Dynasty of Blood, Vol. 1 - Fenria's Lantern

Devlog

• T-Shirts with a preview of things to come!
  August 21, 2024 by Austin Wilson

  In an upcoming volume of Dynasty of Blood you're going to see a Chick Tract parody. In this fictional 1980s the person putting out hateful and bigoted insanity via comic books is called Ross Cash, and... Continue reading

  
• Print Files Are HERE On Itch
  August 19, 2024 by Austin Wilson

  1. You can buy print copies at Mixam here and here . They're $5. BUT 2. You can pay $3 right here on Itch and get the printable files yourself! After the print files for Vol. 3 go live on Mixam and he... Continue reading
• Print copies for Volume 2 are live!
  August 07, 2024 by Austin Wilson

  Print versions of Volume 2 - Betrayal At Indier Mountain! are available now. I'll be adding hyperlinks to the pages for each individual zine here on Itch, but there are also links on the front page of... Continue reading
• Print On Demand Is Live!
  July 24, 2024 by Austin Wilson#Print Volumes

  It's official, the print version of Volume 1 is now available through Mixam, and as of now, nowhere else. I'd love to have these available through DriveThruFiction but their system leaves a lot to be... Continue reading
• Print Proofs Are Here!
  July 23, 2024 by Austin Wilson

  The proofs are in and they look so freaking good! Wasn't sure what to expect, or if the design would translate to the zine format, but also just regular old anxiety about it all too. Happy to say, the... Continue reading

  
• Quick Update and News
  July 09, 2024 by Austin Wilson

  Volume four is now in layout stages and editorial. It's a little longer than the previous three and comes with some fantastic new pieces of art. Also... ...print versions are in progress! More soon! (... Continue reading
• New Cover Revealed!
  May 22, 2024 by Austin Wilson#design update

  The new cover is here! As you can see, pretty significantly different, and I don't think it's shocking to say, a much more competent designer was in charge here haha. While I do a lot of the design wo... Continue reading

  
• Cover Redesign On the Way
  May 20, 2024 by Austin Wilson#design update

  As much as D&D - and specifically B/X and BECMI - mean to me, I want to move away from visually referencing those editions and that history. Whether we want to admit it or not, writing RPGs or even wr... Continue reading
• Volume 3 is here!
  May 16, 2024 by Austin Wilson

  Pilgrims of Darkness is here! Go check out Dynasty of Blood, Vol. 3 right now - you can find out what Yollander's betrayal leads to, plus check out some brand-new original art from Zachary Johnson and... Continue reading

  
• Character art - Dyre the Warrior!
  May 16, 2024 by Austin Wilson#character art

  This is a preview from a forthcoming volume - though NOT volume 3 - drawn by my frequent collaborator Luca Vassallo. He’s actually working on a piece now that will be in volume 3, and hoooooly moly... Continue reading

  
• A Mysterious Character Appears
  April 24, 2024 by Austin Wilson#sneak preview

  Work on Volume [REDACTED] has commenced. Here's an earlllyyyyyyyyy preview of something Luca Vassallo is illustrating literally right. this. second. Stay tuned to see who this is! Also, Volume 3 is mo... Continue reading

  
• New Price On Vol. 2
  April 12, 2024 by Austin Wilson#price change

  Just dropped the price for Volume 2 to $1. Not sure how long I'll leave it that way or if I will, but I'd really like more people to read and see the work going into this story. And please feel free t... Continue reading
• Vol. 3 Art Preview!
  April 12, 2024 by Austin Wilson#preview

  I just received the first half of forthcoming art that'll be going into DoB Vol. 3 and here is a preview, cropped/hidden behind some black orbs. When the next volume hits those orbs won't be there! Th... Continue reading

  
• A.I. and Us - An authorial statement
  April 05, 2024 by Austin Wilson#a.i.

  Author Kester Brewin's new book God-Like: a 500-year history of Artificial Intelligence in myths, machines, monsters is tackling a topic that went from niche sci-fi/fantasy to so freaking ubiquitous y... Continue reading
• SALE On Vol. 2 - RIGHT NOW!
  March 28, 2024 by Austin Wilson#sale

  Haven't grabbed Dynasty of Blood, Vol. 2 yet? Well happy birthday to me, it's sale day! The second volume is currently $0.99 and ready to read. Allllso...there's a sneak preview of Vol. 3 , specifical... Continue reading
• Vol. 2 Community Copies & Vol. 3 News
  March 25, 2024 by Austin Wilson#news, #art update, #volume 3

  As promised, I've just added new community copies of Vol. 2 thanks to purchases of both Vol. 1 and 2. Three new copies of Betrayal At Indier Mountain are up and ready to be claimed! Thanks to everyone... Continue reading
• Sneak Peek!
  March 20, 2024 by Austin Wilson#sneak peek, #Luca Vassallo, #art

  I've been working on Dynasty of Blood since 2017. Except I had no idea that's what I was doing. What this means is I have a LOT of cool stuff that, recently, I realized was all connected to Dynasty of... Continue reading

  
• The Satanic Panic Files - NYT Coverage Vol. 1
  March 18, 2024 by Austin Wilson#DnD, #Satanic Panic, #research, #NYT

  Here is an excerpt from the New York Times, a piece that was originally published on August 22, 1985. It's one of many pieces I've come across doing research for Dynasty of Blood, and it has a very sp... Continue reading

  
• Volume 2 is here!
  March 15, 2024 by Austin Wilson#Dynasty of Blood, #Volume 2

  What happens when Beverly Walsh gets to chat with Dr. Elizabeth Riggs? What happens when Stuart keeps imagining Fenria's Lantern and finds it on his fist, finally solidified in reality? What happens w... Continue reading

  
• Design and world-building updates
  March 08, 2024 by Austin Wilson#design update, #lore update, #OSR, #Dynasty of Blood

  Added a new logo to the cover, one that ties into the world-building and lore of Dynasty of Blood (the game), as well as visually references the history behind TTRPGs through a design echo of the TSR... Continue reading