D&D Art Game : Pokemon Fusions Speedpaint

[@jessjackdaw]

DIRECT YOUR EYE STALKS HERE!!! All STATS for these creatures are available in the DESCRIPTION! Check there for all your homebrew needs. Thanks again for all the lovely support. :)

[@fire-breathingturtledragon4513]

This is amazing! Please do more like this!

[@critsfreaks9970]

Omg this is great do this again

[@jouruge]

please do these again TTwTT

[@chasedexter8751]

This is extremely amazing Artwork! Doing fusions or just your own creations would be awesome to see more of! Keep up the great work! :) 👍

[@theartistformidablyknownas3807]

I'm going to ask you to look up trick on urban dictionary and now watch that part of the video thinking about that

[@LuckyCatNameless]

Me: "Ugh, these are all so creepy, why would anyone use them?" Me: *Starts to do stat blocks for them for homebrew*

[@HavenBriar]

@@DigitalDaydreams she already did stat blocks

[@judgecurran7289]

SAME!! I just introduce the mire and my players hate me

[@HavenBriar]

@@judgecurran7289 did you use your own stat block or hers?

[@judgecurran7289]

My own, I let my players multiclass so some of their characters are over powered. I have to boost the stats to give them a challenge.

[@judgecurran7289]

My own.

[@reanimatedmagpie]

I love how the last one is an entire campaign premise

[@DragonKingZero]

And possibly an Undead/Undying warlock patron.

[@PhintiasDarkwood]

Yes, I would like to see a part two! Amazing art and creative lore.

[@rmt3589]

Agree! Part 2 plz.

[@thebohemian814]

YES!

[@TerrariaGolem]

Yes Y e s Y e s

[@casperbk7994]

No not a part two, this should be a new series

[@icedwolfw2606]

YEEEESSSSSSS. This is awesome it should be a series! Plz

[@LeeAllanSpades]

Man, Imagine an adventure that starts with all of the player characters living in a town that was actually a Kuo-Toa Psion's playground. In the first few sessions they break out, and then they realize they had been stuck in that realm for YEARS with no memory of why they got stuck there in the first place. Now the adventurers have to remember their initial purpose and figure out what happened in the time they were gone.

[@wackywyvern745]

At first i read "kuo-toa" as "kraka toa." Like from spongebob

[@21_315]

That death shroud was so cool i love the concept

[@Lazysupermutant]

Will make a really interesting undying patron. Make a warlock was literally trading bodies for power

[@defensivekobra3873]

As bob ross Said, there are no misstakes, Only happy accident, and i do love how much this makes sense

[@EnderWarlock]

@@Lazysupermutant that's a really cool idea and can work well for an adventurer since they tend to kill so many people and strange creatures.

[@planetfall5056]

huh, that's funny. I just commented the same thing almost word for word. I scrolled down after posting and thought my comment had been duplicated XP

[@lawrencerutherford4260]

i would probably be friends with one

[@RaulDiaz-mp8ms]

The Death Shroud + Only dead insects = Oogie Boogie from Nightmare Before Christmas.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Talking to a captive Jynx-Frost Giant hybrid: "You're ancient, you're ugly, I don't know which is worse! I might just split a seam now, if I don't die laughing first!"

[@Bluecho4]

Great idea, we need more insect-filled sack men in DnD. As an aside, I'm often disappointed how often, in discussions of necromancy and the undead, the remains of dead _insects_ are overlooked. Even thoroughly decayed ones are basically tiny animated armors, their exoskeletons and (where applicable) dried wings can grant them a modicum of substance. Individually weak for anything but scouting or "bothering", a swarm of undead insects could be potentially hazardous. Not even getting into the animated remains of _giant_ insects.

[@vinokai]

Bluecho4 bruh...if we add death Shroud, imagine a hood that covers a head of a dead giant arachnid of some sort with millions and millions of dead insects, and other creatures beneath. Maybe an undead locust swarm attack that can cause some kind of infection damage. (I new to D&D, sorry)

[@niydfass1060]

Isn't there an actual real-life insect that sticks the dead bodies of ants on their body to disguise its scent?

[@pauldeddens5349]

@@niydfass1060 Yes, I believe its called the assasin bug. Its a general species of insect that sticks ant heads onto its body as armor, and disguise

[@koboldfan3238]

Both the Tatzelwurm and Death Shroud would seem interesting to add in a game, as they are intimidating monsters that do not want to fight.

[@MrMaradok]

Kobold Fan323 Or at least not initially I could definitely see some questlines with these guys, and the Kua Toa Psion to.

[@jacobnoelle8428]

I would love a party that have a Death Shroud following they as they leave new and rare corpses.

[@jacobnoelle8428]

Also i think that Death Shroud would avoid anything that could damaged it's "collective"

[@LemonTelesto]

JessJackdaw: anything with mimikyu will be SO cute! Cadaver Collector: I’m about to end this woman’s whole career

[@KanuckStreams]

When she rolled what was going to be fused with Mimikyu, and was just silent for a while, I was like: "Ohh, that can't be good..."

[@jaxsocarin9397]

Mimikyu Cadaver Collector: KhAJIt HaS WaREs

[@thegaynerdyidiot9709]

Hmm, I can tell you are a fan of hollow knight: CAS

[@Vespuchian]

Just thought of an alternate interpretation: the Ragamufflin Small undead, neutral A disembodied spirit seeking to remedy its need for living companionship, the Ragamufflin uses its powers of telekinesis to construct a child-like scarecrow for itself out of sticks, debris and old clothing. While ultimately harmless Ragamufflins are tricksters by nature, showing its affection for individuals or adventuring parties by pilfering small items from others and leaving them as gifts. A Ragamufflin whos affection is rejected may become despondent and hostile, playing increasingly cruel pranks on the subject of its ire unless appeased or convinced to leave.

[@nowheregiirl8115]

He's Trans

[@jasondahfolf4325]

I can say this on behalf of everyone here: We want to pet and hug the Tatzel Wurm

[@irmatrubura4620]

Yep

[@bionicdragon5]

The goodest of boys.

[@sowhatgetalife2]

@ Idk if this comment was a joke or literal, either way I'm confused (and a bit concerned).

@@sowhatgetalife2 I'd be concerned about furries too, they sexually abuse animals.

[@Stitched-Bones]

Yes of course

[@aquaticdemon1]

So not only have you figured out a way to imagine the most amazing and Fantastical creatures that look so wonderful, you also managed to give them a background, backstory and flavor to figure out how to put them into our own campaigns. You madam, are the most wonderful artist with the imagination the size of Wailord Tarrasque. Thank you so much for doing this for the community you didn't know existed.

[@Vaalgrum]

Pretty sure wailord + tarrasque is just a kraken... Still, would love to see her draw a whale-kraken

[@dawsonskyhar5984]

I want to echo Mr. Butler's words as these videos are absolutely astounding and I thank you for these masterful monstrous machinations that will be used in my game very soon to terrify the bejeezus out of my players. Stay scary Jess.

[@harryguidotti3815]

Now I wanna see a Wailord Tarrasque.

[@leotan5601]

Pretty sure she work for at least one TRGP studio

[@nowheregiirl8115]

He's Trans, but I can't blame you for mistaking this back then.

[@lexibyday9504]

opinion after watching the whole video: please do more of these. And OMG the last one. Imagine the death shroud as the main quest giver in a campain. Contrary to every player's assumption this god of death they are slowly building is not the end boss and has completely benevolent intentions. If the party refuses to kill someone it just shrugs it off "I'll have them eventually, one way or another". The party is made hesitant to kill powerful monsters knowing that said power would just be added to the death shroud if they did. However the death shroud has to be placated with corpses so it's either the monsters or someone inocent. At the end of the campaign the death shroud tries to fight the main boss for the party and, if they've given it a lot of strong bodies it succeeds. If they havent it's torn apart and the party have to fight a slightly weakened final boss whilst wading through a sea of pieces of corpse.

[@aaronlefebre5060]

Oooooh, I like that idea. If I run another campaign, I'm totally yoinking this idea. It's too good to not use! In the end, I'll get to have the last laugh by telling my players "Oh, and you were working for a Mimikyu this whole time!"

[@lexibyday9504]

@@aaronlefebre5060 I come up with good campaign ideas I'm just a shit DM. I'd be honored for you to run my idea. Just come back and tell me how it went.

[@flamingrubys11]

And it looks at the party saying "i did my best " in a whisper

[@chaotixthefox]

.

[@ap0llogetic427]

flamingrubys11 no imma cry

[@capy-karma186]

The Death Shroud seems like it could easily be the patron to a certain Warlock.

[@jalapenobomb3953]

I'm out of the loop. Likely never even close to the loop. Can you point me in the right direction to know this reference?

[@Reubenaut]

jalapenobomb they may just be talking about the undead/ ghost warlock classes

[@thesunwillneverset]

@@Reubenaut Pact of the Undying

[@CompCompface]

I’m only one combo in and I know I need to stat all of these up. EDIT: Nevermind, she already did it. The last one is nuts though. EDIT2: I think I’m supposed to say thanks for 200 likes? And thanks for the heart? I don’t know how to deal with a successful comment, plz help.

[@oligb1469]

I wanna pet it and call it Bruce

[@andresmarrero8666]

Yeah immunity to psychic damage. That's a first.

[@jessjackdaw]

@@andresmarrero8666 It's not that weird for a construct. ;0 Keep in mind its an animated blanket. Hard to assault something psychically when it doesn't have a brain. Haha.

[@andresmarrero8666]

@@jessjackdaw true true, though it is a rare immunity as far as I know.

[@CompCompface]

JessJackdaw I just want to see what would happen if a party started using it for their own goals, but I think the greatest thing is that it could be a crazy undying warlock patron!

[@ZennXPaladin]

I can see a Deathshroud being the big bad of a campaign (or a mastermind of an Evil Campaign) Tricking or persuading the party to get it increasingly powerful and exotic corpses, storing them in a bag of holding hidden beneath the shroud, that it uses to store excess corpses/corpses whose abilities it doesn't require now, but will later Perhaps it has the head of a dead mindflayer, that it uses as it's main head, using it to consume the brains of the other corpses, keeping the all knowledge in one single skull This way maintaining a humanoid size, to help fool the party

[@palikia3233]

Damn I wanna see all of these in actual games. Though the Tatzel Wurm is something that would be really cool to have as a beast companion. Imagine coming across a Ranger in the wilderness with one of those as a companion!

[@eltarprime]

JessJackDaw: Let me know if you want to see more. Me: How many times?

[@robertoluna6606]

I'd love a part two. Also I'm totally gonna use some these freaks to spook my players.

[@andresmarrero8666]

Butcher's haunted house run by a death shroud perhaps?

[@derpydinosaur8449]

Me: *Sees the mr.mime fusion* Also me: *muffled scared screaming*

[@Drocksas]

*any d&d character I make when seeing the Tatzel Wurm* ".......I want one."

[@DoctorCFlare]

Yep. I think anyone would #giantsaintbernard

[@defensivekobra3873]

Are *all* of your characters pet collectors, druids or palladins?

[@ferret3639]

@@defensivekobra3873 No, but that doesnt mean Lulu the rogue doesnt want a Cuddles the Tatzel Wurm

[@Drocksas]

@@defensivekobra3873 All of my characters would want a loyal, good guardian companion that looks like an edgelord's wet dream in some way or another :)

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@Drocksas Good to know

[@shadowdroid776]

10:14 Me, a DM: Okay guys, the dungeon of Lady Sabrina is going to be extremely tough and full of oddities. To get through this dungeon, you'll need to get your psychic gym badge. Edit: my campaigns are intertwined and both take place after a cataclysmic war, so I am absolutely going to try to use Death Shrouds in my campaign!

[@thornwalker8970]

The Death Shroud is a freakin’ excellent idea and would also be a great familiar for a necromancer aaahhh I wanna play that now 😭

[@jawllypop1750]

I wish I had an imagination as powerful as yours.

[@lennimation231]

Same.

[@crazy-qu33n]

Me: My party would kill me.... Also me: *starts making stats*

[@benjaminmead9036]

she has stats in description

[@nowheregiirl8115]

@@benjaminmead9036 not to be that guy, but he

[@pandoratheclay]

I potentially almost caused the first TPK in my campaign, by giving my DM ideas and maybe just putting the idea of advanced mimics in their head. I was later told that the specific circumstance we did explore wasn’t inspired by my words,at least not yet

[@freekid2001]

Please do a part two this seemed so cool I’d love to see more

[@noahjohnson935]

I saw Mr. Mime and I was like "oh no" Then when it became Ku Toa i was like "oh noooooooo!!!!"

[@DoctorCFlare]

I think the combo worked out pretty well

[@noahjohnson935]

@@DoctorCFlare i knew it would be perfectly creepy since they compliment one another so well

[@benjaminsimons8263]

Jess: Mister Mime and Kuo Toa Me: So this is how the world ends.

[@thebohemian814]

@@benjaminsimons8263 yes. yes it is

[@marxxplaysgames]

When I saw the fusion I was like: "OH YEA!"

[@DoubleAvids]

Death shroud is just a character I needed.

[@martinwillimann5660]

Idea: a Kou-Toa Psion using the party as minifigures to play d&d with normal kou-toa and its the dm

[@RaulDiaz-mp8ms]

Oh no...with their power of imagination combined with the freedom of roleplaying in D&D...This will not end well...

