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JohnG (aka Gronk)

@toymaker.bsky.social

Grizzled ancient videogame generalist artist/tech-artist, specializing in VFX, UX, and data-driven systems design. I also run a small TTRPG Studio @hackshackgames.bsky.social

66 Followers  |  66 Following  |  112 Posts  |  Joined: 19.09.2023  |  1.8893

Latest posts by toymaker.bsky.social on Bluesky

Plush crochet frog folk amigurumi on cartoon lily pads.

Plush crochet frog folk amigurumi on cartoon lily pads.

Hop into something cute! 🐸 My Frog Folk crochet pattern just went live on Patreonβ€” low-sew, colorwork options, and totally adventuring-ready!
www.patreon.com/posts/patter....

What fantasy or D&D-inspired critter should I crochet next?

#dungeonsanddragonscrochet #dndcrochet #frogstogetherstrong

01.11.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Morning my Lovelies.β˜•οΈ
The Weekend is here! Have a good one.πŸ’œ

01.11.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

*John Carpenter sighs, gets out the synth*

29.10.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 390    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

Fucking gross. Just gross. Fuck everyone involved in this.

27.10.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the first ever issue of Game Informer magazine in 1991, 'True power players take a ride on the Hot Seat'. Apparently.

27.10.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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I have a very bad feeling about this...

27.10.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 54290    πŸ” 10171    πŸ’¬ 1878    πŸ“Œ 652

The Power Fantasy of Superman is you still have a staff job on a newspaper.

27.10.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3457    πŸ” 536    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 27
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For Sale: Spartan Armor, Lightly Worn. Selling to Help Save Multi-Trillion Dollar Company I am looking for a new home for my 2001 MJOLNIR Mark V Assault Armor (or as you normies call it, Spartan Armor). This set…

For Sale: Spartan Armor, Lightly Worn. Selling to Help Save Multi-Trillion Dollar Company

25.10.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 283    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

THOREAU IT ALL AWAY πŸ†

23.10.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet 1/2: Gilles (@OldGilles): 
Nobody follows up "I'm not left or right" with a left wing opinion do they.
Tweet 2/2: JustOzyV2 on youtube (@0zymandiasV2):
1.) "I'm not left or right but"
2.) *Right wing opinion*
3.) Get mad when someone calls it right wing
4.) Claim the left pushed you closer to the right
5.) Go back to step 1

Tweet 1/2: Gilles (@OldGilles): Nobody follows up "I'm not left or right" with a left wing opinion do they. Tweet 2/2: JustOzyV2 on youtube (@0zymandiasV2): 1.) "I'm not left or right but" 2.) *Right wing opinion* 3.) Get mad when someone calls it right wing 4.) Claim the left pushed you closer to the right 5.) Go back to step 1

Follow for more things that are obvious to everyone except you.

24.10.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists Warn Earth Could Fall Below 50% On Tomatometer Within a Year WASHINGTON β€” In a shocking announcement this week, a coalition of the planet’s top climatologists and film critics warned that at the rate we’re going,…

Scientists Warn Earth Could Fall Below 50% On Tomatometer Within a Year hard-drive.net/hd/entertain...

24.10.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 338    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
VIVA! Physical Media 113:  Honor Is The Double Edged Sword, Really
YouTube video by ScarecrowVideoSEA VIVA! Physical Media 113: Honor Is The Double Edged Sword, Really

Recovering from an INCREDIBLE, and RECORD-BREAKING Video Store Day, so thank you all who attended, virtually participated, or supported @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social or other video stores in any way. New episode went up Sunday, but if you missed it, BAM, here it is: youtu.be/O8p6aHgr4ow?...

23.10.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
NEW WAVE ALTERNAT!VE.. MiX VOL1
YouTube video by ZiLENTNO!ZE NEW WAVE ALTERNAT!VE.. MiX VOL1

Digging these rarer New Wave B-side tracks this youtuber put together. I don't often go for nostalgia, due to it being a slow poison for the mind, but this stuff doesn't feel too toxic to indulge in.

At least it's "real" 80's music, not that synthwave BS. #oldman
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STb1...

23.10.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never sass a squatch.

23.10.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's me. I'm the wife.

22.10.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fireworks in the hood, guessing the M's won?

21.10.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid" We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

15.10.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5789    πŸ” 1674    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 124
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This cracked me up (by Justin Charity at The Ringer) www.theringer.com/2025/10/15/v...

15.10.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 940    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 8

I'm diabetic and can't take it due to side effects. Tell them I told the doctors you could have mine.

12.10.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Title screen for the video game β€œPapers, Please”

Title screen for the video game β€œPapers, Please”

RUMOR: New ICE Recruits Given Copy of β€œPapers, Please” in Lieu of Proper Training

12.10.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1056    πŸ” 163    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5

Portland's ANTIFA pulled out the big guns.... the Unipiper.
Stay Weird Portland!

12.10.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy baseballin' to all you baseballers. Sounds like it was a helluva game!

11.10.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OCTOBER 17th - Join us for a meeting of our Crochet Guild for some Social Crafting (it doesn't need to be crochet). We meet up on the 1st and 3rd Fridays downstairs at the Hollyhills Event Center in Bothell from 6-9pm.
#crochet #bothellcrafting #socialcraftingbothell

10.10.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently you can be both the Law and the Mint at the same time. Who knew.

10.10.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Genius. Nasty genius.

10.10.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hort! Hort hort!

10.10.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OK. Last time.
A D&D Stirge detaches after draining 10 HP of blood. Therefore HP are a measurable unit of blood (I estimate 200ml per HP).

Characters with high HP might have hundreds of liters contained in their bodies at high pressure. Even light nicks tend to spray anime-style.
It's science.

09.10.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 204    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 5

Fairly sure she knows the ship is sinking, and is the first rat swimming off the boat..

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