“fucking good luck with that, dude, i’ve got a crissaegrim”

January 29, 2019 9:23 AM

Your Asshole Dad's Castle is Back Again (sl medium)
posted by Caduceus (13 comments total)

this is considerably different from what happened in the Alucard fanfic I read. I like it very much.
posted by Countess Elena at 9:37 AM on January 29, 2019 [2 favorites]

Is Medium down for anyone else?
posted by codacorolla at 10:17 AM on January 29, 2019

I get bad gateway when trying to load the link
posted by hypersloth at 10:24 AM on January 29, 2019

Down for me, too.
posted by davidmsc at 10:27 AM on January 29, 2019

Ohh, I read this when it came out, it's such a joy !

When Medium is back up, I strongly encourage folks to check out other stuff from Zeal, they do great work.
posted by ITheCosmos at 10:40 AM on January 29, 2019

Yeah, Medium's down for me too. It was up when I posted the story, just went down recently seems like.
posted by Caduceus at 10:43 AM on January 29, 2019

Up for me, though here's an archived version.
posted by genpfault at 10:59 AM on January 29, 2019

It turns out Dracula's downfall was narrowmindedness, hubris, and a penchant to buy every sword he sees.
posted by codacorolla at 12:00 PM on January 29, 2019 [4 favorites]

I kept trying to work out who 'Arivle' was and it was honestly kind of distracting.
posted by Merus at 2:47 PM on January 29, 2019 [2 favorites]

I’ve probably sunk over 100 hours of my life into this game. For me, the cognitive dissonance of this piece was not in the trans twist but in having the monsters presented as relatable characters. I mean, it’s Castlevania. The only means of interaction with anything is violence and maybe a cutscene. In that context, a life changing conversation with a Frozen Shade is relevatory. The whole piece just pulsates with subtext. Brilliant.
posted by Leeway at 8:47 PM on January 29, 2019 [1 favorite]

The author was also the DM of this actual-play RPG podcast.
posted by BiggerJ at 2:34 AM on January 30, 2019 [1 favorite]

I am probably not the target audience for this, because I don't know what game this is or who any of the characters are. But I loved it! The author's voice is distinctive and the main character is so appealing.
posted by medusa at 2:49 PM on January 30, 2019 [1 favorite]

I’ve never played Castlevania, but I loved this! Thank you for sharing it. I got similar vibes from it as from merritt k’s Internet Murder Revenge Fantasy, which sadly seems not to be available any more.
posted by daisyk at 11:29 AM on February 3, 2019