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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 1d

Also PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE UP ON THE WEBSITE!!! At this point, the sky's the limit, and opinions are super welcome!

Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, and the reason why the site got up and running is because of the #HollowJam, so be sure to check it out: hollowjam.com

HollowJam

Horror Visual Novel Jam by Fuwanovel.

hollowjam.com

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 1d

Finally made a Neocities for my banned games. So far, Bi Lines (which was taken off of itchio) is up there to download and play. I also made a gallery of MS Paint art I've made, originally for the #galleryjam .
Please let me know what you'd like to see up there!
norbezjones.neocities.org

Home of Norbez Jones

norbezjones.neocities.org

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shel's gone @portablecity.bsky.social · 3d

why bother with contracts?

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Epidiah Ravachol of the Unwritten Earths Symposium @epidiah.bsky.social · Apr 1

Hello Stranger,

I'm Epidiah Ravachol. You may have heard of my #ttrpg work, like Dread, the horror game that uses Jenga; or Swords Without Master, which can be found in Worlds Without Master, issue 3.

I've been at this indie truly-true role-playing game publishing gig for about a quarter century.

a stack of jenga blocks on a table

Alt: Some folks playing Jenga, right at the moment of the tower collapsing. Someone in the background cowers away from the tragedy.

media.tenor.com

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you. I'm definitely not alone; I'm glad I have so many people supporting me.

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much! That makes me happy to hear. <3

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you! I am in a better place now, and I'm taking the next week or two to rest and keep it low-key.

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 4d

Tysm Em! <3

Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Jack. I appreciate it a lot.

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 5d

Hey y'all. I had a mental health crisis and was in the hospital from the end of September until yesterday. I'm back home now and resting up. Trying to take it easy even though I want to get right back where I left off. Some kind words & well-wishes would be nice.

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piamo🌸 @piamo.bsky.social · 24d

Fellow freaks, I am re-releasing one of my sickest stories into the wild, for free, for your reading pleasure.

ppiamo.itch.io/negative-resist

If you like non-con and omegaverse, this is for you. (BTW, the characters told me they consented to being non-con'd.)

Fuck your censorship #bskycensorship

Negative Resist by piamo

engineering filth

ppiamo.itch.io

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 20d

If I made a game jam for the silly/meme SRD Riviera: The Promised Land I'm working on, would y'all join? Want to know numbers before I move forward with any planning.
#TTRPG #TTRPGcommunity

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 21d

@farhorizonscoop.bsky.social Hi, I signed up for the game jam! itch.io/jam/the-rand... Can I have a prompt please?

The Random Prompts TTRPG Jam

A game jam from 2025-09-26 to 2025-10-24 hosted by Far Horizons CoOp & Marx of High Water. Back in the early days of Far Horizons CoOp, we used to produce regular collections of short games. Sometimes...

itch.io

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Sky Sengnaryvong @skysengnaryvong.com · 27d

A few firsts for me: Joining a game jam and voicing a character who is Mexican!

Grateful for the opportunity to voice Orion in “A Sunset Never Truly Fades”. Thank you to @norbezjones.bsky.social and the team for having me be a part of this heartfelt story.

Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 29d

We had issues submitting last night (it turns out you can't submit a game to a jam whose page you don't own...) but we're finally in! Thanks robobarbie! I'll write proper promo stuff later. #VeloxFabula3
norbez.itch.io/a-sunset-nev...

A Sunset Never Truly Fades by Norbez Jones (call me Bez)

Two tiny people come across a house.

norbez.itch.io

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sydvgm.bsky.social @sydvgm.bsky.social · 27d

My friend Trevor Lanford & I wrote music for this VN! Go check it out! #veloxfabula3

Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 29d

We had issues submitting last night (it turns out you can't submit a game to a jam whose page you don't own...) but we're finally in! Thanks robobarbie! I'll write proper promo stuff later. #VeloxFabula3
norbez.itch.io/a-sunset-nev...

A Sunset Never Truly Fades by Norbez Jones (call me Bez)

Two tiny people come across a house.

norbez.itch.io

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 28d

It's out now: norbez.itch.io/my-heart-is-...

my heart is a city. by Norbez Jones (call me Bez)

The roads go in a loop.

norbez.itch.io

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 28d

It's out now: norbez.itch.io/my-heart-is-...

my heart is a city. by Norbez Jones (call me Bez)

The roads go in a loop.

norbez.itch.io

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you for playing. I hope you appreciated it in some way.

Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · 29d

We had issues submitting last night (it turns out you can't submit a game to a jam whose page you don't own...) but we're finally in! Thanks robobarbie! I'll write proper promo stuff later. #VeloxFabula3
norbez.itch.io/a-sunset-nev...

A Sunset Never Truly Fades by Norbez Jones (call me Bez)

Two tiny people come across a house.

norbez.itch.io

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Lemon @ DevTalk @vndev.bsky.social · Sep 15

Are you ready to RAISE YOUR VOICE?!

We're announcing today the Visual Novel Development Network (That's DevTalk!) is running our first ever RAISE JAM. Raise Jam, or Raise Your Voice Jam, is the first ever game jam focused on bringing voice acting to games first and foremost!
itch.io/jam/raise-2025

Raise Your Voice Jam 2025

A game jam from 2025-11-01 to 2025-12-01 hosted by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels, MAHO! Studio, Ironnori & amarvelous. Like what we're doing? Consider a 1-time donation! The Raise Your Voice Jam is coming...

itch.io

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · Sep 15

I've submitted it! Will wait to promote/share it though.

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · Sep 15

I appreciate that Andrew, thank you. And that's very funny, because I've had an idea for a "playing with the English language" game since early this year that I've been keeping in my back pocket.
I'm making a small project discussing all of this that I'll share with you when it's released.

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Bez: Interactive Fiction, Visual Novels, & Writing @norbezjones.bsky.social · Sep 15

This one's done. Writing the description will be the hardest part. But after that, I can submit it. #VeloxFabula3

A screenshot of my Velox Fabula 3 game "my heart is a city." On a black background is the blue outline of a heart with smokestacks sticking out of it. The white text reads, "My heart is a city, and in it, the roads are built in a loop."

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miseri @miseri.bsky.social · Sep 14

surprised myself and made a lil' game for #veloxfabula3! a short convo on a train that goes off the rails (and it's not the train... ik this a bad pun, let me live) enjoy! miseri-accordion.itch.io/stand-clear-...

stand clear, doors now closing by miseri

sometimes you just want a quiet commute

miseri-accordion.itch.io

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