John Marron ➡️ Pax Unplugged
@johnmarron.bsky.social
I'm an ex-archaeologist, history lover, RPG gamer, and hobby farmer. I should probably also mention, I'm a freelance TTRPG editor, specializing in translated games.
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For those who have asked about supporting Rob Wieland’s family after his passing, there’s a GoFundMe established. 💜
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Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill
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October 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For those who have asked about supporting Rob Wieland’s family after his passing, there’s a GoFundMe established. 💜
www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...
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What are your top 5 TTRPG settings? Here are the five I keep coming back to:
1) Doskvol, from Blades in the Dark
2) Vimary, from Tribe 8
3) Gloam, from Shadows over Driftchapel
4) Innistrad, from Magic: The Gathering
5) The Known World, from Artesia
There's a definite dark/gothic theme in there.
1) Doskvol, from Blades in the Dark
2) Vimary, from Tribe 8
3) Gloam, from Shadows over Driftchapel
4) Innistrad, from Magic: The Gathering
5) The Known World, from Artesia
There's a definite dark/gothic theme in there.
September 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What are your top 5 TTRPG settings? Here are the five I keep coming back to:
1) Doskvol, from Blades in the Dark
2) Vimary, from Tribe 8
3) Gloam, from Shadows over Driftchapel
4) Innistrad, from Magic: The Gathering
5) The Known World, from Artesia
There's a definite dark/gothic theme in there.
1) Doskvol, from Blades in the Dark
2) Vimary, from Tribe 8
3) Gloam, from Shadows over Driftchapel
4) Innistrad, from Magic: The Gathering
5) The Known World, from Artesia
There's a definite dark/gothic theme in there.
Last hours to back this TTRPG of folklore and horror set in Depression era America using the Year Zero Engine. For me, this is basically "Sinners" the RPG. If that sounds appealing to you, check it out.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
Folklore Americana - The Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Folklore Americana is a folk horror TTRPG set in the shadows of the Great Depression, where dead crops whisper secrets, folk heroes fade into myth, and the Devil himself rides the rails. Powered by a ...
www.backerkit.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Last hours to back this TTRPG of folklore and horror set in Depression era America using the Year Zero Engine. For me, this is basically "Sinners" the RPG. If that sounds appealing to you, check it out.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
The two "killer apps" of Daggerheart, for me, are the death moves and the lack of formal initiative.
July 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The two "killer apps" of Daggerheart, for me, are the death moves and the lack of formal initiative.
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG version).
Mythic Bastionland
Daggerheart
True-d6/Dolmenwood
Arkham Horror RPG
Mythic Bastionland
Daggerheart
True-d6/Dolmenwood
Arkham Horror RPG
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG version).
Steinhardts Eldritch Hunt
Triangle Agency
Blood Börg
Dungeons and Dragons 5e
Steinhardts Eldritch Hunt
Triangle Agency
Blood Börg
Dungeons and Dragons 5e
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG version).
DIE RPG
Pokémon (Pen & Paper)
Mothership
Daggerheart
DIE RPG
Pokémon (Pen & Paper)
Mothership
Daggerheart
July 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG version).
Mythic Bastionland
Daggerheart
True-d6/Dolmenwood
Arkham Horror RPG
Mythic Bastionland
Daggerheart
True-d6/Dolmenwood
Arkham Horror RPG
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We've launched a GoFundMe campaign so we can defend our property in the Diamond bankruptcy case. The full story is at the link but basically, Diamond is trying to take consignment inventory that they don't own and sell it to pay big creditors. TY for help and shares! www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr...
Donate to Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense, organized by Nicole Lindroos
My name is Nicole Lindroos, co-owner of Green Ronin Publishing. Diamond … Nicole Lindroos needs your support for Support Green Ronin in Critical Legal Defense
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July 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We've launched a GoFundMe campaign so we can defend our property in the Diamond bankruptcy case. The full story is at the link but basically, Diamond is trying to take consignment inventory that they don't own and sell it to pay big creditors. TY for help and shares! www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr...
Had a fun session of Mythic Bastionland last night. We had our first two Knightly deaths, but the company also resolved their first Myth by defeating a stone colossus that had been rampaging through the mountains. This game continues to be so easy to run after some minimal initial prep.
July 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Had a fun session of Mythic Bastionland last night. We had our first two Knightly deaths, but the company also resolved their first Myth by defeating a stone colossus that had been rampaging through the mountains. This game continues to be so easy to run after some minimal initial prep.
I'm excited for this RPG!
"It’s folk horror set in the dying fields and forgotten hollers of Depression-era America.
A land of dust and desperation. Of ghost trains and crossroads devils.
Of sin-eaters, juke joints, and something ancient stirring in the soil."
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"It’s folk horror set in the dying fields and forgotten hollers of Depression-era America.
A land of dust and desperation. Of ghost trains and crossroads devils.
Of sin-eaters, juke joints, and something ancient stirring in the soil."
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
Folklore Americana - The Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Folklore Americana is a folk horror TTRPG set in the shadows of the Great Depression, where dead crops whisper secrets, folk heroes fade into myth, and the Devil himself rides the rails. Powered by a ...
www.backerkit.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I'm excited for this RPG!
"It’s folk horror set in the dying fields and forgotten hollers of Depression-era America.
A land of dust and desperation. Of ghost trains and crossroads devils.
Of sin-eaters, juke joints, and something ancient stirring in the soil."
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
"It’s folk horror set in the dying fields and forgotten hollers of Depression-era America.
A land of dust and desperation. Of ghost trains and crossroads devils.
Of sin-eaters, juke joints, and something ancient stirring in the soil."
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, lord of the rings or marvel.
June 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars, Star Trek, lord of the rings or marvel.
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Going live to look through every Knight and Seer in Mythic Bastionland
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Mythic Bastionland TTRPG Deep Dive - Part 2: Knights
YouTube video by Bastionland
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June 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Going live to look through every Knight and Seer in Mythic Bastionland
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The Cairn 2e box set is officially available for purchase at @spacepenguinink.bsky.social!
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Cairn 2e Boxed Set
Are you ready to return to The Wood? The definitive second edition of the indie underground classic has been freshly revised and developed, and includes an expanded Player’s Guide, a brand new Warden’...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The Cairn 2e box set is officially available for purchase at @spacepenguinink.bsky.social!
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My weekly TTRPG crew is voting for our next game. I gave them 6 options: Daggerheart, Kala Mandala, Mythic Bastionland, Cairn 2E, Cloud Empress, and Pirate Borg. As the GM, I'll be happy with whichever game wins, they are all so good!
June 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My weekly TTRPG crew is voting for our next game. I gave them 6 options: Daggerheart, Kala Mandala, Mythic Bastionland, Cairn 2E, Cloud Empress, and Pirate Borg. As the GM, I'll be happy with whichever game wins, they are all so good!
It saddens me that this is still so, so relevant today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin
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June 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It saddens me that this is still so, so relevant today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
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At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
June 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
It's time for this again.
June 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's time for this again.
I'm a forever GM, but got a rare chance to play in a session of Daggerheart last night (thanks Ben!). Really enjoyed it from the player's side, and look forward to playing more, and potentially running it at some point.
June 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm a forever GM, but got a rare chance to play in a session of Daggerheart last night (thanks Ben!). Really enjoyed it from the player's side, and look forward to playing more, and potentially running it at some point.
My backerkit rewards for Outgunned Adventure have arrived! The books can now join the family.
May 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
My backerkit rewards for Outgunned Adventure have arrived! The books can now join the family.
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
I was just thinking yesterday "what ruleset would I use to run a Thousand Thousand Island game?", and here comes @munkao.bsky.social with a lovely little Cairn/Into the Odd hack which would be perfect!
"Rules-lite, shoes-lite, flavour-heavy TTRPG.
Southeast Asian fantasy. Flavours include cloves, gingers, and pepper."
I've just released Kala Mandala Playbook! Pay-What-You-Want on Itch. I hope you like it!
heycentaur.itch.io/kala-mandala...
Southeast Asian fantasy. Flavours include cloves, gingers, and pepper."
I've just released Kala Mandala Playbook! Pay-What-You-Want on Itch. I hope you like it!
heycentaur.itch.io/kala-mandala...
April 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I was just thinking yesterday "what ruleset would I use to run a Thousand Thousand Island game?", and here comes @munkao.bsky.social with a lovely little Cairn/Into the Odd hack which would be perfect!
If you like OSR RPGs and aren't listening to Between Two Cairns, you are missing out.
Today on Between Two Cairns we review DOWN BAD by @christianeichhorn.itch.io and answer a mailbag question about "how do you write a dungeon?"
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Down Bad | Between Two Cairns
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April 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If you like OSR RPGs and aren't listening to Between Two Cairns, you are missing out.
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“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.”
— Karl Marx
— Karl Marx
April 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.”
— Karl Marx
— Karl Marx
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I thought this was an excellent and accessible presentation about fascism, dictatorship, and authoritarianism. Full of historic examples, including our own current situation. Well worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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March 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I thought this was an excellent and accessible presentation about fascism, dictatorship, and authoritarianism. Full of historic examples, including our own current situation. Well worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
I'll bite.
1. Empire of the Petal Throne.
2. Metamorphosis Alpha?
3. Delta Green
4. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1E
5. Outgunned
6. Shadowdark
7. Dragonbabe
1. Empire of the Petal Throne.
2. Metamorphosis Alpha?
3. Delta Green
4. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1E
5. Outgunned
6. Shadowdark
7. Dragonbabe
1. First #ttrpg you ever played?
2. First you ever ran?
3. Played the most?
4. Run the most?
5. Favorite?
6. Most recently played?
7. Most recently run?
2. First you ever ran?
3. Played the most?
4. Run the most?
5. Favorite?
6. Most recently played?
7. Most recently run?
March 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'll bite.
1. Empire of the Petal Throne.
2. Metamorphosis Alpha?
3. Delta Green
4. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1E
5. Outgunned
6. Shadowdark
7. Dragonbabe
1. Empire of the Petal Throne.
2. Metamorphosis Alpha?
3. Delta Green
4. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1E
5. Outgunned
6. Shadowdark
7. Dragonbabe