#awkwardosthe3rd

[canisalbus]

I kidnapped ur long-nosed cat for a sec

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[rema-rin]

The Party of the Capitalist Apocalypse Campaign. --Roll call-- right to left; Simon - Paladin Human - played by yours truly Nuromai - Bard "Valr" (Aasimar equivalent) - played by @awkwardosthe3rd Niente - Warlock "Vermyn" (Changeling equivalent) - played by @lucaerindales And every NPC is played by DrownedJester

A little blurb to set the scene on how they met --- A priest, a Valr and a Vermyn walk into a nightclub, you'll never guess who ends up getting punched in the face. --- Most citizens of New Morrow of course would guess Vermyn - They supposedly are ungodly creatures that started crawling out from the ocean after the Melantide- when the seas began to turn black; Eldritch beasts large and small, inexplicable in their shapes and behaviors, only useful for their harvestable "Dark flesh", harboring strange abilities. After all, magic is something that cannot be learned easily- so, if you spot anyone with, per say, a pair of spectral hands that can appear in place of 2 missing arms, you'd assume they carry a dark flesh augmentation. However, sailors might disagree with that pick, they know Vermyn can be quite agreeable, some walk and talk like anyone else. So maybe it's the priest; A lightkeeper should be a beacon of virtue, untouched by vices - of course they'd not be welcome at a nightclub, where people come to indulge after a day of worrying how long it'll be before the black sea swallows all. No one would assume a Valr to be victim of such bodily assault - carrying a legacy of providing aid and guidance to humanity, but now few and far between - winged beings of divine blood, but who have fallen not so long ago, their kind dwindling - they'd at most be looked at curiously, entering such an establishment. Yet. Here we are; The Golden Pheasant isn't like most other nightclubs. A Vermyn has been employed there for a long while, working a multitude of jobs under various names. A Priest has become a regular after many months of dancing, drinking and seeking out plenty carnal desires - a well-known secret amongst this community, after all this reckless behavior would get him executed if found out. And a Valr entered one day - looking quite out of place of course, prim and proper, not well-versed in this side of society at all - they found some things they didnt expect to find, but also dug in places they were unwelcome to. Who could've guessed?

[lucaerindales]

I thought I’d post this on its own because I very much like this piece 💃✨

Katida’s hair unraveling is by far my favourite thing I’ve drawn for her- my precious lil changeling bab-

Of course nuromai is there too, love that short lil bastard

(Nuromai was made/is played by @awkwardosthe3rd)

[telekitnetic-art]

Fursona appreciation post for my Creature bc I feel like it :>

I’ve been throwing around ideas for making them an open species thing; I have a few sketches and notes here and there but the only solid things I have so far is A) the species name is the False Bugbear and B) there are three regional variant types w/features that are impacted/shaped by the biomes they originate from :> idk how many ppl would be interested in smth like that so for now it’s just a cool idea I think of sometimes

(Plus artwork ive gotten of them :D artists in order are @/c-rberus, @/taffybuns, @/awkwardosthe3rd, and @/thedogzlife)

They don’t have any big story or lore, they’re mostly just a mascot/projection for me as well as like aspiration in a way but I love em a lot and I’m really proud of their design.

[arunitao]

[COMMISSION] Pixel idle characters for @awkwardosthe3rd💜

I love all of the team (not only the blue one, I swear). 🥴

[vinnybox]

Attack on @awkwardosthe3rd :D

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[rockwell-light]

Three tails are better than one!

Art fight attack for @hellscythearts and @awkwardosthe3rd !

[This attack]

[werecreature-addicted]

You have any artists you'd recommend?

@/awkwardosthe3rd @/kinerxy are both good

[salems-lots]

Artfight attacks for @awkwardosthe3rd , AntiqueFawn on af, Broccoliboxii on af and @mizby

[sioriman]

29.07/2023

Artfight attack for @AwkwardosThe3rd !!

[starredforlife]

Bonus round since tumblr was being really weird about tagging these blogs:

Artists who sometimes draw weres or wolves or just monsters but are worth the follow for the lycan vibe regardless:

@asaltysquid @sanctus-ingenium @dappermouth @tshortik @lickingtheunknowable @oakleybillions @whydoihavetoart @starapture @grendel-menz @akreon @kipkune @sakrafka @aevris @skelliefranky @officialspec @onewolfaday @c-rowlesdraws @ranrandraws @uretnik @wurmmeat @wer3beast @awkwardosthe3rd @worm-kin @dream-roth @karanacat

what are some other good werewolf blogs? in the market for the w00fs

good question! here a couple i follow :^)

Looking for some top tier art, consistently about werewolves?

@bisclavaret @saltmalkin @gorgynei @soildweller @wolfskulljack-art @kinerxy @asmeesh @jakubrozalski @nataliedecorsair @thatdogmagic @jubilationsart @oliveoilcorp @notgraysond @squidinu @searift @pansylair @scpkid @werewolf-artfriend @juholaitila @blackbackedjackal @cowtato @mcmadmissile @skullsbesan @trashasaurusrex

Misc (gifsets, aesthetics, exploratory writing, or good art archives)

@losthavenmine @dateamonster @ash-rigby @a-book-of-creatures @ravenlunaticart @goodwerewolfposts @howl-o-weem (and follow their art blog too, @darby-draws)

Finally a shameless lil plug for my own art account, @wolvesbaned, writing blog @wolfmoonblues, and upcoming 2024 debut of @werewolfaday (which. hopefully i'll remember to do by jan 1st lol). most of my stuff is werewolves, but this blog (@starredforlife) curates a lot of non-werewolf stuff on the side too.

thanks for asking! if anyone else has any recs, feel free to drop them in the comments. otherwise, ;ast word of advice is to periodically check the "werewolf" or "werewolf art" tag, and to look through the notes and see who frequently reblogs it. they'll typically have good lycan stuff archived.

