#The halfling: ic

[yourheartinyourmouth]

i think its hilarious that Murph’s character is named Riz and he is…….Not Smooth and a few years after this came out (i think?? i’m not super clear on the timeline) “rizz” became slang for being smooth

[dyzzythedemon]

dumb comic thing I did the other day lol

[bloodyarn]

     ❝ Hey-- !❞

[intcritus]

the only thing going for him vampire-wise? he's learned to avoid drunks, they are so noisy when being bit.

[anae-art]

Out of context sketch from my Warhammer campaing c:

[dice-n-antlers]

Love comparing and contrasting my two main d&d characters.

Like. Snaps (9 cleric) is a liar. A good liar. She never lies outright; she’s an obfuscator and omitter. She’s a good aligned character who just happens to be very good at gently and politely directing conversations away from uncomfortable subjects. While she hasn’t outright lied about anything harmful, she has revealed next to nothing about her past or culture. After almost four years of the campaign, her party was amazed to learn that she has 16 Charisma.

As a tabaxi, I have tried to instill a cat-like air of mystery to her and it has become a defining trait. I even worked secrecy and stealth into her people’s customs. Snaps needs to feel in control. I think that on some level, she needs to be in control of information and enjoys being the revealer of secret things on her own terms. And she’s about to dip a level into bard and get even better at it.

Then there’s Zephyr (20 druid). While her Charisma is better than average (12), she doesn’t have any charismatic proficiencies and I consistently roll like dog shit every time she tries to use a Charisma-based skill. She couldn’t manipulate someone to save her life. When she has tried to hold information back and was pressed about it, she crumpled like a wet paper bag. Over the course of her campaign, she was wise enough to reach a level of self-awareness and just started taking the path of down-to-earth, frank, no-bullshit honesty.

In situations where subtlety and deception may have been the easier- wiser course, she started by laying out the full truth and then strong-arming her way to victory. Easy to do when you have the power she has as a circle of the moon archdruid.

I just… I just really love my characters and how they have evolved.

[fatestouch]

How attractive are you from 1-100?

He doesn't care about the score--he just wanted to one-up Morgan in the one thing he knows she cares about.

"I'll tear out your nerves and feed them to Jinx's plants."

[womanlives]

@lolthswornd cont. from here

HIS ARMOR IS A PRISON OF ITS OWN MAKING. His own making.

Ketheric Thorm leans back against his throne. It’s cold and uncomfortable, which is what all thrones should be. There is no room for complacency when you wear the crown. Or its jewels. One of his hands reaches up to idly run along the netherstone welded to his chest. He can’t feel it. All he can feel is stiff leather from his gauntlet.

General —

His other hand lifts. Just like that the room quiets and his chosen war-warden drops her head in deference. Ketheric’s features twist in displeasure. At his side, four steps back in deference to his throne, he hears Disciple Zrell hiss in a sharp breath. There is a disgusting thrill that curls from her direction. She anticipates pain, and it excites her. Ketheric locks his teeth. If only that bitch-spawn had fixated on the half-orc instead of the drow.

If only they hadn’t ruined her. Imagine! He is, and this is the true source of his contempt. Minthara Baenre, pride of House Baenre, first of the drow. Nightwarden — odd, that — and raidmother, reduced to a cowering wreck at his feet.

And yet — what’s this? The slightest act of defiance. She raises her gaze and for a fraction of a moment his eyebrow lifts. Ketheric blinks, and before him isn’t Minthara. It’s Isobel — darling, dearest Isobel — with hair spun like liquid moonlight.

Moonlight. Selûne. Rejection. Hate. Guilt. Resignation. Nothingness.

Ketheric reaches out to Minthara’s mind and bats it to the ground. Obey.

He doesn’t yell. Doesn’t scream, like Orin. Doesn’t wheedle, like Gortash. Doesn’t need to. He simply leans forward in his throne — steel whines against stone! — and studies her. What a disappointment. “You say this,” and his voice is smooth and reasonable, because you cannot doubt him, you should not doubt him, and if there are any faults they are yours and yours alone, “but you have returned to me empty-handed.” His gauntleted fingers part. He grasps at air. “The grove lives. Your forces are decimated. Now, why you even bothered to return at all — ”  

Fear and faith. Blind, useless, idiotic faith. Gods, they’ve ruined her. No. Not gods.

He looks down at his fingers. Not gods at all. His hand curls into a fist. At last, he stands. “I will allow it. Show me your devotion.” So deceptively soft. He reaches out with his mind and imagines his gauntlet, larger than life, hovering suspended over the room. Then, slowly but surely, he brings it down. The room erupts in a fever pitch of pressure that he and he alone cannot feel. Far below him, he imagines a brain — larger than life — pulsing, as it grants him absolute power. Absolute authority. All across the throne room, his cultists collapse into themselves and fall to their knees.

He locks his imaginary gauntlet around Minthara. “Stand.” Command. Verbal. Contradictory. This will be her testament of strength. “Show me what happened. Show me what you will do about it.”

[bobauthorman]

And that's what really matters.

[outtahp]

that moment when you're a basic bitch and make a half-elf druid 'cause nobody else wants to play healer

[curiousaur]

[image ID: gifs from dimension 20's never stop blowing up. in the first gif, izzy as paula (as jack manhattan) regretfully thwacks the top of her head with the heel of her palm. ify as wendell (as vic ethanol) says, "Look, you've done a great job as a cop. You blew that dude's brains out, and he didn't even have a weapon. Like that's cop 101." cut to brennan snickering behind a closed fist. end ID]

That's cop 101. Dimension 20: Never Stop Blowing Up - The Deluxe Royale

[aspiringhorrorauthor]

I’ve gotten really into painting people’s DND characters recently

[nerdier-together]

Hey Nerds! We're going live in less than 30 minutes on YouTube! Can't wait to see what kind of chaos we get into this week on Baldur's Gate 3!

-Stay Nerdy!

[bloodyarn]

🥚 hands babsi the githyanki egg. "this is a halfling egg. since you are one the group voted you in charge of it." the group being dio.

𝙻𝙴𝚃𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚂 . Give Babette an Egg.

     .  .  .

   Halflings  lay  eggs    ?    Wow.  You  never  stop  learning,  huh   ?   Gale  should  tell  her  more  about  the  wonders  of  halflings  later.  Not  really  satisfied  with  being  called  one  AGAIN,  but  definitely  not  turning  down  the  newest  addition  to  her  chicken  family.

    ❝  Wow,  that  looks  almost  like  Elise   !   I  didn't  know  halflings  lay  such  massive  eggs. ❞    Babette  was  proud  the  group  had  such  faith  in  her  abilities  to  warm  the  little  ones.  Motherhood  always  suited  her.

   ❝ Welcome  Portabella.  You  shall  get  a  spot  riiight  next  to  your  baby  sister. ❞

Mother hen score: 8

[intcritus]

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ (danya/crow .. this may sound nice but when crows says it ... oh boy 😭)

its dark, warm and for some people, eerie. but danya was a creature of the night, cute as people said he was, he's still a very dangerous creature. does he know how to be a vampire ? of course not, but it's easy to feed from people he'd only see once during one night stands. no one second-guess a bite on their inner thighs before getting oral. if he did bite someone outside of those moments, it was to drain criminals. their blood was foul but it did what it was supposed to.

while his belly half-full of nutrient rich blood, pointed ears twitch at the near-silent footsteps then words that echo in the moonlit night. ❝ ━ do you think i'm in some sort of danger ? ❞ there's a teasing lilt to danya's voice, dark brow quirking upward. something about this guy made the fine hairs along his body rise, and while danya doesn't step back from the guy's sudden presence, he does shift so his entire existence to properly face him, ❝ ━ come now, surely it's not you that i should fear. a stiff wind could blow you over. ❞ running his mouth in a possibly dangerous situation ? absolutely, he was his mother's child. ❝ ━ you're in more danger than i am, trust me. isn't it past your bedtime, little kid ? run along, i'm sure someone'll tuck you in. ❞ / @metrictita

[sapphira-mydnyte]

My second one will be Lilith La Vrinda.

I'm making RP charas & she's my first.

Warning: Long Post

RP Profile for: Cyrendra von Strayts

Name: Cyrendra von Strayts

Alias: Ezmerelda/Ezzy

Nickname: Cynder

Titles: Queen of Fire

Mortal Age: 27

Actual Age: 310

Sire: Demoness Zeronia von Strayts/Vampire Leon Hyde

Species: Half demon, half vampire.

Bloodline: The von Strayts as the half-blood Queen.

Zodiac: Leo

Sexuality: Bisexual

Gender: Female

Category: Main Character

Family:

Lilith: Demon Queen of Ice. Cynder hates her cold half sister with a passion & desires to steal the throne of hell from her.

Cyndarial: Demon Queen of Dragons. Cynder's cousin & favorite of the external family she has. These two love their fiery domain in the hells & get along since Cynder takes care of the dragons with her cousin.

Tyrena: Witch turned Demon by Cynder herself. Cynder won't admit it, but she's got a huge crush on the beautiful witch since she's been turned.

Lyla: Eldest Sister to Twyla & Viola, is in charge of hell while Lilith is out. Cynder is jealous of her running all of hell since it's now covered in ice, which is why she's in Arizona.

Twyla: Middle sister to Lyla & Viola. Is Cynder's best friend in hell & is always ready to answer her call instead of Lilith when she gets the chance.

Viola: Baby sister to Lyla & Twyla. Cynder looks after her when her older sisters are out with Lilith & is her ally when needed.

Abilities: Master swordswoman with long swords, short swords & daggers.

Fire, blood & demon magic.

Secondary commander of dragons.

Transform humans that are loyal to the hells into demons at will.

Inhuman speed & strength.

Can feed on sick mortals as a vampire without contracting the disease herself, but instead, can spread it if she feeds on a healthy mortal afterward.

Haven:

Normally: Hell in the rings of fire.

Currently: Deserts of Arizona, just outside of Phoenix, under the shifting sands.

Feeding: Hates cold foods with a passion.

Feeds on humans due to being half vampire.

Will eat almost anything cooked, whether it's mortal flesh, rebellious demons, or even mortal foods.

Has a particular liking to anything spicy & the hotter, the better.

Looks: This largely depends on where she is & the time of day. Since she's in Arizona, she has two outfits.

Due to the fact that she's half demon, she can walk in the sun, so she wears a skimpy, silver outfit that looks like an armored bikini with her glorious long horns coming out of what looks like a bandana, but is actually part of her demonic form.

By nightfall, her vampire half shows & she mixes it with her demon horns. Although the horns are shorter, she now wears red armor with boots that reach up to her knees & is more covered for the coolness of the dark. Her sword of fire is drawn, ready for battle as well.

Demeanor: To her allies in the hells & the witch, Tyrena, she's relentless in demanding loyalty & respect from them. However, she's also one of the hardest working queens in helping her cousin, some of Lilith's own allies & especially when helping Tyrena with her spells. She doesn't demand it for no reason, as she proves time & again that she does have a heart for a few souls. As long as they remain loyal & respect her, she'll not end their lives.

Nature: Cruel, tormenting & hateful around humanity. She punishes sinners & ends their lives as she sees fit. If she's feeding on humans instead of killing the sinners, she's still cruel with her bite, but far nicer depending on who she's feeding on.

Flaws: Unfortunately, even though she's a demon, her vampire half does mean that she's weaker during the day than at night. If one were to face her in the sun, they have a higher chance of beating her.

Another drawback of her vampire half is that she has to drink blood every so often & if she goes too long without feeding, she also becomes weak, even in hell.

As a demon & vampire, she is weak against holy relics & magics of any given sort, especially either during the day or when she hasn't drank blood for a period of time.

History: Zeronia & Leon, two sides of the coin of darkness. Zeronia was the right-hand lady of Tyren the Terror until she was sent out to Europe. She was said to have been chosen for an arranged marriage to the demon king, but on her travels, she met Leon. Leon was a rich, well-liked man who ran a gondola making company in Venice, Italy. He never revealed his vampire side to his workers, nor those he loved most, but it broke his heart to have to feed on the innocent every night. Zeronia fell in love with him, although she was assigned to kill him for betraying the Hyde family that pledged loyalty to Tyren. Zeronia, feeling the same as he did as in not wanting to hurt anybody that didn't deserve it, ran away with Leon.

Cyrendra was born five years after they got together, with Leon & Zeronia taking their mortal forms to go have her at the hospital. The doctor & nurses knew something off about the little girl, as she was stronger than the other newborns, louder & ate more. She never gained a lot of weight despite how much she ate, but for the most part, Cyrendra was a well-behaved little girl. She grew into a fine young lady as the years went on, usually on her best behavior too. Once she hit sixteen, her vampire & demon powers increased dramatically, throwing the young teen into a depressed state. She didn't understand why she hungered for blood, nor why she had fangs, claws, horns & scales or why, when she was in an extreme mood, her looks changed & she summoned fire in her emotional outbursts. When she asked her parents, they told her the truth & revealed their true forms to her. They loved her & told her so many times, even after she changed & they revealed themselves.

Unfortunately, the peace was not to last. Their home was attacked just before Cyrendra's eighteenth birthday, besieged by Tyren's army for her mother's betrayal to him. Leon was murdered by the king's sword & her mother was thrown into the fires of hell, burned alive in her mortal form. The teen was chained to a slab, forced to watch her parents die in the hells, but with their senseless ending, she awakened fully into her strength. To this day, she's never forgiven Tyren for killing her parents & seeks to end his reign forever, even if it means betraying Lilith.

To Coven: Cyrendra has her beloved witch, Tyrena running a coven in her name. Although the witches are few, they do Cyrendra's bidding in the mortal world. The coven name is simple, "Sisterhood of Strayt." This small coven & its followers hope to put Cynder on the throne, but to do it, bloodshed is required. To House She was once a part of the Hyde house when her parents were alive, but she's returned to the von Strayts house. Her father's betrayal was the Hyde family's downfall, but with her as their only child, she's reclaiming her mother's place in hell. Her coven members are part of her house just as much as her cousin is & she wouldn't trade them for the world if it means Tyren is dethroned.

Religion: Obviously, being a half demon-vampire hybrid, she's bound to the darkness & all seven deadly sins. However, each demon does have a beating heart within them, so even they are capable of love, but it's a rare trait in hell.

Work: She was trained in the ways of the sword by her father & magic by her mother, so for Cyrendra, she writes spellbooks for her followers & forges the finest weapons as well. She makes a good paycheck in the mortal realm when she's in Italy for anything. Europeans love to read about as much as they love to fight & with firearm regulation being tight in a lot of places, her daggers are what many call their best friend in the house. What friends her parents had & their children are the ones that usually buy them, but the books are loved in every sense. Although they're labeled as fiction, her books are in the libraries across Italy & in a few parts of Europe.

Hobbies: Besides crafting weapons, writing books & taking care of dragons, she's also fond of swimming. Not many demons take to enjoying the cool waters of the mortal realm, but Cyrendra does. This hobby stems from her childhood in Venice as her father let her go swimming in the canal that he had his finest gondolas docked in at his port. She doesn't go swimming very often, but she makes time to go though.