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The Legend of NOD!

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Or rather, the legend for the maps of NOD. Long delayed, but here it is …

I think that covers the bases.

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In other news …

The descriptions of the Hexcrawl Classics I’m writing for Frog God Games are up on their site. The first one is actually Valley of the Hawks. I just saw a sketch of the cover and it looked pretty sweet – I’ll share it here when it’s finished (and I get permission).

Speaking of sweet art, the illustration of the goddess I submitted to James Maliszewski’s Petty Gods project was just posted on his site (and to the right). If it’s any indication, the art for this project should be quite nice indeed!

I received the final piece of art for PARS FORTUNA today – I should get the complete rules up on Lulu today or tomorrow. Very excited about that! I’ll also be starting a series of blog posts on “The Making of …” to give you an idea for my process if you want to make a PARS of your own. In fact – maybe I can compile some fan made material for a free companion PDF to PARS FORTUNA.

With PARS out of the way and work proceeding nicely on Hexcrawl and NOD, I’ll be able to devote more time to the Mystery Men! rules. Joel should begin working on the illustrations soon, so hopefully I’ll have some sketches to show off in the near future.

Got a few ideas for blog posts bopping around in my brain. I’ll announce one tomorrow – think dungeon crawl.

Stay tuned!

Deviant Friday – Chris Stevens Edition

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Chris Stevens (Chriss2D on DeviantArt) covers the width and breadth of geekdom – from role playing games to comic books to toy lines. Trying to pick and choose from his gallery on DeviantArt was very tough, but I’ve tried to create a nice sample of his work from different sub-genres. Oh, and the two requisite pin-ups weren’t left out!

 
Frost Faerie
The Goon
Planet Hulk
Amethyst
Cap Bust
And finally …

The Eight-Headed Creeper

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Folks who follow this blog might remember the vote I held to determine which PARS FORTUNA monster I would commission an illustration of from Russ Nicholson. In the end, the Eight-Headed Creeper, a monster originally created by my daughter when she was 3 or 4 years old won the day. A few days ago, I received the finished illustration …

My daughter’s version

 

Russ’ version

 

I’m very happy with it, and I have to thank Russ for his work – he was very kind.

Election Day!

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Today is Election Day in the Land of Nod – in particular, the deadline for Golden Age patrons of the Mystery Men! project to get their votes in for which heroes are to be illustrated for the game. To pique interest in this monumental election, I present the current front runners …

 

Captain Triumph
Black Fury
Wildfire
Magic Agent
Miss Victory
Phantom Lady
Swiftarrow

If you’re a Golden Age patron and you haven’t voted yet, get to it – especially if your favorite isn’t on that list above! At midnight (Pacific time) the polls will close and I’ll send the official commission to Joel Carroll.

Deviant Friday – Celestial4ever Edition

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Celestial4ever – aka Melissa Ismail Celestial – has a great, quirky style. I could see her taking a traditional fantasy project and spinning it somewhere interesting – and injecting loads of personality into character portraits. Not the traditional fare of old school aficionados, but I think worth a look. You can read her blog here.

 

 

I especially like the headdress.

 

 

Reminds me of the some of the artwork on the AD&D trading cards from the 90’s.

Deviant Friday – Mike Faille Edition

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Sorry this post is a bit late today – too much going on. Mike Faille (aka Buck Ruckus) primarily draws for modern Dungeons and Dragons (okay, calm down, take your medicine, breath). I love the use of color and the very clean style. You can find more of his work at his website.

 

First illustration of Mike’s that I looked at, and still one of my favorites. I think it would make a great cover for an Asian-themed game. Hmmm …

Deviant Friday – Brohawk Edition

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TGI Deviant Friday. Today, a mini-gallery of David Williams, AKA BroHawk. Williams is one of my favorite artists in comicdom – he does great color pieces, great black and whites, with clean lines and an ability to make the heroes equal parts real and fantasy. He is defintely one of the Toth-iest illustrators working in comics today. Enjoy some of my favorite BroHawk pieces.