Maatlock 🏳️🌈💖💜💙
@maatlock.bsky.social
Engineer, TTRPGs, Trekie, Superman, Thundercats, Synthwave fan, he/him, LGBTQ/ bi, GM running DnD 5e, Shadowdark, and OSR games, love making old-school dungeon maps, liberal, optimistic but haunted by existential dread, cancel Disney+, views are my own
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Maatlock 🏳️🌈💖💜💙
@maatlock.bsky.social
· Dec 24
Starting up #Hexcrawl25 TTRPG worldbuilding project in 2025! #Dungeon23 vibes but hexier 😎 Build a campaign setting from the ground up with ur own art and words (and maybe some markers and dice)! Read about it here: maatlockstavern.com/hexcrawl25 or just check out this handy schematic.
Loved Shattered Peace by @scalzi.com ! It’s the latest entry of the Old Man’s War series. Went in a delightfully different direction than I was expecting! Also, Scalzi writes an awesome badass female protagonist. Loved all the characters really. Great audio book for my cross country flight!
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Loved Shattered Peace by @scalzi.com ! It’s the latest entry of the Old Man’s War series. Went in a delightfully different direction than I was expecting! Also, Scalzi writes an awesome badass female protagonist. Loved all the characters really. Great audio book for my cross country flight!
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
I passed by so many Black Friday offerings this season simply because they have the word “smart” in their title. I don’t need that crap in my tools, appliances, or really anything. Harder to avoid but I’ll just go without
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I passed by so many Black Friday offerings this season simply because they have the word “smart” in their title. I don’t need that crap in my tools, appliances, or really anything. Harder to avoid but I’ll just go without
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New video today! Why Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and other wanna-be Silicon Valley gods love to cosplay Star Trek, all while stealing the very future they idolize from us all.
“How Tech Billionaires Turn Star Trek into Fascism”
youtu.be/V-7Spf1cLpU
“How Tech Billionaires Turn Star Trek into Fascism”
youtu.be/V-7Spf1cLpU
How Tech Billionaires Turn Star Trek into Fascism
YouTube video by Jessie Gender
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December 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
New video today! Why Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and other wanna-be Silicon Valley gods love to cosplay Star Trek, all while stealing the very future they idolize from us all.
“How Tech Billionaires Turn Star Trek into Fascism”
youtu.be/V-7Spf1cLpU
“How Tech Billionaires Turn Star Trek into Fascism”
youtu.be/V-7Spf1cLpU
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A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
Awesome fairy
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Awesome fairy
Thanks @ellecordova.bsky.social
Everything you said here is absolutely true.
youtube.com/shorts/igndc...
Everything you said here is absolutely true.
youtube.com/shorts/igndc...
Protect science! 🧪
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Thanks @ellecordova.bsky.social
Everything you said here is absolutely true.
youtube.com/shorts/igndc...
Everything you said here is absolutely true.
youtube.com/shorts/igndc...
Lmao, true! But I’m for sure gonna go see it!
james cameron every couple of years for some reason:
December 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Lmao, true! But I’m for sure gonna go see it!
This was a commission that I had done from Carlos for a project I’m working on. Just a really great job!
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This was a commission that I had done from Carlos for a project I’m working on. Just a really great job!
I just learned that a gallon in the UK is not equal to a gallon in the US, and idk if I can handle that level of craziness. I’m on the brink, y’all
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I just learned that a gallon in the UK is not equal to a gallon in the US, and idk if I can handle that level of craziness. I’m on the brink, y’all
Made this 9x5.5 in plaque for coworker planning to climb Mt Kilimanjaro on 50th birthday! Not TTRPG related, but a great experience. Dimensioned wood, hand draw the map from the unusable image he gave me, then sanding, chamfer, and finishing w beeswax / mineral oil. ☹️Underpriced but was learning!😄
November 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Made this 9x5.5 in plaque for coworker planning to climb Mt Kilimanjaro on 50th birthday! Not TTRPG related, but a great experience. Dimensioned wood, hand draw the map from the unusable image he gave me, then sanding, chamfer, and finishing w beeswax / mineral oil. ☹️Underpriced but was learning!😄
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Pierce the Heart, A Campaign Frame for Daggerheart, is out now!
Enter the Stagheart to uncover its secret arcane technology, wrestle with its maddened beasts, and prevent it from corrupting your body, mind, and soul.
Available on itch.io, heartofdaggers.com, and drivethrurpg.com
Check it out!
Enter the Stagheart to uncover its secret arcane technology, wrestle with its maddened beasts, and prevent it from corrupting your body, mind, and soul.
Available on itch.io, heartofdaggers.com, and drivethrurpg.com
Check it out!
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Pierce the Heart, A Campaign Frame for Daggerheart, is out now!
Enter the Stagheart to uncover its secret arcane technology, wrestle with its maddened beasts, and prevent it from corrupting your body, mind, and soul.
Available on itch.io, heartofdaggers.com, and drivethrurpg.com
Check it out!
Enter the Stagheart to uncover its secret arcane technology, wrestle with its maddened beasts, and prevent it from corrupting your body, mind, and soul.
Available on itch.io, heartofdaggers.com, and drivethrurpg.com
Check it out!
Got a couple of orders in for my TTRPG / OSR hex tiles! Sending those out today with lots of love to some fellow GMs. They said they’re gonna be playing some Shadowdark! I’ll be running some D&D 5e and Cairn 2e this weekend with these myself
www.etsy.com/shop/maatloc...
www.etsy.com/shop/maatloc...
