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

“For God sent not his followers into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might have its ass kicked.”

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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

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

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

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