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1990s Proto-Folklore
Concept: “A handful of classes and items that are, if not yet proper folk lore, on the verge of reaching full folkloredom, pulled from the deep well that is 1990's culture.”
Content: Two character classes (one based on a movie starring Brandon Lee, the other on a comic by Bill Waterson) and a handful of items inspired by iconic films
Writing: Elegantly captures its source materials’ respective characters
Art/design: That rug really ties the page together
Usability: Typographical hierarchy makes for easy navigation
Content: Two character classes (one based on a movie starring Brandon Lee, the other on a comic by Bill Waterson) and a handful of items inspired by iconic films
Writing: Elegantly captures its source materials’ respective characters
Art/design: That rug really ties the page together
Usability: Typographical hierarchy makes for easy navigation
36 Occult Curios
Concept: “A rehash of my LotFP compatible release Examples of the Dark Arts Vol. 02”
Content: Three dozen items comparable in power to occult treasures and class-specific gear
Writing: Each item features a short paragraph with qualitative and mechanical descriptions (and stat blocks as called for)
Art/design: Designed and laid out for easy reading with some esoteric atmosphere
Usability: Numbered 1 - 36, so rolling random items will require some renumbering
Content: Three dozen items comparable in power to occult treasures and class-specific gear
Writing: Each item features a short paragraph with qualitative and mechanical descriptions (and stat blocks as called for)
Art/design: Designed and laid out for easy reading with some esoteric atmosphere
Usability: Numbered 1 - 36, so rolling random items will require some renumbering
4d20 swords which are not +1
Concept: “As you pick up the weapon you feel power and dread. It has history, it has a will. It wants you to kill. It enables you to kill. You're not the same anymore.”
Content: 4d20 swords. +1d20 quests. Not +1.
Writing: Blades of unusual manufacture, dubious history, and questionable reliability. Just like the Scvm who wield them.
Art/design: Bold display fonts over a finely ground body. Colors that are torn, scratched, flecked, spattered, and rolled.
Usability: Compatible with Mörk Borg, but also fairly system agnostic.
Content: 4d20 swords. +1d20 quests. Not +1.
Writing: Blades of unusual manufacture, dubious history, and questionable reliability. Just like the Scvm who wield them.
Art/design: Bold display fonts over a finely ground body. Colors that are torn, scratched, flecked, spattered, and rolled.
Usability: Compatible with Mörk Borg, but also fairly system agnostic.
4 Flayed Faces
Concept: “They will grant the wearer unclean powers but at the most gruesome of cost.”
Content: Four masks with a diverse spread of granted abilities
Writing: Focused on clean delivery of the masks’ effects
Art/design: Noh masks, paper texture, and kanji establish a distinct cultural theme
Usability: Spiral text may be challenging to read but is an interesting design choice; the masks themselves may serve as a compelling adventure hook
Content: Four masks with a diverse spread of granted abilities
Writing: Focused on clean delivery of the masks’ effects
Art/design: Noh masks, paper texture, and kanji establish a distinct cultural theme
Usability: Spiral text may be challenging to read but is an interesting design choice; the masks themselves may serve as a compelling adventure hook
A Discarded and Damned Shield
Concept: “A discarded shield lays before you... there should be a corpse attached.”
Content: A shield/portal, or portal/shield?
Writing: Strong use of sensory elements make the shields discovery a minor encounter.
Art/design: Focal central shield illustration in neon pink with yellow sigils
Usability: Use as a plot point or unpleasant surprise.
Content: A shield/portal, or portal/shield?
Writing: Strong use of sensory elements make the shields discovery a minor encounter.
Art/design: Focal central shield illustration in neon pink with yellow sigils
Usability: Use as a plot point or unpleasant surprise.
A Farewell to Arms
Concept: “A record of Paladins’ dealings with the scum of the dying world and contains … the fullness of the everlasting virtue of uptight and haughty Paladins.”
Content: Includes weapons, hirelings, monsters, and classes—most of Mörk Borg’s main food groups
Writing: Mostly descriptions and mechanical features of each entry, but also includes some thematic literary quotations
Art/design: A huge array of public domain art in a variety of styles with some original artwork to boot
Usability: Highly modular and great for a snack
Content: Includes weapons, hirelings, monsters, and classes—most of Mörk Borg’s main food groups
Writing: Mostly descriptions and mechanical features of each entry, but also includes some thematic literary quotations
Art/design: A huge array of public domain art in a variety of styles with some original artwork to boot
Usability: Highly modular and great for a snack
Amber Tankard of Satyrn
Concept: “It is said that a glass or two helps to be more self-confident. A sip from this mug strips anyone of any inhibitions and common sense.”
Content: A tankard. It’s for drinking.
Writing: Rough and rowdy mechanics that are spoiling for a fight.
Art/design: A montage of drinking consequences orbits a God-tier tankard, even the text leans under the influence.
Usability: Designed with inebriation in mind.
Content: A tankard. It’s for drinking.
Writing: Rough and rowdy mechanics that are spoiling for a fight.
Art/design: A montage of drinking consequences orbits a God-tier tankard, even the text leans under the influence.
Usability: Designed with inebriation in mind.
Anecdotes
Concept: “Some wizard, who couldn’t be bothered to light up a fire, decided to summon a fire demon and trap it in a lantern.”
Content: A very bored lantern.
Writing: Mischievous and open-ended. A spark to be ignited at your table.
Art/design: A scvm reading a story to their demon lantern. Framed by boxed text
Usability: Keep it occupied, or it will keep you occupied.
Content: A very bored lantern.
Writing: Mischievous and open-ended. A spark to be ignited at your table.
Art/design: A scvm reading a story to their demon lantern. Framed by boxed text
Usability: Keep it occupied, or it will keep you occupied.
Anti-Paladin Filthy Slime Jam!
25 contributors
PerplexingRuins
Jean Verne
Kim Holm
Ceph
Tragos Games
Luis Bishop Lopez
Cthonic Cartography
Jegs
Ben Gyurik
Ian Long
Will Tejeda
Kevin B.
Martin Bonnevier Kronlid
RaptorShadow / BirdSilhouette Games
Ryan Sigler
Alex K. Barton
Walton Wood
Bracken MacLeod
Roland Boshnack
Michael Mars
Max Moon
Rugose Kohn
Eduardo Carabaño
Michał Gotkowski
Strega Wolf van den Berg
“For God sent not his followers into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might have its ass kicked.”
All proceeds donated to Doctors Without Borders
All proceeds donated to Doctors Without Borders
A Pale Ground Covering All
Concept: “All manner of winged pests fill the air of Grift. The endless buzzing is an annoyance, but hardly dangerous. Yet King Sigfúm knows they are no mere pests.”
Content: A maggot-infested portal-fueled laboratory crawl.
Writing: Squirms with body horror, filth, and promises of change for your unlucky scvm. Though the details of that change are left to the reader.
Art/design: Filthy full page illustrations envelope a clean two column layout with mini maps and tidy spot illustrations.
Usability: Doesn’t sacrifice substance for style.
Content: A maggot-infested portal-fueled laboratory crawl.
Writing: Squirms with body horror, filth, and promises of change for your unlucky scvm. Though the details of that change are left to the reader.
Art/design: Filthy full page illustrations envelope a clean two column layout with mini maps and tidy spot illustrations.
Usability: Doesn’t sacrifice substance for style.
Apir's Viscid Materials
Concept: “Oh Apir. Caterwauling amidst a thundering swarm of black motes. A shame to think that all that sweetness rotted his jaw clean off.”
Content: An insect-based (particularly bees) set of items with an extra bonus for collecting all 4 parts
Writing: Clear descriptions with creative flavor and imagery that appeals to the five senses
Art/design: Black graphics against yellow ground reinforce the apiary motif; images include characteristic Mörk Borg grunginess and splatteriness
Usability: Clearly writing and discrete segmentation make these items intuitive to use
Content: An insect-based (particularly bees) set of items with an extra bonus for collecting all 4 parts
Writing: Clear descriptions with creative flavor and imagery that appeals to the five senses
Art/design: Black graphics against yellow ground reinforce the apiary motif; images include characteristic Mörk Borg grunginess and splatteriness
Usability: Clearly writing and discrete segmentation make these items intuitive to use
Apocrypha
Concept: “They thought that all of Anuk Schleger's Scriptures were uncovered. I wish they had been right.”
Content: Rules, Tables, Character Traits, Diseases, Treatment & Body Mods, Dungeons, Bounties, Followers, Gear, Summoning, Monsters, Monstrous Classes. A little of everything.
Writing: A variety show with distinct blends of humor and horror throughout.
Art/design: Dementedly scrawled art and public domain images cut through with Mörk Borgian Design Sensibilities
Usability: Clear rules, table of contents, thoughtful page references at the beginning of the monster section.
Content: Rules, Tables, Character Traits, Diseases, Treatment & Body Mods, Dungeons, Bounties, Followers, Gear, Summoning, Monsters, Monstrous Classes. A little of everything.
Writing: A variety show with distinct blends of humor and horror throughout.
Art/design: Dementedly scrawled art and public domain images cut through with Mörk Borgian Design Sensibilities
Usability: Clear rules, table of contents, thoughtful page references at the beginning of the monster section.
A Polearm to Plunge into Someone Rotten
Concept: “Six polearms charged with magical energy to find hidden in the darkest crypt or fortress.”
Content: An assortment of macabre and arcane weapons
Writing: Includes compelling lore and mechanics for each polearm
Art/design: Descriptions are distinct and proximal to their respective illustrations, which are full of character and detail
Usability: Rather powerful by Mörk Borg base standards, but not without hazards and drawbacks
Content: An assortment of macabre and arcane weapons
Writing: Includes compelling lore and mechanics for each polearm
Art/design: Descriptions are distinct and proximal to their respective illustrations, which are full of character and detail
Usability: Rather powerful by Mörk Borg base standards, but not without hazards and drawbacks
Armaments of the Damned
Concept: “Grossly unbalanced, a danger to your players health!”
Content: 6 items as lethal to the users as to their foes
Writing: Provides a balance of lore, description, and mechanics
Art/design: Well-organized and appropriately colored layouts with some lovely artwork
Usability: Some of these items have more complex effects that will need to be tracked
Content: 6 items as lethal to the users as to their foes
Writing: Provides a balance of lore, description, and mechanics
Art/design: Well-organized and appropriately colored layouts with some lovely artwork
Usability: Some of these items have more complex effects that will need to be tracked
A (sometimes) Spiked Flail to the Face
Concept: “Six magical/cursed flails to discover in the deepest bog or dungeon.”
Content: A set of unique and creative weapons, most of which are lethal to target and wielder alike
Writing: Descriptive, compelling, and occasionally humorous
Art/design: Flails are depicted in silhouette, giving the reader’s imagination opportunity to fill in the gaps
Usability: Avoid contact with eyes and face
*Published prior to release of the formal third-party license
Content: A set of unique and creative weapons, most of which are lethal to target and wielder alike
Writing: Descriptive, compelling, and occasionally humorous
Art/design: Flails are depicted in silhouette, giving the reader’s imagination opportunity to fill in the gaps
Usability: Avoid contact with eyes and face
*Published prior to release of the formal third-party license
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