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Jesse Ross
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I design and develop experiences that bring people together. Creator of Trophy, Girl Underground, and other fine roleplaying games. Minnesotan and DFLer | he/him

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https://hedgemazepress.itch.io
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Pure magic.
The Northern Lights in pink and green over a distant view of downtown Minneapolis. A single silhouetted tree dominates the middle-ground.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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The instructions doc has all the details, but here's a snippet.
Information on how to use the dice font for example, typing "1_on_d4" creates a d4 die showing a 1.
August 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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There should definitely be more Robin Hood-style forest banditry in our fantasy games!
Blackletter script in black on white, saying "Do you hear the Piper’s call? It lifts us up that kings might fall!". An upside broken crown sits underneath.
May 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Happy National Unicorn Day, friends!
Pencil sketch of a galloping unicorn on beige paper.
April 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Hootie hoo!!! #unrivaled #wnba #lunarowls
Photo of Jesse in a black hat with the Lunar Owls Basketball Club logo.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Heck yeah! Excited to be sending you to the senate to represent me and my neighbors in St. Paul!
Picture of Jesse, a white man with glasses and a dark graying beard, smirking while pointing at a red "I Voted" sticker on his black shirt.
January 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Oh, nice! I made a bunch of these for Lady Blackbird too!
A white die with 3 sides showing, all with a black X. A white die with 3 sides showing, all are blank.
November 18, 2024 at 1:10 AM
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The dice font is coming to life! Check out some sample text and the ligature demo:
November 17, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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Jellybean. Such a good boy. 11/10.
A portrait of a sleepy black and white sheepadoodle dog resting on a blue couch.
November 15, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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Getting mixed feedback on the d12 shape, so I just decided to include them both! Here’s what the full set looks like.
A chart showing a variety of black and white dice icons, with the following columns: D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, and D20. Each column has a set of icons for each of the dice values. The D12 column has two sets of icons, with the second set labeled "alternates".
November 15, 2024 at 9:28 PM
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Here’s attempt two. Changes include:
- Slightly smaller font
- Bolder text on the black icons
- Wider, squatter d10
- Shape change for d12 (decagon to pentagon)
- Reorient d20 to be pointed-end up

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
Two sets of 6 shapes. The top is white text on black shapes, and the bottom is black text on white shapes with a black outline. The shapes are: triangle with a 4, square with a 6, diamond with an 8, wide pointed-top hexagon with a 10, pentagon with a 12, and pointed-top regular hexagon with a 20.
November 15, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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Working on a polyhedral dice font. Do these read okay to everyone? Any suggestions for shape changes?
Two sets of 6 shapes. The top is white text on black shapes, and the bottom is black text on white shapes with a black outline. The shapes are: triangle with a 4, square with a 6, diamond with an 8, narrow pointed-top hexagon with a 10, decagon with a 12, and flat-top standard hexagon with a 20.
November 15, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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I voted by mail weeks ago, but my wife grabbed me a sticker from our polling place this morning. And my older daughter got to vote for president for her first time! 💙💙💙
Photo of Jesse, a white man with a beard, wearing a blue shirt that says "Elect Good People" while pointing to a red "I Voted" sticker on his shirt. He's got a smirk on his face that indicates "yep, I did it."
November 5, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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I’m not going to let a little Halloween snowstorm stop me from fighting Jedi (or, more realistically, getting myself killed because I can’t shoot a blaster). Happy Halloween, friends! I hope you have lots of trick-or-treaters! 🎃
A person dressed up as a Star Wars Scout Trooper standing in a bedroom, waiting for Halloween to start. The face is fully covered by a helmet. The Star Wars Scout Trooper helmet flips up to reveal Jesse, a bearded white man with glasses, giving the side-eye to the camera.
October 31, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Jellybean says “good morning” and suggests that sleeping in is a good idea.
A close up view of a black and white sheepadoodle dog sleeping on a couch.
October 20, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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Hi, I’m Jesse and I make tabletop RPGs. You might know me from my games Trophy, Girl Underground, R’lyehwatch, Sunset Kills or others (hedgemazepress.itch.io). I like smallish games where the mechanics reinforce the theme. I’m also a designer and illustrator and I do most of my own art and layout.
A smiling Jesse (a white man with dark hair, beard, and glasses), holding a red-bordered book called "Los Vigilantes de R’lyeh", the Spanish translation of R’lyewatch. The cover of the book has a lifeguard facing off against a giant green Cthulhu. A painting of a woman in a white robe holding a green snake above her head. Here eyes are white and she is in a trance. This is a piece of art from the game Trophy. A spread from the book Trophy Dark. This is the entry for the incursion "A Warm and Pleasant Hum", and has an image of a man with a crown of bees, as well as the introductory text for the incursion. A sketchy watercolor painting of a green pig-faced orc.
October 19, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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It’s a goblin!
A pencil sketch of a frog-like goblin with warty skin and big ears, holding a stick with a scorpion hanging on the end of a string.
October 19, 2024 at 12:12 AM
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And here’s the front page of Cosmic Ray Kids!
The black and white front page of the game Cosmic Ray Kids, with lots of retro cartoon art of superhero kids and the basic instructions of the game.
October 18, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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It’s a dwarf!
A pencil drawing of a happy looking dwarf with a dark beard and a pointy nose, holding a walking stick and patting his belly. He’s wearing a scarf on his head, a chain mail shirt, dark pants, boots, and an oversized belt.
September 24, 2024 at 7:29 PM