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Moe Neus
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A writer and worldbuilder who just wants to eat.
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Moe Neus @moeneus.bsky.social · 14d
The Imperial Revenue Service agent attempts to collect.

#worldbuilding #dnd #ttrpg #oc #ocsky #art #comic
The agent approaches the dragon: "Pursuant to Imperial Revenue Code Section 6331(a), I have been authorized to seize-" The agent is blasted by a breath weapon. The agent is unscathed except for her cloak. The dragon is surprised. The agent menaces. "Pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, Part 301.6651-1 of the Code of Imperial Regulations, I have assessed a 5% penalty on your back taxes. Additionally, I am now obligated to defend myself."
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Oh my goodness, is this my first fan art? Thank you so much!

And maybe the lad deserves a fancy title.
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Personally, I quite like 'The Lily Lord', but it's a bit fancy for such a little guy.
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The minor god of a vernal pond. I have the urge to follow this fella while they fish and cook.

Working name is "Croak," but I'm not sold. Anyone else have ideas?

#worldbuilding #dnd #ttrpg #fantasy #oc #ocsky #art
A round spirit with three eyes, a lily pad hat, and a birch bough fishing rod.
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Lares and Penates are Gods of Houses and or small natural features. They are quite small, the largest reaching the human knee in height, but they are able to manage their "domain" to a certain extent.

#worldbuilding #dnd #ttrpg #oc #ocsky #art
A small, one-eyed figure with large, spiked pauldrons.
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The running yaga huts of the Roadrunner Coven are considered the highest form of folk magic. Often made of rammed earth, there are many variants, but they will usually contain at least one rounded surface for aerodynamics and a bird or dragon motif.

#worldbuilding #dnd #ttrpg #oc #ocsky #art
A roadrunner-esque hut running across grass.
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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A friend said pottery was a "wine-aligned" activity, and so I've made this. I genuinely believe this would be more useful for new DnD players than the existing chart.

I think I'd be cocktail-full, and my current DnD character is beer-empty. How about you?

#dnd #oc #alignmentchart
An alignment chart displaying wine, cocktails, and beer on one axis, and empty, full, and any stomach on the other.
November 15, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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The Imperial Revenue Service agent attempts to collect.

#worldbuilding #dnd #ttrpg #oc #ocsky #art #comic
The agent approaches the dragon: "Pursuant to Imperial Revenue Code Section 6331(a), I have been authorized to seize-" The agent is blasted by a breath weapon. The agent is unscathed except for her cloak. The dragon is surprised. The agent menaces. "Pursuant to Title 26, Chapter 1, Subchapter F, Part 301.6651-1 of the Code of Imperial Regulations, I have assessed a 5% penalty on your back taxes. Additionally, I am now obligated to defend myself."
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
moeneus.bsky.social
Two quick sketches of other Imperial Revenue Service agents, also known as "White Cloaks." Although their uniform is loose, they all must have a conical helm, a white cloak, and the symbol of the Wolf of August in gold.

#worldbuilding #dnd #ttrpg #oc #ocsky #art
Two humanoids decked in white cloaks decorated with gold as well as grey, conical helms: Ballad the Wall and Calvarux the Tower.
November 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Still chipping away, but my shading is actually starting to look like I want it to? Madness.

#worldbuilding #dnd #ttrpg #oc #ocart #ocsky
The agent returns to collect from the dragon.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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performative male?
#characterdesign | #oc | #worldbuilding
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Happy Halloween! I was distracted at a conference today, so here are some candies commonly enjoyed around the Night Parade. Sugar skulls, candied meal worms, and more!

The flavors will typically be based around herbs (mint, licorice, ginger, etc.) or caramel.

#worldbuilding #dnd #art #halloween
From left to right: a sugar skull, a wrapped taffy, a berry and nut cup, a spider-imprinted biscuit, a caramel tear, a mint loop, a fish short bread, and a candied meal worm.
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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I shaded her scarier.

