LO in general, from its world building to relationships to even characters are all held together by chewed up bubble gum and shoe strings, and that’s being generous. That’s why her made up relationships fail even the tiniest bit of scrutiny. Random ships can work if the work is put in to make them believable and build up a realistic relationship and characters, but going off her writing and art choices, it’s pretty clear RS doesn’t like putting any work in at all, even the bare minimum. At the best case, it’d make more sense if they developed a relationship after Daphne’s death, not randomly before it, and especially not when it’s only there to change Thanatos’ legitimate critiques of Persephone and justify how awful HxP are because Daphne is nothing but a prop to them. What is there to them beyond RS being bored and trying to demonize Apollo even more and recreate another “bubbly flower goddess with a gloomy death god” aesthetic? They are the pinnacle of her bulldozing any sense of logic or reason to just make up whatever. A better “made up” ship for Athena would have been her in an ace relationship with Medusa or Arachne if LO really wanted one of the maidens to be in a relationship so badly, and Hestia could have been left as the Aro/Ace rep. Hestia/Athena for example is just what seems like a presumably straight woman thinking maiden goddesses are just “secret lesbians” and they can “get over their asexuality once they find the right person”, which is, um, kinda homophobic and acephobic especially. LO in comparison doesn't put this thought in. Theseus and Asterius of course share the same myth and the game makes a point to say they forgave each other in death and formed a close bond, while Zag/Than/Meg are all young, rebellious Underworld denizens who have a long built up history and relationships to each other. The difference is they share stuff in common to make it make sense. See, stuff like HADES (the game) also has made up ships that weren't in mythology, such as Asterius and Theseus or Zagreus/Thanatos/Megaera. Limited sight might/(should?) be possible with some recognition of shadows and shapes.4. BUT reading the comments, and reading the very cool Venus shadow article in the questions comments, my assumption might be wrong. I think 3%-4% of the brightness of a 3/4 moon would be pushing the limit though and probably not bright enough to see for the most people. Marquitas Marrakesh Marrakeshs Marriott Marriotts Mars Marss Marsala. "Enough to see" is a tough question, because sight depends on not just the light source but the reflectivity of your surroundings and there's some variation in how well individuals can see in the dark and, obviously, on how clear the night sky is on Mars on that particular night. DiMaggio DiMaggios Diaghilev Diaghilevs Dial Dials Diana Dianas Diane. But Phobos never becomes full, it gets a bit over 3/4s, then it enters Mars' shadow. As Phobos approaches full, it enters Mars' shadow and it's brightness drops significantly (whether it turns red like a blood moon or just vanishes - I'm not sure, perhaps that's best for another question). That casts a huge shadow, so there's no such thing, from Mars, as a full Phobos. Phobos is so close to Mars that from the surface of Phobos, Mars takes up about 40 degrees of arc in the sky. The Moon is particularly cratered so a half moon is significantly less than half as bright as a full moon. That would be peak brightness (and if you want to fuss about Mars' Perihelion and say 5% the brightness of a full moon, fair enough, but lets not get ahead of ourselves).īrightness of our Moon varies depending how good a reflector it's surface is, and how much of the surface is in shadow. Multiply that by 25% the brightness to area and that's just 4% the brightness of a full moon. Working out the numbers, the size of phobos in the Martian sky would be on average 63.5/158 or 40% the diameter, or 16% the size of Earth's Moon from Earth. about 5,986 km, that's about 63.5 times closer than the Moon is to the surface of the Earth. Averaging that out to 22, then Phobos is 1/158 the diameter of the Moon, but it's closer to Mars' surface. Phobos is an odd shape, about 27x22x18 km. That gives it a brightness to area of just over 25% the brightness of the moon. Darker than the Moon with an average albedo of about 0.12, so it reflects about 59% as well as the Moon does. Phobos has an albedo of about 0.071 which is pretty dark. On this fine Friday, you happen to have approached a site of knowledge. Taking Mars' average distance from the sun of 1.52 AU, the sun would be 43% as bright. Welcome searcher I have fished you out of the web on purpose, and for your own good.
