Thomas Marrone
@thomasthecat.bsky.social
Art Director for Star Trek Online. Starship enthusiast. Modeled the Enterprise F, Voyager B, and other ships for Star Trek: Picard.
It’s been about a year since I lost Løren and Luna. Løren would have a routine every night where I had to spend 10-15 minutes massaging her head while she made biscuits on me before she fell asleep curled up like the cat in the picture. I miss them every day.
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It’s been about a year since I lost Løren and Luna. Løren would have a routine every night where I had to spend 10-15 minutes massaging her head while she made biscuits on me before she fell asleep curled up like the cat in the picture. I miss them every day.
I'm also in love with the promo image created for STO's version of Moopsy by one of our UI Artists (who is not on bluesky near as I can tell!)
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I'm also in love with the promo image created for STO's version of Moopsy by one of our UI Artists (who is not on bluesky near as I can tell!)
We are adding a brand-new Warbird design to the game very, very soon! It's meant to be from the Wrath of Khan-Undiscovered Country era!
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We are adding a brand-new Warbird design to the game very, very soon! It's meant to be from the Wrath of Khan-Undiscovered Country era!
Setup a little shadow box showing the Arconis Crystal and Fragments from our #proposal at Galaxy’s Edge. @ohcatrina.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Setup a little shadow box showing the Arconis Crystal and Fragments from our #proposal at Galaxy’s Edge. @ohcatrina.bsky.social
Tough day for Cryptic STO team. We're losing two of our most senior artists, including Hector Ortiz, who codified the look of STO's unique 25th-century Starfleet aesthetic. The other is Senior FX Artist Chris Menard, who has been on the project with me for the last 15 years. We'll miss them dearly.
October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Tough day for Cryptic STO team. We're losing two of our most senior artists, including Hector Ortiz, who codified the look of STO's unique 25th-century Starfleet aesthetic. The other is Senior FX Artist Chris Menard, who has been on the project with me for the last 15 years. We'll miss them dearly.
One of the few games I've GM'd was the 4E Module KEEP ON THE SHADOWFELL for friends over a long weekend. These guys were primarily video gamers, so I created illustrated and pre-filled stickers for them to put into their journal. They loved it. It was perfect for people new to D&D.
October 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
One of the few games I've GM'd was the 4E Module KEEP ON THE SHADOWFELL for friends over a long weekend. These guys were primarily video gamers, so I created illustrated and pre-filled stickers for them to put into their journal. They loved it. It was perfect for people new to D&D.
I am so excited to have @jacksonlanzing.bsky.social and @collinkelly.bsky.social on Star Trek Online's livestream today at 11 AM Pacific to talk about the new IDW Star Trek comic THE LAST STARSHIP and the addition of the U.S.S. Omega into Star Trek Online!
www.twitch.tv/decagameslive
www.twitch.tv/decagameslive
October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I am so excited to have @jacksonlanzing.bsky.social and @collinkelly.bsky.social on Star Trek Online's livestream today at 11 AM Pacific to talk about the new IDW Star Trek comic THE LAST STARSHIP and the addition of the U.S.S. Omega into Star Trek Online!
www.twitch.tv/decagameslive
www.twitch.tv/decagameslive
We ended our evening watching the fireworks over the black spire after dinner.
It truly is my privilege to be engaged to such a beautiful, brilliant, sexy partner in @ohcatrina.bsky.social. I love her deeply and am so excited for our future together.
Thanks for sharing in our latest adventure!
It truly is my privilege to be engaged to such a beautiful, brilliant, sexy partner in @ohcatrina.bsky.social. I love her deeply and am so excited for our future together.
Thanks for sharing in our latest adventure!
October 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
We ended our evening watching the fireworks over the black spire after dinner.
It truly is my privilege to be engaged to such a beautiful, brilliant, sexy partner in @ohcatrina.bsky.social. I love her deeply and am so excited for our future together.
Thanks for sharing in our latest adventure!
It truly is my privilege to be engaged to such a beautiful, brilliant, sexy partner in @ohcatrina.bsky.social. I love her deeply and am so excited for our future together.
Thanks for sharing in our latest adventure!
Once we were engaged, we had one more piece of business at Savi's. Now that we both had our own lightsaber, I wanted us to pick out and build a lightsaber together, one which would have a white blade to represent the silver Arconis Crystal. We hope to display this along with our two personal sabers.
October 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Once we were engaged, we had one more piece of business at Savi's. Now that we both had our own lightsaber, I wanted us to pick out and build a lightsaber together, one which would have a white blade to represent the silver Arconis Crystal. We hope to display this along with our two personal sabers.
...and came back with the ring box. I was pretty emotional at this point, so it was all I could do to drop down on one knee and blubber out "Will you marry me?"
And @ohcatrina.bsky.social said yes!
And @ohcatrina.bsky.social said yes!
October 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
...and came back with the ring box. I was pretty emotional at this point, so it was all I could do to drop down on one knee and blubber out "Will you marry me?"
And @ohcatrina.bsky.social said yes!
And @ohcatrina.bsky.social said yes!
There, Kyle led us in a recitation as we handed over each crystal fragment, describing the source of its power. (This is Kyle's script, so his lines are black, our lines are in gray). Catrina and I alternated reading the lines as we gave the fragments to Kyle. Kyle collected the crystals and left...
October 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
There, Kyle led us in a recitation as we handed over each crystal fragment, describing the source of its power. (This is Kyle's script, so his lines are black, our lines are in gray). Catrina and I alternated reading the lines as we gave the fragments to Kyle. Kyle collected the crystals and left...
With all seven fragments collected, Fulcrum told us to return to Savi's Workshop. The gatherers there would know how to merge the seven fragments back into the Arconis Crystal. We met @kylepoddig.bsky.social under the Batuuan Wishing Tree once more...
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
With all seven fragments collected, Fulcrum told us to return to Savi's Workshop. The gatherers there would know how to merge the seven fragments back into the Arconis Crystal. We met @kylepoddig.bsky.social under the Batuuan Wishing Tree once more...
From there we had a priority code to go to the Rise of the Resistance! The Empire already had the Red Arconis Fragment, and the only way to get it was to let them capture us! Thankfully we escaped withe the Red Fragment, a concentration of the power that binds two people passionate for each other.
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
From there we had a priority code to go to the Rise of the Resistance! The Empire already had the Red Arconis Fragment, and the only way to get it was to let them capture us! Thankfully we escaped withe the Red Fragment, a concentration of the power that binds two people passionate for each other.
Then we headed back to Batuu to find the blue fragment among the Coaxium during Smuggler's Run. "It’s said to represent the power of unity, or teamwork. A distillation of how much more potent two people can be when they are of the same mind. The whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts."
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Then we headed back to Batuu to find the blue fragment among the Coaxium during Smuggler's Run. "It’s said to represent the power of unity, or teamwork. A distillation of how much more potent two people can be when they are of the same mind. The whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts."
The Green Fragment was in the picnic basket at Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railroad. "This fragment is powered by chaos. Challenges in our lives can tear people apart, but can also bring us together. Like the song said, nothing can stop two people who stick by each other no matter what happens."
October 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Green Fragment was in the picnic basket at Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railroad. "This fragment is powered by chaos. Challenges in our lives can tear people apart, but can also bring us together. Like the song said, nothing can stop two people who stick by each other no matter what happens."
From Indy, the Orange Fragment was waiting for us at Star Tours. The clue for this one was fun to put together, riffing on the "luggage scan" that happens during the Star Tours line. The Orange Fragment represented the power of shared stories and memories (like our fandom) to bring people together.
October 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
From Indy, the Orange Fragment was waiting for us at Star Tours. The clue for this one was fun to put together, riffing on the "luggage scan" that happens during the Star Tours line. The Orange Fragment represented the power of shared stories and memories (like our fandom) to bring people together.
After Columbia, we found the Purple Fragment at Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye! "The purple fragment represents the power of choice. Choices shape our destiny, after all. In us is the ability to choose what we value, and most importantly, we choose the people we keep close to us."
October 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
After Columbia, we found the Purple Fragment at Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye! "The purple fragment represents the power of choice. Choices shape our destiny, after all. In us is the ability to choose what we value, and most importantly, we choose the people we keep close to us."
As expected, Catrina was a pro at deciphering the clues. I had a lot of fun not just writing Fulcrum's script (which @vengeancegod.bsky.social expertly riffed on!) but also creating additional clues in the form of images for each ride. This poem pointed us towards the Sailing Ship Columbia.
October 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
As expected, Catrina was a pro at deciphering the clues. I had a lot of fun not just writing Fulcrum's script (which @vengeancegod.bsky.social expertly riffed on!) but also creating additional clues in the form of images for each ride. This poem pointed us towards the Sailing Ship Columbia.
After I built my saber at Savi's we "found" the first Arconis fragment. "This one is said to be a locus for the power of chance, or luck. ... Chance can be a powerful force for good or evil, and can even drive the destinies of two strangers towards one another."
October 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
After I built my saber at Savi's we "found" the first Arconis fragment. "This one is said to be a locus for the power of chance, or luck. ... Chance can be a powerful force for good or evil, and can even drive the destinies of two strangers towards one another."
Once Fulcrum gave Catrina her mission, we were off to the park. After a quick romantic dance in the Sherman Brothers exhibit, our first stop to kick things off was at Savi's workshop. This was partly because I wanted to finally make my own saber, but also a bit of recon for the proposal.
October 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Once Fulcrum gave Catrina her mission, we were off to the park. After a quick romantic dance in the Sherman Brothers exhibit, our first stop to kick things off was at Savi's workshop. This was partly because I wanted to finally make my own saber, but also a bit of recon for the proposal.
The packet included the QR code, a "code phrase of the day" card, Fulcrum's contact info (Mike's anonymous phone number) and some Fulcrum pins to make it easy for Disney CMs to identify/remember us. Etsy really was my third secret weapon!!
Here is the title crawl: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scHt...
Here is the title crawl: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scHt...
October 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The packet included the QR code, a "code phrase of the day" card, Fulcrum's contact info (Mike's anonymous phone number) and some Fulcrum pins to make it easy for Disney CMs to identify/remember us. Etsy really was my third secret weapon!!
Here is the title crawl: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scHt...
Here is the title crawl: www.youtube.com/watch?v=scHt...
The morning of we started with a mysterious package in our hotel room! This included a QR code to watch a Star Wars-style title crawl establishing these adventures as a sequel to the fanfic I wrote when we started dating. Another coded message in Aurebesh included a mysterious phone number.
October 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The morning of we started with a mysterious package in our hotel room! This included a QR code to watch a Star Wars-style title crawl establishing these adventures as a sequel to the fanfic I wrote when we started dating. Another coded message in Aurebesh included a mysterious phone number.
All together the fragments in their stabilizer cores and the ring box itself worked together to build a progression and contribute to the immersive Star Wars story that was so important for the day! And yeah, with all that prep done, how did the day actually go??
October 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
All together the fragments in their stabilizer cores and the ring box itself worked together to build a progression and contribute to the immersive Star Wars story that was so important for the day! And yeah, with all that prep done, how did the day actually go??
After spray painting it silver, I weathered it to feel more grungy and "Star Wars-y" and then as a finishing touch I printed on the symbol of Neptune, a nod to @ohcatrina.bsky.social's favorite Sailor Scout! This was another way to tie both the Star Wars and Sailor Moon elements together.
October 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
After spray painting it silver, I weathered it to feel more grungy and "Star Wars-y" and then as a finishing touch I printed on the symbol of Neptune, a nod to @ohcatrina.bsky.social's favorite Sailor Scout! This was another way to tie both the Star Wars and Sailor Moon elements together.
Then there was the ring box itself - the box that the ring came in was a pretty standard jewelry box and I figured if I'm going to all this trouble with everything else, I should make a more "Star Wars-y" ring box too. This large box could also fit the "silver" Arconis Crystal for the ring to sit on
October 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Then there was the ring box itself - the box that the ring came in was a pretty standard jewelry box and I figured if I'm going to all this trouble with everything else, I should make a more "Star Wars-y" ring box too. This large box could also fit the "silver" Arconis Crystal for the ring to sit on