Chris Hopper 📝 Accessibility Consulting
@chrishopper.bsky.social
TTRPG accessibility consultant, layout, and writer. Layout lead for MCDM's Draw Steel, Accessibility and Layout with Brotherwise, Underground Oracle, and more. Edtech and Farming in Austin's backyard.
DMs open to freelance and contract work!
DMs open to freelance and contract work!
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Hi new followers!
I'm Chris Hopper, an accessibility consultant, graphic designer, game designer, and all around freelancer. You can find my most recent work in Draw Steel and the Cosmere RPG, along with many indie pubs. I'm passionate about lowering barriers for every game. linktr.ee/chrishopper
I'm Chris Hopper, an accessibility consultant, graphic designer, game designer, and all around freelancer. You can find my most recent work in Draw Steel and the Cosmere RPG, along with many indie pubs. I'm passionate about lowering barriers for every game. linktr.ee/chrishopper
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📣 I’m currently available for freelance work and commissions!
Got a TTRPG project that needs some art? Got a game coming out on Steam that needs capsule art? Got a book or a short story or an article that needs an illustration? Anything else? Get in touch!
🕸️ Contact/Portfolio: emo-sludge.com
Got a TTRPG project that needs some art? Got a game coming out on Steam that needs capsule art? Got a book or a short story or an article that needs an illustration? Anything else? Get in touch!
🕸️ Contact/Portfolio: emo-sludge.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:37 PM
📣 I’m currently available for freelance work and commissions!
Got a TTRPG project that needs some art? Got a game coming out on Steam that needs capsule art? Got a book or a short story or an article that needs an illustration? Anything else? Get in touch!
🕸️ Contact/Portfolio: emo-sludge.com
Got a TTRPG project that needs some art? Got a game coming out on Steam that needs capsule art? Got a book or a short story or an article that needs an illustration? Anything else? Get in touch!
🕸️ Contact/Portfolio: emo-sludge.com
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There are some really warm, accepting, gracious spaces where you can chat with tabletop game designers, get feedback, and even playtest your ideas. As Elizabeth suggests, Break My Game is one: discord.gg/breakmygame
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
There are some really warm, accepting, gracious spaces where you can chat with tabletop game designers, get feedback, and even playtest your ideas. As Elizabeth suggests, Break My Game is one: discord.gg/breakmygame
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This long-form piece by Mia Sato is really, really good. And I rarely say that, even about my own bylines.
No paywall.
www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
No paywall.
www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
When “independent journalists” aren’t really journalists
The rise of slop producers like Nick Shirley
www.theverge.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This long-form piece by Mia Sato is really, really good. And I rarely say that, even about my own bylines.
No paywall.
www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
No paywall.
www.theverge.com/news/869824/...
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Well here’s a milestone in the mainstreaming of the form — Variety covering GMing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JtU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JtU...
Brennan Lee Mulligan & Matt Mercer | GMs
YouTube video by Variety
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Well here’s a milestone in the mainstreaming of the form — Variety covering GMing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JtU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JtU...
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When I was translating Kon Satoshi, in order to understand him better I spent time reading his personal blog. I'll never forget him writing "They say what Aronofsky is doing is an "homage." I know my English isn't great, but I don't understand the difference between "homage" and being "ripped off."
"a series he made with Google DeepMind and Salesforce, which will unfurl on Time Magazine’s YouTube channel every week"
Darren Aronofsky Has Reconstructed the Revolutionary War Using AI
That's the conceit of a series he made with Google DeepMind and Salesforce, which will unfurl on Time Magazine’s YouTube channel every week through the end of the year.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
When I was translating Kon Satoshi, in order to understand him better I spent time reading his personal blog. I'll never forget him writing "They say what Aronofsky is doing is an "homage." I know my English isn't great, but I don't understand the difference between "homage" and being "ripped off."
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Trash to Treasure and AwaG are PWYW for the next month! If you or someone you know is stuck at home, we'd like to offer some of our games to read or play while you are.
If you want to support affected people, all tips and purchases during this time are going to the Immigrant Law Center of MN.
If you want to support affected people, all tips and purchases during this time are going to the Immigrant Law Center of MN.
In an effort to aid our community and offer opportunities for play to our neighbors affected by ICE raids, we've made Axolotl with a Gun and Trash to Treasure pay what you want on Itch through February. All proceeds will go to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.
brightbardgames.itch.io
brightbardgames.itch.io
January 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Trash to Treasure and AwaG are PWYW for the next month! If you or someone you know is stuck at home, we'd like to offer some of our games to read or play while you are.
If you want to support affected people, all tips and purchases during this time are going to the Immigrant Law Center of MN.
If you want to support affected people, all tips and purchases during this time are going to the Immigrant Law Center of MN.
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Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
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“Earlier this month, 404 Media reported that Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that ‘populates a map w/ potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, & provides a ‘confidence score’ on the person’s current address.” The tool reportedly obtains many…addresses from [HHS]”
Who takes Palantir's money? A new tracker finds out.
ICE relies on the firm for deportation tech—and its PAC pays it forward to Congress.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:34 PM
“Earlier this month, 404 Media reported that Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that ‘populates a map w/ potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, & provides a ‘confidence score’ on the person’s current address.” The tool reportedly obtains many…addresses from [HHS]”
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By the time you are 40 you should have lived through two terms for "Men washing themselves and knowing how to do do some household chores", three for "Toxic masculinity but it's new now", six for "Your boss doesn't respect boundaries" and 37 words for "transphobe but without the bad connotations."
Grindcore is the new hustle culture ft.trib.al/Yq5N8YC | opinion
Grindcore is the new hustle culture
In Silicon Valley, long hours have fused with a monastic male wellness aesthetic
ft.trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
By the time you are 40 you should have lived through two terms for "Men washing themselves and knowing how to do do some household chores", three for "Toxic masculinity but it's new now", six for "Your boss doesn't respect boundaries" and 37 words for "transphobe but without the bad connotations."
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Reminder that you likely need to explain the Recession to your freshmen if you mention it. They were born during it…
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Reminder that you likely need to explain the Recession to your freshmen if you mention it. They were born during it…
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The Scouts return as adults in the sequel to award-nominated #ttrpg Cryptid Creeks!
For this CfB game, we're introducing the Playbook Paths mechanic, a twisted new antagonist with their own campaign, and 8 eldritch Curses!
We launch on #BackerKit this Halloween.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
For this CfB game, we're introducing the Playbook Paths mechanic, a twisted new antagonist with their own campaign, and 8 eldritch Curses!
We launch on #BackerKit this Halloween.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Get Ready for Cryptid Cities
From Hatchlings Games - Get Ready for Cryptid Cities
www.backerkit.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The Scouts return as adults in the sequel to award-nominated #ttrpg Cryptid Creeks!
For this CfB game, we're introducing the Playbook Paths mechanic, a twisted new antagonist with their own campaign, and 8 eldritch Curses!
We launch on #BackerKit this Halloween.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
For this CfB game, we're introducing the Playbook Paths mechanic, a twisted new antagonist with their own campaign, and 8 eldritch Curses!
We launch on #BackerKit this Halloween.
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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Want to know more about Crows, the dungeon survival horror RPG from MCDM? I got you covered like a quilt with this FREE Patreon post (and a look at some incredible art from Nick De Spain). www.patreon.com/posts/introd...
Introducing CROWS | MCDM Productions
Get more from MCDM Productions on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Want to know more about Crows, the dungeon survival horror RPG from MCDM? I got you covered like a quilt with this FREE Patreon post (and a look at some incredible art from Nick De Spain). www.patreon.com/posts/introd...
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Good morning
January 29, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Good morning
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Have found tumblr user probablyday's #woosterposting series. In shock
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Have found tumblr user probablyday's #woosterposting series. In shock
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Members of The Underground are already getting expansions for the Harrow: The Blighted Plane #ttrpg!
New encounters, items, creatures, and more for your adventures on the watersands are dropping for our members before anyone else. See everything you can unlock below! #HtBP
undergroundoracle.co...
New encounters, items, creatures, and more for your adventures on the watersands are dropping for our members before anyone else. See everything you can unlock below! #HtBP
undergroundoracle.co...
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Members of The Underground are already getting expansions for the Harrow: The Blighted Plane #ttrpg!
New encounters, items, creatures, and more for your adventures on the watersands are dropping for our members before anyone else. See everything you can unlock below! #HtBP
undergroundoracle.co...
New encounters, items, creatures, and more for your adventures on the watersands are dropping for our members before anyone else. See everything you can unlock below! #HtBP
undergroundoracle.co...
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Lots of kids books in here and supports a good cause:
Publishing for Minnesota is a response from bookish folks to ongoing ICE raids causing harm to immigrant communities, our neighbors across the country. Funds raised from the auction support those most impacted, in urgent need ❤️🩹
Auction opens Thursday, January 29 📚
www.32auctions.com/publishingforMN
Auction opens Thursday, January 29 📚
www.32auctions.com/publishingforMN
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Lots of kids books in here and supports a good cause:
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What can videogames can learn from their analogue counterparts? After all, some scholars argue that modern videogames owe their design & aesthetic trappings to old-school D&D.
Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...
#gamedev
Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...
#gamedev
What videogame designers can learn from analog RPGs
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
What can videogames can learn from their analogue counterparts? After all, some scholars argue that modern videogames owe their design & aesthetic trappings to old-school D&D.
Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...
#gamedev
Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...
#gamedev
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Man Unrecognizable After Full 8 Hours Of Sleep https://theonion.com/man-unrecognizable-after-full-8-hours-of-sleep/
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Man Unrecognizable After Full 8 Hours Of Sleep https://theonion.com/man-unrecognizable-after-full-8-hours-of-sleep/
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I can’t recommend this strongly enough if you play any kind of fantasy #ttrpg!
Fernando’s work is gorgeous AND varied. He makes beautiful maps, draws amazing creatures and items, and he does it all with a frequency and quality that belies the fact that he’s human.
Go get on board now, 🙏 me l8r.
Fernando’s work is gorgeous AND varied. He makes beautiful maps, draws amazing creatures and items, and he does it all with a frequency and quality that belies the fact that he’s human.
Go get on board now, 🙏 me l8r.
On February 1st, I'll be launching the new Expedition Tome tier 2026, with a backlog of more than 126 stock art posts, where new subscribers will also receive weekly new stock assets, including monthly-exclusive ones + access to the entire personal use backlog of the other tiers.
1/2
1/2
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I can’t recommend this strongly enough if you play any kind of fantasy #ttrpg!
Fernando’s work is gorgeous AND varied. He makes beautiful maps, draws amazing creatures and items, and he does it all with a frequency and quality that belies the fact that he’s human.
Go get on board now, 🙏 me l8r.
Fernando’s work is gorgeous AND varied. He makes beautiful maps, draws amazing creatures and items, and he does it all with a frequency and quality that belies the fact that he’s human.
Go get on board now, 🙏 me l8r.
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Crows: Fortune or Death
From MCDM Productions - Crows: Fortune or Death
www.backerkit.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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This was an invented moral panic. The NYT and Fox News ran more stories about trans people than the Advocate, an explicitly LGBTQ publication. It was the exact same story in the UK. The media fanned the flames of a moral panic.
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
This was an invented moral panic. The NYT and Fox News ran more stories about trans people than the Advocate, an explicitly LGBTQ publication. It was the exact same story in the UK. The media fanned the flames of a moral panic.
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I have decided to do a series of daily posts reviewing some of the submissions to the most recent Draw Steel #JamsOfTheTimescape. This first entry was randomly chosen out of all 118 submissions. A Imp Ancestry by Atomic Sorcery a name many know from Matt's Streams.
itch.io/blog/1331561...
itch.io/blog/1331561...
Jams Review #1 - Imp Ancestry by Atomic Sorcery
This is part of a series of posts; where I want to look at different submissions to #JamsOfTheTimescape . With over 118 entries I am sure there will be many submissions not getting the love they deser...
itch.io
January 27, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I have decided to do a series of daily posts reviewing some of the submissions to the most recent Draw Steel #JamsOfTheTimescape. This first entry was randomly chosen out of all 118 submissions. A Imp Ancestry by Atomic Sorcery a name many know from Matt's Streams.
itch.io/blog/1331561...
itch.io/blog/1331561...
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Boosting this again because you should buy these games.
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that I, and a lot of other designers of that gen, wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for Chris.
The Wretched kept us company in a pandemic. It inspired dozens of designers to make their first game.
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that I, and a lot of other designers of that gen, wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for Chris.
The Wretched kept us company in a pandemic. It inspired dozens of designers to make their first game.
Hello. It's my final week as a full time game designer, and as if to underline why I can't do this anymore, I currently can't afford to cover my bills at the end of the month.
All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.
itch.io/s/179351/jan...
All of my work on itch is on sale. Tell your friends, buy something, thank you very much.
itch.io/s/179351/jan...
January
A bundle by Chris Bissette, £150.00 for 60 games
itch.io
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Boosting this again because you should buy these games.
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that I, and a lot of other designers of that gen, wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for Chris.
The Wretched kept us company in a pandemic. It inspired dozens of designers to make their first game.
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that I, and a lot of other designers of that gen, wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for Chris.
The Wretched kept us company in a pandemic. It inspired dozens of designers to make their first game.
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Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.