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![]() ![]() When I booted up Crusader Kings 3 for the first time, the only buttons that looked familiar were the ones for waging war, so I hit them as hard as I could. It’s a completely different gameplay language than I’m used to. Tooltips within tooltips allow players to find information quickly and easily. ![]() There’s no reason to conquer territory, for instance, when you can simply marry into it. Then it’s simply a matter of putting the correct machinations in place to bring about the outcomes that you desire. Using the game’s menus, it’s possible to divine why another character feels the way they do about you. That opinion is influenced by social rank, but also additional factors like lineage and religion. The team explained to me that the world of Crusader Kings 3 is populated by tens of thousands of AI-controlled characters, and each of them has an opinion of all the others. Sometimes that means taking up arms, and other times it means paying bribes. Social manipulation is just as powerful as the ranks of specialized troops, and every character in the game has to work with what they’ve given. Turns out that Crusader Kings is a far more subtle experience. Games like Stellaris and Hearts of Iron 4 are all about taking the field with the most powerful military units available and fighting your enemies in the most advantageous settings. That’s certainly not my methodology for playing other grand strategy games, especially those made by Paradox. Try to let go a little bit, and just enjoy the experience.” “One of the secrets to playing Crusader Kings,” game director Henrik Fåhraeus says during our interview, “is to sort of not worry so much about min-maxing and optimizing your game, to be honest. There’s no reason to conquer territory, for instance, when you can simply marry into it.Ĭrusader Kings 3 is Paradox’s chance to make a fresh start, and that means catering to loyal fans as well as setting expectations for a new kind of audience - people like me, who have never played the game before. With 15 different expansions published over the last decade, it’s also among the most thoroughly supported titles in that company’s history. The franchise went on to become Paradox’s first internally developed million-unit seller and ultimately one of the biggest, brightest jewels in the company’s crown. That launch went much more smoothly, and the sequel received praise from critics and fans alike. Over the next eight years the game eventually found its audience, and expectations were high for the release of Crusader Kings 2 in 2012. Employees - including former CEO and co-founder Fredrik Wester - actually packaged those games by hand, only to see the release marred by bugs. The original Crusader Kings was released in 2004, back when Paradox was a much smaller company. The game is still in development, and all images shown here are likely to change. The game also allows you to begin from the year 867, before Christianity has consolidated power in the region. Rather than playing Crusader Kings 3 like a traditional grand strategy game, they tell me, instead I should be playing it more like The Sims.Ī pre-game menu allows you to pick from several interesting characters across medieval Europe. That’s when I learn that I’ve been going about this all wrong. The next day, in a Zoom call with the team from developer Paradox Interactive, I arrive hat in hand to tell them of my misfortune. It’s not game over, but it’s pretty close. But while I’m out of town my neighbor’s allies sweep in from the north, lay siege to my castle, and imprison my heir. I declare my intent to enforce a claim on a neighboring county, raise an army of a few thousand men, and march off into battle. So I decide to start a war, and that’s when things come crashing down around me. My vassals are happy enough, it seems, and my wife - a Polish princess - has my back, securing the border with her father, one of my most powerful neighbors. The clock is ticking, and it’s time to consolidate my power and lay the groundwork for my legacy. Far from my duchy in Bohemia, the Battle of Hastings has just taken place, setting in motion an inevitable slide toward modernity. I’m only a few hours into a hands-on demo of Crusader Kings 3 when everything starts to go pear-shaped. People have created all kinds of weird and wonderful ways to tempt fish to bite, from robotic lures that wiggle and shake to a few strands of hair mimicking a fly or a beetle. Either way, the theory is the same: draw in fish from far and wide and work them into a feeding frenzy before casting your lines. This could be a handful of off-cuts or a pre-frozen block that you tie to the back of the boat and leave to melt over time. Chum is a nice name for a bucket of bloody bait that you throw overboard to get a scent trail in the water. They can take more of a beating, even when trolled or cast through the surf. Strip baits hold well onto the hook, perfect for softer bait like squid. ![]() However, people normally cut dead bait in strips or chunks. You can happily fish whole dead fish or prawns as bait. In fact, it can be the most effective option for scent-based hunters and murky waters. What’s more, freshly-cut bait gives off one heck of a scent trail. For starters, you don’t need to keep it breathing – a real bonus if you’re traveling light. Dead Baitĭead bait has some obvious advantages over the real live stuff. Oh, and it's also pretty expensive in most places. That way, you know local predators will be used to it. You also need to use the right bait for the species you’re after and the waters you're fishing in. That's fine on a boat with a livewell, but more complicated if you’re fishing on foot.Īnd all that’s just maintenance. However, bait fish need to be kept in clean, oxygen-rich water. For worms or crabs, that’s pretty simple. Live bait needs to be kept fighting fit if you want it to work well. All you need to do is drop it in and wait. The movement and scent live bait produces is irresistible to fish. Why? Simply put, it’s the most effective choice in almost any situation. ![]() Live Baitįrom bloodworms to ballyhoo, live bait is the go-to option on fishing charters around the world. There are three main types of bait: Live, dead, and artificial. That’s definitely a classic, but it’s just one example of one kind of bait. When most people think of fishing bait, they probably imagine a worm dangling off the end of a hook. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s jump in. We’re here to break down everything you need to know about bait, from the main types and uses to how to choose them, to where to get hold of the best fish magnets out there. The problem is, you have so many options for baiting your hook that it can be tough to know where to start. ![]() Get it wrong, and the fish will ignore or even actively avoid you. It doesn’t matter if you’re chasing world records or just hooking something for dinner, it’s your bait that will tempt it onto the hook. Fishing bait is one of the most important parts of an angler’s entire setup. I just lost a whole life behind me in the states. I really had to put myself in a mindset that I’m moving to this place. I was in shock in a way that I was so open to every new experience, Maurice. I was like in a good way too, in a good way. We’re going to see what’s in store.” When I moved to Argentina, I was just in shock. What else am I going to do with my life?” I felt so beat down having to return to Trinidad and not know should I think about opening my own agency here? Should I think about getting a job at somewhere here?Īnd then this job kind of just fell into my lap and I was like, “All right, we’re going to go on another adventure. The agency is growing.” So I was like, “All right, this is a totally new opportunity. ![]() It’s a great nightlife, very young culture. I ended up meeting two of my bosses, my would be bosses from that team in New York and they were telling me, “Eh, it’s a cool place. I had studied a little bit of Spanish in Trinidad, but never used it in practicality. Yeah, I mean, I’d never been to South America at all before, so this was a completely new experience for me. Once you got to Argentina, what was that like? I mean, having to leave the country like that that quickly because the employer forgot to notify you and now you have to move back home, but then now you might be moving to another country, to Argentina. I mean, it’s a long story, but I mean, there’s goodness. This is part two of my conversation with designer, art director and community builder, Rebecca Brooker. He also compared the scenario to the video for Bob Dylan’s 1965 song “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” in which Dylan holds up cue cards with key song phrases. I know there’s something about ‘bustle in the hedgerow’ and then all that stuff. Our manager, who was quite a formidable personality…He’d come to the front of the stage in the middle of it all and he’d have the lyrics just going…Anyway, it was very funny. This may be one of the most powerful celebration of life songs for all kinds of loved ones. I know it’s a long song, okay? I also know I had a little bit of trouble remembering lyrics, back in ’72, ’73. Plant also revealed that back in the ‘70s he could never remember the lyrics for “Stairway To Heaven.” To help him out, the band’s manager would hold up cards with the words during their performances. * E+ is an E augmented chord.In a March 2018 interview with the Australian talk show The Project, Robert Plant said the conjecture around “Stairway To Heaven” is “hysterical” due to the abstract nature of the song, adding “I didn’t think anything was going to be that big.” Whatever the reason people feel the need to project fear into listening to this song they are misguided and if you truly have Christ in your heart no song will change that. F G Am And she’s buying a stairway to heaven. Stairway to Heaven is 'A song of Hope' You can hear Robert say this in one the the vintage live performances even today on YouTube. G F G \ Am When all are one and one is all G F To be a rock and not to roll. G F G \ Am And if you listen very hard G F G \ Am The tune will come to you at last. G F G \ Am There walks a lady we all know G F G \ Am Who shines white light and wants to show G F G \ Am How everything still turns to gold. D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C 2x Am G F G \ Am And as we wind on down the road G F G \ Am Our shadows taller than our soul. D Am Em D C D Ooh, it makes me wonder C G Am Your head is humming and it won’t go G In case you don’t know, C G Am The pipers calling you to join him, C G Am Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow, G And did you know C G Am C G Am Your stairway lies on the whispering wind. Eiffel 65 Blue fingerstyle tabs (Marina Mirakova) Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World fingerstyle tabs (Marina Mirakova) The Cranberries Zombie fingerstyle tabs (Marina Mirakova) Carol of the Bells fingerstyle tabs (Marina Mirakova) Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole Somewhere over the. C G Am Yes, there are two paths you can go by G But in the long run C G Am There’s still time to change the road you’re on. show chords YouTube Clip hide all tabs go to top. 5) auto scroll beats size up size down change color hide chords drawings. 