Maggie 🇵🇸
@magathachristie.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 (she/they, bi)
✒️ fantasy author
🎲 ttrpg designer & player
📚 librarian, crafter, musician, artist
Always up to something over at maggiefrench.itch.io and maggie.ink
✒️ fantasy author
🎲 ttrpg designer & player
📚 librarian, crafter, musician, artist
Always up to something over at maggiefrench.itch.io and maggie.ink
Pinned
*whispers*
Copies of Just Passing Through and Allucinalia are on their way to PAX Unplugged where you can grab them from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social!!
(Does this make me feel better about not being able to go to PAXU myself? A little bit!)
#ttrpg #duetgame #solojournaling #PAXU
Copies of Just Passing Through and Allucinalia are on their way to PAX Unplugged where you can grab them from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social!!
(Does this make me feel better about not being able to go to PAXU myself? A little bit!)
#ttrpg #duetgame #solojournaling #PAXU
I finally got a chance to back "Mud Ghost Estate Redux—A Spooky Tumbling Tower TTRPG" by @wharthur.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com and I'm excited!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
Mud Ghost Estate Redux—A Spooky Tumbling Tower TTRPG
A spooky tumbling block tower-based TTRPG inspired by Hong Kong folklore; now with revised text, new artwork and extra content!
www.kickstarter.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I finally got a chance to back "Mud Ghost Estate Redux—A Spooky Tumbling Tower TTRPG" by @wharthur.bsky.social on @kickstarter.com and I'm excited!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...
Made a little one-page Princess Sword game (shoutout @cyborgurl.bsky.social), because it's really a fantastic system. In Cursed Be The Pen, play as an author who must write... and write... and write...
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
Cursed Be The Pen That Cannot Rest by Maggie French
A Princess Sword game about an author with a cursed pen.
maggiefrench.itch.io
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Made a little one-page Princess Sword game (shoutout @cyborgurl.bsky.social), because it's really a fantastic system. In Cursed Be The Pen, play as an author who must write... and write... and write...
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
Been a hectic couple of weeks but I was able to create a little one-page game, free and new on my itch page! #solojournaling #ttrpg
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
Cursed Be The Pen That Cannot Rest by Maggie French
A Princess Sword game about an author with a cursed pen.
maggiefrench.itch.io
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Been a hectic couple of weeks but I was able to create a little one-page game, free and new on my itch page! #solojournaling #ttrpg
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
maggiefrench.itch.io/cursed-be-th...
Ah yes the classic "trying to publish a game and itch times out."
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ah yes the classic "trying to publish a game and itch times out."
Wrote a little game hack for my writing group and it's so riddled with inside jokes that it can never see the light of day beyond the edges of our squad (purely for coherence reasons) - but gosh it was fun.
Idk, it's kind of nice to make something just for me and a really small target audience.
Idk, it's kind of nice to make something just for me and a really small target audience.
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Wrote a little game hack for my writing group and it's so riddled with inside jokes that it can never see the light of day beyond the edges of our squad (purely for coherence reasons) - but gosh it was fun.
Idk, it's kind of nice to make something just for me and a really small target audience.
Idk, it's kind of nice to make something just for me and a really small target audience.
So tired of brands trying to whisper conspiratorially in my ear (via online ads) like we're friends and they have to apologize for being SO convenient or SO on sale. "Oops! We messed up, we're too popular! Sorry you have to spend money on us! Here's a link!"
It actively gives me the ick.
It actively gives me the ick.
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
So tired of brands trying to whisper conspiratorially in my ear (via online ads) like we're friends and they have to apologize for being SO convenient or SO on sale. "Oops! We messed up, we're too popular! Sorry you have to spend money on us! Here's a link!"
It actively gives me the ick.
It actively gives me the ick.
For the evening crowd!
Put my paid ttrpgs at 50% off for Itch Creator Day!
🫖 Just Passing Through, cozy fantasy duet
💤 Allucinalia, solo dreamscapes
💫 By Way Of Starlight, solo wishing
🐇 How Toys Become Real, based on The Velveteen Rabbit
🍃 Together & Ever, a community storytelling game
itch.io/s/171019/bla...
🫖 Just Passing Through, cozy fantasy duet
💤 Allucinalia, solo dreamscapes
💫 By Way Of Starlight, solo wishing
🐇 How Toys Become Real, based on The Velveteen Rabbit
🍃 Together & Ever, a community storytelling game
itch.io/s/171019/bla...
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Maggie French
A bundle by Maggie French, $15.00 for 5 games
itch.io
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
For the evening crowd!
Reposted by Maggie 🇵🇸
Ok, I said no sales and I meant it... but I have but up community copies for Community Radio, Griot Anthology, and Wildfire Trilogy!
And Playlist Dungeon is always free!
Thoughtcrimegames.itch.io
And Playlist Dungeon is always free!
Thoughtcrimegames.itch.io
Thoughtcrime Games
Thoughtcrimegames.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ok, I said no sales and I meant it... but I have but up community copies for Community Radio, Griot Anthology, and Wildfire Trilogy!
And Playlist Dungeon is always free!
Thoughtcrimegames.itch.io
And Playlist Dungeon is always free!
Thoughtcrimegames.itch.io
Put my paid ttrpgs at 50% off for Itch Creator Day!
🫖 Just Passing Through, cozy fantasy duet
💤 Allucinalia, solo dreamscapes
💫 By Way Of Starlight, solo wishing
🐇 How Toys Become Real, based on The Velveteen Rabbit
🍃 Together & Ever, a community storytelling game
itch.io/s/171019/bla...
🫖 Just Passing Through, cozy fantasy duet
💤 Allucinalia, solo dreamscapes
💫 By Way Of Starlight, solo wishing
🐇 How Toys Become Real, based on The Velveteen Rabbit
🍃 Together & Ever, a community storytelling game
itch.io/s/171019/bla...
Black Friday Creator Day 2025 by Maggie French
A bundle by Maggie French, $15.00 for 5 games
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Put my paid ttrpgs at 50% off for Itch Creator Day!
🫖 Just Passing Through, cozy fantasy duet
💤 Allucinalia, solo dreamscapes
💫 By Way Of Starlight, solo wishing
🐇 How Toys Become Real, based on The Velveteen Rabbit
🍃 Together & Ever, a community storytelling game
itch.io/s/171019/bla...
🫖 Just Passing Through, cozy fantasy duet
💤 Allucinalia, solo dreamscapes
💫 By Way Of Starlight, solo wishing
🐇 How Toys Become Real, based on The Velveteen Rabbit
🍃 Together & Ever, a community storytelling game
itch.io/s/171019/bla...
Started making a holiday card spreadsheet and have come to the conclusion that I know too many people.
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Started making a holiday card spreadsheet and have come to the conclusion that I know too many people.
This play-through really warmed my heart, and I’m so honored and pleased that @jayottersong.bsky.social chose to play it!
One Page Monday #2: Simple Walks by Maggie Mahoney @magathachristie.bsky.social . You've RPed as a space marine, wizard, but have you RPed as a bridge? A lovely journaling game about a day in the life of a bridge. #rpg #solo #journaling #cozy #onepagerpgs #cozyrpg #comfort
One Page Monday #2: Simple Walks
A day in the life of a bridge
jayottersong.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This play-through really warmed my heart, and I’m so honored and pleased that @jayottersong.bsky.social chose to play it!
*whispers*
Copies of Just Passing Through and Allucinalia are on their way to PAX Unplugged where you can grab them from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social!!
(Does this make me feel better about not being able to go to PAXU myself? A little bit!)
#ttrpg #duetgame #solojournaling #PAXU
Copies of Just Passing Through and Allucinalia are on their way to PAX Unplugged where you can grab them from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social!!
(Does this make me feel better about not being able to go to PAXU myself? A little bit!)
#ttrpg #duetgame #solojournaling #PAXU
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
*whispers*
Copies of Just Passing Through and Allucinalia are on their way to PAX Unplugged where you can grab them from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social!!
(Does this make me feel better about not being able to go to PAXU myself? A little bit!)
#ttrpg #duetgame #solojournaling #PAXU
Copies of Just Passing Through and Allucinalia are on their way to PAX Unplugged where you can grab them from @sidequestbooks.bsky.social!!
(Does this make me feel better about not being able to go to PAXU myself? A little bit!)
#ttrpg #duetgame #solojournaling #PAXU
I loved this game when I reviewed it 10 months ago, and I love it still.
Such good advice.
A year ago I participated in a 36-word ttrpg jam. I wanted to make a complete “game” within those strict confines. Starting with an end condition and working back was how I how got there.
springvillager.itch.io/your-lantern...
A year ago I participated in a 36-word ttrpg jam. I wanted to make a complete “game” within those strict confines. Starting with an end condition and working back was how I how got there.
springvillager.itch.io/your-lantern...
Your Lantern Burns With Borrowed Light by Spring Villager
A 36-word rpg about memory, dreams, regret and light.
springvillager.itch.io
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I loved this game when I reviewed it 10 months ago, and I love it still.
I have now figured out why I ran Train Jam in November instead of October last year. (Reason: I'm STILL recovering from October, and now I'm navigating bundle set-up in the lead-up to Thanksgiving.)
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I have now figured out why I ran Train Jam in November instead of October last year. (Reason: I'm STILL recovering from October, and now I'm navigating bundle set-up in the lead-up to Thanksgiving.)
In the acknowledgments of my latest game (Allucinalia, version 2) I shout out @paulczege.bsky.social’s “The Ink That Bleeds,” a wonderful treatise on immersive journaling games. I carried my copy around with me while I was revising my work. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
www.paulczege.com
www.paulczege.com
How To Buy The Ink That Bleeds - by Paul Czege
200 43 Copies Available. Count Updated Manually Every Day.
www.paulczege.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In the acknowledgments of my latest game (Allucinalia, version 2) I shout out @paulczege.bsky.social’s “The Ink That Bleeds,” a wonderful treatise on immersive journaling games. I carried my copy around with me while I was revising my work. I can’t recommend it highly enough.
www.paulczege.com
www.paulczege.com
One reason I love doing my small-scale printing jobs locally is the thrill of a “your proof copy is ready for approval” email…
Which means tomorrow morning I get to take a little excursion to the print shop, then go work in a coffee shop for a while since I’m already out of the house.
