S. Kaiya J. || Mirror-lock Atelier 🔜 PAX U
@mirror-lock.bsky.social
Contemplative indie tabletop games: HER ODYSSEY, GALATEA, UNTITLED MOTH GAME, & more. Worldbuilding examination. Character and roleplay theory. Opinions about fonts. She/her. You look lost, follow me. https://mirror-lock.com & https://mirror-lock.itch.io
I’ll be posting this again closer to PAX, but just so you know, I’ll be wearing these pins while I’m there! I don’t expect anyone to recognize my face on sight, especially behind a mask, so I figured I should try to look the way I do on the internet.
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’ll be posting this again closer to PAX, but just so you know, I’ll be wearing these pins while I’m there! I don’t expect anyone to recognize my face on sight, especially behind a mask, so I figured I should try to look the way I do on the internet.
Look what arrived safe and sound! A perfectly normal copy of a solo book-defacing RPG that will definitely not take its vengeance on me. Thank you @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social!
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Look what arrived safe and sound! A perfectly normal copy of a solo book-defacing RPG that will definitely not take its vengeance on me. Thank you @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social!
What, will these hands ne'er be clean, etc.
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
What, will these hands ne'er be clean, etc.
Contrast with the prints on the final paper, which still have that organic hand-printed look, but are much more solidly printed. The final paper is so thick and creamy, and (as you'd expect from letterpress) the words are slightly indented into the surface. It's a lovely tactile experience.
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Contrast with the prints on the final paper, which still have that organic hand-printed look, but are much more solidly printed. The final paper is so thick and creamy, and (as you'd expect from letterpress) the words are slightly indented into the surface. It's a lovely tactile experience.
The first practice proof that we pulled! The paper for the proof sheets was thinner and glossier than the intended final paper, so it didn't take up all the ink as firmly as the final product would. I like this aesthetic, though - quite battered and weather-worn.
October 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The first practice proof that we pulled! The paper for the proof sheets was thinner and glossier than the intended final paper, so it didn't take up all the ink as firmly as the final product would. I like this aesthetic, though - quite battered and weather-worn.
We inked it with red, obviously. We were printing on a Vandercook cylinder press, which was very easy to ink - dab a thin line on the top cylinder, then let the machine run until the ink distributes evenly on all the cylinders.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
We inked it with red, obviously. We were printing on a Vandercook cylinder press, which was very easy to ink - dab a thin line on the top cylinder, then let the machine run until the ink distributes evenly on all the cylinders.
For my print design, I chose a quote from Macbeth ("Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...") and played with font to emphasize the growing hopelessness and weariness in those lines.
Manual kerning is finicky enough in Affinity Publisher. Doing it physically is even more of an endless rabbithole!
Manual kerning is finicky enough in Affinity Publisher. Doing it physically is even more of an endless rabbithole!
October 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
For my print design, I chose a quote from Macbeth ("Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...") and played with font to emphasize the growing hopelessness and weariness in those lines.
Manual kerning is finicky enough in Affinity Publisher. Doing it physically is even more of an endless rabbithole!
Manual kerning is finicky enough in Affinity Publisher. Doing it physically is even more of an endless rabbithole!
A few days ago I attended an intro to letterpress workshop, and greatly enjoyed it! I had a bit of an advantage with the basic terms and concepts given how many of them I'm already familiar with from digital publishing and PDF.
The workshop had some beautiful typefaces in its cases.
The workshop had some beautiful typefaces in its cases.
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A few days ago I attended an intro to letterpress workshop, and greatly enjoyed it! I had a bit of an advantage with the basic terms and concepts given how many of them I'm already familiar with from digital publishing and PDF.
The workshop had some beautiful typefaces in its cases.
The workshop had some beautiful typefaces in its cases.
Thank you for your generous initiative!
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Thank you for your generous initiative!
The Witching Hour draws near, and your rivals ready their mightiest hexes against you. The only way to stop them is to... do the dishes?
Avert! is a cozy, witchy mutual accountability TTRPG that will have you looking forward to checking off your daily tasks! Available on Itch on Wednesday the 15th.
Avert! is a cozy, witchy mutual accountability TTRPG that will have you looking forward to checking off your daily tasks! Available on Itch on Wednesday the 15th.
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Witching Hour draws near, and your rivals ready their mightiest hexes against you. The only way to stop them is to... do the dishes?
Avert! is a cozy, witchy mutual accountability TTRPG that will have you looking forward to checking off your daily tasks! Available on Itch on Wednesday the 15th.
Avert! is a cozy, witchy mutual accountability TTRPG that will have you looking forward to checking off your daily tasks! Available on Itch on Wednesday the 15th.
My friends, you asked for pictures of the ramen and I am here to deliver
May I respectfully just point out the A5 WAGYU CHASHU
I didn’t even order the wagyu bowl
May I respectfully just point out the A5 WAGYU CHASHU
I didn’t even order the wagyu bowl
October 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My friends, you asked for pictures of the ramen and I am here to deliver
May I respectfully just point out the A5 WAGYU CHASHU
I didn’t even order the wagyu bowl
May I respectfully just point out the A5 WAGYU CHASHU
I didn’t even order the wagyu bowl
Who's excited for spooky season? 🎃✋
Who's also struggling with SAD and and feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of small tasks to juggle every day? ✋✋
If you're interested in a tiny game that encourages mutual accountability through hexing your friends, keep a sharp eye out here next week... 👀
Who's also struggling with SAD and and feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of small tasks to juggle every day? ✋✋
If you're interested in a tiny game that encourages mutual accountability through hexing your friends, keep a sharp eye out here next week... 👀
October 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Who's excited for spooky season? 🎃✋
Who's also struggling with SAD and and feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of small tasks to juggle every day? ✋✋
If you're interested in a tiny game that encourages mutual accountability through hexing your friends, keep a sharp eye out here next week... 👀
Who's also struggling with SAD and and feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of small tasks to juggle every day? ✋✋
If you're interested in a tiny game that encourages mutual accountability through hexing your friends, keep a sharp eye out here next week... 👀
I figure that MtG art cards are equally evocative and provide a good substrate for symbolism and interpretation.
October 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I figure that MtG art cards are equally evocative and provide a good substrate for symbolism and interpretation.
Continuing my wild partying* while my husband is out of town
*watching the patterns that the rising steam carves out on the iridescent surface of my cup of tea
*watching the patterns that the rising steam carves out on the iridescent surface of my cup of tea
October 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Continuing my wild partying* while my husband is out of town
*watching the patterns that the rising steam carves out on the iridescent surface of my cup of tea
*watching the patterns that the rising steam carves out on the iridescent surface of my cup of tea
I took a browse through their fantasy section and these two books are coming home with me! Next time I’ll need to bring a bigger purse
October 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I took a browse through their fantasy section and these two books are coming home with me! Next time I’ll need to bring a bigger purse
Friends in Canada, UK and EU: why not start off the month with some fine artisanally-crafted indie RPGs? Compose Dream Games is running a huge sale this week, which means you can pick up Galatea or hundreds of other games for 20% off or more! composedreamgames.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Friends in Canada, UK and EU: why not start off the month with some fine artisanally-crafted indie RPGs? Compose Dream Games is running a huge sale this week, which means you can pick up Galatea or hundreds of other games for 20% off or more! composedreamgames.com
I don’t expect anyone to recognize my face on sight, especially when masked, so I came up with a different solution for identifying me at PAX Unplugged this year…
September 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I don’t expect anyone to recognize my face on sight, especially when masked, so I came up with a different solution for identifying me at PAX Unplugged this year…
An emergency caffeine infusion from my favorite Vietnamese coffee shop, because I’ll need to be as alert as possible
(I’m streaming my very first playthrough of Silksong in about an hour in my Discord server! There’s still time to come join and hang out.)
(I’m streaming my very first playthrough of Silksong in about an hour in my Discord server! There’s still time to come join and hang out.)
September 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
An emergency caffeine infusion from my favorite Vietnamese coffee shop, because I’ll need to be as alert as possible
(I’m streaming my very first playthrough of Silksong in about an hour in my Discord server! There’s still time to come join and hang out.)
(I’m streaming my very first playthrough of Silksong in about an hour in my Discord server! There’s still time to come join and hang out.)
Well, I think I just played a suspiciously ideal game of Moon Rings
August 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Well, I think I just played a suspiciously ideal game of Moon Rings
behold
July 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
behold
this, too, is game design
July 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
this, too, is game design
Just added a tenth tab to my spreadsheet
July 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just added a tenth tab to my spreadsheet
I've been unearthing my old knitting projects and deciding whether to finish each one or repurpose the yarn. I don't often post about my knitting here, so I have no idea how many people this will make any sense to, but:
One does not simply frog a WIP with a double-knitted qiviut lining.
One does not simply frog a WIP with a double-knitted qiviut lining.
July 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I've been unearthing my old knitting projects and deciding whether to finish each one or repurpose the yarn. I don't often post about my knitting here, so I have no idea how many people this will make any sense to, but:
One does not simply frog a WIP with a double-knitted qiviut lining.
One does not simply frog a WIP with a double-knitted qiviut lining.