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Jason Bradley Thompson
@mockman.bsky.social
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Artist, RPGer, manga & horror fan. Creator of Mangaka, Cartooner, D&D walkthrough maps, Manga The Complete Guide, Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath GN. Spouse & parent. Current project is Dreamland RPG at dreamrpg.com.
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 13h
Instagram is TikTok now anyway. All the time I spent making square images, wasted
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 13h
Feeling vindicated, but not in a good way, for never bothering to learn TikTok
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15h
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
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Rumic World @furinkan.com · 1d
A very happy birthday to Rumiko Takahashi! Born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata, she is entering into her 47th year as a mangaka! Happy birthday, sensei!
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 16h
Hey all! Here's the new online playtest schedule for Dreamland: Fairytale Portal Fantasy Beyond the Wall of Sleep (coming soon from @exaltedfuneral.bsky.social ) for October. I had to move the Hot Springs Island game to 10/20. Hope to see you there!! #ttrpg #dreamlands discord.com/invite/Q5jVA...
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 18h
Image from the 1975 Japanese surrealist film “Pastoral Hide and Seek.” Thanks @patrickmacias.bsky.social for introducing me to this cool film & director!!
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 18h
Me everyday #dreamlands
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 19h
Rossa Matilda Richter (1860-1937), famous woman acrobat, was one of the first performers as a 'human cannonball.' She suffered several serious injuries including months in a full-body cast, but eventually lived to a happy old age en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossa_M...
Rossa Matilda Richter - Wikipedia
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 21h
Ordered a Dreamlandsy book on alibris (to review for the Dreamland Facebook page) and USPS tracking says it arrived days ago?? Address seems to be correct on alibris.... Did the post office person leave it in front of the wrong house as sometimes happens?? Ugggghhh
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 21h
The true measure of a work of art is, of course, is if it has named monsters I can write stats for #ttrpg
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 22h
In pure Dunsany mode Dreamlands, everything is a little heightened & absurd and NPCs/Dreamlanders sort of act as a city and lack individuality, so
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 22h
(This also solved the problem that I didn’t know what the Evil City people would do with their time if they weren’t trying to kill the dreamers)
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 22h
I also suggest, negotiation is fun when you make the results extreme. I did a Dreamland game once where the PCs rocked a Persuasion challenge to intimidate an enemy city (instead of fighting). So I had the entire city flee in terror letting the PCs enter & explore/loot it with no one to stop fhem
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 22h
Lyla Fujiwara is cool!!

About the peace deals question: peace in #ttrpg s is often disappointing cuz rules for #dnd and many games prioritize fighting. If there were social rules & social mini games like for fighting, it’d be more fun
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Robin D. Laws @robindlaws.bsky.social · 1d
Ken and Robin talk peace deals in rpgs, Cosmere rpg project lead Lyla Fujiwara, late 80s fantasy films, and Cambridge ghosts and weirdness.
Episode 670: The Ghost of Cromwell’s Head « Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 22h
I guess it’s better to have a crazed conspiracy theory that it pro ceasefire than one that is anti ceasefire
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 23h
There’s some folks apparently who sympathize with Palestinians while despising American lefties
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 23h
Over on Twitter a variety of pro-Palestine or pseudo-pro-Palestine right wingers (there are a bunch actually) are saying things like “Now I don’t have to have a cause in common with leftists anymore, ugh” or blaming leftist for not being happy enough 🙄
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 2d
Romman’s statement is great! I agree it’s better than Zohan’s.

Returning to Zohan’s post & angry replies to it… I mean, even Hamas felt obliged at one point (~1.5 years ago iirc?) to issue some statement like “mistakes were made” (on Oct 7). Proving they know how to do politics
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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 3d
Statement on the Two Year Anniversary of October 7 and Ongoing Genocide
Statement on the Two Year Anniversary of October 7 and Ongoing Genocide Rep. Ruwa Romman, Democratic State Representative and candidate for Governor of Georgia issued the following statement on the anniversary of October 7 and ongoing Genocide For two years, we have witnessed atrocities beyond human comprehension. Two years of horrific violence, mass displacement, and incalculable loss. Two years of having to mourn the deaths of men, women, children, and entire families. Two years of families desperate to be reunited with those taken hostage. We remain angry, heartbroken, and once again call on our leaders to bring an end to this destruction that’s killed at least 67,000 Palestinians and more than 1,100 Israelis. Sadly, our leaders continue to fail us. While they trumpet proposals of alleged peace little has changed. Every day this continues, Israel, with our backing and tax dollars, perpetuates more death, destruction, and horror in Gaza. Children are starving. Hostages remain in captivity. Every day that passes isn’t just a policy failure — it furthers one of humanity’s darkest periods in recent memory. Today, we reiterate our calls to stop sending bombs in violation of our laws. We reaffirm the need for leaders to reach a just solution and a lasting peace agreement for all those living in the region. We echo the demands for the release of Israeli and Palestinian hostages. May the children born today grow up without genocide, apartheid, and oppressive cycles that perpetuate more violence. May we all have the courage to end decades of violence and bloodshed that’s claimed so many lives. Together, we can bring an end to this nightmare. ###
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 3d
Agreed on both counts
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 3d
Completely agree about the death toll, and it’s also fair to criticize him for not saying Palestine or Palestinians. I haven’t read Ruwa’s statement, I’ll look for it!
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 3d
I’m very alert for signs of Zohran Mamdani selling out and starting to suck but this ain’t it
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 3d
I’m very pro Palestine but some of the pro Pal replies to this OK statement are not smart. Like when some pro-Pal guy on X got mad at Linda Sarsour for calling Hamas a “terrorist organization” (instead of a resistance group). When you talk to normals you gotta sometime use the language of normals
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d
My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.
“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities. In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all. This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account. These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 3d
Youre both right
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 3d
This is one of those strange RPG sessions where the players completely ignored the plot I had intended to use and chose to do something different, so I made a new adventure for them 🤪😂 I’m glad I rolled with it!
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Jason Bradley Thompson @mockman.bsky.social · 3d
Always been a big fan of Allan Servoss’s weird illustrations for the 1975 Arkham House edition of Gary Myers’ “The House of the Worm”. Just learned Servoss passed away (1947-2024) after a long career as an art teacher and landscape painter who occasionally drew monsters. RIP.
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