Shkura

I'm ready to fight

A six-man squadron pulled up, and it was Shadowheart.

She's the true embodiment of the phrase "Every girl should have a little mystery." She's willing to kill for that mystery alone, but underneath it all lies a rather sweet and gentle personality. Her service forces her to adhere to certain views, but everything depends on what she chooses in her life and adventure.

Facts: -There has to be a healer in the party, right? And she's been given that role—from buffs to the Deception and Healing domain to resurrection and derogatory phrases. -Turn Undead (and her torch stick) works very poorly with some party members, so you have to think carefully about who you pair with whom. Otherwise, a friendly fire is guaranteed. -Guardian of Faith and Spirit Guardians are practically my favorite spells. If the first one could move on its own, it would be priceless. -Sacred flame in any unclear situation. -If things get really bad, you can help the party with fire.

Most of the way through, and we're moving towards the end.

I saw this tag and decided to participate because… why not? It's educational and I'm learning about the journey I've taken from start to finish for 3 years.

I started with a basic Reshade and cutscenes, and tried to put in animations as best I could. I still want to redo some of them, but they have their own charm.

Then LightLight came into play and cutscenes were moved to other places and objects were added

First attempts at photo mode and more and more lightning

At that moment, I reinstalled Reshade and added a lot of settings, and began to experiment more with everything I could. I think there was a turning point here.

Then came experiments in the direction of art - when the VP is considered as art

And now I've added processing in Photoshop and drawing on top of the VP, using various filters

I think brightness has always been my thing, as well as glowing particles. I don't think there's an end to progress here, especially when I get into modding myself. I'm still a bit worried about the overlap of ideas and everything else I'm working on right now. We'll see where it takes us next.

Tagging one rediscovery immediately sends others into the feed in a circle, so let's start with this one.

OC Redesign: Vampire Lord/Lady

In Ascension, her vampire side isn't all that different from her normal self due to the transformation itself and her attitude toward it, so we'll try to approach this by replacing the curse with vampirism in the backstory. It's a bit of a hotchpotch, but oh well. Let's say she ran away from her family to join the vampires who turned her. Why she survived is still a mystery, but that's how it is. I doubt everything was sweet, and it turns out she traded one environment for an identical, but bloody one. She escaped/was stolen by a nautiloid, and then the game's plot evolved. I don't think anything will change between Astarion and her, since the curse already gave her this whole "you're a monster and I'm a monster—everything's fine" thing. Perhaps the ritual itself will be more difficult and her personal quest will be different, but I'll think about that.

Recreating @maetersart art as a screenshot has finally worked out.

This has been a gestalt since November, but the zine distracted me back then and it was difficult to implement, but now I've managed to pull it off as best I can. I love this art, and the guys do too.

Thank you for tag @bloodless-sandpiper

Last song: Taylor Swift - Style - Electric Guitar Cover by Herfer. I love Taylor's songs, especially this one.

Current obsession: Nothing has probably changed here and it's still the same creative process - in particular Baldur's Gate 3, but soon I'll receive materials for traditional drawing and I'll be distracted a bit

Currently reading: Oh boy, it's been a while since I've read anything from books, but the last one was just Neil's interview about Astarion and his past (actually from your post)

Currently working on: Several BG3 challenges, character development from there, and I try to finishing up some old MLP art. I think I'll add articles about the characters here.

Currently wearing: Warm terry suit green with avocado

Last search: "Stefano Valentini". I was given an idea for a single VP inspired by him, so if I succeed, then it will be great. And bloody

Favorite flower: Lilies. The weirder the better.

Persistence is its own reward (c) Dorian 

Moving on, it's Tavian's turn.

A shadow wizard, a lone wolf, and an inveterate hedonist, unlike Tav. He's a big fan of canines, which can sometimes cause trouble for the party. He's not shy about his dark side and happily exploits it, building all his magic around it. He's a big fan of magical accessories, especially if they're functional.

Facts: -More like a sorcerer with his area control and debuffs than a wizard. -Can summon semi-realistic illusions of various shadow creatures. This spell essentially duplicates existing summons, but distorts them with his shadow magic. Illusions can be detected and their power reduced with a lucky die. -Darkness is Tavian's best friend, so if the area isn't illuminated or he's allowed to cast a Darkness, it will be extremely difficult to fight at long range. It will be just as difficult to catch his shadow teleportations. -Illusions are used in a variety of ways, from inflicting fear to changing one's own form to mislead enemies. -He's better at close combat than Tav and prefers to use a shadow blade. Shadow claws are a last resort. -The downside to his magic is that his magic consumes the user, so if you're unlucky with the dice, a friendly fire might occur.

Since the game doesn't give me a shadow wizard, I'm building one myself based on the D&D wiki and in-game spells. You could say he's a homebrew guy. So far, he's a 5/5 with some dark undercurrent, but let's move on.