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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 22/09/2026

Screenshot of the story with alt text for reference, something to keep in mind for anyone who's planning on attending or vending at future events. You will apparently be unsupported and blamed for AI user's feral attacks.

Screenshot of an instagram story from @crowlees

I will not be vending at any future OzComicCon events!
Genuinely disgusted by the way my partner (who was KICKED by an exhibitor) and my friend (who was also physically assaulted and LITERALLY BIT by the same exhibitor) were treated by staff.
My partner was questioning an exhibitor about his products and his artistic process, as it was clearly AI but was clearly lying (illegal under consumer law btw!). Instead of having a normal adult conversation, he escalated into aggression and started screaming at my partner. Suddenly he ran out of his booth and assaulted and bit my friend, who was filming him. My partner tried to pull him off my friend, and she fell to the ground and he kicked her while she was on the ground. She pushed him away and he started yelling about how my partner and friend "started it".
Security got involved, and then the owner came and talked to my partner and friend who BLAMED THEM for "harassing him", even despite other vendors sticking up for them and saying they did nothing wrong.
I went to the front desk after pack down to find out where to file a formal complaint and the guy I talked to spoke to me with such utter disrespect and contempt straight off the bat. It genuinely shocked me how I was treated like an incessant little child as a 31 year old, when I was simply trying to find a resolution to this situation that was genuinely fucking disturbing and should not be tolerated by OzComicCon.
Never in my 13 years of attending conventions have I experienced anything like this.

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 02/09/2026

The armchair wasn't set up for her but she clearly had her sights set on it before she figured out how to get up

Suey the greyhound rests her chin on the armchair from her dog bed that shes lying on in front of the chair

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 02/09/2026

Baby has her own chair in the office 🥰

Suey the greyhound, curled up on an armchair laden with blankets and pillows

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 15/08/2026

Had this idea in mind since I was playing Shield while watching the Matildas' friendly match a while back, finally brought it to life #pokemon #scorbunny #gothetillies

The pokemon Scorbunny runs along the top of the big flaming word "EMBER" and throws down a small fireball before joyfully kicking it like a football

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 15/07/2026

I'll be at Netherworld's Creator Markets this Saturday from midday to 3pm! I only have about half a dozen of the EGADS! system books, so this is likely your last chance to get a print copy. All hail physical media and I hope I can do another run in future 🙏 #Brisbane #ttrpg #indiegames

Illustrated poster of a wooden cart laden with goods. It reads

Netherworld's Creator Markets
Tabletop Edition!
Try and buy locally created games and related trinkets
Swing by for a beer and a browse - free to check out
Midday to 3pm Saturday July 18th
www.netherworldarcade.com

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 15/07/2026

My daughter is just as much of a QLDer as I am, gotta rug up as soon as it dips below 20 degrees lmao

Suey, a black greyhound, wearing a sporty red jacket while on a walk

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 13/07/2026

To distract from that enjoy a jousting clip

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 18/05/2026

Another sneak peak of the first pages for my #solarpunk fantasy #ttrpg, now available for all members on my Patreon! Set in a world coming together to heal the wounds of imperialism, where ancient creatures roam, magic bends the land itself, and a new dawn emerges 🌄 Join hands and Grow Forth!

A section of a page showing a scroll laid out across the page, containing a watercolour artwork of rejoicing figures beside action scenes that emerge from wavy shapes. Above the scroll, a librarian gestures towards a man with long hair and beard, dancing with a long banner to cast swirling magic around himself. The librarian says “I'm sure you've heard about the strange qualities of magic throughout these regions. The convergence of great forces in this world's history has given it unique qualities not found elsewhere.”

The rest of the visible text on the page reads: “To these ends, the people of this land have brought a new accord into being: the Windpath. A commitment not to nations or authority, but to each other and the world. Through this expansive network of solidarity and support, we were able to endure the collapse of imperial power and its violent death rattles. We built libraries of all the knowledge, skills, and tools available to enrich and provide for the people. When disaster strikes, we're there for each other. When needs go unmet, we give what we can. Together, we strive towards a brighter future. It's convenient you arrived here first; this is one of many such libraries that now dot these lands. Here, people gather their minds, bodies, and resources to offer what they have and receive what they need. We also put out the call for a great number of missions to aid communities in the region. You seem like the intrepid sort; what better way to get to know this place than by lending a hand?”

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 13/05/2026

The first spread for Grow Forth, my solarpunk fantasy setting, is now out! Here's some sneak peeks, the full version is available early on my Patreon 👇 www.patreon.com/hughhain #solarpunk #ttrpg #indiegames

A preview image showing a view of space from just above a planet much like ours. The sun reflects off the atmosphere near a strange aurora, and some planets hang in space beyond ours. A scroll unfolds to read:
It begins here, in the blanket of Stars, within fhe burning well's oasis. We are born in the throes of change, like all before us. So we changed too.

A short librarian in front of a sunny doorway points out a window at the sky. She has a speech bubble saying:
Ah welcome! I see our world-hopping friend has guided another traveler to our shores. Please, come through the library and let's get your adventure started!

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 08/05/2026

Just did a recount and theres only 16 copies of the physical EGADS! system guide left! Time is running out to get your 1st edition copy, grab it at the link below 📣🎲 #EveryonesGoodAtDoingSomething #ttrpg

A physical copy of the EGADS system guide laying on a black table with a character sheet, a pencil, and some dice

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 06/05/2026

I've got postcards promoting my upcoming setting Grow Forth! and A5 illustration prints, check out more of my stock at the link below 😁

Hand holding a postcard showing a digital watercolour of a character delivering a package on a sail-powered board, bounding over red sand dunes

A digital watercolour cartoon of a tall, broad-shouldered knight in full plate armour. He has a waving pennant flowing off his spear and a plumed helmet, and his gear is immaculate aside from a heavily beaten shield. He has been startled by something scary out of frame

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 29/04/2026

Note the size of this guy and realise that less than half of his body came out of the water 😅

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 29/04/2026

This guy just kept going the whole time we were watching, the sign said they can travel up to 16km a day

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 25/04/2026

I'm at the Vault Games Maker Market today! Come up to get some physical books, art prints, and postcards, I'm here until 5pm 📣🙏

Hugh sitting at a market stall, selling games and prints

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 03/04/2026

Still need to fix up the details but my liripipe hood for the Medieval faire is coming along nicely!

Hugh wearing a green liripe hood, holding out the tail

Hugh wearing a green liripe hood, looking to the side

Hugh wearing a green liripe hood, facing away

Hugh wearing a green liripe hood in the chaperone style

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 14/03/2026

Got the GOODS in the mail today, thank you @pidj.bsky.social 🤩

Two print copies of "Fiction in the Space Between", a biographical game zine about Tracy Chapman by Pidj Sorensen

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 27/02/2026

"2026 is the year of the Horse" The horse:

A black greyhound stands on a deck in a red jacket, waiting to be let out the door

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 10/02/2026

Post a banger thats not in English youtube.com/playlist?lis...

A picture of Bernie Sanders edited to say "I am once again asking you to listen to Vieux Farka Touré"

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 05/02/2026

More pencil sketches to show that I like creatures and things that look like them 🙂‍↕️

Pencil sketch of a bug-like walking vehicle, with a chimney, some bubble windows, an extending canopy over the compound eye windows, and laundry flapping in the wind on one side.

Pencil sketch of a giant snake constricting a crocodile underwater. In the background, a small boat holds two people reacting fearfully to a section of snake emerging above water.

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 30/01/2026

Been doing more traditional sketching to recover some fundamentals and loving the stationary I got in Tokyo last year. One of my faves is this little stamp I'm using to keep track of which pages I've scanned 🦕

A pencil sketch of a long-haired courier with a hooded cloak and loose oxygen mask delivering something to an elderly person with a cane

Photo of a Uni a-gel pacer and dinosaur ink stamp resting on a page that has a pencil sketch of a fictional arboreal creature

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 19/01/2026

Getting some test layouts and sketches to figure out spread designs, here’s the lead-in for the world compendium for Grow Forth! #ttrpg #solarpunk

draft layout of the opening page of Grow Forth’s setting guide, showing some sketch page illustrations and draft text

draft layout of the second page of Grow Forth’s setting guide, showing some sketch page illustrations and draft text

draft layout of the opening spread of Grow Forth’s setting guide, showing some sketch page illustrations and draft text

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 09/12/2025

When Suey was rescued from the racing kennel she was missing half her fur from a "kennel coat" rash, had grooves in her teeth from gnawing on her cage bars, and it took years to reduce her reactivity to other dogs. Racing is a blight on animal rights in this country.

Suey, a black greyhound, resting on her fluffy pink bed

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 01/12/2025

Fit check by the circular tree in Ueno Park's Kiyomizu Hall

Full body picture of me wearing a cool outfit next to the circular tree at Kiyomizu Hall

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 01/12/2025

Finding a physical copy of @unpackinggame.com while shopping in Japan is like finding a real-life unicorn tbh 🙏💜

A physical copy of Unpacking for the Switch console

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 01/12/2025

Fit check at the Ghibli Museum where I was almost in tears for two full hours looking at the storyboards and concept art for Nausicaa 🥹

Full body picture of me wearing a stylish, baggy outfit in the garden of the Ghibli Museum

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 30/11/2025

Fit check at Cé La Vi rooftop restaurant last night, I wish the lovely embroidery on this shirt was clearer rip

Full body picture of me wearing a cool outfit and jewellery in front of the Tokyo skyline at night

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 27/11/2025

Dual fit check with my love and Mario

Me and my partner posing with Mario at the Nintendo Kyoto Store

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 27/11/2025

Fit check by the Tales of Genji Museum in Ujj (I love repeating outfits)

Full body picture of Hugh wearing a cool outfit that contrasts nicely against the autumn leaves

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 20/11/2025

This might actually count as slander tbh

Rough sketch of John Gaius from The Locked Tomb series

Text reading:

Your Result:
John Gaius (Jod)
Maybe for you, adulting means destroying the planet and birthing a galactic empire in which you just happen to become God. Must be hard being unable to get over anything ever. Do I see you pretending things are completely normal even though you keep fucking them up over and over again? Your midlife crisis will probably lead to a hoe phase, and you know what? Good for you.

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 20/11/2025

Fit check by the Sriracha vending machine in Hatsudai

Full body image of Hugh wearing a filigree purple hoodie and checked jacket next to a vending machine that sells full size bottles of sriracha hot sauce

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 19/11/2025

Fit check under a ginkgo tree in Nakano Central Park

Full body pic of me wearing an all blue outfit standing under a yellow autumnal ginkgo tree

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 08/11/2025

Creatures and the people that tend to them

Various collected sketches showing fictional animals based on prehistoric creatures as they are tended to by people wearing different fashions

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 05/09/2025

The Sivatherium that brushed the night sky and held the cold lightning from their glow

A digital sketch of a gigantic Sivatherium stepping over mountains under a night sky. Lightning branches from within its antlers

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 28/07/2025

Just playing around with some of the settings and it's exactly what I wanted, kinda feels like the soundtrack from Sable a little. Check at the end for full glorpy mode lmao

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 28/07/2025

Happy birthday to me 🤗😍 she's so gorgeous

The beautiful Sunlight reverb pedal by Old Blood Noise Endeavours sits in its box

A colourful box showing the branding for Old Blood Noise Endeavours

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 12/07/2025

Also super cool demonstration sparring from these guys, they had a round with two fighters each wielding a case of rapiers too but the montante is always my favourite 🙏

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 12/07/2025

Abbey Medieval Festival was sick and the grand melee was so fun, this was the first round and it only got better

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 30/06/2025

A variety for all the moods it may entail: wrath, sloth, accepting the void, cooked fox

A man lining up to boot the first fish that learned to walk on land back into the water

A little alien cat saying "Zeeby. Gleeby even"

A sad looking cat in a hard hat presses a button labelled "death"

The classic image of a rough-looking taxidermy fox sitting on a chair

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 20/06/2025

Mulled wine in a cute little jug is one of life's simple pleasures 😌🙂‍↕️

A brown pottery jug full of mulled wine sits on the kitchen counter

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 04/06/2025

Old spidey sketch I touched up 🤨😋

Sketch of Spider-Man on a brick wall, spray painting a cartoon of his face sticking its tongue out

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Hugh is making Grow Forth! @haindesigns.com · 31/05/2025

And that's that! Such a great event - short, sweet, and more successful than I had hoped 🙌 Thanks to Netherworld for hosting and thanks to everyone who came along 😁

My partner and I sitting at the stall table with all of the goods for sale

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