#patron

[boofindoopin]

I love giving stuff to Thanatos, it’s so fun. Why yes, I DO think Thanatos needs 16 pretty rocks and crystals. What else would do with them? Oh, does he need another stuffed animal? Why yes, I believe he does! Four isn’t enough. More Halloween decorations? WHY YE-

[blushily]

Eurobeat Catgirl (patron reward for Pumpkin)

[leidensygdom]

Okay, we all know about the usual warlock-patron dynamics. Creature with god-like powers tries to do their bidding or further their plans through a mortal, who is often going to be troubled by the pact. But, I'm here to propose some alternatives, specially for warlock deals that aren't inherently very harmful to the warlock themself:

This one is pretty typical, but the patron is a family member. If sorcerers can get cool powers from having a dragon grandpa, your fire genasi can have an auntie who is a big fire elemental who is trying VERY hard to connect with her family now, so she gives her nephew an allowance in the form of a Genie Pact

Your patron is undead (and your pact is Undying), but this person is not some power-hungry lich. This is someone you knew in life: A friend, or perhaps a partner. You had fought for a common cause, and they met their death trying to see the end of it, but they refused to leave you alone. Now, within you, their stubbornness has kept them from moving on, and they lend their newfound powers to help you in your common cause.

It's an eldritch entity, a creature beyond your comprehension. Your pact is that of a Great Old One. However, this creature doesn't quite have very concise plans to bring the end of the world- You're actually pretty sure it isn't even from your world. As time goes on, and as you realize their whims seem erratic, you realize that this thing you get powers from is... Probably the cosmic equivalent of a child. Maybe it's still cocooning in the depths of a distant dying planet. And it's incredibly bored. Someday, maybe, they'll terrorize the universe, but right now, they just really want you to be their eyes on another world. Call it enrichment.

Okay, this one is a fiend. Unequivocally so. But truthfully, they couldn't care less about your world, and you're not particularly concerned about what is going down in theirs. They kinda need few things done in your plane, few resources gathered, some people talked to, and between the lines, you realize that your newfound... ally is actually trying to oppose their boss or whatever. This one is a deeply legal-minded fiend, as far as you know: The hellish equivalent to a bureaucrat, after really digging around. Your party is convinced they will turn on you sometime, but eventually you realize you're just helping something that, for a lack of a better word, has to be an infernal-equivalent of an union effort.

That sword you picked was definitely cursed, and the voice within it has been calling to you. Eventually, you lend them your ear, and now you have an Hexblade pact. But this creature isn't bloodthirsty, nor talking to you about soaking their blade with your foes' guts. Truthfully, they hate being a sword. Trapped there as part of a vengeance, perhaps, this thing longs for freedom. And it has been used for evil in the past- Maybe the overabundance of skull motifs in their physical vessel didn't help. But this creature just wants to be able to experience a life that has been robbed from them. Your party may raise an eyebrow at you getting friendly with the possibly-malignant sword, but y'all are just making plans to get them to your favourite restaurant once they're freed.

This Archfey is the descendant of a powerful entity in Feywild side of things. The heir of some great lineage, or whatever is going on within their realm. You frankly don't know, because they're a bit of a... brat. One that kinda longs to escape their situation and get to live something more normal. You only find out this over time, when you realize you're kinda that friend their parents frown about. This entity, powerful beyond comprehension, just really wants to hang out with you and have a board game night with you. They'd love to meet your besties-- I mean, your world-saving allies. And you'd love to give them the opportunity someday, truth be told, but pissing off a fey court seems to be a high price.

You got stranded far into the ocean as a kid, and the rest of the people involved in the shipwreck did not make it out. But you attracted the attention of a group of merfolk, who had barely ever had the chance to meet someone like you. People had told you tales of how they'd drown and eat anyone coming into their territory, but these creatures were instead cooing about you. You're now grown up, and you can call them for power. Your party frowns at the idea of "I kinda got adopted by a sea polycule and I got a cantrip and few other boons about it", but you know they'll have to eat their words when you bring them for dinner- If you can find a way to table them in the middle of the ocean, that is.

the celestial patron is still a dick tho

Feel free to add onto these if you'd like, I'd love to hear concepts >:3

[caemidraws]

[The Endless March]

Undead patron, Tome of Pacts zine by @/SleepyWyrm_Ed

[cupcakeslushie]

One last feral Leo preview, before I can finish the rest and post it all here!

If you wanna see what I’ve done so far, it’s on my patreon!

[artyscorps]

Some recent pieces of dnd art i did for myself of my warlock, Icarus. With his large evil patron, Mar'zuma(belonging to @mmothmanners )

I am always a sucker for big evil beings. Mar'zuma is no exception.

[basketobread]

Do you guys like Warlocks gay ass fiend patron. I had a few people send asks about this guy now so I decided I'd just make a post huehue... His full name is Pandion!

[thesunnyowl]

Goddess of Wisdom, Courage, Warfare, Military Victory, Military Tactics, Strategy, The Defence of Towns, Heroic Endeavour, Weaving, Pottery, Handicraft, Practical Reason and Good Counsel.

Protectress of the City and Patron of Athens.

Member of the Twelve Olympians.

The Wisest, Most Courageous and Most Resourceful of the Olympian Gods.

The Favourite Daughter of Zeus.

[retropopcult]

Women photographed by Alfred Eisenstaedt at the New York Public Library for a LIFE magazine story, 1944

[featheredsnek]

what if DIO was epic

Patreon sketch for @dragonautie on bsky, thanks again!

[spongepost-squareblog]

When I order bottle service at the Kuddly Krab

[stanford-photography]

Melangell Patron Saint of Bunnies By Jeff Stanford, 2025

Buy prints of this image at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/melangell-patron-saint-of-bunnies-jeff-stanford.html or more of my images at: https://jeff-stanford.pixels.com/

[blushily]

Cassette Beasts Kuneko request

[oze511111]

FANBOX更新しました⛓

https://f1xcdgc3.fanbox.cc/posts/9756295

[lostinmac]

Us, Our Pets and the War (2024)

Dir. Anton Ptushkin