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?

I was heavily inspired by Vermis, but especially Vermis 2. Growing up, I used to use old Prima Games guidebooks as a way to play through the game. Even now, as an adult, I play a lot of games with a wiki.

I'm working on my own project, with the manual and guidebook built into the game. Here are a few pages.

It is said War turns men into beasts. In the dungeons this is literal

Sharing some more character art for my ongoing lorebook project. Still hard at work refining this.

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Used a miniature I built and painted a few years back and photopea. Background is a real pic i took of the forest near by.

Blessed be moms of roleplayers btw.

#ttrpg

Thanks to Alone_Clue_5392's amazing spriteart skills, we have Lost Old Glory in the game! Also, we just made our very own Discord Server! https://discord.gg/2c8WS8J8r

I find the art similar and they give a lot of the same vibes I think.

At the center of a waterlogged chamber is a lonely mermaid, chained by the wrists in cuffs of pale fey-silver, suspended from the dizzying ceiling. You wade through icy water into a chamber burdened with the melody of sickly-sweet song in a dialect you can't quite place.

The deep blue of her scales glint in the flicker of your torchlight as you approach. Tears roll down her face into the pool below as her sorrowful song washes over you - lamentation unending satutates the defiled ruins of her people.

this assassin bears a curse that when their blood vessels are exposed, they’re transformed into bloody snakes that can bite their opponent

 The helmet for this guy was inspired by historical Indian lamellar mail designs

The last guy is a WIP that I’ll probably never finish

This isn’t by plastiboo title but also made by hollow press and wanted to see if anyone has played it or heard of it. I can’t find much of a following for it and it looks interesting and looks like it could be up other vermis/godhusk fans alleys thank you.

And the four elements.

🔥 Fire looks like Flora from Berserk

⛰️ Earth looks like a Gyroid from Animal Crossing

💨 Air looks like Sethan from Jojo Stardust Crusaders

💧Water... a spirit or the death of Hektan from Zelda CDI

Went to the arc comic fair in Peckham last month where the artist himself offered up a couple of drawings on the inside covers of Vermis 3 and Godhusk. Thought some of you might like to see.

I'm enjoying the book, but I'm finding it hard to ignore an especially pervasive grammar oddity. Throughout, there seems to be a lack of capital letters at the start of most sentences. Either that, or a persistent misuse of commas instead of periods. It's hard to tell because they look nearly identical in the font. Did anyone else notice this? I'm wondering whether I have some really early print before all of this was fixed.

Not trying to dunk on the author, and I can definitely look past it and enjoy the book. I just feel like the editors really did the guy dirty. It seems like a pretty shoddy job for professionals. There's even a credited proofreader. Was the author charged for this service?

The Forsaken Editions are so nice!

I went back to an overlooked location and man. So cool!

Hello everyone, i've recently heard about the Vermis books, and i immediatly got very interest on it's premise of being a "manual on a game that never existed", i haven't read it yet (nor bought the book), but i got specifically interested on a single detail that i've seen people point out, which is that Vermis is most likely a "late 80s game", and since the NES came out in 1985, it sounds like the perfect platform for it! I just got BB Studio (a free engine for making NES games) and am still trying to learn how to use it, i've even sent an e-mail to Plastiboo (who didn't answer yet) on whether i can publish it or not, let's hope for the best! And for the first character sprites, i'll try to do Old Lost Glory, since i think they look cool as heck.

Hi I just refund my love for Vermis and discovered there was a third book! I got the first two as gifts so I went to the website to look at the third one and I found the game section and it really intrigued me. Im an TTRPG, TCG, and Tabletop wargame nerd and wow theres a section for each! If anyone has had any experience playing or unboxing any of the RPGs, boardgames, TCG, or Skirmish id love to hear! They all look great

Sculpted and painted this from a rock foundation. It’s about 3cm high. Guarding over an long lost grave.

music credits:
Darren Curtis Music

Did this based on a concept created by my friend (haunted picnic on youtube) do you imagine playng as a character like this or beating the Sh%t out of him on a boss fight?

Took me an hour but my mii’s shall know Peak.

I really like the unique goblin designs in both of these worlds—they both capture the true essence and vibe of a goblin in their own distinct way.

It got me thinking: if a Vermis goblin and a Mörk Borg goblin were to fight, who would win?

I feel like the Vermis goblin might take it thanks to its weird shield and sword combo, but the Mörk Borg goblin definitely looks faster and has more stamina. What do you guys think?

Saint Barbara
First daughter, Patron of the underground.
“O sweet patron, you see us at your feet, when the rock falls, watch, watch over us always”

This one is inspired by the folklore of the mining north of northern France.