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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget)

@michaelsollien.bsky.social
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Norwegian TTRPG designer (Dragepust and the upcoming Mørketid), podcast host (Vertshuset), and musician (Firetop Mountain and Michael Sollien). He/him. Dark North Conglomerate Druid. Mudknight Media initiate. Scribe at Seidmann Games: www.seidmanngames.com

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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Brings joy to my heart to see artists (the struggling ones) get some relief. They are so often overlooked, but they sacrifice a lot for bringing other people joy and inspiration.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes! It should be a good fit in tone for that game too.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Not to be "that guy", but the adventure we published yesterday is a great example of good dungeon design in my opinion. It has a lot of different solutions, risk/reward, light puzzles, not relying on combat to make it interesting. Made by Brunehilde Hjertaas. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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Shadow Delves 3: A Snowman in the Cellar (for Shadowdark RPG) | Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) | Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) | DriveThruRPG
Dark North Conglomerate and Seidmann Games presents Shadow Delves issue 3 - A Snowman in the Cellar An adventure module for 4-5 level 1 characters In search of a cure for a terrible plague, the heroes...
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
No problem. I'm deep in the OSR scene now, and all we discuss is dungeon design and roll tables 😄
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Something I do is put up some "roadblocks" in my dungeons. You can't just rush through. There are keys, levers or traps that you need to solve, most likely by exploring more of the dungeon. There might be more than one solution to these roadblocks though.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I also recommend this bad boy: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3... Just a very handy book for when you're designing a dungeon. It lists and explains every kind of room/chamber you would find in a dungeon, and there's a lot about traps too.
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Artifices, Deceptions, & Dilemmas | Hack & Slash Publishing | Hack & Slash Publishing | DriveThruRPG
You are already a great Dungeon Master . You run a game really well . What ' s the difference between a room and a chamber ? What ' s the difference between a mausoleum , a sepulcher , and a crypt ? W...
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm not the best dungeon designer myself, but I've ran a lot of good ones. Risk/reward management and variety spice things up. The most fun ones aren't so much about finding a route, but what they find along the way. I love necroticgnome.com/products/the... That one was a true revelation to me.
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The Hole in the Oak
A hole in an old oak tree leads characters down to a maze of twisting, root-riddled passageways, the chambers of an ancient wizard-complex, and the banks of an underground river where once a reptile cult built their temples. A classic expedition into the Mythic Underworld for characters of 1st to 2nd level. 60 keyed ar
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Have you considered Jaquaysing your dungeon? rpgmuseum.fandom.com/wiki/Jaquays...
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Jaquaysing
Memorable game maps spring from a melding of design intent and fortunate accidents. – Jennell Jaquays, from design notes on the Crevice map from Halo Wars. Jaquaysing is an approach to designing dunge...
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In search of a cure for a terrible plague, the heroes venture into a seemingly deserted farmhouse. There, they uncover a dark mystery buried beneath the old house. Our newest Shadowdark RPG-compatible adventure is out now: www.drivethrurpg.com/product/5685... #ttrpg #dnd #5e #osr #shadowdark #nsr
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Shadow Delves 3: A Snowman in the Cellar (for Shadowdark RPG) | Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) | Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) | DriveThruRPG
Dark North Conglomerate and Seidmann Games presents Shadow Delves issue 3 - A Snowman in the Cellar An adventure module for 4-5 level 1 characters In search of a cure for a terrible plague, the heroes...
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A new adventure for Shadowdark RPG I've worked on is out and about! #ttrpg #dnd #shadowdark #osr #indierpg
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dolly Parton was such a ray of light. If we tried being a little more like Dolly the world would be a better place. This is my current favorite record of hers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ-K...
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The Letter
YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It's been a while since I've plugged mine and Thea's Vampire: The Masquerade book. This one's a collection of human NPCs (or SPCs) you can drop into any chronicle. #vtm #vamily #v5 #wod #vampire #dtrpg #storytellersvault www.drivethrurpg.com//product/555...
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Det er veldig bra. Som forfatter/designer må man jo se på om man bruker for vanskelig språk til å selge inn spillet til målgruppen også. Jeg fikk spørsmål om ordene "retorikk" og "gunst" i Dragepust fra unge spillere, men det går an å google, eller spørre en voksen 😆
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Dere er heldigere med et rikere utvalg av rollespill på svensk, men jeg lurer på hvor mange av de yngre spillerne som velger å spille rollespill svensk?
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Har engelsk fleire ord enn norsk? Nei. Men vi oppfører oss som om det er sant www.rollespill.info/2026/08/15/h...
