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Kibbles

@krunchykibbles.bsky.social

Day 365:
#EtrianOdyssey
holy final piece of the year guys. was planning to do like a year wrapping piece but got caught up with this one LOL. i guess i'll start working on that next year 🤩

January 1, 2026 at 1:34 AM

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Etrian Odyssey Wiki

@etrianodyssey.wiki

Imagine it's your 12th birthday and your parents say "Okay honey so when are you going into the Evil Dungeon That Wants to Fucking Kill You™️?"

January 16, 2026 at 4:28 AM

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Only Jerry

@onlyjerryblep.bsky.social

Totodile from Kalos be like:

January 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM

Slyphire

@slyphire.bsky.social

I'm sorry, you're charging HOW MUCH for shipping?????

January 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM

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alondra 🍓

@constarlations.bsky.social

They should drop Nemona in Paris and here’s why
#pokemonlegendsza

March 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM

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memento hikikomori

@zellyn.bsky.social

refreshing water is dripping onto the stump

A screenshot from Etrian Odyssey HD. A creepy, veiny stalactite is dripping ominous red water water into a pool that is bright red.

January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM

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にっき

@nishikiokusari.bsky.social

採取組の話も描きたい想定してるの6層(ﾍｶﾄﾝ)なんですがいつになるの…

November 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM

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Melo

@letitmelo.bsky.social

I think a lot about this bit by Kazuya Niinou about how an RPG can be one thing on your screen and another thing in your brain

How to use your imagination

When your party stays at the Inn overnight, what do they eat?

If you ever catch yourself wondering that, then you know you've formed an attachment to your characters.

With Etrian Odyssey's characters, you only give them a name and a portrait, so no matter how you think of the character, it's technically just your imagination. But even in that case, without your imagination, the character is nothing.

For example, a landsknecht who uses an axe might eat his meat with his bare hands and no utensils, but one who wields a sword might prefer a knife and fork at dinner. You might think differently, but... If you can imagine small details like that, you might find that you enjoy this kind of RPG even more.

The essence is an RPG is using numbers to make calculated decisions, but if you invest those "numbers" with your own feelings, you can spice up the game a little. Think about this:

In your party of five, three characters are dead. Two of them are alive, but they only have a couple of HP left, and no TP. They're certain to die in their next turn, giving you a game over. Number-wise, those characters are useless, but how do you imagine they feel about that? What kind of people are those 2 characters who are about to die? Try to imagine things like that in the brief time before your game ends.

Are they a landsknecht and a ronin, who'll die facing the enemy and laughing? Is it a protector, ordering the weak medic to run with his last breath?

The game over screen looks the same every time, but in your imagination, it could play out very differently.

The game itself isn't that big of a thing; what you imagine for yourself is much more fun. We hope that the player uses this game as a tool, to create dramatic and fun situations in your own minds.

January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM

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YamaDora

@yamadora.bsky.social

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝟯𝟯 🌧️

#pkmnart @chuggaaconroy.bsky.social

A colored pencil drawing depicting the male main character of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver walking down a rainy route with his Bayleef who is clearly enjoying the rain.

January 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM

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not italian ❄️🎄

@notofassisi.bsky.social

you gotta laugh at stuff or you’ll cry

December 31, 2025 at 7:22 PM

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margaw 🌙

@margawart.bsky.social

December 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM

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pikaole

@pikaole.bsky.social

Super cute snail

This is a doodle I drew in 2020.
It contains the growth process of an animal artist.

December 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM

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Helen 🍉 comms open!

@helenicchi.bsky.social

Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt