#the mechanic's crafts

[mechanicalinfection]

Hello?

#art #the mechanic's crafts #fnaf #springtrap #tw: blood #in a way #it is blood but #guahh #horror #?

[buggachat]

youtuber/tiktoker/whatever-type-of-video-influencer marinette, where she makes crazy DIY and craft videos and debunks fake content-farm DIYs. she has a modest but loyal mass of followers that grow by the day as her crafts get increasingly intricate and cool. she catalogues all of her mistakes and is very earnest about the process. adrien falls asleep to videos of her sewing and making cool containers and explaining the mechanisms of the strange devices she makes

#lots of fashion and sewing of course but other crafts as well #i think a lot about how marinette made that box that she keeps the miraculous box in #the giant sewing box with a secret drawer that can only be accessed through by inputting a code into hidden buttons #like. that's a whole ass device w mechanisms and everything. girl is an all around DIY queen

[tompuschautz]

Quantum Entanglement. Trimmed and glued Needle Punch.

#needle punch #fibre arts #textile art #trippy #grunge #abstract art #illustration #artists on tumblr #yarn crafts #quantum mechanics #physics #metaphysics #nature #contemporary art #flora fauna #space and time #mixed media

[dailyadventureprompts]

Homebrew Mechanic: Fixing D&D’s Gameplay Loop with Item Degradation

Normally I have snappy titles for these, but in this case I wanted to be super upfront with what I was getting you all into. 

Some people are not going to like the idea of introducing item degradation into the game, and they’re ABSOLUTELY right to be hesitant. Just about every attempt I’ve seen (includig both RAW versions from previous editions, examples from videogames, and those I’ve put together myself in the past) have been horribly clunky exercises in beancounting that only ever existed to needlessly slow down gameplay for the sake of joyless realism. 

I’ve come at it from another angle however, but to explain we’re going to need to get into some game design talk. 

The basic gameplay loop of D&D is supposed to be: 

Seeking adventure leads you to face challenges

Overcoming challenges leads you to rewards

Rewards Help you get stronger 

Getting stronger allows you to seek tougher adventures

After a while this system starts to break down specifically with regards to gold as a method of reward. Even if you’re the smart sort of DM who flouts the rules and gives their party access to a magic item shop, there’s an increasingly limited number of things to spend gold on, leading to parties acquiring sizable hordes of riches early on in their adventuring career, completely eliminating the desire to accept quests that pay out in gold in one form or another. This is a pretty significant flaw because adventures that centre around acquisition of riches ( treasure hunts, bounty missions, busywork for rich patrons that will inevitably betray you) are foundational to storytelling within the game, especially early on in a campaign before the party has gotten emotionally invested.  Most advice you can find online attempting  to solve this problem tends to dissolve down to “let them pour money into a home base”,  but that can only really happen once per campaign as a party is unlikely to want more than one secret clubhouse. 

TLDR:  What I propose is the implantation of a lightweight system that forces the party to periodically drop small amounts of wealth into maintaining their weapons/armour/foci. The players will be motivated to seek out gold in order to keep using their best stuff,  giving value to treasure drops that previously lacked it.  Not only does this system act as an insulation against powercreep at higher levels, it also encourages a party to engage with the world as they seek out workshops and crafters capable of repairing their gear. 

The System: 

Weapons, armour, shields, and caster foci (staves, holy symbols etc) can accumulate “ticks” of damage, represented by a dot or X drawn next to their item entry on the character sheet. Because you get better at handling your gear as you level up, an item that exceeds a total number of ticks equal to its bearer’s proficiency bonus breaks, and is considered unusable until it is repaired. 

Weapons and Foci gain a tick of damage when you roll a natural 1 on an attack made with them, or if they are specifically targeted by an enemy’s attack.

Armour and shields gain a tick of damage when you roll a nat 1 on a saving throw or when an enemy beats your ac by 5 or more. A character equipped with both can decide which of the two items receives the tick

Creatures with the “siege” (or any “does double damage to objects” ability) deal an extra tick when attacking gear. 

A character with a crafting proficiency  and access to tools can repair a number of ticks of damage equal to their proficiency on a four hour work period. This rate is doubled if they have access to a properly equipped workshop.  A character with access to the mending cantrip can repair ticks on any kind of item, but is limited to their proficiency bonus per work period.  

Having an item repaired by an NPC crafter removes all ticks, but costs vary depending on the rarity of the item:    5g for a mundane item, 10g for a common item, 50g for uncommon, 250 for a rare, 1250 for a very rare, 6250 for a legendary.  The DM decides the limit on what each crafter can repair, as it’s likely small towns have access to artisans of only common or uncommon skill, requiring the party to venture to new lands or even across planes if they wish to repair end game gear.

As you can see, degradation in this system is easy to keep track of and quite gradual, leading players into a position where they can ignore obvious damage to their kit for the sake of saving their now precious gold.  It likewise encourages them to seek out NPC crafters (and potential questhooks) for skills they do not possess, and encourages the use of secondary weapons either as backups or to save the more potent items in the arsenal for a real challenge. 

