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bashman.bsky.social
Basic Action Games
@bashman.bsky.social
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Makers of the BASH! superheroic and Honor + Intrigue swashbuckling tabletop role-playing lines. I'm here to talk about #ttprg #ttrpgdesign #superheroes #pirates and chew bubblegum.
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2nd attempt using alcohol markers. This is a SCARAB Grub, their rank and file minions. #OC #ttrpg #art
A soldier with a full helmet and facemask.
November 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
bashman.bsky.social
Finally got myself a set of alcohol markers for doing #ttrpg #OC #Art. For today's #inktober theme "Rivals" I decided to pit SCARAB assassin Fatalia Fiore against ACTION Counter Intelligence expert Peregrine.
A woman in a dark suit wielding a knife wrestling with a woman in a light suit wielding a gun. The image was made using various grayscale shades of alcohol markers. These are the pencils I used before going over top with the new markers. It is the same image otherwise.
October 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Working on a #ttrpg #monster book for the Honor + Intrigue #Swashbuckling #RPG, and here is my stablock for the Questing Beast, a monster from Arthurian legend. Thoughts?
QUESTING BEAST Huge Abomination Beast Biomes: Forest, Grassland, Highland This creature from Arthurian legend has the body of a leopard, tail of a lion, and a long serpentine neck with a pair of curved horns on its head. Though it is not aggres-sive, it will fight to evade capture. Its insidious power of obsession has driven many brave knights and kings to ru-in. Might 8 Daring 2 Savvy 1 Terror 3; Defense 1, 40 LB Yelps of Obsession: The creature’s voice sounds like a pack of baying hounds. Any hearing this must make a Tough (-4) Flair + Defense roll or gain the Obsession Flaw to capture it. Move: 60’ Run, 40’ Climb, 30’ Leap. Wood Step: it can move through dense brush and foliage completely unim-peded. Tough Hide: 1d3+1 Protection Powerful Nose: +5 to notice checks using smell. Horn Gore: +4 Attack, 1d6+3 Dmg +Hurtle Claws: +3 Attack twice, 2d3 Dmg each. Hurtle: Victim must make a Tough (-4) Might Test or be knocked back 10’ and fall prone. Elusive: Spotting it requires a Hard (-2) Savvy Test. Its paws leave no tracks; tracking it is impossible.
October 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Here is another #Inktober #OC from my ACTION Agents #ttrpg campaign. The word of the day is "Heavy". Meet Phalanx, the big guy with an extending shield and heavy armor. Nickname: "Jolly Green".
Very large man with a riot shield in one hand and a submachine gun in the other.
October 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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My #inktober submission for "pierce". This is Kensai destroying a SCARAB robot. #OC #art #NoAI
A ninja stabs an insectoid robot through its head.
October 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
bashman.bsky.social
It has been a while, but here is another art piece for ACTION Agents. I call this one Glowworm, and she is the Night Operations expert for SCARAB.
#ttrpg #digitalart #OC
A woman with white hair dressed in a ninja costume holding a sword and a crossbow.
September 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Updated version of Valkyrie an #OC #DigitalArt piece from my recent BASH! #ttrpg campaign. This was one of my players' character, a Danish medevac pilot and team medic.
woman in a blue uniform running with a medical bag
May 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Cleaned up an earlier #OC #art piece; this is Shinobi, the SCARAB ninja.
A ninja leaping
April 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Long time no #art. This is an #OC sketch with the premise being a fantasy pirate captain. This is Dinari Darkfire, captain of the Midnight Moon. I'm not sure if I want the setting to be sea pirates, sky pirates, or aether space pirates yet, though. Which would you rather play a #ttrpg in?
Woman with a Cutlass and grappling hook, a sailing ship behind her.
April 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Been having fun with my ACTION Agents playtest for BASH! Action Adventure #TTRPG, but now looking to do some other genres. Next will be a darker High Fantasy on High Seas story arc. But this morning I was doodling and came up with this concept #art for a #western #OC:

#cowboy #cowgirl
A woman dressed in western wear holding a revolver and tipping her hat.
March 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Another #ttrpg #OC. This is Eight-Ball, head of SCARAB's elite troops, the SCARAB Beetles. Born with uncanny luck (both good and bad) he became a mercenary after being kicked out of the military for causing an accident that caused millions in damage to government property.
A burly man jogging while wearing tactical gear and holding a submachine gun. His head has a black helmet with a number 8 on the side, obscuring his face.
March 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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First pass at Lugnut, a wheelman / mechanic Action Agent. I think I might go with the steering wheel patch for his hat. #OC #ttrpg
Burly man wearing a baseball cap with his arms crossed, holding a wrench in one hand.
February 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Another Action Agent #ttrpg #OC. This time it's Valkyrie, inspired by one of the Heroes in my current BASH campaign. She is a Danish medevac pilot who runs into danger.
Woman in a helmet and flight suit running with a medical bag. An arm patch depicting a medic star and helicopter.
February 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Another pass at working on Shinobi, an #OC #ttrpg character. A ninja who works for SCARAB with a vendetta against his brother, Kensai.
A ninja wielding a kusari gama.
February 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Work in progress #OC #sketch for a SCARAB trooper for a BASH #ttrpg project.
A masked soldier holding a laser submachine gun.
February 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Second is Einstein, the closest thing the Think Tank has to a moral compass. Created by a good scientist before the Think Tank turned to crime, he has built in imperatives that prevent him from using his powers for evil.
Character sheet info mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/mJ4t8KxuyfjzdVAgAhgT/Einstein
January 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Back at the #CharacterCreationChallenge I have two today. First is Tesla, a robot modeled on the master of electricity!
Character sheet info mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/CGdt1r6TSrEoOYHfApVK/Tesla
January 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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And here is another #ttrpg #CharacterCreationChallenge character. The Robotic Edison:
Character sheet information mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/tppI7HGPZPxMNUZnyhQ6/Edison
January 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
bashman.bsky.social
Back to the #ttrpg #CharacterCreationChallenge. Continuing with the Think Tank robots. Meet Newton:
bashcreator.net#/char/brnLid...
Character sheet information mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/brnLid7gs63iRxVjbLsA/Newton
January 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Day 19. Meet Curie, another member of the Think Tank.
#ttrpg #CharacterCreationChallenge
bashcreator.net#/char/gTMJ2I...
Character Sheet info mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/gTMJ2IRXDTMCq7a8fhEx/Curie
January 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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#ttrpg #CharacterCreationChallenge Day 18, meed Darwin, aka "Chazz" a robot employed by the villainous cabal known as the Think Tank!
bashcreator.net#/char/9Bm6v4...
Character sheet info mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/9Bm6v47NwYQ3mDLlDznA/Darwin
January 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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#ttrpg #CharacterCreationChallenge day 17. This character was randomly rolled in Awesome Powers Omnibus, but happend to fit some art I already had. Meet Bella Stellar, a World Class heroine trying to save the galaxy from a Cosmic Threat.
A woman with glowing blue skin and flaming hair, floating in the depths of space. she is wearing a minidress, boots, and a denim jacket. Character sheet information mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/bVBwQkcbTF2QPjubbpSB/Bella%20Stellar
January 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
bashman.bsky.social
Did another pencil sketch for Supreme Scarab, a more formal uniform for him. #OC #art
A masked man in a formal military-looking uniform, one hand behind his back, the other resting on his sword. His coat is draped over his shoulders.
January 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Caught up again. #ttrpg #CharacterCreationChallenge day 16. This #Superhero #OC was one of the original members of ACTION. Ms. Dynamite was built for a Golden Age supers campaign (alongside Major Tank).
bashcreator.net#/char/PrM3KB...
An African American woman lighting a stick of dynamite with a cigar clenched in her teeth, standing atop a pile of rubble. Her other hand is holding a shotgun. Slung over her back is a bazooka. Her shoulder armor has an image of a skull crossed by two sticks of dynamite. Character Sheet Information is mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/PrM3KBRMNH6Xle19rjvW/Ms.%20Dynamite
January 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Catching up on #ttrpg #superhero #OC #CharacterCreationChallenge day 15. This is Voltana, a World Class heroine and member of the Legion of Liberty.
bashcreator.net#/char/HdX3ne...
A woman in a blue and white costume, whose hair appears to be made of blue lightning. A lightning bolt is striking behind her. Character sheet info is mirrored here: https://bashcreator.net/#/char/HdX3nek3PWAR1GSeym3M/Voltana
January 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM