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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12

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Writer & Miniature Maker in Fairbanks, Alaska. He/Him. Trans rights are human rights! I also dig old pulp characters, horror, comics and RPG’s. No AI, ever. All posts, opinions, and superfluous commas, are human-generated. www.ForgeofIce.com/shop

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 1d

I am rather fond of the drive from Fairbanks to Anchorage.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 2d

Graymountain Rest! A new zine, written by me, that I’m bringing to the Alaska RPG Con in Wasilla this weekend!

A thieving bat monster’s lair in a mysterious complex atop a mountain.

Hand-numbered edition of 100!

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 3d

Some awesome Sword & Sorcery minis made by awesome people!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/132...

Update 7: Stretch Goal announcement! · Ophidian Menace: Denizens Of The Swamp Primeval

I am excited to announce we have our first stretch goal arrangements made - it will now be Xssh-Duuhl, Primeval Serpentman. It will be sculpted and cast post-campaign, but will still be done in time f...

www.kickstarter.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 4d

You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 4d

They are delightful little critters.

I also highly recommend looking into very old Snotling miniatures.

Tiny, rude, mischievous, and wonderful.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 5d

Annnd, a closer look at the new Forge of Ice sunken treasure hoard sculpted by Dave Cauley and painted by Influxsin:

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 5d

Is this another rabbit hole I’m going to fall into?

Because I think this might be another rabbit hole I’m going to fall into.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 5d

It’s got that 1960’s Gold Key / Hanna Barbera vibe for sure.

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Porcellino Spaziale @porcellinospaziale.bsky.social · 6d

#JaneGoodall

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 5d

The consensus seems to be that it’s this one, although to me it looks far more like Chuck Jones than Doctor Seuss.

I couldn’t find anything from Huargo that fit the bill.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 6d

The Dragon Turtle’s sunken treasure! Painted by Influxsin, sculpted by Dave Cauley. Available from me here in the US, and from @fenrisgames.com everywhere else!

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 6d

I’m about ten minutes into digging thru posts in a couple of D&D / OSR art pages to find the post.

If memory serves it was for a Zine (maybe Knock?).

I suppose I could just message him and ask.

I hope I’m remembering it correctly and it’s not some sort of Mandela effect.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 6d

Didn’t Huargo Illustrator do something like that already?

Maybe I’m misremembering.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 7d

I will also opine that while I think that most of the problems with modern policing don’t have easy solutions, I do think that just about everybody to the left of the Nazis would benefit from going through that training.

It’s interesting, occasionally fun, and incredibly useful info to have.

Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 7d

My good buddy Clarke just posted pics of his flock of Terror Birds with a Forge of Ice lion for scale - so of course I had to reshare it here.

Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 7d

When I went through a Police Academy about a decade ago, the instructors showed us this video.

Cops know to never talk to cops without a lawyer, too. Most of their unions have ironclad rules requiring it.

youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE?...

Don't Talk to the Police

YouTube video by Regent University School of Law

youtu.be

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 7d

Always always ALWAYS worth keeping in mind.

Late Night Anti-Fascists @latenightafa.bsky.social · 7d

TGI(stfu)F. Learn the script.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 8d

It’s real risky having heroes.

Even the best of us are still human, full of flaws & failings.

And the sorts of big personalities that make big waves in the world tend to make big mistakes, too.

But Jane Goodall never let me down.

What an incredible life and legacy she leaves behind.

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 9d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 11d

Fan-friggin tastic!!

Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 17d

Really nicely detailed sculpts by Dave Cauley - they paint up so well.

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 17d

Long, long ago, when I was in the Air Force, we used to call such things “BCG’s”: Birth Control Glasses, because ain’t nobody gonna get laid wearing them.

That said, they allegedly had some level of safety rating, so that’s something, I suppose. I was a bit skeptical on that point, though.

Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 17d

Great set of minis from a good buddy of mine.

Support indie shops, there aren’t many of us left!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/132...

Ophidian Menace: Denizens Of The Swamp Primeval

Woe to hominids - the age of the serpent has returned!

www.kickstarter.com

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Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 18d

I’m having a blast creating new fantasy creatures with Talia Beckett.

Meet the Great Snowy Prowl.

Part snowy owl, part snow leopard; probably irritable and hungry.

Do NOT attempt to pet one, even though yes we know it looks very soft and fuzzy.

Art by Aaron Howdle!

Alex in Alaska 🔜 AK RPG Con in Wasilla Oct 10-12 @forgeofice.bsky.social · 19d

Ellen’s books are delightful - romantic and funny. Buy her stuff!

Ellen Million (aka Elva Birch) @elvabirch.bsky.social · 19d

Are you in Anchorage? I will be signing books! preorder to ensure I have what you want! shop.ellenmillion.com

Hey Anchorage! I'll be signing at Beauty and the Book Oct 10, 1-5. ZJ Loussac Library Oct 11, 1-4 and Barnes and Noble Oct 12, 1-5! Preorder for the library at my webpage: shop.ellenmillion.com and use the code LOUSSAC for 10% off and free shipping (delivery to the library only!)

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