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Gods and Mythology
Dungeons & Dragons Posted on17th July 202017th July 2020

D&D Gods

If you’re like me, you like starting your home-brew world building for your RPG with the big things. The formation of the continents, the origin […] Read More

Dungeons & Dragons Posted on14th January 202010th March 2020

The Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount – Hype Time

Wildemount, here I come! As you all know, I’m quite a big D&D fan. I’m also a giant Critical Role fan! I mean, it’s part […] Read More

Magic Shop
Dungeons & Dragons, Patreon, RPG Posted on4th October 201911th December 2019

Secrets are Awesome

Subtext adds depth to any piece of fiction. If there’s something going on beneath the surface, readers pay attention. This is because we – as […] Read More

Dragon Heist Review
Book Reviews, Dungeons & Dragons Posted on20th March 201917th March 2020

Waterdeep Dragon Heist – Review

Behold! An Urban Adventure I was lucky enough to receive Waterdeep: Dragon Heist for Christmas. Having read it cover to cover and run the first […] Read More

Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons Posted on10th October 201810th October 2018

Discovering D&D

Diving into the world of Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon and Dragons have been around for a long time. I’ve always been aware of it (pop […] Read More

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Marcel M. du Plessis's books on Goodreads
The Curse of Balar The Curse of Balar (Balar, #1)
reviews: 14
ratings: 29 (avg rating 4.07)

The Bright Report The Bright Report (Bright Report, #1)
reviews: 6
ratings: 13 (avg rating 4.69)

The Silent Symphony The Silent Symphony
reviews: 3
ratings: 15 (avg rating 3.73)

The Bright Report Volume 3 The Bright Report Volume 3 (Bright Report, #3)
reviews: 4
ratings: 7 (avg rating 4.00)

Awkward Phrasing Awkward Phrasing (Bright Report, #0)
reviews: 3
ratings: 4 (avg rating 5.00)

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Calliope’s Inspiration

The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frans_Snyders_(Attr.)_-_Concert_of_Birds.jpg
Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
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heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884)
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884) from WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VanGogh-starry_night_ballance1.jpg
Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
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after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAdolf_Eberle_Der_gelunge_Brief.jpg
Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_Writing_a_Letter_by_Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu.jpg
Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
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Valentine's Day
Pygmalion by Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain]
Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
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Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
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The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
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Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adam_Silo_(attr)_-_A_seascape_with_Tall_ships.jpg
Starting something new
By J. M. W. Turner – The Athenaeum (http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=20906), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1511781
By Johannes Vermeer - Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALa_farandole_de_P%C3%A9trarque.jpg
By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The Lies of Locke Lamora Cover
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nymphs_finding_the_Head_of_Orpheus.jpg
Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
Books
The Librarian (c. 1570) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
Gods and Mythology
Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl (1646), by François Perrier

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