A thought that I keep thinking in the run-up to Wiscon: I can’t decide if it should be “Grant minorities in RPG-maker circles the confidence of mediocre white men“, or “Grant mediocre white men the confidence of minorities in RPG-maker … Continue reading
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What is the role of attendees at a con? And how much should they pay for the privilege? Emphasis on membership The role of attendees at cons has has been an ongoing, but somewhat subtle, conflict within fandom. When you … Continue reading
The call for submissions to Con of the North has come and gone. For a long time, it has been my main gaming con. I like most things about it, but it has its little problems. And now it’s kind … Continue reading
This is another of the pre-gen characters from my Medieval Mountain Monastery Mystery scenario. Kathalla is not from Morensia, the main culture where the adventure is set; instead, she’s from a nearby kingdom that is, arguably, more advanced than the … Continue reading
Like a lot of people, I’ve played the Android game 80 Days a bit lately. I like a lot of the writing, which is generally quite clever. Although based on Verne’s novel, it has a lot of additions, in the … Continue reading
Two very important articles on different blogs have been posted recently: Tanya D has some very important things to say about getting paid as a marginalized person. And how a lot of our work around diversity ends up getting repaid … Continue reading
Episode 30 of Fresh Out of Tokens, featuring me, is up! When we recorded this last month, Tanya, David and I talked about all kinds of things: making it (or not) as a woman/trans/POC/otherwise marginalized game creator; diversity considerations when … Continue reading
This video is pretty neat: I have a few quibbles — being focused largely on game designers, being focused largely on Metatopia, tending to have more white cis hetero guys as the video progresses (and potentially implications of that) — … Continue reading
Wednesday night, I’m going to be on the Fresh Out of Tokens podcast. We’re planning to talk about all sorts of issues related to diversity and making it as a marginalized creator in gaming fandom. Fresh Out of Tokens is … Continue reading
Over on her blog, Tanya D has made a plea for enough Patreon to support her. She really needs this. I’ve been on panels with Tanya before and she’s a wonderful person, doing some incredibly valuable work to support diversity … Continue reading