Jeffrey Gerretse

@gerretse.bsky.social

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Writer, pc gamer, ttrpg game master (he/him)

Screenshot of the Steam store page for Pragmata, showing a section called “Links & Info” that includes a bunch of links and info.
Pikachu looking absolutely shocked, because the shoes are so freaking good.
A screenshot of the main splash screen for the 1993 video game “Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold.” It shows a sci-fi warrior with a blaster pistol in a futuristic facility, with a dead alien and a surprised guard in the background.
A framed art print from Bloom Evermore, depicting a fox tangled in yarn, ears pulled back, jaws open wide and extended toward the deep red ball of yarn that’s ensnared the animal. Every color is vibrant.
A screenshot of the video game Cloudpunk, developed by Ion Lands, on PC. The screenshot shows the upper reaches of a soaring city at night. Rain streaks down beneath oppressive, rolling clouds. The city of Nivalis flickers and flashes with neon lights.
A screenshot from the game Neva, showing a woman riding a giant wolf across a frozen lake. It’s night time, and the snow-clad mountains and starry sky are all reflected in the ice, alongside the woman and her wolf. An example of the brilliant visuals of this incredible game.
A video of me showing off a card box from Paola’s Pixels. It has exterior art of a sleeping dragon, while the interior is a soft red. The asset cards from Ironsworn, Starforged, and Sundered Isles all fit neatly inside, making it the perfect container for them.
Screenshot from the video game Cocoon, showing a strange world with red rock formations and narrow waterfalls in the background. In the foreground is some sort of structure, mysterious in appearance and function, with clearly deliberate carvings and symbols adorning it.
The book “The Stars Are Fire,” a science-fiction genre book for the tabletop role-playing game Cypher (from Monte Cook Games), resting on a TTRPG-themed desk mat (from Paola’s Pixels).
Three hardcover table-top role-playing game books sitting on a dark distressed coffee table. The top book is “Gunslinger Knights,” a genre-blending campaign book for the Cypher System. The other two books are “Edge of the Sun” and “Liminal Shore,” both for the Numenera game; they introduce large, complex, and unique locations. All the books are created and published by Monte Cook Games.
An assortment of tabletop roleplaying game items spread across a table. This includes the Ironsworn, Ironsworn: Delve, and Ironsworn: Lodestar game books; asset and site decks for Ironsworn; a dice tray and two dice bags; two notebooks, two pens, and a leather pen case; and printed character sheets and other pages for creating the campaign world.
A list of early Steam transactions that includes Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Battlefield Bad Company 2, FEAR, FEAR 2, and The Witcher
A playing card–sized deck displaying reference information for assets in the Ironsworn tabletop role-playing game. Above this is a tarot-sized deck showing reference information about sites from the Ironsworn: Delve expansion. Both are great. If you play Ironsworn, these decks are super helpful.
An old-school “Sweet Fig Farmhouse” candle from Cantrip Candles, sitting on a storage case next to some thoughtful cards, a glorious Freddie Mercury candle, and some file folders.
A screenshot from the video game Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, showing a sacred pool surrounded by three huge statues of masked heads with glowing eyes. Far in the distance is a giant tree surrounded by spiritual energy.
The Ironsworn: Starforged rulebook and reference guide on a desk mat from Paola’s Pixels, alongside a box of Starforged asset cards, with a few loose cards scattered about. Everything you need for a complete space adventure.
A screenshot from the video game “Deliver Us The Moon,” with an astronaut on the moon looking through a window at the powdery gray lunar landscape, with three gold-domed structures in the distance.
A screenshot from the game Road 96 depicting a forest with looming mountains, and a nearby waterfall spilling from the peak overhead.
A screenshot of the game “South of Midnight,” where the main character Hazel pets a friendly pooch, because he’s a good boy, as all pooches are.
A 2-page spread from the Numenera character portfolio by Monte Cook Games. This character sheet displays relevant info about my GMPC Shane, an Impulsive Thaemic Jack who Lives on the Road.
The cover of “Rascal: Year One,” a collection of outstanding TTRPG journalism from the outfit’s first year. (It’s sitting on a TTRPG-themed desk mat from Paola’s Pixels.)
Screenshot of an email that reads: • Currently the Cypher System is primarily a toolbox for building the campaigns and characters you want. That will still be true, but we're adding more straight-to-play options. • It will be a lot easier to jump straight into a one-shot or a campaign -for both the GM and the players. More choices, but a simpler, more comfortable experience. • And if you're playing out-of-the-box fantasy, or space opera, or supers or modern or other common genres, you can get playing in minutes. • Want to bring your own, highly customized vision to life? All the tools will still be there-and are getting even better, in fact! • For a more in-depth discussion of the design process that's leading to these changes, check out Monte's design diaries posted each week on the MCG website!
Three books purchased from Gabi’s Olympic Cards & Comics, arranged on a tabletop. The first is Priests of the Aeons, a supplement for the Numenera TTRPG from Monte Cook Games. The second is the Black Widow (2014) collection, which has incredible covers and interiors by Phil Noto. And the last is Little Bird, an acclaimed sci-fi comic by Darcy Van Poelgeest with art by Ian Bertram and Matt Hollingsworth. Looking forward to diving in!
A ballpoint-pen sketch of the creature Gollum, drawn on a cardboard shipping box. Gollum is kneeling and grinning, and a thought bubble above his head includes a book labeled “CSR” (Cypher System Rulebook). This is an example of how the team at Monte Cook Games is amazing and does lots of little things to delight their customers and players. They even add sketches to shipping boxes in response to the nerdy comments you add to your order. 😊
A Numenera Discovery core rulebook (from Monte Cook Games), atop which sits a brown dice tray (from Works of Whimsy). Next to that is Book 2 of the Numenera Starter Set, under which is a printout of Through the Vortex, the final part of the starter set adventure. Lastly, partially in view at the top of the image is a GM Intrusion deck with one card drawn. Everything is sitting on top of a TTRPG-themed desk mat (from the incomparable Paola’s Pixels).
A spiral-bound hardcopy of Ironsworn: Lodestar (the quick reference guide for the Ironsworn system by Shawn Tomkin), sitting on top of hardcopies of the Ironsworn TTRPG and the Ironsworn Delve expansion.
A brown faux-leather snap-walled dice tray from Works of Whimsy, with dice inside; a large red d20 magnet; and a stack of Numenéra books from Monte Cook Games—all sitting on a TTRPG-themed desk mat from Paola’s Pixels.
The first page of the Ecology article from the magazine Dragon 271, featuring the Bag of Devouring, by Kevin N. Haw.
A stack of three candles from Cantrip Candles. The top candle is Sweet Fig Farmhouse, in the old label from before it was discontinued from an ingredient shortage. The middle candle is Figwood Orchard, the replacement scent in a newer, more decorative label. The bottom candle is Sweet Fig Farmhouse again, except it’s in the new artsy label, because the original scent has returned! (They are stacked on a desk mat with a pattern of TTRPG iconography from Paola’s Pixels, which is a shop you should also check out, because Paola is a great artist with wonderful geeky goods.)
Logo of “Ys: Memories of Celceta,” with character images of the main party members including Adol (of course), Duren, Karna, Ozma, Calilica, and Frieda.
A close-up image of Vivi from Final Fantasy IX, a childlike black mage in a blue high-collar robe, with a face of dark emptiness and bright yellow coin-like eyes, beneath a wide-brimmed and pointed wizard hat.
A screenshot of Apple Music showing the track “A Nearly Peaceful Place” from the Witcher 2 original soundtrack
An average white guy wearing a top-tier t-shirt from Paola’s Pixels, depicting a collection of baby ttrpg monsters. Oh, and the guy is wearing rubber dragon wings, but don’t get too caught up in that detail. It’s unimportant and perfectly explainable.
Raziel, one of the lead characters in the Legacy of Kain video game franchise, perched on a rock and partly turned to look behind him
The cover of a hardcover book called “The Best of the Nintendo Comics System” that includes images of Super Mario Bros., the Legend of Zelda, Captain N, Punch-Out, and Metroid.
A black laser-cut piece of corner door decor, in the shape of a flumph hovering over several crystals. Above it is a piece of framed hand embroidery that reads “you’re my favorite.”
“The Devil’s Spine” adventure book for Numenera and the “Stay Alive!” horror genre book for the Cypher System, both from Monte Cook Games, resting on a distressed dark wood coffee table
A picture of a frazzled but good-natured raccoon standing with limbs spread across the opening of a giant green trash dumpster.
A list of PC games, sorted by date of completion in 2024, with a tag showing whether each playthrough was a replay or a first play.
A stat block for the invisible stalker from the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons second edition Monstrous Manual. The area where the monster is normally shown is completely blank, which is actually pretty appropriate.
An animation of Raziel from the Soul Reaver video games throwing his cape around his shoulders and lower jaw
A brown bookshelf with lots of tabletop RPG books and stylized bookends