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30 Days of MÖRK BORG, Adventure Chapbook Vol. 4: Something Rotten in Göthewig

Concept: “Established three generations ago by tax scofflaws from Schleswig, this mercantile utopia teeters on ruin”
Content: A three-act city crawl of procedurally crumbling districts and five dilapidated adventure sites. 
Writing: Moldering descriptions of urban decay blend with a malaise of frustration and angst to characterize the collapse of a culture fueled by greed.
Art/design: Haunting depictions of crumbling infrastructure and desperate souls contained in a dynamic and visually stimulating design.   
Usability: Accessible and easy-to-reference adventure design. 

Bloodborg

Concept: “Inspired by the hit video game Bloodborne by FromSoftware... Blodborg is a mashup of the lore and combat systems of these two grimdark fantasy worlds.”
Content: Eight classes, thirty-one monstrosities, and twenty “trick” weapons adapted from Bloodborne.
Writing: Faithfully transplants its bloody pathogens into the Dying Lands.
Art/design: Dark brooding design elements complement weathered and warped illustrations. 
Usability: Bordered text can be difficult to read without increasing resolution. 

Blood-Fueled Automation

Concept: “Of inscrutable origin and of unfathomable power, your chassis absorbs the blood of the living.”
Content: A blood-drinking robotic scvm.
Writing: Mechanically precise though not as soulless and inflexible as its titular subject.
Art/design: Superior in design, though not of machine precision. With a menacing full-color character illustration.
Usability: Ready to rip and tear. 

Crypt of the Antropophage

Concept: “Deep beneath the catacombs of Graven-Tosk, behind a blood-stained door, a madman works alone…”
Content: “a blood-soaked dungeon of death and depravity”
Writing: Gory, gonzo, goofy, and peculiarly congruent. With a timer that’s sure to rupture a blood vessel or two.
Art/design: Bloody crimson spot illustrations garnish a spread of vibrant red and white text.
Usability: Blood tokens and the map are recommended but not required.

Cult of the Blood God

Concept: “‘... AND AS I SIPPED OF THE CONCOCTION PRESENTLY I WAS SHOWN VIVID SIGHTS OF A BLACK FIELD GROWN FULL OF THOSE SAME FLOWERS I HAD INGESTED… AND FINALLY I KNEW I HAD ENTERED THE FORGOTTEN DIMENSION OF BLOOD ...’”
Content: A drug-fueled, rage-filled, blood-slick temple crawl—and berserker death race.
Writing: A lovingly crafted starter adventure, that guides new scvm through a bloodthirsty rage dungeon.
Art/design: Cunningly designed mini-maps, clever symbols, and layout blend utility and aesthetics seamlessly.
Usability: Not quite printer-friendly, but as legible as it is gorgeous.

Flagellants

Concept: “An ever growing bleeding serpent.”
Content: A masochistic mob.
Writing: Clinical depictions of mortifying marches and penitential parades to Galgenbeck. Mechanics that guarantee misery to friends and enemies alike.
Art/design: Mechanical text is splattered in sanguineous hues while claustrophobic descriptive text like the crush of expiating bodies.
Usability: Mechanics isolated for easy reference. 

Harkast’s Unclean Chants

Concept: “Inside you will find eleven unclean rituals to soil your game, written by Harkast the Alchemist himself as he roamed the tombs of Graven-Tosk.”
Content: A grimoire of eleven dark rituals from a miserable, dying world. 
Writing: Obscure and meticulous rites of ruinously specific purpose.
Art/design: Diagram’s and illustrations of unclean rituals and materia.
Usability: Technically not powers. 

Helm of Awe

Concept: “Enter as three and be free”
Content: A Norse myth puzzle crawl.
Writing: Encounters that heavily reference mythological events and figures.
Art/design: A map and protective ward.
Usability: More likely to confound the enemies of the Æsir.

Renfield

Concept: “Your Master’s deranged, fanatically devoted servant.”
Content: An obsessive and blood bug-fueled fanatic,
Writing: Mechanics which bind you devotionally to your Master.
Art/design: Intense visual elements in an exaggerated theatrical design.
Usability: Dependent on interaction with a Master figure. 
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