A scurvy-ridden, rules light, art heavy tabletop RPG.
Inspired by history, fantasy, horror and rum. Your cutlass & flintlock won’t save you from the hordes of skeletons, the Kraken, or even your own crew. PIRATE BORG is a complete game based on and compatible with the award -winning MÖRK BORG RPG. But it’s also a tool kit. Most of the tables can be hacked and used with any tabletop RPG.
This game is about being a greedy, filthy, scoundrel.
Find a ship. Recruit some crew. Raid, pillage, plunder, and otherwise pilfer your weasley black guts out. Get a bigger ship. Kill some things. Upgrade your ship. Sneak into a fort. Raid a port. Acquire treasure. Bury said treasure. Become infamous. Search for someone else’s treasure. Flee in terror from unfathomable creatures from the deep. Drink all of the rum. Die on the high seas. Roll a new character and do it all again.
Included in the 166-page book are eight character classes, easy-to-learn naval combat rules, stats for 18 vessels, 80+ NPCs & monsters, 90+ system agnostic tables, and The Curse of Skeleton Point, a sandbox style adventure with 11 pirate-themed locations.
VTT
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PIRATE BORG is a self-contained rules-light RPG for running swashbuckling campaigns. Character creation is optimized for random generation (though not required), and during combat all rolls are made by the players: enemies don’t roll to attack, instead PCs roll to defend. Pirate Borg is fun, easy to learn, potentially deadly, and perfect for OSR/NuSR style one-shots and for campaigns that focus more on player agency and smart decisions and less on character optimization and “what’s on my character sheet”.
A complete, self-contained RPG system based on Mörk Borg (via its 3rd Party License)
A5 hardcover book, 168 pages, full color, uncoated paper, embossed and spot gloss cover, 2 bookmark ribbons
A3 folding map of The Dark Caribbean and Black Coral Bay shrink wrapped with every book.
6 PC classes (rapscallion, swashbuckler, brute, zealot, sorcerer, and buccaneer) plus 2 optional classes: Tall Tale and Haunted Soul
Ancient Relics, Arcane Rituals, Sea Shanties, Mystical Mishaps, and Alchemy tables
Bestiary with pirate themed monsters & random pirate NPC generator
Tables for loot, treasure maps, maritime travel, cargo, jobs & quests, rumors, derelict ships, uncharted islands, and more
Rules light naval combat and 18 ship stat blocks
The Curse of Skeleton Point, a sandbox introductory adventure and island location
PIRATE BORG is an independent production by Limithron LLC and is not affiliated with Ockult Örtmästare Games or Stockholm Kartell. It is published under the MÖRK BORG Third Party License. MÖRK BORG is copyright Ockult Örtmästare Games and Stockholm Kartell.
Content & Resources
Printable Sheets & Player Resources
Character Sheet PDF
Character Sheet PDF - Low Ink
PC Creation Guide
Random PC Generator
Buy PC Sheet Pad
Rules Reference
Dark Tides Ship Sheet Color
Dark Tides Ship Sheet B&W
Content & Adventures
Buried in the Bahamas
The Battle of Dead Man's Cove
The Sinking of C'Thagn
Dark Tides
Community
3rd Party Content License
Know Conspirators Sublabel
Harbourmaster GM Program
Discord Server
Facebook Group
Subreddit