Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Idiocracy was meant to be satire, not a blueprint. 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Going to an estate sale is just looting a corpse with extra steps. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Holy shit... Sean Astin, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres and Kevin Eastman are all coming to Supanova Brisbane this year!!! 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 15/07/202620 years later, I still get the urge to roll a fresh Level 1 and adventure through Elwynn Forest. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Do you think Stephen King ever sits back and thinks 'Good luck adapting THIS one, Hollywood!' 😂 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Sometimes you gotta be able to acknowledge the direction you've taken in a book isn't the right thing for the overall story. Lucky I only got 60k into this novel before realising ;) 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 14/05/2026A little update on the status of The Mountain's Shattered Heart (Miner's Quest 1) and the rewrite/review of The Shadow's Rising Fury (Miner's Quest 2) - a free post over on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/158201... #LitRPG #GameLit #ProgressionFantasy #Amwritingpatreon.comThe Shadow's Rising Fury update - May 2026 | Matthew J. BarbelerThe Shadow's Rising Fury update - May 2026 by Matthew J. Barbeler on Patreon. Join Matthew J. Barbeler's community for exclusive content and updates. 030
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Thanks to Hasbro, I'm gonna be able to create a custom Hatchet & Kaiser action figure set with very little effort 😂 #LitRPG #GameLit#AussieAuthor #edgeforce 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Nah, I'm actually mad about it. Haven't been disappointed about a movie sequel like this since The Last Jedi. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Mortal Kombat 2 review - it's, uh, better than Mortal Kombat: Annihilation I guess. 100
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Rawr! Come on down to table A08 at CollectFest Brisbane for some #LitRPG goodness! 131
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Does anyone else get to the point where they consider and overthink what they post on social media that you end up just posting nothing? 110
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026New dating strategy to whittle out the incompatible - give me the name of a book series that you've read with at least 7 books in it. Then we can go out for coffee. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Anyone else up to date with The Boys? Because GOD DAYUM. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026There should be a filter on dating apps to filter out people who don't have favourite books. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The Mandalorian and Grogu is one of the worst film titles of all time, and it's not even close. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 05/05/2026You should check out Austen Mengler ;) www.austenmengler.comaustenmengler.comThe Art of Austen MenglerAusten Mengler is a concept artist & illustrator from Perth, Western Australia who loves drawing monsters! Shop signed art prints at the Store, see upcoming conventions & markets at the Events page, b... 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Magic night was so fun! We got three games in. I won the first, then was mana starved and had shit draws for the last two. Still, super fun. A mate played the island walk Merfolk deck and just wrecked the entire table. Then my other mate wrecked the table with flying dinosaurs. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Hehehe a couple of you found the paperback I sneakily published... 😈 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I don't think I'll ever get sick of the thrill of finishing a novel and being on the cusp of releasing it. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Getting ready for Magic night tomorrow!! 🐢 😁 🔪 #mtg #magicthegathering #tmnt 020
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I don't think so... Even back then I always knew what I wanted to do 😁 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 22/04/2026That's a very big question. I've written twenty books between then and now, and I don't even think I know the guy who wrote that first one anymore... 100
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Almost twelve years to the day since I held my first novel for the first time. Thanks for everything, Metro 7. For the lessons learned, the confidence/delusion to keep going, and the knowledge that there aren't many better feelings than holding something you've created in your hands. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 24/03/2026We're currently watching a real life Picture of Dorian Gray, but the picture isn't a painting kept secret. It's a President kept in the open, reflecting the ugly heart of a nation. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 06/03/2026How long until we start wearing bondage gear and trading in guzzoline? 110
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 05/03/2026It's wild to me that we live in a world where one of the best video game to movie adaptations is Sonic the Hedgehog. And we're getting a fourth movie, and all the preceding three movies go kinda hard. 120
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Love seeing people talk about LitRPG these days! Unfortunately Cradle, no matter how amazing it is, is not LitRPG ☺️ 010
Reposted by Matthew J. BarbelerAutumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Huh. . .you know, one advantage of the LitRPG format is I don't have to work item descriptions into the narrative, smoothing them over into regular sentences. They can be separated into descriptive blocks of text. And that sort of takes a mental burden off me, the writer. Well done, brain. Brain: ☕ 1325
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 04/03/2026"HOW IS THIS MEANT TO LIGHT OUR DARKEST HOUR?!" 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026This is something I'm taking notice of, and going to be thinking about when I work on my next #LitRPG novel this weekend. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026It cost me the run, but I was staggered by the unexpected interaction of these mechanics. Every run has stuff like this. Sometimes it breaks the game, other times it makes your run so much harder. But I'm in awe. There's always something new to learn. 100
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Another example of strategy changes because of mechanics... My Cleric cat had Fury Heals, where the cat licks another injured cat 2-5 times, depending on luck. Buuuuuut there was a blizzard because of an event. And licking a cat with Fury Heals made the target cat Wet, so the Blizzard froze them. 100
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026...and one component of Tri Attack is electricity. So I aimed Tri Attack with my Mage at a water source that BOTH cats were standing in. The electricity recharged the item for next turn, AND inflicted the Stun debuff on two enemies who were also standing in the water. 100
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Last night I had a run where one of my cats had an item (Technology) that fired a laser beam across the map once per turn, as long as it was recharged by electricity between terms. The cat with technology was on the other side of the map from my mage with the Tri Attack spell... 100
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Anyone looking to study item synergies, deep mechanical interactions, and a gameplay loop that makes you come back for more-that whole JUST ONE MORE RUN!!! mentality, you should played Mewgenics. 120
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 19/02/2026My parents surprised me with the best birthday present I've ever gotten... A replica Thylacoleo Carnifex skull, mounted, with custom labelling that matches my book #Carnifex. One of a kind. Best thing ever. 💀 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Last night, while playing Goat Simulator 3, my son and I stumbled across a remake of P.T. - hilarious and terrifying, especially when you're goats. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Last night, I officially passed the 50k word count barrier on my next book. 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 05/02/2026If you see this, post a character that starts with Cmedia.tenor.coma close up of a monkey 's face with a beard looking at the cameraALT: a close up of a monkey 's face with a beard looking at the camera 000
Reposted by Matthew J. BarbelerJeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Earlier, I spotted a snake with tiny gorgons for hair. When I looked at her, the pebble in my pocket turned to flesh. 517339
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Having sushi for lunch and A Cruel Angel's Thesis starts playing on the speakers. Unexpected, but pleasant turn of events. 000
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 02/02/2026I desperately want to play a video game that makes me feel like I felt when I played Mass Effect 2 for the first time. 010
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026...... I'm going straight into VATS and aiming for the head. 110
Matthew J. Barbeler @mrbarbeler.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I think we're at a point in history where we can easily say that America is not the paragon of culture that it once was. It hasn't been for a while. But the rot that has been on display for the last ten years shows a deep well of sickness. Even after Trump is gone, the rot will remain. 000
