Stephen Wark
@chirographum.bsky.social
Game Designer | Avid Reader | Eventually Clever | He/Him
Fandoms, politics, and gameplay musings.
All words my own.
www.chirographum.com
Fandoms, politics, and gameplay musings.
All words my own.
www.chirographum.com
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Grab the catnip, sit back and enjoy the full CLAWPUNK Opening Movie ahead of launch on November 14th! 🎥 youtu.be/ezkh7cgZKw4
#IndieDev #GameDev
#IndieDev #GameDev
CLAWPUNK | Opening Movie
YouTube video by Megabit Publishing
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November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Grab the catnip, sit back and enjoy the full CLAWPUNK Opening Movie ahead of launch on November 14th! 🎥 youtu.be/ezkh7cgZKw4
#IndieDev #GameDev
#IndieDev #GameDev
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I'm quoted in here along with some friends. D&D is for everyone, except bigots.
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm quoted in here along with some friends. D&D is for everyone, except bigots.
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If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
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Jupiter says trans rights
🔭 Jupiter in Ultraviolet from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & License: Judy Schmidt
star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Jupiter says trans rights
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![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
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This is incredible. Of its time too
LEVI'S - THE STRANGER (1971): This psychedelic Levi jeans advert is a beautifully animated work of art (rotoscoping in action!). Spoken word jazz legend Ken Nordine provides the cool voiceover.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This is incredible. Of its time too
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New scam spotted. Everyone be wary and stay safe.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
New scam spotted. Everyone be wary and stay safe.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
I have walked out of GDC / MIGS presentations that begin with this "insight."
it's 2025, almost 2026.
I write this with the most emphathy I can muster.
For the love of god, shiva, and nasdaq, please PLEASE don't start your text about videogames comparing the game industry financially to the films industry.
Please.
I write this with the most emphathy I can muster.
For the love of god, shiva, and nasdaq, please PLEASE don't start your text about videogames comparing the game industry financially to the films industry.
Please.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I have walked out of GDC / MIGS presentations that begin with this "insight."
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Sedrik Oakfell
A crime lord looking to expand his territory to a city, he'll stop at nothing to take what he believes belong to him. You may be tasked by a group of rival gangs to help them stop Sedrik as his rise to power may change the city for the worst.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
A crime lord looking to expand his territory to a city, he'll stop at nothing to take what he believes belong to him. You may be tasked by a group of rival gangs to help them stop Sedrik as his rise to power may change the city for the worst.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
November 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sedrik Oakfell
A crime lord looking to expand his territory to a city, he'll stop at nothing to take what he believes belong to him. You may be tasked by a group of rival gangs to help them stop Sedrik as his rise to power may change the city for the worst.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
A crime lord looking to expand his territory to a city, he'll stop at nothing to take what he believes belong to him. You may be tasked by a group of rival gangs to help them stop Sedrik as his rise to power may change the city for the worst.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
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Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who celebrate
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Zamfuran Stormspeaker
Nouveau riche, his new status makes it hard for him to get respect from the town's elite. They refuses to recognize the deeds to his manor so Zamfuran needs help to sort things out and figure out what is actualy going on.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
Nouveau riche, his new status makes it hard for him to get respect from the town's elite. They refuses to recognize the deeds to his manor so Zamfuran needs help to sort things out and figure out what is actualy going on.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Zamfuran Stormspeaker
Nouveau riche, his new status makes it hard for him to get respect from the town's elite. They refuses to recognize the deeds to his manor so Zamfuran needs help to sort things out and figure out what is actualy going on.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
Nouveau riche, his new status makes it hard for him to get respect from the town's elite. They refuses to recognize the deeds to his manor so Zamfuran needs help to sort things out and figure out what is actualy going on.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
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Borys Virgudz
Born into a minor noble house, Borys is a prime example of the saying "fake it 'til you make it". He's ready to do anything that can help climb the ranks and gain favor from the king. Perhaps you can pull a plan to help him gain higher political status. 👑
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
Born into a minor noble house, Borys is a prime example of the saying "fake it 'til you make it". He's ready to do anything that can help climb the ranks and gain favor from the king. Perhaps you can pull a plan to help him gain higher political status. 👑
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Borys Virgudz
Born into a minor noble house, Borys is a prime example of the saying "fake it 'til you make it". He's ready to do anything that can help climb the ranks and gain favor from the king. Perhaps you can pull a plan to help him gain higher political status. 👑
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
Born into a minor noble house, Borys is a prime example of the saying "fake it 'til you make it". He's ready to do anything that can help climb the ranks and gain favor from the king. Perhaps you can pull a plan to help him gain higher political status. 👑
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
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I cannot explain why my brain refuses to accept this photograph.
I'm not doubting that it's a real photo. It's just... Cloakless casual seated Vader cannot be a real thing. He just CAN'T.
I'm not doubting that it's a real photo. It's just... Cloakless casual seated Vader cannot be a real thing. He just CAN'T.
The Dark Lord of the Sith pulls up a stool and says "Howdy"
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I cannot explain why my brain refuses to accept this photograph.
I'm not doubting that it's a real photo. It's just... Cloakless casual seated Vader cannot be a real thing. He just CAN'T.
I'm not doubting that it's a real photo. It's just... Cloakless casual seated Vader cannot be a real thing. He just CAN'T.
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Lossi Choll
She spent the last 2 decades in isolation in the woods from any nearby villages in order to be one with nature. Her animal of choice is the humble sparrow and can communicate with a vast network of them. The network helps her staying away from other people.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
She spent the last 2 decades in isolation in the woods from any nearby villages in order to be one with nature. Her animal of choice is the humble sparrow and can communicate with a vast network of them. The network helps her staying away from other people.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Lossi Choll
She spent the last 2 decades in isolation in the woods from any nearby villages in order to be one with nature. Her animal of choice is the humble sparrow and can communicate with a vast network of them. The network helps her staying away from other people.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
She spent the last 2 decades in isolation in the woods from any nearby villages in order to be one with nature. Her animal of choice is the humble sparrow and can communicate with a vast network of them. The network helps her staying away from other people.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
Name your fav superhero that isn't DC or Marvel.
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Name your fav superhero that isn't DC or Marvel.
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Remember when Spider-Man 2 for PS5 came out and people realized the NPCs on the street all had dialogue with each other that you could eavesdrop on and then players in. A. SPIDER-MAN. Game. Took time out of swinging above the city just to follow people around on the street and listen to them? 🤔
The worst part as a writer is, like, NPC dialogue and barks and incidental text is the most fun stuff to write but takes the most time in terms of billable hours and has the least amount of screen-time, so for a corpo it just 'makes sense' to have an LLM pump it out
"Nobody reads this stuff anyway"
"Nobody reads this stuff anyway"
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Remember when Spider-Man 2 for PS5 came out and people realized the NPCs on the street all had dialogue with each other that you could eavesdrop on and then players in. A. SPIDER-MAN. Game. Took time out of swinging above the city just to follow people around on the street and listen to them? 🤔
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this is one of those jokes where if you are a game developer I think you had to laugh like 50% harder
shoutouts to toby fox for just doing this when a platform tells him he HAS to add achievements to his games
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
this is one of those jokes where if you are a game developer I think you had to laugh like 50% harder
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Lagah The Hollow
A great demon warrior terrorizing the land for centuries until a group of heroes sacrificed themselves to defeat her a few months ago. To everyone's surprise, she was brought back from the dead and is now under the control of a myterious master.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
A great demon warrior terrorizing the land for centuries until a group of heroes sacrificed themselves to defeat her a few months ago. To everyone's surprise, she was brought back from the dead and is now under the control of a myterious master.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Lagah The Hollow
A great demon warrior terrorizing the land for centuries until a group of heroes sacrificed themselves to defeat her a few months ago. To everyone's surprise, she was brought back from the dead and is now under the control of a myterious master.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
A great demon warrior terrorizing the land for centuries until a group of heroes sacrificed themselves to defeat her a few months ago. To everyone's surprise, she was brought back from the dead and is now under the control of a myterious master.
#dnd #ttrpg #heroforge #dndart
There's a Riker Trombone! This is not a drill!
THERE'S A GODDAM LEGO SPOT
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There's a Riker Trombone! This is not a drill!
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Drinking with a game director at a launch party. He said something through all the free wine that still sticks with me.
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Drinking with a game director at a launch party. He said something through all the free wine that still sticks with me.
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
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The thing you need to know is that I am Starfinder 2e's biggest fan. It combines my favorite ttrpg system ever (the PF2e engine) with an exciting setting and bold storytelling choices that manifest in both the prose and the mechanics. I love how vibrant SF2e is, and it might even be gayer than PF.
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The thing you need to know is that I am Starfinder 2e's biggest fan. It combines my favorite ttrpg system ever (the PF2e engine) with an exciting setting and bold storytelling choices that manifest in both the prose and the mechanics. I love how vibrant SF2e is, and it might even be gayer than PF.
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Also? ALIEN CORE RELEASE HYPE!
I worked on this one as well as on Draconic Codex. I cannot wait until people have it in their hands!
I worked on this one as well as on Draconic Codex. I cannot wait until people have it in their hands!
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Also? ALIEN CORE RELEASE HYPE!
I worked on this one as well as on Draconic Codex. I cannot wait until people have it in their hands!
I worked on this one as well as on Draconic Codex. I cannot wait until people have it in their hands!
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