Amanda/iamatrex
@iamatrex.com
she/her. YEG. Stew Princess. I like TTRPGs and horror movies. Tell your pets I say hi!
https://sprigsandkindling.com/
a "very well-adjusted and balanced individual" - Wes Franks
a "strange creature of I don't know what!" - Gabe McCormick
https://sprigsandkindling.com/
a "very well-adjusted and balanced individual" - Wes Franks
a "strange creature of I don't know what!" - Gabe McCormick
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Sprigs and Kindling
An ongoing digital zine of community collected creative works for Carved from Brindlewood TTRPG games
sprigsandkindling.com
I was busy doing things on my very favourite day of the year and forgot to promo this but VOLUME 5 of Sprigs & Kindling is OUT! HUGE thanks to our team for working so hard to get this done for Halloween!!!
Trick-or-Treat, it's TROPHY!
sprigsandkindling.com
Trick-or-Treat, it's TROPHY!
sprigsandkindling.com
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
Making some curry and spilled hing all over the stove so now it smells like delicious garbage in my kitchen
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Making some curry and spilled hing all over the stove so now it smells like delicious garbage in my kitchen
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The Mikes letting me contribute to this year's Wassailing would be gift enough on its own, but getting to be in a project with so many other talented horror writers? Absolute peak. Can't wait to see everyone else's Troubles. 🎅🤶💀
2025's Wassailing holiday annual includes a whole new stable of contributors (and @signalstation.bsky.social sidling his way in again).
@sassylich.bsky.social! @xanderbimski.bsky.social! @iknowadamseats.bsky.social! @iamatrex.com! @loremistress93.bsky.social!
… and still more to be revealed.
@sassylich.bsky.social! @xanderbimski.bsky.social! @iknowadamseats.bsky.social! @iamatrex.com! @loremistress93.bsky.social!
… and still more to be revealed.
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The Mikes letting me contribute to this year's Wassailing would be gift enough on its own, but getting to be in a project with so many other talented horror writers? Absolute peak. Can't wait to see everyone else's Troubles. 🎅🤶💀
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2025's Wassailing holiday annual includes a whole new stable of contributors (and @signalstation.bsky.social sidling his way in again).
@sassylich.bsky.social! @xanderbimski.bsky.social! @iknowadamseats.bsky.social! @iamatrex.com! @loremistress93.bsky.social!
… and still more to be revealed.
@sassylich.bsky.social! @xanderbimski.bsky.social! @iknowadamseats.bsky.social! @iamatrex.com! @loremistress93.bsky.social!
… and still more to be revealed.
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
2025's Wassailing holiday annual includes a whole new stable of contributors (and @signalstation.bsky.social sidling his way in again).
@sassylich.bsky.social! @xanderbimski.bsky.social! @iknowadamseats.bsky.social! @iamatrex.com! @loremistress93.bsky.social!
… and still more to be revealed.
@sassylich.bsky.social! @xanderbimski.bsky.social! @iknowadamseats.bsky.social! @iamatrex.com! @loremistress93.bsky.social!
… and still more to be revealed.
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🎲 Making your first game! 🎱
Interested in designing a #ttrpg or just curious about game design? Join us THIS FRIDAY at twitch.tv/gnome_anne for a panel featuring some INCREDIBLE designers (👀)
You can submit questions live in chat, here in replies, or at www.patreon.com/AllMyFriendsAreStories 🧡
Interested in designing a #ttrpg or just curious about game design? Join us THIS FRIDAY at twitch.tv/gnome_anne for a panel featuring some INCREDIBLE designers (👀)
You can submit questions live in chat, here in replies, or at www.patreon.com/AllMyFriendsAreStories 🧡
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🎲 Making your first game! 🎱
Interested in designing a #ttrpg or just curious about game design? Join us THIS FRIDAY at twitch.tv/gnome_anne for a panel featuring some INCREDIBLE designers (👀)
You can submit questions live in chat, here in replies, or at www.patreon.com/AllMyFriendsAreStories 🧡
Interested in designing a #ttrpg or just curious about game design? Join us THIS FRIDAY at twitch.tv/gnome_anne for a panel featuring some INCREDIBLE designers (👀)
You can submit questions live in chat, here in replies, or at www.patreon.com/AllMyFriendsAreStories 🧡
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
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"Treat it like a gift. Not a promise."
Great article, as always.
Great article, as always.
I've been playing around with the new Affinity Studio since it was released. TLDR; It's good. Very good. How long will it stay that way? It's still too early to tell.
Some background, my first impressions, and my wishlist are all here: www.explorersdesign.com/affinity-imp...
Some background, my first impressions, and my wishlist are all here: www.explorersdesign.com/affinity-imp...
Affinity Studio First Impressions
Is Affinity Studio the right software for tabletop rpg designers?
www.explorersdesign.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"Treat it like a gift. Not a promise."
Great article, as always.
Great article, as always.
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@plusoneexp.bsky.social is hosting Just Play! @ PAX Unplugged (Room 106 & 107) where you can meet creators! Playtest upcoming games and old favorites! All on Friday Night starting at 7 pm Eastern!
I'll be running a special playtest of #COMEONIN with limited availability! Come check it out!
I'll be running a special playtest of #COMEONIN with limited availability! Come check it out!
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 AM
@plusoneexp.bsky.social is hosting Just Play! @ PAX Unplugged (Room 106 & 107) where you can meet creators! Playtest upcoming games and old favorites! All on Friday Night starting at 7 pm Eastern!
I'll be running a special playtest of #COMEONIN with limited availability! Come check it out!
I'll be running a special playtest of #COMEONIN with limited availability! Come check it out!
Trying to figure out logistics of a project where I want a shipping location in Canada and one in the USA and oooof
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trying to figure out logistics of a project where I want a shipping location in Canada and one in the USA and oooof
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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
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Watson was deeply influential to me as a genomicist, but not how you may assume
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
BREAKING: James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix whose work reshaped medicine, forensics and genetics, dies at 97.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Watson was deeply influential to me as a genomicist, but not how you may assume
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
From stealing Rosalind Franklin's lab notes to his frequent sexist & racist bioessentialist comments later in life, he showed how the scientific community would still worship a terrible person
Don't idolize bad people
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This was a great day, hanging with fellow nerds and playing some games to support Edmonton’s most vulnerable. If you missed out, keep your eyes open for our summer game day. And as always, much love to @iamatrex.com and @catlinggun.bsky.social for the work that went on behind the scenes.
We're all set up and games are running for Worldbuilders YEG down @pemetawe.bsky.social in support of Nekem! Come down and check out our silent auction of ttrpg goodies!
November 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This was a great day, hanging with fellow nerds and playing some games to support Edmonton’s most vulnerable. If you missed out, keep your eyes open for our summer game day. And as always, much love to @iamatrex.com and @catlinggun.bsky.social for the work that went on behind the scenes.
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Some pretty cool stuff in the silent auction! If you're stopping by, check it out.
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Some pretty cool stuff in the silent auction! If you're stopping by, check it out.
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We're all set up and games are running for Worldbuilders YEG down @pemetawe.bsky.social in support of Nekem! Come down and check out our silent auction of ttrpg goodies!
November 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We're all set up and games are running for Worldbuilders YEG down @pemetawe.bsky.social in support of Nekem! Come down and check out our silent auction of ttrpg goodies!
Tomorrow at @pemetawe.bsky.social World Builders YEG is having an indie TTRPG day! Join us for games and a silent auction in support of nekem!
details and sign ups here: worldbuildersyeg.com
details and sign ups here: worldbuildersyeg.com
World Builders YEG
A community of Indie TTRPG gamers in Edmonton, Alberta
worldbuildersyeg.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Tomorrow at @pemetawe.bsky.social World Builders YEG is having an indie TTRPG day! Join us for games and a silent auction in support of nekem!
details and sign ups here: worldbuildersyeg.com
details and sign ups here: worldbuildersyeg.com
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First official snow of the season. If you have somewhere warm and dry to go to escape, you are more fortunate than the estimated 5000 people in our city who are unhoused. Bissell does incredible work in making sure those who need help have access to it.
You can help me help them
You can help me help them
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
First official snow of the season. If you have somewhere warm and dry to go to escape, you are more fortunate than the estimated 5000 people in our city who are unhoused. Bissell does incredible work in making sure those who need help have access to it.
You can help me help them
You can help me help them
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To be very clear, The Gauntlet is an unabashedly queer-centric publisher, our games put themes of queerness and gender front and center, and our founder and operator (me) is a gay POC. Our values are in every single page of our games.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
To be very clear, The Gauntlet is an unabashedly queer-centric publisher, our games put themes of queerness and gender front and center, and our founder and operator (me) is a gay POC. Our values are in every single page of our games.
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“It’s an historic fuck-up”
Pierre Poilievre’s week couldn’t get any worse, and yet it did.
It will be a miracle if he even makes it to the leadership review.
#cdnpoli
Pierre Poilievre’s week couldn’t get any worse, and yet it did.
It will be a miracle if he even makes it to the leadership review.
#cdnpoli
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“It’s an historic fuck-up”
Pierre Poilievre’s week couldn’t get any worse, and yet it did.
It will be a miracle if he even makes it to the leadership review.
#cdnpoli
Pierre Poilievre’s week couldn’t get any worse, and yet it did.
It will be a miracle if he even makes it to the leadership review.
#cdnpoli
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Didn't say anything specific earlier as I was in a game, but as one of the editors for S&K, I'm gay and trans. There's multiple trans people involved with this zine. We would love it if there was more.
It hasn't been stated outright because I, maybe in ignorance, just assumed it would be obvious but Sprigs & Kindling is very supportive of LGBTQ2S+ rights, stories, and creators!
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Didn't say anything specific earlier as I was in a game, but as one of the editors for S&K, I'm gay and trans. There's multiple trans people involved with this zine. We would love it if there was more.
It hasn't been stated outright because I, maybe in ignorance, just assumed it would be obvious but Sprigs & Kindling is very supportive of LGBTQ2S+ rights, stories, and creators!
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It hasn't been stated outright because I, maybe in ignorance, just assumed it would be obvious but Sprigs & Kindling is very supportive of LGBTQ2S+ rights, stories, and creators!