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'23 Wallpapers #2: May Bell, Mite Bloodstink, Diadne Bluemoon, and Na'Krasha
It's time for your second quarter digital wallpaper pack! This one includes new images of May Bell the pixie, Mite Bloodstink the goblin boss, Diadne Bluemoon the archfey, and of course... more Na'Krasha! Always more Na'Krasha ๐Download them here! (Link is fixed now! Sorry!)
I went WAY too hard on this D&D journal
Rushing into a meeting but here's today's video!! I literally just finished it โ cutting up all that journal footage took way longer than I anticipated ๐ Hopefully I'll have time to get a decent thumbnail together after my meeting. Accepting Bardic Inspiration, Bless, etc. on this front ๐ฌ
June: Birthday, livestreams, and panic!
It's my birthday month! To celebrate, past Ginny signed me up for way too many things! ๐ฅฒ In case you missed it, May's PDF rewards were Pick a Pixie (creatures) and Fairy Market Value (encounter) You can now purchase PDFs from the di-votee tier individually in my Patreon shop A new pack of enamel pins featuring Clover, Elliwyn, and Na'Krasha is now available in my shopJoin us for the June Patron-only livestreams will on Friday, June 30 at 10:00a MT (9:00a PT/12:00p ET) and 6p MT (5p PT/8p ET). As always, the link will be posted he...
NEW: Digital items shop!
You can now purchase the digital rewards from the Di-votee tier separately in my Patreon shop โ whether you're a Patron or not!Interested in some of the PDF rewards, but not interested in being in the Di-votee tier every month? Just click on the "shop" tab on my Patreon profile (or visit patreon.com/ginnydi/shop) to browse all the PDF rewards from 2023 so far! You can purchase individual PDFs there. (PDFs from 2022 will be added soon.)Also, if you're in the Di-votee tier, you can visit that page to download any of your files f...
Na'Krasha 2.0
Na'Krasha's look has been updated thanks to a few new pieces! Pip from Foxes & Ravens created this gorgeous set of spaulders (if you want your own, tomorrow is the last day they're taking orders for this style!), and I also picked up a new wig from Sapphire Wigs and some new tusks from Orc Style (be forewarned, this site has 18+ products/content!)I also tried out a more heavy-handed shading style with the makeup, definitely most visible in the abs area โ although I did a great job on the biceps, too, and then promptly covered them...
Master THIS skill to be a better DM
Hey friends!! A little light clickbait for you this week, because "action economy" is simply not a sexy and clickable phrase ๐ But I've been learning a lot about it and I've become convinced that it's maybe THEE most fundamental skill for DMing combat!I've been moving away from any mechanically-focused topics this year, since I wouldn't consider it a strength of mine and I'd rather my channel be focused on storytelling and play, but this is just something that's been really helpful to me to learn, so I wan...
May Bell
Snapped a few May Bell photos at my local park this week!I've been wanting to work outdoor shoots back into my process lately. The ease of just snapping a few photos while I'm already in costume has gotten me into a bit of a rut where most of my photos are no wider than waist-up and are largely shot against backdrops or on a flat background. I've noticed that it's made my photosets a bit repetitive over time.I also needed more May Bell photos for the encounter PDF I just released for $15 Patrons that centers on her! You can get ...
Fairy Market Value โ Encounter
Keeping with the pixie theme for May's downloads, here is an encounter centered around May Bell! While players can certainly take this in a combat direction if they like, this can also be a fun problem-solving encounter that allows for social roleplay, sneakery, and general mischief. (It also makes a great drop-in encounter for when your players are traveling, similar to Camp Sights or You Meet On the Road.)You can use a regular ol' Pixie stat block for May Bell, or you can download her custom stat block here.
Bardic Inspiration mp3
I wasn't planning on releasing this as an mp3, but I had a lot of interest in it, so... here's a 9 minute, 43 second mp3 of 33 tiny song parodies in various keys, accompaniments, and levels of quality ๐If you want lyrics, they're here!
Mite Bloodstink, Goblin Boss
Some quick stills of Mite, the goblin boss from this week's video! I took a few that are like... "the photo that goes on the badge that gets you access to the parking garage," and a few with some furs that are more "normal goblin."I'm glad everybody seems to be taking to Mite, because I definitely want to bring her back!
Pick a Pixie โ Creatures
I had the absolute privilege of working with Angel of @peachyblossomsart to create custom artwork for each of these five pixie variants!Some of these pixies were inspired by a specific environment, while others were inspired by a purpose I thought they could fill for a dungeon master. I think pixies are such a fun little creature because they're not likely to fill the role of "monster" or even "ally" due to being so weak โ instead, they make wonderful flavor and sources of information.Hope you enjoy! Download your PDF here...
Run EPIC boss battles at any level with lair actions
Oh hey, we're talking about lair actions and doing a really annoying goblin voice!!
10 straight minutes of Bardic Inspiration โ Lyrics!
Got some requests to share the written lyrics for all the Bardic Inspirations from today's video, so here they are!Once again, huge thanks to all of the Patrons who contributed lyrics to this video! Whether your submission made it in or not, I can't tell you how creatively inspiring it is to get to work in a team with you guys! ๐ฉทโโโโCarry On Wayward Sonโ by KansasCarry on my reckless oneThough your rage is almost doneSoon the battle will be wonGo and strike once moreโSeven Nation Armyโ by The White StripesGo on and figh...
10 straight minutes of Bardic Inspiration
PHEW! IT'S DONE!
May Patron-only PM stream postponed by 1 hr!
