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A couple of nerds providing tutorials for character creation, running & playing Tabletop Role-Playing games via the RPGenesis YT series! Zak is the creator, editor & artist of the channel. Slug is a fellow artist & primary manager of this account

A pencil drawing of two griffins. They are laying on the ground while rain pelts down upon them. A large one holds it's wing over a smaller one. The image depicts a baby griffin nestled against it's mother and taking shelter from the rain.
Pencil drawing of a skull. The right side of the head is cracked open and a skeletal hand holds the left side of the face.
A group photo in Baldurs Gate 3 of 16 characters of various races and classes
Screenshot of my baldurs gate party - from left to right, Minthara sat on the floor, Lae'zel flexing with her arms forward, Astarian stood proudly in front of a gold-rimmed wheel and my tiefling death cleric, Baphie, sat posing on the floor. A Djinn floats behind the party with his arms crossed. We are all wearing clown face paint.
This piece is part of a series of digital illustrations of undead monsters and is part of an ongoing project. The image shows a hooded wraith in a purple robe. The hood entirely covers the skull in shadow and all that is visible are two yellow eyes. It is bent over, with one skeletal hand in front and one pulled back, with an arc of green, magical fire.
A pencil sketch of a dwarven guard character. He has a long beard and an older face, wearing a thick set of armour with a helmet and shoulder pads. In front of him he holds an ornate shield. This character is a part of the Stone Lions, the guards of Roarwell in Zak's campaign setting.
Photo of a snail eating
Traditional piece of a young halfing girl. She has long, messy black hair that shines purple in the light. She has large brown eyes and is dressed in layers of old, ragged clothing; a red cloak over a stitched together jumper and a knee-length red skirt. On the floor is a purple octopus with one tentacle wrapped around her leg almost protectively. She has the look of a snake oil salesman. This is a commission of the halfling rogue: Brie. She belongs to one of the other players in our Tuesday game who gave me permission to post this.
Explain your gender in 10 words or less without using boring words like "male", "female", "nonbinary", "masculine", "feminine", or "androgynous".
The Smurfs TTRPG starter box, core rulebook, pack of dice and a board game called "The Smurfs: The Hidden Village" The illustrations depict various Smurf characters interacting
A traditional piece in coloured pencil. The character is a triton woman, fish-like in appearance, with large, curled purple fins adorning her head and arms. She's wearing high-waisted brown pants, a purple and gold corset, along with matching boots and stockings. In her right hand is an orb of water and she's hiding a dagger behind her back in her left. The character's name is Amanthe and she was created for the TTRPG Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition
Sketch of Eddy, Zak's character from the TTRPG game Apex A traditional pencil sketch of a man's head with messy hair covering his eyes. He has a wide smile
This piece is part of a series of digital illustrations of undead monsters and is part of an ongoing project. The illustration is a concept piece for an undead king, depicted as a skeleton wearing a crown, purple robe and holding a sceptor. It's hand is outstretched in front of it and mouth open, as though giving a speech to an army of risen soldiers.
Digital character art. The character in question is a gnome druid of the circle of spores. She is short with large, green dreadlocks tied in a big bun ontop of her head. She wears a deer skull as a headdress with fungus growing from both it and her hair itself. Her skin is tanned and wrinkled. She has three large freckles on each cheek and yellow eyes. On her back, she carries a large backpack with a bedroll and plenty of pouches. She has thick maroon-coloured fingerless gloves, boots with a warm fluffy trim, baggy brown pants and a light cream shirt rolled up at the elbows. The character's name is Morel Timberflint and she was created for Dungeons and Dragons.
Traditional sketch of a creepy jester character with a gaunt face and wide grin. He's got a three-pointed fool's cap and one-piece leotard with obvious stitching on the seams, leading in to knee-length boots with large curled points at the toes. One leg is raised high, with his knee just below his chin and one arm is behind him with one in front. The pose is an exaggerated creeping position. This character is the Jester of Farce from Zak's homebrew Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting.
Photo of my wonderful husband with his gorgeous face, beard and newly shaved head
A digital illustration of an original character, created for Dungeons and Dragons. He is a red dragonborn wielding twin scimatars. His name is Vaan and he is a battlemaster fighter. Vaan is taking a fighting stance, facing the viewer with his arms outstretched in front, holding his weapons. He has a purple headscarf, decorated by a green gemstone at the front, with three white, red-tipped feathers coming from it. He is bare-chested with a sleeveless, tan coat around his shoulders and falling over loose, white pants with brown, leather boots.
Digital piece of a cartoon dice. A purple D20 with wide eyes, a big smile and thick eyebrows.
A pencil sketch of a large orc with big tusk-like teeth poking up from his bottom lip. In front of him, is a scared goblin attempting to run away
This piece is part of a series of digital illustrations of undead monsters and is part of an ongoing project. The image is that of a skeleton fighter. Half of it's jaw has broken away and its left eye socket has been smashed open. Blue ragged armour hangs off it's ribcage. It has a metal helm, carries a basic shield and an axe.
Photograph of a handful of dice on a black sheet with a poker chip in the middle. The dice are mostly green, red and black wjth various patterns. Most of gold writing. The poker ship has Grumpy cat on it, wearing a white beard and santa hat. It says "Merry Christmas"
Photograph of three dice - a red, clear D20 with a T-Rex skull inside, a clear green D6 eith tinsel inside and a golden cat drawn on the numbered side. Finally, a red D12 with black numbers and a holly leaf design
Photograph of a clear D20 with tinsel inside. There's a gold cat with a crown printed on one side
A D100 dice - opaque with purple inside and gold numbers.
A square box with a digital painting of a Christmas scene with a tree in front of a fire place. The scene is full of cats. In the bottom right corner sits the void with it's tongue out. Grumpy cat sits ontop of a stack of boxes on the keft. A ginger and a silver kitten play on the floor with ribbon and a bauble. There is another cat poking out from the middle of the tree along with a tabby jumping off of it to the left. Two more cats sit on the mantlepiece, one on either side of a framed painting of a cat in a top hat. Hanging from the mantlepiece are two stocking with kittens poking out from inside.
A digital illustration of an original character, created for Dungeons and Dragons. He is a stout, bald man sat on a large barrel with a handle attached midway. His name is Hundrig Jollytache and he is a halfling zealot barbarian. Hundrig is caucasian with large, bushy white eyebrows, a mustache, muttenshops and a tuft of chest hair poking out from dull green overalls. He has a relaxed posture, leant back on his barrel. In his left hand he holds a keg of root beer and his right arm is laid over his thigh, clutching a pipe between two fingers. On his right forearm is a tattoo that reads: "Pheobe Jeanne". He has a jolly and amicable expression with closed eyes and smile
Traditional piece of a grey-skinned tiefling woman. She has curled goat-like horns and shoulder length white hair. Her left eye is pitch black and her face has cracked scars spreading over her nose and to her eyes. She's stood confidently with a smirk and a flail slung over one shoulder made out of a human skull covered in silver spikes. Her armour is stylised plate mail with a black and white cut-out pattern that falls in a long skirt around her legs. Each piece of material ends in a triangular point. She wears a shiny silver breast plate and curved pauldrons adorn her shoulders. The character was created for Baldur's Gate 3. Her name is Baphie and her class is death cleric.
Photograph of a TTRPG mini. The character is a creepy jester with skeletal hands and face. They wear a pink and yellow costume with a long fools cap.
Traditional coloured piece of a large woman with thick green and brown dreadlocks tied in loose pigtails over her shoulders. She has a thick grey cloak and a red buttoned shirt underneath. She's also wearing brown gloves and long matching boots. Her visible skin is covered in bark. On her lap is a matt made from something similar to bamboo. It has various herbs and ingredients on it. She's using a mortal and pestle to crush some of the herbs. The character was designed for the TTRPG Tales of The Kytin Age. She is a metamorph medic named Tess Briar.
Traditional sketch of a man with long hair, a beard and glasses. He is dressed in plate male armour and holding a shield and Plancon.
Photo of 6 D6 dice stacked ontop each other in matching sets. The first and last are shaped like skulls, the next two are purple and the teo in the centre are blue and sparkly
Photograph of a set of dice. They are all a see through plastic pink with white fluff inside and each one has a small toy spider
Screenshot of a youtube thumbnail showing a Fallout 4 character in a vault suit. The title is "Diary of a Vault Dweller- Day 1 (pilot)"
Photograph of a small pile of dice in various different colours and patterns
Photograph of an open advent calender door. The text reads "You hear haunting organ music, roll for performance to play along" The dice from today is clear D8 with a pink, flossy centre and a small spider toy inside
Photo of a Halloween advent calender with three chibi characters on it: a goblin, pink dragon and a gorgon. Three D20 dice and one D12 sit ontop. Two dice are purple with white and black accents respectfully. The D12 is pink with a small toy spider inside and the third dice is black with red splodges.
Photograph of a TTRPG mini. The character is a creepy jester with skeletal hands and face. They wear a pink and yellow costume with a long fools cap.
Photo of a Halloween advent calender with a black and purple D6 dice. The text says "Roll damage for your fireball"
Photograph of a Halloween advent calender with a D4 dice. It's pink with a small black spider inside. The text on the door reads "You are plagued by nightmares, roll to regain your senses"
Photograph of a red and black D12 dice in a Halloween advent calender. The text on the paper door says "Your book is floating away, roll to catch it!"
A pencil sketch of a Dungeons and Dragons character. A halfling man with a thick moustache and bushy brows stands with one hand on his hip. The other plays with a bow tie around his neck. He wears a flatcap, tuxedo jacket and striped slacks with bare feet.
Photograph of a Halloween advent calender. The dice is a brown/gold D4. The text on the paper door reads "You see a little ghost crying, roll a charisma to cheer them up"
Photo of a D12 dice in an advent calender. It's clear with green flakes in it. The text on the door says "Roll a perception check to listen for ghostly whispers"
This piece is part of a series of digital illustrations of undead monsters and is part of an ongoing project. The image is that of a skeleton fighter. Half of it's jaw has broken away and its left eye socket has been smashed open. Blue ragged armour hangs off it's ribcage. It has a metal helm, carries a basic shield and an axe.
Photo of a Halloween dice advent calender. The dice is a D100 with greener glitter inside and the paper reads "Cast your dice to create phantom dancing lights"
An open compartment in an advent calendar with a cartoon gorgon and pink fluffy dragon on the box. Inside the compartment is a D8 dice. Its black with red spots. The paper inside the door reads "A poltergeist emerges from your spellbound. Roll to attack!"
A photographer of a D100 dice in an advent calendar. The text on the inside eof the card compartment says "You summon a spectral horse, roll a dex check to ride it"
Photo of an advent calendar. On the front is an image of a chibi gorgon, a fluffy pink dragon and a goblin in a purple hood. At the top it reads "Dice Spells" At the bottom it reads "Mystery Dice Goblin, Halloween Countdoor Calender"
Photograph of a TTRPG mini. The character is a creepy jester with skeletal hands and face. They wear a pink and yellow costume with a long fools cap.
Photograph of a TTRPG mini. The character is a creepy jester with skeletal hands and face. They wear a pink and yellow costume with a long fools cap.
A traditional piece of a grey tiefling with messy white hair. She has scars all over her face and her left eye is completely black. She wears a black and white armour. It has a long skirt made of pointed strips of material. There are plated, silver adornments to the armour. Over her right shoulder she holds a mace made of a human skull with metal spikes piercing the eye sockets and cranium. This character was designed for the RPG Baldurs Gate 3.
A digital illustration of an original character, created for Dungeons and Dragons, called Hana. She is a yuan-ti monk who follows the Way of the Four Elements. Hana is posed like a belly dancer, has tanned skin and medium-length black hair. Her torso is that of a human woman, but from the hips down she has a large red snake tail. One arm is raised above her head and the other across her bare stomach, displaying a six-pack and muscular arms. She wears nothing but a simple, lilac tube-top across her breasts and opaque veils attached to golden bangles on her wrists. Around her neck is a golden necklace with a green gemstone. She has a matching circlet across her forehead. In place of a traditional weapon, Hana wields razor-sharp golden claws attached to her fingernails.
Bleach art on a black T-shirt depicting Mr Horse from Ren and Stimpy. He is a cartoon horse wearing a suit. The words "No sir, I dont like it" are written around the character.
A photo of a ball python in mist, with dragon wings and smoke added digitally
A photo of a ball python poking her head out from behind a branch
A traditional piece in coloured pencil. The character is a triton woman, fish-like in appearance, with large, curled purple fins adorning her head and arms. She's wearing high-waisted brown pants, a purple and gold corset, along with matching boots and stockings. In her right hand is an orb of water and she's hiding a dagger behind her back in her left. The character's name is Amanthe and she was created for the TTRPG Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition
Pencil sketch of a dwarf with a long beard, steel helmet and holding a large warhammer in front of him.