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Raven of the Fountains

@ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social

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Recently-hatched mid-40s AuDHD transbian gamer (she/her). Finder of Paths and Stars, Harbinger of Omens both Portentious and Pretentious. Intender Of Puns and Disciple of Lambatuin (Memes For The Meme God, Lulz For The Lol Throne!)

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · Aug 22

New pinned post:
Hi, I’m Raven. I post about random nerd stuff, periodic salvos at bigots and fascists, and lots and lots of #Pathfinder and #Starfinder memes, recaps, pics, and memes. Not a swear-free zone—I’m not gratuitous with it, but when the situation calls for them, I’m not gonna shy away.

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 1h

Mash up bands:

Jefferson Zeppelin
The Byrds and the Bee Gees
Five Finger the Elephant
Arctic Gorillaz
Ben Folds Cardigans
Barenaked Mouse
The Mighty Mighty Deftones
Insane Clown! At the Disco
Rage Against the Stone Temple
The Rolling Dead
Korn Dogg
Earth, Wind and CAKE
The Beastie Goats

TheSocioPhi @thesociophi.bsky.social · 19h

Mash up bands:

Chumbastank

Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 23h

Mash up bands:

Foo Sisters

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t be tricked into paying through your olfactory organ for “imported Diaspora ice”, though—it *is* better than UPB-synthed, but the shipments are regular, so it’s only slightly pricier. “Imported *Gelid Edge* ice”, otoh, *is* scarce, but may contain traces of Aucturnite, so… caveat emptor.

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 1d

“They’re breeding… frog DNA. Life… finds a way.”

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 1d

“Frog DNA… Life finds a way…”

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 2d

Did you know they let just anyone walk in off the street and buy a boyfriend shirt? They don’t even pretend to check for proof of boyfriend or anything!

Raven, wearing a plaid “boyfriend shirt” flannel in fall colors, over a sweet Bit Brigade band shirt. And yes, I can name three of their songs.

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 2d

Wouldn’t that properly be a mega-milli?

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 2d

*blinks*

*blinks twice more*

*sighs, stands up, and walks away, mumbling something about brain bleach*

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 3d

Feels right. Other part is I’m playing in Pathfinder Society, so variance under different GMs session-to-session is a concern (especially inexperienced GMs who have enough to worry about).
Still thinking of retraining for the feat, though, because the flavor is just SO cool…

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 3d

I love the flavor of Empiricist, but for the Investigator I actually play (Awakened Raptor named Clever Girl), I went out of my way to choose a different methodology, to avoid the adjudication headaches of That’s Odd.
(I am liking Alchemical Sciences a lot, though!)

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 3d

As an actual plot point?
Yeah, maybe questionable.
As an “empty-hand bluff” by Vader’s sociopathic, yet perfectly truthful, right-hand droid?
Perfection.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 3d

Generally, people with non-standard pronouns won’t be annoyed by you asking about them, and in fact are far more likely to be delighted that you’re making the effort.

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking cautiously and asking is exactly the right way to approach allyship. If the use isn’t clear in-context, asking will often clear it up. If that’s not an option, “they/them” is usually a safe ‘default’ until you know for sure—DO NOT use ‘it/its’ if there’s the slightest doubt!

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 3d

Bottom line, if someone says: “these are my pronouns”, using those terms is *ALWAYS* correct.

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 3d

If that person prefers it/its, use it/its. Depending on context/audience, a clarifying note may be appropriate. ‘It/its’ IS used as a slur, but those who self-apply the pronouns do so in defiance of such, and for them—and ONLY them—‘it/its’ is both acceptable and appropriate.

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 4d

Yoda, in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, with his original line (about the Clone Wars) replaced with the caption "Begun, the Horse Wars have"

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 4d

Oh my goodness, these are GORGEOUS! It's not just the subject matter--I named myself Raven, of COURSE I'm a Poe fangirl--but the way they each capture the mood of the work they reference, to the point that it feels like I'm looking at the piece and reading the work simultaneously.

Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 5d

In honor of Edgar Allan Poe's 176th deathday, here are a few of my recent pieces inspired by Poe's works 🫀

Illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee". Two lovers embrace at the edge of the sea, water splashes around them and the surrounding rocks. A full moon shines over them, and storm clouds loom.
Published in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" 2024 Macmillan

illustration by Abigail Larson of a raven perched on a skull with a teal curtain backdrop

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting a scene from Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum" showing a man restrained as a pendulum blade swings close to him. Rats have swarmed around him, chewing the ropes that hold him down. This illustration is featured in "Sticker Jigsaw: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection" for Macmillan Books.

Illustration by Abigail Larson for Macmillan's "Edgar Allan Poe Sticker Jigsaw" book. The illustration is a scene from Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven". The narrator is at the center of the image looking up at at raven perched above an open doorway. Behind the narrator is a tall window with red curtains, and the ghost of Lenore lurks nearby. A black cat is watching the scene from the lower right corner.

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Count Avi Henriques 🩸 @legalizegoblins.bsky.social · 5d

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE STARFINDER CRPG

Epictellers Entertainment @epictellers.bsky.social · 5d

This is it, this is now, KICKSTATER IS LIVE!

Starfinder: Afterlight is funded for its core vision. But with you, it becomes legendary.

Support this Kickstarter now!

👉 http://epictellers.com/kickstarter

#StarfinderAfterlight #Kickstarter

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 5d

They have us very well domesticated.

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 5d

At a restaurant; overheard someone saying “SRO” at the next table. Sadly, they were talking about Search-and-Rescue Operations, not the #Starfinder ancestry. 😢

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 6d

*uses Cure, Esuna, Dispel, X-Potion, Remedy, Remedy+, and Elixir on self in sequence, attempting to remove that from my brain, like Krile trying to revive Galuf in FFV*

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Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 7d

I remember the “My Teacher Is an Alien” trilogy from childhood. Especially the third book, with its “humanity on trial” plot that hit me every bit as hard then as Star Trek: TNG’s “Encounter At Farpoint” / “All Good Things” bookends would when I watched them a few years later.

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 8d

Perfection.

Eladio Bobadilla @eladiobobadilla.com · 8d

Raven of the Fountains @ostentatiouscorvid.bsky.social · 8d

Mine was good; yours is better. o7

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 8d

Wario and Waluigi live action movie let's go

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