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So this is a new OC design I did. I'm pretty happy with how she turned out, but I still don't have much of a backstory for her. Also the art isn’t finished I didn’t do any rendering yet
Zaraya believes fear is more reliable than loyalty. People betray each other all the time, but fear
makes them think twice. She broke one of her horns to separate herself from her family and has no interest in making new connections. She works alone, and trusts no one.

Hey y'all! This is a commissioned piece that I recently made. Here's the backstory for this character that the client gave me. I made some tweaks to the writing, but it's still the same story. Cheers guys!

As a young tiefling orphan, Vallyria was taken in by Governor Heinrik Siegfrid. He gave her a home and raised her like a daughter, but he also trained her to be his personal assassin. To protect his political power, Vallyria spent years killing his rivals, blindly believing she was doing the right thing for her adoptive father.

Everything changed during a mission to eliminate a rebel reformist leader. As Vallyria drew her blade, the target’s young daughter rushed into the room, crying and hugging her father. Watching the man protect his child, Vallyria realized what real family love looked like and that Heinrik was just using her as a monster. Lowering her weapon as she realized what she had become because of him, she fled.

When Heinrik learned about her failure to complete the mission, his loving-father act vanished. Seeing her as a loose end, he branded her a traitor and put a massive price on her head. Now on the run from other assassins hired to take her down, Vallyria is using the exact skills he taught her to stay alive. But survival isn't her only goal anymore She’s determined to tear down his reign of corruption and get revenge on the man she once called father.

My friend is playing a homebrew DnD campaign and I really wanted to honor one NPC in their character's backstory with some cool (and sorrowful) art

This is Eveline, who unfortunately fell during a monster attack on her village before the campaign started. At her brother's wish, she was brought back to life and came back to the world as a fox/monster spirit. She kept her memories and her personality, but she lost her ability to speak in exchange, which pains her greatly.

She helps her brother however she can during the campaign.

The constellation depicted in the corner is the vulpecula, which means little fox!

I just launched my commissions on VGen where I do portraits like this one! I love playing with light and adding symbolism elements however I can in these pieces 😊

Link if you're curious: https://vgen.co/moonberryglow (approved by mods beforehand)

So I've been part of a DnD group(4 players, 1 DM) for the past 6 months. I play a sorcerer. It's a great time and we always have fun but the group complains that the combat encounters always feel life or death. About 3 sessions ago we were traversing a desert with an NPC guide. We got into a fight with a huge scorpion some add-ons . My wizard friend used polymorph on the NPC and turned him into a T-Rex. We instantly could tell that the DM was frustrated. The battle definitely started going in our favor. A few rounds go by and the fight was still going on so I twin spelled polymorph on 2 of my party members (both barbarians) and turned them both into T-Rexs (3 total). The DM got mad and shoved the enemy figs off the board. We asked him what he was doing and he said the battle was over and we won. He definitely was not pleased. Each session after I avoided using polymorph in combat because I feel like he was going to ban it.

Last session we were trapped in this keep with a magical being that would only let us leave if we each gave up a skill or someone died. We could not physically harm this being or use any kind of magic. The creature wanted my polymorph spell, the wizards ability to use fire, and the 2 barbarians rage ability. We argued for over an hour about how to get out of it. The DM just kept saying we need to figure it out. One of barbarians gave his life for us so we could escape.

We asked him what the alternative solution could have been but he refused to tell us. We think he didn't have one. We also felt he was trying to punish us. After the session he said it was one of the best sessions in a long time.

This is my first time playing DnD. The DM has been playing for years.

What's the best way to handle this? Is there anything I can do in game to frustrate the DM?

Any suggestions is appreciated. Sorry for the wall of text.

I drew this last night for our session coming up next week. I don't really have a name for it. I'm working out the stats but I know it does necrotic damage. These skulls are larger than most making the whole creature about the size of a medium dog. They are thrown down from the sky off of the body of a god of death and pestilence as he floats over the city consuming all in his path. Any suggestions on the art or the stats would be greatly appreciated.

This character was created for my original world and draws inspiration from the strength, resilience, and dependable nature often associated with bovine-inspired characters in media. She is a minotaur girl who wields an oversized stone shield as her signature weapon, using its immense weight and durability to defend both herself and her allies.

As one of three members of an adventuring party, she serves as the group's frontline defender. With unwavering resolve and exceptional endurance, she stands firm against even the most formidable foes, protecting her companions from harm and holding the line when battles grow dire.

Beyond her prowess in combat, she shares a unique affinity with small creatures and wildlife. This connection grants her a keen understanding of the natural world, making her an exceptional forager who can reliably gather food and resources for the party during their travels.

What is meant by that is my dm during combat will not go by the "bloodied" rules or tell me if I can even gleam anything off my enemy. He says if its impossible he won't make me roll for it, so I don't get to roll perception or insight to see how hurt my opponent is. Which sucks because im a battlemaster and I wanna know if its worth it to use my superiority die or if my target is at 1hp. This has happened 3 separate times I used the dice and he's like it doesn't matter he's dead. I think he thinks its funny or something and its not a huge deal just a gripe but man it sucks when it happens.

I would like to present to you an antique ceramic potato. It says D&D Perfect Attendance '74 on the bottom.

I have absolutely no context for the potato. All I can provide is that it was in an abandoned home with a lot of other abandoned toys and sentimental/handmade items. I like to think that it's an award from the first year of DnD, and was presented to someone for not missing a single game or meeting. I expect there's a fantastic story behind it as well.

I know nothing about DnD, but if anyone has any ideas on the origins of this potato I'd love to hear them!

Kivak the Illustrious didn’t earn his name by sitting in some dusty library or writing pretty poems for noble ladies. He earned it by walking out of a goblin warren with a stolen gold-inlaid lyre, three dead goblins bleeding into the dirt, and not a scratch on his new green tunic. That’s the kind of luck that makes you believe in something. Born to a circus made up of misfits and outcasts in the Greywood, Kivak was the runt of his tiefling litter, the one with the smallest horns and the biggest mouth. He learned fast that the world doesn’t give you a damn thing just because you were born with red skin and a tail. You have to charm it, trick it, or stab it. So he spent years playing in taverns that would’ve kicked him out on his ass for being a devil-spawn if the ale wasn’t cheap, and he learned that the best way to survive a knife fight is to make the other guy laugh before you draw your own. He’s been run out of three towns, banned from two more, and somehow always lands on his feet with a pouch full of coin and a smirk on his face. He calls himself "Illustrious" because "Kivak the Lucky Bastard" doesn't fit on a bounty notice.

Maho is a core NPC to one of my DnD campaigns I've run in the past, and I hold him quite dear to my heart. He was an NPC that would travel with the party, who I originally didn't plan to be such a big part of their journey, but people latched on. So, since I love drawing him, he deserved a touched up redesign.

Maho is Siveril's court wizard, who has his own tower where he conducts various studies, one of them being focused on mimics. He found mimics quite fascinating, and even located a mimic overrun village. That is where he made one of his first mistakes. Second mistake was taking one to the tower to run tests, ultimately merging the mimic's and his own soul into a mannequin. Now, without a known cure, he travels in order to figure out a way to return back to his human self. He didn't expect to be stuck like this, but rather wanted this as a backup, a better alternative than becoming a lich like more evil leaning wizards would resort to.

Also, I only marked this as NSFW as there is an unclothed chibi version of him to show the mimic sections on his wooden body.