H. Rudd
@hlruddauthor.bsky.social
Alabamian living in MA. Horror and fantasy lover. Allegedly a writer. Atheist. Grumpy progressive. Kinda fussy but not that bad, I swear.
Does he look like anything bad has ever happened to him?
August 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Does he look like anything bad has ever happened to him?
He's pointless but I love him
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
August 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
He's pointless but I love him
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
(Yes, I know about his eyes. So does the vet. It's managed.)
Seems like a good excuse to post this
August 6, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Seems like a good excuse to post this
Also! I'm a southerner who transplanted to New England, and I grow my own.
July 31, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Also! I'm a southerner who transplanted to New England, and I grow my own.
My okra is huge this year!
July 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My okra is huge this year!
Just me at 3 AM, playing with my rectangles #magicthegathering
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Just me at 3 AM, playing with my rectangles #magicthegathering
Not sure how I missed that check box :)
That is very helpful. My next question - if I go through and choose the printings I want (which I do care about), will it actually preserve that in the final version of the order?
That is very helpful. My next question - if I go through and choose the printings I want (which I do care about), will it actually preserve that in the final version of the order?
July 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Not sure how I missed that check box :)
That is very helpful. My next question - if I go through and choose the printings I want (which I do care about), will it actually preserve that in the final version of the order?
That is very helpful. My next question - if I go through and choose the printings I want (which I do care about), will it actually preserve that in the final version of the order?
I really like the huge mushroom forest in World of Warcraft...I think that's the only one I've seen now that I think about it.
July 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I really like the huge mushroom forest in World of Warcraft...I think that's the only one I've seen now that I think about it.
She's here! I really wish there was an in-universe version of her, but I'm still excited. #magicthegathering
July 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
She's here! I really wish there was an in-universe version of her, but I'm still excited. #magicthegathering
A new crop of books for the lending library
June 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A new crop of books for the lending library
#aprilworldbuilders day 23
My setting has a zodiac (12 months, just like the real world), and mages' familiars will always take on the shape of their star sign. Some variation is possible but they'll stay in the same general range.
Some are actually animals...
My setting has a zodiac (12 months, just like the real world), and mages' familiars will always take on the shape of their star sign. Some variation is possible but they'll stay in the same general range.
Some are actually animals...
April 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#aprilworldbuilders day 23
My setting has a zodiac (12 months, just like the real world), and mages' familiars will always take on the shape of their star sign. Some variation is possible but they'll stay in the same general range.
Some are actually animals...
My setting has a zodiac (12 months, just like the real world), and mages' familiars will always take on the shape of their star sign. Some variation is possible but they'll stay in the same general range.
Some are actually animals...
#aprilworldbuilders day 22
The moon in my setting represents both the domain of the death god, and his metaphorical body. It's kinda like the bread=flesh of Christ thing. Don't worry about it.
The SECOND moon didn't appear in the sky until he took a mortal wife....
The moon in my setting represents both the domain of the death god, and his metaphorical body. It's kinda like the bread=flesh of Christ thing. Don't worry about it.
The SECOND moon didn't appear in the sky until he took a mortal wife....
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#aprilworldbuilders day 22
The moon in my setting represents both the domain of the death god, and his metaphorical body. It's kinda like the bread=flesh of Christ thing. Don't worry about it.
The SECOND moon didn't appear in the sky until he took a mortal wife....
The moon in my setting represents both the domain of the death god, and his metaphorical body. It's kinda like the bread=flesh of Christ thing. Don't worry about it.
The SECOND moon didn't appear in the sky until he took a mortal wife....
#aprilworldbuilders day 20
Prior to the empire, few salamanders from ANY of their kingdoms (four, all scattered across many volcanic islands) routinely interacted peacefully with other races. Other people were essentially regarded as either dangerous invaders or food. Or both.
Prior to the empire, few salamanders from ANY of their kingdoms (four, all scattered across many volcanic islands) routinely interacted peacefully with other races. Other people were essentially regarded as either dangerous invaders or food. Or both.
April 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#aprilworldbuilders day 20
Prior to the empire, few salamanders from ANY of their kingdoms (four, all scattered across many volcanic islands) routinely interacted peacefully with other races. Other people were essentially regarded as either dangerous invaders or food. Or both.
Prior to the empire, few salamanders from ANY of their kingdoms (four, all scattered across many volcanic islands) routinely interacted peacefully with other races. Other people were essentially regarded as either dangerous invaders or food. Or both.
#aprilworldbuilders day 19
Salamanders are given some special legal privileges in the empire, since it could not have formed without their participation in a civil war. They're exempt from conscription and women are allowed in roles that human women are often excluded from.
Salamanders are given some special legal privileges in the empire, since it could not have formed without their participation in a civil war. They're exempt from conscription and women are allowed in roles that human women are often excluded from.
April 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
#aprilworldbuilders day 19
Salamanders are given some special legal privileges in the empire, since it could not have formed without their participation in a civil war. They're exempt from conscription and women are allowed in roles that human women are often excluded from.
Salamanders are given some special legal privileges in the empire, since it could not have formed without their participation in a civil war. They're exempt from conscription and women are allowed in roles that human women are often excluded from.
#aprilworldbuilders Day 18
Salamanders are tough as nails, so they fight a lot. And I mean a LOT. Brawls are common and viewed as a healthy way to communicate. Your friend say something irritating? Shove. Someone say something kinda rude? Give em a small bite.
Salamanders are tough as nails, so they fight a lot. And I mean a LOT. Brawls are common and viewed as a healthy way to communicate. Your friend say something irritating? Shove. Someone say something kinda rude? Give em a small bite.
