Chris Hepler

Chris Hepler

@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Former Mass Effect writer working at Teyon Games. Less frequently: short stories, novels, TTRPGs, comics, TV. Random jokester, distractible bother, compensates for morbid streak. Some political posts.

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Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Oh, sure, they used to be mathematicians and scientists back in the day, but their most RECENT achievement was so long ago that no one knows... uh... (checks notes) Omar M. Yaghi, who won the Nobel for Chemistry in (flips through papers hurriedly) 2025.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Reposting for the algo -- adding this as a reply to the previous thread is nice and all, but it's unlikely people will see it without a little boost. The fun in-universe propaganda posters are in a reply under this reply.

Chris Hepler@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hmm. I don't know if other peeps can't see it either, but my Bluesky isn't previewing the cover. Jake Clark did the art here. I like it better than "Urban Fantasy Heroine with Katana and Tramp Stamp," because while I love books like that to pieces, I wanted something to signal how CB is different.

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hi again to the new followers, particularly the ones finding me after having been touched by BioWare games. I was there from 2005-2013, and I am the less-famous other half of Jennifer Brandes Hepler. I worked on ME, she worked on DA, we both helped out SW:TOR. So... what've I done since? (Thread)

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hi again to the new followers, particularly the ones finding me after having been touched by BioWare games. I was there from 2005-2013, and I am the less-famous other half of Jennifer Brandes Hepler. I worked on ME, she worked on DA, we both helped out SW:TOR. So... what've I done since? (Thread)

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Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hmm. I don't know if other peeps can't see it either, but my Bluesky isn't previewing the cover. Jake Clark did the art here. I like it better than "Urban Fantasy Heroine with Katana and Tramp Stamp," because while I love books like that to pieces, I wanted something to signal how CB is different.

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Here's the in-universe propaganda we made together. People fall into two camps re: humans infected with qi-positive European Bat Lyssavirus-4, which causes Virally Induced Hematophagic Predation Syndrome. Why yes, on Mass 2 and 3 I was in charge of the Codex and Cerberus Daily News, can ya tell?

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hi again to the new followers, particularly the ones finding me after having been touched by BioWare games. I was there from 2005-2013, and I am the less-famous other half of Jennifer Brandes Hepler. I worked on ME, she worked on DA, we both helped out SW:TOR. So... what've I done since? (Thread)

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Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Okay, I think that's all for now. For Jennifer, she's on Diablo V right now as Narrative Director. She did work at Disruptor Beam (Game of Thrones: Ascent) and Pixelberry. At PB she did a ton of books for Choices -- you can find which ones via her LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferb...

linkedin.comJennifer Hepler - Blizzard Entertainment | LinkedInOver twenty years professional game and scriptwriting experience. Currently Narrative… · Experience: Blizzard Entertainment · Education: The Johns Hopkins University · Location: United States · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Jennifer Hepler’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hi again to the new followers, particularly the ones finding me after having been touched by BioWare games. I was there from 2005-2013, and I am the less-famous other half of Jennifer Brandes Hepler. I worked on ME, she worked on DA, we both helped out SW:TOR. So... what've I done since? (Thread)

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Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hi again to the new followers, particularly the ones finding me after having been touched by BioWare games. I was there from 2005-2013, and I am the less-famous other half of Jennifer Brandes Hepler. I worked on ME, she worked on DA, we both helped out SW:TOR. So... what've I done since? (Thread)

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Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hi again to the new followers, particularly the ones finding me after having been touched by BioWare games. I was there from 2005-2013, and I am the less-famous other half of Jennifer Brandes Hepler. I worked on ME, she worked on DA, we both helped out SW:TOR. So... what've I done since? (Thread)

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Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

The other big game that actually shipped and I had a hand in since 2013 was Airship Syndicate's "Wayfinder." The world is overrun by Chaos, and you're an immortal echo of a fallen hero defending the last remaining city. It's got 3-player team-up ARPG goodness. store.steampowered.com/app/1171690/...

