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barclay travis
@barcstravis.bsky.social
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he & it. transfag werewolf.
queer artist, dramaturg, & game designer.
producer & host @tabletopbookclub.bsky.social.
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happy candlenights from the scenic keith albee performing arts center in huntington wv
barclay in a mirror, being reflected back by a mirror behind it, and so on and so forth. he is wearing a holiday sweater with designs from “over the garden wall” over a brown collared shirt, and a black mask.
December 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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“Begin Again” is a new game releasing in march 2026! it's a belonging-outside-belonging game where you play soon-graduating college students stuck in a timeloop, forced to confront their own fears of the future.

it’s near & dear to my heart & i’d love to talk about it with folks!
Introduction Begin Again gives us unassigned assigned seats, recognizable laughter from next door, gossip that haunts your tenure, years-long grudges, the swift yet brutally slow passing of time, and the voices of everyone you know asking “So, what’s next?” In Begin Again, you play as a group of college students staring down the ticking clock, frozen on the precipice of a world they’re scared to face. It is a waiting game where you can wait no longer. It is grappling with the reflection looking back at you. It is hating the place you’re inextricably tethered to.
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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in the past year, my art has been featured in StoryBake by @dan-is-baking.bsky.social & Heaven in the Dust by @wildwoodsgames.bsky.social i also did layout & art for @beealexander.bsky.social’s “FOOD FIGHT!” minizine, art pictured below!

i’m happy to have conversations abt budget & pricing!
the cover of the FOOD FIGHT! minizine. there is a drawing of a salami fighter and a cheese fighter facing off with chopstick swords. the text beneath it says "FOOD FIGHT! is a quick-play fighting game for two players. each player drafts a party of FOOD FIGHTers, then they face off in combat." an egg fighter blocks a blast with an egg-yolk shield, with a fork on their back. a soup mage, wearing a bread vest, casts a spell. a fish rogue wielding a fish knife lies in wait.
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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as we get into the winter months, i’m unemployed for a few months— so i’m open for freelance gigs & commissions!

i’m also looking to come on other people’s podcasts to promote my new game “begin again” coming out in march 2026!

why this guy? why now? read on!
a graphic depicting the art of barclay travis, including the following, left to right: a full-body reference drawing of a white man with black and gray hair; a drawing of a red tiefling woman, rolling out dough, from dan walter's "StoryBake"; a drawing of andhera and binx from d20's "a court of fey and flowers" that imitates the famous picture of one woman doing another woman's makeup while straddling her on a bed; a black and white drawing of an attractive spy giving the audience eyes, a shirt slung over their shoulder; a self-portrait of barclay looking bug-eyed; a sticker of frog and toad labeled "it's SPRING!"; a cool-toned portrait of a teenage boy dressed as a mage, glaring at the camera; a black and white drawing of flowers coming out of a suitcase, drawn to look like a carving or print, done for luke jordan's "heaven in the dust".
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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spending some more time at #PAXU today working on the text for "Begin Again", releasing in spring 2026. here's a look at what i've been typing away at this weekend >;3

(feel free to interrupt & say hi if you see me sitting on my laptop at a table! but don't be alarmed if my voice sounds god-awful.)
Introduction Begin Again gives us unassigned assigned seats, recognizable laughter from next door, gossip that haunts your tenure, years-long grudges, the swift yet brutally slow passing of time, and the voices of everyone you know asking “So, what’s next?” In Begin Again, you play as a group of college students staring down the ticking clock, frozen on the precipice of a world they’re scared to face. It is a waiting game where you can wait no longer. It is grappling with the reflection looking back at you. It follows a group of undergraduate students in a small town who– for whatever reason plagues them– are terrified to leave this place.
November 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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it’s going well
November 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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hashtag paxu
will you still love me if i’m communicating through my Big Text app tomorrow due to lost voice
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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i have shed my armor but i am still in my helm
barclay winking and doing a thumbs up, wearing a black tank and its knit knight helmet
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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feeling very emotional this pax btw. four years ago i came for the first time bc i was kinda interested in doing more ttrpg work. and this year plus one exp has “heaven in the dust”, a game that i did all the illustration for, at their booth. this is what it’s all abt!!!!
barclay holding a copy of “heaven in the dust”, with a giddy smile barclay pointing at his name in a list of credits
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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forgot to take a picture this morning. let it be known i’m knighting it up #PAXU
barclay glaring from between the parts of a knit knight helmet
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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day one of #PAXU look out
mirror selfie of bee jamie and barclay, dressed up for pax!
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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🍔🌮🍕🍜🍣 @beealexander.bsky.social
an inside spread of a minizine. readable text is as follows: GIVE THEM LIFE! identify the food group for each FOOD FIGHT!er in each player's party. if they could reasonably be in multiple food groups, they can be in multiple FOOD GROUPS carbs: strong against veggies veggies: strong against sweets sweets: strong against meat meat: strong against dairy dairy: strong against fruits fruits: strong against carbs the top of a chart labeled “CLASSES” is also visible, including rogue, mage, and fighter as options
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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pax soon. you know what that means
the cover of a minizine, featuring a drawing of barclay that is labelled “BARCLAY TRAVIS 2025!”
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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some insane blue prince runs tonight. do NOT shame me for the location of [REDACTED] i didnt know what the text meant when i drafted it :(

(screenshots aren’t actually graphic i just didn’t want to spoil anyone who, like me, has taken too long to play this game)
an end-of-run screenshot of blue prince another end-of-run screenshot of blue prince.
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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just had the most cursed tabletop book club recording ever. featuring @vidityavoleti.bsky.social but not in this screenshot
bee alexander: barclay iMm scared where are you barclay: IM SORRY my internet. is dying
August 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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on today, my two years on testosterone, i pass on my wisdom to you: if you start a podcast early in your hrt journey, it becomes a fun voice update time capsule for as long as you continue doing the podcast
August 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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this was the today fit btw. shoutout award-winning ttrpg triagency
barclay’s outfit from today: red sunglasses, a black bandana around the neck, a triangle agency shirt, blue flannel, black shorts, and red socks. three ties are hanging from underneath the flannel: a red one with blue birds, a plain black one, and a plain red one. same outfit, different pose!
August 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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can’t post most of the stuff i’ve been drawing lately cuz it’s for someone’s else game but i CAN post these drawings of tommy bowe #smosh
several drawings of tommy bowe in his blond era, with cross hatched shading and simple colors. they are collaged together as though in a journal or sketchbook, with a couple small doodles of stars and smiley faces around them.
July 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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can i have a turn on the “compliment me” meme
what do you think is my biggest strength as a creator?
July 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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play ball!!!! @finchmund.bsky.social @plusoneexp.bsky.social
a copy of finch edmund’s “ball game”, with a play tracking sheet and a bookmark with “gum moves” listed on it
July 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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i finally have a desk again! and i’m working a dedicated “my (office) space” in my family’s home! yay!
a small part of a tan wall, decorated with three cork hexagons, which have a variety of cute photos, PAX badges, and small art pieces pinned to them. on the desk top underneath is barclay’s laptop, with one of snapcube’s deltarune videos playing
July 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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i look like this btw. in case anyone forgot. cool post-it covered bathroom courtesy of the ripped bodice bookstore in brooklyn 🫡
barclay mirror selfie. he’s a white man with curly brown hair, wearing a black shirt. the mirror and surrounding walls are covered in post-its with various supportive and silly messages.
July 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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i love returning to my timeloop game manuscript. like yeah whatever man
a google docs comment from barclay travis: "why did i reference spies in here"
May 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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lowkey i have a bachelor’s degree
barclay in his cap & gown holding up a sign that says “theatre arts”. he is laughing with his eyes closed barclay in his cap & gown, holding up the same sign, pointing at a banner for his production of “spies are forever” in the distance
May 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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keep us in mind while nominating so my mom has something to brag about
mom: “I want to brag....what diploma will you be getting at graduation and what are your official majors.” barclay: “LOL! i'm getting a BA in theatre arts, with a theatre studies concentration and a minor in women's, gender, and sexuality studies” mom: “And table top book club podcast?”
April 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM