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Alyssa, Trans Goth Wine Aunt

@damwaingames.itch.io

I am Alyssa, a queer (transfemme alloace) game designer who writes structured freeforms, narrative RPGs, storygames and game poems 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 (She/They) Xennial. https://damwaingames.carrd.co/ PFP by @carminedeville.bsky.social

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Alyssa, Trans Goth Wine Aunt@damwaingames.itch.io · 9mo ago

Further to my earlier post about the work on Whispers, here is the current draft of Maggie's character card design (with placeholder stock photo for the moment). The Tension Track at the bottom is design so that a small paper clip can be used to track the current position.

An image of the character card for Margaret "Maggie" Green in the game Whispers in the Coal Dust. It looks like a stylised Clock-Card from the Lilac Mills where Maggie works. It is an aged yellow card with Places for Employee details in a monospaced font. The filled in values look like Handwritten entries in blue bic ink. The Entries in the time card columns are filled in with handwritten red bic ink. Lying across the columns at an angle obscuring them is a black and white photo of a 1950s British woman at the seaside wearing a formal blazer and pleated ankle length skirt (this is placeholder stock photography). Across the bottom of the card vertically aligned are two tracks of numbers one from 5 to 0, the other from 0 to 5, labelled SAPPHISM and RESPECTABILITY respectively, this is the Tension Track. Above the column that represents SAPPHISM 3 and RESPECTABILITY 2, is a small handwritten blue ink word saying "Start" at a slight upward angle, representing the characters starting position on the tension track.
Alyssa, Trans Goth Wine Aunt@damwaingames.itch.io · 9mo ago

Made lots of progress this weekend, on what I hope will be the final draft of Whispers in the Coal Dust. I am getting a little carried away with the format it will be available as, but at least it will look amazing. If I am super on the ball, I might have it available for sale at Con-Tingency.

Alyssa, Trans Goth Wine Aunt@damwaingames.itch.io · 10mo ago

Letting the strong trans aunt mask slip a bit. Everything I do for the community, the help with hormones and voice, is because I know I missed my chance to be happy by refusing to transition for 25 years even though I knew I was trans. And some days its just hits me like a truck. Do not be like me.

Alyssa, Trans Goth Wine Aunt@damwaingames.itch.io · last yr.

We need to remove the taboo around DIY. There are trans people in your area who can help you, making your own HRT is very simple and viable for trans women (sorry trans men T being controlled is a bitch). There are people who can teach you. A lifetime supply of raw ingredients costs at most $200

Katy Montgomerie 🦗@katymontgomerie.com · last yr.

You current biological sex is clearly defined by what gonads you used to have but don't have now, unless you never had any in that case it's what ones you would have had if you were born differently, and unless you had both or ovotestes in which case stop asking questions you don't exist, but also

alyson “end journalism” greaves@badambulist.bsky.social · last yr.

THE SISTERS OF DORLEY A closeted trans girl exploits an underground forced feminisation organisation for free healthcare. 45: KINGFISHER This is the free release of this chapter! AO3: archiveofourown.org/works/353945... Scribblehub: www.scribblehub.com/series/42187...

The Sisters of Dorley

Stefan Riley worked hard to get into the Royal College of Saint Almsworth for one reason and one reason only: to find out exactly what happened to the women who live at Dorley Hall, and to try and get...

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Micah@rincewind.run · last yr.

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff “Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”

Micah@rincewind.run · last yr.

Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight “Oh, I feel very angry a lot of the time," said Tiffany, "but I just put it away somewhere until I can do something useful with it.”

Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢@taliabhatt.itch.io · last yr.

Well, fuck. A Bangladeshi lesbian friend has been issued an ultimatum on marriage by her family. She was, in the past, subject to religious conversion therapy to try to 'cure' her, and now will be married off against her will unless she can secure the funds and documents to escape. Please help.

Donate to A Lesbian Escaping Arranged Marriage, organized by Lotus Kinsey

Fundraising for a lesbian in Bangladesh. Hera is at risk of being married off she ca… Lotus Kinsey needs your support for A Lesbian Escaping Arranged Marriage

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Ella Watts wants to see you at Camlann Live! LPF 6th Sept '26@gejwatts.bsky.social · last yr.

Ooh look it's my stretch goal! Please back Cosmic Dark and spread the word, I would very much like to write fucked up horror space whale fall.

Graham Walmsley 🎲@grahamwalmsley.bsky.social · last yr.

In fact, let's do more stretch goals. They're weirdly nautical. If the Cosmic Dark Kickstarter hits £71,836, @gejwatts.bsky.social will write Whale Island. At £82,500, @lilprincesays.com writes Space Dolphins. I don't know if there actually are whales and dolphins in them but I want to find out.

Alyssa, Trans Goth Wine Aunt@damwaingames.itch.io · last yr.

Still struggling to find work on TERF island and completely out of savings, so linking my stuff. If you are able, please consider buying games, booking voice lessons or just donating to help out a struggling trans creator. Thanks for listening and maybe if you can't help you could at least repost.

Alyssa Griffiths - Trans Goth Wine Aunt

Links to support queer game designer, voice coach and software developer Alyssa Griffiths.

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Anya@lalionnecosplay.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey friends! I'm ISO a TTRPG layout designer for an ambitious project later this year. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ prioritized, must be okay with psychological horror elements/monsters. I normally do my layouts myself, but this is something that I want someone dedicated to for the project. DM me/tag people!