PerplexingRuins
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
Anti-Paladin Filthy Slime Jam!
25 contributors
PerplexingRuins
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
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
Beyond Deep
9 contributors
Concept: “The secluded mining town of Bereleah has been ground down by the exploitation of Thunder Trove Mining, its inhabitants grasping for survival at the treacherous edge...”
Content: A company town atop a Black Rock pit of horrors. 6 locations, 6 side quests, 11 artifacts (14 if you count cursed ones), 7 NPCs, and 10 monsters.
Writing: A moral quagmire inspired by the complex relationships and power imbalances of mining communities.
Art/design: Coarse, gritty, and at times dark illustrations and isometric maps in a rich black and white format. Organized two-column layout.
Usability: Highly legible. Available as a soft cover or pdf.
Content: A company town atop a Black Rock pit of horrors. 6 locations, 6 side quests, 11 artifacts (14 if you count cursed ones), 7 NPCs, and 10 monsters.
Writing: A moral quagmire inspired by the complex relationships and power imbalances of mining communities.
Art/design: Coarse, gritty, and at times dark illustrations and isometric maps in a rich black and white format. Organized two-column layout.
Usability: Highly legible. Available as a soft cover or pdf.
Entombed Bookkeeper
Concept: “Trapped in the darkest and forgotten places of the world, the Entombed Bookkeeper hordes its trinkets and knowledge.”
Content: A middle-weight monster with a covetous streak
Writing: Concise with some humorous rimshots
Art/design: Smart, ergonomic stylization and orientation of text around and within the central image
Usability: I feel personally satirized
Content: A middle-weight monster with a covetous streak
Writing: Concise with some humorous rimshots
Art/design: Smart, ergonomic stylization and orientation of text around and within the central image
Usability: I feel personally satirized
Lord of Flies
Concept: “We are hundreds, thousands and millions of flying insects that move your body.”
Content: A bug-based class
Writing: Concise and straightforward without skimping on character
Art/design: Relatively conservative with typefaces and visual elements, but features a great illustration
Usability: Probably not for entomophobes
Content: A bug-based class
Writing: Concise and straightforward without skimping on character
Art/design: Relatively conservative with typefaces and visual elements, but features a great illustration
Usability: Probably not for entomophobes
Mörk Maus
Concept: “This zine, although it looks super Mörk Borg, is not compatible with that metal game.”
Content: The Mörk Borg lore, atmosphere, and aesthetic adapted as a nuclear disaster setting for the Mausritter RPG
Writing: Equal parts entertaining, endearing, and horrifying
Art/design: Each contributor captures and conveys the look and feel of Mörk Borg but with appropriate, frequently humorous twists
Usability: I don’t know Mausritter’s rules, but this makes it look pretty user-friendly
Content: The Mörk Borg lore, atmosphere, and aesthetic adapted as a nuclear disaster setting for the Mausritter RPG
Writing: Equal parts entertaining, endearing, and horrifying
Art/design: Each contributor captures and conveys the look and feel of Mörk Borg but with appropriate, frequently humorous twists
Usability: I don’t know Mausritter’s rules, but this makes it look pretty user-friendly
Ossarium Vol. 1 + 3D Printable Minis
14 contributors
Concept: “3D Printable Minis”
Content: An STL model companion to the Ossarium Vol. 1 Beastiary
Writing: Code, in STL file format.
Art/design: Full renders of each creature including printable bases.
Usability: Sculpts are in continued refinement, feedback is requested.
Content: An STL model companion to the Ossarium Vol. 1 Beastiary
Writing: Code, in STL file format.
Art/design: Full renders of each creature including printable bases.
Usability: Sculpts are in continued refinement, feedback is requested.
Ossarium Vol. 1 + Reference Cards
13 contributors
Concept: “a set of 43 double sided tarot sized cards that contain all the info needed to bring the creatures of Ossarium into your next TTRPG session.”
Content: 43 tarot-sized double-sided creature reference cards.
Writing: Contains complete stats and lore for the creatures of Ossarium Vol. 1.
Art/design: Monstrous depictions in a visually striking yet functional layout.
Usability: Rules in the front. Lore in the back. Print and play instructions are included.
Content: 43 tarot-sized double-sided creature reference cards.
Writing: Contains complete stats and lore for the creatures of Ossarium Vol. 1.
Art/design: Monstrous depictions in a visually striking yet functional layout.
Usability: Rules in the front. Lore in the back. Print and play instructions are included.
Ossarium Vol.1 | Beasts of the Dying Lands
13 contributors
Concept: “Not just a bestiary
But an ongoing mission to seek out each creature.”
Content: 43 monstrous oddities to delight and horrify scvm.
Writing: Innovated, weird, and storied monsters to hunt and get killed by.
Art/design: Disgustingly tasteful use of color highlight gritty illustrations in dynamic spreads.
Usability: Digital spreads are of varying width to accommodate sidebars and creatures of significant scale.
Content: 43 monstrous oddities to delight and horrify scvm.
Writing: Innovated, weird, and storied monsters to hunt and get killed by.
Art/design: Disgustingly tasteful use of color highlight gritty illustrations in dynamic spreads.
Usability: Digital spreads are of varying width to accommodate sidebars and creatures of significant scale.
The Blood Knight
Concept: “The blood is your curse. The blood is your blessing. Since you were made, blood is the only thing that matters.”
Content: A blood-themed warrior class
Writing: Laden with vivid imagery and lean, straightforward mechanics
Art/design: Relatively conservative with typefaces and visual elements
Usability: Bring a mop
Content: A blood-themed warrior class
Writing: Laden with vivid imagery and lean, straightforward mechanics
Art/design: Relatively conservative with typefaces and visual elements
Usability: Bring a mop
The Yoke of God
Concept: “Yes, yoke is spelled correctly”
Content: A church-raiding egg crawl.
Writing: A coherent adventure, with just enough egg left over to yoke yourself.
Art/design: A chaotic cathedral map that’s navigable with well-placed visual and textual references.
Usability: Don’t rely on the text alone. Cooks over easy.
Content: A church-raiding egg crawl.
Writing: A coherent adventure, with just enough egg left over to yoke yourself.
Art/design: A chaotic cathedral map that’s navigable with well-placed visual and textual references.
Usability: Don’t rely on the text alone. Cooks over easy.
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