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artistdavidharper.bsky.social
@artistdavidharper.bsky.social
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TTRPG nerd. Animator. He/Him.
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artistdavidharper.bsky.social
IT WAS A GILDED AGE, SO SAY I! SORCERER KING!
Pen sketch of a large rectangular chamber in perspective angled towards the viewer. The far wall has a gilttering gold-framed stairway enscribed with symbols. The stairway is flanked by wide-bottomed braziers with roaring flames. An armored figure is walking into the chamber towards the viewer, head looking up and to the (viewer) left. Murals on the Walls and ceiling depict (from viewer left to right) a row of figures holding spears upright in front of them, riding in horse-drawn chariots A massive human figure with hands spead wide. They are shirtless, top half of face off screen, wearing striped headdress, chin accesory and necklace and a long skirt. The sun shining behind him (this depiction points away from the far stairway) And a row of armored figures thrusting spears at a row of figures on their knees with their hands up. Sun shining behind the spear wielders
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
Weather or not you descend the gilded stairs is up to the sphinx to decide!
Pen sketch of a lion-esque quadruped with wings and a striped headdress sitting atop a gold-framed trap door in the floor. In the foreground and background on either side (East and West) are detailed stone braziers with blazing fires in them
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
NONE UNWORTHY SHALL BE PERMITTED TO EVEN TRESPASS UPON MY TOMB!
Pen sketch of a massive, glittering gold archway. Blocked by an equally massive jackal-headed humanoid facing the viewer. In its right upturned hand it holds a scale, its (viewer) right cup empty and its (viewer) left cup partly off screen and holding a human shaped statue. In its left it holds a wavy-bladed sword pointing diagonally down and towards the viewer. A set of stairs run down from the (viewer) right of the scale. A tiny armored figure holding a torch at its top.
December 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
Beyond this golden frame is the tombs final level...
Pen sketch of an armored figure holding a torch up with their left hand. Its flame illuminates a glittering golden door frame. The door is black stone, engraved with a circle pierced by an upsidedown triangle. Sharp triangupar streaks are carved going from the doorfram into the symbol in the doors middle
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Hidden in an unassuming corner of the dungeon is on final guardian. Loyal and bound. Strength doubled
Pen sketch. An armored figure, back to us and shown from the waist up, is pulling a stone door to the side (viewers right). Beyond is a shadowed room. Near the far wall is a giant humanoid elephant in a loincloth wielding two curved blades. It stands guard over a triangle in a circle painted on the ground. A flame burns in its middle. Two lines of flaming braziers (one to either side of the elephant warrior) leading forward to the doorway
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
Penetratable architecture with impenetrable motive
A long, dark narrow hallway drawn from above. Towards the top of either wall (East and West) are lined with holes. At the bottom of the sketch an armored figure facing West (left) and holding a torch aloft is visible
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
What lies through the maw of death?
Pen sketch of the cracked and chipped skeletal jaw of a massive creature with two sets of fangs. In the dark of its mouth is a white spot.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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To pass this way relies on the strength of your mind and your mind alone
Pen sketch of a hexagonal chamber filled with wavering ethereal energy. A swimming figure in a helmet is visible outlined within, head pointed Northwest, Walls extend from the East, West and North that are equal length to those sides of the hexagonal chamber at the center. The outer Northwest, Northeast and South walls of the chamber are open with triangle-tipped, rune enscribes obelisks
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
There is a reason why the obvious spike pit is so clean
Pen sketch of a wide hallway. Its walls are lined with stone pillars that curve downwards to become level with the floor. At the far end is a wall with long double door, rounded at the top and flanked by flaming braziers that cast shadows down the walls. Midway across the floor is an open pit of spikes. Dotted line squares almost as wide as the floor in front and behind the open spike pit represent secret spike pits
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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The way forward. But something's missing...
Pen sketch of an armored figure in the middle of a massive archway constructed of many pieces of stone, most of which are brick-shaped. The armored figure has their back to the viewer, arms spread and hands feeling the stone surface that fills the millde of the archway On the same stone surface are three pointy symbols in a triangular formation pointing up. A circle runs under the symbols (two of which are on fire) and a  triangle split down the center with a loop hanging from its mid bottom have been drawn on the surface with dripping liquid
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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An outcry rings out from far above
Pen sketch of an armored figure looking up as giant feathers fall into the light of the torch he holds up from the darkness beyond. This is framed between two brick pillars to the far (viewers) left and right
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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A little break. Just a little one
Pen sketch of a diagonal stone hallway running Northeast away from the player and turns West. In the foreground is an armored human figure bent over towards the viewer, their right hand resting on the wall The way behind is shrouded in darkness
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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A quake of marble in the facade of ivory
Pen sketch of a long stone hallway. In the foreground an armored figure covered in wounds and stains running towards the viewer. Behind them a jeweled-eyed stone elephant with a rolling stone column mounted to its front is chasing after the armored figure. The hall is dark behind it
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Even just putting one foot in front of the other can be a daunting task
Pen sketch. In the foreground is a close-up of a helmeted figure, back to us, resting their head against the side of a cracked doorway while clutching their left shoulder. A vast dark pit lined with square pillars extends before the figure. Arranged in rows they stop short of the end of the room and a single platform that extends from beneath an open archway. The far wall is lined with lit braziers.
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Dripping black blades fill your every guard position. Swarming like locusts!
Pen sketch of a massive hooded snake monster with six arms, each wielding a large black blade dripping poison. The snake monster roars, showing her fangs and the black blade she has replaced the tip of her tongue with. Amidst the coiles of the monster below, propping themselves up with their left hand and holding up a torch in their right is an armored figure bathed in shadow. Back to the viewer
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Stone turns to serpent skin as a large brass door looms
Pen sketch, overhead view of a long hallway. Pairs of open archways line the East and West walls. At the hall's Northern end is a tall metal double door that comes to three points at the top. Flanked by two wall mounted braziers with large flames The floor of the hall is made of scaley skin. At the far Southern end is a crawling armored figure crawling towards the door, a trail of blood behind them
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
No rest from the wicked
Pen sketch of a dark square chamber viewed from above. An armored figure, back to the viewer limps towards a dark archway. They hold a torch in their left hand, right hand clutching their left shoulder. Hanging from the cieling is a four-legged creature of spikey bone. Its triangular maw hangs open showing three sets of sharp teeth. Its eyes look past antler-like growths on its head to the limping warrior below
November 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
...oh. THERE it is.
Pen sketch of a square room. The far wall has a massive hole smashed through it. Framed by the hole, a pair of spiral-horned furry beasts are barreling into an armored figure. The figure is flying through the air, torch mid-air
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Something was here. It's gone now.
Pen sketch of a dark hallway that runs horizontally West to East. A large set of double doors set into the far Western wall. In the middle of the hall, in the far Northern wall, a large hole has been smashed through it. Bits of rubble are scattered around a walking armored figure holding a torch
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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Not all forgotten are gone...
Pen sketch of a large, dark chamber lined with pillars of skulls. Wispy creatures with skulls for heads are slipping rom the pillars, unseen by a torch-bearing armored figure. Said figure is walking towards a set of tall double doors against the far wall of the chamber
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Queen of Temptation, her influence, her power, extends oh so much farther than simple charms.
Pen sketch of a massive chamber. Against the wall are stained glass windows depicting from viewer left to right: a figure holding up a sparkling coin and laughing, a wide-eyed smiling figure with arms spread wide, a grinning face wearing a crown, and a figure leaned back with a hand on their chest. In front of the windows is a hoof-footed, horned, winged female figure with long hair and lipstick. The floor is a black and white checkered pattern and large braziers burn in the foreground.
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Wails of the damned preceed the queen's chamber
Pen sketch of a hallway flanked by walls broken up regularly by square columns with downward curved ramp-like bases. Howling souls can be seen reflecting in these walls. The floor is a black and white checkered pattern. Long double doors are set into the middle of the far wall with columns, their bases being toothy roaring faces with big eyes
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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The stakes are high so close to the goal. As are the dangers
Pen sketch of a square chamber, pillars im its four corners bear screaming faces. From the faces open mouths streams of energy flow, coverging around the silhouette of a single armored figure with its hand outstretched. The far wall has a rectangular opening
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Silver hair, glassy eyes. A posessed giant is no less cruel
Pen sketch of a stone wall. Through an archway peeks a giant bearded face with glassy eyes. Four giant fingers curling around the (viewer's) bottom right corner of the archway. Icy mist drifts from below its beard and a path of ice extends from the archway
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
artistdavidharper.bsky.social
A vast chamber filled with white dunes. Multi-mawed demons roam the landscape
Pen sketch of a white, dune-covered landscape dotted with four-legged shadows of creatures covered in mouths. The viewer sees this through an archway of stone squares. A large, fleshy claw peeks out from behind the (viewers) right side of the archway A large sun shines from the center of the chamber cieling. In the middle of the far wall is another archway
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM