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astralbardrpg.bsky.social
Ash
@astralbardrpg.bsky.social
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Commissions: Open ✅

Director @galaptia.bsky.social

composer & writer & designer & aaaaaa
he/him
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astralbardmusic@gmail.com
https://astralbard.carrd.co/

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astralbardrpg.bsky.social
Worked on a bunch of @galaptia.bsky.social stuff this weekend and feeling better for it - easy to forget how enriching creative work can be 🤠
February 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
astralbardrpg.bsky.social
“She is very beautiful to me!” ☝️
#Fallout3
February 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
astralbardrpg.bsky.social
Finished my 2 year long Planescape Campaign
a picture of a man surrounded by pink flowers and a girl holding a heart shaped pillow with the word baby on it
ALT: a picture of a man surrounded by pink flowers and a girl holding a heart shaped pillow with the word baby on it
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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omiosures.bsky.social
Heavily inspired by Morrowind, Planescape and 70's Star Wars with a dash of bronze age and art nouveau. The mood? Conan after Conan: all the heroes are dead and this is the world they built.

That's OMIOS URES, my weird fantasy RPG. And it's FREE on itch.io!

matheusgraef.itch.io/omios-ures
A black robed wizard, embroided with stars, stands on top of a stone peak. Behind him, the vastness of the world. The early morning creeps amidst the ravines, painting the world in coy lilacs and deep purples. A city of horned spires jolts from the stony wastes, illuminated in bright cosmopolitan oranges. An alien zeppelin flares out its floodlights at the rooftops and beyond. The wizard stares at the viewer, though we do not see within his cloak and hood. Blackness. From the void creeps out two marble-white hands, old as time, covered in rings, gesturing in unknown signs. OMIOS URES Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor. Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor. a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font. a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font. A giant cyclops. Slender, female. Her armor is golden bronze, made of large plates with shield-sized domes protusions, which help veer off attacks. She wears a golden diadem, golden earrings, and her single eye is bright blue. Her armor shines from the warm light that trickles into the large chamber, pouring in from an off-scene oculus. Her face partially in the dark, tall that she is, only illuminated partially by the bounce lighting of her armor. Her right arm adjusts her belt, while her left arm is lifted, underneath it; we see a shirtless servant on top of a tall staircase, tying the laces of her bracer. The staircase is built of beige stone. The bracer is almost the size of this person. By the cyclops' feet, we see two other servants donning her greaves. One of them holds the giant slab of bronze in place, while the other, behind the cyclops' calf, ties up the laces. The floor is a white marble tile, giving the entire scene a slight reflection. Did you know a single greave of this Cyclops weighs around 150 kilos? Behind the Princes Warrior, we see a 2 story tall greataxe. It is brightly illuminated by the single shaft of light that brightens the entire room. In fact, the entire scene is illuminated either by the natural light, or the bounce lighting of the cyclops' armor, giving the entire painting a warm look. The chamber is large and tall, made of stone, to accomodate the Princess Warrior. A small brazier burns incense, permeating the room with a pleasant odor of cloves. Behind the Cyclops and her servants, three noble folk overlook her befitting from a balcony. The balcony sits at the height of the Cyclops' head. One woman smokes, the man in the middle lifts a goblet with a grin, and the leftmost woman looks simply bored. There's a glass pitcher hewn with gold half-filled with wine next to them.
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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liefygreens.bsky.social
I am a birthday boy!!! 🎂 (yesterday but I forgor to post lmao) I shall post some art as per bsky tradition 💜🎉

[ #DnDArt | #TTRPGArt | #OC | #OCSky | #Art | #ElfEnjoyers | #LittleBabyBirthdayBoy 🎁]
A rendered digital illustration of my original character, a peaceful autumn eladrin, looking into a cracked, frosting mirror to see his winter form screaming back at him. The eladrin is pale with orange hair that turns to fog at the ends and with flowers in it, which are autumnal flowers in his autumn form. He's lying down beside the mirror, which has a golden frame. His winter form is similar, but his colours are cooler toned and paler, his flowers are ones that bloom in winter, and he has frost across his features. A rendered digital painting of two men as a study of Springtime (Pierre Auguste Cot). One man is a scruffy tan-skinned human with pulled up black hair, and the other is an elegant, pale autumn eladrin with flowing red hair with flowers in it. A rendered digital illustration of two original characters kissing. One is a pale-skinned firbolg with long, beaded brown hair and hooves wearing a large brown coat and blue embroidered cardigan. He is leaning down dramatically to kiss his partner, a dark blue-skinned elf with chitinous armour and tight, dark clothing. They also have gold markings on their upper arms and face, and they stand on their tip toes to kiss the firbolg. They both stand on a well-worn path in a flower field in early spring, snow still melting, with green trees on the horizon. A rendered digital illustration of a fire genasi man closing his eyes with a forlorn expression. He has rocky grey skin and lava hair that becomes cooled as it touches his scalp. He has cracks in his skin around his eyes through which lava shines, and he has a black beard. From the foreground reach two tan-skinned, freckled and hairy arms that grip the fire genasi's face and place their thumbs over his eyes. The thumbs and other areas of the hands that touch the fire genasi are charred and burnt. The background is a simple brown gradient.
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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itsreitoes.bsky.social
I want to be a kid again

#reddeadredemption2 | #rdr2 | #art
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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ningeko.bsky.social
Agreed, learned helplessness is not cool.

Dont let you gatekeep n gaslight yourself from being able to live life.

Individualism can only get you so far honies.
haradoshin.bsky.social Haradoshin! 🐛 @haradoshin.bsky.social · Nov 30
Important shit that I’m still trying to learn.
I am begging you. Please learn about stress/discomfort tolerance. Practice raising it. You need this to survive. If someone online can ruin your day with a throwaway comment, you desperately need to understand discomfort tolerance and consciously, systematically build that shit. Also! Stress tolerance is such an important skill that having a learning disability in that area is a major symptom of a whole lot of other disabilities/mental illnesses! Struggling with it is a huge part of life! It sucks! Am I saying everyone with misophonia needs to listen to chewing noises all day? No. But you need to find ways to tolerate it enough that you don't treat others like shit if they make a mouth noise near you. No, you don't have to read the fic with your trigger tags. But you do need to be able to handle scrolling past the tags without being upset. It is hard! But not having it also makes you so so so easy to manipulate. That grandma is racist AF because her mom raised her to be uncomfortable around black people and she never fought that discomfort. Trans people make so many cis people uncomfortable and that discomfort turns into bigotry real fast. Letting your discomfort dictate your actions and beliefs about things is a great way to become a terrible person. Learn. Discomfort. Tolerance.
January 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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smuggerby.bsky.social
Hello #PortfolioDay

I'm a freelance illustrator of dark fantasy. Looking for work on album covers/book covers/ttrpgs/video games...
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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tshortik.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay! My name is Vex and I'm a freelance artist who's done work for video games, ttrpgs, publishing, and more. I am always on the lookout for cool new projects! 🪐☄️
💫 tshortik.com
💫 tshortik.carrd.co
📩 tshortik@pm.me
January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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jaspermillerart.com
Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Jasper, a fantasy illustrator from Aotearoa. I'm available for work in the coming months and would love to do some bookish work.

📨 emisart.draws@gmail.com
🎨 jaspermillerart.com
Illustration of a drow standing in front of a large white snake with wings. The drow has long white hair and dark green clothing with copper accents. He holds a dagger above his head with blue magic arcing between the blade and his hand. They are in the Underdark, with blue spores and mushrooms surrounding them. Illustration of the fellowship from the Fourth Age actual play. They are at a high altitude looking down into a valley with a river. From left: Theodas (bald elf, many scars, dark beard, golden interlocking armor, dull blue cape); Iairen (elf, medium brown skin, kinky brown hair with undercut and half up style, blue robes, holding a blue palantir); Mistiel (elf with dark brown skin, copper cape, long white box braids half up, golden armour); Eona (human, dark brown long hair with golden scales woven through, leathers and cape, holding a sword); Chicory (hobbit-elfish, lilac dress, pale skin, brown hair in loose waves, holding a wooden staff that crooks over and holds a glowing white stone); Aerlind (elf, dark hair, blue fine outfit, tanned skin, east asian features, holds an astrolabe in one hand). Illustration of the fellowship from the Fourth Age actual play. The angle is low, looking up. The sky is dominated by a cloud lit by golden hour, and there are cherry blossom trees sending petals through the piece. From left: Iairen (elf, medium brown skin, kinky brown hair with undercut and half up style, blue robes); Chicory (hobbit-elfish, lilac dress, pale skin, brown hair in loose waves, holding a wooden staff); Theodas (bald elf, many scars, dark beard, golden interlocking armor, dull blue cape); Mistiel (elf with dark brown skin, copper cape, long white box braids half up, golden armour); Eona (human, dark brown long hair with golden scales woven through, leathers and cape, holding a sword); Aerlind (elf, dark hair, blue fine outfit, tanned skin, east asian features, holds an astrolabe in two hands). Stylised illustration in teal and orange of Lace Harding (dwarf woman, red hair, pale skin, freckled) and Dawes Mercar (human man, olive skin, short dark hair). They stand facing each other. Harding has her hands gentle on his face, and lyrium blue veins crawl over his face from her touch. Her eyes glow lyrium blue. Dawes holds the Lyrium Dagger loosely in one hand. The background is a tangle of snakes and elfroot.
January 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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northyme.com
#PortfolioDay sneaks up on me again!

Hi hello, I'm North, and I'm a dark fantasy illustrator working on TTRPG and bookish art 🖤

northyme.com#links
Illustration of Mallory (he/him), my d&d character. He is wearing a fully black priestly garb that has been undone at the chest, exposing his skin below. A simple pendant of a red crescent moon is revealed. He has long white hair and heterochromia - one blue eye and one dark black, covered in bright specks like the night sky. Another red crescent moon looms in the background. Illustration of Lennon, the protagonist of An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson, depicted in a bathroom with opposing vanities. One of the mirrors shows her reflection, and the other is her but distorted. Portrait of Marazhai from Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader Illustration of a tiefling dragon rider soaring over flaming hills. The white dragon is a hybrid with a flaming tail and fur covering its neck and chest, as well as wolf-like ears.
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
astralbardrpg.bsky.social
Bullshit The Road is proper cheery
January 12, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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solelle.bsky.social
gave max a little glow up for reaching 9th level 🥰
October 26, 2023 at 4:38 PM
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jaspermillerart.com
I recently offered a commission as an incentive for the Unofficial Dragon Age Day tiltify drive to raise money for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Here's the result!

[ #jasperdraws #dragonage #dragonageart ]
Stylised illustration of a woman with pale skin and long wavy brown hair. She wears a red blindfold and black military garb. A red cloak falls behind her. She has golden laurels in her hair and holds a red dagger.
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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postoctobrist.bsky.social
magical
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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zebby.music
Preview of the soundtrack for my homebrew campaign! ✨

The thick rain forests of Fengari hold many a secret. Some say they are full of treasure and hold ruins of a long lost civilization. One thing is for certain though - the rain.

[ #zebbeats | #dnd | #d&d | #dungeonsanddragons | #ttrpg | #music ]
November 21, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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tshortik.bsky.social
Posting my art now also on tiktok because we're trying to be one of those cool hip young kids 🤓🥸

tiktok.com/@tshortik_
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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astralbardrpg.bsky.social
I desire TTRPG recommendations - this is the year I grow beyond D&D. I love Blades in The Dark and group collaborative storytelling, so wanting something that grants players more narrative control and relatively easy to learn - my brain is a sieve

Please feel free to spam me with your suggestions!
January 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
astralbardrpg.bsky.social
I desire TTRPG recommendations - this is the year I grow beyond D&D. I love Blades in The Dark and group collaborative storytelling, so wanting something that grants players more narrative control and relatively easy to learn - my brain is a sieve

Please feel free to spam me with your suggestions!
January 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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stinasdemons.com
Me, waking up this morning, to 2026:
David Lynch sitting in a chair with headphones and a bullhorn saying "Okay, let's try that again, but this time good."
January 1, 2026 at 2:11 PM
astralbardrpg.bsky.social
Forcing myself to make and share a piece of music as often as possible this year so here's something short and vaguely Twin Peaksy
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 AM
astralbardrpg.bsky.social
Using gambling logic to lure new players into Blades in The Dark by rewarding them heavily in the first session so they chase the high
December 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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frogboi.bsky.social
My favourite illustrations of 2025 that I made this year
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
astralbardrpg.bsky.social
Love the aesthetics of 1984 Dune
December 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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badking.bsky.social
Bad Dog - probably one of my favorites. late in the series, and digital while the rest were traditional. I was trying to find my way back to something.
December 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM