A screenshot from the Artemis II livestream as the Orion capsule, Integrity, approaches the moon.

A screenshot from the Artemis II livestream from behind the moon with Earth visible behind it.

A screenshot from the Artemis II livestream as Integrity approaches Earth.

A screenshot from the Artemis II livestream showing Integrity having safely splashed down.

Integrity's back on the ground. Glad I was able to tune into the livestream to witness the flyby of the moon and splashdown.

It's nice to feel wonder every once in a while.

One I enjoyed and kinda came and went with little buzz afterward was "Appare-Ranman!".

A wild west car race across America that kind of sits in between Steel Ball Run and Way Out Wacky Races.

An elven man with long blonde hair that is being buffeted back by a prismatic energy emanating from a clockwork device embedded in the center of his chest. He smirks at the viewer, arms out to his sides in a display of his power.

Recently finished commission for a client, depicting a BBEG from their D&D campaign.

Thanks for commissioning!

I'm almost to the end of my commission queue, and with some big expenses coming up soon, I'd really like to get that built back up if I can!

If you or someone you know is looking for art, please feel free to reach out!

I'm almost to the end of my commission queue, and with some big expenses coming up soon, I'd really like to get that built back up if I can!

If you or someone you know is looking for art, please feel free to reach out!

A protogen with gray, purple, and blue fur reaches out an arm to catch a red and white synth as she leaps across an abyss in a run-down, industrial type vertical shaft.

A commission for @nolya.bsky.social, featuring her and @areseverhart.bsky.social doing some white knuckle climbing and taking a leap of faith.

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Let's see that bubble pop

It really is, but I can't take credit for the underlying creature. It's an existing Pathfinder ancestry, I kind of just gave them a jacket and cloak:
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An anthro hyena with brown and black fur patterns and golden tattoos. Scars are visible at various points on his body, and a chunk has been taken out of his ear. He wears armor that is a mix of plate mail and bone, with fur-trimmed red fabric making cape and mantle. He holds a spear in his right hand and carries a battle standard on his back.

A VTT token featuring the previously described hyena. The border is composed of a set of fangs and bones lashed together.

A flat-color commission for one of the other players in that pathfinder game, @roboteshi.bsky.social , featuring his kholo commander.

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A bipedal creature wearing a tattered cloak with thick fur about the shoulders stands menacingly at the edge of the shadows. Surrounding them are tiny bits of floating metal, and three masses of metal twisting and coalescing into spikes. Their face resembles a mask with 8 red eyes along it. Their mouth is open, revealing sharp fangs, and their hands and feet are visible, ending in large claws.

The same creature stands without the cloak and the metal, looking less threatening. A coarse mane of hair with small red eyespots dotted throughout sprouts from the back of their head and neck. They wear a bulky red scarf and a cropped leather jacket with the sleeves rolled up. A yellow cloth sash around their waist holds up a purple cloth skirt that wraps around their upper legs. They carry a leather satchel and a bedroll over one shoulder, and their forearms and ankles are wrapped in red cloth.

The same creature in a more casual fit. The jacket, scarf and gear are removed, leaving them in just the purple cloth skirt, yellow sash around their waist, and a simple purple cloth wrap around their torso.

Pathfinder game finally got off the ground, so here's the art for my character.

Ōto is a researcher that specializes in investigating mysterious and dangerous phenomena. They often play into their frightening appearance to ward off unwanted trouble.

Intimidating, adventuring, and casual fits.

A mech, strafing on rocket jets. Its armor plating is purple and black with gold trim, and it has shoulder-mounted rocket batteries and a bird skull-like mask. Its right arm ends in a chain sword, and its left has a claw grip.

An alternate version of the mech where the bird mask has come off to reveal the mechanics underneath and the claw arm has opened up to reveal a galling gun.

An armored knight-like figure with intricate armor, a beaked helmet with many eye holes, and a bloody tabard. A rat's tail wraps around its waist, holding the tabard in place. Its right forearm is bare, sickly, and pale, and has a jagged, glowing jade scythe crudely affixed at the wrist. Its left arm is a large bat wing covered in raven feathers with extra skeletal fingers sprouting from the top. Beneath the helmet, many glowing purple eyes can be seen.

The armored raven knight with its helmet removed, showing a many-eyed raven head with a jagged beak. The eyes and inside of the mouth glow with a purple light.

Some recent commissions for @shape8607.bsky.social , depicting some bosses from their tabletop game.

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Started the Resident Evil 1 remake. Figure I ought to go back and play, not just watch, through the earlier entries in the series now that I'm done with 9. The only ones I've fully played through are 4 (the original), 8, and 9. Also the start of 5 and 6, and a good chunk of the 4 remake.

Another bird liberated from the fireplace, this one was... a little bigger than the usual tiny brown birds. Looked kind of like a starling, tbh.

(Fourth photo is from the Wikipedia, this one did not want to sit still. They could figure out how to get through the open door, though.)

A photo of a female cardinal through a window in front of a snowy background.

For a couple weeks now, this cardinal's been showing up most mornings to spend some time sitting on a nearby branch and lunging at and pecking the window every couple seconds. At this point, part of me feels rude for not letting her in, especially during this recent cold spell.

A photograph of a set of printed stickers featuring Grace Ashcroft from Resident Evil Requiem. One of the stickers is affixed to a water bottle.

Wanted to print some stickers.

A drawing of Grace Ashcroft from Resident Evil 9. She holds Leon's gun Requiem down in front of her, and looks like she is about to cry. Surrounding her are sets of giant fingers, teeth, lenses, and eyes.

A drawing of Grace Ashcroft from Resident Evil 9. She holds Leon's gun Requiem down in front of her, and looks like she is about to cry.

Grace really is just out here doing her best.

A photograph of a red Subaru car stuck in the snow.

Yeahhh... don't think I'll be able to make it to work today.

Had to dig my car out after getting stuck trying to get out of the driveway, and the roads around me have not been plowed.

A nice hero's journey moment for Grace at the end after the credits, too. Returning to the start, having grown and changed from the experience.

Finished Resident Evil Requiem. Solid game, I had a fun time with it. May or may not have chosen the bad ending first and had to go back.

I liked Grace as a new protagonist, and I think it did a good job of balancing her sections with Leon's, giving a fun balance of RE7 and RE4 playstyles.

A screenshot of a roll result in Roll20. The D20 has rolled a natural 20 with bonuses of +6 from the character's ability modifier and +4 from the rolled complication resulting in a combined total of 30.

Last night, a player rolled a natural 20 with a complication, bumping the result up to 30 and granting her an opportunity which let her choose to pass advantage to another party member, but also raising the alert level of the people they were hiding from. It just adds a nice bit of spice to things.

At this point, my group is excited whenever I say "...and let's raise the stakes on this one" when calling for a roll. Even a complication ends up being something to kind of hope for, because while it might make the situation more tricky, the bonus might give you the bump you need to succeed.

A screenshot from the Cosmere RPG Stormlight Handbook, detailing a feature of the system known as the Plot Die. In short, the mechanic has players roll a d6 to determine whether a D20 test results in additional opportunities or complications, regardless of the success or failure of the roll.

Additional elaboration on the Plot Die system describing ways players can use Opportunities and GMs can use Complications.

I'm finding that I really like the Plot Die mechanic in this system. It helps give certain rolls more weight, can give players a pleasant surprise of unexpected agency in the results of their actions, and provides a good prompt for more interesting results of a roll.

(Stormlight Handbook pg. 8-9)

I Am Your Beast is a very solid game, definitely worth giving it a try.
Excited to see there's more incoming.

A blank template version if anyone else needs to remind themselves.

A 2 panel comic. The first panel shows Impact slightly leaned forward and smiling. Text reads: "You have work that needs to be done. People are being so kind and patient while they wait for you to finish..." The second panel shows impact zoomed in slightly looking slightly more panicked. Text reads: "DO NOT SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY PLAYING THE NEW VIDEO GAME."

Trying to keep myself on task. Yes I did make this instead of working.

Really am tired of the people I care about and so many others having to fight for the right to exist.

This is in no way an "other GMs are bad" observation, more a "bringing my consistent bad luck with me into groups" one.

(If you're my current Pathfinder GM reading this, I am looking forward to session 1 whenever we're able to get it going. Apologies for the bad scheduling luck so far.)

It's never been due to drama or anything like that. Mostly just scheduling conflicts, shifts in people's life priorities, and/or losing the momentum to get or keep it going. The people involved are still friends and people I've played TTRPGs with since. It's just a personal trend I've noticed.

It's been a little over a year since the last time I was a player in a game (though I have been running Stormlight as a GM since August, and that's going well so far.)

I got my ration of one (1) full DnD campaign that went all the way to level 20 and wrapped up nicely 5 or 6 years ago, and to balance it out every attempt at a long running campaign I've joined as a player has either failed to get off the ground or fizzled out after a few sessions.