quinn b. rodriguez

(they/them)

quinn b. rodriguez is a queer nonbinary polyam Latine disabled/chronically ill creator. They are an award-nominated TTRPG designer and actual play performer, writer, editor, and sensitivity reader.

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quinn has been a nominee for the Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program and for multiple ENNIE Awards, including the Fan Award for Best Publisher.They have received the Big Bad Con Scholarship 2022 & 2023, the Gen Con Participation Grant 2022, the Caltrop Core microgrant, and a Story Synth microgrant.Their game sunlight…: a feverdream for an unwilling god and a devoted saint was featured in 2022's Level 1 Anthology for Free RPG Day.

Playtests // Premieres

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

Podcast Appearances

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, Gaming, Fiction
(available for freelance and longer-term work)

Topics Include:

  • Bipolar disorder (pre- and post-diagnosis, pre- and mid-treatment)

  • Living with PTSD/C-PTSD

  • Living with OCD

  • Domestic Violence

  • Sexual Violence

  • Chronic Depression

  • Chronic Pain

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Physical Disability

  • Canes and Rollators as Mobility Devices

  • Disordered Eating

  • Substance Abuse

  • Alcoholism and Addiction

  • LGBTQIA+ Experience (coming out, being outed, gender euphoria/dysphoria, etc)

  • Nonbinary Experience (specifically demigender and gendervoid identities)

  • Religious Upbringing (Roman Catholic)

  • Catholic School (K-12)

  • Art School (Undergraduate)

  • Occult Subjects

Project Highlights Include:

  • 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

Rates
TBD Depending On:

  • Scope & Length

  • Intensity

  • Expected Turnaround Time (rush fees may apply)

Inquiries

TTRPG Actual Play
email for guest appearances & future campaigns
available for streaming, pre-recording, & podcasting

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Previous Actual Play
Click the show title for VODS (where available)

  • 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)

...and a collection of other one-offs

oracle card readings
explanation and inquiry form below

  • 3 card pull: $30 USD

  • 5 card pull: $45 USD

  • 7 card pull: $55 USD

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*pricing can be adjusted on a case-by-case basis for bimpoc, trans/nbi, and other marginalized individuals

oracle cards work essentially like the classic tarot, though i find that for me they're much less rigid and often lead to more personal discoveries.the size of a pull (aka a spread) can affect the best type of question to ask, and the type of answer to expect. for instance, because a three-card pull doesn't offer many opportunities for a super specific spread, i advise seeking answers and discoveries for broader questions and topics. subjects i've read on in this format include "am i on the correct life path?", "is this relationship toxic for me?", and "how can i improve on this certain skill or aspect of my life?"the larger the pull, the more specific the result.i hope i'm able to help shine some light on whatever might be on your mind.

twitch variety streaming
we have fun here.

as a disabled and chronically ill gamer,
my schedule is dictated largely by my spoons ~

keep up-to-date on twitter <3

i'm now a ritual motion affiliate!

check out their awesome gaming skins for finger/hand/wrist support by clicking the link or logo above ~

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this june i was fortunate enough to take part in midboss' SUMMER OF PRIDE event for the second year in a row! we played we know the devil and sayonara wild hearts while raising money for the trevor project <3

a take this streaming ambassador since 2018
dedicated to fighting stigma surrounding mental illness

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

Testimonials

"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 creator. Easily the best editor I’ve ever had!"-Ivan M., PhD Student, The University of Texas

Project Highlights

Cover art for Deimos Academy

Deimos Academy
Game and a Curry

Cover art for penultimate:

penultimate:
quinn b. rodriguez

Cover art for Issue Six of Persephone's Daughters

Issue Six
Persephone's Daughters

Cover art for The College of Pining: A Frivolous Subclass for D&D 5E

The College of Pining
quinn b. rodriguez

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

Freelance Highlights

Unannounced Project
Paizo

Independent Projects