4) Led Zeppelin - Stairway to heaven (ver. 3) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (ver. 2) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (ver. C G Am Am D Am Em D C D Am Ooooh D Am Em D C D Oooooooh C G Am If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow G Don’t be alarmed now, C G Am It’s just a spring clean for the may queen. Foo Fighters - Stairway To Heaven Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (ver. C G And a new day will dawn Am For those who stand long C G F Am And the forests will echo with laughter. C G And its whispered that soon Am If we all call the tune C G F Am Then the piper will lead us to reason. Please support Jadyns journey by becoming a Patreon or YouTube member. Gradually, Tae Hwa falls in love with kind-hearted Jung Suh and Yuri. Along with a new stepmother, Jung Suh also has a new introverted stepbrother, Han Tae Hwa and a scheming stepsister, Han Yuri. C G Am D Am Em D C D Ooh, it makes me wonder, D Dsus4 D Am Em D C D Ooh, and it makes me wonder. The relationship of childhood sweethearts Cha Song Joo and Hang Jung Suh becomes complicated when Jung Suh's father remarries. C G In my thoughts I have seen Am Rings of smoke through the trees, C G F Am And the voices of those who stand looking. C G There’s a feeling I get Am When I look to the west, C G F Am And my spirit is crying for leaving. Am E+ C D F G Am D Am Em D C D Ooh, it makes me wonder, D Dsus4 D Am Em D C D Ooh, and it makes me wonder. ![]() Am E+ * In a tree by the brook C D There’s a songbird who sings, F G Am Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven. Am E+ * There’s a sign on the wall C D But she wants to be sure F G Am cause you know sometimes words have two meanings. C D F Am C G D Ooh, ooh, Ooh, ooh and she’s buying a stairway to heaven. Am E+ * When she gets there she knows C D If the stores are all closed F G Am With a word she can get what she came for. ![]() Stairway To Heaven chords Led Zeppelin 1971 (Jimmy Page / Robert Plant, Led Zeppelin IV) Am E+* C D F G Am Am E+ * There’s a lady who’s sure C D All that glitters is gold F G Am And she’s buying a stairway to heaven. The attack speed is 1 hit each 2 seconds.Minions' damages are tested by a 0% defence target.These stats are all tested for a level 20 character. About Warspear Online Guides Listings in: Listings, Outfits Outfits View source Here you will find a recording of outfits found."Offensive": minions that use offensive skills to aid you in battle.Ī Few points about "Dmg/Att Spd/HP/HP regen" in "The List":."Support": minions that use supportive skills such as healing and shields."Defense": minions that use defensive type skills to aid you.There are three different types of minions. Warspear Online is a classic 2D MMORPG in English with pleasant and nostalgic atmosphere, huge fantasy world and rich plot, history that counts more than 12 years already and with fans from all over the world, the game which works even on the simplest devices. Battle zones for free PvP-battles, friendly duels, arenas of 22, 3x3 and 5x5 8 huge islands, 1,500+ original quests and hundreds of daily ones Monthly updates: new quests, territories, dungeons, skills, achievements, decorative items, equipment Unite in Guilds and groups, ommunicate in chats, trade and exchange goods Product description. Minions will disappear(won't die) when the player goes off & the disappear time will be counted from the minion's duration.Minions can't switch the target until a period of time or when they're away of their summoner.Minions will stop attacking your current target when: 1.Minions can't heal themselves using their healing skills, they only can regenate it.Minions' can't be affected by resilience.The cool down of minion's abilities has a wide range (Minion can heal every 13 secs and can heal every 50 secs sometimes (though he has energy and in combat all the time)), so I don't mess with cool down of minion's skills(They use skills randomly).Minions can't regenerate their hp in fight. Update Warspear Online 11.0: New Legends. ![]() Minion's can regeneration their hp each 5 secs out of combat.The difference between them is that Receiving minions become Personal once they're aquired and cannot be traded. Minion scrolls have "Receiving"/"None" parameters. They can also be found in the game in other various methods, be it quest rewards, drops, through event chests and some can even be traded among other players. Having created an almighty empire, they diligently shadow the power of Darkness, which grows in Arinar once again.Most minions can be purchased from the Miracle shop via the item: "Minion Cache" that give random minions or brought directly. As they made great sacrifices to the altar of victory during the war against the Legion, Harad called them the Chosen. Harad's children, who are freedom-loving and restive by nature, have gained the right to soon go their own way. The god, Harad, created people so that they, together with the Firstborn, could protect the world from Darkness. Until recently, they have been hatching plans for the reappearance of their power, but to carry out these plans, the Forsaken will have to face the Sentinels in a deadly fight. Having suffered a shattering defeat during the Last Struggle with the Sentinels, the rest of the Forsaken Legion fled to the south of Arinar. The Forsaken, created by the black breath of the dragon, Garahan, had almost destroyed both people and elves during the age of the War of the Spear. Make a stand in battle against fearsome monsters and also take part in combat against friends. ![]() You are a single warrior, but even one warrior in battle can turn the tide.įight, together or by yourself! The great war rages between the Alliances and furious combat can be found in the arena. Eternal glory awaits everyone who stands up and faces the challenges.