Athanassia
@athanassia.bsky.social
My aeldari sanctuary. Currently in love with my harlequin W&G character. I've been new to 40k for a year now and I plan on being new for the next 5 years at least!
Ogre art nouveau... Such a beautiful and original combination, Nictanova! Thank you!!!!!
October 5, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Ogre art nouveau... Such a beautiful and original combination, Nictanova! Thank you!!!!!
Aeldari, my beloveds. Wraithbone is so cool.
October 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Aeldari, my beloveds. Wraithbone is so cool.
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Roads? Where we're going, we won't need roads!
October 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Roads? Where we're going, we won't need roads!
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Riders of Craftworld Gwaedlyd-Llaw
October 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Riders of Craftworld Gwaedlyd-Llaw
Best of luck with your tables, Clever!! 💌 May we never meet Elf and Dwarf Guy again!
October 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Best of luck with your tables, Clever!! 💌 May we never meet Elf and Dwarf Guy again!
Yes, he picked Arcadian Sidhe! Omg I vividly recall The Storyteller telling us not to invest in Remembrance because We Were Not Remembering™ for that short campaign, and Elf Guy™ deciding he'd pool most of his trait points into Remembrance.
The highs and lows of TTRPG tables are myriad indeed (?)
The highs and lows of TTRPG tables are myriad indeed (?)
October 4, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Yes, he picked Arcadian Sidhe! Omg I vividly recall The Storyteller telling us not to invest in Remembrance because We Were Not Remembering™ for that short campaign, and Elf Guy™ deciding he'd pool most of his trait points into Remembrance.
The highs and lows of TTRPG tables are myriad indeed (?)
The highs and lows of TTRPG tables are myriad indeed (?)
So, tysm for sharing!!! Everytime i find a fellow mind that has the ability to tell a weakness/flaw that makes what we like special (actually!), I hold tight. The default straight up thinking everything is dishonest criticism is so drab.
thank god for elves too
thank god for elves too
October 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
So, tysm for sharing!!! Everytime i find a fellow mind that has the ability to tell a weakness/flaw that makes what we like special (actually!), I hold tight. The default straight up thinking everything is dishonest criticism is so drab.
thank god for elves too
thank god for elves too
I agree with your points. I think they're objective and worthy of nice, nuanced discussions.
It's so sad when a nuanced conversation about fantasy dies, when the innocent "ooh i like these fictional guys!" turns into the defensive tribalist "my guys always beat your guys!"
It's so sad when a nuanced conversation about fantasy dies, when the innocent "ooh i like these fictional guys!" turns into the defensive tribalist "my guys always beat your guys!"
October 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I agree with your points. I think they're objective and worthy of nice, nuanced discussions.
It's so sad when a nuanced conversation about fantasy dies, when the innocent "ooh i like these fictional guys!" turns into the defensive tribalist "my guys always beat your guys!"
It's so sad when a nuanced conversation about fantasy dies, when the innocent "ooh i like these fictional guys!" turns into the defensive tribalist "my guys always beat your guys!"
omg yes, i keep forgetting "picking the petals off a flower" is a fetish for some.
And also yes. I played a 3-month Changeling 20th campaign with an Elf Guy™: he played the Old Money, Noble Fairy™ and reveled in being snobby and better and richer and nobler than the rest of our PCs. Cringe-worthy 😬
And also yes. I played a 3-month Changeling 20th campaign with an Elf Guy™: he played the Old Money, Noble Fairy™ and reveled in being snobby and better and richer and nobler than the rest of our PCs. Cringe-worthy 😬
October 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
omg yes, i keep forgetting "picking the petals off a flower" is a fetish for some.
And also yes. I played a 3-month Changeling 20th campaign with an Elf Guy™: he played the Old Money, Noble Fairy™ and reveled in being snobby and better and richer and nobler than the rest of our PCs. Cringe-worthy 😬
And also yes. I played a 3-month Changeling 20th campaign with an Elf Guy™: he played the Old Money, Noble Fairy™ and reveled in being snobby and better and richer and nobler than the rest of our PCs. Cringe-worthy 😬
Xenology is such a cool read. So much to extrapolate...
It's kind of sad I don't know of any other wh40k book about xenos like it. Maybe there is and I didn't come across it yet
It's kind of sad I don't know of any other wh40k book about xenos like it. Maybe there is and I didn't come across it yet
October 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Xenology is such a cool read. So much to extrapolate...
It's kind of sad I don't know of any other wh40k book about xenos like it. Maybe there is and I didn't come across it yet
It's kind of sad I don't know of any other wh40k book about xenos like it. Maybe there is and I didn't come across it yet
Something something about protagonist-kun never being remarkable in any way vs the beautiful beautiful elf being remarkable in absolutely every way.
October 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Something something about protagonist-kun never being remarkable in any way vs the beautiful beautiful elf being remarkable in absolutely every way.
I also think there is something about gender, power and challenging standards of male beauty I can't quite articulate yet: something about punishment by proxy
Elves are powerful, beautiful and typically do not conform to the image of the male power fantasy. Beauty that makes the other feel insecure
Elves are powerful, beautiful and typically do not conform to the image of the male power fantasy. Beauty that makes the other feel insecure
October 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I also think there is something about gender, power and challenging standards of male beauty I can't quite articulate yet: something about punishment by proxy
Elves are powerful, beautiful and typically do not conform to the image of the male power fantasy. Beauty that makes the other feel insecure
Elves are powerful, beautiful and typically do not conform to the image of the male power fantasy. Beauty that makes the other feel insecure
YES, please. My answer is categorically YES. A or B? YES. Both, Clever!
My best guess is that it is a narrative resource authors love to abuse because it elevates the winner above their limitations: "the elf was born with it; my human OC earned it with the sweat of their brows!!!"
My best guess is that it is a narrative resource authors love to abuse because it elevates the winner above their limitations: "the elf was born with it; my human OC earned it with the sweat of their brows!!!"
October 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
YES, please. My answer is categorically YES. A or B? YES. Both, Clever!
My best guess is that it is a narrative resource authors love to abuse because it elevates the winner above their limitations: "the elf was born with it; my human OC earned it with the sweat of their brows!!!"
My best guess is that it is a narrative resource authors love to abuse because it elevates the winner above their limitations: "the elf was born with it; my human OC earned it with the sweat of their brows!!!"