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Hello it is I, the Popcorn enjoyer anon, no longer anon because like.. I'm not really hiding anything and I have no reason to be anxious on tumblr of all places. I've got a question about the wholeness of Dancing. Since she doesn't splinter off into multiple timelines and is a Whole Being, what happens if she dies from something? Would she still get the information from the future she technically hadn't lived through yet?

Hello there #1 Popcorn fan!!! No need to hide we all chill here

[Small spoiler warning to the Watcher DLC? AU sillytalk based on in-game mechanics, NOT canon lore]

What I was thinking is that instead of all of Dancing's memories traveling through time, time literally fully rewinds in the case of her dying. For normal creatures, dying would go like this, for reference:

Both of those realities and timelines exist, it depends who's perspective we're watching them through right now. That's why Ringing's children are dead - we are watching the one branch where that was the case from her perspective.

I imagined Dancing to be kind of a "representant" or "ambassador of the world" itself, she's somewhat of a higher point of reference, a guardian of said spacetime (which she'd become during the equivalent of her in-game plotline in RoF) working alongside it. Spacetime which she doesn't really want to meddle with if it's not needed and there isn't anything endangering the Cycle (put a pin in that :-) ).

Time would also probably rewind to the last time she slept, for the sake of consistency with the hibernation respawn mechanic and the whole "sleep is like a demo version of death" type of deal.

So any realities that managed to branch off during that period of time (a short one as well, a Slugcat can't go long without some rest once in a while) would also be erased and turned back to the time of Dancing's last nap she took somewhere in time, somewhere in space, but with no memories being sent back in time, rather seamlessly. Events in all those realities would also go how they did the first time, unless Dancing was one involved with them and chose to do something differently this time. But that's something she doesn't really want to do (get it? She's the Watcher. The one who watches [absolute cinema]).

Reminder that this AU has a discord server for anyone interested in similar rambles, added here so it doesn't get lost under the cut ->(CLICK)

[FIRST DLC ENDING SPOILERS BELOW - Bonus doodle and additional Dancing lore]

Bonus doodle for that train of thought, because after all her fun adventures with the mischevious Echo child, she found a place to call home in Ancient Urban, where there's not much to worry about in the department of "things that could kill me". Honestly after years of wandering dozens of dimensions - she deserves that break.

I was reading through the info about your RoF scugs and I've learned about Popcorn, please show us a typical Shine and Popcorn interaction please!

Popcorn is quite a sweetheart, but looks a bit scary. They'd love naps and playing fetch

Reminder that this AU has a discord server for anyone interested ->(CLICK)

I honestly expected like. 4 votes on the RoF discord server poll. not almost 30

HERE IT IS THEN!!! Join the Rhythm of Falls Rain World AU server TODAY!!! (CLICK)

I currently archived all drawings, made short character descriptions, have a worldbuilding masterdoc in progress and most importantly:

I have emojis to offer. 10 for now, more to come.

EDIT: THE SERVEEEEER is real -> here

Hey if I made a small Discord server for Rhythm of Falls AU rambles would you guys be interested and would join yes or no

no chatroom (I have 0 time to moderate), just a board of read/react-only channels with art and rambles (longer than ones I post here), irregular pings for new content AND emojis for all the nitro users with the anthro scugs

^ yes I made a typo in impatient (dies) (im👖ient)

Overall I'm more focused on my original content, but I really don't want to loose spark for this pastime project and if there are people willing to listen, I'd love the audience and the motivation kick

Wanting to be found

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smthng smthng like father like son *

*minus the fact that Gourmand eats lizards instead of befriending them

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Finished all "references" for the anthro Scugs/Rhythm of Falls AU since it has a name now. Also - they come with a full list of names and pronouns because I got attached to my headcanons. You can find all content related to the AU under #rwrof au tag.

Taking on the common approach of pinching the timeline so they all can meet and interact with each other during their lifetimes, moreover - some of the scugs get familiar bonds that weren't in game (guess who based on my shipping preferences and design traits)(hard /j)

I plan to post a family tree soon enough + I have *some* ideas floating around in my head about them all and possible canon timeline for this AU but it's still very unstable and rough. If you have any questions/drawing requests for those guys, feel free to send them my way! It'd be super cool to dwell on this AU more and would serve as a huge motivation kick.

I always somehow imagined anthropomorphized Rivulet as a very gnc guy and it stuck to me + the moustache is one of my favourite design decisions from the whole lineup.

Couldn't bring myself to separate Upturned and Fallen so now we're going in groups of threes

Also, just noticed that Enot's/Upturned's full name got messed up in the process (fitting) - the full is "Crack of Shells, Nine Colors Upturned"!

Monk/Shine is still the younger sibling, but this time - not the smaller one! I really wanted to imagine him as a "gentle giant" sort of deal.

+ he matches with his sibling when it comes to the zebra pattern sleeve.

Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 10, Survivor!

Emo. Or "Countless Ways of Voices Below", seemed fitting!

