justin achilli
@jachilli.bsky.social
Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio Hermitage | ex-WoD, ex-Ubi, ex-etc. | shoe enjoyer | he/ him
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justin achilli
@jachilli.bsky.social
· Jun 20
Our Brilliant Ruin Roleplaying Game - Studio Hermitage | DriveThruRPG
Your story of decadence and doom awaits in a world of rust and ruin. Discover your faction. Confront the Ruin. What will you do with the time you have left?
Our Brilliant Ruin explores human drama and...
www.drivethrurpg.com
Tomorrow is #freeRPGday, but I'll tell you what: Today, tomorrow, and forever you can have the Our Brilliant Ruin RPG PDF totally free over at @drivethrurpg.com. Upstairs-downstairs class conflict against a backdrop of existential horror!
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In case you need an eight-plus-minute dirge rearrangement of the theme song from "Are You Being Served?"
Going Up (Remastered)
YouTube video by Coil - Topic
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
In case you need an eight-plus-minute dirge rearrangement of the theme song from "Are You Being Served?"
Do you ever think about how weird it is that our everyday vehicles move by exploding tiny volumes of liquified dinosaur + plankton slurm and the explosion pushes a rod that pushes another rod and eventually turns the wheels of our personal tiny-apartment-sized travel box. Like, how did we get here.
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Do you ever think about how weird it is that our everyday vehicles move by exploding tiny volumes of liquified dinosaur + plankton slurm and the explosion pushes a rod that pushes another rod and eventually turns the wheels of our personal tiny-apartment-sized travel box. Like, how did we get here.
The weird thing about naming your data center "Colossus 2" is that the original Colossus was built -in opposition to- the Nazis.
January 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The weird thing about naming your data center "Colossus 2" is that the original Colossus was built -in opposition to- the Nazis.
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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
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Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
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A BUSY, BUSY ICE ENFORCEMENT OPERATION
with apologies to Richard Scarry
-
Brought to you by the rough and ready Inner Hive, including long-time member Brady Marsh and new member SquirrelSaver7. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive )
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READ IT RIGHT HERE👇
Thinking about how, 25-30 years ago I had an office, a genuine office, in the old White Wolf Game Studio. Two of them, actually; one at the building where I started working and another one when we moved down the road. Each office was a solitary, one-dev-per-office affair, with a door.
January 17, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Thinking about how, 25-30 years ago I had an office, a genuine office, in the old White Wolf Game Studio. Two of them, actually; one at the building where I started working and another one when we moved down the road. Each office was a solitary, one-dev-per-office affair, with a door.
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From Sesame Street
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
From Sesame Street
POV: It's karaoke night and I'm on stage, looking tenderly, soulfully at you, only you.
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by INXS
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 7:23 PM
POV: It's karaoke night and I'm on stage, looking tenderly, soulfully at you, only you.
On 24 January 41, the day before his due departure for Alexandria, Caligula was assassinated by the Praetorian tribunes Cassius Chaerea and Cornelius Sabinus.
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
On 24 January 41, the day before his due departure for Alexandria, Caligula was assassinated by the Praetorian tribunes Cassius Chaerea and Cornelius Sabinus.
The difference between being a public official and wanting to be known for holding office.
Last week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The difference between being a public official and wanting to be known for holding office.
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We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
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NEW: A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
Gary
Without saying Gundam, name a giant robot
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Gary
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As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself transformed into an enormous Bug-type.
January 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself transformed into an enormous Bug-type.
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I wrote about why we should understand the metaverse hype cycle as a dress rehearsal for the generative AI hype cycle www.fastcompany.com/91467599/met...
What was the metaverse?
Mark Zuckerberg effectively declared its death last December. But the delusional fervor it inspired lives on.
www.fastcompany.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I wrote about why we should understand the metaverse hype cycle as a dress rehearsal for the generative AI hype cycle www.fastcompany.com/91467599/met...
Same for pre-prod text. You put lorem ipsum in there or [PLACEHOLDER] so you can string-search "lorem ipsum" or "placeholder" and you don't accidentally ship with it. Any actual text that goes in the game should be stuff you expect the player to see or -at least be okay with it- if it goes gold.
Keep hearing devs say that they only use ai for "pre-concept art"
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
There is no pre-concept art. There is concept art. That's where the idea starts. With the concept.
You're using ai for concept art.
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Same for pre-prod text. You put lorem ipsum in there or [PLACEHOLDER] so you can string-search "lorem ipsum" or "placeholder" and you don't accidentally ship with it. Any actual text that goes in the game should be stuff you expect the player to see or -at least be okay with it- if it goes gold.
When my mom and dad started dating, one time they ended up at the Barn during a blizzard & sat in a booth near the window where a dude across the street was being given THE BUSINESS by his date, walloping him with her purse, yelling at him, the whole nine yards. Dad noted, "Huh, that's my brother."
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
When my mom and dad started dating, one time they ended up at the Barn during a blizzard & sat in a booth near the window where a dude across the street was being given THE BUSINESS by his date, walloping him with her purse, yelling at him, the whole nine yards. Dad noted, "Huh, that's my brother."
Well, sure, this is what you do when you're part of a blatantly corrupt criminal enterprise. Why wouldn't you? Who's going to hold you accountable? Your fellow corrupt criminals?
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Well, sure, this is what you do when you're part of a blatantly corrupt criminal enterprise. Why wouldn't you? Who's going to hold you accountable? Your fellow corrupt criminals?
Bad guy just delivered the line “If you betray our trust, we’ll pull your veins out” and that sounds pretty dire.
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Bad guy just delivered the line “If you betray our trust, we’ll pull your veins out” and that sounds pretty dire.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
Oh, it's an owl. On a cursory glance I thought it was one of the living dead dragging itself up from a shallow grave.
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Oh, it's an owl. On a cursory glance I thought it was one of the living dead dragging itself up from a shallow grave.
Everything is terrible right now so maybe take some solace in new Robyn
Robyn - Talk To Me (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Robyn
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Everything is terrible right now so maybe take some solace in new Robyn
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Hi folks,
I'm looking for short term freelance RPG work. I have 26 years of experience working on RPG stuff for pay across many genres. I'm especially good at fixing projects that have gone astray. Also interested in a partner for a space opera setting project.
I'm looking for short term freelance RPG work. I have 26 years of experience working on RPG stuff for pay across many genres. I'm especially good at fixing projects that have gone astray. Also interested in a partner for a space opera setting project.
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Hi folks,
I'm looking for short term freelance RPG work. I have 26 years of experience working on RPG stuff for pay across many genres. I'm especially good at fixing projects that have gone astray. Also interested in a partner for a space opera setting project.
I'm looking for short term freelance RPG work. I have 26 years of experience working on RPG stuff for pay across many genres. I'm especially good at fixing projects that have gone astray. Also interested in a partner for a space opera setting project.
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The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February