If they remain tradable I'm keeping my stash of dyes to give to people here and there a few expansions from now.
There will be a wine red dyepot, for sentimental reasons, that Erah'sae keeps.
Erah'sae appears really generous but it is mostly that he has no real concept of the term "personal property". If he doesn't have plans to use a thing, he may as well let it be put to use.
He will also appropriate just about anything that has gone unused without asking unless it has a proper name.
I will reserve one for Basil then. If I miss you there is one also sitting on my desk, and I will mail it your way after.
The Sir Otis story is a favorite.
A badge ribbon with a silhouette of a moogle reading "Free Kupo Nuts".
Almost forgot these.
Hell, forgot the image alt text, apologies.
For those who can't see the image. It's a sticker picture of Erah'sae with his Otter Odder, Tire. The RP Event Calendar Logo sticker, and three badge ribons. "Wark!", "Kupo These Nuts", and "Could this be *gasp* ... Villany".
Fanfest approaches. I'll have a Erah'sae sticker to exchange with art by the brilliant @pixelpeony.bsky.social.
Unfortunately I botched my new ribbons, so I'll just have my FFXIV ribbons and stickers from DragonCon with me as well instead of fresh ones.
Hope to see some of you cats there.
🤩American Kestrel deep dive. Toronto, Canada, April 17th 2026. Sony A1 I| 300GM 1/4000s, F/5.6 ISO 1600
"That creepy guy is here again," my boss hissed.
I looked to the pinball machine in corner. A lanky man in overalls and a soft hat was playing.
"You're making a fortune from the old coins he's using. But I'll have a word."
Later, I told my boss the guy worked as a ferryman. Why'd he get so pale?
The WoL is too big, too much of a fixture for the stories I enjoy writing.
I far prefer the smaller stories of the setting. The stories of the ones left in the wake of the main events. The little tragedies that get forgotten when the godlike powers clash.
I may not be going to Fanfest, but I *will* be in the FF14 directory all week!
Apr 20th - 25th, I'll be raising money for "National Children's Alliance" ACTUALLY PLAYING #FFXIV!
My yearly DD Solo Charity runs return, and @CogntvTTV & @/Omniross will join me too!
Hyped for 8.0? Let's talk :)
In a serious answer I'd like paladins burst to be reworked into a more interactive chain than repeating the same button some more shield based attacks would be brilliant.
My hope is that Paladin will get a new proper finisher to their existing during their burst window.
Sword -> Sworda -> Sworder -> Swordest -> Swordaga, Sword will be joined by a 10 second cast time Zeta Swordflare finisher.
Not really, but it would be funny.
I just realized I'm not going to make it back to Buscarron's until after fanfest due to RL obligations. I'm already getting withdrawal twitches.
Maybe, maybe I can sneak in late tonight.
Don't know, was half awake and genuinely didn't bother to pay attention.
Don't really care, either. If they try again, I'd rather view it with fresh eyes.
Got the dog back in and went back to sleep.
Woke up generally disappointed about getting something like that though.
One day, I really hope people learn that civility should be the baseline. Especially when making requests from another person.
Whoever it was, try again without the profanity. I didn't bother to pay attention to who or what it was about before deleting.
I'm sorry or congratulations, I guess?
LRT: I do still I think I've still got many years of being proactively loud left in me.
That said, sometimes I just really want a good sandwich while I let other people be loud around me while I can be part of their supporting cast.
@ItsBCJim The bad part of getting older is that you become an NPC, the good part is that being an NPC rocks. Nothing like walking down the street with a thought bubble that's just a sandwich you're looking forward to. Protagonism is best left to teens and the insane
Think you know more about rescuing thirteen orphans from under the sea than Urianger?
I sure don't.
At some point I'll get a game or two in and maybe learn something though.
RSVP ended for on March 20th so you'd be on your own for trying to get tickets to the aquarium. Some information is here in this month and a half old post: bsky.app/profile/fish...
It's Thursday from 4-6 PST at the Aquarium of the Pacific. I can't find the original post at the moment.
I will indeed be there, and at the Aquarium meetup.
An infographic of the FFXIV and FFXI logos hovering over a screenshot of Whitegate from the latest patch notes on the alliance raids. Text on the graphic reads as follows: 2026 FanFest FFXI Meetup Saturday 4/25 at 12pm Anaheim Convention Center Fountains
At NA #FanFest this year, I will be hosting a meetup for fans of #FFXI! Whether you're an old adventurer or new, cosplayer or dungeon crawler, or just coming from the alliance raids, all are welcome!
Please join us Day 2 at the fountains in front of the Anaheim Convention Center at noon!
For those of you going to Fanfest, the wonderfully energetic Viera who's been entertaining us live at our Sprout Social and the Heroes and Villans ball at Dragon Con for the last several years is hosting a gathering.
Drop in and say hey.
Torrential rain pours down in the evening outside Buscarron's Druthers. Lanterns hanging from the awning illuminate the treeline in the background. Text reads: Buscarron's Druthers Open World / Walk Up Roleplay Mateus - The South Shroud Tuesdays 5PM AND 8PM US Eastern
April showers just mean the Wailer's cant hear you as you head to the Tavern. Sneak on out for some open world, walk-up role-play tomorrow night at Buscarron Druthers in the South Shroud of Mateus at 5PM US Eastern for the EU folks and 8PM for the US folks.
I'll see you there!
#ffxiv #ffxivrp
That was about a third of my Tumblr posts way back when. Nefzen and I harvest dancing around afk rpers back in the early days.
I'm going to have Eurus fill out the form. Because the two of them need a good draught chocobo in their travels, and the bird has a brood.
A cat has got to eat... Time for a new fishing hole.
Oh it's not so bad.
If you can count to three, match three, and can draw the last terminal orphan from under the sea, you've got this.
A group of Miqo'te of various backgrouns sit engaged in a lively discussion around a table in Buscarron's Druthers. Text reads Buscarron's Druthers Open World / Walk Up Roleplay Mateus - The South Shroud Tuesdays 5PM AND 8PM US Eastern
Hatching tide is upon us, but before you go chase archon eggs, and it's a weird story why eggs are involved, come out and have a pint at Buscarron's.
Join us tonight at both 5pm and 8pm for open world, walk up role-play at Buscarron's Druther's in the South Shroud of Mateus.
#ffxiv #ffxivrp
That and most of a lifetime effectively doing warehouse work for the world's biggest storage facility.
Sharlayan Warehouse Worker: "I don't have to eat this fish bread or stock Labrynthos? Final Days, please take me now!"
Sad Bird Song: "Naah, I can't do worse than this, man, sorry."
There is a small utterance by one of the recreations in Amaurot that states something like the final days started overseas and quickly spread across the world that is all I really have to base this on.
Thavnair and Garlemald got the worst of it with Tural the furthest away from the source.