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theicequeer.bsky.social
Cassandra, Undisputed Queen of Skulls
@theicequeer.bsky.social
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Ennie-nominated RPG writer and designer | they/them | weird queer | available for work. Portfolio @ https://cassandra-macdonald.carrd.co/
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theicequeer.bsky.social
You know, I'm very happy with the Draw Steel books, and the Delian Tomb adventure. But there's something missing.

We have so many recurring characters who have made a return in from the MCDM cinematic universe...except for one

MCDM answer me this: where is Pinna
A freckled ginger girl with long, curly hair in maroon-coloured robes and a matching pointy witch hat which flops down to one side, in classic fashion. She has a polite yet slightly anxious smile, and her hand is touching a double-terminated pale-green crystal on a string around her neck. The same ginger-haired witch leaning down with a wand in hand to produce a small puff of pastel-coloured magic, to the awe of a young girl in a green peasant dress, and a very excitable dog. This scene takes place against the backdrop of a busy, bustling marketplace.
October 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Heheheheheheheeeeeeh so happy to see this, thanks so much @hellomcdm.bsky.social
The two Draw Steel core books: Heroes, and Monsters.
October 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Quote from George R.R. Martin: “I think there are two types of writers, the architects and the gardeners. The architects plan everything ahead of time, like an architect building a house. They know how many rooms are going to be in the house, what kind of roof they're going to have, where the wires are going to run, what kind of plumbing there's going to be. They have the whole thing designed and blueprinted out before they even nail the first board up. The gardeners dig a hole, drop in a seed and water it. They kind of know what seed it is, they know if planted a fantasy seed or mystery seed or whatever. But as the plant comes up and they water it, they don't know how many branches it's going to have, they find out as it grows. And I'm much more a gardener than an architect.” ― George R.R. Martin
August 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Apparently I have to add to this post: if Pacman Ghosts were invented today, they would be sold to you as "AI Ghosts"
New York Times article excerpt: Most experts acknowledge that a takeover by artificial intelligence is coming for the video game industry within the next five years, and executives have already started preparing to restructure their companies in anticipation. After all, it was one of the first sectors to deploy AI programming in the 1980s, with the four ghosts who chase Pac-Man each responding differently to the player's real-time movements.
July 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
here's a fact-checked version of CGE's statement on Codenames in case you needed it
Post from CGE labeled "Why we created the new licensed version of Codenames" (Harry Potter Codenames) A picture of a man in a suit hugging a massive bag of money.
July 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
That depends on how much the players like their characters :)
Screenshot from Dungeon Delver's Guide reading: Total Collapse. Defeating or curing Kendra causes the shadow landscape to start visibly breaking down. At the end of each minute after the first, roll a d10. If the result is lower than the number of minutes that have passed, the domain collapses, hurling any remaining creatures into the Bleak Gates.
June 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
So Roll20 has a Campaign Forum feature that most people don't know about or use, where you can make posts related to the ongoing game

I use it to quietly shitpost about the games I'm in.
Heading: Is Momo Gay?? Body: Sources are inconclusive...the truth is out there... Heading: Oxymele: Cop or Icon? Body: Oxymele is definitely a cop. BUT Oxymele is also definitely hot. Is it morally acceptable to simp for Oxymele? These are the questions that keep me up at night. Heading: Does Zima need to die? Body: Is she a nazi scientist? Maybe!! But she also gave Pigeon snacks. How much can one redeem by snacks alone?? Heading: When will our catboy come back from the war? Body: I watch the seas from the dock every day awaiting the return of our most scaliest of cats.
April 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
If you're looking for me at Breakout Con, you're looking for the fey cowboy aesthetic >:]
A person wearing a black cowboy hat with a red poppy crown on it, along with a red scarf and leather jacket.
March 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Personally love how they subverted this in Elden Ring by having a big guy climb onto a little guy's back
Starscourge Radahn riding his comically undersized horse, Leonard.
February 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
How many people did WotC have to lay off to end up here
The D&D 2024 Carrion Crawler Stat Block Entry from the aforementioned Carrion Crawler Stat Block. Paralyzing Tentacles: the target makes a DC 12 Dexterity save, becoming paralyzed on a failure. It can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. The description of Paralyzed in D&D 2024, which specifies that you automatically fail Strength and Dexterity saving throws.
February 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
badly-edited clip art of a trophy which reads "World's Greatest Werewolf"
January 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Me: Berserk is a very dark manga, and despite my love for it I sometimes find it challenging to recommend uncritically due to its frequent mishandling of sensitive subjects in early chap—
Berserk:
Panel from the manga Berserk. A mermaid with her fin flapped upwards in front of her and her arms up in a triumphant pose, screaming "FISH" and accidentally slapping a young boy on the chin, who goes flying backwards.
December 22, 2024 at 4:35 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
If you see this, post fungi

