Back in Black

Another trio of wonderful magic wand designs, this time in basic black, from McCormick Wands.  I love the detailed carving from the grip to the pommel. 

 

 

Classic Era Camping

What kind of gear would adventurers use in the classic Mythos era?  Here's the answer to that question.

Mr. Dyer is a high school teacher and historical reenactor concentrating on the early 1900's. That extends to not only researching and collecting period equipment, but actually creating modern versions of vintage hardware like the Preston Mess Kit.  This video is a good example of his work, and it just happens to combine two of my hobbies- bushcraft and 1920's history.  In it you'll find a full rundown of the clothing, implements, and bric-a-brac an outdoorsman or woman would use back in the Lovecraft era.  It's fascinating stuff, and you'll be surprised how little some things have changed in the intervening century.

 

 

The Archon of Void

"This is the Archon of Void. Blind. Crowned with nails. The inner god that breathes in silence. He is point zero where all begins but nothing remains. Here destruction and creation are one."

Andrea Falaschi returns to our pages with this incredible piece, the Archon of Void.  

 

 

Stakes, Well Done

One of the truest maxims of life is that you need the right tools to do the job. El Marques Larp Shop brings us these foam, LARP-safe vampire hunting stakes.  These would be perfect for a Halloween one-shot.

 

 

Ladybug, Ladybug Fly Away Home Handouts

Over on Reddit, UrsusRex01 has done two great things.  The first is posting this tableau of all the handouts they made for the "Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home" scenario for Call of Cthulhu.  The second is making every single one of these handouts available for download, absolutely free.  Just click over here.

 

 

The Skull

After a too long absence, the talented Axel Torvenius returns to our pages.  This time he brings us this wonderfully grotesque tribal skull.  The patina of filth and corruption is wonderful, and that's a phrase you'll probably never see anywhere but here.  Heh.

 

 

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Rush Edition.

This nicely done traditional Cthulhu idol comes to us from artist Tom Rush.

 

 

Idol of Y'Golonac

Dadocadente brings us this "handout", a rough clay idol of Y'golonac wrapped in a bloody cloth.  Can't get much more immersive than that.  If you're not familiar with The Defiler, you'll find more over here.

 

 

Blade Runner RPG Props

Seth Skorkowsky has one of the best tabletop RPG channels on YouTube.  I first started following him because he was one of the few people covering Traveller, a game I've been a fan of for close to fifty years.  I stayed thanks to his insightful reviews and love of game handouts.  He's made dozens of them for scenarios he's run, all freely available.

His latest video is a look at the "Electric Dreams" adventure for the Blade Runner RPG.  It features a deep dive into the slew of incredible props and handouts included in the scenario, something you rarely see for science fiction games.  I'd love to see Mongoose start cranking out stuff like this for Traveller. 

 

Shrunken Head

This well done sideshow-style shrunken head comes to us from ToT.kunst.obj over on Instagram.  They absolutely nailed the skin texture.  

 

 

Mjolnir in Iron

Tyler McCormick of Wyrdcor returns to our pages with this Mjolnir pendant, hand forged from iron.

 

 

Elder Thing

Check out this cool sculpture of an Elder Thing from "At the Mountains of Madness" created by artists Monstark and Dave Correia.  I stumbled across it today, but it apparently dates back to 2018.  It's pretty kick-ass for a project done with absolutely zero budget.  What makes it particularly timely is that it popped while I was searching for Halloween projects to do with the grandkids. 

 

Ring of the Messenger

I love this.  Westwood FM brings us the "Ring of the Messenger" box.  The ceramic cover features strange geometric forms, inscribed glyphs from some unknown language, inhuman creatures, and the sigil of the Necronomicon.  All the ingredients for a truly intriguing item.

 

 

Tomecraft, Defined.

Ancient tomes and grimoires are a staple of Mythos propmaking, as the 345+ posts with the "Tomecraft" label here on Propnomicon can attest.  Over on YouTube, Adeels Bindery and Pen Art has been kind enough to post a complete, step by step guide into what exactly goes into recreating a medieval book.  That includes everything from creating the signatures of paper to "sculpting" the cover using multiple layers of laminated fiberboard.  The beautiful end result speaks for itself.

 

Game Night

A tantalizing selection of prop documents and photographs for LongshotRage's next Call of Cthulhu tabletop game.  He's running a homebrew scenario focused on the Black Pharaoh, Nephren-Ka.

 

 

Peepers the Clown

No, this isn't a person with a makeup appliance.  It's Peepers the Clown, the latest life-sized oddity from the incredible Tom Kuebler.  I'd love to display something this cool, but I just couldn't bring myself to actually have it in my house.  Can you even imagine having this in the corner when you stumble into a dark room?

 

 

Balor of the Evil Eye

Sander Propworx returns to our pages after a too long absence.  Their latest is this "Balor of the Evil Eye" LARP helmet, based on the depiction of the evil leader of the Fomorians from Irish mythology as depicted in the Slaine comic book series.  Cast in fiberglass with a wonderful patinated bronze finish.

 

 

Helm of Eredin

Artist Olyksandr Hyrtsai brings us the Helm of Eredin, leader of the Wild Hunt in the Witcher III video game.  Click through for a full gallery on Reddit.  In the comments you'll find a link to a video documenting the helm's creation, from the lamination of the oak planks through the painstaking process of shaping the final sculpt with power tools.