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loremistress93.bsky.social
Kat the Lore Mistress 🔜 Dragonmeet
@loremistress93.bsky.social
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she/they | queer 🏳️‍🌈 UK based writer & TTRPG designer ✍️ | Creative Lead at Hatched Games ✨ | folklore & horror nerd 🧚🏻‍♀️💀 | wearer of many AP hats 📹

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Oh but they clearly don't stand behind their comments so wholeheartedly anymore because, as @fistfulofcrits.bsky.social just pointed out to me, they've deleted them. Every single one. And their page.
A picture of deleted instagram account 'gatesofkrystalia'.
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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If you have to resort to petty accusations and insults with no factual basis, you aren’t winning the argument.
A conversation thread on the topic of UKGE promoting a game that was created with AI. loremistress93 (me): I've expressed disappointment on BlueSky about the comments being deleted here, and I'll express it here too. Saying nothing and censoring the comments that people have made about UKGE promoting Al generated projects does not mean your silence on the topic goes unseen. Most (not all, which is also telling) of the exhibitors that run stands at your convention are anti-Al and hard working creators, artists, and designers that make your convention the success it is. Really disappointing. A conversation thread on the topic of UKGE promoting a game that was created with AI. gatesofkrystalia: Your comment is being removed because it brings no constructive value to the discussion, only hostility. When commenting on social media, the first question to ask yourself is: am I contributing something useful or just spreading frustration? If it's the second, then you're not welcome here, and your words will be filtered out anywhere serious people talk about creative work. People like you, who judge without even taking the time to understand the project, are exactly why toxic discussions online keep growing. Those who speak about Al haven't even analyzed a single aspect of the game itself. Opinions like that are irrelevant and bring no growth to anyone.
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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An update on this. It’s really important. Still no word from UKGE but more people are commenting and I’m seeing that comments are still being hidden.

What’s more, the creator is firing back with a lot of nonsense. 🙃
A screenshot of an exchange on the topic of AI in a game that UKGE are promoting. iamloufryer: Just looked up this game after seeing it promoted on here and very disappointing to see it uses GenAl. @ukgamesexpo - you know what your core audience thinks about this and I'm very surprised you'd risk the inevitable backlash from it, to be honest. gatesofkrystalia: all projects use genAl, we are just honest and we declare it iamloufryer: sorry, but that is a wild generalisation that isn't even a little bit true. This community is chock full of creators that pay real artists. four_score_woodwork: I am not a game designer, but I have never used Al. I have no intention of using Al. I actively avoid projects that use Al and have no issues finding LOTS of… (rest of text cut off) A screenshot of an exchange on the topic of AI in a game that UKGE are promoting. four_score_woodwork: I am not a game designer, but I have never used Al. I have no intention of using Al. I actively avoid projects that use Al and have no issues finding LOTS of awesome creative projects full of care and creativity Heck. I even avoid using computer controlled machines unless I HAVE to. It's not the most efficient or best way to work. But I care enough about my work and the people I make it for, that I will take longer and put more of myself in to it wirddesign: nah mate mine don't asunlesssea: Imfao no they dont wtf are you talking about?! A screenshot of an exchange on the topic of AI in a game that UKGE are promoting. freylygill: If the creators couldnt be bothered to put the real effort in like the rest of us, why should we buy the product??? This sets a dangerous precedent for you as an indie backed convention, UKGE. You are opening the slop gates with this gatesofkrystalia: Your message reeks of ignorance and bad manners. You have no idea how much real work went into this project, years of writing, illustrating, and worldbuilding. You're exactly the kind of toxic person who should stay far away from the indie scene, where passion and respect still matter. freylygill: my guy, editing Al generated artwork trained on stolen art isn't work. With the money raised you could have paid a real artist. I do fine l'm the indie scene and I do it 100% off my own graft. You don’t respect real artists and… The rest of the text is cut off A screenshot of an exchange on the topic of AI in a game that UKGE are promoting. gatesofkrystalia: Unfortunately, the last shred of intelligence I thought you had has vanished. You speak without knowing, and that kind of ignorance causes real damage. Try informing yourself about how much it costs and how long it takes to produce over a thousand illustrations for a single book. We have two full books, two complete card decks, and over forty physical and forty digital products. We're a two-person publishing house that funds its creations through crowdfunding, how exactly do you think we could finance all those hand-drawn illustrations? And by the way, our products exist in six languages, all translated by bilingual native professionals from both Italian and the target languages.
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Four books to get to know me.
A cover for Markus Zusak's 'The Book Thief'. Pale yellow-white cover, with a young girl dancing with death on the cover. The title is written in dark brown calligraphy-style writing. Cover for Eowyn Ivey's 'The Snow Child'. A dark indigo background with white silhouette of trees and a young girl walking through them with a fox. The cover of Margaret Atwood's 'The Penelopiad'. The background is half blue and half white, and has the faded silhouettes of women hanging. In the forefront, there is an ink drawing of a woman's face in stars, with a flower instead of an eye. The cover for Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber'. The background is very red, with a wolf and a woman at the forefront in an intimate embrace.
October 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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New followers, so time for an update. I'm Kat - UK based, queer, and I'm looking for freelance projects in 2026!

