Josephine Baird
@josephineabaird.bsky.social
More info at http://josephinebaird.com.
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Very excited to have contributed to this new (and FREE to read) textbook on how to design role-playing games for transformative impact. Please give it a look (FREE).
This was a huge effort, and special appreciation to the editors who worked incredibly hard on this 💜.
books.uu.se/uup/catalog/...
This was a huge effort, and special appreciation to the editors who worked incredibly hard on this 💜.
books.uu.se/uup/catalog/...
Such an honour and pleasure to open and keynote Sweden Game Conference 2025!
Photo by @swedengamearena.bsky.social
Photo by @swedengamearena.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Such an honour and pleasure to open and keynote Sweden Game Conference 2025!
Photo by @swedengamearena.bsky.social
Photo by @swedengamearena.bsky.social
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Uncomfortable Labels, my memoir of growing up at the intersection of being trans and autistic, is available as a DRM-Free Audiobook.
Right now, it's the best way to purchase one of my books that directly supports me during "publisher nonesense season".
laurakbuzzstore.com/products/unc...
Right now, it's the best way to purchase one of my books that directly supports me during "publisher nonesense season".
laurakbuzzstore.com/products/unc...
Uncomfortable Labels Audiobook
Emailed out manually every weekday at 9am UK (or sooner if I am at my PC and not too busy). "So while the assumption when I was born was that I was or would grow up to be a neurotypical heterosexual b...
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July 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Uncomfortable Labels, my memoir of growing up at the intersection of being trans and autistic, is available as a DRM-Free Audiobook.
Right now, it's the best way to purchase one of my books that directly supports me during "publisher nonesense season".
laurakbuzzstore.com/products/unc...
Right now, it's the best way to purchase one of my books that directly supports me during "publisher nonesense season".
laurakbuzzstore.com/products/unc...
I have bought and given away more copies of this than I can mention. A very important book that is sadly all too often needed - and it is currently free as an eBook download.
www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
Free eBook: Hello, Cruel World (2nd Edition)
On June 18, 2025, the United States Supreme Court voted to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies, effectively shielding...
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June 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I have bought and given away more copies of this than I can mention. A very important book that is sadly all too often needed - and it is currently free as an eBook download.
www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
www.sevenstories.com/blogs/381-fr...
Will write more about the delights of this week's Gotland Game Conference soon, but in the meantime, so glad to get to talk about trans and non-binary representation in games, and specifically looking at Dragon Age: The Veilguard, this morning at the Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025
June 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Will write more about the delights of this week's Gotland Game Conference soon, but in the meantime, so glad to get to talk about trans and non-binary representation in games, and specifically looking at Dragon Age: The Veilguard, this morning at the Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025
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It's almost time for #TheFutureGamesShow we're co-streaming it in a few minutes! Come hang out, see what's being announced. #OfficialCoStreamer
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
June 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's almost time for #TheFutureGamesShow we're co-streaming it in a few minutes! Come hang out, see what's being announced. #OfficialCoStreamer
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
Working on something for next week. Been a long time since i have drawn like this. It feels good to.
June 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Working on something for next week. Been a long time since i have drawn like this. It feels good to.
Very happy to be a co-author on a new article just released, "Designing Transformative Analog Role-playing Games," written by Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josefin Westborg, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Elektra Diakolambrianou, and myself. The article is free to access here: www.gamejournal.it/designing-tr...
May 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Very happy to be a co-author on a new article just released, "Designing Transformative Analog Role-playing Games," written by Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josefin Westborg, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Elektra Diakolambrianou, and myself. The article is free to access here: www.gamejournal.it/designing-tr...
Giving a paper tomorrow at the entirely online Mythological Game Studies Conference talking about my love of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. mythgamescon.wordpress.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Giving a paper tomorrow at the entirely online Mythological Game Studies Conference talking about my love of Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. mythgamescon.wordpress.com
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Soon, my pretties…
What fuels your fire for acting? 🔥
Join Samantha Béart, the voice of fan-favorite Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, for a powerful conversation about what keeps artists inspired, grounded, and driven in this industry.
