Brian Yaksha (He/They)
@brianyaksha.bsky.social
Frequently ENnie-Nominated Writer & Designer of Sandbox Toolkits, Narrative Designer, Horrorist. Also an ENnie-award winner. Communist.
Working on a loot list, and while it is less involved than the one I was doing for Rakehell - I will attest that I care so much about flavor text for needless ephemera.
The challenge is making it fit within the constraints of 2 pages. But everything matters.
But now I'm aghast at the past me.
The challenge is making it fit within the constraints of 2 pages. But everything matters.
But now I'm aghast at the past me.
November 14, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Working on a loot list, and while it is less involved than the one I was doing for Rakehell - I will attest that I care so much about flavor text for needless ephemera.
The challenge is making it fit within the constraints of 2 pages. But everything matters.
But now I'm aghast at the past me.
The challenge is making it fit within the constraints of 2 pages. But everything matters.
But now I'm aghast at the past me.
Finale for a game I've been in since January or so.
William Riker-expy died, disaster lesbian died, timeblind kitsune with no concept of gender or modernity - oddly doing great.
Kyoka (It/Its) is a crab-eating fox. It exists to make scary noises. It loves rap. It just learned about cassettes.
William Riker-expy died, disaster lesbian died, timeblind kitsune with no concept of gender or modernity - oddly doing great.
Kyoka (It/Its) is a crab-eating fox. It exists to make scary noises. It loves rap. It just learned about cassettes.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Finale for a game I've been in since January or so.
William Riker-expy died, disaster lesbian died, timeblind kitsune with no concept of gender or modernity - oddly doing great.
Kyoka (It/Its) is a crab-eating fox. It exists to make scary noises. It loves rap. It just learned about cassettes.
William Riker-expy died, disaster lesbian died, timeblind kitsune with no concept of gender or modernity - oddly doing great.
Kyoka (It/Its) is a crab-eating fox. It exists to make scary noises. It loves rap. It just learned about cassettes.
Worm McGurk: "That's what I'm saying Peter, he was a fool of a Took - all right?"
Peter: "Yep."
McGurk: "A fool of a Took. Because he'd take things, you know? He'd take things but in a silly way. And he'd do fool things. He'd wear wigs, Peter."
Peter: "What?"
McGurk: "Or maybe that was Merry."
Peter: "Yep."
McGurk: "A fool of a Took. Because he'd take things, you know? He'd take things but in a silly way. And he'd do fool things. He'd wear wigs, Peter."
Peter: "What?"
McGurk: "Or maybe that was Merry."
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Worm McGurk: "That's what I'm saying Peter, he was a fool of a Took - all right?"
Peter: "Yep."
McGurk: "A fool of a Took. Because he'd take things, you know? He'd take things but in a silly way. And he'd do fool things. He'd wear wigs, Peter."
Peter: "What?"
McGurk: "Or maybe that was Merry."
Peter: "Yep."
McGurk: "A fool of a Took. Because he'd take things, you know? He'd take things but in a silly way. And he'd do fool things. He'd wear wigs, Peter."
Peter: "What?"
McGurk: "Or maybe that was Merry."
Troll women in general don't get to have as much fun with their character design models, but all the Amani NPC models of them I'm seeing are within the standard nose size of other trolls.
I think the issue in general might be changes in head proportions since earlier expansions, i.e. BC/MoP.
I think the issue in general might be changes in head proportions since earlier expansions, i.e. BC/MoP.
October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Troll women in general don't get to have as much fun with their character design models, but all the Amani NPC models of them I'm seeing are within the standard nose size of other trolls.
I think the issue in general might be changes in head proportions since earlier expansions, i.e. BC/MoP.
I think the issue in general might be changes in head proportions since earlier expansions, i.e. BC/MoP.
Not for nothing, but looking at the actual models for the new Amani trolls and their noses do look appropriate - its just they chose to give us the worst angles of what appear to be two characters who are notably not as prodigiously aquiline.
The front angle really doesn't do any favors.
The front angle really doesn't do any favors.
October 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Not for nothing, but looking at the actual models for the new Amani trolls and their noses do look appropriate - its just they chose to give us the worst angles of what appear to be two characters who are notably not as prodigiously aquiline.
The front angle really doesn't do any favors.
The front angle really doesn't do any favors.
Leaked screener from Peacemaker S2E08. Looks like we're getting Babjack, a real deep cut character.
October 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Leaked screener from Peacemaker S2E08. Looks like we're getting Babjack, a real deep cut character.
Dragged me out of my work fugue-state to remember I made this bastardman Count Olaf/abusive dog-owner type class a number of years ago as an experiment in how to do a "summoner/pet class" in MB that felt appropriate to the tone.
Perhaps once my current contract is up, I may revisit the work.
Perhaps once my current contract is up, I may revisit the work.
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dragged me out of my work fugue-state to remember I made this bastardman Count Olaf/abusive dog-owner type class a number of years ago as an experiment in how to do a "summoner/pet class" in MB that felt appropriate to the tone.
Perhaps once my current contract is up, I may revisit the work.
Perhaps once my current contract is up, I may revisit the work.
At a certain point this will become easily transferable into Metroidvania type spatial design mapping - that feels like the natural progression of my prep.
Lets see how badly the party fucks things up tonight.
Lets see how badly the party fucks things up tonight.
September 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
At a certain point this will become easily transferable into Metroidvania type spatial design mapping - that feels like the natural progression of my prep.
Lets see how badly the party fucks things up tonight.
Lets see how badly the party fucks things up tonight.
I feel there's a window, but people don't seem to notice, read, or glean the unspoken decorum to ask anymore.
Sucks to have to deal with that. I'm still missing a boxed set I was really looking forward to,. But I've also had publishers forget to send me my copies in general.
I blame linear time.
Sucks to have to deal with that. I'm still missing a boxed set I was really looking forward to,. But I've also had publishers forget to send me my copies in general.
I blame linear time.
September 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I feel there's a window, but people don't seem to notice, read, or glean the unspoken decorum to ask anymore.
Sucks to have to deal with that. I'm still missing a boxed set I was really looking forward to,. But I've also had publishers forget to send me my copies in general.
I blame linear time.
Sucks to have to deal with that. I'm still missing a boxed set I was really looking forward to,. But I've also had publishers forget to send me my copies in general.
I blame linear time.
My mom and I talking about some horrid oligarchy thing.
Followed by: "That probably sounded more elegant spoken aloud."
Me: "I'd say it in a heavy Brooklyn accent just to undermine it. Lol. Lmao."
Followed by: "That probably sounded more elegant spoken aloud."
Me: "I'd say it in a heavy Brooklyn accent just to undermine it. Lol. Lmao."
September 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My mom and I talking about some horrid oligarchy thing.
Followed by: "That probably sounded more elegant spoken aloud."
Me: "I'd say it in a heavy Brooklyn accent just to undermine it. Lol. Lmao."
Followed by: "That probably sounded more elegant spoken aloud."
Me: "I'd say it in a heavy Brooklyn accent just to undermine it. Lol. Lmao."
Fixed some bits, because of course one only knows the errors when it is done.
Blaggard.
Ah well, now to finish the tokens.
Blaggard.
Ah well, now to finish the tokens.
August 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Fixed some bits, because of course one only knows the errors when it is done.
Blaggard.
Ah well, now to finish the tokens.
Blaggard.
Ah well, now to finish the tokens.
There we go.
The Castle of Learning, Shiro Yogo. Useful for my purposes. I'm rather sure the party is gonna end up blowing it to pieces and unleashing untold evils upon the world.
The party really only sort of benefits from doing a coup - but they lack a lot of useful information to make choices.
The Castle of Learning, Shiro Yogo. Useful for my purposes. I'm rather sure the party is gonna end up blowing it to pieces and unleashing untold evils upon the world.
The party really only sort of benefits from doing a coup - but they lack a lot of useful information to make choices.
August 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
There we go.
The Castle of Learning, Shiro Yogo. Useful for my purposes. I'm rather sure the party is gonna end up blowing it to pieces and unleashing untold evils upon the world.
The party really only sort of benefits from doing a coup - but they lack a lot of useful information to make choices.
The Castle of Learning, Shiro Yogo. Useful for my purposes. I'm rather sure the party is gonna end up blowing it to pieces and unleashing untold evils upon the world.
The party really only sort of benefits from doing a coup - but they lack a lot of useful information to make choices.
Looking through some old videos of my dog Ruby, and have to say I hate that people shifted "goon" to mean jacking off rather than looking like a slab of meat who has no thoughts but "punch da batman" or "eat oversized hoagie."
Because I called Ruby "da Goon" a lot. 2022 was a lifetime ago.
Because I called Ruby "da Goon" a lot. 2022 was a lifetime ago.
August 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Looking through some old videos of my dog Ruby, and have to say I hate that people shifted "goon" to mean jacking off rather than looking like a slab of meat who has no thoughts but "punch da batman" or "eat oversized hoagie."
Because I called Ruby "da Goon" a lot. 2022 was a lifetime ago.
Because I called Ruby "da Goon" a lot. 2022 was a lifetime ago.
That noted, it has one of the kindest endorsements I can give. it: "John Waters on an ether frolic."
Which was probably part of a longer, less kind, screed. But, if you enjoy my strife and a shitpost about Borg-proliferation, its a game you can buy.
Now I go to murder my capacity for whimsy.
Which was probably part of a longer, less kind, screed. But, if you enjoy my strife and a shitpost about Borg-proliferation, its a game you can buy.
Now I go to murder my capacity for whimsy.
August 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That noted, it has one of the kindest endorsements I can give. it: "John Waters on an ether frolic."
Which was probably part of a longer, less kind, screed. But, if you enjoy my strife and a shitpost about Borg-proliferation, its a game you can buy.
Now I go to murder my capacity for whimsy.
Which was probably part of a longer, less kind, screed. But, if you enjoy my strife and a shitpost about Borg-proliferation, its a game you can buy.
Now I go to murder my capacity for whimsy.
@ninjaborg.com didn't kill me, but it fucking tried. Funniest thing about it was that some people did actually assume I had died and this was a posthumous release.
Such an epithet feels appropriate for this timeline. I'm sure some modern day Zodiac will find me, someday.
May they find Walt first.
Such an epithet feels appropriate for this timeline. I'm sure some modern day Zodiac will find me, someday.
May they find Walt first.
August 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@ninjaborg.com didn't kill me, but it fucking tried. Funniest thing about it was that some people did actually assume I had died and this was a posthumous release.
Such an epithet feels appropriate for this timeline. I'm sure some modern day Zodiac will find me, someday.
May they find Walt first.
Such an epithet feels appropriate for this timeline. I'm sure some modern day Zodiac will find me, someday.
May they find Walt first.
Work in progress.
Getting back into the swing of commission work so I can clear my plate a bit this week.
The Castle of Learning, the Yogo Family holding. Needs a castle town though. And for them to learn not to build their castle atop the edge of a cliff.
Getting back into the swing of commission work so I can clear my plate a bit this week.
The Castle of Learning, the Yogo Family holding. Needs a castle town though. And for them to learn not to build their castle atop the edge of a cliff.
August 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Work in progress.
Getting back into the swing of commission work so I can clear my plate a bit this week.
The Castle of Learning, the Yogo Family holding. Needs a castle town though. And for them to learn not to build their castle atop the edge of a cliff.
Getting back into the swing of commission work so I can clear my plate a bit this week.
The Castle of Learning, the Yogo Family holding. Needs a castle town though. And for them to learn not to build their castle atop the edge of a cliff.
Literally let's me carve shit out that I don't care about it in favor of more tables.
Gotta let myselt build the tools for it to a finalized point, but I think perhaps I must fully embrace my perversion as a tools weirdo to get to doing so.
I alone, in hubris, shall be triumphant.
Gotta let myselt build the tools for it to a finalized point, but I think perhaps I must fully embrace my perversion as a tools weirdo to get to doing so.
I alone, in hubris, shall be triumphant.
August 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Literally let's me carve shit out that I don't care about it in favor of more tables.
Gotta let myselt build the tools for it to a finalized point, but I think perhaps I must fully embrace my perversion as a tools weirdo to get to doing so.
I alone, in hubris, shall be triumphant.
Gotta let myselt build the tools for it to a finalized point, but I think perhaps I must fully embrace my perversion as a tools weirdo to get to doing so.
I alone, in hubris, shall be triumphant.
Saturday at #AnimeNYC.
Selling wares at F18.
If y'all like some goth adjacent stuff, body horror, whatnot.
Come and witness my undercaffeinated self.
Not my booth, I'm just henching.
Selling wares at F18.
If y'all like some goth adjacent stuff, body horror, whatnot.
Come and witness my undercaffeinated self.
Not my booth, I'm just henching.
August 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Saturday at #AnimeNYC.
Selling wares at F18.
If y'all like some goth adjacent stuff, body horror, whatnot.
Come and witness my undercaffeinated self.
Not my booth, I'm just henching.
Selling wares at F18.
If y'all like some goth adjacent stuff, body horror, whatnot.
Come and witness my undercaffeinated self.
Not my booth, I'm just henching.
This passage from R.E.Howard's Queen of the Black Coast kind of encapsulates the nature of the setting, by my accounting of it - and is an interesting rebuttal to the Mara/Maya of Hinduism/Buddhism.
Which in a way sorta leans into the heresy in my own life, ordained as it is, to witness existence.
Which in a way sorta leans into the heresy in my own life, ordained as it is, to witness existence.
August 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This passage from R.E.Howard's Queen of the Black Coast kind of encapsulates the nature of the setting, by my accounting of it - and is an interesting rebuttal to the Mara/Maya of Hinduism/Buddhism.
Which in a way sorta leans into the heresy in my own life, ordained as it is, to witness existence.
Which in a way sorta leans into the heresy in my own life, ordained as it is, to witness existence.
Working F18 at the Artist Alley at AnimeNYC if anyone wants to buy some goth adjacent stuff or smite me for any number of reasons.
August 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Working F18 at the Artist Alley at AnimeNYC if anyone wants to buy some goth adjacent stuff or smite me for any number of reasons.
I've embraced doing map layout based on using images depicting the vibe/scene placed next to one another.
Gives a sense of spatial relations, but also we're operating off the logic than anything in sword reach is liable to get killed; so we don't necessarily need grids/squares.
Helped me a lot.
Gives a sense of spatial relations, but also we're operating off the logic than anything in sword reach is liable to get killed; so we don't necessarily need grids/squares.
Helped me a lot.
August 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I've embraced doing map layout based on using images depicting the vibe/scene placed next to one another.
Gives a sense of spatial relations, but also we're operating off the logic than anything in sword reach is liable to get killed; so we don't necessarily need grids/squares.
Helped me a lot.
Gives a sense of spatial relations, but also we're operating off the logic than anything in sword reach is liable to get killed; so we don't necessarily need grids/squares.
Helped me a lot.
Let me find some I've worked on...
A selection of names from Wormskin 7 (you may find some of these in Cairn, I believe?)
Names from Throne of Avarice
Names from supplemental Academies of the Arcane stuff.
Names from Rakehell: The War in the Rift.
A selection of names from Wormskin 7 (you may find some of these in Cairn, I believe?)
Names from Throne of Avarice
Names from supplemental Academies of the Arcane stuff.
Names from Rakehell: The War in the Rift.
August 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Let me find some I've worked on...
A selection of names from Wormskin 7 (you may find some of these in Cairn, I believe?)
Names from Throne of Avarice
Names from supplemental Academies of the Arcane stuff.
Names from Rakehell: The War in the Rift.
A selection of names from Wormskin 7 (you may find some of these in Cairn, I believe?)
Names from Throne of Avarice
Names from supplemental Academies of the Arcane stuff.
Names from Rakehell: The War in the Rift.
I have been libated, so a rare selfie. I'm gonna fall down and sleep methinks. Errands donezo.
August 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I have been libated, so a rare selfie. I'm gonna fall down and sleep methinks. Errands donezo.
Getting kind of back on some zine bullshit.
By making a cover I am now obligated to allow myself to let all this rot in my google drive. But also given permission to tinker aloud about a thing I'd been tinkering on for... four months.
I wish to further strive against my previous exponential best.
By making a cover I am now obligated to allow myself to let all this rot in my google drive. But also given permission to tinker aloud about a thing I'd been tinkering on for... four months.
I wish to further strive against my previous exponential best.
August 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Getting kind of back on some zine bullshit.
By making a cover I am now obligated to allow myself to let all this rot in my google drive. But also given permission to tinker aloud about a thing I'd been tinkering on for... four months.
I wish to further strive against my previous exponential best.
By making a cover I am now obligated to allow myself to let all this rot in my google drive. But also given permission to tinker aloud about a thing I'd been tinkering on for... four months.
I wish to further strive against my previous exponential best.
Lorn Malvo remains great but I think most people don't appreciate how good Calamity Joe was as his gear pusher. Zombie apocalypse kits, pink police scanners, etc.
There's a sleaze to his hustle that feels genuinely well-meaning. Albeit he's measured against quite possibly, the Devil himself.
There's a sleaze to his hustle that feels genuinely well-meaning. Albeit he's measured against quite possibly, the Devil himself.
July 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Lorn Malvo remains great but I think most people don't appreciate how good Calamity Joe was as his gear pusher. Zombie apocalypse kits, pink police scanners, etc.
There's a sleaze to his hustle that feels genuinely well-meaning. Albeit he's measured against quite possibly, the Devil himself.
There's a sleaze to his hustle that feels genuinely well-meaning. Albeit he's measured against quite possibly, the Devil himself.