Luther Patenge
@ironwhale.bsky.social
Pretty dresses, plastic chainsaw knights, and designing video games. Formerly of Monolith Productions. Designer and writer of ‘Ambition: A Minuet in Power’. Horny on main. (They/She/He)
I've been in games for over 12 years, and version control software errors still give me enormous impostor syndrome.
How can I call myself a game designer if I don't even know why the file won't open?!
How can I call myself a game designer if I don't even know why the file won't open?!
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I've been in games for over 12 years, and version control software errors still give me enormous impostor syndrome.
How can I call myself a game designer if I don't even know why the file won't open?!
How can I call myself a game designer if I don't even know why the file won't open?!
#WIP Wednesday on my winged daemon prince of Slaanesh for my Emperor’s Children army. My green stuff work still needs improvement but I finally have him in a place that feels sufficiently Slaanesh-y to me. Grace, excess and swaggering arrogance.
#Warhammer #Warhammer40k #Slaanesh #EmperorsChildren
#Warhammer #Warhammer40k #Slaanesh #EmperorsChildren
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#WIP Wednesday on my winged daemon prince of Slaanesh for my Emperor’s Children army. My green stuff work still needs improvement but I finally have him in a place that feels sufficiently Slaanesh-y to me. Grace, excess and swaggering arrogance.
#Warhammer #Warhammer40k #Slaanesh #EmperorsChildren
#Warhammer #Warhammer40k #Slaanesh #EmperorsChildren
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It's fantastic to work with. The recording studio missions in Auntie's HQ - where the player gives feedback based on their RPG build or personal whimsy and it's interpreted into a unique ad or serial that plays on the radio for the rest of the game - were basically just fun experimentation with it
A section of dialogue choices between the player (blue) and Outer Worlds 2 character Ethel Tinsley (red). The full tree of choices for the conversation is shown on the right. The dialogue is written in OEI Tools, a tool made by and for Obsidian Entertainment
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It's fantastic to work with. The recording studio missions in Auntie's HQ - where the player gives feedback based on their RPG build or personal whimsy and it's interpreted into a unique ad or serial that plays on the radio for the rest of the game - were basically just fun experimentation with it
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One trans woman has competed at the Olympic level, I believe, in the 2+ decades trans women could have. She didn’t win any medals. The association the media want you to make here is that trans women are dominating women’s sports while also continuing a toxic narrative about women’s appearances
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
One trans woman has competed at the Olympic level, I believe, in the 2+ decades trans women could have. She didn’t win any medals. The association the media want you to make here is that trans women are dominating women’s sports while also continuing a toxic narrative about women’s appearances
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November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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SAVOIR FAIRE [Challenging: Failure]
![the Boston Steel slide with a Disco Elysium interface overlay:
PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT Ten meters of polished steel, baby. Your mind races at the thought of conquering this this children's play equipment. Take the plunge. Go down that slide.
SAVOIR FAIRE [Trivial: Failure]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4gfg7lhcz32br6n6u5f3vbao/bafkreic7xzbyih3cigpnbkljdbq3zs6wpmn6jd3lup2z4yxiisucytbw4y@jpeg)
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
SAVOIR FAIRE [Challenging: Failure]
I have my consult scheduled for facial harmonization surgery! It’s a tiny step but it’s a step!
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I have my consult scheduled for facial harmonization surgery! It’s a tiny step but it’s a step!
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[ROB ZOMBIE, ABOUT TO WRITE ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER MADE] you ever think about the car grandpa munster drives
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
[ROB ZOMBIE, ABOUT TO WRITE ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER MADE] you ever think about the car grandpa munster drives
Late Halloween pictures because my brain is a scramble but at least I’m still cute.
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Late Halloween pictures because my brain is a scramble but at least I’m still cute.
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Resolute grunts of the World Liberation Army (1/n)
December 19, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Resolute grunts of the World Liberation Army (1/n)
It's election day, and I may be in SF, but my heart is with the folks in NYC. We're counting on you folks!
Blinding Lights (Arabic Version) - Eurobeat Remix
YouTube video by Vikas Music
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's election day, and I may be in SF, but my heart is with the folks in NYC. We're counting on you folks!
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it doesn’t feel great that the Left has engineered this sort of can’t-win reaction tic of treating any oppositional gestures by the Dem establishment as evidence they’re about to be crushed and any friendly gestures as evidence they’re about to be neutered
August 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
it doesn’t feel great that the Left has engineered this sort of can’t-win reaction tic of treating any oppositional gestures by the Dem establishment as evidence they’re about to be crushed and any friendly gestures as evidence they’re about to be neutered
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i made this comic a few years ago and i'm revisiting it because the person this is about recently posted the shittiest cringiest genai anime img to announce their new job & i'm honestly sad about it
www.artofwendyxu.com/the-place-we...
www.artofwendyxu.com/the-place-we...
