What’s your favorite goblin origin myth?

@castlegrief.bsky.social I don’t claim to be a good illustrator but I finally drew my first Kal-Arath character!

Garwen Pendraeg, contested ruler of Lordes. Said to be the last living blood of the great king Artor Grail-breaker. From his seat in shattered Camlynn, he seeks to re-establish the Southron Kingdom and bring a new golden age from the darkness.

What’s your idea of the perfect OSR campaign? (Map by me. Watercolor and ink on paper)

In the Kal-Arath Rimrocks, mighty teradun are trained from the egg to bear riders who work as elite mercenaries, messengers + scouts. Others seek to rule the sky, challenging all to battle with lance and blade, the loser falling hundreds of feet to their death.

A tiny part of the region of Aelwine, in my Tarvannion campaign setting. You can check out Aelwine for free on my itch, and I’ll be adding this map as part of the downloads this week in a print friendly b/w format.

The Knight Penitent. Having served the Sacella in life, the Knight Penitent is one who, haunted by some terrible thing they have done, volunteers to become a Reliquary, and continue their service in undeath. Many earn remission of sin and are sainted for this dedication.

Sunday painting. Watercolor and India ink.

Where will you venture first in the shadow of Castle Grief?

Working on a bespoke box set for a good friend - 100% hand drawn and lettered. Rules Book 1 - Bestiary and Encounters Book 2 - Areas and NPCs Book 3- Campaign Journal and Notebook (basic world building and lore, the rest blank) Area hexmap A few starter dungeons

@gelu-morsus.bsky.social does scoring for all kinds of stuff, including my upcoming adventure "Black Antlers". He recently scored the official soundscape for Kal-Arath , @castlegrief.bsky.social's barbaric OSR game! Check it out on Spotify open.spotify.com/track/5R2QuL...

Painting for the new zine - these originals will mostly all get sent out to backers who claimed the art from the interior. Hope they wind up on some cool walls!

My ideal starting hexmap size. I make most of mine with some custom stamps I carved for the job. Base settlement, some dungeons and other points of interest, a few factions and you’re set for adventure.

Printed some of @castlegrief.bsky.social's OSR zines this weekend

Regular campaign on hold - leftover players request new day, open table, episodic play, simple rules that favor maximum mayhem and a grim flavor. Enter my own campaign’s sort of “DMG” for what will run on the @morkborg.com basic chassis.

I like scrawling my own covers for old classics.

Comic panels on company time.

Congrats to @castlegrief.bsky.social for overcoming some seriously costly and frustrating shipping logistics to get their game into our hands! An excellent batch of booklets including robust solo first play!

Beyond stoked. At long last, KAL-ARATH! ⚔️ @castlegrief.bsky.social

450% fully funded and counting after the first weekend. Here’s a look at page one of the intro comic to the new Kal-Arath zine - Tarus of Hessia is traveling to Kar’Eld for one thing only: revenge.

I'm really hyped for @castlegrief.bsky.social new Kal-Arath publication - first three zines are AWESOME, backing this was a no-brainer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cas...

Tarvannion es un kit de herramientas de @castlegrief.bsky.social para gestionar un mundo de fantasía épica y oscura. Está gratuito en itch, y contiene reglas para gestionar un escenario y explorar un mapa hexagonal, y hoy lo reseño en Astrofork: astrofork.com/resena-tarva... #lodelrol #reseña

The new zine campaign is LIVE!! • Full color zine, opens with comic set in the brutal sword and sorcery world of Kal-Arath • New Pulp Mode for heroic ass-kicking in cinematic style • Tables, monsters, and much more! • Works on its own system or to use with your own!

Membership in the Black Legion is considered the greatest honor for a warrior in Kal-Arath. In order to join the ranks of Akkai’s elite shock troopers, one must fight and win in the great tournament in Kar’Eld held only once a year.

New piece and a first look at some comic panels open.substack.com/pub/castlegr...

Kal-Arath is a world of weirdness, where blood drunk monks serve demon Khans and war with martial arts and eldritch rites for dominion of the great steppe. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cas...

Kal Arath is such an evocative read, it's just as joyous to look through and brainstorm as it is to play. More of this is always better.

A new zine from @castlegrief.bsky.social for his amazing Kal-Arath is coming soon on Kickstarter 🔥 Go check it out ⚔️

Awe yeah, another Castle Grief book to add the library!

I have been playing Kal-Arath lately, and I can confirm that it is rad.

H Y P E

RETURN TO THE BLOODY STEPPE… www.kickstarter.com/projects/cas...

“There were rats, dad.” “Rats?” “Yeah, big ones.”

Got me dead to rights!

For everyone looking for #zungeon inspiration, just check out this awesome supplement by @castlegrief.bsky.social: castlegrief.itch.io/tarvannion Not a dungeon, but just oozing with old school vibes, and the style is so inspiring.

Fleeing the normal world into realms of danger, dread and daring!!

Just released the next video in the Kal-Arath solo RPG series! Join Dagar as he enters the jungles of Lhar and into the Valley of the Black Ziggurat! @castlegrief.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=78-w...

Working on a regional map entirely based on early 1990’s black metal bands, songs, and lyrics.

Pen and pack of kids crayons from hostess station at a boring lunch meeting. Happy Warduke Wednesday.

Doing a test run of the more crunchy 1v1 combat rules in Lords of the Pit for Kal Arath by @castlegrief.bsky.social - turned out quite well for my man Vyrk!

Teaser art of dark sea gods from an upcoming fanzine of Community created content for @castlegrief.bsky.social 's Kal-Arath Solo RPG!

Thick thighs vs floating eyes. Some old school D&D art from today.

Some Bisley inspired sketching.

FREE ART! Just hit 1k, thanks so much!! To say thanks, I’d love for some of you to introduce yourselves and tell people about what you’re working on or what you play. I’ll pick one of you - If you’re working on a project my art would be good for, I’ll do one for free. Or, I’ll draw your PC.

Solo Mörk Borg.

What if all the lore and implied setting in the core book was a lie? New article on Mörk Borg on my Stack. Links in the bio!

Customized this house rules/campaign notebook for my Mörk Borg campaign. @morkborg.bsky.social

Oi! @castlegrief.bsky.social looky at what came in!!! #KalArath #HumanMade #OldSkool @ericklw.bsky.social @againstthecult.bsky.social @roguecaliber.bsky.social

Adding to this list, @castlegrief.bsky.social ‘s Kal-Arath zines have recently become available in one handy compilation on Lulu as well: www.lulu.com/shop/castle-...