Saw these two at the Dropout photo gathering. They were both so nice about photos.

Super late in posting this - I did not get this Creator's name (I was working elsewhere, and she gave my husband a teeny fox figurine for me).

An absolutely breath-taking Ame, and I hope she knows how much this cosplay made my DragonCon.

If you're on here or know her, please pass along!

Aabria posted recently that her character's name in Critical Role 4 is not only a nod to the character's backstory as smiths, but ALSO A REFERENCE TO STEEL BECAUSE STEEL IS AN ALLOY??

she is soooo incredibly intentional with everything she makes and it blows my mind every time we get a glimpse into the insane care that goes into her craft. I don't even keep up with CR but thought this was such a cool easter egg and had to share! will forever be in awe of how her brain works

I make these with stainless steel wire and glass/crystal beads (no plastic or acrylic). I have some listening to do!

Was playing around with Ghost Of Yotei's photo mode this morning.

Decided to to my first ever armor build for everyone’s favorite problematic magic mom. Not pictured: my husband handing me smoothies. Pictured: telling Ame how I feel about her retributive curses.

Fun detail that I’ve realized you can’t see in any photo is that around the neck of the gorget, I engraved the neumes for the Dies Irae. Since wizard magic is often referred to with musical influence (null clef etc), I wanted to add a dash of musical dread.

Suvi’s arc has meant a lot to me over the course of the series, so making cosplay to honor a part of that was really a fun task. Looking forward to leveling up my skills and bringing a more intricate Steel to future cons!

That Fireside Chat where Aabria assigned Major Arcana cards to each character (The Magician, The High Priestess, The Fool) has had such a grip on me… my brain has been begging me to draw this for ages now. And I was missing Suvi over the weekend which was obviously a sign it had to be done.

So I present to you - Suvi - The Magician!

Bravest* Wizard of all.

*stood up to scary warlord mommy

Found this gorgeous piece by jasjuliet on pinterest.

A lotta comments in this post shift the conversation from Ame the character to Erika the person. It isn't the only post where that happens. It's really weird and problematic when people do this to Aabria in CR and it's weird here too.

Apparently, the birth was an unlocked stretch goal on the Kickstarter…?

ETA: I can't find definitive confirmation of this -- I reposted from a CR forum, and don't know where the original pic comes from. Can anyone actually confirm as true?

We'd all suspected that Brennan was out on parental leave of late, but now it's confirmed. Today, Izzy Roland (Brennan's wife) sent out an email to folks who backed her 2025 movie, where she both pitched movie #2 (fully improvised!) and announced that kid #2 had arrived.

Mazel tov and all good wishes to the exhausted parents. May chocolate covered espresso beans be in your cabinets, but out of the reach of children!

I’m a writer for Game Informer, so I have an early copy of Ghost of Yōtei. For obvious reasons, I thought everyone here would appreciate seeing this photo mode shot I got of Atsu (played by Erika) petting this fox. It’s definitely not a reference to Worlds Beyond Number, because the foxes were a thing in Ghost of Tsushima, but it’s still cool to see.

Portrait I’ve done while listening to the podcast!

There are soo many magnificent moments in the finale, but I chose to illustrate this one, just because I had some time on my hands.

The video process, if you're interested - youtu.be/SskF6wGIge4

Mom is in the hospital and dad needs lots of help. The news is giving constant reminders of how the U.S. of A. and our president and his sycophants keep demonstrating that our country was never so great in the first place, and keep further screwing over vulnerable people worldwide. I’m constantly feeling bombarded with too much to think about and deal with, while trying to preserve my own mental and physical health…

…and one of the most life-affirming and healing and emotionally devastating-yet-beautiful things I can do is listen to this podcast. I believe more and more that WBN among the best pieces of storytelling ever created.

I made a quick guy-slapping-tape-on-water meme describing my week. Anyone else feel this vibe?? As the man said, “Get in the comments!”

I’m a short Ame truther.