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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 11h

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

How are the Ennies designed?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?

www.explorersdesign.com

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 2d

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A Purple person is standing holding a clipboard. A Blue Person sits at a laptop.
Blue Person: Woohoo. I’m the CEO of a social media platform.

Panel 2:
Purple person: We should hire a PR person to interact with the public
Blue Person begins to type on laptop and says: Nope. Gonna do all that myself

Panel 3:
Purple person looks concerned and says: Really…but…

Panel 4:
Purple person: You’re such a whiny little fucking baby

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BasiliskOnline🦎 @basiliskonline.bsky.social · 1d

Group right now:
- Cyclops Necromancers
- Satyr Bard
- Kraken Swashbuckler
- Minotaur Guardian

Using Battlezoo Bestiary greek myth options!

BasiliskOnline🦎 @basiliskonline.bsky.social · 1d

My #PF2E #Mythspeaker game on @startplaying.bsky.social just had its session 0 and got characters situated, however we still got nearly two weeks till the first session, so its not too late to jump in! #ProGM #ttrpg startplaying.games/adventure/cm...

Join Epic Greek Myth, Pathfinder Style! [Battlezoo Options] - Discord / Foundry VTT - Pathfinder 2e | StartPlaying Games

Session 0 has happened, but it's not too late! Session 1 starts on Oct 20th! Current Group: - Cyclops Necromancer - Satyr Bard - Minotaur Guardian - Kraken Swashbuckler Off the coast of Casmaron lie...

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 14h

That would be excellent

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 15h

A useful illustration of the limits of liberal identity politics.

It's astounding to see self-described progressives lose their minds over the successes of a Jewish female entrepreneur and intellect in @bariweiss, and a wildly successful Black man in @VanJones68. I guess equity, diversity, and inclusion don't mean as much as they've told us.

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

Co signed, @sheppiisometrics.bsky.social puts in so much time perfecting these, and they are always superb.

Dan Talks Games @dantalksgames.bsky.social · 1d

Looking at my collection of @sheppiisometrics.bsky.social tokens I downloaded and guys I cannot stress, this art is GORGEOUS, please support them if possible, they deserve it. #ttrpg #dnd #pathfinder2e

Sheppi TSRodriguez | Patreon

creating Isometric Art and 2D Assets

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

Doofoe?

a man with a mustache is sitting at a table and making a face .

Alt: Willem Defoe with a mustache is sitting at a table, shaking his head and making his signature wicked grin face .

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Tristan Elwell @tristanelwell.bsky.social · 1d

If you see this post a goth or punk girl
#artsky

YOU RANG?

Cartoon sketch of a girl with heavy eyeliner, dark lipstick and straight, black bangs that come down to her eyes. Captioned "Nobody sees my eyebrows... nobody."

Pen-and-ink sketch of the Anadin Brothers, the female backup dancers for Doctor and the Medics. The have white faces, black eye makeup, very long black hair, flower crowns, and white gowns. Their nails, lips, and some of the flowers are bright red.

A pencil sketch of Tairrie B (My Ruin). She has a pale, oval face with heavy eye makeup and lipstick, and a tangled rat's nest of long, teased black hair.

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Harkthorn @harkthorn.bsky.social · 1d

Hyacinth macaw sketch. Originally just ballpoint pen, but I added the yellow digitally, then flat blue and grey too because why not at that point

-3197 🎨🐡🪶 #art

A ballpoint pen sketch of a hyacinth macaw, from the chest up, viewed mostly from the side with it facing to the right of the image. The beak is open slightly. Flat digital colours have been added

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

Praying these cyclops are siblings that blink at the same.👁️💀👁️💀

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

@basiliskonline.bsky.social is a great GM. Solid on rules and works to ensure the group are co-creators in the world and themes you're exploring. Open and invites feedback, recommend 10/10. #ttrpg #proGM

BasiliskOnline🦎 @basiliskonline.bsky.social · 1d

Group right now:
- Cyclops Necromancers
- Satyr Bard
- Kraken Swashbuckler
- Minotaur Guardian

Using Battlezoo Bestiary greek myth options!

