D&D General AI Art for D&D: Experiments

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I asked Gemini to create PC species in public-domain aliens.

1. The Martians of Barsoom (From "A Princess of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
I'm not referring to the four-armed green men (who are also in the public domain), but to the Red Martians.
The Concept: They are physically identical to humans but with deep copper-colored skin. They are a race born for survival on a dying world.
D&D Traits:
Low-Gravity Athlete: They have a jumping ability three times that of a normal human.
Dueling Culture: They have innate proficiency with longswords and technomagic firearms.
Galactic Sense of Direction: They never get lost in deserts or wastelands.

2. Kepler's Selenites (From "Somnium," 1634)
Johannes Kepler, the famous astronomer, wrote what is considered the first work of science fiction. His inhabitants of the Moon are fascinating and very strange.
The Concept: Massive beings that grow and die quickly. They have serpentine or scaly skin to protect themselves from the scorching sun and the extreme cold of space. They are humanoid, but their physiognomy is alien: they can "curl up" to resemble rocks during the lunar day.
D&D Traits:
Thermal Resistance: Resistance to damage from Fire and Cold.
Torpor Form: They can enter a catatonic state that makes them appear as inanimate objects, gaining advantage on Stealth rolls in rocky environments.

3. The Men of Mercury (From "A Voyage to Arcturus" by David Lindsay)
This 1920 work is the foundation of New Weird Fiction. Its characters possess sensory organs that do not exist in humans.
The Concept: Humanoids with broad foreheads and a third eye (or antenna-like organs integrated into their skeletal structure) that allows them to perceive "colors" and "feelings" that others cannot.
D&D Traits:
Spectral Vision: They can see the "heat signature" or magical aura of objects once per short rest (like the Detect Magic spell but without components).
Extrasensory Empathy: They can detect if a creature is lying or experiencing extreme fear, granting them advantage on Insight.

Lately, I've been using ChatGTP to generate some art for my homebrew setting. Trying to get the look and feel of parts of my world. I've managed to get it to save the art style so I can just bring it up when I need to. Here's a few pieces.


Keolandish soldier faces off against Ork bandit.
Okay, so not THE Keoland - I had used the name forgetting that GH had a Keoland already.


A warrior of the realm of Nordvikk, probably keeping watch for raids from Tartaria to the South.


An adventuring sorceress preparing to unleash powerful magics. In my setting, spellcasting is not subtle. Casting produces these mandala effects (think Doctor Strange) and I wanted to see if it could generate them well enough. I was quite pleased with the outcome.

And lastly, a druid from the realm of HollowDale.

In the first of those, where she's fighting an Orc, though I know it's done for effect it's still a bit jarring that while she's well-armoured from shoulder to toe there's no sign of anything resembling a helmet....

True enough. I guess I didn't consider that in the description.

Although in this picture of a Keolandish military charge, she didn't get a helm either.

Edit: Maybe Heroes don't need them?

Now, I don't see helmets bringing an AC bonus anywhere in 5e. They are just familiar with the rules governing their universe.

True again, and I d prefer to see faces/heads in art. It looks better for a viewer to see a face.

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A warrior of the realm of Nordvikk, probably keeping watch for raids from Tartaria to the South.

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Tartaria? I like their sauce.

Johnathan

cbwjm said:

A while ago I posted an image of Valeria from a description of her in the REH story, Red Nails and since I've been reading a lot of the old marvel Conan comics, here he is. I think he's become the iconic barbarian so it didn't need much in the way of description, I just used his the classic description and I think he's well known enough that it knows who I'm talking about:

"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."

I can imagine this as one of the many lost cities he's stumbled upon or maybe the throne room, not sure what's happening behind him on his right, looks like a lot of soldiers blending into the background.

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I asked ChatGPT to keep Conan but put him in a jungle instead and amazingly it did.

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Whenever I make a barbarian in Diablo 4, I pretend it's Conan. Unfortunately I'm not great at character builds so at higher difficulty he dies a lot, unlike the actual Conan who generally overcomes near impossible odds, sometimes with help, other times just by his wild barbarian nature.

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