fragments of a blue ruin
I am pleased to announce that Jacob Marks's entry to the 2024 Vaarn Summer Jam, Penumbral Oasis: Part One, is now available in print format from Antipode Zines. Penumbral Oasis is a three-level dungeon suitable for starting PCs. It contains plenty of new monsters and Exotica, as well as a hook for a second installment… Continue reading PENUMBRAL OASIS: PART ONE
Pariahs of Vaarn is a full-colour bestiary zine, consisting of some of the longer creature entries I've been writing for the Patreon over the last few years. They don't fit very well with the shorter bestiary entries I use in the main zine series, so I've decided to give them their own occasional release. I really enjoy… Continue reading PARIAHS OF VAARN #1 RELEASE
I thought we'd do something a little different today, and talk about my process and making indie RPG stuff, specifically zines (which I'm defining here as self-published work that's shorter than book-length). Although I see myself as a newcomer to self-publishing, I've been doing it for over two years now, and I've learned some things… Continue reading How I Make Zines
I have a new interview out with the Wobblies & Wizards podcast. I talk to Logar the Barbarian about Vaarn, Moebius, academia, making zines, distributing zines, the Antipode Zines store, e-readers vs printed books, why people still love zines in a digital world, and more. Logar is a great interviewer and keeps the energy high… Continue reading Guest Spot on Wobblies & Wizards
The new year has brought a new venture: I am the proud co-founder of an online store called Antipode Zines. This storefront will be replacing my old Big Cartel shop as the place where you can buy Vaults of Vaarn, Bloodheist, and anything else I make straight from the author. That isn't all however! Antipode… Continue reading Antipode Zines
Just a quick little post to say that Vaults of Vaarn #3 is available from Monkey's Paw Games if you live in Canada, and from All the Problems in This World if you're part of the EU. Both stores also have issue 1 and 2 in stock as well. Those in the United States can… Continue reading International Zine Sales
Delighted to announce that Vaults of Vaarn Issue 3 is now available for download and purchase. Find the free PDF at itch.io! Buy the premium printed zine from my Big Cartel store! Soon to be available from other zine retailers! Also available, only on my Big Cartel: a cassette tape containing 30 mins of original… Continue reading VAULTS OF VAARN #3 RELEASE
The zine's 14 day reign of terror begins here! Please take a look at the campaign page! Please give as much of your money as you can! I put all my rent money into Dogecoin and I need this to be a success! Please!
Issue two of Vaults of Vaarn is very nearly finished and should be releasing in the next two weeks. I wanted to show a spread I've been working on, to give you an idea of what to expect in the full release. This is one of the double-page spreads that lets you generate a faction… Continue reading NOBLE HOUSES OF GNOMON
Gnomon is the gaudy jewel of Vaarn’s southern badlands, the city of a thousand shaded bazaars; a thirsty, bustling morass of dusty courtyards and guild halls and artisans’ workshops. If there’s something to be sold in Vaarn, then Gnomon is the place to buy it. Everything within the crumbling blue walls of the city has… Continue reading DISTRICTS OF GNOMON
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