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SamRandom
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Writer, librarian and occult enthusiast
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SamRandom @samrandom.bsky.social · Jul 10
Hi! I am a librarian currently on sick leave, trying to break into indie game dev and publishing. I write essays on a wide variety of topics, from game design theory to liminal spaces in nature. If you want to support me, please join my Kofi!
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samrandom.bsky.social
Started a winter sale on itch.io. Selling my text adventures and my ezine for half of! A great gift for anyone that likes some more witchy writing in their life!

#mushroom #magic #sale #wintersale #indiegame #indiedev

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Cozy Winter Sale 2025 by SamRandom
A bundle by SamRandom, $2.50 for The journal of a mushroom witch, The temple in the grove, Path of the scholar
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December 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
samrandom.bsky.social
I have added some preview essays for free followers of my Patreon. Feel free to join as a free member if you want to see what I have to offer.
www.patreon.com/cw/SamRandom13

#Essay #gameanalysis #transfem #indiewriter #indiegamedev #queerwriter
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Creating literary analysis and short form fiction
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December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Stoat Quest: Episode 2
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Time to shamelessly ride the wave of a meme! If you want to read good essays, written by someone that happens to also be named Samantha, and is also trans, I got a few!

anunusedfrequency.com
An Unused Frequency
A roadmap to lands real and fictional.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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The latest newsletter is out now, for both free and premium followers!

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If you are feeling festively generous, please consider supporting a trans indie writer and game dev this december!
#transfem #indiewriter #essay #indiegame #indiedev
Free newsletter #3
SamRandom published a post on Ko-fi
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December 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Added another chapter to my series of fictional essays, this one is a series of notes regarding some of the more perilous and controversial parts of Khatarina Meredith's research!

#Worldanvil #D&D #rpg
Events of note 1.3
Events of note 1.3 in The notes of Khatarina Meridith by SamRandom
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December 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Guess who finished the first phase of this game? That’s right! Delta!!! It’s currently on Twine but I will move it to Ren’Py veeeery soon
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #twine #ren’py
October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
I made another little text adventure in twine! It is about finding your power and passion in a new setting. The game is very short and have four endings.

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#Textadventure #Twine #Indiegame #transwriter #transartist #itch.io
Path of the scholar by SamRandom
Take care of your old masters abandond cottage, forge your own path as a mage.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
I wrote a D&D module! A short thing, with plenty of bookish vibes, and even more bookish puzzles. Set in an archive about to be swallowed in to a void of magic by a powerful spellbook accidentally donated to the archive.
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#D&D #QueerD&D #Homebrew #Magiclibrary
The unraveling of pages
This tale is the first of several introductory adventures into the series Tales of Landhurst. The first installment will focus on the nation's magical guild, as well as the librarians' guild, other scholars and knowledge seekers. Magic, scholarship and quick thinking will be crucial in this puzzle heavy dungeon crawler adventure. In this adventure, the players will need to solve puzzles, learn arcane secrets as well as find the truth of a corrupted archive, all while doing their best not to get eaten by sentient book monsters!
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November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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My latest patreon news letter is now out!
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Newsletter: Issue #1 | SamRandom13
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November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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I have made a number of my patreon essays discussion liminality available in a single place! For you to keep forever, you would help a queer writer a lot by getting a copy. The bundle discusses loneliness and transitional periods.
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#transfem #essay #queerwriter #indiewriter
Donation bundle: Liminality In time and space - SamRandom's Ko-fi Shop
I am selling a bundle of some of my essays that have before only been available to my monthly supporters. The bundle is themed around liminal spaces a...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
Yes I have always found cold water is better than warm water for drying.
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
Oakendale academy was my first tentative step into game design. I am currently learning Godot (slowly mind you). I hope to have a full version of the game out eventually. For now can you play the demo in all its queer glory on my itch.io!
samrandom.itch.io/oakendale-ac...
#queergame #indiegaming
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
I may be on to something here, not sure yet!

#Twine #clickergame #indiegame
A game design documents outlining the different places the players can travel.
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
I installed a few mods related to scaling and screenshot taking, suggested by @guartist.bsky.social. I think my landscape photography training has helped a lot!#Morrowind #Landscapephotography
A night photo of the city Ebornheart, the coast and several lage mushrooms from the game Morrowind. A view of the city of Ahldrun, and the surrounding brown and grey landscapes from the game Morrowind.
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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The latest part of my Gwylim notes series is out now! Another Morrowind one, discussing the starting area of Seyda Neen.

#Morrowind #ElderScrolls #Gamedesign #Essay
Gwylim notes on Morrowind: Seyda Neen, the anatomy of a tutorial area
Introduction All players of Morrowind start their adventure by leaving their prison ship, and entering through Vaardenfell costumes office. They enter the game as a prisoner, brought to Vadeenfell …
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November 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
I am slowly working on new parts of my fictional essay series set in Landhurst. It takes longer than expected, since I need to write the lore, as I write about it. A fascinating, if sometimes frustrating process.
#WorldAnvil #Fantasy #Fantasyessay
The notes of Khatarina Meridith
The notes of Khatarina Meridith by SamRandom
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November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
I might need a bigger bookcase!
#Morrowind
A screenshot from the game Morrowind. A collection of books stacked on and around a small shelf. A vibrant orange carpet.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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I am experimenting with a patreon newsletter! There is a free segment with general updates as well as some works in progress for paying members.
#Indiewriter #indiegamedev #essay
Newsletter: Issue #1 | SamRandom13
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November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I am super happy about my first attempt to write and design a game! It's a short meditative game about working in a temple and school.

#Indiegame #Indiedev #transdeveloper #Textadventure
The temple in the grove by SamRandom
Spend some time working in a peceful temple in a grove
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November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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My latest essay in my Gwylim notes on Morrowind series is out now!
wp.me/p6p6La-E1

#Morrowind #ElderScrolls #Essay #Gameanalysis
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November 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
samrandom.bsky.social
I am now on Assassin's Creed 2, it is amazing what the simple addition of stores do to the overall feel and immersion of the game world.
November 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
samrandom.bsky.social
Currently replaying Assassins Creed for a larger analytical project. I find it fascinating how much of the first game feels like a proof of concept. The mechanics are there, but unfinished, rough and simple.
October 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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It's everyone's favorite time of the year: spooky season! Trophy hunters will naturally be wondering how they should spend Halloween. Why not celebrate with an eerie platinum trophy? Read on for our top picks.

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#gaming #trophyhunter #platinumtrophy #blogsky
9 Scary Platinum Trophies for Halloween - Plat Rat Trophy Hunters
It's everyone's favorite time of the year: the brief window where it's socially acceptable to dress as a goblin or a ghoul! Trophy hunters will naturally be wondering how they should spend their Hallo...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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New poll up on my Patreon! Looking for a way to support a trans independent writers, game dev and researcher, this is your place! I have several essays and other interesting things available only on my patron and kofi!

#transfem #transwriter #indiewriter #essay
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Patreon update and project progress | SamRandom13
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October 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM