The LotFP-compatible Nebulith project is coming soon.
We are laying it out as we speak.
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| The accordion sketchbook where I draw it out |
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The bestiary part is done in the style of
an Edo-era book--thanks to Molly
of Fierce Ponies for making my hand-printed
pages cleaned-up and readable |
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| Karate master PC smacking a giant sword-tailed gecko |
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| A sample dungeon, from the lower Nebulith |
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| another sample dungeon, mid-Nebulith |
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| Pterodactyl w/royal palace guard |
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| Chiru-gwa, vampire geisha of Zakimi Castle |
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| A scientific study of the Nebulith |
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wrote a ninja class for this game
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| The Collar, a hive of scum and villainy |
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| Did I mention the ninjas? |
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| city of tengu goblins in the Nebulith |
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| archer of the White Deer Dojo |
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| cloudscraper fighting a giant mantis-man |
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| a couple of successful adventurers |
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| ninjas sneaking past a samurai in full armor |
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| hellbender chilling, no cell phones just vibing |
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a shot of the hand-printed book, with
the armor-class stamp |
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| the island is based on Okinawa, so lush af |
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an adventuring party getting ready
to earn some xp |
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| mutant boonie dog |
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| manta |
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some adventurers addressing a
tengu infestation |
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| four official karate schools in the book |
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| including the Hokuzan-ti or "Beast Style" |
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| more down in the depths of The Collar |
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| an adept of the Chuzan-ti or "Assassin's Style" plies his trade |
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Erez, one of the playtesters, drew
the action in the playtest |
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| The Hidden King (left), giant half-moon spider (right) |
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| npc bad guys |
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| map of Awa Nikko |
23 comments:
This looks gorgeous.
I wonder why the karate master in the playtest picture looks like a bard.
@simon
ponytail
Ummmmm...AMAZING!
@Randolph
Thank you, Randolph
Stay tuned
"Eight miles high, and when you touch down ... You'll find that it's stranger than known."
Your art here is incredible and super intriguing. I am starting a new campaign in the next month or two and don't have much of a plan yet when the PCs escape from their necropolis.
Islands are nice little self-contained locations. Nebulith looks sorta odd-shaped, ha, as you probably know if I am reading the "scientific study" correctly as a map of some sort.
@matrox
thanks!
i tried to make it good and new
It looks absolutelly stunning. What is the target format (size) of the book? Imho it eould look great as a coffee table book, something oversize to appreciate your art
@Krzysztof
Still deciding whether to go standard-LotFP size or extra big
@Zak For the sake of arts extra big might be the way to go :) Think about Helmut Newton's photobook Sumo. The largerst version was sold with its own bookstand :D
@Krzysztof
You've said that twice now, and the second time you said it with a smileyface.
My co-author and I are putting together an email chain to let people know when it is available, please email zakzsmith AT hawtmayle dawt calm if you want to be on the list
When will this be available.?.
@Ecowatcher
email zakzsmith AT hawtmayle dawt calm to be updated
hopefully it'll be avilable as PDF as well
I'm unfamiliar with the culture, it looks so cool
Re Karate master PC smacking a giant sword-tailed gecko - Oh I remember the palm heel strike you've drawn from karate back when 12 year old me was living the Go Kan Ryu life.
I hope this comes out soon.
Man, the art in this book looks amazing...
Special cameo by the Daido Moriyama dog
@mekhawretch
yup
This looks very cool, love the penwork and colours.
Edo era book layout? So detailed!
Oh, and the details of the map of Awa Nikko, I'm guessing they are clan colours and mons?
Definitely the most excited I've been for a LotFP release in a long time, really hoping you choose to go with the larger format.
@D&D Bard Life
The colors on the map don't all mean something, they just distinguish the hexes. There are a number or clans and organizations with their own crest and yes Molly the graphic designer did make sure they're used in all kinds of clever ways all over the book.
Oriental Adventures has always been one of my favorite AD&D supplements. LotFP has been the last OSR system I mastered. What could go wrong with this Lamentation of the vampire geisha ?
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