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D&D enthusiast, dungeon master, and character builder that I get to play every now and then.
I love fantasy art - I love it even more if it has alt-text.
Co-host of the DnD Lorecast and editor of its actual plays.
Canadian 🍁, He/Him
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Random Encounters @randomencounters.bsky.social · 10d
I have a big announcement to make...
dndlorecast.bsky.social DnD Lorecast @dndlorecast.bsky.social · 10d
🚨🚨NEW EPISODE🚨🚨
Not only do we kick off 2026 celebrating Drow January, we also welcome our pal and Dragonlance fan @randomencounters.bsky.social as the new cohost! (Note: Rumors of @shaunhamill.bsky.social's presence in The Abyss can neither be confirmed or denied)
open.spotify.com/episode/4tby...
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lyannatropes.bsky.social
Hello #PortfolioDay ! I'm a freelance fantasy artist from Italy who loves drawing OCs, sapphics, and lady knights 🗡️

✉ lyanna.artworks@gmail.com
Portfolio: lyannaartworks.carrd.co
Commission info: lyannacomm.carrd.co
Ipomoea is leaping forward, reaching for a star as her legs turn into wood, merging with the tree below as if in an attempt to hold her or perhaps keep her trapped. Behind her, a starry night sky is shown within a golden frame, tree branches jutting out on the outside of the frame. A portrait of Ipomoea resting against a bush of ipomoea flowers. Her hair is spread across the blooms and the leaves, and her left hand gently touches a flower close to the shoulder. Ipomoea is a blue tiefling with gem horns, and long, wavy white hair that sparkles in the shadow. Her eyes have a dark sclera with a white iris. Three small stars shine between the horns. On the right, Thalia leans forward Eirwen with a red flower in her hand. On the left, Eirwen reaches out, her fingers delicately brushing against the petals while her left hand brushes through Thalia's hair. Around them winter is thawing, flowers and foliage emerging still covered in a little snow. Camellia is holding Ametista in her arms as she pierces her heart with her sword. Ametista looks peaceful, her arms wrapped around Camellia's shoulders. In the background there is a scene from their past. Camellia and Ametista are kissing in the gardens, a warm light pouring over the scenery. The artwork has a golden frame with ornamental swords at the bottom.
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 AM
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jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social
WIP
#commission
Mouse with flowers
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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kamakru.bsky.social
Hi I'm Katie, a fantasy and fine artist in the PNW.
I paint landscapes, nature, animals & creatures. My specialty is what you see below!

✉️ Katie@kamakru.com (book covers, illustration, TTRPG)
🌐 kamakru.com/portfolio
🛍️ kamakru.com

#portfolioday #fantasyart #dragons #traditionalart #watercolor #art
A variety of watercolor and gouache paintings depicting different dragons in detailed lush landscapes, many inspired by the PNW. Deep hazy forests, lush fern and moss covered ground, mountain lakes, towering peaks hidden in rainy haze. Text reads kamakru.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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kimstramat.bsky.social
Hey #PortfolioDay!

Looking for gig for mid-Feb and beyond~ I draw great mages if thats your thing or just some pretty fantasy illustrations~! #illustration #fantasy #characterdesign #ttrpgart

kstramat.com
kim.stramat@gmail.com
www.patreon.com/c/kstramat
A lineup of drawings of three elaborated outfitted mages An illustration of a mage hovering above a rocky desert outcrop as magic swirls around them Ornate mage hat designs A tiefling encounters a large spider in their lair and are surrounded by spider eggs.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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paulscottcanavan.com
Hello! I'm Paul, a Scottish artist, art director & game designer best known for my work on Magic: the Gathering and on my own game, Pale Tides.

I teach art, play drums in the band Sore Gums, and I am on a mission to pet every dog.

🕸️ paulscottcanavan.com
✉️ paulscottcanavan@gmail.com
#portfolioday
Force of Negation, painted for Magic: the Gathering. It depicts a female mage, chilling in a bubble of blue magic. Around her, a firestorm of red magic. Digital. The High Priestess for my game, Pale Tides. It depicts a black woman, hands clasped in a relaxed pose. Owls fly around her, obscuring her face. Pencils and charcoal on paper. Marcus the Worm. An ode to a great Sargent painting, ruined by my stupidity. Oils on board. A city painted for Daggerheart. It depicts a city, painted for Daggerheart. Two sneaky guys on the left of the composition, a big old moon in the distance. Digital.
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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daddyrolleda1.bsky.social
So many folks asked in the comments for me to make this video explaining how D&D Tournament Scoring actually worked.

Here you go! Not only how it worked, but also, *WHY* it was created in the first place, and what problems from early D&D it was solving.
daddyrolleda1.bsky.social Daddy Rolled A 1 @daddyrolleda1.bsky.social · 20h
Tournament play forced D&D to explain itself.

When it had to be scored & compared, it had to declare what mattered & what didn’t.

My new video looks at tournament modules, scoring sheets, & judge notes to see what survived when D&D was put under pressure.

Link: youtu.be/9smlcmd_aGw

#DnD #TTRPG
January 14, 2026 at 2:53 AM
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almostdnd.bsky.social
“Are we there yet? Are we there yet!?”

#dnd #dndmemes #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #dungeonmaster
January 13, 2026 at 3:14 AM
randomencounters.bsky.social
Without saying Gundam, name a giant robot
January 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM
randomencounters.bsky.social
Well. I guess I'm some kind of robot. Now to decide if I want to use my powers for good or for awesome.
A captcha test asking to select all the squares with bicycles in them. There is only one bike in the entire image.
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
randomencounters.bsky.social
Heck yeah! This is exactly what the people wanted!

