#delicious dex

[deliciousdex]

Delicious Dex: Christmas Wreath Cake Comfey If you had any idea for future pokemons and what food they should be based on, please be free to suggest, can't promise that I will make them and I will try to put your name on the description if I make it. - Really need to make more paintings in the future, but I like how this one came out                                    

#comfey #pokeart #pokemon #pokemon fanart #gen 7 pokemon #generation 7 pokemon #christmas wreath cake #delicious dex

[dexi-art]

just started reading dungeon meshi

how they go through the dungeon and eat creatures in there..

and remembering made in abyss...

its just like going down that hellhole and riko cooks all that stuff and both reg and nanachi are not rly into it at first

but it is soo good

utilising the dangerous creatures native to the environment

except made in abyss is a bit more fucked up-

(well i guess i havent read all of dm yet-)

i love both, it just came to mind within the first few pages of reading dm lol

#dungeon meshi #delicious in dungeon #made in abyss #manga #dex talks

[sayheykid]

i genuinely don't think a story's worldbuilding and lore has ever drawn me in the way that check please did. it's been years and i still think about it every day. the characters and plot were always superb but i think what has stuck with me the most is the depth of the settings and how everything feels so lived in and tangible. everyone wants to make a fake world and town and university but no one else has EVER done it that well

#like the college setting especially is so delicious to me #there isn't a day that goes by that i don't think about the campus map and the building names and the haus and the stop and shops #ugh i need hardcore analysis injected into my damn veins #also this could be it's own post. but #the generations of players and how every fan has different people that really speak to them #like i'm not a huge kent/tater or dex/nursey fan and honestly am pretty ambivalent to jack/bitty #(don't take this the wrong way) #but i LOVE ransom and holster and shitty and lardo #and even some of the other characters like bully and tango though i admit the later years don't hit as hard for me as the first couple #i just love that everyone finds something to go batshit over #the attention to detail was just so so incredible and still for SURE holds up #no matter what aspect #i was never super directly involved in the fandom but when i think back on formative pieces of media for me as a person and as a writer #i don't think that there are many things that compare #if you've read my writing i don't think it's hard to see the correlation at all #also if you want to talk check please analysis (or can rec me others' analysis!!!) i'd be forever grateful #otherwise i'm just going to keep marinating forever #omgcp #check please #omg check please

[ericahoney]

Signs advertising the Festival de la Carne (Meat Festival) a Stilwater Cultural Society Event.

Stilwater is full of details like this that add so much life to the city. The signs are in Ezpata which is a neighborhood in the Barrio District of Stilwater, so the area is heavily Hispanic and Spanish speaking. Dex, Carlos, and his brother definitely went to the festival every year as kids.

#Saints Row #Saints Row 2 #Stilwater #Ezpata #my saints row headcanon #Dex's mom is there with her delicious pernil #saints row headcanon

[knowledgevariabledarcy]

#living doll #living dead girl #living dex #living dangerously #living deliciously #Youtube

[mazeyphaedra]

was rewatching fabian’s baron moment on account of it being the most delicious piece of pvp in my recent memory and ally beardsley’s growth as a player just shone through so brightly and with such clarity. after dusting off their shock they immediately asked about the nemesis ward, had enough knowledge about fellow pcs stocked to remember adaine’s ac with such like frustrated confidence and certainty, suggested to siobhan to dimension door out of adaine’s room, like. they came into this making a character with 4 dex. and now the dice deity offered to roll a check to sense if adaine was in danger. making decisions, asking questions, getting invested in the story, trying so hard with the tools they have to save characters from danger; ally beardsley is an incredible d&d player.

#blahblah tried to fly with a ribbon dancer SHUT UP. SHUT UP THEY HAD A VISION. #margaret encino’s call to the guards in battle of the brands is also a good moment #‘bonus action pick up a turtle and kiss it’ is CHARMING and FUNNY and APPRECIATES the art team #i swearrr to god if anyone comments abt them trying to railroad other players' actions. what the fuck do you want from them. #u hate when they play kristen as unserious when she’s literally a teenager with adhd + when theyre literally a comedian on a d&d comedy sho #but if theyre invested in other pc’s welfare youll shut them down too? bffr #ally beardsley you are so special to me #fully aware theyre an adult who likely does not care about people on the internet talking abt how theyre doing their job. as they should #they dont need defending they shouldnt need it people should just be normal abt them and until they are beardsley get behind me #yna.txt #fantasy high junior year spoilers #fhjy spoilers #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #dimension 20 #d20 #ally beardsley

[thechekhov]

Delicious in Dungeon Quick Reacts: CH43

Ah, yes. The face of someone who goes into a disassociative state and commits atrocities.

The fun of reading Dungeon Meshi is realizing that although they're bumbling idiots, they're bumbling idiots of a relatively high level. They managed to get this deep previously!

Those are, arguably, very valuable.

Kids, kids, relax. There'll be plenty of time to murder each other with more than just your words later.

I was wondering how that water manged to stay where it did. I guess it. Didn't?

Hm. Can't farm on the back of that one, huh.

DEX 22.

STR 8.

Extremely impressed by how attractive but non sexualizing this is.

....ah, right. Laios.

Chillchuck. This entire time... did you. Did you not see Senshi take it off even once?

Jailed for his crimes of wanting to do basic science. Free him.

Marcille went Zero to Pet Owner in the span of about an hour.

Senshi has always had an I Can Fix Them energy that was more like an I Can Parent Them energy, but now that he's more or less finished with the rest of the party, he's like a listless dad looking for a new project. And apparently he's picked a really steep, uphill battle.

Awww, dadchuck is back.

And Izutsumi MIGHT be getting a bit more domesticated. Possibly. Just a bit. :)

#dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi liveblog #chekhov reads dungeon meshi #dungeon meshi quick reacts #delicious in dungeon

[seahagart]

Do you have any body type headcanons for the companions?

I do! These are really rough and quick so they don't look at all like the character but oh well!

Shadowheart: Chubby, maybe more pear shaped, a lil more muscle

Lae'zel: Thin, almost no bodyfat, alien sharpness/proportions like longers limbs, broad shoulders little waist, etc, she's a trained warrior from birth

Karlach: Muscle and fat, spent the last 10 years fighting in hell, but i figured she may be well kept like gets enough food etc. she's big, beefy

Gale: A wizard... who spends his days reading books and eating delicious food, he's a lil chubby

Astarion: gaunt, unhealthy, has been eating rats for 200 years

Wyll: a literal adventurer, has been adventuring proffessionally for a while, so he's be muscular, athletic, etc, if he's a dex build i imagine he has muscles that are 'just for show' haha

Halsin: a bear... just make him big...

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #dnd #dnd art #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate fanart #digital art #my art #personal art #character design #dungeons and dragons #seahagart #illustration #comic #bg3 oc #bg3 art #halsin #bg3 halsin #bg3 gale #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bg3 shadowheart #shadowheart #wyll ravengard #laezel #karlach #bg3 wyll #bg3 karlach #bg3 lae'zel #astarion

[dev-archeops]

ordered a bootleg Pokédex off temuk cuz ive heard they’re fun to jailbreak and oh my god this thing is such a mess

highlights include:

- it gets typings wrong constantly. according to it, charizard is dragon/fire. luxray is electric/dark. zigzagoon is normal/normal???

- who’s that pokemon feature can’t identify shit. pointed it at pip, my pidove, and it guessed rookidee. i literally live in unova and this thing has a gps all it needed to do was make the easiest assumption possible

- it then ID’d my friend’s pawmot as marill. genuinely baffling

- all its dex entries are like completely wrong??? it just makes stuff up??? guess the species for this entry: “[redacted] can be used for many purposes, but most popular is to flavor a delicious broth. Pair it with some noodles for an incredible meal!”

- im sure it goes without saying but all the buttons feel like crap and the screen’s viewing angle is terrible. and the glare oh my god there is no way you could reliably use this thing in the field.

- the species was foongus btw. you know. a poison type.

don’t think im gonna get much mileage out of hacking it just cuz its such a piece of junk but honestly for the price it was worth seeing just how garbage it is. there’s a reason official dexes are subsidized by the government and given to trainers for free! they actually work.

#rotomblr #pokemon irl #pkmn irl #tbh they’re kinda cooking with the zigzagoon typing #kinda tempted to buy a bootleg silph scope next lol #could you even imagine how messed up that could be

[thecreaturecodex]

Scrab

Image © Oddworld Inhabitants, accessed at the Oddworld Wiki here

[Sponsored by @martyslittleusedblog. Like previous Oddworld creature the paramite, the scrab combines a very distinctive look with pretty basic mechanics. After all, in a game where your character dies to a single bullet, combat isn't exactly the developer's goal. So the good stuff is in the flavor text, which I did tweak just a little. In the games, it's implied that scrabs are pure carnivores, but both their desert habitat and ability to be farmed for food suggests something a little broader. So I went omnivore.]

Scrab CR 7 N Magical Beast This creature has four crab-like legs, each tipped with a large claw, above which grows an armless, humanoid torso. Its head is eyeless, with a large upward scooping beak, sword edged along the lower jaw.

Scrabs are belligerent omnivores native to the desert mesas and canyons of an alien world. They are extremely territorial, repelling all other scrabs from their territory except for pack members unless it is the mating season. Territorial marking is done with booming calls that carry for miles through the still desert air, but if that fails, scrabs do not hesitate to fight others of their own species to the death. Due to the harsh nature of their habitats, scrab territories are large. Most scrabs forage independently by day, and then return to a communal nest during the night to feed the young, who are communally raised on regurgitated food provided by all pack members.

The bulk of a scrab’s diet consists of roots and gourds, dug up using their shovel-like bills. They prefer meat when they can get it, though, either carrion or killed on the hoof. Scrabs find the meat of their own kind unpalatable—the one thing a scrab will refuse to eat is another scrab. This is unusual, as many species find scrabs to be delicious, albeit difficult game. Due to their homebody nature and garbage disposal physiologies, scrabs can even be farmed, although this runs the risk of the farmer becoming the next meal if the scrabs are neglected or underfed. Due to their durability and fierce nature, scrabs are also sacred animals in some cultures. The cultures that farm scrabs and those that venerate them are usually deeply at odds with each other.

Scrab      CR 7 XP 3,200 N Large magical beast Init +5; Senses blind, blindsight 60 ft., Perception +9

Defense AC 21, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +11 natural) hp 76 (8d10+32) Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +6

Offense Speed 50 ft. Melee bite +13 (2d6+6), 2 claws +13 (1d6+6) Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft. Special Attacks thrash

Statistics Str 22, Dex 13, Con 19, Int 2, Wis18, Cha 9 Base Atk +8; CMB +15 (+17 bull rush); CMD 26 (28 vs. bull rush, 30 vs. trip) Feats Endurance,Improved Bull Rush, Improved Initiative, Power Attack Skills Acrobatics +10, Climb +15, Perception +9, Survival +10; Racial Modifiers +4 Acrobatics, +4 Climb, +4 Survival

Ecology Environment warm deserts and underground Organization solitary, pair or pack (3-12 plus 100% noncombatant juveniles) Treasure incidental

Special Abilities Blindsight (Ex) A scrab’s blindsight is based on hearing and electrical signals. When deafened, or in an area of silence, a scrab is considered to have blindsense instead. Thrash (Ex) As a standard action, a scrab can lash out with its claws and beak in all directions. All creatures adjacent to the scrab take 3d6+9 slashing damage (Ref DC 20 halves). The save DC is Strength based.

#pathfinder 1e #scrab #oddworld #video games #sponsored post #magical beast

[ask-drakos]

Bundougi (bun+dough+beondegi), the raw dough pokemon! It loves to eat flavorful foods, and is intently focused on finding more at all times. As it eats, it produces an oily secretion that can be used to make delicious condiments.

Brumetta (brumate+bruschetta), the small loaf pokemon! When it evolves, its tough, bready crust will be left behind in its pan as its new form emerges. Afterwards this shell makes a perfect edible bowl for savory dishes.

Flittunta (flit+fettunta), the fly pokemon! It always carries a large breadcrumb, which it will dip into soups and beverages in order to eat them, as it can only consume liquids. It is always looking for tastier things to drink, so that it can provide the perfect meal for its Bundougi.

I had a genius idea for a fakemon the other day, and I just knew I had to draw it - and the sketch actually turned out well enough that i wanted to post it here! I've always wanted there to be a fly pokemon - Cutiefly only barely counts because Ribombee isn't a real bug anymore - and it all came together when I had the idea of a fly that uses a breadcrumb instead of a proboscis, and evolves from a little maggot made of raw dough (and the alcohol-producing yeast to tsuchinoko connection was a happy accident i was delighted to include). The line maybe seems a little disjointed, but I think it works in a gen 2 sort of way, especially with the little rubberhose gloves on Flittunta. I like to imagine they live in a region that also has other begloved critters, like Ledian, Poliwhirl, and Makuhita.

Some important notes that didn't fit into the dex entry format: the olive oil on Bundougi's back and in its snail trail gets infused with the flavors of whatever it eats; instead of getting out of its toasty little pan and walking, Brumetta just totters around on the pan's corners; a Flittunta gets its very first crumb from its old breadbowl shell, but will steal new bread chunks from wherever it can get them after that, like a seagull with fries

#pokemon #fakemon #fly #pupa #maggot #diptera #bread #dough #olive oil #bug type #fairy type #also yes flittunta rubs its little hands together mischievously #and also daintily washes them #basically every opportunity to do the little fly hand rub thing they're gonna take

[deliciousdex]

Delicious Dex: #304 Garlic Bread Aron E ai gente um pão de Aron :V If you had any idea for future pokemons and what food they should be based on, please be free to suggest, can't promise that I will make them and I will try to put your name on the description if I make it. - Do wish to see the Delicious Dex being drawn live? Twitch - slothpowerz Every Friday 16:00 (UTC -3) I will be making a food mon.

#pokemon #gen 3 pokemon #pokeart #pokemon fanart #generation 3 pokemon #garlic bread #delicious dex

[shima-draws]

IF YOU DON'T MIND I am going to talk... about my Kieran-momotaro theory for the Indigo Disk... so IDK how much you've seen of it but there's some pretty compelling evidence of a Momotaro pokemon to round out the Lousy Three in the Teal Mask DLC, and I believe this pokemon is likely the source of the poison chains the three have. But that begs the question, why introduce it in Indigo Disk instead of Teal Mask, where it would fit the setting most? I think that it's because it'll play into Kieran's character arc.

My theory is that Kieran will partner with this Momotaro pokemon during Indigo Disk in his pursuit of strength. Kieran already has a kind of connection to the lousy three, namely that it was HIS rage that brought them back from the dead. We're never really told HOW that happened, whether or not anybody getting mad near the monument would've revived them or whether there was already something about Kieran that made his anger special, but the fact remains that it was specifically Kieran who unintentionally brought them back. Another thing is that, what this Momotaro pokemon does is make others stronger. In Scarlet's dex entries, it goes over how the Lousy Three's chains all enhanced them in different ways- Okidogi got big and buff, Munkidori got really smart, and Fezandipity got... a fabulous new look. But boiled down, these poison chains all made the Lousy Three stronger, which matches Kieran's current pursuit of strength.

So I think Kieran is going to have a literal toxic relationship with this Momotaro pokemon, which makes it really on the nose that this thing's apparent symbol is poisonous chains, and the player is gonna have to beat some sense back into him/get him to snap out of it.

And honestly? The idea that Ogerpon's rejection would drive him to join forces with the ringleader of the pokemon that hurt her the most would make for a DELICIOUSLY ironic character arc

OOOH YEAH I've been seeing theories like this floating around! Also somebody pointed out that for a VERY brief second when Kieran punches the monument his fist glows purple. Whether that was bc the monument was just reacting to his negative emotions OR bc the Momotaro Pokemon was interfering and using Kieran to revive the Lousy Three remains to be seen but there's very compelling evidence that something happened in that moment 👀

I can definitely see the Momotaro Pokemon seeing Kieran's conflict and deciding to use it to its advantage. Idk if Kieran is acting out willingly or if the Momotaro Pokemon is twisting his emotions and really making him have a toxic obsession with strength but I can't WAIT to find out what's going on there.

God I'm SUCH a slut for puppet master situations like this. Is the character in question lashing out of their own free will? Or are they being manipulated to do so? Are they genuinely spiraling due to trauma or abuse or whatever else or are they being drawn into a trap? AGHHH.

