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Science fiction and fantasy isn’t just a white people thing! I’ve talked about some of these books before, but here’s a new slide show entirely for SFF authors of color. Also, I was only doing one book per author. Lots of these authors have multiple books. And like it says at the end, there’s even more SFF books by authors of color but fitting everything in one post would be an impossible task.

Also, could you please not rec white authors on this post? Even if they’ve written a book starring a person of color. I want this post to be focused around the work of authors of color. 

Links to more info about the books beneath the cut. 

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These are cool

Teapots / Cups and Mugs

Mila Arkhipova on Etsy

Great quote!

This is beautiful

Sue Davis studios

Night garden, anyone?

flowers that bloom in the night

By far my favorite painter, although he was a troubled soul he truly did have a gift for color (and For self-portraits).

Still one of my favorites, that whole abandonment scene in the second GIF makes me tear up a little to this day.

And we’ll always be friends forever. Won’t we? Yeah, forever. The Fox and the Hound (1981) Dir. Art Stevens, Richard Rich & Ted Berman

Amazing conceptual ideas for cultural narratives.

dwarven hair customs

Cool pics, but it is clearly fabric in each one.

Ectoplasm. Ectoplasm denotes a substance or spiritual energy “exteriorized” by physical mediums. Ectoplasm is said to be associated with the formation of spirits, and is to be formed by physical mediums when in a trance state. This material is excreted as a gauze-like substance from orifices on the medium’s body and spiritual entities are said to drape this substance over their nonphysical body, enabling them to interact in the physical and real universe. Some accounts claim that ectoplasm begins clear and almost invisible, but darkens and becomes visible, as the psychic energy becomes stronger. Still other accounts state that in extreme cases ectoplasm will develop a strong odor. According to some mediums, the ectoplasm can not occur in light conditions as the ectoplasmic substance would disintegrate. Ectoplasm is considered to be a hoax, made from cheesecloth, gauze or other natural substances.

Beautiful

Art by Camilla Roeder

Love this, it reminds me of 'Over the Garden Wall'.

by Sam Heimer

A lot of detail went into this, well done!

Book Art Sculpture by Thomas Wightman

https://steampunkages.com/book-art-sculpture-by-thomas-wightman/

Adorable..

This was beautifully worded, well done

I have a really complex relationship with religion, but here’s something positive

This is so beautiful, awesome work!

“Hope” by Lilian Myburgh of South Africa.

I have always had a love of what we now call “Steampunk”; ever since the first time I read Jules Verne.

This bold, graphic quilt features intricate piecework, excellent use of contrast and free motion quilting. I love how if feels antique and modern at the same time.

Photo taken at World Quilt Show Florida 2018.

This is beautiful, I'd be curious to know exactly where the original saying came from.

After this image became so popular, the quote passed me by on an almost daily basis. Eventually, my brain settled on a bit more darkish interpretation of ‘the crows leading you home’. 

Made for inktober initially, original drawing can be found here 

These are cool, wouldn't mind owning a handful.

Just noticed my Ask question feature was turned off for some reason, but it is open now. So I am reposting this.

I haven’t been in this weird diverse world called Tumblr for very long, but I have learned and discovered many things to my surprise. I’d like to start a conversation to release my most deep thoughts out into the world. So for those that read this post, feel free to ask me anything (advice, silly/ random stuff, educational, or whatever).

These nature inspired pottery sets are amazing and enchanting.

Mugs / Spoons / Plates

Ceramic Tale on Etsy

See our #Etsy or #Ceramics tags

I don't have a need for this, but I WANT THIS...

Steampunk Hourglass by Stanislav Remez

Yummmmmmmmmm... just a small smackeral.

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I haven't been in this weird diverse world called Tumblr for very long, but I have learned and discovered many things to my surprise. I'd like to start a conversation to release my most deep thoughts out into the world. So for those that read this post, feel free to ask me anything (advice, silly/ random stuff, educational, or whatever).

