#z'ress

[lichfucker]

ingot's last combat turn of the entire campaign he made four attacks, hit all of them, and did 125 damage. the first one would have been a crit but the bbeg used chronal shift to make me reroll. but the LAST last turn of the entire campaign was z'ress making three attacks, the last of which was a crit that couldn't be cancelled. the last d20 roll of reforged world was a natural 20. I rolled 4d8+20d6+21 for 98 damage. that was the last roll of the campaign. twenty d6es in my palms.

I'll have something more emotional to say later. I have a lot to say about it.

I just want to marvel at the numbers for a moment.

#bluh bluh #z'ress #ingot #ttrpgs

[keplercryptids]

mm i'm just gonna share the lil thief prayer an npc friend of the party made last session because i like it and i like z'ress and this game is ending soon and i'm unwell about it. (i considered sharing the other prayers z'ress made for dead people but they weirdly feel too personal to share on tumblr.com???? lol????? im normal i swear)

Thiefwatcher, Well-wisher, the Nameless and the Unnamed. I make this offering in deepest gratitude and praise. Praise for my friends, those near to me and those far away; my friends who have never, ever failed me. Praise for my love, my arrow, for his devotion and care. Praise for our safety through oceans and earth and hellfire and whatever the fuck is gonna come next. Praise for my life -- my small, troubled, weird, beautiful little life -- as it is, as it will be. Praise for all that I have and all that I've lost, all I have loved and will continue to love. Praise for the cracked windows and unlocked doors, the full pockets and the locks that give; the dark alleys, the gutters, the shadowy corners and the empty sewers. Praise for the outcasts and the unlucky, the freaks and the weirdos, the cheats and the liars, the thieves among thieves, the underdogs. Praise for the comeuppance. Praise for Hope's Crown and all its people. Praise for you, Watcher of Thieves. Cast some really dope shadows soon for us, if you can. We're gonna need all the help we can get.

#z'ress #reforged campaign #jd&d

[quasieli]

ingot in #44 r u mine?

[ID copied from alt text: A digital half body drawing of Z’ress (he/they) and Ingot (he/they), a NPC and a PC from the Reforged D&D campaign, set against a leafy green background with thick diagonal stripes of peach cutting through it. Both are drawn in a limited palette, with Z'ress's consisiting of light purple-gray, grass green, lime green, dark yellow-green, and warm dark brown, and being a complementary palette to Ingot’s, which is made of muted yellow, peach, dark brown-pink, dark pink-purple, and dark navy blue. Z'ress, a drow, is cuddled into Ingot, a tiefling, the pair pressed cheek to cheek, both smiling softly with their eyes closed. End description.]

Are you mine? Forever and always 💙💙

#Eli's Art #Limited Palette Challenge #Asks #DomesticatedAnimals #Z'ringot #Z'ress #Ingot #them 💙💙 #also while trying to think of the caption my brain just kept saying 'I'm he's and he'm i's' akshskjf

[euryalex]

Your honor, she was just feeling a little bit silly :(

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#Baldur's Gate 3 #her current name is Z'Ress but I'll probably change it

[g4ll0wd4nc3r]

my bg3 girls are so beautiful i love them

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #z'ress and elira you will always be famous #i need to work on an oc directory bc I think that's what I'm gonna focus on rn but for now. observe #tav #bg3 tav #pspsps bg3 likers show me ur tavs btw

[lunastrophe]

Drow Language 🕷️ Glossary from Drow of the Underdark (2e)

Drow glossary from Drow of the Underdark (E. Greenwood, 1991), a supplemental rules book for use with AD&D (2e). Around two hundred canon words that allow to create simple sentences, messages and the like.

I organized the terms from the glossary into categories, so that the range of topics and the variety of vocabulary for each of them could be seen more clearly. Unsurprisingly, categories with the most words are connected to dealing with people, stealth and fight, travel and exploration, also magic and spirituality.

