A sign reading "please do not stand on the siege engines" in French and English.

Good advice. #lesbauxdesprovence

It was definitely drool-worthy.

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.

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

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

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

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

An Acre of Barren Ground A 3rd Party Brochure Adventure for the Pirate Borg Role-Playing Game.

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...

An Acre of Barren Ground A 3rd Party Brochure Adventure for the Pirate Borg Role-Playing Game.

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. Back now!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...

A bat suspended from a wooden doorframe.

Bring your bat to work day.

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!

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

An owl, seated, opening its mouth to screech.

Another owl pic.

An owl giving a shifty eye to the camera.

Olde Owle Pick, 2016 CE, Eboracum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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."

On the thirty-first day of #Mörktober, pumpkins (for Pirate Borg; text by me, art by @lostarot.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.

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

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)."

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

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%.

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

#pirateborg #mörkborg #TTRPG

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.

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 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."

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 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.

On the 26th day of #Mörktober, light your TORCH (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by
@metamer.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+SPIRIT 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+SPIRIT 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 Hermit Crab You pinch and scuttle. STRENGTH: -2. AGILITY: +2. PRESENCE: -3. TOUGHNESS: +3. SPIRIT: -2. HP: D2±TOUGHNESS."

Caught some errors in the text of the original post, here's the corrected version:

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."

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

Stone folly high on a cliff, overlooking a beach.

#mörktober day 25: HERMIT Wanted. #pirateBorg

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.

On the 24th day of #Mörktober, don't get STUMPed (for Pirate Borg; art by me, text by
@metamer.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."

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

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