Old School Artwork - Renaissance Man

Up until the cover for Descent into the Candy Crypts (see sidebar and scroll down a bit), I hadn't painted anything in a year.  The combination of time, energy, and frustration at not being as good as I wanted to be... that's what kept me from my acrylic paints, brushes, and canvas.

I went to Art Fair on the Square on Sunday.  For those not familiar with south-central Wisconsin, it's a hundred or so booths of artists and their art on display all around the capitol.  One thing led to another and that night, continuing on through Monday morning, afternoon, and evening, I finished a work I'm proud to say I painted.  It felt good (my sense of artistic expression - not my back and knees!)

It's a tribute to the AD&D Player's Handbook by David A. Trampier, of course, (with tentacles) on a healthy 36" x 24" wrapped canvas.  Maybe I'll drag it out to Game Hole Con in November if anyone wants to see it in person.  I call it "Demon with Gemstone Eyes".

Thanks for looking,

VS

Descent into the Candy Crypts

It's here.  Just a 14 page PDF, but I think it's rather special.

This idea came out of nowhere.  Well, that's not really true.  Evidently, I've spent too much time watching Adventure Time and playing Candy Land with my 4 year old.

Descent into the Candy Crypts is a rather small dungeon crawl with a lot of unexpected wackiness.  If you play Crimson Dragon Slayer, it's pretty much a no-brainer.  If you play D&D or one of the many OSR games out there, it might be what you're looking for.

There are two possible futures ahead of us, I predict.  The first would see this electronic module burned at the virtual stake.  The second sees this kind of thing all the time - irreverent, naughty nonsense that pokes a lot of fun... even if it's not "politically correct", which, to me, just means behavior that politicians take part in but don't want any of us knowing about.  My preference is for the latter.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I and +MonkeyBlood Design enjoyed putting this together.  +Joshua Burnett did the interior artwork and I painted the ugly-ass cover (you're welcome).

VS

Something sweet for Crimson Dragon Slayer

Fans of Crimson Dragon Slayer are getting something sweet for CDS day (July 11th).  It's a very short module called Descent into the Candy Crypts.  Also usable with your favorite OSR system... just in case that's not Crimson Dragon Slayer.  ;)

VS

p.s.  That's right, Monkeyblood Design and I are slipping this in before we put the finishing touches on The Outer Presence.

p.p.s.  I came out of crappy artist retirement to paint the cover for this upcoming PDF.