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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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Yeah! The books have a seriously strong vibe

04.11.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A copy of Outcast Silver Raiders TTRPG boxset and the expansion zine Hexen.

A copy of Outcast Silver Raiders TTRPG boxset and the expansion zine Hexen.

Mail day! Not sure when Iโ€™ll be able to run this but I hope it will be soonโ€ฆ #osr #ttrpg

04.11.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally making progress on the Cairn puzzle dungeon, hopefully out by the end of the year

03.11.2025 20:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An adventurer is swept from a thin bridge by a swinging blade in a giant hall. Their torch and spear falls as a friend reaches to help them to no avail.

An adventurer is swept from a thin bridge by a swinging blade in a giant hall. Their torch and spear falls as a friend reaches to help them to no avail.

Doodle no. 2, a bit quicker this time #osr #ttrpg

02.11.2025 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A rider approaches a ruined tower on a hill, with mountains in the distance and a cloudy sky.

A rider approaches a ruined tower on a hill, with mountains in the distance and a cloudy sky.

Easing myself back into #ttrpg illustration, messing with some #osr vibes

02.11.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Who wants to fill out a questionnaire about running a Troika megadungeon in-person play campaign? It would be a HUGE HELP if you took 5 minutes and gave us some opinions. And an even BIGGER help if you shared this to whatever UK folks you know.

forms.gle/Dq6KSqXqGscM...

02.11.2025 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dungeon Restocking Reworked Better prep beats the procedure.

Today we're talking about dungeon restocking, and my slightly weird take on it. Do it in advance? #osr #ttrpg murkdice.substack.com/p/dungeon-re...

02.11.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy birthday...? ๐Ÿ˜‚

02.11.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was something which could press and oppress, could distort the ordinary and play tricks with the mind. Something which lurked inimically all around, stretching the nerves and twanging them with alarms, never letting one forget that there was no one to help, no one to care.

02.11.2025 09:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"drop to ~40%" yup the heartbreak is on its way my friend ๐Ÿ˜‚

01.11.2025 17:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Explorateur: Issue #13 Monthly design jams, critique, theory, and inspiration for tabletop rpg designers by rpg designers. Vetted. Looted. Curated.

๐ŸŽ‰ The Explorateur's Anniversary ๐ŸŽ‰

My little community side project's still chugging along, and I'm happy to say, this month's issue's one of my favorites. Lots of great links, a new look, updated categories, and stats from last year's performance.

www.explorersdesign.com/explorateur-...

01.11.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 74    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Definitely no heart. A rotting corpse without a heart that demands my attention and begs me to reanimate it and let it walk as the black metal imagination hellstorm it is. Carry on @morkborg.com.

31.10.2025 23:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Snippet from a Mร–RK BORG review:
โ€My mercifully succinct and somewhat crude descriptionโ€”though I will of course delve into agonizing detailโ€”of Mork Borg: it is an overhyped, incomplete trash game, a fantasy heartbreaker without any heart, and I am of the firm belief that it was solely created by someone in order to mislead others into thinking they are some sort of game designer. 

Despite being at least three times longer than it has any right to be, Mork Borg offers little to nothing in terms of either innovation or interest, instead attempting to distract you through a combination of ill-conceived, shallow ideas, as well as inconsistent, atrocious, and at many times excessive art, font, and layout choices.โ€

Snippet from a Mร–RK BORG review: โ€My mercifully succinct and somewhat crude descriptionโ€”though I will of course delve into agonizing detailโ€”of Mork Borg: it is an overhyped, incomplete trash game, a fantasy heartbreaker without any heart, and I am of the firm belief that it was solely created by someone in order to mislead others into thinking they are some sort of game designer. Despite being at least three times longer than it has any right to be, Mork Borg offers little to nothing in terms of either innovation or interest, instead attempting to distract you through a combination of ill-conceived, shallow ideas, as well as inconsistent, atrocious, and at many times excessive art, font, and layout choices.โ€

Buy Mร–RK BORG here: pittrapshop.com/products/mor...

01.08.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 268    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
A table of medieval helmets, one per month, as an alternative to start signs

A table of medieval helmets, one per month, as an alternative to start signs

Maybe this is the addition to Mythic Bastionland character creation Iโ€™ve been waiting for #osr #ttrpg

31.10.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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‘ 3    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‘ 15    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‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 8    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‘ 433    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 78

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‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 11    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‘ 85    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‘ 33    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‘ 71    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

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