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marshmallow meeps and an 8-bit wwdn coat of arms

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Yesterday, the final two T-shirts in the first round of my collaborations with Jinx were released.

First up, Marshmallow Meeps!

Marshmallow_Meeps 

Like Rules Lawyers, this idea amused me greatly, and I was shocked to discover that someone hadn't done this already. Maybe it's too small a slice of overlap in the Venn Diagram, but I think it'll be pretty popular with the people who get it. I couldn't come up with a description for this, so Jinx did this, which I think is appropriately cute:

Always in season, these tasty marshmallow treats are not to be consumed until all tiles have been placed and all scores are tallied. Low in calories but packed with win, MEEPS are guaranteed to occupy your territories and satisfy your sweet tooth. A fat free gaming piece brought to you by Wil Wheaton and the folks at J!NX. 

The last shirt we did is my favorite of the whole batch. Behold, the WWdN:iX family crest!

WWdN_8-bit_crest 

This wasn't originally in the 8-bit style, but Sean at Jinx thought it would be cool, since their artist Chris Hope does a lot of 8-bit designs. I wasn't sure it would work … right up until the moment I saw it, and realized that it couldn't be done any other way. If enough people ask, we could probably make this into a sticker, or a hat.

The description I wrote for it amuses me:

The actual Wheaton family crest, while historically accurate, isn’t all that awesome, and while it probably reflected something relevant to my ancestors, it feels … well, dated by about 800 years. 

So I asked myself one day, “if I could make a coat of arms for my little portion of the internet – my kingdom, I guess you could all it – what would it look like?”

The motto came to me instantly: “Don’t Be A Dick!” The rest followed quickly, representing the load-bearing pillars of my existence: science, gaming, Sci-Fi, and writing. We wrapped up the whole thing in a classic 8-bit package, and the WWdN Coat of Arms was born.

All my designs are available in basic, women's, and premium (which is a softer fabric, usually American Apparel, with a slimmer cut) and in sizes from S-2XL.

In case you missed them, the other two designs are both RPG-related: My Sword Glows Blue in the Presence of Rules Lawyers, and Never Forget Your Roots. 

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58 thoughts on “marshmallow meeps and an 8-bit wwdn coat of arms”

  1. P.D. Magnus says:
    15 July, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    I second the motion.

  2. JLaBouff says:
    16 July, 2010 at 8:49 am

    The 8-bit was exactly what I was hoping for (okay, I actually wanted a small 8-bit clown wheaton on the back just below the neck too…but I’ll just have to do that myself.)
    Any chance we’ll hear more about this process on the next RFB?

  3. Frodonl says:
    17 July, 2010 at 4:22 am

    Okay… I gave in and ordered the family crest shirt – it is just too good not to get it!
    Please _do_ make it into a sticker and/or magnet too!

  4. Sam Haworth says:
    19 July, 2010 at 7:09 am

    If you haven’t already, you should translate the motto into Latin.

  5. Tom B says:
    20 July, 2010 at 12:05 am

    Wil:
    Very impressed by the ‘Never Forget Your Roots’ shirt. It brings me back to 1979-1980 and my first encounters with playing and DMing D&D (Basic and then (thrillingly!) Expert).
    Since then… nearly 30 years of gaming, many friends, many stories, a hobby that still gives back in warmth and laughter.
    This shirt evokes that early period. It also reminds me that mapping on graph paper was a f#@$ of a lot faster than setting up the same thing with Dwarven Forge terrain! :0)
    Tom B

  6. Winteriscold says:
    20 July, 2010 at 10:20 am

    I would buy multiple stickers, let me know if it comes out. Magnet of it would be neat, but I could use a sticker to make one.
    James

  7. Jamie says:
    4 August, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    I’m late commenting here I know, but I wanted to show you something your meeps shirt influenced me to do…
    When I saw your design, my first thought was “Pretty cool. I like it. To bad it’s based on peeps. I hate peeps. Now Gummies that would be something else”…. Something else…
    So the other day, I took it upon myseif to start making gummi meeples…
    http://madhattersneverland.blogspot.com/search/label/Candy

  8. Wil says:
    4 August, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Hey! You got excited and made something! SWEET!

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