The Speaking Squid

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Friday, July 31, 2026

Drewly 2026: An additional Pylon

An additional Pylon

An additional Pylon: To summon that unit, you must construct additional pylons. To start building that robot, you must build additional pylons. You required additional pylons, some more vaspene gas wouldn’t hurt either.

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I have played far too much original StarCraft, but I’ve never played StarCraft II. It came out so long after the first that I had moved on to console gaming. Having kids doesn’t help have enough time to clear out my to be played list of games.

Today is the last day of Drewly. This challenge is about practicing the skill of celebrating your wins, no matter the size. I hope you celebrated what you have been able to accomplish in this crazy world of ours.

Check back in tomorrow for my annual Drewly retrospective and check in every Sunday for a new item card.

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 see posts of Drewly’s past here.

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

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Drewly 2026: Fehu Rune

Fehu Rune

Fehu Rune: Modern rune casting as a divination method seems to have been made up by occultists that were inspired by the poems and stories surrounding Norse religion and myth. According to them, fehu is the rune symbolizing wealth, abundance, or success.

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I made an entire rune deck for casting. You can get the deck here.

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 see posts of Drewly’s past here.

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

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Drewly 2026: Alethiometer Reading: Celestial

Alethiometer Reading: Celestial

Alethiometer Reading - Celestial: After asking the golden compass a question, this response could mean celestial, righteous, obedient, stellar, ascend, redeem, accolade, kindness, or even more obscure meanings. One must spend time attuning to the alethiometer to understand which of these meanings is part of your answer.

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I made a system agnostic mini supplement that adds the Golden Compass to your game. You can find it here.

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 see posts of Drewly’s past here.

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

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Sunday, July 26, 2026

The Minish Cap: Hey kid, wanna fuse stones?

Hey kid, wanna fuse stones?

Kinstone: Collecting and fusing kinstones takes the place of the more traditional trading quest in The Minish Cap. Link collects Kinstone pieces of many colors and shapes to match perfectly with various citizens of Hyrule. Fusing kinstones unlocks treasures, areas, and opportunities. Kinstones can only be made by fusing to matching pieces.

The two halves of this stone were passed down as cherished heirlooms for generations. Eventually the families lost touch, forgot their history, and eventually became rivals. Now the youngest scions of the girding houses have found that their stones fit together perfectly, as do their hearts.

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Romeo and Juliet can be read as a tragic romance, or it can be read as two foolish lovers go way too far in the tumultuous inflation stage.

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 see posts of Drewly’s past here.

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

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Sunday, July 19, 2026

The Minish Cap: We are gonna stay BFFs forever!

We are gonna stay BFFs forever!

Kinstone Piece: Kinstone fusion is a mighty force for change in the Minish Cap and Link needs the right piece to fuse kinstones at the right time. Kinstone pieces come in four different colors and various different shapes. Link is gifted pieces, finds pieces, buys pieces, and sometimes earns new pieces for fusing Kinstone pieces.

Others might say they are going to be best friends forever and mean like a really long time. I mean forever when I say forever. These charms link two souls together permanently, or as long as they are intact.

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Being a BFF is a serious commitment, but sharing art for Drewly doesn’t have to be.

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 see posts of Drewly’s past here.

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

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Drewly 2026: My first wand

My first wand

Pencil Wand: The first magic many practice is conjuring up fantastical creatures and fabulous places upon a blank page with a simple pencil. Most turn away from such magic, but it has been a great joy to me for most of my life. I am no master, but the act of creation is worthwhile no matter how practiced.

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Go make some art for yourself.

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 see posts of Drewly’s past here.

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

Get your official Drewly stickers here.

How to support me:

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.

-Ceph

Friday, July 17, 2026

Drewly 2026: A wicker wand

A wicker wand

Rug Beater Wand: For the clean obsessed mage that also must give fools a solid whack upside the head, the rug beater makes an excellent focus for arcane power and primal rage.

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Not my favorite drawing at all, but I often say, “Drewly is about sharing and celebrating all the work you’ve made, not just the stuff you like.”

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 16, 2026

Drewly 2026: A mighty wand

A mighty wand

Fountain Pen Wand: The pen is mightier than the sword, and this magic pen is mightier than a magic sword.

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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

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Drewly 2026: A Waxy Wand

A Waxy Wand

Candle Wand: This unassuming candle burns endlessly and can be lit or extinguished with a mere thought. The bookish mage that keeps this as their wand knows that there are more traditional ways of using magic to illuminate reading rooms, but they loathe the unnatural glow of witchlight.

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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

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Drewly 2026: Spinster’s Wand

Spinster’s Wand

Spinster’s Wand: A spinster is an unmarried woman who spins thread, and it is thrown around idly as an insult as it must be the ultimate goal of every woman to be married as soon as possible. This spinster couldn’t be bothered to marry because she was teaching herself to see the invisible threads of magic and spin them into spells, charms, and hexes.

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This is another wand from the domestic mage set of wands. I enjoy my wands project alot because really anything could be a wand if you wanted it to be.

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: