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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

So my standard Seattle coffee order has shifted greatly over time but I think my current selection is an all timer: Herkimer cortado (served with an equal portion of sparkling water) and a ginger molasses cookie. The ginger, molasses, and bitter coffee just go so well together 🍪🫚☕️

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’m enjoying season 2 of Dark Matter so far but I can’t help but draw comparisons to one of my favorite comic series of all time, Black Science. It’s much pulpier, to be sure. Basically an inter-dimensional Lost in Space meets Sliders meets … well … Dark Matter.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I spent part of the weekend checking in on the Duskbloods network test this weekend (Fromsofts upcoming switch exclusive multiplayer game) I found myself really activated by the fact that the scoring system is directly inspired by board games like 7 Wonders and Waterdeep.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

QTP with a game released the year you were born.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

If that sounds fun give it a look. This is meant to be a crew your table could play as a campaign but it should be equally enjoyable pick up for one memorable season. Keep your wits about you, stick to your guns, and run, rat, run!

Mice caught in a labyrinth with no inroads, only walls, with background text taunting them, "run rat run". Nevertheless they persevere and learn to climb the walls that bar them.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I released Runaways, a custom crew for Blades '68 by @olddog.games and @evilhat.bsky.social Now free on itch. moth-lands.itch.io/runnaways

RUNAWAYS
Fugitives and scapegoats caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse

An abstract illustration featuring a target in the crosshairs and three individuals falling/running away

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I really loved this bit of flavorful (pardon the pun) advice for GMs and as a frequent Blades GM I really find it to ring true.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It’s finally in my hands! Tim and Evil hat have really done something special with this book and it’s truly impressive how a simple change in setting or tone can make John’s original ideas sparkle.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I've even added bonus pdf featuring a rolodex of 8 custom factions centering sports, art, and leisure. I call it ... Leisure and Lace. Use it to inspire your contender's craft, inform your campaign, or as fodder for indulging your scoundrel's vice.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Excited for Blades 68? Enjoy a teaser of some of the custom content I’m working on.

Iconic image of the Contender: a stylish and inspiring athlete and performer, for Blades 68

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I started work on a playbook the day the full pdf was released and was initially intimidated by the new material. Recognizing that use of overlap gave me a lot of confidence, the realization that I didn't create something wholly unique. and now I'm having a lot of fun.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

If the ideas I came up with continue to draw my players' attention, I plan on publishing it as a starting scenario for others to enjoy. For now I'm content just to play.

Words spoken by Katuri III, the Labyrinthine Mind, to the Band in our game of Realis.

It reads:

Katuri’s Quest
“On long-lost Yazerin,
The stones speak
Sputtering senseless sentences
Opposed to meaning

Sad and lonely Yazerin
Struggles against
Its own existence

But true absence is
Itself a meaning
And in this leaning
Forgotten Yazerin
Reveals itself

I plead with you
To go forth
To hold hope
In your hands
And to entreat
With forlorn Yazerin

In the trembling core
Of pitiable Yazerin
A language is forming
Without you it becomes
An ode to nothing”

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Characters, locations, factions, and pretty much every other element of Realis are defined by sentences. Sentences like, "I always hear the future coming," Or, "I always have a friend among those that fly." With these sentences, players can do pretty much anything ...

An illustration of "Limpet", the Kestrel, and their personal craft "Blood Golem", from our Realis game.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I ran my first session of #Realis last night and I thought I'd share some of my thoughts about it! Realis is the debut tabletop rpg of Austin Walker and produced by Possible World Games. The game's setting and theme are extremely broad w/o being generic, something I'll briefly expand upon.

The cosmology of Realis, as illustrated on the books cover.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Been working away at designing a custom character for #SlayTheSpire2 and I think I've landed on a fun art style.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I think I’ve nailed down my Slay the Spire character concept. Now to figure out the modding situation!

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I cal him “The Afflicted”

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Entertaining myself by designing a Slay the Spire OC. This little freak is a healer and mystic who harnesses the very infestation that is eating him alive.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Super impressed by the first season of Sentenced to Be a Hero. If, like me, you felt JJK lacked severely in the writing department, I think you’ll find that Sentenced punches far above its weight in that regard.!

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Starting to believe my own conspiracy that the unknown character depicted in these Slay the Spire 2 curse cards, a card subset that almost universal depicts player characters, is some sort of shapeshifter character they’ve yet to introduce.

An unknown character with a hood and furry/feathers arm and hand is suspended by glowing rope to a marionette’s board

An unknown character wearing a hooded cloak and a metal mask is injured with neon purple scars on the side of their face and neck

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

My housemate and I watch the hot new anime together on their time off. When we started “Sentenced to be a Hero” we were initially skeptical but each episode has won us over. Key pluses: 1. Cool dark fantasy premise 2. Good character development 3. It doesn’t commit the sin of over explanation

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Cairn is a beautiful, if melancholic, game. At every point it tells you to slow down, be cautious. To take in your surroundings. But then the impatience slips through. The eagerness to push yourself. To let the adrenaline seep in and wash away your anxieties. And that’s when you’ll fall.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

My partner demands I tell people I started doing pixel art less than two weeks ago

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Introduce yourself with 4 comics

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Designing classes for the Realis ruleset is pretty fun

The Quill
Belonging to the sphere of Leopards: Respond to delicate problems with vulgar means

An indomitable writer whose words resound with discomfiting truth

When injustice, ignorance, or inaction plague the land, it falls on a special caste of noble warriors to take up the pen and set the world right again. Or so the Quill reports. In the war of words they are experts of demolition and they dismantle their targets with brutish strength, cutting wit, or cruel elegance (pick one). To their readers they are berserkers of emotion bolstered by their countrymen, heads all nodding along.

Class Sentences
I always devastate with my vulgar behavior
I always inspire others with the fervor of my accusations
My questions always leave them reeling
I always hit them when they’re down

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Absolum, by @dotemu.bsky.social has such great comic style. I can’t help but imagine a Headlopper game by them.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Putting together a poster for my next film night double feature. This time our co-hosts have chosen Paprika and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Played around with he character creator in Elden Ring and Mocked up one of my own custom Nightfarers using the template! #eldenring #nightreign

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Because I can’t help myself I created a little template for people to create their own Nightfarers for Elden Ring: Nightreign. You can use the blank image, below, or find a fully functional affinity suite file on my itch page. moth-lands.itch.io/nightfarers #eldenring #nightreign

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Can we just call him what he is, yet? America’s first dictator.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Since I’ve been playing a lot of Nightreign I thought I’d do something creative with it and design my own Nightfarer. Art by Ariamis Art, who has a lot of cool Souls themed fan art on Instagram. #nightreign

Godeater

As the unlikely maiden of a bloody festival Anastasia was infused with a lust for violence. No longer satisfied with tarnished flesh, she turns her hungry eyes to the Nightlords.

Godeaters boast high strength and vitality though their endurance suffers, somewhat, from an unusual diet. As a combatant Godeaters favor the brutal intimacy of an axe or club. When the blood rises, however, only a butcher’s knife will do.

Attributes

Vit - A
Str - A
Fai - C
Mnd - D
Dex - C
Arc - B
Sta - C
Int - D

Passive Ability - Bloodlust
The Godeater’s eyes shine red in response to blood-loss allowing her to recover health with each attack.

Character Skill - Dinner Bell
The Godeater howls as she suffers blood loss. Enemies flinch and her damage is boosted with consecutive attacks for a time.

Ultimate Art - Maiden’s Feast
The Godeater adopts a feral posture and draws her butcher’s knife. Greatly boosts stamina and allows for a devastating grapple against human-sized opponents.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

After spending a significant amount of time with Night Reign I can say that Fromsoft are not “trend chasers.” Truly they are just enthusiastic designers who love games and want to explore all their facets! I’m excited to see what they do with Duskbloods neat year.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

In the last month I’ve heard at least two people say they loved Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse and I feel like I’m living in another world. That show was bonkers bad, right?

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Queering the Way One of my favorite collection of shorts this year, I was especially moved by “Buscando Alma” about a trans Honduran Woman who is reunited with the mother she was separated from as a child. #siff2025 #film

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

… But I was shocked at the quality of animation in Jesus 2, a gonzo cartoon short, and at how much I was emotionally affected by Paradise Man, a film that looks like it was made in blender. Its distorted narration fit perfectly and was as touching as it was dumb.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The Dark Crystal w/ DJ NicFit I’m sitting down for this and posting now because I don’t think The Dark Crystal needs any reviewing and it would be rude to rate the DJ! But who am I kidding, it’s gonna be great. Bonus: I seemingly sat right behind a tabletop rpg creator I admire! #siff2025 #siff

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

WWYD This shorts block was on theme with short films asking “what would you do.” I enjoyed all the entries but Favors, about a young woman who unexpectedly finds herself with a strangers baby, was my favorite. Imagine a block of mini-thrillers! So good. #siff2025 #film

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Paying For It An adaptation of an autobiographical comic by Chester Brown, this film is humorous and soulful and, at times, self deprecating (twice over?) in a loveably empathetic way. That Sook-Yin Lee (the director) is a character in Brown’s comic makes this especially intriguing. #siff #film

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Since buying my house, I’ve taken great pleasure in hosting movie night double features. This next month I and a friend picked paired Party Monster and Shutter Island. But this is really an excuse to share the poster I made.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

40 Acres Like a lot of post apocalyptic horror, this film’s focus is really about a close knit family. What surprised me is it managed to explore aspects of that theme I hadn’t really seen elsewhere. The writing isn’t always convincing or‘realistic’, but it is fun. #siff #film

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Fully onboard for Fromsoft’s foray into multiplayer-first games. IMO some of the most innovative competitive and co-op titles have come from single-player developers applying their mastery of narrative to multiplayer gameplay.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

PS: Maw is a cool comic! Possibly my best find at this year’s ECCC.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Really excited to see Mickey 17 tonight. Bong Joon Ho has been one of my favorite directors ever since I saw The Host in a small independent movie theater in Corvallis, Oregon almost twenty years ago.

Movie poster for The Host featuring the main cast

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Chrono Trigger turns thirty today and I can’t overstate how big it was for me as a 12 year old living in his mom’s friend’s living room because we were broke as hell. The trial, the Green Dream, and the secret endings all made that year feel magical despite the insecurity and bullying at school.

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Dissonance @mothlands.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

@justjingles.bsky.social and I are busy hawking wares at #eccc. Come and find us at booth L30 in artist alley!

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