Ben Bond | Arktosaur

In memoriam...

Four-panel comic about ADHD and difficulty keeping routines. Panel 1: The character with small yellow antennae stretches in workout clothes, thinking, “I’m quite ambitious. I want to be healthy and eat right.” Panel 2: They look frustrated at their desk, thinking, “I can never stick to my plans,” then point at a goal chart, saying, “Ok, this time I’ll stick to it!” Panel 3: Lying in bed, they overthink running: “Do I eat first? Should I drink? Where are my shoes? I’ll go in the evening.” A note says: “Has never gone in the evening.” Panel 4: The character lies flat under a blanket, exhausted. Text: “Instead of becoming routine, everything stays a conscious effort.”

With ADHD, instead of building routines, everything stays a conscious effort for me.

#Animorphs fans, I'm very happy to share that the first three books in the series are being rereleased next May with brand new covers. 🧊🦎

You can learn more here: thenerddaily.com/animorphs-by...

Cover artist: @creepcaptain.bsky.social
Book design: Cassy Price and Christopher Stengel at Scholastic

My pal @iamatrex.com is doing amazing work spearheading Sprigs & Kindling, a free community fanzine for all things Carved from Brindlewood. Give them a follow and show the magazine much love.

Oh, hey.

Visa and Mastercard now say you can't pay for WoW. Magic the Gathering. FFXIV. DnD. Lord of the Rings. Because they're all "adult" content against their ToS just for being "fantasy".

Let that sink in.

Spread this like wildfire and have people in those circles call them. No quarter.

A two-panel comic titled “ADHD Paralysis.” The top panel, labeled “Looks Like,” shows a simple white character lying sideways on a blue couch, staring at their phone with a neutral expression. The room is messy, with clothes, books, mugs, and a backpack scattered around. A thought bubble says, “Whatever, I don’t care if it’s clean.” The bottom panel, labeled “Feels Like,” shows the same image, but the background is overlaid with a large block of cluttered, anxious inner monologue text about wanting to clean but feeling overwhelmed, guilty, and stuck. The text reflects racing thoughts, procrastination, and self-criticism.

It took me a long time to realize that not everyone has to argue/negotiate/shame their brain into doing routine household tasks.

Plaintext versions rule!

Everyone who spoke about this and stood their ground - I am so grateful to all of you. This is a real incredible achievement that marks our hobby as a force for good. You are all very, very cool.

visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.

this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.

we can beat them

phone numbers and a script:

Screen shot of a part of the crit award nominations for Best Character Artist. Inevitable artist KlurArts has been nominated alongside Angel, Aaron Radney, Ally R & Noah Dao

A piece by KlurArts from Inevitable showing a dusty cowboy loading his shotgun

Inevitable's artist @klurarts.bsky.social has been nominated for Best Character Artist in this years @critawards.bsky.social!

Klurs art is absolutely beautiful and really deserves the nomination. She brought the world of Inevitable to life & it wouldn't be the same without her.

Voting link below

“Death of the Author” no longer applies if the author is still using the earnings from their work to *actively* oppress people.

EVERY Hary Potter product ppl consume directly benefits JKR’s cause.

Yes, even the games, even the show, even the theme park.

Pierre Poilievre admitting in the debate that he's going to suspend the Charter of Rights and Freedoms so he can defend the charter rights of the people he deems to be worthy should terrify everyone.

Seeing what's happening in the US with ICE he wants the same thing in Canada

We need to talk about Rachel Because our democracy is not going to make it through the next years without strong journalists.

We need to talk about @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Our democracy is not going to make it without strong journalists. Let me begin by stating the obvious: these thoughts are mine alone. They do not speak for my employers. They are personal and, at this moment, angry. #cdnmedia
tinyurl.com/mwtpfbze

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Knights and wizards have defended the Kingdom of Myth for centuries. These lands have known peace and prosperity, but soon the kingdom shall be destroyed.
The Prophets have declared that your city shall burn and Myth will fall. All those who follow your King shall die. It is INEVITABLE.

The ruined Ploutonion (temple to Pluto) at Hierapolis.

One of the world’s most chilling ruins is the Ploutonion at Hierapolis, otherwise known as “the Gate to Hell”.

Here crowds once watched priests lead animal sacrifices down into a cave, where they died mysteriously as if dragged down to the underworld. And no one knew how they did it until recently.

I find myself forced to wonder (for no reason) if InDesign has spellcheck.

What's that, 2020? Online events, meetings, shows & collaborations are possible, valid, accessible & inclusive? Huh. Interesting.

Thanks to the hard-working @iamatrex.com (building on an @arktosaur.bsky.social framework), there's now an online character keeper for Step Right Up!

Make a copy!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

1. First #ttrpg you ever played? Ten Candles
2. First you ever ran? Ten Candles
3. Played the most? Trophy Gold
4. Run the most? Deathmatch Island
5. Favourite? Deathmatch Island
6. Most recently played? Heirs to Heresy
7. Most recently run? Inevitable

Okay folks. It's December 23rd. If you're out shopping anywhere today (but especially at a bookstore, wherein my experience most lies), there is but one rule: Don't. Be. An. Asshole.

Expanded, this rule breaks down in to ten sub-clauses:

A screenshot of the Trophy Dark keeper, showing a list of character names with a random selection separated by its own header.

Made a small but impactful update to my character keeper for #TrophyDark.

The random character generator panel has been removed... because random options have been rolled into the dropdowns! And the dropdown fields won't throw errors, even if you type in them!

arktosaur.itch.io/trophy-dark-...

👋🎃
Want to turn your TTRPG into an audiobook?
I can help w/ that!
Hire me, a big kid VOA to record your TTRPG so folks can listen to anything from your world-building to core mechanics

I suck at learning rules from PDFs, so lets make some cool accessibility tools, nerd!

Interested? Shoot me a DM

I think the first trade is coming in the summer, so it might be a bit. But that just means you’ll have time for a re-read of the first arc! 😄

The cover for the first issue of The Nice House by the Sea, featuring a man holding a skull while the image of a fancy house on fire is projected on him and the wall behind him.

The Nice House by the Sea awaits!

Thank you so much, I’m glad The Between keepers have been helpful for your game!

A screenshot of the character keeper for Inevitable by Soul Muppet Publishing, focusing on the character creation guidance.

A screenshot of the character keeper for Inevitable by Soul Muppet Publishing, focusing on the character creation guidance and displaying the random option in one of the dropdowns.

A screenshot of the character keeper for Inevitable by Soul Muppet Publishing, focusing on the Quests and Doom tracker tab.

A screenshot of the character keeper for Inevitable by Soul Muppet Publishing, focusing on an informational tab with details about the world of the Barren.

My character keeper for #Inevitable by @soulmuppet.co.uk is out: arktosaur.itch.io/inevitable-c...

Features include
- character creation guidance!
- rule references!
- smart Quest and Doom trackers!
- tabs to learn about the Barren!
- player expectation management!
- more!

Made in Google Sheets!

One of the things I want to be better about in '25 is using this platform for things that aren't just shitposting (though there will still be plenty of it).

In that vein, I'm posting this to keep me honest:

PARADISO ROSSO
Aperitivo Edition
Coming February 2025

if i thought this site was going to moderate properly i'd subscribe to it happily & talk about the benefits of doing so to my million+ followers across youtube, twitter & twitch. as things are i'll be saying it isn't worth it. hearing similar things from my pals with big online followings