{"id":789,"date":"2019-02-10T15:45:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T15:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/?page_id=789"},"modified":"2021-06-28T00:49:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T04:49:13","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"
\n

About Beau<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I am Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon, a designer, writer, and leadership educator for indie tabletop roleplaying games.\u00a0 My projects include Turn<\/a>, the Let Me Take a Selfie<\/a> and Of the Woods: Lonely Games of Imagination<\/a> game collections, Firefly RPG: Smuggler’s Guide<\/a>, Baby Bestiary Volume 1 & 2<\/a>, Lusus Naturae<\/a>\u00a0(editor), and my continuing interview series, Five or So Questions<\/a>\u00a0on Thoughty. My official Twitter account for Thoughty is ThoughtyGames<\/a> and for Leading with Class, my show where I teach leadership through games, is LeadingwClass<\/a>. You can also check out my game production company’s site, Daedalum AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also write horror, erotica, and horror erotica at thatlittleitch<\/a>, also on Pillowfort<\/a>. I’m a photographer, typically working with a Pentax K-70 and a variety of old and new lenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a nonbinary-masculine genderfluid person and I’m queer and polyamorous, so these things often bleed into my discussions about my background, experiences, and design. I hope you’ll find benefit in that! For reference, my pronouns are they\/them or he\/him and I use masculine identifiers (Mr., sir, dude, etc.). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you need to contact me, email me<\/a>! It’s the best method to reach me. I take off on Mondays for mental and physical wellbeing. Responses will catch up on Tuesdays for any queries! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A huge reminder that this blog is in large part funded by the Ko-Fi community supporting me<\/a>. I also have a PayPal tip jar<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0I appreciate the support, and every dollar makes it easier for me to continue blogging. Thanks to my supporters, and if you aren’t one, I hope you soon become one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look at this post and you’re amazed by the fact that I’m pointing out where you can spend money on things, that’s right! I believe in paying people for their creations, and that includes blog posts, games, and many other things. Supporting my friends and fellow creators helps the hobbies I participate in thrive and grow, and money is a necessary part of that. Join us, so we can continue to make more awesome stuff. Do the thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testimonials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a full-on convert to [Beau\u2019s]\u00a0Script Change<\/a>. It\u2019s like: hold on, back up, stop, do overs, let\u2019s skip ahead, say that again \u2013 solid communication tools I find intuitive to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Vincent Baker, Lumpley Games, Apocalypse World<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beau has great insight and perspective on tabletop games & rpgs. Their interviews, articles, and games make me think, and always make me feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Adrian Thoen, Impulse Drive<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Beau] is one of the pillars of our community \u2013 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. When a new designer comes to me and asks who they should talk to to help get their game out there, I point them right to [Beau].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Sandy Pug Games, Mirror<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a testimonial? Submit it through the contact page<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon, a designer, writer, and leadership educator for indie tabletop roleplaying games.\u00a0 My projects include Turn, the Let Me Take a Selfie and Of the Woods: Lonely Games of Imagination game collections, Firefly RPG: Smuggler’s Guide, Baby Bestiary Volume 1 & 2, Lusus Naturae\u00a0(editor), and my continuing interview series, Five or … Continue reading “About”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-789","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaHOcG-cJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1162,"url":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/bjs\/","url_meta":{"origin":789,"position":0},"title":"Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","author":"Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","date":"May 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Who is Beau? Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon (they\/he) is a disabled, queer, genderfluid nonbinary masculine person who works in design & education. They are a tabletop\u00a0roleplaying game designer, writer, and leadership educator. They design mechanics, write flavor and instruction, and do layout and logo work. Their photography is artistic and captures\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1051,"url":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/lwc\/","url_meta":{"origin":789,"position":1},"title":"Leading with Class","author":"Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","date":"March 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Leading with Class is a webshow teaching leadership theory and practice, using experiences and concepts from roleplaying games to make leadership more approachable to a broader audience. It's supported by a Patreon and hosted on YouTube for ease of access. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aG5hM4dtagY&t=54s Introductory video \"What is Leadership?\" Some more of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Leading with Class logo, white text on black.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LeadingWithClass_WoB.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LeadingWithClass_WoB.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LeadingWithClass_WoB.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LeadingWithClass_WoB.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/LeadingWithClass_WoB.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1244,"url":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/contact-bjs\/","url_meta":{"origin":789,"position":2},"title":"Contact Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","author":"Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","date":"May 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"To use photos in your work, use the Photography option and share your intended purpose and budget for licensing fees. I offer a scaled ladder for various purposes and needs, including marginalized individuals.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":807,"url":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/turn-rpg\/","url_meta":{"origin":789,"position":3},"title":"Turn RPG","author":"j.wesley.sheldon@gmail.com","date":"February 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Turn is a slice-of-life supernatural roleplaying game by Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon set in the modern era. Players in Turn are shapeshifters in small, rural towns who must balance their human lives and habits with their beast needs and instincts in quiet drama. Their baser natures will challenge them as they\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"The Turn front cover with a leather-like texture and the green Turn logo, which is the word Turn with a vine growing out of it and a half-circle above it with footprints crossing the half-circle changing from human to beast. The text on the cover is \"A slice of life, supernatural roleplaying game of shapeshifters in small towns\".","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CoverImageItchTurn.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CoverImageItchTurn.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/CoverImageItchTurn.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":945,"url":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/originals\/","url_meta":{"origin":789,"position":4},"title":"Originals","author":"Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","date":"February 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"You can find most of my work on thoughty.itch.io, DriveThruRPG, Indie Press Revolution, or this here blog.For my biggest work, Turn, you can find the game at any of these links:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.indiepressrevolution.com\/xcart\/Turn.html https:\/\/thoughty.itch.io\/Turn https:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/281964\/Turn?manufacturers_id=10592 Find blog posts about Turn here!You can check out my personal work hosted on the blog\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2559,"url":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/thoughty\/","url_meta":{"origin":789,"position":5},"title":"thoughty","author":"Beau J\u00e1gr Sheldon","date":"February 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briebeau.com\/thoughty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}