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{{About|the mapper|the defunct [[source port]]|Obsidian (source port)}}
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{{About|the mapper|other uses|Obsidian}}
  
'''Obsidian''' is a mapper from New Zealand, who joined the [[Doom]] community in 2012. Known for his mapping and [[DeHackEd]] work on several community projects, as well as being the original host of the [[Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions]]. In 2013, he was named one of the most promising newcomers at the [[Cacowards 2013|20th Annual Cacowards]].
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'''James Caldwell''' (better known as '''Obsidian''') is a level designer from New Zealand, who joined the [[Doom]] community in 2012. In 2013, he was named one of the most promising newcomers at the [[Cacowards 2013|20th Annual Cacowards]] and his mapset [[Maskim Xul]] won a [[Cacowards 2018|Cacoward]] in 2018. Caldwell's levels are often small and compact in playing space, and feature inventive and experimental design ideas alongside tight, controlled combat. He frequently employs extensive and creative use of [[DeHackEd]], seen especially in Maskim Xul.
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He is also known as the original host of the [[Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions]], and the project lead of various [[MAYhem 2012|MAYhem]] installments. Additionally, he has been a moderator on the [[Doomworld forums]] since 2021.
  
 
== Body of work ==
 
== Body of work ==
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* Happy Birthday Jimmy! ({{ig|id=17039}})
 
* Happy Birthday Jimmy! ({{ig|id=17039}})
 
* Random Speedmap to celebrate 40oz and Bloodycid's birthday ({{ig|id=17044}})
 
* Random Speedmap to celebrate 40oz and Bloodycid's birthday ({{ig|id=17044}})
 
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2012]] ({{ig|id=17115}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2012]] ({{ig|id=17115}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP08|Needs more Detail|Doomworld Mega Project 2012}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP08|Needs more Detail|Doomworld Mega Project 2012}}
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* Diet Vrack AKA Happy Birthday Pavera! ({{ig|id=17156}})
 
* Diet Vrack AKA Happy Birthday Pavera! ({{ig|id=17156}})
 
* 10Tomb4 ({{ig|id=17200}})
 
* 10Tomb4 ({{ig|id=17200}})
 
 
* [[Monochrome Mapping Project]] ({{ig|id=17232}})
 
* [[Monochrome Mapping Project]] ({{ig|id=17232}})
 
** MAP23: Good & Evil
 
** MAP23: Good & Evil
 
 
* Inertia ({{ig|id=17240}})
 
* Inertia ({{ig|id=17240}})
 
 
* [[100 Lines]] ({{ig|id=17320}})
 
* [[100 Lines]] ({{ig|id=17320}})
** MAP12: Shotgun Alley ''(100lineT.wad)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Shotgun Alley|100LineT}} ''(100lineT.wad)''
** MAP30: Brink of Death ''(100lineT.wad)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Brink of Death|100LineT}} ''(100lineT.wad)''
** MAP15: Aquaden ''(100lineN.wad)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP15|Aquaden|100LineN}} ''(100lineN.wad)''
** MAP20: Indulge ''(100lineN.wad)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP20|Indulge|100LineN}} ''(100lineN.wad)''
 
 
 
* Obsidian's 30 Minute Maps ({{ig|id=17339}})
 
* Obsidian's 30 Minute Maps ({{ig|id=17339}})
 
* Operation Hydra ({{ig|id=17383}})
 
* Operation Hydra ({{ig|id=17383}})
 
 
* [[Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions]]: Session 1 ({{ig|id=17416}})
 
* [[Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions]]: Session 1 ({{ig|id=17416}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** MAP03: Bloodrocuted
 
** MAP03: Bloodrocuted
 
 
* Galvanize ({{ig|id=17420}})
 
* Galvanize ({{ig|id=17420}})
 
* Hugin ({{ig|id=17439}})
 
* Hugin ({{ig|id=17439}})
 
* Wyrda ({{ig|id=17440}})
 
* Wyrda ({{ig|id=17440}})
 
* Manin ({{ig|id=17441}})
 
* Manin ({{ig|id=17441}})
 
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* Rayzik's Birthday Doom 2013 ({{ig|id=18218}})
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** MAP03: Galvanize
 
* [[MAYhem 2013]] ({{ig|id=17558}})
 
