A Masked Bard

I'm new to these parts so I figure I might as well introduced myself as seems to be customary from my understanding.

You can call me Luchador Bard. A wandering enjoyer and creator of stories of the written word. I'm a big fan of Pro-wrestling, TTRPGS, Video games, Sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction at large.

I'm currently aspiring to be formally published in some form or another some day! Until then, hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do.

I've got a few short stories involving my various OC's (Both from own settings and fan fiction work) Here are some short story examples.

A D&D villain of mine's backstory

My Jedi Consular from SWTOR

I hope to further hone my craft, improve as a writer and meet some fellow writers who share this crazy hobby of mine.

Link here

commission for @criticallybad :] thank you for reaching out, and for being so patient with me 🙏

Online, you can find quite a lot databases for photography in the public domain that you could use (always check their specific rules regarding commercial use), like Pixabay, Unsplash, or Pexels.

But, even a tad more charming, there are also hundreds of thousands of paintings in the public domain. If the artist has been dead for over 70 years, the image is (typically) in the public domain and can be used however you want it. This is not a new concept, big publishers like Penguin and the Oxford’s World Classics do the same!

When you use such images, always make sure that 1. the painting really is in the public domain (sometimes the art itself may be in the public domain, but the photograph you are using to see it is not!), and 2. that it is an appropriate image. Sometimes, an image may look innocent and fitting, but would actually cause irritation, like accidentally using a painting of siblings for a romance or using a controversial image for different reasons.

Some places you can find art in the public domain (always double check!): National Gallery of Art, Artvee, Public Domain Image Archive, and most websites of bigger museums.

There’s nothing quite like firsthand recollections. They’re flawed, but then, all sources are flawed, and they’re all we’ve got. So, let’s try to understand them. The cover of Shinsengumi Tenmatsuki’s 2003 reprinting Nagakura Shinpachi is an interesting character in the ranks of the Shinsengumi leadership. Born into a retainer family– one serving the Matsumae clan of the eponymous Matsumae…