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may your days be filled with love, joy, and peace 💟

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The point shouldn't be to identify for sure 100% what is ai art and what isn't. I keep seeing posts advising one to look out for wonky perspective (as if perspective doesn't routinely trip up even the most experienced artists) or to pay attention to fudged detailing (as if impressionism wasn't one of the most influential artistic movements in history), and I think that's coming from a good place but frankly it's a losing battle. Remember when everyone was on about counting the fingers or counting the teeth, and a week later they had that shit ironed out completely? All you're really doing is giving these people more data points to work with to refine their algorithm. It's just going to be constantly shifting goalposts, and at a certain point real artists are going to get exhausted trying to make their art look as not algorithmically generated as possible. It'll be impossible to keep up.

So what should we do? Honestly, I think old practices are still best practices. Find real artists and follow them. Don't repost art, and dont spread reposted art. If something doesn't have a source, skip it. Support artists you like, either by sharing their work directly or donating. And if someone's work looks suspicious? Maybe give them a second look. See some of their other art before jumping to conclusions.

And yes, that means sometimes, you're gonna be tricked. Some people are going to fly under the radar and pass off ai art as their own. And that sucks, and they're liars, but you can't let the obsession with bad actors police real artists out of their communities, or discourage new artists from entering the scene.

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Papa DO Preach

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A little post-trespasser thing

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Best boy

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[OC] afternoon nap ✧･ﾟ°

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In the kingdom you live in a child’s 10th Christmas is a big deal because they receive a dragon in their stocking to care for. It’s always a mystery what kind of dragon they are going to recieve. As the kings child you expect one of the majestic winter beasts or the wild fiery dragons. Instead you get what is viewed as the most bland species: an Earth dragon. But you soon discover your Earth dragon to be anything but bland.

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THEM

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Random mechanic Idea: Boosted Rolls

It's so weird that pass without trace is one of the only spells or abilities that add flat numbers (and big numbers at that) to rolls, and that great weapon master/sharp shooter are some of the only ones that subtract. While I'm usually all for rolling more dice, I think there's a game design space we can play in where players are able to get more out of their rolls than just shifting advantage in their favor.

What I immediately thought of was research in libraries: far too often in critical role the party will seek out an archive of great learning and Matt will ask them to make a knowledge check as a form of research, but that isn't much different than them doing a knowledge check on their own. Imagine if you would that libraries added an automatic +5 or +10 depending on their size and selection, allowing a player's roll to clear additional hurdles of difficulty that they normally wouldn't.

I could likewise see bonuses to craft checks in well equiped workshops, or benefits to medicine while inside a hospital.

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legitimately crying over pictures of baby andean spectacled bears

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Aeor may be for lovers but Molaesmyr is for monsterf*ckers

Instagram//Kofi

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Commission done for @neolightsoficial  It was a pleasure, my dear 😉🌺

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Congrats Pharah!! Beeeee whoooo youuu areeeee

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Laudna warmups

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caitlyn

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Marisha continues to do her hand fan bit in place of Sam’s gas can! Tonight it reads “where are we?” in red tape.