hey guys so apparently this is a thing a lot of people don't realise but like. if you have had writer's block/ art block for like. six months. a year. two years. that's maybe not a block. that's maybe depression. and you should maybe look into treating the source of the problem instead of just beating yourself up for not being able to write/draw. be kind to yourself and know that your struggle to create isn't based in laziness or a lack of skill or talent.
You also do have like, a finite amount of energy. Especially creative and emotional energy.
The celebrate-the-grind stories where some famous artist held down two grueling part-time jobs to make ends meet and got by on four hours of sleep a night so they'd have time to write their novel or paint or whatever, so what's your excuse are absolute bullshit. We should look at those about the same as we look at long-haul truckers doing a lot of amphetamines to handle driving for 16 hours a day or AAA game studios and crunch time.
So yeah, if your ability to make art has dried up, you really should take a good look at the underlying reasons and see if there's maybe some self-care you need to be doing. The answer is pretty much never "laziness."
Behold, the Hellverine*, a post-war mutant wolverine inhabiting the colder regions of the American and Canadian wasteland.
*Also called the Glutton, the Carcajou, and the Hairy Deathclaw**.
**The Hellverine (Gulo Gulo Formido], bears no relation to any subspecies of Deathclaw (Belua Morsunguis).
don't know if i'm ever going to line or color this so here you go. my favorite boys. they're in love. thank u @anuspastor for making me think about them again.
(This is the fourth in my ongoing postmortems about my older games. You can find similar posts on SpeedRune, Patchwork World, and Domesday 10XX.)
After the Bomb is a FREE post-apocalyptic RPG inspired by the Fallout video games, built on the OSR-meets-storygame Together We Go system. It contains:
a simple rules system
character options representing both abilities and equipment
tools and tables for creating factions and filling a map
a sample setting and campaign set in Minneapolis
a playlist of royalty-free oldie mp3s
The rules are simple and flexible, especially for those familiar with d20 games. There are no classes; instead, players choose Advances to represent their skills and equipment. Additional rules simulate, in an abstract sense, the dangers of traveling the wasteland.
Exploration and faction rules can simulate an โoverland travelโ feel, with map knowledge being a key loot component. As players explore and discover, the can clear paths and assist communities to make travel easier.
Wasteland of 10,000 Lakes (or Wasteland 10k) is an entire setting and campaign thatโs included with the game. It includes factions, locations, encounters, goals, and a proposed campaign timeline. Choose between enforcing the chaos of the wasteland and embracing it! Join the Hard Times Bike Club and drive a fire-breathing dragon cycle! Discover the hidden source of Swamp Girl Radio!
Speaking of Swamp Girl Radio, the download includes a zip file of royalty-free music from the โ40s and โ50s that you can use as diegetic music during your session, including โSwamp Girlโ by Frankie Lane.
So bravely emerge from your sterile vault, squint into the cruel sun, and dare to make your way into the jagged, burning land that remainsโฆafter the bomb.
romaincrisis
turnnoffyourmind
yousharknotpass
blakekathryn
gummygunk
jimmyeatworldofficial
