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The Occult Triangle Lab
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The Occult Triangle Lab is the intersection of fantasy, nightmare, and triangles.

We create games, fiction, and multimedia projects set in the dark fantasy world of OROBORO.

Created by Christopher Mahon.
https://occulttrianglelab.com/
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Read the fourth part of our essay on immortality!

In Part 4, we explore hermetic alchemy and finally arrive at an answer to the riddle of achieving perfection.

Link: occulttrianglelab.com/meditations-...

#fantasy #worldbuilding #essays #philosophy #amwriting
Meditations on Immortality, Part 4: Alchemy & the Magnum Opus - The Occult Triangle Lab
In Part 4 of this series on immortality and perfection, I talk about hermetic alchemy, the unity of opposites, and paradox.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Read the third part of our essay on immortality!

In Part 3, we explore swordsmanship and its relationship to paradox and perfection.

Link: occulttrianglelab.com/meditations-...

#fantasy #worldbuilding #essays #philosophy #amwriting
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Happy #halloween!

It's the perfect time to check out our spooky #visualnovel "Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim".

Romance ghosts and question your sanity!

Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2584680/...

#vn #horrorgames #datingsim #anime #indiegame #indiegames
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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As #halloween looms, cozy up with "Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim"!

Meet:
- Izagi, the stoic martial artist
- Ru, the prodigy professor
- Lyse, the sharp-witted debutante

Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2584680/...

#vn #visualnovel #datingsim #anime #indiegame #indiegames
October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Read the second part of our essay on immortality, perfection, and infinity!

In Part 2, we explore fractals and their strange relationship to nature and eternity.

Link: occulttrianglelab.com/meditations-...

#fantasy #worldbuilding #thinkpiece
Meditations on Immortality, Part 2: Fractals and Infinity - The Occult Triangle Lab
In Part 1, I talked about the overlapping ideas of eternity, perfection, and immortality and the seeming paradox of making something perfect:  “…making perfection a reality seems to evoke the mathemat...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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This #halloween2025, explore the dark side of love with "Black Heaven: A Necromantic Dating Sim"!

Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2584680/...

#datingsim #visualnovel #vn #anime #horrorgame #horrorgames
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Read the first part of our essay on immortality, both in fiction and history! In Part 1, we touch on Plato and quantum computers.

Link: occulttrianglelab.com/meditations-...

#fantasy #worldbuilding #thinkpiece
Meditations on Immortality, Part 1: The Paradox of Perfection - The Occult Triangle Lab
Here are some of my thoughts on immortality, both in terms of fiction and  more generally, starting with the concept of perfection.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Learn more about the world of #OROBORO, a dark fantasy setting defined by immortality, physiomancy, and ghosts.

occulttrianglelab.com/oroboro/

#fantasy #worldbuilding #darkfantasy
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Additional sketches showing the development of the Warlord body, include alternate heads.

Most Homunculus bodies have interchangeable body parts, but the soul must be carefully unbound from the old components before adding the new.

Art by @briarghast.bsky.social

#worldbuilding #fantasy #OROBORO
September 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A more exotic example of the Homunculus Style of body modification in #OROBORO, called the ‘Warlord’.

This body is meant for a noble or warrior, and is crafted to be much more robust and imposing.

Art by @briarghast.bsky.social

#worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyart #conceptart
September 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A depiction of the basic Homunculus Style of body modification in #OROBORO.

This style completely replaces the flesh, blood, and bones, and binds the soul to a frame made of metal, porcelain, or lacquered wood.

Art by @briarghast.bsky.social

#worldbuilding #fantasy #fantasyart
September 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Rounding out the latest round of concept artwork from @briarghast.bsky.social, here are the initial sketches for the Homunculus style of body modification, which focuses on replacing the physical body with an artificial one.

#worldbuilding #OROBORO #fantasy #conceptart #fantasyart
September 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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"Only the hand that erases can write the true thing." - Meister Eckhart
September 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Learn how we crafted a #necromancy magic system for No-Eyes!

Read here: occulttrianglelab.com/building-mag...

#worldbuilding #fantasy #magic #darkfantasy #OROBORO
August 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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This is an old, apocryphal sketch by @briarghast.bsky.social, showing what No-Eyes might look like under his helmet.

#fantasy #fantasyart #OROBORO #darkfantasy
August 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Another example of the ‘New Flesh’ style of body modification, created by artist @briarghast.bsky.social .

This piece shows how ‘New Flesh’ style was used to adapt humans to life in the oceans, essentially creating merfolk by incorporating elements of fish/squid.

#worldbuilding #fantasy #OROBORO
August 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Another example of the ‘New Flesh’ style of body modification, created by artist @briarghast.bsky.social.

This depicts a basic form of ‘New Flesh’, with inverted legs, elongated fingers, and tentacle-like organs extending from the head, as well as elaborate horns.

#worldbuilding #fantasy #OROBORO
August 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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We worked with the artist @briarghast.bsky.social to create some concept artwork for types of body modification in the world of #OROBORO!

The ‘New Flesh’ style of modification seeks to radically alter the body in a search of a more ‘evolved’ form. This is an early sketch.

#worldbuilding #fantasy
August 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Another example of the ‘Panel’ style of body modification, created by artist @briarghast.bsky.social‬

This one features another iteration of the familiar interlocking knot designs, representing a member of a house that holds an important title or authority.

#worldbuilding #fantasyart #fantasy
August 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A photo of one of the Lab's many notebooks full of esoteric, geometric scrawlings.

#fantasy #worldbuilding #amwritingfantasy
July 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Another example of the ‘Panel’ style of body modification, created by artist @briarghast.bsky.social‬

This one features interlocking knot designs, which evoke a culture that values interconnection between people and the strength of its community.

#worldbuilding #fantasyart #fantasy
July 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Read the Occult Triangle Lab's review of Taschen's "H.R. Giger"!

The most fascinating piece we saw was "Passagen-Temple", the three-dimensional 'temple' constructed by huge canvases.

Link: buff.ly/CAcLJte

#Giger #DarkFantasy #FantasyArt #worldbuilding #
Occult Reading List: Taschen's "H.R. Giger" - The Occult Triangle Lab
Recently, I’ve been reading Taschen’s H.R. Giger, and I’ve really been enjoying it! I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on it, as a writer and worldbuilder. My first encounter with H.R. Giger…
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July 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Concept art of the typical female dress of the city of Senkaku, famed for its theaters, fashion, and ghosts.

Senkaku’s fashion incorporates magical illusions, such as phantasmal butterflies, and the display of reliquaries.

Art by @briarghast.bsky.social‬

#worldbuilding #fantasyart #fantasy
July 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Read Part 2 of The Occult Triangle Lab's analysis of Bloodborne's narrative and worldbuilding!

Part 2 touches on what writers can learn from Bloodborne, including how to structure a mystery narrative.

Link: buff.ly/OfFzDzR

#Bloodborne #Essays #Writing #Worldbuilding #fantasy
July 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Concept art of the typical male dress of the city of Senkaku, famed for its theaters, fashion, and ghosts.

The city’s unique dress is called the ‘Mourner’s Garb’, inspired by elaborate outfits worn at funerals, which had become social events.

Art by @briarghast.bsky.social‬

#fantasyart #OROBORO
July 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM