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renthony · 10 months
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hey!! i am genuinely curious about how the catholic church helped implement the hays code, would you be able to tell me more/do you have any good reading material about it? thanks so much!!
This has been sitting in my inbox for aaaaaages, because I want to do it justice! It's actually a big facet of my research project that I'm going to go into much, much, much more depth on, but here's the short(er) summary:
The foundational text of the Hays Code was written by two Catholics: a Jesuit priest named Father Daniel Lord, and a man named Martin Quigley, who was the editor of the Motion Picture Herald. They grounded their guidelines in Catholic morality and values, based on the idea that art could be a vehicle for evil by negatively influencing the actions of those who view it.
The original list of guidelines written by Lord and Quigley was adapted into the Production Code, popularly known as the "Hays Code" after William Hays, the president of the Production Code Administration that enforced it. As president of the PCA, William Hays appointed a staunch Catholic man called Joseph Breen to enforce the code. Breen enforced it aggressively, confiscating the original reels of films he deemed inappropriate and against the Code. Many lost films from this era are only "lost" because Joseph Breen personally had them destroyed. Some were rediscovered later, but many were completely purged from existence.
When Breen died in 1965, Variety magazine wrote, "More than any single individual, he shaped the moral stature of the American moral picture." He was a very, very big deal, and was directly responsible for censoring more films than I could even begin to list here.
In 1937, Olga J. Martin, Joseph Breen’s secretary, said, “To an impoverished country which had become religious and serious-minded, the sex attitudes of the post-war period became grotesquely unreal and antedated. The public at large wanted to forget its own derelictions of the ‘gay twenties.' The stage was set for the moral crusade.”
In 1936, once the Code was being fully enforced on filmmakers by Joseph Breen, a letter was issued by the office of Pope Pius XI that praised Breen's work, and encouraged all good Catholics to support film censorship.
The letter read in part, "From time to time, the Bishops will do well to recall to the motion picture industry that, amid the cares of their pastoral ministry, they are under obligation to interest themselves in every form of decent and healthy recreation because they are responsible before God for the moral welfare of their people even during their time of leisure. Their sacred calling constrains them to proclaim clearly and openly that unhealthy and impure entertainment destroys the moral fibre of a nation. They will likewise remind the motion picture industry that the demands which they make regard not only the Catholics but all who patronize the cinema."
Basically, this letter was a reminder from the Papal authority that bishops and priests are supposed to stop people from engaging with "lewd" or "obscene" art. That meant supporting things like the Hays Code.
So, to summarize: the original text of the Hays Code was written by two Catholics, including a priest. The biggest and most aggressive censor under the Code was a Catholic man, who had the full support and approval of the Pope at the time. Good Catholics were called en-masse to support the Hays Code, because it was intentionally written to line up with Catholic teachings.
There's a lot more to say on the subject, and if you're interested in reading more on your own, I recommend the book "Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934," by Thomas Doherty. There are plenty other sources I can recommend on request, but that's a solid place to start.
(And if I can toot my own horn, I'm intending to do a video lecture series all about American film censorship and the Hays Code. Pledging to my Patreon helps keep me fed and housed while I do all this damn research.)
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Creator Spotlight: @velinxi​
Hello! I’m Xiao Tong Kong, better known as “Velinxi.” I’m the creator of the webcomic Countdown to Countdown and have been doing freelance artwork since I was a teenager. I love telling stories with my illustrations! Tumblr was where I first got my start as an artist, specifically a small fandom artist as a hobby… and now I’m somehow here! When I’m not trying my best to stay awake in front of my tablets, I’m usually cooking, gaming, or sleeping. Sometimes all three, in my dreams.
Check out our interview with Velinxi below!
Did you originally have a background in art? If not, how did you start?
Yeah! I’ve basically been on track to become an artist since I was a child. I went to a middle school with an emphasis on arts and a high school specializing in it. I went to SVA briefly for computer arts but dropped out to pursue freelance and webcomics after my first year.
Over the years as an artist, what or who were your biggest inspirations behind your creativity?
My biggest inspirations growing up were Yuumei and Shilin Huang, two titans on DeviantArt back in the day. They still inspire me today, but the list of inspirations has grown exponentially over the years, including artists, movies, entire art movements, etc.
