The Speaking Squid

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Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Drewly 2026: Crab shell breastplate

Crab shell breastplate

Crab shell breastplate: The same crab that was rendered into boxing gloves also gave up its top shell to create this breastplate.

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This drawing looks like a big blue uterus. It was not supposed to. Such is life. Drewly isn’t just about sharing the hits, sometimes you gotta share your misses.

Also, today is the 4th of July, which is a bit hard to celebrate since the American experiment is trying so hard to make naked facism work. It is totally fine to want to celebrate today, but it is equally valid to be critical and grieve.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Friday, July 3, 2026

Drewly: Crab shell fighting gloves

Crab shell fighting gloves

Crab shell fighting gloves: These magical boxing gloves were crafted from the chiton of a giant shipwrecker crab for a treant prince on rumspringa. If that sentence doesn’t scream homebrewed ttrpg campaign, I don’t know what does.

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What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Drewly 2026: A strand of fate

A strand of fate

Strand of Fate: My players are always fucking with awesome powers capable of upsetting the balance. A fate weaver whose personal mission is to keep them from destroying the world gave the party this strand of fate so they can tweak the outcome of events while also surrendering some control to the weaver.

This is a reusable re-roll that anyone in the party can use on any roll they can see. If they use the re-roll, I, the GM, get the re-roll to be used on any roll I want. It swaps back and forth and often feels like a, “you just activated my trap card” moment.

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Today is the second day of Drewly. I spend the entire month of July celebrating all the work I’ve finished but haven’t shared. Check back in every day for something new.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Drewly 2026: Angelic Trumpet

Angelic Trumpet

Angel’s Trumpet: Stolen from a proud angel by one of my players. The roll was such dumb luck that I let the player keep the trumpet even though the stat block said it ceases to be when not in the angel’s possession. Unfortunately, the shame of being robbed by a fool has started the angel on a tragic path that will see them fall from grace, embrace evil, and cut a bloody swath in pursuit of their revenge.

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What is Drewly?

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

How do I join?

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Monday, June 29, 2026

Drewly 2026 starts July 1st!

July is Drewly (they rhyme) and Drewly is only 2 days away!

Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art.

Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not.

Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share.

Celebrate yourself and others, and bask in the radiance of all the hard work.

If you participate in Drewly 2026, tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Sunday, June 28, 2026

The Minish Cap: A glass casket

A glass casket

Heart Container: Link’s health increases a full heart and heals fully when he picks up a heart container in his travels. Generally, heart containers are only earned by defeating the boss monsters guarding the end of a dungeon, but there is only additional heart containers in the Minish Cap that can be earned through fusing Kin stones.

Returning from another day of toil, the mountain folk found their adoptee dead from a bite of poison apple. Unable to accept the loss of their young ward, the miners crafted a casket of glass and gold placed atop a block of marble scribed with runes that allow it to forestall any decay. The body will stay pristine for as long as the block is unbroken and the casket is left closed.

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Here July is Drewly, they rhyme, and Drewly is only 3 days away. Drewly is the month-long art challenge where you don’t make any new art. Just celebrate all the art you’ve already made, finished or not. Share whatever work you’d like, however you’d like to share. Celebrate yourself and others, and bask in the radiance of all the hard work.

If you participate in Drewly 2026, tag your posts #Drewly #Drewly2026 #Drewly26.

You can also join me posting on reddit at /r/Drewly

See all my Drewly posts here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Sunday, June 21, 2026

The Minish Cap: A heart of stone

A heart of stone

Heart: Link gets hurt a lot while adventuring, at least he seems to when I am playing, and so he needs to heal those wounds with these hearts. He can find hearts just about anywhere, cutting long grass, digging a hole, breaking a pot, and anywhere else he might find a small bit of treasure.

Freeing a proud djinn from the thrall of a wicked sorcerer earned the warrior three wishes. Wishing for invulnerability from harm, the djinn made their body impervious to any injury and the warrior's heart hardened against any loss. But a heart that cannot break is a heart that cannot love, so the stoic warrior wanders eternally with their djinn companion who cannot convince the warrior to make their final wishes.

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I made my own booster packs! Check them out on my Patreon of Ko-Fi. The process of designing and making the boosters with randomly selected cards that I made was very satisfying.

Drewly is next month. It’s a month-long challenge to celebrate art you have already made. No need to rush to make a bunch of new art, just post your art as is. Finished or not, the act of creation is worth celebrating, so celebrate everything you have already done.

You can see posts of Drewly’s past here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Friday, June 19, 2026

I made boosters packs!

I took the time to make print and cut boosters that feature randomly selected item cards from my catalog.

If you want to be sent a booster in the mail each month, check out any of the Booster Pals membership levels on my Patreon or Ko-Fi.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Holiday: MN proud

MN proud

MN Pride Standard: Fly a banner high and remind those that need to hear it that you are proud they are here and that you love them.

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ICE is still snatching people in MN and now federal charges are coming out against those that resisted ICE. Donate, volunteer, organize, love, resist the rise of hate

Find ways to support here.

Be excellent to everyone, except ICE.

-Ceph

Sunday, June 14, 2026

The Minish Cap: A colorful shooting star

A colorful shooting star

Green Rupee: Green rupees are the gold standard of the Hyrulean economy. Almost every transaction is made with these simple green gems. Link can buy just about anything with rupees, if he has enough. It is a wonder the economy functions, since Link can find them in tall grass, loose soil, under rocks, in vases, and just sitting about some rooms.

The shooting star felt lucky when you spotted it and wished for things to change on your boring old farm. It felt less lucky when the sickly green thing crashed into your yard with a mysterious glow. Could be the glow is a malign alien intelligence from beyond the stars, or it could be that it’s just radioactive, but either way it can’t be good for you and the farm.

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The Colour Out of Space by H.P. lovecraft is an interesting read. I was pleasantly surprised that the recent-ish Nicolas Cage adaptation felt sufficiently horrible.

Drewly is coming…

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Sunday, June 7, 2026

The Minish Cap: A dandelion gone to seed

A dandelion gone to seed

Green Kinstone: Green Kinstones are the base model for Kinstone fusion. Combing one of Link’s pieces with a person’s piece from around Hyrule usually unlocks a minor treasure or a new opportunity for adventure, often in the form of a rarer Kinstone piece for more fusing. Link can find these Kinstone pieces while by cutting grass. Slaying enemies, digging holes, and anywhere else he’d normally find a rupee or a heart.

Find a flower, gone to seed

Make a wish and fate may heed

Intention’s power, vision’s clear

So many fish and beggars cheer

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I often say, “if wishes were fishes…” assuming people know the phrase, “If wishes were fishes, we’d all swim in riches. If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” Many don’t, but now you do.

Go find a dandelion and make a wish, you never know if it may came true.

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