#hellen highwater

[partyinthesockdrawer]

I get to play dnd again! I'm so excited I haven't played in forever, this little lass is Hellen Highwater, just a cabbie trying to make a living.

[theenpcbracket]

The TTRPG NPC Tournament Round 2: HE vs. Hellen Highwater

Images are in the order of the poll! Image ID included, click to see the full image please!

After last round, I wanted to add a clarification to this round. This poll is NOT related to the tumblr user hellenhighwater. The Hellen Highwater in this poll is a unique character and not intended as a representation of the tumblr user of the same name. Please vote for the excellent characters described here! Thank you!

More about each NPC below the cut!

Character 1

Name: HE Party: The Misdemeanor Mateys Relationship to party: Businessman, aggravating party stalker, final boss

What makes them the best NPC: Mysterious tiny man with static for a head, and the loudest screechiest voice you can imagine (DM once blew out their vocal chords because of him). Levitates and teleports at will, and can pop objects in and out of existence. Runs a business granting magical favors. Originally tried to hire the party to help his business but the group said "fuck no". Now regularly pops in to nag, cause trouble, or play meme songs on a calliope, and occasionally provides useful information. HE controls an alternate dimension called the Mercantile Pile full of items from different times and places, including lots of modern-day technology (unlike the D&D campaign setting). He can be summoned by writing out his name. His calling card is a 7 of Spades, which he can also use to influence the world & cast spells remotely. HE mainly wears business suits & suspenders, but has also appeared in a hazmat suit (riding a tricycle), turtleneck sweater and thigh holster, wetsuit with suspenders painted on, sequin jacket with '69' on the back, peacock burlesque, and nurse drag outfit. He once killed 20 guards with a snap of his fingers. He also destroyed a walkman with a flamethrower. Implied to be the father of the ultra-powerful kid whose primary pastime is handing out enchanted "friendship nuggets" [chicken]. His #1 business competitor is Michael's Wonder Emporium. Eventually turns out to be one of the most central characters to the story.

Quote: "STAY OFF MY THRONE!"

"You're going to call me when you need me!"

To learn more about HE, check out the extra propaganda in his tag here!

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Character 2

Name: Hellen Highwater Party: Team Kill Relationship to party: A party member's girlfriend, a party member

What makes them the best NPC: She's very silly and makes so many puns, she's a dragonblood sorcerer whose dad is a copper dragon. For most of her life she could spit acid and thought it was just because of the specific ancestry she had and had no clue it could have been related to her copper-y scales. She was the first person to really get to know the party's resident edgy man. Originally she was supposed to be a minor part of the plot, sending the party letters from her home, but the party and the DM liked her so much she managed to stay in the party.

To learn more about Hellen, check out the extra propaganda in her tag here!

[newtsoftheworldunite]

Ever wonder if Narcissus was just really into ponds?

Guess what I just got back from the studio!!!! It's Narcissus!

I did not expect this bowl to be so cool, I'm kind of obsessed

[catarimint]

Drew him once more, now with oc

[riotshotguns]

oh, my precious child

how lucky you are, how lucky you are

handed down a shield for your tender parts

[saturniidaez]

I may digitize this... Posting Incase I don't.

The agonies etc etc

[a-hazbin-spider]

Bright- those were so bright. Angel suppressed flinching too badly, and swallows back the almost nauseating feeling that he was sure some fuckwad manning the lights had likely given him before. Getting his bearings, he decides to glance away from them a little, looking into it being too intense. His brain would write it off as him coming down from a high a little less pleasantly than he’d hoped.

But, he was an actor! Of course he’d give his smile, and his best for… whatever scheduled him here. He didn’t remember this interview as a part of his day, but far be it from him to complain. That just meant it was probably something he had to pull things out of thin air to answer boring questions for publicity or something. Definitely didn’t remember rehearsing. Whoops. Hope they don’t expect much more than a dumb bitch.

Though… remembering nothing of the events leading to this made him feel like there was a chunk missing. It was… probably fine. He had a show to do, his mind knows better than to blunder on live television!

Making eye contact even for a moment was difficult, guess he was more wiped than he thought if he couldn’t even manage to mask something simple as that. It just made his gut twist more. He’d just focus on… a lock of her hair or something, and do his goddamn job. This could be a long one. Though, he’d seen more humanoid sinners and demons before, something about this was almost uncanny. Guess he shouldn’t question it. Maybe she’s like another doll or some shit. Not that it mattered. He just wished he could meet her eyes or look toward the crowd without pains or nausea annoying him. Or feeling somehow like he should crawl under a rock and hide.

In a studio? In front of thousands? Cameras? Stupid thought. Instead: he waves pleasantly upon being introduced, and thinks better than not to return some warmth to the host. Whoever she may be. Guess he didn’t recall her being too shitty- or too anything really. This was like a first meeting at least as far as his memory served. This wasn’t the usual scene, but, he gets the feeling he should play nice for now.

“Thanks fa havin’ me. It’s good to be here, baby. Sure I’ve been busy, but, I’m sure the fellas like seein’ me on screen here too~!” One leg crosses over the other, his chin resting almost casually in his palm. Guess he was… ready as he’d ever be.

Closed Starter for @a-hazbin-spider

"We are rolling in 3, 2, 1! Action!"

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Across the multiverse at reasonable times-slots T̶͚̿h̷̩̀ẽ̴̹ ̶̲̋S̵̝̑h̴͈̆ő̸͎w̷̜̕ with Helen Highwater begins to air, fitting in seamlessly with the regular programming. If anyone bothered to check their radio or tv programs they'd realize that there was no show called "The Show with Helen Highwater" but they'd brush it off, a minor discrepancy, nothing more. Even those in the production and planning of such things wouldn't be able to notice the strangeness of it all, T̶͚̿h̷̩̀ẽ̴̹ ̶̲̋S̵̝̑h̴͈̆ő̸͎w̷̜̕ just fit.

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First thing Angel Dust sees are the lights. They are blinding and overwhelming. Behind them is what should be and clearly is a live audience, considering the uproarious applause. But no matter how much he might strain to make any of them out, he only gets the acute sense of being watched and nothing more.

He's on a set, it looks conspicuously like a late night show of some kind. He's sat in one of two comfortable enough arm chairs positioned to face the desk to his left, what would be to the right for any audience out there.

Behind the desk is a rather normal human looking woman. Her skin is about as pale as it can be while still looking healthy. She wears a bright smile and has chin length blonde hair. He can't look at her eyes for too long without getting a very uncomfortable feeling in the pit of his stomach but the second he looks away from them he can't remember there being anything strange about them. They're just a pair of normal blueish eyes.

"Tonight let's welcome someone from the Pride ring of Hell, renown and beloved porn star Angel Dust! It is just lovely to have you here, Angel. I know it's a long way from Pride to our studios so I thank you for taking the time out of your oh so busy schedule to meet with us here today!"

Angel wouldn't remember being contacted for a show like this. He certainly wouldn't remember agreeing to come on or traveling to the set. He doesn't remember makeup or hair or being prepped for the interview.

Because none of that ever happened.

However, he can't seem to acknowledge this. He can't even get his face to look confused or scared, his facial muscles refusing to make any shape other than polite excitement.

He has to greet her, to thank her.

[autixel]

Lamps in my dream house need to be interesting. Banker lamps, Tiffany Style, vintage style bulbs (but LED), patterned fabric, that sort of thing. My house shall be in the style of Studio Ghibli and Hellen Highwater. I want to be inspired by my own house. I want to be part of the art.

[knight-of-ashes]

This has been such a hard year for kittens and it's breaking my heart. I'm trying to remind myself that there's just way more kittens than usual because it's a wet year, and so of course there's gonna be more runts with low chances of survival, but from Hellen Highwater's Nobby, to Tater Tot, and now to my friend Constanza's Tiny, I've just seen so many little guys die this year ;_;

[theenpcbracket]

Three Cheers for Hellen Highwater!

(A reminder that this post is about the incredible NPC submitted to this tournament and not about the tumblr user of the same name.)

Congrats to Hellen! We've had an awesome time learning about her these past few weeks.

Here's a quick summary of this awesome NPC! Feel free to add on your favorite things about her, if you know a character from your own campaign you think would get along with her and why, or anything else that comes to mind! This post is dedicated to celebrating Hellen for being such a fantastic NPC!

Party: Team Kill Relationship to party: A party member's girlfriend, a party member

What makes them the best NPC: She's very silly and makes so many puns, she's a dragonblood sorcerer whose dad is a copper dragon. For most of her life she could spit acid and thought it was just because of the specific ancestry she had and had no clue it could have been related to her copper-y scales. She was the first person to really get to know the party's resident edgy man. Originally she was supposed to be a minor part of the plot, sending the party letters from her home, but the party and the DM liked her so much she managed to stay in the party.

This post and other extra comments can be found under Hellen's tag on this blog, but here's some highlights:

Give it up one more time for Hellen Highwater everyone!

[otherpeoplescreativity]

Art stolen from Hellen Highwater, who exists right here on Tumblr. She recently posted a link to her store.

writers and artists everywhere all the time

[hellenhighwater]

I'll admit that the first audio test was The Bus Is Late.

[riotshotguns]

just realized i forgot to post this

[allthecanadianpolitics]

hellen-highwater replied to your link “Niki Ashton releases strongest Canadian federal social democratic tax...”

Just joined up! Niki has my vote

Nice. :D

[roseverdict]

the urge to name a character "hellen highwater" is UNIMAGINABLE

[knight-of-ashes]

Ghira is the most photogenic