - My wrist is looking pretty good! Should be a few more weeks (maybe less) - still hurts a bit so I’m taking it easy but test results came back a-okay!

Reblog if your an FFXIV blog!

Help the lost Twitter spirits find us all.

if you got here first, notifications on mobile are pretty much broken! I cannot see anything! I will check tomorrow!

I’m also a writer! I am not writing! I am following tumblr accounts!

i am so sorry to twitter folks for the absolute state of this account right now i have NOT had time to find a theme

I still kind of want to set up a side account for screenshots and such - I’ve hesitated on Twitter for some personal reasons, but it might be nice here.

I want to repost the Ardbert piece on here, but it’s like, what are the hidden rules of tumblr art posting (like how Twitter had all those “BEAT THE ALGORITHM” tips)?

Break in case of emergency?

Being back here after all this time feels pretty weird! Tumblr was my only socmed for a really long time, but I left ages ago for Twitter. I’m NOT leaving Twitter and I’m not sure how active I’ll be here, but I’ve set up this account to keep in touch with those who are or might be. I’ll be checking here, I do plan to do a little posting, but things are uncertain on the whole right now.

Please ignore the state of this place, I cannot remember how any of these settings work. I’ll try to set up a real theme when / if I start really posting!