quinn b. rodriguez (they/them) is a multi-nominated writer, independent game designer, editor, sensitivity reader, and TTRPG actual play performer.

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A queer and nonbinary, mixed Latine, disabled/chronically ill, and neurodivergent artist, quinn's eternal fascinations are metatextuality, queer joy and queer rage, the body in all its faults and glory, deep space, Catholic trauma, the old internet, and catharsis.They are currently in the process of reclaiming their voice, with good things on the horizon.

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Live Playtests of
BR/CK
(Itchfunding Successful!)
Spring 2022

Featured on Transplanar!

Premiere Actual Play of
the hierophant's gone away for a while
(Early Access)
Benefiting Black & Pink as part of Pride Brunchathon,
Presented by Huetopia & RK Wilde
June 2021

Featured Game for Up All Night Jam 2020:
how we learned to fill our lungs with salt
Benefiting the LGBTQ Freedom Fund

Premiere Actual Play of
catharsis and shit
(or, from which lilacs bloom)
Benefiting Black Lives Matter and The Trevor Project

Nominations

  • 5x ENNIE Nominee (2021-23)

  • Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program Nominee (2022)

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Grants & Scholarships

  • 3x Big Bad Con Scholar (2022-24)

  • Gen Con Participation Grant (2022)

  • Caltrop Core Microgrant (2022)

  • Story Synth Microgrant (2022)

  • Theatrical Intimacy Education EDIII Scholarship (2022)

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Podcast Appearances

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Past Panels

  • Coliseum of Queer Chaos: Transplanar Live Show (as Citlalli)

  • Reflections: Radical Queer Joy (Big Bad Con 2023, Moderator)

  • Trans Joy & Monstrosity (Big Bad Con 2023, Panelist)

  • Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, & Safety (C3 GameCon 2023, Featured Guest)

  • Horror in Tabletop (Big Bad Con 2022, Panelist)

  • Figuring Out A Goal For Your Game (Big Bad Con 2022, Panelist)

  • Sanity Checks and Stigma: Mental Health in TTRPGs (Couch Con, 2020)

Sensitivity Reading
For TTRPG, Podcasting, Video Games, Fiction, Poetry

Highlighted Topics

  • Living with Bipolar Disorder and Bipolar Loved Ones

  • Living with PTSD/C-PTSD

  • Living with OCD

  • Domestic Violence

  • Sexual Violence

  • Chronic Depression

  • Chronic Pain

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Physical Disability

  • Disordered Eating

  • Substance Abuse

  • Sexism and Misogyny

  • Canes and Rollators as Mobility Devices

  • Ambulatory Wheelchair Use

  • Alcoholism and Addiction

  • Mixed Mexican-American Experience

  • LGBTQIA+ Experience

  • Nonbinary Experience

  • Religious Upbringing (Roman Catholic)

  • Catholic School (K-12)

  • Art School (Undergraduate)

  • Western Occult Subjects

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Project Highlights

  • Mistborn World Guide

  • Mistborn Legacy

  • Fool's Gold: Into the Bellowing Wilds

  • The Revenant Society

  • Deimos Academy

  • The Deep and Forever; or the Joy of Falling Upward

  • The Magnus Archives

  • Rusty Quill Gaming

  • Stellar Firma

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Rates
TBD Depending On:

  • Scope & Length

  • Intensity

  • Expected Turnaround Time (rush fees may apply)

Upcoming Actual Play

  • Fear In Living Color, Volume 1: The Hunters (Monster of the Week)

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Previous Actual Play

  • Harpies (Monsterhearts 2e) on RollforFelicity

  • The Melancholy We Weave (Quietus) on Othersider Studios

  • Paint the Town Red One-Shot Preview on stellaluna

  • VOIDLOCK TOMBSTONE (Orbital Blues) on Transplanar RPG

  • The Petals of Belladonna (The Revenant Society) on Transplanar RPG

  • For the Hounds (For the Queen) on Transplanar RPG

  • The Second Stranger (DnD 5e) on Transplanar RPG

  • Haven of Horrors (Statements of Fear) on Heroes Without Limits

  • Insolitus Institute (Monsterhearts) on FWRD

  • Grim Vestigae (Masks) on Heroes Without Limits

  • Gala of the Damned (Zweihander) on Encounter Roleplay

  • Prism (Masks) on Mythic Grove

  • Where Roots Remain (DnD 5e) on Mythic Grove

  • Betrayal of Heartholm (Zweihander) on Encounter Roleplay

  • Project VHS (Cypher System) on Variant Roles

  • Grimm Femmes: Beyond the Veil (DnD 5e) on Variant Roles

  • a verdant silence (DnD 5e) on Ephemeral Worlds

  • a velvet soiree (DnD 5e) on Variant Roles

Editing
For TTRPG, Prose, Magazines/Journals, Academia
(available for freelance and longer-term work)

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Upcoming

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Developmental Editing Highlights

Cover art for The Home We Remember

The Home We Remember
Frivolous Bear Studios and tendervicious studios

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"Working with quinn is an artist's delight! As the Developmental Editor on The Home We Remember (THWR), they helped me straddle the line between ease of learning and my artistic vision for the game. They encouraged me to lean into my weirdest, most medium- and genre-bending desires as a game designer, and THWR is a better game for it. I highly recommend hiring quinn to help your voice shine through!"-Hamnah Shahid, Executive Director, tendervicious studios

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Copyediting Highlights

Cover art for Dreamers

Dreamers
Lola Johnson

Cover art for The Tower

The Tower
Lola Johnson

Cover art for The Tower

Tales From Sina Una
Lucia Versprille

Cover art for Deimos Academy

Deimos Academy
Game and a Curry

Cover art for Issue Six of Persephone's Daughters

Issue Six
Persephone's Daughters

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"quinn is an excellent editor who perfectly toes the line between aggressively lobbying for changes they know are in the project’s best interest and respecting your voice and desires as a creator. Easily the best editor I’ve ever had!"-Ivan M., PhD Student, The University of Texas

Inquiries

Game & Narrative Design
(available for freelance and longer-term work)

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Publication Highlights

Cover art for Level 1: The Free RPG Day Indie RPG Anthology, Volume 3

sunlight…: a feverdream for an unwilling god and a devoted saint
as featured in Level 1 Volume 3
Ninth Level Games

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For my self-published design work,
check out my feverdreams!