Erin Roberts
@nirele.bsky.social
Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Writing Excuses co-host. Storyteller. She/her. #WotCStaff. Opinions are my own.
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Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Finally got around to updating ye olde profile page with some fun news: I’ve joined Wizards of the Coast as a Game Designer for Dungeons & Dragons. Much love to everyone who has been part of my journey through TTRPG writing and design land so far – excited to see what this new chapter brings!
Write down a "thing you did the most" from every company that sent you their version of a year-end Unwrapped post, on separate slips of paper. Draw 2 at random and roll a D6. At the next social gathering you attend, you must....
I need everyone to make a shitpost game that fits into at most 3 posts on here before the end of the year otherwise thr sun will not rise again
Not enough shitpost games though
December 31, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Write down a "thing you did the most" from every company that sent you their version of a year-end Unwrapped post, on separate slips of paper. Draw 2 at random and roll a D6. At the next social gathering you attend, you must....
1. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway
2. Silent Night - The Temptations
3. The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross
2. Silent Night - The Temptations
3. The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross
What are your top 3 absolutely essential, feels-like-Christmas songs?
Mine are:
1. Sleigh Ride (orchestral) - Leroy Anderson
2. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
3. Somewhere in My Memory (Theme from Home Alone) - John Williams
Mine are:
1. Sleigh Ride (orchestral) - Leroy Anderson
2. It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
3. Somewhere in My Memory (Theme from Home Alone) - John Williams
December 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
1. This Christmas - Donny Hathaway
2. Silent Night - The Temptations
3. The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross
2. Silent Night - The Temptations
3. The Mistletoe Jam - Luther Vandross
I named my fists Rhythm and Blues, 'cause I'm always ready to dance.
I named my fists Pride and Prejudice, because it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of two fists must be in want of whupping ass
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I named my fists Rhythm and Blues, 'cause I'm always ready to dance.
Oh NFL, how I have missed you.
September 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Oh NFL, how I have missed you.
Talking about writing with smart people is such a freaking delight.
August 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Talking about writing with smart people is such a freaking delight.
My desire to see fun people is currently winning out over my general fear of the internet, which is a long way of saying - hey y'all, I'm at Gen Con!
July 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
My desire to see fun people is currently winning out over my general fear of the internet, which is a long way of saying - hey y'all, I'm at Gen Con!
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IT'S TIME!
Here's the ConCurrent panel schedule, threaded. Schedule, registration, and donation links all at the end of the thread. Oh yeah, and registration is now open.
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Here's the ConCurrent panel schedule, threaded. Schedule, registration, and donation links all at the end of the thread. Oh yeah, and registration is now open.
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a man with long hair is wearing a white shirt with a blue collar and looking at the camera .
Alt: a man with long hair is wearing a white shirt with a blue collar and looking at the camera, saying "It's time."
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July 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
IT'S TIME!
Here's the ConCurrent panel schedule, threaded. Schedule, registration, and donation links all at the end of the thread. Oh yeah, and registration is now open.
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Here's the ConCurrent panel schedule, threaded. Schedule, registration, and donation links all at the end of the thread. Oh yeah, and registration is now open.
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What a night! My heart is full. Congratulations to all the Nebula winners, finalists, staff, and volunteers for creating an amazing moment, night, and story.
June 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
What a night! My heart is full. Congratulations to all the Nebula winners, finalists, staff, and volunteers for creating an amazing moment, night, and story.
It's almost time, y'all! I can't wait to celebrate all of these incredible writers with you!
And don't forget: Today's the BIG DAY! 🎉🎉 Our 60th Anniversary Nebula Awards Ceremony starts at 8 PM CT. Join Toastmaster Erin Roberts to celebrate another thrilling year in SFF. Set your YouTube reminders now! #Nebulas2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=33h7... @nirele.bsky.social
The 60th Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony
YouTube video by SFWA Youtube
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June 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It's almost time, y'all! I can't wait to celebrate all of these incredible writers with you!
I still can't quite believe it, but it's true - I will be hosting the 60th(!) annual Nebula Awards!!
SFWA is thrilled to announce Erin Roberts as Toastmaster for our 2025 Nebula Awards Ceremony, to be held June 7 in Kansas City, MO, and online. Learn more about Erin Roberts' storytelling here! nebulas.sfwa.org/announcing-t...
