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As a creator since gestetner machines in 1980 and using punchcards at school I've seen lots of tech come and go. Ive got into photoshop 1989 and some ppl said computer art is not art then. Some clients still expect digital art to be cheaper because its not real and doesn't have work on paper. I've seen people say the same about digital photography. My 84-year-old uncle a lifelong musician dislikes electronic music. My dad said lots of electronic music wasn't music just noise and loops. I liked collage art from the 1920s to the present -  many comments about AI art would exclude collage and pop art. The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek jokes about AI and computer art in 1970. Now anyone can have a million monkeys with typewriters work for you with a few keystrokes.

So skip to 2022. AI art comes in janky and mostly bad but makes rapid leaps. I used to make some images. I have multiple books I finished and can't afford art. I've had multiple artworks pre-paid for coming in late (5 years record) usually long enough for me to be over the project. I have quite a bit of stuff I've done and cant find the mood and tone I always wanted. I also regularly meet people who hate historic clip art as used in Dragon magazine and lots of indy publications. I used to research clip art for artists and have a huge library of it. I once chose furniture and ended up in Wayne manure in a Batman comic. Google made this job of mine obsolete.

I used AI on a few 3folds because I liked the janky dreamlike otherworldly failure of it. It does quite good post-apocalyptic ruins and weird creepy forests and ruins. It's not suited to all projects and in certain historical periods, it is terrible. I'd happily use an AI using only historic art and copyright-expired art. The main filters I made make most of the work based on 16th-century woodcuts. Also based on a willing paid comic artist who is named and partnered with my app. I prefer not to have art ripped from small creators' social media profiles and art-based social media. So id cranked out a book with lots of my 16th c woodcut style and it was done at record speed it was faster to make new art than look in my filing cabinets, books and even on the same computer's hard drive. I used to work in a studio with 26 filing cabinets and I shredded magazines and books all day to file in reference archives recently I saw 30 years of my work fill two dumpsters because google does it. Also my older bos in comics has retired because more of his work is being jerked around than making art and so many deals turn bad (partly in this city - less a problem elsewhere). I was quite happy with this book but hate for AI increased and people spoke of boycotting all work with it and banning creators and unfriending ppl who liked it. Meanwhile non pro or semipro gamers are used it for their games and character portraits just like they might grab any image for personal use. I also saw lots of people with poor writing skills unable to write prompts. I saw people who are serial time wasters of artists go with AI and satisfy their desire to have slave artists. I saw a stroke victim artist who lost their hands use AI to create again.

So my current two books I'm on one can't be done with AI art and other I have all assets ready to go. Plus I slowed down on AI art since.

So other night when jamming with my sample-based electronic music friend he showed my AI chat generators to help us write some songs. One in 4 verses is a terrible but useful starting point. Some ppl say I was a cheat for carrying a rhyming dictionary to help write. So later at home, I started using it a bit. One of my oldest friends and a player of 30 years and I started playing and discussing its use. Other than us using our high vocals and logic to work around the AI to think like a conservative who believes magic is real and dangerous. Prompt writing is a skill and burning credit and time to retry the same prompt again and again is some amount of effort and has some skill. Some people attribute supernatural and magic properties to human ability. After 36 years of working in arts, plenty of artists are not original and do just rearrange other elements. So many students in my art school photography thought they were original but as an image librarian, I had seen many ideas in advertising before. Some ideas are logically inevitable, especially working in a narrow IP franchise.

I can do quite a few types of art but I find it slow and painful and i mostly see everything wrong with it. Artmaking as a fun activity to do is different to working which can get like bricklaying. I've had some great artists with great turnaround. Sometimes it is a complete gamble and results can be better than you imagined or not at all. Mostly it is the commissioner's fault for poor guidelines but some artists miss points. As an artist, a client who does not know what they want will be more likely to make more and more changes and possibly never be satisfied. Even if an RPG artist doesn't quite get what I want it's always amazing and usable. Sometimes when I'm swamped and stressed Id rather not work with other people as my reliability and commitment are all a bit over the place and I figure I'm better off not dragging other people into my messes. Art is expensive and many in RPG scene are doing it for love and are often paid 10% of what some industries do. Working with others can be stressful and people who can confidently write and draw anything fill me with awe. Some projects managing lots of people and deadlines can get stressful and takes away the fun of creating.

So of course I tried to generate d100 tables based on my own 12 years of blogging. Even though GPT chat can't say who makes this blog without lying it can produce quite reasonable d100 content. It seems to stop at 40 lines and if you want more lines it often repeats so what I make needs editing but I was impressed by how nasty it got and could do ok mimesis of my blog style. Given lots of people H8 AI in all forms with a passion I'm not necessarily going to use it (but maybe I will sneak in bits out of spite).

But if you want to try https://chat.openai.com/chat and use these prompts: "in the style of elfmaids&octopi blog a d100 table line list of X" feel free to post results in the comments below.

Of course, in the future, I could be simulated from my years of social media and the 36000 images of mine on flicker so the real me is increasingly obsolete. I've had so many technical skills become obsolete and qualifications become irrelevant before.

Currently, Richard & I have been using GPT chat to write stories and characters for VIZ magazine to practice working around its pre-modernist morality. We are also writing episode guides for non-existent tv shows like an Australian version of family guy and Richard got it to write about a team of superheroes who use their prolapsed bowels to fight crime (just like dictionaries were to find rude words I guess). It sounds silly but we are practising working around built-in morality. It refused to write me a demon-summoning spell as this was dangerous. When I added for D&D it did pretty ok except said dungeons and dragons on the last line which doesn't happen in D&D often in evil rituals. Trying to write me short HP Lovecraft stories and they kept having pre-modern happy and moral endings which feels a bit 18th century and we are working around now. I was pretty impressed it wrote me a fake Babylonian epic in the style of the Enema Elish. It's been fun writing and chatting with a friend as we explore all this. He is a fantastic creative person but as a working dad, he has not been spoiled like me with opportunities to do art and bring it to finished products.

So below are some AI-generated tables. I have not really edited. Personally, I can write a new d100 table faster than I can edit one thus I'm better at rapidly spewing out content without polish than lots of people. Other graffiti artists much better than me said I was better at adlibbing and filling in space on the fly while they practised and did roughs. Quite a few amazing artists I know are too shy to draw in public and too perfectionistic to do anything with it. Then there are drawing geniuses I've met who don't have any interest in it because it's too easy who make me sad and won't even draw for me for money even though they have books of fantasy art ready to scan and lease.


in the style of elfmaids&octopi blog a d100 table line list of naughty pranks and tricks of apprentice wizards at wizard school

1. Conjure a swarm of insects in the teacher's office.
2. Charm the school's statue to insult passing students.
3. Swap the ingredients in a potion recipe for something completely different.
4. Turn all the furniture in the common room upside down.
5. Create a false floor that drops people into a pit of feathers.
6. Use illusion magic to make everyone think the school is haunted.
7. Set up a fake exam that is actually impossible to pass.
8. Turn the teacher's clothes into live animals.
9. Use telekinesis to make things fly around the room during class.
10. Replace the water in the school's pool with gelatin.
11. Summon a minor demon to wreak havoc in the school.
12. Make everyone's books upside down and backwards.
13. Make the school's portraits come to life and insult people.
14. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's hair into snakes.
15. Create a spell that makes someone's clothes shrink every time they lie.
16. Make a door that leads to a room filled with custard.
17. Use enchantment magic to make everyone speak in a ridiculous accent.
18. Turn the school's library into a maze that constantly shifts.
19. Use divination magic to predict something embarrassing for a classmate.
20. Create a potion that makes someone's skin glow in the dark.
21. Use illusion magic to make someone think they are invisible.
22. Create a spell that makes people forget words they need to speak.
23. Use conjuration magic to summon a bucket of slime over someone's head.
24. Create a potion that causes someone to hiccup uncontrollably.
25. Turn someone's bed into a cage of snakes.
26. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's food into something disgusting.
27. Create a spell that makes someone's nose grow every time they tell a lie.
28. Use enchantment magic to make people burst into song at random times.
29. Make the school's clock run backwards.
30. Use divination magic to read someone's embarrassing thoughts aloud.
31. Turn someone's shoes into living creatures that bite.
32. Use conjuration magic to summon a sudden rainstorm in a classroom.
33. Create a potion that causes someone to see everything upside down.
34. Use illusion magic to make someone think they have an extra limb.
35. Create a spell that makes people sneeze every time they tell a lie.
36. Turn the school's hallways into a giant slip-and-slide.
37. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's drink into a potion of chaos.
38. Create a potion that makes someone's voice come out in a different language.
39. Use enchantment magic to make people fall asleep in class.
40. Make the school's walls come alive and start moving.
    
