Carlos Salazar
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carlosmakesgames.bsky.social
Carlos Salazar
@carlosmakesgames.bsky.social
By night, your friendly barrio TTRPG designer. By day, a far left bilingual ed teacher. Detroit based. Latin and Jewish. Pronouns TBD. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

You can find my socials and projects here: https://linktr.ee/carlos.makes.games
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Hi! I'm Carlos

I am:

1. An agender dad

2. A TTRPG player and creator

3. Working on: Puppet Run, a creepy puppet hack of Psi*Run, and Magic Muck Mutant Mayhem, a crafting underdark game

4. starting up Rol Latine, a Discord for Latin TTRPG creators and players. Join here: discord.gg/MmDmbqXVQ3
Join the Rol Latine Discord Server!
A place for Latine TTRPG players to meet and play games.Un lugar para jugadores del rol para encontrarse y jugar juegos. | 25 members
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Oooo those are some good looking stickers! Excited to be supporting and soon to be reading some great queer speculative fiction in Otherside! @othersidespec.bsky.social @spacevalkyries.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Hot take: your game’s survival mechanics are just another annoyance if they’re not fun/rewarding.

If you’re forcing me to eat/drink/sleep, I’d better be getting some tangible benefit out of it. Not just avoiding debuffs or something.
November 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
1/2 I’m going to post this even though they are past their goal because Chanito’s parents both work for the federal government so they’re still recovering and every bit helps…I also want to say that if you are struggling with mental health and…

www.spotfund.com/story/eb6b99...
Click here to show your support to Anissa Martinez' story *InHonorOfLuciMartinez
On November 14th, 2025, my family experienced a loss we never imagined we would face so soon. My brother, Luciano Martinez (Chanito), passed away unexpectedly,
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November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@fsohns.bsky.social ‘s Game Zephyr is the deal of the day on Drive - Thru! If you have for some reason hesitated to get this fascinating game, here is your chance

Zephyr es la venta del día! Si has hesitado comprar este juego interesante, ahorita es tu chanza

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...
Zephyr - An Anarchist Game of Fleeting Identities - Araukana Media | DriveThruRPG
Zephyr: An Anarchist Game of Fleeting Identities is a roleplaying game set in the wandering, sentient continent of Ophoi. This entity travels on a relentless march across an endless salt flat, its fou...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Everyone have a great holidy, be safe, and remember that this is also a day of mourning
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Soy 😌
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I completely understand post con blues, but I plan to use that as motivation to keep in touch with folks between cons!
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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It's that time again!

That's right, it's time for Solo But Not Alone, our annual fundraiser bundle for @takethis.org! If you have written a singleplayer-capable TTRPG that hasn't been in the bundle before, come join us for the bundle event of the year.

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Solo But Not Alone 5 Signup
If you have a singleplayer TTRPG you've never submitted to Solo But Not Alone before, this is the place! Solo But Not Alone is a bundle of singleplayer TTRPGs of all kinds, sold for $10 to benefit m...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Thanks again PAXU for some great games and a chance to connect with some wonderful people!!! Until next time!
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Because they won’t do it himself—I’M BLASTING THE FUCK OUT OF THIS.

@walle132.bsky.social is in need of some mutual aid to cover some expenses and survival needs. I’d be here for days trying to encapsulate how beautiful of a person WallE is, but please consider helping if you can. 🖤
Buy WallE a Coffee
Become a supporter of WallE today!
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November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Well it’s been a morning…forgot my badge and had to back track (boo!) but now enjoying this coffee dope coffee (yay!)
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
About to head to the last day of #PAXU with my last Evlyn Moreau mask! Commission artists to do cool stuff with you!

@evlynmoreau.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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More of you need to go work a couple weeks in a restaurant or retail.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Every city I go to there’s a god damn beholder I gotta deal with
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Just arrived at #Paxu with my second mask by Evlyn Moreau! @evlynmoreau.bsky.social If you see me say hi
#PaxUnplugged
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Public service announcement from @therosecleric.bsky.social 😂
For anyone at PAX East: I will be Essek from Critical Role / purple today and making a video trying to document the convention so please don't freak out if a purple person comes up to you and asks to film things THANK YOU
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Go check out Eli and then come play my game at 1:30!
Demoing from 2-8 today with the elusive @hobbymule.bsky.social at the Pax Together tables between pillars D6 and D7. Free copies of Maize Borg with the exclusive sewn binding today only?! #pax #paxu #paxunplugged
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Had a great time GMing Puppet Run at #PAXU and the question at the end was “When is this kickstarting!?” Thank you to a fabulous group of players! Check out my game of #MaizeBorg by @blackmarketpress.bsky.social at 1:30 at the #PTIGL and get your MesoAmerican grim dark fantasy on!
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hire me to model all your TTRPG books 😆 Thank you to @vixiebelle.bsky.social for being the impetus and a fabulous co-organizer and to everyone who helped out!
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
If you are at #Paxu and you have some time today at 2:30 come to the #PTIGL and play my game Puppet Run! It’s a mixture of Psi*Run, Cronenberg body horror and this meme 👇🏼 made reality!
elmo from sesame street is on fire with his arms outstretched in the air .
Alt: The meme of Elmo in front of flames.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hey #PAXU! If you see me say hi! And come check out my games at the PTIGL today and tomorrow. Rocking my first of three masks illustrated by Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
On the plane to Philly! #PAXU get ready to be chased by horror puppets in #PuppetRun and brave the mysteries of the The Palace of the Gods’ Rejects in #MaizeBorg!
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
That’s prepping for #PAXU baby!
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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500+ unique downloads of Maize Borg on https://blackmarketpress.itch.io/maize-borg-kernel-edition
🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽

I’ll be dropping an updated digital version after Pax U and have physical copies for sale through itch.io but come get one free in person at PaxU Friday 10-6 / Sat 2-8 Lvl 2, Hall D, Block 52
MAIZE BORG: Kernel Edition by Black Market Press
A rules lite TTRPG in the Mesoamerican New World of Uay. Compatible with Mork Borg. Free Text Only Edition
blackmarketpress.itch.io
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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I maybe going to PAXU this weekend but I encourage everyone who can't make it to slay the demons of FOMO by participating in Convention Zero! Games, Panels, Community Hangouts, Actual Play Streams, and so much more! #ttrpg #Conlife
🎉PLAYER REGISTRATION IS OPEN!🎉

We are FOUR DAYS OUT, and the schedule for Con Zero Fall 2025 is officially live, full of games to sign up for, panels and parties to attend! 🤩

Sign up now and join the server at conventionzero.carrd.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM