Sporian Games is Calling Paypros
@sporian.bsky.social
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My name is Sporian, at least to you. I'm a game designer in my spare time, and all of those games can be found at https://sporian.itch.io .
My name is Sporian, at least to you. I'm a game designer in my spare time, and all of those games can be found at https://sporian.itch.io .
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My name is Sporian (she/her), at least as a TTRPG author. I've been playing games for over a decade but have been making games for about 3 years now.
My name is Sporian (she/her), at least as a TTRPG author. I've been playing games for over a decade but have been making games for about 3 years now.
I haven't posted much, but I have been writing, designing, and working on projects. Here's a snippet of fiction that I think does a lot of the stuff I like; playing with authorship, anonymization, making commentary on the future, and advertising my other work. I think it hits.
October 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I haven't posted much, but I have been writing, designing, and working on projects. Here's a snippet of fiction that I think does a lot of the stuff I like; playing with authorship, anonymization, making commentary on the future, and advertising my other work. I think it hits.
Writing a GMed game for the first time in my artistic career and thinking about how to create in-game solutions for this. What are some examples in GMed games you play to create inter-player talk? I'm thinking:
- The way whispers and twists work in Wild Word systems
- Deals with the devil in FitD
- The way whispers and twists work in Wild Word systems
- Deals with the devil in FitD
September 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Writing a GMed game for the first time in my artistic career and thinking about how to create in-game solutions for this. What are some examples in GMed games you play to create inter-player talk? I'm thinking:
- The way whispers and twists work in Wild Word systems
- Deals with the devil in FitD
- The way whispers and twists work in Wild Word systems
- Deals with the devil in FitD
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The censorship coming for video games in the Trump-era is a problem, even if you never plan to buy NSFW games.
postgame.substack.com/p/why-nsfw-g...
postgame.substack.com/p/why-nsfw-g...
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The censorship coming for video games in the Trump-era is a problem, even if you never plan to buy NSFW games.
postgame.substack.com/p/why-nsfw-g...
postgame.substack.com/p/why-nsfw-g...
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a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval
September 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
a key reason they see an opening for such a blatant speech crackdown is that they already did one to Palestinian and anti-genocide activists and it got enthusiastic bipartisan approval
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Garden of Earthly Delights
September 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Garden of Earthly Delights
V:AstridGirlie
you should buy your trans friends coffee or something today
September 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
V:AstridGirlie
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Upon more thought (and a lovely DM from a fan!!) I realize that [DON'T] Kiss Your Friends is incredibly expressionist in its function. It's a good example of expressionist play in action.
I can't wait to evoke expressionism on purpose next time.
sporian.itch.io/dont-kiss-yo...
I can't wait to evoke expressionism on purpose next time.
sporian.itch.io/dont-kiss-yo...
September 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Upon more thought (and a lovely DM from a fan!!) I realize that [DON'T] Kiss Your Friends is incredibly expressionist in its function. It's a good example of expressionist play in action.
I can't wait to evoke expressionism on purpose next time.
sporian.itch.io/dont-kiss-yo...
I can't wait to evoke expressionism on purpose next time.
sporian.itch.io/dont-kiss-yo...
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good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
The Expressionist Games Manifesto
“Work! Intoxication! Brain-racking! Chewing, eating, gorging, rooting up! Rapturous birth pangs! Jabbing of the brush, preferably right…
possumcreek.medium.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...
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There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.
Based on how liberals understand politics I assume I'll see some of them suddenly support the ban now that the Wrong People spoke up against it
Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.
September 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Based on how liberals understand politics I assume I'll see some of them suddenly support the ban now that the Wrong People spoke up against it
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Banning trans people from owning guns is a really REALLY significant escalation and I think the scariest part about it that's not being discussed at all is that the plan is to declare that trans people are mentally ill
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns, sources say | CNN Politics
Senior Justice Department officials are weighing proposals to limit transgender people’s right to possess firearms, according to two officials familiar with the internal discussions.
edition.cnn.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Banning trans people from owning guns is a really REALLY significant escalation and I think the scariest part about it that's not being discussed at all is that the plan is to declare that trans people are mentally ill
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...
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After many years of testing, edits, art, and layout, FATHOM - the surreal TTRPG of drifters exploring the depths of the urban UnReal by @matthewguz.bsky.social and me - is finally finished.
v1.0 release is out now - for free - on itch.io
sulcata.itch.io/fathom
v1.0 release is out now - for free - on itch.io
sulcata.itch.io/fathom
September 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
After many years of testing, edits, art, and layout, FATHOM - the surreal TTRPG of drifters exploring the depths of the urban UnReal by @matthewguz.bsky.social and me - is finally finished.
v1.0 release is out now - for free - on itch.io
sulcata.itch.io/fathom
v1.0 release is out now - for free - on itch.io
sulcata.itch.io/fathom
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If you are an American trans person doing any kind of creative and intellectual labor, *no matter how famous,* the #1 thing on your mind should be 'how can I continue this work under fascism?'
We are essential workers for our community. You don't walk around in a pandemic unmasked.
We are essential workers for our community. You don't walk around in a pandemic unmasked.
August 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you are an American trans person doing any kind of creative and intellectual labor, *no matter how famous,* the #1 thing on your mind should be 'how can I continue this work under fascism?'
We are essential workers for our community. You don't walk around in a pandemic unmasked.
We are essential workers for our community. You don't walk around in a pandemic unmasked.
