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Siobhan
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she/her ♠️ pan ace 🧬 podcaster 🌌 actual play listener and creator 🌅 Pfp by fairycloth
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My cat was very confused by my hobbit feet

And a photo where he looks a bit more proportional to a hobbit
A photo of over the shoulder of a brown tabby cat seated on a lap overlooking a pair of hairy hobbit feet slippers A photo of Ace the brown tabby cat on Siobhan's lap while in costume, from this perspective Ace's face is very large
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Shout out to my fellow #chatelaine appreciators @stef.athrabeth.com
A photo of Siobhan writing in the notepad on her chatelaine in a Halloween costume as a hobbit, specially Hildigard Took from AthraPlay. She is lounging on a couch seated next to a large blue book and a tabby cat. She is wearing a yellow ankle length skirt, a brown corduroy shirt with colorful embroidery on the cuffs and collar, a black lace up bodice, a chatelaine with a notepad attached, a blue snood with gold accents, and a pair of giant hairy feet slippers.
October 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Happy Halloween!
I've been dying to cosplay a hobbit and Hildigard Took from @athraplay.athrabeth.com provided the perfect inspiration 🎃✍️
A photo of Siobhan in a Halloween costume as a hobbit, specially Hildigard Took from AthraPlay. She is lounging on a couch holding a large blue book seated next to a tabby cat. She is wearing a yellow ankle length skirt, a brown corduroy shirt with colorful embroidery on the cuffs and collar, a black lace up bodice, a chatelaine with a notepad attached, a blue snood with gold accents, and a pair of giant hairy feet slippers. A photo of Siobhan in costume petting the tabby cat sitting next to her
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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I ended up getting the Daylite 26+6 in Blue Spikemoss/Alkaline from Osprey after looking at dozens of backpacks.
I wanted something with small pockets easy to get to while under a plane seat, interior separate pockets, comfortable to walk around with for hours, and it had to be colorful!
A photo of a bright teal/blue backpack with purplish blue zippers sitting on top of a carry-on suitcase in a similar color (the sibling to the suitcase that recently broke). On the backpack zippers are clipped a white and orange hand sanitizer hold keychain and an orange to purple ombre chapstick holder keychain A closeup of the side of the backpack and clipped to it is an acrylic shaker charm designed to look like a music player that reads Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill, where album art would be is a collection of Polaroids of rebel women from Star Wars: Jyn Erso, Mon Mothma, Leia Organa, and Hera Syndulla.
October 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Most importantly a photo with @gemsloop.bsky.social 💖
We bonded over playing Life is Strange together and *our* tenth anniversary is in a few months
A selfie in cosplay of Robbie as Chloe and Siobhan as Rachel
October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Happy anniversary Life is Strange, throwback to my Rachel Amber cosplay from 2018
A photo of Siobhan's shoulder in Rachel Amber cosplay showing a blue feather earing, long dirty blond hair, and a plaid shirt A mirror selfie in cosplay in a somewhat messy room A selfie in Rachel Amber cosplay, a lens flair makes it "artistically" blurry in the top left corner
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Almost got eaten by a monster yesterday #AAC2025 #DeliciousInDungeon #DungeonMeshi #FalinTouden #cosplay
A photo of Siobhan in cosplay as Falin Touden from Delicious in Dungeon standing timidly in front of a wide open maw of a light up inflatable monster alien with big pointy yellow teeth
October 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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I never posted these renaissance faire pictures from June
A selfie in a floor length mirror outside at the end of a booth at a fairgrounds. Siobhan is wearing a full long yellow skirt, a white chemise with long draping sleeves, a black bodice, and a black hat with stained glass acrylic windows cut into the brim. She is smiling and holding an empty cup that once held maple lemonade. The mirror has a green vine painted around the top edge. A selfie in a floor length mirror outside at the end of a booth at a fairgrounds. Siobhan is wearing a full long yellow skirt, a white chemise with long draping sleeves, a black bodice, and a black hat with stained glass acrylic windows cut into the brim. She is wearing and holding an empty cup that once held maple lemonade. The mirror has a green vine painted around the top edge. A selfie in a ray of the light passing through tree leaves and into the rainbow acrylic windows cut into the brim of the black hat Siobhan is wearing. She also has on a black face mask with a rainbow mask chain, sunglasses, ear cuffs with large resin daggers dangling from them, and a necklace with large moon charms in different phases on it
October 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Here have one normal and one edgy selfie in it as I try to show off how cool the design on the edge of the hood is
