Heather “ValyGirl” Ashcraft is a multi-faceted creator with 25+ years of experience in Tabletop and Live Action RPG storytelling, worldbuilding, system mechanics design, playtesting, game mastering, and organizational management. She is also an RPG freelancer, a social media content creator, and occasional streamer.
She is a co-owner & creative at Pick Up & Go Games and Geeks Unplugged, cast member & GM for multiple streamed actual play groups, and an award-winning roleplayer.
Heather is a lifelong gamer, an advocate for education, diversity and inclusion, and a proud LGBTQIA+ neurodivergent human who fully believes that #GamingIsForEveryone.
She can be reached on Discord (@heather_valygirl) or via email at valygirldesigns@gmail.com
Tabletop RPGs
Actual
plays
Live Action
RPGs
Conventions
Events
streaming/
video
Socials
Tabletop RPGs - Print
EVIL GENIUS GAMES
Everyday Heroes RPG (Sidekick Subscription Series)
Scenario: The Magnificent Murder of the Great Maskelyne - Scenario designer and story
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MISKATONIC REPOSITORY
Call of Cthulhu 7e RPG
Scenario: The Toymaker - from the Cthulhu Once Upon a Time collection - Scenario designer and story
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PICK UP & GO GAMES
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Crypts & Creatures: simplified d20 roleplaying game system - Contributing designer, story, worldbuilding, and playtest
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Core book
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Players Codex 1
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Players Codex 2
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Dungeon Adventures
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Campaign Adventures: The Ruins of Zikx
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Campaign Adventures: Good Deeds
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Campaign Adventures: Danger in the Deep
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MicroAdventures: A full 4-person dungeon crawl in a mint tin - Contributing developer + playtest
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Champions of Shaleria: Non-collectable, fully modular RPG card game - Contributing developer + playtest
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Tabletop RPGs - Convention Play
LURKING FEARS (organized play) - One-shot adventures for conventions - Scenario designer, story, and game master
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Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius
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Singularity and the Married Man
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We're Here to Rescue... Us?
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Heckin' Good Doggos by Wet Ink Games
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The Legend of Sleepy Houndsville
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Psychic Kids by Wet Ink Games
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Between a Rock and a Dark Place
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The Walking Dead RPG by Free League Publishing
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Overtime for the Undead
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NASCRAG (National Society of Crazed Gamers)
Call of Cthulhu 7e RPG/Pulp Cthulhu
Scenario: A Feast at Five Forks Mall: A Cautionary Tale of Feast and Food
One-shot scenario for organized play at Gen Con 2024 - Scenario designer, story, and lead game master
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PICK UP & GO GAMES/MARTIAN DRAGON STUDIOS
SABR (Simplified Adaptive Brick-d6 Roleplaying) System
Scenario: Of Snocones and Meat Popsicles - Scenario designer, story, and game master
One-shot scenario playtest for the Frygia: The Frozen Wastelands theme kit - Gary Con 2024
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TROLL LORD GAMES
Amazing Adventures (Reforged) - Scenario designer, story, and game master
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Scenario: Gold Rush of Doom
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Scenario: Feast of Blood
Tabletop RPGs -miscellaneous
PICK UP & GO GAMES
HEADMASTERS RIDDLE CHALLENGE
Challenge co-designer & lead riddle creator
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actual plays
NEW DAWN - Delta Green RPG
Cast: Agent Jane Goodnall
Investigation #1 (3 episodes)
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Convergence
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Evolution
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The Others
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LIGHTLESS BEACONS - Call of Cthulhu RPG
Cast Member
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The Dare - Josephine "Jo" Delafano (The Tough)
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Aurora Blue - Virginia Wright
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The Moonchild - Maggi Stern
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Missed Dues - Wesley 'Smooth' O'Grady
