Matt Ashcraft
@trollwind.bsky.social
Artist, writer, gamer and bartender obsessed with folklore, vikings, and tiki drinks.
Oh and I write code to pay the bills. He/ Him
Oh and I write code to pay the bills. He/ Him
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🗺️ This Icewind Dale fanart map I drew in 2021 for @crimsonsairina.bsky.social is now painted by @morandio.bsky.social and uploaded on my Patreon for personal use. 🧭
#ttrpg #dnd #cartography
#ttrpg #dnd #cartography
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🗺️ This Icewind Dale fanart map I drew in 2021 for @crimsonsairina.bsky.social is now painted by @morandio.bsky.social and uploaded on my Patreon for personal use. 🧭
#ttrpg #dnd #cartography
#ttrpg #dnd #cartography
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Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Unlike most apps these days, Scrivener does not use AI in any way. However, if you’re on a Mac, you may see an AI prompt.
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
.
Here’s why, and what you can do if you want to remove this: buff.ly/MlAq0rL
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Is Affinity's software going totally free to use?
Hmm. So this website magically appeared on the internet a few hours before Canva's 1pm keynote. www.affinity.studio
Hmm. So this website magically appeared on the internet a few hours before Canva's 1pm keynote. www.affinity.studio
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Is Affinity's software going totally free to use?
Hmm. So this website magically appeared on the internet a few hours before Canva's 1pm keynote. www.affinity.studio
Hmm. So this website magically appeared on the internet a few hours before Canva's 1pm keynote. www.affinity.studio
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Well hello there #PortfolioDay
My name's Christian and I draw printable paper miniatures for ttrpgs like DnD in a derpy style🎲 New ones are coming each month to patreon.com/lichfest
My name's Christian and I draw printable paper miniatures for ttrpgs like DnD in a derpy style🎲 New ones are coming each month to patreon.com/lichfest
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Well hello there #PortfolioDay
My name's Christian and I draw printable paper miniatures for ttrpgs like DnD in a derpy style🎲 New ones are coming each month to patreon.com/lichfest
My name's Christian and I draw printable paper miniatures for ttrpgs like DnD in a derpy style🎲 New ones are coming each month to patreon.com/lichfest
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Had a blast with today's D&D session in the Goblin city of Pilzstadt. Players were able cause enough chaos to rescue their companion from the Ascension ritual and escape into the tunnels.
Paper minis from @trashmobminis.bsky.social were excellent for all the various goblinoid clans present.
Paper minis from @trashmobminis.bsky.social were excellent for all the various goblinoid clans present.
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Had a blast with today's D&D session in the Goblin city of Pilzstadt. Players were able cause enough chaos to rescue their companion from the Ascension ritual and escape into the tunnels.
Paper minis from @trashmobminis.bsky.social were excellent for all the various goblinoid clans present.
Paper minis from @trashmobminis.bsky.social were excellent for all the various goblinoid clans present.
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This one is more system agnostic: stripping the "dungeon" from the classic "5 Room Dungeon" down to the foundation so you can prep and run a one shot in any kind of setting with minimal prep. I've used this for a few "ready in 15 min" sessions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVM...
How One-Shots can tell a story
YouTube video by Mystic Arts
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This one is more system agnostic: stripping the "dungeon" from the classic "5 Room Dungeon" down to the foundation so you can prep and run a one shot in any kind of setting with minimal prep. I've used this for a few "ready in 15 min" sessions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhVM...
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RPG publishers! Please consider releasing your products in epub! It’s an open standard, improves accessibility, and makes it much easier to read and use your product on a phone!
I would really love to see TTRPGs also released as an epub so I can read it on my phone in dark mode when I'm curled up from a migraine.
Most TTRPG pdfs aren't easily viewed on phones, and it's an accessibility issue rarely discussed. And there are more applications for epubs than my migraine days.
Most TTRPG pdfs aren't easily viewed on phones, and it's an accessibility issue rarely discussed. And there are more applications for epubs than my migraine days.
September 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
RPG publishers! Please consider releasing your products in epub! It’s an open standard, improves accessibility, and makes it much easier to read and use your product on a phone!
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Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
To my fellow cishet dudes: when we are quiet about supporting the trans community, the only voices anyone hears are the Charlie Kirks of the world. Don't let accusations of being "performative" or "virtue signaling" shut you up - that's their whole point. Our voices are needed now more than ever.
September 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.
September 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.
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Sunnyvale, like Berkeley and other cities, has made zero progress toward their Vision Zero safety goals. Now their own city council members are getting hit by cars. Will this motivate some action?
sanjosespotlight.com/sunnyvale-co...
sanjosespotlight.com/sunnyvale-co...
Sunnyvale councilmember injured in bike accident - San José Spotlight
Sunnyvale Councilmember Richard Mehlinger was hit by a car while riding his bike on California Avenue Aug. 30, breaking his left thumb and right wrist. He said the incident shows the necessity and urg...
sanjosespotlight.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sunnyvale, like Berkeley and other cities, has made zero progress toward their Vision Zero safety goals. Now their own city council members are getting hit by cars. Will this motivate some action?
sanjosespotlight.com/sunnyvale-co...
sanjosespotlight.com/sunnyvale-co...
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1d100 Forgotten Realms Factions: SlyFlourish.com Article from the Archive
https://slyflourish.com/1d100_forgotten_realms_factions.html
#dnd #ttrpg
https://slyflourish.com/1d100_forgotten_realms_factions.html
#dnd #ttrpg
August 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
1d100 Forgotten Realms Factions: SlyFlourish.com Article from the Archive
https://slyflourish.com/1d100_forgotten_realms_factions.html
#dnd #ttrpg
https://slyflourish.com/1d100_forgotten_realms_factions.html
#dnd #ttrpg
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August 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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We just reached 1000 Kickstarter backers for UNDERISLES! What an amazing month of funding.
August 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We just reached 1000 Kickstarter backers for UNDERISLES! What an amazing month of funding.
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Excited for the release of Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games? Let other folks know: Mark it as "Want to Read" on Goodreads and Storygraph!
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/bo...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.co... #TTRPG #DnD #Pathfinder #Shadowdark #CypherSystem
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/bo...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.co... #TTRPG #DnD #Pathfinder #Shadowdark #CypherSystem
August 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Excited for the release of Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games? Let other folks know: Mark it as "Want to Read" on Goodreads and Storygraph!
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/bo...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.co... #TTRPG #DnD #Pathfinder #Shadowdark #CypherSystem
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/bo...
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.co... #TTRPG #DnD #Pathfinder #Shadowdark #CypherSystem
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I was stuck for ages on doing my own comics because I wasn't as good (obviously) as Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. Then Kieron posted this and the dam broke.
simonkjones.substack.com/p/developing...
simonkjones.substack.com/p/developing...
August 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I was stuck for ages on doing my own comics because I wasn't as good (obviously) as Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie. Then Kieron posted this and the dam broke.
simonkjones.substack.com/p/developing...
simonkjones.substack.com/p/developing...
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Atomic Robo is the finest two fisted pulp science hero long form storytelling in America. Buy this one and ALL THE OTHERS.
Oh, hey. There's a new Atomic Robo hardcover campaign. Y'know. If you're into that sort of thing.
And I'm legally obligated to include a promotion for Doctor Dinosaur's god awful cook book please don't use or even read it thank you.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tes...
And I'm legally obligated to include a promotion for Doctor Dinosaur's god awful cook book please don't use or even read it thank you.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tes...
Atomic Robo and the Peril of Prometheus + Dr Dino's Cookbook
Robo has to solve a murder while adrift on the high seas as a new Helsingard imperils millions of lives in Los Angeles!
www.kickstarter.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Atomic Robo is the finest two fisted pulp science hero long form storytelling in America. Buy this one and ALL THE OTHERS.
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Just added 1000 community copies to the EP CMYK Color Palette for Affinity Publisher. 🎨
Go grab it for freeeeeeeeeeeee!
exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#Affinity #Publisher #CMYK #RGB #Colors
Go grab it for freeeeeeeeeeeee!
exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#Affinity #Publisher #CMYK #RGB #Colors
CMYK Color Palette by Exeunt Press
CMYK color palettes for Affinity Publisher
exeuntpress.itch.io
July 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Just added 1000 community copies to the EP CMYK Color Palette for Affinity Publisher. 🎨
Go grab it for freeeeeeeeeeeee!
exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#Affinity #Publisher #CMYK #RGB #Colors
Go grab it for freeeeeeeeeeeee!
exeuntpress.itch.io/cmyk-color
#Affinity #Publisher #CMYK #RGB #Colors
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4 TTRPGs You Can Play in 2 Hours or Less
July 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
4 TTRPGs You Can Play in 2 Hours or Less
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"Boots of Levitation", the last illustration I did for MCDM's fantasy RPG Draw Steel.
Working for this game was a huge honor!
#mcdm #DrawSteel #fantasy #illustration
Working for this game was a huge honor!
#mcdm #DrawSteel #fantasy #illustration
July 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
"Boots of Levitation", the last illustration I did for MCDM's fantasy RPG Draw Steel.
Working for this game was a huge honor!
#mcdm #DrawSteel #fantasy #illustration
Working for this game was a huge honor!
#mcdm #DrawSteel #fantasy #illustration
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"Just break it down into smaller steps!"
Cool. Now I have 42 tiny tasks I'm avoiding instead of one big task.
Thanks?
Cool. Now I have 42 tiny tasks I'm avoiding instead of one big task.
Thanks?
July 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Just break it down into smaller steps!"
Cool. Now I have 42 tiny tasks I'm avoiding instead of one big task.
Thanks?
Cool. Now I have 42 tiny tasks I'm avoiding instead of one big task.
Thanks?
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The Art of Johan Egerkrans
Johan Egerkrans blends raw Nordic folklore with stunning monster art. Self-taught and versatile, he redefines mythological illustration and inspires modern interpretations of ancient fears, captivating audiences…
https://darklongbox.com/the-art-of-johan-egerkrans/
Johan Egerkrans blends raw Nordic folklore with stunning monster art. Self-taught and versatile, he redefines mythological illustration and inspires modern interpretations of ancient fears, captivating audiences…
https://darklongbox.com/the-art-of-johan-egerkrans/
June 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The Art of Johan Egerkrans
Johan Egerkrans blends raw Nordic folklore with stunning monster art. Self-taught and versatile, he redefines mythological illustration and inspires modern interpretations of ancient fears, captivating audiences…
https://darklongbox.com/the-art-of-johan-egerkrans/
Johan Egerkrans blends raw Nordic folklore with stunning monster art. Self-taught and versatile, he redefines mythological illustration and inspires modern interpretations of ancient fears, captivating audiences…
https://darklongbox.com/the-art-of-johan-egerkrans/
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SHRIEK
I did not know about this book and I have never bought a thing faster in my life
Time to eat rice for a week but it'll be soooooo worth it
I did not know about this book and I have never bought a thing faster in my life
Time to eat rice for a week but it'll be soooooo worth it
July 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
SHRIEK
I did not know about this book and I have never bought a thing faster in my life
Time to eat rice for a week but it'll be soooooo worth it
I did not know about this book and I have never bought a thing faster in my life
Time to eat rice for a week but it'll be soooooo worth it