April 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I still can't quite believe it, but it's true - I will be hosting the 60th(!) annual Nebula Awards!!
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Hi there, tabletop RPG designers! I'm opening up the first Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant. I'm looking to award up to 5 designers $250 to help create their games and/or set up their businesses.
Applications open today and run through the end of the month. Enter here! bannerless.games/grant
Applications open today and run through the end of the month. Enter here! bannerless.games/grant
Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant
Hi there! My name is Ken Lowery, and I'm an award-winning tabletop RPG designer who operates under the name Bannerless Games. If you've heard of me at all, it's likely for my solo games: Lighthouse at...
bannerless.games
April 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hi there, tabletop RPG designers! I'm opening up the first Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant. I'm looking to award up to 5 designers $250 to help create their games and/or set up their businesses.
Applications open today and run through the end of the month. Enter here! bannerless.games/grant
Applications open today and run through the end of the month. Enter here! bannerless.games/grant
I had such a wonderful time reading and listening last night! Check out the recording for an hour of storytelling around a virtual campfire.
Our first Story Hour on YouTube felt like a great housewarming party! Effie Seiberg read a sweet, funny story and Erin Roberts read a beautiful, heartbreaking one, and we couldn't be happier. You can still watch! @effies.bsky.social @nirele.bsky.social #Booksky www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8f8...
April 2, 2025 Story Hour: Effie Seiberg and Erin Roberts
YouTube video by Story Hour
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April 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I had such a wonderful time reading and listening last night! Check out the recording for an hour of storytelling around a virtual campfire.
Reposted by Erin Roberts
Breaking: Cory Booker has officially delivered the longest Senate floor speech in US history, surpassing Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Breaking: Cory Booker has officially delivered the longest Senate floor speech in US history, surpassing Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.
Want to hear a story about art and isolation and many many (many) shades of gray? You're in luck! Wednesday night at 7 PM PDT I'll be making my Story Hour debut alongside the amazing Effie Seiberg and sharing a story that's out of print but still of my heart. Join us! www.storyhour2020.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Want to hear a story about art and isolation and many many (many) shades of gray? You're in luck! Wednesday night at 7 PM PDT I'll be making my Story Hour debut alongside the amazing Effie Seiberg and sharing a story that's out of print but still of my heart. Join us! www.storyhour2020.com
Want to know the difference between writing a character hiding the truth from the reader and one hiding the truth from themselves? Wondering how to let your readers know what's true when your narrator can't stop lying? Let's get into it this Monday with a deep dive on writing unreliable narrators!
On Monday, March 31, @nirele.bsky.social will be teaching a class on unreliable narrators to the members of my Patreon at the Classes tier. She is a brilliant instructor, and I love this topic. Sign up for a 7-day free trial to join: patreon.com/maryrobinette
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Want to know the difference between writing a character hiding the truth from the reader and one hiding the truth from themselves? Wondering how to let your readers know what's true when your narrator can't stop lying? Let's get into it this Monday with a deep dive on writing unreliable narrators!
Reposted by Erin Roberts
Calling poets, prose writers, & essayists to submit to the
AfroSurrealist Special Issue of @strangehorizons.bsky.social! Eds. @yvettel.bsky.social & Shingai Njeri Kagunda are seeking worlds that slip b/t mundane, uncanny, ghostly, & futuristic.
Submissions window is April 15 to April 30.
AfroSurrealist Special Issue of @strangehorizons.bsky.social! Eds. @yvettel.bsky.social & Shingai Njeri Kagunda are seeking worlds that slip b/t mundane, uncanny, ghostly, & futuristic.
Submissions window is April 15 to April 30.
Afrosurrealism Special Issue: Submissions Call
The editors for the AfroSurrealism Special invite you to submit fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.
strangehorizons.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Calling poets, prose writers, & essayists to submit to the
AfroSurrealist Special Issue of @strangehorizons.bsky.social! Eds. @yvettel.bsky.social & Shingai Njeri Kagunda are seeking worlds that slip b/t mundane, uncanny, ghostly, & futuristic.
Submissions window is April 15 to April 30.
AfroSurrealist Special Issue of @strangehorizons.bsky.social! Eds. @yvettel.bsky.social & Shingai Njeri Kagunda are seeking worlds that slip b/t mundane, uncanny, ghostly, & futuristic.
