#spellpunk

[yourlocaltoad]

Artwork of the cards from Skylanders: Battlecast (Skylanders: Battlecast, 2016) (pt7)

[flunky-robots]

2022 Art Fight Dump 4, The final lot!!!! >:D

Characters belong to: @ask-spotlight , @captainshivers , @/ Cacyk , @la-chevre-fabuleuse , @fand0mfr34k

[sufferingscribe]

So I'm making an indie game set in a fantasy realm inspired by the wild west. And I wanted to know what that type of setting is typically called and what else uses that kind of setting. And apparently the official term is "Dungeonpunk" which just feels... wrong. You have to stop and think about it for a bit before it clicks. Compare that to steam, diesel, and cyberpunk where you instantly get what it's going to be about. I've been using spellpunk when describing the game to friends and will probably use that term for advertising. Also a a good chunk of what tv tropes list as "dungeonpunk" feels less like what the genra is described as, a society that uses a mix magic and technology and more like "steam punk but we have some wizards" , high fantasy but we have a few srewballs that use steam power, or just urban-fantasy so the magic is kept a secret making so it doesn't impact society. Like there's so many cool things you can do when you imagine what technology and science could create developed along side each other but so many keep the two separate. Like give me more of trains with a fire elemental enginer who doubles as the fuel ]supply, mages with enchanted pistols, delivery companies offering 1 hour shipping using teleportation spells, werewolf search and reacue teams, and dryads and druids being contracted to help farms and less of, "this is is a zepplin. It is exactly identical to a normal zeppelin, but this one was made and piloted by imps", or "we have the power to shape reality as we know it and there are races straight out of myth. But we don't tell anyone or help out in a crisis because shut up."

[foximator-blog]

Skytober Day 23: Spell Punk

Does it count if we make up our own? Even though this Light spell punk technically does what Tech spell punks did in Spyro's adventure lol.

The og Post:

[thethirdgenesisbooks]

What is Magipunk?

Magipunk (also called Magepunk, Spellpunk, Aetherpunk, or Dungeonpunk) is a genre of fantasy taking place in a world where all the technology runs on magic. Combustion engines in such a setting may only work because of fire elementals inside, or instead of telephones people may have circlets that allow them to communicate telepathically with someone far away. In such a setting, magic is not some mysterious force, it is a science that has been honed to make life easier.

The roots of magipunk can be traced back to a blend of genres, primarily fantasy, steampunk, and cyberpunk. Elements of high fantasy, such as wizards and magical artifacts, are paired with the gritty, dystopian settings typical of cyberpunk or steampunk. The resulting genre is a captivating fusion of the supernatural and the mechanical.

Like its parent genres, magipunk often explores themes of power, corruption, and the human condition. Characters navigate a world where magic is both a blessing and a curse, where technology brings progress but also danger. Furthermore, such technology often raises questions such as “just what makes us human?” and “Even if someone is not human, can they still be a person?” These themes are often underscored by rich world-building, intricate plots, and captivating character development.

The appeal of magipunk lies in its ability to blend fantastical elements with familiar settings. A wizard may walk with a staff and wear a pointed hat as he walks into a private detective’s office. Lightning elementals powering a city’s grid might cause a major crisis when they go on strike. A dark lord may rise to threaten the world with his army of steam-powered robots. It offers a fresh take on traditional fantasy tropes while exploring themes that resonate with modern audiences.

Some popular books that fall into this genre include “Mistborn” by Brandon Sanderson, “Mage Against the Machine” by Shaun Barger, or “The Iron Druid Chronicles” by Kevin Hearne.

My own fantasy series, “The Third Genesis,” also falls into this category. It has automatons (robots) powered by magical cores, people send messages instantly through enchanted wooden boxes called “bendboxes,” and there are airships that fly because of enchantments placed on them.

[xfand0mfr34kx]

i just realised I haven't posted art for like. the past month or something

so uh. heres some of my art from april

OC concepts

This Guy. The Spellpunk that won't leave my brain

updated sona design. hes emo

moded rain world is funny

this was a joke drawing that I may or may not fully render

neon colour test. also first drawing of these guys in a while

I think I entered my dull colours phase or something.

[daringdoombringer]

“Slick and Serious!”

Everyone meet Oil Jack! They’re a Dark Element sentinel who’s part of a fanlander collab on the AOS discord! Basic summary of their backstory is that they’re a copper Goldling who worked at a fuel refinery plant. A Dark Spellpunk who was sent by Kaos caused an oil spill they got directly caught in and they absorbed the dark magic leading to their powers/oxidation. Oil Jack is quite the rambunctious type in battle, and isn’t at all afraid to go a little crazy if it means kicking some bad guy butt👍

[midnight-darkfrost]

"Light it up!"

Meet Ultra Violet, a Ropen of the Light element who was recruited as a Skylander after saving her kind from a band of wicked Dark Spellpunks. She mainly attacks by using ultraviolet light lasers and blinding lights that come from her wings.

[fantasticalchaos]

Inktober 2023 Masterlist

A/N: This is a simple masterlist to compile the fanarts and fics I created for the 2 fandoms I love during Inktober 2023! Also to note that I couldn’t finish all the days and had to make due with what I had 🙇‍♀️

Around October 2023, I took on the inktober challenge for two fandoms: Skylanders & the Hakkitos (Fans for the vtuber, Banzoin Hakka)!

I always wanted to a) break out of my long creative block/burnout, b) practice more on making digital art, and c) create more fanart!!! >:D

Navigation:

📝 = Writing | Perhaps a few short stories, headcanons or ramblings

🎨 = Art | Either traditional drawings or digital art!

🔃 = Two or more prompts are connected

🐦= I forgot to post it here on Tumblr, so it’s stuck in the bird’s nest (aka Twitter/X)

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Hakkitober 2023 | Hakkitos / Banzoin Hakka

Prompt List:

Hakkitocord on X: "INSPIRED BY THE EVER POPULAR INKTOBER, THE HAKKITOCORD WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT...#Hakkitober2023 !! This is fun little daily art prompt for every day in October! We hope you enjoy! And as always, if there's any questions, please feel free to join the discord! Have fun everyone! https://t.co/ffXAGXbhPA" / X (twitter.com)

🍂 Autumn 🍂 - “Until We Meet Again” | “Autumn… the season in which some animals, such as birds had to go away. Away for a long, long while…” 📝

🍁 Animals 🐿️ - 🎨

🍹 Host Club 💐 | “The Hakkafe has fallen into hard times…” 📝

🧚‍♂️ Fairytales 🧚‍♀️- 🎨

🧁 Cupcake 🧁 - Have a Hakkito-themed cupcake buddy!! 🐦🎨

🦄 Magical Creature 🦄 - 🎨

☕️ Hakkafe Shift ☕️ - 🎨

🪡 Fashion 💅 - 🐦🎨

🍓 Strawberry 🍓 - 🎨

🔅 Excorcist Training 🔅-

🏚️ Haunted House 👻 -

🫘 Candy 🍭 - Connected with Ghost 🎨🔃

👻 Ghost 👻 - Connected with Candy 🎨🔃

🟣 Senpai 🔅- An outfit swap!!! 🎨

🔅 Hakka Stream 👾 - I do have a wip of a fic I wanted to do for this prompt. Couldn’t finish it as my writing brain cells weren’t working ;w; One day, hopefully… 💡📝

🎼 Music 🎶 - I had no idea what to do with day ueueue💡

♏️ Astrology ♎️ - TW // Eyestrain 🎨

🧸 Storytelling 📖 - 🎨

🎮 Gaming ⛏️ - 🐦🎨

✨ Guildmates ✨- So, I did drew a piece of fanart, but I feel like this is more general??? It was also Magni’s birthday that day, so it’s more fitted as a stand-alone. Maybe I’ll make a different piece one day, but I just wanted to put it in for now. 💡(?)

🍂 Raking Leaves 🍁 - 🎨

🔅 Treats 🍬 - 🎨

😴 Nap 🌙 - 🎨

Magic A.U. - OKAY SO *claps hands* this was about me writing headcanons on what Twst dorms would the HoloTempus (all of HQ & VG) be in!! It eventually ended being too long it might become a part series lol!! And HoloARMIS just debuted (give them a shot if you would like), and I wanna make another part for the new bois too ;w; 💡📝

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Skytober 2023 | Skylanders

Prompt list:

✨ Magic ✨ - The start of it all!!! 🎨

⚙️ Tech ⚙️ - 🎨

🏔️ Earth 🏔️- Connected with Air 🎨🔃

🌪️ Air 🌪️ - Connected with Earth 🎨🔃

🍃 Life 🍃 - 🎨

💀 Undead 🐍 - Connected with Water 🎨🔃

💧 Water ❄️ - Connected with Undead 🎨🔃

🔥 Fire 🔥 - 🎨

☀️ Light ☀️ - Potential TW // Eyestrain 🎨

🌙 Dark 🌙 - TW // Eyestrain 🎨

🧞‍♀️ Giant 🧞‍♀️ - 🎨

🐙 Swap Force 🔥 - 🎨

🪤 Trap Master 🪤 - Connected with Supercharger 🎨🔃

🏎️ Supercharger 🚤 - Connected with Trap Master 🎨🔃

🧑‍🏫 Sensei 🧑‍🏫 - Connected with Imaginator (kinda) 🎨🔃

💎 Imaginator 💭 - Connected with Sensei (in a way…) 🎨🔃

🦹‍♀️ Villain 🦹‍♀️ - With a bonus little comic doodle included!! 🎨

🦸 Ally 🦸 - TW // Eyestrain 🎨

✈️ Mabu 🗺️ - 🎨

🧌 Troll 🧌 - 🎨

💚 Chompy 💚 - 🎨🔃 Connected to Spellpunk

🐉 Dragon 🐉 - I will do this one, as I LOVE the dragons in the game!!! Especially since they were one of the reason why I fell in love with this series c:💡

🧙 Spellpunk 🧙- 🎨🔃 Connected to Chompy

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If reached to the end, congrats!!! Thank you for taking your time to read this long list! ☺️

I’m sorry for not completely the last remaining days for others! 🙇‍♀️ I’m surprised that I lasted this long in a month; with so many drawings and breaking out of my (elongated) writers’ block to bust out a few fics!!

Additionally, I wanted to thank both the op’s for both Skytober & Hakkitober!! I can’t thank you both enough for creating these fun challenges for everyone to do! As well as to thank you to everyone else that joined and created their own works for each day!! Everyone’s artworks and fics were all amazing! Y’all really inspired and motivated me during the drawing month as well as contributing my growth as an artist and freed me (even just for a moment) from writers block! 🫶🫶

[yin-yanglulu]

Skytober 2023 Day Twenty-Three: Spellpunk 🪄

Today’s character is Air Spellpunk 🍃🪄

[hungry-skeleton]

What's your favorite chompy variant?

Also the spellpunks pre swap force or the ones after swap force?

BONE CHOMPY

both charming in their own way but I prefer the post swap force designs

[yourlocaltoad]

Artwork of the cards from Skylanders: Battlecast (Skylanders: Battlecast, 2016) (pt23)

[melindakucsera]

Fantasy, Lore, & More: A Kiss of Daggers

Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Christopher D. Schmitz is joining me to talk about his book, A Kiss of Daggers. What’s it about? A Kiss of Daggers is an action-packed, character-driven fantasy adventure set in the mystic land of honor, intrigue, and spellpunk arcana called Arcadeax. The protagonist, Remy Keaton, trapped in the fey world by a childhood…

[maamlet]

What's the story behind your spellpunk tag?

oh!

thats my dnd game that ive been writing (actively) for the past,,,Year maybe? (passively ive been writing it my whole entire life lmao)

it’s nearly ready to play with the first batch of players (ideally i can reuse it for several years lmao)

ANYWAY it’s sort of “dnd in space” like the aesthetic im going for is very much a fantasy setting and society, but with magic propelling technology into the space age (hence the name: spellpunk, which i jacked from the same naming conventions that made steampunk)

a big part of it is going to be related to eldritch horror (i got Really into hp lovecraft in middle school, and despite him being a nasty gross racist, his ideas still inspire me a lot lmao)

[robyn-runestone]

I thought the wizzrobes looked familiar...

[thethirdgenesisbooks]

The Third Genesis is the Noblebright 40K

“As someone who’s gotten sick of Warhammer 40K, this reminds me of what I liked about it when I first got into it.”

One of my fellow authors had this to say about my, The Third Genesis (3G) fantasy series at a writer’s group we both attend. I’ve known the man since college, and I was quite surprised. He was the one who introduced me to Warhammer 40K.

