Arthur G
@causticchemist.bsky.social
He/Him [ 🌈🏳️⚧️ Game Designer ] [ Hordes TTRPGs ] [ In Law School Because I'm A Fool ] https://causticchemist.carrd.co/
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Arthur G
@causticchemist.bsky.social
· Dec 17
A Fall of Blackbottom Draw Steel Campaign
Blackbottom will fall. That is inevitable. The question remains: what would you do to ensure your own survival? And who can you possibly save?
startplaying.games
Yeah my Draw Steel addiction won out in the end. LISTEN IT'S JUST GOOD. And if you wanna see how good while surviving a siege from a floating city, demon swarms, and a BBEG called The Iron Saint, I got a game for you.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
Sunday night Lancer time with the lads. It's session zero using the amazing Decuma cards but I'm just stoked for the first in game person of 2026.
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Sunday night Lancer time with the lads. It's session zero using the amazing Decuma cards but I'm just stoked for the first in game person of 2026.
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Fix Your Hearts Or Die
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fix Your Hearts Or Die
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
2025
One year ago, we lost a link to the lodge.
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Ancient Artifacts
July 24, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Ancient Artifacts
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Press play for instant dopamine
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Press play for instant dopamine
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We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
But what if, for my birthday, I gave an NPC a knife?
January 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
But what if, for my birthday, I gave an NPC a knife?
This kind of work is fascinating to me and I want to know the results of their research - I ran into a lot of issues trying to figure out the right form of cataloguing for my ttrpg library and would love to see other methods/solutions.
We are an MLIS capstone team working with the GAMER Group at the University of Washington seeking input on how TTRPG players find games, or want to find games. If you are a TTRPG player, designer, or both, please consider taking our research survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
TTRPG Cataloging and Metadata Survey
This survey is a part of an MLIS Capstone project aiming to improve the ways we can catalog and search for Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs). Results from this survey will be used to improve the pr...
uwashington.qualtrics.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This kind of work is fascinating to me and I want to know the results of their research - I ran into a lot of issues trying to figure out the right form of cataloguing for my ttrpg library and would love to see other methods/solutions.
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We are an MLIS capstone team working with the GAMER Group at the University of Washington seeking input on how TTRPG players find games, or want to find games. If you are a TTRPG player, designer, or both, please consider taking our research survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
TTRPG Cataloging and Metadata Survey
This survey is a part of an MLIS Capstone project aiming to improve the ways we can catalog and search for Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs). Results from this survey will be used to improve the pr...
uwashington.qualtrics.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We are an MLIS capstone team working with the GAMER Group at the University of Washington seeking input on how TTRPG players find games, or want to find games. If you are a TTRPG player, designer, or both, please consider taking our research survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.
I joke about how essential running games is to my mental health but holy hell not running something for 3 weeks due to holiday schedules and then major illness and I am ready to chew my own leg off so I might offer it as a horrifying token at table.
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I joke about how essential running games is to my mental health but holy hell not running something for 3 weeks due to holiday schedules and then major illness and I am ready to chew my own leg off so I might offer it as a horrifying token at table.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Alright had to take a lil pause because of the holidays + flu, but we're back baby~! ✨
We only need two more players and then I promise mayhem, destruction, demonic incursions, and maybe the DOOM soundtrack (okay definitely the DOOM soundtrack) #ttrpgs #DrawSteel
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
We only need two more players and then I promise mayhem, destruction, demonic incursions, and maybe the DOOM soundtrack (okay definitely the DOOM soundtrack) #ttrpgs #DrawSteel
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
A Fall of Blackbottom Draw Steel Campaign
Blackbottom will fall. That is inevitable. The question remains: what would you do to ensure your own survival? And who can you possibly save?
startplaying.games
January 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Alright had to take a lil pause because of the holidays + flu, but we're back baby~! ✨
We only need two more players and then I promise mayhem, destruction, demonic incursions, and maybe the DOOM soundtrack (okay definitely the DOOM soundtrack) #ttrpgs #DrawSteel
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
We only need two more players and then I promise mayhem, destruction, demonic incursions, and maybe the DOOM soundtrack (okay definitely the DOOM soundtrack) #ttrpgs #DrawSteel
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
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Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
January 1, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Jan 1: this is the year of new Me
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
Jan 12: [eating shredded cheese directly from the bag] new years resolutions are a bourgeois construct for disciplining bodies into productive units for capital
This is one of the hardest truths going through law school. Legal solutions in an unjust system are at best harm reduction, and at worst, placebos.
