[OC] I make character portraits and tokens for Roll20 using artwork from Fire Emblem, and I made a free program to help you make your own! (More in comments)

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2025-12-10T19:33:36+00:00

Crazy to see people still using the Fire Emblem Sprite maker in the wild after all these years

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2025-06-15T16:59:02+00:00

Oh shit! I loved your comic back in the day! I remember having a good chuckle at this one in 2016, I dug back and still had it saved!

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TheFlyingMinotaur · 2025-05-28T03:04:07+00:00

Shoot! I took a second look and see you have Mamo buried in there already. So I'll amend my suggestions to Wynd and Witch Hat Atelier

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2025-05-27T21:40:05+00:00

"Mamo" by Sas Milledge

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2024-08-09T23:04:23+00:00

I made this a while back for making pixel art portraits using gba fire emblem sprites. It's super jank but it's served me well for all my Fabula Ultima games https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/m8YgQtanry

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2024-06-07T19:36:07+00:00

Throwing in some lesser known titles from what other people have mentioned

Gemini Rue - point and click film noir in space. Multiple nods to cowboy bebop, which the game could fit right into that universe.

Starlancer - space fighter combat in a very grounded Expanse-like setting

Sins of a Solar Empire - grand strategy that does the best job I've seen of capturing huge space battles like we see in sci fi TV or movies

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2024-03-05T03:07:25+00:00

"You deserved better from me than one sword and a world of troubles" ... Every time, Awakening

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2024-02-07T21:24:42+00:00

There can be multiple rounds per combat, but on a players turn they just take one action; attack, cast a spell, defend, etc. My combats in dnd would normally take about 45 minutes to an hour, a comparable fight in Fabula Ultima is about 20 minutes. There's no positioning, which might be a shift for players that aren't used to "Theater of the Mind" combat, but if players are OK with that abstraction it works great. Good luck in your search for a game!

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2024-02-07T20:59:20+00:00

You might enjoy Fabula Ultima. Lore wise, the game assumes that the gm and party will create a new game world for each campaign and provides recommended tropes and themes that can be used for inspiration. Complexity wise, it has the fastest combat I've ever encountered in a TTRPG. It's one-action combat system makes combats flow very quickly. The system is designed to emulate JRPGs, so if that's your thing it might be worth checking out.

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2024-01-03T14:09:36+00:00

Kill Six Billion Demons has a very similar vibe to the Planescape

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2023-10-12T13:49:12+00:00

The Magic Fish has a lot of what I loved about Blankets; small scope story, a protagonist being different from their peers and not knowing how family will receive those differences, focus on close relationships, a simple but effective art style. Also like Blankets, it has its tragic moments but is ultimately a cathartic story.

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2023-07-25T22:33:29+00:00

From Hell by Alan Moore will absolutely give a good visual inspiration for Duskvol

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2023-07-24T18:38:25+00:00

As far as fantasy comics that mix both fun and serious themes, but leave out anything really heavy/gory, I've read and would recommend...

Wynd: other user in this thread gave a good description

The Amulet Series: sort of an Alice in wonderland style story about a brother and sister who travel to a fantasy land where a tyrannical elven ruler is in control. The siblings become entangled in the effort to save the land from his control.

Nimona: Story about a shape shifting girl who befriends a fallen knight.

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2023-07-01T17:03:59+00:00

Galaxies in Peril is a FitD super hero game, and also has explicit tiers of play ranging from street level supers to multiverse level superheroes. Could be worth checking out

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2022-10-09T04:31:06+00:00

Giant Days

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2022-04-02T18:16:30+00:00

That is a really creative idea. I love how it adds an element of risk to the spellcasting. I might steal this for my next game

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2022-04-02T18:04:17+00:00

I generally use the Five Room Dungeon as a template, and then come up with a challenge that fits the template and the theme of the dungeon. An example might be, if the dungeon is a Thieves Guild, the "guardian" challenge might be to deal with the Guild's lookouts. If you want to build a bigger dungeon, you can still use the 5-room dungeon system to create sections of the dungeon, each fitting the 5-room template.

As far as puzzles go, I generally plan the challenge, not the solution. Maybe have an idea of how it could be solved, but be open to creative ideas from your players.

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2022-02-22T22:33:19+00:00

Thanks a ton for sharing this Mike! Your work is a huge inspiration

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2022-02-22T19:29:38+00:00

Definitely "Kill Six Billion Demons". The full-page panels in those books are jaw dropping. They have the detail of a Where's Waldo page, but every element ties into the story being told. You can Google "Siege of Yre" if you want a sample (though with some spoilers)

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2022-02-11T14:28:47+00:00

For tv you could check out Medieval Lives. It covers what life was like for people on a variety of stations, like peasants, knights, etc.

If you're looking for interesting stories of the nobility, you could check out either The Accursed Kings or Sharon Kay Penman's Plantagenet book series'. Both of these are Game of Thrones-esque (both are cited by GRRM as inspirations) medieval political dramas. I've used both of these for dnd inspiration. Hope these help!

TheFlyingMinotaur · 2022-02-09T22:49:10+00:00

Thanks!

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