November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Got a couple of orders in for my TTRPG / OSR hex tiles! Sending those out today with lots of love to some fellow GMs. They said they’re gonna be playing some Shadowdark! I’ll be running some D&D 5e and Cairn 2e this weekend with these myself
www.etsy.com/shop/maatloc...
www.etsy.com/shop/maatloc...
I actively avoid HP. Their products are super enshitified and anti consumer. In a way I’m happy they’ve chosen this route of business self destruction. I hate it for the affected workers… but HP’s future failure will be a nice warning on the stupidity of this level of faith in “AI”
HP Inc said it expects to cut between 4,000 and 6,000 jobs globally by fiscal 2028 as part of a plan to streamline operations and adopt artificial intelligence to speed up product development, improve customer satisfaction and boost productivity. https://cnn.it/48iguvI
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I actively avoid HP. Their products are super enshitified and anti consumer. In a way I’m happy they’ve chosen this route of business self destruction. I hate it for the affected workers… but HP’s future failure will be a nice warning on the stupidity of this level of faith in “AI”
Brennan, Name That Bird! (Animated)
YouTube video by Game Changer Shorts
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November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The work done on creating this world for #Hexcrawl25 just makes me so happy. It's a wonder to behold!
Scramble to the end of #hexcrawl25 challenge from @maatlock.bsky.social - from 10% down to on target with 1. interference from the neighbour hexes, 2. harbingers of the out-of-hex threats and 3. stuff from play at the table
seedofworlds.blogspot.com/2025/11/hexc...
#osr #diyrpg #dnd #ttrpg
seedofworlds.blogspot.com/2025/11/hexc...
#osr #diyrpg #dnd #ttrpg
Hexcrawl '25 scramble for the finish
For Hexcrawl25 , taking the challenge on I settled on the whole super-hex = 40-mile, hexes are 10-mile, sub-hexes 2.5 mile as my working sca...
seedofworlds.blogspot.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The work done on creating this world for #Hexcrawl25 just makes me so happy. It's a wonder to behold!
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
This pumpkin that’s most likely been rotting since Halloween is, in its current transient state, the best goddamn Jack O Lantern I have ever seen. Freaking MOOD
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This pumpkin that’s most likely been rotting since Halloween is, in its current transient state, the best goddamn Jack O Lantern I have ever seen. Freaking MOOD
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On #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance, we remember those in the trans community whose lives were cut short by anti-trans violence.
As a Co-Chair of @equality.house.gov, I am committed to ending the scourge of anti-trans violence. That starts with the rhetoric of my colleagues.
As a Co-Chair of @equality.house.gov, I am committed to ending the scourge of anti-trans violence. That starts with the rhetoric of my colleagues.
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
On #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance, we remember those in the trans community whose lives were cut short by anti-trans violence.
As a Co-Chair of @equality.house.gov, I am committed to ending the scourge of anti-trans violence. That starts with the rhetoric of my colleagues.
As a Co-Chair of @equality.house.gov, I am committed to ending the scourge of anti-trans violence. That starts with the rhetoric of my colleagues.
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The Umbral Hatchery
Shadows pulled out of the earth through seams of stone until hollows opened like mouths. Men came and tried to seal the place with seals and prayer. Seals rotted, prayers frayed. The brood filled the dark and grows.
dysonlogos.blog/2025/11/19/t...
Shadows pulled out of the earth through seams of stone until hollows opened like mouths. Men came and tried to seal the place with seals and prayer. Seals rotted, prayers frayed. The brood filled the dark and grows.
dysonlogos.blog/2025/11/19/t...
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Umbral Hatchery
Shadows pulled out of the earth through seams of stone until hollows opened like mouths. Men came and tried to seal the place with seals and prayer. Seals rotted, prayers frayed. The brood filled the dark and grows.
dysonlogos.blog/2025/11/19/t...
Shadows pulled out of the earth through seams of stone until hollows opened like mouths. Men came and tried to seal the place with seals and prayer. Seals rotted, prayers frayed. The brood filled the dark and grows.
dysonlogos.blog/2025/11/19/t...
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Boundless Space: Making the scary monsters of the Eridani Belt today. I'm thinking that space combat will be much like normal conflict in Boundless, but with the addition of vast space ranges, multiple actions for a crewed ship, and of course, torpedoes and boarding!
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Boundless Space: Making the scary monsters of the Eridani Belt today. I'm thinking that space combat will be much like normal conflict in Boundless, but with the addition of vast space ranges, multiple actions for a crewed ship, and of course, torpedoes and boarding!
Making progress on this board! Too bad I don’t have a drum sander… but at least I know where I can go use one!
November 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Making progress on this board! Too bad I don’t have a drum sander… but at least I know where I can go use one!
Prototyped this for a couple weeks. Friend needed to store jewelry they sell on Etsy… had to fit in a Kallex shelf cube.
I designed the shelves to slide. They are clear acrylic, but still have a lot of the masking on for shipping. Held together by friction, will glue up.
Super happy with this! 😺
I designed the shelves to slide. They are clear acrylic, but still have a lot of the masking on for shipping. Held together by friction, will glue up.
Super happy with this! 😺
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Prototyped this for a couple weeks. Friend needed to store jewelry they sell on Etsy… had to fit in a Kallex shelf cube.
I designed the shelves to slide. They are clear acrylic, but still have a lot of the masking on for shipping. Held together by friction, will glue up.
Super happy with this! 😺
I designed the shelves to slide. They are clear acrylic, but still have a lot of the masking on for shipping. Held together by friction, will glue up.
Super happy with this! 😺