finlay 🔜 paxu
@finlayis.bsky.social
game center mfa '27 | former middle school teacher | programming squad @ geeks out | victorian history, ducks & frogs | they/them 🏳️⚧️
Not only an amazing artist but also one of my personal “too weird to be bothered with gender and/or sexuality” icons
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Not only an amazing artist but also one of my personal “too weird to be bothered with gender and/or sexuality” icons
I think this was my favorite pax unplugged yet :3
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I think this was my favorite pax unplugged yet :3
If you're still at PAX and looking for afternoon plans, come to Crab God 🦀 theater at 3:30 where I'll be talking about why more special education teachers should be teaching game design!
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If you're still at PAX and looking for afternoon plans, come to Crab God 🦀 theater at 3:30 where I'll be talking about why more special education teachers should be teaching game design!
I really need to play this (zombies are scary but i will be brave!)
Today is the LAST DAY to come by booth 3850 and grab a copy of The Time We Have or A Land Once Magic!!
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I really need to play this (zombies are scary but i will be brave!)
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pax unplugged is awesome i love talking to all my friends who live in new york and like five other people
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
pax unplugged is awesome i love talking to all my friends who live in new york and like five other people
PAX day 2!! I have no real plans except the #over/under meetup at 1:30 and will probably swing by games on demand at some point. Say hi if you see me!
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
PAX day 2!! I have no real plans except the #over/under meetup at 1:30 and will probably swing by games on demand at some point. Say hi if you see me!
“It’s like if you mixed a fish and an anemone to make a worse squid.”
Playing “Exquisite Biome” and getting a lil goofy. 🐟
Playing “Exquisite Biome” and getting a lil goofy. 🐟
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“It’s like if you mixed a fish and an anemone to make a worse squid.”
Playing “Exquisite Biome” and getting a lil goofy. 🐟
Playing “Exquisite Biome” and getting a lil goofy. 🐟
"get __ jobs with no teaching experience" is one of those phrases that instantly sends me through the stratosphere
anything that helps prospective educators learn to do it well is a benefit to everyone involved
anything that helps prospective educators learn to do it well is a benefit to everyone involved
Here's the deal. Ttrpgs and larp are becoming more and more respected in the academy and we'll need a diverse group of teachers to support this. Folks can work at a Triple A with no teaching experience and get jobs. Let me help figure out how to give you a one up on 'em.
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"get __ jobs with no teaching experience" is one of those phrases that instantly sends me through the stratosphere
anything that helps prospective educators learn to do it well is a benefit to everyone involved
anything that helps prospective educators learn to do it well is a benefit to everyone involved
Parachutes!!! Games!!! Tea!!!
this is today! we'll be approximately here. look for the rainbow parachutes.
some reminders:
- wear warm clothes, it's 47F at best! we're outside for 3 hours, sometimes standing still
- bring a mug / cup of some sort for tea
- if you want, bring a toy / prop of some kind to play with
some reminders:
- wear warm clothes, it's 47F at best! we're outside for 3 hours, sometimes standing still
- bring a mug / cup of some sort for tea
- if you want, bring a toy / prop of some kind to play with
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Parachutes!!! Games!!! Tea!!!
On Sunday I went to an awesome rpg playstorming workshop hosted by @20sidedstore.bsky.social and led by @natmesnard.bsky.social who walked us through the beginnings of the design process in a few simple steps (remix!)
It always amazes me what you can cook up in a v short time ✂️🎲
It always amazes me what you can cook up in a v short time ✂️🎲
November 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
On Sunday I went to an awesome rpg playstorming workshop hosted by @20sidedstore.bsky.social and led by @natmesnard.bsky.social who walked us through the beginnings of the design process in a few simple steps (remix!)
It always amazes me what you can cook up in a v short time ✂️🎲
It always amazes me what you can cook up in a v short time ✂️🎲
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In the first of what will likely be a series of blogs, @lincodega.com unpacks how @samsorensen.bsky.social's month-long realtime Mothership larp/megagame #over/under ended for their character, High Gardener Otso, and also, for themselves.
How to find an ending in Over/Under
After a month of emergent story, scheming, and bleed, it all ended with a gardener and a clown.
www.rascal.news
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In the first of what will likely be a series of blogs, @lincodega.com unpacks how @samsorensen.bsky.social's month-long realtime Mothership larp/megagame #over/under ended for their character, High Gardener Otso, and also, for themselves.
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Just posting TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN (1986) screenshots for the rest of today in honor of its programmer Becky Heineman, who possibly gets the posthumous award for longest trans career in games
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Just posting TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN (1986) screenshots for the rest of today in honor of its programmer Becky Heineman, who possibly gets the posthumous award for longest trans career in games
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I finally wrote about the big Minecraft ARG that's been making the rounds!
If it was just a King in Yellow adaptation, I probably wouldn't have spent the weekend diving in. But I'm a sucker for a story that's a matryoshka doll of unreliable narrators, with an "ARG explainer" video as top layer.
If it was just a King in Yellow adaptation, I probably wouldn't have spent the weekend diving in. But I'm a sucker for a story that's a matryoshka doll of unreliable narrators, with an "ARG explainer" video as top layer.
The King in Yellow as Found Footage Minecraft ARG | ARGNet: Alternate Reality Gaming Network
Searching For A World That Doesn't Exist is a recent Minecraft ARG loosely based on the King in Yellow mythos, in which a YouTuber pieces together found footage from a Minecraft playthrough
www.argn.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I finally wrote about the big Minecraft ARG that's been making the rounds!
If it was just a King in Yellow adaptation, I probably wouldn't have spent the weekend diving in. But I'm a sucker for a story that's a matryoshka doll of unreliable narrators, with an "ARG explainer" video as top layer.
If it was just a King in Yellow adaptation, I probably wouldn't have spent the weekend diving in. But I'm a sucker for a story that's a matryoshka doll of unreliable narrators, with an "ARG explainer" video as top layer.
it brings me great joy to have an excuse to drop "rules are a cage and i'm a puppygirl" into tomorrow's class discussion ⛓️🐶 hell yeah let's talk about how people love making constraints for themselves. let's make it weird.
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
it brings me great joy to have an excuse to drop "rules are a cage and i'm a puppygirl" into tomorrow's class discussion ⛓️🐶 hell yeah let's talk about how people love making constraints for themselves. let's make it weird.
Man on the train just gave his crying baby a package of cucumbers to hold and— peaceful silence. Genius parenting move, father of the year etc.
November 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Man on the train just gave his crying baby a package of cucumbers to hold and— peaceful silence. Genius parenting move, father of the year etc.
Mars Bar
Roseland Ballroom
Cheap lunch @ Dojo
Astor Place cube actually fucking spinning wtf
CBGB's (specifically the annex)
$0.60 deli coffee
Bushwick Boat
3rd Ward
idk tho, a lot of my nostalgia does have a thin coating of sleaze on it that can't be separated out
Roseland Ballroom
Cheap lunch @ Dojo
Astor Place cube actually fucking spinning wtf
CBGB's (specifically the annex)
$0.60 deli coffee
Bushwick Boat
3rd Ward
idk tho, a lot of my nostalgia does have a thin coating of sleaze on it that can't be separated out
I'm not going to read the NYT story but I do want to hear what other people would put in their "Lost New York" takes, mine would include Dr Zizmor ads and the free transfer between the Broadway G/Lorimer JMZ stops
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mars Bar
Roseland Ballroom
Cheap lunch @ Dojo
Astor Place cube actually fucking spinning wtf
CBGB's (specifically the annex)
$0.60 deli coffee
Bushwick Boat
3rd Ward
idk tho, a lot of my nostalgia does have a thin coating of sleaze on it that can't be separated out
Roseland Ballroom
Cheap lunch @ Dojo
Astor Place cube actually fucking spinning wtf
CBGB's (specifically the annex)
$0.60 deli coffee
Bushwick Boat
3rd Ward
idk tho, a lot of my nostalgia does have a thin coating of sleaze on it that can't be separated out
Hey, remember I was writing a paper on #Over/Under? I cleaned it up and its ready for public consumption! (Well, as ready as I'll get; I'm not used to sharing academic writing)
