DeadGators (they/them)
@druidgmdesigns.bsky.social
I used to study extinct life and work in museums. Now I bring #nature to the #tabletop.
Art|Writing|Miniatures|Classes
https://linktr.ee/druidgm
Art|Writing|Miniatures|Classes
https://linktr.ee/druidgm
Aurora! Most intense parts even visible with the naked eye in Indiana!
November 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Aurora! Most intense parts even visible with the naked eye in Indiana!
We took off and went birding one day. I didn't bring my real camera, so no photo worth sharing of the lifer Gray-headed Swamphen family we watched through binocs, but there were some cooperative archosaurs right by and on the road at Lake Apopka.
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We took off and went birding one day. I didn't bring my real camera, so no photo worth sharing of the lifer Gray-headed Swamphen family we watched through binocs, but there were some cooperative archosaurs right by and on the road at Lake Apopka.
I went to Disney World with my husband a week ago for our 20th anniversary and his birthday. Because it's me, I mostly took photos of nature stuff, not manufactured scenes (some of which were admittedly very cool).
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I went to Disney World with my husband a week ago for our 20th anniversary and his birthday. Because it's me, I mostly took photos of nature stuff, not manufactured scenes (some of which were admittedly very cool).
Me: in my gym, lying down to do some hip flexor stretches
Desna: NO PAIN NO GAIN
Desna: NO PAIN NO GAIN
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Me: in my gym, lying down to do some hip flexor stretches
Desna: NO PAIN NO GAIN
Desna: NO PAIN NO GAIN
Stupid bullshit bestiary entry? Bonacon, because it literally fits the prompt. 🙃
October 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Stupid bullshit bestiary entry? Bonacon, because it literally fits the prompt. 🙃
Mud in the cave, leaves blown in the entrance and another hole in back, moss lush on the dripline. The mud inside is disturbed so you can put tiny to small minis in there, too.
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mud in the cave, leaves blown in the entrance and another hole in back, moss lush on the dripline. The mud inside is disturbed so you can put tiny to small minis in there, too.
Another set for Asheville Scarefest! I wasn't about to take a trip home without making some bases that looked like the Southern #Appalachians! These are rainforest cliffs, with moss-covered rocks, leaf litter blown in eddies, and even a cave.
#miniatureHobby
#miniatureHobby
October 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Another set for Asheville Scarefest! I wasn't about to take a trip home without making some bases that looked like the Southern #Appalachians! These are rainforest cliffs, with moss-covered rocks, leaf litter blown in eddies, and even a cave.
#miniatureHobby
#miniatureHobby
Walking around #tidePools, seeing what you can find is a fun time. How many species do you see on this one base?
October 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Walking around #tidePools, seeing what you can find is a fun time. How many species do you see on this one base?
Another set of bases for Asheville Scarefest! These are #tidePools, seen on places like California and Portugal. When rocks with hollows in them stick out of the sand at low tide, enough water can remain behind to support critters that are specialized for these habitats!
#miniatureHobby
#miniatureHobby
October 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Another set of bases for Asheville Scarefest! These are #tidePools, seen on places like California and Portugal. When rocks with hollows in them stick out of the sand at low tide, enough water can remain behind to support critters that are specialized for these habitats!
#miniatureHobby
#miniatureHobby
This'll be a test run to see if vending is worth it to me. It takes quite a bit of time to make bases that stand out, and I don't know if the market for them will be enough to make the venture worth repeating.
October 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This'll be a test run to see if vending is worth it to me. It takes quite a bit of time to make bases that stand out, and I don't know if the market for them will be enough to make the venture worth repeating.
I'm gonna be selling bases for #miniatures at Asheville Scarefest's Goblin Market! They're all themed on different habitat subtypes. This set is a black sand #beach. They form in places where the source rock is mafic igneous rock, like Hawai'i, Iceland, and the Canary Islands.
#tabletop
#tabletop
October 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I'm gonna be selling bases for #miniatures at Asheville Scarefest's Goblin Market! They're all themed on different habitat subtypes. This set is a black sand #beach. They form in places where the source rock is mafic igneous rock, like Hawai'i, Iceland, and the Canary Islands.
#tabletop
#tabletop
Two weeks have kinda flown by post-Gen Con and I still haven't posted about it. 😓 Granted, I *was* sick from over-exertion for a week of that and otherwise working on some imminent deadlines...
Anyways, here's a cat and a patch of Blue Mist flower from my yard in penance.
#spoonie
Anyways, here's a cat and a patch of Blue Mist flower from my yard in penance.
#spoonie
August 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Two weeks have kinda flown by post-Gen Con and I still haven't posted about it. 😓 Granted, I *was* sick from over-exertion for a week of that and otherwise working on some imminent deadlines...
Anyways, here's a cat and a patch of Blue Mist flower from my yard in penance.
#spoonie
Anyways, here's a cat and a patch of Blue Mist flower from my yard in penance.
#spoonie
I just realized something about Murder in Metal City. It's a noir murder mystery packaged in a box—including pregens—who investigate said murder, right?
#Starfinder2e
#Starfinder2e
July 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I just realized something about Murder in Metal City. It's a noir murder mystery packaged in a box—including pregens—who investigate said murder, right?
#Starfinder2e
#Starfinder2e
#GenCon starts in a week! Finished this new exemplar for my Wetlands basing class today. It's a meandering river, complete with a erosion and deposition. If you wanna know where to place stuff like that, come take a class with me!
www.gencon.com/events?searc...
www.gencon.com/events?searc...
July 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#GenCon starts in a week! Finished this new exemplar for my Wetlands basing class today. It's a meandering river, complete with a erosion and deposition. If you wanna know where to place stuff like that, come take a class with me!
www.gencon.com/events?searc...
www.gencon.com/events?searc...
My pickle-making goblin just got to cast this spell for the first time. I flavored it as pickle juice, with pairs of gnashing, crinkle-cut pickle slices sporting googly eyes (think the terrifying sort Gritty has) doing the biting.
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder2e
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder2e
July 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My pickle-making goblin just got to cast this spell for the first time. I flavored it as pickle juice, with pairs of gnashing, crinkle-cut pickle slices sporting googly eyes (think the terrifying sort Gritty has) doing the biting.
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder2e
#PathfinderRPG #Pathfinder2e
Recovery from #OriginsGameFair is going surprisingly well! Crashed most of yesterday, but otherwise good.
Started going through my post-con follow-up. Want to give a shoutout to @brushforhire.bsky.social for giving me really helpful mini painting advice (who was the other guy who did before you?)
Started going through my post-con follow-up. Want to give a shoutout to @brushforhire.bsky.social for giving me really helpful mini painting advice (who was the other guy who did before you?)
June 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Recovery from #OriginsGameFair is going surprisingly well! Crashed most of yesterday, but otherwise good.
Started going through my post-con follow-up. Want to give a shoutout to @brushforhire.bsky.social for giving me really helpful mini painting advice (who was the other guy who did before you?)
Started going through my post-con follow-up. Want to give a shoutout to @brushforhire.bsky.social for giving me really helpful mini painting advice (who was the other guy who did before you?)
The sweetest dumdum (next to all the socks she slayed in a single day)
June 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The sweetest dumdum (next to all the socks she slayed in a single day)
@paizo.com, who did this?! 🤣
(Don't embiggen the image or read the alt text if you want to avoid learning some stats for the bibliodaemon, which is oh god too real.)
(Don't embiggen the image or read the alt text if you want to avoid learning some stats for the bibliodaemon, which is oh god too real.)
June 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
@paizo.com, who did this?! 🤣
(Don't embiggen the image or read the alt text if you want to avoid learning some stats for the bibliodaemon, which is oh god too real.)
(Don't embiggen the image or read the alt text if you want to avoid learning some stats for the bibliodaemon, which is oh god too real.)
Thing I'm adding to at least some of my #miniatureBasing classes this year at #OriginsGameFair and #GenCon: large, molded #polymerClay bases so we don't have to wait forever for ground to dry.
These are based on #RainbowBasin in the #MojaveDesert (Happy #Pride! 🏳️🌈).
These are based on #RainbowBasin in the #MojaveDesert (Happy #Pride! 🏳️🌈).
June 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thing I'm adding to at least some of my #miniatureBasing classes this year at #OriginsGameFair and #GenCon: large, molded #polymerClay bases so we don't have to wait forever for ground to dry.
These are based on #RainbowBasin in the #MojaveDesert (Happy #Pride! 🏳️🌈).
These are based on #RainbowBasin in the #MojaveDesert (Happy #Pride! 🏳️🌈).
Sometimes when you play a character with an accent, people have trouble understanding you over headset. Sometimes you just gotta commemorate those moments by renaming spells/items/abilities.
#Pathfinder2e #Pathfinder #GameNightQuotes #goloma
#Pathfinder2e #Pathfinder #GameNightQuotes #goloma
June 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Sometimes when you play a character with an accent, people have trouble understanding you over headset. Sometimes you just gotta commemorate those moments by renaming spells/items/abilities.
#Pathfinder2e #Pathfinder #GameNightQuotes #goloma
#Pathfinder2e #Pathfinder #GameNightQuotes #goloma
May 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Oh! And one of my #characterArt packs! I forgot I'd tossed The Makers in there. Five punny options for #awakenedAnimal #inventors and #alchemists.
owlchemist (chirurgeon)
eelchemist (bomber)
elkhemist (mutagenist)
wrenventor (armor)
inventortoise (weapon)
#Pathfinder2e
owlchemist (chirurgeon)
eelchemist (bomber)
elkhemist (mutagenist)
wrenventor (armor)
inventortoise (weapon)
#Pathfinder2e
May 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Oh! And one of my #characterArt packs! I forgot I'd tossed The Makers in there. Five punny options for #awakenedAnimal #inventors and #alchemists.
owlchemist (chirurgeon)
eelchemist (bomber)
elkhemist (mutagenist)
wrenventor (armor)
inventortoise (weapon)
#Pathfinder2e
owlchemist (chirurgeon)
eelchemist (bomber)
elkhemist (mutagenist)
wrenventor (armor)
inventortoise (weapon)
#Pathfinder2e
Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know.
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Bruce Banner (MCU), L (Death Note), Fitz (A.G.E.N.T.S.), and Viktor (Arcane). Have definitely identified with all of them, can confirm I'm always angry.
And yes, my husband got Simmons. 🤣
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Bruce Banner (MCU), L (Death Note), Fitz (A.G.E.N.T.S.), and Viktor (Arcane). Have definitely identified with all of them, can confirm I'm always angry.
And yes, my husband got Simmons. 🤣
May 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know.
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Bruce Banner (MCU), L (Death Note), Fitz (A.G.E.N.T.S.), and Viktor (Arcane). Have definitely identified with all of them, can confirm I'm always angry.
And yes, my husband got Simmons. 🤣
openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...
Bruce Banner (MCU), L (Death Note), Fitz (A.G.E.N.T.S.), and Viktor (Arcane). Have definitely identified with all of them, can confirm I'm always angry.
And yes, my husband got Simmons. 🤣
We got hit by a tornado last night. It passed *right* next to our house. We're fine. No injuries, minimal house damage, somehow. But completely boxed in by downed trees.
So, uh...if you take my forest basing class at Origins or Gen Con, I'm gonna have some new photos for the section on tree damage.
So, uh...if you take my forest basing class at Origins or Gen Con, I'm gonna have some new photos for the section on tree damage.
May 17, 2025 at 11:44 AM
We got hit by a tornado last night. It passed *right* next to our house. We're fine. No injuries, minimal house damage, somehow. But completely boxed in by downed trees.
So, uh...if you take my forest basing class at Origins or Gen Con, I'm gonna have some new photos for the section on tree damage.
So, uh...if you take my forest basing class at Origins or Gen Con, I'm gonna have some new photos for the section on tree damage.
Wed, June 18 3–6 pm
Base Like a Druid: #Volcanic
Workshop: #miniature basing
We all think of flowing #lava first, but there are other options as well, like hydrothermal hot springs full of multicolored Archaea!
tabletop.events/conventions/...
#Origins2025 #OriginsGameFair2025
Base Like a Druid: #Volcanic
Workshop: #miniature basing
We all think of flowing #lava first, but there are other options as well, like hydrothermal hot springs full of multicolored Archaea!
tabletop.events/conventions/...
#Origins2025 #OriginsGameFair2025
May 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wed, June 18 3–6 pm
Base Like a Druid: #Volcanic
Workshop: #miniature basing
We all think of flowing #lava first, but there are other options as well, like hydrothermal hot springs full of multicolored Archaea!
tabletop.events/conventions/...
#Origins2025 #OriginsGameFair2025
Base Like a Druid: #Volcanic
Workshop: #miniature basing
We all think of flowing #lava first, but there are other options as well, like hydrothermal hot springs full of multicolored Archaea!
tabletop.events/conventions/...
#Origins2025 #OriginsGameFair2025