📚 I'm the Creative Lead at Hatchlings Games
🪶 I'm a writer & TTRPG designer
🧌 I especially love horror, folklore, and fantasy

Drop me an email, let's chat 💛

✉️ loremistress93@gmail.com
A white woman (me) with big glasses, pulled back red/blonde hair, a colourful blouse, and a green leather jacket smiles at the camera My profile picture, picturing me - a white woman with big glasses, red ombre hair, a yellow blouse with a book pattern, and a background of red and yellow swirls. Artist is @healie.bsky.social ☺️
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Had a truly excellent time at last night’s @soulmuppet.co.uk and @moonshineadventure.bsky.social launch event for DOOMSPIRAL!

Saw good friends, and played an excellent game. If you’re a fan of Dark Souls or Elden Ring, then this TTRPG is for you!
Kat (white woman with pulled back red and blonde hair, big glasses, and a red cape) and Gee (white woman with hair down, tiefling horns, and a black netted top) hugging in front of green and red banners. Post game, a party of people are sat around a tabletop gaming table and smiling at the camera. The Doomspiral QuickStart booklet sits next to a pen and some dice on a wooden table. A clear drink with a straw can also be seen. Lyssa (white woman with pulled back hair, glasses, pulled back blonde hair, and a black coat) smiles with Kat (pulled back red and blonde hair, glasses, and a red cape) who is attempting to smile, I think?
September 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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What are you currently RESEARCHING for projects you are working on? I've a few things on the go and here's some of mine:

- Scary mountain stories ⛰️
- Lyrebird mimicry & Peacock tail feathers 🦚
- The 1381 Peasant's Revolt 👑
- Wolf folklore/mythology (for more than one project...) 🐺
An eerie, misty mountain scene with lots of tall, imposing trees A lyrebird, with its tail feathers out on full display Late 14th-century depiction of William Walworth killing Wat Tyler; the King is represented twice, watching events unfold (left) and addressing the crowd (right). A silhouetted wolf that lost seems to be part of the natural landscape around it, with glowing eyes looking straight at the camera.
August 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Our Daggerheart session summed up in four pictures. THOROUGHLY enjoying every time I play this game!

@ghostcandle.bsky.social
@fruits136.bsky.social
@erenangiolini.com
@jienbirb.bsky.social
A wooden chopping board with white button mushrooms cut up in a variety of ways (cap-only, sliced, finely chopped, quartered, etc.). The text titling it says 'How to prep and cut mushrooms.' A goat sat in a hydrangea bush, chewing. The flowers look like its horns. A boy desperately clinging onto a bunch of floating dandelions with the backdrop of a lovely summer's day. A classic 16-bit video game style screen saying 'Level Up!' surrounded by coins.
August 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Look at this absolutely gorgeous rendition of one of my favourite books, ‘The Secret Garden’!

Such a wonderful story with that gorgeous mixture of melancholy gothic atmosphere, childhood curiosity, and fairy tale whimsy. I adore it ⛲️🪴🤫

Can’t wait to re-read for research into a future project… 👀
The book spine for the London ‘the Folio Society’ 1986 edition of ‘The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is a vivid green with gold lettering, and the fabric covering has the dark black silhouette of a tree bough and bird prominently displayed. The slip case for the London ‘the Folio Society’ 1986 edition of ‘The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is a pale green with a pencil sketch of a young girl holding a skipping rope and wearing a brimmed hat and coat, stood next to a long forgotten outdoor vase, staring up at an overgrown tree wrapped in ivy. The book cover for the London ‘the Folio Society’ 1986 edition of ‘The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is a vivid green with the dark black silhouette of tree boughs against a brick wall, and the back of a young girl holding a skipping rope, wearing a wide brimmed hat, coat, and stockings, staring up at them. The inside of the London ‘the Folio Society’ 1986 edition of ‘The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. On one side is the pencil sketch of a young girl in a wide-brimmed hat, coat, and stockings, leaning against a wooden gate covered in ivy. On the other side is the following text: ‘The Secret Garden. Frances Hodgson Burnett. Drawings by Dodie Masterman. London. The Folio Society. 1986.’ There is also a small doodle of the same young girl staring at a neglected outdoor vase on top of a stone plinth.
August 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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I'm a little late to the party, but let's do this!

#RPGaDay2025
A graphic depicting the various prompts of #RPGaDay2025, presented by www.autocratic.com & www.castingshadowsblog.com It depicts a bookshelf, each prompt is written on the spine of a book within. DAILY PROMPTS 1) Patron 2) Prompt 3) Tavern 4) Message 5) Ancient 6) Motive 7) Journey 8) Explore 9) Inspire 10) Origin 11) Flavour 12) Path 13) Darkness 14) Mystery 15) Deceive 16) Overcome 17) Renew 18) Sign 19) Destiny 20) Enter 21) Unexpected 22) Ally 23) Recent 24) Reveal 25) Challenge 26) Nemesis 27) Tactic 28) Suspense 29) Connect 30) Experience 31) Reward QUESTION PROMPTS (roll 1d6) 1) Who 2) What 3) Where 4) When 5) Why 6) How MOOD PROMPTS (roll 1d10) 1) Envious 2) Nostalgic 3) Proud 4) Enthusiastic 5) Confident 6) Optimistic 7) Lucky 8) Grateful 9) Contemplative 10) Excited SUBJECT PROMPTS (roll 1d8) 1) Adventure 2) Character 3) Genre 4) Rule 5) Accessory 6) Art 7) Person 8) Lesson 'Every year, #RPGaDAY hopes to get people talking in a positive way about tabletop roleplaying games. For each day in August, use the prompt to inspire a blog, vlog, social media post, adventure hook, or artwork, and share it with the tag #RPGaDAY2025 to celebrate everything great about our hobby. If you're uninspired by the prompt, roll some dice and add some extra elements from the bottom shelf!'
August 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Posting this before I see something in it that I hate, and delete it.

Now Playing:
Out Tonight - RENT 🎶
A white woman looks at the camera smiling, she has pulled back red and blonde hair, glasses, a green leather jacket, and a flowery button up blouse on.
August 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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6. The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood

Well, I'm a sucker for a greek myth retelling, and this one just REALLY did it for me. It has a very punchy wit to it, and highlights often forgotten perspectives in Odysseus's famed journey - Penelope, and her maids. I enjoyed it immensely!
The cover of 'The Penelopiad' by Margaret Atwood. A bright red background, with lots of silhouetted owls in flight at the forefront. Text is white and bold.
July 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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5. The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers

My favourite sci-fi book I've read. There are so many wonderful stories about space crew adventures. This one captures 'found family' perfectly, and truly reflects how complex their relationships, motivations, and differences would be.
The cover for 'The Long Way To A Small, Angry Planet' by Becky Chambers. A silhouetted woman, standing on a mound of earth, stares into the vast starry night.
July 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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4. Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadine Evaristo

