[The Road Trip Thread]

The Narrator standing in front of a Shuttle Bus with yellow text on it reading "TSP Road trip Thread" in all caps. He has his arms crossed and his eyes closed as he says the following.

"Welcome, fans of the Stanley Parable on Tumblr, to a thread announcement"

In smaller text below, reads in parenthesis: "(Oswin has given me temporary access to his account to help make this announcement. So, please turn off all cell phones and other electronic devices unless they are being used to view this announcement.)"

The Narrator's eyes open as he looks into the camera smiling. His right hand is now open, while his left arm is behind his back as he speaks.

"Summer is quickly approaching, and as such, what better time to get out of our offices and into the lush outdoors that we've been narrating for a considerable amount of time."

"Me and Oswin are planning a road trip of sorts that you are more than welcome to attend with us. All you simply have to do is pack your things and meet us by the bus here for us to go."

In parenthesis and in smaller text: "(All accommodations are being covered by us!) (If you get a call saying that your swimming pool has been sold however, that is a scam, Pay it no mind.) (besides, you probably have two more. surely you can afford another.)"

The Narrator puts his right hand behind his back, and his left hand pulls out a paper. He looks at the paper and says:

"Once most people arrive, we will pass around an itinerary of our plans for this trip and potential places we will visit. it will be up to you on whether you want to follow a group in doing an activity, or wandering off and doing whatever you wish. We're simply here to take you all to these places and let you enjoy your vacation however you see fit!"

"However, you are always welcome to stay at the accommodation rented out for us if you choose to not participate in any event."

"(Stanley's working on the itinerary as we speak, he's surprisingly good at graphic design!)"

The Narrator drops his arms to his side with a sigh, he looks at the camera tiredly with sweat down his face as he says:

"... Alright, speaking plainly to you all unrelated to the plot in any capacity now, this is just a trend where you can draw or write Stanley Parable characters in different locations doing whatever you see fit. You can follow the trip-itinerary prompts or not, im not your boss im not in charge of your story. Im simply the messenger this time around unfortunately."

"The same goes with the first thread where its the characters getting ready. Tie them to the bus, get them in tourist-like outfits, draw them in the bus, draw them packing their bags, draw them taking a selfie, do whatever. Again, im not your boss."

"The prompt itinerary will come later in the coming weeks. The reason why we're doing the first part early is simply to give everyone time to do something for this. Whether its art or fanfiction or whatever."

The Narrator clears his throat with a cough.

"*Ahem.* With all that being said. We will be sending out the itinerary on May 27th, 2024. The prompts wont start until July 7th, 2024. That way you all can have some time to pre-prepare anything or think about the prompts in advance."

"If you need a single tag to work under, #tsproadtripthread or #tsproadtrip will work just fine. Feel free to collaborate with other artists, but again, im not your boss. This is not isolated to Narrators and Stanleys. Timekeepers, Curators, Mariellas, 432's, Buckets, Jims, Players, and any kind of Stanley Parable characters are welcome"

"(And nothing here is canon to any lore. This is all in good fun and for good vibes.) (Consider this a pocket dimension, one-shot, filler episode arc. Vacation AU perhaps)"

The Narrator looks back at the camera, crossing his arms and smiling.

"And that's the announcement!"

"We really hope to see you participate should you accept the offer, and we cannot wait to see whatever may happen on the trip ahead."

"Now, if you excuse me, I will see if I can manage to fit all my hawaiian shirts into one suitcase."

"This concludes the roadtrip thread announcement."

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Woop woop new trend! (i hope)

I've never started a trend or done an event like this before, however, I do want to do my best in hosting something fun for the community. So, if you have any questions. leave them in tags or replies and I will try to answer them as best as i can!

And, much like what narry says, you are not required to participate! if you miss a day, or an event, or don't have the motivation to do anything up ahead, then thats fine too! This is just meant to be something nice and fun to do. Plus a way to celebrate vacations and road trips bc i love those kinda things and we get to give our tsp goobers a little break, as a treat ksjdhfkjsdfh

really hope to see some people participate, even if its just for one prompt :3

see you all when the itinerary drops! and tysm to everyone in the original post brainstorming this idea that showed an interest in doing this!

Halloween Costume Party!

Hey everyone! I had an idea and was hoping I could get you all apart of it! I looked through some stuff and realized there was never ever a party chain for Halloween. So I thought...why not? I wanna see what you all could do with your sonas, Stanley's and Narrators! Of course only if you can! I added myself to start this off. I can't wait to see what everyone does! I at least wanna give everyone a chance even after Halloween to add their art too. So have fun!

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windingnights

3 months ago

Hear me out.... Skeptunist as two weird people who equally overrationalize social interactions to the point of loosing sense of what any social affection is really about try to act normally with each other's terms. But none of them have normal terms to begin with.

Because they both overcomplicate life to match their expectations. One always suspects secrets and the other awaits for tricks. Both end up acting against the morals, because they believed they were lied to. Like. They're similar in so many ways they wouldn't want to acknowledge.

And it was said before about how skeptic might like opportunist as a puzzle to solve and therefore be able to actually see through his facades. But. I think opportunist might give skeptic very helpful reality check too. He would try to mirror him to get on his side just to be met with devastated look. "Why would you think I thought that? Do I look like I think that? Do I act accordingly?" Skeptic might appear too straightforward and harsh, even though at his core he deeply cares about others, due to him trying to make everything as effective as possible. And he might ignore others feelings if he finds them unreasonable. And he might act wrongly if he sees he's actions as justifiable. And. And I think opportunist can help him notice that. Just by agreeing and reflecting.

Like I think many of their actions can be alike since they both very "goal over the means" type. It's just that skeptic falls into that unconsciously out of misunderstanding people and opportunist does that fully knowingly. So opportunist could help skeptic notice his wrongdoings and skeptic could actually explain why oppy's actions are wrong. Somehow.

I don't know. I don't know. Rotating them in my head.

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slay the princess stp voices skeptunist

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windingnights

8 months ago

Slay the princess Inktober prompt list~

Remember you can use any type of art! Including writing, digital, or physical mediums!

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inktober slay the princess

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windingnights

1 year ago

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

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windingnights

4 months ago