Edda Mendes
@leakyeaves.bsky.social
storytelling game designer • oldtime music enjoyer • trans and in transit • do not mistake my behaviors for traits or qualities leakyeaves.itch.io
nothing feels smaller in videogames than a rich simulation you've explored all the way to it's edges
dwarf fortress is a far more interesting and engaging game than dwarf fortress is, which is a shame because dwarf fortress is so much more accessible and sustainable than dwarf fortress in pretty much every way. but it just doesn't have the same juice that dwarf fortress has
Talked with @quinnae.com about the many issues with how the ongoing assault on trans rights and American transphobia gets covered right now, usually via a breathless panic. I'm so thankful to her for sharing her many great thoughts! episodes.ghost.io/trans-media-...
![No one wants to read, Oh, here's how everything's fine. Truly. There is a deep, almost libidinal allure to catastrophe, and while people say they want reassurance, what most people actually want is a sense of mastery over events. This is by no means limited to trans people; it's the whole population of media consumers! When you combine that desire with the ambient cynicism that exists in the world, you're talking about people who are primed to believe that the real story is terrible, worse than they've been told, and that mastery or control will only come from knowing what [that worse story] is.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:suhzwo6gi4qqqrei47uecudc/bafkreid7g643biqlmlhkqylkur7zixkpw43ia2duwxoow3d2q5lkc7udmm)
Just restocked 50 free copies of Collectible Trading Moon Game. Get 'em while they last.
Collectible Trading Moon Game by leakyeaves
a card game where every card is the moon
leakyeaves.itch.io
i was walking through the woods and i swear i heard a bird say haych titipi golon slaslash dubya dubya dubya
"pickup truck" is a good name because it's descriptive and also the last words you would hear if you were in one and a giant toddler wanted to tell his mama what he was about to do.
It’s called the brothers grimm rather than the grimm brothers cause you might think the were just two dour lads. Whereas it’s called the wright brothers and not the brothers wright lest you mistake them for a single craftsman who is skilled at manufacturing guys
barred owl outside my window woke me up by yelling at 4AM
Ok looking for reccs. I use oracle decks when I’m doing storytelling/writing workshops with kids. I use spindlewheel a lot, but it can be a little wordy for younger or ESL kids, so I sub in art-based oracle decks or dixit cards sometimes, but I’d love to find another somewhere in between the two.
I used to eat bagels back when the sun was shining. How foolish. Not anymore. Not now that the sky is dark. Now I eat more evening-coded foods.
The truth about the woods is that that is where the trees are
My new obsession is Collectible Trading Moon Game: leakyeaves.itch.io/moongame
Collectible Trading Moon Game by leakyeaves
a card game where every card is the moon
leakyeaves.itch.io