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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier
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Contemplative indie tabletop games: HER ODYSSEY, GALATEA, UNTITLED MOTH GAME, & more. Worldbuilding examination. Character and roleplay theory. Opinions about fonts. She/her. You look lost, follow me. https://mirror-lock.com & https://mirror-lock.itch.io
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · Feb 2
📌 Hello Bluesky! I'm Kaiya, a Chinese-diaspora TTRPG designer, roleplay theorist, and occasional AP performer. Current project: The Worldbuilder's Almanac (still accepting late pledges!) I also post daily peeks into my indie RPG downloads folder.
Full portfolio and mailing list at mirror-lock.com!
A print zine of Her Odyssey, a solo journaling game by S. Kaiya J., resting among poker cards and four-sided dice. A print zine of Galatea, a solo journaling game by S. Kaiya J., resting on a white linen background next to a quill pen and a white rose. A digital mockup of a pair of hardcover copies of The Worldbuilder's Almanac, a worldbuilding supplement by S. Kaiya J., resting on a wooden shelf.
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 11h
Who's excited for spooky season? 🎃✋

Who's also struggling with SAD and and feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of small tasks to juggle every day? ✋✋

If you're interested in a tiny game that encourages mutual accountability through hexing your friends, keep a sharp eye out here next week... 👀
A small ad for a small TTRPG. The name of the game, AVERT!, is displayed in large text next to a logo of a stylized eye inside two circles. Below, explanatory text reads: "a bookmark game about mutual accountability and hexing your friends".
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 10h
soon! 🧙
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 11h
...OR sign up for my mailing list to get access to the full download TOMORROW! (My mailing list has no spam and no fluff, and I promise I'll email you no more than once a month!) mailchi.mp/56c0554606ef...
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 11h
Who's excited for spooky season? 🎃✋

Who's also struggling with SAD and and feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of small tasks to juggle every day? ✋✋

If you're interested in a tiny game that encourages mutual accountability through hexing your friends, keep a sharp eye out here next week... 👀
A small ad for a small TTRPG. The name of the game, AVERT!, is displayed in large text next to a logo of a stylized eye inside two circles. Below, explanatory text reads: "a bookmark game about mutual accountability and hexing your friends".
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 12h
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 13h
Day five of my husband being out of town. Today's agenda for wild partying consists of adjusting the coffee grinder's grind size because damn, have we really been doing all our pourovers for the past year with the biggest coarsest grind possible?
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 15h
They’re not well-balanced humors, Josh
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 16h
This research book is such an interesting read but it’s a bit rough going sometimes
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
If you've been into coffee, you won't be surprised to hear there's a similar discourse about water temperature and steeping times for tea. Personally I'm very lazy and leave the leaves in to keep steeping, and I find that black teas can handle this kind of oversteeping more gracefully than green tea
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
Some of my favorite types of tea:
-Pu-erh: Really good for waking you up, if you don't mind drinking something that smells downright fermented
-Gunpowder green: Nice standard everyday drink
-Genmaicha: Savory comfort drink, like a hot bowl of porridge
-White tea: A delicate flowery tea for Aesthetic
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
Are you primarily looking for flavor, or for caffeine?
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
you can do it!!
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
It's day four of my husband being out of town, and lest you think I'm spending this week purely on frivolous enjoyments, let me assure you that in the last few days I have learned far more about what ancient medical texts have to say about infections, pus, and suppuration than I ever wanted to know
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
Very cool!
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
Fear not, the partying shall continue!
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 1d
Happy birthday! I hope the cake tastes as good as it looks!
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
Hope you find something you enjoy! There's a really wide variety of solo journaling RPGs out there, and these are just a selection from my personal faves, so if none of these appeal, keep looking!
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
Naturally I'll recommend my own - Her Odyssey is the most popular and Galatea is my most polished, to date: mirror-lock.itch.io

I'll also vouch for the quality of Tangled Blessings by Cassi Mothwin, Paramour by Wren Goderie, and One More Song by Ex Stasis Games, all of which you can search on Itch.
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
I figure that MtG art cards are equally evocative and provide a good substrate for symbolism and interpretation.
Eight collectible art cards from various sets of Magic: the Gathering.
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
A number of solo journaling TTRPGs provide prompts for your journal entries by having you draw tarot cards and looking up the card you drew on a table, but also encourage you to interpret the imagery you see on the card and weave that in, giving you a richer experience based on your particular deck.
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
seriously considering playing my next tarot-driven journaling game with a deck of MtG art cards instead
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
Wear your game merch
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
look, I tried, but there’s just no way to romanticize getting a chipped tooth fixed 🤷‍♀️
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S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier @mirror-lock.bsky.social · 2d
Happy froggy birthday!
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