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@fracturedgems.bsky.social

He/Him: Author, Screenwriter, Dad. Known for Cyberpunk collections like Arc City Stories, Neo Cyberpunk v.1 and 2, and Power Loss

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Like weird surreal fiction bordering on horror? Turning 30
Like dark fantasy ttrpgs with fast combat and instant loot generation? Check out Branded for Sacrifice
Links in bio <3
#Booksky #indiebooks #indiettrpg #writingcommunity

08.03.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a first look at the Jabberwock, the final boss of Even Goblins Fall In Love.

It took a lot of work and a bit of trickery to get this image into the game, but it was totally worth it.

#indienes #gamedev #homebrew #retrogame #nes #nesdev #indieretro #jrpg #screenshotsaturday

07.03.2026 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NoFapKirkGoon_JOI_XtraStern.mp4

07.03.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Would the suicide booths be gender specific, do you think? And how strictly would that be enforced?

05.03.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the record, I don't even necessarily want to be the one to make that FF, I just think it would be historically significant πŸ˜…

22.02.2026 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In my literal dreams (which I am choosing to regard as prophecy), a game I'm working on gets picked up by Square Enix Community as a publisher, it's a bizarro runaway smash hit, and Square Enix greenlights/releases the first ever Western-developed Final Fantasy game...❀️

22.02.2026 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me, every time I'm sick:
"Man if I just work out a bit, I bet I could sweat this out."

22.02.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post some monsters
(There are incredibly impressive specimens in the threads, but I quite like this guy)

22.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it is time

20.02.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Incredible work here

20.02.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
black and white decorative doodles in organic fashion, resembling eyes, thorns and gills.

black and white decorative doodles in organic fashion, resembling eyes, thorns and gills.

A set of 3 asymmetrical eldritch doodles as decorative borders + a page divider as stock art for indie RPGs.

www.patreon.com/posts/stock-...

#ttrpg #bwart #stockart

17.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Patrick Tillett | Instagram | Linktree Author, Screenwriter, Occasional Game Developer; All Indie. Reach me at fracturedgems@gmail.com

linktr.ee/fracturedgems

16.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't do the self promo thing often, so I'm not great at it. I'm in the ER with my 3 year old who's been throwing up all weekend. Waiting on virus panels. Buying books won't really help tonight but it would be a welcome surprise at the end of the month #scifi #fantasy #books #gaming #ttrpgs

16.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh my b

16.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

44 seconds ago, this post was made, allegedly. I guess my follow feed is working πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

16.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pull ups and food are expensive, check out some books and games? QR code in the pic, or link in bio can take you there πŸ–€
#indieauthor #booksky #indiegames #writingcommunity

15.02.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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After 13 years, I finally released my game!

It's a cozy narrative game with light platforming, with one cute dragon! Works great on a Steamdeck; take it on the go or play on PC!

So happy. I released. Onto the next project. :'''')

Link -
store.steampowered.com/app/893710/

#gamedev #indiedev

14.02.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 441    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4
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i have a weird but probably good idea that some abilities should have very specific shape constraints. some examples.

this sort of thing is anti-realism but i think can actually work very well to reinforce the feeling of specific actions in context. there's good "doubling" of player and character.

14.02.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Fell asleep at 10 am, woke up an hour ago not knowing what year it was

13.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a hat is kneeling down in the grass holding a basket . ALT: a man wearing a hat is kneeling down in the grass holding a basket .

Sow?

13.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cropped art by Jimmy Makepeace of the Mongol nomad Goatskin standing at combat ready, a friend at her back, as the disembodied head of a statue spews violet light from its eyes.

Overlaid are captions. Along the top reads "Just Launched on Backerkit. New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2026 is live"

Along the bottom reads "Share this post to unlock bonus stories".

Cropped art by Jimmy Makepeace of the Mongol nomad Goatskin standing at combat ready, a friend at her back, as the disembodied head of a statue spews violet light from its eyes. Overlaid are captions. Along the top reads "Just Launched on Backerkit. New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2026 is live" Along the bottom reads "Share this post to unlock bonus stories".

βš”οΈTHE CROWDFUND FOR NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY 2026 IS LIVEβš”οΈ

Three issues - our Timeworn Terra special - a New Jirel of Joiry story...

The more re-posts this gets, the more bonus content we'll add to this year's issues!

Go here to learn more and back the magazineπŸ‘‰ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

12.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 60

Me at 1pm on Thanksgiving, circa 2018

13.02.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of a gray haired woman wearing a shirt that reads on the back β€œcome see my daughter’s film A Woman’s Work at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2/11 at 11:20am 2/12 6:20pm I am a Jewish mother seeking a girlfriend/future wife for my filmmaker daughter (she is multilingual and has an adorable dog). Please inquire with me”

Picture of a gray haired woman wearing a shirt that reads on the back β€œcome see my daughter’s film A Woman’s Work at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2/11 at 11:20am 2/12 6:20pm I am a Jewish mother seeking a girlfriend/future wife for my filmmaker daughter (she is multilingual and has an adorable dog). Please inquire with me”

Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

12.02.2026 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 11149    πŸ” 1621    πŸ’¬ 123    πŸ“Œ 142
The two buttons meme where one option is pay a bit of money for art and the other is invalidate your entire creative work by using the slop machine. The person choosing is indie game devs

The two buttons meme where one option is pay a bit of money for art and the other is invalidate your entire creative work by using the slop machine. The person choosing is indie game devs

Indie game devs, when you use the slop machine in your game, it makes it clear to players that you don't give a fuck and just want money.

Draw crappy but genuine art instead.

13.02.2026 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1322    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 13
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a close up of a person 's finger with a needle ALT: a close up of a person 's finger with a needle

Sew?

13.02.2026 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I suspect this video may end up being pro-monster fucking, and ngl I hope I'm right lmao

13.02.2026 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Smart money is on the entire AI sector collapsing this year, so it's important to pin down the next Big Tech and get in on the ground floor. To that end, I'm investing 1.8 septillion dollars into this new venture called NFT-

hang on, I'm getting a memo...

12.02.2026 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Hey, good news, Paul Verhoeven wants to option your sci-fi novella for adaptation into a film!"
"An...EARNEST adaptation?"
"..."
"Oh no, I'm totally out of touch and my book proves the opposite of what I thought, doesn't it?"
"yuh-huh. Ya been hoevened."

11.02.2026 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Mm those existential crises can be tricky. But that's where the money is ig 🫰🫰🫰🀌

12.02.2026 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PubShare: Turning 30 Details about the Turning 30 book available from PubShare

pubshare.com/books/turnin... - ebook
a.co/d/0goCGGtb - paperback (and kindle ebook, but I like the formatting better in paperback)

08.02.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0