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Sean Poppe @seanrunamok.bsky.social · 2h

Last ditch swordtember: Duelist with longsword 6/8

Color pencil sketch of a female dualist with a long sword being drawn out of the scabbard over her head. She’s wearing an open shirt that’s unbuttoned down to her waist line.

Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 2h

putting together the first official Perplexing Ruins Print Club bundles for my top tier patrons! Each month, receive a signed 5x7 print, a matching sticker, and a signed letter. I had to do some restructure to my rewards for money & logistic reasons, but I think this is pretty cool for $10/mo.

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 5h

Another small gouache painting! Ties to medieval miracle paintings and Excalibur folklore. in a very lose and inspired by way, not a direct dialog with those

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

most don't know that I make a different kind of art sometimes. Far from "old school B&W dungeon art." This is my "fine art" practice, and typically where I'm happiest and most myself! Finally finished another one of these after a hiatus Patchwork Knight (green glow) 8x10 gouache on paper

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

went more expressive with this one, and the pose is a little stilted, but there's some attitude that i like with this one 2 of 4 knight drawings going to my patrons

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

morning! the next knight drawing for patrons is underway

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Finished redrawing the The Golden Knight! This is 1 of 4 that will get dropped end of month to my Patrons. You can support me on patreon and have access to numerous royalty free pieces of art

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Over the next week I'll be redrawing the color paintings in B&W for my Patreon. Here's the WIP of the first drawing of 4 that will get uploaded :)

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The slow accumulation of a world, a vibe, a personal style. In the past 6 mos I've been looking at lots of Amano & Suemi. Masters. Of course I happen to make with my own visual language, and it's been fun to see that growth!

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Friendly reminder - original art, prints, stickers, and discounted zines at the shop! perplexingruinsshop.bigcartel.com

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This piece (knight of dreams) is not the strongest in the batch so far, but as an addition to my sketchbook, I'm happy with him :) watercolor and some ink and pencil

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

friendly reminder if you're looking for some pretty rad (and PWYW/Free) solo ttrpg tools! They've been well-received and reviewed decently on itch and on YT. If you pick them up, I'd be grateful for rating/review! perplexingruins.itch.io/the-solo-boo... perplexingruins.itch.io/solo-gaming-...

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The Solo Booklet by Perplexing Ruins

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

it's early but already feeling stoked on the Knight of Sleep

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Redrew the Golden Knight in my sketchbook tonight - markers and posca

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

another knight painting, painted over a rough drawing from earlier this summer

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

thanks to Kid for filing this little process vid. Another drawing from earlier this summer getting a full treatment! Gouache.

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

some morning painting (gouache) over this drawing from earlier in the summer.

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

another one of the little things I messed around with lately. I don't think it's particularly rad, but as an art challenge, alter art is interesting. You've the assignment, the context - it's a good way to practice

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Duck & Crow Press @duckandcrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My new solo journaling RPG launches October 15th. Reminisce about your past and build a community through interaction, all while managing your weird shoppe in a strange village on the edge of a bizarre wilderness. Get notified on launch: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d... #solorpg #indierpg #ttrpg

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Also found some frames that fit a few of my little Final Fantasy/Wizardry homage drawings! Aren't they cool

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Also, you can check in on my most recent newsletter via my Patreon: www.patreon.com/perplexingru... New studio, new patreon print club, gunpla shelf, mock game cards!

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Issue #3 / Sept ‘26 | Perplexing Ruins

(In which significant announcements are made) Welcome back readers! This has been quite a positive though somewhat tumultuous late summer fo

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I've been absent for a good while. It was for positive reasons. Space away from socials for several weeks is very helpful! I spent some time putting my art into mock MtG cards for kicks!

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So stoked on this watercolor & ink painting I made for this book! Go check it out

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Also, we're in a strange world where small ass people mix with the bigs. Ennies? So if you're a whale (indie that wins an ennie) does your outsized status totally disrupt the everyday commerce of the small? As a bonafide celebrated rockstar maker chosen by your peers, you now dwarf all the minnows?

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

paused my patreon billing for august. need to re-evaluate and reset things. I think I've learned that consistency is most important. 1 reliable same thing every month. like a print club or adventure pamphlet or just art. But not all the things. people become annoyed or confused when too scattered

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

All the wonderful adventures being released for Free on itch means charging $ is pretty poor form, right?

