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.
Tanya's games /never/ disappoint. Please go look at this one. If you're not convinced by the page, ya wally, then go listen to their chat with @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social a couple of weeks ago. Great interview. Cool game.
Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!
Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
www.kickstarter.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Tanya's games /never/ disappoint. Please go look at this one. If you're not convinced by the page, ya wally, then go listen to their chat with @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social a couple of weeks ago. Great interview. Cool game.
i stayed up until 1:20am finishing a book, wish i had not, very glad i did. life is confusing.
February 6, 2026 at 1:26 AM
i stayed up until 1:20am finishing a book, wish i had not, very glad i did. life is confusing.
new missive from @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social (hopefully you know by now that it's me who writes this shite).
Missive 19 - transparent, fair, equitable
Missive 19 - transparent, fair, equitable
Missive 19 - transparent, fair, equitable
Early February 2026
farhorizonscoop.beehiiv.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:52 PM
new missive from @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social (hopefully you know by now that it's me who writes this shite).
Missive 19 - transparent, fair, equitable
Missive 19 - transparent, fair, equitable
if Keir Starmer resigns over this it'll be the only time he's ever shown an ounce of backbone and international leadership in his tenure as PM.
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 AM
if Keir Starmer resigns over this it'll be the only time he's ever shown an ounce of backbone and international leadership in his tenure as PM.
reporting all internal invitations to join so-called AI trials as junk or phishing from now on.
February 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
reporting all internal invitations to join so-called AI trials as junk or phishing from now on.
headphones ... dying ... podcasts ... fading ... time for ... music ...
alright folks, give me a music recommendation, no preferences, tell me what to listen to. only limitation is it has to be available on youtube music.
alright folks, give me a music recommendation, no preferences, tell me what to listen to. only limitation is it has to be available on youtube music.
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
headphones ... dying ... podcasts ... fading ... time for ... music ...
alright folks, give me a music recommendation, no preferences, tell me what to listen to. only limitation is it has to be available on youtube music.
alright folks, give me a music recommendation, no preferences, tell me what to listen to. only limitation is it has to be available on youtube music.
If you were backing a game's core rulebook on a crowdfunding platform, and they had scenarios available too, would you be interested?
Secondary question: would you be more likely to go for one big (more pricey) scenario book, or (individually cheaper) pamphlets of single scenarios?
Secondary question: would you be more likely to go for one big (more pricey) scenario book, or (individually cheaper) pamphlets of single scenarios?
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
If you were backing a game's core rulebook on a crowdfunding platform, and they had scenarios available too, would you be interested?
Secondary question: would you be more likely to go for one big (more pricey) scenario book, or (individually cheaper) pamphlets of single scenarios?
Secondary question: would you be more likely to go for one big (more pricey) scenario book, or (individually cheaper) pamphlets of single scenarios?
@malevolent.ca i'm so mad at you right now, how dare you end D.C. al Code like that.
February 3, 2026 at 1:42 PM
@malevolent.ca i'm so mad at you right now, how dare you end D.C. al Code like that.
filing this under the evergreen and ever-growing category of "why oh gods why"
I finally caved after a year and a half of harrassment from an abusive customer who has been demanding €300 of refunds after recieving both all his pledge from Gardens of Ynn and Orbital Blues: Afterburn, because apparently he 'didn't agree with kickstarter's policies' and was entitled to a refund.
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
filing this under the evergreen and ever-growing category of "why oh gods why"
babe wake up new lyric game just dropped
I scrolled my mouse wheel five times before reaching the portion of Zinetopia's crowded page that simply featured a project.
www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
February 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
babe wake up new lyric game just dropped
even Ian Fleming would have drawn the line at this kind of globe-spanning conspiracy, not because of the depravity, nor for the desire to bring about a libfash future, but just because it seems altogether too far-fetched.
February 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
even Ian Fleming would have drawn the line at this kind of globe-spanning conspiracy, not because of the depravity, nor for the desire to bring about a libfash future, but just because it seems altogether too far-fetched.
every time i go to a panto i think, "there's a lovely, wholesome, caring, community-building game in this somewhere" and this time i thought: RAFFLE TICKETS.
PANTO TIME BAYBEEEEEEEEEE
January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
every time i go to a panto i think, "there's a lovely, wholesome, caring, community-building game in this somewhere" and this time i thought: RAFFLE TICKETS.
ah, yes, a country where a weapon banned for use in war is regularly deployed against protestors, but somehow where a simple whistle can be declared as the weapon of choice of terrorists. of course.
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
ah, yes, a country where a weapon banned for use in war is regularly deployed against protestors, but somehow where a simple whistle can be declared as the weapon of choice of terrorists. of course.
PANTO TIME BAYBEEEEEEEEEE
January 31, 2026 at 5:41 PM
PANTO TIME BAYBEEEEEEEEEE
looking for any experience of licensing IP in the TTRPG space. anything data points you're willing to share would be really helpful. you can DM me here or on Discord (@phophos).
January 31, 2026 at 1:39 PM
looking for any experience of licensing IP in the TTRPG space. anything data points you're willing to share would be really helpful. you can DM me here or on Discord (@phophos).
Are you British, male, and 30–45?
Do you experience loneliness and an inability to express emotions? Do you find yourself unable to understand your own emotions & those of others? Have people described you as having a short temper?
You may be suffering from British 90s male socialisation disorder!
Do you experience loneliness and an inability to express emotions? Do you find yourself unable to understand your own emotions & those of others? Have people described you as having a short temper?
You may be suffering from British 90s male socialisation disorder!
January 30, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Are you British, male, and 30–45?
Do you experience loneliness and an inability to express emotions? Do you find yourself unable to understand your own emotions & those of others? Have people described you as having a short temper?
You may be suffering from British 90s male socialisation disorder!
Do you experience loneliness and an inability to express emotions? Do you find yourself unable to understand your own emotions & those of others? Have people described you as having a short temper?
You may be suffering from British 90s male socialisation disorder!
it is not right that people who don't get ideological representation in government, bore the cost of voting them in in the first place
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 AM
it is not right that people who don't get ideological representation in government, bore the cost of voting them in in the first place
hawker selling carpets at a bull fight: Underlay! Underlay!
January 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
hawker selling carpets at a bull fight: Underlay! Underlay!
hey! we're looking for a sensitivity reader and/or consultant for a large @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social project. we would like someone familiar with the topics of colonialism and imperialism, particularly non-white people or people from former British colonies. paid gig. reply or DM if interested.
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
hey! we're looking for a sensitivity reader and/or consultant for a large @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social project. we would like someone familiar with the topics of colonialism and imperialism, particularly non-white people or people from former British colonies. paid gig. reply or DM if interested.
Paraphrasing a little because I thought they made two good points, but a friend and community elder said to me: "if you ever wondered what you'd do during the decline of civilisation, it's whatever you're doing right now" and, to be honest, it's something I can't stop thinking about.
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Paraphrasing a little because I thought they made two good points, but a friend and community elder said to me: "if you ever wondered what you'd do during the decline of civilisation, it's whatever you're doing right now" and, to be honest, it's something I can't stop thinking about.
Brits, please remember with everything that's happening in the US right now, that Nigel Farage wants the UK to create an ICE-style organisation for exactly the same stated purpose.
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Brits, please remember with everything that's happening in the US right now, that Nigel Farage wants the UK to create an ICE-style organisation for exactly the same stated purpose.
Reposted by Marx S—
Hello! Are you in the UK/Canada/Aus/NZ? Did you discover RPGs through any of the paperback-book games released in the mid-1980s (Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced FF, Maelstrom, Dragon Warriors, Tunnels & Trolls)? Can I ask you a couple of questions for an article? Please get in touch.
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hello! Are you in the UK/Canada/Aus/NZ? Did you discover RPGs through any of the paperback-book games released in the mid-1980s (Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced FF, Maelstrom, Dragon Warriors, Tunnels & Trolls)? Can I ask you a couple of questions for an article? Please get in touch.
@farhorizonscoop.bsky.social have submitted almost EVERYTHING to this bundle. Amazing opportunity to find some awesome cooperatively produced stuff for basically Nada.
🚨 We have just over 3 days left of the No ICE in Minnesota Game Jam before we start prepping for the Charity Bundle. No late submissions will be accepted so we can start on time on February 9. 🚨
Thank you to everyone joining and sharing the bundle’s game jam 🖤
Thank you to everyone joining and sharing the bundle’s game jam 🖤
January 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
@farhorizonscoop.bsky.social have submitted almost EVERYTHING to this bundle. Amazing opportunity to find some awesome cooperatively produced stuff for basically Nada.
just went to open ghostbox and found it was missing a (not crucial) list of prompts. those playing along will have found this annoyingly incomplete, but fortunately not unplayable. needless to say i am embarrassed.
can't decide whether to take the approach of "Marx does all the voices" like Harlen Guthrie in Malevolent or whether I'd pay my very favourite titterpiggers to record their voices.
what if i did a ghostbox actual play as a limited series podcast tho
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 PM
just went to open ghostbox and found it was missing a (not crucial) list of prompts. those playing along will have found this annoyingly incomplete, but fortunately not unplayable. needless to say i am embarrassed.