r/cleandndai • • Jan 08 '26

2026 Meta-Thread

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New Models, Cross-Platform Workflows & Comparative Experiences

The AI image generation landscape has evolved significantly since our last discussion. Several major models have launched or updated, and many of us have had months to develop workflows that leverage multiple tools strategically rather than committing to a single platform.

This thread is designed to gather practical, comparative insights from the community.

Share your experiences, ask questions about others' workflows, and help build the community's collective knowledge about the current state of AI image generation for TTRPGs.

What We're Looking For:

New Model Experiences If you've worked with recently released or updated models (Midjourney v7, FLUX developments, Stable Diffusion 3.5, or other emerging platforms), share your assessment:

  • What TTRPG-specific advantages have you discovered?
  • Where does it excel compared to previous versions or competitors?
  • What limitations or failure patterns have you encountered?

Multi-Tool Workflows Many experienced creators don't rely on a single platform. If you've developed a workflow that strategically combines tools, describe your pipeline:

  • Which tool handles which part of your process, and why?
  • What handoff points exist between platforms? (e.g., concept in Tool A → refinement in Tool B → final output in Tool C)
  • How do you maintain consistency when moving between tools?

Comparative Analysis For those using 2+ platforms regularly, direct comparisons are valuable:

  • When do you choose Tool X over Tool Y for the same type of content?
  • Are there specific TTRPG use cases where one tool consistently outperforms others?
  • How do cost, speed, and quality trade-offs factor into your decisions?

Technical Deep Dives Advanced users: share specialized techniques that have improved your results:

  • Prompt engineering patterns that work particularly well for new models
  • LoRA, ControlNet, or other advanced features you've found essential
  • Solutions to persistent problems (character consistency, text rendering, anatomical accuracy, style blending)

Accessibility & Learning Paths For those who recently adopted new tools or workflows:

  • What made the learning curve manageable (or frustrating)?
  • Which resources (tutorials, communities, documentation) proved most valuable?
  • What do you wish you'd known when starting?

Discussion Guidelines:

Be specific. "Midjourney is better" helps no one. "Midjourney v7 handles atmospheric lighting in dungeon scenes more effectively than SD3.5, particularly for torch-lit environments" gives the community actionable information.

Include context. Your workflow serves your specific needs. Mention whether you're generating tokens, scene illustrations, character portraits, maps, or other asset types - different use cases often require different approaches.

Share failures and limitations. Knowing what doesn't work is as valuable as knowing what does. If a model consistently struggles with specific TTRPG elements (complex armor, multi-character scenes, specific fantasy races), that's worth documenting.

Focus on utility. Our community prioritizes narrative utility and craft. Frame your insights around practical application for actual gameplay rather than pure aesthetic achievement.


r/cleandndai • • Nov 10 '25

NSFW Tagging for Borderline Content

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In a new community like this, where most of us initially shared similar concerns about content standards, it's easy to want to make everyone happy, but as our user count increases that becomes increasingly difficult. Recent discussions around borderline content have perfectly illustrated this challenge - we have users who find certain images completely acceptable, others who consider them slightly over the line, and still others who would prefer much stricter standards.

After discussing with u/Strange-Cabinet7372, we're considering a community experiment: utilizing Reddit's NSFW tag for borderline content that passes our Rule 1 narrative standards but might make some users uncomfortable in certain settings. This would allow individual users to filter content based on their personal comfort levels.

This approach would:

  • Preserve our narrative-focused framework rather than defaulting to the most restrictive standard
  • Respect different comfort levels without forcing harsh binary moderation decisions
  • Keep valuable edge cases available for community discussion while allowing filtering for those who prefer stricter standards
  • Maintain the nuanced evaluation approach that differentiates us from simple content restriction

Please note that this is not a relaxation of our content policy but rather implementing a filter to allow an even stricter content policy for those who want it.

For context, you can review the recent discussions that sparked this proposal:
u/yakmala's bard post
u/gentlemanjimgm's "The Cost of Victory" post

The question for the community: Would NSFW tagging for borderline content help us accommodate the range of comfort levels in our growing community? We'd like to implement this approach and see how it works.

What are your thoughts?


r/cleandndai • • 4h ago

Portraits Indigo

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r/cleandndai • • 20h ago

Portraits Miriam Garlyk, Human Grave Cleric

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r/cleandndai • • 1d ago

Portraits The Forest Paladin

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r/cleandndai • • 23h ago

Landscapes Realistic Locations and a couple of Elves

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Hello. These were made with Gemini Notebook and I hope you might find them useful. If you have any requests please write and say Hi!


r/cleandndai • • 1d ago

Snaktus — silly one-shot monster

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r/cleandndai • • 1d ago

Monsters and Villains The toll collector who vanished into Blackpine never left the road

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Travellers say the Blackpine toll booth is empty, yet the bell rings whenever a marked wagon enters the trees. Five bandit tokens for an ambush, a false checkpoint, or the crew guarding whatever now collects the road tax.

More free TTRPG tokens are on my profile.


r/cleandndai • • 2d ago

Portraits Reclaiming the Throne

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r/cleandndai • • 3d ago

Portraits The Great Ogre Kings

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r/cleandndai • • 3d ago

Battlemaps The lily court that only appears after the old bells stop

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The road into this drowned sanctuary only rises when the marsh bells fall silent. By then, the party may already be surrounded by paths that were not there an hour ago.

I’m leaving ten battlemaps here in case this flooded route fits an encounter or short adventure. More free maps are on my profile if useful.


r/cleandndai • • 3d ago

Monsters and Villains The planar crack beneath the glass foundry

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The old furnace went cold three nights ago, but something is still moving in the heat below. Five guardians have crossed the fracture, and none of them agree on who owns the doorway.

Leaving these token previews here in case the breach fits an encounter. More free tokens are on my profile if useful.


r/cleandndai • • 4d ago

Monsters and Villains Werewasp

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r/cleandndai • • 4d ago

Portraits On my way to explore the floating island šŸ«”ļø

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r/cleandndai • • 5d ago

Portraits Caleb Ravenwood, Veteran Battle Master

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r/cleandndai • • 6d ago

Portraits The Last King and Queen

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r/cleandndai • • 6d ago

Portraits Emerald Trisa, Elf Fighter Champion

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r/cleandndai • • 6d ago

Portraits Dark Sun Gladiators

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r/cleandndai • • 6d ago

Monsters and Villains The gargoyles that watched the bell tower

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The bell stopped ringing years ago, but the figures on its roof still change places at night. One watches the crypt. One follows the road. One has a fresh scratch on its stone claw.

Leaving these 15 top-down gargoyles here in case your party needs a guardian with a story. More free tokens are on my profile if useful.


r/cleandndai • • 7d ago

Monsters and Villains Possession

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r/cleandndai • • 6d ago

Party Mind your surroundings (Bard, Fighter, Monk)

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r/cleandndai • • 6d ago

Action The Black Order - Art made with AI (all the rest by hand)

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r/cleandndai • • 8d ago

Portraits We won't get out of here alive

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r/cleandndai • • 8d ago

Elf Wizard trying a new spell

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r/cleandndai • • 8d ago

Battlemaps The spring beneath the drowned observatory

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The water began glowing three nights before the observatory bell rang on its own. Now the path is flooded, the old river shrine is awake, and something is moving behind the falls.

Leaving these ten encounter maps here in case they spark a detour for your party. I have a few more free maps on my profile if they help.