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The Imperial Revenue Service agent has been shaded more intensely with red in their eyes so that you know you should pay your taxes.
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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It has been an immensely busy week, but I'm still chipping away at things.

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The agent bears an axe and says something
October 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Expedition to Frozen Citadel

Inktober 2025 day 19 - Arctic

#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberarctic #inktober2025arctic #dnd #rpg
October 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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The completed first (final?) comic on collecting taxes from dragons.

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Panel 2: "Another mortal. Come to test your blade? Steal my hoard?" Panel 3: "Greetings! You have failed to respond to your Taxpayer Collection Notices. The August Empire has filed a lien with your local municipality. Please pay your tax debt or file a petition for a hearing. Please comply..." Panel 4: "Or the collections process will begin."
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The final panel of what I for some reason decided to start during a lecture on character evidence last week. We'll see if I continue doing anything with this character as I have slowly planned an entire character arc for them.

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The agent is intense. "Or the collections process will begin."
October 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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The agent delivers their charge.

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The armored figure delivers an Imperial Revenue Service Form LT3172. Please don't try to read the form, I just scribbled incomprehensibly about being tired.
October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The agent stands at the cave mouth. They are challenged.

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The silhouette of the Imperial Revenue Service agent stands at the mouth of a cave. A serpentine figure in the foreground says, "Another mortal. Come to test your blade? Steal my hoard?"
October 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Per a previous post, dragons must pay taxes. The question is: who's actually going to collect them?

An Imperial Revenue Service agent approaches the mouth of a cave nestled high in the Mons Saxum. A village burns in the distance.

#dnd #worldbuilding #oc #art
An armored figure approaches a cave mouth. A village burns in the distance.
October 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The Holy Mackerel is, in the opinion of some mages, the most important magical artifact in the modern age. For this reason, it is that much more dismaying that it is privately owned, eternally tinned, and branded with the likeness of a member of the Archmage's council.

#worldbuilding #dnd #oc #art
Tinned mackerel branded as "Stranger's Holy Mackerel," bearing the likeness of the Holy Mackerel itself, olive branches, and the profile of the bard Wys Kel Ran, member of the Archmage's Council, and re-discoverer of the magical artifact.
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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An Althar, a demon of the Pantheon of Death. They maintain the circle of death and rebirth, strictly enforcing its mechanisms. They have, however, been known to deviate from their task, performing favors for well-meaning mortals in exchange for an IOU.

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A grey, desiccated figure sitting cross-legged while smoking. It wears straw, conical basket over its head with a sunflower sticking out of the top.
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Bit of an older piece.

"There's nothing inherently evil about necromancy. Most associate it with undead armies sweeping across nations, but I use it to get some extra use from my neglected sourdough starter. It allows for greater control of the dough's rise."

#worldbuilding #dnd
A poorly drawn sourdough boule surrounded by geometric shapes with the text "Undead Bread" in "stylized" text. This was definitely rushed back in the day, but I still like the ideas behind it: unconventional uses of necromancy in everyday life.
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Feverfew, the Wild Mage, a devotee of the God of the Hunt with a smile of flint and lead. I'm planning for him to be a minor big bad in the campaign I'm currently running.

As a side note, this is probably the closest I'll ever come to drawing a catboy.

#dnd #worldbuilding #oc
September 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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The final mainstay ingredient is blood. The question is: whose? The imbiber’s own is best, but the more similar it is to your own the better. Your average maker will use pig’s blood, but vegan alternatives are available in the form of Dragon Blood tree sap or silphium.

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September 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Two quick sketches of my aquatic, shark-headed goblins, both meant to be cute. I may have succeeded with one.

#dnd #worldbuilding #goblins
September 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Ras'tlan, Raknide Mage, Voice of Queen Syraxxas of the Bar'nor Hive on the Archmages' Council.

#worldbuilding #dnd #oc
September 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM