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systems to run and play outside of dungeons and dragons/pathfinder that are BEGINNER FRIENDLY and STORY-FOCUSED:
MASKS: A NEW GENERATION (powered by the apocalypse engine, 2d6 core resolution): Play as teenaged superheroes! Emulate the feel of a comic book or animated TV series like Young Justice, Teen Titans, etc. DEATH IS NOT A STAKE (unless you’re The Doomed): emotional trauma is instead! FAST, narratively driven combat; complex antagonists; sessions structured by “scenes” instead of encounters to encourage roleplaying and story above all else! Perfect for folks who love superhero stories, exploring adolescent angst, and colorful combat.
URBAN SHADOWS 1E (powered by the apocalypse engine, 2d6 core resolution): A political urban fantasy game about the debts you owe, and the lengths you’re willing to go to seize power in a seedy city. Think Mortal Instruments, Twilight, etc. Play as a werewolf, vampire, hunter, wizard, etc. all vying for power. A corruption mechanic encourages backstabbing and betrayal between PCs, with the hanging sword of PCs who go too far retiring as NPC threats. Perfect for evil parties and social intrigue-heavy campaigns.
QUEST (d20 core resolution): A fantasy, medieval-suited but genre-expansive system that can replace D&D pretty fluidly, and makes for an easy transition from one system to another. No stats, only features that classes can invoke at will or with a single, unmodified d20 roll. All PCs have the same health and deal the same base damage, making combat a breeze, freeing the GM up to focus on the story. A sliding scale of success from 1 to 20 instead of a binary pass/fail like D&D!
These are just a few systems I’ve either played and/or have run, and can recommend based on my personal experience. Either way, it’s worth looking into other systems to improve and expand your own GMing chops for D&D if nothing else.
Other TTRPG systems you should check out that I don’t have the time to delve into right now: Monster of the Week (PBTA like above, 2d6 core resolution, emulate the feel of an episodic monster hunting show like Supernatural, Buffy, etc.), Numenera (complex system comparable in scope to D&D), Fiasco (GMless, improv only, card based, over the top Coen Brothers movie generator), Root RPG (play as woodland creatures!), Bluebeard’s Bride (play as different aspects of the same woman surviving a murderous pirate!), Vampire: The Masquerade (play as scheming vampires fighting back your thirst!), Call of Cthulhu (classic eldritch horror TTRPG), Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall (play as a Chinese immigrant family fighting racism and hopping vampires!), Ald-Amura: Monster Care Squad (HEAL monsters instead of kill them; threat clocks advance the story); Star-Crossed (2-player, GMless, Jenga tower based game about forbidden love, PERFECT for couples), Dread (Jenga tower based horror system), City of Mist (similar to Urban Shadows — gritty modern fantasy), and more!!
Check out these systems, and recommend more in the replies!
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Monster archive here, though none of the examples I doodled for this are actual existing monsters; I just thought this would be fun to make!
Like the opening says, these are the things I do for this setting, not the things I think you should do (or even what I do in other settings) but if you design things at all, for any reason, think about what “principles” or “guidelines” you would list out yourself.
If you were directing another artist to match your work, how would you explain it to them?
What interests and tastes are repeatedly expressed by how you design things?
What would “generic” examples of your style look like?
If you have multiple series or settings, do they all share the same set of visual trends or do they differ?
Can you think of any personal preferences you would be happier to indulge more? Is there good reason you haven’t?
EVEN IF I DONT COMMENT BACK I WOULD BE EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY ENTHUSED TO READ ANYTHING YOU ADD ABOUT YOUR OWN WORK IN A REBLOG SO PLEASE DON’T THINK THAT’S RUDE OR WEIRD OR BORING TO DO
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folks on twitter have already pointed out that Cruella is perhaps the worst possible choice for a protagonist seeing as how her entire motivation is ‘wants to murder puppies for money’ and there’s just. no way to spin that.
Maleficent worked, okay, she worked because she was a pretty mysterious character to begin with; her goals and motivations in Sleeping Beauty were vague enough that there was room for character exploration. but Cruella?
the reason Cruella was such a fantastic and fantastically funny villain was just how BASIC she was.
here’s Cruella: she designs clothes, she thinks a puppy-skin coat would look cool, she kidnaps a bunch of puppies because she’s rich and spoiled and used to getting her way. that’s it. that’s all there is to her. that’s all there needed to be, because a. her voice actress was god-tier b. her design and animation was flawless c. the story was pretty simple and didn’t need a villain with complex motivations and d. she shared the villainous spotlight with Jasper and Horace (who i might actually be interested in seeing a movie about tbh, just because ‘a weird old rich lady hired us to steal dogs from another rich lady and her husband and now the dogs are fighting back why is this happening where did my life go wrong’ is a fucking hilarious premise)
my point is WHY NOT URSULA
SERIOUSLY. URSULA.
there’s SO MUCH you could do with Ursula. not only does she have all the charisma and visual flare that Cruella does, her motivations, like Maleficent’s, were always a touch unclear.