The Place We Once Called Home — Art of Wendy Xu
www.artofwendyxu.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
i made this comic a few years ago and i'm revisiting it because the person this is about recently posted the shittiest cringiest genai anime img to announce their new job & i'm honestly sad about it
www.artofwendyxu.com/the-place-we...
www.artofwendyxu.com/the-place-we...
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Big ol' Warhammer (fanart!) poster I did for the Apothecarion charity event. This was a massive undertaking for mw, it's the most complex thing I've ever done and the first piece of (semi) personal art I've completed in about 10 years.
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Big ol' Warhammer (fanart!) poster I did for the Apothecarion charity event. This was a massive undertaking for mw, it's the most complex thing I've ever done and the first piece of (semi) personal art I've completed in about 10 years.
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oh oh oh oh and look at that last line in the second image and think about what we had hammered into us about puberty blockers during the moral panic
Because it’s cis kids.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
The NHS will quite casually give cis kids whatever treatment they need, even PBs👇
No trials. No concerns about side effects. No moral panic.
November 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
oh oh oh oh and look at that last line in the second image and think about what we had hammered into us about puberty blockers during the moral panic
Learning Chess: Multiple games with a seasoned player in a quiet study. Commentary on rules, dynamics, and strategies.
Learning Eurogames: “In the third phase we draft to auction in the resource phase, unless I’m the Solarian! Which rarely happens but it’s CRAZY! Oh Steph! It’s so good to see you-“
Learning Eurogames: “In the third phase we draft to auction in the resource phase, unless I’m the Solarian! Which rarely happens but it’s CRAZY! Oh Steph! It’s so good to see you-“
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Learning Chess: Multiple games with a seasoned player in a quiet study. Commentary on rules, dynamics, and strategies.
Learning Eurogames: “In the third phase we draft to auction in the resource phase, unless I’m the Solarian! Which rarely happens but it’s CRAZY! Oh Steph! It’s so good to see you-“
Learning Eurogames: “In the third phase we draft to auction in the resource phase, unless I’m the Solarian! Which rarely happens but it’s CRAZY! Oh Steph! It’s so good to see you-“
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Fellow Millennials: Don't let yourself or your peers fall for the same generational warfare shit they peddled about us. Talk it down the second you hear it.
They're working as hard as they need to.
They're saving money where they can.
They deserve little bits of happiness in this shitshow.
They're working as hard as they need to.
They're saving money where they can.
They deserve little bits of happiness in this shitshow.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
October 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Fellow Millennials: Don't let yourself or your peers fall for the same generational warfare shit they peddled about us. Talk it down the second you hear it.
They're working as hard as they need to.
They're saving money where they can.
They deserve little bits of happiness in this shitshow.
They're working as hard as they need to.
They're saving money where they can.
They deserve little bits of happiness in this shitshow.
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every song on the radio is either country music for suburbanites who have never touched a horse or ed sheeran songs they play at a warmup for a thanksgiving 5k
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
every song on the radio is either country music for suburbanites who have never touched a horse or ed sheeran songs they play at a warmup for a thanksgiving 5k
I'm looking to commission an artist for a personal project. Specifically, I'm looking for someone who's familiar with both Warhammer 40k and lolita fashion. Does anyone have recs?
Pics for visibility. Reposts appreciated.
#Warhammer40k #LolitaFashion #ArtComissions #Warhammer #KawaiiFashion
Pics for visibility. Reposts appreciated.
#Warhammer40k #LolitaFashion #ArtComissions #Warhammer #KawaiiFashion
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I'm looking to commission an artist for a personal project. Specifically, I'm looking for someone who's familiar with both Warhammer 40k and lolita fashion. Does anyone have recs?
Pics for visibility. Reposts appreciated.
#Warhammer40k #LolitaFashion #ArtComissions #Warhammer #KawaiiFashion
Pics for visibility. Reposts appreciated.
#Warhammer40k #LolitaFashion #ArtComissions #Warhammer #KawaiiFashion
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With SNAP benefits going to shit because of rich assholes and corruption running rampant through politics I'd like to point your attention to a Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
With SNAP benefits going to shit because of rich assholes and corruption running rampant through politics I'd like to point your attention to a Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.
I've tried not to dwell on how different my life would've been if I'd had access to gender affirming care when I was younger. How much pain could've been avoided.
The thought of losing access to HRT already terrifies me as an adult. The idea of taking that away from a child is appalling.
The thought of losing access to HRT already terrifies me as an adult. The idea of taking that away from a child is appalling.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I've tried not to dwell on how different my life would've been if I'd had access to gender affirming care when I was younger. How much pain could've been avoided.
The thought of losing access to HRT already terrifies me as an adult. The idea of taking that away from a child is appalling.
The thought of losing access to HRT already terrifies me as an adult. The idea of taking that away from a child is appalling.