j strautman
@strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
Touring bass player. Audio editing, music, and co-GM for Planet Arcana. Fledgling game designer. Supernatural horror fan. Non binary TTRPG nerd (they/them)
https://strautmaskreplica.carrd.co/
https://strautmaskreplica.carrd.co/
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A Fool’s Errand is a tarot-fueled science fantasy game set in a vibrant post-calamity world of Androids, Humans, and those in between.
The digital version is available now!
strautmaskreplica.itch.io/a-fools-errand
The digital version is available now!
strautmaskreplica.itch.io/a-fools-errand
finale is out 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
🌶️♦️ E8 - JEOPARDY ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
We made it to the finale, friends.
Only a Fool bets the fate of the world on the flip of a card…
LISTEN NOW!
🌶️♦️ E8 - JEOPARDY ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
We made it to the finale, friends.
Only a Fool bets the fate of the world on the flip of a card…
LISTEN NOW!
February 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
finale is out 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
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🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
🌶️♦️ E8 - JEOPARDY ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
We made it to the finale, friends.
Only a Fool bets the fate of the world on the flip of a card…
LISTEN NOW!
🌶️♦️ E8 - JEOPARDY ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
We made it to the finale, friends.
Only a Fool bets the fate of the world on the flip of a card…
LISTEN NOW!
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
🌶️♦️ E8 - JEOPARDY ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
We made it to the finale, friends.
Only a Fool bets the fate of the world on the flip of a card…
LISTEN NOW!
🌶️♦️ E8 - JEOPARDY ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
We made it to the finale, friends.
Only a Fool bets the fate of the world on the flip of a card…
LISTEN NOW!
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Genius! This show started about as off the wall, madcap as you can get and ended with such emotional debt and feeling. I laughed and cried. I will miss these Fools.
It's a Gamble wraps this week!
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
A Fool's Errand | It's a Gamble Trailer
YouTube video by Planet Arcana
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Genius! This show started about as off the wall, madcap as you can get and ended with such emotional debt and feeling. I laughed and cried. I will miss these Fools.
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How many people get to make a show based on a game you made with a friend, based on the show you made with a friend, based on a lifelong friendship with said friend? And to have the greatest cast imaginable on it???
It's A Gamble has a special place in my heart
It's A Gamble has a special place in my heart
It's a Gamble wraps this week!
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
A Fool's Errand | It's a Gamble Trailer
YouTube video by Planet Arcana
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
How many people get to make a show based on a game you made with a friend, based on the show you made with a friend, based on a lifelong friendship with said friend? And to have the greatest cast imaginable on it???
It's A Gamble has a special place in my heart
It's A Gamble has a special place in my heart
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probably some of the hardest I've laughed listening to a podcast, do yourself a favor and check out this miniseries
It's a Gamble wraps this week!
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
A Fool's Errand | It's a Gamble Trailer
YouTube video by Planet Arcana
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
probably some of the hardest I've laughed listening to a podcast, do yourself a favor and check out this miniseries
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rpg designers will be like "big things coming" and it's actually the biggest, most sprawling thing they've ever done. all-consuming. blotting out the sun and the sky
February 17, 2026 at 9:52 PM
rpg designers will be like "big things coming" and it's actually the biggest, most sprawling thing they've ever done. all-consuming. blotting out the sun and the sky
It's a Gamble wraps this week!
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
A Fool's Errand | It's a Gamble Trailer
YouTube video by Planet Arcana
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It's a Gamble wraps this week!
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
8 episodes. 3 new Fools.
A world where consequence is dead, heists always have a hitch, and the Lovers are in trouble.
Also there's a very important goose named Duck Duck.
youtu.be/h2V0CdVy-3g
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"oh it's a transformer!"
(redacted speaks)
"...oh it's an *insecure* transformer"
keeps delivering joy right into my ear tubes
(redacted speaks)
"...oh it's an *insecure* transformer"
keeps delivering joy right into my ear tubes
🎰🃏 IT'S A GAMBLE 🃏🎰
🌶️♦️ E7 - UH OH, SPICY! ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
Pull up a seat, throw your money on the table, cut the deck, and get ready to go all in. Things are about to get SPICY.
LISTEN NOW!
🌶️♦️ E7 - UH OH, SPICY! ♦️🌶️
OUT TODAY!
Pull up a seat, throw your money on the table, cut the deck, and get ready to go all in. Things are about to get SPICY.
LISTEN NOW!
February 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"oh it's a transformer!"
(redacted speaks)
"...oh it's an *insecure* transformer"
keeps delivering joy right into my ear tubes
(redacted speaks)
"...oh it's an *insecure* transformer"
keeps delivering joy right into my ear tubes
i'm in the sound design chair for this ep! 🔊
this is definitely up there for one of my favourite MFD seasons. the cast chemistry is wild and the module is perfection. this game sounds like a blast
this is definitely up there for one of my favourite MFD seasons. the cast chemistry is wild and the module is perfection. this game sounds like a blast
Perils & Princesses | Ep. 2 - The Fairy Godmother
The princesses call upon their fairy godmother for help with their quest
Ft.
@bobigail.bsky.social
@symphonyhorror.bsky.social
@danielleradford.bsky.social
@shenuque.bsky.social
@brianflaherty.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4kgi...
The princesses call upon their fairy godmother for help with their quest
Ft.
@bobigail.bsky.social
@symphonyhorror.bsky.social
@danielleradford.bsky.social
@shenuque.bsky.social
@brianflaherty.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/4kgi...
Perils & Princesses | Ep. 2 - The Fairy Godmother
open.spotify.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
i'm in the sound design chair for this ep! 🔊
this is definitely up there for one of my favourite MFD seasons. the cast chemistry is wild and the module is perfection. this game sounds like a blast
this is definitely up there for one of my favourite MFD seasons. the cast chemistry is wild and the module is perfection. this game sounds like a blast
after doing my RPG Wrapped at the end of last year, i decided to keep a (physical!) journal this year and track all the games i played and over how many sessions
anyway i am at 8 unique RPGs this year over 7 sessions !!!!!!!
anyway i am at 8 unique RPGs this year over 7 sessions !!!!!!!
February 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
after doing my RPG Wrapped at the end of last year, i decided to keep a (physical!) journal this year and track all the games i played and over how many sessions
anyway i am at 8 unique RPGs this year over 7 sessions !!!!!!!
anyway i am at 8 unique RPGs this year over 7 sessions !!!!!!!
I love this game
Want to see A Perfect Rock’s Kickstarter rewards? Or watch my drawing process? Or learn why Swiss-binding is OP?
Please watch my designer commentary! youtu.be/aTwzetf6MNo
Please watch my designer commentary! youtu.be/aTwzetf6MNo
The Details of A Perfect Rock: Design Commentary on the Kickstarter Rewards
YouTube video by Deep Dark Games
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I love this game
the ENNIES website gives me a "There has been a critical error on this website." every time i've tried to submit for past few weeks
just went and checked the submissions, and i guess the 5 times i submitted all actually went through, but i never got the address to send physical products...
just went and checked the submissions, and i guess the 5 times i submitted all actually went through, but i never got the address to send physical products...
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
the ENNIES website gives me a "There has been a critical error on this website." every time i've tried to submit for past few weeks
just went and checked the submissions, and i guess the 5 times i submitted all actually went through, but i never got the address to send physical products...
just went and checked the submissions, and i guess the 5 times i submitted all actually went through, but i never got the address to send physical products...
wow!! wildly well produced, nothing more to say yet because I'm only a few minutes in and I'm hooked already
Witness the true meaning of “defensive driving.” Our blood-soaked Daggerheart Horror Hack by @dngnclub.itch.io One-Shot AP is out now.
youtu.be/ZN2kwkSf_-0
Watch @annethegnome.bsky.social @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social and Laurie Hernandez fight to survive the relentless pursuit of a vicious killer.
youtu.be/ZN2kwkSf_-0
Watch @annethegnome.bsky.social @ohheyitsgina.bsky.social and Laurie Hernandez fight to survive the relentless pursuit of a vicious killer.
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
wow!! wildly well produced, nothing more to say yet because I'm only a few minutes in and I'm hooked already
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A truly special session with some truly great people, I will never forget it! 🍄💲🪈
There is nothing like the feeling of an amazing TTRPG session. I just played a 4 hour game of A Fool’s Errand and it was the best experience I have had around a table. The GMs, the players and the cards came together to tell a story of lost family, academic rivalry, mycelium and reinvention.
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
A truly special session with some truly great people, I will never forget it! 🍄💲🪈
I love this game so much. It is so meaningful to show it to people and have them jump headfirst into the world.
Lulu and her group absolutely crushed this session and created such a kickass resolution for a world they all made in session 0!!
Lulu and her group absolutely crushed this session and created such a kickass resolution for a world they all made in session 0!!
There is nothing like the feeling of an amazing TTRPG session. I just played a 4 hour game of A Fool’s Errand and it was the best experience I have had around a table. The GMs, the players and the cards came together to tell a story of lost family, academic rivalry, mycelium and reinvention.
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
I love this game so much. It is so meaningful to show it to people and have them jump headfirst into the world.
Lulu and her group absolutely crushed this session and created such a kickass resolution for a world they all made in session 0!!
Lulu and her group absolutely crushed this session and created such a kickass resolution for a world they all made in session 0!!
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There is nothing like the feeling of an amazing TTRPG session. I just played a 4 hour game of A Fool’s Errand and it was the best experience I have had around a table. The GMs, the players and the cards came together to tell a story of lost family, academic rivalry, mycelium and reinvention.
February 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
There is nothing like the feeling of an amazing TTRPG session. I just played a 4 hour game of A Fool’s Errand and it was the best experience I have had around a table. The GMs, the players and the cards came together to tell a story of lost family, academic rivalry, mycelium and reinvention.
THIS IS SO COOL!! 🪐👽🛸🐄
I had a lot of fun with this one! And now inteakky want to play the game. Game by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
THIS IS SO COOL!! 🪐👽🛸🐄
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I had a lot of fun with this one! And now inteakky want to play the game. Game by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I had a lot of fun with this one! And now inteakky want to play the game. Game by @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social
an extremely special project, an honour to take part
This was a One Shot months in the making. I cannot believe these amazing people who offered to join me on this wild adventure and celebrated by 100th episode and 2 year anniversary with me...
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
an extremely special project, an honour to take part
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There's better adjectives, and more adjectives, to describe this special than just funny but id like to just note how funny @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social's call was
This was a One Shot months in the making. I cannot believe these amazing people who offered to join me on this wild adventure and celebrated by 100th episode and 2 year anniversary with me...
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
February 7, 2026 at 8:17 AM
There's better adjectives, and more adjectives, to describe this special than just funny but id like to just note how funny @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social's call was
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i am a professional editor. i come highly recommended. mind if i step inside your comments-on google doc for the NEOPETS RPG
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
i am a professional editor. i come highly recommended. mind if i step inside your comments-on google doc for the NEOPETS RPG
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This was a One Shot months in the making. I cannot believe these amazing people who offered to join me on this wild adventure and celebrated by 100th episode and 2 year anniversary with me...
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
February 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
This was a One Shot months in the making. I cannot believe these amazing people who offered to join me on this wild adventure and celebrated by 100th episode and 2 year anniversary with me...
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
Listen wherever you get your podcasts 💙
Thank you:
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New intro post!
Hi! I'm Navaar (he/him)
I'm a game designer with a focus on adventure story games about connection, an Actual Play producer, Sound Designer, award-winning GM, and occasional performer.
Listen to Secret Nerd Podcast, and check out my games!!
navaar.carrd.co
Hi! I'm Navaar (he/him)
I'm a game designer with a focus on adventure story games about connection, an Actual Play producer, Sound Designer, award-winning GM, and occasional performer.
Listen to Secret Nerd Podcast, and check out my games!!
navaar.carrd.co
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
New intro post!
Hi! I'm Navaar (he/him)
I'm a game designer with a focus on adventure story games about connection, an Actual Play producer, Sound Designer, award-winning GM, and occasional performer.
Listen to Secret Nerd Podcast, and check out my games!!
navaar.carrd.co
Hi! I'm Navaar (he/him)
I'm a game designer with a focus on adventure story games about connection, an Actual Play producer, Sound Designer, award-winning GM, and occasional performer.
Listen to Secret Nerd Podcast, and check out my games!!
navaar.carrd.co
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just your irregular reminder that @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social is really cool and skilled and you should follow all of their endeavours
carry on
carry on
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
just your irregular reminder that @strautmaskreplica.bsky.social is really cool and skilled and you should follow all of their endeavours
carry on
carry on