one-shot
All Hail The Necrotoad and Fifteen Fungi on the Dead Man’s Chest
Concept: “All Hail the Necrotoad, three hags terrorize the countryside from their mansion inside a giant undead toad...
Fifteen Fungi on the Dead Man’s Chest, an alien fungus has infected a crew and their captain”
Content: A hopping toad crawl and a fungal-infested ship crawl.
Writing: Background that establishes motivation and goals, practical advice on usage, and efficient summaries of fixed and random encounters.
Art/design: A gritty cartoonish illustration style with traditional block text layout aided by effective use of color and emphasis.
Usability: Consistent design choices make these larger dungeons easy to reference.
Content: A hopping toad crawl and a fungal-infested ship crawl.
Writing: Background that establishes motivation and goals, practical advice on usage, and efficient summaries of fixed and random encounters.
Art/design: A gritty cartoonish illustration style with traditional block text layout aided by effective use of color and emphasis.
Usability: Consistent design choices make these larger dungeons easy to reference.
Alles Wird Brennen
Concept: “The PCs awaken to the sounds of thunder and screams. […] Can they escape the city before it crumbles in the inferno?”
Content: A map-based adventure to find the keys to the city gates; includes encounter and event tables as well as enemy stat blocks
Writing: Sets the scene and the stakes fairly concisely; other descriptions are tightly focused
Art/design: Intuitive layout with some stylized illustrations of enemies and NPCs
Usability: Provides some leeway for making forward progress or just punishing inept PCs
Content: A map-based adventure to find the keys to the city gates; includes encounter and event tables as well as enemy stat blocks
Writing: Sets the scene and the stakes fairly concisely; other descriptions are tightly focused
Art/design: Intuitive layout with some stylized illustrations of enemies and NPCs
Usability: Provides some leeway for making forward progress or just punishing inept PCs
Among the Blood of Thine Enemies
Concept: “There are 3 cultists among you. You have 24 hours.”
Content: A general scenario and 12 NPCs to do with as you will
Writing: Lean but colorful and evocative
Art/design: Almost entirely typographical, but leverages layered text as a visual figure of how the PCs’ work will ultimately be overwritten
Usability: Requires some elaboration from the GM, but the bones are there
Content: A general scenario and 12 NPCs to do with as you will
Writing: Lean but colorful and evocative
Art/design: Almost entirely typographical, but leverages layered text as a visual figure of how the PCs’ work will ultimately be overwritten
Usability: Requires some elaboration from the GM, but the bones are there
Amputechture
Concept: “You find a well equipped corpse along the side of the road. It has no face. When you examine it more closely it breathes to you ‘don't pretend that I'm not alive’... ‘Find the stone circle, stop the Baphomets before they kill us all’”
Content: A phantom limb crawl.
Writing: A story-driven dungeon crawl of possession, exorcism, maggots, entrails, rituals, and blood.
Art/design: Grisly isometric map enshrined in vinyl, gruesome cover, and a track listing of an adventure layout.
Usability: Easy to read, simple to navigate, trivial to compel your scvm with a good old-fashioned possession.
Content: A phantom limb crawl.
Writing: A story-driven dungeon crawl of possession, exorcism, maggots, entrails, rituals, and blood.
Art/design: Grisly isometric map enshrined in vinyl, gruesome cover, and a track listing of an adventure layout.
Usability: Easy to read, simple to navigate, trivial to compel your scvm with a good old-fashioned possession.
An Ageless, Woodless Place
Concept: “A microsetting for a romp in a valley lost to memory and giant reptiles.”
Content: A primeval playground for scvm to die in
Writing: Overviews the setting and covers random finds, weather, landmarks, and monsters
Art/design: Efficiently organized into sections and vibrantly stylized
Usability: Doesn’t have a narrative arc, but players will surely find ways to keep themselves amused; a good place to strand characters or for them to pass through while traveling
Content: A primeval playground for scvm to die in
Writing: Overviews the setting and covers random finds, weather, landmarks, and monsters
Art/design: Efficiently organized into sections and vibrantly stylized
Usability: Doesn’t have a narrative arc, but players will surely find ways to keep themselves amused; a good place to strand characters or for them to pass through while traveling
An Exodus
Concept: “a ‘choose your own adventure’ that should take around 20 minutes to play.”
Content: A Grift escaping, bridge crossing daycare crawl.
Writing: A harrowing race against the clock, full of misdirection, misery, and oblique references to nearly every variety of child endangerment.
Art/design: Delicate splashes of color and texture engage this print-friendly design. Moody spot illustrations to drive the miseries of Grift home.
Usability: Children are surprisingly resilient, you are not. It probably won’t end well for any of you.
Content: A Grift escaping, bridge crossing daycare crawl.
Writing: A harrowing race against the clock, full of misdirection, misery, and oblique references to nearly every variety of child endangerment.
Art/design: Delicate splashes of color and texture engage this print-friendly design. Moody spot illustrations to drive the miseries of Grift home.
Usability: Children are surprisingly resilient, you are not. It probably won’t end well for any of you.
Ancient Skin
Concept: “One of you dregs is plagued with a maddening itch and not only that – the skin is starting to rot. They say Mausoleum Knutha, on the edge of the graveyard Graven-Tosk, holds the only known cure.”
Content: A complex and variable (not to mention twisted) crawl through Sarkash
Writing: Efficient but vivid descriptions of locations and inhabitants punctuated by grim wit
Art/design: Marvelous maps; type design helps map the connections amongst locations and items
Usability: Provides checkboxes to track variables (but if you mark this pamphlet, you’re a heathen and you deserve whatever misery befalls you)
Content: A complex and variable (not to mention twisted) crawl through Sarkash
Writing: Efficient but vivid descriptions of locations and inhabitants punctuated by grim wit
Art/design: Marvelous maps; type design helps map the connections amongst locations and items
Usability: Provides checkboxes to track variables (but if you mark this pamphlet, you’re a heathen and you deserve whatever misery befalls you)
*Backer reward for original Kickstarter campaign; special thanks to Johan for providing a copy of this rare little gem
Angel’s Tower
“This one-shot, 5-level dungeon is designed to be a brutal encounter for your party of deathless wanderers.”
Anti-Paladin Filthy Slime Jam!
25 contributors
Ceph
Kim Holm
Tragos Games
Luis Bishop Lopez
Cthonic Cartography
Jegs
Ben Gyurik
Ian Long
Will Tejeda
Kevin B.
Martin Bonnevier Kronlid
RaptorShadow / BirdSilhouette Games
Ryan Sigler
PerplexingRuins
Alex K. Barton
Walton Wood
Bracken MacLeod
Roland Boshnack
Michael Mars
Jean Verne
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
Anzhela and the Caged Skulls
Concept: “The woman cackles madly […] and drops the cages, drawing her sword and screaming with a mad rage.”
Content: English breakfast with a side of TPK; running will only make you die faster
Writing: Text heavy, but creates a vivid atmosphere and provides psychological depth to the antagonist, something not often found in Mörk Borg
Art/design: Excellent, expressive depictions of the titular characters
Usability: Includes an alternative d6-based encounter-resolution mechanic; a bit more complex than some scenarios, but the additional moving parts make for an interesting and memorable scenario
Content: English breakfast with a side of TPK; running will only make you die faster
Writing: Text heavy, but creates a vivid atmosphere and provides psychological depth to the antagonist, something not often found in Mörk Borg
Art/design: Excellent, expressive depictions of the titular characters
Usability: Includes an alternative d6-based encounter-resolution mechanic; a bit more complex than some scenarios, but the additional moving parts make for an interesting and memorable scenario
Auld Clootie’s Bairn
Concept: “What has happened to suddenly change the behavior of little Angelica…and how can the Mercer family fit in to their new community?”
Content: A surreally mundane adventure with a troubled tot
Writing: Provides lots of detail and dialogue as well as suggestions for alternative plots and a metric ton of nasty insults
Art/design: Primarily designed around navigating events and conversations delivered via text
Usability: Ready to use out-of-the-box but can also be tinkered with and adapted to GM taste and need
Bandits
Concept: “The shopkeep isn't happy, and it's thanks to these damn bandits.”
Content: It’s not about the bandits... You’re in for a long night. Stay hydrated.
Writing: I mean, bandits are involved, but it’s a parasitic sort of relationship to the text.
Art/design: Inky black horror, in an effective simulacrum of a starter adventure.
Usability: Layout will be familiar and effective for readers of official adventures.
Content: It’s not about the bandits... You’re in for a long night. Stay hydrated.
Writing: I mean, bandits are involved, but it’s a parasitic sort of relationship to the text.
Art/design: Inky black horror, in an effective simulacrum of a starter adventure.
Usability: Layout will be familiar and effective for readers of official adventures.
Basilica of the False Prophet
Concept: “THEM. A lunatic, convinced he is the one true, basilisk. Skulking in an abandoned church on the far side of the western mountain range, he rants and plots against HE and SHE.”
Content: A desperate descent. An unexpected plunge. A shattered hope?
Writing: Miserable and descriptive encounters, backed by elegant mechanics, make a narrative descent into madness.
Art/design: A masterful balance of utility, consistency, and style. Haunting yet austere illustrations and maps fill but do not dominate the pamphlet.
Usability: Pairs well with Western Wall (also by Rugose Kohn).
Content: A desperate descent. An unexpected plunge. A shattered hope?
Writing: Miserable and descriptive encounters, backed by elegant mechanics, make a narrative descent into madness.
Art/design: A masterful balance of utility, consistency, and style. Haunting yet austere illustrations and maps fill but do not dominate the pamphlet.
Usability: Pairs well with Western Wall (also by Rugose Kohn).
Basilisk Burger
Concept: “The players have found a map that tells of treasure. Survive the maze and claim your prize!”
Content: A fast-food themed experience
Writing: Includes stat blocks for multiple encounters as well as descriptions and some sample NPC dialogue
Art/design: Presented as a child’s place mat complete with word jumble and crayon marks
Usability: Toy prize not included
Content: A fast-food themed experience
Writing: Includes stat blocks for multiple encounters as well as descriptions and some sample NPC dialogue
Art/design: Presented as a child’s place mat complete with word jumble and crayon marks
Usability: Toy prize not included
Basilisks-A-Go-Go
Concept: “Grab a pencil. Trace your route through the labyrinth.”
Content: A quick, roll-lite, Dark Fort-esque maze. With basilisks. They have 2 heads. You have 1. Good luck.
Writing: Some quick, concise instructions
Art/design: The green circles contrast nicely against the background gradient, making it easy to navigate; the extra basilisk heads are a welcome touch, since the world needs more basilisks
Usability: Can be played with just some base stats; full character sheet not required
Content: A quick, roll-lite, Dark Fort-esque maze. With basilisks. They have 2 heads. You have 1. Good luck.
Writing: Some quick, concise instructions
Art/design: The green circles contrast nicely against the background gradient, making it easy to navigate; the extra basilisk heads are a welcome touch, since the world needs more basilisks
Usability: Can be played with just some base stats; full character sheet not required
Beasts to Unburden
“Retrieve (1) an Axolurtle egg, and (2) any instructions that would be useful in raising the beast.”
Beinfjäll
Concept: “Welcome to Beinfjäll, a dungeon set into a mountain in Bergen Chrypt. Let us take a wander through its halls and discover its secrets.”
Content: A room a day Mörktober 2023 dungeon.
Writing: Decisive bulleted room descriptions establish clear ecology, encounter context, and pace.
Art/design: A dreary isometric map of giant vampire bones and horrible little surprises.
Usability: A Twitter thread mini-map (for now)
Content: A room a day Mörktober 2023 dungeon.
Writing: Decisive bulleted room descriptions establish clear ecology, encounter context, and pace.
Art/design: A dreary isometric map of giant vampire bones and horrible little surprises.
Usability: A Twitter thread mini-map (for now)
Black Bvrn Bridge
Concept: “The box broke inside the [ogre’s] stomach […] covering the Bridge in a cube of anti-light.”
Content: Includes an inventive adventure-specific condition
Writing: Provides context and important details about the scenario
Art/design: Subdued but effective colors; concise but atmospheric map
Usability: Logically and linearly laid out
Content: Includes an inventive adventure-specific condition
Writing: Provides context and important details about the scenario
Art/design: Subdued but effective colors; concise but atmospheric map
Usability: Logically and linearly laid out
Black Shuck
Concept: “A small town is visited upon by a curious beast that is hell bent on slaughtering the townsfolk. Looks like you sought shelter from the storm in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Content: A short, isolation-horror scenario
Writing: Concise and to the point: “The dog must die!”
Art/design: Easy-to-read columns of text and an illustration (just in case your players don’t understand the concept of giant, black, bloody-mouthed dog)
Usability: Not a good boi
Content: A short, isolation-horror scenario
Writing: Concise and to the point: “The dog must die!”
Art/design: Easy-to-read columns of text and an illustration (just in case your players don’t understand the concept of giant, black, bloody-mouthed dog)
Usability: Not a good boi
Black Stump
Concept: “A strange well is discovered in the depths of Sarkash.”
Content: A cozy little 5-room dungeon
Writing: A great mix of grim and humorous
Art/design: Nice visual and typographical work; also comes in an optional “FVCK PRINTERS” version
Usability: Solid layout; available in single or 2-page versions to suit GM preference
Blackroot Trudge
Concept: “As the PCs wander through the forest, they encounter a tree which oozes blood – all it takes is one PC to remotely approach the tree and roots shoot from the ground, dragging all the unfortunate souls of the party underground.”
Content: A detailed and malicious dungeon clearly inspired by (but not derivative of) some classic Mörk Borg crawls
Writing: Clear with plenty of attention to nuance
Art/design: Typographical choices highlight items of note in each room; stat blocks at the bottom of page for easy reference
Usability: Bulleted lists for each room help GM stay mentally organized
Bloat
Concept: “The Gourmand’s Cutlery allows the wielder to eat anything. Which is good, as the user becomes famished and must eat.”
Content: A wonderland of overconsumption and excrescence
Writing: Contributes greatly to dungeon’s character
Art/design: Just offal
Usability: Layout facilitate easy navigation
Blood Ambrosia
Concept: “A prince stolen. A deal made in exchange for your life. A Banquet of blood and gore.”
Content: An epicurean escapade in Alliáns
Writing: Provides the adventure’s premise, descriptions of dungeons and rooms, attending NPCs, and a smorgasbord of miserable menu items
Art/design: Abundant use of public domain images adds plenty of color and variety
Usability: The text point is small and a bit crowded on some pages, making it difficult to quickly reference and a bit tiring to read at length
Content: An epicurean escapade in Alliáns
Writing: Provides the adventure’s premise, descriptions of dungeons and rooms, attending NPCs, and a smorgasbord of miserable menu items
Art/design: Abundant use of public domain images adds plenty of color and variety
Usability: The text point is small and a bit crowded on some pages, making it difficult to quickly reference and a bit tiring to read at length
Bloody Cap
Concept: “A murderous goblin from the borders of Grift and Graven-Tosk, found where scenes of tyranny and vile deeds have befallen the lands.”
Content: Stats and description of the monster along with a short dungeon lair
Writing: Does a good job conveying maliciousness and viciousness
Art/design: Use of color reinforces the creature’s theme
Usability: Some text may be difficult to read, particularly when printed in black and white
Content: Stats and description of the monster along with a short dungeon lair
Writing: Does a good job conveying maliciousness and viciousness
Art/design: Use of color reinforces the creature’s theme
Usability: Some text may be difficult to read, particularly when printed in black and white
Bony Knuckles to the Face
Concept: “At any time and place in this doomed world, a sarcophagus could appear that was not there the day before.”
Content: Hook and mechanics for an undead (but surprisingly good-natured) fighting pit
Writing: Lots of descriptive details, a stable of fun mechanical features, and some interesting variables
Art/design: Art and layout are very on-brand but with their own unique flavor
Usability: Logical, efficient sequential flow
Book of Misery
“50+ pages of despair and misery, including more classes, weapons, monsters and adventures”
Bork Borg
Concept: “Drastically increases the quantity and variety of dog options”
Content: Dog breeds, dog-related items, an optional dog-based class, rules for dog PCs (with their own optional classes), and a dog-centered adventure
Writing: Clearly and affectionately written with a clever shift to the dog’s POV in the dog-PC section
Art/design: Designed for easy reading and navigation with graphic touches like a dog-head border and pawprints across pages
Usability: Sit. Stay. Good.
Content: Dog breeds, dog-related items, an optional dog-based class, rules for dog PCs (with their own optional classes), and a dog-centered adventure
Writing: Clearly and affectionately written with a clever shift to the dog’s POV in the dog-PC section
Art/design: Designed for easy reading and navigation with graphic touches like a dog-head border and pawprints across pages
Usability: Sit. Stay. Good.
Burn Your Dead
Concept: “Based on the EP Burn Your Dead by Year of the Cobra”
Content: A 5-room dungeon infested with the undead
Writing: Concise descriptions with strong imagery
Art/design: Text is arranged around the central map; color emphasizes monsters and important actions; and the flame image reinforces the title and creates a sense of advancing danger
Usability: Provides no hook, but easy to drop into a game at an appropriate (or unexpected) time
Content: A 5-room dungeon infested with the undead
Writing: Concise descriptions with strong imagery
Art/design: Text is arranged around the central map; color emphasizes monsters and important actions; and the flame image reinforces the title and creates a sense of advancing danger
Usability: Provides no hook, but easy to drop into a game at an appropriate (or unexpected) time
Börk Morgue #666
Concept: “An unofficial zine for a Dying World with words and design”
Content: Random tables, optional rules for dice & powers & armor/weapons/combat, pointy teeth, monsters & NPCs … and a Börk Morgue & a Maus Borg
Writing: Presented with a personable tone with plenty of wry wit
Art/design: Loaded with Mörk Borg aesthetic elements, color, and some creative layouts
Usability: Adds some deeper complexity in some areas (especially complex) and some irreverent variety all around
Content: Random tables, optional rules for dice & powers & armor/weapons/combat, pointy teeth, monsters & NPCs … and a Börk Morgue & a Maus Borg
Writing: Presented with a personable tone with plenty of wry wit
Art/design: Loaded with Mörk Borg aesthetic elements, color, and some creative layouts
Usability: Adds some deeper complexity in some areas (especially complex) and some irreverent variety all around
Call of the Siren
Concept: “The crew of the Unjust must retrieve the Heart of the Sea, a relic said to be in the clutches of shipwreck-luring Sirens.”
Content: A perilous nautical adventure with stats for characters, monsters, and mechanics for maritime hazards
Writing: Provides the necessary information and atmosphere but avoids being prolix
Art/design: Primarily textual but well organized, and includes some illustrations with an OSR feel
Usability: Mostly presented in bullet points, which makes skimming and quick reference easier; download includes graphic and text-only versions
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