Just watched Travis Wilkerson's amazing 2002 documentary about Butte/Frank Little, *An Injury to One,* and it's eerie how much it felt like a video essay of the modern era. Felt like a narrative pairing to @foldablehuman.bsky.social 's Mantracks. Really engaging. letterboxd.com/sporian/film...
A ★★★★½ review of An Injury to One (2002)
"It is 1864. The Montana Territory is carved out of Idaho and a colonial economy is adopted. From the inception of the territory, all of Montana's salient industries are extractive. According to this ...
letterboxd.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just watched Travis Wilkerson's amazing 2002 documentary about Butte/Frank Little, *An Injury to One,* and it's eerie how much it felt like a video essay of the modern era. Felt like a narrative pairing to @foldablehuman.bsky.social 's Mantracks. Really engaging. letterboxd.com/sporian/film...
I think my favorite depression symptom is the psychomotor stuff because it makes everything feel so impressive.
Me, in my head: grab the salt for the sauce.
(I watch myself for 10 seconds as I slowly reach my hand up and put it on the salt)
Me, nodding, out loud: Hell yeah. Nice.
Me, in my head: grab the salt for the sauce.
(I watch myself for 10 seconds as I slowly reach my hand up and put it on the salt)
Me, nodding, out loud: Hell yeah. Nice.
August 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I think my favorite depression symptom is the psychomotor stuff because it makes everything feel so impressive.
Me, in my head: grab the salt for the sauce.
(I watch myself for 10 seconds as I slowly reach my hand up and put it on the salt)
Me, nodding, out loud: Hell yeah. Nice.
Me, in my head: grab the salt for the sauce.
(I watch myself for 10 seconds as I slowly reach my hand up and put it on the salt)
Me, nodding, out loud: Hell yeah. Nice.
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the god damn fellas
Reflecting on the making of "Born to Run," in 2009, Bruce told James Henke, “The sound I heard in my head was not one that was physically reproducible.” Undeterred, he took six months to record the title track — and guided Clarence Clemons’ iconic solo on “Jungleland,” singing it phrase by phrase.
August 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
the god damn fellas
7 part pact but it's superheroes and it's critiquing all the different ways heroes face problems would go hard. One person could be the cosmic level hero, one the street crime person... you could do such insightful critique of the genre through play
7 Part Pact but you’re all Batman
August 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
7 part pact but it's superheroes and it's critiquing all the different ways heroes face problems would go hard. One person could be the cosmic level hero, one the street crime person... you could do such insightful critique of the genre through play
Looking into playing rec league softball with my friends and checked in on the rules about coed to see if there'll be a problem with trans stuff, and found some of the funniest regulations I've ever seen.
You ever see liberals legislate themselves into a tizzy trying to be """fair"""??
You ever see liberals legislate themselves into a tizzy trying to be """fair"""??
August 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Looking into playing rec league softball with my friends and checked in on the rules about coed to see if there'll be a problem with trans stuff, and found some of the funniest regulations I've ever seen.
You ever see liberals legislate themselves into a tizzy trying to be """fair"""??
You ever see liberals legislate themselves into a tizzy trying to be """fair"""??
I do actually think my biblical literacy is a bit of a crutch I use in my writing sometimes. I think if I relied on it less I'd make more interesting worm.
But I did just write down, to describe myself in a zine, "HAIRIER THAN ESAU, GENTLER THAN MARY," and I just can't beat it.
But I did just write down, to describe myself in a zine, "HAIRIER THAN ESAU, GENTLER THAN MARY," and I just can't beat it.
August 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I do actually think my biblical literacy is a bit of a crutch I use in my writing sometimes. I think if I relied on it less I'd make more interesting worm.
But I did just write down, to describe myself in a zine, "HAIRIER THAN ESAU, GENTLER THAN MARY," and I just can't beat it.
But I did just write down, to describe myself in a zine, "HAIRIER THAN ESAU, GENTLER THAN MARY," and I just can't beat it.
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STOP BEING AFRAID OF BEING CRINGE AND START BEING AFRAID OF BEING BORING!!!!
EXPRESS YOURSELF OR YOU'LL DIE
EXPRESS YOURSELF OR YOU'LL DIE
August 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
STOP BEING AFRAID OF BEING CRINGE AND START BEING AFRAID OF BEING BORING!!!!
EXPRESS YOURSELF OR YOU'LL DIE
EXPRESS YOURSELF OR YOU'LL DIE
Life has been so busy/crushing that I haven't even celebrated 1,000 downloads on itch.
Regardless, I'm very proud. I promise, new work is on the way and I hope to have multiple places to find it.
But I'm focusing on the thing that really sustains me: playing games.
Regardless, I'm very proud. I promise, new work is on the way and I hope to have multiple places to find it.
But I'm focusing on the thing that really sustains me: playing games.
August 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Life has been so busy/crushing that I haven't even celebrated 1,000 downloads on itch.
Regardless, I'm very proud. I promise, new work is on the way and I hope to have multiple places to find it.
But I'm focusing on the thing that really sustains me: playing games.
Regardless, I'm very proud. I promise, new work is on the way and I hope to have multiple places to find it.
But I'm focusing on the thing that really sustains me: playing games.
Medieval cooks of all walks of life are going WILD for this trick
If ya want a cheat on serving different flavors with meat you can nuke fruit jam for a min and then drizzle it over whatever you cooked
August 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Medieval cooks of all walks of life are going WILD for this trick