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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️

@shaenanigans.bsky.social

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Senior Quest Designer @ Blizzard on World of Warcraft, Tolkien scholar, mermaid, SCAdian, witch, belly dancer. Prev. Content Designer II Lord of the Rings Online. LGBTQ+ (she/her)

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · Oct 18

I keep forgetting this site is a thing, but I miss game dev Twitter. Looking to connect here with folks who love
👾game dev, game writing, video games
🧙‍♂️Tolkien / Lord of the Rings
🔮witches, pagans, heathens oh my
🧜‍♀️merfolk, mermaids, mermen
🏰cosplay, reenactment, SCA, LARP
📷photography
🐈cats and dogs

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 6h

It's pretty awesome!

Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 1d

Quote from the @getwigi.com Weekly newsletter.

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Game Devs - @owlcatgames.bsky.social has a "new game development learning resource, featuring over 350 resources including software recommendations, tutorials, and online courses… for FREE." owlcat.games/learning #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign

Owlcat Games - We create cRPGs

We create cRPGs

owlcat.games

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Hi #Portfolioday I'm Rebecca, a writer and narrative designer from the UK.

I've worked on games like Yooka-Replaylee, Gears Tactics and Dirty Bomb as well as smaller indie teams.

I'm available for projects of all sizes. From advice & consultancy to full contracts.

gameswriting.coffee

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Colleen Frakes @colleenfrakes.bsky.social · 3d

It's Indigenous People's Day!

Here's some places to donate 🧵

Partnerships with Native Americans provides aid intra-tribally, they cover a lot of groups and a lot of needs-

secure.nativepartnership.org/site/Donatio...

Donate to Partnership With Native Americans - Partnership With Native Americans

secure.nativepartnership.org

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 6d

Oh, Love in the Clouds is on my watchlist. I will check out the others too :)

Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 6d

What are you watching? I finally got around to The Untamed.

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 7d

Congrats!

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BostonFIG @bostonfig.bsky.social · 20d

Hey #gamedev community! Submissions for consideration in the Boston Festival of Indie Games' coveted Figgie Awards are now open through October 13. Submit your digital or tabletop game today!

www.bostonfig.com/festival-202...

#indiegames #indiedev #indiegamedev

BostonFIG 2025 Showcase Contest Submission Guidelines

www.bostonfig.com

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 9d

Submissions are now open for the Boston Festival of Indie Games 2025. If you or someone you know has a tabletop or digital game you've been working on you can submit it to this year's Festival by Oct 13 www.bostonfig.com/.../showcase...
#gamedev #indiedev #bfig @bostonfig.bsky.social

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 12d

Ooh, thanks for the warning. I’ve been wanting to pick that up.

Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 14d

Oh my goodness, that's terrifying.

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🜲 James @jamesskeets.blacksky.app · 20d

Through her creative platform, Saint Heron, Solange has launched The Saint Heron Library, a digital archive dedicated to making rare and out-of-print works by Black authors, poets, and artists accessible to all.

🔗 library.saintheron.com

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Women in Games International (WIGI) @getwigi.com · 23d

We're back for another year of the BIPOC Virtual Career fair! We've teamed up with Sugar Gamers Labs, Black in Gaming Foundation, IGDA Foundation once again to bring you this incredible event on 10 - 11 October. Learn more and RSVP today: https://www.igdafoundation.org/career-fair

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 26d

I need to get up and go pick up a piece of carnival glass I’m getting off of FB Marketplace, but my cat snuggled up next to me so now it’s illegal for me to move. At least I can reach the controller to play Strange Antiquities.

A smug tiger striped cat snuggles up against the side of a woman. Next to the cat is a grey PlayStation 5 controller.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 26d

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 27d

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.

We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.

That's the revolution.

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 27d

Games Workshop are looking for an Assistant Game Designer ( for the physical game). Feels like a rare assistant-level job in the field! jobs.games-workshop.com/search-and-a...

( I'm not affiliated with GW, just sharing a rare entry-level job)

Assistant Games Developer - Warhammer 40,000 - Games Workshop Jobs

About the Job Games Workshop has an exciting opportunity for you to join our renowned design team as an Assistant Games Developer where you will be key to

jobs.games-workshop.com

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Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 27d

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day, me hearties. 🏴‍☠️

Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 29d

This is literally my feed, but with pets and mushrooms too.

Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 29d

It really is reaching a point where everything I post is just

- living nightmare
- living nightmare
- cool indie game you should check out
- living nightmare
- cool indie game you should check out
- cool indie game you should check out
- 2010 era status tweet like 'i want a coke'
- living nightmare

Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 29d

It's giving Totoro vibes. #mushrooms

A white mushroom with a wide, wart covered cap stands tall over three smaller mushrooms with gradient orange, wart covered caps.

Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · 29d

👀 What did you get??

Shae Rossi 🧜‍♀️ @shaenanigans.bsky.social · Sep 16

This is hilarious, lol.

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IGDA @igda.org · Sep 15

Game Devs of Color Expo kicks off TOMORROW with it's own Indie Games Showcase! Be sure to check it out over on their YouTube channel. We'll be right there in chat with you, starting at 1pm PT / 4pm ET.

👀 https://loom.ly/gyJ7z34

#gdocexpo #gamedev

The GDoCExpo Direct 2025 - Indie Games Showcase

The sixth annual GDoCExpo Direct is packed with new announcements from dozens of amazing games by creators of color. Tune in for exclusive reveals, the lates...

www.youtube.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Sep 15

We are in a massive Covid surge right now.

No one will tell you this, because they’re still trying to prop up the “Covid is over” narrative.

Every day we learn more about the harmful long term effects of repeat infections.

Get your vaccine (if you can). Wear a respirator. Clean the air.

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