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Award-Winning (BAFTA, Hugo, etc.) Lead Narrative Writer @ AAA Studio. Prev: Larian Studios - Baldur's Gate 3, DOS2 DLC | "makes a damn fine romance" | Ex-Mortician | They/Them | English + 中文 (简体字)

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that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · Oct 11

For the sake of both a pinned post and an introduction: I'm a nonbinary gamedev in AAA with 10 years of experience as a writer and narrative designer.

I've worked on lesbian angels, dry skeletons, elves that needed a rework for 40 years, nonbinary demigods, and [REDACTED BY CORPORATE NDA]

A screencap from Baldur's Gate 3 of Dame Aylin looking at her lover, Isobel Thorm.

A screencap of Withers from Baldur's Gate 3. He's being asked "Are you going to explain further?" His answer, of course, is "No."

A screencap of the Drow character creation options in Baldur's Gate 3, showcasing the Lolth-Sworn and Seldarine drow.

A screencap of Alex Cyprin (they/them) from Astoria: Fate's Kiss, a now lapsed mobile game.

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 15h

Graham Foust

World without anything, dark without stars—and then the poem, some imagined glass, half full of its own shards.

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merritt @merrittk.com · 11h

s/o to everyone from working class backgrounds in the arts and entertainment who clawed their way to where they are without the benefit of family wealth, career experience, or connections

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 18h

1000+ backers on Kickstarter,

Less than 1000€ to go to hit our base goal,

And 1000 thanks from us to you for helping us get there 💙

Blanksword's crowdfunding campaign is running for 13 more days, let's get this done gamers!!!

BLANKSWORD

An Angelic Roguelike RPG

www.kickstarter.com

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megasoups.bsky.social @megasoups.bsky.social · 1d

KOSA just got a bunch of new cosponsors so, y'all, kindly tell them to knock it the fuck off.
Make this bill unpassable for the sake of keeping the open internet, enough of this censorship BS and "protect the children" excuses.

#savespeech #KOSA #stopkosa

www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...

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Elliot 🥕 @nameoftheyear.bsky.social · 1d

LOSING MY MIND AT THE PHONE NUMBER ON THIS BUS IN FRONT OF ME

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Fae’rynn (Phantom Futch) @faerynnistired.itch.io · 1d

god can i attest to the power of FFS and how it can improve a trans woman’s life. Please, if you can, help one of my best friends Aria. she needs this as much as i did and y’all came through for me 🙏

gofund.me/2fafddbcf

Donate to Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery, organized by Aria Balraj

Hi! My name is Aria, and I'm trying to raise funds so I can finally fix u… Aria Balraj needs your support for Support A Trans Woman's Gender Affirming Surgery

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

#SaveSpeech

KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total

You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP

The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

Please call DAILY

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 1d

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

[more names + links continued below]

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 2d

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

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that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 2d

Hell yeah!

that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 2d

😍

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Damnedto Hellgore 💀 @elmore.zone · 2d

Many many many many many such cases

Michelle Flamm @kaieta.bsky.social · 2d

A dirty truth about games: most of the time leadership is why a project fails or is cancelled, and even worse: those people go and start their own studios get investments because investors don't question the bro code, and the cycle continues.

Sometimes second chances aren't great

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that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 2d

I'd work on this in a heartbeat

Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 2d

some day someone with both big money and creative control is going to finally yank the mass effect dating sim genre up by the roots and figure out how to replant their audience somewhere they can scope more reasonably - like a AAA visual novel, or a fighting game or something, and make SO much money

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Little Tunny 🐌🤝🧂 @littletunny.bsky.social · 2d

The only kind of climate change I can approve of 😌

Two big red cats circle a terrified hog encased in ice. The cat's tails are flames and melt the ice partially, exposing some pig butt and giving it a singe. "Uh-oh Step-Pig, I'm Stuck...!" ok I made the joke for you so you don't have to. Hot ham smoke emits from the pig and spells "BECOME AN" and melted ice on the bottom spells "ICE-FREE ZONE"

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · 2d

View of the sea from the abandoned bathhouse.

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 2d

“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”

1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015

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victor @windienine.bsky.social · 2d

i'll be uncharacteristically direct this time and say that the KS is 10k out with ONE week left and i need everyone on this game's team to make rent and have enough to eat. i can't overstate the importance of trans gamedevs continuing to create in a hostile industry. please support if you can!

Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 24d

⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️

Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!

Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...

Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...

Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv

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Charlie the Half Time Orange @clementinedanger.bsky.social · 2d

work work

Tumblr post:

video games are all about meeting a little elf
outside the city gates that says 'ah... the pernicious
weed!' when you give him a healing herb and then
finding yourself fifteen years later saying "ah... the
pernicious weed!" to yourself in the shower

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Aevee Bee @mammonmachine.bsky.social · 8d

What is so loathsome about tech oligarchy isn't the tech itself, it's the contempt for every other skill, discipline, and aspect of the human experience. The peasantry is expected to provide everything else for free while the digital landlords do nothing but sit back and reap the profit.

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GROZAT ☆ @grozat.bsky.social · Sep 8

unicorn sticker sheet!

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GROZAT ☆ @grozat.bsky.social · Jun 22

☀️🌙

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 3d

The OTHER project at CDPR's Boston studio is hiring a Lead Writer. (FT, onsite preferred) Come work with a very chill and creative team on Project Sirius ✨️

jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CDPROJEKTRED...

Lead Writer

Company Description: To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social medi...

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