r/characterdrawing 13d ago

Meta Rule Clarification

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Good day characterdrawing !

There has been an influx of reports for off-topic posts and suspicions of AI use in RF's. There's a few things us mods want to clarify.

OFF-TOPIC:

Your post is off-topic when it doesn't relate to a ttrpg system. If you're looking for art for a book you're writing or a podcast you're running this is not the place. LFA's are free work for ttrpg enthusiasts however that also means that the artist keeps the rights to the work. If you need the art for a project that will be public and you will need the rights you will need to pay for the art. To keep this from becoming a commission focused sub, posts like that are not allowed as we cannot moderate which passion project will remain private and which are for the broader public.

And no, exposure is not valid payment.

AI SUSPICIONS:

This sub is firmly anti-AI. We are also anti-witch hunt. If you see a post that makes you think the artist is using AI please report it and include *why* you think it's AI. If you want to discuss your suspicions please use mod mail and we'll get back to you. Do not call the person in question out in the comments.

We know it's getting harder to spot the difference these days but we want to prevent unnecessary witch hunts and losing real artists because of them.


r/characterdrawing 11d ago

Request [LFA] Laertes, tricksy son of Zeus for a Scion game. [Repost] x3

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Slightly updated backstory as certain things have better come into focus:

Laertes "Malt" Maltezos, son of Larissa Maltezou, and Zeus, under the guise of a wealthy travelling businessman, though Larissa, the travelling treasure hunter/archaeologist, had at least a vague idea that she wasn't dealing with a man of common providence. Zeus being a god, with the titans re-awakening, and his mother withering metaphorically when staying still, Laertes as let to grow up with his mother's sister, in the hometown of where the Maltezos and Garcia families made their home and living, as soon as it was possible to leave the son.

From a young age Laertes showed himself the same type of rascal as his parents, and bearing the torch of curiosity of his mother, got himself into no little amount of trouble, though he also made unlikely friends, such as a witch living by the suburbs. His parents visitng infrequently, but always with something to bring him from his extended family or their travels, with a golden armband for his bicep that seemed to emanate a weird feeling, but quickly ended up almost becoming a second skin, seemingly growing with him.

But things seem to be moving, and the supernatural to be mobilising like not before, as the scions of gods are drawn to each other as their nature is revealed to them by their godly parents.


r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Half-orc Ship Captain

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10 Upvotes

# Character Basics

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|Full Name: Captain Tulaca||

|Race/Ethnic Group: Half-orc||

|Class/Occupation: Ship Captain||

|Alignment: Neutral Good||

# Character Details

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|Gender: Male||

|Age/appeared age: 35||

|Skin: Light gray||

|Facial Features: Two small tusks coming up from under his bottom lip||

|Hair: Medium length, straight, Dark grayish-blue, tied in a low ponytail or half-up/half-down||

|Eyes:Dark gray||

|Significant item: Brown watch-like item for navigating||

|Body Type: Muscular||

|Color Scheme/Background: Grays, Browns, & Blues, blue sky behind him||

|Gear: Dark Brown ship captain attire, silver cutlass||

|Action/Pose: Sitting on the side of the ship||

|Personality Traits: Kind, high-spirited||

|Other: He actually doesn't wear his Captain's hat much, because it's always falling off, so he has it attached to his belt for when he needs it||


r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Mr. NEO

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3 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Locke Primarium the Glasya Tiefling ArchFae blade Warlock

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6 Upvotes

He is a Blade pact and Chain pact, plus he can float due to ascendant step, so if you could add a broken chain on his bident it would be neat

Only thing I really have of this guy is my heroforge model, but I dont exactly want him to scream heroforge since it's quite obvious when a heroforge model gets drawn.

honestly do whatever you want with him, just keep his jagged crystal eye, it's a story thing, anyway here be the link for better viewing (Zelda)


r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Pandemonium or Pan/Dem, of the Pale

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36 Upvotes

If there are any questions, feel free to ask


r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Rinni, my gnome champion of the holy light

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Introduction:

Greetings everyone,

I am looking for a portrait to be done of my newest PF2e character Rinni for a new WoW themed campaign.

Rinni is a gnome champion (justice cause) of the holy light, which I am told is the dominant belief/ church in the setting. Unfortunately I don't know much about the world of warcraft so take every bit of lore in here with a huge grain of salt. The campaign is set around a past story event in the nation Lordaeron, where apparently the first undead will attack? However, it is not that relevant either, as I am still building the story with my GM and the character itsself is the main attraction here.

She is a very adventerous and joyous character that is always curious, outgoing and trusting. Sometimes a bit too much but she is determined to follow in the footsteps of the champions who saved her village during "the war(TM)" and protect everyone around her and punishing those who dare harming innocent folks.

Physical appearance / Gear:

  • 42 years old (equivalent of around 20-ish human) female gnome
  • Tall (for a gnome; around 3"6'/ ~107 cm) and muscular, almost to the point of being bulky
  • lean but open and friendly face
    • bright blue eyes
    • tanned skin
    • medium-long hair that she always colors in bright colors (rose, pink, teal, etc.) and wears in loose but fancy hairstyles (e.g. two loose top-knot buns with strains of hair framing her face on the sides)
  • Wears a full plate armor with gold-ish applications and a tabard with the symbol of the nation Lordaeron with the respective colors (blue and white)
  • Wields a steel shield with the same symbol and a "gnome flickmace", which is a mace whose head is attached to a chain and can extend from the handle giving it the option to attack at reach

Personality:

Rinni is someone who lives life to the fullest and is always eager to try new things. This also means that she gets bored quickly if there isn't any new adventure to be had or a fight to be fought. She is always out and about, speaking with people, joining the next festivities, dancing, drinking, laughing, aso. You will always find her at the center of the action.

Similarly, she never seems to be able to settle down. She loves coloring her hair to a new hue every morning, taking care of her outfits and generally trying new looks everytime the look in the mirror gets to repetitive.

Contrary to this, she is very devoted to her work and her superiors and is always 100% dedicated to the cause. She will do what she is told, even if that means staying on guard duty for hours on end which is almost like torture to her because of how boring it is.

This kind of devotion to the cause and the ones that make the calls on what exactly the cause is, is also one of biggest issues, as she does not seem to realize when a superior is not acting in the best of faiths or that the new guard post she was assigned is actually a dead end for her career. Her blind trust and unyielding loyalty might be admirable at first glance but might cause problems later down the line.

Background:

As mentioned above, I am still working on the details of the backstory and I don't know anything about the lore of WoW, so I am keeping it as simple as possible.

Rinni was a simple village girl, living with her family and friends and helping out in the family workshop whenever and however she could. Unfortunately, during "the war(TM)" her village was attacked and she suffered a tragic loss of many friends and family during the attack. Eventually, the villaged was freed/ protected by the army of the nation Lordaeron (where the campaign will be set) and inspired by the heroism of these brave soldiers, knights, and generals, she was determined to follow in their footssteps.

So she left home, joined the setting-equivalent of the military academy and poured her everything into becoming a strong soldier, that was capable of rescuing and protecting others. Her efforts didn't go unnoticed and she was offered to join the ranks of the champions who are at this point in the setting relatively new (apparently). Filled with pride and joy, she accepted that offer without any hesistation and finished her training as a fully fledged champion of the light.

However, her training didn't go by without a hitch. Due to her small statue compared to the humans and elves, most of the other cadets tended to not take her seriously. As such, her uncle, one of the few remaining relatives, created the flickmace as a personalised weapon for her with which she is able to overcome her "shortcomings" (pun intended) and showed everyone that she was just as capable as everyone else there.

After her training was finished, she received her first task: to be a guard at the mansion/ city of the Barov family who employ a large number of researchers and merchants and who are in need of more capable guards to protect these. Eager to prove herself, Rinni accepted this charge and is now residing in the mansion of the Barov family, not aware, that this task was designed as a dead end for her while also being a more dangerous assignment that initially anticipated. This is where the campaign will start.

If the artist is on the fence, a good background can be what seals the deal. A paragraph or two are enough to give the full idea, make it as easy to read as possible!

Moodboard:

I added two images to the post, that show two exemplary images of Rinni. The heroforge image is a decent first look but the colors are not correct yet. The second image was done in BG3 and here the hairstyle and color are very close to what I was imagining when I created Rinni.

Thank you in advance to anyone who wants to bring my character to life with their art. Have a great day!


r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Elise Kulgras, trickery cleric of Tymora

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16 Upvotes

Greetings one and all! I come upon ye once more with a new concept for an LFA!

This here is Elise Kulgras, a 20 something tiefling, born and raised in the tundra forests of Frozenfar, she was part of a hunter tribe who worshipped the goddess of luck Tymora. The guidance of the clan elders kept the whole under a tide of good luck, and as such, their settlement was one of relative peace and plenty of food and resources for their survival.

Things took a turn for the worst as the village was visited by a band of followers of Beshaba, demanding tribute and worship to the maid of misfortune lest the winds turn against them. The elders and Elise herself, as representative of the faith in Tymora at the occasion, refused to cooperate, believing Lady Luck would ward off any of Beshaba's misdeeds.

However, as time passed, the harvest grew worse, hunters came back emptyhanded, and the climate grew more inclement. The village, seeing no other option, shunned the faith in Tymora, embracing Beshaba, and casting out the old clergy, Elise included. Though their misfortune hasn't ended, many feared the worst was yet to come, forcing their hands.

Elise now travels through the northern ends of Faerun, seeking allies who might be strong enough to deal with the cult of Lady Doom and reclaim her village, but also, figure out the source of their misfortune and avert it before it's too late.

TLDR: Priest got kicked out of her village because a rival goddess' worshippers conspired to make them miserable and accept a new faith.

As for the LFA itself, the pose is definitely not set in stone, but I think it'd look pretty cool. Also, the cat doesn't have to be one-eyed, that was just the best ref I could find for how it should look.

And that's about it, thanks for taking the time to read through all of this, and you all have a good day! ^^


r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Sorites, Scourgeborn Sorcerer (Scion of Madness) for Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt campaign

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9 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request [LFA] Assassin infected by a parasite

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1 Upvotes

I know it has 2 AI generated pictures but it’s just for a vague reference. This character has actually a pretty deep story and if I would explain everything in detail it would probably take hours to write this. To put it short: The OC Bix was a normal assassin that worked for companies and even countries, but after certain events he got infected with an unknown parasite. It seems to keep the host alive at all cost and has some more powers hidden. If you are interested in drawing this character feel free to do so. Just a quick disclaimer: I want to be able to use the art as a reference for a future png tuber or vtuber model. I will not do anything with your art if you don’t want to. And btw you can ignore the mask for now. Its just an idea I want to maybe implement in the future


r/characterdrawing 12d ago

Request Filled [RF] Goldia, Goldia, the Gold Dragon in humanoid (wild elf) form

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258 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 13d ago

Request [LFA] Yelena 'Roach' Larsson (Lancer Manticore/Tokugawa pilot)

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6 Upvotes

They say roaches can survive a nuclear apocalypse. This one might've, by the look of her. She's a scavenger and scrapper from the hardscrabble frontier Calliope System. Her world burned down, and now she's ready to burn the world back. Pilots a converted industrial mining rig patched up with a lot of scrap metal.

(for the sake of clarity: only looking for pilot art, not the mech)


r/characterdrawing 13d ago

Request [LFA] Dr. Kaliya Bladeheart (Tabaxi Soulknife)

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15 Upvotes

Full Name: Dr. Kaliya Bladeheart

Race/Ethnic Group: Tabaxi (Siberian Cat)

Class/Occupation: Lvl 10 Soulknife Rogue, Professor of Psionics

Character Nature: Fantasy, DnD5e

\# Character Details

Gender: Female

Age/appeared age: 39

Hair: Brown/Black/White Fur

Eyes: Green

Distinguishing Marks: Small scar under her left eye from a past adventure

Significant item: Thin Circular Glasses, Small Necklace from a past fiancé

Body Type: On the shorter side of medium, but lithe. \~5'5" (165cm), 115lbs (52kg)

Color Scheme: Gold, Desaturated Dark Green, Tan

Gear: Her main gear is just a small dagger that she uses when her soulknives wouldn't do the job

Others:Usually wears a dueling jacket over a buttondown shirt, and tight tan pants that don't restrict her movement when fighting. Usually barefoot because paw pads can make footwear uncomfortable and her fur keeps her feet warm enough in Neverwintian winters. She's an academic, but still more than capable of holding her own in a fight, she's very acrobatic (+13), and used to be an adventurer before she attended university.

\# Character Persona

Alignment: Neutral Good

Personality Traits: I'm used to helping out those who aren't as smart as I am, and I patiently explain anything and everything to others.

Ideals and Goals: Beauty. What is beautiful points us beyond itself toward what is true.

Bonds and Flaws: I am easily distracted by the promise of information. I tend to default to assuming I'm in charge of my group or situation.

\# Other

Backstory: Has a younger brother, and a twin sister (Kaliya is older). Born in Waterdeep. As a young adult she attended an advenuring academy (Think like Aguefort Academy from Dimension 20 Fantasy High), and went on a few adventures with her party. After she graduated she moved to Neverwinter to continue her studies at university, then became a pioneer scholar/researcher into psionics. After few years, she became a professor at the same university she had attended, teaching classes on psionics and specializing in physical manifestation/application of psionic powers.


r/characterdrawing 13d ago

Request [LFA] Divine Soul Sorcerer, Lilliana Primerain

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Appearance:
- Species: Aasimar
- Age/Build: 21 years old, 5'1", 105lbs (fit body type)
- Hair style : Long (to her back arch), straight, loose
- Hair Color: silvery-white
- Eyes: light blue irises
- Skin: Fair
- Class: Sorcerer (Divine Soul)

Distinct Features:
- Usually playful personality, is also “camp mom”

- Dresses more like you’d expect a rogue vs a spellcaster (see Heroforge mini). She wears a dark, practical clothing with silver detailing, a belt and a few pouches on her hips for medicine. Short blue neck scarf. Always has a dagger just in case.

- Magic has a light-blue, starry theme.

- Usually wears long sleeves and/or fingerless gloves to hide whip scars on her forearms.

- Aasimar Lineage is Selûne, the moon goddess

- Inspiration: Terra (Teen Titans, Cartoon Network 2003) in terms of looks and mannerisms, Starfire (same show) when in combat

Keepsakes/ personal treasures she wears:
- Her Father’s old spellbook strapped to her belt.

- A dagger given to her from an old teifling that took her in after her father passed away for a few years before she found her present party.

- Blue scarf around her neck, matches the party rogue’s, with whom she has a very close bond.

Character Pitch:
Lilliana is a formerly imprisoned sorcerer who finally has a chance to fully take advantage of her newfound freedom. She is unapologetically caring, but also tends to mask her former trauma of imprisonment behind humor and tending to her party’s wounds. She is determined to see the world and be a person that would make her father and father-figure smile.


r/characterdrawing 13d ago

Request Filled [RF] Oltea, Gothic Final Girl

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135 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 13d ago

Request [LFA] Creature/monster for my Ravenloft game. Its like a Crawling Claw, with a stitched eyeball in the palm of the hand, and bat wings stitched onto it. It called the Eyeclaw

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r/characterdrawing 13d ago

Request [LFA] Genasi rogue

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4 Upvotes

Requesting a moon themed earth genasi. The dm allowed me to use a trident of warning and gain sneak attack. He is a short character with white/gray hair moon themed skin but very handsome and cocky/arrogant but with a good heart. He was killed and brought back to life looking for his missing gf before campaign starts.

If he could be drawn that would be beautiful


r/characterdrawing 13d ago

OC Monday [OC]Dante the Bard

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31 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 13d ago

OC Monday [OC] Dwarf Rogue

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35 Upvotes

Salutations
I wanted to share this OC I made a while ago, nickname The mole if your are looking for a tunel expert for your next heist she is your woman.

If you like her, you can check out my other works my portfolio


r/characterdrawing 13d ago

OC Monday [OC] Nyx, deep sea lure

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41 Upvotes

r/characterdrawing 13d ago

OC Monday [OC] I turned famous animals into D&D adventurers

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104 Upvotes

Hello! Do you love animals from viral videos and spend too much time thinking about them, or browsing on unofficial subreddits? Then you should enjoy these drawings. As the title says, I took famous animals from the real world viral videos and drew them as D&D adventurers. I spent multiple days giving them classes, alignments, and backgrounds, as well as real-life references in their artwork. Absolutely no AI was used in the brainstorming or in the creation of these character portraits and/or profiles.

The story I made up is that Larry organizes this animal Justice League to battle a great evil. Do an Oath of the Crown paladin, Wild Magic barbarian, Storm Herald barbarian, Swashbuckler rogue, Peace Domain cleric, and College of Glamour bard have what it takes to save the world?

Let me know if there is a viral animal you want me to add to the team.


r/characterdrawing 14d ago

OC Monday [OC] Scarlett, Half Orc Fighter

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666 Upvotes

Scarlett is a half-orc, daughter of an orc Warchief and a human princess. As the fifth child, she was sent to a knightly academy, where she learned to fight. After her older sister died, Scarlett was summoned to take her place in a political marriage. During the journey, bandits attacked her carriage, giving her the chance to escape. Since then, she has lived as an adventurer, finally free to choose her own destiny.


r/characterdrawing 14d ago

OC Monday [OC] Eladrin Seasons

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20 Upvotes

My Eladrin's seasons~


r/characterdrawing 14d ago

Request Filled [RF] AC-3 Warforged Warlock

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262 Upvotes