jenn martin is trying
@tenpenjenn.com
Chicago-adjacent ttrpg designer (Dead After Dinner) & editor (Apocalypse Keys, The Zone & more), SFWA member and AFT/IFT 604 union member, people>profit | she/her
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November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
TODAY!!! 🐀❄️🍄🧶🥧🫖
I am planning on being at my first PaxU this year, so long as my flights still happen! I'll be at the @bullypulpithq.bsky.social booth during the day, if you want to hear me talk about how much I love Desperation!
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I am planning on being at my first PaxU this year, so long as my flights still happen! I'll be at the @bullypulpithq.bsky.social booth during the day, if you want to hear me talk about how much I love Desperation!
If you donate food/money/time to a food bank or to help folks who didn't get SNAP benefits, I want to mail you a print copy of my goose game!
DM me your address and what you donated (I don't need receipts) and the goose will be on its way!
International is ok! I have a dozen to send out! HONK
DM me your address and what you donated (I don't need receipts) and the goose will be on its way!
International is ok! I have a dozen to send out! HONK
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you donate food/money/time to a food bank or to help folks who didn't get SNAP benefits, I want to mail you a print copy of my goose game!
DM me your address and what you donated (I don't need receipts) and the goose will be on its way!
International is ok! I have a dozen to send out! HONK
DM me your address and what you donated (I don't need receipts) and the goose will be on its way!
International is ok! I have a dozen to send out! HONK
I love my AuDHD teenager so much, and also I don't know what to do with the frustration of offering a solution I know will solve his problem, only for him to answer "I don't wanna do that."
He will continue to flail about it, and I guess I will, too.
He will continue to flail about it, and I guess I will, too.
October 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I love my AuDHD teenager so much, and also I don't know what to do with the frustration of offering a solution I know will solve his problem, only for him to answer "I don't wanna do that."
He will continue to flail about it, and I guess I will, too.
He will continue to flail about it, and I guess I will, too.
I'm doubtful replaying Myst will cure my depression*, but I won't know unless I try, right?
(*not actual depression, but chronic illness/disability within late stage capitalism doesn't roll off the tongue quote as well)
(*not actual depression, but chronic illness/disability within late stage capitalism doesn't roll off the tongue quote as well)
What if... it was really cheap in the Humble Bundle?
To quote Sting: That's Synchronitcity.
www.humblebundle.com/games/myst-a...
To quote Sting: That's Synchronitcity.
www.humblebundle.com/games/myst-a...
The Myst and Riven Complete Collection 2025
Revisit the classic series of Myst and Riven games with this complete collection featuring remastered versions and all the many sequels, and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I'm doubtful replaying Myst will cure my depression*, but I won't know unless I try, right?
(*not actual depression, but chronic illness/disability within late stage capitalism doesn't roll off the tongue quote as well)
(*not actual depression, but chronic illness/disability within late stage capitalism doesn't roll off the tongue quote as well)
You had me at interface mystery adventure
Desktop Explorer tells a ghost story with a Windows 2000-inspired interface and expertly designed puzzles!
Desktop Explorer uses its Windows 2000-inspired interface to tell a ghost story · Thinky Games
Expertly designed and creatively utilized, Desktop Explorer's puzzles don’t seem likely to run out of steam.
thinkygames.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
You had me at interface mystery adventure
Hand bound copy of Spine by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social
This game deserves the hardcover in cloth or leather treatment, but I don't have the materials and I wanted to start playing tomorrow, so coil binding it is!
Printed in signatures to feel a little fancy.
This game deserves the hardcover in cloth or leather treatment, but I don't have the materials and I wanted to start playing tomorrow, so coil binding it is!
Printed in signatures to feel a little fancy.
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Hand bound copy of Spine by @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social
This game deserves the hardcover in cloth or leather treatment, but I don't have the materials and I wanted to start playing tomorrow, so coil binding it is!
Printed in signatures to feel a little fancy.
This game deserves the hardcover in cloth or leather treatment, but I don't have the materials and I wanted to start playing tomorrow, so coil binding it is!
