JacobCoffin

I write science fiction and pester magazines with it

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2026-05-09 13:14:55 UTC

Added a new page on work in #solarpunk settings to the slrpnk.net/c/writing worldbuilding resource wiki:
https://wiki.slrpnk.net/writing:solarpunk_work
Like all the other pages in the wiki it's an ongoing project so if you want to add anything please reach out!
#writing #fiction

2026-04-04 20:31:05 UTC

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That's an interesting question! I also think about this a lot, I think because I have so many things I'd happily do full time if i wasn't dependent on paying work for my survival. I've certainly identified a lot of callings for people to pursue in my stories, I'll have to think about the framework I use for sifting what I feel are believable callings from work under capitalism, and see if there's anything in it that someone else could use...

2026-03-21 14:30:57 UTC

We've added a new page on phytoremediation, mycoremediation, and bioremediation to the slrpnk.net/c/writing solarpunk worldbuilding resource wiki: https://wiki.slrpnk.net/writing:phytoremediation_bioremediation_mycoremediation
It's very much a work in progress so if you'd like to make additions or corrections feel free to reach out!
Similarly, if you have your own writing research to share, or you'd like to put together an introduction to your special interest so writers get it right, we'd love to hear from you!
#solarpunk #writing #worldbuilding

2026-03-17 18:06:01 UTC

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If you know (or are!) someone who can work in the sort of painterly, exaggerated but realistic-ish style frequently used by pulp adventure books and magazines in the 50s and 60s we'd love to talk!
We've still got most of the funds from the first commission attempt available, and can flex a bit to get this made.
For a bit of an idea what we're looking for, I've attached a sketch from when we were talking things out with our first artist.
#solarpunk #art #artist #scifi #digitalart
https://cdn.masto.host/writing/media_attachments/files/116/245/828/899/878/299/original/3146733712e0e62b.png

2026-03-17 17:55:52 UTC

For the last couple years I've been working on a #solarpunk TTRPG treasure hunting adventure where the players search a mostly-abandoned town (undergoing deconstruction and rewilding) for industrial waste illegally dumped there decades before.
I had hired an artist to paint the cover art in the style of pulp adventure novels, as the campaign inverts and riffs on those sort of lost city tropes. Unfortunately they had to drop out for life-happened reasons. So we're looking for an artist!
#art

2025-03-19 21:28:12 UTC

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I think you and I fundamentally disagree on the role and utility of violence in media and especially in solarpunk. We've both written about it elsewhere - current events as they are I'm sure as hell not going to try to expunge violence and conflict from any genre claiming to be punk.
But I also think you're misinforming people about the nature of this game.

2025-03-19 21:17:31 UTC

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In the games I've run the players were focused primarily on investigation, conversation/negotiation, and exploration. When I threw unreasonable people and complex situations where they didn't have all the information at them, they did me proud by roleplaying them as reasonable people who talked first and built community, and because this seems to be important to you, THAT's what they were mechanically rewarded for.

2025-03-19 21:13:16 UTC

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I don't expect this to sink in at this point but in actual gameplay, well over 90% of play time I've seen was spent with that 'single dice roll' mechanic. It works remarkably well for a narrative-and-roleplay-heavy game. This thinking that the number of rules somehow sets the most common gameplay rather than that the most streamline one is the most used seems like it comes from just skimming the rulebook to me.