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theartofmadeline · 2 years

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Im thrilled to share that after a successful Kickstarter run, The Charming Cryptids Oracle is now available on Etsy!!

The Charming Cryptids Oracle is a vibrant, 50 card oracle deck. The deck is filled with a wide variety of cryptids ranging from well known creatures, like Bigfoot & Mothman, to more local legends, such as the Crowsswick Monster.

Leftover rewards are also available! Check out the pins, prints, and bandanas in my shop :)

#artists on tumblr #small shop #cryptids #tarot #oracle deck #tarot deck #cryptozoology #enamel pin #bandana #tarot cloth #tarot cards #bigfoot #mothman #jackalope #charming cryptids oracle #theartofmadeline #IM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS YALL!!!!!

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charmingcryptidsoracle · 2 years

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DECKS ARE IN!!

I’m so excited to share that the Charming Cryptids Oracle decks have finally arrived on my doorstep- and they’re looking BEAUTIFUL!

Decks are available for preorder now and will be sent out mid July after Kickstarter orders have been fulfilled :)

#tarot #tarot deck #oracle deck #cryptids #cryptozoology #kickstarter #small shop #theartofmadeline #charming cryptids oracle #IM SO EXCITED I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU!!!!!#THE CARDS AS SO VIBRANT IM CRYING

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comparativeoracle · 11 months

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Jackalope. Art by Madeline Priebe, from The Charming Cryptids Oracle.

(Also used in The Oracle of Play (The Alleyway Oracles).)

#Madeline Priebe #The Charming Cryptids Oracle #Jackalope #Oracle Deck #Folklore #Cryptid #The Oracle of Play #The Alleyway Oracles

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adreamfromnevermore · 24 days

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Headcanon that the Bats must be the most infuriating members of the justice league. And it's got nothing to do with what they do or don't know or even their general skills and egos. Everyone is very used to Batman and the expectation that him and any of his spawn are somehow going to be three steps ahead of any issue they bring to the table ever.

No no, the infuriating bit? The stalking.

Listen, this is a family of freaks and weirdos. They work so well together because none of them were normal to start with and then they ended up traumatized. It's practically common practice in that family to accept that nothing is what it seems at face value and that all of your siblings are attempting to pry into your private life and cases at any given moment. I think for them it's honestly weirder if you take what they say at face value. They speak a language holy separate from any normally socialized person and it is a language of lies and half-truths that relies on the assumption that all parties are aware of that.

They're the most infuriating bitches around.

They'll tell someone something and appear to do the opposite and when confronted will have the most convoluted but sound reasoning of why they actually did exactly as they promised too.

They regularly pick people's pockets and hack into personal information because for them? That's practically a love language. They're obnoxious and they aren't even aware of it. Someone asks them to just tell the truth and they react like they've been shot. They're probably offended when they realize that someone hasn't been at least attempting to dig into them back, like come on man. I thought we were friends but you didn't even Google how long Nightwings been around? We've already put the bar on the floor for you guys? My siblings already have a full dossier ready on you because they caught us on camera in your home city during that 2 minute conversation we had 3 months ago. They sent it to me a few hours later. I think they got Oracle to help cause usually it takes them at least 12 hours.

You think they're being nice and friendly and then you realize that they have a nice little file compiled of everything you've done in the last five years, where you went to school and every note your teachers ever made about your behavior a decade ago when you were still a high schooler and fairly normal. If asked they'd probably be willing to bring out the family tree they built for you. They know what you did last summer better than you know what you did last summer. They have pictures, pictures that should be impossible because there's no way they were stalking you then and those sure don't look like security camera footage.

In reality Bats and Superman get along so well because that man is an investigative journalist and when they first met he could not leave it alone. Bruce was charmed the first time Clark Kent started doggedly attempting to ask him if he knew anything about Gothams new cryptid. It was cute how off base he was. But he was trying!!!! Bruce was sold for life! He dropped an dossier on lexcorp off in Clarks apartment a few days later. As a gift.

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flatfuckfridays · 3 months

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GREETINGS, TUMBLR

It's me, the very best, the one and only, the horrifyingly charming-

_-*|VOX|*-_

Here on this quaint little 'tumblr' site because Velvette says we need more interactions with the plebians to listen and interact with all you lovely viewers and fans at home!

So strap in! Get some popcorn and beverage of your choice because it is TIME FOR THE SHOW!

[TAGS] #flatfuckvoxdays | #ask the tv bitch | #tw Valentino | #A/V² | #no comment posts

[OTHER BLOGS]

Forgotten outdated junk: @cannibals-and-radio

The “hashtag bitch”: @red-velvette-swirl

Moth Pimp: @moth-pimp-val

#1 Moth Hater: @call-me-vendetta

Piece of Shit with a Duck Obsession: @thebigbossofhellhimself

Mom Crystal Ball: @porcelain-oracle

Emotional support cryptid: @lushy-nights

[ADOPTED CHILDREN]

🫧💫: @bubble-anon-responds

🐍: @snekanondoesdumbshit

🦕: @dinonuggiesanon

💥🎾: @anonwitharacket

🐈‍⬛: @full-time-cat-an0n

Cry: @crymeafrozenriver

🥩🐇: @the-horrors-u-make-out-with

Metio: @metioanon

Noodle: @an-asexual-dragonair

🪱: @ittybittyworm

💜👑: @purplecrownanon

OOC// no proship, NSFW, or insensitive tomfoolery- Vox may be cool with that stuff but the blog owner ain't lol /lh

Main blog: @moths-and-mantids

#intro post #rp blog #character rp blog #hazbin hotel rp #vox hazbin hotel #flat fuck voxday #a/v²

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thewritehag · 1 year

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I made two jars*, a TBR jar and a TBD jar. I've got a bunch of books that I've been meaning to get to and I have a lot of tarot and oracle decks I haven't spent much time exploring (To Be Dealt, get it?). January started with Modern Tarot (serendipitous) and the Charming Cryptid Oracle. Both have been good so far, but especially Charming Cryptid. It's like having a conversation almost.

*the jars are McDonald's Halloween pails because I have all three and I want to use them.

The third is my To Be Done pail that has all the craft projects I want to do on little paper slips because I get distracted by just thinking of them without a sense of direction. You know how the adhd is. Related: making silicone molds is tricky.

#the green one is called a 'goblin' and it's weird that McD would lie like that #she's a witch #clearly #nothing against goblins but I dislike needless obfuscation #books #tarot #oracle #crafting #keeping my devil's hands less than idle

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queerpontmercy · 3 years

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pick four characters and then roll a d4 for each of these numbers to determine which char to answer for: 1 4 5 6 17 22 24 26 39 27 51 57 60

tumblr did me so dirty but I finally got all of these in one doc, thank you <3 I decided to alternate between my Beam Saber pilots for character #4, so we have Solace “Trash Panda“ Altiora the infiltrator, and Dr. Finch Tandem, the officer/cat herder. Put under a cut because fuck this is so long...

What does Solace typically keep in his pockets?

I rolled a 3 for Leucien, but I already described his pockets, so...Solace is messy and generally keeps a tube of lipstick within easy reach, which means inevitably he’s also got a few tissues stuffed in a pocket from the last time he had to apply blot it. Other than that, he always has at least one knife on him, and that could feasibly be in a pocket. No, he’s not just happy to see you.

Other than that, you know he’d never tell but honestly? I think he keeps his old prayer beads on his person, despite having left the Cenotaph both physically and spiritually. There’s something grounding about them: something organic in a world full of unforgiving machinery and vastly unknowable AIs, perhaps. It’s still soothing. Shut up.

4. If Tanith was a work of art, how would you describe her?

This is such an interesting question for Tanith-- the most important bit for her would be that it’s something functional and beautiful, made lovelier still by use. A well-loved sea shanty with lyrics that keep time out on the water, a handsome medicine chest with fanciful carvings of beasts on each wooden panel…oooooh maybe a set of three nesting clay pots/jars! The first one is big and solid, rough gray-green with a fitted lid and decorations like barnacles and limpets, and below that is one with blue and brown glazes, pooling and mixing into each other, and the last (smallest) one is delicate and porcelain, almost opalescent from within where the light hits it, with the most simple, graceful curved shape It’s meant to house something rare and precious.

5. How does Tanith express she’s comfortable?

She doesn’t like to sit in her emotions or thoughts, and spends a lot of time trying to transmute them into practical action. You’d know she’s comfortable if she let herself be still, taking in the world with quiet acceptance, and told you what was on her mind-- what she saw, or remembered, or was thinking about, without worry, just being.

6. How does Fen express that they’re uncomfortable?

Fenestra argues about stupid shit-- pedantry in particular is such a refuge. Having a hill to die on helps her feel slightly in control, since feeling powerless is definitely one of the things that makes her most uncomfortable. She’d never admit to it, but it’s also a way to knock Threats down a peg or two.

17. Does Leucien swear? What’s his favorite phrase/word?

For sure, but since Leu is 3 feet tall, he almost certainly got the “ohhhh i had no idea, you’re so iiiiinnocent~” treatment after saying one (1) fuck word. I was tonight years old when I learned he’s partial to “oh balls,” which is decidedly not one of my (Sketch’s) phrases, but I guess it makes sense intrinsically? Most swear words are either profane, sexual, or insulting/derogatory. Gnomes in this campaign aren’t religious, culturally speaking, and he’s not the kind to start a fight.

Now that means there’s actually a good chance that he has at least once, in a fit of extreme frustration, blurted out “Aerum’s b--” before very hastily correcting to “face, face, I was gonna say face.”

I’m shocked I have so much to say about this, but...he was an academic, and I also have a strong hunch that he had a terrible little pretentious phase where all his swear words came from Old Gnomish or Dwarvish or oooh, maybe languages his old friend Aza had picked up, but...at this point he reasons it’s better to say the things in Everendian/Common if you want people to know what you’re saying.

22. What kind of person would Finch never side with?

Finch would never side with a landlord cop bully. Well, definitely not a landlord or cop either. But man, the kind of leader who throws their weight around for the sake of it and intimidates innocent people into carrying out their orders? They really, truly despise ‘em. And leaders who treat the individuals under their wing as pieces of a calculated risk rather than full people. They’d honestly rather die than become that kind of leader.

24. What’s a controversial food opinion Leucien would have?

Pineapple on pizza is good actually you guys are just mean

Leu thinks the fact that there’s such a thing as “controversial food opinions” is fascinating. He’ll try anything once, so point-blank disregarding something as disgusting feels like snobbery to him. And even badly-cooked food can tell you so much about the people who make it, so and that learning’s a pleasure in and of itself.

26. What would Tanith want for her funeral?

In Tanith’s culture, dying orcs are dressed in burial clothes, shrouded, and left to make their “final voyage” on their own in quiet contemplation. She would uphold this tradition. Burial and scattering of ashes at sea are common, but I actually think Tanith might want to be buried at the “interfaith” shrine she established on the mainland post-campaign-- Ishka willing, to be its guardian and perhaps, in a way, guide the lost on their journeys after her death.

She would certainly want her dear friends and party members to speak in her memory at a ceremony, especially Cae and Avris, who saw her through so much. Nothing prepared. Just what comes from the heart in the moment. Perhaps she has also transcribed an old Orcish lullaby for her beloved Anya to play at the end, with the music drifting through the air and quietly dissipating, like sea foam as it hits the shore.

27. If they were a ghost, how would Solace haunt in the afterlife?

Solace would be such a chaotic asshole ghost but he’d have the time of his (after)life. He already has such a great time being a local cryptid as it is, convincing people that an abandoned amusement park or shopping mall might be haunted. It’d be even worse in death. The thing is, if he was a ghost and knew nothing could hurt him, he’d be even more unsubtle, he’d really want to see the impact of his tricks and shenanigans for once after a lifetime or lurking.

39. What does Finch believe their party lacks?

Finch knows that their squad has each other’s backs in the practical way-- they’ve seen teammates trauma out or take major damage protecting each other. But they think that what the Intrepid is missing is emotional vulnerability, and it’s important? If we’re not honest with ourselves, how can we be honest with each other? It keeps them up at night sometimes.

51. What makes Tanith a hypocrite?

She’ll forgive everyone except herself, obviously. Since she was able to get some closure with her ex Kleiya, who didn’t die but was transported to another plane, she hasn’t been nearly as consumed with guilt over who she used to be, but still? She’ll tell someone not to burn out all at once, she’ll tell someone they’re good just as they are, and never believe it herself. :/

57. How does the way Leucien acts seemingly contradict his ability scores?

FitD scores don’t translate as well, so...Leu it is!

He’s got +3 charisma, but he’s the most awkward man in all of existence and can’t be normal for even two seconds. I actually don’t think it’s that contradictory; charisma is a force of personality, after all, and Leu’s got that. He became an object of cult worship in a matter of months, after all...But also I do think he’s got an endearing, bookish, understated charm, and hey, that’s a kind of charisma. D&D often makes charisma out to be the smooth-talking seduction stat, but I really enjoy when it can be more than that.

He’s also got decently high wisdom, but I’ve been playing him with small dog energy. We’ll figure it out, I suppose.

60. Who does Fenestra go to when she needs to bounce ideas off of someone?

Fenestra has a littol greyromantic wtf-is-this crush on Eli, another of the Oracle’s apprentices. :3 They have honed different ways of seeing the future. Fen captures big fragmented portents that don’t make sense until later, whereas Eli is a lot more scrupulous, and tends to focus on details and possibilities, mapping out the pieces of a butterfly effect. They really respect his different way of thinking; it’s been incredibly helpful, and if she were feeling mentally stuck Fen would go to him, no question. He’d listen.

#dnd asks #tanith #fenestra #leucien #solace #finch

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thecreaturecodex · 5 years

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Variant Tieflings

“Scary Evil Blonde” © Nika Starikova, accessed at their ArtStation here

[Commissioned by @wannabedemonlord, who wanted to close some gaps in the tiefling bloodlines offered in Pathfinder. A little outside my wheelhouse, but playable races are always fun. This also gave me an excuse to figure out what I was going to do with the “black-eyed kids”, a common urban legend bogey of the Internet age. I do so love making monsters out of cryptids and urban legends.]

Variant Tieflings Although tieflings can be born with undifferentiated and mingled fiendish blood, some have a specific tie to a particular race of fiend. Variant tieflings have the fiendish resistance and fiendish sorcery traits of an ordinary tiefling, but have different racial ability modifiers, skill bonuses and spell-like abilities. Some variant tieflings are described below.

Dorvae-spawn Tiefling (Geasborn) The dorvae pride themselves on serving no gods or masters other than themselves, but desire to be served and worshiped in turn. As such, they frequently mingle their bloodlines with those of their followers, hoping to create a race of unquestioning and powerful servitors. Geasborn are almost always found wrapped up in a dorvae’s schemes, although a few do break free of their progenitors and seek their own way. Some of these seek to do good and reverse the sinister influence of their ancestors, but many of them are just as power hungry and selfish as the dorvae. Geasborn have skin that appears leathery or scaly, and their facial features are strangely small and subtle. Some have patterns like snakeskin on their legs, or their guts can be seen writhing below the skin like a nest of vipers. +2 Str, +2 Cha, -2 Wis Dorvae-spawn are tough and charming, but easily led +2 Acrobatics, +2 Bluff Spell-like Ability A dorvae-spawn can use see invisibility as a spell-like ability 1/day, with its character level as its caster level.

Sahkil-spawn Tiefling (Horrorspawn) The sahkil less often mate directly with mortals than they do influence bloodlines with curses and haunts, causing wholly human parents to give birth to a child who is just slightly off. Sahkil-spawned tieflings grow up fast, but appear young, even childish, into old age. They are almost identical in appearance to humans, but their skin is pale or ashy and their eyes are a solid black. These “black eyed children” often have no loyalty to even loving parents, terrorizing and murdering them before escaping to wreak more havoc. Few horrorspawn are anything but evil, and even those that find goodness or neutrality tend to have dark, cruel senses of humor and use fear and intimidation as regular tactics. +2 Dex, +2 Cha, -2 Int Sahkil-spawn are quick and have forceful personalities, but are not creative thinkers +2 Disguise, +2 Intimidate Spell-like Ability A sahkil-spawn can use silence as a spell-like ability 1/day, with its character level as its caster level.

Sample Geasborn CR ½ Dorvae-spawn tiefling oracle 1 XP 200 NE Medium outsider (native) Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +0 Defense AC 17, touch 9, flat-footed 17 (-1 Dex, +6 armor, +2 shield) hp 9 (1d8+1) Fort +1, Ref -1, Will +2 Resist cold 5, fire 5, electricity 5 Offense Speed 20 ft. Melee morningstar +3 (1d8+3) or dagger +3 (1d4+3/19-20) or death touch +3 touch (1d6+1 negative energy) Ranged dagger -1 (1d4+3/19-20) Special Attacks death touch (6/day) Spell-like Abilities CL 1st, concentration +4 1/day—see invisibility Spells CL 1st, concentration +4 1st (4/day)—bane (DC 14), cure light wounds, inflict light wounds (DC 14) 0th—bleed (DC 13), guidance, read magic, resistance Mystery—bones Statistics Str 16, Dex 8, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 17 Base Atk +0; CMB +3; CMD 12 Feats Improved Initiative Skills Acrobatics -3, Bluff +9, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (planes) +4, Knowledge (religion) +4, Sense Motive +4; Racial Modifiers +2 Acrobatics, +2 Bluff Languages Common, Infernal SQ fiendish heritage, oracle’s curse (lame) Gear breastplate, heavy wooden shield, morningstar, 3 daggers, spell component pouch, 164 gp

Sample Horrorspawn CR ½ Sahkil-born tiefling slayer 1 XP 200 NE Medium outsider (native) Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft., Perception +5 Defense AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+3 Dex, +4 armor) hp 11 (1d10+1) Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +1 Resist cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5 Offense Speed 30 ft. Melee kukri +3 (1d4+2/18-20) or kukri +1 (1d4+2/18-20) and kukri +1 (1d4+1/18-20) Ranged longbow +4 (1d8/x3) Special Attacks studied target (move action, +1) Spell-like Abilities CL 1st, concentration +1 1/day—silence (DC 12) Statistics Str 15, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 8, Wis 13, Cha 10 Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 16 Feats Two-Weapon Fighting Skills Climb +6, Disguise +2, Intimidate +6, Knowledge (local) +3, Perception +5, Stealth +7, Survival +6 (+7 when following tracks); Racial Modifiers +2 Disguise, +2 Intimidate Languages Abyssal, Common SQ fiendish heritage Gear masterwork chain shirt, 2 kukris, longbow with 40 arrows, 2 flasks acid, 27 gp

#tiefling #playable races #pathfinder rpg #gore tw #urban legend

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seashells-and-stormclouds · 4 years

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🖤❄️🎁Witchy Wishlist 2k19🎁❄️🖤

Hello, wonderful followers, and Happy Holiday season to everyone. :)

I’d like to submit for your reading pleasure: my first witchy wishlist! About me: I’m a 28 year old witch with a major interest in incorporating both weather magic in all things aquatic. I am currently unemployed/a SAHW, though I hope to change that soon. Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, and Steven Universe are some of my favorite things in the world, and I consider myself to be a pretty big dork. :P I’m horrible with speaking about myself, so I’ll just get onto the list itself.

