Lance Hildebrand
@thackis.bsky.social
Developer, Storyteller, Game Designer, Role-player, and Parent.
The greatest gift of humanity is our imagination.
Don't let the Story end™
https://thackis.net
The greatest gift of humanity is our imagination.
Don't let the Story end™
https://thackis.net
“Apprentice,” a 1,000 Lifetimes story and another one of my “witch” world series. This story takes place years before the other one, Intruder, and was the original concept piece for the whole world.
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Apprentice
1,000 Lifetimes story 18, Apprentice
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January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“Apprentice,” a 1,000 Lifetimes story and another one of my “witch” world series. This story takes place years before the other one, Intruder, and was the original concept piece for the whole world.
thackis.net/stories/appr...
thackis.net/stories/appr...
“Intruder,” a 1,000 Lifetimes story and one of my “witch” world series (I know, I need a better name for that). You will be seeing more from this series soon.
thackis.net/stories/intr...
thackis.net/stories/intr...
Intruder
1,000 Lifetimes story 17, Intruder
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December 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“Intruder,” a 1,000 Lifetimes story and one of my “witch” world series (I know, I need a better name for that). You will be seeing more from this series soon.
thackis.net/stories/intr...
thackis.net/stories/intr...
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MERRY XMAS EVERYONE!
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
MERRY XMAS EVERYONE!
Reposted by Lance Hildebrand
New users be VERY CAUTIOUS about whose block lists you subscribe to. There are more than a few users that create them maliciously and will label them things like "child abu$e supporters" then add people they simply don't like
December 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
New users be VERY CAUTIOUS about whose block lists you subscribe to. There are more than a few users that create them maliciously and will label them things like "child abu$e supporters" then add people they simply don't like
Just published a new 1,000 Lifetimes story, “Cybork Spies,” the 16th installment in this project.
This is one of my oldest stories (from 1996!), and was a fun exercise in weird humor and perspective. Take it for what it is, a fun and stupid romp!
thackis.net/stories/cybo...
This is one of my oldest stories (from 1996!), and was a fun exercise in weird humor and perspective. Take it for what it is, a fun and stupid romp!
thackis.net/stories/cybo...
Cybork Spies
1,000 Lifetimes story 16, Cybork Spies
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December 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Just published a new 1,000 Lifetimes story, “Cybork Spies,” the 16th installment in this project.
This is one of my oldest stories (from 1996!), and was a fun exercise in weird humor and perspective. Take it for what it is, a fun and stupid romp!
thackis.net/stories/cybo...
This is one of my oldest stories (from 1996!), and was a fun exercise in weird humor and perspective. Take it for what it is, a fun and stupid romp!
thackis.net/stories/cybo...
"The Guardian," another 1,000 Lifetimes story.
This is another older one, and again one of my favorites. This was originally a game concept, then a comic book idea, and finally a short story.
I think I’ll go back to the game idea and whip this up in Arcweave soon.
thackis.net/stories/the-...
This is another older one, and again one of my favorites. This was originally a game concept, then a comic book idea, and finally a short story.
I think I’ll go back to the game idea and whip this up in Arcweave soon.
thackis.net/stories/the-...
The Guardian
1,000 Lifetimes story 15, The Guardian
thackis.net
December 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"The Guardian," another 1,000 Lifetimes story.
This is another older one, and again one of my favorites. This was originally a game concept, then a comic book idea, and finally a short story.
I think I’ll go back to the game idea and whip this up in Arcweave soon.
thackis.net/stories/the-...
This is another older one, and again one of my favorites. This was originally a game concept, then a comic book idea, and finally a short story.
I think I’ll go back to the game idea and whip this up in Arcweave soon.
thackis.net/stories/the-...
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WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
Moving Stories: Short-Form Graphic Novels for King County Metro Transit RapidRide
King County Metro and 4Culture seek six artists to create short-form graphic novels that illuminate community stories along new and existing RapidRide lines.
www.4culture.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership.
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...
Another 1,000 Lifetimes story, Flute.
