Marx S—
@phophos.bsky.social
he/him
ttrpg designer/editor/project lead
@FarHorizonsCoOp.bsky.social community manager
obsessed with the pastoral
pfp: @duamn.bsky.social
https://marx-shepherd.carrd.co/
ttrpg designer/editor/project lead
@FarHorizonsCoOp.bsky.social community manager
obsessed with the pastoral
pfp: @duamn.bsky.social
https://marx-shepherd.carrd.co/
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Marx S—
@phophos.bsky.social
· Oct 17
hey so uhh i'm Marx, voted TTRPGs' most horrible goose 2021-22.
i'm a freelance editor, a sometimes designer and writer, community manager for @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social, and the former host of Yes Indie'd Pod.
sometimes i do promo but mostly i post bad jokes and beatles x dnd satire.
i'm a freelance editor, a sometimes designer and writer, community manager for @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social, and the former host of Yes Indie'd Pod.
sometimes i do promo but mostly i post bad jokes and beatles x dnd satire.
did you know i had you and you alone in mind when i wrote this banger tweet Caelyn
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
did you know i had you and you alone in mind when i wrote this banger tweet Caelyn
heretics be like, look at my horus, my horus is amazing.
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
heretics be like, look at my horus, my horus is amazing.
And suckers be thinking that they can fake this
But I'm gonna drop it from a higher level
'Cause I'm inclined to stoop down
Hand out some beat-downs
Cold runner train on punk hos that think they run the game
But I'm gonna drop it from a higher level
'Cause I'm inclined to stoop down
Hand out some beat-downs
Cold runner train on punk hos that think they run the game
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
And suckers be thinking that they can fake this
But I'm gonna drop it from a higher level
'Cause I'm inclined to stoop down
Hand out some beat-downs
Cold runner train on punk hos that think they run the game
But I'm gonna drop it from a higher level
'Cause I'm inclined to stoop down
Hand out some beat-downs
Cold runner train on punk hos that think they run the game
if you ever bought a 30m RJ45 cable so you could play UT on LAN with your brother on another floor, remember to check your pension pots this year.
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
if you ever bought a 30m RJ45 cable so you could play UT on LAN with your brother on another floor, remember to check your pension pots this year.
Unreal Tournament was published 26 years ago today. If you ever played it, I hope your knees are doing okay.
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Unreal Tournament was published 26 years ago today. If you ever played it, I hope your knees are doing okay.
100% it's the latter. it's a weird form of nostalgia. like, extremely weird. "i thought he was terrible, but now i think i must have been wrong" lady, you're gaslighting yourself.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
100% it's the latter. it's a weird form of nostalgia. like, extremely weird. "i thought he was terrible, but now i think i must have been wrong" lady, you're gaslighting yourself.
the only thing i particularly respect about the director general and the ceo of news is that they took the bullet so junior colleagues didn't have to. that's respectful. other than that they're cowards. stand up for what you believe in.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
the only thing i particularly respect about the director general and the ceo of news is that they took the bullet so junior colleagues didn't have to. that's respectful. other than that they're cowards. stand up for what you believe in.
they're cosying up to racists fascists y'all to save face.
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
they're cosying up to racists fascists y'all to save face.
the context here, to be honest, is that less than two weeks earlier two very important people in that media organisation resigned after an investigation showed an editor had spliced two parts of a Trump speech together to misrepresent it. so this is further capitulation.
there was this very weird article on the Radio 4 news last night where a journalist went to Franco's grave and interviewed people who'd gone there to pay respects with no hint of irony.
doing fluff pieces for dead fascist dictators is kinda a worrying move.
doing fluff pieces for dead fascist dictators is kinda a worrying move.
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
the context here, to be honest, is that less than two weeks earlier two very important people in that media organisation resigned after an investigation showed an editor had spliced two parts of a Trump speech together to misrepresent it. so this is further capitulation.
one woman said she'd been opposed to Franco in her youth but now her attitude has softened.
does... does she not hear herself?
does... does she not hear herself?
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
one woman said she'd been opposed to Franco in her youth but now her attitude has softened.
does... does she not hear herself?
does... does she not hear herself?
there was this very weird article on the Radio 4 news last night where a journalist went to Franco's grave and interviewed people who'd gone there to pay respects with no hint of irony.
doing fluff pieces for dead fascist dictators is kinda a worrying move.
doing fluff pieces for dead fascist dictators is kinda a worrying move.
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
there was this very weird article on the Radio 4 news last night where a journalist went to Franco's grave and interviewed people who'd gone there to pay respects with no hint of irony.
doing fluff pieces for dead fascist dictators is kinda a worrying move.
doing fluff pieces for dead fascist dictators is kinda a worrying move.
that's what Snungeon was about huh
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
that's what Snungeon was about huh
hey now hang on look at this here hub
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
hey now hang on look at this here hub
please play Netrunner instead
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
please play Netrunner instead
is it ancient leg-ends of war?
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
is it ancient leg-ends of war?
what are the feet part of a medieval suit of armour called?
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
what are the feet part of a medieval suit of armour called?
"a work of art is never finished, only abandoned"
November 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"a work of art is never finished, only abandoned"
what jumps out to me here is that this is a pragmatic reimagining of the truism "perfect is the enemy of done." making cool games means finishing them!
this is probably the most sobering and honest thing i have ever read about the actual practise of game design. for more revealing and humbling thoughts about making games, i do strongly recommend you listen to Hannah and Evan's podcast DESIGN DOC, which can be found wherever podcasts are sold.
After ten years making indie TTRPGs I’ve learned that you don’t have to make *good* games to succeed. It is enough to make *okay* games with humility and regularly scheduled Kickstarter updates.
November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
what jumps out to me here is that this is a pragmatic reimagining of the truism "perfect is the enemy of done." making cool games means finishing them!
but also, after fifty years, the most successful ttrpg out there definitely doesn't strive to make good games. for them, it is enough to make mediocre-at-best games with hollow aesthetics and regularly-scheduled media strongarming.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
but also, after fifty years, the most successful ttrpg out there definitely doesn't strive to make good games. for them, it is enough to make mediocre-at-best games with hollow aesthetics and regularly-scheduled media strongarming.
this is probably the most sobering and honest thing i have ever read about the actual practise of game design. for more revealing and humbling thoughts about making games, i do strongly recommend you listen to Hannah and Evan's podcast DESIGN DOC, which can be found wherever podcasts are sold.
After ten years making indie TTRPGs I’ve learned that you don’t have to make *good* games to succeed. It is enough to make *okay* games with humility and regularly scheduled Kickstarter updates.
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
this is probably the most sobering and honest thing i have ever read about the actual practise of game design. for more revealing and humbling thoughts about making games, i do strongly recommend you listen to Hannah and Evan's podcast DESIGN DOC, which can be found wherever podcasts are sold.
arrrrrgh not the stress. sending warmth and love.
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
arrrrrgh not the stress. sending warmth and love.
the "new game plus" options here are so much fun, and add a level of replayability into this solo game that i hadn't really thought possible in the medium.
in short, it's a delight. i strongly recommend you pick it up.
in short, it's a delight. i strongly recommend you pick it up.
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
the "new game plus" options here are so much fun, and add a level of replayability into this solo game that i hadn't really thought possible in the medium.
in short, it's a delight. i strongly recommend you pick it up.
in short, it's a delight. i strongly recommend you pick it up.
i am doing a playthrough of @annablackwell.bsky.social and @stoutstoat.co.uk's APAWTHECARIA, and honestly it's extremely charming. there are things about this game that i didn't get on first reading, and that come out only in play. and i have also realised that this is only my first playthrough!
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
i am doing a playthrough of @annablackwell.bsky.social and @stoutstoat.co.uk's APAWTHECARIA, and honestly it's extremely charming. there are things about this game that i didn't get on first reading, and that come out only in play. and i have also realised that this is only my first playthrough!
i feel like smuggling one across an international border might result in a diplomatic incident
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
i feel like smuggling one across an international border might result in a diplomatic incident
catching the train to Middlesbrough right fucking now
November 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
catching the train to Middlesbrough right fucking now