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Har engelsk fleire ord enn norsk? Nei. Men vi oppfører oss som om det er sant
For mange herrens år sidan såg eg på det eg meiner var Typisk Norsk med Petter Schjerven. Der var Sylfest Lomheim (det kulaste namnet eg veit om) med, og han snakka om at engelsken tek over. Eit av…
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The 90s had a lot of perfect albums, but there are just a handful that I still come back to. It'd be tempting to put Radiohead's OK Computer on here, but Smashing Pumpkin's Siamese Dream speaks more directly to my soul. Not one bad track.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Just released: Sandbox Playstyle Toolkit: The City A book for all your city-sandbox needs. It's system-agnostic too! DTRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com//product/578...
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Seidmann Games @seidmanngames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our sale is coming to an end soon! You have until 07.11 09:00 (CEST) to get our newest zines for a discounted price of $3.99 each. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher... #ttrpg #osr #shadowdark #morkborg #drivethrurpg #sale #discount #shadowdarkrpg #indiettrpg #fantasyrpg #indierpg
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DriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!
Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
You can grab one or more of our zines for Shadowdark and Mörk Borg for a reduced price now! Visit us here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
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DriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!
Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Arcon er ikke så veldig sammenlignbart med Spillexpo, Comicon, og den slags med masse boder. Det er først og fremst en spillfestival hvor man spiller eller kjører spill. Det er noe sideprogram, men jeg hadde nok blitt skuffa om jeg dro dit bare for det.
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Daniel Harila Carlsen @danielharila.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Did you know that Mudknight media also does distribution and warehousing?
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Exciting to work with @yochaigal.bsky.social and Cairn Press on this! Mudknight Media are fulfillment partners on this Kickstarter-campaign for two new adventures for Cairn 2nd ed. Go check it out! #osr #cairn #kickstarter #indierpg #ttrpg
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Backrooms was great! Inspirational on many levels.
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Munkao @munkao.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Aw man. Aw man. Aw man. This is so exciting (and scary)!
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
About 30 hours left of the campaign, and we have a lot of cool stretch goals we want to open! We've gotten @munkao.bsky.social on board to illustrate some gorgeous dungeon tiles (AKA Mudtiles). #osr #dnd #ttrp #indierpg #ose #backerkit #crowdfunding #demonmonth www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
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The Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura
A city-crawl through a profane realm of the subtle divines of Vedic myth, created in homage to City-State of the Invincible Overlord and serving as a meta-commentary on syncretism, hedonism, and orien...
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Seidmann Games @seidmanngames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
«On the Ledge of my Seat» by @anmia.bsky.social is an atmospheric, deadly adventure for Shadowdark RPG. Traverse the deadly cold mountain gorge, and discover the forgotten temple. Check it out now: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #osr #trrpg #shadowdark #dnd
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Daniel Harila Carlsen @danielharila.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I am very, very proud of this!
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This was hilarious. Jack White and Genevieve were excellent too. "Do we have a microwave? NO... oh wait, actually we do!"
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
We're just a few backers away from adding 25 physical custom character sheets to the Deluxe tier: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m... #osr #ose #dnd #ttrpg #rpg #demonmonth #osemonth #tsr
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The Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura
A city-crawl through a profane realm of the subtle divines of Vedic myth, created in homage to City-State of the Invincible Overlord and serving as a meta-commentary on syncretism, hedonism, and orien...
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Witty Volkova @wittlegoblin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
$10 for over 90 games, that's craaaazy (also Mantis is in there) Don't miss out! itch.io/b/3670/typho...
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Typhoon Sinlaku TTRPG Relief Bundle by Cats Have No Lord and 63 others
Typhoon Sinlaku TTRPG Relief Bundle: 92 items for $10.00
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Duck & Crow Press @duckandcrow.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
First delivery (local pickup in Baltimore) of AND HE SHALL EAT THE SUN! Also a sneak peek at the new Blood Donor board. Oh my! Come see us at Gameface this weekend!
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Seidmann Games @seidmanngames.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Deep beneath Galgenbeck, the räfölk gather… 1/4 #morkborg #osr #ttrpg #shadowdark
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026
As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.
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Anmia アンミア @anmia.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I got interviewed www.seidmanngames.com/seidmann-gam...
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«The cold is the timer»: A conversation with Anmia, author of “On The Ledge of My Seat” for Shadowdark RPG — Seidmann Games
Some of the best adventure modules come from a single, stubborn idea. For Anmia, the idea was a question: What happens when you replace the horizontal sprawl of a classic dungeon with something vertic...
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My Mörk Borg module Rattus Norwegicus has gotten a makeover and is available on DriveThruRPG for 4.99 USD or for free if you join Seidmann Games' newsletter! DTRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com//product/568... Newsletter: subscribepage.io/seidmanngames #osr #morkborg #ttrpg #rpg #rpgart #dnd #grimdark
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Rattus Norwegicus (Mörk Borg 3rd Party) - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) | 3rd Party Mörk Borg | DriveThruRPG
In filthy Galgenbeck, between two crooked ramshackle buildings propped against each other, lies an unassuming stairwell leading underground. The locals shun the place, for it is the base of operation...
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Daniel Harila Carlsen @danielharila.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'll be attending part 2 of our AMA for OSE Demon Month hosted on the Necrotic gnome community server at 5 pm gmt+2 / 11am EDT to talk about any remaining questions people might have about The Tiger-Princess of Treacherous Tripura which is in its third week of crowdfunding on backerkit!
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'll save it for a rainy day. I started watching the first episode, but I couldn't muster enough interest to finish it.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I gave up after Mandalorian season 1 😆I know people say Andor is great, but I'm so tired of chasing nostalgia.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Being a Star Wars fan feels very similar to being a Weezer fan. Just listen to the Blue Album. It will save you from heartbreak.
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Yes, absolutely! I'm glad a lot of people are starting to realize this. OSR does a lot of the same things as story games, but it's in a packaging that doesn't make it obvious at first glance.
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Isabelle Ruebsaat -> paxu @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
My hot take of the day is that storygames and OSR are two of the closest play cultures because they're both about emergent storytelling Storygames and OSRs differences (expectations of prep, role of mechanics in play, etc) do not make them as different as emergent storytelling makes them similar
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We've had an explosion of new TTRPG products coming out of Norway recently (I'm partly responsible), and it's so great to see that more people are getting confident enough to put their art out for people to read and play.
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Brian Yaksha (He/They) @brianyaksha.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Oi folks, I'm doing an AMA in the Necrotic Gnome discord later today (around 7:30 PM EST) as part of OSE month. Ostensibly this should be about the Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura and anything related to that; but I will entertain chicanery as the needs have it. Please come and join us.
A veiled woman with intense eyes overlooking a broadly "arabesque" type of cityscape skyline of onion domes, clothes lines, and ruins; enrapt with smoke - somewhat in the style of The Great Gatsby. It is entitled "The Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura"
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House of Adelsten @houseofadelsten.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Happy birthday Norway!
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Norwegian bunad illustration
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In my search for cool shops around Europe I also stumbled across this shop. Seems like an awesome place to visit.
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Daniel Harila Carlsen @danielharila.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The first piece for an upcoming and very exciting project. This was the first inkwork I did in our new office and it took about four minutes to draw. I'm very happy with it.
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Brian Yaksha (He/They) @brianyaksha.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m... We hit a stretch goal - but also this post has me talking a bit about city-crawling procedures and hopefully cracking something to make them work while considering additionally the nature of the montage, rolling dice at the table, and all that jazz.
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The Tiger Princess of Treacherous Tripura Project Update: Custom Character Sheets Incoming!
Greetings, demonic donors!  It's been a very successful opening week: every single OSE Month project has fully funded, and we've personally hurtled past two of our stretch g...
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Mudknight Media @mudknightmedia.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Playtesters wanted! Be the first to brave the woods and ruins beyond The Blessed Land! Email contact@mudknight.media and label your request with "playtest". Playtesting must be completed and feedback forms delivered by 30.06. #osr #ose #dnd #wip #ttrpg #rpg
A picture of a white fox against a blue backdrop. An advert for playtesting of Brigands of the Blue Moon, an upcoming adventure module for Old-School Essentials. The text reads: Playtesters wanted! Be the first to brave the woods and ruins beyond the blessed land! Clever adventurers will be rewarded with gold. Dead ones will be recorded in the mortuary in the printed publication! Email contact@mudknight.media, label your request with "playtest". Playtesting must be completed and feedback forms delivered by 30.06
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Seidmann Games @seidmanngames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Nicolai AKA @houseofadelsten.bsky.social is our in-house illustrator and co-founder. His style is reminiscent of Fighting Fantasy, Warhammer and D&D illustrations of yore. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNiz... #dnd #ff #fightingfantasy #warhammer #lineart #rpgart #ttrpg #osr #tabletop #ink #illustration
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Rat illustration for Mörk Borg RPG module
YouTube video by Houseofadelsten
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Michael Sollien - Seidmann Games (Spillforlaget) @michaelsollien.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I did something similar. I didn't know black pearls were expensive spell components, so I sold it for a few gp in a Waterdeep market. D&D economy is hard to grasp.
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