Jacob Marks
Checkmörk
Concept: “Deep in chambers beneath Galgenbeck, two armies fight eternally.”
Content: Stats and context for chess-pieces-as-monsters
Writing: Bizarre descriptions, interesting abilities, and lots options for profit
Art/design: Marvelous illustrations; multiple versions, including print-and-fold zine format
Usability: Very good in both grid and paginated forms
Children of SHE
Content: A pair of complementary monsters and a table of demands
Writing: Creative with a dark tone punctuated by random weird humor
Art/design: A solid adaptation of the Mörk Borg aesthetic and style
Usability: The Dying Land needs more basilisks
Dashed Hopes & Twisted Pleasantries
Concept: “Need to give your players a small bit of hope or respite? Then roll on this table. Want to take away that hope? The event has an optional dark twist.”
Content: 12 light occurrences and ways to pervert their charm
Writing: Well written with especially good comedic pacing and timing
Art/design: A useable, visually interesting table with particularly fun guiding graphics
Usability: Rolling a d10 is the easy part; deciding to crush the PCs’ souls a little bit more is the fun part