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Here we go! A compilation of the 40~ $10 bird requests I’ve done over on Ko-Fi! These have been pivotal in helping me cover some important costs so I wanna sincerely thank EVERYONE who’s donated and requested one, I love you all <33

Is there a bird here you don’t see and would LIKE to see? Last chance to get one for yourself this weekend!!

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That last post reminds me, I've been meaning to do this up for a while.

An incomplete list of games I personally recommend as a narrative dev from a "Gosh I loved their narrative design and these aren't AAA" perspective, some of which are on sale in that celebration:

Mutazione: "A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?" I adore this game. It has lingered with me since I played it in 2019. The character writing is excellent, and the structure of the narrative is delightful. A gem that deserves to be far more widely known.

Amarantus: "Arik's been told two things all his life: a tyrant is ruling the country, and somebody needs to do something. Now forced to flee his house after a midnight attack, his parents captured and his house torched—maybe somebody means you. It's time to gather a party, head to the capital, and take the Lord down. Along the journey, this crew of old friends and new strangers will grow closer—or further apart—as your choices guide Arik to win friends, make enemies, play matchmaker, and break hearts. Romance is not guaranteed: messiness is." (Disclaimer: friend of a friend made this) Amarantus is a deeply gripping visual novel, which plays with the format in a very compelling way. The worldbuilding is intricate, the characters incredibly human and incredibly messy, and it rewards multiple playthroughs to develop a deeper understanding of the overall situation. I would also strongly rec If Not Us, by the same developer, for the same reasons.

Sunshine Shuffle: (Disclaimer: friends made this) "Play cards with a group of adorable animal friends who robbed the largest bank on the Eastern Seaboard 12 years ago, and are willing to let you decorate their boat in return for not being executed by the mafia." Sunshine Shuffle is not for everyone, but it uses the structure of the poker games to deliver the narrative with a controlled pace that has really gripping emergent tension. The character writing is as ever the strongest part of the experience, and I think this is one of the more niche Strange Scaffold titles but it's also my personal favourite.

Roadwarden: "Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction." Roadwarden is at the time of writing $5.39NZD and you should play it. Please play Roadwarden. It's a ridiculously ambitious project, sprawling and lush with some cutting choice branches that had me get up and physically go pace around as I thought through the ethical ramifications as well as the roleplay ones.

Citizen Sleeper: "Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future." I adore Citizen Sleeper, another incredibly ambitious project that is able to get away with everything it does thanks to the heavy stylization (you will notice a trend here). I can't wait to play the sequel, I find this one hard to talk about because I never want to risk spoiling anything about it. Just an absolute treat. Left me feeling uplifted and hollowed out in equal measure at times. Big wins for fungi fans also.

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante: "A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!" Another incredibly ambitious RPG project and one that haunts me deeply. Punishing, fascinating, with excellent character writing and immense replayability. I've done at least 9 runs of this game. I am chomping at the bit for the sequel. If you like exploring fictional theology, you'll potentially have a fantastic time over here.

Murders on the Yangtze River: ""Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries." One of my recent favourites. Plays with the format in a very refreshing way, has rock solid mystery writing, and provides also an educational encylopedia to provide historic context around a lot of the things that come up! I've so far convinced at least 7 people to play it, and not a one has regretted that choice.

Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane: "In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent." Far more directly than the last title in this list, TCAA is directly influenced by AA in an absolutely undeniable way, borrowing from the stylistic presentation of that series near 1:1 at times. However, beyond that aesthetic presentation is rich mystery writing that plays with its premise in a really fun way. You're basically playing as a lawyer in a D&D setting, and using the written spell descriptions in the cases. I found myself wishing they went in a little harder on that at times, but it's a really really fun ride that has some interesting innovations. I'm looking forward to the next project from this team immensely. Only a couple of frustration points based around needing to use very specific phrasing to progress.

Mouthwashing: "The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching." If you haven't heard of Mouthwashing at this point, you should. Absolutely stellar. Only game that's ever made me dig out video editing software so I could assemble a private personal chronological viewing experience. Really hard to talk about without spoiling the whole thing. Not a light playthrough.

Wandering Sword: "Wandering Sword is a Chinese martial-arts RPG where you play a young swordsman caught up in a feud and nearly dies. Escaping the event puts you on the path of pursuing the highest form of martial arts and exploring the pugilistic world to become the great hero you are always destined to be." Ohhhh my god I love this game. It's vast. Dizzyingly ambitious for a debut RPG. Yuwen Yi is a fantastic authored protagonist and I would die and kill for him. I need to play the DLC and cry some more. The combat system is incredibly fun. I undid hours of progress to save my favourite rat man from destruction. I saved another man's life by not liking him.

