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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you!! You all made it easy!

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you for exhibiting! It was great to have you :)

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you so much for submitting and exhibiting!! It was a joy to meet and work with you 💜

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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

Exhausted but in a good way :) and my docs are Still wet

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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.

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Please!! It was so much fun and you’re an impeccable host!

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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 · 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

But creators have not provided you the games yet. Your marketing implies all the games were submitted to you and the creators are affiliated. This is not the case and is misleading. Kindly remove my games from your beta and marketing.

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Using the dataset to carry on the torch in an archival format strikes me as distinctly different from a storefront to profit off of.

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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

Something mystery/investigative might work, but definitely not a horror investigation game.

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Must be beginner friendly, one session, simpler rules, and preferably something lighter in tone. My mother doesn’t really like fantasy or scifi at all. Neither of them are into horror whatsoever.

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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

This has blown the game wide open.

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

(And of course, because gothic horror protags are by and large emotionally immature, they’re going to cause more problems for themselves even as they deal with the overarching “plot” level conflict)

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

So yes, there will be supernatural occurrences. But the point isn’t to discover that or why something is occult. It’s about solving the problem.

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

In Dracula or Frankenstein, no one’s going on a mission to figure out that the count is a vampire, no one cares that the modern Prometheus was created by Frankenstein. It’s all about handling the situation regardless of the origin.

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I was talking to my design friends and suddenly realized: it’s not about *finding* the problem, it’s about *solving* the problem.

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Seren Briar @faefatalegames.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Something I’ve been struggling with for a long time is the core loop/character motivation. A lot of horror games veer investigative, and I understand why, but that was never going to be the right fit for gothic horror.

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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 · 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

My best guess is “intuition” but that is also stupid.

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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

Remember, every direct purchase adds a community copy!

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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 · 17/05/2025

Thank you!! He got a new toy and Churu 🥰

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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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