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Lysus @lysus.bsky.social · 12h

I wrote up some basic retreat rules for my WIP dungeon crawler last night, loosely inspired by Veins in the Earth's climbing mechanics -

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#nsr #osr #rpg

Jewelsea RPG - Retreat

It's been a hot minute, but I've still been working on the Jewelsea RPG despite not posting about it much here. I've gone through a few iterations since the ...

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 13h

RIP to Drew Struzen, the greatest to ever do it. 🙌

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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 17h

J is for M R James from my #folkhorroralphabet series.

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#BLOCTOBER2

Linocut plate and print of ghost story writer M R James working by candlelight as a giant skeleton looms over him.

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caitliwinx ⚔️🍂🪾 @caitliwinx.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s my other version of Gal for #Tolktober !!
#artsky

Drawing of Galadriel reaching out to take the one ring

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 17h

Reminder this is still going through end of month
Darkness Moves: 28 pg hexcrawl for Cairn
Moss: 16 pg hexcrawl for bastards.
Bleakreache: pamphlet vampire mansion for Fallen
Fallen bundle: lots of pages of 17th century monster hunters
$12.00!
Get your spooky on

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shows 4 game books in sale bundle - darkness moves, moss dripped woods, bleackreache castle, fallen

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Chaoclypse (Brandon Yu) @chaoclypse.bsky.social · 22h

THE MAD LORD KHARGAN

Commission for @robinsuu.bsky.social !

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🌙Evil Sonny Ross🌞 @sonnyross.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, I'm about to go on parental leave.
Please enjoy this reissued print, now in A3 size, edition of 50.
www.sonnyross.com/shop/shutupa3
#illustration #medieval

An Illustration showing a dragon being slain in a naive medieval style with the caption "SHUT UP". Could be about anyone.

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dom of the dead @domjordan.bsky.social · 28d

rook cleric

#cleric #corvid #fantasy #fantasyart #osr #art

the rook cleric stands on a hilltop, beyond which can be seen trees and mountains beneath a cloudy blue sky. the cleric wears blue patterned sleeveless robes and a metal mask that encases their head and neck, the visor of which stretches forwards into a beak-like point. an arrowhead hangs on a string around their neck. in their left hand, they hold a bell. their right hand clutches a wooden staff topped with a large metal emblem - two curved beaks point forward, and a feathered wing stretches backward.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 21h

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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dom of the dead @domjordan.bsky.social · 19h

Kill Six Billion Fungus Gnats

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 1d

The veneration of Books As Objects misses the point entirely. If you're reading a book, turn the corners down, break the spine, spill soup on it. It's your book, go nuts. A pristine, unread book is a tragedy in a way that a beloved, much-read book that looks like the dog's been at it could never be.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Frederik Hornung @frederikhornung.com · 20h

Hey, #PortfolioDay!

I'm Fred, Ringo-nominated Cartoonist & Illustrator of retro pulp horror frights, cosmic sci-fi thrills & more!

Worked for BOOM! Studios, ZOOP and created my horror anthology comic Seconds To Midnight!

✉️[email protected]

📷 @frederikhornung

🌏 frederikhornung.com

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20h

Yet another wake up call about the scale & cost of #climate risk. That’s why we urgently need a National Climate Resilience Plan with emphasis on local funding, nature based solutions & community resilience - pls sign & share petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Morison @darkmechanic.bsky.social · 20h

I'm actually looking for work this time around for #portfolioday - concept art, storyboards, character design& splash illustration!

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Grim Sour Games @grimsourgames.itch.io · 5d

#ttrpg #solottrpg
Tech Apocalypse Adventure Tables for games like Dreams & Machines, Numenera, Fallout, and ECO MOFOS!! Roll for:

*Adversaries, Occupations, & Archetypes
*Faction & Organization Types
*Complications
*Mutations
*Places
*Encounters
*Community Quirks
*And More!

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Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 20h

"quarter of the typical energy bill in 2024 was profit. That is equivalent to every household paying £416 a year so other people can grow rich. The water industry tells a similar story. Almost a third of the average bill goes towards funding shareholder dividends and interest payments."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20h

Soaring bills are the gift that keeps on giving for Reform. Shame Labour doesn’t have the guts to do anything about them | Mathew Lawrence

A cost of living crisis is not inevitable if there is the will to stop companies extracting profits from Britain’s essential services, says Mathew Lawrence of the Common Wealth thinktank

www.theguardian.com

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The Infinite Escape Room podcast @infiniteescaperoom.bsky.social · 19d

It's been around a year since we started getting our awesome episode artwork from @domjordan.bsky.social, and here are some of our favourites in all their glory!

Check out Dom's artwork over at domjordanillustration.com

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dom of the dead @domjordan.bsky.social · 6d

kommando

#ork #40k #warhammer40k #warhammerart #warhammercommunity #scifiart #art

an ork kommando peers critically into the dense jungle, levelling a shoota in preparation. light through the foliage dapples the face and shoulder pads of the ork.

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Johan Nohr @nohr.se · 2d

#MÖRKTOBER day 12: Binding

"The giants may be gone but the peak remains, as do the old rituals. How to measure the solstices and the equinoxes when there is no sun in the sky and time itself has grown slippery? None but Randlef knows ..."

Words by @loottheroom.bsky.social, art by me

MÖRKTOBER day 12: Binding
Randlef's Peak

What sort of tribute is a goat to one the size of a giant? A snack. A morsel. An apéritif. And yet in days gone, this is what they offered, to keep the great slow ones from crushing all they had built and gnawing on their bones.
The giants may be gone but the peak remains, as do the old rituals. How to measure the solstices and the equinoxes when there is no sun in the sky and time itself has grown slippery? None but Randlef knows, and she keeps her methods secret.
If the sacrifices are not offered, the Miseries will come.

Randlef, the Vessel
Time flies through her veins. It has nowhere else to go. It churns in her guts, spills from her mouth when she speaks. She grows from young to old to young again over hours. She offers her sacrifices to bleed off excess time, drowning in moments that pile up inside her, keeping the giants buried deeply in the past where they belong.
HP 12 Unarmoured Morale – Attack DR10. No damage, Temporal Bleed.
Temporal Bleed: Test Presence DR12 or age d6 years
(−1 to a random Ability). She heals d4 HP each time this occurs.

Illustration of a tall, sharp-peaked cliff with stairs spiraling from the ground to the top. The stairs are lined with tall torches. A lone goat stands tied on the top of the cliff, as a sacrificial offering.

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Qsy @qsy.bsky.social · 2d

There's all kinds of little dudes

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The Infinite Escape Room podcast @infiniteescaperoom.bsky.social · 2d

The gang end up in a dank sewer smeared with blood, skeletons and the sound of laughter echoing through the tunnels. Do they have what it takes to reverse the curse and face their fears?

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

#escaperooms #podcast #halloween #usbescape #theinfiniteescaperoom

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 2d

GUESS WHO'S BACK

BACK AGAIN

DOC'S BACK

TELL A FRIEND

That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.

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building a better first person shooter part 3: enemy mine

So! First, we talked about a specific subgenre of first person shooter, loosely starting with Unreal and Half-Life and dying off around…

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Party In The Front - Comms Closed @partyinthefront.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, this promo is back for this weekend, except now it's a 30% discount! Ends tonight though

Party In The Front - Comms Closed @partyinthefront.bsky.social · 14d

Final hours of a great promo on my prints: 20% discount + $5 shipping on orders over $30

Better hurry!

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dom of the dead @domjordan.bsky.social · 3d

good nose