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Silas if he were real

#ft the timed 5 min sketch of Yharnam the canvas started out as #this isn’t a real piece but im still real proud of how this turned out #and i want to get more comfortable posting sketches/things i deem unfinished anyway #you guys i am so down bad for my own oc it’s incredible #bloodborne #soulsborne #bloodborne oc #digital painting #my art #question for anyone who rbs: does he actually look his age? hes mid 30s idk how well it comes across #silas tag

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The bough of golden thorns

#elden ring au silas has lore now! #he’s a war surgeon. kind of #bloodborne #elden ring #soulsborne #bloodborne oc #my art #silas tag #ive had no time to draw lately #this is the only thing I’ve been able to do in like. 3 weeks #silas is always the victim when i have art block

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“Now that’s what I call blending in *while* standing out.”

(Viggo’s no corpo - but it pays to pull off a good disguise.)

#cyberpunk #cyberpunk 2077 #cyberpunk oc #my art #viggo tag

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Cyberpunk 2077 AU Viggo ref! Crazy how after years of swearing I would never get into this game, it would never be my thing, totally opposite to my aesthetic, not interesting to me, I have recast one of my favorite ocs into it and developed a complex and canon-complient lore for him specifically for this setting. Because I’m obviously very neutral and have no strong feelings about the Cyberpunk franchise

#cyberpunk #cyberpunk 2077 #cyberpunk oc #(who is actually a fallout character) #ref sheet #my art #viggo tag #i am well aware that his outfit here is giving johnny #but hear me out #number one i worked hard on his cybernetics and didn’t want to cover them up #number two this is his base outfit and doesn’t include the usual jacket weapons armor etc #number three i. uh. haven’t actually played the game fr yet so while yeah i knew who johnny silverhand was #I didn’t have a clear picture of him in my head apart from just keanu reeves #so accidental plagiarism ig

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𝐎𝐂 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐉𝐈 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐒!

feel free to tweak questions + all emojis r listed in text form bc i can't see some of them aAAaaAA! sorry if any of these questions are too similar i tried to avoid that but .. there's a lot lol! categorized by emoji type.

i wanted to make one because i could not find one on tumblr already that had a ton of questions. this was created by combining ones under the #oc ask game tag + my own contributions. hi charmymemes nation i'm back.

people

👁️ EYE - what colour are their eyes? do people notice their eyes? is there anything special about them (shows emotion easily, literally magical...)?

🤥 LYING - are they good liars? do they have tells to show they're lying?

👻 GHOST - do they believe in ghosts? what are their "ghostly experiences", if any?

💥 COLLISON - what emotions do they have trouble dealing with?

😭 CRYING - what makes them cry? do they cry easily?

👊 PUNCH - are they quick to violence?

💢 ANGER - what are some habits they have that will take some getting used to?

👪 FAMILY - what is their family like? what is your ocs relationship to them? does your oc have any siblings?

😨 FEARFUL - when scared, do they go into "flight" or "fight"?

💤 SLEEPING - do they fall asleep easily? what helps them sleep?

food & drinks

🥞 PANCAKE - what is their comfort breakfast?

🎂 BIRTHDAY CAKE - when is their birthday? do they like celebrating it?

🍩 DONUT - favourite sweet treat?

🍟 FRIES - do they order food often? or they prefer to cook their own food?

☕️ HOT BEVERAGE - do they prefer hot or cold drinks? what is their favourite drink?

🍓 STRAWBERRY - do they eat their fruit & veg? what is their favourite fruit or vegetable?

🍰 CAKE SLICE - favourite cake flavour? are they specific about types of cakes?

🍧 SHAVED ICE - do they still have any objects from their childhood? what significance does it have to them? what would their reaction be if they lost it?

plants & nature

💐 BOUQUET - create a bouqet for them! what do those flowers mean? are any of the flowers their particular favourite?

🌙 MOON - what is your oc's greatest wish? how far are they willing to go for it?

🌋 VOLCANO - how bad is their temper? is it a slow boil, or a instant explosion?

🌺 HIBISCUS - do they have any allergies?

🍁 MAPLE LEAF - what is their favourite season? why?

🍃 FALLING LEAF - do they enjoy being in nature? what is their favourite outdoor activity?

☀️ SUN - are they a morning person? what is the first thing they do in the morning?

🕷️ SPIDER - what is their biggest fear? do they have any irrational / mundane fears?

🌹 ROSE - do they like valentines day? have they been confessed to before? have they confessed to anyone before?

🙈 SEE-NO-EVIL - whats a side of your oc that they don't want to show other people?

🙊 SPEAK-NO-EVIL - what is something your oc will refuse to stay quiet about?

🙉 HEAR-NO-EVIL - what is the worse thing your oc could hear from someone?

🌱 SEEDLING - what is their most vivid memory from childhood?

🍀 CLOVER - do they believe in luck? are they lucky?

🌏 EARTH - will they give up the world for someone they love? is this decision easy for them?

🌌 MILKY WAY - what was the inspiration behind your oc? what was the first thing you decided about them?

activity

⚾ BASEBALL - can they play sports? what is their best position if they play a team sport? what's their strong suit (speed, power etc.)?

🏊 SWIMMING - can they swim? or are they afraid of water? how well do they swim? how do they feel about swimming in the ocean?

objects

📣 MEGAPHONE - how loud are they? what do they speak like? got a voice claim?

📖 OPEN BOOK - do they like reading? what's their favourite genre?

🪤 MOUSE TRAP - what will always lure them into certain danger? a loved one in danger? a promise of something they are always searching for?

📸 CAMERA - do they enjoy having their picture taken? what's their go-to pose? do they like taking photos? what do they take photos of?

🎭 MASKS - do they act differently around certain people? what's different between the way they act around friends, family, strangers, etc.?

✂️ SCISSORS - what is the "last straw" for them to cut someone out of their life? how easily do they let go of people?

💡 LIGHTBULB - is your oc a planner? do they write down every small detail or just wing it?

💎 DIAMOND - how rich are they? can they live the lifestyle they want to?

🎁 PRESENT - what types of presents would they be most happy to receive? are they good at gift giving?

🍼 BABY BOTTLE - what are their thoughts on children?

🔪 KNIFE - how do they react to injury / misfortune befalling their loved ones (significant other, family, friends)? do they put themselves at blame?

👑 CROWN - what does your oc want to be remembered as? why?

✏️ PENCIL - is there a particular quote / lyric that you associate with them?

🎵 MUSIC NOTE - what is their playlist like? their favourite artists? do you associate a particular song with them?

🎤 MICROPHONE - are they good at singing? what is their go-to karaoke song?

🎷 SAXOPHONE - do they play any instruments? are they any good at it?

📚 BOOKS - how were they at school? what is their best subject? what is their worst subject? do they have a favourite subject?

👖 JEANS - what is their go-to outfit?

🎨 PALETTE - can they draw? what do they like to draw?

🎡 FERRIS WHEEL - are they someone who wants to kiss at the top of the ferris wheel?

⏳ HOURGLASS - are they usually late or on-time?

🔫 PISTOL - do they trust people easily? how easily will they turn their back to someone? have they been backstabbed before? will they betray someone if given an ultimatum?

🎀 RIBBON - how would they fit into other worlds / aus? what aus would you like to try out? what fictional world would they fit / not fit into?

📎 PAPERCLIP - a random fact.

📦 PACKAGE - what are some "most likely to..." that can apply to them?

🖍️ CRAYON - what advice would you give to them?

⚙️ GEAR - what are your ocs thoughts on science & art? which do they give more importance to? how much value do they place on each?

🔧 WRENCH - are they good at fixing relationships? or do they tend to avoid doing so?

❇️ SPARKLE - what is their most prized possession? what do they value?

📏 RULER - is your oc well educated? where did they get their learning from?

transport

🚆 TRAIN - what is their answer to the trolley problem?

🚲 BICYCLE - can they ride a bike? what do they remember from learning to ride a bicycle?

weather

🌩️ LIGHTNING - are they scared of lightning?

💧 DROPLET - random angst headcanon

❄️ SNOWFLAKE - do people consider them cold? if so, what made them this way?

🌪️ TORNADO - what is the biggest change you've ever made to them? how have they changed from their original version?

🌈 RAINBOW - what advice would they give to their younger self?

🔥 FIRE - do they have any self destructive tendencies? what habits do they have that hinder them from becoming their best self?

☁️ CLOUD - a soft headcanon

🌟 GLOWING STAR - what do they think about when they look at the night sky? is there someone they want to star gaze with?

🌠 SHOOTING STAR - if they could make any wish with no repercussions, what wish would they make?

☄️ COMET - what do people assume about them? are they right?

hearts

💓 BEATING HEART - what gets their heart racing?

💘 HEART W/ ARROW - what traits do they look for in a relationship? do they believe in love at first sight?

💗 GROWING HEART - if they have a crush, is it noticable? what changes when they're in love?

❤️ RED HEART - their love language(s)?

💙 BLUE HEART - do they miss their s/o easily? how do they act when their s/o isn't around?

💚 GREEN HEART - what things make your oc feel comforted? hugs, kisses, food?

💖 SPARKLING HEART - are they a subtle or a showy lover?

💌 LOVE LETTER - do they like love letters? what kind of messages do they leave for their partner?

💔 BROKEN HEART - what could their partner do that would absolutely break their heart?

#PRETTY PLEASE 👁👁 #for literally anyone silas viggo lavinia ANYONE on this acc idc

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flying the original character artist flag with pride

#hoist the colors high

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red pill, blue pill, will kill, won’t kill

#just a sketch but i wanted to post #these two are my irl besties tabletop fallout characters #red: Hammerlock. Former raider boss. Current grumpy cowboy #blue: Kenneth. Conman synth. Not a rsal person but has a very real gambling addiction #fallout #fallout oc #fallout new vegas #fnv #fnv oc #my art

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introducing Viggo, a tabletop fallout pc of mine, most normal guy you meet in the wasteland

#fallout #fallout fanart #fallout oc #fallout new vegas #my art #explanation for the joke: it’s a play on words of lead (a position of advantage) & lead (slang for bullets) #viggo tag

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Prettiest woman in Yharnam takes killer selfie (based off an actual stock image below the cut)

shutterstock may you never die. unlike this woman

#bloodborne #soulsborne #bloodborne oc #lavinia tag #stock images #redraw #this is a joke #tw sucidal ideation #tw sui implied #idk if anyone will actually be triggered by thi but ig better safe than sorry?

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Artists:

I'm just so curious. For me it'd really be a tie between line art and coloring

#renderinggggg its so fun and satisfying #making the piece look juicy and alive i wish i could just skip to this step every time

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He’s my favorite bloodborne character

#bloodborne #soulsborne #bloodborne oc #vileblood #digital painting #portrait #my art #silas tag #illustration

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General 4 and 5 for the tav ask 👀👀

oh boy it’s been a while since you sent this - oh well, I still appreciate it! I have two main tavs - Damakas, tiefling wild magic bard-barian, adaption of one of my normal dnd characters, and Lharast, seldarine drow devotion paladin/fiend warlock, my durge. 

4. What sort of general actions raise or lower their approval?

Damakas: One would have to try very, very hard to get on this brick wall of a tiefling’s bad side. Damakas likes to believe that everyone’s intentions are as good as his and is an even stronger believer in second chances. After all, he was a cultist. Doing generally positive things like saving people and lending your hand without payment quickly gains you his approval, as does passing persuasion and performance checks. However, he’s also way too curious for his own good, so the player earns approval when they make some not-so-thought-through decisions in exchange for, well, finding out what happens next - for instance, reading the Necromancy of Thay or allowing Auntie Ethel to try to remove the tadpole. Like most companions, he dislikes threats and unnecessary violence. Should the violence be called for though, he will enthusiastically crush a head or otherwise dismember someone for you (this would be an option during certain cutscenes or if you take someone as a prisoner back to your camp). One should avoid asking him to do this too often, however.

Lharast: The player meets him as a masked knight in Underdark during the second act, and at first, his likes and dislikes are very vague. Sometimes he approves of extorting civilians, sometimes he doesn't. Your douche behavior rarely goes far enough to warrant his disapproval as your heroics do his approval. Only after completing the first part of his quest and getting him to unmask do things get clearer. Lharast is generally good aligned but approves of most deception checks, even against allies, and of using detect thoughts and other mind-meddling. As a paladin of Ilmater, Lharast greatly approves when you offer to heal sick or injured nps or take punishments destined for someone else. While he does a lot of things strangely against the values of his oath, the strangest is his complete approval of using the tadpoles to downright dominate others if necessary, and “necessary” appears to have a pretty loose definition according to his book. He disapproves of refusal to help people (asking for money first is ok though), dealing with the Flaming Fist, and summoning hirelings from Withers, for whatever reason. 

5. Are there any instances where your tav can permanently leave the party, depending on player actions?

Damakas: For starters, if the player chooses to attack the grove/kill the tiefling refugees, he immediately turns hostile. If he’s not killed in the battle, he can still be encountered later in the game, but he can never again be added to the party. Another instance is if you have him do his special kill on a truly innocent person and he finds out, he will be appalled and leave out of sheer guilt and grief. But, the circumstances matter - if the player discovers the person’s innocence alongside Damakas, he’ll still be stricken, but can be persuaded not to leave. However, if the player lied to him to get him to do it, there’s no going back.

Lharast: There’s a lot of ways. I’ve yet to fact-check this to see if it works, but in my npc lore for him so far, he was Minthara’s husband a couple hundred years ago, and that divorce - well, it was never really official. Since he’s met in act 2, if the player helps him with Minthara in their party, he will never end up removing his mask, and instead the covert version of his quest begins. He eventually takes you aside and tells you who he is and asks you to help him stab Minthara in the back, when the time is right. From that point, the player could tell Minthara, causing him to leave permanently. Alternatively, if Minthara is already out of the picture, bringing him back to Moonrise undisguised lands him in hot water, and if fumbled, leads to him getting taken back and mindraped beyond repair as punishment for desertion, as he was once high ranking among the Absolutists. Lharast doesn’t die, the player will probably just wish he had. The player could also fail at handling his patron, Malkizid, whereupon Malkizid essentially takes over Lharast’s form and replaces him in the party for a short time- albeit withholding the full strength of his archdevil powers. The other ways to get him gone are probably triggered by events later in the game, but since I haven’t actually gotten to play through those act 3 events yet, I can’t say for certain.

thanks again so much for the ask! and once again sorry it took so long to answer, I guess I just had to leave you in suspense for 10 days lmfao

#bg3 #bg3 tav #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 asks #dnd #my ocs #dnd5e #asks #ive honestly ran through answers to the tav asks for every main dnd character I have it's so much fun imagining them as companions

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Baldur's Gate 3 Companion!Tav Ask List

What if your Tav was a recruitable companion, instead of the main character? (contains major spoilers for the game, and for some dark urge runs as well)

General

Where can your Tav be recruited?  Are they first encountered on the Nautiloid, or in the Nautiloid crash region?  Or are they not recruitable until a later act?

Do the other companions have special comments or reactions upon recruiting your Tav?

Does your Tav have any comments or advice when you recruit other companions?

What sort of general actions raise or lower their approval?

Are there any instances where your Tav can permanently leave the party, depending on player character actions?

Do they have any secrets that can be revealed?  What are the prerequisites for this secret coming to light?

Do they have their own personal quest that spans the course of the game?  Can it take different branching paths depending on the choices the Player Character makes?

What do they say when the Player Character asks them to stay in camp?  How about when the Player Character asks them to come adventuring again?

Does your Tav have any escalating conflicts with one of the other companions, like Lae’zel and Shadowheart’s knife-fight?

Are there any unique NPCs associated with your Tav that can show up during the course of the game?

Are there any moments in the game that trigger unique dialogue for your character? (Like Gale’s anecdote about the barfight after you save the goblin prisoner) 

Story Specific

How does your Tav advise the player character when it comes to the Dream Visitor?

How do they advise the player character on Raphael?

How do they react to Astarion biting the Player Character?

How do they react to the Player Character letting Abdirak whip them?

How do they react to the Player Character taking their first tadpole power?

Will they stay with the Player Character regardless of siding with the goblins or the tieflings, or is it possible for them to leave the party permanently?

What can they be found doing at the tiefling/goblin party?

Do they have comments on who the Player Character chooses to spend the night with? 

Do they have unique dialogue if the Player Character lets them die when they steal the Blood of Lathander?

How do they react if the PC licks the dead spider in the Gauntlet of Shar?

What do they say if the PC tries to force them to go up on stage with Dribbles the Clown?

Is it possible for your Tav to be kidnapped and replaced by Orin?  How is Orin's deception revealed?  How do they react to the PC rescuing them in the Temple of Bhaal?

How do they react to the PC either allowing Astarion to ascend or convincing him to spare the 7000 spawn?

How does Tav react to the PC becoming a mind flayer?  Can they offer to become one themselves?  Does their reaction change if they’re romanced? 

How do they react when the Dark Urge first reveals their amnesia and murderous thoughts to them?

How do they react to the Dark Urge killing Alfira?

If romanced, how do they react to the Dark Urge trying to kill them in Act 2?

Romance

Is your Tav a romanceable character?  Are there any specific requirements to romancing them?

Does your Tav need to be flirted with to start the romance, or will they approach the PC themselves if approval is high enough?

Are they a polyamorous or a monogamous option?

Do they have a special romance scene at the tiefling/goblin party?

Does the romance have different branching paths, or just one route to take?

How do they react to the player character breaking up with them, or choosing another character over them?

What questions can Zethino ask the PC about Tav in the Love Test? 

If they’re poly, do they have a reaction to the PC engaging in a relationship with Halsin?

How do they react if the PC has sex with Mizora? The Emperor?  Haarlep?

Will they join in with the PC and the Drow Twins, or no?

What are Tav’s plans for the future?  Do they propose to the PC, or is marriage not something they’re interested in?

Free space! Share anything from your companion!Tav au!

#OMG PLEASE #my main tav is Damakas my tiefling wild magic barbarian #cheerful upbeat generally nice what have you but NOT in control of his magic or emotions at all #my durge is Lharast my drow devotion paladin who really really wishes he were literally anyone else #appears generally chill and has a flirtatious streak but Lharast is 0.1 seconds away from snapping like cheap chalk at all times #theres also bly: tiefling rogue who WAS a high elf but he got turned into a tiefling for being a shitty racist asshole #he learned approximately nothing from that and continues to be the worst person alive

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why leave your sadomasochist cult after killing your leader when you could BECOME him instead? What’s healing to the lure of authority? Either way, no one will ever hurt you again - unless you want them to.

[oc - Master Hiram]

#bro has no right to be looking down on anybody like that he’s only like 5’6 #my art #my ocs #dnd #dnd5e #illustration #made this with visual novel sprites in mind but was too lazy to add the text #let me be clear #he’s NOT a bg3 character HOWEVER i was inspired to draw him again from all the great evil cleric representation we’ve gotten #hiram was actually my very first dnd character EVER 🥰🥰

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been busy with collge but he’s been on my mind a lot so here’s a ref for one of my favorite pcs I’ve ever played (ofc i have already recreated him in bg3). Fun facts about him below the cut:

Damakas is the pack animal of the party and is totally cool with that

He was raised in a wizard tower

As far as his party can tell he's incapable of wearing a real shirt

Once, in the middle of combat via wild magic, caused 10,000 gold pieces to rain from the sky around him

Won a city wide drag competition

Has an older sibling who is a wild magic SORCERER. They DO NOT get along

Got his horns stuck in a tavern door

Drank a potion that increased his wisdom and intelligence to 20 and was briefly Conan the Librarian

#my art #my ocs #dnd #dungeons and dragons #dnd 5e #dnd oc #bg3 #bg3 tav

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Vampirism? In my noir detective? It’s more likely than you think.

#my art #my ocs #comic page #some expirementation ig?? #historical oc #film noir #vampire

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do you have posts about silas lore… if not i wish to know it. if so i would like to read them, and i have an alternative question: what would he be most likely to get arrested for :)

Aahh thanks so much for the ask! I don't have any Silas lore posts at the moment (I will endeavor to make one soon). Brief overview below the cut:

He was a choir surgeon who specialized in the phantasms and theorized that they could be used to achieve ascension. He was one of the chief scientists of the research hall and responsible for creating the brainsuckers. After a while, his conscious started to weigh on him, and he began having strange dreams from which he would wake up drenched in saltwater. This culminated in attempted suicide via throwing himself from the top of the clocktower. While prevented, it didn't sway his wanning faith in the church. He began to sneak out and spread anti-church papers that told of some of their practices and raised questions about others under the pen name The Witness. This little ploy was found out by the Church and he was tried for it and put under house arrest in his study in the research hall until they could figure out what to do with him. Then came the night of the burning of Old Yharnam. Silas saw his chance to escape amidst the chaos and took it. It didn't go exactly as planned, as the fall he avoided years caught up with him, albeit from a shorter distance (and accidentally this time), however he did survive with a nasty compound fracture that would mess up his ability to walk normally on his right leg for the rest of his life. He wandered, limped, and dragged his way to Hemwick, where he set up his secret clinic in an abandoned mill. He devoted his practice to curing beasthood without using blood, using surgery and amputation and developing his own drugs to combat it. Along the way three things happen: First, he realizes there are signs he is falling to beasthood as well (the purple im his left eye). Second, he gets addicted to his own experimental drugs after testing on himself for so long. Third, the saltwater dreams do not cease and in fact become clearer, accompanied by a ghost of a rune that he keeps seeing everywhere that he can't decipher the meaning of. He becomes obsessed with the rune, convinced that he's discovered a whole new Great One. The rune is Witness, and the lost Caryll Rune prevents one from suffering the affects of frenzy. Armed with this new boon, he continued to pursue his hidden eldritch patron, desperate to find a cure - now his humanity was on the line as well. His progress was cut short by being discovered by the School of Mensis. Silas was taken captive and his clinic burnt. In the end, he makes contact with his Great One, and is transformed into something half-beast, half-kin.

Omfg sorry I said brief and wrote you an essay fgghghhh at least a Silas lore post exists now!

And in answer to what Silas would probably be arrested for: in modern context, probably making drugs. Any drug crime in the book, actually. Good job Silas walter white-ing it up

#though in yharnam court he went on trail for conspiracy and perjury #🥴🥴🥴 long sorry #this shall be the big silas lore post #for a while #my ocs #silas tag #soulsborne #bloodborne #bloodborne oc #character asks