Flooded City, Kenshi 2 (2019)

And they’re saying the falcon - nasty guy - cannot hear the falconer. And more and more we’re hearing that the blood-dimmed tide is loose. And we’re hearing that very strongly

Some vistas here

Another day another room. 13 creatures is a lot for a low level party so striking some kind of deal seems like a good bet

Rest in peace

was asked recently if I had any art that inspired the Partials in the Shrike. I’ve actually got a big reference folder full of inspo so I thought I’d share some. Mostly looked at puppets, mannequins, ritual figures etc. so mostly 3D sculptures. I find sculpture extremely inspiring for TTRPG worlds

The Great Western Palace slowly grows in size

Revisiting a crucial piece of OSR tech - the Reaction Roll. Amongst the most vital parts of the sandbox for a Referee.Vaults of Vaarn uses a d20 roll rather than the traditional 2d6 to allow for PC EGO bonuses to affect the roll (they can reach +10 so it's awkward to accomodate in the trad curve)

Some advice for anyone who needs it - it is a waste of time to order the dogshit soup and then complain it tastes like dogshit

Tabletop gaming inspiration - Otherlands by Thomas Halliday. A natural history of the deep past. Each chapter is a visit to a different ecosystem from earths history. Arranged in reverse chronological order, so we begin in the ice age and move backwards into oceans of time and creatures before us

Why is every website just this now. I will not try the orbs. Not even once

“The Head of Perseus” by Barry Windsor-Smith.

Should be one of those German words for when you see a toddler with drip and get jealous of their outfit

Finally worked out how to use Obsidian so ofc I'm trying to write a Vaarn megadungeon using it. As if I don't have enough writing projects

Insanely hard to pick a top 9, this is as close as I could get my9games.com

Another month another preview draft of Vaults of Vaarn 2E! This month we have the Lapis Serpent draft with all new features www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Maybe nothing maybe something

I believe that now the PMs wicked advisors have been ousted, he will be free to make the great political decisions we all know he’s capable of! Don’t give up Sir Keir!

Alarming scenes at number 10 this morning, sources report Starmer took a delivery of 16 alpacas and a nail gun, no statement from his office yet

Looking through my old note drafts and found some formative Vaarn stuff from various periods. I’ve never actually done much with the vocabulary I learned for deserts and dunes

Spent more time than I'd like to admit making a story seeds generator for Vaults of Vaarn. 4d100 gives you the rough outlines of a science fantasy plot. Can also be used for in-world stories, songs, myths etc. Try it out here perchance.org/fabvq57tpj

My gold Ennie-winning OSE adventure The Shrike is back in stock at antipode zines antipodezines.com/products/the...

Fine Vaarnish Clothing! For sale: azure latex cape decorated with obscene holograms, never worn

A drop of dream fuel - Lost Worlds 1 by Bruce Pennington

Satan to “step back” from his roles as Father of Lies and the Great Red Dragon, following further revelations about his correspondence with billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein

Rocky from Paw Patrol has been found dead in Miami

a new monster for 2E

the current 2E dungeon exploration rules. unlikely to surprise anyone but some have asked how I run dungeons so here it is vaultsofvaarn.com/2026/02/05/e...

Studio wall

Another of the brand new factions from the Vaults of Vaarn 2E corebook: the (now renamed) Children of the Darkling Sun. Dream-weaving mystics who seek to make the waking world into a living nightmare vaultsofvaarn.com/2026/02/03/c...

a preview of a Major Faction spread from Vaults of Vaarn 2E. The Seekers have been mentioned before but not fully explained vaultsofvaarn.com/2026/01/30/s...

Newest Vaults of Vaarn 2E update ONYX LOTUS is out www.backerkit.com/c/projects/v...

Final touches on the Major Faction spreads today. PCs can have a Reputation stat with each faction, so here are some suggested ways of gaining reputation with some Major Factions

The Shadow of the Torturer.

One funny things that’s happened recently is my hidden ad targeting profile has realised I’m involved in D&D stuff and now my sponsored ads are exclusively for robes and armour

unbearable

One more apocalypse for VoV 2E. The victory of the Jigsaw Courtiers, supplicants of a mad Autarch who transformed himself into an undying tesseract of hypergeometric flesh. This the House of Leaves apocalypse where the laws of geometry get eaten away like termite-riddled wood.

Still think about him…

A few more Major Faction endgames. These are also all apocalypses of one kind or another. The Brotherhood of the Black Sun are trying to usurp waking reality and replace it with a dream, hence the change of format

Something I've been thinking about with Vaarn 2E is what happens if the Major Factions win? What would their ideal world look like? I think it's an interesting question that has helped me characterise them with prose

I'm relaunching THE MEAT GRINDER, my TTRPG writer's group, and structuring things to let us support 16-20 total members. For more info on how it all works and to let me know if you're interested, check out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

One of my very favuorite modern horror stories electricliterature.com/tiptoe-by-la...

Always hard to admit when you fucked up but don’t make my mistake. Denzels coins are not cryptocurrency, I lost all my savings and they also upset my stomach

I’d love to see a Paw Patrol prequel that tells the story of all the city council meetings where they decided to hand over responsibility for all emergency services to a child and some dogs

It’s super funny that you think I don’t recognise my own work. Completely divorced from reality.