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        This one caused me so much trouble! I went into it thinking “this will be easy” but it’s surprisingly hard to get right.

        I don’t think I 100% got it, her body proportions are too human (Konsi is 4ft tall) - but it was a lot of fun to try. Daily drawing challenges aren’t about being perfect, they’re about just getting the thing done and learning from it.

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        This was part of my october drawing prompts, the prompt was “meme pose”

        Artist circles on Twitter (although now it’s blue sky) have a bunch of “meme” drawing challenges. Most commonly “outfit” challenges where you have to draw your character wearing a specific outfit. These challenges are like artist “memes”, seeing other people do them causes them to spread. Pose memes are less common, but there are a few.

        This pose is the “cammy stretch” meme pose: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cammy-stretch

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          I did recognise Cammy’s stretch pose, I was just commenting on the fact it was labelled similarly to the mimic poses in the post ^_^

          But thanks for the explanation, though!

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        I like to think mimics cant replicate text. If not I’m gonna need a fancy mimic lens or start tapping my stuff with a wrench before I touch it.

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    Play Shattered Pixel Dungeon. You can get special mimics that can disguise as literally everything. A door, strength potion, the way to the next level, basically anything that looks useful. And of course they only appear as soon as you’ve forgotten to check for them.

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    Cover your phb in spray adhesive and leave it sitting on the table. As soon as someone touches it, shout “ROLL INITIATIVE!”

    Actually, apply this to other random objects at the game table. A bag of chips, 1 can of soda in the fridge, every 3rd pencil, whatever.

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    I’ve often thought it’d be fun to let a party have a tame mimic as a pet. Not helpful in battle unfortunately, unless one of your opponents decides to take a looting break.

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      The Flee, Mortals! book has a mimic companion stat block. It can cover you and act as active camouflage.

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      My party do have a pet mimic. He’s called Philip and is mostly there for comic relief although he has been known to help with puzzles and things occasionally

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    I think in the early editions they said that mimics were only really effective at imitating wood and stone. I agree that mimic chests are done to death but “anything could be a mimic” would get old fast I fear. Limiting them to only some materials but then getting creative within those limits would keep it interesting without it feeling like a cheap jumpscare.

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      But, if we’re going to get into DM advice, the way I’d recommend stopping “anything could be a mimic” from getting old is to have it constrained to a themed side-adventure, or a one-shot. For example: A wizard tower where the guy’s one weird hobby was breeding and training mimics. In such an adventure, you want to start fairly tame, but towards the end, the more outlandish and ridiculous the better.

      As for the constraints on mimic forms, most of my DnD based jokes use 5e as their basis, as that’s what the majority of my audience are likely using.

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        Oh totally. I didn’t mean that as a criticism of the comic, I really like the comic. Your artstyle is very distinct and charming. It just got me thinking about how to run mimics generally. A mimic wizard one-shot sounds like a lot of fun.

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      Tell every party member that they are a mimic and need to keep it a secret from the rest of the party.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 🏆@yiffit.net
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    My sister and I were diving deep into the lore and rules for mimics and the most terrifying thing they could be, is either an entire planet or a humanoid. They might even be able to be a planet-sized humanoid. Or even a human-sized planetoid 😱