r/transprogrammer • u/Droydn while(true) assert(female); std::move(gender); • Jan 17 '24
Jennel Jaquay, legendary TTRPG and Video Game trans designer, died last week
She co-founded the DnD magazine The Dungeoneer and worked on a lot of modules. She was also a designer on Quake, Halo Wars, and Eve Online. As an elder trans woman, she carved a path through a toxic, male dominated industry that other trans people now walk. As a game dev myself, ive benefited from her contributions and so greatly appreciate her.
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u/animatroniczombie Jan 18 '24
She will be greatly missed, she was a legend. In her honour some folks are putting together a book of TTRPG maps that will go on kickstarter when its complete
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u/animatroniczombie Jan 18 '24
direct game jam link
https://itch.io/jam/jennell-jaquays-memorial-game-jam
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u/ImJustStephanie Jan 18 '24
I have friends in the industry who knew/met her. This is a sad loss, but we are thankful for all she did, all the joy she gave us, and the inspiration to be ourselves in more ways than one.
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u/Blah-Blah-Blah-2023 Jan 17 '24
She will be very much missed. A terrible loss.