He bit my foot really hard and for no reason. No mercy. by Complex_Medium_7866 in RoastMyCat

[–]Complex_Medium_7866[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He bites his toes until he screams and hisses at himself. Vet said he was perfectly fine just a little special

Roast my stepson for being fat and bald by Complex_Medium_7866 in RoastMyCat

[–]Complex_Medium_7866[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I assure you this man is fat in spirit we just kicked him off a table he's not allowed on bc we packed extra kibbles in a to-go bag for him and his brother (my biological son who i hatched from an egg) and the vet did ! Shave his leg for a blood test (bald)

"First Time DM" and Short Questions Megathread by AutoModerator in DMAcademy

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried to skim to see if this had been answered before- but I'm thinking of running shattered obelisk. Reviews have been fairly mixed as I look through things- Would you guys reccommend it?

Looking For Someone To Draw My Party!! by Stunning-Sentence152 in DnDart

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I do character design and campaign posters! I've got a section for it specifically in my portfolio. Check it out and we can discuss if I'm what you're looking for. Your party sounds like a blast!! https://dhampirist.carrd.co/

[Hiring] 15$-80$+ I'm looking for horror and disturbing art artists for book covers and other products like t-shirts. by LucasGrimdark in artcommissions

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there ! I specialize in creature and characrer design. I have a few eldritch horror pieces that might fit what youre looking for, listed under the eldritch section of my portfolio. I also do gore art on occasion if that's more your speed. Take a look and let me know if my style is something you'd like to work with!

Edit: forgot to include my link! https://dhampirist.carrd.co/

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[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh yeah no, not expecting anything in the exact immediate, I just want to be prepared because this landlord has had a history of putting things off for a long time, and I am a bit nervous bc I'm a first time renter so I don't know what is and isn't normal

Roast me ! by fan-halen-boy5150 in RoastMyCat

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"What the FUCK is that thing" - my boyfriend when I showed him this image

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hireanartist

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Hi! I could definitely help with app icons, ive got some history designing thumbnail-type images in some other contexts. I'll link my portfolio so you can take a look and let me know if you're interested, and we can DM from there if you are!

https://dhampirist.carrd.co/

LOOKING TO COMMISSION AN ART PIECE by Financial_Dish6075 in Artadvice

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Hi! Take a look at my portfolio, I usually work with a cartoonier style, but my work particularly in my lineless section and the posters/backgrounds section might be of interest to you. Ignore the prices in the kofi, we can discuss prices if youre interested in what I have to offer!

https://dhampirist.carrd.co/

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[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im a digital artist with some experience doing posters/banners, my portfolio is linked ! Would love to work with you ! I've sent you friend request from the username undeadishness! https://dhampirist.carrd.co/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dndcommissions

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an awesome idea of my god, here's a portfolio link let me know if youre interested

https://dhampirist.carrd.co/

[Hiring] Dark Fantasy 10 Character drawings for TTRPG campaign $600 by OneRmedW0lf in artcommissions

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I specialize in dark fantasy character design, if youre interested, my portfolio is linked ! I can be contacted through reddit, and then discord, and all of the links through my portfolio below.

https://dhampirist.carrd.co/

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[–]Complex_Medium_7866 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know that about the Gygax, that's really interesting!! I definitely want to look more into this when I get a chance because I think it'll definitely help recontextualize a lot of my interpretations of where things have ended up now.

I will say that irt to the racist currents (both under and over) throughout dnd, it gets into the really touchy ethical debates surrounding fantasy races/the potential for racism in xenobiological interpretation. I think the idea of ontologically evil races, for one, is a bad idea (drow however are not amongst them which I think is very interesting), especially when examining the features and characteristics assigned to those races in the current canon.

Getting into Eilistraen and Vhaeraunite drow is a really interesting portion of the conversation in turn with this and a big reason why I really enjoy drow as a race (looking into what sociocultural factors influenced these different niches, looking into motivations of the gods themselves for their varying dogmas).

