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Mapping Gumption
file under: adventures in urban planningA key location in the world of Mystery Flesh Pit National Park is the nearby (fictional) city of Gumption. I decided to make the nearest city to the park fictional for the creative freedom it would allow me in crafting the world, and I’ve been satisfied with...
End-of-summer Art Update (Wildlife!)
Good afternoon everyone! It has been a long time since the last update, and for that I apologize. I have been hard at work during the summer months working through a small mountain of illustrations, diagrams, designs, and maps in preparation for the Mystery Flesh Pit ttRPG book. While much of this w...
The Mystery Flesh Pit Tabletop RPG Kickstarter is LIVE!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ganzagaming/the-mystery-flesh-pit-national-park-rpg
Video Commentary Track Poll
Hello Patrons! A few of you have DMd me asking if I'd ever do a commentary track where I discuss the production of both my Mystery Flesh Pit and Spectral Haptics videos, so I'm gauging interest with a poll:
Wildlife Illustration - Aquifer Leech
Chaetoderma repensThese tube-like mollusks are similar to a shell-less clam or mussel. They can grow to a length of two meters and are equipped with two retractable, mucosal proboscises which branch into many thousands of microscopic tubes. These small tubes, which are able to penetrate even the den...
Rare photo from early days of the pit.
This gives a good idea of how small the operations were back in the early 1970s; about 3 months after the pit was "discovered". In this aerial photo, you can see the natural entry orifice (pre-excavation), a temporary electric lift tower, as well as a utility trunk connecting the surface pow...
Mystery Flesh Pit RPG News - Coming Soon!
Hello patrons! As many of you know, I have been working with Christopher Negelein of Ganza Gaming for almost a year developing the Mystery Flesh Pit world into a Tabletop RPG Experience. After extensive refinement and playtesting at events such as GenCon and Gamehole Con, we are getting close to lau...
Wildlife Dossier
Hello Patrons! I'm happy to report that I have begun to get back into a semi-regular routine of working on MFP content, primarily the Book. Doing so has required me to nail down hundreds of scattered details and elements of the lore, and then describe how such elements interact with and effect e...
Happy Holidays + small update
I hope everyone is able to be enjoying the holidays in some way these past few days. I’ve been kept pretty busy being a dad to our new family member, Wright Roberts, so things have been a little slow as far as content goes. That said, I’m really hoping to have some Patreon exclusive stuff ready ...
Some Notes re: The Flesh Pit Videogame
I've seen a few questions and comments surrounding the recently-announced MFP Kickstarter that I wanted to address in the interest of open communication and transparency. 1. My involvement with the game project has not and will not affect my process of writing the book. My role in the game's...
Mystery Flesh Pit Videogame Kickstarter!
A talented group of developers have teamed up with me to create a Videogame adaptation of the Mystery Flesh Pit! I will be contributing towards the writing and art direction of the project with full creative discretion. And, I will be posting exclusive behind the scenes and WIP content here, as usua...
MFP Interior General Concept Art/Guidelines
I quickly put together this "style guide" for a very exciting upcoming project which I cannot reveal just yet. I thought all of you might enjoy this sneak peek. I think what a lot of fictional projects which try to depict the interior of a living organism get wrong is that the interior space...
Quick concept art for an upcoming project.
I'm not at liberty to announce it just yet, but I've had fun doing some visual exploration for an upcoming Mystery Flesh Pit project..stay tuned!
Patron Early Access VIDEO - Federal Occult Management Overview Documentary [1996 VHS rip]
Happy Halloween! This video marks the official start of my new project, Spectral Haptics. I will continue to populate its website, spectralhaptics.org, with writings and artwork soon, but for right now, I'm returning to work on materials for Mystery Flesh Pit. Thank all of you for your continued...
Spectral Habitat - "Ghost Tower"
1963 - FORMA completes construction of the greater Boston metropolitan area Spirit Habitat.
Spectral Haptics Sneak Peek
Members of the Order oversee final preparations of the Great Work at Fort Marion, two days before the commencement of the ritual.February 1865.
Mystery Flesh Pit Book Excerpt - "Spelunker"
The first few days were quiet, but by Wednesday, a small group of trucks had become a permanent fixture on the landscape. A metal A-frame of welded fencing pipe had been installed near the cleanest edge of the hole and staked in place. Backed up to the frame was a work truck with a sizable motorized...
(New Project) Spectral Haptics Preview - 1930s/40s FORMA Recruitment Posters
Today summer makes its final stand...You feel the chill of Autumn's hand...
Coop & Friends (quick sketch)
One of the items on my backlog of things to revisit is the "Explore the FUNderground!" side of marketing/branding materials by giving our mascot Caver Coop some other suitably-alliterative companions. I'll ink & color these, as well as add in some cartoon wildlife as well, and probably p...
Project Freefall Graphical Odds & Ends
A few patrons have expressed interest in seeing some of the misc. graphical items I made for the Project Freefall video, so I compiled them into a folder for those interested.
Cutaway Illustrations Photoshop files.
These are the raw, layered Photoshop files for two of the large cutaway posters: the Entry Orifice and the Bronchial Forest. I wanted to include the LVC also, but the file upload limit of Patreon is too restrictive. If anyone wants that file, I'll be glad to post it separately. These are the fil...
"Ambulatory" Digital illustration
Was having some fun with painting over photo composites and thought I'd try illustrating what it might look like if the Superorganism ever got up to go for a walk.
Early Access Post - Surviving 2007 T-shirt
Really wish I would have had this idea before the 4th, but oh well. Heavily inspired after seeing Jordan Peele's new film NOPE (which I highly recommend to any fleshpit fans!), I imagined that there would have been promotional t-shirts for sale at the 2007 July 4th event. The idea of finding one...
Enamel Pins are back in stock!
I've added another batch of pins to the online shop. I will make an announcement on Monday (July 18th) on the main website, so get your orders in this weekend if you want to beat the rush! As before, Benefactor-tier patrons already have a pin reserved and will be receiving one in the mail.
Book Writing Progress (Sneak Peak)
Things have been pretty quiet as far as "Postable Content" goes, but things are still moving slowly along. After getting a little burnt-out with it for awhile, I'm back to finishing the Ranger Station model for a large cutaway poster. (See above) Of larger concern to me, while also worki...
W.I.P. - Quick Abyssal Copepod Sketch
Getting back into creature design as I'm working on materials for the coffee table book. I want to have a sort of compendium of illustrations for the various flora and fauna within the Pit, and I've been holding off until I had the right tools to do so. Now I finally feel comfortable tacklin...
Update on Enamel Pins, and behind the scenes of a new Worldbuilding Project
Good morning patrons!Enamel Pins RestockI know many of you are disappointed that you were unable to get one of the enamel pins that went up for sale earlier this week, but there will be another batch soon! The impromptu nature of the sale was due to how it came together: a fan was producing the pins...
