Paul VX2

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Creator of GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition. Half of VX2, purveyors of tabletop roleplaying games - now including Terminal State. https://linktr.ee/vx2games

Illustration of an Ultra-Knight by Steven De Waele, from GRIDSHOCK 20XX
Promotional image for the Terminal State core edition rulebook, a $55 USD 300+ page hardcover available for late pledges/preorders.
A photograph of a Sony Mega Watchman portable mini-television. The screen shows the face of an animated character in distress.
A mockup of the cover for GRIDSHOCK Zero Edition, without trade dress applied. An illustration of various post-apocalyptic, post-superhero characters by Simon Roy.
An image (source unknown) of the phrase "IT'S UP TO YOU" in white text, with a multicolored blue and red trail visual effect.
Front and back cover images for Terminal State, a cyberpunk tabletop roleplaying game powered by the Year Zero Engine, now available on Kickstarter for late backers.
From KRULL (1983), a group of armored Slayers (one with a glowing weapon) emerge from swampy water
Black and white illustration by Steven De Waele from GRIDSHOCK 20XX Zine 3: Regions. A depiction of the interior of a Sunrise Sector arcology.
A glimpse of the interior art and graphic design of the GRIDSHOCK 20XX zines, by Chris Vermeren, Grey Wizard, and Steven De Waele.
Artwork from GRIDSHOCK 20XX Zine 3: Regions by Steven De Waele, depicting masked, militarized police beating a helpless man on a city street. In the foreground, a young person defaces a poster that features the yassified woman in charge of the aforementioned masked thugs.
A bearded man in chain mail armor with an expression of fear on his face is about to plunge a dagger into the Commodore 64 computer he is using
A black and white image of a distressed grid with "REAL PRESENCE" in bold type above it
Interior spread from the Terminal State core rulebook: the first two pages of the Setting chapter. Graphic design, layout, and text by Chris Vermeren.
Very 80s painting of a computer on a grid background, with various fantastical figures emerging from the monitor, including a wizard with a glowing rod, a caveman, and a rocketship.
The cover of the standard edition of Terminal State, an upcoming cyberpunk TTRPG powered by the Year Zero Engine. A forlorn black-and-white figure with a heavily augmented arm looks skyward, with a dark cityscape bathed in orange light in the background.
Highly pixelated image of a Lord Humongous-type character with text below reading YOU WILL DIE, from the ZX Spectrum version of the video game Pit Fighter
Mockup of the back and front covers of the standard edition of Terminal State, a corporate dystopian future RPG powered by the Year Zero Engine.
A cutaway drawing of the Guges-D landmate, a suit of powered armor, from the Appleseed manga series by Masamune Shirow
Tumblr post from user vixensdungeon, responding to an anonymous question: "I'd like to get into tabletop RPGs but I'm not sure if there's a game for the specific type of experience I want: I'd like a game that centers around adventurers doing into dangerous underground places to fight monsters and seek treasure and perhaps grow stronger in the process. Not sure if such a thing exists." vixensdungeon answered: "I'm pretty sure you can homebrew Vampire: The Masquerade to accomplish this."
Table 14.5.1, Game Dial Levels for Surveillance and Survival, from the upcoming Terminal State TTRPG rulebook.
A vintage photo collage image of a golden laser grid receding into the horizon. In the distance hills can be seen in black outline. A fake-looking moon hangs in the night sky, illuminated by two arcing bolts of pink lightning.
A painting by Rod Ruth (1912-1987), depicting a young girl in 1970s clothing being dropped by a giant eagle into the waiting clutches of a gang of shaggy tentacle-armed creatures
"I feel like superhero games require a bit more buy-in, in terms of accepting what the genre is like. If a player (or the GM) isn't on board with that, it can easily become a bad time, perhaps more easily than with something more constrained like a dungeon fantasy game."
Nautical flag indicating "I REQUIRE A TUG"
A GIF image of a woman sipping from a champagne glass, which dissolves to a glowing blue grid on a black background
Artwork from GRIDSHOCK 20XX Zine 3: Regions by Steven De Waele, depicting masked, militarized police beating a helpless man on a city street. In the foreground, a young person defaces a poster that features the yassified woman in charge of the aforementioned masked thugs.
Crying Wesley Snipes holding a gun
Dystopian cityscape from THE RUNNING MAN (Glaser, 1987)
Wraparound cover for THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #10 by John Byrne, featuring characters like Phoenix II, Power Man, Polaris, the Punisher, and Quicksilver.
The cover of Worldbuilding for Game Designers (Steve Dee, 2025, CRC Press). A softcover academic textbook with a photo of a sculpture of Atlas bearing the world on his shoulders on its cover.
A crude rendering of Santa's head protruding from a too-small, patched cloth sack
The Sickos meme image (YES... HA HA HA... YES!)
A recipe for a "holiday meat tree" made of cold cuts, olives, and radishes
An image of the Japanese rapper and artist Korn, from Iron Chef (original series)
Cover of Robin Hood: The Role-Playing Campaign for Rolemaster, MERP, and Fantasy Hero. An Angus McBride painting of Robin Hood and Little John fighting with quarterstaves. Text at the top of the cover image reads "A Giant Outlaw Campaign."
A crude image of four kittens with a thought balloon, text inside reads "I can't wait for society to collapse so MY ideology can rise from the ashes!"
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Conan the Barbarian, crucified on the Tree of Woe, sinking his teeth into a vulture that is likewise biting him
Ford Bronco Montana Lobo, 1980. A radical prototype truck based on a 1977 Bronco chassis. The concept was a collaboration between Ford's design centre in Dearborn and the Ghia Design Studios in Italy. It showcased futuristic styling and advanced features such as digital instrumentation and tinted Plexiglas doors. The louvered "flying buttress" design had side-facing benches in the rear bed with storage underneath.
A rather old-looking collage image of a ruined castle on an island, with a green dragon taking flight into a starry night sky.
A frame from the INVINCIBLE comic series, depicting the villain Conquest holding the titular hero by the throat and declaring "I WANT MORE!"
A pen-and-ink illustration of a fighter, a thief, and a magic-user in a cave, looking unhappy with each other. By Greg Harper, from the AD&D Dungeoneer's Survival Guide (1986).
Previously unseen artwork of a citizen lich that was a mallard before becoming semi-undead, by Jason Sholtis. A mummified, ducklike humanoid figure, wrapped in strips of cloth and wearing a hooded cloak, clutches a staff with a winged skeletal duck at its tip. Around its waist is a belt with a demonic face as its buckle, attached to which are various arcane implements, including vials, tubes, and a dagger.
Black and white pen and ink illustration by Denis Loubet of four helmeted swordsmen fighting, from Heritage USA's Swordbearer RPG (1982).