game design • illustration • rpg writing
Starless Sky
The world is dying, the night sky is terribly dark, and faint communities huddle together around the last flames. Magic is a valuable resource—its practitioners hunted by those that covet its fleeting power. To survive here, one must seek respite where the fire yet burns, lest they be swallowed by the dark.This is Starless Sky, a dark fantasy points-of-light setting for Shadowdark RPG.
Illustrations
I specialize in old school RPG art, ligne claire, and cartography.Most of my art is supplemental to my RPG products, providing the books with illustrations of the setting, factions, characters, monsters, items, and (battle)maps.
Other Projects
Game jams, system agnostic RPGs, board games, video games, poetry, stories—and everything else.
Roadmaps
As minstrels and pioneers wander the vast unexplored wilds, they will return one day with myriad stories to enrich the Fireside Tales catalogue.In the roadmaps below, you can follow along with my current projects.Current Status: Mild delays whilst I recover from Covid.
About Me
Hello, I am Robin van de Ven, a game design student from the Netherlands and avid creator of mainly Shadowdark RPG content. Everything tabletop is my passion, from the shared storytelling of roleplaying games, to the intricate designs of modern board games. Under the Fireside Tales brand, I seek to share this love for fantasy with the world—through the lens of art, stories, and games.
Turn back intrepid adventurer, for these dark depths hold naught but evil.