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Gabe Soria @bitchinville.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Sword & Backpack: The Three Companions, my new novel from @penguinkids, is in stores Sept. 1st! Pre-order this coming-of-age, fantasy adventure trilogy that some folks (me) are calling “Stand By Me meets D&D,” from your favorite independent bookstore or mysterious & wizardly roadside merchant TODAY.

A pre-order image for the book Sword & Backpack: The Three Companions, the first in the Sword & Backpack trilogy, which features three young adventurers walking towards the unknown, accompanied by copy that reads “Grab your swords, pack your backpacks, adventure awaits!”

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Physical rewards bundle for various patreon levels. Signed Lino print & screen print. Sticker, 5x7 art card, sticker, and pamphlet adventure. I really dropped the ball for consistency on my patreon 😔 I try but I tend to be distracted into so many projects. Taking August off & reboot in autumn

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

when you're manually flipping your zine, so you can print borderless, and you forget to click "borderless" printing on the batch!! 😞😩

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

looks pretty bad when the attorney says "Oh he damaged it, he damaged the pool" (the reflecting pool) in a very smug, confident way. I thought it was "innocent until proven guilty" kinda thing.... Now they're saying it was a fucked job, and dropping charges.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/08/2026

Justice Department drops criminal case against Olympian over damaged Reflecting Pool www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

An image of the Reflecting Pool with a quote from a court filing by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

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Creative Wronging @creativewronging.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Available NOW 🎲 With hardly a moment to spare! A 10-Omen folk-horror Myth & Hexmap for #MythicBastionland - Quell the restless Idols, break twilight's curse! Made for the 2026 Appendix N #TTRPG game jam. It's PWYW, so that means FREE unless you're feeling generous! #OSR

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Living Idols of the Gloam-Waste by Creative Wronging

A folk-horror Myth & Hexmap for Mythic Bastionland

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Jordan @gm-jordan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I don’t know, maybe the same companies who basically exclusively make massive kickstarters that bring in hundreds of thousands if not more shouldn’t sweep the Ennies. Maybe awards are… bad?

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 01/08/2026

HEY A BOX CAME TO MY HOUSE IT'S A BOX It's... okay good it's not 'here is some homework for you' but it's NO ONE WILL COME BACK TO US translated into! a language I am not sure! it is a language!! (I had to take off the paper band to see underneath)

a box full of author copies of NO ONE WILL COME BACK FOR US translated into... an asian language?? sorry, i don't know which. each has a yellow paper band on the bottom presumably listing awards or something because i see the words '2024' and 'ignyte.'

a shot of the book showing that the title is in black-on-black but the font is slightly glossy, which looks incredibly cool.

a shot of the book showing what was under the paper band: angery looking octopus, some kind of... monster? another small monster, could be a skull (there's teeth), uh, i can't tell whatall else. it's very colourful.

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Perplexing Ruins @perplexingruins.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

editing my adventure pamphlet - trying to find concision, getting away from the verbose paragraph without stripping it all down to bullet points - (not a discourse on prose vs. bullet points in adventures!) - just the pleasure in going over one's text to make it better, functionally & artistically:)

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Jumpgate Games @jumpgategames.itch.io · 31/07/2026

If you're interested in 2 TTRPGs 🎲 that: - Use bespoke mechanics actually suited to tell Star Wars-style stories - Are made by indie creators instead of WotC - Are award-winning games - Don't require a GM WOW do we have the exact Kickstarter for you: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...

Galactic & Going Rogue Late Pledging on Kickstarter, with art of a bunch of rebels in space

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Farel Dal @farel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

my older sister and her sweet dog Starry were viciously attacked by a neighbor’s dog that got under the fence in their yard. my sister is a single mom who also takes care of our elderly mother with dementia. they need some financial help. gofund.me/e5dffb87f

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Donate to Help Us Heal After Starry’s Attack, organized by Krista Dalrymple

Help Us Close This Chapter After Starry’s Attack Some of you may have followed… Krista Dalrymple needs your support for Help Us Heal After Starry’s Attack

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Foletto @foletto.itch.io · 31/07/2026

my #soloRPG inspired by #LATAM, Dungeons of Galora, published by @spacepenguinink.bsky.social just received its most complete review up until now. The Dungeon Dive channel did indeed a deep dive in the game's content and made a quick session that is easy to follow: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ0w...