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Thank you to everyone who got me to 250 likes!

I can hardly believe that a combination of low effort shitposts and mid quality art could get me so far.

Then again, that's the power of...

Sunset at... Tashi lhunpo monestary... #sunset #sunsetsaroundtheworld #buddism #monestary #monks #tibet #architecture #travelling #spirituality #culture #traditions #wayoflife #peace #riders #dairy #explore #karnataka (at Bylakuppa, Karnatka)

Thegchog Namdrol Shedrub Dargyeling, also known as Namdroling monestary was a temple constructed from bamboo, covering an area of approximately 80 square feet in a jungle where the indian government granted land for the tibetian exiles, initial challenges included rampaging elephants and other tropical dangers. Now its one of the largest teaching centers for nyingma lineage of tibetian buddhism in the world.. #buddhism #buddha #nyingma #namdroling #tibetan #monks #religions #architecture #spiritual #focus #nirvana #lifestyle #cultures #traditions #rituals #outlooktraveller #trav3lr #instagram #instadaily #rider #dairies #explore #karnataka (at Bylakuppa, Karnatka)

"It'll Kill You In Time"

Mixed media illustration, I was still working in education back then, a very frustrating position where I feel like I let down my students and the admins did everything to make a bad situation worse. Listened to Elliott Smith's Coming Up Roses to cool down as i sketched, the title is a line from that, 2022.

Thinking about 5e evasion and its utterly bizarre consequences.

Take the Fire Breath of an adult red dragon:

"The dragon exhales fire in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 63 (18d6) fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one."

Now, let's modify it slightly by removing that last part:

"The dragon exhales fire in a 60-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw, taking 63 (18d6) fire damage on a failed save."

Which of these does more damage, on average, to a high-level monk/rogue (one with evasion)? If you said the former, congratulations, you made the reasonable choice. You'd also be wrong: the monk/rogue takes twice as much damage from the modified ability.

Anyway, it bothers me.