Delaney King (She/Her/Ho Ho Whomst)
@delaneyking.bsky.social
Senior videogame tech artist /art director.
Unreal Tournament 04, Dragonage, D&D Online, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Stellaris, Civ IV + more. Vfx Where The Wild Things Are.
All your base are belong to us.
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Unreal Tournament 04, Dragonage, D&D Online, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Stellaris, Civ IV + more. Vfx Where The Wild Things Are.
All your base are belong to us.
Www.delaneyking.com
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Hi I'm Delaney, I have been a video game artist, art director and technical artist for over 27 years including D&D Online, LOTR online, Dragonage, Stellaris, Unreal Tournament and more- plus films like Where The Wild Things Are.
I am a proud #transgender and intersex woman.
I am a proud #transgender and intersex woman.
How about John, Paul, George and Ringo?
Some older miniatures, due for eBay. Could do with @delaneyking.bsky.social help in correctly naming these.
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
How about John, Paul, George and Ringo?
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To change the vibe of your #TTRPG session, rename hitpoints to "Doom" or "Fate" and damage to "onslaught" and "peril".
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
To change the vibe of your #TTRPG session, rename hitpoints to "Doom" or "Fate" and damage to "onslaught" and "peril".
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
Unless you want me to advise people not to take that medicine when they are a kid?
November 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Unless you want me to advise people not to take that medicine when they are a kid?
I can't! I don't have a clear shot to the turkey! Get the turkey to move further away from the hostage.
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I can't! I don't have a clear shot to the turkey! Get the turkey to move further away from the hostage.
Cool story. But irrelevant.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Cool story. But irrelevant.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Now, note that all these attacks have done, say, 6 damage. But as the player doesn't know their HP, that 6 damage is proportional to their approaching doom. So you go from easily dodge to "okay, now you feel the pain".
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Now, note that all these attacks have done, say, 6 damage. But as the player doesn't know their HP, that 6 damage is proportional to their approaching doom. So you go from easily dodge to "okay, now you feel the pain".
Later "you wince as the savage blow umbeds itself into your brestplate, crumpling the metal and the force of it making your teeth rattle."
Later "in horror, you helplessly watch the blow tearing through your armour in a spray of red" You feel the breath of the death maidens upon your neck".
Later "in horror, you helplessly watch the blow tearing through your armour in a spray of red" You feel the breath of the death maidens upon your neck".
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Later "you wince as the savage blow umbeds itself into your brestplate, crumpling the metal and the force of it making your teeth rattle."
Later "in horror, you helplessly watch the blow tearing through your armour in a spray of red" You feel the breath of the death maidens upon your neck".
Later "in horror, you helplessly watch the blow tearing through your armour in a spray of red" You feel the breath of the death maidens upon your neck".
The GM has to change the description to hint at how little fate they have left.
Early on it is "he swings a savage blow but... you easily avoid it".
Later it is "he swings a savage blow, and you narrowly avoid it.
Later, "he swings a savage blow that rakes deep gouges in your armour"
Early on it is "he swings a savage blow but... you easily avoid it".
Later it is "he swings a savage blow, and you narrowly avoid it.
Later, "he swings a savage blow that rakes deep gouges in your armour"
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The GM has to change the description to hint at how little fate they have left.
Early on it is "he swings a savage blow but... you easily avoid it".
Later it is "he swings a savage blow, and you narrowly avoid it.
Later, "he swings a savage blow that rakes deep gouges in your armour"
Early on it is "he swings a savage blow but... you easily avoid it".
Later it is "he swings a savage blow, and you narrowly avoid it.
Later, "he swings a savage blow that rakes deep gouges in your armour"
Micro El Nasir to go with all the Microplastics.
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Micro El Nasir to go with all the Microplastics.
It could be in all of us for all we know.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It could be in all of us for all we know.
Now, to clarify, resting should recover a little to your fate, and your dreams/nightmares may hint at your state of ruination, but it shouldn't just top you all the way back up. Allow room for other acts to have need.
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Now, to clarify, resting should recover a little to your fate, and your dreams/nightmares may hint at your state of ruination, but it shouldn't just top you all the way back up. Allow room for other acts to have need.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If you enjoyed my design posts, yoy can drop me a little tip over at my kofi. Maybe I will buy an ice coffee, maybe some nice cheese. Who knows?
www.ko-fi.com/dellak
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This HP system makes priests make much more sense - their healing spells are more about ensuring the blessings of their Gods. Insisting on decent burials and honouring the dead, blessing food, and generally, yunno, behaving like priests.
Visiting shrines/ sacred places is basically topping up HP.
Visiting shrines/ sacred places is basically topping up HP.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This HP system makes priests make much more sense - their healing spells are more about ensuring the blessings of their Gods. Insisting on decent burials and honouring the dead, blessing food, and generally, yunno, behaving like priests.
Visiting shrines/ sacred places is basically topping up HP.
Visiting shrines/ sacred places is basically topping up HP.
See Brian's brilliant comments about player specific omens- so a character hears and sees ill omens to remind them about their hidden HP score.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
See Brian's brilliant comments about player specific omens- so a character hears and sees ill omens to remind them about their hidden HP score.
All this is brilliant.
I think this needs to be made into a game.
I think this needs to be made into a game.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
All this is brilliant.
I think this needs to be made into a game.
I think this needs to be made into a game.
Changing words can help set tone, de-mechanical feel your mechanics, and cause player experience and behaviour to change.
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Changing words can help set tone, de-mechanical feel your mechanics, and cause player experience and behaviour to change.
Having your HP as a mix of mystical force of luck/fate reframes the nature of HP.
Especially... and this is SAVAGE... if the players do NOT know their current DOOM score. You may hint at them having a "bad feeling" or a "sense of impending doom", but they never quite know until they visit mystics.
Especially... and this is SAVAGE... if the players do NOT know their current DOOM score. You may hint at them having a "bad feeling" or a "sense of impending doom", but they never quite know until they visit mystics.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Having your HP as a mix of mystical force of luck/fate reframes the nature of HP.
Especially... and this is SAVAGE... if the players do NOT know their current DOOM score. You may hint at them having a "bad feeling" or a "sense of impending doom", but they never quite know until they visit mystics.
Especially... and this is SAVAGE... if the players do NOT know their current DOOM score. You may hint at them having a "bad feeling" or a "sense of impending doom", but they never quite know until they visit mystics.
Doing things to please the gods rewards you more fate, or holds off your doom. If the weavers of your destiny are not pleased with you, your doom may be close at hand.
This thinking changes player behaviour from slurping health potions to encouraging story acts such as burying dead PCs and NPCs.
This thinking changes player behaviour from slurping health potions to encouraging story acts such as burying dead PCs and NPCs.
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Doing things to please the gods rewards you more fate, or holds off your doom. If the weavers of your destiny are not pleased with you, your doom may be close at hand.
This thinking changes player behaviour from slurping health potions to encouraging story acts such as burying dead PCs and NPCs.
This thinking changes player behaviour from slurping health potions to encouraging story acts such as burying dead PCs and NPCs.
I personally see hitpoints as the resource of luck, parrying, dodging and blocking and the hand of the Gods, not your meat soaking force.
For me, your luck runs out and then you are "open" to being injured and then killed.
For me, your luck runs out and then you are "open" to being injured and then killed.
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I personally see hitpoints as the resource of luck, parrying, dodging and blocking and the hand of the Gods, not your meat soaking force.
For me, your luck runs out and then you are "open" to being injured and then killed.
For me, your luck runs out and then you are "open" to being injured and then killed.
To change the vibe of your #TTRPG session, rename hitpoints to "Doom" or "Fate" and damage to "onslaught" and "peril".
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
To change the vibe of your #TTRPG session, rename hitpoints to "Doom" or "Fate" and damage to "onslaught" and "peril".
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
Rather than being these huge sponges for damage until you run out of hit points, you face the relentless onslaught of your enemies until you meet your doom.
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Reposted by Delaney King (She/Her/Ho Ho Whomst)
Tech companies - "heres some bullshit no one asked for that we underpaid and overworked employees to get...oh also it spies on you and sends your favorite porn to the people whose respect you most want"
Us - "nah thats ok I'll pass"
Tech companies - "why are you personally destroying the economy?"
Us - "nah thats ok I'll pass"
Tech companies - "why are you personally destroying the economy?"
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Tech companies - "heres some bullshit no one asked for that we underpaid and overworked employees to get...oh also it spies on you and sends your favorite porn to the people whose respect you most want"
Us - "nah thats ok I'll pass"
Tech companies - "why are you personally destroying the economy?"
Us - "nah thats ok I'll pass"
Tech companies - "why are you personally destroying the economy?"
This.
Though coffee will do for sleep purposes.
Though coffee will do for sleep purposes.
November 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This.
Though coffee will do for sleep purposes.
Though coffee will do for sleep purposes.