Tom Murphy
@bentaporst.bsky.social
Senior Quest Designer @CDPR, working on the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077
My views are my own!
Will create adventures if left unsupervised.
My views are my own!
Will create adventures if left unsupervised.
Hath man's kiwi-ch exceeded his kiw-rasp?
December 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Hath man's kiwi-ch exceeded his kiw-rasp?
Normally I wait until I finish reading to post a bit about the book I'm reading but this moment was too fucking good.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Not exactly an undiscovered gem but amazing to read.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Not exactly an undiscovered gem but amazing to read.
November 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Normally I wait until I finish reading to post a bit about the book I'm reading but this moment was too fucking good.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Not exactly an undiscovered gem but amazing to read.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Not exactly an undiscovered gem but amazing to read.
I am not a proud man by nature but sometimes I'm just really satisfied with a dumb joke I made weeks ago and I take time to revisit it.
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I am not a proud man by nature but sometimes I'm just really satisfied with a dumb joke I made weeks ago and I take time to revisit it.
Sons: "Dad, what can we do on this 2-hour car ride?"
Me: "TRY TO SURVIVE"
Me: "TRY TO SURVIVE"
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sons: "Dad, what can we do on this 2-hour car ride?"
Me: "TRY TO SURVIVE"
Me: "TRY TO SURVIVE"
Been derelict in my reading reports.
-The Devils, Joe Abercrombie. I liked it well enough by the end, but I found the dialogue too quippy for my taste.
-Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie. Man, it took me a while to get going but once I did I could not stop.
-When Gravity Fails, George Effinger. Ehh.
-The Devils, Joe Abercrombie. I liked it well enough by the end, but I found the dialogue too quippy for my taste.
-Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie. Man, it took me a while to get going but once I did I could not stop.
-When Gravity Fails, George Effinger. Ehh.
November 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Been derelict in my reading reports.
-The Devils, Joe Abercrombie. I liked it well enough by the end, but I found the dialogue too quippy for my taste.
-Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie. Man, it took me a while to get going but once I did I could not stop.
-When Gravity Fails, George Effinger. Ehh.
-The Devils, Joe Abercrombie. I liked it well enough by the end, but I found the dialogue too quippy for my taste.
-Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie. Man, it took me a while to get going but once I did I could not stop.
-When Gravity Fails, George Effinger. Ehh.
Me: I have seen wild turkeys every year for the majority of my life.
Also me: OH FUCK, TURKEYS AT 9 O'CLOCK
Also me: OH FUCK, TURKEYS AT 9 O'CLOCK
October 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Me: I have seen wild turkeys every year for the majority of my life.
Also me: OH FUCK, TURKEYS AT 9 O'CLOCK
Also me: OH FUCK, TURKEYS AT 9 O'CLOCK
Genetic proof that I could have a rocking 'stache if I had a fraction of my dad's swagger
October 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Genetic proof that I could have a rocking 'stache if I had a fraction of my dad's swagger
I love my birds but pretty stoked at the bee action on my goldenrods.
September 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I love my birds but pretty stoked at the bee action on my goldenrods.
Finally escaped library hold purgatory and got to finish this guy. A vampire story set in 1978 NYC, and I think it's a total gem.
September 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Finally escaped library hold purgatory and got to finish this guy. A vampire story set in 1978 NYC, and I think it's a total gem.
If all the Minutemen were this handsome, no wonder we won the war
August 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If all the Minutemen were this handsome, no wonder we won the war
Spidey proving it's easier than ever to get into boardgames in 2025
August 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Spidey proving it's easier than ever to get into boardgames in 2025
Been a bit since I posted a finished book, but in my defense the page count was a killer.
Lot of my friends were talking about the Stormlight Archive series so I checked it out. And, well... it wasn't for me.
I can say about The Way of Kings is the world-building/dollar ratio is high.
Lot of my friends were talking about the Stormlight Archive series so I checked it out. And, well... it wasn't for me.
I can say about The Way of Kings is the world-building/dollar ratio is high.
August 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Been a bit since I posted a finished book, but in my defense the page count was a killer.
Lot of my friends were talking about the Stormlight Archive series so I checked it out. And, well... it wasn't for me.
I can say about The Way of Kings is the world-building/dollar ratio is high.
Lot of my friends were talking about the Stormlight Archive series so I checked it out. And, well... it wasn't for me.
I can say about The Way of Kings is the world-building/dollar ratio is high.
Home office window bird feeder: meet Robert Downy Woodpecker Jr.
August 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Home office window bird feeder: meet Robert Downy Woodpecker Jr.
The final piece of my home office puzzle has been placed
July 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The final piece of my home office puzzle has been placed
Another book done, and Grady Hendrix continues to prove he writes whatever the fuck it is I want to read.
July 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Another book done, and Grady Hendrix continues to prove he writes whatever the fuck it is I want to read.
Inside of you there are two wolves:
June 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Inside of you there are two wolves:
It's been a mad dash to get everything ready for my move, but I diiiid finally knock this off my reading list and I didn't even hate it.
June 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It's been a mad dash to get everything ready for my move, but I diiiid finally knock this off my reading list and I didn't even hate it.
A few days late but the birthday soursop is officially ripe
May 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A few days late but the birthday soursop is officially ripe
Through good time and bad - cranachan.
May 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Through good time and bad - cranachan.
Buster and Babs graduated Acme Looniversity, got married, had a kid, who grew up and did some modelling for the Paris metro.
April 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Buster and Babs graduated Acme Looniversity, got married, had a kid, who grew up and did some modelling for the Paris metro.
Uh, praytell what ska ISN'T essential.
March 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Uh, praytell what ska ISN'T essential.
I just think about this moment all the time. Credit to @sykine_r
February 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I just think about this moment all the time. Credit to @sykine_r
Watching Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.
I'm over halfway and while the depiction of war is on point, the depiction of pockets is lackluster.
I'm over halfway and while the depiction of war is on point, the depiction of pockets is lackluster.
February 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Watching Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket.
I'm over halfway and while the depiction of war is on point, the depiction of pockets is lackluster.
I'm over halfway and while the depiction of war is on point, the depiction of pockets is lackluster.