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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox

@sfxprb.bsky.social

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TTRPGer, excellent cook, barely managing dad, home maker, internet ditherer, Philadelphian. Anti-chud. Here for rad art, cool ideas about RPGs, and to harass OSR luminaries with posts about food. He/him

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · Aug 1

Took a break from making a wizard staff to finish my Appendix N Jam entry. Submitted with a whole hour to spare! It's my first published OSR module, or RPG material in general. Hope you download it and like it, but I had a blast making it either way! Comments welcome!

Beware! The Toads of Patala by Starfox_priebe

Adventure submission for the Appendix N Jam

starfox-priebe.itch.io

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 18h

I've passed by this sign a hundred times and I still don't know what it's telling me. It makes me laugh to think of all the things it's not intended to say though.

Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 19h

Well friends, if nothing else there's still a place for you in Philadelphia...

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 20h

Part 3 is here. The deep dive into the Ennies. If you're someone who doesn't know much about the Ennie Awards, you should read parts 1 and 2. But if you like a bit of inside baseball and are interested in award shows in general—this is the article for you.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-3/

How are the Ennies designed?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part three. How does the structure of the Ennies determine its outcomes? And what does it mean for others?

www.explorersdesign.com

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ktrey @ktrey.bsky.social · 23h

Heh, Gnarly Undead and Wergild both show up in my little "Consequences for Hireling Death" table:

d12 Table featuring ideas for Consequences of Hireling Death, including a hit to Reputation, Price Increases, the family requesting a Deodand, the Body, Wergild...or even some more exotic situations like haunting by Poltergeists/Revenants.

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Prismatic Wasteland @prismaticwasteland.com · 23h

Broke: Werewolves
Bespoke: Weregild
#ttrpg #osr (new blogpost)

Moonlight Glitters upon Weregild — Prismatic Wasteland

Lycanthropy is played out. Instead of using another werewolf in your game, try some weregilt.

www.prismaticwasteland.com

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 1d

This is a crazy thing to say in public 😂😂😂😂

mother dysnomia 🌚 @mamatried.bsky.social · 1d

lol it’s this guy

Tweet from 11/2/24 showing Harry Sisson and his 4 friends in a car that reads “we’re Gen Z voters and we all PROUDLY voted for Kamala Harris! Real men support Harris”

Robert J O’Neill quotes it with

“You're not men. You're boys. If there was no social media, you would be my concubines.”

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

I just discovered California Soul by Marlena Shaw, and it's a straight banger.

Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

"hanging from a tree"

"another man, Cory Zukatis, who was also found hanging the same day in Vicksburg."

Feels like any case of a black man dead hanged from a tree can't have anything less than the utmost scrutiny. I guess the other man was white.

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

"in this case"

I actually got pulled over the other day, I was shocked that a Philly cop would bother.

Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't seen anything about this, link?

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Ketracel Black @ketracelblack.blacksky.app · 2d

Can anyone explain why anti genocide protests kicked off a congressional investigation on antisemitism while a black college student's murder getting covered up has gotten no political response?

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Night of the Living Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 1d

Ty at Mindstorm Press (@mindstorm.bsky.social) is a great developmental editor for RPGs: collaborative, attentive, intelligent.

If you need someone to help you with your next project, you should hit him up.

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully the "enduring legacy" they're celebrating is not standing for bullshit.

Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

What do you call Emilio Estevez when he goes to bar trivia?

Emilio Guesstevez

Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

The Rodney King Riots.

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Liz O'Connor⁷ @drmicrochem.bsky.social · 1d

From Google Lens:
"The image shows a Winchell's Donut House burning during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, with military police present."

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

The inimitable Hodag doing a bunch of badass mech art for an indie wargame? How cool is this!

HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social · 2d

OH YEAH, WE GOT MECHS!

underthedice.com/flamesoforion/

Under The Dice

Mechanized Combat in a Dark Future. In the dark and distant future, the stars have smoldered and burned. Everything that once stood in the Orion sector has descended into darkness. Those who h…

underthedice.com

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah yeah yeah yeah I'm so chill
Puttin pears through my food mill

Shredded Asian pears being processed in a food mill.

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 1d

Alright, the first in-depth article of my awards debrief is live. "How do the Ennies work?" A top-down look at my judging experience from A to Z.

Please share, leave comments, and ask questions. And don't forget to read part 1 if you haven't already.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-2/

How do the Ennies work?

An insider's look into the 2025 Ennie Awards. Part two. What is the award process like behind closed doors, and how do the judges select nominees?

www.explorersdesign.com

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Jonathan Newell @edweirdian.bsky.social · 2d

New Monstrous Monday free post: www.patreon.com/posts/monstr...

Monstrous Monday 3: Leechbear | Bearded Devil

Get more from Bearded Devil on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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jawn valjawn @downloadagoat.bsky.social · 2d

First linocut attempt since ... high school art class, probably?

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Clayton @explorersdesign.bsky.social · 2d

I love award shows. It's no secret. It's why I've spent months writing, refining, and trying to distill my Ennies judging experience.

It's a 4-part series (I know, I know). One article a day. Today's lays out my goals and puts the focus on awards in general.

www.explorersdesign.com/ennies-1/

The Awards Debrief 2025

An in-depth look at the Ennie Awards, its process, design, and role from the perspective of one former judge.

www.explorersdesign.com

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The Ken in Yellow @kenlowery.bsky.social · 3d

It's Sunday night, it's October, so it's the perfect time for a VOID broadcast tinged with the strange. The dormant WHR 1025 has come back online, and a new DJ has found their way to the booth. They brought Billie Eilish, Sleep Token, Rush and more with them.

See ya in 30: bannerless.games/void-whr

VOID 1680 AM // WHR_10.05.25

Good evening, insomniacs. The Witching Hour Report returns for its debut on VOID 1680 AM, now presided over by Gray Calamity. Gray Calamity isn't sure how th...

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Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 3d

Stone to Wife

Nael "Extortionate Metagaming" Fox @sfxprb.bsky.social · 3d

Wifeskin

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