What is Visibility?
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Visibility Magazine was born when Deb sent me a random message one day. She was asking if I’d like to help her make a small TTRPG book, to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility on the 31st of March. I was excited, but given that she messaged on the 19th of November, we didn’t have much time to get things in motion, so we set to work!
Hey, Why Don’t We…
Between the two of us, we messaged every trans creator from TTRPG industry we knew (not a massive number) and then ten-times as many folk we didn’t know. The responses were mind-blowing. So many talented and amazing people were happy to take part; in barely a fortnight, what was going to be a small pamphlet written by Deb and I exploded into a 10… 20… 30 strong team!
Visibility’s ‘mission aims’ were simple: to create quality TTRPG and give it away as a digital format so that ANYONE could get their cursors on it and the world could see what our talented community had to offer without a paywall, and also to sell the printed version of Visibility (with the PDF as pay what you feel) to raise money for a selection of trans charities. The group democratically chose Mermaids, Rainbow Railroad, Black Trans Foundation, Translifeline, and the Transgender Legal Defence and Education Fund to be the charities we would send any profits to.
With the help of Transmuted, we worked tirelessly for three and a half months to craft the first issue of Visibility! It was difficult and tense, but 25 creators came together to produce beautiful works of art for their shared community, resulting in an 80 page masterpiece. Visibility issue one carried 5 full pick-up and play TTRPGs, 3 gripping short stories, 6 heartfelt poems, an essay on the importance of roleplaying games to trans people, and more art than you can shake an E-pump at, all capped by a custom comic by the Prettiest Platypus!!!
Wait, You Didn’t Stop There?..
Now, issue one broke even and managed to raise a small amount of money, but we weren’t happy to call it a job well done. All of that queer ADHD bubbled to the surface and we thought, ‘why not carry on?’ Visibility brought together 30 talented people from across the planet in an explosion of arts, so it seemed a shame to let all those folk slip away. We went into a hiatus to rest and gather our thoughts. In that time, the group grew to 40 artists strong and the director-team expanded with them, adding Misha and Lyn to the list of people who have to do loads and loads of legwork.
We set our sights on turning Visibility into a biannual publication, a yearly issue released on Day of Visibility, and another one to celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance on the 20th of November. And that’s where we are now. The team are scrambled to get work together for a November release, then we will turn our attentions to next year’s March issue!
Visibility’s Blogs
Visibility is committed to its creators and its community, so part of that commitment is our blog zone! This space is open to all 40 of our creators, to advertise their works, air new projects, or to simply muse over something interesting for a few hundred words. Visibility’s Blogs will come from the everyone, to keep you up-to-date with what’s going in our world.
Queerness and Colour
by April Allsop
‘The community atmosphere in that march felt like a summoned-being; a parent spirit walking with us, telling us all that “yes, you are in trouble, but I’m here so you are not alone.”‘
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Visibility at LTPM
‘We were surrounded by glittery unicorns, ready to march for our community!’
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Our Catalogue
Now you know what we do and you’ve seen our blogs, take a look at the issues we have printed so far! We try to distribute Visibility across a wide range of outlets, primarily online through DriveThruRPG, but also in TTRPG and independent bookshops across the world.
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Exclusive Pick-up-and-Play TTRPGs
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Unique Stories and Articles
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Heartfelt Trans Poems
Celebrate Transgender Day of Visibility in style with the very first issue of Visibility: a Role-Playing Game Magazine, created by the trans community!
In this maiden volume, you are in for a real treat – we have over 80 pages of exciting games, stories, and art by 26 stunning trans creatives from across the world. With Visibility Magazine we celebrate owning our ‘visibility’ through creative joy, games, and euphoria!
Celebrating Trans Voices in TTRPGs
Visibility is a 40-strong team of global trans creatives, from writers to illustrators, musicians to poets, all coming together to promote transgender arts. All of Visibility’s creators share a love of TTRPGs, whether they helped produce games or they’re life-long fans! Take a look at their amazing stories here:
April Allsop
(She/Her or It/Its)
April has been crafting TTRPGs for almost ten years now, having started with Clanbook: Gargoyles on the Storyteller’s Vault in 2016. Since then, she has written a diverse range of copy, including stage play scripts, short stories, and obviously tons of roleplaying content for Weaponized Ink, Modiphius, and Archon Studio. Visibility is where April’s heart has settled. This beautiful magazine combines creative writing, industry engagement, and community love!
You can contact April through her email: april@visibilitymagazine.org and on its website: https://themessengermagpie.wixsite.com/themessengermagpie/about.
Alison Cybe
(They/Them)
Alison Cybe is a prolific game designer and writer specializing in roleplaying games, with a focus on immersive storytelling and diverse representation. With extensive experience in both indie and mainstream RPGs, they have contributed to major titles such as Cyberpunk Red, Starfinder, and Call of Cthulhu. Their work often explores queer narratives, dark fantasy, and cyberpunk aesthetics, blending deep lore with engaging mechanics. Passionate about inclusive gaming, Alison continues to push boundaries in the TTRPG industry, crafting compelling worlds for players to explore.
You can contact Alison through their website: https://cybeswebsite.com/.
Robin Scott
(She/Her)
Robin Scott is an artist, an illustrator, a graphic designer, a community organizer, a transgender woman, an anticapitalist anarcho-socialist, a part-time priestess and a full time radical optimist. She is the designer of the Urban Tarot, and was the primary visual designer for the NYC Queer Liberation March in its first two years. She currently lives on a little queer communal farm in the Hudson Valley with her wife, where she’s been doing less activism and more gardening, cooking, painting, and befriending the local animals.
You can contact Robin through her website: https://www.robinscottart.com/
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