After that, I started thinking about the similarities between 3G and 40K, and was surprised at how many there were.

Both have false deities ruling over mankind in the distant future.

Both blend aspects of science fiction and high fantasy.

Both have seemingly unending conflict for the main characters to deal with.

Both also address such issues as the abuse of religion, inquisitions, and crusades.

The archons of 3G are comparable to the Space Marines and Sisters of Battle in 40K.

However, there is a certain point where the comparisons break down. While 40K is “Grimdark”, 3G is “Noblebright”.

So, for those who don’t know, let’s talk about these genres. Grimdark was a term invented specifically to describe Warhammer 40K. “In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war.” This was the slogan of the 40K setting, and the basic cornerstone upon which they built the rest of the franchise. The genre is based around the idea that, ultimately, there is no hope. In Grimdark, villains can win, heroes can fail despite doing everything right, and there is an overall tone of despair. The genre also often features morally gray (if not outright evil) main characters, with no true “hero” of the story. Some other popular stories that would be considered part of the Grimdark genre would include A Song of Ice and Fire (also known as Game of Thrones) by George R. R. Martin, The Prince of Thorns series by Mark Lawrence, The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, and The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith.

Warhammer 40K exemplifies this genre to the highest degree, as it is clear from the lore that humanity is doomed. The emperor who rules mankind as its god and greatest protector is caught in a perpetual near-death state while seated upon his golden throne, and 1000 psykers (people with psychic powers) are sacrificed per day in order to keep him “alive.” Humanity has also largely forgotten how its spacecraft and other advanced machines work, and the heretical “tech priests” are the last vestiges of any knowledge of how to fix them. Soldiers who join the Imperial Guard are expected to die within the first day of military service, and are considered veterans if they actually survive that first day. In short, this is not sustainable, and the doom of humanity is inevitable in 40K. For this reason, it truly exemplifies the Grimdark genre.

Now, let’s talk about The Third Genesis (3G). The obstacles in the heroes’ path seem truly insurmountable. False gods rule over the world of Ymir, creating all manner of creatures using genetic engineering. These false gods come from Earth, and the story takes place in the distant future. They have abused faith and the concept of religion to enslave the populace and keep them firmly under their thumbs. The world of Ymir is currently in its Fourth Age, and what separates each age from the previous age is that the false gods wipe the slate clean and start again whenever they feel the world of Ymir is getting out of hand. To enforce their will, they have created the archons, genetically engineered winged warriors who put down all resistance, whom the people of Ymir generally revere the same way people from our world would revere angels. The archons have wiped out cities on numerous occasions, and many have survived the various ages of Ymir, and seen the world end multiple times.

Yet, for all this bleakness, there is still hope.

There are people called “seers” in the setting who are capable of seeing the future. These people are considered heretics, and those loyal to the false gods hunt them down, hoping to burn them at the stake. However, these seers have foreseen a time where the false gods will lie defeated, and the people of Ymir will see peace. This day, which lies on the distant horizon, is called “The Third Genesis.” There is hope for the world, an assurance that some day it will all get better. They don’t know when, and they don’t know what they’ll have to go through to get there, but that day is coming.

Couple this with sincerely good-hearted characters who strive to do what’s right, and you have a story that falls squarely in the Noblebright genre.

Noblebright is a genre that has been gaining popularity recently. It is very much the opposite of Grimdark, in that it is full of hope, shows good overcoming evil, and has sincere main characters. That’s not to say that the main characters are perfect, or even that they never make mistakes or do wrong things, but rather there is a general movement toward greater goodness in the setting. Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien is the most classic example of Noblebright. Warprize by Elizabeth Vaughan, The Wizard’s Tale by Kate Busiek, and A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet also fit into this genre. These days, it seems more and more people are getting tired of the Grimdark genre and want to see hope and goodness again.

It is my hope that if you were once a fan of Warhammer 40K or other Grimdark fantasy series that you will give The Third Genesis a shot. It is my hope that these fantastical stories will inspire people to keep believing that things can get better, and to strive for the good in life. While I cannot prove that there is a reason to hope, I think it’s readily apparent that without hope we get despair, and despair doesn’t help anyone. So, let’s enjoy stories that bring hope and teach us that goodness is rewarding.