    

So had to do a second batch as was limited to 40 lines so a second prompt was given for more but it repeated more

1. Use conjuration magic to summon a swarm of mischievous imps.
2. Create a spell that makes people hiccup every time they hear a certain word.
3. Turn someone's quill into a giant feather duster.
4. Use divination magic to predict someone's embarrassing future.
5. Create a potion that makes someone's hair stand up on end.
6. Use illusion magic to make someone think they are shrinking.
7. Turn the school's fountain into a giant bubble bath.
8. Create a spell that makes people burst into laughter at inappropriate times.
9. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's clothes into clown attire.
10. Use enchantment magic to make people unable to stop dancing.
11. Turn someone's wand into a rubber chicken.
12. Use conjuration magic to summon a flock of crows into a classroom.
13. Create a potion that makes someone's nose change color every time they lie.
14. Use divination magic to reveal someone's embarrassing past.
15. Make the school's staircases move and shift every day.
16. Use illusion magic to make someone's shadow come alive and act on its own.
17. Create a spell that makes people speak in a gibberish language.
18. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's notes into gibberish.
19. Turn someone's pet into a giant, uncontrollable monster.
20. Use enchantment magic to make people switch personalities for a day.
21. Create a potion that makes someone's skin glow in different colors.
22. Use conjuration magic to summon a swarm of butterflies into a classroom.
23. Use divination magic to predict someone's embarrassing secret.
24. Turn someone's desk into a pile of sand.
25. Use illusion magic to make someone think they are trapped in a mirror.
26. Create a spell that makes people sneeze uncontrollably.
27. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's clothes into a suit of armor.
28. Turn the school's garden into a jungle filled with dangerous plants.
29. Use enchantment magic to make people constantly forget their own name.
30. Turn someone's familiar into a statue.
31. Use conjuration magic to summon a sudden gust of wind in a classroom.
32. Create a potion that makes someone's eyes change color every time they tell a lie.
33. Use divination magic to reveal someone's deepest fears.
34. Turn someone's broomstick into a unicycle.
35. Use illusion magic to make someone think they are covered in spiders.
36. Create a spell that makes people speak in reverse.
37. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's hair into a nest of snakes.
38. Turn the school's courtyard into a swamp.
39. Use enchantment magic to make people speak in a different accent every hour.
40. Use conjuration magic to summon a swarm of fireflies in someone's room.

20 more

1. Use conjuration magic to summon a swarm of fireflies in someone's room.
2. Create a spell that makes people hiccup out a tiny, harmless frog.
3. Use divination magic to reveal someone's embarrassing crush.
4. Turn someone's shoes into ice skates.
5. Use illusion magic to make someone think they have a third arm.
6. Create a potion that makes someone's ears grow bigger every time they tell a lie.
7. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's backpack into a live, squirming octopus.
8. Turn the school's library into a maze with no exit.
9. Use enchantment magic to make people unable to stop singing show tunes.
10. Create a spell that makes people fall asleep whenever they hear a certain word.
11. Use conjuration magic to summon a rainstorm in someone's dorm room.
12. Use divination magic to predict someone's embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.
13. Turn someone's wand into a banana.
14. Use illusion magic to make someone think they are surrounded by invisible walls.
15. Create a potion that makes someone's teeth grow bigger every time they lie.
16. Use transmutation magic to turn someone's pen into a live, biting snake.
17. Turn the school's hallways into a slippery ice rink.
18. Use enchantment magic to make people unable to stop telling bad jokes.
19. Create a spell that makes people sneeze glitter.
20. Use divination magic to reveal someone's embarrassing diary entries.

in the style of elfmaids&octopi blog a d100 table line list of hideous and pathetic sewer mutants you might meet (i just let sit at 40)

1. A bloated rat the size of a large dog, covered in slimy fur and dripping with sewage.
2. A humanoid figure with no eyes, nose or mouth, just smooth, featureless skin.
3. A tentacled creature resembling a cross between a squid and a human, with a horrible stench.
4. A fanged, bat-like creature that screeches and flaps around in the darkness.
5. A mutant alligator with extra limbs and an insatiable hunger for flesh.
6. A swarm of giant, hissing cockroaches that scuttle around in the shadows.
7. A humanoid figure with twisted, elongated limbs and a hunched, stooped posture.
8. A giant worm-like creature that burrows through the muck and mud.
9. A creature resembling a cross between a scorpion and a spider, with poisonous venom.
10. A pile of writhing, amorphous flesh that seems to be alive and pulsing.
11. A slithering, snake-like creature with multiple heads and sharp, venomous fangs.
12. A bloated, pale humanoid with milky, blind eyes and a gaping, toothless mouth.
13. A humanoid figure with jagged, spiky growths protruding from its body.
14. A massive, lumpy creature with dozens of eyes and a gaping, drooling mouth.
15. A shuffling, zombie-like creature with rotting flesh and missing limbs.
16. A giant, wriggling maggot with sharp, pincering mandibles.
17. A malformed, hunchbacked creature with a lolling tongue and drooping eyelids.
18. A creature resembling a cross between a spider and a centipede, with dozens of legs.
19. A bloated, grotesque mass of flesh with tentacles and gaping maws.
20. A humanoid figure with twisted, gnarled bones and sharp, bony protrusions.
21. A floating, translucent jellyfish-like creature with glowing, pulsating tentacles.
22. A swarm of tiny, insectoid creatures that skitter around in the darkness.
23. A creature resembling a cross between a crab and a lobster, with razor-sharp claws.
24. A skeletal, ghostly figure with glowing eyes and a silent, eerie presence.
25. A massive, bloated leech with dozens of writhing, sucking mouths.
26. A shapeshifting creature that can mimic the appearance of other creatures.
27. A slimy, wriggling mass of eels that forms a single entity.
28. A creature resembling a cross between a snake and a dragon, with razor-sharp scales.
29. A humanoid figure with a snakelike tail and venomous fangs.
30. A massive, slimy slug with a gaping, sucking maw.
31. A humanoid figure with razor-sharp claws and jagged teeth.
32. A swarm of buzzing, stinging insects that form a cloud around their victims.
33. A bloated, malformed fetus that still clings to life in the darkness.
34. A humanoid figure with multiple, writhing tentacles instead of arms and legs.
35. A giant, writhing worm that tunnels through the earth and muck.
36. A deformed, hunchbacked creature with oversized eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
37. A creature resembling a cross between a bat and a porcupine, with sharp quills.
38. A shapeless, pulsing mass of flesh with writhing tendrils.
39. A humanoid figure with a bloated, distended belly that is filled with parasites.
40. A giant, slimy snail with a mouth full of razor
    

in the style of elfmaids&octopi blog a d100 table line list of deranged and strange goblins at the goblin market (capped at 34 lines?)

