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Why One Paragraph Isn’t Enough: Reporting Harassment at Gen Con
Many people have already written about The Bell & the Blade’s policy-violating merchandise at Gen Con 2013. The booth, also known for being the “Nazi fanboy” booth, was carrying novelty underwear...
View ArticleHealthy Larp Culture Requires Conscious Cultivation
When the conversation turns to harassment or exclusionary behavior in a gaming community, my first thought is always “where are the community stewards? Who is responding and reacting to reeducate,...
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First Impressions: it’s hard to have fun with CCGs when you’re a woman
My favorite thing about this year’s GenCon was that I got to attend with my husband for the first time in about seven years. (I’ve lost count, to be honest.) I’d gotten so used to coming on my own and...
View ArticleGender and Game Mechanics: Part 6 – Self Organization with Care and Justice
This is part six of a series. The first post can be found here: Gender and Game Mechanics Series: Part 1 – Introduction and the previous post here: Gender and Game Mechanics: Part 5 – Hybrid Care and...
View ArticleFailures in Game Mastery
Today I’ve been thinking about GMing. I have not GM’d much. In fact, it’s been fewer than 10 times. A large part of it is anxiety, some of it is just lack of time to invest. When I ran at Gen Con, the...
View ArticleThe Rusalka – First Impressions
I recently created Monsterhearts skins called the Rusalka and the Medusa. This is a summary of my recent play experience with the Rusalka skin. You can download the skins at the Daedalum AP website....
View ArticleGamer Brie – A Year in Retrospect
A year ago, you couldn’t tell me that I’d be doing any of the things I’m doing right now. I was just getting into story and indie games, trying new things, and trying my hardest to push my boundaries...
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Pendragon, Locker Rooms, and Lady Knights
Image supplied by Geoffrey McVey. It’s Sunday afternoon in the weight room at the rec center, and the guys are all here. They’re in good spirits today, and the banter and trash-talk is lively. Which of...
View ArticleUsing Your Words – Parallels Between Porn and Gaming
I’ve been listening to a lot of Dan Savage’s “Savage Lovecasts” recently at the gym. There’s some great listens in the archives, it’s interesting to hear discussions about sex and gender from 2012 as...
View ArticleWhat Next? – #1reasonwhy
I want you to imagine that sometime between your 8th and 15th birthdays, your skin gradually gained a blue sheen – nothing so dramatic as waking up one day and discovering that you’d gone full out...
View ArticleA Similar Kind of Negotiation
A Disclaimer: This post involves a tiny bit of NSFW content, in the form of erotic storytelling. “Stick your ass out a little bit further,” I insist, with my strictest topping tone, though I let a...
View ArticleGaming with toddlers
As a parent of two babies, I do not get as much “gaming time” that I might like to. In fact, it is difficult to get any time at all. When they are really small they sleep most of the time, but at this...
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Writing All The Things
My sometimes outdoor work space – so many projects Freelancing has been an interesting new challenge for me in the game design world. I’ve been writing a lot of stretch goals for Kickstarters, working...
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