Jack Shirai
@yourgmjack.itch.io
Game developer. Canucks enthusiast. Canadian in retrograde. Living in the space between the beauty and the pain. He/him.
pov u have strayed from the heavenly virtues and mercenaries are about to send you to lizard jesus
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
pov u have strayed from the heavenly virtues and mercenaries are about to send you to lizard jesus
Whether you’re hitting the road today to take advantage of the Corolla Hybrid LE’s 50 MPG fuel efficiency, or using the legendary Highlander’s 16 cubic feet of cargo space to its fullest, I wish you and yours a very merry Toyotathon!
December 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Whether you’re hitting the road today to take advantage of the Corolla Hybrid LE’s 50 MPG fuel efficiency, or using the legendary Highlander’s 16 cubic feet of cargo space to its fullest, I wish you and yours a very merry Toyotathon!
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they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
they didn't need AI to make Silksong, it just needed some deeply insane guys to have a blank check for living expenses until their next thing was done, I think we should try doing more of that instead
Sometimes you write your own games, and other times you casually write 10k+ words about a session of some other game you played. The conclusion of my HARDCASE playthrough is now up for your review! hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par... #HC2e
HARDCASE: Three Months in the Basement, Month 3 - The Hotline
HARDCASE is a solo RPG about being a broke gig economy worker in space. Checking back in on Jimmy “37thParallel” Toselli, he’d recently made contact
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December 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Sometimes you write your own games, and other times you casually write 10k+ words about a session of some other game you played. The conclusion of my HARDCASE playthrough is now up for your review! hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par... #HC2e
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
The summary of my HARDCASE playthrough continues into month 2. This one has everything: ghosts, radiation poisoning, Blue flavor... #HC2e
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December 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The summary of my HARDCASE playthrough continues into month 2. This one has everything: ghosts, radiation poisoning, Blue flavor... #HC2e
hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par...
hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par...
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truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
I head back into the solo gaming mines with a playthrough of Hardcase by @keftiu.bsky.social! There are lots of footnotes for folks who've maybe never GMed a solo game for themselves before.
Oh, and I have no memory where the handle "37th Parallel" came from.
hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par...
Oh, and I have no memory where the handle "37th Parallel" came from.
hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par...
Hardcase: Three Months in the Basement, Month 1 - The Hotline
Hardcase is a solo RPG about being a broke gig economy worker in space. Think Citizen Sleeper without the fugitive robot vibes. Coming off of a
hotline.roshirai.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I head back into the solo gaming mines with a playthrough of Hardcase by @keftiu.bsky.social! There are lots of footnotes for folks who've maybe never GMed a solo game for themselves before.
Oh, and I have no memory where the handle "37th Parallel" came from.
hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par...
Oh, and I have no memory where the handle "37th Parallel" came from.
hotline.roshirai.com/hardcase-par...
And we're done! I've cleaned my final #over/under summary up and added some "bonus" content. And who said the Bratva never provided public services?
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
Case in Brief: “Briefcase” Perković’s Month Over/Under in Prospero’s Dream - The Hotline
While Over/Under was running, I kept an in-character summary of the game’s major daily events here on my website, but now that the game’s over, I’m
hotline.roshirai.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
And we're done! I've cleaned my final #over/under summary up and added some "bonus" content. And who said the Bratva never provided public services?
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
A final reminder that my giant summary of #over/under exists before the game ends and I do one last update that adds some of the Secret knowledge I've accrued over the last month.
Expeditions to the Choke! Decapitations! Union secretaries trapped in vents!
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
Expeditions to the Choke! Decapitations! Union secretaries trapped in vents!
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
Case in Brief: “Briefcase” Perković’s Month Over/Under in Prospero’s Dream - The Hotline
Summaries of the most important daily events on the Dream in 200 words or less because we sure as shit don’t need to fill space to sell ads. Content
hotline.roshirai.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A final reminder that my giant summary of #over/under exists before the game ends and I do one last update that adds some of the Secret knowledge I've accrued over the last month.
Expeditions to the Choke! Decapitations! Union secretaries trapped in vents!
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
Expeditions to the Choke! Decapitations! Union secretaries trapped in vents!
hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
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Big day for people who care about other people
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Big day for people who care about other people
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congratulations to the winner of Game 7: Emergent Narrative
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
congratulations to the winner of Game 7: Emergent Narrative
We were so close to next season kicking off an Evil Ohtani arc. So tantalizingly close.
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We were so close to next season kicking off an Evil Ohtani arc. So tantalizingly close.
