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30 Days of Mörk Borg Adventure Chapbook vol. 1
Content: 3 self-contained adventures
Writing: Alternately uses descriptive prose and tables to suit each adventure’s content
Art/design: Presents each adventure in a distinct style to suit its character and structure
Usability: Content warning: naked antics, poo monsters, and BEAR-THING
7:7 - A Dying Card Game
Content: A Print and Play Card Game with an Open License.
Art/design: Consistent use of symbolism and color for quick visual reference of card types and stats. Characterful illustrations and public domain art.
Usability: Usable for 1v1, solo play, or as a prompt for randomized Mörk Borg adventures. Has a flexibility license so you can release your own expansions.
Against the Cult of the Blood God
Content: Escape a prison and execution. Or don’t.
Writing: Split into discrete sections and bullet points for quick reading and reference
Art/design: Clean, accessible RBS-style layout and graphic design
Usability: Includes instructions on how to play, handouts, and a content warning
A Good, Old-Fashioned Murder Dungeon
Content: 10 rooms of party-killing peril
Writing: A balance of ambience and formal content
Art/design: The map is homey in a horrible kind of way; additional graphic design is gritty and fierce
Usability: Numbering and proximal layout makes for straightforward navigation and reference
Album Crawl
19 contributors
Content: 22 music-inspired settings and scenarios; many intriguing rules and foes; alternate Miseries; a whole spread of punishments for unruly dice
Writing: Variously fascinating and horrifying
Art/design: Widely variegated but all nicely done
Usability: A couple atypical layouts that reward a bit of scrutiny and patience
Anti-Paladin Filthy Slime Jam!
26 contributors
All proceeds donated to Doctors Without Borders
A Spluttering And A Splashing
Content: A 12-room semi-aquatic dungeon
Writing: Well written with lots of character and atmospheric details
Art/design: Primarily uses the clean, clear style of Rotblack Sludge
Usability: Layouts and design make this simple and easy to run
A Wizard's Dying Wish and Other Tales
Content: A compilation of Philip Reeds pamphlet adventures in a hardcover A5.
Writing: A thick and sturdy scaffold of personalities and events to entertain or eradicate your scvm.
Art/design: Expressive depictions of titular characters and artifacts, easy to navigate maps when provided.
Usability: Encounters can easily be dropped in independently but are thematically consistent for a longer campaign.
Beasts to Unburden
Beckoned by the God-Eating Darkness
Bestiary
Content: 40+ nightmarish monsters, a vampire-like class, lore, tables, a dungeon.
Writing: Renford P. Logan’s journalistic endeavors frame this collection of strongly themed creatures and locales. Realistic portrayals of disturbing events lend weight to the creatures and locales. It is enjoyable to both read and reference.
Art/design: Characterful two-tone illustrations and text elements in a balanced layout. Reserved but impactful use of color.
Usability: Thematic organization in a strong table of contents make for low prep referencing.
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
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
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 of SHE
Content: A pamphlet dungeon made for the Crossword Dungeon Jam.
Writing: A dramatic legend of heroic magic turned to a dark purpose. With rules for your scvm to bring this blasphemous tale to an end, or open a new chapter.
Art/design: A pleasant compromise of style and function, a simple design with visual flourish around mechanical text to keep the eye engaged in multiple readings.
Usability: A well-structured pamphlet dungeon for easy reference at the table.