Matt Ashcraft
trollwind.bsky.social
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
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If Starbucks won’t respect workers at the bargaining table, they don’t deserve our clicks or orders.

Our call to action is simple:

📱 Delete the Starbucks app. #DeleteTheApp

bit.ly/deletetheapp
February 3, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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TEN yrs ago I started my Patreon. 5 years ago today I moved from Patreon to my own platform. If you want to support artists and creatives who believe in real human made art, then maybe you'd like to be a member? buff.ly/OwYsl81
U get exclusive behind the scenes access and MUCH more! 1/2
#patreon
Emily Hare membership — Emily Hare
Join emily hare's membership where you will see behind the scenes of how she works, world-building and other exclusive content
emilyhare.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Red Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.

And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.

Don't submit to this one, folks.
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Well, now I feel a little better about not being able to make it to ECCC this year.
January 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!

linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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7 Dem reps with blood on their hands after this week
January 24, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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i think about this thread from @mightyatom.bsky.social basically ten times a day. sketchbook is toilet.
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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Ursula K. Le Guin, spitting truth.
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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Why is it my job as a regular person to take “please stop giving money to the armed thugs breaking into people’s homes and murdering moms in mom-vehicles” and feed it to our LITERAL LEADERS like “OH here comes the AEROPLANE open up, nyooomm!”
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Things I love in TTRPGs #125:

Waypoints that aren't inns or taverns along major thoroughfares where you can stop for the night. Roadside shrines, little crofter's lean-tos, maintained and marked campsites with dry firewood. Places that show signs of habitation. People already there seeking shelter.
January 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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what u have to understand is that working on my novel, answering dms, and answering emails all cost 1 spell slot but posting? Posting is a cantrip
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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The website is working again. It's easy to send in the request.
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Happy new year to all the artists who haven't had time, energy, passion, or any other needed resource to draw enough personal stuff to join end-of-the-year memes in 2025. May we find more of all of the above in 2026, as well as compassion for ourselves if we don't!
January 1, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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I just found out that our stuff is being sold on Amazon - WITHOUT our consent or any ability to opt out bc Amazon is just scraping artist’s websites and putting our shit in their search results. Again, without our permission.
December 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Because the year does not wish to end easily, I got a bill I absolutely cannot pay that equals out to roughly $300. Currently all my funds are going towards medical costs [such as transportation] so im struggling to pay bills as well. So...if you'd like an art book? God, im sorry guys.
I have an art book for #tyreecomic ! It's 62 pages at $10! Not only does it have art but I have some brief guides into my page process as well. There is even stuff I havent released publicly in it! It's a great way to support me currently and get a glimpse into my obsession

ko-fi.com/s/f5c5cebbd6
December 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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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
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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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
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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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
October 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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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
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 5:00 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.
September 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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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...
How One-Shots can tell a story
YouTube video by Mystic Arts
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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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.
September 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM