Lyndon "Tadpole" (they)
@poliwag.bsky.social
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Singaporean-Chinese. Queer af. Writer, CM, TTRPG nerd, Kdrama addict. Actual Poliwag in a coat. Current: Volcano Ent Pte Ltd Previously: KWS, iQiyi, Netflix Avatar: @100gummyworms.bsky.social. Header: @theorthrus.bsky.social tadpoletalks.carrd.com
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Oh yeah hi I write about my OCs often and also have TTRPG opinions. You can view the stooges' Refsheets below:

Jooyoung (Myron): unvale.io/character/9a...
Dankyung: unvale.io/character/46...
Jangil: unvale.io/character/5b...
Jinhee: unvale.io/character/ae...

#ocart | #ocsky | #oc | #art
Digital image of 4 OCs, 3 of which are toasting the 4th with a shirt that says "I'm fucking Pathetic" with arrows pointing to the 4th who wears a shirt saying "I'm Pathetic"
Devastating considering I had just recommended her book a mere 2 weeks ago...rest in power, queen :<
Baek Sehee, the author of I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI has passed away. She was 35.

The Korean organ donation authority reports that Sehee saved five lives through her donation of her heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys.
Sehee and Anton sitting in a television show set and laughing
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Baek Sehee, the author of I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI has passed away. She was 35.

The Korean organ donation authority reports that Sehee saved five lives through her donation of her heart, lungs, liver, and both kidneys.
Sehee and Anton sitting in a television show set and laughing
✨ Singapore Gamedev ✨

On the other hand, purchasing the exclusive rights to the Pokémon Poliwag so I get paid royalties for Poliwag is also a good one. Absurd and impossible but lovely nonetheless
Fund indie game studios as an angel investor that makes all kinds of silly games like "a bunch of slimes with swords fight harpies" and "you have to perfectly make a bowl of ramen"
lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?
Ugh - opted for a safer flight with better baggage options and it turns out I'm the only person of my friend group going to BKK 😭😭😭 Thankfully my return flight would be with at least 1 friend
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Lyndon “Tadpole” Ang (@poliwag.bsky.social) is a skilled community manager, writer, translator & 2D artist who’s widely admired in the industry. They have a knack for bringing characters to life that are fun, inclusive & totally unique! 💚

📂 Portfolio: tadpoletalks.carrd.co
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Happy #PortfolioDay, lovely people! 🖌️✨

We’re taking a moment to shine a big ol’ spotlight on the incredibly talented members of our community. Their work amazes us every day, and we’re excited to share it with you!

Check out their work below and show them some love—they deserve it! 💖
A fantasy illustration showing a green dragon with several heads.
Artist: Babette Norton (https://www.artstation.com/knightsicle) A 3D game environment from Birds of Impalatism, featuring a sun wearing sunglasses and bright tropical colors. (https://robertmeeks7.artstation.com/) Artwork featuring someone looking at a luminous blue star, in shades of blue, red, purple, and pink.
Artist: Sam Webb (https://conjette.art/#artwork) A black-suited figure looks up in alarm at a large black creature with sharp teeth against a bright red background.
Artist: Splat (https://splat-comms.carrd.co/)
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#portfolioday hey, i'm Lemmy. i'm a character designer and learning illustration, focused on animal and monster works. I work as a freelancer :)
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Hey #portfolioday, I'm Tadpole (they) and I'm a writer and artist who decided that I can probably do both! Been published in Atelier Arcadia, DMsGuild and Lone Colossus Games, and here's to many more~

My portfolio and details: tadpoletalks.carrd.co
Digital image of a man staring at his phone, flanked by 2 chickens on his shoulders "He was kind once; then poor construction killed the family he had created, his wife and adopted children he'd saved from abusive homes and fought long custody cases to win, along with people he loved, neighbors and friends alike who paid the ultimate price for a publicity stunt 

The only person who's gotten the true full course of this is Jiyoon, his best friend of a decade and fellow victim - she knows he's holding back his everything from burning it all down, turning Daegu into a smoldering ruin and leaving for good, because he has to believe in people's capacity for kindness and justice, if he doesn't nobody can do it for him" Digital image of a woman caressing a dagger with a cheeky expression ""Are you sure," Yeonjae's voice was quiet, unlike her usual domineering self in the face of her daughter, "This is...I don't- I can't understand why you'd choose to do this now." 

The long-haired woman across her smiled, showing the dimples she'd inherited from her mother. "Umma, have you forgotten you taught me the strategies of business growing up?" chuckled Soojung, though there was a sadness in her eyes that struck Yeonjae as so similar to her father's, "We need to do this now. Renounce my inheritance for me, please." 

"They aren't owed an explanation of what happens behind our doors," Yeonjae couldn't help but leer, a flash of white-hot rage about her privacy never being hers, "I know you want to help me ease my load, but I just can't agree - as your umma, I can't put you in danger like this, hurling you into the maws of those sharks seeking to tear us to pieces--" 

"Let them," Soojung's tone had taken an abrupt, atypically dark tone, "I can't just-- I won't let them sit and tear us apart like they did before during appa's suicide. We can't keep letting these people win, but we can't let fear control us forever. Look where that's led us. I'm sick of it. Let me help you." 

