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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · Jan 18

Sangwyn doesn't know how to pace himself good. STOP PASSING OUT AROUND OTHER THIEVES SANG

red devil tiefling hunched over a stool, holding a metal beer mug and looking chuffed and mischievous

red devil tiefling male passed out drunk, limbs pointing in all directions, stolen jewelry and coins falling out of his waist armor

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 11h

5 branches, all amazing. Treat yourself: bsky.app/profile/asca...

ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 11h

WORMS WORMS WORMS WORMS
ascalaphid.com/telephone/fe...

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 11h

My piece for FEASTPHONE2025 (art telephone game)! The baby's name is Zippo. I birthed her myself and she lasted 2 turns

cat-man in a flowing cape lights his cigarette with a baby dragon's fire breath. mom dragon leans in closely and it's not clear how she feels about this

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 1d

[nodding] That could be why they're at war

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe large pregnancies became unwieldy when the dogs started walking upright

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 3d

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 3d

IT HAS! I've been thinking about him a lot (threat)

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 3d

It's so cute when the cats play-fight

Sangwyn taunts, only one lock of hair on fire: "Hah! DEADLY heat resistance, don't ye know!"

Typhus grins through a bloodied face and black eye, cooking up a lightning spell.

Sang leans back, extinguishing his hair: "Ooh."

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 3d

Apocalypse, cont'd: my original tiefling Sangwyn tries to "talk" some "sense" into Typhus

The city is on fire a la the BG3 Durge evil ending. Sangwyn confronts Typhus: "Wh-- You can't destroy the WORLD, mate! You might notice that some of us are still USING it!"

Sang punches Ty in the face, breaking Ty's beatific expression AND his Bhaalist halo

Sang walks away satisfied, knuckles bloody

Sang's head is caught in a retaliatory fire projectile

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 7d

AHHHH THE FLINCH "I licked it, it's mine"

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 12d

...if it can convert more readers. I'd guess that thanks to WT, more people read webcomics than ever. I just can't tell if they're being trained to be open to what people actually wanna make. This experiment seems like a good way to feel out the editing beast!

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 12d

I'm quite bearish on any monopolistic figure being long-term hospitable to capital-A Art! But indie gaming has seemed to flourish (until the whole paypro thing) and animation is currently mapping a sustainable (????) path to indie funding, so maybe comics will find its way

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 12d

Anyway I HOPE people aren't calling you some kind of sellout! Frankly whatever scrutiny WT gets should be being given even harder to bigger publishers, esp. where the creator has to do their own marketing

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 12d

Mm, it's that WT/WT-likes also lured in hobbyists, then put them at the app's mercy, then gave audiences the impression that the app is a one-stop shop. I Love that they're willing to pay for a few, but I resent that they built that on the back of a scrappy, weird community and domesticated it.

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you dude!! They're already very well-written and easy to love, I'm really glad I took a chance on a video game and met 'em

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 15d

HAHHAAHHAA OH NO it's okay me too

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 15d

HAHA did you also have a tough romantic turn in this game

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 16d

Aw sweet, not as far away as I thought!

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 16d

I'm scared to check how old this art is, but it's also one of my fave comms ever

Certified D(E)AD Fighter @yourgaylion.bsky.social · 16d

Alan graciously offered to face a lion in his own den. Leo's not too familiar facing humans (or whatever Al is), but they're both having lots of fun in their own way.

Reposting this lovely piece from @psshaw.bsky.social 💙Thanks for letting Alan play with my lad!

Multiple scenes of a fight between Leo, a white lion with a blue mane, and Alan, a blonde human with a thick patch of chest and body hair. The first image depicts the two facing off, with Alan saying "Last chance to rescind the 'no biting' rule. Could be fun...". Leo responds with "Uh, definitely not." The second scene depicts Leo and Alan in a clinch, with Leo taking a knee to the body. The third scene depicts Alan holding Leo in a chokehold. Alan growls in Leo's ear and says "Not done ALREADY, are you? I was just starting to enjoy your company..." In all three scene,s Alan has a sharp-toothed grin, and Leo looks terrified. The last two scenes have Leo bleeding from the nose and mouth. #GayLionOCs

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 16d

The Bonnie Burstow quote is actually destroying me

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 16d

I just wanna put her in an aquarium and watch her bully the fish

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 17d

Perfect little snouts, all of 'em

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 18d

AHA I'm telling reddit you're their chance to buy low and sell high

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 18d

Oh my god what if you're trading. Er, hypothetical patrons

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Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 18d

Mm, normalize saying “don’t be a teenage boy”

Marissa @psshaw.bsky.social · 18d

I defs get the concern, though this example is basically how I’d phrase it if I were posting something trying to go viral with a bunch of people who were all gonna make the same joke. “Don’t be annoying“ I guess sounds too mean haha

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