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Publishing imprint for award-winning TTRPGs by @jessfrom.online. I Have the High Ground, PLANET FIST, the scum & villains expansion, and the new print edition of Galactic & Going Rogue coming to Kickstarter on May 20th!

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Catrina, CEO of Ventress @ohcatrina.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Psssst… the teaser art for my Look Up To The Stars story is in this and it made me so happy to see 💜💜💜
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leo 🦈 @darlingthresher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
sooo excited to be working on this!! i've been wanting to collab w Jumpgate for Ever and it's so cool to finally have the opportunity!! thanks so much to the team and keep your eyes on cool stuff coming soon <3
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Jumpgate Games @jumpgategames.itch.io · 16/09/2026
All the stories in the Look Up to the Stars supplement are in-universe documents, from meeting minutes to zines to recovered diaries. Each one has its own flavour, so each one needs its own visual design. We're super excited to welcome @darlingthresher.bsky.social to the team to bring that to life!
Look Up to the Stars: Galactic & Going Rogue both encourage you to make their universes your own, but sometimes we lean on our comrades' imagination. To that end, we've gathered 3 fantastic authors to each write a piece of short fiction about a Pillar from Galactic & Going Rogue, illustrating that aspect of the galaxy in their own unique way. Our stretch goals expand the book to 6 authors, covering every Pillar in Galactic & Going Rogue. Memos, manifestos, and other in-fiction stories in this illustrated softcover demonstrate how to reimagine the games' inspirations, or can even be used as as in-universe props for your table! GUEST AUTHORS: GITA JACKSON, AARON LIM, SALVA, JASON MORNINGSTAR, CATRINA DENNIS, DAVID BEDNAR.leo rosenbaum is an rpg WRITER / layout DESIGNER / graphic ARTIST. she has NO awards / MANY layout credits / ONE published game [SO FAR]. she loves analog crafts / industrial design / THE IMPOSSIBLE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN. find her SOCIAL: darlingthresher.bsky.social / GAMES: brittlstar.itch.io / WEBSITE: brittlestar.press
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Uoshi | YAKEMY is live! A cyberpunk solo TTRPG 🦾 @oieuoshi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Seeing this project take shape is so amazing—it's turning out really beautiful
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Jumpgate Games @jumpgategames.itch.io · 12/08/2026
Samples for the Galactic & Going Rogue box set components are coming in-- check out these gorgeous tokens (with designs by @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social) 🪙 🔗 www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal... to late pledge, or you can now add box sets to your pledge through Backerkit!
Two coins with different designs: Galactic's hands reaching towards each other surrounded by stars, and Going Rogue's hand grasping a BlasterGalactic & Going Rogue Late Pledging on Kickstarter, with art of a bunch of rebels in space
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Jumpgate Games @jumpgategames.itch.io · 31/07/2026
If you're interested in 2 TTRPGs 🎲 that: - Use bespoke mechanics actually suited to tell Star Wars-style stories - Are made by indie creators instead of WotC - Are award-winning games - Don't require a GM WOW do we have the exact Kickstarter for you: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
Galactic & Going Rogue Late Pledging on Kickstarter, with art of a bunch of rebels in space
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jess @jessfrom.online · 31/07/2026
what @shoebill.moe's incredibly kind words here aren't talking up is how drop-dead gorgeous HIS art for the upcoming book is. it's been UNBELIEVABLY cool to see these characters come to life in such beautiful detail. see see more of it on the Kickstarter here! 🔗 www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
a woman in robes meditating as two people look on a woman pointing a blaster at an upset man
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jess @jessfrom.online · 25/05/2026
it was so fun hearing @vidityavoleti.bsky.social talk about "three bars" game design & thinking back to the "condition sliders" @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social helped us design for the previous series on The Martian. one of the coolest things about doing this podcast is the chance to both
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jess @jessfrom.online · 14/05/2026
editing & playtesting Ridge City Riders was SUCH a genuine delight!!! this is a game that understands its genre touchstones so thoroughly. the process of making a tricked-out hoverbike and learning about your character & their community through it is SUCH a fun mechanic, ABSOLUTELY check it out!!!
