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Some peak UT Aesthetics here.

My childhood in a bottle.

DM-FoT-Metallicide

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While she might not be able to actually hit the beach during the daytime (being a vampire and all), that’s not gonna stop the Duchess from showing off some skin when the sun goes down!

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feeling sooo soft

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A side profile to die for <3

The Duchess is well aware of her eye-catching figure…

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Like not to be lewd by barely mobile women trying and failing to be on top-

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Surely a bellyrub will be sufficient to overlook invalid papers...

A new character for the same sci-fi setting as Herbie - a big, fat, domineering Interstellar Patrol Officer with an ego the size of a planet! While she may delight in throwing her (considerable) weight around, acting like she’s the highest authority in her sector of space, she’s actually little more than the spacegoing equivalent of an annoying meter maid who gives you a ticket as soon as your time runs out… and even then, she’ll probably just let you off with a warning if you flatter her!

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A decade of constant parties, banquets, balls, and bar dives have left Petra fatter than she expected.

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Great belly on this one. Also love the old timey comic book coloring!

Now, here’s an idea I’ve been wanting to draw for a long time - a cute scientist lady accidentally turning herself into a big, fat gorilla-like beast! She seems remarkably calm about the whole situation, at least…

Artist’s note: as a little homage to the inexplicable “gorilla craze” that swept through comic books of the 1950s, I tried to make this look like a page from one of those old Silver Age comics, hence the screentones and yellowed paper texture!

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New OC: Petra Partygirl, artist, AWOL from church duties.

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Real friends will pay full price because they want to support the business of their friend.

Tough makin friends in this community 😔 everyone seems to just want money!

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Just saw this episode tonight. Laughed at Mon's shock!

WELCOME TO THE REBELLION

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So real.

10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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Technological Decay

I've had these thoughts stirring of lost technologies in my setting. Is plate armor really *that* hard to develop? Not really... There's plenty of evidence for plate armor in the bronze age, but I wonder why we stopped seeing it for a good long while!

It was the apocalypse. That's it. And that's why here.

The loss of skilled smiths, combined with a new scarcity of iron, and fighting zombies more than men, the idea is simply lost. Perhaps mentioned in legend of the age when men were armored like turtles or armadillos, but it's just myth now. I have a similar idea I want to do with guns. They did not have 18th century flintlocks, but more matchlocks, wheelguns, hand cannons. With guns however, I see them as memory-holed by the Empire. Smiths with the knowledge executed and all mention of black powder scrubbed from alchemical textbooks.

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Another before and after of when I was my most fit and now 🐽

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DM-Revolution

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