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He/They 🏳️‍⚧️ TTRPG artist/writer based in the UK Current project “Field Guide to the Abyss”, a TTRPG expansion for the abyss. Free chapter up on my website! No private commissions, sorry! https://obsoletegoat.com/publications/

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 15h

I have an itch to paint something and it’s gonna be him… (just a sketch for now)

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 4d

Gave my poor party access to one of my chapters earlier as the critter a history check and I think I traumatised them… 🫣😬

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 5d

Go sleep!!!

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 6d

It’s crazy to me this was one of the first paintings of this year! Though I am still super proud of it I think it’s time to I re-do it to match the rest of the splash art on the abyss book!

Devils trapped on the domain Lex debate infernal laws under the less than watchful eye of their banished Lord.

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 6d

Looks so yummy!

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 6d

Always in my heart, forever and always, these two gossips

Two imps who seem super into whatever drama is going on around them

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 6d

It’s crazy to me this was one of the first paintings of this year! Though I am still super proud of it I think it’s time to I re-do it to match the rest of the splash art on the abyss book!

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"fart" @jonhendren.com · 6d

Heads up introverts, autodidacts and other former gifted kids: at this point if you haven't covered up your old harry potter tattoos.... uhhh...... uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............

Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 7d

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 7d

Their wee little face under all that armour. They are 5ft nothing, and their personality does not match their armour at alllllll. We love that for them though! Let him enjoy being a manic pixy dream girl as a death curse eats him from the inside!

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 7d

I feel their face does not at all match their armour and I love that for them~ twink pretenders to be big and scary but fails.

Pretty face + brutal armour is 10/10

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 7d

The twink now has armour, thanks to @shahenor.bsky.social

Will I actually render them? Who knows! (Probably not)

A cunty little paladin with a snitches waist and can fuck attitude

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 9d

Good luck!

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 16d

Yeenoghu - full art coming soon! ATM I am really streaming ahead with the demon lord art and neglecting the lesser demons, but with it for frieneds like this uwu

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 9d

120+ demons for the book? More likely than you think (send help)

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 10d

Hard agree, he’s such a fun world building thing. One of the shapeshifters of my setting has an odd tell - one of the variants of the demon known as a sirdact, the heartless variant, smells of porcelain and are always room tempter to the touch.

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 10d

A city or any built up location for that matter, is not just the buildings but the people and the history that built it. Dropping a cool looking city into a game is easy but unless you put “people” in then it risks being a bit of a nothing burger. (Unless it’s a cool ghost town 🤔🤔)

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 10d

For my current protect, where I re-write the abyss, the smallest “city” describes “Lex, the lawless court”. The location is broken down into various points of interest a traveler can visit when on their journey with built on block hooks and descriptors of the locals to go along side it. Example…

Infernal library. Though slightly outdated, Lex has one of the largest repositories of infernal tomes outside the Nine Hells. Records of thousands of devil contracts, laws, court cases, and even the true names of devils can be found here. The nature of this space, holding such wicked secrets, attracts the attention of the desperate and the power hungry, who are drawn to Lex to gain access to the knowledge within.
It seems that, over time, the knowledge held within the infernal library has gained its own sentience. The sentient presence in the library has become an incredibly powerful spell-caster, and there is no clear way of slaying it, save for burning all the tomes within. This force within the library is reportedly vindictive and cruel, acting aggressively towards unwanted or rowdy guests. However it can be appeased, and it tolerates those silent and respectful guests who honour their promise to return borrowed books.

Authors note: “Though I have never had the luxury of visiting the infernal library of Lex myself, I wish to, as the construction of infernal war machines fascinates me. I may pay handsomely to any adventurer who is willing to assist me in this ambition.”

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 12d

joyless.

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 12d

in other news i'm playing a trans gay paladin in dnd and no one can stop me.

he's a thinly veiled HC of floon from waterdeep dragon heist that got widely out of control after living in my brain for two long

the trans gay paladin the media warned you about

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 12d

of thank god finally someone with a non-insane take on silly little picture of old lady gnome yuri. Felt insane scrolling around this morning and a tone of straight boy dnd players upset that the pride parade doesn't include murder hobos

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Oku ΘΔ @oku.mow.haus · 16d

It’s Dungeons And Fucking Dragons you cuck.

YOU decide what the world is and what themes are present. YOU decide what the characters are and do. YOU are in full control of the game you play.

The only reason your D&D game would have “gay barista parties” is because you put them there

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 12d

I did see someone on the comments of one of these posts share an artical about how someone else’s 11 y/o kid was a murder hobo in dnd? What is the point you’re making here??

Folks like this think the only way to beat undertale is via the genoside route

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 12d

It’s such a bad system for combat if you look at other games like girl??? Play warhammer if you want to just kill stuff.
These folks would have a brain aneurism if they watched the new season of critical roll, that current has had NO COMBAT and just drama/RP

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ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 12d

This is why gay dnd is better than straight dnd. Jesus girl calm down

ObsoleteGoat | Field Guide to the Abyss @obsoletegoat.bsky.social · 12d

In more recent years dnd has become a lot more RP focused, making connections to drive the story. The artwork put out feels more like a representation of that trend away from everyone being a weird little serial killer. But also the art is good why is everyone SO MAS

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