Ĭhoose your side in the War for the Spear! Sentinels and Legion are deadly enemies who have been at war for centuries. Hurry along and take part in a great adventure, for there are many discoveries to be made.įind friends and create your own Guild! Join battles, exchange trophies and participate in Tournaments. ![]() Huge open world, guild castles, free PvP, arena, battles between Alliances, Guilds, Dungeons and jolly holidays await!Įxplore the unique Arinar universe! The vast and mysterious lands hold many secrets and the treasures they contain are waiting for you. An unforgettable journey and a unique role in this epic MMORPG awaits you!Ĭreate a character and fight your enemies in 2D MMORPG with your friends. Warspear Online is a globally popular free to play online game. ![]() I can just take a couple pics of the house and I’m done. I love how I don’t have to get on those steep roofs now. You can’t get everything you want though right? This is a really great app though and I’ll be using it a lot more now that I know that it’s accurate. That the only thing I would change about hover is the waiting time. The only problem I have is that I usually measure the roof and come up with an estimate right at that moment that I’m at the home owners house. They are so close that I will start using this app every time I give an estimate. I measured a roof with a tape measure and then used hover to see if the measurements were accurate on the app. This app is amazing! I’m going to start using it more often after I seen that it really works. This can all be done by any smartphone, device etc.at a very affordable price not to mention the completely free demo offered to get your design wheels turning while becoming acclimated with Hover !!! I just can’t stop talking about this let alone showing everyone around me what I’m doing with such ease ! I would recommend it to any architect or designer and absolutely anyone in the construction field! Thank you Hover The app is very instrumental in allowing first time business owners the opportunity to launch what can easily become an extremely lucrative business, Llc and or Corporation. Hover delivers an application where one can literally design an entire home with ease and minimal effort. What Hover does for the average “Joe” design geek is outstanding. For the average design geek to be able to use a CAD program with such ease would be extremely costly- To put it into dollars and cents - the professional design programs can cost up to $9,000. I’ve wanted so badly to design homes and structures as not only a career but a passion as well. ![]() I have always been interested in architectural design and civil engineering. I was completely blown away with the simplicity of this application. If one of those comes up, I'll recommend Namecheap every time.Flabbergasted in the small town of Toto Indiana So you will not find me trying to convert you away from Hover unless you mention one of the above needs. Hover is a great choice for folks needing a no-nonsense, easy way to buy a domain and edit DNS records. This is not to say that Hover is a bad choice. Which means it fits the bill for all my complaints. Namecheap offers free email forwarding, has lower prices, gives me true 301 redirects, and seems to be more intentional with domain privacy. And after a year of working through this, I have decided to move everything over to Namecheap. Honestly, I'm just complaining that I am paying more for less. And that's fine, but I know that it can go further with other registrars. It seems like Hover is only interested in protecting your contact information with it's domain privacy practices. And that's a low estimate considering some of those are more expensive TLDs. An extra $3 per registration means an extra $75 per year or more. It's still pretty low, but not so low that it makes sense for me. But free WhoIs Privacy is becoming expected and to be frank, Hover isn't as cheap as others. Hover prides itself on free WhoIs Privacy and low prices. But I know there are alternatives that don't charge for this. Hover wants you to pay for this, which I can't say I understand fully. Death by a thousand cuts.Įmail forwarding. But there are a few minor details that slowly build up into a legitimate reason. That was a frustrating experience and probably the major reason I've moved on. ![]() This eventually forced me to abandon the entire project I was working on since I couldn't point my domain where it needed to go. Instead, it was creating 302 redirects, which in my case wouldn't work. I tried numerous methods of setting up a simple redirect and eventually found out that it wasn't creating a 301 redirect as I expected. I had seen redirects as an option in the Hover settings, so naturally that's where I went and typed in my information.īut it failed. I had an edge case where I needed to set up a 301 redirect. The need for redirects were the initial trigger that sparked my interest in leaving. No, this decision came after about a year of contemplation and consideration. ![]() But despite my history with them and their marketing, I have decided to move on.Īnd that's not a decision I came to lightly. They are phenomenal at marketing and getting their name out there. They were the first dedicated domain registrar I used, which was primarily due to the ridiculous number of times I heard about them in ad spots on podcasts. Great when you need your pet to finish off one mob to move to another quickly. ![]() Increased damage and immunity to fear cannot be underestimated. This allows your pet to use his specials and growl more often keeping the aggro on the pet and off of you.