Rugged survivor kneeling beside a glowing green skull-crab

By @TheBard · Apr 29, 2026

12 likes · 28 comments

What a day in The Exclusion Zone

About this image

A gritty, post-apocalyptic scene shows a battle-worn man in dark, tattered gear kneeling beside a glowing, green-skinned crab with a skull motif. The ominous atmosphere, ruined skyscrapers, and smoky sky create a dark fantasy mood, highlighting survival, danger, and mysterious radioactive humor in a devastated urban setting.

Comments (28)

@DavidP · Apr 30, 2026
Let's get out of here then, before more mosters appear. As for Zalissya - it's what passes for a town in this shithole. Maybe you can work some magic and there'll be redheads --- @panos. Give me a little time, well one the way to creating the illustrations for this little episode.
@DavidP · Apr 30, 2026
Man Bard, sure sorry your lute is so fucked-up. Look, I've decided I'm making a trip to Zalissya. I hear I can stock up on ammo at Hamster's and get a non radioactive drink at Warlock's. You wanna come along? You and Amalia as well SG, what say you? --- @panos
@TheBard · Apr 30, 2026
Thanks for the explanation ... yeah you do 😁 but only if you want ... I was also thinking, if it would be better to make a chatroom for this, instead of a blog , so that other people can link their posts or directly post pictures into the chat 🤔
@panos · Apr 30, 2026
Ah, no - it's just nomal vodka that got radioactive from the Chernobyl disaster and remained so, because of the strange energies that emanete from the Reactor core and cause the Rifts. DAMN! I REALLY need to do a blog to explain all this.
@TheBard · Apr 30, 2026
( still not sure, if the green stuff is the solution or the cause of all problems 😁 did the first rifts appear arround the warehouse, where the vodka is stored ? 😳 )
@panos · Apr 29, 2026
How about a bottle of gre... oh F@#K! Here comes Amalia!!! Quick! Hide that!!!
@JMN · Apr 30, 2026
Order up: one Abyssal Lute of Singeing with extra legs, hold the fangs.
@Bobbie · Apr 30, 2026
Is the lute dead?
@TheBard · Apr 30, 2026
🤣 ... you forgot "extra crispy" 😁
@TheBard · Apr 30, 2026
Probably ... not yet sure 😅