justin achilli
@jachilli.bsky.social
Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Studio Hermitage | ex-WoD, ex-Ubi, ex-etc. | shoe enjoyer | he/ him
me at the slightest indication of outdoor temperatures below a thousand degrees
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
me at the slightest indication of outdoor temperatures below a thousand degrees
trying to obtain a super power by eating my weight in giardiniera in a single sitting
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
trying to obtain a super power by eating my weight in giardiniera in a single sitting
Blood-drinking sociopathic aristocrats with alienating preferences and prohibitions who serve as a thinly veiled metaphor.
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Blood-drinking sociopathic aristocrats with alienating preferences and prohibitions who serve as a thinly veiled metaphor.
Bipartisanship!
“Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are starting to privately admit it’s likely too late to avert a major premium hike for millions of Americans in 2026.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Bipartisanship!
In the medium of games, specifically, I would say that this sort of rigid adherence to “the lore” does more damage than good. Games thrive on authenticity, not dogma.
Secondarily, it creates an inflexible “true state” that curtails players’ ability to act in the opportunity space the game proposes.
Secondarily, it creates an inflexible “true state” that curtails players’ ability to act in the opportunity space the game proposes.
Obsessive devotion to continuity is the enemy of epic/mythological storytelling—especially when there are many authors involved. Whether we're talking about Star Wars, superheroes, or Bond, the answer is to nail the essence of the story and care less about making it all "fit."
Or just have him start the next film alive and well and then at some point have someone be like "Bond! I thought you got blown up!" And then have him quip "you know better than to listen to rumors," or "what can I say? That was no time to die" and then absolutely refuse to explain further
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In the medium of games, specifically, I would say that this sort of rigid adherence to “the lore” does more damage than good. Games thrive on authenticity, not dogma.
Secondarily, it creates an inflexible “true state” that curtails players’ ability to act in the opportunity space the game proposes.
Secondarily, it creates an inflexible “true state” that curtails players’ ability to act in the opportunity space the game proposes.
Innovation!
One CEO called the idea a “disgusting insult” and “economic genocide against the Gen Z generation.” 👀
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November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Innovation!
If your Humanity falls past a certain threshold, you have to buy Twitter or own Amazon.
Humanity vs the Beast. How far has one of your characters fallen into being a true monster? Or how far up the ladder of humanity have they managed to climb?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If your Humanity falls past a certain threshold, you have to buy Twitter or own Amazon.
I remember seeing a “meet the congressperson” segment on the internet once and my takeaway was that Nancy Pelosi had more ice cream in her freezer than I had food in my fridge.
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I remember seeing a “meet the congressperson” segment on the internet once and my takeaway was that Nancy Pelosi had more ice cream in her freezer than I had food in my fridge.
Just astounding, all the effort devoted toward an extension of the shitty ACA and therefore the ongoing for-profit insurance industry instead of a functioning national health care program. Americans are propagandized hostages fighting to increase the profit of their abusers.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just astounding, all the effort devoted toward an extension of the shitty ACA and therefore the ongoing for-profit insurance industry instead of a functioning national health care program. Americans are propagandized hostages fighting to increase the profit of their abusers.
Haunted by your soul, by your hair, by your clothes, by your eyes, by your voice, by your smile, by your mouth, by your soul, by your hair, by your clothes, by your eyes, by your voice, by your smile, by your mouth, by your soul, haunted
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Haunted by your soul, by your hair, by your clothes, by your eyes, by your voice, by your smile, by your mouth, by your soul, by your hair, by your clothes, by your eyes, by your voice, by your smile, by your mouth, by your soul, haunted
The first true cold snap of the season and I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to do a pressure-cooker beef stew. Magnificent comfort food and super-easy with an InstantPot. Throw a bunch of awesome stuff in a bucket, push "Yeah, Man," and just let it roll.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The first true cold snap of the season and I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to do a pressure-cooker beef stew. Magnificent comfort food and super-easy with an InstantPot. Throw a bunch of awesome stuff in a bucket, push "Yeah, Man," and just let it roll.
Innovation! Wait, no, just fraud.
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Innovation! Wait, no, just fraud.
These people have shown you time and again whose side they’re on and it’s never, ever yours.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
These people have shown you time and again whose side they’re on and it’s never, ever yours.
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OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
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Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
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Principal Narrative Designer | Creative Assembly
As a Principal Narrative Designer, you will be tasked with creating and implementing engaging dialogue and compelling characters. You will craft the game's narrative journey while collaborating with t...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome!
www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
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It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It's 20 years since @seanphillips.bsky.social and I exchanged a sketchbook back and forth in the mail, a drawn &painted call and response. INTERSECTIONS may be out of print but here is a flip through that sketchbook. You can still find the book out there :)
Landslide win for a guy who guy who campaigned on "let's make things better, not worse," while earlier in the week the establishment arm of that party wallowed in apologetics for the death of a profiteering war criminal.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Landslide win for a guy who guy who campaigned on "let's make things better, not worse," while earlier in the week the establishment arm of that party wallowed in apologetics for the death of a profiteering war criminal.
One time we were told "Graybox is fine for this stage gate" and then got a NO GO because the lack of finished assets in the build made it impossible to forecast if art would be content-complete by ship. (The supporting documentation included the art road map indicating that it would be complete.)
seriously how do you get to a lead role in the games industry without understanding concepts such as "greyboxing" or "bugs not yet fixed in this version". like what is the career path, for these people?
November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
One time we were told "Graybox is fine for this stage gate" and then got a NO GO because the lack of finished assets in the build made it impossible to forecast if art would be content-complete by ship. (The supporting documentation included the art road map indicating that it would be complete.)
This reminds me of the time a friend and I used that Wu-Tang name greater and my friend got HOMICIDAL TERRAHAWK and I got "Dizzy Cow."
US Government Urges Citizens to Choose Mad Max Style Post-Apocalyptic Name Now Before All the Good Ones are Taken
A White House press release suggests that citizens come up with “wasteland personas” soon before all the good ones are scooped up.
thehardtimes.net
November 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This reminds me of the time a friend and I used that Wu-Tang name greater and my friend got HOMICIDAL TERRAHAWK and I got "Dizzy Cow."
It's also pretty straightforward capitalist metaphor. From the first-edition setting of the hollowed-out American Rust Belt to the fifth edition's omnipresent authoritarian Second Inquisition, the vampire is something that takes but does not create and the player character coming to terms with that.
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It's also pretty straightforward capitalist metaphor. From the first-edition setting of the hollowed-out American Rust Belt to the fifth edition's omnipresent authoritarian Second Inquisition, the vampire is something that takes but does not create and the player character coming to terms with that.
Okay, so what if we did the mortgage-backed securities collapse again but this time the specious collateral was a business forecast of imaginary robots that plagiarize things instead of, like, houses.
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Okay, so what if we did the mortgage-backed securities collapse again but this time the specious collateral was a business forecast of imaginary robots that plagiarize things instead of, like, houses.
Just found out that the Gargoyle Club where Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell (not the dudes in the photo) were members was the same Gargoyle that hosted the Batcave in the 1980s.
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just found out that the Gargoyle Club where Evelyn Waugh and Anthony Powell (not the dudes in the photo) were members was the same Gargoyle that hosted the Batcave in the 1980s.
Bought light bulbs! Already had light bulbs.
November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Bought light bulbs! Already had light bulbs.
might become a vourdalak and attempt to return to the courts of france
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
might become a vourdalak and attempt to return to the courts of france
Sorry, everyone, it’s my fault. I like when it’s dark at 5:00.
November 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Sorry, everyone, it’s my fault. I like when it’s dark at 5:00.