Techling Tales

Based on the Artwork of Ken Berman www.kenbermanart.com BOTs, WIDGETs, STEMs, Bubble Trees and more Dioramas from the Green Valley. Artifacts, and quiet sci‑fi echoes. A slow‑burn story told in miniatures + lore. Read all about The Code 'X' Chronicles on Royal Road Link to First Chapter Below https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/165025/code-x-chronicles/chapter/3329904/chapter-1-the-gnome-who-guarded-time-and-ruined

[ilostmygenderalongwithmydignity]

Why is John Shakespeare here. Why is William’s father being credited for writing a sci-fi movie from the fifties. What is happening

[murbie281]

The complete Betelgeuse (BG) model is here!

Top of the recipe blog post down below

Lore stuff!

Usertag: Betelgeuse "BG"

Height: 191.63 cm (according to blender)

Planet of operation: Synthetica, Oyster System

Pilot's location: Western States Colony Ship 04472-A "New San Francisco"

Avatar make/model: Blackstar 3240 Eve Modular

BG is otherwise just a retail worker for Byte Sportswear. She's broke AF but otherwise fun to be around.

Creation stuff!

This was my first time using blender for anything. I should have probably started with a donut, but this was a fun experiment from my usual traditional art!

And hey, since it's that month, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH YAL :D

[dimensionalresourcescomic]

Dimensional Resources chapter update!

Chapter 10 - Part 2 is now live for premium members over at Shrine Comics: Read it here Here's a preview to peak your interest

For everyone else, it'll be released in another 3 months. The latest chapter for standard users is Chapter 8.

In the meantime, if you plan to wait you can read more comics at the new Shrine Comics website!

Hey they're my publisher, can you blame me for the plug? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[ordheist]

just a reminder that I have three discounted £100 character design slots available. DM me if you need a character design for your RPG, indie game, or personal project!

[bayzed2024]

[techlingtales]

Here is a image of STEM HQ. Catch a glimpse of the world by reading my book, The Code 'X' Chronicles on Royal Road. Here is a link to Chapter 16.

It was a beautiful, sun‑splashed morning when Maestro awoke. OFB‑Day had finally arrived. From his window, he heard the clatter and chatter

[techlingtales]

Here is a image of STEM HQ. Catch a glimpse of the world by reading my book, The Code 'X' Chronicles on Royal Road. Here is a link to Chapter 16.

It was a beautiful, sun‑splashed morning when Maestro awoke. OFB‑Day had finally arrived. From his window, he heard the clatter and chatter

[techlingtales]

Welcome to the Green Valley. A place where STEM and STEAM collide to see who controls Code 'X'.

Read the full story on Royal Road:

Mini the gnome perched high atop an ancient bubble tree, scanning the schoolyard for offenders. Not dangerous ones, just the late ones. To h

Somewhere in the Green Valley, the little BOTs gather before the day begins - humming, blinking, trading quiet signals only they understand. Every one of them built for something different. Every one of them carrying a tiny story.

STEM. BOTS. WIDGETS. Bubble Trees and more. It's a whole miniature world of bright minds and brighter circuits.

[techlingtales]

U‑TURN // BIOGRAPHICAL EXCERPT (From the Green Valley Personnel Archive — Section Redacted)

U‑Turn didn’t start life as a traffic BOT. He started as a homeless street orphan eeking out a life in the back lot behind Dan Da Man’s Family Business - a quiet, half‑assembled BOT with a crooked directional glyph and a habit of staring at passing clouds like they were trying to tell him something.

Dan found him first. Eugene found him second. Neither of them could agree on who “raised” him, but both claim credit for teaching him how to hold a STOP sign without dropping it.

U‑Turn was always the quiet one. Not shy - just… observant. He watched the world the way some BOTs watch a malfunctioning fuse: with deep concern and a readiness to intervene.

He didn’t fit in anywhere until the Green Valley Department of Transportation took him in. They gave him:

a reflective vest

a walkie‑talkie

a laminated card of “Approved Safety Phrases”

He memorized the card. Then he memorized the unapproved phrases too, just in case.

Within a week, he was the best traffic BOT they’d ever had. Within a month, he was the only one who could stop a STEM warlord with nothing more than a raised STOP sign and a firm tone.

Dan says U‑Turn found his purpose. Eugene says U‑Turn found his people. U‑Turn says:

“I found the flow. And the flow must be respected.”

Read more about U-Turn and the BOTs of the Green Valley on Royal Road. The Book is called The Code X Chronicles

[techlingtales]

One of many MOTs (Modes of Transportation) that are part of my upcoming book The Code 'X' Chronicles. For a peek at the book go to:

Mini the gnome perched high atop an ancient bubble tree, scanning the schoolyard for offenders. Not dangerous ones, just the late ones. To h

[aureate-memories]

Alien (1979) dir. Ridley Scott 

[techlingtales]

Great inspiration. Giger's art was unique

[techlingtales]

Nighty‑Night’s Nocturne

Nighty Night the BOT is snoring again.

He sounds like a tiny engine dreaming.

[techlingtales]

One of many MOTs (Modes of Transportation) that are part of my upcoming book The Code 'X' Chronicles. For a peek at the book go to:

Mini the gnome perched high atop an ancient bubble tree, scanning the schoolyard for offenders. Not dangerous ones, just the late ones. To h

[techlingtales]

U‑TURN // BIOGRAPHICAL EXCERPT (From the Green Valley Personnel Archive — Section Redacted)

U‑Turn didn’t start life as a traffic BOT. He started as a homeless street orphan eeking out a life in the back lot behind Dan Da Man’s Family Business - a quiet, half‑assembled BOT with a crooked directional glyph and a habit of staring at passing clouds like they were trying to tell him something.

Dan found him first. Eugene found him second. Neither of them could agree on who “raised” him, but both claim credit for teaching him how to hold a STOP sign without dropping it.

U‑Turn was always the quiet one. Not shy - just… observant. He watched the world the way some BOTs watch a malfunctioning fuse: with deep concern and a readiness to intervene.

He didn’t fit in anywhere until the Green Valley Department of Transportation took him in. They gave him:

a reflective vest

a walkie‑talkie

a laminated card of “Approved Safety Phrases”

He memorized the card. Then he memorized the unapproved phrases too, just in case.

Within a week, he was the best traffic BOT they’d ever had. Within a month, he was the only one who could stop a STEM warlord with nothing more than a raised STOP sign and a firm tone.

Dan says U‑Turn found his purpose. Eugene says U‑Turn found his people. U‑Turn says:

“I found the flow. And the flow must be respected.”

Read more about U-Turn and the BOTs of the Green Valley on Royal Road. The Book is called The Code X Chronicles

[techlingtales]

Welcome to the Green Valley. A place where STEM and STEAM collide to see who controls Code 'X'.

Read the full story on Royal Road:

Mini the gnome perched high atop an ancient bubble tree, scanning the schoolyard for offenders. Not dangerous ones, just the late ones. To h

Somewhere in the Green Valley, the little BOTs gather before the day begins - humming, blinking, trading quiet signals only they understand. Every one of them built for something different. Every one of them carrying a tiny story.

STEM. BOTS. WIDGETS. Bubble Trees and more. It's a whole miniature world of bright minds and brighter circuits.

[techlingtales]

U‑TURN // BIOGRAPHICAL EXCERPT (From the Green Valley Personnel Archive — Section Redacted)

U‑Turn didn’t start life as a traffic BOT. He started as a homeless street orphan eeking out a life in the back lot behind Dan Da Man’s Family Business - a quiet, half‑assembled BOT with a crooked directional glyph and a habit of staring at passing clouds like they were trying to tell him something.

Dan found him first. Eugene found him second. Neither of them could agree on who “raised” him, but both claim credit for teaching him how to hold a STOP sign without dropping it.

U‑Turn was always the quiet one. Not shy - just… observant. He watched the world the way some BOTs watch a malfunctioning fuse: with deep concern and a readiness to intervene.

He didn’t fit in anywhere until the Green Valley Department of Transportation took him in. They gave him:

a reflective vest

a walkie‑talkie

a laminated card of “Approved Safety Phrases”

He memorized the card. Then he memorized the unapproved phrases too, just in case.

Within a week, he was the best traffic BOT they’d ever had. Within a month, he was the only one who could stop a STEM warlord with nothing more than a raised STOP sign and a firm tone.

Dan says U‑Turn found his purpose. Eugene says U‑Turn found his people. U‑Turn says:

“I found the flow. And the flow must be respected.”

Read more about U-Turn and the BOTs of the Green Valley on Royal Road. The Book is called The Code X Chronicles

[techlingtales]

Welcome to the Green Valley. A place where STEM and STEAM collide to see who controls Code 'X'.

Read the full story on Royal Road:

Mini the gnome perched high atop an ancient bubble tree, scanning the schoolyard for offenders. Not dangerous ones, just the late ones. To h

Somewhere in the Green Valley, the little BOTs gather before the day begins - humming, blinking, trading quiet signals only they understand. Every one of them built for something different. Every one of them carrying a tiny story.

STEM. BOTS. WIDGETS. Bubble Trees and more. It's a whole miniature world of bright minds and brighter circuits.