BabblegumSam

I’m working on a thing: tell me about your favorite solo TTRPG, the more obscure the better. I’m going to have an opportunity to write about more TTRPG stuff in the future and I would like to do some specific solo RPG writeups

White display rack filled with TTRPG zines and books. Games that can be seen are The Old Ways Must Go, Tumulus Issue 2, Ave Nox, Horse Girl, Traveler's Fantasy, and Valiant Horizon. A cardboard display of cartoon cats is in the background

Got a new zine rack display from Joann's, which is going out of business (thanks @oddsandents.bsky.social for the hot tip)

Games by @exeunt.press , @feralcharlie.bsky.social , @floodeddungeon.bsky.social , and @binarystar.games are seen (not sure if the other two game designers are on bsky)

Happy to be included 😎

I am nothing if not predictable.

Because I am always coming into knowing what is important

12/12

I fight not from scarcity but from abundance, trying my best to hold onto and nurture what I know to be life giving and affirming

Because no matter is done, or what happens, the world will still turn (until it doesn't)

But I can make my choices...

11/

As was the nature of my environment - the internal and external creating a feedback loop where the only way to break out of it is by active choice and reflection

In that sense, I struggle and fight intensely and yet I have everything

/10

Eventually I realised, trying to blame anyone and/or myself for whatever problems I've faced is also pointless

There is only the next step forward and the steps after that

There are many things in life that I did not choose, that led me down damaging, isolating paths...

/9

moralism reductivism that created the conditions for our suffering and loneliness to begin with

Point a finger hard and long enough at any someone and something and you'll eventually find a plethora of sins, weaknesses, and problems

/8

It's very easy to get into post colonialism, to find the fire of purpose in carving out our ideologies of justice and goodness on the face of the earth

But it's also very easy to let that desire veer you off balance, and end up using the same forces of violence, alienation, and...

/7

One way or another, there's a give and take - some level of compromise

Like some kind of 'harmonious imbalance'

The idea that you can't have everything, but also that having everything isn't everything

Forgoing idealistic utopias and neo-nation states

/6

We can run ourselves in circles, trying to reach a point where we can consistently do the right thing and make an impact - especially if we want to make the world a better place

I think things as they are are very very complex, and there's no way to do it perfectly

/5

There's no ultimate point to pursuing grand schemes of fame, mastery, justice, and greatness if there's no grounding or critical conversation about why it matters to you in your state of being

They can be helpful, but they are not necessarily the end point

/4

Elsewhere being where I go to now

A more matured, emotionally and mentally stable person, grounded in my process of experiencing, relationships, faith, and having open conversations with everyone and anything that makes up my current state of reality

/3

But right now, I don't really see doing any of that full time as practical or necessarily helpful

I really appreciate just doing games and stuff on the side, working with them for what they are

Trying to think big picture now, take what I've learnt, and put it to use elsewhere

2/

Had a brief stint recently where I sincerely dabbled/flirted with fine arts, mainly as a way to develop my practice and figure stuff out

Did a few exhibitions, didn't really feel it

But I came out of that era with a new, nuanced, more compassionate approach to thinking, doing, and making

1/

🚨Hello any 3D Animation folks out there!🚨

A young person I'm working with is asking for some help with the following question:

What are some best practices for demonstrating weight in 3D animation with a regular rigged model (e.g. moving a bone on the head)

RT for Eyes!

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”

Thank you 😎🫰😎🫰😎🫰

Hawthorn Former Bethesda & BioWare devs bring you a nostalgic, co-op sandbox RPG of woodland animals, adventure, friendship, and village life.

HAWTHORN is what happens when some extremely talented developers from Bethesda, Naughty Dog, & BioWare get together to make their dream game: a mix of Skyrim, Stardew Valley, & the Redwall series. A successful Kickstarter will help make this dream a reality; please pitch in if you have the means!

Big fan of Mun Kao and Benji's stuff

I'm glad we are still on that train 😎🫰

Benj is doing amazing stuff in the Oddlike space: @goobernuts.itch.io

Munkao's art is stunning, also making waves in Oddlike: @munkao.bsky.social

Brandon's art is sick and expressive: @chaoclypse.bsky.social

I'll do Tony one better: reply with your favorite game, and I'll recommend a similar game by an Asian designer

Oh God....

I've been dormant in the scene for a long while and it's really great to hear this from you especially (mutual fan! Specifically Villainous Fucks)

I got more stuff coming after my long sabbatical 😎

Now that Wandering Blades is live our team wants to take some time this month to feature all the the amazing #RPGSEA & AAPI, SWANA & beyond creators we work with in the #TTRPG space.

If you have an Asian creator you love, respect and admire tag them below!

We want to shout them out all month long!

It's LUMEN's 4th birthday!

I'm celebrating the system that put me on the map, and that still captures my attention today.

Check out this thread for a reminiscent blog, shoutouts to favorite LUMEN games, and videos.

Happy birthday LUMEN!

gilarpgs.itch.io/lumen

Ant Man and the Wasp...

Grossly underloved MCU movie that plays like a big budget episode of an animated series (like Avengers EMH)

Personal stakes, small scale, and great performances from all

Looking for work!

My skills:

Event Management/Planning
Community Engagement/Management
Personal/Executive Assistant
TTRPG Design/Writing
Human Resources
Grant Management

LI: www.linkedin.com/in/basil-w-886191202

I’m sorry I’ve been so inactive!!! I did some stuff and I’ve posted a new video! You can find it on my Instagram 🫶🏽 It’s a cut from the live stream of Ithaca in the Cards with @ehronlime.bsky.social and @valiantdorian.bsky.social