iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We’re in the home stretch! The indie printer I was going to use hadn’t gotten back to me so I went ahead with @drivethrurpg.com The process has been easy, just need to do some more work on the digital side to get the print setup how they need. I’m excited to be releasing my own #ttrpg zine soon!

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Howdy, It's been a while. I've steadily been working on finishing volume 1 of my #shadowdark zine. I've come very far since releasing the alpha without art a few months ago. Between finding creative commons art to hack, finding some good stock art and making some myself, I can see the finish line!

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

An apt symbol for the State of Texas right now. The State flag torn and tangled over power lines. We had a horrible and sudden storm yesterday that caused destruction all over Austin.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

If you’re into #manga this reads like a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario. Eldritch beings and spirits, a mysterious cult from Japanese antiquity, a classic investigation with dangerous potential. It’s good stuff! The Summer Hikaru Died, Mokumokuren, Yen Press.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Hosting a short game night at my favorite coffee spot in Austin Tx. It’ll be a trial run, because the shop needs to schedule a closer for a later shift, which is based on sales in that time period. I’m hoping the closer can shut the store at 9 and we keep playing til 10. Flier designed by me 😊

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Arc Dream continues to impress with their bundles. Lots of VTT goodness in this one and already over 10k raised for charity!

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

My friends, my first #Shadowdark zine project is close to being finished! Just a bit of writing for a few monsters and then it’s off to filling 28 pages with spot illustrations and “adventurer notes” Once completed I’ll offer it on my Itch(dot)io page w/ POD offered once I figure that out.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

You can send timeanddate.com feedback. This message pops up regarding missing holidays. I think it’d be a glaring omission to exclude calendars and holidays from the U.S. but hey I’m not a small tech company hyper focused on time and dates which is being thrown under the bus by the largest tech co.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

While their alibi makes sense, pride month and BHM are pretty big staples to just let go to the wayside. You mean to tell me it’s IMPOSSIBLE for the geniuses at GOOGLE to program two historic months in any of the 365 days they work on shit???

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Some work from my time in University. Charcoal (left) and pen/ink (right)

A charcoal portrait of a man with a duo colored bob wearing a devil horn headband. They have shaken their head and part of their hair is aloft.

A pen and ink illustration of a man inside a bar, hunched over the bar with a drink next to him.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I’m currently enjoying this via the Libby app. You just need a library card and many cities, like Houston Tx, offer free library cards. Cheers Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson

A screenshot of an audiobook application playing the book Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson. The cover is red and features the main character, a young g black boy looking to the right.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Pictured: my notebooks for my ShadowDark zine work and one for personal writing. Not pictured are two more similar notebooks for DnD and other TTRPG ideas. All Fabriano brand (my art supply store had them on clearance).

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Here's the first iteration for my "Yorsethi Archer" class featured in my #ShadowDark zine, "Falezir: An Adventurer's Guide Volume 1" Looking for feedback. Please comment with ideas. Already thinking of a way to further integrate this into my world of Falezir using the in-setting magic item system

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

I fear I’ve entered an Ethel Cain, Phoebe Bridgers, boygenius era. I’m living for the ethereal, doom, religious, noise album “Perverts” by Ethel Cain right now.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I’m doing a lot of preliminary work to eventually start streaming my projects. I’m trying to think of anything that will make my streams better. Any thoughts on my checklist?

A handwritten checklist of different items on cream colored lined paper in a notebook.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I live for mornings like this. Working on finishing touches for tonight’s D&D session. We’re using Humblewood with a homebrew setting. Tonight’s session will likely involve a confrontation with the power-hungry King and his allies in the grand archives.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Thank you @bsky.app for giving me a convenient list of words to look up and determine if I’m muting or not. Immediate mute, SG S2. I’m sure it’ll be good, but the fallout from the last season still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. That reminded me to mute Mr. Beast as well 😩

A section from my discover page which states ten trending topics such as Christmas and Beyoncé.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I love that a song from 1986 is still so relevant today.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

No you’re misunderstanding my meaning. He’s a were tiger in the style of a white bengal tiger.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I’m only half way through the first book and I went ahead and bought the second one. @travisbaldree.bsky.social this is some good stuff.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I never thought I’d see the day when class consciousness was awakened in America. Welcome comrades.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

A shady customer throws down a rough coin purse onto your table. What payment comes spilling out of it and what are they hiring you to do?

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I’m sure the dozens of bot accounts with pretty girls as their pfp are weeping right now.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Post a picture of yourself to show the newbies what they’re dealing with. Looking at these, I have a lot that I’m grateful for.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A great film to be playing at a time like this. I found the thesis of the film rather poignant considering the political landscape of today. Worth your time just to see Hugh Grant perform his ass of as this type of villain.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This clip brought a little light to my day 😊

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Anyone else have issues with print-on-demand quality from @drivethrurpg.com ? It’s not like the book is unusable or destroyed but there’s a few items I noticed right that I don’t think should have made it past QA. Cover is off center. Back is pixelated and rear end papers are short.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I’m playing a warforged paladin in a punny space themed #D&D game and I love him.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

A little late night reading for a project I’ve had in my notes. I had one of those mornings where you can’t go back to sleep so I spent some time adding to my idea. it’s starting to shape up into something I can actually see in my mind as being a viable game.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I finally have a little paper prototype of my Mausritter game jam adventure! The outside trifold is complete 🍻

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 22/08/2024

I know I’m usually on here to talk about games but I had a strange dream and it’s like affected me so much as I wrote down the premise and it formed the idea for a novel I’ve never seen before except maybe “House of Leaves”. Very strange. It’s written down in my notes app for now.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

Coming Monday! My review of the horror Wild West RPG Huckleberry by Steven Alexander.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 12/08/2024

I’ve found myself with an abundance of #D&D 4e books. Where should I start? Is there something essential that I’m missing?

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

A new type of content is coming soon to the Ars Fabula newsletter. Stay tuned for my review of the Wyrd West RPG, Huckleberry, by Steven Alexander! arsfabula.substack.com

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 14/07/2024

I don’t like to think I’m Typa A or anything like that but here I am… a very organized OneNote open, transcribing my page protected and bindered notes for my Humblewood game later tonight. 😅 How do yall organize? I typically start with written notes in a notebook or print outs then I digitize.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

I sometimes do maps for my home games and such so they need some work 😅

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

I remember thinking we’d have hover technology by the 2020’s. Instead we gave the internet a disease and we’re finding out it’s a canabal.

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𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖔𝖚𝖘 @gradacious.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

I don’t think I see enough talk about “The OA” often enough. It’s a Netflix series cut down too early with a hugely original story that keeps you guessing and hooked. By the time you’re done watching you’re left wanting more because you care so damn much for these characters.

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