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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 2d

There’s something so beautiful about these guest episodes bc they vary in tone WILDLY.

This one went 0-60-180 and kept going. It was the most unpredictable and nuts episode I’ve ever had to edit.

But hearing @adam5gms.bsky.social and our guests on their absolute A game was such a treat

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 2d

🌲⛽️🌲 EPISODE 5 RELEASE DAY ⛽️🌲⛽️

We find Michael (@samsighs.bsky.social), Flora (@tayacampbellover.bsky.social), and Shevaun (@masquewren.bsky.social) at a gas station along I-44. What happens next, some may only describe as madness.

Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3j1H...

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 4d

Brb becoming a gamer girl

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 4d

I’m playing Slime Rancher 2 with @ajwintersvo.bsky.social!! Get in here!!

www.twitch.tv/winterstales

WintersTales - Twitch

Sunday Fundays! | Slime Rancher 2 with Kim & AJ!

www.twitch.tv

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 6d

It’s okay, I still adore you

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Transplanar RPG 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @transplanarrpg.bsky.social · 6d

As trans creators of color, we’re always on the lookout for cool projects by fellow marginalized artists.

The Black Market Guide to Immortality offers a decadently necromantic setting based on Korean, Chinese, and Japanese mythos — and it’s made by East Asian folks!

💀 bit.ly/BlackMarketGuide 💀

ALT: A Way of Transcendence monk sits cross-legged atop a throne of red flesh that unfurls from the unzipped backs of six headless worshipers arranged in a circle underneath them, facing outward, like an organic flower in bloom. The monk is lithe and lean, the top half of their head covered in a flower-like fleshy crown with four staring eyes. Their mouth is visible and smirking. Sleek fleshy armor adorns their torso, shoulders, forearms, and legs in a dark blue color, with exposed organic flesh in a pale white shade. Six small wings unfurl from their back, forming a lotus blossom shape with staring red eyes that point in various directions. Text at the bottom reads: “The Monk. Evolution, immortality, perfection. Maeters.”

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Sam Langford @samsighs.bsky.social · 6d

I have no memory of this session, Michael took over my body and I became a deplorable hungover man for 90 minutes!

In all seriousness, a true delight to be part of this series and share this table with a wonderful GM and two of my favourite scene partners in this entire space

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 6d

🌲 Coming Monday, the first guest episode of 5 GMs Season 5: From Inside the Tent.

“It Happened on I-44 follows Michael (played by @samsighs.bsky.social), Flora (played by @tayacampbellover.bsky.social) and Shevaun (played by @masquewren.bsky.social) as they arrive at a gas station along the I-44.

A movie poster-esque illustration of three people in a rearview mirror and the back of a red car

The movie poster with the headshots of Sam Langford, Taya Campbell Over and Masquewren

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 6d

I hope you guys are ready for one of the most stressful episodes I’ve had to edit on pod.

Mad props to @samsighs.bsky.social, @tayacampbellover.bsky.social and @masquewren.bsky.social for bringing their all to the table

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 6d

🌲 Coming Monday, the first guest episode of 5 GMs Season 5: From Inside the Tent.

“It Happened on I-44 follows Michael (played by @samsighs.bsky.social), Flora (played by @tayacampbellover.bsky.social) and Shevaun (played by @masquewren.bsky.social) as they arrive at a gas station along the I-44.

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Transplanar RPG 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @transplanarrpg.bsky.social · 7d

It has always been our ethos to stand against racism, fascism, and colonialism, and we’re not stopping now. As artists, radical imagination is our tool for carving better worlds into existence — worlds where everyone can live in prosperity and dignity.

Hope is a weapon. Let’s wield it together.

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Transplanar RPG 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @transplanarrpg.bsky.social · 8d

our GM looks like this so our award can look like that 🥰

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 8d

And then all of a sudden i get itchy!!! And im like they can’t keep getting away with this!!!!!

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah 😔 i need them to knock that shit off

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Tabletop Arts Fund @tabletopartsfund.org · 8d

Previous winners have received more than 100 nominations and three dozen awards at festivals on four continents. Now it's your turn! The Tabletop Arts Fund is proud to announce our 2026 Actual Play Grants.

📅 Submissions close October 31, 2025.
👉 Apply now: apply.tabletoparts.fund/ActualPlay2026

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 14d

Movies like him make me wish I still wrote for arts & entertainment. It has so much to write about

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5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 16d

🚙🌲🚙 EPISODE 4 IS OUT NOW🌲🚙🌲

The crew takes a stop at a motel along the road on the way to Seal Cove after seeing an…abnormally large shadow bird. But it can’t be anything weird, right?

Listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/7piU...

Episode 4: The Shadow Over the Road

open.spotify.com

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 18d

idk, I’m just sad and tired of Black and Brown bodies being taken advantage of and then commodified and made into spectacles when a young girl is dead and families are being torn apart

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 18d

this is a half baked thought from a full day of moving stuff, but there’s something so harmful about speculation and true crime culture that spawns out of a lot of things, the rise of social media, the popularity of outlets like TMZ, the distrust in journalism, the popularity of true crime

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5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 19d

🐙🌲🐙 SEASON 5 EPISODE 2 SPOILERS 🌲🐙🌲

Oh, to be a kid again and worried about a river octopus at summer camp.

S5 Ep. 2 is out now, wherever you get your podcasts so you can hear all about the river octopus at Hidden Falls Regional Park! open.spotify.com/episode/4z1k...

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 19d

Sometimes…sometimes you gotta worry about a river octopus

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 19d

🐙🌲🐙 SEASON 5 EPISODE 2 SPOILERS 🌲🐙🌲

Oh, to be a kid again and worried about a river octopus at summer camp.

S5 Ep. 2 is out now, wherever you get your podcasts so you can hear all about the river octopus at Hidden Falls Regional Park! open.spotify.com/episode/4z1k...

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 20d

The kiddos interactions warm my heart 😭

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 20d

🛸🏕️🛸 S5 EPISODE 1 SPOILERS 🏕️🛸🏕️

When strange happenings occur, it only makes sense that magnets were the cause, right?

S5 Ep. 1 is out now, wherever you get your podcasts so you can hear what weird things are going on in Hidden Falls Regional Park! open.spotify.com/episode/4MZu...

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 21d

And we funded, great 😭 I’m gonna cry today I swear

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 21d

I have a lot more words for later, but we funded. Thank you everyone for your support 😭🫶

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 21d

🗣️ WE ARE COMING UP ON OUR LAST 24 HOURS OF OUR KICKSTARTER!!

WE need $265 to fund!!

The first THREE episodes are out now if you want to get a vibe before backing: open.spotify.com/playlist/7b0...

Help us reach our goal here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/5gm...

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 21d

Collaborative storytelling opens the door for more diverse stories to be told with unique viewpoints that may only be discovered thanks to collaboration!

5 GMs in a trenchcoat sharing some great character exploration in this talk!

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 21d

feeling very overwhelmed with love and support in this chilis…

Just sat in chat for our talk at #GDoC2025, our Kickstarter is close to funding, our newest season started… I love 5 GMs a lot guys

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5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 21d

Today! Our talk “Genre Remix: Collaborative Storytelling Beyond Stereotypes” goes live at #GDoC2025!!

We’re gonna be talking about how the collaborative nature of TTRPGs allows for diverse and dynamic stories to be told, and how we’ve been doing it on the pod :)

11:15am PT/2:15pm ET, tune in!

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pumpkim 🎃 🔜 PAXU @dewonatree.bsky.social · 21d

If you’re able to, we are in our last 24 hours!! We’d appreciate any support we can get, even if that means just sharing this post!!

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat 🔜 PAXU @5gmsofficial.bsky.social · 21d

🗣️ WE ARE COMING UP ON OUR LAST 24 HOURS OF OUR KICKSTARTER!!

WE need $265 to fund!!

The first THREE episodes are out now if you want to get a vibe before backing: open.spotify.com/playlist/7b0...

Help us reach our goal here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/5gm...

An image of a campfire with a bottom banner that says “Ending Soon.” The text says “Kickstarter ends soon! Season 5: From Inside the Tent, Enjoy the Sounds of Summer, 50-episode season, with the first three episodes out now, wherever you get your podcasts”

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The Fandomentals @thefandomentals.bsky.social · 23d

Panda takes a look inside a brand new series from @5gmsofficial.bsky.social that uses Kids On Bikes 2E to explore community, identity, and growing up in the Reagan 80s.

www.thefandomentals.com/5-gms-in-a-t...

5 GMs in a Trenchcoat: From Inside the Tent upgrades Kids on Bikes to Teens in a Van - The Fandomentals

Coming-of-age stories are an internationally beloved sub-genre of media that focuses on the crossover from childhood into adulthood. Through the protagonists,

www.thefandomentals.com

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