Ulric Darktalon

Outcast, thief, and damned liar.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

I think I'm going straight to the Underworld.

[Author Dennis Riley @TheDennisRiley]

𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕀𝕀𝕀 - ℕ𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕

The Gods Above in the Empyrean Realm and the Gods Below of the Underworld aren't the only powers in our fantasy world. What of the Gods Beyond?

#roadtobook3 #FantasyLore #darkfantasy #fortuneandmercy

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

Aresta! Aresta u-changa!

I can't believe I actually beat this back in the day. I played it again a few years ago and died so many times.

[Commodore Computer Museum 🕹 @MuseumCommodore]

How many people did it take to make the legendary 1991 cinematic masterpiece Another World?

Basically, 1 person!

Another World was made almost entirely by one single developer — Éric Chahi — on a stock Amiga 500.

He coded the entire game in assembly, created his own polygon engine, drew all the art, and even built custom tools. Only the music was done by someone else. (Jean-François Freitas... so I am guessing 2 people all up LOL!)

No dialogue. No text. Just pure visual storytelling with fluid rotoscoped polygon characters that still look incredible today.

Who else was/is a fan of Another World?

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@CHamilton10315 Ah, The Secret of Bone Hill. I don't remember anything about the module, but I remember that cover. Our group will be trying to uncover its secrets next week.

Wish us luck. The Cult of the Reptile God earned us a near TPK.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@ComicBook I think I'd rather forget everything Marvel published after the early 2000's.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

We used to have standards.

[Eve Keneinan 𝛗☦️ن @EveKeneinan]

I ran a page of the OG DMG, that is, the 1st edition AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide, through one of those "text difficulty" checkers.

Called it. College level.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@Devon_Eriksen_ @SenSanders Spoiler Alert: It's always been a lie.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@PointmanC Did someone call my name?

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@GeneDarkwrites @stephenRB4

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@GeneDarkwrites @fantasy_art_z Now I'm really intrigued. Your character work has always been top notch. Looking forward to getting to know Gareth!

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@Nerdrotics Ah, so simple yet impossible with today's so-called creatives.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@LawDogStrikes @trumplicans2024 He'll, didn't comply with the last one.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

Praise sweet Neesis, glorious goddess of fortune! One of my all time favorites is getting a remaster.

[Nightdive Studios @NightdiveStudio]

The Keepers call to you now… will you answer them?

No longer a secret, Thief: The Dark Project Remastered returns!

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@ALegendaryDrops Why are you reading Kotaku?

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@YoDanno In both cases, I can say to game/player: don't waste my time.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@GeneDarkwrites @MikePerryArt When you have legs like Goldmoon... NO PANTS!!!

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@yandjoshi Wow! And I thought I wouldn't see anything on the internet today dumber than Ilhan Omar saying World War Eleven.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@silverlock Dying during character creation? While I can appreciate the hardcore nature of classic Traveller; I really don't like it when a game wastes my time.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@AwakenedOutlaw I can't wait to watch no one be held accountable for this.

[Ulric Darktalon @UDarktalon]

@athenaeumbc And... they promptly ignored him and doubled down.