A selfie in a blue hoodie with a white print on the chest of a stylized pomegranate tree. The same white print trims the edge of the hood. The color shows off Siobhan's blue eyes A selfie in a blue hoodie with a white print design on the chest of a stylized pomegranate tree with a unicorn seated below it. The same white print trims the edge of the hood which is up and pulled down to the side slightly to show it off. The color of the hoodie almost matches Siobhan's blue eyes
September 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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#fattrewind Clementine Kesh, 6th in line for the throne, leader of the Rapid Evening with Ver'million 'Millie' Blue (@gemsloop.bsky.social)
#friendsatthetable #partizan #PAXEast2020
A selfie in cosplay as Clementine Kesh in a blonde wig with her pilot's crown as a gold tiara, a white suit jacket with lace sleeves, and gold jewelry to match the tiara A selfie of Siobhan as Clem and Robbie as Millie with a team wig and black lipstick in front of a statue of an anthropomorphic deer that resembles a Hypha
September 13, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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I think this medieval tapestry inspired lanyard I wear with my Falin cosplay is so perfect for it
A selfie in Falin Touden cosplay from Delicious in Dungeon aka Dungeon Meshi with a matching dark blue mask and a medieval tapestry inspired lanyard
August 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Soon
A selfie in Sylvie Loki cosplay in a green mask with a convention schedule showing the last panel as How to Make Your Own Actual Play Podcast at 10:30pm
August 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Ayumi drew Maeve (We Used to Be Friends version)!!
A drawing of Maeve from Some Place to Be season 1 in monochrome orange. She has long hair and is wearing a sweater over a shirt with a Peter pan collar. She is smiling softly
August 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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New haircut!
A selfie showing a fresh pixie cut
August 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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I think it's getting a little long but I'm glad some people like it
A selfie of Siobhan, she has a brown pixie cut with hair growing over her eyes a bit. A selfie of Siobhan, she has a brown pixie cut with hair growing over her eyes a bit. A selfie of Siobhan, she has a brown pixie cut with hair growing over her eyes a bit.
August 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Here's what the Season 1 We Used to Be Friends specific postcard looks like!
A photograph of a postcard with the season 1 album art, Twitter/cohost ats, website link, RSS QR code, and text that reads Some Place to Be is an actual play podcast dedicated to exploring how mechanics inform character and celebrating games by indie designers. Our story follows a group of young adults living in a small town full of mysteries to solve. They'll end up stumbling into something that transforms their reality into something different over and over again while only the main characters seem to notice. With each evolution of the town, we switch to a new game system and explore how this changes our characters. Season 1 We Used to Be Friends In a small college, everyone knows everyone. In a small college in a small town, this is even worse. When an anonymous third party starts sharing everyone's secrets, even a sleepy college town like Puddingstone has its share of mysteries to solve.
August 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Comic book store haul!
A photo of a red notebook with Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service, Under Hollow Hills by Meguey and Vincent Baker, a blue Castle in the Sky notebook, and a blue paper bag that reads Vault Mid short for Vault of Midnight
July 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Some more from the "series" created by using my selfie cam as a mirror
A photo of Siobhan from below in black stained glass window hat wearing easy cuff with gold charms Siobhan in her black stained glass window hat and black sunglasses trying on eaf cuffs with pointed silver charms
July 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Accidentally took this photo while trying on jewelry last month at a ren faire 🌞
A photo from a selfie camera on a phone but the subject is facing up and looking away from the camera and smiling. She is wearing a black wide rimmed hat with acrylic windows in a rainbow of colors through it and ear cuffs with multiple gold charms of different shapes like coins and suns
July 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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More actual plays could ask me to guest... just so everyone is aware
A screenshot from a slideshow editing software showing multiple slides with water color decals on them. The slides say How to Make Your Own Actual Play Podcast. Agenda Intro Concept Choosing the game Casting Playing Recording Editing audio Promotion Publishing What is my experience? Creator of Some Place to Be Cast member on Otherwhere, Protean City Comics, and Green Mountain Mysteries Guest on Bard Rock Cafe, Wonder World Comics, Dice Fiends, Moon Harbor Heroes, TTRPGIFs Ace & Aro Pride event…
July 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Preview!
