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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Because I was sick the last week I'm barreling towards some hefty bills and behind schedule on things, so as usual just putting out my general call for commissions if anyone is interesting in maps, character sheets or other illustrations for their projects! contact here or pyxistyx2013@gmail.com

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I must have been sicker than I thought this past week. When someone pointed out that the art for the new Azure Bonds cover was modified, I thought they were talking about cropping and colour values... ...turns out I was missing a couple of key points that were staring me right in the face. 🤔

a comparison view of the old and new art for the Azure Bonds novel, both showing the main character Alias and her companion Dragonbait over her right shoulder, with the backdrop of the moon Selune and an ominous spiky tower. The older image on the left has Alias wearing a traditional 80s impractical chainmail bikini. The newer image on the right has the boob window area filled with a full chainmail chest piece, eliminating the substantial side boob (and definitely offering far more practical chest protection for a warrior).

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

heeey, those maps all look familar 😅

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Life hack for when you're too sleepy in the morning and need to wake up quickly. Stub your ingrown toenail against any solid wood or metal object. INSTANTLY AWAKE.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

hey hey! My comp copy of Night City turned up today. Niiice. These were both very fun and VERY different types of maps to work on!

a colourful theme park style map showing the different districts of Playland By the Sea, a theme park that's been taken over , I believe, by feral youth gangs. The park is split into six colour coded districts with a key showing all the locations on the right.

the credits section of the book, centred on me! With the cartography credit (and also above in interior illustration as I also worked on a couple of the gang logos)

The front endpapers of the book, which open out into a two-page version of the new Night City map. It's a simple grid-based city map with a cool blue, grey and yellow design to look like a digital map in some sort of navigation device perhaps.

The front cover of the Night City 2045 book, with a purple/red hued futuristic cyberpunk cityscape stretching out in front of a moving hover-car with two people perched on top, seemingly tracking a second vehicle in the distance. The text on a black bar at the bottom of the cover read : A city sourcebook for Cyberpunk Red.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Channeling every mystery podcast i've ever listened to for part 2 of my All Night Breakfast at the Midnight Owl playthrough for Solo September! www.patreon.com/sagaillustra...

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Solo Sept 2(b) - ANB@TMO episode 2 | Saga Mackenzie

Season 1 Episode 2 How sure are you that you are in full control of your faculties. Pretty secure I’ll bet. I know I am. These days at least

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

ok. remembered my drawing tablet today...check. Power cord for laptop...check. Scotrail card with ticket on it...check. We are GOOD to GO! Let me just let myself into the studio with my key and fob and... I'll just.... ....

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Fozzy Bear's Facepalm Moment

Alt: Fozzy Bear's Facepalm Moment with the word fuck appearing in comic sans

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For my second solo game in this 'Solo September', I'm opting for "All Night Breakfast at the Midnight Owl"! Which I picked up from Tabletop Scotland end of last week. I've technically already played through one mystery - I now just need to write it up properly! www.patreon.com/sagaillustra...

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Solo September 2(a) : All Night Breakfast at the Midnight Owl | Saga Mackenzie

For my second solo game in this 'Solo September' I picked up a copy of All Night Breakfast at the Midnight Owl' at Tabletop Scotland and tho

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

www.patreon.com/sagaillustra... Delve, turns 35-42, in which we get overconfident about our combat prowess as we thwart a mini horror and a vampire queen...surely nothing can stop us now!

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Solo September (1d) - turns 35-42 | Saga Mackenzie

Month 35 Our first excavation into the underworld uncovers an ethereal gate, a location through which any unit takes on the new ‘ethereal’ t

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

my little tabletop scotland birthday haul. Not too shabby. I was a little disappointed I couldn't spot a copy of the new Daggerheart expansion there, only to realise it was actually available in my local Waterstones, of all places, so grabbed THAT when I was back 😅

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Turns 13-24 of my delve play through, and the dwarves make an important new friendo www.patreon.com/sagaillustra...

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

WHY is this slop 'supported by the Highlands and islands climate festival ' !?! I mean ffs.

A genAI slop poster advertising an event that promises, among other things, 'a-i created videos: bringing stories to life ' the worst thing is proudly displaying a 'supported by the Highlands and islands climate festival badge'

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Starting off Solo September with some digging, via @annablackwell.bsky.social 's Delve which i'll be posting periodical updates for on the free side of my patreon page for as long as (a) I don't get bored or forget or (b) I dig too deep. www.patreon.com/sagaillustra...

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Solo September 1(a): Delve turns 1-12 | Saga Mackenzie

'Delve' is a solo dwarf-hold simulator and map making game by Anna Blackwell (https://www.blackwellwriter.com/) In it, you have to build up

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

needless to say I would sooner gnaw my own thumbs off than willingly use any sort of genAI shit in any of my projects. Personal or commissions. 😤

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

OK, so the "to be continued" captions on two & three part episodes of GRIMM are delightfully silly.

A terrible photo of the "to be continued" screen from an episode of GRIMM. It just states "Oh" and then a bunch of random characters as a censored expletive.

Photo of another "to be continued" screen from a three parter episode of GRIMM, stating "This ain't over yet".

A To be continued screen from an episode of GRIMM stating "Oh come on, you knew this was coming". It is in the papyrus font which I think is actually a crime in some parts of the world.

The original "to be continued" text from an early episode of GRIMM where it just amends "sorry" to the end of TBC. Which is nice that a show apologises for leaving us on a cliffhanger for once.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ehehehehe. *Grabby Hands* It has arrived!

a stack of freshly arrived books fulfilling my Legend in the mist kickstarter pledge. There are four separate books - the two core books (one for narrator, the other for players), a setting book titled hearts of ravensdale, and a thinner volume of prewritten general actions and examples of consequences for reference during games. Atop that is a box of 40 cards containing setting specific "challenges" as an easy reference, and also a faux-leather pouch containing two plastic acorn-dice that i will probably never use but look quite fun at least.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Adobe. C'mon man. How stupid do you think I am?

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026

In the meantime, you can access the censored Amnesty reports on gender critical groups here. Make sure they cannot erase these documents from the internet. Like a snowball. dn711306.ca.archive.org/0/items/amne... A growing threat. archive.org/download/rep...

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

OK Nobody warned me that the (INCREDIBLY bad) 'new' Salems Lot movie has crossed that basically work like Leaf Blowers (except..for vampires, obvs). If I had a mouthful of coffee in me at that moment, it would have been all over the place now.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Wait WTF is this NOW, Adobe? FFS

An unwanted button that's appeared on a website with the words "Summarise this page using Acrobat AI Assistant"

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

And finally, the full five-map bundle of unofficial maps for 'Demons in Cross End'! I'm actually very relived to finally draw a line under this one, it's been SO LONG since I started due to burnout and technical disasters, but got there in the end! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

FINALLY, I went back and redrew/finished the map I lost when my harddrive failed. This is an abandoned office building now overgrown and occupied by a squatting gang and is the last of five unofficial maps for the Demons In Cross End scenario for City of Mist! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Cover image of my Mapping the Mist project - The subtitle on this one is "Demons in Cross End - The Beats Den" The image on the cover is a section of the upper floor of an abandoned office building overgrown with trees and vandalised by the gang occupying it.

A sample of the images included in this pack. The foreground sample shows a corner of the ground floor of the building, occupied by several pop up tents with a grafitti covered wooden floor . The rear image shows the full upper floor level with a rooftop area and several empty offices.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

One more (unofficial) City of Mist map - This is the finale scene from the "Demons In Cross End" scenario, covering multiple different ways the confrontation might go. That leaves just one map now to wrap up this particular scenario's main areas in map form! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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RPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 09/08/2026

Have you had a browse through our TTRPG Maps Bundle yet? So many amazing maps and map assets on offer just like this pack of 26 hand-drawn dungeon tiles by @ways-unseen.bsky.social . Just less than 48 hours left of this awesome bundle offer! Check it out here: rpg-trader.com/products/775...

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Jasper Miller 🐦‍⬛ @jaspermillerart.com · 09/08/2026

If you have the time please share and sign this petition to defy the recent cross-border EPR fees that are going to kill small businesses. For an artist like me looking to expand into physical merch, prints, and selling originals - these fees would make it dead in the water. c.org/Jrxb6Mm9p7

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

got a bunch of my modern day maps in this! Along with all those other cool maps and map packs...well that's just an absolute bargain I reckon!

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Second new 'Mapping the Mist' map, this time a single bed apartment map, useful for any modern day ttrpg game. (specifically in this case, meant to represent a location of note in case 2 of Nights of Payne Town - Carnival of Machines). www.dmsguild.com/en/product/5...

The cover image of my next "mapping the mist" pack, which contains one single-bedroom top down apartment map. The subtitle on the pack reads "Nights of payne town 2-2, The Woodworths Apartment. Notably i've put the apostrophe in Woodworth's in the wrong place. Woops! need to fix that.

The image in the background is a section of the small map, showing the apartment lounge and kitchen/dining area which form one open plan space, with windows overlooking a section of street below.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Did you know, I ALSO do character sheets? It's true! (and also badges/crests, page elements and some layout as well). I am VERY open to commissions right now, so if anyone needs anything along those lines, drop me a message to saga.mackenzie.art@gmail.com or sagamack on discord!

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Between commissions at the moment, so a good time to dip back into making another map in my "Mapping the Mist" series (for City of Mist) This street accident is the establishing event in the second Nights of Payne Town case file: Carnival of Machines. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Was hoping to maybe get down to tabletop Scotland this year, but cash is super precarious at the minute, so putting out a quick call for new commissions once again! If you're looking for maps, character sheets, logos, page elements and the like, drop me an email saga.mackenzie.art@gmail.com

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

What do you think? 2029/2030? Season of the Loaf? (You would think I LITERALLY have nothing better to do with my time)

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Here's a delighted Jayson Green, beaming in to accept the silver award for Best Adventure - Short Form at the ENNIE Awards last night. Jayson's Call of Cthulhu scenario The Bride of Pendle also won the silver award for Best Community Content. Two sets of congratulations Jayson!

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Time to cancel those donations I think, eh @amnestyuk.bsky.social ?. Fucking spineless cowards.

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🌱Elaine Lithgow🌱 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Remember, gang. You don’t NEED to repost the unhinged ramblings of the world’s top racists/homophobes/transphobes. I get wanting to position yourself in opposition to them, but at a certain point it’s like dragging the village bigot into your friend’s living room to cry ‘look at the state of them!’

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

oh shit! W H SMiths (I refuse to use that other name) added some super handy ttrpg map and encounter making refill pads. ...I mean I assume that's what they're for. I can't think of any other reason they would exist. 😅

A pair of paper refill pads from the shop WH Smiths. They're A4 in two different types. One has a verticle hexgrid marked out, with space along the top and side for additional details. The other is the same but with a traditional square grid.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

my probably terribly edited, "just get something up because it's not supposed to be polished or planned out too much, I guess" entry for this years Appx. N. Jam is now, for my sins, ... online as pwyw. I'll go back and polish into something proper later! sagaillustrates.itch.io/wisdom-of-th...

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Wisdom of the Resplendent Rock by Saga Mackenzie

Appx. N Jam entry 2026

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Got a few commission slots freed up again and in need of more work, so if you're in the market for some maps for your TTRPG, Novel or home game, hit me up here or at saga.mackenzie.art@gmail.com Anything from world maps to cities, down to battlemaps. Any genre - No map to weird! Contact for quote!

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Commiserations to Argentina, for only getting a 2-1 victory. 😔😏

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Tiny map! 😱 hand painted with acrylics. (still technically not quite finished but it's as far as I got this afternoon).

my fingers holding up a small dungeon map filled with various stone tombs, painted on to a standard sized playing card. It's painted exclusively with blues and yellows (the latter for various bits of torchlight through the complex). It's hand painted with regular acrylic and some of my miniature paints.

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

As a rule, I'm REAL BAD at asking for help...but ... I think I need to ask for a wee bit help with some debts. Absolutely no pressure - there are MANY more folks in far more immediate need than I am - but, If you can, even a little would be appreciated! www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-wi...

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Hi there! As a freelance illustrator, and especially as an illustrator in a very n… Saga Mackenzie needs your support for Help me with my credit card debt

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K. N. Brindle (they/them) @knbrindle.com · 30/06/2026

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The noise that I made part way through watching Vox Machina season 4 episode 7, though. 😱

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resnijars - Crescent Break gamedevs @resnijars.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

ahh this is doing so well so far! if you haven't gotten it yet, this is a fantastic bundle of games that help queer creators make queer things! it also has a $10 pwyc option if you cant afford the full 60. every little bit helps! ♥️🧡💛💚💙💜 itch.io/b/3682/the-p... itch.io/b/3684/the-p...

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Saga Mackenzie @sagamack.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

current obsession: Rebelling against the digital and reading actual physical books again (no shade against audio-books, also good!) 11 books (so far) in the last two months is not to shabby (all horror of course) - Figured i'd start a thread with some quick impressions of the ones I finish...

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Gwen Marshall @drgwenmarshall.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Seeking a #fantasy #illustrator for a #TTRPG #zine. 12 half-page color queer-coded figures and a cover, for a digest-size zine. #Queer / #trans artists, only, please. Shooting for a late winter release. Please share with any trans fantasy character artists! Contact me here via DM.

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