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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions

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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well, this made our day! Tabletop Sentinel reviewed our Pirate Borg flagship book Ravaged by Storms and called it “an easy recommendation for any collection.” Thank you so much for the review! #OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #MörkBorg #TTRPG
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Ravaged by Storms Review – Pirate Borg's First Great Campaign?
Ravaged by Storms from Golem Productions is a 72-page campaign that demonstrates that the game’s rules can support longer-form adventures without sacrificing the fast, chaotic energy that defines the ...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some cool new stuff for Pirate Borg crowdfunding right now by our friend @krakenhund-studios.bsky.social. More options for maritime adventures! #OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #TTRPG
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My Beloved Ship – A Pirate Borg Supplement
Your ship is more than transport. It is your home, your weapon, your coffin, your legend. This Pirate Borg supplement transforms vessels into legends of the seas with upgrades, cursed relics, brutal ...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We're getting ready for our first-ever Golem Productions booth! We'll be at DreieichCon (November 14–15), Germany's biggest TTRPG-only convention with original and third-party stuff for Pirate Borg. Honestly, we're both excited and a little nervous. Hope to see you there! #OSR #NSR #PirateBorg
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you are human and play RPGs, please reply to Ben Milton's survey! #OSR #NSR #TTRPG
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How do people actually play RPGs?
Let’s find out!
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Appreciate you came all the way to visit, @krakenhund-studios.bsky.social as a fellow Pirate Borg creator, RPG enthusiast, and friend. I also met the famous krakenhund, the do, himself!
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Golem Productions has landed in Australia. Shipping costs have been a beast, so we’re happy to have partnered with Foul Markings, now carrying Ravaged by Storms, The Way of the Worm, and The Scarlet Coral Citadel together with other BORG weirdness. foulmarkings.com #OSR #PirateBorg #MörkBorg #NSR
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
All My Fears, Brought to the Table - Interview with Luiz Recon, creator of the new Nautical Horror Panic Engine Game Dreadnauts. We talked about what makes Nautical Horror different, adapting the Panic Engin, or his way of structuring adventures. Enjoy! #OSR #NSR #TTRPG #Mothership
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All My Fears, Brought to the Table
#028 - Interview with Luiz Ricon, creator of Dreadnauts, the Nautical Horror RPG
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Got plans for Halloween? We’re announcing DON’T SPEAK!, a horror one-shot rescue mission for Pirate Borg, where the noise and silence of both your player characters and players can determine whether you make it out alive. This experimental adventure will land digitally soon. #OSR #TTRPG #PirateBorg
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The City of Aachen in Germany has a Sewer Beast, and it even has its own beer. Enjoying the drink while I write my next OSR adventure for Pirate Borg. #Beer #OSR #NSR #TTRPG #PirateBorg
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Todd @thirdkingdom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The OSR News Roundup for August 31st is now live. Check it out for a curated overview of last week's releases in the indie and osr ttrpg spaces. www.sabregamesandcards.com/post/osr-new... #ttrpg #dnd #indiegames #osr #morkborg
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OSR News Roundup for August 31st, 2026
Welcome to the final OSR News Roundup for August, a month which has, at least for me, seemed endless. In an attempt to get better at finding and promoting itch jams, I've been scouring itch and social...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
News from our friend Thomas Zitzkevitz! As with Ravaged by Storms last year, he has created soundtracks for The Way of the Worm and The Scarlet Coral Citadel (Pirate Borg). Pre-orders for his Bandcamp are up now, and they'll be out on streaming and everywhere else next month, too. #OSR #TTRPG
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Unitsix | Dark Fantasy Illustrator @unitsix.itch.io · 15/08/2026
Opening a shop. foulmarkings.com. Zines, prints, and shirts, plus a few zines from other creators I wanted to carry too. Zines ship within Australia, shirts to Australia, the US, and New Zealand. Signups are open now for first look when it opens.
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Valeria Loves @valerialoves.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You have been misled. It's a setting, and it rules. valerialoves.com/wages-of-sin...
