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#characters #oooh

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@arsonforcharlie

Peak dad behaviour

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Yeah, having taught a fair number of systems to different people (been playing DnD and other tabletop systems for over two decades now). DnD is actually relatively very difficult to introduce new players to (it's a little easier if they've ingested some actual plays but if they haven't... and especially if they chose a mechanically complex character to start? Buckle up, that's going to be some heavy lifting from the GM to start).

Understanding how everything comes together and interacts is the opposite of intuitive. Especially if you're expecting your players to help by learning their part rather than juggling it all for them. If an experienced GM is handling most of the mechanics for you it might feel more intuitive but also, that brings up the issue of learning as a GM. And the learning curve there is really steep with DnD. And you can play for years and have good system mastery and still stumble on the rules, or have continued with some basic misconceptions for that whole time. (Also just the claim that WoTC cares more about accessibility issues than any of the indies out there is... laughable...).

Hell, if you actually are enamoured of and want a DnD-like/DnD adjacent system that, in my experience, is easier to teach to new players, easier to learn, and way easier on first time GMs (way less mental juggling needed on mechanics, so easier to get used to the rest). Try Numenera.

You do of course understand that the reason most people prefer DND 5E is that it's one of the easiest systems to learn? Like I'm sorry it's all well and good to 'break up the cultural monopoly' but I have Dyscalculia and DND is seemingly the only tabletop system that doesn't consistently ask me to do a hefty amount of complex math. I've never given WOTC a penny but the reason I've primarily played 5E over basically everything else is it's the only system that was extremely easy to learn and completely self explanatory. (Also - I like elves and magic and shit.) You roll one dice to see if you can do a thing, you add whatever your plus or minus is, and then roll damage where appropriate. Easy. Meanwhile seemingly everything else is like "Okay so you roll two dice except sometimes it's four and then you take this stat and you divide it by that dice roll and then you add a number equivalent to the day of the week unless it's a leap year then you times that by three and if you get a prime number you can lift that coffee cup." Like have you ever heard of Villains and Vigilantes, for instance? It's fucking insane. Like I'm not saying I don't get why you wanna make this point? But I feel like I have to point out that most people who make indie TTRPG's don't seem to focus on accessibility when designing their systems and they are EXTREMELY intimidating for new players. And often, what people who are big into TTRPG's do is assume that because THEY fully understand this system and how it works, new players will too just as easily. The amount of times I've spoken to a GM, said "This sounds a bit complicated", and they've gone "No no no it's easy" and then described the most complicated set of rules I've ever heard is ridiculous.

Okay it sounds you've had a very narrow range of experiences with RPGs then because D&D 5e is on the higher end of complexity when it comes to RPGs and most indie RPGs are actually a lot less complex than D&D 5e. Like, Villains & Vigilantes is not the median when it comes to RPG complexity. There are systems even lighter than D&D out there. :)

#I mean try so many systems honestly #it's really fun #and you learn something new from every one #including what you do and don't enjoy #but like if you really like DnDishness but are trying to learn or intro people #you can do a lot worse than starting with #Numenera #you can muscle through DnD if you want #but if you're a new GM especially highly recommend it as the gateway drug #I'm sure there are others that would fill that niche too

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XIX century Library at Marienburg Castle, Germany

#setting inspiration #oooooh

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today on neat hozier retweets: disappearing birds!

#creatures #real world #inspiration #love it #swarms #and #flocks #are very neat

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“Which shot in the movie ended up being the toughest to pull off, and why?”

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the Ul'dahn hideout... for V'nita

part 1 process video is up on youtube :D it's just sketch-> lineart in the vid so far, part 2 will show color!

#ooooh #pretty #I love #buildings #setting inspiration #forever in awe of other peoples art

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i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again

these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled

#references #art references

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discworld stuff,,, mostly with vetinari and color keys i love doing color keys

scrabble gamin- oh god no dont putthat x down

shapes,,,,, i love shapes

this ones unfinished but im stillputting it out there in case i never get around to coloring it properly

#characters #discworld #these are just so very good! #expressiveness much shape #love them

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Forest afternoon's light.

Hokkaido, Japan.

#setting inspiration

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📜 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺! Teleportation Map
Scroll, very rare ___

This map is delicately inked on a magic scroll and kept in an elaborate travel case. Almost every “teleportation map” is different: some show maps of entire continents, whereas others are of local city streets or their immediate surroundings. When found, the GM decides the area and scale of the map on the scroll.

While holding the scroll, you can use an action to speak its command word and touch a point on the outstretched map. When you do, you and up to seven other creatures of your choice that are touching you are teleported to the spot you touched on the map. That spot on the map is then incinerated, leaving a charred 1-inch-radius circle around the point. If you touch a spot on the scroll that’s charred and speak its command word, nothing happens.

Maps on a smaller scale can teleport you more accurately than those on a larger one. The GM decides how close you are to the intended target depending on where you touch the map in relation to its size and scale.

Each time you use this scroll, roll a d20. On a 1, the scroll bursts into flames (after teleporting you) and is destroyed. This number increases by 1 each time the map’s been used, after the first. When found, the map has been used 1d6 − 3 times (minimum 0). ___

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#items #oooh #I like this idea #inspiration

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Me: wow three nat 1s in a row the odds of that are like one in eight-thousand

My determinist friend: actually the probability of it happening was one-hundred percent because it happened

#i was laughing #and then shaking my head at the last adamant contribution there #people are so bad at probability #XD #our intuitive brains trip us up so easily on it XD

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Character sheet for Beatrice, the cursed, drunk pirate captain 💀🍺

#characters #love her #Characters #inspiration #forever in awe of #other people's art

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

#references #art references

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I will never! (Also, it's a glaive)

@oldearthaccretionist please stop standing by your boop button with a halberd it's important

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But the complexity and the grey lie not in the boop, but what you do with the boop once you have it.

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My Dragon Age Inquisition character card embroideries all together! Each is 11.5x19.5 cm. Dorian took 73 hours, Cassandra took 89 hours, and Sera took 75 hours.

I wonder which character I'll do next...

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[Image descriptions: Embroidered versions of the Dorian, Cassandra and Sera character selection card from Dragon Age Inquisition.

Dorian holds a book under his left arm while casting magic with his right. There are white glyphs in the air and a white snake running under his cloak and under his arm.

Cassandra sits atop a war horse with Inquisition soldiers behind her. She wears black armour with a gold-trimmed cloak, and the Seeker flag and he cloak stream behind her.

Sera stands atop a slanted tree trunk with her bow held suggestively between her legs, looking at the Skyhold tower in the distance, where the tiny figure of the inquisitor is present in the window. Mountains and turrets make up the background behind her.]

#oooooh! #gorgeous! #fibrecrafts! #Characters #inspiration #forever in awe of #other people's art