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TRPG-ZINE: Hoppings

Click on the cover to go to the store page!

My first self published Zine is on my Itch.io Store {Click Here}!

    So this first project is a Six page fully illustrated Sourcebook about a hare version of halflings. It uses a System Agnostic model which means it will be compatible with whatever system you play. (Click here to see the character sheet model I created).

    If you're not familiar Itch.io is a website where independent publishers post games. usually it is videogames. but some, like me, use the site to post TRPG books and materials. The payment system is done through Stripe so it is safe!

    I also included a PDF version prepped for A5 printing at home. I'll create a video tutorial for that soon! 

Annoucing: Hoppings

So, the project I have been working (on and off again) for a while is: Hoppings!

Hoppings will be a TRPG booklet written and illustrated by me! It uses my Homebrew Agnostic RPG system and I made sure to make it compatible with all the big brand and indie systems. But what is this book about?

Well, as I created designs for my remake of Die Geschichte vom wilden Jäger. I started to think of how a Hare-folk person would function: Their smaller humanoids bodies with big furry feet... Burrow houses with round entrances in the greenish fields... Notably silent and excellent at stealthy missions...
Wait! They're Halflings!?!

So yeah. Basically they became my version of a halfling race. I mean, much gets talked about a Pig version of Orcs... But what about a hare version of Halflings?

Dwarf

A Random Dwarf in the Tavern offers you Wine

Of the fantasy creatures that often are playable the dwarfs are the one that I wouldn't change much. However, I do think that they could be more magical... I think they should know one or two types of magic that are secretive and unknown to other species. That is how I am approaching them in my setting. But other than some metallurgy and magical secrets they are just like the hard hitting dwarfs of Tolkien and Norse lore.

The piece above was created on A5 piece of 1557 Canson paper¹. I mostly used black watercolour and ink. Black gouache for the bottle and as always Mars Black (aka Pbk11 Iron Oxide Black) for leather effect. Oh, and some white gouache on the bracelet metal pieces.

¹I'm not sponsored by Canson, I got a block of 1557 Canson paper for real cheap when a certain store went out of business and I have been testing and enjoying it as of late. I don't recommend since it is only 120g/m². It takes some light watercolor washes but it WARPS like nobody's business! So, for black and white pieces and inking it's fine...

Die Geschichte vom wilden Jäger

When I first read Struwwelpeter, for whatever reason, I became immediately invested in the story about the Hare and the Hunter. Unlike the other tales in that book this one didn't have a strong and drastic moral lesson. It was on the lighter side...

So I thought to myself: what if I redraw this one but the hare is more anthropomorphic? (just for fun)

The illustrations by Dr Heinrich Hoffmann are very fun to look at! And they are very inspiring!
But rather than just redo the same drawings in my style, I decided to make my own composition and tell the story from a different angle.

This project served as a warm-up for another one I have coming.

About the text being in German: Do I have any German-speaking readers?
I considered making a version with the English translation, but I think that version is copyright protected. So I'm only posting a German version.

Enjoy!

 

Troll designs

 Illustrations for the Muspelhell book.

Ofur and Bimbur

 

 

"The council all knew of Ofur Asni - the monstrous eight-legged mule, rumored to be birthed by Sleipnir's Second Cousin, Heipnir."

-Drew Cochran

More of my illustrations for MUSPELHELL. Firstly we have Ofur, or as I call it: "An awesome opportunity to draw an 8-legged donkey!". I adorned it with some apparel that would fit the aesthetic of the dwarven characters and would be necessary to help haul the mighty iron door. 

And for Bimbur the goal was to make him more adorable than metal. So I had a few different ideas before I decided on this one (as you can see at the end of this post). The symbol on his clothes are the "safe travel bind rune".

Both Ofur and Bimbur are very important characters in the game, and I'm glad I got to work with them.

About the process:

Muspelhell

I am overjoyed to announce Harrowings 03 Muspelhell. Specially because I made the cover for it!
Harrowings volume III is a "A Heavy Metal Dwarven Dungeon Adventure to Steal your Soul!". It is a RPG game design for use with Old School Essentials and compatible with Solo RPG gameplay. Please take a look at the KickStarter page to know more, just click here.

It was amazing to be able to join the team and see first hand what amazing things the writers and creators of the game came  up with. Not only I have made the cover for the book but also you'll find more of my illustrations inside!

 

Let's take a look at the cover:

        About the process: