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.
so @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social has nearly everything it's ever released in this bundle. cheating a little because we have collections of small games in there, but i think that's easily in excess of 100 games just from us. i reckon you'll find something you like in there.
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.
The NO ICE IN MINNESOTA bundle is up. There's a lifetime's worth of good games in this! If you submitted something or just want to shout something out, reply here and let's reshare it and spread the word on this thing.
February 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
so @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social has nearly everything it's ever released in this bundle. cheating a little because we have collections of small games in there, but i think that's easily in excess of 100 games just from us. i reckon you'll find something you like in there.
Age verification?
I used to use Encarta Encyclopaedia on our school computers.
I used to use Encarta Encyclopaedia on our school computers.
Age verification?
I played Counter-Strike when it was an unofficial Half-Life mod.
I played Counter-Strike when it was an unofficial Half-Life mod.
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I was the first on my server to hit level 20 in the World of Warcraft beta.
I was the first on my server to hit level 20 in the World of Warcraft beta.
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Age verification?
I used to use Encarta Encyclopaedia on our school computers.
I used to use Encarta Encyclopaedia on our school computers.
this is why i go with "so-called AI", because those not so fully soused in hate understand what i mean, whilst also signalling the fakery of the technology.
Okay I snapped..
STOP FUCKING CALLING IT AI!
It's not. That's what the fuckers in charge want. They want everyone to THINK we're some racist pieces of shit that are down trotting silicone life or something!
Call it what it is, Large Language Models or Generative Models (LLM/GENMOD),...
STOP FUCKING CALLING IT AI!
It's not. That's what the fuckers in charge want. They want everyone to THINK we're some racist pieces of shit that are down trotting silicone life or something!
Call it what it is, Large Language Models or Generative Models (LLM/GENMOD),...
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 AM
this is why i go with "so-called AI", because those not so fully soused in hate understand what i mean, whilst also signalling the fakery of the technology.
Right-wing voters: dentists hate this one weird trick!
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Right-wing voters: dentists hate this one weird trick!
drop a picture of some weird trinket from your desk and i will see if i can draw it or not. i might reply with a sketch but it would have to be passable.
you know what FUCK IT, i have a fucking A-level in Fine Art and i have never fucking done anything with it, i'm getting back on the drawing horse ya filthy leadbeaters.
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
drop a picture of some weird trinket from your desk and i will see if i can draw it or not. i might reply with a sketch but it would have to be passable.
you know what FUCK IT, i have a fucking A-level in Fine Art and i have never fucking done anything with it, i'm getting back on the drawing horse ya filthy leadbeaters.
February 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
you know what FUCK IT, i have a fucking A-level in Fine Art and i have never fucking done anything with it, i'm getting back on the drawing horse ya filthy leadbeaters.
BREAKING: Crowdfunded album of music based on beloved early internet kids' browser game Novanimals revealed to be "just another collection of Beatles covers."
February 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
BREAKING: Crowdfunded album of music based on beloved early internet kids' browser game Novanimals revealed to be "just another collection of Beatles covers."
good afternoon to everyone except the person who fed a photo with our kids in it, into Gr*k, to get the ridiculous dance thing.
February 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
good afternoon to everyone except the person who fed a photo with our kids in it, into Gr*k, to get the ridiculous dance thing.
what next anyway, a Habbo Hotel ttrpg? a Runescape ttrpg? a game based on hit browser games Planetarion or Droid Arena? nostalgia for these early internet games is weird to me.
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
what next anyway, a Habbo Hotel ttrpg? a Runescape ttrpg? a game based on hit browser games Planetarion or Droid Arena? nostalgia for these early internet games is weird to me.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars”, “Star Trek”, “Dr. Who”, or “Transformers.”
February 6, 2026 at 7:51 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars”, “Star Trek”, “Dr. Who”, or “Transformers.”
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