I'm Ishkander ("Perry" or "PJ" works too!), a U.S.-based jack-of-all-trades with work in digital art, traditional games, writing, publishing, programming, and more.
Check the top bars for information about me and my interests, or the bottom icons for links to my socials (light red = frequently used/updated!)

Character illustration by @phantomrvsh

  • I'm a man and a millennial.

  • I wear glasses.

  • My cat sleeps on my F11 and F12 keys.

  • I own several plush animals.

  • I like artcore, ska, and chiptunes.

  • I own an Edirol SD-90.

  • My voice is in PAYDAY 2.

  • I've participated anonymously in a couple of different Japanese scanlation groups.

  • I like Sprite, but not Coke.

  • I like rice, but not sushi.

  • I like beef jerky, but never cook beef.

  • Despite not liking sushi, the thing I import most is nori-flavored Jagarico.

  • I like Italian sandwiches, but not pasta.

  • Despite not liking pasta, I like lasagna.

  • I like green onions, but not red onions.

  • I use a lot of Cavender's seasoning.

  • I mainly code in Javascript, Lua, and Python.

  • I occasionally make music, 2D art, and 3D art for indie game development.

  • I've previously written chatbots and managed online game servers.

  • I've edited more than 1,000 pages of RPG books.

Below are some lists of media I enjoy/own.
Entries marked as ★ are strong favorites. Entries marked as ☆ are things I'd recommend.
Entries marked as ✆ are games you should invite me to multiplayer in.
I do consume media from outside this list, but if it's not here I'm probably not interested in the fandom. Ask if you're curious.

Video games

  • Ace Attorney ☆

  • Baldur's Gate 3 ☆✆

  • Bomberman ☆✆

  • Brickadia ☆✆

  • Dead by Daylight ✆

  • Deadlock ☆✆

  • Dragon Ball: the Breakers ✆

  • Dragon Ball Sparking Zero ☆✆

  • Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers ★✆

  • Dead Rising series (2 ★✆, 3 ☆✆)

  • Final Fantasy XIV ★✆

  • Garry's Mod ★✆

  • Half-Life series ★✆

  • The Jackbox Party Pack 8 ☆✆

  • Killing Floor series ✆

  • Left 4 Dead series (1, 2) ☆✆

  • Metal Gear series ☆

  • Megami Tensei/Persona series ☆

  • Minecraft ☆✆

  • Monster Hunter: World ✆

  • NieR: Automata ★

  • PAYDAY series (1 ✆, 2 ★✆, 3 ★✆)

  • Perfect Dark series (2000 ★✆, Zero)

  • Palworld ☆✆

  • Puyo Puyo series ✆

  • Resident Evil series ☆ (6 ✆)

  • Risk of Rain series (1 ☆✆, 2 ☆✆)

  • RigidChips ✆

  • Sonic the Hedgehog series

  • Sonic Robo Blast 2 ☆✆

  • Starbound ☆✆

  • Street Fighter series (4 ✆, 6 ☆✆)

  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ★✆

  • Sven Co-op ★✆

  • Terraria ☆✆

  • Teeworlds ✆

  • The Legend of Zelda series ☆

  • Trackmania series ☆

  • Touhou Project series ☆✆

  • UFO 50 ★

  • Unturned ✆

  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide ☆✆

  • Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide (1 ✆, 2 ★✆)

  • Yo-kai Watch series (1, 2, 3 ★, eventually 4)

  • Zero Escape series ★

Traditional games

  • Binding of Isaac: Four Souls ★✆

  • Call of Cthulhu 7E ✆

  • Cards Against Humanity ✆

  • Dungeons & Dragons (2E ✆, 3E ✆, 4E ✆, 5E ☹✆)

  • FoundryVTT ☆✆

  • GURPS 4th Edition ☆✆

  • Love Letter ✆

  • Mancala ☆✆

  • Monsters and Other Childish Things ★✆

  • Pathfinder (1E ✆, 2E ✆)

  • Red Dragon Inn ★✆

  • Roll20 ☆✆

  • Secret Hitler ✆

  • Tabletop Simulator ☆✆

  • Wild Talents ★✆

  • World of Darkness (Book of Spirits, Innocents, Second Sight) ★✆

Visual arts/entertainment

  • Calvin and Hobbes ☆

  • Chainsaw Man ☆

  • Death Note ☆

  • Dragon Ball ★

  • Dropout.tv (Game Changer ☆, Make Some Noise ☆)

  • Dungeon Meshi ☆

  • Gregory Horror Show ☆

  • Heathers (1989) ★

  • Invincible (Image Comics) ☆

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ★

  • Kaiji series ★

  • The Far Side ☆

Other interests

  • cartomancy

  • collaborative writing ("roleplay")

  • desktop publishing

  • English language

  • Japanese language

  • leftist politics

  • niche conspiracy theories, heresies, etc.

  • obsolete, rare words

  • world mythology

I don't have anything worth selling or promoting at this time. Maybe later.

Here are some words I like or consider interesting:

  • lurdane n. a lazy, stupid person.

  • phosphene n. a visual illusion in which one sees light despite light not entering the eye, such as by stimulating the eye by touch, electricity, or magnetism.