you're on your own kid

just a preface - do not b mistaken ! this is not an in-game dnd design, but a costume 4 the campaign

in my head, this is post-apocalypse, the party hasn't been able 2 play dnd for nearly a year + a half (cuz. yknow. the world was ending + they were a lil busy), but now everything is finally over For Good and they decide 2 go all out for their first campaign back together again. im talking like, at least a 4-5 months of planning + preparation. (mike is the dm)

they all make their own costumes, some choosing to share w and get help from the others, others choosing to do it all on their own and keep it a surprise, and mike makes props + stuff for the more prevalent npc's. they even decorate(?) the basement for the proper ~vibes~. basically its sick asf and every1 is fuckin Stoked by the time the first session comes around.

will is one of the ones who chooses 2 keep it a surprise - w the exception of his mom (2 help sew) + el (under a Very strict promise 2 not tell Any1, lest the surprise b ruined) .

design notes >

the eye make-up was borrowed from el

the gold in his hair is coloured hairspray/paint/smth idk yet i havent really decided

the gold on the boots + staff is hand painted

the pants were dyed the dark purple

the inside of the cape is the same sheer purple w stars fabric as the shirt

the staff thing is a real stick (like. its not foam or anything) + somehow willel shape it that way w her/their powers or spend an entire day in the woods looking 4 the right one or something, idk i havent fully fleshed out that part

the rings, bracelets + the moon on the staff r real metal so will's lightning/electricity is attracted 2 them (done for the vibes cuz jt looks fuckin cool)

every other moon/star is either foam or fabric

the stars on the pants r stitched on, but the ones on the cape r glued on

u cant see it in these, but the cape attaches to the collar in the middle like how it does in the frontline

his powers notes >

big fan of flickergate, so i Had 2 make his powers b electricity/lightning centered

took inspo from the 'the heart' poster(?) and made it blue

he has telekinesis as well, but its not as strong as el's

u can see the blue lightning in his eyes when he uses his powers

he gets nosebleeds less frequently than el

instead, when overworked, his fingertips essentially get fried/burned (sometimes his entire hands if he pushes too far)

discovery of his powers follows the flickergate theory of byler kiss in the upside down makes the lights flicker but also i think he shocks mike or makes his hair staticky or smth and when they pull away theres blue lightning dancing on his fingertips

once his powers r 'unlocked' so 2 speak, he starts unconsciously using them when feeling strong emotions (flickering lights, tv/radios/other electrical appliances turning on/off, shocking someone/thing and in much less common, more serious cases, blowing fuses and lightbulbs, lightening-shaped burns on whatever he's touching, completely frying electrical appliances, etc)

byler centric notes >

will helped mike sometimes w making the campaign + the prop-making (think whole days spent brainstorming ideas while mike writes the outline and will sketches the designs)

mike constantly pesters him abt showing him his costume but will holds his ground abt keeping it a secret so he only gets glimpses of scrap fabrics + foam on will's desk/floor when he comes over

ergo, he promptly loses his mind when he finally sees it and needs like. five minutes 2 fix his broken brain (which the party does tease him abt, of course)

and hey, if mikes hair/clothes r staticky when they come back from a mid-session break, u cant prove anything