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🌈 they/them awards-winning game designer, writer, editor — 📧 [email protected] 🌐 sebastianyue.ca/ttrpgs — publishing & community @hitpointpress.bsky.social Cal @theofficetypevn.bsky.social Trix @roadsuncharted.bsky.social — 🇬🇧🇨🇳 in 🇨🇦 prolific recluse

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · Aug 17

brb, touching grass

A mountain covered with lush green forests behind a beautiful lake and beneath a clear blue sky.

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 3d

Have a very happy birthday!

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 3d

Playing Fuck Me (Like I’m) Stupid with you was super fun! Thank you for letting me fuck my way into and out of trouble. You’re also a delightful interviewer and our time together on the Dovecote was so wonderful!

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 15d

Congratulations, Kienna!

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 15d

My story is similar! Prior to editing UNCAGED: Goddesses, I didn’t have much experience or many credits. But because there was an editing test, I received the same consideration as those who’d had more opportunities. I made it onto the team, and now I’m in TTRPGs full time.

Proud of us 💖

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 16d

My coworkers at HPP will be there!

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 16d

Happy birthday!

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Eclipse @eclipse.gay · 17d

Live now, it's The Dovecote with Sebastian Yue! Tune in cool and awesome TTRPG discussion.

Eclipse @eclipse.gay · 19d

Tomorrow, 9/21/2025 at 7:00 PM EST, it's The Dovecote with game designer Sebastian Yue. Tune in as we discuss TTRPGs, TTRPG news, and journalism!

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 18d

Catch me on The Dovecote this evening!

Eclipse @eclipse.gay · 19d

Tomorrow, 9/21/2025 at 7:00 PM EST, it's The Dovecote with game designer Sebastian Yue. Tune in as we discuss TTRPGs, TTRPG news, and journalism!

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Eclipse @eclipse.gay · 19d

Tomorrow, 9/21/2025 at 7:00 PM EST, it's The Dovecote with game designer Sebastian Yue. Tune in as we discuss TTRPGs, TTRPG news, and journalism!

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Adrián Mejía is Koboaing @latinerd.bsky.social · 18d

It's Latine Heritage Month so I'm really excited to announce a little side project I've been working on. Quickstart guide is available here: latinerd.itch.io/beasts

*In war there are no gods, no devils. There are only beasts.*

Art by @lucasnwd.bsky.social, logo by @lamalamuerte.bsky.social

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 19d

Yes, I’ve done Breakout! I’ve never moderated but I’ve been on panels before.

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

Agreed, it’s much harder to imagine what players can do in the space between the rules (which is why I love playtesting) than to design enabling mechanics.

I just looked up the Late Queen Theory and it’s intriguing! I learned something new today, thank you!

I’d play this mystery game.

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

Yeah for sure! Likewise, my jam!

I’m also wondering about GMless TTRPGs vs. TTRPGs with a GM. If one person’s interpretation of the rules is more authoritative than the others, does that add an extra layer of argument? I think design clarity is especially important for those games.

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

If I make a game that cares about mastery, I need mechanics that players can cite and explain how, within the rule set, they can make the move.

In as few words as possible, I’d always go for interpretive mechanics (such as keywords) because it’s still your creative idea facilitated by the rules

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

I don’t have a hard number of course, but defining the parameters of a mechanic in the fewest possible words gives the most space for players. It’s mastery when a player can explain how their move is “legal” and cite the rules, but not when they say “well, it doesn’t say that I can’t do this.”

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

and invite you to push the words to their limits and apply them creatively.

Not sure if that answers your question but this is what came to mind. Would love to discuss this further!

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

Recently, I played Rangers of a Broken World and the magic system in that game has you combine your spell note—a keyword that you choose—with a terrain note—a keyword that describes the environment or situation. Those rules invite you to imagine solutions stemming from your character’s capabilities

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

This is the main reason I’m still playing 5e, it rewards system mastery (e.g. an artificer takes the bag of holding infusion twice, casts unseen servant to open a portal to the Astral Plane on a single turn) but I also see it in creative interpretation of rules.

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

I see it when players leverage the mechanics for creative solutions to problems. It’s not always in the biggest number, it’s when the player executes a moment at the table that makes me go “holy shit, I didn’t think of that.”

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 24d

Happy 30th, Tomas!

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 25d

I would LOVE to see someone make a character with this arc using the Nobody

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 28d

Ah, thank you! I used to model professionally and I got this from a lighting for photography workshop!

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 28d

👀👀👀

Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 28d

Bangin’ lineup, if I do say so myself 😎

Kill Every Monster @killeverymonster.com · Sep 9

Get ready for Season 5 of Kill Every Monster!
- Rust Monster with Zac: Sep 29th
- Gnoll with Khaldoun: Oct 13th
- Devils with @lilithttrpg.bsky.social: Oct 27th
- Yuan-ti with @sebastianyue.bsky.social: Nov 10th

An episode cover for the Dungeons and Dragons podcast 'Kill Every Monster,' focused on the Rust Monster. The main subject is a fantasy illustration of a reddish-brown, beetle-like creature with a plated carapace and long, feathery antennae. In the upper right is a color instant photo of a man named Zac, with a dark mohawk and red sunglasses. The title 'RUST MONSTER' is centered in large, stylized letters with a yellow-to-pink gradient. The bottom of the image features a landscape of purple D20 dice.

An episode cover for the Dungeons and Dragons podcast 'Kill Every Monster,' focused on the Gnoll. The main subject is a fearsome, illustrated gnoll—a humanoid hyena with greyish fur, wearing piecemeal armor and holding a spear. In the upper right is a black-and-white instant photo of a man named Khaldoun, who is making a playful, claw-like gesture. The title 'GNOLL' is rendered in large, dripping letters with a vibrant pink-to-yellow gradient. The base of the image is a rocky landscape made of purple polyhedral dice.

An episode cover for the Dungeons and Dragons podcast 'Kill Every Monster,' with the theme being 'Devils.' The main subject is a fantasy illustration of a powerful, red-skinned devil whose head and face are wrapped in bandages and chains. More chains are wrapped around its body and connected to large hooks. In the upper right is a black-and-white instant photo of a young woman with dark hair and a choker, identified as 'Hannah.' The title 'DEVILS' is centered in large, dripping, yellow-and-pink gradient letters. The bottom of the image features a landscape of purple D20 dice.

An episode cover for the Dungeons and Dragons podcast 'Kill Every Monster,' with the theme being the Yuan-ti. The main subject is a fantasy illustration of a muscular, humanoid creature with the head of a blue cobra, holding a large scimitar. In the upper right is a color instant photo of a person named Sebastian, who has stylish turquoise hair and glasses. The title 'YUAN-TI' is centered in large, dripping, yellow-and-pink gradient letters. The bottom of the image features a landscape of purple D20 dice.

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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · Sep 9

I picked up this game yesterday. I love how it eschews procedure for metaphor, and how its structure echoes the themes of memory, repetition, and distortion.

THWR lays out its intentions and cares deeply about the experience it creates. You should check it out.

🫀 tendervicious studios @tendervicious.com · Sep 8

in partnership w/ @frivolousbear.com, The Home We Remember's Ashcan is OUT NOW!

it's an introspective, tarot-based lyric #TTRPG of magical realism. play to explore imperfect memory, identity, & community in a world where time is space & space is time.

🏠 www.frivolousbearstudios.com/store/p/home...

The cover of the TTRPG, The Home We Remember. It features an illustration of a burning house on the right side against a black background. A brown-skinned hand holds up a polaroid of the same house, intact. Text to the left of the images reads, "The Home We Remember".

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