The swiftness with which Trump dismantled decades of meager, hard-fought protections exposed the limits of legal work.
twp.ai/4itNhb
twp.ai/4itNhb
In the Face of Anti-Trans Escalation, We Need More Than Legal Strategies
The swiftness with which Trump dismantled decades of meager, hard-fought protections exposed the limits of legal work.
truthout.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This is one of the hardest truths going through law school. Legal solutions in an unjust system are at best harm reduction, and at worst, placebos.
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Perfect Blue (1997). Key art of Mima Kirigoe by Satoshi Kon. The style blurs the lines between reality and illusion, which is a central theme of the film.
December 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Perfect Blue (1997). Key art of Mima Kirigoe by Satoshi Kon. The style blurs the lines between reality and illusion, which is a central theme of the film.
All I want for Christmas is a full Draw Steel campaign 🥺
Looking for 3 more players!
Looking for 3 more players!
Yeah my Draw Steel addiction won out in the end. LISTEN IT'S JUST GOOD. And if you wanna see how good while surviving a siege from a floating city, demon swarms, and a BBEG called The Iron Saint, I got a game for you.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
A Fall of Blackbottom Draw Steel Campaign
Blackbottom will fall. That is inevitable. The question remains: what would you do to ensure your own survival? And who can you possibly save?
startplaying.games
December 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
All I want for Christmas is a full Draw Steel campaign 🥺
Looking for 3 more players!
Looking for 3 more players!
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Yeah my Draw Steel addiction won out in the end. LISTEN IT'S JUST GOOD. And if you wanna see how good while surviving a siege from a floating city, demon swarms, and a BBEG called The Iron Saint, I got a game for you.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
A Fall of Blackbottom Draw Steel Campaign
Blackbottom will fall. That is inevitable. The question remains: what would you do to ensure your own survival? And who can you possibly save?
startplaying.games
December 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Yeah my Draw Steel addiction won out in the end. LISTEN IT'S JUST GOOD. And if you wanna see how good while surviving a siege from a floating city, demon swarms, and a BBEG called The Iron Saint, I got a game for you.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
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You've probably already seen it and sorry I can't/won't get back to every single tag, but I was among those that spoke to Edmond about the nature of concept art and the influence of AI
Thank you so much again @edmondtran.bsky.social for the opportunity and giving us a voice
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(yes that is Fritz)
Thank you so much again @edmondtran.bsky.social for the opportunity and giving us a voice
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(yes that is Fritz)
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
You've probably already seen it and sorry I can't/won't get back to every single tag, but I was among those that spoke to Edmond about the nature of concept art and the influence of AI
Thank you so much again @edmondtran.bsky.social for the opportunity and giving us a voice
__
(yes that is Fritz)
Thank you so much again @edmondtran.bsky.social for the opportunity and giving us a voice
__
(yes that is Fritz)
Already got our first victi- player. Just need 3 more 💕
Yeah my Draw Steel addiction won out in the end. LISTEN IT'S JUST GOOD. And if you wanna see how good while surviving a siege from a floating city, demon swarms, and a BBEG called The Iron Saint, I got a game for you.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
A Fall of Blackbottom Draw Steel Campaign
Blackbottom will fall. That is inevitable. The question remains: what would you do to ensure your own survival? And who can you possibly save?
startplaying.games
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Already got our first victi- player. Just need 3 more 💕
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Today is opening day for Avatar Fire & Ash. Even if you go see this film, or enjoy the franchise, or James Cameron's other works, it doesn't mean that you can't also support, sign, and share this petition.
If you haven't yet, please consider reading our petition regarding Avatar Fire & Ash. We're asking that a portion of proceeds go toward helping fund Indigenous futurist art projects. Go here to read, sign, and share:
c.org/mNWjkxpYPv
#NativeSky #AvatarFireAndAsh #IndigenousFuturism
c.org/mNWjkxpYPv
#NativeSky #AvatarFireAndAsh #IndigenousFuturism
Share Profits from Avatar with Indigenous Artists
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
c.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Today is opening day for Avatar Fire & Ash. Even if you go see this film, or enjoy the franchise, or James Cameron's other works, it doesn't mean that you can't also support, sign, and share this petition.
Yeah my Draw Steel addiction won out in the end. LISTEN IT'S JUST GOOD. And if you wanna see how good while surviving a siege from a floating city, demon swarms, and a BBEG called The Iron Saint, I got a game for you.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
A Fall of Blackbottom Draw Steel Campaign
Blackbottom will fall. That is inevitable. The question remains: what would you do to ensure your own survival? And who can you possibly save?
startplaying.games
December 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Yeah my Draw Steel addiction won out in the end. LISTEN IT'S JUST GOOD. And if you wanna see how good while surviving a siege from a floating city, demon swarms, and a BBEG called The Iron Saint, I got a game for you.
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”