Perplexing Ruins
@perplexingruins.bsky.social
No room for fascists & bigots. Portfolio: https://perplexingruins.carrd.co/ You can find my games: https://perplexingruins.itch.io/ You can support me here: https://www.patreon.com/perplexingruins
another knight painting, painted over a rough drawing from earlier this summer
thanks to Kid for filing this little process vid. Another drawing from earlier this summer getting a full treatment! Gouache.
some morning painting (gouache) over this drawing from earlier in the summer.
another one of the little things I messed around with lately. I don't think it's particularly rad, but as an art challenge, alter art is interesting. You've the assignment, the context - it's a good way to practice
My new solo journaling RPG launches October 15th. Reminisce about your past and build a community through interaction, all while managing your weird shoppe in a strange village on the edge of a bizarre wilderness. Get notified on launch: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d... #solorpg #indierpg #ttrpg
Also found some frames that fit a few of my little Final Fantasy/Wizardry homage drawings! Aren't they cool
Also, you can check in on my most recent newsletter via my Patreon: www.patreon.com/perplexingru... New studio, new patreon print club, gunpla shelf, mock game cards!
Issue #3 / Sept ‘26 | Perplexing Ruins
(In which significant announcements are made) Welcome back readers! This has been quite a positive though somewhat tumultuous late summer fo
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I've been absent for a good while. It was for positive reasons. Space away from socials for several weeks is very helpful! I spent some time putting my art into mock MtG cards for kicks!
So stoked on this watercolor & ink painting I made for this book! Go check it out
Duck & Crow Press@duckandcrow.bsky.social · 6d agoMy new solo journaling RPG launches October 15th. Reminisce about your past and build a community through interaction, all while managing your weird shoppe in a strange village on the edge of a bizarre wilderness. Get notified on launch: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d... #solorpg #indierpg #ttrpg
Also, we're in a strange world where small ass people mix with the bigs. Ennies? So if you're a whale (indie that wins an ennie) does your outsized status totally disrupt the everyday commerce of the small? As a bonafide celebrated rockstar maker chosen by your peers, you now dwarf all the minnows?
Perplexing Ruins@perplexingruins.bsky.social · last mo.All the wonderful adventures being released for Free on itch means charging $ is pretty poor form, right?
paused my patreon billing for august. need to re-evaluate and reset things. I think I've learned that consistency is most important. 1 reliable same thing every month. like a print club or adventure pamphlet or just art. But not all the things. people become annoyed or confused when too scattered
All the wonderful adventures being released for Free on itch means charging $ is pretty poor form, right?
Sword & Backpack: The Three Companions, my new novel from @penguinkids, is in stores Sept. 1st! Pre-order this coming-of-age, fantasy adventure trilogy that some folks (me) are calling “Stand By Me meets D&D,” from your favorite independent bookstore or mysterious & wizardly roadside merchant TODAY.
Physical rewards bundle for various patreon levels. Signed Lino print & screen print. Sticker, 5x7 art card, sticker, and pamphlet adventure. I really dropped the ball for consistency on my patreon 😔 I try but I tend to be distracted into so many projects. Taking August off & reboot in autumn
when you're manually flipping your zine, so you can print borderless, and you forget to click "borderless" printing on the batch!! 😞😩
looks pretty bad when the attorney says "Oh he damaged it, he damaged the pool" (the reflecting pool) in a very smug, confident way. I thought it was "innocent until proven guilty" kinda thing.... Now they're saying it was a fucked job, and dropping charges.
The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. https://to.pbs.org/45yoPds
Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool
Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor” as wel...
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Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Available NOW 🎲 With hardly a moment to spare! A 10-Omen folk-horror Myth & Hexmap for #MythicBastionland - Quell the restless Idols, break twilight's curse! Made for the 2026 Appendix N #TTRPG game jam. It's PWYW, so that means FREE unless you're feeling generous! #OSR
Living Idols of the Gloam-Waste by Creative Wronging
A folk-horror Myth & Hexmap for Mythic Bastionland
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Creative Wronging@creativewronging.bsky.social · 2mo ago#selfpromosaturday: Appendix N Game Jam Edition 📚 I've showed you mine. Will you show me yours? 😳 Reply here & show off your #appxnjam WIP! Share your cover, or title, or plans- 2 weeks left! Also, the tagline, does it distract from the cover design? Keep it, toss it, or move it? #TTRPG #OSR 🎲
I don’t know, maybe the same companies who basically exclusively make massive kickstarters that bring in hundreds of thousands if not more shouldn’t sweep the Ennies. Maybe awards are… bad?
No hype, no fanfare, no award shows, no spell checking, no nothing. Just the Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming 2026. Once again we barely made it! #FuckTheEnnies
Save vs. Total Party Kill - Ramanan Sivaranjan Awards for Excellence in Gaming 2026
I just got back from Ottawa for work. I fly out to Victoria tomorrow to enjoy the sights of the West Coast. The summer is rushing by and I have been quite busy. How is it already GenCon? I feel partic...
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HEY A BOX CAME TO MY HOUSE IT'S A BOX It's... okay good it's not 'here is some homework for you' but it's NO ONE WILL COME BACK TO US translated into! a language I am not sure! it is a language!! (I had to take off the paper band to see underneath)
editing my adventure pamphlet - trying to find concision, getting away from the verbose paragraph without stripping it all down to bullet points - (not a discourse on prose vs. bullet points in adventures!) - just the pleasure in going over one's text to make it better, functionally & artistically:)
If you're interested in 2 TTRPGs 🎲 that: - Use bespoke mechanics actually suited to tell Star Wars-style stories - Are made by indie creators instead of WotC - Are award-winning games - Don't require a GM WOW do we have the exact Kickstarter for you: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
Michael Siglain@msiglain.bsky.social · 2mo agoJust announced at Gen Con. More to come.
my older sister and her sweet dog Starry were viciously attacked by a neighbor’s dog that got under the fence in their yard. my sister is a single mom who also takes care of our elderly mother with dementia. they need some financial help. gofund.me/e5dffb87f
Donate to Help Us Heal After Starry’s Attack, organized by Krista Dalrymple
Help Us Close This Chapter After Starry’s Attack Some of you may have followed… Krista Dalrymple needs your support for Help Us Heal After Starry’s Attack
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my #soloRPG inspired by #LATAM, Dungeons of Galora, published by @spacepenguinink.bsky.social just received its most complete review up until now. The Dungeon Dive channel did indeed a deep dive in the game's content and made a quick session that is easy to follow: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0w...
Dungeons of Galora - A Solo, dungeon crawl, RPG
YouTube video by The Dungeon Dive
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