#cr fresh cut grass

[undead-knick-knack]

One last bitch comment for old times sake 😔💛

[greenpa1nt]

“You just put a big red button in front of me”

Facial expression sketch practice, E77 reactions

[magicallarynx]

“Please be specific, and brief” new email signature, sorted—courtesy of FCG

[ofdarkestdesires]

Alright! So, now that we have the full line-up of the Level 10 Bell’s Hells artwork, I think it’s about time I sat down and gave my personal opinions that nobody asked for about everyone’s styles.

Chetney Pock'o'pea

While I appreciate the more active pose and visible armor as opposed to his more unassuming original design, I am very off-put that he completely abandoned his original color scheme and all shreds of his original aesthetic. I also think the tracksuit is a bit much—listen, I’m a fan of toeing the line of what fashion belongs in a fantasy setting, but I’m pretty sure this fully vaulted over the it and did a full backflip and three-point landing into ridiculous. 3/10

And unfortunately, the same must be said for his Lycan form. This artwork feels like a serious downgrade from the original Chetwolf, which honestly filled me with a shock of horror each time he popped up. The only reason it is higher than base-Chet is that Chetwolf is still a werewolf, and werewolves are badass. 4/10

Laudna

Laudna, on the otherhand, is a total glow-up from her original design. Everything about her design ties together and brings in perfectly her aesthetic and backstory, from the haunting tree embroidery on her dress (akin to the Sun Tree she was hung from) to the little Pate birdhouse backpack (an homage to the Baba Yaga forest witch imagery she picked up), all the while looking so much like the elegant and imposing Delilah Briarwood. Easy 10/10 for me.

Fresh Cut Grass (F.C.G.)

F.C.G.'s new art...isn't bad, but I'm not as wowed by it as some others on this list. Something has clearly changed here in the choice to include his new blue jacket, and I approve! I'm also a fan of the wires having more definition and appearing more purposefully stylized, as if he's taking better care of himself...but the pose and the style just feel a bit lacking to me. 5/10

Fearne Calloway

Honestly, my only gripe with this outfit is the upper-half of her bustier. It feels very cluttered and like there is a lot of fine detail that just ends up being all meshed together. That would be my other only other gripe, too—there's a lot of small, fine details here that makes her feel cluttered. Which, honestly, fits her as the sneaky little hoarder that she is! But yeah, I would've done something else, something cleaner, with the upper half of her bodice. Also, while I know she is a Druid, I don't think she needs the plant growth on her legs... 8/10

Imogen Temult

I would just like to point out that this outfit was unveiled to us as Imogen's choice for winter-wear while traveling through the Crystal Sands Tundra. Is it sexy? Definitely. Is it my personal taste? Mm, not really, but I can see the appeal. Am I upset that even after the semi-canonization of her needing glasses, this bitch is still not a sexy glasses-wearing nerd? Absolutely—but the biggest sin this outfit does is fail to be climate-accurate. -1/10 for improper environment protection, and 7/10 for the outfit itself.

Orym, Savior Blade of the Tempest

I am incredibly torn here. Because, when it comes down to the armor itself, this is a clear winner. Orym's new uniform is a perfect upgrade from his original more humble and simple apparel, becoming much more about function and protection, while still retaining his svelte and limber appearance. The noted upgrade to Seedling is also nice, though I wish it was a bit more pronounced. What pulls me back from really loving this design, though, is his proportions—I feel like his head is way too big, or his limbs are way too skinny. Over all, I have to give this an 8/10.

Ashton Greymoore

Remember at the start how I said I'm all for toeing the line of what fashion belongs in fantasy settings? Yeah, this fucks! From the first episode, we knew that Ashton was a punk, and this just picks that up and runs with it in such a cool, fun way. I legitimately want this entire outfit—fuck cosplay, I'd just wear this irl! It leans enough on his old design to be recognizable, but pops out as truly his own. And the hammer looks wild—I can't wait to see that thing really pop off like crazy in the next fight. Definitely a 10/10 from me!

[emotional-mess-in-distress]

You have to.

[druidposting]

Bless Matt for asking Sam if he knows what hes doing, but Sam Knows What Hes Doing.

[adustbaginturmoil]

I adore how every member of Bell’s Hells can be described as monstrous in appearance, they truly are hellish.

Laudna and her form of dread. A tall, spindly, and unnaturally flexible and twisted body, adorned with either a mantle of branches, or a mourning veil dependent on how much she lets the dark necromancer inside of her take control.

Chetney and his grisly transformations. Losing control in both the bright, and red moons alike, skin ripping replaced by fur, and strangely stretched bones twisting until they form something far more animal than human.

Imogen and her scars. Although ever present, the unnatural light brightest when she casts magic, and her loss of control results in mass destruction. A rising figure barely contained by flesh, ripping reality, with eyes and scars aglow. Red and purple.

Fearne and her fey monstrosity. When she’s in the fey wilde, her pupils stretch themselves into goat-like rectangles, and she gets ever-so furrier, hair longer, and scragglier, sharper edges than before. And in case you ever forget about her form there, she has a claw like hand to curl around your throat to remind you while you're encased in her flame.

Ashton and his head. A hole in a person’s head allowing you to see through their skull, and skin decorated with gold, showing you the lines where their body fell apart. When they prepare to attack, through the glass shines various lights indicating precisely how they will decimate you. What’s worse, they were soft once. Can you imagine the slow spread of stone over flesh? Inhuman.

FCG and their eyes. When a switch is flipped, his eyes go from a nice, pleasant blue, to a murderous red. An amicable personality turned sour. The scariest part? It’s a design feature; not bug.

Throughout this post, you were likely wondering about Orym, who’s kinda just a guy. A halfling man with a history of loss, attempting to do good.

But we’ve all heard the poem, haven’t we?

“Demons run when a good man goes to war. Night will fall and drown the sun, when a good man goes to war. Friendship dies and true love lies, night will fall and the dark will rise, when a good man goes to war.“

[lavendertheys]

I can't stop thinking about what Sam did.

how that three hours of combat was miserable.

how nobody thought they'd make it out alive.

how it was the party's cleric who made the sacrifice.

how it was Sam Riegel's cleric.

how nobody executes an emotional suckerpunch quite like him.

and I'm still Extremely Frustrated about the combat itself, but I loved the Episode, and that's exclusively because of Sam. I don't know if anyone else could've landed that kind of ending, with that precise ratio of near-TPK devastation and desperately needed emotional catharsis, with a way to single-handedly take back the players' agency in an otherwise hopeless situation.

(maybe Liam, because Orym's a sacrifice guy, but I don't think that version would have nearly as much Joy at its foundation.

or maybe Travis, because Chetney's an old man and one of the few PC's with the privilege of some narrative closure, but I would've been a thousand times sadder.)

I can't stop thinking about what Sam did.

[asphy7]

Spent almost 3 weeks on this piece procrastinating commissions…

[catrassingletear]

Oh Laudna....

[gobliiine]

look at this nice lil automaton I found in a bargain bin at fye! 😀 hope they don’t go into some sort of murder-bot mode out of stress and try to kill me 🙂

[undead-knick-knack]

Just gotta meme thru the pain guys 🥲

[greenpa1nt]

“is that me?”

More expression practice… E78 fallout.

[theplatinumcritter]

Essek is going to physically age if he ever sees Bell's Hells

There's an aeormaton that can go murder mode at any moment and the earth genasi is basically a living walking beacon

And overall,I don't think Essek would appreciate their chaos even if he was used to the Mighty Nein by now

[magicallarynx]

“You are more beautiful than a simple binary answer”

[emotional-mess-in-distress]

Haha episode 31 am I right guys?