Another 'classic' spread reimagined
08.10.2025 14:50 β π 18 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0@infrabeige.bsky.social
Author and indie game designer. I wrote 'Vaults of Vaarn', a science-fantasy RPG, and 'The Shrike', an award-winning OSE adventure.
Another 'classic' spread reimagined
08.10.2025 14:50 β π 18 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you Quinns, all I can see when I look at it is his goofy hand but maybe thats part of the charm
06.10.2025 13:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I may redraw Lonrot as an experiment and see how closely I can capture the original vision while using my newer techniques
06.10.2025 12:40 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0unsure whether I'll end up remastering the artwork or not. I think the second issue is in the awkward position of not really looking like the rest of the Vaarn artwork, but also some of it is 'classic' and idk if I want to replace it
06.10.2025 12:39 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Reworking old spreads for the 2e Corebook this week
06.10.2025 12:38 β π 33 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0A new episode for your weekend!
This time I'm chatting with @infrabeige.bsky.social about his anti-canon OSR TTRPG, Vaults of Vaarn! This was such a fun chat, go check it out!!!
In short I do a connectivity editing pass later in drafting, but this is a good topic to cover thank you
27.09.2025 11:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes there were and scope limitation is a good topic
27.09.2025 11:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Working on a βcreators commentaryβ type post on writing the Shrike. Is there anything you would like to know about writing an Award Winning Adventure Module TM
27.09.2025 09:28 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0My sons curiously joyless playing at βcoffee shopβ inspired it haha
26.09.2025 13:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0i was woken up at 5 am to play with toy cars so I'm feeling a sale to the circus may be on the horizon
26.09.2025 12:25 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0thanks! I tend to think these creatures can feel engaging if you drill down into a funhouse mirror of a real inspiration. Small children who are innocent of good and evil (but tilted towards the evil side) are a very interesting and frightening antagonist to me
26.09.2025 12:21 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I actually want to use this take somehow now
26.09.2025 11:52 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Infestations are notoriously hard to remove. The accepted methods of clearing a goblin warren are flooding it, leaving vats of poisoned jam nearby, or using teams of the goblin-hunting terriers bred for purpose (keep these away from real children, theyβre on a hair trigger around small humanoids)
26.09.2025 11:49 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Goblin culture mimics the human civilisation around it. If we have kings they want one too (or two or three or ten!) If we have a war so will they (although they might declare war on trees or a lake or on silence).
26.09.2025 10:32 β π 24 π 1 π¬ 4 π 0Their games imitate the rituals of human life but without understanding it. They want wealth because we want it, but would never spend it. They ride horses because we do (but forget to feed them). They want human babies because we love them (but forget to feed them). Theyβre horrorible but innocent
26.09.2025 10:20 β π 20 π 0 π¬ 1 π 1I would probably draw on the hard parts of living with a toddler. If you have something they want it. Everything they touch breaks. They want to play games (but the rules are always changing). If you stop them doing what they want youβre the enemy.
26.09.2025 10:18 β π 33 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Rhizomatic compound, the first Decadence video game is now live on steam to wishlist! We are excited to share with you this unique interactive comics experience.
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25.09.2025 11:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Coming next summer!
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23.09.2025 09:51 β π 40 π 13 π¬ 0 π 0The Melsonian Arts Council and Iglootree are teaming up to open a FLGS/bookshop in South London. Yes, THIS Saturday. Come say hi, buy a book, maybe win one of the ludicrously posh games we're offering in the raffle (I goddamn love raffles), play games in our basement. THIS IS REAL!
22.09.2025 23:21 β π 79 π 28 π¬ 3 π 8theamericanreader.com/a-collapse-o... elite tier short horror story imo
21.09.2025 11:34 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Hey buddy my eyes are down here
20.09.2025 07:23 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yeah totally, Iβll send you a message
17.09.2025 10:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thinking about βmonstersβ and who itβs βokβ to kill
14.09.2025 19:33 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0If Uncle Fester didnβt fuck
12.09.2025 10:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What happened to the skull
12.09.2025 09:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Now thereβs a name Iβve not heard for a while
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