she fucking hates the king of the sea and it’s never really explained why. she fucks around with two monarchies seemingly for the lols. she can do magic but she lives alone in a cave with only her prisoners and her two eels for company AND she actually loves her eels and is legit sad when they die. she’s weird and mysterious and sneaky and badass and there’s just. so many cool paces you could go with her! does she have a reason to hate the king? why is she the only octopus person we see? why do people still make deals with her given that she’s made a horrifying living garden out of those who couldn’t pay up? she turned herself into a human so she’s a shapeshifter, holy fuck, is that something she’s done before?
ursula movie pls (but like. someone other than disney make it)
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if you want to participate in my inktober replacement prompts for october here you go! go check it out on instagram, that’s where i’m most active 🤎✨
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Thought I would make a lil challenge for October so here’s MONSTERTOBER/
You can use whatever technique you want and there’s no pressure to finish/ The main goal is to have fun/ As always feel free to share around for people who would like to join/
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So i decided to make my own prompt list for this Inktober! Im gonna be doing monster combinations! (*•̀ᴗ•́*)و Feel free to join in, you dont have to do every day, and be sure to use the hashtag so i can see em!
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30-Day Monster Art Challenge
Every day for 30 days, draw/sketch/paint/etc a monster based on the prompt of the day. If you want, use the tag #horrificmonsterchallenge so that everyone can find your work! Some of the prompts are pretty vague, so let your creativity run wild!
Day 1: Big, sharp teeth.
Day 2: Insect
Day 3: Many limbs
Day 4: No eyes
Day 5: Many eyes
Day 6: Faceless
Day 7: Skeletal
Day 8: Deadly sin
Day 9: Twins
Day 10: Humanoid
Day 11: Hairy
Day 12: Slithering
Day 13: Alien
Day 14: Colorful
Day 15: Winged
Day 16: Claws
Day 17: Alluring
Day 18: Animal
Day 19: Cursed
Day 20: Undead
Day 21: Cannibalistic
Day 22: Arachnid
Day 23: Giant
Day 24: Mythological
Day 25: Aquatic
Day 26: Mechanical
Day 27: Ancient
Day 28: Ghostly
Day 29: Godly
Day 30: Monstrous self portrait
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I made an eldritch-themed list of prompts for Inktober. Tried to pick things that were evocative and a little abstract rather than just “draw a Shoggoth.”
Feel free to use, share, etc! I’ll be following the tags “Weirdtober” and “Weirdtober 2019″ and I’d love if you tagged anything you drew for this with one of those so I can see it. Text list under the cut for those who need it.
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Let me tell you about SISEA
If you haven’t heard about it yet, SISEA is a bipartisan bill introduced in the US senate by Ben Sasse (R) and Jeff Merkley (D)
It includes a series of overly strict regulations to be imposed on the online porn industry, and would basically have the same results as the tumblr porn ban, but internet-wide.
Here’s just a few of the rules it proposes:
Requires verified ID and signed consent forms for everyone involved in the production and uploading of adult content
Requires the PLATFORM, not the user, hosting pornography to include a banner or notice on the site that tells you how to request the removal of content if you didn’t consent to being in the video
Prohibiting VIDEO DOWNLOADS on all platforms that host pornographic content within three months of the legislation passing
These platforms are ALL required to have a 24hr MANNED hotline, staffed by the platform, for content removal requests. (No clarification on how the person requesting the removal would be expected to prove their identity, and this is IN SPITE OF the rigorous verification process the proposed law ALSO REQUIRES, so this is likely to be abused by trolls)
Requires removal of flagged videos within TWO HOURS.
Requires all platforms to have an algorithm to prevent videos that have been removed (by the host, not the uploaded) from being reuploaded after removal
The above is to be enforced by the FTC
Creating a DATABASE OF PEOPLE who do not consent to being in adult videos, which must be checked BEFORE ANY NEW CONTENT CAN BE UPLOADED, the specifics of which are to be decided by the Department of Justice, and failure to comply with this requirement will be punished with a fine
So I’m sure by now that everyone has an idea of how bad this will be for not only sex workers, but any and all platforms that people use to post adult content, whether it’s the platform’s intended use or not, as well as anyone who consumes said content.
The rules concerning digital content, as many are probably wondering, are incredibly vague. Here’s a breakdown on twitter of why these rules in particular would be disastrous:
So, you’re probably wondering
“What can I do to stop this from being passed?”
Right now, I haven’t seen any petitions about this particular legislation, but I 100% advise and advocate for calling your state’s representatives and senators and demanding they speak out against this bill and it’s absolutely impossible requirements.
Here’s a list of current US Senators and their official contact info:
Here’s the info for US Congresspeople:
And here’s the article where I originally heard about SISEA, because I don’t see many people talking about it yet:
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The phrase "Nazi Phase" isn't great either. This did not start with the Nazis, this is white supremacy. If we're speaking historically, the United States had a "Nazi Phase" with Manifest Destiny, Slavery and Jim Crow, which actually inspired Hitler's Third Reich (Read "Hitler's American Model: The United States and The Making of Nazi Race Law). Most of Europe has had a "Nazi Phase", with colonialism (at the very least).
