Jon Keevy
@jonkeevy.bsky.social
Writer of games, film & fiction.
IGF nominated Narrative Excellence.
Father of Coco.
The Unwoven Warrior out now in South Africa. (Seeking reps in N America)
Open for consulting & commissions
IGF nominated Narrative Excellence.
Father of Coco.
The Unwoven Warrior out now in South Africa. (Seeking reps in N America)
Open for consulting & commissions
Pinned
Jon Keevy
@jonkeevy.bsky.social
· Mar 27
The Unwoven Warrior
"I am the Shadow of the Lion. The one who will survive …
Goodreads.com
Hey... if you read my book please be a mensch and head to goodreads to rate it or even drop a review...
Goodreads.com/book/show/228314161-the-unwoven-warrior
Goodreads.com/book/show/228314161-the-unwoven-warrior
I propose this be balanced out with what I call "Roko's Orgasmatrix"
People who believe LLMs are conscious are having one of the biggest AI meltdowns yet because someone is running a Saw-like torture chamber for LLMs on GitHub. Just before we published, GitHub took it down. GitHub hasn't said why
www.404media.co/someone-tort...
www.404media.co/someone-tort...
Someone ‘Torturing’ LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet
The "AI Torture Chamber" has opened an upsetting and absurd window into the effective altruist obsession with "model welfare."
www.404media.co
October 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I propose this be balanced out with what I call "Roko's Orgasmatrix"
This rpg sounds incredible and also too emotionally challenging for me right now.
But you should check it out.
But you should check it out.
Anyone who has shared a Discord channel with me over the last two years knows that I have big opinions about Hollows (the new @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social game by @gshowitt.bsky.social and Chris Taylor). Anyway, let's just make it official with an actual review: gemelli.bearblog.dev/hollows/
Hollows
This is a story about a game that performs three unique feats of magic, tackling some of the biggest challenges I've seen in the world of roleplaying games. ...
gemelli.bearblog.dev
October 1, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This rpg sounds incredible and also too emotionally challenging for me right now.
But you should check it out.
But you should check it out.
Boy oh boy does it piss me off when a word game doesn't recognise "penis" "vagina" "sex" "dildo" "masturbate" "fap" "wank" "coitus" "semen" "orgasm" "cock" or even "anilingus"
They're not proper nouns! Let me play bongo MY way puzzmo!
They're not proper nouns! Let me play bongo MY way puzzmo!
September 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Boy oh boy does it piss me off when a word game doesn't recognise "penis" "vagina" "sex" "dildo" "masturbate" "fap" "wank" "coitus" "semen" "orgasm" "cock" or even "anilingus"
They're not proper nouns! Let me play bongo MY way puzzmo!
They're not proper nouns! Let me play bongo MY way puzzmo!
I made a thing! A game! A prototype game!
Exorcise Demons by figuring out their True Names. It's a spooky deduction game with great music by Dean Salant.
#indiedev #gamedev
jon-keevy.itch.io/name-of-the-...
Exorcise Demons by figuring out their True Names. It's a spooky deduction game with great music by Dean Salant.
#indiedev #gamedev
jon-keevy.itch.io/name-of-the-...
Name of the Demon by Jon Keevy
Use your Reason or Lose your Soul.
jon-keevy.itch.io
September 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I made a thing! A game! A prototype game!
Exorcise Demons by figuring out their True Names. It's a spooky deduction game with great music by Dean Salant.
#indiedev #gamedev
jon-keevy.itch.io/name-of-the-...
Exorcise Demons by figuring out their True Names. It's a spooky deduction game with great music by Dean Salant.
#indiedev #gamedev
jon-keevy.itch.io/name-of-the-...
Hey @dataisbeautiful.bsky.social check this out
Update, you can now spin the globe super fast like a spinning ball whatever direction you like, all the Places To Visit have been updated to be actually interesting and Ireland has 2230 entires now! I'll be updating other places over the coming months. limneticvillains.itch.io/limneticmaps
Limnetic Maps - Bandcamp Musicians V1.85 by limneticvillains
Bandcamp links around the world: V.1.85
limneticvillains.itch.io
September 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Hey @dataisbeautiful.bsky.social check this out
There was a frog in my kitchen this morning so now I've had UB40 stuck in my heqd all day.
September 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
There was a frog in my kitchen this morning so now I've had UB40 stuck in my heqd all day.
Any anime on there or is NYT for normies?
Our list of the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century is out now. See what came in at No. 1 here. nyti.ms/3TofmmM
September 25, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Any anime on there or is NYT for normies?
BTW that's a moustache in the background.
The Unwoven Warrior on a beach in Egypt. I appreciate when folks sending me pictures of my book getting around!
September 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM
BTW that's a moustache in the background.
The key to a longlasting relationship is to get a partner with bad eyesight, then steal their glasses. Now they can't see your flaws, like your insecurity and kleptomania.
September 25, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The key to a longlasting relationship is to get a partner with bad eyesight, then steal their glasses. Now they can't see your flaws, like your insecurity and kleptomania.
Oh yeah - a review and an interview rolled into one flattering package:
The Unwoven Warrior, an action afro-fantasy novel of rebellion, revenge, and grief.
And also sentient plants versus zeppelins.
capecreativecollective.com/the-unwoven-...
The Unwoven Warrior, an action afro-fantasy novel of rebellion, revenge, and grief.
And also sentient plants versus zeppelins.
capecreativecollective.com/the-unwoven-...
The Unwoven Warrior - Jon Keevy - The Cape Creative Collective
"The Unwoven Warrior" by Jon Keevy is a genre-bending South African book that is blends afro-fantasy, sci-fi, and bio-punk.
capecreativecollective.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Oh yeah - a review and an interview rolled into one flattering package:
The Unwoven Warrior, an action afro-fantasy novel of rebellion, revenge, and grief.
And also sentient plants versus zeppelins.
capecreativecollective.com/the-unwoven-...
The Unwoven Warrior, an action afro-fantasy novel of rebellion, revenge, and grief.
And also sentient plants versus zeppelins.
capecreativecollective.com/the-unwoven-...
Indie Game Design Challnge:
Do not be drawn into improving your grey box aesthetcs.
Just test gameplay.
Level: Impossible
#gamedesign
Do not be drawn into improving your grey box aesthetcs.
Just test gameplay.
Level: Impossible
#gamedesign
September 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Indie Game Design Challnge:
Do not be drawn into improving your grey box aesthetcs.
Just test gameplay.
Level: Impossible
#gamedesign
Do not be drawn into improving your grey box aesthetcs.
Just test gameplay.
Level: Impossible
#gamedesign
Working on a prototype demonlogy game and this shit goes hard man.
September 18, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Working on a prototype demonlogy game and this shit goes hard man.
Dad guy problem: when you need an official picture for whatever and you only have ones holding the goblin or taken by the goblin.
hot girl problem : when someone asks for an official artist picture of you for an event but you only have selfies & thirst traps
September 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Dad guy problem: when you need an official picture for whatever and you only have ones holding the goblin or taken by the goblin.
A great range of both Ancient and Fresh ttrpgs. Nicely linked too.
The write-ups are personal which I find more compelling than standard review-style.
Looking forward to the Top 40 to come :)
The write-ups are personal which I find more compelling than standard review-style.
Looking forward to the Top 40 to come :)
Where we reach the edge of the Top 40. Will I get all this done by my birthday? It's looking more actually possible. Where I write about a bunch of increasingly beloved games, including my longest campaign, my very first TTRPG, one where I really wish we had safety tools and a bunch more.
My 101 Favourite TTRPGS: 59-41 - Old Men Running The World
Another rush through another 20 or so entries in my favourite 101 TTRPGs I played before I was 50. Not 20, I'm stopping at 19, so we actually have the iconic
oldmenrunningtheworld.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
A great range of both Ancient and Fresh ttrpgs. Nicely linked too.
The write-ups are personal which I find more compelling than standard review-style.