🕷️ To Be

tlu – be, to be phuul – are zhah – is

🕷️ Pronouns

usstan – I, self (literally, "this one") usstil – one in my place dos – you dosst – yours dosstan – yourself nind – they, them, their, theirs* nindyn – those vel’uss – who

*In fan-created drow language sources, "them", "their" and "theirs" are usually translated differently to avoid confusion.

🕷️ People, Professions, Titles

dobluth – outcast faern – wizard, magic-worker of any race or gender ilharn – patron, title of matron mother’s chosen mate ilhar – mother, to mother* ilharess – matron or matron mother, title of a female ruling a noble drow House ilharessen – matrons jabbuk – master, male in charge of some task or office malla – honored, term of respect qu’ellar – House, titled noble family sargtlin – (drow) warrior valsharess – queen** yathrin – (drow) priestess yathtallar – (drow) high priestess

*Only in a biological sense - "to mother" as in "to give birth to", not "to nourish and comfort". ** Title typically reserved for Lolth.

🕷️ Friends, Enemies, Relationships

abban – ally, not-enemy abbil – comrade, trusted friend* akh – band, group inthigg – agreement, treaty khaless – trust** maglust – apart, alone nau – no ogglin – rival, opponent, enemy*** qua’laelay – argument, disagreement, confrontation, but not yet open conflict quarth – order, exercise of authority quarthen – ordered, commanded ssinssrigg – passion, lust, greed, longing, love**** thalra – meet, encounter talthalra – meeting, council, parley thalack – war, open fighting xal – may, might, perhaps

* At least as trusted as possible in drow terms (see khaless). ** Especially foolish or misplaced kind of trust, since drow do not really believe in genuine trust. *** "Active"; all creatures are considered potential ogglin until proven otherwise. **** Not a selfless, unconditional, romantic kind of love.

🕷️ Non-Drow, Monsters

darthiir – faeries, surface elves, traitors gol – goblin goln – goblins haszak – illithid, mind flayer haszakkin – illithids rivvil – human rivvin – humans orbb – spider phindar – monster, dangerous being, especially a non-intelligent creature

🕷️ Insults

iblith – offal, excrement, carrion* wael – fool

* Often used in reference to non-drow and slaves.

🕷️ Battle, Life, Death

bautha – dodge, to dodge dro – life, alive elgg – kill, slay, destroy elghinn – death honglath – clever thinking, calm, bravery, good behavior jivvin – fun, play, but in sense of amusing cruelty, "animal spirits" kulg – snag, hitch, blockage* kulggen – deliberate rampart, shield, or other barrier luth – cast, throw, hurl phalar – grave, battle-marker plynn – take, size sargh – confidence in weapons, battle-might, strength-at-arms, valor sarn! – beware!, warning! sreen – danger streea – suicide, death in the service of Lolth, a House, or a community streeaka – reckless(ness), fearless(ness) thalackz’hind – raid, attack from afar ultrinnan – conquering, victory, to win or prevail velve – blade, dagger, knife, sword z'ress – power, strength, force, dominance**

* Impediment to will or to plans, but also an actual, material blockage, like debris in a shaft or passage. ** Especially strength of the will that allows a person, for example, to successfully manipulate others.

🕷️ Schemes, Stealth, Shadows

brorn – surprise brorna – surprises golhyrr – surprise, ruse, trap ilindith – aim, goal, hoped-for event inth – plan, stratagem, scheme kyone – alert / alertly, wary / warily, careful / carefully kyorl – watch, wait, guard kyorlin – watching, waiting, guarding olist – caution, stealth oloth – darkness, utter natural darkness or magical darkness ssussun – light, brightness veldrin – shadows, concealment afforded by varying light velkyn – unseen, hidden, invisible waela – foolish, unaware, unwary

🕷️ Magic, Faith, Destiny

elamshin – destiny, the will of Lolth* elend – usual, traditional faer – magic faerl – magical faerbol – magical item orthae – holy, sacred Quarvalsharess – Goddess (title of Lolth) quar’valsharess – goddess (other than Lolth) ul-ilindith – destiny yath – temple, also property, work or decree of the temple Yorn – power, will or servant-creature of the Goddess (Lolth)

* Destiny as unique purpose, connected to the intent of higher power (Lolth).

