Mars Strocks
@marsstrocks.bsky.social
Journalist, #ttrpg designer, and father to a beautiful baby girl!
I make games at https://mstrocks.itch.io/
I make games at https://mstrocks.itch.io/
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Trying to get some extra money together for my kid's 4th birthday! Please repost & share!
October 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Trying to get some extra money together for my kid's 4th birthday! Please repost & share!
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Let's make a deal.
You give me $50.
I give you Slayers, the Almanac, two zine supplements, and two bonus pamphlets.
Everything you need to go all in on Slayers.
gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/sla...
You give me $50.
I give you Slayers, the Almanac, two zine supplements, and two bonus pamphlets.
Everything you need to go all in on Slayers.
gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/sla...
Slayers Bundle
Time to Hunt! Ready to dive all-in on Slayers? This bundle includes the Slayers core rulebook and all available printed supplements for the game. The bundle includes: Slayers: The core rules you need...
gilarpgs.myshopify.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Let's make a deal.
You give me $50.
I give you Slayers, the Almanac, two zine supplements, and two bonus pamphlets.
Everything you need to go all in on Slayers.
gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/sla...
You give me $50.
I give you Slayers, the Almanac, two zine supplements, and two bonus pamphlets.
Everything you need to go all in on Slayers.
gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/sla...
FIRST SIX dungeon rooms created for #mörktober
This month, I'll be completing a randomized dungeon for #mörkborg. Each time you enter a door, roll d66 to reveal the next room... Here's the first wave of rooms!
#morktober #Mork #Borg
This month, I'll be completing a randomized dungeon for #mörkborg. Each time you enter a door, roll d66 to reveal the next room... Here's the first wave of rooms!
#morktober #Mork #Borg
October 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
FIRST SIX dungeon rooms created for #mörktober
This month, I'll be completing a randomized dungeon for #mörkborg. Each time you enter a door, roll d66 to reveal the next room... Here's the first wave of rooms!
#morktober #Mork #Borg
This month, I'll be completing a randomized dungeon for #mörkborg. Each time you enter a door, roll d66 to reveal the next room... Here's the first wave of rooms!
#morktober #Mork #Borg
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#MÖRKTOBER 6: HUSK
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A doomed class, fated to die slowly.
#MÖRKTOBER 6: HUSK
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A doomed class, fated to die slowly.
October 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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#MÖRKTOBER 6: HUSK
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A doomed class, fated to die slowly.
#MÖRKTOBER 6: HUSK
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A doomed class, fated to die slowly.
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Mythic Bastionland TTRPG Deep Dive - Part 5: FINALE
YouTube video by Bastionland
www.youtube.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Got some changes happening at the patreon. Great time to join the free tier so you don't miss anything!
www.patreon.com/c/DNGNCLUB
www.patreon.com/c/DNGNCLUB
July 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Got some changes happening at the patreon. Great time to join the free tier so you don't miss anything!
www.patreon.com/c/DNGNCLUB
www.patreon.com/c/DNGNCLUB
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Feeling surly, fatigued, and in pain, so just gonna say that I think these free supplements are really rad and should probably be recognized as such in the wider indie gaming anointing with blessings crowd.
perplexingruins.itch.io/solo-gaming-...
perplexingruins.itch.io/solo-gaming-...
Solo Gaming Sheets by Perplexing Ruins
perplexingruins.itch.io
July 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Feeling surly, fatigued, and in pain, so just gonna say that I think these free supplements are really rad and should probably be recognized as such in the wider indie gaming anointing with blessings crowd.
perplexingruins.itch.io/solo-gaming-...
perplexingruins.itch.io/solo-gaming-...
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For the evening crowd!
Another month of scrambling to get the bills paid -- another week of crazy good deals! Please buy my games if you can [RTs appreciated]
July 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
For the evening crowd!
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HOLY SHIT WE'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD!
I've never been nominated for an award before.
I've never been nominated for an award before.
• @rascal.news, a website dedicated to tabletop games, founded by @lincodega.com, @rowanzeoli.bsky.social, and @chasecarter.bsky.social.
June 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
HOLY SHIT WE'VE BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD!
I've never been nominated for an award before.
I've never been nominated for an award before.
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All I want for father's day is get a head start on next month's rent! Please consider grabbing my itch bundle (10 games for 10 bucks)!
DNGN DAYS SUMMER SALE by DNGNCLUB
A bundle by DNGNCLUB, $10.00 for 10 games
itch.io
June 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
All I want for father's day is get a head start on next month's rent! Please consider grabbing my itch bundle (10 games for 10 bucks)!
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I haven't worked out how I'll do it yet, but this will be something people can sign up for.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
June 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I haven't worked out how I'll do it yet, but this will be something people can sign up for.
Stay tuned.
Stay tuned.
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I (Tony) met w/2 team members from @gamefound.bsky.social today to talk about this & the truly horrible experiences I have had.
I was impressed by their candor & willingness to own a lot of the past issues on the platform.
I was impressed by their candor & willingness to own a lot of the past issues on the platform.