What was your thought process behind the creation of your webcomic, Countdown to Countdown?
Well, Countdown to Countdown started as a passion project back when I was 15, in high school, and pretty depressed. I just wanted to draw whatever story I thought was cool, inspired by my favorite media at the time. There was a very loose beginning and outline, but I was truly just writing as I drew the story. That’s why I had to stop the comic in 2018 and restart from scratch the year after. Now, the story has a set story and a clear outline. It still has similar roots, characters, and themes of neglect, abuse, and escape—but I think the story is a lot easier to follow now. It’s got an artstyle I can actually keep up with in the long run. The origin of why CTC exists also remains the same: I simply wanted to make a story I wanted to read for myself. Which happens to be about two dumb boys with superpowers navigating a hostile world that wants them dead or caged—together.
Have you ever had an art block? If so, how did you overcome it?
Oh, all the time. It’s part of the process. Personally, though—I just have to draw through it. Every month on my Patreon, I have my patrons vote on a theme I have to draw by the end of the month, and I try my best to make it as interesting as possible. I draw quite a few—tens even, of doodles or compositions for each of these themes to try to make something that tells a story while still being aesthetically pleasing and clear. I think pushing myself like this helps with art block, really. I also do remember to take breaks and simply consume other media I like! It gets the inspiration juices flowing.
Advice you would give to an aspiring creator?
If you do one—your first webcomic should be a short, fun, messy thing. It’s not often you can get it right the first time, but you’ll certainly learn a lot through sheer experience. This goes for a lot of things in art, to be honest.
What is a medium that you have always been intrigued by but would never use yourself?
3D Animation. I briefly learned it at SVA, and I think that’s enough of that tech for me. I accept that there are some things that are truly beautiful if done right, and I am too simple and lazy for it.
What is your goal for the rest of this year?
Get Countdown to Countdown book 2 finished! And live HAHA
Who on Tumblr inspires you and why?
@yuumei-art on Tumblr, still! They’ve been a huge inspiration for digital artists and storytellers online for years. I have no doubt that many digital artists of my generation have been influenced by them, and they’re still here, making beautiful art and stories. It’s a thing to behold.
Thanks for stopping by, Velinxi! If you haven’t seen her Meet the Artist piece, be sure to check it out here. You can also follow her for more amazing art over at her Tumblr, @velinxi!
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howtofightwrite · 28 days
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If someone was shot through the thigh (Nothing major hit, clean entry/exit wounds if logistically possible, how long would it take before they could walk without an aid of some kind? I'm counting hobbling and limping as walking.
Follow Up Question: Any idea what kind of med care that would need without getting a hospital involved with it?
So, this is one of those times where the answer really is, “it depends.” While you can't walk off a gunshot wound, getting shot in the leg might not actually stop you from walking or running, though this comes with a caveat that you're not going to make it especially far. Though the answer to, “how far?” could easily be, “as far as adrenaline will carry you.” This includes cases where the bullet fractures the bone, but doesn't completely shatter it. Though, those cases are going to be extremely unpleasant (for obvious reasons.)
Actual recovery times will vary wildly depending on far too many factors, and you can end up with chronic pain that never heals. Best case, you're looking at a couple weeks before the wound heals, most of the time you're looking at a few months, and lingering pain could last for over a year (if it ever does go away.)
While this is an unusual example, the warning about not aggravating a wound still applies, and trying to hobble around after getting shot is a fantastic way to inflict more harm on yourself. Figure it will take roughly ten weeks for the meat to properly heal up, and while you might be somewhat mobile before that time, it's probably a good idea not to overly stress it before it has fully recovered.
As for medical treatment, most of that is going to be packing it with gauze and (ideally) getting dosed out of your gourd on antibiotics. Gauze is easy, and the only real concern there is keeping you from leaking blood all over the place (while also providing some protection against future infection. The gauze needs to be changed, at least, daily, and the wound will need to be packed with gauze (so, not just wrapping it around the leg.) Getting the latter without a hospital is going to be a lot harder these days. The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria strains means that these kinds of antibiotics are kept on a much shorter leash today. Unfortunately, it's also kinda critical for the whole, “not dying,” thing.
