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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 21h

every two years I try to write the cyberpunk neon bubblegum gunfuck of my dreams, and every two years I write the same game and give up

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 22h

All the bands I listen to have profile pictures where they look really upset, angry or disappointed to see me

Massive Attack have had it up to HERE with you

Get the fuck out of Nine Inch Nails' house before they kill you with hammers

Radiohead have brought you to this hotel meeting room to address the concerning matter of your cocaine addiction

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 1d

oh that's in the Hole Zone. They lost the rights before they got round to naming it

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 1d

orificial

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 1d

whatever it is you mean by that, I'm out

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

“I’m strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm” of course you do. You’re twelve. “I don’t want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal” hell yeah homie you’re twelve. “Maybe if there’s crime we should just send the army” bless your heart my twelve year old buddy

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 1d

shout out to "orifice." Disgusting word. Perfect. Thanks Orifice.

Thorifice.

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 1d

thanks for doing this. pleased to see that the future is kind of shite, as I had expected

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1-900-HOTDOG @1900hotdog.bsky.social · 1d

In this week's FREE article, @seemoreevil.bsky.social makes a friend! An AI friend. Yes, he bought one of those AI necklaces and wore it for comedy science. Everyone read his article and say thank you, or I'm sorry. 1900hotdog.com/2025/10/upse...

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 2d

Too strong in my current form

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Rowan Rook and Decard @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social · 2d

Surprise! I have joined the fearsome and terrible hive at RRD, and will be the new Soc Media wretch!
Lots of love and mouth full of dice, Naomi xoxo

Graphic to introduce Naomi as the new social media manager. There's a smiling close up on a polaroid, an ink drawing of Heike by Sar Cousins and a photo of Naomi on a podcast stage at dragonmeet. A piece of paper has some notes on it. It says "hello" "I'm taking the social media going forward, made HEART an actual play podcast and played heike. Secretly plans to kill grant in a pit trap by 2035"

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alex krokus @alexkrokus.bsky.social · 2d

i swear i was just there to use the zipline!! the zipline!!

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 3d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 3d

Pikes are far too long. Can’t photograph ‘em properly

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 3d

Sad little robot guy

Photograph of a miniature made using the Landsknecht kit from Warlord Games. He has a big pipe for a head and he’s wearing a fancy hat. His fancy clothes are painted blue and red. His pike has been modified into a sci-fi weapon with a glowing green point and a cable running down to a backpack.

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 3d

Implied but never stated yeah. They have some questionable drawings of the bee

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 4d

one of the rival factions wants to sell the bee to make earrings in Spire and another wants to eat it

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 4d

Heart scenario design is tricky but fun; you need to keep things absurd but grounded, tragic but wonderful, daft but disgusting. To that end I have written a world-ending adventure which focuses around one (1) bee

HOOK
A decrepit Deep Apiarist approaches the delvers and speaks: the walls between worlds are thinner than ever, and the crimson undoing that splinters the real will soon arise and destroy us all. They press a single bee (very gently) into your hand, casting a rheumy eye around themselves as they do, and beseech you to take this Queen to an empty hive beside Wardstone Nasonov (Heart, pXX) - and from there she will reinforce the wards that sustain the universe. “Worry not,” they croak, “for I will be with you every step of the way,” whereupon they drop dead and a hundred bees swarm out of their mouth and ears.

You hear a shout from across the cavern - “There! They have it!” - and someone opens fire. Someone else returns fire from behind you. It seems like this is a very important bee.

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 4d

at the very least it needs an H

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 5d

although they can't hold a candle to the cunty little power boleros the new Emperor's Children have access to

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 5d

new space wolves are good too. got those sleeveless power armoured vests

photo of the space wolves pack leader miniature. he's wearing a full suit of powered armour but no sleeves or helmet. he's carrying a sword.

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Spooky Docrimbo 🔜 PAXU @docrimbo.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, I made a game for @gshowitt.bsky.social's game jam on itch! I've already submitted it, but I would love to get feedback from folks here too! It's pay-what-you-can: ampersandwich.itch.io/witchcar

Special shoutout to @cyberelladraws.bsky.social for doodles!

The Witch is Dead (But We Have Her Car Keys) by Docrimbo

A mash-hack of

ampersandwich.itch.io

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 6d

plus they're free! so that's another barrier gone, I guess

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 7d

Positive Pig is honestly a bit much, like it's her whole deal, but her heart's in the right place

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