As @gamefound.bsky.social tries to push into the #TTRPG space, I’d note that for several years most indie creators who tried it found the community toxic & the staff insulting & disinterested
We tried to engage them for years to no response. Now that RPGs are the only thing fundable “they care” 1/2
We tried to engage them for years to no response. Now that RPGs are the only thing fundable “they care” 1/2
June 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I (Tony) met w/2 team members from @gamefound.bsky.social today to talk about this & the truly horrible experiences I have had.
I was impressed by their candor & willingness to own a lot of the past issues on the platform.
I was impressed by their candor & willingness to own a lot of the past issues on the platform.
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Still a little short on rent, so lets me make a deal... I give you 9 pdfs and you give me $10?
May 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Still a little short on rent, so lets me make a deal... I give you 9 pdfs and you give me $10?
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I am not the first guy to notice or say this but these slimeballs accidentally invented doing the Cultural Revolution again without knowing who Mao is
This “genius” genuinely believes that healthcare budget analysts can simply be reassigned to making toasters.
April 13, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I am not the first guy to notice or say this but these slimeballs accidentally invented doing the Cultural Revolution again without knowing who Mao is
I moved to NC to start a family with my wife (where she grew up) and this is horrifying
April 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I moved to NC to start a family with my wife (where she grew up) and this is horrifying
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I wish to spotlight this article by Gus L. from "All Dead Generations" blog.
I think it is a useful reading:
alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/2025/03/most...
I think it is a useful reading:
alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/2025/03/most...
Most Adventures are Bad - An Adventure Writing Process
This is an odd post, it’s adventure design advice, specifically dungeon/location based adventure design, but it’s not about specifics, just ...
alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I wish to spotlight this article by Gus L. from "All Dead Generations" blog.
I think it is a useful reading:
alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/2025/03/most...
I think it is a useful reading:
alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/2025/03/most...
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America, 2025. Secret police are abducting people off the street. Because of something they wrote.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
America, 2025. Secret police are abducting people off the street. Because of something they wrote.
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I appreciate that Hinokodo’s logo focuses on what it is (human made) and not… what it is not (made by ai). Feels like a little celebration of the artist everywhere I see it.
Personally, I make things because I enjoy making things. Why would I farm out the good part of being alive to a machine?
Personally, I make things because I enjoy making things. Why would I farm out the good part of being alive to a machine?
Not everyone is using it yet, but hoping an icon that says "definitely no ai was used" like an organic or fair trade tag starts to become the norm. Help folks filter out the garbage AI stuff.
hinokodo.itch.io/human-made
hinokodo.itch.io/human-made
March 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I appreciate that Hinokodo’s logo focuses on what it is (human made) and not… what it is not (made by ai). Feels like a little celebration of the artist everywhere I see it.
Personally, I make things because I enjoy making things. Why would I farm out the good part of being alive to a machine?
Personally, I make things because I enjoy making things. Why would I farm out the good part of being alive to a machine?
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SCOOP: More than 300 FTC blogs published under FTC Chair Lina Khan disappeared this morning. They included posts critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/federa...
www.wired.com/story/federa...
FTC Removes Posts Critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and AI Companies
Business-guidance content published during the Biden administration has been removed from the Federal Trade Commission website.
www.wired.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
SCOOP: More than 300 FTC blogs published under FTC Chair Lina Khan disappeared this morning. They included posts critical of Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/federa...
www.wired.com/story/federa...
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literally there's no conspiracy bro we are just saying out loud in public that we hope you die and your company fails because you're a bad person and do bad things and it would be nice if bad stuff happened to you
'They Basically Wanna Kill Me': Musk Alleges Cloak-and-Dagger Conspiracy Is Trying To Take Him Down
‘They Basically Wanna Kill Me’: Musk Alleges Cloak-and-Dagger Conspiracy Is Trying To Take Him Down
Billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk suggested there is a vast conspiracy against him, the ultimate aim of which is his death and the end of Tesla Motors.
bit.ly
March 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
literally there's no conspiracy bro we are just saying out loud in public that we hope you die and your company fails because you're a bad person and do bad things and it would be nice if bad stuff happened to you
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I highly suggest you read this. All the way to the end where she talks about CoreCivic, who secured a contract with ICE on a per prisoner rate. It’s millions, with an S, dollars.
Why would anyone who can avoid it come to the US now? Heartbreaking. Pointless. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I highly suggest you read this. All the way to the end where she talks about CoreCivic, who secured a contract with ICE on a per prisoner rate. It’s millions, with an S, dollars.
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Back in the 00s I used to call it "choose your own Bruce Willis." The idea was that you start play with your character, who is smart, capable, resilient, and effective with violence —
But you don't know until you actually play the game whether you'll get Die Hard, 12 Monkeys, or Last Man Standing.
But you don't know until you actually play the game whether you'll get Die Hard, 12 Monkeys, or Last Man Standing.
March 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Back in the 00s I used to call it "choose your own Bruce Willis." The idea was that you start play with your character, who is smart, capable, resilient, and effective with violence —
But you don't know until you actually play the game whether you'll get Die Hard, 12 Monkeys, or Last Man Standing.
But you don't know until you actually play the game whether you'll get Die Hard, 12 Monkeys, or Last Man Standing.