#Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

[stellastra-scribbles]

Rough outfit idea for Z'an Al'urin, an elven companion NPC from Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura.

All female characters' sprites from that game use the same "human woman" clothing, so I wanted to give her a more traditionally elven/high fantasy design that fit the secluded Dark Elven culture she hails from.

Inspiration and in-game elven motifs

[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. 🖤

[videogamepolls]

Requested by @iamnotavrheadset

[rpgchoices]

Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura Concept Art

[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

[feletida]

Arronax did nothing wrong

[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 каби��ета 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)

[maryfranlmes]

In the Elven Council

[qintarra]

“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)

[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.

[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

[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. 🖤

[vtmbbot]

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

[rpgchoices]

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[proffbon]

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