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Matthew Lickers
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All right, let’s do this one last time. 23 | He/Him | pfp by @batshaped.bsky.social

mostly #Dnd with occasional #Homebrew

Do not use my art for AI training
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Touched up my sketch and colored it in. I’m very pleased with how it came out! I keep wanting to add a background but I’m going to call this finished before I ruin it

#OnePiece #Yamato
A full color drawing of Yamato in his hybrid Zoan form swinging a kanabo that’s crackling with purple lightning. His hair is wild and flying backwards and his face is being framed by his hagaromo scarf The design is based on his canon design with my own spin to it because I wanted to see what the hybrid form could be if it was more wolf-like
September 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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For the first time in a long while I had time and energy to sit down and draw with pencil and paper so I threw together my own rendition of Yamato’s hybrid Zoan form. I love him, he’s my favorite character from One Piece

#OnePiece #Yamato
A pencil and paper sketch of Hybrid Yamato from One Piece that I drew half from memory and half making up my own look for him. It’s more werewolf-esque than his canon design and his hagoromo scarf is more smoothed out (because I forgot that it was flame like)
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Fanart for the game @potionomics.bsky.social

I couldn’t stop thinking about what creature the Elder Being Tusk came from so I made my own rendition
I highly recommend the game, it’s super charming and pretty challenging

+a height comparison because I guess that’s my bit on here lmao

#potionomics
An image of a large alien pachyderm-like creature floating off the ground with a multicolored polygon as a background. The being has a thick stumpy tail that rests in an upward position, a round transparent belly showing off its innards, fading vestigial legs, and a bulbous see through head that exposes its brain. The creature has several eyes across its body including three on its head, one on each thigh, and four on eye stalks. The face is like that of an elephant except that the trunk loops around and melds back into the skull and there is an eye at the base of the trunk. Positioned next to it is a silhouette of a wizard who stands at 5’9” My imagining of an Elder Being from the game Potionomics. Roughly 19’6” across from front to back standing next to the silhouette of a wizard who stands at 5’9” Mint sure has her work cut out for her with this beast!
May 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Grick are ambush predators that reach on average 8 feet in length from the tip of its tentacles to its tail

Grick Alpha are more active predators who are better at using their bodies to take down prey. Presumably they are also larger and much older

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a large dull green wormlike creature with a beak and barbed tentacles at the same end. The Grick measures 8ft long from the tip of the barbed tentacles to the end of their tail in front of measurement lines Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a large dull green wormlike creature with a beak and barbed tentacles at the same end. The Grick measures 8ft long from the tip of the barbed tentacles to the end of their tail
May 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Rust Monsters! The dread of any adventurer

It’s rumored that if a rust monster makes its way to Acheron they’ll gorge themselves on the metallic plane then spin a cocoon of metal, eventually emerging as a new rust dragon

Simple creature that destroy equipment and unlikely to be anything more

#Dnd
A 5’8” human, Tareen, standing next to a bulbous four limbed insectoid creature with long delicate feelers used to corrode any ferrous metal that makes contact. It also possesses a long strangely shaped tail, almost like the fluke of a whale with gills on the interior. The rust monster stands at 4’2” on the highest point of its humped back in front of measurement lines A 5’8” human, Tareen, standing next to a bulbous four limbed insectoid creature with long delicate feelers used to corrode any ferrous metal that makes contact. It also possesses a long strangely shaped tail, almost like the fluke of a whale with gills on the interior. The rust monster stands at 4’2” on the highest point of its humped back
April 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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My personal spin on the D&D Harpy. I tried to not make them look like regular people that just have wings slapped on and I like the mix I hit with avian and humanoid features

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to an upright Harpy standing 5 feet tall in front of measurement lines Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to an upright Harpy standing 5 feet tall
April 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Darkmantles like to hang from cave ceilings posing as stalactites or sometimes even indoors pretending to be wizard hats waiting for an opportunity to envelop a creatures head.