Looking forward to the Top 40 to come :)
The write-ups are personal which I find more compelling than standard review-style.
Looking forward to the Top 40 to come :)
By the way... vanilla is a spice.
September 12, 2026 at 10:24 AM
By the way... vanilla is a spice.
Why are the usaians talking about hasan piker like he's the nick fuentes of the left?
September 4, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Why are the usaians talking about hasan piker like he's the nick fuentes of the left?
Holy shit why wasn't this obvious?!
Someone once told me “Abusers groom allies too” and I could feel my worldview shifting in real time.
September 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Holy shit why wasn't this obvious?!
The Unwoven Warrior on a beach in Egypt. I appreciate when folks sending me pictures of my book getting around!
August 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The Unwoven Warrior on a beach in Egypt. I appreciate when folks sending me pictures of my book getting around!
Ah, but Usain Bolt can stop.
A Chinese humanoid robot outran Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record on the opening day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, posting a time of 9.39 seconds — 0.19 faster than Bolt’s pace in 2009.
August 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Ah, but Usain Bolt can stop.
Reposted by Jon Keevy
The Detective’s Trinity: Means, Motive, and Opportunity
Almost all mystery fiction is built around three investigatory goals: means, motive, and opportunity. This Sherlockian trinity has been handed down through a century of detective novels.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
Almost all mystery fiction is built around three investigatory goals: means, motive, and opportunity. This Sherlockian trinity has been handed down through a century of detective novels.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
The Detective’s Trinity: Means, Motive, and Opportunity
Almost all mystery fiction is built around three investigatory goals: means, motive, and opportunity. This Sherlockian trinity has been handed down through a century of detective novels.
darlingaxe.com
August 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The Detective’s Trinity: Means, Motive, and Opportunity
Almost all mystery fiction is built around three investigatory goals: means, motive, and opportunity. This Sherlockian trinity has been handed down through a century of detective novels.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
Almost all mystery fiction is built around three investigatory goals: means, motive, and opportunity. This Sherlockian trinity has been handed down through a century of detective novels.
darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/m...
Oh man, you ever read an article and then question a fundemental part of your game design?
And it's also SUPER obvious you don't know why you didn't think of it before?
I did this morning.
@exeunt.press
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
And it's also SUPER obvious you don't know why you didn't think of it before?
I did this morning.
@exeunt.press
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
Everything is pointcrawl!
Exploring hexcrawls, pointcrawls, and other crawls to see if everything is actually just a pointcrawl. How we can reduce the illusion of choice and instead have players make meaningful decisions?
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
August 22, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Oh man, you ever read an article and then question a fundemental part of your game design?
And it's also SUPER obvious you don't know why you didn't think of it before?
I did this morning.
@exeunt.press
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
And it's also SUPER obvious you don't know why you didn't think of it before?
I did this morning.
@exeunt.press
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything...
"The very best, most precise words"
The unintentional irony has destroyed me.
The unintentional irony has destroyed me.
August 18, 2026 at 7:45 AM
"The very best, most precise words"
The unintentional irony has destroyed me.
The unintentional irony has destroyed me.
This was a really difficult talk to give, an extremely personal look into my brain.
I wish it had a laugh track.
youtu.be/wsog2TMDRCI?...
I wish it had a laugh track.
youtu.be/wsog2TMDRCI?...
Filling the emptiness is hard | Jon Keevy
YouTube video by Playtopia
youtu.be
August 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This was a really difficult talk to give, an extremely personal look into my brain.
I wish it had a laugh track.
youtu.be/wsog2TMDRCI?...
I wish it had a laugh track.
youtu.be/wsog2TMDRCI?...
This is not about The Unwoven Warrior, but it could be. What with a sentient plant that simulates human minds within its own vast mindscape.
I love science fantasy. Give me magic in space. Give me glowing crystals that do math. Give me spaceships with psychic powers.
August 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
This is not about The Unwoven Warrior, but it could be. What with a sentient plant that simulates human minds within its own vast mindscape.