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Denizens of Ysgard, including bariaur, ratatoskr, and a couple of remorhazes. The young remorhaz is actually one of the last Monster Manual creatures left that I haven't drawn.

#d&d #pathfinder rpg #d&d 5e #d&d characters #character portraits #paper minis #remorhaz #ratatosk #ratatosk warlord #kobold press #treant #razorvine blight #bariaur #wanderer #warrior #hunter #shaman

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My character for an upcoming D&D campaign, the half-orc fighter Tusk Hornsby. My goal was to speed paint and get faster at the shading and highlighting and I think it worked out well.

#d&d #character #my character #half orc #fighter #champion #pirate #made in procreate

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This time we've got some demons, a demodand, constructs, and everyone's favorite floating skull Morte.

Some of these, like the armanite or fluxcharger, have been on my to-draw list forever now, so it feels good to finally knock em out.

#d&d #pathfinder rpg #d&d 5e #d&d characters #character portraits #d&d minis #paper minis #demon #demodand #armanite #kelubar #kolyarut #inevitable #morte #abyssal chicken #fluxcharger

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Can I use the minis on you site for a D&D game? (whenever i get to world building) If not ,can i use them as inspiration for my own drawings?I love your art!

I make these specifically to use in D&D home games, go wild!

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More generic npc city folk, this time magistrates, clerks, a duchess, a maid, and a sheep. Most of these are variants of my older characters, but the sheep is brand new

#d&d #paper minis #tabletop minis #pathfinder rpg #d&d 5e #d&d characters #clerk #magistrate #npc #sheep #maid #servant #elf #human #dwarf #ratfolk

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City watch and court mages for today, filling out some common npc niches with variants (and some variants that are changed so much they might as well be originals). More to come next week as well

#d&d minis #paper minis #character portraits #d&d #pathfinder rpg #court mage #wizard #elf #dwarf #human #guard #npc #sharpshooter #fighter #ranger #general #knight

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Last Shadowfell batch for now, more variants on older art. This time we've got an adult brass shadow dragon, five vampire spawn, and a masked ghoul and zombie. I used the masked undead as harvesters in a vampire winery, stolen from the living populace of the town to feed on and then serve as thralls for the family of vampires.

#d&d #paper minis #tabletop minis #pathfinder rpg #d&d 5e #npc tokens #shadow dragon #zombie #ghoul #vampire spawn #bandit #rogue #cultist #noble

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More denizens of the Shadowfell, this time variants of generic npcs.

The first four are shadar kai, or shadow elves. The rest are fetchlings—shadow-touched humanoids who try their best to live in the plane of shadows despite the horror and despair.

#d&d #paper minis #tabletop minis #pathfinder rpg #d&d 5e #npc tokens #shadar kai #fetchling #mage #witch #commoner #bard #guard #warrior #noble #npc

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My party is in the Shadowfell in my home game, so you all get a variety of creatures and residents of the plane of shadows. Including Zon-Kuthon and some kytons, a baku, death's heads, and more creepy monsters for gothic horror and spooky fun.

#d&d characters #paper minis #tabletop minis #d&d #pathfinder rpg #d&d 5e #Zon-Kuthon #chain devil #kyton #baku #flesh golem #skeleton #champion #death's head #death butterfly swarm #saber tooth tiger

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My interpretation of Lothaire from my Tuesday game. A fetchling ex assassin cowboy type. I was just so immediately charmed by his design by @desertdruidcrafts that I had to draw him

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Getting caught up on the backlog of characters I've drawn for the campaign. I want to get better about posting them more regularly.

Here are some fun ones from the last couple arcs, and a few miscellaneous creatures from other campaigns like my animated objects.

#d&d #tabletop minis #d&d 5e #pathfinder rpg #d&d characters #character portraits #paper minis #animated objects #leeches #swarm #kuthite #priest #inquisitor #umbral agent #leonin #beholder #kelp eel #couatl

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Aaand some more, including an adorable giant almiraj that my party hunted alongside the Wild Hunt

#d&d #paper minis #tabletop minis #d&d 5e #pathfinder rpg #almiraj #rat #deva #harengon #bugbear #gnome #eladrin #mage #fighter #bard #herbalist #bats #tikbalang #d&d characters #character portraits

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D&D monsters and NPCs for the Feywild arc of my campaign. I had a lot of fun with these, almost all of them are from the Monster Manual Expanded series of third party supplements. I love shaking it up with a little variety

#d&d characters #character portraits #d&d #tabletop minis #paper minis #d&d 5e #pathfinder rpg #monster manual expanded 3 #tlincalli #shaman #chieftain #warlock #witch #priest #scorpionfolk #anito #diwata #maligno #engkanto #eleinomae #nymph

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The Monastery of Sensation, whose members are often known as Third-Eyes, is a faction dedicated to individuality and authenticity. Each member is encouraged by the factol, Andriana Galanaki, to look withing, discover themselves, and experience as much of what the world has to offer as possible. These experiences aren’t limited just to positive ones – even pain and danger are something to learn from.

