John Bilodeau Illustrations

an ink drawing of a young forest dragon

Stock Art spot illustration of a young forest dragon #ttrpg #osr

AI and Empty Art — Prismatic Wasteland On the perils of artificial intelligence when it comes to the tabletop gaming medium.

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

If you see this, post a #castle 🏰

#ttrpg #cartography

Picture of the cool cover of Zegaajimo - cover art by Donald chrétien

Picture of the title of this creepy GD story

Reading this awesome collection of indigenous horror fiction and I feel a little I'll having just finished "mouth less" by @richardvancamp.bsky.social . I low-key wasn't ready for pandemic horror yet , I guess...<<shudder>>

Yay! We made it! A new Carouse, Carouse! Newsletter for August. Check out my article on drawing more in your maps. #osr #nsr #ttrpg

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Historic & Fantasy Weapon Mega Stock Art Pack by DieselShot Historic & Fantasy Weapons Stock Art Pack

The “Historic & Fantasy Weapon Mega Stock Art Pack” has been released! 160 unique weapon illustrations with alts (231 total files) depicting a variety of weapons across cultures & genres perfect for any project!

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Hey @nightnoon.games can you recommend some artists that pull off that B&W #Shadowdark style? I would love to commission some Shadowdark items and monsters from them.

this is great.

Open Source TTRPG Resources Here's a collection of forever open licensed tabletop roleplaying games and resources. Borrowed from and inspired by the Forever Open Source RPG game jam series. Example Open Licenses Creative Commons Zero ("CC0"). Release your work into the public domain. The most open license. Creative Com

Come explore a large random selection of forever open source #TTRPG resources, from games to SRDs to art and more!

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#OpenSource #TabletopGames #IndieGames

I even made an awkward process video of drawing it at the time. So you can watch that if you want...
youtu.be/3vrVmA1wQ-8?...

an ink drawing of an adventurer falling into the arms of a giant trapdoor spider

I drew these spider legs after reading though a scene in a truely bad forgotten realms novel. Even the worst books can inspire you lol #spiderart

ink drawing of a skeleton warrior

chaos skellington #osr #ttrpgart. For a while I was obsessed with working out a simple order vs. chaos setting where stuff like the dead raising for the grave was one of the first signs that the natural order was under attack.

Resharing because I am just too amazed! My art, and Sasha’s work in progress version:

This is a query for AP creators & TTRPG publishers:

- have you ever been charged/charged creators for a license to play a TTRPG in an AP?

- are you aware of any rules (past or present) limiting paywalled AP content or ticketed live AP?

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Looks awesome

I'm just gonna doodle my cover I hope ppl are charitable lol

Raiders of the Crystal Keep by Undead Mole An adventure compatible with Cairn and made for the Appx. N Jam

Guys, I've published my entry for the Appx. N Jam, Raiders of the Crystal Keep. My first adventure in English. My writing may not be the best, so please be gentle. If you appreciate my work, please feel free to rate and comment. #osr #cairn

a scan of the lineart for a drawing of a maze dragon blasting a party with his breath weapon under his left wing a thief sneaks into his hoard from behind.

lineart for a maze dragon I drew for a poster contest (which I won!) #dragon #ttrpgart #ttrpg #lineart

All the time. And I watched a nice doc about Brian Froud and he described his character design process that way too... Like his pencil moves and the drawings come out

List of the all Canadian artists here Bluesky making gorgeous art 💛🇨🇦

go.bsky.app/5Qisn5N

#art #canada

lmao

Mastering the Art of Illusion: GM & Play Tips for Prophecies Creating the Illusion of Omniscience and Prophecy In the world of tabletop role-playing games, creating the illusion of omniscience or crafting seemingly accurate predictions can elevate the storytelling experience. But it's also something a lot of players and GMs struggle with! Effectively con

Prophecies can be such a hard thing to handle at the gaming table. Let's make it easier! Come explore methods performers, would-be prophets, and charlatans have used for centuries to create convincing insights and predictions.
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#TTRPG #Blog #GMTips

ink lineart drawing of two mice in fantasy adventuring gear praying at an altar

some lineart for a peaceful moment in a small temple for our mouse adventurers. Drawn for my friends @miceoflegend.bsky.social .

I agree. I understand the rhetorical strategy at work, too, but I can't take getting advice from everyone. Now that I'm writing this I realise I have an article I'm working on to re-read for tone. It's so easy to slip into advice mode, but it should be avoid when no one has asked for it

I tried recently just playing arena online. I spent a little too much money and felt pretty frustrated by the gameplay. I have a pretty short fuse these days for boring stuff that takes too long. I'd hoped the FF stuff would feel more fun but it felt pretty empty

a black and white drawing of a druid dnd character talking to a pseudodragon informant.

a Holly Druid - character portrait for a friend #dndart #b&wart #ttrpg

... I can sort of see it

a pencil sketch of two figures in weird armor hovering over a cityscape

#WIP pencils for the City of the Gods for baserip. I know boob-molded armor is sort of dumb but I still like to draw it. #TTRPGart #pencilsketch

How libraries are 'the glitter glue' binding communities together Offering millions of books, free internet access and everything from craft clubs to storytelling dogs, libraries are an essential public space — particularly in regional and remote Australia.

via mefi:

an Australian news story about the role of libraries

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...