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Seren Briar

@faefatalegames.bsky.social
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they/them | 32 | TTRPG designer faefatale.itch.io Current Project: SWALLOW RPG, a 1-2 player splatterpunk game about consent and cannibalism I have 4 cats

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
First year of tabletop at CIGS was an incredible success!! Thank you everyone who came, volunteered, and exhibited — literally would not have happened without all of you. And a massive thanks to @indiecitygames.org for putting it on! The growth from year 2 to 3 was amazing. Here’s to CIGS!
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I survived GenCon 2026
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Okay so I never deleted my xitter and it got fucking hacked Basically, this is not me.
Twitter profile of Princess Emma 👑 @greenemma396
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A new Swallow review is in 🥰
Screenshot of a discord message: “nauseating read (positive)” I reacted with a sparkling heart
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Chase @chkurk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Gamestorm S2E4 with Seren Briar, out now! This week, crafting and play meet. A game about death and loss. Check it out on the episode! You can also checkout the game on Itch! gamestorm.podbean.com/e/a-game-wit...
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Celebration of Life by Storygames Chicago
In memory of...
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I was a guest on the Gamestorm podcast with @storygameschicago.bsky.social! In 90 minutes, @chkurk.bsky.social and I made a crafting game about grief and loss. Episode: gamestorm.podbean.com/e/a-game-wit... Game: storygameschicago.itch.io/celebration-...
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A Game with Crafting - Seren Briar | Gamestorm
What do games look like when you integrate crafting?? What if that crafting is a physical element of the play? Sit down with Seren Briar and I as we make a game about death, emotion and manifesting a ...
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
if your brain is functioning well (opposite of cooked), it's raw. I will not be taking any questions.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
it’s so weird living through a time that’s going to be a chapter in a future high school history textbook
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I am not at all a “cozy games” guy but if there’s one game that should have been the coziest ttrpg alive, it’s the neopets game
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I wrote a video game!! With an amazing team! I can’t believe we did this all in 3 weeks, huge ups to @spacedani2.bsky.social (music), @abyssalaquarist.bsky.social (art), and Jergling (programming)!! jergling.itch.io/uncle-henry-...
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Uncle Henry Isn't Home by Jergling, Seren Briar, spacedani2, Francisco del Valle
Find Uncle Henry. Lose yourself.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
I and no one I’ve spoken to consented to having our work used as marketing for this, which we didn’t even know existed. Though two of my games are featured, I am not affiliated with this beta storefront.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Visiting my parents in a couple months and they want to try a game so they have a better sense of what I do lol. I don’t think any of my own games would really fit the bill, so I’m taking suggestions!
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Nick McKay @nicholasmckay.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Credit to my gamedev buddy Annabel who doesn't have a social media account
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
And now I’m leaving the open Internet so I don’t get Weapons spoilers before seeing it tonight :p
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
HUGE breakthrough on In the Night today
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Oh geez it’s me!!
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Another cool thing about GenCon is that it actually made me feel better about my art rather than worse :) sorry little people in my phone, social media makes me sad and touching grass works
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I did a postmortem write-up on my tumblr about attending #GenCon this year! Heads up that it's super long, but it does cover all four days, the con's amenities, and the various panels I attended. www.tumblr.com/trashprinxe/...
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Gencon was amazing and I am so bone tired
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The cosplayers here are braver than any US marine. It’s so hot and you’re walking around in long sleeves and layers?? Mad respect. Also please drink water
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Arriving at GenCon tomorrow and so excited! It’s my first one and I just looked at the map. I think I’m gonna get lost
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I’ll never forget when I saw Andrea Gibson live in college. Rest in peace and power. Your poetry will have always changed my life.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
PSA to not forget your meds, lest you realize at 3pm that you never took them today and that’s why you feel like throwing hands
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Giving myself permission to word things like absolute dogshit is such a freeing way to draft
Text that says: e. Critical Success: The spirit makes its presence known to everyone present.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I’ve circled back around to In the Night and, team? They’re RIGHT when they say don’t make your passion project first. I’m a much better designer now. I threw out 90% of what I had before. And it’s actually flowing this time.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Past Seren was really fucking stupid Somewhere along the line they changed END (endurance) to something abbreviated to ITN But did they write down anywhere what ITN *means*??? Absolutely not.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
When you realize you have to throw out just about everything you’ve designed on a game and start from scratch
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
The updated version of decay., aptly called decay.2, is now available! Pick it up here: faefatale.itch.io/decay If you've gotten the game previously (either through a bundle, direct purchase, or community copy), you should be able to download the new version at no charge.