Members of the Monastery of Sensation spend their time at the Monastery training their minds and bodies with meditation, yoga, sparring, substance use, and by using sensory stones or other artifacts to dream the experience of another and learn from it. They are generally friendly to a fault, can seem vacuous to other cagers, and show their authentic self with a unique sense of style, including accessories, tattoos, and piercings.

Ideal. Authenticity. No matter your role or responsibility, you must be your truest self. It’s our goal to understand and accept that authenticity in others.

Headquarters. The Monastery

Leadership. The leader of the Monastery of Sensation is a powerful eladrin named Andriana Galanaki. Andriana has wild mood swings as a result of her appearance and demeanor being stuck between two seasons, split between Spring and Summer.

Last one for today. I've had a good time designing the Monastery of Sensation from the ground up, using parts from the Sensates of Planescape lore, rave culture, and a fun take on red/green philosophies from MTG.

#d&d characters #d&d #d&d 5e #pathfinder rpg #character art #elf #eladrin #half-elf #githzerai #azata #bralani #lillend #satyr #changeling #oread #earth genasi #monk #martial artist #druid #acolyte #dream weaver #sensory mentor #raving sensate #warrior #summer #spring

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The Lookers in the Stars, also known as the Rainbow Runners, is a faction of self-improvement. Its members hone their crafts, their minds, their bodies – often fighting for guts and glory along the way. Herbalists and healers use magic to bring eager Rainbow Runners in tune with the cadence of the universe, teaching each upstart athlete, warrior, and druid how to act and do battle through pure instinct.

Ideal. Intuition. In fighting and in learning, honing your intuition goes a long way. By tapping into the 'cadence' of the planes and acting through pure instinct, one can achieve a higher state of being.

Headquarters. The Great Gymnasium

Leadership. The leader of the Lookers in the Stars is an Ysgardian warrior spirit named Britheva the Hunter, who was a powerful warrior and adept druid in her day, and even more so as her learning and training has transcended mortal life.

#d&d characters #d&d #d&d 5e #pathfinder rpg #character art #warrior #spirit #Ysgard #dragonborn #bronze dragonborn #human #elf #half-orc #werewolf #lycanthrope #hill giant #stone giant #wardrummer #star speaker #ritual champion #druid #berserker #scout

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The Lustrous Cabaret is Sigil’s newest faction, reformed in the Shattered Ward into a community of artists, actors, musicians, and authors casually known as the Mummers. Belphegor leads this wide-ranging troupe, taking on this role after her previous venture in Hell’s Embassy didn’t pay off like she had hoped.

Now an influential celebrity at the center of the universe, Belphegor encourages the members of the Lustrous Cabaret – “You too can be just like me, if you just climb the ladder and work your magic.” Whether that's true or not has yet to be seen by the aspiring performers and yet to be realized by the voracious talent scouts of the Shattered Ward.

Some, like the lounge singer Roksana, have achieved local fame – breaking the rungs of the ladder as she climbed. Others aren't so lucky, playing Sigil's many taverns and giving street performances in a sea of desperate hopefuls in feverish competition with one another.

Ideal. Influence. Power and agency let us act upon our preferences at any time, reshaping the world around us into whatever we want. The more power, the more influence.

Headquarters. Torus Theatre

Leadership. The leader and host of the Lustrous Cabaret is Belphegor, the archdevil consort of Mephistopheles.

I meant to post these more frequently, so I'm going to post a few in a row to make up for it. Eventually I want to share some maps I've made for the factions as well, and the generic NPC statblocks I've designed for the faction agents - in this case, the aspiring performer, talent scout, and ascendant star.

#d&d characters #d&d #d&d 5e #pathfinder rpg #character art #tiefling #devil #cambion #human #half-elf #rakshasa #bard #musician #warlock #mage #aspiring performer #talent scout #ascendant star #noble #archdevil

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The Five Families, whose members are known on the street as Ringers, is a faction of factions led by the Coterie, a council composed of the head of each of the titular five crime families that make up this mob-like faction. In any other city, these five families would be competing against each other, forming only tenuous, fleeting alliances.

But in Sigil, a city limited to fifteen official factions – no more, no less – the five come together to make use of their fortes in relative harmony. Those whose ancestry doesn’t align with one of the families – orc, goblinoid, dwarf, human, or halfling – are still welcome, and are not bound to exclusivity with one family.

Ideal. Tribalism. We look after our own and watch out for anyone who would challenge us. Allies and favors are worth as much as gold.

Headquarters. The Prison, though each family has its own headquarters in the Graytower Ward

Leadership. The Coterie, the patriarchs of the various gang families that make up the group. The patriarchs in question are Shadgar Lugat-Rok, the orc; Darragh O’Maney, the hobgoblin; Fergus Undergrave, the dwarf; Rolf Ciardha, the human; and Xander Easthorn, the halfling.

Here's the first of my fifteen factions of Sigil that I designed for my campaign - the Five Families. They're a mafia syndicate with origins in Acheron. I'm using the color wheel system from MTG for each of the fifteen factions, and the Five Families are black/white.

#d&d characters #d&d #d&d 5e #pathfinder rpg #character art #orc #goblin #hobgoblin #bugbear #human #halfling #dwarf #rogue #thief #burglar #executioner #acheron #acheronite warrior #thug #mercenary #assassin