Ella "RATTLE ME BONES" M 💀
@ecmsquared.bsky.social
Game writer (most recently Baldur's Gate 3 at Larian & Plarium). Former Total War community content editor and ESL senior editor. I like TRPGs, theme parks, and spooky things. My cat is prettier than you. https://linktr.ee/ellamcconnell
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It me, Ella.
You may remember me from:
⚔️ Accidentally being the figurehead for the "women in Total War: Rome II" thing (lol)
🎮 Video game journalism (esp. a dating sim column in RPS)
💀 Writing weird little guys in Baldur's Gate 3 (see my showreel!)
🐱 My himbo cat Mori
More: linktr.ee/ellamcconnell
You may remember me from:
⚔️ Accidentally being the figurehead for the "women in Total War: Rome II" thing (lol)
🎮 Video game journalism (esp. a dating sim column in RPS)
💀 Writing weird little guys in Baldur's Gate 3 (see my showreel!)
🐱 My himbo cat Mori
More: linktr.ee/ellamcconnell
I was under the impression most people took it rectally
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 8, 2026 at 10:59 AM
I was under the impression most people took it rectally
Oh the irony
September 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Oh the irony
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If you’re tempted to use genAI to brainstorm for writing stories, please just talk abt your story to friends instead!
Friends who have good story sense that you trust, writer friends who will give you honest feedback, friends who care & get excited about your ideas with you! I know it’s scary +
Friends who have good story sense that you trust, writer friends who will give you honest feedback, friends who care & get excited about your ideas with you! I know it’s scary +
August 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If you’re tempted to use genAI to brainstorm for writing stories, please just talk abt your story to friends instead!
Friends who have good story sense that you trust, writer friends who will give you honest feedback, friends who care & get excited about your ideas with you! I know it’s scary +
Friends who have good story sense that you trust, writer friends who will give you honest feedback, friends who care & get excited about your ideas with you! I know it’s scary +
Story of my life
visible collectable distracting from weight of emotional cutscene
August 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Story of my life
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Using my evil mobile game artist powers to turn Jack into a gacha hero
August 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Using my evil mobile game artist powers to turn Jack into a gacha hero
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In news that should shock precisely nobody, Dates & Wires is on sale for the duration of Steam's Cyberpunk Fest, which runs until 10 AM PT on the 10th. That 60% discount, though? That might raise an eyebrow or two.
Save 60% on Dates & Wires: Augmented Edition on Steam
The year is 1995, and you're newly single and ready to mingle in Stradania, the dysfunctional micronation whose chief exports are pig iron, human misery, and radioactive souvenir mugs. Sample the nigh...
store.steampowered.com
August 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
In news that should shock precisely nobody, Dates & Wires is on sale for the duration of Steam's Cyberpunk Fest, which runs until 10 AM PT on the 10th. That 60% discount, though? That might raise an eyebrow or two.
A solution from @databyss.com: bsky.app/profile/data...
God, they always try and sneak shit like this in where it's easy to accidentally click on it - and I can't seem to find any way to disable it (including via extensions) yet
August 4, 2026 at 1:22 PM
A solution from @databyss.com: bsky.app/profile/data...
God, they always try and sneak shit like this in where it's easy to accidentally click on it - and I can't seem to find any way to disable it (including via extensions) yet
August 4, 2026 at 1:07 PM
God, they always try and sneak shit like this in where it's easy to accidentally click on it - and I can't seem to find any way to disable it (including via extensions) yet
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I only discount Vampire Therapist this much twice a year. Now is the time to get it if you've been curious!
I know feelings are super gross in the hyper-masculine Trump age, but fuck that guy, play our game. ♥️
I know feelings are super gross in the hyper-masculine Trump age, but fuck that guy, play our game. ♥️
Vampire Therapist turned 2! 🩸
To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Games Germany for our biggest discount yet:
50% off from July 20-27!
Grab the game + DLC for a delightfully tiny price and treat yourself to some undead therapy 🦇
Link in bio.
To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with Games Germany for our biggest discount yet:
50% off from July 20-27!
Grab the game + DLC for a delightfully tiny price and treat yourself to some undead therapy 🦇
Link in bio.
