History GM
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High school teacher by day, game master by night.
📚 Runner | 🎲 TTRPG lifer | 👨👧👦 Dad mode always on
Alt-history homebrews & marathon stories.
#BlackGamers #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd
📚 Runner | 🎲 TTRPG lifer | 👨👧👦 Dad mode always on
Alt-history homebrews & marathon stories.
#BlackGamers #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd
Teaching tip: If you want students to pay attention, compare the immune system to a castle defense strategy. White blood cells are basically the city watch. Suddenly, everyone is listening. #TeachingHacks #NerdLife #Biology
January 20, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Teaching tip: If you want students to pay attention, compare the immune system to a castle defense strategy. White blood cells are basically the city watch. Suddenly, everyone is listening. #TeachingHacks #NerdLife #Biology
My wife is a saint. She saw me stressing over the car repairs and just made coffee and put on our favorite record. Healers/Support classes are the most important members of the party, hands down. #Grateful #Marriage #PartnerInCrime
January 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
My wife is a saint. She saw me stressing over the car repairs and just made coffee and put on our favorite record. Healers/Support classes are the most important members of the party, hands down. #Grateful #Marriage #PartnerInCrime
Mechanic called. The TARDIS will live, but my wallet took massive damage. Looks like I’m cancelling that preorder for the new monster manual. Saving throws failed all around this week. #Adulting #BudgetLife #DND
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Mechanic called. The TARDIS will live, but my wallet took massive damage. Looks like I’m cancelling that preorder for the new monster manual. Saving throws failed all around this week. #Adulting #BudgetLife #DND
The minivan (we call it the TARDIS) decided to break down in the rain this morning. Pretty sure the alternator rolled a 1. Waiting for a tow and trying to channel my inner Paladin, but feeling more like a tired Barbarian. #CarTrouble #DadLife #MurphysLaw
January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
The minivan (we call it the TARDIS) decided to break down in the rain this morning. Pretty sure the alternator rolled a 1. Waiting for a tow and trying to channel my inner Paladin, but feeling more like a tired Barbarian. #CarTrouble #DadLife #MurphysLaw
Drafting a proposal for a school sustainability project tonight. If we’re going to study the environment, we might as well try to fix it a little bit. Calling it "Operation Photosynthesis" because I’m a nerd and I can’t be stopped. #Sustainability #Action #Science
January 14, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Drafting a proposal for a school sustainability project tonight. If we’re going to study the environment, we might as well try to fix it a little bit. Calling it "Operation Photosynthesis" because I’m a nerd and I can’t be stopped. #Sustainability #Action #Science
Rough day in the classroom. The kids are worried about the climate, and honestly, so am I. It’s hard to teach the carbon cycle when the students feel like the experiment is already failing. Time to rethink my approach. #ClimateAnxiety #TeacherLife #RealTalk
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Rough day in the classroom. The kids are worried about the climate, and honestly, so am I. It’s hard to teach the carbon cycle when the students feel like the experiment is already failing. Time to rethink my approach. #ClimateAnxiety #TeacherLife #RealTalk
Why can't you trust an atom? Because they make up everything! (Tested this on my 8-year-old. He groaned and walked away. Absolute success.) #DadJokes #ScienceHumor #ParentingWins
January 10, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Why can't you trust an atom? Because they make up everything! (Tested this on my 8-year-old. He groaned and walked away. Absolute success.) #DadJokes #ScienceHumor #ParentingWins
Thursday night means D&D. The party is heading into the Wasteland tonight. I’ve prepared snacks and moral dilemmas. Hopefully, they brought their character sheets and not just chaos. (They definitely brought chaos). #ttrpg #DND5e #GameNight
January 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Thursday night means D&D. The party is heading into the Wasteland tonight. I’ve prepared snacks and moral dilemmas. Hopefully, they brought their character sheets and not just chaos. (They definitely brought chaos). #ttrpg #DND5e #GameNight
Student: "Why do we have to learn this?" Me: "Because mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, and knowledge is the powerhouse of your future." The eye rolls sustained me. #DadJokes #ScienceTeacher #Education
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Student: "Why do we have to learn this?" Me: "Because mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell, and knowledge is the powerhouse of your future." The eye rolls sustained me. #DadJokes #ScienceTeacher #Education
Day 1 of the new semester. Coffee is the only reactant driving this metabolic pathway right now. Let’s go teach some science. #BackToSchool #ScienceTeacher #Coffee
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Day 1 of the new semester. Coffee is the only reactant driving this metabolic pathway right now. Let’s go teach some science. #BackToSchool #ScienceTeacher #Coffee
The Sunday night "Teacher Scaries" are real. Preparing lesson plans on carbon cycles while fighting the urge to just prep my next dungeon map instead. If only I could cast 'Calm Emotions' on myself IRL. #TeacherLife #SundayScaries #DMLife
January 5, 2026 at 1:46 AM
The Sunday night "Teacher Scaries" are real. Preparing lesson plans on carbon cycles while fighting the urge to just prep my next dungeon map instead. If only I could cast 'Calm Emotions' on myself IRL. #TeacherLife #SundayScaries #DMLife
Rolling for initiative on 2026. Hoping for a natural 20, but with my luck, I’ll settle for anything above a 10. Happy New Year, friends. May your stats be high and your stress be low. #NewYear2026 #DND #DadLife
January 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Rolling for initiative on 2026. Hoping for a natural 20, but with my luck, I’ll settle for anything above a 10. Happy New Year, friends. May your stats be high and your stress be low. #NewYear2026 #DND #DadLife
Anyone got New Years resolutions?
