Dracula Unredacted

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Juha

Dracula Dossier was a Kickstarter project by Pelgrane Press that was effectively a role-playing scenario or a campaign built around a slightly altered version of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic novel Dracula (1897).

In addition to a wealth of source books, Pelgrane Press published an unredacted version of the novel, which I was happy to illustrate. I was kind of worried as the A3 originals were squeezed into paperpack size. Yesterday, I just flipped through the printed book at my local friendly game store, and the pen-and-ink illustrations turned out great!

I’ve added some of the illustrations to the black-and-white gallery.

HeroQuest Glorantha

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Juha

Moon Design Publications has released a new rulebook for HeroQuest focussing on the mythical world of Glorantha. For my part, it contains illustrations commissioned for their earlier Glorantha publications. Still, it is nice to be (and stay) in print.

Eyes of the Stone Thief

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Juha

Pelgrane Press has released Eyes of the Stone Thief, a megadungeon module for 13th Age Roleplaying Game. There is even a trailer for the module here.

In 13th Age, living dungeons slither up through the underworld and invade the surface lands. The Stone Thief is the most ancient and cunning of its kind; a vast monster that preys on the cities and structures you love, swallows them, and remakes them into more deathtrap-filled levels inside itself. Now, it’s hunting YOU.

I was commissioned a dozen or so illustratrations. Initially, they were monochrome, but later PP decided to add color to the module, so I ended up coloring quite tightly inked drawings. Some of the illustrations have now been added to black-and-white and color galleries.

Finally!

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Juha

I’ve finally switched to WordPress. It’ll take some time to haul the old content over to the new framework.

Space 1889: Venus

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Juha

Uhrwerk-Verlag publishes Space 1889 planetary guide for Venus for which I did 24 pen-and-ink illustrations. Some of them are in the updated gallery.

Character sketches

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Juha

Some character sketches for a desert campaign.

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Space 1889 in German

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Juha

Uhrwerk-Verlag publishes a German version of the classic Space 1889 sci-fi RPG. I did a fair portion of the interior illustrations, some of which can be seen here and here in addition to the updated gallery.

Illustrations for Hereafter finished

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Juha

Idle Intellectuals Games is about to launch Hereafter, a grim post-apocalyptic RPG. “Humanity in Hereafter is locked in a collision course with extinction, and your character is no exception. The only question is how you will make peace with your fate.” I was permitted to post some illustrations before the publication. They can be found in bw gallery.

The Dreaming Plague on IndieGoGo

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Juha

I was tentatively signed on to illustrate Ville Vuorela’s adventure module The Dreaming Plague for Lamentations of the Flame Princess. The project’s fund-raising lasts until the July 31st. If it succeeds, the module should out by the end of this year.

Pavis: Gateway to Adventure

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Juha

Moon Design Publications publishes Pavis: Gateway to Adventure, “the most comprehensive compendium ever published on the city of Pavis and its environs“. It is part of the Gloranthan HeroQuest line. I did some illustrations for it, some of which have been added to black-and-white gallery, some others have been posted on their site by Moon Design here, here, and here, for instance.

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Illustrations by Juha Makkonen