Todays art: A Silent Commision for SF

Sometimes me and my wife cooperate on illustrations and this time around I think we really had it going. This Illustration is a commission for +Simon Forster and I do hope he like it.

Whatever it is I guess you will find out when he release it if he hasn't allready.

TAADAD: Day 1 alchemist laboratory and Abhumans

It is far from over, many hours left of the first day but can show you what have allready been done this far to inspire you all.

Dungeon Room: Alchemist Laboratory

New monster: Abhumans

monster by +Terje Nordin 

No. Enc: 3d6 (6d10)
Alignment: Chaotic
AC: A12/D7
HD: 1-1
Attacks: 2 claws (1d4), acid spit (1d8) once per day
Saving throw: 18
Special: Sonar
Move: 12
Moral: 9

Are these alabaster hued horrors the result of a mad alchemists experiments or spawned from the night-dark womb of the subterranean abyss? They lurk in the darkness, moving silently and unseen despite their multitudinous numbers, to ambush unwary adventurers. Their pale, short bodies are warped images of human anatomy. But their faces lack any recognizable aspect - hungry grins full of sharp teeth, instead of eyes they have bat-like ears to navigate by sonar.
The abhuman matriarch is a 5 HD huge hulking monster who sits immobile and magnificent in the lair spawning new legions to serve and worship her

Third postcard: The undead/braindead Dwarf

A third card got loose on the population. This one is public and all but for the next card the card will be kept secret till they arrive at their destinations. I will make it this way once in a while to keep the suspense among the subscribers. So as you will see this card will be the last one for yer eyes in a week or two, who knows? ;)

And man created the Angel

Alternate Art of the created angel. I'm not sure how I want them and a few versions are starting to show up and I may or may not redo the whole concept. We'll see

The created Angel

"They were a proud and faithfull people. They worshiped their gods and their messengers. But one day they got this feeling they were not listened to. They realised they had not seen their gods for many years and no signs or nothing, just that silence. But they were a crafty people. They had the means to help their gods. Yes, they created their own god machines. Cause if they only were pure in their sould the machines would be pure and holy. But the poor people would soon know better! They would learn the hard way that they could not cheat the gods."

Why do it kill people?

1. The Angel hunt for sin and all man is sinfull!
2. The Angel need to feed on the pure and so they must hunt the innocent!
3. The Angel just hate mortals and will cleanse the world from this filth!
4. The Angel hunt the evil and will only hurt a creature full of sin!
5. The Angel only attack when he feel threatened!
6. The Angel is very territorial and he has a big territory!

How does it communicate?

1. The Angel does not speak, only stares at people with lifeless eyes!
2. The Angel speaks with an heavenly voice!
3. The Angel speaks as an old recording.
4. The Angel speaks as a chorus
5. The Angel speaks very mechanicly
6. The Angel does not speak, but he can scratch messages with his claws

Does it fly?

1. No, the angel uses his wings to cut people up!
2. No, the wings are just for show!
3. No, but they are a great when shielding against attacks!
4. Yes, but the wings seem to have nothing to do with it!
5. Yes, somehow those blady wings does make him fly!?
6. Yes, and he flies very gracefull as a dove at dawn!

What does it eat?

1. Meat
2. Souls
3. Oil
4. Diamonds
5. sorrow
6. Happiness

Where does it live?

1. In a ruined clocktower
2. In the ruins of an old city
3. It is wandering around the wastland
4. It is hiding in the temple
5. It stands as a statue in the cemetary
6. It lives in a cave in the mountain

The first two monster pages

It all started a bit better than I thought it ever could. 11 people supporting this project and making it a reality! What a bunch of totaly awsome group of heroes! The second card goes into the mail tomorrow and I need to slow down a bit so not to spoil all the fun to fast!

Here I present to you the first two pages supported by patreon and soon in a mailbox close to you.

The Shreak serpent is a screaming sea monster that will scare the hell out of a group of heroes on the sea.

When the Tri-pods arrive to any gaming world the end of that world is near! How this one didn't make it into the original monster manual of your choice is beyond me! ;)

Thank you all whom have supported this project! And I hope you all stay whit me for many cards to come! :D

T.L.M.M.P.P: Attack of the tri-pods (from behind the mountain)

(from space? from the underworld? From another dimension?)

The second page is showing an fantazy Tri-pod war machine whatever that is!?
(the map making genious +Simon Forster choose the theme)

This picture may be on the second page of the lost monster manual page postcard. A patreon project you can find over HERE

I hope to hear some response of the first card soon and hide under the table if it is to awfull :P

The lost monster manual page postcard

Heh, if you missed it I made the crazy idea a reality and a handfull of stalwart heroes have jumped on to the train as patreons of this project!

+Daniel Sell got to choose the first theme and it is on its merry way! If it will be the above wip "shreak Serpent" we'll see. But I think it would look good on a postcard, what do you say?

The patreon site is found - HERE
A good article on OSR today about all this is found - HERE

I'm really looking forward to put my teeth in this project!

The Lost monster manual postcard

I get these cool postcard maps from +Simon Forster. This really sparks ones imagination and yesterday I got this idea of "The lost monster manual" postcard project.

Lost monster manual postcard

The above postcard is just an example of how they could look like. I wonder how many would be intrested in receiving cards like those? Could it be maintained by patreon and could one get enough income for the stamps required?
If I were to patreon this the low dollars really would be the online version to print yourself and those whom provide that little extra would get about two postcards a month with strange monsters with stats and all to throw at players. Some bonus cards a year providing random encounter tables and stuff?

Leave a comment if you would like this project to take off or if you think this is the most stupid idea in the history of the universe! Well I like all kinds of comments! ;)

Monster: The Deamon Hamsterdog

The great old wizard Haeglunn experimented on animals to create the most dangerous animal to be known by man. He was feared by the local populance cause of all the misstakes that had escaped his cages and found their way down to the village. Eighteen Sheeps and a cow had lost their lives to these abominations! How long would it take before a human had to put his life on the line?

The village were almost ready to revolt when one of the more dangerous creatures were let loose. Haeglunn were really really bad when it came to locking the doors of the cages! The most dangerous animal known to man slew a lot of people and left no witnesses. The great adventurers arrived to the scene only to find that the great animal were afraid of them and run to the woods.

Ok, the truth is that the real killer had allready run away in hunt for some other prey while the poor creature called the deamon hamsterdog had just escaped and came to the scene of the slaughter only to be found by the heroes! He ran away in fear and got the infamy not deseved. His poor face on a hundred posters offering tons of gold in reward for the innocent head on his neck!

No. Attacks: 1, HP: 2d6, Att: +1 (1d6 horns)

G is for Goatmen

Or Goatmen to +Greg Gorgonmilk. If you haven't seen his latest project The Goat-man you really should run and see it. It is totally inspiring and fun and made me wanna draw him alot of illustrations! The bad thing in the equation is that I have never drawn goatmen before and need to learn this so I maybe maybe can do his project justice!

One thing is certain tho and that is the fact that Aenglum is gonna have goatman in an abundance!

First try

Second try

Third try... a half-goat??

4th goat

You just gotta love goats!

ok this was the first try

Will soon figure out a good way how to draw one of these sweet creatures.

Under: Leucrotta

The fifth play session is done and today they faced this creature...

The Leucrotta is a formidable opponent and the Aenglum version is no exeption. The group had to see the most loving dwarf in history get it's throat cut by razor sharp claws. RIP Gwomir, a most formidable priest of Laaendur, love of god, sex and healing.

And now you wonder when the Leucrotta got claws? Aren't they supposed to have hooves? Well, in Aenglum everything is a bit more awsome. ;)

(Art by +Josefin Magnusson  )

Todays Monster: The Natyr

In the first two sessions of the adventures of our fellow adventurers they have encountered a strange race of evil critters they quickly named "the Natyr" -as a mix of a Satyr and something more diabolical.

They stand at something like 3-4 feet high, have a big mouth full of sharp teeth and small horns on their foreheads. How they come to be is uncertain but the bright minds of the adventuring party from Teirums Ro guess they spring from the innocent victims of an evil cult or by some sexual intercourse done by its members with succubi of their evil deity. 

The creatures seem to lack any skill, aren't very bright, not so tough but have a really bad temper and attack the weakest victims that are away from the main group. They seem to attack in small groups as this seem to boost their confidence.

Danger level: low. To this point they have been easily defeated.

art of today: Osquip

saw this amasing map by Simon Forster and those holes with Osquips so I thought that I needed to draw one of those amazing beautiful critters.

Hungry Osquip

I am starting to feel like drawing some dungeons too. Maybe need to add a lot of these ones to that one to. :)

Some art over at the tavern!

A couple of my illustrations will be featured over at Tenkars Tavern.
They will appear in a competition; which in itself isn't decided anything about.

You can see the whole article here

The art featured are;

Some cult summoning a deamonchild or something?

A longnecked something monster...

It is gonna be great to follow the progress of this and what will become of it all!

and why not see the bonus zombie;

Today's Monster: The deadly hole of horror (again)

(A translation of an earlier post that really made no sense in google translate. )

Not in a strict sense a monster but still a danger you should be careful with.


There is a fungus in the kingdom that the botanist knows nothing about. This fungus grows on the most miserable dark places where it is both hot and humid. A major reason they havn't discovered something about it, is not because of its bad location, but the insects that lives in a loving relationship with the fungus.


These big and black beetles lay their myriad of white and wet eggs in the moist dark meat of the fungus.Like a big black ocean the beetles crawl over the sponge beneath them.

Apperance

The fungus is dark and wizened like an old wet raisin, stuck on the walls in warm moist cavities. Upon the fungus crawls tens of thousands of the black beetles. Unsuspecting animals and creatures that touch the flesh of the disgusting fungus are stunned and in a slow manor been devoured by the beetles. It usually reeks of putrefaction and a that strange chemical odor from the meat of the fungus itself.


If you would fall into one of these holes you would be slowly paralyzed by the fungal milky secretions while thousands of beetles would climb upon you and in a short time almost completly cover you. This is indeed a very slow and terrifying death that you wish noone had to experience.

Dagens Monster: Skräckfyllda dödens hål

Inte i en egentlig mening ett monster men likväl en fara man bör vara försiktig med. Det finns en svamp som inte en botaniker i hela riket känner till. Denna svamp växer på eländiga mörka platser där det är lite varmt och fuktigt.

Det som är den stora orsaken till att inte någon funnit svampen är dock inte dess dåliga läge utan för de insekter som lever i ett kärleksfullt förhållande till svampen. Stora svarta skalbaggar som lägger sina ägg i svampens varma och fuktiga mörka kött. Ett hav av skalbaggar som döljer svampen under dom.

Utseende: Svampen är mörk och skrumplig och ser ut som blöta russin som sitter fast längst med väggarna i varma fuktiga håligheter. På detta så kravlar tiotusentals skalbaggar. Smådjur och andra varelser som vidrört svampen har bedövats och sedan halvt ätits upp av skalbaggarna. Det stinker av föruttnelse och en besynnerlig kemisk doft ifrån själva svampen.

Skulle man ramla ner i ett av dessa hål skulle man sakta paralyseras av svampens mjölklika utsöndringar samtidigt som skalbaggarna skulle klättra överallt på en. De skulle sakta börja äta upp en levandes varav namnet. En sakta skräckfylld död som man inte ens skulle önska sin värsta fiende.

Dagens Fordon: Grodiardens Svävarcykel

En Grodiard gillar att ta sig fram snabbt och det gör den sannerligen på sin svävarcykel.

Grodiard GATHOR

"Grodiard All Terrain Hover Obstruction Raider"

Max Förflyttning: x10

Passagerare: 1

Räckvidd: 100 mil på en laddning.

Packning: 10

Vapen: inga

De fungerar allra bäst på slätter och öken och då spelar det ingen roll om det är stening eller tuff terräng. Det är inne i städer eller i skog som den kan bli lite svårmanövrerad. Den har ett starkt elektroniskt sprakande ljud för sig och när en stam Grodianer kommer på sina svävarcyklar så kan det låta som en enorm svärm med bin som kommer flygande.

Dagens Monster: Broderna

Starzinger är fortfarande ett starkt tema. Galaxenergin är fortfarande låg och monster springer löst. Idag tar vi en titt på en snarlik typ som den vi såg på igår - Brodern.

Brod

Broderna är humanoida grodliknande varelser. De har en tendens att klä sig likadant och endast ett band över bröstet kan avslöja vilken klan de är ifrån. De befinner sig i utvecklingen på 17-18 hundratalet. De har kanoner och krut men föredrar svärdet i första hand.

Antal: 3T6

Åskådning: Balans

Förflyttning: × 1

Försvar: 12

Stridstärningar: 1

Attacker: Svärd, musköt

Skada: 1t6, 1t8

Specialförmågor: inga

Moral: 7

Skatt: -

Broderna var en gång ett enat folk men deras rike delades i flera bitar av en naturkatastrof. Sedan dess har Broderna slagits i ett långt och blodigt inbördeskrig och man ser inget slut på det. Sanningen är att en mörk kraft som ännu ej tillkännagett sig är den som orkestrerar desbyter emellan klanerna. Kanske finns det ingen återvändo på kriget efter att så mycket blod blivit spillt?

SoS; Dagens monster: Grodiard

Efter att Starsinger gått på heltid här hemma så kommer här en Grodiard till svärd och svartkonst.

Grodiard

En Grodiard har en kropp som är humanoid men har en naturlig pansar och är grön. Deras huvuden är ovala till formen med två stora röda ögon. De har ingen näsa och ingen kroppsbehåring. Deras röster är rätt så pipiga och ynkliga.

Antal: 3T6

Åskådning: Kaos

Förflyttning: × 1

Försvar: 13

Stridstärningar: 2

Attacker: Strålpistoler (eller närstrid om det behövs)

Skada: 1t8

Specialförmågor: inga

Moral: 7

Skatt: -

En Grodiard är en rymdpirat i grunden. De gillar att svärma omkring i ett stort antal i små enmans rymdskepp. På planeter så bygger de enorma högkvarter från vilka de anfaller just precis vilka som helst i jakt på rikedomar. Stundtals så brukar galaktiska superskurkar ta kontroll över vissa stammar av Grodiarder då de är perfekta hejdukar som aldrig ifrågasätter någon order. En gång i evolutionen var de ett fredligt grodfolk men en försvagad galaxenergi förvandlade dom till elaka rövare.

"Grodliknande Rymdpirater!"