A doom metal album of a game. A spiked flail to the face. Light on rules, heavy everything else. MÖRK BORG is a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world.
Who are you? The tomb-robber with silver glittering between cracked fingernails? The mystic who would bend the worlds heart away from its inevitable end? Confront power-draining necromancers, skulking skeletal warriors and backstabbing wickheads. Wander the Valley of the Unfortunate Undead, the catacombs beneath the Bergen Chrypt or the bedevilled Sarkash forest.
But leave hope behind - the worlds cruel fate is sealed, and all your vain heroic efforts are destined to end in death and dismay. Or are they? MÖRK BORG is a complete game in the OSR genre, that can be played as is or be picked apart for use in your own homebrew. The rules are easily made compatible with most of the editions of the worlds largest role-playing game.
Within the book you'll find: - A brief look at this dying world. From The Two-Headed Basilisks gothic cathedral in Galgenbeck and Blood-countess Anthelias limestone palace, to the fields of death in Graven-Tosk and the barren wastes of Kergus.- The Calendar of Nechrubel, that decides the speed of the worlds demise. - 20 occult Powers that let you bend reality, and just as many magical catastrophes for when you disastrously fail. - Optional rules which brings more depth to the game. Omens let you turn bad luck into a slightly better one. Classes with unique traits and quirks, and tables that will bring life into your character. - 12 creatures to be murdered by. - Game master tools such as tables for corpse plundering, occult treasure, adventure sparks, dungeon generating and other devilry. - The introductory dungeon crawl scenario Rotblack Sludge, where you investigate a forgotten part of the Shadow Kings enormous ruin palace. Cannibal warlocks, poison peddlers from beyond the void and hungry gutworms await.
INCLUDES: LIMITED EDITION Portents of the Degloved Hand Playing Aid
Sacrifice an OMEN. Release chaos. Tempt fate. Pray you don’t die (sooner).
Portents of the Degloved Hand is an Omen Sacrifice Deck, compatible with MÖRK BORG. This deck allows players to give up a character’s omen at the beginning of a playing session (or during a break) and exchange it for a “reading” that gives the character a portent. Exchanging an omen for a portent is a simple and quick two-step process that involves rolling a 4-sided die and drawing a random card from a deck determined by the die roll.
When a card from the Portents of the Degloved Hand is activated by the player on a turn of their choosing, additional chaos, misfortune, and dark humor is brought into the game scenario. This deck offers a great opportunity for MÖRK BORG players to expand their character’s options and enhance the insanity that most sessions experience.
The Limited Edition Card Deck includes:
- One 4”w x6 9/16”h x 1 ½”d custom coffin-shaped two-lidded outer box with black limited edition box cover art
- One 3 3/8”w x 5 3/8”h x 1 1/4”d custom coffin-shaped deck sleeve
- Four ribbon-tabbed 3 1/8”w x 5 1/8”h x 1/4”d custom coffin-shaped deck cartons color-coded and labeled for each suit with foil edging
- Fifty-two 3” x 5” cards, full color, divided into four suits of thirteen cards – Disaster, Disease, Destruction, and Death
- Two additional bonus 3"x5" cards
- One 1 5/8” x ½” custom four-sided glow-in-the-dark d4 game die
- One 1 5/8” x ½” custom four-sided glow-in-the-dark Orgy Omen d2 game die