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paul @thecastlebuilder.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Ridge City Riders is now live on itch! Ridge City Riders is a GM-less storytelling #TTRPG that uses a unique dice-exchanging system. Rip through Ridge City on customized hoverbikes, use spare parts to give your fellow riders an edge, and dream of a brighter future. I hope you check it out!
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Ridge City Riders by paul doyle
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marn s. lastname @corpserevivers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
good news i get to guest on a Very Cool Podcast to talk about one of my favorite things. yup, it's time loops
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Sebastian Yūe 💜🧡 @sebastianyue.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Pulling myself out of the temporal vortex to say that you should be excited for this! I know I am!
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 11/05/2026
Announcing our next double feature: LOOPIN' TIME ⏰ AND a new segment: the mechanical mailbag! 📼✉🎲 Watch our upcoming movies & submit a related TTRPG idea (thematically appropriate dice mechanic, module, table, overall elevator pitch...) & we might discuss it on the pod! 🔗 forms.gle/28vMT5kmQfa7...
A schedule of episodes about Looper, weekly from June 15th to July 6th, and Happy Death Day, weekly from July 20th to August 3rd
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Uoshi | YAKEMY is live! A cyberpunk solo TTRPG 🦾 @oieuoshi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
⚡ Yeaaaaaah! #StarWars & #scifi fans go crazy!
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jess @jessfrom.online · 04/05/2026
this was truly my #1 goal with this edition. theres a LOT of new teaching text (& mechanical tooling!) abt what it means to shift into a GMless mindset where you're creating your own trouble & conflicting as characters while cooperating as players. & i feel SO lucky to have had satah's help on that.
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satah 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 04/05/2026
i think & hope that overall as a team (jess n riley n will on the ones & twos as editor n me just kind of ambiently doing whatever) we've developed this book to not only be the best version of the games, but also a text that will explicitly help people skill-build towards new types of play !!
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satah 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 04/05/2026
yea! i wrote a bunch of places (locations with picklists of Stuff That's There to help guide yr play) tailored toward going rogue & a big ol' play example. i also had a lot a lottt of discussions with jess abt how to teach this type of game, which i love So Much but can take some adjusting to
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Jumpgate Games @jumpgategames.itch.io · 04/05/2026
#MayThe4thBeWithYou ...and may the Star Wars be in your own hands. 🔗⬇️ to get the Star Wars & Andor-inspired TTRPGs, Galactic & Going Rogue, while late-pledging lasts! Plus, check out some new & gorgeous spreads @oieuoshi.bsky.social's been prototyping as we lay out the book's design language!
Galactic & Going Rogue Late Pledging on Kickstarter, and art of about a dozen scifi heroes on a starry background with spaceships and explosions.
the "TWO GAMES IN PARTNERSHIP" book pagethe "HOW TO PLAY" book pagethe "MATERIALS YOU'LL NEED" book page
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Adam STATION Says Abolish ICE @adamstation.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
BIG OLE BACKER TRAIN a rollin' on the last day of Orbital Blues Month! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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A Fistful of Stars - Adventures on the Green Light Express
A Fistful of Stars is an adventure/setting book for Orbital Blues where your outlaws will explore the hottest new way to travel: an interstellar trainline connecting multiple star systems.
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Adam STATION Says Abolish ICE @adamstation.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
LAST CALL to board the SPACE TRAIN! Check out these three new train cars (in progress) by @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social! The casino, observation / park, and storage cars will have floor plans, notable NPCs & TONS of flavor courtesy of @ratwave.uk! Back it today! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 27/04/2026
The third episode of our series turning The Martian into a TTRPG features @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social talking about positive & negative tags, condition sliders, faction turn order, project dice, & utopia 🐱‍🚀
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The Martian (2015) - 03 - with Kendrick Smith | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Talking with Kendrick Smith (talesyettold.com, kendomakesfilms on Bluesky) about why The Martian (2015) should be a game.Games referenced: Girl Frame, The Corrupted, Citizen Sleeper, The Quiet Year, W...