Īnother damage increase that pays off mightly. This spell also works well if your pet needs to steal aggro away from you or from casters in your party. The ability to remove debuffs from your pet reduces your downtime and increases your pet's longevity in fights, especially with those long, annoying debuffs.Īnything that increases your pet's ability to damage the target is good as it means faster fights and less chance of losing aggro.Ī great means of interrupting spell casters and also for giving you and your pet a few seconds to recover or inflict damage without taking any yourself. Use it as backfill.Ī must have for the long term. Increases your pet's damage which also pays off in increasing its ability to maintain aggro.ĭoes provide noticable help in getting your pet to and from the target. This combined with Endurance Training can save you mana from having to heal your pet as often. Really pays off when you are faced with two or more opponents. Reduces the damage your pet takes in battle. Hunters are not great in melee and damage avoidance is a must. This raises your dodge from 8% to a maximum of 13%. The 15% boost to your pet's health can mean two or three extra hits before going down. Note that in normal PvE this talent is not quite as useful, but provides a nice bonus to your damage. This is especially true in instances such as MC or BWL, where sustained, high DPS is important. If you are involved in end-game raiding, this talent can significantly increase your DPS rate over a sustained period of auto-attacking. Hunter Talent calculator at Panda Hideout.Hunter Talents calculator at the Official site. ![]() Hunters train in three schools: Beast Mastery, Marksmanship, and Survival. Hunter Talents have undergone significant changes with the 1.5 patch. See the entry on Talents for more information about the Talent system. Starting at level 10, a Hunter can begin spending talent points to gain new abilities and spells, strengthen existing abilities, and specialize how he/she functions. ![]() In the months that followed, the family moved across the country to try to get a fresh start, but Kinsey remains haunted by the trauma of that day. He was murdered early on in the book, while Kinsey and her brothers were nearby and witnessed the trauma. Kinsey, the teenage middle child of the Locke family, was struggling through the grief process following the violent death of her father. Meanwhile, as I continued through Locke and Key, one of the main characters was dealing with a mental health crisis of her own. I had started to experiment with acupuncture and meditation as a means of calming my brain when things began to become overwhelming, and it had some effect, but I was at a loss to understand the whole of what I was dealing with. It was like my mind had a mind of its own and I had no control over it anymore. I was suffering from panic attacks I could easily become overwhelmed in crowds and in social situations and I worried constantly in a way that I just couldn’t stop. ![]() I had never received any kind of mental health treatment, and I didn’t really understand how to get a handle on it. I had realized about a year prior that I had an anxiety disorder and was trying to find a way to properly deal with it. Hill and Rodriguez created a world that was as lush with magic as it was with darkness and a story that I could instantly get behind.Īround this same time, I was really beginning to struggle with mental health issues. It was such a special series that offered so much in terms of storytelling. The story, the characters, the premise – it all clicked. They discover a key that will turn you into an animal a key that will separate your spirit from your body and allow your ghost to wander the grounds a key that allows the user to control the shadows of other people.įrom the first pages, I was in love. Keys that not only open strange doors but also allow the user to transform. Not long after their arrival, the Locke children begin to realize that Keyhouse is more than just an old creaky building – it is also home to a number of wondrous keys. It’s a large manor situated in the small, New England town of Lovecraft. If you are unfamiliar with the series, here is a very brief overview (followed by very minor spoilers): Following the death of their father, the Locke family (Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode) move with their mother to their father’s ancestral home, Keyhouse. Plus, a series about magical keys set in a town called Lovecraft sounded right up my alley. ![]() It was a series that was well-regarded, and I had enjoyed Joe Hill’s Heart-Shaped Box, so I was keen to jump into another of his stories. I started reading Locke and Key (written by Joe Hill and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez) in 2014. ![]() In addition to being clever, fun, giving me characters with whom I could easily connect and a story that I was sad to leave behind when it was all said and done, the series also had an unexpected impact on my own mental health and how I approach maintaining it. With the release of Locke and Key on Netflix (a series that many have eagerly waited to see adapted over the course of 10 years and several false starts), I find myself reflecting on the series and how it has made an impact on my own life. |
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