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Sol St. John

@stjohnsol.bsky.social

Editor at Paizo. Writer of games, aspiring writer of comics and novels. Superhero and anime nerd. I like Robin better than Batman and listen to too many video essays. https://stjohnsol.carrd.co/

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Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.

Course correct: order more thin mints! (Bonus, fight facism)

digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3...

(We're in Mpls MN & can't safely sell in person this year because of β“˜β“’β“” activity. All funds from girl scout cookies purchases & donations go to support our hurting neighbors & community πŸͺπŸ’–)

10.02.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Storyteller Program - Coyote & Crow Games Click The Image Below To Donate Or Scroll Down To Learn About Membership Β  What Is The Storyteller Program? The Storyteller Program is our answer to an organized play program. If you aren’t familiar w...

Want to become an official Coyote & Crow Storyteller? Get exclusive swag, access to resources, and get paid to run C&C games? We've launched our new organized play program!
Learn how to join or just how to support the project: coyoteandcrow.net/storyteller-...

13.01.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My childhood turned me against football as a concept (I grew up in literal Friday Night Lights country), so I generally endeavor to ignore everything associated with it.

I was thus only informed that the Seahawks were in the Superbowl when my neighbors started setting off fireworks.

Congrats?

09.02.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's also a big part of why the US comic market is constantly struggling on razor-thin profit margins. Black and white comics can be printed for cheap on regular pulp paper, but modern digitally colored comics need the thick glossy stuff. Making up the difference costs more than readers are will pay

29.01.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors

For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!

linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid

24.01.2026 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2889    πŸ” 1531    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 24
rcjohnso / scripts Free screenplays for Brick, Brothers Bloom and Looper.

I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays

22.01.2026 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5660    πŸ” 1192    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 57
The same black cat from the previous image glares out from his nook under the desk. He is upside down.

The same black cat from the previous image glares out from his nook under the desk. He is upside down.

I giggled at something and woke him up

14.01.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black cat sleeps under the raised portion of an equally black desk, with the most visible part of his body being the white ruff around his neck.

A black cat sleeps under the raised portion of an equally black desk, with the most visible part of his body being the white ruff around his neck.

The camera kinda spoils how void-y he is, but it took me a moment to realize he was in there

14.01.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of teenage Claudette Colvin in glasses and a sweater.

A photo of teenage Claudette Colvin in glasses and a sweater.

Friends, Claudette Colvinβ€”the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court β€” died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:

14.01.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2868    πŸ” 1283    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 67
3 goblins holding a sign that says "we bite fascists. Fuck Ice"

3 goblins holding a sign that says "we bite fascists. Fuck Ice"

You aren't our neighbors. We don't know you. #fuckice

13.01.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

CALLING ALL BLACK GMS

Hello 2026 I'm back with the GM & Producer sign up sheet for a Valentines event celebrating Black Love in TTRPGs.

Showcasing Black characters getting to be In Love, being the Love Interest, doing romantic things.

Call closes Saturday January 17th

forms.gle/ZBMWEvL6pWa6...

12.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 19
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Valentines Black TTRPGer Stream Producer Sign Ups WHEN: February 14th 2026 WHAT: A series of streams to benefit Black TTRPG players, GMs, and Designers. The goal is to showcase Black characters getting to be In Love, being the Love Interest, doing r...

If your not Black and interested in lending a hand for this event here is the producers sign up sheet. Call also closes Saturday January 17th.

forms.gle/PoBNeJVSBK8S...

If you have any questions about the event itself, please feel free to reach out to me at kaoscryptid at gmail dot com

12.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Clean Air Events...Presents: Mollylele, Mai Li Pittard, Susan Palmer & Ian Johnson Clean Air Events presents Mollylele, Mai Li Pittard, Susan Palmer & Ian Johnson β€” a COVID-safer evening of ukulele folk, Yiddish cabaret-punk klezmer, and jazz in Lower Queen Anne, Seattle. Sliding sc...

A concert? in Seattle?? with proactive covid-safety measures??? in MY feed????

It's more likely than you think!
cleanaireventspresents.ticketspice.com/mollylele

14.01.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
Intro to Spine, Don't Lose Yourself in a Book
YouTube video by 11dragonkid Intro to Spine, Don't Lose Yourself in a Book

Spine, by Backwards Tabletop or Asa Donald, is a solo sorta-journaling ttrpg about being a researcher who has inherited a mysterious book from their estranged relative that might be asking for more than they could ever desire...

13.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
A black and white tuxedo cat stands on its hind legs to bat at the ball of purple feathers hanging on a string from the top level of a shiny new cat tree.

A black and white tuxedo cat stands on its hind legs to bat at the ball of purple feathers hanging on a string from the top level of a shiny new cat tree.

Same as previous, only now the cat has caught the feathers in its mouth and is attempting to pull them down.

Same as previous, only now the cat has caught the feathers in its mouth and is attempting to pull them down.

