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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Latest communication from my eldest. I’m playing dnd in the living room so, being lazy, it’s easier to text her 😂 - still I’m taking the ‘love you’ as a win

A text exchange where my eldest responds to passionate declarations of how much I love her with “Ok”. Brutal

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Youngest has just brought this thing home. It was being given away outside a neighbour’s house. She LOVES it and its name is now Charlie. We’re all in agreement right?? Burn it, waft sage around, foist it on somebody else?

A small plastic doll with curly blonde hair dressed in a white and red striped onesie. It has staring blue eyes and an open smile with visible teeth.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

“Mum, I think I might be a nerd” - the immortal words of an 11 year old who’s just started the task of tidying her bedroom, beginning with sorting her books… thoughts and prayers 😂🤦🏼‍♀️👌🏻

The absolute state of a child’s room which has a pile of about 50 assorted books and magazines along with toys and clothes right in the middle.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

If anyone needs VO work done that requires a low rasp with hints of a squeak, then silence, anytime a higher register is attempted - I’m your gal! Three days at #ukge and my voice is almost completely fucked 😂😂😂🤦🏼‍♀️

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Folks at #ukge I need some tips for where to find a few gifts for the kids (aged 8 and 11) Youngest loves squishies, plushies, anything gross and 3D printed animals! Eldest loves to read, cute stationary and anime. Suggestions? I’ve tried but I’m behind a stall a lot!

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Woke up and my throat feels AWFUL! I have a full day of talking to do - has anyone got any tips? Genuinely a bit worried I’m going to lose my voice on possibly the worst day to do so! Herbal teas, water, lozenges…?

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

First day at #UKGE done and I’m shattered! What a wonderful day of meeting and chatting to folks though! Please come by our stand (Hall 2, 125) if you’re visiting - we’d love to see you 🧡💙

Stand holding all our games including Inspirisles, Overisles, Cryptid Creeks, Dragon Dowser and BOW

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Lucky Leaf Teas - Teas for TTRPGs! @luckyleafteas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

You know me and my insatiable appetite for fun! You could hardly stop me from being at UKGE this weekend, where I'll be sharing a space with the inimitable Objet d'Artifice! 👀 Find us at Stand 2-981 for everything you need for both tea and table! 😋

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

My nearly 8 year old’s little surprise for me - it’s so cute! #littleartist

A picture of a ghost with a black bow and an ice cream stood in a rain storm with angry clouds above. A little girl with pyjamas on is pointing at it with her eye popping out in astonishment.

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 11/05/2026

Ripples anthology prints came out beautiful! @kessabrae.bsky.social and I will be selling copies at the #UKGE in a couple weeks.

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 27/01/2026

We now have a #Patreon with weekly posts exploring #ttrpg development and insights into design, writing, crowdfunding, publishing, and art. Become a member for FREE, or join for £1/$1 a month to get exclusive early access to our future projects and playtest materials. patreon.com/hatchlingsga...

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

@hatchlingdm.itch.io just announced he wanted to watch a film tomorrow, couldn’t remember what it was called and after many attempts finally settled on ‘Austrian hamper times’. I think I genuinely died laughing. Merry Christmas all.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Tinsel’s been in a love triangle with two dolls Skylar and Misty all December. Our 7yo Willow had many thoughts as to who he should be with but on the last night before he buggers off to the North Pole he’s married Skylar. I think Skylar and Misty are endgame here tbh. #merrychristmas

An elf on the shelf is standing next to a Rainbow High doll wearing a toilet roll wedding dress as an artist’s figure presents two chocolates to them and another Rainbow High doll sits off to the side clapping. There’s an aisle made of paper hearts coloured red.

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Kat the Lore Mistress @loremistress93.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I'm once again hunting artists 🔍 BAME and BIMPOC only please this time, for paid work! @hatchlingdm.itch.io and I are looking for those interested in drawing dragons, high-fantasy mechs, and nature vs. technology for our Daggerheart compatible sourcebook based on 'Dragon Dowser', the solo game!

A picture of a Dowser from 'Dragon Dowser', who has tracked down some dragon eggs in a nest using their dowsing pendant. Behind them are the bones of a dragon.

A giant deactivated robot blocks a path, with bushes and trees overgrowing its frame, and people trying to figure out how to clear it.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Okay I have thoughts on who might not make it in the 2nd part of Stranger Things: 1. Murray 2. Nancy (poss Mike) 3. Max 4. Jonathan 5. Hopper 6. Eleven I’m not even entertaining the possibility of Steve or Robin so don’t… 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ Thoughts? #strangerthings

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 17/12/2025

After announcing the Dragon Dowser #ttrpg project just a few days ago, we’ve already surpassed 100 pre-launch followers! @loremistress93.bsky.social @kessabrae.bsky.social and I are determined to fully complete the design and writing before the July #Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

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Coming soon: Dragon Dowsers

A Campaign Guide for the Daggerheart Tabletop RPG.

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 15/12/2025

Who amongst our peers are also working in the ttrpg industry with family members? I wasn’t certain it would work with @kessabrae.bsky.social, but over time we’ve managed to separate roles to suit our strengths. Would love our daughter to also embrace the hobby, but time will tell!

Rich and Kathryn next to dragon statue at the UKGE con

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

This looks fantastic! Imi is a brilliant creator - Rich and I have backed and can’t wait! Please support it if you can 💚

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Flicking through my 7yo’s workbook at parents evening and this must be the cutest thing I’ve seen - such esteemed company 😂

Drawing my 7yo made at school depicting me and her, stitch, and Taylor Swift as heroes, described underneath as somebody who helps people.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Somehow I’ve been conned into watching The Ring by @hatchlingdm.itch.io - the cushion is gonna get a lot of use tonight, I’m a total coward when it comes to horror films though I love them in theory.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Oh wow so it’s time for another pinned post! I’m Kathryn, half of Hatchlings Games and premier writer/admin. ❤️ RPGs ❤️Reading ❤️Writing ❤️Gaming ❤️Storms ❤️Baking No time for: 🚫AI 🚫Intolerance 🚫Bigotry 🚫Right-wing bullshit

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

So happy to see this already funded and doing so well! I cannot wait to delve into this 👀

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Chris B 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The pre-launch for THE HAUNTING OF THE WRETCHED has reached 50 followers, so as promised here's an art reveal! On the left, my original illustration. On the right, the final cover treatment. Follow the page here for more updates: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #ttrpg

A grimy illustration of a lone cosmonaut standing among the wreckage of a space ship, with ruined chunks of metal towering above them. Everything is bathed in green light and smokey mist rises behind the figure.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Treated myself to something at the gift shop at Dover Castle today. It’s for writing down website orders but also because I feel like I should be reminded of my worth 😂 #queen

Red notebook with a gold crown and fake diamonds with the word Queen written in gold below. It’s accompanied by an awesomely tacky red pen with a tiny glittery gold crown on top.

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🫜🫚🌶️ Caitlin Spice 🌶️🫚🫜 @catespice.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Every few weeks someone alerts me that this is doing the rounds again 🍰

A tweet from me saying “Fondly remembering the time two of my transphobic colleagues wouldn’t eat my baking so I made progressively more delicious and elaborate cakes and watched them die inside from their own bigotry”

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 13/08/2025

UNDERISLES has had our highest conversation rate for a crowdfund to date. 27% of prelaunch followers backed the project! Many of those backers are our friends and supporters on here, so a big thank you from @kessabrae.bsky.social and I!

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arielle!✨fantastic knickknackery @arielleishere.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

hello things are pretty dire over here and if anyone has spare trinket money, a sale or two would go a long way!! (and if you don’t, BOY do i understand!!!!! a share, either digital or word of mouth, would also go a long way!!) www.ariellemilstein.com/shop

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This is my shop page!

