T. L. Bainter

Done posting Xcrements on Musky's ego stage. Hi. I'm T. L.: - GM of 5+ Years - TTRPG Writer - Gamer (Souls/Vanias mostly) - Dog/Cat Dad to Ellie and Sooba - Everything Should Be Black and Gold - Midwest (but I Curse It Daily) - Proudly Childfree, Snipped, Pro-Choice, Anti-Bigot - Straight Edge Punk

Extra proud of this #Daggerheart #TTRPG adventure module!

What do sock puppets, stock-based compensation, and generative AI have in common? Check out my in-depth new video essay to find out! I spent so much time researching and writing for this one. #NoAI #AI #GenAI #LLMs #TechLayoffs www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yuh...

I think that Anthropic ex-employee thread is both a marketing ploy and a sliver of true fears. With as much anti-AI sentiment there is online, I feel like a last ditch effort is to try and get everyone onboard with that philosophical fear they’ve been driven by. Also, with quantum computing…

Just learned it's spelled 'Bury the Lede', not 'Bury the Lead'. Crazy.

I'm currently running a playtest for Temple Maker 64 And look, people have already published dungeons 👀 Let's try one out! ⚔️ #indiegames #zelda #nintendo64

I've had collectibles in my #Godot #IndieDev project for a minute, but now I've got things fully working for my 'piece of heart' replacement in my Zeldalike! Add it to your inventory; collect 4 to get a new 'heart'. Finishing such a core feature always feels like jumping a mile forward in progress.

My #IndieDev #Zelda -like project is progressing well. I just finished creating this 'Bat Soar' mechanic, which allows the player to travel along an easily-customized path. Speed is adjusted to ensure you're not stuck for too long. Excited to keep expanding! #Godot #Python #Dev #GDScript #Indie

Dash and Backstep functionality have been added for my #IndieDev project in #Godot! Useful not just for dodging, but traversing, as it allows passing through some objects. All placeholder art right now, but it's going to look great once we move to the art phase! #GameDev #Indie #ZeldaLike

Spell assignment/unassignment feels so great, now! Sound effects are built, too (obviously not supported in a GIF, so I guess just open and close a book while watching this GIF to get the idea). Crazy what just a little bit of scaling can do. #IndieDev #GameDev #Godot #Python #GDScript #Zeldalike

New #Godot / #GDScript tutorial! This one focuses on adding 'juice' to a Zelda Heart System, but the principles can be applied to all sorts of elements. Get your hearts beating and flashing in just a few minutes with these instructions! www.tlbainter.com/blog/godot-t...

I've created 'concoctions' for my #GameDev project that each have unique functionalities! This system is super modular, allowing you to easily create and swap out functions between concoctions. Each function is fully customizable with plenty of options already (and more to come)! #Python #Godot

I've long used Critical Hit cards for my #TTRPG games—they're a fun way to keep combat dynamic and unpredictable while simultaneously rewarding the rare critical hit (for both players AND GMs). Now, I've put together a Critical Hit deck for #Daggerheart! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Gotta shout it out here because it took too much digging around to find such a great tool. Started using codecks.io last night for project management and it is truly fantastic. If you're looking for a good, clean task manager (especially to replace ones that have become useless lately), check it out

It's like AI always says: you're not just [x], you're [y] 🖤

Really proud of this one! If You're a #ttrpg player, consider snagging The Manticore Encounter on #HeartOfDaggers for less than $2! I packed it as full of content as possible.

Pretty excited about this one (and some other things I'm working on). Pretty fun to convert creatures and rules from the @aen.quest/Scathe RPG to #Daggerheart, and making these adversaries and environments was a welcome break. #RPG #RPGDesign

The opening animatic for The Rooks of Elzveir TTRPG actual play series is here now, along with a release date for the first episode... it's almost time. 👀 youtu.be/rET6AMh7OTA?...

printing/painting a creature for a TTRPG session. This griffin was used in Chapter 2 of the upcoming series (Chapter 1 will be available SOMETIME this summer). Just finished running the battle today! . Yes, my wash did explode, why? . . . #dnd #dndsky #tabletop #ttrpg #rpg #hobby #art

Meanwhile, at Sucker Punch 💦

Gamer grrrl 🤍🐍🎮

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Kendrick Lamar deserves to win the very first Nobel Hate Prize

Worked hard today just to get to the part of the book layout where I could add art for my favorite boi. . . . #ttrpg #ttrpgDesign #ttrpgSky #dnd #dndSky #tabletop #bookDesign #bookSky #fairy #fey

I'm spending the rest of the day writing a fanfic about Vine and TikTok boinking each other in every single way.

Actual madman talk

to be fair they did used to have an episode of crash course.

Loved Nosferatu. Incredible retelling, great gothic horror, mesmerizingly unsettling. I then came back home to be reminded that media literacy is as dead as half the town of Wisborg. What scenes did you miss? What classes did you skip in high school? . . . #Nosferatu #mediaLiteracy #film

It feels like the "serious" media is straight up ignoring the public reaction to the UHC CEO murder. The NYT hasn't even done a "what it says about health care in America" op-ed piece. The fact that the entire country is celebrating a murder IS the story, and they're entirely missing it.

Dear people who don’t use the Oxford comma: It’s never too late to do the right thing. Everyone makes mistakes, and we shouldn’t be judged solely by our pasts. What matters is the here and now. So come over to the right side of history for a fresh, new, and beautiful beginning.

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Foolish is the me who spend 2.5 hours generating proxy media in Davinci Resolve to shave negligible amounts of time off the editing process.

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