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satah 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 27/04/2026
*clickbait youtube thumbnail face* *"THEY FORGOT TO EDIT IT OUT!" & "Why you should ALWAYS LISTEN THROUGH TO THE END!" in red with an arrow pointing towards a stock photo of a waveform* PODCAST HOSTS caught TALKING BEHIND THE GUEST'S BACK 🙀
Kendo: You had... hold on, give me one second. [Getting up sounds]
Satah, quietly: This is awesome.
Jess, quietly: Oh my god, this is incredible. Kendo is knocking it out of the park, holy shit.
Satah: This is so fucking good.
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jess @jessfrom.online · 14/04/2026
sneak peak of this new ep based on Andy Weir's other book-turned-movie, The Martian: 1. the martian is not a player, they're an oracle 2. what if you played a diff character on every different team & they're all at odds 3. what if you really want your face on the rocket 4. what if you got a divorce
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 14/04/2026
(And if you have criticisms of Andy Weir...don't worry, we do too. If you want to hear @calebzane.bsky.social, @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online, & @jessfrom.online discuss legacy, inter-agency conflict, & mechanizing the implicit politics of The Martian (2015) we have EXACTLY the episode for you.)
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 14/04/2026
Excited about Project Hail Mary? Great news: its premiere was the original inspiration for our PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS IN SPACE triple-feature! In fact...come listen to us design games based on the other novel-turned-movie from Andy Weir: The Martian (2015)! 🚀🎲
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dragonkid11 @11dragonkid11.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Songbirds, by Snow, is an OSR and storygame traditions inspired ttrpg about you being the canary (adventurer) in the coal mine (dungeon), you go where others won't trying to help spirits find rest, since the god of death is slacking.
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Intro to Songbirds, Canary in the Mine
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Quinn Majeski @quinnmajeski.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I've been catching up on this and it's quickly become one of my favorite game design pods. I'm always thinking about how games can capture the feel of different media, and the hosts and guests do a great job of delving into the design and mechnics in a really thoughtful way. Highly recommend!
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 13/04/2026
Our series on why The Martian (2015) should be a game begins by chatting with @calebzane.bsky.social about multi-character multi-faction play, restrictions on communication and story-making, and your boss's ontological incorrectness as a form of resolution 🐱‍🚀
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The Martian (2015) - 01 - with Caleb Zane Huett | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Talking with Caleb Zane Huett (calebzanehuett.com, calebzane on Bluesky) about why The Martian (2015) should be a game.Games referenced: The Quiet Year, This Discord Has Ghosts In It, Fiasco, Downfall...
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Caleb Zane Huett @calebzane.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
yay!!!! i love talking about game design with my friends!! this show is a blast
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Follow the Leader (2026 CRIT Awards Finalist!) @ftlcast.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
AND WE'RE BACK!!! Join August, Jade/Koda, Bryan, and @cado.bsky.social as we play Going Rogue by @jessfrom.online ! After a pyrrhic victory, four members of the rebellion have to go on a mission that will either doom themselves or save everyone. ftlcast.podbean.com/e/s10-episod...
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S10 - Episode 109.1 - Jizz Music Intensifies | Follow the Leader
Join August, Koda, Bryan, and special guest Chia Contreras as we play Going Rogue by Jess Levine. After a pyrrhic victory, four members of the rebellion have to go on a mission that will either doom t...
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jess @jessfrom.online · 02/04/2026
ANNOUNCING: The "Oops! Wrong Holiday Passover Sale"! now to the end of Pesach (4/9) get 20% off my TTRPG 🎲 abt stealing the Temple menorah back from the Vatican! its basically telling the maggid or w/e. the seder is just an RPG where the haggadah's the rulebook anyway. 🔗: itch.io/s/183675/oop...
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The Vatican Stole the Menorah and We're Going to Steal it Back | Oops! Wrong Holiday Passover Sale by Jess Levine | Jumpgate Games
A sale by Jess Levine | Jumpgate Games, 20% off The Vatican Stole the Menorah and We're Going to Steal it Back
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MimicsNMisfits | Check out Duality! @mimicsnmisfits.com · 30/03/2026
#2) Planet FIST by @jessfrom.online and @jumpgategames.itch.io For starters, the game has a fuck you to fascists. Absolute A+. I got to run it as Helldivers come to TTRPG, and there's something extra about playing Fortunate Son as you describe a scene to your players. 11/10 would run again.
A black background sits behind white text that reads Planet Fist and has a gun overplayed on the text and a compatibility with FIST logo in the bottom right corner.
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FalconWizard @falconwizard.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
#4 Going Rogue from @jumpgategames.itch.io ! I have played Galactic 2e, which it was originally written to be an expansion of, and would love to explore this world more!
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going rogue 2e by Jess Levine | Jumpgate Games
a gm-less ttrpg inspired by rogue one, about war, rebellion, and making the ultimate sacrifice
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 23/03/2026
Part two of our series on Gravity (2013) builds on what we established last week as @queenregnant.bsky.social helps us talk through mechanising the ties that bind, both literal and metaphorical 🪢
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Gravity (2013) - 02 - with Dora Rogers | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Continuing our conversation about why Gravity (2013) should be a game with Dora Rogers (deecity, Gal Pal Games).Games referenced: Drink My Sweat, Going Rogue, I Have the High Ground, D&amp;D 5e (??? )...
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jess @jessfrom.online · 23/03/2026
GRAVITY EPISODE #2 OUT!! it was SOOOO fun diving into mechanizing the meaning of human relationship with @queenregnant.bsky.social, who is a genius for this stuff. truly, we must all be tethered to each other to make it out there.
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 19/03/2026
Enjoying our first episode? 🎲📼🎙️ Well, we've got plenty more People Having Problems in Space 🚀 coming to you, including episodes with @queenregnant.bsky.social, @calebzane.bsky.social, @dustehill.bsky.social, @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social, @superdillin.bsky.social, and @vidityavoleti.bsky.social!
This should be a game triple feature: People Having Problems in Space
Gravity
March 16 - Will Jobst 
March 23 - Dora Dee Rogers
March 30 - satah & Jess
The Martian
April 13 - Caleb Zane Huett
April 20 - Dusty Hill
April 27 - Kendrick Smith
May 4 - satah & Jess
Apollo 13
May 18 - Dillin Apelyan
May 25 - Viditya Voleti
June - satah & Jess
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satah 🛸 @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online · 16/03/2026
for MY birthday i'm giving YOU a new podcast from me & @jessfrom.online!!! i'm so glad will was on this first episode bc i had New Project Nerves but gameschatting with them is such a treat every time that i was like ohhhh wait.... we're just doing my favourite thing which is talking abt games.. 🥰
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This Should Be A Game! @thisshouldbeaga.me · 16/03/2026
Our "people having problems in space" triple feature begins with a series of episodes on why Gravity (2013) should be a game-- first up, we're talking dead friend assist rolls and dexterity-based mini-games with @willjobst.bsky.social
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Talking with will jobst (goodluckpress.co) about why Gravity (2013) should be a game.Games referenced: The Quiet Year, Apollo 47, Star Crossed, Sky Team, Psi Run, Mobile Frame Zero: Firebrands, Spacet...
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jess @jessfrom.online · 16/03/2026
NEW PODCAST IS OUT!! i had an unbelievable amount of fun talking with @willjobst.bsky.social & @posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online about Gravity-game soyuz manuals!!! pitching dice across the room!!! book-as-game-object!!! what human connection and only human connection can give us during crisis!!!
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jess @jessfrom.online · 17/02/2026
you also get all these other amazing games—which would usually total up to $55 worth of TTRPGs! pick up a copy of it while you still can. also makes a great late Valentine's Day gift!

    Chiron's Doom: You're on the latest expedition into a weird alien structure that tore apart all your predecessors.
    I Have the High Ground: A pre-duel warmup of melodramatic threats, slashing wit, cape flourishing, and smouldering tension.
    Insatiable Cravings: The Monster's Admirer is making a meal for the Monster, as the Monster decides whether to make a meal of the Admirer.
    Million Dollar Soulmate: A millionaire looking for love has found – well, someone – who brings out either the best or the worst in both parties, and you don't know which until the endgame.
    A Modern Prometheus: A scientist uses dark forces to animate a creature; you both play to see which of you is a monster.
    Retired: The Ordinary Life of a Former Supervillain: After a couple of decades of mayhem and robbery, you just want to live your ordinary life. Why won't the world leave you alone?!
    Stealing Your Heart: You are two young people in the Regency period looking for love. Or is one of you, in fact, a Scoundrel?
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jess @jessfrom.online · 17/02/2026
just 1 day left to grab this Bundle of Holding with of 7 duet TTRPGs for just $9.95, including my game I Have the High Ground ⚔️! want a quick, no-prep 2-player TTRPG about the (oft-though-not-necessarily romantic) tension of pre-duel banter? check it out! 🔗: bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
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Bundle for Two 4
Sweetheart! – er, we mean, adventurer! Just in time for Valentine's Day, this all-new Bundle for Two 4 brings you our fourth fresh-faced assortment of tabletop roleplaying games for two players. Lure ...
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Jumpgate Games @jumpgategames.itch.io · 10/02/2026
You can once again find I Have the High Ground over at Tabletop Bookshelf! Tom has been such a longtime supporter of the game, it's a great way to pick it up if you've been curious about this 2-player no-prep game about the duel of banter & posturing before a showdown!
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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole Con @tabletopbookshelf.com · 10/02/2026
BACK IN STOCK: I Have The High Ground Premium Set from @jumpgategames.itch.io @jessfrom.online Let’s face it: dueling is sexy. But do you know what’s sexier than combat? That slower, higher tension duel that occurs before any damage is done—before any blow is even struck. buff.ly/cqkUr5Y
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Tanya Floaker @floaker.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!
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Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
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jess @jessfrom.online · 27/01/2026
i also have: - experience managing large teams of contributors - experience with editing & sensitivity reading - a unique background in web dev & familiarity with game & scripting engines like Unity & Inkle i'm a jack-of-all-trades with the ability to wear many hats and work across teams!
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jess @jessfrom.online · 27/01/2026
hi folks! i'm looking for full-time remote work in game design! my specialty is tabletop games (i've both self-published and contributed to award-winning & bestselling TTRPGs) but i've also written for jam-winning video games! is your company hiring? get in touch & i can send my portfolio!
the covers for my games going rogue 2e, PLANET FIST, and I Have the High Ground, as well as games i contributed to freelance, like Orbital Blues, Astroprisma, and Triangle Agency, as well as my contact information and Jumpgate Games logo
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jess @jessfrom.online · 21/01/2026
my beloved cat Noodle is at the vet & needs $1300 in diagnostic testing for a potentially life-threatening health issue i've put all 5 of my TTRPGs on sale for $20, including the award-winning going rogue 2e & bestseller I Have the High Ground—any support is appreciated 🔗: itch.io/s/179078/hel...
my calico cat noodle making a silly posemy cat noodle in her carrier at the vet
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jess @jessfrom.online · 02/01/2026
with just 1.5 HOURS left in the itchfunder, we are $100 from the stretch goal to do an improved layout before we print the trifold!!! just 25 purchases (or 6 community copy bundle purchases!) would push us over, so check it out ASAP!!!
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jess @jessfrom.online · 01/01/2026
ONLY 7 HOURS LEFT TO BACK THE ITCHFUNDER BY BUYING A COPY! JUST $200 FROM OUR UPGRADED LAYOUT STRETCH GOAL! also, not jewish, or jewish & worried it'll go over your head? don't worry, the included "Player's Guide for the Perplexed" is a whole separate (plain) PDF dedicated to explaining the joke!
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Violet (Phantom Of The Pitt) @violetsyard.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
This is so fucking funny and so damn good. No one is doing it like @jessfrom.online
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