Vanessa Stefaniuk @quietsnooze@mastodon.art

Who likes #dnd and #enamelpins? How about #instruments and #puns? My weapinstrument series of enamel pins is available on my #etsy! https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/535047812/weapinstruments-enamel-pin-dnd-fantasy https://mastodon.art/media/-xMapmx-dviLxs6Herc

Hi! I'm Vanessa, a disabled #comic creator, #illustrator, & #crafter.

🎨 #Portfolio http://quietsnooze.net
🎸 #Webcomic http://radiosilencecomic.com
📙 #Patreon http://patreon.com/quietsnooze
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Radio Silence has updated! http://radiosilencecomic.com
A hard drop back to reality. #webcomics #comics #indiecomics #mastoart

Page one of a #DnD mini comic featuring Cat and Damien from my #DnDElfGame The rest will go up on patreon and be included in my eventual DnD zine! #ttrpg #comic #mastoart

Radio Silence has updated! http://radiosilencecomic.com
Reaching out and touching hearts. #webcomic #comic #indiecomics #mastoart

my DM told me that when Damien slept in Cat's bed when she's in the chapel time chamber thingy, he curled up and was comforted by how they still smelled like her and I'm sobbing 🥺 #dnd #mastoart

The trees melted into normal blossomed trees, the animals into strange beautiful creatures like deer with too many antlers...

And a man with large fluffy orange hair and long eyebrows off the side of his face grinned as he leaned down at the still frightened Cat...

Saying “Hello Princess!”

WHICH IS WHERE THE SESSION ENDED....... #dnd #criticalrole #thetraveler #critters

She stepped out into a forest, lush but... wrong. The huge animals had too many unsettling features and general wrongness. She was being watched by many eyes. She was spooked by a half rotted bird and started running. She finally broke out into a clearing only to see a figure...

Who twisted to look at her unsettlingly, green smoke coming from one eye socket and his missing hand..

He lunged at her, causing her to scream. #criticalrole #dnd

Til she remembered the chapel. Where she could probably find someone to tell her what to do, which she’s desperately clinging onto needing, again esp in Winter as she is

Her party and Damien follow, quickly giving her mixed messages and completely flustering her about the one decision she made on her own.

But in the end, she went through the door to meet whichever deity, being, whatever might have chosen her.

AND, HOOBOY...

Not like a child but as someone who is needed, cuz she felt like they didn’t need her anymore and were having fun without her. She’s never had proper friends let alone a family before so this whole thing is rocky unfamiliar territory for her, especially while Wintered

It goes over mostly well, with hugs and reassurance (as Damien mimed cues to the party behind her back).

(Trying to do the voice for her while she’s supposed to be crying actually choked me up and I was fittingly sniffly for the rest of the session!)

And then we went to the Secrets channel and BACKSTORY FOR BOTH happened!

He eventually was able to bolster her confidence and *tell* her to talk to her party (this is important, as her friends are realizing and was especially key to the session because this trait is worse in winter), which she did... she tearfully tried to tell them to treat her-

She ran away back to Damien’s, fey stepping at one point which lost the trail for Abe chasing. She Wintered. Cried silently at his table while he still slept in. Finally he woke up and came to her with concern - this is the first time he’s seen Winter Cat and well, she sad... #dnd #mastoart

She did, and after rolling 93 on a d100, she accidentally made 93 apple fritters... the shop paid her for the leftovers though! She snuck up on Lily & Abe, forcing fritters upon them... only to double nat 1 her advantage on insighting them and absolutely DERAIL THE ENTIRE SESSION

Sooo #dnd story time: Cat stayed over at Damien’s, cuddled all night, then went to cook his breakfast only to realize he had no food except rations... so she went to the tea shop and asked her new friend there if she could make something with their supplies and kitchen 😂

Abe was meditating in the field behind their house, so Cat brought him a bagged dinner she made, kissed the top of his head, and wished him good night. This sweet adventuring family... #DnD #mastoart

And chibi doodles: Damien taught Cat how to play a card game that she caught him cheating at but didn’t know it wasn’t part of the game

And the day before, waiting impatiently at the restaurant for her order of squirrel to arrive (she made this a local delicacy by accident) #DnD #mastoart

Cat also fed the (probably fey spy) kitty some chicken she burnt while trying to make the picnic sandwiches... and then they went and drank her milkshake literally behind her back >:( #DnD #mastoart

Cat's date was super cute and also had lots of ominous fey nonsense but we're gonna ignore that and focus on the little pit they dug by the river to sit in #DnD #mastoart

Radio Silence has updated! http://radiosilencecomic.com
Happy 5th Anniversary! Come celebrate with us and share your fave moments, theories, characters, and more! #webcomics #comics #indiecomics #mastoart

More #artfight pieces of #dnd and #eso characters #mastoart

Radio Silence has updated! http://radiosilencecomic.com
Coming together in support and harmony #webcomics #comics #indiecomics

Cat in knits and new plaid, because she deserves to feel cute and maybe she learns how to knit on the road or something! Barbarians can fight while feeling pretty, too~ #dnd #mastoart