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Wages of Sin Gave Me a Midlife Crisis
Should I just run Mothership for the rest of my life?
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Recently I reviewed Fatherfog with a mixed assessment (see post below). I felt we need a first adventure to see how it is meant to be played. @yochaigal.bsky.social, @bradkerr.net, @betterlegends.bsky.social, and @infrabeige.bsky.social shared more or less what I am thinking. #OSR #TTRPG #Fatherfog
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Into The Fog | Between Two Cairns
Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Leo Hunt (Mr Vaults of Vaarn himself) to review Into The Fog by Alan Gerding, answer a question from the
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our friend Thomas Zitkevitz, who created the soundtrack of our Pirate Borg campaign Ravaged by Storms, has its own project up. Might want to take a look. #OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #TTRPG
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Wrath of a Thousand Suns: A Funnel Crawl for Pirate Borg
Launching August 11th! A Funnel Crawl adventure for Pirate Borg + some other goodies! Featuring Giant Mantis Shrimp!
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Today I looked at something I noticed with some of my players: Although we love the idea of sandboxes, sometimes players get stuck on that freedom. So, I thought on how to overcome that and which modules made it easy for me. Enjoy and let me know what you think #OSR #OSE #NSR #TTRPG
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Stuck in the Sandbox - And How to Break Free
#027 - 5 Ways to Overcome Sandbox Paralysis
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A Panic Engine Game about Nautical Horror. Nothing's wrong with Pirate Borg, but for some who want to focus more on the horror running PB modules with this could be interesting. #OSR #NSR #PirateBorg #Mothership #TTRPG
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From the mothershiprpg community on Reddit: Take a (FIRST) look at Dreadnauts - available July, 27th
Explore this post and more from the mothershiprpg community
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Look what I've found on YouTube :) About Pirate Borg. #OSR #NSR #TTRPG
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Check Out This HUGE Pirate Adventure 🏴‍☠️ #pirateborg #osr #dnd
YouTube video by Adventure Knight!
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
(1/4) Pieces of Eight for PIRATE BORG releases today. There were 9 of them on board of the Bella Donna. Under the iron eye of Doña Catalina Pelcarez III, they pursued the horrors lurking beneath its surface, and above all, the leviathan known as The Drowned Evangel. #OSR #TTRPG #NSR #PirateBorg
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Pieces of Eight – A NPC Collection for Pirate Borg by Der_AJZ | Golem Productions
Eight Broken Heirs to a Drowned Oath
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Amazing mail call by my friend Ed from SkeletonKey Games. I love what I am seeing here for Pirate Borg, thank you so much. Also, I am having breakfast 😄 #OSR #NSR #TTRPG #PirateBorg
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Pieces of Eight, our next digital zine after Ravaged by Storms, releases next week. A wicked little treasure chest of ready-to-drop PIRATE BORG material for your table, perfect between all the great crowdfunding projects happening right now. 😎 #OSR #NSR #MörkBorg #PirateBorg #TTRPG
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crawlclub.bsky.social @crawlclub.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This book is so great! The artwork is fantastic and the layout is top notch. Definitely pick up a copy!
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I think there is a lot of truth to this article by @thaumavore.blue, which by the way is not about bashing Mörk Borg in any way. It’s about some of the design trends going on right now and the overall phenomena of Borg games. #OSR #NSR #MörkBorg #TTRPG
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The Death of Mork Borg
How the "Borg" brand became a liability
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
An insightful post by @davidblandyrpgs.bsky.social, who I had the pleasure to work with on one of his two new books for ECO MOFOS!! #OSR #NSR #TTRPG
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How to write an OSR adventure
A beginner writes a beginner's guide
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Golem Productions takes part in the Itch Io Summer Sale! 40% on everything for the next 8 days! #PirateBorg #OSR #NSR #TTRPG itch.io/s/189820/sum...
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Summer Sale 2026 by Der_AJZ | Golem Productions
A bundle by Der_AJZ | Golem Productions, $17.98 for The Way of the Worm - Adventure for Pirate Borg, The Scarlet Coral Citadel (Enhanced) - Deep Delve for Pirate Borg, Ravaged by Storms – Mythic Sandb...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I rolled for @prismaticwasteland.com's Randomness blogwagon, loudly announced I would join, missed the deadline, and then wrote the article anyway. Which honestly fits the topic. Randomness is wonderful. Randomness is useful. Randomness also gets in the way sometimes. #OSR #NSR #TTRPG
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The Dice Are Your Friends
#026 - tbd How OSR taught me to roll less—and enjoy dice more
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Wow, guys, check this out! #OSR #NSR #MörkBorg #Kickstarter
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FORGOTTEN ODYSSEYS
A sword and sandals, rules light, art heavy RPG based on Mörk Borg about surviving the trip home from the Trojan War in mythic Greece.
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
If you missed Ravaged by Storms or The Scarlet Coral Citadel for Pirate Borg, you can now get them through Limithron's official third-party store and subsequently other retailers. #OSR #NSR #TTRPG #PirateBorg #MörkBorg
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Ravaged by Storms Brings Long-Form Sandbox Campaign Play to PIRATE BORG
Golem Productions’ mythic sandbox reaches full release, sending pirate crews into the storm-wracked Death Wind Islands.
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Rascal News @rascal.news · 22/06/2026
Reading Club: Stonetop www.rascal.news/reading-club...
Reading Club: Stonetop
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Zedeck Siew @zedecksiew.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Crunch-focused folk want new supplements, to give them more subsystems they can theorycraft on but never use. Storygames folk want new systems, to give them more genres they will turn into girlfailure yuri comedies. OSR folk want new adventures, to give them more rooms they will never dare enter.
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Rise Up (From the Grave) Comus @riseupcomus.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I've written about my inspirations for my 100+ room, Metroidvania dungeon, The Castle Automatic
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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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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
By the heavens! Love Gareth's work for The One Ring
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Good stuff for Pirate Borg is arriving at some people's homes ;) #pirateborgbooty #OSR #TTRPG youtube.com/live/fACpXlY...
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Live Unboxing Ravaged by Storms
YouTube video by Universe in a Box
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
They are coming. Orders of Ravaged by Storm, The Way of the Worm, and The Scarlet Coral Citadel for Pirate Borg are currently being packed at Flying Cloud Fulfillment. And our next big project is already brewing. #OSR #NSR #TTRPG
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Beyond Cataclysm will be one of the UK based retailers for Ravaged by Storms for Pirate Borg. I was happy to just hand them their stock. They have a very few copies available at their UKGE booth 3-671. Awesome to see it spread in the wild. It'll become available at their webstore later. #OSR
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Make sure to visit 3-1072 at UKGE today for some pirate borg action🤘
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Today 1-4pm at #UKGE at the Limithron booth 3-1072. Also a few hours at the booth on Sat and Sun. Bringing more Pirate Borg stuff to British shores. #OSR #MörkBorg #PirateBorg.
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Interesting first impressions below. And here's my review open.substack.com/pub/golempro...
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Coffee Review: Fatherfog (Zero Edition)
#25 - Searching for the Light in the Fog. In-depth review of the new Fairytale Horror Roleplaying game by Alan Gerding of Tuesday Knight Games
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Heading to UKGE now. While fulfillment to backers is set to begin next week, I will bring a limited stock of Ravaged by Storms to be sold at the Limithron booth. Just RbS, not the whole Pirate Borg stuff from the KS. #OSR #PirateBorg Will be at the booth for a few hours each day, so come say hi 🙂
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
his is it! First orders of our Pirate Borg campaign book and adventure zines are said to start heading out early next week. Beware the serpent! Let us know how you like your #pirateborgbooty when it arrives. #PirateBorg #MörkBorg #OSR #TTRPG
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Update 27: Physical Fulfillment Starts Next Week! · Ravaged by Storms – Mythic Sandbox Adventure for Pirate Borg
The Golems SpeakDear Crew,this is it. I will keep it short. All our goods are with Flying Cloud Fulfilment. First orders starting to head out early next week.You should receive a shipping notification...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Here’s my in-depth review of Fatherfog, TKG’s new fairytale horror RPG. What I love, what confuses me, what inspires me—and why I think the game desperately needs a defining adventure module. I have a lot of thoughts. Let me know yours! #Fatherfog #OSR #Review #TTRPG @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com
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Coffee Review: Fatherfog (Zero Edition)
#25 - Searching for the Light in the Fog. In-depth review of the new Fairytale Horror Roleplaying game by Alan Gerding of Tuesday Knight Games
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scott-a-story.bsky.social @scott-a-story.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This is an isometric fantasy map that I created for fun. it’s all traditional media. Sure, it would have been easier to make this digitally, but where's the fun in that? #illustration #fantasyart #grimdark #darkfantasyart #rpgart #osr #dndart #watercolor #penandink #aorlis #scottstory
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Solo Pirate Borg campaign! Solo Storm offers procedures to run our campaign Ravaged by Storms full solo. It features the OAR procedure from Captain & Crew, republished with friendly permission by @mallenhall.com. Purchases of the campaign also contain Solo Storm. #OSR #SoloRPG #PirateBorg #MörkBorg
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
UKGE 2026: Looking forward to meeting creators, publishers, writers, artists, or other OSR and TTRPG enthusiasts at UKGE 26. Always happy to get to know more people in the hobby. If you'd like to have coffee or talk, shoot me a dm. #OSR #UKGE #TTRPG #NSR
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I wrote a post about running adventures with a bit more ease. It touches on a lot of things that come up in OSR play: prep, randomness, pacing, player agency. What works better (for me, at least) is much simpler: keep things moving, react to what’s happening, and trust the table. #OSR #TTRPG #NSR
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How to go with the flow while running adventures
#024 - Insights and reflections from two decades of gaming
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If you want to get this for Pirate Borg, get it now :) ravaged-by-storms.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
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3d6 DTL @3d6downtheline.com · 24/04/2026
3d6 DTL #Dolmenwood Ep 16, exclusively on Patreon! Roads? Who needs roads? Not this merry band. Nothing could possibly go awry by tramping through the tangled forest toward the Woodcutters. Most assuredly, 'twill be merely a pleasant jaunt through enchanted glades. #OSR #TTRPG Patreon link below!
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Dice Company @dicecompany.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We LOVE the Mothership RPG We've made two mini-series (and counting) - check them out 🎧🎲👉 podcasts.apple.com/kh/podcast/d... Here, Charlie (creator and GM of our Mothership games) explains why he loves it so much
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Five Reasons to Play Mothership - Dice Company Podcast
We recently released our second Mothership mini-series. We’ve even created a separate podcast feed: Darkstar – A Mothership Actual Play Podcast. So it’s safe to…
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The Scarlet Coral Citadel for Pirate Borg enhanced! What's new? - Expanded from 11 to 24 pages - The Red Coral Addict (Player Class) - 9 New Tables to Bring the Citadel to Un-Life - Expanded Locations - New Original Illustrations - Cleaner, Table-Ready Layout #OSR #NSR #TTRPG #PirateBorg #MörkBorg
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The Scarlet Coral Citadel updated to Enhanced Edition!
NEW in the Enhanced Edition — Expanded. Corrupted. Alive: Expanded from 11 to 24 pages . The Red Coral Addict (Player Class). Give in to the flesh. Gain power. Lose yourself. 9 New Tables to Bring t.....
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Thanks to Adrian who gifted us with his review. Actually, I find it touching to hear such positive words about our first major project (for Pirate Borg). Check his channel out! #OSR #NSR #MörkBorg #PirateBorg
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A Brutal Pirate Borg Sandbox You need to own
YouTube video by Dungeons and Dyslexia
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