Beau is one of the pillars of our community – from their work as a designer to the work they do on their website and other projects, they have silently and often without the fanfare they deserve dedicated themselves to propping up this community and industry, elevating their fellow designers and creators every single day.
Sandy Pug Games
Beau Jágr Sheldon
*Full Resume PDF (includes employment)
Education
Leadership — Master’s of Science, Duquesne University (4.0 GPA)
Organizational Leadership – Bachelor’s of Science, Duquesne University (GPA 3.82, with Honors)
Publications
Design and Writing
Various Publications (thoughty.itch.io) – 2018-Present
Designer and writer for What’s in a Ring, Secret Lover, Millenial Tragedy is Basically a Comedy, In Other Lives, I have no mouth and I must scream, Dice 4 Dad, and further pieces.
Script Change – 2013-Present
Designer for the Script Change safety, consent, and content tool for use by facilitators and players in gaming environments.
Solarpunk Spotlight (Cortex Prime) – 2022
Initial designer & concept creator for the Solarpunk spotlight for the Cortex Prime Kickstarter Spotlights.
The Man and The Stag – 2021
Creator of The Man and The Stag, including crowdfunding project management, design, and writing. One of the first successful crowdfunding projects on itch.io.
thatlittleitch – 2021
Writer, photographer, layout artist, & model for the thatlittleitch horror erotica fiction zine.
Ultimate Micro-RPG Book – 2020
Designed the Lycantree micro-RPG for release in this collection curated by James D’Amato.
Towns Like Ours (Turn Supplement) – April 2020
Design lead & editor for Towns Like Ours, a supplement to the Turn roleplaying game.
Turn: A Tabletop Roleplaying Game – July 2019
Creator of Turn: A Tabletop Roleplaying game, including Kickstarter coordination, design, writing, and coordination of supplemental texts.
Punctatus – May 2019
Wrote the Punctatus species for the Archons of Nikud Kickstarter.
The Gr8 Escape – May 2019
Wrote a reskin of Laser Kittens for the More Kittens Kickstarter.
Aye Syn – January 2019
Wrote a planet for the roleplaying game Orun.
Aphrodite on Deck – January 2019
Wrote solarpunk roleplaying game adventure for Return to the Stars.
Beep – February 2019
Writer, designer, and layout artist for this small group-focused instructional text game.
Ears Are Burning – September 2018
Writer, designer, and layout artist for this small meditation-focused instructional text.
Behind the Masc – September 2018
Writer, designer, layout artist, and project manager for this collection of game materials by myself and other non-cisgender masculine people.
I love you and I adore you – April 2018
Writer, designer, and layout artist for this queer love letter writing game.
Behrend Bernhard, Esq. – March 2018
Writer, designer, layout artist, and photographer for this party game.
You’re getting dumped by your catgirl girlfriend – March 2018
Writer, designer, and layout artist for hack of a game by Aura Belle.
Let Me Take A Selfie – December 2017
Writer and designer for this collection of games that use selfies for mechanics.
Monster Butts Gift Exchange – December 2017
Designed and wrote a game for the Monster Butts zine created by Thomas Novosel.
Halcyon City Herald Collection: Masks – Sept. 2017
Wrote “Healing the Sick – Billing the Rich?”, “Intake’s Motives in Cancer Case”, “Doctor Kim Revealed: His Unbelievable Story”, “Goodbye to HMO’s? What is the Superhero Medical Plan?”
Of the Woods: Lonely Games of Imagination – May 2017
Designer, project manager, and curator for a collection of lonely (single-player) narrative games.
Fate of the Remnants – 2015-2018
Developer and writer for non-player characters and some background fiction.
Baby Bestiary, Volume 2 – 2015-2016
Fiction writing for a fiction and content supplement for tabletop roleplaying games.
Bubblegumshoe – June 2016
Writing for drifts, specifically the Ruby Hollow drift, themed after Scooby Doo’s Mysteries. 2017 Gold Ennie Award Winner for Best Family Game.
The Name of God – March 2016
Designed and wrote cards for Kickstarter stretch goals.
Indie Mixtape Series – 2015
Contributed small game to the Indie Mixtape collection.
No Country for Old Kobolds – March 2015
Designed creatures for No Country for Old Kobolds’ Guide to the Myriad Peoples of the Orbs, or an Observational Journal of Wondrous and Strange Peoples, or My Wandering Life and Friends.
