Richard Pack

@thewyrm

Freelance author and narrator. Huge nerd who can never have enough TTRPG's in my life. Random favorites: FFXIV, Stormlight Archive, Muppets, Star Wars, Divinity: OS2, Codex Alera. No AI

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Richard Pack@thewyrm· Jul 11

Tried using the magic eraser in Canva for part of a thumbnail. I know this is at least 90% user error but I just had to share the result XD #canva #aifail #darksouls #blind #randomized #poor-seath-is-having-the-worst-day-of-his-life

Seath the Scaleless from Dark Souls 1. Classic, intimidating, covered in crystals and otherwise looking like the badass he ought to be.

A post-magic eraser version of Seath the Scaleless, AKA Seath if he was drawn by a toddler with only white and blue crayons and then that picture was put through a copier that mangled the page and then that page was shredded and painstakingly reconstructed by someone who'd never seen Seath before and they tried their best dang it.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Jun 13

Foster kitties are starting to grow more comfortable around us :) Loona, (the grey tabby in back), is still pretty nervous but she's letting us see her more, and Sushi, (the creamsicle fluffball), is letting us pet him on the regular.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Jun 8

Once I turn this 90 degrees, how many times do I knock to gain entrance?

A tarnished gold door knocker with two hands holding a heart. There is a clear groove above it and to the left, indicating that it has been regularly moved.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Apr 24

Hopefully you'll forgive me for some Pan X Lesbian #wolqotd

Tima, (a dark-furred miqo-te), and Sill, (a dark-skinned elezen), snuggling on a small couch. Tima is wearing long black boots and blue pants under a light blue dress. She is leaning against Sill's shoulder, eyes closed and smiling. Sill is wearing black shorts and a white buttoned top, with her arm around Tima's shoulder.

An underwater scene, set in the Ruby Sea. The background has rocks and coral. Centered in the frame are two characters. Sill De'moria, a dark-skinned elezen with red hair, is upside down. She's wearing a black top and short skirt with long white stockings. Tima Duskhasi, a dark skinned miqo'te with black hair, is wearing a black and red two piece swimsuit and grey stockings. The two of them are making eye contact from their differing perspectives.

Tima and Sill, in their wedding dresses, floating in a crater lake in the Rak'tika Greatwood

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Apr 3

Her spelling could use some work, but I'm very proud of her art skills

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Mar 13

Might I offer some skrunklies to one of my favorite sources of XIV skrunklies?

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Feb 13

I'm claiming it as her first word, selfishly.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Feb 5

My wife and kids had a lot of fun decorating for my birthday. If you want to help me celebrate, I ask only that you check out Worldspark or some of my writing on Substack. The past year and change has been crazy but writing has kept me sane and getting published was a dream come true

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Jan 18

These are my alts, Bibiye and Maev. They're best friends, mostly due to their mutual love of sparring.

Maev, a white-furred Hrothgar, is wearing a long grey-blue coat over a red shirt, black pants, and red boots. She has on a pair of rimless glasses, and jer hair is dark blue with red highlights. She has Bibiye on one shoulder and is speaking to her. Bibiye is a female lalafel with red hair and silver highlights, and a black-grey outfit with red accents.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Jan 17

Here's Tima! I haven't taken the time to get good at screenshot, but I have written a bunch of fics about her!

Tima, a grey-furred keeper of the moon miqo'te, leaning against a stone pillar. She has green face paint, messy black hair, an eyepatch over her left eye, and dark blue leather armor.

Tima in the EW BRD artifact gear, adjusting a pair of glasses. Without the eyepatch, it's clear that her left eye is white.

Tima in yellow chaps and a coat, with a cowboy hat. She looks upset.

Tima surrounded by purple light and flames with her left hand raised to the sky

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Jan 17

Valorn, from "Bloodsmith," who I'm also playing an AU version of in a D&D campaign at the moment. He's the scrungliest, (side effect of his cursed arm refusing to let him use any 'weapons,' which includes razors or shears). #bloodsmith #oc #D&D

Valorn Briarblade. His left arm is veiny and diseased, with an open eye on the back of his left hand. His hair and beard are unkempt and he has a large scar on the left side of his face and across his nose.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Nov 25

This is what my brain does when I'm too sick to sleep: #D&D #homebrew #Don'tRegretGettingTheShotButManIsMyConScoreLow

Flu Vaccine

Type: Simple Melee Weapon, (needle)

Cost: 100 GP

Weight: .1 lb

Damage: 1 Piercing and 1 poison

Properties: Injection*

Upon a successful attack, the target immediately takes 1 piercing damage and 1 poison damage. They also gain the status condition Inoculated(Influenza), which gives a +5 bonus to CON saving throws against Disease, (Influenza), and lasts for 1 year.

The target must also make a Con saving throw immediately, (DC 10). On a failure, they are affected by Disease, (False Influenza), giving them the Poisoned condition and affecting them with the spell Bane**. Every 12 hours or as part of a long rest, they may repeat the saving throw, and the effect ends immediately on a success.

*When you make an attack roll with this weapon, you may use your Intelligence modifier instead of strength. If you are proficient in Medicine, you may also add your proficiency bonus to the attack, and if your target is a willing creature, the attack automatically succeeds.

**(The bane can be temporarily mitigated by using Pills, (Ibuprofen), or Pills,(Acetaminophen)).

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Nov 25

Really getting spoiled with the sunsets lately

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Nov 14

I missed the northern lights but I did catch this gorgeous sunrise.

Sunrise over the mountains, tinting the clouds orange

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Nov 4

Bonus: I quickly got very distracted by crafting and gathering. #wolquestion #wolqotd

List of crafting and gathering achievements for FFXIV

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Nov 4

Mid-pandemic, 5.3 was out so I got flying once I completed ARR, it was a pretty great time to start the game.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Oct 28

Example pictures:

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Oct 25

. . .this game still has its hooks in me . . .

Hollow Knight: Silksong's game completion screen. Time: 3h 41m 16s. On the left side, the 'speedrunner' achievement is displayed.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Oct 22

Alt text on the third picture autocorrected from sheltie to shelter, and I didn't catch it in time. By way of apology, I offer a bonus double-decker dogs.

Lopen, a blue heeler mutt, lies on a couch. Case, a sheltie, lays on the ground in front of the couch.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Oct 22

Worldspark may be free to listen to, but by checking it out you'll still be helping me provide for these furry menaces. So don't do it for me. Do it for Shallan, (cat with orange spots), Sabriel, (her sister), Lopen, (blue heeler mutt), and our step-dog Case, (sheltie) #cats #dogs #pets

Two muted tortoiseshell cats, snuggling on a pile of blankets and pillows on the back of a couch.

A black and white dog, (blue wheeler mutt), sitting with one paw propped up on the side of the couch.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Oct 21

This is your regularly scheduled reminder that "Worldspark" is #free through #audiomazes. It's an immersive audio branching narrative adventure story with 8 different endings. Explore an ancient temple. Meet a god. Stop the apocalypse. www.audiomazes.com/library/worl...

The cover of the book "Worldspark," with a stylized blue phoenix crackling with fire and lightning-esque energy.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Oct 15

Rocking my daughter with my foot Knowing that if I stop She'll wake up My eyes collapsing, mind escaping, Sleep the nearest and furthest thing As she rocks

A sleeping infant in a rocker, wearing a warm onesie with gloves and an orange hat.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Sep 27

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Sep 25

Furry cute things, as requested

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Sep 24

#silksong is a triumph. I'm very glad this game exists and I got to play it. And that ending broke me.

The Silksong end card. It reads "Game Completion. Percentage: 100%. Time: 78h 51m 09s."

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Sep 20

After his death, (Ixal ambush), Tima promised that she'd someday make his dream real. In the calm after the events of EW she finally brought pixie apples from the First and built the Pixie's Picnic.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Sep 3

#wolquestion #wolqotd Behatted serpent of Ronka, I made a matching glam for a contest, wrote a fic about it, and it's been cemented as my favorite ever since.

A cave in Slitherbough. In the foreground, Quinfort on the left is seen conversing with Valan on the right. In the background, Tima is standing, frustrated. The behatted great serpent of Ronka is jumping up to her right. Tima is wearing yellow chaps and a coat, with a brown hat and a red handkerchief around her neck. She is also wearing brown gloves, and the coat goes down to her knees behind her.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Sep 2

Tima and my friend's OC, Sill! I've even written a series of fics about them, archiveofourown.org/series/4675012, and I had a lot of fun doing it. (art by @beaniecapprints.bsky.social) #wolqotd #wolquestion #ffxivgpose

Tima and Sill snuggling on a small couch. Tima is wearing long black boots and blue pants under a light blue dress. She is leaning against Sill's shoulder, eyes closed and smiling. Sill is wearing black shorts and a white buttoned top, with her arm around Tima's shoulder.

An underwater scene, set in the Ruby Sea from Final Fantasy XIV. The background has rocks and coral. Centered in the frame are two characters. Sill De'moria, a dark-skinned elezen with red hair, is upside down. She's wearing a black top and short skirt with long white stockings. Tima Duskhasi, a dark skinned miqo'te with black hair, is wearing a black and red two piece swimsuit and grey stockings. The two of them are making eye contact from their differing perspectives.

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Aug 27

Richard Pack@thewyrm· Aug 16

Worldspark is available for free right now on AudioMazes.com! www.audiomazes.com/special/worl... Explore an ancient temple, meet a god, and stop the apocalypse. Or die along the way, depending on the choices you make. Let me know what you think! #AudioMazes #booksky #fantasy #debutauthor