[@Silancet]

DnDeception

[@mysticblue108]

*if I run into a tatzel wurm, first instinct* I’m gonna hug that thing

[@J0K3R_the_Nerd]

The dragon and the shroud are my fave. I would actually love those in my game

[@belzebee_5414]

dude having a Death Shroud in a campaingn would be so badass

[@kingskelett6265]

Here my thoughts to your "inventions": Mourner's Mire & Trick: Even more abominations to terrorize your players ;) Good mix between their different themes (Humanoid&Teeth Mouth / Worm&Tree) Paranoia intensifies Tatzelworm: Absolutely gorgeus design, imagine if it lets you ride on its back into battle Kuo Toa Psion: Makes an interesting challenge, let it trap the players in games and see if they can trick it back and defeat it ("parents" also went together quite well) Death Shroud: This has so much potential. They can behave like critters or be entirely sentient. Especially if your party has someone dabbling with necromancy, this thing could be soo interesting to deal with. (I admit it, I would to try to communicate with it and maybe make it my lab assistant/partner in crime/ corpse disposer. The little version is also kinda cute, in a morbid way)

[@liuemma7175]

DM: A huge beast craws out to your party as they are shaking from the coldness. The black scaled creature sniffes you. Then made a purring noise as it gesture you to climb onto him. What do you do. Me: adopt him DM: wait- me: climb on and adopt him DM: but- Me: *i said, a d o p t h i m*

[@austinpire]

11:00 The fear in her voice says it all.

[@bennett5766]

I was actually surprised, everything in these monsters has exactly what I think a good fusion needs, like seriously these are REALLY good

[@That1Warlock]

I’m sure that my players with get quite the surprise when i pull these out and they all yell out “what the hell is that?!” Everything about all of them is amazing and your art is breathtaking. Keep up the amazing work bud 😁 P.S. AHHHHHHHHHJ JESS gave my comment a heart!!!!!! This is the first time this has ever happened to me! My life is complete now

[@casandrahampton376]

I know, right?! She gave my comment from last community post a heart and reply and it was just ammmaaazzzinnng! I need to figure out how to get a Wacom Tablet and join her online!

[@That1Warlock]

Casandra Hampton that’s awesome! I’m just hoping if she ever has a need for voice actors that I’ll get a chance to audition

[@_espresso_6641]

I legit just imagined a tatzel wurm chilling with me outside while I drawing. Like, bruh, it made me feel so badass for a hot sec

[@oddlybrandon5985]

That large Death Shroud is stated out in the description and is officially the leader of a rebellious group of undead in my homebrew setting! It's name is Raggervon and I can't wait for my players to meet it! Thank you so much for bringing such an interesting concept to life!

[@nonnolento]

Oddly Brandon is happened?

[@oddlybrandon5985]

@@nonnolento Not just yet but fortunately my party has taken the job to clear out and find the source of a Shadowfell incursion. This rebellious group of undead will be there. Can't wait to see what they do. 😁😁😁

[@chaotixthefox]

@@oddlybrandon5985 Update?

[@oddlybrandon5985]

@@chaotixthefox The group found Raggervon's group The Rag Pack. They actually sympathized with it. The Paladin worked around the fact that Raggervon was connected to the undead by the fact it is actually a Construct that only manipulates dead bodies. With him backing them up they barely managed to take down the weakened Skull Lord that had tried to hide and recuperate from a failed coup in the Shadowfell proper. We lost the Blood Hunter in the fight and to honor him Raggervon added his body to himself. The bard sent a Sending to Dame Talina and she promised amnesty to Raggervon in exchange for him protecting her Woodlands and all the living who pass through. He agreed and promised that if the party needed him he would come scrambling. He is now Raggervon the Ragged Warden of The Tamlin Woods. So a bittersweet ending.

[@chaotixthefox]

@@oddlybrandon5985 I'm glad it, all things considered, went well. Thanks.

[@xaosbob]

Okay, so I'm accidentally watching these in reverse order, and I gotta say, your imagination is a thing of beauty. That you can draw what is in your brain is even better. That you do it for D&D puts you right over the top. Excellent, excellent, EXCELLENT! Edit: Also, your voiceovers are atmospheric, poetic, and just a blast to listen to.

[@Lukos0036]

You have a wonderful imagination. You must be a formidable DM.

[@OrionoftheStar]

Mourner's Mire: Ghost/Ground Trick: Grass Tatzlwurm: Dragon/Ice Kuo-Toa Psion: Psychic/Water Death Shroud: Ghost/Psychic

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Tatzlwurm sounds more like a Dragon/Dark, but everything else checks out.

[@Muffetindo11]

Trick looks like a psychic and grass

[@sephikong8323]

To me, The Trick should be Grass/Dark to better reflect it's violent and evil tendencies the Tatzlwurm should probably be Dragon/Fairy to better reflect it's benevolent side And the Death Shroud is the perfect opportunity to bring a Ghost/Normal type in my opinion. It isn't particularly evil, it isn't psychic etc but it's also not just a basic Ghost. It seems like something that would fit a Ghost/Normal type perfectly

[@OrionoftheStar]

@@sephikong8323 Fairy? _Benevolent?_ I mean, I know they're nicer in Pokemon, but seriously...

[@sephikong8323]

@@OrionoftheStar I know what you are saying. But in Pokémon Fairy is often used to signify a good side and an affinity for nature and people, which is what this creature is. This is not indicative of D&D's own fairies which are pricks

[@oligb1469]

Oh I might have to add these in my campaign and the description is just awesome! Adding sound affects as well. Jess you are a art crafting, monster making, badass!

[@juliustausch7377]

Jessy: "If you have a mourner's mire in your life, please cut them out! Just not with a longsword." Me: *grabs greatsword* "Yeah, this is much better suited.

[@gentrygilpin5851]

Excellent art, even better justification for the designs. Great video, would love to see another one.

[@pash_4904]

I just found you and I have only one thing to say: KZbin how could you not tell me about JessJackdraw sooner?? I would love a part two!

[@MillionBitGamer]

Another amazing video!! I will undoubtedly be using the Death Shroud and Tatzul Worm soon!

[@benjaminsimons8263]

The Tatzel wurm would go great in the Storm King's thunder campaign, while the death shroud would fit perfectly into the Curse of Strahd campaign

[@Spacejazz6]

I’m totally gonna be showing this video to my dm friends who are having encounter idea problems

[@psychogaze]

Yes to a part two! And hey, considering 4 outta 5 were on the nightmarish side, 'tis...the...season?

[@axoa-noah8331]

This was so cool! The Mimikyu and Cadaver Collector fusions were by far my favorite. I’m not super familiar with DnD, but it was still awesome to see Pokémon transformed from a cute fantasy creature into a more traditional fantasy monster.

[@isaacbankston1396]

As soon as I saw this my first thought was “awww yeah!” Oh! my favorite monster just appeared! Yeah!

[@TheAleatoriorandom]

This was just incredible. If you told me these were official art I would have believed no questions asked.

[@psachickennugget8617]

Holy moly I love the absol fusion. It’s one of my favorites too and you’ve made me super happy with this :>

[@NcrXnbi]

+1 here

[@missingno.6224]

As a lifelong Pokémon fan and someone who’s just now starting DnD seriously, this was an AWESOME watch! I and many others would love to see a part 2!! You’ve got yourself a new subscriber

[@TengrioftheCrimsonSky]

Second post: I need more of these lol. Also that Mr Mime piece makes me think if Sabrina was an H.P. Lovecraft monster of a neck beard.

[@rabbidcreature9681]

My thoughts on these fusions: The trappinch: seems the most forced I guess out of these. It looks cool as hell, but the concept of a basically zombie that drags them under seems kinda boring. Granted if it dragged them though hell that would be cool. Grick/Sawsbuck is simple and can be used in a lot of situations, mainly ambushes but that’s not a bad thing as gricks are ambushers. And a fun thing is you could have several varieties of them like Pines, Bonsais, or whatever fits a particular region/area/or time (Christmas tree gricks anyone?). Absol/dragon: God I love this combo. Easily could be a quite guardian to a town, city or region that takes the forms of humans or whatever to warn the people of a coming threats/ dangers. Mr. Mime/Toa: Dear god this could be broken as both have similar but compatible abilities. From something like creating physical walls out of nothing to creating literally anything it wants just by itself. Mimiku/Corpuses: has a lot of versatility from familiar (possibly), to low/high cr monster, quest giver or big bad.

[@clickpause8732]

Rabbid Creature Have the mime/toa create physical objects and then believe they were there all along. If it feels like it’s not going to escape from a place, when being dragged away by an adventurer, there’ll be a seamless wall where the escape tunnel once was. If it feels like its mental idea for a deity cause something to be constructed, it appears.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

@@clickpause8732 a beholder that is not only oblivious to its reality warping but is infact made even more paranoid by it, with no off switch unless it's dead? Sign me up.

