Shawn Elizabeth
@shawnelizabeth.bsky.social
Lizzie. Game director at Cursed Magic, previously: TFT (Into the Arcane), LoR (lead set designer, Path of Champions), MTG (Conspiracy, Battlebond, Origins, Kaladesh). she/her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
January 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
abolish ice is the moderate position to be honest. whichever candidate promises to nuremberg the ice agents has my vote at this point
Finally got my library card sorted (which was trivial to do once I tried) and have been listening to a ton of audiobooks on Libby. Been years since I've been consuming this many novels.
December 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Finally got my library card sorted (which was trivial to do once I tried) and have been listening to a ton of audiobooks on Libby. Been years since I've been consuming this many novels.
I did theatre in college with Lupita Nyong'o. We weren't particularly close, but car pooled. Returning from a cast party, I was tipsy and she drove my car back, but had never driven an automatic so kept trying to use the brake like it was the clutch.
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Literally ran into Hillary Clinton as we we both sprinting in opposite directions and almost knocked her over. Many thanks to Madam Secretary for not having her security beat me senseless
Literally ran into Hillary Clinton as we we both sprinting in opposite directions and almost knocked her over. Many thanks to Madam Secretary for not having her security beat me senseless
stood next to Samuel L. Jackson as he bought an absolute mountain of anime dvds
December 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I did theatre in college with Lupita Nyong'o. We weren't particularly close, but car pooled. Returning from a cast party, I was tipsy and she drove my car back, but had never driven an automatic so kept trying to use the brake like it was the clutch.
Then and now: Hearthstone, with fond memories for Broken Age which recaptured the magic and humor of early adventure games
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2014, if you had one, and what you would say your favourite game of 2014 is now, if it differs
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Then and now: Hearthstone, with fond memories for Broken Age which recaptured the magic and humor of early adventure games
What a year of bangers!
Then: Gone Home
Now: Papers Please, but so much love for Kentucky Route Zero and Wolf Among Us (plus fond memories of Monaco chaos)
Then: Gone Home
Now: Papers Please, but so much love for Kentucky Route Zero and Wolf Among Us (plus fond memories of Monaco chaos)
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2013, if you had one, and what you would say your favourite game of 2013 is now, if it differs
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations and early access count, remasters don't. Remakes depend
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What a year of bangers!
Then: Gone Home
Now: Papers Please, but so much love for Kentucky Route Zero and Wolf Among Us (plus fond memories of Monaco chaos)
Then: Gone Home
Now: Papers Please, but so much love for Kentucky Route Zero and Wolf Among Us (plus fond memories of Monaco chaos)
Hades 2 was my favorite 2025 game, though just finished Consume Me and damn that was fantastic - lovely management sim wrapped inside a silly but moving story about the pressures of growing up all in charming MS paint art
December 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Hades 2 was my favorite 2025 game, though just finished Consume Me and damn that was fantastic - lovely management sim wrapped inside a silly but moving story about the pressures of growing up all in charming MS paint art
A week of watching these nerds after they were spayed (and their brothers)
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A week of watching these nerds after they were spayed (and their brothers)
In a bar, tipsy and oversharing and listening to dear friends share in return. I go into the bathroom and see myself in the mirror. Damn I feel lucky to be me.
October 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
In a bar, tipsy and oversharing and listening to dear friends share in return. I go into the bathroom and see myself in the mirror. Damn I feel lucky to be me.
Just got on the train to go into the city. Feeling reeeeeeal nostalgic.
October 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just got on the train to go into the city. Feeling reeeeeeal nostalgic.
Longest I've been home since coming out. Parents are broadly supportive, but "oh it's so nice your friends get your pronouns right" is a dagger I get stabbed with every day.
October 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Longest I've been home since coming out. Parents are broadly supportive, but "oh it's so nice your friends get your pronouns right" is a dagger I get stabbed with every day.
Always a delight chatting with Shivam. Super personal podcast in which we both RAMBLE about my early days on Magic.
Today on Casual Magic, I'm thrilled to talk to one of my all time favorite designers to work on the game, the unbelievably cool Shawn Elizabeth Main (@shawnelizabeth.bsky.social) ! Listen as I gush for an hour about battlebond and conspiracy and everything i love!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltiV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltiV...
Battlebond, Conspiracy and The Great Designer with Shawn Elizabeth Main | Casual Magic Ep. 295
YouTube video by Casual Magic with Shivam Bhatt
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September 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Always a delight chatting with Shivam. Super personal podcast in which we both RAMBLE about my early days on Magic.
Sure seems like they're working their way through every minority group and either declaring "you are a victim and should not exist" or "you are a villain and should not exist"
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Sure seems like they're working their way through every minority group and either declaring "you are a victim and should not exist" or "you are a villain and should not exist"
Catching up on the news of the day. Goddamn.
Autistic friends, I love you and your brains.
Autistic friends, I love you and your brains.
September 23, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Catching up on the news of the day. Goddamn.
Autistic friends, I love you and your brains.
Autistic friends, I love you and your brains.
these two sweeties!
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
these two sweeties!
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Meet Principal Celeste, voiced by the legendary moon princess herself, Terri Hawkes 💖 @terri-hawkes.bsky.social
Art for our upcoming indie game, follow @cursedmagic.bsky.social for future updates!
#indiegames #gamedev #conceptart #magicalgirl #sailormoon
Art for our upcoming indie game, follow @cursedmagic.bsky.social for future updates!
#indiegames #gamedev #conceptart #magicalgirl #sailormoon
September 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Meet Principal Celeste, voiced by the legendary moon princess herself, Terri Hawkes 💖 @terri-hawkes.bsky.social
Art for our upcoming indie game, follow @cursedmagic.bsky.social for future updates!
#indiegames #gamedev #conceptart #magicalgirl #sailormoon
Art for our upcoming indie game, follow @cursedmagic.bsky.social for future updates!
#indiegames #gamedev #conceptart #magicalgirl #sailormoon
Postmates forcing me to accept a delivery robot so I'm uninstalling after this order. Saving a few dollars on tip is not worth anything. I want to pay a human to do this job.
September 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Postmates forcing me to accept a delivery robot so I'm uninstalling after this order. Saving a few dollars on tip is not worth anything. I want to pay a human to do this job.
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The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.
September 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.
Rough morning, but the cats are cute.
August 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Rough morning, but the cats are cute.
If you see this, quote 10 games to get to know you by:
🎴Magic: The Gathering
⚔️Legends of Runeterra
🧙♀️The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
🌖I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
🏰Skyrim
🏴☠️Secret of Monkey Island
🦢Loom
🈂️Final Fantasy 4
😷Pandemic Legacy
⛏️Above and Below
🎴Magic: The Gathering
⚔️Legends of Runeterra
🧙♀️The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
🌖I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
🏰Skyrim
🏴☠️Secret of Monkey Island
🦢Loom
🈂️Final Fantasy 4
😷Pandemic Legacy
⛏️Above and Below
If you see this, quote 10 games to get to know you by:
🌸Okami
💀Hades
⚔️League of Legends
⚙️Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
🦑Baldur's Gate 3
🏝️Animal Crossing: New Horizons
🐜Hollow Knight
⭐Neopets
⛵The Return of the Obra Dinn
🔍The Case of the Golden Idol
🌸Okami
💀Hades
⚔️League of Legends
⚙️Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
🦑Baldur's Gate 3
🏝️Animal Crossing: New Horizons
🐜Hollow Knight
⭐Neopets
⛵The Return of the Obra Dinn
🔍The Case of the Golden Idol
If you see this, quote 10 games to get to know you by:
🌸Okami
🤖Horizon: Zero Dawn
🧠Psychonauts
🦑Baldur's Gate 3
🌊TLoZ: The Wind Waker
⚔️Tunic
🪲Hollow Knight
🥚TLoZ: Link's Awakening
💀Hades
🐲Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
🌸Okami
🤖Horizon: Zero Dawn
🧠Psychonauts
🦑Baldur's Gate 3
🌊TLoZ: The Wind Waker
⚔️Tunic
🪲Hollow Knight
🥚TLoZ: Link's Awakening
💀Hades
🐲Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
August 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If you see this, quote 10 games to get to know you by:
🎴Magic: The Gathering
⚔️Legends of Runeterra
🧙♀️The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
🌖I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
🏰Skyrim
🏴☠️Secret of Monkey Island
🦢Loom
🈂️Final Fantasy 4
😷Pandemic Legacy
⛏️Above and Below
🎴Magic: The Gathering
⚔️Legends of Runeterra
🧙♀️The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
🌖I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
🏰Skyrim
🏴☠️Secret of Monkey Island
🦢Loom
🈂️Final Fantasy 4
😷Pandemic Legacy
⛏️Above and Below
Face getting upgraded today. Surreal week with a dear friend going in for very serious emergency surgery while I get ffs. Awash in emotions.
August 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Face getting upgraded today. Surreal week with a dear friend going in for very serious emergency surgery while I get ffs. Awash in emotions.
Hey it's wild how much figuring out my adhd has improved my life. Like I've still got plenty of problems, but being able to understand myself and have tools like medicine and community to dig myself out of problems means I'm able to get myself out before anything gets too bad (like it used to).
July 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Hey it's wild how much figuring out my adhd has improved my life. Like I've still got plenty of problems, but being able to understand myself and have tools like medicine and community to dig myself out of problems means I'm able to get myself out before anything gets too bad (like it used to).
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You cannot convince me that we are anywhere even close to ready for consumer-facing AI agents.
"but AI moves so fast!" yes queen, so do drunk drivers
"but AI moves so fast!" yes queen, so do drunk drivers
Haha, so chatgpt's new agent feature has a warning that if you send the agent to do stuff, it may give bad people access to your data. Necessary, I guess, but if this is true it'd make it fairly useless, no?
I mean to me the main use case would be giving it access to sites requiring login.
I mean to me the main use case would be giving it access to sites requiring login.
July 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
You cannot convince me that we are anywhere even close to ready for consumer-facing AI agents.
"but AI moves so fast!" yes queen, so do drunk drivers
"but AI moves so fast!" yes queen, so do drunk drivers
Letting the child watch tv
July 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Letting the child watch tv
So happy that the children are getting along
July 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
So happy that the children are getting along
It's been such a joy working on the script and with voice actors the past several weeks. Really taps into the theatre parts of me I've barely touched since getting into games.
July 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's been such a joy working on the script and with voice actors the past several weeks. Really taps into the theatre parts of me I've barely touched since getting into games.