I did say that this was going to happen last week. So this week's DnD Character Colouring Book is Kordela Buttons, but in golden yellow. I did also make a pink version, which might work better for story reasons, but a kind of orangey-yellow is a colour I hadn't really done for a character at this point.
Admittedly, predominantly grey is also something I haven't really done in a long time either.
The problem is... as much as I like Kordela... and the Path of the World Tree is the subclass I keep gravitating towards... all this has really done is make me thing about other possible characters. And as much as I've only really done Barbarian a couple of times, I've only really done Monk once. And Fighter, or at least melee Fighter not really much at all.
So... and this is really only for Future Me... let's look at what I could play. Honestly, of the four Barbarians, it could be any of them. Wild Heart I've done before when it was Totem. Berserker and Zealot are going to be simpler than World Tree. Fighter, I just default to Champion, because I don't care about most of the other ones. Maybe Eldritch Knight would be in there. Monk... I mean, all four of those are potentially good. But we have a Monk in this campaign. And as much as I like all of the Monks it's probably either Shadow or Elements, mostly for story potential.
Then we come to species (née races)... and it's either Aasimar, Goliath or Tiefling. Mostly because I haven't played the first two before and have only played the last one once. I just don't currently have any strong character ideas right now.
I dunno... maybe I need to put the barbarian idea to one side for a bit and poke other melee classes with a stick for a little bit. Or think about other combinations that I haven't already done. Aasimar Zealot Barbarian is potentially interesting. Goliath Elements Monk likewise.
The other issue I have right now is really wanting to play a female character again. So I feel like that might be impacting my thought process.
And also the fact that I kind of still have Rin in my back pocket. But she was never supposed to be a full campaign character.
Of course there is also a book with new subclasses coming out at the end of the year, but that only has one Fighter and neither of the other two classes. And, honestly, I don't really like any of the other ones that have been announced.
I have character block/decision paralysis... can you tell?
Next week might have to be the line up of Friday Night characters since we started. Maybe that will shake something loose.
Anyway...
The foot is... fine. I mean, it's not fine fine... but it's not causing me any additional problems. I changed the taping a couple of times this week. Once because the original version was too damn tight, but then I redid the replacement so that it worked better. I'm still on the short walk. And probably will be until the end of the month, just to be safe.
I'm already bored with it, but in a different way than, say, having a cast on my hand when I broke the thumb equivalent. This is more "this is just dumb and pointless" over "this is a giant obstruction on my hand that stops me from doing things".
The Mini Media Reviews for this week are the fourth and final season of Black Sails and KPop Demon Hunters.
Did I get emotional more than once in the last few episodes of Black Sails? Yes, yes I did. Did it end how I expected it to? Yes... and also no. It didn't go as full on Treasure Island as I was expecting it to or hoping it might, because all the elements were there.
And without spoiling anything, a quote from one of the characters right at the very end of the final episode really summed up the total ethos of the show...
A story is true. A story is untrue. As time extends it matters less and less. The stories we want to believe... Those are the ones that survive, despite upheaval and transition, and progress. Those are the stories that shape history. And then what does it matter if it was true when it was born? It's found truth in its maturity... Because what's it all for if it goes unremembered? It's the art that leaves the mark. But to leave it, it must transcend. It must speak for itself. It must be true.
And very much made sense from a show that took "real life" pirate characters (as in people with those names existed and are part of the historical record) with the characters from Treasure Island. So, this is their version of those things. That, to me, transcended, that spoke for itself. That became true.
I did very, very much enjoy it.
KPop Demon Hunters, by contrast... is taking a lot of well worn tropes and doing about what you'd expect from them. It's not bad, by any means. It's entertaining, the music is stupidly catchy (and has been all over Instagram for several months at this point, so I already knew bits of songs I didn't realise were from this movie). The animation is strong... even if, occasionally, translating 2D anime faces into 3D animation feels... weird. My issue is more that this is all well worn roads in a shiny new coat. And I don't even know how you actually make these story tropes feel fresh at this point.
But I do like the shiny coat of Korean KPop/Mythology.
What I didn't realise until I was looking up stuff afterwards is that the lead actress is also Kira from Teen Wolf. Which was fun.
And for those of you who have been around and know my tastes... Saja Boy Abby. Just because pink haired himbo. Hmmmm... maybe that's the Aasimar character I need to make... pink haired himbo.
Oh, and the crochet project is done. Is it perfect? No. Could I have made better decisions? Absolutely. Am I going forward with it anyway? Yes. The end result has the vibes I wanted it to have. And I will post some pictures and do a full breakdown once I've given it to the person it's for.
Soup this week was... lackluster. Well, that's not really fair. It was very tasty, it was just the vegetables that annoyed me by the end of the week. Which is why I ended up just dipping bread in the broth on Friday and making that dinner.
Speaking of Friday... Friday was Chiro Day. Which was good because since the last one there way Toe Gate and also the Rental Inspection and the aforementioned crochet project. Things needed resetting.
There was not, however, any Friday Night DnD... and won't be, until the end of the month, because Fluffy is Currently Overseas. So that's what's going on there.
Anyway...
Today was a relatively chill supermarket visit. It was one of those weird ones where I didn't get a lot... and will probably come to regret that by about Wednesday when I realise I forgot X, Y and/or Z. But right now I don't know that I did.
And that was it really. There was some faffing, but that's about it.
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