Now that I'm in the latter half of my
Xmas vacation I finally got around to working on something.
Specifically, I'm diggin hard into Black Pudding
#6. Specifically, at this moment, the Meatshields
segment.
This
segment is always super fun for me. I never plan it, I just let shit
emerge. I grab sketches and bits of art here and there, strip
characters out, reuse, remix, and just let the chips fall where
they may. I'm proud of this super goofy bullshit and I hope it shows.
Example...
I just gave chewing weed and a spitune to a busty paladin. Because I
can
and I did.
And it's a glorious feeling to be creatively unfettered. I'm not
trying to win any awards or impress any particular people with this
project. Black
Pudding
is just my zine.
It is exactly the kind of shit that I would do if given the chance to
just do some shit. Which is exactly what I'm doing.
Not
that I don't care about quality or doing awesome things. I absolutely
do
want this book to be cool and impressive. Just as importantly, I want
it to be useful. Because as much as I believe RPGs are an art form, I
also fully acknowledge they are a hobby pastime... a game. And there
are practical concerns at the gaming table. I try to give you a bit
of a random shotgun blast of fun stuff you can pluck out and use as
desired. Much of it does
fit into a greater setting-specific context, for
me,
but I try not to stuff the pages with too much of that.
Later,
at some point, I may collect, revise, and remix a lot of this content
into a setting book or standalone game. But right now I'm happy to
keep letting the muses guide me down random paths of old school
roleplaying goodness.
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