Submissions window is April 15 to April 30.
Games I may one day make when I have time #247:
The Creek Keeps Rising
Gameplay: Struggling to get basic things done as the world goes downhill around you. You know it's the end(ish) times but you still gotta plan Davita's birthday.
Genre: Mundane Survival
The Creek Keeps Rising
Gameplay: Struggling to get basic things done as the world goes downhill around you. You know it's the end(ish) times but you still gotta plan Davita's birthday.
Genre: Mundane Survival
February 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Games I may one day make when I have time #247:
The Creek Keeps Rising
Gameplay: Struggling to get basic things done as the world goes downhill around you. You know it's the end(ish) times but you still gotta plan Davita's birthday.
Genre: Mundane Survival
The Creek Keeps Rising
Gameplay: Struggling to get basic things done as the world goes downhill around you. You know it's the end(ish) times but you still gotta plan Davita's birthday.
Genre: Mundane Survival
See a smile, quote a smile!
December 31, 2024 at 4:50 AM
See a smile, quote a smile!
Heartfelt shout out to the amazing strangers and conductor on my DC to Philly train who helped as I tried to get my stuck bag out of the storage rack before the doors closed and the train headed to the next station. Pretty sure I lost my headphones in the process, but my heart is full.
December 5, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Heartfelt shout out to the amazing strangers and conductor on my DC to Philly train who helped as I tried to get my stuck bag out of the storage rack before the doors closed and the train headed to the next station. Pretty sure I lost my headphones in the process, but my heart is full.
It's almost time for #PaxUnplugged and I'm psyched to see everyone! Come by the Foundry booth (4310) to say hello, check out the demos, and maybe walk away with some swag! And if anyone knows of fun shenanigans going on in the evenings, lmk!
We will be at #PAXUnplugged this coming weekend with an official booth!
For Foundry VTT license owners or Ember backers, we have some brand new tee-shirt designs to give away! Come for the swag but stick around to try out new V13 features, the first ever Ember demo, and more!
For Foundry VTT license owners or Ember backers, we have some brand new tee-shirt designs to give away! Come for the swag but stick around to try out new V13 features, the first ever Ember demo, and more!
December 3, 2024 at 11:03 PM
It's almost time for #PaxUnplugged and I'm psyched to see everyone! Come by the Foundry booth (4310) to say hello, check out the demos, and maybe walk away with some swag! And if anyone knows of fun shenanigans going on in the evenings, lmk!
Hey y'all - did you know that Divine Mysteries is out from Pathfinder? I got to write for this book about the gods and worked on profiles for three of them - Embaral, Obari, and Norgorber - so here's a little thread with something I love about each one.
Lost Omens Divine Mysteries is available now. But wait, there's more!
There are so many gods that we ran out of room in the book, so our psychopomp friend Yivali put together this amazing web supplement that features them all!
https://buff.ly/4fPFeh6
There are so many gods that we ran out of room in the book, so our psychopomp friend Yivali put together this amazing web supplement that features them all!
https://buff.ly/4fPFeh6
November 26, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Hey y'all - did you know that Divine Mysteries is out from Pathfinder? I got to write for this book about the gods and worked on profiles for three of them - Embaral, Obari, and Norgorber - so here's a little thread with something I love about each one.
This is basically everything I want in a game. I cannot wait.
As we embark on our new journey here on Bluesky, we look forward to sharing more news about South of Midnight, our upcoming single-player, third-person action-adventure and 'modern folktale' set in the Deep South.
November 25, 2024 at 11:02 PM
This is basically everything I want in a game. I cannot wait.
Finding the right balance between rhythm and story for one project and turning Mad Libs into game mechanics for another.
Good morning y'all ☕
Writers, what we accomplishing this week?
Writers, what we accomplishing this week?
November 19, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Finding the right balance between rhythm and story for one project and turning Mad Libs into game mechanics for another.
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Within every career is a moment of kindness from someone who had nothing to gain in the doing.
Remember to pay it forward when your turn comes.
Remember to pay it forward when your turn comes.
November 18, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Within every career is a moment of kindness from someone who had nothing to gain in the doing.
Remember to pay it forward when your turn comes.
Remember to pay it forward when your turn comes.