Nat and Nina interview Avery Alder, who designs queer table top roleplaying games of monstrosity, love and community—like the acclaimed Monsterhearts 2 and the post-apocalyptic game The Quiet Year. Avery’s game Dream Askew, is designed to help folks imagine what queer community looks like in a post-collapse society, and that makes it the perfect vehicle to help Queers at the End of the World put our money where our mouths are and get some of this season’s guest on the show—Ellie, Austen, TreaAndrea and Roo—together to try and create a story of queer utopia together in the ruins. We talk to Avery about what it’s like to make queer games, what community means to her, growing up without tech and making slow connections to people, among many other things in this fantastic conversation.
With Avery Alder
Avery is a queer designer hailing from Sinixt territory. She’s the designer of Monsterhearts, The Quiet Year, Dream Askew, Ribbon Drive, and a host of smaller, scrappier projects. Avery is working as a design consultant for Once More Into the Void , bringing her experience and expertise to the table. You can find her on Twitter over at @lackingceremony or on her website at buriedwithoutceremony.com.