They can also coat the area in magical darkness while doing so to further disorient groups

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 4’ foot long, tip to tentacle, Darkmantle, a stony-grey squid like creature with tentacles extended to resemble a wide brimmed hat, in front of measurement lines Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 4’ foot long, tip to tentacle, Darkmantle, a stony-grey squid like creature with tentacles extended to resemble a wide brimmed hat
March 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Purple worm size comparison alongside purple worm eggs and a purple wormling

Plus a Gravedrinker variant color from Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a purple worm and its young in front of measurement lines. The adult is 5ft in diameter and 80ft in length, the eggs are spherical and ~3ft in diameter, and the purple wormling is around 7 inches in diameter and 9 ft long Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a purple worm and its young. The adult is 5ft in diameter and 80ft in length, the eggs are spherical and ~3ft in diameter, and the purple wormling is around 7 inches in diameter and 9 ft long Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to an albino purple worm and its young in front of measurement lines. The adult is 5ft in diameter and 80ft in length, the eggs are spherical and ~3ft in diameter, and the albino wormling is around 7 inches in diameter and 9 ft long
March 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Bulette, also known as landsharks, prowl rolling hills in the same way that sharks patrol reefs. They particularly enjoy horse and halfling meat and dislike the taste of elf and dwarf. They devastate any area they inhabit until they run out of food, moving on to terrorize a new place

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Bulette in front of measurement lines. The Bulette is about 9ft tall from ground to the tip of its crest or ~5ft at the shoulder and 12ft in length. Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Bulette standing about 9ft tall from ground to the tip of its crest or ~5ft at the shoulder and 12ft in length
February 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Xvarts, made by Raxivort after stealing the Infinity Spindle from Graz’zt. Attempts to track Raxivort redirect to the nearest Xvart

Graz’zt claims he didn’t need the item but I think that’s just him coping with losing a chance to gain a spark of divinity (like Demogorgon and Orcus both have)

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a squat blue creature standing around 3ft tall in front of measurement lines. The creature, a Xvart, has short legs, long arms, pointed ears, red eyes and darker blue patterning around its body: shoulders, outer arms, and sides of the torso, legs and face Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a squat blue creature standing around 3ft tall. The creature, a Xvart, has short legs, long arms, pointed ears, red eyes and darker blue patterning around its body: shoulders, outer arms, and sides of the torso, legs and face
February 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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More clean up giants; the aliens. The B’rohg can draw and quarter an unfortunate adventurer and the Braxat is a big psychic acid spitting dinosaur

And the last of my giants… for now…

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 15ft tall B’rohg in front of measurement lines. This B’rohg is a four armed brownish-orange giant with sharp ears and blunted fangs poking out of its mouth Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 15ft tall B’rohg. This B’rohg is a four armed brownish-orange giant with sharp ears and blunted fangs poking out of its mouth Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Braxat standing at 15ft in front of measurement lines. The Braxat is a heavily armored creature that looks like a bipedal triceratops with small tail spikes Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Braxat standing at 15ft. The Braxat is a heavily armored creature that looks like a bipedal triceratops with small tail spikes
February 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Let’s start to wrap up the rest of the Giants that I’ve so far. Verbeeg and Mercane are both just kind of taller people but Mercane have extra joints in their fingers and a mental link with all members of their kind to instantly communicate news of a bad customer who shouldn’t be worked with

#Dnd
February 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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A gold dragon that I drew for Tareen’s Shapechange spell. They’re a little bit smaller (~11% smaller) than the average Adult Gold just because I thought it’d be fun to roll for size using the 3.5 Draconomicon for some variety and finer measurements

#Dnd
Human Tareen at 5’8” standing next to an Adult Gold Dragon in front of measurement lines. The measurements of the gold dragon are as follows: 48’11” Overall Length 14’3” Body Length 13’4” Neck Length 21’4” Tail Length 7’1” Body Width 10’8” Standing Height (at shoulder) 60’6” Max Wingspan 26’8” Min Wingspan Weighing 17,800 lbs (8,074kg) Human Tareen at 5’8” standing next to an Adult Gold Dragon. The measurements of the gold dragon are as follows: 48’11” Overall Length 14’3” Body Length 13’4” Neck Length 21’4” Tail Length 7’1” Body Width 10’8” Standing Height (at shoulder) 60’6” Max Wingspan 26’8” Min Wingspan Weighing 17,800 lbs (8,074kg)
February 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Illithid tadpole. Nasty buggers who are the start of the Mind Flayer life cycle, used in experiments by Mind Flayers, and as delicious snacks for already existing Mind Flayers and their Elder Brain. If left unattended they begin to devour themselves until only one is left, becoming a Neolithid

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a small barely visible 3 inch long Illithid tadpole in front of measurement lines Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a small barely visible 3 inch long Illithid tadpole A close up of the Illithid tadpole that details its facial tendrils, large black eyes, their gills, fins and leech like body all in front of measurement lines A close up of the Illithid tadpole that details its facial tendrils, large black eyes, their gills, fins and leech like body
January 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Beeg warforged! (But not nearly the biggest of them) The warforged titan are amazing walking battle towers that can slash and smash on the front lines

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 24’7” tall Warforged Titan with its large block hammer raised up, all in front of measurement lines. Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 24’7” tall Warforged Titan with its large block hammer raised up.
January 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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I was getting super into Moby Dick and let me just say this size comparison makes me appreciate the majesty of whales even more!

They’re absolutely titanic! God, I love whales

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 70ft long Sperm Whale in front of measurement lines. A person could easily lay down comfortably within the jaws of a creature so gargantuan Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 70ft long Sperm Whale. The flipper alone is about the size of a fully grown human Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 70ft long albino Sperm Whale. I completely understand how a face to face encounter with such a massive creature would inspire such divine awe and dread as is seen in the novel Moby-Dick/The Whale by Herman Melville
January 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Gorgon, in dnd, are bull like monstrosities covered in iron plates. If rusted severely, plates shed and cannot grow back.

They also have a breath that can petrify creatures caught in it.

Their blood has a magic property that when mixed with stucco/mortar can be used to block ethereal travel

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a gorgon that is ~6ft in height in front of measurement lines. The gorgon looks similar to a bull with the only key differences being the metallic scales armoring the length of its body and the row of metallic spikes going down its back Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a gorgon that is ~6ft in height. The gorgon looks similar to a bull with the only key differences being the metallic scales armoring the length of its body and the row of metallic spikes going down its back
January 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Grell are pretty big! Despite their appearance, they’re actually allergic to brains, they’ll often form a symbiotic relationship with Mindflayer colonies. Providing additional protection for the colony and corpse disposal. The Grell gets the flesh and the Mindflayers get the delicious brains

#Dnd
In front of measurement lines. Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Grell that measures ~11 feet in length from tentacle tip to the top of its head, the Grell has a large hawk-like beak and no eyes on its large brain-like exterior (which is actually a hard shell), and the tips of its tentacles are barbed with sharp spines. The main body of the Grell, the brain portion, is around 4’9” from base to the top of the head Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Grell that measures ~11 feet in length from tentacle tip to the top of its head, the Grell has a large hawk-like beak and no eyes on its large brain-like exterior (which is actually a hard shell), and the tips of its tentacles are barbed with sharp spines. The main body of the Grell, the brain portion, is around 4’9” from base to the top of the head
January 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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I drew a beholder, made using the tables in Volo’s Guide, it ended up looking like an ice cream with gummy worms in it

+ I wanted to remind myself that I can in fact draw more than just size comparisons

I just like seeing monsters next to a normal person and it’s pretty easy to draw those

#Dnd
A pink and brown bodied beholder floating through its lair while being trailed by its pet gazer. This part of the lair is a carved bluish grey checkered stone corridor covered in pink slime with an eye ball forming out of the wall and watching as its master goes by. The beholder has a scar over its main eye, a slavering maw full of sharp teeth, and a lower body of pink with a brown pebbled shell and worm like eyestalks poking out. The Antimagic cone of the beholder slightly mutes the color of whatever it passes over. The little gazer looks similar to the main beholder besides the fact that it only has four eye stalks and an X shaped pupil. The beholder is blasting an eye ray at a stray cranium rat while the gazer munches on another one that it had picked out of the slime
January 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Cute little Couatl, I really like the roleplaying bit where they cannot lie. It’s a fun restraint to work around

