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Queer Disabled Game Designers and Worldbuilders from Manchester, UK | Ste: He/Him | Amy: She/Her | Ali: They/Them | Loz: He/Him

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Artemis Games - Worldbuilding - That's as Good a Theory as Any @artemisgamesuk.bsky.social · Aug 9
New episode of That's as Good a Theory as Any #worldbuilding podcast - about how to make Magic feel more Magical, which may help you with #magicbuilding for your own writing or gming.

With special guest Paolo of the Lost Pages, who regularly writes weird magic.

#ttrpg #writing #fantasy #self-promo
Chilli Blossoms are Explosive - Making Magic Magical
That's as Good a Theory as Any · Episode
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#FreeFantasyArt Today's saturday, so it's an edit I made

Starting with the black-and-white piece of line-art that I decided to throw myself at.

Medusa by LadyofHats aka Mariana Ruiz Villarreal
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:La...
Artist's Site: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:La...
License: CC0
An elderly looking gorgon, with snake-hair and a snake tail, looks down at the statue of a warrior frozen mid-swing - the warrior's left arm has broken away, but the hand is still attached to his right hand which holds his sword.
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Reposted by Artemis Games - Worldbuilding - That's as Good a Theory as Any
davidrevoy.com
From pencil to color, it's all done by hand. Here is under a timelapse of my recent comic strip: two days of work in 30s. I use Krita to bring my art to life, on Debian, one stroke at a time.
Check out my making-of dir for 20 more: www.peppercarrot.com/0_sources/mi...

#krita #debian #timelapse
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#FreeFantasyArt -Today's the penultimate day of this series-so I'm finally repeating possibly the most prolific creator, Deevad:

"Fediverse Doom Grey color challenge" by David Revoy
www.peppercarrot.com/en/viewer/mi...
Artist's Site: www.davidrevoy.com
License: CC-BY 4.0
BSky:
@davidrevoy.com
An almost entirely grey image, with the main point of colour being a glowing lantent that hangs from a stick on an ox that's being ridden by a young boy with a large load of luggage. The other light source are the eyes of sinister-looking figures wreathed in shadow behind him. The entire landscape is sharp and sinister, but too smoky and grey to make out details.
January 30, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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#FreeFantasyArt
Going back to the SCP with an army of steam-mechs crossing the sea and running into an ancient boat

We Have Crossed The Wine-Dark Sea (SCP-2406) by TheLivingTrashCan
Artist's Site: www.instagram.com/thelivingtra...
Source: scp-wiki.wikidot.com/brenzan-s-ar...
License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
A sea scene. On the left a small wooden boat sails with 3 visible crew members, on the right giant metal figures that are belching smoke into the air stride forward - they appear at least 30 feet tall, and are producing so much smoke it's blotting the sky behind them.
January 29, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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#FreeFantasyArt
Another piece of #art from a creative commons game project - in this case, a project that released everything into the commons when they could no longer support servers.

Category: Landscape
Frostfire from Duelyst - Counterplay Games
Source: github.com/open-duelyst...
License: CC0
A city of antiquity style buildings exists atop a glowing blue plateau that hangs over the ground below, the city is painted in glows of yellow and purple. Between the plateaus and the ground the sun can be seen peeking through clouds
January 29, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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One thing that I do with my edits that not a lot of people do with their art is that I release my working files alongside them. I fully understand why this is a lot more effort - and honestly, it can feel like showing off unfinished sloppy work - but I really appreciate that today's artist does.🧵
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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#FreeFantasyArt
Back to Chamomile's release of illustrations, with a different artist's #art.

Category: Creature
Lich King 3 By Custin AKA Agustin Castro
Artist's Site: www.fiverr.com/custin
Source: chamomilehasgames.itch.io/chamomile-ha...
Commissioned by: Chamomile Has Games
License: CC-BY 4.0
A skeletal figure in a robe with ribs sticking up from his shoulders holds a skull in a vast catacomb. The entire scene is painted in an eery green glow.
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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#FreeFantasyArt

Paleoart again today, for day 32 - this time from a major Wikimedia contributor.
I've picked out a few animals that seem fantastic

Category:Creature
Chalicotherium by Dmitry Bogdanov CC-BY-SA 4.0
Artist's Site: www.deviantart.com/dibgd
Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...
A large creature that looks vaguely like a cross between a gorilla's body and a horse's face, it has orange fir with light stripes.
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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The hobbling of the public domain is just so frustrating - as the world changes faster, we live in a world where copyright lasts longer than ever - and not just new copyrights, but retroactively applied to every work of art, every piece of creativity, to ensure corporate ownership of culture.
Cartoons that should’ve entered public domain in 2026 (but didn’t)
A look at what cartoons from 1969 should’ve entered public domain in 2026, but didn’t, thanks to retroactive copyright extensions.
www.diversetechgeek.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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This post was meant to go up yesterday, as it's one of my saturday edits, but I was too angry to focus on image editing, so it's going up today instead - I'll still have a regular post of fantasy art today as well [probably tomorrow at this point] but first yesterday's post.
January 25, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Within Matlaktlome food is rarely an issue outside the cities - the rainforest is well managed by its inhabitants, who ensure that there is always food within reach for those in tune with nature; and troop deployments are generally too small-scale to stretch those resources.🧵
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 14d
#JanuaryWorldbuilders! Today's military/warfare related Q: How does your world's military handle food and medical care for its soldiers? Do they have MREs, or the medieval equivalent? Supply lines? Foraging off the land? What kind of skills do the medics have?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 4: Military/Warfare 23. How is food and medical care handled for soldiers? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 23, 2026 at 11:22 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
Another excellent person releasing excellent #art for everyone, especially useful to #ttrpg writers. Thank you Ari for sharing your creativity!

I particularly appreciate the blind-in-one-eye look on one of the characters - I've been thinking about the need for more disability in fantasy art.
arinowhere.bsky.social Ari @arinowhere.bsky.social · Dec 27
Reworked two more portraits to set up for free <3
Check them out on my pages!
More varied stuff coming soon, working on a Healing Potion variant rules and lore!

#RPG #Fantasy #Portrait #Free #CC0 #DnD #Pathfinder2E
Image showing a preview of a Patreon post with a duo of fantasy portraits.
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
There are two main wars:
1] Matlatktlome is under invasion by the Tetocani who serve under the Broodmother. They believe non-hive creatures are lesser, and need to be ruled by Queens.
The protagonists are not currently involved in this war, although they've met rogue Tetocani.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 15d
#JanuaryWorldbuilders We talked about weapons and armor, now for the wars. This week's worldbuilding questions are about your fictional world's wars and militaries. Today's Q: Are there any current wars in your WIP and is your MC involved?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 4: Military/Warfare 22. Are there any current wars in your WIP? Is your MC involved in them? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 23, 2026 at 3:21 AM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#FreeFantasyArt Day 29 is an elf that proves they don't all have perfectly smooth skin and supermodel looks.

Category:Portrait
Artist: Hairic Lilred aka Enrico Rossetti
License:CC-BY
Artist's Site: www.patreon.com/hairiclilred
BSky: @hairic.bsky.social
Source: www.patreon.com/posts/drawin...
A feminine elven figure with light skin that is marked by many moles and wrinkles. Her ears are long, in the japanese style of elven imagery, and she wears small earrings. She has short brown hair, and blue eyes. On her neck she wears both a choker and a necklace, and she wears a low-cut dress displaying cleavage. #CreativeCommons #Illustration
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Outside of The City [Altepetl] and the Graven Court proper, anyone can carry any weapon they choose anywhere they wish - because to ban doing so would be to restrict who can travel across the land.
Within those, there are regions where long arms are restricted.🧵
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 16d
Good morning, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! What kind of laws exist regarding the use of weapons in your world? Can anyone use or carry them? Are they usable only by a certain class? Or only after you've been trained in its use? Are some weapons banned entirely?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: Weapons/Armor 21. What laws exist regarding the use of weapons? Can anyone use or carry? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Yesterday a fellow @uktin.bsky.social member posted a reminder up about her free releases, so I feel like it's only appropriate that I make that today's spotlight
Ramona, AKA Alderdoodle, has released a lot of useful spot art and borders - things that aren't make to stand alone but rather to🧵
alderdoodle.bsky.social Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 17d
Psst. Hey you. There's free stuff in my ko-fi library for you to use in your projects - even commercial ones.
Don't tell anyone I told you 🤫
ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...
Page decor illustrations with a mining town theme. 6 colour cover illustrations on vintage bookbinding style. 30 colour illustrations of fantasy swords. Black and white page decor illustrations with a nature theme.
January 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#FreeFantasyArt, don't think I had got to posting anything from this set yet.
alderdoodle.bsky.social Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 17d
Psst. Hey you. There's free stuff in my ko-fi library for you to use in your projects - even commercial ones.
Don't tell anyone I told you 🤫
ko-fi.com/alderdoodle/...
Page decor illustrations with a mining town theme. 6 colour cover illustrations on vintage bookbinding style. 30 colour illustrations of fantasy swords. Black and white page decor illustrations with a nature theme.
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
In Matlaktlome, the most common are knives, clubs and spears - simple to make, easy to replace, and easy to learn.
Axes and machete are also reasonably common, being tools that can be viciously effective in combat.
More advanced weapons are generally swords or macuahuitl.🧵
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 17d
Hey there, #JanuaryWorldbuilders! Yesterday I asked about ranged weapons, so today is for melee/close-range weapons! Whacha got for me? Are people using swords and maces? Got any cool polearms? Or are your characters conducting business with their fists, teeth, and claws?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: Weapons/Armor 20. What kind of melee weapons are used in your world? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#FreeFantasyArt
We're back to the Prismatic Art Pack that I drew one from for the Christmas bundle, but looking at different artists.