Sound of Water, World of Dew Companion – March 2015
Fiction writing for the tabletop roleplaying game World of Dew supplement, Sound of Water, specifically fiction and mechanics for Whispers of the Fox Woman.
Baby Bestiary, Volume 1 – January 2015
Fiction writing for a fiction and content supplement for tabletop roleplaying games.
Demon: Interface – October 2014
Wrote fiction and designed mechanics for the Demon: Interface story Time to Go.
Firefly: Smugglers Guide to the Rim – March 2014
Design of Reputation mechanic and Crewmember archetypes, as well as archetype flavor text.
The Fate Codex – Life Locked – January 2014
Short story for The Fate Codex: Life Locked.
FASA Games 1879 Line – Nov 2013 – Jan 2014
Fiction and flavor text, as well as development of character types, for the 1879 line focused largely on the Saurid background and culture.
Editing and Proofreading
Towns Like Ours (Turn Supplement) – April 2020
Design lead & editor for Towns Like Ours, a supplement to the Turn roleplaying game.
Behind the Masc – September 2018
Writer, designer, layout artist, and project manager for this collection of game materials by myself and other non-cisgender masculine people.
Journey Away – August 2018
Edited the game Journey Away.
Iskandar, 7th Sea – June 2018
Edited the Iskandar section of the 7th Sea roleplaying games.
Horrible Games – March 2018
Served as editor for English translation of board game text, including research on medieval language and political structure.
Fate of the Remnants – 2015-2018
Served as long-term editorial and developmental editor for the Fate of the Remnants roleplaying game project.
Worlds Without Master – 2013-2018
Proofread and reviewed stories and games for Worlds Without Master by Epidiah Ravachol.
The Sword and The Loves – December 2017
Editor of English translation, written by Antonio Amato at Mammut RPG.
Viewscream 2nd Edition – April 2016
Acted as the editor for Viewscream 2nd Edition with Rafael Chandler.
Lusus Naturae – March 2015
Acted as the editor for Lusus Naturae with Rafael Chandler.
World of the Lost – March 2015
Acted as editor and proofreader for World of the Lost by Rafael Chandler, a supplement to Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
Rogue Comet (formerly RPG Society) – 2013-2014
Acted as an editor for RPG products for the RPG society on a contract basis.
The Last Candle – February 2013
Responsible for copy editing and proofreading The Last Candle adventure module.
Layout, Photography, & Branding
Various Publications (thoughty.itch.io) – 2018-Present
Layout artist & photographer for What’s in a Ring, Secret Lover, Millennial Tragedy is Basically a Comedy, In Other Lives, I have no mouth and I must scream, Dice 4 Dad, and further pieces.
Esoteric Underground – 2020
Layout designer for the Esoteric Underground newsletter.
Let’s Be Unsinkable – May 2019
Created the logo for Letsbeunsinkable.com.
HAMMERCRAWL Helper Sheets – April 2019
Created the HAMMERCRAWL Helper Sheets for N. Phillip Cole.
Behind the Masc – September 2018
Writer, designer, layout artist, and project manager for this collection of game materials by myself and other non-cisgender masculine people.
More Seats at the Table – April 2018
Created the More Seats at the Table logo.
Consultation
Script Change – 2013-Present
Consultations for multiple projects using the Script Change safety, consent, and content tool for use by facilitators and players in gaming environments. This is a primarily pro-bono or by donation service for creators of all kinds, as well as therapeutic organizations.
Panels, Workshops, & Livestream Presentations – 2013-Present
Planned, researched, & presented panels, workshops, and livestreams at events including TAGGs, GenCon, Origins, Big Bad Con, Double Exposure events, and PenguiCon on safety, accessibility, diversity, design, horror, queer/transgender/nonbinary identity, and leadership. Facilitated the Soda Pop Social at Big Bad Con as a nonalcoholic networking event.
Broken – 2022
Consulted on use of the Script Change RPG Toolbox including customization & need for other safety tools or accessibility changes to the text of the Broken RPG for Benjamin Wallace.
A Date in the SeAR – May 2019
Performed sensitivity read related to nonbinary gender identity for Jonathan Walton.
The Mediocre Programmer – November 2018
Performed sensitivity read on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and burnout for Craig Maloney.
Lovecraftesque – July 2016
Acted as mental health consultant in regards to how mental health is handled in the Lovecraftesque tabletop RPG. Project included research on mental health topics and language.