With Valor and Song

Some bards just tell the stories- we live the stories. Bards of the College of Valor do not sit and wait for stories to come to them- they go out and be the heroes they tell of. So pull up a chair, have a drink, and listen to grand tales of heroism from the ones who lived them. Member of the @weareadventurers Collective. Icon art by @psi-star

[theoutcastrogue]

Bard: This is such a bad idea.

Rogue: Then why are you coming along?

Bard: One of us need to be able to talk the cops out of arresting us when this inevitably goes wrong.

[feyariel]

@wearebard @wearevalorbard

[wearevalorbard]

😎

[thewanderingcotabus]

Mythila. D&D Character Design by Adrian Llobell

@wearebard @wearevalorbard

[swordsagedachsie]

@wearemage @we-are-mystic-theurge @wearerunecaster @wearesorcerer @weare-druids

[wearesorcerer]

This seems more a thing for @weareinnkeeper @wearebard @wearevalorbard

[sjdsjkdlskdas-deactivated202012]

weird unprompted opinion but i think out of all the storytelling mediums…..theatre best portrays loneliness

[sjdsjkdlskdas-deactivated202012]

hamlet: [walks onto a movie screen] now i am alone

me: i guess

hamlet: [is left on an empty stage] now i am alone

me: fuck yeah you are

[practically-an-x-man]

agree. especially since with theatre the staging and set and lights all contribute too. A lone actor on an empty stage with lighting only on them is a lot more apparent than an actor in a movie in an empty room with dark lighting. 3D all you want, you lose some of the depth you get with theatre.

[sigridkaffen]

There’s nothing like theatre to be able to make an audience truly uncomfortable, too. Like, watching someone act out having a breakdown on stage? Fucking mortifying. You cannot replicate the squirminess that live theatre induces.

[mariaalenkoshepard]

We’ve learned to completely distance ourselves from the things we see on screens

But in theatre there’s a PERSON and they’re RIGHT THERE and you don’t get the same detachment you get from television

[ginazmemeoir]

as an actor and reader, i can definitely confirm theatrical depictions are much more impacting than the actual text, or the movie. You get to see it all in front of your eyes, up close the real pain felt by the character and the lightings and settings and costumes all create an interactive and real effect.

i mean i respect cinema, but nothing beats theatre.

[justpoetrythings]

Sword appreciation 🗡️

[incorrect-dnd-classes]

Bard: The gods have a favorite comedy, it’s called my life.

[greeksblog]

Please-

Consider me a dream.

[mechagodzilla]

sorry i missed your call i was dual wielding 

[slowroar]

sorry i didnt text back this sword is two handed

[catchymemes]

[sharpestasp-deactivated20241106]

(Man playing song, misses a note, expletive, goes on with the song)

[official-lucifers-child]

the song is the beginning to “the entertainer” by joplin, and the “fuck” goes in time with the song

[lady-feral]

Me too, my guy. Me too.

[sirkayleeofcamelot]

It’s homophobic that my royal lover and I are not sneaking kisses in the garden just beyond the ballroom right now

[bixbiboom]

@executivegoth: Apparently sea shanty’s are making the rounds, so I’m digging up some random singing with friends from years past :-)

[tilthedayidice]

I finally got my Damage Dice Kickstarter Dice in!!! There was a bit of a miscommunication between me and the post office so I had a bit of a delay, but I’m so excited to add Force, Psychoc, Bardic, and Necrotic to my collection!!!!!!!!!

[erionmakuo]

Limpide, a water genasi bard

commissions guidelines and prices

[dededddddd]

You bored, or feeling artsy but don’t have any inspiration...? *updated!*

Do you need to distract yourself? Or are you simply bored? Here are some great websites to make the time pass.

create pixel art

Awesome photo editor and art program, all free…!

Totally free transparent textures

make a cute chibi

draw some cool generative art

be a graffiti creator

create a picassohead (you don’t need to be a picasso to do so)

paint online

another awsome site to create pixel art on

and another one

create your own mandala

or color one

create an avatar

or you can try creating your own superhero

here you can interact with organisms in different environments to see how to music changes

here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,

Here is a website where you can travel along a 3D line into the infinite unkown

here is a website where you can listen to rain with or without music

Need a model in a certain pose for drawing? here

Want to build your own planet

here is a website where you can create your own galaxies

make your own pattern (very useful if you need a new background)

create next hit comic

make a city which looks like something from 90′s games

draw a mandala like design

jig saw puzzles

more jig saw puzzles to solve

create a stunning HTML5 animation - no coding!

make a movie

create and dress up dolls

play a piano

you can also play a guitar

create sounds

another sound creator

create a logo

design your dream home

sketch rooms

explore fashion trends and create your own sets

build a website

try this app for building a website

Or maybe start learning how to code!

design your own t-shirt or a beanie or sweatpants and order them

design your own phone case

pretend to be a graphic designer with this cool online tool

Make your own Glitch art

Here’s another glitch art maker

And another!

Holy hell, here’s a third!

make an image look like it was created by a commodore 64

freaking cool text generator!

Easy to use word processor

Make up really cool patterns or run your photos through it :)

Write an essay on anything with no hassle

Wanna see how something you write would look like if it was on JacksFilms YGS((Your Grammar Sucks videos on YouTube))?

Make pictures out of text

ASCII word generator

Need an idea for some fanart-here :D

Still haven’t found something that would float your boat? Try these:

watch a documentary

learn to code

do something yourself

workout with the help of this great youtube channels

learn things

play pokemon or zelda or other awesome old school games

waste your time on miniclip

play games at additing games

or try games at agame

calm your thoughts

the quiet place

it will be okay

vent or listen to someone

pour out your soul

explore the sky

look at art from around the world

virtually visit museum of iraq

explore world with arounder

create a music playlist

list through rare books

scroll useful science website

create sand art

brain games

try out tastekid and discover new favorite band or movie or book

interactive 3D anatomy

random street view

post a secret

create a family tree

find our what’s the difference between x and y

help scientists and become volunteer researcher

create your own font

read a classic short story

In the mood to read, but not sure exactly what book to go for?

scribble on maps

listen to letters

play with acrobots

listen to podcasts

make a bucket list

Ever want to see the most truly useless websites in creation?

Prank a friend with this blue screen of death!

Zone out watching the colors drip down

Maybe none of these peeked your interest-maybe you’ve been wanting to create an o.c, but never really knew how to start-or you just enjoy making O.C’s….

This masterlist is to help you in making your own OCs….it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! (´ヮ`)!

How to Write Better OCs:

basic tips on how to make your oc even better

tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great

writing specific characters

a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character

kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME

Character Development:

how to actually make an OC

Q&A (to develop characters)

more Q&As

giving your character a backstory

how to write an attractive character

Need an Appearance idea?

Humanoid generator? check

Here’s another one

and maybe if you didn’t like those this’ll work

Need Monsterpeople?

Well, then here ya’ go

Maybe you need Cats?

Diversity

adding more racial diversity

avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it

writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)

masterpost on writing more diversity into your story

cultures of the world

guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)

Mary Sue/Gary Stu

Test to see if your character is a Sue

Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus

Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues

Villains

villain generator

need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam

villain archetypes

what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?

Relationships

character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)

how to write strong relationships between two characters

8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others

OCxLove Interest Handbook

develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!

how to write realistic relationships

how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)

ARCHETYPES

12 common archetypes

8 archetypes for male/female characters

female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)

a list of archetypes

NAMES

how to name your character

random name generator

most common surnames

surnames by ethnicity

APPEARANCE

tips for better design

basic appearance generator

pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)

clothing ref masterpost

Clothing generator

Another clothing generator

More clothing generator

Aaaand even more

Steam punk clothing

Char Style preference

Dress Generator

DETAILS

give your character better powers

a list of professions

proactive vs reactive characters

positive and negative traits

interest generator

skills generator

motivation generator

123 ideas for character flaws

list of phobias

Oh shit someone died

Backgrounds and stuff? yep

Quirks

Personality. you need that shit

Need something fandom related?

City generator hell yeah

location? got ya

World-building?

make your own god damn laws

Landscape.

Need Item names?

Fantasy/sci-fi/etc. medicine names

Stuff to make things more interesting.Weapons, clothes, treasures… whatever your characters need.

Item & Artifact Generators

Other stuffs!

Genre, Plot, & Story Prompt Generators

How did your characters meet?

Fanfic plots. you bet your ass.

[writersblockbecomesunblocked]

This is a great list! I saw it and couldn’t help but re-blog. Hopefully it helps any of you that are experiencing writers block

[im-god-now-fight-me-deactivated]

GUYS I DESIGNED A PLANET IT’S SO FRIGGIN COOL

[serronrising]

Reblogging for the oc&character creation stuff!

[nimrook-fr]

Dude this is a gold mine.

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

We’re in the middle of a global crisis where nearly the entirely population is confined. Damn right we’re going to create.

[figdays]

Church Mouse Musician Playing the Mandolin // MedievalKnight

[curlsandstems]

Have you ever seen a violinist going APESHIT?!

Be sure to check out IAmDSharp!

[thegreynightsky]

GO OFFF

[babydollbucky]

Ok so I’ve been playing for 18 years and i’m a string teacher. Can i just say how IMPORTANT it is for young kids to see a BLACK, MALE-PRESENTING PERSON playing, nae, SHREDDING on a violin? I’ve know maybe 5 black people who played stringed instruments throughout my schooling and teaching (predumably because i’m an upper middle class white woman). In districts where the population is predominantly black, funding is always low, so the instruments are crappy. Kids quit, or the program is dismantled. I’ve seen very few professional string players who are black.

Obviously there are black string players. We just don’t see them because they “don’t look like” string players.

This person is the real deal. They were clearly classically trained, and seems to have some fiddle training as well. How cool is that?