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Big if true

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Oh hey tomorrow is Wolfenoot.

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Using my powers of artistry *only* for evil. >:3

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'Tis that wonderful time of year again: where we put up the Holiday Garland.

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Boss is asleep, cannot stop me from frogposting

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Sharing this on behalf of my friend!

It was a lot of fun to do the cover art for this story and it's well worth the read!

Once upon a time, I spent a week writing about a group of college students trying to stop the end of the world and failing repeatedly. Earlier this year, I finalized that short story into the above novella (and a few of my mutuals made an effort to share it around here then). Now it's on sale for half-off, but only until November 28th; if you've enjoyed the little snippets of dream-inspired stories I've posted before, you'll probably love a full length work of intrigue, magic, and looming dread.

Also, shout-out to @ask-manda-of-the-6 for providing the wonderful cover art.

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the Shepard's talking to each other in the Citadel DLC, as requested by Mark Meer during the N7 Day reunion

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2020 N7 Day Live Stream

Art by: NightCatty

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Orc-Tobers Day 21-23: My half-orc way of the kensei monk (Saori) and younger versions of her parents (Sahna & Dar'Mik).

It was a lot of fun taking Saori's design and figuring out what her parents would look like; trying to give her a mix of both of their features.

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Common misconceptions surrounding the care of monsters

Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT normal for a Cerberus’s heads to fight with one another; this indicates anxiety or lack of proper enrichment.

Giant spiders are actually very social creatures, and should not be housed alone.

Provide your Sphinx with enrichment by answering its riddles. Though Sphinxes can be trained to attack those who answer incorrectly, they actually normally speak in riddles as a form of social play that is essential to their development and well-being.

If you cannot provide brimstone and a large pool of lava for bathing, don’t purchase a Hellhound! They are animals with very specific care needs and their health will suffer if they are not given the proper habitat. Likewise, most Hellhound kibble brands on the market do not meet the recommended daily requirement of damned souls for Hellhounds. Always check the labels!

The practice of putting blinders over the eyes of Basilisks to make them less dangerous is cruel. Basilisks should not be kept in enclosures where people other than expert caretakers normally come into view.

Many hippocampi enjoy pulling sea chariots, boats or inflatable floats and it can be a good source of enrichment and exercise. Make this activity fun for your hippocampus by rewarding it with treats such as fish and allowing it to participate as it wants to.

A labyrinth is NOT an appropriate habitat for a Minotaur!! Minotaurs need fresh grass and shade to lie down in to be happy. Also, a diet of only human flesh will cause malnutrition. Supplement your Minotaur’s diet of kidnapped youths with a source of fiber, such as hay!

Remember, that hatchling Roc is an adorable fluff ball now, but it will eventually become a fearsome elephant-sized bird of prey with a ravenous appetite and very demanding housing requirements. A pet should always be a well-researched commitment, not an impulsive decision.

While going into the wild and gaining a dragon’s trust is often romanticized, there are many dragons in search of a loving family much closer to home! Try looking into dragon rescue organizations near you.

Some Manticores need to be fed live prey; others, however, will accept prey that has been frozen and thawed. It depends on the individual.

Even smaller species of griffin need a lot of space. Domestic rock-griffins, though only the size of a cat, need room to fly and to build large nests. If you live in an apartment, it is better to adopt one of the smallest species, such as one of many types of song-griffins! Humming-griffins, however, though you may have seen cute videos on Instagram, should be avoided because they are not domesticated and their wild populations are endangered by the pet trade. It is best to admire their iridescent feathers in visits to accredited conservation organizations!

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Orc-Tober Day 16-20: Porklings as Dungeons and Dragons classes (part 3)

Monk embracing balance. Artificer assembling their mech. Cleric turning undead. Sorceror preparing dinner. Rogue pocketing a score.

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Virginity only matters if you’re lighting the black flame candle to summon witches.

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Orc-Tober Day 12-15: Porklings as Dungeons and Dragons classes (part 2)

Warlock summoning their otherworldly patron. Bard of the College of Glam-ork. Paladin commanding their divine presence. Wizard learning the basics of magic.

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Some loverly words 

Write-O-Ween Prompts: Unusual and Rare Words Edition

As practice for the famous NANOWRIMO, a prompts list of unusual and rare words! I’ll try writing them: will you?

Uncanny: strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way

Chimerical: merely imaginary; fanciful

Susurrus: a whispering or rustling sound

Aubade: a song greeting the dawn

Ephemeral: lasting a very short time

Sempiternal: everlasting; eternal

Euphonious: pleasing; sweet in sound

Billet-doux: a love letter

Pluviophile: any organism that thrives in conditions of heavy rainfall; one who loves rain, a rain-lover

Redamancy: act of loving in return

Lachesism: the desire to be struck by disaster; to survive a plane crash, or to lose everything in a fire

Rubatosis: the unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat

Nodus Tollens: the realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore

Opia: the ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye, which can feel simultaneously invasive and vulnerable

Monachopsis: the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place

Énouement: the bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self

Skulduggery: devious behavior

Tatterdemalion: raggedly dressed person; looking disreputable or decayed

Athazagoraphobia: the feeling of being forgotten, ignored, or replaced

Oblivion: the state of being completely forgotten or unknown; connotes feelings of isolation and aloofness, which lead to the annihilation or extinction of the self metaphorically

Abditory:  a hiding, safe place to disappear 

Hiraeth: the homesickness for a home you can never return to; a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past

Fernweh: the ache for distant places; the craving for travel

Sonder: the realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own

Kenopsia: the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet

Kuebiko: a state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence

Quiddity: the essence or inherent nature of a person or thing / an eccentricity; an odd feature / a trifle; a nicety or quibble

Wayfarer: a traveler, especially on foot

Nepenthe: a medicine for sorrow; a place, person or thing, which can aid in forgetting your pain and suffering

Gloaming: defined as twilight and dusk; the day’s end, the glittery, transient echo when time and nature meet

Eunoia: literally meaning “beautiful thinking” / FREE SPACE

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Orc-Tober Day 8-11: Porklings as Dungeons and Dragons classes.

Ranger with their animal companion. Barbarian with their birthday present. Druid wild-shaping into a bear. Fighter returning from a shopping trip.

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Knit Skeleton by Ben Cuevas

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