New article! The first of a two-parter, so there'll be another one next week. open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

Watched the street fighter movie trailer while very very high and it did not feel real.

Guy designing the Nostromo: However many chains you think we need on the ship, double--then triple that number and that's what we'll put in the ship's chain room. Assistant: Yes, sir. And the chains are dry, of course? Designer: You're fired

i made a game where you play several frasiers trying to keep your idiot father from embarrassing you at a dinner party pigsriot.itch.io/tossed-salad...

The Pitt is really really good but its a little preachy. Characters love to turn to the camera and explain the point of the scene to you.

The Black Box is a multi-session Mothership adventure that sends players to a storage compound for supernatural items, and then into a warped, nightmarish version of reality. Give it a follow to know when the campaign page goes live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

Per Janke is great to work with, and has some impressive stylistic versatility . Give them all of your money.

The Cohort, an adventure for Mothership 1E is now LIVE! Early Bird tiers (first 48 hours) include a Wraithmuir Access Card prop. Then they’re gone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

Went to the dentist for the first time in 8 years or so and i was totally expecting them to say "you have 1 million cavities and we need 200 thousand dollars to fix them".

For the love of fuck, get off of reddit.

Painted another tree

I find that redditors tend to take issue with my blog posts, because they think that I am trying to explain cold hard facts to them. Which makes sense because that seems to be how art is discussed on reddit, from what I can tell.

what about like. a Trans Week of Free Massages. Have we considered that as a holiday

For the most part I think the layout on my first scenario is decent, but I just went back and fixed this table because it was so goddamn ugly.

The solo but not alone bundle on itch ends in 2 days! It's about 1k short of the goal and could really use support. If solo games aren't your thing, even sharing it on your socials would be awesome. Funds go towards giving people mental health support. itch.io/b/3481/solo-...

Wrote a new article on solo RPGs. I played games by Comprehensible, @smallredrobin13.bsky.social, @breathingstories.bsky.social, and Brandon and Nicholas from @ravensridgeco.bsky.social. Then I interviewed them about how they make solo games and gave my thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

Tree

Saw my annual @gracejarvisohno.bsky.social show and I will now be referring to Little Penguins as Faggot Penguins.

Really funny how Portal's developer commentary mode very much emphasizes the importance of play testing, and then they clearly didn't test the developer commentary. lmao.

so theres still a home shopping channel in 2026. the more you know.

Exploring some Dieselpunk these days. I’m trying to get more into drawing greasy machines and imaginary guns since I feel like this fits very well to the inky drawing style I use. Im probably going to look into Dieselpunk aircrafts next

My comic book is now available koffiart37.gumroad.com/l/hpignh Please check it

applying for my disability pension while I also happen to be having a pretty good week symptoms wise. so it sort of feels like i'm lying haha. but i know i'll be hit by some pain in a few days that reminds me why i need the support.

DrivethruRPG has the worst interface ever, especially on the publishing side of things. Oh my god.

Here's the art I did for @lakevince.bsky.social 's game OUTTA HELL! Hope y'all dig it!

To Slay the Great Regurgitator

god i hate windows. linux is getting better at running video games ive heard, so i might make the switch for my next PC in 5 years or so.

I've almost gotten all the way through summer, worst season for my disability. Hell yeah.

Holy shit I finally got it to work!

I would love to be able to direct message people. My government sucks and this app sucks.

I am definitely using this for my next blades campaign. Exactly up my alley.

In celebration of the imminent Blades ‘68 campaign, I thought I’d talk a bit about its graphic design. BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout. Type nerdery ahoy 🧐

My latest Mothership RPG scenario just released! I got to watch the last playtest and it was the best RPG session I have ever witnessed. Features art from @kholbatar.bsky.social and @cianetoneon.bsky.social. You can grab it for free for the next two weeks: martiancrossbow.itch.io/moreofme

on @somafm.com there's a station called SF 10-33 that has ambient tracks with real time San Francisco fire department and emergency services radio scanner audio. Incredible vibes.

bluesky. i am over eighteen years old. please let me see my direct messages.

Trying to explain to 5e players who ask why the only game they've ever played is bad is fitting punishment for a lowly game design wretch such as i

New blog post on how to put together your RPG music so it fits in seamlessly. open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

i went to the great tomb-city of nanuur-kag where it is said no light has ever shone and the nephilim that laboured therein did not know you

saw a review that i wanted to watch because it seemed really nice but the camera was slightly vibrating the entire time and it made it impossible to watch :( hate when small details ruin someones hard work.

bluesky says my age is verified and then doesn't let me access 18+ features anyway. which means i can't use messages. awesome.

why is the escapist's youtube channel just gambling streamer highlights. what the fuck.

starting to think the british may be genetically predisposed to reviewing games well

is it just me or is cy_borg a really hard book to read?

Writing a scenario for an RPG becomes so much more compelling when you can tell a big portion of it in the past tense. I wrote an article on why, and on how to do it well. open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

"Link to a specific TikTok? Heard, sending you to a completely random post where a woman says 'NIPPLES' at seismically significant volume"

I'm on papercult.club now. So we'll see how that goes. I don't think I've ever been on an actual forum before tbh.

Broadsword? I always take a broad at her word

old pfp, ripped from a wikipedia diagram, vs a new version i made myself

We need to go back to having a dedicated room for the computer.