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Kienna Shaw · nbi she/they · game writer/designer · co-lead Project Folio @plotweaver.bsky.social · co-curator of ENnie winning TTRPG Safety Toolkit @ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com · goosetuber on Twitch · kiennashaw@gmail.com
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Hi! I'm Kienna and I'm a:
✨ writer and narrative designer for TTRPGs and video games (available for FT/PT/freelance)
✨ co-curator of the
#TTRPGSafetyToolkit
✨ goosetuber aboard the GSS on Twitch

Handy links are:
✨ games kiennas.itch.io
✨ livestream channel twitch.tv/kiennas
✨ website kiennas.com
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February 12, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Plotweaver is currently getting developed by a wonderful group of folks!

So, please read (and share!) below about the people making this awesome game 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance.

bsky.app/profile/pron...
bsky.app
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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If you are outside the US or don't have Venmo/Cashapp but do have Paypal, you can use my link below. Be sure to note your Bsky handle and that it's for a donation to FNB. I will make sure it gets to the appropriate place!

Five slots still open!

paypal.me/JacquelineBryk
My local FNB chapter has fed over 100 people every Saturday in emergency shelters since Winter Storm Fern began. Follow me, donate $25+ and show me proof, and I'll write you some microfiction as thanks!

Five spots open. First come first serve.

Venmo: @notbombsfood
Cashapp: $FNBWilmington
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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I'm not saying that Canada is perfect, I'm saying that the bar is pretty low right now.
February 10, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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Surprise, I'm co-leading one of the core setting books for Plotweaver alongside @anarisis.dylangrinder.com!

It's been an incredible time so far with these folks, and I can't wait for you all to see what we've been cooking 😊💖
Plotweaver is currently getting developed by a wonderful group of folks!

So, please read (and share!) below about the people making this awesome game 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Kienna Shaw has joined the team as the Project Folio Co-Lead!

Kienna has worked on projects like Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia World Guide/Tian Xia Character Guide, Cloud Empress, and Stormlight Scenarios! They've also worked as a co-curator on the @ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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It's LIVE!!! Spirit Swap: A Slice-of-Life solo TTRPG is now funding on @kickstarter.com for #zinequest!!
Can't wait for people to see what we've been cooking!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sof...
Spirit Swap: A Slice of Life TTRPG
A solo journaling slice-of-life TTRPG using Tarot and D6.
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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THE CAMPAIGN IS LIVE NOW: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sof...
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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I got some wild ass news this morning.

On a whim, I applied to further my acting training and I got accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London for an advanced acting short-course. I’m still in shock about it, but I do need to raise funds for my time over there. I made a GFM—
Donate to Get Bree to London!, organized by Bree Patterson
Hello! As some of you may know, I’m Bree and I’ve been a performer/singer/actor for almost 20 y… Bree Patterson needs your support for Get Bree to London!
gofund.me
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Plotweaver is taking the Cosmere RPG's systems and bringing them to even broader horizons.

I'm very excited about the team we've put together for this.
Plotweaver is currently getting developed by a wonderful group of folks!

So, please read (and share!) below about the people making this awesome game 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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I'm working on Plotweaver! Get ready world, Brotherwise and I are cooking up some greatness~
Nat Kreiman has joined the Plotweaver team as a Designer!

Nat is a storyteller, disability advocate, designer, editor, unabashed mechanics head, wilder of worlds, AND professional gamemaster! You can find their designs in Flee, Mortals!, Where Evil Lies, and The Undead Gala.
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Well, would you look at that?

Jokes aside I am truly so excited to be working with the rest of the team to bring you some incredible stuff for Plotweaver, and I can't wait for you to see what @kiennas.bsky.social and I are cooking up for Project Folio specifically!
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Surprise, I'm co-leading one of the core setting books for Plotweaver alongside @anarisis.dylangrinder.com!

It's been an incredible time so far with these folks, and I can't wait for you all to see what we've been cooking 😊💖
Plotweaver is currently getting developed by a wonderful group of folks!

So, please read (and share!) below about the people making this awesome game 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Had my annual "go inside a machine that magnetically vibrates my atoms" day
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Iron Lung day!!
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
baby Kienna bestows blessings upon you
February 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.

Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Watching the Olympics opening ceremony and experiencing emotional whiplash between "genuinely moving anti-war performances" and "most egregious hypercapitalist and nationalist ads possible"
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
My annual urge to dye my hair, cut it off, or get a new tattoo has appeared...
February 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Hello, my health took a big dip this winter but I am back and (fingers crossed) feeling better! Here's an introduction to the medieval fantasy project I've been working on while I was under the weather: www.patreon.com/posts/hotblo...
HOTBLOOD | Jeeyon Shim
Get more from Jeeyon Shim on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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bsky horror microfic genre:

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zero followers
triple-digit+ following
only follows women
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Calling all devs, gamers, & desk dwellers! 🪑

This workshop is designed to help you with those aches and pains we develop from being hunched over the latest project or finishing a campaign for fun.

Turn on this workshop and get some reps in💪🏽

youtu.be/tLF30gc5v0E

#GDoCExpoTalk #gamedev #fitness
Wellness for Geeks Who Sit - Game Developer Fitness (part 1)
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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It should also be pointed out that WGA representation can't be just for Video Games. People who make ttrpgs are literally creating games that studios want for IP. SFWA values us, if WGA takes us in, the Union only gets stronger. 🤷🏾
I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 AM