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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ in ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Game Writer & Narrative Designer | Working on Against All Skies | Prev. Landfall Games, Samurai Punk | Lives for sweet little treats | She/Her ๐Ÿซถ

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Thanks Josh!! ๐Ÿ˜Š

28.02.2026 07:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Neon Supernova by Alivia Mantel A glam rock one-shot for the Cypher System.

Itch: aliviamantel.itch.io/neon-supernova

DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

28.02.2026 06:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A glittery black star sits on a sparkling background that blends from orange to purple. Streaks of yellow, purple and blue stream out below the star, and the text at the centre of the star reads โ€œNeon Supernovaโ€. The orange silhouette of a pair of drumsticks sits in the top left corner, a blue flying V guitar sits in the top right, and a yellow lightning bolt sits beside the subtitle โ€œA Glam Rock One-Shot for the Cypher Systemโ€ below the star. In the top right corner, a white logo reads โ€œCompatible with the Cypher Systemโ€.

A glittery black star sits on a sparkling background that blends from orange to purple. Streaks of yellow, purple and blue stream out below the star, and the text at the centre of the star reads โ€œNeon Supernovaโ€. The orange silhouette of a pair of drumsticks sits in the top left corner, a blue flying V guitar sits in the top right, and a yellow lightning bolt sits beside the subtitle โ€œA Glam Rock One-Shot for the Cypher Systemโ€ below the star. In the top right corner, a white logo reads โ€œCompatible with the Cypher Systemโ€.

I wrote a TTRPG adventure and itโ€™s out now!! โœจ

โ€˜Neon Supernovaโ€™ is a glam rock sci-fi one-shot for the Cypher System ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’…

Had an absolute blast writing this and GMing my first games. Huge shoutout to @storytellingco.bsky.social for their โ€˜Write Your First Adventureโ€™ course!

Links below ๐Ÿ”—

28.02.2026 06:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: An @npr.org investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

Other documents that mention Trump have been taken down (and some restored).

More:

24.02.2026 10:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1048 ๐Ÿ” 440 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
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People of Note is coming to PC and consoles on April 7, 2026!

18.02.2026 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 82 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Such an intriguing premise, and the demo did not disappoint! Engaging storytelling, satisfying mechanics, and much-needed catharsis in current times. Super keen for the full game! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

17.02.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yessss itโ€™s such a game changer to journal in all moods! Itโ€™s so nice to dedicate time for gratitude and excitement and all the warm fuzzy stuff

09.02.2026 06:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FRIENDS! Iโ€™m hoping to make 2026 the year I find a long term or permanent team! If youโ€™re after

๐Ÿ’Œ An art lead with management and admin XP
๐ŸŽจAn artist who has done everything from UI to art direction to graphic design
๐Ÿ”ฅAn Artist who is un-afraid to get her hands dirty in engine

Plz reach out๐Ÿ’–

09.02.2026 00:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I cannot emphasize enough that what he's singing here, obscured by beeps, is "If your boyfriend doesn't eat your ass, he'd better fuck off"

09.02.2026 03:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3834 ๐Ÿ” 581 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 110

A very diplomatic answer, I respect it ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ

07.02.2026 11:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Youโ€™re very welcome! It was simply too satisfying to just sit in my camera roll โ„๏ธ

07.02.2026 11:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesss love that ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ

07.02.2026 08:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A square sandpit that has been covered perfectly with snow. The surface is immaculately smooth.

A square sandpit that has been covered perfectly with snow. The surface is immaculately smooth.

Important question!! You're out on a walk and you come across this pristine patch of snow. What do you do?

1. Admire from a careful distance
2. Protect at all costs
3. Place a few artful hand/footprints
4. Absolutely obliterate with all extremities

07.02.2026 06:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sign up for news about the Game Writing Kaleidoscope In early 2026 weโ€™ll be publishing The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of over 100 short essays by game writers about writing. Featuring some very famous names, some highly experienced free...

โ„๏ธ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE โ„๏ธ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors.

400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.

If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!

04.02.2026 15:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 171 ๐Ÿ” 70 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 41
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Itโ€™s finally time toโ€ฆ

Unleash the โœฆโบโ‚ŠโœฉGIRL POWERโœฉโบโ‚Šโœฆ

Donโ€™t Stop, Girlypop! is officially OUT NOW!!!!

