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Stargazer Keep: Part 1 of a Mörk Borg-Compatible Megadungeon

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John McQueen-Scott ✨🧙‍♂️🤘 @rocketboot.bsky.social · 19d

It ain't over yet, folks! We still have our $15k stretch goal to hit.

Head over to our campaign page to pledge or follow for more updates.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ter...

3 epic MÖRK BORG-compatible zines. 150+ pages of cursed magic & dungeon crawling. Print + PDF. Power metal fantasy.

Stargazer Keep: Part 1 of a Mörk Borg-Compatible Megadungeon

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John McQueen-Scott ✨🧙‍♂️🤘 @rocketboot.bsky.social · 22d

Hey, thanks for giving us this space!

We just announced a SURPRISE STRETCH GOAL!

If we hit $15k CAD in funding, we'll include HALLOWED DELVER in print for all physical pledges or in PDF for all digital backers.

Check out our campaign page for more details!

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John McQueen-Scott ✨🧙‍♂️🤘 @rocketboot.bsky.social · Aug 26

Behold, a tower of stone rises high above the desert, reaching for the stars and scraping the very edges of the cosmos itself!

Enter a cosmic sword & sorcery megadungeon steeped in power metal mythology.

STARGAZER KEEP is LIVE!

#ronniejamesdio #morkborg

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ter...

Three unholy zines, part of an ongoing adventure path of doomed souls, corrupted spells, and power-metal sorcery.

A rules light, art heavy TTRPG inspired by horror movies and slasher franchises. Based on Mörk Borg.

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Aug 29

Big things coming soon! 👀

For now, we celebrate our latest early adopters from within the @morkborg.com cvlt and beyond!

- @rivetheadgames.bsky.social
- @slightlyrecklessgames.com
- @goodluckpress.co
- @thegeekchef.bsky.social
- Ragnaborg
- Toon Morgue

And counting! 👻

#ttrpgdesign #ttrpgs

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Exeunt Press 💀 @exeunt.press · Aug 14

What's your plan for #MÖRKTOBER?

Stock a dungeon? Create some scrolls? Art or just text? Make one of those awesome calendar maps? Music? Poetry?

Prompt preview on September 1, 2025.

MÖRKTOBER begins October 2025. Make stuff for MÖRK BORG!

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Aug 16

@morkborg.com or any “horror Borg”

Future coming Chainsaw:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dri...

CHAINSAW

Birthday Sale || 67% Off! by Heltung Storytelling

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Aug 16

Happy birthday to our early adopter @pawelkicman.bsky.social who’s having an amazing sale on the Heltung itch store.

Go get it!

itch.io/s/158403/bir...

A bundle by Heltung Storytelling, $16.33 for 4 games

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Aug 16

Stoked about this @morkborg.com variant sneaking in to the community 👀

www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Get Ready for Toon Morgue

From Ink and Gore Games - Get Ready for Toon Morgue

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Aug 12

Absolute honor to become a SCVM4LYFE

Sanctum solves the TTRPG license problem - EP.6, Build in Public Series

Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Aug 4

Sanctum solves the TTRPG license problem ✅

Check out our latest #buildinpublic episode where we show how Sanctum makes creating/managing/assigning licenses to your custom game system easy.

Watch on Youtube:
youtu.be/eemweM1BFd4

#ttrpg #ttrpggamedesign #gamedesign #ttrpgnews #vastgrimm #morkborg

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World Champ 🔜 Gamehole @worldchamp.bsky.social · Aug 3

I am safely back home in Michigan from Gencon, had a great time being friends with y’all. I’m excited to work on games again for the first time in a while.
Here’s what’s next for me, your body is gonna get weird.

World Champ 🔜 Gamehole @worldchamp.bsky.social · Apr 15

Coming soon: The New Flesh

a fleshy, pulsating, sticky, mutating solo/duet body horror tabletop rpg from World Champ Game Co & Black Coffiend

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Aug 4

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Nurl Sanctum Register: TTRPG Development Platform

Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jul 28

Reserve your spot for our Fall cohort today:
nurlttrpg.com/sanctum/regi...

Private beta testers get early access and feature prioritization. We are looking for @morkborg.com cultists.

Join our strong group:

- @vastgrimm.bsky.social
- @pawelkicman.bsky.social
- @mhp-games.bsky.social

Join the Nurl Sanctum beta program. Transform your tabletop RPG development with visual system mapping, instant validation, and seamless play-testing. Cut development time in half.

nurlttrpg.com

Sanctum Build in Public EP.5 - Custom Game Systems Pt.1 for TTRPG design

Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jul 28

This weeks #buildinpublic episode shows a sneak peak into what building custom game systems will be like in Sanctum.

Watch on YouTube:
youtu.be/15PfJdd6SEY

Each week we get one step closer to making #ttrpgdesign more accessible, collaborative, and scalable.

Are you a designer? ...

Nurl Sanctum Register: TTRPG Development Platform

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jul 21

Our first early adopter cohort list is full ✅

If you are interested in joining the next batch, reserve your spot today on our site:
nurlttrpg.com/sanctum/regi...

Join the Nurl Sanctum beta program. Transform your tabletop RPG development with visual system mapping, instant validation, and seamless play-testing. Cut development time in half.

nurlttrpg.com

Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jul 21

Check out our latest #buildinpublic episode where you can see Sanctum taking shape to the max!

We are making #ttrpg design more accessible, collaborative, and scalable for all studios this year. 🚀

Watch on YouTube:
youtu.be/0Evr_F8D-gM

@morkborg.com @darringtonpress.bsky.social #ttrpgdesign

Sanctum scales for TTRPG designers, EP.4 Build in Public Series

Sanctum Moves to Org Based Model

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jul 15

We honor 7:7 and the Nameless Scriptures of @morkborg.com in our latest #buildinpublic episode where we talk about our move to an org-based model

Watch on YT:
youtu.be/lqBfBMPPoY0

#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpgcommunity #morkborg #ttrpgdesign

Sanctum TTRPG Canvas Preview

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jul 7

These are our founding customers helping shape Sanctum.

Want a peek inside?

🎥 Watch our 15-min "Build in Public" series:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

📖 Read more: nurlttrpg.com/blog/introdu...

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jul 7

🚨 Sanctum Early Adopter List is officially FULL!

We’re building with studios like:

🐉 Creature Curations
❤️‍🔥 Madness Heart
⚡ Super Savage Systems
💀 Heltung Storytelling
🔪 Driftwood Archives

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#ttrpg #ttrpgs #ttrpggamedesign #mörkborgcult #mörkborg

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jun 27

What do you like about it that makes you feel that passionately?

Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jun 25

In this EP we pretend we have the privilege of being on the @morkborg.com team coming up with a new game material 💀

🙌 Early Adopter slots for Sanctum are full!

We’ve brought on some amazing designers—we’ll be spotlighting their projects soon.

#ttrpg #ttrpgdesign #indiedev #morkborg

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Nurl @nurlttrpg.com · Jun 25

One step closer to empowering TTRPG designers! 📈

In EP.2 of our #buildinpublic series we show off our TTRPG Canvas - a guided brain map to help put your ideas into tangible results to validate your game concept before you build

Watch now:
youtu.be/Rz6baA3RJlQ

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