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TTRPG designer and illustrator. Created DURF and The Electrum Archive. CULT OF THE LIZARD KING He/They patreon.com/emielboven emielboven.itch.io
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got around to scanning THE LONG DARK, a riso mini about a knight navigating the perils of the mega dungeon he’s taken refuge in. will share a couple pages

submitted 18 hours ago • 9 comments

this is how u do this shit if ur cool btw

submitted 1 day ago • 25 comments

I'm in the home stretch with my swamp crawl for the ongoing Electrum Archive game jam! morriebird (@morriebird.bsky.social) did a fantastic job of turning my cover sketch into a much spookier, moodier piece, as well as adding two interior illustrations -- a Reedfolk shaman, and Moon-Eye the croc!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Bring. It. On.

submitted 2 days ago • 24 comments

A new 100+ page WIP version of DURF Expanded is now up on my Patreon! This version includes: - New art - Reworked travel procedure and magic - Rules for converting other OSR creatures www.patreon.com/emielboven

submitted 88 days ago • 5 comments

Dungeon

submitted 2 days ago • 11 comments

Your outie names their layers

submitted 4 days ago • 10 comments

Often, fully developed settings like #Dolmenwood impress me but sometimes sketched out or procedurally generated worlds can entice me, too. What's you favorite? The Electrum Archive by @emielboven.itch.io threads a nice middle ground, it seems. This is what the post below is about. #osr #nsr #ttrpg

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

As a queer, trans*, communist with an auto-immune disease I can proudly state that the US considers me a quadruple threat to their way of life!

submitted 5 days ago • 28 comments

This author's note 🥰 From the Grim Reaper's Lawyer #booksky #fantasybooksky

submitted 6 days ago • 7 comments

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

man I wish women content creators (esp in nerd stuff) didnt feel the need to do a baby voice all the time. where is our Dan Olson. I want a dry lady explaining things.

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

We just launched our Kickstarter project for The Brain Forest, a TTRPG about exploring a fantastical place filled with cute brain-themed flora and fauna. 🧠🌲 Give it a look :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaz...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

NEW BLOG POST where I continue my habit of publicly detailing and analyzing my sexual exploits. Check out my read / response to the fabulous "Faggot Games: An Urgent Warning" by @eclipse.gay . https://buff.ly/42CxJXb #ttrpg #rpg #blog

submitted 22 days ago • 3 comments

My partner is doing a design project about depression and video games. They are looking for others who have struggled with depression who would be willing to fill out a (very) short survey to help them: forms.gle/cgkUH8F9BWsd...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

The Faces of Orn is now up on itch! It's a collection of NPC illustrations by various artists to flesh out the world of Orn beyond what is shown in the zines so far. It was incredible to see the artists interpret the people of Orn in their own way! Go check out these artists and their other work!

submitted 11 days ago • 7 comments

My partner is doing a design project about depression and video games. They are looking for others who have struggled with depression who would be willing to fill out a (very) short survey to help them: forms.gle/cgkUH8F9BWsd...

submitted 10 days ago • 6 comments

I’m seeing a lot of soft takes from industry mutuals at the moment that we shouldn’t be so hard on those who use generative AI because it’s becoming harder and harder to resist. Wrong. Betraying your ethics (and your peers) because ‘everyone else is doing it’ does not suddenly make it acceptable.

submitted 13 days ago • 90 comments

Oh dang, it's looking like this one is going to fund! Thank you to all who have backed so far! Any folks out there who write about TTRPGs, OSR, hexcrawling, or anything else games related, hit me up in the DM's if you want to talk Solarcrawl. I'll bring the arts and a head full of spaceship ideas!

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

I made a npc for The Faces of Orn!!!! Absolutely adore The Electrum Archive and it was a joy to work with Emiel. Please check it out and the many amazing artists that worked on it!!

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

OSR games focus on cooperative exploration of dangerous environments. They discourage backstory and unique character builds. But I think we can recover the individual story of a character in an OSR frame through downtime. It's an opportunity for each PC to follow a unique path apart from the group.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

So happy to have contributed a little something to Emiel wonderful setting. 😊😊

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

This is one of my favorite pieces I've done recently, for a super cool project, and I'm honored to be sharing the interiors with so many amazing artists I admire!

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments