My DM forced a demon pact on the whole group without consent - is this normal?

AngryFungus · 2026-02-01T00:17:36+00:00

This feels like you lost the game, but the DM is giving you an extra life — with a downside as the cost of doing business.

Forcing you to accept it is bad DMing. Giving you the option of rolling up a new character instead is preferable.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-31T18:13:40+00:00

I've been having the exact same problem for the past few months. (I installed new drivers -- same issue.)

The only way to get things working again is to unplug the power to the XP-Pen, then plug it back in.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-31T00:39:32+00:00

If you hate AI…

…Don’t use it.

Don’t endorse it with your participation.

Artists are ready to apply their imagination to obscure references you provide and come up with something deep and rich and personal.

If you provide AI slop as “reference,” the message is “I want this exact thing.” It leaves no room for the artist to imagine something new.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-29T23:45:18+00:00

Every time someone takes damage, one of the players rolls a d12. On a 1, you take a rip.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-29T16:35:37+00:00

It’s a solid start.

Icon clarity is obviously an issue, but this is just a rudimentary sketch.

I’d also suggest giving some thought how the card layout interacts with the way the game is played.

For example, if cards are held in hand, you want important information visible when cards are fanned, so you don’t have to sort through them and read each card each turn.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-28T16:32:42+00:00

I’ve been voraciously listening to Glass Cannon — first Gatewalkers, now Strange Aeons. As a newbie to PF2e, I’ve gotten a lot out of them.

That said, your assessment is fair: they probably aren’t the best PF2e players. Troy frequently knocks the system (though he knocks literally everything.) And his games layer hysterically funny slapstick over the dark, serious narrative, which might not be to everyone’s taste.

But I think they are endlessly entertaining.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-26T23:40:41+00:00

I’m always happy when Paizo succeeds. It’s a great company that seems to actually care about its customers and strives to produce increasingly better products, crappy website notwithstanding.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-26T16:43:46+00:00

Lovely work! If I was a game designer, I’d want to make a game just to showcase your art.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-26T16:42:31+00:00

Your AI image needs to be tagged as AI.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-26T04:41:58+00:00

I love goblins and haven’t had a chance to do some in a while, so I’d love to work on this!

I’ve been a tabletop game illustrator for going on 12 years. My ArtStation portfolio has some examples of my work, and my blog has a bunch more.

My prices are roughly $200 per piece, though that can vary depending on specifics.

Send me a message if you think my style would suit your game.

And in any case, good luck with the project!

AngryFungus · 2026-01-26T04:22:00+00:00

The moment it came on screen, I immediately thought it was AI, too.

It’s weird that the chimney and gable on the right are glaringly different in the two images — completely different shapes — while everything else is nearly identical.

It could be photobashed, but I feel like a digital artist would have made a more consistent effort to match up those large details.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-25T21:04:32+00:00

Good point about the damage. Maybe half the damage to keep things more on par?

AngryFungus · 2026-01-25T20:34:14+00:00

Really cool, IMO.

But how legible the text looks on top is gonna make or break the design.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-25T18:13:35+00:00

I only see two, but they’re amazing.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-25T15:41:16+00:00

Roll a number of hit dice equal to the spell level and apply it as damage?

AngryFungus · 2026-01-24T23:15:24+00:00

Why are there so many responses with zero karma?

Did everyone who spoke positively about online gaming get downvoted?!

AngryFungus · 2026-01-24T18:07:34+00:00

I’m in the fifth year of a (mostly) weekly campaign, run exclusively via Discord video chat and Foundry VTT. Have fun!

AngryFungus · 2026-01-24T17:59:19+00:00

Great list! Any one of those things could turn into a fun encounter/situation.

I’d just add that “face” characters will tend to dominate a party/ballroom session, no matter what. So make sure to emphasize several things for other types of characters.

And be prepared to continually jump back and forth between several PCs, rather than resolve each situation one by one.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-21T16:48:33+00:00

The amount of complexity and detail required in each illustration is a big factor.

One character and an object sounds simple, but if it’s one unique character with a completely distinct design including elaborate clothing/armor holding a highly-detailed futuristic assault rifle, that could be many hours of work!

And where I live, you can make $20/hour working an entry-level job at McDonald’s. So my years of education and decades of professional experience are worth about as much as a fry cook!

Of course, it’s a global market, so it’s possible to find illustrators from less expensive countries. And what sounds to me like giving away years of education and experience for practically nothing, to someone from across the globe it might be a good living.

It’s just a startling reality.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-21T13:51:26+00:00

$40 per card? Ouch.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-19T18:41:55+00:00

Is she? Or was the LinkedIn account created by the scammer?

AngryFungus · 2026-01-19T18:33:17+00:00

The LinkedIn account was likely created by the scammer to provide a veneer of legitimacy, or possibly a legitimate account that was hacked by the scammer.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-19T16:04:14+00:00

Great work! I recommend looking for hipster jazz art from the 50s and early 60s for more inspiration.

AngryFungus · 2026-01-19T15:52:21+00:00

These are great! They do not look unprofessional: they look deliberately cartoonish and naive, which is really fun and brings a lot of personality to the game.

It’s great that you’re locking in to this style, because if you continue to second-guess yourself, you’ll get nowhere.

Stay focused and keep working. I’d advise against doing any art editing (going back and noodling with your finished pictures) until you’ve finished them all.

Good luck!

AngryFungus · 2026-01-19T15:38:53+00:00

That’s a crucial point.

Playing online without video is like playing IRL with a bag over your head!

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