Don’t miss this SkillsHub ON AIR session!
@SamanthaBeart
Join Samantha Béart, the voice of fan-favorite Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, for a powerful conversation about what keeps artists inspired, grounded, and driven in this industry.
Don’t miss this SkillsHub ON AIR session!
@SamanthaBeart
May 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Soon, my pretties…
Impromptu fashion shoot at @nordicgame.com. Very happy to be here and meeting so many amazing people and getting to speak on "More Than Representation: Designing Compelling Trans Narratives for Games" (photos to follow).
May 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Impromptu fashion shoot at @nordicgame.com. Very happy to be here and meeting so many amazing people and getting to speak on "More Than Representation: Designing Compelling Trans Narratives for Games" (photos to follow).
I have given this book away more times than I can count. It always makes me sad how much it is needed but it makes me very glad that it is here. Please give the new edition a look.
Just in time for the times we’re in! @katebornstein.bsky.social has written an updated edition of "Hello Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, & Other Outlaws". Kate has added 20 more alternatives to meet the challenges of these perilous times. Available wherever you buy books.
May 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I have given this book away more times than I can count. It always makes me sad how much it is needed but it makes me very glad that it is here. Please give the new edition a look.
So lovely to read this new write up about Dyke Hard on its 10th anniversary. It makes me so happy that the film seems to continue to resonate and that there are a few screenings still every year in different parts of the world.
www.moviezine.se/nyheter/for-...
www.moviezine.se/nyheter/for-...
För 10 år sedan kom den galnaste svenska b-filmen du inte sett
På med paljetterna, fram med elgitarren, och låt oss fira ett riktigt udda stycke svensk queerfilmshistoria. I vår är det tio år sedan Bitte Anderssons färgsprakande ”Dyke Hard” gick upp på bio. Den g...
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May 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
So lovely to read this new write up about Dyke Hard on its 10th anniversary. It makes me so happy that the film seems to continue to resonate and that there are a few screenings still every year in different parts of the world.
www.moviezine.se/nyheter/for-...
www.moviezine.se/nyheter/for-...
Arrangement by our little one who was trying to decide "why the cat looked that way" and thought perhaps it might be coffee related. Either that or Herbert has found a save point. @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social @cloakanddaggerg.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Arrangement by our little one who was trying to decide "why the cat looked that way" and thought perhaps it might be coffee related. Either that or Herbert has found a save point. @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social @cloakanddaggerg.bsky.social
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In this month's Edge magazine we talk about pay and conditions in the games industry, as well as AI.
Read the feature on Videogame actors and the SAG-AFTRA strike if you can.
Some remarkable insights in there - not least that it’s still common for game actors to not receive a script before recording or even be told what character they’re playing.
Some remarkable insights in there - not least that it’s still common for game actors to not receive a script before recording or even be told what character they’re playing.
March 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In this month's Edge magazine we talk about pay and conditions in the games industry, as well as AI.
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Heyo!!!! Come see me and friends #DevoraWilde @sweeetanj.bsky.social at @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social in NYC!!!!!
March 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Heyo!!!! Come see me and friends #DevoraWilde @sweeetanj.bsky.social at @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social in NYC!!!!!
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EARTHBLADE ~ Across the Bounds of Fate
✨now live for bandcamp friday✨
radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/earthb...
✨now live for bandcamp friday✨
radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/earthb...
EARTHBLADE ~ Across the Bounds of Fate, by Lena Raine
9 track album
radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
EARTHBLADE ~ Across the Bounds of Fate
✨now live for bandcamp friday✨
radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/earthb...
✨now live for bandcamp friday✨
radicaldreamland.bandcamp.com/album/earthb...
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Truer than You and Knife Sisters are part of the Wings Women’s Day Steam event! 💖
🔮 Both games are about exploring identity & dilemmas, have non-binary mains and a wide variety of queer characters to get to know better 🏳️🌈
#WomensDaySale
🔮 Both games are about exploring identity & dilemmas, have non-binary mains and a wide variety of queer characters to get to know better 🏳️🌈
#WomensDaySale
February 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Truer than You and Knife Sisters are part of the Wings Women’s Day Steam event! 💖
🔮 Both games are about exploring identity & dilemmas, have non-binary mains and a wide variety of queer characters to get to know better 🏳️🌈
#WomensDaySale
🔮 Both games are about exploring identity & dilemmas, have non-binary mains and a wide variety of queer characters to get to know better 🏳️🌈
#WomensDaySale
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Updated “how to support” post which has updated ko-fi link.
The best way right now is probably via a recurring Patreon or Ko-Fi sub. If even 1/3rd of my followers supported at $1, I’d be good for a bit.
Twitch doesn’t pay out until the 15th, so it’s not reliable for rent 🫠
The best way right now is probably via a recurring Patreon or Ko-Fi sub. If even 1/3rd of my followers supported at $1, I’d be good for a bit.
Twitch doesn’t pay out until the 15th, so it’s not reliable for rent 🫠
Where to find & support your local Cypher 🏳️🌈⚔️🖋️☕️👩🏽💻
🔏 Patreon.com/cypheroftyr
📸 instagram.com/cypheroftyr
🎮 twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
☕️ ko-fi.com/tanya_hbic
📼 youtube.com/cypheroftyr
🎁 thronegifts.com/u/cypheroftyr
🎞️ TikTok.com/@cypheroftyr
🔏 Patreon.com/cypheroftyr
📸 instagram.com/cypheroftyr
🎮 twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
☕️ ko-fi.com/tanya_hbic
📼 youtube.com/cypheroftyr
🎁 thronegifts.com/u/cypheroftyr
🎞️ TikTok.com/@cypheroftyr
February 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Updated “how to support” post which has updated ko-fi link.
The best way right now is probably via a recurring Patreon or Ko-Fi sub. If even 1/3rd of my followers supported at $1, I’d be good for a bit.
Twitch doesn’t pay out until the 15th, so it’s not reliable for rent 🫠
The best way right now is probably via a recurring Patreon or Ko-Fi sub. If even 1/3rd of my followers supported at $1, I’d be good for a bit.
Twitch doesn’t pay out until the 15th, so it’s not reliable for rent 🫠
Please check out these glorious paintings by an amazing artist. They are available to purchase and hang on your walls, you lucky thing you. And you will also be supporting an amazing queer independent artist.
Here are a few paintings of water birds. The little duck painting is still available.
#WildlifeArt
#WaterFoul
#OilPainting
#SupportArtist
#WildlifeArt
#WaterFoul
#OilPainting
#SupportArtist
February 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Please check out these glorious paintings by an amazing artist. They are available to purchase and hang on your walls, you lucky thing you. And you will also be supporting an amazing queer independent artist.
Tanya is magnificent and I urge you to hire her immediately for all of your games and also follow her work and support her in all the ways mentioned here.
Here’s ways to support in the interim. My Patreon is so old, I still have a $1 tier. 🤷🏾♀️
Where to find & support your local Cypher 🏳️🌈⚔️🖋️
🔏Patreon.com/cypheroftyr
📸instagram.com/cypheroftyr
🎮twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
📼youtube.com/cypheroftyr
🎁thronegifts.com/u/cypheroftyr
🎞️ TikTok.com/@cypheroftyr
🔏Patreon.com/cypheroftyr
📸instagram.com/cypheroftyr
🎮twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
📼youtube.com/cypheroftyr
🎁thronegifts.com/u/cypheroftyr
🎞️ TikTok.com/@cypheroftyr
February 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Tanya is magnificent and I urge you to hire her immediately for all of your games and also follow her work and support her in all the ways mentioned here.
