Mrs.Platypus
@mrsplatypus.bsky.social
(she/her) TTRPG player and designer, artist, world-class procrastinator, AI hater. My cats seem to like me
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Mrs.Platypus
@mrsplatypus.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Hello #TTRPG folks!
I wrote a couple of things, you can find them here:
The Eleventh Day - www.dmsguild.com/m/product/30...
To Battle! - www.dmsguild.com/m/product/37...
The Great Emu War - mrs-platypus.itch.io/the-great-em...
Better Left Buried - mrs-platypus.itch.io/better-left-...
I wrote a couple of things, you can find them here:
The Eleventh Day - www.dmsguild.com/m/product/30...
To Battle! - www.dmsguild.com/m/product/37...
The Great Emu War - mrs-platypus.itch.io/the-great-em...
Better Left Buried - mrs-platypus.itch.io/better-left-...
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Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March. We want to give this game the best possible chance, so please sign up for prelaunch and help spread the word!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
Coming soon: Public Access Analog Horror Mystery TTRPG
From the creator of Brindlewood Bay and The Between, Public Access is a roleplaying game inspired by analog and found footage horror!
www.kickstarter.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Public Access is coming to Kickstarter in March. We want to give this game the best possible chance, so please sign up for prelaunch and help spread the word!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gau...
I went through the thread and it's about 7 times more heated than it should be for some reason.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
If this is the case, then what possible reason is there to drop 30 bucks on a 250 page PDF?
Like...
I'm buying the game because of the synergy between the premise and the text. If you can disregard the latter, then the former is fucking free
Like...
I'm buying the game because of the synergy between the premise and the text. If you can disregard the latter, then the former is fucking free
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I went through the thread and it's about 7 times more heated than it should be for some reason.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
I think there's two perspectives clashing - game text as a recipe for an author-defined experience, or game text as an ingredient in a player-defined recipe.
Speaking of pedantic
Roses are red,
Violets AREN'T blue.
You're a bit colorblind,
Aren't you?
Roses are red,
Violets AREN'T blue.
You're a bit colorblind,
Aren't you?
Roses are red,
But some are not,
I may be pedantic,
But I'm all you got.
But some are not,
I may be pedantic,
But I'm all you got.
February 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Speaking of pedantic
Roses are red,
Violets AREN'T blue.
You're a bit colorblind,
Aren't you?
Roses are red,
Violets AREN'T blue.
You're a bit colorblind,
Aren't you?
It is genuinely baffling that while considering their "hard choices" these absolute losers never consider
e) keep making bad art because it's fun and rewarding, or, dare I suggest
FUCKING F) keep making bad art until it becomes less bad, and maybe even eventually good
Deeply embarrassing people.
e) keep making bad art because it's fun and rewarding, or, dare I suggest
FUCKING F) keep making bad art until it becomes less bad, and maybe even eventually good
Deeply embarrassing people.
no great artists have ever struggled, a famous thing about artists that we all know. everyone prior to three years ago lived lives of luxury.
![the stupid 'talent is a gatekeeping mechanism' thread that's going around, three posts reading:
tired of having these arguments so i'm gonna lay out the STARK reality of AI for some of you privileged fucks:
1. "talent" is a gatekeeping mechanism that has created a culture of professionalism that is no less of an ivory tower than academia, a moralized proxy for access to time, training, money.
2. being poor means having to make hard choices like:
[a] drawing something yourself in a way society would call "bad" (i.e. unprofessional)
[b] sacrificing resources you don't have to pay a real artist what they're worth (or learn yourself)
[c] not doing it at all, or
[d] using AI.
“just don’t use AI” is a luxury position. when people moralize choices made under scarcity, they’re pretending the menu is the same for everyone. it fucking isn’t.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dei7f7zh74xr3hoghei6ke3d/bafkreig5uei5qn5bkwhgniorhoyesfs73ovo76xwfk2yxprmtnbde4cvp4@jpeg)
February 7, 2026 at 11:14 AM
It is genuinely baffling that while considering their "hard choices" these absolute losers never consider
e) keep making bad art because it's fun and rewarding, or, dare I suggest
FUCKING F) keep making bad art until it becomes less bad, and maybe even eventually good
Deeply embarrassing people.
e) keep making bad art because it's fun and rewarding, or, dare I suggest
FUCKING F) keep making bad art until it becomes less bad, and maybe even eventually good
Deeply embarrassing people.
