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@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 7:30 AM

No 43 #TroikaRPG inspired scribbles (& "Relic" for #MÖRKTOBER). What the Undine gaurd in their pool above the falls is the Legendary Spear of Density, the God of the Giants own spear. Forged from metals plucked from an accretion disc of a black hole, so heavy it will pierce any city wall or gate.

Two people (man & woman) standing in dark waters, hold an enormous glowing spear over their heads. Both use all their strength to raise the spear out of the water. The blade of the spear is engraved with the symbol for Rho. The label reads "The Spear of Density". Inspired by current Troika RPG and the prompt "Relic" for 2026 #MÖRKTOBER.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 14, 2026, 6:59 AM

No 42 #TroikaRPG inspired sketch (also "Pyre" for #MÖRKTOBER). The people of the Carmine Palisades need, but shun, the Charcoal Burners, blaming them for every crime and transgressions, but no one knows the deep forests better.

An enormous lidded kettle stands smoking amidst bright roiling flames. In front of that stands a gaunt short haired figure,, their face and clothes blackened from soothing. The label reads "Charcoal Burners". Inspired by my current Troika RPG project. This also serves for the 2026 #MÖRKTOBER prompt "Pyre"

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 7:20 AM

No 41 #TroikaRPG inspired sketch (also "Ear" for #MÖRKTOBER). When the remnants of a rebel legion of elves was massacred its lone survivor was this single War Elephant. Cursed to long life by the Elf King, they wander the slopes of the Carmine Palisades haunted by their experiences. Never Forget.

An elephant draped in armoured sheets and other protective gear (a crenellated howda still strapped to its back). It's ears are stained with red warpaint. Inspired by my Troika RPG wip. Also serves for the "Ear" prompt for #MÖRKTOBER 2026.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 7:50 AM

No 40 #TroikaRPG inspired phone sketch (also "Arrow" for #MÖRKTOBER ). Bandits are a risk throughout the Carmine Palisades but sometimes its much more ... personal.

A man drags himself across the ground with 4 arrows lodged in his back & 1 through his throat. Inspired by my Troika RPG project. This also serves as my piece for the 2026 #MÖRKTOBER prompt "Arrow".

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 8:07 AM

No 39 #TroikaRPG inspired sketch ("Flag" from #MÖRKTOBER). A view of the Pilgrim Path, 1 of the established tracks through the Carmine Palisades. It follows sites of religious interest to the summit of 1 peak. Visit the Hirsute Monks, Sisters of Fungus, & shrines. Mingle with Saints & Sinners alike.

A curving row of coloured prayer flags flap in the bright sun. The Carmine Palisades loom in the background. A tiny religios figure stands at the end of the line of flags. The label reads "Pilgrim Path". Inspired by my current Troika RPG project and the "Flag" prompt from 2026 #MÖRKTOBER

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:08 AM

No 38 #TroikaRPG (& "Wail" from #MÖRKTOBER ) inspired sketch ... a Sídhe Wight, bound to the Elf Kings gravesite as a perpetual keener (one who cries for the dead) - the only thing worse than the Kings ego was his sense of humour.

A pale emaciated figure wailing and screaming and holding its head. It's teeth are long and jagged. The label reads "Sídhe Wight". Inspired by my current Troika RPG project and 2026 MÖRKTOBER prompt "Wail"

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 7:33 AM

No 37 #TroikaRPG ("Effigy" prompt for #MÖRKTOBER ) inspired sketch, from my wip. Stumbling into a hrove, PCs find a mesmeric effigy, surrounded by several skeletons, all arrayed as if regarding the statue. PCs are at risk of falling in love & might refuse to leave the Grove.

A skeleton clings to an effigy of a fertility spirit, the skeletons head between the statues robust bosom. The effigy has a red jewelled lodged in its "navel". The label reads "Mesmeric Effigy". Inspired by my Troika RPG project and the "Effigy" prompt for #MÖRKTOBER.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 7:15 AM

No. 36 #TroikaRPG ("Fog" prompt for #MÖRKTOBER ) inspired quickie. As the fog rolls down into the valleys of the Carmine Palisades, a Mountain Giant can be glimpsed clomping up-slope.

Thick fog rolls down the forested slopes. An enormous figure looms out of the mist. It is bigger than the surrounding fully mature pine trees. Inspired by my Troika RPG project ... and also the prompt "Fog" from MÖRKTOBER 2026.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 7:35 AM

No. 35 #TroikaRPG (& "Cape" prompt fir #MÖRKTOBER ) inspired sketch on my phone. When the weather turns in the high mountain pases of the Carmine Palisades, all you can do is huddle up.

A figure in a red hooded cape squats on a slope with the cape wrapped tightly around him to protect themselves against the rain hammering down. Inspired by my current Troika RPG project. This is also promoted by the #MÖRKTOBER prompt "Cape"

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:45 AM

No. 34 #TroikaRPG (& "Marrow" prompt for #MÖRKTOBER ) shows a baby Green-skin being born as if eruption from an enormous, rip birthing marrow high on the forested slopes of the Carmine Palisades

A pointy eared, sharp toothed, baby green-skin emerges from an enormous knobbly marrow, which serves as its birthing pod. They must loose themselves from a tangle of red fleshy pulp. Inspired by my Troika RPG project ... but also the prompt "Marrow" for 2026 #MÖRKTOBER

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 8:57 AM

No. 33 #TroikaRPG (& "Glyph" for #MÖRKTOBER ) shows a talented but treacherous magical apprentice (who may have caved his masters head in) attempting to cast a spell. He is all bells & whistles, while true mastery of the arts can be a subtler affair.

A man in black alb (marked with a ward to defend against the evil-eye), waves a wand in the air to describe a magical glyph for some spell while his other hands manipulates the Aetherick fabric itself. His pointed hat is blown back off his head in the initial release of pent up magical forces. A satchel containing his masters most forbidden spells hangs from one shoulder. Inspired by my Troika RPG project. Also for #MÖRKTOBER where the prompt is "glyph".

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 5:06 PM

No. 32 #TroikaRPG the Disassembled Prince. After failing to dethrone the King of the Elves, Prince Lhoris has been cursed. His seperated living organs & limbs are strewn across an isolated glade in the Carmine Palisades where his head lolls conscious & utterly bored. Also #Mörktober prompt 2 "curse"

A handsome face under a mop of curly hair. The eyes are open and judging you. This head is connected to lungs. Nearby, in the grass, sits a vibrantly red heart and liver. Inspired by my Troika RPG project.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 10:30 PM

No. 31 #TroikaRPG sketch is a Goat Knight, who traverses the mountain passes performing knightly deeds, on the basis that every deed a knight performs is, by definition, knightly, without having to worry about inconvenient concepts like "good" or "bad". Also serves as a prompt from #Mörktober.

A knight with a lance, metal helmet, red tunic & shield depicting the emblem of the Carmine Palisades rides towards the viewer. They sit astride an enormous horned goat. It's massive. Like, stupid big. Inspired by my current Troika RPG project.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 AM

No. 30 #TroikaRPG phone sketches is a giant tusked boar and its green skinned keeper out tracking truffles. Is the Boar gigantic or is the green skin diminutive ... six of one & half-a-dozen of the other.

The label reads "Greenskin with Boar - Truffle Trackers" ... an enormous Boar the same height as its keeper, wearing a collar & leash walks beside its keeper who directs it with a long stick. The keeper hears a hat with a feather in its brim. Inspired by my current Troika RPG project.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 8:36 AM

No. 29 #TroikaRPG inspired sketch is a Fugitive War-Criminal ... on the run in the Crimson Palisades after fleeing the carnage they've committed in one of the many balkanised mountain valley statelets.

The label reads "Fugitive War Criminal". A man (their face covered in bandages) wearing a black coat with shoulder capes and a tall shako cap with white & red feathered plume (with a skull crest), holds out a pike or spear at some unseen adversary. The bladed tip is covered in blood. And the man's right side is peppered with red arterial spray. Inspired by my Troika RPG project.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:25 AM

No 28 #TroikaRPG sketch is a Knavish Carrion ... a psychic vulture that trys to trick mountain travellers into endangering their lives ... & sometimes "accidently" carries off outdoor sleepers. Of course, it lets them go once it realises they were sleeping & not dead. From a great height.

A huge vulture type creature, with an enormous cranium, carries a slumped human clasped in its claws. The human dangles from their shoulders. They wear long red stocking. Inspired by my Troika RPG project.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 9:12 AM

No. 27 #TroikaRPG thing is a Kite Bandit ... swooping down and terrorising the trade caravans making their way through the mountain passes.

A man in a heavy jacket and stout boots stands with his hands in his jacket pockets, a kite or wings strapped to his shoulders. He wears a red balaclava, a cap and goggles. The label reads "Kite Bandit". Inspired by my current Troika RPG project.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 9:10 AM

No. 26 #TroikaRPG sketch is a Cragsman ... someone who loves to muck around in the mountains.

A man with had goggles and red scarf. They were rugged boots and their shins are tightly wrapped. They carry a walking stick and a climbing pick. The label reads "Cragsman" and is inspired by my Troika RPG wip.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 8:47 AM

No. 25 #TroikaRPG inspired scribbling ... a trio of Saline Homonculi (or "Salt-Peters") who have infested the salt mine owned by the Marquess de Tocktick.

Three diminutive homonculi with poorly defined (or carved) features mess around with a pick-axe as big as all three combined. Each wears a red bangle on which is carved their animating spell (in place of a soul). Inspiredby mu current Troika RPG project.

@comanfullard.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 8:47 AM

No. 24 #TroikaRPG inspired phone sketch inspired by my current project ... ZOLA, a cursed milkmaid, who is just still trying to do her job in spite of all the magical misery heaped upon her for rebuffing the advances of an asshole satyr.

Tge label reads "Zola, the cursed milkmaid". A milkmaid carries two churns suspended from a yoke on her shoulders, her eyes glow red from inside her headscarf (wimple?). Tiny red-eyed snakes peek out from under the wimple. I love the word "yoke" here ... when we were kids we would use the word "yoke" to refer to any unknown object or nouns... as in "hand me that yoke there" "who is that yoke [gently derogatory] you were talking to at the pub last night?". Anyway, this sketch is inspired by my Troika RPG WIP.