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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · 3d

SAGE YOU MUST PLAY THIS

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · 3d

My spooky son invites you all over for dinner!

I mean.....to dinner? 🎃

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · 3d

I seriously played through the whole game...and IMMEADIATELY started a second playthrough because I loved it that much and it was so full of juice.

Congrats to the @spookydoorway.bsky.social dev team for a kick ass launch. I will absolutely be buying whatever game you make next 🙌

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · 3d

Wowow, The Seance of Blake Manor is an INCREDIBLE heckin game. If you love mystery games, folk horror, puzzles, or any combination thereof---it's a must play!

PLUS--it also teaches a PHENOMENAL process for mapping out mysteries for game or fiction projects 😍
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

Save 10% on The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam

The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurren...

store.steampowered.com

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 30

Yes! We're living in an age where "reviews" have become self-centered reactionary statements and its hurting everyone (especially the very consumers who review in such a manner).

Learning to discern what u personally enjoy vs what is objectively well-made (but not ur thing) is critical to progress!

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 30

You can find the Domeskai Tamers Kickstarter at this link here!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/jap...

Domeskai Tamers: The Monster Catching RPG

Venture into a vibrant world, tame wild domeskai, and blaze your own trail in this original RPG.

www.kickstarter.com

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 30

My friend Greg has made a super fun TTRPG that feels like that sweet video game we've loved since we held that first GameBoy Color ;)

Give the Domeskai Tamers Kickstarter a look & back to catch your own piece of nostalgia (I had a ton of fun playtesting it <3)

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 27

If you saw the daily trauma that is my inbox...you would understand why I must repeat that as loudly and as often as possible regardless of what provokes the reaction 😬

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 23

Like...guys....listen to literally any of these voice over recordings for 5 seconds while you're doing your 'how to beat..' videos.

Gang. Its actually embarrassing.

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 23

One of the best things about Silksong is obviously awesome number of female/femme-coded NPCs & bosses.

One of the most annoying things about Silksong fans is the default Reddit/general internet people defaulting to 'he' (vs it or she or they or literally anything else) for everything that moves

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 8

Feels like a good time to remind people that I (and freelancers/most game desogners everywhere) have nothing to do with production & no oversight or power over book shipping or fulfillment for any projects I've ever worked on 😬

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 8

Casually throwing around the word 'failure' by the way is why indie game studios are going dark, afraid to publish frequently, and all manner of other reasons.

So consider your words carefully (esp in online chatter) if you want to keep seeing great games come out for u to enjoy in any capacity

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 8

Nah. Its definitely a great narrative starting point for new players.

Its a sequel only in terms that it presents a satisfying upgrade in challenge to those who spent 6 years playing their first offering and training thumbs of steel

Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 8

Silk Song slaps. Love how rich the setting and story is.

To the people rating it poorly cuz its harder....um....yeah, its clearly intended to be a big girl sequel 😆

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Sep 3

You got this! 💪

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damnscout 🔜 PAXU @jasonlotito.com · Aug 29

I've always admired Wolfgang Baur from @koboldpress.com (and Kobold Press in general). It's an amazing time for TTRPGs, and seeing this blog post really helps shine a light on what KP might be looking to do in the future. They have a simple poll, but the post is important as well, I think.

State of Play: Let a Thousand RPGs Bloom

CEO and Kobold-in-Chief Wolfgang Baur talks about dozens of new roleplaying games springing onto the scene in 2025. Why? What does it mean? Tell us what you think!

koboldpress.com

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Aug 30

Looking good y'all ! <3

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Aug 30

You arent alone on that dour planet 🤤

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Aug 30

Even though im working as a full time staff designer these days---i still dont factor into any royalties equation. I am paid what im paid with a flat employee rate.
And from my experience, that is pretty typical in the game industry.

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Aug 30

To be frank, im not sure how that process works.
Most freelance game designers in the industry (including me) for these projects get a single check when we write for a book and that's the end of it.
Right now, the industry totally leaves designers out of the royalties equation.

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Aug 30

As a random fun fact---the announcement that the Grim Hollow Player's Guide is going up on D&D Beyond now brings my total to 6 credited titles on da site!

I'm calling from inside the houseeee XD

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Aug 30

I do admittedly love playing clerics---but the primary push there was always to make sure the "core" god domains were represented as fast as possible :P

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Jul 1

I really want to meet someone who designs escape rooms professionally and just....ask them everything?

(I really want to make an escape room XD)

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Jul 1

You're an amazing addition to any LARP circuit! They are lucky to have you :D

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Celeste Conowitch @cconowitch.bsky.social · Jun 27

Only 3 hours left to back the wicked cool Player's Guide 2 for Tales of the Valiant on Kickstarter!

Support the future of small publishers & get a sick book of 5E compatible options and back right now!! Go, go, go!

#5E #KoboldPress

Kobold Press @koboldpress.com · Jun 27

🔥 Only a few hours left to back Player’s Guide 2 on Kickstarter!

Packed with new lineages, class options, spells & more for Tales of the Valiant and 5E D&D.

The treasure trove is nearly full, but the door’s about to close.

👉 [Back it] – bit.ly/Players-Guide-2

#5E #KoboldPress

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