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An old commission I did in 2019 that should have been coloured or used bolder linework but is fun to zoom into to look at all the characters I drew.
February 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
An old commission I did in 2019 that should have been coloured or used bolder linework but is fun to zoom into to look at all the characters I drew.
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- loose dice
- a half-filled notebook
- small bag of freshly ground coffee
- really good over the ear headphones
- a cloud of dust and cat hair (CON save DC 14 vs. an uncontrollable coughing fit for 1 minute)
- loose dice
- a half-filled notebook
- small bag of freshly ground coffee
- really good over the ear headphones
- a cloud of dust and cat hair (CON save DC 14 vs. an uncontrollable coughing fit for 1 minute)
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- a weird mtg deck
- the unindentified bone of an animal
- bookcloth/paper samples
- a really good loot the body table
- two scarves
- a weird mtg deck
- the unindentified bone of an animal
- bookcloth/paper samples
- a really good loot the body table
- two scarves
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- ps squirt multitool
- a pack of scalpel blades
- dice
- inexplicably five litres of homemade plastic glue
- a pikachu toy
- ps squirt multitool
- a pack of scalpel blades
- dice
- inexplicably five litres of homemade plastic glue
- a pikachu toy
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- loose dice
- a half-filled notebook
- small bag of freshly ground coffee
- really good over the ear headphones
- a cloud of dust and cat hair (CON save DC 14 vs. an uncontrollable coughing fit for 1 minute)
- loose dice
- a half-filled notebook
- small bag of freshly ground coffee
- really good over the ear headphones
- a cloud of dust and cat hair (CON save DC 14 vs. an uncontrollable coughing fit for 1 minute)
Oh I'm definitely getting this one. And I can get it in Polish? Fantastic.
KÖT by @korbagames.bsky.social is the @zinemonth.bsky.social #TTRPG I didn't mean to fall in love with.
@quinnblackwell.bsky.social called it out & TBH the video sold me.
I didn't know it was a game about cats (not a selling point for me) until 20 sec in.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kor...
@quinnblackwell.bsky.social called it out & TBH the video sold me.
I didn't know it was a game about cats (not a selling point for me) until 20 sec in.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kor...
KÖT: a city prowler solo RPG zine
The city is changed. The air hangs heavy with the stench of alien ectoplasm. And you are not the only one who can smell it.
www.kickstarter.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Oh I'm definitely getting this one. And I can get it in Polish? Fantastic.
Ok, time for the Fallout finale. I made a plate of Yum Yum Deviled Eggs (mine have smoked salmon in them), let's go.
February 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Ok, time for the Fallout finale. I made a plate of Yum Yum Deviled Eggs (mine have smoked salmon in them), let's go.
There's a William Gibson quote which I didn't really understand until maybe 10 years ago.
"And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human."
"And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human."
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
There's a William Gibson quote which I didn't really understand until maybe 10 years ago.
"And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human."
"And, for an instant, she stared directly into those soft blue eyes and knew, with an instinctive mammalian certainty, that the exceedingly rich were no longer even remotely human."
Mine looks really nice now and runs through several parks. But when I was a kid, it was basically dead and full of garbage, smelled like chemicals and sewage.
Bonus points to anyone not Polish who can pronounce the name - Przemsza. 🙃
Bonus points to anyone not Polish who can pronounce the name - Przemsza. 🙃
February 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Mine looks really nice now and runs through several parks. But when I was a kid, it was basically dead and full of garbage, smelled like chemicals and sewage.
Bonus points to anyone not Polish who can pronounce the name - Przemsza. 🙃
Bonus points to anyone not Polish who can pronounce the name - Przemsza. 🙃
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remember back when we all doodled the current thing for warmups? we could bring that back, maybe, that was fun
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 AM
remember back when we all doodled the current thing for warmups? we could bring that back, maybe, that was fun
Every company is so terrified of becoming the next Instant Pot (a reliable product people buy only once and use happily for years, killing future sales after market saturation) that they would rather kill a product, or make constantly "improved" broken garbage you have to keep paying for forever.
Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale.
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???
February 3, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Every company is so terrified of becoming the next Instant Pot (a reliable product people buy only once and use happily for years, killing future sales after market saturation) that they would rather kill a product, or make constantly "improved" broken garbage you have to keep paying for forever.
Excellent thread!
In celebration of the imminent Blades ‘68 campaign, I thought I’d talk a bit about its graphic design.
BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout.
Type nerdery ahoy 🧐
BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout.
Type nerdery ahoy 🧐
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Excellent thread!
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Help an artist pay his bills, take a look at my shop! ✨👁️ i got prints, stickers and original art! #artsky #blueskynightmarket #art ko-fi.com/scarycircus/...
March 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Help an artist pay his bills, take a look at my shop! ✨👁️ i got prints, stickers and original art! #artsky #blueskynightmarket #art ko-fi.com/scarycircus/...
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Never Another You is an album of lofi beats (not lofi bears, as I nearly typed just now) perfect for chilling out or doing creative work to
Bandcamp: https://chrisbissette.bandcamp.com/album/never-another-you
Itch: https://loottheroom.itch.io/never-another-you
Bandcamp: https://chrisbissette.bandcamp.com/album/never-another-you
Itch: https://loottheroom.itch.io/never-another-you
February 1, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Never Another You is an album of lofi beats (not lofi bears, as I nearly typed just now) perfect for chilling out or doing creative work to
Bandcamp: https://chrisbissette.bandcamp.com/album/never-another-you
Itch: https://loottheroom.itch.io/never-another-you
Bandcamp: https://chrisbissette.bandcamp.com/album/never-another-you
Itch: https://loottheroom.itch.io/never-another-you
I studied three different things and didn't finish any of them, so it's a VERY weird combo
1. Sculpture
2. History of Urbanism
3. Sociology of Organized Crime
4. Intro to Statistical Data Analysis
5. Intro to Spanish Literature
1. Sculpture
2. History of Urbanism
3. Sociology of Organized Crime
4. Intro to Statistical Data Analysis
5. Intro to Spanish Literature
1. Crime Fiction in Film & Literature
2. Blaxploitation
3. Art of the Weimar Republic
4. Hammer Horror
5. The Counterculture of Design
It was a weird degree.
2. Blaxploitation
3. Art of the Weimar Republic
4. Hammer Horror
5. The Counterculture of Design
It was a weird degree.
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university
1. Protein folding
2. Bacterial genetics
3. Statistics for biologists
4. Medical virology
5. Parasitology
1. Protein folding
2. Bacterial genetics
3. Statistics for biologists
4. Medical virology
5. Parasitology
January 30, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I studied three different things and didn't finish any of them, so it's a VERY weird combo
1. Sculpture
2. History of Urbanism
3. Sociology of Organized Crime
4. Intro to Statistical Data Analysis
5. Intro to Spanish Literature
1. Sculpture
2. History of Urbanism
3. Sociology of Organized Crime
4. Intro to Statistical Data Analysis
5. Intro to Spanish Literature
Caves of Qud
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Caves of Qud
These are beautiful, go check out Pam's shop.
I wish shipping to the EU was not prohibitively expensive right now (200% of the price of the item for me). 😟 I used to order so many small weird things from the US, but I can't justify the shipping costs now, unless it's a major purchase.
I wish shipping to the EU was not prohibitively expensive right now (200% of the price of the item for me). 😟 I used to order so many small weird things from the US, but I can't justify the shipping costs now, unless it's a major purchase.
I've discounted all my calendars, even if January is basically over you can still use the calendar page as a postcard and have 11 other months to use the rest of it
pamwishbow.com
Also I put a bunch of new painted wood banners up if you missed the chance last month
pamwishbow.com
Also I put a bunch of new painted wood banners up if you missed the chance last month
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 PM
These are beautiful, go check out Pam's shop.
I wish shipping to the EU was not prohibitively expensive right now (200% of the price of the item for me). 😟 I used to order so many small weird things from the US, but I can't justify the shipping costs now, unless it's a major purchase.
I wish shipping to the EU was not prohibitively expensive right now (200% of the price of the item for me). 😟 I used to order so many small weird things from the US, but I can't justify the shipping costs now, unless it's a major purchase.
One reason the US is so utterly fucked now, and the reason why there are so many butthurt replies to this post is the same.
That so many of you firmly believe that you, YOU specifically, are the most special and unique individual, not like other girls, and it all doesn't apply to you.
That so many of you firmly believe that you, YOU specifically, are the most special and unique individual, not like other girls, and it all doesn't apply to you.
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 PM
One reason the US is so utterly fucked now, and the reason why there are so many butthurt replies to this post is the same.
That so many of you firmly believe that you, YOU specifically, are the most special and unique individual, not like other girls, and it all doesn't apply to you.
That so many of you firmly believe that you, YOU specifically, are the most special and unique individual, not like other girls, and it all doesn't apply to you.
Holy shit, I just remembered I own a Pearl Jam Fan Club Christmas Single from 2001. Never played.
It's 2001, so it's a "fuck George Bush" record.
It's 2001, so it's a "fuck George Bush" record.
January 20, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Holy shit, I just remembered I own a Pearl Jam Fan Club Christmas Single from 2001. Never played.
It's 2001, so it's a "fuck George Bush" record.
It's 2001, so it's a "fuck George Bush" record.
I'm making vacation plans for the year, and my notes are:
- Scotland in July is Full Of Bugs
- you need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK now
- Hackney is kinda hipster these days?
- eclipse in Iceland sounds amazing BUT "75% chance of full cloud cover" doesn't and also EXPENSIVE af
- Scotland in July is Full Of Bugs
- you need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK now
- Hackney is kinda hipster these days?
- eclipse in Iceland sounds amazing BUT "75% chance of full cloud cover" doesn't and also EXPENSIVE af
January 19, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I'm making vacation plans for the year, and my notes are:
- Scotland in July is Full Of Bugs
- you need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK now
- Hackney is kinda hipster these days?
- eclipse in Iceland sounds amazing BUT "75% chance of full cloud cover" doesn't and also EXPENSIVE af
- Scotland in July is Full Of Bugs
- you need an Electronic Travel Authorisation to enter the UK now
- Hackney is kinda hipster these days?
- eclipse in Iceland sounds amazing BUT "75% chance of full cloud cover" doesn't and also EXPENSIVE af
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I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
I just bought a record player as a new year gift for myself. It will get here on Monday or Tuesday and I'm super excited.
Anyone got good recommendations for albums that are REALLY worth getting on vinyl? Especially older or more niche stuff, I don't need to be told to get Dark Side of the Moon. 😉
Anyone got good recommendations for albums that are REALLY worth getting on vinyl? Especially older or more niche stuff, I don't need to be told to get Dark Side of the Moon. 😉
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I just bought a record player as a new year gift for myself. It will get here on Monday or Tuesday and I'm super excited.
Anyone got good recommendations for albums that are REALLY worth getting on vinyl? Especially older or more niche stuff, I don't need to be told to get Dark Side of the Moon. 😉
Anyone got good recommendations for albums that are REALLY worth getting on vinyl? Especially older or more niche stuff, I don't need to be told to get Dark Side of the Moon. 😉
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roll up roll up come get your zines, all shapes and sizes.
Zines for ants, zines for goblins, zines for world building, zines for adventures!
all made by yours truly!
What are you waiting for?!
molomoot.itch.io
Zines for ants, zines for goblins, zines for world building, zines for adventures!
all made by yours truly!
What are you waiting for?!
molomoot.itch.io
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
roll up roll up come get your zines, all shapes and sizes.
Zines for ants, zines for goblins, zines for world building, zines for adventures!
all made by yours truly!
What are you waiting for?!
molomoot.itch.io
Zines for ants, zines for goblins, zines for world building, zines for adventures!
all made by yours truly!
What are you waiting for?!
molomoot.itch.io
no new pictures. where are you at. mentally.
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
no new pictures. where are you at. mentally.