Huge thank you again to everyone who helped with this project, and HUGE thank you to Sam, Sean, and the mod team ✨
Huge thank you again to everyone who helped with this project, and HUGE thank you to Sam, Sean, and the mod team ✨
O:U Game Worth Knowing About.pdf
drive.google.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Hey, remember I was writing a paper on #Over/Under? I cleaned it up and its ready for public consumption! (Well, as ready as I'll get; I'm not used to sharing academic writing)
Huge thank you again to everyone who helped with this project, and HUGE thank you to Sam, Sean, and the mod team ✨
Huge thank you again to everyone who helped with this project, and HUGE thank you to Sam, Sean, and the mod team ✨
this is the song that always plays in my head during rainy dog walks, specifically the line "tears, no these can't be tears, 'cause i never cry"
not the best rain song, and not even the best ladybug transistor song (always on the telephone, maybe?) but somehow the stickiest
not the best rain song, and not even the best ladybug transistor song (always on the telephone, maybe?) but somehow the stickiest
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
this is the song that always plays in my head during rainy dog walks, specifically the line "tears, no these can't be tears, 'cause i never cry"
not the best rain song, and not even the best ladybug transistor song (always on the telephone, maybe?) but somehow the stickiest
not the best rain song, and not even the best ladybug transistor song (always on the telephone, maybe?) but somehow the stickiest
Resharing my easy-peasy cassoulet recipe now that it's cold again.
How much garlic/onion/herbs? Just listen to your heart.
How much garlic/onion/herbs? Just listen to your heart.
Here’s the recipe for anyone curious (there’s no sausage emoji so I used bacon)
🥓🔥
🧄🧅🔪🔥
🫘🥫🌿🇫🇷🥄
🔥350🕝
🥓🔥
🧄🧅🔪🔥
🫘🥫🌿🇫🇷🥄
🔥350🕝
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Resharing my easy-peasy cassoulet recipe now that it's cold again.
How much garlic/onion/herbs? Just listen to your heart.
How much garlic/onion/herbs? Just listen to your heart.
Beat Hecate on the third try and made it all the way through Oceanus, I feel like a Real Gamer™️
(Scylla beat my ass tho😞)
(Scylla beat my ass tho😞)
November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Beat Hecate on the third try and made it all the way through Oceanus, I feel like a Real Gamer™️
(Scylla beat my ass tho😞)
(Scylla beat my ass tho😞)
absolutely incredible to look over this timeline of #over/under events day by day and realize just *how* rapid the pace of development was. i feel like i joined late but i was "in the room" for the kit marlowe fallout and creation of the wet room and that was DAY 2!!!
If you're having #over/under fomo, want a recap, or left mid-game, you can read about what happened on my public timeline here: app.mural.co/t/oneshots51...
O/U Timeline
app.mural.co
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
absolutely incredible to look over this timeline of #over/under events day by day and realize just *how* rapid the pace of development was. i feel like i joined late but i was "in the room" for the kit marlowe fallout and creation of the wet room and that was DAY 2!!!
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
Sam is so fun to talk to, you definitely want him on your show!! Get those spicy takes!
oh yeah if you have a podcast or show or whatever and want to chat about #OVER/UNDER, hit me up! my schedule is, surprise surprise, now quite free
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Sam is so fun to talk to, you definitely want him on your show!! Get those spicy takes!
thinking of making a bunch of little #over/under discord flair stickers for folks to add to their pax badges. would you want one? (like should i make 1 sheet or 1000)
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
thinking of making a bunch of little #over/under discord flair stickers for folks to add to their pax badges. would you want one? (like should i make 1 sheet or 1000)
"When grand romantic gestures require industrial equipment and municipal permits, you've crossed a line."
Timeless advice from Engineer Seraphin's advice column courtesy of @loottheroom.bsky.social
Timeless advice from Engineer Seraphin's advice column courtesy of @loottheroom.bsky.social
Aunt Seraphin's Very Good Advice
canyonheavy.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"When grand romantic gestures require industrial equipment and municipal permits, you've crossed a line."
Timeless advice from Engineer Seraphin's advice column courtesy of @loottheroom.bsky.social
Timeless advice from Engineer Seraphin's advice column courtesy of @loottheroom.bsky.social