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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 15h

Kind of a noir detective vibe but sci fi and strange

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 15h

This week working on a stretch goal background for The Wine Dark Sea TTRPG.

The Magistrate (wip name) is someone who hunts down escaped consciousnesses be they from digital hells, cognitive confinement stations, to intelligences that jump from body to body (organic or otherwise).

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 18h

Instant back for me

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 1d

Moved to a new country and trying to find a group to play TTRPGs with

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 2d

Slap chopping my rhino and I am happy with the Nurgle like results since it will match the armor of my already painted dudes. I have not invested in an airbrush but am thinking about it

Dry brushing the rhino with white to bring out highlights

Wash of green on the rhino side with a more front view

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, the artist is @grimwickarts.bsky.social and the designer is @moonbladecreations.bsky.social I am lucky to be working with them

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 4d

Currently editing my TTRPG “The Wine Dark Sea” which will be available on Kickstarter in March of 2026

www.abyssalravengames.com

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 7d

In The Wine Dark Sea, a map home and those would be depending on the table exceedingly rare to mythical

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 7d

toying with the idea of a new background where the character is someone who hunts down escaped consciousnesses be they from digital hells, cognitive confinement stations, to intelligences that jump from body to body (organic or otherwise)

The name could be either The Warden or The Pursuer

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 8d

80s Romance Apocalypse

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 10d

Second part of basing where you cover the sand you put on with watered down PVA glue. Next is painting the edge of the base….still toying with goblin green

Plague Marine with still wet pva coat on bases

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 12d

Updated the background, “The Changed” to “The Occultist” to reflect the vibe of the background and to give the player some cues. Also it lets me add this to their equipment

Research Journal, which has the Truth, Scattered Esoterica: +1d3 successes on checks involving research on Adversaries

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 12d

This looks like such a cool conference

Aasa T 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @rosgakori.bsky.social · 12d

We are go! #warhammerconference #gamestudies #nerdlings

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 15d

Still holding out hope one of them gets to make At The Mountains of Madness as a movie

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 17d

This batch of Nurgle dudes is almost done, just need to base. Want to try a mix of shiny and matte on my converted Daemon Prince. This is the bulk of my army

Close up of Lord of Virulence with a protective coat

Close up for Plague Marines with glossy varnish

Close up of Lord of Contagion with glossy protective coat

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 18d

Best line of the Ghosts of Saltmarsh campaign so far. Said while planning on going after the pirate vessel. “So we just put a magic shield around the book and light the ship on fire”

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 19d

Rewording the Scion’s boon Willing Retainers to be that they summon the shades of long dead retainers that they sacrifice for better dice rolls. The current is that they summon living ones which is a bit much narratively

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 20d

I love me some GURPS

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks, the starter rules need to be updated to the layout since right now it is just a plain pdf without the layout or art

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks, the artist @grimwickarts.bsky.social is the best and the designer @moonbladecreations.bsky.social is awesome

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 21d

Working on predefined Dooms for GMs to use in my game The Wine Dark Sea. Having a fun time, Dooms created so far are

Treasured Keepsake: Think Gollum

Bearer of Vermin: A swarm chooses you as vessel

Unnatural Hunger: You hunger for something unnatural like blood or spinal fluid

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 21d

Working on adding predefined Dooms to my upcoming TTRPG “The Wine Dark Sea”

www.abyssalravengames.com

The Braided Background from the rule book

Harvester adversary layout from the rule book

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Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 23d

Inking of Death Guard models is done, used dark ink for the pox walkers and chaos spawn and dark green ink for the Death Guard. Now to varnish and paint the bases

Then the other parts of the army that are unassembled.

Close up of Chaos Spawn inked in dark ink. I am ok with the results

Close up of the Lord of Contagion and happy with the inking

Close up of dark inked Poxwalkers and happy how they turned out. Inking really evened out their painting

Close up of Death Guard with green ink and happy with the result

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 25d

Playing through the Ghosts of Saltmarsh, first adventure and one of the players bribed the hobgoblins in the caves to just leave. It was a cool moment.

Joe Jones-Vermillion @jblovecrafty.bsky.social · 25d

These minis are dope

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