"Look At The Sky, Martin. Look At The Sky. It’s Looking Back."

So I drew it very low quality but recently I've been hyper-fixating on my designs and how some dsmp characters change from one design to the other. For instance-

Techno has all the forms but I never chose to draw him as anything else than a furry. Mostly cause it's most accurate to how he wants to be perceived as; a pig.

Fundy however- I think of him as a shifter who changes between all the forms whenever it's convenient for him.

And then there's people like Philza who is just as chaotic as coalesce in the fact that he just, does whatever whenever.

um...

A quick explanation of how I draw hands! I hope this helps! óvò🌸

Simple Tips for Magic Systems

Typically splitting the writing/explanation of the magic helps me to convey my point.

What is it?

just a general explanation of what the magic actually is, maybe a vague explanation of how it works. Who can wield it? Is it genetic or learnt? What does it look like? Stuff like that.

Purpose

The narrative purpose of the magic is it used for flashy fights that hold more emotional weight through the outcome of the battle, or is it the enchantment of an item and the giving of such an item, means something?

Origins/history

This is self-explanatory and I personally believe this is important, although really only works with medium-hard magic systems, soft systems can have it but may cause issues in world-building.

Techniques/methods/Casting

Obviously, it must be explained to some capacity how magic is done and what happens. eg. if 𝑥 is added to y then 𝓏 will occur. Of course, this is respective to what the magic is itself. It’s mainly the place to further expand on the ‘what is it?’ section.

Limitations

THIS ONE IS MY FAVOURITE. Please, cripple your magic to hell, and bring those who wield it down to a level only slightly above the normal person. OR create a cost that is great enough to be debatably not worth it in certain situations. of course this really depends on the hardness of your system. This is also where you put something like the cost and price of your magic.

Progression

how does the magic evolve over the course of a wielder’s life? whether they learn or have it genetically handed down how does one get better at magic?

I’ll be posting an example of how this looks when paired with an actual example soon, so you’re welcome to follow for that, otherwise, I hope this helped! Have a great day :)

“do we flip a coin?”

rushed anniversary sketch!!

it's rotten work, but without the rot nothing can grow

i keep thinking about grian’s absolute ANGUISH <3

i keep putting this podcast on when i nap and then wake up to jon screaming ,,,

in my van. straight up "breekon it". and by "it", haha, well. let's justr say. My Hope

I’m soooo obsessed with Rumi. A ‘steal from the rich give to the poor’ idealist with delusions of grandeur and a god complex, extremely prideful and extremely possessive, with enough wrath to make them interesting. Someone who is so inherently selfish with selfless goals and ambitions, who tries to spread hope and positivity in a bleak world and puts himself on a pedestal for it. The first one to advocate for peace, admonishing needless violence, but also finds a thrill in commanding people, and will gleefully indulge in violence to the extreme for who he cares about. He thinks that in spreading hope, more people will believe in him, thus making him a god, and he wants to kill the true gods of this world to give the people the power for themselves and right what he sees as an imbalance - but he’s an egoist and a bit of a Freak about it.