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Kismet Games

@kismetgames.bsky.social

Indie game publisher out of Athens, GA. Kismet Games creates immersive tabletop RPG experiences that blend rich storytelling, innovative mechanics, and unforgettable worlds. https://www.kismet.games/

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Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 22h ago

On this 60th anniversary of #StarTrek, I am especially proud that my first film credit was on Star Trek: First Contact, or Star Trek 8, as we called it at Industrial Light & Magic. My official ILM credit is "Rebel Unit Production Manager." My team provided digital spaceships and effects.

Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 22h ago

My role was primarily to design and implement an alternate production pipleline, and to integrate our Mac-created assets and final shots into ILM's SGI IRIX infrastructure. Here is our "Render Petting Zoo" complete with Jaz cartridges and hot-swappable SCSI Data Dock drives!

A group of Macintosh computers circa 1995
Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 22h ago

I also managed day-to-day operations, and the care and feeding of our multi-discipline artists. Each were tasked with modeling, texturing, look development, animation, lighting, multi-pass rendering and compositing. Most other digital artists at ILM were responsible for just one of these roles.

Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 22h ago

During production of First Contact, I also grew my own 3D and 2D skills, learning from the incredible artists on our team and across ILM. I had a chance to contribute directly to First Contact, as a Digital Matte Artist, working with Matt Hendershot on dozens of elements of the Earth.

Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 22h ago

Our amazing compositing department asked that we render these background elements at very high resolution, often from a wider angle than the final shot. Lots of data! I learned a ton about what Earth looks like from orbit, which would come in handy years later, working on Space Cowboys 🤠

Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 22h ago

Star Trek has always been a big part of my life. I saw TOS marathons on TV. I cried with my friends In 1982, watching Wrath of Khan. I watched TNG every week. I own a bunch of little Star Trek people, spaceships, tricorders and tribbles. And I even got to work on an even-numbered Star Trek movie!

Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 22h ago

Our ships were all created using Macintosh hardware and off-the-shelf hardware, and they shared the screen with the beautiful, practical USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) and Borg cube miniatures. Several of those ships are original designs by Alex Jaeger, including my favorite, the Akira class.

Concept art of the Akira Class starship by Alex Jaeger
Orcusdorkus@orcusdorkus.bsky.social · 3d ago

Nonstop ride at Strategicon yesterday. Ran Vaesen in the morning, Weird Frontiers in the afternoon, watched a live XCrawl AP right after, then played The Spark Devil with an excellent keeper into the wee hours. No time to indulge in the spirits, which meant no Burrito Blanket horror come morning. 😅

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Jeff VanderMeer@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 3w ago

Annihilation is about a summer in a beautiful wilderness on the coast that brings four strangers closer together as they work for a crusty old lighthouse keeper.

incendiarySolution 📎 [he/they]@incendiarysolution.bsky.social · 3w ago

So I saw this post like 3 times so I'm going to put it in my holds queue at the library. Otherwise I'm going to forget. I don't know really what it's about, but the cover art struck me and I need audio to drown out my coworkers. I hope it's as good as it looks

Seth Skorkowsky@sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So my buddy @bobworldbuilder.bsky.social is doing a poll about favorite TTRPGs. But he needs a signal boost beyond his own fanbase. So, for science (or simply for Bob, because he's a nice guy), can you take a minute to do this simple, 2-question survey? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Poll: What Is Your Favorite TTRPG? (2026)

This is a simple poll with a lofty goal! With your help, we can reach across the entire tabletop roleplaying game community, both online and offline, to learn which TTRPGs are the most popular in 2026...

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Tad Leckman@tadleckman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I played Invading Wood run by the author, and immediately purchased it to run it myself. Wayne writes great adventures and really understands Vaesen. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

The Invading Wood - A Vaesen Mystery - Free League Publishing | Kismet Games | Free League Work Shop | Vae | DriveThruRPG

In The Invading Wood, the player characters are called to Norway to solve the mystery behind a forest that has taken over a small valley. This invading wood has ruined farmland, destroyed buildings, a...

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