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4am update

i could feel my brain liquefying today bc of LC, so i had to do something for several hours that wasn't 1) writing, 2) looking at a screen, 3) reading, 4) admin, or 5) game design.

so i tried making paper by hand for the first time out of old playtest materials and flower seeds and it went mediocre-ly, i love it

[jeeyonshim]

i could feel my brain liquefying today bc of LC, so i had to do something for several hours that wasn't 1) writing, 2) looking at a screen, 3) reading, 4) admin, or 5) game design.

so i tried making paper by hand for the first time out of old playtest materials and flower seeds and it went mediocre-ly, i love it

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the problem with shortform text posting is i fire off dumb little shitposts and then someone says "wait can you explain this i want to know what it means" and 72 hours of rumination later you're outlining an essay that no one asked for except that one guy in your replies

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The first installation of early stage concept design for LEVIATHAN goes up on my Patreon tonight! Seed level members and up will get first look at the development of every playable character's uniforms and the hazards of their role in the Leviathan Project.

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This is basically exactly the same technique for learning how to use a reference that my studio art teachers taught me. You want to learn how to draw better, you really can't go wrong with the "draw a shrimp" method

How I pratice drawing things, now in a tutorial form. The shrimp photo I used is here Show me your shrimps if you do this uvu  PS: lots of engrish because foreign 

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For the Queen is such an elegant system that I hesitate to make any structural changes to it, but I'm excited to see how adding in these player character cards will shift the narrative dynamics in-game. First playtest tomorrow! ✨🧭✨

prototyping a descended from the queen game based loosely on phillip pullman’s his dark materials trilogy to get it ready for a playtest next week

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I fell asleep cuddling my cat and now I can’t turn my head all the way to the left, hmm

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i was preparing a wet specimen one day and my dad was like this reminds me of my work buddy who ties dollar store balloons to roadkill and watches them fly away. and i had to drop everything for a second and say no. no i dont think this is like that

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“bondage is sexy and edgy” it’s not though. it’s fucking tedious is what it is. it’s fucking nerd shit that requires a long attention span and an instruction booklet and takes forever. by the time you learn the basics it’s not even fun anymore. it’s exactly like a board game actually. complete with the need to buy a bunch of expansion packs to keep it interesting. really inefficient use of time.

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First Patreon download of the week is up! It's a print-at-home zine game called So You Want to Leave the House and it's definitely not based on true events in my actual life.

For $5/month you can get games like this and every other print-and-play game I make! Sign up as a Seed member or higher and enjoy the stream of mini games to come

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which truth have you left behind?

prototyping a descended from the queen game based loosely on phillip pullman’s his dark materials trilogy to get it ready for a playtest next week

[jeeyonshim]

prototyping a descended from the queen game based loosely on phillip pullman’s his dark materials trilogy to get it ready for a playtest next week

[jeeyonshim]

dislike and discomfort are normal and healthy parts of the human experience actually

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FELWINTER X IVAN BILIBIN

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i say this in all seriousness, a great way to resist the broad cultural shift of devaluing curiosity and critical thinking is to play my favorite game, Hey What Is That Thing

you play it while walking around with friends and if you see something and don't know what it is or wonder why its there, you stop and point and say Hey What Is That Thing. and everyone speculates about it. googling it is allowed but preferably after spending several minutes guessing or asking a passerby about it

weird structures, ambiguous signs, unfamiliar car modifications, anything that you can't immediately understand its function. eight times out of ten, someone in the group actually knows, and now you know!

a few examples from me and my friends the past few weeks: "why is there a piece of plywood sticking out of that pond in a way that looks intentional?" (its a ramp so squirrels that fall in to the pond can climb out) • "my boss keeps insisting i take a vacation of nine days or more, thats so specific" (you work at a bank, banks make employees take vacation in long chunks so if youre stealing or committing fraud, itll be more obvious) • "why does this brick wall have random wooden blocks in it" (theres actually several reasons why this could be but we asked and it was so you could nail stuff to the wall) • "most of these old factories we drive past have tinted windows, was that just for style?" (fun fact the factory owners realized that blue light keeps people awake, much like screen light does now, so they tinted the windows blue to keep workers alert and make them work longer hours)

been playing this game for a long time and ive learned (and taught) a fuckton about zoning laws, local history, utilities (did you know you can just go to your local water treatment plant and ask for a tour and if they have a spare intern theyll just give you a tour!!!) and a whole lot of fun trivia. and now suddenly you're paying more attention when youre walking around, thinking about the reasons behind every design choice in the place you live that used to just be background noise. and it fuckin rules.

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how did a stranger on tumblr call out my WIP

knight symbolism in chronic pain save me. armor metaphors for the unseen weight on your limbs. hidden wounds you must hide from your companions. the soft groans when you try to get to your feet. collapsing as soon as the door shuts behind them. knowing that you have to get up, you must get up — you have to be brave and strong for them but god does it hurt. craving the touch of the beloved on your forehead while you see them in dreams. wounded knight symbolism in chronic illness save me save me please

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everyone go read the power fantasy right now