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jacobmarks.bsky.social
I make rpgs, programs, 3d art, and other weird things... My largest projects are the Vaarn Atlas, Exalted Order Of The Mystic Moose, and Penumbral Oasis. Find those, and my other games at: https://siofragames.itch.io/ Blog at: https://jacobmarkshasablog
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Making a TTRPG adventure is a daunting task, so I've broken it up in sections covering everything you need: hooks, rumors, encounters, maps, rooms, monsters, how to share online. With beautiful art by @evlynmoreau.bsky.social. Test print ordered! Watch Skeleton Code Machine for pre-order info! 👀

submitted 3 hours ago • 3 comments

Working on Court Of Ravenous Titans, my #Arthurian #roguelike. Here's a little video showing a bunch of maps being generated. No decorations yet, but I've got random castles being placed! #CORT #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Working on randomized castle tiles for my #Arthurian #roguelike. They're made out of 4 different components combined randomly. Also I think I have a title! Court Of Ravenous Titans or CORT. I figure a roguelike should have a good acronym. #procgen #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

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Progress on map generation for my Arthurian #roguelike. I've nearly got obstacles working. I divide the map using voronoi, and draw a line across it to choose regions for an obstacle like a forest. I then use a simple walking maze to create paths through. #procgen #pixelart #gamedev

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

My Hellboy Zine is now LIVE! ohotnig.gumroad.com/l/hbzine ohotnig.itch.io/hbzine As always, it's free to download, but if you leave $3 donation you get a hefty package of extra materials. Please enjoy, share, and tell about it to your friends in real life, too!

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

Working on map generation for my #Arthurian #roguelike. My plan is to use voronoi with noisy perlin edges to create regions. Lines of regions form obstacles like forests and mountains. Each map screen will be a themed realm, so you there won't be this variety of tiles like here. #procgen #gamedev

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

more unit pawn concepts

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Working on a vaguely Arthurian #roguelike. Making some progress on the tileset! #pixelart #procgen #gamedev

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

Looking for something to attend virtually in March? Wanna run a game for other enthusiasts? Wanna hang out with all the cool people already signed up? Wanna play HODAG with Hodag or any number of other cool games with other cool people (fingers crossed)?! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pre...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

another palm, from earlier

submitted 11 days ago • 8 comments

Some owlbear studies from my sketchbook #kaseyart #illustration #penandink

submitted 16 days ago • 38 comments

(oops, reposting with alt text) Just announced by @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social, my cover for the a "Sword and Planet" issue, featuring adventures in outer planets!

submitted 17 days ago • 19 comments

QRP with some watery art~*

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

some invertebrates from the upcoming release of my sprite pack! the spiders were in it before, but the beetle and these mites are new.

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

Realized I haven't reposted these fake screencaps in a while. They're pretty large so I suggest you view them in a browser.

submitted 23 days ago • 38 comments

One of my longest-running jobs was working on Six Ages, which left an indelible mark on how i approach my own work - and filled my brain and hard drive with a million wonderful bronze-age references that are still leaking out into my drawings to this day

submitted 34 days ago • 15 comments

The War of the Worlds (mini 🧵) inspired by the illustrations of Henrique Alvim Corrêa

submitted 37 days ago • 9 comments

Funny enough this was my introduction to David Lynch, before actually watching any of his films. It's a weird fun little project. Made before AI voices, so you can be assured it is a real impersonation. rhinostew.itch.io/david-lynch-...

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

I’m really sad about David Lynch. I have always wanted to make art how he makes art. A real creative guiding light for me and many of my favorite people. I was going to pick a quote from him that I love and think of often to post and there were so many I got overwhelmed. Thank you. 🖤

submitted 38 days ago • 5 comments

Created for my upcoming illustrated novel Ergo Cosmos! "The resounding calls of Basilisks in love are believed to drive unfortunate humans who hear them to madness, but in truth, they merely speak with the voice of our conscience."

submitted 39 days ago • 3 comments

Artwork for @ssto.press! Did a risograph kind of style for this - it's all built up from 4 layers of color!

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Hasbro is definitely stumbling in the wake of the D&D One release, and people are going to be looking for alternatives. Here's a thread of indie games that have caught my attention.

submitted 41 days ago • 5 comments

i just realized that the lavender marshes would be a perfect hex crawl for anyone wanting a more moist experience of vaults of vaarn wasp women, mysterious robots, mushroom forests, a sentient gelatinous pyramid

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

PEACE AND LOVE IN GREAT DESERT from @collonelatom.bsky.social

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

The bones of an inventory system #gamedev #indiedev #gbstudio

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁 We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

submitted 47 days ago • 578 comments