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In case any D&D/Fantasy folks need a cute calendar for 2021: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/babybestiary/baby-bestiary-2021-calendar/ Story Owlbear cubs The Baby Bestiary 7th Annual Calendar Each year, since the inception of the Baby Bestiary, we've put together an annual calendar featuring a new talented artist to illustrate to bring to life our adorable calendar. With a different artist, we can explore the adorable through their eyes, see them experiment with new styles and interpretations of what the Baby Bestiary means to them. With every passing year, we’ve had amazing pieces that have resonated with our community. Artist Feature: Kelsey Hi everyone! My name is Kelsey, also known around the internet as Keymonster or just Key. I am a full-time, freelance artist and illustrator working out of the Pacific Northwest. My creative passions center around animals, plants and the fantastical worlds they exist in. I love creating plant/animal hybrids and integrating botanical motifs and imagery into the worlds that I build as well as creating adorable little creatures of all shapes and sizes getting into a bunch of mischief. http://www.km-illustration.com/ Features for 2021 This year we're launching a little late but we've had April start working on the pieces already and we're on track to finish the calendars on time! Blink Dog and Phase Kitten playing Catsith in the dark Couatls neonates hatching Dryad child and botanical elm kittens Fairy Dragon Young Gnoll gnawing on a bone Griffons snuggling in the newt Horsies: a nightmare, unicorn and kelpie hanging out Jackalopes peeking out of the hole Kitsune pup proudly carrying a cherry blossom brach Owlbear cubs climbing a pine tree Phoenix chick going after lava snails Yakul resting with kotodamas Griffon Floof Farie Dragon Dates for 2021 We try to promote and celebrate diversity, and thus in our calendar, we include a number of dates and holidays that would be appreciated by everyone, including bringing attention to lesser-known cultural and religious holidays, in addition to some geeky need-to-knows :) Note: *this list does not include standard US holidays/dates which are included in the calendar. Birthdays: JRR Tolkein, Sir Issac Newton, Hayao Miyazaki, Sir Charles, Douglas Adams, Charles Darwin, Leonard Nimoy, Nikola Tesla, Robin Williams, Ed GreenWood, Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, Shigeru Miyamoto, Stan Lee Events: Awesome Games Done Quick, Read an RPG Book in public, GDC, EGX Rezzed Expo, GenCon, UK Games Expo, GamesCom, Dragon Con Gaming: Legend of Zelda release, Star Wars Day, Geek Pride Day, International Tabletop Day, Free RPG Day, Dark Souls Release, Cultural/Regional/Religious: Makar Sankranti, Chinese New Year, White Day, Mothering Day, Qingming Festival, Black Day, International Workers’ Day, Juneteenth, Constitution Day (Japan), Ramadan, Cinco de Mayo, Vesak, Lailat al-Qadr, Dragon Boat Festival, Midsummer’s Eve, Canada Day. Bastille Day, Qixi Festival, Respect for the Aged Day, Oktoberfest, Dussehra, Leif Erikson Day, Sukkot, Double Ninth Festival, Diwali, Halloween, Dia de Los Muertos, Guy Fawkes Night, Australia Day, Isra and Mi’raj, Passover, Easter Sunday, Feast of Sacrifice, Muharram, Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Hanukkah, If you have any suggestions to add to the list, feel free to let us know! Calendar layout and events (from last the 2020 calendar) Nightmare, Unicorn, and Kelpie foals Yakul foal and kotodamas Backer Levels All backers will get their name in the Backer credits of the Calendar $5 - PDF of the Calendar: Get the PDF of the 2021 Baby bestiary Calendar $15 - Print Calendar + PDF: Get the PDF and one Print 2021 calendar. $25 - Print Calendar x2 + PDF: Get the PDF and two Print 2021 calendars. $40 - Print Calendar x4 + PDF: Get the PDF and four Print 2021 calendars Couatl Neonates

The Baby Bestiary 2018 Calendar project is now live. This year it features all new art by Travis Hanson.

You know those Christmas countdown calendars you can get, where you open each of the 24 days in turn and there's usually something behind the number 'door' - a picture, or in the more elaborate ones a chocolate etc. Well...... Imagine one of those with random Reaper bones minis behind each door! Obviously would be the smaller bones minis for the most part, but they could be randomly inserted by the packing staff so that no two calendars was identical - adds to the mystery and fun aspect and creates more interest for gift giving etc. Could be another entry point for new collectors/painters too. I guess the calendar itself would be a sturdy-ish thin cardboard frame with a perforated door over each recess. There must be manufacturers out there already making this sort of stuff where you get calendars with items/chocolates etc. Anyway, just my random thought - now it's time for everyone to speculate and wishlist so that Reaper hopefully listen and consider :) Which minis would you add - would you add paints or other non-bones etc items? Not sure how that would go for accidental spillage etc in transit so bones seems the more viable path but hey, this is a thread full of Christmas wish-magic right? ;)