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 12 foot long serpent in front of measurement lines. The snake is a celestial creature with rainbow scales and large feathered wings that reach about 7’6” feet off the ground Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 12 foot long serpent. The snake is a celestial creature with rainbow scales and large feathered wings that reach about 7’6” feet off the ground
January 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Giant Apes are Huge but I couldn’t find a definitive height for them so I guesstimated their measurements based off the miniature sizes

They’re on the lower end of elephant height

The minis show them as big gorillas but I like to imagine them as Gigantopithecus, similar to giant orangutans

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Giant Ape standing around 8’3” at the shoulder in front of measurement lines. The Giant Ape is depicted as a very large gorilla, matching the Giant Ape miniature from the Polymorph and Wild Shape set 2 Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Giant Ape standing around 8’3” at the shoulder. The Giant Ape is depicted as a very large gorilla, matching the Giant Ape miniature from the Polymorph and Wild Shape set 2
January 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Marilith, they’re one of the demons I fear encountering the most

If they focus all those attacks on you and then lock you into melee with their tail and their many reactions they can shred through an adventurer in seconds

It’s even meaner if you give them just 2 levels in Fighter

#Dnd
5’8” human Tareen standing next to a 9’00” Marilith in front of measurement lines. The Marilith has green scales, pointy elven ears, a ponytail, and is propping itself up to stand 9ft off the ground with an 11 foot long tail lying on the ground. 5’8” human Tareen standing next to a 9’00” Marilith. The Marilith has green scales, pointy elven ears, a ponytail, and is propping itself up to stand 9ft off the ground with an 11 foot long tail lying on the ground. 5’8” human Tareen standing next to a 9’00” Marilith in front of measurement lines. The Marilith has red scales, pointy elven ears, a ponytail, and is propping itself up to stand 9ft off the ground with an 11 foot long tail lying on the ground. 5’8” human Tareen standing next to a 9’00” Marilith. The Marilith has red scales, pointy elven ears, a ponytail, and is propping itself up to stand 9ft off the ground with an 11 foot long tail lying on the ground.
January 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Here is a Balor, truly scary once I put into perspective how massive their wingspan is at just under 39 feet across
I felt that its canon design was too bland so I added a burning hot unstable core and veins filled with fire for my design to show off its main trait of a Fire Aura + Death Throes
#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 12’00” Balor with a titanic wingspan of 38’11” the balor has a burning hot center and veins filled with flame strewn about its being. Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 12’00” Balor with a titanic wingspan of 38’11” the balor has a burning hot center and veins filled with flame strewn about its being.
January 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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The dreaded Molydeus, if played properly they should be able to easily wipe the floor with any party that they come across in just a few rounds

They are ruthless guard dogs in charge of protecting Demon Lord amulets for good reason, so much so that even Balor don’t tend to cross them

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a 12’00” Molydeus in front of measurement lines. The Molydeus is a red skinned muscular humanoid with a wolf’s head and tail, clawed hands, draconic digitigrade legs, and a demonic horned snake grafted to the left shoulder of the main body that arches over the wolf’s head
December 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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Glabrezu are potent spelcasters and plenty cunning but if all else fails they still have the physical might to jump into the fray.
Glabrezu particularly enjoy corruption and manipulation of mortals
Glabrezu might just be my favorite type of demon, they’re so interesting

#Dnd
Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Glabrezu standing at 10’6” in front of measurement lines. The Glabrezu has a dog like face with spikes and horns, armored plating covering its shoulders and chest, giant lobster claws with forearms roughly as wide as a human torso, below the pincers are a second set of arms jutting out from the rib cage, finally leading down the torso into furred digitigrade heels that end in bird like talons Tareen, 5’8” human, standing next to a Glabrezu standing at 10’6”. The Glabrezu has a dog like face with spikes and horns, armored plating covering its shoulders and chest, giant lobster claws with forearms roughly as wide as a human torso, below the pincers are a second set of arms jutting out from the rib cage, finally leading down the torso into furred digitigrade heels that end in bird like talons
December 27, 2024 at 1:59 AM