A Crown Forged of Storms is live! Murkdice’s submission to the Appendix N jam is posted and free for you to grab right now! It’s a 10 location pulpy dark fantasy pointcrawl for Mörk Borg (and other #osr games). Game jam page: itch.io/jam/appx-n-j...
Murkdice ✒️ Inkvein
@murkdice.bsky.social
ENNIE nominated UK RPG duo. Writing, designing, illustrating, and editing. Makers of MurkMail (https://murkdice.substack.com/), a wicked RPG newsletter.
A Crown Forged of Storms is live! Murkdice’s submission to the Appendix N jam is posted and free for you to grab right now! It’s a 10 location pulpy dark fantasy pointcrawl for Mörk Borg (and other #osr games). Game jam page: itch.io/jam/appx-n-j...
After several years of consuming the near entirety of my free time, the Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition is here. We have poured our hearts and souls into this and think that we've got something real special for y'all. Print copies available later this year! goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horr...
Liminal Horror Deluxe Edition by Goblin Archives, Zach Hazard Vaupen // Emo Sludge, Unenthuser
The definitive version of the survival horror RPG
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We're excited to announce our upcoming project, Achaean. A Mythic Greek, dark fantasy TTRPG, compatible with MÖRK BORG. @morkborg.com You play as tragic heroes in a doomed world of dying gods and horrors of myth. Follow the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ley...
Coming soon: Achaean
Mythic Greek, dark fantasy TTRPG, compatible with MÖRK BORG. Play as tragic heroes in a doomed world of dying gods and horrors of myth.
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Apparently it’s #PortfolioDay. I’m Luke, and illustrate creepy books (that I often write)
What makes an rpg cover great? Lots of things! We are spoiled for choice in rpgs. So, this week, I thought I'd show off 15 recent and lesser-known favorites w/ commentary. Let me know your favorites! I want to do a part 2. www.explorersdesign.com/great-book-c...
Great Book Covers '26 #1
Cover inspiration from across the tabletop rpg industry.
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Step-Dice Rumour Tables (need I say more?) from the always engaging @murkdice.bsky.social. Fun read and something I definitely want to implement in a future scenario. #ttrpg #OSR #MÖRKBORG #tabletop
Step-dice rumour tables
Osmosis of intelligence
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The d12 table of NPC archetypes that @murkdice.bsky.social wrote are fantastics btw. Definitely check them out! The 12 NPCs you need for DnD and TTRPGs by Murkdice medium.com/p/https-murk...
The 12 NPCs you need for DnD and TTRPGs
Lean and gameable NPC templates
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This month's Explorateur kicks off the design curation with 10 thoughts too small for their own posts! Thoughts like: The path to greatness is paved in cringe. Kill Luke Skywalker as soon as possible. Let Frontier airlines test your book. Your manifesto needs manifestation. Thanks for reading!
The Explorateur: Issue #21
Monthly jams, critique, theory, and resources for rpg designers.
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What have I been eating to refill my creative battery? murkdice.substack.com/p/what-art-h...
What art have I been eating?
Art I’ve been consuming (and making?)
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There were a whopping 80 blog posts for the latest Random Blogwagon! I round them all up into a rollable table here: #osr #ttrpg #blogwagon
Random Blogwagon Roundup — Prismatic Wasteland
In 20ish days, the blogosphere produced 80 blog posts about randomness. I present them all in a roll table. Roll a d80 and read a blog post!
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What’s the right page size for your rpg project? What options are there? What are the pros and cons? I have some favorites. www.explorersdesign.com/how-to-pick-...
How to Pick a Page Size
There's more to an rpg's format than cost and page count.
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I've written about my inspirations for my 100+ room, Metroidvania dungeon, The Castle Automatic
The Secret History of The Castle Automatic
When Sean McCoy proposed the Dungeon23 project , I couldn't help but join in. I wrote two dungeons--one for His Majesty the Worm and one f...
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How many words should we use when prepping/writing #ttrpg adventures? substack.com/home/post/p-...
How many words should we use?
A pseudo-sensible answer
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Share your megadungeon maps. In my case its an Aerostat operating on the Venus like planet of Ishtar ... and something has gone very wrong on board.
Murkdice ✒️ Inkvein@murkdice.bsky.social · 2mo agoShare your megadungeon maps people. Show how it all works with pictures!
If it's a megadungeon, I'll buy it and read it and pine for the day my kids realize the joy of megadungeons.
Murkdice ✒️ Inkvein@murkdice.bsky.social · 2mo agoShare your megadungeon maps people. Show how it all works with pictures!
In other news, thanks to the extraordinaire @featherfallflight.bsky.social, the editing is done on "He Who Claimed the Sun", my next Northwoods #OSE module! Proof copies have been ordered. If everthing's A-OK, it should be out within a fortnight!
Share your megadungeon maps people. Show how it all works with pictures!
Rise Up Comus@riseupcomus.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis is what I mean when I say a megadungeon is just five dungeons in a trenchcoat. This is what the Underworld in HIS MAJESTY THE WORM looks like. By the excellent pathspeculiar.bsky.social
The House under the Moondial is DTRPG's Deal of the Day! 🎉 Get yours now, for a fraction of its value! (60% off) Tell all your friends about it! I'm so proud of this mystery D&D adventure, and today is the perfect day for everyone to find out why! ;) www.drivethrurpg.com//product/474...
The House under the Moondial - Hexagnome | DriveThruRPG
There is a witch in the wilds, a goddess unremembered, and a madman.There is a circle of stone - who knows what lies beneath?The villagers are distraught: their children! replaced by fae!The villagers...
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I made some illustration for an upcoming Mothership Pet Companion content called It followed me home. Quite happy with how the dynamic in this piece turned out
In which I unbox and review the new (ish) D&D starter set, Heroes of the Borderlands. Does it live up to there legacy of its venerable predecessor? Or is it an offence to the holy memory of E Gary Gygax? The answer may surprise you! idlecartulary.com/2026/06/15/i...
I Read Heroes of the Borderlands
I Read Games reviews are me reading games when I have nothing better to do, like read a module or write or play a game. I don’t seriously believe that I can judge a game without playing it, usually…
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