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.

Want to support trans rights in Aotearoa & get a bunch of cool TTRPGs? The Ban the Ban bundle is raising funds for action against the NZ govt's blocker ban. Proceeds go to PATHA to fund their court challenge & support individuals. Get it now! itch.io/b/3421/ban-t... #transrights #ttrpg #nzpol

Ohh my god I need this game (Deathmatch Island) just for the layout. I've never seen a book look this good.

I had some thoughts on RPGs as they relate to genre, and why we have a strong preference for certain kinds of stories. I actually think our genre biases are strongly linked to what the medium is best at and what it has difficulties with. Here's an article on that open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

just saw a video on video game marketing where the guy talks about how 75% of steam games are made by hobbyists who arent doing much marketing and cut corners when they feel like it. so if you're trying to be a professional dev you're really only competing with 25% of what it looks like you are.

look at the heavy metal logo omg.

My latest release, Prognosis, is free for its first two weeks! Check it out! martiancrossbow.itch.io/prognosis

open.substack.com/pub/martianc... New blog post, for the blog enjoyers out there.

You can get over 250 games right now by donating 10 US$ to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund! Organized by @molgannardpress.bsky.social itch.io/b/3299/pales...

New awareness campaign

Fem Tintin! #theadventuresoftintin #tintin #art

When I first got to art school, class introductions asked us who our influences were. I had to explain who Gary Larson was to at least 3 of those classes. Now, 20yrs later, many of the big contemporary artists I didn't know have been outed as malicious sex pests but cow tools still holds up.

The Basilica (Created for HYPERMALL: UNLIMITED VIOLENCE by @ratbastardgames.bsky.social )

Old painting #sketch #Artist #noai #scifi #flatbrush #mecha #ArtistOnBluesky

Hey all. After moving funds around for rewards and bills, I could use some help. Im short on expenses from this last month and can't in good conscience take on anymore commissons now. Your support would mean the world to me Shares would mean even more. Link below (1/2)

This is commentary on Alien (1979) but it's basically what everyone said about John Carpenter's The Thing, and Blade Runner. "Why would anyone make a movie this bleak and miserable and nihilistic?"

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New blog article about representing disabled people in RPGs. Features some quotes from my interviews with @uselrei1500.bsky.social and @ratbastardgames.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

Check out this blog post. A really cool topic to explore, especially since it's written by a software engineer. goblinzone.bearblog.dev/making-hacki...

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I painted this charming Toreador OC for a friend. I’m quite happy with the result of the sketch layer. Gives me some old school VTM book feeling

played edith finch recently and i dont really get the appeal at all? i liked Gone Home so much i was expecting to like this one too, since its the same genre and the premise is so similar.

Look at this art, holy shit. www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

New post today about my first experiences with fully fledged in-person industry events: open.substack.com/pub/martianc...

talked to soo many cool people at the Australian Roleplaying Industry Awards tonight.

Silent Star is a one-shot scenario for Mothership RPG, which you can download FOR FREE! It's a pretty classic Mothership experience, so great for first time players or wardens. Illustrated by the lovely @cianetoneon.bsky.social martiancrossbow.itch.io/silentstar

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important