Ellie Tsang | FaireMortal
@fairemortal.bsky.social
💛🤍💜🖤 AAPI Narr. Designer | ex:Monolith | Twitch Affiliate | Seattle, WA | GDC CA | ex-mortician, neurodivergent sage, feral altruist, mythology goblin | INFP | stay curious, be kind, make magic | 🦓 | my views = my own | they/she
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Pinned
Persist despite the horrors.
You have our permission.
You have our permission.
As a treat, I'm going to enjoy the holiday next weekend by tricking out my manual chair to convert it to a hybrid with a battery-operated smart drive.
I bartered various goods and was able to snag a motor in good working order.
I will not only be a menace. I will be a speedy menace. 🔥
I bartered various goods and was able to snag a motor in good working order.
I will not only be a menace. I will be a speedy menace. 🔥
a person in a wheelchair with a rocket attached to the back wheel
Alt: A person in a wheelchair and racing attire skids flies down the street -- two comically large rockets are attached to the back wheel
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
As a treat, I'm going to enjoy the holiday next weekend by tricking out my manual chair to convert it to a hybrid with a battery-operated smart drive.
I bartered various goods and was able to snag a motor in good working order.
I will not only be a menace. I will be a speedy menace. 🔥
I bartered various goods and was able to snag a motor in good working order.
I will not only be a menace. I will be a speedy menace. 🔥
Words can't express how excited I am to see this series from /noclip.
A singular project from an equally singular team. 🪩
A singular project from an equally singular team. 🪩
[FOR EARLY ACCESS PATRONS]
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations (38 mins)
www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
Our full 5-part series starts going public on November 24th. Early Access Patrons get episodes a week early.
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations (38 mins)
www.patreon.com/posts/early-...
Our full 5-part series starts going public on November 24th. Early Access Patrons get episodes a week early.
[EARLY ACCESS] The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations | /noclip
Get more from /noclip on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Words can't express how excited I am to see this series from /noclip.
A singular project from an equally singular team. 🪩
A singular project from an equally singular team. 🪩
The cancellation of Future Class speaks volumes. If we want to foster the next generation of game devs, we will have to do it ourselves 😤
www.polygon.com/the-game-awa...
www.polygon.com/the-game-awa...
The Game Awards' "Future Class" might be dead
The Future Class cohort was both an award and an incubator for admirable individuals in the gaming industry, until this year
www.polygon.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The cancellation of Future Class speaks volumes. If we want to foster the next generation of game devs, we will have to do it ourselves 😤
www.polygon.com/the-game-awa...
www.polygon.com/the-game-awa...
Reposted by Ellie Tsang | FaireMortal
"AI is a tool."
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"AI is a tool."
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
No. Empirically not. A tool empowers people; helps people. It solves an extant problem. Generative AI in creative mediums is being used as a cudgel that diminishes and eliminates people, and the only "problem" being solved is fiscal.
Stop validating it, even in passing.
...some meaningful commentary woven into their DNA that can change you, if you let it.
Games are a punk art form. Punch up. Scare the bullies. Say something true even if it scares you.
Games are a punk art form. Punch up. Scare the bullies. Say something true even if it scares you.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
...some meaningful commentary woven into their DNA that can change you, if you let it.
Games are a punk art form. Punch up. Scare the bullies. Say something true even if it scares you.
Games are a punk art form. Punch up. Scare the bullies. Say something true even if it scares you.
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I have a soft spot for "fail forward" game design. We learn from our mistakes - and by making failure fun - we learn to be less afraid of taking interesting risks.
The world doesn't end when we stumble. Games don't need to either. ♥️
The world doesn't end when we stumble. Games don't need to either. ♥️
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I have a soft spot for "fail forward" game design. We learn from our mistakes - and by making failure fun - we learn to be less afraid of taking interesting risks.
The world doesn't end when we stumble. Games don't need to either. ♥️
The world doesn't end when we stumble. Games don't need to either. ♥️
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Writing is great. You invent a little guy, you can even make him a nice little guy. And then you shake him as hard as physically possible and give him the worst day of his life. Love it.
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Writing is great. You invent a little guy, you can even make him a nice little guy. And then you shake him as hard as physically possible and give him the worst day of his life. Love it.
There's A LOT going on right now, but R.F. Kuang's latest book feels like it was lovingly crafted specifically for my neurodivergent carpet bag of special interests. So that's nice. ♥️
#katabasis #booksky
#katabasis #booksky
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
There's A LOT going on right now, but R.F. Kuang's latest book feels like it was lovingly crafted specifically for my neurodivergent carpet bag of special interests. So that's nice. ♥️
#katabasis #booksky
#katabasis #booksky
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I think it should remain possible to work professionally on video games
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I think it should remain possible to work professionally on video games
I am down to my final pass on downsizing my overgrown book collection. Plenty go back to the book shops, more to Little Free Libraries. A half-dozen small boxes go to stay with relatives, like children on an extended holiday.
October 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I am down to my final pass on downsizing my overgrown book collection. Plenty go back to the book shops, more to Little Free Libraries. A half-dozen small boxes go to stay with relatives, like children on an extended holiday.