Normally I wait to update my #over/under summaries until after a day's upkeep, but let's be real: if something else happens today, we're all going to absolutely lose it. hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
Case in Brief: “Briefcase” Perković’s Month Over/Under in Prospero’s Dream - The Hotline
Summaries of the most important daily events on the Dream in 200 words or less because we sure as shit don’t need to fill space to sell ads. Content
hotline.roshirai.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Normally I wait to update my #over/under summaries until after a day's upkeep, but let's be real: if something else happens today, we're all going to absolutely lose it. hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
Spent 90 minutes writing the dumbest #over/under thing possible this morning. We'll see if it ever sees the light of day.
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Spent 90 minutes writing the dumbest #over/under thing possible this morning. We'll see if it ever sees the light of day.
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CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
CHOTINER: So you asked for a Birkin bag?
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
KOKO: Yes. Possession Bag.
CHOTINER: And you had the funds to acquire this?
KOKO: No, Professor Purchase Koko Gorilla
CHOTINER: That doesn't sound like the funds were justifiable.
KOKO: Hostility Interviewer
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Idk who needs to hear this but ACAB includes pigs
October 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Idk who needs to hear this but ACAB includes pigs
This is my favorite artifact from all the infection chaos yesterday. Credit to Falx Sigil on the #over/under Discord server!
October 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is my favorite artifact from all the infection chaos yesterday. Credit to Falx Sigil on the #over/under Discord server!
A couple times now I've thought "how could I possibly summarize the previous day's events in only 200 words", and then I just... do? hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b... #over/under
Case in Brief: “Briefcase” Perković’s Month Over/Under in Prospero’s Dream - The Hotline
Summaries of the most important daily events on the Dream in 200 words or less because we sure as shit don’t need to fill space to sell ads. Content
hotline.roshirai.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A couple times now I've thought "how could I possibly summarize the previous day's events in only 200 words", and then I just... do? hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b... #over/under
I try not to let my own voice sneak into communications like this, but when an update includes impenetrable military acronyms, church corruption, something called the "Wet Room", and self-immolation, it gets... tricky. hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b... #over/under
Case in Brief: “Briefcase” Perković’s Month Over/Under in Prospero’s Dream - The Hotline
Summaries of the most important daily events on the Dream in 200 words or less because we sure as shit don’t need to fill space to sell ads. Content
hotline.roshirai.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I try not to let my own voice sneak into communications like this, but when an update includes impenetrable military acronyms, church corruption, something called the "Wet Room", and self-immolation, it gets... tricky. hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b... #over/under
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More Commonwealth play now up over on my website, along with a big batch of house rules I've started using. Love to ascend high enough the social ladder that you can get one of your lessers to duel on your behalf.
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...
Commonwealth: Years 2 & 3, Grier Overton - The Hotline
Commonwealth is described as a far-future social climbing simulation inspired by En Garde!, Traveller and The Book of the New Sun. Here we continue
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October 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
More Commonwealth play now up over on my website, along with a big batch of house rules I've started using. Love to ascend high enough the social ladder that you can get one of your lessers to duel on your behalf.
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...
For those on the outskirts of #OVER/UNDER, or who may have missed a day or three, I have a daily summary available over on my blog: hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
Case in Brief: “Briefcase” Perković’s Month Over/Under in Prospero’s Dream - The Hotline
Summaries of the most important daily events on the Dream in 200 words or less because we sure as shit don’t need to fill space to sell ads.
hotline.roshirai.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For those on the outskirts of #OVER/UNDER, or who may have missed a day or three, I have a daily summary available over on my blog: hotline.roshirai.com/over-under-b...
#OVER/UNDER continues to have the goods. A faction released some obvious misinformation Day 1 that still gets quoted at me Day 6. The corp faction is trying to implement a Class A/Class B share divide for its equity. We are speedrunning Living In A Society.
October 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
#OVER/UNDER continues to have the goods. A faction released some obvious misinformation Day 1 that still gets quoted at me Day 6. The corp faction is trying to implement a Class A/Class B share divide for its equity. We are speedrunning Living In A Society.
Been playing #OVER/UNDER the last few days and have laughed out loud on a few occasions, like at this. Information overload is real.
October 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Been playing #OVER/UNDER the last few days and have laughed out loud on a few occasions, like at this. Information overload is real.
More Commonwealth play now up over on my website, along with a big batch of house rules I've started using. Love to ascend high enough the social ladder that you can get one of your lessers to duel on your behalf.
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...
Commonwealth: Years 2 & 3, Grier Overton - The Hotline
Commonwealth is described as a far-future social climbing simulation inspired by En Garde!, Traveller and The Book of the New Sun. Here we continue
hotline.roshirai.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
More Commonwealth play now up over on my website, along with a big batch of house rules I've started using. Love to ascend high enough the social ladder that you can get one of your lessers to duel on your behalf.
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...
hotline.roshirai.com/commonwealth...