July 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I only discount Vampire Therapist this much twice a year. Now is the time to get it if you've been curious!
I know feelings are super gross in the hyper-masculine Trump age, but fuck that guy, play our game. ♥️
I know feelings are super gross in the hyper-masculine Trump age, but fuck that guy, play our game. ♥️
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thou hast been blessed by the ibuprofen knight praise be ⚔️💚
July 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
thou hast been blessed by the ibuprofen knight praise be ⚔️💚
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Every time a writer in the games industry loses their job we all feel it acutely like a mycelium network.
June 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Every time a writer in the games industry loses their job we all feel it acutely like a mycelium network.
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Semester 12 of my Oscar-winning illustration mentorship begins on August 3rd 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm looking to bring on 5 more students for this one. Go check out MasteringImaginativeRealism.com if you want to learn more 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#masteringimaginativerealism
I'm looking to bring on 5 more students for this one. Go check out MasteringImaginativeRealism.com if you want to learn more 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#masteringimaginativerealism
June 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Semester 12 of my Oscar-winning illustration mentorship begins on August 3rd 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm looking to bring on 5 more students for this one. Go check out MasteringImaginativeRealism.com if you want to learn more 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#masteringimaginativerealism
I'm looking to bring on 5 more students for this one. Go check out MasteringImaginativeRealism.com if you want to learn more 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
#masteringimaginativerealism
Legitimately scared by upcoming temperatures being in the mid to late thirties - help 🙃
June 22, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Legitimately scared by upcoming temperatures being in the mid to late thirties - help 🙃
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I can be your angle... or yuor devil
June 12, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I can be your angle... or yuor devil
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So tired of this shit. Literally any concept artist can doodle up a better solution in minutes. And you know it’s original and not just plucked from some other IP. And they can iterate on it in realtime, allowing the whole team to be in on the process. We had this process for fucking decades.
We asked the Crystal Dynamics team about its use of generative AI in developing Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. Here’s what Jeff Adams, experience director on the game, had to say.
June 12, 2026 at 5:58 AM
So tired of this shit. Literally any concept artist can doodle up a better solution in minutes. And you know it’s original and not just plucked from some other IP. And they can iterate on it in realtime, allowing the whole team to be in on the process. We had this process for fucking decades.
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I found this neat tool that lets you generate text and images just from your ideas. It's really good!
June 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I found this neat tool that lets you generate text and images just from your ideas. It's really good!
Fuck yeah Bailey tarot deck
It Begins!! Starting today, I’ll be working towards a full tarot deck. Here’s the first of the Major Arcana, The Fool.
I’m going to use this project to try and push my limits. It's gonna take a while. Prepare to see a whole lotta cards!!
I’m going to use this project to try and push my limits. It's gonna take a while. Prepare to see a whole lotta cards!!
June 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Fuck yeah Bailey tarot deck
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Zero Parades by @zaumstudio.bsky.social is out today! Really enjoying it so far - congrats to the team, especially my friendos who worked on it 🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/2863680/...
ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies on Steam
From the creators of Disco Elysium comes ZERO PARADES – an espionage RPG. You're a brilliant but tormented operant on one final desperate assignment. Gather your broken network, untangle a web of lies...
store.steampowered.com
May 21, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Zero Parades by @zaumstudio.bsky.social is out today! Really enjoying it so far - congrats to the team, especially my friendos who worked on it 🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/2863680/...
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ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies - PC Launch Trailer
YouTube video by ZAUM
m.youtube.com
May 21, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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Aaaand it’s out. Only took four years. Congratz and thank you to everyone who made this happen! Hope the rest of y’all will give it a chance and will enjoy it.
It's going to take luck, skill and all the psycho manoeuvres we can manage.
#ZEROPARADES: For Dead Spies is OUT NOW on PC.
Play across Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG and NVIDIA GeForce Now: tr.ee/playzpnow
#ZEROPARADES: For Dead Spies is OUT NOW on PC.
Play across Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG and NVIDIA GeForce Now: tr.ee/playzpnow
May 21, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Aaaand it’s out. Only took four years. Congratz and thank you to everyone who made this happen! Hope the rest of y’all will give it a chance and will enjoy it.