Jason Bradley Thompson
@mockman.bsky.social
Artist, RPGer, manga & horror fan. Creator of Mangaka, Cartooner, D&D walkthrough maps, Manga The Complete Guide, Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath GN. Spouse & parent. Current project is Dreamland RPG at dreamrpg.com.
Latest Dreamlands map for my upcoming roleplaying game: Celephais (or Celephaïs) #dreamlands #ttrpg
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Latest Dreamlands map for my upcoming roleplaying game: Celephais (or Celephaïs) #dreamlands #ttrpg
The most unrealistic thing about “Together” is that Tim is about to get a same-day medical appointment and get medication
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The most unrealistic thing about “Together” is that Tim is about to get a same-day medical appointment and get medication
explain my username
It’s my name! As for “mockman”….
On Twitter I was briefly “khyungbird” which was a reference to never explained cosmology in my canceled webcomic “The Stiff”
My newer name, “mockman,” is the name for the stick figures I draw, which I made up when I was 7
It’s my name! As for “mockman”….
On Twitter I was briefly “khyungbird” which was a reference to never explained cosmology in my canceled webcomic “The Stiff”
My newer name, “mockman,” is the name for the stick figures I draw, which I made up when I was 7
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
explain my username
It’s my name! As for “mockman”….
On Twitter I was briefly “khyungbird” which was a reference to never explained cosmology in my canceled webcomic “The Stiff”
My newer name, “mockman,” is the name for the stick figures I draw, which I made up when I was 7
It’s my name! As for “mockman”….
On Twitter I was briefly “khyungbird” which was a reference to never explained cosmology in my canceled webcomic “The Stiff”
My newer name, “mockman,” is the name for the stick figures I draw, which I made up when I was 7
Roleplaying game worlds, a temporary construction to play in for your own amusement, so basically like a bounce house
December 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Roleplaying game worlds, a temporary construction to play in for your own amusement, so basically like a bounce house
If they made a sequel to “Together” (firstly of course they shouldn’t) it could be about a parent or parents trying to reabsorb their child
December 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If they made a sequel to “Together” (firstly of course they shouldn’t) it could be about a parent or parents trying to reabsorb their child
My mother used to confuse the names of myself, my dad and the family’s male dog. Now I have been accidentally calling our son by my brother’s name. Ugggghhh 🤦♀️
December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My mother used to confuse the names of myself, my dad and the family’s male dog. Now I have been accidentally calling our son by my brother’s name. Ugggghhh 🤦♀️
Our 5 year old daughter is in a phase where friends are everything and she is obsessed with one or another friend and I feel as a parent I need to encourage her to not seek external validation but I feel as a person, she’s kinda figured it out
December 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Our 5 year old daughter is in a phase where friends are everything and she is obsessed with one or another friend and I feel as a parent I need to encourage her to not seek external validation but I feel as a person, she’s kinda figured it out
Every older person becomes like a creature who evolved in an alien ecosystem, the past
December 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Every older person becomes like a creature who evolved in an alien ecosystem, the past
I agree with @strangestudies.bsky.social ‘a assessment of Disney live action remakes of animated films: it’s like someone asking “Hey I like that movie but can you make it less magical”
December 30, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I agree with @strangestudies.bsky.social ‘a assessment of Disney live action remakes of animated films: it’s like someone asking “Hey I like that movie but can you make it less magical”
Still in the honeymoon period thinking how good “Together” was. It really is a movie where when you know the premise you think “are you serious?? C’mon” and/or “what freakshow SFX are they going to use to pull this off” and I am happy to report, yes they are serious, and yes it’s gross
December 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Still in the honeymoon period thinking how good “Together” was. It really is a movie where when you know the premise you think “are you serious?? C’mon” and/or “what freakshow SFX are they going to use to pull this off” and I am happy to report, yes they are serious, and yes it’s gross
How is everyone in the USA with medicated ADHD dealing with the adderall shortage? I know people who haven’t been able to get their meds in 2 months.
December 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
How is everyone in the USA with medicated ADHD dealing with the adderall shortage? I know people who haven’t been able to get their meds in 2 months.
As someone who’s watched too many zombie movies, I think it must actually be pretty hard to direct action scenes where one group (the zombies) has to be continually running. So often I’ve seen running zombies sorta drop into a jog or show signs of hesitation. Do better zombies
December 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
As someone who’s watched too many zombie movies, I think it must actually be pretty hard to direct action scenes where one group (the zombies) has to be continually running. So often I’ve seen running zombies sorta drop into a jog or show signs of hesitation. Do better zombies
For the true horror nerd there is a short story out there which has a lot of the themes of “Together” PLUS it’s set during a George Romero style zombie apocalypse! It’s called “Moon Towers,” from the anthology Book of the Dead volume 2
December 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the true horror nerd there is a short story out there which has a lot of the themes of “Together” PLUS it’s set during a George Romero style zombie apocalypse! It’s called “Moon Towers,” from the anthology Book of the Dead volume 2
“Together” (2025): A teacher & her loser fiancee move to the woods and drink of slimy, sexual horror. I’ve seen (maybe lived) this kind of bad relationship and it’s strong seeing it enhanced with “The Thing”-ish SFX & nasty jump scares. I didn’t expect the just-enough dry humor but that works too.
