Henrik Refsnes

The Pulp Archives

Before Pilgrim. Before the Clergy. When Magic had a name: Technology. These are tales of the old world.

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A logotype image picturing curved text that reads: Tales of THE OLD WORLD by Henrik Refsnes. The lettering is dark red with a light, thin beige outline, against a near black background.
A hand-inked image that looks like an old vintage pulp magazine, of a spaceship wreckage above the planet Earth, against a backdrop of space. In the foreground is a woman dressed in dirty military fatigues, holding a hand welder, and looking like she’s having a really bad day. The title text reads Petty Officer ARAN has THE WORST DAY SINCE YESTERDAY, in big bold yellow lettering. A thin yellow frame surrounds the image and has the words “Henrik Refsnes”.

Sci-fi Serial

Read about the (mis)fortunes of Petty Officer Aran as she finds herself the last woman in space—and possibly at all. Transcribed from audio logs, grammar may suffer.

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A hand-inked image that looks like an old vintage pulp magazine, of an underground dungeon with a winding path and a small, thin bridge across a deep chasm. In the foreground is a muscular barbarian with black hair, resting a broadsword across his shoulder. The title text reads Can the BARBARIAN toss the DWARF? in big bold, yellow lettering. A thin yellow frame surrounds the image and has the words “Hero Quest”.

Hero Quest

Become the evil wizard you always wanted to be, and revel in the lamentations of your players as you drive their heroes before you. Content advisory: sarcasm, satire.

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A logotype image picturing curved text that reads: Tales of COLLABORATIVE STORYTELLING. The lettering is dark red with a light, thin beige outline, against a near black background.

Stock Art

Please consider fueling my coffee grinder by grabbing some vectorized stock art for your next big project.

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A hand-inked image that looks like an old vintage pulp magazine, of the planet Earth against the dark of space. In the foreground a man in a brown suit is calmly drinking from a cup of coffee. The title text reads Take a DRINK from the FINAL POT, in big bold, yellow lettering. A thin yellow frame surrounds the image and has the words “Inadvisable”.

Static Noise

Scroll through the ramblings of a procrastinating coffee addict. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, rarely productive and often quite inadvisable.

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A hand-inked image that looks like an old vintage pulp magazine, of a lush remote island and an erupting volcano. In the foreground is a sorceress dressed in tattered clothing, wielding a flaming staff and preparing to cast fire from her hands. The title text reads Save the SESSION with ADVENTURE TIDBITS, in big bold, yellow lettering. A thin yellow frame surrounds the image and has the words “Tall Tales”.

Tell a Tale

Lack inspiration for your next TTRPG session? Or is it starting in 5 minutes and you got nothing? Look no further than these story prompts gone wrong.

Imagine

HeroScribe Maps

If you’re into Hero Quest, be sure to check my packaged map layouts for HeroScribe (First Light included) and dazzle your heroes with slick quest design.

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A logotype image picturing curved text that reads: Tales of HERO QUEST by Henrik Refsnes. The lettering is dark red with a light, thin beige outline, against a near black background.