Shadowrun
Off-topic => General Gaming => Topic started by: Bull on <08-08-16/1849:07>
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Ok, starting up a thread where I can post all my pimpage. I've been doing a lot of different creative endeavours in an effort to start making some kind of living off my creative efforts, and want to have a place here to share those all in one place. So as I do stuff, I'll post it here. Your support would be deeply appreciated, and hopefully you enjoy some of what I do!
First up, I have a Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/Bulldrek) Patreon allows you to pledge monthly support for a creator, and in reaturn said creator provides regularly crafted... stuff. In my case, I do a combination of:
- YouTube videos (Vlogs, Reviews, Whatever else I can come up with)
- a monthly Skype hangout
- Physical goodies (Buttons, Stickers, whatever I can come up with) for certain pledge levels.
- A slot in an Actual Play Shadowrun game I'm running online, or getting together to play an online video game of some sort (for certain pledge levels)
- All pledges get access to a writing folder as well, where I will regularly post fiction, game material, essays, or whatever else I can come up with.
Most of my YouTube videos produced for my Patreons are also publicly available as well (https://www.youtube.com/user/Bulldrek).
And finally, I've started up an online shop where you can buy Shirts (and other goodies) (https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek). I will periodically upload new designs here.
The first three designs are:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/OrkSmileyShirt_zpsdr2auquc.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bulldrek/media/OrkSmileyShirt_zpsdr2auquc.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/orkdeckers_zpslcx0cpxa.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bulldrek/media/orkdeckers_zpslcx0cpxa.jpg.html)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/trogLives%20Shirt_zpsjmkhybrv.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bulldrek/media/trogLives%20Shirt_zpsjmkhybrv.jpg.html)
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I will remember this once I have found employment.
I'm usually skint fragging broke, but I like to help out my fellow starving artists whenever I can. :)
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Might just have to pick one of these up :)
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I have a friend in Portland that will dig the Orc Decker shirt - nice!
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Dang it Bull !!! You've discovered my weakness. Corny T-Shirts!
Not only did I get 2 of them, I found several more from that website, grrrr.
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Aaaaand ordered. ;D
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How about a "Bull for Governor" or "Bull for President" shirt? Let's face it, it's a matter of time until Brackhaven meets his just rewards! ;-)
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Thanks folks! Glad you're digging them. And... as I had an idea earlier today, got a new one!
Been Screwed by Mr. Johnson? Then this is the shirt for you! (https://www.teepublic.com/show/641748-mr-johnson-screwed-me)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/MrJohnsons%20Lousy%20Shirt_zpsxnlbk7mb.jpg) (https://www.teepublic.com/show/641748-mr-johnson-screwed-me)
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Also... Man... now I need to figure out a good design for a Bull for Mayor. Can Ray has been petitioning for a few years now to have Bull run for Mayor of the Ork Underground. ;)
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Maybe offer Kham a spot as Deputy Mayor if he is still kicking about?
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I just literally immortalized Bull in one of my fics.
MAYOR FOREVER!!!
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Also... Man... now I need to figure out a good design for a Bull for Mayor. Can Ray has been petitioning for a few years now to have Bull run for Mayor of the Ork Underground. ;)
Bull for Mayor would be great! Though you got to work in BM to the logo somehow. I like the tag line "Best BM for the job", but it doesn't quite flow right... ;)
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New Shirt! Show your Code of Honor as a Street Samurai! (http://tinyurl.com/jpjbdvl)
30% off for the next 72 hours (Until about 5:00 PM on 9/11/2016)!
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/Sammy%20Shirt%20copy_zpsugvwjoop.jpg)
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I've also posted two new piece of short fiction to my Patreon: A Warhammer Fantasy piece, and a horror piece.
I'll also be posting a new NPC (An Adept named Regen) and some into fiction for him in the next week or so. :)
And hopefully I'll have some new Bull Plays videos posted soon as well.
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Nice...think you should consider a "geek the mage first" design next ;)
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Thanks folks! Glad you're digging them. And... as I had an idea earlier today, got a new one!
Been Screwed by Mr. Johnson? Then this is the shirt for you! (https://www.teepublic.com/show/641748-mr-johnson-screwed-me)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/MrJohnsons%20Lousy%20Shirt_zpsxnlbk7mb.jpg) (https://www.teepublic.com/show/641748-mr-johnson-screwed-me)
Being a former citizen of New Mexico, I'm disappointed that photo isn't of shifty-eyed, weasel-fucker Gary Johnson
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Yeah... I'm gonna avoid Real World politics as much as possible.
In this case I used a Stock Photo of a generic guy in suit, and ran it through a few filters and made a few minor alterations (due to my lack of artistic skills) to age him up a bit. I'ev had at least three "Hey, it's X" comments so far (X being an actor or politician), so obviously going for "generic suit guy" kinda worked :)
And Geek the Mage is on my list. I'd also like to do a series of these for all the core archtypes, if I can come up with some decent concepts and taglines. :)
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TeePublic is having a Shirt Sale for the next 48ish hours (through Sept 17th, I think). 30% off all basic Tees. I have 5 designs up, so now's a great time to snag a shirt! :)
And remember, you can't join the Bull Posse without an Ork Smiley shirt! ;)
https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek
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For Gunslinger Adepts too?
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Everything on my TeePublic site is on sale for 48 hours! Grab your SR themed and Bull the Ork Decker shirts now! :)
https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek
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I weep for the future. The horrible, tangerine colored future. Show that you're not responsible with this new shirt! (http://tinyurl.com/pbemene)
NOTE: I'm not here to debate this. Want to argue politics and why I'm wrong, start a new thread. This is my opinion, my belief, and my shirt.
Hey, I agree with you. I voted for Bernie.
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Look, I'm not trying to start an argument or political debate here I'm not a US voter and my stance on the subject is irrelevant.
Don't you think those shirt pictures could be construed as provocational and inflammatory?
The forum rules state they don't want political discourse and views of this nature because it's devisive and can lead to huge off-topic flame wars.
I and I would wager the majority of people here are here for shadowrun not political views about a topic for a country that many of us don't even live in.
I'm not saying dont stand up for your views and moral code, I'm saying a forum about shadowrun isn't the place to lobby for them.
I hope you can see my point here.
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Yeah... I'm gonna avoid Real World politics as much as possible
Uhhhh you are?... :P
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Yeah... I'm gonna avoid Real World politics as much as possible
Uhhhh you are?... :P
It had been my intention. However, things have progressed to a point where we have elected in the U.S. a whole pile of people who have very directly and publicly stated over and over that they intend to enact laws that will harm or adversely effect a large portion of my friends. I feel it's necessary to do something, however small (and due to health issues and other problems, I'm very limited in what I can do :( ).
And to answer your other post, maybe. But I'm not intending for this to be a point of discussion. It simply is what it is, and it's a sideline to my larger projects as a whole. I'll get back to gaming stuff soon, promise.
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Yeah... I'm gonna avoid Real World politics as much as possible
Uhhhh you are?... :P
It had been my intention. However, things have progressed to a point where we have elected in the U.S. a whole pile of people who have very directly and publicly stated over and over that they intend to enact laws that will harm or adversely effect a large portion of my friends. I feel it's necessary to do something, however small (and due to health issues and other problems, I'm very limited in what I can do :( ).
And to answer your other post, maybe. But I'm not intending for this to be a point of discussion. It simply is what it is, and it's a sideline to my larger projects as a whole. I'll get back to gaming stuff soon, promise.
I feel I have every right to be scared. I feel I have every right to cry foul, and I thank you for adding your voice and helping us be heard. I am pagan, I am LGBT, and I have survived conversion therapy...barely. It's been 12 years, and I still have nightmares.
But it's Trump's supporters who scare me the most. I'd explain why, but those wounds are still a bit too fresh.
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Just a note that all my shirts are currently on sale, though only for a few more hours (I really need to read the mail they send me so I can post these sales more promptly). Also a reminder that I will be donated 50% of all my Commission from all my shirts to the ACLU through the end of the year (Any Political-themed shirts I will continue to do this indefinitely).
https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek
Also, I've uploaded several new pieces of writing to my Patreon, this time several poems! Poems?? Yup :) Some stuff I've done over the years, including, if you can believe it, a love poem. :) These are exclusive to my Patreon backers though, so to check those out you gotta become a Patron! :)
https://www.patreon.com/Bulldrek
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The forum rules clearly state no politics, so please do not post images of shirts referencing real-world politics. Links to the shop are fine. Thanks.
Jason H.
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Heya all, I'm back in the saddle again. Real life and the depressing state of the real world kept me creatively under wraps for a bit (Beyond doing certain T-shirt designs as both mental therapy and as a way to raise a few bucks for the ACLU, as proceeds from any of those shirts get donated to them).
But, we're back with some new fun! This time: Apoch's Twilight.
Apoch's Twilight is an RPG I'm designing and writing from the group up. It's a world that was once a highly technologically advanced magical society (Think modern day technology, only developed through magic instead of electronics and science) that was destroyed during a Great World War that saw the very pantheon of gods themselves take to the battlefield. Impenetrable Magical Dome were erected to protect some portion of the populace all across the world, and the people living in them have been trapped for 150 years. The Ravensport Dome, where the players start, has finally come down, and the players are part of a group that is sent out to explore what's left of the world.
So basically, magical Fallout, to a degree. :)
THere's an added layer to this though, as in game, Apoch's Twilight is actually the worlds first fully immersive Virtual Reality MMO that has just launched it's first full Alpha Test of the game. The players all play as themselves playing as their VRMMO characters, and during the games opening event they get trapped inside the game by a budding AI that takes control of the system and exploits a flaw in the VR Headset design to prevent the players from logging out or having the headset removed externally.
So basically Magical Fallout meets Sword Art Online.
I'm drawing heavily from SAO as well as other "Trapped in an MMO" type anime/manga/light novels such as Log Horizon (one of my all time favorite series, watch it if you haven't) and the .hack series, plus any number of Isekai (transported to a new world) series.
As I write them, I'm posting the full game rules exclusively to my Patreon (http://%22https//www.patreon.com/Bulldrek%22) backers, but I'm also posting a Development Journal (http://%22http//bull22.livejournal.com/%22) as I work on the game detailing how I'm creating it as well as running a game online for some of my Patreon supporters and posting the games up to YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/Bulldrek), both of which are available to the general public.
So far I've got a basic, workable set of game rules and run the first game session. But more will be coming. I'm having a lot of fun working on this. :)
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Heya. So I posted up the first Actual Play of Apoch's Twilight last month. You can find that here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WBxmAGUbSo
I will have the next couple of parts posted up soon. I've fallen behind on the Dev Diary stuff, sadly, but hope to get that moving again. I am regularly updating the game rules though, and hope to get some of the world background and world building stuff done up and released in the next couple months. That stuff is currently available exclusively to my Patrons.
I also have a couple new Shadowrun-themed T-shirts! Springboarding off the Ork Deckers shirt concept I did last year, I'm doing a new line of Class Team Logo shirts. First up, Street Sams and Adepts! As always you can find my shirts over at TeePublic, and currently the shirts are all on sale 30% off for the next couple days! (https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/Snohomish%20Street%20Sam%20Shirt_zps3r7frh5g.png)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/Auburn%20Adepts%20Shirt_zpstefygioa.png)
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I started up a new project called The Bulldrek Round Table. Each month I'll invite a couple of game industry vets to a round table style chat where we'll take turns asking each other questions about gaming, life, and anything else that comes to mind, all the while just chatting and having a good time. And hopefully being interesting in the process.
Episode 1 is now up, featuring SHadowrun authors Kevin "Red" Czarnecki and Thomas "Wakshaani" Willoughby.
You can catch it up on YouTube (https://youtu.be/A84MR4k1tFM) as well as listen to the Podcast (https://bulldrek.podbean.com/e/the-bulldrek-round-table-episode-1-w-kevin-czarnecki-and-thomas-willoughby/).
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I have Part 1 of a new Bull the Ork Decker Shadowrun story called "In Ork Years..." up exclusively for my Patreon backers.
I also have a new episode of Bull Plays out, where I'm starting to play through Tropico 5: https://youtu.be/0MuBw4wsCng
There's also a new Bulldrek Round Table that I recorded last night with Opti and RJ Thomas that will be posted as soon as I can carve out enough time to edit it and get it up :)
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TeePublic, the place I run my shirt store out of, has now added Stickers to their products! You can now get some really frosty sickers for all my shirts, but especially the SR-themed Sport Team logos and the Ork Smiley logo!
As always, available at: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/Bull%20Stickers_zpsgwv98pyk.png)
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Episode 2 of the Round Table is now available! This month I have as my guest Shadowrun author RJ Thomas and Shadowrun author and host of the Neo-Anarchist Podcast, OC "Opti" Presley!
Grab the Podcast here: https://bulldrek.podbean.com/
Or listen to it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/TztotEIAbzE
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New Sixth World shirts (mugs, stickers, phone cases, etc) now available! All new designs are on sale for the next two days as well!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/SJ%20Shirts%20Group_zpsngu8damq.png)
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New Sixth World shirts (mugs, stickers, phone cases, etc) now available! All new designs are on sale for the next two days as well!
https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/SJ%20Shirts%20Group_zpsngu8damq.png)
Ok, totally asking my fiance to get me the "social justice shaman" shirt for my birthday. ;D
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Episode 2 of Bull Plays... Tropico 5 is now available!
https://youtu.be/OhrBWqM7a6A
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New Bulldrek video log is out!
After a fairly long hiatus with these, I've retooled how I do them a bit to make them a touch more professional. I'll be scripting these out from now on rather than just rambling off the cuff, and I'm trying to add video and pictures to go along with the audio to spice it up and accentuate the topic.
First up: "Boba Fett: Worst Bounty Hunter Ever?" :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpgG7hLVxMA
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Episode 3 of Bull Plays... Tropico 5 is now available!
https://youtu.be/9bf7Vv_BCOo
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Round Table Podcast Episode 3 with RL King and Rusty Zimmerman is now available!
https://bulldrek.podbean.com/e/the-bulldrek-round-table-episode-2-w-rl-king-and-russell-zimmerman/
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"In Ork Years" Chapter 2 is being squirrelly, so it's not ready yet. So instead, I uploaded a story I've been poking at for a while called "Blaze of Glory". It brings back some old familiar faces for long time fans....
The fiction is Patreon only, though, so if you're interested head over and check it out.
https://www.patreon.com/Bulldrek
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There's a sitewide sale at TeePublic, so for the next day or two all Shirts, Stickers, Mugs, etc are 30% off.
Shadowrun and other Geeky shirts: https://www.teepublic.com/user/bulldrek
Political Shirts (Proceeds go to the ACLU): https://www.teepublic.com/user/bull22
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New fiction, this time a short Horror piece inspired by Stephen King called "The Wishing Well". As always, it's Patreon only. To become a Patron, head over to https://www.patreon.com/Bulldrek
Also have a couple new shirts, since the site has been down. First up, a Bull the Ork Decker shirt, featuring some snazzy new art by Patrick "Squinky" Sullivan of Bull celebrating Gen Con's 50th anniversary this year.
https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1633200-the-best-ork-decker-youve-never-met?store_id=91914
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/BullOrkDecker%20Shirt_zpsovtnz22c.png) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bulldrek/media/BullOrkDecker%20Shirt_zpsovtnz22c.png.html)
And finally, a drinking shirt for Gamers: The Shirt of Epic Drinking!
https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1660028-epic-shirt-of-drinking?store_id=91914
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/Epic%20Drinking%20Shirt_zpsv68w3wch.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/bulldrek/media/Epic%20Drinking%20Shirt_zpsv68w3wch.jpg.html)
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Mercurial "Back in Business" 2074 Tour T-shirt! (https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1681232-mercurial-world-tour-2074?store_id=91914)
30% off for the next 72 hours!
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/bulldrek/Mecurial%20World%20Tour_zpscd5r9old.png) (https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1681232-mercurial-world-tour-2074?store_id=91914)