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CyberPunk, DnD5e, Doodles, Dungeons & Dragons, New Year, RPG, Site Related, Site Update, Thank You, Thanks
I drew a ridiculous 182 maps in 2019. That’s not quite one map every other day for the whole year. Most of those were for the blog, but also include a number of commissions for Neoclassical Geek Revival, Steve Jackson Games, Inkwell Ideas (I’ll post more about my work with Inkwell Ideas later this week, along with photos of the dice and related goods I was involved in working with them), and of course for the official D&D releases from Wizards of the Coast.
Three of the four D&D 5e hardcovers released this year featured my work – bringing the count up to five hardcovers now, starting with Waterdeep: Dragon Heist in September of 2018.
That said, I totally overextended myself this year. I probably would have been able to keep up with my release rate, but in the autumn we ran into a health crisis with my parents that suddenly had me dedicating a few days every week to travel and care instead of drawing and self-care. And deadlines and timelines came crashing down.
So this year I’m starting in the middle of playing catch-up. I’m behind on work and promises for a lot of people, including myself. So I’m moving away from major commissions for a while as I try to get my shit back in order.
I started this year running a classic RPG that has been comfort food for me for decades. I ran the classic “92 in the Shade” adventure from the HardWired sourcebook as we rolled from 2019 to 2020. We were in the mean streets of Cyberpunk Key West as the Cyberpunk 2020 RPG transitioned from being the RPG of the Dark Future to being the RPG of the Dark Present.
Maybe next year I’ll run it again as it becomes the RPG of dark alt-history.
Happy New Year everybody, thanks for making this possible.
Could we get that 2020 doodle as a T-shirt?
Also best of luck to you and your parents.
2020 seems like a “pump the brakes” kind of year for most of us, but for somebody as talented and more importantly, respected as yourself, please accept my artiest of heartfelt thanks for working so hard! We all gain inspiration and wonder from your creations, but if it means you’re sacrificing too much, then DARN IT, don’t worry about us! Good luck in 2020!
Best wishes to you and your family! So many thanks for your work but remember to take good care of yourself =D
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What is the cyberpunk book in the upper right of your second photo?
That’s a hardcover bootleg copy of CP2020 that someone made while the official one was out of print and not offered via POD. It contains the 2020 version 2 rulebook and all four ChromeBooks.