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Elric Murphy

@epsilon017.bsky.social
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I make games! epsilon017.itch.io He/Him/They 30-something year old Lover of coffee and indie games I make silly doodles sometimes I also make bad puns. A lot 🏳️‍🌈 This account is still, and always will be LGBT safe... (I am so tired right now)

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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 7h
*Sigh* Yeah, my heart still just isn't settling down. I'm gonna be under this spell for a while, aren't I? 😩
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 8h
Twitter's fucked... Bluesky's fucked... I really wanna believe a third to this would be the charm, I dunno In hindsight, the first mistake was making this site open to the public. I still remember when this place was invite-only, and I was lucky enough to have a connection way back when... 😩
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Animal Photo Reference Repository @animalphotorefs.bsky.social · 17h
I just found out I’m losing my main source of income because AI search has nerfed the revenue of my main client. I am, also, 2000+ miles from home doing photography I expected to pay for with that income. If you can help, I’m hoping to raise $1000 to help cover trip costs & the drive back west.
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 10h
Yeah, I just had a peak through twitter for a wee little bit It's still full of hateful bile. The people acting like that place is somehow more tolerable than Bsky are insane Let's face it, both sites absolutely suck. My personal experience here has just been the least nauseating; but it still is
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Kiri Kizamu _( _*´ ꒳ `*)_✨ @kirikizamuwa.bsky.social · 13h
Smol Wink
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Snowberry Lily @snowberrylily.bsky.social · 19h
Aria of Stars and Snow Chapter 31!! The group enjoys their time at the store! Now they have plenty of supplies for the snow sculpting competition ❄️✨ I hope you enjoy! #ariaofstarsandsnow #art #comic #ariaofstarsandsnowchapter #webcomic #oc #ocart #digitalart #characters
The 31st chapter of my original comic, Aria of Stars and Snow! It is a drawn in a monochromatic purple style. This particular chapter is written without dialogue and is a montage of Janae, Pluto, Zeb, Reyvin, and Wistaria going shopping at the store together.
Janae is a young woman with side swept bangs and hair pulled into twin hair buns. She has circular glasses and a dark purple shirt with a white collar, a few buttons, and short white poofy sleeves with a stripe at the end. She wears high waisted pants and boots.
Pluto is a teenager with a sleeveless black tank top over a short sleeved purple turtleneck shirt and white pants. He has dark hair with long bangs and the rest of his hair is about the same length.
Zeb is a young man with wavy shoulder length hair and whiskers. He has a button down white short sleeved shirt with thin purple stripes and shorts.
Reyvin is a kid with black hair pulled into a long ponytail and bangs, one section lighter than the rest. He has a black eyepatch over his right eye and rainbow freckles. He wears a dark purple vest over a white collared long sleeve shirt and has on a checkered tie and long pants. 
Wistaria is a child with long bangs and light wavy hair that reaches a little past her shoulders. She wears Pluto’s sweater on her head to obscure her face. She has on a dark purple sweatshirt and white pants.

Panel 1: Pluto has picked up some rope and examines it closely. Zeb looks down curiously and holds it lightly with one hand. Janae takes a bunch of rope and with a smile, shapes it into a butterfly and makes the wind flap, impressing Reyvin and Wistaria.

Panel 2: Zeb looks off into the distance and Pluto smiles with his arms crossed at Janae, Reyvin, and Wistaria. Janae and Reyvin are putting a bow on Aria’s head while wearing one in their hair.

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Michirin @michirin.bsky.social · 21h
Oh lovely, another month of the worst meds I've ever had, and another month stuck in bed... Which y'know, means I haven't been working... Which means I have no money... Help? Please? ko-fi.com/michirin9801...
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Oh! Yeah, I love Aseprite. I just also like doing... *Regular* digital art on the side, to practice stylization and stuff, which I feel translates into my skills with Aseprite; which yeah, means a mouse feels more natural to me 😅 So yeah, I do kinda wonder how much milage I'll get out of CSP...
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well, my primary craft is game design, and by extension pixel-art. Drawing is something I do because I feel it helps bolster my understanding of pixel-art Though, I would love to make illustrations related to my projects someday... Not sure what I'd do, exactly
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
WAIT. My bad, DELAY is what Krita's slider is called. Stabilizer is just a general term for a particular mode which *stablilizes* the brush so that I can more easily keep it on a straight line Now if CSP has something similar and if I can discover what it is...
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Huh, but Krita's stability slider works like a charm for me. I can't really do anything without it... 😅
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ah, that would be neat to have... When I tried the trial though, I had to dig for the stability slider, and when I found it and tried adjusting it, it didn't seem to do anything... Stability... I... I *think* that was supposed to be the thing that makes the lines less shaky, right?
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Please just... Look around and try to pick up the pieces... I really don't feel like trying to explain right now 😓 I just wish people would move on to a different problem already and quite harassing others
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That's it. That's fucking it. If I see another fucking repost related to that god damn fucking trend, I am FUCKING BLOCKING you JFC I haven't been able to go one fucking day on this site without you people continuing to dick-ride this bullshit, and I'm starting to go batshit insane
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I Am About To Crash Out Sunflower Meme
ALT: I Am About To Crash Out Sunflower Meme
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I'm just... Getting sick, period. Sick of the trend. Sick of the crusades against it. Sick of the SIMPS for it. It's bringing out the worst in everyone I just wanna wake up one morning and not ever see or hear about any of this again 😑
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I really need someone to speak to right now... I just feel so confused and disoriented...
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm using PC by the way, and am drawing with a mouse. Dunno if that's something that could be making or breaking the experience for me. Unfortunately I just can't wield a stylus very well
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah, I dunno to be honest... Maybe I'm just so used to how Krita works, but I'm kinda not feeling it; feels like a lot of brush settings I like to use are kept hidden out of sight. And trying to import a model feels like trying to navigate a labyrinth... I may just stick to what I already know 😅
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hmmmm... Hey, #artmoots #artists how're y'all's experiences with this? I've been using Krita for the longest time now, kinda on the fence as to whether this tool will be good for me I'm at least considering giving the trial a spin and seeing how it goes
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Stand up for your friends as you must, that's what a good friend would do Just as long as you're not bringing fire against fire, otherwise everyone ends up being scorched...
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just block 'em, please. This behavior is counter-productive and needs to stop 😑
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Let me know when someone makes a social media platform that's run by people who actually give a damn, with a community that actually has some goodwill Pipe dream? Yeah, probably I'm just so tired man... Why do people have to be so awful? 😩
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah, actually, I'm now just remembering Twitter's penchant for dumping fake engagement on people The occasional spam follows on this site are annoying enough, I'm pretty sure Twitter is still actually gonna just be bad for my mental health. I'm just gonna keep to this shithole
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sorry for all my rambling today, my heart's gone heavy with grief and frustration Is it truly impossible to just... Have a space for kind, well-meaning creators? Is it too much to ask for a place where we can just share our silly things, smile with our silly friends, and make some silly memories?
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm wondering if I should resume cross-posting my gamedev stuff between here and Twitter, like I used to. As much as I hate that site, the hostility of this platform is forcing a divide I'd still main this site. Most of my moots are here, and Twitter's community is still really off-putting to me
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man... I don't even know anymore. I always knew this site had some pretty rotten eggs, the Yunayu situation is just another grim reminder Really though, Yunayu, of all people. How depraved does one have to be to harass HER? It really is no wonder to me why some insist on staying on Twitter now
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Kiri Kizamu _( _*´ ꒳ `*)_✨ @kirikizamuwa.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Smol Maid
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I'm gonna put my foot down on this ONE more time Harassment is NOT okay. Period. I don't give a fuck who it is or what your justification may be Don't like what someone else does? Block and move on, that's all y'all needed to do, and all would've been fine Get a fucking life. All of you
