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MakeMonsters

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Infrequent writer of short fiction. Frequent editor of romantic lit/ erotica. Lover of Indie games, musicals, Magic: The Gathering, and fucked up little guys. Occasionally streaming over at twitch.tv/MakeMonsters

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 3h

Also like, the Pizza lands are stupid, but I’ve played with people proxying Seinfeld stills as their basics, so I’m not too worried about that.

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DukeVulture (Spooky Ver.) @dukevulture.bsky.social · 9d

Hell yeah.

The Unlimited printing of the Magic card Drudge Skeletons

It has been blacked out to become "Dru g Skeletons" with a text box that reads "join t"

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · Sep 4

my samsara themed escape room continues to kick everyone's ass

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 4h

Speaking of Un-sets, I think Unsanctioned was probably the most successful from a gameplay perspective. The pre-constructed design makes for a more cohesive ‘goofy board game’ experience without the need to waste money to draft over and over. Even then tho, it’s still a pretty mid magic release.

MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 4h

There’s no denying Mark Rosewater knows what he’s doing, having designed approximately ten bazillion magic cards, but there’s this popular notion that if he says something there’s a lot of sage wisdom attached and like… he’s the sole champion of Un-sets.

There’s a true darkness deep within the man.

MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 5h

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 5h

Which 13 Ghosts?

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 5h

UB releases are still something like 50/50 for me. I don’t like how they’re being handled volume-wise, and I think the business model is untenable, but the cards themselves are a coin flip.

TLDR: Don’t hate the idea, but the execution is marred by laziness, rushed designs, and obvious greed

MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 5h

I think the best way I can describe my distaste for UB stuff is that it’s almost entirely contingent on cohesion, theming, and the art.

The other main one is if they remind me of dull Un-Set humour/ goofiness. If you’re just doing ‘look, it’s the thing!’ referential design, I despise it.

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Erroll Maas @azumerroll.bsky.social · 5h

Hey so I wrote a fun thing about how some older monsters inspired the digital ones we've come to know and love and how recently it has all come full circle. Only a week later than I planned! 😅 I self-edited so apologies if it's a bit clunky! errollmaaswriting.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/t...

The Kaiju Influence In Digimon

There’s an ever-present influence that has greatly affected the Digital Monster franchise since the beginning.

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ChelseaHB @chelseahb.bsky.social · 22h

Finished Carimara: Beneath the forlorn limbs and super enjoyed it. It has the perfect atmosphere and art direction for October, but the story pokes at your heart a bit in different ways. I loved going around discovering cards and figuring out hidden little stories. It was lovely.

The intro to Carimara featuring some frogs, a little river and a heron.

Screenshot of walking down the cellar, looking back to see The Old Lady looking down at our character.

A brick wall in a hut with a square shaped hole with 4 eyes looking at you. Below is a set of cards from the game Carimara.

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 15h

Sauron would have won if he had Etali on his side.

Lord of the Rings themed Magic the Gathering commander deck laid out, with a poorly drawn token copy of Etali, Primal Storm sitting in the middle of the field of cards, beside and Orc Army and The Witch King of Angmar.

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Amanda (OnionBug) @onionbug.bsky.social · 1d

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a cartoon drawing of a fox carrying a flag

Alt: Magic the Gathering character Miles Tails Prowler says trans right

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 23h

Sometimes I think about Mighty Number 9, which makes me think about the Mega Man Legends 3 Demo fiasco, which makes me think about Red Ash, which all cyclically brings us back to Keiji Inafune just not being a competent business guy.

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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 2d

They’re bad for a while. They need some hefty investment, but the payoff is good.

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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 2d

A picture of Brian and Hell Hound that says "undiagnosed but everyone's pretty sure"

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 3d

Yana bought me this nerd from the dollar store today and I am not exaggerating when I say it made my week.

Plushie Frankenstein’s monster with a smiley face, corduroy pants, a purple polka dot shirt, orange bowtie, and bolts on either side of his head.

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 3d

!!!!! These are so good ;-;

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 3d

💜💜💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

milkbean @milkbean.bsky.social · 3d

Mimikyu just has a flower for you!! That’s all, promise! 🥀

Minikyu x Swamp Alter

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 3d

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 4d

I took out literally every single (specifically) enchantress-style draw effect save for the two on board there, and the value is still insane. Most games I never even see either of them; Recursive value even without the extra draw is just impossible to avoid, it seems.

Still a lot of fun!

MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 4d

Also made these in the last couple days. Both very fun.

Two Magic the Gathering cards:

Madame Vastra
{2}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature — Lizard Detective
Partner with Jenny Flint (When this creature enters, target player may put Jenny Flint into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Madame Vastra must be blocked if able.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Madame Vastra this turn dies, create a Clue token and a Food token.
3/3
Illustrated by Syd Mills

Jenny Flint
{1}{U}{R}
Legendary Creature — Human Detective
Partner with Madame Vastra
First strike
Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue or Food, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.
2/2
Illustrated by Syd Mills

Magic the Gathering card:

Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
{W}{B}
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Vigilance, menace
Whenever another creature you control dies or is put into exile, put a +1/+1 counter on Syr Vondam and you gain 1 life.
When Syr Vondam dies or is put into exile while its power is 4 or greater, destroy up to one target nonland permanent.
2/2
Illustrated by Ryan Pancoast

MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 4d

Even casual-focused, absolute beast of a deck.

Magic the gathering cards laid out on an orange/ red playmat, with a deck in green sleeves + a bunch of dice in the background.

Cards include: Esper Terra
Sythis, Harvest’s Hand
Summon: Titan
Eidolon of Blossoms

Visible in the graveyard: Summon Esper Valigarmanda

Visible lands: The World Tree, Breeding Pool

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MakeMonsters @makemonsters.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, I 100% agree. Even when I was younger it really clicked with me.