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Jaclyn Lewis

@wranglerofchaos.bsky.social
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(they/she) 📖 writer, game master, youth facilitator, future social worker Rolling with the Youth and Imagine Queer Worlds available at Indie Preas Revolution! All the things: lnk.bio/jaclynlewis

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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"A chaos gremlin craves acknowledgement." Listen to me live up to my handle in a discussion with my fellow Young Dragonslayers Game Masters! This was a delightful discussion to be a part of, and I hope it can be helpful for other GMs facing their own Chaos Gremlins.
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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.
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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole Con @tabletopbookshelf.com · 31/08/2026
Solo journaling games, delivered to your door every month. Introducing Solo Party, a new subscription service from Tabletop Bookshelf! A new solo game, chosen and packed by us, delivered to you every single month. 🗓️ Launches September 2026 | First delivery in October
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Dr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Things you could do this week to honor the impact Dolly has had: *Donate to the Imagination Library or a local kids reading initiative *Read with a kid you care about *Support and protect LGBTQIA kids *Support a Black owned business *Schedule your vaccine appointments *Show up authentically as you
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My entry into this year's @OnePageRPGJam.bsky.social is a journaling game about self-discovery and human nature. It's inspired by the gameplay of Yahtzee, the story of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and everybody who's ever wanted to play as the monster. jaclynlewis.itch.io/whose-monste...
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Whose Monster Am I? by Jaclyn Lewis
A journaling game about self-discovery and human nature
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Marx also did a fantastic job editing Imagine Queer Worlds. Guy's got range!
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I'm so honored to have had Imagine Queer Worlds in Side Quest Books & Games and used in a Worlds 4 All session! Thanks to all the lovely folks who attended and @goblin-forge.bsky.social who not only contributed an excellent NPC but served as a special guest at this event.
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I return from my 6-month socials hiatus to tell you that #ImagineQueerWorlds is making its first con appearance at @originsgamefair.bsky.social with @ipr.bsky.social at #Booth1803! I also got to run it for @tabletopgaymers.bsky.social and lead an IQW workshop - folks made some amazing worlds.
An display of games and books on a red-and-while table. They include Improv for Gamers, Stewpot, Hungry out of Habit, Imagine Queer Worlds zine and cards, and The Quiet Year box set.
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Exeunt Press 💀🎲 @exeunt.press · 25/03/2026
A list of helpful resources for participating in a game jam. Also, if you are hosting/running a jam, this is a good list to share! omnes.exeunt.press/p/one-page-r... #ttrpg #rpg #gamejam #gamedesign #publicdomain
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📝 One-Page RPG Jam helpful resources
The One-Page RPG jam has begun, so here's a pile of helpful links and resources to get you started with your first (or next) one-page roleplaying game. Also, I was at Harrisburg Board Game Day!
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Shewstone Publishing @shewstone.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
We are just five backers away from our next stretch goal in the Drintera #TTRPG setting #Kickstarter ! Pledge today to help our Native American writer Chez Oxendine create three original NPCs (with full color portraits) for the setting! Please share! www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
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Drintera Worldbuilding 2026: Native American Fantasy
Help our Indigenous-led team build a fantasy continent inspired by precolonial North America, in zine form!
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Dale from Wyrmworks Publishing @wyrmworksdale.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Haven't we learned from Captain America: The Winter Soldier that putting Nazis in charge of Shield doesn't turn out well?
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DC Bradshaw @dcbradshaw.com · 01/03/2026
My interview with @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social of #YoungDragonslayers is up! We cover all aspects of the design of Little but Fierce, including simplifying rules, my approach to accessibility and representation and some general advice on running games for kids. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVYu...
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DC Bradshaw On Little But Fierce
YouTube video by Young Dragonslayers
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
He's put all much thought into the design of the mechanics, the inclusion of the world, and the accessibility of the presentation. This was an easy choice to back! (We got to chat about the game - interview in replies)
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Please take a moment to check out this and the rest of Drintera. I cannot overstate my respect for those project, its leadership, and the work of its incredible team. I was a writer on it before Tiny Dragon was born and got to see from the inside the sheer talent, care, and creativity involved.
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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already have—that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Last year's Zine Month, I started working on Imagine Queer Worlds. This radical worldbuilding game takes creators on a journey to imagine how the fictional societies, cultures, and environments they craft engage with the personal questions of sex, gender, attraction, and more – and it's finally out!
three sample cards from the Deck of Queer Worldsthe mockup of the Imagine Queer worlds zine
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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole Con @tabletopbookshelf.com · 12/02/2026
NEW: Imagine Queer Worlds from Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social and Makenzie Marts takes creators on a journey to imagine how the fictional societies, cultures, and environments they craft engage with the personal questions of sex, gender, attraction, and more buff.ly/78sdvaw
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Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New! Fluff n' Fury Official Core Rules I Don't Belong Here Imagine Queer Worlds (cards only) Imagine Queer Worlds (zine) Imagine Queer Worlds (zine+cards) Vileborn Vileborn: Apocrypha www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The folks who were coerced and harassed are, and should be, the focus here. But for those who haven't heard, are unsure what to think, or considered my DayLITE work an endorsement, I wanted to spread the word (and share that I've experienced the poor management - and a touch of RP ick - firsthand).
