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Kat Clay

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🎲 ENNIE and ARPIA award-winning TTRPG author. Freelancer at Chaosium. Short stories in Interzone, Aurealis, and Cosmic Horror Monthly. Game reviews on YouTube. Hobbit in a leather jacket. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ¨

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Screenshot from KCD2 where Hans Capon has just hugged Henry

Screenshot from KCD2 where Hans Capon has just hugged Henry

Screenshot from KCD2 with a close up on Henry and the words, "My noble arse thanks you"

Screenshot from KCD2 with a close up on Henry and the words, "My noble arse thanks you"

Is anyone else playing Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 as much as me, because I am

🌟 obsessed 🌟

with this dynamic.

09.03.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, there are multiple rolls in this process, right?

09.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wrote an entire 4,500 word Call of Cthulhu scenario today.

Roll SAN (-1D3/1D6) πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

09.03.2026 06:21 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You have good taste 😁

06.03.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SO GOOD! Also I started replaying it last year and it's still awesome.

06.03.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really showing my age here... The games that made me.

Scarab of Ra would be here if there was art for it!

06.03.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A blonde white woman wearing a Mulholland Drive to shirt

A blonde white woman wearing a Mulholland Drive to shirt

If you get my new t-shirt, we can be friends.

06.03.2026 07:17 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A metal turtle wearing a pope hat on an Elden Ring desk mat

A metal turtle wearing a pope hat on an Elden Ring desk mat

An Elden Ring desk mat with a Lord of the Rings Keyboard

An Elden Ring desk mat with a Lord of the Rings Keyboard

Pope turtle approves my new desk mat.

04.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Life of the Stars episode of Starfleet Academy is simply outstanding.

Probably the most affecting episode of trek I've ever seen. Academy is really hitting it out of the park.

26.02.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screen shot of Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, with the question "How do you imagine the forces of evil?" and option 4 is "Like your mum."

A screen shot of Henry from Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, with the question "How do you imagine the forces of evil?" and option 4 is "Like your mum."

As an Australian, I am obliged to pick dialogue option 4.

24.02.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some exciting news: Resort is going to print!

I've learned a heap over the past year doing freelance graphic design for Chaosium, so I'm applying those lessons to a light redesign for this game. Stay tuned!

23.02.2026 06:38 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I'm still healing. I consider myself a recovering workaholic and genuinely have spent two months coming to terms with the fact I don't have to work every day. I'm now sleeping properly for the first time in years.

20.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Real Reason I Stopped Writing Novels
The Real Reason I Stopped Writing Novels YouTube video by Kat Clay

An extremely personal video from me on YouTube this week.

I've been avoiding making this for about a year because it hurts to talk about how burnt out I became from trying to be a novelist.

But good things come from hard times.
youtu.be/HUQBtuhczK0

20.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great I'm going back... Expedition #6 time!

15.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I
finished
House
of

Leaves
I
have

questions*

*⬛

15.02.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Foam rolling the IT band is torture 🫠

14.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes there's a few novels that use this kind of structure, but I like to hear an example from Berlin itself. I haven't seen it done so much in games.

14.02.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a wedding dress is holding a bouquet of flowers with the words #wuthering heights above her Alt: a woman in a wedding dress is holding a bouquet of flowers with the words #wuthering heights above her

Wuthering Heights was absolutely breathtaking.

Anyone critiquing its style clearly hasn't watched enough Powell and Pressburger. A Romeo + Juliet for this generation.

14.02.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screen shot of The Berlin Apartment showing a hand throwing a paper plane.

A screen shot of The Berlin Apartment showing a hand throwing a paper plane.

The Berlin Apartment is a narrative driven game that explores 100 years of history through the eyes of the people who lived in a single apartment.

As a game writer, it challenged me about how we represent moments of complex political history with empathy.

My review: youtu.be/Zvyiou3Ut-w

13.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey you. You're finally awake.

10.02.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I talk about one of the games that made me love games: Discworld II. πŸ§™

ALSO: Justice for Granny Weatherwax!

07.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Time to consult the haruspex!

06.02.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was so fun to listen to from my end! What a treat!

06.02.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a black and white Lego cat.

A photo of a black and white Lego cat.

I has made cat.

05.02.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The highlight of my 1995 Science Fiction Illustrated Encyclopedia is the entry on George R.R. Martin, which laments that he doesn't write much fantasy - or quickly - due to his involvement in television.

(A Game of Thrones came out in 1996)

04.02.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm reading it too! Can't wait to compare notes πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ˜

01.02.2026 02:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder how he'd navigate the house... Probably turn it into a moneymaking scheme.

25.01.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My two holiday reads, which are probably on the polar opposite sides of the literary spectrum. The Stainless Steel Rat (SF space romp) and House of Leaves (Abandon all hope ye who enter here πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«).

25.01.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A very good dog with a big smile and her tongue sticking out.

A very good dog with a big smile and her tongue sticking out.

Doggoe timeline cleanse 🐢

23.01.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Resort (Act 1) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play
Resort (Act 1) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play YouTube video by Miskatonic Playhouse

The folks @miskatonicplayhouse.com are doing a hilarious playthrough of Resort. There's already been a golf buggy race and a malcontent celebrity chef.

Nothing will clearly go wrong from here...
youtu.be/tkyNfWedUzY?...

21.01.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0