#Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

[hyperionwitch-art]

So many pointed ears! Cyberpunk and pointy ears, those are the themes this time.

If anyone here would like their username tagged in this post, just let me know! And headshots purchased through Ko-Fi will be posted as single images over on that page as well. ✨

Next stream should be January 14th!  And, like this time, I’ll be posting the sign ups for Ko-fi headshots on the 13th, a day ahead so folks can fill out the form.  I'll also try to keep my Twitch page schedule up to date, but I'll always announce things both here and on Twitter. 🖤

[stellastra-scribbles]

Hi hi I just wanted to say your Arcanum art gives me life thank you.

seeing that there are still Arcanum enjoyers out here gives me life thank you

here's a quick little Z'an scribble without her hooded coat bc I just wanted to draw a pretty dress today lololol

[igorlevchenko-blog]

How to: play games.

You can emulate the low-intelligence dialogue of isometric Fallouts and Arcanum by playing ANY game in a foreign language you have only a surface understanding of. Not only does it make bad writing most games have much more palatable—allowing you to supplant disagreeable impressions with novel memories— language-learning aspect becomes itself a game mechanic, one that readily injects itself into the game's own (oftentimes critically limited) pool of game mechanics. Low-intelligence dialogue also doesn't necessarily indicate a stupid PC, but a foreigner or a rustic with a tenuous grasp of local language. I've managed to squeeze one more playthrough from otherwise well-trodden Arcanum by playing in French as half-ogre idiot-savant. And Gothic's limited portfolio of game mechanics was GREATLY improved by playing The Chronicles Of Myrtana: Archolos in its native Polish. Archolos, in case you don't know, is a total conversion mod for Gothic 2 that follows up on its overarching theme of orcish invasion (the exact same problem I have in real life, actually).

[mukuuji]

Thank you for your request, stellastra! mukuuji's commission page

Doc Roberts - Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

[rpgchoices]

Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura Concept Art

[senritsu-yuki]

И так я попыталась повторить прошлый подвиг)

Неожиданный кроссовер о котором никто не просил) хе-хе) Просто было бы интересно будь за дверьми его кабинета не Вотердип а... Тарант) Не, можно было бы его и к магам упихнуть (уже и не помню как их город назывался), но Тарант по веселее будет) ..по крайней мере на сколько я помню)

P.s. Не думала, что покрас Гейла выпьет из меня столько крови.....) P.s.s. Слышала уже о двух играх в стимпанковом сеттинге вдохновлённые Арканумом которые находятся в разработке... мои надежды на ремейк Арканума вновь возродились :D (Clockwork Revolution и New Arc Line)

[feletida]

Arronax did nothing wrong

[vtmbbot]

“Have you ever spoken with the dead? Called to them from this side, pulled them from their silent rest? Do you know what it is that they feel? Pain. Pain, when torn into this wakefulness, this reminder of the chaos from which they had escaped. Pain, at having to live. There will be no more pain. There will be no more chaos.”

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura (Troika Games, 2001)

[qintarra]

is there an arcanum fandom on tumblr yet....

[proffbon]

When life doesn't give you artistic talent, you make the power of your imagination everyone else's problem.

[hallofemptycalories]

I feel like my exploration of older computer rpgs (“older” than like 2007 to be specific) is completely marred by the fact that I am not treating the instruction manual like an inseparable aspect of the text. Like, ppl would put actual *lore* in these things, it’s nuts.

[hyperionwitch-art]

Welp! Here are headshots from last night's stream! Big thanks to everybody for coming by.

If anyone here would like their username tagged in this post, just let me know! And headshots purchased through Ko-Fi will be posted as single images over on that page as well. ✨

@quickchangeartist

Next stream should be December 3rd!  And, like this time, I’ll be posting the sign ups for Ko-fi headshots on the 2nd, a day ahead so folks can fill out the form.  I'll also try to keep my Twitch page schedule up to date, but I'll always announce things both here and on Twitter. 🖤

[stellastra-scribbles]

Doodled my endgame party from Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura~

Individual images and identities below the cut.

THIS IS YOUR SPOILER WARNING!!! but seriously play this game if you like isometric cRPGs like the classic Fallout games :D

Rí'an Mal'los, “The Living One” (aka my custom protagonist). She's just a jolly elf seeking adventure and got caught in a bunch of nonsense when the airship she was a passenger on was attacked by ogre-piloted biplanes.

Virgil Brummond, the first companion. Enlightened by his experience with death, Virgil became Rí'an's best friend and trusted confidant throughout their long journey across Arcanum.

Magnus Shale Fist real name: Malcolm Schulefest, originally a city dwarf from Caladon, he is now the heritor of the Iron Clan's legacy, gladly donning the once-lost clan's armor.

'Raven,' princess of Qintarra, the home of the elves of the Glimmering Forest. She's not too fond of being around Z'an, but Raven's willing to overlook her presence to help save the fate of Arcanum.

Z'an Al'urin, seer of T'sen-Ang's dark elves. Her visions are vague and often leave her confused, but she saw something in them that made her start questioning the elven supremacist beliefs she grew up with. As such, she joined Rí'an's crew in the hope of finding answers.

Arronax, the Destroyer. Son of the great Nasrudin, he was given deferential treatment and offered a seat on the Elven Council during the Age of Legends, although he was quite young (for an elf) and it showed in his aggressive temperament. Arronax's destructive actions caused him to be banished to the Void by his own father. The past two millennia imprisoned in the Void have given him much to contemplate about his mistakes, hence why he tags along with Rí'an's party in the end.

Torian Kel, former Warlord in the Gray Legions of the Derian-Ka. Originally an ancient reanimated skeleton on the verge of crumbling into dust, Rí'an heeded Torian's request to find dragon blood to restore his body and mortality. Now, he joins her out of gratitude and in hopes of finding the answers to free his fellow Gray Legionnaires, who have long since crumbled to dust but cannot pass into the afterlife.

Dog, the best boy~ Just a regular dog, but he doesn't need to be anything more than that. He's strong, fast, and loyal. What else could one want from a dog?

Loghaire Thunder Stone, king of Arcanum's dwarves and lord of the Wheel Clan. After Rí'an convinced him to leave exile, Loghaire returned to the throne. He got his vengeance on M'in Gorad.

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[mukuuji]

Franklin Payne - Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura

Thank you for supporting me, stellastra-san!

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