BasiliskOnline🦎 @basiliskonline.bsky.social · 1d

My #PF2E #Mythspeaker game on @startplaying.bsky.social just had its session 0 and got characters situated, however we still got nearly two weeks till the first session, so its not too late to jump in! #ProGM #ttrpg startplaying.games/adventure/cm...

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 3d

🎨 If you're an #illustrator or generally fall under the umbrella of visual designer with #commissionsopen, this thread is for you.
Post your info/links below, support each other, and I'll repost on check in!

🚫 I won't repost image posts lacking Alt text.

🚫 No genAI, I don't court con-artists.

A winged, mummified skeletal sorcerer in tattered robes, ceremonial necklaces and feathers wielding a fiery staff and wreathed in a spectral orange glow.

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Dungeons & Possums @dungeonsandpossums.com · 2d

It is Monday evening. A new week is in progress! 😊

Speaking of progress, cancel Disney+ and consider supporting some of the artists, authors, and establishments here: dungeonsandpossums.com/2025/09/thin...

For example, the great @johnlattaart.bsky.social, whose art could fill your next project!

Things to Support With Your #$%* Disney Money - Dungeons & Possums

You recently told Disney to thaw the cryogenically-frozen cranium of Walt hisself so you could look him in his dead eyes and tell him to fuck off face to face. Congratulations! You've reclaimed $20som...

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

I'm diabetic. Type 1. If I said nothing, you wouldn't have known. Likely wouldn't have cared. I'm 6'1", not noticeably obese, and can slide into an adventuring party like a duck into water.

But as any warlock does, I need time to commune with my patron, Nopancreas, thru elixirs and consumables. 💉🍬

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

I'd never heard of Dawnsbury Days, but you kind of just sold me now. 👌

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

I think you've done a good job just exploring the way this character exists as they are in the breakdowns. And that's what matters. The "have to have a good reason" is only ever a eugenics rug pull.

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh shit so it's like improved/highly flexible version of 4e warlord? Damn.

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 1d

TTRPG creators, there are innumerable reasons, and a nigh indescribable bliss to be found, if you dare learn to draw. And at least, if you do not, it's cool for you to learn some of the basics, since you will sooner and later need to work with artists:

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A Comprehensive Guide to TTRPG Art Commissioning & Licensing | Araukana

Get more from Araukana on Patreon

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 2d

Good list to keep track of, thanks D&P. 👌👀

Dungeons & Possums @dungeonsandpossums.com · 2d

It is Monday evening. A new week is in progress! 😊

Speaking of progress, cancel Disney+ and consider supporting some of the artists, authors, and establishments here: dungeonsandpossums.com/2025/09/thin...

For example, the great @johnlattaart.bsky.social, whose art could fill your next project!

Things to Support With Your #$%* Disney Money - Dungeons & Possums

You recently told Disney to thaw the cryogenically-frozen cranium of Walt hisself so you could look him in his dead eyes and tell him to fuck off face to face. Congratulations! You've reclaimed $20som...

dungeonsandpossums.com

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 2d

Appreciate it, thanks very much. Good list to keep track of. 💚

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 2d

This is excellent, I'm grinning. 👌

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John Latta Art - TTRPG Illustrator @johnlattaart.bsky.social · 2d

You nailed putting that dynamic into words, I think you burned a hole through his brain.

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Celeste Trianon @celeste.lgbt · 2d

Friendly reminder that it didn’t all begin on 7 October 2023.

It began with the Balfour Declaration of 1917, the Nakba since 1948, the Six-Day War of 1967, the full blockade of Gaza since 2007, and so much more.

The genocide in Palestine is the culmination of racism and settler colonialism.

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BoOOOOOoOOoooOOOOoog @das-boog.bsky.social · 2d

thanks for this! I'm an illustrator with a sale going on for halloween themed comms at vgen.co/Boog! I've also got a comic on itch at hence-boog.itch.io/worst-girl-i... and a patreon that gives advance previews of my projects and priority for comms at patreon.com/InkandRubbish

Boog (@Boog)

Check out Boog's commissions and portfolio! | Heya! I’m Boog; cartoonist, illustrator, wife guy and occasional horror streamer. Comms open soon once I understand this platform ...

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