🕷️ Work, Learning, Exploration

colbauth – path, known way mrimm – guide, key, inspiration noamuth – wanderer, lost, unknown obsul – opening, door, gap or chink ragar – find, discover, uncover talinth – think, consider xun – do, to complete or accomplish xund – striving, effort, work xundus – doing, achievement, work completed or manifested in some concrete result zhaunil – learning, wisdom, knowledge z'hin – walk z'hind – trip, journey, expedition z'orr – climb

🕷️ Wealth, Goods, Gifts

belaern – wealth, coinage, treasure belbau – to give belbol – gift bol – item, thing, an unknown, unidentified, mysterious or important object cahallin – food, but only produced or harvested, including raid-spoils; not hunted game or cooked food

🕷️ Numbers, Quantity

uss – one ust – first draa – two drada – second llar – three llarnbuss – third tuth – both mzild – more jal – all

🕷️ Comparisons

alur – better, superior alurl – best, foremost taga – than ultrin – supreme, highest, conqueror ultrine – supreme, highest (applied to Lolth only)

🕷️ Relations In Space And Time

alust – in front, facing, in the forefront bauth – around, about dal – from del – of doeb – out elendar – continue, continued, continuing, enduring harl – down, under, below izil – as lil – the lueth – and natha – a pholor – on, upon rath – back ratha – backs rathrae – behind ulu – to wun – in wund – among, within, into

For more of my drow lore ramblings, feel free to check my pinned post 🕷️

#dnd lore #drow #drow lore #lolth sworn drow #drow language #drow culture #dark elves

[noamuth]

Orgoll

Dalamus' eldest brother. Born 300 years before the events of Baldur's Gate 3, and born 100 years before Dalamus.

Orgoll was a bully at best, and a conniving cold-blooded murderer at worst, an exemplary individual by Lolthite standards. He had no patience for gemcutting, his family's trade. He desired power, and lusted for blood. To satisfy this, he willingly joined military service, aiming to be an elite warrior, and then a commander.

He was strong, preferred a hammer as his weapon, and favored the combat styles of Z'ress a'thalak and Orb Alur. Z'ress a'thalak focused on physical strength, while Orb Alur taught one how to strike many enemies at once. While he mastered neither, the combination in practice was terrifying to behold, and earned him the fear and respect he desired.

Orgoll detested his brothers. He hated Nilaufein for his kindness, what Orgoll considered weakness, disgusting, an embarrassment, and would have gladly killed him if not for the fact that Nilaufein rivaled him in strength thanks to his own job. He was jealous of the attention Dalamus got for his gemcutting skill, and would sabotage his work, harass him, insult him, and push him around.

The only thing keeping Dalamus safe from permanent harm was the fact that he was the only skilled gemcutter of his generation keeping the family's trade alive, and Orgoll did not want to deal with the potential fallout. Hence, the sabotage--if he could make Dalamus appear incompetent, then killing him would be doing everyone a favor.

By the time Nilaufein was called to participate in a surface raid, never to return, Orgoll was climbing rank and fully immersed in his job, his power, rarely coming home except by a parent's behest or for religious meetings. Each return offered another chance to mock Nilaufein's death and sabotage Dalamus' work, but he succeeded fewer and fewer times as Dalamus grew more skilled and hid his tools better.

After Dalamus' Blooding, Orgoll was asked to return so they might celebrate his little brother finally proving himself an adult. Unbeknownst to Orgoll, Dalamus had been practicing some skills outside of gemcutting, such as stealth.

Believing Dalamus to be out of the house one night, Orgoll retired to bed, where he could initiate Trance in peace before returning to his military duties. But he would never return. Dalamus had been hidden under the bed, waited for Orgoll to initiate his Trance, distracting him, then swiftly exited the hiding spot to slit Orgoll's throat before he could take any action. Dalamus was finally free from Orgoll's murderous shadow.

#strighym headcanons #orgoll #missy screenshots

[army-of-bee-assassins]

rules: tag nine people you want to know better and/or catch up with, then answer the questions below

tagged by both @malcolm-f-tucker and @kingfisherkink thanks y'all!!

four ships: not to talk too much about my own dnd game but whitlock/kempa are Everything to me. also tho i am between obsessions, some everlasting beloved ships of mine are probably harry/kim (disco elysium) and fig/ayda (dimension 20). i'm having a hard time thinking of a fourth one so i'm gonna say shadowgast bc even tho i don't watch critrole anymore i did love them a lot back in the day. idk why i said that i forgot that i could go back to my dnd game. it's obviously z'ress/ingot and saube/mahety. five ships because i could never choose between those two

last song: "still clean" by soccer mommy! i am being sooo good and listening to new music and NOT getting tired of listening to the exact same music forever and ever. this is one of the "new" songs i'm really enjoying! i know the question isn't asking this but two others i'm currently obsessed with are "blue is the eye" by ye vagabonds and "caesar" by the oh hellos

currently reading: i barely read anymore unfortunately. it's fucked up and i need to change something but i'm bad at changing my daily routine, which currently doesn't really include reading time. i will say, i drive right by a public library on my way to and from school and i keep thinking one of these days i'm gonna drop in and get a library card. i have no excuses here i'm just way too used to not reading right now :/

last film: i think glass onion? i don't watch movies very often but i know i watched this with my family some time around new years. if there's been anything since then i can't remember

craving: sleep. this semester just started but i already need it to be spring break. my new job at the clinic means i will still have to work over the break (unclear how much) and i don't love that. i want a six day weekend.

tagging: @istherewifiinhell @neurodivergent-loverboy @scorndotexe @travismatagot @tempestclerics y'all feel free to do this if you like! no worries either way

#sorry that's not nine people but that's so many and i'm very tired #tag game

[bloodcrave]

" you are clearly no mere rivvil (human). You do not carry yourself as they do. You radiate z'ress power and strength that much is clear. What are you? " ;; minthara to alina

"WOW, you just go for it, huh? you know you could like. at least introduce yourself. give a little hello. ask me how my day's going... just going to go STRAIGHT at it." though tongue clicked, there edged humor to the demon's voice, and the glitter of blue depths seemed flecked with golden intrigue. lips curled into a faint smile, leaning back within the seat she lounged. her fingers danced a feather amongst them, spinning almost like one might a coin. e n t i c i n g dance, hypnotizing... though not literally. her magic didn't specialize in control. her mother might have endeavored in such powers, but alina's interest had never contemplated such. instead, the item would come to a still, and canted head sent locked of blonde drifting to the wayside. "what's it matter to you, anyways? what will my answer influence? i don't really intend to have anything sharp coming aimed at my chest if you know what i mean." not that such a threat would mean much to her. there was ways to kill her but a blow to the heart would be one of the t r i c k i e r options. providing the proper solution wasn't going to come from her lips, however. so she baited, curious. "but i'm definitely not rivvil."

@spiderscorned

#spiderscorned #&&. verse ( undetermined ) #&&. asks ( a sacrifice for the demon ) #i'm responding to this sleepy and sicky #hopefully it makes sense !!!

[whitewingedcrow]

Spoiler, if you give me options for what to draw and a drow is involved, 11/10 chance that’s what I’m gonna pick. Character belongs to datfluffypillow@TH, who has a lot of really gorgeous art of her which made this really easy!

#drow #swashbuckler #adventurer #elf #fantasy #ttrpg #dark elf #z'ress #datfluffypillow #present toss #toyhou.se #lmao I still remember how to write drow runic because I'm a turbo-nerd #somehow didn't get shoved in a single locker in HS #maybe I should have been

[lichfucker]

the boys got engaged last night so I've been listening to the song I wrote after their disastrous first date and feeling supremely emo

#bluh bluh #ingot #z'ress #I'd post it but g-d the vocals peak soooo bad bc I didn't know what I was doing when I recorded it #even though it was. the second time I recorded it hhhhhh

[keplercryptids]

[image description: a digital drawing of characters from my d&d campaign, Ingot and Z’ress, as they embrace in front of a sunny curtain and Ingot kisses Z’ress on the forehead. Ingot (he/they) is a tall, thin tiefling with gray skin, large bat wings, horns that start at the temple and go straight back before curving upward, and straight, dark blue shoulder-length hair. Ingot is wearing a long-sleeve green tunic and gold earrings. Z’ress (he/they) is a shorter, thin drow with dark purple skin, white freckles, and white hair in thick cornrows gathered into a bun at the base of his neck. They’re shirtless, showing a scar across their neck and scars like the spokes of a wheel on their chest. Z’ress is smiling softly, gazing downward, as Ingot kisses him. Z’ress has a red string threaded through his braids, and Ingot has the same red string threaded through a small braid in front of his ear. The lighting reflecting off them is yellowy and warm. “Together, JD ‘22″ is written in the bottom corner. End ID.]

they’ve been through A Lot lately and they just deserve a soft moment, okay?!

#jd arts #jd&d #zringot #z'ress #ingot #dnd art #reforged campaign #d&d characters #d&d art #i was finally able to depict this damn piece the way i saw it in my head #after restarting it three times lmao #i! love! these! boys! #they're Good your honor

[quasieli]

Ingot praying to Z'ress's g-d to keep them safe while they're stuck in hell

I'm okay I'm normal I'm foaming at the mouth

#Eli Speaks #SICL #Z'ringot #Z'ress #Ingot

[arreloi]

Time to play yet again 

#Baldur's Gate 3 #BG3 #MC #astarion #Z'ress #drow

[ask-fantasy-sanders-sides]

Virge,what kind of game is 'Sava'?What other games do you guys know (like to play)? Is there any card games or maybe more 'active' games as well? :)

Virgil: I'll spare you the more terrible ones, like Jivvin Khaless, but Sava was a war game. Kinda like chess, but mind-numbingly chaotic. The pieces are sharp and sometimes poisoned, so you have to move them carefully, but quickly enough so your enemy has no time to plan. And the rules are circular and contradictory -- based on our laws and city structure. If you aren't drow, you have no hope of understanding Sava.

Virgil: Jivvin Illiyitrii was a dancing game that left you exhausted, and Jivvin Nedeirra was the fancy version for nobles, which was more about what you wore to the party than the actual dancing. Jivvin Z'ress was basically just wrestling, and Jivvin Z'har was wild spider riding... And there's Orbb Tah'entil, which is considered a game but also our word for "flirting", or for when someone is obviously interested in someone else. And there's Jivvin Tr'inno, which is a card game about tricking other people into trusting you, and betraying as many gullible idiots as you can to win. --Tr'inno means "Sucker". I'm bad at it. Not because I'm gullible, but because I'm shit at getting people to trust me.

#lets roll #please tell me if i need to tag anything else! #cursing #game lore

[monochromatic-minds]

@monsterranchrp

“U-usstan doerrus w-wun whol l'boobs. U-usstan hass'l l'soap... Usstan talinth Usstan inbal natha klez whol p'obond'l'khelen...” (I came in for the boobs. I mean the soap... I think I have a thing for scars...)

Sill immediately turned around, not minding the door still being wide open, their mind still focused on the sight behind them. They weren’t even aware of the darker grey on their face. The changeling had really just come in to get some soap. Maybe steal some of the bath towels, lotions, and shampoo while they were in this nicer inn. But they definitely were not expecting to find the nude, scar-covered form before them.

{ღ}: “I-If you’re going to walk in on me, at least close the door!!!” Andraste shrieked. While having one person see her in this position was embarrassing enough, she didn’t want more people to see, and especially not any of the men in her company. “Milil, qualla belbau uns'aa z'ress (Milil, please give me strength.).” While Sill was turned away Andraste took that chance to grab her towel and wrap it around herself as she uttered under her breath.

“I could’ve sworn you knew exactly which room I was staying in, and why can’t you just get soap from your own room?!” The Paladin is just going to completely disregard the rest of what SIll said.

#monsterranchrp #ღ; O' knight of grey most un/holy (ANDRASTE) #suggestive cw #even though she's wearing a towel Sill still knows what she looks like underneath lmaooooo