Chris Allcock
@taskbaarchitect.com
Writer and Video Game Designer for hire. Wrangles words, finds fun. Opinions are my own!
A Reaper Fortress mega-stash on Ghoul and Glory weekend, you say? Oooh, maybe just the one...
November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A Reaper Fortress mega-stash on Ghoul and Glory weekend, you say? Oooh, maybe just the one...
Friday night drawing practice! A bit quicker, and sort of a sequel. Happy #Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Friday night drawing practice! A bit quicker, and sort of a sequel. Happy #Halloween!
I was genuinely a bit bummed about not getting this where I wanted it, and so - for better or worse - I used a bit of time to finish up what I'd originally imagined, with more shading and whatnot.
Satisfied? Ish. DONE? Yes.
Satisfied? Ish. DONE? Yes.
October 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I was genuinely a bit bummed about not getting this where I wanted it, and so - for better or worse - I used a bit of time to finish up what I'd originally imagined, with more shading and whatnot.
Satisfied? Ish. DONE? Yes.
Satisfied? Ish. DONE? Yes.
Spooky Friday drawing practice on the last weekend before Halloween! Wanted to add some spooky red eyes and more dramatic shading to this but I'd be here until Monday...
October 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Spooky Friday drawing practice on the last weekend before Halloween! Wanted to add some spooky red eyes and more dramatic shading to this but I'd be here until Monday...
I swear to god my #Balatro luck has been better this past month than in my last entire year. This week I've snagged the "Play a flush with five Wild Cards" AND the "Break two Glass Cards in a single hand" achievements. @localthunk.com be praised, apparently!
October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I swear to god my #Balatro luck has been better this past month than in my last entire year. This week I've snagged the "Play a flush with five Wild Cards" AND the "Break two Glass Cards in a single hand" achievements. @localthunk.com be praised, apparently!
Drawing practice: An unwell Merry (from @stuartgipp.bsky.social's "Merry Hell" comic) doesn't even want her favourite treat.
October 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Drawing practice: An unwell Merry (from @stuartgipp.bsky.social's "Merry Hell" comic) doesn't even want her favourite treat.
This scene from Trials and Tribble-ations, where O'Brien and Bashir can't figure out how to make the turbolift move, is their own personal Carnival Night Zone moment.
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This scene from Trials and Tribble-ations, where O'Brien and Bashir can't figure out how to make the turbolift move, is their own personal Carnival Night Zone moment.
Balatro Gold Stake win yaaaas!
(And with a surprisingly minimalist setup, too.)
(And with a surprisingly minimalist setup, too.)
October 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Balatro Gold Stake win yaaaas!
(And with a surprisingly minimalist setup, too.)
(And with a surprisingly minimalist setup, too.)
Is this the Rio Light?
This is just Fanta, see.
This is just Fanta, see.
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Is this the Rio Light?
This is just Fanta, see.
This is just Fanta, see.
I'm not sure if this presentation and packaging helps to sell the theme of natural order being corrupted, or if somebody just really wanted to thoroughly upset me.
October 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'm not sure if this presentation and packaging helps to sell the theme of natural order being corrupted, or if somebody just really wanted to thoroughly upset me.
Star Trek was always so prescient.
October 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Star Trek was always so prescient.
Trying a quick sketch as drawing practice and landing on a fatigued, elderly lion who's somehow now the ringmaster of a woefully outdated circus.
I'll get there one day.
I'll get there one day.
October 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trying a quick sketch as drawing practice and landing on a fatigued, elderly lion who's somehow now the ringmaster of a woefully outdated circus.
I'll get there one day.
I'll get there one day.
So if we compare this to Metacritic's aggregates, I am exactly as good as Wii Fit U, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Layers of Fear and, er, Sonic Heroes.
September 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
So if we compare this to Metacritic's aggregates, I am exactly as good as Wii Fit U, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Layers of Fear and, er, Sonic Heroes.
I will never be good at drawing, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to practice. Therefore, Merry (from @stuartgipp.bsky.social's Merry Hell comic) helps out a Dragon Quest Slime on its first hunt for treasure.
I can only get better.
I can only get better.
September 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I will never be good at drawing, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to practice. Therefore, Merry (from @stuartgipp.bsky.social's Merry Hell comic) helps out a Dragon Quest Slime on its first hunt for treasure.
I can only get better.
I can only get better.
Super Metroid Wonder.
September 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Super Metroid Wonder.
(Oops. This is... the back.)
September 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
(Oops. This is... the back.)
Sometimes I only post to amuse myself.
September 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Sometimes I only post to amuse myself.
