ETERNAL GOOD KNIGHT

2026
Editorial, Illustration, Publication

OBJECTIVE

Eternal Good Knight is a manual for an entirely fictional classic dark fantasy RPG. The goal was to create the a personal editorial work/zine, and mine was inspired by those small game manuals you would find in physical copies of video games.

APPROACH

I wanted to reach for that nostalgia for physical media, so I chose to go for a pixelated art style with weathered paper textures. At the same time the aesthetic of the game takes many elements from the Medieval ages, so I took inspiration from 1500s attire, flourishing borders, and tapestries, all with a fantasy twist. The text took a bulk of the space with no area for compromise, which ended up becoming a balancing act. Some pages worked better than others.

I initially wanted to attempt to stay with a limited colour scheme, but instead I ended up have multiple different colour schemes depending on the characters' relations with each other. For example, the Moon Priestess is mainly whites and blues because she's associated with the Moon Goddess, while the Solar Magician is mainly purples and oranges because they're associated with the sun.

I initially wanted to attempt using a limited colour scheme, but instead I ended up have multiple different colour schemes depending on the characters' relations with each other. For example, the Moon Priestess is mainly light blues because she's associated with the Moon Goddess, while the Solar Magician is mainly purples, yellows, and oranges because they're associated with the sun.

Two page spread of the goddess in the game: Aselena, goddess of the moon, and Machra, goddess of the sun

Two page spread on the lore of the game's world with a diptych visually representing the story

Character info page on the fallen warrior. Left side is an illustration, right side is the character stat block and minor description

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I went through a lot of ideation and sketches to get to a place I liked, yet never quite satisfied with them. Dark fantasy, though a genre I enjoy, is not something I'm very experienced in illustrating, making it a challenge since the beginning.