[rema-rin]

Lil break from the character backstory with some more doodlings

And also, time to introduce one of the major NPCs - What better way than by showing some of the shitposts that were made shortly after his introduction - Cyrenic Blackbourne @awkwardosthe3rd has plenty of proper art of this capitalist. We still don't know why exactly Cyrenic absolutely detests Simon.... other than claiming it's because he's poor, unsucessful, uneducated and gay

[lucaerindales]

DND CHARACTERS

(I think-) This is I think every coloured piece I’ve done that includes both nuromai and niente. (Dnd characters)

Nuromai being the shorter of the two (nuromai was designed / is played by @awkwardosthe3rd )

If they and up kissing in game trust me you’ll hear about it 💃✨

And you won’t stop hearing about it 👏🏻✨

[garnetdawn]

Bear woman, bear meats...

A bit of an older artwork, a trade with AwkwardosThe3rd on Twitter~

[dailycharacteroption]

Constructed Pugilist (Brawler Archetype)

(Art by @AwkwardosThe3rd on Twitter)

 Another construct-related archetype, but this one isn’t actually focused on the construct creature type at all, and isn’t even from Construct Handbook!

Indeed, this archetype takes the concepts of construct artifice in a different direction, focused on replacement and enhancement rather than creating a new being.

If you’re a fan of cybernetics, particularly of characters that have one or more super-strong artificial limbs that let them do amazing things, you’ll love this archetype, for these brawlers have at least one artificial limb that they have modified and iterated on to be a truly incredible feat of engineering and/or magical innovation, which they use in battle to devastating effect.

Such characters might have lost a limb due to violence, or they might have been born without a fully functioning limb, but they have learned to turn what would normally be an ability aid into a strength.

Of course, we can’t bring up disabilities like this without addressing the elephant in the room. Plenty of people with limb problems and other disabilities participate in these hobbies too, after all.

Even in a world of magic, disabilities are going to exist one way or another, especially since not everyone has access to or can afford permanent magical solutions to their disabilities. Magically or technologically-animated limbs are a classic trope, but while it is tempting to give these out as flavor and then act as though the character is not disabled at all, it is important to remember that even with the most advanced prosthesis today, there are still plenty of challenges for those with missing arms and legs, to say nothing of the problems of disabilities covered by this archetype. Using a prosthetic limb extensively can probably strain the connection point, causing bruising and the like, and the character probably doesn’t sleep with it attached unless it is designed for comfort, to name a few.

 In any case, this archetype really does revolve around the prosthesis that the archetype is known for. Whether it is truly magically animated or simply cleverly engineered, and whatever material it is made from, this prosthesis is built for fighting, benefitting fully from their brawler training, though the limb can also be enhanced separately, being rebuilt from special materials or enchanted accordingly, though it can only benefit from either an amulet of mighty fists or it’s own personal enchantment, not both at once.

Of course, these warriors don’t just stop at enchanting their prosthesis. Indeed, they also slowly engineer new innovations into it over time, including such things as multiple joints to turn the weapon into a tripping whip, building a grappling hook launcher into it, extensions to increase reach, additional armor to blow blows, a locking grip on the hand to improve climbing and grappling, edged blades for extra lethality, or spikes for much the same.

Additionally, these brawlers often learn useful techniques for the crafting of weaponry, including their prosthesis, including enchanting them despite not being spellcasters, all of which reflects their never-ending customization and upgrading cycle with their limb.

You miss out on the classic brawler ability: martial flexibility, but this archetype promises to make it up by giving you a limb you can enchant (which is much cheaper than the amulet of mighty fists), as well as various upgrades to the limb that you can take. With that in mind, I’d recommend you carefully select your feats alongside your upgrades, such as specializing in one or more combat maneuvers such as trip or grapple. Beyond that, pick your other feats according to your desires.

 Like I said before, this archetype touches upon territory that can be handled poorly, so I advice both players and GMs to be aware of that when bringing it into your game. Remember that the rules for the long time it takes to put on a prosthetic are there for a reason, and that characters are not going to be wearing their prosthesis constantly while at rest. Disabilities are a constant part of a disabled person’s life, so depicting their prosthesis as magically getting rid of their difficulties entirely rather than helping them live a semi-normal life under their own power can be seen as problematic, so keep all that in mind.

  Light and graceful, the mistsoul undine battledancer Revara found the idea of getting a prosthetic to be daunting, believing she would be weighed down by a crude implement bound to the remains of her thigh. However, when a master wizard, a fan of her performances, offered to craft her a new leg made of mithral, she dared to take the first steps, and now she can’t imagine life without it, even adding a few improvements of her own.

 The Bloody Knuckle Tavern hosts an illegal fight pit in it’s basement, the main rule that draws in the crowd being that there are no limits on who can enter, as long as they fight with their fists. Of course, nothing says they have to be made from flesh and blood, an oversight that the current champion: a dwarven lady with a mighty iron right, takes full advantage of.

 With an arm and a leg withered by the breath of an umbral dragon, King Dynas had little choice but to accept amputation. However, only a fool assumes the scarred king is an invalid, for he used his resources to perfect replacement limbs just as strong as the originals. His dedication and investment further paved the way to similar innovation, and there is no better place in the land to find the prothesis or mobility device that suits an injured adventurer’s needs.

[lostlegacyuniverse]

Managed to squeak out two more attacks before the deadline. A revenge and a little friendly fire; Ticket for TheTrottingWolf on Twitter, and Kalli for AwkwardosThe3rd on Twitter