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Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org · 24/05/2025
Our kickstarter for C.I.G.S. (Chicago Indie Game Showcase) is LIVE and we already blew past our both our goal and first stretch goal in... three hours. Help us build the future of Chicago indie dev and get tix to see a ton of amazing devs. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind... #indiedev #indiegame
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Chicago Indie Game Showcase
Chicago Indie Game Showcase (C.I.G.S) is a one-day convention featuring independent games from Chicago and the greater Midwest.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Why do we call it skeets instead of flaps. The icon is a butterfly! Flap away, comrades
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
It’s his third birthday! Happy birthday, Artichoke!
A handsome snowshoe cat laying on his back, his head cradled by a hand. He is predominantly white with brown markings on the top of his face and a dot on his pink nose. His eyes are blue.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Writing the SRD is harder than writing the actual game, y'all
White text on a black background that reads "A decay.core game MUST fit on ONE PAGE. How big is that page? Up to you."
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Wurm Fud (DOUR TOWER) @wurmfud.itch.io · 13/05/2025
We just put up our first version of Slaughter Void's demo! Please go give it a play if hacking and slashing your way through hordes of demons at Hotline Miami speeds sounds rad to you. Experience the joys of barrel kicking. Maybe wishlist it. ENTER DA VOID TODAY (link below) #indiedev #pixelart
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Illustrator: Is this good? Anything you want changed? Me, every time, salivating with eyes wide: mmmasdkfg you’re doing amazing
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
decay. is designed to be hackable! When the update comes out, I’ll be hosting a game jam with the theme of hacking it. I want to see the different takes everyone has on its mechanics! #ttrpg #gamejam #indiettrpg
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blayne the hag @ewhag.com · 07/05/2025
a guillotine reaction on linkedin would fix me
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I also have the procrastination adhd so I've been putting this update off for months, only to finish writing it in less than an hour.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
decay. has needed an update for a hot minute. I'm a better writer now, and I've figured out how to make the disease stages easier to track -- and thus better suited for its design goal of being a party game!
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
SOON
white text on a black background that says "decay. 2.0"
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Go see SINNERS in the theater I’m so fucking serious
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
I would die for Erica Slaughter but she wouldn’t let me
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Half of me wants to bake banana bread right now and the other half wants to keep reading SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
For some reason every attempt I’ve made at naan has flopped. It’s always dense, not fluffy, and doesn’t bubble?? Please drop your naan tips recipes and videos in the replies, a man is suffering here
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
You could do a Swallow game where someone gets turned into bulgogi and they have to sit there and hang out with their eater for hours while the meat marinates #ttrpg
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
So it turns out making red sauce from scratch (starting with fresh whole tomatoes) is super fucking fun
A bottle of Barilla pasta sauce 3/4 of the way full of an orange slightly chunky sauce. The original sauce has been replaced by the new one.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Apparently the plumber our landlord calls doesn’t believe in dinosaurs. And this did somehow come up while he was fixing our toilet.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
I’m whipping absolute cream
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Costco carries paneer so I made saag paneer for the first time and, folks? It was so good. Especially left over once everything had gotten to meld.
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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I completely get if Swallow is not for you but if you’re within the demographic (horror, personal discomfort, issues explored through gore)? It will RESONATE
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saxton @ghost-waltz.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
If you don't agree, swiftly launch yourself into the sun 😘
Poster that says international women's day includes trans women
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