Nerdy Puns & Finger Guns

Hi I'm Shiro and I draw once in a blue moon??? 🚫 Please do not repost, edit, or use my art for anything (ESPECIALLY FOR AI OR NFTS) without my permission! 🚫

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No like I need to be studying, but it’s been two weeks since our last session and I’m still losing my mind about this insane loredrop 🤯 [WIP]

like respectfully how the Fuck am I supposed to focus on estimating the star formation rates of late-type galaxies with That on my mind ;;>~>

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Tukas—a.k.a. “Tod”—lord of artificial light (candles, torches, campfires, etc.) and forgotten liberator of the Shattered Isles

(+ Terrence, the cranky, agnostic grad student who’s head he’s been camped out in for the last semester and change)

[WIP - god designs subject to change ^^;]

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I’ve finally accepted that the party ref sheet will never be complete… by the time I clean up and render one character’s outfit, the party goes shopping again and I have to redesign everyone 😅 Here’s every iteration of them I’ve done so far though! Notes for each below :]

1 - The party’s cold weather gear for the current arc set in Leste, a collection of islands far to the north and Garth and Bonnies’ home country. Bonnie and Terrence should actually both also have armor in this and the next slide, but while I can cheat Garth’s chain shirt with brush textures, I’m rarely in the mood to draw plate or scale mail ;;>~> The only change in Garth’s design in this version from the previous one is that she put on the leather jacket 😂

2 - The party’s previous main designs. Terrence is fully rendered in this one because he’s my guy and I was able to get a head start ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Bonnie had longer hair for some of this arc (which you can see in other stuff I’ve drawn of her), but I didn’t finish her base until the current one.

3 - Formalwear for a ball the party attended about a year ago IRL time. As cool as they are, these designs are a bit of a chore to render tbh; Garth alone took almost 30 hours, and I (clearly) haven’t finished Bonnie or Terrence. Bonnie’s player @night-comes-swiftly designed her and Garths’ stunning, detailed outfits, but I have no one to blame for Terrence’s overly ornate decorative armor but myself 😩

4 - The very first, VERY rough sketch I ever did of the party! Obviously didn’t get very far with it before overhauling the designs, but I included it for posterity :) Garth’s crystal hair was a slightly later idea from her player - in my early drawings like this she has a normal buzz cut. Both the party and my art have come such a long way since then 🥹

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Didn’t look at his reference, but apparently I do mostly remember how to draw Terrence ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

…I’ve drawn him in this exact pose with this exact expression at this exact angle too many times though ;;>~>

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Rainy day blues ☔

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Saw some medieval fantasy art so good I literally could not rest until I drew my girl Gracie in full armor with almost none of my usual brushes 😳

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in celebration of tumblr backing off of the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad update, I will be uploading the nearly-full year’s worth of art I’ve made since I stopped posting it here. sorry in advance ;;>~>

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...and with that we're all caught up!

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Crazy how Terrence has lived in my head rent-free for 12 years now… maybe inflicting Tod on him was my own subconscious revenge? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Nevertheless, this imaginary nerd has gotten me through a lot, so I’m glad I was able to throw something together for him again this year! 🥹

origin story of the paper plate wizard party hat is in last year's piece

+ bonus silliness under the cut :]

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Perfectly balanced party (✿◡‿◡)✨

version with a bunch of the NPCs under the cut :]

From left to right, top to bottom, with PCs in bold:

Marabou Steeljaw - Current freshman senator and former esteemed general of the Talisayan Navy. Employed the party for a few weeks during the Kangalan siege of Talisay to provide security at his speeches and thwart some Kangalan sympathizers within the city walls

Alleras Tyene - Professor of history at the University of Talisay; Terrence’s PhD advisor, whom the party had to rescue from some smugglers a while back

Yazid Alya - Leader of the Swords of the Ancients, a Lestean raiding force that specializes in artifacts and manuscripts of academic value; friend and collaborator of Alleras and an ally of the party

Terrence Hazeglow - Talisayan wizard PhD student and begrudging (cleric) vessel of the forgotten god currently known as Tod

Torr - Accomplished, respected Lestean raider; Garth's mom

Bonnie Jonah - Young, formerly sheltered Lestean paladin/sorcerer devoted to and favored by Umberlee

Senna - Boscan rebel leader and former agent of the Citadel; Garth’s ex and Bonnie’s mentor

Gracie Hazeglow* - Former member of the Talisayan Adventurers' Guild, current agent of the Citadel employed as a mercenary of the Lestean Rebellion; Terrence's older sister

Garth - Lestean bard/fighter following her whims and whimsy across the world

*Gracie has been my PC before in other settings and is one of my main OCs in other settings, but she's an NPC in this campaign

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assorted undoomed, undead yaoi sketches

Jay belongs to @escapedmace~

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Cerby backstory angst feat. his evil boss, Orcus—whom I've had for years but never actually drawn until now :0

Initial Orcus sketch + bonus doodles under the cut!

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it's really hard to choose my favorite Garth shenanigans bc she has so many good moments, but this was def one of my top 3

Garth belongs to @/she_procrastiknits on instagram!

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may or may not finish this someday but I like how it's coming along so ^^;

Sometimes the dice dunk on you but your DM decides to give you a crazy flashback vision anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Sketches for Terrence's winter wear for the current arc! Scarf version for "kinda chilly" and cloak version for "fucking freezing" conditions :]

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Garth in her outfit for the coronation ball the party attended last year!

Garth belongs to @/she_procrastiknits on instagram 🥰

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decided it was important to highlight Wellington’s drip; he served as much as Garth did 😤

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super rushed colored sketch for Cerberus's 10th birthday/creation anniversary back in August!

Of all the characters I've made, it's lowkey crazy that he's one of the ones who's stuck around this long tbh :0

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WIP of the party's base designs for the Talisay & Tukas arcs (levels ~5-10 iirc). I got a head start on Terrence, but I can never finish rendering Garth and Bonnie before they go shopping again ;w;

Garth belongs to @/she_procrastiknits on instagram, and Bonnie belongs to @night-comes-swiftly :D

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Eventually I do want to to fully render the whole party's coronation ball fits, but I fear lining Bonnie's dress and Terrence's "armor" will take years off my life 🫠 Here's the WIP though, we ATE 😤

Garth belongs to @/she_procrastiknits on instagram, and Bonnie belongs to @night-comes-swiftly (who also came up with both Bonnie and Garths' outfit designs!)