Rawnie Amber M

Rawnie Amber M

@lockaitae.bsky.social

they/them. game producer! former world systems and pvp producer destiny 2. general nerd. loves posting about their tabletops.

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Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike - a they/them resolving mayhem in your production schedule, bringing clarity and better order to your timelines 😤 transitioned from IT business analysis; greatly enjoys the variety every day brings working with multidisciplinary teams, and the awesome outputs we achieve 💜

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Compulsion Games
@compulsiongames.bsky.social

South of Midnight is packed with dark, gothic folklore you probably shouldn’t go digging into. Haints, boo hags, mythical creatures... All lurking in the shadows. Oh! it’s 30% off on Steam. Just saying. 👀 #SouthOfMidnight #Halloween #SouthernGothic #Folklore #IndieDev

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Stephen Totilo
@stephentotilo.bsky.social

NEW: Remedy's latest game, Control Resonant, is filled with art galleries. The galleries are filled with real art When I began talking to Remedy about it, I was delighted to discover who the artists are: many are the game developers' parents My story... www.gamefile.news/p/control-re...

gamefile.newsWho made the art inside Control Resonant?When the developers of Control Resonant needed to fill their video game version of New York City with art galleries, they tapped the talents of people they knew particularly well
Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

I played through Jusant to wrap my birthday weekend, and it was a really good time. It touched a lot to me on what it means to hope and continue to try to do things better, even if many people before you failed. Never give up on a more hopeful future. It's out there, waiting for us to fight for it.

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Yesterday in tabletop: We were down a man, but it was time for a summer solstice party, so we went in our best gear -- and then in Gedwey's case, immediately shirked it to go do skinny-dipping water polo And that went mostly fine, except Sadie went to a hedge maze and was harassed by a fae, so

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Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Detailing both the wording of the curse upon dragonkind -- and what breaks it. Dragonslayer and would-be-slain, laying together. Dragon Lords replaced by their sons, a Dread Lord with the King's Hoard An army of undead to march, a child of power to be born, and "scales of flame" will end it all.

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

While the party including the our NPC fellows of the Crimson Court struggle with their own decipherings of the text, there's a wide berth of reactions Confusion. Trying to put pieces together. Feelings of betrayal from the NPCs of the court over the lies But no time to think about it now, because—

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Yesterday in tabletop: We were down a man, but it was time for a summer solstice party, so we went in our best gear -- and then in Gedwey's case, immediately shirked it to go do skinny-dipping water polo And that went mostly fine, except Sadie went to a hedge maze and was harassed by a fae, so

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Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

To which Gedwey tries to reassure that no matter what's written on that First Stone, they all are still the people they are. They'll know more for knowing, and there's no going back to the time before, but it doesn't mean things *have* to change because of it. They both try hard to believe that.

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Then, the next morning, they set out for the place the First Stone was set -- the very site where words were carved which cursed the land to raise magical mountains dividing the worlds of dragons and men And fae writing gave way to draconic ones in one key place...

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Yesterday in tabletop: We were down a man, but it was time for a summer solstice party, so we went in our best gear -- and then in Gedwey's case, immediately shirked it to go do skinny-dipping water polo And that went mostly fine, except Sadie went to a hedge maze and was harassed by a fae, so

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Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

We end up back in our plane *not* at the party we left, half a continent away, but back in the Crimson Court lands in the caves we'd first clashed with the cult we now clearly know we need to hunt down. And panicked, Amasor says that we can't wait anymore-- we're setting out for the prophecy stones

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

We have a sort of "last night" together in the House of Prisms before we begin that journey. Sadie and Amasor have a rough go of it, where Amasor is convinced she'll leave him on the morrow. Amplexus confides in Gedwey that their faith is shaken by the secrets kept from them all this time...

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Yesterday in tabletop: We were down a man, but it was time for a summer solstice party, so we went in our best gear -- and then in Gedwey's case, immediately shirked it to go do skinny-dipping water polo And that went mostly fine, except Sadie went to a hedge maze and was harassed by a fae, so

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Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

The dragon of the missing Moon Court gives us her sorrows over our Crimson Lord's mother's passing (ages ago), and says that she's giving us a warning in honor of her memory One that the Close-Eyed Lord is gathering power, and if we can't locate the Hoard, doom may befall all You know, no pressure

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

And while we're struggling with what that means and how we do anything about it, she warns that she can't do more while the cult is still in power, and in a clear sign of being on the backstep, expels us from her fae-infused realm while it's being charged by undead elk from afar ... So, no pressure

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Yesterday in tabletop: We were down a man, but it was time for a summer solstice party, so we went in our best gear -- and then in Gedwey's case, immediately shirked it to go do skinny-dipping water polo And that went mostly fine, except Sadie went to a hedge maze and was harassed by a fae, so

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Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Gedwey gets upsketti and zaps lightning across all of the enemies that appear, using their newfound power, but then the fat pigeon Gerry poofs in going "hold on, hold on, they're with me! They mean you no harm, they're just idiots! Down boys!" And awkwardly ... the monsters suddenly stop in place

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

The bird drops his glamour, revealing to be a very tiny dragon, and says that his mistress sent him to have us speak with her -- so we reluctantly go into the mist surrounding the tents, if only to rescue our kidnapped comrades And end up in an otherworld presided by a great white feathered dragon

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Yesterday in tabletop: We were down a man, but it was time for a summer solstice party, so we went in our best gear -- and then in Gedwey's case, immediately shirked it to go do skinny-dipping water polo And that went mostly fine, except Sadie went to a hedge maze and was harassed by a fae, so

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Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Gedwey goes and invades Princess Nora's tent to ask her about the cult, because she'd hinted earlier that they were causing more trouble in her Court, and they have to keep it cool for the time being - but make plans to meet and discuss more later Which would have been fine, except for the plot bus

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Because as night falls and Gedwey heads back to their dinner tent to observe the solstice star shower in the company of their own Court, after sharing a quiet moment with the NPC from this land, he shouts "Get down!" and shoves them, then gets himself kidnapped by arms reaching through the tent 😭😭

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Yesterday in tabletop: We were down a man, but it was time for a summer solstice party, so we went in our best gear -- and then in Gedwey's case, immediately shirked it to go do skinny-dipping water polo And that went mostly fine, except Sadie went to a hedge maze and was harassed by a fae, so

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

After Sadie wipes the floor with them, Gedwey resists the call to adventure wholeheartedly by saying it's not their responsibility to hunt down whoever or whatever was sliding the door between planes open a little this time. And they successfully encourage Sadie to relax and have a pleasant day. 👀

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

Then when the gang gets back together for dinner and one of the NPCs goes, "And Sadie and Gedwey looked for the troublemakers *everywhere*, *all day*, and didn't find anything!", prompting Gedwey to guiltily take their drink and go hunt down a clue about the cult the others suspected to be behind it

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Nate Horsfall
@lightningarts.bsky.social

In less happy news, Musk and the billionare class are going on a media takeover. This and "investing 1 billion into skydance", the new merger that should never have been allowed.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Elon Musk has apparently paid hundreds of millions of dollars to block the distribution of "Musk," the documentary.

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Max Nichols
@maxnichols.bsky.social

Watching this industry over the last 15 years has been so painful. The closest thing we have to a universal recipe for making great games is keeping teams together over time, and letting them cook. _Teams_. Of _people_. Seemingly nobody in NA games leadership has ever valued or understood this

Max Nichols@maxnichols.bsky.social

You know what Nintendo does when they have a surplus set of devs from cancellations or production ending? Put them on other projects. The ability to redeploy headcount while keeping teams together over time is like, the main strategic benefit of scale in the game industry

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Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨
@jameelawahlgren.bsky.social

PS I know "yay let's unionize" sounds good but doesn't give any concrete action steps. This video explains very succinctly how you actually go about forming a union at your job (the organization you get in touch with for help depends on your industry.) youtu.be/ibNkDZXDMDQ?...

youtu.beHow to Start a Union | by UFCWYouTube video by UFCW International
Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨@jameelawahlgren.bsky.social

I hope workers in other game studios see WoTC unionizing, and see the mass layoffs and BioWare closing and decide it's time to put their foot down. What do we have to lose by unionizing? A job that you're afraid every day you'll be laid off from anyway? UNIONIZE THE GAME INDUSTRY!

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

An answer to how my ADHD rampancy is going while I continue being burnt out-- Me, leaving physical therapy today: aaand that's it! Vacation time! Me, correcting myself: no we go back to work for an hour first Me, still out loud and still just to myself: fuuuuuck

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

airhorn emoji this was absolutely painful to obtain but i diddit

Rawnie Amber M@lockaitae.bsky.social

i have once again tried and failed to break past the starting bits of the main scenario for galactic racer 💀 but damn do they make it fun to fail, and i really love my transfemme-coded dialogue processing

Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

If your parents are aging, they need to be having a discussion around transfer of assets away from them *before* they hit the point they need to be hospitalized for their health. Illness patients transferring things to the healthy spouse. Setting up POA to children or trusted agents. Sad, but vital

Guillotine Hunger Force@handle.invalid

if millennials could afford homes this wouldnt be a problem but this is going to hit the generation like a truck

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Alex Zalben
@azalben.bsky.social

At long last, we have created a way for you to take away Nikki's free will, from the classic horror movie "don't take away Nikki's free will"

Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com

Nikki from OBSESSION joins FORTNITE tomorrow. You wished for this...

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Paul-tergeist Crider
@paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com

I don't know what Japanese horse girls are, but this is what the MAGA vision of a walled America looks like. Bread is more expensive and the circuses are canceled. You have horse girls at home.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com

Jesus Christ: Japanese horse girls have to cancel their two-day concert in Los Angeles because the Trump administration repeatedly refused to issue visas for performers to enter the U.S. I personally would not piss off the anime demographic two weeks before Election Day: umamusume.com/news/100113/

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Jeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓
@jeanniemarschall.bsky.social

SUPPORT A SMALL PRESS THIS SPOOKTOBER! (and always, but having an Occasion is nice innit) And YES just asking your local library to order a book is GREAT! 💚🥳 #booksky #amreading #amwriting #sff #fantasy #scifi #hopepunk

Shiraki Press@shirakipress.com

You can also support us via bookshop.org/shop/shirakipress You can check out our recommendations and here’s a glimpse of what other folks have bought that we’ve earned a commission from.

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The War on Cars
@thewaroncars.bsky.social

"Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)... is considering cutting 70% of its service and closing up to 15 of 50 stations, some 30%. Caltrain, the area’s leading local commuter rail system, could discontinue weekend service and shutter up to a third of its stations."

motherjones.comAmerica’s billionaire capital is poised to gut public transitVoters in the San Francisco Bay Area are split on a measure to rescue local transit. Disabled and low-income residents’ mobility is on the line.

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Matthew Gertz
@mattgertz.bsky.social

Can’t make the intergenerational compact work with declining birthrates and seniors going fully antisocial.

Politico@politico.com

“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.

politico.comDo You Really Own Your Home? A Tax Revolt Says No.The argument that property taxes make Americans renters in their own houses has fueled the biggest anti-tax uprising in half a century, and local governments are scrambling.

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Bruno Dies
@brunodias.dev

I’m sorry but this “core team” stuff has reached a level of absurdity. You can’t say this shit about a game that used hundreds of contractors.

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social

Star Wars: Galactic Racer was made by a core team of 75 people. "What we wanted to do was keep that core small, smaller than perhaps you might have done in the past, and scale capacity and capability with what we call distributed development." https://bit.ly/4hT02qg

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Mat Piscatella
@matpiscatella.bsky.social

If game studios are shifting to the Hollywood model, game workers are going to have to shift more quickly to the union model in order to survive.

Christopher Dring@dringo.bsky.social

Lower pay? Not usually. It’s just so they don’t have to fire folks once their job is done. They can just be reassigned by their actual company to a new project at another studio. It’s the Hollywood model, basically. The whole industry is semi-pivoting that way.

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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com

In terms of large companies with software needs, it's not just about the program, it's about the maintenance, updates and security. They pay Adobe (and whomever) for upkeep, which is something a "one-shot" clone probably can't/won't do. Also those vibe-coded clones are probably insecure as fuck, so.

Ernie Smith@ernie.tedium.co

I was looking for a nuanced take on the Adobe clone situation from an “is this legal” standpoint, and I think this is as good as it gets. Nice work by @plagiarismtoday.com. www.plagiarismtoday.com/2026/10/14/c...

plagiarismtoday.comCopyright and the Vibe-Coded Adobe ClonesA software developer used AI to generate a clone for each of the major Adobe products. But what does the law say about these apps?
Rawnie Amber M
@lockaitae.bsky.social

i have once again tried and failed to break past the starting bits of the main scenario for galactic racer 💀 but damn do they make it fun to fail, and i really love my transfemme-coded dialogue processing