Keeper/GM
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Slow Boat to China - Part 1 Premiering early 2026
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Slow Boat to China - Part 2 Premiering late 2026
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MISKATONIC PLAYHOUSE - Call of Cthulhu RPG
Cast Member
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Chanting Sutra Network - Neko Nakamura
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Unremembered - Martha Foster
Keeper/GM
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All Part of the Game
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Pilgrim's Hope
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Christmas at the Sanatorium
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A Midsummer Night's Darkness
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The Viscount Who Loved Me Live Stream - Dec. 17, 2025
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THE OLD WAYS (formerly THE OLD WAYS PODCAST)
Call of Cthulhu 7e - Masks of Nyarlathotep - Season 1 & Season 5
Cast: Anastasia Edwina Fairchild (Stazi)
RuneQuest: Glorantha
Adventures in Dragon Pass - Seasons 1 & 2 - Cast: Lysanna
Six Seasons in Sartar - Seasons 1 & 2 - Cast: Lysanna
A Day in the Stead - Cast: Dianis Zhor
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Bluebeard's Bride - Cast: Animus
Hunter the Reckoning - Cast: Josephine "Jo" Mackey
Cypher Fantasy Showcase with The Old Ways Podcast and Sean Reynolds
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SYMPHONY ENTERTAINMENT
Call of Cthulhu 7e
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Alpaca in the Coffee - Cast: Klara Nogacz
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Friends of Dorothy - Cast: Ensign Banks
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Last Journey Home - Cast: Liam O'Daily
Sonata (Call of Cthulhu 7e) - Keep It Local - Keeper
Pirate Borg: The Dark Caribbean - Cast: Cornelia "Dead Man" Talliour
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TROLL LORD GAMES
Castles & Crusades
Jungles of Inklu-Naid - Cast: Qibi Wanderluck
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ONYX PATH PUBLISHING
Curseborne (Premiere Event at Onyx Path Con 2024) - Cast: Cadwell (The Outcast)
At The Gates (Onyx Path Con 2024) - Cast: Elias Grommet
Realms of Pugmire (Onyx Path Con 2024) - Cast: Endy
streaming / video
GEEKS UNPLUGGED (YouTube) - Video series focusing on retro games and gaming.
"ValyGirl and The Retro Knight geek out about games and gaming - collecting, conventions, creators, fellow enthusiasts, new finds, old treasures, and much, much more. We may even chat about geek movies & TV shows, comics, toys & merch, art, and whatever geekiness comes our way. New video every month! Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok at @geeksunplugged, and at various in-person conventions in the Midwest such as Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee, WI, and R2V2 in Rockford, IL."
VALYGIRL DESIGNS (YouTube) - My personal YouTube channel
ACTUAL PLAY - Alone Against the Flames (Call of Cthulhu 7e RPG)
PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS - for various actual play scenarios and campaigns
LIVE ACTION ROLEPLAYING (LARP)
Shaleria LARP (2008-2018)
Contributing designer (system mechanics)
Lead narrative writer
Lead organizational management
Lead costumes and props
Lead marketing and social media
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Legends' End (2001)
Designer, narrative writer, game master, organizational management, costumes and props, marketing and IT
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Karador's Realm (1992-2003)
System mechanics: contributing designer (1997-2001)
Narrative writer (lead: 1999-2001, contributor: 1997-1998)
Contributor: organizational management (1997-2001)
Contributor: costumes and props (1998-2001)
Lead marketing and IT (1998-2001)
Player: 1992-1997 + 2001-2003
Conventions and Live Events
I love attending events! If you have a convention, LARP, or other in-person gathering, I welcome the chance to discuss how my experience and skills with panels, live plays, game mastering, and organizational management can work for you. At this time, I am confirmed for the upcoming conventions listed below**. Please don't hesitate to reach out on Discord (@heather_valygirl) or via email at valygirldesigns@gmail.com and let's chat!
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2026
Philadelphia Area Game Expo (PAGE) - Special Industry Guest
Cthulhu in a Castle - Keeper
Gary Con
Midwest Gaming Classic
Chaosium Con
Egg Con - Special Industry Guest
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2026 TBA
Origins Game Fair
Gen Con
Gamehole Con
Pax Unplugged
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​**Additional conventions may be added based on requests and scheduling.
Socials
Email: valygirldesigns@gmail.com
Bsky: @valygirlheather
FB: /valygirldesigns
IG: @valygirl_designs
TT: @valygirlheather​
TW: @valygirl_heather​
YT: @valygirldesigns
Discord: @heather_valygirl