Mike D Welham

Mike D Welham

@mdwelham.bsky.social

Freelance Writer. He/him

146 Followers 128 Following 376 Posts Joined Aug 2023
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Frightful Fridays! False Phoenix Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! (today with added alliteration) This week’s monster is an elemental (while not a discrete monster type in PF1, it is in PF2 and Black Fla…

Beware false prophets and phoenixes. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/03/13/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Bansheen Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! My tour through monster types has landed me on monstrous humanoids, which become humanoids in PF2, and humanoids or monstrosities in ToV. I thi…

This week's blog monster is a scream. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Khaos Kat Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! Today’s walkthrough of the various creature types takes us to fey. I modeled the khaos kat on typical large hunting cats but with mischie…

I'm sticking with this week's cat theme for the latest monster on the blog.
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Mama cat and two of her youngsters all huddled together

Cats!

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3 weeks ago
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Frightful Fridays! Whisperer in the Fire Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! Today’s monster is a aberration that masquerades as a fire elemental. Why is it an aberration if it still sets things alight? Well &#8230…

Today's blog monster is all fired up about sharing its sinister secrets. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/f...

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1 month ago
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Frightful Fridays! Bloodbag Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! Continuing to change up monster types, I turn my attention to the undead. Most undead just take, take, take, but the bloodbag is a giving sort,…

A bloody valentine drops onto the blog. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/02/13/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Web Drake Hello, and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! Every now and then, I design a spider-themed monster, and I feel kind of icky while doing it. The web drake was no exception. I managed to thr…

A creepy, crawly dragon appears on the blog. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Wireling Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! I’m still trying to maintain a diversity of monster types as a go through 2026, so this time I’ve got a construct for you. The wire…

A wiry little construct makes its debut on the blog. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/f...

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1 month ago
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Frightful Fridays! Presents! Variant Monster Mondays! Velcrow Swarm Hello and welcome back for another Variant Monster Monday! For this particular Monday, I’ve got the swarm version of the velcrow. Next time, it’ll be the cairn dog’s turn. Raucous…

The blog can't get rid of these velcrows. There's a whole swarm of them on there now. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/f...

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Yay! Every now and then I like to design a particularly nasty monster. :)

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Frightful Fridays! Sluggat Hello, and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! (just under the wire for EST) I’ve been trying to change up the types of monsters from week to week, and the sluggat started off as a fe…

Run while you can from the sluggat, now appearing on the blog! mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/f...

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1 month ago
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Frightful Fridays! Presents! Variant Monday Monsters! Giant Velcrow Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! feature! I used to include variant stat blocks with my monsters, but I realized throwing 6 to 9 stat blocks at a reader all at once can be a sl…

I've got a gigantic version of the velcrow up on the blog. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Carrion Turnip Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! Sometimes when the ol’ insomnia strikes, I ponder the next monster I’ll post on the blog, and the result this week is the carrion t…

Just in case you need an alternative to killer tomatoes, this blog entry has you covered. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/f...

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2 months ago

Couldn't agree with George more, but in all fairness, we should also acknowledge his more positive qualities & attributes:

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Hee

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2 months ago

Maybe he was mad because he wasn’t getting full credit as a pedophile

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Frightful Fridays! Cairn Dog Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! I’m battling a cold or flu at the moment, but I still wanted to get a monster done this week. Hopefully, the lightheadedness doesn’…

Another monster, with the best of intentions, arrives on the blog. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/f...

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2 months ago
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Frightful Fridays! Velcrow Hello and welcome back for the first Frightful Fridays of 2026. Today’s offering made the rounds among some friends online, and I decided to present a version of that today. It’s a bird…

I found the first monster of 2026 just clinging onto the blog. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2026/01/02/f...

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2 months ago
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Frightful Fridays! End of the Year Slimes! Palooze-a Hello and welcome back for the last ooze/monster of the year! I wanted to design an extremely powerful ooze for the finale, and it occurred to me that the meta-concept of an ooze that makes oozes w…

In a fit of meta pique, I've added an ooze that summons oozes from within itself to the blog. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/f...

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2 months ago
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Frightful Fridays! End of the Year Slimes! Schmooze Hello and welcome back for a non-Friday Frightful Fridays! I’m closing the year out with a couple of oozes, and the schmooze was a kind suggestion by Deb. I have no idea why it fell into a bl…

Today's blog monster has better social skills than the average X denizen.
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Frightful Fridays! Gift Tree Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! I threatened a festive monster for this Friday, and I think I’ve managed to deliver one. I wasn’t entirely sure whether this would …

Don't look a gift tree in the bole! mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Swooze Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! Holiday chaos prevented me from getting this out on Monday, but I wanted to get this “ooze under glass” ready for you today. I hope…

It's time for another ooze on the blog! mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/f...

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3 months ago

He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.

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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.

His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."

He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.

www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.

#NoWords 🤮

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Frightful Fridays! Giant Thornet As foretold on Friday, I present the giant thornet. Thornet      CR 4XP 1,200N Medium plantInit +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +2DEFENSEAC 17, touch 11, flat-foote…

It's the gift the keeps on giving. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Thornet Swarm As promised (threatened?) yesterday, I present the thornet swarm to you. What appears as a wooden replica of a hornet flies using leafy wings. The creature trails a length of vine covered in sharp …

I made a swarm version (of course) of yesterday's thornet. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/f...

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Frightful Fridays! Thornet Hello and welcome back for another Frightful Fridays! Sometimes when I’m thinking of a monster I want to design a name just pops into my head, which was the case with the thornet. It pretty m…

A new monster flies onto the blog! mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/f...

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3 months ago

GM Tip: When a player surprises you with a clever idea, reward it. Even if it wasn’t planned, let creativity reshape the situation.

#ttrpg #dnd #rpg #gaming

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Frightful Fridays! Monday Makeups! Gooze Hello and welcome back for another (not quite) Frightful Fridays! I had this name in my back pocket waiting for a concept, and I finally struck upon this gold-infused ooze. If the PCs’ weapon…

I'm still making up for lost monsters with my Monday run. This time I present a gold-obsessed ooze. mythopoeicrambling.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/f...

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