I want to ask the world to be gentle with us. After all, this is our first time.
September 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I want to ask the world to be gentle with us. After all, this is our first time.
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life. 🫂
September 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life. 🫂
Some nights, the prose comes easily and the word count flies. Other nights, I flog the same rote paragraphs over and over.
Guess what kind of night it is.
Guess what kind of night it is.
September 25, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Some nights, the prose comes easily and the word count flies. Other nights, I flog the same rote paragraphs over and over.
Guess what kind of night it is.
Guess what kind of night it is.
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quick question everybody, DevCom 2026?
September 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
quick question everybody, DevCom 2026?
My friend and fellow indie dev, the one and only Benji Kay, made something ✨amazing✨ that is coming out today.
It's got:
-First-person survival gameplay
-Gorgeous arctic scenery
-Court-mandated therapy bot
Buy his game. You'll love it
It's got:
-First-person survival gameplay
-Gorgeous arctic scenery
-Court-mandated therapy bot
Buy his game. You'll love it
September 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My friend and fellow indie dev, the one and only Benji Kay, made something ✨amazing✨ that is coming out today.
It's got:
-First-person survival gameplay
-Gorgeous arctic scenery
-Court-mandated therapy bot
Buy his game. You'll love it
It's got:
-First-person survival gameplay
-Gorgeous arctic scenery
-Court-mandated therapy bot
Buy his game. You'll love it
Reposted by Ellie Tsang | FaireMortal
No stream tonight. Next week, I promise we will be up to more crafty nonsense, book discussions, and spooky occult shenanigans. 🫶
September 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
No stream tonight. Next week, I promise we will be up to more crafty nonsense, book discussions, and spooky occult shenanigans. 🫶
In the spirit of good-natured ribbing, "Xalavier does a viral bit" is the center free space in 2025 Game Dev Bingo. 💛
I truly, DESPERATELY need you to believe me when I say that I did not have a baby as a Bit
(Me and my wife did have our first kid today though)
(Me and my wife did have our first kid today though)
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In the spirit of good-natured ribbing, "Xalavier does a viral bit" is the center free space in 2025 Game Dev Bingo. 💛
Re: news
Everyone can feel what they're gonna feel. Hell, make some art out of it, or throw a party, or let it drive you into the arms of your people.
But damn, let the tender ones have a way to process too.
Introversion, silence, or an aversion to violence, isn't the red letter you think it is.
Everyone can feel what they're gonna feel. Hell, make some art out of it, or throw a party, or let it drive you into the arms of your people.
But damn, let the tender ones have a way to process too.
Introversion, silence, or an aversion to violence, isn't the red letter you think it is.
September 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Re: news
Everyone can feel what they're gonna feel. Hell, make some art out of it, or throw a party, or let it drive you into the arms of your people.
But damn, let the tender ones have a way to process too.
Introversion, silence, or an aversion to violence, isn't the red letter you think it is.
Everyone can feel what they're gonna feel. Hell, make some art out of it, or throw a party, or let it drive you into the arms of your people.
But damn, let the tender ones have a way to process too.
Introversion, silence, or an aversion to violence, isn't the red letter you think it is.
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I for one am happy to know which celebrities willingly opt in to trans genocide.
September 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I for one am happy to know which celebrities willingly opt in to trans genocide.
A belated announcement! I'm so pleased to share that this July I joined OtherSide Entertainment as a Narrative Designer for their next title.
It's everything I could have dreamed of, and even more that I couldn't have imagined. 🌱
It's everything I could have dreamed of, and even more that I couldn't have imagined. 🌱
September 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A belated announcement! I'm so pleased to share that this July I joined OtherSide Entertainment as a Narrative Designer for their next title.
It's everything I could have dreamed of, and even more that I couldn't have imagined. 🌱
It's everything I could have dreamed of, and even more that I couldn't have imagined. 🌱
Come join me for galaxy paintings and chill vibes, live only on Twitch.tv/fairemortal
September 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Come join me for galaxy paintings and chill vibes, live only on Twitch.tv/fairemortal
I tried a new approach to my writing tonight and finished a short story (inc. research, outline, and draft) in under two hours.
My secret?
1) rabbit hole on your niche special interests
2) leverage your trauma
My secret?
1) rabbit hole on your niche special interests
2) leverage your trauma
September 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I tried a new approach to my writing tonight and finished a short story (inc. research, outline, and draft) in under two hours.
My secret?
1) rabbit hole on your niche special interests
2) leverage your trauma
My secret?
1) rabbit hole on your niche special interests
2) leverage your trauma
It's a Post PAX wrap up! Come pull up a chair, fair mortals, and let's decompress, talking ttrpgs and tarot as we get ready for the week ahead <3
Live at Twitch.tv/fairemortal
Live at Twitch.tv/fairemortal
September 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It's a Post PAX wrap up! Come pull up a chair, fair mortals, and let's decompress, talking ttrpgs and tarot as we get ready for the week ahead <3
Live at Twitch.tv/fairemortal
Live at Twitch.tv/fairemortal