It turns out that the whole part about a bullet being hot enough to sterilize itself is a myth, so any bacteria on the bullet, and of course, any bacteria that gets into the wound itself after the fact, will have a very easy path to infection. Deep tissue wounds like this are a hugeinfection risk, and these are the kinds of infections that can easily turn lethal.
Of course, a doctor will be better able to assess whether the injury was actually a clean through'n'through, or if something was nicked. A bullet can easily graze an artery, leading to persistent bleeding that will kill the victim without surgical assistance, but won't be fast enough to look worrying. It's just when it doesn't stop after several days of bleeding, that they might realize this is very bad.
So, again, they could potentially be on their feet immediately after being shot. How long it would take them to recover is a lot harder to assess, and if they did insist in walking around, that could make things much worse.
-Starke
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tianasimstreehouse · 3 months
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Hot Drinks Tin
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In the heart of winter, this cute little tin sits on the shelf waiting for someone to open its lid and peek inside. A delightful array of hot chocolate flavours await!
This was such a fun project and made me feel cosy with each flavour! I've always been inspired by the "Squirrel Hot Chocolate" which I think came as a deco object with Outdoor Retreat. It was soon time to give that tin some functionality!
💕 Thank you to my wonderful patrons for your incredibly inventive suggestions. I have tried to include as many as I could, I hope you like them. 💕
Important: *Make sure you have a coffee machine on the property, as the hot drinks will be made using that.
How to use: Download the two files, and unzip the "Hot Chocolate Recipes_All" file, choosing the recipes you want! In game: This object is purchasable from Build/Buy mode under the "Small Appliances" section. Place the tin somewhere in your Sims' house (Live Drag available!). Click on the tin and a menu will pop up saying "Make Hot Chocolate". Select a flavour, use the coffee machine to make it, and happy sipping!
Skill Levels & Ingredients: These hot chocolates have ingredients and will require different skill levels* to make. *If you are only seeing a few flavours, it may be that your Sim's Cooking skill is not high enough!
Current Recipes: Some of the recipes give custom buffs :) - Classic Hot Chocolate - Lactose-Free Hot Chocolate - Peppermint Hot Chocolate - Rainbow Hot Chocolate - S'more Hot Chocolate - Cinnamon Hot Chocolate - Orange Hot Chocolate (optional: uses my custom Orange Harvestable -> 🍊 <-) - Coconut Hot Chocolate - Hazelnut Pretzel Hot Chocolate - Gingerbread Hot Chocolate - Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate - Triple Hot Chocolate - Chilli Hot Chocolate (optional: uses my custom Chilli Harvestable -> 🌶️ <-) - White Hot Chocolate - Black Forest Hot Chocolate
DOWNLOAD (Patreon): Hot Drinks Tin Milk and Cookies: Now! Sugar Cookies: 15th January Public: 22nd January
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rbillustration · 28 days
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Centuries after his demise at the hands of his own people, the Forgotten King stalks the hallways he once ruled, riddled by tattered memories of a once-blessed life.
The moment he turns his haunted gaze upon you, it is already too late. Run. 👑⚔
My character Aedan from our playtest of our DM Sandy's TTRPG Darkest Days - a man who descended into tyranny and madness only to be killed by his own people, and brought back many years later to atone for his acts in life and maybe - just maybe - save the world.
This was January's monthly illustration, suggested by my patrons and Ko-fi supporters! The goal was to create an image of Aedan as if he was a Soulsborne boss. The people who came to my Discord streams had a huge hand in impacting how this image came out - thank you so much!!
Of particular note are the ruined, framed painting of Aedan's wife and child, and that same baby blanket wrapped around his hand, both ideas courtesy of viewers. He doesn't remember them, but he knows that he lost something that can never get back. These ideas were *chef's kiss*
Want to see the full version of this image without all the crunch, and/or the full 14-min timelapse video? You can find it and all other rewards here for £2 a month!
