jess
@tectonomancer.bsky.social
Freelance writer and game designer for TTRPGs, SFWA member, LARPer, cat lady, content consultant for fantasy gaming planar lore; she/they/he; 🖤🤍💜♦️🏳️🌈
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@tectonomancer.bsky.social
· Nov 3
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Publication credits of game designer Jessica Redekop
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Hello! I'm Jessica Redekop, a freelance writer and game designer for TTRPGs. I love cats, movies, collaborative storytelling, and the Planescape D&D setting. Most of my work is for Paizo, on the Pathfinder and Starfinder RPGs, and you can find a list of my publication credits on my website:
Yeah, it sounds to me like the thing you should focus on communicating is less "hey, any progress?" and more "hey, I beta read some of x book y years ago and wanted to let you know I still think about your work. I look forward to when I can share it with my friends and the world."
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Yeah, it sounds to me like the thing you should focus on communicating is less "hey, any progress?" and more "hey, I beta read some of x book y years ago and wanted to let you know I still think about your work. I look forward to when I can share it with my friends and the world."
metal were hidden from the Great Beyond and the Totum Fonts could access only 4 of their 6 elements, they became imbalanced and this imbalance (like the card from the Thoth deck warned us) was a corruption.
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
metal were hidden from the Great Beyond and the Totum Fonts could access only 4 of their 6 elements, they became imbalanced and this imbalance (like the card from the Thoth deck warned us) was a corruption.
Totum Font is a multi-element elemental, an element of air, earth, fire, water, wood, and metal (yes Pathfinder has 6 elements). They were created by the Gods to themselves become creators as creatures of alchemy, combining base elements to create the natural world. When the planes of wood and (...)
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Totum Font is a multi-element elemental, an element of air, earth, fire, water, wood, and metal (yes Pathfinder has 6 elements). They were created by the Gods to themselves become creators as creatures of alchemy, combining base elements to create the natural world. When the planes of wood and (...)
a King and a Queen, combining fire and water. The figure is also balanced, they are comprised of all of their components in correct and equal measure to achieve and maintain equilibrium. The card warns against hiding and repressing pieces of yourself, against not living your full truth. (...)
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
a King and a Queen, combining fire and water. The figure is also balanced, they are comprised of all of their components in correct and equal measure to achieve and maintain equilibrium. The card warns against hiding and repressing pieces of yourself, against not living your full truth. (...)
Let me tell you about Totum Font rq. When I wrote this creature, I was thinking about Art, the 14th major arcana of the Thoth deck. When they say "art" they mean the art of alchemy, and the bifurcated figure represents admixture and combination. The figure is simultaneously male and female, (...)
January 13, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Let me tell you about Totum Font rq. When I wrote this creature, I was thinking about Art, the 14th major arcana of the Thoth deck. When they say "art" they mean the art of alchemy, and the bifurcated figure represents admixture and combination. The figure is simultaneously male and female, (...)
IS THAT MY CREATURE ON THE COVER???? I think that's the Totum Font, a creature I wrote for Monster Core 2! And they're BACK TO BE ON A COVER?! :> :> :>
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 AM
IS THAT MY CREATURE ON THE COVER???? I think that's the Totum Font, a creature I wrote for Monster Core 2! And they're BACK TO BE ON A COVER?! :> :> :>
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Hold onto your butts, data nerds. I've been looking Evil Hat's distro performance — solely based on our distro invoicing that we do through Freshbooks; we don't invoice IPR there so they aren't represented in these data.
The TLDR:
2025 was the worst year for EH's distribution in the past 10 years.
The TLDR:
2025 was the worst year for EH's distribution in the past 10 years.
January 9, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Hold onto your butts, data nerds. I've been looking Evil Hat's distro performance — solely based on our distro invoicing that we do through Freshbooks; we don't invoice IPR there so they aren't represented in these data.
The TLDR:
2025 was the worst year for EH's distribution in the past 10 years.
The TLDR:
2025 was the worst year for EH's distribution in the past 10 years.
paizo: write a stat block for this lovecraft horror time monster
jess: ok let me just figure out what the monsters core beliefs are surrounding the meaning of life and what their philosophical approach to understanding reality is first and then i'll do the stat block
jess: ok let me just figure out what the monsters core beliefs are surrounding the meaning of life and what their philosophical approach to understanding reality is first and then i'll do the stat block
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
paizo: write a stat block for this lovecraft horror time monster
jess: ok let me just figure out what the monsters core beliefs are surrounding the meaning of life and what their philosophical approach to understanding reality is first and then i'll do the stat block
jess: ok let me just figure out what the monsters core beliefs are surrounding the meaning of life and what their philosophical approach to understanding reality is first and then i'll do the stat block
lmao I forgot how hard I went in what is literally just the lore preamble before a creature stat block in the backmatter of Apocalypse Archive
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
lmao I forgot how hard I went in what is literally just the lore preamble before a creature stat block in the backmatter of Apocalypse Archive
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thanks for the tip
January 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
thanks for the tip
I had not previously seen terminator 2 but I have now seen terminator 2 and, spoilers for terminator 2, I cannot believe the t1000 shapeshifted into a tiled floor. truly incredible and possibly the only thing in the movie I wasn't already aware of from terminator 2 permeating sci fi pop culture
January 2, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I had not previously seen terminator 2 but I have now seen terminator 2 and, spoilers for terminator 2, I cannot believe the t1000 shapeshifted into a tiled floor. truly incredible and possibly the only thing in the movie I wasn't already aware of from terminator 2 permeating sci fi pop culture
Fantastic, congratulations!
January 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Fantastic, congratulations!
I picked up Ministry of Lost Things: Lint Condition by @postcurious.bsky.social at PAX Unplugged this year for my roommate and I to play. We just finished last night and immediately ordered four more of their puzzles. What cool games!
December 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I picked up Ministry of Lost Things: Lint Condition by @postcurious.bsky.social at PAX Unplugged this year for my roommate and I to play. We just finished last night and immediately ordered four more of their puzzles. What cool games!
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Glabrezu, with those big crab arms
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Glabrezu, with those big crab arms
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My wife had a single line in Kung Fu Panda 17 years ago and still gets checks every few months. Most are way smaller than this, but devs get $0 even though the games we work on will likely be sold for 10+ years soooo yeah.
December 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My wife had a single line in Kung Fu Panda 17 years ago and still gets checks every few months. Most are way smaller than this, but devs get $0 even though the games we work on will likely be sold for 10+ years soooo yeah.
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Do you know the game “Harvest”? It’s a smallbox Japanese game released in 1992 that is still super popular to this day. If you ever travel to Japan and want to buy a local game, this is my top recommendation.
youtu.be/HVgMddybdGU
#boardgames
youtu.be/HVgMddybdGU
#boardgames
Harvest | How to Play | Japanese Board Game
YouTube video by Circat
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Do you know the game “Harvest”? It’s a smallbox Japanese game released in 1992 that is still super popular to this day. If you ever travel to Japan and want to buy a local game, this is my top recommendation.
youtu.be/HVgMddybdGU
#boardgames
youtu.be/HVgMddybdGU
#boardgames
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Yessssss! Someone posted the charity boon from Gen Con!
This is hands down the best OrgPlay Chronicle Sheet I've ever seen. @d20diaries.bsky.social is an evil genius!
This is hands down the best OrgPlay Chronicle Sheet I've ever seen. @d20diaries.bsky.social is an evil genius!
July 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Yessssss! Someone posted the charity boon from Gen Con!
This is hands down the best OrgPlay Chronicle Sheet I've ever seen. @d20diaries.bsky.social is an evil genius!
This is hands down the best OrgPlay Chronicle Sheet I've ever seen. @d20diaries.bsky.social is an evil genius!
here I am going to a concert, a Broadway show, Disney World, and a tabletop convention, all masked up. But sure, I've refused to re-enter society lmao
December 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
here I am going to a concert, a Broadway show, Disney World, and a tabletop convention, all masked up. But sure, I've refused to re-enter society lmao
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Mid-20th-century Labubu?
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Mid-20th-century Labubu?
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Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Remember how I said I have it written into my foreign-language contracts that my work has to be translated by an actual human? This shit is why.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
Those book translations are gonna suck. They'll save money putting out books that are going to be painful to read. That's not a great long-term strategy.
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Seen on FB marketplace. I bet this campaign was.... confusing.
December 13, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Seen on FB marketplace. I bet this campaign was.... confusing.
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Hi it's morning and this got little viewing tractuon yesterday afternoon.
Got sick biking to the train station twice this winter and my finances won't improve till (hopefully) Feb next year. Right now I'm reliant on Lyft to get to the trains to work which is like $10 each time. So if anyone wants to help me survive winter here's my ko-fi. 😭
ko-fi.com/wozenstein
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December 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hi it's morning and this got little viewing tractuon yesterday afternoon.
you're inside The Dome now
December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
you're inside The Dome now