This Instagram account, mind_flayer_meltdown has been re-titling classic Dungeons and Dragons covers with hilariously accurate commentaries. These particular examples are glorious.
Of course, sometimes they get political and it’s just perfect.
It’s easy to dismiss this as “product of its time” or just something of by-gone days, particularly as the current management of Wizards of the Coast and the connected companies have been very actively trying to do better – but its important to remember that these are essentially formative works both in tabletop roleplayiing games and fantasy in general.
That’s… that’s a problem.
– wincenworks
(h/t: Slovenly Trulls for drawing my attention to this gallery of masterpieces)
Specific sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Damn, is Inquisition out yet???
Thanks to bisexualzuko for leading us to this GLORIOUS comic. A+ example of male empowerment indeed!
~Ozzie
This week’s throwback: maybe @staff, in their infinite wisdom incompetence, banned the female-presenting nipples, because it’s only male-presenting nipples that can shoot lasers?
~Ozzie
that friend is vestal
I appreciate this immensly
…… I mean… Maybe?
I think that a couple other characters from the parodies we posted over the years would gladly patronize this blacksmith as well 😉
Consider: Lyla from the College Humor sketch, the angry Dorkly comic lady, this poor heroine, the Chainmail Bikini Squad, Princess Adrienne… Oh yeah, there’s also this poor dude from Oglaf strip which we never knew how to address on BABD.
What I’m saying is, bad blacksmiths/armor merchants are kind of an recurring subject in bikini armor satire. And it’s nice for once to see one who’s fixing sexist armors instead of perpetuating them 😉
PS: This is what Arbalest and Vestal’s boobplates look like in the original artwork of Darkest Dungeon:
~Ozzie
Not all heroes wear capes.
-Icy
Joust for Fun: A Historically Inaccurate Card Game
Joust for Fun: A Historically Inaccurate Card Game
Joust for Fun seems right up our alley, with the super adorable artwork and inclusive characters.
“Historically inaccurate card game” is such nice, cheeky tagline for a game that *gasp* dares to have such characters as well-armored princesses and Mexican wrestlers joust against each other.
Who cares about “historical accuracy” when you can be awesome and cute instead?
Also, props for making their Kickstarter promo video a Princess Bride reference (+ a gender non-conforming princess!).
~Ozzie