Bionic Castle

Art by • Richard Hescox

Illustration of Abbie from the videogame Mindwave. She has a huge smile on her face and she's extending her arms horizontally, at her shoulders' height. Her left arm is nearer to the viewer, while her right arm is farther away because of the perspective. The background and decorations of the drawing are based on the various microgames in the game. If someone is reading this and has some criticism about my alt text, please do tell! I am still learning how to write these.

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So consider the positives of having these services availible to others before alienating a subset of people for offering a service in our niche hobby.
That being said I dont fault you for being irritated and finding somthing wrong with capitalism, I hope you have a good day.

My first time and only two times doing dm for hire was for a family who hadent played in 15 years and wanted to introduce thier kids to the hobby. So I taught the kids how to play and they crossed chasms and killed a troll and asked for more. The parents were grateful to have someone who knew. Cont.

But dm for hire services only raise the value of the hobby in general by giving those who dont have the time or expertise access to talented GM's so that they can try a new system or simply play for the first time in mant years.
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I hate ads and self-promotion in inproper places as much as the next guy and I dont think that dming as a full time job, especially through a platform which scoops a percentage of your earnings, is a sustainable or comfortable occupation.
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First off, love your enthusiasm. Secondly as someone who has dmed for megar pay (40 bucks a 3 hour sesh) it takes a lot of prepperation, specialized knowledge and patience to dm for people you don't know.
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First post here! Here’s some spaceship sketches from the ipad.

Hard to be mad at your boss when you ARE the boss

Rot black sludge, give them 3 vaugely loyal hirelings or have them unlocked as prisoners in the dungeon or let thier character improve 3 times and have thier pick of weapons and armor.

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I have no idea how bluesky is going to fund itself given the influx of users and no way of generating funds besides capital or donations. It all seems like somthing good that won't last, guess we should just enjoy it while the venture capital is still here!

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The Bionic Castle

My portfolio is small right now but I've got a lot of plans drawn up so give me a follow here. Or check on my neglected itch.io page or blog.

bionic-castle.itch.io

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My name's Austin (they/he) and I'm an aspiring game designer, mostly a jack-of-all trades (ADD) making ttrpg's and boardgames. I'm open to freelance work! If you need anu work done on your game just send me a DM! I can write, layout, design and illustrate. 🧵

Treat this as a new experience that only echoes where you've been, not where you'll go next.

“An Imperial Message” by Franz Kafka, art and adaptation by Leopoldo Duranona, Epic Illustrated #11 (April 1982).

Personal work by Jean Giraud, a.k.a., Moebius (1938-2012).

The WoodStained Alley by The Bionic Castle Three bars to keep and places to visit on your adventures in The WoodStained Alley

All tied together by a mouse wizard! I'd def like to do more like it in the future so let me know if anyone doing a ttrpg jam, and here's the link if you want to check out the bars!
bionic-castle.itch.io/the-woodstai...

Earlier this year I contributed a bar crawl to a game jam by @prismaticwasteland.com for barkeep on the borderlands, I made a hidden alleyway with a bar that turns your party to mice, a tower that you have to drink your way up and a monestary taken over by demonic yeast. 🧵

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Good to hear they brought home the cheese 😌

Also stumpsville is very very light on challenge so if your players are experienced I'd up the difficulty a bit with some traps, challenges and extra rats.
Hope your first session goes well!

We had a player who had a heavy ranged weapon who would just dome rats from afar by slinging teakettles and rocks.

I would stock 2-3 locations around stumlsville as after stumpsville there really isent much to go off of so some extra prep will go a long ways. And keep in mind since you dont roll to hit often the first to attack wins.

A Year in RPG Self Publishing: Year 1 Have you ever wondered if there's any money in indie RPGs?  Have you considered making a break into the industry, or just want to earn a lit...

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Reading this writeup on the ttrpg publishing experience by Ian Yusem. This level of transparency is rare in any industry and provides a great look into what it's like to soft start a career in ttrpg publishing. Give it a read if you're interested in designing indie rpg's you won't be disapointed.