White people are made to internalize White Supremacy from a young age because White Supremacy is how the rich justified pillaging the planet and they want to hold onto their spoils.
no one:
20+ year old ‘progressive’ men on twitter: haha did anyone have a neonazi phase when they were 14? god i’m so embarrassed looking back. that’s a thing people went through when they were kids, right? we were so crazy on 4chan! can everyone in the replies please validate that i’m not alone and i’m a good person? please?
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OMENTOBER. A SOUTHERN GOTHIC PROMPT LIST.
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Hi guys! Heres the prompt list for this years inktober. Feel free to interpret how you want, and tag me or use the hashtags! Im so excited! On day 31, you make up a prompt.
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GIVEAWAY!
I’m having a giveaway over on twitter, but I wanted to hold one here too on tumblr because even though I don’t have “the numbers” here, I feel grateful for all of you who enjoy my work regardless, especially those that have stuck around for so long! I mainly post here for myself as an archive, so I’m always floored by the reception of anything I post.
Winner will receive:
- a colored sketch/messy painting drawing of their request
- 3 pins of their choice from the shop http://shop.ohnooo.net/
(And because the tumblr crowd seems to like Zinru the most of all the SNS platforms, and all the tags on reblogs bring me so much joy, I’ll also throw in a Zinru pin and a double sided not-for-sale charm as extra as an optional gift, exclusive to this tumblr giveaway. Thank you for putting up with my oc spam lol)
To enter:
Reblog this post
Must be following me
DMs must be open for contact
No giveaway or private accounts please
(optional: tag #zinrutoo to get the extra pin and charm)
Giveaway ends Nov 30, and winner will be chosen at random.
Thank you!
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I guess I’ll do one of these as well
Presenting……… Cryptober! I know this was a thing in 2019, but this is a different concept! Aka Trickstober if there’s another Cryptober. Anyway the premise here is to take a prompt and design a monster/character from it! Prompts by me and @diremirebee When tagging, Tag #Cryptober2020 and #Trickstober, if you tag one of us we will reblog as well
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I’m back from a break & I’ve given myself a small 10 day drawing challenge to hopefully help ideas start flowing a little better and to get back into keeping a schedule. 🐞The challenge is to draw a bug character with personality every day. I haven’t really drawn many bug characters before besides bees, and I think it will be a good exercise since they aren’t as traditionally cute or charismatic (well some of them)🐜I just want this to be informal & fun & not get too caught up in details.
These are the results of the first four days. I’m going to post the final here & Instagram but I’ll be posting sketches and development on my Patreon if you want to see those🐛
My list(in no order):
-praying mantis
-ant
-ladybug
-caterpillar
-cricket
-fly
-moth
-beetle
-bee
-spider
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OKAY my idea for a halloween drawing challenge: 31 Day Horror House
With a lot of stuff to do, I probably wouldn’t be able to join in myself this year but you know when a “haunted house” in a cartoon or video game is like an entire spooky world with just EVERY conceivable horror trope crammed under one roof? One of my favorite examples is the little known Braindead 13, but there’s lots more, so this challenge would be to populate and stylize your own! What would we call that? I guess a 31 Day Horror House!
The only rule is that every character has to be some kind of monster, and ideally a different “species” of monster every time, or at least “subspecies” if for example you wanted both a Dracula-style and Nosferatu-style vampire under one roof, or 31 different interpretations of a “space alien!” Whatever!
You could also give all of the monsters an additional theme. Maybe they’re all also plant people? Or object heads? Or different animals? Or hybrids of two different monster tropes? Maybe the house exists in some other fictional setting, like what the heck would a haunted monster mansion look like in the Star Wars galaxy or Spongebob? Whatever makes it more fun and more unique.
Day 01: a wild, feral monster that stalks the surrounding woods
Day 02: the gatekeeper of the weird old mansion you’ve found
Day 03: the butler/housekeeper who guides you around the house
Day 04: the groundskeeper/gardener
Day 05: the handymonster they might assign to “fix” your car
Day 06: the master of the household’s faithful pet
Day 07: the head chef who makes you a “nice” dinner
Day 08: some kind of pest that infests the house
Day 09: something dangerous lurking in the gardens
Day 10: something dangerous lurking in the pond, pool or fountain
Day 11: something horrible inhabiting the guest bathroom
Day 12: something they keep under a trap door to dispose of guests
Day 13: a resident that only SEEMS harmless and pleasant
Day 14: the only resident that is harmless and genuinely helpful
Day 15: a conniving double-crosser that could be helpful
Day 16: the night watch/security chief
Day 17: waste management
Day 18: the resident medical expert
Day 19: the librarian
Day 20: a scientist or inventor
Day 21: the scientist’s creation
Day 22: a more defective creation
Day 23: an artist
Day 24: a young child monster (or several)
Day 25: a nanny or on-site schoolteacher
Day 26: a pair of monstrous lovers
Day 27: something so horrible even they keep it tightly locked away
Day 28: Anything you want!
Day 29: The Head of the Household.
Day 30: What the head of the household really answers to.
Day 31: what the “main character” (or even you!) becomes when their escape fails and they join the house.
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