anyway here’s the obligatory Things I Still Like and Hold Dear About WoW Even Though I’m Not Really Playing Anymore Except Occasionally RPing Using Game Time Tokens Because I’m Tired of Blizzard’s Horrible Bullshit and My Silence Cannot Be Purchased Anymore post
in no particular order, and just to name a few:
• aside from Tolkien-esque elves and “standard” modern fantasy fare (human knights, dwarves, orcs) you can also play as massive blue-skinned red-mohawk tusk motherfuckers that can turn into tigers, massive purple long-eared hairy elves that can turn into bears, blue space tieflings, werewolves, zombies, minotaurs, tiny races that build giant robots and dirtbikes, and bipedal pandas
• graphics engine is old and outdated as shit – art team still manages to capture a fun and lovely painted texture world and great environments
• hundreds of mounts, each more ridiculous than the last
• fuckton of cool ass dinosaurs
• literally every world aesthetic jammed into one universe on the basis of “why the fuck not” means there’s something for everyone to enjoy and always new ideas and assets to explore and immerse yourself in
• horrible eldritch beings of unfathomable size and chaos, actually just lazy forum trolls that drink all your pepsi and call you a bitch
• you can use magic to conjure cakes, seemingly infinitely
• can go to death metal concert and murder a guy in the mosh pit
• beer can become sentient and powerful and it’s possible in the context of the universe’s canon lore
• “I’m gonna punch that dragon in the face”
• one of my characters can just summon demons whenever they want, that’s just a thing they can do – that’s a mechanic
• demons are from space
• kept within the timeframe and context of the Legion expansion – the entire sone of Suramar and its involved plotline and characters
• entire continent of Pandaria
• one of my characters’ class specializations makes them sprout tentacles and gives them the abilities of a mindflayer and people thank them for their work regardless
• one of my characters throws lava at people – that’s just a normal thing they can do
• memes
• support of third-party add-ons allows for fully custom and optimized UI to my liking and tastes
• support of third-party add-ons allows for fully custom and optimized ways to engage in community roleplay or just straight up boning, just STRAIGHT UP boning
• dragons just chill with other races in disguises and will absolutely sleep with them for the fuck of it they don’t care at all
• poking NPCs
• you can play as a demon hunter, then go back into outdated content and one-shot your lord and boss and steal his shit
• maiev and jarod shadowsong and the wardens
• arakkoa
• grummles
• queen azshara punched me in the face once and it was the best day of my life
• entire specialized class just Doesn’t Wear Shirts
• music
• mainly the kazoo music
• one million useless toys you just spam with friends when you’re bored going “huehuehuehuehuehue”
• /dance
• can play as horrible undead black-plate knight of doom with a happy corgi named “Mr. Muffins” following you around
Did I ever mention how much I love my pal’s OCs?? Every single one of them? They are all amazing? Like, you created this fictional human from your own imagination and I’m so wowed by them thank you for your, and their, existence
a half-dragon, but instead of the traditional Dragonborn humanoid body it’s literally just a small dragon of whatever species the parent was.
but with a human face.
@bunjywunjy if I understand anything of DnD, its that the weirder the character, the worse the pun in the name needs to be.
I… kind of just want to name him Maniford.
Manny for short.
What about Man’yfes Drakebody?
(Man-ee-fes)
[man face dragon body, geddit?]
wait wait
what about
MANIFORD MANDRAKE
I like it! Lock in maniford mandrake!
WE’RE DOING THIS. WE’RE MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
what color should this guy be? he’s gonna be Chaotic Good alignment but I’m torn between Silver, Bronze, and Red.
I think I’m gonna go with Bronze. I want the aquatic abilities and I dig the aesthetic.
just imagine this, but with the face of a dude and a devastating love of puns.
now, how the hell do I even roll stats for this thing???
What class will Maniford be? Sounds like a bard.
I wasn’t sure, but now that you said that I think he is in fact going to have to be a Bard.
update: I drew the boy!
good Dragonborn, best friend
what have i made
he’s perfect
I drew maniford bc I love him
DFJKDSFHJKSD THIS IS GOING ON HIS FUCKING CHARACTER SHEET
DELETE THIS BEFORE MY PLAYERS SEE IT
His character sheet? Don’t you mean the Maniford Manifest?
well, I do NOW.
I need a backstory ASAP
Maniford’s mom is a Bronze dragon and his dad is a human spice merchant who fell into a series of interesting circumstances in life. they’re married, and Maniford is an only child for obvious reasons. Maniford was slightly coddled growing up and is a little confused but well-meaning. he hopes to make a name for himself and make a lot of friends. also he wishes that full-blooded dragons would stop laughing at him.
This will be making an appearance in our Thursday game and will be unavoidable and a major plot point.
