Go forth. Spark Joy. Make God Bleed.
This is State of the Godkillingway, Pam Punzalan’s Substack. This is where she will be posting game design updates, and news with respect to her various spheres of engagement within the TTRPGs and video game industries.
Pam Punzalan wears many hats: writer, game designer, editor, authenticity reader, cultural consultant, and community builder. She builds tabletop and fictional worlds that speak her truths as a queer, Filipino woman. Her work in all these spheres has been nominated for awards. At present, she is the Executive Director for Dames Making Games.
Prior to entering the professional sphere, she was the founder of Play Without Apology (a Filipino collective for queer people and women), and organizer of Session Zero Online under Gamers & Gaming Meets Philippines. At present, she is an administrator of Asians Represent, an active member of the Diana Wynn Jones Awards Committee, and a core member of Big Bad Con's PoC Programming Committee.
Some of her previous work includes D&D: Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, D&D: The Islands of Sina Una, Hunter: The Reckoning V5, Starfinder: Galactic Magic & Tech Revolution, Spire: Shadow Operations, Thirsty Sword Lesbians: Advanced Swords & Lesbians.
Some of her up and coming work includes Blades in the Dark: The Dagger Isles Supplement, and Fate of Umdaar: Planet of Swords, Super-Science, and Sorcery.
What are some of the top things you’ll be reading about here?
Updates on current personal projects from Pam. May or may not include development logs.
Relevant news regarding the work Pam does in ttrpgs and video games.
Links to new releases, articles, and whatnot from Pam.
Subscriber-only articles and notes.
A listing of community engagements and initiatives of interest, especially if they are from #RPGSEA and the Global South.
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