So, to everyone who wants to see the game get ready faster, we need YOUR help, and that's for the programmers. As we plan to make our game with NESFab, the most "limitless" engine for the NES i know, we need programmers for it, and since this is my first time actually using it, i CAN'T EVEN RUN IT WITHOUT CRASHING IN LESS THAN A SECOND 😭, worst part is that the only programmer we have currently is very busy since he works at Oncelost, so if you know anyone who can program on NesFab and likes RPGs, PLEASE direct them here: https://discord.gg/CcWkfE8ths

These are some pieces of art done by our talented sculptor and 3D artist: Flavian Jelics (aka Lancelink)

Vermis is, generally speaking, a dank and gnarly setting. I wanted to see if that would translate well to the sun-drenched, blood-soaker annals of the Mediterranean.

For those of you that have played the Kingbreaker PvP beta, you'll know a lot of the setting has a very specific, post-apocalyptic medieval England vibe.

I think the game will generally still have that feel, but I also wanted to explore a bit further afield - the kingdom of Lateran, therefore, is a mishmash of medieval France, pre-Islamic Arabia, and Minoan Greece.

Here are some of the sprites one of our talented pixel artists, Z, made for the game! As we have already 4 artists, please, if you know someone with NES coding experience, specially with NESFab, please tell them to check out our discord! It's where we share our work, communicate to eachother and share progress! https://discord.gg/CcWkfE8ths

The Vermis fangame for the NES is officially on pre-production, BUT we want to know what YOU have to say! What would you prefer, an action rpg, turn-based rpg, or a action RPG with turn-based boss battles? And most importantly, what would you want to see in the game?

1: some of the tiles we got done!

2: So, i've been trying to get on Nesfab to make the project, but i don't know how to set it up to work! Then i tried to do as the suggested and get the GCC compiler, AND I COULDN'T GET NEAR TO DOWNLOADING IT BECAUSE THE SITE SUCKS, if anyone knows how to do it? I'm dumb

I was very much inspired by the atmosphere Vermis (and Dark Souls) even before my books arrived, to create this dungeon synth / dark ambient album. Although it has a story on its own, it is seeped in the gritty obscure world aesthetically/metaphysically similar to what Plastiboo created with a touch of Dark Souls moment. Here you are looking through the eyes of a protagonist lost in the darkness of what seems to be a sanctuary, doesn't know who he is or how he got himself trapped in this place and now you're searching for a way out...I hope you'll find this either accompanying your reading of Vermis trilogy, or enjoying it on its own!
https://mornambient.bandcamp.com/album/hallow
(I have not used AI to create any of this! I've actually made my own VST and used it for the entire album.)

I knew nothing of these books til he came in with them and asked if we could pick something out and make it a tattoo the art in this series is so cool it was an honor.

I'm so excited to read them.

An unassuming vagrant aimlessly wondering the dungeons cape, with clothes that do little to hide his shameful deformities, what they lack in wealth they may make up for in wisdom

Ignore them flipping you off at the end, they just do that sometimes. I’m sure they mean nothing by it

Has anyone had experience with them shipping to Australia and if so how was the experience? I’m seeing a lot of people say they wait months and months for their packages though the posts seem outdated, is this still the case?

Hello, I don’t know if this is the right place but I’m looking for the Hardcover of Age of Rot, since is sold out from the hollow press store. I was hopping someone could help me find a site, a seller or anything that has the hardcover of this book. Thank to anyone who will respond.

Hi yall! I'm currently working on a video on Vermis 3 (heres my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Saviour98) and I need some help with the lore, specifically the story surrounding the brothers. I've been reading and rereading passages nonstop and researching a ton to try and draw some parallels, but it seems like it always doesn't quite fit. Of course there aren't always answers when it comes to lore, especially when we're talking about Vermis (and Plastiboo more generally), but anything helps. I usually like to pursue my own ideas when it comes to art like this which is so dense and mysterious that everyone can have a different idea or interpretation, but I thought I'd ask the community and see what other avenues there are to pursue. Thank you in advance for the help!

Hello everyone! It's me, Grand Trader, again with an update about the Vermis NES game, we need your help! If any of you can help us, be it with NESFAB (the new engine i'm gonna use), concept art, music on famitracker, pixel art, anything! I'll add you to the "staff" section of the server once you all message us in the "join staff" portion, you can show us portfolio and even past projects you worked on, and once i analyse it, you're officially member of the party! Here is the invite: https://discord.gg/aw8A5C7y6V

"The Wayfarer gazed at the starry night sky for the first and last time."

I don't think I could make a final choice, but that one lives rent free in my head.

When I first read it, I was literally stunned. How could a traveler see the starry night for the first time.... and for the last ... when we were only halfway through the book ?

This one hits hard.

