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ENNIE nominated UK RPG duo. Writing, designing, illustrating, and editing. Makers of MurkMail (https://murkdice.substack.com/), a wicked RPG newsletter.

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Mร–RK BORG and the Gospel of Doom Metal Design Mร–RK BORG is a scream set to layout. A doom-metal sermon disguised as an RPG, it tears down the walls between art, apocalypse, and play. Beneath the noise and nihilism lies a design ethos so sharp โ€ฆ

onemanandhisdice.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/m...

23.10.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes you should!

31.10.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I want every designer I like to make their own recommendations list. Wait... I should make one.

31.10.2025 02:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Looking forward to thisโ€ฆ when itโ€™s published maybe Iโ€™ll follow suit!

30.10.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mines, Claws & Princesses | Between Two Cairns Get more from Between Two Cairns on Patreon

New Between Two Cairns today. We delve into the powerful psycho energy of Oswald's "Mines, Claws & Princesses" @yochaigal.bsky.social
www.patreon.com/posts/141961...

30.10.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad I have my v2 licenses. Anyone got a good modern alternative to Publisher and InDesign for layout?

30.10.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Affinity AI integration on their new webpage

Affinity AI integration on their new webpage

Sayonara, Suckers. Donโ€™t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya (the brain).

30.10.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 415    ๐Ÿ” 82    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74

Getting there! 19624 strokes according to the tablet - foreground to tackle and some character details yet ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

29.10.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greetings to all the new followers o/
I'm Mol aka Molomoot (they/them)

I make art in a range of styles & mediums, write and design TTRPGs & related content, I also run marketing and events for SoulMuppet.

You can find my work over on molomoot.itch.io and on my (very WIP) website molomoot.com

17.10.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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+ dรคr skogen sjunger under evighetens granar + (instrumentaal), by Vildhjarta 12 track album

There's no music for #osr #ttrpg adventure writing quite like Vildjarta. So glad there's an instrumental version of this out now.

vildhjarta.bandcamp.com/album/d-r-sk...

29.10.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Posted on Reddit. This is the kind of DIY stuff itโ€™s all about.

29.10.2025 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 83    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Drew a zombie on the flight to Lucca.

28.10.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bare Bones Survey of Skeletons โ€” Prismatic Wasteland Embracing the silly origins of skeletons and why it makes them one of the more refreshing undead horrors to use in your games.

For this yearโ€™s spooky season post, I dig up the background of Skeletons, how theyโ€™ve been historically depicted in media (including D&D) and my favorite way to include them in my games
#osr #ttrpg

28.10.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 69    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any chance of this being available? (I donโ€™t know what the Vanilla Game license is)

27.10.2025 12:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It happens! I have a similar experience with blogging. Though we must remember the times where something surprised us and did better than we expected as well!

27.10.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More math is a treasure in itself.

27.10.2025 09:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve prioritised here because Iโ€™ve run it but not the others! The others are great too

26.10.2025 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love a longer module, a big dungeon or a sandbox, something I can get a least a few months worth of sessions out of!

26.10.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Recommendations ENNIE nominated TTRPG ideas and tools.

Every #osr blogger has to do a recommendations list right? Well, I finally put one together. 20 adventures and 10 systems: murkdice.substack.com/p/recommenda...

26.10.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yeah it's always great tension building when plays see you pull a d8 out for this kind of thing haha

26.10.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Event Matrix Mastery Dynamic scenario tooling

Event matrices are a way to model the evolution of an adventure or scenario with two gameable factors. Learn how to make โ€˜em here! #osr #ttrpg

26.10.2025 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

real. there's levels to this shit and some of us aren't companies or looking to become them. we are making bespoke, luxury products. not mass-produced stuff. like, idk, I get why most folks conflate us and critique ks goals/book prices because of it, but we're just playing a different game.

25.10.2025 21:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Helpful thread for people interested in the business of publishing tabletop RPGs.

25.10.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A thing I'm working on: www.kickstarter.com/projects/102...
#DeathinSpace #CY_BORG

25.10.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Copies of Hyqueous Vaults, The House Under the Moondial and The Mortrary Temple of Esma set on a table.

Copies of Hyqueous Vaults, The House Under the Moondial and The Mortrary Temple of Esma set on a table.

#osr mail day! Thanks to @yochaigal.bsky.social for his great Lulu recommendations list.

25.10.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mร–RKTOBER Day 21: Beak

Ser Travek
The Opalite requires more processing power than one human flesh-sack can provide. Isakโ€™s comfortable flesh, safe behind brick walls, provides the body for thought. Ser Travek, who wears the beak helmet and believes himself chosen, provides the body for action.
Prismatic threads invisible to mortal eyes connect them across the miles. The Opalite transmits targeting data disguised as visions, divine will, holy purpose. Which god does Ser Travek serve? He knows not. He knows only that he receives faces, names, locations. An unslakeable thirst for violence.
At one time the Opalite guided him actively, was able to see through the beakโ€™s eye sockets, to watch Travekโ€™s work and guide him with a firm hand. But it as forgotten him, and now the transmissions come passively, leaking out from the Opaliteโ€™s roiling dreams. 

Ser Travek
HP 12โ€‚Plate โˆ’d6โ€‚Morale 10โ€‚War Pick d8, Spears d6
His faith is unshakeable.

Illustration: A knight in heavy plate armor and a helmet with a giant beak. He wields a war pick and a buckler. On his back are spears with skulls and a thin, black banner.

Mร–RKTOBER Day 21: Beak Ser Travek The Opalite requires more processing power than one human flesh-sack can provide. Isakโ€™s comfortable flesh, safe behind brick walls, provides the body for thought. Ser Travek, who wears the beak helmet and believes himself chosen, provides the body for action. Prismatic threads invisible to mortal eyes connect them across the miles. The Opalite transmits targeting data disguised as visions, divine will, holy purpose. Which god does Ser Travek serve? He knows not. He knows only that he receives faces, names, locations. An unslakeable thirst for violence. At one time the Opalite guided him actively, was able to see through the beakโ€™s eye sockets, to watch Travekโ€™s work and guide him with a firm hand. But it as forgotten him, and now the transmissions come passively, leaking out from the Opaliteโ€™s roiling dreams. Ser Travek HP 12โ€‚Plate โˆ’d6โ€‚Morale 10โ€‚War Pick d8, Spears d6 His faith is unshakeable. Illustration: A knight in heavy plate armor and a helmet with a giant beak. He wields a war pick and a buckler. On his back are spears with skulls and a thin, black banner.

#Mร–RKTOBER Day 21: Beak
"Which god does Ser Travek serve? He knows not. He knows only that he receives faces, names, locations. An unslakeable thirst for violence."

Words by @loottheroom.bsky.social, art by yours truly.

23.10.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks tasty

24.10.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Progress

22.10.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸšจA NEW (WEIRD)HOPE ALERT๐Ÿšจ

Hello all! I'll be part of this---writing an expansion to "To Put Away A Sword", my dead-giant-mecha adventure.

A sleeping godsoldier has reactivated, and is dragging its corpse to the sea! It has a belly full of biomechanical roe ...

21.10.2025 02:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Four portraits of Vampires colored in red

Four portraits of Vampires colored in red

Sketch layer of four vampire portraits

Sketch layer of four vampire portraits

I finished the vtm coterie of a friendโ€™s game group
Was super fun to draw these kindred making Prague a unsafe city at night

20.10.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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