I am terrible at remembering when stuff happened, so it’s important for me to take a little time at the end of the year to be able to sit down and remember what I got up to. I keep writing more things for this intro and then erasing them, so maybe let’s just get down to a big list of stuff I did.
Projects that I was part of that came out this year! I’m sure I’m missing some, I’m sorry if I’m missing yours and you’re reading this.
I did a lot more streaming in 2022 than I realized. From February to August I streamed about 400 hours. The thing that really kept me trucking on that funnily enough was drawing Pokemon. Both my stream and Pokemon drawings tapered off after a while, but I’m thinking about ways to get back to doing a more manageable amount of streaming for 2023.
I had SO MUCH fun doing this. I started just about every stream in 2022 by warming up with a pokemon drawing. It was a good way to start the day. I found that having a definite plan for at least the beginning of the stream was a sure fire way to keep up consistency. Here are a few of my favorites-
Adventure Game In Need of Translation!!
My silly little zine written in a made up language about a game that doesn’t really exist got the physical copy treatment in February courtesy of the fine folks over at Exalted Funeral. Feel free to pick up a copy if you haven’t yet! It’s funny and stupid! What a combination!
For a couple of months I was on a real random generation kick with the Patreon and I was using D&D Beyond to roll up some 5e characters that I proceeded to give backstories to and illustrate. This was a classic example of a fun project that started small and then spiraled into something a biiiiit to big for me to realistically deliver on. I think if I were to do it again I would have just kept it simple and left the “playability” aspect out of it. Though I did produce a solid repertoire of ready to play 5th edition characters, and enough hot hair from ranting about all the problems 5th edition has to power a balloon around the world at least twice.
I also have at least one fully edited episode of this ready to drop on youtube and I just haven’t done it yet. I really should do that, and probably more youtube stuff. I’m terrible at youtube, someone do it for me please.
I relocated my shirt store after finding that the print on demand sites I was previously using were pumping out some pretty mediocre quality shit. I’m much happier with The Cotton Bureau and I hope you are too! I’m planning on doing A LOT more merch in 2023, from stickers to enamel pins to shirts and risograph prints. LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WANT, I’m open to ideas.
An always fluctuating, many headed beast of my own indecision I finally solidified the patreon into something I think I can maintain and is of value (in my eyes) If you haven’t ever looked at my patreon here’s what it gets you:
The Free Tier: This is not actually a tier, but a lot of things on my patreon are free for anyone to just go and look at. I’ve recently made this a bit easier by making my Blog an easy way of viewing free patreon content. You are reading this on that blog so uh, congratulations for finding your way here.
The $5 Tier: With this monthly donation you get a digital copy of any books I make, and you also get thanked in the text for being a supporter. In donating you’re also supporting my ability to continue to make art & games! It’s like, hard to be a freelancer, man.
The $10 Tier: 18+ SPICE. I make erotic art now, as of this year. It’s been a wild ride and extremely fun, so if you want to get in on seeing elves and orcs and whatever having sex and being sexy and whatever you gotta go here.
