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Hi everyone!

I already shared this on the COS subreddit, but I thought I'd share it here too in case somebody needs it.

This is my illustration and interpretation of Ireena Kolyana from Curse of Strahd.

I liked the idea of an Ireena rough around the edges given the environment she had to grow up in and the presence of Strahd in her life. During my campaign (which ended long ago), she developed into this improvised warrior very naturally, which gave her a little bit more depth and usefulness.

Anyway, forgive my ramble. I hope the illustration fits your campaign too!

You can download the illustration, VTT Token, and the token PSD for free over at my Patreon post

Cheers!

Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye is a 2025 Stern table. With every game you pick you character and deal with enemies like Sammaster the lich, Xanathar the beholder, and a bunch of others. The game also features callouts from a pretty huge voice cast for a pinball game, including Michael Dorn, Brendon Small, Matt Mercer, etc.

In this particular run I got a really quick dragon multi-ball and a massive town celebration jackpot, then proceeded to get basically every multiball I know of (gelatinous cube, the goblin portal one, a second dragon multiball) and completed a few different modes. I was a few hundred thousand from hitting the high scores on this particular machine, sadly. If you ever get a chance to play it it's a pretty good game, though some of the shots can be really frustrating.

A couple of moths ago I joined a group of dnd

We were playing Curse of Strahd and one thing I noticed is how brutal the fights were

The campaign ended disastrously yesterday

Now, the other 3 players were all some degree of newcomers so unfortunately the group wasn’t playing as well as it could have, that being said, the campaign (and this was said by the dm himself) is probably better geared towards more experienced players (which makes me question why he didn’t lower the difficulty, especially since he said himself this was the first group to get this far but that’s a different discussion)

An added layer of difficulty was the critical 1 rule which the dm uses, as someone who dm’d myself I’m not a fan of it at all due to how it impacts martials and I only use it on non-boss npc’s to speed up less important fights (yes, a goblin will fumble horribly every once in a while but no way the legendary Sir Leon, the champion of Lathander will accidentaly drop his greatsword and have it hit his friend
Instead, and even worse the second is more likely)

I genuinely want to have fun, everything else was handled very well (roleplay, descriptions etc.) but the fights were just too stressful when combined with the nat 1 rule, when I tried bring up my opinion about the difficult fights the main answers from my DM were “that’s how they are in the manual” and “you probably played homebrew campaigns where dm’s can be more forgiving” (which to me feels like a weird response as the manual themselves say they should be use as guidelines) and especially now, with a new campaign in a month or so I feel like it’s a good time to share my opinion as it wouldn’t mean changing the rules mid-campaign

This is my most recent piece but I'll be honest, I went with a more "random" approach for this one than many of my others. Not that I pre-plan them or anything (which I really should) but I generally go in with a core theme in mind. For this one I was really just aiming to work on variants, since I know a lot of people like that with their maps, and it's definitely a weak point of mine.

So this is just kind of what came to me. I tend to just "wing it" when I DM games and will sometimes just handwave in and out certain things rather than try to find a specific spell / item ect to make things happen. To that effect, I would likely have some kind of necromancy magic that is continuously animating regular skeletons from within the belly of that serpent.

The higher level the party, the better, and the more skeletons that could be summoned with each wave. As for the boss itself, something in the water might be cool. It's fairly easy to say that those pools are actually quite deep, and connect to each other via a network of underwater caves, so something like an Aboleth could be an exciting twist.

I feel like those are more often found deep within a cave / temple underwater, or way out in the sea. Fighting one with this much open terrain to navigate, as well as those waves and waves of skellies might make for a pretty awesome boss fight :)

How about you? What do you think you would run here?

Hey, guys. Posted a couple of weeks ago about how I hit 1k sales for my fictional code of laws governing the use and magic, and between here, r/worldbuilding, and a few other channels, I just hit 2k sales!

Have posted with permission about the MCOR numerous times here, and you guys have always been super supportive. Started with just me writing random laws with no real direction, and you guys helped me see it through to finish all 499 pages of law!

You can get it through numerous places, including DTRPG, IngramSpark, but here's the Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/Magical-Code-Regulations-Spellcasting-Regulation/dp/B0GZF9PVQL/ref=tmm\_hrd\_swatch\_0)

For the uninitiated, here's a small blurb and some reviews (and yes, Amazon actually listed these as real reviews, lol):

Ever wondered whether a wand must be registered before it can be used in public, or what documentation must be filed before casting a fireball? Curious how many forms stand between you and a legally compliant resurrection, or whether your familiar qualifies as a protected creature or a reportable asset?

The Magical Code of Regulations has answers. Or at least, it has rules.