April 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
#aprilworldbuilders Day 18
Salamanders are tough as nails, so they fight a lot. And I mean a LOT. Brawls are common and viewed as a healthy way to communicate. Your friend say something irritating? Shove. Someone say something kinda rude? Give em a small bite.
Salamanders are tough as nails, so they fight a lot. And I mean a LOT. Brawls are common and viewed as a healthy way to communicate. Your friend say something irritating? Shove. Someone say something kinda rude? Give em a small bite.
#aprilworldbuilders day 17
Salamanders are able to produce fire from a special lobe in their lungs. They also have access to elemental magic that humans do not, and have ultra-dense bones and metabolize protein well. They're far stronger and tougher than they look.
Salamanders are able to produce fire from a special lobe in their lungs. They also have access to elemental magic that humans do not, and have ultra-dense bones and metabolize protein well. They're far stronger and tougher than they look.
April 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#aprilworldbuilders day 17
Salamanders are able to produce fire from a special lobe in their lungs. They also have access to elemental magic that humans do not, and have ultra-dense bones and metabolize protein well. They're far stronger and tougher than they look.
Salamanders are able to produce fire from a special lobe in their lungs. They also have access to elemental magic that humans do not, and have ultra-dense bones and metabolize protein well. They're far stronger and tougher than they look.
#aprilworldbuilders day 16
My salamanders are obligate carnivores. They can eat plant material for the bulk of their diet, but without enough meat they fall to what they refer to as the "second hunger". They will become weak, gradually go blind, and eventually experience seizures and death.
My salamanders are obligate carnivores. They can eat plant material for the bulk of their diet, but without enough meat they fall to what they refer to as the "second hunger". They will become weak, gradually go blind, and eventually experience seizures and death.
April 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
#aprilworldbuilders day 16
My salamanders are obligate carnivores. They can eat plant material for the bulk of their diet, but without enough meat they fall to what they refer to as the "second hunger". They will become weak, gradually go blind, and eventually experience seizures and death.
My salamanders are obligate carnivores. They can eat plant material for the bulk of their diet, but without enough meat they fall to what they refer to as the "second hunger". They will become weak, gradually go blind, and eventually experience seizures and death.
#aprilworldbuilders day 15
My setting is fairly low fantasy in terms of other races/species. There are four, all of which are more like demi-humans.
The most prominent are salamanders. They're not actually amphibian-like; they're largely human in appearance, but I've named my elemental races...
My setting is fairly low fantasy in terms of other races/species. There are four, all of which are more like demi-humans.
The most prominent are salamanders. They're not actually amphibian-like; they're largely human in appearance, but I've named my elemental races...
April 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#aprilworldbuilders day 15
My setting is fairly low fantasy in terms of other races/species. There are four, all of which are more like demi-humans.
The most prominent are salamanders. They're not actually amphibian-like; they're largely human in appearance, but I've named my elemental races...
My setting is fairly low fantasy in terms of other races/species. There are four, all of which are more like demi-humans.
The most prominent are salamanders. They're not actually amphibian-like; they're largely human in appearance, but I've named my elemental races...
#aprilworldbuilders Day 9
Provinces are ruled by lords, but their power is much reduced since the empire was founded. The emperor stripped a lot of their power, though they still have far too much.
Merchant cities sometimes are granted their own degrees of autonomy, and smaller towns....
Provinces are ruled by lords, but their power is much reduced since the empire was founded. The emperor stripped a lot of their power, though they still have far too much.
Merchant cities sometimes are granted their own degrees of autonomy, and smaller towns....
April 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
#aprilworldbuilders Day 9
Provinces are ruled by lords, but their power is much reduced since the empire was founded. The emperor stripped a lot of their power, though they still have far too much.
Merchant cities sometimes are granted their own degrees of autonomy, and smaller towns....
Provinces are ruled by lords, but their power is much reduced since the empire was founded. The emperor stripped a lot of their power, though they still have far too much.
Merchant cities sometimes are granted their own degrees of autonomy, and smaller towns....
#aprilworldbuilders
The MS takes place largely in a city called Trenar. It's the imposing seat of an autocratic theocracy, and it's designed to project grandeur. It's burned down roughly 25 years before the start of the story, but enjoyed an unprecedented rebuilding.
The MS takes place largely in a city called Trenar. It's the imposing seat of an autocratic theocracy, and it's designed to project grandeur. It's burned down roughly 25 years before the start of the story, but enjoyed an unprecedented rebuilding.
April 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
#aprilworldbuilders
The MS takes place largely in a city called Trenar. It's the imposing seat of an autocratic theocracy, and it's designed to project grandeur. It's burned down roughly 25 years before the start of the story, but enjoyed an unprecedented rebuilding.
The MS takes place largely in a city called Trenar. It's the imposing seat of an autocratic theocracy, and it's designed to project grandeur. It's burned down roughly 25 years before the start of the story, but enjoyed an unprecedented rebuilding.
#aprilworldbuilders day 7: Snippet blade/bow
I have lots of options for solid snippets, but instead of cherrypicking a favorite I'm going to pick one from the section of the WIP I am presently working on. Rough draft! #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity
I have lots of options for solid snippets, but instead of cherrypicking a favorite I'm going to pick one from the section of the WIP I am presently working on. Rough draft! #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity
April 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
#aprilworldbuilders day 7: Snippet blade/bow
I have lots of options for solid snippets, but instead of cherrypicking a favorite I'm going to pick one from the section of the WIP I am presently working on. Rough draft! #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity
I have lots of options for solid snippets, but instead of cherrypicking a favorite I'm going to pick one from the section of the WIP I am presently working on. Rough draft! #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #writingcommunity