And we're done!! Technically I'll still make a lineup in ms paint for clearer colors for the guys, I actually started already. Clearly all the designs slowly turned into a small AU which, for now at least, got a cool little name of "Rhythm of Falls", relating to both the rain and another thing that comes around in circles in Rain World. All posts with those fellas will now #rwrof au

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR (YOU ARE HERE)

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Hey

I also do OC stuff besides Rain World fancontent *giggles*

To say that I'm excited for this map is an understatement Inv design by Griffon_Play on yt

Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 9, Monk! Because I'm saving Surv for the last as the og

ah, so Monkful! The name this guy is getting is "Blooming Fields, Shine of Gold". Has a spear but uses it as a walking stick.

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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Do you have an ancient anthro design for Survivor & Monk?

Not yet, but I'll finish them in a few days!

I can give you a teaser of the two, because I made them small icons

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Inv figurine!!! Invgurine!!!

I love this dude dearly so I had to bring him to life.

Not a professional in terms of sculpting but its still one of my favourite side hobbies, so I might as well make myself some scugs

They were called "slaymaster" and a "diva" in one cool server once so I had to do it

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Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 8, Watcher!!

The whole world laying on your shoulders

forgot to add - her ancient-adjacent name is "Ten Dancing Ripples, Singular Shadow"

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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I need to think of a name for this AU

edit: I did. Check out #rwrof au tag for more content with le anthro scug au

Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 7, Saint!

Or "Three Fallen Sparks, Tens of Dreams", as this is the names she's getting for this au thingy. Very glad I got to draw her next to Inv, you all can await some interaction art of the two soon enough. Also - there won't be any more polls since I'm doing pairs - Watcher is next, then Monk and Survior.

Anteater face, designing the mask was a nightmare (edit: And Saint will be the only one to get a mask, wanted to make them the closest to the whole ancient fit from all of the designs)

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 6, Inv/Enot!

Ancient-adjacent name this guy is getting is "Crack of Shells, Nine Colors Upturned" 💥💥

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 5, Spearmaster (halfway through!)

Royal messenger, it's ancient-adjacent name I've given it is "First March, Many Whistling Throws" (started doing that since this post as a fun addition to the designs)

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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While wating for the poll to conclude I wanted to draw something with those designs!!! Barbecue for the win

Also I wanted to start giving them ancient-adjacent names for fun and have "Two Pearls, Endless Ringing" for Artificer and "Share of Warmth, Hands United" for Gourmand!!! Ik that the canon naming system is focused more on objects than sounds and feelings, but I don't want to limit myself and give them something that actually fits their vibe. I have all of the scugs named and will probably include those with the refs soon to come, Hunter and Riv will have to wait until I make a final lineup... Or draw something separate with them

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Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 4, Hunter

rotten kitty

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 3, Rivulet

Tropical fish!! The winner of yesterday's poll, next one will come with Hunter's post (2nd most voted) soon

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 4 - HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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Ancient-style anthro slugcats part 2, Gourmand

One hand armored to protect, other one uncovered to offer help

poll for the next one to anthropomorphize

PART 1 - ARTIFICER

PART 2 - GOURMAND (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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Hear me out.

Anthro scugs but they're based on the Ancients' anatomy and fashion

Arti first, Gourmand is next I'll do all of them if I'm insane enough

(doodle requests are still open in asks, I'll get to them soon)

PART 1 - ARTIFICER (YOU ARE HERE)

PART 2 - GOURMAND

PART 3 - RIVULET

PART 4 -HUNTER

PART 5 - SPEARMASTER

PART 6 - ENOT

PART 7 - SAINT

PART 8 - WATCHER

PART 9 - MONK

PART 10 - SURVIVOR

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hi am i allowed to request rivulet with electrocution scars from grabbing the rarefaction cell (that's my propaganda)... your slugcats look very interesting /pos

I LOVE YOUR PROPAGANDA SO MUCH???

very cool idea I'm surprised this is the first time I see someone come up with that because its super cool

also this was a fun one because I actually have an OC with a similar design element - has an abstract bolt-shaped scar after she got hit by thunder as a child lmao

They can be friends!!

ALSO thank you for liking my scugs!!

Can I get uhhhhh soggy saint please?

Got sogged for our sins

I saw you had doodle requests open

May I request monk in a silly hat

The silliest hat I could think of!!!!!

Hey hey feel free to give me Rain World doodle requests in asks.

I'll have two longer train rides soon so I will appreciate any propositions to draw during the way rahh

I have done it, I have figured out The Watcher’s theme, and how it it fits with the rest of rain world (I will try to make this short sorry if I ramble)

ALSO SPOILERS (kind of)

Basegame

To me rain world is one of those games that can only truly be understood by playing it yourself, sure, you can read the wiki and watch the very good video essays about it, you can know the story, but you won’t Get It, because playing rain world? Dying over and over again? Exploring the world until you know it like the back of your hand? Dying in stupid ways? Some that aren’t even your fault? Getting so frustrated you don’t touch the game for weeks? That’s the Cycle, that’s why The Ancients decided to dip out, they weren’t just arrogant monks obsessed with death, they were tired, and frustrated, and just done with it, and as a player you experience that, the only out, the only rest, is to ascend, nothing else really matters.

Downpour

Downpour really means a lot to me because it takes what the basegame says, and goes against it, downpour is about how insignificant, small, sentimental things hold incredible meaning, eight slugcats, walking the same abandoned dying word, only separated by a literally incomprehensible time between them, the only ones who share a time period can’t meet again until their journeys have completely transformed them, Survivor and Monk go from pups, to a parent and a capable and independent adventurer respectably.

The slugcats are small, irrelevant, insignificant creatures, Five Pebbles says as much, and yet they shape and change the world around then in small but significant ways, for better or worse, Spearmaster, delivering the pearl that causes 5P complete isolation from his family, as well as allowing Moon to say a final goodbye, (also there is the shelter sign he draws in underhag (I think) and it just warms my heart), Artificer completely destroying the scavenger civilisation beyond repair, I even believe scavengers are so immediately hostile to Hunter, another red slugcat, Gourmand, that opens the gate to allow every lost slugcat a way back home, Rivulet, The Timeline Fixer.

I could go on but I’m really trying not to, where the rain world basegame is about how life is all about our path towards death, and how this is a mercy, peace, downpour is about how life, for as messy and small, has meaning, value, people who care.

The Watcher (finally, really sorry for the ramble)

Also warning, watcher is the only one of these I haven’t played, downpour is destroying me :,)

Anyways.

While basegame is about the peacefulness of death, and downpour is about how all life has inherited value, watcher is about how life is just plain old beautiful.

The world is wide, amazing, mysterious, and when you think you just began ti underhand it, something new comes (and kills you, taking away hours of progress, but ANYWAY-)

For all the complains I have heard about the new dlc, one thing that is a constant is just how stoning the new maps are, the new music is.

Watcher as a slugcat with just has one goal in mind, survive, and to do that, they are just chilling warping around the world with their new bestie.

The Best Echo Ever and Watcher are parallels, they both reject ascension in favour of exploring the world, accepting a Cycle of never ending death and resurrection, in favour of the unknown Void, not understanding why others see that as the better option, and for thought they were left behind.

So now, alone together, they just sit back and watch it all pass by, with jokes and introspection, acceptance of life as it is, with all that it has to offer, both good and bad.

There is also a bit about how the rejection of death is equally as damaging as the search for self destruction, points at the whole rot mess that’s going on, BUT again, I do not have the dlc, so I haven’t have the time to see all that’s going on over there.

That will be all, hope I made sense I didn’t ramble too much, I can’t help myself when it is about my favourite game about depression and existentialism :)

(SPOILERS FOR THE WATCHER ENDING) Its insane that you wrote all of that in just one ask to a random tumblr user because this is some banger thoughts and interpretations I really, really like your take on Downpour and it helped me come to the conclusion why I like that DLC so much and put it into words. Funnily enough, I am a player that lowkey personally disagrees with what the base game had to say about ascension. As much as I understand the motive of peacefulness of death 100%, there is something beautiful in the struggle and our own personal cycles. Basically I value the way more than the ending, and I think Downpour and how the decisions of such small scugs, haha, echo through the entire world with time is an amazing thing to think about. Though my thoughts on the Watcher were a tad different, mostly because the ending I got (SPOILERS) was the toys one - where the child Echo, the OAOA comes to a conclusion of what was binding them to the world - the inability to accept the next step, fearing "walking thorugh the white door" if I remember well. And with that, paired with the Watcher's opening cutscene (in which the OST "Childhood's end" plays) + the toyroom in the ending I started seeing this DLC as one about childhood, from two perspectives. One of an Echo desperately clinging to theirs, a time in their life that they don't want to leave behind, literally playing hide and seek with their slugcat friend in their little make-believesque world and of a slugcat who's childhood got ripped away, forcing them to just stall and observe everything that comes and goes their way in the "adulthood" they were never ready for, one that shouldn't have come so fast. Ironically enough, I think that the DLC really doesn't fit it's name - it puts the Watcher in the role of a protagonist, the most influencial thing in the worlds they traverse through, making them finally have an impact, make decisions that matter and shape the world all around. And not even in a powertrip-like sense, just in a sense of finding joy and peace in something so trivial like adventuring through countless make-believe worlds... or playing with toys. I really like the toys ending, dilly dally and have fun my scug

I liked the feeling of being insignificant in Rain World, this take on the Watcher kinda flips it on its head, but its okay in a way. Just relying this contrast of accepting the next step in life when you're ready for it and regaining the lost feeling of importance, control and the plain, simple ability to have fun.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!!

A memory of a childhood's end rippling back into your head

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More of that headcanon because I like having fun lalalala

RAIN WORLD WATCHER SPOILERS