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Dead Girls in Sarkash Forest

Concept: “You are lost. You are dead.”
Content:
A random pointcrawl through Sarkash, 6 original thematic classes, and optional rules and gear that add more conceptual depth and distinction without straying from the Mörk Borg core
Writing:
Brooding and grim with an undertone of forlorn optimism; extremely effective in conveying the intended tone and atmosphere
Art/design:
Visually diverse art and typographical choices unified by a focus on the setting and themes
Usability:
Deliberately deals with sexism and trauma; intended as a self-contained module, but the adventure and classes can be used with other Mörk Borg content

Drafts: Dead Girl Classes, Dead Girls in Sarkash Forest, Encounters in Sarkash Forest

Down and Out in a Schleswig Sanitorium

Concept: “Recently the staff has all been murdered by a patient gone rogue. That suits the King’s ends well enough.”
Content:
Clever scenario, especially the conclusion
Writing:
Disturbingly descriptive at times, humorously irreverent at others
Art/design:
Adapts Nohr-esque style to express its “sterile” environment
Usability:
Well organized by category, but involves some flipping/scrolling/shuffling

FVCK THIS I’M OUT

Concept: “A mashup based on Rugose Kohn’s 30 Days of MÖRK BORG”
Content:
A randomized bridge crawl with monsters and other hazards
Writing:
Concise and witty (hopefully)
Art/design:
Dominated by a strange landscape and its denizens
Usability:
Works best as a two-page spread

Glasrø Island

Concept: “Go to the Island, bring back the dumb Prince, stay alive.”
Content:
An island crawl with surreal features and denizens
Writing:
Very concise
Art/design:
A central, more visually subdued map supported by on-brand accoutrements
Usability: Layout is a bit crowded but navigable with due attention; small text can be tough to read; includes a handy map for the players

Gone with the Gnomes

Concept: “Everyone loves gnomes. They sing and dance”
Content: Adorable gnomes. Celebration. Maypoles. Riddles. Hattery. A village in peril.
Writing: Full of childlike whimsy and bloodshed. A real fairytale.
Art/design: Admirably ambiguous yet gleefully grotesque illustrations in a riotous layout. 
Usability: Start in the upper right and make your way around the center. Hydrate or die. 

Graves Left Wanting

Concept: “The PCs find themselves buried alive in the vast, ever-changing cemetery of Graven-Tosk.”
Content: A macabre, nonlinear graveyard crawl
Writing:
Relentlessly grim with splashes of gallows humor, especially at the end
Art/design:
Monochrome with purple highlights set the atmosphere beautifully
Usability:
Well-organized into sections that include relevant stat blocks

Gregor's Folly

“There would be agony and pain enough to draw the eyes of Nechrubel. Gregor would lead the faithful from perdition into the Shimmering Fields.”

In The Belly of the Beast

Concept: “Short weird adventure for Mork Borg, where the characters are swallowed by a giant sea serpent and have to find their way out.”
Content: A serpent-shaped, acid-rich, nautical funhouse.
Writing: A segmented, event-driven skeleton draped in bile and blood.
Art/design: A fantastical cross-sectioned serpent dominates a white-capped sea of black pixels.
Usability: A traditional white-on-black text layout fits on one page for easy reference. 

Johan’s Forest

Concept: “A mini adventure and a callback to Ancient Skin” 
Content: A desperately venomous little pointcrawl.
Writing: Head-turning depictions like, “At night they merge into one giant bird-snake."
Art/design: Miserable little trees, a filthy little creek, and a few other happy little accidents. 
Usability: A quick sketch for an in-media-res forest crawl. 

Lavandeiras & Biosbardos

Concept: “An encounter with the ghostly midnight washerwomen” &  “A quest to hunt some (maybe not so real) animals”
Content:
Nocturnal spirits who entice you to do your own laundry, for weal or woe;  a ruse of an adventure with multiple potential climaxes
Writing:
Includes descriptive text sets the scene and mechanics to determine the outcome;  very concise but with adequate, compelling imagery and appeal
Art/design:
Efficient design choices delineate segments and make for easy use and reference;  primarily textual with a fun text-based map
Usability: 
A two-in-one bargain

Lord of Chains

7 contributors
Concept:Rob a grave. Steal a blade. Kill the Lord of Chains.
Content: A Graven-Tosk digging, Sarkash roaming, Bastion storming, Shadow King’s prophecy averting point crawl. 
Writing: Energetic and near melodramatic plot sets the tone for a truly torturous adventure.
Art/design: Loud when it ought to be, quiet when it counts. Metal throughout.
Usability: Self-contained, shadowed, and bound in iron chains. 

