Sable Zobel
@sablezobel.bsky.social
Game developer. Currently working on Nine Sigils to Midnight.
Why wouldn't this sort of power totally warp the setting?
Because it's symbolic. Something something thaumagnetic interference patterns lol idk. I don't *want* players to overthink hobbits and eagles. I want them to focus on what is being conveyed. Vibes and allegory.
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Because it's symbolic. Something something thaumagnetic interference patterns lol idk. I don't *want* players to overthink hobbits and eagles. I want them to focus on what is being conveyed. Vibes and allegory.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Why wouldn't this sort of power totally warp the setting?
Because it's symbolic. Something something thaumagnetic interference patterns lol idk. I don't *want* players to overthink hobbits and eagles. I want them to focus on what is being conveyed. Vibes and allegory.
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Because it's symbolic. Something something thaumagnetic interference patterns lol idk. I don't *want* players to overthink hobbits and eagles. I want them to focus on what is being conveyed. Vibes and allegory.
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Some aspects of the plot don't really make sense if taken at face value. There's a seer who predicts the future and essentially telegrams assassination targets to his past self to retroactively assure his targets never come into being.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Some aspects of the plot don't really make sense if taken at face value. There's a seer who predicts the future and essentially telegrams assassination targets to his past self to retroactively assure his targets never come into being.
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That's such a good distinction! I'm writing a convenient magic narrative and, like, that's not really a bad thing? You didn't mean it that way, of course, but preempting discourse, I think that's just descriptive.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
That's such a good distinction! I'm writing a convenient magic narrative and, like, that's not really a bad thing? You didn't mean it that way, of course, but preempting discourse, I think that's just descriptive.
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Purely in terms of cause and effect, the end result of abandoning the copyright argument and tolerating the use of generative AI is most working artists being fired. Fascism is resurgent. Rights are stripped away, not granted. UBI isn't in the cards.
I don't think this is a good outcome.
I don't think this is a good outcome.
January 7, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Purely in terms of cause and effect, the end result of abandoning the copyright argument and tolerating the use of generative AI is most working artists being fired. Fascism is resurgent. Rights are stripped away, not granted. UBI isn't in the cards.
I don't think this is a good outcome.
I don't think this is a good outcome.
Regardless of notation, there is a finite number so large that it can't be physically expressed in our universe. I do not think that therefore there is such a thing as a largest number, or that math that relies on doubling it is invalid. I feel similarly about the Chinese room.
December 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Regardless of notation, there is a finite number so large that it can't be physically expressed in our universe. I do not think that therefore there is such a thing as a largest number, or that math that relies on doubling it is invalid. I feel similarly about the Chinese room.
There are definitely situations about which the blogger is right.
My point is more that people tend to care about the status of the speaker because it's actually a useful heuristic when discussing anything you can't verify for yourself. I think he's being a little uncharitable haha.
My point is more that people tend to care about the status of the speaker because it's actually a useful heuristic when discussing anything you can't verify for yourself. I think he's being a little uncharitable haha.
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
There are definitely situations about which the blogger is right.
My point is more that people tend to care about the status of the speaker because it's actually a useful heuristic when discussing anything you can't verify for yourself. I think he's being a little uncharitable haha.
My point is more that people tend to care about the status of the speaker because it's actually a useful heuristic when discussing anything you can't verify for yourself. I think he's being a little uncharitable haha.
In an environment where you, as an individual, can't verify the truth of a statement yourself, all you have is the reputation of the person making it.
The source of a piece of information directly influences the weight you should give it iff you lack the expertise to gauge it yourself.
The source of a piece of information directly influences the weight you should give it iff you lack the expertise to gauge it yourself.
December 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In an environment where you, as an individual, can't verify the truth of a statement yourself, all you have is the reputation of the person making it.
The source of a piece of information directly influences the weight you should give it iff you lack the expertise to gauge it yourself.
The source of a piece of information directly influences the weight you should give it iff you lack the expertise to gauge it yourself.
