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I have a compendium of various practically optimized character builds for various editions of Dungeons and Dragons that I will never likely see to use. This is not just because they are optimized at all rather because almost all of them are in some way, shape, or form, completely themed around felines.


Oh, you too?
Okay, perhaps not completely themed around felines in my case, since I adore reptiles as well.
A most intriguing concept. I'll participate.
“In a traditional German toilet, the hole into which shit disappears after we flush is right at the front, so that shit is first laid out for us to sniff and inspect for traces of illness. In the typical French toilet, on the contrary, the hole is at the back, i.e. shit is supposed to disappear as quickly as possible. Finally, the American (Anglo-Saxon) toilet presents a synthesis, a mediation between these opposites: the toilet basin is full of water, so that the shit floats in it, visible, but not to be inspected. [...] It is clear that none of these versions can be accounted for in purely utilitarian terms: each involves a certain ideological perception of how the subject should relate to excrement. Hegel was among the first to see in the geographical triad of Germany, France and England an expression of three different existential attitudes: reflective thoroughness (German), revolutionary hastiness (French), utilitarian pragmatism (English). In political terms, this triad can be read as German conservatism, French revolutionary radicalism and English liberalism. The point about toilets is that they enable us not only to discern this triad in the most intimate domain, but also to identify its underlying mechanism in the three different attitudes towards excremental excess: an ambiguous contemplative fascination; a wish to get rid of it as fast as possible; a pragmatic decision to treat it as ordinary and dispose of it in an appropriate way. It is easy for an academic at a round table to claim that we live in a post-ideological universe, but the moment he visits the lavatory after the heated discussion, he is again knee-deep in ideology.”
Slavoj Žižek, The Plague of Fantasies


That... was sublime.

There are so many good quotes out there, but this one has stuck with me:

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
― Pablo Picasso
Alas, @Dumb1And1Lazy, I'll miss on you on the story.
All storytelling is about conflict and their resolution, after all, and Jasper is without a doubt the best inciter of it. His paranoia and apparently-direct-contact with what appeared to be Urban Fantasy land SWAT-teams will be fondly remembered.
Forsooth! The 'are-pea' of which thou speakest t'is delight most true. I doeth most joyously and assuredly welcometh thee to the forums, which at the fynest of times are alike a sparkling fountain of mirth and gaiety.

So, you know... hello, too!
When I draw maps for Fantasy worlds, I sometimes get my inspiration by watching the shapes of clouds.
Class had barely started when Marcus shuffled into the room. He saw a trio of other students clustered in the middle, two chatting animatedly and the other more reservedly. Marcus considered joining them, but thought it better not to impose his presence. He sat down at a corner, all the better to keep a clear view of the room while not being too far away from exit should anything... untoward... happen.

He shrugged uncomfortably, not being used to wearing a uniform. His artistic tastes rankled at the concept, but on the bright side, it made him less conspicuous. His supernatural features were largely hidden (all save for his gold eyes, which he could never fully change).
Ceramics were not his best art form, but it felt strangely satisfying to mould a pinch of Earth's flesh in his hands and give it form. Painting, drawing, and calligraphy were more to his taste, and a little flick or two of a brush would help making the ceramic a bit more presentable.

"Well, at best, I will have made myself a reserve teacup or two."

Looking around the room, the other kids were apparently vampires, demons, cambions, and humans. Not many other Fae around. Making an attempt to befriend the others might not be such a bad idea. Was that boy sewing a gutted teddy bear together? Had he seen this among the Fae, he might have jested that he had improvised a voodoo tool for use of punishing a bear in the most unorthodox way imaginable, but perhaps it had a sentimental value for him?
I'm okay with my character. He's meant to be a "runt of the litter"-kinda guy who was overshadowed by the rest of the kin (his age and slight build carrying it across a bit), but if it ever starts feeling off, I might bump it up a year.
Well, @Nyahahameha, I think there are a few threads to recommend. If you feel that your world is "pretty small and closed in", the best way to expand it would be to spice it up with new stuff, right?

I saw a guy, @Letter Bee, put up a thread for a Mage: the Ascension Roleplay, which is a fantastic and cool setting, but he's worried about not getting enough players. One thing we could do would be to give the MtA RP a shot. The RP's premise is about the machinations of magicians in the Byzantine Empire in 1200's. If you'd like some intrigue and magic in a history-based setting, that's the one.

Other interesting RP's are ones with Warhammer Fantasy (about the adventures of a crazy mercenary band), and one in a high school setting.

As for anime settings, I think I saw a thread for My Hero Academia, but I'm not sure how far it has progressed, and there was one for Naruto, but I think it is full now and doesn't accept new applicants.

Any of these threads sound appealing?
Hello again. My character has been posted up. Hope he's okay.
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