u/lilybat-gm

I’ve been saving one of these little bastards for last for ages now as a joke to myself, and it’s finally come time thar I can post him!

I’m so relieved to have made it through basically all of the Fiends of DND now, minus some truly, truly obscure ones I’ll do later and the Spider Demons, which I do deeply want to try to reinterpret eventually, and the Demodands. I may also eventually make models of some quasi-official Obyriths, since there are so few of them.

Next up, however, is my return to my old Modron reworks to redo them now that we have Kitbashing, since I didn’t have those tools way back when I did those the first time, then maybe I’ll take a stab at reworking Celestials.

Anyways, lore on Rupture Demons! Link in comments.

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The weakest and most simplistic of Juiblex’s offspring, Rupture Demons are also among the few of his creations which are actually Demons rather than just ordinary Oozes. Dim witted beasts which lash out at anything which comes near without thoughts for self-preservation, Rupture Demons are so named due to their penchant for erupting in bursts of caustic sludge and ichor when slain. While harmful to other creatures, the resultant spray of what amounts to gelatinous viscera is actually healing and empowering to any nearby Demons. As such, it is not uncommon to see smarter Demons squashing the unfortunate little piles of sludge to heal themselves when in combat with mightier foes. While it would appear Juiblex is unbothered by the constant slaughter of his most hapless and minuscule of children, some Fiendish scholars suspect that there is some slower, more devious plot at work in his allowing other Demons to infuse themselves with healing muck from the Rupture Demons. As with all things related to Juiblex, his motives—if he even has any—remain unclear, murky as if by design though just as likely as if by negligence and slothfulness.

I waffled on doing this particular Demon for awhile, and I’m glad I decided to go for it! I learned a lot of new approaches and techniques I’ll probably use again in the future, especially if I ever decide to do a series of the many, many different kinds of Dragons one day! Lore on these beasties is scant, but it’s below, per usual, with a few additions from me regarding their ecology to help fellow GMs! Link will be in the comments. The official art reference image is in the last slide.

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Originally intended to serve as war mounts for the Demon Princes, Abyssal Drakes are the end result of breeding programs which sought to combine all of the most bloodthirsty traits of Wyverns, Red Dragons, and assorted Demonic wildlife. One can only imagine the cruelty, violence, and foul magics it took to bring Red Dragons to heel for such a purpose, as well as how the Demon Princes managed to agree on such a project. Perhaps the Devils of Baator were more effective in their Blood War campaigns against the Demons to make such a thing seem necessary. Regardless, the project ultimately failed, as the resultant Demons were far too vicious, intelligent, prideful, and independent to ever allow themselves to be subjugated as mere beasts of burden. Resentful of the torture and attempts at subjugation inflicted upon them by the Tanar’ri Demons, the first Abyssal Drakes revolted and freed themselves. Now they populate the Lower Planes in scattered pockets.

While their Red Dragon heritage should see them being too arrogant and mistrustful for such a thing, and their Demonic nature should see them being too chaotic and combative, Abyssal Drakes will cooperate with one another in small flocks to guard shared territory, though competition for dominance within these flocks is constant. The very thought of being oppressed under the yoke of other Demons—who they view as lesser beings—is so anathema to them, so potent a disgrace, that they will band together even with hated rivals to fend off any attempts to capture and enslave their kind. As such, they are also uncharacteristically protective of their clutches of eggs, lest “lesser” Demons attempt to steal any. This does not, however, prevent Abyssal Drakes from devouring any hatchlings or older offspring they view as weak or as potential future competition. The Drakes will not, however, tolerate any violence or disrespect towards their young by others, especially from mortals. In those cases, they will fly into vicious outbursts of rage which fully display every aspect of the wicked natures combined to create them.

In combat, Abyssal Drakes exude potent auras of fear and dread which they use to scatter foes, attacking from afar with maelstroms of Abyssal fire breath attacks. Once they feel they have sufficiently weakened their foes with the flames, they swoop down to attack with their teeth, claws, and venomous stingers. They seldom stay on the ground for long, however, as their legs are actually quite weak, rendering their mobility on foot somewhat limited.

I might come back and do lore for all of these beasties later, but it’s hot af rn, and I’m tired, so none for now.

Also, THANK GOD, we are almost finally done with the Demons! I may do the Spider Demons later, and some of the most obscure ones from random 1e sources at a later date, but I think there are only two more on my list now! I’m eager to return to the Modrons to redo them all now that we have Kitbashing, then I’m debating doing my own interpretations of the various Celestials.

Are there other projects you’d like to see me tackle? Lemme know in the comments, yeah?

Created this after talking with u/-JuicyJay- about techniques for making larger and more unique hats the last couple of days! This was a nice change of pace for me, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it and learning new things!

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Garb of Unbridled Pyromancy
A fabled collection of enchanted equipment sought after by Evocationists across the planes, mythic tales claim that any Witch or Wizard who possesses all three items—a hat, a staff, and a set of clothing—can cast fire spells which ignore all resistance and immunity to fire by targeted creatures, and which deal greatly increased damage to spells cast at the same level by anyone who does not possess all three of these legendary magic items.

Slowly coming back after many, many health issues.
Currently recovering from a recent surgery, so energy is low.

Anyways, made this Eldritch Blast attack for a different model and liked it enough I thought it worth sharing as a pose/weapon resource. Link will be in comments. 🖤

Update: Marked NSFW because I forgot there was some artistic nudity in a few pieces.

Update 2: Somehow some songs were missing off the track listing, so I corrected that now. Everything SHOULD be accounted for now.

I’m quite worn out of late, but I finally finished this project of digital collage art made from tons of artists I love for a custom boxset of Machina for my father. You might have seen my prior posts about it.

I’ll have to compile a list of the artists incorporated later in the comments, but hopefully the completed project does them and the original Machina art justice! The art here is for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th discs, but the full track list is as follows, to help connect the art to certain songs:

Disc 1: As Above
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1. The Everlasting Gaze
2. Raindrops + Sunshowers
3. Stand Inside Your Love
4. I of the Mourning
5. The Sacred and Profane
6. Try, Try, Try
7. Heavy Metal Machine
8. This Time
9. The Imploding Voice

Disc 2: So Below
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1. God's Promise 
2. Slow Dawn 
3. Vanity 
4. Satur
5. Soul Power 
6. Cash Car Star 
7. If There Is A God
8. Try, Try, Try (Again)

 

Disc 3: As Within
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1. Le Deux Machina
2. Glass' Theme 
3. Dross 
4. Real Love 
5. Let Me Give The World To You 
6. Innosense 
7. Home 
8. Pale Scales 
9. Blue Skies Wrought Tears

 

Disc 4: So Without
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1. Machina Theme 
2. Atom Bomb 
3. One Moment
4. Without You
5. Whyte Spyder (Machina II Version)
6. Rock On
7. End Of The Joke
8. Autumn
9. Winterlong

Disc 5: As the Universe
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1. Joy (Demo)
2. Don’t Wanna Be Your Lover (Demo)
3. Laugh (Demo)
4. Drain (Demo)
5. Without You (Sadlands Demo)
6. Heavy Metal Machine (Acoustic)
7. Let Me Give the World to You (Sadlands Demo)
8. Attached By Satellites (Sadlands Demo)
9. Glass’ Theme (Acoustic)

Disc 6: So the Soul
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1. Identify (Affectation) - From Stigmata Soundtrack
2. The Crying Tree (For Piano)
3. Promise (NYC Demo)
4. Home (Home Demo)
5. I of the Radio (Instrumental Demo)
6. Disco King (The Everlasting Gaze Band Demo)
7. Stand Inside Your Love (Early Version)
8. Glass and the Ghost Children (Pumpkinland Demo)
9. Blue Skies Bring Tears (Early Version)