This is an older one, but one of my favorites.
thackis.net/stories/flute
This is an older one, but one of my favorites.
thackis.net/stories/flute
Flute
1,000 Lifetimes story 14, Flute
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December 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Another 1,000 Lifetimes story, Flute.
This is an older one, but one of my favorites.
thackis.net/stories/flute
This is an older one, but one of my favorites.
thackis.net/stories/flute
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Free, form-fillable PDF character sheets for some of your favorite TTRPGS at callmepartario.github.io/og-ttrpg/
#Cypher #Daggerheart #Vagabond #WolvesUponTheCoast #ttrpg @montecookgames.com @indestructoboy.bsky.social @darringtonpress.bsky.social @lukegearing.bsky.social
#Cypher #Daggerheart #Vagabond #WolvesUponTheCoast #ttrpg @montecookgames.com @indestructoboy.bsky.social @darringtonpress.bsky.social @lukegearing.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Free, form-fillable PDF character sheets for some of your favorite TTRPGS at callmepartario.github.io/og-ttrpg/
#Cypher #Daggerheart #Vagabond #WolvesUponTheCoast #ttrpg @montecookgames.com @indestructoboy.bsky.social @darringtonpress.bsky.social @lukegearing.bsky.social
#Cypher #Daggerheart #Vagabond #WolvesUponTheCoast #ttrpg @montecookgames.com @indestructoboy.bsky.social @darringtonpress.bsky.social @lukegearing.bsky.social
The fourth 1,000 Lifetimes story for November is up! Life Again.
This is the last story for the month. Over the next month or two I will finish up recompiling and slightly editing any old stories I still have before getting back into a new story every other week.
thackis.net/stories/life...
This is the last story for the month. Over the next month or two I will finish up recompiling and slightly editing any old stories I still have before getting back into a new story every other week.
thackis.net/stories/life...
Life Again
1,000 Lifetimes story 13, Life Again
thackis.net
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The fourth 1,000 Lifetimes story for November is up! Life Again.
This is the last story for the month. Over the next month or two I will finish up recompiling and slightly editing any old stories I still have before getting back into a new story every other week.
thackis.net/stories/life...
This is the last story for the month. Over the next month or two I will finish up recompiling and slightly editing any old stories I still have before getting back into a new story every other week.
thackis.net/stories/life...
Tabletop maps. One of the banes of all GMs.
I found a new online tool for printing tabletop maps, Dungeon Mapper. Pretty cool and I had some ideas.
In the first installment of my RPG Tips, Tricks, Techniques, and Tools.
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I found a new online tool for printing tabletop maps, Dungeon Mapper. Pretty cool and I had some ideas.
In the first installment of my RPG Tips, Tricks, Techniques, and Tools.
thackis.net/rpg-tips/pri...
Printed Tabletop Maps
Why hand draw when you can print tabletop maps!
thackis.net
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Tabletop maps. One of the banes of all GMs.
I found a new online tool for printing tabletop maps, Dungeon Mapper. Pretty cool and I had some ideas.
In the first installment of my RPG Tips, Tricks, Techniques, and Tools.
thackis.net/rpg-tips/pri...
I found a new online tool for printing tabletop maps, Dungeon Mapper. Pretty cool and I had some ideas.
In the first installment of my RPG Tips, Tricks, Techniques, and Tools.
thackis.net/rpg-tips/pri...
The second 1,000 Lifetimes story for November is up!
Parents.
This is a fun one.
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Parents.
This is a fun one.
thackis.net/stories/pare...
Parents
1,000 Lifetimes story 11, Parents
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November 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The second 1,000 Lifetimes story for November is up!
Parents.
This is a fun one.
thackis.net/stories/pare...
Parents.
This is a fun one.
thackis.net/stories/pare...
A new "thought" has appeared!
Vacation Review, in which I talk about the little vacation I did last week to try and get some things done.
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Vacation Review, in which I talk about the little vacation I did last week to try and get some things done.
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Vacation Review
A thought, about my vacation last week
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November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
A new "thought" has appeared!
Vacation Review, in which I talk about the little vacation I did last week to try and get some things done.
thackis.net/thoughts/vac...
Vacation Review, in which I talk about the little vacation I did last week to try and get some things done.
thackis.net/thoughts/vac...
Okay, okay, the Dev Log 0 for Space Shooter RPG is up.
Now to see about starting that prototype for Merchant...
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Now to see about starting that prototype for Merchant...
thackis.net/games/space-...
Space Shooter RPG: Dev Log 0
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October 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Okay, okay, the Dev Log 0 for Space Shooter RPG is up.
Now to see about starting that prototype for Merchant...
thackis.net/games/space-...
Now to see about starting that prototype for Merchant...
thackis.net/games/space-...
So You Want to be a Merchant, huh? Dev Log 0 is up!
Some basics in there, but it's the starting framework for this week's primary focus prototype!
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Some basics in there, but it's the starting framework for this week's primary focus prototype!
thackis.net/games/mercha...
Merchant - Dev Log - 0
Thackis.net, the web home of Lance Hildebrand
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October 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
So You Want to be a Merchant, huh? Dev Log 0 is up!
Some basics in there, but it's the starting framework for this week's primary focus prototype!
thackis.net/games/mercha...
Some basics in there, but it's the starting framework for this week's primary focus prototype!
thackis.net/games/mercha...
One last older 1,000 Lifetimes story before the November run.
Deep into the Dark.
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Deep into the Dark.
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Deep into the Dark
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October 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
One last older 1,000 Lifetimes story before the November run.
Deep into the Dark.
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Deep into the Dark.
thackis.net/stories/deep...
Yeah, so I figured I'd finally post something about redesigning the website.
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thackis.net/thoughts/web...
Website
Thackis.net, the web home of Lance Hildebrand
thackis.net
October 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Yeah, so I figured I'd finally post something about redesigning the website.
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thackis.net/thoughts/web...
What's that? You want another lifetime story? Okay, here you go, Captains.
(I mean, I DO need to finish posting these older stories anyway!)
thackis.net/stories/capt...
(I mean, I DO need to finish posting these older stories anyway!)
thackis.net/stories/capt...
Captains
Thackis.net, the web home of Lance Terry Hildebrand
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October 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What's that? You want another lifetime story? Okay, here you go, Captains.
(I mean, I DO need to finish posting these older stories anyway!)
thackis.net/stories/capt...
(I mean, I DO need to finish posting these older stories anyway!)
thackis.net/stories/capt...
Though, while I’m not really ready for November, I will be writing only new stories in honor of the writing month. I’m going to try for one a week this year.
Next year I’ll aim to be much more aggressive and try and hit the 50k mark with a new story every day.
Next year I’ll aim to be much more aggressive and try and hit the 50k mark with a new story every day.
October 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Though, while I’m not really ready for November, I will be writing only new stories in honor of the writing month. I’m going to try for one a week this year.
Next year I’ll aim to be much more aggressive and try and hit the 50k mark with a new story every day.
Next year I’ll aim to be much more aggressive and try and hit the 50k mark with a new story every day.
Yes, I’m a little late and out of the game (due to a few distractions this year), but it sucks that NaNoWriMo has shut down.
There are things popping up to replace it, but it’s sad to learn that such a cornerstone of writing enthusiasm is gone.
There are things popping up to replace it, but it’s sad to learn that such a cornerstone of writing enthusiasm is gone.
October 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Yes, I’m a little late and out of the game (due to a few distractions this year), but it sucks that NaNoWriMo has shut down.
There are things popping up to replace it, but it’s sad to learn that such a cornerstone of writing enthusiasm is gone.
There are things popping up to replace it, but it’s sad to learn that such a cornerstone of writing enthusiasm is gone.
Not one, but TWO new Lifetime stories. :)
Old man: thackis.net/stories/old-...
and
A Messy Encounter: thackis.net/stories/a-me...
Old man: thackis.net/stories/old-...
and
A Messy Encounter: thackis.net/stories/a-me...
October 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Not one, but TWO new Lifetime stories. :)
Old man: thackis.net/stories/old-...
and
A Messy Encounter: thackis.net/stories/a-me...
Old man: thackis.net/stories/old-...
and
A Messy Encounter: thackis.net/stories/a-me...