Finally replaced the old cat tree that's been lovingly scratched to death. Misty immediately approved. I suspect that dangling toy won't last a day -- they never do.

11.01.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't show the individual entries because some of it's still under an NDA, but this habit's done wonders for my feeling of accomplishment this year. It kept me on-track with more freelance work than I've ever taken on before, and eventually led me to the pair of personal projects I'm focued on now.

31.12.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A zoomed-in picture of two entries on a spreadsheet. One reads "YTD Total" standing for Year to Date Total, with a value of 153,640. The other entry reads "Daily Average" with a value of 427.9665738

A zoomed-in picture of two entries on a spreadsheet. One reads "YTD Total" standing for Year to Date Total, with a value of 153,640. The other entry reads "Daily Average" with a value of 427.9665738

Last year I set myself a simple goal as a New Year's resolution: write something, every day. To hold myself accountable I set up a spreadsheet to track how much I wrote every day and what it was for.

The result:

31.12.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gen AI is depressing.

As in, literally depressing. The way our minds are wired, the quick dopamine spike from generating things comes with dopamine valleys that make people feel worse overall.

It’s like eating too many sweets and gambling. It can legitimately be bad for us just by its very nature.

28.12.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I say it’s worth noting because basically this:

β€œBut my arguments are so good. Why are they still doing it while making flimsy excuses? They wouldn’t normally accept such weak excuses, so why are theyβ€”β€œ

β€œCHEMICALS!β€œ

β€œEh?”

β€œSYSTEMS OF REWARDS THAT MAKE ME WANT TO KEEP DOING IT”

β€œBut logic”

β€œNO”

29.12.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just heard all three of my upstairs neighbors yell "Oh no!" in exaggerated unison.

Either they're filming a bit for YouTube or I live under a sitcom...

29.12.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Essential dungeon crawl monsters:

1. Big and dumb
2. Small but there's lots
3. Tentacles don't go there
4. Evil horse
5. Fun facts about mushrooms
6. Eye
7. Punchable child
8. Dude that looks like another dude
9. Hostile architecture
10. Capitalism allegory
11. Uncomfortable implications
12. Steve

19.12.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 787    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 14
A blue bowl of very green puffed corn cereal with pink heart marshmallows

A blue bowl of very green puffed corn cereal with pink heart marshmallows

The novelty Grinch cereal being essentially just green Kixs with the Lucky Charms marshmallow hearts is very funny to me. Was throwing in a Santa hat or Max's face too resource intensive?

(Yes I am a grown adult who buys myself novelty cereals. So sue me the colors make me happy.)

15.12.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Baby raccoons just because

Baby raccoons just because

I'm excited to announce that I've accepted a comics co-editor position at @therumpus.net

We're looking for original literary fiction and non-fiction comics that feel personal. Bonus if it's hand-lettered (the path to my heart) 😘

No AI

Pays $100

therumpus.submittable.com/submit

Pass it on!

12.12.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 10
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A pretty, long-haired gray tabby cat sits poised in his human's lap in front of a paused video of the Muppet Christmas Carol

A pretty, long-haired gray tabby cat sits poised in his human's lap in front of a paused video of the Muppet Christmas Carol

He's unfairly photogenic when he wants to be

14.12.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cookie my princess barbarian Shoony #pathfinder

10.12.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Benoit Blanc, keenly observing the details of a case

Benoit Blanc, keenly observing the details of a case

Now normally I would not dare besmirch the legacy of a proud patriarch such as yourself, especially during a season of giving so pockmarked by mourning.

But nonetheless I have begun to question whether the death of dear Grandma may in fact be more than the random Yuletide calamity it appears to be.

09.12.2025 05:24 β€” πŸ‘ 381    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
A dragon with a shoulder mounted plasma cannon and laser eyes

A dragon with a shoulder mounted plasma cannon and laser eyes

There is absolutely nothing stopping you from taking lierally any dragon from the Draconic Codex and giving it laser eyes

05.12.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Draconic Codex is out and I wrote the new lore/stats for the Horned Dragon, so go check it!

I made it so that Horned Dragons shed fragments of their horns and then throw them as projectiles against enemies. I was inspired by Gambit using Kinetic Card in Marvel vs Capcom, thank you very much

04.12.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Executor dragon, on Pg 130 of Lost Omens: Draconic Codex by Paizo.

Executor dragon, on Pg 130 of Lost Omens: Draconic Codex by Paizo.

Magma dragon, on Pg 138 of Lost Omens: Draconic Codex by Paizo.

Magma dragon, on Pg 138 of Lost Omens: Draconic Codex by Paizo.

Draconic Codex Book is out, and I did the Magma Dragon and the Executor Dragon! Please run out and pick up this book if you haven't yet. It's full of wonderful dragons and damn good player options. I'm so proud of the work everyone did on this book!!!
#Pathfinder2e
#Paizo

04.12.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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