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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions

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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=haKJ... The adventure will release later this week
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DON'T SPEAK! PIRATE BORG LIVE PLAY ONE-SHOT | Deadly Pirate Horror with The Tabletop Misfits!
YouTube video by Dungeons and Dyslexia
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Will be online in a minute
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This Pirate Borg adventure is going to take place in less than hour :) Yeah, I'm excited. #PirateBorg #OSR
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Just a quick reminder that this Pirate Borg event is happening tomorrow. MST was give as 10am but is 11am. The other dates were correct. #OSR #ActualPlay #TTRPG
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Our friends at Tabletop Misfits and @adx74.bsky.social will play and stream our upcoming PIRATE BORG horror one-shot Don't Speak! on Saturday, October 10th - 10am MST | 1pm EDT | 6pm BST | 7pm CEST. Should be fun. The adventure will become available shortly after. #OSR #TTRPG #PirateBorg
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Tabletop_Misfits - Twitch
Welcome Misfits! A group of TTRPG friends sharing their hobbies and passions...Grab a chair and join us! 🎲🪄🐲 — Tabletop_Misfits streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and joi...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(4/4) So... is this still the OSR? Probably depends on whom you ask and maybe even the wrong questions. Anyway. Here we are. So, tell me what you like about this niche. Or share with me if you know any games who did what I was describing. Or how you made OSR your own?
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
´(3/4) Because apparently, I want clever dungeons, player agency, and emergent stories, while also enjoying character progression, thematic mechanics, and games that care deeply about their player characters.
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(2/4) And that made me think about what I actually love about OSR games, what I want to take from other styles of play, and what all of that means for future Golem Productions games.
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(1/4) When I started my blog OSR Rocks!, I explicitly wrote that I didn’t want to get into definition disputes, and I still don’t. But over the past months, I’ve read and played quite a few games outside what I would usually consider my OSR bubble. #OSR #TTRPG #NSR
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So, Is This The OSR?
#029 - Why the OSR shapes my game design, but doesn’t define all of it.
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Fernando Salvaterra @salvaterra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🗺️ Divine Empire of Cirrhul full line art ✒️ The map I did for Innkeep. #sketch #cartography
a black and white fantasy map, depicting a land with vast mountain ranges up north, another around a secluded valley in the center, vast forests to the south and the sea at the southeast. rivers, roads and lakes cross the landscape. the map is tittled as "the divine empire of cirrhul".
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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
The one with the sunset is unreal!
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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
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Thomas Zitkevitz
Thomas Zitkevitz is a burgeoning TTRPG designer and music artist from the foulest of all hells, New Jersey. He composes weird electronic music, but not the cool kind of weird electronic music, the lam...
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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
Original review: golemproductions.substack.com/p/coffee-rev...
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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 · 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
(4/4) This is the first of a few publications connected to the tragedy of Doña Catalina. Please note that if you were among the original backers of Ravaged by Storms, you might receive this supplement as a stretch goal. Check you BackerKit Pledge Manager! www.drivethrurpg.com/de/product/5...
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
(3/4) - A shared background that can become the foundation of a larger campaign - Original character art and striking full-color layouts by Sabrina Jatscha Use them individually as encounters throughout your campaign or gather the Pieces of Eight and discover what truly happened beneath the waves.
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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
(2/4) Then the Bella Donna vanished beneath the waves, taking Doña Catalina with it. The eight survivors scattered. But their oath and a curse still binds them. Pieces of Eight is a 15-page, full-color zine. It features: - 8 developed NPCs, each with desires, history, and ready-to-use encounter
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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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Der_AJZ | Golem Productions @der-ajz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thank you <3
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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 assume they ship only from the US?
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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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