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Cool Boy Shane
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I make music, art, and run D&D games professionally on startplaying.games! I also made animations and hosted a podcast up until I became a dad! Check out my stuff below if you'd like!

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Since I do a lot of multimedia work, most of my art happens to compliment my music or dungeon mastering jobs. Here's an example of thumbnails I've made for various songs I've composed and uploaded to youtube!
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Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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I'm back from a family funeral and I need $500ish before the 16th of this month.

I got a few orders to do but any and all work just to get that little bit more to help me pay off this debt would be greatly appreciated 🙏
November 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I somehow made Mario Kart for D&D work. Needs tweaking, but thus far, its been fun!
November 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you don't like Miss Rachel because she has empathy for Palestinian kids then fuck you
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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like this is the most irresponsible level of hysteria i’ve ever seen. most of these people are either paid by the republican party, or are high level advisors and allies. this is insane
September 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.

Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.

Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.

It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Wanna play #D&D? Heard of #CurseofStrahd? Right now, you can join a paid game and get free token art, curated music, and use a balanced version of the 2014 rules!

We have 1/6 players atm, but we only need 3 to start!

Looking to play either Wednesdays @ 3pm EST, or Thursdays @ 3pm/8pm EST! 🧛‍♂️🌙🦇
September 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My friend is near his fundraiser goal! He's really struggling right now, but I know he'd really appreciate it if we could be the final push to get him there!

And thank you to those who gave already. Every little bit helps!
family is facing a difficult challenge and could use some help to find our way back to each other/a safe place to stay. please donate or share if you can, thanks for taking the time to read 🙏💖 gofund.me/666d7ce1
Donate to Support a Family in Crisis: Secure Housing, organized by Ditter Chavez
Hello everyone, I am reaching out to the greater community for any help you c… Ditter Chavez needs your support for Support a Family in Crisis: Secure Housing
gofund.me
September 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Greetings, I'm Demonac, and I do fast-paced #indieAnimation of Tales From My #DnD Campaign, full of shenanigans in- AND out-of-character, including my new (even MORE #animated) #TTRPG series: SEA of SECRETS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zax...
World's Largest Dwarf [PILOT] Animated D&D - Sea of Secrets
YouTube video by Demonac
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2024 at 11:54 PM
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family is facing a difficult challenge and could use some help to find our way back to each other/a safe place to stay. please donate or share if you can, thanks for taking the time to read 🙏💖 gofund.me/666d7ce1
Donate to Support a Family in Crisis: Secure Housing, organized by Ditter Chavez
Hello everyone, I am reaching out to the greater community for any help you c… Ditter Chavez needs your support for Support a Family in Crisis: Secure Housing
gofund.me
August 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hey, a wonderful human being and one of my closest friends needs financial support to help get through a crisis. Not only is he going to be separated from his family, but he's getting kicked out by his landlord and will be unhoused. If you can chip in, please do! gofund.me/b335fcb7
Donate to Support a Family in Crisis: Secure Housing, organized by Ditter Chavez
Hello everyone, I am reaching out to the greater community for any help you c… Ditter Chavez needs your support for Support a Family in Crisis: Secure Housing
gofund.me
August 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Anxiety: LOOK OUT!!!

Me: OH SHIT FOR WHAT?!

Anxiety: hard to say
August 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My daughter was very good today and made some big strides in her developmental milestones, and I have no doubt that she will surpass me and snatch the world from my weak old-man hands one day.
August 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
We've got our first player! We only need two more to start!
July 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I think I did pretty good for myself :)
July 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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I don't 'refuse to use' AI, I just don't use AI; in the same way that I don't shoplift, or plagiarise other people's books - it requires no effort of will, it's just not something I would think of doing
Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷‍♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...
The people refusing to use AI
Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.
www.bbc.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM
If you haven't broken down into tears of shame and self-pity lamenting that you are the absolute worst parent in the world, then are you really even parenting?
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Not surprising. Not sure "prep" and "goth" are necessarily opposites, nor are any of these mutually exclusive though. You can be a nerd and also love exercise and competition, or do competitive sports and also love video games and math.
July 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I'll be running a paid #CurseofStrahd #DnD campaign on Thursdays at 3pm EST (12pm PST, 8pm BST), and YOU can join! "Why pay to play?" you may be asking?

Well, for $25 per session, you get guaranteed consistency, expertise with the rules and adventure, and passion for seeing your story unfold!
curse of strahd the complete adventure poster with a castle on top of a hill in the background
Alt: An animated gif that displays the text, "curse of strahd: the complete adventure" over a castle on top of a hill, with lightning striking the tallest tower. The background cycles from the castle to various characters from the adventure, ending on a zoom-in of Strahd himself, revealing a toothy grin.
media.tenor.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'll be running a paid #CurseofStrahd #DnD campaign on Thursdays at 3pm EST (12pm PST, 8pm BST), and YOU can join! "Why pay to play?" you may be asking?

Well, for $25 per session, you get guaranteed consistency, expertise with the rules and adventure, and passion for seeing your story unfold!
curse of strahd the complete adventure poster with a castle on top of a hill in the background
Alt: An animated gif that displays the text, "curse of strahd: the complete adventure" over a castle on top of a hill, with lightning striking the tallest tower. The background cycles from the castle to various characters from the adventure, ending on a zoom-in of Strahd himself, revealing a toothy grin.
media.tenor.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Welcome to Wibblewop's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! We teach all eight schools of magic here:
- Fartomancy
- Hubris-Maxing
- Pickling
- Creeponomics
- Nanotechnology
- Explosions
- Parkour
- Trans* Mutation (*transgender)

Don't be late, or the groundskeeper will bury you in his garden!
July 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Want to play #D&D but can't land a consistent group? Like gothic horror - vampires, werewolves, and all that jazz?

I run games and am seeking new players! Take a look at my available games using the link below! Feel free to reach out if you curious or interested!
startplaying.games/gm/coolboysh...
June 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It is so hard to advertise paid #DnD games.

Its a hurdle to convince some that paying is actually a great way to ensure consistency and experience, and since there's so many other paid DMs hustling out there, it's difficult to get any traction.

What might convince you to pay for D&D? For science.
June 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have a bone to pick with the advertising people for Sesame Street. Just watched Follow That Bird, the 1985 movie starring Big Bird. Nice movie, and an interesting snapshot into the state of the show during that era.

You have Bert and Ernie, the Count, Oscar, Grover, Cookie Monster... even Telly!
June 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM