iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 06/10/2026

ARRIVING FRIDAY: Chimera Hunter from Portland art collective Chimera House A wire-bound game with three-panel, Exquisite Corpse-style creature sections - create a chimera, check their stats, and fight!

An interior example from Chimera Hunter. Pages are divided horizontally into thirds. The lefthand pages show stats for each of their righthand page, corresponding creature parts (top is stats for a Chupacabra, middle is Unicorn, bottom is Harpy). The righthand page is full-color mixable creature illustrations (head of a Chupacabra, body of a Unicorn, feet of a Harpy)

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If I can't go buy pokemon cards, I'll simply make my own (feat. quagsire)

a watercolor illustration of the pokemon Quagsire. They swim in a hot spring, surrounded by oranges floating in the water.

The same illustration is edited into a Pokemon card, replacing the original art.

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ande ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗ @andewitt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Godspeed! The Coyote’s Plight

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm very please to announce a public release of my drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool Scrubjay! Scrubjay is a weird website builder that lets you cobble together web elements, images, links, text fragments, etc into a series of nested rooms...

"SCRUBJAY" sits over a bunch of images of frogs, birds, doors. it's a very 90s look

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

today is my birthday, which means this sale ends at midnight today!! check out some games, or see if you can snag one of the community copies that have been added because of the sale

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Knight - one of five Princesses for an upcoming project we decided on the concept ages ago but definitely inspired by my partner and I playing Sovereign Tower together recently

A knight stands with shining, ornate gold armor. Yellow banners fly behind them.

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Knight - one of five Princesses for an upcoming project we decided on the concept ages ago but definitely inspired by my partner and I playing Sovereign Tower together recently

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Chris | Junk Food Games @junkfoodgames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Look at this amazing art by @pewterbee.bsky.social that is inspired by Necromancer Heretic! This print came in the mail the other day and I can't wait to frame it and hang it on my wall

Illustration by Buddy August Skaggs. The illustration is a necromancer crying with black magic in one hand and them cradling a shadowy figure in their other arm. In the background is a framed glass archway

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

While I anticipate it changing a lot from where it is now, you can check out the "thesis version" of the game here: pewterbee.itch.io/what-a-lovel...

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What a Lovely Island: Thesis Edition by Buddy August Skaggs

a game of summer memories

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

For my BFA thesis, I started making a new game! What a Lovely Island is a map-drawing game about a living island during the last summer of its life & the lonely characters visiting it. My degree is illustration, so the work was focused on art and visual design.

a collage of illustrations hanging on a wall.

a hand-drawn map of an island featuring a lighthouse

This character has a wide-brimmed straw hat, brown hair, pale skin, and a blue cloak

a promotional poster for a thesis defense. the background features an illustration depicting a lighthouse on a cliff

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Matt Emmons @secondatbest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A few of the riso prints I have with me here at Dragon Con, come on down and say hi or bring me a snack

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 08/09/2026

NEW FOR SOLO SEPT: Ruin in Bloom by @pewterbee.bsky.social ⛲️ A quick surreal multiplayer storytelling game. Time passes in a garden – what do the statues witness? A twist: the longer you exist, the more the garden grows. The more the garden grows, the more you crumble – and the less you can say

The cover of Ruin in Bloom. A green and blue illustration of a peaceful-looking statue standing in an overgrown garden

An interior example from Ruin in Bloom. The lefthand page shows a grid or table to roll on to determine events in the game and how long sentences can be. The righthand page includes directions for play

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Every year for my birthday, I like to put everything on my itch on sale for the month, and this is that month! 24% off anything or everything for $24, all purchases add community copies itch.io/s/199863/202...

buddy's birthday sale! buy any project at 24% off or buy all projects for just $24! pewterbee.itch.io

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 04/09/2026

Welcome TWO titles from @pewterbee.bsky.social - Out for Delivery, a solo storytelling animalfolk mail delivery RPG, become the carrier for the residents of the Penpoint Isles Ruin in Bloom, a poetic multiplayer RPG in which statues discuss their garden observations, saying less as they crumble

The cover of Out For Delivery, a solo journaling & mail delivery game by Buddy Skaggs. The image is a graphic novel- or animation-inspired cat person walking along a forested trail with a cloud of letters around them. The cat person has a satchel and is wearing shorts, an military-style jacket, and a jaunty little cap

An interior example from Out for Delivery. The lefthand page is titled Character Creation and includes two d6 tables to roll on to help determine your mail carrier. The righthand page is an illustration of the cat person from the cover. They're holding a big stack of wrapped boxes. A tall goat person walks by their side, toting a stack of boxes of their own

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

fire horse 🕯️ a not-yet risograph print I hope to go print soon

three horses jump between the flames of four candles. a quilt-like pattern surrounds the illustration

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Knave of Cups @knaveofcups.com · 02/09/2026

Fresh, new version hits our online shop THIS FRIDAY with our Solo September drop! It's charming! It involves animalfolk! Take a break from your real job and deliver cute mail instead! #solosept #soloseptember

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Also the full cover without any text

A horizontal version of the same illustration: A cat character in a teal mail carrier uniform runs through the woods, chasing letters that have scattered into the sky.

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My game, Out for Delivery, got a new cover! It's been a little over a year since it came out, and I really wanted to give it another pass post-graduation (which also let me change the formatting so it's much easier to read now!)

A cat character in a teal mail carrier uniform runs through the woods, chasing letters that have scattered into the sky. Text reads "Out for Delivery: a solo journaling and mail delivery game by Buddy August Skaggs

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I'm not committing to being here Often but hello! I'm going to share some art and stuff from the last year over the next few days :)

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

my latest illustration, done as a part of my bfa thesis proposal! i get to present my ttrpg about a dying island this week and am excited to finally get to work on it soon 🌱 #illustration #ttrpgs

Two figures sit in front of a campfire. The larger one is dressed like a pirate, with tan skin and orange hair. They are surprised that the smaller figure - a kid in a t-shirt and flip-flops, has fallen asleep on them. A face can be seen smiling in the fire

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I've gotten much worse at posting since deleting bsky from my phone, but wanted to pop back on to say that I'll be at the Portland Zine Symposium all day tomorrow! If you're local come out and say hi :)

risograph printed poster for the portland zine symposium. @ PSU smith memorial student union ballroom, nov 8th and 9th, 11 am to 5 pm

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Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Restocked! Out for Delivery www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Out-fo...

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Julie. W 🍂 @owlyjules.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Wisptober Day 28 - Reeds "Down by the river, you can hear a cacophony of small harpies playing in the reeds that sway in the wind." Just a simple one! #illustration #ink #cute #wisptober #wisptober2025 #mixedmedia #harpy #monster #spooky #sword #fantasy

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Julie. W 🍂 @owlyjules.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Wisptober Day 6 - Collar "Evelyn, light and lovely, spends her nights partying in her best spiked collar and fur coat. She is the sort werewolf that draws attention wherever she goes." I am back from my vacation!:D Stay tuned for day 7 in a little bit.;) #wisptober

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

did some ephrim designs as part of a character design class #friendsatthetable

Various poses and expressions of the same character collaged together. He has medium length red hair, a gold crown wrapping his forehead, adn red eyeshadow. He is wearing a blue shirt with gold detailing over white pants and dark boots. Over that is a dark cloak with red lining and a fur collar.

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Scott Anderson @impossible.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

This quote... What people want to replace you with is what they think you already are. If companies, bosses, and boyfriends want to replace you with a robot or an AI model, that’s because they already see you and what you do as simply the workings of a machine with far too many bugs.

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

today is a day where i am thinking about games (my own, other people's, hades 2)

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Today is my birthday, which means the sale ends today I'd love it if you bought a game, but if not please consider donating towards mutual aid this weekend. I'm deeply worried about my own community in Portland, and we've all gotta look out for each other 💕

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

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Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Every year when I do this sale, it's cool to see how much I've grown as an artist. If any of these sound like your jam, now's the time!! 🎂 pewterbee.itch.io

That includes gender zines! Pretty boy (2021) and pretty boy vol. 2 (2022)

That includes: solo journaling games! Out for Delivery (animals delivering mail), Curtain Call (artist with burnout), and Spellsmith (magic recipes)

That includes: multiplayer tabletop games! Ruin in Bloom (forgotten statues, 2-4 players), Tried and True Familiarity (reconnection, 2 players), Feud (rivalry and sacrifice, 2+ players), Down with the Ship (end of an adventure, 3+ players), and Keen Labor Untimely End (murder mystery like clue)

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

All my games and zines on itch.io are on sale until EOD Saturday! Thread for what's included in the sale (1/2)

Until the end of the day September 28th, everything on my itch.io page is 23% off!

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Every year when I do this sale, it's cool to see how much I've grown as an artist. If any of these sound like your jam, now's the time!! 🎂 pewterbee.itch.io

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

All my games and zines on itch.io are on sale until EOD Saturday! Thread for what's included in the sale (1/2)

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simone @lordofnowhere.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Happy Birthday, Bagginses

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Molly Mendoza @mollymendoza.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Acrylic ink and gel pen on stone henge paper

Drawing of person in space suit rising out of coils and tubes with a bird perched on their finger

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 15/09/2025

“I firmly believe that everyone should be doing everything in their power to do what we can to end the genocide in Palestine." Game designers band together again to extend critical aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

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Game designers raise funds for Palestinians via Play for Peace Bundle

Putting games and art together for Palestinian aid.

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Trang ✦ @trangmn.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

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page 2 - lehti spots something in the midst of the forest

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angel💀 @sabattons.com · 08/09/2025

"but art should be accessible" it is, you can learn to draw, paint, collage, sculpt, make pixels. right now, starting today. art has never been more accessible monetarily nor physically than it is now in this age. access to artist labor and machine production is not an accessibility issue.

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Em @tapiorca.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Warmth of Love

Sword flanked by two suns with water pouring down the hilt like a waterfall, with the image of Hadrian looking at the kingdom of Aubade in the distance. When the white background is moved you can see Samothes from the back, head slightly turned.

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Ending with a fun comparison: the first "finished" fanart I did vs. the most recent. I was 16 and not even on Twitter for the first. Now I'm nearly 23, living with my partner I met through f@tt, and in the last year of my bfa program.

Sho Salon stands cheerfully. She is wearing a pink headscarf, a blue collared shirt, and a large pink skirt.

A watercolor painting of the interior of a train car. The train car looks moderately fancy. A goat woman (Pickman) is sitting in a seat with her back to the window of the train. She looks over her shoulder grumpily while smoking a cigarette. Yellowed landscapes roll past her.

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

This piece of the first Blackwick Group arc (2021)

The Blackwick Group descends a long stone staircase. Chine is in the front, holding out a lantern. Marn is behind them, feeling along the wall and holding a torch. Virtue stands behind her, holding nothing and looking at Pickman, also holding a torch.

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

2 of my favorite Valence pieces I did, both 2021

Broun hesitantly inspects Valence's open robot arm

Valence recoils in pain as a bright cloud of smoke crackling with lightning pours from their chest

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

From earlier the same year (that I very embarrassingly got all the way through editing and managed to upload without switching from the grey background I was working with to save my eyes) youtu.be/tjFo7WTEfqk?...

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PARTIZAN finale animatic - WEATHEREYE. BRIDEWELL. DOWNRIVER.

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Buddy August 💫 @pewterbee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Also from 2021: my Lye animatic! This was a surgery recovery project for me youtu.be/JOKZgwZI0A4?...

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Lye - a Friends at the Table animatic

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