"It'll be a stressful time for everyone involved," Yeonjae sagged, knowing that her daughter could rarely if ever be talked out of something she'd set her mind on, "I'll need you to be prepared for absolutely every possibility that may come up here." 

She ran a frustrated hand through her hair, staring off for a few moments before her stare fell upon her daughter once more. 

"Does your appa know," she asked, a sudden atypical calm taking her over. 

"Of course I asked him first," Soojung managed a pout, folding her arms and leaning back in the plush couch, "It's his favourite trick in the book after all.""
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Almost 200 pages of game dev resources including:

🧑‍🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
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#ocart Baby's first OC art (circa 2007-8) and the same OC 17 years later - Sukwon (Daniel) hasn't changed very much from his cannibalistic, murderous nature, he's just been transposed into my OC verse now
MS Paint artwork from a bygone era of a Dark Lugia OC with text "Somethings are better off not spoken of..." The same OC, Daniel, now in a polished CSP artwork brandishing his bloodstained arm blades with a confident smirk. Notably, his wings are now gone, and he has a piercing on his left faceplate.
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Hello #PortfolioDay! Haven't had much updated stuff to post, but I draw specbio humans, creatures, and cool robots.

you can check out my cool personal portfolio at heckingsne.cc/#/gallery
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#ttrpg #actualplay #castingcall
Hey, do you want to play in a Daggerheart miniseries set in a broken world with Bloodborne, Shadow of Colossus and Hollow Knight vibes? Then this TTRPG casting call is for you! Join us on Fridays starting November 21st on this epic adventure to The Last Citadel!
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Big day! The Abbess Garden, our little game, has its demo available in the #SteamNextFest 💖

If you think you might like a cozy gardening game set in 17th-century France, with real plants, a thrilling spy plot, queer romance and court drama, try our #indiegame!
store.steampowered.com/app/3873090/...
The Abbess Garden key art (young woman Agnès in front of a garden, forest and an abbeay), inside a Steam Next Fest decor, indicating the dates of the fest (Oct 13 - Oct 20 2025)
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Moses & Plato - Last Train to Clawville (TBA) | Developed by @mosesandplato.bsky.social (Part of Steam Next Fest)
Hey #portfolioday, I'm Tadpole (they) and I'm a writer and artist who decided that I can probably do both! Been published in Atelier Arcadia, DMsGuild and Lone Colossus Games, and here's to many more~

My portfolio and details: tadpoletalks.carrd.co
Digital image of a man staring at his phone, flanked by 2 chickens on his shoulders "He was kind once; then poor construction killed the family he had created, his wife and adopted children he'd saved from abusive homes and fought long custody cases to win, along with people he loved, neighbors and friends alike who paid the ultimate price for a publicity stunt 

The only person who's gotten the true full course of this is Jiyoon, his best friend of a decade and fellow victim - she knows he's holding back his everything from burning it all down, turning Daegu into a smoldering ruin and leaving for good, because he has to believe in people's capacity for kindness and justice, if he doesn't nobody can do it for him" Digital image of a woman caressing a dagger with a cheeky expression ""Are you sure," Yeonjae's voice was quiet, unlike her usual domineering self in the face of her daughter, "This is...I don't- I can't understand why you'd choose to do this now." 

The long-haired woman across her smiled, showing the dimples she'd inherited from her mother. "Umma, have you forgotten you taught me the strategies of business growing up?" chuckled Soojung, though there was a sadness in her eyes that struck Yeonjae as so similar to her father's, "We need to do this now. Renounce my inheritance for me, please." 

"They aren't owed an explanation of what happens behind our doors," Yeonjae couldn't help but leer, a flash of white-hot rage about her privacy never being hers, "I know you want to help me ease my load, but I just can't agree - as your umma, I can't put you in danger like this, hurling you into the maws of those sharks seeking to tear us to pieces--" 

"Let them," Soojung's tone had taken an abrupt, atypically dark tone, "I can't just-- I won't let them sit and tear us apart like they did before during appa's suicide. We can't keep letting these people win, but we can't let fear control us forever. Look where that's led us. I'm sick of it. Let me help you." 

"It'll be a stressful time for everyone involved," Yeonjae sagged, knowing that her daughter could rarely if ever be talked out of something she'd set her mind on, "I'll need you to be prepared for absolutely every possibility that may come up here." 

She ran a frustrated hand through her hair, staring off for a few moments before her stare fell upon her daughter once more. 

"Does your appa know," she asked, a sudden atypical calm taking her over. 

"Of course I asked him first," Soojung managed a pout, folding her arms and leaning back in the plush couch, "It's his favourite trick in the book after all.""
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It's #PortfolioDay!

I'm Basil, an Afronative game designer, sensitivity consultant/coordinator, and translator.