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. "It's so-and-so's turn right now." "Technically, that's not in the rules, but we can make it happen." "You do WHAT?!?"
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 08/02/2026
Nex Benedict should still be here with us today. Nex was a 16-year-old non-binary high school student who loved nature and enjoyed drawing, reading, and playing Minecraft. Trans and non-binary youth deserve to be safe in school, just like every other child in America.
A smiling portrait of Nex Benedict appears over a faded purple background. White and yellow text reads, “Remembering Nex Benedict.” The HRC logo appears.
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Woo-hoo! Keep the support for this awesome project coming!
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This is a nifty project of bite-sized mysteries perfect for GMs to either sprinkle into their existing all-ages campaigns or run as a one-shot. (Also if we meet the next stretch goal, I get to write one!!)
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
news articles about trans people based on keyword, left is cnn, right is fox. fox has  10x as many
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Really looking forward to hearing Yeet's insights here
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Ngl, I did forget I was tagged in this and was so engrossed with Heather's thoughts that I got jumpscared by my own book 😄 Very much worth a watch!
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Melissa @bibliothecar.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Activism step 1: Identify local groups already working on the issue you want to work on. Activism step 2: Join those groups and get involved. There may be a vetting process and it may take time, for everyone’s safety. Just be patient and build relationships. That’s the work.
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Jes the human @jesthehuman.itch.io · 08/01/2026
✨ Hey TTRPG folks who want to do something to support Immigrants' Rights in Minnesota this thread is for you ✨
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
In the spirit of reflection, celebration, and the many things I didn’t post about in 2025, here are 25 treasured experiences from my youth/TTRPG work in the last year (posted gradually as Tiny Dragon is snacking, napping, etc. 😄).
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Hatchlings Games ~ Shop opening soon! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · 30/12/2025
To celebrate 5 years as a full time ttrpg publisher and to combat GenAI on #Kickstarter, I’m offering FREE crowdfunding campaign reviews throughout January. #ZineMonth projects get priority as they launch in February! Also first-timers. Join our discord to book your spot: discord.gg/w3qfrWH9Gv
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Join the Hatchlings Games Discord Server!
Check out the Hatchlings Games community on Discord – hang out with 745 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Haven't updated this one in a while, but thought I would re-share this Starter Pack given the current Twitter Migration. These folks all do amazing things (some of them for an older audience as well), but they're all on this list because of their incredible all-ages creations. go.bsky.app/KZ8Kf1j
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
...oh my god. The total cultural appropriation was one thing, but this completely lacks basic understanding of Miyazaki's work or the underlying nature of roleplaying games. This is embarrassing as best and morally wrong at worst.
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Kody @kodyisover.com · 18/12/2025
once again, thinking about this. I do not know how much more collective grief and fear and death you need to see from us before it moves you to action. call your reps. okay, you don't wanna call for xyz reasons; understand that your next moves will be less effective but still, MAKE THEM.
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
The zine is here! Imagine Queer Worlds is a delightfully unique (and beautifully illustrated) worldbuilding game that helps creators radically redefine norms around gender, sexuality, and attraction to craft a strange and wonderful world. Christmas shipping available thru Monday (more IQW info TK)
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CHRISTMAS SHIPPING of Imagine Queer Worlds: A Radical Worldbuilding Game [Zine, 13+] - Jaclyn Lewis's Ko-fi Shop
You live in a world, a culture, and a place where there are particular ideas and norms about gender, sexuality, and attraction. These are valuable and...
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
I had the honor to contribute to this awesome collection of system-agnostic one-shots alongside talented creators like @chrishopper.bsky.social and @timothyferguson.bsky.social. @shewstone.bsky.social poured so much work and thought into this tome - check it out!
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101 Tales of Magic and Mystery
TTRPG adventure plots of mystery, magic, and intrigue, grounded in the history and folklore of Renaissance England.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 18/10/2025
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”? anyway that’s why these events are important
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Gamehole Con folks! Steph will be doing these awesome events and joined by me and @KatTheDungeonMom.bsky.social for Tabletop Gaming With Kids Sunday at 8! (We'll be running on excitement and caffeine, but we'll be there)
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TTRPGkids ➡️ Gamehole Con @ttrpgkids.com · 19/09/2025
Check out Rolling With the Youth by @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social Create an inclusive gaming space for youth players, based on the writer's own XP! Find it on IPR: loom.ly/zb4ys0E And find a review on TTRPGkids: loom.ly/LhhhBQU
Rolling With the Youth by Jaclyn Lewis

Great guide to prepare for back-to-school TTRPG programs

Find it on Indie Press Revolution!
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
A first-time TTRPG player told me that they wished they'd known the hook along with the genre and setting before creating a character. (I usually save the hook for an opening-scene demo where they learn about the game and world.) Do y'all have thoughts on pros and cons of before- vs in-game hooks?
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TTRPGkids ➡️ Gamehole Con @ttrpgkids.com · 13/09/2025
THIS makes me REALLY happy!! Check out Jaclyn's blog post about playing D&D with their toddler! This is a great account of how playing TTRPGs with young kids works, and I am also thrilled that TTRPGkids had some influence and for the StoryGuider shoutout. Thank you Jaclyn for writing this!
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Clickbait title aside, I've been looking forward to playing TTRPGs with my little one since I was pregnant. @ttrpgkids.com showed me this was possible, and I've relied greatly on their insights. You can read about my experience (and their games) here: www.youngdragonslayers.com/d-and-d-vide...
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How I Played D&D With My Toddler
For players of all ages, there are a ton of benefits to Dungeons & Dragons (and games like it). But this is even more true for young players, who are in a prime stage to learn social emotional l...
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Sticky Doodler 🔜 PeopleCon 3 @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Something that just blows my mind is how you can just talk to your FLGS or LBS and just... get your indie game on their tables and shelves, and into the hands of eager players! And when you do it as a collective, you can build a community around your art! 1/2
Indie Games / Designed in the DMV shelf at People's Book in Takoma Park, MD: Psychic Trash Pandas, Dawn of the Orcs, Necromancer Heretic, The Goodest Girls, Sapphic Space Pirates, Ball of the Wild, Emissary, Moon Rings, Death of the Author, Cats of Catthulu. Also on display: the 2025 DMV Games Catalog"Designed in the DMV" games on display at Pure Panic, Silver Spring MD: In Good Company, The Old Ways Must Go, The Optimist's Guide to Tarot, Against the Gloom, Dawn of the Orcs, Sometimes We Were Infinite, Tiny Mall Wizards, Fear and PanicValiant Horizon by Binary Star Games, next to the D&D 5e Players Handbook, at Fantom Comics, Washington DCTable of indie games including Anamnesis and Death of the Author at Mishap Games, Roanoke VA
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
I got to run one of these for Tiny Dragon (their first TTRPG - more details on how it went later this week)! Built for the needs and interests of young children, these games are perfect for introducing TTRPGs, building SEL skills, and creating bonding time with family and friends.
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Lucas Zellers @lucaszellers.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
@wranglerofchaos.bsky.social just released the best review Book of Extinction has ever had. If you want to know what this book is and why I made it, give this a read! www.youngdragonslayers.com/d-and-d-vide...
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Use DND To Teach Biology and Conservationism With This Monster Manual
Teachers, parents, and others are wondering how to teach biology in a fun way. The game of Dungeons & Dragons has already been used to teach social emotional learning, sign language, history, and ...
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
After interviewing @LucasZellers.bsky.social for this article, I was filled with evangelical zeal. Thoughtful engagement with 5e! Scientific inquiry and accuracy! Conservationist principles built into the design! I dearly hope I did the Book of Extinction justice:
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Use DND To Teach Biology and Conservationism With This Monster Manual 
Teachers, parents, and others are wondering how to teach biology in a fun way. The game of Dungeons & Dragons has already been used to teach social emotional learning, sign language, history, and more. Why not use D&D to teach biology and conservation? Mage Hand Press, creator of custom D&D content, teamed up with the Center for Biological Diversity, scientific advocate of endangered species, to create a totally unique monster manual. In this book, you won’t find orcs, goblins, or kobolds. Instead, each “monster” is inspired by a real-world extinct animal. The Book of Extinction has two versions for each entry. One is the actual creature from our world: its history, biology, and the circumstances leading to its extinction. The other is a creature with lore, magic, and abilities that are inspired by the real-world creature but more suited to the world of D&D. As a team of educators, parents, therapists, and youth workers bringing D&D to young players, we’re always looking out for awesome D&D resources for teachers, and we fell in love with this one immediately. We got to chat with Lucas Zellers, the lead writer for the Book of Extinction, about his journey from D&D player to honorary conservationist.
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Jaclyn Lewis @wranglerofchaos.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Which is, as many have pointed out, IN THE DESIGN of every genAI that I've seen
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Cai K 🔜 PAXU @estelofimladris.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
これは貸しです。 Introducing Kashi 貸し, a guide to why "Ghibli-inspired" media without Japanese creatives is harmful. It includes links to learn more about Orientalism, Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki, and Japanese culture. Learn. Share. Change. kashi-info.carrd.co
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Cai K 🔜 PAXU @estelofimladris.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Despite the overwhelmingly supportive response to my anger at Obojima, it seems some folks still really don't understand. I'm going to say this as plainly as possible: You can enjoy Japanese culture, but you cannot make it your own. Japan gives freely of so much of its culture, but it's a loan. 🧵
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The Ken In Yellow @kenlowery.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Hello again, tabletop RPG designers! The second Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant is now taking applications! I'm looking to award up to 10 grants at $200 apiece. Applications open until the end of the month. Apply here: bannerless.games/grants
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10 grants at $200 apiece
Applications open until August 31
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