Hrothgar AST

Day 009

Exactly. When you play a game you don’t just play rules or a system you also play people and ideas and media and society. System is blurry, games are blurry, play is blurry. All theory can provide is a lens. Long live play. Long live Sonic the Hedgehog.

going to try and post semi-regularly now since im providing prompts for a weekly art jam thing!!! this week's prompt was flow!!

We also have a Showcase Zero 2025 bundle live now on itch.io/b/3476/showc.... Get 8 incredible games from @kobanya.bsky.social @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social @andrewgillis.bsky.social @cutestpatoot.itch.io @yanahn.bsky.social and me at over 50% off!

new year new art!!! trying to get back into the art groove again ... here's some Maraav!!

new year new art!!! trying to get back into the art groove again ... here's some Maraav!!

blackout is an (almost entirely) asynchronous journalling game for two players about redacting, interpreting, & straining against the confines of language. it's played by creating & communicating through blackout poetry. playtest version with community copies out now satah.itch.io/blackout

lover's spar at the devil bridge🥀

I've been talking about this with some people, and I really think this might happen, and I'm going to do my part as well to make it so. 2026 the year of anthologies and magazines and building communities through making things together. I'm starting early with eraserflag: ehronlime.itch.io/eraserflag

oh ya my comms are open!! do help share around! would love to have extra money for food and gas as always 🫶

Plotweaver™ is a new RPG system and setting from Brotherwise Games that invites players to explore the Tapestry, a universe where every story is true. Characters might focus on the tale of a single world, or travel the threads of reality to explore endless worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, and more.

"Pin Manda, First Maiden of the Heron Court" Posting my once-a-week despite panic-packing for Singapore. AHHHHHH (this is my battle-cry, which is also a cry)

Communication is key! While it may not feel great, telling your team you forsee being late on a deadline ASAP is HUGE for making everyone's life easier. Tasks can be juggled around, others may be able to pick up the slack. But none of that can happen if you don't communicate.

Huge shout outs to @wunderscore.bsky.social @nanawrote.bsky.social @valiantdorian.bsky.social @valistarri.bsky.social @heartofhiraeth.net @96lions.bsky.social and Sean from MyLARP for providing really fun pieces in a really short amount of time as I rushed to put this together last-minute.

Cover for THE TRIDENT AND THE PEARL -- upcoming romantasy book by Sarah K. L. Wilson. Really proud of this one, especially of all the water caustics. And it's always a joy to work with Sarah! #romantasy #illustration

You get sad, Harry. *Too* sad.

"Ah, my favorite client is back !"

#silksong girlies!! thank you shakra from saving me from the high halls gauntlet room

Hello, hello. Earlier this year, after some medical appointments, my medicine costs hiked a lot. The job search has also not panned out yet. I've incurred a little bit of debt because of these expenses and would like to ask for some help. itch.io/s/160647/diw...

im so sad that em dashes have been co-opted by ai text gen as a em dash heavy user without people automatically assuming im using ai its so GRRRR let me have my em dashes!!! i don't even use it in the same way ai uses--to provide more context like this-- and it still happens!!

I think I can finish the Deluxe Edition of the game this weekend. (That's what I'm calling it now. Fight me.) You guys, this game looks Pretty Great if I say so myself.

(1) “the place that was once home” the rough idea this pic pop up when i want to visualize my feeling about my old house. it’s still the same place im living now but it was smaller, older, not really there is anything good there, but when my family decide to build a new one,

My game of melancholy and legacy is on sale this September! All proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. Let me use this thread to share why I love this game so much. itch.io/s/160185/wha...

And that's a wrap on the playbook openers. Choose your poison.

in the #silksong waiting room LET ME IN

the palestine 2025 charity bundle is live!! it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!! itch.io/b/2979/play-...

made new icons of our characters for me and my partner! :> #oc #ocsky

New profile picture alert! Thank you so much, @valistarri.bsky.social for your work! Valis currently has their commissions open so if you think art is cool, you should commission them! You should also check out Valis' Itch page, cause there's some cool stuff there. valistarri.itch.io

Rivendell - watercolour and acryla gouache on paper My vision of the city of Rivendell, complete with a tiny fellowship crossing the bridge as they embark upon their journey. ✨ Prints avaiIable ✨

The Botanists Had a lot of fun making this one

Commission for @scarletinsilver.bsky.social !! had a lot of fun with the textures for this one, and got to draw cute kitty!

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TTRPG ART COMMISSIONING AND LICENSING It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space. www.patreon.com/posts/compre...

Same city, but a slightly different direction! Really liking the insane saturated colors 😆

Redesigned Nils, a former opera performer turned water spirit! Had a lot of fun trying to incorporate old and new elements hehe

sundang langit's core rules rewritten in a different style i've been developing

There are people of the Pacific in TTRPGs. You should follow them. You should support them.You should add them to you panels and tables. go.bsky.app/LRDNJ7E

mouse doodle of xayah rakan as the classical painting " the swing" !! lord please give me the strength to finish this 🙏

drew one of my ex coworkers who routinely wore the best fits to work!!

made a photocard for @aishuu.bsky.social 's WoL Tenchi!!! i had a lot of fun drawing The Boy i hope u like it!!

You should check out We Contain Solitudes - it’s a duet game about people connecting through a time loop (think Russian Doll) and uses a very cool structure and constraints for writing out the setup and scenes

made a photocard for @aishuu.bsky.social 's WoL Tenchi!!! i had a lot of fun drawing The Boy i hope u like it!!

Friendly fire on @shpedovski.bsky.social of their amazing creature The Inevitable #art #artfight

drew my partner's character for a (fictional) dnd campaign!!! i need to find people to play ttrpgs with me..

attack for @pine-niidles.bsky.social !! Roon was a delight to draw and i had to design something cute for them to wear!!

attack for @magicandscrews.bsky.social !!! loved drawing lewis and the cool motifs they have hehe

attack for @magicandscrews.bsky.social !!! loved drawing lewis and the cool motifs they have hehe

first attack!! of euphoria by @kyxuu.bsky.social in this house we love and appreciate dark skinned girlies