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Foolish Shane

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Owner of Foolish Games (FB store selling miniatures), (non-published) writer, musician, player of rpgs since 1978.

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Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · Jan 1

I have a huge RPG collection. All these books are filled with art that most people will never see. So, I decided I’m going to build a kind of archive. Scan it all in and post it out there for people to see.

I’ll be posting 4 pictures a day. Hopefully you’ll see something you like.

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Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 7h

I know this (color) pic is on the front of the Priest Spell Cards boxed set from 2nd ed. Makes me wonder how often they would use a piece of artwork.

Tome of Magic
Year: 1991
System: AD&D 2nd Ed
Artist: Carol Heyer (color), Stephen Fabian
Images: 12,18,19,20

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 2d

I met Brom earlier this year at a book signing. He was amazing, talked to the crowd for about an hour. Super friendly and signed about 10 books for me.

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Brom (color), Stephen Fabian

Images: 14,15,16,17

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 3d

I also know I’ve seen this (color) picture in other books, just not which one. I think it’s a really cool idea for a picture (a wizard being tormented by fairies).

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Roger Loveless (color), Stephen Fabian

Images: 7,9,10,11

#fantasyart #d&d

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 3d

The King of the Swords by Michael Moorcock
2025: Book #49
2.5 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.
#MichaelMoorcock #corum #EternalChampion #BookSkyFantasy #Swords&SorceryT

So ends the first Corum trilogy. I didn't like this one as much as the others. It seems like he got lazy with what could have been exciting/interesting battle scenes. I was disappointed that even though some of the other eternal champions incarnations made guest appearances they were treated like minor characters and not given much "personality", they didn't get the "epic-ness" that they deserved.

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 6d

My wife wanted to watch a scary movie because it's the season. I'm not a big horror fan, but this looked cool. It was pretty good. Action and with supernatural stuff, Davinci Code type stuff, but with less intrigue and more horror.

#TheDevilConspiracy #horrormovie

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 6d

I think many of the full-page color paintings in this book were later used as covers for other books/boxed sets. Not sure about this one though.

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Carol Heyer (color), Stephen Fabian

Images: 1,5,6,8

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 8d

In the Shadow of Their Dying by Michael R. Fletcher, Anna Smith Spark
Book #48 for 2025
3.5 out of 5 Stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#fantasy #grimdark #bookskyfantasy #MichaelRFletcher #AnnaSmithSpark #InTheShadowOfTheirDying

This was fun and gross and sometimes repetitive. I would honestly love to know the number of times the words shit, piss, urine and blood were used in this story. I get that it's grimdark and they want to set a gritty tone, but it was a bit much (for me at least).

It was a cool idea and the characters were interesting. The parts with the demon were written in a poetic/stream of consciousness style that imo works better the shorter it is. As it was, it seemed to get very repetitive and if I wasn't listening to it on audio I probably would have skimmed it.

I'll definitely be reading more Fletcher and Spark to see if I like their longer work.

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 8d

I liked this one a lot. I was a sucker for anything with new spells and magic items.

Tome of Magic

Year: 1991

System: AD&D 2nd Ed

Artist: Jeff Easley (Cover), Stephen Fabian

Images: Cover, 2-4

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeons&dragonsart

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 10d

Last 2 pics from this one. Looks like the artist was experimenting with perspective. One’s from the ground looking up and one’s from the sky looking down.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998

System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)

Artist: Mike Vilardi

Images: 16-17

#fantasyart #d&d #dragonlance

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 14d

That skull picture seems out of place next to all the other more professional looking art. Some of the other pics make me want to read the book.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998

System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)

Artist: Mike Vilardi

Images: 12-15

#fantasyart #dungeon&dragonsart #dragonlance

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 16d

Just started book 4. I've given the first 3 books 5 Stars and I'm stingy with 5 Star ratings. I'm excited to finish this series so that I can start reading your other books.

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 16d

I guess there is a purse full of coins there, but overall, this looks like a pretty disturbing scene. Surprised it made it into the final version of the book.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos
Year: 1998
System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)
Artist: Mike Vilardi
Images: 8-11
#fantasyart #d&d #dragonlance

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 17d

You're just bringing more "engagement" to Bluesky or being blocked. It's kind of a win-win. You post some stupid shit and think you're awesome, then people get to let off some steam yelling at you. Everybody's happy and they don't have to feel slimy by going to Twitter to fight with you. So, thanks?

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 18d

Twilight Falling by Paul S. Kemp
3 out of 5 stars

Review in pic and alt-text.

#forgottenrealms #paulskemp #fantasy #bookskyfantasy #ereviscale

I really enjoyed the Egil and Nix books from Kemp so I figured I'd give some of his other books a try. First, I read the short stories about this character Erevis Cale in some old Dragon magazines and then started with this book, though it sounds like there are others before this with him in them.

