Showing posts with label Upgrade. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

The Minish Cap: A hut perched atop a chicken leg

 A hut perched atop a chicken leg


Big Wallet: Big wallets are upgrades to the total amount of rupees Link can hold at once during his adventures in the Minish Cap. He can buy one, earn one through kinstone fusion, and is given one as a reward from a Great Fairy. After Link gathers all three, he will be able to carry a total of 999 rupees.

All the people living along the edge of the forest know the story of the witch and her hut that stalks through the woods on a great pair of chicken legs. When the hut settles on a new roost, it settles down onto the ground, hiding its great legs and appearing like an unassuming refugee nestled in the darkness of the deep woods. While the witch is not necessarily evil, she is rarely kind, and her gifts always come with conditions, so it is often wisest to avoid the house entirely if you spot it in your travels.

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If you were to randomly draw this from a loot deck, I’d probably say it was a carved token in the image of the hut or I would say you haven’t found any item, but something or someone has noticed you and then find a way to introduce the baba yaga or another witch or hag into your game.

I love hags as characters and influencers. Ravel Mazewell was one of my favorite parts of Planescape: Torment. I always look for ways to sneak hags and covens and witches into my games and worlds.

Speaking of hags, Kristi Noem did immeasurable harm to families, one very impactful way to help ease some of the suffering she directed is to donate funds to rental assistance programs helping people pay their bills while hiding from the government. You can donate to a community assistance fund supporting neighbors in Minneapolis here.

Sunday, January 18, 2026

The Minish Cap: A token to remember the journey.

 A token to remember the journey.

Din’s Charm: This charm is given to Link after he helps Din, one of three visiting oracles, find a home in Hyrule Town. The charm is a consumable drop of power that temporarily turns Link red and increases his attack power. Once Link secures Din a home, he can always return to her with an empty bottle to receive a new charm to use in his adventures.

These simple red bracelets are tied to the wrists of pilgrims arriving at their destination. While these charms commemorate completing a life changing journey, no one would think of the charm as precious or worth preserving. The charm is worn until, threadbare, it falls off when it is supposed to, leaving you with the final reminder that we never truly arrive where we are going and we always have somewhere to travel to next.

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Whenever I get these tied on my wrists at temples during Songkran, I inevitably end up a little sad when it falls off sooner than I expected.

I live in Minnesota in the US and the federal government is still operating a racist terror campaign under the guise of enforcing immigration law. The citizens of Minnesota are banding together to show love and support to their immigrant neighbors and to tell the unwelcome ICE agents to fuck right off.

Sunday, December 7, 2025

The Minish Cap: Blueberries

 Blueberries

Blue Picolyte: Picolytes are consumable supplements that grant a brief boost to the chance for finding  various items based on which picolyte is eaten. Blue picolyte increases Link’s chances of finding items such as bombs and arrows. Link can only purchase blue picolyte after clearing the carpet in Hyrule Town for Beedle and bringing Mt.Crenel mineral water to the Minish researcher studying the Pico bloom plant. 

These are just really nice blueberries. In a world of poised apples, dragon hoards, and destined heroes, a couple of fine berries don’t seem important enough to warrant a second thought. It is their mundanity that makes them so special, a perfectly ordinary thing amidst the supernatural and unexplainable.

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I’m not sure if this drawing needed the leaves, but they are there and there is nothing to be gained by editing something so minor.

Monday, July 15, 2024

Drewly: Rune of Igni

 Rune of Igni

Igni Runestone: Inscribed with a glyph of Igni, this runestone allows a Witcher to create larger and hotter flames with the Igni sign.

Drewly 15th is going to get me some well actually’s from Witcher fans. I know Igni isn’t on any runestones in Witcher 3, but I was more interested in a drawing for as many signs as I could rather than making game-accurate item cards.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is a month-long art challenge for July where you post art you have already made. No new art just for Drewly.

There are three rules:
Only post art you have already made.
Post as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
Tag your posts with #drewly and #drewly2024

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Be excellent to everyone.
-Ceph

Monday, July 8, 2024

Drewly: Glyph of Axii

 Glyph of Axii

Glyph of Axii: This textile patch has been enchanted to improve the mind-affecting sign Axii. Axii allows Witchers to dominate the minds of their targets. 

Week one of Drewly is in the rear view and today we begin week two.

What is Drewly?

Drewly is a month-long art challenge for July where you post art you have already made. No new art just for Drewly.

There are three rules:
Only post art you have already made.
Post as much or as little as you are comfortable with.
Tag your posts with #drewly and #drewly2024

If you enjoy my work, please consider donating:
Make a one-time donation with Ko-Fi:  https://ko-fi.com/theeasyspeaker
Become a sustaining supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItemCardswithTheSpeakingSquid 

Thank you for your support.

Be excellent to everyone.
-Ceph

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