Love this theory and your take on it and you are SO right Kieran teaming up with the Momotaro Pokemon would be the cherry on top of the absolute mess of a cake that we've gotten. I need the Indigo Disc YESTERDAY I'm going to lose my mind when it releases

#Shima answers questions #Pokemon #The Teal Mask #Pokemon Kieran #Pokemon SV #Ogerpon #OH SHIT HERE WE GO AGAIN. It's just like 2017 when I was obsessed with Varian's villain arc. #Same sad little boy different fandom......

[fisherman-fight]

ROUND ONE

WILLIAM POINDEXTER from CHECK PLEASE vs DAVE from DAVE THE DIVER

HERE'S WHAT THE SUBMITTERS HAD TO SAY ABOUT OUR CONTESTANTS:

WILLIAM POINDEXTER - "I love him and also he's a fisherman and also he needs the money from the fishing so please vote for him <3"

DAVE THE DIVER - "He goes fishing so he can eat delicious sushi"

#fishticuffs #check please #dave the diver

[celestialholz]

Normal/Flying/Enigma - or 'Larry is a goddamn Christmas present, and here's what I found when I unwrapped him'

... Fucking Larry, huh? Mad guy. Absolutely unhinged set of pixels. He's got as many interpretations as days in the year - autism, depression, the working man stereotype, 'just a dude', to name a few - but... and I know this is a bold claim, but I think I've got him figured out. I've already meta'd him before on a smaller scale, and concluded that Mister Quiet, Calm and Collected here is actually a secret showman who loves crowd approval, so let's carry on.

Let's work our way under his skin, yeah? You just sit there and eat onigiri king, take a well-deserved break.

Let's start with the obvious: Larry has no clue who he is. He gives you the Facade TM, tells you he hopes you have no need to put on the same front as him, and then during his rematch says this on why he loves Normal types:

... Which is all well and good, right? Fair, valid, pretty regular guy - except oh no wait, hang on, he is literally the least ordinary trainer in this franchise.

This right here is a perfect example of the duality of Larry already, and we've just started. He's a showman, an exhibitionist in the Pokemon arena, and he duel-serves as Elite Four and gym leader.

Just to put that into context for those fans who are newer than my veteran ass, no one does that. Even those who got promoted later - Lance, Koga and Wallace, unless I'm forgetting anyone else - have never wielded two titles simultaneously. And even in their promotions, Lance, Koga and Wallace keep their damn types. They don't master a whole new one, at the highest of battling levels, on a goddamn whim because their boss said to. Whether he likes it or not, by the established standards of this series, Larry is a fucking genius. Even those with mixed teams don't hold type mastery to this degree. Whether or not you personally found him easy or difficult to defeat either time is not the point - literally, no one's doing it like he is. He trains four entire new team members, between his three jobs (because oh yeah, he's got another one), to the late fifties/early sixties in levels and acts like it ain't shit. That's endgame levels to anyone else, the culmination of their eighteen-badge journey or their literal years of training - for Larry, it's fucking LEISURE TIME. Man's doing this in front of Netflix.

... And we're supposed to believe he's NORMAL? And the thing is, I don't even think he's gaslighting us, at least not consciously - he genuinely believes this. This is his normal.

No wonder Geeta sticks him in the gym right next to Area Zero. 90% sure he could solo the place if you gave him a few hours to go and catch the right team. Don't even know what we're doing here, to be quite honest. Might as well go home and hug the Skwovet in my own lounge, the adorable little bastard. What the honest fuck.

My man, take a look in that mirror as you munch those delicious rice balls. There ain't a single thing regular about you. Larry seems to have no clue that his life is anything but standard - he walks around wearing a facade. His penultimate mon, which I've covered the significance of before with Flapple and Hassel (and with Larry himself here), is Staraptor, a lone wolf, who leaves the flock upon evolving to live alone, and yet his ace Flamigo only functions well in a group. Just a quick compare-and-contrast between the dex entries of them both here:

... Excuse me whilst I error 404. He's got so little clue who he is, even his team has personality conflicts.

Thing is, right... if he walks around wearing a facade, why does he? In fact, whilst we're on the subject of his team, why doesn't he take his clearly vacation-themed team ON A VACATION?

Look at these guys.

Palm trees, tropical birds, blue skies with clouds, and... well, Staraptor's clearly his favourite. Man's got a holiday-themed squad, which leads us to another core point:

Larry doesn't drown himself in work because he likes it, he does it because he doesn't have anything else.

Logically, Larry must make bank. We don't know what the gym leaders get paid - though for the first time, we know that they definitely do, thanks to this:

(Thank you for that little screenshot, @prince-kallisto. <3)

And not only does he get paid from this, but he's in the Elite Four - every sensible conclusion says that this man has to be one of the highest-paid trainers in Paldea. And he's got a third job that we don't even know about. Bearing in mind that every other adult NPC in this game seems to get along just fine with one or two jobs, I don't think we need to remotely worry about Larry's finances.

And he doesn't particularly like any of his jobs, so he doesn't do them for love... and if he doesn't take any time off, he must be drowning in potential time to take off...

So, why doesn't he go on holiday? Why does he drown himself in work he dislikes when he has no financial need to; why does he live a lie; why doesn't he find out who he is?

Well, there's only one thing that really connects all that together, isn't there?

Larry's life is a void because he's alone.

When people are lost, they throw themselves into work to find purpose. What's the point of going on holiday when you've got no one to go with? This man does embody a stereotype perfectly, but it's probably not the one you think. It's much simpler - 'money can't buy you happiness.'

He tells you about this loneliness himself, in a way.

Larry has normal and regular interests, in a world where he is anything but, and people only want to be surprised. No one gets him, whether because they're not on his battling level, or because he's too ordinary. And when no one gets you... how are you supposed to get yourself? However introverted we are, we experience ourselves partly through others. He has the Elite Four, who are 100% a found family, but... the problem with that is that they accept him at face value because they love him. Which is amazing and all, we adore that, but it means no one gets under his skin.

And the further problem of that is that he's no happier deep-down. And that's not on his colleagues, not at all. Rika is relaxed and easygoing, Poppy is a child, and Hassel... well, Hassel is drama, Hassel is married. Hassel has his own perfect love story already. Hassel has already seen someone a little bit like Larry before - directionless, depressed, unsure of his own self - and he went and promised him forever anyway. (Hello Brassius, I see you king. Be careful on that windmill.)

... And that... yeah, that's kind of the crux of it all. Larry needs him someone very much like Hassel; someone who sees through every layer of facade, someone who accepts. (... I realise this is me right now, and yes, I do volunteer as tribute. Come here, you beautiful fucking not-normal man. <3)

Essentially, what I'm saying is...

Larry needs a partner... and I don't mean another Pokemon one.

But, as sad a conclusion as that is... he's learning, by the end of your time with him.

(Can we talk about the chef lady in the background, by the way, who is ignoring her TikTok to listen to his conclusion? What a sweetheart.)

We've taught him to open himself up a bit, to start embracing the new and the different. We've started to help this man, and if that isn't the most worthy thing my Nuzlocke son Juan here has done in his adventure through Paldea that wasn't helping a sick dog, I don't know what is.

As much as they annoy us sometimes, happiness is other people. Other people who see your soul, and smile. Perhaps he doesn't even need a romantic partner... perhaps he just needs the world's best friend.

But whatever it is that he needs... let him go on holiday, Game Freak. Let him be him, and very happy because of it. Give him a Hassel who isn't Hassel, and a month off at a certain DLC festival to spend with them. Larry exists in a club of one - he's too talented in the same breath as he's too average.

(Personally, I think he should take Katy, but... hey, that's me and my vanillacupcakes agenda. And the fact her ace is a Normal type who likes dessert.)

#larryposting #elite four leader #gym leader larry #mentions of all sorts of souls including: #hassel #brassius #poppy #rika #geeta #katy #vanillacupcakeshipping #and even a dash of #ephemeralartshipping #because y'all know my MO #pokemon scarlet and violet #meta #... why does metaing this man ALWAYS MAKE ME SAD

[paperanddice]

Powerfully imaginative minds can draw closer to other realms in their sleep, dreams pulling forth energy and possibly even active minds. When interacting with powerful magic, these otherworldly dreams can occasionally manifest fully, becoming the creatures known as animate dreams. Incomplete, imperfect beings, they feed upon the imagination and emotion of living beings, with sapient creatures providing far more nourishment than mere beasts.