Read this with a book club - it explores feminism, privilege, race, and queerness succinctly. At times it's a hard and messy read. There are twelve voices, weaving in and out of each other, and their differences are as important as the common ground.
Cover of 'Girl, Woman, Other' by Bernadine Evaristo. Background is bright yellow, and there is a silhouette in black of a woman wearing a colourful head wrap.
July 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Spending my morning with some tea, listening to Laufey, and having cuddles with Callie. What a perfect start to two days off 💛
A light calico (ginger, grey, white) Maine Coon kitten staring at the camera like butter wouldn’t melt. My light calico (ginger, grey, white) Maine Coon kitten relaxed and showing off her little teeth. They are TINY. She will probably bite me with them later. A light calico (ginger, grey, white) Maine Coon kitten just utterly enjoying cuddles and gazing at the camera, pretending she isn’t plotting her next bit of mischief.
July 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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3. My Sister, The Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite

Dark comedy-slasher, with plenty of satire. One sister is sensible, and overlooked. The other is frivolous, adored, and many of her boyfriends wind up dead. What follows is a tale of resentment, sibling dependancy, and what family really means.
The cover of 'My Sister, The Serial Killer' by Oyinkan Braithwaite. It has a black background, and features a black woman wearing sunglasses and a head wrap. The lenses reflect a hand holding a knife, as if about to strike. The writing is a striking lime green.
July 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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2. The Bloody Chamber & Other Stories - Angela Carter

More gothic horror of course, but this one is a set of short stories that reimagines some already dark fairy tales through an even darker, feminist, and erotic lens. Favourites include 'The Bloody Chamber' and 'The Lady Of The House Of Love'.
Cover for 'The Bloody Chamber' by Angela Carter. A white background with what looks like an intricately detailed sewn red wolf and black trees behind.
July 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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1. The Corset - Laura Purcell

Gothic horror about two women who become friends - one a charitable phrenologist, and the other a seamstress and accused murderer, who believes she can imbue emotion into the garments she creates. I've yet to read a book of Purcell's I don't love!
The cover for 'The Corset' by Laura Purcell. Deep blue with a golden thread, needle, and large feather. There is a silhouette in the feather's pattern of a woman looking downwards.
July 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Please give Millie some virtual fuss, adoration, and worship on the anniversary of her gotcha day, she's a fifteen year old princess who likes to be pampered 💛
Millie, a tortoiseshell cat, looks expectantly at the camera and waits for adulation.
July 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Millie responds in kind!
A slightly befuddled tortoiseshell cat on a grey sofa, glaring at the camera because she’s trying to sleep. The same tortoiseshell cat deciding she can probably just sleep anyway, eyes closed and totally relaxed, on a grey sofa.
July 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Working on something FUN with @ap-cartography.bsky.social (an excellent cartographer that you should ALL be following). Keep your eyes peeled for something whimsical with a splash of cosy horror in there 👀

Welcome to Fablewood...

🧚🏻‍♀️🏘️🌳
A snippet of a town map, containing some whimsical buildings, a forest, cobblestone paths, and a dragon statue A snippet os a town map with some whimsical but gothic looking buildings, including a cemetery and a large church
July 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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I in fact have two! Callie is the newest addition to the family, a Maine Coon kitten. And Millie, the tortoiseshell, is fifteen! 😍
A calico Maine Coone kitten, four months old, sitting in a lap and looking up at the camera A tortoiseshell cat, fifteen years old, sleeping on the coffee table
July 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Received the loveliest gift from @nickmunroturner.bsky.social in honour of our Pokémon game 🥺🩵🤍

Look how cute these Alolan Vulpix dice are!
Blue & White dice with an Alolan Vulpix on the d6
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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- 'An Introduction To Woodland Dragons' & Gryphons print (Wayward Adventurers Guild)

- D20 Cross Stitch Kit (The Enchanted Needle)

Prints (@fistfulofcrits.bsky.social & @threesailsstudios.bsky.social), tea towel (@hatchlingdm.itch.io), dice from GameTee, & keyring from @dungeondelves.bsky.social!
a keyring with a treasure chest that is DEFINITELY a mimic
June 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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The post UKGE feels (and exhaustion) are HITTING, so I thought I'd post my very late #ukge2025 haul. I'll do my best to tag as many creators as possible!

Honestly? I think I was pretty darned restrained!
A haul of goods from my UKGE 2025 trip - it includes a variety of zines, TTRPG books, dice, art prints, and even a tea towel!
June 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM