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Sideblog dedicated to RPGs, Characters, and Homebrews. Source for background and portrait image is Exalted Third Edition core book; all credit to the original artist.

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Thorn collar by Thierry Mugler

[sticksandsharks]

prophet of the flames

my cleric of light, Flint.

[prokopetz]

More D&D monster facts:

The age-old animosity between dwarves and ogres stems from a secret that ogres keep – namely, that dwarves are delicious. Ensuring that this secret does not spread is dwarfkind’s first priority, and the stereotype of ogres as compulsive cannibals has been cultivated primarily to ensure that nobody believes them when they try to explain.

The popular belief that kobolds are descended from dragons, though false, is not entirely without merit: in fact, dragons are descended from kobolds. The particulars of how this came about are poorly understood, as kobolds are disinclined to write things down, but alcohol is believed to have been a factor.

The creatures we think of as trolls are actually biological vehicles piloted by a race of very small, very quick humanoids. Trollish “regeneration” is nothing more than these creatures rushing about making speedy repairs; acid halts the process because occupational safety regulations prohibit the repair crews from working in the presence of chemical spills.

The reason all goblins look so similar is that there’s just the one goblin. In the face of mortal peril, it reflexively teleports as far from the threat as possible, in both space and time; thus entire civilisations have formed from the impossibly tangled timeline of a single immortal being. As a creature of a very short memory, it has no idea that this is the case.

There is no such thing as the tarrasque; the creature is a plausibly deniable fabrication employed to explain away the collateral damage of poor decisions by high-level adventuring parties.

[zsweber-studios]

This reads like a conspiracy theorist tabloid you’d find in the checkout lanes of Fantasy Costco

[prokopetz]

Headline: DIRE BEAR OUTED AS THREE DRUIDS IN A TRENCHCOAT

[weirdlandtv]

Illustration (and detail) of the construction of Göbekli Tepe, a mysterious structure in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey that features the oldest known megaliths and challenges what is commonly known about the Neolithic—and about civilization in general…

Radiocarbon dating suggests the structure is about 10,000 years old, pre-dating pottery, metallurgy, writing, and the wheel, but the location itself may have served as a spiritual center even before that, making it the world’s oldest religious site.

[waarp4d]

www.instagram.com/_waarp_

[thewatchercleric]

D&D ask meme

1. A favorite character you have played.

2. Your favorite character that someone else has played.

3. Your favorite side quest.

4. Your current campaign.

5. Favorite NPC.

6. Favorite death (monster, player character, NPC, etc).

7. Your favorite downtime activity.

8. Your favorite fight/encounter.

9. Your favorite thing about D&D.

10. Your favorite enemy and the enemy you hate the most.

11. How often do you play and how often would you ideally like to play?

12. Your in game inside jokes/memes/catchphrases and where they came from.

13. Introduce your current party.

14. Introduce any other parties you have played in or DM-ed.

15. Do you have snacks during game times?

16. Do you play online or in person? Which do you prefer?

17. What are some house rules that your group has?

18. Does your party keep any pets?

19. Do you or your party have any dice superstitions?

20. How did you get into D&D? How long have you been playing?

21. Have you ever regretted something your character has done?

22. What color was your first dragon?

23. Do you use premade modules or original campaigns?

24. How much planning/preparation do you do for a game?

For DMs

25. What have your players done that you never could have planned for?

26. What was your favorite scene to write and show your characters.

27. Do you allow homebrew content?

28. How often do you use NPCs in a party?

29. Do you prefer RP heavy sessions or combat sessions?

30. Are your players diplomatic or murder hobos?

For Players

31. What is your favorite class? Favorite race?

32. What role do you like to play the most? (Tank/healer/etc?)

33. How do you write your backstory, or do you even write a backstory?

34. Do you tend pick weapons/spells for being useful or for flavor?

35. How much roleplay do you like to do?

[nevver]

Apocalypse soon, Oleg Vdovenko (soon)

[robotlyra]

The “horrible disaster in pitch darkess lit momentarily by camera flash” mood in these paintings is incredible.

[evakosmosart]

Away from the flock

[yofukit]

[in-heavens-trenches]

Okay so the art is BREATHAKING but the lower image is fucking hilarious.

[morbidfantasy21]

Mictlantecuhtli by Andres Rios

[viridiansunlight]

tell me you’d want to hug hours and i am going to draw your character getting a hug from hours

[getimianapologist]

Hugs are always great!

[nonalimmen]

© Nona Limmen Webshop / Instagram

[hier-und-dar]

@meradorm

[callitgoodwriting-deactivated20]

My Personal Character Files: The 6 Box Method

This is for my science fiction WIP, so some things may need to be added/modified depending on your genre. I will also include a screenshot of an example at the bottom so y’all can see how I set it up in my Doc.

1. The Quick Ref

I use this as the first page of my “Character FIles” Doc.

I put all my important characters in a list, then add their height, age, and the page their complete file can be found on. This is helpful when I need to know if a character would have to crane their neck upward to look another character in the eyes. Comes up more than I’d have guessed.

2. The Individual Profile: 6 Box Method

I add and subtract stuff based on how important the character is. Without further ado…

Box One: Reference Photo

This is where I add in any actor, model, drawing, etc that I base the look on. When I don’t need one, sometimes I’ll put in a picture that represents the character’s style.

Box Two: The Introduction

Full Name

Nickname(s) 

Age 

Occupation 

Current home 

Situation How do they enter this story?

Motivation What do they want?

Favorite quote/saying

Biggest strength

Biggest issue 

Strongest trait 

Box Three: Behavior

Personality

Habits

Ambition/Short and Long Term Goals

Greatest fear(s)

Phobias

Biggest secret(s) 

Social skills

Interior talents

Box Four: Background

Home moon/planet Apophis

Important history

Family

Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Colleagues

Finances

Education

Phys. Health/Mental Health

Religion

Romantic/sexual preference

Interests/Hobbies

Box Five: Appearance & Physicality

Height

Body type

Skin tone/Ethnicity/Species

Facial description

Prominent/distinguishing features

Dress 

Mannerisms

Physical talents

Box Six: Speech

Normal tone

Language & accent

Favorite phrases

3. The Example

Rey from The Force Awakens. Made in Google Docs.

Boxes 1 and 2

Boxes 3 and 4

Boxes 5 and 6

Best of luck on your writing journey!

[mechanicalriddle]

not all finished but my new squid kid is pretty great. also i think im done drawing for the night so this is what you get. enjoy

[moveslikekeithrichards]

fun game: if u listen to a weird variety of things reblog this with 3 bands u like that are completely different from each other and probably shouldnt even be in the same library

[elexecution]

also half the people on this post………. y’alls picks are in the whole ass same genre wyd

[getimianapologist]

Einstürzende Neubauten, Bang Camero, Big D and the Kid‘s Table

[brontes-anvil]

Things I’d like: An Exalted Martial Arts for pirates with flamepieces

I figure there’s got to be one since pirates are occasionally depicted with it. I imagine it’d be called Sea Devil style and there’s probably a recurring motif of not setting your ship on fire.

[getimianapologist]

Alternately: the recurring motif is setting your ship on fire on purpose, but in a way that helps you

[sosuperawesome]

Crowns / Chest Pieces

Hysteria Machine on Etsy

See our #Etsy or #Gothic tags

[xxxdragonfucker69xxx]

Dicebending

Dicebending is a game about the world of Avatar: the Last Airbender, inhabited by people with elemental powers. Into each nation are born people with power over a certain element, called benders. The Earth Kingdom produces earthbenders, the Water Tribe produces waterbenders, the Fire Nation produces firebenders, and the Air Nomads…. well.

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