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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 15h

On the first day of #Mörktober, goat (for Pirate Borg). Text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A zombified goat, eating a hand. Text that reads: The Gruff Gorger
Left to rot, rotted, risen. A goat infected by a zombie bite. Hungry while alive; even hungrier while undead.
HP 10 Morale - Thick Hide d2
Headbutt d4
Bite d6 + Zombie Infection(pb.94)
Carnivore On a roll of 5 or 6, the Gruff Gorger has bitten off a piece of the target's flesh. Roll d4 and the target loses a...
1. ...chunk of flesh (applies the bleeding condition)
2. ...toe
3. ...finger
4. ...hand

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After two years of Mörktober prompts (the last year's prompts were posted here), I've compiled them together for a new 3rd party Pirate Borg zine, A Catalog of the Hats and Periwigs of the Most Notorious Pyrates. Get it here: 1715commons.itch.io/a-catalog-of...

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A Catalog of the Hats and Periwigs of the Most Notorious Pyrates by metamer

All things hats for the Pirate Borg role-playing game

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The drinks of Gen Con. Or at least the drinks I've had while I'm here, thus far. The Inferno Room is a must visit. Depicted from there is the Go-Go Juice and the Margarita Tropicale.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I got to run events from the Encounter Atlas and it is an invaluable Pirate Borg tool for fleshing out any locale in the Dark Caribbean. I recommend it heartily.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

More Finger Lakes photos, including the National Women's Rights Historical Park:

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

"The Anti-Slavery and Women's Rights Revolutions do not differ in their philosophy from that of all other Revolutions...if anger most intense swell the bosom of the wrong doer, it is proof that Truth's barbed arrow is fast in the right place." --Lucy Stone, 1853

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Random Finger Lakes trip photos. Note: the tiki drink (Ohana Rum Punch) had nothing to do with the other pictures.

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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

💙🩷😸🩷💙

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

While vacation is lovely, coming home has its value.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Le Moutardier in Avignon makes a mean cocktail, pictured their L'exotique. Rum, passionfruit syrup, pineapple juice, peach liqueur, and peach bitters. Garnished with dried pineapple and fresh flowers.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Not my idea of fun at work on a Friday night.

A text message that reads, "poop party in the basement."

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

An Acre of Barren Ground for Pirate Borg has 9 days to go. I'm still surprised that it's funded and people seem excited about it. I'm keen for the next stretch goal, a printed map of the lighthouse. Here's a WIP of it. Check out the rest of the project and its updates: kck.st/4aEoAzV #PirateBorg

A WIP map of a lighthouse, styled after 18th century illustrations

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

On the horizon stands a lonely lighthouse, a ship docked by it, low in the water and likely filled with treasure. Easy plunder for a capable crew, right? An Acre of Barren Ground is a brochure-style adventure for the PIrate Borg role-playing game. #Pirateborg www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...

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An Acre of Barren Ground

A 3rd Party Brochure Adventure for the Pirate Borg Role-Playing Game.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

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An Acre of Barren Ground

A 3rd Party Brochure Adventure for the Pirate Borg Role-Playing Game.

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Julian Bernick @julianmfbernick.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Very excited to share some work I've been involved in within the FICTION space, not just the RPG space. If you like fantasy, sword and sorcery, Appendix N, etc., this is for you! Much more to come in February, but go follow our page and see what's up! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #DCCRPG

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Get Ready for Swords Against! The swords & sorcery fiction magazine against Tyranny!

From Elastic Torch Books - Get Ready for Swords Against! The swords & sorcery fiction magazine against Tyranny!

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Olde Owle Pick, 2016 CE, Eboracum.

An owl giving a shifty eye to the camera.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Snow! Granted it's about five hours north from home, in Ithaca, NY, but still...

The Cayuga Lake inlet, its shores snow-covered with a row of trees.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Go outside tonight. See the Northern Lights, they said. It'll be fun they said...

A photograph of the sky, covered by clouds and a border of barren trees.

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Mörktober was a fun experience. I'm looking forward to the next one. I'm proud I got one out everyday! These pieces tie in well with the Pirate Borg universe and there will be a release of a PDF that features all of these wicked and profane head peices and more! #mörktober #pirateborg #ttrpg

A compilation of all the Mörktober art peices for 2025 designed by Lostar

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

On the thirty-first day of #Mörktober, pumpkins (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

An illustration of a well-dressed pirate with pumpkins growing from their scalp, dripping blood; about to throw one at an enemy. The text reads, "Patch o' Pumpkins: From a seed this wig grows, burrowing into the scalp. As a result the wearer suffers a -1 to PRESENCE. Each day d4 of the pumpkins can be harvested and thrown. Test AGILITY DR12 to do 2d6 damage. Crit: double damage. Fumble: hit a random ally instead."

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

On the 30th day of #Mörktober, Rich or poor, we all stand beneath the STARs (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A sketch of a blindfolded pirate looking up into a cloud of stars with mythical creatures labled amongst the clusters. The text reads: Blindfold of the Astronavigator. Placing the blindfold over your eyes and activating this ANCIENT RELIC allows you to see the stars above, regardless of time of day or other interference with the sighting of the stars, for d12+SPIRIT hours.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

On the twenty-ninth day of #Mörktober, there's a hat like a hole (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

An illustration of a pirate drawing a sword from a hole in their hat that opens up into an extra-dimensional space while a rat peers out of the hole. The text reads, "Hat of Holding: The hole in this hat leads to an extradimensional space that can hold up to 8 normal-sized items. To retrieve an item all the wearer must do is reach into the hole while thinking of the item. Extradimensional spaces such as these carry the risk of Void Rat infestation. Void Rat Look too long into the void and sometimes a rat looks back at you. HP 2 Morale 5 No Armor Bite 1 + Curse of the Void Curse of the Void: Test TOUGHNESS DR 10 or permanently lose hit points equal to the damage taken. Swarm: When multiple Void Rats attack the same target, combine their damage into one sum (target only tests once for Curse of the Void)."

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

On the 28th day of #Mörktober, feel the BLOAT (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A sketch of a pirate wearing an oversized puffer fish upon their head; its mouth suctioning to the wearer's crown. The pirate looks confused and there are slurping effects of slobber from the fish. The text reads: Oracle of the Tetraodontidae: Attach the bloated fish to your head: it inflates and secretes a pellagic poison that renders the creature's thoughts audible to the wearer. Test PRESENCE DR 12 to decipher the rambling thoughts. There is a 50% chance that the thoughts predict something accurate about what is going to happen in the next 30 minutes. With each subsequent attempt in a day, the accuracy decreases by 10%.

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NINJA BORG @ninjaborg.com · 27/10/2025

NINJA BORG is going to get in on the celebration this month with our lone contribution to #mörktober or #morktober, however you nerds spell it. Anyway, here's today's effort for the October 27th prompt, ICE. #fuckice

A NINJA BORG style douchebag, detailing an ICE AGENT, for your ninjas to give the ol' ultraviolence to. Shows a former member of the Gravy SEALS in his sweet ICE uniform with his super tough and scary skull mask. Because you gotta look like a badass when you are beating up on tamale vendors. Fucking pricks. The ICE agents, not the tamale vendors. Tamale vendors are badass.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

On the twenty-seventh day of #Mörktober, things are ice-cold (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A drawing of a pirate with a flowing beard made of strands of ice and dripping with melt-water. The text reads, "Icebeard's Beard: Activate the ANCIENT RELIC to melt some of the beard to provide drinking water for one person's consumption for a day. The ice then gradually regrows over the course of the day as long as it remains affixed to the user's face.

Some say Icebeard was a fearsome sailor from Saxony who took to pirating in the Caribbean decades ago. Since then Icebeard has plundered the seas. It is whispered that the beard has changed hands and that it is not one, but many Icebeards that have carried the name...and the beard."

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

On the 26th day of #Mörktober, light your TORCH (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A sketch of a bearded man wearing a crown of fiery torches. The text reads: Crown o' Torches: A fiery crown that illuminates the immediate area. Additionally, as an action, this ANCIENT RELIC causes a blast of fire to emanate from the wearer. Anyone within 15' must test AGILITY DR 14 or take 3d6 damage. Just because you declare yourself a pirate king doesn't mean you're king of the pirates.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

On the twenty-fifth day of #Mörktober, not all hermits live in caves (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A drawing of a salty seadog wearing a mollusk shell inscribed with glowing runes on their head. They are in partial transformation into a hermit crab-like creature. The text reads "Metamorphoses of the Hermit Crab: Upon activating this ANCIENT RELIC roll a d6 to transform your body (duplicate rolls do not stack): 1. Crab Claws. d6 damage for d6+SPIRT rounds. 2. Crustaceous Shell. d2 armor for d6+SPIRIT rounds. 3. Shell Occupation. Can withdraw into the shell and become immobile, giving d10 armor for d6+SPIRIT days. 4. Gill Growth. Breathe underwater for d6+SPIRT hours. 5. Antennae. "See" through vibrations in the air and ground, revealing the hidden or invisible, for d6+SPIRIT hours. 6. Complete the Metamorphosis. Permanently become a Sentient Animal, a coconut-sized hermit crab. Gain all of the above abilities and modify stats as follows STRENGTH: -2. AGILITY: +2. PRESENCE: -3. TOUGHNESS: +3. SPIRIT: -2. HP: D2±TOUGHNESS."

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tomtremendous @tomtremendous.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#mörktober day 25: HERMIT Wanted. #pirateBorg

Stone folly high on a cliff, overlooking a beach.

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

On the 24th day of #Mörktober, don't get STUMPed (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

An illustration of a stump that has come to life; its roots unearthed and carrying the weight of its stump. A human skeleton dangled from beneath its severed trunk. The text reads: Once there was a tree and she loved a pirate captain. The pirate captain hid their treasure in a knot in the tree's trunk. One day they died and were buried under her. Time went by and the tree's body used for lumber, the pirate captain's treasure taken. Now they both have risen, the pirate captain just bones along for the ride and the tree wandering seeking the captain's cursed treasure. Dread Stump the Tree was happy HP: 12 Morale - Bark -d2 d Body Slam d6 Nutrient Feed. Those killed in the presence of the Dread Stump heal it for d6 HP.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

On the twenty-third day of #Mörktober, here are some nice flowers (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A drawing of a pitcher plant with flowers shaped like hats. The text reads, "This large plant sprouts large flowers that for all intents and purposes look like a number of hats. A single Fronded Hatcap sprouts d6 flowers at any one time. While they can be removed, doing so requires an AGILITY DR 14 test or take d4 damage and armor is reduced by one tier from the acid that covers the stalks of the plant."

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tomtremendous @tomtremendous.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

More #pirateBorg madness with #mörktober day 23: That's a beautiful FLOWER.

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

On the 22nd day of #Mörktober, a cap-capering thief (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A sketch of a maniacal man wearing a tipsy tower of a variety of hats. He holds shears in his hands suggesting he is ready to snip away his next claim. The text reads: The Thief of All Hats
Craven Capellophile
HP 5 Morale 6 No Armor
d Fabric Shears d4

The Thief of All Hats' name has been a mystery though their efforts have not: they have an obsession with collecting hats of all shapes and sizes. No petty theft is too small, no elaborate heist too grand in their quest for the acquisition of head coverings. It is rumored that they have a hidden hoard of their collection. But they'll never tell as they'll never share their bounty or their secrets.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

On the twenty-first day of #Mörktober, even the hats have beaks (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social ): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A drawing of bycocket hat made from the remains of a monstrous, metal-studded seagull. The text reads "A Fyn Bycocket: Stitched from the remains of a Scavenging Seagull, the hat emits the shrill screams of a gull in the presence of shiny things, even if they are hidden."

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tomtremendous @tomtremendous.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

#mörktober day 20! ASH... an easy one for #pirateBorg.

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

On the 20th day of #Mörktober, a mind-blowing trip on ASH (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #ttrpg

A psychedelic drawing splashed in a kaleidoscope of colors depict a person wearing a mask that has several thin tubes coming out of it; colorful smoke pours from each pipe and the wearer's bones glow a green hue, visible through their skin. The text reads: Trip-Trap Mask: Used by the most reckless of ASH addicts. Using the mask intensifies the experience. Roll twice on the ASH table and apply both effects.

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

On the nineteenth day of #Mörktober, we're all a little broken (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A pirate with a toothy grin revealing a gold tooth, wearing a ragged straw hat, smoking from a recent gunshot. The text reads "Straw Hat of the Last Survivor: If the wearer is reduced to 0 HP, they roll on the Broken table with a 1d4+2. Then test SPIRIT DR 12. On a failure, the hat and its magic dissipate."

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tomtremendous @tomtremendous.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#Mörktober day 19: Broken (miss-remembered as SHATTERED). A #pirateBorg cutlass best left in pieces. #OSR.

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

On the 18th day of #Mörktober; a withering end (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #ttrpg

A sketch of a witchy pirate woman wearing a cursed capotain. Her form is ragged and features sunken as vines wrap about her and a spiral of them coalesce at her front to form a deathly spear. The text reads: The Dessicated Captain Something withered, seeking to drink the world dry HP 10 Morale - Leathery Skin -d2 d Grasping Roots d6 Taking Root. The Dessicated Captain's attacks burrow into targets, subsequent defense rolls are +2 DR. The Captain's Capotain 150s, may be cursed

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Ferrex Baldwin @metamer.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

On the seventeenth day of #Mörktober, the warden watches (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.bsky.social): #pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

A man wearing a shovel hat with his eyes cast in shadow. The hat sprouts eyes pointing in all directions. The text reads, "Hat of the Warden: Wearing this hat gives 360° vision. However, d4 days after first donning the hat, the wearer's eyes atrophy and they can only see through the hat."

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LᴏsTᴀʀᴏᴛ༻⛧ @lostarot.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

On the 16th day of #Mörktober, the obelisk connects thee to the sea (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by @metamer.bsky.social) #pirateborg #mörkborg #ttrpg

A depiction of a man wearing a tall obelisk as a ritualistic headpeice. It is encrusted with barnacles and sea life. Ocean water spills from his eyes, lips, and ears as he orates his ancient doctrine. The text reads: Pillar of Rhya'Tor: Spirit checks are -2 DR for Arcane Rituals. While worn, seawater seeps from the wearer's ears, eyes, mouth, and nose.

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