* [[MAYhem 2013]] ({{ig|id=17558}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP05|Eternity's Hatred|MAYhem 2013}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP05|Eternity's Hatred|MAYhem 2013}}
 
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2013]] ({{ig|id=17784}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2013]] ({{ig|id=17784}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP17|None So Vile|Doomworld Mega Project 2013}} ''(DMP2013L.wad)''
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP17|None So Vile|Doomworld Mega Project 2013}} ''(DMP2013L.wad)''
  
 
=== 2014 ===
 
=== 2014 ===
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
 
** Session host (all 2014 sessions)
 
** Session host (all 2014 sessions)
 
** {{ig|id=17469|Session 2}}, MAP02: Verdant Cathedral
 
** {{ig|id=17469|Session 2}}, MAP02: Verdant Cathedral
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** {{ig|id=17924|Session 10}}, MAP01: Dirge of the Blighted Ovum
 
** {{ig|id=17924|Session 10}}, MAP01: Dirge of the Blighted Ovum
 
** {{ig|id=17922|Session 11}}, MAP02: OH GOD GET AWAY FROM ME!
 
** {{ig|id=17922|Session 11}}, MAP02: OH GOD GET AWAY FROM ME!
 
 
* Into the Code ({{ig|id=17523}})
 
* Into the Code ({{ig|id=17523}})
 
 
* Trinitrotoluene ({{ig|id=17628}})
 
* Trinitrotoluene ({{ig|id=17628}})
* [[Countdown to Extinction]] ({{ig|id=17623}})
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* Countdown to Extinction ({{ig|id=17623}})
 
 
 
* Adage ({{ig|id=17793}})
 
* Adage ({{ig|id=17793}})
 
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* [[WOOO 2]] ({{ig|id=17852}})
* WOOO 2 ({{ig|id=17852}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP27|Taciturn it waterway, and an bearable buttonhole inadmissible it diplomatically: of and contest expiration date enact to inoffensive woLf|WOOO 2}}
** Mapping
 
 
 
 
* Ubi Amnis Est ({{ig|id=17929}})
 
* Ubi Amnis Est ({{ig|id=17929}})
 
 
* [[MAYhem 2048]] ({{ig|id=17943}})
 
* [[MAYhem 2048]] ({{ig|id=17943}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP03|Outpost Delta|MAYhem 2048}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP03|Outpost Delta|MAYhem 2048}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP04|Besieged|MAYhem 2048}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP04|Besieged|MAYhem 2048}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Bloodstained Glass|MAYhem 2048}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Bloodstained Glass|MAYhem 2048}}
 
 
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions: Session 12 ({{ig|id=17957}})
 
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions: Session 12 ({{ig|id=17957}})
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
 
** MAP02: Neural Crush
 
** MAP02: Neural Crush
 
 
* [[32in24-14: How the Hamburglar Stole Christmas]] ({{ig|id=17969}})
 
* [[32in24-14: How the Hamburglar Stole Christmas]] ({{ig|id=17969}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP05|Belligerent Bauble Bastion|32in24-14}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP05|Belligerent Bauble Bastion|32in24-14}}
 
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2014]] ({{ig|id=18247}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2014]] ({{ig|id=18247}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Cliffs of Acheron|Doomworld Mega Project 2014}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Cliffs of Acheron|Doomworld Mega Project 2014}}
  
 
=== 2015 ===
 
=== 2015 ===
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
 
** Session host (13-15)
 
** Session host (13-15)
 
** {{ig|id=17973|Session 13}}, MAP04: FUCK YOUR FOOD!
 
** {{ig|id=17973|Session 13}}, MAP04: FUCK YOUR FOOD!
 
** {{ig|id=17980|Session 14}}, MAP07: Blasphemerotic Fellocide
 
** {{ig|id=17980|Session 14}}, MAP07: Blasphemerotic Fellocide
 
** {{ig|id=18004|Session 15}}, MAP08: Obsidian's Lament
 
** {{ig|id=18004|Session 15}}, MAP08: Obsidian's Lament
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** {{ig|id=18068|Session 18}}, MAP15: Yippee Splat!
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** {{ig|id=18149|Session 19}}, MAP11: Be Patient Honey, I Can't Find My Nipple Blades
 
** {{ig|id=18245|Session 21}}, MAP03: My Internet is Masquerading as a Pair of Corduroy Trousers
 
** {{ig|id=18245|Session 21}}, MAP03: My Internet is Masquerading as a Pair of Corduroy Trousers
 
** {{ig|id=18271|Session 23}}, MAP01: BRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWNNNNNN, MAP12: GGGGGRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNN
 
** {{ig|id=18271|Session 23}}, MAP01: BRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWNNNNNN, MAP12: GGGGGRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNN
 
** {{ig|id=18300|Session 24}}, MAP14: The Ballad of El Jaguar
 
** {{ig|id=18300|Session 24}}, MAP14: The Ballad of El Jaguar
 
 
* [[Plutonia 1024: The Plutinya Experiment]] ({{ig|id=18015}})
 
* [[Plutonia 1024: The Plutinya Experiment]] ({{ig|id=18015}})
** MAP16: Fellspring
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP16|Fellspring|Plutonia 1024}}
** MAP29: Drowning Pool ''(with [[Sebastian Graham (General Rainbow Bacon)|General Rainbow Bacon]])''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP29|Drowning Pool|Plutonia 1024}} ''(with [[Sebastian Graham (General Rainbow Bacon)]])''
** MAP30: Eternal Sleep ''(with EffinghamHuffnagel)''
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Eternal Sleep|Plutonia 1024}} ''(with EffinghamHuffnagel)''
** MAP32: The Sickening Grove
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP32|The Sickening Grove|Plutonia 1024}}
 
 
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions: Session 21 ({{ig|id=18245}})
 
** MAP03: My Internet is Masquerading as a Pair of Corduroy Trousers
 
 
 
 
* [[The Realm of Parthoris]] ({{ig|id=18280}})
 
* [[The Realm of Parthoris]] ({{ig|id=18280}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|E1M3|The Resevoir|Realm of Parthoris}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|E1M3|The Resevoir|Realm of Parthoris}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|E1M9|Nightstone Hollow|Realm of Parthoris}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|E1M9|Nightstone Hollow|Realm of Parthoris}}
 
 
* [[NOVA II: New Dawn]] ({{ig|id=18283}})
 
* [[NOVA II: New Dawn]] ({{ig|id=18283}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP27|Engraved Bones|NOVA II}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP27|Engraved Bones|NOVA II}}
** DeHackEd
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** [[DeHackEd]]
 
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* Doomworld Roulette: Session 1 ({{ig|id=18305}})
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** MAP04: The Mystic Temple of Ka'qun Babu
 
* [[32in24-15: DWANGO Unchained]] ({{ig|id=18332}})
 
* [[32in24-15: DWANGO Unchained]] ({{ig|id=18332}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Mansion of the Fly|32in24-15}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Mansion of the Fly|32in24-15}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP28|A Clockwork Tomato|32in24-15}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP28|A Clockwork Tomato|32in24-15}}
 
 
* [[MAYhem 1500]] ({{ig|id=18470}})
 
* [[MAYhem 1500]] ({{ig|id=18470}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Benedictine Convulsions|MAYhem 1500}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP31|Benedictine Convulsions|MAYhem 1500}}
 
 
* [[2048 Unleashed]] ({{ig|id=18275}})
 
* [[2048 Unleashed]] ({{ig|id=18275}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Schizophrenia|2048 Unleashed}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Schizophrenia|2048 Unleashed}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP36|Artiface|2048 Unleashed}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP36|Artiface|2048 Unleashed}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP38|Reactor Rush|2048 Unleashed}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP38|Reactor Rush|2048 Unleashed}}
 
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2015]] ({{ig|id=18640}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2015]] ({{ig|id=18640}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Morose Tint my World|Doomworld Mega Project 2015}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Morose Tint my World|Doomworld Mega Project 2015}}
  
 
=== 2016 ===
 
=== 2016 ===
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
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** {{ig|id=18329|Session 25}}, MAP06: 1/4 Of My Dick Shuts Down Texas
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** {{ig|id=18366|Session 26}}, MAP12: My Nuts in a Lifeshell
 
** {{ig|id=19021|Session 27}}, MAP12: An Age Old Heliotrope
 
** {{ig|id=19021|Session 27}}, MAP12: An Age Old Heliotrope
 
** {{ig|id=19025|Session 28}}, MAP06: Chugging a Lava Lamp
 
** {{ig|id=19025|Session 28}}, MAP06: Chugging a Lava Lamp
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** MAP20: The Great Abysm
 
