Concept art for Treasure Planet (2002)

Treasure Planet was an underrated movie, but that's the fate of most sci-fantasy.

D&D Story: Young Lady, Where Have You Been?

Last week, I accidentally took over a full hour of our D&D session.  I mainly run my group’s games as DM, so it was a real pleasure to get back into playing for a change.  And yes, I did check in with the rest of the group asking them to interlude where they wished.

But worst of all, I split the party.

To elaborate on backstory, I’m playing a small trading town’s barber.  Jethro Blueblade is a 62-year old human who grew up in one of the seediest neighborhoods in the seediest city.  He did a lot of bad things to get by, and he did them well for a price.  But all that changed when he fell in love with a widower and his triplets.  They became a family and moved to the small settlement to live their days in peace, eventually weathering a big goblin uprising that shaped the children’s paths in life.  But he and his husband had a marvelous life together, despite how cold Jethro’s been now that his kids are off on their own and he can only visit his husband at the local graveyard.

Jethro has been through a lot since the campaign began.  A simple old man to all eyes, he’s been helping out a tiefling bard and uncultured elven wizard survive an infestation of demons to the settlement valley.  The group just spent almost a full 24 hours investigating a mysterious barrier, and then running through the night from packs of lemures and two babau demons.

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"Nihilist Heron" 12"x16" acrylic, conté crayon, wax pastel on reclaimed support

Herons have captured my attention lately. I love their feathers and shapes.

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