A screenshot from a slideshow editing software. It reads: Concept Actual plays that stand out the most have strong concepts. These can be guiding principles for how you approach making your AP! Examples: “critical worldbuilding, smart characterization, and fun interaction between good friends” - Friends at the Table “Exploring the lesser-trod paths of Tolkien's legendarium through role playing games” - AthraPlay “thrilling tales of adventure and super heroics[…] teenage hijinks and high school angst” - Protean City Comics “exploring how mechanics inform character and celebrating games by indie designers” - Some Place to Be
July 16, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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"We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests. You see, most places have mice or mosquitoes, we have... dragons."
A selfie with a wooden dragon on the Isle of Berk in red sunglasses, a green mask, a baseball hat, a black t shirt with green stitching on the seams, a blue citronella bracelet and a rainbow kandi bracelet. A hotwl room mirror selfie in a black t shirt crop top, jean shorts, light blue sneakers, and a baseball hat.
July 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Here's the pitch I made almost exactly 3 years ago (July 2nd 2022)!
I really wanted a premise that would support multiple games but follow the same character arcs throughout
A group of young people in a small town feel something is off, there are strange mysteries to solve. They end up stumbling into something that transforms the reality of their town into something entirely different (different enough to change game systems and do a new world building session etc a mundane setting into a fairytale one) and the player characters appear to be the only ones that noticed something is different. They explore this new circumstance and reality in town which eventually triggers another transformation and the show follows this happening over and over again Goals for this show • An exploration of how mechanics inform character and what is possible in a story • Experimental decisions within the actual play medium • Celebration of games by indie designers • Use of games that don't have actual plays yet • Collaboration with multiple gms Touchstones and Inspirations • Once Upon a Time • CW's Nancy Drew • Friends at the Table's Bluff City • Isekai genre • Tsubasa Resevoir Chronicles Style notes • World building and character overview episodes when relevant (like at the start of arcs with complicated games) • Ooc discussions about mechanics • Gm and player principles read for each game and credits for game designers Tone notes • Characters will be young adults, low 20s (this is so we can play games like masks but also TSL) • CW TV show, violence and PG-13 romance Expectations of and from cast members • Everyone must be comfortable gming at least short arcs • Transparency and collaboration on bureaucratic decisions • Some cast members may take on more stable positions while others may make more short term commitments (aka some cast will work on multiple arcs in a row and some may commit to just one at a time) • Cast members may have multiple characters that they can use as their player character during an arc (similar to players in Blades in the Dark) depending on what themes they want to explore in a particular arc and if making a character temporarily an npc who isn't aware of the world changing is more interesting etc Potential games • We Used to Be Friends (this is like CW's Nancy Drew and will likely be the starting game) • Good Society • Friendship Effort Victory • Girl Underground • Cantrip • Witchbreak • Our Stormy Present • Court of Blades • Mask A New Generation • Thirsty Sword Lesbians • Mall Kids • Magitech Space Western • Wanderhome • Quest Occasional world building games (not for every arc) • Decuma • I'm Sorry Did You Say Street Magic?
July 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Saw some old friends on my trip last week
A selfie in a mask, sunglasses, and baseball hat with King Julian from Madagascar A selfie in a mask, sunglasses, and baseball hat with Puss in Boots
June 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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One of the times I relistened to @someplacetobe.neocities.org season 1 in We Used to Be Friends I ended up recording every time we used a move. Here are the stats!
For context, this is over the course of 12 episodes and only 3 characters: Avis, Victoria, and Maeve were in every episode.
A pie chart title Moves used in Season 1. The most used moves are Gumshoe (27.1%), Putting it All Together (11.9%), And Action (11.9%), and Open Up (10.2%). Pie chart titled Moves by Character in Season 1. From most to least rolls: Avis, Victoria, Avis, Angel, El, Faiz and Linus. A pie chart titled Move by Type in Season 1. Basic is 68.3%, Playbook 26.7%, Relationship 5%. A pie chart titled Count of Roll Result in Season 1. Success is 61.7%, failure 25.0%, and N/A is 13.3%
June 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM