- Sat Apr 6, 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
- Connie Chang, Valiant Dorian, Cai K, Sea Thomas, Samm STAR
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Description:
In this panel, the all-trans, people of color-led cast of The Chaos Protocol discusses what grief means to us, how we perform and embody tragedy, play as catharsis, and methodologies of safety. We’ll examine what it means to build together toward tragedy in an actual play and how our practices may overlap with, and differ from, exploring themes of grief in home games. Content warnings for this panel may include grief; tragedy; trauma; and discussions about the death of children, parents, friends, siblings, and pets.
Panelists
Cai K (he/they/she) is a nonbinary, mixed Japanese and European American, and queer tabletop performer, Game Master, costume designer, historian, voice artist, writer, and digital artist. Cai uses his experience in theater, film, and television, as well as his Masters in Design, to create characters that represent our diverse world.
Connie Chang (they/he/she) is a trans actual play Game Master and TTRPG designer weaving black-hearted apocalyptica with stories of queer grief, rage, monstrosity, and euphoria. They are the GM and Creative Director for Transplanar RPG, an ENNIE-nominated, all-transgender, people of color-led dark fantasy, multi-system TTRPG show telling stories set in an original noncolonial, antiorientalist multiverse. He is also the designer behind GODKILLER, a holypunk duet PbtA game for one player, the Godkiller, and one GM, God.
Samm Star (she/they/fae) is a Black Genderfluid and Polysexual tabletop performer, self proclaimed chaos fairy and screenwriter who’s a sucker for telling stories of romance, grief, found family and evolving into one’s true self through friendship and community.
Sea Thomas (they/them) is a white agender professional Actual Play performer, producer, and dramaturg who has been working in the actual-play space since 2020. Sea is a lore-keeper, theatre-marker, and performance artist by trade who brings fully embodied dramatization to every aspect of their work.
Valiant (he/him) is a desi, transmasc, bisexual TTRPG performer, streamer, talk show host, GM and Designer. He specializes in stories exploring the duality of love & grief, wrath & justice and divinity & monstrosity.
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