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The Marconomicon

@themarconomicon.bsky.social
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I'm a professional DM and a retired local con organizer. I write adventures and my own multi-campaign world, create all manner of homebrew, and generally do everything D&D. For game openings: startplaying.games/gm/marco

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Dax @gmdax.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Calling all Game Masters for #charity! It's time to kick off my annual #ExtraLife campaign and I have some slots in September I need help with. Want to run a one shot to help raise money for a good cause? Check out the form here: forms.gle/zSZYEUwpGU... Reposts appreciated! Form closes on Sunday!
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TTRPG Charity Event - Extra Life (Game Master Form)
Hello and welcome! Thank you for your interest in this Tabletop Roleplaying Game Charity Event benefitting Extra Life (https://www.extra-life.org/). This is my sixth year (WOO!) raising money for Extra Life and I'm so excited to raise money and have fun with you! If you're interested in running a game for a good cause, check out the details below. This form will close on August 16th, 2026 at Noon ET. Here are the details: I am looking for Game Masters to fill 3 games slots spaced out during the month of September. Times below include break, tech call and after game decompression. Safety tools are required for all games, this includes a Session 0. The event will be streamed live on my Twitch channel and later uploaded to YouTube. I will handle production and all asset creation, including overlays, promos, etc. All times listed below are shown in Eastern Timezone (UTC-4). Please note that these games are unpaid, and all bits and subs received on these days will be donated at the end of the event. Everyone will receive an email once the applications have been reviewed, no later than August 18th, 2026.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Looking back, the best plot moments I've ever created were spur of the moment improv. I'm not sure if it speaks well of my improv or poorly of my writing--probably both--but I'm proud of them nonetheless.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Inexplicably, the mayor of my homebrew campaign's latest focused city is "hot" and "mysterious" and "husband material". So now I have to figure out how to have a political figure of dubious character, set up as an antagonist, also be a... plausible love interest? Give the people what they want 🙃
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Blood Lily 🩸 🏳️‍⚧️ @tigerlily.northsky.social · 09/05/2026
My Witherbloom birthday cake 💚🖤 #MagictheGathering #Strixhaven
Cake with chocolate leaves and a flower and art of a daemogoth titanMagic card- Daemogoth Titan. It's a multi-armed demon in the swamp
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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · 05/05/2026
My resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision now has 79 co-sponsors. You can view the full list at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c.... I’ll keep fighting to get it across the finish line!
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This is really important for DM's new and old. www.reddit.com/r/DnD/commen... You are a player, too. The additional responsibilities you've taken on stop whenever they aren't fun for you. If you bend over backwards trying to cater to every player, you'll burn out and wonder why DM'ing isn't fun.
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BlindWildcat @blindwildcat.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Guard releases feeling a bit like
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Armchair Classicist (Ryan Schaller) @armchairclassicist.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Drawing of a book with a desk printer on the cover with the title "The printer that simply worked and other fairy tales"
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
FWIW to all the homebrewers out there, I cannot shout enough praise for what I've personally been calling the Sanderson method. Identify your world's core principles, and align people, factions, and/or magic/spirits/whatnot with those core principles. Everything flows really smoothly from there.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
My high fantasy/eldritch horror homebrew campaign is now a cozy urban market and friendship simulator. Characters that have absorbed fragments of dead gods, slain god-eating entities, and saved multiple settlements from certain destruction are now apartment hunting and job-seeking. I love D&D.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I have subconsciously been giving a lot of powerful women NPC's in my homebrew world names that start with Ha-; Harm(onica), Hazria, Haffa, Hallie, etc. I was gonna retcon some of them because idk why my brain did that, but my players are into it and insist we keep it 🙃 Brain, please
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I realized, two years in, that my homebrew world, mechanics, lore, and NPC's compose the game I've always wanted to play. It's beautiful and bittersweet, because I get to bring it to life for my friends but not experience it myself. No complaints, really. The greatest joys are shared with others.
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 06/03/2026
I charged my EV last night (from 20 percent to 100 percent) and it cost me about $17. Beyond the no gas, the car just rides so beautifully. Got it in July and cannot imagine ever going back to gas car.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
They cut Meals on Wheels for seniors, doctors for the VA, and food for American children - but send billions of taxpayer dollars to the Middle East for an unnecessary war of choice.
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Blood Lily 🩸 🏳️‍⚧️ @tigerlily.northsky.social · 02/03/2026
It's as simple as that. No exceptions
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Dan Izzo @izzos.net · 02/03/2026
Uh no...we definitely realize it.
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"[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Born too soon for no war in the middle east Born too late for no war in the middle east Born just in time for war in the middle east
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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
There is no moral, ethical, or sane reason to still have a presence on the site formerly known as Twitter. That ship has sailed, sunk, and been lost to the things that only thrive in darkness at crush depth.