Consumables

Everyone knows the old joke about players hoarding consumables from the first adventure past the final bossfight, it transcends genre and platform, and speaks to a nature of loss aversion within our shared humanity.  However, giving players items they’re never going to use amounts to wasted time, resources, and potential when looking at things from a game design perspective, so lets work on fixing that. 

My inspiration came from witcher 3, which encourages players to make frequent use of consumables by refreshing them whenever the character had downtime. The darksouls series has a similar feature with the signature estus flask, which provides a limited number of heals before it must be refreshed at one of the game’s checkpoints.  When the designers removed the risk of permanent loss and the anxiety it creatures, players were able to think tactically about the use of their consumables confident in the knowledge that any mistakes were just a resupply away from being fixed.  

My proposal is that while the party is in town they can refill the majority of their consumable items for a small per item fee. Just like with gear degradation, this encourages them to seek out crafters and do quests for the hope of discounts, while at the same time encouraging them to explore new realms in the hope of discovering higher level artisans. 

The price for refills is set at: 5g for common, 25g for an uncommon, 125g for a rare, 625g for a very rare, 3125g for  legendary.  I encourage my own players to keep a  “shopping list” in their inventory with prices tabulated so they can hand out a lump sum of gold and have their kit entirely refreshed. 

Characters with a relevant skill and access to their tools can refill a number of items equal to their proficiency bonus during a four hour work period. With access to a proper workshop, this rate doubles.   ( At last, proficiency with brewers supplies, carpenters tools etc become useful) 

I encourage you as a DM to check out this potion flasks system, which I’ve found adds a delicious factor of uncertainty back into the mix.  Attached is also my super lightweight rules for tracking gear and supplies, which I absolutely refuse to shut up about.

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#5e homebrew #dnd mechanics #crafting #item degradation #mechanics #homebrew

[frightnightindustries]

I must share this to tumblr too

#the mechanisms #infinitecraft #infinite craft

[imerian]

Aaaaand i decided to post more of my f1 crafts here so here landoscar edition (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

Onse again photo without doodles under cut and some rambling in tags

#starting with oscar charm #actually those charms r first f1 thing i ever did so they aren't as detailed as others #but there few things i rlly like about them #like how i managed shapes with 81 #and colours with OP #also added literally my favourite bead ever that i have only one of(orange star) #also i think that necklace i took apart for those metal stars that reference alpinestars is find of the century #and those beads that represent his helmet actually look better in person #like the blue one have actually light blue accent that plays out in the sun #and ofc seashell #bc i made this first i matched Logan's one to that #but if i did them together i would also add blue star to oscar #and very random but i drilled that koalas head bc it wasn't a charm #with lando is way less details #i really like bead for his eyes and doodle for it #and helmet beads #but my favourite is gear #bc i took apart mechanical clock for it with my dad #and also how i used 7 bc the only L in store was red #i don't have a lot to say about braclets honestly #they r mostly vibes #but I'm proud of gradient from orange to black to yellow to black to orange #bc yellow doesn't rlly work for me #but i incorporated it to best of my abilities #also doodle on oscar bracelet with stars from Australian flag??? #i felt so smart icl #damn i used all tags i could so I'll just say that I'm in love with crafting once again and thank you for reading all this rambling #oscar piastri #lando norris #landoscar

[rainbowstargazerlilies]

Side by side comparison time!

Fun facts: all dolls on the left are new, and going to @inspectorlyfra fairly soon, and all dolls on the right are old. All dolls except Old Drumbot were made by me. (Credit for Old Drumbot goes to @ladydragonkiller). My gauge appears to have tightened, so all new dolls are slightly smaller. Fun times!

Other small changes: New TS does not have a hat, and Old TS doesn’t have a mustache. There are some outfit changes that I find interesting. I also gave Carmilla pointy ears this go around, which I like.

#stargazer’s four inch friends #stargazer crafts #ashes o'reilly #the toy soldier #gunpowder tim #jonny d'ville #doctor carmilla #dr carmilla #nastya rasputina #drumbot brian #the mechanisms

[v1nsincl4ir]

I bet You weren't expecting pony Sinclair brothers on Your dash/tags today huh.

Well that's Your own fault because You should always be prepared for the mlpification of Your favourite characters it's just a part of life. Autism demands strange crossovers and mine chose this one

Yes I will consider other slasher ponyfication requests if You have any

#v1nsincl4ir #house of wax #house of wax 2005 #bo sinclair #vincent sinclair #lester sinclair #ponyfication #their pony names are waxwork dirty paws and rusty wrench btw #subject to change if i think back later and decide they suck #vincent's cutie mark has to do with his wax craft ofc #lester's is actually more to do with animals and stuff in general than specifically roadkill or I guess whatever the pony equivalent is #it's kind of vague but it's based on how he felt bad for animals that were hit by cars but still barely alive in the script #i don't even really know what it's for precisely but hey some canon ponies have nondescript unclear cutie marks too lmao #anyways bo's is with mechanic stuff it's pretty self-explanatory #are they still murderers? it depends on if you had an mlp creepypasta phase or not i guess #i should've added vin's apron but i might draw them again