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My very good friend Tanya was affected by today’s closure of Monolith. If you’re looking for a writer/narrative designer then check them out!
Where to find & support your local Cypher 🏳️🌈⚔️🖋️
🔏Patreon.com/cypheroftyr
📸instagram.com/cypheroftyr
🎮twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
📼youtube.com/cypheroftyr
🎁thronegifts.com/u/cypheroftyr
🎞️ TikTok.com/@cypheroftyr
🔏Patreon.com/cypheroftyr
📸instagram.com/cypheroftyr
🎮twitch.tv/cypheroftyr
📼youtube.com/cypheroftyr
🎁thronegifts.com/u/cypheroftyr
🎞️ TikTok.com/@cypheroftyr
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My very good friend Tanya was affected by today’s closure of Monolith. If you’re looking for a writer/narrative designer then check them out!
Truly well worth playing - unsettling in the best possible way and darkly comic whilst doing it. Also it's on sale.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is 40% off in The Storyteller's Festival on Steam! ⛏️💀
It's an honour to be part of such a great event with our folk horror adventure game set on the misty moors of Victorian England.
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
It's an honour to be part of such a great event with our folk horror adventure game set on the misty moors of Victorian England.
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
February 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Truly well worth playing - unsettling in the best possible way and darkly comic whilst doing it. Also it's on sale.
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Hey Soldiers!
Join me, The Blade, Lae, and Fangs for some off-duty shenanigans in "Baldur’s Gate: From Hags to Liches". What Tav doesn’t know won’t hurt them, right?
Tickets here: tinyurl.com/yyz6pe3z
#sponsored #MCChicago @dndbeyond.com
Join me, The Blade, Lae, and Fangs for some off-duty shenanigans in "Baldur’s Gate: From Hags to Liches". What Tav doesn’t know won’t hurt them, right?
Tickets here: tinyurl.com/yyz6pe3z
#sponsored #MCChicago @dndbeyond.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hey Soldiers!
Join me, The Blade, Lae, and Fangs for some off-duty shenanigans in "Baldur’s Gate: From Hags to Liches". What Tav doesn’t know won’t hurt them, right?
Tickets here: tinyurl.com/yyz6pe3z
#sponsored #MCChicago @dndbeyond.com
Join me, The Blade, Lae, and Fangs for some off-duty shenanigans in "Baldur’s Gate: From Hags to Liches". What Tav doesn’t know won’t hurt them, right?
Tickets here: tinyurl.com/yyz6pe3z
#sponsored #MCChicago @dndbeyond.com
Look here! You too can bring this delightful creature to your home! I am sure mine will not glare into my soul at every single opportunity. And neither will yours.
🚨The Herbert from Hob's Barrow plushie is now available!🚨
This is your chance to have your very own cuddly/cursed Herbert staring at you from your bedside!
Available via Makeship until February 26th!
www.makeship.com/products/her...
Pet him if you dare...
This is your chance to have your very own cuddly/cursed Herbert staring at you from your bedside!
Available via Makeship until February 26th!
www.makeship.com/products/her...
Pet him if you dare...
February 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Look here! You too can bring this delightful creature to your home! I am sure mine will not glare into my soul at every single opportunity. And neither will yours.
This so very exciting/cool/terrifying! I look forward/dread in the best way to bringing a new friend into our home.
🚨Herbert plushie is on his way... February 4th🚨
Hob's Barrow x Makeship!
Prepare thyself for a very cursed new pal...
➡️https://www.makeship.com/products/herbert-the-cat-from-the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow
Hob's Barrow x Makeship!
Prepare thyself for a very cursed new pal...
➡️https://www.makeship.com/products/herbert-the-cat-from-the-excavation-of-hobs-barrow
January 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This so very exciting/cool/terrifying! I look forward/dread in the best way to bringing a new friend into our home.