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March: Livestreams, book clubs, & Denmark

I know we're already halfway through March, but as you can see, I spent the first week and a half in Denmark for a project! It was my first time in Denmark and I really enjoyed it — Copenhagen is one of those really cool cities where I think to myself, "I would live here if there were sun" 😂

We also kicked off the first month of Di Best Book Club, managed by your fel...

The Solstice Vale – Setting

This one is late, but in my defense, it's ten freakin pages, which was not my original intention! I just had a lot to write and share about this setting.

The veil between the mortal realm and the realm of the fey is particularly thin in this strange valley nestled in the Whispering Peaks. Twice a year, on the longest day of the year and the longest night, that veil disappears alt...

Winter Bryndis

It's been snowing allll day here in Denver, and we might not get another big snowfall this year — so I figured it was a great time to do a last-minute photoshoot!

I've been putting the finishing touches on the "Solstice Vale" PDF, which is all about Bryndis' home kingdom of Tirianor, located in the mountains. So she seemed like the right character to place in a snowy landscape! (Plus re...

Clio the Bard

Until today, the only images I had of Clio the bard were selfies and portraits — so when I shot my "5 straight minutes of vicious mockery" video (coming next week!) I made sure to make time for some posed portraits and full-body images.

The full-body shots required quite a bit of background editing, and I'm still not sure if I prefer the one where I replaced my studio wall with a teal b...

Bloopers – The Viewer

Nothing makes me goofier than being dressed as a spooky lady 😂

The Viewer (plus Pablo)

Here's the first batch of edited pics of The Viewer!

No matter how good I feel about my third eye makeup on video, I can never resist layering in some of my real eye texture when I'm editing the stills. It feels a little like cheating, but also... it looks so cool!

Pablo was the perfect accessory for this character, other than being an absolute unit. (I swear he's been on a...

The Viewer 👁️

This is the second iteration of "third eye" makeup for me — still a lot of kinks to work out, honestly, but I don't hate this one! Considering that I'm not using a custom prosthetic or anything (just a painted rhinestone, some hot glue, and some scar wax) I feel like it came out pretty well.

If I ever do this again, though, I'm just gonna order a silicone prosthetic online 😂 The only...

New Headshots!

This is not an exciting post!! You have been warned.

Every time I change my hair, I have to shoot new headshots. I thought I could just go back to the ones I used in 2022 when my hair was still mermaid-colored, but GOSH it was light back then! It's quite a lot darker now.

I snapped these really quickly while I was shooting thumbnail images for the ADHD video, and here they are! If I...

Join our new book club! 📚

Hey friends! Today we're announcing an amazing new community event: Di Best Book Club!

How it Works

Each month will have a theme (like "alternate history" or "romantasy" or "pride month") and we'll vote to choose the book from four possible options. Once the votes are in, the book for the month will be announced and we'll get reading!

Discussion will take pl...

The struggle of playing D&D with ADHD

This week's video is all about tools and coping strategies for D&D players with ADHD! As a person with ADHD myself, there are a lot of challenges attached to D&D — but there are things we can do to make it easier.

It took me two full days to film this video, but if there was ever a video that needed constantly ...

Join the livestream! 🎉

The second February livestream starts on YouTube in 15 minutes! Remember to click through to participate in chat — I won't be reading comments here on Patreon during the stream.

We'll talk upcoming projects and do a little Q&A.

If you missed it, you can watch it back at the same link, or...

February: Back on YouTube, Livestreams & Actual Plays!

It's February, friends! 🥰 That means I'm back on YouTube, starting with this fun video about duet-style D&D. I'm trying to get back to weekly uploads this year, so you can expect videos every Wednesday, including a brand new dice tour coming up later this week.

Last week I had the pleasure of playing a guest chara...

The most useless dice I own

You asked for another dice tour... so let's get weird with it 😂 Here's this week's video, nice and early! Which one is your favorite?

Duet D&D Bloopers

Half of this is just Adele jokes 😂 but here are a handful of clips that didn't make it into this week's video!

I ran a D&D game for ONE player

The first video of 2024! This one was a lot of fun to make, even though there were some parts of one-on-one D&D that were very challenging.

Have any of you played duet D&D? What did you think?

Princess Kiliren & Bryndis — NPCs

I've had the story behind these two characters in my head since I shot the photos for the 2023 calendar, so I'm very excited to finally share something material with you! Princess Kiliren was the "covergirl" for the 2023 calendar, and while paladin Bryndis appeared in that calendar (featuring a much shittier wig), she really got her chance to shine in the 2024 calendar.

This PDF ...

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Second January livestream starting soon!

Hey friends, we'll be kicking off our second January livestream in about 15 minutes on YouTube! (Don't forget to click through to participate in chat — I won't be checking comments here on Patreon while live.)

I'll be talking 2024 plans, and then we'll do a lil Q&A!

If y...

Updates: Chats, mailed merch, and more!

Firstly: A photo of Fitz looking downright demonic. Now... the updates!

I just finished my thorough review of the Patreon survey results and wanted to say thank you again to everyone who filled it out! This kind of data is so helpful to me, and y'all are so unfailingly kind and supportive that it was also just a joy to read. 💙 I'll be making a bunch of small changes and a few big ones ...

It's 2024! Here's the plan.

Hey friends! It's officially 2024, and by the time we have our monthly livestreams, I should be done with most, if not all, of my annual planning — which means I'll have tons of exciting plans to announce (including, if all goes well, a new Patreon tier!)

Join us for the streams on Saturday, Jan. 27 at...

• 10am MT (9am PT/12pm ET)
• 5p...
  2024-01-10 20:48:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Download your wallpapers!

Hey friends! A smidge late, I have the final batch of mobile and digital wallpapers for 2023. This batch includes the Lich, the dwarf lady, Bramble the pixie, a few rejected/extra shots that weren't included in the calendar itself (by Ellie Rich and Dillon Richardson),...

Secondhand Sorcery — Magic Items

When I wrote a shop for The Seeker's Guide to Enchanting Emporiums, I pitched...

2023 in Review!

Man, I thought I'd have 10 or 12 major moments from the year to highlight, but as I scrolled through my camera roll, it just kept going and going! Years feel so short when you're living them, but so long when you're looking back. ANYWAY! Here's a quick recap on all the stuff that went on this year!

• I changed my hair! I have some regrets, but it was ...
  2024-01-02 16:53:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Time for the last livestream of 2023!

Hey friends, we're going live in about 15 minutes for the second of two December livestreams — the last Patron streams of the year! 😳

We'll chat about how 2023 went, what 2024 holds, and of course do some Q&A! Fair warning, today's streams will probably run long, since we have so much to cover.

Make sure to 2023-12-30 16:45:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Take the 2023 Patron Survey!

Hey friends! The 2023 Patron Survey is now open for responses.

You have until January 5 to submit your answers. It should take somewhere in the realm of 10-25 minutes, depending on what tier you're in and how much feedback you'd like to share.

This survey is really important for me as I eval...

Denizens of the Dark – NPCs

I present: Another collection of NPCs that I spent waaay too long photoshopping portraits for 😅 This is basically the antithesis of my Courtly Characters PDF! These characters are meant for thieves guilds, black markets, and back alleys — the types of disreputable businessf...

Don't forget to ship your Holi-Di Exchange gift! 🎁

Hey friends, just dropping in to remind those of you participating in the Holi-Di Gift Exchange that tomorrow (Dec. 23) is the deadline for getting your gift in the mail! Also, please make sure to mark your gift as shipped on Elfster once you have done so.

If you have any quest...

My D&D character killed her dad

Trying something new today! (Sorry this isn't really "early access," turns out painting minis takes A LONG FREAKIN' TIME!!) Anyway, in this video I share stories from the game where I play Penelope, while painting the two new Penelope minis from the Ginny's Minis line.

I could see this completely flopping, ...

Bearded Beauty

More dwarf lady! Interestingly, when I put this dwarf lady into a fancy dress for her first appearance, everybody said "she needs to be in armor" and "I would've decked out her beard more" and stuff, but when I did all that for this ad, it get like 5% of the views that the first one got 🥲 Proving once again that people don't actually know what they want!

Anyway, she can be in armor som...

December: Streams & Appearances!

Hey friends! Can you believe it's December already?! First of all, I want to thank every single one of you for supporting me here on Patreon this year — whether you've been with me the whole time, or joined us sometime in the last 12 months. You are an incredible group of human beings and I'm unspeakably grateful to have not just your financial support, but your kindness, acceptance, and comm...

How to make shopping in D&D not suck

I got to write a shop for The Seeker's Guide to Enchanting Emporiums (funding on Kickstarter now!) and it really leveled up my shop game! In this video, I share what I learned about three ways to make shopping sessions fun, using my shop from the ...