Fotis Books.

Fotis Thimodeas — writer & caricaturist

Goblins, day jobs, 3D and other Tutorials.

I write an unreasonably wide shelf: dark-comic fantasy and LitRPG, tabletop adventures you can run this weekend, and plain-spoken how-to books . Pick a shelf.

From the notebook

This month's nonsense

Notebook N° 01 · July

Summer Accounting

Heat and sun,
your job is done,
but money is scarce,
if you're not rich,
or live on an island —
for me, summer is a curse.

Challenge N° 01 · July

Draw with me

Monthly · Instagram

This month: caricature Jack Nicholson. Draw it, post it, tag me — I'll repost the ones that make me laugh, and caricature the best one myself.

Play along on Instagram
Shelf 01 / Fiction & Games

Fantasy & the tabletop

Cover of Chronicles of the Hexed: Blood
N° 01

Chronicles of the Hexed: Blood

Dark Fantasy

A quick-witted halfling rogue wakes up cursed into the body of an old goblin woman. Survival now takes more than a good sword arm — Discworld-flavoured grit, ruthless goblin clans, and unexpected heroism.

Read on Amazon
Chronicles of the Hexed - The Hairy Fairy
N° 02

Chronicles of the Hexed - The Hairy Fairy

Dark Fantasy Humor

What if water was the source of all your misery? What if your hair had a mind of its own? What if the rain could kill you?.
A comedic fantasy, a pile of misfortunes and a hairy road to redemption

Get it on Amazon
Cover of The Metal of Cold Hearts
N° 03

The Metal of Cold Hearts

D&D 5e · Level 3

A non-linear sandbox for 4–6 players. Everyone wants Verdarite, the divine metal — and your party might become monsters chasing it. A living village, tough choices, multiple endings. Maps and monster art included.

Get it on DMs Guild
Shelf 02 / How-to & Work

Practical, with a straight face

Cover of The Playful Professional
N° 04

The Playful Professional

Work & Life

Waking up happy to go to work — without faking it. Find the right job, survive the wrong one, ask for the raise, set boundaries, and build a career without burning out. Practical, human, and a little playful.

Read on Amazon
Cover of Blender Basics and Beyond
N° 05

Blender Basics and Beyond

3D · How-to

Start creating in 3D with free, open-source Blender. From your first pyramid to a snowman, a lizard, and a low-poly lightsaber — step by step, with the shortcuts that save you real time.

Read on Amazon
Cover of Putting the Fun in Fundamental
N° 06

Putting the Fun in Fundamental

Computers 101

A gentle, screenshot-heavy guide for brand-new PC users — from choosing a computer to staying safe online. Written by an IT teacher and a support agent who've fielded every beginner question there is.

Read on Amazon
Shelf 03 / Poetry

Verse & mischief

Cover of Tails that Leave Trails
N° 07

Tails that Leave Trails

Humor · Verse

Things are stirring in the animal kingdom: new leaders, elaborate cons, true colours revealed. Funny poems about creatures who think like us and act… a little differently. Who'll rule, and who'll submit?

Read on Amazon

Before you go

Thanks for wandering the shelves.

Every book here began as a doodle and a stubborn idea. If one of them made you laugh, taught you something, or sent your party bolting from a goblin — that was the whole point. Come back soon; there's always another one on the drawing board.

— Fotis