Michael Van Vleet (he/him)
@signalstation.bsky.social
Writing type person. TTRPG work: Ennie award-winning Wassailing of Claus Manor; Devil, Aim For Me; DIE, GRAVE ROBBER, DIE!, writer on Trophy, Brindlewood Bay, Public Access, Planet Raygun etc. etc. | signalstation.itch.io
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Hey all, I'm Michael, a writer in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I've written a goodly amount of stuff for The Gauntlet and mostly write TTRPG stuff that alternates between horror and hilarity.
[artwork by @pigeonchild.bsky.social, @rapidpunches.neocities.org (x2), @thoughtographic.bsky.social]
I've written a goodly amount of stuff for The Gauntlet and mostly write TTRPG stuff that alternates between horror and hilarity.
[artwork by @pigeonchild.bsky.social, @rapidpunches.neocities.org (x2), @thoughtographic.bsky.social]
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The Gauntlet Pitch Day is coming December 6th. We’re taking pitches for our in-development game, The Lands Remaining. Come do some sad fantasy with us!
Details: www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Details: www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Pitch Day
Pitch Day: The Great Forest We’re taking pitches for our upcoming game, The Lands Remaining ! Pitch Day will be December 6th, 2025. There will be three different Zoom calls you can join to make...
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Gauntlet Pitch Day is coming December 6th. We’re taking pitches for our in-development game, The Lands Remaining. Come do some sad fantasy with us!
Details: www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Details: www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
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On this Black Friday / itch.io Creator Day, a bunch of our stuff is on sale. I would direct your attention to Northpoleland which is my incredible Christmas themed Trophy Dark incursion. Enjoy the holidays with mirth and mayhem.
byemberandash.itch.io/northpoleland
byemberandash.itch.io/northpoleland
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
On this Black Friday / itch.io Creator Day, a bunch of our stuff is on sale. I would direct your attention to Northpoleland which is my incredible Christmas themed Trophy Dark incursion. Enjoy the holidays with mirth and mayhem.
byemberandash.itch.io/northpoleland
byemberandash.itch.io/northpoleland
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Our Black Friday Sale is LIVE, now through 11:59 PM ET on Tuesday, Dec 2 💿 Save 50%+ off on close to 1,000 VS, VS Sub-Label, and OCN Partner Label releases. There’s no better time to pick up an old favorite, make a new discovery, and generally blow your cinematic mind—only at VinegarSyndrome.com 🧠
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Our Black Friday Sale is LIVE, now through 11:59 PM ET on Tuesday, Dec 2 💿 Save 50%+ off on close to 1,000 VS, VS Sub-Label, and OCN Partner Label releases. There’s no better time to pick up an old favorite, make a new discovery, and generally blow your cinematic mind—only at VinegarSyndrome.com 🧠
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Posting HOLE
No words can describe how cool it is to see weird little words from my tiny, weird brain in print. Thanks for the opportunity to share space with some talented folks @clearkeep.bsky.social.
Tourist Hole is available now through @plusoneexp.bsky.social
No words can describe how cool it is to see weird little words from my tiny, weird brain in print. Thanks for the opportunity to share space with some talented folks @clearkeep.bsky.social.
Tourist Hole is available now through @plusoneexp.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Posting HOLE
No words can describe how cool it is to see weird little words from my tiny, weird brain in print. Thanks for the opportunity to share space with some talented folks @clearkeep.bsky.social.
Tourist Hole is available now through @plusoneexp.bsky.social
No words can describe how cool it is to see weird little words from my tiny, weird brain in print. Thanks for the opportunity to share space with some talented folks @clearkeep.bsky.social.
Tourist Hole is available now through @plusoneexp.bsky.social
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
Just in time for xmas and from the brilliant mind behind BUTTER PRINCESS!
Play-to-lose as misfit toys, desperate to win the affection of a single child... their heart only has room for one!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/but...
Play-to-lose as misfit toys, desperate to win the affection of a single child... their heart only has room for one!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/but...
Pick Me TTRPG
Love-starved Christmas toys are delivered to a home where a child plays favorites.
www.kickstarter.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just in time for xmas and from the brilliant mind behind BUTTER PRINCESS!
Play-to-lose as misfit toys, desperate to win the affection of a single child... their heart only has room for one!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/but...
Play-to-lose as misfit toys, desperate to win the affection of a single child... their heart only has room for one!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/but...
Every time I look at horror-themed toys/decorations/merch I'm so glad that I'm not invested in any of the properties that are widely licensed.
I'd be in real trouble if The Abominable Dr Phibes appeared on Spirit Halloween shelves alongside Chucky and that lot.
I'd be in real trouble if The Abominable Dr Phibes appeared on Spirit Halloween shelves alongside Chucky and that lot.
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Every time I look at horror-themed toys/decorations/merch I'm so glad that I'm not invested in any of the properties that are widely licensed.
I'd be in real trouble if The Abominable Dr Phibes appeared on Spirit Halloween shelves alongside Chucky and that lot.
I'd be in real trouble if The Abominable Dr Phibes appeared on Spirit Halloween shelves alongside Chucky and that lot.
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Side-part Wolverine
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Side-part Wolverine
Letterboxd keeps sending me offers to go to screenings, perhaps misunderstanding that the way I watch so many movies is by not going out.
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Letterboxd keeps sending me offers to go to screenings, perhaps misunderstanding that the way I watch so many movies is by not going out.
For Black Friday, I'm offering a special where I give you 50% of my attention.
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For Black Friday, I'm offering a special where I give you 50% of my attention.
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Wrapped production of the second expansion zine for The Wassailing!
And what is this? @jesseross.com contributed an entirely new rules component where a cursed forest can take over the Manor … if you ask too much of it, which you will, because you're a sicko.
(Art by @oxsago.bsky.social.)
And what is this? @jesseross.com contributed an entirely new rules component where a cursed forest can take over the Manor … if you ask too much of it, which you will, because you're a sicko.
(Art by @oxsago.bsky.social.)
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Wrapped production of the second expansion zine for The Wassailing!
And what is this? @jesseross.com contributed an entirely new rules component where a cursed forest can take over the Manor … if you ask too much of it, which you will, because you're a sicko.
(Art by @oxsago.bsky.social.)
And what is this? @jesseross.com contributed an entirely new rules component where a cursed forest can take over the Manor … if you ask too much of it, which you will, because you're a sicko.
(Art by @oxsago.bsky.social.)
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A small dose of the mechs in this show
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A small dose of the mechs in this show
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All I want for my birthday are some 5 Star reviews!
DNGN CLUB: BIRTHDAY BUNDLE by DNGNCLUB
A sale by DNGNCLUB, 100% off 16 games
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November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
All I want for my birthday are some 5 Star reviews!
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In the spirit of hobbit birthdays, have some free games!
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
In the spirit of hobbit birthdays, have some free games!
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https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/557
『すべてがおしまいになったカエル マスコットフィギュア』発売！あふれんばかりの悲壮感。
"Everything is Over: Frog Mascot Figure" now on sale! Overflowing with a sense of tragedy.
#ガチャポン #gachapon
『すべてがおしまいになったカエル マスコットフィギュア』発売！あふれんばかりの悲壮感。
"Everything is Over: Frog Mascot Figure" now on sale! Overflowing with a sense of tragedy.
#ガチャポン #gachapon
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/557
『すべてがおしまいになったカエル マスコットフィギュア』発売！あふれんばかりの悲壮感。
"Everything is Over: Frog Mascot Figure" now on sale! Overflowing with a sense of tragedy.
#ガチャポン #gachapon
『すべてがおしまいになったカエル マスコットフィギュア』発売！あふれんばかりの悲壮感。
"Everything is Over: Frog Mascot Figure" now on sale! Overflowing with a sense of tragedy.
#ガチャポン #gachapon
brain snapped wide awake at 3 a.m. for no reason
I read the whole internet, then took a melatonin, so maybe sleep is coming, but until then
professional insomniacs, what should I be doing? catastrophizing? re-examining embarrassing moments from childhood only I remember?
I read the whole internet, then took a melatonin, so maybe sleep is coming, but until then
professional insomniacs, what should I be doing? catastrophizing? re-examining embarrassing moments from childhood only I remember?
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
brain snapped wide awake at 3 a.m. for no reason
I read the whole internet, then took a melatonin, so maybe sleep is coming, but until then
professional insomniacs, what should I be doing? catastrophizing? re-examining embarrassing moments from childhood only I remember?
I read the whole internet, then took a melatonin, so maybe sleep is coming, but until then
professional insomniacs, what should I be doing? catastrophizing? re-examining embarrassing moments from childhood only I remember?
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Hello. I will be recommending a Christmas movie every day on my YouTube channel this year. Please subscribe, watch the new, essential, life-changing video every day, and share it with everyone you know. Thank you.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Hello. I will be recommending a Christmas movie every day on my YouTube channel this year. Please subscribe, watch the new, essential, life-changing video every day, and share it with everyone you know. Thank you.
Came across this early rough I sketched for a possible character sheet for Step Right Up, designed as a clown's painted face. The blocky teeth were to have the stats written on them.
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Came across this early rough I sketched for a possible character sheet for Step Right Up, designed as a clown's painted face. The blocky teeth were to have the stats written on them.
how do I mute a fucking picture of the pope
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
how do I mute a fucking picture of the pope
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Muting words on here clearly no longer sufficient. I need the ability to mute concepts.
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Muting words on here clearly no longer sufficient. I need the ability to mute concepts.
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Guy who is being evil: Well what is "evil"
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Guy who is being evil: Well what is "evil"
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I'm gonna try to pitch for the first time and if you're reading this. You should too! Be my first time pitch buddy?
Writers! Particularly TTRPG writers, but anyone comfortable with fantasy: The Gauntlet Pitch Day is coming December 6th!
Details at the link below.
www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Details at the link below.
www.gauntlet-rpg.com/pitch-day.html
Pitch Day
Pitch Day: The Great Forest We’re taking pitches for our upcoming game, The Lands Remaining ! Pitch Day will be December 6th, 2025. There will be three different Zoom calls you can join to make...
www.gauntlet-rpg.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'm gonna try to pitch for the first time and if you're reading this. You should too! Be my first time pitch buddy?
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"Tourist Hole" just arrived! Thanks @clearkeep.bsky.social and @plusoneexp.bsky.social !
I am not sure how I feel bout cutting our cards from the pages of the booklet, but I'll get over it. 😅🃏
I am not sure how I feel bout cutting our cards from the pages of the booklet, but I'll get over it. 😅🃏
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"Tourist Hole" just arrived! Thanks @clearkeep.bsky.social and @plusoneexp.bsky.social !
I am not sure how I feel bout cutting our cards from the pages of the booklet, but I'll get over it. 😅🃏
I am not sure how I feel bout cutting our cards from the pages of the booklet, but I'll get over it. 😅🃏