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merdle.bsky.social
Writer, Nerd, Gamer. Big into Tabletop and Card Games. https://blackstarlit.substack.com/
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I was going to read The Message by Coates this february and I lost track of time. Maybe I still can, it is pretty short.

πŸŒ™ Galaxy Bat

Learning some digital art technique stuff (and using them for #pixelart. One day I'll accidentally cobble together enough skills to make worthwhile art. Tick Tock.

I was feeling a way and made a t-shirt about it. You can get it (or stickers, or whatever) here, if you have similar feelings: www.teepublic.com/user/libertine (there’s also an edition with white text for printing on dark shirts)

4.7 earthquake, that spiced up the shift at work.

War Cry of Themis, the last card I illustrated for the new set "The Hunted" of @fabtcg.com ! AD : Sam Yang -- See more : www.artstation.com/asur-misoa cara.app/asur-misoa

I have like 5500 words left to edit in this story, and whole I really want to give every section the line by line... I'm so tired of editing it and kind if want to just close the book on it. Editing is such a struggle! 😭

Going to send a new newsletter tomorrow (Thursday) If you'd like art in your inbox pls do sign up :) gdbee.carrd.co

My Lexi singles are waiting for me at home. Can't wait! #fabtcg

I think I was supposed to be taking a picture of our drinks but @middybot.bsky.social distracted me.

I really do need to finish my move over to Ghost. I would love to post fiction and essays again, but anytime I open Substack I go... nevermind.

Not true. I'll give you some examples of when styles crossed over from womenswear to menswear, and how men have worn straight-up womenswear or just feminine styles in cool ways. 🧡

What is with all the Prism suddenly? Where were all these prism players hiding? #fabtcg

Reposting this, hopefully any #FaBTCG peeps who want to enter have already seen this and entered, but I don't want any Verdance gamers to miss out at a chance to get free footwear for their girlie πŸ’–

Happy Valentine's πŸ’• @merdle.bsky.social it was fun to crochet these in secret 🀫 Also yippee my first post! Be kind πŸ˜…

@middybot.bsky.social made me the perfect valentine's gift. (Also some of my favorite type of candy.)

#ttrpg time. Sessions start again tomorrow so I am in last second brainstorming mode. Game is CAIN, the players are after a Toad (a disgusting and greedy sort of psychic demon), and this one has taken up residence in LA. Toads make promises, and can provide. Like Dragons but with bad BO.

#armoryrecap #fabtcg Jarl is in the shop so I took Boltyn last night. 0-3! 1 Azalea 🏹 - First time facing Azalea, I was disrupted every turn until I died. 2 Ira πŸƒ- actually competed, still lost. 3 Zen πŸ§˜πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ- Turns out if he can do whatever he wants, he wants to win. Have to adjust my build! Had fun

Hey #FaBTCG, wizards are cool, aren't they? I'm giving away a Rainbow Foil Storm Striders!! βš‘οΈπŸ‘’ Please share with your friends πŸ’– I will announce the winner on February 28th Here's the link to enter: forms.gle/vrndhsjbwHdW...

This week I read 'Why Am I Still Attracted to White Men?' by Jenee Skinner on Electric Literature. It made me think of family, like my sisters and mom. But I guess my own dating history was weird. Lengthy short, but engaging, interesting. electricliterature.com/why-am-i-sti...

I know everyone is thinking about pirates, but I'm already thinking about Guardian pack, and maybe new guardian weapons. What if we got some generic way for Guardians to (at high cost) do some one-two hits. I guess to make work with Valda (because she should get an adult) these could a have crush

I'm giving away EVERY Masters set EVER! It's Masters Masters! I'm giving TEN PEOPLE each one box of Masters from the entire history of Masters sets as a thank you! Just donate in multiples of $4.00 to @translifeline.bsky.social until Feb 15 at 11am PST! Donate---> give.translifeline.org/tolarian

Last night I was working on some ttrpg homebrew, partially inspired by some systems in Realis by the FATT podcast. I realized I want to make systems built around flawed people learning to make peace and love, with their enemies and themselves. But still in a game about adventure. Not super easy...

New Penny Arcade for your Wednesday! #MarvelRivals www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/0...

BARK!!! 2025

I finished a reread of Things Fall Apart today, and honestly it felt like a really appropriate time to read it. There are so many ways to read into what happens to Okonkwo and why, but more important to me now is that realization that his people were not going to fight back. That dread. #booksky

I've now bought most of this deck, and hopefully the cards I don't have get to me before Skirmish season. #fabtcg I messed with it on Felt table and it was hilarious when it got rolling.

Viserai, Nuu, and Enigma are LLing too slow!

This takes 3 minutes. Washington state people, get in here

I rarely get a chance to play Riverfolk, and I rarely win games of #Root in the first place. So this one felt good. I threw open someone's guide on actually winning as Otters, and everything else just fell into place.

Hey! There goes the announcement everyone was waiting for! #fabtcg

Pretty large number of Jarls, but man they would have to be real lucky to dodge all those Enigmas, Prisms, and Nuus. #fabtcg

Borger www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3D5...

Statement from Brodie Spurlock.

Oh belveth you little alien #leagueoflegends

I still wake up in a cold sweat thinking about when my Oaken Old got hit by Not!Surgical Extraction. Such a wild card. #fabtcg