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undercaffeinatedgeek · 5 months

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My Eternal Project...

I started this one when I went remote for work, and found myself hoarding tarot/oracle decks about as much as I do plants.

I wanted to make one based around DnD given how much it's meant to me over these years. It felt natural to combine my three passions. Art, DnD, and my love of Divination. However, since I'm only planning on making this a very limited run, it might not hit for all DnD fans. Given all the inside nods.

When I say limited run, I mean it. I'm only making this for myself (and all the characters I've been let's be honest they need this). As well as for a few others from parties past and present, or friends that have contributed beloved characters and settings. This will NOT be sold in my current or future shop.

But I will happily continue to share and stream when I create new ones! Anyway, click below if you want to know more about each card. This one was getting a bit too long. 💜

So for all these I think I'll list the Tarot card, with it’s general meaning. Just in case someone who isn't familiar with Tarot wants to know why I picked the people or images I did. I won't bother with the Reversed meaning, because it didn't influence my art in any way soooo...

I'm probably overthinking this...

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The Sun - a joyous and happy outcome. Success at last! The freedom to enjoy the fruits of your labour. Celebration and pleasure. The clouds are finally lifted and you can proceed with confidence. Overall positive sign in a reading.

The Card - Meet Phallyn. (Fae-Lynn) This character belongs to a friend of mine that I have yet to play in a game with, but I just adore her characters. The backstories are just a delight to read. She is a cleric, devoted to Sarenrae (yes she's a Critter).

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The Lovers - can often indicate a relationship coming into your life. Although usually romantic in nature, this relationship can be any sort where good communication is involved. If you are considering getting involved with someone for love or business this is a good card to see.

The Card - This card is particularly special to me because it meant a lot to my sister. So I didn’t want to overload it with details, I really wanted to focus on the characters themselves, and their love. She has had these characters for the long haul, playing them past lvl 20. Yes both of them lol, and they are super important to her. So please enjoy Jocelyn and Houston in a loving downtime embrace. Jocelyn here was born an aasimar and Houston became one later through… circumstances.

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The High Priestess - trust your own instinct. Got a hunch about something? Go with it. This is the time to really listen to that nagging voice in your head sometimes referred to as your “gut”. Before making a decision of meaning or with an power to it, look inward first. The answers are all there within you.

The Card - This one is an old character of my own, and when I say old I mean old. I was still in school, when I last played her. I won’t age myself too much by giving too many details, sorry lol. But she’s a priestess of Ioun, you should see some iconography in the card dedicated to her. Her name is Morwan, named for my fav character from The Enchanted Forest Chronicles. She has a cat familiar named Pea, and I just adore her to bits even now. Maybe I should rehash her for a new game one day.

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The Magician - a card of talent and power. You’ve got the skills to accomplish your goals at this time. It’s time to make the most of your abilities. Proceed with confidence. Know that you have everything you need to manifest whatever it is you have in mind right at your fingertips.

The Card - This was so much fun to make! This is the first card to feature one of my current party members. Woo Magical Menagerie finally being represented! In such style as well, by our golden boy and reluctant/in denial leader Raja. He’s the bard of our group and also somehow an unintentional musical superstar thanks to playing at one festival. That’s all it takes folks. So here he is, depicted playing in his final concert in Calendor. I made those glow sticks with vials and phosphorescent mushrooms. Our DM is very “rule of cool”. It was such a fun moment for all of us. I love this card the most so far. 💜

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And lastly we have the card back, which is just a revamp of a magical circle I created previously with a ton of DnD iconography included. I postedpreviously about that if you want more info on all the little bits and bobs I snuck in.

Anyway hope you enjoy! I’ll post new ones as I finish them!

#my art #digital art #digital illustration #procreate #undercaffeinatedart #dnd #dnd art #the magical menagerie #tarot cards #tarot #custom tarot

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canonkiller · 24 days

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magical girl campaign contributions :) character art for @beeffilledshark and a boss for their introductory session

#my art #ttrpg #magical mythical menagerie #magical girls #for others

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let-me-be-your-home · 1 year

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Sam Winchester | SPN 7.14

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spookystirfry · 1 year

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For anyone that want their fingerguns to be more than metaphorical I offer you the latest entry from the menagerie, the Blaze Glove!

#pathfinder2e #pathfinder 2e #pathfinder #pf2e #ttrpg #dnd art #homebrew #art #fantasy #illutration #painting #magic item #finger guns #viklander menagerie

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thebeautyofspn · 7 months

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7x14 Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie

#7x14 #plucky pennywhistle’s magical menagerie #spn #spn aesthetic #supernatural #supernatural aesthetic #thebeautyofspn #dean winchester #sam winchester #the winchester brothers #winchesters #i can hear this #a favorite #Season 7

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cloaksandcapes · 4 months

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Talk with your DM about what kind of creature\beast would be appropriate for this. Dungeon Masters, if you let your DnD players have something that gets to be too powerful, it's on you! But I gave you an out in the fact that this isn't 'under the control' of your player. Use with caution and cause chaos with a smile!

Magic Menagerie Tattoo

Wondrous Item, rarity (varies)

“These tattoo’s come in a variety of creatures, but you can always tell when they’re magical. The ink is made with precious gems, so its always sparkling and when the light hits it just right you almost swear the creature is moving on the skin.” The rarity of these tattoos determine the strength and type of creature they can summon. Any beast can be inscribed as a tattoo so long as they have some material of the beast to add to the ink. The beast can be summoned from the tattoo once per day using an action. Once the tattoo has been used, you must complete a long rest before it can be used again.

The beast will persist for 1 hour or until it is reduced to 0 hit points. The beast is under no one’s control and acts just as it normally given whatever situation it is in.

Tattoo Rarity and Max Beast CR

Uncommon CR 1

Rare CR 5

Very Rare CR 11

Legendary CR 15

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#D&D #DnD #Dungeons and Dragons #DnD5e #Homebrew #Magic Item #TTRPG #DnD Homebrew #TTRPG Homebrew #Homebrew Magic Items #DnDaDay #Magic Menagerie Tattoo

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winchestergirl2 · 2 months

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cw_supernatural Of all the #Supernatural foes to fear. 🤡

#supernatural #sam winchester #jared padalecki #plucky pennywhistles magical menagerie

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haveyoureadthispoll · 28 days

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A publishing event: Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his award-winning science fiction and fantasy tales for a groundbreaking collection—including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume. With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, taking the literary world by storm, Ken Liu now shares his finest short fiction in The Paper Menagerie. This mesmerizing collection features all of Ken’s award-winning and award-finalist stories, including: “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Theodore Sturgeon Awards), “Mono No Aware” (Hugo Award winner), “The Waves” (Nebula Award finalist), “The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species” (Nebula and Sturgeon award finalists), “All the Flavors” (Nebula award finalist), “The Litigation Master and the Monkey King” (Nebula Award finalist), and the most awarded story in the genre’s history, “The Paper Menagerie” (The only story to win the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards). A must-have for every science fiction and fantasy fan, this beautiful book is an anthology to savor.

#book: the paper menagerie #author: ken liu #genre: short stories #genre: fantasy #genre: sci fi #genre: magical realism #year: 2010s

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strqyr · 3 months

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i've had a weird revelation while making a yet another au with writing blake. like, her interacting with ilia, adam, sienna, hell, even yuma? i'm having the time of my life, girl is thriving.

but when it comes to writing her with her actual team i'm here like 🧍‍♂️

#idk if it's bc most of her significant growth in canon #happened while away from her team in menagerie #but i have like near zero desire to write blake interacting with her team in this au #like it's very *alternative* universe there's no aura no semblances #possibly no *gasp* guns either lmao #just dust and magic and magical artifacts #stuff is moving around #huntsman academies are now grimmhunter guilds and so on #and blake is ✨thriving✨#and i'm failing at having a Break

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undercaffeinatedgeek · 5 months

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An illustration I just HAD to do of the embarrassing way my current DnD character found out what her type was after years of being a hermit.

I swear in my group I'm usually the tough one... they made me dress up. Who's blushing?! You're fucking blushing! What's my name again?

#dnd #dnd character #dnd art #dnd5e #my art #digital art #digital illustration #procreate #strong lady #Syolkiir #The Magical Menagerie

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canonkiller · 2 months

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ttrpg tarot indulgence

#my art #tarot #ttrpg #magical girls #gif #magical mythical menagerie

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let-me-be-your-home · 1 year

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Dean Winchester | SPN 7x14

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spookystirfry · 1 year

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Got a big story item and ritual today with the blood candle and blood cartography from. These are certainly the least universal entries in the menagerie! Instead these two entries are most likely best used as a reward or tool for players handed out from GMs for specific storylines or game settings! The blood candle is a little item that could create some great "gotcha" moments in intrigue and mystery games. For example having the party trying to find a royal bastard in disguide during a court ball while the ritual can be a great tool for morally dubious players or a sort of reward for a devil's bargain struck with a witch or hag as you hunt down a certain creature or target. Finally and perhaps my favorite use is putting the ritual in the hands of the antagonist and the players have to figure out why members of a certain family goes missing or are found murdered. I hope you get some use out of these in your games cuz they are quite rambly and specific

#ttrpg #pathfinder 2e #pathfinder2e #pathfinder #pf2e #art #fantasy #magic item #dnd art #ritual #loot #painting #illustration #homebrew #viklander menagerie

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thebeautyofspn · 7 months

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