I wonder if anyone noticed that Chet’s hat on Episode 1 of The Tundra says “Life is Beautiful”

Crawling to work after a 3 1/2 hour stream on four hours of sleep and an adrenaline hangover I am so emotional over Cast Away's debut last night. Not just a fun time with creators I love and respect, but a HIGHLY ATTENDED, HUGELY FUNDED debut The chat, the memes, the theories, the WATCH PARTIES???

MAMA THEY'RE WRITIN' ABOUT ME IN THE PAPERS

The weird part about doing a charity stream is often you'll pick a charity that feels relevant and important and then something else terrible will happen in the country and suddenly your charity choice feels silly or tone deaf But remember: doing good somewhere is better than doing good nowhere

So to be clear to anyone who wants to run for office: Anything less than “abolish ICE” is a non starter

Third season of Cast Away is live tonight! I’ve never made three seasons of anything! Surreal! Come watch and donate!

Get ready with me while I desert the military of my mother nation in order to pursue and eliminate our corrupted King and discover my own strength I know it sounds cliche, but I start by removing my knight’s pauldrons, a symbol of our great oppressor, but also oof so heavy!

- Swords - Abysmal media literacy - Any time they see an evil character they think its the same thing as democrats using pronouns - All the good guys are white, minimal women - One guy is called “The White”

I think “loosely” basing your aps and stories off of something is for cowards. Go full tilt with it. Steal character tropes. Improve on the original message. Inject your weird ethos in a carbon copy of their world. Spit in the creator’s eye.

I see some people claiming this is a “conceding to MAGA” thing but honestly I respect and like the move Walz is currently the governor of a state enduring a targeted, racist attack on its residents. Instead of wasting time campaigning, hes tackling that head on and giving the dem nominee more time

A handful of players are matching their donations during Cast Away for specific local food banks and god I just love the corner of the scene we’ve carved out here 🥹 Blessed to be able to be here and do this

I'm sorry to keep FF7 posting (been thinking way too much about this game that I'm not even sure I even like!) but I immediately went to bed after struggling in a Sephiroth fight and then had FF7 flavored dreams so here I am reflecting on how one uses death of major characters in game storytelling

FF7: Rebirth kind of has the impossible task of showcasing THAT scene (ya know, the big famous one from the original?) with the disadvantage of most of the audience knowing its coming And I gotta say, I think they pulled it off. I had a real jaw on the floor moment despite a nearly 30 year heads up

Packers losing 4 in a row sucks but I do take a weird solace in getting one last swing at Chicago in the playoffs That’s at least good for the sport

Okay so after meeting with the GMM Crew for our planning meeting today, my actual New Year’s Resolution is “delegation is good actually” Really glad to have a team who looks out for me and each other and making sure the show never feels like too much work

So I started taking boxing lessons

This would be a great time for the UN and ICC to do that thing they’re supposed to do when a world leader goes mad with power

I got to make a dream series with a dream cast on a dream network with a dream producer Here’s a hint:

Five more days til the next season of Cast Away and I am so sorry to the like three other shows I've seen announce a livestream for that night

What I should be working on: - Cast Away 3 - Upcoming one shots to record this month - Next gmm miniseries - My real job that gives me real money My brain for some reason: "Write a huge world primer for the secret project that may never happen"

Nate stepped up last minute to be part of our Millennium House one shot back in October and now I'm kind of addicted to putting him in *situations* Get ready to see a lot of Nate in early 2026

A little new year’s tipsy, ask me anything about 2026

I wanna work with so many people next year and with each passing day that I don't ask someone to do the show I worry my window will close on them forever!! This is, of course, not true and stupid but my BRAIN!!!

Jenna and I met when she was vetting me out for a Curse of Strahd campaign and now we simply cannot stop making bangers together Y'all a'int gonna wanna miss this

Shortly after posting this, the THIAD discord all puller an UNO Reverse on me and started saying kind things about me Community is a word that gets haphazardly thrown around in the arts scenes but I truly have found mine

Speakin' of dreams coming true, getting to develop this character with Hamnah has been a borderline illegal amount of fun; I love Hamnah's brain a whole lot So stoked for people to meet Aza

I wrote down a list of all the people who made an impact on me in the AP scene this year and oops it's really long So buckle up I guess:

I think its pretty clear FF7: Rebirth is still operating under the assumption that the player will choose Aerith, especially once you start seeing all the new Gold Saucer stuff But the heart wants what it wants and I’m glad my girl gets more story this time around so it feels LESS obvious

During the course of this year, I have gone to the well of @skyehoppers.bsky.social for inspiration in my writings. He has a powerful grasp on theme and purpose and isn't coy on where a game succeeds or fail on those themes. Loving this FF7 video especially lately. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWel...

Emma and I have had this booked for months and I'm so excited we're finally here about it Be there tonight! Emma's one of the best in the biz and she's gonna do spooky shit to me and the homies tonight

I'm being a very good boy and not putting anything on my GMM calendar until I talk to the team next week Unrelated note: oh my god I'm so excited to the team next week I love seeing my friends yay making art together

I’m sorry this dude’s name is ROIN?? Lookin’ at a little baby and goin “that kid is ROIN”

Threads is funny because an all white dnd show can post something like “Hi we’re a dnd show, who wants to roll dice sometime?” and then like 100 people, many of whom had previously advocated for stronger vetting of shows before agreeing to be a guest, will comment “oh yes me I love the dnd”

Damn another season of GMM being the best damn AP show on the planet? In podcast form AND livestream form? Sorry all other shows, better luck in the spring I guess

Been thinking the same thing tbh As one shot merchants who know we’re already locked in to at least 30 games next year are more scouring for fun new voices (But I do wanna play His Majesty The Worm you guys are all correct about that one)

If anyone posts a picture of them playing tonight's episode on the family TV during a Christmas Eve party, I'll do something i probably shouldn't do

I still feel a kinship with Veggie Tales because I too make a show that is heavily reliant on retelling Bible stories with a cast who has no hope of ever reaching heaven

My Ellipsus account watching me open and close it constantly as I make a decision to do some future series writing but then remembering I still have so many holiday chores/a real job to do

If you haven't been following @baddiebards.bsky.social: 1) you're missing out 2) Bluu is so damn fuckin' good, I'm so jazzed we get to work them as much we have been lately

Oftentimes, a player will be on my radar and then be my friend but I'm still waiting patiently for when my schedule clears out so I can put them in stuff So what I'm saying is: get ready for A LOT of Anna probably, I've been waiting MONTHS to play with her and now I can't stop

I think ultimately this means Bill knows he’s either innocent or has a damn good lawyer but man what a move to call their bluff lol Going from being the right’s only “what if hes in there!!” ammo to saying “fuckin do it see what i care” is kinda baller

Me: -has never once had a care or interest in combat sports outside of playing Punch Out and watching WWF in the 90s/early 00s- My brain, today, out of nowhere and apropos of nothing: “What if I took boxing lessons”

What if I told you you can still appreciate the experience and art of a video game and the people who made it while still condemning the studio for wanting to use AI? Its okay to have gray feelings and make your own personal moral assessment

It appears to be the season of shameless self promotion so here we go: Let me and/or @zoupmachine.bsky.social GM for you/play on your channels next year We’re both award nominated idiots who like one shots and miniseries and can do any genre/mood you throw at us (that’s kinda our thing at gmm)

Actually i think i hate football

Okay so we all agree that these fucking hacks have never watched a Ghibli movie now, right? “We need faceless monsters to kill, we don’t wanna think about existential themes in FANTASY” fucking what????????

-on a soap box that nobody is looking at- SOUL CALIBUR 2 & 3 ARE PERFECT FIGHTING GAMES BUT ONE IS PERFECT BECAUSE IT MASTERED AND INNOVATED MECHANICS AND ONE IS PERFECT BECAUSE IT STRETCHED WHAT A FIGHTING GAME’S NARRATIVE IS CAPABLE OF DESPITE NOT BEING MECHANICALLY AS GOOD AS ITS PREDECESSOR

Me to the sink full of dishes I had to wash tonight (!!!)