#Creature Collection

[bogkeep]

creature collection so far

[jimmyjamjemz]

11 years ago I started a fakemon project at school. Five years ago I decided there were still some good ideas there and I should do something with them. Four years ago I Kickstarted a TTRPG Zine called Battle Beasts.

This week I released the Core Zine on itch.io!

Check it out below and stay tuned for more Beast posting!

[zentendo]

Upcoming Games - Moonstone Island on Nintendo Switch

Prepare to embark on a whimsical journey through the enchanting world of Moonstone Island, a creature-collecting life-sim set to make its console debut on the Nintendo Switch in the spring of 2024. Initially released on PC via Steam in September, this game has garnered attention for its captivating blend of creature collection, alchemy training, and open-world exploration. Moonstone Island…

[juddgeeksout]

Inspiration Goat approved...

As heard on the Daydreaming about Dragons podcast, the Inspiration Goat helps me process media and take parts that are useful for the gaming table. This isn’t about the hottest new thing or the crowdfunding with the biggest payday; it is just a few geeky things that are inspiring me. Playful Void reviews Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier. I’ll start with the thing that initially strikes…

[sennamaticart]

Brass and Copper

[brainrotcharacters]

The moment Wade handed Mary Puppins to Logan and Logan had no protest beyond groaning, I knew

[ironwoman359]

SO turns out the OP of the repost of this tiktok was a terf too so here's the video on its own without any weird gender comments and terf baggage.

And here's the collector's tiktok while we're at it, check her out if you want to see more of the cool stuff she has in her room.

[see-anemone]

some postage stamps i've collected over the years featuring fishies x

[chanrizard]

it's a chanlix thing

[bacchuschucklefuck]

forest 01

next

[bluegiragi]

Could we have some more Monster AU lore? Literally about anything in the universe, I really love your lore drops.

well if you insist...(jk i love talking about lore and I'm so super happy you guys let me infodump like this!!)

who wants to learn about dragons and hoards?

So a lot of people mistake hoards as the result of a dragon's passing interests but in reality (for the types of dragon that have this hoard instinct) it's an intense and obsessive compulsion.

Dragons pack a lot of firepower into a relatively dense body, and hoards give them an opportunity to put all that energy somewhere by providing for a hoard's 'needs', whatever they are. In the old times, it was most common for dragons to hoard wealth, land or knowledge but as time went on the variety in subject expanded. Now, hoards can range from innocuous/harmless topics like baseball cards to more complex subjects (like literal living beings).

The darker side to hoard instinct is how intense and possessive it is - the desire to monopolise and satisfy the needs of a hoard is all-encompassing, and it's not unheard of for dragons to go too far. Just like dating, dragons typically go through a few hoards in their lifetime (like passing hyper-fixations) before they find the one thing that'll be their hoard until they die. And after they find that one thing, the rest of their life is in some way dedicated to protecting, caring for and 'leaving their mark' on that thing. A big part of maturing for dragons is learning the self restraint required to not let these urges overtake them and turn them senseless.

Of all topics, hoards that center living beings are by far the most complex simply because living beings have agency and can't be entirely controlled. Price's hoard is the 141, and he has learned over time how to respect the lives of his boys. However, right after his and Ghost's final clash with Roba which resulted in life-changing events for both of them, he realised that he'd already subconsciously made Ghost 'hoard' in his mind.

The two of them fell into a co-dependent and borderline toxic relationship during their recovery. For Ghost, it was a combination of trauma-bonding and also a way to deal with his new powers/afflictions as a wraith. For Price, the recent loss of his wing had him falling back on other measures to help cling onto his dragon identity, and he overcompensated by going way too far on what was already a very fresh and concentrated hoard response. Of course there was still sincere affection backing up all of this, but they both ended up spiralling into something together.

It's always tough being THE hoard starter, as whatever it is will get an exorbitant response that lessens the more a hoard grows. It didn't help that Simon was in one of the most vulnerable and complicated moments of his life post-wraith-transformation. The co-dependency and possessiveness got to a point where higher-ups had to re-instate Price earlier than they wanted to and begin sending him out on missions again so that they could have some time apart. On one of those missions, Price met Gaz, and then later on, Soap.

[spookygibberish]

Right Thought (circular)

[maskednerd]

[moghedien]

Shallan will find out that Jasnah Kholin has been waiting outside of her hospital room for days, forsaking all of her research just so that she could visit Shallan the second she was allowed to do so, and she’ll still be like “Jasnah probably actually hates me 😔”

[plushlikecreaturesgallery]

Halloween mini creatures of this year 🎃 now looking for homes on my shop!

[emrys-rusts]

I like to think that marius von raum was the first one on the crew to introduce the others to the concept of t-shirts and cargo pants. Imagine having a steady steampunk vibe going on in your little musical band and suddenly some guy flops it with his dad fit