Anthropoetry

Playground for my poetry, artwork and musings. Sweating it out in Sydney, Australia. PC for Lagoon: Icon by snuffes.tumblr.com

[5inthemourning]

Alabaster (mind, heart, soul)

now I know

now I know the way back home

now I know

now I know your weary bones

now I know (repeated)

now I know my mind, my heart, my soul

(verses)

Now unfold

my alabaster mind

so hold

hold me in your arms

or let me go

Don’t hold me in your mind

when you let me go

***

Unfinished by James Miller (1994-2022)

I will miss you. 

[plaidcushion]

Commission of @plaidgalahad‘s good good large boy Archie and his tiny girlfriend! 

[plaidcushion]

Emmilia Lhostuan, Prelate of Kochbin.

Our dnd game got a new pope and she is both a yuan ti and a professional cutie, as it turns out

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An amazing piece of art from a dnd game I am extremely privileged to be a part of 

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Untitled (The Crane)

The Crane migrated south despite

the coolness of the season,

and there he found the fields turned white

and all the rivers frozen.

“So there.” he mutters icy mist,

“I think that proves my case!

The Gods, definitively, don’t exist -

just by looking at this place!”

[plaidgalahad]

finished this one! been in my head for a while. shoutout to @belle-sourires for letting me draw her girl with my boy ;O xoxo

[COMMISSIONS OPEN!]

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Two of my beautiful characters from my West Marches campaign!

[plaidgalahad]

the only way to draw your dnd squad is in sexy oktoberfest outfits in the ‘old japanese men eating icecream’ pose. i don’t make the rules.

[COMMISSION INFO]

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My horrible children, whom I will TPK one of these days.

[massivetilesale]

Guess who’s a poor starving artist?  This kid right here!

If you’d like a commission Please email with the following;

1. Commission Details (eg. posing, characters, colours etc) the more specific the better as it’ll help me better capture what you want.

2. Reference Images (Optional)

3. What your using the commission for and any social media you’d like me to link to when I post the complete illustration. I am happy to work on commercial art but I’d like to be notified how my work is being used prior.

ALL PAYMENTS VIA PAYPAL

I’ll begin work on a commission once details have been emailed, a price is agreed and I have received half of the payment upfront. 

You will get one revision to the artwork during the sketch stage any additional revisions will incur a cost due to additional work time.

Will draw: -NSFW -Anthro -Fan art -Original Characters -Mecha

I reserve the right to refuse a commissions if the content makes me uncomfortable.

I will post the finished commissions to my Tumblr unless requested otherwise.

I am happy to work on greeting cards, comics, caricatures and illustrations with backgrounds. Due to the fluctuation in complexity and work load in these pieces I haven’t listed any recommended prices on my sheet, email me regarding these requests and I’m happy to talk about my rates.

EMAIL ME AT [email protected]

[davybabes]

Questions for gms:

Ive only done one failed campaign before this, and before i start making a story or anything i had some questions for people whod lile to answer:

do you find its better to write a story first, and then have your players make characters to fit into the story

Do you find its better to have your players make characters and then form a story for those characters

Or do you do both seperately and then tweak the story you have written for the characters they made

Im also reading a rule book that suggests creating the story, antagonists and issues the party needs to solve WITH the party. I dont like that idea because i feel like it should be a story being told to them and unfolding for them for the first time, with some mystery and surprise, rather than introducing them to a story where they already know what problem theyre solving and who theyre going to fight. What are your opinions? If youve tried this, did it work? Thanks!

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I've found that players need a clear goal, otherwise they may lose interest or question why they are even risking their lives. It could be a clear villain, a looming crisis, or an amazing prize. Feel free to give a 'twist' or surprise your players, but with player motivation, more is always more. As for the actual narrative, have a strong beginning and a vague ending in mind. When it comes to story planning, less is always more.

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The Beast's breath suffocates the air

as he laughs through rusted bars,

"You're BACK! I'm touched to know you care"

He bares his yellow scimitars,

"Now come. I'm hungry, let me feast"

But all I do is stare,

and neither of us are released

from the other's glare.

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There was a time

I believed... Epicurus... 

But now I’m

exhausted... by...

the mere idea... in my orisons...

of philia.

[plaidgalahad]

HMU! I’m very flexible for prices and am willing to Talk Shit Out.

Will draw: -NSFW -Anthro -Armour -Mecha (but only if you pay enough cause holy shit)

Won’t draw: -I’m pretty open minded for anything but i reserve the right to refuse the commission. <3

CONTACT ME AT [email protected] ;^)

signal boosts appreciated!! <3

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Untitled (The Dice)

The dice decide who dies

who lives

who kills, who gets the prize 

in these narratives - 

But for all the adventurers victorious 

atop their hoards of gold,

so few decide to be truly glorious

and fit the heroic mould. 

[plaidgalahad]

never posted this up! it’s my dnd dryad/high elf boy archie and his tiny halfling girlfriend @belle-sourires xoxoxo

[plaidgalahad]

the wildass line art for this aaaaa

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<3 simply beautiful

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I never thought... but then again,

has thinking ever worked?

That said... I’m feeling rather zen;

you’ll humour me a smirk.

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Stars in the Lagoon

Infinite combinations 

of constellations

make different decorations

in different locations.

Each one is a legend

of love, betrayal, or conquest - 

and though he may only hear one thousand

The Fool begins his quest.

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Untitled

Neptune rises up to greet

Apollo’s burning wroth,

a vicious bird of gale and sleet

screams as sea-nymphs churn and froth.

Over land the demon flies

on heaven-choking wings,

as mothers sing faint lullabies 

to their little darlings.

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Angels sing, and I think it’s apt

in Heaven they play soul

slow beat, slow keys, an audience enrapt

by a magical Creole 

whose haunting voice recollects 

a memory for each,

and one by one they pay respects

to Her,

           and the living out of reach.