navigating this blog
disclaimer: this is first and foremost a personal blog i run for me and like five of my players who are actually on tumblr, so a lot of content is either extremely specific in-jokes or random things i wanna reference later for my games, and that means this blog isn’t really set up for use by anyone who isn’t in this very specific group.
with that disclaimer out of the way, anyone who is cool, 18+ (this blog has occasional very mild suggestive content), not a bigot, and likes dnd/ttrpgs is welcome to follow, feel free to browse through my tags! i have added more to my system since making this page and as such this is by no means comprehensive. i will fully update/add detail here when i can, and in the meantime, if there’s something specific you want to find or if you would like advice/suggestions/just a place to share about ttrpgs, feel free to message me! i’d be more than happy to help you find cool things for your games or chat with you about your plot/characters.
below the cut is:
an incomplete list of the tags i regularly add to, including various dnd resources and tags for mine and my players’ characters & games
bios for several of my most well-developed ocs, both npc and pc
SEARCH BY UNIVERSE
hopefully soon i’ll try and list all the subtags for each universe, but here’s a jumping off point for exploring the worlds i’m making:
am'rynan - universe the four main games i’m running are set in, as well as most of my oneshots. easily my most well-developed setting and the majority of the content on this blog. here you’ll find setting inspiration, specific location and character tags, monsters, magic item ideas, and other things i reference/use as i further develop the setting and the story. high fantasy (with some soft sci-fi sprinkled in), very player-directed epics with emphasis on the lore and history of the world along with managing relationships and conflicts between different factions while a mysterious impending disaster looms just on the other side of the veil. (also note that i don’t always actually remember to use this umbrella tag much, and you’re better off checking out the following subtags.)
am'rynan subtags:
locations:
the feywild, the shadowfell, the citystates, vandor, the vandorian desert, granny’s consignment shop/apothecary and tea room, the tulladry forest, the skullcap spire/swamp, the northern kingdoms, homeden, the city of the gods
characters:
npcs: nina, lillith, thava, anya, zihavia, nat, cass, the crew of luck’s lady, korren, queenie, lisan, luka, jasmira, sasha, mahir pcs: adrie, althea, nerys, gilren, sirpal, nort, pholtus, aurelius, skylarr, niamh, alora, avarice, gytaxa
budapest express - a more self-contained historical fiction/steampunk-ish fantasy game i’m working on occasionally, set on a surreal fantastical train from paris to budapest in the 1890’s. here, you’ll find inspiration for characters, aesthetics, and interesting things to find in train cars, among other things. definitely a work in progress right now.
starfinder - i have vague hopes/ideas for a starfinder/space-faring campaign i want to run one day when i stop trying to run so many freaking d&d campaigns like a madman. but yeah, if you like sci-fi more than fantasy, maybe check this out.
manatee cove - a low-magic “modern high school au” set in a small east coast florida town where mysterious things are beginning to happen. a small-scale urban fantasy sorta feel and a love letter to the weird little places i grew up and the little adventures i went on as a kid.
unara - this is actually my wife’s campaign/setting, but they didn’t have a place where they were collecting memes about their amazing characters and plot so i had to do it myself! also, a couple of their characters have sneaked into my own worlds in one form or another so you know - it all bleeds together occasionally.
SEARCH BY TOPIC
i try to be really comprehensive when i tag things but stuff still falls through. this list is definitely not going to be complete but hopefully this will get you started if you’re looking for a specific thing:
setting inspiration - cool pictures or ideas to make my settings more vivid and interesting.
npc inspiration - stuff to make npcs more unique and badass/knowledgeable/compelling /annoying for my players.
worldbuilding - meta, references, and advice for creating a rich and engaging universe.
dm resources - things specifically meant to be helpful to dms, especially if you’re new at this shit.
dungeons - inspiration, ideas, and advice for creating the dankest, darkest, coolest dungeons.
player resources - if you just play the one character in d&d, don’t really care about all this story crafting shit, and wanna know cool ways to make your experience at the table better, this one is for you.
magic in general - cool overall things to do with magic, like spells, aesthetic things, gameplay, etc.
magic items - aesthetic inspiration and references to help me make my own magic items for my games.
monsters - badass/terrifying adversaries with whom to fuck over my characters in creative ways.
weapons - stabby things, slice-y things, whalop-y things, and other fun items with which to cause bodily harm to your enemies.
loot - general catch-all tag for shit to put in my dungeons and stuff.
encounters - new-ish all-in-one tag with monsters, traps, maps, npcs, interesting ideas, a bit of theory, and other things that are helpful in creating really cool story beats and satisfying/confounding/delightful/memorable moments for my players.
fashion - for when i need to figure out what the hell my characters are wearing.
homebrew - general catch-all tag for neat homebrewed things i find that i think might be useful or inspirational for my games.
art - beautiful and inspiring images for when i have writer’s block or just need cool things to look at.
dm humor - memes and silly observations about being a dm.
mine - stuff i make! homebrew magic items, worldbuilding, art, etc.