[joowee-feftynn]

so yeah i drew nightcat along with with some possible gameplay mechanics for their campaign! meet the outcast (name subject to change)

#rain world #rw slugcat #rw scavenger #rw nightcat #fanart #digital art #joowee's art galore #i imagine they would also have a basic crafting mechanic #which allows them to craft bombs spears etc #like a nerfed down gourmand

[staircasecleric]

it's way too late and i'm going insane thinking about the mechs again but what if the reason Fort Galfridian never had contact from the outside is because it was once a part of the Yggdrasil system, and once Yog'sothoth came, all hope of Galfridian being sent aid vanished??

#the mechanisms #the mechs #high noon over camelot #hnoc #the bifrost incident #tbi #Im basically shitposting #and not ACTUALLY theory crafting #but like. what if?? #if someone more familiar with Arthurian legend or Mechs lore can correct me here feel free

[mechanicalinfection]

good boy

THIS IS A PREVIEW ⚠️

Check full artwork in my Patreon!

#preview art #fnaf #the mechanic's crafts #suggestive #springtrap

[inestheunicorn]

For all you crafty babes you can make your own popup postcards! 🌟 From a chonky pigeon to a gingerbread house, I designed these 2 years ago and I still love them so much! 🎄

To make your own, just grab your fave from my digital downloads shop here 🎅

#art #illustration #cottagecore #cottagecore aesthetic #cottagecore art #pigeon fans #pigeon illustration #pigeon #pop up card #popup card #paper craft #papercraft #paper engineering #paper mechanics #christmas card #xmas card #greeting card #christmas popup card #christmas pop up card #gingerbread house

[sendmyresignation]

speaking of danger days, ive been reading a bunch of critical reviews/bad rym scores/blog posts about the response to dd (introducing a friend to it after we talked about bladerunner) and I find the just. complete inability to take the project as art engaged in meaning-building soooooo fascinating im not even mad. the second a synth is heard the entire effort is reduced to something lesser, only made with the intention of fun. even defenses of it refuse to take it seriously as like. a project which is using pop convention, form, sci-fi world-building, etc to commentate. or even that it is actually depressing lmao. but the narrative around an electronically minded followup to a magnum opus is basically "sell-out" catnip even if that makes literally zero sense/they scrapped an entire album before this project. people will simply create their own interpretation!

#obv within this space its much different #but the critical reception is just. its so indicative of the retrospctive analysis of emo tbh #which like refuses to acknowledge that these bands were being very delibrate and intentional and making clear creative choices #instead its reduced to like. angst music for teenagers. like parade stands out bc it is so dramatic and staged #but for a long time it got grouped into the same analysis its only recently i think thats changed among general public #but thats so frustrating. just a complete unwillingness to engage with like the basic tennents of what a piece of art is doing #stripes it of everything but either larger scene/industry mechanations OR the personal experience at the behest of craft. sucks! #my posts

[saturnaous]

I never stop thinking about them.

SEND ME ART REQUESTS BOY

#yeah this is basically an art dump #just a bunch of miscellaneous doodles #that last one is from when I first made the au. I do like. basically doodle sheets. if you understand #there's a bunch of other stuff that I marked out that's why there's a bunch of empty space at the top #if you recognize the individual things from it. no you don't. #god for some reason I think I'm fucking ALLERGIC to using reference. of like any kind #the only one I used anyreference for was the. snowball one which was a pose #also btw I'm trying to break out of a bit of art block teehee #anyways. #spenxer lou art #lou is an artist #fma au #I need to make an actual tag for this au but I'll do it later. when I pin down a name #I really like tongued alchemist. . . it's funny #roleswap au #fma #fmab #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #alphonse elric #edward elric #traditional art #writhes around on the floor #I have a short comic idea for Ed. because I like making them talk about their feelings sometimes #but Idk if I wanna do it rn. . .we'll see #it's been on my mind #AUUAGHHUHUH Also I lost. my favorite mechanical pencil at a waffle house #I'm so fucking sad about it #I'm going to the craft store tomorrow tho so. fingers crossed #I think. I can stop now. falls to the floor and rolls away like a log

[rocksanddeadflowers]

Absolutely hilarious that I have a gigantic aroace super mega crush on Marius von Raum but I am also absolutely terrified of medical malpractice.

#granted at least he'd probably care more about my health than many doctors I've experienced #like that's not to say he'd care about me personally I just mean the man's clearly dedicated to his craft #just because he may end up being wrong doesn't mean he doesn't want to figure it out #the man wants to doctor and not even for the money and i can respect that #I'm just terrified of him and would not let him operate near me <3 #the mechanisms #marius von raum

[crypticalwitch]

Hey, lookie what I made!

It ls still drying but it glows in the dark and I'm really happy with it

#the mechanisms #TBI #the bifrost incident #crafts #jacket #hand painted