It's Skywalkers: A Love Story's Day!

I don't know when, exactly, it doesn't matter, but today is the day (and, well, all night until dawn possibly included too). I'll share about it when I get to it, during, and afterwards. Looking forward to the documentary and can hardly wait, but I want to be at my best (or close enough) when I sit down to enjoy it! 💟

Magica but Add Some Gloom and Doom

That time I went out looking for an upbeat amusement park, to reflect the joy of my work and more, during the summer, on a sunny day, but ended up getting a rather somber experience of it. I’ll take it. This is a Mood.

That Was Nice but This Is Nicer

As you may know, I left the main city, finding it too dense for my taste. Now I live somewhere more in the countryside. My biggest issues living on this island had been: The heat, the crowds, the noise, and being continually asked to look more cheerful and less scary. But it turns out that all of those can be fixed by where exactly I choose to be, around whom, and what my lifestyle is like. (Also, thank GOODNESS for Air Conditioning.)

I might always miss ice skating, though - a profound yearning I always had for some reason. An art I remain, to this day, in awe of. But maybe in another life. In this one, I get to enjoy lushness and rain instead. (Still the most ‘Me’ picture of me in existence, though.)

Brutalism Within a Tropical Paradise

I’m due to share another side of my place of birth that I oddly enjoy capturing. I thought I was just emo, but maybe there’s a lot more to it. And yes, it’s messed up that I find these somehow “comforting”, despite the fact that I’m all for nature and such.

Of course, I love colors and blue skies, palm tree beaches as well as romantic architecture, but this “brutalism”, or however it can be called, speaks to me in a puzzling manner that I never quite deciphered. It makes me feel less like a tourist or an ‘alien’, which I’ve always felt.

I never want to leave this tropical paradise, though. I resented being born here at first, because I aspired to be closer to cutting-edge technology in developed countries. And I used to ask God why the heck he put me here (we are not without our troubles). But nowadays I’m fine with all of it, given the room for improvement. Prefer it, even.

The Artist's RPG / Virtual Reality

If your choice is “Ignorance is Bliss”, you can stop reading now. Wait for the aspects of this game that aren’t this mad. They will come in abundance. And you can roll on them alone. However, if your choice is “Truth is Liberation”, brace yourself because it might be too bitter even for your taste. But go on, keep reading if you wish to. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.

The Artist's RPG / When Not Where

Alright, there’s no pretending that this game is antique-themed while its story takes place when it does and continues forward. Around the 2000s, art gladly celebrated what was futuristic, welcoming the new millennium. Nowadays, at least for some of us, there is more concern than glee about it.

But it isn’t new. In 1999, three mind-bending films came out that made history and became classics. One of them is no other than The Matrix, warning about what would happen to us if technology completely took over and prompting us to notice the simulation. The other two, Fight Club and The Sixth Sense, let’s just say, could also lead you to question reality. Or, in their case, “reality”.

So, as The Artist’s RPG goes into Science Fiction territory, it follows that it will get philosophical too. I wouldn’t expect any less when Art is involved and at the center of it all.

This brings the question: Where? No! WHEN are we?

The Artist's RPG / One More Set

One more set of panels and, for real, this time, finally, you all will get a break from The Artist’s RPG content, and can go on to enjoy the summer, whether by mulling over the already provided material or by not minding it at all until we resume with it again.

Not gonna lie, it does have light and heavy parts, as well as fun and not-so-fun parts. Yikes. However, at least for me, it doesn’t cease to be intriguing and fascinating to expand on and compile.

Take it in bits that suit you!

The Artist's RPG / Numbers

With how often numbers tend to be brought up, I believe we’re due for having them integrated. So I sorted out their ‘wiring’ and ended up with 27 numbers, 28 counting 0. Many of the colors surprised me with where they turned out. And ultimately, seems like this is how they go.

We can see them as Stages, Associations, and Attributions. Stages referring to categories within development, Associations referring to particular meanings each number could have (4 examples for now), and Attributions referring to numbers that are ‘attributed’ to a person, life, or situation. E.g., I’ve always considered 8 my lucky number, not only because it is my day of birth, but because there’s plenty I like about it, while 16 had been coming up for me a disproportionate amount of times (school listings), and 27, well, let’s just say sh*t went down horribly when I was that age. And now I get to see their colors, at least within the universe of The Artist’s RPG. It would be as though numbers can tell you more about what is going on, as “the language of the universe”.

And speaking of language, guess what also fits with this amount of numbers. The Alphabet! Wanna color letters for the heck of it or maybe even have encoded messages within your artwork? You can. We can. I can. Already looking forward to trying this out.

Lastly, I couldn’t go without wondering about a few aspects of this game and had to check how numbers fit with them. Quite suitably, Sunday, as Sun’s day, is Yellow. Yet, not only that, it is closely accompanied by its complementary color, Purple. That’s awesome. Also, I was bummed that the color of Infinity was 9 instead of 8, until I realized that it fits better as ‘an alteration of 8’ rather than 8 itself, and that the color that goes with 8 also already has a Catalyst symbol that looks like 8. I am more than pleased with these coincidences.

Beware, though, once you start seeing numbers everywhere, you can start going mad. But I didn’t want to deprive you of this feature. Proceed at your own risk and with caution!

Mercury Overview

In the case of Mercury, it primarily affects your mental side and communication. Mercury, just as it moves swiftly around the Sun with the fastest orbit, represents thought, language, and the exchange of information. Essentially, Mercury stands for the intellect and processes of perception and translation. And it is in and through it that clarity, reasoning, and articulation develop.

When it comes to Mercury, the signs Gemini and Virgo share certain similarities and are said to be ruled by it.

What are Planetary Placements?

For context and more of relevance, please read about The Zodiac.

The Artist's RPG / The [Purple] Plane?

I already started adding components to other planes, by the way. Even if I don't formally post it, there's a chance more has been, is being, or will be added. Again, these are drafts, a.k.a. works in progress. Anything from minor to major changes may be done before it's called official. (I should add a mark to the more unfinished/flexible to avoid confusion. Sorry about that!)

Here, so far, I don't even have the name of the plane yet. I just know it's the purple one. And the first two components might not even go there, but it's the two I currently have. They stand for the butterfly effect and for illusions. Way more to come for sure!

(Adding a Bunny soon, too, because of 'easter eggs hunting' and "following the white rabbit".)