Steph Armstrong
@stephwrotethis.bsky.social
Really into narrative experiences | newsaints.itch.io
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A fun little micro-rpg for 48-Word RPG Jam about history repeating itself: newsaints.itch.io/superposition
I paid good money for a liberal arts degree and it's totally paying off with these...
*checks notes*
... 13 kudos on Ao3.
*checks notes*
... 13 kudos on Ao3.
Person: "What are you going to do after graduation?"
Me: "Probably write a bunch of Star Wars fanfiction and recover from academic burnout."
Person: "Haha, right, sure you are."
Me:
Me: "Probably write a bunch of Star Wars fanfiction and recover from academic burnout."
Person: "Haha, right, sure you are."
Me:
a woman is smiling and saying `` i 'm just kidding '' while sitting in a chair .
ALT: a woman is smiling and saying `` i 'm just kidding '' while sitting in a chair .
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February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I paid good money for a liberal arts degree and it's totally paying off with these...
*checks notes*
... 13 kudos on Ao3.
*checks notes*
... 13 kudos on Ao3.
how are you guys putting out a new, ready-to-ship game every week when do you sleep
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
how are you guys putting out a new, ready-to-ship game every week when do you sleep
I just don't think we're doing art any justice if we insist on decoupling the art from the artist.
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I just don't think we're doing art any justice if we insist on decoupling the art from the artist.
Person: "What are you going to do after graduation?"
Me: "Probably write a bunch of Star Wars fanfiction and recover from academic burnout."
Person: "Haha, right, sure you are."
Me:
Me: "Probably write a bunch of Star Wars fanfiction and recover from academic burnout."
Person: "Haha, right, sure you are."
Me:
a woman is smiling and saying `` i 'm just kidding '' while sitting in a chair .
ALT: a woman is smiling and saying `` i 'm just kidding '' while sitting in a chair .
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Person: "What are you going to do after graduation?"
Me: "Probably write a bunch of Star Wars fanfiction and recover from academic burnout."
Person: "Haha, right, sure you are."
Me:
Me: "Probably write a bunch of Star Wars fanfiction and recover from academic burnout."
Person: "Haha, right, sure you are."
Me:
When it's finally time for layout and I remember I have no graphic design abilities whatsoever
a white stuffed bunny is looking at a piece of paper with scribbles on it
ALT: a white stuffed bunny is looking at a piece of paper with scribbles on it
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February 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
When it's finally time for layout and I remember I have no graphic design abilities whatsoever
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Turn from the ruin. Turn and go *forward*.
January 30, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Turn from the ruin. Turn and go *forward*.
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to young people: you may at some point have heard about the Y2K problem. some people may have told you it wasn't a big deal
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
to young people: you may at some point have heard about the Y2K problem. some people may have told you it wasn't a big deal
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
i need you to understand the only reason it wasn't a big deal was that everyone spent loads of time fixing code before it could become a problem, which is why it never did
Guess the cat's out of the bag. I will also be returning for Avengers: Doomsday
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Guess the cat's out of the bag. I will also be returning for Avengers: Doomsday
A fun little micro-rpg for 48-Word RPG Jam about history repeating itself: newsaints.itch.io/superposition
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A fun little micro-rpg for 48-Word RPG Jam about history repeating itself: newsaints.itch.io/superposition
I finished a lot of really cool projects while rounding out undergrad, but my favorite was my capstone—a video essay about panoptic surveillance and digital culture. youtu.be/9lijdjdLlOI?...
The New Panopticon
YouTube video by Steph Armstrong
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December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I finished a lot of really cool projects while rounding out undergrad, but my favorite was my capstone—a video essay about panoptic surveillance and digital culture. youtu.be/9lijdjdLlOI?...
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Not a day goes by that I don't think about Quinlan Vos surviving Order 66
May 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Not a day goes by that I don't think about Quinlan Vos surviving Order 66
I survived undergrad! With honors! Celebrating with a trip to Batuu.
December 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I survived undergrad! With honors! Celebrating with a trip to Batuu.
A game to end all games. Or: The game you write when you can’t think of anything to write. ✍🏻
Just submitted WORKING TITLE to #OnePageRPGJam!
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Just submitted WORKING TITLE to #OnePageRPGJam!
newsaints.itch.io/working-title
WORKING TITLE by New Saints
Dice-less. GM-less. Prep-less. Limitless.
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August 15, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A game to end all games. Or: The game you write when you can’t think of anything to write. ✍🏻
Just submitted WORKING TITLE to #OnePageRPGJam!
newsaints.itch.io/working-title
Just submitted WORKING TITLE to #OnePageRPGJam!
newsaints.itch.io/working-title
We are five sessions into Curse of Strahd and I am really enjoying it as a first-time DM! Buuuut I have a million questions. Questions I can't run by any of the DMs I know. Because they're all players at my table 🙃
July 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We are five sessions into Curse of Strahd and I am really enjoying it as a first-time DM! Buuuut I have a million questions. Questions I can't run by any of the DMs I know. Because they're all players at my table 🙃
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So you’re a game designer who wants people to write adventures for your system.
Here’s how you facilitate that:
Here’s how you facilitate that:
July 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So you’re a game designer who wants people to write adventures for your system.
Here’s how you facilitate that:
Here’s how you facilitate that:
Started noodling away on an analog dungeon generator last weekend. It's going well! Too well!
July 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Started noodling away on an analog dungeon generator last weekend. It's going well! Too well!
Found my LiveJournal from 23 years ago. No punchline, just one very embarrassing trip down memory lane.
July 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Found my LiveJournal from 23 years ago. No punchline, just one very embarrassing trip down memory lane.
"... and never the twain shall meet," etc.
If you're not writing your long book what are you even doing. It's the summer of writing your long book, not the summer of experiencing happiness
I'm going to tell you exactly how to write a book. Do you see that impenetrable brick wall ahead of you? You're going to ram your head into it until long book is long.
July 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"... and never the twain shall meet," etc.
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Let us not rail about justice as long as we have arms and the freedom to use them.
July 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Let us not rail about justice as long as we have arms and the freedom to use them.
It's today! Big yikes!
Hey pals: I need all of your best public speaking advice
a woman in a white lace dress is holding a microphone on a stage .
ALT: a woman in a white lace dress is holding a microphone on a stage .
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June 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It's today! Big yikes!
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Still, there's something inherently violent even about dice rolls. It's like every time you cast a die, something disappears. Some alternative ending, or an entirely different world...
June 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Still, there's something inherently violent even about dice rolls. It's like every time you cast a die, something disappears. Some alternative ending, or an entirely different world...
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The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it.
June 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it.
My 8-year-old is very interested in what I'll do after undergrad.
"Why don't you just choose a job where you go and people pay you to write books?"
"Why don't you just choose a job where you go and people pay you to write books?"
June 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My 8-year-old is very interested in what I'll do after undergrad.
"Why don't you just choose a job where you go and people pay you to write books?"
"Why don't you just choose a job where you go and people pay you to write books?"