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wow. I almost NEVER feel the need to say this, but I am fucking LIVID right now Seriously though, I will BLOCK you before giving you any lip if you actually think THAT WAS OKAY Go ahead, put me on a shit list if it gives you any catharsis, I'd be more than happy to be blocked by you ignorant twits
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
No, really, actually FUCK the lot of you who gave her that shit. Over a drawing. That wasn't even made with mal- intent No. Stop. I don't give an actual shit what any of y'all's excuses are. If you're actually gonna come at me to try and explain why harassment is okay... FUCK. YOU
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Went on Twitter real quick to remind myself which artist Yunayu was (I follow so many artists that I can't remember everyone's names) Fucking ASS dude, I actually loved her work, always brightened my day when I saw it. And y'all fuckwads just bullied off the site
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The artist deletes their account, goes back to Twitter, and is welcome with open arms; thus making Twitter look like a more welcoming an accepting environment than this site. A lose/lose situation all around Anyway, read maxx's thread, they've given the best explanation I've seen about this matter
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've been keeping discourse about "the trend" at a distance, but this thread is a pretty important read In summary: An Asian artist gets harassed *on this site* over drawing "the trend", likely over a cultural misunderstanding due to the harm related the IP NOT being a globally understood issue
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rdein @rdein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I've written a post introducing Record of Dorathia, the dungeon crawler RPG project we have been working on these past few years. I hope you enjoy it! Let us know your thoughts! Link: www.bombservice.com/post/record-... #rdein_dev #redora
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Dreamed Away 👉 OUT NOW! @dreamedaway.com · 08/10/2026
Dreamed Away is part of the Playtime Horror Showcase 2026! 🎃 Until October 12th, you can get Dreamed Away for 40% OFF and only $11.39, and don't forget to check other amazing horror games while you're at it! 👻 Links in the comments 👇
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Are ya getting beat up by your own creation? Or is it a general case of funny/unexpected stuff?
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Snailbunny Designs 🐌 @snailbunnydesigns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Happy October everyone. I hope you see the beauty of the trees changing, the winds coming and cooling things down as we get ready for winter #kidlitart #autumn
A little girl watches the wind blow some leaves around in autumn.
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❆DaYo❆ @snow-bunnii.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A retro jrpg style Zelda design I doodled for fun!👌🏻👌🏻I just love that old fantasy aesthetic.
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Jeremy // Making Star Spark @jeremyjackson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Battle your way through a survival tournament using combos and a deck made of attack, defense, and support actions in Star Spark, the anime-inspired roguelite, turn-based fighter! I've been rebalancing stats, but check out the video and Steam page! 🙂 ↗️ s.team/a/3639950 #WishlistWednesday #Godot
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is so cool!
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I Animated the Manual Art from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
YouTube video by Capsyst Animations
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My gut says an arcade setting would be one of the more accepting places for that demographic... Hard to say for damn certain, but... At least it's your area of expertise
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Man, Charles Martinet really was the best
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Raichana 🌸VGen🌸 @raichana.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#OCSky So late for the prompt of pumpkin on #VGtober BUT... I wanted to finish it anyways~ As I mentioned before I have done the oc in a pumpkin before BUT that was 20 years ago so was very fun to do it again~ Hope you enjoy! #vampire #oc #OCTober
A little Drystan popping out of a jack o' lantern. the pumpkin is carved to have a vampire tooth smile.
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BooSprinks 🎃 @blusprinks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#linktober day 6: species/race they’re family ❤️🌳 #zelda #ocarinaoftime
Saria and a Korok (specifically Kula)
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hmmm... I wish I could give some good philosophical advice for this. With me I'm kinda just, *forcing* myself to work on my project "I'll thank myself tomorrow" is what I keep saying to myself. Dunno if that would help your case at all
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tobyfox @tobyfox.undertale.com · 06/10/2026
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'll be honest, I haven't actually really had anything to do with Sonic after Sonic Heroes. Used to love it way back when, but... I dunno, it's just one of the things that didn't really stay with me. It's the same deal with Pokemon with me 😅
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yoshi would look after the younglings You know Yoshi's great with kids
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Outta dumb curiosity I just looked up "yoshi with a lightsaber" in the gifs to see if it existed To my disappointment, it doesn't...
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Elric Murphy @epsilon017.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I... Lowkey wanna join that *just* to see what goes down, lol I had no idea they had a server before, either. I'm now just learning this
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