Printed in signatures to feel a little fancy.
Rereading this blog post by @sidneyicarus.bsky.social and thinking about what we miss out on by putting TTRPG Designers up on a pedestal and how design might make meaning in between the designer and players.
sidneyicarus.wordpress.com/2019/09/12/t...
sidneyicarus.wordpress.com/2019/09/12/t...
Textual Rebellion and the Rejection of RPGs
RPGs are Made of Text The intent of this piece is to break down what begins as a deliberately confusing thesis: “Historically, the text of tabletop RPGs has been viewed as more of a manual than a t…
sidneyicarus.wordpress.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Rereading this blog post by @sidneyicarus.bsky.social and thinking about what we miss out on by putting TTRPG Designers up on a pedestal and how design might make meaning in between the designer and players.
sidneyicarus.wordpress.com/2019/09/12/t...
sidneyicarus.wordpress.com/2019/09/12/t...
Got both COVID and flu vaccines today and I'm fully expecting to rot on the couch tomorrow, but I'm hoping it'll mean max antibodies for PaxU next month.
October 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Got both COVID and flu vaccines today and I'm fully expecting to rot on the couch tomorrow, but I'm hoping it'll mean max antibodies for PaxU next month.
Instead of scrolling social media today, I'm just going to watch this on loop
youtu.be/kPv1gQ5Rs8A?...
youtu.be/kPv1gQ5Rs8A?...
Windows 95 Defrag
YouTube video by Fifo F.
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Instead of scrolling social media today, I'm just going to watch this on loop
youtu.be/kPv1gQ5Rs8A?...
youtu.be/kPv1gQ5Rs8A?...
I did not apply for a larp within driving distance because of the likelihood of it turning into a Bad Time for me, but I have not larped for 6 years and I miss it.
October 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I did not apply for a larp within driving distance because of the likelihood of it turning into a Bad Time for me, but I have not larped for 6 years and I miss it.
I needed something suitably editorial for my freelance work and I liked the rhyme. And you can still find me if you forget the second n.
I'd hoped it would stop me from buying more fountain pens, but I'm (not) sorry to say that has not been the case.
Tennpennjenn is funnier to me, but convoluted.
I'd hoped it would stop me from buying more fountain pens, but I'm (not) sorry to say that has not been the case.
Tennpennjenn is funnier to me, but convoluted.
Explain your username:
No matter your frame of reference for Tracys, I'm the other one. Seems demeaning at first glance. Long-term, it makes me unforgettable.
No matter your frame of reference for Tracys, I'm the other one. Seems demeaning at first glance. Long-term, it makes me unforgettable.
Explain your username:
Its my name with VA at the end (VA is Voice Actor)
Its my name with VA at the end (VA is Voice Actor)
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I needed something suitably editorial for my freelance work and I liked the rhyme. And you can still find me if you forget the second n.
I'd hoped it would stop me from buying more fountain pens, but I'm (not) sorry to say that has not been the case.
Tennpennjenn is funnier to me, but convoluted.
I'd hoped it would stop me from buying more fountain pens, but I'm (not) sorry to say that has not been the case.
Tennpennjenn is funnier to me, but convoluted.
I briefly tried to fit my Regency Desperation hack in 55 cards because it's cheaper to produce a 55-card deck than a 72-card one, but I added a new location I'm in love with:
Wedding Tent- an opulent tent, Miss M. has basically moved in to escape her brother's new wife. Secluded, but temporary.
Wedding Tent- an opulent tent, Miss M. has basically moved in to escape her brother's new wife. Secluded, but temporary.
October 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I briefly tried to fit my Regency Desperation hack in 55 cards because it's cheaper to produce a 55-card deck than a 72-card one, but I added a new location I'm in love with:
Wedding Tent- an opulent tent, Miss M. has basically moved in to escape her brother's new wife. Secluded, but temporary.
Wedding Tent- an opulent tent, Miss M. has basically moved in to escape her brother's new wife. Secluded, but temporary.
Got two bowls in an old school ebay auction this morning!
I would be extremely excited to get 2 cups, just putting that out into the universe!
I would be extremely excited to get 2 cups, just putting that out into the universe!
I guess I'm a person who hunts for a specific china pattern now.
(Studio Nova Equation, unfortunately from the 80s)
(Studio Nova Equation, unfortunately from the 80s)
October 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Got two bowls in an old school ebay auction this morning!
I would be extremely excited to get 2 cups, just putting that out into the universe!
I would be extremely excited to get 2 cups, just putting that out into the universe!
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This shit keeps me up at night 🙃
you know
along with all the rest
you know
along with all the rest
October 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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SciShow did an ep on knitting that you can no longer watch because they took it down.
Instead, you can watch this, which is much more accurate!
youtu.be/5btQokB32dQ?...
Instead, you can watch this, which is much more accurate!
youtu.be/5btQokB32dQ?...
I Remade the SciShow Knitting Video (with accurate SCIENCE)
YouTube video by Evie Unraveling
youtu.be
October 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
SciShow did an ep on knitting that you can no longer watch because they took it down.
Instead, you can watch this, which is much more accurate!
youtu.be/5btQokB32dQ?...
Instead, you can watch this, which is much more accurate!
youtu.be/5btQokB32dQ?...
I got to see a building I've wanted to see for decades last weekend and it was very good!
(Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Mill Run, PA)
(Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Mill Run, PA)
September 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I got to see a building I've wanted to see for decades last weekend and it was very good!
(Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Mill Run, PA)
(Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater in Mill Run, PA)
Reposted by jenn martin is trying
Live now on Backerkit!
Absurdia is a love letter to classic and contemporary absurdist works like Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls in #TTRPG form.
Subvert normalcy. Embrace chaos. Get weird.
Back today 👁️
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Absurdia is a love letter to classic and contemporary absurdist works like Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls in #TTRPG form.
Subvert normalcy. Embrace chaos. Get weird.
Back today 👁️
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Absurdia: The (Meta)Physical Edition
An absurdist tabletop roleplaying game about the inane hilarity and mundane horror of everyday life, inspired by Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Live now on Backerkit!
Absurdia is a love letter to classic and contemporary absurdist works like Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls in #TTRPG form.
Subvert normalcy. Embrace chaos. Get weird.
Back today 👁️
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/q...
Absurdia is a love letter to classic and contemporary absurdist works like Welcome to Night Vale, Alice in Wonderland, and Gravity Falls in #TTRPG form.
Subvert normalcy. Embrace chaos. Get weird.
Back today 👁️
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/q...
The picture is very cool, but I'm trying to understand how this sentence made it past an editor:
"These missions are now forgotten by most Americans, as most of the people alive during that time are now deceased."
The time was 1965. I don't think it's accurate to say most people over 60 are dead.
"These missions are now forgotten by most Americans, as most of the people alive during that time are now deceased."
The time was 1965. I don't think it's accurate to say most people over 60 are dead.
Some great shots here…! https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/09/60-years-after-gemini-newly-processed-images-reveal-incredible-details/
60 years after Gemini, newly processed images reveal incredible details
“It’s that level of risk that they were taking. I think that’s what really hit home.”…
arstechnica.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The picture is very cool, but I'm trying to understand how this sentence made it past an editor:
"These missions are now forgotten by most Americans, as most of the people alive during that time are now deceased."
The time was 1965. I don't think it's accurate to say most people over 60 are dead.
"These missions are now forgotten by most Americans, as most of the people alive during that time are now deceased."
The time was 1965. I don't think it's accurate to say most people over 60 are dead.
All set up to run Zhenya's Wonder Tales at Demo Expo in Chicago!
September 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
All set up to run Zhenya's Wonder Tales at Demo Expo in Chicago!
Being a proofreader is lonely work! Sometimes I wish projects needed a big ole team of editorial folks so we could learn from each other and brainstorm better ways to do things and teach new folks the ropes.
September 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Being a proofreader is lonely work! Sometimes I wish projects needed a big ole team of editorial folks so we could learn from each other and brainstorm better ways to do things and teach new folks the ropes.
(tw: suicide)
I am furious about this
If we are not absolutely certain that software cannot assist or enable anyone to harm themselves, it should not be available to the public.
We, as adults, have a responsibility to kids to look out for risks they can't see.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
I am furious about this
If we are not absolutely certain that software cannot assist or enable anyone to harm themselves, it should not be available to the public.
We, as adults, have a responsibility to kids to look out for risks they can't see.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
The family of teenager who died by suicide alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT is to blame
The parents of Adam Raine, who died by suicide in April, claim in a new lawsuit against OpenAI that the teenager used ChatGPT as his “suicide coach.”
www.nbcnews.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
(tw: suicide)
I am furious about this
If we are not absolutely certain that software cannot assist or enable anyone to harm themselves, it should not be available to the public.
We, as adults, have a responsibility to kids to look out for risks they can't see.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
I am furious about this
If we are not absolutely certain that software cannot assist or enable anyone to harm themselves, it should not be available to the public.
We, as adults, have a responsibility to kids to look out for risks they can't see.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
It was a Dell 386 or 486, with a 14.4k modem, a CD drive, and Windows 1995.
After a year or two, the CD drive spun a disc so fast it broke in the drive (Dave Matthews Band).
After a year or two, the CD drive spun a disc so fast it broke in the drive (Dave Matthews Band).
What was y'all's first computer? I'm curious what the spread might be like.
Bonus points for sharing some anecdotal memories of your experience with it. 💜
Mine was a Commodore C64C, which I managed to semi-fry one day by knocking a pound coin off an overhead shelf down into a vent. 🫠
Bonus points for sharing some anecdotal memories of your experience with it. 💜
Mine was a Commodore C64C, which I managed to semi-fry one day by knocking a pound coin off an overhead shelf down into a vent. 🫠
a black cat is sitting in front of a computer
Alt: Luna from Sailor Moon is sitting in front of a computer tapping away
media.tenor.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It was a Dell 386 or 486, with a 14.4k modem, a CD drive, and Windows 1995.
After a year or two, the CD drive spun a disc so fast it broke in the drive (Dave Matthews Band).
After a year or two, the CD drive spun a disc so fast it broke in the drive (Dave Matthews Band).
Reposted by jenn martin is trying
ATTN COSMONAUTS, PALE DOT 2E HAS LAUNCHED!
It's got new cosmic locations to explore, wondrous new art pieces, and updated play procedures. I'm so proud of it!
Physical book by @plusoneexp.bsky.social: ttrpg.link/paledot
Digital: devindecibel.itch.io/pale-dot
Art: @sifsweetman.bsky.social
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It's got new cosmic locations to explore, wondrous new art pieces, and updated play procedures. I'm so proud of it!
Physical book by @plusoneexp.bsky.social: ttrpg.link/paledot
Digital: devindecibel.itch.io/pale-dot
Art: @sifsweetman.bsky.social
🧵⬇️
Pale Dot
Today we embark on a new cosmic journey. Will it bring us closer to the stars? Or closer to ourselves? Pale Dot is a collaborative storytelling game (GM-less/GM-full) for 2-5 players about a crew of ...
ttrpg.link
August 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ATTN COSMONAUTS, PALE DOT 2E HAS LAUNCHED!
It's got new cosmic locations to explore, wondrous new art pieces, and updated play procedures. I'm so proud of it!
Physical book by @plusoneexp.bsky.social: ttrpg.link/paledot
Digital: devindecibel.itch.io/pale-dot
Art: @sifsweetman.bsky.social
🧵⬇️
It's got new cosmic locations to explore, wondrous new art pieces, and updated play procedures. I'm so proud of it!
Physical book by @plusoneexp.bsky.social: ttrpg.link/paledot
Digital: devindecibel.itch.io/pale-dot
Art: @sifsweetman.bsky.social
🧵⬇️