I think that it would be wrong not to share some recent work with you, especially if you love dungeon maps. :)
Here’s a couple of pieces I’ve completed for Raging Swan Press (DriveThru Store) for the forthcoming publication Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands – a scenario for Pathfinder for low level characters (check out all of the lovely art that’s going to be in there too!)
For detailed views you can see them on DA: [link] [link]
-Billiam B.
Hi – this is my second happy merry christmas season post.
I thought you might like a freebie. It’s a very old freebie and I was thinking about making a newer version for the Inked Adventures line of products, but for now you can have the old prototype with rough bits, warts and all.
You have to visit my Deviant Art gallery and there’s a 6.6 MB download of some very blocky “nets” of dungeon blocks which I made a few years ago now. The download link is in the top right hand corner.
3D Dungeon Blocks prototype by *billiambabble on deviantART
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| My strange visual explanation of how doors work in blocky dungeon world. I’m not sure I still like the concept of a 5×5 deep door. |
Go here http://fav.me/d143jj4, if embedded thingy above isn’t working.
If you like folding up cubes, I have some old monster cubes which little monsters seem to like.
I hope you’re all well.
I’m still recovering from sort sort of plague-flu, so I wish upon you all good health and full ink cartridges!
I used this picture last year, but it would be wrong for a publisher of printable gaming accessories not to encourage “recycling”. ;)
Thank you again to customers and followers of Inked Adventures, and here’s wishing you all fluffy season season and nice new year. :)
I hoping to bring out new stuff just a little faster in 2012 – but the artists keep making preposterous demands, like asking for food and water. The audacity!
(Feel free to drop by my other blog where I moan about Christmas whilst detailing seasonal special offers…)
Happy Positive Seasonalness!
World Peace, poly dice and all that.
Don’t forget to tip the gaoler on the way out.
(After all, it is Christmas.)
Inked Adventures, Dec 2011
Encounter Lairs 4 Barrow Tomb now on sale at DriveThru, RPGNow and other OneBookShelf sites.
Reduced starting price! A mere $1.99!
Description:
A Dungeon Section “Barrow Tomb” by Billiam Babble of Inked Adventures
With Printable Miniatures by Dave “Kiladecus” Wears
Suitable for most RPGs or tabletop wargames in a fantasy setting using 1 inch grid (28-30mm minis)
The time is ripe.
The Undead King is nearly risen ….
This is more related to Billiam Babble (the penny scraping artist) than to the Inked Adventures brand (with global aspirations!), but fans of all things hand-drawn-dungeony may like to check out some details of player handouts commissioned for Raging Swan Press (LJ link) (Store)
Click here for direct link to Deviant Art slideshow
DriveThru Product Links:
Raging Swan Press – Treasure Map Hadramkath – http://bit.ly/treasuremapH
Raging Swan Press – Treasure Map Yar’s Door – http://bit.ly/treasuremapY
Thanks for looking! :)
Spooky seasons greetings to you all! :)
Preview of Encounter Lairs 3: The Barrow Tomb.
This section will be populated with a Lich King and skeletal minions!
Keep rolling the dice and nudging those figures!
Billiam B. :)
FREE DOWNLOAD of Parchment Pages and Clawed Paper Art on DriveThru and Onebookshelf sites.
Click on the graphic above to go to the product’s page on DriveThru.
Images in PDF and Zipped pack:
Encounter Lairs 3 Forest Ambush on DriveThru
Sneak Peak Graphics:
I’ve been working on a few different commissions recently of a non-floor plan nature (hence the odd delay when choosing between my own deadlines and the deadlines of others) ;)
One fun line art piece is a “wicker moth” for the Escape Velocity Gaming’s uniquely themed bestiary product: “Malicious Moths”.
Wicker Moth commission for EVG by *billiambabble on deviantART
Malicious Moths by Will C. Pfaff on DriveThru
http://bit.ly/EVGmoths
Sometime soon I hoping to run a profile on EVG and their whole product range to date over at Adventures & Shopping.
Other Billiam Babble/IA work for EVG:
Vexing Sands (blog entry)
Go here for Flickr slideshow.
Escape Velocity Gaming Site
http://www.escapevelocitygaming.com/
(Thanks for browsing :) -Bb)
Inked Adventures is donating two products to charity.
 3D Furniture for Dungeons $3 |
 Evil Summonings $2.50 |
 Donate $5 on DriveThru |
Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) is an independent humanitarian medical aid organisation. We are committed to providing medical aid where it is most needed, regardless of race, religion, politics or gender and also to raising awareness of the plight of the people we help.
Part of DWB/MSF’s recent international work includes famine aid in Somalia, and providing aid for civilian hospitals in war-torn Libya.
I’m also taking the opportunity to draw attention to the Disasters and Emergency Committee East Africa Appeal – which is primarily focussed on the refugee and famine crisis in Somalia.
Thanks for reading! :)
Charity Sites:
OneBookshelf Sites:
(retailing RPGs)
Forest clearing tile – work in progress – for the third Encounter Lairs pack.
Just thought you’d like a little peek. ;)
Chapel by Billiam B.; Figures by Dryw. - Available on RPG DriveThru RPG for $2.95 http://bit.ly/templarchapel
Click on thumbnail to go to downloads thread on CBW
Dryw the Harper has released this tavern plan with printable hand drawn “Imperfect” minis as a free mod, using some elements of the Modular Dungeon Basic Pack whilst adding his own wonderful furniture and figures.
Essential tavern fun. Useful as a base for players, between dungeons or a perfect setting for an urban encounter.
Click on image for preview
A work in progress. A sneak peak at the pre-colour design on the chapel dungeon section for Encounter Lairs Pack 2. This chapel can be underground as part of a dungeon or used as the interior of a building.
This pack will also showcase printable figures by the talented minis-artist, Dryw the Harper (of the Cardboard Warriors Forum).
The theme will be along the lines of a secret sect of templar knights (or similar) which can either be played as good, neutral or evil. The chapel may also be suitable for an undead encounter.
The final product will be fully compatible with other Inked Adventures modular dungeon sections.
Thanks for reading! -Billiam B.
Click for detail/larger pics.
(Edit: I’m having trouble turning comments back on in WordPress – apologies)
(Cross-posted to Adventures and Shopping blog)
I seriously need a manager! It’s the middle of the night (UK its-dark GMT time). I’ve promised several people reviews. I’ve promised myself and others the completion of two floor plan products.
(Edit: It is happening! New products are on their way!) And what am I doing? I’m trying to fill the world with more junk, through CafePress!
Not quite satisfied with my dice mugs on Deviant Art, I have turned to CafePress (Cafepress, Cafe Press ?) , who at least mock up an actual graphic of the product (which is more than DA seem to be able to do).
My Dice Mug -Billiam Babble Inked Adventures
My Dice Mug – Flagon – Billiam Babble Inked Adventures
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| My art lends itself well to baby bibs. Is this a good thing? |
The expression “sell-out” doesn’t even begin to cover it… but I refuse to feel guilty unless I actually start selling. ;) Anyhow, it’s a sort of 3-D home publishing. You have to try it at least once. I just didn’t think I’d be so taken by putting a design on a baby’s bib:
Orange Dinosaur Bib – art by Billiam Babble – >>
On a more RPG related note, I’ve been really taken in by all of the different demonstrations of iPads and tablet computers at the gaming table, so maybe I can make the iPad look more at home amongst the dice and scenarios:
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| (Buy the case now, the iPad will surely follow.) |
On a more practical and affordable note, these journals come with a choice of plain, lined, “task sheet” or dotted paper. The latter would be perfect for mapping during a gaming session. I’m definitely ordering a few for myself.
Dice and Dungeon Map Journal –>
Okay, the prices are pretty high. I’ve added mere pennies to the Cafepress base price. The good news is that sometimes Cafepress run promotions – For example: this week the code is “SPRING2011″ for a 15% reduction on prices for the next 7 days. (Untested – might only work in one continent region)
I don’t want to get too superstitious about this particular project, but perhaps it is actually cursed by the spirits of the dead. Maybe completion will only actually occur when I shakily ink my last with one hand and Death’s bony hand is on my other. ;) Far too many real life commitments and sparkly distractions keep me from the broken path through the Lands of the Dead! The Tombs’ will probably be released in two parts, work here will be in the first pack – a sort of “upper crypt” and the second pack will be more “dirt and skulls”. The picture here is of the pre-colour preparations. I hope people don’t mind the odd repeated flagstone.
Thanks for reading. Bb. :)
Special cut-out flagstone-style bases for cardboard minis are now available to download in a zip pack on the Onebookshelf sites http://bit.ly/IAbases – Ideal for use with minis on sections from the Modular Cut-Up Dungeons Basic Pack.
These are by no means a definitive choice of base for paper modellers. In some forthcoming packs (“Encounter-Lair” working title) which include cardboard miniatures, different styles and assemblage may be included in the range.
Thanks for browsing. Bb. :)
In slight deviation from the usual dungeon section fun, I present to ye these very special map-decorated Dice Mugs:
I’m really proud of them. If you fancy owning one for your gaming table, I’m currently selling them through the Deviant Art site.
[ http://bit.ly/dicemug ][ http://bit.ly/BUYdicemug ]
(Cross-posted to Adventures and Shopping – http://adventuresandshopping.blogspot.com/ )
Slideshow of 3D Furniture for Dungeons
-crudely assembled by the large thumbed artist- ;)
Slideshow not working? >>Look at the photo set on Flickr.<<
Curious? See previous entry: 3D Furniture for Dungeons.
Hand drawn 3D props for dungeon rooms now available at DriveThruRPG and RPGNow.
Includes: bookcases, chests, feast table with benches, filthy beds, tables and chairs.
:) Bb
Announcements and News - reassurance that a quiet site does not mean the cog wheels of card have stopped in the machina-creativa-chaotica … whirr-fold-whirr … Forthcoming Products spiel:
The Crypts, Tombs and Catacombs pack is now going to be published as two Modular Section expansion packs (as opposed to one small fixed mini-map set). The first will be an “upper level” set of standard gothic style pieces, including some 3D and 2.5D scenery, the second will be a skull lined lower level set of highly detailed “dirt and bones”. The decision to split the pack is partly to have releasable product as-soon-as-possible and partly to keep the prices down.
Plans are afoot to publish several Encounter-Lair packs (working title). These will include a one page printable floor plan of an area, perhaps a special dungeon room, a forest clearing, a cave; along with a set of cut-out fantasy miniatures (25-30mm). The plans will be compatible with other Modular Dungeon Sections (using a 1inch grid) This is in collaboration with talented mini artists, some of whom can be found loitering on the Cardboard Warriors Forum.
Dungeon dressings of a 3D nature are slated for a dungeon furniture pack, containing a table, chair, feast bench, chest, boxes, a bed and shelves – all in a hand drawn illustrative style, suited perfectly for use with Inked Adventures dungeon sections.
Also planned, is a set of tiles in homaging popular fixed-wall dungeon board games of yesteryear – this is in collaboration with modeller, reviewer, game designer and web personality, Mortis-of-Midian of the Lost and the Damned Forum. All will become clear soon!
I’ve received many suggestions and custom modifications to the existing products, which I hope to share with the wider world on my support page, along with requests for specific packs – inns, forests, wizard’s towers – which may become a reality once some of the above projects are completed. This, along with small improvements to current packs (free to prior customers). I’m toying with the idea of a pack containing 6×6 square tiles with a dungeon generator system, time willing. So here’s a productive year! I may also be releasing stock-art for game publishers through the Inked Adventures store. Broke artist needs money for paper and datapens…
If you enjoy browsing for gaming products, you may like to follow my random mumblings on the review blog Adventures and Shopping http://adventuresandshopping.blogspot.com/
Do not hesitate to email me at; billiambabble @ yahoo.co.uk
Thanks for reading and happy gaming!
- Bb of IA
-during 2nd moon of the 11th year in a forgotten century.
And may MMXI be Prosperous and many Tasty Hobbits be consumed!
“Shopping for Gamers” has been added to the Inked Adventures website. This page has links to popular OneBookShelf stores specialising in pen’n'paper RPGs, table top war games, downloadable comics and fiction. Go on, treat yourself to a sneaky secret bargain before Christmas. ;) For the love of shopping! :) -Bb.
http://inkedadventures.com/main/?page_id=316
Edit 15.01.11 – My reviews of other games have now been exported to a new blog with a feed and many other links. Check out: Adventures and Shopping http://adventuresandshopping.blogspot.com/
Edit: I’m receiving about 150+ spam comments a week, so I’ve decided to restrict comments to users who register themselves only.* I apologise for the inconvenience this causes but it’ll save me a lot of time per week checking through spam. Feel free to email me directly regarding any entries or requests: billiambabble@yahoo.co.uk I can also post comments or quotations under the appropriate entries if that’s what people wish. Thank you so much for following Inked Adventures! :) Bb 09.12.10
(* Once I work out how to add a Register/Sign In button…)
Okay, this is a completely random distraction, which doesn’t directly link to modular dungeon sections or gaming art. If you have a Facebook Account you can try out my Anglo Saxon Runes App which converts normal type into simple runes. It’s very basic, I may have to improve the actual rune letters and its not meant for runic scholars or Tolkein Dwarf Scribes – it’s just for fun.
Have a go at:
Anglo Saxon Runes (Writer) http://apps.facebook.com/angloaadddfab/
Or friend me http://www.facebook.com/inkedadventures and check out my Wall.
The app is based on a text-to-pictures template from the Facebook Application Builder. Please be aware that adverts and links to other apps on Facebook are not the responsibility of or affiliated with BilliamB/IA. ;)
Here’s some photos of test printed sections for the Crypts, Tombs and Catacombs! Pack. This is only a small part, just the new versatile “Alcove Room”, perfect for statues and lurking beasts, and the stand-up crypt doors (single and double).
Direct link to the slideshow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkedadventures/sets/72157625321117047/show/
Direct link to the photo set on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkedadventures/sets/72157625321117047/
“Did you get your precious photos …?”
Site News: I’ve added some new photos of the Skeletal Archway & Portal and the Large Dungeon Entrance to the Gallery Page and on the Flickr account. One of the photos in the gallery (and several on Flickr) relates to an alternative approach to the bases of the doors and ways to link card sections with more solidity -see this thread on CardBoard Warriors until I add the details to the Support and Errata page.
Happy digging and building!
-Bb.
*Whistles whilst digging through the dirt and skulls*
Members of the Lost and the Damned Forum and the Cardboard Warriors Forum will have seen some of these pictures showing some art-in-progress for the forthcoming Inked Adventures: Crypts, Tombs and Catacombs! pack. (Lucky fools!)
Crypts, Tombs and Catacombs! will be another mini-map and floor plan pack, starting with the map, followed by several pages of modular dungeon sections set to the inch grid scale, plus some assorted goodies. It’ll be slightly larger than the IA: Evil Summonings pack. (Price tba.)
(Embedded gallery, showing rough working details, follows. Click on thumbnails)
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