December 31, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Anyone got New Years resolutions?
Who in 2025 still loves D&D?
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Who in 2025 still loves D&D?
It's a beautiful planet we live on.
September 16, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's a beautiful planet we live on.
Ran 6 miles this morning.
Used the time to plan a heist encounter set during a masquerade ball in a crumbling empire.
Cardio-fueled creativity is real.
#RunnerGM #TTRPGDesign #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
Used the time to plan a heist encounter set during a masquerade ball in a crumbling empire.
Cardio-fueled creativity is real.
#RunnerGM #TTRPGDesign #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
August 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Ran 6 miles this morning.
Used the time to plan a heist encounter set during a masquerade ball in a crumbling empire.
Cardio-fueled creativity is real.
#RunnerGM #TTRPGDesign #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
Used the time to plan a heist encounter set during a masquerade ball in a crumbling empire.
Cardio-fueled creativity is real.
#RunnerGM #TTRPGDesign #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
Prepped a history-themed one-shot where the party investigates a missing artifact.
One player became a rogue archaeologist.
Another? A bard who fakes ancient scrolls for money.
I love my chaotic historians.
#TTRPGDad #GMNotes #MarkOnTheMove #HistoryNerd
One player became a rogue archaeologist.
Another? A bard who fakes ancient scrolls for money.
I love my chaotic historians.
#TTRPGDad #GMNotes #MarkOnTheMove #HistoryNerd
August 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Prepped a history-themed one-shot where the party investigates a missing artifact.
One player became a rogue archaeologist.
Another? A bard who fakes ancient scrolls for money.
I love my chaotic historians.
#TTRPGDad #GMNotes #MarkOnTheMove #HistoryNerd
One player became a rogue archaeologist.
Another? A bard who fakes ancient scrolls for money.
I love my chaotic historians.
#TTRPGDad #GMNotes #MarkOnTheMove #HistoryNerd
One of my students caught me drawing dungeon maps during lunch. Now I’m running an after-school game for six teenagers and a very confused science teacher.
#TTRPGInSchools #GMLife #MarkOnTheMove
#TTRPGInSchools #GMLife #MarkOnTheMove
July 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
One of my students caught me drawing dungeon maps during lunch. Now I’m running an after-school game for six teenagers and a very confused science teacher.
#TTRPGInSchools #GMLife #MarkOnTheMove
#TTRPGInSchools #GMLife #MarkOnTheMove
My son named his RPG character “King Pancake” and insists his power is syrup magic.
I said yes. I added mechanics. I made it canon.
#TTRPGDad #FamilyGameNight
I said yes. I added mechanics. I made it canon.
#TTRPGDad #FamilyGameNight
July 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My son named his RPG character “King Pancake” and insists his power is syrup magic.
I said yes. I added mechanics. I made it canon.
#TTRPGDad #FamilyGameNight
I said yes. I added mechanics. I made it canon.
#TTRPGDad #FamilyGameNight
My daughter asked if she could make a character for “Daddy’s dice game.”
She’s a talking rabbit who bakes bread and solves mysteries.
Campaign’s cancelled. We’re playing her game now. 🐰🍞🔍
#TTRPGDad #ParentingWins #StorytellingMagic #MarkOnTheMove
She’s a talking rabbit who bakes bread and solves mysteries.
Campaign’s cancelled. We’re playing her game now. 🐰🍞🔍
#TTRPGDad #ParentingWins #StorytellingMagic #MarkOnTheMove
July 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
My daughter asked if she could make a character for “Daddy’s dice game.”
She’s a talking rabbit who bakes bread and solves mysteries.
Campaign’s cancelled. We’re playing her game now. 🐰🍞🔍
#TTRPGDad #ParentingWins #StorytellingMagic #MarkOnTheMove
She’s a talking rabbit who bakes bread and solves mysteries.
Campaign’s cancelled. We’re playing her game now. 🐰🍞🔍
#TTRPGDad #ParentingWins #StorytellingMagic #MarkOnTheMove
Told my students that prepping a TTRPG campaign is like writing a lesson plan, except the players always start a revolution halfway through.
They nodded like they understood.
They didn’t.
#TeacherLife #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
They nodded like they understood.
They didn’t.
#TeacherLife #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
July 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Told my students that prepping a TTRPG campaign is like writing a lesson plan, except the players always start a revolution halfway through.
They nodded like they understood.
They didn’t.
#TeacherLife #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
They nodded like they understood.
They didn’t.
#TeacherLife #TTRPGDad #HistoryNerd #MarkOnTheMove
Reposted by History GM
We want ICE out of our Hospitals.
July 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We want ICE out of our Hospitals.