Strix
@strixexmachina.bsky.social
She/Her. Fandom Old. Beer Industry Pro. Unholy Amalgam of JSTOR and the Kool-Aid Man. Indie Perfume Enjoyer. Several video games in a trench coat.
Strix is bringing a biryani-like spicy rice and meat (probably goat) dish and a giant jug of tea. She will volunteer to tend the fire pit, wash dishes, or whatever helpful chore gives her a pretext to be away from the worst of the noise/crowd crush
Ah fuck it, #wolqotd
If it hasn't been asked already, it's Friendsgiving, and everyone has to bring something to the potluck!
What would your WoL/OC bring?
If it hasn't been asked already, it's Friendsgiving, and everyone has to bring something to the potluck!
What would your WoL/OC bring?
The fact that I have to be this specific shows what kind of people I regularly hang out with.
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Strix is bringing a biryani-like spicy rice and meat (probably goat) dish and a giant jug of tea. She will volunteer to tend the fire pit, wash dishes, or whatever helpful chore gives her a pretext to be away from the worst of the noise/crowd crush
I almost didn’t play FFXIV at all; most of the female options in the ShB-era benchmark gave me gender-dysphoria-adjacent feels.
Then I listened to a friend’s early ARR commentary and when they met the Cocoa, it occurred to me that playing a walking suitcase nuke was an option.
Then I listened to a friend’s early ARR commentary and when they met the Cocoa, it occurred to me that playing a walking suitcase nuke was an option.
✨ #wolqotd ✨
what made you choose the race(s) you play?
what made you choose the race(s) you play?
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I almost didn’t play FFXIV at all; most of the female options in the ShB-era benchmark gave me gender-dysphoria-adjacent feels.
Then I listened to a friend’s early ARR commentary and when they met the Cocoa, it occurred to me that playing a walking suitcase nuke was an option.
Then I listened to a friend’s early ARR commentary and when they met the Cocoa, it occurred to me that playing a walking suitcase nuke was an option.
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Just a reminder that the real reason Shadowbringers is as good as it is, is due to the fact that it sought to cash in on the 150+ hours of storytelling prior to it that existed from ARR through Stormblood.
It could never be a stand alone game because the emotional payoff wouldn’t be there.
It could never be a stand alone game because the emotional payoff wouldn’t be there.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just a reminder that the real reason Shadowbringers is as good as it is, is due to the fact that it sought to cash in on the 150+ hours of storytelling prior to it that existed from ARR through Stormblood.
It could never be a stand alone game because the emotional payoff wouldn’t be there.
It could never be a stand alone game because the emotional payoff wouldn’t be there.
Bruh you don’t even have to do anything to KotOR except make it less likely to crash on a modern PC
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Bruh you don’t even have to do anything to KotOR except make it less likely to crash on a modern PC
I have a preferred voice claim for Strix but would love to hear some other possibilities
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I have a preferred voice claim for Strix but would love to hear some other possibilities
Strix lost her mom, among other relatives to an early summoning of Ifrit. Her dad remarried in a handful of months, but she’d left for Ul’dah by then. She didn’t meet her stepmom until she evacuated to wait out out the worst of the fallout from the calamity 10 years later.
Had a break during my work, so here’s my first #wolqotd…
What’s the deal with your WoL’s parents? Are they alive? Dead? Supportive of their adventures? Or are there… daddy/mommy issues? (Dramatic gasp)
What’s the deal with your WoL’s parents? Are they alive? Dead? Supportive of their adventures? Or are there… daddy/mommy issues? (Dramatic gasp)
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Strix lost her mom, among other relatives to an early summoning of Ifrit. Her dad remarried in a handful of months, but she’d left for Ul’dah by then. She didn’t meet her stepmom until she evacuated to wait out out the worst of the fallout from the calamity 10 years later.
This combined with the earlier thing where, due to the trend for (patchily-taught) whole language/MSV/3-cueing, a lot of <30YO folks straight up can’t read.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This combined with the earlier thing where, due to the trend for (patchily-taught) whole language/MSV/3-cueing, a lot of <30YO folks straight up can’t read.
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A lot of modern internet discourse feels like people grew up watching YouTubers who exaggerate everything for engagement and thought that was how you're supposed to behave
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A lot of modern internet discourse feels like people grew up watching YouTubers who exaggerate everything for engagement and thought that was how you're supposed to behave
I like pie. I have a pretty good turkey recipe (trash can oven ftw). All the rest, I can take or leave.
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I like pie. I have a pretty good turkey recipe (trash can oven ftw). All the rest, I can take or leave.
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What flavor is your character?
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
What flavor is your character?
ARR
EW
DT
SB
HW
ShB
Come the fuck at me.
EW
DT
SB
HW
ShB
Come the fuck at me.
#wolqotd for the player: From your favorite to your least favorite, how would you rank the expansions? (ARR included.)
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
ARR
EW
DT
SB
HW
ShB
Come the fuck at me.
EW
DT
SB
HW
ShB
Come the fuck at me.
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obtained an important emote for my wol
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
obtained an important emote for my wol
I rotate through a handful of them. “Archmage/Grandmaster of Magic” and the “Flame-“ ones are the ones I use most commonly, and most canonical for Strix.
okay so i have a sorta #wolqotd
what in-game title do you use and why? is it canon or not? does it say more about you as the player or your character?
what in-game title do you use and why? is it canon or not? does it say more about you as the player or your character?
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I rotate through a handful of them. “Archmage/Grandmaster of Magic” and the “Flame-“ ones are the ones I use most commonly, and most canonical for Strix.
I do some combination of the two- sometimes I think through stuff systematically and throw bits out from that, sometimes I invent new details because I find them fun and need to adjust other stuff around them. I also feel free to edit stuff if it seems to make the whole picture work better.
does anyone else keep all of their oc's lore in their head and pull facts out of the blue or make up something on the spot when asked about them?
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I do some combination of the two- sometimes I think through stuff systematically and throw bits out from that, sometimes I invent new details because I find them fun and need to adjust other stuff around them. I also feel free to edit stuff if it seems to make the whole picture work better.
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Today is a momentous day in FFXIV fishing history!
Bobgoblin Bass takes the podium sweep for downtimes, with a 38 day downtime starting now. It knocks Cinder's recent 32 day vacation out of third place.
This is the 2nd longest downtime of any fish in #FFXIV.
Bobgoblin Bass takes the podium sweep for downtimes, with a 38 day downtime starting now. It knocks Cinder's recent 32 day vacation out of third place.
This is the 2nd longest downtime of any fish in #FFXIV.
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today is a momentous day in FFXIV fishing history!
Bobgoblin Bass takes the podium sweep for downtimes, with a 38 day downtime starting now. It knocks Cinder's recent 32 day vacation out of third place.
This is the 2nd longest downtime of any fish in #FFXIV.
Bobgoblin Bass takes the podium sweep for downtimes, with a 38 day downtime starting now. It knocks Cinder's recent 32 day vacation out of third place.
This is the 2nd longest downtime of any fish in #FFXIV.
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I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I quit the former Twitter two years ago this week, and I am here to tell you that my online life got a lot better for having left it. In two years I've not been tempted to go back, and I haven't felt any penalty in either career or community for not being there. It's nice to be here and not there.
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NPC SOUP… PART 2!!!! dumpling sized.
#hamhammedia
#hamhammedia
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
NPC SOUP… PART 2!!!! dumpling sized.
#hamhammedia
#hamhammedia
Strix's two main ones are gum rockrose and Egyptian acacia.
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Strix's two main ones are gum rockrose and Egyptian acacia.
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okay sorry i try to not look at or think about ffxiv drama from the other evil site because it is exhausting and i simply do not care but someone calling the girl that was edating 8 guys at the same time "boyfriend limit cut" is too fucking funny to not post about here
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
okay sorry i try to not look at or think about ffxiv drama from the other evil site because it is exhausting and i simply do not care but someone calling the girl that was edating 8 guys at the same time "boyfriend limit cut" is too fucking funny to not post about here
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Just thinking about SWTOR and Karraga's Palace. Extremely funny that the Bioware MMORPG has a Towers of Hanoi raid boss.
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just thinking about SWTOR and Karraga's Palace. Extremely funny that the Bioware MMORPG has a Towers of Hanoi raid boss.
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being told in Ridorana as a 'friendly reminder' that we can 'skip math' and where's your joy. where's your whimsy. where's your
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
being told in Ridorana as a 'friendly reminder' that we can 'skip math' and where's your joy. where's your whimsy. where's your
