James L. Sutter
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
Co-creator of the Pathfinder & Starfinder TTRPGs. Author of the queer young adult romance novels DARKHEARTS and THE GHOST OF US, plus fantasy novels, comics, video games, and more. Musician. ME/CFS husband.
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James L. Sutter
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
· Nov 23
OBLIGATORY INTRO POST: Hi everybody! You might know me as a co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder roleplaying games, but these days I'm mostly writing queer young adult rom-coms. If you need some grumpy teen kissing in your life, maybe check 'em out? jameslsutter.com/novels.html
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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Today's my birthday! And I'm launching a new thing, which is a bit scary and I need your help to spread the word.
So! Today THE THIRTEENTH GOD, my new military progression fantasy magitech Mad Max x Final Fantasy x Gurren Lagann serial starts over at Royal Road!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1472...
So! Today THE THIRTEENTH GOD, my new military progression fantasy magitech Mad Max x Final Fantasy x Gurren Lagann serial starts over at Royal Road!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1472...
The Thirteenth God
Taking down a god isn’t easy…
In order to escape a prison at the edge of the world, con artist Kalsis Chiroptera agrees to do the impossible: overthrow the Princeps, the immortal ruler of all mankind...
www.royalroad.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Today's my birthday! And I'm launching a new thing, which is a bit scary and I need your help to spread the word.
So! Today THE THIRTEENTH GOD, my new military progression fantasy magitech Mad Max x Final Fantasy x Gurren Lagann serial starts over at Royal Road!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1472...
So! Today THE THIRTEENTH GOD, my new military progression fantasy magitech Mad Max x Final Fantasy x Gurren Lagann serial starts over at Royal Road!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1472...
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So much wrong with this but…they sold his phone?!? Like, for profit?? Now ICE can just confiscate and pawn your property???
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
So much wrong with this but…they sold his phone?!? Like, for profit?? Now ICE can just confiscate and pawn your property???
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I know some have been a little unnerved at the aggressive following and noisemaking tactics of the observers. What they don’t realize is that it’s necessitated by what ICE is doing. You have seconds and you need as many eyes on them as possible, and as many people trying to get key info as possible.
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I know some have been a little unnerved at the aggressive following and noisemaking tactics of the observers. What they don’t realize is that it’s necessitated by what ICE is doing. You have seconds and you need as many eyes on them as possible, and as many people trying to get key info as possible.
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They don’t know who they’re taking because:
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
They don’t know who they’re taking because:
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
-they don’t talk to them
-they’re random pedestrians
It is literally indistinguishable from a kidnapping when you see it, except there are so many of them, and they are more heavily armed and armored than any kidnapper would ever be.
TONIGHT! Join us on the @storyhour.bsky.social livestream at 7pm PST as @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social and I read you our stories! I'll be reading "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," my dark fantasy story about grief, healing, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity.
www.storyhour2020.com
www.storyhour2020.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
TONIGHT! Join us on the @storyhour.bsky.social livestream at 7pm PST as @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social and I read you our stories! I'll be reading "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," my dark fantasy story about grief, healing, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity.
www.storyhour2020.com
www.storyhour2020.com
Tomorrow (1/14) at 7pm PST, come listen to me read my story "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds" live over Zoom alongside @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social as part of Story Hour, hosted by @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social and Daniel Marcus!
www.storyhour2020.com
www.storyhour2020.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Tomorrow (1/14) at 7pm PST, come listen to me read my story "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds" live over Zoom alongside @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social as part of Story Hour, hosted by @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social and Daniel Marcus!
www.storyhour2020.com
www.storyhour2020.com
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The past couple days have made it clear that arresting and prosecuting Johnathan Ross isn’t just the right thing to do, it is necessary to prevent future violence by ICE who have interpreted the situation as “we can do that to whoever we want”
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The past couple days have made it clear that arresting and prosecuting Johnathan Ross isn’t just the right thing to do, it is necessary to prevent future violence by ICE who have interpreted the situation as “we can do that to whoever we want”
Congress has mandated that folks need to either work 80 hours a month or prove they're "medically frail" in order to keep receiving Medicaid, but you can sign this petition to help protect access for folks disabled by ME/CFS and Long Covid: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
Protect Medicaid for People with ME/CFS and Long COVID
New Medicaid work rules will take effect at the end of 2026. Our care and support systems have long been rigged against disabled people, and these new paperwork rules will push even more sick people o...
actionnetwork.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Congress has mandated that folks need to either work 80 hours a month or prove they're "medically frail" in order to keep receiving Medicaid, but you can sign this petition to help protect access for folks disabled by ME/CFS and Long Covid: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fr...