Murder, Blues, and Her on My Mind

Concept: “A long forgotten Saint of Beauty, Love, and Dead Relations, is said to dwell amidst the ruins of her temple compound.”
Content:
A 7-room dungeon with locations and encounters that build on characters’ choices and actions
Writing:
Lots of it, but clear and to-the-point
Art/design:
Conservative use of color; centralized map; some illustrations to create visual diversity and characterization
Usability:
Location order is nonlinear but simple enough to navigate

Murky Bog

Concept: “This place was created by an ancient cult that locked something away behind the door (treasure? another dungeon?). This door can be opened in two different ways, but a mistake leads to death or worse”
Content:
A 13-point adventure with 5 original monsters
Writing:
Concise and accessible
Art/design:
Laid out for maximum visibility of map without sacrificing easy reference to additional information
Usability:
Includes a blank map for players and a suggested soundtrack

This entry was sponsored by the creator as part of the Ex Libris RPG crowdfunding campaign.
“Carnivorous plants! Human sacrifice! A rampaging undead mammoth to chase you around the bog! Some physical copies available.”



Penuria

Concept: “Uno del los asentamientos que ha sucumbido ahte la brutalidad es Penuria: un desolado y lúgubre paramo habiado por una docena de almas deplorables, al oeste de Schleswig.” 
Content: A filthy pointcrawl, a miserable village setting, and the local ziggurat. 
Writing: A village in hardship. Potentially some deep shit. Specifically Fathmu’s shit.
Art/design: The classic grimy yellow in a crisp accordion pamphlet design.
Usability: Printable, but hard on your yellow ink. Spanish language. 

Putrescence Regnant

9 contributors
Concept: “Targ-Dungel. A festering wound upon a dying world. Time and space warp within the malodorous miasma. … This, cursed walker, is where you must go. Into the blight. Into the cold, damp mire.”
Content:
A bog crawl and soundtrack filled with sludge, corpses, and brutality; also includes the Gilded Wolf character class
Writing:
The prose resurrects the core book’s weird imagery and ominous tone; mechanics text is accessible and easy to use
Art/design:
The Mörk Borg style we know and love, but left to putrefy in a swamp
Usability:
Places three factions in explicit large-scale conflict, creating a complex backdrop for players to explore and GMs to exploit

Soundtrack: available on Spotify

Skuggträsk

Concept: “Seven Districs of Soot and Fire” 
Content: A swelling industrial nightmare for Mörktober 2023.
Writing: Effervescent prose depicts a strange and storied metropolis.
Art/design: A sprawling map erupting with cursed details.
Usability: Prompts for encounters in a unique urban setting. 

Solitude

Concept: “A lonely adventure  with inspiration drawn from Solitude by Hans-Christoph Steiner.”
Content:
An abstract crawl inspired by experimental digital music
Writing:
Concise but atmospheric; stat blocks for some challenging monsters
Art/design:
Visually adapts its source material to a unique effect
Usability:
Some inverted text may be a challenge but not a significant hindrance

Somnolevolence

Concept: “Those who suffer these Miseries and perish with them shall be reborn too. Suffer with them, in everlasting Misery.”
Content: A dead basilisks’ dreamcrawl.
Writing: A tortured text with misery lying just below the surface. A dying world dress rehearsal, complete with psalms.
Art/design: Strong cover illustration and design elements support a tortured narrative. 
Usability: Clear rules pamphlet with a self-contained map. Available in full color, print-friendly, and digital formats. 

Svið in a Ditch

Concept: “Deep within the cloughs of Bergen Chrypt there lies an inverted tower beneath the skull of a basilisk, known only as THEY, and in this inverted tower, at its deepest recess, is the Ljusgvare: a scroll that is said to be able to end the greatest of calamities.”
Content:
A high-concept hexcrawl across the Dying Land and through Bergen Chrypt; populated by a wide and colorful cast of characters
Writing:
Provides detailed descriptions of locations, insights into NPCs, and creates a sense of interconnection between encounters
Art/design:
Text heavy, but necessarily so; color and visual choices keep the pages interesting and lively
Usability:
Contains links to other useful supplements; also available in simple and plaintext formats for easier readability

