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Rain world groovin

#good #rain world

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zoomies

#fiddly bits #dragon adventures

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some noodling on a character design for a historical fantasy campaign

#fiddly bits #ttrpg art

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current designs for some of my neopets. still a good few to go, but i've been having a lot of fun with these.

#art bundles #neopets

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been playing dd2 lately

#fiddly bits #dragon's dogma 2

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Some hungry Abrictosaurus consors checking out a dried out river bed in Early Jurassic South Africa

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My silly fakémons Pickerpie & Snagpie! I had sm fun trying to recreate fake gifs inspired by the anime recently, I can't wait to do more :3

#these are sooo charming and convincing

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playing around with an older form but giving it a new texture and glaze. it's interesting trying to translate the forms i usually underglaze into textured glazed forms. they need to be treated quite differently and don't always want to make the switch

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noodling

(any pronouns for this gal)

#fiddly bits

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little doodle of my lutari

#fiddly bits #neopets

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Last of the moth gang! My and my partners' Wildsea party.

#fiddly bits #ttrpg art #wildsea

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Favorite game that you would NOT recommend to someone

What comes to mind immediately is Alan Wake, since I watched a partner play through it recently. The first one, that is.

Horrible, wonderful, hilarious game. At its worst when it remembers it's a game. Can't wait to see what's going on in the second one.

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Favorite phrase thats stuck in your head recently?

(literally any time anyone is struggling for their video game life) DO NOT GO GENTLE

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what eldy ring opinion would get you cancelled by the community that DOESN'T have to do with difficulty

(slapping my copy) this bad boy can fit so much gender in it

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Biggest artistic influence?

Is it weird to say Dark Souls? I might have to say Dark Souls.

To back up a bit, I have a hard time quantifying my influences. I'm not... really sure what I look to when I go "I want to make like that" in earnest, and I have trouble figuring out what my unconscious inspirations are. The closet I've come is thinking about the book covers I was obsessed with as a kid.

But Dark Souls is pretty close to an active influence. The vibe, the world, the little bit of unpolished crunch to it. The use of implication and telling the story through puzzle pieces. It's the kind of depth and breadth (and mastery of tone) I aspire to when I think about worldbuilding.

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Rain World and Elden Ring are two other games I could go on and on and on and on and on about I think. I love them so much, they rearranged my brain.

I just think it's less important to actually get your hands dirty with them to experience them, as opposed to Outer Wilds, where I think the best thing to do is just jump in.

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What is your favorite game?

In terms of what I'll boot up when I'm craving that cozy blanket feeling: Monster Hunter World

In terms of what I'll actually suggest y'all give a chance: Outer Wilds

I'm someone who kind of hates the idea of worrying about spoilers in every case EXCEPT Outer Wilds, so I would recommend not looking into the story or game mechanics much at all if you think you might be interested in it.

If you're someone who enjoys watching people game instead of playing yourself, I really recommend About Oliver's Outer Wilds playthrough. It's the exact right amount of blind piecing together and enthusiastic engagement with the game.

I could go on forever about Outer Wilds. Wow.