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Anthony Clark @nedroid.com · 28/07/2025

In my experience there are three kinds of fantasy magic novels:

"There are three kinds of magic," said Wizzler, handing us each a balloon. "You can control tigers, you can shoot tornadoes from your fingers, or you can fly by holding your breath. The color of confetti inside your balloon will reveal which kind of power you have."
I felt the panic rising in me. What if my confetti turned yellow, indicating that I was a Tiger-Talker? My family, a long line of proud Tornado-Fingers, would disown me. Could I ever return home, bearing such shame?
I tried to calm myself as I readied the ceremonial safety pin. Green, I thought, willing my hopes into reality. Please be green.
I popped the balloon, involuntarily shutting my eyes. When I opened them, would I see the green I hoped for? The yellow I feared? What if, gods forbid, the confetti were blue?
I opened my eyes, seeing shock on the faces of my classmates. Wizzler himself stared at me, wide-eye. Looking down, I saw myself covered in confetti... purple confetti.

“I don’t understand,” I growled, my body trembling with pain. “I combined eighty percent Earth-elemental mana with twenty percent Fire-elemental mana (Type B), focused through a twenty-four-sided icositetragon made of yellow topaz. This, in conjunction with my blood type, star sign, sense of humor, and nickname, should have produced a blazing column of lightning to vaporize my enemies. Instead, it made a big bubble that smells like fresh laundry. Why?”
Skullgrumbler began to laugh. “You fool! You don’t even realize…” he squealed. “You’re facing east!”

“It’s whatever you want,” explained Magemaster Grampledog. “Magic is just whatever you want.”
I knew he was speaking in riddles, but I couldn’t grasp his hidden meaning. “So the rules are…”
Grampledog lit a sliver of smokereed. “No rules. You say some words and you wave a stick and whatever you want just happens. You don’t even need the stick.”
His wisdom still eluded me. I stared into his face, trying to decipher what he was really saying.
“No, listen.” Grampledog snapped his fingers and his desk turned into a pile of chicken nuggets. “I didn’t even know that would happen.” His hat then came alive and began to yodel.
“It’s pandemonium,” he explained. “It’s complete nonsense.”

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Luuna 🌒 @lizzyluuna.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Hey Bsky! I’m hosting a milestone art giveaway; winner receives a halfbody traditional ink drawing of your OC! Optionally, I’ll snail mail you the hard copy. To enter: be following + repost this post; live ‘til Aug. 9! Thank you for helping me get this far! I’ll work hard to prove myself to you 💜

Traditional ink drawing of Zixa, a drow elf woman, gracefully wielding two swords - one in front, and one in back.

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Dicefunctional | TTRPG Nerds, Actual Plays, and Streamers | 🦀 @dicefunctional.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Are you a writer, designer, developer, or creator that makes DND/TTRPG content for your projects, books, tools, games?Look no further! We made a pack to support real creators! (If you wanted to be added, please share your work!) 🖋️📖📚✨ #TTRPG #DND #D&D #StarterPacks go.bsky.app/A4VXCxz

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StoryWeave Productions @storyweave.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Hello, BlueSky! 📖🪡 We are StoryWeave Productions, a brand new TTRPG AP channel founded by Jien, Kat, and Wren. We’re thrilled to officially launch and will have some exciting announcements to share soon, so give us a follow and stay tuned for more!

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

I’m just manifesting here: but it’s my birthday this Saturday - the big 36! If anyone would like to help me celebrate by way of backing Underisles… who am I to stop you? 🤷🏼‍♀️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

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UNDERISLES: Roleplaying with Sign Language

The award-winning RPG trilogy concludes. Learn British & American sign language as you play!

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Wine with an actual cork and plain breadsticks. Cos I’m feeling kinda fancy but mostly a bit basic tonight 👌🏻

Tall bottle of rose wine alongside a box of Sainsbury’s plain breadsticks.

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Rascal News @rascal.news · 22/07/2025

Chase Taylor-Carter interviews @hatchlingdm.itch.io about Underisles, the capstone book in their trilogy of games designed to teach the basics of sign language and Deaf culture, talking about educational games, growth, patience, and how to deal with creative burnout.

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Inspirisles creators wave goodbye to popular sign language RPG with third book

Signing off, for now.

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 16/07/2025

Hi @matthewmercer.bsky.social would you consider sharing our Kickstarter for UNDERISLES? It’s the final entry in a trilogy of ttrpgs that teach American Sign Language. You really helped boost our previous game and introduced the Critter community to ASL learning! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

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UNDERISLES: Roleplaying with Sign Language

The award-winning RPG trilogy concludes. Learn British & American sign language as you play!

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Uhmmm… wow. I cannot believe we’re at nearly double our target goal in less than 12 hours! That is WILD. You guys are amazing - thank you so, so much for the support ❤️

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 15/07/2025

Funded in just over 2hrs! Thank you everyone who has pledged or spread the word on the project. @kessabrae.bsky.social and I are understandably over the moon!

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Kat the Lore Mistress @loremistress93.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Underisles is LIVE! Come and support the final book of this incredible TTRPG trilogy, the team at @hatchlingdm.itch.io are wonderful to work with and not only is this game suitable for the whole family to play, but ALSO you can use it to learn sign language (ASL or BSL)! 🤩

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Fabian Blake(he/him)Rose tint my world @glitzydemon.itch.io · 15/07/2025

UNDERISLES IS LIVE! GET IN HERE!!!😍

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Helen Hey (she/her) @inkyfingertips.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I bought Inspirisles a couple years ago and I love the concept so much. It comes with links to sign language tutorials to help you get comfortable and provides a low-stakes space to practise. Not to mention I love the idea of assigned movements for casting spells. I hope the Kickstarter does well!!

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Chris Hutton - TTRPG Insider @newsnerd.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

NEW FROM TTRPG INSIDER: I spoke with @hatchlingdm.itch.io about Underisles, the third entry in its trilogy of fantasy TTRPGs designed to help teach ASL and BSL www.ttrpginsider.news/p/underisles... Campaign comes out next week, but here's the interview for this week!

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Underisles Closes Out Sign Language-Focused Educational RPG Trilogy

Discover Underisles, the final sign language-focused RPG trilogy that sends teenage adventurers on an underground dungeon crawl while teaching ASL and BSL.

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

WE ARE LIVE! The final instalment of the Isles trilogy is Kickstarting now - please check it out if you can ❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

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UNDERISLES: Roleplaying with Sign Language

The award-winning RPG trilogy concludes. Learn British & American sign language as you play!

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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 15/07/2025

1 hour till the Underisles Kickstarter launch! Join the 1,223 others awaiting the conclusion of our sign language learning #ttrpgs. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

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Coming soon: UNDERISLES: Roleplaying with Sign Language

The award-winning RPG trilogy concludes. Learn British & American sign language as you play!

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Pop Quiz just because this is my special interest right now okay? Can you name the Saja Boys left to right? #KPopDemonHunters

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

In advance of Underisles launching on Tuesday I would like to call out all the main creators who’ve helped us bring it to life: @artofarklin.bsky.social @luseals.bsky.social @willowsquest.co.uk @heliasanto.bsky.social @salvaterra.bsky.social @ttrpgkids.com @doubleproficiency.com Thank you!

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Jon Boo-yle 🎃 @residentbard.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hey this is your reminder to go rate the games you've downloaded on Itch 5 stars. It's free and helps your favorite designers!

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

So Underisles launches on Tuesday - I am so excited. The Isles series have always been something I’m so passionate about and this one I’m writing all on my own! Get ready for dungeon delving, spelunking, giant monsters, Isles lore and more Sign Language! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tat...

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Coming soon: UNDERISLES: Roleplaying with Sign Language

The award-winning RPG trilogy concludes. Learn British & American sign language as you play!

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Kathryn (she/her) @kessabrae.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Guys I’ve gone down a K-Pop Demon Hunters rabbit hole and now I’m in too deep and there’s no way out. If I didn’t already know I’m Bi - this would’ve done it.

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