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Eng/Spa/日本語 compatible. Posts on games, art, social sciences, anarcho-eco-feminism, etc. They/Them/She/Her
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A Comprehensive Guide to TTRPG Art Commissioning & Licensing | Araukana
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TTRPG ART COMMISSIONING AND LICENSING
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
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An industry boom that decimated the creative potential of the medium by making every mf a D&D designer. Also, he didn't "kill" past tense: continues to kill. I cannot market my game because 98% of the outreach channels I should reach won't cover a game that ain't about killing people in a dungeon.
Sometimes you give Dancey the benefit of the doubt because OGL created an industry boom in the '00s.
But you have to remember he did it for Machiavellian reasons, and successfully killed any number of young RPG publishers.
Late-era capitalism is probably the theme the runs through his history.
But you have to remember he did it for Machiavellian reasons, and successfully killed any number of young RPG publishers.
Late-era capitalism is probably the theme the runs through his history.
I think the damage was largely done back in 2000 when Ryan Dancey (then in charge of RPG development in WotC) came up with the OGL, with the explicit intention of driving all other systems out of the market. By opening up D&D, it enticed other publishers to support D20, and forget their own stuff.
February 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
An industry boom that decimated the creative potential of the medium by making every mf a D&D designer. Also, he didn't "kill" past tense: continues to kill. I cannot market my game because 98% of the outreach channels I should reach won't cover a game that ain't about killing people in a dungeon.
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getting art briefed in the TTRPG industry be like:
February 19, 2026 at 2:22 AM
getting art briefed in the TTRPG industry be like:
getting art briefed in the TTRPG industry be like:
February 19, 2026 at 2:22 AM
getting art briefed in the TTRPG industry be like:
Gon have to take Amelia to the vet methinks because her lower incisor is growing twisted and longer like a boar's
February 19, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Gon have to take Amelia to the vet methinks because her lower incisor is growing twisted and longer like a boar's
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*Reposts appreciated”
My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up!
This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running.
Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.
My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up!
This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running.
Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.
Centaur Games
Centaur Games
heycentaur.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
*Reposts appreciated”
My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up!
This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running.
Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.
My webstore heycentaur.com is finally up!
This took so many months of labour (mostly my partner’s), but it is all ready and running.
Physical copies of Kala Mandala are now available, shipping to most of the world.
Naught better than beating up a cute guy
February 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Naught better than beating up a cute guy
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ART COMMISSIONS OPEN
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
February 18, 2026 at 12:02 AM
ART COMMISSIONS OPEN
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
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Kinda wild that the Expressionist Games Manifesto didn't get past the first round of the bloggies. Regardless of Jay Dragon being a serial harasser, that post sparked more conversation and was at least more interesting that the vast majority of these entries.
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Kinda wild that the Expressionist Games Manifesto didn't get past the first round of the bloggies. Regardless of Jay Dragon being a serial harasser, that post sparked more conversation and was at least more interesting that the vast majority of these entries.
not from the cinema but recently Kinds of Kindness was fucking horrendous
fun question: what’s the maddest you’ve ever been leaving a movie theater? not necessarily worst movie you’ve seen, but the one that just pissed you off the most. mine is Batman v Superman
February 19, 2026 at 12:29 AM
not from the cinema but recently Kinds of Kindness was fucking horrendous
Kinda wild that the Expressionist Games Manifesto didn't get past the first round of the bloggies. Regardless of Jay Dragon being a serial harasser, that post sparked more conversation and was at least more interesting that the vast majority of these entries.
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Kinda wild that the Expressionist Games Manifesto didn't get past the first round of the bloggies. Regardless of Jay Dragon being a serial harasser, that post sparked more conversation and was at least more interesting that the vast majority of these entries.
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Not only was the pre-OGL more exploratory, player mindset was more geared towards exploration. We couldn't wait to try new games and see how different they were.
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Not only was the pre-OGL more exploratory, player mindset was more geared towards exploration. We couldn't wait to try new games and see how different they were.
An industry boom that decimated the creative potential of the medium by making every mf a D&D designer. Also, he didn't "kill" past tense: continues to kill. I cannot market my game because 98% of the outreach channels I should reach won't cover a game that ain't about killing people in a dungeon.
Sometimes you give Dancey the benefit of the doubt because OGL created an industry boom in the '00s.
But you have to remember he did it for Machiavellian reasons, and successfully killed any number of young RPG publishers.
Late-era capitalism is probably the theme the runs through his history.
But you have to remember he did it for Machiavellian reasons, and successfully killed any number of young RPG publishers.
Late-era capitalism is probably the theme the runs through his history.
I think the damage was largely done back in 2000 when Ryan Dancey (then in charge of RPG development in WotC) came up with the OGL, with the explicit intention of driving all other systems out of the market. By opening up D&D, it enticed other publishers to support D20, and forget their own stuff.
February 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM
An industry boom that decimated the creative potential of the medium by making every mf a D&D designer. Also, he didn't "kill" past tense: continues to kill. I cannot market my game because 98% of the outreach channels I should reach won't cover a game that ain't about killing people in a dungeon.
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This is about Dancey, now COO of AEG, hyperventilating over the possibility of replacing designers with AI and saying some of AEG's games are so unoriginal that an AI could have made them. (Of the ones he mentioned, the one I'd played was a good, fun and non-standard design.)
Reposting with ALT because this kind of phenomenal disdain and disrespect from within the industry literally against two of their own titles and the designer who made them is important to recognize.
February 18, 2026 at 8:16 AM
This is about Dancey, now COO of AEG, hyperventilating over the possibility of replacing designers with AI and saying some of AEG's games are so unoriginal that an AI could have made them. (Of the ones he mentioned, the one I'd played was a good, fun and non-standard design.)
Look at this. Read the first line and think of the big discourse words.
This is the same motherfucking line OSR peddlers continue to repeat. They are pawns at the service of cultural homogenisation.
This is the same motherfucking line OSR peddlers continue to repeat. They are pawns at the service of cultural homogenisation.
As Ryan Dancey discourse is crossing the timeline, a reminder of what the OGL was *actually* supposed to achieve. It wasn't some benevolent gift to the community; Dancey was trying to drive system competitors out of the market.
February 18, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Look at this. Read the first line and think of the big discourse words.
This is the same motherfucking line OSR peddlers continue to repeat. They are pawns at the service of cultural homogenisation.
This is the same motherfucking line OSR peddlers continue to repeat. They are pawns at the service of cultural homogenisation.
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Pre the OGL the RPG scene was chaotic and messy, but bursting with ideas. Post it, we got the d20 glut.
"It's not that I want them dead. It's that the world would be a better place if they'd never existed" - S*M*A*S*H*, "I Want to Kill Somebody"
"It's not that I want them dead. It's that the world would be a better place if they'd never existed" - S*M*A*S*H*, "I Want to Kill Somebody"
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Pre the OGL the RPG scene was chaotic and messy, but bursting with ideas. Post it, we got the d20 glut.
"It's not that I want them dead. It's that the world would be a better place if they'd never existed" - S*M*A*S*H*, "I Want to Kill Somebody"
"It's not that I want them dead. It's that the world would be a better place if they'd never existed" - S*M*A*S*H*, "I Want to Kill Somebody"
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Every complaint about D&D's oversized presence in the hobby is his plan working as intended. Every shitty KS 5e cash grab is his baby.
He has done more damage to the hobby as a whole than anyone else I can think of.
We saw the effects quickly.
He has done more damage to the hobby as a whole than anyone else I can think of.
We saw the effects quickly.
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Every complaint about D&D's oversized presence in the hobby is his plan working as intended. Every shitty KS 5e cash grab is his baby.
He has done more damage to the hobby as a whole than anyone else I can think of.
We saw the effects quickly.
He has done more damage to the hobby as a whole than anyone else I can think of.
We saw the effects quickly.
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As Ryan Dancey discourse is crossing the timeline, a reminder of what the OGL was *actually* supposed to achieve. It wasn't some benevolent gift to the community; Dancey was trying to drive system competitors out of the market.
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
As Ryan Dancey discourse is crossing the timeline, a reminder of what the OGL was *actually* supposed to achieve. It wasn't some benevolent gift to the community; Dancey was trying to drive system competitors out of the market.
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As a very happy client, consider this my heartfelt endorsement
ART COMMISSIONS OPEN
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
February 18, 2026 at 6:50 AM
As a very happy client, consider this my heartfelt endorsement
Amelia the Explorer
February 18, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Amelia the Explorer
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TTRPG ART COMMISSIONING AND LICENSING
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
A Comprehensive Guide to TTRPG Art Commissioning & Licensing | Araukana
Get more from Araukana on Patreon
www.patreon.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO TTRPG ART COMMISSIONING AND LICENSING
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
It's done! Here is my guide to art commissioning, licensing, and art direction in TTRPGs. It's free to see, has contract and brief templates, and plenty of resources to aid in art literacy in the space.
www.patreon.com/posts/compre...
February 18, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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ART COMMISSIONS OPEN
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
February 18, 2026 at 12:02 AM
ART COMMISSIONS OPEN
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
I need to save up for UKGE so if you are interested in getting some art done, my rates are $50 per hour, and as usual, I can work in a variety of styles, give examples of what you can get for your budget, work with soft/hard caps on hours, etc :)
DM me!
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February 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Backers: 85
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#blackhistorymonth #ZiMo #dispatch #ttrpg #werewolf
Backers: 85
Amount Raised: 1776 (58% funded)
#blackhistorymonth #ZiMo #dispatch #ttrpg #werewolf