You better be ready, because this shโคt is serious ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://bit.ly/45CRvme

29.01.2026 16:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 727 ๐Ÿ” 321 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

Absolutely. And I wish I could say Iโ€™d never seen someone whip a ukulele out at a party but Iโ€™m a Musical Theatre Kid so I most definitely have

(and tbh I probably enjoyed it hahah)

29.01.2026 07:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itโ€™s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 97509 ๐Ÿ” 40895 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4302 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5366

Five jobs Iโ€™ve had:

1. Fast food worker (cried a lot)
2. Dental assistant (no training, they should not have hired me)
3. Merchandiser (pretty chill!)
4. Ukulele teacher (if I hear Riptide one more time, Iโ€™ll crash out)
5. English tutor (pretty fun!)

29.01.2026 06:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me and my wife have been creating Burn With Me, a narrative deckbuilder, for a year already.

After work, during weekends, slowly shaping the cozy but eerie world of personal desires and forbidden rituals.

Next week, January 29th, we open first public playtest!

#ScreenshotSaturday #GodotEngine

24.01.2026 11:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 92 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Zoรซ, left, wears a collared shirt and smiles. Maddy, right, wears a flannel and smiles.

Zoรซ, left, wears a collared shirt and smiles. Maddy, right, wears a flannel and smiles.

We can't believe it's only been a week since we announced Mothership on Post Games. All week, we've been watching our lives change before our eyes as we realize just how many people have been longing for a site like Mothership. We're so excited you found us! Only 10 more days til take-off...

16.01.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 301 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Some thoughts:
When using GenAi as a mood board you don't get sources. This means you deprive yourself from knowledge.
You generated a location? You deprived yourself of knowing more about the interesting parts of the world and why things came to be.
Generate an armor or costume? You deprived yourself on real world techniques, function, form and history.
You generated art inspirations? You deprive yourself of learning about artists from history or lock out living ones from potentially being hired.
Ethical issues of using GenAi models aside, one ends up making visuals mood boards devoid of reality and history. With it one deprives themselves from learning about our world and who is living in it, inadvertently making your work weaker, because of how detached it is from our shared human reality and history.

Some thoughts: When using GenAi as a mood board you don't get sources. This means you deprive yourself from knowledge. You generated a location? You deprived yourself of knowing more about the interesting parts of the world and why things came to be. Generate an armor or costume? You deprived yourself on real world techniques, function, form and history. You generated art inspirations? You deprive yourself of learning about artists from history or lock out living ones from potentially being hired. Ethical issues of using GenAi models aside, one ends up making visuals mood boards devoid of reality and history. With it one deprives themselves from learning about our world and who is living in it, inadvertently making your work weaker, because of how detached it is from our shared human reality and history.

Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things.

Hereโ€™s a blurb on what I mean:

17.12.2025 20:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 5414 ๐Ÿ” 2185 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77 ๐Ÿ“Œ 92

Thanks so much!! โ˜บ๏ธ

20.11.2025 15:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Writing for Barrow was a blast! Itโ€™s a shame we wonโ€™t be able to release it in all its glory, but the team did such amazing work on this game and Iโ€™m super proud to have been a part of it ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿชด

18.11.2025 10:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@jackknobel.bsky.social and @aliviamantel.bsky.social looking straight out of 2002 in this shot

19.10.2025 08:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lose My Grip by LIV. Stream and Save Lose My Grip - Distributed by DistroKid

My second single โ€˜Lose My Gripโ€™ is out now everywhere!! Iโ€™m really proud of this one ๐Ÿฅน

Itโ€™s a song Iโ€™ve been trying to write for a long time. If youโ€™ve ever struggled with anxiety, or you just like liquid dnb, it might be your jam ๐Ÿซถ

distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

19.10.2025 08:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Truly the perfect representation of the average Liv & Jack party experience

19.10.2025 08:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is not a single reason to outsource your creativity to a computer.

Not one.

To do so removes the very point of being creative in the first place.

15.10.2025 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2006 ๐Ÿ” 398 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
Don't Stop Girlypop! โ€“ Official Demo Announcement Trailer
Don't Stop Girlypop! โ€“ Official Demo Announcement Trailer YouTube video by IGN

๐Ÿ’–โฃ๏ธBIG NEWSโฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ’–

We just revealed through IGN that our first public demo for Don't Stop, Girlypop! is OUT NOW โœจ

Check out the brand new trailer here ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://bit.ly/46G0FiI

06.10.2025 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 285 ๐Ÿ” 88 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21
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The duality of (wo)man

05.10.2025 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The search history of a writer is a beautiful thing

17.09.2025 12:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0