** MAP20: The Great Abysm
 
** MAP22: The Dark Semprini
 
** MAP22: The Dark Semprini
 
 
* Ave Exitium ({{ig|id=18629}})
 
* Ave Exitium ({{ig|id=18629}})
 
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2016]] ({{ig|id=18778}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2016]] ({{ig|id=18778}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Confliction|Doomworld Mega Project 2016}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP12|Confliction|Doomworld Mega Project 2016}}
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions ({{ig|id=18972}})
 
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions ({{ig|id=18972}})
 
** {{ig|id=18972|Session 32}}, MAP04: Auto-Erotic Jubilation, session host
 
** {{ig|id=18972|Session 32}}, MAP04: Auto-Erotic Jubilation, session host
 
 
* [[50 Monsters]] ({{ig|id=18681}})
 
* [[50 Monsters]] ({{ig|id=18681}})
 
** [[MAP35 (50 Monsters)|MAP35]]
 
** [[MAP35 (50 Monsters)|MAP35]]
 
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* [[Speed Master]]({{ig|id=18745}})
* [[Speed Master]] ({{ig|id=18745}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP19|Demesne of the Sleepless|Speed Master}}
** MAP19
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP32|Divine Malediction|Speed Master}}
** MAP32
 
 
 
 
* [[TNT: Revilution]] ({{ig|id=18810}})
 
* [[TNT: Revilution]] ({{ig|id=18810}})
** [[DeHackEd]]
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** DeHackEd
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Malignata|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[Darryl Steffen (dobu gabu maru)|dobu gabu maru]])''
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP30|Malignata|TNT: Revilution}} ''(with [[Darryl Steffen (dobu gabu maru)|dobu gabu maru]])''
 
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* [[Confinement 256]] ({{ig|id=18819}})
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** {{maplinkgen|CONF45|Room To Breathe|Confinement 256}}
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* Skinnyman ({{ig|id=18886}})
 
* [[Super MAYhem 17]] ({{ig|id=19021}})
 
* [[Super MAYhem 17]] ({{ig|id=19021}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP14|Absolute Zero|Super MAYhem 17}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP14|Absolute Zero|Super MAYhem 17}}
 
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2017]] ({{ig|id=19024}})
 
* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2017]] ({{ig|id=19024}})
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP34|Big Flamewar at Little Temple|Doomworld Mega Project 2017}}
 
** {{maplinkgen|MAP34|Big Flamewar at Little Temple|Doomworld Mega Project 2017}}
 
 
* [[Maskim Xul]] ({{ig|id=19061}})
 
* [[Maskim Xul]] ({{ig|id=19061}})
 
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 5: Winter Weekend]] ({{ig|id=19245}})
* [[The Joy of Mapping]] #5 - Winter Weekend ({{dwforums|98041}})
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** {{maplinkgen|E2FINAL|Drag You Under|The Joy of Mapping 5}}
** E2FINAL: Drag You Under
 
  
 
=== 2018 ===
 
=== 2018 ===
* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
 
** Session host
 
** Session host
 
** {{ig|id=19008|Session 33}}, MAP07: Your Glass is Empty
 
** {{ig|id=19008|Session 33}}, MAP07: Your Glass is Empty
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** {{ig|id=19186|Session 38}}, MAP13: Unto Engine Winken
 
** {{ig|id=19186|Session 38}}, MAP13: Unto Engine Winken
 
** {{ig|id=19199|Session 39}}, MAP04: Korean Meat Faucet
 
** {{ig|id=19199|Session 39}}, MAP04: Korean Meat Faucet
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** {{ig|id=19271|Session 40}}, MAP05: so u r sp0opEd eh!
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** {{ig|id=19263|Session 41}}, MAP07: Vraaaaaaack
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** {{ig|id=19272|Session 42}}, MAP07: Absinthe-Minded
 
* Tink ({{ig|id=18994}})
 
* Tink ({{ig|id=18994}})
 
* [[Doom 64 for Doom II]] ({{ig|id=19170}})
 
* [[Doom 64 for Doom II]] ({{ig|id=19170}})
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* [[MAYhem 2018]]
 
* [[MAYhem 2018]]
 
** Project lead
 
** Project lead
** {{ig|id=19228|Orange edition}}, {{maplinkgen|MAP02|Asterion|MAYhem 2018: Orange Edition}} ''(with Redead-ITA)''
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** {{ig|id=19228|Orange edition}}, {{maplinkgen|MAP02|Asterion|MAYhem 2018: Orange Edition}} ''(with [[Redead-ITA]])''
 
** Orange edition, {{maplinkgen|MAP11|The Infinite Gyre|MAYhem 2018: Orange Edition}}
 
** Orange edition, {{maplinkgen|MAP11|The Infinite Gyre|MAYhem 2018: Orange Edition}}
 
** {{ig|id=19233|Purple edition}}, {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Everwhere|MAYhem 2018: Purple Edition}}
 
** {{ig|id=19233|Purple edition}}, {{maplinkgen|MAP07|Everwhere|MAYhem 2018: Purple Edition}}
 
** Epilogue maps
 
** Epilogue maps
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* [[The Joy of Mapping 6: Joy Eternal]]
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** {{maplinkgen|E2M14|Norepinephrine|The Joy of Mapping 6}}
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* 1-Hour Speedmapping 2018 ({{ig|id=19213}})
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** MAP02: Goop Juice
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** MAP09: Where The Mind Wanders
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** MAP22: Acridity
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* [[Doomworld Omega Project 2018]] ({{ig|id=19949}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP46|Regeneration|Doomworld Omega Project 2018}}
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* [[Bloodspeed]] ({{dwforums|103298}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP27|The Edge of Reason|Bloodspeed}}
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=== 2019 ===
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
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** {{ig|id=19448|Session 43}}, MAP05: Crucifix Nail Nipples
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** {{ig|id=19450|Session 45}}, MAP07: Somewhere that's Gre...shit that name's taken
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* Rust ({{ig|id=19507}})
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* [[MAYhem 2019]] ({{ig|id=19552}})
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** Project lead
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP11|Maudlin|MAYhem 2019}}
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** MAP18: Epilogue
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=== 2020 ===
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* Team Rocket 2 - Looks like we're blasting off again! ({{dwforums|id=111094}})
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** MAP26: Deathication
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* Candlemass ({{ig|id=19599}})
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* Isolation ({{dwforums|112967}})
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** Strain 1, MAP11: Pools of Unmaking
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* Dark Scythe ({{ig|id=19605}})
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** MAP20: Direct Shock
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** MAP36: Despair and Suffering
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* Friday Speed Mapping ({{dwforums|113757}})
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** MAP05: Tribulation
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* [[MAYhem 2020]] ({{ig|id=19685}})
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** Project lead
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP18|Spire in the Cascade of Glimmers|MAYhem 2020}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP44|{{=}}D|MAYhem 2020}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP48|Subterfuge|MAYhem 2020}}
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* The 64 kb challenge: Vanilla Selection ({{ig|id=19700}})
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** MAP16: The Melting Pot
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
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** {{ig|id=19756|title=Session 46}}, MAP06: Tower Defenestration
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** {{ig|id=19758|title=Session 47}}, MAP03: The Bane Mask Stay ON During Sex
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** {{ig|id=19781|title=Session 49}}, MAP02: KEEL-HAUL YOUR INFANT, MAP07: Big Fist at Tiffany's
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=== 2021 ===
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
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** {{ig|id=19794|title=Session 50}}, MAP05: Hugo Weaving's Dumptruck Emporium, MAP12: Not Piss
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** {{ig|id=19831|title=Session 51}}, MAP03: Rifle? Trifle? Eyeful?, MAP07: Tick, and if I may be so bold, Tock
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** {{ig|id=19861|Session 52}}, MAP04: I'm So Sorry Iikka, MAP11: Rush Limbaugh's Soft Shitty Corpse
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** {{ig|id=19885|Session 53}}, MAP04: DELICIOUS FUCK SAWSE, MAP06: Tetanus Tango
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** {{ig|id=19921|Session 54}}, MAP04: Car Park of the Elder Gods, MAP15: Ascertain
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** {{ig|id=19986|Session 55}}, MAP04: Ah Shit, There's Sand in my Megaarmor
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** {{ig|id=20006|Session 56}}, MAP04: Reaching for an Oversized Chrome Spoon, Alfonzo Gathers an Intimate Quantity of Dried Muffin Remnants and, Brushing his Scapular Aside, Proceeds to Dump These Inside of his Shirt, MAP07: Arrogantly Twisting the Sterile Canvas Snoot of a Fully-Charged Icing Annointment Utensil, Alfonzo Poots Forth a Quarter-Ounce Green Rosette Near the Summit of a Dense-But-Radiant Muffin of his Own Design
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** {{ig|id=20055|Session 57}}, MAP01: Fucking a Gramophone with the Correct Level of Enthusiasm
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** {{ig|id=20101|Session 58}}, MAP02: The Ghost of Doorsmas Past, MAP07: Wahlem Dauigi
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** {{ig|id=20099|Session 31}}, MAP01: Fuck, I Love Books, MAP03: Buckle the Fuckle Up, MAP07: Maladaption
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* [[15 Years a Doomer]] ({{dwforums|120642}})
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** Ghosts in the Undergrowth
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* Tenth Gear ({{ig|id=19888}})