SEARCH BY SPECIFIC CHARACTERS
idk maybe you’re interested in specific characters of mine that i love so much i just had to give them their own aesthetic/reference tag. this is definitely NOT a complete list, these are just the characters of mine whose tags are the most developed, either bc they are main npcs or pcs in other games i’m in - notably, games that my partners/friends run.
THAVA (she/her) - chaotic neutral tiefling witch (dusk witch of bones), both an npc in the Am'rynan universe and a pc in various campaigns and oneshots. stout but agile, with a thundercloud of frizzy curly black hair, solid black eyes, a sharp jaw, and dark purple skin. gremlin romantigoth lesbian. loves necromancy, vultures, old books, her wife, and fucking shit up. don’t speak badly about her loved ones or she WILL destroy you. slowly and excruciatingly. Impulsive, overconfident, yet paranoid af. once told strahd he was tacky to his face. swears she’s not a lich. yet. probably my favorite.
ANYA (she/they) - chaotic good drow druid (circle of spores) in the Am'rynan universe. on the taller side (for a drow), willowy, with short feathery hair dyed blue-black to match her eyes and pale grey-blue skin. genderfluid, transfeminine, gay af. badass punk rock anti-empire revolutionary icon with an extremely shady past. incredibly kind with an unfortunate self-sacrificing streak. a sweet cinnamon roll who will blight you into oblivion if you fuck with those under her protection. mother of millions. married to thava.
LILLITH (she/her) - chaotic good copper dragonborn rogue (swashbuckler) in the Am'rynan universe. built on slightly wirier, agile lines than your average dragonborn, just under 7 feet tall with short black horns and a crest of shimmery copper feathers that match her scales. glamour butch with quite a string of former lovers. dashing pirate with a big problem with corruption and a mistrust of those in power. mysterious willful exile of the Last City of Dragons. charming, a wandering spirit, bit of a temper. tired of your bullshit. tripped and became an important player in the agenda of the people’s revolutionary coalition. reluctant Divorced Wine Mom (TM) of several wayward adventuring groups running around Tûlaen.
NINA (she/her) - true neutral half dwarf aasimar witch (dusk witch of threads) in the Am'rynan universe. sturdily built with clouds of thick wavy dark brown hair and piercing bright green eyes. bi disaster with no time for romance. traveling fortuneteller, international art thief, frenemies with the dying goddess of fate. blunt, unbelievably sharp, seems to always be out of it but really sees right through your nonsense. unwilling lone wolf, didn’t ask for this chosen one horseshit. has an undeniable drive to search for truth. cat person; her familiar bartholomew is the only person she really consistently has patience for these days. truly excellent cook.
LISAN (he/him) - chaotic good drow sorcerer/witch/artificer (celestial, dawn masks, and alchemist respectively) npc in the Am'rynan universe. very tall, built with long soft lines, shoulder-length wavy white hair with pale lavender skin and light grey eyes, usually dressed in bright colored silk that is covered by a heavy leather apron along with matching gloves and goggles for lab work. frenetic, obsessive, mischievous, the Most bisexual and polyamorous, and enormously generous in nature. loves collecting rare items and interesting people around him. unwanted third son of a minor noble enestrian house turned surface-side refugee after fleeing the capital and his unfortunate involvement in some very messy political and romantic entanglements. joined the circus for a while before running off with their star performer, but eventually managed to settle in vandor, making a name for himself as a magic item appraiser which allowed him the freedom to pursue his true passion: necromantic healing. found himself in nina's way during one of her Jobs, and was so fascinated by her he hasn't let her alone since. currently spends his days researching the goddess of fate and the strange artifacts associated with her, helping nina fence valuables, investigating the corruption lurking within the vadorian arcanum academy, transing ppls genders with necromantic transmutation, making eyes at his hot shadow bard bf making eyes at nina, and bankrolling adventurers to explore strange cursed temples for him.
LUKA (he/she) - chaotic neutral/good tiefling/half aasimar sorcerer/bard (shadow and glamour) npc in the Am'rynan universe. grew up in the theater scene of the citystate of brosh, raised by his chronically ill tiefling courtesan mother after his other mysterious half-drow wandering bard mother left when he was small. after his courtesan mother's untimely death from a wasting illness when he was still an adolescent, luka bounced around the theatrical scene, relying on the good will of her mother's old friends. eventually he got into enough scrapes that he found he needed to get out of town for a while, and so he ran off and joined the circus. unfortunately she ended up having to leave with a certain drow on bad terms with the group, for reasons almost entirely her fault. he ended up in vandor, working the theater scene there until he and lisan ran back into one another again. lisan asked her to housesit for him during a few of his trips out of the city, which eventually led to staying over when lisan was still at home, which eventually led to common law marriage, you know how it is. luka is still trying to reconcile his... complicated (romantic) feelings for nina with his usual preference for men, but he's been too busy with performances, heists, and wearing beautiful ball gowns to politically fraught soirées to worry much about self-reflection at the moment. oh and by the way, the blue shade is performing at the drunken camel tomorrow night, darling, you simply MUST attend!
VIDIA (she/her) - chaotic neutral gnelf (half forest gnome, half high elf) ranger/rogue/warlock (gloomstalker, mastermind, and archfey respectively) pc in my wife’s campaign. known to spontaneously appear in shadowy alcoves or up in the branches of tall trees. short and slight, tan skin with a green undertone, chin-length curly black hair, and strikingly green eyes with a long scar over the left one. drily witty, bi as hell, unfortunate predilection for accidentally adopting little feral creatures. small and extremely deadly. very good at both flattery and staring unsettlingly across the room at you. insulted you six days ago but you’re only just now realizing. ultimately a punk-ass teen (or the half-gnome equivalent) out for Revenge, doesn’t particularly care who gets in her way. empires fall, brick by brick and stone by stone. you just have to dislodge the right one for the whole thing to come crumbling down. and now, if you could be so kind as to point her in the direction of the nearest source of clean water she would be ever so grateful. if she gets her clothes soaking soon it wont even stain badly, and you would not BELIEVE how quickly blood will rust her nice new blades…
MAHIR (he/him) - neutral/chaotic good mountain dwarf bard (college of lore). npc love interest of my wife’s am’rynan pc, avarice. warm brown skin, dark brown eyes, long wavy black hair, scandalously trim (for a dwarf) black beard, incredibly disarming smile. athletic bear (he’s actually pretty tall by dwarven standards he’ll have you know), penchant for dressing in black leather, basically, big titty goth bf. very bi with a playboy reputation, but he’s mostly an extremely romantic sweetiepie who falls in love a little too easily. likes strong coffee, pastries with flowers in them, dancing with hot strangers, obscure stringed instruments, ostentatious skull-themed jewelry, tall girls, guyliner (on himself and other ppl), ballads based on primary historical sources, and his snake familiar named eloise. recent graduate of the prestigious vandorian bardic college of the arcanum academy, and up-and-coming composer/performer making a name for himself in artistic circles. was raised in a relatively traditional large dwarven family back in the old country, and it took some convincing for his parents to allow him and his artificer twin sister mirnah to go off to vandor for their educations. has been on a bit of a journey discovering himself and learning how to deal with the tumultuous inside of his brain and believe in his own creativity and compassion. currently spending his days composing music, singing for vandorian high society in beautiful haunted theaters, being an ENORMOUS history nerd, and worrying about his (NOW OFFICIAL!) adventurer gf. (also kissing/thinking about kissing aforementioned gf. that’s a pretty significant portion of his time.)
EMORY (they/he) - neutral good aarakocra bard/cleric. has the appearance of a small and slightly scraggly harpy eagle. isolated orphan child, rather traumatized, but the sweetest and most optimistic lil bird you will ever meet. just a little creature!! they cannot change this. trying their best. what’s a gender? setting off on a grand adventure. NERD in the highest degree. he never goes anywhere without a first aid kit, some snacks, a shiny pebble or two, and six or seven definitely essential books.
RUBY (she/her) - lawful/true neutral mountain dwarf alchemist/monster hunter ranger i play in a pathfinder game. long haired/trim bearded butch goth lumberjack lesbian with a sick undercut, glorious braids, and a deep, deliberate voice. also, she has no idea she’s hot. blunt, unsubtle, loyal to a fault, and a woman with a personal axe or two to grind - literally and metaphorically - but she’s not particularly opposed to blowing up the possessions (or personages) of the corrupt with her alchemy kit for the fun of it along the way. if you are on the same team, she is ride or die and would never ever break her word. unless of course, you break yours first, then stormlords help you if you betray her. cutthroats and mercenaries she can abide just fine, in fact she likes them, but no one can respect a disloyal hypocrite. fond of crocheting and tiny desserts, and prefers tea or wine to ale, but don’t tell anyone. dog person, not at all fond of cats. currently dealing with the fallout of some…. questionable self-experimentation. also on the lookout for a man with a blue crystal jewel instead of a right eye. you have not seen such one, have you?
MIRIAM (she/her) - chaotic good fallen aasimar fathomless warlock pc i play in my partner’s game. tanned and athletic 20-something with rough-cropped black hair with a white streak through it, lining up with a long, branching lichtenberg scar that runs down the right side of her face and body that ends just under a striking cobalt blue eye, contrasting with its grey partner. aloof, reserved, never stays in one place for long. abandoned her future as an attack dog of the church of tyr as a teenager when she realized exactly what she was expected to do in this role. ran away to become a sailor to try and stay under the notice of the church’s agents, and accidentally caught the eye of a mysterious but seemingly benevolent deep ocean entity known only as deeptallow. slow to trust, greatly dislikes authority, tendency towards paranoia to the point of being self-centered, and not always so great at working with others, but ultimately doing her best to help people in need, now on her own terms.
AZRI (she/her) - lawful good half elf grave cleric of shialia/lady of the harvest. both an npc in my setting and a pc in a friend’s game. tall and stocky, warm brown skin with long silky black hair usually kept back in a braid. right eye silvery grey, left eye always covered with an eyepatch or a darkly tinted monocle - few have directly seen the silver rune-covered prosthetic underneath. rarely seen without her walking cane, her broomstick, or her black leather trench coat and cowboy hat. her somewhat intimidating outward appearance belies a caring, personable nature. fiercely dedicated to justice and advocacy for the powerless. born a disgraced bastard in a rural town, she had a rough and isolating upbringing, not helped by the fact that she started talking to ghosts and other spirits at a very young age. after leaving home and falling in with questionable undead company, descending a bit into madness, and several run-ins with the law, she was finally discovered by her mentor samira after az escaped from prison. samira brought her into the order of ashes and trained her to deal with her spiritual sensitivities, honing them to be wielded for the good of the desperate and the unfortunate, shepherding the lost souls of the living and the dead. much more self-assured and pretty badass these days, az still retains her ability to get into very impressive and increasingly unlikely scrapes. thankfully her charm usually means she’ll have an ally or two on hand to pull her back out again.
DELILAH (she/her) - chaotic good fire genasi bardificer (college of spirits/alchemist), pc in a friend’s eberron campaign. mid-twenties high femme lesbian showgirl/practical fx expert who grew up on the vaudeville circuit with dreams of one day owning her own theater. sweet, bubbly, loudly flirtatious, tall and statuesque, seductively plump. her clouds of deep red curls and luminescent red-gold eyes hint at her ifrit heritage. pyrotechnics aficionado, lovely mezzo-soprano, highly proficient haunted violin player, incorrigible gossip, very fond of birds. got mixed up in a mess of organized crime when the magician she was working with got on the bad side of some members of a powerful family and got himself publicly murdered, leaving her the seeming most likely suspect. after fleeing the city and staying under the radar for a while, she has recently returned to follow up on some strange new information about the death of her performance partner. it’s CERTAINLY not also because she is desperate to find out what happened to a tall, handsome, mysterious sharpshooter with ambitions far beyond her current position as driver and security guard to the very family who framed delilah for murder….
VASHTI (she/her) - (trying So Hard to be) lawful good duskwalker hobgoblin paladin of desna, pc in a pathfinder 2e kingmaker game. lavender skin, purple-grey eyes, neatly cropped black hair with a premature white streak, a tough and agile 6' tall walking pile of devotion in a dandy little outfit, complete with dueling cape and rapier. paragon of manners, fashion enthusiast, collector of gossip, wonderful dance partner, champion swordswoman, excellent liar. quick to smile and kiss your hand, and an even quicker temper. recently-sworn knight to her lady/childhood best friend/not-so-secret object of her adoration danae dawnsinger (a fellow pc). vashti’s family are sworn vassals of the dawnsinger house going back generations, and vashti is currently accompanying her lady on a pilgrimage bestowed upon her by their mutual deity, desna. together with their party, they are helping the people of the stolen lands before danae has to fulfill her obligations and marry her betrothed, a scion of a much more powerful family (who she doesn’t really love) in order to forge an alliance that will protect the dawnsingers from being taken down by some very dangerous political rivals, all while hiding a terrible family secret. vashti is determined to perform her duties and keep danae safe even while it is slowly destroying her inside to see how little danae wants to go through with the marriage, especially as it becomes increasingly obvious her lady is hiding something that frightens her immensely. at the same time, vashti is discovering her own family hasn’t been entirely honest with her either as her own strange and unexpected abilities begin to manifest.
FLETCH (she/they) - chaotic good fey shifter swarm PACK keeper ranger pc in a west marches game. Tall (5'10), broad-shouldered, rangy build, sharp face set with big gold eyes with black sclera, heavily tanned and freckled light brown skin, and a long thick mane of wavy sandy blonde hair kept in a messy braid. Tends to always have dirt under their fingernails. Blunt, prickly, skittish but intense. Intimidating unless you've seen how she is with her pack or an injured animal. Or the people she likes, I guess. Exiled from her family for the crime of being tricked into a deal by a devil, trying to find her way home somehow, anyways. Going to find that devil and rip out his throat with her teeth. Eventually.
