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Ashton McAllan

Hi! I’m Ash and I’m a gamemaster, game designer, streamer, and occasional code witch. I focus on emergent narrative, small and indie games, and supporting diverse and marginalized voices.

You can find my streaming content on Twitch & Youtube featuring:

  • Roguelikes and other procgen games
  • Game design sessions
  • Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Digital Games:

RuinsRuins
A massively multiplayer single player tabletop computer roleplaying game.
– Creator The Garden EmbassyThe Garden Embassy
An Exceptional Story for Fallen London.
– Writer The Felined EccentricSunless Skies
A Gothic Horror CRPG of exploration and exquisite storytelling.
– Queer Representation Consultant & Writer Fallen London: DaylightDaylight
An Exceptional Story for Fallen London.
– Writer AmygdalaAmygdala
A disembodied head roguelike platformer.
– Team Lead MonadnockMonadnock
A puzzle game about trust.
– Team Lead We Are SeedsWe Are Seeds
An ARG about growing a garden of hope together.
– Team Lead Broken MountainsBroken Mountains
A sidescrolling-shooter-as-music-video-clip
– Solo Project Infinite Ski RunInfinite Ski Run
An infinite scrolling ski game.
– Artist and Programmer ?❤️️??❤️️?
A dating memory game made for Emojiam.
– Solo Project

My Roleplaying Games:

The RepublicThe Republic
A game about element bending social justice warriors.
– Designer Between DreamsBetween Dreams
A game about reclaiming intimacy in the haunted everyday.
– Co-designer Goblin HeartGoblin Heart
A game about being a group of goblins together.
– Co-designer In Which We Live And BreatheIn Which We Live And Breathe
A properly cyberpunk fantasy game.
– Designer Antiquarian AdventuresAntiquarian Adventures
A treasure hunting TTRPG.
– Designer OracleOracle
A fortune telling roleplaying game.
– Designer FootprintsFootprints
A game about leaving marks on places and things.
– Designer It's PersonalIt’s Personal
A game about messy assassin relationships.
– Designer Goblins In A TrenchcoatGoblins In A Trenchcoat
A game to be played on twitter.
– Designer PsycheballPsycheball
A game about psychic battlesport in cyberspace.
– Designer

Mods for Digital Games:

StoryspiritStoryspirit
A Minecraft mod adding quests, dungeons, and minibosses.
-Developer Polearms for Caves Of QudPolearms for Caves Of Qud.
A mod adding a new weapon type and fighting style to Caves Of Qud.
– Developer Qud KissingQud Kissing
Dating mechanics for Caves Of Qud.
– Developer

Other Roleplaying Game Work:

Breakfast Cult Roll20 SheetsBreakfast Cult Roll20 Sheets
Roll20 character sheets for Breakfast Cult
– Programmer/Designer 5e Variant Humans5e Variant Humans
A variant that makes humans in 5e interesting.
– Designer Traits for 5eTraits for 5e
A manageable replacement for inspiration.
-Designer Item Drop 5e Treasure TablesItem Drop 5e Treasure Tables
A way of generating treasure items with history.
– Designer AshtonHand ClocksAshton Hand Clocks
Hand Drawn Clocks for AW/Blades in Roll20
– Artist Lonely EnginesLonely Engines
An experimental nano-game about robots finding connection in surprising places.
– Programmer