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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1h

When I have the money to join (I'm disabled and in poverty, I don't hide that) then I am again. Been a Green voter in a Tory/Reform area for my entire life - I hope things can change.

Been considering standing myself just to try set that change going.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1h

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 2h

This is the closest to a picture of me that you're likely to see in the wild XD

And yes, it's a hint to the secret #ttrpg project!

a comic style rough sketch of a short man in a suit wearing a warriors helm and having a huge beard being drawn in by the purple haired larger woman in the bottom frame of the page . he is asking can you give me a hand? as the woman is drawing his arm and she asks and a sword? He is listed as the bearded halfling, weapons nerd, ttrpg writer, forever gm, youtuber, creator of the fantasy guide series . the woman is listed as artist for wondrous environments and daemon eater, creator of horror comics, another forever gm, ttrpg writer and her name is joy .

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 2h

Those people are just fucking tragic. XD

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 4h

Updated my username as I feel more comfortable with it now.

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🖤オクトゲイシャ🔞♿️🖤[partner push] @octogeisha.bsky.social · 5h

all mediums of art welcome but ai !

🖤オクトゲイシャ🔞♿️🖤[partner push] @octogeisha.bsky.social · 1d

CALLING ARTISTS !
CALLING CREATIVES!

DO YOU LIKE SUPPORTING ARTISTS/ CREATIVES WHO ARENT USE OF AI!

IF SO PLEASE TAKE PART IN MY SHOWCASE!
(LINK IN COMMENTS) NO AI PLEASE!
#ART #ARTISTS #CREATIVES #SHOWCASE

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 17h

It's almost time! #ttrpg people, if you want this lovely physical book with lovely art ABOUT HORRIFYING THINGS, JUST ELDRITCH EVIL THINGS, then you have a few hours left!❤️

Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning! Go follow this for hot titty witches and a game in a seriously beautiful but fucked up #ttrpg world please.

I did the inner #art for it, and it's been such fun!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/211...

Daemon Eater: An Eldritch Apocalypse TTRPG

Doomed heroes fighting for a better world they will never get to live in.

www.kickstarter.com

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 17h

Create the device and special dice to go with it that are safe to melt?

Hard wax dice?

Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 17h

It's almost time! #ttrpg people, if you want this lovely physical book with lovely art ABOUT HORRIFYING THINGS, JUST ELDRITCH EVIL THINGS, then you have a few hours left!❤️

Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning! Go follow this for hot titty witches and a game in a seriously beautiful but fucked up #ttrpg world please.

I did the inner #art for it, and it's been such fun!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/211...

Daemon Eater: An Eldritch Apocalypse TTRPG

Doomed heroes fighting for a better world they will never get to live in.

www.kickstarter.com

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 20h

Time to chill and listen to some live old-school punk with a modern message while I work on my historical calamity lesbians: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzX0...

LIVE at The Hobbit – “I Don’t Give a Fuck” by Call in Sick

YouTube video by Call In Sick

www.youtube.com

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 20h

So, I forgot to eat today (making up for it now) and got tons of work done across a few projects!

Damn you, mortal frame and your lust for cronuts, you hold me back!

Anyhow, here's an incomplete vid for a solo cosmic horror #ttrpg I'm still working on:

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 20h

youtube.com/shorts/hA1i1...

"What's My Foundation?" does look very helpful.

What's My Foundation Kickstarter #ttrpg #dnd

YouTube video by The Welsh DM

youtube.com

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Before the Joy Makes Monster name, this was what I used for my site XD

A rough doodle of an angry seagull looks to the camera with the words violence pigeon doodles around the frame.

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Still thinking about that last starting point. Suggestions?

Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

'Number Station' is based across #Europe in 2000. You start in Britain, with several different locations to choose from.

Glasgow, #Scotland
Cornforth, #England
1 not yet chosen.

You journey across Europe, triangulating the location of a radio signal.

Of your own screams.

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

'Number Station' is based across #Europe in 2000. You start in Britain, with several different locations to choose from.

Glasgow, #Scotland
Cornforth, #England
1 not yet chosen.

You journey across Europe, triangulating the location of a radio signal.

Of your own screams.

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Anyhow, let's have some good news to cleanse the timeline!

Secret #ttrpg project landing page goes live on Friday night AND my anti-fascism travel ttrpg 'Number Station' is hitting Kickstarter on March 21st, 2026!

Here's some more info about it, and it's history: 🧵

the character image for the nurse from number station ttrpg, showing a screaming woman against the background of a red cross .

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Melsonian Arts Council @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io · 1d

If you're a RPG designer in (or near enough) to London and want to run a promotional intro game in our little shop, get in touch. We've got a weirdly large pool of TTRPG-curious people chatting to us every day. NAB THEM BEFORE 5E GETS THEM!

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, Chat GPT, how much of a chefs kiss is this video?

No, I don't think rat poison helps rating systems.

Cris @crisvector.com · 1d

Chat GPT

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Me at council meetings.

WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 1d

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I forget a word or phrase my brain makes one up on the fly - can't remember "mausoleum"? Try "Dead People House". Forget the word "seagull"? Try "Violence Pigeon".

Hubby wishes his brain did that.

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 6d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

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1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
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All region numbers here (and here )

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Paypal

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

They look fantastic, very stylised!

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Veena Beena 🔞 @veenabeenaart.bsky.social · 1d

WIP thumbnails 11 and 12 for our class key art! another 9+ hour day, needs refinement but i survived. the first one gets weirder the longer u look at the details. the investigator's pose was from @trueref.bsky.social and im proud of it!
#art #beginnerartist #sketch #wip #ttrpg #indiettrpg

50s noir style lovecraftian investigator where everything is just a little off

barista with a hidden staff making coffee for two soldiers in power armor

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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 1d

I'm once again asking anyone else who's trans/gnc affiliated with Brown University who wants to speak on record to please reach out ...

More info here:

www.sandyernestallen.com/announcements

reposts/sharing this with anyone you know is greatly appreciated, thanks!

#brownuniversity

STORY SOURCE CALL: I’m looking for Brown University-affiliated trans/gnc people (especially trans/gnc alumni, students, staff) and any others who feel affected by the university’s transphobic actions and are interested in speaking with me for a potential upcoming reported piece. (If you’ve not read them already, check out my Boston Globe op-ed blasting the university’s administration, as well as my Assigned Media essay about my time as a closeted trans student back when.) For those who want to share their stories and are concerned for whatever reason, you can request anonymity if you like in your initial email. Please write me via my contact form.

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Sally Beaumont- Voice Actor & Game Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder: if you’re a chronically ill or disabled voice actor, I see how hard you’re working and you’re awesome.

It is a hard road, but make no mistake that your perspective and experience is valuable and needed.

Take care of yourselves, and keep going.

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Joy Makes Monsters - General Art Goblin! @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Can we just appreciate the framing on the article subtitle?

He was away, living his best life, then the Noble Prize Committee rudely interrupted.

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