When I was young I loved novels set in D&D worlds, but as I got older and older I found them disappointing more often than not. This was pretty good, but definitely didn't blow me away. The characters weren't loveable like Egil and Nix. It's much darker and more serious. I would say this is a step up from the last 4 or 5 D&D/RPG novels I've read in the past 10 years. This first book left things hanging after completing a major part of the story arch, but I'm not sure if I'll ever get back to it to find out what happens.

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 19d

I love city view maps like this so you can just show your players what the city looks like with a single picture.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998

System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)

Artist: Mike Vilardi

Images: 4-7

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeon&dragonsart #dragonlance

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 21d

Are you on other social media platforms?

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Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 21d

LOVING these!

Kate Draws 🌈✨️ @tacticiankate.bsky.social · 21d

HOWDY AND HELLO #PortfolioDay I'm Kate, a freelance character artist who loves drawing fantasy, women, and especially fantasy women!!!!
I'll be open for work at the start of November!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

A color illustration of a dragonkin/tiefling woman with deep blue skin, closed eyes, tall curved horns with a glowing crescent moon between them, and long wavy hair going from indigo at the top to pale gold at the ends. She is dressed in an indigo gown with lots of gold trim and accessories and sheer blue accent cloth. She is holding a large golden greatsword with blue roses and purple thorns around the guard. The background is an art nouveau-style circular graphic of gold celestial motifs on a black to maroon gradient.

A color illustration of a dragonkin/tiefling woman with teal skin, darker turquoise hair in a braid, closed eyes, and a long tail. She is dressed in layers of red, gold, green, and turquoise, and she is holding a wooden staff with a golden lantern hanging from the top. The background is an art nouveau-style panel of stylized grass, lotuses, and clouds on a sunset gradient.

A color illustration of a gorgon woman with light and darker green skin/scales, long dark green cobra hair separated by narrow horns, and a long tapered tail. She is dressed in a dark green bustier with gold trim and lots of accessories, and she is holding two crossed swords behind her head. The background is an art nouveau-style panel of thorns and ivy on a black to yellow gradient.

A color illustration of my changing moon Lunar oc, Emerald, from an exalted game. She is a middle-aged woman with fair skin, emerald-green eyes with striking red eyeshadow, and long iridescent black hair partly held up by a golden comb with the rest pulled over one shoulder. She is dressed in an elegant green gown with puffy sleeves and a boob window, lots of gold and green jewelry, and a translucent green and gold floaty scarf thingy. The background is a simple green gradient with a crescent moon behind her head.

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 21d

I LOVE all of these!

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Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 22d

I read & enjoyed the first 5 books as a kid, but never played a campaign set in the world or played the Saga rules.

Dragonlance – Seeds of Chaos

Year: 1998
System: AD&D 2nd Ed (Saga)
Artist: Daniel Home (Cover), Mike Vilardi
Images: cover, 1-3

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeon&dragonsart #dragonlance

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 23d

Book #46 for2025
5 out of 5 stars

Review in the pic and alt-text.

#sci-fi #somedesperateglory #emilytesh #bookskysci-fi #sciencefiction

can't remember who recommended this, but whoever you are, thank you!

It's always a great feeling when you're reading something and it's a solid 4 stars, but then something happens that really impresses you, and then something else etc...

First of all I'd like to say that this book is tagged as "lgbtq", but it's not a story about queer people, it's not a romance detailing some gay relationship. In this case the tag just means that some of the characters are homosexual. Gayness is a very small part of the plot. There are no sex scenes, hetero or homosexual.

This was military space opera, but with some heavy plotting, deep characters, and cool ideas. It wasn't all about new tech (though there was some cool science) or a bunch of new alien races or exploring new worlds. I found the plot really original, the characters interesting and the writing exemplary.

I really liked the narrator too.

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 25d

Last 2 from this one and I love both of them. New book starting soon.

Source: C2 – Tower of Inverness

Year: 1980

System: AD&D

Artist: Jeff Dee, Greg K. Fleming, David S. LaForce, David C. Sutherland III and Erol Otus.

Images: 9-14

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeon&dragonsart #greyhawk

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 25d

Give me goblin dice!

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 27d

That medusa looks like she’s trying to get away and NOT turn them to stone.

Source: C2 – Tower of Inverness
Year: 1980
System: AD&D

Artist: Jeff Dee, Greg K. Fleming, David S. LaForce, David C. Sutherland III and Erol Otus.

Images: 9-14

#fantasyart #d&d #dungeon&dragonsart #greyhawk

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · 28d

Cerina Black Mantle from Zombicide White Death.

Just finished painting her last week. She up for auction on the RPG Market Miniatures FB Group. Link below.

#paintedminiatures #miniaturesforsale #zombicide #whitedeath

www.facebook.com/groups/rpgma...

Foolish Shane @foolishshane.bsky.social · Oct 6

Jeff Dee is in my top 3 old school artists. Lovin’ this back cover and that umber hulk.

Source: C2 – Tower of Inverness
Year: 1980
System: AD&D

Artist: Jeff Dee, Greg K. Fleming, David S. LaForce, David C. Sutherland III and Erol Otus. Cover - Jim Roslof.

Images: Back Cover, 5-8

#d&d #greyhawk