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@RourkeBywater

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She/her. Narrative Systems Designer looking for work. organizer @roguelike_con

Boston, MA
Joined August 2016
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@RourkeBywater
Rourke Bywater is LOOKING FOR WORK!
4 months
I’m Rourke, a narrative systems designer looking for work! I have experience in social simulation games and procedural narrative systems generally. I help organize @roguelike_con , worked for startups on experimental NDA'd games, and make weird digital art+games. Let's team up! 😄
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Happy Trans Day of Invinciblility
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@lazerwalker “I love being miserable because I think it makes my art more meaningful! I think everyone else should be forced to also be miserable.”
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@chidoriyoshino This perfect island name truly...
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Canceling Columbo for asking his boss for feet pics
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@catacalypto That’s so gorgeous 🥺🫡 Looks like absolutely quality metal though, none of that Ea-Nasir stuff 👍
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I can’t stop thinking about Darkest Dungeon 2. As such, I wanted to talk about an aspect of DD1 and DD2 that is emblematic of the fundamentally different design philosophies of the two games. Heals: or, Why the Vestal Will Not Return 1/17
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@JohnDiLillo To be fair, all the wrestlers are actors, though it’s a different kind of acting for sure. I agree that Dave Bautista’s acting is always a special joy!
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Hello! I’m Rourke and #WhatAGameDevLooksLike ! I’m not at #GDC this year, but I’m a narrative systems designer who is always looking for new friends to chat with. 💜
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@RourkeBywater
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Today is the day I start hormones!
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I didn’t do the video thing, but I have a wonderful update! A bit over a week ago I started as a contract Narrative Systems Designer @HexagramIO The team has been wonderful and I’m so excited about the project! Can’t wait until we can show it to you all. ✨
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need everyone to appreciate this INCREDIBLE pun
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The Irish For
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The Irish for girlboss is beainisteoir.
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many people are asking: can one person be both mlm and wlw at the same time? yes, with the power of the triforce:
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Just got my ears pierced!!
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I don’t believe in straight characters unless there’s a good story reason for them to be straight. Why do artists have to force their sexuality on the reader :(
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@nielsen_holly Fuck. That’s awful
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James: the starfleet motto is ASS; be arrogant, be selfless, be sexy Spock, to the new recruits immediately after the captain leaves the room: That is not the motto. Please don’t do that.
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This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike normally, but this #GDC24 week I’ll be one of the hundreds of people around in neon pink shirts offering to help!! Please say hi. 💜💜💜
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I’m sexy Miss Frizzle! ;)
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This is a blatant lie by Northeastern - and one they have used before, for years! Thin cover for the brutality typical of NUPD and northeastern administrators.
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What began as a student demonstration two days ago, was infiltrated by professional organizers with no affiliation to Northeastern. Last night, the use of virulent antisemitic slurs, including 'Kill the Jews,' crossed the line. We cannot tolerate this kind of hate on our campus."
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Belated birthday party photo shoot!
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Dungeons and Dragons is the Beto O’Rourke of role playing games.
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LRT Fuck Zak S. It’s infuriating that he’s still tolerated by so many people. I know I don’t have a lot of weight behind my words, but I won’t be working with anyone I know to be friendly with him.
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I watched RRR last night, it was incredible. 🥰 I really hope this leads to more people watching Indian films. They’re great, so many amazing movies.
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Falcon Sexhat is a Neoscum npc
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TRUE FACT OF THE DAY: When falcon breeders want to breed falcons, they wear special falcon sex hats. The hat encourages the falcon to shag the breeder's head and collects the falcon sperm, which can then be artificially inseminated. I'll say that again: FALCON SEX HATS.
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It’s been so long since I’ve posted a selfie here. But I’m really happy with this one! 💕 Wanted to get one last one in before the ship sinks.
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My thesis game is playable here: it’s a procedurally generated history game, based around the @maxkreminski ‘s gardening game framework.
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Watching Indiana Jones does not mean you have punched a Nazi; or, Your Games Won’t Save the World. A Thread
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You are not a real gamer until you have fun with friends
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Ludipe 🚂 IndieDevDay
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Type "You are not a real gamer until you" and let your predictive text finish that quote for you.
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My cousin said I look “artsy”
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I would like to participate in #LGBTQglowup , but none of you need to see old pictures of me lol. Anyway I’m hot
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Hello
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Im going to a wedding today and I am cute
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@catacalypto If I’m doing anything involving being “plucked by a secret government organization” that sounds like an awful experience
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In case anyone needed a reminder.
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Also I look stunning today.
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@ptychomancer I like to imagine there were some lovely avian influencers who made it hip and trendy
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Tryst Valentine @campaignpod
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I looked ok today.
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My game Familiar Whispers for the Felonious Fauna game jam is up! A group of witches' familiars work together to protect their community. A communication and lying game using Tarot cards.
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It’s my birthday you have to be nice to me
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Is everyone looking forward to wishing me happy birthday in one hour and nine minutes
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The way I calmed myself down today was remembering my Neoscum OC who is a nervous yet confrontational short orc woman boxer who wears a jean jacket with “lesbian to be afraid of” embroidered on the back by her girlfriend And that’s valid
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This is probably the best my hair has/ever will look. Revel in it!
