The cradle series written by Will Wight, narrated by Travis Baldree. Eastern inspired progression fantasy with fantastic characters and world

Dreadgod is so damn good, it and Ghostwater are my tops.

Couldn’t agree more, they helped me through some stuff and I regularly re-read. Keep advancing my friend

Cradle by Will Wight because the characters are endearing and believable and tangibly grow as people while they grow in the magic system which while we’re at it is very satisfying variation on Chinese martial arts “magic” systems, the power scaling is nuts.

The world is deep and interesting and you get a lot of insight into it from other characters perspectives

It’s 12 books and everything builds from everything you’ve read naturally. The themes speak to me, etc.

Blender for the texture painting

Material Maker for turning those textures into game engine ready materials. It’s also capable generating textures using noise and other patterns. Examples