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Dirk Grundy, Sewer Clown @dirkgrundy.stringtheorycomic.com · 28/02/2026
Danny devito in always sunny stating "you would have to be a real low life piece of shit to be proud to be an American."
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Not me spending all day writing and prepping a game, running it, then logging on way past my bed time to briefly see what's going on in the world and-- We bombed Iran? What the fuck? What the actual fuck. The things I have to say don't belong on the internet. This is fucked.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
My players are buying custom plushies of one of my NPC's. They are NOT cheap. I've been impressed and flattered by my players' commitments to my games before, but this is new.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hell yeah! wtfdetective.blog/millennial-d...
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Millennial dads spend 3 times as much time with their kids compared to previous generations, Study finds
Our kids are growing up in a world so different from the one we knew. Their car seats might have them looking backward, but our little ones are facing the
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/02/2026
New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes. 
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Emi @kayamalie.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
A diagram of the evolution of whales, from land dwelling mammals to the ocean giants we know today.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
There are only so many mechanical elements you can realistically include in a given session or campaign before it bloats. Hum. ...I guess I have to write more plot or something. In-world fairytales?
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Even as a paid GM, I'd still rather have three good games than six bad ones. The bad ones will drain, drag, and fall apart quickly. The good ones will be fun, consistent, and last forever. Plus, y'know, not ruining something that's also a great hobby.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Dispatch is a helluva...show? I don't think it felt like a game to me, though I can see how it might to some. Either way, it's an amazing experience that I can't recommend highly enough. Check it out!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Trump claims his ICE raids are going after the "worst of the worst". But his own DOJ admits that over 97% of immigrants detained in Chicago have no criminal record. It was always about cruelty, not public safety.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 17/11/2025
Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
A player recently left one of my paid campaigns. On the way out they shared plenty of criticisms. They thought having megavillain bosses that couldn't be soloed was bullying, skipping roleplay for the whole party was A-OK, and 23 AC should be enough to rarely get hit in Tier 4. 🤷
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Democrats can't defeat Trump-MAGA authoritarianism without an agenda that stands squarely on the side of working people. We need a pro-worker, pro-democracy, anti-establishment movement that will take on oligarchy like never before. It starts with the party rejecting Big Money.
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 07/11/2025
10/10 take. No notes.
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ADHD is knowing exactly what you need to do then watching yourself not do it like you're a scientist observing a very dumb experiment
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply
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KNinja @khrisnin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
"I'm fine to bleed if someone's gonna drink it, but I'm not just going to bleed on a door." Quote of the night, so far.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
It turns out that if you give your players a bowl that turns blood into magic buffs, nine times outta ten they'll immediately throw a vampire party.
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Mia Fae | Voice Actress @miafaeva.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna is introducing legislation to ban the president, his family, members of Congress, and all elected officials from trading crypto or stocks.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
My last big epic fight featured mechanics new to me/5e and my players...loved it? Idk, feels like rules supplements are the least successful, but maybe I'll put all my little expansions in a book one of these days. Just to prove I can, y'know?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 23/10/2025
JUST IN: The ENTIRE East Wing of the White House has officially been DEMOLISHED, per AP.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Imagine claiming to be patriotic and also being ok with the literal demolition of the symbol of the presidency.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Watching them tear down the East Wing in real time was not something I had on my bingo card for this or any other DC trip. Oh well. With all the museums shut down, I guess we'll settle for what we can get...
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
My three year old giggles uncontrollably while calling out "poop truck!" every time she sees one of these on the road. I'm proud of her for many reasons. This is certainly one of them.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Sanders: They have refused to negotiate. And anyone thinks that tomorrow they'll suddenly start negotiating. I think, is smoking what is illegal in many states AOC: And should be legal in more.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Imagine being 30+ years old before you realize that not every friendship should or even can be closest-best-buddies-ever-forever. Ha ha couldn't have been me. I've definitely always known how to have healthy, safely-spaced friendships. Yep.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Gonna be in DC for weddings twice in one year, and like. So happy for the couples, so glad I can be part of their special days. But also what a cosmically shitty time to be going to DC.
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Cyrus Rite @cyrusrite.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I fed a chicken growth supplements. Now the other chickens avoid him. I guess he's been ostrich sized.
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
After subjecting a dozen characters to frequent saves to avoid Eldritch Contamination for a year, one of them finally failed four saves in a row and turned into an eldritch monster. He made the ridiculously difficult save to keep his mind, though, so...now he's just playing a skeleboi. #PeakDnD
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The Marconomicon @themarconomicon.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
"Am I in too deep?" I wonder, as I write hundred-entry lists of flora and fauna for each biome of my homebrew world.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 09/10/2025
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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