Sigils pertaining to self-love, self-care, mental health, and bettering oneself.

Spells -- anything you find interesting, really. (Please do not cast on me! I mean this in the way of “If you find any spells worth sharing, I’d love to see one.”)

Charms and wards that have worked for you.

Traditions you think I might find interesting.

Practices that are important to you, and why they are significant

Songs that remind you of me/my blog.

ART -- seriously, guys, anything you make me will send me over the moon.

Poems about magic, or (even better) about Aphrodite and Hekate!

Movie, anime, show, and song recommendations.

Witchy book recommendations!!!

Tarot, rune, energy, birth chart, or oracle readings.

SPOOKY STORIES, stories about cryptids, urban legends, historical legends, etc. I love learning and reading, it would mean the world to me if you could share your favorite things that go bump in the night with me!

If you’re interested, DM me for a link to my Amazon wishlist, though PLEASE do not feel obligated. C:

#seashells and stormclouds #witchy wishlist

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theartofmadeline · 1 year

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✨quick links ✨

notable projects

charming cryptids oracle deck [x]

muppets rainbow connection major arcana [x]

illustration [all]

comics [all]

god, god and lancelot

wtnv: worth the harm

love on the water, love under water

go fish

games [all]

escape the wizard dungeon [x]

[support me on etsy]

[tattoo ticket information]

#theartofmadeline #pinned post #figured it was time to add something like this

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theartofmadeline · 1 year

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SALE ALERT!

Everything in my Etsy Shop is 25% when you spend 10$ or more now through cyber Monday :)

This includes my Muppets Major Arcana deck, a ton of new prints, and my Charming Cryptids Oracle deck!

#black friday #cyber monday #small shop #etsy #etsy shop #sale #small business #art prints #prints #the muppets #cryptids #tarot #theartofmadeline

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charmingcryptidsoracle · 2 years

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What’s better than Valentine’s Day, you ask? A cryptid themed Valentine’s Day, of course !!

#cryptids #cryptozoology #mothman #ufo #alien #grey alien #drop bear #valentines #valentines day #valentines card #oracle deck #oracle cards #tarot #charming cryptids oracle

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charmingcryptidsoracle · 2 years

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I’m very happy to share that THE CHARMING CRYPTIDS ORACLE will be available for preorder on kickstarter starting January 30th!

Check it out here!

#cryptids #cryptozoology #tarot #tarot deck #oracle deck #tarot cards #oracle cards #mothman #jackalope #bigfoot #loch ness monster #ufo #alien #cryptid #the charming cryptids oracle #SOON PEOPLE!!!#artists on tumblr #illustration #drawing

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charmingcryptidsoracle · 2 years

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JUST 4 DAYS until the Charming Cryptids Oracle launches on Kickstarter!

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charmingcryptidsoracle · 2 years

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Hey everyone! In case you missed the Kickstarter, the Charming Cryptids Oracle is now available for preorder on our Shopify site!

Check it out here :)

#cryptids #oracle deck #indie tarot #tarot deck #tarot #oracle #cryptozoology #small shop #the charming cryptids oracle

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charmingcryptidsoracle · 2 years

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introducing the charming cryptids oracle deck

i’m thrilled to share with you all my upcoming project!! the charming cryptids oracle is a 44 card cryptid-themed oracle deck designed by me (@theartofmadeline) that is completed and ready to launch early 2022.

cryptids featured in the deck range widely from popular creatures (such as bigfoot, mothman, and the loch ness monster) to fearsome critters (like jackalopes, teakettlers, and splintercats) to local lore!

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