#TradingPostInn
New at #TradingPostInn: Arthur/Penny/Millie feels like "I Need Another Vacation"!

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February 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Folks who stay at the #TradingPostInn will tell you that social mobility is easy but the direction is very much random!
Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

In your world, is social mobility easy or hard?

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July 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
We do not know the origins of the #TradingPostInn, and the utter lack of information about how it works, how it came to be, and what other magic might be in the world means the story doesn't get sidetracked from living the new lives to counteracting the curse.
Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

What forbidden knowledge does your story hold, and how much does it play into the overall storyline?

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May 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Given that most #TradingPostInn narrators are men who turn into women and hope to return to their original lives, they are very reluctant! Many wind up settling down, though, including one whose unplanned pregnancy and religious background kept her from going back.
Writers and TTRPG Players, today's character question!

Could your character see themselves as a parent? What would need to change about their life to make them consider starting a family? Or why would they never want a family?

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May 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Most of the #TradingPostInn guests do change, whether it be catching up to what their changed bodies are telling them or reconsidering things given new situations, but generally there's still some core (change the first five words I'd use to describe myself and what remains?).
Writers and TTRPG Players, today's character question!

Modern Fantasy AU: Does your character change much? What does their social media look like?

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July 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Relatedly, a kind of odd thing about writing #TradingPostInn now vs 20 years ago is that new characters are more likely to have the vocabulary to describe their situation and wind up somewhere like "I'm not conventionally trans", which is a really odd thing to say!
August 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Given the #TradingPostInn is told as the shared blog of a bunch of people who have shared identities, the story arguably *is* their social media! But in-story, it often starts out as cautiously trying to maintain what they inherit before hints of their true self emerge.

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July 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Two from #TradingPostInn, not sure which is graver:

(1) When Jordan got turned into Deirdre, the roommate who got turned into Deirdre's boyfriend tried to carry him off to their new lives without discussing it. Jordan got off at the first station, went home, and made everyone work around him.
Writers and TTRPG Players, today's character question!

What is the worst insult your character has ever suffered? What did they do in response to it?

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May 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Epistolary narratives like #TradingPostInn are capable of great swerves like this, which resonate all the more due to the verisimilitude granted by the form.
April 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Making a note to catch up on #TradingPostInn soon! (Perhaps on the train ride home)
September 3, 2024 at 8:24 PM
The #TradingPostInn characters who have married (under my watch) have done so for love, although there is often an unavoidable undercurrent of "I am really committing to this".
Authors and Gamemasters, today's world building question!

Do people typically marry for love or other reasons? What reasons? What is a normal family unit?

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July 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM