S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier

📌 Hello Bluesky! I'm Kaiya, a Chinese-diaspora TTRPG designer, roleplay theorist, and occasional AP performer. Current project: The Worldbuilder's Almanac (still accepting late pledges!) I also post daily peeks into my indie RPG downloads folder. Full portfolio and mailing list at mirror-lock.com!

And for the lady, perhaps triumphing over her enemies?👑

New (free) solo adventure game. You are cursed to wander the twisted Sarkash forest. Can you survive long enough to escape? m-allen-hall.itch.io/this-wretche...

Good morning, Bluesky. We’ve all made it through another weekend.

the sun beneath the horizon; the flower on the field

My Visual Novel made for Scream Jam is out now for free! The Manor and The Sea is a tragedy about a romance that never was between two older men, a creature locked in a basement, and a ticking clock. 5K Words 2 Endings #VisualNovel | #VN | #IndieGames k-ramstack.itch.io/the-manor-an...

Vending at the spooky bookfair at the Haunted Mansion in STL today! 👻

I'm down to the last one of them. Next buyer of a game/zine gets it on their envelope.

Alright so I'm starting a process of reading more solo and small group indie RPGs as I'm considering writing a 2 player coop RPG myself. I've got a number of them, but what ones am I missing? I'm specifically looking for 1-3 players, hopefully GMless, the weirder the better.

I'm offering iridescent portrait commissions again ✧ ko-fi.com/carolinejamh...

I’m not even at this concert for The Shins specifically, but damned if New Slang didn’t just hurtle me back nineteen years into the cracked heart of a girl who believed that if she could just learn how to sing along to enough indie songs it would save her soul

COVER REVEAL!!! "AND LOKI IN HIS PRISON" book 1 of "HANGED GOD'S GAME" With incredible artwork by Jon Sideriadis. I love the intricate storybook feel, perfect 4 a book aiming to give adult readers the sense of wonder we felt as kids opening a myth book Pre-orders open USA & UK: buff.ly/leGWuZA

Good morning, Bluesky. We've made it through yet another weekend.

are closing fees usually *supposed* to cost around the same as half a year's worth of rent, or

my mom finds my cat relatable

as an early playtester I implore you to keep a sharp eye out for this one 👀

A new odyssey begins 🥰👀

I love my email being full of garb company adds. They feel like a translation across time. "Hot & Back in Stock: Red Florentine Wool!" "Free Barbute Helmet with Purchase of Maciejowski Chopping Blade!" "Boring Spearheads Getting You Down? Try Damascus Steel!" "Are Your Hoes Ready for Harvest?"

Happy #portfolioday ! I'm available for illustration this winter, and I'd love to do covers or interiors for your next sword and sorcery story, game, puzzle, toy, you get it! Learn more and get in touch here: www.portablecity.net

A sword of stained glass that splits into a cloud of cutting shards? Yeah we've strangely enough got that. We make magic items for #DnD that make your games more interesting! Get this and 200+ other items when you join our Patreon. patreon.com/join/abyssalbrews

Good morning, Bluesky. We've made it through the weekend, but not wholly unscathed

Went to Los Angeles, saw some beautiful things, took home my very favoritest fruit tea

I got a couple of texts from my mom. The preview of the most recent one read "I went to bar, met him" WHAT ...and then I opened up the rest of the texts to see that she had been asking me where to find an NPC in Stardew Valley.

Kneaded eraser has so many uses: creating small sculptures, serving as a stress toy, making little pieces to temporarily hold paper in place on a surface

Moth 🔦 first picture in my October series!

Went to a conveyer belt sushi restaurant for the first time tonight and had so much fun. Not only is it so fast and easy to self-serve, the novelty of a stream of ever-changing options streaming by is just entertaining

The most devastating part of perfectionism is that it doesn't even make anything you do any closer to being "perfect"

Good morning, Bluesky. We’ve all made it through yet another weekend.

dancer dances

I'm touched by the high praise for Her Odyssey, thank you so much 🥰

If you're looking to put some autumn spice into your TTRPG folder, please check out this bundle! Not because I have a game in it (although I do) but because there are FIFTY-ONE other indie games you can get for just fifteen bucks!

We're fully funded! The realm is fiscally solvent! The monster is wearing heirloom pearls! The gilt on the bannisters and chandelier has been reapplied in a fresh coat that shines in the candlelight! Oh right yeah the monster, there's still a monster, look out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rod...

Apparently when the daily high hits 102 degrees, you get shirtless tattooed guys walking around carrying parasols with tribal skull designs on them

I had the privilege of playing an early version of this and let me tell you, it was everything I wanted from an angsty knightly battlefield rivals-to-lovers duet game

There is scullery maid vs vampire combat in case that moves the needle on anything. www.kickstarter.com/projects/rod...

For the rest of October, you can get all my paid products on sale! That's 90% Off!! #TTRPG | #SoloTTRPG | #IndieGames find it here: itch.io/s/201982/oct...

I'm sitting on my hands to try and stop myself from posting a recent book cover commission I did, so have some other book-ish related things instead while we wait✨📚

I am thrilled that, after weeks of not eating properly after her surgery, my cat has finally discovered that she loves wet food, but sweet baby girl, do you reeeeaaally have to demand more food from me every 90 minutes

Super excited that The Firmament is officially a Kickstarter Project We Love!! And I put together a new banner image featuring some previews of the card designs. Follow the campaign & see more at ttrpg.fund/firmament!

I am incredibly excited to see @fwalkerrpgdev.bsky.social return to this historical period!

COMING SOON: In prelaunch w/ Violent Delights, another game inspired by Shakespeare: Mousetrap is a cursed game-within-a-game that won’t go back into its box. It’s game night. You and your friends have gathered to play a Hamlet-inspired game manuscript from 1983. But there’s a catch…

👉 Free Art for Three Days 👈 I’m not pointing any fingers...but if you are, then I have made the perfect stock art bundle ^^ Free download for 3 days. Free for personal and commercial use. www.patreon.com/SilverGlass/... or ko-fi.com/s/f9cdee8279 Tell your friends! #ttrpg #stockart #lineart

Good morning, Bluesky. We’ve made it through yet another weekend.

When I go out of town for a week, my husband fills the freezer with frozen pizzas and eats like a 90s gamer bachelor. When my husband goes out of town I fill the fridge with smoked salmon, cheese, and crostinis, and eat like I'm a medieval Flemish merchant waiting for my ships to return

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