Category: Character
Artist+License: Shari Chankhamma under CC-BY-SA 3.0
Artist's Site: sharii.com
BSky: @sharii.com
Source: opengameart.org/content/pris...
A woman wearing a winter coat and fur boots, but a surprisingly short skirt, walks forwards as disembodied spirits swirl around her.
January 20, 2026 at 8:27 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#FreeFantasyArt
Another Flickr find today, this time found by searching for "Goblin".

First, a scene of townsfolk turned into wood.

Artist+License: "Goblin's Pike - More Statues” by Alexander Werner CC BY 2.0
Artist's Site: alexander-werner-jr.com
Source: flickr.com/photos/alexa...
In a ruined town square, standing around a dry fountain, are two warriors. But they are not made of flesh and blood, instead their flesh has been replaced with wood and their hair with leaves. Their clothing looks decayed as though they haven't moved in years.
January 20, 2026 at 1:22 AM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Atl-Atl type spear-throwers are most common, followed by slings, but while they're a bit rarer bows are a known quantity and are hardly in short supply - just not as ubiquitous as they might be if moisture weren't a constant variable.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 18d
#JanuaryWorldbuilders. What kind of long-range weapons are used in your world? Do they have bows? Longbows? Slingshots or darts? Or is this an age of guns, spaceships, and rockets?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: Weapons/Armor 19. What kind of long-ranged weapons are used in your world? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 20, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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#FreeFantasyArt day 25 [A little post-midnight, because I took a nap]
If you've been following this, or scrolling through from the start of it, you may have noticed that I'm very reluctant to post old public domain images. There are two reasons for this: Firstly, other people have done better lists🧵
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Most armour is very light, thin leathers and magically hardened plant matter. Metal is rare, and also uncomfortable enough that it requires layers of padding underneath which will cause overheating.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 19d
#JanuaryWorldbuilders Heya! I can't let it ONLY be weapon talk this week! What kind of armor do your characters wear? Or what kind generally is made in your world? What material is it made from?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: Weapons/Armor 18. What kind of armor is used in your world? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#JanuaryWorldbuilders
Primary current antagonist is a ritualist/thief/assassin who runs an organisation of demon-summoning bandits. So a ritual dagger is his main weapon, but in a fight he's more likely to use magic.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 21d
#JanuaryWorldbuilders. We talked about the MC (or another important character) yesterday. This time: what about their opposite? A villain? A foil? Someone else of importance in the story or lore? What weapon does that character use?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: Weapons/Armor 16. What weapon(s) is used by the villain/antagonist/foil? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 18, 2026 at 5:08 PM
artemisgamesuk.bsky.social
#JanuaryWorldbuilders There's nothing I've really come up with so far, but ALL my settings do contain one weapon [although it's /probably/ not literally transdimensional]

Fate-Cutter is a bladed weapon, generally sword, that cuts the strings of fate - rendering prophecies inaccurate and geasa moot.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 20d
#JanuaryWorldbuilders, do you have any magical or otherwise special/important weapons or armor in your world? What do they do? Is there lore or a story behind how they came to be? Has is always been special or was it made that way through some critical event?
MonthlyWorldbuilders prompts daily feed card #JanuaryWorldbuilders Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: Weapons/Armor 17. Are there nay magical or otherwise important weapons or armor in your world? The background image shows a blurred magic tree with a waterfall coming down between two halves of its trunk. It’s nighttime and the night sky is magical with lots of blues and pinks and purples
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM