Jacob Marks
@jacobmarks.bsky.social
I make rpgs, programs, 3d art, and other weird things...
My largest projects are the Vaarn Atlas, Exalted Order Of The Mystic Moose, and Penumbral Oasis.
Find those, and my other games at: https://siofragames.itch.io/
Blog at: https://jacobmarkshasablog
My largest projects are the Vaarn Atlas, Exalted Order Of The Mystic Moose, and Penumbral Oasis.
Find those, and my other games at: https://siofragames.itch.io/
Blog at: https://jacobmarkshasablog
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Four drawings that dropped to my patrons for September. Coupled with some of the other available knight drawings and maybe a monster or two, and a sorcerer, one could illustrate an arthurian-like game zine! For as low as $2.50/mo 🤯
patreon.com/perplexingruins
patreon.com/perplexingruins
October 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Four drawings that dropped to my patrons for September. Coupled with some of the other available knight drawings and maybe a monster or two, and a sorcerer, one could illustrate an arthurian-like game zine! For as low as $2.50/mo 🤯
patreon.com/perplexingruins
patreon.com/perplexingruins
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Spooky Season PSA: Don't sleep on Bloodheist by @infrabeige.bsky.social! It's something like "Blades in the Darks meets World of Darkness", but I've never not had a good time with the game. It's incredibly well written and absolutely nails the theme it's going for.
graculusdroog.itch.io/bloodheist
graculusdroog.itch.io/bloodheist
Bloodheist by graculusdroog
A tabletop RPG about desperate thieves and despicable vampires.
graculusdroog.itch.io
October 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Spooky Season PSA: Don't sleep on Bloodheist by @infrabeige.bsky.social! It's something like "Blades in the Darks meets World of Darkness", but I've never not had a good time with the game. It's incredibly well written and absolutely nails the theme it's going for.
graculusdroog.itch.io/bloodheist
graculusdroog.itch.io/bloodheist
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with a little magic from @deeverine.bsky.social, my humble submission to this year's Vaarn jam is now beautiful! i'd love if you checked out the new doc's layout ✨
thursday-garreau.itch.io/blue-mosaic-...
thursday-garreau.itch.io/blue-mosaic-...
September 28, 2026 at 10:38 PM
with a little magic from @deeverine.bsky.social, my humble submission to this year's Vaarn jam is now beautiful! i'd love if you checked out the new doc's layout ✨
thursday-garreau.itch.io/blue-mosaic-...
thursday-garreau.itch.io/blue-mosaic-...
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rat-bastard-games.itch.io/wolves-of-th...
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
Wolves of the Aegean by Rat Bastard Games
Mythic Bronze Age Hexcrawl
rat-bastard-games.itch.io
September 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
rat-bastard-games.itch.io/wolves-of-th...
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
HEY DO YOU LIKE THE BRONZE AGE AND HEXCRAWLS?
DO YOU LIKE THE MINOANS?
CHECK OUT
CRETE
FOR WOLVES OF THE AEGEAN
THE RULES ARE FREE
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The Vatican this time tomorrow:
September 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The Vatican this time tomorrow:
Last four rulesets played:
- Dungeon Crawl Classics (playing through Dark Tower)
- Dolmenwood (I'm a player in this one)
- Dungeon Inc.
- Beyond the Wall (also a player in this one for a oneshot)
- Dungeon Crawl Classics (playing through Dark Tower)
- Dolmenwood (I'm a player in this one)
- Dungeon Inc.
- Beyond the Wall (also a player in this one for a oneshot)
last four rulesets played:
- Mothership (one-shot running Ypsilon 14)
- Vaults of Vaarn (solo)
- Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands (in a custom setting)
- Kingdom 2e
- Mothership (one-shot running Ypsilon 14)
- Vaults of Vaarn (solo)
- Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands (in a custom setting)
- Kingdom 2e
last four rulesets played:
- OSR mishmash
- heavily hacked monostat murky bog
- call of cthulhu
- for the queen
last four adventures played:
- black manse
- empire of hatred
- masks of nyarlathotep
- dead light
- OSR mishmash
- heavily hacked monostat murky bog
- call of cthulhu
- for the queen
last four adventures played:
- black manse
- empire of hatred
- masks of nyarlathotep
- dead light
September 18, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Last four rulesets played:
- Dungeon Crawl Classics (playing through Dark Tower)
- Dolmenwood (I'm a player in this one)
- Dungeon Inc.
