J. Thomas
@nullspeak.bsky.social
Lead Writer / VO director of The Blackout Club 🔦 Creative Director, Bioshock 2. Designer, Bioshock: Fort Frolic, Thief 3: The Cradle. | he/him
Working on @thekillingstone.com at Question, LLC. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone/
Working on @thekillingstone.com at Question, LLC. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone/
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The Killing Stone on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of de...
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The Killing Stone, starring Emma Gregory & Liam O'Brien - comes out in early 2026. You play a legendary occult master, like Dr. Faustus. Make & break pacts with Hell, save a cursed family, and beat the Devil at his own game. You can even play in 1600s English!🕯️
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
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Human artists, use only once piece to convince people to follow you!
5B Pencil:
5B Pencil:
January 9, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Human artists, use only once piece to convince people to follow you!
5B Pencil:
5B Pencil:
My hand just tried to write 2006, instead of 2026.
-not 2025. The sigh that escaped me, yall. Right now, that kind of neurological slip …hits a bit different
-not 2025. The sigh that escaped me, yall. Right now, that kind of neurological slip …hits a bit different
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
My hand just tried to write 2006, instead of 2026.
-not 2025. The sigh that escaped me, yall. Right now, that kind of neurological slip …hits a bit different
-not 2025. The sigh that escaped me, yall. Right now, that kind of neurological slip …hits a bit different
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We are just 8 followers away from 200! This feels like a very good sign. Following the teaser page means you'll get a ping when we launch - please do sign up and tell your friends!
#ZineMonth #Zinetopia
#ZineMonth #Zinetopia
Hey, this is your reminder that @georgiacooked.bsky.social and I are making The Deepest Dark for #ZineMonth!
It's a GM-less, tragic horror ttrpg about getting trapped underground.
(If we want to get into Zinetopia, we need 400 followers in the next week.)
Please sign up for updates!
It's a GM-less, tragic horror ttrpg about getting trapped underground.
(If we want to get into Zinetopia, we need 400 followers in the next week.)
Please sign up for updates!
Delve into The Deepest Dark
From Ella Watts - Delve into The Deepest Dark
www.backerkit.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We are just 8 followers away from 200! This feels like a very good sign. Following the teaser page means you'll get a ping when we launch - please do sign up and tell your friends!
#ZineMonth #Zinetopia
#ZineMonth #Zinetopia
My writing is NOT too long. I just... add paragraph breaks, free of charge.
See? Blame all my ADHD, plus probably some as-yet undiagnosed bonus trashbrain!
It's way easier to read, shut UP! Who wants a wall of words?! Look I'll take them out, see how few pages it is n-
... ok no, it's just long.💀
See? Blame all my ADHD, plus probably some as-yet undiagnosed bonus trashbrain!
It's way easier to read, shut UP! Who wants a wall of words?! Look I'll take them out, see how few pages it is n-
... ok no, it's just long.💀
January 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
My writing is NOT too long. I just... add paragraph breaks, free of charge.
See? Blame all my ADHD, plus probably some as-yet undiagnosed bonus trashbrain!
It's way easier to read, shut UP! Who wants a wall of words?! Look I'll take them out, see how few pages it is n-
... ok no, it's just long.💀
See? Blame all my ADHD, plus probably some as-yet undiagnosed bonus trashbrain!
It's way easier to read, shut UP! Who wants a wall of words?! Look I'll take them out, see how few pages it is n-
... ok no, it's just long.💀
There's an area of our game only visible in the editor, where Ripe Nith, a demon lord - has been abandoned by one of our frosty windows. Idk why, and... I don't want to know, really.
If she's a redundant instance, I hope they never move her
Long year. She's just... got a lot to think about
If she's a redundant instance, I hope they never move her
Long year. She's just... got a lot to think about
December 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
There's an area of our game only visible in the editor, where Ripe Nith, a demon lord - has been abandoned by one of our frosty windows. Idk why, and... I don't want to know, really.
If she's a redundant instance, I hope they never move her
Long year. She's just... got a lot to think about
If she's a redundant instance, I hope they never move her
Long year. She's just... got a lot to think about
C'mon, academia dot edu. Don't do me like that. Yes, as w/ many: my 2025 did indeed suck in some bold new ways... but I wasn't - like, the main character, jeez.
And as of YET, a chorus of masked assholes has not shown up to loudly lament my fate.
And as of YET, a chorus of masked assholes has not shown up to loudly lament my fate.