Hey friends, you can join the second of the two May livestreams in just about one hour (6pm MT)! Filming took longer than anticipated, sorry ๐ Once it's time, make sure to click through to YouTube to participate in chat, since I won't be checking comments here on Patreon during the stream.I'll share some updates on past, current, and upcoming projects, and then answer your questions!If you missed it, you can watch it back at the same link, or watch the AM edition.
Bardic Inspiration BTS/preview! ๐
Blake and I have spent this whole week putting together no fewer than THIRTY THREE(!!!) pop songs featuring YOUR parody lyrics for my bardic inspiration video!Weโre not doing a full-on medley, but weโre stringing many of the songs together into little thematic arcs to give the video a sense of flow. Hereโs a quick little behind the scenes of us recording three of the song clips in a chain: Eye of the Tiger, Barracuda, and Holding Out for a Hero.
Preview: D&D with my parents
Iโm neck deep in editing the video about running a D&D game for my parents, but I thought Iโd share the intro with yโall!This is my first time shooting a video in this style and format, so itโs been a bit of an experiment editing it, but Iโm really excited about how itโs shaping up. Iโm aiming for this to come out next Wednesday!
Let's write some Bardic Inspirations!
Come join me in about 10 minutes at our Bardic Inspiration livestream! We'll work together to go through your submissions and find the best ones to feature in a video.Make sure to click through to YouTube to participate in chat, because I won't be checking comments here on Patreon during the stream!
A blooper about not having bloopers
thank god Patreon finally implemented native video uploads, because there's no way I would've shared this if I had to upload it to YouTube unlisted and then embed it here ๐
Why your monsters are boring
Tomorrow's video! I know I haven't been doing many regular ol' tabletop advice videos lately, so this feels like a bit of a return to form. Hope you like it!
May: Inspire me! (Bardically ๐ถ)
Holy crap, it's May! (This is the time of year when we can all start panicking about how fast the year is going, right?) In case you missed it, April's PDF reward was Courtly Characters I kicked off the month with a free download for May Bell the pixie and a fey-themed encounter I released a new song (and accompanying cosplay!) in collaboration with Borough BoundWe'll be doing two livestreams this month: Our regular monthly livestream, and a Bardic Inspiration livestream, where we'll work together to write a video to celebrate m...
NPC Portraits โ Royal Court
I spent waaaay too long creating these NPC portraits in Photoshop from various stock images for April's PDF rewards, so I figured I might as well share them in case they can be useful for anybody else's game! Personally I love having visuals for NPCs that I can show to my players so they have a really clear mental picture.If you want a PDF with all the works (names, descriptions, personality traits, quest hooks) that's available for all di-votee patrons right here!
Courtly Characters โ NPCs
This collection of five NPCs is built to drop into a royal court setting! Each character has a description, personality traits to aid in roleplaying them, and a quest hook your players can learn about from them. (Each also has a portrait that I spent way too long Photoshopping from stock images ๐ ) Download the PDF here.
"Unwaning" mp3
A yearning love song made in collaboration for Borough Bound's newest fae setting.Download your mp3 here! If you'd prefer to listen on streaming platforms, you can find all the relevant links here.
FREE: May Bell stat block & "The Fairy Ring" encounter
May Bell photo by Ellie Rich and Dillon Film & PhotoA very whimsical welcome to the new free Patrons!Patreon is rolling out a new "join for free" feature, so you can keep up with my public posts and get some fun bonus content even if you aren't ready to make a paid pledge yet.Free DownloadsTo give you a little taste of what Patrons get every month, here are two free downloads that you can drop into your own D&D 5e game (or adapt for another system!) May Bell โ an NPC stat block for May Bell the pixie, an adorable, neutral source o...
Diadne Album
Just edited up the stills from yesterday's Diadne Bluemoon shoot for Borough Bound! I bought this silly little LED moon light over a year ago from a Facebook ad like a dummy, and was thrilled to finally have a good reason to do something with it, haha.This design gives me 16th century harlequin vibes in a VERY cool way. I probably wouldn't have designed something like this myself, which is why I find collaborations so creatively inspiring!Diadne's song, "Unwaning," is out now on streaming platforms! I've had it stuck in ...
Diadne Bluemoon
I spent pretty much all day yesterday making this costume! I was originally just planning on pulling something together from my closet, maybe making a single accessory to spice it up... but I was really not feeling the internet yesterday and spending 10 hours sewing felt like way more fun tbh.This is Diadne Bluemoon, the character that I collaborated with Borough Bound on for their archfey court setting Ithivellia! Her color scheme and collar were inspired by the corpse flower, which blooms very rarely (once every year or two). So maybe she als...
Is Kobold Press remaking D&D?
Those of you who are curious about Kobold Press' "Project Black Flag" will be happy to hear that they sponsored this week's video so I could do a little overview of the character build process! I use Wisteria as an example of the changes from 5e. Also I make some weird yogurt jokes.
Denver Animal Shelter Shoot
I was reminded during yesterday's streams that I never shared the full shoot with Denver Animal Shelter here!Last fall, I got together with some volunteers at my local animal shelter to shoot some fantastical photos with some adoptable animal companions for a little promotion around the D&D movie launch. (They also created character sheets for some adoptable dogs!)All the animals from this shoot have homes now, but DAS is always full of animals who need care, support, and adopters. They provide a ton of services to the community beyond cari...
Join me in 15 minutes for the April stream (PM edition!)
Hey friends! The second April livestream starts in fifteen minutes on YouTube. (Make sure to click through to participate in chat! I won't be checking comments on Patreon during the stream.)We'll talk about recent and upcoming projects, and I'll answer your questions! If you missed it, you can rewatch it at the same link, or watch the AM edition here.