Sharing this platonically-ideal mushroom I found on a little woodland adventure. Light shining down on it and everything, could've sworn it was a quest item >:D
A white mushroom peaking up from a forest floor of leaf litter and wood detritus, with sunlight shining directly down on its cap.
December 1, 2024 at 3:37 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Cover for Mothership Module "Gradient Descent", with the caption "I dreamt i was a butterfly"
November 30, 2024 at 3:01 AM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Me, writing
Text document reading: The dominant city center in Kelthar, Sanctum City is a cosmopolitan landscape which straddles $$THE GIANT BRIDGE IT HAS A NAME CAN'T REMEMBER$$. The last section is clearly written as a note for later.
November 21, 2024 at 10:38 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Oh, scratch that, CNN reported on it www.cnn.com/2024/11/14/b...
Text from the attached article which reads: In order to make the bid work, the families “agreed to forgo a portion of their recovery to increase the overall value of The Onion’s bid, enabling its success,” the families said in a statement. Though Collins declined to detail the bid amount, he said it was the highest and that the funding came from The Onion itself.
November 16, 2024 at 3:52 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Like fun fact I use element blocking to carve up Youtube's interface in such a way that removes EVERYTHING that can recommend videos to me

because if I see something related to a special interest I might just tumble down a rabbithole and lose a whole day to it! Oops!
A youtube video interface with all recommendations removed, including sidebar recommendations and end-of-video recommendations.
October 30, 2024 at 4:13 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
I love Necrodancer for a lot of reasons but not least of which because they never need to say they have queer representation they just need to have a vampire character and have her make this expression
A cartoon-style blue-skinned woman with big, frizzy red hair in a fancy blazer and chemise crosses her arms with one hand up supporting her cheek. Her expression is aloof and slightly wistful. Her lapel has a bat-shaped clip on it.
October 15, 2024 at 5:03 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Sometimes I leave little notes for myself, and sometimes they make sense, and sometimes they look like this.
Google Docs comment which reads: Consider: sentient beasts? Ancient fauna who have gained speech-level intelligence? The Jabberwocky™? Fuck it, The Jabberwocky™!
August 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
This whole book just drips with "I want to run this for my players *tonight*".
A hobgoblin warlord bearing a curved, jagged sword high above his head. Purple flames dance around his other hand, and several anguished skulls float above his palm. He is dressed in spiked black armor.
May 4, 2024 at 4:02 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Nothing hit me like a ton of bricks quite like seeing how my messy draft map had been utterly TRANSFORMED into something beautiful. Cannot wait to dig deeper into all of these.

Bet they'll convert real nice into the MCDM RPG...
A black-and-white dungeon map with a mix of mismatched icons and labels scattered across it. The same dungeon layout as in the previous image, but rendered in lovely full-colour, with in-depth lighting and shading to give it the complete look of a volcanic fortress.
May 4, 2024 at 3:53 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
A little something special arrived for me from @hellomcdm.bsky.social, and I could not be happier.

So much work from so many brilliant minds went into this book, and it shows on every page.
Cover of MCDM's "Where Evil Lives"
May 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Uhoh

(Go to inspirobot.me and generate a motivational poster for the new year)
Two people kissing a beach with the text "HERE COMES MEDIOCRITY!"
January 1, 2024 at 8:47 PM
theicequeer.bsky.social
Holy shit.

It's been 2 hours.

Let's GO.
MCDM Productions' new Kickstarter for the MCDM RPG. It has funded at over a million dollars, past the 800,000 USD funding goal.
December 7, 2023 at 4:40 PM