Jennifer Adcock
@jenkatwrites.bsky.social
TTRPG designer, cat servant, regency romance enjoyer, talks about movies and pro wrestling too much
my games are here https://jen-adcock15.itch.io/
my games are here https://jen-adcock15.itch.io/
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Jennifer Adcock
@jenkatwrites.bsky.social
· Jun 26
Owl Knight Newsletter
Semi-monthly TTRPG design updates
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If you want a place to keep up with what I'm working on outside of social media, I have a free monthly newsletter! No spam, no junk, just a single very long email every month where I tell you about my projects and various game design thoughts that I have! mailchi.mp/3eea8c0e2287...
So I started Fellowship of the Ring as my bedtime reading a few nights ago, and man that’s the real deal
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
So I started Fellowship of the Ring as my bedtime reading a few nights ago, and man that’s the real deal
put up a statue of the albuterol inventor next to the statue I have already decreed for the vicks vaporub guy
My dad gave me one of his extra albuterol inhalers (which I have previously been prescribed by my doctor but haven’t needed in 10 years so I lost it 💀) and boy that’s fucking night and day, that’s the real shit, that’s MEDICINE, that’s the good drugs, a nice simple rescue inhaler
I kinda thought bronchitis was something they would give you lots and lots of drugs for but it seems that’s not the case! It’s more of a “rest and fluids” type of thing and that’s unfortunate! Rest and fluids are only helping so much; I want drugs!
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
put up a statue of the albuterol inventor next to the statue I have already decreed for the vicks vaporub guy
For what it’s worth, this work was for Champions of the Crystal Crown, which two months ago I was sure would crash and burn and amount to nothing, but now is turning into a pretty neat little game imo. I have another playtest at the end of the month and I think it’s come a long way!
begrudgingly did some quite good design work. felt stupid about it. but I did it
January 4, 2026 at 11:38 PM
For what it’s worth, this work was for Champions of the Crystal Crown, which two months ago I was sure would crash and burn and amount to nothing, but now is turning into a pretty neat little game imo. I have another playtest at the end of the month and I think it’s come a long way!
all this talk about what is and isn't noir, what does and doesn't count. noir is when the city of los angeles is evil. technically real life is a film noir
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
all this talk about what is and isn't noir, what does and doesn't count. noir is when the city of los angeles is evil. technically real life is a film noir
there's a bunch of letterboxd reviews on His Girl Friday that have the audacity to say "they talk too fast" and that is how you know we are all surrounded by vulgarians and boors every single day
January 4, 2026 at 1:39 AM
there's a bunch of letterboxd reviews on His Girl Friday that have the audacity to say "they talk too fast" and that is how you know we are all surrounded by vulgarians and boors every single day
the movie My Dinner With Andre was made to console most of us for the fact that we can't just hang out with Wallace Shawn whenever we want
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
the movie My Dinner With Andre was made to console most of us for the fact that we can't just hang out with Wallace Shawn whenever we want
pleased to report that in a little over a week of running a humidifier in my bedroom nonstop, I have only tripped over it and spilled like a gallon of water everywhere one single time
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
pleased to report that in a little over a week of running a humidifier in my bedroom nonstop, I have only tripped over it and spilled like a gallon of water everywhere one single time
yeah yeah yeah I know the whole thing about "keep making art, your art matters" etc I KNOW but it's hard not to look at my whole notebook of plans this morning like "ohhhhhh. this is stupid bullshit"
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
yeah yeah yeah I know the whole thing about "keep making art, your art matters" etc I KNOW but it's hard not to look at my whole notebook of plans this morning like "ohhhhhh. this is stupid bullshit"
Humbly suggesting that the problem with the horrific act of war isn’t that congress didn’t get to sign off on the right paperwork first and it would still be a horrifying and unacceptable act of war even if they had
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Humbly suggesting that the problem with the horrific act of war isn’t that congress didn’t get to sign off on the right paperwork first and it would still be a horrifying and unacceptable act of war even if they had
The version of Casablanca on HBO max has the Turner Classic Movies intro with Ben Mankiewicz attached, which I think is nice
January 3, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The version of Casablanca on HBO max has the Turner Classic Movies intro with Ben Mankiewicz attached, which I think is nice
If all this sounds good to you, I am planning to have a public playtest kit for Pax Deorum available this year! I am very excited about it!
The game ran beautifully, allowing space for playing scenes among characters as well as increasing pressure with the dice rolls filling the clocks, and our increasingly helpless attempts to keep things under control.
We played for 3.5 hours, ending up with such an interesting conclusion...
We played for 3.5 hours, ending up with such an interesting conclusion...
January 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
If all this sounds good to you, I am planning to have a public playtest kit for Pax Deorum available this year! I am very excited about it!
Reposted by Jennifer Adcock
The second game on 12/31 was a blind playtest of "Pax Deorum" by @jenkatwrites.bsky.social - a gmless storytelling game full of clocks set among Vestal virgins in Ancient Rome.
I tried the game at Metatopia and then asked Jen to have the materials, and we tried it with maximum player count, 6.
I tried the game at Metatopia and then asked Jen to have the materials, and we tried it with maximum player count, 6.
January 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The second game on 12/31 was a blind playtest of "Pax Deorum" by @jenkatwrites.bsky.social - a gmless storytelling game full of clocks set among Vestal virgins in Ancient Rome.
I tried the game at Metatopia and then asked Jen to have the materials, and we tried it with maximum player count, 6.
I tried the game at Metatopia and then asked Jen to have the materials, and we tried it with maximum player count, 6.
I am going to eat pizza and watch a Gene Kelly song and dance movie
January 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I am going to eat pizza and watch a Gene Kelly song and dance movie
I am a big nerd with letterboxd patron so I had my stats all year, but something about seeing these two next to each other in the wrap-up just feels right
January 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
I am a big nerd with letterboxd patron so I had my stats all year, but something about seeing these two next to each other in the wrap-up just feels right
Reposted by Jennifer Adcock
First newsletter of the year! We got:
✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
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✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
mailchi.mp/d5a4bee084cc...
January Newsletter
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January 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
First newsletter of the year! We got:
✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
mailchi.mp/d5a4bee084cc...
✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
mailchi.mp/d5a4bee084cc...
The problem with GRRM is that he’s too much of a fucking nerd for his own good (do NOT think I missed “Howl[and]’s moving castle” either)
January 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The problem with GRRM is that he’s too much of a fucking nerd for his own good (do NOT think I missed “Howl[and]’s moving castle” either)
also ripe for theorizing: Howland Reed and his weird kids and their weird swamp magic. why are they like that. what's going on there
BANANAS that there is not a Varys/Theories page on the wiki. Varys is very easy to theorize about! What’s his deal!
January 1, 2026 at 11:11 PM
also ripe for theorizing: Howland Reed and his weird kids and their weird swamp magic. why are they like that. what's going on there
I'm brainstorming an RPG thing that I think might be asymmetrical in terms of WHEN players are active in the game, like everyone does the same amount of stuff, has the same amount of say over what goes on, has equivalent roles etc...
January 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I'm brainstorming an RPG thing that I think might be asymmetrical in terms of WHEN players are active in the game, like everyone does the same amount of stuff, has the same amount of say over what goes on, has equivalent roles etc...
I'm like a third of the way through Clash of Kings and I am forced to admit that having THREE major point of view characters wandering around in assorted wildernesses at the same time (Arya in the Riverlands, Jon north of the Wall, Daenerys in the Red Waste) makes it feel a lot weaker than Thrones
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm like a third of the way through Clash of Kings and I am forced to admit that having THREE major point of view characters wandering around in assorted wildernesses at the same time (Arya in the Riverlands, Jon north of the Wall, Daenerys in the Red Waste) makes it feel a lot weaker than Thrones
movie backlog January begins again! movies I should have watched ages ago! today's is: When Harry Met Sally! considering becoming obsessed with Meg Ryan already tbh.
every January I try to clear out my watchlist a little bit and watch a bunch of movies I should have watched ages ago (my extremely arbitrary rule is that the movies should be at least 10 years old), because it's January and it's cold and it's dark and I just wanna lay in bed and watch movies
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
movie backlog January begins again! movies I should have watched ages ago! today's is: When Harry Met Sally! considering becoming obsessed with Meg Ryan already tbh.
First newsletter of the year! We got:
✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
mailchi.mp/d5a4bee084cc...
✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
mailchi.mp/d5a4bee084cc...
January Newsletter
mailchi.mp
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
First newsletter of the year! We got:
✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
mailchi.mp/d5a4bee084cc...
✅ what I did in 2025
📅 what I want to do in 2026
⏩ GOING TOO FAST but also not
mailchi.mp/d5a4bee084cc...
Please imagine I took a screenshot of the bit in Emma (2020) where Harriet sulks “I’m always ill at Christmas” and then edited it to say “I’m always ill at New Year’s” (it’s me, I’m always ill at new years, this has been the case for like 15 years) anyway I will be greeting the new year asleep
January 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Please imagine I took a screenshot of the bit in Emma (2020) where Harriet sulks “I’m always ill at Christmas” and then edited it to say “I’m always ill at New Year’s” (it’s me, I’m always ill at new years, this has been the case for like 15 years) anyway I will be greeting the new year asleep
My 2025 review will be conducted by Daenerys Targaryen
January 1, 2026 at 2:13 AM
My 2025 review will be conducted by Daenerys Targaryen
When Cat Stark gets to Renly’s camp and she sees the blue knight in the melee and it’s almost BRIENNE TIME
Gwendoline Christie In Love GIF
Alt: Gwendoline Christie In Love GIF
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January 1, 2026 at 12:13 AM
When Cat Stark gets to Renly’s camp and she sees the blue knight in the melee and it’s almost BRIENNE TIME
My dad gave me one of his extra albuterol inhalers (which I have previously been prescribed by my doctor but haven’t needed in 10 years so I lost it 💀) and boy that’s fucking night and day, that’s the real shit, that’s MEDICINE, that’s the good drugs, a nice simple rescue inhaler
I kinda thought bronchitis was something they would give you lots and lots of drugs for but it seems that’s not the case! It’s more of a “rest and fluids” type of thing and that’s unfortunate! Rest and fluids are only helping so much; I want drugs!
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My dad gave me one of his extra albuterol inhalers (which I have previously been prescribed by my doctor but haven’t needed in 10 years so I lost it 💀) and boy that’s fucking night and day, that’s the real shit, that’s MEDICINE, that’s the good drugs, a nice simple rescue inhaler