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/
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
once again for those in the back.
September 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
once again for those in the back.
here's what's coming for my next review for Hark At Them!: it's NOT YET by @taylorannnx.bsky.social and @pmakesthings.bsky.social. it's a duet, romance roleplaying game of near misses and destined meetings. it's very cute, and i really enjoyed reading it. watch this space.
harkatthem.bearblog.dev
harkatthem.bearblog.dev
September 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
here's what's coming for my next review for Hark At Them!: it's NOT YET by @taylorannnx.bsky.social and @pmakesthings.bsky.social. it's a duet, romance roleplaying game of near misses and destined meetings. it's very cute, and i really enjoyed reading it. watch this space.
harkatthem.bearblog.dev
harkatthem.bearblog.dev
it's over for you guys now that i have my new mouse.
September 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
it's over for you guys now that i have my new mouse.
i found a "graphic design is my passion" in the wild
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
i found a "graphic design is my passion" in the wild
the @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social Guide to Mysterious Locations has me wondering about weird places in cities that either everyone knows & doesn't talk about, or hardly anyone knows any (but they talk about them a the time).
for me, it's the Dark Arches in Leeds.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
for me, it's the Dark Arches in Leeds.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
August 27, 2025 at 6:41 AM
the @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social Guide to Mysterious Locations has me wondering about weird places in cities that either everyone knows & doesn't talk about, or hardly anyone knows any (but they talk about them a the time).
for me, it's the Dark Arches in Leeds.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
for me, it's the Dark Arches in Leeds.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
Oh and BY THE WAY all backers get immediate access to the preview, containing the draft text/illustrations/layout for MATANE MART and HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY CENTER.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Oh and BY THE WAY all backers get immediate access to the preview, containing the draft text/illustrations/layout for MATANE MART and HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY CENTER.
FIELD DIRECTORS get everything Pioneers do, and we'll personally provide you with a 1000-word system conversion for a (open-license) tabletop game. It might detail the special powers a location can provide, or the mechanical effects of being there. It costs $250 but it's definitely well worth it.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
FIELD DIRECTORS get everything Pioneers do, and we'll personally provide you with a 1000-word system conversion for a (open-license) tabletop game. It might detail the special powers a location can provide, or the mechanical effects of being there. It costs $250 but it's definitely well worth it.
PIONEERS get everything in ADVENTURER, and get 'naming rights': they can give us a name for a person, place, or thing, and we'll fit it into one of the Locations. Want to hear the name of your favorite character while your GM reads out the place's description? Here's how! This tier is $60.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
PIONEERS get everything in ADVENTURER, and get 'naming rights': they can give us a name for a person, place, or thing, and we'll fit it into one of the Locations. Want to hear the name of your favorite character while your GM reads out the place's description? Here's how! This tier is $60.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS get the PDF, the Print-on-Demand, credit, and a small bundle of games by the contributing members of the Far Horizons Co-op, including Paved in Blood, Ghostbox, Charmed Life, and The Long Road After Waking! A diverse array of games for far cheaper than you'd get them individually.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
ARCHAEOLOGISTS get the PDF, the Print-on-Demand, credit, and a small bundle of games by the contributing members of the Far Horizons Co-op, including Paved in Blood, Ghostbox, Charmed Life, and The Long Road After Waking! A diverse array of games for far cheaper than you'd get them individually.
ADVENTURERS get credit, the PDF, and access to the Print-on-Demand copy of the book, although printing and shipping costs are charged separately and fulfilled by @drivethrurpg.com (i.e. with minimal risk of import nonsense if you're in the US). Getting to be an Adventurer sets you back $20.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
ADVENTURERS get credit, the PDF, and access to the Print-on-Demand copy of the book, although printing and shipping costs are charged separately and fulfilled by @drivethrurpg.com (i.e. with minimal risk of import nonsense if you're in the US). Getting to be an Adventurer sets you back $20.
EXPLORERS gain credit in the book and a PDF copy of the Far Horizons Guide to Mysterious Locations as soon as we release it (or a few days beforehand)! Become an Explorer for $15.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
EXPLORERS gain credit in the book and a PDF copy of the Far Horizons Guide to Mysterious Locations as soon as we release it (or a few days beforehand)! Become an Explorer for $15.
TRAVELER is our Hardship Tier, allowing those who want to support us but who are marginalized or in a bad financial position to do so more easily. You get the PDF and credit in the book. Honor-system only. It's just $10.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
TRAVELER is our Hardship Tier, allowing those who want to support us but who are marginalized or in a bad financial position to do so more easily. You get the PDF and credit in the book. Honor-system only. It's just $10.
more specifically, here's a very brief thread of what you can get in exchange for certain amounts of money. a menu of rewards, if you like.
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
more specifically, here's a very brief thread of what you can get in exchange for certain amounts of money. a menu of rewards, if you like.
MATANE MART (words: @percypropa.bsky.social; art: @carlydraws.bsky.social) allows shoppers to slough off the emotions from their mourning by returning to their daily chores, but in doing so the dead might decide to take up some of that emptied space for themselves.
August 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
MATANE MART (words: @percypropa.bsky.social; art: @carlydraws.bsky.social) allows shoppers to slough off the emotions from their mourning by returning to their daily chores, but in doing so the dead might decide to take up some of that emptied space for themselves.
The HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY CENTER (words: @falconianp.bsky.social; art: @carlydraws.bsky.social ) was once run by a cult that wanted to herald in the end of the universe itself by embracing the Void. Dark magic and strange creatures still linger, but so too do hoarded treasures and magical power.
August 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY CENTER (words: @falconianp.bsky.social; art: @carlydraws.bsky.social ) was once run by a cult that wanted to herald in the end of the universe itself by embracing the Void. Dark magic and strange creatures still linger, but so too do hoarded treasures and magical power.
The CONVOKING TOWER (words: @keithasada.bsky.social; art: @bridanann.bsky.social) holds the history of an entire dead world inside it, waiting to be lit but missing the lens that will make it all possible. What’s been lost to time, and what will it do to the world when it returns again?
August 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The CONVOKING TOWER (words: @keithasada.bsky.social; art: @bridanann.bsky.social) holds the history of an entire dead world inside it, waiting to be lit but missing the lens that will make it all possible. What’s been lost to time, and what will it do to the world when it returns again?
THE BOOK BAR (words: @ehke.bsky.social; art: @carlydraws.bsky.social) is a cozy place to eat and drink, and yet at the same time seems to make deals with its patrons that they aren’t even aware they wanted. The costs, though, are just as hard to catch until they’ve already gone on their way.
August 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THE BOOK BAR (words: @ehke.bsky.social; art: @carlydraws.bsky.social) is a cozy place to eat and drink, and yet at the same time seems to make deals with its patrons that they aren’t even aware they wanted. The costs, though, are just as hard to catch until they’ve already gone on their way.
Each location contains a read-aloud description, a detailed write-up of what the place is like on the surface, and then the strange supernatural effects it has on characters — as well as what's causing them. You'll find an array of story hooks, rumors, and ways to bring (and keep!) characters there.
August 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Each location contains a read-aloud description, a detailed write-up of what the place is like on the surface, and then the strange supernatural effects it has on characters — as well as what's causing them. You'll find an array of story hooks, rumors, and ways to bring (and keep!) characters there.
come to West Yorkshire, we got this for you
June 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
come to West Yorkshire, we got this for you