December 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
C'mon, academia dot edu. Don't do me like that. Yes, as w/ many: my 2025 did indeed suck in some bold new ways... but I wasn't - like, the main character, jeez.
And as of YET, a chorus of masked assholes has not shown up to loudly lament my fate.
And as of YET, a chorus of masked assholes has not shown up to loudly lament my fate.
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The Killing Stone, starring Emma Gregory & Liam O'Brien - comes out in early 2026. You play a legendary occult master, like Dr. Faustus. Make & break pacts with Hell, save a cursed family, and beat the Devil at his own game. You can even play in 1600s English!🕯️
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
The Killing Stone on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of de...
store.steampowered.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The Killing Stone, starring Emma Gregory & Liam O'Brien - comes out in early 2026. You play a legendary occult master, like Dr. Faustus. Make & break pacts with Hell, save a cursed family, and beat the Devil at his own game. You can even play in 1600s English!🕯️
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
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Show me how your 2025 went
December 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Show me how your 2025 went
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We're enjoying the long dark of winter by cozying up with the demons of Vakenatt. Please come join us by the fire. Wishing everyone a very happy holiday from all of us @questiongames.bsky.social.
youtu.be/InLlIww1Akc?...
#yulelog #InGameFireplace #GamingYuleLog #HolidayGaming
youtu.be/InLlIww1Akc?...
#yulelog #InGameFireplace #GamingYuleLog #HolidayGaming
The Killing Stone - Yule Log - 2025
YouTube video by Question
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We're enjoying the long dark of winter by cozying up with the demons of Vakenatt. Please come join us by the fire. Wishing everyone a very happy holiday from all of us @questiongames.bsky.social.
youtu.be/InLlIww1Akc?...
#yulelog #InGameFireplace #GamingYuleLog #HolidayGaming
youtu.be/InLlIww1Akc?...
#yulelog #InGameFireplace #GamingYuleLog #HolidayGaming
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Having a save-anywhere save/load system and a bug reporter that uploads save files to the cloud is like a cheat code for game development. I was able to load a save file from July to confirm that a change I made today wouldn't break the thing from 5 months ago.
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Having a save-anywhere save/load system and a bug reporter that uploads save files to the cloud is like a cheat code for game development. I was able to load a save file from July to confirm that a change I made today wouldn't break the thing from 5 months ago.
WTF nooo. BHVR wisely has a grandfather-clause for existing owners, etc - but licensors, take a seat:
If you license your precious OC: being in > one game is a WIN. This short-sighted, grabby policy which sterilizes *retroactive* competition says "don't buy the new thing, it hates the fans."
If you license your precious OC: being in > one game is a WIN. This short-sighted, grabby policy which sterilizes *retroactive* competition says "don't buy the new thing, it hates the fans."
December 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
WTF nooo. BHVR wisely has a grandfather-clause for existing owners, etc - but licensors, take a seat:
If you license your precious OC: being in > one game is a WIN. This short-sighted, grabby policy which sterilizes *retroactive* competition says "don't buy the new thing, it hates the fans."
If you license your precious OC: being in > one game is a WIN. This short-sighted, grabby policy which sterilizes *retroactive* competition says "don't buy the new thing, it hates the fans."
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Monthly Halloween 65
December 1989
December 1989
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Monthly Halloween 65
December 1989
December 1989
I made a huge mistake, Reader
I described a demon in @thekillingstone.com as a Sexless Bronze Sunburst, and these gamers...
they're trying to sex him
I described a demon in @thekillingstone.com as a Sexless Bronze Sunburst, and these gamers...
they're trying to sex him
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I made a huge mistake, Reader
I described a demon in @thekillingstone.com as a Sexless Bronze Sunburst, and these gamers...
they're trying to sex him
I described a demon in @thekillingstone.com as a Sexless Bronze Sunburst, and these gamers...
they're trying to sex him
I've snapped, I think. I wrote so many versions of "I'm shooting you and justifying it real good" in my AAA years-
...that one of the demons in The Killing Stone is just going to compliment you too hard for the context, like your auntie losing her absolute *shit* over your preschool macaroni art
...that one of the demons in The Killing Stone is just going to compliment you too hard for the context, like your auntie losing her absolute *shit* over your preschool macaroni art
December 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I've snapped, I think. I wrote so many versions of "I'm shooting you and justifying it real good" in my AAA years-
...that one of the demons in The Killing Stone is just going to compliment you too hard for the context, like your auntie losing her absolute *shit* over your preschool macaroni art
...that one of the demons in The Killing Stone is just going to compliment you too hard for the context, like your auntie losing her absolute *shit* over your preschool macaroni art
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It was only a few months in, but our next game was feeling like it might be a long, hard, and not super fun road to make.
