Kat Clay
@katclay.com
🎲 ENNIE and ARPIA award-winning TTRPG author. Freelancer at Chaosium. Short stories in Interzone, Aurealis, and Cosmic Horror Monthly. Game reviews on YouTube.
Hobbit in a leather jacket. 🇦🇺🐨
Hobbit in a leather jacket. 🇦🇺🐨
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Kat Clay
@katclay.com
· Oct 8
Genuinely shocked and amazed to have won the award for Best Scenario for Resort at the Australian Industry Roleplaying Awards.
I am truly grateful to all the playtesters, my friend @johnnylogmar.bsky.social, the fine folks @chaosium.bsky.social and the TTRPG community for their support. 🙏
I am truly grateful to all the playtesters, my friend @johnnylogmar.bsky.social, the fine folks @chaosium.bsky.social and the TTRPG community for their support. 🙏
Five years after we started...
...we finished Horror on the Orient Express! 🦑
AND NOBODY DIED! #CallofCthulhu
...we finished Horror on the Orient Express! 🦑
AND NOBODY DIED! #CallofCthulhu
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Five years after we started...
...we finished Horror on the Orient Express! 🦑
AND NOBODY DIED! #CallofCthulhu
...we finished Horror on the Orient Express! 🦑
AND NOBODY DIED! #CallofCthulhu
Post your first film / last film of 2025.
January 4, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Post your first film / last film of 2025.
I'm nearly finished The Outer Worlds 2 but damn, it's still making me laugh.
January 4, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I'm nearly finished The Outer Worlds 2 but damn, it's still making me laugh.
Have entered the post-Christmas book hoarding phase... 😬
January 3, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Have entered the post-Christmas book hoarding phase... 😬
What was the last movie or TV show you watched in 2025?
(And I can't recommend it enough)
(And I can't recommend it enough)
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 AM
What was the last movie or TV show you watched in 2025?
(And I can't recommend it enough)
(And I can't recommend it enough)
There were two games I really loved this year that I want to draw your attention to.
The first was Citizen Sleeper 2 by @jumpovertheage.com, which was the best written game I played all year.
This game touched me so profoundly, I wrote a 2,000 word essay on it... www.katclay.com/hope-in-the-...
The first was Citizen Sleeper 2 by @jumpovertheage.com, which was the best written game I played all year.
This game touched me so profoundly, I wrote a 2,000 word essay on it... www.katclay.com/hope-in-the-...
December 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
There were two games I really loved this year that I want to draw your attention to.
The first was Citizen Sleeper 2 by @jumpovertheage.com, which was the best written game I played all year.
This game touched me so profoundly, I wrote a 2,000 word essay on it... www.katclay.com/hope-in-the-...
The first was Citizen Sleeper 2 by @jumpovertheage.com, which was the best written game I played all year.
This game touched me so profoundly, I wrote a 2,000 word essay on it... www.katclay.com/hope-in-the-...
As someone who hosted a podcast that went out to a VERY large audience for many years, we moved to video remembering that good quality audio was the primary goal.
Video is a way of improving accessibility for people who lip read, alongside good captions. Transcripts are important in both.
Video is a way of improving accessibility for people who lip read, alongside good captions. Transcripts are important in both.
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
As someone who hosted a podcast that went out to a VERY large audience for many years, we moved to video remembering that good quality audio was the primary goal.
Video is a way of improving accessibility for people who lip read, alongside good captions. Transcripts are important in both.
Video is a way of improving accessibility for people who lip read, alongside good captions. Transcripts are important in both.
Oh dear look what I just bought... This is tax deductible right?
December 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Oh dear look what I just bought... This is tax deductible right?
One of my goals for 2026 (now I'm not working every day of the week) is to read more TTRPG books.
I've got Spire and One Ring high on the list, but let me know if there are other favourites I should be checking out. Definitely up for some non-fiction as well.
I've got Spire and One Ring high on the list, but let me know if there are other favourites I should be checking out. Definitely up for some non-fiction as well.
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of my goals for 2026 (now I'm not working every day of the week) is to read more TTRPG books.
I've got Spire and One Ring high on the list, but let me know if there are other favourites I should be checking out. Definitely up for some non-fiction as well.
I've got Spire and One Ring high on the list, but let me know if there are other favourites I should be checking out. Definitely up for some non-fiction as well.
Would you like to read my unsolicited opinions on TTRPGs on the internet? Sure you do... 👇
Bridgett's @symphonyhorror.bsky.social's latest community creator interview is with independent Call of Cthulhu creator @katclay.com, who says "I currently participate in the Miskatonic Repository @drivethrurpg.com, and can safely say, it’s changed my life."
Read Kat's full interview at the link:
Read Kat's full interview at the link:
Chaosium Community Corner Interviews with Bridgett: Kat Clay
The latest interview is with independent Call of Cthulhu creator Kat Clay. Kat says, "I currently participate in the Miskatonic Repository Community Content Program, and can safely say, it’s changed m...
www.chaosium.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Would you like to read my unsolicited opinions on TTRPGs on the internet? Sure you do... 👇
Some BIG NEWS from me!
I wrapped up my day job this week to become a full time game writer.
I'll be freelancing for Chaosium amongst other clients. Definitely open to collaborating on cool projects - I'd love to work on some indie games too.
In any case, be prepared for more chaos in 2026... 😸
I wrapped up my day job this week to become a full time game writer.
I'll be freelancing for Chaosium amongst other clients. Definitely open to collaborating on cool projects - I'd love to work on some indie games too.
In any case, be prepared for more chaos in 2026... 😸
December 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Some BIG NEWS from me!
I wrapped up my day job this week to become a full time game writer.
I'll be freelancing for Chaosium amongst other clients. Definitely open to collaborating on cool projects - I'd love to work on some indie games too.
In any case, be prepared for more chaos in 2026... 😸
I wrapped up my day job this week to become a full time game writer.
I'll be freelancing for Chaosium amongst other clients. Definitely open to collaborating on cool projects - I'd love to work on some indie games too.
In any case, be prepared for more chaos in 2026... 😸
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
December 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie."
May the odds be ever in your favor!
(Also people keep confusing my Effie Trinket cosplay for Christmas garb...)
(Also people keep confusing my Effie Trinket cosplay for Christmas garb...)
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
May the odds be ever in your favor!
(Also people keep confusing my Effie Trinket cosplay for Christmas garb...)
(Also people keep confusing my Effie Trinket cosplay for Christmas garb...)
Behind the scenes shooting for Credo today! Great to see this game in print
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Behind the scenes shooting for Credo today! Great to see this game in print
Call of Cthulhu me, maybe.
No Shoggoths Attached
Nyarlathotep been kissed
Much Azathoth about nothing
No Shoggoths Attached
Nyarlathotep been kissed
Much Azathoth about nothing
Based on @pushtheroll.com's amazing romcom Call of Cthulhu scenario, I've been coming up with titles:
Dreamless in Dunwich
Something's Gotta Yig
Groundhog Dagon
Pretty in Yellow
You've Mi-Go(t) Mail
There's Something About Mormo
He's Just Not That Into Yabou
and...
The 4,000 Year Old Virgin
Dreamless in Dunwich
Something's Gotta Yig
Groundhog Dagon
Pretty in Yellow
You've Mi-Go(t) Mail
There's Something About Mormo
He's Just Not That Into Yabou
and...
The 4,000 Year Old Virgin
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Call of Cthulhu me, maybe.
No Shoggoths Attached
Nyarlathotep been kissed
Much Azathoth about nothing
No Shoggoths Attached
Nyarlathotep been kissed
Much Azathoth about nothing
I still can't believe that the little girl obsessively playing every path in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is now getting paid to make games.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I still can't believe that the little girl obsessively playing every path in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is now getting paid to make games.
I've been working on this game behind the scenes to get it ready for print! So great to see it out in the world. 🙏
Physical proof copy of Chris Gidlow's CREDO has descended from the heavens today (well, arrived by air courier): it's glorious! Prepare thee for an Anno Domine 2026 release.
November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I've been working on this game behind the scenes to get it ready for print! So great to see it out in the world. 🙏
Going live soon with my very dumb playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2!
Come for the laffs, stay for the scathing satire of space capitalism!
twitch.tv/katclay
youtube.com/katclay
Come for the laffs, stay for the scathing satire of space capitalism!
twitch.tv/katclay
youtube.com/katclay
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Going live soon with my very dumb playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2!
Come for the laffs, stay for the scathing satire of space capitalism!
twitch.tv/katclay
youtube.com/katclay
Come for the laffs, stay for the scathing satire of space capitalism!
twitch.tv/katclay
youtube.com/katclay
So inordinately proud to see an Australian game up for Game of the Year.
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So inordinately proud to see an Australian game up for Game of the Year.
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
Congrats to the Silksong team! 🪡
My desire to matchy matchy all my books was strong, so now I have three signed doorstoppers of The Will of the Many and The Strength of the Few, which will now need their own allocated bookshelf.
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 AM
My desire to matchy matchy all my books was strong, so now I have three signed doorstoppers of The Will of the Many and The Strength of the Few, which will now need their own allocated bookshelf.
Doing a dumb playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2 was a very, very good idea. 🤣
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Doing a dumb playthrough of The Outer Worlds 2 was a very, very good idea. 🤣
I'm running The Hammersmith Haunting as part of a free session at Altona North Library for International Games Month.
🗓️ 13 November, 6-9pm
Come along, roll some dice, and maybe go a lil bit insane...
Sign ups essential!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tabletop-g...
🗓️ 13 November, 6-9pm
Come along, roll some dice, and maybe go a lil bit insane...
Sign ups essential!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tabletop-g...
Tabletop Games Adventures with special guest Kat Clay
Come along to the library for an evening of tabletop gaming with local ENnie award winning author of tabletop roleplaying games, Kat Clay.
www.eventbrite.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'm running The Hammersmith Haunting as part of a free session at Altona North Library for International Games Month.
🗓️ 13 November, 6-9pm
Come along, roll some dice, and maybe go a lil bit insane...
Sign ups essential!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tabletop-g...
🗓️ 13 November, 6-9pm
Come along, roll some dice, and maybe go a lil bit insane...
Sign ups essential!
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tabletop-g...
Had a brilliant time at the ACMI Silksong party dressed as a circa 2000s high fashion Hornet. 🪡
Have a fabulous Halloween folks. 🎃
Have a fabulous Halloween folks. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Had a brilliant time at the ACMI Silksong party dressed as a circa 2000s high fashion Hornet. 🪡
Have a fabulous Halloween folks. 🎃
Have a fabulous Halloween folks. 🎃
My biggest beef with fantasy novels is where your government is the only one on the continent and there's no thought to how the economy works. 🤦♀️
Anyway bravo to this post!
Anyway bravo to this post!
This guide to fantasy kingdoms by @stewarthotston.com makes me think of the 1e AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, which had a whole section on governments for fantasy realms.
stewarthotston.com/2025/10/30/a...
stewarthotston.com/2025/10/30/a...
Exploring Diverse Government Types for Fantasy Worlds
Explore diverse government types for your fantasy world, from tribalism to constitutional monarchies, and challenge imperial narratives.
stewarthotston.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
My biggest beef with fantasy novels is where your government is the only one on the continent and there's no thought to how the economy works. 🤦♀️
Anyway bravo to this post!
Anyway bravo to this post!