@taddymason it would be exactly like this (tumblr pls let ppl add videos to reblogs one day pls pls pls.)

Master of Water

It is important to me that someone knows that in the Ninjago D&D campaign I'm running right now, the Master of Ice player character has started listening a bit too much to the evil staff that she picked up. I think it must be a canon event at this point.

"don't tell me, idiot"

I'm running a Ninjago D&D campaign right now, and it's so funny what easily works and what doesn't in 5e.

Like, Master of Fire? Easy. They honestly just need to be a fire genasi. Ice? You got it; cold damage is a common enough type of damage to homebrew something. Energy/green ninja power? That's a Mage of Witherbloom if ever I've seen one. Lightning? Shocking grasp cantrip can get you so far in life. Water? Uh, well maybe you can rework a water genasi? Bit weird that they can breathe underwater but like it's fine. EARTH???

Serpentine, nindroids, and Sky Folk are simple enough to find a 5e race that fits their general powers. BUT GHOSTS? WHY DO THEY DO SO MANY THINGS? I ALMOST HAD A TPK IN THE TOURNAMENT, THIS EMO 15-YEAR-OLD IS NOT GOING TO KILL THEM ON THEIR FIRST MEETING.

There's something just so romantic and domestic about Geode to me... Geo having to take care of his kids on his own, and then the universe literally drops the coolest, baddest husband he could ever imagine right on his doorstep one day. He's the dude who helped resolve the Geckle/Munce conflict that led to Geo being unwanted in the first place. He's the son of Lilly, whom Geo would've heard stories about.

And I love how Cole could've easily just moved on, because he needs to find his fellow ninja for like. The greater good or whatever. But he can't just leave anyone behind, especially people who are forgotten for whatever 'justifications' are offered. That's why Cole's a hero, because no innocent lives are acceptable as sacrifices. He's a bleeding heart who cares too much to look past it, he promised his mother to stand up to those who are cruel and unjust, for those who are hurt and downtrodden. He will always consider the little guy.

Just imagine Cole making that decision, announcing it to the finders that he's going to stay. Imagine Geo's reaction. Imagine Geo not letting himself get too attached at first because he'll be gone, and then he hangs around after all. Cole didn't know how long he'd be here but ninja never quit, as long as there's people in danger he owes it to them to help, even if it kills him.

The domestic vibes of them looking after the kids together, watching them, coordinating the family. The fact that the land of lost things always has this perpetual romantic sunset going on. It's just them, their kids, and this rampaging death machine that is technically the reason they got together in the first place, because without it Cole might've continued with his journey.

And you think Geo was just a little bit worried when it was 'over', when Sora and Nya helped to resolve that issue. Cole had no more reason to stay and protect them, plus he even has a new call to action from his old master! Back to being a hero, back to the times before them. At least there's no rampaging death machine anymore, and Geo chides himself for being selfish, he should be grateful his kids are safe and Cole is reunited with his REAL family...

AND THEN HE COMES BACK!!! COLE COMES BACK AND REMEMBERS!!! He knows what it's like to be lost and forgotten, or at least feel that way, so he'll never forget.

Man, out of all of the ninja who got scattered in the Merge, Cole's whereabouts feel the most satisfying and fleshed out, the way they tie back to his character arc and themes and motifs, his past, everything. Zane was in The Egg, Jay was with the Administration (which IS interesting but also a new development), Kai and Nya had their own things and Lloyd struggled to be the lone ninja, which is also fitting. But with Cole, it just feels all so right and even a way to end off his character's decade-plus arc, I love it. You can tell the writers really care about Cole.

we need more fanart of the DR tecnique

maybe I'll do a new series of illustrations with each ninja using the technique... when I have more time

I choose to believe that she thought he was gonna come out to her. I have no evidence except that I know this in my heart to be true

Scylla looks fine fr

SHE'S AN EEL

“Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.” -- Discworld (Snuff)

heres your lmk dinner i know youve been wanting it

Ninjago Calligraphy

I got a sudden itch to do some calligraphy in Ninjargon

Oopsies I posted this before I even put the image in 😭😂💀

I recently got caught up on dragon’s rising recently and it’s all I can think about,

I love him so much. I want him to snap and turn evil so bad

pix again. Trying to figure out her helmet

Gold person reminds me of a triceratops with only 2 horns instead of 3.

I'm going to redraw this later