There are real examples of researchers who got away with fabricating results for years and years, and that's in the area of life where extraordinary measures are taken to safeguard the truth. Things get worse as you descend from scientist to journalist to layperson.
December 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
There are real examples of researchers who got away with fabricating results for years and years, and that's in the area of life where extraordinary measures are taken to safeguard the truth. Things get worse as you descend from scientist to journalist to layperson.
There are many cases where we must take the veracity of information on faith. Consider science. If the people involved conspire to lie to you about the results of an experiment, there is little you can do but either trust them or try to replicate it, which is often not feasible for an individual.
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
There are many cases where we must take the veracity of information on faith. Consider science. If the people involved conspire to lie to you about the results of an experiment, there is little you can do but either trust them or try to replicate it, which is often not feasible for an individual.
Crown Gambit, In Stars and Time, Clair Obscur... FRPGs are the future.
December 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Crown Gambit, In Stars and Time, Clair Obscur... FRPGs are the future.
I argue that what they find and what they report can be different, so trust is crucial. Peer review is meant to mitigate the issue, but systems designed to safeguard systems can themselves be perverted, so in the end, it's down to trust.
November 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I argue that what they find and what they report can be different, so trust is crucial. Peer review is meant to mitigate the issue, but systems designed to safeguard systems can themselves be perverted, so in the end, it's down to trust.
I do not understand why you trust the people involved to not massage the data so it says whatever they want. Racist researchers have done this many times. Why expect more honesty from transphobic researchers?
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I do not understand why you trust the people involved to not massage the data so it says whatever they want. Racist researchers have done this many times. Why expect more honesty from transphobic researchers?
If you'd like some pointers on how to draw something specific there are many specialized examples on this page.
saint11.art/blog/pixel-a...
saint11.art/blog/pixel-a...
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If you'd like some pointers on how to draw something specific there are many specialized examples on this page.
saint11.art/blog/pixel-a...
saint11.art/blog/pixel-a...
You're doing pixel art, right? I highly recommend this short series of tutorials. They helped me a lot when I was just starting out. saint11.art/pixel_articl...
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
You're doing pixel art, right? I highly recommend this short series of tutorials. They helped me a lot when I was just starting out. saint11.art/pixel_articl...
but i love design patterns i love abstract classes i love the demiurge why make "games" when you can endlessly refactor the animation queue
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 AM
but i love design patterns i love abstract classes i love the demiurge why make "games" when you can endlessly refactor the animation queue
If you find an Estus Shard, bring it to me. So that I may ease your burden.
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
If you find an Estus Shard, bring it to me. So that I may ease your burden.
Are you the next monarch? Or merely a pawn of fate?
Bearer of the curse, seek hormones. Larger, more powerful hormones. That is the only way. Lest this land swallow you whole, as it has so many others.
Bearer of the curse, seek hormones. Larger, more powerful hormones. That is the only way. Lest this land swallow you whole, as it has so many others.
November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Are you the next monarch? Or merely a pawn of fate?
Bearer of the curse, seek hormones. Larger, more powerful hormones. That is the only way. Lest this land swallow you whole, as it has so many others.
Bearer of the curse, seek hormones. Larger, more powerful hormones. That is the only way. Lest this land swallow you whole, as it has so many others.
I like and use them but they're tricky. If you @export an enum and later expand the list the variable might now map to another entry. Makes refactoring a pain.
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I like and use them but they're tricky. If you @export an enum and later expand the list the variable might now map to another entry. Makes refactoring a pain.
Your best since Beep7
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Your best since Beep7
A bit less literal, but the most complicated code I ever wrote was for concurrent animation queues in a turn-based game, allowing your actions to start resolving instantly as long as they aren't visually contingent on unresolved ones.
Multiple things were never meant to happen at once haha.
Multiple things were never meant to happen at once haha.
October 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
A bit less literal, but the most complicated code I ever wrote was for concurrent animation queues in a turn-based game, allowing your actions to start resolving instantly as long as they aren't visually contingent on unresolved ones.
Multiple things were never meant to happen at once haha.
Multiple things were never meant to happen at once haha.