I've worked with MCDM, Hit Point Press, SoulMuppet Publishing, Brotherwise Games, and hopefully more to come!

Website: towerofbasil.wordpress.com
Games: kobanya.itch.io
Two page spread of "Come Out From Your Grave". The art on the left is a spirit standing over a woman praying in front of a cross tombstone with candles on its base. The ghost is pointing as if giving directions. The Cosmere Roleplaying Game logo atop a starry background, next to mockups of the Stormlight and Mistborn world guides. A color cover illustration for the Little Wolves TTRPG with muted purples, blues, greens, yellows, and reds, with black line art. The title logo is done in a yellow stylized blackletter ambigram style that reads the same upside down and right-side up. The logo sits in front of a large red moon. The main focal point of the composition is a young werewolf with glowing eyes, running along with two wolves behind them. The werewolf is tangled in the vines emerging from the silhouetted trees that frame the composition. Along the edges of that frame, in four circular vignettes created by the branches and vines, there are cameos of the four queens of the game: the witch queen, the troll queen, the pumpkin queen, and the mermaid queen. A banner along the bottom of the cover reads “A realm of folk and fae from Dinoberry Press"
Image 3: "The MCDM RPG" laid over a battle scene with heroes fighting against monsters using various weapons and abilities.
(alt text originally from jnb.art, the cover artist) "The MCDM RPG" laid over a battle scene with heroes fighting against monsters using various weapons and abilities.
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A lot of AI enthusiasts are keen to use LLMs to write books, and then use LLMs to summarise books and avoid reading them.

It seems to me they do not really care about books, nor reading. It's ok not to like books or reading, but I feel they are wasting time, silicon, and power.
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Here's a ramshackle ref sheet for the robot. Its just slightly good enough. Not a big fan of the empty space, but didn't have anything else to slap there ( and I cannot be assed to do a sketch backview of him - altho I should.. )

#ocart #art #referencesheet #ocsky
A reference sheet of a character in multiple states; clothed and unclothed ( mostly ). The sheet shows various garments and accessories, including a sketch outline of a large pair of mechanical wings. The figure on the far right has those wings in color ( black and a slightly muted orange ). 

The text reads: AIDA - Hawthorne Engineering Corp, A-Lang Engineering LLC in the top left. The text in the rectangular box reads: EX-EX-追悼會F001 Super Tech Executor: Class AR | Designation 001 

Operator/Owner: Ash Y. Lang

AREXF001 V2 Refit Design © Ash Y. Lang
AREXF001 Design © Aigis E. Hawthorne 

At the bottom reads AREXF001 is a collabroation between A-Lang Engineering LLC, Hawthorne Engineering Corp and AIDA Sect 169. 

In the bottom right corner reads; A-Lang Engineering LLC is © Ash Y. Lang, Ph.D and Hawthorne Engineering Corp is © Aigis E. Hawthorne, Ph.D
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Finally got around to slapping this together. 🍁

#ocart #art #refsheet #ocsky
A character sheet depicting, Anton, who was originally described in his original post as follows, " A digital fullbody painting of an older man dressed in ornate robes, complete with long gray hair and half moon glasses. His color palette is mostly black and gold with splashes of blue and a warm bright yellow thrown in. He stands facing the viewer with his hands held aloft, palms up. His main theme is based around stars as seen in his star-shaped necklace and the star embroidery on his belt tapestry.  " There are variations of him on this sheet, with and without the cloak. It also includes such accessories like his glasses, pendant and halo. The text on this page reads, " Anton Petrov, Антон Петров " and “ Anton is the final link between the original Cycle and the current age. He is the bridge between AEON and Aigis E. Hawthorne, responsible for binding the Læonea to his Maker. It is not fully understood what he is or where his allegiances lie. However, it is noteworthy enough to mention he tends to favor those touched by Divinity and has shown indifference to those who are without “
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As I said I'd do, for months, King finally has his ref sheet. I'm pretty happy with it, although there are some things i'll probably end up tweaking. 💫

#ocart #ocsky #art #refsheet
A reference sheet for a black character; he is largely dressed in golds and blacks. His fullbody references include a shirtless and pantsless version, jewelry always included. There are two headshots that show him with/without his necklaces + the beads he wears in his locs. He has striking gold eyes that match the ends of his locs, which appear as if they're glowing. Included are two focused versions of just his necklace + dashiki collar embroidery. The text on the image reads as follows, " Adéwálé Odùlé " in the main section and " Ọlọ́kọ̀ " in its own box, along with a small paragraph below. The small paragraph reads, " Known as the ‘sunbringer’ amongst his people, he descends from a long bloodline steeped in royalty and necromancy. Its unwise to provoke his temper, as some have come to find out his graciousness only extends so far. He is kind to those who are honest and true, he extends a hand to the vulnerable and the forgotten. It is the haughty and ego driven fools who often earn his ire. “
"Yeah, and they thought my Commander was an Island by Raoul Vitali..."

Seconding that if I win the $7 it goes to @spice8rack.bsky.social