J.V. West

Artist, game person, human guy. #ttrpg #art

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2024-07-16 23:07:42

I post art over at Cara and that's kinda cool. #cara #art
https://chirp.enworld.org/system/media_attachments/files/112/798/679/104/728/254/original/b0bc018a687d9ba0.png

2024-06-20 20:49:27

Doodling space vehicles.
Beeper Classic, your basic small single row vehicle. Kids like to soup them up.
Power Pod M-32, a quick and tough little personal science or violence unit, depending on availability. Good for exploring weird places. They even make a shrinking option for navel gazing.
#space #spaceship
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2024-06-09 03:05:39

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@npub18yv…xxyn Yes I agree completely.
What ink are you using? I have some Noodler's I'll probably put in it. I also have some Sailor Kuragawa that I have been using for most of my inking lately.

2024-05-26 04:52:38

Well, I gotta say I haven't felt this energized and positive about my art in a long time. I somehow managed to sketch out 11 comic book pages in 2 days and reconnected with many old ideas, bridging them with new ideas in a way that feels right.
We'll see how it goes. But right now, feeling pretty ok. #creativity
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2024-05-23 08:07:27

I think one of the creative blocks that I face daily (my entire life) is that I THINK TO MUCH.
Not "I think well" too much. I just think too much. I imagine the thing I want to create, and that imagining leads me down multiple potential paths, which gets me into analysis paralysis and I can't decide which way to go. So that leads me into a spiral of self-doubt, which leads me to self-loathing, which leads me to "eh, what's the point?" and I don't do anything.
Good morning!
#randomthoughts

2024-04-04 02:43:10

I was kind of shocked to learn that the new normal is to text before calling. But does anyone practice sending messages (text or Messenger or whatever) at reasonable hours?
I don't. Not sure if that's a thing. When I have the inspiration to message a friend, I just do it. I don't care if it's 3 PM or 3 AM. My assumption is, like me, they have their phone on silent all the time anyway.
Thoughts?
#randomthoughts

2024-03-27 00:40:50

When I was probably 14 or 15 I had a page from a Playboy. I didn't want my mom to see it, so I buried it in the dirt floor of a nearby barn. Then I worried the neighbor would find it, so I dug it back up and burned it.
Sex is weird! #randomthoughts

2024-02-04 01:47:04

What is the weirdest #TTRPG you've ever played? Perhaps because of setting or rules?

2024-01-28 17:29:56

Overall I like Mastodon and the desktop app is really good. One thing I don't like is that the private messages just kind of appear in my feed, looking like a normal post. Which confused my old brain. I'd prefer those to be on a separate feed just for PMs.
Unless I'm just doing this wrong. #mastodon

2024-01-27 17:32:05

The Thing on red paper.
#TheThing #marvel
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2024-01-21 20:40:02

Wow. Suddenly the cockroaches are popping up all over this place. I think I got some troll shit on my shoes just now.

2024-01-19 20:09:09

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@npub12ze…hunm @npub19v8…8rjj
Dang! Just opened the app and holy hell what a load of garbage. Blocked. And YUCK.

2023-12-27 02:27:50

The thing is... you don't have to save every JPG you see that you like. You really don't, James. You already have thousands of them you haven't clicked on even one time since saving them years ago. You, my friend, my buddy, my pal, have a problem. You're a JPG hoarder, aren't you, ya little freak? Admit it to THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD.
Or at least those freaks on Mastodon.
#confession

2023-12-17 02:35:20

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@npub14fs…qegk
Well, I don't know exactly what you mean by "woke era". I am currently running a 5e game (my son found D&D via Baldur's Gate 3), and having a great time of it. We're playing Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan.
My preference is for B/X because it is simple and very easy to modify. Other editions, including 1e, are much harder to hack because they have a lot of additional rules built in.

2023-12-17 01:43:32

Pet peeve. I know it sucks that D&D dominates #TTRPG spaces. Same problem as superheroes in comics. But that doesn't mean the game sucks. An honest look at all the iterations of that game over 40+ years reveals some real gems, most notably the 1981 B/X edition, which is a fucking fantastic refinement and restatement of the original game idea from 1974.
It is a good god damn game. You can hate D&D overall, but don't pretend this is a bad game. It's just a bad take.
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2023-10-19 09:32:48

Here's the Labyrinth Lord character sheet I did for Dan Proctor's new edition.
#LabyrinthLord #OSR #TTRPG
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2023-09-09 12:02:03

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@npub1ddp…2tax @npub1xyj…3kn5
I get it. Probably because of my lack of respect for shark-like business savvy I just don't recognize this as anything other than stupid. And honestly I don't believe the X move was smart. Sure, he's playing a game, taking a risk, doing a thing. But it's a stupid thing, IMHO, burning all that social capital and MASSIVE user base because he's had this very silly idea for years and by god he's gonna see it through.
Blech.

2023-09-09 03:38:42

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@npub1ddp…2tax @npub1xyj…3kn5 X is a terrible idea that folks are rejecting. If it makes him money, that is an indictment of our modern condition. I mean... changing the biggest and most recognized name in social media to the most overused single letter is just a very selfish and stupid move.
I don't respect business acumen so my reaction to Musk is mostly against him as a horrible person who has more power than anyone deserves.

2023-09-09 03:22:48

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@npub1ddp…2tax @npub1xyj…3kn5
It's hard to see the sharpness when he makes so many bad decisions. I feel like it's smart people who maybe work for him now and then who make the good decisions. This whole X thing is just nakedly dumb.

2023-09-02 17:05:43

Some sketches and inks prior to color.
#MastoArt #ZSF
https://chirp.enworld.org/system/media_attachments/files/110/996/639/950/589/673/original/42ec32bbfef7be76.jpg

2023-07-06 01:15:49

https://www.jvwest.art/
The sketchbook is now live! Limit 100 copies. 64 pages, A5, with original sketch included. Signed and numbered. Thanks for checking it out!
https://chirp.enworld.org/system/media_attachments/files/110/664/487/475/529/925/original/01979155581d59f7.jpg

2023-05-20 20:43:34

Wasteland gorilla... running from the explosion or causing it??
#sketchbook #gorilla #scifiart
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