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jess. award-winning TTRPG designer as @jumpgategames.itch.io. jewish lesbian. marxist. scifi author, stories in @clarkesworldmagazine.com. she/her ☭

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06.03.2026 20:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

this is the closest bandcamp friday to my birthday which is in ten days so ummm now's your chance 🎁

06.03.2026 20:54 👍 12 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

Nothing unites American politicians of both parties like imperialism.

06.03.2026 02:22 👍 46 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah! Playtest+iteration is the lifeblood of design.

We've established that the Eridani Belters call their home "the Reef", hence the nautical paint schemes.

Given that, what kind of fish should I base the "Better Lucky" on, folks? (Shawn has a say, but you rarely get to pick w/used vehicles!)

02.03.2026 23:16 👍 54 🔁 9 💬 5 📌 0

Trying to raise money to cover travel expenses to BreakoutCon, please share around!

05.03.2026 17:57 👍 37 🔁 32 💬 0 📌 4
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new deadlock support just dropped

05.03.2026 16:08 👍 60 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 1

oops lmao and that sure isn’t a planeswalker card. i went “cool goth angel” and kinda stopped thinking there. bsky.app/profile/zeng...

04.03.2026 18:33 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
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runners up Avacyn & Nissa—almost literally same reasons (goth) angelgirl then canon lesbian who was also an all-star in my casual Rosheen deck

04.03.2026 18:02 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

mine is a tie between also-Elspeth (angelgirl, adore the art on Archangel Elspeth which was also an Arena all-star for me) and Chandra (canon lesbian, Hope's Beacon has great art & an all-star in my casual Rosheen deck, one of my favorite commander decks of all time)

04.03.2026 18:01 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

OH MY GOD. THIS RULES ABSOLUTELY

03.03.2026 19:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Uneasy Lies the Head Uneasy Lies the Head is royal court intrigue in the form of a tabletop roleplaying game for 2-5 players. The game is at its best as a short...

Uneasy Lies the Head is offically released!

Embroil yourself in royal court intrigue by picking up a copy from my store today!

You can pick up the book for $25, or get the Royal Edition boxed set for $80. Check it out now:

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02.03.2026 14:52 👍 34 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 0

does anyone know of particularly good writing on sensitivity & madness/insanity mechanics?

02.03.2026 23:34 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

also very much enjoying Paige support (and the multitude of highly impactful Active items helps make the support role even more interesting) but as always support is a much less satisfying role to play with random strangers lol

01.03.2026 06:58 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

we should absolutely play some!! vindicta & paige are my mains so far.

01.03.2026 06:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

the universal dash mechanics really are such a key of what makes it good. good movement makes any game loop so much better.

01.03.2026 06:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

i am steadily coming to really enjoy Deadlock (Vindicta main 4eva) so mutuals: who is playing

01.03.2026 05:54 👍 22 🔁 0 💬 11 📌 0

a likely list to be making while editing a gametalk pod

28.02.2026 19:50 👍 35 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

hands off Iran, and death to US & Israeli empire & colonialism.

28.02.2026 07:56 👍 64 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0

pretty soon you’re gonna get to hear a podcast where i do this about every 12 seconds

28.02.2026 01:35 👍 28 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

game design is like threading a needle but each time you succeed the eye of the needle gets smaller

27.02.2026 02:40 👍 60 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1

me talking about game design like *references The Quiet Year* *references The Quiet Year* *references The Quiet Year*

28.02.2026 01:32 👍 104 🔁 11 💬 6 📌 3
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YAB Bag #1 From burgeoning creative collective You Are Beheld comes YAB Bag #1, a zine full of games and ideas for freaks, by freaks. Projects inside the zine will explore intimacy, transformation, distance, and...

41 hours left to grab YAB Bag #1! Every additional purchase just means that everyone working on the zine gets more for their work.

We've got...
- Gnostic morksploitation
- Freaky ass poker
- Pass-it-down lesbian trucker journaling

...and more!

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26.02.2026 04:14 👍 16 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 1
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Looking to put a bit of Diskette magic on your shelves? Our whole catalog is available for wholesaling, plus we can also do custom covers on notebooks and more!

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24.02.2026 17:36 👍 21 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

I’m sorry everyone, but TTRPGs are simply an inherently Jewish activity. You mean to tell me you’re gathering to argue about the rules in a book?

26.02.2026 07:12 👍 85 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1

hi, we haven't had a job interview in over three years and we keep getting job rejections before the interview stage. any financial support would be appreciated. paypal.me/letao venmo.com/u/pleonastic...

25.02.2026 19:12 👍 13 🔁 35 💬 1 📌 3

This is really important. The reason why the elite backlash against #MeToo coordinated itself so effectively is that it didn’t need central leadership—it relied on actual beliefs and values commonly, sincerely held by powerful men.

24.02.2026 20:06 👍 291 🔁 63 💬 2 📌 0

Seize the opportunity when a mic is thrown in your face!

24.02.2026 17:53 👍 31 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Rise, Wizards! & All's Fair Rise, Wizards by Robin Ekberg is a dice-stacking, map-making, worldbuilding game of wizard hubris. All's Fair by Dillin Apelyan is an 18+ duet game about wanting to f*ck each other so bad you save th...

Hello!!! It is my birthday! The only thing I could possibly ask is that you support me and my best friend making a game! So you support me an my birthday and also get 2 really cool games

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24.02.2026 16:46 👍 20 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 4