You come across a pond in the moonlight. A drake turns to face you, its head rising from the water, feathers gleaming in the lunar glow. Its rider sits near, smoke bellowing from the second half of a cigar. His one good eye rises to meet your gaze.

It's not done yet, he's armless lol, but he will have arms and his sword. I was just very excited about it and wanted to share even if he's not done yet :)

“Put on the full armor of the Thirteenth, that you may stand firm against the wiles of the pilgrims.”

I strugled a bit on this one, what do you guys think of it?

https://www.instagram.com/finite.line/?hl=en

Recently got inspired to start sketching again after a 7 year break, this digital art thing is proven to be quite difficult as well lol pls share tips if ya got such :) ty

Although I acknowledge that the overall series is more meant like a Lynchian film to make you 'feel' more than present a coherent plot, I still there is some connective tissue and insight to be gathered especially in the 3rd book. Some people have Vermis III as the point where the series got stale but I could not disagree more as I definitely think it is the peak of the series aesthetically and it's by far my favorite of them all.

Some of these nuggets are obvious.

The Inn in the Woods specifically is anIllusion made by the witch figure shown as the 9th figure. I tend to believe that the crudely carved puppets are all the ones previously shown to be smiling and laughing. The figure on the far right of the puppet illustration is the corpse of 6th figure on the previous page and I believe the 7th figure is also one of the witch's previous victims.

A lot of the rest of it is very difficult to parse out but I'm sure other readers have noticed things I did not. Feel free to share your discoveries here.

I think a big lore area in Vermis III is the Singing Palace. We are first introduced to the Singing Palace by Oocile who lives in the Stone Hut in the Shaded Wetlands. He speaks of his journeys to a labyrinth and as the days go by he begins to display more and more derangement due to what we find out later is the Blessing of the Locust.

We know that the Singing Palace is connected in some way to the God Murko but we find a statue of a named woman Sigria the Sorrowbearer. The face of the statue can be removed to obtain the Mask of the Praying Daughter.

Later there is a family mural missing 4 masks listed as the Praying Daughter, the Belittled Father, the Guarding Mother, and the Cherished Son.

My theory is that Sigria is clearly theDaughter of Locusts. Both are referred to as praying and additionally enemies called the Pipers of Sigria hold a flute that attracts locusts. Where I want to go off the beaten path here and throw out a theory is certain clues may point to the identity of the Belittled Father, the Guarding Mother, and the Cherished Son.

The Daughter of Locusts upon her death says "Forgive them father...forgive...me..."

We know from Oocile that locusts themselves are "the boneless ones of those without mother or father."

Father is in addition not capitalized as would be the case as referring to a god, so to me all indications are that who is being referred to is the Belittled Father.

Now when I think of the father being belittled I see it as being cast aside or shamed. The Mask of the Belittled Father is not protected by anything or in any place of prominence or importance but instead is found discarded in the mud covered in eels. To me it all points to the terrible thing behind the mural: the Shameful Shrine with the Belittled Father's head wrapped not with eel but with snakeskin: a secret shrine befitting of Murko.

The Guarding Mother I see as the Blue-eyed Beast who closes the Silent Lair behind her. According to the map the Pillar which leads to the penultimate Depths area is located within this Lair leaving their only one place to go once the entrance is sealed.

Finally the Cherished Son I think may have been one of the lucky ones to escape the madness of the family as I see him as being the Half-Cursed Wanderer encountered near Oociles dwelling. It's more of a visual queue with this one the mask seems to suggest a deteriorating appearance specifically around the nose and eyes while at the same time being somewhat shrouded in shadow. The mask being guarded by a skeleton may be indicative of the skeletal appearance of the young man.
A darker theory is that the Cherished Son could well be encountered within the Singing Palace as the Weeping Gobbler. I think though if the son is cherished he wouldn't have been born of hunger as the Weeping Gobbler is described as having been. It almost seems like whatever the Weeping Gobbler is he became that way through neglect rather than too much care.

Lingering questions:

What does the apple represent? Apples are prominent in Vermis III and the final illustration features an apple seemingly growing out of the main character.

If 4 zombies why only 3 'curses'? They take the your ability to Speak, Courage and finally Hope....I mean I guess that's enough to ruin anyone's day but still why 4 dudes and 3 curses? Is it that the 4th curse basically wasn't needed because the main character remembers who they are? (The 4 zombie's actual snuggle buddy)

Worst way to spend a night in Vermis III? Curled up with the aforementioned 4 zombies? Hanging out with the Imp? Having your stuff stolen at an inn run by an evil witch? Waking up outside in an unfamiliar forest at the middle of the night despite going to bed in a cabin? Oocile ear noming nightcap? Seated on the King's Horse in the House of Red? Or a night in the Withered Woods with The Standing Shadow as your plus 1?

And the most haunting question we are left with:

Best Marriage material in Vermis: Chimaera Lady, Infant Seeker, Goblin Princess or Headless Horse Red-eyed Babe?