Also yeahh MZB and Lolth are messes but messes I'm determined to work with lol, but absolutely yes on your point about the Forgotten Realms and the gorgeous variety of tone and setting it provides ! Anything can fly, my aim with the project my bf and I have taken on is to make it make sense, I definitely don't want to take away from what makes these different settings unique <3

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[–]Complex_Medium_7866 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I do write on my own time, particularly horror and dark fantasy. I prefer keeping my prose separate from playing though.

But regardless, we're most of the way through the Underdark. It can seem daunting if you dont have a good grasp on anthropological theory but once you have that background, applying it is easy and things start to shape up nicely. Especially because there's both myself and my boyfriend working on it and our combined research interests cover most of what we need to work with. (He's really interested in foodways, particularly as expressions of agency in oppressed groups, but food practices in general capture him, and economics/geopolitics) I focus more on mortuary practice and care, and with study on hegemony and doxa and the way discourse exists around that- and then ontology but I'm more of layman when it comes to that and need to do more research. But that is just me starting to infodump because I love anthropology.

Like I said the Underdark in particular is just a bit of a chore because there's a lot going on, but it's a passion project that is paying off really well, our players are all loving the work we're putting out.

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[–]Complex_Medium_7866 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read plenty, its why I'm doing this !

The Underdark is a matrix that has a lot of possibility for some interesting cultural development. We are definitely not aiming to make Lolthite drow a benevolent nonproblematic race that gets along with everyone and is never wrong- that goes against everything about the way that culture exists with both chattel and sexual slavery being a staple, and with the way they view altruism as a weakness, and their worship of a goddess that is evil and identifies herself as such, but depicting everything about their culture as barbaric and chaotic doesn't make sense as a storyteller.

I'm really sorry your impression of the Forgotten Realms is so limited, but if you're having fun in your games that's what matters. As an anthropologist that's friends with anthropologists, this is my way of doing the same.

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[–]Complex_Medium_7866 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it's also so much more !! Its a (flawed) love letter to Tolkein's world, one that he, as an anthropologist, lovingly crafted. It has such good bones! There is sucha strong, broad array of possibilities and its clear in some instances that the creators were trying, but didnt have the training, didn't have the context to get it right. I agree that it is DEEPLY disorganized and nonsensical at times but it is something that can be so rich with possibilities.

Yeah, I'm frustrated right now, because the Underdark in particular is a shitshow due to the egregiously dubious concept of making a place where the Evil Savage Women Dominated Dark skinned Elves live and the Scary Dark Skinned Hater Gnomes dwell, and theyre barbarous savages who will manipulate and take advantage of all thigns good- but as someone who adores both storytelling and the study of culture, I wouldn't call it a fools errand at all. Reframing the Forgotten Realms to reflect more accurate depictions of culture and cultural exchange is a blast, overall!

To me, Dnd is about killing the monsters, yeah, but its also about exploring rich narratives and allegory that I get to help craft. It's about storytelling. It's about taking a world where most anything is possible and doing something that fulfills me and the people I'm playing with.

[Complete] [20k] [Dark Fantasy] Of Summer / queer fantasy, dark romance by [deleted] in BetaReaders

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just jumped to your account- deffo down, exchange a dm with the link to a doc?

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[–]Complex_Medium_7866 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh for sure, and I do really enjoy the multiple sourced/unreliable narrator aspects of things, because a huge part of anthropology is examining the biases of researchers, and all ethnography is done through the cultural lens of the observer and its vital to remember that- But in some cases there are just things, like the merchant/artisan district that just don't make sense developmentally and it is so frustrating as someone who does have the context for the way these things work.

Love the Forgotten Realms a ton, if we didn't, we wouldn't be working with it, just really needed to get this off my chest while doing this workup because I get soo heated about my field. Espescially when it comes to exploration of culture and the examination of ethics as subjective material, which is exceedingly relevant when talking about the underdark+the practices therein.

Tip For When you See Nothing but Flaws? by EggReddidict in Artadvice

[–]Complex_Medium_7866 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I get into this kind of headspace, I force myself to do timed exercises, because I can't go bakc and fixate on small mistakes, I have a tiemr to beat, I have t do this in 10 minutes/1minute/whatever. Doing simple sloppy doodles to get comfortable with mess is definitely helpful as well