#MtG #LorwynEclipsed

youtu.be/kxdErE3UnFo?...
Making of a Boggart Ballad | The Jim Henson Company and Magic: The Gathering
YouTube video by Magic: The Gathering
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January 12, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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jodyhouser.bsky.social
If you're not ready for Stranger Things to be over, might I suggest the comics that myself and other creators have been writing since Season 2? I've had a blast telling stories with both familiar characters and new, and happy to have contributed my small part to Hawkins and the Upside Down.
Different Stranger Things comics from Dark Horse
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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artofheatherhudson.bsky.social
Study of a bat on gray paper. Part of my contribution to the @changelingart.bsky.social "Flight" auction on FB this week.
www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
Drawing of a bat in black prismacolor pencil and white pencil and ink. The paper is scuffed with eraser around the drawing, because I have difficulty staying inside my official drawing area.
January 12, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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flopscomics.bsky.social
I drew this remix of the old meme because I find myself constantly annoyed
January 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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coreybrickley.bsky.social
Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you !
A figure sits on the trunk of a vintage car adrift in semi-turbulent waters against a gold-orange dawn cloud. The figure looks pensively out towards the horizon
June 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
randomencounters.bsky.social
This is a nice and optimistic look at #DnD 's potential future from @toddkenreck.bsky.social

Deep cuts in here with references to Taladas. IYKYK.

Todd, let me know if you ever want to chat Dragonlance. I have a lore accrurate goth take on Kender that you'd love.

www.youtube.com/live/95iSRTJ...
The State of Dungeons & Dragons
YouTube video by Todd Kenreck
www.youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
randomencounters.bsky.social
Want to learn about a Drow city filled with wizards that fly everywhere and mingle with the likes of illithidliches?

Sure you do.

#dnd #DungeonsAndDragons
dndlorecast.bsky.social DnD Lorecast @dndlorecast.bsky.social · 3d
🚨🚨NEW EPISODE🚨🚨
Drow January continues with a lore dive into the city of Sshamath! #dnd #dungeonsanddragons
open.spotify.com/episode/6jCt...
Drow January: The Drow Magocracy of Sshamath
open.spotify.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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xabigazte.bsky.social
Made a couple of Commander Tax counters for my main deck.
I'll have to attach the slot for the die to the other hama pixeling I made of Captain Howler back in the day.
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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It was a delight to create some new paintings for Lorwyn Eclipsed.
💀💀💀
This one was a bit of a challenge to get going, but once I got into it (and started watching some Dark Crystal) it became a lot of fun.

Collect the original - auction goes through 01/12:
www.facebook.com/groups/mtgar...
MTG card - Aberrant Return. Swamp / black card, Sorcery. The image is described on the next photo. The card text reads: Put one, two, or three target creature cards from graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. Each of them enters with an additional -1/-1 counter on it. Shadowmoor is rife with wild magic–powerful but as volatile as the plane itself. Fantasy oil painting in dark blues and purples. A dark landscape with a bunch of purple/black goblinish creatures in armor brandishing swords and spikey things seem to be rabble rousing. Around them bright pink and purple sparks fly in a half circle.
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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margawart.bsky.social
Larian be like "ok, ok no more AI art... but like... we still really *really* wanna use the slop machine... its gotta be worth it somehow... we'll find a way!!"
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
randomencounters.bsky.social
I really hope there's a full episode of these two previewing cards.
I haven't played MTG in about 25 years. But these guys are making me want to pick it up again.
I'm loving this promotion.
magic.wizards.com Magic: The Gathering @magic.wizards.com · 4d
Check out the shock lands in Lorwyn Eclipsed...AT YOUR OWN PERIL! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #MTGLorwyn
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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magic.wizards.com
Check out the shock lands in Lorwyn Eclipsed...AT YOUR OWN PERIL! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #MTGLorwyn
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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valwrites.ca
this is a completely unfair fight, that rhino is in mortal peril of suffering a cute-patootie assy-whoopie
rvbdrm.com Ravin Boodram @rvbdrm.com · 4d
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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jametc.bsky.social
I cannot stress this enough: this is not possible

in a literal technological sense: you cannot train an AI and expect even comprehensible results with under ~1 million pieces of data, nobody can supply all that with the variance needed. You can only achieve it through wanton scraping
kotaku.com Kotaku @kotaku.com · 5d
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.

"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."

https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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crazyweaselgaming.bsky.social
Being a game master can be so fulfilling, and it’s not as hard as you think. Jump in, run a game, add Gaming to your New Year’s resolution.
montecookgames.com Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 5d
"January is New Gamemaster Month, and publishers/creators across the RPG community want YOU to run your first game... If you’ve ever been curious about where to get started running your first game, this is a perfect place to jump in."

Why NGMM? Read on!
www.belloflostsouls....
January 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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salvaterra.bsky.social
here's all three old-school homages @louiems.bsky.social and I did until now for Micexplorers.

#ttrpg #stockart #osr #mausritter #micexplorers
collage with three adventuring illustrations protagonized by mouse adventurers: two mice plucking a jewel eye from a big idol statue, two mice threading a pip treasure cave looking at a magic glowing acorn and one rider mouse facing fire and flying snakes.
April 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM