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Rocketbird

@rocketbird.bsky.social
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🇮🇹 Swasbuckling connoisseur of the offbeat. I tell stories, paint paintings and master dungeons ⚔️🐉 www.artstation.com/francescopassero

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Whenever I express a passably interesting thought or write a sentence with an interesting structure, Google docs puts a blue line under it & starts complaining. I'm starting to consider those error lines proof that I'm saying something worthwhile. If the document looks clean I've probably fucked up.
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
As a frontend developer, you got me with this one. And! I realize I'm way more of a backend guy in game, I've got to bring those APIs to the front and let them breathe!
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Chloé Stawski @chlowski.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
first spell (2025)
one-page comic, black and white and grayscale
panel 1 : close up of a woman's hand, wearing rings, on an old spellbook page
panel 2 : same woman's hands conjuring some black fire
panel 3 (big) : woman sitting on the floor where a pentagram is drawn, with skulls and candles, while a tiny demon with horns seems to jump out of the spellbook right on her legs, visibly very happy
the woman's wearing converse-like shoes, jeans, a tope revealing her shoulders (and a big tatto on the left one), she has a choker necklace and hair loosely tied into a messy bun
text : Look. There's never a perfect time to cast your first spell. Especially as a self-taught witch. Reckless ? Sure. But the truth is... I needed a friend."
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Paul Ligorski @heartofarcana.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Coming very soon...
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
You should definitely do it so I get to study your process! Such a tasty image, solid central figure and the right amount of smoke and mirrors to surround it
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Congrats! Highly anticipated read of 2026, no doubt. I feel blessed to have read Priest and Thief in 2025, I had to wait so little for the sequel!
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James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Some folks seem to make a fundamental error in terms of making art. The challenge is part of the appeal. Overcoming it is how you learn. The process may be a struggle at times, but it's always a labour of love. Relating the struggle doesn't mean that the artist hates what they do. No, it's love.
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Adventures and classes are the big ones imho, since they're not so straightforward to judge and could use an expert eye!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Me being me I couldn't stop from applying an old magazine effect on top. Better with or without?
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A thing I love about Dolmenwood are the character appearance random tables: each PC has a distinct visual identity right from the start, which is a remarkable outcome for such a simple feature
A breggle magician with golden eyes and a blue fur, casting a spell of purple vapourA breggle fighter with multiple earrings, screaming as he charges in battle with his axeA breggle thief, smirking as he holds a knifeA breggle friar, chanting with open mouth a prayer for his comrades
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Bit of WIP shots. It started as a quick sketch, but it was just begging to get the full color treatment, so...
Black & white digital sketch of the main pictureThe four breggles in full color, without the forest background and the sparkly visual effects added on top
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I've been having a blast watching this actual play series by @3d6downtheline.com, so here's my take on their merry company of Breggles! 1/🧵
Four breggles, goat-shaped humanoids, ready for battle as the classic four rpg classes: a wizard, a thief, a fighter and a priest. Cartoon style, full color. They stand in front of a forest background, surrounded by a blue hue
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A thing I love about Dolmenwood are the character appearance random tables: each PC has a distinct visual identity right from the start, which is a remarkable outcome for such a simple feature
A breggle magician with golden eyes and a blue fur, casting a spell of purple vapourA breggle fighter with multiple earrings, screaming as he charges in battle with his axeA breggle thief, smirking as he holds a knifeA breggle friar, chanting with open mouth a prayer for his comrades
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Bit of WIP shots. It started as a quick sketch, but it was just begging to get the full color treatment so...
Black & white digital sketch of the main pictureThe four breggles in full color, without the forest background and the sparkly visual effects added on top
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
You got it!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
These action scenes flow so well. Onr of my most anticipated books of 2026
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The math is Draw Steel is made to be broken in very few ways, and much more emphasis is put on strategic map placement and ability use. Lvl 10 PCs are hardy because they can use reactive teleports, shields, illusions etc., not because the numbers degenerate. And! Monsters have equally crazy abilites
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Allie Briggs 🔜 DragonCon @alliebriggsart.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Landscape practice #sketches
Black and white sketches practicing landscapes of mountain regions, a swap and a cityscape from our dnd game.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 19/02/2026
Come, Sir Andrew, there’s no remedy
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Rappenem @rappenem.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
it's true
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
A masterpiece
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Y'all doing so much for the community, it's honestly amazing
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Not many people here know that, other than Draw Steel, I have a huge crush on OSR gaming as well ⚔️ Let’s see if you can guess the setting of this WIP I’m cooking up!
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John 🍂 @jrgdrawing.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Shadow of the Colossus
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zmeess [commissions open!] @zmeess.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
finally finished a painting i've been cooking in my mind for a few years! shadowgast as The Devil, one of my favorite tarot cards and one of the three cards i associate with their relationship #CriticalRole #CriticalRoleFanArt #shadowgast
a painting of Critical Role characters Essek Thelyss and Caleb Widogast, based on the Rider-Waite Tarot's The Devil. it is styled like a square painting on a vertically oriented tan canvas, with narrow unpainted strips above and below it. a looping leaning script reads "XV" above and "The Devil" below.
Essek is a dark elf with gray-lavender skin and short white hair, dressed in elegant long dark robes and a silvery metal mantle piece, with the breastplate shaped like a beetle's back and long spikes curving off of his shoulders, radiating from his neck.
Caleb is a light-skinned ginger human, with messy chin-length hair and a beard, wearing a gray tunic with a brown leather coat over it, a thick scarf wrapped around his shoulders. his spell book is just slightly visible at his side.
the characters are facing each other, with Essek standing on the left and Caleb on the right. their right hands are raised between them, hovering under and over a floating hourglass that Essek is offering to Caleb; the violet sand in it is equally distributed between the top and the bottom halves and is not flowing down. Essek has his chin raised with a cool expression of confidence, while Caleb is looking at the hourglass with a deeply conflicted face, his eyebrows furrowed and eyes shining. Caleb's left arm down at his side is engulfed in orange flames.
above them is the dodecahedron shape of a Beacon, pale gray and iridescent; the pentagonal plane facing the viewer is oriented with one of the corners pointing straight down. six silvery threads weave around it, intersecting at nine shining points, one thread each passing behind Essek's and Caleb's heads, and one each wrapping loosely around them. their figures, dark purple and brown, illuminated by the faint glow of the hourglass and the flame, are silhouetted against a much lighter gray and overcast light spilling from tall pointed arches behind them.
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Congrats! Sooo looking forward to seeing what Crow's all about, the previews alone are very interesting
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James Introcaso @jamesintrocaso.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Today’s a big for MCDM! Thanks to everyone who made the Crack the Sun crowdfunding campaign a success! It’s gonna be magic! As of today, I’m no longer the Lead Designer of Draw Steel products, and I’m stepping into the role of Game Director of our next RPG, Crows. I can’t wait to play it with you.
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Well how mean is it? 2025 was the year I really plunged into the OSR scene and learned a lot about it, so I'm really curious now haha
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Wallace Polsom @wallacepolsom.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Jeffrey Catherine Jones, “I’m Age,” HEAVY METAL, vol. 6, no. 10 (Jan. 1983).
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
That's a great idea, many thanks!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Resolutions for 2026!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
I wish this holiday season will bring y'all plenty of rest and a chance to heal & recover. I know now how sorely I needed it! New energies, new ideas – I have crazy projects for 2026, I hope to be up to the challenge!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Thank you so much!
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
What a fateful day to receive my books!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Congrats Sam, you deserve it!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Can you suggest a good exercise or painting practice/subject to get better with color?
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Masterwork in instantly-recognizable worldbuilding style
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
These are so good, I'm binging your profile right here and now
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
What a fantastic blend of classic and modern artstyle in here, great piece! And the Castle might finally lead me to embrace the Worm...
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Finally some love for this pearl!
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Paul Ligorski @heartofarcana.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
5 hours left! wtf we're super close to $6K 🙃
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
You missed mine – the one I will open in late 2026! May I speak to the manager? (Excellent work, the map is amazing. It's so interesting to ponder the relation between magnitude and number of links. And it have taken lots of work 😭)
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I have been an Italian person on the wrong end of that stick 😁 English has indeed a crazy amount of different words
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Something very cool to see. And! Coming to the Codex?! Is this Christma- well ehm we are very close to it indeed!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I used to work in an office straight next to it. A beautiful place, immersed in a beautiful park!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Or exchange them on Discord!
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Nothing like the Forrest Gump theme to awaken the Wesley Snipes spirit inside
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Jakeuhhhhhb @jakeonthecobb.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
the fact that 70s prog rock is so good is a sign that no music critic opinion should be valued. they were really out there trying to gaslight people into liking the Steve miller band and acting like Selling England by the pound isn't one the greatest things made by humans. smh my head.
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Rocketbird @rocketbird.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I feel you so much about spams: I received 6 emails the week I started posting on my account. I'll vamp up my Cara account as well, the better community we can have the better. Grazie!
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