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Hi! I’m Chrys (she/they), a trans game designer in Columbus. I made Raccoon Sky Pirates, & I'm publishing Defy the Gods—a queer sword & sorcery adventure-romance set in Mesopotamia. Preorder at https://tinyurl.com/defy-the-gods ! Banner by Thalie Shelen
In Defy the Gods, you can roll too high and get a "burning success"—getting what what you wanted and more besides. One version that came into play tonight was "I Can Be Anybody":
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
In Defy the Gods, you can roll too high and get a "burning success"—getting what what you wanted and more besides. One version that came into play tonight was "I Can Be Anybody":
FINAL 4 HOURS to Defy the Gods! We've unlocked the LAST stretch goal: a Sumerian dinner recipe, a guide to fantasy ancient Sumer, & full-color endpapers on the standard edition. All on top of 2 new playbooks, 2 new adventure seeds & spot gloss! Back it now & get it all! tinyurl.com/defy-the-gods
July 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
FINAL 4 HOURS to Defy the Gods! We've unlocked the LAST stretch goal: a Sumerian dinner recipe, a guide to fantasy ancient Sumer, & full-color endpapers on the standard edition. All on top of 2 new playbooks, 2 new adventure seeds & spot gloss! Back it now & get it all! tinyurl.com/defy-the-gods
Defy the Gods just hit its next stretch goal! We're getting an adventure seed by the excellent @sebastianyue.bsky.social! A dead god calls on you to let them live again—an invitation full of promise but leading to devastating choices. I can't wait!
July 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Defy the Gods just hit its next stretch goal! We're getting an adventure seed by the excellent @sebastianyue.bsky.social! A dead god calls on you to let them live again—an invitation full of promise but leading to devastating choices. I can't wait!
Writing the Revenant, my last playbook, finally cracked my egg and helped me realize I was trans.
I had to make this game for me, but now it's yours. I hope you all play the hell out of it. I hope a few of you play it out of hell.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hec...
I had to make this game for me, but now it's yours. I hope you all play the hell out of it. I hope a few of you play it out of hell.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hec...
July 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Writing the Revenant, my last playbook, finally cracked my egg and helped me realize I was trans.
I had to make this game for me, but now it's yours. I hope you all play the hell out of it. I hope a few of you play it out of hell.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hec...
I had to make this game for me, but now it's yours. I hope you all play the hell out of it. I hope a few of you play it out of hell.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hec...
You 100% don't gotta be queer or trans to play this game. No matter who you are, playing it will dip your mind into how it feels to me to be queer—all its wonders, terrors & invitations—but thoroughly infused with sword & sorcery.
July 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
You 100% don't gotta be queer or trans to play this game. No matter who you are, playing it will dip your mind into how it feels to me to be queer—all its wonders, terrors & invitations—but thoroughly infused with sword & sorcery.
We're almost to @sebastianyue.bsky.social's stretch goal! A new adventure seed, where a dead god calls you to their tomb, offers you your heart's desire, and gives you a devastating choice. What is it? I can't wait to reach this stretch goal and play to find out!
July 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
We're almost to @sebastianyue.bsky.social's stretch goal! A new adventure seed, where a dead god calls you to their tomb, offers you your heart's desire, and gives you a devastating choice. What is it? I can't wait to reach this stretch goal and play to find out!
One week left for Defy the Gods!
One.
Week.
- People you know who might like it: tell them.
- Your friend who's been on the fence about backing: nudge them.
Lest the wrath of the FOMO gods roll down upon them as we near the epoch's end.
One.
Week.
- People you know who might like it: tell them.
- Your friend who's been on the fence about backing: nudge them.
Lest the wrath of the FOMO gods roll down upon them as we near the epoch's end.
July 3, 2025 at 1:25 AM
One week left for Defy the Gods!
One.
Week.
- People you know who might like it: tell them.
- Your friend who's been on the fence about backing: nudge them.
Lest the wrath of the FOMO gods roll down upon them as we near the epoch's end.
One.
Week.
- People you know who might like it: tell them.
- Your friend who's been on the fence about backing: nudge them.
Lest the wrath of the FOMO gods roll down upon them as we near the epoch's end.
Ezra Rose @sheydgarden.bsky.social made creatures that feel part of a lived-in world. Mary Verhoeven @sobcomix.bsky.social drew you, the players. Thalie Shelen @thalieshelen.bsky.social defined the look of the whole book early on by drawing the characters and the temple scene.
June 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ezra Rose @sheydgarden.bsky.social made creatures that feel part of a lived-in world. Mary Verhoeven @sobcomix.bsky.social drew you, the players. Thalie Shelen @thalieshelen.bsky.social defined the look of the whole book early on by drawing the characters and the temple scene.
Katrin Dirim @katrindirim.bsky.social, artist for RuneQuest, created the definitive image of the Pantheon. Jaqueline Florencio @jjflorentina.bsky.social made cover art that feels like you could just step into it.
June 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Katrin Dirim @katrindirim.bsky.social, artist for RuneQuest, created the definitive image of the Pantheon. Jaqueline Florencio @jjflorentina.bsky.social made cover art that feels like you could just step into it.
Moar team! Some of the amazing artists contributing to Defy the Gods: Shan Bennion @anonbeadraws.bsky.social has created gorgeous illustrations, redolent with research and rich color. Kanesha Bryant @theveryworstthing.bsky.social has offered a wild take on the Queen of Death & lovely (hot) creatures
June 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Moar team! Some of the amazing artists contributing to Defy the Gods: Shan Bennion @anonbeadraws.bsky.social has created gorgeous illustrations, redolent with research and rich color. Kanesha Bryant @theveryworstthing.bsky.social has offered a wild take on the Queen of Death & lovely (hot) creatures
Kickstarter has named Defy the Gods a "Project We Love"! I'm grateful, & glad they see how much heart and life is packed into this queer sword & sorcery adventure. If you haven't checked it out yet, you still got 13 days to find out what all the fuss is about. Don't miss it!
June 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Kickstarter has named Defy the Gods a "Project We Love"! I'm grateful, & glad they see how much heart and life is packed into this queer sword & sorcery adventure. If you haven't checked it out yet, you still got 13 days to find out what all the fuss is about. Don't miss it!
With Defy the Gods already more than halfway to @temporalhiccup.bsky.social's stretch goal, I'm excited to announce the next one—At $32K, Sebastian Yūe @sebastianyue.bsky.social will write a new adventure seed! A dead god calls you to their tomb w/ a promise & a devastating choice. What will you do?
June 26, 2025 at 2:29 PM
With Defy the Gods already more than halfway to @temporalhiccup.bsky.social's stretch goal, I'm excited to announce the next one—At $32K, Sebastian Yūe @sebastianyue.bsky.social will write a new adventure seed! A dead god calls you to their tomb w/ a promise & a devastating choice. What will you do?
Sean D'souza @seandapon.bsky.social is contributing writing & world-building. He did extensive research and invented new names for people and cities in Sumerian! Play Lahmer—"Stormbringer"—& settle down in the city of Barag-usum—"Nest of Dragons"
June 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Sean D'souza @seandapon.bsky.social is contributing writing & world-building. He did extensive research and invented new names for people and cities in Sumerian! Play Lahmer—"Stormbringer"—& settle down in the city of Barag-usum—"Nest of Dragons"
Rue Dickey @ilananight.bsky.social is the copy editor, making this book seem much more professional than it would otherwise. Without them, I'd be adrift in inconsistent contract'ns, Oxford commas, & ampersands
June 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Rue Dickey @ilananight.bsky.social is the copy editor, making this book seem much more professional than it would otherwise. Without them, I'd be adrift in inconsistent contract'ns, Oxford commas, & ampersands
More team! Cris Viana @crislv.bsky.social is the lead graphic designer at Evil Hat & has a wonderful eye for form & color. Bringing her onto this project was such a weight off my shoulders
June 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
More team! Cris Viana @crislv.bsky.social is the lead graphic designer at Evil Hat & has a wonderful eye for form & color. Bringing her onto this project was such a weight off my shoulders
Haha I really let my presence on socials fall off during Origins, right when I shoulda been blanketing them. 😅 But Defy the Gods never took a vacation! It kept moving forward, & now it's broken through its second stretch goal! I'm so excited to see what Kevin writes.
June 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Haha I really let my presence on socials fall off during Origins, right when I shoulda been blanketing them. 😅 But Defy the Gods never took a vacation! It kept moving forward, & now it's broken through its second stretch goal! I'm so excited to see what Kevin writes.
Last day of Origins Game Fair! I’m at Booth 214. Please come get the 80-page Quick Start for Defy the Gods! It’s got such great art in it
#origins2025 #defythegods #queer #swordandsorcery
#origins2025 #defythegods #queer #swordandsorcery
June 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Last day of Origins Game Fair! I’m at Booth 214. Please come get the 80-page Quick Start for Defy the Gods! It’s got such great art in it
#origins2025 #defythegods #queer #swordandsorcery
#origins2025 #defythegods #queer #swordandsorcery
Avery Alder (@lackingceremony.bsky.social), legendary creator of The Quiet Year, Dream Askew & Monsterhearts, helped me immeasurably early in my design journey. Her elegant, generous games make TTRPGs more approachable—including her most recent one, Going for Broke, a sitcom game about making rent.
June 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Avery Alder (@lackingceremony.bsky.social), legendary creator of The Quiet Year, Dream Askew & Monsterhearts, helped me immeasurably early in my design journey. Her elegant, generous games make TTRPGs more approachable—including her most recent one, Going for Broke, a sitcom game about making rent.
Rae Nedjadi—acclaimed creator of Apocalypse Keys, Balikbayan, Our Haunt & many others—came in at a crucial time, got what Defy the Gods was really about, & helped me see it too. Plus, he's got a stretch goal coming on the Kickstarter: The Demigod playbook! Find him on Itch io as temporalhiccup
June 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Rae Nedjadi—acclaimed creator of Apocalypse Keys, Balikbayan, Our Haunt & many others—came in at a crucial time, got what Defy the Gods was really about, & helped me see it too. Plus, he's got a stretch goal coming on the Kickstarter: The Demigod playbook! Find him on Itch io as temporalhiccup
In another thread, I highlighted the Defy the Gods team, but it's been a while & they're so awesome. Let's start w/ Lyla. I never would've finished this game without Lyla McBeath Fujiwara (@lyla.bsky.social), project lead for the Cosmere RPG, who gave me sage advice, tough love & constant guidance.
June 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In another thread, I highlighted the Defy the Gods team, but it's been a while & they're so awesome. Let's start w/ Lyla. I never would've finished this game without Lyla McBeath Fujiwara (@lyla.bsky.social), project lead for the Cosmere RPG, who gave me sage advice, tough love & constant guidance.
Oh hey! My interview with Rob Wieland is live on @enworldrpg.bsky.social ! Check it out! www.enworld.org/threads/chry...
June 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oh hey! My interview with Rob Wieland is live on @enworldrpg.bsky.social ! Check it out! www.enworld.org/threads/chry...
Happy Pride! Defy the Gods is about Pride (liberation) & pride (hubris). Leave your mark on its world of blood and bronze. Maybe get crushed. Or succeed, & make a space for yourself & your friends. Or rise to godlike power of your own. What will you do? #pride #queerpride #transpride #defythegods
June 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy Pride! Defy the Gods is about Pride (liberation) & pride (hubris). Leave your mark on its world of blood and bronze. Maybe get crushed. Or succeed, & make a space for yourself & your friends. Or rise to godlike power of your own. What will you do? #pride #queerpride #transpride #defythegods
In honor of Defy the Gods funding, I’ve activated the patch as an add-on option for $6. We’re continuing to close in on the first stretch goal—UV spot gloss! (What do you think of my “unlocked” graphic?)
June 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
In honor of Defy the Gods funding, I’ve activated the patch as an add-on option for $6. We’re continuing to close in on the first stretch goal—UV spot gloss! (What do you think of my “unlocked” graphic?)
Me trying to concentrate at work while Defy the Gods—link in profile—gets close to funding:
June 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Me trying to concentrate at work while Defy the Gods—link in profile—gets close to funding:
Happy Friday! We need just $1,150 more to reach our funding goal. So we might just do it today! If you haven’t pledged yet, _you_ can push us over the top. Ensure this book becomes a reality! Get some queerness in your sword & sorcery and vice versa.
June 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Happy Friday! We need just $1,150 more to reach our funding goal. So we might just do it today! If you haven’t pledged yet, _you_ can push us over the top. Ensure this book becomes a reality! Get some queerness in your sword & sorcery and vice versa.