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Steve Conley

@steveconley.bsky.social

Cartoonist of the Eisner-, Ringo-, and NCS-nominated webcomic "The Middle Age". ENNIE-nominated TTRPG creator and 3D sculptor. He/him. https://middleagecomic.com

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Amazing!

08.03.2026 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. The β€œbest supplement” ENNIE nomination for Intoximancy sparked a lot of sales immediately and throughout the voting period.

2. I think any of CR playing one of my 5E subclasses… ideally Marisha or Sam as an Intoximancer or Taliesin as a Meta Domain Cleric.

08.03.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

07.03.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 21764    πŸ” 6547    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 160
ANIMAL CARTOON AVATARS FOR MARCH 2026
From now until APRIL 3RD, 2026 donate $50 to the MS society! I'll make you a cartoon avatar of any animal in any costume or occupation. 
Pet! Fursona! Gaming character!

1) go to https://tinyurl.com/mscure2026
2) donate! $50 or more for an avatar. Want a group/family/couple/pet? Easy! Donate $50 per face! 
3) email your donation confirmation to lar@lartist.com along with a current selfie(s). 
4) I will email you a high res jpeg to print and a low res jpeg for social media.
All avatars will be delivered on or before APRIL 10TH, 2026

ANIMAL CARTOON AVATARS FOR MARCH 2026 From now until APRIL 3RD, 2026 donate $50 to the MS society! I'll make you a cartoon avatar of any animal in any costume or occupation. Pet! Fursona! Gaming character! 1) go to https://tinyurl.com/mscure2026 2) donate! $50 or more for an avatar. Want a group/family/couple/pet? Easy! Donate $50 per face! 3) email your donation confirmation to lar@lartist.com along with a current selfie(s). 4) I will email you a high res jpeg to print and a low res jpeg for social media. All avatars will be delivered on or before APRIL 10TH, 2026

Current $3935. Goal $10k. The response to the Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings has been crickets so I'm pivoting to Cartoon Animals for March. Your $50CAD donation can get you any animal/pet/fursona/character as a cartoon. Details in jpegs/alt text! Donation link: tinyurl.com/mscure2026

06.03.2026 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Wow! That’s great!

05.03.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Middle Age β€˜Draw and Jaw’ | Steve Conley Get more from Steve Conley on Patreon

Drawing live on the YouTubes this evening with @jamarnicholas.bsky.social and @drawmanley.bsky.social…

www.patreon.com/posts/middle...

04.03.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join your three expert cartoonists this week as we all draw as we talk with you and answer questions live in our new Draw and Jaw session starting this Wednesday!! @jamarnicholas.bsky.social @steveconley.bsky.social

03.03.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A banner that says Little but Fierce: Streamlined 5th Edition for Children of All Ages. There’s a preview of the physical book cover and artwork. There’s a quote from Sarah Johnson, Education Consultant that says: β€œIn a sea of electronic alternatives, Little but Fierce stands as an exciting and fun competitor that will delight geeky parents and their children alike.” There are also four photos of the creative team: DC Bradshaw, Catarina EusΓ©bio, Sebastian YΕ«e and Jennifer Kretchmer.

A banner that says Little but Fierce: Streamlined 5th Edition for Children of All Ages. There’s a preview of the physical book cover and artwork. There’s a quote from Sarah Johnson, Education Consultant that says: β€œIn a sea of electronic alternatives, Little but Fierce stands as an exciting and fun competitor that will delight geeky parents and their children alike.” There are also four photos of the creative team: DC Bradshaw, Catarina EusΓ©bio, Sebastian YΕ«e and Jennifer Kretchmer.

ARE YOU LITTLE BUT FIERCE?

Little but Fierce, the streamlined adaptation of 5th Edition for kids, is now live on Kickstarter! 



Support the project to introduce TTRPGs to the next generation:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dcb...



#TTRPG #LittleButFierce

03.03.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 29

Backed! Excited for this DC!

03.03.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing!

03.03.2026 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Supreme Court doesn't care if you want to copyright your AI-generated art The highest court in the US declined to review a case about copyrighting artwork created with the help of AI.

And BOOM goes the dynamite. To all the AI Bros who have slid into my mentions to tell me that you CAN in fact copyright AI materials, the Supreme Court has told you to go suck rocks. A prompt is not authorship. And if there is no author, there is no valid copyright.

www.engadget.com/ai/the-supre...

02.03.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2191    πŸ” 750    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 69

As I said in my yearly post about roleplaying in 2024: "it’ll probably be called 5.5e in the years to come, though 5.24e and 2024e are also being bandied around at the moment. "

I'm actually slightly surprised that WotC gave up the ghost so quickly.

02.03.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It felt perfect for the 1980s. Just as D&D had schlocky 80s fantasy movies and Saturday morning cartoons to inspire us, post-apocalyptic sci-fi had almost as many VHS B-movies and Thundarr. Gamma World also felt like the perfect segue from Expedition to the Barrier Peaks.

02.03.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The "this is fine" dog meme comic, but he's saying "so I have a book coming out".

The "this is fine" dog meme comic, but he's saying "so I have a book coming out".

*sigh*

28.02.2026 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1749    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 30

Pretty sure it was Gamma World.

01.03.2026 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s worth taking ten seconds β€” in the midst of all that plagues and grieves us today β€” to think of the people who have β€œloved us into being” and who have nurtured our best & truest selves.

We witness so much here.
We still do not speak of those folks enough.

28.02.2026 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Several Kickstarter United members have been laid off three months after labor strike The union alleges that this is an act of retaliation by Kickstarter management.

Four members of @kickstarterunited.org who played an active role in the November 2025 labor strike have been laid off, with one member forced out of the bargaining unit. The union has filed unfair labor practice charges against Kickstarter, alleging anti-union retaliation.

27.02.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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The 24-hour countdown has started! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

26.02.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good news! The Jason Fox High Stakes D20 is back in stock at store.foxtrot.com!

05.09.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1095    πŸ” 206    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 32
The painting The Coffee Bearer by John Frederick Lewis (1857)

The painting The Coffee Bearer by John Frederick Lewis (1857)

The Coffee Bearer by John Frederick Lewis (1857)

21.02.2026 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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While I’m focused on wrapping up Stabracadbra, I’m taking part in Backerkit’s #Zinetopia with β€œWildest Shape.”

wildestshape.com

04.02.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Now Playing. Push the Roll with Ross Bryant. Stuff Is Supposed To Go Down Drains, Right? Photos of Ross Bryant and cast members Josephine McAdam, Paula Deming, Virginia Lee and cuppycup.

Now Playing. Push the Roll with Ross Bryant. Stuff Is Supposed To Go Down Drains, Right? Photos of Ross Bryant and cast members Josephine McAdam, Paula Deming, Virginia Lee and cuppycup.

New series dropped this week with @rossbryant.bsky.social, @jcvim.bsky.social, @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social, @cuppycup.bsky.social, and Virginia Lee!

Join us for some 1980s VHS horror with teens working summer jobs at a questionable water park.

20.02.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This was the copy I had. The book and the cover were such inspirations. <3

20.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're experiencing downtime due to a larger, ongoing service outage. Our team is actively monitoring and working to restore services as soon as our third party provider is fully stable. We appreciate your patience!

18.02.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Love that AI, a thing we hate and don’t want, steals everything, ruins everything, shittifies everything. Drinks our water, plagiarizes our art, pisses all over our information fidelity, drives kids to suicide, serves the right-wing, and fucks up our devices and services. Good job, techbros!

17.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3426    πŸ” 1413    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 23

Thanks Matthew! I used to do this sort of thing for newspapers and magazines back when newspapers and magazines were things.

17.02.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A bar chart comparing the crowdfunding of The Prayer’s Handbook Kickstarter and the ongoing Wildest Shape Backerkit campaign.

A bar chart comparing the crowdfunding of The Prayer’s Handbook Kickstarter and the ongoing Wildest Shape Backerkit campaign.

I was really sweating the switch from Kickstarter to @backerkit.com but the current campaign is doing great!

Dusting off my infographic skills, here’s a look at how Wildest Shape is doing compared to my most popular previous campaign...

16.02.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! :D Happy birthday Roger!

16.02.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0