#pollmaker speaks

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Okay okay for reals. I am NOT working 60+ hour weeks anymore, I FINALLY got access to internet, and I FINALLY learned that I, Pollmaker, am part of a system so now I have that shit figured out.

The GOAL is to get skog bosses round 1 out by the end of June! I will now take questions

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Before I get started on the silksong fights, I have an important question!!

Who should move to round 2 immediately? - StrawPoll

What is your opinion? Vote now: Bell Beast, Fourth Chorus, Great Conchflies, Lace, Last Judge, Moorwing, Moss Mother (Moss Grotto), Moss Mot

No email necessary!! Multiple choice!!

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Hey all!! I am 150 dollars short of rent this month bc I wasn't able to work as much (I work at a school and spring break made my already limited work time even smaller). I do have commissions open, if you're able to comm me. My Kofi is linked in my pinned. It'd mean a lot if you could.

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Update on this blog:

Hi! Its been a while! The hiatus for the skog fights will likely be a little longer, as I currently am so incredibly busy all the time. I am still trying to move in between 3 jobs, I've had some rough personal life things happening, it's been crazy.

But! Because I do love doing these fights, send me in ANY FIGHT YOU WANT TO SEE! The only rule: at least one contestant has to be from HOLLOW KNIGHT (no silksong)!

As we get closer to me finishing at least something in silksong, I will make another update. But this is my offering to you :]

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Hey do any of yall want to see what silly little lore expansions I've made to some hk areas for my dnd campaign im running? Also does anyone wanna know abt the dnd campaign im running based in hk?

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The End and the Follow Up

Hi all!! First off, I want to thank all of you for making these last uh... holy shit 2 years and 5 months???? From the flukefey VS flukemarm to the iselda vs hornet npc vs pure vessel, your engagement and support has been amazing.

This has always been just a fun little passion project for me, and I've gone through a lot since starting it. I got out of an abusive relationship, I started two different jobs that make me so happy. I met some of my closest friends and learned some really important things about myself and those around me. This project has been steady and the idea that it's over is kinda hard for me.

Which is why it is NOT ACTUALLY OVER!!!!! BECAUSE OF SKONG!!!

Yes, that's right! I will be doing a similar set of fights but for Silksong!!!! I'm giving myself two months to play the game, but I will keep this blog up! I might do some fun silly fights in between, and if you have any you'd like to suggest please let me know!!!! I'd love to have more fun with the Hollow Knight version before I start up the new stuff!!

I also might stream some Silksong when I have free time (usually weekends) cuz I do like doing that, its fun :) I will not be liveposting, just to keep spoilers away from people who do want to play but can't right now!

Final thing, you guys are more than welcome to talk abt whatevver in my inbox, or ask for some good ol' pollmaker doodles (man that's been a while).

As always, I love/care for you all very deeply. Happy Silksong!

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Need these as tattoos but idk what sort of design would be cooler, a combined yin-yang sorta deal or each one in a significant place

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Hey here’s the sappy post. I go more in depth below the cut, but there are mentions of abuse in there which is why I separated it.

But the tl;dr is that this blog has been one of the few constants of my life in the last few years, and it’s been such a nice haven for me to go to and smile. Know that every bit of propaganda makes me smile, and if you lurk in the notes I notice you and I get excited when I see your url pop up. Thanks for making these last many many many months so much fun.

For those who only joined post-hkeb, this blog started towards the beginning of Tumblr polls, and directly because of competition blogs like @weirdstrangeguybattle and @mfshipbracket . It was originally a joke I made, to myself, about doing every single Hollow Knight enemy. I have made D&D stat blocks for every hk enemy and boss three times now, and I knew how bad it could be. If I was going to do it, I was going to do it with the least-most amount of effort possible. Google Drawings, as best as I can, but with only free tools. This was also before the hk wiki (hi thank you for being the reason I could even do most of this in the first place), so I had to go and make transparent images for everything. This is why hkeb and hknpcf look like shit (I love it).

I used to talk a lot more about my personal life, too. That’s because at the time (the “boyfriend” time for those who remember), I was being pretty horrifically psychologically and emotionally abused. This blog, where my name, my identity, everything but my voice and my right hand, are hidden away. I felt like I could describe things in ways I was terrified to say in person, for reasons I couldn’t explain. Being able to open my computer and have an excuse to be ignored in situations under my control was the escape I needed during that time.

Since then, I’ve been in a healthy relationship, I realized more things about myself that took me way too long to come to, I made new friends that pull me out of my shell in ways that I was desperately needing, I moved out, I started college again. All these huge life shifts, and this blog, all of you, have been here the whole time. Consistent, silly, fun. I still use Google Drawings, but my way of making the fight cards has been streamlined. I’ve made, so, so, so many cards. So many cards. And I’ve had fun making every single one. I’ve had fun posting every single piece of propaganda. Every doodle I’ve made. All the math I choose to do, for fun. For you guys. So thanks for sticking with me.

Sincerely, and with love for those who want it,

Your Pollmaker