1. A goblin with a third eye in the centre of its forehead, constantly twitching and blinking.
2. A goblin with elongated fingers and razor-sharp claws, always picking at its skin.
3. A goblin with a split tongue and an insatiable hunger for strange, exotic foods.
4. A goblin with a vestigial tail that it uses to balance on high ledges and rooftops.
5. A goblin with a fondness for collecting human bones and assembling them into macabre sculptures.
6. A goblin with a sharp, beaked nose and an obsession with shiny objects.
7. A goblin with a bulbous, pulsating head and a constant, manic grin.
8. A goblin with oversized ears that can hear whispers from miles away.
9. A goblin with a long, prehensile tongue that it uses to snatch up insects and small animals.
10. A goblin with multiple eyes that glow in the dark and allow it to see in complete darkness.
11. A goblin with a snakelike tongue that it uses to taste the air for potential prey.
12. A goblin with an incredibly powerful sense of smell that it uses to track down its prey.
13. A goblin with a set of large, batlike wings that allow it to soar through the air.
14. A goblin with a spine made of a flexible, rubbery material that allows it to contort its body in unnatural ways.
15. A goblin with a split personality, alternating between a jovial, friendly demeanour and a violent, bloodthirsty rage.
16. A goblin with a pair of small, beady eyes that allow it to see through illusions and detect magical traps.
17. A goblin with a hunched, stooped posture and a constant, wheezing breath.
18. A goblin with a set of razor-sharp teeth and a taste for human flesh.
19. A goblin with a long, forked tongue that it uses to extract secrets and information from its victims.
20. A goblin with a set of powerful, springlike legs that allow it to leap great distances.
21. A goblin with a set of suction cups on its fingers and toes, allows it to climb up walls and ceilings.
22. A goblin with a soft, malleable body that can change shape at will.
23. A goblin with a chameleon-like ability to blend into its surroundings and become invisible.
24. A goblin with a pair of small, beady eyes that can shoot powerful beams of energy.
25. A goblin with a long, serpentine body that coils around its prey and constricts.
26. A goblin with a set of strange, glowing runes etched into its skin, granting it powerful magical abilities.
27. A goblin with a fondness for poisons and toxins, constantly concocting new deadly concoctions.
28. A goblin with a set of retractable claws that it uses to catch its prey.
29. A goblin with a set of tentacles that it uses to ensnare and strangle its victims.
30. A goblin with a set of powerful, suction-cupped feet that allow it to scale sheer surfaces.
31. A goblin with a set of long, prehensile fingers that it uses to manipulate small objects and pick locks.
32. A goblin with a set of sharp, serrated teeth that it uses to tear apart its prey.
33. A goblin with a set of glowing, luminescent eyes that allow it to see in complete darkness.
34. A goblin with a set of powerful, telekinetic abilities that it (stopped here)
    
    

I'll spare you the wonders of my TV episode guide for Disfunction Down Under and Richards the Prolapse Chaps. So go have fun with this, sharpen your logic and vocab and prompting skills and make character portraits or backstories or for DM lore Dumps. I totally get why people feel threatened by this and part of me does feel redundant but its just not the first time technology has pulled the rug out from under me leaving me with useless skills and equipment and unemployed.

If you do prompt in my style id love to see wh

at happens and please post in the comments. Will do a thread on my Patreon and FB also. As I'm applying for a disability pension I'm halting all my paid art and writing work for a bit as it's too complex to deal with for the short-term future with the government who have me doing 3 days a week paper chasing and proving medical problems I have.

I'm off now to band practice with my Korg chaos pad and a turntable plus learning 5 other samplers and synthesizers for some gigs. Alas, I can't put any of this online currently but can do it live for sample reasons.

Thanks to all my readers for the trip so far. 
Apologies if this is my shark jump moment for some and the long-windedness of this.