jex thomas
@lastpinepress.com
Nonbinary Dad // Author of Crit Awards Best Indie TTRPG Finalist BUMP IN THE DARK // Not as Punk as I Used To Be // Forever Aspiring to be Your Weird Gay Aunt // ACAB // https://lastpinepress.com #ttrpg #fitd #pbta
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I've been talking of late with @friede.bsky.social about the triangle of extractive - experiential - additive relationships, however fleeting, & in the flurry of threads about a certain Star-Tribune article, this one hits most clearly at that, for me.
In a writer networking workshop I run, I ask attendees to think about the coolest person they want to meet.
Then I ask what they’d offer them as a peer (this could be anything!).
If there’s no answer, it isn’t time to network in that room.
…a specific type of attendee rarely has an answer.
Then I ask what they’d offer them as a peer (this could be anything!).
If there’s no answer, it isn’t time to network in that room.
…a specific type of attendee rarely has an answer.
This shit is made up, actually
December 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I've been talking of late with @friede.bsky.social about the triangle of extractive - experiential - additive relationships, however fleeting, & in the flurry of threads about a certain Star-Tribune article, this one hits most clearly at that, for me.
Same tbh. Mostly right now my hyperfixation is guitars, effects pedals, and doom/sludge metal and I'm not talking about games much, but you're welcome to follow along!
I'm picking up a few new followers. I'm guessing someone created a new starter pack. I tend not to follow back unless I have some kind of interaction. Expect a lot of nonsense, gaming, and otherwise. If you look at my profile, I have #TTRPG starter packs of my own.
December 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Same tbh. Mostly right now my hyperfixation is guitars, effects pedals, and doom/sludge metal and I'm not talking about games much, but you're welcome to follow along!
Okay, but hear me out ... What about hobblings? This is obviously the best (worst) of all possible worlds
Tunnels and Trolls called it’s “legally distinct from Tolkien” hobbits hobbs instead of halflings, and I think they were right to do so.
December 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Okay, but hear me out ... What about hobblings? This is obviously the best (worst) of all possible worlds
When it's new guitar day but you gotta wait.
December 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When it's new guitar day but you gotta wait.
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I'm hearing a lot of "the weather underground was super cool" but I'm not hearing a lot of "happy birthday Bill Ayers"!
Turns 81 today, still kicking.
Turns 81 today, still kicking.
as a huge fan of the weather, naming a forecast website off of a terrorist group is one of my all time favorite little details about the weather news scene. they honestly have such a good sense of humor fr fr
Man that organisation really did a 180, huh?
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm hearing a lot of "the weather underground was super cool" but I'm not hearing a lot of "happy birthday Bill Ayers"!
Turns 81 today, still kicking.
Turns 81 today, still kicking.
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The answer to “not everyone has the time to be an artist,” isn’t AI. The answer to “not everyone has time to be an artist” is communism.
December 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The answer to “not everyone has the time to be an artist,” isn’t AI. The answer to “not everyone has time to be an artist” is communism.
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this week's post is something i've been working on for a long time, and is a little guide to living the good life. Or it's early aughts punk nostalgia. Or it's my response to tradwife culture.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/the-punk-r...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
this week's post is something i've been working on for a long time, and is a little guide to living the good life. Or it's early aughts punk nostalgia. Or it's my response to tradwife culture.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/the-punk-r...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/the-punk-r...
I gotta say, my reaction to this season of Fallout has mostly been "why should I care?"
December 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I gotta say, my reaction to this season of Fallout has mostly been "why should I care?"
Well, I think I need more time and patience to learn to program drums. But I did find two cool packs of doom drum loops and am working on turning a riff I came up with into an actual song maybe
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Well, I think I need more time and patience to learn to program drums. But I did find two cool packs of doom drum loops and am working on turning a riff I came up with into an actual song maybe
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God! Rest already, ye merry gentlemen! It's 2 am and I have to work in the morning. Fucking gentlemen indeed.
December 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
God! Rest already, ye merry gentlemen! It's 2 am and I have to work in the morning. Fucking gentlemen indeed.
Games I want to play/run in 2026:
01. Exile
02. Crescent 2e
03. Girls of the Genziana Hotel
04. Draw Steel
05. Apocalypse World: Burned Over
06. Alien RPG (finally!)
07. The Between
08. Sword Opera
09. The Time We Have
10. MORE BLADES '68
01. Exile
02. Crescent 2e
03. Girls of the Genziana Hotel
04. Draw Steel
05. Apocalypse World: Burned Over
06. Alien RPG (finally!)
07. The Between
08. Sword Opera
09. The Time We Have
10. MORE BLADES '68
10 #TTRPG s I want to play/run in 2026:
1. Eat the Reich
2. iHunt
3. Good Society
4. Swords of the Serpentine
5. Apocalypse World 3e
6. Starscape
7. Outgunned
8. Flying Circus
9. Space 1999: The RPG
10. Against Time and Death
1. Eat the Reich
2. iHunt
3. Good Society
4. Swords of the Serpentine
5. Apocalypse World 3e
6. Starscape
7. Outgunned
8. Flying Circus
9. Space 1999: The RPG
10. Against Time and Death
10 Things I want to play/run in 2026:
1. White Mountain Rescue
2. Cosmic Dark
3. Beach Blanket Body Bag
4. The Girls of the Genziana Hotel
5. The One Ring
6. The Between: Court of Wolves
7. Starforged
8. Perils & Princesses: Sweet Revenge
9. Things in Trophy Gold
10. Something in the FitD family.
1. White Mountain Rescue
2. Cosmic Dark
3. Beach Blanket Body Bag
4. The Girls of the Genziana Hotel
5. The One Ring
6. The Between: Court of Wolves
7. Starforged
8. Perils & Princesses: Sweet Revenge
9. Things in Trophy Gold
10. Something in the FitD family.
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Games I want to play/run in 2026:
01. Exile
02. Crescent 2e
03. Girls of the Genziana Hotel
04. Draw Steel
05. Apocalypse World: Burned Over
06. Alien RPG (finally!)
07. The Between
08. Sword Opera
09. The Time We Have
10. MORE BLADES '68
01. Exile
02. Crescent 2e
03. Girls of the Genziana Hotel
04. Draw Steel
05. Apocalypse World: Burned Over
06. Alien RPG (finally!)
07. The Between
08. Sword Opera
09. The Time We Have
10. MORE BLADES '68
This sounds super cool! Anyone interested?
Just want to put out feelers for a TTRPG writer/dev or two who would be interested in collaborating on a pulpy scifi/fantasy project in 2026 with myself and another artist/writer. Ideally someone who'd fuck with "Frank Frazetta but queer" as an aesthetic. Would love 2 chat if this sounds interesting
December 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This sounds super cool! Anyone interested?
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Happy solstice.
Remember always that the light returns as the cold sets in.
Hope returns even as everything gets worse.
Remember always that the light returns as the cold sets in.
Hope returns even as everything gets worse.
December 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Happy solstice.
Remember always that the light returns as the cold sets in.
Hope returns even as everything gets worse.
Remember always that the light returns as the cold sets in.
Hope returns even as everything gets worse.
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It’s a good thing there’s such a steady stream of studies, because they seem to be forgotten moments after publication. news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious
news.griffith.edu.au
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It’s a good thing there’s such a steady stream of studies, because they seem to be forgotten moments after publication. news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
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This bundle has just over a day left! A bunch of bangers based on the Blades in the Dark rules, including NEON BLACK, my anti-capitalist cyberpunk TTRPG!!!
bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This bundle has just over a day left! A bunch of bangers based on the Blades in the Dark rules, including NEON BLACK, my anti-capitalist cyberpunk TTRPG!!!
bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
bundleofholding.com/presents/For...
Happy Longest Night. May your bonfires burn brightly and guide the way into a new world.
December 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Happy Longest Night. May your bonfires burn brightly and guide the way into a new world.
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🚨SPOUT LORE SEASON 13 FINALE🚨
If we fall together...not one of us will die alone.
www.spoutlore.com/episodes/epi...
#podcast #comedy #comedypodcast #fantasy #fantasypodcast #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonworld #dungeonsanddragons #improv #spoutlore #dungeonworldpodcast #rpgpodcast
If we fall together...not one of us will die alone.
www.spoutlore.com/episodes/epi...
#podcast #comedy #comedypodcast #fantasy #fantasypodcast #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonworld #dungeonsanddragons #improv #spoutlore #dungeonworldpodcast #rpgpodcast
December 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🚨SPOUT LORE SEASON 13 FINALE🚨
If we fall together...not one of us will die alone.
www.spoutlore.com/episodes/epi...
#podcast #comedy #comedypodcast #fantasy #fantasypodcast #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonworld #dungeonsanddragons #improv #spoutlore #dungeonworldpodcast #rpgpodcast
If we fall together...not one of us will die alone.
www.spoutlore.com/episodes/epi...
#podcast #comedy #comedypodcast #fantasy #fantasypodcast #ttrpg #dnd #dungeonworld #dungeonsanddragons #improv #spoutlore #dungeonworldpodcast #rpgpodcast
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If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
V just drew a character who is, and I quote, "T-posing in the abyss."
December 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
V just drew a character who is, and I quote, "T-posing in the abyss."
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It is once more time for International Be Nice To Aaron Day! Be nice to an Aaron (or three!) today. For my part, get 39% off my games for the rest of the year in case any Aaron likes games itch.io/s/174690/giv...
Give Aaron The Gift Of Money. 2025. by ehronlime
A bundle by ehronlime, $86.00 for 17 games
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December 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It is once more time for International Be Nice To Aaron Day! Be nice to an Aaron (or three!) today. For my part, get 39% off my games for the rest of the year in case any Aaron likes games itch.io/s/174690/giv...
I want to get one of those digital photo frames and set it to pull from my memes folder
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I want to get one of those digital photo frames and set it to pull from my memes folder
Anyway I think I have the final permutation of my pedal board at least for now, am I'm *pretty sure* I'm not hypomanic (tho definitely hyperfixated -- where's the line? who can say!)
Do you think your Sweetwater Sales Engineer ever gets worried about you?
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Anyway I think I have the final permutation of my pedal board at least for now, am I'm *pretty sure* I'm not hypomanic (tho definitely hyperfixated -- where's the line? who can say!)