This is so cool! I had know idea that Opal could do this.

I thought those massive slabs of opal were like, an opalized ribcage or some kind of organ at first glance

oh man i mean its possible ! opal is interesting in that its formed by silica deposits thatre carried into cracks and openings of other things by water, that then evaporate over time into different forms of this

 and what That means is that entire bodies of organic matter can eventually be replaced by opal if they meet the right conditions, including bone ! australia especially has HUGE deposits of opalized fossils, like this dinosaur tooth

or this cleoniceras shell

or all these pinecones, even

or an entire damn pliosaur skeleton - finding something in this condition though is REALLY unlikely, to the point where if you wanna snag a genuine opalized dinosaur tooth its gonna cost you a uhhhh not insignificant amount

Good information to know for story tellers.

the land of fairy, where nobody gets old and godly and grave, where nobody gets old and crafty and wise, where nobody gets old and bitter of tongue.

Beautiful, I want them all!

These are really cool and they give me a lot of conceptual story ideas.

Fantasy Cities by Florian Moncomble

Beautifully magical concept with a beautifully magical painting.

Once In A Blue Moon Imagine a crumbled settlement, so old its ruins have been long overgrown by woodlands and reclaimed by nature. Still, it doesn’t quite want to leave yet.⁣ Once in a blue moon it re-appears, clinging so strongly to the world that when it has to vanish again it tears a piece of the current century with it. This way a wholly anachronistic, glowing city is created – a place where all times meet. It is a magical place to explore and it is oh so easy to get lost in there.⁣ Prints | Facebook | Instagram | Portfolio | ORIGINAL AVAILABLE

This so cool, these could be used for writing fantasy works as well.

Villains - Archfey - Worldbuilding Wednesday

The villain is my favorite part of ANY campaign. So here I am gonna talk about how you can make different kinds of villains, honing down on a specific type and offering various ways to make them interesting. As always, we will be looking at real world history, culture, and mythology to make your villains seem realistic and specifically dastardly. For our first entry let’s discuss…

~~~~~~~~~~~~Archfey Villains~~~~~~~~~~~~

Why archfey? Two reasons: 1) I like archfey, they’re fuckin’ dicks. 2) Someone who’s name I can’t find asked me to make this and I am more than happy to make things for my followers.

NOW, let’s understand what an archfey really is.

An archfey is a creature of fey ancestry that is excessively powerful, nearing the power of a deity. Usually, such creatures are native to the Feywild. Within this realm, they command great power and can even shape the realm itself to their whim and whimsy. 

Common Misconception

Archfey doesn’t mean “superelf.” An archfey can be a pixie, a dryad, a ghost, a beast of some kind, anything that is classified as “fae” or “fae-like” can be turned into an archfey. Elf-like archfey are the most COMMON, but absolutely not the ONLY form of an archfey.

The other misconception is that the archfey are good. This is because the Feywild is mistaken as a plain of good, while Shadowfell is a plain of evil. This is wrong. Feywild and Shadowfell aren’t images of good and evil. Their are images of abundance vs lack of emotion. Shadowfell is a plain of the depressed, the emotionless, the broken. Feywild is a plain of the bipolar, the expressive, the artists and the madmen.

(I’m getting tired of saying “archfey”)

Characteristics of the Archfey

So to understand how we get an Archfey villain, lets discuss some general characteristics of the archfey.

Background.

The archfey come from the Feywild. This is a place governed by emotion. When its denizens feel something strongly, they can physically change their environment. A cruel witch will transform the forest around her to grow trees that bleed and produce fruits shaped like heads. While a kind princess will transform the fields around her into a gorgeous plain of crystalline flowers.

Now, the archfey can transform the Feywild at a moment’s notice. Which means they can do one or both of these things:

They can control their emotions very well.

They only ever have emotional extremes powerful enough to instantly alter the Feywild.

Lifestyle

The archfey live careless lives. They are too powerful to have any natural predators, as such live carefree and happy. Due to their extended life (they live like thousands of years), they are NEVER in rush. Why should they be? They’ve got time, ALL the time.

Environment

Based on HOW the Feywild is, how it is ever-shifting and changing, its denizens must learn to control this change to be able to thrive. Since we are working with an archfey, we can assume they’ve already thrived to the top of their food chain. As such, they must have learned to command the Feywild OR adapted to this changing world, having very drastic changes in personality, behavior, or even looks.

With all this information, let’s share some ideas for archfey villains.

Examples of Archfey Villains

Example #1: The Many Faced Man. Simply put, a doppelganger. The archfey are ever-changing. For this example, our villain always changes their looks. So your Party pisses off this archfey or in some way becomes enemies with him. So when your spends the night camping outside, whoever is keeping watch suddenly poof, is teleported away (because this is an Archfey, it can do this kind of shiz) and in steps a the Many Faced Man who takes this lost PCs form.

I urge you, IRL, pull the Player of this character aside and tell them your plan. Tell them that you want to replace them with a Doppelganger, but not to worry, because their PC will eventually be rescued. THEN, offer them to role play as a doppelganger pretending to be their character. Most players will have TONS of fun with this idea. If you player doesn’t want to RP a doppelganger offer them to role a new temporary PC or just dump the idea.

Example #2: Prince of Liars. A very powerful archfey this one is. He has immense power in the Feywild, and has managed to TRAP the Party in his domain. I’m stealing from Curse of Strahd here, but essentially rework that campaign with more fey-like themes. Instead of vampires, we got fey, instead of Strahd we got a spoiled brat of a prince who is all-powerful but only wants to mess with the Party before killing them in a cruel manner for his or her amusement.

For additional complexity, you can make the Prince of Liars have very drastic shifts of emotion. Think, the bad guy from Split (the movie). One moment he is nice to the Party and leads them to a place filled with treasure, the next he snaps into sheer brutal cruelty and slaughters the ranger’s companion. This will put the Party on edge when dealing with the guy. Furthermore, knowing that the archfey is powerful enough to destroy them with ease puts the Party on the edge, at least until they find something that can kill or neutralize this big bad.

Example #3: The Undying Court. This is for LARGE scale campaigns. Let’s say you have a game that is heavy on politics, but spans different dimensions. So the PCs are working with the politics between Mount Celestia and the 9 Hells and the Abyss, etc. That’s when you throw in the Undying Court. A hive-mind of several Archfey that operate as a singular entity and wish to expand their chaotic influence across the many plains. They may ally with Demon Lords and expedite chaotic situations to gain more power, so your PCs would have to negotiate a turbulent field of politics.

And that’s that folks. I hope this provides SOME use to y’all and helps you out with future ideas. Of course you don’t HAVE to follow my guideline 100%. You don’t need to follow it at all, in fact. Just take it as it is, my ideas for a good fey villain. What about you folks? Would you like to see breakdowns of other kinds of villains? I’d love to do more. Send your recommendations my way or share your ideas for villains. I’d love to hear it. Good luck everyone.

The Unfair DM

A beautiful saturation

Into the World of Vincent van Gogh

The exhibition in the Atelier des Lumières is unlike many others, as it aims to immerse art lovers by completely surrounding them with the artworks by projecting the paintings on the surface of the walls, flooring, and everything inside the building.

One particular exhibit features the famous Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), a perfect candidate for this type of experience. The walls and flooring are illuminated with his masterpieces and visitors seemingly become part of them, standing against the rich colours and moving pieces of the works. The exhibitions aims to explore both the life and works of Vincent van Gogh, categorizing and highlighting parts of his life. The visuals are accompanied by both commentaries and music pieces which provide context to it all.

Van Gogh, Starry NightCreated by Gianfranco Iannuzzi - Renato Gatto - Massimiliano Siccardi - with the musical collaboration of Luca Longobardi.

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