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Rediscovering my Love for Running Games - with James Sutter
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/tBInW...
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/tBInW...
Rediscovering My Love for Running Games During Lockdown with James Sutter
YouTube video by Epic_Realms
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January 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Rediscovering my Love for Running Games - with James Sutter
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/tBInW...
@jameslsutter.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/tBInW...
In 2023, I posted my end-of-year wordcount to show that even full-time authors can fall off a cliff.
This year I'm posting it to show you can climb back up.
Life happens. Priorities change. Don't shame yourself for not writing as much as you wanted—celebrate that you made the effort at all.
This year I'm posting it to show you can climb back up.
Life happens. Priorities change. Don't shame yourself for not writing as much as you wanted—celebrate that you made the effort at all.
December 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In 2023, I posted my end-of-year wordcount to show that even full-time authors can fall off a cliff.
This year I'm posting it to show you can climb back up.
Life happens. Priorities change. Don't shame yourself for not writing as much as you wanted—celebrate that you made the effort at all.
This year I'm posting it to show you can climb back up.
Life happens. Priorities change. Don't shame yourself for not writing as much as you wanted—celebrate that you made the effort at all.
As a d20 game designer, abilities that let you re-roll ones seem like an obvious design space.
As a game master, though, those critical failures are a crucial tool for creating memorable (and often hilarious) storytelling moments.
Plans randomly going sideways is one of the best parts of TTRPGs!
As a game master, though, those critical failures are a crucial tool for creating memorable (and often hilarious) storytelling moments.
Plans randomly going sideways is one of the best parts of TTRPGs!
December 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
As a d20 game designer, abilities that let you re-roll ones seem like an obvious design space.
As a game master, though, those critical failures are a crucial tool for creating memorable (and often hilarious) storytelling moments.
Plans randomly going sideways is one of the best parts of TTRPGs!
As a game master, though, those critical failures are a crucial tool for creating memorable (and often hilarious) storytelling moments.
Plans randomly going sideways is one of the best parts of TTRPGs!
Instagram keeps showing me perfume ads that are like "do you need a perfume that smells like ✨this✨?" and it's just a dozen pictures of people smoking.
Who is this for? Have we become so drunk on nostalgia that smelling like the upholstery in a 1998 Denny's is retro-chic? 🤨
Who is this for? Have we become so drunk on nostalgia that smelling like the upholstery in a 1998 Denny's is retro-chic? 🤨
December 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Instagram keeps showing me perfume ads that are like "do you need a perfume that smells like ✨this✨?" and it's just a dozen pictures of people smoking.
Who is this for? Have we become so drunk on nostalgia that smelling like the upholstery in a 1998 Denny's is retro-chic? 🤨
Who is this for? Have we become so drunk on nostalgia that smelling like the upholstery in a 1998 Denny's is retro-chic? 🤨
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You are a descendant of mammals who slept piled atop each other in a burrow. You were literally made to cuddle your friends.
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
You are a descendant of mammals who slept piled atop each other in a burrow. You were literally made to cuddle your friends.
You are a descendant of mammals who slept piled atop each other in a burrow. You were literally made to cuddle your friends.
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
You are a descendant of mammals who slept piled atop each other in a burrow. You were literally made to cuddle your friends.
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Dear god. If you live in Tukwila, Renton, Kent or Auburn WA in the valley, a levee just broke. 40k are on GO NOW orders. Please share and get ahold of your people. This is terrifying. www.kiro7.com/news/local/l...
Levee on Green River fails in Tukwila; get to higher ground immediately
A levee has failed on the Green River, and people who are in low-lying areas of Kent, Renton, and Tukwila should move to higher ground immediately.
www.kiro7.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dear god. If you live in Tukwila, Renton, Kent or Auburn WA in the valley, a levee just broke. 40k are on GO NOW orders. Please share and get ahold of your people. This is terrifying. www.kiro7.com/news/local/l...
Ran a D&D heist the other night where three otyughs lived in the manor's cesspit, guarding that entrance and consuming the filth.
I'm proud/not proud that the passphrase to get by them was "all you can eat bidet."
I'm proud/not proud that the passphrase to get by them was "all you can eat bidet."
December 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ran a D&D heist the other night where three otyughs lived in the manor's cesspit, guarding that entrance and consuming the filth.
I'm proud/not proud that the passphrase to get by them was "all you can eat bidet."
I'm proud/not proud that the passphrase to get by them was "all you can eat bidet."
It's okay to throw away a book. They're not sacred talismans. You can recycle it because it's bad, or because the author is awful, or for any reason. You do not need to keep it on your shelf or donate it or sell it or dump it in a little free library. It's not inherently more ethical to do so.
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's okay to throw away a book. They're not sacred talismans. You can recycle it because it's bad, or because the author is awful, or for any reason. You do not need to keep it on your shelf or donate it or sell it or dump it in a little free library. It's not inherently more ethical to do so.
ME: "Could I get that with the ahegao bread?"
WAITER: "You mean the asiago bread?"
ME: *uncrosses eyes* "Oh, uh... yeah. That one."
WAITER: "You mean the asiago bread?"
ME: *uncrosses eyes* "Oh, uh... yeah. That one."
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ME: "Could I get that with the ahegao bread?"
WAITER: "You mean the asiago bread?"
ME: *uncrosses eyes* "Oh, uh... yeah. That one."
WAITER: "You mean the asiago bread?"
ME: *uncrosses eyes* "Oh, uh... yeah. That one."
How I imagine the pitch meeting for SINNERS:
Ryan Coogler: What if you could have two Michael B Jordans?
Producer: I have imagined this frequently, yes.
Coogler: But wait—they're also wearing matching 1930s suits.
Producer: I HAVE THE VAPORS *passes out, money rains down from ceiling*
Ryan Coogler: What if you could have two Michael B Jordans?
Producer: I have imagined this frequently, yes.
Coogler: But wait—they're also wearing matching 1930s suits.
Producer: I HAVE THE VAPORS *passes out, money rains down from ceiling*
December 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
How I imagine the pitch meeting for SINNERS:
Ryan Coogler: What if you could have two Michael B Jordans?
Producer: I have imagined this frequently, yes.
Coogler: But wait—they're also wearing matching 1930s suits.
Producer: I HAVE THE VAPORS *passes out, money rains down from ceiling*
Ryan Coogler: What if you could have two Michael B Jordans?
Producer: I have imagined this frequently, yes.
Coogler: But wait—they're also wearing matching 1930s suits.
Producer: I HAVE THE VAPORS *passes out, money rains down from ceiling*
An oldie but a goodie:
In this one I talk with Pathfinder's very own James L Sutter - @jameslsutter.bsky.social - we get into a lot of great stuff about lore & adventure hooks:
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S6E4 - Chatting With James L Sutter
In this episode I chat with author James L Sutter about creating worlds and his new queer YA romance novel, DARKHEARTS.
You can grab a copy of DARKHEARTS here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darkhearts-Jam
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December 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
An oldie but a goodie:
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
People are always surprised to learn how little creators actually own in comics, games, etc. Big corporate brands are usually built on a work-for-hire model, meaning creators get paid once and then the *company* owns their ideas forever. This is why independent/creator-owned work is so important.
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"
(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
People are always surprised to learn how little creators actually own in comics, games, etc. Big corporate brands are usually built on a work-for-hire model, meaning creators get paid once and then the *company* owns their ideas forever. This is why independent/creator-owned work is so important.
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My 2025 #BookSky List
Wonderful narration by @ramondeocampo.bsky.social of @jameslsutter.bsky.social Darkhearts
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Wonderful narration by @ramondeocampo.bsky.social of @jameslsutter.bsky.social Darkhearts
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My 2025 #BookSky List
Wonderful narration by @ramondeocampo.bsky.social of @jameslsutter.bsky.social Darkhearts
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Wonderful narration by @ramondeocampo.bsky.social of @jameslsutter.bsky.social Darkhearts
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The amazing @colleenaf.bsky.social made a banned books RPG for her local library and got a bunch of YA authors to record cutscenes as NPCs. Here's me as the pirate captain who runs the local costume shop. (And yes, I had all of these in my closet already.)
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The amazing @colleenaf.bsky.social made a banned books RPG for her local library and got a bunch of YA authors to record cutscenes as NPCs. Here's me as the pirate captain who runs the local costume shop. (And yes, I had all of these in my closet already.)