Svið in a Ditch

Concept: “Deep within the cloughs of Bergen Chrypt there lies an inverted tower beneath the skull of a basilisk, known only as THEY, and in this inverted tower, at its deepest recess, is the Ljusgvare: a scroll that is said to be able to end the greatest of calamities.”
Content:
A high-concept hexcrawl across the Dying Land and through Bergen Chrypt; populated by a wide and colorful cast of characters
Writing:
Provides detailed descriptions of locations, insights into NPCs, and creates a sense of interconnection between encounters
Art/design:
Text heavy, but necessarily so; color and visual choices keep the pages interesting and lively
Usability:
Contains links to other useful supplements; also available in simple and plaintext formats for easier readability

Südglans

Concept: “The southern empire of Südglans sank into the sea, but that was not the final chapter for its capital.”
Content:
An aquatic point crawl across a disturbingly inhabited sunken city.
Writing:
Stylistic, clear, and evocative. Provides a strong framework for running each location.
Art/design: Distressed black and white. Strong and consistent hierarchy. Two column structure.
Usability: Easily Printable. Consistent cues for sensory descriptions, mechanics and stats.

The Bone Fields of Northwyr

Concept: “A cursed and frostbitten sandbox”
Content:
5 distinct locations with unique characters and tables for random encounters and cursed artifacts
Writing:
Very dark and somber; provides copious background for the setting and concise but effective characterization for its inhabitants
Art/design:
Predominant use of powder blue creates an appropriate cold tone punctuated with warmer pink and yellow to aid navigation and provide contrasting character
Usability:
Text heavy, but written to be memorable and designed for quick and easy reference during play

The Burning Gash

Concept: “Imprisoned for a crime you most certainly committed, you need to escape. However, in your first hours in the Gash, you meet someone and need to either take them with you or take them out.”
Content:
Cannibal prison massacre
Writing:
Aside from the introductory paragraphs, short descriptions of locations and creatures, tables for times, and adventure hooks
Art/design:
Mostly sticks to an uneven, fractured-looking two-column format with some illustrations and additional trade dress
Usability:
Nonlinear and presumes creative problem solving

The Cleaving in Buskstätt

Concept: “A darkly shimmering GROWTH has overtaken the town.”
Content:
A pointcrawl amidst malicious overgrowth
Writing:
Concise; mostly devoted to stats & mechanics
Art/design:
Map and art are prominent without encroaching on the text
Usability:
Small text emphasizes the visual elements but may be difficult to read

The Cult of the Black Salt

Concept: “Ever wanted to use that black salt table from Feretory?” 
Content: A salty, corpse-strung scaffold crawl.
Writing: An event-based framework to explore a surprisingly constructive death cult.
Art/design: A defiantly tortured figure is scaffolded to the top of this simple text spread.
Usability: Requires Feretory. Print Friendly

The Fiend’s Paw

Concept: “Schleswig’s Courtroom drama”
Content:
A courtroom-dungeon generator
Writing:
Delivers a backstory to motivate a crawl in search of fabled treasure
Art/design:
Primarily textual with typographical emphasis and illustrations to establish ambience
Usability:
Straightforward to use, and interesting change of scenery for an urban adventure

The Fleshworks

Concept: “Nechrubel has […] resurrect[ed] you here as animated skeletons. […] Your only desire is to escape and get some new fleshy digs.”
Content: An imaginative character-creation dungeon
Writing: Visceral descriptions punctuated by blunt wit
Art/design: Color choices differentiate text blocks and maintain readability the graphic ground
Usability: The layout’s logic may not be apparent at first; look to the pentacle, and all will be revealed

The Forsaken God

Concept: “Destroy the abhorrent cult of the dreaming serpent and plunder the treasures left by the lifeless corpses of its followers.”
Content:
A crawl through the castle and its surroundings, including a table to randomize the fortress’s layout
Writing: Ample descriptions of NPCs, locations, and other details
Art/design:
Includes a full-page map and a Mörk-Borgy palette
Usability:
Mechanics are incorporated into the descriptive text, which may slow some readers and GMs down

The Gardens at the Bewitching Hour

Concept: “The gardens were an extremely popular spot in Grift …. Now it is nothing but weeds and despair.”
Content:
A crawl through a baroque pleasure garden
Writing:
Primarily descriptive; adds clever nuances to monsters and NPCs
Art/design:
A nice map and clearly delineated locations
Usability:
C’est magnifique

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