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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 1d

Damn this is absolutely rad as hell.

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michele abounader @cerealpancake.bsky.social · 1d

big witch book launch day tomorrow, lots to do, lots to see.

michele abounader @cerealpancake.bsky.social · 15d

I didn't say this last week when I first posted about the prelaunch for Witching Season, but...

I have a story in the book with @bailierosenlund.bsky.social 🌙

sign up here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

snip of cover art for witching season by Sweeney Boo

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Puffy | Freelance fantasy illustrator 🎨🌱(She/Her) @isabeladuffles.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhh boi, after many many months Mirth's design is finally completed✨

Mirth was an absolute sweetheart to work with and I couldn't be more proud of how this turned out!

Thank you so much @/MirthriveGG for commissioning me💕

#VGenComm

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 3d

They were so soft, I was tempted to get one but I knew I didn't have the room.

Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 3d

Oh most modern horror movies they have the cell phone lose service so no one can call for help, but is that really the scariest scenario?

What if you had an over-abundance of service? Endless bars. What if you could call anyone, anywhere for help, and you knew they would all pick up at once?

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 3d

Any time I stop by, 401 Games in Toronto I pause to admire one of my favorite moments in anime history - Vegeta getting his arm turned stanky after being a sexist asshole.

Love it, never change.

Wall art depicting Android 18 kicking and breaking Vegeta's arm.

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 3d

Had a wonderful day exploring Toronto with a friend. Cas was supposed to be with us to celebrate our friend's birthday, but they've been really sick and had to sit this one out.

I was bummed, but tried to just enjoy the day. Had ramen, saw the Stardew concert, got bubble tea, and did some shopping.

My friend and I at Baroness, a very tasty bubble tea shop with lots of oat milk options.

Tonketsu black garlic ramen, complete with two eggs. Delicious!

Our seats from the Stardew concert, showing the large viewing screen and musicians directly below. The orchestra was fantastic. I've never played Stardew before but the music is fairly timeless from watching friends play.

A bunch of sleepy dittos on a shelf. I just liked how many there are, all lined up together.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 4d

This is what I mean when I say, when it comes to political positions, most ppl just run on vibes. 100% feelings-before-facts. Japan is screaming towards a population crash at 1,000 MPH, it's not reversible at this point. But you have political parties agitating to return to hermit kingdom status.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 4d

Japan’s far right is on the rise, alarming foreign workers. Nowhere is that anxiety more apparent than in the city of Toyota, where immigrants power the economy while facing political backlash.

Japan Needs Foreign Workers. Its Far Right Is Turning Against Them

In the city of Toyota, immigrants help power the economy while facing political backlash.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 5d

My big project this past week has been WALLS. I don't have an airbrush, so it's all dry brushing each block.

It's slow work, but it's coming along well! Its going to make for some epic future battles. Enjoy some random minis in there for scale!

A very long castle wall, that's actually five different wall sections put together. The sections are modular. Three d&d minis are beside the wall for scale.

A werewolf, a merchant, and a barbarian lady walk nearby a wall. I'm not sure what the joke is, but you can see more texture painted on the wall from this angle!

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 5d

It just goes on. I hope it never ends. Every time I discover a new hashtag it's like a gold mind of theme-a-day creativity.

Also, respect for Orktober.

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 5d

I love October because every since Inktober became a shit show, everyone agrees that the -tober makes for a great ending to a daily art challenge but there's no consensus what theme should take over so everyone has gone rogue.

Now we have Goretober, Spooktober, Crosstober, Bonktober, Drawtober...

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 5d

Growing up means learning that these assholes who want to sell you on something 'inevitable' are only trying to profit from your news fatigue and feeling of hopelessness.

Elements of AI will surely stick around, but it's been proven that the current model for the theft machine is unsustainable.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 7d

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI. And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 5d

My big project this past week has been WALLS. I don't have an airbrush, so it's all dry brushing each block.

It's slow work, but it's coming along well! Its going to make for some epic future battles. Enjoy some random minis in there for scale!

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 6d

That's very true. To be fair I have the north figured out. I just...didn't write a whole book about it.

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 7d

It's Wild Market Wednesday!

Also - it's spooky season! This week I'm selling this unconventional (and possibly spooky) blade. You can master the possibly forbidden art of flesh carpentry today!

#5e #ttrpg #dnd

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BloodStarved Bailie @ MCM M-01 @bailierosenlund.bsky.social · 6d

Happy International Lesbian Day! I’m an aspec lesbian! Here’s some of my lesbian art!

Ful mirror selfie of me dress in all black—a pirate shirt, leggings, thigh high lace up boots and a silver moon and stars belt

Illustration of a Harpy and Mermaid, in love. The mermaid lays on her back in a tide pool as the harpy flies closely above her. Their faces and bodies almost touching, but not quite yet. the bottom half of the illustration where the mermaid is, is all in blue/reens, while the upper half where the harpy is, is all in warm pink/purple/yellows. Their eyes match the others pallet

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 6d

All attainable male forms, so you're still being inclusive in your design.

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 6d

My kind of self saboage: There's something about 'wilderness travel' that, to me, means you're going north. There's not a clear reason for this.

So, obviously, I made a world setting where 100% of global exploration is south, forever causing me to stumble when giving directions in every game I run.

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 7d

Items like Goregrinder are intended for a large community of players where levels vary, wealth fluctuates, and people regularly share their resources with each other.

If you'd like more unique items, spells, and other player options from me, pick up a copy my unique world setting - Teldramir!

Teldramir: The Northern and Southern Stillwilds World Guide - Adam Ma's Ko-fi Shop

Teldramir is a TTRPG world setting compatible with 5th Edition, built from the ground up to be an inclusive land of adventure for experienced players...

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 7d

It's Wild Market Wednesday!

Also - it's spooky season! This week I'm selling this unconventional (and possibly spooky) blade. You can master the possibly forbidden art of flesh carpentry today!

#5e #ttrpg #dnd

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Adam Ma, Optional Quest NPC @34thgingerbread.bsky.social · 7d

Warhammer Fantasy, 9th edition was technically my first! I will forever have a fondness for Skaven.

JewelKnifeStress 🎃🎲🖌️🎮 (She/Her) @jewelknightjess.com · 7d

Asking this again!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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