[@Silancet]

U forgot the trick

[@rabbidcreature9681]

Azur Ocean thank you I didn’t notice. I just added it.

[@theapexsurvivor9538]

Tricks should always paired with Am-bushes...

[@casandrahampton376]

00:10 Oh, I've been there! Pokemon was my childhood, too! It's near and dear to my heart. Oh, wow! Absol is my favorite Pokemon, Umbreon my second-favorite. Okay, these are all so amazing! The art, the descriptions and world-building and adventuring hooks, the melding of characteristics to form the inclinations of one creature! This is absolutely inspired, JessJackdaw! Amazing! Thank you! My mind is racing with the possibilities! Jess! How did you make the little Death Shroud cute?! Oh, and the music choices were amazing and inspired, too! Love the Death Shroud music! The Mourner's Mire lives on grief, right? So it would def want it's victims to keep returning! Imagine an infestation of them plaguing a town, each attack making the infestation worse and worse! Maybe the Grick also has a tentacled deer spirit (like a dryad) that is vulnerable! Maybe the Grick can make itself into any tree that is rooted near, like needle-thowing pines or Whomping Willows? And the party can't get near it and they have to lure out it's spirit? I love the idea of Tatzel Wyrms being aligned and helpful to towns! Imagine how disturbing the meathooks and flayed corpses would be walking into town, though! I wanna design the typical Tatzel Wyrm shrine! I have so many visual ideas running through my head right now! Oh, the culture! I could design a whole people around their relationship with the Tatzel Wyrm! Nay, continent! Oh gods. This Psion is something else! I noticed the ref, I remember that episode! That was something else entirely! I watched Pokémon daily throughout my childhood and still have a shoebox full of cards. Oh, no! You so wanted to make a cute one! I mean, what you could do with the Tatzel Wyrm or the Death Shroud alone! You could have this Shroud following the party, making donations and becoming first a mystery, then a moral dilemma, then a problem if not eradicated, for what does it do if the party doesn't fulfill it's requests? Does it turn on them, or go off on it's own? Does it purposefully develop chimaera-like stitched-together qualities? Can it develop sentience, and the ability to speak out of it's many mouths, and be interrogated? Can a Shroud ripped apart to it's threads and used to stitch together a monstrosity? How do individual Shrouds tackle the problem of keeping ownership and control of an ever-growing hoard? If they lose control of their corpses, does that create loose zombies? (The correct answer is "H*ll yes!" I mean, can you imagine!) What if a really powerful and old Shroud is disintegrating and leaving Revenants in it's wake as it struggles to keep going and do. . . something with it's amassed knowledge. Maybe it's been hit with Change Alignment? And as it's disintegrating it is losing bits and pieces of it's memory, but still desperately trying to stop this evil from happening, and it leads the party right to it! Maybe the party met it in battle after it was following them, and that's how it got hit by Change Alignment! The possibilities are endless! Enjoyed it?! This is amazing! Thank you so much! You're amazing! Ah! Wonderful! I can't wait to play with these! I think I wanna draw a Tatzel Wyrm shrine now! Just imagine! I can see it in my head, a low stone and wood slat building with the peeling dark teal paint, carved wood motif borders around the archway to inside with touch-worn paint, hoarfrost creeping along the blue fieldstone base, a worn cushion for kneeling upon just inside the entrance and barely out of the wind, before a low stone altar stretching the narrow space from wall to wall and then back into a recess that makes up the majority of the building, a lantern swaying on a wrought iron hook above, casting warm light on many displayed offerings, like carved wood and bone amulets, tender morsels of small animals, lamb, bowls of animal fat, crystals, and other things, while the recess is filled with warm, fresh hay, down, oakmoss, and quilts. Dark red eyes gleam from deep within. The low stone building is not yards from a popular trade route, a vast glacier in the distance, with a crevasse populated by many monsters so the local Tatzel Wyrms are the only way trade can pass through unmolested and the people here can survive. The people even look after Tatzel Wyrm kits, given the chance. Whether babysitting them for a day, or raising them. Other peoples recognize their religion, appreciate the Tatzel Wyrms, but see the religion as a bit, extreme and strange. "Worshipping a monster, even a helpful one?" The people of this icy region venerate them, and would do anything in their power to make the population density of Tatzel Wyrms even greater. Which they try, with the shrines and offerings of food. Perhaps the Tatzel Wyrm also warms of disasters, like Absol? And so help the party if they kill a Tatzel Wyrm and the locals find out about it! Or maybe they're hungry and steal an offering? Or they just get gradually more freaked-out by all of the animal corpses dangling from meathooks in the forest, and, barring any trees, from lightposts or other improvised perches.

[@kikiscribbles]

Holy darn, you got a whole ton of plot here! You should be a dungeon master!

[@notsospecial9012]

Adventurers when the trees start speaking in Trick: Ight ima head out

[@Meniscus6]

The art work as always gleams, I really enjoyed the cadaver hand .

[@rocksandwiches]

Death Shroud = Rat King *I SEE NO DIFFERENCES HERE*

[@livingchaosmatrix]

We need to start a petition to get the Death Shroud into the Monster Manual.

[@baddragon7057]

yes

[@justas423]

Gargantuan Death Shroud? Like imagine a cities worth of corpses under a cursed grand theater curtain.

[@MistaShadowman]

Your artistic skills with your ability to improvise names+stories for the creations is ridiculously good! I'd love to see another episode in the future!

[@TheKarishi]

The ability to render these things so beautifully visually and then also suss out the thematic links between very different creatures to make these gestalt mixes complete with backstory is really impressive to see all from one person.

[@tazkol]

for the record, less then half of the ghost types are evil by default.

[@ailingstar8856]

Just from memory... Banette, Cofagrigus, Litwick, Lampent, Chandelure, Gourgeist, Sandygast and Pallosand are all evil, and cases can be made for a few others like Drifloon and I honestly can't remember about Froslass. Then you have tricksters like Gengar, Rotom, or Mismagius. Finally, you have misunderstood ghost types with good or benign intentions, like Dusknoir, Mimikyu, and Trevenant. And really, for the litwick line, it's just a case of having a really creepy way of obtaining sustenance.

[@nullpoint3346]

@@ailingstar8856 My interpretation of Litwick is that they only feed off of the life energy that's already left the body. The extension of this concept has some interesting ideas for a companion creature. They most certainly could be fueled by your dying breath, but they definitely want you to live a while. The strength of their flame is determined by the rate they consume this power, so most try to keep it dim and eerie so as to extend their lives, but will burn brighter in the presence of the strong or dying (without negative consequence to either of their lives), potentially to the point of being bonfires to mourn the death of a strong being. Here's the big one. Some might purposefully burn themselves out when their trainer dies so that their light can guide their fallen friend to the afterlife.

[@joeperniconi4087]

I can see an adventuring party taking a fallen enemies corpse to a Death Shroud to exchange the body for its memories...

[@Danothyus1]

this death shroud sounds pretty interesting, i never got a use for the cadaver collector as is a too specfic monster, but this one might work on a bigger basis, nice job.

[@valleypathfinder9891]

Personally, I think the idea of the death shroud is awesome! Imagine if it got big enough to cover a freshly slain dragon? It could provide a potion of it's new (and obviously large) sum of gold, of not the majority of it, along with magic coin pouches to hold the riches, to the party responsible for it's new body, and then could give a quest for new fabrics to help keep it's new body covered, or ask for help to bind its mass to the scales of its newest body as to allow for flight, then leave behind a small portion to create a new beginning for itself, and the main body can remain in the cave, finally content as the newly 'born' death shroud follows it's new friends. (Sorry for the long comment, I just really like coming up with ideas and you provided the perfect groundwork. Also, love your art, keep up the great work!)

[@IceLordCryo]

oh god the Kou-Toa Psion reminds me of Sabrina from the anime

[@jessjackdaw]

It totally is. XD You caught the reference.

[@IceLordCryo]

@@jessjackdaw YAY ME

[@SpartanWolf047]

These fusions have got to be the most interesting and visually stunning concepts I've ever seen. The time and love that went into these creations is absolutely amazing and to be praised. On top of that to be able to come up with dark, alluring, and captivating backstories with each one is a step beyond artistic talent. Your art, storytelling, and personality are an awesome combination that make all your videos so awesome to watch and listen too. Also you have the perfect voice for alluring storytelling to the point that it gives me goosebumps. You're an amazing and I hope you keep growing and rising further to reach your goals.

[@RoronoaZoroSensei]

I love the Tatzelwurm! A scary-looking creature with a good heart, I could imagine a lot of situations to use that creature! Also I love Absol :) Oh, the Death Shroud also! Some really cool relationship could form between a party and it!

[@megaabsolangelgamer3996]

"Absol, love that one." **Happiness noise** Edit: BOI MY HEART JUMPED UPON HEARING SUBNAUTICA SOUNDS--

[@acrux1918]

Love the video as always. The intricate lore you build for these creatures are great and really adds something more to the artwork. That being said, Yes part 2 please.

[@kaftiel2905]

That Mimikyu fusion is INSANE, LOVE IT!!!

[@bigboyart1]

Mind if I use these for my campaign?

[@jessjackdaw]

That's what the stat blocks in the description are for. ;) Go for it.

[@bigboyart1]

@@jessjackdaw Thanks! I have my first campaign starting tomorrow, and I can't seem to have good ideas for monsters.

[@renkalan8587]

Boltzo Dragon Good luck!

[@Madhattersinjeans]

For Dming stealing and plagarising good villains and monsters is a keystone of the art. The trick is to steal from lesser known franchises or stories so the players don't immediately recognise them.

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@jessjackdaw hold up, you made stat blocks for these as well? This is incredible!

[@starsilverinfinity]

The Death Shroud is my downright favorite - I just love its premise - its so sweet!

[@FryoKnight]

I NEEEEED MORE!!!! OwO I love all of them~ Especially the Death Shroud~♥

[@salamanderofvulkan7419]

I love the death shroud it would be perfect for my campaign and is super intesting for quests

[@Fitoju]

Your monsters are amazing, keep doing it!

[@ATLAS_JET132]

10:43 that sounded like a land dwelling version of a crab squid from subnautica

[@godimanerd4435]

Wow 20 seconds after

[@Adriana-ro3zd]

ok but the Deathshroud would make an awesome warlock patron! :D

[@strangerfromafaroffland2496]

I would love a part 2

[@ocomhdhain1197]

The death shroud reminds of of Vulgrim from darksiders in some twisted way, but instead of souls to eat, its bodies to claim.

[@peytoncurtis709]

This video is really cool you could possibly use some of these creatures in your next D&D campaign PS I hope you have a beautiful day and I really would like for you to please make more videos like this one where you fuse Pokemon with DND creatures which I find incredibly cool

[@roflcopterannoysme]

Death shroud is a genuinely brilliant creature design; artistically, gameplay wise, flavourwise, and unique

[@LegendStormcrow]

The mimikyu cadaver guy, I would instead have a ghost that steals skin to feel human.

[@chaotixthefox]

That would be too Mimikyu not enough Cadaver. What you've described is very much just a human sized Mimikyu.

[@warcedric2263]

Mimikyu + Cadaver Collector = Cloth Collector

[@larzanthony2275]

Definitely need a part 2. The death shroud is such an unique concept. How did you come up with it? It is my favorite by far.

[@Roywocket]

Mourner's Mire seems right at home in the Shadowfell.

[@WitchCandyVODs]

See, the tiny death shroud is cute as hell I would help that thing no matter what. Not so much the big one tho

[@Xaphedo]

I was not expecting something so high quality. Every single creature was legit, intriguing and of course illustrated beautifully. Just, wow.

[@barbossawhitley5750]

can... can befriend Death Shroud??? update: CAN!!!

[@atlasalpha7962]

Yes yes carry on with this video series please

[@jacobaltredes7384]

Kou-Toa Psion: Let's play a game! Me: Here in the garden, let's play a game... I'll tell you how it's done... Here in the garden, stand very still... This'll be so much fun

[@zerd1801]

I feel like one could use the Tatzelwurm to make an encounter that forebodes some horrible event (in my case, a dark war threatening to destroy a town caught in the middle)

[@ofsomeimportance]

I’m a simple person. I see absol, I click.

[@engelrivera5233]

I can imagine the death shroud being really friendly and kind, but just nervous about making friends. Like it would try and help the party with little stuff unnotice while, watching from a distance all shy.

[@therealnat1]

With you saying that there aren’t many good characters that are intimidating, my DM (dad) introduced a new party member, half-orc, by putting them in a situation with a goblin and a terrified nome, but because dad told me, when the party was getting in their battle stance, I said I’d lean up against a tree. They were about to slaughter the half-orc barbarian, but to make sure that they wouldn’t, the half orc slayed the goblin.

[@lairai-art]

I've already seen this video multiple times but I just can't stop coming back to it, I love watching you create these designs! I really admire how you're able to portray various types of texture equally well, from fabric to fur to scales - the way you choose colours is also fascinating to watch, it has never occurred to me that cyan/blue could be added to skin tones like this. Thank you so much for making these, they're a delight to watch!

[@plusRpm]

This is heccin amazing Edit: i will make sheets for some of these, that‘s how incredible this is.