The Rewinder: "The Rewinder is an adventure puzzle game based on Chinese mythology. You play as Yun, the last known Rewinder, who can communicate with spirits and explore other people's memories to alter the past" Absolutely stunning presentation on this one. A relatively short experience, but very compelling. Did make me do math, which I personally needed help for, but I loved the story it told and how it did it.

The part of NC I'm from, people often live in passed down homes, and usually either don't have insurance, or the absolute cheapest insurance possible. Rural poverty is prevalent and can be really extreme.

Please support them if you can. I literally don't know what they're going to do.

appalachia is devastated. towns i loved, towns i visited all the time, are gone. not damaged, GONE. they are leveled to the ground. there is nothing left but rubble and ruin. people are dead. appalachia is poor to begin with and relies on tourism for a lot of its income, and multiple of those tourist locations are just...gone.

my town is okay, but it's flooded and wrecked. trees are blocking all but one way out of our neighborhood. power lines are hanging limp in the roads. we've been without power for over 24 hours and will continue to be without power for likely another 24+. disabled people and poor people are GOING to die from this. gods save appalachia.

we love you bisexual kal'reegar!!!! we all scream in unison

 Shepard barely heard Kal enter the room. She had grown accustomed to the sound of his crutches with each step, but without them he was nearly silent. He settled in next to Shepard on the crate she sat on, his elbows leaning back on the window. “You got an extra one of those?” 

“Cigs?” Shepard said apprehensively. 

“Gonna just let it burn out on its own, helmet boy?” Zaeed said with one of those deep chuckles that only men over the age of fifty could replicate. 

Kal just held his hand out expectantly. “You know, this suit’s good for more than just fighting off viruses.” 

Shepard handed him a cigarette, lighting the end for him. Kal held out his arm and pulled back a strap that looked to be made of a heartier velcro. Inside was a dizzying amount of tubes and wires and circuits. He dropped the cigarette down the largest tube, which got sucked up towards his shoulder immediately, then waited for five seconds. A puff of smoke came out of the mouthpiece of his helmet. 

“Cool trick,” Jack said. 

“You think in two hundred years of living in suits, quarians haven’t found out ways to smoke? We’re a more advanced species than that,” he said, sounding quite pleased with himself. 

“Any other neat tricks that thing can do? Swiss army knives and bombs you got lying underneath the leather?” Zaeed asked, an almost hungry look in his eyes. 

“It can filter water in under thirty minutes, reserves stores of fat into emergency food supply, keeps my body regulated to a cool and casual 97.8 degrees,” Kal said, listing off with his fingers. He leaned into Shepard’s ear as his voice dropped, “and, I’m only gonna say this one to you, sweetheart, but if you wanted to follow me back across the hall to my bunk… let’s just say, there are things I can do to accommodate you.” 

Shepard snorted into her cigarette, fighting back the urge of a coughing fit. “Is that so?” 

“Maybe I’ll say it loud enough for grandpa over there, if he plays his cards right,” Kal said, blowing a puff of air out at Zaeed, who oddly enough turned a remarkable shade of pink that Shepard had never seen before. “I’ve always had a thing for older guys… and scars… and a good rifle collection.” 

Jack threw her head back and let out a barky sort of laugh that sounded more like a yelp than anything else. “Why the hell didn’t we pick you up earlier?” 

“Well, to be fair, quarians were under the vague notion that Cerberus was an overreaching, brutal pro-human terrorist organization up until quite recently, so I’d say it was a timing issue. Or semantics. Who’s to say, really?” 

also while im taking potshots at the US. football is a bloodsport and the only reason it's not acknowledged as one is because the football industry does medical theatre to appease the sensibilities of football fans who do not want to acknowledge that american football is a bloodsport where football players lives are proffered up for their entertainment. do you know how many american football players who have suffered life-destroying TBIs kill themselves by specifically shooting themselves in the heart so that their brains can be preserved and studied, to hopefully end the bloodsport of american football? anyways. "go birds" meme but like genuinely american football is a bloodsport and should be dismantled as a cultural institution. something something the profoundly american impulse to watch people die for their entertainment while refusing to acknowledge that they are responsible for this blood etc.

Hello!! i am looking to do 1 more commission in the next month, before i start my new job. DM or email me if interested. last one for a while!!!

i can draw a character, or a pic of your pets, background for your game, or an overlay for your stream!

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Hey Americans.

The federal government is about to get useless for at least a bit. This is a GREAT time to get involved in state level environmental orgs. That's where you're gonna be able to do the most for the next few years. Even a bit of casual volunteering can make a big difference.

I've done this off and on for years and when we go local we WIN. And friends winning feels good. This is how a lot of progressive agendas have won in this country. The whole US isn't out of this. People ARE still fighting climate change all around you.

You could be one of those people, in community with other people who are doing something.

doom and gloom "oooh everything is pointless oooh I'm so deep and edgy because I love trying to be the death of hope" people will just get blocked. I'm not talking to your crab-bucket ass.

Folks, backup your Tumblrs, for real this time

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