December 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Together” (2025): A teacher & her loser fiancee move to the woods and drink of slimy, sexual horror. I’ve seen (maybe lived) this kind of bad relationship and it’s strong seeing it enhanced with “The Thing”-ish SFX & nasty jump scares. I didn’t expect the just-enough dry humor but that works too.
How did I miss this super depressing news about anti-LGBT censorship (and just general censorship) in China? www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1...
China Bans Effeminate Men On TV
The move reflects official concern that Chinese pop stars, influenced by the sleek, girlish look of other Asian celebrities, are failing to encourage China's young men to be masculine enough.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
How did I miss this super depressing news about anti-LGBT censorship (and just general censorship) in China? www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1...
Oldschool horror/fantasy folks in the California area -- I'm speaking at "The Smith Circle", a one-day con in January 10 in Auburn, CA, focused on Auburn's own Tsathoggua-inventing Clark Ashton Smith!! Come hear me talk about the visual art output of this great weird writer! www.thesmithcircle.net
The Smith Circle
www.thesmithcircle.net
December 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Oldschool horror/fantasy folks in the California area -- I'm speaking at "The Smith Circle", a one-day con in January 10 in Auburn, CA, focused on Auburn's own Tsathoggua-inventing Clark Ashton Smith!! Come hear me talk about the visual art output of this great weird writer! www.thesmithcircle.net
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yall know about Gleep Wurp??
December 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
yall know about Gleep Wurp??
Reposted by Jason Bradley Thompson
A thought on RPG location design ... I am so so tired of tombs and ruined castles. The real world in infinitely more inventive. Consider instead the first "modern" observatory in Europe - Uraniborg - a pre-telescope astronomy island, including the "underground observatory" Stjerneborg ...
December 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A thought on RPG location design ... I am so so tired of tombs and ruined castles. The real world in infinitely more inventive. Consider instead the first "modern" observatory in Europe - Uraniborg - a pre-telescope astronomy island, including the "underground observatory" Stjerneborg ...
It’s weird how these little pools of attention sweep across social media, so like on some social media posts about Palestine, most of the comments will be pro-Palestine, then on another post (regardless of whether the post’s tone is radical or mild) the comments will be full of Israel fanatics
December 29, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It’s weird how these little pools of attention sweep across social media, so like on some social media posts about Palestine, most of the comments will be pro-Palestine, then on another post (regardless of whether the post’s tone is radical or mild) the comments will be full of Israel fanatics
Incidentally I only watched “Peninsula” because Amazon Prime wasnt working for me tonight so I couldn’t rent “Together.” No spoilers
December 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Incidentally I only watched “Peninsula” because Amazon Prime wasnt working for me tonight so I couldn’t rent “Together.” No spoilers
“Peninsula” is frustrating in the same way “Army of the Dead” was frustrating: the same director was once able to do a competent zombie movie (yes I like Snyder’s “Dawn of the Dead”), so (disappointed teacher voice) I know you can do better, why aren’t you trying
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“Peninsula” is frustrating in the same way “Army of the Dead” was frustrating: the same director was once able to do a competent zombie movie (yes I like Snyder’s “Dawn of the Dead”), so (disappointed teacher voice) I know you can do better, why aren’t you trying
“Peninsula”: 4 refugees return to zombie-infested Korea for a heist. It must have been Park Joo-suk’s script that made “Train to Busan” so good, cuz this Busan sequel is a huge letdown. Heavy cheese & survivor infighting, almost zero fear/intensity or the WWZ CGI “zombie floods” of the original. Ugh
December 28, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“Peninsula”: 4 refugees return to zombie-infested Korea for a heist. It must have been Park Joo-suk’s script that made “Train to Busan” so good, cuz this Busan sequel is a huge letdown. Heavy cheese & survivor infighting, almost zero fear/intensity or the WWZ CGI “zombie floods” of the original. Ugh
I learned a bit about “death of the author,” & different RPG play styles when I wrote the #dnd adventure “Six Faces of Death.” I meant it to be fantasy-horror, but 2 separate players have contacted me over the years saying how they rocked the adventure & even used Intimidate to scare the bad guys 🤪
December 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I learned a bit about “death of the author,” & different RPG play styles when I wrote the #dnd adventure “Six Faces of Death.” I meant it to be fantasy-horror, but 2 separate players have contacted me over the years saying how they rocked the adventure & even used Intimidate to scare the bad guys 🤪
Russian River (in the back behind the trees), Healdsburg
December 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Russian River (in the back behind the trees), Healdsburg
Speaking of my beloved roleplaying games 🎲
A type of practice that I find interesting historically is the rigorously untrue. Astrology, for instance, was often a very tightly defined practice with a seriously requirement of learning: it just wasn’t actually real.
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Speaking of my beloved roleplaying games 🎲