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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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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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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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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
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February 18, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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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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We've got 10 days left on this Backerkit!
Backers: 85
Amount Raised: 1776 (58% funded)
#blackhistorymonth #ZiMo #dispatch #ttrpg #werewolf
Backers: 85
Amount Raised: 1776 (58% funded)
#blackhistorymonth #ZiMo #dispatch #ttrpg #werewolf
February 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
We've got 10 days left on this Backerkit!
Backers: 85
Amount Raised: 1776 (58% funded)
#blackhistorymonth #ZiMo #dispatch #ttrpg #werewolf
Backers: 85
Amount Raised: 1776 (58% funded)
#blackhistorymonth #ZiMo #dispatch #ttrpg #werewolf
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In the Zephyr #ttrpg, Windfolk traverse the back of a sentient continent to find the source of their passion & convictions, and to to fulfill sacred communal obligations.
Get it w/free shipping in the US at tabletopbookshelf.com/products/zep... or else at araukana.com/store
#dnd #rpglatam
Get it w/free shipping in the US at tabletopbookshelf.com/products/zep... or else at araukana.com/store
#dnd #rpglatam
February 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
In the Zephyr #ttrpg, Windfolk traverse the back of a sentient continent to find the source of their passion & convictions, and to to fulfill sacred communal obligations.
Get it w/free shipping in the US at tabletopbookshelf.com/products/zep... or else at araukana.com/store
#dnd #rpglatam
Get it w/free shipping in the US at tabletopbookshelf.com/products/zep... or else at araukana.com/store
#dnd #rpglatam
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The Nibiru: Revisited KS is getting closer, so check our preview page!
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Explore a vast, Mesopotamian-inspired space station as one of the Vagabonds; amnesiacs in a search for their lost recollections - hunted for the secrets buried in their hidden past.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/xan...
Explore a vast, Mesopotamian-inspired space station as one of the Vagabonds; amnesiacs in a search for their lost recollections - hunted for the secrets buried in their hidden past.
February 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The Nibiru: Revisited KS is getting closer, so check our preview page!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/xan...
Explore a vast, Mesopotamian-inspired space station as one of the Vagabonds; amnesiacs in a search for their lost recollections - hunted for the secrets buried in their hidden past.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/xan...
Explore a vast, Mesopotamian-inspired space station as one of the Vagabonds; amnesiacs in a search for their lost recollections - hunted for the secrets buried in their hidden past.
the struggle with the composition is fucking real yall (I think I'm finally nailing it after the fourth attempt). This is because having a three focal point composition in which each of the points is basically of the same importance is hard to frame
February 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
the struggle with the composition is fucking real yall (I think I'm finally nailing it after the fourth attempt). This is because having a three focal point composition in which each of the points is basically of the same importance is hard to frame
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Something really cool surprised me in the post today:
A review copy of A Perfect Rock by @deepdark.games - an beautifly laid out solo+ game about finding a new home among the stars, inspired by and potentially using (?) actual rocks.
I've been known to enjoy a rock or two in my time.
A review copy of A Perfect Rock by @deepdark.games - an beautifly laid out solo+ game about finding a new home among the stars, inspired by and potentially using (?) actual rocks.
I've been known to enjoy a rock or two in my time.
February 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Something really cool surprised me in the post today:
A review copy of A Perfect Rock by @deepdark.games - an beautifly laid out solo+ game about finding a new home among the stars, inspired by and potentially using (?) actual rocks.
I've been known to enjoy a rock or two in my time.
A review copy of A Perfect Rock by @deepdark.games - an beautifly laid out solo+ game about finding a new home among the stars, inspired by and potentially using (?) actual rocks.
I've been known to enjoy a rock or two in my time.
We are currently playing, RAW, one of the fiddliest TTRPGs out there (WHFRPG 3rd), so all the usual bs of "never playing RAW" sounds particularly lame today
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
We are currently playing, RAW, one of the fiddliest TTRPGs out there (WHFRPG 3rd), so all the usual bs of "never playing RAW" sounds particularly lame today
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Is AI going to replace construction workers? Nursing care staff? Even with convenience stores, which can already function to some degree without floor staff, we've seen a resistance to full automation.
While some parties during Lower House campaigning argued for strictly monitoring foreign nationals or setting quotas, Team Mirai sees AI as a means to replacing them altogether.
AI could replace foreign workers in Japan, Team Mirai says
ebx.sh
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Is AI going to replace construction workers? Nursing care staff? Even with convenience stores, which can already function to some degree without floor staff, we've seen a resistance to full automation.
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LTRT: Una cosa curiosa de estudiar la historia del feminismo es descubrir que siempre ha habido autoproclamadas feministas sensatas que en absoluto actúan como feministas.
February 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM
LTRT: Una cosa curiosa de estudiar la historia del feminismo es descubrir que siempre ha habido autoproclamadas feministas sensatas que en absoluto actúan como feministas.
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Our SSI was cut by over $300, so we could desperately use extra money to help with our debts. #debt #mutualaid
Sorry sorry sorry sorry, but we have to ask for money again after spending too much on the Steam Fall Sale. (Trying to think of things we can return) Have $173.45 but need to spend $142.00 on a credit card payment, plus other things. T-T
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January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Our SSI was cut by over $300, so we could desperately use extra money to help with our debts. #debt #mutualaid
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If you wanna know what modern thought on religion and spirituality has to do with pimped out crocodiles in ancient Fayyum, the perceptive world of rats, and Hatsune Miku, it recommend you check out my free Worldbuilding Religion Megapost. It has lots of cool drawings
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Worldbuilding: The Religion Megapost | Araukana
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February 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
If you wanna know what modern thought on religion and spirituality has to do with pimped out crocodiles in ancient Fayyum, the perceptive world of rats, and Hatsune Miku, it recommend you check out my free Worldbuilding Religion Megapost. It has lots of cool drawings
www.patreon.com/posts/138973...
www.patreon.com/posts/138973...