Which means tomorrow morning I get to take a little excursion to the print shop, then go work in a coffee shop for a while since I’m already out of the house.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
One reason I love doing my small-scale printing jobs locally is the thrill of a “your proof copy is ready for approval” email…
Which means tomorrow morning I get to take a little excursion to the print shop, then go work in a coffee shop for a while since I’m already out of the house.
Which means tomorrow morning I get to take a little excursion to the print shop, then go work in a coffee shop for a while since I’m already out of the house.
Working my way through this absolutely incredible episode and so far my biggest takeaway is I need to find more time/energy to participate the communities I already enjoy and appreciate.
Which makes perfect sense. But also…where to get that time from? Tbd, folks. Tbd.
Which makes perfect sense. But also…where to get that time from? Tbd, folks. Tbd.
New ep
Ryan sits down with Clayton Notestine of @explorersdesign.bsky.social to follow up his recent article on How to Promote Your Work with our take on Self-Promotion, including the Do's and Don'ts of reaching out to bloggers and podcasters.
Ryan sits down with Clayton Notestine of @explorersdesign.bsky.social to follow up his recent article on How to Promote Your Work with our take on Self-Promotion, including the Do's and Don'ts of reaching out to bloggers and podcasters.
EP 291 | We Talk SELF-PROMO with Clayton Notestine
YouTube video by The Weekly Scroll
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Working my way through this absolutely incredible episode and so far my biggest takeaway is I need to find more time/energy to participate the communities I already enjoy and appreciate.
Which makes perfect sense. But also…where to get that time from? Tbd, folks. Tbd.
Which makes perfect sense. But also…where to get that time from? Tbd, folks. Tbd.
Just launched a major update for Allucinalia, a solo dream journaling game that I wrote last year! Streamlined prompts, new end-game mechanics, extended gameplay ideas, new layout, new art (shout-out to the Public Domain Image Archive)... same price it was before!
maggiefrench.itch.io/allucinalia
maggiefrench.itch.io/allucinalia
Allucinalia by Maggie French
A solo journaling game about dreaming.
maggiefrench.itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Just launched a major update for Allucinalia, a solo dream journaling game that I wrote last year! Streamlined prompts, new end-game mechanics, extended gameplay ideas, new layout, new art (shout-out to the Public Domain Image Archive)... same price it was before!
maggiefrench.itch.io/allucinalia
maggiefrench.itch.io/allucinalia
Just sent a new version of an old game to the printer... very excited, and also deeply convinced there's an error in there somewhere.
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Just sent a new version of an old game to the printer... very excited, and also deeply convinced there's an error in there somewhere.
Started publishing under a penname because I always kind of assumed I would. Also, privacy feels valuable.
Have decided, almost two years in, that I'd just...rather not! (Despite my anxiety.) So. You'll notice some changes as I start to adjust. Still Maggie, now with a little more "feels like me."
Have decided, almost two years in, that I'd just...rather not! (Despite my anxiety.) So. You'll notice some changes as I start to adjust. Still Maggie, now with a little more "feels like me."
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Started publishing under a penname because I always kind of assumed I would. Also, privacy feels valuable.
Have decided, almost two years in, that I'd just...rather not! (Despite my anxiety.) So. You'll notice some changes as I start to adjust. Still Maggie, now with a little more "feels like me."
Have decided, almost two years in, that I'd just...rather not! (Despite my anxiety.) So. You'll notice some changes as I start to adjust. Still Maggie, now with a little more "feels like me."
Managed to build in some coffee shop writing time this morning, a real treat when trying to complete a project on a tight deadline.
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Managed to build in some coffee shop writing time this morning, a real treat when trying to complete a project on a tight deadline.
So excited to get my hands on this as I finish up the draft of a fairy game I’ve been working on all fall.
Putting the finishing touches on Tumulus 05. "Step into the fairy ring." this week, and then off to the printer it goes.
Here's a screenshot of the cover. Some of the text as shown is just placeholder.
Here's a screenshot of the cover. Some of the text as shown is just placeholder.
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
So excited to get my hands on this as I finish up the draft of a fairy game I’ve been working on all fall.
Missed basically every jam I wanted to enter in October, but walked away with a couple projects that have grown larger, and I’m really excited about them.
November 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Missed basically every jam I wanted to enter in October, but walked away with a couple projects that have grown larger, and I’m really excited about them.
One order of “more hours in the day,” please!
October 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One order of “more hours in the day,” please!
Don’t ask me how many tabs I have open right now.
October 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Don’t ask me how many tabs I have open right now.