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Garrick J. Williams

@garrick.rhetoricstudios.com
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Senior Software Engineer | Game Designer at Rhetoric Studios | #PathfinderInfinite author | Activist for #NetNeutrality and against corporate exploitation of artists and writers

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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 02/10/2026
I had not realized how much Nidalee I had been playing since #leagueoflegends added WASD controls.
A graph from https://masterychart.com/profile/na/Cyrad-NA1 showing a representation of how many "mastery points" I acquired for each character in League of Legends. Mastery points accumulate based on how much and how well a champion is played.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 01/10/2026
Thrisha demands coffee on International Coffee Day. (And Paizo Organized Play to release kholo boons for Starfinder 2e) #oc #ocart #ttrpg
A short grumpy kholo hyena girl looking up at the viewer while wearing an ill-fitting t-shirt.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 29/09/2026
Best one so far I think? #gamedev
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 28/09/2026
Early morning sketch of jungle catgirl Zhara #oc #ocart
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 27/09/2026
Maybe this one? #gamedev
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 27/09/2026
More logo sketches #gamedev
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 25/09/2026
Working on Rae Sagas logos
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 23/09/2026
"Get ready to play fox paper scissors" I don't know why, but some of the captions for this guide on Yuel from Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising crack me up.
Screenshots of a fighting game character's super move with the captions:
Make your opponent regret jumping
Call in the wife

The captions and screenshots allude to Yuel's Super Skybound Art, which creates a vortex that gently pulls enemies and is difficult to defend against while airborne. Pulling the opponent into the attack  triggers a short animation where Yuel summons her friend to assist her in a finishing blow.A screenshot of a fighting game character with the caption "Get ready to play fox paper scissors".

This alludes to the character's "Third Dance" stance, which restricts the character's mobility, offensive, and defensive options in exchange for powerful counters and fast attacks that cause chip damage.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 22/09/2026
For many of these anime, I did not necessarily like them or thought they were good, but they all had an effect on my tastes and creative vision.
My 9 Animes That Shaped Who I Am
Dragon Ball Z, Outlaw Star, The Big O
YuYu Hakusho, .Hack//SIGN, Death Note
Inuyasha, Bleach, Full Metal Alchemist
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 22/09/2026
Finally, there's this awesome group shot by @crybringer.bsky.social with Kageko, Sayuki, and Sumiko! Once I make Kageko in #Pathfinder2e, I'll have all three as PFS characters! #oc #ocart #ttrpg I'm looking forward to coloring these!
Black and white artwork by @crybringer.bsky.social
A thigh-up illustration of three kemonomimi fox girls.
Left: Kageko the shadow nogitsune, wearing a hooded mantle while channeling some magic.
Middle: Sayuki the fan dancer, wearing an exotic kimono-styled dress with two hand fans
Right: Sumiko the calligraphy mage, wearing a bold revealing outfit while hoisting her staff-like giant calligraphy brush over her shoulders.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 20/09/2026
Cannot forget Kageko! I also commissioned @crybringer.bsky.social to do this adorable "spooky" image of Kageko, a reality-warping shadow fox nogitsune. I'll probably build her as a seneschal witch in #Pathfinder2e #ocart #oc #ttrpg
Black and white artwork by @crybringer.bsky.social
A thigh-up illustration of Kageko, a shadow nogitsune who wears a revealing sorcerer gown and a hooded shroud. With her shadowy tails behind her, Kageko raises her hands up in attempt to look spooky and powerful, but she ends up just looking adorable instead.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 19/09/2026
I commissioned @crybringer.bsky.social to do these amazing illustrations of my kitsune PF2 OCs: Sayuki the fan dancer and Sumiko the calligraphy mage. #ocart #oc #ttrpg #pathfinder2e
Black and white artwork by @crybringer.bsky.social
A thigh-up illustration of Sayuki Kosan, a kitsune fan dancer. She carries large fans in each hand.Black and white artwork by @crybringer.bsky.social
A thigh-up illustration of Sumiko Kosan, a kitsune calligraphy mage. She carries large staff-like stylus brush on her shoulders
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 18/09/2026
Apparently it's National Fox Day. So rock out with your 🦊 out, Roulette #oc #ocart
Roulette, a kemonomimi kitsune, posing in a swimsuit while giving fox hand signs holding fans of cards.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 16/09/2026
Ouch! DBZ CCG's first set had infamously terrible mechanics and rules text writing. As Score's first TCG, card text was needlessly verbose, inconsistent style, and kept switching between 2nd and 3rd person. Then there's this gem, which could completely undo about 5 to 10 minutes of gameplay.
Dream Machine Battle
Combat
Power: This battle never happened. Start over with new cards and reset all damage to beginning levels. Limit 1 per deck.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 13/09/2026
League of Legends jokes abound.
Nidalee League of Legends fit?

Shhhh >.> <.<

Does she also come with a passive that provides increased XP gain to lower level allies?

Technically...yes! GMG does say under leveled PCs should get double XP

Oh. Well, that seems a little overpowered. Better nerf Irelia.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 12/09/2026
Zhara, the Untamed Warden Shapeshifting huntress battling unspeakable monstrosities #oc #ocart #ttrpg #Pathfinder2e
Splash art of a strong, dark-skinned woman with red hair fighting a monstrosity in the foreground, obscured by shadow. She points a long spear at its throat while it stands ready with large claws and teeth drippling with violet ooze. She has claws, cat-like golden eyes, long golden cat ears, and an outfit made of furs and hide.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 11/09/2026
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 05/09/2026
Daily #Riftbound pack. Give me crystal fox or give me death! … Oh so you have chosen Life.
Incredibly rare Crystal Rose version of Ahri, Inquisitive
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 01/09/2026
A lot more to it than this and skill floor. I love fighting games but other multiplayer games have longer, more sustainable game loops. Especially true for cooperative games. #gamedev
Harada explains why younger players prefer team-based games over fighting games stating those games let them blame teammates for a loss instead of taking personal responsibility

"Fighting games pit you by yourself against a single opponent, you have to accept all the responsibility if you lose. You can’t blame anyone else. In team-based shooters, when players win, they can say that they won because of their own contributions, but when they lose, it’s because they got matched with a lousy team, but maybe we could include other ways of competing, outside of the main game. For example, maybe they don’t always have to fight one-on-one. They could opt for team battles, such as 3-on-3 matches."
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 23/08/2026
That's absolutely hilarious! My kitsune runesmith, Sumiko, has a thing for flamboyant bad boys. The party was kind enough to capture him alive so she can interrogate him later. Drew this after we bound his arms behind his back and dropped him to his knees.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 23/08/2026
Is fine. I have three necromancer’s already, including my own amazonian kholo bonekeeper
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 23/08/2026
Character design thumbnails for a talos strix #pathfinder #pathfineer2e #ttrpg #ocart
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 22/08/2026
The folks at @paizo.com are highly receptive yet discerning to feedback. In the runesmith playtest survey, I vividly remember writing how much I wanted a feat for a rune familiar inspired by Seons from Brandon Sanderson's Elantris. Then we get this feat. #Pathfinder #pathfinder2e
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 21/08/2026
Been wanting to make a Talos strix for #pathfinder2e #pathfinder #oc #ocart #ttrpg
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 20/08/2026
I love summarizing PFS mission briefs from my character's perspective. Helpful for me, the GM, and other players. Also a fun roleplaying opportunity. #pathfinder #pathfinder2e #ttrpg
Sumiko: Let me get this straight. You found an ancient artifact of incredible unknown power, in an ancient forgotten temple on a sunken island, dedicated to a dead god to a long lost civilization, guarded by clockwork abominations for reasons unknown. And your plan to unravel the grand mysteries of this artifact...

Is to have low rank Pathfinder agents put magic rocks in it and see what happens?

Venture Captain: Well, when you put it that way...

Sumiko: Shrugs Sounds like fun. Let's do it!
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 20/08/2026
Potted plant girl with robot legs. Came up with it while considering the idea of a leshy in a wheelchair for #starfinder2e #ocart #oc #ttrpg
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 19/08/2026
I see why that one is popular! Me, just recently broke 50 likes for the first time for a sketch
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 19/08/2026
Worked on kitsune talents earlier this morning for Rae Sagas. #gamedev #ttrpg
Star Sphere
When your power condenses into a gem-like orb, you have a star sphere (astral, invested, light, mystical). You gain Star Sphere: Spiritual as a tier-2 bond to this item. While holding or wearing your star sphere, you can perform the following actions.

[one-action] Store Essence: Concentrate to gain 1 stress and store a sample of essence into the star sphere. It can indefinitely hold an amount equal to your level.

[free] Siphon Essence (augment): Consume a sample of essence from the star sphere to augment your next mystical technique. Reduce the technique's empower cost by 1. This has no effect on techniques from other disciplines.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 19/08/2026
More progress on this one. Surprised the sketch got so much attention! #oc #ocart
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 18/08/2026
I think I finally settled on Zhara's weapon design. #oc #ocart
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 18/08/2026
Started picking up Granblue Fantasy. Yuel acquired!
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 17/08/2026
Here we go again. Another iteration for the tanuki wombat stylist #oc #ocart #ttrpg #pathfinder #pathfinder2e
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 16/08/2026
Pick top 3 #oc #ocart #ttrpg #pathfinder
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 16/08/2026
A B or C?
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 15/08/2026
Tanuki design, potential user of the wombat style #ocart #ttrpg #pathfinder #pathfinder2e
Shortstack tanuki girl holding a bottle of sake
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 12/08/2026
Oh no, that looks awesome. Am I gonna have to make another brawling slime girl character?
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 11/08/2026
The best free present for an artist on their birthday is reposting their work! #ocart #oc #art
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 10/08/2026
Sumiko Kosan, kitsune runesmith #pathfinder #pathfinder2e #ttrpg #oc #ocart
Illustration of a flirty Japanese kitsune woman posing with a giant calligraphy brush wielded like a staff. She wears a red hakama hanging on her hips and a robe top too short to fully cover her chest. Her long hair is tied in the back like a bushy brush. Her hair, fox ears, fox tail, hands, and feet have blackened tips as if stained with ink.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 04/08/2026
I'm unsure if PFS leadership fully comprehends what madness they unleashed by giving me access to this Gen Con charity boon. I was crazy enough to create belly attack build with my exemplar tanuki using an extending rune, Titan's Breaker, and Compliant Gold. #pathfinder2e
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 02/08/2026
#pathfinder2e #ttrpg "So, exactly what will this affect for Sumiko?" "Her strategy."
A notebook doodle by Sumiko Kosan, the kitsune runesmith. The drawing illustrates the results of her party capturing a villain. It depicts an attractive young Tien man on his knees with his arms tied behind his back. Sumiko stands over him with her hands affectionately clasped together with a heart trailing from her delighted face.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 02/08/2026
Gen Con special for #pathfinder2e #ttrpg *Flamboyant Tien villain appears* Me: “I need to ask you something that’s completely relevant to Sumiko.” GM: “Sure! What is it?” Me: “Is he hot?” GM: “...Excuse me?” Me: “What does he look like?” *GM pins picture to the GM shield* Me: Hmm...yeeeeep...
Photo of an illustration of the First Emissary, a villain in Pathfinder Society 7-99 Kaiji Crisis.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 30/07/2026
Roulette decided to cosplay with an outfit inspired by Ecaflip from Wakfu for Gen Con! #oc #ocart #ttrpg
An autumn red fox girl character wearing a casino-themed outfit inspired by Ecaflip from the video game Wakfu. She holds up a fan of cards.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 29/07/2026
The sisters Sumiko and Sayuki facing off #ttrpg #Pathfinder2e
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 29/07/2026
Sumiko, the Kitsune Runesmith! Finished painting this @heroforgeminis.bsky.social figure just in time for #GenCon! #Pathfinder2e #ttrpg
A miniature of Sumiko, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game character. She's a kitsune runesmith who wields a large calligraphy brush as a staff. She wears a red hakama as a skirt, large sandal clogs, and has her long hair tied up in the back like a brush. Her arms, feet, and the tips of her hair, fox tail, and fox ears are stained with ink.A miniature of Sumiko, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game character. She's a kitsune runesmith who wields a large calligraphy brush as a staff. She wears a red hakama as a skirt, large sandal clogs, and has her long hair tied up in the back like a brush. Her arms, feet, and the tips of her hair, fox tail, and fox ears are stained with ink.A miniature of Sumiko, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game character. She's a kitsune runesmith who wields a large calligraphy brush as a staff. She wears a red hakama as a skirt, large sandal clogs, and has her long hair tied up in the back like a brush. Her arms, feet, and the tips of her hair, fox tail, and fox ears are stained with ink.A miniature of Sumiko, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game character. She's a kitsune runesmith who wields a large calligraphy brush as a staff. She wears a red hakama as a skirt, large sandal clogs, and has her long hair tied up in the back like a brush. Her arms, feet, and the tips of her hair, fox tail, and fox ears are stained with ink.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 28/07/2026
Made these tokens for my runesmith to indicate where her runes are #pathfinder2e #ttrpg
Transparent tokens with painted kanji symbols on them for fire, impact, homecoming, and appeal
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 27/07/2026
Reina, crystal dragonblood kitsune Commission for a friend’s #pathfinder2e #oc #ttrpg #ocart
A female kitsune character in a revealing outfit flourishing crystalline foxfire from one hand touch another. She has long braided hair, a pair of dark purple horns hinting at her dragon heritage. Her fox ears and tail are sparkling ruby-like.
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 26/07/2026
Sumiko's #heroforge miniature turned out alright. Unsure if I can finish painting her before #GenCon She's a kitsune runesmith for #Pathfinder2e #ttrpg
Two printed RPG miniatures of the same character, a kitsune wearing a hakama as a skirt and wielding a giant calligraphy brush as a staff
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 26/07/2026
A commission for a friend's #oc, a #pathfinder2e kitsune dragonblood #ttrpg
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 25/07/2026
Reina, WIP of a commission for a friend's dragonblood kitsune
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Garrick J. Williams @garrick.rhetoricstudios.com · 25/07/2026
Congrats on the 12k and happy birthday! My yeen would be adorable in your style but you have no shortage of candidates.
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