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jess. award-winning TTRPG designer as @jumpgategames.itch.io. jewish lesbian. marxist. freelancing available. scifi author, stories in @clarkesworldmagazine.com. she/her ☭
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❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · Nov 13
hi 🦋! i'm jess, also known as @jumpgategames.bsky.social!

i'm a #TTRPG 🎲 writer, designer, & editor, and fiction author! i've made games (🔗s in 🧵) such as:
- I Have the High Ground
- going rogue 2e
- PLANET FIST

i'm also open for freelance work in the aforementioned categories! more info ⬇ 🧵!
covers for all my games & my Jumpgate Games publishing imprint, and a list of freelance services and other games i've contributed to
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metacrab.org
For @samsorensen.bsky.social's #OVER/UNDER I created WEATHERVANE, an in-universe themed combat simulator. Using it, our faction was able to predict the outcome of any battle with a high degree of confidence. It helped us price mercenary contracts and go into any combat knowing the expected outcomes.
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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deldon.bsky.social
I cannot stress how much WEATHERVANE won the game for Tempest. Like, I was able to take win/loss statistics, casualty predictions, and squad costs, and accurately price war contracts' % gross profit. #over/under never saw a Hot War from Tempest and WV proved it would have been *brutal*.
metacrab.org Kara Ling @metacrab.org · 1d
For @samsorensen.bsky.social's #OVER/UNDER I created WEATHERVANE, an in-universe themed combat simulator. Using it, our faction was able to predict the outcome of any battle with a high degree of confidence. It helped us price mercenary contracts and go into any combat knowing the expected outcomes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online
hire will as an editor. they're smart & kind & know how things work & know how to present information in a way that is actually useful at a table & they'll just make ur game better. i've seen it happen in projects i've been involved in in other capacities & you can see it TOO on UR PROJECT xoxox
willjobst.bsky.social will jobst -> paxu @willjobst.bsky.social · 2d
planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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willjobst.bsky.social
planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
jessfrom.online
FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON LETS GO. OLDHEADS KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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posatahchips.gaygothvibes.online
you should buy this album of songs written by taiko montgomery in #over/under because they're incredible & also i am on one of them!!! this one!!!!! i'll probably post all of mine some time this week too but for now: wowowowowowow
The Rise of Dawn (Feat. Satah), by Taiko Montgomery
from the album Under the Dream
taikom.bandcamp.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
jessfrom.online
"Is Worf the Klingon equivalent of a Chasid" - the greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12,239 pages of heated debate
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
RIP Baudrillard you would have loved this shit
erindwyer.bsky.social Erin Dwyer aka Ginger Is A Construct @erindwyer.bsky.social · 4d
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
It’s like photos of corn on plastic in an inflatable corn maze on grass. The inflatable parts are yellow and blue. It looks like an AI hall of mirrors but it’s IRL.
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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innes.bsky.social
Teenage mutant ninja turtles logo but with the words Don'tKnow HowTo WriteLike Zohran
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
jessfrom.online
paulo freire with laser eyes
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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sean.tuesdayknightgames.com
Jess is a PHENOMENAL warden and has been living the Dream in #over/under as one of the most effective bosses for almost a month. This is an insanely good deal if you want to play Mothership run by a real pro.
jessfrom.online ❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · 5d
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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jessfrom.online
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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jeffstormer.gobirds.online
Pagliacci you say? Fascinating, I myself have never heard of this--he's a Clown you say? And you hear he's funny? I would love to hear more of your thoughts, or any specific feedback about him if you have it. Which jokes landed. Just curious. Excited to learn more about this guy for the first time.
August 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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jumpgategames.itch.io
Update #13: Timeline, Additional Help, & more!

🔗: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gal...
Update 13: Timeline, Additional Help, & more! · Galactic & Going Rogue: Two TTRPGs of War Among the Stars
Hi all! Jess here again. First of all, I want to apologize for the long silence. To be entirely transparent: it's been a tough few months, due to a combination of burnout from the intensity of managin...
www.kickstarter.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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jordanjamboree.bsky.social
Jess is an incredible GM and I think this is a very cool opportunity
jessfrom.online ❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · 5d
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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outofmana.bsky.social
Jess is literally one of the best gms I've ever played with, cant recommend her enough
jessfrom.online ❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · 5d
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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ithayla.bsky.social
I played with jess dming one time and it was really fun. highly recommend
jessfrom.online ❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · 5d
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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robotleblanc.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to see EMBODIED EXEGESIS included in this amazing list of transfem literature! This is some incredible company to be in!!!
Embodied Exegesis (2024) – ed. Ann Leblanc What It’s About: A dazzling collection of cyberpunk short stories from a powerhouse group of transfeminine authors, both established and early-career. Why You Should Read It: It’s rare that a single text makes such a distinct impact on its respective genre; but Embodied Exegesis is a perfect showcase of the explosion of transfeminine cyberpunk and mechsploitation stories over the last few years. Almost every writer in the anthology has published other excellent work of note, much of which I won’t have time to cover here. From breathless transhumanism to grim dystopia to little moments of becoming and hope, there’s nothing better on the market to give you a taste of contemporary transfeminine cyberpunk in all its possibilities.
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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austinwalker.bsky.social
We've never played Apocalypse World on @friends-table.bsky.social, and yet I think it's pretty fair to say that the show (and a big part of my career) relies on its existence.

Couldn't be more excited for this new edition. And I already have multiple ideas around how we might play it...
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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xenomilph.bsky.social
Amazing friend, and possibly the best GM I've ever had 🔥
Definitely would not pass up the opportunity to play in one of her games if I were you
jessfrom.online ❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · 5d
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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cheeseplus.biz
hey nerds, come play with one of the best GMs out there
jessfrom.online ❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · 5d
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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willjobst.bsky.social
jess is an incredible game runner, teacher, and presence at the table--don't miss this opportunity to play!
jessfrom.online ❄️❄️❄️ jess ❄️❄️❄️ @jessfrom.online · 5d
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
jessfrom.online
ANNOUNCING: i'm now available for pro-GMing w/ StartPlaying—play with an AP performer & award-winning game designer!

🎲 Mothership "A Pound of Flesh" sandbox campaigns weekly Mon @ 3pm ET
🎲 Mothership "Gradient Descent" one-shot Tue 11/25 @ 2pm ET
🎲 PLANET FIST one-shot Thu 11/20 @ 3pm ET

🔗s ⬇️🧵!
GM for Hire. GM Specialties: open-world gameplay, stylized character performances, and dynamic factions and NPC relationships. Includes info in the post, and then also on demand games like Orbital Blues, CBR+PNK, Fiasco, and Dialect, and "GM AS SEEN ON" A More Civilized Age, Role Playing Public Radio, Party of One, Plus One Exp, and more. Also includes a photo of me, and the invitation that if you want to play a different system or frequency at a listed time, just get in touch!
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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shannonappelcline.bsky.social
Yeah, I've got my own crowdfunding, but I can't not mention Apocalypse World 3e.

Apocalypse World is one of the most influential games to arise out of the innovative indie side of gaming. It's literally created a whole subsector of the industry: Powered by the Apocalypse. A 3e is huge news.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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shannonappelcline.bsky.social
How influential is Apocalypse World?

This influential. (And I wrote this chart four years ago.)

www.designers-and-dragons.com/2021/11/02/t...
A chart showing the evolution of Apocalypse World games from 2010-2021 across four major categories: Powered by the Apocalypse (starting with Apocalypse World), Year Zero (starting with Mutant Year Zero), Forged in the Dark (starting with Blades in the Dark), and Belonging Outside Belonging (starting with Dream Askew).
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM