#ttrpg monsters

[rocketorca]

Want to tell better ttrpg stories using monsters? Check out MONSTROUS, an "oops, all flavor" book with no statblocks, lavish art, and robust system-agnostic tools that help you craft rich backstories that tie directly into the bad guys' motivations and actions.

Hi! I'm Amber and I'm a part of Cloud Curio. Cloud Curio is a 4 person collective designing tabletop roleplaying game supplements both whimsical and strange. (We also have a tumblr!) Part of that collective is Kyle Latino aka Map Crow. MONSTROUS was an idea that was born from his Building Better Monsters Playlist! All of the art you see in this post is by Kyle Latino!

Create custom monsters that uniquely fit your world with MONSTROUS! MONSTROUS focuses on narrative impact and is compatible with any fantasy roleplaying game.

If this is interesting to you, def check out our Kickstarter page. There are a lot of cool updates showcasing how to use this book and the design process behind it! We also have a lot of free ttrpg supplements on our itch.io page! Thanks for your time and attention! -Amber

[monkeyslunch]

Join ussss.

[leafcreature]

Final result for the Nidere print ❤️

[thehomelybrewster]

I just wanna recommend Skerples' The Monster Overhaul, a recent purchase of mine. A fantastic bestiary for fantasy TTRPGs that roughly are comparable to the B/X rulesets and a still fun and useful resource for all other fantasy RPGs, since it also includes a lot of useful random tables and inspiration.

Just look at these two creatures, the bizarre Hatchthing and the funny Hateful Goose!

They're so evocative.

[ajddraws]

making an attempt at an October Art Challenges - choosing between the two monster lists made by @catbatart

here's the first one - The Gelatinous Cube!! im hoping to improve my linework and colours, and i'm happy with this one so far

[makiokuta]

I forgot to post these last month, despite being very proud of them. The november rewards for my patreon: four holiday themed monsters icons! We've got a treant decorated for christmas, a snowman slime carrot and all, a mimic candy cane, and one very jolly, frosty flying skull!

If you join my $5 tier on Patreon, you get access to these four, and 138 other designs. You are welcome to use them in both commercial and personal projects, including games or TTRPG modules or streams. All designs come with up to 4 colour variations.

Patreon Here! if you're interested. Or you can purchase the entire first season of art from 2021 itch.io Here!

Next month's theme will be scifi rather than fantasy! If you sign up now, your first payment will get you access to this next set at the end of the month!

[kaelmcdonald]

I'm sorry, this is sick as fuck??

I accidentally spent 80 hours painting my own take on a Mimic. Please take a look.

Can see higher res here

[cinderoo]

[maximumzombiecreator]

On the subject of TPKs and failure in TTRPGs, I gotta say, I love a good mechanic for losing.

I love that Fate gives you metacurrency for conceding a scene, and I love that taking extreme consequences creates a new aspect for your character.

I love that when you die in Blades of the Dark, if you're still attached to the character, you can just become a ghost.

I love that in Monster of the Week, when you need to avoid harm it costs a point of luck, which triggers a character-specific consequence and lets you see when your character's luck is literally going to run out.

I even love that in Cyberpunk they've created an omnipresent group of amoral, heavily armed paramedics, so no matter where your character gets gunned down, there's always a chance of pulling through.

Basically, any game that is set up so that losing is going to make things more interesting, not less, is a game that's going to help great stories happen at the table, and I love that.

[anim-ttrpgs]

(Exerpt from Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy.)

[rocketorca]

Want to tell better ttrpg stories using monsters? Check out MONSTROUS, an "oops, all flavor" book with no statblocks, lavish art, and robust system-agnostic tools that help you craft rich backstories that tie directly into the bad guys' motivations and actions.

Cloud Curio is a 4 person collective designing tabletop roleplaying game supplements both whimsical and strange. Part of that collective is Kyle Latino aka Map Crow. MONSTROUS was an idea that was born from his Building Better Monsters Playlist! 

[zephyrbug]

Merikh, student of Astreios and academic of The Bridge 🪶⚜️🔥

Got to play in my first pathfinder2e game with some friends and made this! My strix oracle of ash!! I wanted to go for an uncanny harpy monster vibe (inspired a bit by avatars Wan Shi Tong and dragon dogmas 2 sphinx) and landed on this bearded vulture design! I love my unsettling big bird 🫶

[leidensygdom]

And another outfit for the OC Outfit challenge! This time it's Adallind, a Centaur forge Cleric for @/seanjhermanart on instagram! I have never drawn a horse centaur until now which I'm a bit ashamed to admit. I've had dragontaurs, griffontaurs, mantaurs, but somehow not a normal horse centaur. Not like I've drawn many horses--

Anyhow, I wanted to play a lot with the forge aesthetic and went with a blacksmith/fire theme here. And somehow, green is also on the menu, since it's Adallind's favourite. All in all a very challenging piece, but one I'm quite proud of!

[clairebearsparkles]

Hiya, I was just wondering if there were any updates on your TMA TTRPG project because it seems super fun and I am gnawing at the bars of my cage to hear more about it :D

Thanks for asking about it. I unfortunately never found the time to test the system, but I think it’s at a point where people can at least look at it, so here’s my google doc of the PbtA heavily based on Monster of the Week tma system

[ajddraws]

day 2 of rpg monster october!! here's a gargoyle

[hazoret]

The holidays are fast approaching. Mariah Carey has breached containment. Have you Mariah proofed your home? Hugged your loved ones? Done the holiday shopping?

Well I can help you with one of those things!

My shop Altered Aether carries lots of cool gifts for the ttrpg player or cryptid enthusiast in your life! We got dice, pins, & stickers!

Also Altered Aether is now on Ko-Fi!

Just waddle on down to scenic this website:

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