Beetle of Lordly Caliber

24+ they/them, NB fella. also have a bsky. Mainly rambling or shitposting about games I like like DragonFable, AQW, Tactics Ogre, Yu-Gi-Oh

[lmaxell]

Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen Tarot

Pulled these from this blogspot which I believe pulled the art from one of the art books. It's great seeing these as full art compared to the pixel art renderings you see in-game.

[akainyanmaru]

Champions

[adalheidis]

I felt like drawing leather jackets

[adalheidis]

Everyday I think about this Tactics Ogre jacket and how it would fix all of my problems

[bluebudgie]

Final Fantasy II meets Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows of Valentia

SoV UI assets are from spriters-resource

[akainyanmaru]

What if we kissed to spite Lord Granville... and we're both girls...

[termina-librarium]

Fort Luma Temp Item Description

Q1: Xanthosis

Q2: Golden Lead

Q3: Luminary Vision

Q4: Premature Sunrise

Q5: Blinded by the Light

Q6: Wayward Wisewoman

Q7: Incognizance

Q8: Flowers of Luma

Q9: Quid Pro Quo

Q10: Drowned King in Yellow

FQ: Faith Without Hard Work

[Flame from Beyond]

[Thelima City (Story) (Free)] [Maleno Forge] [Aiwass Sancturary] [Forge Albedo]* [Fort Luma] [Warwick Forest] [Forge Rubedo]

[synchrobeetle]

just wanted to shoutout this one again. Always had a hunch it referred to Asteroth just as much as to Kolr.

After this last cutscene, couldn't be more fitting

[puzzled-artist]

Commissions from June from lots of cool people!

Patreon

[dragonfabled-dotventures]

mihyun!

[synchrobeetle]

[erratic-exomind]

Everyone needs to see Illaria

[adalheidis]

Proud knight — I wanted to have a little fun with the shapes andcolours on the horse caparison.

[cylisse-ae]

All-Around Lore: Kylokos' Job Interview

"We really need you to start teaching as soon as possible, so this is just a formality. Tell me a little about yourself, Kylokos" - Neveya

"Ever since I was a kid, I adored the stars. I started chasing them as soon as I learned how to walk."

"At first, my parents thought that I loved bugs because I caught fireflies thinking the were lost stars. I'd gather them up in a jar, check each one by one, and let them go.

...When I freed the last firefly, I burst into tears for some reason."

"Then my parents freaked out because those fireflies were actually man-eating locusts. Huh, all of the towns around ours were going through famine, but the locusts wouldn't eat our crops unless I fed them.

Sorry, getting off topic. I left home and began studying actual stars."

"You helped create stronger telescopes, and discovered new asterisms all on your own. It's impressive!"

"More like obsessive! And a little fool-hardy. The best stargazing spots tend to be places like Darkovia or Doomwood, but I can't stop myself!"

"That said, I like the stories more than the math.

The Mourning Cygnus, the Lupercalia's Pisces... the stars mean so many things to so many different people."

"Which one's your favorite?"

"It's always been 0̶͈̩̈́̕1̷͙̣͎͌̒͋̓0̶̺͚̞͇͋͊̍͘1̴̘̄0̴̓͜0̵̢̯͓̊̈́́ͅ1̶̥͙̭͊͐1̷̫̯̹̕ ̶̗̇̑̚͘0̸̻̑̐͛͆"

"Sagittarius? Is that your zodiac sign?" - Neveya

"Oh, did I say that? Uh... Yes, I suppose my favorite stars are part of Sagittarius." - Kylokos

[cylisse-ae]

All-Around Lore: The Crew of Starship Carcossa

"… Are you real? The humans are gone. They left behind Afterimages that repeat the same words over and over. Our real partners already… Even if we could leave Carcossa, the humans won't remember us. We'll just be strangers to them." - Exiled Shadow

"I was never treated like a human being. My classmates called me names when they weren't ignoring me, or kicked me in the ribs. You know how happy I when the Shadowscythe killed them? Here, I'm treated like a friend. I… want to be like my friends." -Pilot's Afterimage

"Remember when we landed on that planet where it snowed? The flakes were big enough to knock me down. It was really cold… almost as cold as now. That's right. You don't know what it means to 'be cold.'" -Pilot's Afterimage

"I do now." - Exiled Shadow

"Wait, are you… Oh, please don't cry."

"Hey… Want to know a secret? I was thinking of a new name for you. I hoped I'd get to tell you after the surgeries. It's-"

[Repeating Sequence]

"Remember when we landed on that planet where it snowed? The flakes were big enough to knock me down. It was really cold..."

"My body isn't going to last, so this is it. Let's end on a high note.

Hi there, this is Starship Carcossa! We went on an adventure, reached our destination, and survived. We may be defeated in time, but we're proud that we got this far." - Dr. Cassilda Bligh's Final Audio Log

[allroadsleadtofalconreach]

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[cylisse-ae]

All-Around Lore: Pharaoh to Pharaoh

"The Pharaoh of the Sandsea is recognized by the land itself. If one is judged unworthy, they will feel its rejection. For a time, I was Pharaoh in name only.

The Lotus Tomb's healing waters would not heal me, and sandstorms bombarded Duat." - Zhoom

"But when my friends and I defeated the Umbral Chaos, I harnessed forbidden power that put me on death's door. A Blue Lotus connected its stem to my veins, and purified my body. My friends said this was a sign that I had proven myself worthy of becoming the Sandsea's protector."

"Once upon a time, those flowers would have saved you.

Even if you did win the crown through conquest, I learned that the people welcomed you with open arms. That you came to adore the Sandsea yourself.

Do you really feel nothing for it now?"

"Since when were you sentimental? Remember when you used to work for my spare change?

Honor? Keeping promises? No, you sold the rebels' lives for greed and pride.

If the Sandsea were fair and pure, it would never have accepted you becoming Pharaoh."

"It wouldn't have accepted a despot like me either. Poor, softhearted Neith, kind to every little life in the Dunes, was rejected.

See? The Sandsea saved you because it knows you have the same potential I did. You have the power to spread the dunes into Greenguard and beyond."

"That power will change you until you mistake me for a mirror." - Sek-Duat

"...The "first" Sek-Duat buried a son before his 'second' child ascended the throne. What was he like?"

"Don't be foolish. That doesn't work on me. I mummified myself, so I don't have a heart anymore."

[adalheidis]

Knight and mermaids