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** MAP21: Bleeder
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* Half Moon ({{dwforums|121657}})
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** {{ig|id=19927|title=Part 1}}, MAP26: Festering Iron
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* [[10 Years of Doom (Mapping Contest)|10 Years of Doom]] ({{dwforums|121127}})
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** Alfonzo Settles Down and Opens a Nigerian Pretzelry after Winning the Grand Prize at the World Ballet Competition
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=== 2022 ===
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* [[Doomworld Mega Project 2021]] ({{ig|id=20188}})
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Broken Tooth|Doomworld Mega Project 2021}}
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* Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
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** {{ig|id=20162|title=Session 59}}, MAP01: The Single Onion Ring at the Bottom of Each Box of Shotgun Shells, MAP07: An Incomplete Disaster
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** {{ig|id=20164|title=Session 60}}, Session host, MAP03: Teh Pain Emmental 2: The Sequel That No-One Asked For, MAP07: Maskim Xul 2: Maskim Xul Harder
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** {{ig|id=20175|title=Session 61}}, Session host, MAP01: Yearns to Blunder, MAP03: GRATE ALL
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** {{ig|id=20220|title=Session 62}}, Session host, MAP08: Browntown, MAP09: Browntown 2: Trouble at Feculent Junction
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** {{ig|id=20355|title=Session 63}}, Session host, MAP01: Speebmapping, MAP06: Going Down (Not That One)
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** {{ig|id=20354|title=Session 64}}, Session host, MAP09: Screaming At My Own Ass, MAP18: What Happens When You Spell Boob Without The Last B
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** {{ig|id=20401|title=Session 65}}, Session host, MAP02: Alfonzo Falls Victim to the Classic Benadryl Quiche Prank
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** {{ig|id=20402|title=Session 66}}, Session host, MAP06: Prisencolinensinainciusol (Yes, That's The Map Name)
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** {{ig|id=20420|title=Session 67}}, Session host, MAP13: A Violent Smack in the Face from a Large Trout or Similar Freshwater Fish
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** {{ig|id=20528|title=Session 68}}, Session host, MAP01: ???
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** {{ig|id=20593|title=Session 69}}
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*** Session host
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*** Compilation #1, MAP07: These Fucking Utensils, MAP16: Last ASS With Mary Jane
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*** Compilation #2, MAP13: Celeri Memoria Cadi O Fuck
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* deceased.cable ({{ig|id=20359}}) ''(with [[Fuzzball]])''
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* Thirty Monsters Challenge ({{ig|id=20517}})
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** MAP15: Pitted Iron
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* Full Moon 2 ({{ig|id=20465}})
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** MAP08: The Subtle Art of Bogarting Kerosene
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* [[Doomworld Maximum Project 2021]] ({{ig|id=20550}})
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** Project lead
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** {{maplinkgen|HUB|Doomworld Maximum Project 2021|Doomworld Maximum Project 2021}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP46|SLADWALL Apocalypse|Doomworld Maximum Project 2021}} ({{ig|id=20616}})
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* [[MAYhem 2022]] ({{ig|id=20487}})
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** Project lead
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP01|Sumptorium Steel|MAYhem 2022}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP26|Epilogue|MAYhem 2022}}
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=== 2023 ===
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* [[Doomworld Maximum Project 2022]] ({{ig|id=20642}})
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** Project lead
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** {{maplinkgen|HUB|Doomworld Maximum Project 2022|Doomworld Maximum Project 2022}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP20|Necroduct|Doomworld Maximum Project 2022}}
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* [[Rabbit's All-comers Mapping Project 2023]] ([https://ramp2023.teamouse.net/ RAMP 2023 Project Site])
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP269|Collapsing Soul|Rabbit's All-comers Mapping Project 2023}}
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* [[MAYhem 2023]] ({{ig|id=20954}})
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** Project lead
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP06|All Turned Around|MAYhem 2023}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP13|Seized with a Violent Joy|MAYhem 2023}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP16|Epilogue|MAYhem 2023}}
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* 10 Line Genocide ({{dwforums|139711}})
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** MAP32: Wretched Sky ''(from Episode 3)''
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* Mosaic ({{ig|id=20918}})
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** MAP20: Geisterviertel
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=== 2024 ===
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* [[Doomworld Maximum Project 2023]] ({{ig|id=21085}})
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** Project lead
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** {{maplinkgen|HUB|Doomworld Maximum Project 2023|Doomworld Maximum Project 2023}}
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** {{maplinkgen|MAP02|Citadel of the Blessed Rictus|Doomworld Maximum Project 2023}}
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== External links ==
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* [https://twitter.com/Obsidian_Doom Twitter]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/user/EnclaveOfObsidian YouTube]
  