Patreon | Ko-fi
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florwal · 7 months
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portsim 1.2 update (playtest version) is now available for patrons! as soon as everything’s complete and i know there’s no issues, it’ll be free to the public <3
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cleaned up all the builds + households from dead end, now they can all live a non post-apocalyptic life in the portsim universe ☣️
fixed some issues from 1.1 (no more double san sequoias)
deleted all the premade townies and replaced them with npcs by simsontherope and cowplant-snacks on the gallery - now there won’t be as many ugly ass townies
i’m still working on oasis springs and it’s almost finished now BUT i wanted to give y’all something new to play in until then <3
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it’s almost my favorite time of the year so i set the season to fall and decorated all the portsim lots to fit the vibe 🍂🎃
*u can download the playtest version off my patreon now BUT i’m trying to finish everything as fast as i can and it’ll be public v soon, all my completed content is free so it’s my way of saying thanks to my patrons*
DOWNLOAD
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foervraengd · 18 days
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me: i need a tutorial on how to draw X thingie
youtube video labeled “How to level up your X drawing game in 3 simple steps!”:
*3 minutes of B-roll footage with lo-fi music in the background* “hey whats up youtube! Today i thought about talking about an issue that i often think about when drawing X thing, and im sure a lot of you do as well. So in this video i will break down how to get better at drawing X thing in just 3 simple steps! Before we begin i just gotta remind y’all to hit that like and subscribe button, you know the drill haha, if you like this video you should check out my patreon where you can see the full recording of my art tutorials as well as join our wholesome little art community discord server. I also would like to thank today’s sponsor BetterYelp, because we all know that artists got a lil depression after all. And i find that betterWhelp has helped me combat the dark thoughts and prevented me from throwing the printer out of my window soooo many times lol. Use my code “DrawXThing” when you sign up for a 3 hour free trial :). So whenever i draw X thing i first make sure to start with STEP ONE: use a reference! It might be hard to believe but references helps sooo much when you dont know how to draw X thing, ever since i started using references it’s like a light switch haha. You can easily use sites like pintereest or gooogle to find references of X Thing. STEP TWO: practice! I know i know everyone says this, but it’s true. You actually have to draw X thing more than once, and it might not be easy at first. But i assure you that you will get there :). 3 UNSKIPPABLE ADS. and finally STEP THREE: Self reflection. This one is the hardest to me, because in times like these it’s easy to lose focus and think about other things in life than drawing X Thing. So i started a bullet journal where i wrote down three thoughts i had everyday related to my art. Sorry about my messy desk haha, can you tell i love washi tape and funko pops?? Thank you so much for watching, and i especially want to thank all my patrons who support the work i do and keeps this channel alive. If you watched to this part comment “puppies!” down below!
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ruffboijuliaburnsides · 4 months
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So Harris Bomberguy has released a video about plagiarism on youtube. But really it's about talking about plagiarism on youtube as a groundwork to talk about James Somerton.
Who is a liar and a plagiarist, who has a sizeable audience and patreon who likes to portray himself as a small creator who is ~struggling~ and being bullied for ~being queer~ when in reality he's a very successful channel and he's being called out for being a liar and a plagiarist.
And i'm so pissed, because I liked him, up until explicit proof by way of actual citations proved he was full of shit.
And just so you know, his response to his patrons, within about 3 hours (ie less than the runtime of the video) of Harry's video being uploaded? Was this:
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[transcript of an email from Patreon <[email protected]> to [redacted], received at 9:37pm CST on 2 Dec 2023:
James Somerton just shared "Raised Concerns" for members only.
Raised Concerns
Firstly, I would like to thank all of you for supporting me in the first place.
However, it seems as if this channel has come under target from a significantly larger creator than myself and Nick. I know the majority of you were around last year when these accusations were first brought up; I have spoken to many of you privately and in live streams to explain the situation in detail. I am shocked to see that I was worth seemingly two hours of a four-hour video - especially when all of these issues have been discussed before one year ago today. Especially since there was nothing new brought up in this video.
If you have any concerns about these issues, please message me and I will answer all of your questions in detail.
Again, I am so grateful for your support. I love you all, and thank you.
James ]
So he doesn't state what the accusations are, or who's accusing him, and he says "it was discussed a year ago" (Harry found plagiarization in multiple videos posted as recently as the last month), and from my memory the post a year ago was similarly vague on the accusations. I signed up for a VERY inexpensive patreon annual around that time due to the harassment he said he was getting, and because he implied it was because he was talking about queer shit, NOT about copyright and plagiarism.
Fuck James Somerton. He is a hack and a thief and a misogynist/lesbophobe, and he can fucking choke as far as I care.
Thank you to every queer critic whose work he stole that made me think I liked him.
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Read the comic from the beginning on Tumblr, Webtoons, Comicfury, or Tapas!
New to the comic? Check out the About page!  
❤︎  Many thank yous to my lovely patrons! You and your support help keep the comic going!  ❤︎
⭐ Patreon ⭐ Triforce of Power Zine ⭐ ToP: Ghost Stories Zine ⭐ Ko-fi  ⭐
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idrellegames · 4 months
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Wayfarer Dev Log 2023.12.04.
Hi friends,
Happy December!
It has been quite a year with a lot of ups and downs. As this is the last dev log for the year, I wanted to thank everyone—old players and new players alike—for sticking with this journey. It means so much to have such a passionate community backing an intensive project like this. I’m grateful for everyone who has played and supported the game.
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✦ The Public Build
No new patches or updates.
✦ The Alpha Build
No new patches or hotfixes. Since my last dev log, I have been picking away at Episode 3 Part 3 and written about 24,000 words of new content. Detailed progress reports and sneak peeks of this new material are available on my Patreon.
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On Patreon
First Strike, Part 1 was published in November. This short story features Ren Varadon and Ves Sithia during Ren’s final mission as an assassin for the Erebian League. Part 2 will be published later this week.
On this Blog:
Many thanks to @harumeau for this gorgeous portrait of Umbria Bellaris! Umbria is the leader of the Order of Lethalis and is encountered in Episode 2.
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If you’ve enjoyed Wayfarer and would like to support my work, please consider supporting me on Patreon. Patrons receive access to the alpha build, a private Discord server, exclusive previews, bonus content, side stories, and other benefits.
Wayfarer is a passion project and creating it is a full-time commitment. Any little bit goes a long way to help me bring it to fruition.
If you aren’t in a position to support financially, reblogs, shares, ratings and comments, and spreading the word about the game are much appreciated and do a lot to help me out! 💕
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moyokeansimblr · 5 months
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Patreon Requests for riannon07
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Moyo did some alpha stuff? 😮 My maxis match models don't do this stuff justice... These are Patreon requests for @riannon07 and I just want to say thank you for the challenge, I don't know if I succeeded or not 😅 but hopefully everything's useable!
These are Sifix's Fiorenza Dress and Elfdor's Recolors, Belaloallure's Blossom Outfit, Belaloallure's Akera Top and Pants as separates, and Nightcrawler's Rift Hair (Style A). As you asked clothes are all on the BobbyTH Bootylicious bodyshape. Shoes were converted by ImaginaryBoutique.
All of the clothes are AF only, the hair is TF-EF.
Now the first elephant in the room, being alpha cc this stuff is high poly.
Belaloallure Akera Pants + MMSIMS Dunk Low Sneakers - 17k Belaloallure Akera Top - 7k Belaloallure Blossom Outfit + Benevolence Clarity Heels - 25k ❗(the heels are 11k alone but they are really pretty I admit) Sifix Fiorenza Dress - 17k Nightcrawler Rift Hair - 20k
Download links, more details, and some of my rambling under the cut.
Everything comes in the colors you asked for. The Sifix dress I did include the original 10 colors because 10 isn't that many but only the Elfdor recs you wanted.
And while the Nightcrawler hair does come in the colors you wanted I also did a bunch extra. While I stopped using alpha hairstyles only just last year I stopped using alpha hair colors in 2019 so I got a bit carried away oohing and aahing at them. 24 of Pooklet/Digi/Io's naturals, elders use mail bomb, pipe bomb & shax and 6 of Pooklet/Digi's unnaturals. I think 🤔 Man 2019 was only what like 4 years ago and my brain's like wHaT iS AlpHA sTuFF?? hOW dO i aLPhA?? There's a swatch included. Everything has swatches.
And now for the second elephant in the room, this is the first time I've converted anything alpha! My mom watched me convert some of this and I told her I don't know why the sheer amount of vertices surprised me given that I know alpha stuff is higher poly and thus more vertices 😅 But some stuff is a bit wonky. I'm happy to fix any issues that arise (although I can't say for certain that I know how). In particular I'll acknowledge that the hair IS kind of rough. Hair is my least-experienced CAS category even with clay stuff. There's some weird blips and transparencies and I'm not totally happy with my retexturing job but for my first alpha hair (and only 4th hair in general) I'm pretty proud of myself regardless. Just, I understand if anybody hates the hair I won't be sad.
Also, I must thank the ever fantastic @paluding for helping me out with the UV issue I ran into on the shoes for the Blossom Outfit ❤️
Anyways,
🍸Sifix's Fiorenza Dress/Elfdor's Recolors, Belaloallure's Blossom Outfit, Belaloallure's Akera Top and Pants, and Nightcrawler's Rift Hair download on Patreon (FREE)
But please consider becoming a patron if you want to show me support or make requests! ❤️🙏 Any support is extremely appreciated and really helps me out!
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titanrpg · 3 months
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Hey everyone, it's Lex. Happy New Year to you and yours!
Today, I have a huge announcement about Titanomachy RPG and its future. This month marks 3 years since I joined TTRPG Twitter. I've met so many incredible people and learned so much from y'all. Your support has allowed me to take one HUGE step in my life. 
I recently moved to Maryland from Florida to get some basic human rights. I also left my job of 7 years to try and live unburdened by selling hours of my life to some random rich guy. And now, I'm taking Titanomachy RPG full-time.
Here I am, already having taken the leap. I have some money saved up, yes, but ultimately I am trusting in the generosity of others to help me build out a life I can truly love.
So yes, this is a Patreon announcement. And there's a link to Caltrop Core below (if you want to make a one-time contribution). But before anyone exits this email, I want to talk about all the cool stuff everyone can expect from me, regardless of Patreon status or donor status. I have a lot of exciting things coming in 2024, like:
a NEW open license d12 system called DODECA!
physical copies of my games becoming available via Indie Press Revolution, starting with NIGHTHAWKS!
more consistent game & system releases
seeing more of my work in some upcoming Evil Hat projects (look for me in the Girl by Moonlight stretch goal zines)
prints of "prayer to curse ron desantis", bunny girl osr posters, and perhaps shirts/hats/merch?
ttrpg workshops IRL in the Maryland area
and much much much much more!!
Now, here's the link to my Patreon before I forget: https://www.patreon.com/TitanRPG
I have an AWESOME founding patron bonus. There are 3 tiers of membership, and no matter which you choose to join today, you'll get a pre-release PDF of GOLDEN BEETLE PLAYGROUND, my Medabots-inspired TTRPG built on Caltrop Core EX.
This bonus is ONLY for people who join this month. After January, I'll take it down to work on the game further (and eventually do a full release later this year). 
For tiers 2 and 3, I'll be releasing one short RPG every single month. These games will remain Patreon exclusives until I can put proper polish on them (or the patrons vote to release their favorites).
There's a bunch more goodies and details on my actual Patreon page. Click that link to see!
Eventually, I'll be putting merch up on that page, so even if you can't support with a monthly pledge, you'll be seeing posters, shirts, hats, all that very soon!
These days, I'm on tumblr every so often, but no other social media. Patreon will be my dedicated page for updates, game mechanics, design discussions, everything! Even if you join at the $3/month tier, I want to provide a ton of value, starting with GOLDEN BEETLE PLAYGROUND!
Click here to see the three membership tiers and support a trans game designer today!
Thank you for your support over the past 3 years. I hope to remain worth of it for many more years to come.
All my love,
Lex Kim Bobrow
Publisher, Titanomachy RPG
P.S. Here's the link again. Take a moment to check out the page please, and if you can't contribute, please tell your friends! I've lost touch with so many people after leaving Twitter, so any help in getting the word out is 10000000% appreciated!!
P.P.S. If you could reblog this post ASAP, I'd really really appreciate it. Thank you!!!
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infamous-if · 8 months
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UPDATE
Hi, everyone! It’s been a few days since Part I dropped! I have been seeing all your questions (many of which I can’t answer lol) and have been seeing all the bug reports and typos. Thanks for sending them in.
I’ll be working on:
- fixing those bugs and typos starting this week. (I don’t respond or answer to typos just because I like having them all in one space, so trust me, I have seen them! I just keep them sitting in my inbox/dm’s to search for them later.)