- Beyond the Wall (also a player in this one for a oneshot)
- Dungeon Crawl Classics (playing through Dark Tower)
- Dolmenwood (I'm a player in this one)
- Dungeon Inc.
- Beyond the Wall (also a player in this one for a oneshot)
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"Trail of the Ten Terrible Trials"
I had a typo with Trails and Trials and had to repost. lol.
I had a typo with Trails and Trials and had to repost. lol.
September 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"Trail of the Ten Terrible Trials"
I had a typo with Trails and Trials and had to repost. lol.
I had a typo with Trails and Trials and had to repost. lol.
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@infrabeige.bsky.social got me thinking about what a minimalist dot-grid character sheet for Vaults of #Vaarn would look like. Doing some tests.
September 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM
@infrabeige.bsky.social got me thinking about what a minimalist dot-grid character sheet for Vaults of #Vaarn would look like. Doing some tests.
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Redrew the Golden Knight in my sketchbook tonight - markers and posca
September 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Redrew the Golden Knight in my sketchbook tonight - markers and posca
@infrabeige.bsky.social got me thinking about what a minimalist dot-grid character sheet for Vaults of #Vaarn would look like. Doing some tests.
September 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM
@infrabeige.bsky.social got me thinking about what a minimalist dot-grid character sheet for Vaults of #Vaarn would look like. Doing some tests.
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We updated our game title!
Check out our real time ant colony simulator:
store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/...
#WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS
Check out our real time ant colony simulator:
store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/...
#WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS
September 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
We updated our game title!
Check out our real time ant colony simulator:
store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/...
#WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS
Check out our real time ant colony simulator:
store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/...
#WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS
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Jam hosts now have access to "Submission requirements" to control what pages are eligible for submission, including blocking pages that disclose the use of generative AI, blocking paid games, blocking preexisting games, and more.
September 14, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Jam hosts now have access to "Submission requirements" to control what pages are eligible for submission, including blocking pages that disclose the use of generative AI, blocking paid games, blocking preexisting games, and more.
I just published some character sheets for Into The Odd, Electric Bastionland or other Mark of the Odd games. I'm pretty happy with how it came out and am planning on using it for one-shots at a local gaming store.
siofragames.itch.io/odd-like-dot...
#rpg #osr #nsr #ito
siofragames.itch.io/odd-like-dot...
#rpg #osr #nsr #ito
Odd Like Dot Grid Character Sheet by Jacob Marks
Simplistic character sheets for Into the Odd and Electric Bastionland
siofragames.itch.io
September 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I just published some character sheets for Into The Odd, Electric Bastionland or other Mark of the Odd games. I'm pretty happy with how it came out and am planning on using it for one-shots at a local gaming store.
siofragames.itch.io/odd-like-dot...
#rpg #osr #nsr #ito
siofragames.itch.io/odd-like-dot...
#rpg #osr #nsr #ito
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refining my severian
September 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
refining my severian
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any one of these ideas could've carried a jam entry, but instead i sketched out little one-page versions of each and threw em all in a document together :3
September 11, 2026 at 2:09 AM
any one of these ideas could've carried a jam entry, but instead i sketched out little one-page versions of each and threw em all in a document together :3
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there's something very contemporary about this 1908 painting of Judas by Sascha Schneider
(or just a testament to the Symbolists' lasting influence to this day)
(or just a testament to the Symbolists' lasting influence to this day)
September 10, 2026 at 1:09 PM
there's something very contemporary about this 1908 painting of Judas by Sascha Schneider
(or just a testament to the Symbolists' lasting influence to this day)
(or just a testament to the Symbolists' lasting influence to this day)
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A new dawn of post-OSR indie TTRPG Thinking Adventure Music publishing
did a book for mr ableton g cook of pc music fame innit
Soulbreaker Codex - a catalogue of anachronistic phenomena across three epochs: 1000, 2000, and 3000 AD
Text by @lukegearing.bsky.social
Songwriting & Editing by A. G. Cook
Art & Direction by @jacobhulmston.bsky.social
Design by Martin Uhrecký
Preorder available now via britpop.online
Text by @lukegearing.bsky.social
Songwriting & Editing by A. G. Cook
Art & Direction by @jacobhulmston.bsky.social
Design by Martin Uhrecký
Preorder available now via britpop.online
September 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
A new dawn of post-OSR indie TTRPG Thinking Adventure Music publishing
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Since Zelda is trending, a friendly reminder how CRAZY good Katsuya Terada is. (1/3)
September 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Since Zelda is trending, a friendly reminder how CRAZY good Katsuya Terada is. (1/3)
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The Eyes of the World.
September 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The Eyes of the World.
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1982's Conan the Barbarian is a movie about Arnold Schwarzenegger kicking ass and fighting snakes...but it also presents a far more thoughtful, sympathetic version of Conan than people realize. Let's talk beefy heroes, Thulsa Doom, and...feminism?
Conan the Barbarian: An Unexpectedly Nuanced Depiction of Masculinity? - Reactor
Okay, hear me out: this movie kicks ass, but it's also more thoughtful than you might expect...
reactormag.com
September 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
1982's Conan the Barbarian is a movie about Arnold Schwarzenegger kicking ass and fighting snakes...but it also presents a far more thoughtful, sympathetic version of Conan than people realize. Let's talk beefy heroes, Thulsa Doom, and...feminism?
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I've released an all-in-one tool that lets you extract textures from any perspective, turn them into seamless textures, and use them on your 3D models.
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtools #itchio #indiegame
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtools #itchio #indiegame
September 2, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I've released an all-in-one tool that lets you extract textures from any perspective, turn them into seamless textures, and use them on your 3D models.
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtools #itchio #indiegame
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevtools #itchio #indiegame
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⚠️ Accessories are here!
RPG Trader just got a big upgrade.
Creators can now offer print-on-demand physical accessories for their games - alongside digital downloads & print books.
Cards. Dice. Maps. GM screens. Tiles. Character sheets. Game boxes.
And it all happens directly through RPG Trader.
RPG Trader just got a big upgrade.
Creators can now offer print-on-demand physical accessories for their games - alongside digital downloads & print books.
Cards. Dice. Maps. GM screens. Tiles. Character sheets. Game boxes.
And it all happens directly through RPG Trader.
September 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
⚠️ Accessories are here!
RPG Trader just got a big upgrade.
Creators can now offer print-on-demand physical accessories for their games - alongside digital downloads & print books.
Cards. Dice. Maps. GM screens. Tiles. Character sheets. Game boxes.
And it all happens directly through RPG Trader.
RPG Trader just got a big upgrade.
Creators can now offer print-on-demand physical accessories for their games - alongside digital downloads & print books.
Cards. Dice. Maps. GM screens. Tiles. Character sheets. Game boxes.
And it all happens directly through RPG Trader.
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Even though promoting stuff on social media is like selling tupperware to your friends, it doesn't change the fact that we pressed the GO button on this now.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
A Bit O Troika
A street-by-street, door-by-door gazetteer of the Troikan borough of Ripplegate with spider banks, fire cults, population adjusters, and hundreds of other small businesses all mapped and packed with s...
www.backerkit.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Even though promoting stuff on social media is like selling tupperware to your friends, it doesn't change the fact that we pressed the GO button on this now.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
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Character sheet designed for the Brazilian edition of Cairn.
The idea here is to use paper clips along the edges to track floating attribute values and hit protection, so you don’t have to keep erasing and rewriting. ^^
The idea here is to use paper clips along the edges to track floating attribute values and hit protection, so you don’t have to keep erasing and rewriting. ^^
September 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Character sheet designed for the Brazilian edition of Cairn.
The idea here is to use paper clips along the edges to track floating attribute values and hit protection, so you don’t have to keep erasing and rewriting. ^^
The idea here is to use paper clips along the edges to track floating attribute values and hit protection, so you don’t have to keep erasing and rewriting. ^^