store.steampowered.comWayfinder on SteamBecome a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize ...
Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Hi again to the new followers, particularly the ones finding me after having been touched by BioWare games. I was there from 2005-2013, and I am the less-famous other half of Jennifer Brandes Hepler. I worked on ME, she worked on DA, we both helped out SW:TOR. So... what've I done since? (Thread)

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Catherynne M. Valente
@catvalente.bsky.social

The closest I’ll ever get to being up in lights in Times Square That phrase isn’t Keelah Se’Lai It’s the Quarian phrase I created for #MassEffect Annihilation. The name of my ship Not “by the homeworld I hope to see one day” but “by the homeworld I hope to find one day” I have a lot of feelings…

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George Takei
@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Fan love is an awesome thing, and I think this doubled in size in the last 24 hours. But are we also doing a Save Dragon Age or...

Mass Effect News@masseffectnews.bsky.social

The #SaveMassEffect petition has reached 200,000 signatures. You can join them here: 👇 www.change.org/p/savemassef...

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

I mean, obvs it was the one actively being worked on, has the most progress, much easier-hanging fruit, has the cool trailer you can link to, has devs who worked on it more recently who might be hired by any new company that would get the license... But y'know. As long as we're wishing.

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Kris DeMeza
@caydiem.bsky.social

I've seen a lot of love for Mass Effect and Dragon Age over the last couple days, with good reason. I love both of them very much, and they'll be studied for years to come. But I want to take a second to talk about a different BioWare experience: Playing Jade Empire as a terrible person.

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Alanah Pearce
@alanahpearce.bsky.social

Looking for game devs who have been directly inspired by anything BioWare for my next video. I suspect the public likely doesn’t quite realize the extent of their influence on the industry, so I’d really like to highlight that. If you are one such game devs, pls reply to this post!

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Emmurder Killwell えま
@emmakidwell.bsky.social

I know it's the People of Bioware who had the Special Sauce, but I also think it's okay to mourn the loss of New Voices who never had a chance to touch the IP/work with people who were deeply passionate about a thing

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🗽LOLGOP🗽
@lolgop.bsky.social

My advisers often doubt how big of suckers you are. I promise you, I NEVER do.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Trump: While oil prices are temporarily high, our oil and gas industry is making hundreds of billions of dollars. My people said, "please don't mention that, sir."

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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast
@irhottakes.bsky.social

Being a video game writer has to be hell. >write asshole character called "Jimmy the Asshole" >be bombarded with complaints that Jimmy's an asshole >legions of tumblrites that inexplicably want to fuck him >republicans unironically admire him >800,000 downloads for BIG TITTY ANIME JIMMY on Nexus

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

Just FYI 'cause she's not on social media, Jennifer is kind of stunned by this. We're big fans of the N.K. here. Edit: obvs, I'm not speaking for Hale here, who is awesome but I don't live with her.

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Schooley
@schooley.bsky.social

If Democrats actually win big because people want a check on Trump corruption I expect every move to do so will be covered in the corporate media as being risky to their 2028 position.

Chris Hepler
@theotherhepler.bsky.social

No, not from the sequels, twelve-year old from the first book at the f***ing wheel like a god damn maniac with no clue how to smoothly accelerate. Vroom vroom baby.

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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster
@chriswarcraft.bsky.social

There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

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Aysha
@ayshaufarah.bsky.social

Jesus fucking Christ dude. Come on.

VGC@videogameschronicle.com

Arkane Studios has until November 13 to find a new buyer, or the studio will be closed, it’s claimed. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/arkane-...

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Aysha
@ayshaufarah.bsky.social

Feels more relevant than ever

Aysha@ayshaufarah.bsky.social

I feel like what publishers took away from Baldur’s Gate’s success is that every game needs to have like 5000 hours of content, instead of the much more valuable takeaway imo: you need to let players have sex with a demon lady and a man who turns into a bear