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As a group of like 15 of us are jaywalking; “I want you to know this is against the rules though.” - @OneShotRPG
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New haircut. 💇‍♀️
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It worked out, I’ll be fine to graduate :)
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Got a meeting with my advisor today to see what I need to do/if I’ll be able to graduate this semester... 😬
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I had to miss the thing I got all dolled up for. But at least I still looked great!
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About to play MY FIRST Pokémon game! Stay tuned!
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If you are a white TTRPG designer, Tuck and Yang's "Decolonization is Not a Metaphor" should be *required reading* before calling your work decolonial, or even anti-colonial.
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I just submitted my thesis!! For anyone who wanted to hang out and play video games, I actually have the time to do that now. ^_^
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@catacalypto game development
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The moon is one of my favorite lesbians
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The rare Outside Selfie
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Did I ever tell y’all that when I told my parents I was going to GenCon, they thought that meant Gender Convention for a WEEK.
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This is an old picture, but absolutely #WhatAGameDevLooksLike on a good day! I’m so excited to be at GDC as a CA. I know there aren’t a ton of woman systems designers, much less trans women, but I feel so much more confident now about doing what I love (and what I’m good at)!
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Excited for #WhatAGameDevLooksLike starting tomorrow! If you consider yourself a #gamedev , take a selfie and share what you do! Yes, this includes: ✅QA ✅Marketing/publishing ✅Streamers ✅Consultants ✅Students This is your industry too! You belong here 💜
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Y’all. My first appointment for hormones is at 4:20 PM. Literally 420!!
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I just think I should be a lesbian hearthob and be doted upon. Is that too much to ask?
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^_^ I love haircuts
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Haircut day
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2015 v. 2020 I look better now lol
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Hey, I just saw Z*k S’s new kickstarter. If you were thinking about/planning to work with him, now or in the future, maybe... please don’t. A please from me.
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My hair is up to highlight my MATCHING NECKLACE AND EARRINGS
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Bacta from @campaignpod is very supportive of friends getting tattoos.
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I got the job!
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Heading to another interview. I’m really nervous, I want this to work out.
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My glasses are broken, but my coworker did my hair
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I’m a trans woman who sometimes writes games, such as this one! If you can’t afford this game though, let me know and I can get you a download link. :) #FundDiverseGames
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My game Familiar Whispers for the Felonious Fauna game jam is up! A group of witches' familiars work together to protect their community. A communication and lying game using Tarot cards.
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Just made my first appointment for hormones! I’m so excited! The person at planned parenthood was so professional and very good at enunciating! I was impressed at their phone skills.
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I really like the way my hair looks today.
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Deep dish was yummy!
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Speedy selfies before I go out for the day. 💜
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I still only have one good picture, so I’m just gonna use it for everything from now on, m’kay?
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Miss Frizzle was a Goetic and The Magic School Bus was a demon/her familiar. Much of that show takes place on the Red Sun. You cannot change my mind. #InvisibleSunRPG @MonteCookGames
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MY HAIR TODAY SAYS buy my game I worked hard on it and I think it’s good
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At long last, I've put my latest game up on itch! CURATOR KISSES LICH is a two player queer romance; a game of wits played over two hearts. It is unsettling, but intimate. A game for playing by a fireplace, real or imagined.
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Today, I ask simply that you all adore me. #LesbianDayOfVisibility
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Headed to my appointment for hormones today! Wish me luck 😬
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Just found out my girlfriend thought I was British for like 6 years… please be patient with me during this trying time
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Aaah I just found a job that’s a perfect intersection of some of my interests and expertise. They aren’t requesting s cover letter but I think I’m gonna send one anyway?
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Kind of obsessed with my hair today
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No makeup but I’m really happy with how my hair turned out 🥰
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Haircut day!!
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I am home and cats are here.
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Date ready
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Got a date tonight, and I’m feeling nervous and unattractive. Here are some selfies anyway
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Just did my mascara for the first time everybody be ready
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My first pride!
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Christmas Selfies with Mom :)
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Got dolled up a bit and did #GameDevFashion #gamedevfashionweek ! ^_^ shout out to Jade’s roommate for taking stair pics of us
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Hey, did you know? If an artist is a TERF, they’re still a TERF, even if you think their art is good!
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How do I tell my mom that my word is Lesbians
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Me (about to cause a scene at Vatican 4): Jesus had a K/D of 0/2.
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Thinking a lot about my relationship with lesbianism today. It is an identity very dear to me. It hurts that so much of the discourse around it is about who doesn’t get to use it, rather than about solidarity and fulfillment.
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I look sweet today
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Leenik Geelo in: The Notebook
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Currently using this one photo for everything and anything because I like it, deal with it #TDOV
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Leenik: 666 Lyn: 69 Tryst: Thinks he’s 69, is 420 Tamlin: 420, but edging closer to 666 Bacta: 420, But can’t forget... Order 666 😭 @campaignpod
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i made a new alignment chart ... use wisely
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Im gonna watch the entire Clone Wars series today, wish me luck
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Cute trans girl at the expensive sandwich store liked my I love lesbians shirt guess I have to come back here
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I have a date in two hours. Wish me luck!
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My hair curls way better when I have the capacity to clean up! #flirtsquad
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Selfies 4 u
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