A blog about a personal project: art for a fantasy rpg/strategy/tactics game. https://www.instagram.com/basicallyagame/ https://x.com/TopotoonPunhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mod63dwxic25And yet another mounted warrior - an unlikely unit for a faction themed around medieval Europe - the High Throne mounted archer. Also cast shadows of all units will now extend beyond their bases :-) #art #archer #cavalry #mountedarcher #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev15 Jun 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod63dwxic25https://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mmodnswrls2rLet's continue with the horsemen. Today, a mounted sergeant of the city guard from the Varnmark faction. Horsemen aren't very common among them, but small detachments of medium-armed cavalry do exist. #art #cavalry #horseman #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev #characterdesign25 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmodnswrls2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mll54evayk2uI once posted a concept for Gendarme – the first of the Osthelm mounted warriors. Here he is – finally finished. I also updated the background for the Osthelm units :-) #art #knight #gendarme #character #fantasy #gamedev #characterdesign #basicallyagame11 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll54evayk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mjjsqpgegs2cA while back, I posted a concept of an elf with a glaive. I'm finally ready to publish him :-) Also made a background for future elven units. #elf #art #digital #strategy #tbs #character #fantasy #gamedev15 Apr 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjsqpgegs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3migkl2a3y22kA finished render of the swordsman hero for the High Throne faction. He's the first hero unit by the way :-) I also tweaked the spearmen's spears a bit — made them shorter so they don't overlap too much with the units behind them. #knight #art #strategy #tactics #character #design #fantasy #gamedev01 Apr 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3migkl2a3y22khttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mgrqvwcbgc2jI haven't posted anything in a while, although the work is actually progressing steadily. For now, here are two more back views and updated front views: for the Osthelm and Varnmark crossbowmen. #art #crossbowman #crossbow #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev #basicallyagame11 Mar 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgrqvwcbgc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3megd7ykcvs2hContinuing to make unit updates :-) Today - here are views from the back and lighting updates for the Heavy Halberdier and Sergeant of Osthelm. #art #halberdier #swordsman #character #fantasy #strategygame #tactics #gamedev09 Feb 2026 11:18 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3megd7ykcvs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mcu44hedqs2bFinally painted and finished the skeleton swordsmen :-) They will be both part of an independent undead faction and as minions in the Vampire Covens. #undead #swordsman #art #strategy #character #fantasy #gamedev #characterdesign20 Jan 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu44hedqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mc7veltpd22qToday I'll post a guy I've been wanting to show for quite some time: the Bear Lord (finally got to do his back view and also shading updates). Thus Eorwall has two units now :-) #art #knight #bearlord #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev #characterdesign12 Jan 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7veltpd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mbnvregem222Continuing to make back views for previously published units and also improve the lighting on them a little: today - an archer from the Royal Throne faction and a billman from Eorwall. #art #archer #billman #character #fantasy #medieval #strategygame #gameconcept05 Jan 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbnvregem222https://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3mb4qbm65ls2nToday, a new unit: the Royal Huntsman :-) I remember that in Disciples 2, the human faction had their regular archer upgraded into a hunter. I decided to do the same for my Royal Throne faction :-) #art #archer #huntsman #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev #basicallyagame29 Dec 2025 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4qbm65ls2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3m7hnvpxnmk2uI continue to do back views. Today – here's a village huntress and a woodcutter :-) #art #huntress #lumberjack #character #fantasy #medieval #strategygame #basicallyagame08 Dec 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7hnvpxnmk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3m6vw3hi5l226Work and other commitments keep distracting me from regular updates, but I'll still try to keep it up. Today, here are the Bandits updates: back views for an axeman and a flailman. #art #brigand #character #fantasy #medieval #gamedev #gameconcept #characterdesign01 Dec 2025 07:34 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vw3hi5l226https://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3m33j6sw6rc2bThere's not enough time unfortunately to post new stuff often, but here are updates on two more units: Varnmark's Halberdier and Swordsman, with finished back views. The background for Varnmark is also being updated. #art #halderdier #swordsman #character #fantasy #medieval #gamedev #basicallyagame13 Oct 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33j6sw6rc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lyzlszk3zc24I continue to make back views for old units, and also change the shading for them (making everyone brighter and more contrasting). #art #spearman #swordsman #osthelm #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev17 Sep 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzlszk3zc24https://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lxtxo55atk2zI haven't written for a while: I'm making some significant reworks in all currently finished units. Here are the first results, and at the same time - a new guy: a spearman from the High Throne faction. #art #spearman #highthrone #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev #basicallyagame02 Sep 2025 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxtxo55atk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lvqcbtm7b22uContinuing to experiment with how doable it'll be to make units in 3D. Here - made a sculpt of a spearman :-) #art #spearman #3d #sculpt #character #fantasy #gamedev #basicallyagame06 Aug 2025 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqcbtm7b22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lv474qhxak2dHello everyone! I decided to try something new: why not make some of the units in 3D. Let's see what comes out of it... :-) #art #spearman #3d #blockout #character #fantasy #strategygame #basicallyagame29 Jul 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv474qhxak2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3luparnd3ls2hToday I'll post this guy with a big two-handed sword. I see him as a sergeant in Osthelm's army. I'm not sure that sergeants are supposed to carry two-handed swords, but I'll rename him later if necessary :-) #art #twohander #sergeant #character #fantasy #strategygame #tactics #basicallyagame24 Jul 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3luparnd3ls2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3luahoteyps2rToday I have another crossbowman :-) Also, I was told that units sometimes visually stick together when they are close to each other. So, I am experimenting with ways to ammend that. #art #crossbowman #crossbow #character #fantasy #strategygame #gamedev #basicallyagame18 Jul 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3luahoteyps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lu37q5m3jc2gToday I have a coat of arms and a banner for the elves. The previous version wasn't very good, so I had to redo it - make several new sketches, graphics on the shield and change the shape of the banner. #crest #coatofarms #banner #heraldry #elves #strategy #fantasy #basicallyagame16 Jul 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu37q5m3jc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lt2lqu2rss2rToday I'll show you my work in progress again - this time on a swordsman hero from the High Throne faction. I try to draw all new units from the front and back at once. #knight #art #strategy #character #fantasy #gamedev #process #basicallyagame03 Jul 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2lqu2rss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lsve7yjrws2nToday I wanted to show the finished version of the elven coat of arms and banner, but the work is still in progress. I am also working on several new units, so this time I will share the progress on one of them. #undead #art #strategy #character #design #fantasy #process #basicallyagame01 Jul 2025 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsve7yjrws2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lsgjnnadus2fLet's get back to the finished units: today I have Osthelm again, namely the crossbowmen :-) #art #crossbowman #character #fantasy #strategygame #gameconcept #gamedev #basicallyagame25 Jun 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsgjnnadus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lrxjmthxjk2qAnother standard bearer. Today - from the Varnmark faction :-) I removed the horizontal crossbar to which the banner was attached from above, so that the guy could hit enemies with the sharp part of the hammer top. #art #standardbearer #knight #character #fantasy #strategygame #gameconcept #gamedev19 Jun 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxjmthxjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lrpweghznk2cToday I have a concept for a standard bearer :-) I thought it would be cool if the banners - since I've spent so much time drawing them - were carried by guys specially designated for this purpose. #art #standardbearer #character #fantasy #strategygame #tbsgame #gamedev #characterdesign16 Jun 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrpweghznk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lqwuzux5qk2uWhile I'm choosing which banner from yesterday's sketches is the best, I'll post this guy with a beard, an axe and a dagger. He's tough, but not quite enough for a full-fledged bandit leader :-) #art #axeman #brigand #character #fantasy #strategygame #characterdesign #basicallyagame06 Jun 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwuzux5qk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lqu3kqrvvc2zHere are some sketches of a banner for the Brigands. Brigand gangs are different: some don't have any banner, but others are led into battle by impoverished knights so they will have some kind of banner. #banner #heraldry #art #strategy #conceptart #fantasy #gamedev #basicallyagame05 Jun 2025 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu3kqrvvc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lq5k4rzjmk2cToday I have a sketch of a future horse archer for the High Throne faction. This is an upgraded version of the regular foot archer, which I posted some time ago. #art #rider #archer #horsearcher #character #conceptart #fantasy #strategygame27 May 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5k4rzjmk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/basicallyagame.bsky.social/post/3lpoeq6etbs2nLet's continue the story with our villagers. Today - here is a village huntress. And there's a banner for her already, just in case :-) #huntress #villagers #medieval #art #character #fantasy #gamedev #characterdesign21 May 2025 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:mdlbypl3uvcmsptmgox3kxtd/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpoeq6etbs2n