So I started tinkering with something else, and it clicked much faster, and we like it more, so we're switching!
More thoughts, and a little glimpse:
youtu.be/GYJGmX5iGbw .
So I started tinkering with something else, and it clicked much faster, and we like it more, so we're switching!
More thoughts, and a little glimpse:
youtu.be/GYJGmX5iGbw .
Why we're switching projects
YouTube video by Tom Francis
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It was only a few months in, but our next game was feeling like it might be a long, hard, and not super fun road to make.
So I started tinkering with something else, and it clicked much faster, and we like it more, so we're switching!
More thoughts, and a little glimpse:
youtu.be/GYJGmX5iGbw .
So I started tinkering with something else, and it clicked much faster, and we like it more, so we're switching!
More thoughts, and a little glimpse:
youtu.be/GYJGmX5iGbw .
the sheer bile I'm hearing expressed, on dev & dev-friendly streams, right now ... it's almost art unto itself
I am now seeing a kind of ritual... cleansing purpose for this ghastly reconstruction of 2010
A mass catharsis event. GK is a sort of collective ... cringe jesus
I am now seeing a kind of ritual... cleansing purpose for this ghastly reconstruction of 2010
A mass catharsis event. GK is a sort of collective ... cringe jesus
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
the sheer bile I'm hearing expressed, on dev & dev-friendly streams, right now ... it's almost art unto itself
I am now seeing a kind of ritual... cleansing purpose for this ghastly reconstruction of 2010
A mass catharsis event. GK is a sort of collective ... cringe jesus
I am now seeing a kind of ritual... cleansing purpose for this ghastly reconstruction of 2010
A mass catharsis event. GK is a sort of collective ... cringe jesus
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Hearing VAs like Starr, Mercer, Hale, etc in TGA trailers: 😍😍
Hearing random celebrity VAs in TGA trailers:
Hearing random celebrity VAs in TGA trailers:
a close up of a woman 's face with a slight smile on her face .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a slight smile on her face .
media.tenor.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Hearing VAs like Starr, Mercer, Hale, etc in TGA trailers: 😍😍
Hearing random celebrity VAs in TGA trailers:
Hearing random celebrity VAs in TGA trailers:
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I know all you Twin Peaks fans are aware of how the falls normally look, so. Behold how badly the rain is flooding WA rn
Mid-afternoon update at Snoqualmie Falls. Water levels are currently at 19.4 feet, nearly a foot and a half higher than yesterday!
Tomorrow morning it will make a run at the all-time record water level #wawx
Tomorrow morning it will make a run at the all-time record water level #wawx
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I know all you Twin Peaks fans are aware of how the falls normally look, so. Behold how badly the rain is flooding WA rn
Behold my "Horse Girl Dark Triad"
Ripe Nið - the grudge queen.
The quip is WIP, and there's debug info in the screenshot, but I don't care, I love her, and she can see you right now
Ripe Nið - the grudge queen.
The quip is WIP, and there's debug info in the screenshot, but I don't care, I love her, and she can see you right now
December 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Behold my "Horse Girl Dark Triad"
Ripe Nið - the grudge queen.
The quip is WIP, and there's debug info in the screenshot, but I don't care, I love her, and she can see you right now
Ripe Nið - the grudge queen.
The quip is WIP, and there's debug info in the screenshot, but I don't care, I love her, and she can see you right now
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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If you followed me after seeing the Final Fantasy dialogue slide, here's the chance to attend a workshop from the authors of that research.
Interactive #dialogue is a key mechanic in #videogames for giving the player a sense of agency. Can we improve player experiences by taking inspiration from real life conversations? Join our free online workshop for game developers, writers and researchers www.eventbrite.com/e/1977041007...
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you followed me after seeing the Final Fantasy dialogue slide, here's the chance to attend a workshop from the authors of that research.
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i can’t do tutorial sections anymore. i need gameplay right now. i need you to pile every system into my brain immediately. i need the video game tutorial equivalent of being knocked over the head with a crowbar, only to wake up in Cancun with one kidney and my venmo fully drained. just fuck me up
December 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i can’t do tutorial sections anymore. i need gameplay right now. i need you to pile every system into my brain immediately. i need the video game tutorial equivalent of being knocked over the head with a crowbar, only to wake up in Cancun with one kidney and my venmo fully drained. just fuck me up