Mortaine

Tumbleblog of a 40-something writer, blogger, game designer, and knitter.

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The Rest of the Trip?

The Rest of the Trip?

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Haunted House

I crocheted this cute haunted house this week. I couldn’t find a good crochet pattern/tutorial for something like this that wasn’t AI garbage, so I freehanded it. I’ve written it up in a very rough form so others can create their own houses in time for Halloween 2025, but will clean it up before October 2026. Haunted House (WIP)Download

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Hua Hin, Thailand

Hua Hin, Thailand

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The Wretched: Actual Play

This fictional work is an “actual play” from the solo journaling game called “The Wretched” by Chris Bissette. Content warnings: strong language, horror, hopelessness, alien attack, stranded in space, fecal matter, dead bodies, pet death. Played on July 23, 2025. The premise of the game is that the player is the sole survivor of an alien attack that killed their entire crew, and the alien is now…

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Bangkok, Part 2

Bangkok, Part 2

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Bangkok, Part 1

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a lonely compsognathus - solo journaling poem

I played a lonely compsognathus, which is a solo journaling game in which you write a poem based on line prompts, driven from a deck of cards. I present to you my resulting poem: Silence moves across me, ruffling, kissingMy scales, breathe easier and loose.To overcome! To lose! –They are identical.I pause on the cusp of decision–I turn back. What have I sown? Is it…enough?No. Only onward will…

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DriveThruRPG Price Increase - INFO

DriveThruRPG is increasing the prices for their POD books. In some cases, up to 40% increase. I will have to run the numbers on all my products, but at this time, it looks like Threadbare will not be affected (though if the cost of printing the color softcover goes up any more, it will be).

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Old Year, New Game

Finishing out 2024 with my third and final game of the year, I published I want to get off MR BONES WILD RIDE today on itch! It’s PWYW and I’ve submitted it to a couple of game jams that inspired me. This was a fun one to write, but I heavily procrastinated on it. I was inspired sometime in early November to start it, based on the “Shitpost RPG” game jam. I did a search for the best shitposts,…

Old Year, New Game

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I want to get off MR BONES WILD RIDE

Now available on itch! This is a shitpost game about a shitpost, riffing off of a much better game about skeletons. I finished it on the very last day of 2024, and I’m prouder of this game than I should be.

I want to get off MR BONES WILD RIDE

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KRGL - A Holiday Community Radio Station

This week, I wrote KRGL, a holiday-themed station for the excellent game Community Radio by Thoughtcrime Games. KRGL is the community radio station for Santa’s North Pole and workshop! Community Radio is a great game for family gatherings, and KRGL is easy to pick up and play. Fill the time between scenes and DJ scenes with your favorite holiday tunes for an even more immersive feeling!

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mortaine finished reading Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1) by Scott Meyer

mortaine finished reading Off to Be the Wizard (Magic 2.0, #1)

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mortaine stopped reading Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl (Mass Market)) by Eoin Colfer

Abandoned this book. I cannot stand anyone in it. (comment on Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl (Mass Market)))

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mortaine finished reading Edvard Grieg: Little Great Man by Brendan Ward

mortaine finished reading “Edvard Grieg: Little Great Man”

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mortaine finished reading The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

mortaine finished reading “The Kaiju Preservation Society”

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mortaine finished reading The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents by Terry Pratchett

mortaine finished reading “The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents”

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mortaine finished reading Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Shadow of Kyoshi by Michael Dante DiMartino

Conclusion of Kyoshi’s novelizations. (comment on “Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Shadow of Kyoshi”)

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