the gorgug-porter conversation is interesting to me because like. yea for the overwhelming majority of the conversation porter’s being shitty & trying to fit gorgug into a box that gorgug just does not fit into by trying to make gorgug’s relationship with his rage more focused on the aggression aspect of it. but then there’s also this specific thing that brennan brought up again in the ap, which is that gorgug’s relationship with his rage is wholly “this is a tool i use to protect my friends.” which isn’t a bad thing! but that’s his Whole relationship with it, & gorgug seems to place next to no value on his rage in relationship to himself. which is problematic, because it’s first & foremost his rage.
being raised in a household with a sort of toxic positivity largely meant that, whether or not it was his parents’ intention, gorgug internalized the message that more traditionally “negative” emotions such as anger are the wrong response to something. part of the reason he prioritizes his artificing is probably because it’s “fixing” things. in comparison to being a barbarian, which gorgug associates with “breaking” things. good vs. bad behavior, in his eyes.
it’s a totally unacceptable bar to measure a 16 y/o by, but i do think part of porter’s reasoning for not letting gorgug multiclass is him recognizing that gorgug generally does not value anger as a valid emotional response to something, at the very least for himself. & that directly conflicts with what being a barbarian is, because whether you like it or not, that rage is what fuels you. but again, barring a kid from pursuing something they deeply care about in part (not entirely, porter has a lot of more bullshit reasons) because of their fundamental values & world outlook is crazy.
so yes, 98% of porter’s reasoning is pretty shitty, immature, rife with a toxic view that there’s only one proper way to access rage, & generally not a good thing to do as a teacher, but also within that reasoning is the 2% of ‘there is a fundamental part of yourself that you only value if you can use it to take care of other people & you need to accept that as something that can take care of you, too.’ but that’s something to discuss with a therapist or a guidance counselor, not something that should hugely impact gorgug’s academic future.
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The goliath barbarian/monk Zhara and warlock Viviana for @illastrologist! Had tons of fun working on these two (I love doing polyptych commissions)!
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Made an Aasimar - Barbarian character for my next DND campaign🔥
Some facts about Uriel
she’s a bounty hunter
likes to play cards but really bad at it
frequently knocks over the board when she thinks she’s going to lose
her skin has a weak glow to it. hard to distinguish from a human
has trust issues
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Some free-to-use DND designs I've made this week :)
If you use them for any purpose, please credit me! : D
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My gf's dnd character Marehalm I drew over a year ago. The spotted seal is just for reference to make sure Marehalm had the vibes and short fur-like hair of a seal. His name means lyme grass.
My pc Malurt babysat him once. This almost prepared her for becoming an older sister a few years later (not really).
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I finally found someone to DM for me! I ended up making a very abrasive and flamboyant Barbarian/Rogue girl with a traumatic backstory and mysterious powers.
I'm so excited to play again, its been nearly a year since I lost all of my campaigns in the divorce and I've been itching to play again.
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Vintage Comic Panel commission
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The Primrose Pirates
NPC crew for my Pathfinder 2e campaign. Formerly player characters of mine, most of which suffered the curse of being in very short-lived campaigns.
Both "as drawn" and "to scale" versions included below:
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Merlin has definitely played dungeons & dragons (since the 20th century, duh) and he’s definitely played a himbo paladin called Wart PencilLizard
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the parents of my newest wizard, Benny. their names are Behati and Ormrod, they're a little tough but ultimately loving. (I figured I could play someone with ok parents for once)
I still want to draw Benny's siblings as well. fun character design practice since uh. Behati and Ormrod had 11 kids total
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Brooklyn Highsong
Bardbarian multi-class commission for @halfshadows6 !
Thank you again!
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salt does not photograph well...
hart ( @thecoffeerain) and lace ( @anonbea) helping salt make a fantasy grindr account
@anonbea did the colours!
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Early design of my Tav
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