Hopy moly y’all! I *think* we have a Prothonotary Warbler nesting in our birdhouse this year!!! I still need to get a photo to verify but I’m like 80% certain. One of my fave birds! For reference if you aren’t aware of these beauties. #birding

Le Guin’s writing has mostly vanquished that feeling of disinterest in “older” settings from yesterday. I did however turn on the new Louie Zong ep and start digging through and updating old Hum docs today. For those who are interested in making their first pact with a Spirit in Hum’s setting…

Been feeling really disinterested in medieval-ass fantasy lately, or really any setting set further “back” than like the 1990s. Which aint ideal since I gotta wrap up this Pilgrim’s module asap. My monster catcher craves to be worked on…

Aw shit, it’s humid and rainy (my favorite) in East Tennessee. Time to dust off my work on Hum and see where I left off last year…

Less into ttrpgs as complete, tightly designed experiences and more into big bags of toys. Toys can suggest a variety of ways to play, but are ultimately not opinionated about what you do. Classic Traveller is fantastic at this. I'm trying to capture a little bit of that with Night Tripper.

Just found out that the reason that I have received 0 call backs for the four design positions I have applied for is because they require a Bachelor’s. I mean I get that they were all for a University but jeez I figured 10+ years experience plus an Associates would more than make up for it.

Emergency commissions. Simple stuff, no revisions please.

Trying to put into words how I am feeling about my craft lately. Particularly game design. Where I know I am not designing for a wider audience (nor do I want to), but do want the work to make sense to whoever it is for? Is that laziness or just a changing of perspective on my art/games?

I’ve spent the last few months building a modpack and minecraft server for a bunch of friends. I usually do this once a year or so. This time is different though a friend, and I built half of a Pokemon game into this one. Anywho we launch Saturday and I am so excited!!

I hope every other game designer has a very “your barista checks out your indie game and likes it” kinda day like myself. Oh and you can check out and like Pilgrim’s Passages here! dastardlydave.itch.io/pilgrims-pas...

The Offworlders discord is now the Wolf Leisure Simulations discord and I am putting Night Tripper bits up in there like playing around with potential supplement covers.

it's ok

The diet of the su—marsupial lord of the rainforests east of Kambawan—mostly consists of mammalian prey. During the monsoon, however, its skill as a swimmer allows it to switch to large fish. ↓

Threw some color over these X-Files drawings

Here's a look inside my new DEMON BOOK. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Howdy folks! Dropping a line to say that this week is the week for Mildew and Silver's campaign and (very importantly) the beginning of Old-School Essentials month!

“I FEEL revitalized.” “I’m MEEEELTING…” “I’m gonna getcha!” “OoO a delicious looking reward.”

🚨 MAGIC PLAYERS! 🔥 If ever there was a more apt need for The Gathering, now's the time! Show your solidarity! Help your fellow workers win! ✊

Someone liked an old post about one of the Domains of my ttrpg about travel, Pilgrim’s Passages. This made me realize that I never really yapped on here about the Domains of Spirits. Which is a shame because I think they are one of the pillars of the setting of Elcontra.

For #DemonMonth I've been cooking on a city-crawl a la Fever-Dreaming Marlinko; in this case, the thrice-fallen fortresses of Tripura now located in the underworld. Mayasura, the Architect of Earthly Illusions, has rebuilt his grand works - and worse yet; he has found love. That never ends well.

Lil thread about something somewhat unique about “Pilgrim’s Passages” that has come up while writing the first module. Nonsense names for the denizens of Elcontra!

🍋‍🟩 #oc #original #comic

'Norfolk Woodland' linocut by contemporary UK printmaker Niki Bowers #womensart

Man I fuckin hate working on my personal day-job portfolio site… It’s so hard to muster the energy to work on that thing.

Thanks so much to @portablecity.bsky.social for being a great AD, here's one of two of the illustrations I did for Swords Without Master and you guys have no idea what cool shit you're in for. People have been cranking out the most gorgeous work for that thing

The Spirit Aphgromegir is rarely seen in its entirety due to spending the day buried in mud. When it is seen, the first thing folk notice is a row of reeds snaking their way through the ‘flats. If you are lucky, and Aphgromegir rises from the mud at low tide expect a glorious site.

Did this one on the new Maxon Autograph animation software. Still gotta figure out how to do a lot of basic stuff but seems like great free software

Lil repost now that this site is working...

Quick afternoon update to Pilgrim's Passages. Patch notes below. Biggest addition is an Examples of Play doc that will hopefully be useful! Happy trails! dastardlydave.itch.io/pilgrims-pas...

Oh one more thing! If you like the layout, graphic, illustration, writing, or game dev work on "Pilgrim's"; and are looking to hire someone to do any of the above, please reach out. I'm in-between day-jobs, and the market is ass, so any work is appreciated.

I wanted to thank everyone for such a warm reception to "Pilgrim's Passages" this week! It's been a delight to see so much excitement around this release...

Friends! My new fantasy adventure comic, OUTLAW'S APPRENTICE, has begun, with new episodes releasing each Wednesday. Read it on webtoons: www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/ou... Or read it on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/ChrisSchwe... Shares and word-spreading very much appreciated!

Somewhat related to Pilgrim’s dropping. Since they are in my playlist for the game. Seabuckthorn dropped a new album last fall and it’s fantastic. They’ve always nailed a feeling of mystery and wanderlust. seabuckthorn.bandcamp.com/album/a-path...

A lil repost for the morning crowd!

New blog post about weather / season rules: fools-pyrite.com/posts/season...

Well it's taken around five years but my labor of love "Pilgrim's Passages" is officially out today. This release includes professional editing, new art, mostly linked pdfs*, character sheets, and more! dastardlydave.itch.io/pilgrims-pas...

Been on a tear wrapping up the final subheader illustrations for “Pilgrim’s Passages” 1.0 release! Figured I’d share a couple.

The perfect Pokemon game would need the following: - Pokemon following player - Pokemon integrated into the setting - No capitalism in universe - Good dungeons - Challenging Gym Fights - There is a very distinct tone that was lost after the transition to 3D. Bring it back. - A break from gimmicks

Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am looking for cartography/illustration work in May! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at [email protected]! My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!

Typed, laid out, and illustrated! Which means I now get to ask: Who wants to play Mildew and Silver? - I'll be giving out community copies of Mildew and Silver to folks interested and able to run the module between now and May 6th (when it launches). - Some more information to follow.

Today's "Pilgrim's Passages" item card is the 2 Load shoes card. I am trying to play a lot with how form can dictate Load. For instance our 1 Load card representing sandals and our 2 load representing light boots.

Coming in just a few days, join me for Orbital Blues Month 2026! I'm launching a jazz-fueled, planet-hopping missing person adventure called "Jupiter in Eb Minor" (read "E Flat" as in the musical term). Hope to see you there! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

We are back with more items! Today is a Load 1 pair of shoes. Moving forward I will definitely be taking weekends off. Just too much to do for me to be making cards on weekends.

Navajo pictorial baskets by Native American master weaver Elsie Holiday #WomensArt

Skipping today's Pilgrim's item to just post the finished piece for my partner on our Anniversary! This was such a blast to do and I think I might run with the artstyle in my Pokemon Pilgrim's hack. 🤔