- part II.
- After part II the days of free bug searching will be over, as I will want to find beta testers. The game is just getting too big and complicated for just one person, especially someone as error prone as me 😅
I do have to take a break. I know I keep saying I’m going to take a break and I don’t but my cold has not gone away even after a week. In fact, it’s getting worse so I may have to actually…be a responsible human and head to the hospital lmao I think my body has sort of shut down a bit since I was actively working on chapter 2 every day for hours on end. So yeah, break needed! But not a long one hehe
In the meantime I’ll be putting up a poll for patrons of the 6$ tier and asking them what POVs they want next. I have plans to write them all, but I want to spread them out in the month instead of getting too excited and dropping them so closely together as I have been haha I do have some Drabble ideas. Even though I prefer writing canon content, I think having some non canon in the middle while I work on canon content would be a nice…fluff to give more content.
I just want to have at least 3 things a week every week on patreon! So my brain is like firing up trying to think of good stuff to offer haha
+ thanks for the love on body double! and my BD ROs that are just as dysfunctional as my Infamous ones haha
That’s all. I will try to be quiet and stay away from this app a bit, just until I feel better. Bye! 😙
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perhaps an odd/specific question, but if a character got shot through the hand at very close range without access to medical care (apocalypse) how serious would that injury be? would it be possible to bandage/treat it without medical knowledge?
So, there's a couple factors here that could have a meaningful impact. However, on the question of how serious, this depends on your definition. If you're asking, “is this life threatening?” The answer is yes, but probably not for the reason you're thinking of. If you're asking, “will this cause significant changes to what the character can do,” then, again, the answer is yes.
The chances of bleeding to death from a gunshot wound to the hand aren't especially high, if the wound is properly bandaged, and the victim can stop bleeding. That last part isn't guaranteed, but unless there's some contributing factor (like a history of alcoholism), if they can stop the bleeding, that won't be what kills them.
What might kill them is bacterial infection. Contrary to popular belief (and, even contrary to what I've said in the past), bullets do not burn hot enough to sterilize the bullet. Meaning the bullet can be a vector for bacterial infection (of course, the bandage, and any debris forced into the body by the gunshot, are more likely to become vectors.) In a post-apocalyptic setting, without access to medical treatment, a bacterial infection can absolutely kill you.
Of course, improper bandage hygiene can also result in an infection, days after the original gunshot wound occurred. In a post-apocalyptic environment, you really do not want to ignore open wounds.
On the non-lethal side of the question, they're never going to be able to use that hand again. At least, it's not going to be the same, ever again. How bad it is will depend on what they were hit with. But, in most circumstances, a gunshot to the hand will break bones in the hand. In many cases the bullet can even eject bone fragments from the hand.
Without medical treatment, broken bones in the palm of the hand can permanently impair its use, but when you're ejecting critical portions of the hand's structure, yeah, that's not going to work right without those bits. When you look at most of your skeletal structure, your bones basically create a kind of intricate pulley system. Depending on what's damaged, destroyed, or ejected, that might mean that some fingers are still functional, or it could create a situation where they're unable to use their fingers at all. In some cases (such as with a shotgun), you might even eject enough material that the hand itself is completely unsalvageable.
So, the short version is, it might not kill your character, but that hand is going to be very seriously messed up, and it will probably, permanently change their life, and might still kill them later.
-Starke
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on authenticity
My mood in the recent months keeps going from bad to worse. Today I randomly fell into the rabbit hole of checking out other patreon artists, which always grounds me in reality and cheers me up, perhaps in a weird way. Essay incoming \o/
Authenticity is a blob of a word that sounds almost pretentious nowadays. It gets sneered at. You either sell your soul, or you don't earn with your art.
What's authentic, being true to yourself, will vary from person to person. It's like a sliding scale of suffering that you will tolerate in exchange for a coin, while convincing yourself that you have fun.
The harsh truth of modern world is that if your art pays for your living, you've already reached success, no matter how you may feel about the type of content you actually make for that money. Insert the meme furry nsfw art here. Or not furry. Or even sfw, but comms, lots of comms every month. Or merch. Anything that sells. Products first, art second.
Marrying passion and profession is virtually impossible, yet I'm doing it, only thanks to your support. I'm acutely aware that, even as I choose to be "real" and talk about an artist's money-making in a raw way, it's still patreon talk, and yes, I'll plug the link as well, so technically this entire post is an ad *fingerguns*
I just feel so privileged being able to create whatever the fuck I want, literally, I take no comms/requests/guidance on what and how should I draw/write, I post experimental, sometimes provocative stuff, and still make enough to survive. This sole fact should get me through the day, whatever other struggles I may be facing currently (I am. I don't wanna talk about it rn, instead I distract myself with this text), I should always remember the unique place in life I managed to carve for myself.
There are madmen (gender-neutral) who toss $10-20 at me every month. The majority "only" pledges $1, the notorious tier that gets treated as a tip jar with no rewards by many other creators. All of my rewards are the same at $1 and $20 (save for the one-time digital artbook download at $10, just to be perfectly clear), it's a conscious choice and a risk I continue taking because it's how I am. I used to split rewards between tiers in the past, before xiv, and it was a lot of busy work while it made me treat my art less as art and more as product. This pic goes into the cheap box, this pic goes into the expensive box. Every month. It's. Definitely not for every artist.
Logistic hell of splitting and delivering rewards, different posts with less comments per post, also my discord roles/channels would have to be split, nowadays it's just patron, whether you give me $1 or $20, there's no visual disparity, you're hanging out in the same cool kids' club, and collectively making happy noises on Fragments Fridays.
Could I be making more money if I got rid of the $1 tier? Yeah. But, mercifully, after 2 years I don't need to. I legit make enough currently, my only worry is to keep what I have. Patrons don't stay forever, 2-5 people would leave every month, about the same number would join (hence my patreon ads, I need to keep people reminded of it, even if it makes me feel guilty every damn time). I did Research (tm) in the past to find out that my "bleeding" numbers are below average, i.e. it's good, people generally tend to stick around.
I put a lot of emphasis on the $1 because I'm kinda proud of what I managed to accomplish while staying self-detrimentally humble. Literally doing an impossible thing in a world that keeps burning down. So yeah if you've been feeling bad for only giving me $1, what matters is that there's enough $1s to make a difference. Together you're creating a phenomenon, and you should be proud.
There are many stupid little principles, hills that I'll die on, that make up my authenticity. I chose to speak of it here and now in order to sorta sell myself, so it feels hypocritical x'D But if I don't shine a spotlight on this, who will. I'm old and jaded and increasingly terrified of how insincere the internet's becoming. Everything's fake, sugarcoated, polished for sale. My art's always been a scream of defiance against all that, now that I'm more or less established, I wanna scream louder. Thanks for hearing my screams. You can scream with me too if you want.
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💗 Animal Crossing Decor Set 3 💗
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💗 Animal Crossing Decor Set 3 💗
I always start feeling a little beachy at this point in the winter, so here are some Animal Crossing conversions with a vacation / travel sort of theme. Some meshes edited, with extra swatches added. I hope you like them!
19 20 items | Sims 4, Base game compatible. I have added additional swatches to many of the items.
Update (July 2th 2023): At the request of a patron I have made a version of the wreath that snaps to the wall ❤️
Set contains: -Globe | 3 swatches -Hula Doll | 6 swatches -DSLR Camera | 7 swatches -Rosetta Stone Deco | 2 swatches -Sea Globe | 7 swatches -World Map | 2 swatches -Book | 6 swatches -Tower of Pisa | 1 swatch -Sphinx | 1 swatch -Seagull Mobile | 8 swatches -Microwave | 6 swatches -Monstera Plant | 8 swatches -Seashell Wreath | 7 swatches -Clam Shell | 11 swatches -Clam Vase | 11 swatches -Ukulele Deco | 15 swatches -Ukulele Wall Deco | 15 swatches -Study Set - 2 swatches -BGC Heart of Sulani Necklace Display | 6 swatches
Always suggested: bb.objects ON, it makes placing items much easier. For further placement tweaking, check out the TOOL mod. Type “Animal Crossing Set 3” into the search query in build mode to find quickly. You can always find items like this, just begin typing the title and it will appear. Type “BGC” for the necklace display.
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