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@gamedesigner.ninja

D&D Producer / RPG Author / Podcaster / Trans / Lesbian / Married / (she/her) Opinions are my own #WotCStaff

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Phew!

06.03.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20180 πŸ” 4270 πŸ’¬ 755 πŸ“Œ 1117

How many lands?

Do you have enough removal?

What if you played a food and dogs deck?

Am I getting warmer?

06.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can you get a remote control app for your phone?

06.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A pixelated sprite of Bowser from the Super Mario Bros franchise, he is a chubby and simple designed with little dot eyes with little to not shading.

A pixelated sprite of Bowser from the Super Mario Bros franchise, he is a chubby and simple designed with little dot eyes with little to not shading.

What game style is this Bowser in?

#BowserPosting

02.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
Temmie, a happy greyhound made up of brown, tan, and white pixels!

Temmie, a happy greyhound made up of brown, tan, and white pixels!

A friend commissioned me to do a PFP of their doggo and I love her.

02.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am opening up commissions for the sake of fundraising for
The Trans Continental Pipeline (tcpipeline.org) and/or Kansas' ACLU (action.aclu.org/give/support...). Below are examples of my work, general prices, and all you have to do is email me Izzi8bit@gmail.com donation receipt!

27.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 351 πŸ” 223 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 12

Democratic pundits keep insisting trans rights are a fake issue and shouldn’t be a priority.

But Republican pundits think trans rights are so real and such a priority that the spend hundreds of millions of dollars destroying them.

26.02.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

One thing people don't think about is that trans folks relocating to safer states are, without fail, relocating to FAR MORE EXPENSIVE states.

My rent here in New Jersey for a 1BR is *$1300* more than it cost to rent a 2 bedroom house in Oklahoma City.

And guess what group has trouble finding work?

26.02.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 876 πŸ” 239 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 12

This is terrifying. This is really happening. In the United States.

26.02.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting Trump saying β€œSomali pirates who ransacked Minnesota” and criticizing immigration. The embedded image shows members of the audience during a State of the Union address, including a woman wearing a hijab seated among other attendees, with MSNBC Now graphics on screen.

Screenshot of an X post by Acyn quoting Trump saying β€œSomali pirates who ransacked Minnesota” and criticizing immigration. The embedded image shows members of the audience during a State of the Union address, including a woman wearing a hijab seated among other attendees, with MSNBC Now graphics on screen.

This is just straight up racism and xenophobia.

25.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 1215 πŸ” 167 πŸ’¬ 132 πŸ“Œ 19

My poor brave cat just sat by the treat cabinet and told me that he’s never had a single cat treat in his entire life and he is, in fact, starving to death. I was heartbroken, of course, but also inspired by his courage and perseverance. I immediately gave him many treats.

25.02.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Playing Stellaris (vanilla, so far) and a friend of mine nearly spit out her milk when she found out I had an empire size of 1500+ and am still rolling like a champ. About 2/3 of the galaxy conquered already.

Last 3rd and FE are next!

25.02.2026 05:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maths!

25.02.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
This image shows Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, doing bicep curls with a weight made out of bowling balls.

This image shows Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, doing bicep curls with a weight made out of bowling balls.

Communicating the essence of TMNT through Magic cards is no small task, but Senior Narrative Designer Crystal Frasier was more than ready.

Read more: magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...

25.02.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Turtles by Design Learn how Magic brought the Turtles (and a winged mammal) to life from Senior Narrative Designer Crystal Frasier.

Yay! My MTG Daily articles are going live this week to talk out some of the finer points of narrative design!
#MTGTMNT #WOTCstaff

magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat...

25.02.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The artwork of the Sage background in the 2024 Player's Handbook: a cosmic arrangement of magical orreries and other astrological devices

The artwork of the Sage background in the 2024 Player's Handbook: a cosmic arrangement of magical orreries and other astrological devices

It's a great time to join the D&D Studio! We have two open roles on the D&D Game Design Team as of this week:

Game Design Manager
Game Editor

You can apply to these and other roles within the Wizards Tower here: careers.hasbro.com/careers?quer...

#dnd #WOTCstaff

21.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

My body is machine that takes spreadsheets and makes ... different spreadsheets.

18.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

my body is a machine that turns a low word count into a word count that is somehow in the negatives

18.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Primal AI has taken over and everything is thought of from that perspective.

Also I'm running a home Dungeon Crawler World game, so...

17.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Three panels from Scott Pilgrim vs the World the movie.
"How many times have you imagined yourself as the opposite sex?" 
"Oh, ya know, just the normal amount." 
"The normal amount is zero." 
The normal amount is zero!?"

Three panels from Scott Pilgrim vs the World the movie. "How many times have you imagined yourself as the opposite sex?" "Oh, ya know, just the normal amount." "The normal amount is zero." The normal amount is zero!?"

The normal amount is zero

17.02.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Wolverine from Deadpool and Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman. He is crouched and ready to strike with claws out.

It's funny because Wolverine says "bub" a lot. Get it?

Screenshot of Wolverine from Deadpool and Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman. He is crouched and ready to strike with claws out. It's funny because Wolverine says "bub" a lot. Get it?

Whatever you say, Zub

17.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really makes you want to play an ancient elf, doesn't it? That show's perspective is so interesting

17.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You called?

Something something have to clean the holodeck again

17.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so stupid, and I hate that I laughed at it...

Brava!

17.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Poor baby 😞

Argo slips on the wooden stairs sometimes, but he's not gotten afraid of them yet.

Hope you two can find a good solution

17.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If there is one thing I cannot stand with TTRPGs, it is when ppl try to turn their preferences and aesthetics into bullshit facts or bullshit theory: "this what i like, so this is what is good."

I am sorry, but your taste is likely not good enough to dictate that.

17.02.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8

Achievement Unlocked: Electricity In Your Electricity
You jump started an electric vehicle! That was weird. Did you feel like you were going to tap into the high voltage electrical of the car and zap yourself out of the dungeon? Well, you didn't.

Reward: You get use of your car back, that's enough!

17.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember: When you playtest a game, never take players’ feedback/suggestions at face value. Figure out what emotion is underneath what they’re telling you, and then figure out what in the game is causing that emotion

17.02.2026 06:22 πŸ‘ 761 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 10