As such, the animate dream can draw forth these powerful emotions for its food. Its touch causes mental anguish and horror that sustains it, but it gains even more sustenance by putting a creature into a state of horror. They prefer infecting creatures with nightmares, whether waking or sleeping, and even just by staying in close proximity to a sleeping creature they can prompt bad dreams. These proximity dreams are enough to keep it healthy, but are weaker than magically caused nightmares and so few animate dreams are satisfied with such feeding for long, nearly always escalating to more delicious terrors sparked by magic. Starvation doesn't kill animate dreams however, just causing ever increasing pain and distress that results in them becoming more aggressive and hostile.

While animate dreams can choose not to cause true harm in their feeding, few bother with such trouble. Creations of pure id and the erratic nature of dreams, they rarely feel proper sympathy or connection with the victims of their feeding, seeing them as nothing more than easily harvested thoughts. Perhaps the transient nature of dreams means they are never meant to take permanent form like this, and that paradox leads to the horrors an animate dream leaves behind.

While animate dreams are around the size of the average humanoid, their exact appearance is flexible and changes as they feed to take on a form similar to the fears and thoughts of the creature they're gaining sustenance from. The more an animate dream feeds off of a single creature, the more stable its form appears, but there's always some variation in what others see as their own emotions and fears influence how the animate dream appears to them.

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5th Edition

Animate Dream Medium aberration, neutral evil Armor Class 19 Hit Points 104 (16d8 + 32) Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover) Str 2 (-4) Dex 18 (+4) Con 15 (+2) Int 10 (+0) Wis 15 (+2) Cha 21 (+5) Saving Throws Wis +5, Cha +8 Skills Deception +8, Intimidation +8, Stealth +7 Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder, bludgeoning, piercing and slashing damage from nonmagical attacks Condition Immunities frightened, grappled, paralyzed, prone, restrained Senses darkvision 60 ft. passive Perception 12 Languages telepathy 100 ft. Challenge 8 (3900 XP) Force Of Personality. The AC of the animate dream includes its Charisma bonus. Incorporeal Movement. The animate dream can move through other creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5 (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object. Actions Nightmare Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature. Hit: 40 (8d8+4) psychic damage and the target must succeed on a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or become cursed with nightmares. The cursed target gains no benefits from Long Rests, and it must repeat the saving throw every 24 hours, gaining a level of exhaustion on a failure. Exhaustion gained this way cannot be removed as long as the creature is cursed. The curse lasts until the target succeeds on three saving throws in a row, or its removed by remove curse or similar magic. Spellcasting. The animate dream casts one of the following spells, requiring no material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 16): 3/day each: dimension door, fear, sleep (as a 5th level spell) 1/day each: confusion, dream, phantasmal killer

13th Age

Animate Dream  Double-strength 5th level spoiler [aberration]  Initiative: +10 Cursed Nightmare Touch +10 vs. PD - 30 psychic damage and the target is dazed (save ends). Natural 14+: The save is a hard save (16+). Natural 18+: The target takes 10 ongoing psychic damage and is helpless as it falls asleep (save ends both). R: Waking Nightmare +10 vs. MD (one nearby enemy) - 15 ongoing psychic damage and the target is weakened (save ends both). First Failed Save: The ongoing damage increases by 5 and the target is confused instead of weakened. Miss: 10 psychic damage and the target is dazed until the end of its next turn. Limited Use: The animate dream can only use this attack when the escalation die is even. Fear: Enemies engaged with the animate dream that have 24 hit points or fewer are dazed and do not add the escalation die to their attacks. Feed on Nightmares: The animate dream regains 2d6 hit points if it starts its turn engaged with a creature that is asleep, affected by its waking nightmare attack, or affected by its fear aura. Flight. Ghostly: The animate dream has resist 16+ to all damage except force damage. It can move through solid objects, but can’t end its movement inside of them. AC 19 PD 15 MD 19 HP 104

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