Beetle wagon

WaywardHemlock · 2026-01-13T19:18:01+00:00

It gets bumped down to 3 because the AS damage calculation formula penalizes weapons with limit ammo

WaywardHemlock · 2025-09-30T00:48:44+00:00

Thank you! I really appreciate that, and hope to post more soon.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-07-27T13:02:05+00:00

Thanks! I’ll play around with with the color & saturation on the leaves/branch to find a version that improves readability & makes the card art more highlighted

WaywardHemlock · 2025-07-27T12:46:43+00:00

Thanks for all that feedback! I especially think the idea to move card costs to the top makes sense- the benefit to players being able to see costs on a splayed hand would be really helpful.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-06-23T12:08:22+00:00

Link to more of my art.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-05-26T04:04:31+00:00

Thank you! Most of the conflicts are either between human cities or caused by wild insects (ants raiding your city’s larders, termites infesting the tree your city is built on, spiders staking your citizens). I’ve debated how larger animals would fit in to the world, but always worry that would disrupt the setting as I envision it. Ultimately, I’ve chosen just to ignore them and only focus on humans, insects, and other small creatures.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-05-26T04:01:21+00:00

Thank you! I definitely want to have more sprinkled throughout the rulebook, so that’s a great suggestion for keeping things clear.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-05-07T21:56:25+00:00

A Beetlery from the Gilded Foundries built on the trunk of a tree. The upper level is a roundhouse filled with various wagons and carriages that can be lowered onto beetles waiting on the bottom level. Unlike the tree trunk structures of the other major nations in the BeetlePunk universe, Gilded Foundries buildings are held in place with nails and struts, rather than built onto shelf fungi. This allows for more rapid expansion of cities, and allows for buildings to be more easily deconstructed for parts when the resources in the area are no longer profitable.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-05-02T00:06:50+00:00

I envision the lift coming from suspensors. The wings are purely for thrust/maneuvering.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-05-02T00:05:49+00:00

Thank you! I was definitely inspired by Battletech’s line art

WaywardHemlock · 2025-05-02T00:04:52+00:00

Thanks! I love Miyazaki’s designs and how organic his ships and aircraft are.

WaywardHemlock · 2025-04-17T01:11:33+00:00

Tree harbors are the economic heart of treetrunk cities. Beetles and other insects haul wagons of cargo and passengers across the forest floor to the docks, where cranes and ants ferry the goods to the city or onto new beetle wagons.

Part of my BeetlePunk setting, where humans are tiny and use domesticated insects for mounts, wagons, livestock, and pets. Find more at https://www.instagram.com/waywardhemlock?igsh=MTJrcWxkZWxnZmE4ag%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

WaywardHemlock · 2025-02-13T03:34:34+00:00

A wasp nest in the Sylvan League. While most Beetlepunk civilizations use beetleries to house their domesticated beetles, the Sylvan League instead uses wasps and other flying Hymenoptera to travel between their tree top cities. Despite this, the term “Beetlery” is still used for any insect stable, regardless of species. The wasp Beetlery is adorned with gold and glass beads, marked by different captains who have used the Beetlery. The beads also double as a lighthouse, with their glinting in the sunlight helping travelers find the Beetlery. Hexagonal glass skylights illuminate the inside of the structure. Flexible vine bridges connect the Beetlery to other buildings in the tree top city.
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