Fight the Netherbrain with your own astral prism

This screw-top astral-prism ornament will keep the Netherbrain at bay all season long. Photo by Monica Jones

Last week, I posted pics of the astral prism replica Devon made with iron-filled PLA and remote-controlled fairy lights.

We considered giving them to friends as holiday gifts, but the cost was prohibitive. So he redesigned the artifact, giving it a screw-top lid and exchanging the fairy lights for an LED tea light. He diffused the tea light with fiber fill for a softer glow and added a tiny hole in one of the spokes for a string or hook.

These smaller, lighter artifacts make awesomely nerdy holiday ornaments, and we’re excited to be selling them in our store. Every ornament includes an LED tea light and a string for hanging. We’re also including a small tube of glue in case your cat knocks it off the tree and smacks it around like a stone-cold predator.

If that example seems oddly specific, it’s because our cat is an asshole.

A tea-light insert gives the orange underlay a soft, ominous red glow. Shadowheart approves. Photo by Monica Jones

Just say no to ceremorphosis

Devon designed and printed this BG3-inspired astral prism to celebrate one of the best RPG video games we’ve ever played. Photo by Devon Jones

You might have heard of a little game called Baldur’s Gate 3. Devon and I saved the Sword Coast from the Netherbrain about a month ago, and he was inspired to design and 3D print his own astral prism.

Look, it was either make an astral prism or write Emperor porn fic. I think he made the right choice.

The underlay consists of translucent orange filament, and the runes are printed with Protopasta Metal-Composite PLA. He secured the lid with magnets, and remote-controlled fairy lights create the inner glow without the need to remove the lid.

Remote-controlled fairy lights create a glow from within. Photo by Devon Jones