barclay travis 🔜 pax:u
@barcstravis.bsky.social
he/it. white. transfag werewolf.
queer theatre artist, dramaturg, & game designer.
producer & host @tabletopbookclub.bsky.social.
queer theatre artist, dramaturg, & game designer.
producer & host @tabletopbookclub.bsky.social.
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[📌] an introduction for bluesky:
i'm barclay travis, a trans writer, game designer, artist, dramaturg, producer, etc. i'm a full-time student but i am available for freelance work on both theatre & ttrpg projects!
🔗 barclaytravis.carrd.co
✉️ barcstravis@gmail.com
i'm barclay travis, a trans writer, game designer, artist, dramaturg, producer, etc. i'm a full-time student but i am available for freelance work on both theatre & ttrpg projects!
🔗 barclaytravis.carrd.co
✉️ barcstravis@gmail.com
pax soon. you know what that means
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
pax soon. you know what that means
aw shucks!
Conflict of Interest, by @barcstravis.bsky.social, is a great game for fans of spy fiction and romance: a will-they-won't they plot that dangles the danger of being found out right over your heads.
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
aw shucks!
important (& difficult) broadcast update for tabletop book club going forward. see y’all at pax (informally) & (hopefully) we’ll be back in december
So, it's been a little while. Here's an explanation for that (kind of), and a heads-up that we're taking a brief hiatus, until at least after PAX: Unplugged this year.
We're taking a couple months off! | Tabletop Book Club
Get more from Tabletop Book Club on Patreon
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October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
important (& difficult) broadcast update for tabletop book club going forward. see y’all at pax (informally) & (hopefully) we’ll be back in december
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(Thumbnail art by @barcstravis.bsky.social )
October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
(Thumbnail art by @barcstravis.bsky.social )
i made the thumbnail art for this! it’s super sick! 😈
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 AM
i made the thumbnail art for this! it’s super sick! 😈
without any spoilers, i just beat the second area boss of hades ii first try AND almost beat the third area boss first try with no death defiances left. they’re calling me the greatest gamer of all time?
September 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
without any spoilers, i just beat the second area boss of hades ii first try AND almost beat the third area boss first try with no death defiances left. they’re calling me the greatest gamer of all time?
bee is mildly concussed & i’ve been working two 20-30 hours/week jobs for the past couple months so this ep is gonna be a little delayed. sorry to the gamefreaks
month’s cursed again sorry 💔
hot guest “summer” returns in mid-october ❤️
hot guest “summer” returns in mid-october ❤️
September 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
bee is mildly concussed & i’ve been working two 20-30 hours/week jobs for the past couple months so this ep is gonna be a little delayed. sorry to the gamefreaks
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The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
the most cursed recording of all time. but we had fun and talked abt a good game so that’s what matters
This month, we read "This Is A Game About Fishing", a queer ecopunk belonging outside belonging game by Riverhouse Games, and discussed it with @vidityavoleti.bsky.social! You can listen to the episode here:
“This Is A Game About Fishing” with Viditya Voleti
open.spotify.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
the most cursed recording of all time. but we had fun and talked abt a good game so that’s what matters
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so if youre dating, wheres the third one?? ohhhh i see so youre like a throuple, but with two people..... a douple
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
so if youre dating, wheres the third one?? ohhhh i see so youre like a throuple, but with two people..... a douple
some insane blue prince runs tonight. do NOT shame me for the location of [REDACTED] i didnt know what the text meant when i drafted it :(
(screenshots aren’t actually graphic i just didn’t want to spoil anyone who, like me, has taken too long to play this game)
(screenshots aren’t actually graphic i just didn’t want to spoil anyone who, like me, has taken too long to play this game)
August 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
some insane blue prince runs tonight. do NOT shame me for the location of [REDACTED] i didnt know what the text meant when i drafted it :(
(screenshots aren’t actually graphic i just didn’t want to spoil anyone who, like me, has taken too long to play this game)
(screenshots aren’t actually graphic i just didn’t want to spoil anyone who, like me, has taken too long to play this game)
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Absurdia launches in a little less than a month!
Is this the week we hit 200 followers? 👀
bit.ly/46upHBR
Is this the week we hit 200 followers? 👀
bit.ly/46upHBR
August 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Absurdia launches in a little less than a month!
Is this the week we hit 200 followers? 👀
bit.ly/46upHBR
Is this the week we hit 200 followers? 👀
bit.ly/46upHBR
idk that i ever posted abt this anywhere, but i just updated the itch collection of games that we've covered on @tabletopbookclub.bsky.social, if you're interested in checking out the games we've talked abt over there!
