An adventurous party of heroes steps off the endless stair into a clearing in a forest, ready to do battle. “Jack Fred” isn’t a real artist, it’s a pseudonym used by TSR artists when deadlines caused less than good art to be used. This cover is a great example of Jack Fred’s rushed work. The dude on the right’s head is in a really weird position.

Day 417, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “CM8 The Endless Stair”, TSR 1987, Jack Fred, cover. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart

Read alt text for notes on artist.

The loot piled up by the party after defeating the big bad guys looks pretty good!

Day 416, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “A4 In the Dungeons of the Slave Lord”, TSR 1981, Erol Otus, page 22. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart

A warrior in a chain shirt, fur shorts and boots stands in front of a dead tree.

Cover of Dragon Magazine #2 by Tom Canty. The early covers had a certain rough charm, do you prefer this style of art, or the later, more polished art?

#ttrpg

Lou Zocchi with his ventriloquism dummy, Woody.

The legendary game designer, distributor, and publisher Louis Zocchi has left us at the age of 91. He founded Zocchi Distribution (the first distributor dedicated exclusively to hobby games) and Gamescience (which made games and polyhedral dice).

A white dragon blasts a cleric with its powerful breath weapon, but he has a unaffected due to the divine magic he is wielding.

Day 415, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Dungeons & Dragons Players Manual”, TSR 1983, Jeff Easley, page 27. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #monsters #dragon

Just a reminder, my sale is still going on, ends Thursday April 23rd.

Let me tempt you with something special for your collection!

Black and white ink illustration in a retro TTRPG manual art style, depicting a Sylvan Elf warrior. The elf stands barefoot, wearing an intricate armor set inspired by Japanese, European Bronze Age, and Mesoamerican designs. His helmet is adorned with leaf-like ornaments, and his face covered in tatooes. The armor is composed of layered plates, patterned fabrics, and carved details. He holds a long spear in one hand and a large woven shield reinforced with metal and adorned with a shell in the other. His legs are protected by engraved greaves, and his body is draped in fringed fabric and decorative elements. Created with pens and white ink for the Inktober 52 challenge, inspired by the prompt 'Daisy'

Inktober 52 - Daisy

A sylvan elf chief. Pens and White-ink.

I'm open for commissions!

#art #inktober #inktober2025 #inktober52 #inktober52daisy #fantasy

A scene of a city on fire. People in cages are hanging in the foreground.

I hope everyone is having a great week and looking forward to gaming this weekend!

I'm having a sale starting today. 15% off most items, 25% off a few others.

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Apocalypse Stone cover art by Todd Lockwood.

#ttrpg

Ordinary looking creeper vines hold up the rotting skeleton of a powerfully jawed humanoid.

Day 410, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “AC9 Creature Catalogue”, TSR 1986, unsigned, page 57. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #monsters

A huge worm like creature with way too many tiny legs, very short wings, and horns. The heading is "Creature Features", the monster is a Remorhaz.

Early Erol Otus art from Dragon Magazine!

#ttrpg

Who among you adventured among the stars?
#starfrontiers #ttrpg #tsr #1980s #nostalgia

Undead guardians rise from a massive pile of bones to defend a desecrated tomb!

Day 403, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Dungeon #57”, TSR 1996, Robh Ruppel, cover. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #monsters

A humanoid creature with very long arms with vicious claws, a beer belly, and very sharp teeth.

Another of my favorite critters from the Fiend Folio drawn by Russ Nicholson, the Ettercap!

#ttrpg

My new video is about 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀. To me, a lot of the usual criticisms of old-school D&D have more to do with expectations than rules.

🎥 Watch the full deep-dive here: youtu.be/WMkraXjErcg

A horrifyingly mutated troll attacks adventurers in a swampy bog. It has multiple heads, multiple arms, and is just a mess.

Day 402, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Dungeon #56”, TSR 1995, Stephen A. Danielle, cover. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #monsters

some fresh merch at the swagbag... er webstore.

Some weird, more to come, but every bit of my silliness you buy puts more pesos into my "feed the cat, pay the rent, keep going to specialists and hopefully get these tremors fixed" fund.

shop.pretzelwolf.com

Looking down some stairs in an underground dungeon, you can see monstrous humanoids waiting to greet you.

Day 401, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “A2 Secrets of the Slavers Stockade”, TSR 1981, Erol Otus, page 24. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart

Greyhawk!

A mysterious, fire belching machine bursts from beneath the ground in the midst of a battle. What mysteries does the Apparatus of Dreadful Construction hide? Who controls it?

Day 399, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “DA1 Adventures in Blackmoor”, TSR 1986, Jeff Easley, cover. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart

In a dark dungeon a fighter, mage and thief face several humanoid creatures wearing strips of cloth and heavily decorated tunics. They have protruding jaws and sport a curved mohawk.

What's everyone playing this weekend?

Here's another great Fiend Folio illustration by Russ Nicholson. After our hero survived the Grell, he got to fight Githyanki !

#ttrpg

If you like any of my work and want to check out more of it, all of the games that I have worked on are currently in the TTRPGs for Trans Rights - Idaho bundle.

Go support an incredibly good cause and check out some great games!

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An adventuring party tries to decide what to do with a captured goblin. The Lawful party member clearly wants to honor his word to the goblin that he wouldn’t be harmed if he surrendered, the Chaotic Guy has a dagger in hand for immediate murder hobo action. The Neutral character isn’t saying anything, i am guessing his player is in the bathroom or searching for Cheetos in the kitchen.

Day 397, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Adventure Game Basic Rulebook”, TSR 1981, David S. LaForce, page B11. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart

A creature that looks like a huge brain with a beak and tentacles. It has grabbed the human fighter while a dwarf and spellcaster look on in horror.

Has anyone encountered a Grell lately?

Art from the Fiend Folio by Russ Nicholson.

#ttrpg

A draconian stands ready to fight!! This is unsigned work, and the Dragonlance Adventures book lists the interior art as being done by George Barr, but Elmore was on the Dragonlance design team and these are reused all over the place.

Day 396, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Dragonlance Adventures”, TSR 1987, Larry Elmore, page 74. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #monster #draconian

A lizardman carries off a human victim. Is she for ransom, or lunch?

Day 395, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “B9 Castle Caldwell and Beyond”, TSR 1985, Clyde Caldwell, cover. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #monster #lizardman

Thank you! I wasn't sure because the signature on the bottom right doesn't match. Do you know if there is any lore behind it? In some of the older AD&D modules the artists would use an odd signature if they were rushed or otherwise not happy with their work.

A square vehicle is hovering over a fence. Beams of light from the rear of the craft are destroying the fence. In the background is a city filled with skyscrapers

Who is playing or running Cyberpunk? I'd love to hear about your game!

Art from All Fall Down, does anyone know who the artist is?

#ttrpg

Front of Star Frontiers box set from 1982. A trio of adventurers with '70s hair stand on a cliff beneath a burning spaceship.

This was released the year I started playing AD&D, but I didn't play it until much later.

Glasya, princess of hell, is smoking hot. Literally.

Day 393, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Monster Manual II”, TSR 1983, Jim Holloway, page 47. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart #devil

Hecate, Greek goddess of magic, stands with one of her hell hounds.

Day 392, random old school TTRPG art from random book: “Deities & Demigods”, TSR 1980, Jim Roslof, page 69. #ttrpg #tabletoprpg #d&d #dnd #osr #ad&d #fantasyart #art #ttrpgcommunity #dndart #osrart