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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · 32m

It's #Toozeday & #PortfolioDay ✨️

Felt like drawing a pot, the rest just sprouted on the page...🌱

Grab a green Cellar Key from one of my projects, or with a small tip on Ko-fi to check past issues and unlock this month's secret loot 🔓️

📚️ gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io
☕ ko-fi.com/oozejar

Thank you! 💚

Illustration of a large white root with a face, leaves, and 3 yellow flowers emerging from a clay pot pulled by 4 dung beetles thanks to spider silk. Ants are moving sticks under the pot to help it slide. Dung beetles are also pushing the pot. A spider on the pot and 2 bees flying around the flowers are also visible.

Above it, text reads:
"The Ooze Cellar 6, Dung Crone, SEP 2025, Thank You"

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Milkyblood - looking for art job @milkyblood.bsky.social · 2h

#portfolioday I’m UK based artist that specialises in critters and creatures. Currently working on a personal card game

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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 53m

Hi #PortfolioDay! 🎨

I'm a fantasy cartographer from Brazil working on hand-drawn maps for novels and RPGs.

I have a Patreon with maps + stock art for indie RPGs.

💼 cara.app/salvaterra
🗺️ www.patreon.com/tomeofsalvat...
+🔗 fernandosalvaterra.carrd.co

#cartography #ttrpg

fantasy map illustration depicting a landscape full of ragged mountains up and down, crossed by crooked roads, some on giant stone structures. There is a valley with hills and woods to the south, a desert with wretched lands just east of it, wetlands to the west and east with flooded cities and temples, snowy plains to the northeast with a giant skeleton and tree and an impossibly tall mountain in the northwest whose peak is obscured by dark clouds.

a fantasy map illustration depicting a continent with a bigger mainland and a large island to the west of it. the biomes go from snowy mountains, a vast wetland, grasslands with many hills. the prevalent features here is that it is crossed by many rivers in all directions and it is surrounded by a the shades of a vast submarine landscape that where part of this land before a big flood catastrophe.

colourful drawing of an island crossed by a mountain range, rivers and forests scattered around.

a planar map in the shape of a compass rose. The direction arrows are the four classical elemental planes with the material plane in the centre and several layers of other planes of existence around it.

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Joshy McBoo! @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 1d

From the golem of Prague to the "Spirit Movement Machines" that guard the Buddha's relics, I'm super inspired by stories of early automatons.

The Castle Automatic - my upcoming big dungeon for HIS MAJESTY THE WORM - draws inspiration from one of my FAVORITE ancient robots, Talus.

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Animated bronze Greek statue, art by Oozejar

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · 4d

Caught in-between Elfquest and the Hobbit

A slender person with pale skin, blond hair, four-fingered hands, wearing tight medieval clothing in various tones of green. Holds a white longbow and sports a curved dagger on their hip.

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Hinokodo @hinokodo.com · 4d

hinokodo.itch.io/human-made

A few years ago I made an icon pack for folks to use (it's free!) and over the years it's appeared on 100+ products (from what folks have linked to me! Mostly books) I like the positive spin of 'human made' vs 'no ai' personally.

Human Made by HINOKODO

An icon pack made by humans

hinokodo.itch.io

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · 4d

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Alex @axiomdelver.bsky.social · 4d

this remains an awesome product

Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Oct 23

The Illustrated bestiary, featuring 145 monster illustrations by yours truly along with their stats written for #CairnRPG by @yochaigal.bsky.social is out now, both in English and in Japanese.

I'm releasing the whole set of Hi-Res PNGs under CC BY-SA, so feel free to re-use them in your own stuff 🙌

Gourdin Konbo Club

gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 5d

New Short Shelf is up!
features:
@mrgearfox.bsky.social
@snaxwell.bsky.social y.social

@oozejar.com

@aaronlosty.bsky.social

@joelvdk.bsky.social

youtu.be/hc-SM6iItLc

Short Shelf of Picks 7

YouTube video by Perplexing Ruins

youtu.be

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Marie Enger @soengery.bsky.social · 16d

Cedar Waxwing creature commish

www.crwnstudios.com/collections/...

A graphic illustration of a cedar waxwing

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HeroHero 😈♠️ | VIDEO COMMS CLOSED! @666herohero.bsky.social · Sep 12

My Cairn TTRPG mod for Tabletop Simulator is officially out!

Including:
2 Fillable character sheets
100+ Creatures
100+ Spells
100+ Weapons, armor and items.

Available for FREE
on Steam Workshop!
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

Creature illustrations: @oozejar.com

#TTRPG #TRPG #Modding

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Saša Đurđević @azuremeraki.bsky.social · Sep 10

Have some jars 🏺

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Sep 9

It's #Toozeday 🙌

The eccentric little bird from August's issue #5 even has its own random table!

Grab a green Cellar Key from one of my projects, or with a small tip on Ko-fi to check past issues and unlock this month's secret loot 🔓️

📚️ gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io
☕ ko-fi.com/oozejar

Thank you 💚

Illustration of a little brown bird perched on a twisted, dark, leafless tree branch. The bird has a short but wide beak, large yellow eyes, and curly feathers falling down like the curls of a wig.

Above it, text reads:
"The Ooze Cellar 5, Wigbird, AUG 2025, Thank You"

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Sep 9

Thanks!

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Sep 9

It's #Toozeday 🙌

The eccentric little bird from August's issue #5 even has its own random table!

Grab a green Cellar Key from one of my projects, or with a small tip on Ko-fi to check past issues and unlock this month's secret loot 🔓️

📚️ gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io
☕ ko-fi.com/oozejar

Thank you 💚

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Timothy S. Brannan "Tim" @timsbrannan.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is a great bestiary!

Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Oct 23

The Illustrated bestiary, featuring 145 monster illustrations by yours truly along with their stats written for #CairnRPG by @yochaigal.bsky.social is out now, both in English and in Japanese.

I'm releasing the whole set of Hi-Res PNGs under CC BY-SA, so feel free to re-use them in your own stuff 🙌

Gourdin Konbo Club

gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io

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Zines from Below @zinesfrombelow.bsky.social · Aug 13

Here are a bunch of process sketches/work from the creation of my Appendix N. Jam entry. I like to do things analog!

#AppendixNJam #AppxN #osr

Pencil sketch for the cover of Twisting Old Wounds, an adventure module made as an entry to the Appendix N. Jam.

Sketchbook page with black and white pen drawings of molemen, serpentine furred beats, and a few thumbnail ideas for the cover of Twisting Old Wounds, an entry for the Appendix N. Jam.

A printed out WIP layout of a dungeon adventure, with cross-outs and edits, as wel as ballpoint pen drawings of creatures, scribbled notes, and a map of 7 caverns chambers labeled as various 'organs.'

An unfinished, washy acrylic painting of a serpentine dragon with googly eyes on stalks snarling at a fancy swordsman crouched on it's curling bulk, poised to pierce it's hideous hide it with a slender silver sword. Orange, blue and grey dominate the moody painting.

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Aug 12

Today's #Toozeday !🙌

Here's 1 out of 2 versions for the creature from July's Ooze Cellar issue #4.

Grab a green Cellar Key from one of my projects, or with a small tip on Ko-fi to check past issues and unlock this month's secret loot 🔓️

📚️ gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io
☕ ko-fi.com/oozejar

Thank you 💚

Illustration of a long haired man carrying a large glass casket on his back. On the sides of the caskets, various stained glass panels depict scenes of a female saint's life. Inside the casket lies a woman in a blue dress, hands on her chest.

Above it, text reads:
"The Ooze Cellar 4, Wandering Saint, JUL 2025, Thank You"

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Aug 12

Today's #Toozeday !🙌

Here's 1 out of 2 versions for the creature from July's Ooze Cellar issue #4.

Grab a green Cellar Key from one of my projects, or with a small tip on Ko-fi to check past issues and unlock this month's secret loot 🔓️

📚️ gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io
☕ ko-fi.com/oozejar

Thank you 💚

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · Aug 5

Some thoughts on artificial intelligence [sic] and its perils to tabletop gaming as a medium #osr #ttrpg

AI and Empty Art — Prismatic Wasteland

On the perils of artificial intelligence when it comes to the tabletop gaming medium.

www.prismaticwasteland.com

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Jul 27

Good times! 💀🐳

Klaus Pillon @klauspillon.bsky.social · Jul 27

This whale fall investigation is from the Kin book I worked on with @oozejar.com

Digital painting of a whale fall being searched by two people in diving gear, while a submarine drone is assisting them

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Idle Cartulary @idlecartulary.itch.io · Jul 14

Oh, I was nominated by an Ennie. If any of my recent (or not so recent) reviews connected with you, please vote for Playful Void by Idle Cartulary for Best Online Content! Here I talk about a bunch of the other nominees, that I’ve reviewed! idlecartulary.com/2025/07/13/a... #osr

An Ennie Nomination!

Hi, everyone! So Playful Void has been nominated for an Ennie this year. You probably know this is a pretty big deal, if you’re deep enough into the hobby to be reading this humble blog. I’m really…

idlecartulary.com

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · Jul 14

In some settings, if you see an orc it’s assumed they are an enemy combatant, but that isn’t always true. Sometimes the armed bands outside the city are bandits, sometimes they are freedom fighters.

What do assumed enemy types say about a setting? My post explores this idea #osr #ttrgp

Killable Peoples — Prismatic Wasteland

Analyzing settings by who they see as legitimate targets of violence.

www.prismaticwasteland.com

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Oozejar 🍯 @oozejar.com · Jul 10

Bulldoggy kobold maybe?

Red kobold with a bulldog head holding a spear

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Brad Kerr @bradkerr.net · Jul 10

Woah woah woah it's Thursday y'all and there's another Between Two Cairns (podcast) out in the world WOW. Today we review two small dungeons: The Sinking Kingdom of the Tidal Throne by Black Sand Games & Drained Temple of the Brackish Basin by Brian Stauffer. www.patreon.com/posts/133018...

The Sinking Kingdom of the Tidal Throne & Drained Temple of the Brackish Basin | Between Two Cairns

www.patreon.com

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