Hunt for Shade Sanctum {VERMIS-inspired Mörk Borg campaign}
Mörk Borg | Campaign
About the adventure
⚫️ The doomsayers, the priests, the unquiet dead, babble and scream about the coming End of Days. If true, still doesn't change the fact you're alive for now, perhaps lucky to be so. And you're going to make the best of it! But then, the dreams started. You're no stranger to nightmares (and the odd hallucination) -- but this is different. This is persistent, insistent, you feel the truth of it in your bones! Telling you to be ready for the coming of the Sleeping Knight, and the rise of the "Shade Sanctum." Yet, even as the name of this place chills you, you cannot tell if it is a place of evil, or salvation! (...sometimes, you wonder, is there a difference?) Regardless, it calls to you...⚫️ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 🔎 Explore a twisted world of darkness, chaos, and madness! An extended campaign, inspired by the VERMIS art-books. There will be plenty of nightmarish enemy to kill, and run from! Much to explore and many puzzles to solve! Even in this world of dark madness, towns and villages still try to thrive. Sane (mostly) humans still try to live in this increasingly decaying and decrepit world. There are stories still to encounter in this world before the prophesied Great End. 💀 "I don't know what VERMIS is??" That's fine! You don't need to! VERMIS is a pair of art-books by "Plastiboo" that pretend to be a 1980s-era guidebook for a game that never existed. For a glimpse, here's a video by "MYTHONICS": https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nuWoivv_Ixk -- Familiarity will not aid you in any adventure clues or events! -- Lack of familiarity will not penalize you in any game events! It is being used for inspiration and content, and tone guide. Familiarity will simply add to a feeling of, "Oh I recognize this!" VERMIS inspiration will make this campaign lean more into a grimdark medieval setting. 💀 "I don't know what MöRK BORG is??" That's fine! You don't need to! Naturally, you'll likely want to know a bit about what the game and setting are about, else, why choose MöRK BORG to play?? The official site: https://morkborg.com/ YOU DO NOT NEED TO KNOW THE GAME RULES TO PLAY IN THIS CAMPAIGN! MöRK BORG is a punk/death metal/rules-lite old-school RPG. Think: -- "Between Two Fires" (novel) -- "Elden Ring" (game) -- "Mad God" (2021 film) -- Conan the Cimmerian -- Lovecraftian horror -- Berserk (manga) -- "The Green Knight" (2021 film)
Session 1 will be a combination of a Session 0 and 1: We will begin with brief intros and a discussion of what to expect from the game and campaign. Then character creation as a group, going section by section of the process moving from character to character. It's a very quick process and entertaining to watch what happens to each others' characters! Plus background info will be created to help begin with party cohesion. The intro and character creation should take no more than the first 45 minutes of the session, immediately followed by the remaining 2-3 hours of gameplay.
4 years on StartPlaying
1 game hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
Additional details
How to prepare
You will need to have: -- Roll20 player account -- Discord account -- at least a mic, a cam is optional -- a familiarity with Mörk Borg as a setting and type of game, but NOT necessarily the rules. (I do recommend at least having the basic rules available to you. You can get the bare-bones version here: https://jnohr.itch.io/mrk-borg-free .) We will make characters during the first session. You do not need to bring anything aside the above.
What I provide
Rule of cool! A lot of Theater of the Mind! I value and reward creative play! The game, setting, and this campaign is dangerous and deadly! However, your GM is not out to get ya'! I do not believe in a GM vs Players dynamic. It's my role to adjudicate action and help facilitate an interesting story we all work together to create! I'll provide Roll20 and Discord server (you'll need to have accounts, of course), and all the art and assets in the VTT. And bad voices!
Gameplay details
The setting and tone of Mörk Borg is deeply dark, twisted, and violent, and this campaign leans into that. There WILL be depictions of psychotic violence and dark and disturbing images and events. Including... ((A note on SA)) ...While very sparingly, there will be rare references to, and implications of, sexual violence in the game. HOWEVER! Sexual violence will ***NOT*** happen to the PCs, and the PCs will ***NOT*** be allowed to commit it! This will be a queer and trans-friendly space! "Our world" bigotry, racism, sexism by the players will not be tolerated (though fantasy-world bigotries may be experienced in-game).
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Aftercare
• Breaks
• Debriefing
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Session 0
• Stars and Wishes
How will character creation work
We will create characters together during the first session. It's a fun process and only takes maybe 30-40 minutes total for the party. One of the goals of the process is to help create connections and camaraderie within the party. (I discourage, though not forbid, inner-party in-character discord.) Some aspects of character creation: -- We'll follow the creation process as written, yes, including assigning ability scores in order regardless of desired class... except PCs start with max HP. -- Character traits will be assigned semi-randomly: On each table, you will roll and I will roll, and then you choose which result to take. -- You must choose a class for your character. Info for the core classes will be provided. You are welcome to select from the supplement book "Mörk Manual" (no one is required to be familiar with this add-on).
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
High
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Roll20
• Discord
$20.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Bi-weekly / Wednesday - 1:00 AM UTC
3-4 Hour Duration
2 / 5 Seats Filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+