I Think It Was Before I Started Posting Story Concepts On Tumblr But I Had An Old Concept Called ‘apocalyptia’

Yaaaaas 😍

quick (very) messy sketches of the clay family before i go to bed bc these firbolgs own my heart now :’)

Chain of Acheron, Helltrooper Match.

“You see the docks on fire??”

> “I mean, technically yeah, but I also found the kid’s dog :D”

Okay so I spent more time on this than I had intended, but everyone meet Match!

half-elf sorcerer, rank-and-file soldier

5′8″, they/them

chaotic good

has a tendency to accidentally set things on fire hence the nickname ‘Match’

always has good intentions though!

is not allowed to light candles using the firebolt anymore

joined the Chain because they needed to quickly disappear after accidentally setting a noble’s house alight, stayed because they like the people

thinks they are smooth but is actually just a huge dork

always holds a match between their teeth because they think it looks Cool and Edgy™ 

Yesterday’s Eyeliner™ 

calls everyone darling

tries to play it smooth and aloof but will immediately melt at the slightest bit of affection

11/10 would squeeze Bigcat on sight because  b i g  c a t

(close-ups on my instagram: paper.shield.illustrations)

A female dragonborn paladin with the noble background is the ultimate switch: she can be the knight, the princess or the dragon, as circumstances require.

is there a list or smthn of what all the signs in church mean?? just curious :- O

there is now!  so Murderer and Executioner are already in there obvs…there were going to be more tattoos for various crimes, but 1. that seemed overly-complex and 2. I didn’t want to dig into a bunch of horrible crimes…why not just stick with murder, I thought.

anyway, the symbol of the church that people have tattooed on their chests would have had an identifying shot where it was labeled “DIVINITY” but I only thought of this later in the animatic and I couldn’t find a good place to add it later.  fortunately, I think it read pretty clearly anyway!

the chest tattoo is somehow the conduit for divine magic (which can hurt or heal), and the wrist tattoos channel it into the hands!  the bar means they can forge a weapon from their power.  (you’ll notice the guy who gives Ash his executioner tattoo at the beginning doesn’t have a bar!  he’s not a warrior monk type)

Excuse my crappy handwriting, but here’s Mud! Quickly sassed her way to the top of my fav NPCs list.

a character design i came up with

@ethala hi

bonus:

Chain OC idea (again)

Fetter

Vanirman Monk (subclass tbd)

She’s on the taller side (not for a Vanirman but sure compared to the rest of the world), and fit af. Honestly though, she’s pretty average for a Vanirman, the only variation being her somewhat darker hair.

A woman of few words, she almost exclusively uses Chain Sign - theories vary as to why: can’t speak common, doesn’t have a tongue, is just fucking with everyone, etc. Nonetheless she manages to be plenty expressive and get her point across. 

She is a very big fan of the general adage: better to ask for forgiveness than permission. Independent by her own nature and her upbringing in the north, she respects rules that come from a place of strength and wisdom, but doesn’t care for authority for the sake of authority.

While no stranger to a fight, she’s slow to provoke with a generally easy-going attitude. She prefers to prove herself against forces far beyond her - nature itself.

Along with her general martial prowess, she’s well known for being an adept mountain climber and spelunker, having learned on the harsh glaciers of the north. She can often be found free climbing whatever happens to be around: cliffs, chasms, castles, and whatnot.

Unusual for a Vanirman, she favors fighting with her fists and improvised weapons. She’s particularly fond of using chains and pitons (which she has on her for scaling particularly intense slopes), and has frequently been known to use the chains as wraps to make her strikes that much more devastating.

She also doesn’t wear armor, but exclusively wears long sleeves (but you still see hella muscle definition tho). Rumor is that she has intense tattoos twisting up her arms that she’s hiding, but most people think that’s ridiculous.

Joined the Chain to see more of the world. She particularly respects the variety of skills the various members of the Chain display.

(Probably an Advancer/Green Boot cause I think she’d make for a good scout in addition to assailant).

There's a huge mass embedded in the center of the moon, and astronomers aren't sure what it is

Here is something you may not know about the moon: Earth’s clingy best friend is also the site of one of the largest-known impact craters in our entire solar system. Essentially, something caused a giant hole on the moon billions of years ago, and astronomers have just discovered that there’s something big – really big – buried underneath the surface.

Need to drill that moon hole.