Kelsey Dion

It's very not the sort of silly beholder that I think has become the... Well, not to say that they're silly, but the first beholder ever drawn was a floating ball with silly eyes coming out of it. Right, and we have to admit that they're kind of funny.

It's very not the sort of silly beholder that I think has become the... Well, not to say that they're silly, but the first beholder ever drawn was a floating ball with silly eyes coming out of it. Right, and we have to admit that they're kind of funny.

Right, it's the Geiger beholder. And this is a weird thing about that piece of art. Lucas, he's a renowned death metal artist, which kind of explains his vibe. But if you squint, if you kind of blur your eyes a little bit, that central eye on the beholder is actually the Arcane Library's logo, which is an explanation, a hint in world at what that logo even means. So it's all very meta.

Right, it's the Geiger beholder. And this is a weird thing about that piece of art. Lucas, he's a renowned death metal artist, which kind of explains his vibe. But if you squint, if you kind of blur your eyes a little bit, that central eye on the beholder is actually the Arcane Library's logo, which is an explanation, a hint in world at what that logo even means. So it's all very meta.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I did, I did, which is funny. It's actually pretty simple. The layout is pretty straightforward, and that was the big emphasis. I love Morkborg too, but I don't think that their design goal was for it to be easy to read. I think that would be fair to say, and mine was. I wanted to have a very stark and easy to read thing.

I did, I did, which is funny. It's actually pretty simple. The layout is pretty straightforward, and that was the big emphasis. I love Morkborg too, but I don't think that their design goal was for it to be easy to read. I think that would be fair to say, and mine was. I wanted to have a very stark and easy to read thing.

especially because when your eye is moving down a page, you need to catch information immediately. You get really one chance to catch what you're scanning for in the moment. And so I was trying to make that the emphasis while still being able to convey this black and white look, which is very old school. It's a nod to the artists that were the foundation of the game.

especially because when your eye is moving down a page, you need to catch information immediately. You get really one chance to catch what you're scanning for in the moment. And so I was trying to make that the emphasis while still being able to convey this black and white look, which is very old school. It's a nod to the artists that were the foundation of the game.

And I wanted to, even the paper choice. I did uncoated paper in the book because that was how the original D&D books were. And that's why you get cool marginalia from like nine-year-olds in the 70s writing their notes. And I wanted to make that possible. So a lot of the quality type decisions of the book were about evoking an old feeling book.

And I wanted to, even the paper choice. I did uncoated paper in the book because that was how the original D&D books were. And that's why you get cool marginalia from like nine-year-olds in the 70s writing their notes. And I wanted to make that possible. So a lot of the quality type decisions of the book were about evoking an old feeling book.

And the art as well. And then the writing and the text was all about being like, you have to be able to use this on the fly. That was the big emphasis.

And the art as well. And then the writing and the text was all about being like, you have to be able to use this on the fly. That was the big emphasis.

It was lovely to meet you all, too. I'm so glad I got to come on this show and that you guys were willing to bring me on and suffer my shenanigans.

It was lovely to meet you all, too. I'm so glad I got to come on this show and that you guys were willing to bring me on and suffer my shenanigans.

You know, that's just a good old bottom of the chest rah sound. That's how I roll. You can add some color to it, you know, depending on the volume. Amazing.

You know, that's just a good old bottom of the chest rah sound. That's how I roll. You can add some color to it, you know, depending on the volume. Amazing.

It's a very insightful quote from the Tarrasque there. Very deep.

It's a very insightful quote from the Tarrasque there. Very deep.