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A couple commissions I completed for @daveofthedead13, featuring some of his characters! These were a real joy to do and I adore the rendering I've done!!!!

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It’s All in Your Head

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Remove content from people's character sheets if they dare to use your online platform

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drawing of that halfling cleric i played for a oneshot. his name was Stan.

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hope is a skill

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im cooking

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I've seen a lot of cowgal and biker AUs for Karlach but given her generally heroic disposition, tendency to run into the thick of things, the fact that she wields an axe, and love/hate relationship with flames I'm surprised I haven't seen more firefighter based art of her

I mean, one of the very first things we hear about her is that she gives off "carry you to safety" vibes. It works. To say nothing of beef/cheesecake pinup calendar poses and the inevitable "sweatily stripping off ashcovered protective uniform after a long shift to see the tattoos and glistening muscles" moment that features in those kinds of stories.

Think about it friends, think about it

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⚡️ROCK BAND AU ⚡️ Shadowheart ⚡️ Karlach ⚡️ Gale ⚡️ Astarion ⚡️ by Pereg1ne on Twitter

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Reblog to kill it faster

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Could y'all nerds pass this around? I want to write a guide talking about the mechanical arc of campaigns, and different styles of play DMs can focus their adventures on after a party graduates from the entry level bountyhunting/dungeon delving they were doing in the first couple of levels. It’d be helpful if I could source a lot of different opinions in the comments.

Examples I have so far include:

Taking a long journey through distant lands towards a goal, possibly by way of a caravan, ship, airship, portals.

Exploring a large uncharted region and learning it well

Gaining stewardship over a territory, cultivating it, engaging in local politics and defending it from threats

Starting an enterprise like a tavern or mine, enmeshing themselves in the weft of commerce and surrounding populace.

More the merrier, no idea too obscure! Happy to hear about stuff you’ve done in your own games or random ideas you’ve had in the past.

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that one fucking concept art of the dragon age races that depicts dwarves like this:

you suck and i defy you

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Ditching D&D Beyond or never got it in the first place? Here's some free/pwyw resources.

Dicecloud. This online app allows you to make and track character sheets for free! It does a lot of the calculations for you, just like dnd beyond would. Best overall replacement. (Thank you, @chryslerisdead)

PWYW Class Character Sheets by Emmet Byrne. These character sheets in my opinion, are easier to fill out and harder to mess up, with class-specific features built-in. You can easily edit them digitally, and there's even multiclass/homebrew options. Slap em on Google drive or something, share with your DM, lots of options.

Point-Buy Calculator. Easily automates character stat creation if you're using the Point-Buy system.

5e Level Up Tool. Select your class, select your level, get a digestible checklist of everything you need to do to level up. This one is SO GOOD and so slept on.

5e Spellbook. A quick way to reference your spells and build a Spellbook with a ton of filters.

Encounter Calculator. I know challenge rating isn't everything, but this is a good/fast way to see how balanced your encounters are, at a glance, at least in the eyes of the source books.

RPGbot. Lots of resources for DMs and players: encounter builders, dpr calculators, and lists of player options with sample builds and optimization suggestions, which may be helpful to folks new to the game.

Bonus: Online Tools (System Agnostic)

Here.fm. This is the alternative I use instead of roll20, because it's faster/easier. Drag and drop in maps and tokens in seconds, built-in library of stickers you can use for effects, draw right on the virtual tabletop, use temporary drawings to map out moves, built-in dice rollers, and options for proximity chat. I use it in combination with discord (just have players join your here room muted), but it could be used entirely on it's own, I imagine. Not built for ttrpgs, but works incredibly well for them.

Kenku.fm. A PWYW mini browser focused on mixing and sharing music to your dnd games through whatever app you use, with helpful discord support. This app also LEGALLY bypasses the issue that got all the YouTube discord bots shut down, so you can share YouTube audio worry-free.

Additional Resources (Aka, stuff I found out about after I originally posted this):

flapkan. Holy shit, this might be the BEST character sheet option on this list! Form-fillable pdfs with fully automated built-in prompts to auto fill features and spells, built-in Point-Buy and other automated calculations, and it generates a lot for you. Can be used digitally or you can print!

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Larian studios: "Haha yeah isn't it funny that you can sleep with a druid in bear form? That's so--Look at me, look me in the eyes. there is no such thing as an "evil race". the players handbook is full of shit. personality traits based on race and species are bullshit. Every individual has the capacity for good an evil based on circumstances" *wizards of the coast security tries to drag them off stage*

Larian, clinging to the microphone: "DRAGONBORN HAVE TAILS! TIEFLINGS CAN BE PURPLE! QUEER CHARACTERS HAVE EVERY PLACE IN FANTASY MEDIA! YOU CAN AND SHOULD ROMANCE MIND FLAYERS NO! NO! LOOK AT ME! DRINKING POTIONS IS A BONUS ACTION! DON'T BELIEVE THEIR LIES!"

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Tabletop Roleplaying Systems as DHMIS Stills

Promethean: The Created

Shadowrun

Vampire: The Requiem

Hunter: The Vigil

Shadow of the Demon Lord

Monster of the Week

GURPS

Dungeons & Dragons 5E/D&D One

Starfinder

Call of Cthulhu

Eclipse Phase

Delta Green

Mage: The Awakening

Don't Rest Your Head

Cyberpunk RED

Lancer

FATE Core

Literally Any Warhammer 40K TTRPG

Transformers RPG

Pathfinder