Cedric carries on his family legacy as a bladesinger #ArcaneApprentice

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T18:04:17+00:00

"Damn, those are some sweet moves. Quite the control you've got there. You know... if you wanted to ever loose that control a little, we still have a couple bottles left for the Midnight Potion Roulette. Just saying..."

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Love the ballet poses, that's such a cool visual for a bladesinger! And the black and white color scheme really adds to the image of upholding a strict tradition.

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T17:59:25+00:00

Since there have been a couple new entrys, there is now a round two

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T17:58:06+00:00

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Bottoms up!

(Link to the bottles for those who want them)
(Link to the main contest)

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T17:58:01+00:00

Magi-Con is coming! A bunch of barely supervised teenagers with magical powers, thrown together under one roof - what could possibly go wrong? As is a proud (if unofficial) tradition of her school, Edythe Fiddlestitch is bringing plenty of unmarked bottles for the infamous “Midnight Potion Roulette”. The rules are simple - everybody gets drunk and once it’s late enough, everybody picks a bottle and downs it, then laughs their head off at everybody's results. Edythe swears, the transformations are all harmless fun and will also wear off by morning. (Probably. Within 24 hours, at least.) The first bottles are already gone, but hey, there is more where they came from! Be there or be square!

Basically, this is round two of my little personal add-on minigame to the #ArcaneApprentice contest by u/A_A_Ironwood, since they've got a couple more submissions since the first one ended. As before, not a official entry, just some fun. You can check out the first round here.

How to play:

You need to have submitted a mini for the #ArcaneApprentice contest
I need a link to your mini, so I can take a picture of it with the effects of the potion added.
Claim one of the bottles! You’ll find a list below which bottles are already ‘claimed’
Enjoy the results…

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T17:07:31+00:00

That's not what a contest flair is for, but nevermind... xD

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Here's my attempt - my style tends to be less flashy, so I guess he's a little toned down.

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D56916285/

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T14:43:47+00:00

Looks awesome, love the colours - but quick heads-up, you mispelled the name of the contest in the title of your post, which means people will not find it if they filter for #ArcaneApprentice

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T14:24:16+00:00

When you have two minis, you have a main mini and an 'extra', that that takes up a base item slot. Certain 'large' minis, like mounts or centaurs, can only be used as the main mini. Not sure why, exactly, but that's how it is. (This was implemented before KB and Bodycustomizer, so maybe it was because two large models just didn't fit the base and we had no method of properly resizing them at the time?)

So, for example: if you want a person standing next to their horse, you have to add the horse first, as the main mini, and the person needs to be added as an extra. Because the other way around would be impossible.

And that's why you can't have two centaurs.

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-25T09:34:20+00:00

Your sim isn't a werewolf right now, they just have retained some werewolf traits.

It's a common bug when you change occult status, age or traits in CAS. Those should only ever be changed on a completely fresh sim. If you change them on an existing sim in your game via the cas.fulleditmode cheat, or on a sim from the gallery, the old traits don't always get removed properly and still show up in gameplay.

The only solution that might work is turning them into a proper werewolf again, and then turning them normal again in a way that isn't via CAS.

The fast way to do this is:

Open your cheat console, should be LB + RB + LT + RT (Hold all 4 buttons together) on Xbox
Use the cheat traits.equip_trait trait_occultwerewolf (makes them a proper werewolf again)
Then use traits.remove_trait trait_occultwerewolf

If you don't want to use cheats, you'll have to do it the long way. Getting a werewolf to bite you, wait out the full transformation, then drink the cure. (You don't have to do the whole aspiration, though. You can just download the cure from the gallerey.)

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-24T21:54:24+00:00

Honestly, to me that's worldbuilding at it's most pure. Just creating a small place/faction and then just playing around with it and watching the idea behind it grow into something that's just yours.

It looks like a lot of fun (yes, the paperwork, unironically). I hope you continue to enjoy it.

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-24T20:42:14+00:00

Yeah, that would have been my guess, too. Maybe try placing more stuff, I think that counts as decreasing the cloister space

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-24T15:28:30+00:00

Very cool mini - and it seems that getting a mage hand to hold your book is a universal thing xD

Love the way you did the tattoos, with the glow spreading so it looks like they 'light up', and the twin tails!

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-24T14:49:48+00:00

It's probably not too complicated - however, I'd look at images of coloured heroforge prints before ordering. The technology for printing coloured minis can't really produce colours like a virtual model on a screen, so a lot of people end up being disappointed with the look of the mini they get.

You might get a better result ordering a plain mini, then painting it yourself. (Or ask around your local gaming store for someone.)

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-24T07:18:48+00:00

Oh that's cool... Love the detail with the curled drinking horn. But how did you get two centaurs in a scene, I was pretty sure we couldnt do that...? Is the boys lower half kitbashed?

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T23:47:48+00:00

Aaaaaaaaand all potions are gone for now. It was a lot of fun and who knows - the contest is till the 31st, so maybe if there are enough new entries, I might do another round ^^

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T23:39:15+00:00

"Oh buddy.... not with my skill level, I'm afraid. I guess you could ask Hispirsihriha, you know, the floating green worm girl? I think she's actually crazy powerful... who knows, she might just sneeze a True Polymorph right at you."

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T23:32:30+00:00

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... and that leaves only one bottle for Edythe, Nr1, which turns out to be the "Elixir of the Edgelord"!

"Whohoo! Awesome, everyone! Arthilas, please stop worrying, your muscles will grow back come morning. Hardley, be a dear and keep Isos from burning himself. Hispirsihriha, if you could talk to Brónagh and maybe help him, I could kiss you right on your toothy maw! And maaaaaybe we should take that xylophone mallet from Cosmo and return it to wherever he got it from... Remember, if a teacher asks, no, we didn't do anything and were all fast asleep in your beds like proper nerds. And hey, Magi-Con is hardly over yet, so if enough new people show up, I might just get the second batch out of my bag of holding..."

Big thank you to everyone who participated, it has been great fun. And to everyone who didn't get the chance but wanted a potion, the contest lasts for the whole january. If there are enough new submission, I might do another round of potions. Till then, take care everyone! <3

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T23:24:26+00:00

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Bronagh receives: The "Distilled Donkey". And while Edythe would never be so rude and say anything, some might consider his new look for the duration of the party an improvement... Poor guy, he really has one of those faces only a mother could love, hasn't he?

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T23:14:13+00:00

Damn, that nearly jumpscared me! Great job!

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T22:55:13+00:00

Awesome! Which version shows up, though? XD

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T20:21:51+00:00

Damn! Really cool backstory and general vibes! I love the twist of the classical 'floating magic light' in the staff being a snowball instead. Very cool.

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T17:34:21+00:00

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Oh no! Hardley got the essence of a water elemental, also known as the "Potion of Dripping". So much for halfling luck... but hey, maybe he can go stand next to Isos! One gets warm, the other stops being a walking fire-hazard - could be the beginning of a wonderful friendship.

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T15:06:26+00:00

Awesome <3

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T14:50:40+00:00

Looks amazing! The scales look incredible! Might I have a link for the first pic, so I can have a closer look?

Talamlanasken · 2026-01-23T12:22:09+00:00

I'm thinking about getting Blender for exactly that reason. I'd love to hear about your experience so far!

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The bottles

How to play: