FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas

@finleyjinley

📜 finley-jinley.itch.io / finleyjinley.carrd.co 🏳️‍⚧️ they/he, solo rpg sicko ✨ TTRPG writer/designer 😔 UK Based (Please dont DM) 💌 finleyjinley@gmail.com 📝Aspiring Narrative Designer 🎲Dicemaker @shrimpfrieddice.bsky.social 🖼️ icon by @snavii.bsky.social

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FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· 26d

entering the end of the week like this tbh

a simple ms paint style illustration of a cat falling down some stairs by catcrumb. It's captioned with plunk plunk plunk plunk at the four points the cat is shown falling down

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Jun 12

It ISSSS!!! there's so much indie talent out here and it's great to be supported by wonderful channels/outlets/fab human beings just like the besties at EUphoria 🫶

a simple, black and white ms paint style illustration by carcrumb of a cat with big glassy wet pleading eyes like the pleading emoji or perhaps autism creature with "WEH!" in caps above it. im bad at compliments WEH

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Jun 10

I've been using crutches for about 18 months now and where I don't want to get too into it, I do wanna say that I literally miss the lamest shit. Running to catch a bus/train. rushing downstairs to get a parcel before the postie leaves. Jumping into puddles. Holding carrier bags or totes. man.

A CRT Monitor faces away from the camera as it sits on a log and some rocks. The angle makes it look like the CRT is gazing out to a calm ocean. MAN is written in the top left corner. The yearning is palpable.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Jun 8

Reintroduction time?? :0 Heyhey! I'm Finley, a queer designer of colour who slid into this via my degree! Lover of solo rpgs, spooky vibes and playing/making games to feel things. I have an itch for my games! finley-jinley.itch.io annnd my email & carrd are in my bio if you wanna reach out 🤸!

A selfie of me at UKGE. A mixed race person with their dark hair in twists threatening to frizz out in the humidity. I'm smiling, wearing rimless flower shaped glasses, a green shirt with pink and white florals and this sort of witchy, apron on. I'm giving a thumbs up. Most recent pic of me you can have otherwise I'm at risk of posting a 2 year old selfie.

A physical copy of my minizine game DIG. It's printed on heavy cream paper and printed in black, with the cover image being foiled in bronze. You can find this digitally on finley-jinley.itch.io.

A picture of me holding a physical copy of my trifold game "The Final Days of Macabee Hayes". There's two leaflets and i think the game is cool :) You can find it at finley-jinley.itch.io

An angled picture of a corkboard that I had up at UKGE. The focus is on a fake Polaroid of myself, biting rabidly at the bookmarks of my copy of Heart: Ways&Means captioned with "Me recreating Saturn devouring his son by Francisco Goya with my contributors copy of Heart: Ways & Means by Rowan, Rook & Decard".

For my money this is probably the best bit of my UKGE stand. The effort and payoff for this atupid side project was as fulfilling as the whole weekend of seeing friends and vending ygm.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· May 30

Taking a quick break from the table to engage in. exactly my niche. Predictable behaviour from me. Be nice to my friends who are manning my table for a bit 😤🙂‍↕️

a picture of a projected presentation
Goin Solo: Tabletop Games for One by Dr Matt Coward-Gibbs ans Dr Ryan Scoats with a graphic of some game pieces in a hex-play style

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· May 29

Late to the party but i am out here at #ukge2026 @ 4-259 going pspspspsps to any and all #solorpg sickos to come get their games, catalogues and maybe dice if they hit the vibe 😎

UKGE stand with dice set up across mini pans and a kids kitchen, with a tiered display of my lil games on the side.

UKGE stand with dice set up across mini pans and a kids kitchen, with a tiered display of my lil games on the side. but this time me (mixed poc with twists and a yellow/blue floral shirt on. I'm smiling really hard) and my partner (white woman with blonde hair in a bun wearing a blue/white pinstriped shirt. Shes giving an enthusiastic thumbs up) are stood behind now.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· May 21

Ok not to be a pedant but it is technically the next day and i got a test print right heheheeh I'll be sorting the itch page tomorrow still because even if this test print has some errors i can still hold it and feel absolutely mind blown over this

A slightly wonky cut and stapled a6 zine titled "A THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED SOLO RPG CATALOGUE FOR UKGE 2026"

"Covering: Journaling games, Roll & Wtites, solo inclusive games and gamebooks"

"Compiled by FinleyJinley o7 (thats a little emoji for someone saluting)"

It uses a cute, decorative frame by Ramona/Alderdoodle.co.uk

I can't and wont promise the actual handouts will be any better cut or stapled.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· May 16

my side, side project for UKGE is nearly donnnne!! I have some editing to do but then it's just sending it to print and hoping i have laid everything out properly 😂 Have a collage that I have put together for it 🙂‍↕️ The solo RPG zine is on track to drop next week and dice have been made, prommie 🫶

A collage of mostly nature themed pictures (with the exception of a chapel and old bridge picture) from around the UK taken by me (or my mum, i have her permission prommie).

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· May 14

Today was my first sweep through the ukge map for more solo rpg creators and ohhhh my god my poor wallet I'm so so excited hehehe

A screenshot of a video where someone interviewed Junji Ito and taught him now to Whip and nae nae.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· May 9

in the midst of games expo prep i will always seem to make another game. why??? because i love a challenge, apparently.

The "After all... why not?" meme from lord of the rings. The first panel has bilbo baggins (older white guy with curlyish grey hair), looking down contemplatively at something in his hands, captioned with "After all... why not?" and the Second Panel has the same guy with a comedically large frown, now captioned with "Why shouldn't I make a 2000 word game fit in a tri-fold leaflet?". I figured out why but I have in fact already done it.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Apr 17

if anyones wonfering how ukge prep is going for me here's my achievement for this week, regular programming will start anew from tomorrow probably

a button badge of a grey/blue industrial skyline in the distance with the words "i am so fucking normal right now" typed on. fucking is printed in red and underlined.

you can also see my fingers ade covered in ink because i had to fight with my printer

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Feb 25

"why do i always get so depressed in February???" i ask myself as a huge, grief-shaped creature scratches at my brain

A young blonde haired girl has her head in one hand as she tearfully tries to colour something kn with a red crayon

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Feb 15

how scarlet hollow episode 5 part one has got me feeling

Guy taking notes aggressively meme - A black man with glasses has his lips pursed as he focuses on taking notes

a variation of the ms paint "guy gripping shoulders meme" except this one has been deep fried, coloured red, and the guy whos gripping someone elses shoulders has an unhinged smile.

The Aragorn Black Gate "for frodo" meme from lord of the rings but it instead says "For Girl" before the panel where he charges off into battle

A screenshot from BBC sherlock where sherlock as portrayed by benedict cumberbatch (white guy with dark hair) is angrily holding his temples and there are equations all over the image. Shlock brain hurt meme.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Jan 29

everyone should put white miso in their browned butter for cookies btw. These fuck

A tray of 6 freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. they are miso brown butter cookies btw.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Jan 16

no new pictures, where are you at mentally

a picture on a store window advertisement of a baby looking completely anguished that is split down the middle due to unfortunate placement. The words "Stop this?" are a part of the advertisement.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Jan 5

Pompompurin reads The King In Yellow

a small plush of the sanrio character pompompurin nestled into a pillow with a hardback copy of The King In Yellow stands open in front of him.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Jan 4

having to figure out layout for your 48 word rpg vs writing your 48 word rpg

A slightly 3D, default yellow sad emoji face facing to the right frowns at a basic line drawing of a pc monitor. Text on the image reads "A HEEM HEEM WHIMPER"

A slightly 3D, default yellow smiley face faces to the left, smiling at a basic line drawing of a pc monitor. Text on the image reads "A HEEHEE GIGGLE".

The images make it look like the two emoji guys are facing eachother but having very different experiences on their computers

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Dec 30

This pic is half a joke but. yknow. kinda real xD I'm multiple essays in and recording silly thoughts finally and it may take time for me to relearn video editing & I want to EVENTUALLY make the space to basically. yap with friends. about games, design and what it all means !!!

a pic from a notesapp meme that reads

" five year plan !!

2022 - 2024

- fuck it
- we ball

2025
- fully develop brain

2026
- if insane, kill self
- if normal, start VIDEO ESSAYS" ( last bit is edited from the original image, it originally said podcast but i dont know how podcasts work)

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Dec 30

Four games that defined my 2025

The cover art for blue prince - a view through multiple doorways and a young boy stands at the end.

deltarune written in a white blocky font on a black background. the a has a small red pixel heart in the middle of it

clair obscur Expedition 33 cover art. A group of people wielding weapons and magic face away from the camera as they confront a being emerging amidst the fog, ash and residual magic

Cover art for Scarlet Hollow - A blonde woman is centered with a strange hooded figure with yellow glowing eyes reaches out from behind her, and a large, dilapidated house is in the background.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Dec 21

Happy birthday!!! I offer you some smiley axolotls :]

A pink axolotl in a fish tank, perching on a fossil.

A black-ish purple axolotl in a fishtank, perching on a shell. the angle of the picture makes it mostly axolotl head and its quite funny

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Dec 15

Pick and Mix... 26! 🎉🎂 Today has been possibly the most chill birthday I could ask for -A lovely lay in, trains running smoothly and now it's time for a gin, some party food and sticking my head into some lego B)

A photo of Finley, a black-mixed race person of colour with their dark hair styled in twists, wearing a patterened green/white shirt and a brown teddybear cardigan.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Nov 29

setting off fashionably late for dragonmeet (thanks chronic fatigue, very cool) but if you see me wandering around the halls (in about an hour or so) come say hi!! I had a great evening of seeing a good handful of people last night at muppetmeet but i know there's more of u!!!!

A picture of finley, a person with a warm brown complexion wearing their dark shoulder length hair in twists pulling a peace sign with a sleepy smile. They are wearing a shirt that looks like random colours of bright paint has been splatter on it, and a lanyard with a multitude of pins.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Nov 16

*resurfaces 3 hours later with 2.5k rambling words and a half-hearted attempt to start rearranging my room's furniture*

An ms paint doodle of an autism creature sat in a room covered pooly drawn blood splashing away from the creature

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Nov 9

Maybe it wasn't trash and I got it to Hotarucon and people bought it 🙂‍↕️

A one pagegame presented in a picture frame, the layout is reminiscent of a conspiracy board with sections of the game to look like they are written on various pieces of paper with string connecting them . In front of ths picture frame is a stack of playing cards and two minizines that come with the game. this layout was a lot of work but it worked out!!

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Nov 5

Feeling this post really hard right now as I'm in layout hell. Am i going to scrap this whole game?? who knows ✨✨✨

A tumblr post by xxxprosp340neilxxx thar reads

Victor Frankenstein Syndrome aka you spent nights over nights crying and bleeding over this work and now that it's finally done you're just like "nvm. it's trash" and go to bed

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Oct 15

If you see this you are now obligated to reply with your Favourite Animal Crossing Game and Favourite Animal Crossing Villager!

PIETRO FROM ANIMAL CROSSING!!! He is a multicoloured sheep villager with clown face makeup, teal ram horns and a cute pink/blue scarf on.

The cover art for Animal Crossing New Leaf.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Sep 22

A picture of john mulaney, a white man in a suit looking off to the distance with an eyebrow raised as I've edited the horse in the hospital joke to say "I didn't know THE HOSPITAL could do that". (my local hospital bounced back my specialist referral to my gp 🥲)

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Sep 22

finding out about additional mcr tour dates got me feeling like this today

it's the "Ah shit, here we go again." meme originally from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. A black male character is walking away from the camera down a back alley.

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Sep 15

It's kinda late, it's been a longass day, but of course I'm emotional about the 10th Anniversary of Undertale. it's wild to think about the last 10 years!!! I'm sleepy but i love this game i prommie

FinleyJinley is marinating in ideas@finleyjinley· Sep 2

moss time is like a lost part of Maslow's hierarchy of needs I'm sure of it. essential to wellbeing 💚💚