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 8 March 2024

This article is about the mapper. For other uses, see Obsidian.

James Caldwell (better known as Obsidian) is a level designer from New Zealand, who joined the Doom community in 2012. In 2013, he was named one of the most promising newcomers at the 20th Annual Cacowards and his mapset Maskim Xul won a Cacoward in 2018. Caldwell's levels are often small and compact in playing space, and feature inventive and experimental design ideas alongside tight, controlled combat. He frequently employs extensive and creative use of DeHackEd, seen especially in Maskim Xul.

He is also known as the original host of the Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions, and the project lead of various MAYhem installments. Additionally, he has been a moderator on the Doomworld forums since 2021.

Body of work[edit]

2012[edit]

2013[edit]

2014[edit]

2015[edit]

2016[edit]

2017[edit]

2018[edit]

2019[edit]

2020[edit]

2021[edit]

  • Abyssal Speedmapping Sessions:
    • Session 50, MAP05: Hugo Weaving's Dumptruck Emporium, MAP12: Not Piss
    • Session 51, MAP03: Rifle? Trifle? Eyeful?, MAP07: Tick, and if I may be so bold, Tock
    • Session 52, MAP04: I'm So Sorry Iikka, MAP11: Rush Limbaugh's Soft Shitty Corpse
    • Session 53, MAP04: DELICIOUS FUCK SAWSE, MAP06: Tetanus Tango
    • Session 54, MAP04: Car Park of the Elder Gods, MAP15: Ascertain
    • Session 55, MAP04: Ah Shit, There's Sand in my Megaarmor
    • Session 56, MAP04: Reaching for an Oversized Chrome Spoon, Alfonzo Gathers an Intimate Quantity of Dried Muffin Remnants and, Brushing his Scapular Aside, Proceeds to Dump These Inside of his Shirt, MAP07: Arrogantly Twisting the Sterile Canvas Snoot of a Fully-Charged Icing Annointment Utensil, Alfonzo Poots Forth a Quarter-Ounce Green Rosette Near the Summit of a Dense-But-Radiant Muffin of his Own Design
    • Session 57, MAP01: Fucking a Gramophone with the Correct Level of Enthusiasm
    • Session 58, MAP02: The Ghost of Doorsmas Past, MAP07: Wahlem Dauigi
    • Session 31, MAP01: Fuck, I Love Books, MAP03: Buckle the Fuckle Up, MAP07: Maladaption
  • 15 Years a Doomer (Doomworld forums thread)
    • Ghosts in the Undergrowth
  • Tenth Gear (Doomworld/idgames)
    • MAP21: Bleeder
  • Half Moon (Doomworld forums thread)
    • Part 1, MAP26: Festering Iron
  • 10 Years of Doom (Doomworld forums thread)
    • Alfonzo Settles Down and Opens a Nigerian Pretzelry after Winning the Grand Prize at the World Ballet Competition

2022[edit]

2023[edit]

2024[edit]

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