Presented as the official body of law governing magic, the Code defines who may cast, what may be cast, and under what authority it may all go wrong. It establishes licensing requirements, classifies spells by risk and complexity, regulates rituals, familiars, and magical property, and outlines the penalties for failing to follow any of it properly.

Structured like a real legal code and written with complete sincerity, The Magical Code of Regulations offers a comprehensive system for managing magic. Whether that system actually works is addressed elsewhere in the Code.

"An unnecessarily comprehensive and deeply inconvenient framework. Several of my longstanding plans now require prior authorization." -Glorgon the Destroyer, Antagonistic Entity of Prophetic Significance #33

"Clear, thorough, and appropriately burdensome. I have no notes, though I will be requesting additional documentation." -Arthur B. Wexler, Senior Auditor, Department of Magical Affairs

The Code creates countless story opportunities. A legal procedural following attorneys arguing magical appeals. An auditor investigating an academy suspected of licensing fraud. Inspectors tracking down illegal spellcasters. A compliance officer buried in paperwork while uncovering a conspiracy. A Chosen One frustrated by mandatory reporting requirements. A revolutionary movement trying to dismantle magical regulation entirely. Every statute can become the starting point for an adventure, mystery, courtroom drama, political thriller, or comedy.

And for worldbuilding, the Code is chock full of it. Laws aren't just created out of thin air for the fun of it (unless you're me). They're almost always in response to someone doing something they shouldn't have been. Each law tells you what could have happened in the past to make the law necessary, and the historical annotations often let you know just exactly what happened. Laws are a prime example of deep, hidden worldbuilding in the form of history!

Anyways, this is all to say that to celebrate 2k sales, in the coming weeks, I'll be hosting a giveaway here! Will definitely include a signed copy of the book, a bookmark, some stickers, an audit determination letter informing you that you are, in fact, in compliance with the Code, and potentially will include a real Authorized Spellcasting License as well that is in full compliance with the relevant sections of the Code!

Really excited to hand out some free stuff, and kinda just wanted to put it out there before I actually host the giveaway!

A recent bit of work I did for my lovely regular! This is Roboutes the artificer and his partner, Vistina. These are a player character and an NPC from their campaign, and this is piece 1/3 of a bigger project we're schemeing on together. Roboutes is a classic inventor, who wants to make things to better the world through technology. His lady friend is a spy of sorts, working as a suave politico.

This was a skeb (surprise me) piece, so I was given some refs and told about the characters and then I did my thing! They didn't see any progress until the very end (which is how skeb works) and they were super excited to see the finished piece. I didn't need to do any revisions thankfully, and they are convinced I am psychic and read their mind haha. I really loved this, will be sharing the other pieces as I finish them! I hope you like it.

Im having a conflict currently in my game where Im playing a Fighter 6/ Rogue 1 multi class. Last session, during a story-esque moment in a blizzard gathered at a camp, I continuously described my character as sitting up in a tree or cliff, a stones throw away from everyone else. We were currently camping with some detestable people that we needed something from, so I was trying to lay low. After our Paladin came and talked to my PC, I said I was going to roll for stealth to avoid being seen to go get another of our party members attention. My DM just said essentially, you aren’t actually sitting away from anyone, you are right next to everybody. You cant stealth at all. This is not verbatim, but it’s how it ended up.

I pushed back, saying Ive been describing this whole time what Im understanding the situation as and Im only getting corrected now. After this, he started getting argumentative, so I just left it alone and instead said I do something else. To try to achieve what I was going to do. To which the DM also pushed back on. He then said one of his NPCs was now out of sight since my character was sitting far away. Then everyone was like uh didn’t we just go over this, and sitting far away was a no go? Read to me as him being snarky, personally. Then he back tracked and said they weren’t, and neither am I. The rest of the session was a disaster, and everyone left confused.

Similarly to this situation, I was also denied even rolling for stealth. I asked for clarification on the situation to make sure I understood. I was 150+ feet away from who I was trying to stealth from, it was dark, and they did not have dark vision that far. My DM just told me they know I am there, and I cannot try to hide. My read on this, is he only does this in particular moments with important seemingly NPCs. I think he has a pre determined outcome he wants to happen, and me getting to stealth in those times could foil it. I mentioned it to him, but Ive been avoiding responding cause he has a habit of getting defensive and smart-assey. Should I just leave it alone?

Does it mean she is full-elf? /jk

In my last post I wasn't sure whether to open commissions or not, but I got so many encouraging comments, I decided to officially open commissions (yippie!)

I also wanted to post a DnD character I made for a friend: Sylvaine, an elf druid who carries a notebook everywhere she goes to write down details about every creature she encounters. I can always share more about her lore or ask my friend for more info if anyone is interested :)

Thank you for the support in my last post!