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itch.io
August 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
idk that i ever posted abt this anywhere, but i just updated the itch collection of games that we've covered on @tabletopbookclub.bsky.social, if you're interested in checking out the games we've talked abt over there!
conflict of interest is wet gun if you know what i mean
August 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
conflict of interest is wet gun if you know what i mean
just had the most cursed tabletop book club recording ever. featuring @vidityavoleti.bsky.social but not in this screenshot
August 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
just had the most cursed tabletop book club recording ever. featuring @vidityavoleti.bsky.social but not in this screenshot
on today, my two years on testosterone, i pass on my wisdom to you: if you start a podcast early in your hrt journey, it becomes a fun voice update time capsule for as long as you continue doing the podcast
August 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
on today, my two years on testosterone, i pass on my wisdom to you: if you start a podcast early in your hrt journey, it becomes a fun voice update time capsule for as long as you continue doing the podcast
pax:u panel pitch period was way too short this year omg. i totally missed it 😭
August 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
pax:u panel pitch period was way too short this year omg. i totally missed it 😭
the beautiful thing about working at the renaissance faire is that two of my coworkers were gone from training today because they're at gencon, and i was wearing my triangle agency shirt
August 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
the beautiful thing about working at the renaissance faire is that two of my coworkers were gone from training today because they're at gencon, and i was wearing my triangle agency shirt
blue prince is the kind of game that i can *feel* running circles around me. there are things happening in this game that i know i’m missing but i don’t know what they are. it’s awesome
continuing my pattern of playing games after everyone else has already spent their time with them: i'm finally playing blue prince. it's really good guys
August 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
blue prince is the kind of game that i can *feel* running circles around me. there are things happening in this game that i know i’m missing but i don’t know what they are. it’s awesome
continuing my pattern of playing games after everyone else has already spent their time with them: i'm finally playing blue prince. it's really good guys
August 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
continuing my pattern of playing games after everyone else has already spent their time with them: i'm finally playing blue prince. it's really good guys
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shoutout to me running the zoom call for this ep from my phone bc my wifi decided to go out the day we recorded. still a very fun episode for a very good game with a very wonderful guest!
This month, we read "Orbital Blues", a lo-fi space western roleplaying game from @soulmuppet.co.uk, written by Sam Sleney & Zach Cox, and discussed it with possibly its biggest fan @brianflaherty.bsky.social of @manysidedmedia.bsky.social! You can listen to the episode here:
"Orbital Blues" with Brian Flaherty
Tabletop Book Club · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
shoutout to me running the zoom call for this ep from my phone bc my wifi decided to go out the day we recorded. still a very fun episode for a very good game with a very wonderful guest!
this episode was so fun to record & edit. @brianflaherty.bsky.social has brilliant insights into games (this one & many others!) & also tells some really great stories in this one. such a joy to have him on the show!
This month, we read "Orbital Blues", a lo-fi space western roleplaying game from @soulmuppet.co.uk, written by Sam Sleney & Zach Cox, and discussed it with possibly its biggest fan @brianflaherty.bsky.social of @manysidedmedia.bsky.social! You can listen to the episode here:
"Orbital Blues" with Brian Flaherty
Tabletop Book Club · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
this episode was so fun to record & edit. @brianflaherty.bsky.social has brilliant insights into games (this one & many others!) & also tells some really great stories in this one. such a joy to have him on the show!
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July 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
being so serious when i say my sister might be a better podcaster than me. she’s very smart and funny and also REALLY into smosh. but in a way that she has great insights. give it a listen :]
There's a new bonus episode on Patreon (with a preview on the main feed!) Barclay is joined by his sister Sasha to talk Smosh, "Dread", and Smosh's upcoming live AP series "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!"
In the preview, they draft dream lineups for WAGD. Tune into Patreon for the rest!
In the preview, they draft dream lineups for WAGD. Tune into Patreon for the rest!
Patreon Preview: Talking Smosh with Barclay’s Sister Sasha
Tabletop Book Club · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
being so serious when i say my sister might be a better podcaster than me. she’s very smart and funny and also REALLY into smosh. but in a way that she has great insights. give it a listen :]
can’t post most of the stuff i’ve been drawing lately cuz it’s for someone’s else game but i CAN post these drawings of tommy bowe #smosh
July 26, 2025 at 4:49 AM
can’t post most of the stuff i’ve been drawing lately cuz it’s for someone’s else game but i CAN post these drawings of tommy bowe #smosh